Assembled structure and electronic device including same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016126033-A1
Application number	US-201514926911-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2015
Priority date	Oct 29, 2014
Publication date	May 5, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An assembled structure includes a metal plate having a first main surface and a second main surface, and having a through hole, as well as a resin member assembled with the metal plate and disposed on the second main surface side so as to have a portion fitted within the through hole. Assuming that an opening when the through hole is viewed in a plan view has a first width at a point along the opening and a second width measured in parallel to the first width at a point shifted toward the outer side of the opening, a combination of the first width and the second width can be determined such that the second width is larger than the first width.

First claim

1 . An assembled structure, comprising:
a metal plate having a first main surface and a second main surface, and having a through hole; and a resin member assembled with the metal plate and disposed on the side of the second main surface so as to have a portion fitted within the through hole, assuming that an opening when the through hole is viewed in a plan view has a first width at a point along the opening and a second width measured in parallel to the first width at a point shifted toward the outer side of the opening, a combination of the first width and the second width being able to be determined such that the second width is larger than the first width.

2 . The assembled structure according to claim 1 , wherein the opening has two sides tapering to flare toward the outer side of the opening.

3 . The assembled structure according to claim 1 , wherein the metal plate and the resin member are assembled by insert molding.

4 . The assembled structure according to claim 1 , wherein the metal plate has a shape whose longitudinal direction can be specified when viewed in a plan view, and the longitudinal direction of the shape of the opening when viewed in a plan view is in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the metal plate.

5 . The assembled structure according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is disposed along any one of sides that constitute a contour of the metal plate, when viewed in a plan view.

6 . The assembled structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
assuming the opening as a first opening and the portion of the resin member fitted within the through hole as a first projection, a second opening of an identical planar shape to the first opening is disposed to be aligned with the first opening in a longitudinal direction of the shape of the first opening when viewed in a plan view, and a second projection is fitted within the second opening from the side of the second main surface toward the side of the first main surface, and the first projection and the second projection protrude from the resin member which is common to them.

7 . An electronic device comprising the assembled structure as defined in claim 1 .

8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein a panel-like component is disposed adjacent to the side of the first main surface of the metal plate.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , comprising a button for a user to operate, wherein:
the opening is disposed along one of contour sides of the metal plate which is close to the button when viewed in a plan view.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the panel-like component comprises a sapphire panel.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein:
the sapphire panel is made of single crystal sapphire, and the sapphire panel has a main surface in parallel to an A-plane of the single crystal sapphire, and has a longitudinal direction in parallel to a c-axis of the single crystal sapphire, and a shape of the opening when viewed in a plan view has a longitudinal direction, and the longitudinal direction of the opening is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sapphire panel.

Assignees

• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Hibino Kouta

Classifications

• H01H13/14 Primary

  Operating parts, e.g. push-button · CPC title

• H01H13/04

  Cases; Covers · CPC title

• H05K5/0086

  portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus (casings for switching devices H01H9/02) · CPC title

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• H01H2229/048

  Insertion moulding · CPC title