Housing structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9328935-B2
Application number	US-201213714502-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2012
Priority date	Jan 23, 2012
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A base portion has a separation wall, and an air hole is defined in the separation wall. A case portion defines a first space with the separation wall of the base portion. A covering portion defines a second space with the separation wall of the base portion. A waterproof and breathable sheet covers the air hole. A water guiding portion is arranged adjacent to a surface of the sheet not to contact the surface of the sheet. The water guiding portion is located between the covering portion and the sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A housing structure comprising:
a base portion having a separation wall in which an air hole is defined;
a case portion that defines a first space with the base portion;
a covering portion that defines a second space with the base portion and that has an internal surface that opposes the second space;
a waterproof sheet made of a material that is waterproof and breathable, the waterproof sheet covering the air hole of the separation wall; and
a water guiding portion that includes a pair of opposing plates with a clearance therebetween, that is located adjacent to a surface of the waterproof sheet, that is located between the covering portion and the waterproof sheet, that projects from the internal surface that opposes the second space of the covering portion and that projects toward the air hole that passes through the separation wall without contacting the surface of the waterproof sheet.

2. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the base portion has a water discharge port which is defined in an outer circumference surface of the base portion, and
the water guiding portion extends to the water discharge port.

3. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the separation wall has a first surface opposing to the first space and a second surface opposing to the second space,
the waterproof sheet is disposed on the first surface, and
the water guiding portion has a first projection and a tip end of the first projection is located between the first surface and the second surface.

4. The housing structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the water guiding portion has a second projection which contacts the separation wall.

5. The housing structure according to claim 4 , wherein
the base portion has a water discharge port which is defined in an outer circumference surface of the base portion,
the water guiding portion extends to the water discharge port, and
the second projection is located between the first projection and the water discharge port.

6. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the separation wall partitions the first space and the second space from each other, and the separation wall has an opening to receive a sound generating unit.

7. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the water guiding portion has a center axis in agreement with a center axis of the air hole.

8. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the first space and the second space communicate with each other only through the air hole of the separation wall, and
the second space communicates with outside air.

9. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the water guiding portion is arranged in the second space and is located immediately adjacent to the waterproof sheet that is made of a filmy material, and
the water guiding portion guides water such that a water film generated in the air hole covered with the waterproof sheet is removed by a capillarity of the water guiding portion.

10. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first space is larger than the second space.

11. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first space extends along the base portion.

12. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the waterproof sheet is a filmy material.

13. The housing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the water guiding member further comprises
a first rectangular portion that extends along the covering portion and includes a first projection, and
a second rectangular portion that extends along the covering portion, and includes a second projection, the second rectangular portion adjacently aligned to the first rectangular portion so that a gap exists between the second rectangular portion and the first rectangular portion, wherein
the gap is configured to be a size that allows water collected on the waterproof sheet to move through the gap by capillary action.

14. A waterproof housing structure comprising:
a base portion that includes a first side and a second side, and a separation wall that separates the first side and the second side, and an air hole that penetrates the separation wall from the first side to the second side and that is covered by a waterproof, flexible fabric-sheet;
a covering portion configured to mate with the first side of the base portion, the covering portion defining a second space between the covering portion and the base portion, having an internal surface that opposes the second space, and including a water guiding portion that includes a pair of opposing plates with a clearance therebetween, that projects from the internal surface that opposes the second space of the covering portion, and that extends toward the air hole of the base portion without contacting the waterproof, flexible fabric-sheet, the water guiding portion configured to collect water from the waterproof, flexible fabric-sheet; and
a case portion configured to mate with the second side of the base portion, and defining a first space between the case portion and the base portion.

15. The housing structure according to claim 14 , wherein the water guiding member further comprises
a first rectangular portion that extends along the covering portion and includes a first projection, and
a second rectangular portion that extends along the covering portion, and includes a second projection, the second rectangular portion adjacently aligned to the first rectangular portion so that a gap exists between the second rectangular portion and the first rectangular portion, wherein
the gap is configured to be a size that allows water collected on the waterproof sheet to move through the gap by capillary action.

Assignees

• Anden Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miyata Susumu
• Tsuruta Makoto

Classifications

• F21S45/30 Primary

  Ventilation or drainage of lighting devices · CPC title

• F21S48/332

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• B60Q1/007 Primary

  via a removable cap · CPC title

• F24F7/00 Primary

  Ventilation · CPC title

• H04R1/02 Primary

  Casings; Cabinets {; Supports therefor;} Mountings therein (H04R1/28 takes precedence {; attachments for microphones H04R1/08; mounting of transducers in earpieces H04R1/1075}) · CPC title