Electronic device having flexible sealing member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9438707-B2
Application number	US-201414525457-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2014
Priority date	Dec 25, 2013
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first housing, an second housing coupled to the first housing, and a flexible sealing member mounted on the second housing. The first housing defines a receiving groove substantially in a shape of a loop. The flexible sealing member includes a fixing portion, a first sealing portion protruding from the fixing portion and substantially in a shape of a ring, and a second sealing portion protruding from the fixing portion and substantially in a shape of a ring. The second sealing portion is surrounded by the first sealing portion. The first sealing portion and the second sealing portion are deformed and received in the receiving groove. The first sealing portion resists the second sealing portion. The first sealing portion and the second sealing portion both resist the first housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing defining a receiving groove substantially in a shape of a loop;
a second housing coupled to the first housing; and
a flexible sealing member mounted on the second housing and comprising:
a fixing portion,
a first sealing portion protruding from the fixing portion and substantially in a shape of a ring, and
a second sealing portion protruding from the fixing portion and substantially in a shape of a ring, the second sealing portion surrounded by the first sealing portion,

wherein, the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion are deformed and received in the receiving groove, the first sealing portion resists the second sealing portion, the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion both resist the first housing; and
wherein the first sealing portion comprises a first inclined guiding surface located at a side of the first sealing portion away from the second sealing portion, the second sealing portion comprises a second inclined guiding surface located at a side of the second sealing portion away from the first sealing portion, and a maximum distance between the first inclined guiding surface and the second inclined guiding surface is larger than the width of the receiving groove when the flexible sealing member is disassembled with the first housing.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first sealing portion and the second inclined guiding surface are received in the receiving groove and resist the first housing.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein when the flexible sealing member is disassembled with the first housing, a minimum distance between the first inclined guiding surface and the second inclined guiding surface is less than a width of the receiving groove.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion comprises two first inclined surfaces facing each other, both the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion comprise a second inclined surface parallel to the corresponding first inclined surfaces, one of the first inclined surfaces resists the other one of the first inclined surfaces, both of the second inclined surfaces resist the first housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the second inclined surface of the first sealing member is coupled to the first inclined guiding surface, the second inclined surface of the second sealing member is coupled to the second inclined guiding surface.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the first housing comprises a bottom wall and four sidewalls substantially extending from edges of the bottom wall, the receiving groove is defined at top of the sidewalls.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the sidewalls recess to a bottom surface to define the receiving groove, a first side surface and a second side surface parallel to the first side surface are received in the receiving groove, the first side surface, the second side surface, and the bottom surface define the receiving groove, cooperatively, the second inclined surface of the first sealing portion resists the first side surface, the second inclined surface of the second sealing portion resists the second side surface.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion is an enclosed ring-shaped protrusion and a sectional view of the fixing portion is substantially U-shaped, the first sealing portion protrudes from an outer side surface of the fixing portion, the second sealing portion protrudes from an inner side surface of the fixing portion.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of first latching members are coupled to the first housing, a plurality of second latching members are coupled to the second housing, the plurality of first latching members are latched to the plurality of second latching members.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing defines at least one through hole, at least one locking member is coupled to the second housing, at least one fastener passes the at least one through hole and the at least one locking member to lock the at least one locking member with the first housing.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing defining a receiving groove;
a second housing coupled to the first housing;
a flexible sealing member mounted on the second housing and comprising:
a first sealing portion coupled to the second housing, and
a second sealing portion coupled to the second housing, the second sealing portion surrounded by the first sealing portion

wherein, the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion are deformed and received in the receiving groove, the first sealing portion resists the second sealing portion, the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion both resist the first housing; and
wherein the first sealing portion comprises a first inclined guiding surface located at a side of the first sealing portion away from the second sealing portion, the second sealing portion comprises a second inclined guiding surface located at a side of the second sealing portion away from the first sealing portion, and a maximum distance between the first inclined guiding surface and the second inclined guiding surface is larger than the width of the receiving groove when the flexible sealing member is disassembled with the first housing.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the first sealing portion and the second inclined guiding surface are received in the receiving groove and resist the first housing.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein when the flexible sealing member is disassembled with the first housing, a minimum distance between the first inclined guiding surface and the second inclined guiding surface is less than a width of the receiving groove.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the flexible sealing member further comprises a fixing portion coupled to the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion, the fixing portion comprises two first inclined surfaces facing each other, both the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion comprise a second inclined surface parallel to the corresponding first inclined surfaces, one of the first inclined surfaces resists the other one of the first inclined surfaces, both of the second inclined surfaces resist the first housing.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the second inclined surface of the first sealing member is coupled to the first inclined guiding surface, the second inclined surface of the second sealing member is coupled to the second inclined guiding surface.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the fixing portion is an enclosed ring-shaped protrusion and a sectional view of the fixing portion is substantially U-shaped, the first sealing portion protrudes from an outer side surface of the fixing portion, the second sealing portion protrudes from an inner side surface of the fixing portion.

17. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first housing comprises a bottom wall and four sidewalls substantially extending from edges of the bottom wall, the receiving groove is defined at top of the sidewalls.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the sidewalls recess to a bottom surface to define the receiving groove, a first side surface and a second side surface parallel to the first side surface are received in the receiving groove, the first side surface, the second side surface, and the bottom surface define the receiving groove, cooper

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chang Shao-Han

Classifications

• H04M1/18

  Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment (H04M1/19 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04M1/0249

  Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0252 Primary

  by means of a snap-on mechanism · CPC title