Lid structure and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9603272-B2
Application number	US-201414276457-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2013
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A lid structure includes: a housing; a lid body configured to open and close an opening of the housing; an elastic member configured to be compressed by the housing and the lid body around the opening in a closing position where the lid body closes the opening; and a shaft member configured to allow movement of the lid body along an opening formation surface where the opening is formed and move the lid body come close to the opening formation surface from front to move the lid body from a facing position of facing around the opening to the closing position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lid structure comprising:
a housing;
a lid body that opens and closes an opening of the housing;
an elastic member that is compressed by the housing and the lid body around the opening in a closing position where the lid body closes the opening;
a shaft member that allows movement of the lid body along an opening formation surface where the opening is formed and move the lid body close to the opening formation surface from front to move the lid body from a facing position of facing around the opening to the closing position;
a support shaft along the opening formation surface of the housing; and
at least two shaft storage members, provided on at least two sides of the lid body, respectively, that stores the support shaft,
wherein each of the at least two shaft storage members includes:
a first portion including a first projection portion which projects from a surface of the lid body toward the housing and a first end portion which bends along the opening formation surface at an end of the first projection portion, the first projection portion, the first end portion and a first part of the lid body forming a first recess portion; and
a second portion including a second projection portion which projects from the surface of the lid body toward the housing and a second end portion which bends along the opening formation surface at an end of the second projection portion such that the second end portion faces the first end portion, the second projection portion, the second end portion and a second part of the lid body forming a second recess portion,

wherein the support shaft slides between the first recess portion and the second recess portion to move the lid body between the closing position to the facing position.

2. The lid structure according to claim 1 , wherein the support shaft is, in the closing position, in contact with the first portion and is, in the facing position, in contact with the second portion provided further out than the first portion.

3. The lid structure according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft storage member creates a clearance between the support shaft and the shaft storage member before the movement of the lid body in the facing position and interferes with the support shaft in the closing position to cause the lid body to come close to the opening formation surface.

4. The lid structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion is configured to be pressed by the support shaft when the lid body is in the closing position to cause the lid body to come close to the opening formation surface; and the second portion is continuously formed from the first member and is wider in width than the support shaft.

5. The lid structure according to claim 4 , wherein the support shaft and the first portion include a contact surface to make surface contact facing a direction of the lid body coming close when the lid body is in the closing position.

6. The lid structure according to claim 4 , wherein the lid body is rotatable relative to the housing with the support shaft as a center of rotation in the facing position when the support shaft is in the second portion.

7. The lid structure according to claim 6 , wherein the support shaft includes a long diameter portion that makes contact with the shaft storage member during the rotation to create rotation resistance.

8. The lid structure according to claim 1 , wherein the support shaft is in a quadrilateral column shape.

9. The lid structure according to claim 7 , wherein the shaft storage member is deformed by the contact of the long diameter portion to allow the rotation of the support shaft.

10. The lid structure according to claim 1 , comprising:
a shift suppression member configured to reduce a shift from the closing position along the opening formation surface when the lid body is in the closing position.

11. The lid structure according to claim 10 , wherein the shift suppression member includes a fit-in member in the housing and the lid body and fits in the closing position to each other.

12. The lid structure according to claim 11 , wherein the fit-in member is in an unfit state when the lid body is in the facing position and in a fit state when in the closing position.

13. The lid structure according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member includes a synthetic rubber or an elastomer.

14. An electronic device comprising:
a lid structure, the lid structure comprising:
a housing;
a lid body that opens and closes an opening of the housing;
an elastic member that is compressed by the housing and the lid body around the opening in a closing position where the lid body closes the opening;
a shaft member that allows movement of the lid body along an opening formation surface where the opening is formed and moves the lid body close to the opening formation surface from front to move the lid body from a facing position of facing around the opening to the closing position;
a support shaft along the opening formation surface of the housing; and
at least two shaft storage members, provided on at least two sides of the lid body, respectively, that store the support shaft,
wherein each of the at least two shaft storage members includes:
a first portion including a first projection portion which projects from a surface of the lid body toward the housing and a first end portion which bends along the opening formation surface at an end of the first projection portion, the first projection portion, the first end portion and a first part of the lid body forming a first recess portion; and
a second portion including a second projection portion which projects from the surface of the lid body toward the housing and a second end portion which bends along the opening formation surface at an end of the second projection portion such that the second end portion faces the first end portion, the second projection portion, the second end portion and a second part of the lid body forming a second recess portion,

wherein the support shaft slides between the first recess portion and the second recess portion to move the lid body between the closing position to the facing position.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the support shaft is, in the closing position, in contact with the first portion and is, in the facing position, in contact with the second portion provided further out than the first portion.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the shaft storage member creates a clearance between the support shaft and the shaft storage member before the movement of the lid body in the facing position and interferes with the support shaft in the closing position to cause the lid body to come close to the opening formation surface.

17. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the first portion is configured to be pressed by the support shaft when the lid body is in the closing position to cause the lid body to come close to the opening formation surface; and the second portion is continuously formed from the first member and is wider in width than the support shaft.

18. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the support shaft is in a quadrilateral column shape.

19. The electronic device according to claim 14 , comprising:
a shift suppression member configured to reduce a shift from the closing position along the opening formation surface when the lid body is in the closing position.

20. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the elastic member includes

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Yamaguchi Shingo
• Watanabe Satoshi

Classifications

• G06F1/1656 Primary

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• H05K5/0239 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05K5/03 Primary

  Covers · CPC title