Waterproof ventilator and electronic device apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9949388-B2
Application number	US-201515516771-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2015
Priority date	Nov 14, 2014
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

A waterproof ventilator includes: an outer hollow body including: an internal space; a side with an outer opening adopted not to be covered with a water film at a lower portion thereof; and a bottom; and an inner hollow body including an internal space, at least a part of which is housed in the outer hollow body, and including: an outer surface disposed so as not to cause a water film to stay in a gap with an inner surface of the outer hollow body; an inner opening provided at a position not to be hit directly with water entering into the internal space of the outer hollow body through the outer opening and adopted not to be covered with a water film; an upper opening provided at an upper side than the inner opening and communicating with an exterior of the outer hollow body; and a bottom.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A waterproof ventilator comprising:
an outer hollow body having an internal space, a side with an outer opening adapted not to be covered with a water film at a lower portion thereof and a bottom having an inner surface and an outer surface;
an inner hollow body having an internal space, the inner hollow body being housed in the outer hollow body at least in a part thereof, and having: an outer surface disposed so as not to cause a water film to stay in a gap with an inner surface of the outer hollow body; an inner opening provided at a position not to be hit directly with water entering into the internal space of the outer hollow body through the outer opening and adapted not to be covered with a water film; an upper opening provided at an upper side than the inner opening and communicating with an exterior of the outer hollow body; and a bottom having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein
the inner surface of the outer hollow body includes the inner surface of the base of the outer hollow body,
an outer surface of the outer hollow body includes the outer surface of the base of the outer hollow body,
an inner surface of the inner hollow body includes the inner surface of the base of the inner hollow body,
the outer surface of the inner hollow body includes the outer surface of the base of the inner hollow body,
the internal space of the outer hollow body is formed by the inner surface of the outer hollow body and the outer surface of the inner hollow body, and
the internal space of the inner hollow body is formed by the inner surface of the inner hollow body.

2. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 1 ,
wherein the outer opening is provided at a position at which the water entering into the internal space of the outer hollow body is caused to run out of the outer hollow body through the outer opening by gravity.

3. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 2 ,
wherein the inner opening is provided at a position at which the water entering into the internal space of the inner hollow body is caused to run out of the inner hollow body through the inner opening by gravity.

4. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 3 ,
a flow path restrictor preventing a fluid from entering the inner opening from a lower side.

5. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 4 ,
wherein the outer hollow body has two outer openings provided at positions opposite to each other; and
wherein the inner hollow body has two inner openings provided at positions opposite to each other.

6. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 3 ,
wherein the outer hollow body has two outer openings provided at positions opposite to each other; and
wherein the inner hollow body has two inner openings provided at positions opposite to each other.

7. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a bottom member having: an outer bottom being a lower bottom of the outer hollow body formed as a tube having an upper bottom and the lower bottom; an inner bottom being a lower bottom of the inner hollow body formed as a tube having an upper bottom and the lower bottom; and a link to connect the outer bottom and the inner bottom; and
a double tubular member having: an outer tube composing the outer hollow body with the outer bottom: and an inner tube composing the inner hollow body with the inner bottom.

8. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inner opening is provided at a position at which the water entering into the internal space of the inner hollow body is caused to run out of the inner hollow body through the inner opening by gravity.

9. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a flow path restrictor preventing a fluid from entering the inner opening from a lower side.

10. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 1 ,
wherein the outer hollow body has two outer openings provided at positions opposite to each other.

11. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inner hollow body has two inner openings provided at positions opposite to each other.

12. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 1 ,
wherein the outer hollow body has two outer openings provided at positions opposite to each other; and
wherein the inner hollow body has two inner openings provided at positions opposite to each other.

13. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 12 ,
wherein a direction in which the two outer openings are opposite to each other and a direction in which the two inner openings are opposite to each other are orthogonal to each other.

14. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a bottom member having: an outer bottom being a lower bottom of the outer hollow body formed as a tube having an upper bottom and the lower bottom; an inner bottom being a lower bottom of the inner hollow body formed as a tube having an upper bottom and the lower bottom; and a link to connect the outer bottom and the inner bottom; and
a double tubular member having: an outer tube composing the outer hollow body with the outer bottom: and an inner tube composing the inner hollow body with the inner bottom.

15. An electronic device apparatus comprising:
an electronic device;
a housing adapted to house the electronic device and having a vent in a bottom; and
the waterproof ventilator according to claim 8 , the waterproof ventilator being mounted on the housing such that the vent and the upper opening communicate with each other.

16. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a bottom member having: an outer bottom being a lower bottom of the outer hollow body formed as a tube having an upper bottom and the lower bottom; an inner bottom being a lower bottom of the inner hollow body formed as a tube having an upper bottom and the lower bottom; and a link to connect the outer bottom and the inner bottom; and
a double tubular member having: an outer tube composing the outer hollow body with the outer bottom: and an inner tube composing the inner hollow body with the inner bottom.

17. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a bottom member having: an outer bottom being a lower bottom of the outer hollow body formed as a tube having an upper bottom and the lower bottom; an inner bottom being a lower bottom of the inner hollow body formed as a tube having an upper bottom and the lower bottom; and a link to connect the outer bottom and the inner bottom; and
a double tubular member having: an outer tube composing the outer hollow body with the outer bottom: and an inner tube composing the inner hollow body with the inner bottom.

18. The waterproof ventilator according to claim 17 ,
wherein the outer tube has a cutout provided at the lower bottom side to form the outer opening with the outer bottom; and
wherein the inner tube has a cutout provided at the lower bottom side to form the inner opening with the inner bottom.

19. An electronic device apparatus comprising:
an electronic device;
a housing adapted to house the electronic device and having a vent in a bottom; and
the waterproof ventilator according to claim 9 , the waterproof ventilator being mounted on the housing such that the vent and the upper opening communicate with each other.

20. An electronic device apparatus comprising:
an electronic device;
a housing adapted to house the electronic device and having a vent in a bottom; and
the waterproo

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Maeda Yuki
• Ueda Taro
• Yamauchi Hidetaka

Classifications

• B01D53/268

  by diffusion · CPC title

• H05K5/0213 Primary

  Venting apertures; Constructional details thereof · CPC title

• H05K5/0214 Primary

  with means preventing penetration of rain water or dust (semi-permeable membranes H05K5/0215, H05K5/0216) · CPC title