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Casing for electronic control devices

US6707678B2 · kind B2 · utility

37Cited by
3References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 26, 2002
Grant dateMar 16, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/0052
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A casing for an electronic control device, by which a cover and a casing body are reliably sealed up while preventing the cover from warping or from being distorted, although the cover is made of a thin sheet material. The electronic control device casing comprises: a casing body having an opening in its upper face portion for casing a printed circuit board; a cover made of a sheet material for closing the opening of the casing body; a groove portion formed in the open edge portion of the casing body; a liquid sealing material fitted in the groove portion for sealing the open edge portion of the casing body and the flange portion of the cover; and a ridge portion having a generally U-shaped section and formed on the flange portion of the cover for being fitted in the groove portion of the casing body.

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