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Water-resistant casing structure for electronic control device

US7144275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 2005
Grant dateDec 5, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/062
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit board supporting electronic components mounted thereon is housed in a casing. The casing has a joint hole defined therein, and a connector is inserted in the joint hole with a water-resistant seal placed in a gap between the connector and edges of the casing which define the joint hole. The casing is of a trapezoidal shape and has a pair of parallel sides spaced from each other by a distance, the parallel sides having respective lengths greater than the distance between the parallel sides. The casing has a tooth as a stop which has a tip end held against the connector at a position in which the casing and the connector closely confront each other in or near a region of at least one of the parallel sides which is sealed by the water-resistant seal.

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