Dust, Dirt, Or Moisture Excluding Patents (Class 200/302.1)
  • Patent number: 10082834
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Min Choi, Sung-Gun Cho, Woong-Chan Kim, Dae-Hyeong Park, Sung-Joo Cho, Young-Sik Choi, Soon-Woong Yang, Min-Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 10083787
    Abstract: The subject matter herein pertains to a current transformer, comprising a secondary coil, connection contacts for establishing electrically conductive contact with the secondary coil from the outside, and a housing having a housing body and a housing head, wherein the secondary coil is accommodated in the housing body and/or is attached to the housing body, and the connection contacts of the secondary coil are provided on the housing head. According to one implementation, a connecting mechanism is provided, by means of which the housing head and the connection contacts can be mechanically or electrically conductively detachably connected to the housing body and to the secondary coil. A current transformer is therefore provided, which is cost-effective to produce and is flexible in terms of the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Thörner, Andreas Senger, Jürgen Hobein, Markus Becker
  • Patent number: 10049840
    Abstract: A pole part for high pressure environment application, with a pressure resistant insulating housing in which a vacuum interrupter is installed, wherein the vacuum interrupter is provided with at least one moving contact and one fixed contact inside the vacuum interrupter. In order to create a pole part able to withstand high environmental pressure, a pressure resistant insulating body can be tubelike and at its ends provided with flanges formed at the insulating housing out of the same material, and that at least one of the flanges is closed with a metal cap, which is adapted to the aforesaid flange of the insulating housing by the same dimensions, and that with clamp the metal cap is pressed tightly on the flange of the insulating housing by the introduced clamping fixation force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Gentsch, Dukkaiappan Subbiah Thevar
  • Patent number: 10049829
    Abstract: A switch device includes a casing that includes a recessed bearing portion, a rotatable drive member that includes a shaft portion disposed in the bearing portion, a switch driven by the drive member, and a covering member that includes a pressing structure provided so as to press an upper portion of the shaft portion and that is secured to the casing. The covering member includes an operating portion that faces the drive member such that the operating portion is able to press the drive member and that is formed of an elastically deformable elastic material and a base portion that is secured to the casing, that is formed of a synthetic resin material, and that is integrated with the operating portion. The pressing structure is integrated with the base portion and formed of an elastically deformable elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9978495
    Abstract: The subject matter herein pertains to a current transformer, comprising a secondary coil, connection contacts for establishing electrically conductive contact with the secondary coil from the outside, and a housing having a housing body and a housing head, wherein the secondary coil is accommodated in the housing body and/or is attached to the housing body, and the connection contacts of the secondary coil are provided on the housing head. According to one implementation, a connecting mechanism is provided, by means of which the housing head and the connection contacts can be mechanically or electrically conductively detachably connected to the housing body and to the secondary coil. A current transformer is therefore provided, which is cost-effective to produce and is flexible in terms of the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Thörner, Andreas Senger, Jürgen Hobein, Markus Becker
  • Patent number: 9972455
    Abstract: A button includes a base, a plurality of restricting members, a cap and a linking member. The base includes two positioning holes disposed on two sides of the base, respectively. Each of the restricting members includes an engaging portion, and the engaging portions are disposed corresponding to the positioning holes, respectively. The cap is disposed opposite to the base and connected with the restricting members. The linking member is disposed on the base, two ends of which are connected with the engaging portions, respectively. The engaging portions drive the linking member to rotate and are respectively inserted into the positioning holes when the cap moves toward a direction of the base. A keyboard device including the button is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Cooler Master Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Da-Zhi Ren
  • Patent number: 9973230
    Abstract: A phone cover with rotary latch including a first frame, a second frame, a limiting piece, and limiting grooves is provided. The first frame and the second frame are separated structures. A limiting hole and a positioning post are configured at the frame connecting ends disposed at the two sides of the first frame respectively. A limiting post and a positioning post are configured at the frame connecting ends disposed at the two sides of the second frame. A positioning hole is disposed in middle of the limiting piece, limiting protrusions are disposed in two ends of the limiting piece. The limiting hole is disposed corresponding to the limiting post, and the limiting post is embedded in the limiting hole. Limiting grooves are disposed at one connecting end of the first frame and one connecting end of the second frame respectively, and each limiting groove is configured with the limiting protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Jin-Yi Li
  • Patent number: 9941083
    Abstract: A pressure switch is disclosed. The pressure switch includes a housing and a pressure-receiving chamber that communicates with a duct to which an operating pressure is supplied. The pressure switch also includes a diaphragm assembly with a diaphragm that is displaced in response to a pressure inside the pressure-receiving chamber. The pressure switch also includes a movable contact that comes into contact with a fixed contact accommodated in a center portion of an inside of the housing when the pressure inside the pressure-receiving chamber is above a certain value. One of the movable contact and the fixed contact has radially diverging contact faces that are arranged such that contact between the fixed contact and the moveable contact can be established with at least two of the radially diverging contact faces at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Saginomiya Seisakusho
    Inventors: Kenichi Matsuyama, Satoshi Miyakawa, Yoshihiro Hamabe
  • Patent number: 9934193
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main body housing, a design panel to be mounted to a front surface of the main body housing, a button which is configured such that an end extends in cantilever fashion from an end portion fixed to the design panel and in which an operation part provided at the end is exposed to the outside through an opening of the design panel, a drain groove, provided around the operation part, whose an end portion in a direction in which the end is tilted due to pressing of the operation part is open, and a drain groove provided in the front surface of the main body housing on the side of the open end portion of the drain groove and leads to the outside of the main body housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9865412
    Abstract: In a push-button switch device for a vehicle including a first case member fixed to a vehicle body or a lid openably and closably mounted on the vehicle body, a second case member mounted on the first case member forming a case together with the first case member, a push-button supported on the case configured for a pushing operation, and a switch housed in and fixed to the case in a state in which waterproofness is ensured while a switching mode thereof is changed in response to a pushing operation of the push-button, the entrance of water into the case is suppressed as far as possible. A labyrinth passage bent up and down is formed between the first and second case members further inside than an abutment part formed by mutual abutment of at least upper edges among peripheral edges of the first and second case members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Satou, Kunihiro Kuroda, Tsuyoshi Tsuboi, Eita Yamaki, Hiroyuki Hazawa, Tsukasa Kishida
  • Patent number: 9843355
    Abstract: An improved venting and sealing assembly for a portable communication device is provided. The venting and sealing assembly is formed of a housing enclosure having a walled aperture with a bottom surface and an offset through-hole passing therethrough. A flexible substrate having a vent hole is coupled to the housing enclosure across the walled aperture such that the vent hole is offset from the offset through-hole. A breathable membrane is coupled across the vent hole of the flexible substrate. A rigid plate having an opening is coupled to the breathable membrane, the opening of the rigid plate being aligned with the vent hole of the flexible substrate. A closed-loop sealing rib is formed around the vent hole of the flexible substrate and/or upon the bottom surface of the walled aperture of the housing enclosure. The assembly provides a vent path and a self-sealing enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Miehl, Jody H. Akens, Peter B. Gilmore, Anthony M. Kakiel, Charles E. Kline
  • Patent number: 9806758
    Abstract: An improved venting and sealing assembly for a portable communication device is provided. The venting and sealing assembly is formed of a housing enclosure having a walled aperture with a bottom surface and an offset through-hole passing therethrough. A flexible substrate having a vent hole is coupled to the housing enclosure across the walled aperture such that the vent hole is offset from the offset through-hole. A breathable membrane is coupled across the vent hole of the flexible substrate. A rigid plate having an opening is coupled to the breathable membrane, the opening of the rigid plate being aligned with the vent hole of the flexible substrate. A closed-loop sealing rib is formed around the vent hole of the flexible substrate and/or upon the bottom surface of the walled aperture of the housing enclosure. The assembly provides a vent path and a self-sealing enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Miehl, Jody H. Akens, Peter B. Gilmore, Anthony M. Kakiel, Charles E. Kline
  • Patent number: 9755444
    Abstract: A protective case can house a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device can have a switch (e.g., for switching an operational mode of the portable electronic device). The protective case can have a switch cover that engages the switch of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is in the protective case. The switch cover can be moved between positions corresponding to positions of the switch of the portable electronic device. As the switch cover is moved, the switch cover correspondingly moves the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: MOPHIE, INC.
    Inventors: Nguyen To, Hien Nguyen, William Benjamin Hasbrook, Sean Michael Stuck
  • Patent number: 9706672
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle-mounted electronic control device including a control unit reduced in size, weight, and costs with improved contact reliability between electric components included in the control unit. In the vehicle-mounted electronic control device according to the present invention, a connector has a locking hole formed in a side surface relative to an upper surface that is an upward oriented surface, a fitting opening formed in a lower surface, and a waterway for preventing flowing down water from entering the locking hole and the fitting opening, which is formed on a surface of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kohei Ushio
  • Patent number: 9696839
    Abstract: A user-actuatable vehicle door control, comprising: at least one force sensing member disposed beneath at least one force transfer member, the at least one force sensing member operative to detect the intensity of forces applied thereto, and the at least one force transfer member moveable upon user application thereto of one or more forces so as to transfer the one or more user-applied forces to one or more locations on the at least one force sensing member; and a controller operatively connected to the at least one force sensing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bingle, C. Bruce Banter
  • Patent number: 9666387
    Abstract: A waterproof button structure includes a housing, a button cap, a plurality of waterproof elements and a fastening member. The housing has a first surface and a second surface, and is formed with a pair of through holes and a groove. The button cap is capable of correspondingly moving a long a normal direction of the first surface of the housing, and includes a pair of button shafts respectively inserted in the pair of through holes. The waterproof elements are disposed between the button shafts and the through holes. The fastening member is assembled to the button shafts and is disposed correspondingly to the second surface. The fastening member includes a bent portion. The bent portion is disposed in protrusion towards the groove and includes a protrusion. When the button cap is pressed, the protrusion is abutted against a press switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yen-Long Sheng
  • Patent number: 9667297
    Abstract: An improved venting and sealing assembly for a portable communication device is provided. The venting and sealing assembly is formed of a housing enclosure having a walled aperture with a bottom surface and an offset through-hole passing therethrough. A flexible substrate having a vent hole is coupled to the housing enclosure across the walled aperture such that the vent hole is offset from the offset through-hole. A breathable membrane is coupled across the vent hole of the flexible substrate. A rigid plate having an opening is coupled to the breathable membrane, the opening of the rigid plate being aligned with the vent hole of the flexible substrate. A closed-loop sealing rib is formed around the vent hole of the flexible substrate and/or upon the bottom surface of the walled aperture of the housing enclosure. The assembly provides a vent path and a self-sealing enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Miehl, Jody H. Akens, Peter B. Gilmore, Anthony M. Kakiel, Charles E. Kline
  • Patent number: 9530583
    Abstract: This invention concerns a device for an outdoor switching apparatus of an electrical power line, the switching apparatus being enclosed within a case. The device includes a wall made of electrically conductive material capable of blocking sun rays. The device also includes a fastening assembly for fastening the wall with respect to the case in a position for blocking, at least partially, sun rays from hitting the case during day time. The fastening assembly has at least one spacer made of insulating material for spacing the wall with respect to the case, thus delimiting an air gap between the wall and the case. The device also includes at least one electrical connector for electrically connecting the wall to circuitry of the switching apparatus, located inside the case, for powering and voltage monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hydro-Quebec
    Inventor: Pierre Couture
  • Patent number: 9460872
    Abstract: A plunger switch assembly and method of operation comprises a housing having an interior cavity for locating electronic components, a contact support movably located within the interior cavity. The contact support holds and moves at least one electrical contact that engages a corresponding contact located on a printed circuit board. The plunger switch assembly further includes an actuating member for moving the contact support and at least one electrical contact within the interior cavity of the housing, a carriage cover located over the housing for guiding the actuating member, and an active sealing arrangement for preventing debris from entering the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Delta Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Isaac Kirbawy
  • Patent number: 9423143
    Abstract: An HVAC actuator includes an output shaft rotatable between first and second end positions and a drive mechanism to selectively drive the output shaft toward the first end position. The actuator may include a light source within its housing and a window to provide visibility of the light from the light source to an observer. An aperture member may be situated between the light source and the window and be configured to move as the output shaft is rotated. The aperture member may have spaced openings that transmit the light to the window at a plurality of positions of the output shaft such that the aperture member may cause the appearance of blinking of the light through the window as the output shaft is rotated toward the first end position. One of the openings may be configured to be in registration with the light source at the first end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Emmons, Steven L. Wolff, Robert Bick, Kevin Graebel, Jack Du
  • Patent number: 9388628
    Abstract: Vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window unit configurations with getter structures are provided, as are methods for making the same. Techniques are provided for optimizing (e.g., increasing) the surface area of active getter material, before and/or after activation/flashing, within the constraints of a VIG window unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Rudolph H. Petrmichl, John P. Hogan
  • Patent number: 9318278
    Abstract: A device for medium or high voltage switching element gear, the device having: a switching element for connecting two conductors: and a driving rod for operating the switch, wherein the driving rod comprises at least a surface layer of an electrically high resistance material. The electrically high resistance material ensures that a small current will flow through the material due to the present electrical field. This small current will cause a heating of the driving rod, such that condensation is reduced or prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: EATON INDUSTRIES (NETHERLANDS) B.V.
    Inventors: Arend Lammers, Gerard Schoonenberg
  • Patent number: 9310095
    Abstract: An electronic assembly may have a display, a display holder, and a printed circuit board (PCB). The display may have a front side for viewing the display, a back side, and side walls extending between the front side and the back side. The display holder may have a recess for receiving at least part of the display, where the display holder may extend adjacent part of the front side of the display and adjacent at least part of the side walls of the display. The PCB may be secured relative to the display holder and adjacent the back side of the display. The PCB may be in operative communication with the display. In some cases, a spacer may be situated between the back side of the display and the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Petr Adamik, Tarik Khoury, Steven J. McPherson, Arnie Kalla, Eugene J. Takach, Mohammad Aljabari, Tracy Lentz, David Mulhouse
  • Patent number: 9281143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a limit switch comprising: a body (1) produced along a main axis (X) and containing a switching device, a head (2) that is removable and orientable with respect to the body (1) so that it can adopt several distinct angular positions about the main axis (X), said head (2) comprising actuating means arranged to act on the switching device, fixing means for fixing the limit switch to a support (S), the fixing means being arranged on the head (2) of the limit switch, the head (2) having at least two separate bearing planes, said fixing means being arranged to fix the head so that it bears against the support via one or other of its two bearing planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventor: Nicolas Charollais
  • Patent number: 9269967
    Abstract: Provided is a gasket which can improve a handling property of the gasket by enhancing a rigidity of a carrier, can secure a space saving without increasing a thickness of the gasket, and can improve a yield ratio of a resin material, in the gasket of a type that a gasket body is integrated with the resin carrier. A planar gasket used by being pinched between two members superposed with each other has a gasket body achieving a seal action, and a carrier retaining the gasket body, the carrier is formed as a predetermined planar shape by a metal mold with a resin material, and is formed as a stepped shape by setting a partial portion which is superposed with the gasket body on a plane to a thin portion, and setting the other portion which is not superposed with the gasket body on the plane to a thick portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Masaka, Yoshihiro Kurano, Shotaro Koga
  • Patent number: 9156625
    Abstract: An object detecting actuator and an object detecting switch with increased durability. The actuator in one embodiment includes a roller that receives a load of an external force; and a roller lever to which the roller is rotatably attached by means of a rotary shaft, the actuator being a displacement member that is displaced in accordance with the load of the force received by the roller, wherein the roller is constituted by a sintered body of stainless steel material impregnated with lubricating oil, and a density of the sintered body of stainless steel material is in a range of 6.45 to 6.7 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Hayase, Kokichi Tobita, Manabu Takahashi, Junya Mishima
  • Patent number: 9057151
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine including a body having a front surface thereof with an entrance opening for entrance/exit of laundry, and a front door rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the front surface of the body and serving to open or close the entrance opening. The drum type washing machine further including a door elastic member providing the front door with an elastic force required to open the entrance opening when the entrance opening is closed by the front door. A supporting unit is installed to the front door and is adapted to come into contact with the body upon opening or closing of the entrance opening, thereby serving to keep the front door at a predetermined distance from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Woong Kim, Young Min Kim, Dong Won Kim, Bo Sung Seo
  • Publication number: 20150114806
    Abstract: A switch has a switching mechanism, a housing in which the switching mechanism is disposed, and a slidable actuator that causes the switching mechanism to operate. At least one connection which can be in direct contact with outside air, out of connections between members of the switch, is provided with a sealing member. Rubber contained in the sealing member includes fluorocarbon rubber and does not include silicone rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Manabu Takahashi, Yuki Yamamoto, Hidenori Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8963031
    Abstract: A switch unit includes an upper case that has an operation portion attached therein; a circuit board that has a switch attached thereto that is able to switch contact points by operation of the operation portion; and a lower case that fits into the upper case such that the lower case is surrounded by the upper case, and that accommodates the circuit board between the upper case and the lower case. A draining portion is provided at a side surface of the upper case, and the draining portion is integrally formed with a sidewall forming the side surface and protrudes downward, and has a width that gradually narrows from the top to the bottom thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Fujimoto, Yasuo Motohashi, Koji Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8952280
    Abstract: A switch device has an operating unit, a circuit board having a contact unit that is switched according to the operation of the operating unit, a case having the operating unit at an upper section thereof, an opening at a lower section thereof, and the circuit board inside thereof, and a cover that is fitted to the opening of the case to close the opening. A thin hinge and a flange continuous to the hinge are formed integrally with the case along a side wall at a lower end of the side wall of the case. The flange is folded and bent on the hinge, so that a clearance defined between the case and the cover is covered with the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Omron Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Mori, Yuichi Fujii
  • Patent number: 8916788
    Abstract: A switch device is provided for a wall element, such as a door, flap, or window, in particular for a vehicle, having a first housing part, which is positionable or positioned in or on the wall element, having a second housing part, which is particularly disc-shaped or plate-shaped, having a sealing apparatus, which is positionable or positioned at least between the first housing part and the second housing part and fixes the first housing part and the second housing part on one another so they are movable relative to one another, and having a switch element, which is positionable or positioned between the first housing part and the second housing part and can be actuated by a movement of the second housing part relative to the first housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Joachim-Günther Loitz, Friedrich Hein, Michael Fuchs, Christophe Gehannin
  • Patent number: 8890721
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a containing casing and a keyboard. At least one engaging hole is formed at the containing casing corresponding to a periphery of a containing opening of the containing casing. The keyboard includes a main body, an engaging ear portion, and a block wall. The main body is contained in the containing opening. The engaging ear portion extends outwardly from the main body and corresponds to the engaging hole. The engaging ear portion is used for engaging with the engaging hole so as to fix the main body in the containing opening. An inverted-trapezoid hole structure is formed on the engaging ear portion. The block wall is formed at an outer edge of the engaging ear portion for preventing liquid from flowing over the engaging ear portion. The liquid flows into the inverted-trapezoid hole structure and then is expelled out of the containing casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Yung-Shan Chiu
  • Patent number: 8872047
    Abstract: An pry-proof encrypted keyboard. The encrypted keyboard comprises a keyboard panel (1), a lining board (2) assembled under the keyboard panel (1), a waterproof silicon rubber (4) and a main control panel (5). Convex rib circles (22) are provided on the circumference of the surface of the lining board (2) attached with the waterproof silicon rubber (4). The waterproof silicon rubber is extruded by the lining board (2) when the encrypted keyboard is assembled, and the thickness of corresponding waterproof silicon rubber (4) extruded by the convex rib circles (22) is less than 0.2 MM. The metallic lining board (2) can efficiently prevent fusion attack from the lateral face of the encrypted keyboard, meanwhile two convex rib circles (22) are added on the circumference of the surface of the lining board attached with the water silicon rubber (4), so that the thickness of the waterproof silicon rubber (4) at the grooves (41) is less than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: GRG Banking Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhulong Lin, Junkun Zhang, Jing He, Ying Han
  • Patent number: 8853574
    Abstract: Electromechanical slide switches are provided. The electromechanical slide switches can include conductive components that are configured to change position relative to one another in response to a mechanical input. The electromechanical slide switch can include a number of cooperating intrusion barriers that combine to prevent intrusion of external agents, such as water or dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventors: Miguel C Christophy, Daniel W Jarvis, Richard H Dinh
  • Publication number: 20140262720
    Abstract: A sealed switch apparatus and systems and methods for using the same are disclosed. A sealed switch apparatus may include a sealed contact structure and a switch mechanism operable to apply a force to the switch mechanism to trigger a switch event. The sealed contact structure may include a sealing layer operative to seal electrical contacts disposed within the contact structure from external debris and to transfer the force applied from the switch mechanism to at least one of the electrical contacts. The transferred force may deflect that electrical contact to interact with another one of the electrical contacts, and the deflection may provide tactile feedback to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Michael T. Nawrot
  • Publication number: 20140262711
    Abstract: A sealed switch assembly for use with a disconnect operator movable between an on state, a tripped state, and an off state. The disconnect operator housed within a sealed enclosure. The switch assembly includes a housing sealed to the enclosure to inhibit ingress of solids and liquids therebetween. A handle is coupled to the disconnect operator and is disposed at least partially within the housing. The handle is sealed to the housing to inhibit ingress of solids and liquids therebetween, and is moveable between an on position and an off position. A low-friction trip indicator mechanism operates independent of the handle to indicate when the disconnect operator is in the tripped state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: John Stephen Clark
  • Patent number: 8822857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handle for doors or panels, especially on vehicles. An actuation element (10) is provided, such as a button or switch, which is integrated in the handle (50) and comprises an at least regionally elastic sealing element (30) and at least one dimensionally stable housing element (20). According to the invention, a button plate (21) having at least one sealing projection (22) is provided, wherein the sealing projection (22) can be operatively connected to the elastic sealing element (13) such that the sealing projection (22) penetrates into the material of the sealing element (30) at least regionally. Thus, the inside (13) of the actuation element (10) is sealed with respect to the outside (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Yong-Sang Cho
  • Publication number: 20140239916
    Abstract: A protective case can house a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device can have a switch (e.g., for switching an operational mode of the portable electronic device). The protective case can have a switch cover that engages the switch of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is in the protective case. The switch cover can be moved between positions corresponding to positions of the switch of the portable electronic device. As the switch cover is moved, the switch cover correspondingly moves the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Mophie, Inc.
    Inventors: Nguyen To, Hien Nguyen, William Benjamin Hasbrook, Sean Michael Stuck
  • Patent number: 8816227
    Abstract: A dust-proof keyboard includes a keyboard main body and a plurality of keyboard keys (4) buckled on the keyboard main body. The keyboard keys (4) include key caps (41) and contact blocks (42) connected with one side of the key caps (41). The keyboard main body includes a silicone layer (3), a binding layer (5), a circuit board (7) and elastic sheets (8) corresponding to the keyboard keys (4). The elastic sheets (8) are located between the binding layer (5) and the circuit board (7), and the silicone layer (3) is located between the binding layer (5) and the keyboard keys (4). The silicone layer (3) is provided with a plurality of dust-proof rings (31) corresponding to the elastic sheets (8). The dust-proof rings (31) are hollow cylinders, at least one end of which is open, and the open ends are rightly placed opposite to the contact blocks (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: GRG Banking Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jing He, Xiaodian Chen, Dong Wei
  • Patent number: 8809710
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuation unit of a moving part (1) of a motor vehicle, in particular a rear hood (1), comprising an actuation part (10) that is fastened to a housing part (20), at least two conductor elements (21) disposed on the housing part (20), an elastically deformable contact element (22) that cooperates with the conductor elements (21), a plunger (11), which is disposed at the actuation part (10), for deforming the contact element (22). According to the invention, the actuation part (10) and the housing part (20) delimit an internal space (2) that is totally closed off from the environment (3), and the actuation part (10) is mounted pivotably about an axis (4) that runs axisymetrically with respect to the internal space (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter Ulomek
  • Publication number: 20140192459
    Abstract: A control mechanism for an electronic device comprises a cover glass having an aperture defined therein. The aperture extends from an interior to an exterior of the device. A control member is positioned within the aperture, coupled to an actuator. The control member comprises a ceramic insert having a contact surface exposed to the exterior of the housing, operable to actuate the actuator in response to a force on the contact surface. A bearing member is molded about the insert. The bearing member has a hardness less than that of the ceramic insert, and less than that of the cover glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kelvin Kwong, Benjamin J. Pope, Nicholas G. Merz
  • Patent number: 8748766
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining a hole and a button structure. The button structure includes a button cap passing through the hole and an elastic member. The elastic member includes a first connection part, a second connection part, and a body. The first connection part and the second connection part are connected via the body, the first connection part is connected to the housing, and the second connection part is connected to the button cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ping Han
  • Publication number: 20140131184
    Abstract: A draining apparatus for a keyboard of an electronic device includes a base for slantingly supporting the keyboard and a protecting film to be covered on the keyboard. The protecting film includes a waterproof sheet and a flange protruding up from edges of the waterproof sheet. The flange defines an outfall adjacent to a bottom end of the flange. In case liquid is spilled on the protecting film, the water may flow downward and islet out through the outfall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicants: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: GUI-FU XIAO, YANG LIU, CHENG-FEI WENG
  • Publication number: 20140015769
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel including: a first substrate; a second substrate; a sensor provided between the first and second substrates and sensing a touch; and a sealing part provided at an edge between the first and second substrates to enclose the sensor and including micro-structured materials having a plate shaped structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Min Lee, Sang Hwan Oh, Ho Joon Park, Wan Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 8629361
    Abstract: A switch device has a case, an operation knob disposed above the case, and a connector disposed under the case. The connector has connection terminals and a housing supporting the connection terminals, the housing being formed with an opening portion from which the connection terminals are led out. The case is provided with an impervious wall extending downward from the case so as to be opposed to both side surfaces of the housing parallel to a leading-out direction of the connection terminals. The impervious wall is arranged across a gap from each of the both side surfaces of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Omron Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Koyama, Takuya Eguchi, Shinichi Togawa
  • Publication number: 20140008192
    Abstract: Electromechanical slide switches are provided. The electromechanical slide switches can include conductive components that are configured to change position relative to one another in response to a mechanical input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: MIGUEL C. CHRISTOPHY, Daniel W. Jarvis, Richard H. Dinh
  • Publication number: 20130299324
    Abstract: A waterproof type switch includes: a waterproof sheet including a flat portion and a side wall portion disposed around the flat portion, an upper portion of the side wall portion coupled to an edge portion of the flat portion; a switch disposed below the flat portion; and an electronic component coupled to an upper surface of the flat portion, the electric component being used as a key top, wherein the waterproof sheet includes a rubber and a reinforcing plate including a first reinforcing plate disposed on the upper surface of the flat portion and coupled to the electric component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi KANBAYASHI, Shingo YAMAGUCHI, Hayato SHIDA, Tetsuya HORI, Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA, Hirohisa TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20130292235
    Abstract: A manually operated switch assembly is disclosed. The switch assembly includes a housing, a switch mechanism, and an actuator assembly. The switch mechanism is housed within the housing and is configured to open or close a circuit upon actuation. The actuator assembly is shiftably supported by the housing and generally includes a depressible actuator and a stability element. The actuator presents an actuator length and serves to actuate the switch mechanism when depressed. The stability element is configured to ensure that the actuator moves substantially uniformly along the actuator length when the actuator is depressed such that actuation of the switch mechanism is facilitated regardless of where the actuator is depressed along the actuator length. The switch assembly may be waterproofed, and be formed, at least in part, by a curable liquid sealant supplied to the switch assembly from a single fluid source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew R. Baum, James P. Meagher, Zhen Li, Charles V. Edwards
  • Patent number: 8569640
    Abstract: A key switch structure is provided whose waterproofing property is improved without affecting a contact of a membrane sheet. The upper surfaces of the membrane sheet, the embossed part and the circumferential bend part of a back plate are formed on one and the same plane, and a thermal sheet is welded to those upper surfaces. The thermal sheet comprises a thermally meltable, adhesive sheet, which will be heated and pressed with heat rollers to be welded to the upper surfaces. The back plate has an air vent hole formed in its bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Yamada, Yasushi Takagi
  • Patent number: 8569641
    Abstract: An environmentally protected switch for activating a signalling device, such as a light source, powered by a battery and adapted for use with a conductive fluid. The switch comprises an open ended housing and a sensing element received within the housing along a longitudinal axis thereof, a tip of the sensing element being substantially flush with the open end. The sensing element is coupled to the signalling device for providing an electrical path connecting the battery and the signalling device. Upon submersion of the switch into the fluid and agitation of the switch, a surface tension at an interface between the fluid and the open end is broken and fluid penetrates the housing up to a predetermined depth to enable an electrical current to flow within the sensing element for closing the electrical path and activating the signalling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: The Flewelling Ford Family Trust
    Inventor: Timothy D. F. Ford