Abstract: A protective case for an electronic device includes a main housing including a case member. The case member includes a plurality of female stabilization structures formed therein. A lid including male stabilization features formed thereon are received in the female attachment structures. The main housing and lid are removably joined to define an air and water tight volume receiving an electronic device. The main housing member includes an inner wall and the lid includes a groove formed therein receiving a gasket wherein the gasket is compressed between the main housing and the lid to provide a water and air tight seal and wherein the compression of the gasket is countered by the male and female stabilization features.

Abstract: A method for curing an epoxy resin by adding to the epoxy resin a compound having formula (I) wherein X is a difunctional group selected from the group consisting of C2-C20 alkyl, C5-C20 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, C8-C20 aryl alkyl, C4-C20 heteroalkyl or C10-C20 aryl heteroalkyl.

Abstract: A user interface assembly for a household appliance is designed and adapted to provide good lighting execution maintaining a directly coupled touch field unit. The user interface includes a decorative overlay, a structural light box, and a printed circuit board with an integrated touch field unit and plurality of top-fire LED. The printed circuit board is mounted to a mounting frame extending from the inner surface of the structural light box without the use of adhesive. The structural light box is box includes a conical light aperture and dimensioned to maximize thickness to improve lighting diffusion, but keeping the overall thickness of the structural light box within the maximum range acceptable for optimal functionality and sensitivity of the touch field unit through direct coupling.

Abstract: A handle device for a vehicle door is provided in which a tact switch that can switch between switching modes in response to a pressing-in operation of an operating button is housed and fixed within a housing recess of a handle main body so as to be electrically connected to printed wiring of a board. The printed wiring is disposed at a different site from one face, facing a cover member side, of the board, the tact switch which is fixed to the one face of the board is electrically connected to the printed wiring, a flange portion abutting against the one face of the board is provided integrally with a switch cover covering the tact switch and connected to the operating button, and the push-in stroke of the operating button is restricted to a predetermined value or below with a hold-down member engaged with the handle main body.

Abstract: The present invention includes a body having a storage compartment defined therein, a door for opening and closing the storage compartment, a lifting member, which includes a handle and a first gear extending in a vertical direction and which is disposed at the door in a manner of being movable upward and downward, a second gear, which is disposed at the door so as to engage with the first gear, a third gear, which is disposed at the door so as to engage with the second gear, and a pushing member, which is disposed at the door so as to be movable in forward and rearward directions and which includes a fourth gear engaging with the third gear, the pushing member exerting external force on the body when the lifting member is lowered, thereby offering an advantage in that a user such as a child, who is short, can easily open the door.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a door having a handle groove, a grip portion located in front of the handle groove, and a front panel located in front of the grip portion. The grip portion is close to a rear surface of the front panel or is in contact with the rear surface of the front panel. The door includes at least a metal reinforcement member disposed in the grip portion.

Abstract: A membrane switch including a first membrane, a second membrane, a first electrode disposed on the first membrane, a second electrode disposed on the second membrane, and an adhesive layer is provided. The first membrane and the second membrane are combined to each other by the adhesive layer, such that the first electrode faces the second electrode and a gap exists therebetween. At least one air tunnel is formed in the adhesive layer to communicate the gap with an external environment.

Abstract: A keyboard switch for a keyboard includes a base secured to a plunger that reciprocates with respect to the base and is biased away from the base. An electrical contact assembly is positioned within a cavity defined by the base and the plunger. The electrical contact assembly remains in an electrically open state when the plunger is furthest from the base, but the electrical contact assembly enters an electrically closed state when the plunger is longitudinally moved downwardly by force towards the base. In this regard, a cam protruding from a side portion of a body of the plunger has a profile surface that contacts the electrical contact assembly as the plunger is longitudinally moved towards the base. A curved profile of the cam that incorporates a concave arc uniquely changes the amount of force experienced by the typist at different points of the downward motion of the plunger.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed, high voltage manual disconnect that can be manually operated from outside the disconnect to transition between connect and disconnect states. The disconnect comprises a hermetically sealed housing having internal components for changing the state of the disconnect. A gas can fill the housing to allow for reliable high voltage operation. Different embodiments of the manual disconnect can include electrical and electronic components so that the state of the disconnect can be changed in response to an electrical signal.

Abstract: A keyboard device includes a shell having a set of aperture formed into a top surface. A group of keys are disposed in the set of apertures. A platform is disposed under the group of keys and substantially fills an interior of the shell. The platform has a cavity formed in a lower surface of the platform. A circuit board, which is operable to control the keyboard is disposed within the cavity. The platform is configured to prevent ingress of liquid and debris that may enter the set of apertures. In some cases, the shell may have a rear aperture formed into a side wall, which may be configured as an antenna that is tuned to transmit a wireless signals at a transmission frequency.

Abstract: A sensor (1) having a housing (2) defining an internal volume (3), a movable part (4), a detector (5) for detecting movement of the movable part (4), a transfer mechanism (6) passing through a first opening (7) of the housing (2) to control movement of the movable part (4) from a first external zone (8), and a first sealing structure (9) for opposing the passage of fluid coming from the first external zone (8) towards said internal volume (3). The housing (2) includes a second opening (10) extending between the internal volume (3) and a second external zone (11); and a second sealing structure (12) between the internal volume (3) and the second external zone (11), the second sealing structure being adapted to break so as to allow fluid to pass as soon as a first predetermined pressure difference is exceeded.

Abstract: A sealed physical button for use with a portable electronic device that effectively presents ingress of liquids. Embodiments include a button cap having flange portions that interlock with complementary flanges from a button retainer. The button cap may also include a downward oriented central post, proportioned and oriented to interface with the top surface of a button attached to a bracket. The button retainer may include an aperture sized and positioned to receive the central post of the button cap. The button retainer may rest on a shelf within the electronic device housing such that the shelf interposes the bracket and the retainer to form a rigid seal.

Abstract: A switch that more reliably prevents solvent permeation from the outside, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The switch includes a first molded resin molded integrally with a plurality of fixed contacts by insert molding, a movable member disposed above the first molded resin to bring the plurality of fixed contacts into and out of contact with each other, and a second molded resin molded so as to close a through hole of the first molded resin formed by a pin supporting the plurality of fixed contacts at a time of the insert molding.

Abstract: A switching device having a damping element for a contact system during abrupt switching on, wherein the contact system has a contact slide and a switching piece movably guided therein, and the movable switching piece is mounted opposite a fixed switching piece, where the contact slide has at least one projection that is operatively connected to the damping element when the switching device is switched on abruptly.

Abstract: This application relates to a dome switch assembly including a base plate that carries a first contact, and a flexible surface connected to the base plate, the flexible surface formed of a metal material in the shape of a dome. The assembly can include a second contact coupled to the flexible surface, and a sound-dampening pad coupled to the flexible surface and formed of a material having noise-dampening properties, wherein when at least a threshold amount pressure is applied to the flexible surface, the flexible surface changes from the dome shape to a collapsed shape allowing the first and second contact to touch, wherein the sound dampening pad absorbs at least some acoustic energy emitted by the touching of the first and second contacts.

Abstract: A waterproof keyboard, including a keypad and a plurality of keys passing through the keypad. The keypad includes a compressive waterproof layer, a plate structure, and a plurality of through-holes, the compressive waterproof layer covering the plate structure, and the through-hole passing through the compressive waterproof layer and the plate structure. Each of the keys passes through one of the through-holes, and the compressive waterproof layer and the plate structure are clamped by means of a slot that is formed on a lateral surface of the key, to enable the key to be sealed with the compressive waterproof layer to form a sealed layer, so as to achieve the waterproof effect.

Abstract: An operation member for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a casing having portions defining an opening and a circuit module having a circuit board. The circuit board includes a controller. The operation member includes a body including an operating end and a coupling end, and a skirt member. The body is configured to partially protrude through the opening of the casing for operating. The skirt member is arranged at the coupling end. The skirt member includes a base plate outwardly extending from the coupling end, a wall upwardly extending from peripheral portions of the base plate, and a groove defined between the wall and the body. The operation member is configured to associate with the electronic device, and the operation member with the body and the skirt is completely separated from the casing.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a cover assembly having a plurality of ribs integrally formed within an actuator body envelope to increase the resilience of the actuator body envelope against high-pressure water cleaning. In an illustrative example, the actuator body envelope defines an actuator body chamber while an actuator envelope integrally formed with the actuator body envelope defines an actuator chamber. The actuator chamber and the actuator body chamber may adapt to receive an actuator via an insertion aperture at a proximal end of the body envelope. In some implementations, the plurality of ribs may advantageously increase the service life of the cover assembly.

Abstract: Guide grooves are formed in a peripheral sidewall of a soft button, and a hard cap is separably connected to the button by fitting legs on the cap into these guide grooves. Furthermore, when a push-operation member on the cap is pushed, the legs are guided in the guide grooves, while the press stroke of the push-operation member is regulated by the bottom ends of the legs coming into contact with the top face of an inner flange on the case.

Abstract: A holder which is disposed inside an endoscopic operation section and which fixes the flexible substrate, includes a first opening to pass the flexible substrate into the holder from the outside of the holder, a cavity portion which has a ceiling portion in the inner circumferential surface thereof and in which the flexible substrate is disposed in a bent state inside the holder, and a second opening to pass the flexible substrate to the outside of the holder from the inside of the holder. The flexible substrate is disposed separately from the ceiling portion of the cavity portion in a state where the flexible substrate protruding to the outside of the holder from the first opening and the second opening is fixed to the outer circumference of the holder.

Abstract: A button retention mechanism that removably retains a button within a device while allowing easy replacement of a depressible or switchable button. The mechanism includes a retention member coupled to the button on a first end and removably coupled to a body at an opposing second end through a snap-fit or interference-fit. Such a structure allows for insertion and removal of the button without disassembling the device, and provides structural stability of the button.

Abstract: A waterproof housing for a digital device includes front and rear bulkhead members for sealably holding a digital device having a touch screen. The touch screen is positioned to be viewed through a transparent surface of the rear bulkhead, which includes an aperture through which an actuator is sealably positioned. The actuator includes a shaft extending through the aperture, a control member connected to an outer end of the shaft, a stop member affixed to the control member for contacting the housing or engaging the recess, an extension member connected to an inner end of the shaft, a first probe affixed to the extension member near the shaft, and a second probe affixed to the extension member at an off-center position relative to a center axis defined by the shaft. The actuator is configured to selectively operate the first and second probes to execute touch motions on the touch screen.

Abstract: A luminous keyboard includes a membrane wiring board, plural key structures, and plural light-emitting elements and plural light guide covers corresponding to the plural key structures. Each key structure includes a keycap and an elastic element. Each light guide cover is disposed under the corresponding keycap and surrounds the corresponding elastic element. Each light guide cover receives plural light beams from the corresponding light-emitting element. The plural light beams are guided to the corresponding keycap by the light guide cover and outputted from plural light-transmissible regions of the corresponding keycap. Consequently, the plural light-transmissible regions have uniform luminous efficacy.

Abstract: A waterproof apparatus for a terminal side key and a terminal are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a terminal shell (1) with a sidewall hole that is filled with a terminal side key (3), and a terminal side-key circuit board component (2) connected to a terminal mainboard (4), herein, the terminal side-key circuit board component (2) includes: a side-key circuit board (23), an arched metal film (22) fixedly connected to the side-key circuit board, and a circuit board waterproof ring (21) used for wrapping the side-key circuit board (23) and the arched metal film (22) as a whole, herein, the circuit board waterproof ring (21) wrapping the side-key circuit board (23) and the arched metal film (22) as a whole is combined with a sidewall of the terminal shell (1) in an interference-fitted manner.

Abstract: A waterproof key apparatus, as an electronic device, is provided. The waterproof key apparatus includes a main case, a key module attached to a side of the main case and comprises a key actuator, a window to which the key module is coupled, a universal serial bus (USB) coupling module and a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to an opposite side of the main case, with a dome sheet therebetween, a key bracket and an antenna cap coupled to the lower portion of the PCB, and a sealing part attached between the main case and the PCB to seal the rear surface of the PCB.

Abstract: A waterproof presskey structure includes a shell, a button or presskey, and an elastic element. The elastic element and the shell can be assembled together with gum, the presskey is movably assembled to the shell and matches with the elastic element. The elastic element comprises a tubular structure having an elastic wall. The elastic wall is arched, and the elastic wall projects out towards within the tubular structure. For the arched elastic wall stretches under pressure from the button or presskey, an assembly of the elastic element and other parts is not affected, the elastic element cannot be separated from the shell due to the gum failing, and water resistance between the presskey and the shell is increased.

Abstract: A waterproof button for an electronic device includes a button portion and a waterproof portion. The button portion includes an operating portion, a connecting portion, and a pressing portion. The waterproof portion includes a positioning portion, a sleeve, and a receiving portion. The positioning portion defines a through hole to allow the connecting portion to pass through. The sleeve is connected to the positioning portion to receive the connecting portion, the receiving portion is connected to the sleeve to receive the pressing portion. A surface of the positioning portion forms a fixing surface. When the waterproof button is mounted to the electronic device, the fixing surface is fixed to the electronic device. An electronic device using the waterproof button is also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to as battery box comprising a housing and a power supply component mounted within the housing. Through holes are provided respectively on both ends of the housing to lead a wire into the housing to connect with the power supply component. The power supply includes a circuit hoard and a battery. The housing includes an upper housing body and lower housing body which are detachably connected with each other. The upper housing body and the lower housing body could be engaged with each other to form a receiving cavity to receive the power supply component. A contact is provided on the circuit board to be in communication with the battery and correspondingly, a flexible sheet is provided on the upper housing body to press the contact. The present invention further relates to a necklace provided with the said battery box.

Abstract: In one example an electronic device comprises at least one electronic component and a body formed from a rigid material and comprising a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the body comprising at least one aperture extending between the first major surface and the second major surface and a cover formed from a semi-rigid material extending over the at least one aperture, wherein a portion of the cover extends through the aperture and is connected to the second major surface of the body. Other examples may be described.

Abstract: A power cable connector assembly includes: an electrical connector including an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and an outer case enclosing the insulative housing; a cable electrically connecting with the electrical connector, the cable including a number of core wires connected with corresponding contacts; and a sensor enclosed by the outer case, the sensor including a number of conductive wires connected with corresponding core wire; wherein the insulative housing defines a receiving cavity between two of the contacts, the sensor is inserted into the receiving cavity, and electrical transmission through said core wires is controlled by the sensor.

Abstract: A forehead support for a facial mask is adapted to be moveable between a first position with respect to a frame of the mask and a second position with respect to the frame. The forehead support includes a biasing mechanism that urges the forehead support in the second position. A method of positioning a forehead support with respect to a frame of a patient interface includes positioning the forehead support and patient interface assembly on a face; disengaging a forehead support locking mechanism; allowing the forehead support to move from a first position to a second position; and engaging a forehead support locking mechanism.

Abstract: A surrounding member with covering structure, an electronic device having the surrounding member, and a method of assembling a surrounding member are disclosed. A case of the electronic device includes a through hole. The surrounding member includes a first fastener, a second fastener, and a supporter. The first fastener passes through the through hole and is attached to the case. The second fastener and the supporter cover a lateral wall of the case. Therefore, the surrounding member can be assembled to the case even without using an adhesive and the surrounding member will not detach from the case easily. Moreover, because the surrounding member is attached to the case by passing through the though hole and cover the lateral wall of the case, the surrounding member is also adopt for an electronic device with narrow frame.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a refrigerator and a display unit of the refrigerator, in which a sealing member is disposed between a display installation part and a displaying part of a display unit, and thus moisture is prevented from penetrating into the display unit. The refrigerator includes a door assembly which opens and closes an opened front surface of a storage compartment and including an opening provided at a front surface thereof, and a display unit, wherein the display unit includes a display installation part that is inside the door assembly to correspond to the opening and at which a display is installed, a displaying part which is disposed at a front surface of the display installation part and exposed to an outside through the opening, and a sealing member which seals between the display installation part and the displaying part and prevents moisture from penetrating into the display unit.

Abstract: An electrosurgery handpiece/pencil with smoke evacuation having features that support use at high frequencies without insulation breakdown and that provides increased efficiency of smoke evacuation during cutting and/or coagulation. The electrosurgery handpiece/pencil with smoke evacuation includes a circuit board contained within a heat shrinkable plastic sleeve that is seated on a planar platform.

Abstract: An operation member includes a body having an operating end and a coupling end, and a skirt member. The skirt member is arranged at the coupling end. The skirt member includes a base plate outwardly extending from the coupling end, a wall extending from the base plate, and a groove defined between the outer surface of the wall and the body. The electronic device includes a casing, an operation member, and a circuit module. The casing has portions defining an opening. The circuit module has a circuit board including a controller disposed thereon. The above-mentioned operation member is sleeved onto the controller and passes through the opening. The outer surface of the operation member and the opening define a gap therebetween. The groove is correspondingly arranged proximate to the gap to gather small particles entering the gap.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a home appliance having a front surface panel provided with penetrating holes formed thereto as to have light penetrated therethrough, a door having a rear surface panel, and a display unit provided inside the door and configured to display operation information through the penetrating holes of the front surface panel. The display unit includes a printed circuit board provided with at least one light emitting element, a guide member configured to guide light radiated from the at least one light emitting element, a display film having penetration portions corresponding with the penetrating holes of the front surface panel, and attached to the guide member, and a cover member provided at the guide member so as to prevent moisture from penetrating at the printed circuit board, and thus the exterior appearance of the door may be improved.

Abstract: A trigger switch has a case member, a cover member, and an operation member configured to be used to carry out an operation. The case member and the cover member are combined with each other to form a waterproof case. When the operation member is operated, the operation member is displaced inward of the waterproof case. An internal pressure of the waterproof case changes in accordance with displacement of the operation member. The case member has a case base that is made from an inelastic body. The case base does not deform in accordance with a change in internal pressure of the waterproof case. The case base has at least one hole part. The case member has at least one deformation section that seals the at least one hole part. The deformation section is made from an elastic body.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein are directed to a switch for use in an electronic device. The switching assembly may include an elastically deformable actuator having a conductive inner surface and a cosmetic outer surface. The actuator may be disposed on an exterior surface of an enclosure that houses an electric circuit board of the electronic device. The enclosure may have one or more openings for providing an electrical connection between the actuator and the enclosed circuit of the electronic device. When the actuator is pressed, an electrical circuit may be closed and electric current may flow through the conductive inner surface of the actuator. The actuator may be combined with a perimeter element for snapping on and off the enclosure.

Abstract: A motor drive comprises a power sub-assembly and a control sub-assembly. The control sub-assembly includes components that may be accessed within the sub-assembly housing during installation and maintenance of the drive. A main circuit board is configured to define a high voltage region and a low voltage region. The high voltage region is isolated by an interior barrier of the housing so that the components can be conveniently accessed. An operator interface is provided in the control sub-assembly. An interface circuit board is also isolated by the barrier. Desired spacing between the interface circuit board and a surface of the interface is provided by integrally molded spring structures and plungers that interface with underlying switches.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a frame forming an edge portion of a plate-like housing; a groove defining a hollow, along an edge of the housing, in the frame; and a reinforcement disposed in the frame and made of a platable resin with which the groove is filled.

Abstract: A push button encoder comprises a push button, a base that supports the push button, and a printed circuit board. Pushing the push button engages the printed circuit board and thereby causes the printed circuit board to output an electrical signal. A spring resiliently supports the printed circuit board with respect to the base such that the printed circuit board is movable with respect to the base when the push button is pushed.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing; an input button inserted into a button hole formed at the housing and disposed to allow a state change, a dome switch having a dome part and disposed to be spaced apart from the input button, a flexible member interposed between the input button and the dome switch and disposed to be pressed in a direction of the dome part by a state change of the input button, and a rigid member interposed between the dome part and the flexible member to deliver the state change of the input button delivered through the flexible member to the dome part.

Abstract: Methods, systems, or apparatuses for impeding the entrance of foreign contaminates into a housing of a gaming machine may include a gaming controller, a panel, and an input device mounted to the panel. The input device may include a housing. The housing of the input device may include a first section, a second section, and a member moveable with respect to the first and the second sections, wherein the moveable member is configured to be actuated by a player to provide input to the gaming controller; and a membrane disposed between the first section and the panel, wherein the membrane impedes the entrance of foreign contaminates into the housing.

Abstract: A seal integrated into a groove of a button. The seal includes a cross-section with a peak surrounded by a valley on each side of the peak. The valleys both extend below the outer surface of the midsection of the button and the peak extends above the outer surface. This structure allows for easier compression of the seal while performing the sealing function.

Abstract: Several mechanical features of an electronic device are provided. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a bezel coupled to a housing. The bezel may include one or more snaps extending into the electronic device which may be operative to engage a cantilever spring extending from the inner surface of the housing. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a window that is formed by coupling an outer layer to an inner layer that is larger than the outer layer. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a chassis for supporting the window. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a grounding clip for simultaneously grounding the bezel, the housing and a circuit board. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a switch that includes a button molded into a base using a double shot process. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a switch supporting bracket that includes a slot operative to receive a pin of the bezel.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing having first and second cover bodies covering opposite first and second ends thereof, and a switch device including a support member, and a switch assembly mounted on and slidable relative to the support member and having first and second contact points. When one of the first and second cover bodies covers one of the ends of the housing and pushes one of the first and second contact points with the other one of the first and second contact points being unblocked, the switch assembly is placed in an OFF state. When the first and second cover bodies cover the ends of the housing and push the first and second contact points toward each other, the switch assembly is switched from the OFF state to an ON state.

Abstract: An engine start switch includes, a case member which includes a tubular support portion having an opening portion formed on the front side, a slide member which is slidably supported in a front-rear direction in the inner portion of the tubular support portion, an operation member which is connected to the front side of the slide member, and is movably supported in the front-rear direction in front of the tubular support portion, an annular coil antenna configured to radiate a radio wave signal forward, a wiring substrate which is electrically connected to the coil antenna, and detection means for detecting a rearward movement of the operation member. The coil antenna is attached to the front side of the wiring substrate to configure an antenna substrate assembly, and the antenna substrate assembly is attached to the case member to be positioned between the slide member and the operation member.

Abstract: A sealed physical button for use with a portable electronic device that effectively presents ingress of liquids. Embodiments include a button cap having flange portions that interlock with complementary flanges from a button retainer. The button cap may also include a downward oriented central post, proportioned and oriented to interface with the top surface of a button attached to a bracket. The button retainer may include an aperture sized and positioned to receive the central post of the button cap. The button retainer may rest on a shelf within the electronic device housing such that the shelf interposes the bracket and the retainer to form a rigid seal.

Abstract: A fitness watch case (502) is disclosed comprising a display housing (504) that houses a display for displaying information to a user; and a user interface (506) having touch-sensitive input means for controlling the watch. The user interface (506) is spaced apart from the display housing (504), thereby enabling the user to operate the user interface using only a single finger. The watch case (502) is insertable into a strap (508) to form a fitness watch (500) that can be worn on the wrist of the user.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: an enclosure that has an opening formed therein; a switch disposed in the enclosure opposite the opening; a key top member disposed inside the opening; and a water sealing member that has a wall part which extends such that a height direction of the wall part coincides with an opening direction of the opening and which seals an inner surface of the opening, an arm part which extends from the wall part to the inner side of the opening and supports the key top member, and a wall part reinforcer provided in the wall part.