JP2012205254A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flexible cable electrically connecting two housings, having waterproof functions and relatively sliding, with each other, and to provide an electronic apparatus using the flexible cable.SOLUTION: When a flexible cable 40 is inserted into an insertion hole 26 provided on a wall part 24 of a housing 20 to be pulled back, protruding parts 42, protruding outward in the width direction from a body 41 of the flexible cable 40, are engaged with a pair of engagement parts 28 provided on an inner surface 241 of the wall part 24. This structure easily positions the flexible cable 40 at a predetermined position, determines the orientation, and ensures to prevent falling.

Description

  The present invention relates to a flexible cable suitable for electrically connecting two casings having a waterproof function and an electronic device using the flexible cable.

Conventionally, in an electronic device such as a mobile phone device with a waterproof function having two housings, a flexible cable is used to electrically connect it while being waterproof (for example, Patent Document 1).
As shown in FIG. 12, the upper housing 100 of the foldable mobile phone device includes a lower housing 101 and an upper housing 102. The lower housing 101 and the upper housing 102 are connected to each other with a waterproof property by a first waterproof double-sided tape 103, a second waterproof double-sided tape 104, and a waterproof sheet 108.
The lower housing 101 is provided with a hinge portion 105, and connects a lower housing (not shown) so that it can be opened and closed. A circuit board 106 is accommodated in the lower housing 101. The circuit board 106 has a pair of connectors 107 and 107.
The flexible cable 109 that electrically connects the upper housing 100 and the lower housing (not shown) is provided with a pair of terminal portions 110 and is connected to the connector 107 of the circuit board 106.

When assembling such an upper casing 100, first, the circuit board 106 is housed and fixed in the lower housing 101. Next, the first waterproof double-sided tape 103 is attached to the upper surface of the lower housing 101, and the flexible cable 109 is attached on the first waterproof double-sided tape 103. Then, the terminal portion 110 of the flexible cable 109 is connected to the connector 107 of the circuit board 106.
Next, the second waterproof double-sided tape 104 is pasted on the flexible cable 109 and the first waterproof double-sided tape 103, and the flexible cable 109 is attached to the first waterproof double-sided tape 103 and the second waterproof double-sided tape. After being sandwiched by 104, a waterproof sheet 108 is further affixed onto the second waterproof double-sided tape 104. Then, the upper housing 102 is connected on the second waterproof double-sided tape 104.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2009-188488 (FIG. 3)

  However, the electronic device described in Patent Document 1 described above is an apparatus in which a casing as an upper casing is rotatably connected, and the connection of the flexible cable 109 described above is performed between the upper casing and the lower casing. There is a problem that it is not suitable for electronic devices that slide relatively.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and provides a flexible cable that can electrically connect two casings that have a waterproof function and slide relative to each other, and an electronic device using the flexible cable. With the goal.

The flexible cable of the present invention includes a main body having a predetermined width dimension, and a protrusion provided at an edge portion along the longitudinal direction of the main body and protruding along the width direction of the main body. It is.
In the flexible cable of the present invention, the protruding portion is bent in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the main body.

  Further, the electronic device of the present invention is inserted into the housing, the insertion hole provided in the wall portion of the housing, and the insertion hole from the outside to the inside of the housing, and the predetermined width dimension is continuous. And a flexible cable having a protruding portion protruding in a direction away from each other along the width direction of the main body, and a pair of locking portions provided on the inner surface of the wall portion. The part is locked.

  Moreover, the electronic device of this invention is provided with the 1st double-sided tape between the back surface in the said main body of the said flexible cable, and the said inner surface of the said wall part.

  In the electronic device of the present invention, the first double-sided tape has a frame shape that surrounds the insertion hole and the locking portions, a lid that covers the insertion holes and the locking portions, and the flexible cable. And a second double-sided tape interposed between the surface of the main body and the lid portion.

  In the electronic device according to the aspect of the invention, the insertion hole includes a substantially band-shaped first insertion hole and a second insertion hole that are continuous with each other, and the first insertion hole includes the width dimension of the main body and the protrusions. A second longitudinal dimension having a first longitudinal dimension larger than a combined dimension of the projecting dimensions, wherein the second insertion hole is larger than a width dimension of the main body and smaller than the first longitudinal dimension. It is what has.

  Furthermore, the electronic device according to the present invention has a substantially L shape in which each of the protrusions is bent toward the starting point side in the insertion direction of the flexible cable.

  In the present invention, when the flexible cable is inserted into an insertion hole provided in the wall portion of the housing and pulled back, a pair of protrusions protruding outward in the width direction from the main body of the flexible cable are provided on the inner surface of the wall portion. Locked to the locking portion. As a result, it is possible to provide a flexible cable having an effect that the flexible cable can be easily positioned and directed at a predetermined position and can be reliably prevented from falling off, and an electronic apparatus using the flexible cable.

(A) is the perspective view which looked at the electronic device of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention from the front side, (B) is the perspective view seen from the back side 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Top view of protrusion of insertion hole and flexible cable (A) thru | or (C) is process drawing which inserts a flexible cable in an insertion hole (A) is a top view which shows the state which affixes a 2nd double-sided tape to the flexible cable inserted in the insertion hole, (B) is sectional drawing which shows the state which attached the cover part on the 2nd double-sided tape. The top view of the flexible cable and electronic device of 2nd Embodiment which concern on this invention (A) thru | or (C) is process drawing which penetrates the flexible cable of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention to an insertion hole. (A) It is a top view which shows the state which penetrates the flexible cable of 3rd Embodiment which concerns on this invention to an electronic device, (B) is a top view which shows the state by which the flexible cable was latched by the penetration hole (A) It is a top view which shows the state which penetrates the flexible cable of 4th Embodiment which concerns on this invention to an electronic device, (B) is a top view which shows the state by which the flexible cable was latched by the penetration hole (A) And (B) is a top view which shows the modification of a protrusion part (A) And (B) is a top view which shows the modification of an insertion hole, (C) is a perspective view which shows the modification of a latching | locking part. An exploded perspective view of a conventional electronic device

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a flexible cable according to a first embodiment of the present invention and an electronic device using the flexible cable will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is, for example, a portable terminal having an upper housing 11 and a lower housing 20 having a waterproof function. The upper housing 11 and the lower housing 20 are coupled so as to be relatively slidable, and are electrically connected by a flexible cable 40.
In the following description, the flexible cable 40 and the lower casing 20 side that is one casing to which the flexible cable 40 is connected will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower housing 20 includes a case 21 that is a rectangular box-shaped member whose upper side (upper side in FIG. 2) is open (opening 211), and a cover 22 that seals the opening 211 of the case 21. And formed into a rectangular box shape having a waterproof function.
The case 21 includes a rectangular plate-like base plate 24 that is a wall portion, and a vertical wall 25 that is erected along the outer peripheral edge of the base plate 24, and the upper end of the vertical wall 25 is an opening 211.
A circuit board 23 is accommodated inside the case 21 and fixed to the inner surface 241 of the base plate 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the flexible cable 40 includes a main body 41 having a predetermined width dimension that is long and continuous in the longitudinal direction, and an edge 411 along the longitudinal direction in the vicinity of the distal end portion of the main body 41. It has a pair of protrusion parts 42 and 42 which protrude to the left-right outer side along the width direction of 41. As shown in FIG. A socket 43 for connecting to the circuit board 23 is attached to the tip of the flexible cable 40.

As shown in FIG. 3, the protrusion 42 has a base 421 that extends continuously outward from the edge 411 of the main body 41 in the width direction of the main body 41, and a starting point in the insertion direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the main body 41 from the tip of the base 421. It has a protrusion 422 that bends to the side (hereinafter referred to as “anti-insertion direction”). Therefore, the protrusion part 42 exhibits the L-shape bent in the anti-insertion direction as a whole.
Here, the width dimension of the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40 is F1, and the projecting dimension of the projecting portion 42 is F2. Therefore, the total width F0, which is the combined dimension, is F0 = F1 + 2 × F2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the base plate 24 is provided with an insertion hole 26 for drawing the flexible cable 40 into the inside of the lower housing 20 from the outside (the lower side in FIG. 2) of the base plate 24.
A rectangular double-sided first double-sided tape 27 is attached around the insertion hole 26 in the inner surface 241 of the base plate 24. The first double-sided tape 27 has a rectangular opening 271 inside, and the insertion hole 26 is accommodated in the opening 271.

As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion hole 26 is continuous with the first insertion hole 261 having a substantially strip shape having a long longitudinal dimension (first longitudinal dimension) L1 orthogonal to the insertion direction, and the first insertion hole 261. The second insertion hole 262 has a small longitudinal dimension (second longitudinal dimension) L2.
The first insertion hole 261 is provided on the base plate 24 on the end side in the insertion direction (hereinafter referred to as “insertion direction”), and the second insertion hole 262 continues to the anti-insertion direction side of the first insertion hole 261. Therefore, the insertion hole 26 exhibits a convex shape protruding in the anti-insertion direction as a whole.

  The longitudinal dimension L1 of the first insertion hole 261 is larger than the full width F0, which is the outer width dimension of both projecting portions 42 of the flexible cable 40, so that the flexible cable 40 can be inserted. On the other hand, the longitudinal dimension L2 of the second insertion hole 262 is slightly larger than the width dimension F1 of the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40, and the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40 can be inserted, but the protruding portion 42 cannot be inserted. It has become.

  In order to attach the flexible cable 40 to the lower housing 20, first, as shown in FIG. 4A, the tip of the flexible cable 40 is inserted into the insertion hole 26 of the base plate 24 from the outside (lower side) of the lower housing 20. Insert (see arrow A). At this time, the protruding portion 42 of the flexible cable 40 can be inserted by inserting the flexible cable 40 through the first insertion hole 261.

When the protrusion 42 passes through the insertion hole 26, the flexible cable 40 is pulled back in the anti-insertion direction as shown in FIG. 4B (see arrow B). At this time, the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40 is pulled back along the second insertion hole 262.
As shown in FIG. 4C, since the protruding portion 42 cannot pass through the second insertion hole 262, the locking portion 28, which is a corner portion between the first insertion hole 261 and the second insertion hole 262, The protrusion 422 is locked. In this state, the flexible cable 40 is pressed against the first double-sided tape 27 to fix the back surface 412 (see FIG. 2) of the main body 41 to the first double-sided tape 27 (hatched portion in FIG. 4C).

Next, as shown in FIG. 5A, the second double-sided tape 29 is attached so as to overlap the first double-sided tape 27 from the surface 413 (see FIG. 2) side of the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40. The first double-sided tape 27 and the second double-sided tape 29 can be the same, but when the flexible cable 40 is sandwiched between the first double-sided tape 27 and the second double-sided tape 29, no gap is formed. It shall be deformable.
Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), a lid 31 is stuck on the second double-sided tape 29 to seal the insertion hole 26.

  As described above, according to the flexible cable 40 of the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the protruding portion 42 that protrudes outward in the width direction is provided from the longitudinal edge 411 of the main body 41 that is continuous with a predetermined width. And since this protrusion part 42 is bent in the direction parallel to a longitudinal direction, the protrusion part 42 is easily latched and the flexible cable 40 can be positioned and drop-off can be prevented.

Further, according to the electronic apparatus 10 of the first embodiment of the present invention, when the flexible cable 40 is inserted into the insertion hole 26 provided in the base plate 24 of the lower housing 20 and pulled back, the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40 is removed. The protruding portion 42 protruding outward in the width direction is locked to a pair of locking portions 28, 28 provided on the inner surface of the base plate 24.
Thereby, positioning and directionality of the flexible cable 40 to a predetermined position can be determined easily, and dropout can be reliably prevented.

  Moreover, since the 1st double-sided tape 27 was provided between the back surface 412 of the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40, and the inner surface 241 of the base plate 24, the flexible cable 40 can be fixed to the base plate 24 and drop-off can be prevented.

Further, the frame-shaped first double-sided tape 27 that fixes the flexible cable 40 to the inner surface 241 of the base plate 24 accommodates the insertion hole 26 and each locking portion 28 therein. Moreover, the cover part 31 which covers the insertion hole 26 and the latching | locking part 28 is provided, and a cover part is attached via the 2nd double-sided tape 29 affixed on the surface 413 of the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40. FIG.
Thereby, the cover part 31 can be attached to the base plate 24, and the waterproofness of the insertion hole 26 can be secured by the cooperation of the first double-sided tape 27, the second double-sided tape 29 and the cover part 31.

The insertion hole 26 through which the flexible cable 40 is inserted has a first insertion hole 261 and a second insertion hole 262 continuous with the first insertion hole 261. The first insertion hole 261 has a first longitudinal dimension L1 that is larger than the entire width F0 of the main body 41 and the protrusion 42 of the flexible cable 40, and the second insertion hole 262 is larger than the width dimension F1 of the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40. And a second longitudinal dimension L2 that is smaller than the first longitudinal dimension L1.
For this reason, the flexible cable 40 is inserted through the first insertion hole 261 and then pulled back along the second insertion hole 262. Since the protruding portion 42 of the flexible cable 40 cannot pass through the second insertion hole 262, the protruding portion 42 of the flexible cable 40 is locked and positioned by the locking portion 28, and can be prevented from falling off.

  Since the protruding portion 42 of the flexible cable 40 has a substantially L shape that bends toward the side opposite to the insertion direction of the flexible cable 40, the protruding portion 42 can be easily and reliably locked.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, the flexible cable of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and an electronic device using the same are shown in FIG.
In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the site | part which is common in the flexible cable 40 concerning 1st Embodiment mentioned above, and the electronic device 10 using the same, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the flexible cable 40B according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the protrusion 42B has a triangular shape, has an inclined surface 423 on the insertion direction side, and the insertion direction on the opposite insertion direction side. It has a locking surface 424 orthogonal to.
In the electronic apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the insertion hole 26B is a single rectangular opening. The length L3 orthogonal to the insertion direction of the insertion hole 26B is larger than the width F1 of the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40B and smaller than the entire width F0 including the protruding portion 42B.
In addition, the 1st double-sided tape 27 provided in the outer side of the insertion hole 26B is the same as 1st Embodiment.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the flexible cable 40B is pulled in the insertion direction (arrow A direction) and inserted through the insertion hole 26B, the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40B can pass through the insertion hole 26B. is there. On the other hand, the protruding portion 42B cannot pass through the insertion hole 26B as it is, but the inclined surface 423 abuts on the insertion hole 26B and is deformed inward, so that it can pass through the insertion hole 26B.
After the protrusion 42B passes through the insertion hole 26B, the protrusion 42B returns to its original position and protrudes outside the insertion hole 26B, as shown in FIG. 7B. When the flexible cable 40B is pulled back in the anti-insertion direction (arrow B direction) in this state, the main body 41 is pulled back along the second insertion hole 262 as shown in FIG. It is locked outside 26B.

As described above, according to the flexible cable 40B of the second embodiment and the electronic device 10B using the flexible cable 40B according to the present invention described above, the same functions and effects as the flexible cable 40 of the first embodiment and the electronic device 10 using the flexible cable 40 are used. Can be obtained.
Furthermore, since the shape of the insertion hole 26B and the protrusion 42B of the flexible cable 40B is simple, it can be easily manufactured.

(Third embodiment)
Next, the flexible cable of 3rd Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and an electronic device using the same are shown in FIG.
In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the site | part which is common in the flexible cables 40 and 40B concerning the 1st Embodiment mentioned above and 2nd Embodiment, and the electronic devices 10 and 10B using the same, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. And

As shown in FIG. 8, the flexible cable 40 of 3rd Embodiment which concerns on this invention is the same as the flexible cable 40 of 1st Embodiment.
In the electronic device 10C according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the insertion hole 26C is a single trapezoidal opening. 26 C of insertion holes have the long side 263 longer than full width F0 (refer FIG. 3) including the protrusion part 42 of the flexible cable 40 in the insertion direction (arrow A direction) side. Further, on the side opposite to the insertion direction (arrow B direction), there is a short side 264 that is longer than the width F1 of the main body 41 but shorter than the full width F0. Therefore, the hypotenuse 265 is inclined so as to expand outward in the insertion direction.
The first double-sided tape 27 provided outside the insertion hole 26C is the same as that in the first embodiment.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the flexible cable 40 is pulled in the insertion direction (arrow A direction) and inserted through the insertion hole 26C, the main body 41 and the protruding portion 42 of the flexible cable 40 are inserted into the insertion hole 26C. It passes the long side 263 side.
When the flexible cable 40 is pulled back in the anti-insertion direction (arrow B direction) after the protruding portion 42 has passed through the insertion hole 26C, the flexible cable 40 is pulled back along the short side 264 side of the insertion hole 26C. For this reason, as shown to FIG. 8 (B), the protrusion part 42 is latched by the slope 265 of 26 C of insertion holes.

As described above, according to the flexible cable 40 of the third embodiment and the electronic device 10C using the same according to the present invention described above, the same functions and effects as the flexible cable 40 of the first embodiment and the electronic device 10 using the flexible cable 40 are used. Can be obtained.
Furthermore, since the shape of the insertion hole 26C is simple, it can be produced easily.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, the flexible cable of 4th Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and an electronic device using the same are shown in FIG.
In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the site | part which is common in the flexible cables 40 and 40B concerning the 1st Embodiment thru | or 3rd Embodiment mentioned above, and the electronic devices 10, 10B, and 10C using the same, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. I decided to.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the flexible cable 40 </ b> D according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the protrusion 42 </ b> D has a substantially L shape having an inclined surface 425.
In the electronic device 10D according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the insertion hole 26D is a single rectangular opening. The length orthogonal to the insertion direction of the insertion hole 26D is larger than the width F1 of the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40B and smaller than the entire width F0 including the protruding portion 42B. A pair of locking holes 266 and 266 are provided adjacent to the left and right outer sides of the insertion hole 26D. The locking hole 266 is provided at a size and a position where the protrusion 42D can be fitted and locked.
The first double-sided tape 27 provided outside the insertion hole 26D and the locking hole 266 is the same as that in the first embodiment.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the flexible cable 40D is pulled in the insertion direction (arrow A direction) and inserted through the insertion hole 26D, the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40D can pass through the insertion hole 26D. is there. On the other hand, the projecting portion 42D cannot pass through the insertion hole 26B as it is, but the inclined surface 425 abuts on the insertion hole 26D and is deformed inward (see arrow C in FIG. 9A), and thus passes through the insertion hole 26D. To do.
After the protrusion 42D passes through the insertion hole 26D, the protrusion 42D returns to the original position and protrudes outside the insertion hole 26D. When the flexible cable 40D is pulled back in the anti-insertion direction (arrow B direction) in this state, as shown in FIG. 9B, the projecting portion 42D is engaged with the engagement hole 266 outside the insertion hole 26D. Stopped.

As described above, according to the flexible cable 40D of the fourth embodiment and the electronic device 10D using the flexible cable 40D according to the present invention described above, the same functions and effects as the flexible cable 40 of the first embodiment and the electronic device 10 using the flexible cable 40 are used. Can be obtained.
Furthermore, since the protruding portion 42D is locked by the locking hole 266, the protruding portion 42D can be locked securely, and the flexible cable 40D can be prevented from falling off.

The flexible cables 40, 40B, 40D of the present invention and the electronic devices 10, 10B, 10C, 10D using the flexible cables 40, 40B, 40D are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and appropriate modifications, improvements, and the like are possible. is there.
For example, in addition to the shapes of the protrusions 42, 42B, and 42D shown in the above-described embodiments, a shape as shown in FIG. 10 can be adopted.
In the flexible cable 40E shown in FIG. 10A, the protruding portion 42E protrudes straight from the main body 41 to the outside.
Further, in the flexible cable 40F shown in FIG. 10B, the projecting portion 42F projects outward from the main body 41 and obliquely in the anti-insertion direction.

In addition to the shapes of the insertion holes 26, 26B, 26C, and 26D described above, a shape as shown in FIG. 11 can be employed.
The insertion hole 26E shown in FIG. 11 (A) has a locking portion 267 through which only the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40 can pass, and an insertion portion 268 through which the protrusion 42 can also pass. It is on the insertion direction side along the end.
Therefore, when inserting the flexible cable 40, the main body 41 is moved to the locking portion 267 side after the protruding portion 42 has passed through the wide insertion portion 268 (arrow A1 in FIG. 11A). (Arrow A2 in FIG. 11A). Then, the flexible cable 40 is pulled back in the anti-insertion direction and locked (arrow A3 in FIG. 11A).

In addition, the insertion hole 26F shown in FIG. 11 (B) includes a locking portion 321 through which only the main body 41 of the flexible cable 40 can pass, and an insertion portion 322 through which the protrusion 42 can also pass in a crank shape. Is provided. That is, the insertion portion 322 is provided on the insertion direction side of the locking portion 321 and is shifted in either the left or right direction.
Accordingly, when the flexible cable 40 is inserted, the insertion portion 322 is passed (arrow B1 in FIG. 11B), and after the protruding portion 42 passes, the main body 41 is moved in a crank shape (FIG. 11B). Middle arrow B2). Then, the flexible cable 40 is pulled back in the anti-insertion direction and locked to the locking portion 321 (arrow B3 in FIG. 11B).

Further, in the modification shown in FIG. 11C, a pair of locking portions 33, 33 protruding upward on the left and right outer sides of the insertion hole 26 are provided.
Even if comprised in this way, since the protrusion part 42 of the flexible cable 40 can be latched, the positioning of the flexible cable 40 and prevention of drop-out can be achieved.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the example in which the protrusions are provided on both sides of the flexible cable has been described. However, even if the protrusion 42 is provided on one side of the flexible cable 40, the same effect is obtained.
Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, although the protrusion part 42 showed the example provided in the both sides of the flexible cable 40 so that it might be line symmetrical, the position of the protrusion part of the both sides of the flexible cable 40 according to the shape of the insertion hole 26 was shown. Even if the position is slightly shifted, the same effect is obtained. Moreover, even if the protrusion part 42 is semicircle shape, it has the same effect. Moreover, even if the protrusion part 42 is convex shape, it has the same effect.

  As described above, when the flexible cable according to the present invention and the electronic device using the flexible cable are inserted into the insertion hole provided in the wall portion of the housing and pulled back, the flexible cable main body is moved outward in the width direction. The protruding part which protrudes is latched by a pair of latching | locking part provided in the inner surface of the wall part. As a result, the flexible cable can be easily positioned and oriented in a predetermined position, has the effect of reliably preventing the dropout, and is suitable for electrically connecting two waterproof housings. It is useful as a cable and an electronic device using the cable.

10, 10B, 10C, 10D Electronic equipment 20 Lower housing (housing)
24 Base plate (wall)
241 Inner surface 26, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E, 26F Insertion hole 261 First insertion hole 262 Second insertion hole 27 First double-sided tape 28 Locking portion 29 Second double-sided tape 31 Lid portion 40, 40B, 40D, 40E, 40F flexible cable 41 body 411 edge 412 back surface 413 surface 42, 42B, 42D, 42E, 42F protrusion F0 full width (total size)
F1 Width dimension of main body F2 Projection dimension of protrusion L1 First longitudinal dimension L2 Second longitudinal dimension

The present invention relates to an electronic device using a flexible cable suitable for electrically connecting two housings having a waterproof function.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device using a flexible cable that has a waterproof function and can electrically connect two casings that slide relative to each other. And

Further, the electronic device of the present invention is inserted into the housing, the insertion hole provided in the wall portion of the housing, and the insertion hole from the outside to the inside of the housing, and the predetermined width dimension is continuous. And a flexible cable having protrusions protruding in directions away from each other along the width direction of the main body, and a pair of locking portions formed by edges of the insertion holes. The part is locked.

In the present invention, when the flexible cable is inserted into an insertion hole provided in the wall portion of the housing and pulled back, a pair of protrusions protruding outward in the width direction from the main body of the flexible cable are provided on the inner surface of the wall portion. Locked to the locking portion. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an electronic device using the flexible cable that has an effect that the flexible cable can be easily positioned and determined in a predetermined position, and can be reliably prevented from falling off.

As described above, when the electronic device using the flexible cable according to the present invention is inserted into the insertion hole provided in the wall portion of the housing and pulled back, the electronic device protrudes outward in the width direction from the main body of the flexible cable. The protruding portion is locked to a pair of locking portions provided on the inner surface of the wall portion. Thus, it is possible to determine easily positioned and directions of the flexible cable at a predetermined position, has an effect of reliably prevented from falling, flexible and suitable for two housings with waterproof function to electrically connect It is useful as an electronic device using a cable .

Claims (7)

A main body having a predetermined width dimension;
A flexible cable comprising: a protrusion provided at an edge along the longitudinal direction of the main body and protruding along the width direction of the main body. The flexible cable according to claim 1,
The flexible cable in which the protrusion is bent in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the main body. A housing,
An insertion hole provided in the wall of the housing;
A flexible cable that is inserted from the outside of the housing into the insertion hole with respect to the insertion hole and has a predetermined width dimension, and a protruding portion that protrudes away from each other along the width direction of the body. And comprising
An electronic apparatus in which each of the protrusions is locked to a pair of locking portions provided on the inner surface of the wall. The electronic device according to claim 3,
The electronic device in which the 1st double-sided tape is provided between the back surface in the said main body of the said flexible cable, and the said inner surface of the said wall part. The electronic device according to claim 4,
The first double-sided tape has a frame shape surrounding the insertion hole and the locking portions,
A lid that covers the insertion hole and the locking portions;
An electronic apparatus comprising a second double-sided tape interposed between a surface of the main body of the flexible cable and the lid. The electronic device according to claim 3 or claim 4,
The insertion hole includes a substantially band-shaped first insertion hole and a second insertion hole that are continuous with each other,
The first insertion hole has a first longitudinal dimension larger than a combined dimension of the width dimension of the main body and the projecting dimension of each projecting portion;
The electronic device in which the second insertion hole has a second longitudinal dimension that is larger than the width dimension of the main body and smaller than the first longitudinal dimension. The electronic device according to any one of claims 3 to 6,
An electronic device having a substantially L shape in which each of the protrusions bends toward a starting point side in the insertion direction of the flexible cable.

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