Waterproof sealing structure and method for reinforced notebook computer

Abstract

The invention provides a waterproof sealing structure and method for a reinforced notebook computer, and belongs to the technical field of waterproof sealing of the reinforced notebook computer. The method comprises the steps that when a fastening piece is used for connecting a machine shell and a hinge joint, the surface of the thread part of the fastening piece is coated with first sealant, and the first sealant is sealed; fastening pieces are arranged in the bolt holes of the hinge joint and the machine shell, and sealing in the seam is completed; after the fastener is installed in place, the joint of the head of the fastener and the hinge joint is coated with second sealant, and sealing outside the joint is completed; the waterproof sealing mode of sealing the reinforced notebook computer inside / outside the seam is adopted, the sealing effect is better, and compared with the weight of the reinforced notebook computer, the weight increase caused by the sealing mode inside / outside the seam can be neglected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of waterproof sealing design for strengthening a notebook computer, and in particular relates to a waterproof sealing structure and method for strengthening a notebook computer. Background Art

[0002] As a common electronic product in modern society, laptop computers are used in all aspects of people's daily work and study. Laptop computers are mainly composed of a shell and various components. Among them, various components that are the main components of the computer (such as CPU, memory stick, motherboard, battery, connecting cables, etc.) are all installed in the shell. In order to prevent the laptop from being damaged during use, especially to prevent dust and water stains from damaging the electronic components, some dust-proof and waterproof designs are carried out in the design and manufacturing. These protection types are designed according to the preset use environment of the laptop. For example, the use environment of ordinary laptops is generally indoors, so the requirements for waterproof sealing are not high. For example, rubber strips are used to seal the seams of the shell, which can have a certain dust-proof function, but the waterproof function is weak. There are no special waterproof sealing protection requirements at the screw joints, peripheral interfaces, indicator light boards and other parts.

[0003] A certain type of aviation product is equipped with a reinforced laptop computer. The use environment is relatively complex and requires normal use in the field under certain rainy and snowy weather conditions. In order to prevent rainwater from entering the case through the case seams and other parts under severe weather conditions and causing damage to the internal electronic components, the waterproof requirements for the case seams, screw connections and other parts are very high. In order to meet the special waterproof requirements of the reinforced laptop, a special waterproof design is required. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the problem that the existing reinforced laptop computer cannot effectively seal against water, resulting in water entering the casing, the present invention provides a reinforced laptop computer waterproof sealing structure and method, which is used to reinforce the waterproof sealing inside / outside the seam of the laptop computer. The technical solution is as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect, a method for reinforcing the waterproof seal of a laptop computer is provided, the method comprising:

[0006] When the fastener is used to connect the housing and the hinged joint, the first sealant is applied to the surface of the threaded portion of the fastener, and then the fastener is installed into the bolt holes of the hinged joint and the housing to complete the sealing of the seam;

[0007] After the fastener is installed in place, apply the second sealant to the joint between the head of the fastener and the hinged joint to complete the outer sealing of the seam.

[0008] Furthermore, before applying the first sealant on the surface of the threaded portion of the fastener, the method further comprises:

[0009] Place the sealing ring into the connecting hole of the hinged joint.

[0010] Furthermore, the method further comprises:

[0011] Apply the third sealant on the joint surface between the casing and the bottom plate to complete the sealing inside the seam;

[0012] Apply the fourth sealant on the joint to complete the outer sealing of the joint.

[0013] Furthermore, the method further comprises:

[0014] Before installing the external joint, apply the fifth sealant on the joint surface with the casing, and then install it to complete the sealing of the seam;

[0015] Apply the sixth sealant at the joint to complete the outer sealing of the joint and meet the waterproof requirements at the peripheral interface.

[0016] In a second aspect, a reinforced notebook computer waterproof sealing structure is provided, which is formed by using any of the methods for reinforcing the notebook computer waterproof sealing according to the first aspect, comprising:

[0017] chassis,

[0018] The hinged joint connected to the casing by fasteners,

[0019] The first sealant applied to the surface of the threaded portion of the fastener,

[0020] The second sealant is applied to the joint between the head of the fastener and the hinge joint.

[0021] Furthermore, the structure also includes:

[0022] A sealing ring located in the connection hole of the hinged joint.

[0023] Furthermore, the structure also includes:

[0024] Bottom plate,

[0025] The third sealant applied to the interface between the housing and the base plate,

[0026] The fourth sealant is applied to the joint between the casing and the bottom plate.

[0027] Furthermore, the structure also includes:

[0028] Peripheral connector,

[0029] The fifth sealant applied to the interface between the external connector and the housing;

[0030] The sixth sealant is applied to the joint between the external device connector and the housing.

[0031] The beneficial effects of the present invention are at least:

[0032] (1) In view of the fact that laptops are special-purpose devices with a single function, unnecessary interfaces of ordinary laptops are eliminated, redundant functions are reduced, and the equipment is made more professional.

[0033] (2) The present invention adopts the form of reinforcing the waterproof sealing of the laptop computer by sealing inside the seam / outside the seam, which has a better sealing effect. Compared with the weight of the reinforced notebook computer itself, the weight increase caused by adopting the method of sealing inside the seam / outside the seam can be ignored. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the seal inside the seam where the casing and the hinge joint are connected by screws;

[0035] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the outer sealing of the seam where the casing and the hinge joint are connected by screws;

[0036] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the outer seal of the seam where the casing and the bottom plate meet;

[0037] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the seal inside the seam where the casing and the bottom plate meet;

[0038] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the inside / outside seam sealing type at the interface between the casing and the peripherals. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0040] The features and illustrative embodiments of various aspects of the present invention will be described in detail below. In the detailed description below, many specific details are proposed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the present invention. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented without the need for some of these specific details. The following description of the embodiments is only to provide a better understanding of the present invention by illustrating examples of the present invention. The present invention is by no means limited to any specific settings and methods proposed below, but covers any improvements, replacements and modifications of structures, methods, devices without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings and the following description, known structures and technologies are not shown to avoid unnecessary ambiguity in the present invention.

[0041] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other, and the embodiments can refer to and quote each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0042] The present invention is further described in detail below through specific implementation modes and drawings.

[0043] The present invention is realized by the following technical scheme: A method for reinforcing the waterproof sealing inside and outside the seams of a notebook Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The basic principle is to apply sealant between the joint between the housing and the bottom plate and on the joint surface to seal the inside / outside of the joint, to apply sealant to the screw holes and screw heads of the housing and hinge joints to seal the inside / outside of the joint, and to apply sealant to the joint between the external joint and the housing and the mounting hole to seal the inside / outside of the joint. Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The present invention is further described in detail with specific embodiments:

[0044] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for reinforcing the waterproof seal of a notebook computer, the method comprising:

[0045] Step 1: When using the screw 1 to connect the housing 5 and the hinge 4, first place the sealing ring 3 into the connection hole of the hinge 4, then apply the first sealant 2 on the surface of the threaded part of the screw 1, and then install the screw 1 into the bolt hole of the hinge 4 and the housing 5 to complete the sealing of the seam;

[0046] Step 2: After the screw 1 is installed in place, apply the second sealant 6 to the joint between the head of the screw 1 and the hinge 4 to complete the outer sealing of the joint.

[0047] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for strengthening the waterproof seal of a notebook computer, which may include the following steps:

[0048] (1) At the shell joint, apply inner joint sealant on the overlapping or butting surface of the panel and chassis separation surface, and apply outer joint sealant on the outer surface of the joint.

[0049] (2) A sealing rubber ring + a sealant inside / outside the seam is used to seal the screw connection. Specifically, a U-shaped groove is designed at the screw connection hole of the screw connection part of the shell to place the sealing ring and press it under the screw head. Before installing the screw, apply sealant to the threaded part of the screw (for sealing inside the seam) and then install it. After the screw is installed in place, apply sealant around the screw head for sealing outside the seam.

[0050] (3) At the interface of the external device, apply the inner sealant to the joint between the external connector and the inner surface of the casing, and fill the gap between the external connector and the opening of the casing with the outer sealant.

[0051] Specifically, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 , (1) When using screw 1 to connect housing 5 and hinge 4, first put sealing ring 3 into the connection hole of hinge 4, then apply sealant 2 on the surface of the threaded part of screw 1, and then install screw 1 into the bolt hole of hinge 4 and housing 5 to complete the internal sealing of the seam. After screw 1 is installed in place, apply sealant 6 on the seam between the head of screw 1 and hinge 4 to complete the external sealing of the seam.

[0052] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 (2) Apply sealant 8 to the joint surface of the casing 5 and the bottom plate 7 to complete the inner sealing of the seam, and then apply sealant 9 to the joint surface to complete the outer sealing of the seam.

[0053] See also Figure 5 (3) Before installing the external connector 13, apply sealant 11 to the interface between the connector and the housing 5, and then install the connector to complete the internal sealing of the seam; then apply sealant 12 to the seam to complete the external sealing of the seam to meet the waterproof requirements of the external connector.

[0054] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 An embodiment of the present invention further provides a reinforced notebook computer waterproof sealing structure formed by the method for reinforcing the notebook computer waterproof sealing provided by the present invention, comprising:

[0055] Case 5,

[0056] The hinged joint 4 is connected to the housing 5 by screws 1,

[0057] The first sealant 2 is coated on the surface of the threaded portion of the screw 1.

[0058] The second sealant 6 is applied to the joint between the head of the screw 1 and the hinged joint 4 .

[0059] The structure also includes:

[0060] The sealing ring 3 is located in the connecting hole of the hinged head 4.

[0061] In one embodiment, see Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the structure further comprises:

[0062] Bottom plate 7,

[0063] The third sealant 8 is applied to the interface between the housing 5 and the bottom plate 7.

[0064] A fourth sealant 9 is applied to the joint between the housing 5 and the bottom plate 7 .

[0065] See also Figure 5 , peripheral connector 13,

[0066] A fifth sealant 11 coated on the interface between the external connector 13 and the housing 5;

[0067] A sixth sealant 12 is applied to the seam between the external connector 13 and the housing 5 .

[0068] The above only expresses the implementation mode of the present invention, and its description is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this field, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, the parts not detailed in the present invention are all conventional technologies.

Claims

1. A method for reinforcing the waterproof seal of a notebook computer, characterized in that: The method comprises: When the fastener is used to connect the housing and the hinged joint, the first sealant is applied to the surface of the threaded portion of the fastener, and then the fastener is installed into the bolt holes of the hinged joint and the housing to complete the sealing of the seam; After the fastener is installed in place, apply the second sealant to the joint between the head of the fastener and the hinged joint to complete the outer sealing of the seam.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Before applying the first sealant to the surface of the threaded portion of the fastener, the method further comprises: Place the sealing ring into the connecting hole of the hinged joint.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: Apply the third sealant on the joint surface between the casing and the bottom plate to complete the sealing inside the seam; Apply the fourth sealant on the joint to complete the outer sealing of the joint.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises: before installing the external device connector, applying a fifth sealant on the interface between the external device connector and the housing, and then installing the external device connector to complete the sealing of the internal seam; Apply the sixth sealant at the joint to complete the outer sealing of the joint and meet the waterproof requirements at the peripheral interface.

5. A reinforced notebook computer waterproof sealing structure formed by the method for reinforcing the notebook computer waterproof sealing according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: include: chassis, The hinged joint connected to the casing by fasteners, The first sealant applied to the surface of the threaded portion of the fastener, The second sealant is applied to the joint between the head of the fastener and the hinge joint.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The structure also includes: A sealing ring located in the connection hole of the hinged joint.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The structure also includes: Bottom plate, The third sealant applied to the interface between the housing and the base plate, The fourth sealant is applied to the joint between the casing and the bottom plate.

8. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The structure also includes: Peripheral connector, The fifth sealant applied to the interface between the external connector and the housing; The sixth sealant is applied to the joint between the external device connector and the housing.

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