Partitioned Cover Structure for Blocking Foreign Substance Ingress
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face challenges in preventing the ingress of foreign substances, which can compromise their performance and functionality in various environments.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates a frame with a partition wall and a cover plate, along with a support plate and a waterproof member to fill gaps, creating a protective structure that minimizes the entry of foreign substances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If gaps are left between the frame and cover plate for assembly ease, then ease of manufacture is improved, but foreign substance ingress increases
Solution Approach 1:
A waterproof member is introduced as an intermediary element between the frame and cover plate. This waterproof member fills the gaps that exist for assembly purposes while simultaneously preventing foreign substances from entering the device interior, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and protection against harmful factors.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the partition wall part is added to accommodate components, then device functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The partition wall part is merged with the frame structure, forming an integrated component rather than a separate element. This merging approach allows the frame to simultaneously serve as both the structural support and the partition wall for accommodating electronic components, thereby improving component accommodation capability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the waterproof member is added to seal gaps, then protection against foreign substances is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The waterproof member is designed as a flexible element that can be easily positioned between the frame and cover plate. This flexible shell approach provides effective sealing against foreign substances while maintaining relatively simple installation and not significantly increasing overall device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. According to an embodiment, the electronic device includes a first electronic component, a frame including a surface to which the first electronic component is attached, and a partition wall part protruding from the surface, and accommodating the first electronic component, a cover plate coupled to the frame, the cover plate including a first cover part that is faced away from the surface of the frame and disposed on the first electronic component and the partition wall part and a second cover part that surrounds the partition wall part by being bent with respect to the first cover part, a support plate including a first portion interposed between the first electronic component and the first surface of the frame, a second portion extending toward the first cover part between the first electronic component and the partition wall part, and a third portion bent with respect to the second portion; and a waterproof member that fills a gap between the frame and the cover plate by being interposed between the third portion and the first cover part and between the partition wall part and the first cover part.