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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomomi Murayama, Tokyo, JP;
Teruo Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/02 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for releasing a load stress imposed during operation of a handheld electronic device includes a thin housing body defining an opening for mounting a keyboard panel. The keyboard panel has a relatively low rigidity. A spacing structure is provided to maintain a predetermined distance between a surface of a semiconductor package mounted on the keyboard panel and the thin housing body. The height of the spacing structure is greater than the height of the semiconductor package so that the predetermined distance is maintained when the keyboard panel is elastically deflected.