The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Nobuhiko Fujimura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Nobuhiko Fujimura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TEAC Corporation, Tama-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic device includes a design panelmade of a resin and a light guide lensthat is attached to the design panelso as to guide light from a light source to the outside. An insert holethat is a through hole whose shape is commensurate with the light guide lensis formed in the design panel. The light guide lensis inserted into the insert holeby elastically deforming a rim of the insert holewhen the light guide lensis pushed into the insert hole, to thus be attached to the design panel. Auxiliary groovesthat promote elastic deformation are formed in a neighborhood of the rim of the insert hole