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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2014
Seiko Instruments Inc., Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
Masahiro Ishida, Chiba, JP;
Masataka Hayashi, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., Chiba, JP;
Abstract
Provision of a waterproof device capable of improving waterproof property in a push-in operation portion formed by including an extensible member, a holding member and an operation shaft. A wrist watch (portable device)includes an outer case (device outer housing), an extensible memberwith waterproof property, a holding memberattached to the caseand an operation shaft. The caseincludes a seating portionand a hole. The extensible memberincludes a cylindrical portionwhich can be extended/retracted in an axial direction, closing one end as well as opening the other end, and inserted into the hole, and a flangeprojecting integrally from an outer periphery of the other end portion of the cylindrical portion and seated on the seating portion. The holding memberincludes a presser portionsandwiching the flangewith the seating portionto thereby secure the waterproofing around the flange, and a through holeconnecting to the opening of the cylindrical portion. The operation shaftincludes a shaft end portionprotruding to the outside of the holding memberthrough the through hole. The operation shaftis inserted into the cylindrical portionand arranged in a state of being able to be pushed from the outside of the caseso as to allow the cylindrical portionto extend.