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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2010
Applicant:
Toshinobu Ogatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshinobu Ogatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/18 (2013.01); H04B 1/3888 (2013.01); H04M 1/0216 (2013.01); H05K 5/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A waterproof structure includes a casing including a first case member having a first facing surface, and a second case member having a second facing surface. A water repellent slit is provided on at least either one of the first and second facing surfaces, extends in one direction perpendicular to a direction of liquid droplet ingress, and has unidirectional fine recesses and protrusions that make water repellency anisotropic.