Adhesive Member, Adhesion Method, And Method For Manufacturing Electronic Device Casing
Abstract:
An adhesive member provided with: a first pin section that is inserted into a first hole formed in a first adhered member; a second pin section that is inserted into a second hole formed in a second adhered member adhered to the first adhered member, and that is formed coaxially with the first pin section; and a flange part that is formed using an adhesive and is attached to the side surface of the first pin section or the side surface of the second pin section in the manner of a flange.
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7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
1008310
Inventors
1. YOKOMURA, Nobuo
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
1008310
2. KAMIYAMA, Koji
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
1008310
3. WATAI, Atsuki
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
1008310
4. NAGATA, Kentaro
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
1008310
Specification
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FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[See section 10, Rule 13]
ADHESIVE MEMBER, ADHESION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING
ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASING;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A CORPORATION ORGANISED AND
EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF JAPAN, WHOSE ADDRESS IS 7-3,
MARUNOUCHI 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-8310, JAPAN
THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION PARTICULARLY DESCRIBES THE
INVENTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS TO BE PERFORMED.
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Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to an 5 adhesive member,
an adhesion method using the above-mentioned adhesive member,
and a method of manufacturing an electronic device casing using
the above-mentioned adhesion method.
10 Background Art
[0002] A metal casing used as a casing of an electronic
device is disclosed in Patent Literature 1. The metal casing
includes a casing main body made of metal, and metal components
such as a side wall portion, bosses, and a rib. Each of the
15 metal components is joined to the casing main body with a
conductive adhesive containing metal powder.
Citation List
Patent Literature
20 [0003] [PTL 1] JP 2003-258445 A
Summary of Invention
Technical Problem
[0004] When adherend members are adhered to each other with
25 an adhesive as in the metal casing, the adhesive is applied to
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one of the adherend members, and the other of the adherend
members and the one of the adherend members are bonded to each
other via the adhesive. In general, after the adherend members
are bonded to each other, positions of the adherend members are
not adjusted. This is because it is difficult 5 to shift the
positions of the adherend members in contact with the adhesive,
or because when the positions of the adherend members in contact
with the adhesive are shifted, the amount of the adhesive becomes
partially insufficient due to a flow of the adhesive, with the
10 result that sink marks or bubbles are formed in the cured
adhesive layer. Thus, positional alignment of the adherend
members is required to be performed so as to prevent contact of
the other of the adherend members with the adhesive before the
adherend members are bonded to each other. Thus, there is a
15 problem in that, when the adherend members are to be adhered to
each other, it is difficult to accurately perform positional
alignment of the adherend members.
[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the
problem described above, and has an object to provide an adhesive
20 member, an adhesion method, and a method of manufacturing an
electronic device casing, which enable accurate positional
alignment of adherend members.
Solution to Problem
25 [0006] According to the present invention, an adhesive
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member includes: a first pin portion to be inserted into a first
hole formed in a first adherend member; a second pin portion
which is to be inserted into a second hole formed in a second
adherend member to be adhered to the first adherend member, and
is formed coaxially with the first pin portion; 5 and a flange
portion which is formed using an adhesive, and is mounted to a
side surface of the first pin portion or a side surface of the
second pin portion in a flange shape.
According to the present invention, an adhesion method
10 includes adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive member of the
present invention.
According to the present invention, a method of
manufacturing an electronic device casing includes manufacturing
15 an electronic device casing using the adhesion method of the
present invention.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible
20 to perform accurate positional alignment of the adherend members.
Brief Description of Drawings
[0008] FIG. 1 is a sectional view for schematically
illustrating a configuration of an adhesive member according to
25 a first embodiment.
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FIG. 2 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering a first adherend member and a second adherend
member to each other using the adhesive members according to the
first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view for illustrating 5 a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
10 process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
15 adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a view for illustrating a schematic configuration
of an electronic device casing manufactured using the adhesive
members according to the first embodiment, and application
20 examples of the electronic device casing.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
a configuration of an adhesive member according to a second
embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
25 process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
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adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the 5 adhesive members
according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
10 according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the second embodiment.
15 FIG. 12 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
a configuration of an adhesive member according to a third
embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
20 adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
25 according to the third embodiment.
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FIG. 15 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a sectional view for illustrating 5 a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
10 a configuration of an adhesive member according to a fourth
embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
15 according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the fourth embodiment.
20 FIG. 20 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
25 process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
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adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
a configuration of an adhesive member according to a fifth
5 embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the fifth embodiment.
10 FIG. 24 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the fifth embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
15 process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the fifth embodiment.
FIG. 26 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
20 adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the fifth embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
a configuration of an adhesive member according to a sixth
embodiment.
25 FIG. 28 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
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process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the sixth embodiment.
FIG. 29 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member 5 and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the sixth embodiment.
FIG. 30 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
10 adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the sixth embodiment.
FIG. 31 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
15 according to the sixth embodiment.
FIG. 32 is a sectional view for illustrating a flow of a
process of adhering the first adherend member and the second
adherend member to each other using the adhesive members
according to the sixth embodiment.
20 FIG. 33 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
a configuration of an adhesive member according to a seventh
embodiment.
FIG. 34 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
a modification example of the configuration of the adhesive
25 member according to the seventh embodiment.
10
FIG. 35 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
a configuration of an adhesive member according to an eighth
embodiment.
FIG. 36 is a sectional view for schematically illustrating
a configuration of an adhesive member according 5 to a ninth
embodiment.
Description of Embodiments
[0009] First Embodiment
10 An adhesive member, an adhesion method, and a method of
manufacturing an electronic device casing according to a first
embodiment are described. FIG. 1 is a sectional view for
schematically illustrating a configuration of an adhesive member
11 according to this embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the
15 adhesive member 11 according to this embodiment includes a first
pin portion 30, a second pin portion 40, and a flange portion
50. The adhesive member 11 is a member used for adhesion between
a first adherend member 100 and a second adherend member 110
described later.
20 [0010] The first pin portion 30 has, for example, a columnar
shape. An axial direction of the first pin portion 30 is an upand-
down direction in FIG. 1. The first pin portion 30 includes
a bottom portion 31, a distal end portion 32, and a side surface
33. The bottom portion 31 is one axial end portion of the first
25 pin portion 30, and is an end portion connected to the second
11
pin portion 40. The distal end portion 32 is the other axial
end portion of the first pin portion 30. The distal end portion
32 is located below the bottom portion 31 in FIG. 1. The distal
end portion 32 is formed in a flat surface shape perpendicular
to the axial direction. The side surface 33 5 is located between
the bottom portion 31 and the distal end portion 32, and is
formed in a cylindrical surface shape. A portion between the
side surface 33 and the distal end portion 32 is round-chamfered
as required. The first pin portion 30 is inserted into a first
10 hole 101, which is described later, formed in the first adherend
member 100 from the distal end portion 32 side. The first pin
portion 30 is formed using metal or resin. Similarly to the
flange portion 50, the first pin portion 30 may be formed using
an adhesive.
15 [0011] The second pin portion 40 is formed integrally with
the first pin portion 30, and has a columnar shape coaxial with
the first pin portion 30. The second pin portion 40 has a
diameter φ2 larger than a diameter φ1 of the first pin portion
30. The second pin portion 40 includes a bottom portion 41, a
20 distal end portion 42, and a side surface 43. The bottom portion
41 is one axial end portion of the second pin portion 40, and is
an end portion connected to the first pin portion 30. The distal
end portion 42 is the other axial end portion of the second pin
portion 40. The distal end portion 42 is located above the
25 bottom portion 41 in FIG. 1. The distal end portion 42 is formed
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in a flat surface shape perpendicular to the axial direction.
The side surface 43 is located between the bottom portion 41 and
the distal end portion 42, and is formed in a cylindrical surface
shape. A portion between the side surface 43 and the distal end
portion 42 is round-chamfered 5 as required.
[0012] An inner peripheral portion of the bottom portion 41
of the second pin portion 40 is connected to the bottom portion
31 of the first pin portion 30. An annular step surface 41a is
formed on an outer peripheral portion of the bottom portion 41
10 by a difference between the diameter φ2 of the second pin portion
40 and the diameter φ1 of the first pin portion 30. The step
surface 41a is a flat surface perpendicular to the axial
direction of the second pin portion 40. The second pin portion
40 is inserted into a second hole 111, which is described later,
15 formed in the second adherend member 110 from the distal end
portion 42 side. The second pin portion 40 is inserted into the
second hole 111 of the second adherend member 110 after the first
pin portion 30 is inserted into the first hole 101 of the first
adherend member 100. The second pin portion 40 is formed using,
20 for example, the same material as the first pin portion 30.
[0013] The first pin portion 30 and the second pin portion
40 mainly have a function to perform positional alignment of the
first adherend member 100 and the second adherend member 110.
It is preferred that the first pin portion 30 and the second pin
25 portion 40 have a strength that withstands stress generated
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between the first adherend member 100 and the second adherend
member 110 in a period until an adhesive layer 60 described later
is formed between the first adherend member 100 and the second
adherend member 110. After the adhesive layer 60 is formed, the
strength of an adherend in which the first adherend 5 member 100
and the second adherend member 110 are adhered to each other is
obtained by the adhesive layer 60. Thus, the first pin portion
30 and the second pin portion 40 are not required to be treated
as a strength member for obtaining the strength of the adherend.
10 [0014] The flange portion 50 is mounted to the side surface
43 of the second pin portion 40 in a flange shape. The flange
portion 50 is formed, for example, in an annular shape so as to
surround the entire periphery of the side surface 43. The flange
portion 50 is formed using an adhesive. The flange portion 50
15 is in a solid state at normal temperature, for example, at 27°C.
That is, the state of the adhesive forming the flange portion 50
at normal temperature is a solid or a fluid having a high
viscosity to such a degree that its own shape is maintained.
The adhesive forming the flange portion 50 is not easily deformed
20 only by contact with the first adherend member 100 and the second
adherend member 110, which are described later, and has a
property that a high adhesive strength is not exhibited at normal
temperature. As the adhesive, for example, a reaction-curable
hot-melt adhesive or a thermosetting adhesive which is solid at
25 normal temperature is used.
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[0015] The flange portion 50 is formed in a plate shape
along a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the first
pin portion 30 and the second pin portion 40. The flange portion
50 includes a surface 51 located on the first pin portion 30
side, and a surface 52 located on a side opposite 5 to the surface
51. The surface 51 is formed, for example, on the same plane as
the step surface 41a. A thickness of the flange portion 50 in
the axial direction is smaller than a length of the second pin
portion 40 in the axial direction. Further, the thickness of
10 the flange portion 50 in the axial direction is larger than a
thickness of the adhesive layer 60 described later. The flange
portion 50 may be mounted to the side surface 33 of the first
pin portion 30. Further, the flange portion 50 may be mounted
across the side surface 33 and the side surface 43.
15 [0016] Next, a process of adhering the first adherend member
100 and the second adherend member 110 to each other using the
adhesive members 11 according to this embodiment is described.
FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 are sectional views for illustrating a flow of
a process of adhering the first adherend member 100 and the
20 second adherend member 110 to each other using the adhesive
members 11 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 2 to FIG. 5,
two adhesive members 11 are used for the adhesion between the
first adherend member 100 and the second adherend member 110,
but the number of the adhesive members 11 may be three or more.
25 Further, both the first adherend member 100 and the second
15
adherend member 110 illustrated in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 have a flat
plate shape, but the shapes of the first adherend member 100 and
the second adherend member 110 are not limited to the flat plate
shape.
[0017] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the first 5 holes 101 are
formed in a surface 100a being an adhesion surface of the first
adherend member 100. The first holes 101 are each a hole into
which the first pin portion 30 of the adhesive member 11 is to
be inserted so as to perform positional alignment of the first
10 adherend member 100 and the second adherend member 110. The
first holes 101 penetrate from the surface 100a to a surface
100b which is a surface opposite to the surface 100a. That is,
a depth dimension of the first hole 101 is equal to a distance
between the surface 100a and the surface 100b. The depth
15 dimension of the first hole 101 is smaller than a length
dimension of the first pin portion 30 in the axial direction.
The first pin portion 30 is formed, for example, so as to have
a fitting relationship with the first hole 101. Examples of the
fitting relationship include clearance fitting, interference
20 fitting, and intermediate fitting are given. Further, the first
hole 101 has a diameter smaller than the diameter φ2 of the
second pin portion 40. Although the two first holes 101 are
illustrated in FIG. 2, the number of the first holes 101 may be
three or more.
25 [0018] The second holes 111 are formed in a surface 110a
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being an adhesion surface of the second adherend member 110.
The second holes 111 are each a hole into which the second pin
portion 40 of the adhesive member 11 is to be inserted so as to
perform positional alignment of the first adherend member 100
and the second adherend member 110. The 5 second holes 111
penetrate from the surface 110a to a surface 110b which is a
surface opposite to the surface 110a. That is, a depth dimension
of the second hole 111 is equal to a distance between the surface
110a and the surface 110b. The depth dimension of the second
10 hole 111 is smaller than a length dimension of the second pin
portion 40 in the axial direction. Although the two second holes
111 are illustrated in FIG. 2, the number of the second holes
111 may be three or more.
[0019] In the process of adhering the first adherend member
15 100 and the second adherend member 110 to each other, first, as
illustrated in FIG. 3, the first pin portion 30 of each adhesive
member 11 is inserted into the first hole 101 of the first
adherend member 100. An insertion depth of the first pin portion
30 is limited to a certain depth by contact of the step surface
20 41a of the second pin portion 40 or the surface 51 of the flange
portion 50 with the surface 100a of the first adherend member
100. When the first pin portion 30 and the first hole 101 are
in a fitting relationship, the first pin portion 30 can be
prevented from easily coming off from the first hole 101. Thus,
25 at least in a process from insertion of the first pin portion 30
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into the first hole 101 to formation of the adhesive layer 60,
the adhesive member 11 can be fixed to the first adherend member
100. Through insertion of the first pin portion 30 into the
first hole 101, the flange portion 50 formed using an adhesive
is arranged on the surface 100a of the first adherend 5 member 100.
[0020] Next, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the surface 110a of
the second adherend member 110 is opposed to the surface 100a of
the first adherend member 100, and a portion protruding from the
flange portion 50 in the second pin portion 40 of each adhesive
10 member 11 is inserted into the second hole 111 of the second
adherend member 110. As a result, planar positional alignment
of the first adherend member 100 and the second adherend member
110 is performed. An insertion depth of the second pin portion
40 at this point is limited to a certain depth by contact of the
15 surface 52 of the flange portion 50 with the surface 110a of the
second adherend member 110.
[0021] In the state illustrated in FIG. 4, the flange
portion 50 is sandwiched by the surface 100a of the first
adherend member 100 and the surface 110a of the second adherend
20 member 110. In this state, a high adhesive strength is not
exhibited in the adhesive forming the flange portion 50. Thus,
before the curing of the adhesive progresses, the second adherend
member 110 can be temporarily removed from the first adherend
member 100. Thus, even after the second adherend member 110 is
25 temporarily placed on the first adherend member 100, and the
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second adherend member 110 is brought into contact with the
flange portion 50, fine adjustment of the position of the second
adherend member 110 can be easily performed. Thus, positional
alignment of the first adherend member 100 and the second
adherend member 110 can be performed accurately 5 and easily.
[0022] Next, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the adhesive layer
60 is formed between the first adherend member 100 and the second
adherend member 110. For example, when the flange portion 50 is
formed using a thermosetting adhesive, the flange portion 50 is
10 heated. When the thermosetting adhesive is heated, the viscosity
of the thermosetting adhesive is once lowered so that fluidity
is given to the thermosetting adhesive. When the thermosetting
adhesive flows, the planar formation range of the flange portion
50 is increased, and a thickness of the flange portion 50 is
15 reduced. After that, the thermosetting adhesive is cured by
heat. As a result, the adhesive layer 60 illustrated in FIG. 5
is formed between the first adherend member 100 and the second
adherend member 110. When the flange portion 50 is to be heated,
a method of entirely heating the first adherend member 100 and
20 the second adherend member 110 in a thermostatic chamber or a
method of locally hating the vicinity of the adhesive member 11
by a small-sized heater or a small-sized lamp is used.
[0023] When the flange portion 50 is formed using a hotmelt
adhesive, the hot-melt adhesive is melted by heating the
25 flange portion 50. As a result, the planar formation range of
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the flange portion 50 is increased, and the thickness of the
flange portion 50 is reduced. After that, the flange portion 50
is cooled up to normal temperature so that the hot-melt adhesive
is cured. As a result, the adhesive layer 60 illustrated in FIG.
5 is formed between the first adherend member 5 100 and the second
adherend member 110.
[0024] The surplus of the melted adhesive flows into the
gap between the first pin portion 30 and the first hole 101 and
the gap between the second pin portion 40 and the second hole
10 111 to be cured. As a result, the side surface 33 of the first
pin portion 30 and an inner wall surface of the first hole 101
are firmly fixed to each other, and the gap between the first
pin portion 30 and the first hole 101 is closed. Further, the
side surface 43 of the second pin portion 40 and an inner wall
15 surface of the second hole 111 are firmly fixed to each other,
and the gap between the second pin portion 40 and the second
hole 111 is closed. As a result, the sealability and the
rigidity of the adherend in which the first adherend member 100
and the second adherend member 110 are adhered to each other can
20 be improved.
[0025] Each of the first pin portion 30 and the second pin
portion 40 may have a groove or a hole for allowing flow of the
adhesive. The groove is formed in each of the side surface 33
of the first pin portion 30 and the side surface 43 of the second
25 pin portion 40. The hole is formed through each of the first
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pin portion 30 and the second pin portion 40. With the formation
of the groove or the hole, the flow of the surplus of the adhesive
can be effectively controlled. Thus, the gap between the first
pin portion 30 and the first hole 101 and the gap between the
second pin portion 40 and the second hole 5 111 can be more
reliably closed by the adhesive.
[0026] When a closed-cell adhesive that expands during
curing, that is, an adhesive that expands into closed-cell foam
during curing is used, the adhesive that flows into the gap
10 between the first pin portion 30 and the first hole 101 and the
gap between the second pin portion 40 and the second hole 111
expands to be cured. As a result, those gaps can be reliably
closed, thereby being capable of further improving the
sealability of the adherend.
15 [0027] Further, when the flange portion 50 is formed using
an adhesive of a type that requires application of pressure, the
first adherend member 100 and the second adherend member 110 are
pressed in a direction in which the first adherend member 100
and the second adherend member 110 approach each other. When
20 the flange portion 50 is pressed, the planar formation range of
the flange portion 50 is increased, and the thickness of the
flange portion 50 is reduced. As a result, the adhesive layer
60 illustrated in FIG. 5 is formed between the first adherend
member 100 and the second adherend member 110.
25 [0028] Through the above process, the first adherend member
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100 and the second adherend member 110 are adhered to each other
through intermediation of the adhesive layer 60. In this
embodiment, with use of the first pin portion 30 and the second
pin portion 40 of the adhesive member 11 itself, positional
alignment of the first adherend member 5 100 and the second
adherend member 110 can be performed. Further, even after the
second adherend member 110 is brought into contact with the
flange portion 50, fine adjustment of the position of the second
adherend member 110 can be performed. Thus, positional alignment
10 of the first adherend member 100 and the second adherend member
110 can be performed accurately and easily. Further, in this
embodiment, positional alignment of the first adherend member
100 and the second adherend member 110 can be performed without
additionally using a positioning pin. Thus, the quality of the
15 adherend can be improved while suppressing manufacturing cost of
the adherend in which the first adherend member 100 and the
second adherend member 110 are adhered to each other.
[0029] The adhesive member 11 according to this embodiment
can be used in, for example, the process of adhering the adherend
20 members to each other in a manufacturing process of the
electronic device casing. FIG. 6 is a view for illustrating a
schematic configuration of an electronic device casing 200
manufactured using the adhesive members 11 according to this
embodiment, and application examples of the electronic device
25 casing 200. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the electronic device
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casing 200 is formed by adhering the adherend members to each
other using a plurality of adhesive members 11. The electronic
device casing 200 accommodates electric components therein. The
electronic device casing 200 is mounted to, for example, a
railway vehicle 201, an aircraft 202, an 5 automobile 203, an
elevating machine 204, or a household electrical appliance 205.
[0030] As described above, the adhesive member 11 according
to this embodiment includes the first pin portion 30, the second
pin portion 40, and the flange portion 50. The first pin portion
10 30 is inserted into the first hole 101 formed in the first
adherend member 100. The second pin portion 40 is inserted into
the second hole 111 formed in the second adherend member 110 to
be adhered to the first adherend member 100. The second pin
portion 40 is formed coaxially with the first pin portion 30.
15 The flange portion 50 is formed using an adhesive. The flange
portion 50 is mounted to the side surface 33 of the first pin
portion 30 or the side surface 43 of the second pin portion 40
in the flange shape.
[0031] According to this configuration, with use of the
20 first pin portion 30 and the second pin portion 40 of the
adhesive member 11 itself, positional alignment of the first
adherend member 100 and the second adherend member 110 can be
performed. Thus, positional alignment of the first adherend
member 100 and the second adherend member 110 can be performed
25 accurately and easily.
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[0032] In the adhesive member 11 according to this
embodiment, the diameter φ1 of the first pin portion 30 is
smaller than the diameter φ2 of the second pin portion 40.
According to this configuration, the insertion depth of the first
pin portion 30 with respect to the first hole 5 101 can be limited
to a certain depth.
[0033] In the adhesive member 11 according to this
embodiment, each of the first pin portion 30 and the second pin
portion 40 is formed using metal or resin. According to this
10 configuration, the strength of each of the first pin portion 30
and the second pin portion 40 can be improved. Further, each of
the first pin portion 30 and the second pin portion 40 may be
formed using an adhesive.
[0034] In the adhesive member 11 according to this
15 embodiment, the first pin portion 30 is formed so as to have a
fitting relationship with the first hole 101. According to this
configuration, the first pin portion 30 can be prevented from
easily coming off from the first hole 101. Further, in the
adhesive member 11 according to this embodiment, the second pin
20 portion 40 may be formed so as to have a fitting relationship
with the second hole 111.
[0035] In the adhesive member 11 according to this
embodiment, the first pin portion 30 has the groove formed in
the side surface or the hole formed through the first pin portion
25 30. According to this configuration, the flow of the adhesive
24
can be effectively controlled. Further, in the adhesive member
11 according to this embodiment, the second pin portion 40 may
have a groove formed in the side surface or a hole formed through
the second pin portion 40.
[0036] In the adhesive member 11 5 according to this
embodiment, the flange portion 50 is in the solid state at normal
temperature. According to this configuration, the adhesive
member 11 can be easily handled. Further, according to this
configuration, the second adherend member 110 in contact with
10 the flange portion 50 can be prevented from sticking to the
flange portion 50.
[0037] In the adhesive member 11 according to this
embodiment, the flange portion 50 is formed using the
thermosetting adhesive or the hot-melt adhesive. According to
15 this configuration, fluidity can be given by heating the flange
portion 50, thereby being capable of forming the adhesive layer
60 between the first adherend member 100 and the second adherend
member 110.
[0038] In the adhesive member 11 according to this
20 embodiment, the flange portion 50 is formed using the closedcell
adhesive that expands during curing. According to this
configuration, the gap between the first pin portion 30 and the
first hole 101 and the gap between the second pin portion 40 and
the second hole 111 can be reliably closed.
25 [0039] The adhesion method according to this embodiment
25
includes adhering the first adherend member 100 and the second
adherend member 110 to each other using the adhesive member 11
according to this embodiment. According to this configuration,
with use of the first pin portion 30 and the second pin portion
40 of the adhesive member 11 itself, positional 5 alignment of the
first adherend member 100 and the second adherend member 110 can
be performed. Thus, positional alignment of the first adherend
member 100 and the second adherend member 110 can be performed
accurately and easily.
10 [0040] The method of manufacturing an electronic device
casing according to this embodiment includes manufacturing the
electronic device casing 200 using the adhesion method according
to this embodiment. According to this configuration, in a
manufacturing process of the electronic device casing 200,
15 positional alignment of the first adherend member 100 and the
second adherend member 110 can be performed accurately and easily.
[0041] Second Embodiment
An adhesive member and an adhesion method according to a
second embodiment are described. FIG. 7 is a sectional view for
20 schematically illustrating a configuration of an adhesive member
12 according to this embodiment. The adhesive member 12
according to this embodiment is different from the adhesive
member 11 according to the first embodiment in the configuration
of the first pin portion 30. Description of configurations
25 similar to those of the first embodiment is omitted.
26
[0042] As illustrated in FIG. 7, the first pin portion 30
of the adhesive member 12 includes a pair of claw portions 34 to
be fixed to the first adherend member 100. Each of the claw
portions 34 includes a flexible portion 34a that extends from
the bottom portion 41 of the second pin portion 5 40 along the
axial direction and has flexibility, and a protruding portion
34b formed at a distal end of the flexible portion 34a. The
flexible portion 34a passes through the first hole 101 when the
first pin portion 30 is inserted into the first hole 101. The
10 protruding portion 34b is caught on the surface 100b of the first
adherend member 100 when the first pin portion 30 is inserted
into the first hole 101. The number of the claw portions 34 may
be three or more.
[0043] FIG. 8 to FIG. 11 are sectional views for
15 illustrating a flow of a process of adhering the first adherend
member 100 and the second adherend member 110 to each other using
the adhesive members 12 according to this embodiment. In the
process of adhering the first adherend member 100 and the second
adherend member 110 to each other, first, as illustrated in FIG.
20 8 and FIG. 9, the first pin portion 30 of each adhesive member
12 is inserted into the first hole 101 of the first adherend
member 100. An insertion depth of the first pin portion 30 is
limited to a certain depth by contact of the step surface 41a of
the second pin portion 40 or the surface 51 of the flange portion
25 50 with the surface 100a of the first adherend member 100.
27
Further, the protruding portion 34b is caught on the surface
100b of the first adherend member 100. As a result, in a process
from insertion of the first pin portion 30 into the first hole
101 to formation of the adhesive layer 60, the adhesive member
12 can be fixed to the first adherend member 5 100. Through
insertion of the first pin portion 30 into the first hole 101,
the flange portion 50 formed using an adhesive is arranged on
the surface 100a of the first adherend member 100.
[0044] The process illustrated in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 is
10 the same as the process of the first embodiment illustrated FIG.
4 and FIG. 5, and hence description thereof is omitted. When
the flange portion 50 is formed using a hot-melt adhesive, the
adhesive melted by heat flows not only into the gap between the
first pin portion 30 and the first hole 101 and the gap between
15 the second pin portion 40 and the second hole 111, but also into
the gap between the pair of claw portions 34 to be cured.
[0045] As described above, in the adhesive member 12
according to this embodiment, the first pin portion 30 includes
the claw portions 34 so as to be fixed to the first adherend
20 member 100. According to this configuration, the first pin
portion 30 can be prevented from easily coming off from the first
hole 101.
[0046] Third Embodiment
An adhesive member and an adhesion method according to a
25 third embodiment are described. FIG. 12 is a sectional view for
28
schematically illustrating a configuration of an adhesive member
13 according to this embodiment. The adhesive member 13
according to this embodiment is different from the adhesive
member 11 according to the first embodiment in the configuration
of the first pin portion 30. Description 5 of configurations
similar to those of the first or second embodiment is omitted.
[0047] As illustrated in FIG. 12, the first pin portion 30
of the adhesive member 13 has a male thread portion 35. The
male thread portion 35 has a configuration in which a male thread
10 and a thread groove are formed on the side surface 33 of the
first pin portion 30.
[0048] FIG. 13 to FIG. 16 are sectional views for
illustrating a flow of a process of adhering the first adherend
member 100 and the second adherend member 110 to each other using
15 the adhesive members 13 according to this embodiment. As
illustrated in FIG. 13, the first hole 101 of the first adherend
member 100 has a female thread portion 102 formed on the inner
wall surface of the first hole 101. The female thread portion
102 is formed to be fitted to the male thread portion 35.
20 [0049] In the process of adhering the first adherend member
100 and the second adherend member 110 to each other, first, as
illustrated in FIG. 14, the first pin portion 30 of each adhesive
member 13 is inserted into the first hole 101 of the first
adherend member 100. At this time, the male thread portion 35
25 of the first pin portion 30 is screwed into the female thread
29
portion 102 of the first hole 101. As a result, the adhesive
member 13 is coupled to the first adherend member 100 by the
threads. Thus, in a process from insertion of the first pin
portion 30 into the first hole 101 to formation of the adhesive
layer 60, the adhesive member 13 can be 5 fixed to the first
adherend member 100. Through insertion of the first pin portion
30 into the first hole 101, the flange portion 50 formed using
an adhesive is arranged on the surface 100a of the first adherend
member 100.
10 [0050] The process illustrated in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 is
the same as the process of the first embodiment illustrated FIG.
4 and FIG. 5, and hence description thereof is omitted.
[0051] As described above, in the adhesive member 13
according to this embodiment, the first pin portion 30 has the
15 male thread portion 35. According to this configuration, the
first pin portion 30 can be prevented from easily coming off
from the first hole 101.
[0052] Fourth Embodiment
An adhesive member and an adhesion method according to a
20 fourth embodiment are described. FIG. 17 is a sectional view
for schematically illustrating a configuration of an adhesive
member 14 according to this embodiment. The adhesive member 14
according to this embodiment is different from the adhesive
member 11 according to the first embodiment in a length dimension
25 of each of the first pin portion 30 and the second pin portion
30
40. Description of configurations similar to those of any of
the first to third embodiments is omitted.
[0053] As illustrated in FIG. 17, a length dimension of the
first pin portion 30 of this embodiment in the axial direction
is smaller than the length dimension of the first 5 pin portion 30
of the first embodiment in the axial direction. Further, a
length dimension of the second pin portion 40 of this embodiment
in the axial direction is smaller than the length dimension of
the second pin portion 40 of the first embodiment in the axial
10 direction.
[0054] FIG. 18 to FIG. 21 are sectional views for
illustrating a flow of a process of adhering the first adherend
member 100 and the second adherend member 110 to each other using
the adhesive members 14 according to this embodiment. As
15 illustrated in FIG. 18, the first holes 101 are formed in the
surface 100a of the first adherend member 100. The first holes
101 do not penetrate up to the surface 100b of the first adherend
member 100. That is, a depth dimension D1 of the first hole 101
is smaller than a thickness dimension T1 of the first adherend
20 member 100 (D1
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202227026417-IntimationOfGrant12-01-2024.pdf
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202227026417.pdf
2022-05-06
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202227026417-PatentCertificate12-01-2024.pdf
2024-01-12
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202227026417-TRANSLATIOIN OF PRIOIRTY DOCUMENTS ETC. [06-05-2022(online)].pdf
2022-05-06
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202227026417-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [06-05-2022(online)].pdf
2022-05-06
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202227026417-ABSTRACT [13-10-2022(online)].pdf
2022-10-13
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202227026417-REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION (FORM-18) [06-05-2022(online)].pdf
2022-05-06
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202227026417-CLAIMS [13-10-2022(online)].pdf
2022-10-13
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202227026417-PROOF OF RIGHT [06-05-2022(online)].pdf