RUGGEDIZED HOUSING AND COMPONENTS FOR A HANDHELD DEVICE

摘要

There is provided a housing for a rugged handheld device, which includes: a main housing including: a main circuit board space sealed from an exterior environment, for supporting a main circuit board; and a compartment space for supporting a removable compartment for holding a device component, the device component operably coupled to the main circuit board for operating the handheld device; and a removable compartment cover for sealing the compartment space from the exterior environment, independently from the sealing of the main circuit board space. Also provided is a housing for a rugged handheld device, which includes: a main housing including: a main circuit board space for supporting a main circuit board and a keyboard space for housing a removable keyboard assembly, the keyboard assembly sealing the keyboard space when placed into the keyboard space. Further provided is a housing for a rugged handheld device, which includes: a main housing including: a main circuit board space for supporting a main circuit board and a display space for supporting a display assembly, the display assembly sealing the display space, the display assembly including: a frame including: an electrical contact with the ground circuit of the main circuit board, for forming an electromagnetic interference shield; a perimeter in sealed contact with the display space; and a recessed area for receiving a display.