公开(公告)号：US10264693B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US16037741

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.

Inventor： Peter Gilmore ,  George Mtchedishvili ,  Chee Kit Chan ,  Andrew P. Miehl

IPC: H05K5/06 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: A breather valve and a portable communication device including a breather valve are provided. The breather valve includes a housing having a bottom portion having an opening and side portions, a rigid substrate located within the housing and a breathable membrane mounted to the rigid substrate. The breather valve further includes a gasket having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a preloaded compression element across the gasket and the rigid substrate. The gasket has an upper energy director located at the top surface and a lower energy director located at the bottom surface. The preloaded compression element provides at least a first compressive position providing a contact between the lower energy director and the bottom portion of the housing and a second compressive position in which air passes around the lower energy director and the upper energy director.