CN105390864A - Connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a connector assembly for a mobile communication terminal that may have a waterproof function. The connector assembly includes: a housing configured to contain terminals and provided as a single seamless body; and a seal provided along the periphery of the housing at the front end where the housing is coupled to a mating connector, and at the seal A stop is provided to prevent the housing from being separated when coupled with a mating connector.

Description

Connector Assembly

technical field

Embodiments relate to a connector assembly for a mobile communication terminal that can have a waterproof function in a simple structure.

Background technique

Generally, a mobile communication terminal has, for example, a call function using voice, a video call function, an information input/output (I/O) function, and a data storage function. At present, the functions of mobile communication terminals are further diversified and various contents are applied to mobile communication terminals, while mobile communication terminals are equipped with storage medium functions capable of storing personal information and performing credit payment and taking pictures or videos, playing music files or videos Files and the complication of receiving games and radio, not to mention calls. The functions described above are commonly provided to mobile communication terminals in order to thereby configure multimedia devices.

As additional functions are installed to the mobile communication terminal, connectors for connection with peripheral devices and input/output of data are required. Connectors may include Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for the user to transfer data from the mobile communication terminal (if necessary), earphones, remote controls, I/O for interfacing with peripheral devices such as televisions (TVs) port.

Meanwhile, the connector according to the related art includes a waterproof seal. In the related art, a seal formed using an elastic material such as rubber is provided between connectors. Depending on the mutual coupling of the connectors, the seal is deformed and squeezed between the connectors. Therefore, the seal serves to maintain the waterproof and airtightness of the coupling portion between the connectors. However, when a gap is formed between the inner surface of the connector and the seal, waterproofing efficiency may be reduced.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments provide a connector assembly that can enhance waterproofing efficiency.

The subject matter to be achieved by the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned subject matter, and other matters not described herein may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to one embodiment, there is provided a connector assembly comprising: a housing configured to contain terminals and provided as a single seamless body; and a seal between the housing and the housing along the periphery of the housing. A front end where the mating connector is coupled is provided, and a stopper is provided in the seal to prevent the housing from being separated when coupled with the mating connector.

According to one aspect, the stop may include a first extension configured to extend from the seal towards the front of the housing. Here, the first extension portion may include a hole through which the hole housing is coupled with the mating connector. The stopper may also include a second extension configured to extend from the seal towards the rear of the housing and configured to cover the top surface of the housing.

According to an aspect, the sealing member may include at least one protruding portion configured to protrude toward an external direction, and the protruding portion may be formed perpendicular to a direction in which the housing and the mating connector are coupled.

According to one aspect, the housing may be provided in a single body using deep drawing. Alternatively, the housing may be integrally formed by joining the seam using welding or soldering.

According to one aspect, the case may include a connection portion configured to connect the case and a printed circuit board (PCB), and the connection portion may be integrally formed with the case and configured to extend from one side of the case toward an outer direction.

According to one aspect, the connector assembly may further include a covershell configured to couple the housing with the PCB. For example, covers may be provided on side surfaces of the housing. Alternatively, covers may be provided on the top and side surfaces of the housing.

According to the embodiment, it is possible to enhance the waterproof efficiency of the connector assembly.

Description of drawings

These and/or other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the following drawings:

1-3 are perspective views of a connector assembly according to one embodiment;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the connector assembly in Figure 1;

6-8 are perspective views of a connector assembly according to another embodiment; and

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly of FIG. 6 .

detailed description

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. With regard to the reference numbers assigned to elements in the drawings, it should be noted that like elements will be designated by the same reference numbers wherever possible, even if they are shown in different drawings. In descriptions of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of well-known related structures or functions will also be omitted when it is considered that such descriptions will cause ambiguous interpretation of the present disclosure.

In addition, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used herein to describe components of the present disclosure. Each of these terms is not used to define the nature, order or order of the corresponding component, but is used only to distinguish the corresponding component from other components. It should be noted that if it is described in the specification that one component is "connected", "coupled" or "linked" to another component, the third component may be "connected", "coupled" or "linked" between the first and second components, although a first component may be directly connected, coupled, or linked to a second component.

Hereinafter, a connector assembly 10 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 . 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 are perspective views of a connector assembly 10 according to an embodiment. Specifically, FIGS. 1-3 are perspective views of a connector assembly 10 employing a seal 13 according to one embodiment, and FIGS. 6-8 are connector assemblies employing a seal 14 according to another embodiment. Perspective view of piece 10. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly 10 in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the connector assembly 10 in FIG. 1 . FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly 10 of FIG. 6 .

The connector assembly 10 includes a housing 11 configured to contain a terminal and a seal 13 provided along the periphery of the front end of the housing 11 .

Hereinafter, the specification will be described based on the direction in which the connector assembly 10 is to be coupled with a mating connector. Here, the direction in which the connector assembly 10 is to be coupled with a mating connector is referred to as the 'front' or 'front', and the direction opposite to the direction associated with the front or front is referred to as the 'rear' or 'rear'.

The seal 13 may be provided in a ring shape such that the seal 13 is inserted into the housing 11 on the outside of the housing 11 . The seal 13 may also be formed from an elastic material capable of being extruded. For example, the seal 13 may be formed using a material such as rubber or silicone.

The seal 13 includes a protruding portion 133 protruding at a predetermined height along the periphery of the annular body 131 . For example, the sealing member 13 is formed such that the housing 11 is to be perpendicular to the direction in which the mating connector is coupled with respect to the housing 11 . The seal 13 may also comprise at least one protruding portion 133 . For example, when forming the plurality of protrusion parts 133, the plurality of protrusion parts 133 may be formed parallel to each other at predetermined intervals. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto and the size and arrangement of the protruding portion 133 may be variously modified.

According to one embodiment, the contact area of the seal 130 may be increased by forming the protruding portion 133 on the seal 13 . In addition, when the seal 13 is squeezed between the connectors, the sealing effect can be enhanced.

The seal 13 is coupled with the housing 11 along the periphery of the front end of the housing 11 using an insertion method. When the housing 11 is coupled with the mating connector, force is applied to the housing 11 and the seal 13 . Thus, during the coupling process, the seal 13 can be pushed away and deviate from the regular position. Here, a stopper is formed to prevent the seal 13 from being pushed apart.

For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5 , the seal 13 may be provided along the periphery of the front end of the housing 11 and may also extend from the front of the housing 11 . Here, a portion (hereinafter, a first extension portion 135 ) extending from the seal 13 toward the front of the housing 11 may be formed on the seal 13 so as to cover a portion of the top surface of the housing 11 . Here, the first extension portion 135 functions as a stopper. A hole 136 having a predetermined size is formed on the first extension portion 135 to make it possible to couple the housing 11 with a mating connector. The shape and size of the holes 136 are not limited and various shapes and sizes may be used to couple the housing 11 with a mating connector. According to the present embodiment, since the seal 13 extends from the front of the housing 11, the first extension portion 135 stops at the front end of the housing 11 when coupling the housing 11 with the mating connector. Thus, it is possible to prevent the seal 13 from deviating from the regular position of the housing 11 . That is, the first extension portion 135 functions as a stopper of the seal 13 . In addition, the first extension portion 135 serves to prevent abrasion or scratches during coupling events by protecting the contact portion when coupling the housing 11 with the mating connector.

Alternatively, referring to FIGS. 6 to 9 , a portion (hereinafter, second extension portion 145 ) extending from the seal 14 to the rear of the housing 11 may be formed on the seal 14 . Here, the second extension portion 145 extends rearward from the seal 140 by a predetermined length and covers the top surface of the housing 11 . Here, the second extension portion 145 serves as a stopper. That is, the second extension portion 145 is formed with a size sufficient to prevent the seal 14 from deviating from the regular position when the connector assembly 10 is coupled with the mating connector. Alternatively, referring to FIG. 8 , the second extension portion 145 may extend up to a position where contact with the cover 16 occurs. According to the present embodiment, since the frictional force occurs at the second extension portion 145, it is possible to prevent the seal 14 from deviating from the regular position when coupling the housing 11 with the mating connector.

According to an embodiment, since the first extension part 135 or the second extension part 145 is formed, it is possible to omit a separate structure for fixing the first sealer 13 or the second sealer 14 to the case 11 . Furthermore, it is possible to simplify the structure of the housing 11 and to smooth the surface of the housing 11 from an aesthetic point of view.

Meanwhile, although an example in which the first extension part 135 or the second extension part 145 is formed has been described, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. All of the first extension 135 and the second extension 145 may be formed on the seal 13 or 14 .

The case 11 is seamlessly formed as an integral body to enhance waterproofing efficiency. For example, the housing 11 may be integrally formed using deep drawing. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and various methods including deep drawing may be employed.

Alternatively, referring to FIGS. 2 to 7 , the housing 11 may be seamlessly formed into a unitary body by using punching or bending to form the housing 11 and joining the housing 11 on one side using welding or soldering.

A coupler 15 for coupling the housing 11 with a printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. For example, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 or FIGS. 6 and 7 , the coupler 15 may be integrally formed with the housing 11 . Specifically, a portion extending from the side or rear surface of the case 11 may be formed as a coupler 15 on the side of the case 11 in order to couple the case 11 with the PCB.

Alternatively, referring to FIGS. 3 to 8 , the cover 16 formed as a separate body from the housing 11 may be provided. The cover 16 may also be formed as a separate body from the housing 11 and coupled with the outer side of the housing 11 . For example, the cover 16 may be coupled with the housing 11 on the top and side surfaces of the housing 11 . Alternatively, the cover 16 may be coupled with the housing 11 along the periphery of the sides of the housing 11 .

Although some embodiments of the disclosure have been shown and described, the disclosure is not limited to the described embodiments. Rather, those skilled in the art will appreciate that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of the invention being defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (11)

1. a connector assembly, comprising:

Shell, is configured to comprise terminal, and provides with the form of single seamless master; And

Seal, being trapped among to be coupled with the matching connector front end place at place of described shell along described shell outer provides, and in described seal, provides stopper to prevent described shell from being separated when being coupled with described matching connector.

2. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stopper comprises the first extension being configured to extend before described shell from described seal.

3. connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first extension comprises hole, is coupled with described matching connector by shell described in described hole.

4. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stopper comprises and is configured to extending and being configured to the second extension of the top surface covering described shell from described seal to described shell below.

5. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said seal comprises at least one ledge being configured to externally direction and giving prominence to, and

Described ledge is formed vertical with the direction that described matching connector is coupled with described shell.

6. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein uses deep-draw to provide described shell with the form of single main body.

7. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shell carrys out joint gap by using welding or soldering and is integrally formed.

8. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shell comprises the coupling part being configured to connect described shell and printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB), and

Described coupling part and described housing integration ground are formed and are configured to externally extend in direction from the side of described shell.

9. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, also comprises the cover being configured to described shell to be coupled with PCB.

10. connector assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said cover provides on the side surface of described shell.

11. connector assemblies as claimed in claim 9, wherein said cover provides on the top surface and side surface of described shell.