CN205159664U - Assemblies consisting of electronic devices and plugs - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an assembly composed of electronic equipment and a plug. An electronic device and plug assembly includes a plug connector and a device housing with an electrical port for receiving the plug connector. The electrical port has a socket defined on the bottom wall, and the plug connector has a post receivable within the socket for providing an electrical connection between the device and the plug connector. Two side wall portions extend upwardly from the bottom wall of the electrical port. When the post of the plug body is received in the receptacle of the electrical port, the first side surface of the plug body is in facing relationship with the first side wall portion, and the second side surface of the plug body is in facing relationship with the second side wall portion , thereby restricting or preventing rotation of the plug body relative to the device housing about the axis of the post.

Description

Assemblies consisting of electronic devices and plugs

technical field

The present disclosure relates to plugs and sockets for connecting electronic accessories to electronic equipment. In particular, the present disclosure relates to plugs for connecting earphones to personal electronic devices.

Background technique

Existing audio plugs are unstable and provide an intermittent connection to the audio channel of the electronic device. In particular, existing audio plugs can easily be rotated, which can break the connection of the plug to the device. The existing audio plug is also easily removed from the port of the electronic device when the audio plug is rotated.

Contents of the invention

The present disclosure relates to an assembly including a plug of an electronic accessory and a port of an electronic device capable of receiving the plug of the accessory. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a connector plug of a pair of headphones and an audio port of a personal electronic device that can be assembled in mating relationship for conducting electrical signals between the port of the device and the headphones. The plug connector and device can be assembled by a user in a mating relationship such that rotation of the plug connector relative to the device is substantially limited or substantially prevented. The plug connector and device also reduce the possibility of accidental removal of the post from the socket.

Electronics and connector plugs are provided for the user. In typical embodiments, the device and connector plug are provided together as a mating unit.

The electronic device has an electrical port with a receptacle, and the electrical port is formed on the device housing. The electrical port has a bottom wall on which a receptacle is defined. In typical embodiments, the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion extend upwardly from the bottom wall and are positioned opposite each other.

The electronic accessory has a plug connector having a plug body and a post extending from the plug body. An electronic accessory, such as a pair of headphones, is electrically connected to the wires extending through the plug body. The wires are also connected to posts extending from the plug body.

To connect an electronic accessory to an electronic device, a user inserts the posts of the plug body into the receptacle of the device. The post and socket are sized and configured such that the post can be securely received in the socket to provide an electrical connection between the post and the socket.

When the post is received in the receptacle, the plug body engages the device to prevent or limit rotation of the plug body relative to the device about the axis of the post. The plug body has a first side surface and a second side surface. When the post is received in the receptacle, the first side surface of the plug body is in facing relationship with the first side wall portion on the device, and the second side surface of the plug body is in facing relationship with the second side wall portion on the device . This facing relationship of the respective surfaces substantially limits rotation of the plug body relative to the device housing about the axis of the post. In an exemplary embodiment, the first side surface of the plug body is in facing engagement with the first side wall portion of the device, and the second side surface of the plug body is in facing engagement with the second side wall portion of the device. This facing engagement of the respective surfaces substantially prevents rotation of the plug body relative to the device housing about the axis of the post.

In typical embodiments, the electrical port includes, in addition to the side wall portion, first and second end walls at opposite ends of the electrical port. The first end wall and the second end wall each extend upwardly from the bottom wall. Each of the first end wall and the second end wall is connected to the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion such that the first end wall, the first side wall portion, the second end wall and the second side The wall portion forms a continuous port cavity wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the port cavity wall enclosing a cavity capable of receiving the plug body.

In typical embodiments, the bottom wall of the electrical port is recessed from the outer surface of the electrical housing. In typical embodiments, the bottom wall is connected to the first end wall, the first side wall portion, the second end wall and the lower edge of the second side wall portion. The outer surface of the housing is connected to the first end wall, the first side wall portion, the second end wall, and the upper edge of the second side wall portion.

When the post of the plug connector is received in the receptacle of the device, the plug body can extend partially beyond the side wall portion of the port, such that the first side surface of the plug body extends above the upper edge of the first side wall portion, and the plug body The second side surface of the second side wall portion extends above the upper edge of the second side wall portion. This allows the user to grasp the plug body when the user wants to remove the plug connector from the port.

Description of drawings

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are further described, by way of example, with reference to the following examples and accompanying drawings, which are intended to be illustrative only and in no way intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.

1 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of an assembly of the present disclosure, with a plug connector disconnected from a port;

Figure 2 is its perspective view with a plug connector connected to the port;

Figure 3 is its top view;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another exemplary embodiment;

Figure 5 is another perspective view thereof, with a plug connector connected to the port; and

Figure 6 is its top view.

detailed description

Referring now to the drawings, an exemplary embodiment of an electronic device and plug assembly of the present disclosure is shown and generally indicated at 10 in FIGS. 1-3. As described more fully hereinafter, current electronic device and plug assemblies 10 allow a user to securely engage a plug with an electrical port on an electronic device. As described in more detail below, the electronic device and plug assembly are each sized and configured such that when the plug connector engages the electronic device to form an electrical connection therebetween, the plug connector substantially restricts or substantially The rotation of a connector relative to an electronic device.

The electronic device and plug assembly 10 of the present disclosure has an electronic device 12 and a plug connector 14 that may be provided as a mated pair. FIG. 1 shows the plug connector 14 separated from the electronic device 12 .

The electronic device 12 has a device housing 16 . Electronic device 12 may be a personal electronic device, such as a mobile phone, tablet computer, computer, electronic music player, or another electronic device. The device housing 16 has an electrical port structure 18 with a receptacle 20 for transmitting input signals to or output signals from the electronic components of the device 12 . In the typical embodiment, electrical port 18 is an audio port.

The electrical port 18 has a bottom wall 22 and a receptacle 20 of the electrical port is defined in the bottom wall 22 . In an exemplary embodiment, the socket 20 has a circular socket edge defining a socket opening, and the socket has an inner annular wall extending downwardly from the bottom wall and into the device. The inner ring wall of the socket is used to receive the post of the plug.

In the exemplary embodiment, electrical port 18 is formed on the upper end of device 12 . The upper end of the device includes a device upper surface 24 extending between a front edge 26 of the upper surface positioned toward the front of the device and a rear edge 28 of the upper surface positioned toward the back of the device 12, and the device upper surface 24 extends between a right end 30 of the device and a left end 32 of the device.

The electrical port 18 has a first side wall portion 34 and a second side wall portion 36 . The first and second side wall portions 34 , 36 each extend upwardly from the bottom wall 22 . The upper edge of the first side wall portion 34 is visible in FIG. 1 . The first and second side wall portions are substantially parallel to the front and back of the device housing. The first and second side wall portions are substantially mirror images of each other about an axis extending between them from the left end 32 of the housing to the right end 30 of the housing.

The plug connector 14 has a plug body 50 and a post 52 extending downwardly from the plug body 50 . Post 52 has a conductive outer surface that engages a conductive inner surface of socket 20 when post 52 is received in socket 20 . Post 52 and receptacle 20 are sized and configured so that when post 52 is received inside receptacle 20 in fully assembled assembly 10, post 52 and receptacle 20 provide electrical communication between plug connector 14 and device 12. connections, which are shown in Figure 2. The user substantially aligns the longitudinal axis of post 52 with the longitudinal axis of socket 20 to insert post 52 into socket 20 . FIG. 1 shows plug connector 14 and device 12 prior to insertion of post 52 into receptacle 20 .

When post 52 is received in receptacle 20 , the outer surface of plug body 50 engages the inner surface of electrical port 18 to prevent rotation of plug body 50 relative to housing 16 of device 12 . In particular, the plug body 50 has a first side surface 54 and a second side surface 56 on opposite sides of the plug body 50 . The first side surface 54 and the second side surface 56 are sized and configured such that the view of the first side of the plug body and the view of the second side of the plug body are substantially mirror images of each other. Generally, when post 52 is received in receptacle 20, first side surface 54 of plug body 14 is in facing relationship with first sidewall portion 34, and second side surface 56 of plug body 14 is in facing relationship with second sidewall portion 34. 36 is facing the relationship. Thus, in the exemplary embodiment, rotation of the plug body 50 of the plug connector 14 relative to the housing 16 of the device 12 is substantially prevented.

In particular, the side wall portions 34, 36 prevent rotation of the plug body 50 about the axis of the post 52 so that the side surfaces of the plug body 50 remain aligned with the front edge 26 of the upper surface in the region of the upper surface 24 of the device. between the rear edges 28 . In particular, the side wall portions 34, 36 retain the plug body 50 inside the cavity of the electrical port 18 on the upper surface 24 of the device. In typical embodiments, the plug is substantially or not at all rotatable relative to the device due to the facing engagement of the side wall portions with the side surfaces of the plug body.

To further protect the plug connector when post 52 is received in receptacle 20 of electrical port 18 , end walls 60 , 62 extend upwardly from bottom wall 22 to extend at least partially adjacent the end of plug connector 14 . The first end wall 60 and the second end wall 62 are located on opposite ends of the electrical port 18 . In the exemplary embodiment, the first end wall 60 and the second end wall 62 are each connected to the first side wall portion 34 and the second side wall portion 34 . Accordingly, the first and second end walls 60, 62 together with the first and second side wall portions 34, 36 define an electrical port interior wall surrounding a cavity in which the plug body 50 can be at least partially received, as shown in FIG. 2.

The first and second end walls 60 , 62 of the electrical port 18 are spaced apart to receive the first end 70 and the second end 72 of the plug body 50 when the plug connector 14 is connected to the device 12 . When viewed from above, the first end 70 has a substantially semicircular shape matching the semicircular shape of the first end wall 60 of the electrical port.

The socket 20 is located on the bottom wall adjacent to the first end wall 60 . Post 52 is adjacent first end 70 of the plug body.

In an exemplary embodiment, the electrical port 18 is recessed in the device housing 16 , or semi-submerged in the device, such that the bottom wall 22 is lower than the upper housing surface 24 of the device housing 18 . This allows the plug body 50 to be semi-submerged in the device 12 when the post 52 is received in the socket 20 . A first side wall portion 34 and a second side wall portion 36 are joined at their respective upper edges to the upper housing surface 24 of the device housing 18, and the respective side wall portions 34, 36 extend downwardly from their respective upper edges to the bottom. wall 22. When the plug body 50 is received in the recessed electrical port 18 , the upper surface 64 of the plug body 50 is positioned above the upper housing surface 24 of the device housing 18 , as shown in FIG. 2 . The first side surface 54 of the plug body 50 extends further upward relative to the first side wall portion upper edge, and the second side surface of the plug body extends further upward relative to the second side wall portion upper edge. The semi-submerged positioning of the plug connector 14 inside the electrical port 18 of the device 12 provides partial extension of the plug connector 14 over the cavity of the electrical port 18, which allows the user to grasp the plug body 50 to remove the plug connector 14 from the electrical port 18. Port 18 removed. This semi-submerged configuration also substantially prevents accidental rotation of the plug body 50 and accidental removal of the plug body 50 from the electrical port 18 of the device 12 .

The front and back of the device housing are wider than the left and right ends are deep. The first and second side wall portions 34, 36 are wider than the end walls 60, 62 are deep.

The internal electronic components of the device are not shown. In an exemplary embodiment, a device includes a power source and components capable of sending signals to and receiving signals from the electronic accessory.

A cable 80 extends from the second end 72 of the plug body. The cable 80 is electrically connected at its first end to the post 52 of the plug connector 14 . The cable is electrically connected at its second end to an electronic accessory (not shown), such as a headset. In an exemplary embodiment, cable 80 includes two wires for carrying signals to separate left and right earphones.

The device housing 18 and plug body 50 can be formed by injection molding or another method. The device housing 18 is typically formed in multiple segments that are assembled to form the device housing. The outer surface of post 52 and the inner surface of socket 20 are electrically conductive and, in the typical embodiment, metallic. Other materials and fabrication methods may be used for the device housing, plug body, post and socket without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Turning now to FIGS. 4-6 , an additional exemplary embodiment is shown and generally designated 10A. In this embodiment, port 18A and plug 14A are rectangular in shape. In other respects, the general structure and function of port 18A and plug 14A are identical. When post 52 is received in receptacle 20, first side surface 54A of plug body 14A is in facing relationship with first side wall portion 34A, and second side surface 56A of plug body 14A is in facing relationship with second side wall portion 36A. right relationship. Thus, in the exemplary embodiment, rotation of plug body 50A of plug connector 14A relative to housing 16 of device 12 is substantially prevented.

While certain specific structures for implementing electronic devices and anti-rotation plug assemblies have been shown and described herein, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the underlying inventive concepts. Various modifications and rearrangements of parts, as well as the underlying inventive concept, are not to be limited to the exact forms shown and described herein, except as indicated by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (5)

1. the assembly be made up of electronic equipment and plug, this assembly comprises:

Have the device housings of electric port, the socket that electric port has diapire and limits in the bottom wall, electric port has the first side wall part and the second sidewall sections, and the first and second sidewall sections upwards extend from diapire; And

Pin connector, pin connector has plug body and from plug body to the post of downward-extension, plug body has the first side surface and the second side surface;

Its center pillar and socket are configured and arrange, post can be firmly contained in socket, to be provided in the electrical connection between post and socket, and

Wherein, when the post of plug body is contained in the socket of electric port, first side surface of plug body and the first side wall part are in the face of relation, and the second side surface of plug body and the second sidewall sections are in the face of relation, stop plug body relative to the rotation of electric port thus.

2. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the post of plug body is contained in the socket of electric port, the first side surface of plug body engages with faced by the first side wall part, and the second side surface of plug body and the second sidewall sections are in the face of engaging.

3. assembly as claimed in claim 1, this assembly comprises further:

Lay respectively at the first end wall on the contrary end of electric port and the second end wall, first end wall and the second end wall each all upwards extend from diapire, the first side wall part is connected to the second sidewall sections by first end wall, and the first side wall part is connected to the second sidewall sections by the second end wall; First end wall, the first side wall, the second end wall and the second sidewall limit the cavity that can hold plug body thus.

4. assembly as claimed in claim 1, comprises further:

The first side wall part has the first side wall portion upper edge;

Second sidewall sections has the second sidewall sections top edge; And

Wherein, when the post of plug body is contained in the socket of electric port, first side surface of plug body upwards extends further relative to the first side wall portion upper edge, and the second side surface of plug body upwards extends further relative to the second sidewall sections top edge.

5. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

This equipment comprises outer surface further;

The first side wall part has the first side wall portion upper edge extended along outer surface;

Second sidewall sections has the second sidewall sections top edge extended along outer surface; And

Diapire is recessed into from outer surface.