IP Library Granted Patent US 7,871,299
Granted Patent B2
US 7,871,299 · App. 12/231,463 · Granted Jan 18, 2011

Connector, jack socket component, electronic equipment and plug component

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Patent No.
US 7,871,299
App. No.
12/231,463
Granted
Jan 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector of the present invention comprises a jack socket with a plurality of first terminals disposed at a cylindrical inner wall at predetermined intervals in a depth direction, a plug with a plurality of second terminals disposed at an outer wall thereof, constituting a plurality of electrical contacts by individually making contact with each of the first terminals in a state of insertion into the jack socket, and ring-shaped elastic seal members that seal each of the electrical contacts when the plug is inserted in the jack socket.

Claims (7)

1. A connector, comprising:

a jack socket having a plurality of first terminals disposed at a cylindrical inner wall at predetermined intervals along a direction of depth; and

a plug having a plurality of second terminals disposed at an outer wall thereof, each of said plural second terminals constituting a plurality of electrical connections by individually contacting each of said plural first terminals when inserted into the jack socket; and

wherein the plug further comprises short-circuit terminals provided at a distal end thereof; the jack socket further comprises a pair of fitting detection terminals that detect fitting of the plug and the jack socket using contact and short-circuiting with the short-circuit terminals; and an electrical signal is supplied to at least one of the first terminals at a time when the fitting detection terminals detect fitting of the plug and the jack socket.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the elastic seal members provide further sealing between the electrical contacts and fitting detection electrical contacts constituted by the short-circuit terminals and the fitting detection terminals when the plug is fitted into the jack socket.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the jack socket comprises a cylindrical member disposed at the cylindrical inner wall of the jack socket.

4. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical member includes therein and at a time of manufacture is formed by co-injection molding integrally with ring-shaped elastic seal members that seal each of said plural electrical connections when the plug is fitted into the jack socket.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2014
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
Reel/Frame 033720/0767 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2013
From: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATION LTD.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030258/0429 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 16, 2010
From: CASIO HITACHI MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, CO., LTD.
To: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024700/0299 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2008
From: KAWASAKI, YASUHIKO; SUZUKI, SHIGETAKA
To: CASIO HITACHI MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021532/0378 →