IP Library Granted Patent US 9,438,846
Granted Patent B2
US 9,438,846 · App. 13/692,792 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Television receiver and electronic device

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Patent No.
US 9,438,846
App. No.
13/692,792
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: housing; display; circuit board; and connector. The connector is electrically connected to the circuit board, and connected with an external connector. The connector includes: an insulating member; terminal members; and a container. The insulating member includes: a base portion; and an insertion portion extending from the base portion toward the second opening and inserted into a connection portion of the external connector. The terminal members are provided to the insertion portion, and coupled to the connection portion. The container is configured to house the insertion portion. The insertion portion includes: a side surface; and a slanted surface provided to at least one of ends of the side surface at the base portion side and the other one of the ends of the side surface. The slanted surface is slanted with respect to the side surface.

Claims (46)

1. A television receiver comprising:

a housing comprising a first opening and a second opening;

a display comprising a rear surface and a display surface exposed through the first opening, the display being in the housing;

a circuit board on the rear surface side of the display, and in the housing; and

a connector in the housing, exposed through the second opening, configured to be coupled to the circuit board, and configured to be connected with an external connector, wherein

the connector comprises:

an insulating member comprising: a base portion; and an insertion portion extending from the base portion toward the second opening and configured to be inserted into a connection portion of the external connector;

a plurality of terminal members configured to be provided to the insertion portion, and to be coupled to the connection portion; and

a container configured to house the insertion portion, and comprises one end at which the external connector is inserted, wherein

the insertion portion comprises: a side surface; and a slanted surface provided to at least one of ends of the side surface at the base portion side and the other one of the ends of the side surface, the slanted surface being slanted with respect to the side surface to reduce the width of the insertion portion more as the slanted surface extends further away from the side surface.

2. The television receiver of claim 1 , wherein the slanted surface is configured to be provided to both of the ends of the side surface.

3. The television receiver of claim 2 , wherein the slanted surface provided to the other one of the ends is configured to be shorter in a length along a direction of the insertion portion than the slanted surface provided to the one of the ends.

4. The television receiver of claim 1 , wherein the slanted surface comprises a flat surface.

5. The television receiver of claim 1 , wherein the slanted surface comprises a curved surface.

6. The television receiver of claim 1 , wherein

the insulating member comprises two insertion portions, and

the slanted surface is provided to each of the insertion portions.

7. The television receiver of claim 1 , wherein

the second opening is configured to be formed on a side wall of the housing,

the connector is configured to be provided to an end of the circuit board, and

a part including the one end of the container of the connector is configured to project out from the circuit board.

8. The television receiver of claim 1 , wherein the one end of the container is in the second opening.

9. The television receiver of claim 1 , wherein a part of the insertion portion is in the second opening.

10. A television receiver comprising:

a housing;

a circuit board in the housing; and

a connector in the housing, configured to be coupled to the circuit board, and configured to be connected with an external connector, wherein

the connector comprises:

an insulating member comprising: a base portion; and an insertion portion extending from the base portion and configured to be inserted into a connection portion of the external connector; and

a plurality of terminal members configured to be provided to the insertion portion, and to be coupled to the connection portion, wherein

the insertion portion comprises: a side surface; and a depressed portion provided to at least one of ends of the side surface at the base portion and the other one of the ends of the side surface, the depressed portion being depressed with respect to the side surface,

the depressed portion is configured to be provided to both of the ends of the side surface, and

the depressed portion provided to the other one of the ends is configured to be shorter in a length along a direction of the insertion portion than the depressed portion provided to the one of the ends.

11. The television receiver of claim 10 , wherein the depressed portion comprises a flat surface.

12. The television receiver of claim 10 , wherein the depressed portion comprises a curved surface.

13. The television receiver of claim 10 , wherein

the insulating member comprises two insertion portions, and

the depressed portion is provided to each of the insertion portions.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a circuit board in the housing; and

a connector in the housing, and configured to be coupled to the circuit board, wherein

the connector comprises: a base portion; and a surface portion extending from the base portion along a direction and brought into contact with an external connector when the connector is connected with the external connector, the direction being a direction in which the external connector is inserted and removed, and wherein

the surface portion comprises: a first portion along the direction; and a second portion comprising a step portion with respect to the first portion,

the second portion is configured to be provided to both one of ends of the first portion at the base portion side and the other one of the ends of the first portion, and

the second portion provided the other one of the ends is configured to be shorter in a length along a direction of the surface portion than the second portion provided to the one of the ends.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048720/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2012
From: HIRASHIMA, MASAYA; KOZAI, TSUYOSHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 029395/0427 →