IP Library Granted Patent US 9,113,252
Granted Patent B2
US 9,113,252 · App. 14/100,862 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Waterproof ear-jack connector

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Patent No.
US 9,113,252
App. No.
14/100,862
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A waterproof ear-jack connector includes: an ear-jack connector housing, a contact terminal, and a baffle. The ear-jack connector housing is disposed with a space running through the ear-jack connector housing, the space is used for accommodating an earphone plug; the baffle is located at a tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing, and tightly contacts the tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing, so as to seal the tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing; the contact terminal tightly presses against an inner wall of the space, and passes through from a hole disposed on the baffle; and the shape of the hole matches a cross section of the contact terminal, so that the hole is plugged by the contact terminal. The ear-jack connector itself is equipped with a waterproof function, thereby facilitating the thinning of an electronic product.

Claims (42)

1. A waterproof ear-jack connector, comprising:

an ear-jack connector housing, a contact terminal, a baffle, and a contact plate, wherein:

the ear-jack connector housing is disposed with a space through the ear-jack connector housing, and the space is used for accommodating an earphone plug;

the baffle is located at a tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing, and tightly contacts the tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing, so as to seal the tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing;

the contact terminal tightly presses against an inner wall of the space, and passes through from a hole disposed on the baffle; and the shape of the hole matches a cross section of the contact terminal, so that the hole is plugged by the contact terminal; and

the contact plate is disposed at the tail of the ear-jack connector housing; and a part of the contact terminal, which passes through from the hole disposed on the baffle, tightly presses against a lower surface of the contact plate; and the lower surface of the contact plate is a surface located at the same side where the tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing is located.

2. The waterproof ear-jack connector according to claim 1 , wherein:

the ear-jack connector housing is disposed with at least one fixing piece.

3. The waterproof ear-jack connector according to claim 2 , wherein:

the fixing piece is disposed with a screw hole.

4. The waterproof ear-jack connector according to claim 1 , wherein

an upper surface of the contact plate and an upper surface of the tail of the ear-jack connector housing are located on the same horizontal plane, and the upper surface of the contact plate is a surface that is opposite to the lower surface of the contact plate.

5. The waterproof ear-jack connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact terminal comprises a microphone terminal, a grounding terminal, a right sound channel terminal, a left sound channel terminal, and a switch terminal,

wherein parts of the microphone terminal, the grounding terminal, the right sound channel terminal, the left sound channel terminal, and the switch terminal, which pass through from the hole, are aligned into one row.

6. The waterproof ear-jack connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact terminal comprises a microphone terminal, a grounding terminal, a right sound channel terminal, a left sound channel terminal, and a switch terminal,

wherein parts of the microphone terminal, the grounding terminal, the right sound channel terminal, the left sound channel terminal, and the switch terminal, which pass through from the hole, are aligned into at least two rows.

7. The waterproof ear-jack connector according to claim 1 , wherein an opening of the space is located on a cross section of a head of the ear-jack connector housing, and the cross section of the head of the ear-jack connector housing is a horizontal end face or an arc-shaped end face.

8. The waterproof ear-jack connector according to claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the earphone plug is 2.5 mm or 3.5 mm.

9. The waterproof ear-jack connector according to claim 1 , wherein the ear-jack connector housing is formed by pressing a plastic material.

10. A electronic device with an ear-jack connector, wherein the ear-jack connector comprises:

an ear-jack connector housing, a contact terminal, a baffle, and a contact plate,

wherein the ear-jack connector housing is disposed with a space through the ear-jack connector housing, and the space is used for accommodating an earphone plug;

wherein the baffle is located at a tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing, and tightly contacts the tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing, so as to seal the tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing;

wherein the contact terminal tightly presses against an inner wall of the space, and passes through from a hole disposed on the baffle; and the shape of the hole matches a cross section of the contact terminal, so that the hole is plugged by the contact terminal; and

wherein the contact plate is disposed at the tail of the ear-jack connector housing; and a part of the contact terminal, which passes through from the hole disposed on the baffle, tightly presses against a lower surface of the contact plate; and the lower surface of the contact plate is a surface located at the same side where the tail opening of the ear-jack connector housing is located.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein:

the ear-jack connector housing is disposed with at least one fixing piece.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein:

the fixing piece is disposed with a screw hole.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein

an upper surface of the contact plate and an upper surface of the tail of the ear-jack connector housing are located on the same horizontal plane, and the upper surface of the contact plate is a surface that is opposite to the lower surface of the contact plate.

14. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the contact terminal comprises a microphone terminal, a grounding terminal, a right sound channel terminal, a left sound channel terminal, and a switch terminal,

wherein parts of the microphone terminal, the grounding terminal, the right sound channel terminal, the left sound channel terminal, and the switch terminal, which pass through from the hole, are aligned into one row.

15. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the contact terminal comprises a microphone terminal, a grounding terminal, a right sound channel terminal, a left sound channel terminal, and a switch terminal,

wherein parts of the microphone terminal, the grounding terminal, the right sound channel terminal, the left sound channel terminal, and the switch terminal, which pass through from the hole, are aligned into at least two rows.

16. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein an opening of the space is located on a cross section of a head of the ear-jack connector housing, and the cross section of the head of the ear-jack connector housing is a horizontal end face or an arc-shaped end face.

17. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the diameter of the earphone plug is 2.5 mm or 3.5 mm.

18. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the ear-jack connector housing is formed by pressing a plastic material.

19. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic device comprises a circuit board;

the part of the contact terminal, which passes through from the hole disposed on the baffle, is connected to a signal terminal of the circuit board in a welding manner.

20. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic device comprises a circuit board;

the part of the contact terminal, which passes through from the hole disposed on the baffle, is connected to a signal terminal of the circuit board in an elastic connection manner.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2018
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047603/0039 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 12, 2018
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046340/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2013
From: LIU, XUELONG
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031743/0020 →