IP Library Granted Patent US 8,172,579
Granted Patent B2
US 8,172,579 · App. 12/969,476 · Granted May 8, 2012

Electrical connector having dust-proof shutter driven by magnetic force

Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,172,579
App. No.
12/969,476
Granted
May 8, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing ( 1 ) defining a mating compartment ( 10 ) with an opening ( 101 ) in communication with the mating compartment ( 10 ), a plurality of contact terminals ( 2 ) disposed within the mating compartment ( 10 ), a moveable protective lid ( 4 ) moveably disposed adjacent to the opening ( 101 ) and magnetic arrangement ( 5, 6 ) disposed between the protective lid ( 4 ) and the housing ( 1 ) such that the protective lid ( 4 ) will resume to its original position by means of magnets ( 5, 6 ) arranged between the protective lid ( 4 ) and the housing ( 1 ).

Claims (24)

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulative housing defining a mating compartment with an opening in communication with the mating compartment;

a plurality of contact terminals disposed within the mating compartment;

a moveable protective lid moveably disposed adjacent to the opening; and

wherein magnetic arrangement disposed between the protective lid and the housing such that the protective lid will resume to its original position by means of magnets arranged between the protective lid and the housing; wherein

the magnetic arrangement comprises a plurality of first magnets and a plurality of second magnets which are located with an inner surface of the moveable protective lid and exposed to the mating compartment;

further comprises a metallic shell covering outside of the insulative housing which defines a plurality of ears abutting against the moveable protective lid; wherein

the insulative housing comprises a bottom wall defining a first mounting hole for retained the first magnet therein; wherein

the first mounting holes are extended into a plurality of protruding tubes that are integrally extended outwards from outside of the bottom wall.

2. The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the moveable protective lid comprises a second mounting hole for retained the second magnets therein.

3. The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the moveable protective lid comprises a plurality of sliding portions protruding outwards from out edge thereof and respectively received in a plurality of slots which is formed by the insulative housing and in communicated with the mating compartment.

4. The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the number of the first magnets and the second magnets is same.

5. The electrical connector as described in claim 4 , wherein the size of the first magnets and the second magnets is same.

6. The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the insulative housing comprises a pair of guiding holes disposed on both ends thereof.

7. The electrical connector as described in claim 6 , wherein the insulative housing comprises four sidewalls and a tongue portion surrounded by the four sidewalls thereby forming the ring like mating compartment.

8. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulative housing comprising a mating compartment with an upward mating opening;

a plurality of contact terminals retained in the insulative housing;

a movable shutter sliding in mating compartment along a mating direction between a closed position in which the mating opening is protected by thereof and an opening position in which the mating compartment is opened;

wherein a plurality of first magnets are located in the insulative housing and faces to a plurality of second magnets are retained in the movable shutter which is pushed by a repulsive force between the first and second magnets and slides to the closed position from the opening position; wherein

the plurality of second magnets are located with an inner surface of the moveable protective shutter and exposed to the mating compartment;

further comprises a metallic shell covering outside of the insulative housing which defines a plurality of ears abutting against the moveable protective shutter; wherein the insulative housing comprises a bottom wall defining a first mounting hole for retained the first magnet therein; wherein

the first mounting holes are extended into a plurality of protruding tubes that are integrally extended outwards from outside of the bottom wall.

9. The electrical connector as described in claim 8 , wherein the movable shutter a second mounting hole for retained the first magnets therein.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2010
From: PAN, BIAO
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025507/0970 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 2 0317439 · Dec 15, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110143555A1 · Jun 16, 2011