Summary of the invention
Even research the present invention relates to a kind of system and method for seal socket-plug system effectively that is used under the non-symmetric pressure situation.
Further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of watertight and/or gas-tight seal that is used for socket and plug system, and it will continue sealing plug-jack system, and the seal of tube or electronic equipment do not receive the direction of non-symmetric pressure or symmetrical pressure.
One aspect of the present invention comprises potted component, and it is shaped as arc, and is arranged to the only part of the periphery of seal socket-plug interface.When power that this arch-shaped elements stands to be caused by non-symmetric pressure, its will be only with this power mechanically relaying (relay) to the part of the periphery of the socket-plug interface that is arranged sealing.It incites somebody to action not relaying mechanical force further.Like this, the mechanical influence of any outside non-symmetric pressure will only be restricted to the pressure of the sealing in the part of the periphery that increases this specific potted component, thereby further tighten sealing.Like this, avoided the possible secondary mechanical response of loosening pressure in the some parts of any loop configuration.
According to a further aspect in the invention, in special shell, realize sealing of the present invention, wherein electric device is arranged to and is inserted into.Shell will have the opening that is used for socket, and this opening is utilized sealing of the present invention and seals.The electrical outlets of electric device only with shell in receptacle openings align, thereby can plug be inserted through this opening and sealing, to charge to electric device.If this shell is utilized, for example finger presses causes non-symmetric pressure, and then sealing will keep sealing through utilizing some part that the redirected element of special compressible pressure is redirected to non-symmetric pressure on the periphery of socket-plug interface.
In the aforementioned advantages of the present invention all or some through having aforementioned sealing electrical outlets, or be used to have aforementioned sealing electric device shell and obtain naturally, wherein sealing or at least one potted component are made by plastics or silicone molded and/or injection moulding at least.
Further comprise sealing what the electric equipment that is used for utilizing socket to hold plug was realized according to electrical outlets of the present invention, and
Sealing is made up of at least two potted components, and is arranged to the seal socket opening,
Plug is arranged to through the hermetically passing opening and it is characterized in that,
Under the situation that pressure is arranged on the electric equipment, thereby at least one potted component is arranged to the sealing with respect to the tight socket of vertical plug shaft radial compression,
At least one element occupies the part that is less than whole periphery or the arc of receptacle openings periphery.
Shell according to the present invention is arranged to and holds electric equipment, and it comprises the opening that is used for electric connector; And the sealing that is used for opening, and it is characterized in that the socket of electric equipment and the sealing of shell all are arranged to and form aforesaid electrical outlets.
Produce aforesaid method and be characterised in that the whole or some parts of socket and/or sealing is made through molded and/or injection moulding according to socket of the present invention.
Fastening (secure) method like the plug and socket interface described in three sections of the fronts.
Fastening method according to plug and socket of the present invention interface may further comprise the steps,
Push electric equipment or its shell,
At least one potted component stands by the power of pushing or its part causes,
Potted component is further mechanically directed by the power of pushing or its part causes,
Will be by the part of the periphery of pushing the power guide receptacles that is redirected that causes,
The part of the periphery of socket is owing to pushed with respect to plug surface by the power that is redirected of pushing the increase that causes more consumingly.
Except and obtain embodiment with reference to aforementioned advantages; Optimal mode of the present invention is considered to use some potted components that are applied to such as the different piece of the periphery of the electrical outlets-plug system of the portable electronic equipment of mobile phone or computer mouse, under the non-symmetric pressure condition, to protect.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates electrical outlets opening 100.Usually the socket cavity of in electric equipment, realizing opening and opening back holds plug to utilize socket.According to the present invention, electric equipment can be any mobile phone, watch, clock and watch, camera, music player, electric razor, or any portable electric device.In certain embodiments, electric equipment is like the spherical mouse described in the EP 05028777.0 that quotes applicant as a reference here.In other embodiments of the invention, for example, electric equipment can be any wired or control device of wireless such as Long-distance Control.
Opening is further covered or alignment by sealing, and sealing is made up of two potted components 200 and 210.In Fig. 1, opening is in " opening " state, and promptly socket is inserted into, and perhaps sealing is pulled away from opening to expose receptacle openings 100.In Figure 1B, potted component 200 and 210 is from covering receptacle openings 100 on every side, that is, this is the closure state of socket seal.
The open position that plug is arranged to through shifting potted component 200,210 onto Fig. 1 from the make position of Figure 1B passes sealing.Pass sealing 200, after 210, plug is arranged to and continues across that opening 100 arrives socket cavities and begin is the electric equipment charging.
Under the situation of the pressure of electric equipment, at least one potted component 200,210 is arranged to respect to vertical plug shaft radial compression, thus the sealing of tight socket.In Fig. 1, force vector 400 is exerted pressure on the direction of the arrow that illustrates, and pushes away the potted component 200 of arc.According to the present invention, in this embodiment, potted component be shaped as arc, but in other embodiments, potted component may be implemented as any compressible shape.At least one element 200 and/or 210 occupies the part that is less than whole periphery or the arc of receptacle openings 100 peripheries.And, at least one potted component 200 and/or 210 usually by such as rubber, silicones and or the elastomeric material of plastics process.Promote along with potted component 200 is utilized power 400 now, it will be by means of its elasticity crooked De Gengkai on the direction of arrow 440,430.The net result of applied pressure 400 is compression stress extruding receptacle openings and tight sealing and enhancing sealing effectiveness, wherein, and downward and inside 500,510 of said compression stress such as arrow 410,420 expressions.Tension force in the potted component 200 and 210 can be arranged such that opening 100 in its inactive state by seal closure, shown in Figure 1B.
In certain embodiments, at least one potted component 200,210 has arcuate shape.According to the present invention, other shape also is possible.Yet in its current location and shape, arch- shaped elements 200 and 210 outer periphery and receptacle openings 100 peripheries form interfaces, and the inner rim of arch-shaped elements 200,210 is outwards directed from receptacle openings 100 peripheries.The neighboring of potted component 200,210 is arranged to when external force attempts to increase the inner rim of arc of potted component 200,210, from the side of its contact surface 300,310 receptacle openings 100 peripheries and/or plug is applied extra pressure.Similarly, the neighboring of potted component is arranged to when external force attempts to reduce the inner rim of arc, from the centre of its contact surface 300,310 receptacle openings 100 peripheries and/or plug is applied extra pressure.Like this, pressure change will be limited to the peripheral part of each potted component 200,210, and can not influence the whole periphery of opening 100.The different potted component shapes and the mechanism of distribution pressure also are according to the invention.
In certain embodiments, to be arranged to when plug is inserted through sealing be watertight and/or airtight in sealing 200,210.In addition, in certain embodiments, it is watertight and/or airtight that sealing 200,210 is arranged to when in socket, not having plug.
Socket can meet US, Europe, UK, Australia, Japan or any other standard that is used for electrical outlets and/or plug.And can being arranged to above an embodiment of 10 and 11 type forms the integral socket of holding above 1 plug.Be clear that, anyly be suitable for cooperating the electric connector of socket of the present invention also to meet the present invention.
Fig. 2 illustrates the receptacle openings 100 by four potted components 200,210,220 and 230 protections.The potted component of describing among in these potted components all and Fig. 1 200,210 is worked similarly, and difference is that they have occupied the more fraction of the periphery of opening 100.In this embodiment, each potted component is arranged to the part that occupies 90 degree.Yet possible is that the potted component 200,210,220 and 230 of any arbitrary number can be used to realize sealing.Also possible and according to the inventionly be, potted component 200,210,220 and 230 occupies the part of the periphery of different sizes, for example, and the part of 180,60,60 and 60 degree.According to the present invention, in this embodiment, the shape of potted component is an arc, but in other embodiments, potted component may be implemented as any compressible shape.
Fig. 3 is illustrated in the method for fastening plug and socket interface in the use of the electric equipment of describing among Fig. 1 like the front, the 1B and 2.In the stage 31, electric equipment is used for example finger presses, causes non-symmetric pressure; Perhaps push, cause uniform symmetrical hydrostatic pressure with fluid, perhaps by above both push.In the stage 32, at least one potted component stands the power that the part by said pressure or aforementioned pressure causes.In the stage 33, potted component will further mechanically be led by the power that pressure or its part cause.Except carrying out sealing function, potted component can also be as the relay station of mechanical pressure and power.In the stage 34, the power that is redirected that is caused by pressure is directed to the part of the periphery of socket.This part of periphery can be any part between the 0-360 degree.And, do not need periphery to be necessary for circle yet, the periphery of socket also can be square, triangle or Any shape.In the stage 35, because the power that is redirected that is caused by the pressure on the potted component before causes this part of the periphery of socket to be pushed more consumingly with respect to plug surface.
Fig. 4 illustrates and is arranged to the shell 600 that holds electric equipment 500, and it comprises opening 100 that is used for electric connector 700 and the sealing 200,210,220,230 that is used for opening.In the present embodiment, electric equipment is the radio communication device 500 with antenna 530.Device 500 can have screen and keyboard 520, and in certain embodiments, it can remove from shell.Shell is usually by processing such as the elastomeric material of rubber, silicones and/or plastics.
The socket 110 of electric equipment 500 is arranged to the formation electrical outlets with the sealing of the shell 200,210,220,230 of protection receptacle openings 100, and it is capped as the combination earlier drawings is described.Having on the shell 600 under the situation of pressure, at least one potted component 200,210,220,230 is arranged to respect to vertical plug 700 diameters of axle to compression, thus the sealing of tight as previously mentioned socket 110 200,210,220,230.As combine earlier drawings illustrated, through mechanical pressure being redirected and being not limited to the part with the periphery of the corresponding opening 100 of potted component, potted component 200,210,220,230 and symmetry and non-symmetric pressure have the opposite effect.
In certain embodiments, shell 600 has the shape of ball.In other embodiments, electric equipment 500 can be the computer mouse that is covered by shell 600, and is equivalent to like the scheme described in applicant's the EP 05028777.0.In other embodiments, electric equipment 500 can be for example watch, clock and watch, camera, music player, electric razor or any according to portable electric device of the present invention.And for example, in other embodiments of the invention, electric equipment can be any wired or control device of wireless such as Remote.
Plug 700 is normally cylindrical, but also can be to utilize and any plug 700 and socket 110 shapes implemented according to potted component 200,210,220 of the present invention and 230.In certain embodiments, potted component 200,210,220 and 230 and shell 600 watertight and/or gas-tight seal are provided for usually electric equipments 500.
Fig. 5 illustrate have socket 110, receptacle openings 100 and the sealing that constitutes by aforementioned potted component 200,210,220 and 230.In this embodiment, electric equipment 500 is the mobile radio telecommunications dresses such as mobile phone.In other embodiments, electric equipment 500 can be for example watch, clock and watch, camera, music player, electric razor or any according to portable electric device of the present invention.Yet potted component 200,210,220 and 230 can be used at any wireless portable device, realizes watertight and/or gas-tight seal on any socket that is used for such that perhaps includes, but are not limited to flush receptacle and plug or the plug.
In a lot of embodiment, socket 110, plug 700 and/or seal 200,210,220,230 all or some parts through molded and/or injection moulding by known materials manufacturing such as rubber, silicones and/or plastics.
In Fig. 6, at shell shown in the stage 71 500 and potted component 200,210,220,230.In the stage 72, shell 500 is compressed and cuts 100 to sealing 200,210,220 and 230.When shell 500 is restored to its original-shape, cutting 100 will form opening 100.In certain embodiments, utilize arch-shaped elements 200,210,220,230, opening 100 is compressed to closure and/or compares state tighter in the stage 72 in the stage 73.
The present invention has been described in the above, and has shown some commercial and industrial advantages with reference to the foregoing description.Method of the present invention with arrange to allow when in socket 110, not having plug 700 and when plug 700 is arranged in socket 110, even under the non-symmetric pressure condition when press...withing one's finger pressure for example, with watertight and/or airtight mode seal socket opening.
With reference to the foregoing description the present invention has been described in the above.Yet, be clear that the present invention is not limited only to these embodiment, but comprise that the spirit of invention thought and accompanying claims and the institute in the scope might embodiment.