CN108879194B

CN108879194B - Electronic equipment and USB socket thereof

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Publication number: CN108879194B
Application number: CN201810569756.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周新权
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2018-06-05
Filing date: 2018-06-05
Publication date: 2020-01-14
Anticipated expiration: 2038-06-05
Also published as: CN108879194A

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment includes: the USB socket comprises a USB seat and a silica gel sleeve on the USB seat, wherein the silica gel sleeve faces one side of the jack, and the second matching inclined plane is matched with the first matching inclined plane to realize sealing and water proofing. The application also discloses a USB socket. The application discloses electronic equipment and USB socket thereof adopts solid-state USB silica gel cover to realize waterproofly, can compromise both manufacturing cost and waterproof nature.

Description

Electronic equipment and USB socket thereof

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to an electronic device with a waterproof USB socket and a USB socket thereof.

Background

The USB socket is one of the most water-entering places of the electronic device, and therefore, the USB socket is also one of the important waterproof objects of the electronic device. The existing waterproof solutions for the USB socket are as follows: firstly, a professional waterproof USB seat is adopted, so that the structure is complex and the cost is high; secondly, assembling waterproof silica gel on shells such as a middle frame and the like, then assembling a battery cover, and pressing the waterproof silica gel by using the battery cover to isolate the USB seat from the shell to realize waterproofness, but a flexible circuit board connected with the USB seat cannot effectively prevent the water; and thirdly, the liquid silica gel support is adopted for water prevention, but the liquid silica gel support is high in cost and is tightly matched with the USB seat, so that the installation is difficult.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application discloses electronic equipment of USB socket with waterproof function and USB socket thereof, its USB socket water-proof effects is good, waterproof with low costs and easily installation to solve above-mentioned problem.

The USB socket disclosed in the embodiment of the application, including USB seat and silica gel cover, silica gel cover sleeve establishes on the USB seat, one side that silica gel cover orientation center jack is provided with the cooperation inclined plane, the cooperation inclined plane with set up in the peripheral cooperation inclined plane of jack matches the setting in order to realize sealed waterproof.

The electronic equipment disclosed in the embodiment of the application comprises a middle frame and a USB socket, wherein a jack is arranged on the middle frame, the middle frame is arranged on the periphery of the jack and provided with a first matching inclined plane, the USB socket is arranged on the middle frame and faces the jack, the USB socket comprises a USB seat and a silica gel sleeve arranged on the USB seat, the silica gel sleeve faces one side of the jack and is provided with a second matching inclined plane, and the second matching inclined plane is matched with the first matching inclined plane to be arranged to realize sealing and water proofing.

The application discloses electronic equipment and USB socket thereof is in through setting up first cooperation inclined plane on the center with the setting second cooperation inclined plane on the silica gel cover cooperatees in order to realize sealed, avoids water, vapour, dust etc. to pass through the USB socket with gap between the center gets into inside the electronic equipment, it is sealed effectual, simple structure and with low costs.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a disassembled schematic view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 in a direction according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 along a direction III-III according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 in another direction in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a disassembled schematic view of the electronic device shown in fig. 3 in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1 along a VI-VI direction according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terms "first," "second," and "third," etc. in the description and claims of this application and the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "comprises" and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Please refer to fig. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 is a mobile phone. It is understood that, in other embodiments, the electronic device 100 is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be an electronic device with a USB socket, such as a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a television, a personal digital assistant, and the like. The electronic device 100 includes a middle frame 10 and a USB socket 30. The USB socket 30 is provided on the middle frame 10. It is understood that the electronic device 100 further includes electronic components, such as a processor, a memory, a battery, a display screen, and the like, and the electronic device 100 further includes structural components, such as a front shell, a rear shell, and the like, which are not related to the invention of the present application and therefore will not be described in detail.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3 together, the middle frame 10 is provided with a jack 11. The middle frame 10 is provided with a first matching inclined surface 13 at the periphery of the insertion hole 11, and the USB socket 30 is arranged on the middle frame 10 and faces the insertion hole 11. The USB socket 30 includes a USB socket 31 and a silicone sleeve 33 sleeved on the USB socket 31. The silica gel sleeve 33 is a solid silica gel sleeve. One side of silica gel cover 33 orientation jack 11 is provided with second cooperation inclined plane 331, second cooperation inclined plane 331 with first cooperation inclined plane 13 matches the setting in order to realize waterproof seal. USB data lines can be inserted into the USB socket 30 through the insertion holes 11 to achieve electrical connection.

Therefore, through the first matching inclined plane 13 arranged on the middle frame 10 and the second matching inclined plane 331 arranged on the silica gel sleeve 33, the sealing is realized, impurities such as water, steam and dust are prevented from passing through the USB socket 30 and the gap between the middle frame 10 enters the electronic equipment 100, the sealing effect is good, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.

Further, in order to increase the matching between the first matching inclined surface 13 and the second matching inclined surface 331, the cross sections of the first matching inclined surface 13 and the second matching inclined surface 331 are arc-shaped with equal radius. It is understood that, in other embodiments, the first and

second mating slopes

13 and 331 can also be straight or arc-shaped with equal radius, which is not limited herein.

Further, in order to further increase the sealing performance between the sealing ring 332 and the USB seat 31, the silicone sleeve 33 is annular and is sleeved on the USB seat 31, the annular sealing ring 332 is arranged inside the silicone sleeve 33, and the sealing ring 332 is combined with the surface of the USB seat 31 to form further sealing.

Specifically, the middle frame 10 includes a bottom plate 12 and side plates 14. The side plate 14 is attached substantially vertically to one side of the bottom plate 12. The insertion hole 11 is disposed on the side plate 14, and the side plate 14 is disposed on the periphery of the insertion hole 11 and provided with the first matching inclined surface 13. The USB socket 30 is disposed on the bottom plate 12 such that the second inclined mating surface 331 faces the receptacle 11 and is disposed to match the first inclined mating surface 13.

Further, the bottom plate 12 is provided with a receiving groove 15 on the edge adjacent to the side plate 14. The receiving groove 15 is communicated with the insertion hole 11, and the insertion hole 11 is located above the receiving groove 15. When the USB socket 30 is placed in the receiving slot 15, the insertion opening of the USB socket 30 faces the insertion hole 11, so as to allow a USB data cable to be inserted into the USB socket 30 through the insertion hole 11.

Therefore, the USB socket 30 is disposed on the middle frame 10 through the receiving slot 15, so that the connection between the USB socket 30 and the middle frame 10 is more stable.

Specifically, two first side walls 121 and one second side wall 122 are protruded on the surface of the bottom plate 12. The two first sidewalls 121 are spaced apart and arranged in parallel. The second side wall 122 is spaced from and parallel to the side panel 14. One of the first side walls 121, the second side wall 122, the other first side wall 121 and the side plate 14 are sequentially connected to form the receiving groove 15 in a shape of a square. The USB socket 30 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 15, and the silicone sleeve 33 is fixed to the first sidewall 121 and the first sidewall 121.

Specifically, the USB socket 31 includes a body 311, a connection portion 313, and a connection terminal 315. The silica gel sleeve 33 is sleeved on the body 311. When the USB socket 31 is received in the receiving slot 15, the connecting portion 313 is located at an end of the body 311 away from the side plate 14. The connection terminal 315 is connected to an end of the body 311 away from the side plate 14. Moreover, the connection terminal 315 protrudes from the connection portion 313 and is electrically connected to the electronic component located in the middle frame 10. The connecting portion 313 extends two lugs 3131 from the back of the connecting portion in a direction perpendicular to the inserting and pulling direction 200 of the USB socket 31. When the USB socket 30 is received in the receiving slot 15, the two lugs 3131 are fixed on the two first side walls 121, respectively.

The inserting and pulling direction 200 refers to a socket direction of the USB data cable in the USB socket 31, which is parallel to a central axis direction of the USB socket 31.

More specifically, the positions of the two first sidewalls 121 corresponding to the two protruding lugs 3131 are respectively provided with a protruding pillar 1211, and the two protruding pillars 1211 are disposed opposite to each other. Each of the protruding columns 1211 is provided with a first fixing hole 1213. The two lugs 3131 are respectively provided with a second fixing hole 3133. Each fixing member (not shown) sequentially penetrates one of the second fixing holes 3133 and one of the first fixing holes 1213 to fix the USB socket 30 to the middle frame 10.

More specifically, the bottom plate 12 is provided with a limiting column 124 on a side of the second side wall 122 facing away from the side plate 14. When the USB socket 30 is received and fixed in the receiving slot 15, the position-limiting column 124 limits the displacement of the USB socket 30 along the inserting/pulling direction 200.

The opposite sides of the two first side walls 121 are respectively provided with a limiting groove 1215, and the two limiting grooves 1215 are arranged oppositely. The side plate 14 is provided with a chute 141 at a side adjacent to the bottom plate 12. The inclined groove 141 is cut obliquely from the upper surface of the side plate 14 toward the bottom plate 12. The first engagement slope 13 is located on the bottom surface of the inclined groove 141.

Further, the width of the inclined groove 141 is equal to the width of the silicone rubber sleeve 33, so that the inclined groove 141 and the silicone rubber sleeve 33 are matched more tightly.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 6, the silicone sleeve 33 has a first open end 333 and a second open end 335 opposite to each other. The first opening end 333 is provided with the second inclined mating surface 331 and two abutting portions 337. The two abutting portions 337 are respectively disposed on two sides of the second matching inclined surface 331. The supporting portion 337 includes a first supporting section 3371 corresponding to the first matching inclined surface 13, a second supporting section 3373 corresponding to the upper surface of the first sidewall 121, and a third supporting section 3375 corresponding to the limiting groove 1215. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first supporting section 3371 is arc-shaped, the second supporting section 3373 is straight, and the third supporting section 3375 is arc-shaped. When the silica gel sleeve 33 is installed in the accommodating groove 15, the second matching inclined surface 331 abuts against the first matching inclined surface 13, the first abutting section 3371 also abuts against the first matching inclined surface 13, the second abutting section 3372 abuts against the upper surface of the first side wall 121, and the third abutting section 3373 abuts against the limiting groove 1215.

Further, the first opening end 333 protrudes from between the two abutting portions 337, so as to further improve the sealing performance and the installation stability between the silicone sleeve 33 and the middle frame 10.

Further, the first open end 333 is adjacent to the insertion hole 11, the second open end 335 is far away from the insertion hole 11, the silicone sleeve 33 is symmetrically provided with two notches 3351 on the periphery of the second open end 335, the positions of the two notches 3351 correspond to the positions of the two lugs 3131, and the two notches 3351 respectively allow the two lugs 3131 to pass through.

Further, two abutting blocks 3355 formed on the upper and lower sides of the notch 3351 of the silicone sleeve 33 abut against the upper and lower sides of the lug 3131, respectively.

Furthermore, a protruding strip 338 is disposed on the top surface of the silicone sleeve 33 near the first opening end 333 to allow electronic components such as a battery to be tightly contacted with the silicone sleeve 33 when the electronic components are held on the top surface of the silicone sleeve 33, so as to further effectively prevent impurities such as water vapor from entering the electronic device 100 from gaps around the USB socket 30, and further prevent the electronic components inside the electronic device 100 from being damaged.

Further, the silicone rubber sleeve 33 is provided with a circle of sealing protrusion 3313 on the first matching inclined surface 331 of the first opening end 333, and the sealing protrusion 3313 is in close contact with the second matching inclined surface 331, so as to improve the sealing property between the first matching inclined surface 13 and the second matching inclined surface 331.

When the USB socket 30 is assembled, the silicone sleeve 33 is sleeved on the body 311, and the two notches 3351 of the silicone sleeve 33 allow the two lugs 3131 of the USB seat 31 to pass through the two notches, respectively. The USB socket 30 is inserted into the receiving slot 15 of the middle frame 10, such that each fixing member sequentially penetrates one of the second fixing holes 3133 and one of the first fixing holes 1213, and then the USB socket 30 is fixed to the middle frame 10. The second matching inclined plane 331 of the silica gel sleeve 33 of the USB socket 30 is matched with the first matching inclined plane 13 of the middle frame 10 to realize sealing and water proofing.

The application discloses electronic equipment and USB socket thereof, center 10 in the periphery of jack 11 is provided with first cooperation inclined plane 13, USB socket 30 sets up on the center 10 and towards jack 11. The silica gel cover 33 orientation of USB socket 30 one side of jack 11 is provided with second cooperation inclined plane 331, second cooperation inclined plane 331 with first cooperation inclined plane 13 matches the setting in order to realize sealed waterproof, avoids steam etc. to pass through USB socket 30 with gap between center 10 gets into electronic equipment 100's inside, simple structure, water-proof effects is good, and low in manufacturing cost.

The foregoing is a preferred embodiment of the present application and it should be noted that modifications and embellishments could be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the present application and these are considered to be within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device is characterized by comprising a middle frame and a USB socket, wherein the middle frame is provided with a jack, a first matching inclined plane is arranged on the periphery of the jack of the middle frame, the USB socket is arranged on the middle frame and faces the jack, the USB socket comprises a USB seat and a silica gel sleeve sleeved on the USB seat, a second matching inclined plane is arranged on one side, facing the jack, of the silica gel sleeve, and the second matching inclined plane is matched with the first matching inclined plane to realize sealing and water proofing; the middle frame comprises a bottom plate and side plates, the side plates are vertically connected to one side of the bottom plate, an accommodating groove is formed in the edge, close to the side plates, of the bottom plate, two first side walls which are arranged in parallel at intervals are convexly arranged on the surface of the bottom plate, limiting grooves are respectively formed in the opposite ends of the two first side walls, inclined grooves are formed in one side, close to the bottom plate, of the side plate, the inclined grooves are formed by obliquely cutting the upper surfaces of the side plates towards the direction of the bottom plate, the first matching inclined surfaces are located on the bottom surfaces of the inclined grooves, the silica gel sleeve is provided with a first opening end, the first opening end is provided with the second matching inclined surfaces and abutting parts arranged on the two sides of the second matching inclined surfaces, and each abutting part comprises a first abutting section corresponding to the first matching inclined surfaces and a second abutting section corresponding to the upper surfaces of the first side walls, and the third abutting section corresponds to the limiting groove, when the silica gel sleeve is installed in the accommodating groove, the second matching inclined plane abuts against the first matching inclined plane, the first abutting section also abuts against the first matching inclined plane, the second abutting section abuts against the first side wall or the upper surface of the first side wall, and the third abutting section abuts against the limiting groove.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a cross section of the first mating ramp and the second mating ramp is circular arc shaped with equal radius.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the silicone sleeve is ring-shaped and is sleeved on the USB seat, and an annular sealing ring is disposed inside the silicone sleeve and is combined with the surface of the USB seat to form a seal.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion hole is provided on the side plate, the side plate is provided with the first fitting slope at a periphery of the insertion hole, and the USB socket is provided on the bottom plate such that the second fitting slope faces the insertion hole and is fittingly provided with the first fitting slope.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the receiving slot is disposed in communication with the insertion hole, and the insertion hole is located above the receiving slot, and the USB socket is received in the receiving slot.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein a second side wall is further protruded on the surface of the bottom plate, the second side wall is spaced from and parallel to the side plate, and the first side wall, the second side wall, the first side wall and the side plate are sequentially connected and surround to form the receiving slot.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the USB socket includes a body, a connecting portion and a connecting terminal, the connecting portion is disposed at an end of the body away from the side plate, the connecting terminal is connected to the end of the body and extends out of the connecting portion, the connecting portion extends out of two lugs from a direction perpendicular to a plugging direction of the USB socket, the silicone sleeve is sleeved on the body, and when the USB socket is received in the receiving slot, the two lugs are fixed on the two first side walls respectively.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein a protrusion is disposed on the two first sidewalls at a position corresponding to the two protrusions, a first fixing hole is disposed on each protrusion, a second fixing hole is disposed on each protrusion, and each fixing member sequentially penetrates one of the second fixing holes and one of the first fixing holes to fix the USB socket on the bottom plate of the middle frame.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a limiting post on a side of the second side wall facing away from the side plate, and when the USB socket is received in the receiving slot, the limiting post limits the displacement of the USB socket along a direction parallel to the plugging and unplugging direction of the USB socket.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first opening end protrudes from between the two abutting portions, and the width of the inclined groove is equal to the width of the silicone sleeve.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the silicone sleeve further comprises a second open end opposite to the first open end, two notches are symmetrically arranged on the periphery of the second open end of the silicone sleeve, the positions of the two notches correspond to the positions of the two lugs, and the two notches allow the two lugs to pass through respectively.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the two abutting blocks formed by the silicone rubber sleeved on the upper and lower sides of each notch respectively abut against the upper and lower sides of the lug.

13. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein a circle of sealing protrusion is disposed on a first mating inclined surface of the silicone sleeve at the first open end, and the sealing protrusion contacts with the second mating inclined surface to achieve sealing.