CN111326896A

CN111326896A - Electric connector and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111326896A
Application number: CN201811533703.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许强东; 于立成; 李杨
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-14
Filing date: 2018-12-14
Publication date: 2020-06-23

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electrical connector and an electronic device. The electrical connector includes: the shell comprises an accommodating cavity penetrating through one side end face of the shell; the partition piece and the tongue plate are both positioned in the accommodating cavity, and the partition piece is positioned between the tongue plate and the shell; the isolating piece comprises a first state and a second state, and can be switched between the first state and the second state so as to at least partially enclose the accommodating cavity when in the first state and provide a space for the electric connector to be plugged with the opposite-end connector when in the second state.

Description

Electric connector and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to an electrical connector and an electronic device.

Background

Currently, electronic devices are usually provided with one or more functional interfaces, for example, a charging interface, an earphone interface, or a transmission interface, and each interface may be connected to an external device through a data line, so as to further implement a corresponding function of the electronic device.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides an electrical connector and an electronic device to solve the disadvantages of the related art.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electrical connector comprising:

the shell comprises an accommodating cavity penetrating through one side end face of the shell;

the partition piece and the tongue plate are both positioned in the accommodating cavity, and the partition piece is positioned between the tongue plate and the inner wall of the shell;

the isolating piece comprises a first state and a second state, and can be switched between the first state and the second state so as to at least partially enclose the accommodating cavity when in the first state and provide a space for the electric connector to be plugged with the opposite-end connector when in the second state.

Optionally, the isolation member comprises an elastic member, and an end of the elastic member is connected with the shell;

wherein the elastic member is elastically deformed when an external force is applied to switch from the first state to the second state.

Optionally, the deformation member is made of any one of the following materials:

silica gel, rubber, latex.

Optionally, the isolating member includes a sliding member and a spring, the sliding member is slidably connected to an inner wall of the housing, and the spring is connected to the sliding member and the housing along the plugging direction of the electrical connector.

Optionally, the spacer is disposed around the tongue plate.

Optionally, a surface of the spacer is in contact with an opposing surface on the tongue plate.

Optionally, when the isolating member is switched from the first state to the second state, a distance that the isolating member moves towards a surface outside the electrical connector is not less than a plugging stroke of the electrical connector and the opposite-end connector.

Optionally, the electrical connector comprises a USB interface.

Optionally, the electrical connector comprises an electrical connection female socket.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device including the electrical connector according to any one of the embodiments.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

according to the embodiment, when the isolating piece is in the first state, at least part of the internal structure of the isolating electric connector can be isolated from the outside, so that the risk that external foreign matters enter the inside of the electric connector is reduced, the risk that an electric connection part is corroded, oxidized or short-circuited due to the influence of the external foreign matters is reduced, and the service life of the electric connector is prolonged; and when the isolating piece is in the second state, space can be provided for the end connector to be electrically connected with the electric connector. Therefore, the normal connection between the electric connector and the opposite end connector can be not influenced while external foreign matters are isolated.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the construction of an electrical connector according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a partial schematic diagram of an electrical connector according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is one of the cross-sectional schematic views of an electrical connector shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a second cross-sectional schematic view of an electrical connector according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is one of cross-sectional schematic views of another electrical connector shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a second cross-sectional schematic view of another electrical connector shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of yet another electrical connector shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of yet another electrical connector shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present application, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present application. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an electrical connector 100 according to an exemplary embodiment, and fig. 2 is a partial schematic structural view of the electrical connector 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the electrical connector 100 may include a housing 1, a spacer 2, and a tongue plate 3. The housing 1 may be made of a metal material, and the housing 1 may include a receiving cavity 11 penetrating to the outside of the electrical connector 100, where the receiving cavity 11 may be used to receive the spacer 2 and the tongue plate 3. A part of the opposite end connector to be subsequently inserted into the electrical connector 100 may be accommodated in the accommodating cavity 11.

The isolating piece 2 is located between the tongue plate 3 and the inner wall of the housing 1, and may include a first state and a second state, and when the isolating piece 2 is in the first state, the isolating piece 2 may partially close the accommodating cavity 11, which is beneficial to preventing external foreign matters from entering the interior of the electrical connector 100, so that the tongue plate 3 is corroded, oxidized, burned and the like; when the spacer 2 is in the second state, the space power supply connector 100 can be provided to be plugged with the opposite-end connector.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the spacer 2 may include an elastic member 21, and an end of the elastic member 21 is connected to the housing 1, so that the elastic member 21 can be elastically deformed in the plugging direction (the direction of arrow a in fig. 3 and 4) of the electrical connector 100. On this basis, when a force is applied to the resilient member 21 by the opposite end connector, the resilient member 21 is compressed and switches from the first state shown in fig. 3 to the second state shown in fig. 4, so that the opposite end connector is inserted into the accommodating cavity 11 and the electrical connection with the tongue plate 2 is achieved. When the opposite terminal connector is pulled out of the electrical connector 100, the elastic member 21 is switched from the second state shown in fig. 4 to the first state shown in fig. 3 based on its own restoring force to isolate external foreign substances. The elastic member 21 may be made of at least one material selected from rubber, silicone, and latex, which is not limited in this disclosure.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the spacer 2 may include a sliding member 22 and a spring 23, the sliding member 22 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the housing 1, and the spring 23 connects the sliding member 22 and the housing 1 along the plugging direction of the electrical connector 100. Based on this, when a force is applied to the end connector to the slider 22, the spring 23 is compressed, and the slider 22 slides with respect to the housing 1 toward the inside of the electrical connector 100 to switch from the first state shown in fig. 5 to the second state shown in fig. 6. When the opposite connector is pulled out from the electrical connector 100, the spring 23 pushes the slider 22 to slide relative to the housing 1 based on its restoring force, and switches from the second state shown in fig. 6 to the first state shown in fig. 5 to isolate external foreign matter. The spacer 2 may be made of a metal material or a plastic material, which is not limited in this disclosure. The partition 2 and the shell 1 can be in sliding connection by adopting a matching mode of a guide rail and a sliding groove.

In each of the above embodiments, in order to provide sufficient space for electrical connection between the end connector and the tongue plate 3 when the spacer 2 is switched from the first state to the second state. The present disclosure indicates that when the spacer 2 is switched from the first state to the second state, the distance of the surface of the spacer 2 facing the outside of the electrical connector 100 is not less than the plugging stroke of the electrical connector 100 and the opposite end connector. Wherein, the grafting stroke means: when the butt connector is successfully electrically connected with the electrical connector 100, the butt connector is inserted into the depth of the electrical connector 100.

Based on the technical solution of the present disclosure, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the spacer 2 may be located on one side of the tongue plate 3, partially enclosing the receiving cavity 11. Alternatively, in another embodiment, as shown in fig. 8, the spacer 2 may be placed around the flap 3. Further, still as shown in fig. 8, the surface of the spacer 2 is in contact with the opposite surface on the tongue plate 3. On the basis, on one hand, the accommodating cavity 11 can be sealed to the greatest extent, and the probability of foreign matters entering the interior of the electrical connector 100 is further reduced; on the other hand, when the spacer 2 is switched between the first state and the second state, the surface of the tongue plate 3 can be cleaned by the spacer 2 to clean foreign substances out of the interior of the electrical connector 100.

Further, the end of the tongue plate 3 near the exterior of the electrical connector 10 is flush with the end of the spacer 2, or protrudes from the end of the spacer 2, so as to completely fill the gap between the spacer 2 and the tongue plate 3 and prevent foreign matters from entering the electrical connector 100.

In this embodiment, the electrical connector 100 may include an electrical female socket and the corresponding opposing connector may include an electrical male socket. The electrical connector 100 may include a USB interface. The USB interface can be one or more of a Type C interface, a Micro USB interface, a Type A interface and a Type B interface; in another dimension, the USB interface may be one or more of a USB1.0 interface, a USB2.0 interface, and a USB3.0 interface, which is not limited by this disclosure.

The electrical connector 100 can be applied to an electronic device 200 shown in fig. 9, the electronic device 200 includes a motherboard 301 and the electrical connector 100 described in any of the above embodiments, the electrical connector 100 can be electrically connected to the motherboard to implement the corresponding function of the electronic device 200 through the electrical connector 100, and as shown in fig. 9, the electrical connector 100 can be located at the bottom of the electronic device 200 (i.e., one end of the electronic device facing the ground when the user holds the electronic device in a normal state) to serve as a charging interface, an earphone interface, a data transmission interface, etc. of the electronic device 200; the electronic device 200 may include a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an e-reader, etc., which is not limited by this disclosure.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the spacer comprises a resilient member, an end of the resilient member being connected to the housing;

3. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the shape-changing member is made of any one of the following materials:

silica gel, rubber, latex.

4. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the spacer comprises a slider slidably connected to an inner wall of the housing and a spring connecting the slider and the housing in a plugging direction of the electrical connector.

5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the spacer is disposed around the tongue plate.

6. An electrical connector as in claim 5 wherein a surface of the spacer is in contact with an opposing surface on the tongue plate.

7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein when the spacer is switched from the first state to the second state, a distance of movement of the spacer toward a surface external to the electrical connector is not less than a plugging stroke of the electrical connector and the opposite end connector.

8. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector comprises a USB interface.

9. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector comprises an electrical connection female socket.

10. An electronic device comprising an electrical connector according to any one of claims 1-9.