CN213546653U

CN213546653U - Waterproof interface and mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: CN213546653U
Application number: CN202023103920.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冯国良; 辜国栋
Original assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-21
Filing date: 2020-12-21
Publication date: 2021-06-25
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-21

Abstract

The application discloses waterproof interface and mobile terminal. The waterproof interface is used for mobile terminal, and the waterproof interface sets up in open slot department, and the waterproof interface includes main part and manger plate structure, and wherein, the main part includes this somatic part and the waterproof portion that extends to the open slot from this somatic part, and the central axis of the relative main part of first surface of waterproof portion is less than the second surface, and the manger plate structure is located the second surface and is close to one side of waterproof portion, and the first surface and the manger plate structure of waterproof portion form waterproof terminal surface. In the waterproof interface and the mobile terminal of this application, when can guarantee water-proof effects, reduce the thickness of waterproof interface to be favorable to mobile terminal's frivolous design.

Description

Waterproof interface and mobile terminal

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a waterproof interface and a mobile terminal.

Background

The Type-C interface is widely applied to electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets as a mating connector of the electronic devices, and is mainly used for digital signal transmission and charging. In order to improve the waterproof performance of the electronic device, in the related art, the Type-C interface is provided with a waterproof structure, however, the Type-C interface needs to be made into a waterproof structure, which results in the increase of the thickness of the Type-C interface, and because the current electronic device tends to be light and thin in design, the Type-C interface easily results in the increase of the thickness of the electronic device, so that how to ensure the waterproof function of the Type-C interface and reduce the thickness of the Type-C interface becomes a problem to be solved urgently.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a waterproof interface and a mobile terminal.

The waterproof interface of the embodiment of the application is used for the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprises an open slot, the waterproof interface is arranged at the position of the open slot, and the waterproof interface comprises:

a main body including a body portion and a flashing portion extending from the body portion to the open slot, a first outer surface of the flashing portion being lower than the second outer surface with respect to a central axis of the main body; and

the water retaining structure is arranged on one side, close to the waterproof portion, of the second outer surface, and the first outer surface of the waterproof portion and the water retaining structure form a waterproof end face.

In some embodiments, the body portion further includes a connecting face connecting the second outer surface and the first outer surface.

In some embodiments, the water blocking structure includes a support portion fixedly mounted to the second outer surface and a blocking portion, the blocking portion and the first outer surface forming the water-blocking end face.

In some embodiments, the waterproof interface further comprises: the waterproof rubber ring is sleeved on the waterproof part and matched with the water retaining structure.

In some embodiments, a surface of the waterproof rubber ring is higher than a surface of the blocking portion with respect to the central axis of the main body.

In some embodiments, the waterproof interface further comprises: the mounting bracket is connected with the second outer surface and arranged at intervals with the water retaining structure, and the waterproof interface is fixed on the mobile terminal through the mounting bracket.

In some embodiments, the mounting bracket includes a mounting portion bent at both ends, and the mounting portion is detachably mounted on the mobile terminal.

In some embodiments, the main body further comprises a through hole, and the waterproof interface further comprises a data terminal, wherein the data terminal is installed at the through hole of the main body in a penetrating manner.

In certain embodiments, the difference in height between the second outer surface and the first outer surface relative to the central axis of the body ranges from [0.05mm, 0.1mm ].

The mobile terminal of the embodiment of the application comprises a shell and the waterproof interface, wherein the shell comprises an open slot, and the waterproof interface is arranged at the open slot.

In the mobile terminal and the waterproof interface of this application, the central axis through the relative main part of first surface with waterproof portion is less than the second surface outward to and one side that the second surface is close to waterproof portion is located to the manger plate structure, thereby, can make the first surface of waterproof portion and manger plate structure form waterproof terminal surface, can effectually block in water gets into mobile terminal from waterproof interface, guaranteed the water-proof effects of waterproof interface. And, owing to be less than the setting of second surface with the central axis of the relative main part of first surface of waterproof portion, can make the thickness of waterproof interface reduce, be favorable to mobile terminal's frivolous design.

Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a waterproof interface according to certain embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a waterproof interface according to certain embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic view of a waterproof interface according to certain embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view at V of the watertight connector of FIG. 1;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the body of certain embodiments of the present application.

Description of the main elements of the drawings:

a mobile terminal 100; waterproof interface 10, main body 11, waterproof portion 111, first outer surface 1111, main body 112, second outer surface 1121, connection face 1122, through hole 113, water-retaining structure 12, support portion 121, blocking portion 122, mounting bracket 13, mounting seat 131, first coupling portion 1311, mounting groove 132, waterproof rubber ring 14, convex ring 141, data terminal 15, baffle 16, housing 20, first side wall 21, and opening groove 211.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative and are only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "thickness," "upper," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

Please refer to fig. 1, the present application provides a waterproof interface 10 for a mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 includes an open slot, the waterproof interface 10 is disposed at the open slot, the waterproof interface 10 includes a main body 11 and a water-retaining structure 12, wherein the main body 11 is cylindrical, the main body 11 includes a main body 112 and a waterproof portion 111 extending from the main body 112 to the open slot, a first outer surface 1111 of the waterproof portion 111 is lower than a second outer surface 1121 of the main body 112 relative to a central axis X of the main body 11, the water-retaining structure 12 is disposed on a side of the second outer surface 1121 close to the waterproof portion 111, and the first outer surface 1111 and the water-retaining structure 12 form a waterproof end surface.

Referring to fig. 2, the present application further provides a mobile terminal 100, where the mobile terminal 100 includes the waterproof interface 10 and a housing 20, the housing 20 includes a first sidewall 21, the first sidewall 21 is provided with an open slot 211, and the waterproof interface 10 is disposed at the open slot 211.

In the waterproof interface 10 and the mobile terminal 100 of the present application, the central axis X of the first outer surface 1111 of the waterproof portion 111 relative to the main body 11 is lower than the second outer surface 1121 of the body portion 112, and the water-retaining structure 12 is disposed on one side of the second outer surface 1121 of the body portion 112 close to the waterproof portion 111, thereby the first outer surface 1111 of the waterproof portion 111 and the water-retaining structure 12 can form a waterproof end surface, water can be effectively blocked from entering the mobile terminal 100 from the waterproof interface 10, and the waterproof effect of the waterproof interface 10 is ensured. Moreover, the first outer surface 1111 of the waterproof portion 111 is lower than the second outer surface 1121 of the body portion 112 with respect to the central axis X of the main body 11, so that the waterproof interface 10 can be reduced in thickness, which is beneficial to the light and thin design of the mobile terminal 100.

The mobile terminal 100 may be a mobile terminal 100 with a charging requirement or a data transmission requirement, such as a mobile phone, a mobile power source (e.g., a charger, a travel charger, etc.), an electric vehicle, a notebook computer, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a tablet computer, an electronic book, an electronic cigarette, an intelligent mobile terminal 100, a small electronic product, and the like. The smart mobile terminal 100 may include, for example, a watch, a bracelet, smart glasses, a sweeping robot, and the like. Small electronic products may include, for example, wireless headsets, bluetooth speakers, electric toothbrushes, rechargeable wireless mice, and the like.

In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 100 is a mobile phone as an example, that is, the waterproof interface 10 according to the present embodiment is applied to a mobile phone. Therefore, the waterproof effect of the mobile phone can be ensured, and the light and thin design of the mobile phone is facilitated.

The structure of the waterproof interface 10 will be further described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to fig. 3 and fig. 4, the waterproof interface 10 is a Type-C data interface for implementing charging and data transmission of the mobile terminal 100. The waterproof interface 10 includes a main body 11, a water-retaining structure 12, a mounting bracket 13, a waterproof rubber ring 14, a data terminal, and a baffle.

Referring to fig. 1, the main body 11 is cylindrical, and the main body 11 is made of conductive metal, for example, the main body 11 may be made of stainless steel. Main body 11 includes a main body 112 and a waterproof portion 111 connected to main body 112, where waterproof portion 111 extends from main body 112 along a central axis of main body 11, and where waterproof portion 111 includes a first outer surface 1111 and main body 112 includes a second outer surface 1121, where first outer surface 1111 is lower than second outer surface 1121 with respect to a central axis X of main body 11. In this manner, a height difference is formed between the first outer surface 1111 and the second outer surface 1121, so that a waterproof effect can be provided.

Further, the height difference between the second outer surface 1121 and the first outer surface 1111 with respect to the central axis X of the main body 11 may be in a range of [0.05mm, 0.1mm ], for example, the height difference between the second outer surface 1121 and the first outer surface 1111 with respect to the central axis X of the main body 11 may be 0.05mm, 0.055mm, 0.06mm, 0.065mm, 0.07mm, 0.075mm, 0.08mm, 0.085mm, 0.09mm, 0.095mm, or 0.1mm, etc. It can be understood that the higher the difference in height between the second outer surface 1121 and the first outer surface 1111 with respect to the central axis X of the main body 11, the better the waterproof effect. In the present application, the height difference between the second outer surface 1121 and the first outer surface 1111 with respect to the central axis X of the body 11 may be 0.07 mm. Body portion 112 and flashing portion 111 further include an inner surface (not shown in the figures), wherein the inner surface of flashing portion 111 and the inner surface of body portion 112 are at the same height relative to central axis X of body 11, such that a smooth inner surface may be formed.

Further, with respect to formation of body portion 112 and flashing portion 111, body portion 112 and flashing portion 111 having different thicknesses may be formed on body 11 by performing a plurality of local thinning processes on body 11, so that second outer surface 1121 and first outer surface 1111 have a difference in height with respect to central axis X of body 11.

Referring to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the body portion 112 further includes a connecting surface 1122, and the connecting surface 1122 connects the second outer surface 1121 and the first outer surface 1111. The connecting surface 1122 may be an inclined surface, a circular arc surface, a plane perpendicular to the outer surface (stepped), or the like. For example, in the present application, the connecting surface 1122 may be beveled such that the transition between the second outer surface 1121 and the first outer surface 1111 is natural.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 5, the water-blocking structure 12 is made of metal, and is disposed on the side of the body 112 close to the waterproof portion 111 and attached to the second outer surface 1121. The water retaining structure 12 and the body 112 can be fixedly connected by welding, so that the connection between the water retaining structure 12 and the body 112 is compact and has high strength. The water blocking structure 12 serves to block dust or water stain from the side of the waterproof portion 111 from entering the side of the body portion 112.

Further, the water blocking structure 12 includes a support portion 121 and a blocking portion 122. The supporting portion 121 is cylindrical, the supporting portion 121 is fixedly mounted on one side of the second outer surface 1121, which is close to the waterproof portion 111, the blocking portion 122 is bent and extended from one end of the supporting portion 121, which is close to the waterproof portion 111, to form an included angle with the supporting portion 121, the included angle may be 90 degrees, that is, the blocking portion 122 and the supporting portion 121 are perpendicular to each other, and of course, the included angle may also be other values, and the specific value is not limited. The blocking portion 122 and the first outer surface 1111 form a waterproof end surface to block dust or water stain from the first outer surface 1111 from entering into one side of the body portion 112.

The water retaining structure 12 may be made of metal material through an integral molding process, or may be formed by splicing the supporting portion 121 and the blocking portion 122.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, a mounting bracket 13 is connected to the second outer surface 1121 and is spaced apart from the water-blocking structure 12, and the waterproof interface 10 is fixed to the mobile terminal 100 through the mounting bracket 13.

Specifically, the mounting bracket 13 is a sheet structure made of metal, and can be manufactured by a stamping process. The mounting bracket 13 includes a mounting groove and a mounting seat. The body 112 is partially inserted into the mounting groove, and the second outer surface 1121 is attached to the inner wall of the mounting groove. The mounting groove inner wall can be fixedly connected with the second outer surface 1121 through a welding process, so that the mounting bracket 13 and the body portion 112 are reliably connected, and the connection between the mounting bracket 13 and the body portion 112 is compact. The mounting parts 131 are located at both ends of the mounting groove, and the mounting parts 131 are detachably coupled with the housing 20 so that the mounting bracket 13 is fixed to the housing 20.

Further, the mounting portion 131 includes a first coupling portion 1311, and the housing 20 includes a second coupling portion (not shown), and the first coupling portion 1311 is engaged with the second coupling portion of the housing 20 so that the mounting bracket 13 is detachably fixed to the housing 20.

In some examples, the first coupling portion 1311 may be a card hole, and the second coupling portion may be a card post corresponding to the card hole, the card post being snapped into the card hole to detachably connect the mounting portion 131 with the housing 20. In another example, the first coupling portion 1311 may be a card hole, and the second coupling portion may be a card post corresponding to the card hole, the card post being engaged into the card hole to detachably connect the mounting portion 131 with the housing 20. In yet another example, the first coupling portion 1311 includes a screw and a through hole, and the second coupling portion includes a screw hole, and the screw is screwed into the screw hole after passing through the through hole to detachably connect the mounting portion 131 and the housing 20. In another example, the first coupling portion 1311 includes a screw hole, and the second coupling portion includes a screw and a through hole, and the screw is screwed into the screw hole after passing through the through hole to detachably connect the mounting portion 131 and the housing 20. The first coupling portion 1311 and the second coupling portion may be in other forms, which are not listed here. The first coupling portion 1311 is engaged with the second coupling portion to detachably couple the mounting portion 131 with the housing 20, and the mounting is simple while securing coupling strength of the mounting bracket 13 with the housing 20.

Referring to fig. 5, the waterproof rubber ring 14 may be a silicone ring, a rubber ring, or the like, which has elasticity, and is sleeved on the first outer surface 1111 and attached to the outer surface. The waterproof rubber ring 14 is used for blocking dust, water stain and the like, and the waterproof rubber ring 14 is sleeved on the waterproof portion 111 and is matched with the water retaining structure 12. The central axis X of the outer surface of the waterproof rubber ring 14 relative to the main body 11 is higher than the surface of the blocking portion 122, and it can be understood that, since the waterproof rubber ring 14 is made of an elastic material and the blocking portion 122 is made of a metal material, when the waterproof interface 10 is installed in the open slot 21 of the mobile terminal 100, the elastic material is abutted against the open slot 21, so as to form a better sealing effect.

In some embodiments, waterproof rubber ring 14 further includes a bead 141, and bead 141 is disposed on a side adjacent to waterproof portion 111.

It should be noted that, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 5, since the connection surface 1122 is an inclined surface, and a gap is formed between the connection surface 1122 and the waterproof portion 111, in order to prevent the gap from affecting the waterproof effect, the waterproof rubber ring 14 is further provided with a convex ring 141, and the convex ring 141 is matched with the gap to fill the gap, so that the waterproof rubber ring 14 can be precisely matched with the water retaining structure 12 and the main body 11, thereby improving the waterproof effect of the waterproof interface 10.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, the main body 11 further includes a through hole 113, and the data terminal 15 is installed on the through hole 113 of the main body 11. The data terminal 15 is used for data transmission, and the data terminal 15 is inserted into the through hole 113 along the direction from the body 112 to the waterproof portion 111.

The baffle 16 is disposed at a side of the through hole 131 far from the waterproof portion 111 and closely attached to an inner wall of the through hole 131, and the baffle 16 is used for preventing impurities such as dust or water from entering the mobile terminal 100 through the through hole 131 from the side of the waterproof portion 111.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "certain embodiments," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples" means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, unless specifically limited otherwise.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations of the above embodiments may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present application, which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a waterproof interface for mobile terminal, its characterized in that, mobile terminal includes the open slot, waterproof interface set up in open slot department, waterproof interface includes:

a main body including a body portion and a flashing portion extending from the body portion to the open slot, a first outer surface of the flashing portion being lower than a second outer surface of the body portion with respect to a central axis of the main body; and

the water retaining structure is arranged on one side, close to the waterproof portion, of the second outer surface, and the first outer surface and the water retaining structure form a waterproof end face.

2. The watertight interface of claim 1, wherein the body portion further comprises a connection face that connects the second outer surface and the first outer surface.

3. The waterproof interface of claim 1, wherein said water retaining structure includes a support portion and a blocking portion, said support portion being fixedly mounted to said second outer surface, said blocking portion and said first outer surface forming said waterproof end surface.

4. The waterproof interface of claim 3 further comprising: the waterproof rubber ring is sleeved on the waterproof part and matched with the water retaining structure.

5. The waterproof interface of claim 4 wherein a surface of said waterproof grommet is higher than a surface of said barrier portion with respect to a central axis of said body.

6. The waterproof interface of claim 1 further comprising: the mounting bracket is connected with the second outer surface and arranged at intervals with the water retaining structure, and the waterproof interface is fixed on the mobile terminal through the mounting bracket.

7. The waterproof interface of claim 6, wherein said mounting bracket comprises a mounting portion with two bent ends, said mounting portion being detachably mounted on said mobile terminal.

8. The waterproof interface of claim 1, wherein said main body further comprises a through hole, said waterproof interface further comprising a data terminal, said data terminal being mounted through said through hole of said main body.

9. The watertight interface of claim 1 wherein the second outer surface and the first outer surface have a height differential in a range of [0.05mm, 0.1mm ] relative to a central axis of the body.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising a housing and the waterproof interface of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the housing comprises an open slot, and wherein the waterproof interface is disposed at the open slot.