TWM529286U - Water proof connector and water proof connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A water proof connector adapted to be connected to a docking connector module includes a connector casing and a first electrical connecting body. The connector casing includes an inner wall surrounding an opening, wherein an area surrounded by an opening section of the inner wall close to the opening is larger than an area surrounded by another section of the inner wall. The first electrical connecting body is disposed in the connector casing. A water proof connector assembly is further provided.

Description

Waterproof connector and waterproof connector integration

This creation is about a connector and connector integration, and in particular, a waterproof connector and a waterproof connector integration.

In today's fast-paced society, a variety of handheld electronic devices have become popular, such as mobile phones, tablets or digital cameras. In general, an electronic device can be connected to a computer through a variety of connectors to perform data transmission. In addition, in order to meet the waterproof requirements of electronic devices, various forms of waterproof connectors have emerged.

At present, most waterproof connectors on the market are provided with a waterproof gasket on the outer casing of the connector to reduce the probability of water entering the connector through the joint between the shells of the connector. However, there is currently no design on the market that is waterproof between the connectors when they are docked with the mating connector.

This creation provides a waterproof connector that achieves the effect of docking and waterproofing.

The present invention provides a waterproof connector integration in which the waterproof connector is waterproof between the two when docked with the docking connector.

A waterproof connector of the present invention is suitable for connection with a pair of connectors. waterproof The connector includes a connector housing and a first electrical connection body. The connector housing includes an inner wall surface, wherein the inner wall surface surrounds an opening, wherein an area of the inner wall surface surrounding an opening section adjacent the opening is larger than an area surrounded by the inner wall surface at other locations. The first electrical connection body is disposed within the connector housing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the inner wall surface has a difference between the opening section and an inner section connected to the opening section.

In an embodiment of the present creation, the step is between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the area surrounded by the open section of the inner wall surface is tapered away from the opening.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector housing includes an inner casing extending along an axis and a casing covered and fixed to the inner casing, the outer casing protruding along the axis near the opening The shell is such that the area of the outer casing that protrudes from the inner casing along the axis is larger than the area surrounded by the inner casing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector housing described above is constructed as a single housing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the docking connector includes a pair of connector housings and an elastic waterproof layer. The docking connector housing includes an extended extending portion and an exposed portion, wherein when the docking connector is mated with the waterproof connector, the extending portion is located in the connector housing, and the exposed portion is exposed to the connector housing . An elastic waterproof layer envelops the exposed section of the mating connector housing and extends to a portion of the projecting section adjacent the exposed section, and the elastic waterproof layer is surrounded by the outer surface of the portion of the projecting section Surrounded by an opening section having an area larger than the inner wall surface The area, wherein when the docking connector is docked with the waterproof connector, the elastic waterproof layer contacts the open section of the inner wall surface at the portion of the projecting section.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the waterproof connector further includes a connector waterproof layer covering the periphery of the connector housing.

A waterproof connector integration of the present invention includes a waterproof connector and a pair of connectors. The waterproof connector includes a connector housing and a first electrical connection body. The connector housing includes an inner wall surface, wherein the inner wall surface surrounds an opening, wherein an area of the inner wall surface surrounding an opening section adjacent the opening is larger than an area surrounded by the inner wall surface at other locations. The first electrical connection body is disposed within the connector housing. The docking connector includes a pair of connector housings, a second electrical connection body and an elastic waterproof layer. The docking connector housing includes an extended extending portion and an exposed portion, wherein when the docking connector is mated with the waterproof connector, the extending portion is located in the connector housing, and the exposed portion is exposed to the connector housing . The second electrical connection body is disposed in the docking connector housing. An elastic waterproof layer envelops the exposed section of the mating connector housing and extends to a portion of the projecting section adjacent the exposed section, and the elastic waterproof layer is surrounded by the outer surface of the portion of the projecting section An area surrounded by an opening section of the inner wall surface, wherein when the mating connector is docked with the waterproof connector, the first electrical connection body contacts the second electrical connection body, and the elastic waterproof layer is on the portion extending into the section Contact the open section of the inner wall surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the inner wall surface has a difference between the opening section and an inner section connected to the opening section.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step is between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm, and the thickness of the portion of the elastic waterproof layer is between 0.3 mm and 0.6 mm.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the opening section of the inner wall surface is surrounded by The area is tapered away from the opening.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector housing includes an inner casing extending along an axis and a casing covered and fixed to the inner casing, the outer casing protruding along the axis near the opening The shell is such that the area of the outer casing that protrudes from the inner casing along the axis is larger than the area surrounded by the inner casing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector housing described above is constructed as a single housing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the waterproof connector further includes a connector waterproof layer covering the periphery of the connector housing.

Based on the above, the waterproof connector of the present invention has an area surrounded by the inner wall surface in the opening section close to the opening larger than the area enclosed by the inner section (for example, the inner wall surface is between the opening section and the inner section) Having a step difference), and the outer surface of the portion of the elastic waterproof layer of the mating connector that protrudes over the portion of the projecting portion is larger than the area surrounded by the open portion of the inner wall surface, when the docking connector is waterproof When the connector is docked, the elastic waterproof layer is compressed at the portion extending into the section to extend into and contact the opening section of the inner wall surface, so that the opening of the waterproof connector is extended by the docking connector and the position The elastic waterproof layer on the extending section is sealed to achieve the effect of joint waterproofing.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A‧‧‧ axis

10‧‧‧Waterproof connector integration

100, 100a, 100b‧‧‧ waterproof connectors

110, 110a, 110b‧‧‧ connector housing

111‧‧‧ openings

112, 112a, 112b‧‧‧ inner wall

113‧‧‧ inner shell

114, 114a, 114b‧‧‧ internal section

115‧‧‧Shell

116, 116a, 116b‧‧‧open section

117‧‧‧ solder feet

118‧‧‧ hole

120‧‧‧First electrical connection body

130‧‧‧Connector waterproof layer

200‧‧‧Dock connector

210‧‧‧Dock connector housing

212‧‧‧Into the section

214‧‧‧Exposed section

220‧‧‧Second electrical connection body

230‧‧‧Flexible waterproof layer

1 is a perspective view of a waterproof connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic exploded view of the waterproof layer, the outer casing and the inner casing of the connector of the waterproof connector of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view of the waterproof connector of FIG. 1 omitting the waterproof layer of the connector.

4 is a schematic illustration of a docking connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

5 and FIG. 6 are schematic cross-sectional views of the waterproof connector of FIG. 1 and the docking connector of FIG. 4 before and after docking, respectively.

7 is a cross-sectional view of a waterproof connector in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a waterproof connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a waterproof connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic exploded view of the waterproof layer, the outer casing and the inner casing of the connector of the waterproof connector of FIG. 1. 3 is a perspective view of the waterproof connector of FIG. 1 omitting the waterproof layer of the connector. 4 is a schematic illustration of a docking connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 4, the waterproof connector assembly 10 of the present embodiment includes a waterproof connector 100 as shown in FIG. 1 and a pair of connectors 200 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the type of the waterproof connector 100 is exemplified by a female connector of USB 3.1, and the male connector of the USB 3.1 is used as an example, but the type of the waterproof connector 100 and the docking connector 200 are not This is a limitation.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in the present embodiment, the waterproof connector 100 includes a connector housing 110 , a first electrical connection body 120 disposed in the connector housing 110 , and a periphery of the connector housing 110 . A connector waterproof layer 130.

The connector housing 110 includes an inner casing 113 extending along an axis A and a casing 115 covered and fixed on the inner casing 113. The outer casing 115 and the inner casing 113 can pass through the concave and convex pairs. Position, card, etc. fix the position between the two. In the present embodiment, an inner wall surface 112 of the connector housing 110 surrounds an opening 111, and the outer casing 115 projects along the axis A toward the inner casing 113 near the opening 111. That is, the inner wall surface 112 of the connector housing 110 is formed by the inner surface of the inner casing 113 and the inner surface of the outer casing 115 protruding from the opening 111 from the portion of the inner casing 113.

In the present embodiment, the inner wall surface 112 includes an open section 116 adjacent the opening 111 and an inner section 114 coupled to the open section 116. The area enclosed by the opening section 116 is larger than the area enclosed by the inner wall surface 112 at other locations (i.e., the inner section 114) such that the inner wall surface 112 has a difference between the opening section 116 and the inner section 114. . More specifically, the opening portion 116 of the inner wall surface 112 near the opening 111 is the portion of the outer casing 115 that protrudes from the inner casing 113 near the opening 111. As is apparent from Fig. 1, the outer casing 115 protrudes from the inner casing. The area surrounded by 113 is larger than the area surrounded by the inner casing 113, and therefore, this step is formed at the boundary between the outer casing 115 and the inner casing 113. The effect of this step will be described later.

Referring to FIG. 4 again, the docking connector 200 includes a pair of connector housings 210, a second electrical connection body 220, and an elastic waterproof layer 230. The second electrical connection body 220 is disposed in the docking connector housing 210. The elastic waterproof layer 230 covers a portion of the docking connector housing 210.

5 and FIG. 6 are schematic cross-sectional views of the waterproof connector of FIG. 1 and the docking connector of FIG. 4 before and after docking, respectively. Referring to FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, the docking connector housing 210 includes a connecting portion 212 and an exposed portion 214, wherein the extending portion 212 and the exposed portion 214 are defined as When the docking connector 200 is docked with the waterproof connector 100, the portion of the docking connector housing 210 that is located in the connector housing 110 is the extending portion 212, and the docking connector housing 210 is located at the connector housing 110. The outer portion is the exposed section 214. The elastic waterproof layer 230 is coated and connected The exposed section 214 of the adapter housing 210 extends to a portion of the extended section 212 near the exposed section 214.

Referring to FIG. 6 , when the waterproof connector 100 is docked with the mating connector 200 , the first electrical connection body 120 contacts the second electrical connection body 220 . Although the area of the outer surface of the portion of the elastic waterproof layer 230 of the docking connector 200 that protrudes into the section 212 is larger than the area surrounded by the opening section 116 of the inner wall surface 112 of the waterproof connector 100, The elastic waterproof layer 230 may be slightly deformed, and the elastic waterproof layer 230 of the docking connector 200 may be compressed to contact the open section 116 of the inner wall surface 112 of the waterproof connector 100 at this portion of the extending section 212. More specifically, the outer surface of the portion of the elastic waterproof layer 230 that protrudes into the section 212 may press the open section 116 of the inner wall surface 112 of the waterproof connector 100 such that the opening 111 of the waterproof connector 100 is docked. The projecting section 212 of the connector 200 and the elastic waterproof layer 230 positioned on the extending section 212 are sealed to achieve a joint waterproof effect.

In the present embodiment, the size of the inner casing 113 of the waterproof connector 100 is substantially the same as that of the conventional USB 3.1 female connector, and the penetration of the mating connector housing 210 of the mating connector 200 The size of the segment 212 is substantially the same as the housing size of the conventional USB 3.1 male connector, such that the waterproof connector 100 can interface with the docking connector 200. The size of the outer casing 115 of the waterproof connector 100 can be slightly larger than that of the conventional USB 3.1 female connector to be sleeved on the inner casing 113.

That is, the waterproof connector 100 of the present embodiment is passed over the outer casing 115 of the housing size of the USB 3.1 female connector which is slightly larger in size, and the outer casing 115 is convex at the opening 111. Due to the inner casing 113, the connector housing 110 is formed with a step at the opening 111 of the inner wall surface 116 to form the portion of the elastic waterproof layer 230 on the extending portion 212. Into the space. Therefore, when the waterproof connector 100 is mated with the mating connector 200, the elastic waterproof layer 230 presses the opening section 116 of the inner wall surface 112 at the portion of the opening section 116 contacting the inner wall surface 112 to seal the waterproof connector. The opening 111 of 100.

In this embodiment, the step difference between the outer casing 115 and the inner casing 113 is between about 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm, and the thickness of the elastic waterproof layer 230 at the portion extending into the section 212 is 0.3 mm. Between PCT and 0.6 mm. That is to say, the waterproof connector 100 of the present embodiment can achieve the effect of docking with the mating connector 200 as long as the thickness of the upper and lower plates of the outer casing 115 is increased by 0.4 mm to 1 mm. Therefore, the waterproof connector integration 10 of the present embodiment can be applied to a relatively thin and light electronic device. Of course, the step difference at the interface between the outer casing 115 and the inner casing 113 and the thickness of the portion of the elastic waterproof layer 230 located on the extending portion 212 are not limited to the above.

It is worth mentioning that, since the waterproof connector 100 of the present embodiment has waterproof effect, as shown in FIG. 2, the wall surface of the inner casing 113 of the connector housing 110 is substantially free of holes, due to the general USB 3.1. The female connector has four solder fillets. The waterproof connector 100 of the present embodiment is formed as a solder fillet 117 by making a hole 118 in the outer casing 115 and making the material on the outer casing 115 originally at the broken hole 118. As shown in FIG. 3, in a state in which the outer casing 115 of the connector housing 110 is sleeved on the inner casing 113, since the inner casing 113 is still present in the broken hole 118 of the outer casing 115, when the connector waterproof layer 130 is formed in During the process other than the connector housing 110, the liquid material of the connector waterproof layer 130 is still blocked by the inner casing 113 without flowing into the connector housing 110. Of course, the form of the connector housing 110 is not limited thereto, as long as the inner wall surface 112 of the connector housing 110 is formed with the opening section 116 and the inner section 114, and the opening section 116 is surrounded by an area larger than the inner portion. The area surrounded by the section 114 is sufficient.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of a waterproof connector in accordance with another embodiment of the present teaching intention. Referring to FIG. 7, the main difference between the waterproof connector 100a of FIG. 7 and the waterproof connector 100 of FIG. 1 is that, in the present embodiment, the connector housing 110a of the waterproof connector 100a is constituted by a single housing. The connector housing 110a of the present embodiment may be a single housing having no wall holes, and the opening portion 116a having a large cross-sectional area is formed by cutting or other forms near the opening, and the solder fillet is additionally assembled. . That is, in the present embodiment, the thickness of the connector housing 110a at the corresponding opening section 116a is smaller than the thickness corresponding to the inner section 114a. The connector housing 110a of the present embodiment likewise has the effect that the area enclosed by the opening section 116 is larger than the area enclosed by the inner section 114.

Of course, in other embodiments, even if the connector housing 110a is constructed as a single housing, the thickness of the connector housing 110a at the corresponding opening section 116a and corresponding to the inner section 114a may be approximated, for example. By embossing the connector housing 110a outwardly corresponding to the opening section 116a, the same effect can be made that the area enclosed by the opening section 116a is larger than the area surrounded by the inner section 114a. .

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a waterproof connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, the main difference between the waterproof connector 100b of FIG. 8 and the waterproof connector 100a of FIG. 7 is that, in the present embodiment, the area surrounded by the opening section 116b of the inner wall surface 112b of the connector housing 110b Shrink away from the opening. More specifically, the opening section 116b of the inner wall surface 112b has a slope. The waterproof connector 100b can also give up space for the corresponding waterproof connector 230 of the corresponding docking connector 200 (shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) to extend into the portion of the extending portion 212, and correspondingly The elastic waterproof layer 230 of the butt connector 200 contacts the open section 116b of the inner wall surface 112b at this portion extending into the section 212 to achieve the effect of joint waterproofing.

In summary, the waterproof connector of the present invention is near the opening through the inner wall surface thereof. The area enclosed by the opening section is larger than the area surrounded by the inner section (for example, the inner wall surface has a step difference between the opening section and the inner section), and the elastic waterproof layer of the docking connector is in the extending section The outer surface of the upper portion of the upper portion is larger than the area surrounded by the open portion of the inner wall surface. When the butt connector is docked with the waterproof connector, the elastic waterproof layer is on the portion extending into the portion An opening section that is compressed to extend into and contact the inner wall surface, so that the opening of the waterproof connector is sealed by the extending section of the mating connector and the elastic waterproof layer positioned on the extending section to achieve waterproof jointing effect.

The above description is only used to explain the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to impose any limitation on the present creation, so that any modification or related to the creation made under the same creative spirit may be The changer should still be included in the scope of this creative intent.

A‧‧‧ axis

100‧‧‧Waterproof connector

110‧‧‧Connector housing

111‧‧‧ openings

112‧‧‧ inner wall

113‧‧‧ inner shell

114‧‧‧Internal section

115‧‧‧Shell

116‧‧‧Open section

117‧‧‧ solder feet

120‧‧‧First electrical connection body

130‧‧‧Connector waterproof layer

Claims (15)

A waterproof connector adapted to be coupled to a pair of connectors, the waterproof connector comprising: a connector housing including an inner wall surface, wherein the inner wall surface surrounds an opening, wherein the inner wall surface is adjacent to the opening An area surrounded by an opening section is larger than an area surrounded by the inner wall surface at other locations; and a first electrical connection body disposed in the connector housing. The waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein the inner wall surface has a difference between the open section and an inner section connected to the open section. The waterproof connector of claim 2, wherein the step is between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm. The waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein an area surrounded by the opening section of the inner wall surface is tapered away from the opening. The waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein the connector housing comprises an inner casing extending along an axis and an outer casing covering and fixed to the inner casing, the outer casing along the axis The inner casing is protruded near the opening such that an area of the outer casing that protrudes from the inner casing along the axis is larger than an area surrounded by the inner casing. The waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein the connector housing is formed by a single housing. The waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein the docking connector comprises: a pair of connector housings, comprising a connected extending portion and an exposed portion, wherein the docking connector and the When the waterproof connector is docked, the protruding portion is located in the connector housing, the exposed portion is exposed to the connector housing; and an elastic waterproof layer covering the exposed portion of the mating connector housing and Extending to a portion of the projecting section adjacent to the exposed section, and the elastic waterproof layer is on the extending section An area surrounding the outer surface of the portion is larger than an area surrounded by the opening portion of the inner wall surface, wherein the elastic waterproof layer is on the protruding portion when the mating connector is docked with the waterproof connector The portion contacts the open section of the inner wall surface. The waterproof connector of claim 1, further comprising: a connector waterproof layer covering the periphery of the connector housing. A waterproof connector integration comprising: a waterproof connector comprising: a connector housing including an inner wall surface, wherein the inner wall surface surrounds an opening, wherein the inner wall surface is adjacent to an opening section of the opening The surrounding area is larger than the area surrounded by the inner wall surface at other parts; and a first electrical connection body disposed in the connector housing; and a pair of connectors including: a pair of connector housings, including the connection a protruding portion and an exposed portion, wherein when the docking connector is docked with the waterproof connector, the extending portion is located in the connector housing, the exposed portion is exposed to the connector housing; a second electrical connection body disposed in the docking connector housing; and an elastic waterproof layer covering the exposed section of the mating connector housing and extending to the protruding section adjacent to the exposed section a portion, and an outer surface of the portion of the elastic waterproof layer on the protruding portion is larger than an area surrounded by the open portion of the inner wall surface, wherein the mating connector and the When the waterproof connector mating, electrically connected to the first body contact is electrically connected to the second body and the portion of the flexible waterproof layer on the contact portion projecting into the opening section of the inner wall surface. The waterproof connector integration of claim 9, wherein the inner wall surface has a difference between the open section and an inner section connected to the open section. The waterproof connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the step is between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm, and the portion of the elastic waterproof layer has a thickness of between 0.3 mm and 0.6 mm. The waterproof connector integration of claim 9, wherein an area surrounded by the open section of the inner wall surface is tapered away from the opening. The waterproof connector integration of claim 9, wherein the connector housing includes an inner casing extending along an axis and a casing covered and fixed to the inner casing, the outer casing along the outer casing An axis protrudes from the inner casing adjacent the opening such that an area of the outer casing that protrudes from the inner casing along the axis is larger than an area surrounded by the inner casing. The waterproof connector assembly of claim 9, wherein the connector housing is formed by a single housing. The waterproof connector integration of claim 9, wherein the waterproof connector further comprises: a connector waterproof layer covering the periphery of the connector housing.