Patent Application
20120071028
1. Field of the Invention
The present inventions relates to connectors and electronic devices, and more particularly, to a connector which provides a good electromagnetic conduction mechanism for electronic devices.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In electronic devices, the electromagnetic interference (EMI) has two typical paths to follow when leaving or entering an electronic circuit: a radiated path and a conducted path. That is, the EMI may leak out of gaps, slots, openings and any discontinuities that may be present in a housing of the electronic device. The EMI may also be coupled to and hence travel over power, signal and control lines to leave the housing. If a connector is provided with a good electromagnetic conduction mechanism, the electronic device using the connector can be free of interferences of static electricity or electromagnetic waves and also the electronic device itself cannot be a source of EMI. This is particularly true for a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector.
The present invention provides a connector configured to be disposed within a housing of an electronic device. The connector includes a main body and a conduction member. The conduction member includes a connecting portion and a resilient portion. The resilient portion is formed on the connecting portion and configured to abut against the housing.
In one aspect, the conduction member and the main body are integrally formed, and the connecting portion and the resilient portion are integrally formed.
In another aspect, the connecting portion has an opening, and the resilient portion extends from an edge of the opening into the opening and includes a bent section.
In another aspect, the connecting portion is oriented substantially perpendicular to the main body and has a surface oriented toward the housing, and the resilient portion protrudes beyond the surface.
In another aspect, a connection terminal set is disposed in the main body, and the connection terminal set comprises a plurality of conductive pins.
In another aspect, the main body and the conduction member are made of metal.
In another aspect, the connector is a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector.
In another aspect, the main body comprises a metal housing and an insulative housing, and the conduction member and the metal housing are integrally formed.
The present invention also provides an electronic system in which the connector is deposited. Besides the connector, the system also includes an electronic device and an EMI shield. The electronic device includes a housing, and the EMI shield is formed on the housing of the electronic device. The EMI shield includes at least one spring arm in the lengthwise direction and at least one spring arm in the crosswise direction to fix the connection between the connector and the electronic device.
These and other features and advantages of the various embodiments disclosed herein will be better understood with respect to the following description and drawings, in which like numbers refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
Referring to
The main body 200 includes a metal housing 210 and an insulative housing 220. The conduction member 300 and the metal housing 210 are integrally formed of metal. The connection terminal set 400 having a plurality of conductive pins is disposed in the main body 200.
The conduction member 300 includes a connecting portion 310 and two resilient portions 320. The connecting portion 310 of the conduction member 300 is connected to the metal housing 210 and is oriented substantially perpendicular to the main body 200. The connecting portion 310 has a surface S (as shown in
While the conduction member 300 is illustrated as having two resilient portions 320 in the present embodiment, it is to be understood that this is for the purpose of description only and should not be regarded as limiting. Rather, the number of the resilient portions 320 can be varied based upon actual requirements in alternative embodiments and the number of the openings 311 can also be varied corresponding to the resilient portions 320.
When the connector 100 is disposed in the electronic device 500, the surface S of the connector 310 is oriented toward the housing of the electronic device 500 and the bent sections of the resilient portions 320 protrude in a direction away from the surface S (i.e., in the direction toward the housing of the electronic device 500 to abut against the EMI shield 510 of the housing. The conduction member 300 can be closely abutted against the EMI shield 510 under the resilient force of the resilient portions 320, which results in good electromagnetic conduction in the connector such that the conducted EMI can be effectively reduced or even eliminated.
The illustrated system which relates to the connector 100 mentioned above, as shown in
The above description is given by way of example, and not limitation. Given the above disclosure, one skilled in the art could devise variations that are within the scope and spirit of the invention disclosed herein, including configurations ways of the recessed portions and materials and/or designs of the attaching structures. Further, the various features of the embodiments disclosed herein can be used alone, or in varying combinations with each other and are not intended to be limited to the specific combination described herein. Thus, the scope of the claims is not to be limited by the illustrated embodiments.
This application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/540,066 filed on Aug. 12, 2009, which claims the benefit of priority to Taiwan application filed Jun. 30, 2009. The entire disclosure of U.S. Application No. is incorporated herein by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | 12540066 | Aug 2009 | US |
| Child | 13308544 | US |
