Patent Application
20220216644
This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 110200140, filed on Jan. 6, 2021. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
The disclosure relates to a connector, and more particularly, to a waterproof connector.
In order to expand the application of electronic devices and peripheral accessories, connectors are common application components in electronic devices.
In the conventional practice, a o-ring with soft material is sandwiched between the connector of the electronic device and the housing to provide waterproofing.
However, it is often the case that the o-ring interferes with the housing or other internal components during assembly, resulting in not being assembled in the expected position and causing water leakage.
The disclosure provides a waterproof connector with a waterproof effect.
A waterproof connector of the disclosure is disposed on a circuit board of an electronic device, and is inserted with a housing of the electronic device. The waterproof connector includes a connector and a waterproof covering member. The connector is disposed on the circuit board, and the waterproof covering member covers the connector and a part of the circuit board. An outer surface of the waterproof covering member has multiple ribs, and the ribs contact the housing, so as to provide waterproof protection for an inside of the electronic device.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the connector has an insertion interface, and the waterproof covering member covers the connector and exposes the insertion interface.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, a material of the waterproof covering member is rubber.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, an inner surface of the waterproof covering member contacting the circuit board has an adhesive overflow groove.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the ribs are disposed on at least one of the outer surfaces of the waterproof covering member.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the ribs are disposed on the outer surface of the waterproof covering member facing the housing, and abut against the housing.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the ribs are disposed on the outer surface of the waterproof covering member facing a mechanical member of the electronic device, and abut against the mechanical member.
Based on the above, in the waterproof connector of the disclosure, the waterproof covering member covers the connector and a part of the circuit board at the same time, so as to provide the good waterproof effect for the inside of the electronic device. Therefore, such disposing method is also suitable for a connector that does not have waterproof specifications
F IG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device.
A material of the waterproof covering member 120 in this embodiment is rubber, but it is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art may select other materials that may also achieve a waterproof effect according to requirements.
In addition, the waterproof covering member 120 may have an opening 122 with a shape of “U”. The connector 110 is disposed in the opening 122 with the shape of “U”, and then a part of the waterproof covering member 120 that exceeds the connector 110 is attached to the circuit board 200 by an adhesive. In order to prevent the adhesive from overflowing outside the waterproof covering member 120 and affecting other components on the circuit board 200, an inner surface 120a of the waterproof covering member 120 configured to contact the circuit board 200 has an adhesive overflow groove 124. Therefore, excess residual adhesive flows into the adhesive overflow groove 124 to be collected.
In light of the above, the waterproof covering member120 covers the connector 110 and the part of the circuit board 200. That is, the circuit board 200 is provided with the connector 110 and a part around the connector 110. Therefore, a shape and size of the waterproof covering member 120 may be adjusted according to the requirements, so that the waterproof covering member 120 may further provide waterproof protection for a circuit near the connector 110 on the circuit board 200.
Based on the above, in the waterproof connector of the disclosure, the waterproof covering member covers the connector and the part of the circuit board at the same time, and abuts against the housing and the mechanical member disposed in the housing by the rib, so as to provide the good waterproof effect for both the connector and the circuit board. Therefore, such disposing method may be also suitable for a connector that does not originally have waterproof specifications.
In addition, the waterproof covering member not only covers an adjacent periphery where the circuit board is provided with the connector, but also extends a length of the waterproof covering member covering the circuit board according to the requirements, so as to expand a range of the waterproof cover member covering the circuit board, and further provide the waterproof protection for the circuit near the connector on the circuit board.
The description related to directional terms (such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, and right) are used to illustrate rather than limit the disclosure. It should be known for those having ordinary skills that when a reference point used as a description of the comparison is changed, the description of the direction is also different.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110200140 | Jan 2021 | TW | national |
