Waterproof connector

• US 8,011,956 B1
• Filed: 09/10/2010
• Issued: 09/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Yang, Cheng-Wang, Chang, Kai-Hsiang, Ye, Chao-Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Hyeon; Hae Moon
• Application Number:
  US12/880,060
• Time in Patent Office: 361 Days
• Field of Search: 439/589, 439/276, 439/271, 439/607.17, 439/607.35, 439/607.36, 439/607.4
• US Class Current: 439/589
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5202 Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6595 with separate members fixing the shield to the PCB

Abstract

A waterproof connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals mounted into the insulating housing, a shell wrapping the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a top wall recessed to form a first through recess having a lower portion with an outer periphery protruded inward for supporting a first sealing plate. The first sealing plate has an outer periphery portion of an upper portion exceeding that of a lower portion thereof. The engagement between the first through recess and the first sealing plate prevent water from going into the insulating housing. A lateral wall is recessed to form a receiving recess. A fixing element fixed in the receiving recess has a damping plate punched outward beyond the lateral wall. The damping plate rests against the lateral slice for stopping the water from permeating into the shell and further spreading into the insulating housing.

Claims

1. A waterproof connector, comprising:

an insulating housing having a top wall and two lateral walls, the top wall recessed to form a first through recess having a lower portion with an outer periphery protruded inward for engaging and supporting a first sealing plate, the first sealing plate having an outer periphery portion of an upper portion exceeding that of a lower portion thereof, the engagement between the first sealing plate and the first through recess preventing water from going into the insulating housing, each lateral wall recessed to form a receiving recess;

a plurality of terminals mounted into the insulating housing;

a shell wrapping the insulating housing having a top slice, two opposite sides of the top slice extended downward to form a pair of lateral slices, a bottom slice connecting bottom ends of the lateral slices; and

a fixing element fixed in the receiving recess having a damping plate extended outward beyond the lateral wall to rest against the lateral slice for stopping the water from permeating into the shell and further spreading into the insulating housing.

2. The waterproof connector as claimed in claim 1, a bottom wall of the insulating housing is recessed to form a second through recess for receiving a second sealing plate of plate shape.

3. The waterproof connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein a lower portion of the second through recess has two opposite ends thereof extending opposite to each other and beyond the second through recess to form a receiving space, the receiving space has two opposite ends extending upward through the bottom wall to form a pair of fixing grooves, the waterproof connector further comprises a supporting plate received in the receiving space, the supporting plate has two opposite ends thereof extended upward to form a pair of fixing ends, the supporting plate is fixed in the receiving space for supporting the second sealing plate by means of the fixing ends being inserted in the fixing grooves.

4. The waterproof connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein a plurality of soldering points is formed at the bottom slice fixing the bottom slice on the supporting plate.

5. The waterproof connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of soldering points is formed at the top slice fixing the top slice on the first sealing plate.