Waterproof electrical receptacle connector

• US 9,444,177 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2015
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Inventors: Su, Rui, Tsai, Yu-Lun, Hou, Pin-Yuan, Liao, Chung-Fu, Kao, Ya-Fen, Chen, Long-Fei
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN
• Application Number:
  US14/966,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20160181723A1
• Time in Patent Office: 277 Days
• Field of Search: 439/587, 439/271, 439/272, 439/276, 439/283, 439/588, 439/607.35, 439/607.36, 439/936
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 13/5219 Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/936 Potting material or coating, e.g. grease, insulative coating, sealant or, adhesive

Abstract

A waterproof electrical receptacle connector includes a plastic shell, a metallic shell, an insulated housing, and a sealing member (e.g., a waterproof glue block). The plastic shell has a through hole and includes an inserting end and a sealed end respectively at two sides of the through hole. The metallic shell is disposed in the through hole and the metallic shell defines a receiving cavity. The insulated housing is disposed in the receiving cavity. A plurality of receptacle terminals is assembled to the insulated housing. The sealing member is filled in the sealed end to fill a gap between the metallic shell and the plastic shell, and the sealing member is also filled in the bottom of the base portion where the receptacle terminals are exposed for improving the waterproof function of the connector.

Claims

1. A waterproof electrical receptacle connector, comprising:

a plastic shell defining a through hole and comprising an inserting end and a sealed end respectively at two sides of the through hole, wherein the plastic shell comprises an outer recessed portion;

a metallic shell disposed in the through hole, wherein the metallic shell defines a receiving cavity;

an insulated housing disposed in the receiving cavity, wherein the insulated housing comprises a base portion and a tongue portion, the tongue portion is extended from one side of the base portion, the tongue portion has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and wherein the base portion is located at the sealed end;

a plurality of first receptacle terminals comprising a plurality of first signal terminals, at least one first power terminal, and at least one first ground terminal, wherein each of the first receptacle terminals is held in the insulated housing and disposed at the upper surface;

a first waterproof gasket fitted over the outer recessed portion and located at the inserting end;

a second waterproof gasket disposed at the sealed end and located in the through hole, wherein the second waterproof gasket is abutted against the inner wall of the plastic shell and the outer wall of the metallic shell; and

a sealing member formed at the sealed end to fill a gap between the metallic shell and the plastic shell and to fill the bottom of the base portion.

2. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the plastic shell comprises an inward recessed portion formed at the inner wall of the plastic shell and located at the sealed end, the second waterproof gasket is disposed in the inward recessed portion.

3. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of second receptacle terminals, wherein the second receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of second signal terminals, at least one second power terminal, and at least one second ground terminal, wherein each of the second receptacle terminals is held in the insulated housing and disposed at the lower surface.

4. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 3, wherein the first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals have 180 degree symmetrical design with respect to a central point of the receiving cavity as the symmetrical center.

5. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 4, wherein the position of the first receptacle terminals corresponds to the position of the second receptacle terminals.

6. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the plastic shell comprises a rear lid and a filling section, wherein the rear lid is extended from the rear of the plastic shell and located at the sealed end, the filling section is formed between the rear lid and the base portion.

7. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 6, wherein the insulated housing comprises a plastic block extended from the rear of the base portion to abut against the inner wall of the rear lid, and the plastic block, the rear lid, and the base portion define the filling section as a filling passage.

8. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 6, wherein the sealing member comprises a first sealing portion filled in the bottom of the base portion near the gap.

9. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 8, wherein the sealing member comprises a second sealing portion filled in the bottom of the base portion and the filling section.

10. The waterproof electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, further comprising a grounding plate disposed at the insulated housing.