Waterproof electrical connector

• US 9,843,128 B2
• Filed: 12/02/2016
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tsai, Yu-Lun, Hou, Pin-Yuan, Chen, Long-Fei, Xiang, Dong, Liao, Chung-Fu
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THANH TAM T
• Application Number:
  US15/368,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20170162975A1
• Time in Patent Office: 375 Days
• Field of Search: 439101, 439108, 439271, 439272, 43960708, 43960711, 43960735, 43960736, 43960737, 4396074, 439660
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/724 containing contact members forming a right angle
• 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 13/6585 Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6594 the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
• 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

Abstract

An electrical connector is provided, which includes: a first housing having a discontinuous portion, an insulating main body received in the first housing, a shielding piece disposed in the insulating main body, two conductive terminal sets disposed on the insulating main body, a capping body covering the discontinuous portion, and a sealing body coupled with the first housing. By the design of the capping body, water vapor or moisture cannot seep through the discontinuous portion to enter the first housing.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

a first shell having a receiving space, a port and an opening opposite to each other and communicating with the receiving space, and at least a discontinuous portion formed on a surface of the first shell and communicating with the receiving space;

a second shell disposed on the surface of the first shell and in contact with the first shell;

an insulated housing received in the receiving space of the first shell, wherein the insulated housing comprises a base portion and a tongue portion protruding from the base portion;

a shielding piece disposed in the insulated housing;

an upper conductive terminal set comprising a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in a row, wherein each of the conductive terminals of the upper conductive terminal set has a contacting portion disposed on an upper surface of the tongue portion and a soldering portion protruding from the opening;

a lower conductive terminal set comprising a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in a row, wherein each of the conductive terminals of the lower conductive terminal set has a contacting portion disposed on a lower surface of the tongue portion and a soldering portion protruding from the opening;

at least a capping body attached to the first shell for covering the discontinuous portion thereof; and

a sealing body coupled with the first shell and disposed around the port of the first shell,

wherein the surface of the first shell has a placement portion protruding out of the second shell and configured to combine with the sealing body, and

wherein a height of the sealing body relative to the first shell is greater than a height of the second shell relative to the first shell, and a flowing space is formed between an external device and the second shell while the sealing body leans against the external device.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the discontinuous portion is a cavity, a slit, or a combination thereof.

3. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the first shell is formed by bending a metallic sheet to allow dovetail grooves on two ends of the metallic sheet to be coupled together, and the slit is formed at engaged portions of the dovetail grooves.

4. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the first shell further has a protruding portion formed from the surface of the first shell and protruding toward the receiving space, the protruding portion is configured to engage the insulated housing, and the cavity is defined by the protruding portion and the insulated housing.

5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the base portion is located at the opening, and the tongue portion is disposed in the first shell and located at the port.

6. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the capping body is a plastic sheet or a plastic film.

7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the second shell covers partially the surface of the first shell.

8. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the sealing body leans against the external device, and the external device is configured to be combined with the electrical connector.