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US 2011/0237103 A1Published application
Waterproof audio jack and method of making the same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsTod M. Harlan, Richard Scott Kline
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Abstract
An audio jack includes an insulative housing and a number of contacts retained therein. The insulative housing defines a receiving space for receiving a corresponding plug and a number of mounting holes extending inwardly from a mounting wall thereof. Each contact has a tail portion for connecting with a circuit board. A plenty of elastomeric material is filled into the mounting holes around the contacts to make the insulative housing being sealed except the receiving space.
Claims20
An audio jack, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a receiving space for receiving a corresponding plug and a plurality of mounting holes extending inwardly from a mounting wall thereof;
- and
- a plurality of contacts retained in the mounting holes, each contact having a tail portion for connecting with a circuit board;
- wherein a plenty of elastomeric material is filled into the mounting holes around the contacts to make the insulative housing being sealed except the receiving space.
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A hermetic electrical connector for use with a plug, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a columnar main cavity along an axial direction and a plurality of sub-cavities communicatively located beside said main cavity;
- a plurality of contact units respectively snugly embedded within the corresponding sub-cavities, respectively, each of said contact units includes a metallic conductive contact and an elastomeric block tightly associated with said contact;
- wherein
- in each of said contact units, said contact defines a solder tail exposed outside of the housing for soldering to a printed circuit board, and one of said contact and said elastomeric block forms a contact section extending inwardly radially into the main cavity for mechanical and electrical connection to the plug;
- wherein the elastomeric block prevents exterior humidity from reaching the printed circuit board via the main cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.