Waterproof ear jack socket and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyunmi Cheong, Uyhyeon Jeong, Jaeshik Kim, Kwangjin Bae
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Abstract
A waterproof ear jack socket includes: an upper socket having at least one slit formed such that a first portion of a contact terminal passes through one surface of the upper socket to be exposed to the outside; a lower socket having a recess for engaging a second portion of the contact terminal on one surface thereof facing the upper socket, the lower socket being coupled to the upper socket to form a plug insertion hole into which an ear jack plug is inserted; and a waterproof cover attached to an outer circumference of a socket body formed by coupling the upper socket and the lower socket.
Claims20
A waterproof ear jack socket comprising:
- an upper socket having at least one slit formed to allow passage of a first portion of a contact terminal through one surface of the upper socket to be exposed to the outside;
- a lower socket having a recess configured to engage a second portion of the contact terminal on one surface thereof facing the upper socket, the lower socket being coupled to the upper socket to form a plug insertion hole into which an ear jack plug is inserted;
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- a waterproof cover attached to an outer circumference of a socket body formed by coupling the upper socket and the lower socket.
A method of manufacturing a waterproof ear jack socket, the method comprising:
- individually injection molding an upper socket and a lower socket for forming a socket body having a plug insertion hole into which an ear jack plug is to be inserted;
- forming at least one slit on one surface of the upper socket such that a first portion of a contact terminal passes through the surface of the upper socket to be exposed to the outside, and forming a recess for engaging an second portion of the contact terminal on one surface of the lower socket facing the upper socket;
- assembling the contact terminal such that the first portion of the contact terminal is inserted into the slit and the second portion of the contact terminal is engaged with the recess;
- bonding the upper socket and the lower socket to form the socket body;
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- inserting injection molding around the socket body to form a waterproof cover.
A waterproof ear jack socket comprising:
- a socket body in which an upper socket and a lower socket that are separately manufactured are coupled to each other to form a plug insertion hole into which an ear jack plug is to be inserted on a side surface thereof;
- a waterproof cover enclosing the socket body and in which a resilient portion of a surface of the waterproof cover corresponding to a circumference of an entrance of the plug insertion hole protrudes to be attached to an inner wall of a terminal by a resilient force;
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- a contact terminal comprising an upper contact terminal passing through at least one hole formed on an upper surface of the upper socket to be connected to a circuit board of a terminal, and a lower contact terminal integrally formed with the upper contact terminal and configured to insert into at least one recess formed in the lower socket to contact the ear jack plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.