Connecting component with waterproof device and electronic device including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSung-Ho LEE
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Abstract
A connecting component with a waterproof device according to one embodiment may include: a case having an insertion hole into which an external device is inserted; and the waterproof device may include: a body portion disposed to surround a peripheral portion of the insertion hole; and a protrusion extending from the body portion and protruding in a direction parallel to an insertion direction of the external device. Other embodiments are also possible.
Claims20
A connecting component with a waterproof device, the connecting component comprising:
- a case having an insertion hole into which a part of an external device is inserted;
- and
- the waterproof device comprising:
- a body portion disposed to surround a peripheral portion of the insertion hole;
- and
- a protrusion extending from the body portion and protruding in a direction parallel to an insertion direction of the external device.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing including a first plate facing in a first direction, a second plate facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate;
- an opening formed in the side member;
- a connecting component located in the space and configured to connect to an external device through the opening;
- and
- a waterproof device configured to seal a gap between the connecting component and an inner wall of the housing,
- wherein the waterproof device comprises a body portion enclosing a first face of the connecting component and being in contact with the inner wall of the housing, and a protrusion extending and protruding from the body portion and in contact with a second face of the connecting component.
A method of assembling a waterproof device in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- providing a waterproof device including a body portion and a protrusion formed to protrude from the body portion;
- causing the body portion to enclose a first face of a connecting component of the electronic device such that the protrusion faces a second face of the connecting component and is in contact with the second face of the connecting component;
- and
- bringing the body portion into contact with an inner wall of a housing of the electronic device by aligning a part of the connecting component to an opening of the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.