Connector structure and electronic device having the same

#1. Field of the Invention

#The invention relates to a connector structure and an electronic device, and more particularly, to a thinned connector structure disposed on an electronic device for connection with a connector and the electronic device having the same.

#2. Description of the Prior Art

#FIG. 1 is an illustration showing an exploded view of every components of a connector structure according to an embodiment of the invention.

#FIG. 2 is an illustration of the connector structure and a connector according to a first embodiment of the invention.

#FIG. 3 is an illustration showing the connector plugging to have connection with the connector structure.

#Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claims to refer to particular system components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, manufacturers may refer to a component by different names. In the following discussion and in the claims, the terms “include” and “comprise” are used in an open-ended fashion. Also, the term “couple” is intended to mean either an indirect or direct electrical connection. Thus, if a first device is coupled to a second device, that connection may be through a direct electrical connection, or through an indirect electrical connection via other devices and connections.

#Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is an illustration showing an exploded view of every components of a connector structure according to an embodiment of the invention. The connector structure 1 includes a first housing 10 (the bottom housing), a second housing 50 (the top housing), a circuit board 20, a moving element 30, and a linking element 40. The first housing 10 and the second housing 50 may be just part of the housing of an electronic device where the connector structure 1 is disposed, while in other embodiments, the first housing 10 and the second housing 50 may also be manufactured as a module in advance and then be assembled to the housing of the electronic device. The circuit board 20 is mounted on the first housing 10 by using screws 27 to fix the circuit board 20 to the screw posts 17 as shown in FIG. 7. The circuit board 20 includes a connecting jack 22 adapted for coupling with a connector, such as the connector 100 shown in FIG. 2, so that an electrical connection may be established between the connecting jack 22 and the connector 100 and a device which the connector 100 is connected may be electrically connected to the electronic device. The connecting jack 22 of the connector structure 1 is illustrated and exemplified as an RJ45 Internet connector. However, the invention places no restriction on the type of connector/connecting jack that can be implemented with the structure disclosed in the invention. Any connector/connecting jack/connector structure of any type is suitable for implementation of the structure of the invention to have reduced thickness before use and not compromising satisfying the regulation of the dimension required by implementing the connector structure to well contain the corresponding connector when the connector is connected to the connector structure.

#The first housing 10 and the second housing 50 are assembled together via screws 19, assembling parts 58 as showing in the second housing 50 in FIG. 8, and nuts 59 assembling with one another. The moving element 30 and the linking element 40 are moveably disposed between the circuit board 20 and the first housing 10, in which the moving element 30 is disposed between the circuit board 20 and the first housing 10 adapted to be pushed by the connector 100 to have horizontal movement with respect to the first housing 10. The connector 100 pushes the moving element 30 through an opening 52 of the second housing 50, referring to FIG. 8 for the opening 52, whereas the linking element 40 is disposed between the moving element 30 and the first housing 10 and is adapted to be pushed and moved by the moving element 30 to have vertical movement with respect to the first housing 10. The structural linking relation of these components is described in detail in the following paragraphs and illustrations.