Through-mounted device connector
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorValentin Shaun de la Fuente
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Abstract
An apparatus having a connector housing having an interior socket to receive a connector plug. The connector housing including a mounting hole through the interior socket, the mounting hole comprising a top opening in a first side of the interior socket and a bottom opening in a second side of the interior socket, the first side opposite the second side. A central axis of the mounting hole is oriented perpendicular to a central axis of the interior socket and the central axis of the mounting hole intersects the central axis of the interior socket, the mounting hole to allow a mounting element to pass through the interior socket along the central axis of the mounting hole.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- a device housing;
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- a headphone connector housing coupled to an interior surface of the device housing, wherein the headphone connector housing comprises:
- a connector plug socket within the headphone connector housing, the connector plug socket configured to receive a connector plug of a pair of headphones connected to the electronic device, the connector plug socket comprising an interior surface to contact the connector plug;
- a plurality of contacts disposed within the connector plug socket on the interior surface of the connector plug socket, the plurality of contacts to form an electrical connection with the connector plug and pass electric signals from the electronic device to the pair of headphones;
- wherein the headphone connector housing has a mounting hole located through the connector plug socket, perpendicular to the connector plug socket and perpendicular to the interior surface of the device housing to which the headphone connector housing is coupled, the mounting hole configured to allow a screw to pass through the headphone connector housing to secure the headphone connector housing to the device housing;
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- a countersink within the connector plug socket configured to receive the screw, wherein a top surface of the screw is below the interior surface of the connector plug socket when screwed into the countersink to prevent an obstruction of the connector plug by the screw in the connector plug socket.
An apparatus comprising:
- a connector housing, the connector housing comprising:
- an interior socket configured to receive a connector plug;
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- wherein the connector housing has a mounting hole through the interior socket, the mounting hole comprising a top opening in a first side of the interior socket and a bottom opening in a second side of the interior socket, the first side opposite the second side, wherein a central axis of the mounting hole is oriented perpendicular to a central axis of the interior socket and wherein the central axis of the mounting hole intersects the central axis of the interior socket, the mounting hole configured to allow a mounting element to pass through the interior socket along the central axis of the mounting hole.
A method comprising:
- inserting an assembly fixture into a connector plug socket in a connector housing, the connector plug socket comprising a plurality of contacts disposed within the connector plug socket, wherein the connector housing has a mounting hole through the connector plug socket, the mounting hole comprising a top opening in a first side of the connector plug socket and a bottom opening in a second side of the connector plug socket, the first side opposite the second side, wherein the mounting hole is perpendicular to a central axis of the connector plug socket;
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- passing a mounting element through the mounting hole to secure the connector housing to a device housing of an electronic device, wherein the assembly fixture is configured to protect the plurality of contacts within the connector plug socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.