US 8,986,023 B2Granted

Slim type electronic connector and electronic device having the same

AssigneeWistron Corporation

InventorsWei-Yi Lee, Tien-Chung Tseng

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Abstract

A slim type electronic connector for receiving a plug therein includes a half socket, a covering lid, a holding seat, and a recovering element. The covering lid has a main body, a sheltering portion extended from the main body, and a pair of rotating axles formed at one end of the main body. An inserting space is formed between the half socket and the holding seat. When the covering lid rotates to a covered position, the sheltering portion extends beyond a front edge of the holding seat. When the covering lid rotates to an opening position, the sheltering portion moves away the front edge of the holding seat to allow for inserting the plug. When the plug is inserted between the half socket and the holding seat, the recovering element pushes the sheltering portion to engage the plug for preventing from moving outside.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A slim type electronic connector, for accommodating a plug within, comprising:

a half socket, which has multiple endpoints disposed thereon;
a covering lid, which has a main body, a sheltering portion extended from the main body, and at least one rotating axle formed at one end of the main body, wherein the at least one rotating axle is pivotally disposed on an electronic device case;
a holding seat disposed between the half socket and the covering lid, wherein the half socket and the holding seat form between them an inserting space for accommodating plugs, when the covering lid rotates along the rotating axles to a covered position, the sheltering portion of the covering lid extends beyond a front edge of the holding seat, and when the covering lid rotates along the rotating axles to an opening position, the sheltering portion moves away from the front edge of the holding seat to expose the inserting space;
and
a recovering element, for providing a force on the sheltering portion of the covering lid to press against the holding seat;
wherein when the plug is inserted between the half socket and the holding seat, the recovering element pushes the sheltering portion to engage the plug for preventing the plug from moving outside.

3 more elements

An electronic device having a slim type electronic connector, comprising:

an upper case;
a lower case, having an entrance portion for a plug to be inserted into, and at least one pivot seat;
and
a slim type electronic connector, comprising:
a half socket, positioned under the upper case and having multiple endpoints;
a covering lid, which has a main body, a sheltering portion extended from the main body for sheltering the entrance portion, and at least one rotating axle formed at one end of the main body, wherein the at least one rotating axle is pivotally disposed correspondingly to at least one pivot seat;
a holding seat, disposed between the half socket and the covering lid, wherein an inserting space is formed between the half socket and the holding seat, and the sheltering portion extends beyond a front edge of the holding seat;
and
a recovering element, for providing a force on the sheltering portion of the covering lid to press against the holding seat;
wherein when the plug is inserted between the half socket and the holding seat, the recovering element pushes the sheltering portion to engage the plug to prevent the plug from moving outside.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.