# US 9,437,957 B2 · Waterproof connector having internally concealed grounding pin

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- Number: US 9,437,957 B2
- Document ID: US9437957B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/626,004
- Filed: 2015-02-19
- Published: 2016-06-09
- Granted: 2016-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-05
- Assignees: Simula Technology Inc.
- Applicants: Simula Technology Inc.
- Inventors: Yi-Ming Lee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9437957B2

## CPC

- H01R 13/5202: {Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings}
- H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle}
- H01R 13/521: {Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert}
- H01R 13/6594: the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

The present invention is to provide a waterproof connector having internally concealed grounding pin, which includes an outer housing having an isolation layer covered on a metal frame thereof by injection molding to form at least one grounding part exposed to a first accommodating space therein and at least one outer grounding pin exposed out of the isolation layer; an inner casing made of metal material and having at least one inner grounding pin abutted against the grounding part when the inner casing is mounted inside the outer housing; a terminal block formed by plastic integrally, having a plurality of connection terminals passing therethrough, and mounted inside the inner casing; and a waterproof glue layer watertightly filled in the rear ends of the outer housing and inner casing. Since the inner grounding pin is fully concealed inside the outer housing, the moisture can no more pass through the connector accordingly.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A waterproof connector having internally concealed grounding pin, comprising:
an outer housing, formed by a metal frame and an isolation layer, the isolation layer covered on an outer edge and an inner edge of the metal frame by injection molding, a front end and a rear end of the outer housing communicated with each other to form a first accommodating space inside, a part of the inner edge of the metal frame exposed to the first accommodating space to form at least one grounding part, the metal frame provided with at least one outer grounding pin protrudingly disposed at the outer edge thereof, the at least one outer grounding pin penetrating the isolation layer and exposed out of the isolation layer;
an inner casing, made of metal material, a front end and a rear end of the inner casing communicated with each other to form a second accommodating space inside, the inner casing provided with at least one inner grounding pin protrudingly disposed at a periphery of the rear end thereof, wherein when the inner casing is mounted into the first accommodating space via the rear end of the outer housing and assembled inside the outer housing, the inner grounding pin is abutted against the grounding part;
a terminal block, formed by plastic integrally and provided with a tongue plate protrudingly disposed at a front end thereof, and tongue plate provided with a plurality of connection terminals fixedly disposed therein, ends of the plurality of connection terminals exposed on a surface of the tongue plate and other ends of the plurality of connection terminals extended out of a rear end of the terminal block, wherein the terminal block is mounted into the second accommodating space via the rear end of the inner casing and assembled inside the inner casing; and
a waterproof glue layer, watertightly filled in the rear ends of the outer housing and the inner casing in a condition that the inner casing and the terminal block are assembled inside the outer housing, and the plurality of connection terminals watertightly penetrating out of the waterproof glue layer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The waterproof connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the tongue plate is provided with a plurality of slots concavely disposed on a surface thereof, the ends of the connection terminals are accommodated into the plurality of slots, respectively.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The waterproof connector according to claim 2, wherein each of the at least one outer grounding pin is made integrally with the metal frame.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The waterproof connector according to claim 2, wherein each of the at least one outer grounding pin and the metal frame are discrete elements and assembled integratedly with each other.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The waterproof connector according to claim 3, wherein each of the at least one inner grounding pin is made integrally with the inner casing.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The waterproof connector according to claim 4, wherein each of the at least one inner grounding pin is made integrally with the inner casing.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The waterproof connector according to claim 3, wherein each of the at least one inner grounding pin and the inner casing are discrete elements and assembled integratedly with each other.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The waterproof connector according to claim 4, wherein each of the at least one inner grounding pin and the inner casing are discrete elements and assembled integratedly with each other.