Antenna connector and electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10090617-B2
Application number	US-201715833773-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2017
Priority date	Nov 6, 2015
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

An antenna connector has: a tubular case formed with a connector base on one end side in an axial direction and formed with a cylindrical external contact part on another end side in the axial direction; a shaft-shaped center contact part disposed on a center shaft of the external contact part; and tubular insulators disposed between the external contact part and the center contact part. A space is formed between the external contact part and the insulators. The external contact part is formed with a through-hole for draining water that establishes communication between the space and outside of the external contact part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna connector comprising:
a case having a tubular shape and formed with a connector base on one end side in an axial direction, and formed with an external contact part having a cylindrical shape on another end side in the axial direction;
a center contact part having a shaft shape and disposed on a center axis of the external contact part; and
an insulator having a tubular shape and disposed between the external contact part and the center contact part,
wherein a space is formed between the external contact part and the insulator, and
the external contact part is formed with at least one through-hole for draining water that establishes communication between the space and outside of the external contact part.

2. The antenna connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one through-hole comprises a plurality of the through-holes, and
the external contact part is formed with the plurality of the through-holes spaced apart from each another in a circumferential direction.

3. The antenna connector according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one through-hole is formed at the external contact part near the connector base.

4. An electronic device comprising:
a first unit having a display; and
a second unit having an input part,
the electronic device being constructed such that the first unit and the second unit are detachable,
wherein the second unit includes a socket capable of housing a predetermined side of the first unit, and
the socket includes the antenna connector according to claim 1 on a surface of a portion in which the first unit is housed.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein in a usage state where the surface of the portion, in which the first unit is housed, of the socket is directed upward, the antenna connector is in a state where the external contact part is located above the connector base.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakatani Hitoshi
• Iwamoto Akira
• Murata Shoji

Classifications

• G06F1/18

  Packaging or power distribution · CPC title

• H01R13/5202

  Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings · CPC title

• G06F1/1637

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title

• H01R13/5227 Primary

  with evacuation of penetrating liquids · CPC title

• H01R24/40

  specially adapted for high frequency · CPC title