Connector, electronic apparatus, wearable apparatus and assembly method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11528970-B2
Application number	US-202016868953-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2020
Priority date	Sep 4, 2019
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure may provide a connector, an electronic apparatus, a wearable apparatus and an assembly method. The connector may include: a main body and a mating member connected to the main body. An inclined face may be provided on one end of the mating member away from the main body, and a recess may be defined between the inclined face and the main body. The mating member may be configured to be inserted into a mating site of the electronic apparatus; the inclined face may be configured to push an engaging member of the electronic apparatus to move on the inclined face while the mating member is being inserted into the mating site; when the mating member is inserted into the mating site and arrives at a predefined location, the engaging member may be restored and accommodated in the recess to engage with the connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a housing assembly, configured to connect with a connector, and the housing assembly comprising:
a housing, defining a mounting groove; and
an engaging member, arranged in the mounting groove and capable of moving relative to the housing, wherein the engaging member is configured to move to provide an avoidance space for the connector to be inserted into or removed from the mounting groove; and during the movement of the connector from a first position to a second position in the mounting groove, the engaging member is configured to move within a limited position and restore to engage with the connector; and

an electronic component, disposed in the housing,
wherein the mounting groove comprises a first mounting groove and a second mounting groove connecting with each other, and the first mounting groove has a first opening and the second mounting groove has a second opening,
wherein the housing defines a sink, and the first opening is defined by a bottom wall of the sink,
wherein the housing assembly further comprises a baffle whose shape matches the shape of the sink,
wherein the baffle is mounted in the sink, and the baffle defines a through hole through which the connector passes, and
wherein a thickness of the baffle is less than a depth of the sink, an accommodating space is formed at a side of the baffle away from the bottom wall of the sink, and the accommodating space is configured to accommodate a part of the connector.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a restoration member, wherein the restoration member is arranged between the engaging member and the housing, and the restoration member is configured to drive the engaging member to restore after the engaging member moves.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the movement of the engaging member is a linear movement, and the moving direction of the engaging member is different from the inserting direction or removing direction of the connector.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein when the connector is inserted into the mounting groove, the engaging member moves due to a pushing force generated by an inclined face on the connector.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein an inclined face is provided on the engaging member, and the inclined face on the engaging member matches the inclined face on the connector.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the housing comprises a plurality of side faces connected to each other, the first opening is defined in one of the side faces, and the second opening is defined in an adjacent side face of the housing.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first mounting groove has a bottom wall opposite to the first opening and a groove wall extending in a direction from the first opening to the bottom wall, and the connector is inserted into the first mounting groove along an extending direction of the groove wall.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the engaging member comprises a pressing portion, a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion connected successively;
at least a part of the pressing portion is disposed in the second mounting groove, and the pressing portion is exposed to the second opening;
the first engaging portion is disposed in the first mounting groove, and configured to confine the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion in the first mounting groove by an engagement between the first engaging portion and the housing; and
the second engaging portion is configured to engage with the connector.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein a pressing cap is provided on an end of the pressing portion away from the first engaging portion, a width of the pressing cap is larger than a width of the pressing portion, and each side of the pressing cap is provided with at least one pillar extending towards the first engaging portion; and
the housing assembly further comprises elastic members configured to drive the engaging member to restore, wherein each of the elastic members is sleeved on a corresponding pillar, one end of each of the elastic members is connected to the pressing cap, and the other end of each of the elastic members is connected to the housing.

10. A wearable apparatus, comprising:
an electronic apparatus, comprising:
a housing assembly, configured to connect with a connector, the housing assembly comprising:
a housing, defining a mounting groove;
an engaging member, arranged in the mounting groove, and capable of moving relative to the housing, wherein the engaging member is configured to move to provide an avoidance space for the connector to be inserted into or removed from the mounting groove; and during the movement of the connector from a first position to a second position in the mounting groove, the engaging member is configured to move within a limited position and restore to engage with the connector; and
an electronic component, disposed in the housing,
wherein the engaging member comprises a pressing portion, a first engaging portion, and a second engaging portion connected successively,
wherein a pressing cap is provided on an end of the pressing portion away from the first engaging portion, a width of the pressing cap is larger than a width of the pressing portion, and each side of the pressing cap is provided with at least one pillar extending towards the first engaging portion,
wherein the housing assembly further comprises elastic members configured to drive the engaging member to restore, wherein each of the elastic members is sleeved on a corresponding pillar, one end of each of the elastic members is connected to the pressing cap, and the other end of each of the elastic members is connected to the housing.

11. An assembly method for the wearable apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a connector comprising:
a main body; and
a mating member, connected on the main body, wherein an inclined face is provided on an end of the mating member away from the main body, a recess is defined between the main body and the inclined face;
wherein the mating member is configured to be inserted into the mounting groove, the inclined face is configured to push the engaging member to move on the inclined face while the mating member is being inserted into the mounting groove; when the mating member is inserted into the mounting groove and arrives at a predefined location, the engaging member is restored and accommodated in the recess to engage with the connector,
wherein the method comprises:
inserting the mating member to the first position in the mounting groove of the housing, wherein when the mating member is at the first position, the inclined face of the mating member abuts against the engaging member;
inserting the mating member towards the second position in the mounting groove, and the inclined face of the mating member pushing the engaging member to move on the inclined face of the mating member, to provide the avoidance space for the mating member to be inserted into the mounting groove; and
restoring the engaging member to be accommodated in the recess when the mating member is inserted into the second position in the mounting groove, and connecting the connector and the housing through an engagement between the engaging member and the mating member,
wherein inserting the mating member to the first position in the mounting groove of the housing comprises:
passing the mating member through the through hole of the baffle and into th

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Xue Yuege

Classifications

• G04G17/06

  Electric connectors, e.g. conductive elastomers · CPC title

• G04B37/18

  for pocket or wrist watches (G04B37/02 - G04B37/16 take precedence) · CPC title

• A44C5/14 Primary

  characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like · CPC title

• A44B11/2596

  the movement being transverse to the longitudinal direction of the strap or chain · CPC title

• A44B17/0011

  Press-button fasteners in which the elastic retaining action is obtained by a spring working in the plane of the fastener · CPC title