Wireless headset and control box used for wireless headset

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12200423-B2
Application number	US-201917420345-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2019
Priority date	Jan 31, 2019
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

A control box includes a female connector part and a male connector part. The plug end is housed in the female connector part when the male connector part is connected to the female connector part. The plug end is configured to plug into a power supply device when the male connector part is detached from the female connector part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control box used for a wireless headset, wherein the control box comprises:
a female connector part comprising:
a female connector sleeve; and
a female socket housed in the female connector sleeve; and

a male connector part detachably connected to the female connector part, wherein the male connector part comprises:
a support having a shape of a hollow cylinder, wherein the support comprises a support body and a support cover, two end parts of the support body each have a complete cylindrical structure, one of the two end parts is disposed around the fixed part, a notch is disposed at a middle part of the support body, the notch connects the inside and the outside of the support body, the support cover covers the notch, and flexural strength of the support body is greater than or equal to flexural strength of the support cover;
a male connector sleeve comprising a fixed part and an extended part connected to one end of the fixed part, wherein the fixed part is housed in the support, and the extended part is outside the support; and
a male connector comprising a plug end and a fixed end connected to one end of the plug end, wherein the plug end is outside the support, the fixed end is fastened inside the fixed part after passing through the extended part, the plug end is housed in the female connector part when the male connector part is connected to the female connector part, and the plug end is configured to plug into a power supply device when the male connector part is detached from the female connector part, and when the male connector part is connected to the female connector part, a part or all of the extended part is housed in the female connector sleeve, and the plug end is housed in the female connector sleeve and is connected to the female socket.

2. The control box according to claim 1 , wherein the male connector part further comprises a first adhesive layer, the first adhesive layer is located between the male connector and the male connector sleeve, and the male connector adheres to the male connector sleeve by the first adhesive layer.

3. The control box according to claim 1 , wherein the male connector part further comprises a second adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer is located between the male connector sleeve and the support, and the male connector sleeve adheres to the support by the second adhesive layer.

4. The control box according to claim 1 , wherein the male connector part further comprises a protective cover, the protective cover is installed outside the support and covers the support cover, and flexural strength of the protective cover is greater than or equal to the flexural strength of the support cover.

5. The control box according to claim 4 , wherein one end part of the protective cover is disposed partially around the fixed part.

6. A control box used for a wireless headset, wherein the control box comprises:
a female connector part comprising:
a female connector sleeve; and
a female socket housed in the female connector sleeve; and

a male connector part detachably connected to the female connector part, wherein the male connector part comprises:
a support having a shape of a hollow cylinder;
a male connector sleeve comprising a fixed part and an extended part connected to one end of the fixed part, wherein the fixed part is housed in the support, and the extended part is outside the support; and
a male connector comprising a plug end and a fixed end connected to one end of the plug end, wherein the plug end is outside the support, the fixed end is fastened inside the fixed part after passing through the extended part, the plug end is housed in the female connector part when the male connector part is connected to the female connector part, and the plug end is configured to plug into a power supply device when the male connector part is detached from the female connector part, and when the male connector part is connected to the female connector part, a part or all of the extended part is housed in the female connector sleeve, and the plug end is housed in the female connector sleeve and is connected to the female socket;

wherein the male connector part further comprises a protective cover, the protective cover is installed outside the support and extends from one end of the support to the other end of the support, and flexural strength of the protective cover is greater than or equal to flexural strength of the support.

7. The control box according to claim 4 , wherein:
a first projection of an outer surface of the support on a first plane has a first length
a second projection, on the first plane, of a region that is of the support and that is covered by the protective cover has a second length, a percentage of the second length to the first length is greater than or equal to 50%, and the first plane is perpendicular to an extension direction of the support.

8. The control box according to claim 4 , wherein the male connector part further comprises a third adhesive layer, the third adhesive layer is located between the protective cover and the support, and the protective cover adheres to the support by the third adhesive layer.

9. The control box according to claim 1 , wherein the control box further comprises a first waterproof ring, the first waterproof ring is circularly fastened to an outer sidewall of the extended part, and when the male connector part is connected to the female connector part, the first waterproof ring is tightly pressed between the extended part and the female connector sleeve.

10. The control box according to claim 9 , wherein the first waterproof ring comprises:
a sealing ring body;
and a plurality of position-limiting blocks, the plurality of position-limiting blocks located on an inner side surface of the sealing ring body at intervals,
wherein a concave groove and a plurality of position-limiting grooves are disposed on the outer sidewall of the extended part, the concave groove is a circular groove, the plurality of position-limiting grooves are located inside the concave groove at intervals and are connected to the concave groove, a part of the sealing ring body is housed in the concave groove, and the plurality of position-limiting blocks are housed in the plurality of position-limiting grooves in a one-to-one correspondence.

11. The control box according to claim 1 , wherein the control box further comprises a second waterproof ring, and the female connector part further comprises a fastening ring housed in the female connector sleeve,
wherein the second waterproof ring is fastened to an inner sidewall of the fastening ring,
when the male connector part is connected to the female connector part, the male connector is plugged into the female socket after passing through the second waterproof ring, and the second waterproof ring is tightly pressed between the fastening ring and the male connector.

12. The control box according to claim 11 , wherein the fastening ring has a first sidewall facing the female socket, a circular slot is disposed on the inner sidewall of the fastening ring, the circular slot extends to the first sidewall, a part of the second waterproof ring is housed in the circular slot, the female socket has a housing, a circular flange is formed at an end of the housing that faces the fastening ring, and a part or all of the circular flange faces the second waterproof ring.

13. The control box according to claim 12 , wherein the second waterproof ring comprises a positioning part and a sealing part, the positioning part is fastened to the circular slot, the sealing part is circularly located on an inner side surface of the p

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xie Huarong
• Wang Gaohui
• Wu Jianguang
• Xu Haowen

Classifications

• H04R2420/09

  Applications of special connectors, e.g. USB, XLR, in loudspeakers, microphones or headphones · CPC title

• H04R1/1016

  Earpieces of the intra-aural type · CPC title

• H01R2201/00

  Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications · CPC title

• H01R13/5219

  Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal · CPC title

• H01R24/60

  Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title