USB male connector and its companion electronic product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9450332-B2
Application number	US-201313960251-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2013
Priority date	Aug 17, 2012
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A USB male connector and its companion electronic product are disclosed. The USB male connector includes an insulating body, a slot installed in the insulating body, and a reinforcement structure fixed in the slot. The strength of the reinforcement structure is greater than the strength of the insulating body. The USB male connector has an open end and a tail end that is opposite to the open end. A socket of the slot is located in the tail end of the USB male connector. The electronic product includes an electronic product body and the USB male connector. The USB male connector is fixedly connected to the electronic product body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A USB male connector, comprising:
an insulating body;
a slot installed in the insulating body; and
a reinforcement structure completely disposed within the slot, wherein a strength of the reinforcement structure is greater than a strength of the insulating body, wherein the reinforcement structure and the slot have a same shape and extend laterally directly over two or more contact terminals that are disposed in the insulating body and are laterally spaced apart;
wherein the reinforcement structure has a first surface exposed at a tail end of the USB male connector and extends, within the slot, into the insulating body from a surface of the insulating body at the tail end, and wherein each surface of the reinforcement structure other than the first surface is completely enclosed by the insulating body.

2. The USB male connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a socket of the slot located in the tail end of the USB male connector, the tail end opposite an open end of the USB male connector, wherein the socket is an end of the slot and is open at the tail end of the USB male connector.

3. The USB male connector according to claim 2 , wherein the slot is extended to a location three fifths to four fifths of a length away from the open end from the tail end.

4. The USB male connector according to claim 3 , wherein the slot is extended to a location two thirds of the length away from the open end from the tail end.

5. The USB male connector according to of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement structure has a linear cross-section.

6. The USB male connector according to of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement structure has a curved cross-section.

7. The USB male connector according to of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement structure has a wavy cross-section.

8. The USB male connector according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement structure is made of steel.

9. The USB male connector according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement structure is made of iron.

10. The USB male connector according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement structure is made of an alloy material.

11. An electronic product, comprising:
an electronic product body;
electronics within the electronic product body; and
a USB male connector fixedly connected to the electronic product body and electrically connected to the electronics, the USB male connector comprising an insulating body, a slot installed in the insulating body, and a reinforcement structure completely disposed within the slot, wherein a strength of the reinforcement structure is greater than a strength of the insulating body, and wherein the reinforcement structure and the slot have a same shape and extend laterally directly over two or more contact terminals that are disposed in the insulating body and are laterally spaced apart;
wherein the reinforcement structure has a first surface exposed at a tail end of the USB male connector and extends, within the slot, into the insulating body from a surface of the insulating body at the tail end, and wherein each surface of the reinforcement structure other than the first surface is completely enclosed by the insulating body; and
wherein the reinforcement structure extends from within the electronic product body to outside of the electronic product body.

12. The electronic product according to claim 11 , further comprising a socket of the slot located in the tail end of the USB male connector, the tail end opposite an open end of the USB male connector, wherein the socket is an end of the slot and is open at the tail end of the USB male connector.

13. The electronic product according to claim 12 , wherein the slot is extended to a location three fifths to four fifths of a length away from the open end from the tail end.

14. The electronic product according to claim 13 , wherein the slot is extended to a location two thirds of the length away from the open end from the tail end.

15. The electronic product according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcement structure has a linear cross-section.

16. The electronic product according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcement structure has a curved cross-section.

17. The electronic product according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcement structure has a wavy cross-section.

18. The electronic product according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcement structure is made of steel.

19. The electronic product according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcement structure is made of iron.

20. The electronic product according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcement structure is made of an alloy material.

Assignees

• Huawei Device Co Ltd
• Huawei Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gu Jianglin

Classifications

• H01R13/58 Primary

  Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip {, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable (for flat or ribbon cables H01R12/771)} · CPC title

• H01R13/46 Primary

  Bases; Cases · CPC title

• H01R24/62

  Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices · CPC title

• H05K5/0247

  Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring · CPC title