Connection member for connecting headset plug, headset jack and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9467766-B2
Application number	US-201414327572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2014
Priority date	Sep 24, 2013
Publication date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a connection member for connecting a headset plug with an electronic device, a headset jack of the electronic device and the electronic device. The connection member comprises a pin, wherein the pin communicates with a terminal positioned near an end portion of the headset plug when the connection member is connected with the headset plug. The connection member disclosed in the present disclosure can reduce the length of the headset to be inserted into the headset jack, and reduce the depth of the headset jack, thereby saving space in the electronic device configured with the headset jack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connection member for connecting a headset plug with a headset jack of an electric device, comprising:
a hollow sleeve for accommodating a terminal of the headset plug positioned near an end portion of the headset plug; and
a pin attached to the hollow sleeve and electronically communicated with the terminal of the headset plug,
wherein when the headset plug is inserted into the headset jack, the terminal of the headset plug is prevented from inserting into the headset jack by the hollow sleeve and the pin contacts with a contact point in the headset jack.

2. The connection member according to claim 1 , wherein the inner diameter of the sleeve matches the size of the end portion of the headset plug.

3. The connection member according to claim 2 , wherein the height of the sleeve is greater than or equal to the sum of widths of the terminals of the headset plug.

4. The connection member according to claim 1 , wherein the pin comprises a clip.

5. The connection member according to claim 1 , wherein the headset plug is a four-stage headset plug and the connection member further comprises a second pin, and the second pin electronically communicates with a second terminal positioned near the end portion of the headset plug when the connection member is connected with the headset plug.

6. The connection member according to claim 1 , wherein the end portion is a head portion of the headset plug.

7. The connection member according to claim 1 , wherein the end portion is a tail portion of the headset plug.

8. A headset jack of an electronic device, comprising a contact point,
wherein when a headset plug is inserted into the headset jack via a connection member, the contact point contacts with a pin of the connection member and the pin electronically connects the contact point with a terminal of the headset plug positioned near an end portion of the headset plug; and
wherein the depth of the headset jack is configured to reduce by a width of the terminal of the headset plug because the terminal of the headset plug is prevented from inserting into the headset jack.

9. The headset jack according to claim 8 , wherein the depth of the headset jack is determined by subtracting a sum of widths of the terminals communicated with the pins of the connection member from a sum of widths of all terminals of the headset plug, when the headset plug is connected to the connection member.

10. The headset jack according to claim 8 , wherein the contact point is located at an end portion of the headset jack.

11. The headset jack according to claim 8 , wherein the contact point is located within a channel of the headset jack.

12. An electronic device, comprising a headset jack having a contact point,
wherein when a headset plug is inserted into the headset jack via a connection member, the contact point contacts with a pin of the connection member and the pin electronically connects the conctact point with a terminal of the headset plug positioned near an end portion of the headset plug; and
wherein the depth of the headset jack is configured to reduce by a width of the terminal of the headset plug because the terminal of the headset plug is prevented from inserting into the headset jack.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the depth of the headset jack is determined by subtracting a sum of widths of the terminals communicated with the pins of the connection member from a sum of widths of all terminals of the headset plug, when the headset plug is connected to the connection member.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the contact point is located at an end portion of the headset jack.

15. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one contact point is within a channel of the headset jack.

16. A method of connecting a headset plug with an electronic device by a connection member comprising a hollow sleeve and a pin attached to the hollow sleeve, the method comprising:
inserting the pin of the connection member into a headset jack of the electronic device; and
connecting the connection member with the headset plug,
wherein the hollow sleeve accommodates a terminal of the headset plug positioned near an end portion of the headset plug and the pin electronically communicates with the terminal of the headset plug, and wherein the terminal of the headset plug is prevented from inserting into the headset jack by the hollow sleeve and the pin contacts with a contact point in the headset jack.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the inner diameter of the sleeve matches the size of the end portion of the headset plug.

18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the height of the sleeve is greater than or equal to the sum of widths of the terminals of the headset plug.

19. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the pin comprises a clip.

20. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the headset plug is a four-stage headset plug and the connection member comprises a second pin, and the second pin electronically communicates with a second terminal positioned near the end portion of the headset plug when the connection member is connected with the headset plug.

Assignees

• Xiaomi Inc

Inventors

• Gao Yuan
• Xu Duo
• Han Gaocai

Classifications

• H04R2420/05

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• Y10T29/49005

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• H04R1/1041 Primary

  Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H) · CPC title

• H04R2420/09

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