Earphone Socket Support Bracket and Waterproof Glue Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing earphone sockets face challenges in simplifying the assembly process, improving production efficiency, and enhancing the reliability of connections between pins and earphone plugs, while also requiring waterproof and dustproof solutions to prevent damage from liquids.
Innovation Solution
The earphone socket design incorporates a support bracket within the mounting cavity, where pins are snapped onto the bracket, and a waterproof glue is used to fix the pins, along with a fixed baffle and sealing member to ensure reliability and protection against water and dust, simplifying assembly and enhancing connection reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If pins are directly fixed in the housing without a support bracket, then the structure is simpler, but the connection reliability between pins and earphone plugs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A support bracket is introduced as an intermediary component between the housing and the pins. The bracket provides a dedicated mounting structure with positioning holes that securely hold the pins, improving connection reliability while keeping the overall assembly process simple through snap-fit attachment.
2Reliability
If traditional assembly methods are used without snap-fit design, then the connection reliability is maintained, but the assembly process becomes more complex and production efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The support bracket is pre-formed with positioning holes and snap-fit features before assembly. The pins are pre-positioned in the bracket, allowing for rapid assembly into the housing without complex fastening operations, thereby improving production efficiency while maintaining connection reliability.
3Ease of manufacture
If the rear end face of the housing is left open for pin access, then the assembly process is simpler, but waterproof and dustproof protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A waterproof seal member, such as an O-ring or gasket, is installed around the opening at the rear end face of the housing. This flexible sealing element prevents water and dust penetration while allowing the pins to extend through or be accessed from the rear, maintaining both assembly simplicity and environmental protection.
4Reliability
If multiple separate components are used for pin support and fixation, then the connection reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support bracket integrates multiple functions into a single component: it provides structural support for the pins, includes positioning holes for precise alignment, offers snap-fit features for secure attachment, and can incorporate sealing elements. This consolidation improves connection reliability while reducing the total number of separate components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This design simplifies the assembly process, improves production efficiency, and enhances the reliability of connections between pins and earphone plugs, while providing effective waterproof and dustproof protection, reducing the risk of damage from liquids and optimizing the layout within mobile terminals.
Implementation Method 1
the rear end face of the housing is filled with a waterproof glue to fix the pins
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides an earphone socket. The earphone socket includes: a housing, a support bracket and a plurality of pins. The housing defines a mounting cavity with an open rear end and includes a fixed baffle located at a rear end of the housing and protruding beyond a rear end face of the housing. The support bracket is fixedly arranged in the mounting cavity. The plurality of pins comprises at least one pin snapped onto the support bracket, and respective tail portions of the plurality of pins extends out of the mounting cavity through the rear end of the mounting cavity, the rear end face of the housing is filled with a waterproof glue to fix the pins.