USB Socket Connector Merged Base for Ultrathin Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing USB Type-C interface designs, which include a protection shell for rigidity, pose challenges in ultrathin electronic equipment design as they occupy additional space and complicate the design process, particularly for mobile phones.
Innovation Solution
A USB socket connector design that replaces the protection shell with a molded base integrated into the equipment shell, incorporating an accommodation slot for the plug connection, a connection terminal component with reinforce panels and a PCB for rigidity and functionality, allowing for positive and reverse plug connections while saving space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a protection shell is added to guarantee the rigidity of the USB Type-C interface, then the rigidity of the connection terminal is improved, but the thickness of the electronic equipment increases and the design complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the protection shell function with the equipment shell by forming an accommodation slot directly on the equipment shell. This integration eliminates the need for a separate protection shell component while maintaining the rigidity and protective functions, thereby reducing overall thickness and simplifying the structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The equipment shell is segmented to form an accommodation slot that precisely fits the USB socket connector. This segmentation allows the connector to be securely held in place within the shell, providing structural support and rigidity without requiring an additional protection shell layer.
2Strength
If a protection shell is added to guarantee the rigidity of the USB Type-C interface, then the rigidity of the connection terminal is improved, but the design complexity of the mobile phone increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protection shell function is merged into the equipment shell structure itself. The accommodation slot is formed as an integral part of the equipment shell, eliminating the need for a separate protection shell component and reducing assembly steps, thereby simplifying the overall design process.
3Strength
If the USB Type-C interface is designed with a protection shell, then the rigidity is guaranteed, but the space for ultrathin design is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The protection shell functionality is merged into the equipment shell by forming an accommodation slot directly on it. This integration eliminates the need for an additional protection shell layer, thereby saving space in the thickness direction and enabling ultrathin design while maintaining the rigidity of the USB socket connector.
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AI summary
Described a Universal Serial Bus (USB) socket connector (2) and an electronic equipment with it; the USB socket connector (2) is set in an electronic equipment for a plug connection with a plug connector; a plug connection hole (111) for the plug connector to plug is set on an equipment shell (11) of the electronic equipment; the USB socket connector (2) includes: a base (21) and a connection terminal component (22); wherein the base (21) is fixed on the equipment shell (11), an accommodation slot (211) corresponding to the plug connection hole (111) is set on the base (21), and the connection terminal component (22) is assembled in the accommodation slot (211).