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Earphone jack holding device
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 2000-10-23
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Granted: 2003-01-07
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Expires: 2020-10-23
Abstract
Abstract An earphone jack is fixed on a printed circuit board by soldering as well as a first holding rib and a second holding rib for holding in the horizontal direction and a third holding rib for holding in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board are provided on a shield case. The shield case is held in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board by a fourth holding rib provided on the case.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyasu Kitamura
- 👤 Teruo Nanmoku
- 👤 Taichi Tabata
- 👤 Hideo Ono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/58; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/026; H04M1/0274; H04M1/60; H04M1/6033; H04M1/6041; H04M1/6058
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
An earphone jack holding device comprising: a main body case; a printed circuit board; an earphone jack mounted on the printed circuit board; a shield case fixed on the printed circuit board; a first holding rib provided in the shield case for holding the earphone jack in the horizontal direction with respect to the printed circuit board; a second holding rib provided in the shield case for holding the earphone jack in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board; and a third holding rib provided in the main body for holding the earphone jack and the shield case in the direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
An earphone jack holding device comprising: a main body case; a printed circuit board; an earphone jack mounted on the printed circuit board; a shield case fixed on the printed circuit board; a first holding rib provided in the shield case for holding the earphone jack in the horizontal direction with respect to the printed circuit board; a second holding rib provided in the shield case for holding the earphone jack in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board; and a third holding rib provided in the main body for holding the earphone jack and the shield case in the direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The earphone jack holding device according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second holding ribs provided in the shield case is in contact with an earth terminal of the earphone jack.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An earphone jack holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the shield case is a resin molded product applied with a conduction treatment such as plating and metal deposition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
An earphone jack holding device according to claim 1 , further comprising a taper part provided in the first to second holding ribs provided in the shield case, for guiding the earphone jack at the time of mounting the shield case onto the printed circuit board with the earphone jack mounted.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
An earphone jack holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the shield case is provided above the print board and the earphone jack, wherein the main body case is provided above the shield case, wherein the first holding rib is contact with an upper surface of the earphone jack, the second holding rib is contact with an upper surface of the printed circuit board, the third holding rib is contact with the shield case.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
109 words
A portable terminal device comprising: a main body case; a printed circuit board; an earphone jack mounted on the printed circuit board; a shield case fixed on the printed circuit board; a first holding rib provided in the shield case for holding the earphone jack in the horizontal direction with respect to the printed circuit board; a second holding rib provided in the shield case for holding the earphone jack in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board; and a third holding rib provided in the main body for holding the earphone jack and the shield case in the direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
109 words
A portable terminal device comprising: a main body case; a printed circuit board; an earphone jack mounted on the printed circuit board; a shield case fixed on the printed circuit board; a first holding rib provided in the shield case for holding the earphone jack in the horizontal direction with respect to the printed circuit board; a second holding rib provided in the shield case for holding the earphone jack in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board; and a third holding rib provided in the main body for holding the earphone jack and the shield case in the direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board.
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