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A waterproof assembly for an electronic device includes a watertight door and a case. The watertight door includes a cover, a water absorbing ring, and a water blocking ring. The cover is provided for being disposed into an opening of the case. The water absorbing ring and the water blocking ring ar

A waterproof assembly for an electronic device includes a watertight door and a case. The watertight door includes a cover, a water absorbing ring, and a water blocking ring. The cover is provided for being disposed into an opening of the case. The water absorbing ring and the water blocking ring are disposed between an outer peripheral surface of the cover and an inner peripheral surface defining the opening. The water absorbing ring includes deformable material and water absorbent, such that the water absorbing ring expands by absorbing water and contacts the inner and outer peripheral surfaces. The water blocking ring is normally compressed and contacts the inner and outer peripheral surfaces. When water penetrating occurs, the water block ring blocks water preliminarily, and then the water absorbing ring block blocks fully water after completely expanding.

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1. A watertight door, comprising: a cover, having a water blocking surface and an outer peripheral surface surrounding an edge of the water blocking surface;a water absorbing ring, fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the cover, and made of deformable material and water absorbent, for absorbing

1. A watertight door, comprising: a cover, having a water blocking surface and an outer peripheral surface surrounding an edge of the water blocking surface;a water absorbing ring, fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the cover, and made of deformable material and water absorbent, for absorbing water to expand; anda water blocking ring, made of elastic material, fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the cover, wherein a distance from the water blocking ring to the water blocking surface is larger than that from the water absorbing ring to the water blocking surface;wherein the cover comprises at least one fluid pipe formed therein for connecting the water blocking surface of the cover to the outer peripheral surface, and one end of the fluid pipe located on the outer peripheral surface corresponds to the water absorbing ring. 2. The watertight door as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water absorbent is sodium polyacrylate or polyacrylate. 3. The watertight door as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first annular track and a second annular track are formed on the outer peripheral surface, the first annular track is located relatively near the water blocking surface while the second annular track is located relative distant from the water blocking surface, and the water absorbing ring is fixed in the first annular track while the water blocking ring is fixed in the second annular track. 4. The watertight door as claimed in claim 3, wherein the water absorbing ring comprises: a water absorbing layer, filled in the first annular track, and at least one part of the water absorbing layer being made of the water absorbent; anda water permeable layer, made of the deformable material, having a plurality of pores, covered on the first annular track to fix the water absorbing layer, and provided for the water to permeate through the water permeable layer to be absorbed by the water absorbing layer. 5. The watertight door as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cover comprises at least one fluid pipe formed therein for connecting the water blocking surface to the outer peripheral surface, and one end of the fluid pipe on the outer peripheral surface is disposed in the first annular track. 6. The watertight door as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water absorbing ring is formed after mixing the deformable material with the water absorbent, and the deformable material is formed into porous structure. 7. The watertight door as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water absorbing ring comprises: an outer mantle layer, made of the deformable material, and having at least one slit for the water to permeate; anda water absorbing layer, wrapped by the outer mantle layer, wherein at least one part of the water absorbing layer is made of the water absorbent to absorb the water permeating the outer mantle layer through the slit and to expand. 8. The watertight door as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water absorbing ring comprises: a water permeable layer, made of the deformable material, and having a plurality of pores for the water to permeate; anda water absorbing layer, wrapped by the water permeable layer, wherein at least one part of the water absorbing layer is made of the water absorbent to absorb the water permeating the water permeable layer and to expand. 9. A waterproof assembly, comprising: a case, having an outer surface with an opening formed thereon, wherein the opening is defined by an inner peripheral surface, and wherein an annular groove is provided in the inner peripheral surface;a cover configured to be selectively receivable into the opening to close the opening and removable from the opening to expose the opening, and having a water blocking surface and an outer peripheral surface surrounding the water blocking surface, wherein the outer peripheral surface is provided with an annular track, and wherein the annular track is a recess formed in the outer peripheral surface, arranged such that when the cover is received in the opening, the outer peripheral surface overlaps and contacts the inner peripheral surface of the opening, the water blocking surface is located corresponding to the outer surface of the case, and the annular groove coincides with the annular track to form an annular opening;a water absorbing ring extending from a top to a bottom thereof, the bottom of the water absorbing ring being located in the annular track, and made of deformable material and water absorbent, proportioned and arranged such that when the cover is received in the opening and before the water absorbing ring has absorbed water, a cross-sectional area of a portion of the water absorbing ring rising out of the annular track into the annular groove is less than the cross-sectional area of the annular groove such that a gap is left between the top of the water absorbing ring and a portion of the inner peripheral surface defining the annular groove, and after the water absorbing ring has absorbed water, the water absorbing rings expands to fill the entire annular opening; anda water blocking ring, made of an elastic material, and located between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface so as to be compressed to contact the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface when the cover is received in the opening. 10. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the water absorbent is sodium polyacrylate or polyacrylate. 11. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the water absorbing ring is formed after mixing the deformable material with the water absorbent, and the deformable material is formed into a porous structure. 12. A waterproof assembly, comprising: a case, having an outer surface with an opening formed thereon, wherein the opening is defined by an inner peripheral surface;a cover for being disposed into the opening, and having a water blocking surface and an outer peripheral surface surrounding the water blocking surface, when the cover is placed in the opening, the outer peripheral surface overlaps the inner peripheral surface of the opening and the water blocking surface is located corresponding to the outer surface of the case;a water absorbing ring, located between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface, and made of deformable material and water absorbent, for absorbing water to expand and tightly contacting the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface; anda water blocking ring, made of an elastic material, and located between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface to be normal compressed to contact the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface when the cover is placed in the opening;wherein the case comprises at least one fluid pipe formed therein for connecting to the outer surface and the inner peripheral surface and one end of the fluid pipe on the inner peripheral surface corresponds to the water absorbing ring. 13. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein a first annular track and a second annular track are formed on the outer peripheral surface the first annular track is located relatively near the water blocking surface while the second annular track is located relatively distant from the water blocking surface, and the water absorbing ring is fixed in the first annular track while the water blocking ring is fixed in the second annular track. 14. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the inner peripheral surface comprises: a first annular groove, coinciding with the first annular track, when the cover is placed in the opening, a part of the water absorbing ring raising from the outer peripheral surface is located in the first annular groove; anda second annular groove, coinciding with the second annular track, when the cover is placed in the opening, a part of the water blocking ring raising from the outer peripheral surface is located in the second annular groove and is normally compressed. 15. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the inner peripheral surface comprises a first annular groove and a second annular groove formed thereon, and the water absorbing ring is fixed in the first annular groove while the water blocking ring is fixed in the second annular groove. 16. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein the outer peripheral surface further comprises: a first annular track, coinciding with the first annular groove, when the cover is placed in the opening, a part of the water absorbing ring raising from the inner peripheral surface is located in the first annular track; anda second annular track, coinciding with the second annular groove, when the cover is placed in the opening, a part of the water blocking ring raising from the inner peripheral surface is located in the second annular track and is normally compressed. 17. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the water absorbing ring is formed after mixing the deformable material with the water absorbent, and the deformable material is formed into a porous structure. 18. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the water absorbing ring comprises: an outer mantle layer, made of the elastic material, and having at least one slit for the water permeating the outer mantle layer through the outer mantle layer; anda water absorbing layer, wrapped by the outer mantle layer, wherein at least one part of the water absorbing layer is made of the water absorbent to absorb the water permeating the outer mantle layer through the slit and to expand. 19. The waterproof assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the water absorbing ring comprises: a water permeable layer, made of the deformable material, and having a plurality of pores for the water permeating the water permeable layer through the pores; anda water absorbing layer, wrapped by the water permeable layer, wherein at least one part of the water absorbing layer is made of the water absorbent to absorb the water permeating the water permeable layer through the pores and to expand. 20. A waterproof assembly, comprising: a case, having an outer surface with an opening formed thereon, wherein the opening is defined by an inner peripheral surface, and wherein an annular groove is provided in the inner peripheral surface;a cover configured to be selectively receivable into the opening to close the opening and removable from the opening to expose the opening, and having a water blocking surface and an outer peripheral surface surrounding the water blocking surface, wherein the outer peripheral surface is provided with an annular track, and wherein the annular track is a recess formed in the outer peripheral surface, arranged such that when the cover is received in the opening, the outer peripheral surface overlaps and contacts the inner peripheral surface of the opening, the water blocking surface is located corresponding to the outer surface of the case, and the annular groove coincides with the annular track to form an annular opening;a water absorbing ring extending from a top to a bottom thereof, the top of the water absorbing ring being located in the annular groove, and made of deformable material and water absorbent, proportioned and arranged such that when the cover is received in the opening and before the water absorbing ring has absorbed water, a cross-sectional area of a portion of the water absorbing ring extending out of the annular groove into the annular track is less than the cross-sectional area of the annular track such that a gap is left between the bottom of the water absorbing ring and a portion of the outer peripheral surface defining the annular track, and after the water absorbing ring has absorbed water, the water absorbing rings expands to fill the entire annular opening; anda water blocking ring, made of an elastic material, and located between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface so as to be compressed to contact the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface when the cover is received in the opening.