CN102347534B - Intelligent electric connector - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an intelligent electric connector, which comprises a metal shielding shell, an insulating seat body, a plurality of conducting connection terminals and at least one detection element, wherein the metal shielding shell has an accommodation space and at least one elastic pressing-against element; the insulating seat body comprises a first seat body part and a second seat body part; the first seat body part is arranged in the accommodation space of the metal shielding shell; the second seat body part is exposed out of the metal shielding shell; at least part of each conducting connection terminal is arranged in the accommodation space; the detection element is arranged on the second seat body part, adjacent to the elastic pressing-against element of the metal shielding shell and separated from or contacted with the elastic pressing-against element; and the intelligent electric connector decides whether to transmit power according to the separation state or contact state of the elastic pressing-against element and the detection element. By adoption of the intelligent electric connector, energy consumption can be avoided, electrical efficiency can be improved, and requirements for energy saving can be met. Moreover, the intelligent electric connector is simple in structure and low in cost and facilitates space configuration and miniaturization.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electric connector, relate in particular to a kind of Intelligent electric connector.
Background technology
Electric connector, universal serial bus connector (hereinafter to be referred as USB connector) for example, be widely used in various electronic installation, such as PC, notebook computer, personal digital assistant, multimedia playing apparatus, portable hard drive, power supply device etc., usings as transmitting the connecting interface of data and power supply between two electronic installations.Although the major function of USB interface is to provide and set up the standard criterion of transfer of data between host apparatus and external peripheral device thereof, but USB connector, USB socket particularly, also can be used as supply socket and use, host apparatus can provide external peripheral device to move required power supply or the rechargeable battery of its inside is charged whereby.
For example, some external peripheral devices, such as mobile phone, notebook computer or personal digital assistant etc., except providing by general charger power supply, also can utilize USB cable and the host apparatus with USB socket, for example PC, power supply device or power supply adaptor, connect, and with the USB socket supply power by host apparatus, is able to trouble-free operation or charges.
Although USB socket has the function of transmission power supply, but no matter whether USB socket has group to connect corresponding USB plug or in non-loaded situation, the power delivery of USB socket still can continue and uninterrupted, if the switchover operation that carries out conducting and cut-off without another increasing mechanical switch element, will cause energy consumption, affect electrical efficiency, and cannot reach energy-conservation requirement.If but set up the problem that mechanical switch element has complex structure, increases cost and be unfavorable for space configuration and miniaturization, and must whether transmit via USB socket to switch manually controlling power supply.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Intelligent electric connector, it can connect corresponding USB plug or in non-loaded situation time without group in USB socket, the power delivery of USB socket can be stopped, and USB socket have group to connect corresponding USB plug or normal for carrying when in the situation that, can pass through USB socket out-put supply, can avoid whereby energy consumption, promote electrical efficiency and can reach energy-conservation requirement.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Intelligent electric connector, its not only simple in structure, cost is low, be beneficial to space configuration and miniaturization, and can detect and whether have the electric connector matching to peg graft, and whether whether foundation there is the state of the electric connector grafting matching and automatically control power supply and via Intelligent electric connector, export.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, of the present invention one compared with broad sense execution mode for a kind of Intelligent electric connector is provided, comprising: metal screen case, has accommodation space and at least one elasticity is supported element; Insulating base frame, comprises First body and the second pedestal portion, and this First body is arranged at the accommodation space of metal screen case, and this second pedestal portion exposes to metal screen case; A plurality of conducting connection terminals, each conducting connection terminal is arranged in accommodation space at least partly; And at least one detecting element, being arranged at the second pedestal portion, the elasticity that is adjacent to metal screen case is supported element, and supports element with elasticity and be separated or contact.Wherein, whether Intelligent electric connector transmits power supply and supports according to elasticity the state that element is separated or contacts with detecting element.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, of the present invention another compared with broad sense execution mode for a kind of Intelligent electric connector is provided, comprising: metal screen case, has accommodation space and at least one elasticity is supported element; Insulating base frame, is arranged in accommodation space at least partly; A plurality of conducting connection terminals, each this conducting connection terminal is arranged in accommodation space at least partly; And at least one detecting element, the elasticity that is adjacent to metal screen case is supported element, and according to whether having an electric connector matching to be plugged in accommodation space, supports element with elasticity and be separated or contact.Wherein, whether Intelligent electric connector transmits power supply and supports according to elasticity the state that element is separated or contacts with detecting element.
The present invention can connect corresponding USB plug or in non-loaded situation time without group in USB socket, the power delivery of USB socket can be stopped, and USB socket have group to connect corresponding USB plug or normal for carrying when in the situation that, can pass through USB socket out-put supply, can avoid whereby energy consumption, promote electrical efficiency and can reach energy-conservation requirement.In addition, Intelligent electric connector of the present invention, its not only simple in structure, cost is low, be beneficial to space configuration and miniaturization, and can detect and whether have the electric connector matching to peg graft, and whether whether foundation there is the state of the electric connector grafting matching and automatically control power supply and via Intelligent electric connector, export.
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Figure 1A, Figure 1B and Fig. 1 C: its Intelligent electric connector that is preferred embodiment of the present invention is in the structural representation of different visual angles.
Fig. 2: be the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of the Intelligent electric connector of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3: be the structural representation of the Intelligent electric connector of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B: show that respectively the Intelligent electric connector of preferred embodiment of the present invention is in the view of the electric connector matching of not pegging graft and peg graft.
Description of reference numerals in above-mentioned accompanying drawing is as follows:
1: Intelligent electric connector 2: circuit board
3: the electric connector 11 matching: metal screen case
12: insulating base frame 13: conducting connection terminal
14: detecting element 21: circuit
11a: fixing feet 11b: grounding leg
110: Elastic buckle element 111: accommodation space
112: elasticity is supported element 113: the first side wall
115: the three sidewalls of 114: the second sidewalls
117: the first openings of 116: the four sidewalls
Within 118: the second, opening 119: broken groove
121: 122: the second pedestal portions of First body
131: contact site 132: pin portion
141: pin portion 142: connecting portion
143: contact site 144: elastic portion
1121: linkage section 1122: the bending section of supporting
1123: contact-segment
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Some exemplary embodiments that embody feature & benefits of the present invention will describe in detail in the explanation of back segment.Be understood that the present invention can have various variations in different modes, it does not depart from the scope of the present invention, and explanation wherein and the accompanying drawing use that ought explain in itself, but not in order to limit the present invention.
Refer to Figure 1A, Figure 1B and Fig. 1 C, its Intelligent electric connector that is preferred embodiment of the present invention is in the structural representation of different visual angles.As shown in Figure 1A, Figure 1B and Fig. 1 C, Intelligent electric connector 1 of the present invention is USB connector, and with USB socket for better, but not as limit.Intelligent electric connector 1 comprises metal screen case 11, insulating base frame 12, a plurality of conducting connection terminal 13 and at least one detecting element 14.Metal screen case 11 comprises that accommodation space 111 and at least one elasticity supports element 112.Insulating base frame 12 comprises First body 121 and the second pedestal portion 122, and wherein First body 121 is connected with the second pedestal portion 122.In some embodiment, First body 121 and the second pedestal portion 122 with one-body molded for better.Accommodation space 111, the second pedestal portions 122 that First body 121 is arranged at metal screen case 11 expose to metal screen case 11, for example, protrude from the outside of the first side wall 113 of metal screen case 11.A plurality of conducting connection terminals 13 have respectively contact site 131 and pin portion 132, and wherein the contact site 131 of a plurality of conducting connection terminals 13 is arranged at First body 121, and are together disposed at the accommodation space 111 of metal screen case 11 with this First body 121.The pin portion 132 of a plurality of conducting connection terminals 13 protrudes from respectively First body 121 and metal screen case 11, and is substantially vertical with contact site 131.Detecting element 14 is arranged at the second pedestal portion 122, and the elasticity that is adjacent to metal screen case 11 is supported element 112, with framework, in supporting element 112 with this elasticity, be separated or contact, whether Intelligent electric connector 1 transmits power supply and just can support that element 112 is separated with detecting element 14 or the state that contacts and implementing according to elasticity whereby.In other words, when an electric connector matching (not shown) is plugged in the accommodation space 111 of Intelligent electric connector 1, this electric connector matching can be supported this elasticity and support element 112, make elasticity support element 112 and contact with detecting element 14, and then generation represents that power delivery whether detection signal makes the circuit on circuit board according to this detection signal, power supply be transmitted via this Intelligent electric connector 1.When the electric connector without matching is plugged in the accommodation space 111 of Intelligent electric connector 1, elasticity is supported element 112 meeting reinstatement states and is separated with detecting element 14, and then generation represents that power delivery whether detection signal makes the circuit on circuit board according to this detection signal, power supply be stopped via 1 transmission of this Intelligent electric connector.
Fig. 2 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of the Intelligent electric connector of preferred embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1A, Figure 1B and Fig. 1 C and Fig. 2, metal screen case 11 has the first side wall 113, the second sidewall 114, the 3rd sidewall 115, the 4th sidewall 116, the first opening 117 and the second opening 118, wherein the first side wall 113, the second sidewall 114, the 3rd sidewall 115 and the 4th sidewall 116 are sequentially adjacent, and the first opening 117 is relative with the second opening 118.In the present embodiment, the first opening 117 can be pegged graft for an electric connector matching, and a plurality of conducting terminal 13 is extended outward by the second opening 118.In addition, the first side wall 113 has a broken groove 119, and elasticity is supported in the broken groove 119 that element 112 is arranged at the first side wall 113, and with respect to being reduced in accommodation space 111 in the first side wall 113 parts.Elasticity is supported element 112 and is had linkage section 1121, the bending section of supporting 1122 and contact-segment 1123, its middle connecting segment 1121 is connected with a lateral margin of broken groove 119, the bending section of supporting 1122 is connected between linkage section 1121 and contact-segment 1123, and with respect to being reduced in accommodation space 111 in the first side wall 113 parts.Contact-segment 1123 is connected in the bending section of supporting 1122, and forms a free end, with framework in being separated or contacting with detecting element 14.
In some embodiment, detecting element 14 is embedded in the second pedestal portion 122, and comprises pin portion 141, connecting portion 142, contact site 143 and elastic portion 144.Pin portion 141 is connected with connecting portion 142, and connecting portion 142 is connected with contact site 143, and contact site 143 is connected with elastic portion 144.In the present embodiment, pin portion 141 is straight-down negative pin, can be inserted in a corresponding guide hole of circuit board (not shown), makes whereby detecting element 14 be connected with a testing circuit or the control circuit of circuit board.Connecting portion 142 is embedded at the second pedestal portion 122 at least partly, so that detecting element 14 is fixed on the second pedestal portion 122.Contact site 143 is supported the contact site 1123 of element 112 in the face of elasticity, and the contact site 1123 that can support element 112 with elasticity is separated or contacts.Elastic portion 144 is resisted against the second pedestal portion 122, assists contact site 143 to support element 112 with elasticity contact with framework in elastic restoring force is provided.
In some embodiment, the pin portion 132 of a plurality of conducting connection terminals 13 of Intelligent electric connector 1 and the pin portion 144 of detecting element 14 can framework be surface stuck pin, as shown in Figure 3, thus Intelligent electric connector 1 can utilize surface mount technology to be assemblied on circuit board.In some embodiment, Intelligent electric connector 1 of the present invention can be applicable on the circuit board of power supply adaptor, power supply unit or charger, and not as limit.
Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B show that respectively the Intelligent electric connector of preferred embodiment of the present invention is in the view of the electric connector matching of not pegging graft and peg graft.As shown in Figure 4 A, when Intelligent electric connector 1 is not pegged graft any electric connector matching during in its accommodation space 111, elasticity is supported 14 states in being separated of element 112 and detecting element, and then produces and represent that power delivery whether detection signal makes the circuit 21 of circuit board 2 according to this detection signal, power supply be stopped via 1 transmission of this Intelligent electric connector.As Figure 1A, shown in Figure 1B and Fig. 1 C and Fig. 4 B, when Intelligent electric connector 1 grafting one electric connector matching 3, USB plug for example, when its accommodation space 111, because the metal screen case 11 of Intelligent electric connector 1 is connected in an earth terminal of circuit board 2, detecting element 14 is connected in the circuit 21 of circuit board 2, wherein this circuit 21 is including but not limited to testing circuit, control circuit and power-switching circuit, therefore when the electric connector 3 matching is plugged in Intelligent electric connector 1, the sidewall of the electric connector 3 matching can be supported elasticity and support element 112, make elasticity support element 112 and by originally separated state, changed into the state of contact with detecting element 14, and detecting element 14 connects mutually with metal screen case 11, and then generation represents that power delivery whether detection signal makes the circuit 21 on circuit board 2 according to this detection signal, power supply be transmitted via the conducting connection terminal 13 of this Intelligent electric connector 1.
In sum, the invention provides a kind of Intelligent electric connector, it can connect corresponding USB plug or in non-loaded situation time without group in USB socket, the power delivery of USB socket can be stopped, and USB socket have group to connect corresponding USB plug or normal for carrying when in the situation that, can pass through USB socket out-put supply, can avoid whereby energy consumption, promote electrical efficiency and can reach energy-conservation requirement.In addition, Intelligent electric connector of the present invention, its not only simple in structure, cost is low, be beneficial to space configuration and miniaturization, and can detect and whether have the electric connector matching to peg graft, and whether whether foundation there is the state of the electric connector grafting matching and automatically control power supply and via Intelligent electric connector, export.
The present invention must be appointed and be executed that craftsman thinks and be to modify as all by those skilled in the art, the scope of de-as attached claim institute wish protection.
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1. an Intelligent electric connector, comprising:
One metal screen case, there is an accommodation space, a first side wall and at least one elasticity and support element, this the first side wall has a broken groove, and this elasticity is supported this broken groove that element is arranged at this first side wall, and this elasticity is supported elements relative be reduced to this accommodation space in this first side wall part;
One insulating base frame, comprises a First body and one second pedestal portion, and this First body is arranged at this accommodation space of this metal screen case, and this second pedestal portion exposes to this metal screen case, and protrudes from an outside of this first side wall;
A plurality of conducting connection terminals, each this conducting connection terminal is arranged in this accommodation space at least partly; And
At least one detecting element, is arranged at this second pedestal portion, and this elasticity that is adjacent to this metal screen case is supported element, and supports element with this elasticity and be separated or contact;
Wherein, whether this Intelligent electric connector transmits power supply and supports according to this elasticity the state that element is separated or contacts with this detecting element.
2. Intelligent electric connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein this Intelligent electric connector is a USB socket.
3. Intelligent electric connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein this First body and this second pedestal portion are one-body molded.
4. Intelligent electric connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein this elasticity is supported element and is had a linkage section, a bending section of supporting and a contact-segment, this linkage section is connected with a lateral margin of this broken groove, this bending section of supporting is connected between this linkage section and this contact-segment and with respect to being reduced to this accommodation space in this first side wall part, and this contact-segment is connected in this bending section of supporting and framework in being separated or contacting with this detecting element.
5. Intelligent electric connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein this metal screen case also comprises a plurality of Elastic buckle elements, a plurality of fixing feet and at least one grounding leg, this grounding leg is connected with an earth terminal of a circuit board.
6. Intelligent electric connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each this conducting connection terminal has a contact site and a pin portion, this contact site is arranged at this First body and is together disposed at this accommodation space of this metal screen case with this First body, and this pin portion protrudes from this First body.
7. the Intelligent electric connector as described in claim 1, wherein this detecting element comprises:
One pin portion;
A junction, is connected with this pin portion, and is embedded at least partly this second pedestal portion, so that this detecting element is fixed on this second pedestal portion;
One contact site, is connected with this connecting portion, and this contact site of supporting element with this elasticity is separated or contacts; And
One elastic portion, is connected with this contact site.
8. Intelligent electric connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said a plurality of conducting connection terminals and this detecting element are straight-down negative pin or surface stuck pin.
9. Intelligent electric connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein when this elasticity is supported between element and this detecting element the state for being separated, this Intelligent electric connector produces a circuit that represents detection signal to circuit board whether power supply transmits, to make power supply stop via this Intelligent electric connector transmission according to this detection signal.
10. Intelligent electric connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein when this Intelligent electric connector peg graft one match electric connector time, this elasticity is supported element and the state of this detecting element for contacting, this intelligent connector produces a circuit that represents detection signal to circuit board whether power supply transmits, to make power supply via this Intelligent electric connector transmission according to this detection signal.
11. 1 kinds of Intelligent electric connectors, comprising:
One metal screen case, there is an accommodation space, a first side wall and at least one elasticity and support element, this the first side wall has a broken groove, and this elasticity is supported this broken groove that element is arranged at this first side wall, and this elasticity is supported elements relative be reduced to this accommodation space in this first side wall part;
One insulating base frame, is arranged in this accommodation space at least partly;
A plurality of conducting connection terminals, each this conducting connection terminal is arranged in this accommodation space at least partly; And
At least one detecting element, this elasticity that is adjacent to this metal screen case is supported element, and according to whether having an electric connector matching to be plugged in this accommodation space, supports element with this elasticity and be separated or contact;
Wherein, whether this Intelligent electric connector transmits power supply and supports according to this elasticity the state that element is separated or contacts with this detecting element.
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