KR101680232B1 - Apparatus for generating earphone jack separating signal - Google Patents

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KR101680232B1
KR101680232B1 KR1020140103807A KR20140103807A KR101680232B1 KR 101680232 B1 KR101680232 B1 KR 101680232B1 KR 1020140103807 A KR1020140103807 A KR 1020140103807A KR 20140103807 A KR20140103807 A KR 20140103807A KR 101680232 B1 KR101680232 B1 KR 101680232B1
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The present invention discloses an earphone jack separation signal generator capable of being coupled to an earphone port of a smart device to change a sensing signal. The earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a dummy jack formed in the form of an earphone jack which can be inserted into or disconnected from an earphone port of a smart device and formed at one end of the dummy jack, And a contact portion disposed between the bottom surface of the earphone port and the sensing terminal when inserted into the earphone port and configured to maintain electrical connection with the sensing terminal of the earphone port for a predetermined time while the dummy jack is separated from the earphone port , An earphone jack separation signal generating device capable of performing a security function through the earphone port while being able to hear a bet or alarm through the speaker of the smart device is provided.

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APPARATUS FOR GENERATING EARPHONE JACK SEPARATING SIGNAL [0002]

The present invention relates to an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus. And more particularly, to an earphone jack separation signal generator capable of changing a sensing signal flowing in an earphone port of a smart device.

Smart devices are electronic devices that users can carry and use, such as notebooks, tablet PCs, and smartphones. These smart devices usually include earphone ports for input and output of sound.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the earphone port and the earphone jack inserted therein. When the earphone port P is formed as a four-pole terminal, the left audio terminal PL, the right audio terminal PR, ) And a ground terminal (PG) are formed to input and output a sound signal from the smart device (the order of the microphone terminal and the ground terminal is different according to US and European standards), and when the microphone terminal is formed as a three- Respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, the earphone jack J is formed into a rod shape with a left audio terminal JL, a right audio terminal JR, a microphone terminal JM, and a ground terminal JG, Divided.

When the earphone jack is inserted into the earphone port as described above, the terminals are brought into contact with each other to exchange signals. In order to prevent the earphone jack J inserted into the earphone port P from being easily released, A groove is formed in the left audio terminal JL of the jack and a left audio terminal PL of the earphone port is formed so as to protrude in the groove.

The smart device periodically transmits an electrical signal, that is, a detection signal, to the left audio terminal PL of the earphone jack as a sensing terminal, And recognizes that the earphone jack J is inserted into the earphone port P and detects that the earphone jack J is disconnected due to a change in the detection signal when the contact is released. Can be confirmed.

Various types of devices have been developed using the functions of the smart device. In particular, when an earphone jack is detected to be inserted into the earphone port, it is defined as a safe state. When the earphone jack is detected to be disconnected from the earphone port An earphone jack separation signal generating device for alerting the outside through an alarm or a character by stipulating a state of crime such as theft or miscarriage and a program for utilizing the earphone jack separation signal generating device are being developed.

However, in general, when the smart device detects that the earphone jack is inserted into the earphone port as described above, the operation of the speaker included in the smart device is stopped and all the sound signals are transmitted to the earphone jack. When using the earphone jack separation signal generating device using the smart device, there is a problem that the ring tone or alarm can not be heard through the speaker of the smart device.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0130426 (published on December 02, 2013) Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0122017 (published on Nov. 07, 2012)

An object of the present invention is to provide an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an earphone jack separation signal generator capable of performing a security function through an earphone port while listening to a bet or alarm through a speaker of a smart device.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an earphone jack separation signal generator for inducing a smart device to accurately recognize a variation of a sensing signal generated when a dummy jack is disconnected from an earphone port.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for generating an earphone jack separation signal, comprising: a dummy jack formed as an earphone jack that can be inserted into or disconnected from an earphone port of a smart device, The earphone terminal is positioned between the bottom surface of the earphone port and the sensing terminal when the dummy jack is inserted into the earphone port and is electrically connected to the sensing terminal of the earphone port for a predetermined time while the dummy jack is separated from the earphone port. And a contact portion that is configured to hold the substrate.

A latch module formed at one end of the dummy jack so as to be electrically connected to the sensing terminal while the dummy jack is separated from the earphone port; And a connection module for connecting the latch module and the movement module together so that the latch module and the movement module can operate together. In the state where the latch module is hooked on the detection terminal, the dummy jack is connected to the earphone port The moving module is moved from one end to the other end in the cylinder while the holding module is held while the moving module is moved from one end to the other end in the cylinder. do.

Further, the cylinder further includes an elastic body, and the elastic body is formed to be compressed or tensioned as the moving module moves back and forth in the cylinder.

Further, the outer peripheral surface of the latch module is formed to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the dummy jack.

Further, a gap may be formed between the outer peripheral surface of the latch module and the outer peripheral surface of the dummy jack.

When the moving module is moved from one end to the other end of the cylinder, the dummy jack is disconnected from the earphone port while the latching module is hooked to the sensing terminal, The surface of the dummy jack being formed as a conductor.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the dummy jack is formed as a non-conductive material and can be positioned between the bottom surface of the earphone port and the sensing terminal when the dummy jack is inserted into the earphone port, An earphone jack separation signal generating device is provided which can perform a security function through the earphone port while being able to listen to a bet or alarm.

The earphone jack separation signal generating device is provided with a cylinder in the dummy jack and a contact module as a latching module, a moving module, and a connection module, so that the dummy jack can be electrically disconnected from the earphone port for a predetermined time do.

1 is a block diagram of a general earphone port and an earphone jack.
2 is a cross-sectional view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an operation diagram of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 shows a latch module formed to better engage the left audio terminal of the smart device.
7 is a cross-sectional view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a perspective view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an operation diagram of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus, and an apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9.

2 is a cross-sectional view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a dummy jack JI and a conductor portion JC.

The dummy jack JI is a device formed so as to be inserted into or disconnected from the earphone port P as a nonconductor in the form of an earphone jack.

The conductor JC is formed at one end of the dummy jack so that it can be positioned between the bottom surface of the earphone port P and the left audio terminal PL when the dummy jack is inserted into the earphone port. .

When the dummy jack JI is inserted into the earphone port, the detection signal flowing through the left audio terminal PL is changed in accordance with the variation When the dummy jack JI is disconnected from the earphone port, the conductor JC is electrically connected to the left audio terminal PL to change the detection signal flowing through the left audio terminal.

Accordingly, even when the earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the earphone port, a ring tone or an alarm can be used through the speaker of the smart device. When separated from the earphone port, So that it is possible to carry out the function of making

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

When the dummy jack JI is disconnected from the earphone port P, the conductor JC is electrically connected to the left audio terminal PL of the earphone port The smart device may not recognize the change in the detection signal if the connection time is too short or the connection can not be made properly.

The apparatus for generating an earphone jack separation signal according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a dummy jack 100 and a contact unit 200 as shown in FIGS.

The dummy jack 100 is a device composed of a nonconductor in the form of an earphone jack.

The dummy jack 100 is formed of an insulator so that the dummy jack 100 is inserted into the earphone port P of the smart device so as to be connected to the left audio terminal PL, The earphone port P may not affect the sensing signal periodically transmitted to the left audio terminal PL.

The contact portion 200 is configured to maintain an electrical connection with the left audio terminal PL of the earphone port P for a predetermined time only while the dummy jack 100 is separated from the earphone port P. [

That is, the contact portion 200 should not be electrically connected to the left audio terminal PL while the dummy jack 100 is inserted into the earphone port P, and the dummy jack 100 may be connected to the earphone port P), it must be electrically connectable to the left audio terminal PL.

In order to satisfy the above-mentioned object, the contact portion 200 according to the present invention is formed at one end of the dummy jack 100, and when the dummy jack 100 is inserted into the earphone port P, So that it can be positioned between the bottom PB and the left audio terminal PL.

In order to allow the contact portion 200 to maintain contact with the left audio terminal PL for a predetermined time or longer when the dummy jack 100 is disconnected from the earphone port, 4, the dummy jack 100 forms a cylinder 110 which is an empty space in the inside, and the contact portion 200 includes a latching module 210, a moving module 220, and a connecting module 230 And the like.

The latching module 210 is formed at one end of the dummy jack 100 to be electrically connected to the left audio terminal PL while the dummy jack is separated from the earphone port P. [

The moving module 220 is a device configured to move in and out of the cylinder 110 and the connecting module 230 is a device for connecting the locking module 210 and the moving module 220 to each other.

The hooking module 210, the moving module 220, and the connecting module 230 may be formed of a single conductor. The hooking module 210, the moving module 220, One side of the latch module 210 that forms the module 230 as one nonconductor and electrically connects with the left audio terminal PL may be formed as a conductor.

In a state where the earphone jack separation signal generating device of the present invention including the dummy jack 100 and the contact portion 200 as described above is inserted into the earphone port P as shown in FIG. (P) when an external force is applied to the earphone port (100).

5 (b), the latch module 210 of the contact part 200 formed at one end of the dummy jack 100 and exiting the dummy jack 100 is connected to the left audio terminal PL of the earphone port P And the dummy jack 100 continues to be disconnected from the earphone port P by the external force.

In this case, when the latch module 210 is hooked on the left audio terminal PL, only the dummy jack 100 is pulled out, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), at one end of the cylinder 110 Until the positioned transfer module 220 is moved to the other end of the cylinder as shown in Fig. 5 (c)

5 (c), when the external force is continuously applied to the dummy jack 100 while the moving module 220 is positioned at the other end of the cylinder 110, the external force is applied to the moving module 220, The dummy jack 100 and the contact portion 200 are all released from the earphone port P as shown in FIG. 5 (d) while being transferred to the latch module 210 through the connection module 230.

At this time, the cylinder 110 may be formed as an empty space of 4 mm to 6 mm in the longitudinal direction inside the dummy jack 100, and the length of the empty space may be determined according to the time required for the smart device to recognize the electrical connection Can be further increased or decreased.

The apparatus for generating an earphone jack separation signal according to another embodiment of the present invention including the dummy jack 100 and the contact unit 200 as described above is an apparatus for generating an earphone jack separation signal according to an embodiment in which one end of a dummy jack is formed of a conductor JI, It is possible to securely make an electrical connection with the left audio terminal PL while the dummy jack J is disconnected from the earphone port P and to maintain the connection for a predetermined time .

When the moving distance of the moving module 220 is adjusted by adjusting the length of the cylinder 110 and the connection module 230, the contact portion 210 is electrically connected to the left audio terminal PL You can also adjust the time.

In order to allow the latching module 210 of the contact portion 200 to be more easily hooked to the left audio terminal PL while the dummy jack 100 is separated from the earphone port P, the outer peripheral surface of the latch module 210 may be formed so as to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the dummy jack 100 as shown in FIG.

6 (b), a gap H is formed between the outer circumferential surface of the latch module 210 and the outer circumferential surface of the dummy jack 100, so that the left audio terminal PL is inserted into the gap The latching module 210 may be formed so as to be caught more easily.

7 shows an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the apparatus for generating an earphone jack separation signal according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes an elastic body 300 inside the cylinder 110 of the dummy jack 100.

The elastic body may be formed of a spring and may be formed to fill between the moving module 220 and the other end of the cylinder 110 as shown in FIG.

The elastic body formed as described above performs a compressing operation when the moving module 220 moves to the other end of the cylinder 110 due to an external force and returns to its original state when the external force is released. Can be prevented from protruding from one end of the dummy jack 100.

5 (b), the latching module 210 is hooked to the left audio terminal PL to maintain the electrical connection, so that the elastic force of the elastic body 300 is transmitted to the left audio terminal PL, When the latching with the left audio terminal PL is released as shown in FIG. 5 (d), the latching module 210 is returned to its original position by the elastic force as shown in FIG. 7 You must.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view of an earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

A typical smart device periodically transmits a sensing signal using the left audio terminal PL of the earphone port as a sensing terminal. However, some smart devices transmit a sensing signal using a left audio terminal PL and a ground terminal PG It may be confirmed that the earphone jack J is inserted into the earphone port P when the change of the sensing signal is confirmed through the two terminals.

In order to be used in some smart devices as described above, the earphone jack separation signal generating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the latch module 210 is connected to the left audio terminal PL The surface of the dummy jack 100 contacting the ground terminal of the earphone port is formed of the conductor 400 when the moving module 220 moves to the other end of the cylinder 110. [ .

9 (a), when the dummy jack 100 is inserted into the earphone port P of the smart device, the left audio terminal PL and the ground terminal PG are connected to each other, When the dummy jack 100 is disconnected from the earphone port P of the smart device as shown in FIG. 9 (b), the left audio terminal PL and the ground terminal 100 can be contacted only to the dummy jack 100, The detection signal of the earphone port P can be changed by allowing the hook module 210 and the conductor 400 to contact the PG at the same time.

The signal generated by the earphone jack separation signal generator according to the present invention can be used for various purposes in a smart device. For example, when the anti-theft application is installed in the smart device, the anti-theft application recognizes the signal generated by the earphone jack separation signal generating device according to the present invention as a theft signal and generates an alarm sound, It is possible to execute the function of transmitting the current position by e-mail, character or the like according to the preset information. The signal generated or sensed by the earphone jack separation signal generator according to the present invention can be used as a command signal for executing various functions not limited to the anti-theft application or specific functions of the smart device itself I can understand it.

Although the earphone jack separation signal generator according to the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the same is by way of illustration only and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims, It should be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

100: Dummy jack 110: Cylinder
200: contact portion 210:
220: transfer module 230: connection module
300: elastic body 400: conductor

Claims (6)

A dummy jack formed in the form of an earphone jack that can be inserted into or disconnected from the earphone port of the smart device, And
Wherein the dummy jack is disposed at one end of the dummy jack and is positioned between a bottom surface of the earphone port and a sensing terminal when the dummy jack is inserted into the earphone port and while the dummy jack is separated from the earphone port, A contact portion configured to maintain an electrical connection for a predetermined time with the contact portion;
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The dummy jack forms a cylinder therein,
The contact portion
A latch module formed at one end of the dummy jack and configured to make an electrical connection while being caught by the sensing terminal while the dummy jack is separated from the earphone port;
A moving module configured to move back and forth in the cylinder; And
A connection module for connecting the latching module and the movement module so that they can operate together;
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The moving module is moved from one end to the other end in the cylinder when the dummy jack is separated from the earphone port while the latching module is hooked to the sensing terminal, Wherein the hook module is retained in the hooked state during the movement of the earphone jack.
The method according to claim 1,
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an elastic body inside the cylinder, wherein the elastic body is configured to be compressed or tensioned as the moving module moves back and forth in the cylinder.
The method according to claim 1,
And an outer circumferential surface of the latch module is protruded from an outer circumferential surface of the dummy jack.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein an air gap is formed between an outer peripheral surface of the latch module and an outer peripheral surface of the dummy jack.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Wherein the dummy jack is separated from the earphone port in a state where the latching module is caught by the sensing terminal, and when the mobile module moves from one end to the other end of the cylinder, Wherein the surface of the jack is formed of a conductor.
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