TWI600999B - Output/input apparatus and output/input system using the same - Google Patents

Description

Output input device and output input system using same

The present invention relates to an output input device and an output input system using the same; in particular, the present invention relates to an output input device and an output input system for electronic signal transmission.

With the advancement of computer systems and the popularity of digital electronic devices, users have increased demand for digital data transmission and data storage. As a result, the requirements for data computing and data storage capabilities of server systems have also increased. At the same time, server vendors have also It may be necessary to add more server systems. Therefore, for the space of the equipment room where the server system is installed, the management and space usage of the server system will become more and more prominent as the market demands the use of digital data.

Taking a conventional information exchange device such as a KVM switch or a network switch as an example, as shown in FIG. 1, the device 8 has a top plate 80, a bottom plate 81, and a side plate 82. The side plates 82 are respectively connected to the two sides of the top plate 80 and the bottom plate 81. On the other side of the top plate 80 and the bottom plate 81, there is a back plate 84 having a plurality of interface modules 83 thereon. Each interface module 83 has a plurality of ports. Since the conventional information exchange device belongs to a single backplane structure, it is limited by a fixed width space, so that the number of connections on the backboard 84 can be limited (the height of the machine is generally 1U), if further Expanding the number of ports requires the exchange of information The height of the machine is increased (for example, to a height of 2 U) to increase the area of the back plate 84, thereby increasing the number of ports by about double. However, this design change is bound to sacrifice the amount of information exchange devices placed in the cabinet, resulting in a waste of space. Therefore, with reference to the current practice, the design of expanding the number of ports is still to be improved.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an output input device that expands the number of input and output interfaces through the design of the transmission structure.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides an output input device including a main housing and at least one interface module. The main housing has a top plate and a bottom plate, and the top plate and the bottom plate have a pair of side plates in a first direction. The interface module is disposed between the top plate, the bottom plate and the side plates in a first direction and coupled to the main housing. Each interface module further includes a first side and a plurality of first ports. The component of the normal or normal vector on the first side is parallel to the normal vector of the side plate. A plurality of first connecting lines are disposed on the first side. .

In another embodiment, the present invention further provides an output input system including the above-described output input device, cabinet, and second support portion. The cabinet has a first support portion disposed in pairs, and both sides of the main housing of the output input device are mounted on the first support portion. The second support portion is disposed on the first support portion for supporting the interface module. With the output input device of the present invention, the number of connection ports can be increased, and the size of the output input device can be prevented from being increased to reduce the number of output input devices placed in the cabinet.

90,91,92,93‧‧‧French vector

920, 930 ‧ ‧ components

100‧‧‧Output input device

102‧‧‧Main housing

1020‧‧‧ top board

1021‧‧‧floor

1022‧‧‧ first side

1023‧‧‧Second side

1024‧‧‧ side panel

1040‧‧‧Connected area

104,107,108,109‧‧‧ Backplane

1040‧‧‧Connected area

105‧‧‧ openings

110,110a,110b‧‧‧Interface module

1100‧‧‧Upper board

1101‧‧‧ Lower board

1102‧‧‧First board

1103‧‧‧Second circuit board

1104‧‧‧Soft circuit board

111, 111a, 111b‧‧‧ first side

112, 112a‧‧‧ second side

113‧‧‧ third side

116‧‧‧Handle

121‧‧‧First connection埠

122‧‧‧Second connection

123‧‧‧ Third connection埠

131‧‧‧First electrical connection

132‧‧‧Second electrical connection

200‧‧‧Output input system

202‧‧‧ cabinet

2020‧‧‧ first pair of pillars

2021‧‧‧second pair of pillars

204‧‧‧First support

206‧‧‧Second support

208‧‧‧fixed surface

209‧‧‧ accommodating space

210‧‧‧Place surface

212‧‧‧ gripping department

x‧‧‧First direction

Y‧‧‧second direction

z‧‧‧The third direction

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional output input device.

2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an output input device according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the output input device of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of the output input device of the present invention; FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are schematic diagrams showing the fifth and sixth embodiments of the output input device 100 of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the interface module of the present invention; FIG. A schematic diagram of one embodiment of an inventive output input system; and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of an output input system of the present invention.

The output input device and the output input system of the present invention can be applied to a multi-computer switch. When the output input device needs to be connected to more computer hosts, the connection can be made by the connection port on the side of the interface module. In addition, the structural design of the present invention can be further applied to network devices, such as: network switchers, sharers; video switchers, such as: HDMI switchers or HDMI arrays are switchers; or peripheral device sharers, such as USB The peripheral device of the interface is shared, etc., but is not limited thereto.

2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an output input device 100 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the output input device 100 includes a main housing 102 and at least one interface module 110. The main housing 102 has a top plate 1020 and a bottom plate 1021. The top plate 1020 and the bottom plate 1021 are connected with a pair of side plates 1024 in a first direction X. In the embodiment, the top plate 1020 and the bottom plate 1021 have a pair of first sides 1022 along the first direction X and along a second direction Y. There is a pair of second sides 1023. The top plate 1020 and the first side edge 1022 of the bottom plate 1021 are further connected to the side plate 1024. In an embodiment, a ventilation hole may be formed in the side plate 1024 to increase the heat dissipation effect in the main casing 102. In addition, the main housing 102 further has a back plate 104 connected to the top side 1020 and the second side 1023 of the bottom plate 1021. The back plate 104 may be provided with at least one connecting port, including a power supply port and image output. Connections such as HDMI, DVI or VGA, or telecommunications connections, such as USB ports, network ports, or RS232 ports.

In this embodiment, the interface module 110 is disposed between the top plate 1020 and the bottom plate 1021 and coupled to the main casing 102 in the first direction X. In this embodiment, the number of the interface modules 110 is two, which are respectively connected to the two sides of the back plate 104 of the main casing 102. Each of the interface modules 110 has a polyhedral structure between the upper plate 1100 and the lower plate 1101. This embodiment is a tetrahedral structure arranged in a rectangular shape. The interface module 110 includes at least a first surface 111 whose normal vector 90 or normal vector component is parallel to the normal vector 91 of the side plate 1024. Further, a plurality of first ports 121 are provided on the first surface 111. In this embodiment, the first direction is X, and the side plate 1024 is disposed along the X direction. At this time, the normal vector 90 of the first surface 111 of the interface module 110 is parallel to the normal vector 91 (in the Y direction); When one direction is Y and the side plate 1024 is disposed along the Y direction, the normal vector 90 of the first surface 111 of the interface module 110 is a parallel X direction. In the present embodiment, the first port 121 is a port that can provide a connector for Cat5/5e/6 insertion. In addition, the interface module 110 further has a second surface 112 connected to the first surface 111, and the second surface 112 is parallel to the back plate 104, that is, the normal vector of the second surface 112 is parallel to the normal vector of the back plate 104. The second surface 112 may be further provided with a plurality of second connecting ports 122, which may be the same as or different from the first connecting port 121. In this embodiment, the second port 122 and the first port 121 are both ports for providing connector insertion of the Cat5/5e/6. Since the conventional connection is disposed directly on the backplane, the number of settings is limited by the area and height of the backplane, and the present invention is designed through the interface module 110 and through the polyhedron change on the interface module 110. The sum of the areas of the polyhedron is made larger than the area of the coupling area with the main casing, thereby increasing the number of connection ports. For example, taking the two interface modules 110 in FIG. 2 as an example, since the design has a polyhedral structure, at least the first surface 111 and The total area of the second side 112 is greater than the area of the connection area 1040 of the interface module and the main housing. Because there is no interface module design of the present invention in the conventional technology, at most, only the connection region 1040 can be provided with a connection port. However, the polyhedral structure design of the present invention increases the area where the connection port is provided, thereby increasing the number of connection ports. .

Next, the connection relationship between the interface module and the main casing will be described. In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the interface module 110 and the main casing 102 are fixed. Since the number of the interface modules 110 is two and are respectively disposed on both sides of the back plate 104, a recess structure is formed at the back plate 104 of the main casing 102. In addition, in another embodiment, the interface module can also be slidably connected to the main housing so that the interface module can slide inside and outside the main housing. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 simultaneously, if it is a sliding setting, in the first state, the interface module 110 can be pulled out of the main casing 102, so that the interface module 110 is partially or completely exposed. In addition, in the second state, the interface module 110 can be pushed in and housed in the main casing 102. As shown in FIG. 3, openings 105 are formed on both sides of the back plate 104, and 110s are correspondingly disposed on the opening 105 and slidable relative to the opening 105. When the interface module 110 is housed in the main casing 102, the first surface is shielded by the main casing 102. At this time, the second surface 112 is preferably flush with the backing plate 104. On the other hand, when the interface module 110 needs to be removed, the handle 116 disposed on the second surface 112 can be ejected, and the interface module 110 is pulled out by the handle 116. In other words, the 110 is moved in and out of the main casing 102 by sliding, so that the user can adjust the setting mode of the 110 according to the usage amount of the actual connection port, and the number or size of the openings 105 can also be determined by the number of 110 required. Change with size.

4 is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of the output input device 100 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the interface module 110 in the embodiment is disposed at a position between the top plate and the bottom plate of the main casing 102. In this embodiment, the interface module 110 has a first surface. 111, second surface 112 and third surface 113. The normal vectors of the first face 111 and the third face 113 are parallel to the normal vector of the side plate 1024. The main housing 102 has two back plates 107 and 108, which are respectively disposed in the interface module 110. On both sides. The first side 111 is connected to the back plate 108, and the third side 113 is connected to the back plate 107. At least one type of port can be disposed on the backboard 107 and/or 108, including a power port connection port and an image output port, such as HDMI, DVI or VGA port, or a telecommunication port, such as a USB port or network. Connection port or RS232 port, etc. In addition to the first connection port 121 and the second port 122 described above, a plurality of third ports 123 are disposed on the third surface 113 and electrically coupled to the control unit in the main housing 102. In addition, as described above, the interface module 110 configured with the third port 123 can be directly fixed to the corresponding opening 105 on the back plate 104 or moved relative to the back plate 104 in a sliding manner. It should be noted that the above embodiments are illustrated as the rectangular interface module 110, but the invention is not limited thereto. The interface module 110 can be designed as a polygonal convex having five or more sides. This will further expand the number of ports.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of the output input device 100 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the interface module 110 includes a first electrical connection portion 131. The first electrical connection portion 131 is disposed on one side of the interface module 110 facing the backplane 104, and the second housing is disposed in the main housing 102. The electrical connection portion 132 is inserted into the first electrical connection portion 131 . In other words, the interface module 110 can be electrically connected by means of plugging instead of being connected to the control unit inside the main casing through the above-mentioned opening through the cable. Thereby, the interface module 110 can be directly inserted and removed, and the interface module 110 can be set and replaced. In addition, the type of the electrical connection portion may be, for example, a USB port, and in other embodiments, it may be a network port or an RS232 port. The number of interface modules 110 is based on usage requirements and is not limited to the two illustrated.

6A and FIG. 6B are respectively a schematic view of a fifth and sixth embodiment of the output input device 100 of the present invention, wherein FIG. 6A is a schematic top view of the output input device, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view. In FIG. 6A, the interface module 110a of the present embodiment has a triangular structure and is disposed on both sides of the backplane 104, unlike the rectangular interface module. Each interface module 110a has a first surface 111a and a second surface 112a. The normal vector 92 of the first surface 111a has a component 920 parallel to the normal vector 91 of the side plate 1024. In this embodiment, the first surface 111a is connected to the first connection port, and the second surface 112a is also provided with the same second connection portion as the first connection port. The first and second connection ports are provided with Cat5. /5e/6 connector plugged into the port, but not limited to it, for example: image output port, such as: HDMI, DVI or VGA port or telecommunications port, such as USB port, network connection埠 or RS232 connection, etc., can be implemented. Similarly, by designing the first surface 111a and the second surface 112a of the interface module 110a, the total area of the first surface 111a, the second surface 112a, and the backing plate 104 is larger than that of the conventional single backplane, and thus can be achieved. Increase the effect of the number of ports. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, in the embodiment, the interface module 110b has a single first surface 111b, which is connected to the top plate 1020, the bottom plate 1021, and the back plate 109 of the main housing 102 of the output input device. Connected to the side panel 1024. Similarly, the area of the first side 110b and the back panel 109 is larger than the area of the conventional single backboard, so that the number of connection ports can be increased. As for the type of connection provided on the back plate 109, as described above, it will not be described herein.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a schematic perspective view of the interface module of the present invention. Taking the interface module shown in FIG. 1 as an example, it has an upper board 1100, a lower board 1101, a first circuit board 1102, and a second circuit board 1103. The lower plate 1101 is parallel and at a distance. The first circuit board 1102 is disposed on the lower board 1101 and electrically connected to the first connection port 121. The second circuit board 1103 is disposed on the upper board 1100 and electrically connected to the second connection port 122. The wiring conflict between the first connection port 121 and the second connection port 122 inside the interface module 110 can be avoided by the staggered configuration of the first and second circuit boards. The first and second circuit boards are coupled to the main housing via a flexible flexible circuit board 1104 (e.g., coupled to a control unit within the main housing).

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an output input system 200 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the output input system 200 includes the above-described output input device 100, cabinet 202, and a pair of A support portion 204 and a pair of second support portions 206. The cabinet 202 has a first pair of struts 2020 and a second pair of struts 2021. One end of the first support portion 204 is connected to the first pair of struts 2020, and the other end is connected to the second pair of struts 2021. The two sides of the main housing 102 of the output device 100 are mounted on the first support portion 204. An accommodating space 209 is provided between one side of the output input device 100 and the second pair of posts 2021. The at least one interface module 110 is received.

Each of the first support portions 204 has a second support portion 206 for supporting the interface module 110. The first support portion 204 can be selected as a support frame or a slide rail. In this embodiment, the first support portion 204 is illustrated by a slide rail. As shown in FIG. 8 , the second supporting portion 206 is a corner frame structure, and includes a fixing surface 208 and a placing surface 210 . The fixing surface 208 is fixed to the supporting portion 204 and spaced apart from the back plate 104 by a predetermined distance, and the placing surface 210 is disposed. The fixing surface 208 is connected vertically. It should be noted that the second supporting portion 206 can be disposed on the first supporting portion 204 in a locking manner or in a sliding manner, which is a connection method well known to those skilled in the art, and is not used herein. Narration.

For example, the second support portion 206 is disposed at a position where the interface module 110 moves out of the maximum length of the main casing 102, in other words, the preset distance is substantially the same as the length of the interface module 110. quite. Therefore, when the interface module 110 is removed from the backing plate 104 and the connection port is completely exposed, the bottom of the interface module 110 contacts the placement surface 210, so that the interface module 110 can be supported.

9 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of an output input system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9 , the difference from the embodiment of FIG. 8 is that the second supporting portion 206 is disposed on the interface module 110 , that is, in the embodiment, the second supporting portion 206 is a sliding sleeve structure. The fixing surface 208 is fixed to the side of the interface module 110 near the first support portion 204. In addition, the second supporting portion 206 has a clamping portion 212 extending from the two ends of the fixing surface 208 and extending away from the interface module 110. The clamping portion 212 is slidably engaged with the supporting portion 204. Inside the housing 102 The clamping portion 212 drives the interface module 110 to move on the support portion 204 when moving away from the direction of the back plate 104. Thereby, the second supporting portion 206 can have the effect of supporting the interface module 110 and facilitating the movement of the interface module 110 relative to the main casing 102.

In summary, the output input device of the present invention can increase the number of ports by using the connection port on the side of the interface module, and avoid reducing the number of output input devices in the cabinet due to the increase in the size of the output input device. To make the space in the computer room more flexible.

The present invention has been described by the above-described related embodiments, but the above embodiments are merely examples for implementing the present invention. It must be noted that the disclosed embodiments do not limit the scope of the invention. On the contrary, modifications and equivalents of the spirit and scope of the invention are included in the scope of the invention.

90,91‧‧‧French vector

100‧‧‧Output input device

102‧‧‧Main housing

1020‧‧‧ top board

1021‧‧‧floor

1022‧‧‧ first side

1023‧‧‧Second side

1024‧‧‧ side panel

104‧‧‧ Backplane

1040‧‧‧Connected area

110‧‧‧Interface module

1100‧‧‧Upper board

1101‧‧‧ Lower board

111‧‧‧ first side

112‧‧‧ second side

116‧‧‧Handle

121‧‧‧First connection埠

122‧‧‧Second connection

x‧‧‧First direction

Y‧‧‧second direction

z‧‧‧The third direction

Claims (13)

An output input device comprising: a main housing having a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate and the bottom plate having a pair of side plates along a first direction, the top plate and the bottom plate having a back in a second direction The board has at least one type of connection; and at least one interface module is coupled to the main housing and protrudes from the first direction from the back panel. Each interface module further includes: a first surface protruding from the backing plate and adjacent to the backing plate, the first surface having a component of a normal vector or a normal vector parallel to a normal vector of the side panel; a plurality of first connections, The second surface is adjacent to the first surface and away from the backplane, the second surface has a normal vector in the first direction, and the second surface The surface has a plurality of second ports. The output input device of claim 1, wherein the at least one interface module is slidably disposed in the main casing, and when the interface module is removed from the main casing, all of the first surface Or the local system is located outside the main casing. The output input device of claim 2, wherein each interface module has a handle. The output input device of claim 1, wherein the at least one interface module is fixed to the main casing. The output device of claim 1, wherein each interface module further has a first electrical connection portion, and the main housing has a second electrical connection portion corresponding to each interface module, The first electrical connection portion of the corresponding interface module is electrically connected. The output input device of claim 1, wherein each interface module further comprises: an upper plate; a lower plate parallel to the upper plate and at a distance; a first circuit board, the system is set The second board is electrically connected to the plurality of first ports; and a second circuit board is disposed on the upper board and electrically connected to the plurality of second ports Pick up. An output input system comprising: a cabinet; a pair of first support portions disposed in the cabinet; and an output input device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 Connected to the pair of first support portions. The output input system of claim 7, wherein the cabinet further comprises a first pair of pillars and a second pair of pillars, the pair of first supports being locked to the first pair of pillars by a first end And a second end is locked to the second pair of pillars, wherein the one side of the main casing and the second pair of pillars have an accommodation space, and the at least one interface module is received in the Included in the space. The output input system of claim 7, wherein each of the first support portions further has a second support portion coupled to the pair of first support portions for supporting the at least one interface module. The output input system of claim 9, wherein each of the first support portions is a bracket or a slide rail. The output input system of claim 9, wherein the second support portion is a pair of support pieces respectively corresponding to the pair of first support portions, each support piece comprising: a fixed surface fixed to the corresponding The first supporting portion is spaced apart from the main housing by a predetermined distance; and a placing surface vertically connecting the fixing surface, and the interface module is removed from the main housing and exposing the plurality of first connecting ports The bottom of the interface module contacts the placement surface. The output input system of claim 9, wherein the second support portion further has a pair of support pieces respectively corresponding to the pair of first support portions, each support piece comprising: a fixing surface fixed to the And a clamping portion extending from the two ends of the fixing surface and slidingly engaging the corresponding first supporting portion, when the interface module is removed from the main housing, the clamping portion The interface module is driven to move on the corresponding first support portion. An output input device comprising: a main housing having a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate and the bottom plate having a pair of side plates along a first direction, the top plate and the bottom plate having a back plate in a second direction, the back plate having And at least one interface module coupled to the main housing and protruding from the first direction to the backplane, each interface module further comprising: a first surface, the convex portion For the backplane and adjacent to the backplane, the first surface has a component of a normal vector or a normal vector parallel to the normal vector of the side panel; and a plurality of first ports are disposed in the first On one side; wherein the at least one interface module is slidably disposed in the main casing, and when the interface module is removed from the main casing, all or part of the first surface is located outside the main casing, and All or part of the first ports are exposed outside the main casing as the interface module slides.