CN101662093B

CN101662093B - Modular structure of connection ports

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Publication number: CN101662093B
Application number: CN2008101475623A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭建宏; 张文辉; 许金汉; 林宪昌
Original assignee: Northstar Systems Inc
Current assignee: Northstar Systems Inc
Priority date: 2008-08-28
Filing date: 2008-08-28
Publication date: 2012-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 2028-08-28
Also published as: CN101662093A

Abstract

The invention relates to a modular structure of connection ports, which is arranged on a host, electrically connected with a maimnboard and exposes at the front end face of the host. The modular structure comprises a plurality of connection ports and a plug shell, wherein the connection ports are arranged separately and independently, the plug shell is provided with a slot, the volume of the slot is the multiple of that of the connection ports, and the connection ports are jointly arranged and are exactly filled and plugged in the slot, therefore, the connection ports are respectively arranged separately and properly plugged in the slot of the plug shell, so connection ports of various specifications can be pulled, changed and matched in a draw-out way so as to satisfy the actual demand of users, be capable of avoiding idle connection ports and effectively solve the problems of resource waste and cost increase, thereby promoting the earning capacity of products on the market.

Description

The modular construction of connecting interface

Technical field

The present invention provides a kind of modular construction of connecting interface, and it is available for users to select voluntarily suitable connectivity port part to be arranged at the structure of host computer for a kind of.

Background technology

Since computer comes out; Initial stage is focused on the speed and the stability of processing unit data operation; High development following manufacture of semiconductor and other relevant peripheral technology can directly carry out transfer of data already between computer and other electronic installation, and so-called connectivity port is connecting interface between the two; It can be by the form of plug peg graft signal or power transmission line, to expect the transmission operation of signal or power supply.

The connectivity port has been widely used on the host computer; Common on the market specification is USB (Universal Serial Bus; USB) and e-SATA interfaces such as (External SATA); Except can connecting peripheral hardware such as mouse, keyboard, also can connect Storage Medias such as external connected hand disk to carry out data transfer operation.

Yet; The general on the market connectivity port with various variety classes specifications is shaped on the host computer jointly, yet in fact the user but not necessarily need use all connectivity ports, therefore; This practice can not directly meet consumer demand; And have the suspicion that lacks flexibility, and the waste of resource and the increase of cost are also caused in those connectivity ports on the shelf, thereby reduce the competitiveness of product on market.

Therefore, the improving of the above-mentioned defective of inventor's thoughts, and according to the correlation experience of being engaged in for many years in this respect, the concentrated observation and research is that the spy concentrates on studies and cooperates the utilization of scientific principle, proposes a kind of reasonable in design and effectively improve the present invention of above-mentioned defective finally.

Summary of the invention

Main purpose of the present invention; It is the modular construction that proposes a kind of connecting interface; Substitute and the connectivity port part of all size of arranging in pairs or groups by the mode that extracts,, can avoid producing unnecessary idle connectivity port part to meet user's actual demand; Effectively solve the problem that the wasting of resources and cost increase, thereby promote product on the market earning capacity.

According to above-mentioned purpose; The present invention proposes a kind of modular construction of connecting interface; It is arranged at host computer and electrically connects with motherboard, and is revealed in the front end face of host computer, comprising: a plurality of connectivity ports part; These connectivity port parts are provided with for separating independently individually, and these connectivity port parts respectively have at least one chute; At least one filling member, its volume equates with the volume of this connectivity port part; An and insertion shell; It has a slot; The volume of this slot just is the integral multiple of the volume of this connectivity port part and this filling member; Corresponding these connectivity port parts of this insertion shell and be provided with a plurality of slide rails, the chute of these connectivity port parts individually is equipped with in these slide rails, and these connectivity port parts and this filling member are common to be arranged and is inserted in this slot with just filling up.

The present invention has following beneficial effect: these connectivity port parts are separated independently being provided with individually; And suitably be inserted in the slot of this insertion shell, so, can substitute and the connectivity port part of all size of arranging in pairs or groups by the mode that extracts; To meet user's actual demand; Can avoid producing unnecessary idle connectivity port part, effectively solve the problem that the wasting of resources and cost increase, thereby promote product on the market earning capacity.

Reach technology, method and the technique effect that set purpose is taked in order further to understand the present invention; See also about detailed description of the present invention and accompanying drawing; Believe the object of the invention, characteristic and characteristics; Go deep into and concrete understanding when getting one thus, yet appended accompanying drawing only provides reference and explanation usefulness, is not to be used for the present invention is limited.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the decomposing schematic representation of the modular construction of connecting interface of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the decomposing schematic representation at another visual angle of modular construction of connecting interface of the present invention.

Fig. 3 arranges the combination sketch map that is inserted in the slot for these connectivity port parts of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is these connectivity port parts of the present invention and the common combination sketch map that is inserted in the slot of arranging of this filling member.

Fig. 5 is these connectivity port parts of the present invention and the common combination sketch map that is inserted in the slot of arranging of this compound connectivity port part.

Fig. 6 is arranged at the decomposing schematic representation of host computer for the modular construction of connecting interface of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is arranged at the combination sketch map of host computer for the modular construction of connecting interface of the present invention.

[main element description of reference numerals]

1 connectivity port part

11 sockets

12 chutes

2 insertion shells

21 slots

22 slide rails

23 circuit boards

3 filling members

4 compound connectivity port parts

41 sockets

42 switches

5 frames lid

6 host computers

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1 to Fig. 3; Be depicted as first embodiment of the invention; The present invention proposes a kind of modular construction of connecting interface; It is arranged at host computer 6 (as shown in Figure 6) and electrically connects with motherboard, and end face is to electrically connect with other electronic installation or Storage Media before being revealed in host computer 6, and the modular construction of connecting interface comprises: an a plurality of connectivity ports part 1 and an insertion shell 2.

The profile of these connectivity port parts 1 is a block structure generally, and these connectivity port parts 1 are provided with for separating independently individually, and respectively have at least one socket 11 and at least one chute 12.This socket 11 is arranged at the front end face of this connectivity port part 1; This socket 11 can be USB socket, e-SATA socket, audio-visual socket, supply socket or IEEE1394 socket, and the user can peg graft the plug of correspondence and be incorporated on this socket 11 to carry out the transmission of signal or power supply.

In present embodiment, the upper/lower terminal face of this connectivity port part 1 respectively is provided with a chute 12, the longitudinally moulding and pass to the rear end face of this connectivity port part 1 mutually of this chute 12.

This insertion shell 2 is a rectangular hollow housing, and this insertion shell 2 is the specification of 3.5 o'clock or 5.25 o'clock, and it has a slot 21, a plurality of slide rail 22 and a circuit board 23.This slot 21 is formed in this insertion shell 2 and opens in the front end face of this insertion shell 2.Laterally common arrangement of these connectivity port parts 1 is inserted in this slot 21, and the volume of this slot 21 just is the multiple of this connectivity port part 1 volume, and promptly these connectivity port parts 1 can be inserted in this slot 21 with filling up just.

This insertion shell 2 corresponding these connectivity port part 1 chutes 12 and in this slot 21, be provided with a plurality of slide rails 22, these chutes 12 can individually be slided to establish and be matched with these slide rails 22.This circuit board 23 is arranged at the rear end of this insertion shell 2 and electrically connects with host computer 6 interior motherboards.

The user can select the connectivity port part 1 (like USB socket or e-SATA socket etc.) of suitable specification according to the demand of self; And can be by the cooperation of chute 12 and slide rail 22; And with these connectivity port parts 1 after selected with the mode permutation and combination that plugs in this slot 21; And the rear end of these connectivity port parts 1 promptly reaches electric connection with this circuit board 23, and so far, host computer 6 has been equiped with the socket 11 of all size interface of the demand that meets the user; And can supply the plug grafting of corresponding specification interface to combine, carry out signal or power delivery operation with electronic installation or Storage Media with the periphery.

See also Fig. 4, shown in Figure 4 is embodiments of the invention two, and wherein, the present invention can be provided with a filling member 3, and this filling member 3 is with the integrated block structure body of plastic material, and its volume equates with the volume of aforesaid single connectivity port part 1.

So; If the connectivity port part 1 that the user is required is also few; Cause the slot 21 that can't fill up this insertion shell 2 and when being formed with vacancy; Because the volume of this filling member 3 just equals the volume of vacancy, the user can fill up the vacancy of this slot 21 by this filling member 3, also reaches effect attractive in appearance simultaneously thereby avoid dust or foreign matter to get into.

See also Fig. 5; Be depicted as embodiments of the invention three; Wherein, the present invention can be provided with a compound connectivity port part 4, and the volume of this compound connectivity port part 4 is the multiple of this connectivity port part 1; And this compound connectivity port part 4 has a plurality of sockets 41, and these sockets 41 can be USB socket, e-SATA socket, audio-visual socket, supply socket or IEEE1394 socket equally.

This compound connectivity port part 4 has more one and makes the switch 42 that electrically connects with this socket 41; This switch 42 can be rotary switch or key switch; So; The user can adjust volume by this switch 42 like earphone or loudspeaker that audio-visual socket is pegged graft by these switch 42 control connections in the electronic installation of this socket 41.

Owing to this compound connectivity port part 4 has bigger volume compared to this connectivity port part 1; Therefore can be provided with more socket 41; Can common integration of specific standard interface (like inputing or outputing of sound, image) be arranged on compound connectivity port part 4; So, the user can be provided more multifarious combination and variation.

See also Fig. 6 and shown in Figure 7, this insertion shell 2 is arranged in the host computer 6 and is revealed in its front end face, and establishes frame lid 5 in the front opening lid of the slot 21 of this insertion shell 2.Whereby, the person of being easy to use directly is plugged in the plug of transmission line (figure does not slightly show) socket 11 of connectivity port part 1 of the front end face of host computer 6.

What deserves to be mentioned is; This insertion shell 2 also can be other size shape; And these connectivity port parts 1 can also array types or longitudinally are arranged in the slot 21 of insertion shell 2; Therefore, so long as these connectivity port parts 1, this filling member 3 and this compound connectivity port part 4 can all can be considered equivalence of the present invention and change with the mode permutation and combination that plugs in this slot 21.

Can produce following beneficial effect via the present invention:

1 of these connectivity port part are separated setting not independently; And suitably be inserted in the slot 21 of this insertion shell 2, so, can substitute and the connectivity port part 1 of all size of arranging in pairs or groups by the mode that extracts; To meet user's actual demand; Can avoid producing unnecessary idle connectivity port part 1, effectively solve the problem that the wasting of resources and cost increase, thereby promote product on the market earning capacity.

But the above-mentioned accompanying drawing that discloses, explanation are merely embodiments of the invention, and all those of ordinary skill in the art can do other all improvement according to above-mentioned explanation, and these changes still belong in invention spirit of the present invention and the claim scope.

Claims

1. the modular construction of a connecting interface, it is arranged at host computer and electrically connects with motherboard, and is revealed in the front end face of host computer, it is characterized in that, comprising:

A plurality of connectivity ports part, these connectivity port parts separate setting individually independently, and these connectivity port parts respectively have at least one chute;

At least one filling member, its volume equates with this connectivity port part volume; And

One insertion shell; It has a slot, and this slot volume just is the integral multiple of this connectivity port part and this filling member volume, corresponding these connectivity port parts of this insertion shell and be provided with a plurality of slide rails; The chute of these connectivity port parts individually is equipped with in these slide rails; These connectivity port parts and this filling member are common to be arranged and is inserted in this slot with just filling up, and this insertion shell is provided with a circuit board, and the socket of these connectivity port parts is electrically connected on this circuit board.

2. the modular construction of connecting interface as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, these connectivity port parts are laterally arranged and are arranged in this slot.

3. the modular construction of connecting interface as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, the socket of this connectivity port part is USB socket, e-SATA socket, audio-visual socket, supply socket or IEEE1394 socket.

4. the modular construction of connecting interface as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that; More include a compound connectivity port part; This compound connectivity port part is arranged in the slot and this compound connectivity port part volume is the integral multiple of this connectivity port part volume, and this compound connectivity port part has a plurality of sockets, and the socket of this compound connectivity port part is USB socket, e-SATA socket, audio-visual socket, supply socket or IEEE1394 socket.

5. the modular construction of connecting interface as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this insertion shell is 3.5 o'clock or 5.25 o'clock specifications.