CN103378476A - Electric coupler combination capable of being positioned through magnetic force - Google Patents

Electric coupler combination capable of being positioned through magnetic force Download PDF

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CN103378476A
CN103378476A CN 201210129609 CN201210129609A CN103378476A CN 103378476 A CN103378476 A CN 103378476A CN 201210129609 CN201210129609 CN 201210129609 CN 201210129609 A CN201210129609 A CN 201210129609A CN 103378476 A CN103378476 A CN 103378476A
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The invention discloses an electric coupler combination capable of being positioned through magnetic force. The electric coupler combination capable of being positioned through the magnetic force comprises a first electric coupler and a second electric coupler, wherein the first electric coupler is provided with a plurality of conductive connecting pins, a first magnet unit and a second magnet unit, the first magnet unit and the second magnet unit are arranged on a connecting face of the first electric coupler in an adjacent mode in the mutually repelling magnetic pole pointing directions, the second electric coupler is provided with a plurality of conductive connecting pins and a positioning magnet unit, the positioning magnet unit is arranged on a connecting face of the second coupler, the positioning magnet unit is arranged in the direction which is the same as the magnetic pole pointing direction of the first magnet unit or the second magnetic unit, attracting magnetic force exists between the positioning magnet unit and the first magnet unit or between the positioning magnet unit and the second magnet unit when the first electric coupler is close to and connected with the second electric coupler, therefore, the second electric coupler is promoted to rotate relative to the first electric coupler, the plurality of conductive connecting pins of the first electric coupler can be aligned with the plurality of conductive connecting pins of the second electric coupler and connected with the plurality of conductive connecting pins of the second electric coupler in a butt joint mode, and therefore a power supply or a signal is transmitted to an electric device. The electric coupler combination capable of being positioned through the magnetic force has the advantages of improving the combination efficiency and easiness of the first electric coupler and the second electric coupler and being capable of being applied to all portable electric products due to the universality of the electric coupler combination capable of being positioned through the magnetic force.

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The electric connector combination of magnetic force location
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electric connector combination, can by the magnetic force interattraction, a power supply or a signal be transferred to an electronic installation.
Background technology
Along with science and technology is constantly progressive, people also relatively improve for the requirement of electronic product, especially take the consumer electronics commodity as main, simplifying of bulky electronic product (such as Disc player, home telephone or desktop computer etc.) became the high electronic product of portability and usefulness (such as multimedia player (MPEG Audio Layer-3 in the past, MP3), mobile phone or notebook computer etc.), so that people's life is more efficient.
Known electric connector please refer to the Fig. 8 in the accompanying drawing, one electric connector, 10 1 ends connect an electronic installation 20, the other end is connected to one alternating current/direct current adapter 30 by electric wire 40, after the electric power of one external power source is input to adapter 30, enter this electronic installation 20 by electric wire 40 and electric connector 10 transmission again.
Traditionally, electric connector 10 is to use mechanically mutually winding of built-up joint with electronic installation 20, because electric wire 40 has a length, when accidentally being hooked or pullling by other people or other article, electric wire 40 can be pullled power connector 10, portable electronic devices 20 is moved even drop, and then cause damage.For avoiding this problem, US 7311526 has proposed a kind of electric connector with magnet, be arranged on portable electronic product 20 and the electric connector 10, and in 2006 at the charger MagSafe that releases on the market its oneself notebook computer of collocation; Right this electric connector has fixing rectangular shape, and must make a special external power supply groove at portable electronic product 20, the user must manually be registered to another rectangular electric connector to a rectangular electric connector, and must be at the external power supply groove of a rectangle of electronic product manufacturing, hold power connector, therefore be not suitable for the electronic product of all specifications.
In addition, US 7874844 proposes the another kind of electric connector that utilizes the magnet characteristic, has oval-shaped connector shell housing, after the user must manually aim at two oval-shaped shells, and could be in conjunction with this electric connector.In addition, the U.S. Patent Application Publication case also discloses for No. 2007254510 a kind of electric connector combination that utilizes the magnetic force interattraction.
Because the known electric connector that contains magnet will manually be aimed at the joint face of two connectors, the known electric connector that contains magnet has special shape usually in addition, if be arranged on the electronic product, the external power supply groove of a special shape must be set at electronic product also.Therefore, be necessary to propose a kind of electric connector that has magnetic force and can automatically locate, preferably more applicable to the electric connector of all specification electronic products, and the external connection slot design that need not change electronic installation.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of can be by the electric connector combination of magnetic force interattraction and the magnetic force that can automatically locate location.
The electric connector combination of magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location, it comprises: one first electric connector, it has a plurality of conductive connecting pins, one first magnet unit and one second magnet unit, and this first magnet unit and this second magnet unit point to an adjacent joint face place that is arranged on this first electric connector with the magnetic pole of mutual exclusion; And one second electric connector, it has a plurality of conductive connecting pins and a location magnet unit, this phase magnet unit is arranged on a joint face place of this second electric connector, and this phase magnet unit points to setting with the magnetic pole identical with this first magnet unit or the second magnet unit; When this first electric connector and this second electric connector mutually when being connected, have between this phase magnet unit and this first magnet unit or this second magnet unit and inhale mutually magnetic force, impel this second electric connector to rotate with respect to this first electric connector, so that this first electric connector can aim at and dock with a plurality of conductive connecting pins of this second electric connector, so that power supply or signal are transferred to an electronic installation.
The electric connector combination of magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location, a plurality of conductive connecting pins of this first electric connector or a plurality of conductive connecting pins of this second electric connector comprise the POGO terminal.
The electric connector combination of magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location, include respectively a passage near the joint face of this first electric connector and this second electric connector, this first magnet unit, one second magnet unit and this phase magnet unit are respectively along this channel setting.
The electric connector combination of magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location, passage on this first electric connector and this second electric connector is that concavo-convex mode arranges with respect to each joint face of this electric connector, to help this second electric connector with respect to the rotation of this first electric connector.
The electric connector combination of magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location, each inner peripheral at a shell body of this first electric connector and this second electric connector of described joint face.
The electric connector combination of magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location, each outer peripheral edges at described a plurality of conductive connecting pins of this first electric connector and this second electric connector of described joint face.
The electric connector combination of magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location, this first electric connector or the second electric connector are embedded in this electronic installation.
The electric connector combination of magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location, this electric connector combination is as adapter, and this first electric connector and this second electric connector are connected respectively power supply or signal input part and an external power source or the signal input sources of this electronic installation.
Advantage of the present invention is, the first electric connector and the second electric connector come secondary combined by magnetic pole suction, can be by the magnetic force of the first magnet unit, the second magnet unit and phase magnet unit after both combinations, the pin of guiding this first electric connector is registered to the pin of the second electric connector, efficient and the easness of its combination significantly promote, and its versatility goes for all portable electronic products.
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Fig. 1 is the exploded perspective view according to the first specific embodiment of the electric connector combination of magnetic force of the present invention location;
Fig. 2 A is the front view according to the first electric connector of the first specific embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 B is the front view according to the second electric connector of the first specific embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 A is the profile according to the first electric connector of the first specific embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 B is the profile according to the second electric connector of the first specific embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is according to the magnet unit of the first specific embodiment of the present invention schematic diagram in the mobile direction of the first joint face;
Fig. 5 is the profile of the first electric connector according to the first specific embodiment of the present invention when being connected with the second electric connector;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram that the electric connector combination according to the first specific embodiment of the present invention is connected with electronic installation;
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram according to the second specific embodiment of the electric connector combination of magnetic force of the present invention location; And
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram that known electric connector is connected with electronic installation.
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Please refer to the exploded perspective view of the electric connector combination of the magnetic force according to an embodiment of the invention location shown in Fig. 1.The electric connector combination of magnetic force of the present invention location comprises one first electric connector 100 and one second electric connector 200, this first electric connector 100 has one first magnet unit 121 and one second magnet unit 122, and this second electric connector 200 has a location magnet unit 220.
Please refer to Fig. 2 A, it is the front view of the first electric connector 100 of the first specific embodiment of the present invention.This first electric connector 100 has one first magnet unit 121, one second magnet unit 122, one first pin combination 130, one housing 110 and one first joint face 111, this the first pin combination 130 has two conductive connecting pins 131,132 are arranged on wherein, this first joint face 111 is at the inner peripheral of housing 110, this housing 110 and this first joint face 111 definition one accommodation space 140, this the first pin combination 130, the first magnet unit 121 and the second magnet unit 122 are arranged on this first joint face 111, and be contained in this accommodation space 140, these two conductive connecting pins 131,132 preferably radially are arranged in this first pin combination 130, and this first joint face 111 is at described conductive connecting pin 131,132 outer peripheral edges; This first magnet unit 121 and the second magnet unit 122 are with adjacent being arranged on the first joint face 111 of magnetic pole of mutual exclusion, and preferably, this first magnet unit 121 and the second magnet unit 122 are arranged on the periphery of this first pin combination 130.This first magnet unit 121 is with the setting of the extremely relative S utmost point of S with the second magnet unit 122 in the present embodiment, yet this first magnet unit 121 also can arrange by the extremely relative N utmost point of N with the second magnet unit 122 in other embodiments.
Fig. 2 B is the front view according to the second electric connector 200 of the first specific embodiment of the present invention, this second electric connector 200 has a housing 210 and one second joint face 211, this second joint face 211 is at the inner peripheral of housing 210, this housing 210 and this second joint face 211 definition one accommodation space 240, this second joint face 211 can be connected with the first joint face 111 couplings, one second pin combination, 230 and one location magnet unit 220 is arranged on this second joint face 211 and is housed in this accommodation space 240, two conductive connecting pins 231,232 are arranged in this second pin combination 230, preferably present radially setting, and this second joint face 211 is at described conductive connecting pin 231,232 outer peripheral edges.This phase magnet unit 220 is arranged on this second joint face 211, the magnetic pole of this phase magnet unit 220 points to identical with this first magnet unit 121, perhaps also can point to by the magnetic pole identical with this second magnet unit 122, the magnetic pole of this phase magnet unit 220 points to identical with the second magnet unit 122 in the present embodiment, be clockwise direction with the S best N utmost point, be arranged on the second joint face 211.In other embodiments, the magnetic pole of this phase magnet unit 220 points to can be identical with the first magnet unit 121, is clockwise direction with the N best S utmost point, is arranged on the second joint face 211.The first joint face 111 of this first electric connector 100 can be connected with one second joint face, 211 couplings of the second electric connector 200.
Please refer to Fig. 3 A, it is the profile according to the first electric connector 100 of the first specific embodiment of the present invention.This first pin combination 130 is recessed with respect to the first joint face 111, the first joint face 111 between the combination 130 of the first pin and housing 110 defines a first passage 150, and the magnetic line of force of this first magnet unit 121 and the second magnet unit 122 distributes along this first passage 150.This conductive connecting pin 131,132 rear end have respectively a transmission line, and it is in order to set up this first electric connector 100 external power supply or signal transmission path.
Please refer to Fig. 3 B, it is the profile according to the second electric connector 200 of the first specific embodiment of the present invention.This second pin combination 230 is with respect to these the second joint face 211 projections, and the second joint face 211 between the combination 230 of the second pin and housing 210 defines a second channel 250, and the magnetic line of force of this phase magnet unit 220 distributes along this second channel 250.This conductive connecting pin 231,232 can be the POGO terminal, and each conductive connecting pin 231,232 rear ends have respectively a transmission line, and it is in order to set up this second electric connector 200 external power supply or signal transmission path.
Please refer to Fig. 4, it is the schematic diagram according to phase magnet unit 220 moving direction on the first joint face 111 of the first electric connector 100 of the first specific embodiment of the present invention.When this first electric connector 100 is connected with this second electric connector 200, conductive connecting pin 231 and 232 not yet is registered to conductive connecting pin 131 and 132, but prop up first plane and the inwardly retraction of the first pin combination 130, then, the S utmost point of this phase magnet unit 220 is inhaled mutually with the N utmost point of this first magnet unit 121, make the N utmost point of this first magnet unit 121 extremely approaching towards the S of this phase magnet unit 220 with the direction of arrow A shown in Figure 4 along this second channel 250, the S utmost point of this phase magnet unit 220 is extremely approaching towards the N of this first magnet unit 121 with the direction of arrow B shown in Figure 4 along first passage 150; Simultaneously, the N utmost point mutual exclusion of the N utmost point of this phase magnet unit 220 and this second magnet unit 122, the N utmost point that makes this second magnet unit 122 leaves the N utmost point of this phase magnet unit 220 along this second channel 250 with the direction of arrow C, and the N utmost point of this phase magnet unit 220 leaves the N utmost point of this second magnet unit 122 with the direction of arrow D along this first passage 150.At this moment, this includes conductive connecting pin 231 and 232 retractions of POGO terminal and props up the plane of the first pin combination 130, each conductive connecting pin 231 and 232 moves along the direction shown in Fig. 4 arrow E and the F toward conductive connecting pin 131 and 132 respectively, a plurality of conductive connecting pins 231 and 232 of this second electric connector 200 can be aimed at and be docked with a plurality of conductive connecting pins 131 and 132 of this first electric connector 100, to set up the transmission path of 200 of this first electric connector 100 and this second electric connectors, thereby help the transmission of power supply or signal, shown in the profile when being connected with this second electric connector 200 such as Fig. 5 the first electric connector 100.The electric connector combination of magnetic force of the present invention location also can be used as adapter, and this first electric connector 100 and this second electric connector 200 can be connected respectively to power supply or the signal input part of electronic installation, and an external power source or signal input sources.
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram that the electric connector according to the first specific embodiment of the present invention is connected with electronic installation.This first electric connector 100 further is connected to one alternating current/direct current adapter 30 and an external power source (figure does not show), and 200 of this second electric connectors further are connected to a portable electronic devices 20.Certainly, also can be connected to portable electronic devices 20 by this first electric connector 100, this second electric connector 200 is connected to adapter 30, adds no longer in addition accompanying drawing in this.Yet in other embodiments, this first electric connector 100 and this second electric connector 200 also can be used as the signal transmission connector, be used for setting up signal transmission or transfer of data between this electronic installation and other electronic installations, these other electronic installations can be an external hard drive, a USB Portable disk, a CD-ROM drive or other electronic installations or storage device.
Fig. 7 is the electric connector schematic diagram according to the second specific embodiment of the present invention.In a second embodiment, this second electric connector 200 is embedded in this electronic installation 20, and with as a socket or a connector slot, the joint face group of the second electric connector 200 is located on the surface of this electronic installation 20; 100 correspondences of this first electric connector are as a plug or a signal transmission connector.This first electric connector 100 can be connected to one alternating current/direct current adapter 30 and an external power source (figure does not show) by a transmission line 40, and 200 of this second electric connectors further are connected to a portable electronic devices 20.In other embodiments, this first electric connector 100 can be used as the signal transmission connector, to set up signal transmission or the transfer of data between electronic installation 20 and other electronic installations, for example and the transmission of the signal between an external hard drive, a USB Portable disk, a CD-ROM drive or other electronic installations or the storage device or transfer of data.
Advantage of the present invention is, the first electric connector 100 and the second electric connector 200 come secondary combined by magnetic pole suction, can be by the magnetic force of the first magnet unit, the second magnet unit and phase magnet unit after both combinations, the pin of guiding this first electric connector is registered to the pin of the second electric connector, efficient and the easness of its combination significantly promote, and its versatility goes for all portable electronic products.
In addition, one skilled in the relevant art should understand, the mutual configuration relation of the first electric connector of narrating previously, the second electric connector, the first magnet unit, the second magnet unit, phase magnet unit, the combination of the first pin, the combination of the second pin can be replaced or change, and the embodiment that therefore here enumerates is only for for example and not limitation; In addition, those skilled in the art is when can be arbitrarily in conjunction with said modules, or is split into the thin section of each function unit, and this decides based on the convenience in the design.The above only is illustrative, but not is restricted, does not anyly break away from spirit of the present invention and category, and to the invention that the present invention carries out equivalent modifications or change, all should be contained in the scope of claim.It should be noted that word " comprises " does not get rid of other element or step, and word " " or " one " do not get rid of a plurality of.In addition, any element numbers of claim should not be construed as and limits the scope of the invention.

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1. the electric connector combination of magnetic force location comprises:
One first electric connector, it has a plurality of conductive connecting pins, one first magnet unit and one second magnet unit, and described the first magnet unit and described the second magnet unit point to an adjacent joint face place that is arranged on described the first electric connector with the magnetic pole of mutual exclusion; And
One second electric connector, it has a plurality of conductive connecting pins and a location magnet unit, described phase magnet unit is arranged on a joint face place of described the second electric connector, and described phase magnet unit points to setting with the magnetic pole identical with described the first magnet unit or described the second magnet unit;
When described the first electric connector and described the second electric connector mutually when being connected, have between described phase magnet unit and described the first magnet unit or described the second magnet unit and inhale mutually magnetic force, impel described the second electric connector to rotate with respect to described the first electric connector, so that described the first electric connector can aim at and dock with described a plurality of conductive connecting pins of described the second electric connector, so that power supply or signal are transferred to an electronic installation.
2. electric connector combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described a plurality of conductive connecting pins of described the first electric connector or described a plurality of conductive connecting pins of described the second electric connector comprise the POGO terminal.
3. electric connector combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein, include respectively a passage near the described joint face of described the first electric connector and described the second electric connector, described the first magnet unit, one second magnet unit and described phase magnet unit are respectively along described channel setting.
4. electric connector combination as claimed in claim 3, wherein, passage on described the first electric connector and described the second electric connector is that concavo-convex mode arranges with respect to the joint face of each described electric connector, to help described the second electric connector with respect to the rotation of described the first electric connector.
5. electric connector combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein, each inner peripheral at a shell body of described the first electric connector and described the second electric connector of described joint face.
6. electric connector combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein, each outer peripheral edges at described a plurality of conductive connecting pins of described the first electric connector and described the second electric connector of described joint face.
7. such as each described electric connector combination among the claim 1-6, wherein, described the first electric connector or described the second electric connector are embedded in the described electronic installation.
8. such as each described electric connector combination among the claim 1-6, wherein, described electric connector combination is as adapter, and described the first electric connector and described the second electric connector are connected respectively power supply or signal input part and an external power source or the signal input sources of described electronic installation.
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