CN104659618A - Serial port data wire and connector thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector includes a plug-in module for connecting with external equipment, a connection module, a male connector circuit, a female connector circuit and a switch module, the plug-in module is provided with several slots, Corresponding to each slot, the switching module is provided with a pin that is movably plugged into the slot, and both the male connector circuit and the female connector circuit are electrically connected to the connecting module; when the switching module moves to the When the male connector circuit is electrically connected, one end of the plug pin protrudes from the corresponding slot, so that the connector can be used as a male connector; when the switching module moves to electrically connect with the second switching module , the end of the mating pin is retracted inside the socket so that the connector functions as a female connector. The present invention also provides a serial port data line connecting the two above-mentioned connectors through a cable. The invention can move the switching module according to the needs and then transform the connector into a male connector or a female connector, and has strong versatility.

Description

Serial data cable and its connector

technical field

The invention relates to a serial port data line and a connector thereof.

Background technique

There are two types of connectors for serial data cables, namely male connectors and female connectors, and male connectors can only be used with female connectors. The types of connectors at both ends of the existing serial data cable are fixed. If both ends are female connectors, such a data cable can only be used for communication between two devices with male connectors, and cannot be used for other devices. Male-female, female-female type device communication. When encountering this situation, you can only find the serial port data cable corresponding to the connector, so the universality of this type of serial port data cable is not strong.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a serial port data cable and its connector that can convert the connector type.

A connector includes a plug-in module for connecting with another connector, a connection module for connecting cables, a male connector circuit, a female connector circuit and a switching module. The connecting module is provided with several slots, and the switching module is provided with an insertion pin corresponding to each slot, and these insertion pins can be movably inserted into the corresponding slots, the male connector circuit and the female connector The circuit is electrically connected to the connection module; when the switching module moves to electrically connect with the male connector circuit so that the plug pin is electrically connected to the connection module, one end of the plug pin extends from the corresponding slot. out, so that the connector becomes a male connector, which can be mated with the female connector to transmit data; when the switching module moves to electrically connect with the female connector circuit to make the plug lead When the pins are electrically connected to the connection module, one end of the pins is retracted into the slot, so that the connector becomes a female connector, and the connector can be mated with the male connector to transmit data.

A serial port data line includes a cable and two connectors as described above, and the two ends of the cable are respectively connected to the connecting modules of the two connectors.

Compared with the prior art, the connectors at both ends of the serial port data line in the present invention can move the switching module according to needs and then transform the connectors into male connectors or female connectors, which has strong versatility.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial block diagram of the serial port data line of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the line connection of the serial port data line of the present invention.

Description of main component symbols

The following specific embodiments will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with the above-mentioned drawings.

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the serial port data cable of the present invention includes a cable 500 and two connectors 100 respectively connected to two ends of the cable 500 .

The connector 100 includes a plug-in module 110 that can be connected to a connector of an external device, a male connector circuit 120, a female connector circuit 130, a connection module 140 and a switch connected to the plug-in module 110 Module 20. One end of the connection module 140 is electrically connected to the male connector circuit 120 and the female connector circuit 130 , and the other end of the connection module 140 is connected to the cable 500 . The switch module 20 is movable, and when the switch module 20 is moved to electrically connect with the male connector circuit 120 , the connector 100 is a male connector. When the switch module 20 is moved to be electrically connected with the female connector circuit 130, the connector 100 is a female connector.

FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of the serial port data cable of the present invention. The plug-in module 110 includes several slots 111 .

The switching module 20 includes a plurality of plug pins 210 , a plurality of first transfer pins 220 and a plurality of second transfer pins 230 . One end of each plug pin 210 is movably plugged into the corresponding slot 111 of the plug module 110 , and the other end is respectively connected to a first transfer pin 220 and a second transfer pin 230 .

The male connector circuit 120 is provided with a plurality of first transfer slots 121 . The female connector circuit 130 is provided with a plurality of second transfer slots 131 . The connection module 140 includes a plurality of connection terminals 141 , one end of each connection terminal 141 is respectively connected to a first transfer slot 121 and a second transfer slot 131 .

The cable 500 includes several signal lines 501 . Two ends of each signal line 501 are respectively connected to the corresponding connection ends 141 of the connector 100 at two ends of the data line.

In order to illustrate the connection sequence of each pin 210, 220, 230, slot 121, 131 and connection end 141 in the connector 100, in this embodiment, each pin 210, 220, 230, slot 121, 131 and connection end 141 The number of each is 5, marked with a serial number of 1-5. The numbers of the pins 210 , 220 , 230 , the slots 121 , 131 and the connection terminals 141 can also be other situations.

The sequence numbers of each pin of the plug pin 210, the first transfer pin 220, the second transfer pin 230 and the connection end 141 are 1-5, and the first transfer slot 121 and the second transfer plug The sequence number of each slot of groove 131 is 1-5, and each pin 1-5 of inserting pin 210 is respectively with each pin 1-5 of the same sequence number of the first transition pin 220 and the second transition pin 230. 5 connected. The pins 1 - 5 at one end of the connection end 141 are respectively connected to the slots 1 - 5 of the same serial number in the first riser slot 121 and the second riser slot 131 . The pin 2 of the other end of the connection end 141 of the connector 100 at one end of the cable 500 is connected to the pin 3 of the connection end 141 of the connector 100 of the other end of the cable 500 through a signal line 501, and the connection end of the connector 100 The pin 3 of the other end of the 141 is connected to the pin 2 of the connection end 141 of the other connector 100 through a signal line 501, and the pins 1, 4 and 5 of the other connection end 141 of the connector 100 are correspondingly connected to another connection The corresponding pins 1, 4 and 5 of the connection terminal 141 of the device 100.

When in use, move the switching module 20 toward the direction of the plug-in module 110 so that each pin 1-5 of the first transfer pin 220 is respectively plugged into the first transfer slot 121 of the male connector circuit 120 In the corresponding slot 5 - 1 , the insertion pin 210 is electrically connected to the male connector circuit 120 through the switching module 20 . At this time, since the outer ends of the plug pins 210 follow the switch module 20 to move and extend out of the slots 111 of the plug module 110, the connector 100 becomes a male connector, and the connector 100 can be connected to a female connector. The header connectors mate for data transfer.

Move the switching module 20 away from the plug-in module 110 so that the pins 1-5 of the second transfer pins 230 are respectively plugged into the second transfer slots 131 of the female connector circuit 130. Corresponding to the slots 1 - 5 , the plug pins 210 are electrically connected to the female connector circuit 130 through the switching module 20 . At this time, since the outer end of the plug pin 210 moves with the switch module 20 and returns to the inside of the slot 111 of the plug module 110, the connector 100 becomes a female connector, and the connector 100 can be connected with The external male connector mates to transfer data.

The connectors 100 at both ends of the serial port data line of the present invention can move the switching module 20 according to needs and then transform the connector 100 into a male connector or a female connector, which is highly versatile.

Claims (4)

1. A connector, including a plug-in module for connecting with another connector, a connection module for connecting cables, a male connector circuit, a female connector circuit and a switching module , the plug-in module is provided with a plurality of slots, and the switch module is provided with a plug-in pin corresponding to each slot, and these plug-in pins can be movably plugged into the corresponding slots, the male connector circuit and the The female connector circuit is electrically connected to the connection module; when the switching module moves to electrically connect with the male connector circuit so that the plug pins are electrically connected to the connection module, one end of the plug pins will automatically correspond to The slot is protruded so that the connector becomes a male connector, which can be mated with the female connector to transmit data; when the switching module moves to electrically connect with the female connector circuit so that When the insertion pin is electrically connected to the connection module, one end of the insertion pin is retracted into the slot, so that the connector becomes a female connector, which can be mated with the male connector to transmit data. 2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the switching module further comprises a plurality of first transfer pins and a plurality of second transfer pins, each of which is connected to a first transfer pin respectively. Connecting pins and a second transfer pin, the male connector circuit includes a number of first transfer slots, the female connector circuit includes a number of second transfer slots, each connection module includes a number of connection ends, each One end of the connecting end is respectively connected to a first transfer slot and a second transfer slot. When the switching module is electrically connected with the male connector circuit, the first transfer pins are plugged into the corresponding first transfer pins respectively. the transfer slots, so that the plug pins are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding connection terminals. When the switching module is electrically connected with the female connector circuit, the second transfer pins are respectively plugged into the corresponding second The transfer slots are used to make the insertion pins corresponding to the corresponding connection ends for electrical connection. 3. A serial port data cable, comprising a cable and two connectors according to claim 1, characterized in that: the two ends of the cable are respectively connected to the connecting modules of the two connectors. 4. The serial port data line as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: the switching module further comprises a plurality of first transfer pins and a plurality of second transfer pins, each of which is connected to a first transfer pin respectively. Connecting pins and a second transfer pin, the male connector circuit includes a number of first transfer slots, the female connector circuit includes a number of second transfer slots, each connection module includes a number of connection ends, each The cable includes a number of signal wires, one end of each connection end is respectively connected to a first transfer slot and a second transfer slot, and the other end is connected to one end of a signal wire, when the switching module and the male connector circuit are electrically When connected, the first transfer pins are respectively plugged into the corresponding first transfer slots, so that the plug pins are connected to the corresponding signal lines through the corresponding connection ends. When the switching module and the female connector circuit are electrically When connected, the second transfer pins are plugged into corresponding second transfer slots, so that the plug pins are respectively connected to corresponding signal lines through corresponding connection ends.