CN104836065B - Attachment device and electronic device assembly - Google Patents

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CN104836065B
CN104836065B CN201410045414.6A CN201410045414A CN104836065B CN 104836065 B CN104836065 B CN 104836065B CN 201410045414 A CN201410045414 A CN 201410045414A CN 104836065 B CN104836065 B CN 104836065B
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The present invention proposes a kind of attachment device, it includes:A connector structure, the connector construction has a shell, a pin connector, multiple electrical contacts and a magnetic metal group, the shell has one side, the pin connector protrudes from the shell, those electrical contacts and the magnetic metal group are all set to the side, those electrical contacts are electrically connected the pin connector.The present invention separately proposes a kind of electronic device assembly, it includes an electronic device and above-mentioned attachment devices, the connector construction of the attachment device can be inserted in a socket connector of electronic device so that the socket connector is converted into the magnetic connector of a non-plug-in type.

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Attachment device and electronic device assembly
Technical field
The present invention related a kind of attachment device and a kind of electronic device assembly, especially in regard to the company with magnetic connection interface Connection device and electronic device assembly.
Background technology
Storage device, such as data memory device (such as Portable disk, storage card) or apparatus for storing electrical energy (such as mobile power) Deng being widely used in daily life, allow people that can easily store, share and carry data or supply electric energy etc..
For those storage devices usually all comprising a pin connector, which can be inserted into other electronic devices In the socket connector of (such as notebook computer) so that storage device is electrically connected with electronic device, and causes storage device Protrude from electronic device.
When storage device protrudes from electronic device, storage device can accidentally be collided by people.If collide strength compared with When big, storage device will be damaged (such as pin connector fracture);What is more, storage device will be hit together with electronic device It moves, then falls to ground, electronic device is caused to damage.
In view of this, a kind of device for improving at least one above-mentioned missing is provided, being that industry is urgently to be resolved hurrily thus asks Topic.
Invention content
The one of the present invention is designed to provide a kind of attachment device, the medium that can be transmitted as data or electric energy, and energy The socket connector of one electronic device is converted into the magnetic connector of non-plug-in type so that electronic device be not easy because with The peripheral device that electronic device is connected is damaged by collision.
One of for the above-mentioned purpose, disclosed herein attachment device include:A connector structure, the connector construction Have with one first shell, a pin connector, multiple first electrical contacts and one first magnetic metal group, first shell One first side, the pin connector protrude from first shell, those first electrical contacts and the first magnetic metal group are all The first side is set to, those first electrical contacts are electrically connected the pin connector.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic equipment, it includes:One electronic device has socket connection Device;And attachment device as described above, the pin connector of the wherein attachment device insert in the socket of the electronic device In connector, and those first electrical contacts are located at outside the electronic device.
For above-mentioned purpose, technical characteristic and advantage can be clearer and more comprehensible, be hereafter coordinated with preferred embodiment appended by Attached drawing is described in detail.
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Fig. 1 is the floor map of the attachment device of preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the floor map of the electronic device assembly of preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the floor map of the electronic device assembly of preferred embodiment according to the present invention, and wherein attachment device is Bonding state.
Fig. 4 is the floor map of the electronic device assembly of preferred embodiment according to the present invention, and wherein attachment device is Discrete state.
Fig. 5 is the floor map of the electronic device assembly of preferred embodiment according to the present invention, and wherein attachment device is Discrete state.
Fig. 6 is the floor map of the electronic device assembly of preferred embodiment according to the present invention, and wherein attachment device is Discrete state.
Fig. 7 is the floor map of the electronic device assembly of preferred embodiment according to the present invention, and wherein attachment device is Discrete state.
Symbol description:
1 electronic device assembly
1A attachment devices
10 connector constructions
11 first shells
111 first sides
12 pin connectors
13 first electrical contacts
14 first magnetic metal groups
141 magnetic metals
20 memory structures
21 second housings
211 second sides
22 data storage elements, battery
23 second electrical contacts
24 second magnetic metal groups
241 magnetic metals
30 second connector constructions
31 second housings
311 second sides
312 third sides
32 second connectors
33 second electrical contacts
34 second magnetic metal groups
341 magnetic metals
35 signal transmssion lines
40 storage cards
2A electronic devices
21A socket connectors
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Please refer to Fig.1 and Fig. 2 shown in, Fig. 1 is the plane signal of the attachment device of preferred embodiment according to the present invention Figure, and a floor map of the Fig. 2 for the electronic device assembly of preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
In presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, an attachment device 1A and an electronic device assembly 1 are suggested.It will first say below Then the technology contents of bright attachment device 1A put off until some time later the technology contents of bright electronic device assembly 1.
As shown in Figure 1, attachment device 1A includes a connector structure 10, which has one first shell 11st, a pin connector 12, most the first electrical contacts 13 and one first magnetic metal groups 14.First shell 11 can be integrated The modular shell of molding shell, more than one piece or a packaging body etc..First shell 11 has a first side 111, such as can For trailing flank, and first side 111 is preferably a plane.Pin connector 12 can be any specification connector (such as USB, Ethernet, HDMI or VGA etc.), pin connector 12 also protrudes from the first shell 11, such as protrudes from the first shell 11 Leading flank.
Those first electrical contacts 13 respectively can be a metallic contact, and its quantity can corresponding plug connector 12 pin (pin) quantity.Those first electrical contacts 13 are set in first side 111, and the first electrical contact 13 can be partly Or it is fully embedded in the first shell 11.First electrical contact 13 also with pin connector 12 mutually be electrically connected, and the two it Between be electrically connected and can be realized by the metal terminal that is set in the first shell 11 or transmission line (not shown).
According to the type of pin connector 12, those first electrical contacts 13 may include that a power supply (power) contact, one connect Ground (ground) contact and one or more signal (signal) contacts so that the first electrical contact 13 fits to transmit electric energy and letter Number.
First magnetic metal group 14 is set in the first side 111 of the first shell 11, and may include one or more magnetic Metal 141 is inhaled, and the first magnetic metal group 14 is comprising two magnetic metals 141 in the present embodiment.The two magnetic metal 141 can Positioned at the outside of the first electrical contact 13, in other words, those first electrical contacts 13 are set between the two magnetic metal 141; The two magnetic metal 141 can be also partly or wholly embedded in the first shell 11.
The two magnetic metal 141 is respectively a metal that can be magnetically attracted, therefore the type of magnetic metal 141 may include: One paramagnetic metal, a ferromagnetic metal or a magnet.In addition, magnetic metal 141 can be the first shell 11 some or can It says, some of the first shell 11 can be considered magnetic metal 141;At this point, the first shell 11 is whole can be paramagnetic metal, ferromagnetic Property metal or magnet or at least 111 part of first side be paramagnetic metal, ferromagnetic metal or magnet.
If the two magnetic metal 141 is respectively a magnet, the north-seeking pole of two magnet can be respectively facing two opposite orientation; That is, the north-seeking pole of one of magnet can be towards the front side of the first shell 11, and the north-seeking pole of another magnet can court To the rear side of the first shell 11.
As shown in Fig. 2, the electronic device assembly 1 may include an above-mentioned attachment device 1A and electronic device 2A.The electronics Device 2A can be any kind of electronic device, such as (attached drawing is with tablet electricity for notebook computer, mobile phone, digital still camera etc. For brain), and electronic device 2A has an at least socket connector 21A.The type of socket connector 21A and attachment device 1A Pin connector 12 it is corresponding so that pin connector 12 can be inserted in socket connector 21A.
When pin connector 12 inserts in socket connector 21A, the first shell 11 of attachment device 1A can protrude from electronics Device 2A, and the first electrical contact 13 of attachment device 1A and the first magnetic metal group 14 can be located at outside electronic device 2A;Change speech It, the first electrical contact 13 and the first magnetic metal group 14 will not be entered in socket connector 21A.
Socket connector 21A is inserted in via by pin connector 12, the socket connector 21A of electronic device 2A is convertible into The magnetic connector of one non-plug-in type.Thereafter, even if electronic device 2A does not have built-in fixed magnetic connector, electronic device 2A can be still connected by the connector construction 10 of attachment device 1A with other magnetic connectors or device, for example, with attachment device The memory structure 20 that 1A is included is connected;The detailed description of the memory structure 20 is following.
It please refers to shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, two floor map of electronic device assembly respectively according to the present invention.Connection The memory structure 20 of device 1A, in wherein, can have a second housing 21, a data storage elements for electronic data storage 22nd, multiple second electrical contact, 23 and 1 second magnetic metal groups 24.Shell that second housing 21 can be integrally formed, more than one piece group The shell of dress formula or a packaging body etc., and its external form is not particularly limited.Second housing 21 has a second side 211, such as It can be leading flank;The second side 211 is preferably a plane, and can be facing with the first side 111 of connector construction 10.
Data storage elements 22 may include a memory bank chip or a solid state disk etc., with stored electrons data.Data are stored up It deposits element 22 to may be disposed in second housing 21, to be covered and be protected by second housing 21.Those second electrical contacts 23 respectively may be used For a metallic contact, and those second electrical contacts 23 are set in the second side 211 of second housing 21.
Second electrical contact 23 can be partly or wholly embedded in second housing 21, and those the second electrical contacts 23 Arrangement can correspond to the arrangement of those the first electrical contacts 13.Second electrical contact 23 electrically connects mutually with data storage elements 22 It connects, and being electrically connected between the two can carry out reality by the circuit board that is set in second housing 21 or transmission line (not shown) It is existing.
Second magnetic metal group 24 is set in the second side 211 of second housing 21, and may include one or more magnetic Metal 241 is inhaled, and the second magnetic metal group 24 is comprising two magnetic metals 241 in the present embodiment.The two magnetic metal 241 can Positioned at the outside of the second electrical contact 23.The two magnetic metal 241 is respectively a metal that can be magnetically attracted, therefore magnetic metal 241 type may include:One paramagnetic metal, a ferromagnetic metal or a magnet.In addition, magnetic metal 241 can be outside second The some of shell 21 can be said, some of second housing 21 can be considered magnetic metal 241.
If the two magnetic metal 241 is respectively a magnet, the north-seeking pole of two magnet can be respectively facing two opposite orientation; That is, the north-seeking pole of one of magnet can be towards the front side of second housing 21, and the north-seeking pole of another magnet can court To the rear side of second housing 21.
Memory structure 20 can be used to be combined with connector construction 10, and can also be detached again after the two combination.In detail, when The second housing 21 of memory structure 20 close to connector construction 10 the first shell 11 when, memory structure 20 the second magnetic gold Category group 24 and the first magnetic metal group 14 of connector construction 10 can mutually attract and generate a magnetic force so that second housing 21 can be temporary When be fixed on the first shell 11;Then the active force for being more than the magnetic force when one is applied to 21 or first shell 11 of second housing When, 21 and first shell 11 of second housing can be separated.
After 21 and first shell 11 of second housing is combined, those second electrical contacts 23 of memory structure 20 can be distinguished Those first electrical contacts 13 of contact-connection assembly for electric structure 10, so that data storage elements 22 and connector construction 10 are inserted Head connector 12 is electrically connected with each other.Thereafter, electronic device 2A can be stored up by connector construction 10 with the data of memory structure 20 It deposits element 22 to be electrically connected with each other, mutually to transmit data, signal or electric energy.
It, can be at least real when being connected with each other connector construction 10 (or electronic device 2A) and memory structure 20 via magnetic force Now following technique effect:
1st, since memory structure 20 is temporarily fixed on connector construction 10 via magnetic force, memory structure 20 is touched energetically Device structure 10 can be disconnected when hitting;Memory structure 20 will not be caused to generate big stress and damage in this way, hitting strength, hit Strength is hit also to be difficult to transmit or act on to connector construction 10 and electronic device 2A.
2nd, when memory structure 20 is collided and is disconnected device structure 10, memory structure 20 can enter to shutdown or suspend mode shape State, to avoid the Missing data in data storage element 22 or damage;For example, if memory structure 20 is external connected hand disk, When it is detached from, magnetic disc head (not shown) can return to original position, and track (not shown) is damaged when avoiding falling.
3rd, it is all that " north-seeking pole is anti-in the magnetic metal 141 of the magnetic metal 241 of memory structure 20 and connector construction 10 To " two magnet in the state of, memory structure 20 and connector construction 10 only have a kind of bonding position, avoid user by the One metallic contact 13 and the second metallic contact 23 are mistakenly connected (it is, avoiding non-corresponding first metallic contact 13 And second metallic contact 23 be in contact).
To be illustrated, the data storage elements 22 of memory structure 20 are alternatively into a battery 22 so that memory structure 20 Exportable electric energy electron device 2A, using the stand-by power supply as electronic device 2A.In addition, memory structure 20 can also include simultaneously Battery 22 and data storage elements 22.
It please refers to shown in Fig. 5 to Fig. 7, three planes of the electronic device assembly of preferred embodiment according to the present invention are shown respectively It is intended to.The connector construction 10 of attachment device 1A with above-mentioned 20 phase of memory structure other than magnetic and electric connection in addition to can may be used also With one second connector construction, the 30 phase magnetism of attachment device 1A and electric connection.
Second connector construction 30 is similar to memory structure 20, equally has a second housing 31, most the second electricity Property 33 and second magnetic metal group 34 (magnetic metal 341) of contact, and the difference of the two is:Second connector construction 30 has One second connector 32, but without data storage elements or battery.Only illustrate that the second connector construction 30 is tied with storage below At the difference of structure 20, and resemblance will not tire out and state.
Second connector 32 can be the connector (such as USB, Ethernet, HDMI or VGA etc.) of any specification, and second Connector 32 and the pin connector 12 of connector construction 10 can be different size person.Second connector 32 can be there are many embodiment party Formula may be, for example, a pin connector (as shown in Figure 5) or a socket connector (as shown in Figure 6), can be directly arranged at It is set to this indirectly (as shown in Figures 5 and 6) or via a signal transmssion line 35 on one third side 312 of two shells 31 On third side 312 (as shown in Figure 7);The third side 312 can be for example the trailing flank or top surface of second housing 31.
Second connector construction 30 can be used as a card reader or adapter, it is, the second of the second connector construction 30 Connector 32 can be first with a storage card 40 or another electronic device connector (not shown) plug, then the second connector knot Structure 30 is combined again with connector construction 10 so that storage card 40 or other electronic devices can be filled by attachment device 1A and electronics It puts 2A and reaches electric connection.
Summary, in presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the connector construction of attachment device can easily fill electronics The socket connector put is converted into " non-plug-in type magnetic connector " so that electronic device can with other magnetic connectors or Equipment (memory structure of such as attachment device or the second connector construction) is connected;In other words, make electronic device not built-in Fixed magnetic connector can also easily pass through the connector construction of attachment device and have it.
The above embodiments are only used for the embodiment aspect for enumerating the present invention and the technical characteristic for illustrating the present invention, not For limiting the protection category of the present invention.Any skilled person unlabored can change or the arrangement of isotropism belongs to The range advocated of the present invention, the scope of the present invention should be subject to claims.

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1. a kind of attachment device, which is characterized in that include:A connector structure, the connector construction have one first shell, one Pin connector, multiple first electrical contacts and one first magnetic metal group, first shell have a first side, the plug Connector protrudes from first shell, those first electrical contacts and the first magnetic metal group are all set to the first side, Those first electrical contacts are electrically connected the pin connector, which is partially embedded into the first side with protrusion In the first side, wherein, which is made of magnetic metal, using as the first magnetic metal group;And
One memory structure, the memory structure have a second housing, multiple second electrical contacts and one second magnetic metal group, should Second housing has one and the facing second side of the first side, those second electrical contacts and the second magnetic metal group The second side is set to, wherein, those second electrical contacts are partially embedded into the second side to protrude from the second side, The second magnetic metal group protrudes from the second side, and the protrusion of the second magnetic metal group is more more than those second electrically The protrusion of contact;
Wherein, the second magnetic metal group and the first magnetic metal group mutually attract and generate a magnetic force, make the second housing and First shell is combined, and those second electrical contacts is made to be contacted respectively with those first electrical contacts.
2. attachment device as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that those first electrical contacts include a power supply contact, one Ground contact and a signal contact.
3. attachment device as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the first magnetic metal group includes multiple magnetic metals, Those first electrical contacts are located between those magnetic metals.
4. attachment device as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the first magnetic metal group includes two magnet, two magnetic The north-seeking pole of iron is respectively facing two opposite orientation.
5. attachment device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is characterized in that the memory structure is with more a number According to storage element, which is set in the second housing, and those second electrical contacts are electrically connected the data Storage element.
6. attachment device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is characterized in that the memory structure is with more an electricity Pond, the battery are set in the second housing, and those second electrical contacts are electrically connected the battery.
7. a kind of attachment device, which is characterized in that include:
A connector structure, the connector construction have one first shell, a pin connector, multiple first electrical contacts and one First magnetic metal group, first shell have a first side, which protrudes from first shell, those first Electrical contact and the first magnetic metal group are all set to the first side, those first electrical contacts are electrically connected plug company Device is connect, which is partially submerged into the first side to protrude from the first side, and wherein first shell is by magnetic Metal is formed, using as the first magnetic metal group;And
One second connector construction, second connector construction have a second housing, one second connector, multiple second electrically Contact and one second magnetic metal group;The second housing has a second side and a third side, the second side with this One side is facing;Second connector is set to the third side, those second electrical contacts and the second magnetic metal group The second side is all set to, and those second electrical contacts are electrically connected second connector, those the second electrical contact portions Dividing the embedded second side in ground, the second magnetic metal group protrudes from the second side, and should to protrude from the second side The protrusion of second magnetic metal group is more more than the protrusion of those the second electrical contacts;
Wherein, the second magnetic metal group and the first magnetic metal group mutually attract and generate a magnetic force, make the second housing and First shell is combined, and those second electrical contacts is made to contact those the first electrical contacts respectively.
8. attachment device as claimed in claim 7, which is characterized in that second connector is a pin connector or a socket Connector.
9. attachment device as claimed in claim 7, which is characterized in that second connector via a signal transmssion line indirectly It is set to the third side.
10. a kind of electronic equipment, which is characterized in that include:
One electronic device has a socket connector;And
The pin connector of attachment device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the wherein attachment device inserts in this In the socket connector of electronic device, and those first electrical contacts are located at outside the electronic device.
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