Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, the embodiments of the present invention provide a connecting mechanism, which can easily and conveniently disassemble and assemble a detachable member on a main body, so as to replace the detachable member according to different requirements.
In order to solve the technical problem in the prior art, an embodiment of the present invention provides a connection mechanism, including: the device comprises a main body and a detachable piece detachably connected with the main body; wherein,
the main body comprises a shell and a connecting assembly arranged in the shell, and the shell is provided with an inserting hole for inserting the detachable piece;
the connecting assembly comprises a sliding component, the sliding component is connected to the shell in a sliding mode, and an access hole and an oblong hole communicated with the access hole are formed in the sliding component;
the detachable piece comprises a plug connector;
the sliding part slides from a first position to a second position, the access hole is opposite to the plug hole, and the plug connector of the detachable piece extends into the access hole through the plug hole;
the sliding component slides from the second position to the first position, and the plug connector of the detachable piece enters the oblong hole from the access hole, so that the sliding component locks the detachable piece through the oblong hole.
Optionally, the sliding part is provided with a spring plate with a protruding structure;
the shell is provided with a locking groove and a loosening groove;
the sliding part slides from a first position to a second position, and the sliding part drives the elastic sheet to extend into the loosening groove through the protruding structure;
the sliding part slides from the second position to the first position, the sliding part drives the elastic sheet to extend into the locking groove through the protruding structure, and the sliding part can be limited to move through the locking groove.
Optionally, an electrical connection hole is further provided on the housing;
the connection assembly further includes an electrical connector between the sliding component and the housing and electrically connected to the body;
the plug connector of the detachable part comprises a locking plug connector and a conductive plug connector;
the sliding component slides from a first position to a second position, the access hole is opposite to the plug hole, the locking plug connector extends into the access hole through the plug hole, and the conductive plug connector extends into the electrical connection hole and is connected with the electrical connector;
the sliding component slides to the first position from the second position, and the locking plug connector enters the oblong hole from the access hole.
Optionally, the sliding member further comprises: the sliding plate and the toggle column are arranged on the sliding plate;
the shell is provided with a toggle hole and a sliding groove matched with the sliding plate for use, the toggle column penetrates through the toggle hole and extends outwards, and the sliding plate is connected with the shell in a sliding mode through the sliding groove.
Optionally, the toggle column comprises a support part and an operation part;
the poking column is connected with the sliding plate through the supporting part, and the operating part extends out of the poking hole and bends towards the direction of the detachable piece so as to be parallel to the plane where the poking hole is located.
Optionally, the housing includes an outer cover and an inner cover, the outer cover and the inner cover enclose a mounting cavity, and the connecting assembly is disposed in the mounting cavity;
the outer cover is provided with the plug hole and the electric connecting hole;
the outer cover is provided with the toggle hole and the sliding groove matched with the sliding plate;
the electrical connector is disposed between the sliding plate and the outer cover.
Optionally, the enclosing cover is provided with a mounting groove, the connecting assembly is arranged in the mounting groove, and the inner cover covers the mounting groove.
Optionally, a first positioning column is arranged on the outer shell, and a second positioning column is arranged on the inner cover;
the sliding component is provided with a long round positioning hole, and the electric connecting piece is provided with a mounting hole;
the second positioning column extends into the long round positioning hole and is sleeved with the first positioning column which sequentially penetrates through the mounting hole and the long round positioning hole.
Optionally, the locking plug connector comprises a first clamping portion, a second clamping portion and a third clamping portion which are coaxially connected;
the locking connector is used for enabling the first clamping portion to penetrate through the access hole and then enter the long round hole through the second clamping portion, the first clamping portion and the third clamping portion limit the locking connector to be located in the long round hole along the locking connector which moves axially.
In addition, optionally, the conductive plug connector is of a telescopic structure.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, the sliding component is connected with the plug connector of the detachable piece through the access hole or the oblong hole by operating the sliding component, the detachable piece can be installed or detached when being connected with the plug connector through the access hole, and the installed plug connector is locked when being connected with the plug connector through the oblong hole, so that the detachable piece is prevented from being separated from the main body. Through the operation to sliding part, can realize the dismouting between detachable and the main part, easy operation can change detachable in a flexible way in the main part to satisfy different demands. In addition, the head-mounted equipment is simple in overall structure, small in number of parts and small in occupied space.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without any creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.
In some of the flows described in the specification, claims, and above-described figures of the present invention, a number of operations are included that occur in a particular order, which operations may be performed out of order or in parallel as they occur herein. The sequence numbers of the operations, e.g., 101, 102, etc., are used merely to distinguish between the various operations, and do not represent any order of execution per se. Additionally, the flows may include more or fewer operations, and the operations may be performed sequentially or in parallel. It should be noted that, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in this document are used for distinguishing different messages, devices, modules, etc., and do not represent a sequential order, nor limit the types of "first" and "second" to be different.
In the process of implementing the invention, the inventor finds that, at present, VR earphones commonly used by VR experiencers are of a head-wearing type and an in-ear type. However, both the head-mounted and in-ear type require connection to the VR device via external connection lines. Moreover, the headset is heavy and can bring great pressure to the head when being worn. The in-ear earphone has poor tone quality and sound effect and cannot be detached.
Therefore, to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art, embodiments of the present invention provide a connection mechanism, which can easily and conveniently disassemble and assemble a detachable member on a main body, and further replace the detachable member according to different requirements.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, so that the implementation process of how to apply the technical means to solve the technical problems and achieve the technical effects can be fully understood and implemented.
The same or similar reference numerals in the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention correspond to the same or similar components; in the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that, if there are terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, the terms are only used for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements indicated must have specific orientations, be constructed in specific orientations, and be operated, so that the terms describing the positional relationships in the drawings are only used for illustrative purposes and are not to be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention, and the specific meanings of the terms may be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a connection mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is an exploded schematic structural view of the connection mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a sliding member according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a connection mechanism, including: a main body 20 and a detachable piece 10 detachably connected with the main body 20.
The main body 20 includes a housing 21 and a connecting assembly disposed in the housing 21, and the housing 21 is provided with an insertion hole 22 for inserting the detachable member 10.
The connecting assembly comprises a sliding component 30, the sliding component 30 is connected with the shell 21 in a sliding mode, and an access hole 31 and an oblong hole 32 penetrating through the access hole 31 are formed in the sliding component 30.
The detachable piece 10 comprises a plug-in piece.
The sliding member 30 slides from the first position to the second position, the access hole 31 is opposite to the insertion hole 22, and the insertion part of the detachable part 10 extends into the access hole 31 through the insertion hole 22.
The slide member 30 is slid from the second position to the first position, and the plug of the detachable piece 10 enters the oblong hole 32 from the access hole 31, so that the slide member 30 locks the detachable piece 10 through the oblong hole 32.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, the detachable piece 10 and the main body 20 are detached through the operation of the sliding part 30. Mounting process as described above, the process of detaching the detachable piece 10 from the main body 20 is similar to the mounting process. When the sliding member 30 is slid from the first position to the second position, the plug member of the detachable member 10 enters the access hole 31 from the oblong hole 32, the access hole 31 faces the plug hole 22, and the plug member of the detachable member 10 is pulled out, thereby completing the separation of the detachable member 10 from the main body 20. The detachable member 10 can be flexibly replaced on the main body 20 by operating the sliding member 30, and the operation is simple so as to meet different wearing requirements.
The connection mechanism provided by the embodiments of the present invention is described in further detail below.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the sliding member 30 is provided with a resilient plate 34 having a protruding structure 33. The housing 21 is provided with a locking groove 23 and a loosening groove 24. The sliding member 30 slides from the first position to the second position, and the sliding member 30 drives the elastic sheet 34 to extend into the loosening groove 24 through the protruding structure 33. The sliding part 30 slides from the second position to the first position, the sliding part 30 drives the elastic sheet 34 to extend into the locking groove 23 through the protruding structure 33, and the sliding part 30 can be limited to move through the locking groove 23. The state that the elastic sheet 34 enters the locking groove 23 through the convex structure 33 can be seen in fig. 5.
The protrusion 33 on the spring plate 34 enters the locking groove 23 and the loosening groove 24 respectively, so that the sliding member 30 is locked at the first position or the second position, the sliding member 30 is prevented from moving back and forth, the connection stability between the detachable member 10 and the main body 20 is affected, and the indication function is also provided, for example, when the protrusion 33 of the spring plate 34 enters or leaves the locking groove 23 or the loosening groove 24, a "click" sound is generated, and a user can feel a "click" when pushing the sliding member 30, which indicates that the spring plate 34 of the sliding member 30 has entered/left the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24 through the protrusion 33. After the protruding structure 33 of the elastic sheet 34 enters the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24, the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24 can limit the movement of the protruding structure 33, and the protruding structure 33 cannot be disengaged from the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24 without the action of external force. Meanwhile, in order to ensure that the protrusion structure 33 of the elastic sheet 34 can smoothly enter/leave the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24 and reduce the friction force between the protrusion structure 33 and the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24, the contact surface of the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24 and the protrusion structure 33 is a smooth curved surface.
In the embodiment of the present invention, after the detachable member 10 is connected to the main body 20, electrical connection can be achieved. In one implementation, referring to fig. 2, the connection assembly further includes an electrical connector 40, the electrical connector 40 being located between the sliding member 30 and the housing 21. The plug member of the detachable member 10 is electrically conductive, and when the plug member of the detachable member 10 is inserted into the access hole 31 through the plug hole 22, the plug member is connected with the electrical connector 40, so that the electrical connection between the detachable member 10 and the main body 20 is realized. Specifically, the electrical connector 40 is provided with two hole-shaped electrical connection portions, the surface of the contact portion of the electrical connection portion is attached with exposed copper, and the two electrical connection portions are respectively connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrical signal. The surface of the plug of the detachable piece 10 is plated with a metal, such as copper, which makes the plug of the detachable piece 10 more wear resistant, less susceptible to rust and enhances electrical conductivity. The plug-in unit of the detachable member 10 is in contact with the electrical connection portion while passing through the electrical connection portion. Thus, the positive and negative signals from the main body 20 can be transmitted to the detachable member 10. The connector of the detachable piece 10 is in direct contact with the exposed copper of the electric connection part to conduct electricity, so that the electric connection part can be saved, and the design space is reduced.
Another way to achieve electrical connection is that, referring to fig. 2 to 4 and fig. 6, the housing 21 is further provided with an electrical connection hole 25. The connection assembly further includes an electrical connector 40, the electrical connector 40 being located between the sliding member 30 and the housing 21 and being electrically connected to the main body 20. The connectors of the detachable piece 10 include a locking connector 11 and a conductive connector 12.
Specifically, the electrical connector 40 is provided with two electrical connection portions, the surfaces of contact portions of the electrical connection portions are attached with exposed copper, and the two electrical connection portions are respectively connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrical signal. The conductive plug 12 of the detachable element 10 is plated with a metal, such as copper, which makes the plug of the detachable element 10 more wear resistant, less susceptible to rusting and enhances conductivity.
The sliding part 30 slides from the first position to the second position, the access hole 31 is opposite to the insertion hole 22, the locking plug connector 11 extends into the access hole 31 through the insertion hole 22, and the conductive plug connector 12 extends into the electrical connection hole 25 and is connected with the electrical connection member 40. In the embodiment of the present invention, the conductive plug 12 is a retractable structure. For example, the conductive plug 12 includes, but is not limited to, Pogo pins. The Pogo pin is a spring type probe formed by riveting and prepressing three basic components, namely a needle shaft, a spring and a needle tube, through a precision instrument, and a precision spring structure is arranged in the Pogo pin. When the conductive plug 12 is connected to the electrical connector 40, it is connected to the electrical connector 40 by contact with the pin shaft.
The slide member 30 slides from the second position to the first position, and the locking plug 11 enters the oblong hole 32 from the access hole 31. The locking plug 11 enters the oblong hole 32 to achieve the position locking, and one way to achieve the locking plug 11 is that, referring to fig. 7, the locking plug 11 comprises a first clamping portion 13, a second clamping portion 14 and a third clamping portion 15 which are coaxially connected. The locking connector enables the first clamping portion 13 to penetrate through the access hole 31 and then enter the long circular hole 32 through the second clamping portion 14, and the first clamping portion 13 and the third clamping portion 15 limit the locking connector 11 to move axially in the long circular hole 32 along the locking connector 11.
Specifically, when the detachable part 10 is connected to the sliding part 30 through the locking plug connector 11, the sliding part 30 slides from the first position to the second position, the access hole 31 is opposite to the insertion hole 22, the locking plug connector 11 penetrates the first clamping portion 13 through the insertion hole 22 and the access hole 31, and drives the second clamping portion 14, and the insertion hole 22 extends into the access hole 31. The sliding component 30 slides from the second position to the first position, the locking connector enters the long circular hole 32 through the second clamping portion 14, and the first clamping portion 13 and the third clamping portion 15 limit the locking connector 11 to move axially along the locking connector 11 in the long circular hole 32.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in the embodiment of the present invention, the sliding member 30 further includes: a sliding plate 35 and a toggle post 36 provided on the sliding plate 35. The shell 21 is provided with a toggle hole 26 and a sliding groove 27 matched with the sliding plate 35 for use, the toggle column 36 extends outwards through the toggle hole 26, and the sliding plate 35 passes through the sliding groove 27 to realize slidable connection with the shell 21.
Specifically, the toggle post 36 is provided on a side wall of the slide plate 35. The two slide grooves 27 are provided at positions corresponding to two side walls of the housing 21 opposite to the slide plate 35, respectively, and the slide plate 35 is inserted into the slide grooves 27 through the side walls, and the slide plate 35 is slidable in the slide grooves 27. The toggle hole 26 is disposed on the housing 21 at a position corresponding to the toggle post 36, and the toggle post 36 can slide in the toggle hole 26. In use, an external force is applied to the toggle post 36 to slide in the toggle hole 26, the toggle post 36 drives the sliding plate 35 to move, and the sliding plate 35 slides in the sliding groove 27 through the side wall.
In one implementation, the toggle post 36 includes a support portion and an operating portion. The toggle post 36 is connected to the slide plate 35 via a support portion and an operating portion extends through the toggle hole 26 and is bent towards the detachable member 10 so as to be parallel to the plane in which the toggle hole 26 lies. The plane parallel of operation portion and stir hole 26 place can make the user more convenient when using to stir post 36, and makes sliding part 30 and casing 21 structure compacter, is provided with anti-skidding structure simultaneously on the operation portion for it is more convenient to operate.
Referring to fig. 2, 4 and 8, in the embodiment of the present invention, the housing 21 includes an outer cover 28 and an inner cover 29, the outer cover 28 and the inner cover 29 enclose a mounting cavity, and the connecting assembly is disposed in the mounting cavity. The outer cover 28 is provided with a plug hole 22 and an electrical connection hole 25. The outer cover 28 is provided with a toggle hole 26 and a sliding groove 27 for cooperating with a sliding plate 35. An electrical connection 40 is provided between the slide plate 35 and the outer cover 28. It should be noted that the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24 can be arranged on the outer cover 28 or the inner cover 29, and the protruding structure 33 faces to determine the arrangement position of the locking groove 23/the loosening groove 24 depending on the protruding direction of the protruding structure 33 on the elastic sheet 34.
In order to make the structure of the coupling assembly more compact, the outer cover 28 is provided with a mounting groove in which the coupling assembly is disposed, and the inner cover 29 covers the mounting groove. The mounting groove can increase the depth of the mounting cavity, so that the structure of the connecting assembly is compact, and the detachable piece 10 is more firmly and stably connected with the connecting assembly.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the inner cap 29 and the outer cap 28 are connected by various methods, for example, ultrasonic welding, to fix the inner cap 29 and the outer cap 28 together, and by a fixing member or a snap member. In one implementation, with continued reference to fig. 4, a first locating post 281 is provided on the housing and a second locating post 291 is provided on the inner lid 29. The slide member 30 is provided with an oblong positioning hole 37, and the electrical connection member 40 is provided with a mounting hole. The second positioning post 291 extends into the long circular positioning hole 37 and is sleeved with a first positioning post 281 which sequentially penetrates through the mounting hole and the long circular positioning hole 37.
The first positioning column 281 and the second positioning column 291 are used for realizing the connection between the outer cover 28 and the inner cover 29, and meanwhile, the sliding component 30 and the electric connecting piece 40 can be positioned through the first positioning column 281 and the second positioning column 291, so that the electric connecting piece 40 is prevented from moving, and the long circular positioning hole 37, the first positioning column 281 and the second positioning column 291 cooperate to limit the sliding component 30 to only move directionally.
The following is a detailed description of how the detachable member 10 is detached from the main body 20.
During installation, referring to fig. 9, the sliding part 30 is firstly slid from the first position to the second position by external force, the access hole 31 is opposite to the insertion hole 22, the locking plug connector 11 of the detachable part 10 extends into the access hole 31 through the insertion hole 22, at this time, the conductive plug connector 12 is connected with the electrical connector 40, and the protrusion structure 33 of the elastic piece 34 enters the loosening groove 24. And (3) sliding the sliding component 30 from the second position to the first position along the arrow direction in the figure, enabling the locking plug connector 11 to enter the oblong hole 32 from the access hole 31, locking the locking plug connector 11 through the oblong hole 32, enabling the protruding structure 33 of the elastic sheet 34 to enter the locking groove 23, and finishing installation.
When the conductive connector 12 is detached, referring to fig. 10, the sliding member 30 is slid from the first position to the second position by an external force in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the locking connector 11 enters the access hole 31 from the oblong hole 32, the access hole 31 is opposite to the insertion hole 22, and the locking connector 11 is pulled out, so that the conductive connector 12 is separated from the electrical connector 40, and the detachment is completed.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the main body 20 includes, but is not limited to, a head-mounted display in a VR (virtual Reality) device/AR (Augmented Reality) device. The detachable piece 10 comprises an earphone and/or a microphone.
Taking the detachable piece 10 as an example, the detachable piece 10 is an earphone, and the earphone includes: a handset and a boom. Wherein, the connecting wire of earphone stretches into the support arm from the bottom of support arm to run through the support arm and draw forth from the top of support arm and be connected with the plug connector that sets up at the top of support arm, the earphone passes through the plug connector and is connected with main part 20.
The support arm includes: the supporting rod part, the connecting part which is arranged at the end part of the supporting rod part and is provided with an accommodating cavity and a sealing cover. The sealing cover is provided with a fixing hole, and a plug connector is arranged in the fixing hole. The closing cap sets up the opening part at connecting portion to the closed holding chamber. One way of achieving this is that the plug is connected to the cover by insert molding, a through hole is provided in the center of the cover, the cover is fixed to the connection part by a screw, and the cover is rotated with respect to the connection part to adjust the angle of the earphone with respect to the housing 21 of the main body 20.
In order to fix the earphone at the adjusted angle after the angle is adjusted, in the embodiment of the invention, a plurality of limiting plates for adjustment are arranged on the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity of the connecting part. After the connecting part rotates relative to the cover, the connecting part can be fixed at the rotated position through the limiting plate, so that the angle adjustment of the earphone relative to the shell 21 is realized.
It should be noted that, when the detachable element 10 is a microphone, the earphone in the earphone is changed to a microphone, and specifically, the microphone includes a microphone and a supporting arm. The microphone and earphone structure is the same except that the structures of the receiver and the microphone are different.
In summary, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the detachable piece and the equipment main body are disassembled and assembled through the operation of the sliding part, the operation of replacing the detachable piece is simple, and the detachable piece can be flexibly replaced on the equipment main body so as to meet different requirements;
2. the detachable piece is electrically connected with the main body through the plug connector and the electric connecting piece, the plug connector can realize mechanical connection and also can realize electric connection, and the detachable piece has no connecting wire exposed outside, so that the structure of the whole connecting mechanism is simplified;
3. the sliding component has the elastic function, so that a spring component is omitted, and the sliding component plays a role of a sliding button;
4. the angle of the detachable piece relative to the equipment main body can be adjusted, the adjusting mode is simple, and the detachable piece is convenient for a user to wear and adjust;
5. the whole structure is simple, the number of parts is small, and the occupied space is small.
It should be noted that, although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention should not be construed as limited to the scope of the present invention. Various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without inventive step within the scope of the present invention as described in the appended claims.
The examples of the embodiments of the present invention are intended to briefly describe the technical features of the embodiments of the present invention, so that those skilled in the art can intuitively understand the technical features of the embodiments of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention are not unduly limited.
The above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.
The foregoing description shows and describes several preferred embodiments of the invention, but as aforementioned, it is to be understood that the embodiments are not limited to the forms disclosed herein, but are not to be construed as excluding other embodiments and may be utilized in various other combinations, modifications, and environments and is capable of changes within the scope of the application as described herein, commensurate with the above teachings, or the skill or knowledge of the relevant art. And that modifications and variations may be effected by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the invention as defined by the appended claims.