CN115373470A

CN115373470A - Combined docking station

Info

Publication number: CN115373470A
Application number: CN202211043274.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卓嗣智
Original assignee: Shenzhen Xfanic Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Xfanic Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-29
Filing date: 2022-08-29
Publication date: 2022-11-22

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of docking stations and discloses a combined docking station. The combination type docking station includes: the storage box comprises a solid storage box body, wherein a first TypeC male seat is arranged on one side of a shell of the solid storage box body, and a buckle convex block is arranged on the same side of the first TypeC male seat; a first PCB is arranged in the solid-state storage box, the solid-state hard disk is mounted on the first PCB, and the first TypeC male socket is mounted on the first PCB and used for read-write input of the solid-state hard disk; the first surface of a shell of the docking box is provided with a first TypeC female socket, the first surface of the shell of the first TypeC female socket is also provided with a buckling groove, the first TypeC female socket is inserted and connected with the first TypeC male socket card, and the buckling groove is buckled and connected with the buckling concave block; and a second surface of the shell of the docking box is provided with a plurality of expansion interfaces, a third surface of the shell of the docking box is provided with a wire placing hole, and the wire placing hole is used for storing a TypeC patch cord.

Description

Combined docking station

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of docking stations, in particular to a combined docking station.

Background

With the continuous pursuit of lightness and thinness of computers, the number and types of computer interfaces are less and less, the current scenes that people use computers are also more and more complicated, and many times, the computers need to be externally connected with a plurality of different peripherals, so that the dock expansion appears. A docking station (docking station), also called a port replicator, is an external device specially designed for notebook computers. The port of the notebook computer is expanded by copying and setting, so that the notebook computer can be conveniently connected with a plurality of accessories or external equipment (such as a power adapter, a network cable, a mouse, an external keyboard, a printer, an external display, storage equipment and the like) in a one-stop mode.

However, in the existing docking station connected with a computer, the solid state disk is often integrated inside the docking station body, and a user is difficult to share data stored in the solid state disk among different devices in the using process. Heat generated during the operation of the solid state disk is also difficult to dissipate, thereby causing many problems and inconveniences.

Therefore, a new technology is needed to solve the problem of difficult heat dissipation of the current docking station.

Disclosure of Invention

The main purpose of the invention is to solve the technical problem of difficult heat dissipation of the docking station.

A first aspect of the present invention provides a combined docking station comprising:

the solid storage box comprises a solid storage box body, wherein a first TypeC male seat is arranged on one side of the shell of the solid storage box body, and a buckling lug is arranged on the same side of the first TypeC male seat; a first PCB is arranged in the solid state storage box, a solid state disk is mounted on the first PCB, and a first TypeC male seat is mounted on the first PCB and used for read-write input of the solid state disk;

the first surface of a shell of the docking box is provided with a first TypeC female socket, the first surface of the shell of the first TypeC female socket is also provided with a buckling groove, the first TypeC female socket is inserted and connected with the first TypeC male socket card, and the buckling groove is buckled and connected with the buckling concave block; and a second surface of the shell of the docking box is provided with a plurality of expansion interfaces, a third surface of the shell of the docking box is provided with a wire placing hole, and the wire placing hole is used for storing a TypeC patch cord.

Optionally, in a first implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, a second PCB is disposed inside the docking box, a plurality of the expansion interfaces are mounted on the second PCB, and the first TypeC female socket is mounted on the second PCB.

Optionally, in a second implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, a second TypeC female socket is further disposed on a third surface of the housing of the docking box, and the second TypeC female socket is configured to mate the TypeC patch cord.

Optionally, in a third implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, a second TypeC female socket is mounted on the second PCB board.

Optionally, in a fourth implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, a wire placing base is disposed inside the docking box, and a placing groove is formed in the wire placing base, and the placing groove is aligned with the wire placing hole.

Optionally, in a fifth implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, the wire placing base is provided with a TypeC through hole, and the TypeC through hole is aligned with the first TypeC female seat.

Optionally, in a sixth implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, a wire taking through groove is formed in the docking box, and the wire taking through groove is connected to the wire placing hole and is used for taking the TypeC patch cord.

Optionally, in a seventh implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, a thread taking protrusion is disposed on the TypeC patch cord, and the thread taking protrusion is slidably disposed in the thread taking through groove.

Optionally, in an eighth implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, the expansion interface includes: USB interface, HMDI interface, typeC interface.

Optionally, in a ninth implementation manner of the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of expansion interfaces include: 3 USB interfaces, 1 HMDI interface, 1 TypeC interface.

In the embodiment of the invention, the existing docking station is divided into two types of docking station boxes and solid state storage boxes which can be combined with each other, and users can freely combine and use the docking station according to practical requirements. When solid-state storage is needed, the docking box and the solid-state storage box are combined, and the switching function of the docking box is not affected. And solid state storage is not required, the docking box and the solid state storage box can be disengaged. Through the compound mode, the problem of the heat dissipation difficulty of docking station has been solved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first external perspective view of a combined docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second external view of the combined docking station according to the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of an internal mounting structure of the combined docking station in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention provide a combined docking station.

The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like in the description and in the claims, as well as in the drawings, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It will be appreciated that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments described herein may be implemented in other sequences than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "include" or "have" and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

< first embodiment >

For the convenience of understanding, referring to fig. 1-3 showing the external and internal schematic structural views of the structure of the embodiment of the present invention, the docking station of the embodiment of the present invention comprises:

the solid-state storage box comprises a solid-state storage box 101, wherein a first typeC male seat 1011 is arranged on one side of a shell of the solid-state storage box 101, and a buckling lug 1012 is arranged on the same side of the first typeC male seat 1011; a first PCB 1013 is arranged inside the solid-state storage box 101, a solid-state hard disk 1014 is mounted on the first PCB 1013, and the first TypeC male 1011 is mounted on the first PCB 1013 for read-write input of the solid-state hard disk 1014;

the docking box 102, a first TypeC female seat 1021 is arranged on a first side of a housing of the docking box 102, a fastening groove 1022 is further arranged on the first side of the housing of the first TypeC female seat 1021, the first TypeC female seat 1021 is connected with a first TypeC male seat 1011 in an inserting manner, and the fastening groove 1022 is connected with a fastening concave block 1012 in a fastening manner; and a second side of the housing of the docking box 102 is provided with a plurality of expansion interfaces 102X, a third side of the housing of the docking box 102 is provided with a wire placing hole 1023, and the wire placing hole 1023 is used for storing a TypeC patch cord 1024.

< second embodiment >

On the basis of the first embodiment, a second PCB 1025 is disposed inside the docking box 102, a plurality of the expansion interfaces 102X are mounted on the second PCB 1025, and the first TypeC female receiver 1021 is mounted on the second PCB 1025.

The third side of the housing of the docking box 102 is further provided with a second TypeC female socket 1026, the second TypeC female socket 1026 is used for matching the TypeC patch cord 1024, and the second TypeC female socket 1026 is mounted on the second PCB 1025. When the computer is required to be switched, in order to not reduce the switching expansion interface, a new second TypeC female socket 1026 and a new TypeC patch cord 1024 are connected with each other to realize switching, and the TypeC patch cord 1024 is in a form of a TypeC male socket-TypeC male socket, so that the current computer interface can be adapted.

In the embodiment of the invention, on the basis of the first embodiment, the second TypeC female seat is arranged on the third surface to be matched with the TypeC patch cord, so that the combination of the solid storage box is not influenced, the number of the expansion interfaces is not reduced, and the flexibility of patch connection in the using process is improved. The female seat of second TypeC does not set up in solid-state storage box, but sets up at the docking box, when having avoided using the female seat of second TypeC, must use solid-state storage box and increase the heat dissipation, has improved the availability factor of combination docking.

< third embodiment >

The expansion interface 102X includes: USB interface 102X1, HMDI interface 102X2, and TypeC interface 102X3, and the plurality of extended interfaces include: 3 USB interfaces 102X1, 1 HMDI interface 102X1, 1 TypeC interface 102X1.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the type of the used expansion interface is further described based on the first embodiment, which covers the current mainstream interface, and the use frequency based on the USB interface is higher, thereby expanding the number of USB interfaces and reducing the situation that the docking station cannot meet the requirement of the external interface.

< fourth embodiment >

The docking box 102 is provided with a wire placing base 1027 inside, the wire placing base 1027 is opened with a placing slot 10271, and the placing slot 10271 is aligned with the wire placing hole 1023. The wire placing base 1027 is provided with a TypeC through hole 10272, and the TypeC through hole 10272 is aligned with the first TypeC female seat 1021. The placement groove 10271 is used for further explaining a placement structure of the TypeC patch cord 1024 in the docking box 102, and explaining a placement structure of the wire placement base 1027 also explains a mounting manner of the first TypeC female base 1021, and the first TypeC female base 1021 is arranged through a TypeC through hole 10272 of the wire placement base 1027, so that the first TypeC female base 1021 can be more stable.

In the embodiment of the invention, the placing structure of the TypeC patch cord in the docking box is further explained based on the first embodiment, and the arrangement of the first TypeC female socket is stabilized by the wire placing base, so that the first TypeC female socket is ensured not to be easily loosened in the plugging and unplugging process.

< fifth embodiment >

A wire taking through groove 1028 is formed in the docking box 102, and the wire taking through groove 1028 is connected with the wire placing hole 1023 for taking the TypeC patch cord 1024. A line taking lug 10241 is arranged on the TypeC patch cord 1024, and the line taking lug 10241 is slidably arranged in the line taking through groove 1028.

In the embodiment of the invention, the taking mode of the TypeC patch cord is improved on the basis of the first embodiment, the TypeC patch cord is provided with the cord taking lug which is arranged on the cord taking through groove in a sliding mode, a user can take the TypeC patch cord out of the cord placing hole in a labor-saving mode when the user stirs the cord taking lug, the use convenience is improved, and the problem that existing docking stations are in mess of carrying cords in a connected mode is solved.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention, and not for limiting the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A modular docking station, comprising:

the solid storage box comprises a solid storage box body, wherein a first TypeC male seat is arranged on one side of the shell of the solid storage box body, and a buckling lug is arranged on the same side of the first TypeC male seat; a first PCB is arranged in the solid-state storage box, the solid-state hard disk is mounted on the first PCB, and the first TypeC male socket is mounted on the first PCB and used for read-write input of the solid-state hard disk;

the first surface of a shell of the docking box is provided with a first TypeC female socket, the first surface of the shell of the first TypeC female socket is also provided with a buckling groove, the first TypeC female socket is inserted and connected with the first TypeC male socket card, and the buckling groove is buckled and connected with the buckling concave block; and a plurality of expansion interfaces are arranged on the second surface of the shell of the docking box, a wire placing hole is arranged on the third surface of the shell of the docking box, and the wire placing hole is used for storing a TypeC patch cord.

2. The modular docking station of claim 1, wherein a second PCB is disposed within the docking station housing, a plurality of the docking ports are mounted on the second PCB, and the first TypeC female housing is mounted on the second PCB.

3. The combined docking station of claim 2, wherein the third side of the housing of the docking station further comprises a second TypeC female receptacle configured to mate with the TypeC patch cord.

4. The combined docking station of claim 3, wherein the second typeC female housing is mounted on the second PCB board.

5. The combined docking station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the docking box is provided with a wire placing base inside, the wire placing base is opened with a placing groove, and the placing groove is aligned with the wire placing hole.

6. The combined docking station of claim 5, wherein the wire placement base has a TypeC through hole formed therein, the TypeC through hole being aligned with the first TypeC female receptacle.

7. The combined docking station as recited in claim 1 wherein a cable access channel is provided on the docking station housing, the cable access channel being connected to the cable receiving hole for accessing the type c patch cord.

8. The modular docking station as recited in claim 7 wherein the TypeC patch cord has a thread-access tab disposed thereon, the thread-access tab being slidably disposed within the thread-access channel.

9. The combined docking station of claim 1, wherein the docking interface comprises: USB interface, HMDI interface, typeC interface.

10. The combined docking station of claim 9, wherein the plurality of docking interfaces comprises: 3 USB interfaces, 1 HMDI interface, 1 TypeC interface.