CN1324494C - Hitch device of universal serial bus (USB) - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a universal serial bus (USB) connecting device for connecting an external connection peripheral device with an electronic product and comprises a USB interface arranged in the electronic product. A desired power supply of the external connection peripheral device and a data transmission function can be provided, and the electronic product is provided with a power supply supplying device. A USB interface device provides the desired working current and the voltage of the external connection peripheral device through the power supply supplying device. The USB interface device is provided with a load switching switch and is positioned between the power supply supplying device and every external connection peripheral device, and the maximum load value of the load switching switch is more than 0.5 ampere. In addition, the present invention also comprises a USB cable line respectively connected between the USB interface and the external connection peripheral device. The USB cable line comprises at least one main cable line, and a power supply branch line is extended out in a bifurcate mode. The main cable line is used for providing the data transmission function, and the power supply branch line is used for providing the desired power supply of the external connection peripheral device.
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(1) technical field
The present invention and a kind of USB (universal serial bus) hookup mechanism (USB; Universal Serial Bus) relevant, particularly relevant a kind of USB interface device that can provide than the enough electric power of high-power USB device.
(2) background technology
Along with electronics technology develops fast with progressive, be subjected to general the liking and use of society in conjunction with the multimedia computer of high image quality, high tone quality, and quickened the degree of computer universalness.And the surge of computer product consumption, the development of also ordering about related industry is rapidly flourishing more, and makes relevant computer peripheral product grow up fast and make rapid progress.These computer peripheral products have comprised hard disk drive, CD drive, scanner, printer etc.. not only further promoted the diversity of computer function, the consumer also is provided application tool more easily.
In order to provide computer more extended function, PC on the market at present, tending to provides more than one USB slot at its machine shell panel, by the USB cable various peripheral device is linked to host computer so that the consumer to be provided.Particularly because current USB technology, can allow the various peripheral devices that can discern voluntarily, after being linked to host computer, load required driver voluntarily, therefore in operation, have the convenience of plug and play.In addition, because USB interface can possess the function of power supply supply and data transmission simultaneously, therefore as long as, just can operate relevant peripheral device by connecting a USB cable.
But it should be noted that in the standard design of present USB interface, in order to prevent motherboard damage that the too high institute of supply of current may cause and excessive power consumption phenomenon, the power amount that only allows to supply 5V/500mA.Therefore in the prior USB interface, tend to install one group of load change-over switch that is constituted by IC chip, fuse or poly switch, in case when the supply of current of peripheral device surpassed 500mA, just tripping entered off state.That is in known techniques, the maximum load value of load change-over switch can't also can't be provided with at the required total work electric current of all peripheral devices.Like this, as shown in Figure 1, 2, for partly needing the more powerful external peripheral device 32 of consumption, just can't operate, and a necessary external extra AC power cable and an external power source 13 convert DC voltage again to by traditional USB cable.Under this kind situation, except occupying an extra supply socket 321, come the power supply by needs, and also need are adjusted by an ac/dc rectifier (AC/DC adapter) and are provided this peripheral device required current/voltage.Except the consumer is brought inconvenience, obviously also violated the spirit of portability (portability).
Particularly for current notebook computer, in order further to reach compact trend demand, tend to and will be assembled in the peripheral device of host computer inside originally, all change is designed to external outfit.But this measure is easy to face the problem of above-mentioned USB interface standard, and makes the connection of relevant peripheral device and operate more shape complexity, difficulty.With external connected hand disk common in the notebook computer (2.5 inches) is example, and its working current is between between the 500mA to 1000mA, therefore obviously can't directly be powered by traditional USB interface and needs external power supply.Typical external power supply mode can be used an extra power supply compensating line, for example is inserted in the PS/2 slot of an external ac power source or notebook computer, supplies the power supply of external peripheral device.Yet when not having the slot of PS/2 on the notebook computer, the power supply changeover device that can only use this peripheral device to match provides required external power supply.
(3) summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of USB interface device, be installed in the host computer, be linked between at least one external peripheral device and this host computer, this host computer has a power supply unit, this USB interface device provides this external peripheral device required power supply via this power supply unit, this USB interface device comprises at least: a load change-over switch, and between this power supply unit and each this external peripheral device, the maximum load value of this load change-over switch is greater than 0.5 ampere; One cable is that this cable also comprises at least: a main cable in order to this external peripheral device of binding and this host computer, in order to transmission signals, and a power distribution cable, extend out by this main cable upper bifurcation, in order to provide power supply to this external peripheral device.
The present invention also provides a kind of USB cable, and in order to link an external peripheral device and a host computer, this USB cable comprises at least: a main cable is linked to the USB slot on this external peripheral device, in order to the function of data transmission to be provided; And a power distribution cable, extend by this main cable upper bifurcation, and be linked to supply socket on this external peripheral device, in order to provide this external peripheral device required power supply.
The high energy of this USB interface provides 2 amperes working current, and when the working current of external peripheral device surpassed a preset value (for example 2 amperes), USB interface can enter off state and stop the power supply supply.Wherein, have a load change-over switch between the external therewith peripheral device of above-mentioned USB interface,, and surpass 2 ampere-hours, the supply of cutting off the electricity supply of footpath row at the working current of external peripheral device so that the working current greater than traditional 500mA can be provided.
Above-mentioned main cable is in order to provide the function of data transmission, and power distribution cable is then in order to provide external peripheral device required power supply.Wherein above-mentioned main cable inside has four circuits separated from one another, is respectively pressure-wire, first signal wire, secondary signal line and ground wire.Have two circuits as for above-mentioned power distribution cable inside, cross-over connection is in the pressure-wire and the ground wire of main cable inside respectively.
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By detailed description below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, can understand foregoing and plurality of advantages of the present invention easily, wherein:
Fig. 1 has shown the notebook computer with USB interface device provided by the present invention;
Fig. 2 has shown USB cable provided by the present invention, wherein on the main cable of this USB cable and bifurcated extend a power distribution cable; And
Fig. 3 has shown the internal wiring connection relationship of USB cable provided by the present invention and power distribution cable.
(5) embodiment
The present invention discloses a kind of USB interface device, is to be installed in the host computer, in order to external peripheral device and host computer are linked together, so that required power supply of external peripheral device and data-transformation facility to be provided.Wherein the high energy of this USB interface device is supplied the working current of a preset value (for example 2 amperes), supports so that the enough electric power of more high-power peripheral device to be provided.In case when the working current of external peripheral device surpassed this preset value, this USB interface device also can trip and enter off state and stop the power supply supply, produces situations such as damage to prevent motherboard.
Understand for convenience, this sentences notebook computer is that example describes.Please refer to Fig. 1, this figure has shown the notebook computer 10 with USB interface device of the present invention.A power supply unit 12, a cell apparatus 14, a central processing unit 16, a memory component 18, a USB interface device 20 and built-in peripheral device have been comprised in this notebook computer 10.Typical built-in peripheral device as shown in FIG., has comprised hard disk 22, CD drive 24 and floppy disk 26.Wherein, power supply unit 12 is to be linked to other each element respectively, so that after the alternating current conversion that external power source 13 is provided, provide required specific currents and the voltage of each element in the notebook computer 10.For example, can provide central processing unit 16 about 3.5 volts operating voltage, perhaps provide USB interface device 20 about 5 volts operating voltage.
As shown in FIG., USB interface device 20 so that obtain outside the required electric power supply, and is linked to central processing unit 16, to carry out the transmission of data, signal except being linked to power supply unit 12.What particularly point out is, this UBS interface arrangement 20 can provide and be up to 2 amperes working current, need more powerful power consumption even therefore be linked to the external peripheral device 28 of notebook computer 10, the USB interface device 20 among the present invention still can be supplied its required electric power fully.On the other hand, in order to prevent that too high working current (surpassing 2 amperes situation) from may cause motherboard and burn, damage, installing one load change-over switch (Load Switch) 201 between USB interface device 20 and external peripheral device 28, between this power supply unit and each this external peripheral device, this load change-over switch has a maximum load value, this maximum load value is greater than 0.5 ampere that specification limited, so that make the working current of external peripheral device 28 can surpass traditional maximum load value (0.5 ampere).
In preferred embodiment, the version of above-mentioned USB interface device 20 can by present 1.0,1.1, with 2.0 3 kinds of versions in choose arbitrarily.Can constitute by Current Control chip, fuse, composite electrical fuse elements such as (Poly switch) as for 201 of load change-over switches, so as at the working current of external peripheral device 28 more than or equal to 2 ampere-hours, tripping operation enters the state of outage.
In addition, what particularly point out is, for the circumscribed peripheral device that has USB interface on the market at present, when its working current demand surpasses 500mA, just a supply socket can additionally be set on peripheral device, so that supply required electric current by an extra power lead.Owing to come transferring electric power with the additional power supply line, this peripheral device will be designed to and can't obtain the power supply supply via the USB cable, and can only come transferring electric power by extra power lead.For this reason, the present invention also provides a new-type USB cable especially, so as with the present invention in can provide up to the USB interface device 20 of 2 amperes of working currents and arrange in pairs or groups each other.
Please refer to Fig. 2, the USB joint at USB cable provided by the present invention 30 its main cable 301 two ends is to be linked to external peripheral device 32 and notebook computer 10 respectively.It should be noted that on the main cable 301 of this USB cable 30 and bifurcated extends a power distribution cable 302,, be used to provide the required power supply of external peripheral device 32 so that link the supply socket 321 that is inserted on the external peripheral device 32.In other words, main cable 301 and the extended power distribution cable 302 of bifurcated by this USB cable 30 can fully provide this external peripheral device 32 to operate the required electric power supply and the function of data signal transmission.
Please refer to Fig. 3, this figure has shown the internal wiring connection relationship of USB cable 30 its main cables 301 and power distribution cable 302 among the present invention.With regard to the USB cable, its main cable 301 inside have many circuits separated from one another, for example are respectively pressure-wire (Vcc), first signal wire (signal 1), secondary signal line (signal 2) and ground wire among the figure.These circuits can be used to provide respectively operating voltage (Vcc), first signal, secondary signal, with use as earth terminal.Therefore, for external peripheral device 32 or notebook computer 10, the USB slot on its casing all can have and above-mentioned four pins that circuit is corresponding.As shown in Figure 3,, four pins (being respectively first pin 1, second pin 2, younger brother's three pins 3, the 4th pin 4) are also arranged in its USB slot, so that link with corresponding four circuits in the main cable 301 for external peripheral device 32.
Yet as above-mentioned, for existing powerful external peripheral device 32, because it is to obtain electric power supply by extra supply socket 321, so the pin in its slot 1 is to present the situation that opens circuit, and can't transmit electric power by the USB cable.For head it off, and reach the purpose that still transmits electric power with USB cable 30, the power distribution cable 302 that above-mentioned bifurcated extends, its inner two circuits are difference cross-over connection pressure-wire (Vcc) and ground wires in main cable 301, so that the attaching plug by power distribution cable 302 front ends, provide external peripheral device 32 required direct supply.
Because the USB interface device 20 among the present invention can provide the working current that is higher than the USB specification (500mA), but so present required working current of various on the market external peripheral devices of ample supply.Under this kind situation, the consumer will not need to prepare in addition extra power lead again, or adopt extra power supply changeover device, link and external peripheral device required electric power is provided.In addition, owing among the present invention and a USB cable with power distribution cable is provided,, can directly utilize the power distribution cable on this USB cable therefore for the consumer, provide external peripheral device required power supply, utilize USB cable itself to carry out the transmission of data simultaneously.
Though the present invention illustrates as above with preferred embodiments, yet it is not that the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description in order to qualification spirit of the present invention and scope.For example in the above among the embodiment, though be to be that example describes with the notebook computer, but person skilled in the art person when can understanding and utilize other element or mode to produce identical effect easily, and be applied to desktop computer with relevant technical characterictic or other has on the electronic product of USB interface device.Therefore the modification of being done in not breaking away from spirit of the present invention and scope all should be included in the following claim institute restricted portion.
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1. USB interface device, be installed in the host computer, be linked between at least one external peripheral device and this host computer, this host computer has a power supply unit, this USB interface device provides this external peripheral device required power supply via this power supply unit, and this USB interface device comprises at least:
One load change-over switch, between this power supply unit and each this external peripheral device, the maximum load value of this load change-over switch is greater than 0.5 ampere;
One cable is that this cable also comprises at least in order to this external peripheral device of binding and this host computer:
, a main cable, in order to transmission signals, and
Article one, power distribution cable is extended out by this main cable upper bifurcation, in order to provide power supply to this external peripheral device.
2. USB interface device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described main cable inside has four circuits separated from one another, is respectively pressure-wire (Vcc), first signal wire (signal 1), secondary signal line (signal 2) and ground wire.
3. USB interface device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described power distribution cable inside has two circuits, and cross-over connection is in this pressure-wire (Vcc) and this ground wire of this main cable inside respectively.
4. USB cable, in order to link an external peripheral device and a host computer, this USB cable comprises at least:
One main cable is linked to the USB slot on this external peripheral device, in order to the function of data transmission to be provided; And
One power distribution cable is extended by this main cable upper bifurcation, and is linked to the supply socket on this external peripheral device, in order to provide this external peripheral device required power supply.
5. USB cable as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described main cable inside has four circuits separated from one another, is respectively pressure-wire (Vcc), first signal wire (signal 1), secondary signal line (signal 2) and ground wire.
6. USB cable as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described power distribution cable inside has two circuits, and cross-over connection is in the pressure-wire (Vcc) and the ground wire of this main cable inside respectively.
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