CN201038533Y - Connector socket suitable for different specifications - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses applicable different specifications's connector socket mainly contains cavity casing and sets up the terminal fixing base (being equipped with eSATA terminal group and USB terminal group), prevents slow-witted profile structure (being suitable for eSATA and USB terminal simultaneously) in it. The eSATA terminal set and the USB terminal set are disposed on both sides of the extending plate of the terminal fixing base so as to be electrically connected to the eSATA connector or the USB connector, respectively. Therefore, the socket of the present invention can be applied to both USB and eSATA specifications of foolproof profile structure and terminal set, and the eSATA connector or the USB connector can be inserted for electrical connection without enlarging the overall size.

Description

Compatible with connector sockets of different specifications

technical field

The utility model relates to a connector socket applicable to different specifications, especially a connector socket applicable to both USB and eSATA specifications.

Background technique

Among the external interfaces of the computer, there is a slower printer interface (Print port), a faster USB 2.0, and an IEEE 1394 with a speed of up to 1Gbps.

Comparing USB with IEEE1394, the most obvious difference is that the two are different in transmission rate. In the past, many people would choose IEEE1394 for file transfer, because its traffic is a hundred times faster than that of USB1.1. The transmission rate of USB is only 12Mbps/s now, and it can only be connected to low-speed devices such as keyboards, mice, and microphones, while IEEE1394A can use 400Mbps, which can be used to connect devices that require high speeds such as digital cameras, scanners, and information appliances. Later, USB2.0 was introduced. Although it has caught up with IEEE1394A, the traffic of IEEE1394B and IEEE1394C can be increased to 1G.

However, whether a specification or interface is widely used by everyone does not just depend on whether its function is strong, but also many factors affect its popularity. In fact, the penetration rate of IEEE1394 is far lower than that of USB, which leads to the need to provide a faster and more popular interface than USB in order to meet the transmission speed requirements of external storage media.

Recently, the SATA interface has gradually become the focus of various storage devices. SATA hard disks have replaced PATA hard disks and become the mainstream of the next-generation hard disk interface. Even the optical drive interface will gradually be converted to SATA. On the Intel mainstream 965 platform in the future, its ICH8 has completely abandoned the traditional ATA interface.

In addition, in order to meet the needs of high-speed and external storage devices, an external SATA (External Serial ATA, eSATA) is especially extended from Serial ATA (SATA). To put it simply, the external I/O interface uses the SATAII function through eSATA technology, thus providing an external connection with a transmission speed much higher than that provided by USB or FireWire.

Although the eSATA2 interface can theoretically achieve a transmission rate of 3Gbps, in practice, due to the constraints of the internal transmission rate of the hard disk and the motherboard, the actual data transmission may be between 1.5Gbps and 3Gbps, but it is still higher than IEEE 1394 and USB2. 0 transfer rate.

Because of this, more and more computer devices are provided with both USB and eSATA interfaces. However, for notebook computers and portable computing devices (such as PDAs) that are expected to be smaller and better for volume, it is necessary to provide both USB and eSATA interfaces simultaneously. interface, the more space it will take up, which will affect the possibility of additional eSATA settings.

Utility model content

The main purpose of this utility model is to provide a connector socket applicable to different specifications, which is based on the similar structural design of eSATA and USB terminals, through the fool-proof outline structure and terminal group applicable to both USB and eSATA specifications, Therefore, both the eSATA connector and the USB connector can be inserted and electrically connected without enlarging the overall volume.

Based on the above purpose, the utility model can be applied to connector sockets of different specifications, mainly including a hollow shell, a terminal fixing seat (with an eSATA terminal group and a USB terminal group), a fool-proof contour structure (applicable to eSATA and USB terminals). The eSATA terminal group and the USB terminal group are arranged on both sides of the extension plate of the terminal fixing seat, so as to be electrically connected to the eSATA connector or the USB connector respectively.

Description of drawings

1A-1C are schematic diagrams of connector sockets of different specifications applicable to the present invention.

2A-2B are schematic diagrams of the implementation of the utility model applicable to connector sockets of different specifications.

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10 hollow housing 10a separator bar 11 slot

13 terminal fixing seat 13a, 13b fixed branch 13c extension board

14, 16 Fool-proof outline structure 20 eSATA terminal group

30 USB terminal set 40 eSATA plug 60 USB plug

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIGS. 1A-1C . FIGS. 1A-1C are schematic diagrams of connector sockets applicable to different specifications of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1A or 1B, the connector socket of the present invention mainly includes a hollow shell 10, a terminal holder 13 (with an eSATA terminal group 20 and a USB terminal group 30) disposed therein, and a fool-proof contour structure 14, 16 (for USB and eSATA terminals respectively).

In addition, the connector socket of the present invention can also be a wire end type as shown in FIG. 1C , so that the terminal groups 30 , 20 originally arranged in the hollow shell 10 are instead covered in the cables.

Please refer to FIGS. 2A-2B . FIGS. 2A-2B are schematic diagrams of the implementation of connector sockets applicable to different specifications of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2A or 2B, the terminal fixing seat 13 is generally a convex shape, and is made of insulating material, and further includes fixing branches 13a, 13b for fixing inside the hollow housing 10, and forward A flat extension plate 13c is extended.

To put it simply, the socket based on the utility model can be applicable to the fool-proof contour structures 14, 16 of the USB and eSATA specifications and the terminal groups 30, 20 arranged on the extension board 13c, so that no matter the eSATA connector shown in FIG. 2A 40 or the USB connector 60 as shown in FIG. 2B can be inserted and electrically connected without increasing the overall volume.

Specifically, as shown in Figures 1A-1B or Figures 2A-2B, the utility model can be applied to connector sockets of different specifications, which utilizes the very similar relationship between USB and eSATA specifications, and integrates USB and eSATA specifications into a single fool-proof The contours 14 , 16 are such that their inner spaces serve as sockets 11 into which plugs 40 , 60 are inserted. The fool-proof contour structures 14, 16 are arranged along the inner edge of the hollow housing 10, but as shown in FIG. 2A or 2B, when the eSATA connector 40 or the USB connector 60 is inserted into the slot 11, only a part of the slot is occupied. 11 space, especially the part about the fool-proof outline structure 14,16.

When the eSATA connector 40 or the USB connector 60 is fully inserted into the slot 11, it selectively electrically contacts the external SATA (External Serial ATA, eSATA) terminal group 20 (with There are at least 7 eSATA terminals) or Universal Serial Bus (USB, Universal Serial Bus) terminal group 30 (with at least 4 USB terminals). It should be noted that when the eSATA connector 40 is inserted into the slot 11 , the eSATA connector 40 will not electrically contact the USB terminal set 30 . Correspondingly, when the USB connector 60 is inserted into the slot 11 , the USB connector 60 will not electrically contact the eSATA terminal set 20 .

As mentioned above, after the eSATA connector 40 or the USB connector 60 is inserted, if the eSATA connector 40 or the USB connector 60 transmits a signal, the signal will pass through the USB terminal group 30 and the eSATA terminal group wrapped inside the hollow housing 10. Group 20, as shown in Figure 2A or 2B. This signal is finally transmitted to the outside of the hollow casing 10 (usually the circuit board of the computer device) as shown in FIG. 1B . When inside the hollow housing 10 , the USB terminal group 30 and the eSATA terminal group 20 are structurally supported by the extension plate 13 and the fixing branches 13 a and 13 b of the terminal fixing seat 13 , respectively.

In addition, in order to further support the insertion of a group of eSATA connectors 40 or USB connectors 60, as shown in Figure 1A or 1B, an additional group of Terminal holder 13 (with eSATA terminal group 20 and USB terminal group 30 ), fool-proof contour structures 14, 16, and a partition bar 10a is provided between these two groups.

Through the above detailed description of the preferred specific embodiments, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present utility model can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present utility model is not limited by the preferred specific embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the purpose is to cover various changes and equivalent replacements are also included in the protection scope of the utility model application.

Claims (2)

1. A connector socket applicable to different specifications, characterized in that the connector socket includes: a hollow shell, the inner space of which can be used as a socket into which a plug can be inserted; A terminal fixing seat, which is generally convex and made of insulating material, and further includes a fixing branch for fixing inside the hollow shell, and an extension plate extending forward out of the plane; An external SATA terminal group is arranged on one of the two sides of the extension board and has a plurality of eSATA terminals; A USB terminal group is arranged on the extension board and on the other side opposite to the eSATA terminal group, and has a plurality of USB terminals; and A fool-proof outline structure is arranged along the inner edge of the hollow casing, and is suitable for both the eSATA terminal set and the USB terminal set. 2. The connector socket applicable to different specifications according to claim 1, wherein the plug is an eSATA or USB plug.

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