CN201041892Y

CN201041892Y - Connection device

Info

Publication number: CN201041892Y
Application number: CNU200620013998XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范健铭; 宋伟国; 李荣祥; 杨昌霖
Original assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2006-05-19
Filing date: 2006-05-19
Publication date: 2008-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 2016-05-19

Abstract

The utility model relates to a connecting device and comprises a base plate and a connector. The base plate is provided with a first through hole. The connector passes through the first through hole and is connected with an outer device. The connecting device further comprises a movable control part, and the control part comprises a connecting rod and a first wedge block which is fixed at one side of the connecting rod. The first wedge block is provided with a first guiding part, and the guiding part is provided with a higher end and a lower end which have height difference relatively to the base plate. The first guiding part is contacted with the connector, and the first guiding part and the connector can move oppositely following the movement of the connecting rod.

Description

Jockey

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of jockey, adjustable especially jockey.

Background technology

Along with development of electronic technology, the product in consumer electronics field (as notebook computer, portable player, portable game machine etc.) all to the miniaturization development, so that the user can carry easily, can use whenever and wherever possible.

Laptop ﹠ Desktop is compared, and the most outstanding characteristics are exactly frivolous very compact, and this makes the mobile office of notebook computer strengthen greatly, but that the notebook computer fuselage carries port is less.Therefore, notebook computer production firm develops a kind of docking station that notebook computer is connected with peripheral equipment at this type of problem.

Docking station is the base that is used for expanding the notebook computer function, docking station has a plurality of expansion slot, support multiple external equipment, can remedy frivolous notebook computer and itself carry the port less defects, can freely select annex (as CD-ROM drive, printer, scanner ...) in different occasions.

Existing docking station all is to be connected with notebook computer by a jockey, and this jockey is to be stretched out from the through hole on the docking station substrate by a connector, then is provided with on the notebook computer and the corresponding interface of this connector.Usually, too fixing in order to prevent connector, damaged in collision when causing being connected with notebook computer, the connector on this jockey has the mobile space that certain limit is arranged on base plan.But connector is fixed with respect to the height of this substrate, is beneficial to be connected with the corresponding interface of notebook computer.

Based on different user groups, the docking station that notebook computer mated of different brands or different model is different, and the degree of depth of the interface on the notebook computer of different model is also different.And in the prior art, the connector height on the jockey of docking station is fixed, and this has just limited the compatibility of docking station greatly.If the connector on the jockey is low excessively, then can not effectively be connected with the notebook computer interface, if the connector on the jockey is too high, then notebook computer just is laid in the air, damages interface easily.This makes when the user uses the different notebook computer of the interface degree of depth, must change corresponding docking station, uses inconvenience.

The utility model content

In view of this, be necessary to provide a kind of jockey of adjustable connector height.

A kind of jockey, it comprises substrate and connector, described substrate offers first through hole, described connector passes the described first through hole setting to be connected with external equipment, it is characterized in that: described jockey further comprises movably control part, described control part comprises connecting rod and is fixed in first voussoir of described connecting rod one side, described first voussoir is provided with first guide portion, described first guide portion has that described relatively substrate has the higher-end of difference in height and than low side, described first guide portion and described connector are conflicted, and described first guide portion relatively moves along with the mobile of described connecting rod with described connector.

Compared with prior art, above-mentioned jockey can drive its connector by adjusting portion and move, and to regulate the height of connector, makes the external equipment of the compatible differing heights connector of its energy.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the jockey of a preferred embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the exploded view of jockey shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is positioned at the cross sectional view of the jockey of primary importance along III-III direction shown in Figure 1 for control part.

Fig. 4 is positioned at the cross sectional view of the jockey of the second place along III-III direction shown in Figure 1 for control part.

Fig. 5 is positioned at the cross sectional view of the jockey of the 3rd position along III-III direction shown in Figure 1 for control part.

Fig. 6 is the stereogram of control part of the jockey of another embodiment.

Fig. 7 is the decomposition view of control part shown in Figure 6.

Embodiment

Please consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 simultaneously, jockey 14 comprises substrate 110, connector 120, reference column 130, first slide block 140, second slide block 160, first spring 170, second spring 180 and control part 200.

Substrate 110 is used to carry external equipment (figure does not show), and it is provided with first through hole 112, second through hole 114 and two projections 116 (shown in Figure 3).Two projections 116 lay respectively at first through hole, 112 relative two sides.Connector 120 passes first through hole 112 and is provided with, and can move along the axis a of first through hole 112 to be connected with described external equipment.Reference column 130 passes second through hole 114 and is provided with, and can move along the axis b of second through hole 114.

The top of first slide block 140 is connected with connector 120, and the bottom is provided with perpendicular to first pressure section 142 of the axis a of first through hole 112 and beveled first sliding part 144 angled with first pressure section 142 and that link to each other.

The top of second slide block 160 is connected with reference column 130, and the bottom is provided with perpendicular to second pressure section 162 of the axis b of second through hole 114 and beveled second sliding part 164 angled with second pressure section 162 and that link to each other.

First spring 170 and is sheathed on the projection 116 between the substrate 110 and first slide block 140.Second spring 180 and is sheathed on the reference column 130 between the substrate 110 and second slide block 160.First spring 170 and second spring 180 are respectively applied for to produce and make first slide block 140 and second slide block 160 active force away from substrate 110.

Control part 200 comprise connecting rod 220 and with first support portion 242, first guide portion 244, second support portion 262, second guide portion 264 and the handle 280 that link to each other.

First support portion 242 is parallel with second pressure section 162 with first pressure section 142 respectively with second support portion 262.First guide portion 244 and second guide portion 264 are respectively the inclined-plane parallel with second sliding part 164 with first sliding part 144.

Handle 280 is " L " type, is fixed in connecting rod 220 1 ends, is used for accepting trying hard to recommend/drawing outward, moves along the major axes orientation of connecting rod 220 to drive first support portion 242, first guide portion 244, second support portion 262 and second guide portion 264 simultaneously.

As shown in Figure 3, when second pressure section 162 of first pressure section 142 of first slide block 140 and second slide block 160 all with connecting rod 220 when inconsistent, control part 200 is positioned at primary importance.At this moment, connector 120 and reference column 130 are positioned at lower position with respect to substrate 110.

As shown in Figure 4, inconsistent when first sliding part 144 and first guide portion 244, second sliding part 164 and second guide portion 264 are inconsistent, and when first pressure section 142 and second pressure section 162 separated with connecting rod 220, control part 200 was positioned at the second place.At this moment, connector 120 and reference column 130 are arranged in the high position with respect to substrate 110.

As shown in Figure 5, conflict when first pressure section 142 and the firstth support portion 242 of first slide block 140, when conflict in second pressure section 162 of second slide block 160 and second support portion 262, control part 200 is positioned at the 3rd position.At this moment, connector 120 and reference column 130 are positioned at the higher position with respect to substrate 110.

When control part 200 is in primary importance (shown in Figure 3), handle 280 is subjected to the external force effect makes control part 200 move into the described second place (shown in Figure 4) from described primary importance.First guide portion 244 and first sliding part 144 are inconsistent, and first slide block 140 is applied vertical first sliding part 144 and points to the directed force F of first slide block 114.Described directed force F resolves into one along the axis a of first through hole 112 and point to the component F1 and the component F2 perpendicular to described component F1 of substrate 110.Because the restriction of substrate 110, connector 120 can only move to along the direction of component F1 from lower position shown in Figure 3 shown in Figure 4 the high position.Meanwhile, the moving state of second guide portion 264, second sliding part 164 and reference column 130 is identical with first guide portion 244, first sliding part 144 and connector 120 moving states, repeats no more.

Connector 120 and reference column 130 from lower position shown in Figure 3 rise to shown in Figure 4 in the process of high position, first spring 170 and second spring 180 all are forced to compression.

When control part 200 is in the described second place (shown in Figure 4), handle 280 continues to be subjected to the external force effect makes control part 200 move into described the 3rd position (shown in Figure 5) from the described second place.By the together support of first support portion 242 and first slide block 140, connector 120 is stabilized in this higher position.Meanwhile, the moving state of second support portion 262, second slide block 160 and reference column 130 is identical with first support portion 242, first slide block 140 and connector 120 moving states, repeats no more.By the together support of second support portion 262 and second slide block 160, reference column 130 is stabilized in its higher position.

Connector 120 and reference column 130 high position from shown in Figure 4 rise in the process of higher position shown in Figure 5, and first spring 170 and second spring 180 further are forced to compression.

After control part 200 is in described the 3rd position, during retraction control part 200, force in handle 280, make control part 200 move into the described second place from described the 3rd position.By the elastic force of gravity and first spring 170 and second spring 180, make connector 120 and reference column 130 get back to middle high position shown in Figure 4.Handle 280 shown in Figure 4 can continue to be subjected to the external force effect makes control part 200 move into described primary importance from the described second place.By the elastic force of gravity and first spring 170 and second spring 180, make connector 120 and reference column 130 get back to its lower position.

This shows that the connector 120 of above-mentioned jockey 14 can carry out height by control part 200 to be regulated, so that the external equipment of the compatible differing heights connector of jockey 14 energy.And reference column 130 and connector 120 same moved further are avoided the misconnection of external equipment.First spring 170 and second spring 180 can make connector 120 and reference column 130 return to described lower position better, in the time of can avoiding control part 200 to be positioned at described primary importance again, connector 120 and reference column 130 can described higher/arbitrarily move between the lower position.

Wherein, described first pressure section 142 and second pressure section, 162, the first sliding parts 144 and second sliding part 164 can directly be implemented on connector 120 and the reference column 130, promptly need not first slide block 140 and second slide block 160 also can reach the guiding effect.Described handle 280 also can be other structure, conveniently push away/pulling process gets final product.Control part 200 can be one-body molded.

Please consult Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 simultaneously, it is the stereogram and the decomposition view of control part 400 of the jockey 14 of another preferred embodiment.Control part 400 comprises pull bar 420, first voussoir 440, second voussoir 460 and handle 480.First voussoir 440, second voussoir 460 are fixed in pull bar 420 1 sides, and handle 480 is socketed on pull bar 420 1 ends.

Pull bar 420 is the strip foil, and pull bar 420 middle parts have the elongated shape rib 422 that extends along its major axes orientation, to increase pull bar 420 anti-deformation intensity.Pull bar 420 also offers guiding groove 424 respectively in the both sides of rib 422, and the bearing of trend of guiding groove 424 is parallel or coincide with the main shaft of pull bar 420.Have two groups of foldings to collude 426 on the dual side-edge at pull bar 420 middle parts, it is that pull bar 420 part sides vertically are bent to form to first voussoir, 440 sides of living in that folding colludes 426.Pull bar 420 offers screw 428 in the position corresponding with second voussoir 460.

First voussoir 440 is provided with the 3rd support portion 442, the 3rd guide portion 444 and the 4th support portion 446.Has difference in height with respect to pull bar 420 between the 3rd support portion 442 and the 4th support portion 446.The 3rd guide portion 444 between the 3rd support portion 442, the 3rd guide portion 444 and respectively with the two to being connected.The 3rd support portion 442 has a flat support face 454, the connector 120 when being positioned at described lower position with support.The 4th support portion 446 has a concavo-convex supporting surface 456, the connector 120 when being positioned at described higher position with support.The 3rd guide portion 444 has guide surface 458, and guide surface 458 can be the inclined-plane or has the curved surface of certain radian or the composite surface of the two combination, and it is connected with flat support face 454 than low side, and its higher-end is connected with concavo-convex supporting surface 456.First voussoir 440 also colludes 426 corresponding positions at the folding with pull bar 420 and offers two pairs of spacing holes 452, cooperates practicality to collude 426 with folding.

Second voussoir 460 is provided with the 4th guide portion 466 that has the 5th support portion 464 of difference in height with pull bar 420 and be connected described the 5th support portion 464 and pull bar 420.The 5th support portion 464 is used to support the reference column 130 that is positioned at described higher position.Second voussoir 460 offer with pull bar 420 on screw 428 corresponding installing holes 468, by installing hole 468 and screw 428 second voussoir 460 is fixed on the pull bar 420.

After the assembling, the folding that the spacing hole 452 of first voussoir 440 is sheathed on pull bar 420 colludes on 426, and first voussoir 440 is maintained fixed on pull bar 420 major axes orientations.Second voussoir 460 is fixed on the pull bar 420 by the screw 428 that screw or fourth of the twelve Earthly Branches nail pass on installing hole 468 and the pull bar 420.

When handle 480 is subjected to external force and drives control part 400 and move, first slide block 140 is by the guiding of first sliding part 144 and the 3rd guide portion 444, move in the higher-end of the 3rd guide portion 444 with between than low side, the axis a along first through hole 112 moves with drive connector 120.Concavo-convex supporting surface 456 is compared to flat support face 454, and the contact area of itself and first slide block 140 is littler, friction and noise when reducing to slide mutually.Simultaneously, second slide block 160 moves in the higher-end of the 4th guide portion 464 with between than low side by the guiding of second sliding part 164 and the 4th guide portion 464, and the axis b along second through hole 113 moves with drive reference column 130.

At above-mentioned control part 400, jockey 14 further comprises two guiding bolts 190, passes two guiding grooves 424 respectively and is provided with and is fixed on the substrate 110 (figure does not show), is used to limit the scope that control part 400 moves along guiding groove 424 extending directions.

The moving range of above-mentioned guiding

groove

424 and 190 pairs of control parts 400 of guiding bolt limits, and has both determined the moving direction of control part 400, avoids control part 400 unnecessary moving again.Two guiding bolts 190 are positioned at different straight lines, can shorten the necessary length of pull bar 420.Guiding bolt 190 can be screw or fixing mode such as projection, and guiding bolt 190 also can be fixed on the parts beyond the substrate 110, and guiding bolt 190 and guiding groove 424 also can be respectively one or more.The quantity and the position of the spacing hole 452 on first voussoir 440 all can change, and can reach position-limiting action and get final product, and also can adopt screw 470 or alternate manner to be fixed on the pull bar 420.Second voussoir 460 also can adopt the structure of first voussoir 440.

Claims

1. jockey, it comprises substrate and connector, described substrate offers first through hole, described connector passes the described first through hole setting to be connected with external equipment, it is characterized in that: described jockey further comprises movably control part, described control part comprises connecting rod and is fixed in first voussoir of described connecting rod one side, described first voussoir is provided with first guide portion, described first guide portion has that described relatively substrate has the higher-end of difference in height and than low side, described first guide portion and described connector are conflicted, and described first guide portion relatively moves along with the mobile of described connecting rod with described connector.

2. jockey as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described first guide portion can be the composite surface of inclined-plane or curved surface or the two combination.

3. jockey as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described first voussoir also is provided with first support portion that links to each other with the described higher-end of described first guide portion, and the described connector of described first support portion during with the described higher-end that moves to described first voussoir conflicted.

4. jockey as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that: described first voussoir also is provided with second support portion that links to each other than low side with described first guide portion, conflicts with the described described connector during than low side that moves to described first voussoir in described second support portion.

5. jockey as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: the described of described first guide portion links to each other with described connecting rod than low side.

6. jockey as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described jockey also is provided with the guiding bolt, and described connecting rod correspondence offers guiding groove, and described guiding bolt passes the guiding groove setting and is fixed on the described substrate.

7. jockey as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described jockey also is provided with handle, and described handle is socketed on described connecting rod one end.

8. jockey as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described jockey further comprises the slide block corresponding with described connector, described slide block one end is connected with described connector, the corresponding other end is provided with the sliding part that cooperates with described first guide portion, described sliding part and described first guide portion are conflicted, and described sliding part relatively moves along with the mobile of described connecting rod with described first guide portion.

9. jockey as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: described sliding part can be the composite surface of inclined-plane or curved surface or the two combination.

10. jockey as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: be provided with flexible member between described substrate and the described slide block.

11. jockey as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: described flexible member is a spring.

12. jockey as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described jockey also comprises reference column, described substrate also offers second through hole, described reference column passes described second through hole, described control part also is provided with second voussoir, described second voussoir is provided with second guide portion that the described relatively substrate of two ends has the certain altitude difference, and described reference column and described second guide portion are conflicted, and described reference column relatively moves along with the mobile of described connecting rod with described second guide portion.