CN204179437U - Signal converting line - Google Patents

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CN204179437U
CN204179437U CN201420063482.0U CN201420063482U CN204179437U CN 204179437 U CN204179437 U CN 204179437U CN 201420063482 U CN201420063482 U CN 201420063482U CN 204179437 U CN204179437 U CN 204179437U
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The utility model discloses a kind of signal converting line, comprise the first joint, the first joint shell, the second joint and the second joint shell, described first joint protrudes and is arranged in described first joint shell, described second joint protrudes and is arranged in described second joint shell, described first joint shell is also provided with the second joint accommodation hole, described second joint shell is also provided with the first joint accommodation hole; Described signal converting line also comprises a terminal fitting, and described terminal fitting is arranged in described first joint shell, is electrically connected respectively with described first joint and the second joint; The utility model signal converting line, because being provided with terminal fitting, has enriched the function of this signal converting line, enhances its practicality; Further, compared with existing signal converting line, because the terminal possessing DOCK joint and DOCK socket also supported by the utility model signal converting line, therefore, expand the scope of application of this signal converting line.

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Signal converting line
Technical field
The utility model relates to adapter technology, particularly a kind of signal converting line.
Background technology
Signal converting line conventional in the market can arrange jointing at the two ends of signal converting line usually, and some signal converting line also can arrange the accommodation hole of above-mentioned jointing simultaneously; But above-mentioned signal converting line does not all arrange corresponding female seat, therefore this kind of signal converting line only can connect with the equipment adaptation possessing corresponding female seat; And for the equipment not having female seat only can provide corresponding jointing such as USB joint, above-mentioned signal converting line cannot use; Therefore, existing signal converting line can not meet the demand of conventional signal converting.There is the defect of function singleness in signal converting line conventional at present.
Utility model content
For overcoming above-mentioned defect, the utility model provides a kind of signal converting line possessing female seat corresponding to jointing.
The utility model provides a kind of signal converting line, comprise the first joint, the first joint shell, the second joint and the second joint shell, described first joint protrudes and is arranged in described first joint shell, described second joint protrudes and is arranged in described second joint shell, described first joint shell is also provided with the second joint accommodation hole, described second joint shell is also provided with the first joint accommodation hole;
Described signal converting line also comprises a terminal fitting, and described terminal fitting is arranged in described first joint shell, is electrically connected respectively with described first joint and the second joint.
Preferably, the coding-decoding circuit of data type conversion is carried out when also comprising different for the data type corresponding with the data that the second joint transmits at the first joint, described coding-decoding circuit is arranged in described first joint shell or the second joint shell, and described first joint, the second joint and terminal fitting are electrically connected by described coding-decoding circuit.
Preferably, also comprise the polarity switching circuit for carrying out data transaction when described first joint and/or the definition of the second adapter pin define different from corresponding standard pin, described polarity switching circuit is arranged in described first joint shell or the second joint shell, and is electrically connected with described second joint; Described polarity switching circuit is electrically connected with described first joint by described coding-decoding circuit simultaneously.
Preferably, the rechargeable battery for carrying out powering for described signal converting line is also comprised.
Preferably; also comprise for being connected and the charge protector protected the charging of described rechargeable battery with exterior terminal by described terminal fitting at described signal converting line, described charge protector is electrically connected with described terminal fitting and rechargeable battery simultaneously.
Preferably, also comprise the power control circuit for controlling the charging and discharging of described rechargeable battery, one end of described power control circuit is connected with described rechargeable battery, and the other end is electrically connected with described first joint and the second joint.
Preferably, described first joint shell is engaged with described first joint accommodation hole by described first joint with described second joint shell, described second joint engages with described second joint accommodation hole and be fastened and connected mutually in integrative-structure.
Preferably, when described coding-decoding circuit and/or polarity switching circuit and/or charge protector and/or power control circuit are arranged in described first joint shell, described coding-decoding circuit and/or polarity switching circuit and/or charge protector and/or power control circuit and described first joint are arranged on same circuit board, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described first joint shell;
When described coding-decoding circuit and/or polarity switching circuit and/or charge protector and/or power control circuit are arranged in described second joint shell; described coding-decoding circuit and/or polarity switching circuit and/or charge protector and/or power control circuit and described second joint are arranged on same circuit board, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described second joint shell.
Preferably, described first joint shell or described second joint shell arrange a lanyard hole.
Preferably, described first joint and the second joint be respectively in default joint categories any one, and when described first joint is different with the second joint, be set to the same joint categories in described default joint categories; Described terminal fitting is any one socket in described default jack type;
Described default joint categories comprises: DOCK joint, audio connector, Mini USB male joint, Mini USB female, Micro USB male joint, Micro USB female, USB A type male, USB A type female, USB Type B male and USB Type B female; Described default jack type comprises the socket with other any one connection adapters except described audio connector in described default joint categories.
A kind of signal converting line of the utility model, comprise the first joint, the first joint shell, the second joint and the second joint shell, described first joint protrudes and is arranged in described first joint shell, described second joint protrudes and is arranged in described second joint shell, described first joint shell is also provided with the second joint accommodation hole, described second joint shell is also provided with the first joint accommodation hole; Described signal converting line also comprises a terminal fitting, and described terminal fitting is arranged in described first joint shell, is electrically connected respectively with described first joint and the second joint; The utility model signal converting line, because being provided with terminal fitting, has enriched the function of this signal converting line, enhances its practicality; Further, compared with existing signal converting line, because the terminal possessing DOCK joint and DOCK socket also supported by the utility model signal converting line, therefore, expand the scope of application of this signal converting line.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the utility model signal converting line one example structure schematic diagram;
Fig. 2 is the utility model signal converting line one embodiment high-level schematic functional block diagram;
Fig. 3 is the utility model signal converting line one embodiment cross-sectional view;
Fig. 4 is the utility model signal converting line sound intermediate frequency joint accommodation hole one example structure schematic diagram;
Fig. 5 is that the utility model signal converting line sound intermediate frequency joint is contained in an example structure schematic diagram in audio connector accommodation hole.
The realization of the utility model object, functional characteristics and advantage will in conjunction with the embodiments, are described further with reference to accompanying drawing.
Embodiment
Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explain the utility model, and be not used in restriction the utility model.Signal converting line of the present invention can be used for the communication connection between computer and mobile device, or the communication connection between two computers, or the communication connection between two mobile devices, described mobile device comprises: USBKey (digital certificate), mobile phone, digital camera, Digital Video etc.In signal converting line of the present invention, consider for practicality, the first joint and these two joints of the second joint can not be set to the joint of same type by this signal converting line; And be understandable that, ECU connectors for being connected with computer comprises USB (Universal Serial Bus, USB) A type male, USB A type female, USB Type B male and USB Type B female, the mobile device joint for being connected with mobile device comprises audio connector, Mini USB male joint, Mini USB female, Micro USB male joint and Micro USB female and DOCK joint; Similarly, in the utility model embodiment, described terminal fitting is the terminal fitting with any one type of above-mentioned connection adapters, comprise USB A type female seat, USB A type male seat, USB Type B female seat and USB Type B male seat with the terminal fitting of ECU connectors adaptation, comprise Mini USB female seat, Mini USB male seat, Micro USB female seat and Micro USB male seat and DOCK socket with the terminal fitting of mobile device connection adapters.Following embodiment will not carry out repeated description to foregoing.
Fig. 1 is the utility model signal converting line one example structure schematic diagram; In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, for the first joint be mobile device joint, the second joint is audio connector, terminal fitting is described for ECU connectors female seat.As shown in Figure 1, signal converting line of the present invention comprises: mobile device joint 11, mobile device joint shell 12, and audio connector 21 and audio connector shell 22, and mobile device joint shell 12 is also provided with the accommodation hole 13 of audio connector 21, audio connector shell 22 is provided with the accommodation hole 23 of mobile device joint 11.Described mobile device joint 11 and audio connector 21 are electrically connected by wire 40.
Signal converting line shown in Fig. 1 is also provided with ECU connectors female seat 30, the accurate wiring of this signal is electrically connected by the signal converting line of this ECU connectors female seat 30 with the exterior terminal or other types that possess mobile device joint.
The utility model signal converting line, because being provided with terminal fitting, has enriched the function of this signal converting line, enhances its practicality; Further, compared with existing signal converting line, because the terminal possessing DOCK joint and DOCK socket also supported by the utility model signal converting line, therefore, expand the scope of application of this signal converting line.
Fig. 2 is the utility model signal converting line one embodiment high-level schematic functional block diagram; As shown in Figure 2, the utility model signal converting line also comprises coding-decoding circuit 01; Described coding-decoding circuit 01 carries out data type conversion time different for the data type corresponding with the data that audio connector 21 transmits at mobile device joint 11; Such as, the voice data that audio connector 21 transmits is encoded by this coding-decoding circuit 01, and the data after coding are sent to mobile device joint 11; And be sent to audio connector 21 after being decoded by the communication data that mobile device joint 11 transmits.
Described mobile device joint 11, audio connector 21 and ECU connectors female seat 30 are electrically connected by described coding-decoding circuit 01, and wherein, described coding-decoding circuit 01 is arranged in described mobile device joint shell 12, or arranges in audio connector shell 22; When described coding-decoding circuit 01 is arranged in mobile device joint shell 12, described coding-decoding circuit 01 is arranged on same circuit board with described mobile device joint 11, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described mobile device joint shell 12; When described coding-decoding circuit 01 is arranged in described audio connector shell 22, described coding-decoding circuit 01 is arranged on same circuit board with described audio connector 21, and described circuit board is fixedly installed on described audio connector shell 22.
Further, continue referring to Fig. 2, the utility model signal converting line also comprises polarity switching circuit 02, and described polarity switching circuit 02 is for carrying out pin switching when described audio connector 21 pinout defines different from corresponding standard pin.Because the definition of mobile phone to audio interface of different brands has two kinds, the pinout difference of these two kinds of audio interface is, the position of microphone pin and GND pin is intermodulation, for this situation, this signal converting line inserts Mike's socket of this terminal during by audio connector 11, the pin of polarity switching circuit 02 to this audio connector 11 on this signal converting line is needed to switch, so that carry out correct data communication with Mike's socket of this terminal.
Based on the description of above-described embodiment, described polarity switching circuit 02 is electrically connected with audio connector 21 and described coding-decoding circuit 01 simultaneously, and described polarity switching circuit 02 is electrically connected with mobile device joint 11 by described coding-decoding circuit 01; When not arranging coding-decoding circuit 01 in described signal converting line, described mobile device joint 11, audio connector 21 and ECU connectors female seat 30 are electrically connected by described polarity switching circuit 02.Described polarity switching circuit 02 is arranged in described mobile device joint 11 shell or audio connector 21 shell; When described polarity switching circuit 02 is arranged in mobile device joint shell 12, described polarity switching circuit 02 is arranged on same circuit board with described mobile device joint 11, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described mobile device joint shell 12; When described polarity switching circuit 02 is arranged in described audio connector shell 22, described polarity switching circuit 02 is arranged on same circuit board with described audio connector 21, and described circuit board is fixedly installed on described audio connector shell 22.
Further, continue referring to Fig. 2, the utility model signal converting line also comprises the rechargeable battery 03 for carrying out powering for described signal converting line; Described rechargeable battery 03 is electrically connected with described ECU connectors female seat 30, mobile device joint 11 and audio connector 21 simultaneously.When this signal converting line is provided with described coding-decoding circuit 01 and polarity switching circuit 02, described rechargeable battery 03 is electrically connected with described mobile device joint 11 respectively by described coding-decoding circuit 01, is electrically connected with described audio connector 21 by described polarity switching circuit 02.Described rechargeable battery 03 is arranged in described mobile device joint 11 shell or audio connector 21 shell; When described rechargeable battery 03 is arranged in mobile device joint shell 12, described rechargeable battery 03 is arranged on same circuit board with described mobile device joint 11, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described mobile device joint shell 12; When described rechargeable battery 03 is arranged in described audio connector shell 22, described rechargeable battery 03 is arranged on same circuit board with described audio connector 21, and described circuit board is fixedly installed on described audio connector shell 22.
Further, continue referring to Fig. 2, the utility model signal converting line also comprises charge protector 04; Described charge protector 04 is electrically connected with described ECU connectors female seat 30 and rechargeable battery 03 simultaneously.When described signal converting line to be connected with exterior terminal by described ECU connectors female seat 30 and to charge to described rechargeable battery 03; described charge protector 04 carries out charge protection to described rechargeable battery 30, prevents from overcharging this rechargeable battery 30.
Described charge protector 04 is arranged in described mobile device joint 11 shell or audio connector 21 shell; When described charge protector 04 is arranged in mobile device joint shell 12, described charge protector 04 is arranged on same circuit board with described mobile device joint 11, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described mobile device joint shell 12; When described charge protector 04 is arranged in described audio connector shell 22, described charge protector 04 is arranged on same circuit board with described audio connector 21, and described circuit board is fixedly installed on described audio connector shell 22.
Further, continue referring to Fig. 2, the utility model signal converting line also comprises power control circuit 05; Described power control circuit 05 shown in Fig. 2 is electrically connected with described mobile device joint 11 and rechargeable battery 03 simultaneously; Described power control circuit 05 is for controlling the charging and discharging of described rechargeable battery 03; When there being exterior terminal to access this signal converting line by ECU connectors female seat 30, and when the electricity of described rechargeable battery 03 does not reach the maximum charge value of this rechargeable battery 30, described power control circuit 05 is charged to this rechargeable battery 03 by described ECU connectors female seat 30; When this signal converting line to access Mike's socket of exterior terminal by audio connector 21, described power control circuit 05 controls this rechargeable battery 03 and discharges, for whole signal converting line work needed for; And when the minimum charge value of the electricity that power control circuit 05 monitors rechargeable battery 03 lower than this rechargeable battery 03; described power control circuit 05 forbids that described rechargeable battery 03 continues electric discharge; prevent the overdischarge of rechargeable battery 03, reach the object of protection rechargeable battery 03.
Described power control circuit 05 is arranged in described mobile device joint 11 shell or audio connector 21 shell; When described power control circuit 05 is arranged in mobile device joint shell 12, described power control circuit 05 is arranged on same circuit board with described mobile device joint 11, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described mobile device joint shell 12; When described power control circuit 05 is arranged in described audio connector shell 22, described power control circuit 05 is arranged on same circuit board with described audio connector 21, and described circuit board is fixedly installed on described audio connector shell 22.
Please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is the utility model signal converting line one embodiment cross-sectional view; As shown in Figure 3, in the utility model signal converting line, described mobile device joint shell 12 is engaged with described mobile device joint accommodation hole 23 by described mobile device joint 11 with described audio connector shell 22, described audio connector 21 engages with described audio connector accommodation hole 13 and is fastened and connected mutually in integrative-structure, and this signal converting line is convenient for carrying.
Further, please with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, when audio connector 21 engages with audio connector accommodation hole 13, described audio connector 21 is adaptive with audio connector accommodation hole 13 interference, while making signal converting line be convenient to engaging, also enhance the fastness that mobile device joint shell 12 engages with described audio connector shell 22.
Further, the mobile device joint shell 12 continue referring to the signal converting line shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is also provided with a lanyard hole 51, lanyard 70 is fixedly connected with this signal converting line by this lanyard hole 51, enhances the portability of this signal converting line.Certainly this lanyard hole 51 can also be arranged on audio connector shell 22.When this lanyard hole 51 is arranged in mobile device joint shell 12, a groove 52 is set on audio connector shell 22 simultaneously, for the outside left in this lanyard hole 51 accommodating, when these signal converting cableties are closed, the medial surface of mobile device joint shell 12 and audio connector shell 22 can be fitted more closely.
Further, signal converting line shown in Fig. 1 is also provided with screwed hole 61 for accommodating screw and screwed hole 62, and fixing described mobile device joint shell 12 is contained in described mobile device joint shell 12 with the screw being contained in the parts in this mobile device shell 12 by described screwed hole 61; Similarly, fixing described audio connector shell 22 is contained in described audio connector shell 22 by described screwed hole 62 with the screw being contained in the parts in described audio connector shell 22, and each parts forming this signal converting line are firmly fixed.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present utility model; not thereby the scope of the claims of the present utility model is limited; every equivalent structure transformation utilizing the utility model specification and accompanying drawing content to do; or be directly or indirectly used in other relevant technical fields, be all in like manner included in scope of patent protection of the present utility model.

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1. a signal converting line, comprise the first joint, the first joint shell, the second joint and the second joint shell, described first joint protrudes and is arranged in described first joint shell, described second joint protrudes and is arranged in described second joint shell, described first joint shell is also provided with the second joint accommodation hole, described second joint shell is also provided with the first joint accommodation hole;
It is characterized in that, also comprise a terminal fitting, described terminal fitting is arranged in described first joint shell, is electrically connected respectively with described first joint and the second joint;
Also comprise the polarity switching circuit for carrying out data transaction when described first joint and/or the definition of the second adapter pin define different from corresponding standard pin, described polarity switching circuit is arranged in described first joint shell or the second joint shell, and is electrically connected with described second joint; Described polarity switching circuit is electrically connected with described first joint by coding-decoding circuit simultaneously.
2. signal converting line as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the coding-decoding circuit of data type conversion is carried out when also comprising different for the data type corresponding with the data that the second joint transmits at the first joint, described coding-decoding circuit is arranged in described first joint shell or the second joint shell, and described first joint, the second joint and terminal fitting are electrically connected by described coding-decoding circuit.
3. signal converting line as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprising the rechargeable battery for carrying out powering for described signal converting line.
4. signal converting line as claimed in claim 3; it is characterized in that; also comprise for being connected and the charge protector protected the charging of described rechargeable battery with exterior terminal by described terminal fitting at described signal converting line, described charge protector is electrically connected with described terminal fitting and rechargeable battery simultaneously.
5. signal converting line as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, also comprise the power control circuit for controlling the charging and discharging of described rechargeable battery, one end of described power control circuit is connected with described rechargeable battery, and the other end is electrically connected with described first joint and the second joint.
6. signal converting line as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described first joint shell is engaged with described first joint accommodation hole by described first joint with described second joint shell, described second joint engages with described second joint accommodation hole and be fastened and connected mutually in integrative-structure.
7. the signal converting line as described in any one of claim 1-6, it is characterized in that, when described coding-decoding circuit and/or polarity switching circuit and/or charge protector and/or power control circuit are arranged in described first joint shell, described coding-decoding circuit and/or polarity switching circuit and/or charge protector and/or power control circuit and described first joint are arranged on same circuit board, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described first joint shell;
When described coding-decoding circuit and/or polarity switching circuit and/or charge protector and/or power control circuit are arranged in described second joint shell; described coding-decoding circuit and/or polarity switching circuit and/or charge protector and/or power control circuit and described second joint are arranged on same circuit board, and described circuit board is fixedly installed in described second joint shell.
8. the signal converting line according to any one of claim 1-6, is characterized in that, described first joint shell or described second joint shell arrange a lanyard hole.
9. the signal converting line as described in any one of claim 1-6, it is characterized in that, described first joint and the second joint be respectively in default joint categories any one, and when described first joint is different with the second joint, be set to the same joint categories in described default joint categories; Described terminal fitting is any one socket in default jack type;
Described default joint categories comprises: DOCK joint, audio connector, Mini USB male joint, Mini USB female, Micro USB male joint, Micro USB female, USB A type male, USB A type female, USB Type B male and USB Type B female; Described default jack type comprises the socket with other any one connection adapters except described audio connector in described default joint categories.
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