CN210156654U

CN210156654U - Connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN210156654U
Application number: CN201921089474.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈运基
Original assignee: Anker Innovations Co Ltd
Current assignee: Anker Innovations Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-11
Filing date: 2019-07-11
Publication date: 2020-03-17
Anticipated expiration: 2029-07-11

Abstract

The application discloses connector assembly is applied to mobile terminal, includes first connector, second connector and wireless transmitting circuit. The first connector is used for electrically connecting with an interface of the mobile terminal. The second connector is coupled to the first connector and is used for electrically connecting with a first external device. The wireless transmitting circuit is coupled to the first connector and at least used for transmitting a wireless signal, so that the mobile terminal is wirelessly connected with an external device, wherein the first connector comprises a connecting seat and at least one interface piece, the at least one interface piece is arranged on the connecting seat, and the connecting seat is connected with the second connector. Through the mode, the application can provide various connection modes.

Description

Connector assembly

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of connector technology, and more particularly, to a connector assembly.

Background

Due to the fact that the use requirements of people on mobile terminals such as smart phones, tablet computers and intelligent wearable devices are higher and higher, the mobile terminals are gradually developed to be light, thin and full-screen.

However, in the prior art, the common method is to save interfaces of the mobile terminal, such as an earphone interface, a charging interface, and the like, so that the connection between the mobile terminal and the outside becomes very limited, and the bluetooth on the mobile terminal is often unstable in connection, slow in transmission speed, and high in delay.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The technical problem that this application mainly solved provides a connector assembly, can effectively provide multiple connected mode.

In order to solve the technical problem, the application adopts a technical scheme that: a connector assembly is provided, which is applied to a mobile terminal and comprises a first connector, a second connector and a wireless transmitting circuit. The first connector is used for electrically connecting with an interface of the mobile terminal. The second connector is coupled to the first connector and is used for electrically connecting with a first external device. The wireless transmitting circuit is coupled with the first connector and at least used for transmitting a wireless signal so as to enable the mobile terminal to be wirelessly connected with external equipment, the first connector comprises a connecting seat and at least one interface piece, the at least one interface piece is arranged on the connecting seat, and the connecting seat is connected with the second connector.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this application are: the application can enable the mobile terminal to transmit wireless signals by using the wireless transmitting circuit after the second connector is coupled with the first connector, the wireless transmitting circuit is coupled with the first connector, after the first connector is connected with the mobile terminal, the wireless transmitting speed is faster and more stable by externally connecting the wireless transmitting circuit, the wireless transmitting function is added to the mobile terminal without the wireless transmitting function, the transmission delay is lower and more stable than that of the mobile terminal with Bluetooth, the second connector is expanded to be convenient for wired connection with first external equipment, the second connector can work simultaneously with the wireless transmitting circuit, the problem that the first connector occupies the interface of the mobile terminal and cannot be connected with other wired equipment is solved, and the connector assembly of the embodiment can simultaneously support low-delay wireless connection and wired connection, more application scenes are provided for the mobile terminal, and the use of the mobile terminal is guaranteed.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic block circuit diagram of an embodiment of a connector assembly of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a mating structure of a connector assembly and a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the connector assembly of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the connector assembly of the present application;

FIG. 4 is another schematic structural view of an embodiment of the connector assembly of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a portion of an embodiment of a connector assembly of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The inventor of the application finds that if a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone needs to be developed to be thinner or to be fully screened, the utilization rate of the internal space of the mobile terminal needs to be improved, so that the internal space of the mobile terminal is more and more tense, sometimes some interfaces such as an earphone interface are omitted, a data interface is reserved, the earphone and the charging share one interface, when the mobile terminal is used, the earphone and the charging and the like cannot be simultaneously performed, of course, if the wireless earphone can be connected by using bluetooth, but the bluetooth transmission delay of the mobile terminal is higher, the transmission rate is slow, high-requirement transmission scenes such as game scenes are difficult to meet, and the problem that the connection is unstable and unsmooth is easily caused. In order to solve or improve the above technical problem, the present application proposes the following embodiments.

The connector assembly 1 described in the embodiment of the connector assembly of the present application may be applied to a mobile terminal, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, an intelligent wearable device, and the like. Of course, the connector assembly 1 of the present application may also be applied to other electronic devices, such as computers and other terminals.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the connector assembly 1 of the present embodiment may include a first connector 11, a second connector 12, and a wireless transmission circuit 13.

As shown in fig. 2, the first connector 11 may be used for electrically connecting with an interface of a mobile terminal. For example, the first connector 11 contacts or plugs an interface of the mobile terminal to perform electrical connection. The second connector 12 is coupled to the first connector 11. When the first connector 11 is electrically connected to the mobile terminal, the second connector 12 establishes a connection with the mobile terminal. The second connector 12 may be used to connect with a first external device, and may implement an electrical connection between the mobile terminal and the first external device by receiving a connector of the first external device or plugging an interface of the first external device. The wireless transmitting circuit 13 is coupled to the first connector 11. The wireless transmission circuit 13 may be used at least for transmitting wireless signals. When the first connector 11 is connected to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal may transmit a wireless signal through the wireless transmission circuit 13, so that wireless connection with a second external device may be made through the wireless signal.

The second connector 12 is mainly connected to an interface of the first external device by wire, and the wireless transmission circuit 13 is mainly connected to an interface of the second external device by wireless. The first external device and the second external device may be the same external device or different external devices. When the first external device and the second external device are the same external device, the wired connection with the second connector 12 and the wireless connection with the wireless transmission circuit 13 may be simultaneously established, and of course, the wired connection with the second connector 12 or the wireless connection with the wireless transmission circuit 13 may be selected.

The first external device is, for example, a power adapter, and the power adapter is connected to the second connector 12, so that power can be supplied to or charged in the mobile terminal after the power adapter is connected to a power source. The terminals such as computers and servers can be used as the first external devices, and the mobile terminal can be connected with the terminals through the second connector 12 in a wired manner. The terminals such as a computer and a notebook computer can also be used as second external devices, and the mobile terminal can be wirelessly connected with the terminals through the wireless transmitting circuit 13, so that data transmission between the terminals and the mobile terminal is realized. The mobile terminals such as mobile phones, tablet computers, and notebook computers can be used as the first external devices, and the mobile terminals can be connected with the mobile terminals used as the first external devices through the second connector 12 by wires. The mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, etc. may also be used as a second external device, and the mobile terminal may be wirelessly connected to the mobile terminals used as the second external device through the wireless transmitting circuit 13. The first external device may also be a digital product such as a wired earphone, a game pad, a sound box, a mouse, a keyboard, etc., and may be connected to the second connector 12 to perform corresponding operations in connection with the mobile terminal. The second external device is, for example, a digital product such as a wireless earphone, a wireless game pad, a wireless sound, a wireless mouse, a wireless keyboard, etc., and the mobile terminal can be wirelessly connected with the wireless products through the wireless transmitting circuit 13.

The second connector 12 and the wireless transmitting circuit 13 can enable the mobile terminal to simultaneously connect the first external device and the second external device, for example, the power supply can enable charging of the mobile terminal through the second connector 12, and the wireless transmitting circuit 13 can be connected with a device such as a wireless headset.

In this embodiment, the second connector 12 is coupled to the first connector 11, the wireless transmitting circuit 13 is coupled to the first connector 11, after the first connector 11 is connected to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal can transmit wireless signals by using the wireless transmitting circuit 13, and the second connector 12 is extended to facilitate wired connection with a first external device, the external wireless transmitting circuit 13 makes the wireless transmission speed faster and more stable, so that the mobile terminal without wireless transmission function can add wireless transmission function, and the transmission delay is lower and more stable than that of the mobile terminal with bluetooth, and the second connector 12 can work with the wireless transmitting circuit 13 simultaneously, and the problem that the first connector 11 occupies the interface of the mobile terminal and cannot be connected with other wired devices is solved, the connector assembly 1 of this embodiment can support both wireless connection and wired connection with low delay, more application scenes are provided for the mobile terminal, and the use of the mobile terminal is guaranteed.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, first connector 11 may include a connection block 111 and at least one interface piece 112. At least one interface member 112 is provided to the connection socket 111. In some embodiments, at least one interface piece 112 and interface socket 111 may be relatively fixed. Specifically, one end of the interface 112 is disposed on the connection base 111, and the other end of the interface 112 is used for connecting with an interface of the mobile terminal, for example, the other end of the interface 112 is plugged into the interface of the mobile terminal.

The connection holder 111 is connected with the second connector 12. For example, the connecting base 111 may be fixedly connected or rotatably connected to the second connector 12. In some embodiments, the connection seat 111 may be fixedly connected by means of screws or bolts, or may be fixedly connected by means of adhesion, bonding, or the like, or may be fixedly connected by integrally molding a housing of the connection seat 111 and a housing of the second connector 12. Further, the connection holder 111 and the second connector 12 may be fixedly connected by magnetic attraction. In some embodiments, the fixed connection of the connection seat 111 and the second connector 12 may also be detachable.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the interface 112 may be rotatable with respect to the second connector 12. The rotation direction shown in fig. 3 is only a schematic direction and does not limit the rotation direction of the interface member 112. In some embodiments, interface 112 is rotatable with respect to second connector 12 along with coupling socket 111. In some embodiments, connecting socket 111 and second connector 12 are relatively fixed, and interface 112 is capable of rotating relative to connecting socket 111 and second connector 12.

Referring to fig. 5, for the embodiment where the interface element 112 can rotate together with the connection seat 111 relative to the second connector 12, the connector assembly 1 of the present embodiment may further include a rotation element 14, and the connection seat 111 may be connected to the second connector 12 through the rotation element 14.

The rotating element 14 is, for example, a rotating shaft, and can penetrate through the connecting seat 111 and extend out of at least one end of the connecting seat 111, and a portion of the rotating shaft extending out of one end of the connecting seat 111 can further penetrate through the second connector 12 (for example, a hole is correspondingly formed in the second connector 12 and is in rotating fit with the rotating shaft), so that the connecting seat 111 can rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft, and the connecting seat 111 can rotate relative to the second connector 12.

The rotation member 14 is, for example, a protrusion (for example, a columnar protrusion) protruding at least one end of the connection base 111, and the protrusion can be inserted into the second connector 12, so that the connection base 111 can rotate relative to the second connector 12.

The present embodiment can rotate relative to the second connector 12 by providing the interface 112, and conveniently adjusts the position of the interface 112 by rotating the interface 112, so as to adapt to the interface position of the mobile terminal, and facilitate the accommodation of the interface 112.

Of course, for the embodiment that the connection seat 111 and the second connector 12 are fixed relatively and the interface 112 can rotate relative to the connection seat 111 and the second connector 12, the connection seat 111 and the second connector 12 can be fixed relatively, the rotation member 14 is, for example, a rotation shaft, the interface 112 can be fixed with the rotation member 14 by penetrating through the connection seat 111, the connection seat 111 can reserve a range for the interface 112 to rotate, and the interface 112 can rotate relative to the second connector 12 and the connection seat 111 together with the rotation member 14. Or, the rotating part 14 and the connecting seat 111 are both fixed to the second connector 111, the connecting seat 111 may reserve a range for the interface part 112 to rotate, and the rotating part 112 may rotate around the rotating part 14, so that the interface part 112 may also rotate relative to the second connector 12.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, the number of the interface pieces 112 of the first connector 11 may be greater than or equal to two. Taking two interface pieces 112 as an example, the two interface pieces 112 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the connecting seat 111. Of course, two opposite sides of the connecting seat 111 may be provided with a groove or an opening, and one end of the two interface members 112 may be connected to the connecting seat 111 through the groove or the opening.

In this embodiment, the two interface members 112 are disposed opposite to each other, which means that the angle formed by the two interface members 112 may be greater than or equal to 90 ° and less than or equal to 180 °.

The two interface members 112 are, for example, fixedly connected to two opposite sides of the connection seat 111, one end of each of the two interface members 112 is connected to the connection seat 111, and the other end can be used for plugging an interface of the mobile terminal. The two interface members 112 can be rotated to switch positions, and the appropriate interface member 112 can be adjusted to connect the mobile terminal.

The two interface members 112 may be of the same or different types. The two interface members 112 may be micro-USB interface, Type-c USB interface, Lighting interface, or other interfaces. The two interface pieces 112 may be different, for example one is a Type-c USB interface and the other is a Lighting interface. The two interface members 112 are arranged in the embodiment in different types, so that the connector assembly can be adapted to more types of mobile terminals, the use scenes of the connector assembly 1 in the embodiment are enriched, and the requirements of different mobile terminals in the market are met.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, a circuit board 110 may be disposed in the connection socket 111 to couple the two interface members 112, respectively. The circuit boards 110 of the two interface members 112 may be common, separate, or partially common and partially separate. The interface 112 may be coupled to the second connector 12 through the circuit board 110.

As for the first connector 11 and the second connector 12, the first connector 11 is, for example, a male interface type, and the second connector 12 is, for example, a female interface type. Of course, in some embodiments, both the first connector 11 and the second connector 12 may be a male type interface, or a female type interface.

For example, the two interface members 112 of the first connector 11 are a Type-c USB male interface and a Lighting male interface, respectively. The second connector 12 may be a female interface to be mated with a Lighting male interface, or a female interface to be mated with a Type-c USB male interface.

In the present embodiment, the number of the second connectors 12 may be plural, for example, two. The two second connectors 12 may be of the same type or may be of different types. For example, the two connectors can be of the same Type as a Type-c USB female interface, a micro-USB female interface, a Lighting female interface and a USB female interface. The two connectors may be of different types, for example one Type-c USB female interface and one Lighting female interface.

There are various cases of coupling the two second connectors 12 with the first connector 11, and the two cases are described as follows.

One case is where two second connectors 12 are respectively coupled to different interface members 112. For example, the types of the two interface members 112 are Type-c USB male interface and Lighting male interface. One of the second connectors 12 is a Type-cUSB female interface, which is correspondingly coupled to a Type-c USB male interface, and the other second connector 12 is a Lighting male interface, which is correspondingly coupled to a Lighting female interface. When the Type-c USB male interface is plugged into an interface of the mobile terminal, the Type-c USB female interface is coupled with the mobile terminal, and the Lighting female interface is not coupled with the mobile terminal. When the Lighting male interface is plugged in the interface of the mobile terminal, the Lighting female interface is coupled with the mobile terminal, and the Type-c USB female interface is not coupled with the mobile terminal.

By providing two second connectors 12 coupled to different interface members 112, respectively, a better mating relationship between the interface members 112 and the second connectors 12 can be established, facilitating control of the second connectors 12.

The other situation is that: the two second connectors 12 are coupled to the same interface piece 112. One of the second connectors 12 is a Type-c USB female interface, and is coupled to the two interface members 112 (i.e. Type-c USB male interface and Lighting male interface), and the other second connector 12 is a Lighting female interface, and is also coupled to the two interface members 112, and when any one of the interface members 112 is plugged into a matched mobile terminal, the Type-c USB female interface and the Lighting female interface can be connected to the mobile terminal.

By providing two second connectors 12, which can be coupled to the same interface member 112, the two second connectors 12 can be operated to realize different functions, such as connecting one of the second connectors 12 to a power adapter to charge the mobile terminal, and connecting the other second connector 12 to a wired headset or other device to realize functions of audio transmission or data transmission, which can extend more interfaces for the mobile terminal. In addition, the wireless transmitting circuit 13 can provide a faster, more stable, and less delayed wireless connection and data transmission for the mobile terminal.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the two second connectors 12 are disposed opposite to each other, and the connecting holder 111 is connected between the two second connectors 12. For example, the connecting base 111 is rotatably disposed between the two second connectors 12 by the rotating member 14, and the first connector 11 can rotate relative to the two second connectors 12. The interface 112 may be provided to a portion of the connection socket 111 between the two second connectors 12.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in particular, the second connector 12 includes an interface end 121 and a non-interface end 122 disposed away from each other. For the second connector 12 to be a female type interface, the interface end 121 is the end for receiving the male interface plug, and the non-interface end 122 is the end opposite to the interface end 121. For the second connector 12 to be a male type interface, the interface end 121 is the end that interfaces with the first external device, and the non-interface end 122 is the end opposite to the interface end 121.

The non-interface ends 122 of the two second connectors 12 are oppositely disposed. The connection seat 111 is connected between the non-interface ends 122 of the two second connectors 12, and the position where the connection seat 111 is connected may be disposed adjacent to the edge region of the non-interface ends 122. For example, the location of the connection seat 111 at the non-interface end 122 is located at and adjacent to an edge region of one end of the non-interface end 122 in the length direction thereof. The connecting seat 111 and the two second connectors 12 may enclose a receiving area 120. The interface piece 112 can project with respect to the side surfaces of the two second connectors 12 by rotating away from the housing area 120, and thus can be used for plugging the interface of the mobile terminal. The interface 112 may be received in the receiving area 120 by rotation. For two interface pieces 112, wherein one of the interface pieces 112 is rotated away from the receiving area 120 for plugging the mobile terminal, the other interface piece 112 can be received in the receiving area 120.

Through the above structural design, the position of the interface 112 can be adjusted by rotating to switch out the interface 112 to be used and rotate the unused interface 112 into the accommodating area 120, so that on one hand, the adaptive interface 112 is convenient to switch to plug in a corresponding mobile terminal, and on the other hand, the accommodating area 120 plays a role in protecting the unused interface 112 and saves space.

Because under many use scenes, the current interface to mobile terminal is pegged graft and is charged or the earphone is pegged graft, and the side of the direct perpendicular mobile terminal of convex plug, wire rod all can greatly influence and use the experience.

In order to further improve the above problem, the present embodiment may provide that the arrangement direction of the two interface members 112 and the arrangement direction of the two second connectors 12 are perpendicular or approximately perpendicular, for example, the included angle between the arrangement direction of the two interface members 112 and the arrangement direction of the two second connectors 12 is 65 ° to 110 °, optionally 70 ° to 100 °, optionally 85 ° to 95 °, optionally 80 °. Specifically, the plugging direction of the interface 112 plugged into the mobile terminal is perpendicular to or approximately perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the two second connectors 12, that is, the plugging direction of the interface end 121 of the first external device plugged into the second connector 12 is perpendicular to or approximately perpendicular to the plugging direction of the interface 112 plugged into the mobile terminal, so that when the interface end 121 of the first external device plugged into the second connector 12, the wire of the first external device can be prevented from being perpendicular to the side edge of the mobile terminal, and the use experience can be improved when the mobile terminal is used. Moreover, with the above arrangement, when one interface piece 112 plugs the interface of the mobile terminal, the other interface piece 112 can be located in the accommodating area 120, and the unused interface piece 112 can be better received and protected.

The wireless transmission circuit 13 is, for example, a wireless 2.4G chip. As shown in fig. 3, the wireless transmitting circuit 13 may be disposed on the circuit board 110 in the connecting seat 111. For example, may be integrated on circuit board 110 of connector receptacle 111. As shown in fig. 4, the wireless transmitting circuit 13 may also be disposed in the housing of the second connector 12 and coupled to the first connector 11, and specifically, coupled to the circuit board 110 of the first connector 11. For example, the second connector 12 may include a circuit board (not shown) within its housing, and the wireless transmission circuit 13 may be disposed on the circuit board of the second connector 12. The wireless transmission circuit 13 may be disposed adjacent to the connection holder 111 when located in the housing of the second connector 12. Arranging the wireless transmission circuit 13 in the second connector 12 allows more space for arranging the wireless transmission circuit 13 for more rational circuit design.

The wireless transmitting circuit 13 may be used to transmit a wireless signal, and after the first connector 11 is coupled to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal may transmit the wireless signal through the wireless transmitting circuit 13. Of course, the wireless transmitting circuit 13 can also be used for receiving wireless signals, so as to facilitate wireless connection between the mobile terminal and other external devices. Of course, the wireless transmitting circuit 13 may also be other types of circuits, chips or devices.

The present embodiment can reduce power consumption of the connector assembly 1 by using the wireless 2.4G chip as the wireless transmission circuit 13, thereby reducing power consumption of the mobile terminal, while the wireless 2.4G chip can provide high-rate data transmission and reliability of connection, so that transmission delay is lower.

The wireless transmitting circuit 13 can facilitate the wireless connection between the mobile terminal and a second external device, for example, the connection with a mouse, a keyboard, an earphone, a mobile phone, etc., thereby greatly expanding the use scenarios of the mobile terminal.

In summary, in the embodiment, the first connector 11 for interfacing with the mobile terminal is provided, the second connector 12 and the wireless transmitting circuit are respectively coupled to the first connector 11, when the first connector 11 is interfaced with the mobile terminal, the second connector 12 can further provide an interface for external connection with the mobile terminal, so as to perform operations such as charging and data transmission, and the wireless transmitting circuit can provide a high-speed, stable and low-delay wireless connection manner for the mobile terminal, so as to facilitate more stable and faster wireless connection between the mobile terminal and an external device.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by the contents of the specification and the drawings, or which are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A connector assembly applied to a mobile terminal, comprising:

the first connector is used for electrically connecting with an interface of the mobile terminal;

the second connector is coupled with the first connector and is used for electrically connecting with first external equipment;

a wireless transmitting circuit, coupled to the first connector, at least for transmitting a wireless signal to enable the mobile terminal to wirelessly connect with a second external device;

the first connector comprises a connecting seat and at least one interface piece, the at least one interface piece is arranged on the connecting seat, and the connecting seat is connected with the second connector.

2. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one interface member is rotatable relative to the second connector.

3. The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein:

the at least one interface piece being rotatable with the connection socket relative to the second connector; or, the connecting seat and the second connector are relatively fixed, and the at least one interface piece can rotate relative to the connecting seat and the second connector.

4. The connector assembly of claim 3, wherein:

when the at least one interface piece together with the connecting seat can rotate relative to the second connector, the connector assembly further comprises a rotating piece, and the connecting seat is rotatably connected to the second connector through the rotating piece.

5. The connector assembly of claim 4, wherein:

the number of the second connectors is two, the two second connectors are arranged oppositely, and the connecting seat is connected between the two second connectors through the rotating piece, so that the at least one interface piece can rotate relative to the two second connectors.

6. The connector assembly of claim 5, wherein:

the second connectors comprise interface ends and non-interface ends which are arranged in a mode of deviating from each other, the non-interface ends of the two second connectors are arranged oppositely, the connecting seat is connected to the edge area, close to the non-interface ends of the two second connectors, so that the connecting seat and the two second connectors surround a containing area, and the interface piece can be contained in the containing area in a rotating mode.

7. The connector assembly of any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein:

when the number of the interface pieces is two, the two interface pieces are respectively arranged on two sides of the connecting seat which are opposite to each other.

8. The connector assembly of claim 7, wherein:

the included angle between the arrangement direction of the two interface pieces and the arrangement direction of the two second connectors is 80-100 degrees.

9. The connector assembly of claim 7, wherein:

the two said interface members are of different types and/or the two said second connectors are of different types.

10. The connector assembly of any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein:

the wireless transmitting circuit is a wireless 2.4G chip;

the connecting seat is internally provided with a circuit board and is arranged on the circuit board; alternatively, the wireless transmitting circuit is disposed in the housing of the second connector.