CN212208089U

CN212208089U - USB-C docking station

Info

Publication number: CN212208089U
Application number: CN202021096348.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张清森; 陈俊灵; 汤智鹏
Original assignee: Shenzhen Green Connection Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Lvlian Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-15
Filing date: 2020-06-15
Publication date: 2020-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2030-06-15

Abstract

The utility model discloses a USB-C docking station, which comprises a shell, a circuit board arranged in the shell, a USB-C terminal and a plurality of expansion interfaces, wherein the USB-C terminal and the plurality of expansion interfaces are both arranged on the shell; the USB-C terminal is arranged on the butt joint surface of the lug boss, and the plurality of expansion interfaces are arranged on the side surface of the platform and/or the top surface of the lug boss. The butt joint surface of the bulge part and the top surface of the platform form an L-shaped limiting structure, the USB-C terminal is arranged on the side surface of the L-shaped limiting structure, and the butt joint surface of the bulge part and the top surface of the platform are respectively abutted against the side surface and the bottom surface of the tablet computer, so that the USB-C docking station can be firmly connected to the tablet computer, the USB-C docking station can be prevented from swinging up and down relative to the tablet computer, and poor contact and damage to an interface of the tablet computer can be avoided.

Description

USB-C docking station

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a computer accessories, concretely relates to USB-C docking station suitable for panel computer.

Background

With the continuous updating and promotion of the tablet personal computer 11 inches in size and the tablet personal computer 12.9 inches in size, more and more users are used, and once the serial products are occupied, the tablet personal computers cannot be used with other functions, so that the limitation is large.

The docking station can be connected with a tablet computer, and the existing docking station mainly comprises a connecting line and a direct inserting line. The wired docking station is connected with the tablet computer through a USB-C wire, but the docking station is inconvenient for the tablet computer to be used in a handheld mode, and in addition, due to the tension of the USB-C wire, a USB-C interface on the tablet computer is easy to damage. The direct-insertion type docking station is directly connected with the tablet computer through the protruding terminals, but the strengthening measures on the tablet computer are lacked, so that the docking station can cause poor contact of the USB-C interface due to external force once being connected with the external device.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a stable USB-C docking station is connected to formula of cuting straightly.

One embodiment provides a USB-C docking station, which comprises a shell, a circuit board arranged in the shell, and a USB-C terminal and a plurality of expansion interfaces which are arranged on the shell, wherein the shell comprises a platform and a lug boss arranged on the platform, the lug boss is provided with a butting surface for butting with the side surface of a tablet computer, and the butting surface of the lug boss and the top surface of the platform form an L-shaped limiting structure; the USB-C terminal is installed on the butt joint face of the boss, the plurality of expansion interfaces are installed on the side face of the platform and/or the top face of the boss, and the circuit board is connected with the USB-C terminal and the expansion interfaces.

Furthermore, the circuit board comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board, the first circuit board is located in the platform, the expansion interface is connected with the first circuit board, the second circuit board is located in the boss, the USB-C terminal is connected with the second circuit board, and the first circuit board is connected with the second circuit board.

Further, the first circuit board and the second circuit board are connected by an FPC cable.

Furthermore, the butt joint surface of the bulge part is provided with a magnetic part.

Further, the magnetic part is magnetic silica gel.

Further, the magnetic part is a detachable magnetic gasket.

Furthermore, the top surface of the platform is provided with a clamping part.

Furthermore, the clamping portion comprises a fixing block and a spring, a through hole is formed in the top surface of the platform, the spring is installed in the shell, the fixing block is connected with the spring, and part of the fixing block is exposed out of the through hole of the shell.

Furthermore, the clamping part is a semicircular elastic plastic block.

Further, the length of the shell is smaller than or equal to the distance between the loudspeakers at the two ends of the side face of the tablet computer.

According to the USB-C docking station of the above embodiment, since the upper end of the platform is provided with the protruding portion, the abutting surface of the protruding portion and the top surface of the platform form the L-shaped limiting structure, and the USB-C terminal is arranged on the side surface of the L-shaped limiting structure, and the abutting surface of the protruding portion and the top surface of the platform are respectively abutted against the side surface and the bottom surface of the tablet computer, the USB-C docking station can be firmly connected to the tablet computer, the USB-C docking station can be prevented from swinging up and down relative to the tablet computer, and therefore poor contact and damage to the interface of the tablet computer can be avoided.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a USB-C docking station;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a USB-C docking station in one embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of an embodiment of a USB-C docking station;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a USB-C docking station according to an embodiment.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. Wherein like elements in different embodiments are numbered with like associated elements. In the following description, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application. However, those skilled in the art will readily recognize that some of the features may be omitted or replaced with other elements, materials, methods in different instances. In some instances, certain operations related to the present application have not been shown or described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the core of the present application from excessive description, and it is not necessary for those skilled in the art to describe these operations in detail, so that they may be fully understood from the description in the specification and the general knowledge in the art.

Furthermore, the features, operations, or characteristics described in the specification may be combined in any suitable manner to form various embodiments. Also, the various steps or actions in the method descriptions may be transposed or transposed in order, as will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Thus, the various sequences in the specification and drawings are for the purpose of describing certain embodiments only and are not intended to imply a required sequence unless otherwise indicated where such sequence must be followed.

The numbering of the components as such, e.g., "first", "second", etc., is used herein only to distinguish the objects as described, and does not have any sequential or technical meaning. The term "connected" and "coupled" when used in this application, unless otherwise indicated, includes both direct and indirect connections (couplings).

This embodiment provides a USB-C docking station, and this USB-C docking station is mainly used for the adaptation apple panel computer, also can adapt to the panel computer of other brands. The USB-C docking station is used for expanding one interface of the apple tablet computer into a plurality of interfaces, and is convenient for a user to connect a plurality of devices for use.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the USB-C docking station of the present embodiment mainly includes a housing 10, a circuit board 20, a USB-C terminal 30, and an expansion interface 40. Casing 10 is metal casing, and casing 10 is formed by epitheca and inferior valve joint, has the holding chamber in the casing 10, and casing 10 length direction's cross section is L type structure. The shell 10 comprises a platform 11 and a boss 12, the platform 11 and the boss 12 are of an integral structure, the boss 12 is located at the upper end edge of the platform 11, the side face, facing the top face of the platform 11, of the boss 12 is a butt joint face 13, and the butt joint face 13 and the top face of the platform 11 form an L-shaped limiting structure. The receiving cavity extends into the boss 12, and the boss 12 is communicated with the inside of the platform 11. In other embodiments, the boss 12 is fixed on the platform 11 by clamping, and a through hole is provided between the platform 11 and the boss 12.

As shown in fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the circuit board 20 includes a first circuit board 21 and a second circuit board 22, the first circuit board 21 is installed in the accommodating cavity of the platform 11 by screws, the second circuit board 22 is installed in the protruding portion 12 by screws, the second circuit board 22 is located at the upper end of the first circuit board 21, and the first circuit board 21 and the second circuit board 22 are connected by FPC cables. Wherein install components and parts such as FPC connector, PD agreement chip, video conversion chip, HUB chip, system's power on the first circuit board 21, install the FPC connector on the second circuit board 22, the both ends of FPC winding displacement respectively with connect the FPC connector on the first circuit board 21 and the FPC connector on the second circuit board 22, realize the communication between first circuit board 21 and the second circuit board 22.

The USB-C terminal 30 is mounted on the mating face 13 of the boss 12. Specifically, a through hole is provided in the mating face 13 of the boss 12, the USB-C terminal 30 is inserted into the through hole of the mating face 13, and the USB-C terminal 30 extends to be connected to the second circuit board 22. The USB-C terminal 30 protrudes out of the butt joint surface 13, and the USB-C terminal 30 is used for being connected with a USB-C socket of the tablet computer.

The expansion interfaces 40 are provided with a plurality of expansion interfaces, the expansion interfaces 40 comprise types of expansion interfaces such as USB-A, USB-C, HDMI and 3.5mm earphone ports, and the expansion interfaces are used for being connected with external equipment such as a network cable, a mouse, an external keyboard and a printer. The expansion interface 40 is installed on the side of the platform 11, specifically, a plurality of through holes are arranged on the side of the platform 11, the expansion interface 40 is inserted into the through holes of the housing 10, the expansion interface 40 does not protrude out of the side of the platform 11, and the expansion interface 40 is connected with the first circuit board 21.

As shown in fig. 4, the expansion interface 40 may be mounted on a different side of the platform 11; alternatively, a portion of the expansion interface 40 is mounted on the top surface of the boss 12, and the expansion interface 40 is connected to the second circuit board 22. The expansion interfaces 40 are located on different surfaces of the platform 11, so that one expansion interface 40 can be prevented from blocking other interfaces after being inserted.

In this embodiment, a magnetic portion 14 is disposed on the abutting surface 13 of the protruding portion 12, the magnetic portion 14 is a piece of magnetic silica gel, the magnetic portion 14 covers the entire abutting surface 13, and the magnetic portion 14 has an avoiding hole at a position corresponding to the USB-C terminal 30. The magnetic part 14 enables the butt joint surface 13 to be attached to the side surface of the tablet computer in a more compact and attractive manner, and the stability of connection of the USB-C terminal 30 can also achieve a certain anti-collision buffering effect. In other embodiments, the magnetic part 14 is a plurality of small-area magnetic silica gels distributed on two sides of the USB-C terminal 30, and can also perform a certain adsorption fixing effect.

In this embodiment, the magnetic part 14 is detachably fixed on the docking surface 13 by magnetic attraction or adhesion, and when the protective case is installed on the tablet computer, the magnetic part 14 can be detached for use. In other embodiments, the magnetic part 14 is directly fixed on the abutting surface 13 to play a role of fixing, but this design cannot be used for disassembly.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, a raised clamping portion 15 is provided on the top surface of the platform 11, and the clamping portion 15 includes a fixing block 151 and a spring 152. Joint portion 15 has two, is equipped with the through-hole of two symmetries at the top surface of platform 11, and two springs 152 are installed respectively in the holding intracavity of platform 11, and every spring 152 is connected with a fixed block 151 to fixed block 151 exposes in the through-hole of the top surface of platform 11, and this through-hole still plays the spacing effect of lift, and fixed block 151 can reciprocate along this through-hole. The two clamping portions 15 are arranged so that when the USB-C docking station is connected to the tablet computer, the top surface of the platform 11 is attached to the bottom surface of the tablet computer, and the two fixing blocks 151 apply a certain pressure to the tablet computer under the action of the springs 152, thereby improving the connection stability. The top of the fixing block 151 is arranged to be of an arc-shaped structure, so that the tablet personal computer can horizontally slide relative to the fixing block 151 conveniently.

In other embodiments, the clamping portion 15 is a semicircular elastic plastic block, which can also apply a certain pressure to the tablet computer, thereby improving the stability of connection.

The two sides of the USB-C interface of the apple tablet computer are provided with symmetrical bell mouths, and in order to not block the bell mouth of the tablet computer, the length of the shell 10 is smaller than or equal to the distance between the bell mouths at the two ends of the tablet computer, namely the whole USB-C docking station is positioned between the bell mouths at the two ends, so that the USB-C docking station can be prevented from blocking the bell mouth of the tablet computer.

According to the USB-C docking station of the embodiment, the protruding portion 12 is arranged at the upper end of the shell 10, the butt-joint surface 13 of the protruding portion 12 and the top surface of the platform 11 form an L-shaped limiting structure, the USB-C terminal 30 is arranged on the side surface of the L-shaped limiting structure, and the butt-joint surface of the protruding portion 12 and the top surface of the platform 11 are respectively abutted against the side surface and the bottom surface of the tablet computer, so that the USB-C docking station can be firmly connected to the tablet computer, the USB-C docking station can be prevented from swinging up and down relative to the tablet computer, and further poor contact and damage to an interface of the tablet computer can be avoided.

The present invention has been described in terms of specific examples, which are provided to aid understanding of the invention and are not intended to be limiting. For a person skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, several simple deductions, modifications or substitutions may be made according to the idea of the invention.

Claims

1. A USB-C docking station is characterized by comprising a shell, a circuit board arranged in the shell, and a USB-C terminal and a plurality of expansion interfaces which are arranged on the shell, wherein the shell comprises a platform and a boss arranged on the platform, the boss is provided with a butt joint surface for butt joint with the side surface of a tablet computer, and the butt joint surface of the boss and the top surface of the platform form an L-shaped limiting structure; the USB-C terminal is installed on the butt joint face of the boss, the plurality of expansion interfaces are installed on the side face of the platform and/or the top face of the boss, and the circuit board is connected with the USB-C terminal and the expansion interfaces.

2. The USB-C docking station of claim 1, wherein the circuit boards comprise a first circuit board and a second circuit board, the first circuit board being located within the platform, the expansion interface being connected to the first circuit board, the second circuit board being located within the boss, the USB-C terminal being connected to the second circuit board, the first circuit board and the second circuit board being connected.

3. The USB-C docking station of claim 2, wherein the first circuit board and the second circuit board are connected by FPC flex cables.

4. The USB-C docking station of claim 1, wherein the mating surface of the protruding portion has a magnetic attraction.

5. The USB-C docking station of claim 4, wherein the magnetically attractive portion is magnetic silicone.

6. The USB-C docking station of claim 4, wherein the magnetically attractive portion is a removable magnetically attractive pad.

7. The USB-C docking station according to claim 1, wherein the top surface of the platform is provided with a clamping portion.

8. The USB-C docking station according to claim 7, wherein the locking portion comprises a fixing block and a spring, the top surface of the platform has a through hole, the spring is installed in the housing, the fixing block is connected to the spring, and the fixing block is partially exposed out of the through hole of the housing.

9. The USB-C docking station according to claim 7, wherein the clamping portion is a semi-circular resilient plastic block.

10. The USB-C docking station according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the length of the housing is less than or equal to the spacing between the speakers at the two ends of the side of the tablet.