CN212648576U

CN212648576U - Display device and USB interface device thereof

Info

Publication number: CN212648576U
Application number: CN202021172517.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙化朋; 董丽颖; 张宗超
Original assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-22
Filing date: 2020-06-22
Publication date: 2021-03-02
Anticipated expiration: 2030-06-22

Abstract

The application discloses a USB interface device, which is used on a display device, wherein the display device comprises a display screen; the USB interface device is arranged on the front side of the display screen; the USB interface device comprises a cover plate bracket, wherein one side of the cover plate bracket is provided with a USB interface, and the other side of the cover plate bracket is provided with a guide chute; the USB interface device further comprises a front sliding plate arranged on the front side and a guide component connected with the front sliding plate, and the guide component can be slidably arranged in the guide sliding chute, so that the front sliding plate can slide to open or close the USB interface. The interface device is structurally designed to be arranged in front of the display equipment and to be hidden, so that the problem that a user is inconvenient to insert and pull is solved. In addition, the application also discloses a display device comprising the USB interface device.

Description

Display device and USB interface device thereof

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of display device technologies, and in particular, to a USB interface device. Further, the present application relates to a display apparatus including the USB interface device.

Background

Along with the development of display equipment, such as the television industry, the intellectualization of televisions is higher and higher, and more scenes that people use the televisions are provided, the USB interface is the most frequently used terminal in life as an input terminal of the television, the USB interface is generally placed behind the product in order to ensure the appearance of the product in the traditional television, and a user needs to plug and unplug the probe from the back when plugging, thus causing inconvenience for plugging and unplugging of the user.

The television, like the ultra-thin of flat panel television is another trend of trade development again, along with the complete machine is more and more thin, for making the complete machine reduce from the wall distance when hanging the wall, will design some novel hanging and make the complete machine paste the wall as far as possible when hanging the wall, just so lead to the plug distance very little, at this moment, if the USB interface still sets up the back at the TV, then can make the user very inconvenient when the user often carries out the plug, user experience is very poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The technical problem that this application will solve is to provide a USB interface device, and this interface device's structural design can make it set up in the front of display device to hide the design, therefore solved the inconvenient problem of user's plug. In addition, another technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a display apparatus including the USB interface device.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a first aspect of the present application provides a USB interface apparatus for use on a display device, where the display device includes a display screen; the USB interface device is arranged on the front side of the display screen; the USB interface device comprises a cover plate bracket, wherein one side of the cover plate bracket is provided with a USB interface, and the other side of the cover plate bracket is provided with a guide chute; the USB interface device further comprises a front sliding plate arranged on the front side and a guide component connected with the front sliding plate, and the guide component can be slidably arranged in the guide sliding chute, so that the front sliding plate can slide to open or close the USB interface.

In a specific implementation manner of the first aspect, the USB interface device further includes an elastic positioning component for limiting the guiding component.

In a specific embodiment of the first aspect, the front sliding plate includes a sliding cover plate at the outermost side, and an enterprise logo is arranged on the outer surface of the sliding cover plate.

In a specific implementation manner of the first aspect, the front sliding plate further includes a front positioning cover plate, and the front positioning cover plate is located at the inner side of the sliding cover plate and is attached to the sliding cover plate; the guide member is connected with the front positioning cover plate.

In a particular embodiment of the first aspect, the front positioning cover has a projection on an inner side wall thereof, the projection forming the guide member.

In a specific implementation manner of the first aspect, the USB interface device further includes a rear positioning block, where the rear positioning block is disposed at a rear side of the cover plate bracket, connected to the guide component, and slides in the guide chute along with the guide component.

In a specific implementation manner of the first aspect, a positioning column is disposed on a side of the guiding component facing the rear positioning block, and a positioning groove matched with the positioning column is disposed on the rear positioning block.

In a specific implementation manner of the first aspect, a positioning protruding rib is disposed on an inner side of the front positioning cover plate, a positioning groove matched with the positioning protruding rib is formed in the cover plate support, and the positioning protruding rib is slidably disposed in the positioning groove.

In a specific embodiment of the first aspect, the elastic positioning member is a spring piece provided with a positioning projection that interferes with the guide member.

To solve another technical problem described above, a second aspect of the present application provides a display device including a display screen; the display equipment further comprises the USB interface device, wherein the USB interface device is arranged on the front side of the display screen.

In one embodiment, a first aspect of the present application provides a USB interface apparatus for use on a display device, where the display device includes a display screen; the USB interface device is arranged on the front side of the display screen; the USB interface device comprises a cover plate bracket, wherein one side of the cover plate bracket is provided with a USB interface, and the other side of the cover plate bracket is provided with a guide chute; the USB interface device further comprises a front sliding plate arranged on the front side and a guide component connected with the front sliding plate, and the guide component can be slidably arranged in the guide sliding chute, so that the front sliding plate can slide to open or close the USB interface.

In the above structure, the USB interface device includes a cover bracket, a front slide plate, and a guide member. When the USB interface is to be opened, acting force is applied to the front sliding plate, so that the front sliding plate drives the guide component to slide in the guide sliding groove, and then the front sliding plate opens the USB interface. When the USB interface is to be closed, an opposite force is applied to the front sliding plate, so that the guide component slides in the guide sliding groove, and the front sliding plate closes the USB interface.

In the above-described embodiments, the structures of the guide member and the front slide plate are not limited, and any structure that can facilitate the movement of the front slide plate, specifically, the sliding of the front slide plate in the guide chute of the cover bracket, should be within the scope of the present application.

In the technical scheme, the USB interface device is arranged in front of the display screen, the USB interface is well opened or closed, and a hidden design is realized, so that the problem of inconvenience in rear plugging and unplugging of the USB interface in the prior art can be solved. In a word, the interface device can be arranged in front of the display equipment through the structural design and is designed to be hidden, so that the problem that a user is inconvenient to insert and pull is solved.

In one embodiment, the front positioning cover plate may be glued to the sliding cover plate, but other connection methods may be used, which is not limited in this application. For the sake of beauty and the requirement of setting enterprise logo, the sliding cover plate is generally made of non-metal materials and is designed by adopting a thin layer. On the basis, in order to meet the linkage requirement with the guide component, the front sliding plate can be arranged to be of an inner-layer structure and an outer-layer structure, the inner layer is a front positioning cover plate, and the outer layer is a sliding cover plate. The guide member is connected with the sliding cover plate.

When the USB interface is opened or closed, acting force is applied to the sliding cover plate, and the sliding cover plate and the front positioning cover plate are fixed together, so that the sliding cover plate and the front positioning cover plate move together and drive the guide part to move in the sliding groove, and the USB interface is opened or closed.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the USB interface device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the USB interface device in FIG. 2 in an open state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the USB interface device in FIG. 2 in a closed state;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a cover plate bracket of the USB interface device in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the cover plate bracket of FIG. 5 from another perspective;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a front positioning cover plate of the USB interface device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a rear positioning block of the USB interface device of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a spring plate and an adapter bracket of the USB interface device of FIG. 2;

fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the cover plate bracket and the metal bracket of the USB interface device shown in fig. 2.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions better understood by those skilled in the art, 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.

In some of the flows described in the specification and claims of this application and in the above-described figures, a number of operations are included that occur in a particular order, but it should be clearly understood that these operations may be performed out of order or in parallel as they occur herein, the number of operations, e.g., 101, 102, etc., merely being used to distinguish between various operations, and the number itself does not represent any order of performance. Additionally, the flows may include more or fewer operations, and the operations may be performed sequentially or in parallel. It should be noted that, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in this document are used for distinguishing different messages, devices, modules, etc., and do not represent a sequential order, nor limit the types of "first" and "second" to be different.

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.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present application.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the display device provided by the present application may be a television. The television includes a display screen 200, and a base bracket 300 supporting the display screen 200. The USB interface is generally placed behind a traditional television in order to ensure the appearance of a product, and a probe is required to be plugged from the back when a user plugs, so that the plugging and unplugging of the user are inconvenient. In view of this, the USB interface device 100 provided in the present application is disposed at the front side of the display screen and adopts a hidden design, so as to solve the problem that the user is inconvenient to insert and pull.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, fig. 2 is an exploded view of the USB interface device of fig. 1; FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the USB interface device in FIG. 2 in an open state; fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the USB interface device in fig. 2 in a closed state.

In an embodiment of the present application, the USB interface device is disposed on a front side of the display screen; as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the USB interface device includes a cover plate bracket 5, one side of the cover plate bracket 5 is provided with a USB interface, and the other side is provided with a guiding chute 501; the USB interface device further includes a front sliding plate disposed on the front side and a guiding member 13 connected to the front sliding plate, wherein the guiding member 13 is slidably disposed in the guiding sliding slot 501, so that the front sliding plate can slide to open or close the USB interface.

In the above configuration, as shown in fig. 2, the USB interface device includes the cover bracket 5, the front slide plate, and the guide member 13. When the USB interface is to be opened, as shown in fig. 3, a force is applied to the front sliding plate, so that the front sliding plate drives the guide member 13 to slide in the guide chute, and then the front sliding plate opens the USB interface. When the USB interface is to be closed, an opposite force is applied to the front sliding plate, so that the guide member 13 slides in the guide sliding groove 501, and the front sliding plate closes the USB interface.

In the above-described embodiments, the structures of the guide member 13 and the front slide plate are not limited, and any structure that can facilitate the movement of the front slide plate, specifically, the sliding of the front slide plate in the guide chute of the cover bracket 5, should be within the scope of the present application.

In the above embodiment, the specific structure of the front slide board may be designed. For example, referring to fig. 2, 3 and 4, the front skateboard includes a sliding cover 2 at the outermost side, and a business logo is disposed on the outer surface of the sliding cover 2.

In the above technical solution, the front sliding plate includes a sliding cover plate 2 at the outermost side, and an enterprise logo is arranged on the outer surface of the sliding cover plate 2, so that the logo display of the enterprise is combined with the hidden design of the USB.

Further, referring to fig. 2, 3 and 4, the front sliding plate further includes a front positioning cover plate 3, and the front positioning cover plate 3 is located at the inner side of the sliding cover plate 2 and attached to the sliding cover plate 2; the guide member 13 is connected to the front positioning cover 3.

In this structure, the front positioning cover plate 3 may be glued to the sliding cover plate 2, and other connection methods may be adopted, which is not limited in the present application. The sliding cover plate 2 is generally made of non-metal materials and is designed by a thin layer for the sake of beauty and the requirement of setting an enterprise logo. On this basis, in order to realize the linkage requirement with the guide part 13, the front sliding plate can be set to be of an inner-outer two-layer structure, the inner layer is the front positioning cover plate 3, and the outer layer is the sliding cover plate 2. The guide member 13 is connected to the sliding cover 2.

When the USB interface is opened or closed, acting force is applied to the sliding cover plate 2, and the sliding cover plate 2 and the front positioning cover plate 3 are fixed together, so that the sliding cover plate and the front positioning cover plate move together, and meanwhile, the guide part 13 is driven to move in the sliding groove, so that the USB interface is opened or closed.

In any of the above embodiments, we can also make specific designs. For example, please refer to fig. 5, fig. 6, fig. 7 and fig. 8, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a cover plate bracket of the USB interface device in fig. 2; FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the cover plate bracket of FIG. 5 from another perspective; FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the front positioning cover plate 3 of the USB interface device in FIG. 2; fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a rear positioning block of the USB interface device in fig. 7.

As shown in fig. 5, one side of the cover bracket 5 is provided with a USB port 502, and the other side is provided with a guide sliding slot 501, in which the guide member 13 slides.

Further, in the above structure, the guide member 13 may be specifically designed. For example, as shown in fig. 7, the front positioning cover 3 has a protrusion on its inner side wall, and the protrusion forms a guide member 13. In this kind of structural design, guide part 13 and preceding location apron 3 structure as an organic whole, on the one hand facilitate manufacturing, on the other hand can play fine guide effect.

In addition, as shown in fig. 8, the USB interface device further includes a rear positioning block 4, where the rear positioning block 4 is disposed at the rear side of the cover bracket 5, connected to the guide member 13, and slides in the guide sliding groove along with the guide member 13.

In the above structure, the rear locating block 4 is connected with the guide part 13, so that the front locating cover plate 3 and the rear locating block 4 form a front-rear clamping structure, and further the guide part 13 is clamped in the guide sliding groove, and the separation cannot occur, so that the USB interface can be continuously opened or closed.

In the above technical solution, a specific connection structure between the guide member 13 and the rear positioning block 4 may also be designed. For example, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the guide member 13 is provided with a positioning column 301 facing the rear positioning block 4, and the rear positioning block 4 is provided with a positioning groove 402 engaged with the positioning column. In this kind of structure, through the cooperation structure of reference column 301 and constant head tank 402 for guide part 13 can realize fine assembly with back locating piece 4.

Further, in the above structure, a specific design may be made for the connecting structure between the front positioning cover 3 and the cover bracket 5. For example, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the positioning rib 303 is disposed on the inner side of the front positioning cover plate 3, the cover plate bracket 5 is disposed with a positioning groove 509 matched with the positioning rib, and the positioning rib 303 is slidably disposed in the positioning groove 509. In the structure, the positioning convex rib 303 and the positioning groove 509 are matched, so that the front positioning cover plate 3 and the cover plate bracket 5 can be positioned and slid better, the structure is simple, and the processing cost is low.

In any of the above technical solutions, further improvements can be made. For example, the elastic positioning member is a spring piece 9, and the spring piece 9 is provided with a positioning projection that interferes with the guide member 13. As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in this structure, when the USB port is opened, the sliding cover 2 is pressed so that the rear positioning block 4 is pressed against the positioning projection, and then a force is applied in the lateral direction, thereby completing the opening of the USB port. When the other end of the positioning protrusion is moved, the other end of the positioning protrusion clamps the rear positioning block 4 under the action of elastic force.

In addition, referring to fig. 9 and 10, referring to the specific structure of the spring plate 9 and the adapting bracket 11, and the cover plate bracket 5 and the metal bracket (for example, the aluminum bracket 8), fig. 9 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of the spring plate and the adapting bracket of the USB interface device in fig. 2; fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the cover plate bracket and the metal bracket of the USB interface device shown in fig. 2.

The following describes the specific structure of the embodiments of the present application as a whole.

As shown in fig. 2, the partial structure of the front USB interface is an exploded view, which includes a USB device 1, a sliding cover plate 2, a front positioning cover plate 3, a rear positioning block 4, a cover plate bracket 5, a light guide member 6, a mesh enclosure 7, an aluminum bracket 8 (or other metal brackets, which are not limited in this application), a spring leaf 9, a remote control plate 10, a transfer bracket 11, and a USB socket 12.

The sliding cover plate 2 and the front positioning cover plate 3 are fixed together through glue, the appearance of the sliding cover plate 2 is well processed to play an appearance role, and a logo or a selling point can be integrated; the front positioning cover plate 3 and the rear positioning block 4 penetrate through the guide sliding groove 501 of the cover plate support 5 to be assembled and fixed, specifically, the positioning column 301 is inserted into the positioning groove 402, a screw penetrates through the through hole 401 to be fixed in the opening 302, the back of the through hole 401 is provided with a screw sinking platform, and the situation that the screw protrudes out of the plane of the rear positioning block to interfere with other parts is avoided. The positioning convex rib 303 slides in the positioning groove 509 to play a role in guiding, so that a user can avoid the up-and-down deviation of the movable component when switching between two working conditions; the cover plate bracket 5 is fixed on the aluminum bracket 8 by using a buckle 507 and a buckle 508, and is fixed on the threaded hole 504 by using a screw through the hole 1105, so that the middle of the cover plate bracket 5 is prevented from bulging and generating a gap with the aluminum bracket 8; the matching surface of the light guide column 6 is coated with glue and is stuck to the cover plate bracket 5, wherein the boss is matched with the groove of the light guide column 503 and is used for transmitting light rays emitted by the remote controller and the remote control plate 10; the mesh enclosure 7 is coated with glue and is stuck on the aluminum bracket 8; one end 902 of the spring piece 9 is inserted 1101 into a boss hole, and is fixed in a threaded hole 1102 by a screw through a hole 901, and the boss hole 1101 and the threaded hole 1102 enable the spring piece 9 to be firmly fixed; the adapter bracket 11 is fixed on the aluminum bracket 8 by using screws, a screw hole 1103 is used for fixing the remote control board 10, and a screw hole 1104 is used for fixing the USB flashboard 12; the remote control board 10 is used for receiving signals sent by a remote controller and simultaneously issuing light of different colors, a user can determine the state of the whole device according to the light of different colors, and whether external USB equipment is successfully connected or not can be determined through color difference.

There are two conditions in use: closing and opening. In a closed state, the front and rear positioning cover plates are positioned on the left side, namely, the side 305 is in contact with the side 505, the side 403 is in contact with the surface 903 (in design, interference design is carried out, interference amount is set according to experience values, spring deformation amount generated by different interference amount is different, spring elasticity is different), the positioning cover plates are positioned at fixed positions by means of the elasticity of the spring pieces 9, the positioning cover plates cannot shake left and right, and at the moment, the USB opening 502 is covered by the front positioning cover plate 3; the sliding cover plate 2 is slightly pressed by a hand, the sliding cover plate 2 is slightly forced to the right side to slide to an open state, at the moment, the edge 304 is in contact with the edge 506, the edge 404 is in contact with the surface 904 (interference design, interference amount is the same as that of the edge B403 and the surface 903, and the hand feeling of a user is consistent when opening and closing is guaranteed), the positioning cover plate is in a fixed position by means of the elasticity of the spring piece 9, the positioning cover plate cannot shake left and right, and at the moment, the front positioning cover plate 3 cannot shield the USB opening.

The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and the units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the present embodiment. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.

Reference throughout this specification to "embodiments," "some embodiments," "one embodiment," or "an embodiment," etc., means that a particular feature, component, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in various embodiments," "in some embodiments," "in at least one other embodiment," or "in an embodiment," or the like, throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, components, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Thus, without limitation, a particular feature, component, or characteristic illustrated or described in connection with one embodiment may be combined, in whole or in part, with a feature, component, or characteristic of one or more other embodiments. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that aspects of the present application may be illustrated and described in terms of several patentable species or situations, including any new and useful combination of processes, machines, manufacture, or materials, or any new and useful improvement thereon. Accordingly, various aspects of the present application may be embodied entirely in hardware, entirely in software (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or in a combination of hardware and software. The above hardware or software may be referred to as "data block," module, "" engine, "" terminal, "" component, "or" system. Furthermore, aspects of the present application may be represented as a computer product, including computer readable program code, embodied in one or more computer readable media.

It is to be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that an article or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above description is merely exemplary of the present application and is presented to enable those skilled in the art to understand and practice the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A USB interface device is used on a display device, and the display device comprises a display screen; the USB interface device is arranged on the front side of the display screen; the USB interface device comprises a cover plate bracket, wherein one side of the cover plate bracket is provided with a USB interface, and the other side of the cover plate bracket is provided with a guide chute; the USB interface device further comprises a front sliding plate arranged on the front side and a guide component connected with the front sliding plate, and the guide component can be slidably arranged in the guide sliding chute, so that the front sliding plate can slide to open or close the USB interface.

2. The USB interface device according to claim 1, further comprising a resilient positioning member for limiting the position of the guiding member.

3. The USB interface device of claim 1, wherein the front slider includes an outermost sliding cover, and an enterprise logo is disposed on an outer surface of the sliding cover.

4. The USB interface device according to claim 3, wherein the front slide further comprises a front positioning cover plate, the front positioning cover plate is located inside the sliding cover plate and attached to the sliding cover plate; the guide member is connected with the front positioning cover plate.

5. A USB interface device as in claim 4, wherein said front positioning cover has a protrusion on its inside wall, said protrusion forming said guide member.

6. The device according to claim 5, further comprising a rear positioning block, wherein the rear positioning block is disposed at a rear side of the cover bracket and connected to the guide member, and slides with the guide member in the guide sliding groove.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a positioning post is disposed on a side of the guiding member facing the rear positioning block, and a positioning groove is disposed on the rear positioning block and engaged with the positioning post.

8. The USB interface device according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein a positioning rib is disposed on an inner side of the front positioning cover, a positioning groove engaged with the positioning rib is disposed on the cover bracket, and the positioning rib is slidably disposed in the positioning groove.

9. The USB interface device according to claim 2, wherein the elastic positioning member is a spring plate provided with a positioning protrusion that interferes with the guide member.

10. A display device includes a display screen; characterized in that the display device further comprises a USB interface device according to any of claims 1-9, said USB interface device being arranged on the front side of the display screen.