CN214379173U - Adapter - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an adapter, which comprises a shell, a circuit board, an adapter port component, a first plug and a second plug; the switching port assembly is electrically connected with the circuit board and is used for being electrically connected with first equipment; the first plug and the second plug are respectively electrically connected with the circuit board and are used for being electrically connected with second equipment so as to electrically connect the first equipment with the second equipment, at least one of the first plug and the second plug is movably connected with the shell, so that the distance between the first plug and the second plug is variable, and/or at least one of the first plug and the second plug can be switched between a stretching state stretching out of the shell and a containing state containing in the shell. Through the adapter port component and the first plug and/or the second plug which can be movably connected, the connection among different devices, different intervals or ports in number can be realized, and the adaptability of the adapter is improved.

Description

Adapter

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an adapter technical field, especially an adapter.

Background

Adapters are common accessories for electronic devices, and are used to implement connections between different devices and different ports. However, in the process of switching, it is found that designs such as the number and/or the spacing of ports between different devices are different, and how to improve the adaptability, reduce the switching cost, and facilitate the switching operation while realizing the switching is an important issue in the industry.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide an adapter with high adaptability.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an adapter, including casing, circuit board, switching port subassembly, first plug and second plug; the housing has a plurality of openings; the circuit board is positioned in the shell; the switching port component is arranged corresponding to at least one opening and is electrically connected with the circuit board, and the switching port component is used for being electrically connected with first equipment; the first plug is arranged corresponding to at least one opening and is electrically connected with the circuit board; the second plug is installed corresponding to at least one opening and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first plug and the second plug are used for being electrically connected with second equipment so as to electrically connect the first equipment with the second equipment, at least one of the first plug and the second plug is movably connected with the shell, so that the distance between the first plug and the second plug is variable, and/or at least one of the first plug and the second plug can be switched between an extending state extending out of the shell and a containing state containing in the shell.

Compared with the prior art, the adapter is provided with the adapter port assembly, the first plug and the second plug, and at least one plug is movably connected with the shell, so that at least one plug can move relative to the other plug, and the distance between the first plug and the second plug is changed, so that second equipment with different jack pitches can be adapted; and/or at least one plug can be switched between an extending state extending out of the shell and a receiving state received in the shell, so that the plug can be adapted to second equipment with different socket quantities, for example, one plug is in the receiving state, the other plug can be adapted to the second equipment of one socket, when the two plugs are in the extending state, the plug can be adapted to the second equipment of the two sockets, when the at least one plug is not used, the plug can be hidden in the receiving state, and the problem that dust and the like enter the plug to influence the connection state or the service life is solved. Therefore, the adapter can realize the connection between different devices and different ports and realize the switching function; meanwhile, the adaptability of the adapter to different distances or quantity sockets of various types of electronic equipment can be improved, the application scene of the adapter is enriched, the effect of reducing the switching cost is achieved, the switching operation of a user is facilitated, the reliability of the plug is improved, the service life of the plug is prolonged, and the experience of the user is further improved.

Further, in some embodiments, the housing includes a first base plate supporting the circuit board and a first side plate located on one side of the circuit board and the first base plate, the first base plate and/or the first side plate is formed with a sliding structure, at least a portion of the opening is disposed on the first side plate and corresponds to the sliding structure, and the first plug is slidably connected to the sliding structure, so that a distance between the first plug and the second plug is variable, and/or so that the first plug can be switched between a protruding state protruding out of the housing and a receiving state receiving in the housing. Through setting up sliding construction realizes first plug with the distance between the second plug is variable or at least one plug can be hidden, and the structure is comparatively simple, reliable, and convenient operation.

Further, in some embodiments, the first plug includes a connecting plate and a plug member, the connecting plate is located in the housing and is used for being electrically connected with the circuit board through an electrical connector, the connecting plate is slidably connected with the sliding structure, one end of the plug member is connected with the connecting plate, and the other end of the plug member can extend out of the housing through the opening. Through right the structural design of first plug, it is convenient first plug with sliding structure's connection, and be favorable to improving production efficiency and packaging efficiency to reduction in production cost, and then the competitiveness of improvement product.

Further, in some embodiments, the electrical connection comprises a wire or a flexible circuit board. Since the wire or the flexible circuit board is common, the wire or the flexible circuit board is used as the electric connecting piece, so that the production cost of the electric connecting piece can be effectively reduced, the volume of the electric connecting piece can be reduced, and the reliability of electric connection can be ensured.

Further, in some embodiments, the sliding structure includes a first sliding groove disposed along an extending direction of the first side plate, the openings include a first opening corresponding to the first plug and a second opening corresponding to the second plug, at least a portion of the first opening and the second opening are located on the same first side plate, the first opening is disposed along the extending direction of the first side plate, and the plug member can slide along the first opening when the connecting plate slides along the first sliding groove. Through setting up first spout realizes the connecting plate drives the slip of plug spare can guarantee the gliding stability of sliding structure, and then promotes user's experience and feels. In addition, the first opening and the second opening respectively correspond to the two plugs, and the structural stability and the overall appearance attractiveness of the two plugs are improved.

Further, in some embodiments, the housing includes a first housing and a second housing, the first housing is disposed with the first substrate and the first side plate, the second housing includes a second side plate disposed outside the first side plate, the first opening includes a first sub-opening located on the first side plate and a second sub-opening located on the second side plate and corresponding to the first sub-opening, the second opening includes a third sub-opening located on the first side plate and a fourth sub-opening located on the second side plate and corresponding to the third sub-opening, the adaptor further includes a shielding member, the shielding member is sleeved outside the plug member and can slide with the first plug, and the shielding member is used for shielding the first sub-opening. Through the two-layer shell structure design of first casing with the second casing, can guarantee the whole fixed strength of each component inside the adapter improves the pleasing to the eye degree of reliability and product appearance, in addition, the shield can shield first sub-opening passes through when avoiding sliding product internal component or structure are seen to first opening, not only can be right the protection effect of adapter internal structure can also promote the pleasing to the eye degree of product appearance.

Further, in some embodiments, the first housing further includes a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, the circuit board is fixed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first side plate is connected to the first substrate and located between the first substrate and the second substrate, the second housing further includes a housing main body having a receiving space and a receiving opening, the first substrate, the second substrate and the circuit board are received in the receiving space, the first side plate is adjacent to the receiving opening, and the second side plate is covered outside the first side plate corresponding to the receiving opening. It can be understood that the circuit board can be well fixed by arranging the second substrate, and the stability of the internal structure of the adapter is improved; through setting up the second shell can improve right adapter inner structure's protection effect can also promote the pleasing to the eye degree of product appearance simultaneously.

Further, in some embodiments, a surface of the first side plate adjacent to the second side plate further has a groove communicated with the first sub opening, an extending direction of the groove is the same as an extending direction of the first sliding groove, and the shielding member is accommodated in the groove and can slide along the groove. The shielding piece and the groove are matched, so that the first plug can be protected, the first plug can slide conveniently, and the attractiveness of the appearance of a product can be improved.

Further, in some embodiments, the sliding structure includes a second sliding groove disposed perpendicular to the extending direction of the first side plate, and when the connecting plate slides along the second sliding groove, the plug member is switchable between an extended state in which the plug member is extended out of the housing through the first opening and a stored state in which the plug member is stored in the housing. Through the setting of second spout can realize sliding construction drives first plug stretches out and accomodates in the casing. Because the spout structure is comparatively common and stable, also can guarantee the reliability of adapter.

Further, in some embodiments, the adapter further includes an operating element, the housing includes a first cover plate disposed corresponding to the first substrate, the first cover plate is disposed with an operating opening corresponding to the first plug, the operating element is mounted corresponding to the operating opening and connected to the first plug, and the operating element can slide in the operating opening to drive the first plug to slide relative to the sliding structure. Through setting up the operating parts can make things convenient for the user operation first plug slides, is favorable to promoting user's experience and feels.

Further, in some embodiments, the operating member includes an operating portion located at the operating opening, a sliding plate located in the housing and connected to the operating portion, and a connecting portion connected to a side of the sliding plate away from the operating portion, and the connecting portion and the connecting plate are fixed by a locking member. The fixing effect of the operating piece and the first plug can be improved through the locking piece, and therefore the overall reliability of the adapter is improved.

Further, in some embodiments, the connecting plate includes two first locking holes located at two sides of the plug member, the connecting portion includes two second locking holes corresponding to the two first locking holes, and the locking member also includes two locking members, and the locking member passes through the first locking holes and is locked with the second locking holes. Through two locking parts, the fixing effect can be effectively improved, and the problem that the fixing strength of the operating part and the plug part is reduced due to multiple sliding operations is solved.

Further, in some embodiments, the operation opening includes a first portion and a second portion perpendicular to and communicating with the first portion, and the operation member is slidable along the first portion and/or the second portion. Through operation open-ended design can improve the sliding effect of operating parts, and then the experience when promoting the user and using feels. In addition, the operation openings of the two parts enable the operation piece to move along two different directions, the distance between the first plug and the second plug is adjustable, the first plug can extend out or be accommodated in the shell, the adapter can be suitable for multiple different application scenes, and user experience is improved.

Further, in some embodiments, the first plug is a USB type-C type plug; the second plug is USB type-C type plug, the transit port subassembly includes corresponding first plug with two USB type-C type sockets of second plug, the transit port subassembly still includes at least one in HDMI port, USB type-A, USB type-B, the memory card socket. It can be understood that, with the above structure, the adapter can be adapted to two USB type-C type plugs with different distances or can be adapted to devices with different numbers of USB type-C type sockets (such as one or two USB type-C type sockets), and the adaptability is high. In addition, through the multi-type design of the switching port assembly, the adaptability of the adapter can be effectively improved, and therefore the application range of the adapter is widened.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an adapter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the adapter of fig. 1 from another angle.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the adapter shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the adapter of fig. 1 from another angle.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a partially assembled construction of the adapter shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an adapter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the adapter of fig. 6 from another angle.

Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the adapter shown in fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the adapter of fig. 6 from another angle.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view of a partially assembled construction of the adapter of fig. 6.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the present invention, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "middle", "vertical", "horizontal", "lateral", "longitudinal", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. These terms are used primarily to better describe the invention and its embodiments, and are not intended to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to a particular orientation or to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation.

Moreover, some of the above terms may be used to indicate other meanings besides the orientation or positional relationship, for example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate some kind of attachment or connection relationship in some cases. The specific meaning of these terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

Furthermore, the terms "mounted," "disposed," "provided," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or a unitary construction; can be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements or components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used primarily to distinguish one device, element, or component from another (the specific nature and configuration may be the same or different), and are not used to indicate or imply the relative importance or number of the indicated devices, elements, or components. "plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

First embodiment

Referring to fig. 1-5, a first embodiment of the present invention provides an adapter 1, including a housing 10, a circuit board 20, an adapter port assembly 30, a first plug 40 and a second plug 50; the housing 10 has a plurality of openings 14; the circuit board 20 is located in the housing 10; the patch port assembly 30 is installed corresponding to at least one of the openings 14 and electrically connected with the circuit board 20, and the patch port assembly 30 is used for electrically connecting with a first device; the first plug 40 is installed corresponding to at least one of the openings 14 and electrically connected with the circuit board 20; the second plug 50 is installed corresponding to at least one of the openings 14 and electrically connected to the circuit board 20, the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 are used for electrically connecting to a second device to electrically connect the first device and the second device, at least one of the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is movably connected to the housing 10, so that a distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is variable.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first plug 40 is movably connected to the housing 10, so that the distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is variable. In detail, the first plug 40 moves in a plane along the direction of the second plug 50, so that the distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is reduced. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the second plug 50 may be movably connected to the housing 10 such that the distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is variable.

Compared with the prior art, the adaptor 1 can adapt to second equipment with different jack pitches by arranging the patch port assembly 30, the first plug 40 and the second plug 50, and movably connecting at least one plug with the housing 10, so that at least one plug can move relative to another plug, and the distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is changed; the provision of two plugs may be adapted to the second devices of both outlets. Therefore, the adapter 1 can not only realize the connection between different devices and different ports, but also realize the switching function; meanwhile, the adaptability of the adapter 1 and various types of electronic equipment with different intervals or quantity of sockets can be improved, the application scene of the adapter 1 is enriched, the effect of reducing the switching cost is achieved, the switching operation of a user is facilitated, the reliability of a plug is improved, the service life of the plug is prolonged, and the experience of the user is further improved.

In detail, the first plug 40 is a USB type-C type plug; the second plug 50 is a USB type-C type plug. The patch port assembly 30 includes two USB type-C type sockets 31 corresponding to the first plug 40 and the second plug 50. It is understood that the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 and the USB type-C type socket 31 may support a lightning protocol in addition to the USB protocol.

The patch port assembly 30 may further include an HDMI port 32, USB type-a 33, USB type-B (not shown), memory card socket 35, and the like. It is understood that, in the present embodiment, the transit port assembly 30 may include an HDMI port 32, a USB type-a 33, and two memory card sockets 35. The memory card socket 35 may be a TF card socket and/or an SD card socket. It can be understood that, with the above structure, the adaptor 1 can be adapted to two USB type-C type plugs with different pitches or can be adapted to devices with different numbers of USB type-C type sockets (such as one or two USB type-C type sockets), and the adaptability is high. In addition, through the multi-type design of the adaptor port assembly 30, the adaptation degree of the adaptor 1 can be effectively improved, thereby improving the application range of the adaptor 1.

It can be understood that the second device may be a notebook computer, a desktop computer, an all-in-one machine, and the first device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a display, a mobile hard disk, and the like.

Referring to fig. 3-5, fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the adaptor 1 shown in fig. 1, fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the adaptor 1 shown in fig. 1 at another angle, and fig. 5 is a partially assembled structural diagram of the adaptor 1 shown in fig. 1. The housing 10 includes a first base plate 111 supporting the circuit board 20 and a first side plate 112 located on one side of the circuit board 20 and the first base plate 111, the first base plate 111 and the first side plate 112 form a sliding structure 13, at least a portion of the opening 14 is disposed on the first side plate 112 and corresponds to the sliding structure 13, and the first plug 40 is slidably connected to the sliding structure 13, so that a distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is variable. It is understood that, in other embodiments, the sliding structure 13 may be disposed only on the first substrate 111. Through setting up sliding construction 13 realizes the distance between first plug 40 with second plug 50 is variable, and the structure is comparatively simple, reliable, and convenient operation.

Further, the first plug 40 includes a connection board 41 and a plug member 42, the connection board 41 is located in the housing 10 and is used for being electrically connected to the circuit board 20 through an electrical connector 43, and the connection board 41 is slidably connected to the sliding structure 13. One end of the plug member 42 is connected to the connecting plate 41, and the other end can extend out of the housing 10 through the opening 14. In detail, the connection board 41 may be a circuit board (e.g., a printed circuit board), and the electrical connector 43 may include a wire or a flexible circuit board, which is understood to have a certain redundant length to facilitate the movement (e.g., sliding) of the first plug 40 relative to the housing 10. Through right first plug 40's structural design, it is convenient first plug 40 with sliding structure 13's connection, and be favorable to improving production efficiency and packaging efficiency to reduction in production cost, and then the competitiveness of improvement product. Since the wire or the flexible printed circuit board is common, by using the wire or the flexible printed circuit board as the electrical connection member 43, not only the production cost of the electrical connection member 43 can be effectively reduced, but also the volume of the electrical connection member 43 can be reduced and the reliability of the electrical connection can be ensured.

Further, the sliding structure 13 may include a first sliding slot 131 disposed along the extending direction of the first side plate 112, the opening 14 includes a first opening 141 corresponding to the first plug 40 and a second opening 142 corresponding to the second plug 50, at least a portion of the first opening 141 and the second opening 142 are located on the same first side plate 112, the first opening 141 is disposed along the extending direction of the first side plate 112, and the plug 42 is slidable along the first opening 141 when the connecting plate 41 slides along the first sliding slot 131. Through setting up first spout 131, realize connecting plate 41 drives plug member 42's slip can guarantee the gliding stability of sliding structure 13, and then promote user's experience and feel. In addition, the first opening 141 and the second opening 142 respectively correspond to the two plugs, which is also beneficial to improving the structural stability of the two plugs and the overall appearance beauty.

Specifically, the housing 10 may include a first housing 11 and a second housing 12, the first housing 11 is disposed with the first base plate 111 and the first side plate 112, the second housing 12 includes a second side plate 121 disposed outside the first side plate 112, the first opening 141 includes a first sub-opening 1411 located on the first side plate 112 and a second sub-opening 1412 located on the second side plate 121 and corresponding to the first sub-opening 1411, the second opening 142 includes a third sub-opening 1421 located on the first side plate 112 and a fourth sub-opening 1422 located on the second side plate 121 and corresponding to the third sub-opening 1421, the adaptor 1 further includes a shielding member 60, the shielding member 60 is sleeved outside the plug member 42 and is slidable with the first plug 40, and the shielding member 60 is used for shielding the first sub-opening 1411. Through the two-layer shell structure design of the first shell 11 and the second shell 12, the overall fixing strength of each element inside the adapter 1 can be ensured, the reliability and the aesthetic degree of the product appearance are improved, in addition, the shielding piece 60 can shield the first sub-opening 1411, the element or the structure inside the product can be seen through the first opening 141 when the sliding is avoided, the protection effect of the internal structure of the adapter 1 can be achieved, the aesthetic degree of the product appearance can be improved, and the dustproof effect can be realized.

Further, the first housing 11 may further include a second substrate 113 disposed opposite to the first substrate 111, the circuit board 20 is fixed between the first substrate 111 and the second substrate 113, the first side plate 112 is connected to the first substrate 111 and located between the first substrate 111 and the second substrate 113, the second housing 12 further includes a housing main body 122 having a receiving space and a receiving opening, the first substrate 111, the second substrate 113 and the circuit board 20 are received in the receiving space, the first side plate 112 is adjacent to the receiving opening, and the second side plate 121 is covered outside the first side plate 112 corresponding to the receiving opening. It can be understood that the first housing 11 may be an inner housing made of plastic, the second housing 12 may be an outer housing made of metal, and the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 may be fastened together by a fastener. The circuit board 20 can be well fixed by arranging the second substrate 113, so that the stability of the internal structure of the adapter 1 is improved; through setting up second shell 12, can improve to the protection effect of adapter 1 inner structure can also promote the pleasing to the eye degree of product outward appearance simultaneously.

Further, the surface of the first side plate 112 adjacent to the second side plate 121 is further provided with a groove 1121 communicating with the first sub opening 1411, the extending direction of the groove 1121 is the same as the extending direction of the first sliding slot 131, and the shielding member 60 is accommodated in the groove 1121 and can slide along the groove 1121. The shielding member 60 and the groove 1121 are configured in a matching manner, so that the first plug 40 can be protected, the first plug 40 can be conveniently slid, and the appearance of the product can be more attractive.

Second embodiment

Referring to fig. 6-10, a second embodiment of the present invention provides an adapter 1, including a housing 10, a circuit board 20, a patch port assembly 30, a first plug 40 and a second plug 50; the housing 10 has a plurality of openings 14; the circuit board 20 is located in the housing 10; the patch port assembly 30 is installed corresponding to at least one of the openings 14 and electrically connected with the circuit board 20, and the patch port assembly 30 is used for electrically connecting with a first device; the first plug 40 is installed corresponding to at least one of the openings 14 and electrically connected with the circuit board 20; the second plug 50 is installed corresponding to at least one of the openings 14 and electrically connected to the circuit board 20, the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 are used for electrically connecting to a second device to electrically connect the first device and the second device, at least one of the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is movably connected to the housing 10, such that a distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is variable, and such that at least one of the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is switchable between an extended state extending out of the housing 10 and a stored state stored in the housing 10.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first plug 40 is movably connected to the housing 10, so that the distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is variable, and the first plug 40 can be switched between an extended state extending out of the housing 10 and a stored state stored in the housing 10. In detail, the first plug 40 can move in a plane, so that the distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 becomes shorter or longer, and the first plug 40 can be switched between an extending state extending out of the housing 10 and a receiving state receiving in the housing 10, so that second equipment with different numbers of sockets can be adapted.

Compared with the prior art, the adaptor 1 is provided with the patch port assembly 30 and the first plug 40 and the second plug 50, at least one plug is movably connected with the shell 10, so that at least one plug can move relative to the other plug, and the distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is changed, so that second equipment with different jack pitches can be adapted; and/or at least one plug can be switched between an extending state extending out of the shell 10 and a receiving state receiving in the shell 10, so that the plug can be adapted to second devices with different socket numbers, for example, one plug is in the receiving state, and the other plug can be adapted to the second device of one socket, when the two plugs are both in the extending state, the plug can be adapted to the second devices of the two sockets, when the at least one plug is not used, the plug can be hidden in the receiving state, and the problem that the connection state or the service life is influenced due to the fact that dust and the like enter the plug is solved. Therefore, the adapter 1 can not only realize the connection between different devices and different ports, but also realize the switching function; meanwhile, the adaptability of the adapter 1 and various types of electronic equipment with different intervals or quantity of sockets can be improved, the application scene of the adapter 1 is enriched, the effect of reducing the switching cost is achieved, the switching operation of a user is facilitated, the reliability of a plug is improved, the service life of the plug is prolonged, and the experience of the user is further improved.

In detail, the first plug 40 is a USB type-C type plug; the second plug 50 is a USB type-C type plug. The patch port assembly 30 includes two USB type-C type sockets 31 corresponding to the first plug 40 and the second plug 50. It is understood that the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 and the USB type-C type socket 31 may support a lightning protocol in addition to the USB protocol.

The patch port assembly 30 may further include an HDMI port 32, USB type-a 33, USB type-B (not shown), memory card socket 35, and the like. It is understood that, in the present embodiment, the transit port assembly 30 may include an HDMI port 32, a USB type-a 33, and two memory card sockets 35. The memory card socket 35 may be a TF card socket and/or an SD card socket. It can be understood that, with the above structure, the adaptor 1 can be adapted to two USB type-C type plugs with different pitches or can be adapted to devices with different numbers of USB type-C type sockets (such as one or two USB type-C type sockets), and the adaptability is high. In addition, through the multi-type design of the adaptor port assembly 30, the adaptation degree of the adaptor 1 can be effectively improved, thereby improving the application range of the adaptor 1.

It can be understood that the second device may be a notebook computer, a desktop computer, an all-in-one machine, and the first device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a display, a mobile hard disk, and the like.

Referring to fig. 8-10, fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the adaptor 1 shown in fig. 6, fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the adaptor 1 shown in fig. 6 at another angle, and fig. 10 is a partially assembled structural diagram of the adaptor 1 shown in fig. 6. The housing 10 includes a first base plate 111 supporting the circuit board 20 and a first side plate 112 located on one side of the circuit board 20 and the first base plate 111, the first base plate 111 and the first side plate 112 form a sliding structure 13, at least a portion of the opening 14 is disposed on the first side plate 112 and corresponds to the sliding structure 13, and the first plug 40 is slidably connected to the sliding structure 13, so that a distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is variable. It is understood that, in other embodiments, the sliding structure 13 may be disposed only on the first substrate 111, and the first plug 40 may be switched between an extended state extending out of the housing 10 and a stored state stored in the housing 10. Through setting up sliding construction 13 realizes the distance between first plug 40 with second plug 50 is variable or at least one plug can hide, and the structure is comparatively simple, reliable, and convenient operation.

Further, the first plug 40 includes a connecting board 41 and a plug member 42, the connecting board 41 is located in the housing 10 and is used for being electrically connected to the circuit board 20 through an electrical connector 43, the connecting board 41 is slidably connected to the sliding structure 13, one end of the plug member 42 is connected to the connecting board 41, and the other end of the plug member can extend out of the housing 10 through the opening 14. In detail, the connection board 41 may be a circuit board (e.g., a printed circuit board), and the electrical connector 43 may include a wire or a flexible circuit board, which is understood to have a certain redundant length to facilitate the movement (e.g., sliding) of the first plug 40 relative to the housing 10. Through right first plug 40's structural design, it is convenient first plug 40 with sliding structure 13's connection, and be favorable to improving production efficiency and packaging efficiency to reduction in production cost, and then the competitiveness of improvement product. Since the wire or the flexible printed circuit board is common, the wire or the flexible printed circuit board is used as the electrical connection member 43, so that the production cost of the electrical connection member 43 can be effectively reduced, the volume of the electrical connection member 43 can be reduced, and the reliability of electrical connection can be ensured.

Further, the sliding structure 13 includes a first sliding slot 131 disposed along the extending direction of the first side plate 112, the opening 14 includes a first opening 141 corresponding to the first plug 40 and a second opening 142 corresponding to the second plug 50, at least a portion of the first opening 141 and the second opening 142 are located on the same first side plate 112, the first opening 141 is disposed along the extending direction of the first side plate 112, and the plug 42 can slide along the first opening 141 when the connecting plate 41 slides along the first sliding slot 131. Through setting up first spout 131, realize connecting plate 41 drives plug member 42's slip can guarantee the gliding stability of sliding structure 13, and then promote user's experience and feel. In addition, the first opening 141 and the second opening 142 respectively correspond to the two plugs, which is also beneficial to improving the structural stability of the two plugs and the overall appearance beauty.

Specifically, the housing 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12, the first housing 11 is disposed with the first substrate 111 and the first side plate 112, the second housing 12 includes a second side plate 121 disposed outside the first side plate 112, the first opening 141 includes a first sub-opening 1411 located on the first side plate 112 and a second sub-opening 1412 located on the second side plate 121 and corresponding to the first sub-opening 1411, the second opening 142 includes a third sub-opening 1421 located on the first side plate 112 and a fourth sub-opening 1422 located on the second side plate 121 and corresponding to the third sub-opening 1421, the adaptor 1 further includes a shielding member 60, the shielding member 60 is sleeved outside the plug member 42 and can slide with the first plug 40, and the shielding member 60 is used for shielding the first sub-opening 1411. Through the two-layer shell structure design of the first shell 11 and the second shell 12, the integral fixing strength of each element in the adapter 1 can be ensured, and the reliability and the attractiveness of the product appearance are improved. In addition, the shielding member 60 can shield the first sub-opening 1411, so as to prevent the internal elements or structures of the product from being seen through the first opening 141 during sliding, thereby not only protecting the internal structure of the adapter 1, but also improving the appearance of the product and preventing dust.

Further, the first housing 11 further includes a second substrate 113 disposed opposite to the first substrate 111, the circuit board 20 is fixed between the first substrate 111 and the second substrate 113, the first side plate 112 is connected to the first substrate 111 and located between the first substrate 111 and the second substrate 113, the second housing 12 further includes a housing main body 122 having a receiving space and a receiving opening, the first substrate 111, the second substrate 113 and the circuit board 20 are received in the receiving space, the first side plate 112 is adjacent to the receiving opening, and the second side plate 121 is covered outside the first side plate 112 corresponding to the receiving opening. It can be understood that the first housing 11 may be an inner housing made of plastic, the second housing 12 may be an outer housing made of metal, and the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 may be fastened together by a fastener. The circuit board 20 can be well fixed by arranging the second substrate 113, so that the stability of the internal structure of the adapter 1 is improved; through setting up second shell 12, can improve to the protection effect of adapter 1 inner structure can also promote the pleasing to the eye degree of product outward appearance simultaneously.

Further, the surface of the first side plate 112 adjacent to the second side plate 121 is further provided with a groove 1121 communicating with the first sub opening 1411, the extending direction of the groove 1121 is the same as the extending direction of the first sliding slot 131, and the shielding member 60 is accommodated in the groove 1121 and can slide along the groove 1121. The shielding member 60 and the groove 1121 are configured in a matching manner, so that the first plug 40 can be protected, the first plug 40 can be conveniently slid, and the appearance of the product can be more attractive.

Further, the sliding structure 13 includes a second sliding groove 132 disposed perpendicular to the extending direction of the first side plate 112, and when the connecting plate 41 slides along the second sliding groove 132, the plug member 42 can be switched between an extending state in which the plug member extends out of the housing 10 through the first opening 141 and a receiving state in which the plug member is received in the housing 10. The first sliding groove 131 and the second sliding groove 132 may be vertically connected to form an L shape, so that the first plug 40 can slide along two directions in the sliding structure 13, and further, the distance between the first plug and the second plug 50 can be changed, or the first plug 50 can be hidden. The second sliding groove 132 is configured to enable the sliding structure 13 to drive the first plug 40 to extend out of and be accommodated in the housing 10. The reliability of the adapter 1 can also be ensured due to the common and stable chute structure.

It will be understood that, in a variant embodiment, the sliding structure 13 of the adaptor 1 may be provided with only the second runner 132, i.e. to enable the first plug 40 to be extended and housed in the housing 10.

Further, the adaptor 1 further includes an operation element 70, the second housing 12 further includes a first cover plate 123 disposed corresponding to the first base plate 111, the first cover plate 123 is disposed with an operation opening 1230 corresponding to the first plug 40, the operation element 70 is mounted corresponding to the operation opening 1230 and connected to the first plug 40, and the operation element 70 can slide in the operation opening 1230 to drive the first plug 40 to slide relative to the sliding structure 13. Specifically, the first cover plate 123 is disposed on a side away from the first substrate 111 corresponding to the second substrate 113, and forms a receiving space with the second side plate 121 and the housing main body 122. It is understood that the second base plate 113 is also provided with an opening corresponding to the position of the first plug 40, so as to correspond to the operation opening 1230. By arranging the operating part 70, the first plug 40 can be conveniently operated by a user to slide, and the experience of the user can be improved.

Further, the operation member 70 includes an operation portion 71 located in the operation opening 1230, a sliding plate 72 located in the housing 10 and connected to the operation portion 71, and a connecting portion 73 connecting the sliding plate 72 to a side away from the operation portion 71, wherein the connecting portion 73 and the connecting plate 41 are fixed by a locking member 74. The locking element 74 can improve the fixing effect of the operating element 70 and the first plug 40, thereby improving the overall reliability of the adapter 1.

Further, the connecting plate 41 includes two first locking holes 411 located at two sides of the plug 42, the connecting portion 73 includes two second locking holes 731 corresponding to the two first locking holes 411, and the locking member 74 also includes two locking members 74, and the locking member 74 passes through the first locking holes 411 and is locked with the second locking holes 731. The two locking elements 74 can effectively improve the fixing effect, and solve the problem that the fixing strength of the operating element 70 and the plug member 42 is reduced due to multiple sliding operations.

Further, the operating opening 1230 includes a first portion 1230a and a second portion 1230b perpendicular to and in communication with the first portion 1230a, and the operating member 70 is slidable along both the first portion 1230a and the second portion 1230 b. It will be appreciated that, in a variant embodiment, the operating member 70 is only slidable along the first portion 1230 a; in another variant embodiment, the operating member 70 is only slidable along the second portion 1230 b. Through the design of the operation opening 1230, the sliding effect of the operation member 70 can be improved, and the experience of the user in use can be further improved. In addition, the operation openings of the two parts enable the operation element 70 to move along two different directions, so that the effect that the distance between the first plug 40 and the second plug 50 is adjustable, and the first plug 40 can extend out or be accommodated in the housing 10 is achieved, so that the adaptor 1 can be applied to various application scenes, and the user experience is improved.

The electronic device disclosed by the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail above, and the principle and the implementation of the present invention are explained herein by using specific examples, and the description of the above embodiments is only used to help understanding the electronic device and the core idea thereof; meanwhile, for the general technical personnel in the field, according to the idea of the present invention, there are changes in the specific implementation and application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be understood as the limitation of the present invention.

Claims (13)

1. An adapter, comprising:

a housing having a plurality of openings;

a circuit board located within the housing;

the switching port component is arranged corresponding to the at least one opening and is electrically connected with the circuit board, and the switching port component is used for being electrically connected with first equipment;

the first plug is arranged corresponding to the at least one opening and is electrically connected with the circuit board; and

the first plug and the second plug are used for being electrically connected with second equipment so as to electrically connect the first equipment with the second equipment, at least one of the first plug and the second plug is movably connected with the shell, so that the distance between the first plug and the second plug is variable, and/or at least one of the first plug and the second plug can be switched between an extending state extending out of the shell and a containing state containing in the shell.

2. The adapter of claim 1, wherein: the shell comprises a first base plate supporting the circuit board and a first side plate located on one side of the circuit board and the first base plate, the first base plate and/or the first side plate are/is provided with a sliding structure, at least part of the opening is arranged on the first side plate and corresponds to the sliding structure, the first plug is in sliding connection with the sliding structure, so that the distance between the first plug and the second plug is variable, and/or the first plug can be switched between a protruding state protruding out of the shell and a containing state containing in the shell.

3. The adapter of claim 2, wherein: the first plug comprises a connecting plate and a plug piece, the connecting plate is located in the shell and used for being electrically connected with the circuit board through an electric connecting piece, the connecting plate is connected with the sliding structure in a sliding mode, one end of the plug piece is connected with the connecting plate, and the other end of the plug piece can extend out of the shell through the opening.

4. The adapter of claim 3, wherein: the electric connecting piece comprises a lead or a flexible circuit board.

5. The adapter of claim 3, wherein: the sliding structure comprises a first sliding groove arranged along the extending direction of the first side plate, the openings comprise a first opening corresponding to the first plug and a second opening corresponding to the second plug, at least parts of the first opening and the second opening are located on the same first side plate, the first opening is arranged along the extending direction of the first side plate, and the plug piece can slide along the first opening when the connecting plate slides along the first sliding groove.

6. The adapter of claim 5, wherein: the shell comprises a first shell and a second shell, the first shell is provided with the first base plate and the first side plate, the second shell comprises a second side plate arranged on the outer side of the first side plate, the first opening comprises a first sub opening located on the first side plate and a second sub opening located on the second side plate and corresponding to the first sub opening, the second opening comprises a third sub opening located on the first side plate and a fourth sub opening located on the second side plate and corresponding to the third sub opening, the adapter further comprises a shielding piece, the shielding piece is sleeved outside the plug piece and can slide along with the first plug, and the shielding piece is used for shielding the first sub opening.

7. The adapter of claim 6, wherein: the first shell further comprises a second base plate arranged opposite to the first base plate, the circuit board is fixed between the first base plate and the second base plate, the first side plate is connected with the first base plate and located between the first base plate and the second base plate, the second shell further comprises a shell body with a containing space and a containing opening, the first base plate, the second base plate and the circuit board are contained in the containing space, the first side plate is adjacent to the containing opening, and the second side plate is arranged outside the first side plate corresponding to the containing opening in a covering mode.

8. The adapter of claim 6, wherein: the surface of the first side plate, which is adjacent to the second side plate, is also provided with a groove communicated with the first sub-opening, the extending direction of the groove is the same as that of the first sliding chute, and the shielding piece is contained in the groove and can slide along the groove.

9. The adapter according to claim 3 or 5, wherein: the sliding structure comprises a second sliding groove which is arranged along the extending direction vertical to the first side plate, and when the connecting plate slides along the second sliding groove, the plug piece can be switched between an extending state of extending out of the shell through at least one opening and a receiving state of receiving in the shell.

10. The adapter of claim 9, wherein: the adapter further comprises an operating part, the shell comprises a first cover plate corresponding to the first base plate, the first cover plate is provided with an operating opening corresponding to the first plug, the operating part is installed corresponding to the operating opening and connected with the first plug, and the operating part can slide in the operating opening to drive the first plug to slide relative to the sliding structure.

11. The adapter of claim 10, wherein: the operating piece comprises an operating part positioned in the operating opening, a sliding plate positioned in the shell and connected with the operating part, and a connecting part connected with the sliding plate and far away from one side of the operating part, wherein the connecting part and the connecting plate are fixed through a locking piece.

12. The adapter of claim 11, wherein: the connecting plate comprises two first lock holes positioned on two sides of the plug piece, the connecting portion comprises two second lock holes corresponding to the two first lock holes, the locking pieces correspondingly comprise two locking pieces, and the locking pieces penetrate through the first lock holes and are locked with the second lock holes.

13. The adapter of claim 11, wherein: the operation opening comprises a first part and a second part which is perpendicular to and communicated with the first part, and the operation piece can slide along the first part and/or the second part.

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