CN217544097U - Liquid crystal display capable of automatically adjusting plug position - Google Patents

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CN217544097U
CN217544097U CN202221440459.XU CN202221440459U CN217544097U CN 217544097 U CN217544097 U CN 217544097U CN 202221440459 U CN202221440459 U CN 202221440459U CN 217544097 U CN217544097 U CN 217544097U
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The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic information, and provides a liquid crystal display capable of automatically adjusting the position of a plug, which comprises a guiding device for adjusting a power supply plug and a power supply plug for supplying power to the display, wherein the guiding device comprises a guiding groove, a driving part and a guiding part; the guide part is fixedly arranged in the guide groove, the power supply plug is arranged on the guide part and is in sliding connection with the guide part, and the power supply plug is used for supplying power to the display; the driving part is arranged on the transmission side of the power supply plug, is matched with the guide part and is used for driving the power supply plug to move in the guide groove so as to enable the power supply plug to be butted with the display; the utility model discloses an automatic positioning unit control drive assembly makes the power supply plug move on leading parts, makes the contact plug butt joint on drive unit can drive power supply plug and the display, supplies power and signal transmission to the display.

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Liquid crystal display capable of automatically adjusting plug position
Technical Field
The utility model relates to an electronic information technical field particularly, relates to a but LCD of automatically regulated plug position.
Background
The liquid crystal display is very extensive in the effect of electron measurement production line, can audio-visually see the yield and the state of product, generally adopt the support fixed, and current display is convenient for the management of pencil, often with power supply plug modularization installation on the support, be fixed in the support with the display simultaneously, when the display breaks down, just need change the display, but the kind and the size diverse of display to cause plug on the display and the plug position on the support inconsistent, consequently need improve.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model provides a problem be the plug position inconsistency on power supply plug on the display and the support.
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a liquid crystal display capable of automatically adjusting the position of a plug, including a guiding device for adjusting a power supply plug and a power supply plug for supplying power to the display, wherein the guiding device includes a guiding groove, a driving part and a guiding part; the guide part is fixedly arranged in the guide groove, the power supply plug is arranged on the guide part and is in sliding connection with the guide part, and the power supply plug is used for supplying power to the display; the driving part is installed on the transmission side of the power supply plug, the driving part is matched with the guide part, and the driving part is used for driving the power supply plug to move in the guide groove so that the power supply plug is in butt joint with the display.
Preferably, the guide part comprises a linear slide rail and a slide block, a rack is arranged on the side edge of the linear slide rail, the power supply plug is arranged on the slide block, and the rack is used for accurately positioning the slide block.
Preferably, the driving part is mounted on the sliding block, and the driving part is matched with the rack for displacement of the sliding block.
Preferably, the liquid crystal display capable of automatically adjusting the position of the plug further comprises a power transformation unit, the power transformation unit is electrically connected with the power supply plug, and the power transformation unit is used for adjusting the voltage of the display.
Preferably, the power supply plug includes that power contact hole, signal plug and second magnetism inhale the main part, the power contact hole with the signal plug set up side by side in the centre of power supply plug, the second magnetism inhale the main part set up in the signal plug with the week side of power contact hole, the second magnetism inhale the main part and be used for butt joint contact plug fixed.
Preferably, one side of display sets up the contact plug, the contact plug includes that power contact post, signal channel socket and first magnetism inhale the main part, the power contact post with the signal channel socket set up side by side in the centre of contact plug, the power contact post be used for right the display power supply, the signal channel socket is used for right display transmission signal, first magnetism inhale the main part set up in the power contact post with the week side of signal channel socket, first magnetism inhale the main part be used for right the fixed of contact plug.
Preferably, the power contact hole with power contact post phase-match, the power contact hole be used for right power contact post provide the power, the signal plug with signal channel socket phase-match, the signal plug be used for right signal channel socket provides the signal, the second magnetism inhale the main part with the main part phase-match is inhaled to first magnetism, the second magnetism inhale the main part be used for right the relative actuation of main part is inhaled to first magnetism.
Preferably, an automatic positioning unit is arranged on the power supply plug, and the automatic positioning unit is connected with the driving unit and used for driving the sliding block to move.
Preferably, the inner side of the fixed frame is provided with a mounting groove, the mounting groove is used for mounting the display, mounting holes are formed in two sides of the fixed frame, and the mounting holes are used for mounting the fixed frame.
Has the advantages that: the utility model discloses a drive of driver part makes the power supply plug move on the guide part, pass through the drive of automatic positioning unit again, make the drive unit can drive the butt joint of the contact plug on power supply plug and the display, main part actuation is inhaled to main part and second magnetism to first magnetism, thereby make the power contact hole connection of power supply plug on the power contact post of contact plug and the fixed frame on the display, the electric current passes through the contact plug and flows in the display, then make the display electrified, the while can also be through the signal connection realization signal transmission of signal plug on signal channel socket and the power supply plug on the contact plug.
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FIG. 1 is an overall structure diagram of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the display structure of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the guiding device of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the linear slide rail of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the contact plug of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the power supply plug of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the fixing base of the present invention.
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1-a fixed frame; 2-a display; 3-a contact plug; 4-a power supply plug; 31-a contact plug box; 32-power contact posts; 33-contact grooves; 34-signal channel socket; 35-a first magnetic main body; 41-power supply plug box; 42-a power transformation unit; 43-Power contact hole; 44-a raised platform; 45-signal plug; 46-a second magnetically attractable body; 11-mounting a groove; 12-mounting holes; 13-a guide groove; 14-linear slide rail; 15-a slide block; 16-a rack; 17-drive the motor.
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In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present invention and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; may be a mechanical connection; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood as a specific case by those skilled in the art.
In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "an example," "one example," and "one implementation," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the example or implementation is included in at least one example or implementation of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or implementation. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or implementations.
Embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, comprises a guide device for adjusting a power supply plug and a power supply plug 4 for supplying power to a display, wherein the guide device comprises a guide groove 13, a driving part and a guide part; the guide part is fixedly arranged in the guide groove 13, the power supply plug 4 is arranged on the guide part and is in sliding connection with the guide part, and the power supply plug 4 is used for supplying power to the display 2; the driving part is installed on the transmission side of the power supply plug 4, the driving part is matched with the guiding part, and the driving part is used for driving the power supply plug 4 to move in the guiding groove 13, so that the power supply plug 4 is butted with the display 2.
The guide means is provided in the middle of the bottom of the guide groove 13, the guide means and the guide groove 13 are made horizontal, and the working surface of the guide member is ensured to be upward, the power supply plug 4 is fixedly provided on the guide member, the power supply plug 4 is made to slide freely on the guide member, so that the power supply plug 4 is made to slide freely inside the guide groove 13, the guide member is installed so that the power supply plug 4 can be centered and can move flexibly in the guide groove 13, the drive member is installed on the transmission side of the power supply plug 4 so that the drive member can cooperate with the guide member, the power supply plug 4 can be linearly moved back and forth on the guide member by the drive member, and the drive member is provided so that the power supply plug 4 can automatically move.
Specifically, a guide part is installed in the middle of the bottom of the guide groove 13, a power supply plug 4 is installed at the movable end of the guide part, the movable end of the guide part drives the power supply plug 4 to flexibly move in the guide groove 13, a driving part is installed on the power supply plug 4, the driving part and the guide part can be matched, and the power supply plug 4 can flexibly move on the guide part by driving the driving part on the power supply plug 4.
Embodiment 2, as shown in fig. 3, the guide component includes a linear slide 14 and a slide block 15, a rack 16 is disposed on a side of the linear slide, the power supply plug 4 is disposed on the slide block 15, and the rack 16 is used for precise positioning of the slide block 15.
The rack 16 is provided on one side of the linear guide 14, the slider 15 is attached to the linear guide 14, the slider 15 is made to move flexibly on the linear guide 14, and the power supply plug 4 is provided on the slider 15, so that the power supply plug 4 and the slider 15 can move flexibly with respect to the linear guide 14.
Specifically, one side of the linear slide rail 14 with the groove is provided with the rack 16, the sliding block 15 is sleeved on the linear slide rail 14, the sliding block 15 can flexibly move on the linear slide rail 14, the top end of the sliding block 15 is provided with the power supply plug 4, and the power supply plug 4 positioned above the sliding block 15 can be driven to move when the sliding block 15 moves.
Embodiment 3, as shown in fig. 3, the driving member is mounted on the slider 15, and the driving member is matched with the rack 16 for displacement of the slider 15.
The driving means is attached to the slider 15 so as to be capable of engaging with the rack 16 of the linear guide 14 and driving the slider 15 to move on the linear guide 14, and the driving means is provided on the slider 15 in order to save space and to enable the slider 15 to move.
Specifically, a drive motor 17 is provided on the slider 15, and a drive gear is provided at an output end of the drive motor 17, so that the drive gear is engaged with the rack 16, and the slider 15 is moved on the linear guide 14 by the drive motor 17.
Embodiment 4, as shown in fig. 4, the liquid crystal display capable of automatically adjusting the plug position further includes a power transformation unit 42, the power transformation unit 42 is electrically connected to the power supply plug 4, and the power transformation unit 42 is used for adjusting the voltage of the display 2.
The power transformation unit 42 is attached to the fixed end of the power supply plug 4, the power transformation unit 42 is electrically connected to the power supply plug 4, and the power transformation unit 42 is provided to supply power to the power supply plug 4 and supply power to the display 2 through the power supply plug 4, thereby further reducing the weight of the display 2.
Specifically, a power supply plug box 41 is provided in the middle of the lower end of the fixed frame 1, a power transformation unit 42 is provided at the bottom end inside the power supply plug box 41, and a power supply plug 4 is provided at the top end inside the power supply plug box 41, so that the power supply plug 4 and the power transformation unit 42 are connected by a wire, and the power transformation unit 42 and the power supply plug 4 are integrated.
Embodiment 5, as shown in the figure, one side of display 2 sets up contact plug 3, contact plug 3 includes power contact post 32, signal channel socket 34 and first magnetism and inhales main part 35, power contact post 32 with signal channel socket 34 set up side by side in the middle of contact plug 3, power contact post 32 is used for to display 2 power supply, signal channel socket 34 is used for right display 2 transmission signal, first magnetism inhale main part 35 set up in power contact post 32 with the week side of signal channel socket 34, first magnetism inhale main part 35 be used for right contact plug 3's fixed.
It should be noted that the power contact post 32, the signal channel socket 34 and the first magnetic attraction main body 35 are disposed inside the contact plug, the power contact post 32 is disposed to facilitate power transmission to the inside of the display 2 through the power contact post 32, the signal channel socket 34 is disposed to facilitate signal input to the inside of the display 2, and the first magnetic attraction main body 35 is disposed to fix the power supply plug 4 by suction, so as to reduce manual work for fixing.
Specifically, set up contact plug box 31 at the lower extreme of display 2, set up contact groove 33 in the centre of contact plug box 31, parallelly connected zero line contact post and the live wire contact post of making that sets up red copper in the centre of contact groove 33, set up the USB socket as signal channel socket 34 on the right side of zero line contact post and live wire contact post, expand again in one side of signal channel socket 34 and set up other communication interfaces.
Embodiment 6, as shown in fig. 3, the power supply plug 4 includes a power contact hole 43, a signal plug 45, and a second magnetic attraction main body 46, where the power contact hole and the signal plug are arranged in parallel in the middle of the power supply plug, the second magnetic attraction main body is arranged on the periphery of the signal plug and the power contact hole, and the second magnetic attraction main body is used for fixing the power supply plug when the power supply plug is in butt contact with the power contact hole; power contact hole 43 with power contact post 32 phase-match, power contact hole 43 is used for right power contact post 32 provides the power, signal plug 45 with signal channel socket 34 phase-match, signal plug 45 be used for right signal channel socket 34 provides the signal, the second magnetism inhale main part 46 with main part 35 phase-match is inhaled to first magnetism, the second magnetism inhale main part 46 be used for right the relative actuation of main part 35 is inhaled to first magnetism.
It should be noted that, a power contact hole 43 is disposed in the middle of the power supply plug 4 corresponding to the power contact pin 32, the power contact hole 43 is disposed to prevent accidental touch and electric shock, a signal plug 45 is disposed on the right side of the power contact hole 43 corresponding to the signal channel socket 34, when the first magnetic attraction main body 35 and the second magnetic attraction main body 46 attract each other, so that the power supply plug 4 and the contact plug 3 are in contact, the power contact hole 43 inside the power supply plug 4 and the power contact pin 32 inside the contact plug 3 can be accurately in butt-joint communication, meanwhile, the signal channel socket 34 inside the contact plug 3 and the signal plug 45 inside the power supply plug 4 are in butt-joint communication, and the first magnetic attraction main body 35 and the second magnetic attraction main body 46 are disposed to increase attraction force, so that the power supply plug 4 and the contact plug 3 are more tightly contacted.
Specifically, a raised platform 44 is arranged in the middle of the power supply plug 4, so that the raised platform 44 is matched with the contact groove 33 on the contact plug 3, a second magnetic main body 46 which is attracted with the first magnetic main body 35 is uniformly arranged around the raised platform 44, and the second magnetic main body 46 also uses neodymium magnets, so that attraction force can be ensured, the raised platform 44 is inserted into the contact groove 33 through attraction of the first magnetic main body 35 and the second magnetic main body 46, so that the contact is tighter, when the raised platform 44 is contacted with the contact groove 33, the power supply contact column 32 is inserted into the power supply contact hole 43, and the signal plug 45 is inserted into the signal channel jack 34.
Embodiment 7, as shown in fig. 1, an automatic positioning unit is disposed on the power supply plug 4, and the automatic positioning unit is connected to the driving unit for driving the slider 15 to move.
It should be noted that the positioning unit is electrically connected to the driving unit, and the positioning unit controls the driving unit to precisely position the slider 15 on the linear slide 14, so that the contact plug 3 and the power supply plug 4 can be connected in a contact manner, thereby achieving the purpose of automatic connection.
Specifically, a visual positioning unit is installed on the side edge of the power supply plug 4, the positioning unit is electrically connected with the driving unit, and the driving unit can be controlled in real time through the positioning unit, so that the driving unit controls the power supply plug 4 to move on the linear slide rail 14 and be connected with the contact unit.
In embodiment 8, as shown in fig. 1, a mounting groove 11 is provided on an inner side of the fixing frame, the mounting groove 11 is used for mounting the display 2, mounting holes 12 are provided on two sides of the fixing frame 1, and the mounting holes 12 are used for mounting the fixing frame 1.
It should be noted that, all set up mounting groove 11 on the inboard bottom of fixed frame 1 and the stand of both sides, set up mounting groove 11 and be in order to install display 2 joint in mounting groove 11, not only can fix display 2 through the joint installation, pleasing to the eye moreover, all be provided with mounting hole 12 at four angles of fixed frame 1, conveniently with fixed frame 1 fixed mounting on wall body or mounted position.
Specifically, set up mounting groove 11 in the upper end of fixed frame 1's crossbeam, also set up mounting groove 11 on the support post's of both sides inboard, make mounting groove 11 on the support post and the mounting groove 11 on the crossbeam be in same position, when inserting display 2 in mounting groove 11, just can closely laminate with the inner wall of mounting groove 11, form and encircle the state, with fixed frame 1 both ends symmetry welding mounting hole 12 of the support post of both sides, through fixed mounting hole 12, can make fixed frame 1 fixed.
The basic working principle is as follows: through positioning element control drive unit, make the slider can the accurate positioning on linear slide rail to make contact plug and power supply plug can the contact connection, make the second magnetism on the power supply plug inhale the main part and the first magnetism on the contact plug inhale the main part and can tightly the actuation, thereby make the power contact post on the contact plug insert in the power contact hole on the power supply plug, realize the power switch-on, simultaneously, the signal plug on the power supply plug inserts in the signal channel socket on the contact plug, realize the signal switch-on.
Although the present disclosure has been described above, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and these changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

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1. A liquid crystal display capable of automatically adjusting the position of a plug is characterized by comprising a guide device for adjusting a power supply plug and a power supply plug (4) for supplying power to the display, wherein the guide device comprises a guide groove (13), a driving part and a guide part; the guide part is fixedly arranged in the guide groove (13), the power supply plug (4) is arranged on the guide part and is in sliding connection with the guide part, and the power supply plug (4) is used for supplying power to the display (2); the driving component is arranged on the transmission side of the power supply plug (4), the driving component is matched with the guide component, and the driving component is used for driving the power supply plug (4) to move in the guide groove (13) so that the power supply plug (4) is butted with the display (2).
2. The lcd display according to claim 1, wherein the guiding member comprises a linear slide (14) and a slider (15), a rack (16) is disposed on the side of the linear slide, and the power supply plug (4) is disposed on the slider (15), and the rack is used for precise positioning of the slider.
3. A liquid crystal display with automatic plug position adjustment according to claim 2, characterized in that the driving means are mounted on the slider (15), the driving means matching the rack (16) for the displacement of the slider (15).
4. The LCD with automatic plug position adjustment function according to claim 3, further comprising a power transformation unit (42), wherein the power transformation unit (42) is electrically connected to the power supply plug (4), and the power transformation unit (42) is used for voltage adjustment of the display (2).
5. The LCD capable of automatically adjusting the plug position according to claim 4, wherein the power supply plug (4) comprises a power contact hole (43), a signal plug (45) and a second magnetic attraction main body (46), the power contact hole and the signal plug are arranged in the middle of the power supply plug in parallel, the second magnetic attraction main body is arranged on the periphery of the signal plug and the power contact hole, and the second magnetic attraction main body is used for fixing the contact plug in a butt joint manner.
6. The LCD capable of automatically adjusting the plug position according to claim 5, wherein a contact plug (3) is disposed on one side of the display (2), the contact plug (3) comprises a power contact column (32), a signal channel socket (34) and a first magnetic attraction main body (35), the power contact column (32) and the signal channel socket (34) are disposed in the middle of the contact plug (3) in parallel, the power contact column (32) is used for supplying power to the display (2), the signal channel socket (34) is used for transmitting signals to the display (2), the first magnetic attraction main body (35) is disposed on the periphery of the power contact column (32) and the signal channel socket (34), and the first magnetic attraction main body (35) is used for fixing the contact plug (3).
7. The LCD capable of automatically adjusting the plug position according to claim 6, wherein the power contact hole (43) is matched with the power contact post (32), the power contact hole (43) is used for providing power to the power contact post (32), the signal plug (45) is matched with the signal channel socket (34), the signal plug (45) is used for providing signal to the signal channel socket (34), the second magnetic attraction main body (46) is matched with the first magnetic attraction main body (35), and the second magnetic attraction main body (46) is used for relatively attracting the first magnetic attraction main body (35).
8. The liquid crystal display device capable of automatically adjusting the position of the plug according to claim 4, wherein an automatic positioning unit is disposed on the power supply plug, and the automatic positioning unit is connected to a driving unit for driving the movement of the slider.
9. The LCD capable of automatically adjusting the position of the plug according to claim 1, wherein a mounting groove (11) is provided on the inner side of the fixing frame, the mounting groove (11) is used for mounting the display (2), mounting holes (12) are provided on both sides of the fixing frame (1), and the mounting holes (12) are used for mounting the fixing frame (1).
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