CN220209401U - Terminal interface module and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses terminal interface module and display device, including box-like module main part and interface unit, the module main part has the inner chamber and sets up one side of module main part and with the opening of inner chamber intercommunication, the interface unit including the interface panel that is used for setting up the terminal interface, the interface unit install in the module main part, and the interface panel can be in from the use state that the opening exposes and income open-ended idle state is between switching over, the surface of module main part is provided with the mounting structure that is used for being connected with equipment. By the technical scheme, dust entering the terminal interface through long-term exposure is avoided.

Description

Terminal interface module and display device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and more particularly, to a terminal interface and a display device.

Background

In the existing large-screen touch display devices such as an interactive electronic whiteboard and a multimedia teaching integrated machine, a terminal interface of the large-screen touch display device generally comprises USB, type-C, HDMI and the like for data transmission, and for facilitating access, the terminal is usually arranged at the front end of the device, but because of low use frequency, dust is easy to enter, and the exposed arrangement influences the overall appearance at the front end of the device. Therefore, how to avoid dust and make the whole terminal interface and the device beautiful is a technical problem to be solved in the present application.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present application provides a terminal interface module and a display device to overcome the above technical problems.

According to the application, a terminal interface module is proposed, including box-like module main part and interface unit, the module main part has the inner chamber and sets up in one side of module main part and with the opening of inner chamber intercommunication, the interface unit including being used for setting up terminal interface's interface panel, interface unit install in the module main part, and interface panel can be followed the opening exposes the use state and receive the open-ended idle state is between switch over, the surface of module main part is provided with the mounting structure that is used for being connected with equipment.

Preferably, the interface unit is slidably disposed in the cavity to enable the interface panel to extend out of the opening into the use state and to enable the interface panel to be received into the opening into the idle state.

Preferably, the interface unit has a front cover matching the opening of the housing such that the front cover is able to close the opening when the interface unit is in the rest state.

Preferably, the terminal interface module includes the ejector mechanism mounted to the module body and causing the interface unit to undergo a tendency to enter the use state, and a lock mechanism mounted to the module body and configured to hold the interface unit in the idle state, the lock mechanism being configured to be able to be triggered from outside the module body to release the lock or return to the lock state.

Preferably, the ejecting mechanism comprises a guide post and a spring which is arranged around the guide post and is in a compressed state, wherein the guide post extends along the sliding direction of the interface unit, and two ends of the guide post are respectively connected with the outer wall of the bottom of the interface unit and the inner wall of the inner cavity.

Preferably, the inner wall of the inner cavity is provided with a sleeve portion matching the spring.

Preferably, the interface panel is arranged to be inclined at an angle which is raised from the outside to the inside in use.

Preferably, the mounting structure comprises fixing lugs arranged on side walls of the module main body, which are positioned on two sides of the side wall where the opening is.

Preferably, the terminal interface module includes a cover plate rotatably mounted to the opening, the opening being openable or closable by rotating the cover plate to switch the interface panel between the use state and the idle state.

According to the application, there is also provided a display device comprising a device body and a terminal interface module as described above, wherein the terminal interface module is mounted to the device body by the mounting structure and the surface of the terminal interface module is flush with the surface of the device body in the idle state of the interface panel.

According to the technical scheme of this application, interface panel can be exposing the terminal interface's use state and packing up the idle state of terminal interface and switch between, has avoided the long-term exposure entering dust of terminal interface to hidden setting does not destroy the whole pleasing to the eye of equipment.

Additional features and advantages of the present application will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application, illustrate embodiments of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a terminal interface module according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an interface unit according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a housing according to one embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the interface panel of fig. 1 in an idle state.

Description of the reference numerals

1: an interface unit;

101: an interface panel;

102: an outer wall;

103: a first via hole;

104: a front cover;

2: a housing;

201: an opening;

202: a second via hole;

203: a fixed ear;

204: a limiting hole;

205: a sleeve portion;

206: a front end face;

3: a locking mechanism;

311: a chute mechanism;

312: a chute;

313: a locking surface;

314: an inclined plane;

315: a pushing member;

316: an abutting surface;

317: a pushing surface;

321: a sliding mechanism;

322: a stop surface;

323: a spring plate;

4: an ejecting mechanism;

401: a guide post;

402: and (3) a spring.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in combination with embodiments.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a terminal interface module comprising a box-shaped module body 2 and an interface unit 1, the module body 2 having an inner cavity and an opening 201 provided at one side of the module body 2 and communicating with the inner cavity, the interface unit 1 including an interface panel 101 for providing a terminal interface, the interface unit 1 being mounted to the module body 2, and the interface panel 101 being switchable between a use state exposed from the opening 201 and an idle state retracted into the opening 201, an outer surface of the module body 2 being provided with a mounting structure for connection with an apparatus.

By using the terminal interface module, the interface panel 101 can be switched between the use state of exposing the terminal interface and the idle state of collecting the terminal interface, long-term exposure of the terminal interface on the interface panel 101 into dust is avoided, and the hidden arrangement does not damage the whole appearance of the equipment.

In this solution, the interface unit 1 is installed in the inner cavity of the module main body 2, and the interface panel 101 may be provided with various terminal interfaces, such as USB, type-C, HDMI, and the like. In the actual operation process, the operator can switch the interface panel 101 to the use state to expose the panel and access the terminals, and switch the interface panel 101 to the idle state to retract the panel after the use is finished. Wherein, a variety of suitable forms may be employed to expose and stow the interface panel 101, so long as the exposure and stow of the interface panel 101 can be achieved, without limitation. For example, the interface unit 1 may have a flip mechanism to enable the interface panel 101 to flip out of the opening 201 to expose the panel for use; the interface unit 1 may further comprise an openable cover plate mounted at the opening 201 to be able to close the opening 201 in an idle state and to open the opening 201 to expose the interface panel 101 in a use state. In addition, the terminal interface module may be detachably connected with a device such as a display, a commercial display panel, etc. through a mounting structure provided at an outer surface of the main body, the device main body may be provided with an opening matched with the module main body 2, and the terminal interface module may be inserted into the opening to be connected with the device so as to be hidden in the opening without affecting the appearance of the device. Further, the mounting structure may include various forms, for example, a snap-fit structure may be provided on the outer surface of the module main body 2, or the module main body 2 may be connected to the apparatus main body by bolts, or the like.

Through this technical scheme, when not using the terminal interface, can be through making interface panel 101 switch to idle state, pack up interface panel 101 to hide the terminal interface, avoided the terminal interface to expose for a long time and fall into the dust.

The interface unit 1 may take a suitable form to enable the interface panel 101 to be switched between a use state and an idle state, according to a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the interface unit 1 is slidably arranged in the cavity to enable the interface panel 101 to extend out of the opening 201 to enter the use state and to enable the interface panel 101 to be retracted into the opening 201 to enter the idle state.

In this technical solution, the interface panel 101 is disposed at the front end of the upper surface of the interface unit 1, so that when the interface unit 1 slides in the cavity toward the opening 201, the front end of the upper surface of the interface unit 1 can extend out of the module main body, so that the interface panel 101 can extend out of the opening 201 to enter a use state, and when the interface unit 1 slides in the opposite direction, the interface panel 101 is retracted into the cavity to enter an idle state. The state switching may take various forms, for example, pulling or pushing the interface unit 1 out of or into the module body 2 by manual pushing or switching by pressing the eject mechanism, specifically, the interface unit 1 may be pressed to eject the interface unit 1 out of the body and the interface unit 1 can be retracted into the module body 2 by pressing the interface unit 1 again.

In order to completely close the opening 201 in the idle state, according to a preferred embodiment, the interface unit 1 has a front cover 104 that mates with the opening 201 such that the front cover 104 is able to close the opening 201 when the interface unit 1 is in the idle state. Preferably, the front cover 104 may be flush with the outer surface of the device when closing the aperture 201.

Through this technical scheme, when interface panel 201 is in the idle state, protecgulum 104 closed opening 201 to make the inner chamber form confined space, further avoid the dust to get into the terminal interface, and the protecgulum flushes with the surface of equipment, does not destroy the equipment wholeness and makes the equipment more pleasing to the eye.

The interface unit 1 and the module body 2 may take a suitable form for switching the interface panel 101 between an idle state and a use state, and according to a preferred embodiment, the terminal interface module includes the ejector 4 and the locking mechanism 3, the ejector 4 is mounted to the module body 2 and causes the interface unit 1 to trend into the use state, the locking mechanism 3 is mounted to the module body 2 and is used for holding the interface unit 1 in the idle state, and the locking mechanism 3 is configured to be able to be triggered from the outside of the module body 2 to release the locking or return to the locking state.

In this technical scheme, locking mechanism 3 can lock and unblock through pressing, and locking mechanism 3 and ejection mechanism 4 coact in order to form pressing the ejection mechanism to can make interface unit 1 release locking by pressing the front end of interface unit 1 pop-up opening 201, make interface panel 101 get into the user state, and can push into module main part 2 with interface unit 1 and resume the locking state through pressing the front end of interface unit 1 again, make interface panel 101 switch to idle state, and keep idle state through locking mechanism 3.

Taking an embodiment as an example, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the module body may be provided with a limiting hole 204, the locking mechanism 3 may include a sliding mechanism 321 mounted on the outer side of the interface unit 1, the sliding mechanism 321 may extend out of the module body 2 through the limiting hole 204, two ends of the sliding mechanism 321 in a horizontal direction include elastic pieces 323 having an outward spring tendency, and the elastic pieces 323 may be compressed by pressure to the inside of the sliding mechanism 321. The module main body 2 further includes a sliding groove mechanism 311 respectively mounted at two sides of the limiting hole 204, two elastic pieces 323 are respectively embedded into the sliding grooves 312 of the sliding groove mechanisms 311 at two sides, the top ends of the elastic pieces 323 are abutted against the abutting surfaces 316 of the sliding grooves, the sliding grooves 312 extend along the sliding direction of the interface unit 1 and are vertically cut off in the extending direction to form a locking portion, the locking portion includes a locking surface 313 perpendicular to the abutting surfaces 316, and an inclined surface 314 extending at an angle to the locking surface 313, the sliding mechanism 321 is followed when the interface unit 1 slides into the module main body 2, the elastic pieces 323 can slide along the inclined surface 314, and the elastic pieces 323 are extruded by the inclined surface 314 in the moving process to retract. The sliding slot mechanism 311 further includes a pushing member 315, where the pushing member 315 has an elastic portion in a compressed state, so that the pushing member 315 has a tendency to pop out, so that a pushing surface 317 of the pushing member 315 can abut against a top end of the spring plate 323 in an extended state.

In the process that the interface panel 101 enters the idle state from the use state, the interface unit 1 is pressed to resist the elastic force of the ejecting mechanism 4, so that the interface unit 1 slides towards the inside of the module main body 2, the sliding mechanism 321 moves along the sliding groove 312 and the elastic sheet 323 abuts against the abutting surface 316, and when the sliding mechanism 321 moves to the locking part, the elastic sheet 323 breaks away from the abutting surface 316 and extends out of the plane of the extending direction of the abutting surface 316, namely, the elastic sheet 323 extends out in the extending direction of both sides of the sliding mechanism 321 in the horizontal direction. At this time, the pressing of the interface unit 1 is stopped, and the elastic sheet 323 can be abutted against the locking surface 313 by the force exerted by the pushing member 315, so as to stop the sliding mechanism 321 from moving further in the opposite direction, so that the interface panel 101 enters the idle state.

The interface unit 1 is continuously pressed, at this time, the sliding mechanism 321 continuously moves along the pressing direction, the elastic sheet 323 moves along the inclined plane 314 and is pressed by the elastic sheet to compress the elastic sheet 323 until the top end of the compressed elastic sheet 323 can avoid the pushing member 315, so that the pushing surface 317 returns to abut against the locking surface 313, and the contact surface of the pushing member 315 and the elastic sheet 323 is higher than the abutting surface 316, so that when the interface unit 1 stops being pressed at this time, the interface unit 1 is pushed to pop out of the module main body 2 by the ejecting mechanism 4, at this time, the pushing member 315 abuts against the sliding mechanism 321 and further moves along with the sliding mechanism 321 to abut against the abutting surface 316 of the sliding groove 312, so as to unlock, and the sliding mechanism 321 further pops out along with the interface unit 1 until the abutting surface 322 of the sliding mechanism 321 abuts against the front end surface 206 of the limiting hole 204, so that the interface unit 1 stops popping out.

According to the technical scheme, the interface unit 1 can be ejected out of the module main body 2 by pressing the interface unit 1, and the interface unit 1 is received into the module main body 2 and locked, namely, the interface panel 101 can be switched between the use state and the idle state by pressing the ejection mechanism.

The ejection mechanism 4 may take a suitable form to enable the interface unit 1 to eject the module body 2, and according to a preferred embodiment, the ejection mechanism 4 includes a guide post 401 and a spring disposed around the guide post 401 and in a compressed state, the guide post 401 extending in a sliding direction of the interface unit 1 and having both ends respectively connected to an outer wall 102 of a bottom of the interface unit 1 and an inner wall of the inner cavity.

In this technical scheme, the ejection mechanism 4 may include a plurality of, and is evenly disposed in the inner wall plane of the inner cavity, so that the spring 402 can be compressed and deformed along a straight line, and the spring 402 is sleeved outside the guide post 401 to play a limiting role on the spring 402.

In order to avoid displacement due to the spring 402, according to a preferred embodiment, the inner wall of the inner cavity is provided with a sleeve portion 205 matching the spring. By mounting one end of the spring 402 within the sleeve portion 205, displacement of the spring 402 during compression is avoided.

In order to facilitate connection of the terminals, according to a preferred embodiment, the interface panel 101 is arranged in use at an angle of inclination that is raised from the outside to the inside, as shown in fig. 2.

Through this technical scheme, the terminal be the angle with terminal interface connection, avoided the plug in-process, because the terminal is blocked the inconvenient gripping that leads to by the equipment main part, reduced the degree of difficulty of plug terminal.

The module body 2 may be connected to the apparatus body in a suitable form, and according to a preferred embodiment, the mounting structure includes fixing lugs 203 provided on the side walls of the module body 2 on both sides of the side wall where the opening 201 is located.

In this technical scheme, the mounting hole has been seted up to fixed ear 203 to perpendicular to lateral wall is outstanding, and the equipment main part can supply module main part 2 embedding, and has seted up the screw that matches with the mounting hole, with the module main part 2 is connected module main part 2 with the equipment main part through the bolt after making module main part 2 embedding equipment main part.

Through this technical scheme, terminal interface module detachably installs in the equipment main part, and the operation such as convenient to dismantle, change have reduced maintenance cost.

Alternatively, the interface panel 101 may take a suitable form to switch between a use state and an idle state, and according to another preferred embodiment, the terminal interface module includes a cover plate rotatably mounted to the opening 201, and the opening 201 can be opened or closed by rotating the cover plate to switch the interface panel 101 between the use state and the idle state.

In this embodiment, one side of the cover plate is hinged to the opening 201 so as to be capable of being turned over along one side of the opening 201, thereby opening or closing the opening 201, and the cover plate can be kept in a closed state by various means such as magnetic attraction, snap-fit, and the like. The opening 201 is opened or closed by flipping the cover plate so that the interface panel 101 is put into a use state or an idle state.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a display apparatus including an apparatus main body and the terminal interface module as described above, wherein the terminal interface module is mounted to the apparatus main body by the mounting structure, and a surface of the terminal interface module is flush with a surface of the apparatus main body in the idle state of the interface panel 101.

Through this technical scheme, terminal interface module detachably is connected with the equipment main part, is convenient for maintain and change terminal interface, has promoted maintenance efficiency greatly and has reduced maintenance cost. And when interface panel 101 is in the idle state, the surface of terminal interface module and the surface parallel and level of equipment main part, make the equipment main part more complete, promoted the holistic aesthetic property of equipment on the basis of avoiding terminal interface dust fall.

The display device can be large-screen touch display devices such as an interactive electronic whiteboard and a multimedia teaching all-in-one machine, and the display device is used for teaching, conference demonstration and the like.

The preferred embodiments of the present application have been described in detail above, but the present application is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solutions of the present application within the scope of the technical concept of the present application, and all the simple modifications belong to the protection scope of the present application.

In addition, the specific features described in the foregoing embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various possible combinations are not described in detail.

Moreover, any combination of the various embodiments of the present application may be made without departing from the spirit of the present application, which should also be considered as disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. A terminal interface module characterized by comprising a box-shaped module body (2) and an interface unit (1), the module body (2) having an inner cavity and an opening (201) provided at one side of the module body (2) and communicating with the inner cavity, the interface unit (1) including an interface panel (101) for providing a terminal interface, the interface unit (1) being mounted to the module body (2), and the interface panel (101) being switchable between a use state exposed from the opening (201) and an idle state retracted into the opening (201), an outer surface of the module body (2) being provided with a mounting structure for connection with a device.

2. The terminal interface module according to claim 1, characterized in that the interface unit (1) is slidably arranged in the cavity to enable the interface panel (101) to extend out of the opening (201) into the use state and to enable the interface panel (101) to be retracted into the opening (201) into the idle state.

3. Terminal interface module according to claim 2, characterized in that the interface unit (1) has a front cover (104) matching the opening (201) such that the front cover (104) can close the opening (201) when the interface unit (1) is in the idle state.

4. A terminal interface module according to claim 3, characterized in that the terminal interface module comprises an ejector mechanism (4) and a locking mechanism (3), the ejector mechanism (4) being mounted to the module body (2) and causing the interface unit (1) to trend into the use state, the locking mechanism (3) being mounted to the module body (2) and being adapted to hold the interface unit (1) in the rest state, the locking mechanism (3) being arranged to be able to be triggered from outside the module body (2) to release the locking or to return to the locking state.

5. Terminal interface module according to claim 4, characterized in that the ejector mechanism (4) comprises a guiding post (401) and a spring arranged around the guiding post (401) and in a compressed state, the guiding post (401) extending in the sliding direction of the interface unit (1) and being connected at both ends to an outer wall (102) of the bottom of the interface unit (1) and an inner wall of the inner cavity, respectively.

6. The terminal interface module according to claim 5, characterized in that the inner wall of the inner cavity is provided with a sleeve portion (205) matching the spring.

7. A terminal interface module according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that the interface panel (101) is arranged in use at an angle of inclination that is raised from the outside to the inside.

8. The terminal interface module according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the mounting structure comprises fixing lugs (203) provided on the side walls of the module body (2) on both sides of the side wall where the opening (201) is located.

9. The terminal interface module according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a cover plate rotatably mounted to the opening (201), the opening (201) being openable or closable by rotating the cover plate to switch the interface panel (101) between the use state and the rest state.

10. A display device comprising a device body and the terminal interface module according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the terminal interface module is mounted to the device body by the mounting structure and a surface of the terminal interface module is flush with a surface of the device body in the idle state of the interface panel (101).