JP3089977U - Hub with storage function - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a hub having a storage function. SOLUTION: A serial connection hub circuit and a flash memory storage circuit are mainly provided in a case having an insertion end used for connection with a connection port and having a small number of connection ports, and a serial connection hub is provided inside the case. The hub distribution control circuit in the circuit and the serial connection interface in the flash memory storage circuit are connected to form a match between the serial connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit, and the entire hub uses the connection port provided. It can be used as a portable disk because it is used for expansion connection of peripheral equipment and stores data using a memory in a flash memory storage circuit.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a hub having a storage function, and more particularly to a hub structure that can be used for data storage while being used for expanding a connection port, which saves the cost of purchasing a portable storage device and a hub separately, and The present invention relates to a hub having a storage function that significantly reduces the space occupied by a portable storage device and is convenient for expanding other peripheral devices of a computer.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In general, computers are provided with various types of connection ports in addition to the basic operation structure, so that users can expand their peripheral equipment. In addition, due to the continual progress of transmission technology, peripheral equipment using various transmission interfaces is generated, and the expansion of computer functions is often limited due to the difference in connection port type or the shortage of connection ports. . Therefore, a USB hub has appeared in the public, and the circuit of a single connection port was originally extended to a plurality of connection port hubs, thereby increasing the number and types of connection ports and expanding the functions of the computer. ing.

In addition, the development of desktop or notebook computers has been toward compact designs, which has led to a tighter arrangement of each connection port, and the space for that connection port has been slightly reduced by a general plug (connector). When the hub was inserted into the connection port of the computer, the volume of the hub also shielded the adjacent connection port, thus losing the function of the adjacent connection port. In addition, external auxiliary peripherals such as portable storage devices often have their correlation circuit directly connected to the structure of the plug, so that the external shape is the same as that of a general plug. Due to its size, it could not be used by inserting it into the adjacent connecting port in parallel with other plugs, thus limiting the use of other peripheral equipment.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 It is an object of the present invention to provide a hub having a kind of storage function, which mainly includes a case having an insertion end that can be connected to a connection port and having a small number of connection ports, and a serial port inside the case. The connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit are matched, and the hub distribution control circuit in the serial connection hub circuit and the serial connection interface in the flash memory storage circuit are connected to match the serial connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit. The whole hub is used for the extension connection of other peripheral equipment using the attached connection port, and the data is stored using the memory in the flash memory storage circuit and used as a portable disk. Shall be made available.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hub having a storage function, which mainly includes a case having an insertion end used for connection with a connection port and having a small number of connection ports. It has a hub distribution control circuit, a serial connection interface, a serial connection line, and an insertion end extending outside the case, and a connection port extending outside the case. A hub circuit, and a flash memory storage circuit, which is a flash memory storage circuit, and has a serial connection interface, a microprocessor, a flash memory control circuit, a flash memory, a memory, and a power supply stabilization circuit. Hub is flash memory by hub distribution control circuit in serial connection hub circuit Connected to the serial connection interface in the existing circuit, the serial connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit are matched, and the entire hub is provided for expansion and connection of other peripheral equipment using the attached connection port, and the flash The hub has a storage function, characterized in that data can be stored in the memory in the memory storage circuit. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the hub having the storage function according to the first aspect, the power supply protection circuit and the power supply stabilization circuit are respectively matched in the serial connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit. , A hub having a storage function. According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hub having a storage function according to the first aspect, wherein an insertion end is connected to a serial connection line to form a plug, and the entire hub is directly inserted into a connection port of a computer. The hub has a preservation function, characterized in that it can be used in any way. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the hub having the storage function according to the first aspect, the connecting line is designed in the form of a signal line, and the insertion end is formed in the form of a plug, and is provided at the rear end of the signal line. The entire hub is inserted into the connection port of the computer using the insertion end, and further, the main body of the hub is formed so that the main body of the hub can be left at an appropriate position around the computer due to the action of extending the signal line. The hub has a storage function.

[0006]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 The hub having a storage function according to the present invention has an overall hub structure as shown in FIG. 1 and includes an insertion end 125 used for connection with a connection port and a small number of connection ports 126. The hub 11 is mainly composed of the case 11, and the entire hub 1 has a serial connection hub circuit 12 and a flash memory storage circuit 13 integrated in the case 11, and an insertion end 125 and a connection port 126 are provided inside the case 1. Connected to the serial connection hub circuit 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the serial connection hub circuit 12 includes a hub distribution control circuit 121, a serial connection interface 122, a serial connection line 123, a power supply protection circuit 124, and a few extending to the outside of the case 11. The inserted insertion end 125 is aligned, and another connection port 126 is also provided, which also extends outside the case 11, and the insertion end 125 is connected to the serial connection line 123, as shown in FIG. The whole hub 1 can be directly inserted into the connection port of the computer and used, or as shown in FIG. 5, the serial connection line 123 is designed in the form of a signal line, and The insertion end 125 is provided at the rear end of the signal line in the form of a plug, and the entire hub 1 is connected to the connection port of the computer using the insertion end 125. The main body of the hub 1 is left at an appropriate position around the computer for use.

In the flash memory storage circuit 13, a serial connection interface 131, a microprocessor 132, a flash memory control circuit 133, a flash memory 134, a memory 135, and a power supply stabilization circuit 136 are separately matched. Please refer to FIGS. The entire hub 1 is connected to a serial connection interface 131 in the flash memory storage circuit 13 by a hub distribution control circuit 121 in the serial connection hub circuit 12 and is connected to a connection port 126 attached thereto. The matching between the circuit 12 and the flash memory storage circuit 13 is formed, and the entire hub 1 is used for expansion and connection of other peripheral equipment using the attached connection port 126. The data can be stored using the memory 135 and can be used as a portable disk.

[0009]

[Effect of the invention]

 The hub having a storage function according to the present invention is mainly composed of a case provided with an insertion end used for connection with the connection port and a small number of connection ports, and the serial connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit are matched inside the case. The hub distribution control circuit in the serial connection hub circuit and the serial connection interface in the flash memory storage circuit are connected to form a match between the serial connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit, and the entire hub is provided with a connection port. It is used for expansion and connection of other peripheral equipment, and data is stored using the memory in the flash memory storage circuit so that it can be used as a portable disk. It is a device that enhances applicability, provides another favorable workable structure for the hub, and meets the requirements for utility model registration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of the entire hub structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a hub internal circuit structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a circuit layout reference diagram of the serial connection hub circuit in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a circuit layout reference diagram of the flash memory storage circuit in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external view of a hub structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 hub 11 case 12 serial connection hub circuit 121 hub distribution control circuit 122 serial connection interface 123 serial connection line 124 power protection circuit 125 insertion end 126 connection port 13 flash memory storage circuit 131 serial connection interface 132 microprocessor 133 flash memory control circuit 134 Flash memory 135 Memory 136 Power supply stabilization circuit

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A hub having a storage function, mainly comprising a case having an insertion end used for connection with a connection port and having a small number of connection ports, and a serial connection hub circuit inside the case, It has a hub distribution control circuit, a serial connection interface, a serial connection line, and a serial connection hub circuit, which is provided with a connection port extending to the outside of the case, and a connection port extending outside the case. A flash memory storage circuit, wherein the serial connection interface, microprocessor, flash memory control circuit, flash memory, memory, and power supply stabilization circuit are matched; and the entire hub is a serial connection hub. In the flash memory storage circuit by the hub distribution control circuit in the circuit The serial connection interface is connected to the serial connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit, and the entire hub is provided for connection and expansion of other peripheral equipment by using the attached connection port. A hub having a storage function, wherein data can be stored in the hub. 2. A hub having a storage function according to claim 1, wherein a power supply protection circuit and a power supply stabilization circuit are matched in the serial connection hub circuit and the flash memory storage circuit, respectively. Hub. 3. A hub having a storage function according to claim 1, wherein an insertion end is connected to a serial connection line to form a plug, and the entire hub can be directly inserted into a connection port of a computer for use. A hub having a storage function, characterized in that: 4. A hub having a storage function according to claim 1, wherein the connecting line is designed in the form of a signal line, and an insertion end thereof is formed in the form of a plug and is provided at a rear end of the signal line, and The storage is characterized in that the hub is inserted into the connection port of the computer using the insertion end and the main body of the hub can be left at an appropriate position around the computer by extending the signal line. Hub with functions.