JP3167149U - Hub device - Google Patents

Abstract

A USB hub device is easily attached to the back side of a display 10 and facilitates the work of attaching and detaching a USB plug. A hub device has a hub main body having a USB port, a mounting mechanism fixed to a fixing portion provided on a back surface of a display, and a hub main body detachably attached to the mounting mechanism. And a support mechanism 40 to be mounted. The fixing portion 18 is a VESA-standard mounting hole 18a formed on the rear surface 14 of the display 10 for mounting a support for supporting the display 10, and the mounting mechanism 30 is provided on the rear surface of the display 10. It has a plate-shaped substrate 31 to be in contact with, a screw hole 30a formed in the substrate 31, and a screw 33 inserted into the screw hole 30a and screwed into the mounting hole 18a. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a hub device for mounting a USB plug, which is fixed to a display device such as a television or a computer monitor.

  In recent years, USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection methods have been widely applied not only to computer peripheral devices but also to game consoles and TV AV devices, etc., in order to unify complex interfaces and facilitate connection. . In such a USB connection method, when the number of peripheral devices to be connected increases, the number of connectors becomes insufficient. In such a case, a hub device having a large number of USB ports is used (Patent Document 1). ).

  By the way, in a display such as a television, the USB port is often arranged on the back side. However, since a large number of video cables and audio cables are arranged on the back side of a television or the like, it is troublesome to determine the location where the hub device is arranged, and the work of attaching and detaching the USB connector is also troublesome. There was a problem.

JP 2001-306181 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a hub device that can be firmly fixed to the rear surface or side surface of a display and facilitates the work of attaching and detaching a USB plug, in light of solving the above-described problems of the prior art. And

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.

[Application Example 1]
Application Example 1 is a hub device mounted on the back surface or side surface of a display, and is fixed to a hub body having a port for connecting a plurality of plugs, and a fixing portion provided on the back surface or side surface of the display. And a support mechanism for detachably mounting the hub body on the mounting mechanism.

  In Application Example 1, the hub device fixes the mounting mechanism to the fixing portion on the back surface of the display, and the hub body is detachably mounted via the support mechanism. The support mechanism allows the hub body to be attached to and detached from the mounting mechanism, so that the hub body can be slid out of the mounting mechanism and moved from a narrow space on the back side of the display to a wide space to remove it from the hub body. Makes it easy to insert and remove the plug.

[Other application examples]
As a configuration of the attachment mechanism, various configurations can be adopted as long as the substrate is fixed to the back surface or the side surface of the display. That is, as an application example, a fixing portion is formed on the back surface of the display, and is a mounting hole for mounting a support for supporting the display. The mounting mechanism is a plate-like shape that contacts the back surface of the display. It is the structure provided with the board | substrate and the at least 1 screw hole formed in this board | substrate.

  According to this configuration, since the mounting mechanism is fixed to the back surface of the display with screws using the mounting holes provided on the back surface of the display, the hub device is firmly fixed without being suspended on the back surface side of the display. In addition, there is no need for a separate fixing mechanism, which simplifies the configuration. In addition, since the hub device is fixed at a predetermined position on the back side of the display, the space on the back side of the display can be used effectively and its fixed position can be secured, so management and setting of peripheral devices is also possible. Easy. Here, USB can be applied to the ports for connecting the plurality of plugs, and the mounting holes may be those compliant with general-purpose VESA standards in addition to the specifications specific to the display. Well, when a VESA standard mounting hole is used, it is easy to select the diameter of the mounting hole and the type of screw, and the configuration and the mounting work become easier. Note that at least one mounting hole is required, but a plurality of mounting holes having different hole diameters may be provided so as to correspond to different screws.

  Moreover, the attachment mechanism can take the structure provided with the sheet | seat member for slip prevention interposed between the said board | substrate and the back surface of the said display. Further, the attachment mechanism can be configured to include a plate-like substrate disposed on the back surface or side surface of the display, and an adhesive layer that adheres to the substrate and the back surface or side surface of the display. Further, the attachment mechanism can be configured to include a lock mechanism that is inserted into an attachment hole for attaching a security instrument, and a substrate that supports the lock mechanism.

  As the configuration of the support mechanism, various configurations can be adopted as long as the substrate and the hub main body are detachably supported. For example, the support mechanism includes a support part formed on the substrate and a supported part formed on the hub body, and the supported part is slidably supported on the support part. It can take the structure which is. In this slide mechanism, the support part is a guide part formed in parallel along both sides of the substrate, and the supported part is a support piece that is slidably supported by the guide part. A configuration can be taken. In addition, the support mechanism includes an engagement claw and an engagement hole that detachably engages the substrate and the hub main body, and the support mechanism can detach the substrate and the hub main body. It can be comprised by the magnet to adsorb | suck.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the hub apparatus to the back surface of the display. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the state before attaching a hub apparatus to the back surface of a display. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a hub apparatus. It is the perspective view which looked at the hub apparatus from the direction different from FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which attached the hub apparatus to the back surface of the display. It is explanatory drawing explaining the hub apparatus concerning 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing explaining the hub apparatus concerning 3rd Example. It is explanatory drawing explaining the hub apparatus concerning 4th Example. It is explanatory drawing explaining the hub apparatus concerning 5th Example.

A USB hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
A. First Embodiment (1) Schematic Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the hub device 20 is attached to the back surface of the display 10, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the state before the hub device 20 is attached to the back surface of the display 10. It is a perspective view. 1 and 2, a display 10 is a thin display such as liquid crystal or plasma used in a television or a computer, and includes a display main body 12 and a support base 16 that is supported on a desk or the like below the display main body 12. ing. A fixing portion 18 is provided on the back surface 14 of the display body 12. The fixing portion 18 is configured by four mounting holes 18a for mounting the display 10 directly to a wall or the like via a support (not shown) when the display body 12 is not supported by the support base 16. The mounting hole 18a is a standard defined by VESA (Video Electronics Standard Association) for standardization of liquid crystal televisions, liquid crystal monitors, televisions, etc., and is configured in accordance with a standard for mounting on a wall using a support tool. Has been. In the VESA75 standard, the number of screw holes is four, the interval between screw holes is 75 mm, and a 10 mm long screw of M4 (millimeter standard screw with a diameter of 4 mm) is used. In addition, the VESA 100 standard uses a screw having a length of 10 mm, having four screw holes, an interval of screw holes of 100 mm, and M4 (millimeter standard screw having a diameter of 4 mm). A hub device 20 is attached to the fixing portion 18 on the back surface 14 of the display 10. The hub device 20 is a line concentrator for connecting a USB device to a computer or the like.

(2) Configuration of Hub Device 20 FIGS. 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views of the hub device 20, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the hub device 20 is attached to the back surface 14 of the display 10. The hub device 20 includes a hub body 22, an attachment mechanism 30, and a support mechanism 40 for detachably attaching the hub body 22 to the attachment mechanism 30. The hub body 22 includes a hub case 23 in which a USB interface (not shown) is housed, and a USB port 24 and a power plug 25 are formed on the side wall thereof. The USB port 24 includes an upstream port 24a for connection to the computer side and a downstream port 24b for connection to peripheral devices, and USB plugs Pa and Pb are connected to these ports. As shown in FIG. 2, the attachment mechanism 30 is a mechanism that is fixed to the fixing portion 18 provided on the back surface 14 of the display 10, and is formed on the plate-like substrate 31 that contacts the back surface 14 of the display 10 and the substrate 31. A screw hole 30a and a screw 33 inserted into the screw hole 30a and screwed into the mounting hole 18a are provided.

  The support mechanism 40 is a mechanism for detachably mounting the hub body 22 on the attachment mechanism 30 and includes a support portion 42 on the attachment mechanism 30 side and a supported portion 45 on the hub body 22 side. As shown in FIG. 3, the support portion 42 includes guide portions 42 a formed along the sides on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the substrate 31. The supported portion 45 is formed in one side surface of the hub case 23 in a recess having a cross-sectional shape slightly larger than the longitudinal cross section of the substrate 31 shown in the figure, and includes support pieces 45a on both sides, and is provided between the support pieces 45a. An insertion space 45b is formed. Therefore, the support mechanism 40 aligns the supported portion 45 on the hub main body 22 side with the support portion 42 on the substrate 31 side, and pushes the hub main body 22 into the substrate 31, so that the hub main body 22 moves to the substrate 31. On the other hand, the slide mechanism is slidably mounted.

(3) Attachment / Removal and Connection Work of Hub Device 20 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, in order to attach the hub device 20 to the fixing portion 18 on the back surface 14 of the display 10, the attachment mechanism 30 shown in FIG. 18 is fixed. That is, the screw hole 30a of the substrate 31 of the attachment mechanism 30 is aligned with one attachment hole 18a of the fixing portion 18, the screw 33 is passed through the screw hole 30a and the attachment hole 18a, and the attachment mechanism 30 is moved to the back surface 14 of the display 10. Screw on to. On the other hand, the power plug PG is connected to the power plug 25 of the hub body 22, the USB plug Pa is connected to the upstream port 24a, and the USB plug Pb is connected to the downstream port 24b. Then, in order to fix the hub body 22 to which the USB plugs Pa, Pb and the like are attached to the attachment mechanism 30, the hub body 22 is aligned with the supported portion 45 of the support mechanism 40 and the support portion 42 of the attachment mechanism 30. That is, the insertion space 45b of the supported portion 45 is aligned with the support portion 42 on the substrate 31 side. When the hub main body 22 is pushed into the substrate 31, the hub main body 22 slides while being guided by the supported portion 45 and the support portion 42, and is attached when the support portion 42 is fitted in the insertion space 45b. The mounting on the mechanism 30 is completed, and the mounting is performed on the back surface 14 of the display main body 12.

  To remove or connect the USB plugs Pa and Pb from the hub body 22, the USB plugs Pa and Pb are connected to the hub body 22. That is, the hub body 22 to which the USB plugs Pa and Pb are connected is removed from the substrate 31 by sliding the hub body 22 with respect to the substrate 31 via the support mechanism 40. The hub main body 22 thus removed can be moved from a narrow space on the back surface 14 of the display 10 to a wide space, and the USB plugs Pa and Pb can be removed from the hub main body 22 here.

(4) Operation and effect of the embodiment The configuration of the above embodiment has the following effects.
(4) -1 The hub device 20 fixes the attachment mechanism 30 to the fixing portion 18 on the back surface 14 of the display 10, and the hub body 22 is detachably mounted via the support mechanism 40. Since the support mechanism 40 allows the hub body 22 to be attached to and detached from the attachment mechanism 30, the hub body 22 is slid and removed from the attachment mechanism 30 to change from a narrow space on the back surface 14 side of the display 10 to a wide space. By moving, the work of inserting and removing the USB plugs Pa and Pb from the hub body 22 is facilitated.

(4) -2 Since the attachment mechanism 30 is fixed to the back surface 14 of the display 10 with screws 33 using the VESA standard general-purpose mounting holes 18a provided on the back surface 14 of the display 10, the hub device 20 The display 10 is firmly fixed without being suspended on the back surface 14 side.

(4) -3 The attachment mechanism 30 uses a general-purpose attachment hole 18a of the VESA standard provided on the back surface 14 side of the display 10 in order to attach the hub body 22, and therefore there is a mechanism for fixing separately. This is unnecessary and the configuration is simple.

(4) -4 Since the hub device 20 is fixed at a predetermined position on the back surface 14 of the display 10, it is possible to effectively utilize the space on the back surface 14 side of the display 10 and secure its fixed position. USB device management and setting is easy.

B. Second Embodiment FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the hub device 20B according to the second embodiment is attached to the back surface 14 of the display 10. This embodiment is characterized in that a non-slip sheet member 34B is interposed between the substrate 31B constituting the attachment mechanism 30B and the back surface 14 of the display 10. Even when the substrate 31B is fixed to the wall surface where the back surface 14 of the display 10 is slippery with the B1 screw 33B, the sheet member 34B is difficult to rotate the hub device 20B, and the back surface of the display 10 is firmly fixed. 14 can be fixed.

C. Third Embodiment FIG. 7 is an explanatory view for explaining a hub device 20C according to a third embodiment. FIG. 7A shows a state in which the hub main body 22C is attached to the attachment mechanism 30C, and FIG. A state before the hub body 22C is attached to the attachment mechanism 30C is shown. The present embodiment is characterized in that the support mechanism 40C is an engagement mechanism using a claw formed between the attachment mechanism 30C and the hub main body 22C. That is, in FIG. 7B, an engaging claw 43C constituting the support portion 42C of the support mechanism 40C protrudes from one surface of the substrate 31C, and on the supported portion 45C side of the hub body 22C. An engagement hole 47C that is formed at the bottom of the recess 46C and engages with the engagement claw 43C is formed (see FIG. 7C). In order to fix the hub body 22C to the board 31C by the configuration of the hub device 20, the board 31C is positioned in the recess 46C, and the hub body 22C is pushed in as shown in FIG. Inserting into the engagement hole 47C, and further sliding the hub body 22 slightly. As a result, the engagement claw 43C engages with the peripheral portion of the engagement hole 47C, thereby preventing the hub main body 22C from being pulled out from the substrate 31C.

D. Fourth Embodiment FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a hub device 20D according to a fourth embodiment, and shows a state before the hub body 22D is attached to the attachment mechanism 30D. The present embodiment is characterized in that the support mechanism 40D is supported by the magnetic force between the mounting mechanism 30D and the hub body 22D. That is, one surface of the substrate 31D of the attachment mechanism 30D is attached to the back surface 14 of the display body 12 via the adhesive layer 35D, and the magnet 43D constituting the support portion 42D is embedded on the other surface. On the other hand, the supported portion 45D of the hub main body 22D includes a ferromagnetic plate 47D embedded in the bottom of the recess 46D. In order to fix the hub main body 22D to the board 31D by the configuration of the hub device 20D, the board 31D is positioned in the recess 46D, and the hub main body 22D is further pushed. Thereby, the hub body 22D can be attached to the substrate 31D by the ferromagnetic plate 47D being attracted to the magnet 43D. According to this configuration, the hub device 20D can be easily attached even when the VESA standard attachment hole is not provided on the back surface of the display main body 12.

E. Fifth Embodiment FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a hub device 20E according to a fifth embodiment. The present embodiment is characterized by a configuration for fixing the hub device 20E to the display 10. In FIG. 9, a general-purpose fixing portion 18E for fixing a security device (not shown) is provided on the side surface of the tablet computer integrated with the display main body 12D. The fixing portion 18E is an attachment hole 18Ea called a Kensington Lock, and is used to fix a security device (not shown) in which a PC antitheft key and a wire are set. The attachment mechanism 30E of the hub device 20E is provided with a lock mechanism 36E having a hook 36Ea for fixing to the attachment hole 18Ea on the substrate 31E. In this configuration of the hub device 20E, the hook mechanism 36E is inserted into the mounting hole 18Ea and rotated by a predetermined angle to lock the lock mechanism 36E, so that the hub device 20E is attached to the mounting hole 18Ea on the side surface of the display 10. Fixed to.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the following modifications are possible. In the above-described embodiment, various configurations of the fixing portion and the support mechanism can be appropriately combined as long as the operation and effect are not impaired.
Further, in the above embodiment, the fixing portion is provided on the back surface or the side surface of the display. However, the hub device may arrange a port on the front surface side of the display from the back surface or the side surface of the display. Can be easily.
Furthermore, although the fixing | fixed part applied to the said Example is described based on the attachment hole for attaching the support tool based on the VESA specification of the back surface of a display, not only this but in order to attach the support tool which supports a display May be a special specification depending on the display size, for example, a mounting hole corresponding to a screw having a larger diameter of M5, M6, M8, and M10. In this embodiment, the USB hub has been described as an example. However, a network hub or an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) hub may be used.

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Claims (10)

A hub device mounted on the back or side of the display,
A hub body having a port for connecting a plurality of plugs;
An attachment mechanism fixed to a fixing portion provided on the back or side of the display;
A support mechanism for detachably mounting the hub body on the mounting mechanism;
A hub device comprising: The hub device according to claim 1,
The fixing portion is formed on the back surface of the display, and is an attachment hole for attaching a support for supporting the display.
The hub device includes a plate-like substrate that contacts the back surface of the display, and at least one screw hole formed in the substrate. The hub device according to claim 2, wherein the port for connecting the plurality of plugs is a USB,
The mounting hole for attaching the support is a VESA standard hub device. The hub device according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein
The mounting device includes a hub device including an anti-slip sheet member interposed between the substrate and the back surface of the display. The hub device according to claim 1,
The mounting mechanism includes a plate-like substrate disposed on the back surface or side surface of the display, and a hub device including the substrate and an adhesive layer that adheres to the back surface or side surface of the display. The hub device according to claim 1,
The above-mentioned attachment mechanism is a hub device provided with a lock mechanism that is inserted into an attachment hole for attaching a security instrument, and a substrate that supports the lock mechanism. The hub device according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
The support mechanism includes a support portion formed on the substrate and a supported portion formed on the hub body, and the supported portion is a slide mechanism that is slidably supported with respect to the support portion. A hub device. The hub device according to claim 7,
The said support part is a guide part formed in parallel along the both sides of the said board | substrate, and the said to-be-supported part is a hub apparatus which is supported by the said guide part so that a guide is possible so that a slide is possible. The hub device according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
The said support mechanism is a hub apparatus comprised by the engaging claw and engagement hole which detachably engage the said board | substrate and the said hub main body. The hub device according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
The said support mechanism is a hub apparatus comprised by the magnet which adsorb | sucks the said board | substrate and the said hub main body so that attachment or detachment is possible.

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