KR101387972B1 - Interface connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an interface connector device installed for data communication or charging of a portable electronic device, comprising: a main board, an interface connector port installed at a lower end of the main board and electrically connected to an external interface connector; Mounted in, but including at least one LED located around the interface connector port, including a light emitting means for easy recognition by the user at night, so that the insertion of the connector is easy, the terminal damage due to forced misinsertion Can be prevented in advance.

Terminal, Electronics, LED, Interface, Connector, Port, Metal Can, Visibility

Description

Interface connector device {INTERFACE CONNECTOR}

1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal having an interface connector device according to the present invention;

2 is an exploded perspective view of main parts of an interface connector device according to the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view of a main portion showing the coupled state of the interface connector device according to the present invention; And

4 is a circuit diagram showing an installation state of the LED according to the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an interface connector device for a portable electronic device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an interface connector device focused on securing visibility so that a user can easily connect an interface connector at night by installing a light emitting device around the interface connector port.

In recent years, with the development of the electronic communication industry, portable electronic devices are becoming smaller and lighter, and their functions are becoming more diversified. For example, in the case of a portable terminal, a speaker device capable of implementing melody of various chords is installed, and a color display device of millions of pixels is implemented. In addition, a music listening function through an MP3 player other than the basic calling function is implemented in the terminal, and not only various game contents using the display device but also digital multi-media broadcasting (DMB) functions are provided. In addition, as the complex functions of the device are strengthened, devices such as MP3 players can be configured to enjoy video and play games in addition to the basic functions.

Due to the diversification of the functions of the above-described portable terminals and electronic devices, an apparatus for transmitting and receiving data to and from a general PC by wire or wireless is required. Wireless communication should be provided with a wireless communication module such as Bluetooth, which is still relatively expensive, so wired communication using a separate data cable is becoming a mainstream trend.

Therefore, the above-described devices are provided with an interface connector port in place of the main body. In addition, one end of the data cable is provided with an interface connector for connecting to the interface connector port, and the other end has a connector for connecting to another external device, for example, a personal PC. Preferably, a USB connector is used as a connector for connecting with the PC.

However, since the interface connector port provided in the device as described above is relatively small in volume, it is difficult to insert the interface connector correctly at night because there is no separate lighting device, which causes damage to the device due to incorrect insertion of the connector. To develop.

In order to solve the problems as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide an interface connector device that can be implemented to ensure a smooth electrical connection by the user to ensure visibility.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an interface connector device that is implemented to prevent light from being incorrectly inserted into the connector by emitting light of a certain brightness around the connector at night.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an interface connector device which can be implemented to prevent damage to a device due to a wrong insertion of a connector by a user.

In order to solve the above object, the present invention provides a portable electronic device, a main board, an interface connector port installed at a lower end of the main board and electrically connected to an external interface connector, and the main board. Mounted in, characterized in that it comprises at least one LED located around the interface connector port.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, if it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily blurred, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In describing the present invention, a portable terminal is illustrated and an interface connector electrically connected thereto for data communication is illustrated, but is not limited thereto. Applicable to various electronic devices having interface connectors (generally including various types of connectors for data communication).

1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal having an interface connector device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the portable terminal 100 is a slide type terminal including a main body 110 and a slide body 120. The main body 110 includes a plurality of keypad assemblies 111 and a microphone device ( 112). Also, the slide body 120 includes a display device 121, a speaker device 122 installed above the display device 121, and another keypad assembly 123 installed below the display device 121. Can be installed.

Thereafter, the interface connector device 10 according to the present invention is installed at the bottom of the main body 110. Substantially, the interface connector device 10 is a connector port (connector port) is the electrical connection is performed by inserting the end of the interface connector 130 of a separate data cable into the connector port. Although not shown, the interface connector device 10 is protected by a cover of a separate rubber material when not in use.

The interface connector 130 may include a body 131 installed at one end of a predetermined data cable 132 and a connection end protruding from an end of the body 131 and inserted into a port of the interface connector device 10. 133). In addition, locking / unlocking of the locker for continuously maintaining the state after the connection end 133 of the connector 130 is inserted into the interface connector device 10 on both sides of the body 131. The button 134 is provided to protrude. Preferably, hooks (not shown) protruding on both sides of the connecting end 133 are caught in the locking holes (13 in FIG. 2) formed on both sides of the metal can (11 in FIG. 2) used as a connector port to be described later. As a result, a locking action is performed. In addition, when the connector 130 is pressed by the button 134 protruding on both sides of the body 131 in the state that the connector 130 is locked to the interface connector device 10 of the terminal, the hook of the connection end 133 is inside The connector 130 may be detached from the interface connector device 10 while being immersed in and separated from the locking hole 13 of the metal can 11.

2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating main parts of the interface connector device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating main parts of the interface connector device according to the present invention in a combined state.

2 and 3, the interface connector device 10 is installed on the main board 115 of the device. The interface connector device 10 has a rectangular metal can 11 fixed to the main board 115 by soldering or the like, and a part of the metal can 11 is exposed to the outside of the terminal to serve as a port. do. A connector terminal 12 is installed inside the metal can 11, and the connector terminal 12 is electrically connected to the main board 115.

Thereafter, at least one light emitting means 14 according to the invention is installed around the metal can 11. LEDs may be used as the light emitting means. Preferably, two light emitting units are provided on the left and right sides of the metal can 11. In addition, the left and right side of the metal can 11 is formed with the above-described locking hole 13, Preferably, the LED 14 is installed in the position closest to the locking hole 13 of the metal can (11). do. This is to allow the light emitted from the LED 14 to flow out of the terminal 100 through the locking hole 13.

Figure 4 is a circuit diagram showing the installation state of the LED according to the present invention, Preferably, the connector recognition LED 14 according to the present invention is a plurality of LED (installed on the main board 115 for key button light emission ( Not shown). Therefore, if the key button light emitting LED is set to emit light only at night, the connector recognition LED 14 will also be set to emit light only at night. It is not a problem because the user can easily recognize the connector port of the terminal during the day. More preferably, the light emission colors of the connector recognition LED 14 and the key button light emitting LED according to the present invention are differently applied. This is to make the appearance of the terminal more beautiful and to realize the high quality of the terminal by recognizing that the light of the LED that emits the key button does not accidentally leak into the connector port but is intentionally emitting configuration.

Obviously, there are many ways within the scope of the claims to modify these embodiments. In other words, there can be many other ways in which the invention may be practiced without departing from the scope of the following claims.

Since the interface connector device according to the present invention includes a light emitting means so that the user can easily recognize at night, the connector can be easily inserted, and the terminal can be prevented from being damaged due to forced misinsertion.

Claims (7)

In a portable terminal, Main board; A rectangular metal can mounted on the main board and disposed such that a connector terminal provided therein is exposed to the outside of the portable terminal; At least one connector recognition LED mounted on the main board so that light is irradiated into the rectangular metal can through a locking hole formed at left and right sides of the metal can; And At least one key button light emitting LED for emitting a key button mounted on the main board separately from the connector recognition LED, The connector recognition LED is configured to operate with the key button light emitting LED set to emit light at night. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1, The key button light emitting LED and the LED installed around the metal can emit light in different colors. delete In the interface connector device for a portable electronic device, Main board; A rectangular metal can mounted on the main board and disposed such that a connector terminal provided therein is exposed to the outside of the portable electronic device; At least one connector recognition LED mounted on the main board so that light is irradiated into the rectangular metal can through a locking hole formed at left and right sides of the metal can; And At least one key button light emitting LED for emitting a key button mounted on the main board separately from the connector recognition LED, And the connector recognition LED is configured to operate together with the key button light emitting LED set to emit light at night.

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