KR101671397B1 - Common USB Connector for Micro USB Connector and Lightning USB Connector - Google Patents

Common USB Connector for Micro USB Connector and Lightning USB Connector Download PDF

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KR101671397B1
KR101671397B1 KR1020160030961A KR20160030961A KR101671397B1 KR 101671397 B1 KR101671397 B1 KR 101671397B1 KR 1020160030961 A KR1020160030961 A KR 1020160030961A KR 20160030961 A KR20160030961 A KR 20160030961A KR 101671397 B1 KR101671397 B1 KR 101671397B1
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    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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The present invention relates to a USB connector that can commonly use a 5-pin micro USB connector and an 8-pin lightning USB connector in a charger for charging a terminal battery, a data cable for transmitting / receiving data, or an auxiliary battery for supplying power to the terminal A connector body having a cable connected to one side and a plurality of electric wires connected to the inside from a cable; An insulating block protruding in a square pillar shape from the connector body and having an insertion groove formed therein; A micro USB terminal elastically coupled to a plurality of slits formed in a side wall of the inserting groove of the insulating block; A lightning USB terminal inserted into and coupled to a plurality of coupling grooves formed on the outer side wall of the insulation block, and a cover surrounding the outer side of the insulation block excluding the lightning USB terminal and the insertion groove. The present invention can be used without discrimination between a terminal and a smart phone by supplying power or inputting / outputting data to / from a terminal composed of a 5-pin micro USB terminal or a 8-pin lightning USB terminal with a public USB connector , A secondary battery connected to a smartphone, a notebook, and a tablet, a wireless earphone, or a USB memory, thereby improving the convenience of the user and improving the sales of peripheral devices.

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Common USB Connector for Micro USB Connector and Lightning USB Connector {Common USB Connector for Micro USB Connector and Lightning USB Connector}

The present invention relates to a common USB connector, and more particularly, to a USB connector that includes a charger for charging a terminal battery, a data cable for transmitting / receiving data, or an auxiliary battery for supplying power to the terminal, And more particularly to a USB connector which can use a connector in common.

In general, USB (Universal Serial Bus) is one of the input and output standards used to connect computers and peripherals. Typical versions include USB 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1. USB has been created to replace a variety of existing serial and parallel connections. Keyboards, mice, game pads, joysticks, scanners, digital cameras, printers, PDAs, and storage devices. Most of these device connections are made using standard connection methods. USB has been developed for PC, but now it is used in PDA and game console, and it is used for charging by using USB power supply function.

Currently, the operating system of smartphone is RIM, TIZEN, and Firefox in addition to Apple iOS, Google Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone. Furthermore, the operating system of the smartphone is roughly divided between Apple iOS and Google's Android, and the manufacturing method of the handset is somewhat different. For example, a terminal manufactured by Apple Corporation and a terminal manufactured by Samsung Electronics differ in the method of a USB connector for charging power or transmitting / receiving data through a wired cable. In particular, Apple's terminal is a Lightning USB connector with 8 pins and Samsung's terminal is composed of a Micro Type B USB connector with 5 pins. Therefore, although the terminals that are supplied to the domestic market include Samsung and LG-equipped manufacturers' terminals and Apple's iOS-applied terminals, which are applied to Google's Android operating system, they are not compatible with each other, There has been an inconvenience in using an adapter provided with a connector.

One cable can be used to selectively use the 5-pin micro-type B USB connector and the 8-pin lightning USB connector, or the Micro Type B USB connector can be converted to a Lightning USB connector Connectors, that is, a kind of gender, or to connect a connector that can be used to convert a Lightning USB connector to a Micro Type B USB connector, but it is cumbersome and easy to lose There was also a problem.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0619982 (2006.09.11. Announcement)

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention aims to combine a micro USB connector of a 5-pin terminal and a USB connector of a 8-pin terminal into a USB connector so that the USB connector can be shared without a terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a micro USB connector of a 5-pin terminal and a power terminal and a data terminal of a lightning USB connector of an 8-pin terminal, respectively, to enable power supply and data transmission / reception with a common USB connector .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a connector comprising: a connector body having a cable connected to one side and a plurality of electric wires connected to the inside from a cable; An insulating block protruding in a square pillar shape from the connector body and having an insertion groove formed therein; A micro USB terminal elastically coupled to a plurality of slits formed in a side wall of the inserting groove of the insulating block; And a cover for covering the outer surface of the insulation block excluding the lightening USB terminal and the insertion groove, and a cover for covering the outer surface of the insulation block, It features a common USB connector.

According to the present invention, there is provided a pressing protrusion inserted into a plurality of pressing grooves formed at one side of the cover and elastically engaged with the pressing groove, and the pressing protrusion is inserted into a groove formed at a position corresponding to the inside of the female micro- Or grooves are formed on both sides of the cover side, and the grooves can be inserted or separated into elastic protrusions provided at positions corresponding to the inside of the female locking USB connector provided in the terminal.

In addition, in the present invention, a type A USB connector, a type B USB connector, a type A mini USB connector (8 pin), a type B mini USB connector (5 pin), a micro type A USB connector , Micro Type B USB Connector, and Type C USB Connector can be combined.

Further, in the present invention, a charging adapter, a secondary battery or a USB memory may be selectively coupled to the cable body at the end connected to the connector body.

According to the present invention, it is possible to supply power or input / output data to / from a terminal composed of a 5-pin micro USB terminal or a 8-pin lightning USB terminal through a public USB connector, And a peripheral device such as a secondary battery, a wireless earphone, or a USB memory connected to a smart phone, a notebook, and a tablet can be expanded, thereby improving the convenience of the user and improving the sales of peripheral devices.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing a common USB connector of a micro USB connector and a lightning USB connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a common USB connector according to the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a connection between a public USB connector according to the present invention and an arm micro USB connector configured in a terminal.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a connection between a public USB connector according to the present invention and a darkening USB connector configured in a terminal.
6 is a perspective view showing a cable in which a public USB connector according to the present invention is combined with a general USB connector.
7 is a perspective view showing that a public USB connector according to the present invention is coupled to a charging adapter.
8 is a perspective view showing that a public USB connector according to the present invention is coupled to an auxiliary battery.
9 is a perspective view showing that a public USB connector according to the present invention is coupled to a USB memory.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a common USB connector of a micro USB connector and a lightning USB connector according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3, a connector main body 10 of a public USB connector 1 is connected to a cable having a plurality of electric wires embedded therein. The connector body 10 is connected to a board in which a plurality of electric wires in the cable are embedded. The connector body 10 is preferably made of a synthetic resin so that it can be held easily by a finger.

The insulating block 11 protrudes from the inside of the connector body 10 in a square pillar shape. The insulating block 11 has a substantially "D" shape. Inside the insulation block 11, an insertion groove 12 is formed. In the insertion groove 12, a substrate, which protrudes in an arm micro USB connector included in a terminal using a micro USB terminal 14 having a terminal of, for example, five pins, and in which contact terminals are fixedly connected at fixed intervals, is inserted.

The 5-pin micro USB terminal 14 is inserted into a plurality of slits 13 formed in the side wall of the inserting groove 12 of the insulating block 11, respectively. Furthermore, since the micro USB terminal 14 is composed of five pins, the number of the slits 13 is also five. And the micro USB terminals 14 are resiliently coupled in a state of being fixed to one side of the insertion groove 12, respectively. 4 shows a state in which the micro-USB terminal 14 protrudes outward from the insertion groove 12 in the terminal 2, (32).

The 8-pin lightning USB terminal 20 is inserted into and coupled to a plurality of coupling grooves 19 formed on the outer wall of the insulating block 11. Furthermore, since the lightning USB terminal 20 is composed of 8 pins, the number of the coupling grooves 19 is eight. The lightning USB terminal 20 may be coupled to or slightly protruded from a surface of the insulating block 11 having the coupling groove 19, which corresponds to the horizontal plane of the outer wall. 5, the lightning USB terminal 20 is protruded from the inner wall of the darkening USB connector 40 of the terminal 3 using a terminal, for example, an 8-pin Lightning USB terminal, And contact with the contact terminal 41.

A micro USB terminal 14 is elastically coupled to a plurality of slits 13 formed on an inner surface of the insulating block 11 to contact the substrate 31 projected to the female micro USB connector 30 of the terminal 2 The lightening USB terminal 20 is coupled to the plurality of coupling grooves 19 formed on the outer side wall of the insulating block 11 so as to be in contact with the terminal 32, And is brought into contact with the contact terminal 41 provided on the side wall. At this time, the public USB connector 1 coupled to the connector body 10 needs to change the direction according to the terminal. That is, when the public USB connector 1 is inserted into the female micro USB connector 30 provided in the terminal 2 using the 5-pin micro USB terminal and when the terminal using the 8-pin lightning USB terminal 20 3, when inserting the common USB connector 1 into the female connector 30, the female connector 30 should be inserted in the inverted state.

Further, a cover 15 is integrally coupled to the outer surface of the insulating block 11. The cover 15 has a structure in which the substrate 31 of the arm micro USB connector 30 formed in the terminal 2 using the 8-pin lightning USB terminal 20 and the 5-pin micro USB terminal 14 is inserted And the side of the insulating block 11 except the portion to be welded.

A plurality of pressing grooves 16 are formed on one side of the side of the cover 15, that is, on the opposite side to which the USB terminal 20 is formed. The pressing protrusions 17 are elastically coupled to the pressing grooves 16. The pressing projection 17 is inserted or separated into the second fixing groove 33 formed inside the female micro USB connector 30 formed in the terminal 2 using the 5-pin micro USB terminal 14. Therefore, the pressing protrusions 17 are respectively formed at positions corresponding to the second fixing grooves 33. [

The first fixing groove 18 is formed on both side surfaces of the cover 15 and the first fixing groove 18 is formed by a lightening USB connector 20 provided in the terminal 3 using the 8- The elastic protrusion 42 provided at the corresponding position inside the connector 40 is inserted or separated. Therefore, the first fixing grooves 18 are formed at positions corresponding to the elastic projections 42, respectively.

In addition, in FIG. 6, various types of USB connectors 5 may be combined at the end connected to the public USB connector 1 of the present invention by a cable. Either Type A USB connector, Type B USB connector, Type A mini USB connector (8 pin), Type B mini USB connector (5 pin), Micro Type A USB connector, Micro Type B USB connector or Type C USB connector Lt; / RTI >

7, a charging adapter 4 for charging can be coupled to the end connected to the public USB connector 1 via a cable. This is achieved by connecting the power converted from the charging adapter 4 to the female micro USB connector 30 of the terminal 2 using the 5-pin micro USB terminal 14 via the public USB connector 1, And can be connected to and supplied to the darkening USB connector 40 of the terminal 3 using the terminal 20.

8, an auxiliary battery 6 for charging may be coupled to the end connected to the public USB connector 1 via a cable. This means that the power charged in the auxiliary battery 6 is supplied to the female micro USB connector 30 of the terminal 2 using the 5-pin micro USB terminal 14 via the public USB connector 1, And can be connected to and supplied to the darkening USB connector 40 of the terminal 3 using the terminal 20.

9, the public USB connector 1 may be coupled to one end of the USB memory 7 provided with the USB connector 5. [ This allows data to be transmitted and received by connecting the USB memory 7 to a general PC or a notebook, or to be connected to a tablet or smartphone to transmit and receive data. That is, the USB connector 5 provided at one end of the USB memory 5 can be connected to a PC or a notebook to transmit and receive data, and the common USB connector 1 provided at the other end of the USB memory 5 can be connected to a tablet or smart phone It can connect and transmit data. You can also connect a USB memory (5) to a PC or notebook with a USB connector (5) and a USB memory (5) to a tablet or smartphone with a public USB connector (1) , And the USB memory 5, or may charge power from a PC or notebook to a tablet or a smartphone.

The power charged in the auxiliary battery 6 is supplied to the female micro USB connector 30 of the terminal 2 using the 5-pin micro USB terminal 14 via the public USB connector 1 or the 8-pin lightning USB terminal 20 can be connected to and supplied to the female USB connector 40 of the terminal 3 using the USB cable.

Furthermore, a USB memory for data input / output and storage may be coupled to the end connected to the public USB connector 1 and the cable.

The operation of the micro USB connector of the present invention and the common USB connector of the lightning USB connector will be described.

4, the common USB connector 1 is inserted into the female micro USB connector 30 of the terminal using the 5-pin micro USB terminal 14. At this time, the board 31 protruding from the female micro USB connector 30 is inserted to be inserted into the insertion groove 12 of the public USB connector 1. The public USB connector 1 is inserted into the female micro USB connector 30 formed in the terminal 2 and the 5-pin micro USB terminal 14 protruding from the insertion groove 12 of the insulating block 11 is inserted into the female micro- And is resiliently coupled to the 5-pin contact terminal 32 formed on the board 31 of the USB connector 30. [ Therefore, the 5-pin micro USB terminal 14 of the public USB connector 1 is brought into contact with the 5-pin contact terminal 32 of the female micro-USB connector 30, so that power and data can be input and output.

Next, in Fig. 5, the public USB connector 1 is inserted into the female-locking USB connector 40 of the terminal 3 using the 8-pin lightning USB terminal 20. At this time, the 8-pin lightning USB terminal 20 of the public USB connector 1 is brought into contact with the contact terminal 41 formed on the side wall of the armoring USB connector 40. The public USB connector 1 is inserted into the armoring USB connector 40 formed in the terminal 3 so that the 8 pin lightning USB terminal 20 formed on the outer side of the insulation block 11 is connected to the armoring USB connector 40 Contact terminal 41 of the 8-pin structure. Therefore, the 8-pin lightning USB terminal 20 of the public USB connector 1 is brought into contact with the 8-pin contact terminal 41 of the lightning USB connector 04, respectively, so that power and data can be input and output.

The public USB connector 1 is connected to a terminal 2 composed of a charging adapter 4 connected by a cable or a 5-pin micro USB terminal 14 supplied from a USB connector 5 or an auxiliary battery 6 It is possible to charge the battery built in the terminal 3 made up of the 8-pin lightning USB terminal 20. And the public USB connector (1) can input and output data to and from a USB connector or USB memory stick.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to the specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Anyone with it will know easily.

1: Public USB connector 2, 3: Terminal 4: Charging adapter 5: USB connector 6: Auxiliary battery 7: USB memory 10: Connector body 11: Insulation block 12: Insertion slot 13: Slit 14: Micro USB terminal 15: Cover 16 : A pressing groove 17: a pressing projection 18: a first fixing groove 19: an engagement groove 20: a lighting USB terminal 30: an arm micro USB connector 31: a board 32: a contact terminal 33: a second fixing groove 40: Terminal 42:

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A connector body (10) having a cable connected to one side and a plurality of electric wires connected to the inside from a cable; An insulation block (11) protruding from the connector body in a square pillar shape and having an insertion groove (12) formed therein; A micro USB terminal 14 inserted into a plurality of slits 13 formed in the inner side wall of the inserting groove 12 of the insulating block 11 and elastically coupled thereto; A lightning USB terminal 20 inserted into and coupled to a plurality of coupling grooves 19 formed on an outer wall of the insulation block 11 and an insulation block 11 excluding the lightning USB terminal 20 and the insertion groove 12 And a cover 15 surrounding the outer surface of the cover 15. The cover 15 has a plurality of pressing grooves 16 formed on one side of the cover 15 to elastically engage with the pressing protrusions 17. The pressing protrusions 17, A common USB connector of a micro USB connector and a lightning USB connector inserted or separated into a second fixing groove 33 formed at a position corresponding to the inside of the female micro USB connector 30 provided in the terminal 2,
A first fixing groove 18 is formed on both sides of the cover 15 and the first fixing groove 18 is provided at a position corresponding to the inside of the armoring USB connector 40 provided in the terminal 3 A common USB connector of a micro USB connector and a lightning USB connector in which an elastic protrusion (42) is inserted or detached and an auxiliary battery (6) is coupled to an end portion of the connector body (10)
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