KR20100104009A - Connecting apparatus having connecting terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A connector having a connecting terminal is provided to supply a connector which has a simple structure for driving like driving source generation means as operating open and close of gateway and protrusion of a connecting terminal by an elastic compression pressure of elastic body. CONSTITUTION: A connector body(10) is prepared inside a connecting terminal, and a gateway, which the connecting terminal is accessed, is prepared at one side. An opening and closing unit selectively opens and closes the gateway. A working unit(60) selectively protrusions the connecting terminal through the gateway by interlinking the opening and closing unit. A pressing member(40) operates a door(30) to opening position side where the gateway is opened. A manipulating member(50) is manipulated between restriction position where restricts the working force of the pressing member by being in gear with the door, and release position where getting out of the restriction position.

Description

Connector with connection terminal {CONNECTING APPARATUS HAVING CONNECTING TERMINAL}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector having a connection terminal capable of automatically positioning the connection terminal in a use position.

Generally, USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a bus standard for connecting a computer with a peripheral device such as a mouse, a printer, a modem, a speaker, and the like, and is mainly used for a connection terminal of a portable connector. The connector employing the USB terminal mainly includes a memory chip, and transmits / receives predetermined data with an electronic device such as the computer. In recent years, the connector employing the USB terminal has a built-in memory chip for transmitting / receiving a wireless signal, thereby providing a wireless Internet environment for a computer.

Meanwhile, in the case of the connector, the USB terminal is provided to protrude from the body of the connector in order to be connected to an electronic device such as the computer. As a result, the design deterioration that the aesthetics of the connector due to the protruding USB terminal is not smooth is caused.

In addition, by having a separate USB terminal cover for blocking the foreign matter flowed into the protruding USB terminal, there is a problem of the trouble of user operation and the loss of the USB terminal cover.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and relates to a connector having a connection terminal capable of automatically projecting the connection terminal to the body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector having a connection terminal for easy handling and storage of the connection terminal.

The connector for achieving the above object, includes a connector body, opening and closing unit and operation unit.

The opening and closing unit is provided with a connection terminal therein, the entrance is provided with an entrance to the connection terminal on one side. Here, the connection terminal includes a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal.

The opening and closing unit selectively opens and closes the doorway. According to the present invention, the opening and closing unit, the door for selectively opening and closing the door, the pressing member for operating the door to the open position side for opening the door, and the regulating position to engage the door to regulate the operating force of the pressing member And an operation member operated between the release positions deviating from the restriction positions.

Here, the door is slidingly moved between the position of closing the doorway and the position of opening the doorway, the connector body is provided with a guide rail for guiding the sliding movement of the door.

The pressing member includes a spring for elastically pressing the door toward the open position.

The operating member includes a protruding end protruding through an operation hole provided in the connector body and a support end connected to a spring urging in a direction protruding through the operation hole, and the door is selectively between the protruding end and the support end. Connection grooves providing a path for passage are formed stepped.

The operation unit selectively protrudes the connection terminal through the doorway in conjunction with the opening and closing unit. In the present invention, the operation unit is exemplified as including an elastic body for elastically pressing the connection terminal to the entrance side.

According to the present invention having the configuration as described above, first, the connection terminal can be projected to the outside of the connector body in conjunction with the opening and closing of the connector body, it is easy to use the connection terminal.

Secondly, by storing the connection terminal inside the connector body and automatically protruding through the doorway only in use, the existing connection terminal cover is unnecessary. That is, storage and storage of a connection terminal become easy.

Third, as the opening / closing of the entrance and exit of the connecting terminal is operated by the elastic pressing force of the elastic body, a structure for driving such as a drive source generating means can provide a simple connector.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a connector 1 having a connection terminal U according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a connector body 10, an opening and closing unit 20, and an operation unit 60.

The connector body 10 includes a connection terminal U, and an entrance 11 through which the connection terminal U is provided is provided at one side thereof. Here, the connector body 10 is not shown in detail, but the control board for controlling the input / output of the predetermined data through the connection terminal (U) and / or the data input / output from the connection terminal (U) A memory for storing may be provided. The technical configuration of such a control board (not shown) and a memory (not shown) can be understood from known techniques, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

For reference, the connection terminal U described in the present invention includes a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal, and exemplifies that the computer and the peripheral device are interconnected.

The opening and closing unit 20 is for selectively opening and closing the doorway 11, and includes a door 30, the pressing member 40 and the operation member 50.

The door 30 selectively opens and closes the doorway 11. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the door 30 is slidably moved between a position for closing the doorway 11 and a position for opening the doorway 11. At this time, when the sliding door 30 is slid along the inner surface of the connector body 10, the sliding direction is formed of a material that can be changed along the edge of the connector body 10. The door 30 is divided into an opening and closing end 31 for opening and closing the doorway 11 and a connection end 33 extending from the opening and closing end 31 and connected to the pressing member 40 to be described later. On the other hand, in order to guide the sliding operation of the door 30, the connector body 10 may be provided with a guide rail 13 corresponding to the sliding direction of the door 30.

In addition, the handle 32 is provided at the opening and closing end 31 of the door 30 to protrude. Here, the handle 32 is gripped by the user when the door 30 located in the open position is to be returned to the closed position. As the handle 32 interferes with the edge of the doorway 11, it is preferable to restrict the opening and closing range of the door 30.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment is shown and illustrated that the door 30 is sliding, but is not necessarily limited thereto. That is, it is obvious that various modification embodiments such as the door 30 may be rotated with respect to the connector body 10 or the door 30 may be folded or stretched to selectively open and close the doorway 11 may be possible. Do.

The pressing member 40 presses the door 30 to an open position to open the doorway 11. In this embodiment, the pressing member 40 is connected to the connection end 33 of the door 30, it is illustrated as an elastic body for pressing the connection end 33 to the open position. Here, one end of the pressing member 40 which is the elastic body is connected to the connection end 33 of the door 30, the other end is fixed to the connector body (10).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the operation member 50 is operated between a regulating position that engages with the door 30 to regulate an operating force of the pressing member 40 and a release position that is out of the regulating position. . At this time, the restriction position of the operation member 50 corresponds to (a) of FIG. 4, and the release position of the operation member 50 corresponds to (b) of FIG. 4. In addition, the operation member 50 positioned at the regulation position is engaged by intersecting the interference groove 34 formed stepwise at the connection end 33 of the door 30, whereby the regulation position is fixed.

The operation member 50 extends from the protruding end 51, the protruding end 51, and protrudes through the operating hole 12 provided through the connector body 10 to the inside of the connector body 10. The support end 52 is positioned, and the connection groove 55 is provided between the protruding end 51 and the support end 52. Here, the operation member 50 is slidable along the interference groove 34 of the door 30, as shown in FIG.

The protruding end 51 and the support end 52 are protruded at their ends, so that the operation member 50 has an "I" shape. In addition, the support end 52 is connected to a spring 53, one end of which is supported on the inner surface of the support frame 54 having a space in which the operation member 50 can be moved. Here, the spring 53 is a spring that presses the support end 52 toward the operation hole 12, that is, in a protruding direction.

The connection groove 55 is formed between the protruding end 51 and the support end 52. The connecting groove 55 is provided to be located on the sliding path of the door 30, as shown in Figure 4 (b) when the operation member 50 is pressed in the P direction shown in FIG. do. Therefore, the connection groove 55 provides a passage through which the door 30 can move.

The operation unit 60 selectively protrudes the connection terminal U through the doorway 11 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the opening and closing unit 20. In this embodiment, one end of the operation unit 60 is fixed to the connector body 10 and the other end is connected to the connection terminal U to elastically press the connection terminal U toward the doorway 11. It is illustrated as including an elastic body. At this time, the connection terminal U is accommodated in the connector body 10 by interfering with the door 30 that closes the entrance 11, but presses the connection terminal U when the entrance 11 is opened. By the operation unit 60 to the connection terminal (U) can be automatically projected through the doorway (11). That is, the connection terminal U is operated by the operation unit 60 from the receiving position accommodated in the connector body 10 to the use position protruding from the connector body 10. At this time, although not shown in detail, it may be provided with a separate stopper for restricting the protruding range of the connection terminal (U).

The use operation of the connector 1 having the connection terminal U according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the connection terminal U is provided inside the connector body 10, that is, in a housed state, the manipulation member 50 is pressed in the P direction shown in FIG. 2. For reference, when the connection terminal U is accommodated in the connector body 10, as shown in FIG. 4A, the operation member 50 is engaged with the interference groove 34 of the door 30. The operating force of the pressing member 40 for pressing the door 30 toward the open position is regulated. That is, the closed position of the door 30 is in a state of being restricted by the engagement of the interference groove 34 of the door 30 and the operation member 50. At this time, as the operation member 50 is pressed toward the outside of the connector body 10 by the spring 53, the regulation position of the operation member 50 is fixed.

When the operation member 50 is operated in the P direction, the operation member 50 enters the inside of the connector body 10 as shown in FIG. 2. Then, out of the interference groove 34 of the door 30 of the operation member 50, the connection groove 55 of the operation member 50 of the door 30 as shown in FIG. It is located on the sliding path. Therefore, the operating force regulation of the pressing member 40 which presses the door 30 to the open position is released, and the door 30 is moved to the open position through the open connection groove 55. At this time, the sliding movement of the door 30 is guided by the guide rail 13.

As the door 30 moves to the open position as described above, the doorway 11 of the connector body 10 is opened. Then, the connection terminal (U) at the same time as the opening of the door 11 is projected out of the connector body 10 by the operation unit 60 is located in the use position.

For reference, when the connection terminal (U) located in the use position is to be placed back into the storage position inside the connector body (10), the user presses the connection terminal (U) to the storage position and at the same time, the Move the door 30 to the closed position. At this time, the user can grip and move the handle 32 provided in the opening and closing end 31 of the door (30).

On the other hand, the door 30 and the operation member 50 is illustrated as being operated by the pressure member 40 and the operation unit 60, which is an elastic body, but is not necessarily limited thereto. That is, it is obvious that the door 30 and the operation member 50 may be operated by various pressure / operation means such as an electromagnet or an operation motor.

As described above, although described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

1 is a plan view schematically showing a connector having a connection terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the connection terminal protrudes from the connector body;

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged opening and closing unit shown in Figure 1,

4 is a perspective view for explaining an operating state of the opening and closing unit.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: connector 10: connector body

11: entrance 20: opening and closing unit

30: door 40: pressing member

50: operating member 60: operating unit

U: Connection terminal

Claims (9)

A connector body having a connection terminal provided therein and having an entrance to one side of the connection terminal; An opening and closing unit for selectively opening and closing the doorway; And An operation unit selectively protruding the connection terminal through the doorway in association with the opening / closing unit; Connector having a connection terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The opening and closing unit, A door for selectively opening and closing the doorway; A pressing member for operating the door to an open position side for opening the door; And An operation member which is operated between a regulating position which engages with the door to regulate an operating force of the pressing member and a release position which is out of the regulating position; Connector having a connection terminal comprising a. The method of claim 2, The door is slidably moved between a position of closing the doorway and a position of opening the doorway, The connector body is provided with a connecting terminal, characterized in that the guide rail for guiding the sliding movement of the door is provided. The method of claim 2, And the pressing member includes a spring for elastically pressing the door toward the open position. The method of claim 2, The operation member includes a protruding end protruding through an operation hole provided in the connector body, and a support end connected to a spring urging in a direction protruding through the operation hole. And a connecting groove formed between the protruding end and the supporting end to provide a step for selectively passing the door. The method of claim 1, The operation unit has a connector having a connection terminal, characterized in that it comprises an elastic body for elastically pressing the connection terminal to the entrance side. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, And the connection terminal comprises a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal. A connector body provided inside the USB terminal and having a doorway through which the USB terminal comes in and out; A door movably installed between a position of closing and opening the door; A first elastic body for pressing the door toward a position where the door is opened; An operation member which is operated between a regulating position for engaging the door and regulating a pressing force of the first elastic body and a release position out of the regulating position; A second elastic body which presses the USB terminal and protrudes the USB terminal to the outside of the connector body when the door is opened; Connector having a connection terminal comprising a. The method of claim 8, The door is slidable between the closed and open positions, The connector body is provided with a connecting terminal, characterized in that the guide rail for guiding the sliding movement of the door is provided.

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