TW202243341A - Electrical connection mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connection mechanism device is provided, including a housing, a hollow slider, a first connector, a resilient film, a second connector, and a third connector. The resilient film is disposed in the housing and has a first opening. The second and third connectors are disposed on the resilient film. When the slider moves to an extension position, the slider pushes the resilient film, so that the first connector is exposed to a side of the housing via the first opening.

Description

electrical connection mechanism

The present invention relates to an electrical connection mechanism, in particular to an electrical connection mechanism with an elastic film.

General notebook computers have been gradually developing towards thinner and smaller. However, since notebook computers often need to be connected to different peripheral devices (such as printers, flash drives, or mobile power supplies, etc.), it is often necessary to connect them to the side of the notebook computer. Multiple connectors are arranged on one side, but this will occupy the space on the side of the casing, making it difficult to miniaturize the size of the notebook computer, and it is also easy to cause dust or foreign objects to enter the interior of the notebook computer, which is not conducive to maintaining the notebook computer. The overall appearance of the computer is simple.

In view of this, how to provide an electrical connection mechanism that can balance the convenience of use and the overall appearance of the electronic device has become an important challenge for researchers in this technical field.

In view of the foregoing conventional problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical connection mechanism, including a housing, a hollow movable member, a first connector, an elastic film, a second connector and a first Three connectors. The aforementioned movable element is arranged in the aforementioned casing and forms a first through hole. The aforementioned first connector is disposed in the aforementioned movable element and aligned with the aforementioned first through hole. The aforementioned elastic film is arranged in the aforementioned casing and forms a first opening. The aforementioned second connector is disposed on the aforementioned elastic film, and the aforementioned third connector is also disposed on the aforementioned elastic film.

Especially, when the movable element is located at a storage position inside the casing, the elastic film is located between the movable element and the second and third connectors, and the first opening has a first width. When the movable part slides from the storage position to an unfolded position relative to the casing, the movable part presses the elastic film and expands the first opening from the first width to a second width, and the first The connector is exposed on one side of the housing through the first through hole and the first opening.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned electrical connection mechanism further includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate, wherein the aforementioned first substrate is disposed inside the aforementioned movable element, and the aforementioned first, second, and third connections The devices are respectively fixed on the first, second and third substrates, and the second and third substrates are fixed on the elastic film.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned electrical connection mechanism further includes a first wire, a second wire, and a third wire electrically connected to the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector respectively.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned movable element is further formed with a second through hole and a third through hole, and the aforementioned elastic film is further formed with a second opening and a third opening, wherein the aforementioned second wires are sequentially passed through the aforementioned second through hole and the second opening to connect to the second substrate, and the third wire to pass through the third through hole and the third opening in sequence to connect to the third substrate.

In one embodiment, the first opening is located between the second opening and the third opening.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned movable element has a first surface, a second surface and a third surface, and the aforementioned first, second, and third through holes are respectively formed on the aforementioned first, second, and third surfaces , wherein the second and third surfaces respectively have an inclination angle relative to the first surface.

In one embodiment, when the movable element slides from the storage position to the unfolded position relative to the housing, the movable element presses the elastic film, and makes the elastic film adhere to the first, second, second Three surfaces.

In one embodiment, when the movable element slides from the stored position to the deployed position relative to the casing, the movable element protrudes from the side of the casing.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned movable element has a trapezoidal structure.

In one embodiment, the aforementioned electrical connection mechanism further includes two supporting rods, which are arranged at both ends of the aforementioned elastic film and fixed inside the aforementioned casing.

The electrical connection mechanism of the embodiment of the present invention is described below. It should be readily appreciated, however, that the embodiments of the invention provide many suitable inventive concepts that can be implemented in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments disclosed are merely illustrative of specific ways to use the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It is understood that these terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the background or context of the related art and the present disclosure, and not in an idealized or overly formal manner Interpretation, unless specifically defined herein.

The aforementioned and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only directions referring to the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used in the embodiments are used to illustrate but not to limit the present invention.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows the explosion of an electrical connection mechanism 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the electrical connection mechanism 100 of an embodiment of the present invention can be set on a notebook computer or other portable electronic devices, for example, it mainly includes an upper casing B1, a lower casing B2, a The conductive module 10 (including the first substrate 11 and the first connector C1), a hollow movable member 20, an elastic film 30, a second substrate 40, a third substrate 50, a second connector C2 and a Third connector C3.

Wherein, the above-mentioned upper casing B1 and the lower casing B2 constitute a shell of the electrical connection mechanism 100, and the above-mentioned conductive module 10 (including the first substrate 11 and the first connector C1), the movable part 20, the elastic film 30. The second substrate 40, the third substrate 50, the second connector C2 and the third connector C3 are all housed in the casing formed by the upper casing B1 and the lower casing B2.

As mentioned above, the conductive module 10 includes a first substrate 11 and a first connector C1, wherein the first connector C1 is disposed on the first substrate 11, and holes 12, 13 are formed on the first substrate 11; In addition, the aforementioned second connector C2 is disposed on the second substrate 11 , and the aforementioned third connector C3 is disposed on the third substrate 31 .

Next, please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 together, wherein FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram when the movable member 20 is located at a storage position inside the casing. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the aforementioned movable member 20 has a trapezoidal structure, and the aforementioned trapezoidal structure forms a first surface 21, a second surface 22, and a third surface 23, wherein the aforementioned second and third surfaces 22 , 23 respectively have an inclination angle with respect to the first surface 21; in addition, a first through hole H1, a second through hole H2 and a third are respectively formed on the first, second and third surfaces 21, 22 and 23. The through hole H3, wherein the first connector C1 located on the front side of the conductive module 10 is aligned with the first through hole H1, and can be exposed on the first surface 21 of the movable member 20 through the first through hole H1.

It should be understood that when the movable member 20 is located at a storage position inside the housing (as shown in Figure 2), the second connector C2 and the third connector C3 are exposed on one side of the housing, and at this time The user can connect two different external devices (such as a printer, a flash drive or a mobile power supply) through the second connector C2 and/or the third connector C3, but at this time the conductive module 10 is hidden in the case The interior of the body will not be exposed, so the space outside the casing will not be occupied, thereby helping to achieve miniaturization of the volume of the electronic device, and maintaining a simple overall appearance of the electronic device.

For example, the aforementioned first connector C1, second connector C2 and third connector C3 may be Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors, HDMI connectors or other forms of electrical connectors , and the aforementioned first substrate 11 , second substrate 40 and third substrate 50 can be metal substrates, insulating substrates or printed circuit boards (Printed Circuit Board, PCB).

Please continue to refer to Figs. 1 and 2, the two ends of the elastic membrane 30 are respectively provided with support rods R, and the aforementioned support rods R are fixed inside the housing (for example, fixed on the inner surface of the lower casing B2). Moreover, it can be seen from Figures 1 and 2 that the elastic film 30 is formed with a first opening h1, a second opening h2 and a third opening h3, wherein the first opening h1 is located at the second opening h2 and the third opening h3 Between, the second substrate 40 and the third substrate 50 are fixed on the elastic film 30, and the positions of the first connector C1, the second connector C2 and the third connector C3 are respectively corresponding to the aforementioned first opening h1, The second opening h2 and the third opening h3.

It should be noted that when the movable member 20 is located at one of the storage positions inside the housing (as shown in Figure 2), the elastic film 30 is located between the movable member 20 and the second and third connectors C2 and C3 , and at this time, the first opening h1 on the elastic film 30 has a first width, wherein the first width is smaller than the width of the first through hole H1. In addition, the width of the first surface 21 of the movable member 20 is smaller than the distance between the center of the second connector C2 and the center of the third connector C3.

On the other hand, it can also be seen from Figures 1 and 2 that the electrical connection mechanism 100 in this embodiment further includes a first wire W1, a second wire W2 and a third wire W3, which can be used to respectively The first connector C1 , the second connector C2 and the third connector C3 are electrically connected. Specifically, the aforementioned first wire W1 can directly pass through the first substrate 11 to be electrically connected to the first connector C1, and the second wire W2 can pass through the hole 12 on the first substrate 11 and the hole on the movable member 20 in sequence. The second through hole H2 and the second opening h2 on the elastic film 30 are connected to the second substrate 40, and can be further electrically connected to the second connector C2 through the second substrate 40; similarly, the third wire W3 can be sequentially It is connected to the third substrate 50 through the hole 13 on the first substrate 11, the third through hole H3 on the movable member 20, and the third opening h3 on the elastic film 30, and can be further electrically connected through the third substrate 50. Third connector C3.

Please also refer to Figures 1, 2, and 3 together, wherein Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram when the movable member 20 slides from the storage position shown in Figure 2 to the right side relative to the housing to a transition position.

As shown in Figure 3, when the user wants to use the first connector C1 hidden inside the movable part 20, the movable part 20 must first be slid from the storage position shown in Figure 2 to the right side relative to the casing. In the transition position, at this time, the movable member 20 will press the elastic film 30, and make the first opening h1 on the elastic film 30 stretch and expand slightly from the original first width (Fig. 2), but at this time the first opening h1 The width is still smaller than the width of the first through hole H1 on the movable member 20 .

It can be seen from Fig. 3 that because the aforementioned movable element 20 has a trapezoidal structure, and the second and third substrates 40, 50 are fixed on the elastic film 30, when the movable element 20 slides to the right relative to the housing, The elastic film 30 will be deformed by being pressed by the first surface 21 of the movable part 20, while the second and third substrates 40, 50 will be pushed apart by the movable part 20 toward the lower and upper sides respectively, and the second connector will C2 and the third connector C3 are slightly turned and inclined.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which shows a schematic diagram of when the movable member 20 slides from the transition position shown in FIG. 3 to the right side relative to the casing to a deployed position.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the user continuously slides the movable member 20 from the transition position shown in FIG. The elastic film 30 is further pressed, and the elastic film 30 is bent and attached to the first, second and third surfaces 21 , 22 , 23 on the front side of the movable element 20 . At this time, the first opening h1 on the elastic film 30 will be deformed from the original first width (FIG. 2) and expand to a second width (FIG. 4), wherein the second width is larger than the first width, and It is approximately equal to the width of the first hole H1 on the movable member 20 . In this way, the first connector C1 can be exposed on one side of the casing through the first through hole H1 on the movable element 20 and the first opening h1 of the elastic film 30 .

Please refer to Fig. 5 again. Fig. 5 shows that the first connector C1, the second connector C2 and the third connector C3 are respectively electrically connected to a fourth connector C4, a fifth connector C5 and a sixth connection A schematic diagram of the device C6, in which the first, second, and third wires W1, W2, and W3 are omitted in FIG. 5 for easy understanding.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the movable member 20 slides to the right side relative to the housing to the expanded position, the first connector C1, the second connector C2 and the third connector C3 will all protrude and be exposed in the housing. At this time, the user can freely use the first connector C1 , the second connector C2 and/or the third connector C3 . For example, the user can combine a fourth connector C4, a fifth connector C5 and a sixth connector C6 with the first connector C1, the second connector C2 and the third connector C3 at the same time, It can also be electrically connected to different external devices (such as a printer, a flash drive or a mobile power supply, etc.) through wires, wherein the fourth connector C4 can extend into the first opening h1 of the elastic film 30 and the first opening h1 on the movable member 20. The first through hole H1 is combined with the first connector C1.

Conversely, when the user finishes using it, the movable member 20 can be pushed back to the left side relative to the housing to the position shown in FIG. 2, so that the movable member 20 and the conductive module 10 are hidden inside the housing without will be exposed, thereby preventing dust or foreign objects from entering the electronic device through the first connector C1, and meanwhile maintaining the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

In summary, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical connection mechanism 100, wherein a movable member 20, an elastic film 30, and first, second, and third connectors are arranged inside the casing of the electrical connection mechanism 100. C1 , C2 , C3 , wherein the first connector C1 is fastened inside the movable member 20 .

It should be understood that when the movable element 20 is located at a storage position inside the housing, the elastic membrane 30 is positioned between the movable element 20 and the second and third connectors C2 and C3, and when the movable element 20 is connected by the When the storage position slides to an unfolded position relative to the housing, the movable part 20 will press the elastic film 30 and make the first connector C1 exposed through the first hole H1 on the movable part 20 and the first opening h1 of the elastic film 30 On one side of the casing, so that the user can use the first, second, and third connectors C1, C2, and C3 at the same time, thereby greatly improving the convenience of use.

It should be understood that since the electrical connection mechanism 100 of the present invention can provide two connectors for use at ordinary times, and can extend another connector when there is a special need, it can help to achieve the miniaturization of the volume of the electronic device. Minimize and save space, and at the same time keep the overall appearance of the electronic device simple.

Although the embodiments of the present invention and their advantages have been disclosed above, it should be understood that those skilled in the art can make changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the process, machine, manufacture, material composition, device, method and steps in the specific embodiments described in the description, and anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can learn from the disclosure of the present invention It is understood that the current or future developed processes, machines, manufactures, material compositions, devices, methods and steps can be used in accordance with the present invention as long as they can perform substantially the same functions or obtain substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention includes the above-mentioned process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, device, method and steps. In addition, each patent application scope constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of the present invention also includes the combination of each patent application scope and the embodiments.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this technology can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore The scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100: electrical connection mechanism 10: Conductive module 11: The first substrate 12: hole 13: hole 20: Movable parts 21: First Surface 22: Second Surface 23: The third surface 30: elastic film 40: Second substrate 50: The third substrate B1: Upper case B2: Lower case C1: first connector C2: Second connector C3: Third connector C4: Fourth connector C5: fifth connector C6: Sixth connector H1: First piercing H2: Second perforation H3: Third perforation h1: first opening h2: second opening h3: third opening R: support rod W1: first wire W2: Second wire W3: Third wire

FIG. 1 shows an explosion of an electrical connection mechanism 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram when the movable member 20 is located at a storage position inside the casing. FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram when the movable member 20 slides from the storage position shown in FIG. 2 to the right side relative to the casing to a transition position. FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram when the movable member 20 slides to the right side relative to the housing from the transition position shown in FIG. 3 to a deployed position. Figure 5 shows a schematic diagram of the first connector C1, the second connector C2 and the third connector C3 electrically connected to a fourth connector C4, a fifth connector C5 and a sixth connector C6, respectively, wherein the first connector C4 Figure 5 omits the drawing of the first, second, and third wires W1, W2, and W3 for easy understanding.

100: electrical connection mechanism

10: Conductive module

11: The first substrate

12: hole

13: hole

20: Movable parts

21: First Surface

22: Second Surface

23: The third surface

30: elastic film

40: Second substrate

50: The third substrate

B1: Upper case

B2: Lower case

C1: first connector

C2: Second connector

C3: Third connector

H1: First piercing

H2: Second perforation

H3: Third perforation

h1: first opening

h2: second opening

h3: third opening

R: support rod

Claims (10)

An electrical connection mechanism, comprising: a shell; A hollow movable part is arranged in the housing and forms a first through hole; a first connector, disposed in the movable member and aligned with the first through hole; an elastic film is arranged in the housing and forms a first opening; a second connector disposed on the elastic film; and a third connector disposed on the elastic film; Wherein, when the movable member is located at a storage position inside the casing, the elastic film is located between the movable member and the second and third connectors, and the first opening has a first width; When the movable part slides from the stored position to an unfolded position relative to the housing, the movable part presses the elastic film and expands the first opening from the first width to a second width, and the first The connector is exposed on one side of the housing through the first through hole and the first opening. The electrical connection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection mechanism further includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate, wherein the first substrate is arranged inside the movable member, and the first and second substrates The second and third connectors are respectively fixed on the first, second and third substrates, and the second and third substrates are fixed on the elastic film. The electrical connection mechanism of claim 2, wherein the electrical connection mechanism further includes a first wire, a second wire, and a third wire electrically connected to the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector. The electrical connection mechanism of claim 3, wherein the movable member is further formed with a second through hole and a third perforation, and the elastic film is further formed with a second opening and a third opening, wherein the second wire passes through the The second substrate is connected through the second through hole and the second opening, and the third wire is sequentially passed through the third through hole and the third opening to connect with the third substrate. The electrical connection mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the first opening is located between the second opening and the third opening. The electrical connection mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the movable member has a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface, and the first, second, and third through holes are respectively formed on the first, second , on the third surface, wherein the second and third surfaces respectively have an inclination angle relative to the first surface. The electrical connection mechanism according to claim 6, wherein when the movable member slides from the storage position relative to the housing to the unfolded position, the movable member presses the elastic film and makes the elastic film stick to the first , second, and third surfaces. The electrical connection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein when the movable member slides from the storage position to the unfolded position relative to the housing, the movable member protrudes from the side of the housing. The electrical connection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the movable element has a trapezoidal structure. The electrical connection mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection mechanism further includes two supporting rods, which are arranged at both ends of the elastic film and fixed inside the casing.

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