TWI535123B - Self-resetting usb socket - Google Patents

Description

Reset type USB docking station

The present invention relates to a USB docking station, and more particularly to a reset type USB docking station that automatically closes the socket opening when not in use.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a conventional USB connector 9 . The conventional USB connector 9 includes a housing 91 and a plug connector 92 . The plug connector 92 is disposed in the housing 91 . The opening of the plug connector 92 is exposed at one side of the housing 91 for plugging in a USB device (not shown). Moreover, in order to prevent foreign matter such as dust from entering the plug connector 92, thereby affecting the electrical connection stability between the plug connector 92 and the inserted USB device, the conventional USB docking station 9 is additionally provided with a dust cover 93. The opening of the plug connector 92 is closed when the plug connector 92 is not inserted into the USB device; wherein the dust cap 93 can be a cover that can be completely separated from the housing 91 (hereinafter referred to as "first a cover body) or a cover body (hereinafter referred to as a "second cover body") pivotally connected to the housing 91 to pivotally close the opening of the plug connector 92, or a coverable body 91 The side end slides to close the lid of the opening of the plug joint 92 (hereinafter referred to as "third cover").

However, regardless of the combined structure of the dust cover 93 and the housing 91, the dust cover 93 of the conventional USB socket 9 needs to be closed by the user's operation to close the opening of the plug connector 92; in other words, the conventional USB The dust cover 93 of the socket 9 cannot automatically close the opening of the plug connector 92 when the USB device is not inserted, so that the usability is not good. Furthermore, under the operation of repeatedly opening or closing the dust cover 93, the aforementioned first cover may be lost, so that the dustproof effect cannot be provided; the second cover may be broken at the pivot end. Unable to stabilize In the case where the housing 91 is fixedly coupled; the third cover body may be worn out so that the combination is loose; therefore, it is difficult to maintain a good dustproof effect by the dust cover 93 of the USB plug socket 9 The USB docking station 9 is still prone to the problem of poor stability of electrical connection with the USB device or even electrical connection after being used for a period of time. Therefore, the conventional USB docking station 9 has a short service life.

In view of this, the conventional USB docking station does have the need to improve.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a reset type USB docking station that automatically closes a connected opening when a USB device is not connected, thereby improving ease of use.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a reset type USB docking station capable of maintaining a good dustproof effect for prolonging the service life for a stable electrical connection of the USB device.

In order to achieve the foregoing objectives, the technical content of the present invention includes: a reset type USB docking station comprising: a housing having a housing therein, the chamber being communicated to a surface of the housing to form an opening The housing has an inner bottom surface opposite to the opening; a pivoting body pivotally connected to the housing, the pivoting body is provided with a through interface communicating with the interior; and an electrical connecting component is disposed on the pivoting body Internally, the electrical connecting component has a plug-in interface, the plug-in interface faces the pivoting interface of the pivoting body; and an elastic member is disposed in the housing, the elastic component has a first end and a second end, The first end of the elastic member abuts the inner bottom surface of the housing, and the second end of the elastic member abuts the pivoting body; wherein the housing is provided with a pivoting portion, the pivoting body is pivoted by a connecting portion a pivoting portion of the housing; the inner bottom surface of the housing is provided with a fixing seat, the elastic member is capable of generating an axially elastically deformed object, the first end of the elastic member is positioned in the fixing seat; a partition plane Passing through the central axis of the pivoting portion of the housing and parallel to the axial direction of the mounting seat, The planar region is divided into a housing base adjoining the front region and a rear region of the pivoting body through an interface zone located in the front, the resilient member is located in the rear area.

Wherein the shell is provided with a flange at the periphery of the opening, the flange is provided with abutment One of the chambers abuts the notch, and the abutting slot is located in the front region of the housing.

The pivoting body is provided with an abutting tab, and the abutting tab abuts the through-portion, and the abutting tab abuts against the abutting slot of the shell.

The pivoting body is provided with a limiting portion, and the limiting portion is opposite to the fixing seat of the housing. The second end of the elastic member is limited to the limiting portion of the pivoting body.

The inside of the pivoting body has an accommodating space, and the pivoting body includes a lower cover and an upper cover. The lower cover is disposed in the cavity to be abutted by the elastic member, and the upper cover is coupled to the lower cover to The accommodating space is formed together with the inside of the lower cover and the upper cover.

Accordingly, the reset type USB docking station of the present invention can automatically close the connected opening when the USB device is not connected, thereby improving the convenience of use; and maintaining a good dustproof effect for prolonging the service life, and the USB device is stably charged. connection.

〔this invention〕

1‧‧‧Shell

11‧‧ ‧ room

12‧‧‧ openings

13‧‧‧ inside bottom

131‧‧‧ fixed seat

14‧‧‧ pivotal department

15‧‧‧Flange

151‧‧‧After the missing slot

2‧‧‧ pivoting body

2a‧‧‧下盖

2b‧‧‧Top cover

21‧‧‧ accommodating space

22‧‧‧Connecting Department

23‧‧‧ wearing interface

24‧‧‧Abutment tab

25‧‧‧Limited

3‧‧‧Electrical connection components

31‧‧‧ Plug interface

4‧‧‧Flexible parts

41‧‧‧ first end

42‧‧‧second end

B‧‧‧ objects

F‧‧‧ front area

R‧‧‧ Back area

S‧‧‧Division Plane

[Use]

9‧‧‧USB docking station

91‧‧‧Shell

92‧‧‧ Plug connector

93‧‧‧Dust cover

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of a conventional USB docking station.

Fig. 2 is a perspective exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a side sectional structural view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4: Schematic representation of the implementation of the invention.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; In an embodiment of the reset type USB docking station of the present invention, the reset type USB docking station substantially comprises a housing 1, a pivoting body 2, an electrical connecting component 3 and an elastic member 4. The electrical connecting component 3 The pivoting body 2 and the elastic member 4 are disposed in the housing 1 to be pivoted relative to the housing 1 by the elastic member 4 against the pivoting body 2.

The housing 1 can be used for assembling and positioning the above components, and the reset type USB socket can be assembled from the housing 1 to a preset part of an object, such as a vehicle body, a computer case or a furniture. For example, the reset type USB docking station has an electronic device for charging or electrically connecting a driving recorder, a navigation device, and the like. Therefore, the appearance of the housing 1 can be changed according to the needs of use, and those skilled in the art can understand and are not limited by the present invention.

In detail, referring to Figures 2 and 3, the inside of the housing 1 has a chamber 11 that communicates with a surface of the housing 1 to form an opening 12 for the pivoting body 2 and The elastic member 4 is placed into the chamber 11 by the opening 12. The housing 1 has an inner bottom surface 13 opposite to the opening 12. The inner bottom surface 13 of the housing 1 is provided with a fixing seat 131 for connecting and positioning one end of the elastic member 4. In addition, the housing 1 is further provided with a pivoting portion 14 disposed on an inner wall of the housing 11 for pivoting the pivoting body 2. A partition plane S passes through the central axis of the pivoting portion 14 of the housing 1 and is parallel to the axial direction of the fixing base 131. The partition plane S divides the housing 1 into adjacent front regions F and Zone R, the mount 131 is located in the rear zone R.

In addition, the housing 1 can also be provided with a flange 15 at the periphery of the opening 12. When the housing 1 is assembled to an object B (for example, a vehicle casing), the housing 1 can be embedded in the object B. Internally, only the flange 15 is exposed to the surface of the object B. The flange 15 can be further provided with an abutting notch 151 adjacent to the chamber 11, and the abutting notch 151 is located in the front region F.

The interior of the pivoting body 2 has an accommodating space 21 for accommodating the electrical connecting component 3, and the pivoting body 2 is pivotally connected to the pivoting portion 14 of the housing 1 by a connecting portion 22 to The swivel 2 is pivoted relative to the housing 1 in the housing 11 of the housing 1. The connecting portion 22 of the pivoting body 2 and the pivoting portion 14 of the housing 1 can be matched with each other. For example, when the connecting portion 22 of the pivoting body 2 is selected as a protruding shaft, the pivoting of the housing 1 The portion 14 is selected as a recess for the shaft to be inserted, or it may be reversed. Moreover, the pivoting body 2 is further provided with a through-opening 23, the through-port 23 is connected to the accommodating space 21, and the through-interface 23 is located in the front area F of the housing 1.

In addition, in order to accurately control the angle of pivoting of the pivoting body 2 relative to the housing 1 to improve the ease of use of the reset type USB docking station, the pivoting body 2 is preferably further provided with an abutting tab. 24 and a limit portion 25. In detail, the abutting tab 24 abuts the through-port 23, and the abutting tab 24 abuts against the abutting slot 151 of the housing 1; the limiting portion 25 is fixed to the housing 1 The seat 131 is opposite, and the limiting portion 25 can be two spaced apart ribs to form a limit on the elastic member 4.

In this embodiment, in order to facilitate assembly of the electrical connecting component 3, the pivoting body 2 can include a lower cover 2a and an upper cover 2b. The lower cover 2a is disposed in the housing 11 to be abutted by the elastic member 4. The upper cover 2b is coupled to the lower cover 2a to form the accommodating space 21 in the interior of the lower cover 2a and the upper cover 2b; for example, but not limited to, the lower cover 2a and the upper cover 2b may be combined with each other by means of a buckle. The connecting portion 22 and the through-hole 23 can be respectively disposed on the lower cover 2a or the upper cover 2b. The present invention is not limited thereto, and the abutting tab 24 and the limiting portion 25 can be respectively disposed on the upper cover 2b. And the lower cover 2a.

The electrical connection assembly 3 is assembled and positioned in the accommodating space 21 of the pivoting body 2. The electrical connection assembly 3 is a component that can be plugged and electrically connected by a USB device (not shown), but the detailed structure has been The art is not the focus of the present invention and therefore will not be described in detail herein. The electrical connector assembly 3 has a plug-in interface 31, and the plug-in interface 31 faces the through-portion 23 of the pivoting body 2, so that the USB device to be electrically connected can pass through the through-interface 23 to plug the plug-in interface. 31.

The elastic member 4 is disposed in the chamber 11 and located in the rear region R of the housing 1; the elastic member 4 is an object capable of generating an axial elastic deformation, such as a compression spring, and the elastic member 4 has a first end. The first end 41 of the elastic member 4 abuts against the inner bottom surface 13 of the housing 1 , and the second end 42 of the elastic member 4 abuts the pivoting body 2 . According to this, the elastic member 4 can be elastically deformed when the pivoting body 2 is pressed by an external force, so that the pivoting body 2 pivots relative to the housing 1 in the housing 11 of the housing 1 and When the external force disappears, the pivoting body 2 is pushed back to reset, so that the pivoting body 2 is reversely pivoted relative to the housing 1. Wherein the first part of the elastic member 4 The second end 42 of the elastic member 4 is preferably located at the limiting portion 25 of the pivoting body 2, so that the elastic member 4 can be maintained in the receiving portion 131. The preset position in the chamber 11 repeatedly produces elastic deformation.

Referring to FIG. 3, according to the foregoing structure, when the reset type USB plug socket is not inserted into the USB device, the pivoting body 2 can be pushed by the elastic force of the elastic member 4, so that the pivoting body 2 is opposite. The pivoting of the housing 1 in the counterclockwise direction (in terms of the drawing) causes the piercing interface 23 of the pivoting body 2 to be trapped in the housing 11 of the housing 1 without being exposed to the outside, thereby preventing Foreign matter such as dust enters the electrical connecting component 3. Moreover, in the embodiment in which the pivoting body 2 is provided with the abutting tab 24, when the elastic member 4 is pushed against the pivoting body 2 to pivot in a counterclockwise direction relative to the housing 1, the pivot The rotating body 2 can be abutted against the abutting slot 151 of the housing 1 by the abutting tab 24, thereby limiting the angle at which the pivoting body 2 pivots, and further preventing dust from being removed by the abutting tab 24. The gap between the pivoting body 2 and the housing 1 enters the interior of the electrical connector assembly 3 through the through-port 23 of the pivoting body 2 and the insertion interface 31 of the electrical connector assembly 3.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the USB device is to be plugged into the reset type USB docking station, the user can press the pivoting body 2 at a position in the rear region R of the housing 1, so that the pivoting body 2 is caused. A clockwise direction (in terms of the drawing) is generated relative to the housing 1 , and the elastic member 4 is compressed, so that the piercing interface 23 of the pivoting body 2 is separated from the housing 11 of the housing 1 The bare state is electrically connected to the electrical connection assembly 3 for the USB device to pass through the through interface 23 of the pivoting body 2 and the insertion interface 31 of the electrical connection assembly 3.

Moreover, referring to FIG. 3 again, when the USB device pulls out the through-portion 23 of the pivoting body 2, the resilient member 4 can again be pushed against the pivoting body by the elastic force-reducing ability of the elastic member 4. 2 is pivoted counterclockwise with respect to the housing 1 so that the through-port 23 of the pivoting body 2 can be automatically retracted into the housing 11 of the housing 1 without the user having to additionally close the through-port 23 The action of the present invention can effectively prevent foreign matter such as dust from entering the electrical connecting component 3, so that the reset type USB docking station of the present invention is quite convenient to use.

In summary, the reset type USB docking station of the present invention can automatically close the connected opening when the USB device is not connected, and has the effect of improving the convenience of use.

The reset type USB plug socket of the invention can close the connected opening immediately when the USB device is not connected, and there is no problem that the dust cover is lost or damaged, so that a relatively good dustproof effect can be maintained for a long time, so as to extend the reset type USB The life of the docking station is ready for a stable electrical connection of the USB device.

While the invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments described above, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The technical scope of the invention is protected, and therefore the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Shell

11‧‧ ‧ room

12‧‧‧ openings

13‧‧‧ inside bottom

131‧‧‧ fixed seat

14‧‧‧ pivotal department

15‧‧‧Flange

151‧‧‧After the missing slot

2‧‧‧ pivoting body

2a‧‧‧下盖

2b‧‧‧Top cover

21‧‧‧ accommodating space

22‧‧‧Connecting Department

23‧‧‧ wearing interface

24‧‧‧Abutment tab

25‧‧‧Limited

3‧‧‧Electrical connection components

31‧‧‧ Plug interface

4‧‧‧Flexible parts

41‧‧‧ first end

42‧‧‧second end

B‧‧‧ objects

F‧‧‧ front area

R‧‧‧ Back area

S‧‧‧Division Plane

Claims (6)

A reset type USB docking station comprises: a housing having a housing therein, the chamber communicating with a surface of the housing to form an opening, the housing having an inner bottom surface opposite the opening; a pivoting body pivotally connected to the housing, the pivoting body is provided with a through interface communicating with the interior; an electrical connecting component is disposed inside the pivoting body, the electrical connecting component has a plug interface, the plugging interface And a resilient member disposed in the chamber, the elastic member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the elastic member abutting the inner bottom surface of the housing The second end of the elastic member abuts the pivoting body; wherein the housing is provided with a pivoting portion, the pivoting body is pivotally connected to the pivoting portion of the housing; the inner bottom surface of the housing a fixing seat is provided, the elastic member is capable of generating an axially elastically deformed object, the first end of the elastic member is positioned in the fixing seat; a partition plane passes through a central axis of the pivoting portion of the housing and is parallel to the An axial direction of the fixing seat, the partitioning plane dividing the housing into an adjacent front and a rear area, Rotors through the interface zone located in the front, the resilient member is located in the rear area. The reset type USB docking station of claim 1, wherein the fixing seat is located in a rear area of the housing. The retractable USB docking station of claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a flange at a periphery of the opening, the flange being provided with an abutting slot adjacent to the housing, the The missing slot is located in the front area of the housing. The retractable USB socket according to the third aspect of the invention, wherein the pivoting body is provided with an abutting tab, the abutting tab abutting the through interface, and the abutting tab abuts the abutting The abutment of the shell seat is missing. The retractable USB docking station of claim 1, wherein the pivoting body is provided with a limiting portion, the limiting portion is opposite to the fixing seat of the housing, and the second end of the elastic member is Located in the limit portion of the pivot body. The retractable USB socket according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pivoting body has an accommodating space therein, and the pivoting body comprises a lower cover and an upper cover, the lower The cover is disposed in the chamber to be abutted by the elastic member, and the upper cover is coupled to the lower cover to jointly form the receiving space between the lower cover and the inner portion of the upper cover.