TWI682588B - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a portable host and an external module coupled to the portable host. The portable host includes a main housing, a double sided probe connector secured to the main housing and a main circuit board electrically connected to one side of the double sided probe connector. The double sided probe connector includes a plurality of first spring probe terminals and a plurality of second spring probe terminals disposed on both sides of the double sided probe connector.

Description

Portable electronic device

The invention relates to a portable electronic device, in particular to an industrial portable electronic device.

In recent years, due to the rapid development of the electronics and information industries, related products have become increasingly sophisticated. As far as the current personal computer field is concerned, in addition to seeking a higher-speed, more powerful computing function of the computing unit and various peripheral devices to meet the needs of users, light and thin portable electronic devices are also industry Key areas of development.

Today's portable electronic devices, whether portable electronic devices are more lightweight and thinner, are currently widely used in personal or various special-purpose markets.

Generally speaking, in addition to the improvement of computing performance and display capability, portable electronic devices are also changing rapidly in other auxiliary functions. With different requirements, portable electronic devices sometimes have to install various other devices, such as infrared scanners, batteries, card readers, and barcode readers.

However, how to conveniently and quickly connect these external devices with the host circuit of the portable electronic device not only determines the scalability of the portable electronic device, but also contributes to the application range of the portable electronic device.

In view of this, the present invention discloses a portable electronic device, which can quickly connect the expansion module to the host of the portable electronic device, at the same time, it can also facilitate the production of the portable electronic device, and can also enhance the portable Safety and reliability in the use of electronic devices.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention discloses a portable electronic device including a portable host and an external module coupled to the portable host. The portable host includes a host housing, a double-sided probe connector fixed to the host housing, and a host circuit board electrically connected to one side of the double-sided probe connector.

Wherein, the double-sided probe connector includes a plurality of first spring probe terminals and a plurality of second spring probe terminals, which are arranged on both sides of the double-sided probe connector. The host circuit board includes a plurality of contacts of the host circuit board for connecting the second spring probe terminals respectively. In addition, the external module also includes an external module circuit board, which has a plurality of external module circuit board contacts to connect with the first spring probe terminals, respectively.

In one embodiment, the contacts of the host circuit board and the external module circuit board are formed by the conductive copper foil layers in the host circuit board and the external module circuit board.

In one embodiment, the external module is coupled to the host casing of the portable host by a coupling device.

In some embodiments, the external module of the portable electronic device may be an external battery, a credit card machine, an infrared scanner, or a printer, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the portable electronic device further includes a fixing device, wherein the fixing device further includes a fixing post and a fixing hole to fix the double-sided probe connector to the host housing.

In one embodiment, the portable electronic device further includes a foolproof positioning post and a foolproof positioning hole respectively formed on the double-sided probe connector and the host housing.

In summary, the portable electronic device of the present invention can use the double-sided probe connector to quickly and electrically connect the portable host and the external module. In addition, since the double-sided probe connector can be used to easily electrically connect the copper foil contacts on the portable host and the circuit board of the external module, the portable electronic device of the present invention not only effectively reduces The required thickness of the portable electronic device further reduces the production cost of the portable electronic device. At the same time, the double-sided probe connector can facilitate the assembly of the portable host of the portable electronic device, thereby speeding up the overall production efficiency of the portable electronic device.

The following is a detailed description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the provided embodiments are not intended to limit the scope covered by the disclosure, and the description of structural operations is not intended to limit the order of execution, any recombination of components The structure and the resulting devices with equal effects are all covered by this disclosure. In addition, the drawings are for illustrative purposes only, and are not drawn according to the original dimensions. For ease of understanding, the same elements or similar elements in the following description will be described with the same symbols.

In addition, the terms used in the entire specification and the scope of patent application, unless otherwise specified, usually have the ordinary meaning that each term is used in this field, in the content disclosed here, and in the special content . Certain terms used to describe this disclosure will be discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide additional guidance to those skilled in the art in the description of this disclosure.

In the embodiment and the scope of applying for a patent, unless there is a special limitation on articles in the text, "a" and "the" may refer to a single one or plural ones. The numbers used in the steps are only used to indicate the steps for ease of description, not to limit the order and implementation.

Secondly, the words "contain", "include", "have", "contain", etc. used in this article are all open terms, which means including but not limited to.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial inner side of the portable electronic device. Schematic.

As shown in the figure, the present invention discloses a portable electronic device 100 including a portable host 200 and an external module 300 coupled to the portable host 200.

The portable host 200 includes a host housing 210, a double-sided probe connector 500 fixed to the host housing 210, and a host circuit board 220 electrically connected to one side of the double-sided probe connector 500. Wherein, the double-sided probe connector 500 includes a plurality of first spring probe terminals 520 located outside the main housing 210, and a plurality of second spring probe terminals 530 located inside the main housing 210. However, the present invention It is not limited to this. The first spring probe terminal 520 and the second spring probe terminal 530 have a retractable function to facilitate electrical connection with the host circuit board 220.

In an embodiment, the first spring probe terminal 520 and the second spring probe terminal 530 may be male spring probes (POGO PIN), but it is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the portable host 200 further includes a panel 230 mounted on the other side of the host circuit board 220 relative to the double-sided probe connector 500. The host circuit board 220 can be fixed to the host housing 210 by using the connection device 250.

In one embodiment, the conductive copper foil layer of the host circuit board 220 forms a host circuit board contact 222 to be electrically connected to the second spring probe terminal 530 respectively.

In one embodiment, the external module 300 also includes an external module circuit board 320 having a plurality of external module circuit board contacts 322 to connect with the first spring probe terminals 520, respectively. In addition, the external module circuit board contact 322 may also be formed by a conductive copper foil layer in the external module circuit board 320.

The portable electronic device 100 of the present invention further includes a fixing device 240, such as a fixing post 242 and a fixing hole 512, to fix the double-sided probe connector 500 to the host housing 210. In one embodiment, the fixing post 242 is disposed on the main body housing 210, and the fixing hole 512 is disposed on the connector body 510 of the double-sided probe connector 500, and is adhered, hot melted or screwed. It can be fixed in a locked manner.

In one embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 further includes a foolproof device to avoid erroneously fixing the double-sided probe connector 500 to the host housing 210. Among them, the foolproof device includes a foolproof positioning post 260 and a foolproof positioning hole 540, which can be formed on the connector body 510 of the double-sided probe connector 500 and the main body housing 210, respectively. Correct coupling to ensure that the double-sided probe connector 500 is properly fixed to the main body housing 210.

In one embodiment, the external module 300 further includes a module housing 310 and is fixed on the main body housing 210 by a coupling device 400. Wherein, the coupling device 400 may be a coupling device such as a tenon device, a sliding coupling device, a locking device or a buckling device, which does not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In one embodiment, the external module 300 further includes a card slot 330 for inserting a card for card swiping. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The external module 300 may be an external battery, a credit card machine, an infrared scanner, or a barcode printer, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the external connection module of the portable electronic device of the present invention can be easily installed on the portable host by using the coupling device, and the double-sided probe connector is used to quickly and electrically connect the portable host and the external Module. In addition, since the double-sided probe connector is conveniently and electrically connected to the copper foil contacts on the circuit board of the portable host and the external module, not only the thickness required for the portable electronic device is effectively reduced, but also the The production cost required by the portable electronic device, and the double-sided probe connector can facilitate the assembly of the portable electronic device, thereby speeding up the production efficiency of the portable electronic device.

Although this disclosure has been disclosed as above by way of implementation, it is not intended to limit this disclosure. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the field can make various changes and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure, so this disclosure The scope of protection shall be as defined in the scope of the attached patent application.

100‧‧‧Portable electronic device 200‧‧‧Portable host 210‧‧‧Host case 220‧‧‧Host circuit board 222‧‧‧Host circuit board contact 230‧‧‧Panel 240‧‧‧ Fixing device 242‧‧‧ Fixing post 250‧‧‧Connecting device 260‧‧‧Foolproof positioning post 300‧‧‧External module 310‧‧‧Module housing 320‧‧‧External module circuit board 322‧‧‧External Module circuit board contact 330‧‧‧Card slot 400‧‧‧Coupling device 500‧‧‧Double-sided probe connector 510‧‧‧Connector body 512‧‧‧Fixed hole 520‧‧‧First spring Probe terminal 530‧‧‧Second spring probe terminal 540‧‧‧Foolproof positioning hole

In order to make the above-mentioned and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present disclosure more obvious and understandable, the drawings are described as follows: FIG. 1 is a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention Part of the cross-sectional schematic. FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view of the inside of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

100‧‧‧portable electronic device

200‧‧‧Portable host

210‧‧‧Host housing

220‧‧‧Main circuit board

222‧‧‧Main circuit board contacts

230‧‧‧Panel

240‧‧‧Fixed device

250‧‧‧Connecting device

300‧‧‧External module

310‧‧‧Module shell

320‧‧‧External module circuit board

322‧‧‧Contact for external module circuit board

330‧‧‧Card slot

400‧‧‧Coupling device

500‧‧‧Double-sided probe connector

510‧‧‧Connector body

520‧‧‧ First spring probe terminal

530‧‧‧Second spring probe terminal

Claims (6)

A portable electronic device has a portable host, the portable host includes: a host housing; a double-sided probe connector fixed to the host housing; and a host circuit board, electric Is connected to one side of the double-sided probe connector, wherein the double-sided probe connector includes a plurality of first spring probe terminals and a plurality of second spring probe terminals, which are arranged on the double-sided probe connector Both sides, and the first spring probe terminals and the second spring probe terminals are male spring probes (POGO PIN), wherein the host circuit board further includes a plurality of host circuit board contacts, the The second spring probe terminals are respectively connected to the contacts of the host circuit boards, and when an external module is coupled to the host casing of the portable host, the first spring probe terminals are respectively connected to the A plurality of external module circuit board contacts of an external module circuit board of the external module. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the host circuit board contacts are formed by a conductive copper foil layer in the host circuit board. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the external module circuit board contacts are formed by a conductive copper foil layer in the external module circuit board. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the external module includes an external battery, a credit card machine, an infrared scanner or a Barcode machine. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 further includes a fixing device, wherein the fixing device further includes a fixing post and a fixing hole to fix the double-sided probe connector to the host housing. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a foolproof positioning post and a foolproof positioning hole respectively formed in the double-sided probe connector and the host casing.

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