TWI713270B - Electronic device and machine used therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first main body, a first electrical connector, and an insert member. The first main body has an insertion end and at least one hole located at the insertion end. The first electrical connector is disposed at the insertion end. The insert member is coupled to the first main body through the at least one hole and includes a plurality of ribs and a plurality of removed portions. The ribs and the removed portions are sequentially and linearly arranged based on a coding pattern. The ribs extend away from the insertion end.

Description

Electronic device and machine used with it

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a machine used with it, and more particularly to an electronic device and a machine that can be inserted into it.

Generally speaking, the male and female parts that can be plugged and unplugged are usually designed with a fool-proof design to prevent assembly errors or damage to components. One conventional practice is to differentiate on the shell. That is, when the male and female parts are manufactured, specific housings are directly created, and matching foolproof mechanisms are respectively made. However, the aforementioned conventional practices cannot be applied to finished products that have been sold. If you want to apply the aforementioned conventional methods to these finished products, you must re-modify the shell of each finished product. However, if there are dozens of types of finished products sold so far, the factors involved will be too wide, which may cause complicated issues such as shipment control, quality and cost. Therefore, how to propose a fan structure that can solve the above problems is one of the problems that the industry urgently wants to invest in research and development resources to solve.

In view of this, one objective of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can effectively solve the aforementioned problems. To achieve the above objective, according to one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a first body, a first electrical connector, and an insert. The first body has an insertion end and at least one hole at the insertion end. The first electrical connector is arranged at the insertion end. The insert is connected to the first body through at least one hole, and includes a plurality of ribs and a plurality of removal parts. The ribs and the removed parts are arranged linearly in sequence based on the coding pattern. The rib extends away from the insertion end.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, one of the ribs has a depression. The recess faces the insertion end and is opposite to at least a part of another hole on the insertion end. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned another hole has a width. The depression has a depth of depression. The width is substantially equal to or greater than the depth of the recess. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned one of the ribs has a hollow portion. The hollow portion extends to align with the aforementioned at least a part of the aforementioned another hole. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the hollow portion includes a trench configuration to guide the air flowing out from the other hole for heat dissipation. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the hollow part communicates with the recess. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the contour of the recess is U-shaped. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the insert further includes two buckle structures. The two buckle structures are inserted into the aforementioned at least one hole, and respectively abut against two opposite edges of the aforementioned at least one hole. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the number of the aforementioned at least one hole is plural. The insert further includes two positioning structures. The two positioning structures are respectively inserted into two of the holes and respectively abut against two adjacent inner sides of the two of the holes. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, at least one of the ribs abuts against a surface of the insertion end. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the insert further includes a first substrate. The ribs are connected and arranged on the first substrate. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the width of one of the ribs near the end of the first base is smaller than the width of the end far from the first base. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, an outline of one of the ribs is triangular.

In order to achieve the above objective, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a machine includes a second body, a second electrical connector, and a foolproof component. The second body has a slot. The slot is configured for insertion of the aforementioned electronic device. The second electrical connector is arranged in the slot. The foolproof part is arranged in the slot and includes a plurality of stop bars and a plurality of notches. The notches and bars are arranged linearly in sequence based on the aforementioned coding pattern. The notch faces the entrance of the slot. When the electronic device is inserted into the slot and the first connector and the second electrical connector are connected, the ribs are respectively partially located in the notches, and the removal parts are respectively aligned with the stop bars.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, when the electronic device is inserted into the slot and the first connector is connected to the second electrical connector, the ribs and the stop bars are arranged in the first axial direction, and the removal part and the stop are respectively The bars are aligned in the second axis. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the foolproof element further includes a plurality of side bars. The two ends of each bar are respectively connected to two adjacent ones of the side bars, and each gap is formed between the two adjacent ones of the side bars. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the foolproof element further includes a second substrate. The edge strips are connected and arranged on the second substrate. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the width of one end of one of the side strips close to the second base is greater than the width of one end away from the second base. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, each notch is formed by two of the second base and the side strip. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the contour of one of the side strips is triangular.

In summary, the present invention provides a fool-proof design suitable for electronic devices and pluggable machines. It is mainly based on the principle of not modifying the body shape of the electronic device (including not modifying the molded components). , Do not modify the manufacturing process, do not affect any design parameters), use the hole on the body of the electronic device to connect the external insert to make differentiation. In addition, there are corresponding foolproof parts in the slot of the machine. By arranging the ribs and the removal part on the insert based on a coding pattern sequentially and linearly, and making the stop bars and notches on the foolproof part based on the same coding pattern linearly arranged sequentially, the electronic device can be inserted into the machine When in the slot, the effect of foolproof is achieved.

The above description is only used to illustrate the problem to be solved by the present invention, the technical means to solve the problem, and the effects produced by it, etc. The specific details of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments and related drawings.

Please refer to Figure 1. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional assembly diagram of an electronic device 100 and a machine 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes a first body 110. The machine 200 includes a second body 210. The second body 210 has a slot 211. The slot 211 is configured for the electronic device 100 to be inserted into. In some embodiments, the machine 200 is, for example, a charger. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a rectifier, an inverter, a converter, or a solar charger, but the invention is not limited thereto. The structure, function, and connection relationship between the components included in the electronic device 100 and the machine 200 will be described in detail below.

Please refer to Figure 2A and Figure 2B. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the insert 130 is separated from the first body 110. FIG. 2B is another perspective view showing the electronic device 100 in FIG. 2A, in which the insert 130 is connected to the first body. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, in this embodiment, the first body 110 of the electronic device 100 has an insertion end 111 and a plurality of holes 112 at the insertion end 111. The electronic device 100 further includes a first electrical connector 120 and an insert 130. The first electrical connector 120 is disposed at the insertion end 111. The insert 130 is connected to the first body 110 through the hole 112 and includes a plurality of ribs 131, a plurality of removal parts 132 and a first base 135. The ribs 131 are connected and arranged on the first base 135. The ribs 131 and the removal part 132 are linearly arranged in sequence based on the coding pattern. The rib 131 extends away from the insertion end 111.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a perspective view of an uncoded insert 130' according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 3, in this embodiment, the uncoded insert 130' includes 8 ribs 131 that are equally spaced and linearly arranged. By removing several of the ribs 131 (for example, cutting off from the root of the rib 131), the insert 130 as shown in FIG. 2A can be obtained, and the residual part of the rib 131 after being cut off can be regarded as the removed portion 132. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the width of the end of the rib 131 close to the first base 135 is smaller than the width of the end far away from the first base 135. Thereby, the rib 131 can be easily cut off to form the removal portion 132. In some embodiments, the outline of the rib 131 is triangular. In practical applications, the number of ribs 131 included in the uncoded insert 130' can be flexibly adjusted according to actual needs, and is not limited to the third figure.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device 100 in FIG. 2B along the line 4-4. As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, one of the ribs 131 has a recess 131a. The recess 131 a faces the insertion end 111 of the first body 110 and is opposite to at least a part of a hole 112 on the insertion end 111. For example, the hole 112 may be a heat dissipation vent of the electronic device 100 at the insertion end 111. Therefore, by forming the structure configuration of the recess 131a opposite to the hole 112 on the rib 131, the hot air discharged from the hole 112 of the electronic device 100 is not directly blocked by the rib 131, thereby reducing the impact on the electronic device 100. Originally, the heat dissipation efficiency can be affected by the hole 112. All the ribs 131 shown in Figure 2A have recesses 131a, but the invention is not limited to this. In practical applications, only the rib 131 corresponding to the hole 112 may be provided with a recess 131a. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the contour of the recess 131 a is U-shaped and extends away from the hole 112.

In some embodiments, the hole 112 of the first body 110 has a width W, the recess 131 a has a recessed depth D, and the width W is substantially equal to or greater than the recessed depth D. With this configuration, the influence of the ribs 131 on the heat dissipation efficiency of the holes 112 can be effectively reduced. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2A, the hole 112 of the first body 110 is a long slot with two opposite edges 112a, and the aforementioned width W is, for example, the distance between the upper and lower edges 112a. In some other embodiments, the hole 112 of the first body 110 is a round hole, and the aforementioned width W is, for example, the diameter of the hole 112.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is another perspective view showing the insert 130 in FIG. 2A. As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the rib 131 further has a hollow portion 131b. The hollow portion 131b extends to align with at least a part of the hole 112. The hollow portion 131b is configured to guide the air flowing out from the hole 112 to dissipate heat. For example, the hollow portion 131b includes a trench through which the air flowing out of the hole 112 is directed away from the hole 112. With this configuration, the hot air discharged from the hole 112 of the electronic device 100 can be guided away from the insertion end 111 through the hollow portion 131b, and the influence of the rib 131 on the heat dissipation efficiency of the hole 112 can also be reduced. Further, in this embodiment, the hollow portion 131b communicates with the recess 131a, so that the hot air discharged from the hole 112 can have multiple paths to escape (that is, laterally dissipate at the recess 131a or continue through the recess 131a Dissipate through the hollow portion 131b), thereby further reducing the influence of the rib 131 on the heat dissipation efficiency of the hole 112 to the minimum.

As shown in FIG. 4 and in conjunction with FIG. 2B, in this embodiment, the insert 130 further includes two buckle structures 133. The two buckle structures 133 are inserted into the hole 112 and abut the upper and lower edges 112a of the hole 112 respectively. The two buckle structures 133 are hook-shaped and buckle on the inner surface of the insertion end 111 of the first body 110, so that the insert 130 is firmly coupled to the insertion end 111 of the first body 110 and cannot be easily detached.

In addition, in this embodiment, the insert 130 further includes two positioning structures 134. The two positioning structures 134 are respectively inserted into two adjacent holes 112 and respectively abut against the two adjacent inner sides 112 b of the two holes 112, so that the insert 130 is firmly positioned at a specific position of the insertion end 111 of the first body 110.

In one embodiment, the box-shaped electronic device 100 is provided with a hole 112 to allow a fan (not shown) in the first body 110 to discharge the heat generated by the electronic device 100 during operation from the hole 112 to achieve a heat dissipation effect. If the position of the hole 112 and the position of the electrical connector 120 are arranged at the same end (ie the insertion end 111), and the other surfaces of the first body 110 are covered by the shell, the first body 110 can be inserted in a corresponding direction The slot 211 of the machine 200 (see Figure 6A and Figure 6B) can avoid the need for additional slot space for the machine 200. Therefore, the configuration and structure of the insert 130 in this embodiment consider how to couple the insert 130 with the hole 112 (for example, to couple to the two edges 112a of the hole 112 through the snap structure 133), and how to reduce or Avoid blocking the exhaust heat from the hole 112 (for example, through the recess 131a and the hollow portion 131b).

Also shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the rib 131 abuts against a surface of the insertion end 111 of the first body 110. This structural configuration is a compliant design, so that the rib 131 will not be easily damaged even if there is an interference collision while the electronic device 100 is inserted into the slot 211 of the machine 200.

Please refer to Figure 6A and Figure 6B. FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing some components of the electronic device 100 and the machine 200 in FIG. 1, where the first electrical connector 120 is not yet connected to the second electrical connector 221. FIG. 6B is another perspective view showing some components of the electronic device 100 and the machine 200 in FIG. 1, in which the first electrical connector 120 has been connected to the second electrical connector 221. Specifically, in order to clearly understand how the electronic device 100 is combined with the machine 200, only a part of the second body 210 of the machine 200 is shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, and some elements in the second body 210 are shown.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in this embodiment, the machine 200 further includes a circuit board 220 and a foolproof component 230. The circuit board 220 and the foolproof component 230 are both disposed in the slot 211. The circuit board 220 is disposed on the bottom plate 212 of the machine 200 and includes a second electrical connector 221. In some embodiments, the machine 200 further includes a top plate 213 opposite to the bottom plate 212, and the foolproof member 230 is fixed to the top plate 213. In some embodiments, the top plate 213 of the machine 200 is a shelf located inside the second body 210. In some embodiments, the top plate 213 of the machine 200 is a plate that constitutes the appearance of the second body 210.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in this embodiment, the foolproof member 230 includes a plurality of stop bars 231 and a plurality of notches 232. The stop bars 231 and the notches 232 are arranged linearly in sequence based on the aforementioned coding pattern. The notch 232 faces the entrance of the slot 211. Thereby, when the electronic device 100 is inserted into the slot 211 and the first connector 120 is connected to the second electrical connector 221 (as shown in FIG. 6B), the ribs 131 of the insert 130 are respectively partially located on the foolproof member 230 The notch 232 and the removal portion 132 of the insert 130 are respectively aligned with the stop bars 231 of the foolproof member 230. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B and in conjunction with FIG. 6A, when the electronic device 100 is inserted into the slot 211 and the first connector 120 and the second electrical connector 221 are connected, the rib 131 and the stop bar 231 are in the They are arranged in an axial direction A1, and the removal portions 132 are respectively aligned with the stop bars 231 in a second axial direction A2. By making the combination of the rib 131 and the removal part 132 on the insert 130 and the combination of the notch 232 and the stop bar 231 on the foolproof part 230 based on the same coding pattern in sequential linear arrangement, the electronic device When 100 is inserted into the slot 211 of the machine 200, the foolproof effect is achieved.

For example, if the character 1 is used to represent the rib 131 and the character 0 is used to represent the removed portion 132, the coding pattern of the rib 131 and the removed portion 132 in Figure 6B can be interpreted as 10110100 from left to right. In contrast, if the character 1 represents the gap 232 and the character 0 represents the stop bar 231, the coding pattern of the gap 232 and the stop bar 231 in Figure 6B can also be interpreted as 10110100 from left to right. In other words, in FIG. 6B, the coding mode used by the combination of the rib 131 and the removed portion 132 is the same as the coding mode used by the combination of the notch 232 and the stop bar 231.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a top view of an uncoded foolproof element 230' according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 7, in this embodiment, the uncoded foolproof element 230' further includes a plurality of equidistant and linearly arranged side strips 233 and a second base 234. The edge strips 233 are connected and arranged on the second substrate 234. Two ends of each bar 231 are respectively connected to two adjacent ones of the side bars 233. More specifically, in this embodiment, all the stop bars 231 of the uncoded foolproof element 230' are linearly connected in sequence. By removing several of the stop bars 231 (for example, cut off from both ends of the stop bars 231), you can obtain the foolproof piece 230 as shown in Figure 6A. After the stop bars 231 are cut off, they are placed on the adjacent two sides. The part between the bars 233 can be regarded as the gap 232. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the width of one end of the side strip 233 close to the second base 234 is greater than the width of one end away from the second base 234. In this way, the structural strength between the side strip 233 and the second base 234 can be increased. In some embodiments, the contour of the edge strip 233 is triangular. In practical applications, the number of barriers 231 included in the uncoded foolproof element 230' can be flexibly adjusted according to actual needs, and is not limited to FIG. 7.

It can be seen that by trimming and encoding the aforementioned uncoded insert 130' and foolproof piece 230', the trimmed insert 130 and foolproof piece 230 can be applied to a specific type of electronic device 100 ( For example, one of dozens of sold products) and machine 200 to achieve the effect of foolproof. In addition, it should be noted that if an eight-digit code is taken as an example, if four characters 1 and four characters 0 are required for permutation and combination, a total of 70 permutation and combination coding modes can be obtained. In other words, as long as there are fewer than 70 types of electronic devices 100 that can be assembled with the machine 200, one of these 70 permutations and combinations can be selected as a specific encoding mode to make the corresponding insert 130 and foolproof element 230.

From the above detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present invention, it can be clearly seen that the present invention provides a fool-proof design for an electronic device and a machine that can be plugged in and unplugged, which is suitable for use without modifying the body of the electronic device. Type (including no modification of the molded components, no modification of the manufacturing process, and no influence on any design parameters), the use of the hole on the body of the electronic device to connect the external insert to make differentiation. In addition, there are corresponding foolproof parts in the slot of the machine. By arranging the ribs and removal parts on the inserts in sequence and linearly based on a coding pattern, and making the stop bars and notches on the foolproof parts based on the same coding pattern in sequence and linear arrangement, the electronic device can be inserted into the machine When in the slot, the effect of foolproof is achieved. Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection of the present invention The scope shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

100: electronic device 110: The first body 111: Insert end 112: Hole 112a: Edge 112b: inside 120: The first electrical connector 130, 130’: Insert 131: Rib 131a: depression 131b: hollow part 132: Remove part 133: buckle structure 134: Positioning structure 135: first base 200: machine 210: The second body 211: Slot 212: bottom plate 213: top plate 220: circuit board 221: second electrical connector 230, 230’: foolproof parts 231: Block 232: Gap 233: side strip 234: second base A1: First axis A2: second axis D: concave depth W: width

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, the description of the accompanying drawings is as follows: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional drawing of an electronic device and a machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Combination chart.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the insert is separated from the first body.

FIG. 2B is another three-dimensional view of the electronic device in FIG. 2A, in which the insert is connected to the first body.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of an uncoded insert according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device in Fig. 2B along the line 4-4.

Fig. 5 is another perspective view showing the insert in Fig. 2A.

Fig. 6A is a perspective view showing some components of the electronic device and the machine in Fig. 1, in which the first electrical connector has not been connected to the second electrical connector. FIG. 6B is another perspective view showing the electronic device and some components of the machine in FIG. 1, in which the first electrical connector has been connected to the second electrical connector. Fig. 7 is a top view showing an uncoded foolproof device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

100: electronic device

110: The first body

111: Insert end

112: Hole

120: The first electrical connector

130: Insert

131: Rib

132: Remove part

135: first base

200: machine

210: The second body

211: Slot

212: bottom plate

213: top plate

220: circuit board

221: second electrical connector

230: foolproof parts

231: Block

232: Gap

233: side strip

234: second base

Claims (20)

An electronic device comprising: a first body having an insertion end and at least one hole at the insertion end; a first electrical connector provided at the insertion end; and an insert connected to the insertion end through the at least one hole The first body includes a plurality of ribs and a plurality of removal parts, the ribs and the removal parts are linearly arranged in sequence based on a coding pattern, and the ribs extend away from the insertion end. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein one of the ribs has a recess facing the insertion end and opposite to at least a part of another hole on the insertion end. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the other hole has a width, the recess has a recessed depth, and the width is substantially equal to or greater than the recessed depth. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the rib having the recess among the ribs has a hollow part, and the hollow part extends to be aligned with the part of the other hole. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the hollow portion includes a trench configuration to guide the air flowing out from the other hole for heat dissipation. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the hollow part communicates with the recess. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the contour of the recess is U-shaped. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the insert further comprises two buckle structures, and the two buckle structures are inserted into the at least one hole and respectively abut against two opposite edges of the at least one hole. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one hole is plural, and the insert further includes two positioning structures respectively inserted into two of the holes and respectively abutting against the one of the holes The two adjacent inner sides. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the ribs abuts against a surface of the insertion end. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the insert further includes a first substrate, and the ribs are connected and arranged on the first substrate. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the width of an end of one of the ribs close to the first base is smaller than a width of an end far from the first base. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein an outline of one of the ribs is triangular. A machine includes: a second body with a slot configured for inserting the electronic device as described in any one of claim items 1 to 13; and a second electrical connector arranged in the slot; And a foolproof part, partly disposed in the slot, and including a plurality of stop bars and a plurality of notches, the notches and the stop bars are arranged linearly in sequence based on the coding mode, and the notches are facing the insert The entrance of the slot, wherein when the electronic device is inserted into the slot and the first connector is connected with the second electrical connector, the ribs are respectively partially located in the notches, and the removal parts are respectively connected to the These bars are aligned. The machine according to claim 14, wherein when the electronic device is inserted into the slot and the first connector is connected to the second electrical connector, the ribs and the stop bars are arranged in a first axis , And the removal parts are respectively aligned with the stop bars in a second axial direction. The machine according to claim 14, wherein the foolproof component further includes a plurality of side strips, two ends of each of the side strips are respectively connected to two adjacent ones of the side strips, and each of the gaps It is formed between two adjacent ones of the side strips. The machine according to claim 16, wherein the foolproof element further includes a second base, and the side bars are connected and arranged on the second base. The machine according to claim 17, wherein the width of an end of one of the side strips close to the second base is greater than a width of an end far away from the second base. The machine according to claim 17, wherein each of the gaps is formed by two of the second base and the side strips. The machine according to claim 11, wherein an outline of one of the side strips is triangular.

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