TWI816145B - Instrument components with waterproof transmission interface - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface, which includes a waterproof housing, a waterproof connector and a decoder. The waterproof connector is installed in the waterproof housing and exposed to the outside, and is used for communication connection with external devices that can provide external system images. The decoder is installed in the waterproof case and is electrically connected to the waterproof connector. The decoder is used to receive the image signal sent by the external device, and the decoder decodes the image signal to obtain an image data for the external system image to be displayed accordingly. The waterproof housing and the transmission interface of the waterproof connector are both waterproof to achieve comprehensive waterproof effects.

Description

Instrument components with waterproof transmission interface

The invention provides a digital instrument, particularly an instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface.

Conventional digital instruments, such as those used in vehicles such as motorcycles or automobiles, do not have waterproof functions when their connection ports are connected to standard video connectors of transmission lines (such as CVBS, HDMI, USB and other connectors that comply with standard transmission interfaces). , so when the digital instrument is used in a vehicle, such as when the motorcycle encounters rain or water enters the faucet when washing the car, at this time, the connection port of the digital instrument is connected to the standard image connector, because the connection port is not connected to the standard image connector. The joints are not tightly sealed and have no waterproof effect. Water will inevitably penetrate and cause a short circuit when the power is turned on. This will cause the digital instrument and the external device to be unable to transmit images normally, or even cause damage to the digital instrument. This is the problem that the present invention aims to solve. The main problem lies.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the inventor devoted all his efforts to research and developed an instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface, in order to achieve the purpose of providing comprehensive waterproofing of the instrument itself and its transmission interface.

The invention provides an instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface, which includes a waterproof housing, a waterproof connector, and a decoder. The waterproof connector is provided on the waterproof housing and exposed to the outside for communication connection with an external device that can provide external system images. The decoder is installed in the waterproof housing and is electrically connected to the waterproof connector. The decoder receives a message corresponding to the external system from the external device. The image signal of the image is decoded to obtain image data for the external system image to be displayed.

In a preferred embodiment, the waterproof connector includes a male connection port and a female connection port. When the male connection port and the female connection port are plugged in and connected, they are tightly closed and capable of being waterproof.

In a preferred embodiment, the waterproof connector and the external device are wired through a transmission line, one of the male connection port and the female connection port is provided on the waterproof housing, and the other is provided on the waterproof housing. One end of the transmission line.

In a preferred embodiment, the female connection port has a female terminal part and an annular groove around the female terminal part; the male connection port has a male terminal part and around the male terminal part There is a ring wall. When the male connection port and the female connection port are inserted and connected, the ring wall is connected in the ring groove, and the end edge of the ring wall abuts the bottom of the ring groove to form the tight fit. status.

In a preferred embodiment, one of the male connection port and the female connection port has a hook, and the other has a pair of stops provided for the hook. The male connection port and the female connection port When the connection is inserted, the hook is used to engage the stopper to block the positioning.

In a preferred embodiment, the male connection port is provided on the waterproof housing, and the female connection port is provided on one end of the transmission line.

In a preferred embodiment, the waterproof housing includes a bottom case and a cover body. The bottom case has a groove and an opening. The cover body covers the opening to seal the groove and make it waterproof.

In a preferred embodiment, the bottom case has a mounting hole, and the male connection port or the female connection port provided on the waterproof housing is provided on the bottom case and positioned in the installation hole.

In a preferred embodiment, the decoder decodes the image signal according to a video coding standard (Video Coding Standards) to obtain the image data.

In a preferred embodiment, it further includes a display module. The display module is disposed in the waterproof housing, and the display module is electrically connected to the decoder. The display module receives the image data to display accordingly. The foreign system image.

Therefore, the instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface provided by the present invention has a waterproof function because the waterproof housing itself is waterproof, and the waterproof connector provided in the waterproof housing is also a transmission interface with a waterproof level. Therefore, the digital instrument itself and The transmission interface is waterproof to achieve full waterproofing and avoid short circuit caused by water entering the instrument or transmission interface.

100:Instrument components

10: Waterproof shell

11: Bottom shell

111:Tank

112:Open your mouth

113:Installation hole

114: Connector hole

12: Cover

20:Waterproof connector

21:Public connection port

211: Male terminal part

212:Ring wall

213:Block

214: Duan Yuan

22:Female port

221:Female terminal part

222: Ring groove

223: buckle hook

224:Trough bottom

30:Decoder

40:Display module

A:External device

B:Transmission line

D:Image data

P: foreign system image

S: image signal

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the instrument assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention after connecting the transmission line with a waterproof connector.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the waterproof housing of the instrument assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention before it is disassembled.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an instrument component communicating with an external device via a transmission line to display external system images according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is another rear perspective view of the waterproof connector of the instrument assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention disassembled from the waterproof housing.

Figure 5 is a front view configuration diagram of the plug-in connection between the public port and the female port according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a rear view configuration diagram of the plug-in connection between the public port and the female port according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in Figure 1.

In order to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail through the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings, as follows:

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 7 , the present invention provides an instrument assembly 100 with a waterproof transmission interface, which is used as a digital instrument for a vehicle (not shown), such as a vehicle with two or more wheels, such as Two-wheeled vehicles such as fuel or electric motorcycles, or four-wheeled vehicles such as ATVs are mainly installed on the faucet; and four-wheeled vehicles such as cars and trucks (including four wheels or more) are mainly installed in front of the driver's seat. , but the above-mentioned vehicle is only a preferred embodiment, and the present invention is not limited to this. All vehicles that require the installation of instruments fall within the scope of application and intended protection of the present invention.

The instrument assembly 100 with a waterproof transmission interface provided by the present invention is mainly composed of the necessary components in a digital instrument that can achieve the purpose of the present invention. The necessary components mainly include a waterproof housing 10, a waterproof connector 20 and a decoder. Device 30. In addition, the instrument assembly 100 may further include other components that constitute a digital instrument. In a preferred embodiment, the instrument assembly 100 further includes a display module 40, wherein:

The waterproof case 10, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, in a preferred embodiment includes a bottom case 11 and a cover 12, wherein the bottom case 11 has a receiving groove 111, and the bottom case 11 is provided with an opening. 112 makes the container 111 open so that objects can be accommodated therein. The cover 12 covers the opening 112 to seal the container 111 so that the waterproof housing 10 can have a waterproof function. Preferably, the bottom case 11 of this embodiment also has a mounting hole 113 and a connector hole 114. The mounting hole 113 is for assembly of the waterproof connector 20, and the connector hole 114 is for a meter line connector (not shown in the figure). ) set up.

The waterproof connector 20 is provided on the waterproof housing 10 and is exposed outside the waterproof housing 10. The waterproof connector 20 is used for communication connection to an external device A. The external device A can provide an external system image P ( As shown in Figure 3). The external device A can be a portable device such as a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Any device that can be independent of a digital instrument and can communicate through the waterproof connector 20 Those connected to provide an external system image P belong to the category of the external device A described in the present invention.

The decoder 30 is installed in the waterproof housing 10 and is electrically connected to the waterproof connector 20. As shown in Figure 3, the decoder 30 receives an image signal S from an external device A. This image signal S is The external device A provides a corresponding external system image P. The decoder 30 decodes the image signal S to obtain an image data D. This image data D allows the external system image P to be displayed. In a preferred embodiment, the decoder 30 decodes the video signal S according to a video coding standard (Video Coding Standards), such as High-Efficiency Video Coding, to obtain the video data D. , HEVC) or Versatile Video Coding (VVC), but the present invention is not limited to this. Anyone who can decode the image signal S to obtain the image data D and apply it to the decoder 30 falls within the scope of the present invention. .

The display module 40 is installed in the waterproof housing 10 (see Figure 2), and the display module 40 is electrically connected to the decoder 30. The display module 40 receives the image data D to correspondingly display the external system image P. (As shown in Figure 3). In a preferred embodiment, the display module 40 is a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), but the invention is not limited thereto.

As shown in Figure 4, in a preferred embodiment, the waterproof connector 20 includes a male connection port 21 and a female connection port 22, wherein the male connection port 21 is located at the bottom of the waterproof housing 10 in this embodiment. The housing 11 is positioned in the mounting hole 113 (as shown in Figures 2 and 7), and the female connection port 22 is located at one end of a transmission line B in this embodiment, and the other end of the transmission line B is connected to the external device A. When the male When the connection port 21 and the female connection port 22 are plugged in and connected, the waterproof connector 20 and the external device A are connected in a wired manner through the transmission line B, and the plugged connection between the male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22 is dense. Fitted and waterproof.

Following the above, the public connection port 21 and the female connection port 22 are respectively provided at one end of the waterproof housing 10 and the transmission line B in the above embodiment, which is only one implementation aspect of the present invention. In different implementation aspects, One end of the transmission line B can be replaced with a public connection port 21, and the one located on the waterproof housing 10 can be replaced with a female connection port 22. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In addition, the waterproof connector 20 of the above embodiment, which includes a male connection port 21 and a female connection port 22 and is connected to the external device A through a transmission line B in a wired manner, is only an implementation aspect of the present invention. In the implementation mode, for example, the waterproof connector 20 is only one of the male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22, and the other one belongs to the external device A and is directly plugged in and connected, which also falls within the scope of protection of the present invention. , so the waterproof connector 20 of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment including the male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22.

As further shown in FIG. 5 , the female connection port 22 of this embodiment has a female terminal portion 221 and an annular groove 222 around the female terminal portion 221 . The bottom of the female connection port 22 also has a hook 223 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the public connection port 21 of this embodiment has a male terminal part 211 and a ring wall 212 around the male terminal part 211 . The bottom of the public connection port 21 also has a stopper 213 . This stopper is Block 213 is provided for the hook 223 corresponding to the female port 22 .

As shown in Figure 7, when the male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22 are plugged in and connected, the ring wall 212 of the above embodiment is connected in the ring groove 222, and the hook 223 engages the stopper 213 to block the position. At this time, the end edge 214 of the ring wall 212 abuts the bottom 224 of the ring groove 222 and assumes the tight sealing shape, thereby ensuring that the male connecting port 21 and the female connecting port 22 remain in the tight sealing shape when the insertion connection is performed. state without being separated from each other. The above-mentioned male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22 are blocked and positioned by the hook 223 engaging the stopper 213. This is only one implementation mode of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this. Those that are plugged and connected to the female connection port 22 to form a tight fit (for example, screw locking) fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

From the above description, it is easy to find that the characteristic of the present invention is that the instrument assembly 100 with a waterproof transmission interface of the present invention has a waterproof effect because the waterproof housing 10 itself can be waterproofed, and the waterproof housing 10 is provided with a waterproof function. The connector 20 is also a transmission interface with a waterproof level, whereby the waterproof connector 20 can communicate with the external device A to receive the external system image P and display it as in the above embodiment. The module 40 shows that the digital instrument composed of the instrument assembly 100 and its transmission interface are both waterproof, so as to achieve full waterproofing and avoid short circuit caused by water entering the instrument or the transmission interface.

The present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that any changes and substitutions that are equivalent to this embodiment should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

100:Instrument components

10: Waterproof shell

11: Bottom shell

113:Installation hole

114: Connector hole

12: Cover

20:Waterproof connector

21:Public connection port

22:Female port

B:Transmission line

Claims (9)

An instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface, which is applied to a vehicle and includes: a waterproof housing; a waterproof connector, which is installed in the waterproof housing and exposed to the outside, and can provide external system images through communication connection device, the external device is a portable device; and a decoder is provided in the waterproof housing and is electrically connected to the waterproof connector, and the decoder receives a corresponding external signal from the external device. The image signal of the system image is decoded to obtain image data for the external system image to be displayed; wherein, the waterproof housing includes a bottom case, and the bottom case has a mounting hole and a connector hole. , the waterproof connector provided on the waterproof housing is provided on the bottom case and positioned in the installation hole; the connector hole is for a meter line connector assembly. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface as described in claim 1, wherein the waterproof connector includes a male connection port and a female connection port, and the male connection port and the female connection port are in a tight fit when connected and Able to be waterproof. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface as claimed in claim 2, wherein the waterproof connector and the external device are wired through a transmission line, and the male connection port and the female connection port are both provided in the waterproof housing. body, and the other is located at one end of the transmission line. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface as claimed in claim 3, wherein the female connection port has a female terminal part and an annular groove around the female terminal part; the male connection port has a male terminal part, And there is a ring wall around the circumference of the male terminal part. When the male connection port and the female connection port are plugged in and connected, the ring wall is connected in the ring groove, and the end edge of the ring wall is against the ring groove. The bottom of the groove is in the tight sealing shape. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface as described in claim 4, wherein one of the male connection port and the female connection port has a hook, and the other has a stopper corresponding to the hook, When the male connection port and the female connection port are plugged in and connected, the hook engages the stopper to prevent positioning. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface as described in claim 5, wherein the male connection port is provided on the waterproof housing, and the female connection port is provided on one end of the transmission line. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface as claimed in claim 3, wherein the waterproof housing includes a cover, the bottom case has a groove and an opening, and the cover is disposed on the opening to seal the container. Grooved and waterproof. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface as described in claim 1, wherein the decoder decodes the image signal according to a codec technology standard to obtain the image data. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface as described in claim 1, further comprising a display module, the display module is located in the waterproof housing, and the display module is electrically connected to the decoder, and the display module The image data is received to correspondingly display the foreign system image.

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