TWM514038U - Power supply module - Google Patents

Description

Power supply module

The present invention relates to a power supply module, and more particularly to a power supply module having a detachable power conversion device.

Nowadays, when using a notebook computer, notebook users sometimes need to charge their peripheral mobile devices (such as mobile phones, tablets, Bluetooth audio, cameras, game consoles, etc.). Therefore, the current Power Adapter, which is used to convert electrical energy, such as utility power, to supply power to a notebook computer, sometimes has a built-in DC to DC USB port for users to When using the notebook, you can also charge it through the built-in USB port.

However, such USB ports built into the power adapter have many problems and shortcomings as described below in actual use: (1) USB ports are bound to take up when built-in design Some internal space of the power adapter may also increase the design difficulty, which in turn causes the power adapter to become larger. Therefore, this is a disadvantage for notebook users who are small, lightweight, and portable; (2) in the process of using the power adapter, the power adapter often causes temperature to be longer due to long-term use. High, you must hold the power adapter first when plugging in the USB port. This may cause hot hands, which is very uncomfortable to use, which may cause doubts that the user does not use it; (3) for wall-mounting (wall-mount) Type (there is no AC AC cable external) power adapter, the power adapter is often far from the user, so When users want to use the USB port, they can't immediately get into trouble. (4) There are many pipes for charging in action today, such as chargers, power banks, etc., so some users actually It does not need the function provided by the USB port built into the power adapter; (5) the number of USB ports of the power adapter is fixed, and cannot be expanded according to the increase of mobile devices, so it is used. There are limitations on it.

Therefore, how to selectively add a USB port function to the power adapter structure, while taking into account the convenience and flexibility of use, and ensuring the lightness of the power adapter is an urgent problem to be solved in this case.

The present invention is a power supply module, which is capable of easily adding a DC power output function to a power supply structure through the introduction of at least one detachable power conversion device. The overall structure is simplified, and assembly and disassembly are easy. . In addition, a plurality of modular power conversion devices can be further introduced, thereby being used separately or in combination, thereby providing a plurality of charging functions for a plurality of peripheral mobile devices, and more convenient for use and flexibility.

In order to achieve the above objective, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a power supply module including a terminal assembly having a terminal portion and a first female connection end, wherein the terminal portion is detachably inserted into the notebook computer a power connector; a cable connector having a first male connector at one end and a cable for receiving the first DC power at the other end; and at least one power conversion device detachably coupled to the terminal assembly and the cable Between the connectors, and having a second female connecting end, a second male connecting end and at least a DC power output port, wherein the second female connecting end is detachably inserted into the first male connecting end of the cable connector In order to connect the power conversion device and the cable connector to receive the first a DC power, the second male terminal is detachably coupled to the first female connector, the terminal assembly is coupled to the power conversion device to receive the first DC power, and the first DC power is transmitted via the terminal portion To the power input port, the DC power output is detachably inserted from the DC device, and outputs a second DC power generated by the first DC power.

In order to achieve the above objective, another preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a power supply module including a terminal assembly having a terminal portion and a first female connector end, wherein the terminal portion is detachably inserted into the notebook type a power connector of the computer; the cable connector having a first male connector at one end and a cable for receiving the first DC power at the other end; and a first power conversion device detachably coupled to the terminal assembly and Between the cable connectors, and having a second female connection end, a second male connection end, and a DC power output port, wherein the second female connection end of the first power conversion device is the first male connection end of the cable connector Separably interposed so that the first power conversion device and the cable connector are combined to receive the first DC power, and the DC power output of the first power conversion device is detachably inserted into the DC device and output Adjusting by the first DC power to generate one of the second DC power; and the second power conversion device is detachably connected between the terminal assembly and the cable connector, and has a second female connection a second male connection end and a DC power supply output port, wherein the second female connection end of the second power conversion device is detachably inserted from the second male connection end of the first power conversion device to enable the second power conversion device The first power connection outputted by the second male connection end of the first power conversion device is received by the first power conversion device, and the second male connection end of the second power conversion device is detachably connected to the first female Connecting, the terminal assembly is coupled to the second power conversion device to receive the first DC power output by the second male connection end of the second power conversion device, and the first DC power is transmitted through the terminal portion After being transmitted to the power input port, the DC power output port is separately detachably inserted from the other DC device, and outputs another second DC power generated by the adjustment of the first DC power.

1‧‧‧Terminal components

11‧‧‧ Terminals

12‧‧‧ first female connector

121‧‧‧First ring element

2‧‧‧ cable connector

21‧‧‧First male connection

211‧‧‧First slotted component

22‧‧‧ cable

3‧‧‧Power conversion device

30‧‧‧ transmission line

31‧‧‧Second female connector

311‧‧‧Second ring element

32‧‧‧second male connection

321‧‧‧Second inlaid components

33‧‧‧DC power supply output埠

34‧‧‧Ontology

35‧‧‧Power conversion circuit

4‧‧‧First power conversion device

5‧‧‧Second power conversion device

40‧‧‧Mobile device connector module

50‧‧‧Wireless charging module

60‧‧‧USB Power Output Module

61‧‧‧First USB power output埠

62‧‧‧Second USB power output埠

63‧‧‧ Third USB Power Output埠

7‧‧‧Power converter

8‧‧‧Mobile devices

80‧‧‧Guide end

9‧‧‧Note Computer

90‧‧‧Power input埠

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded view showing the power supply module of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic exploded view of the terminal assembly and the cable connector of the power supply module shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram further showing the application of the power supply module in Figure 1.

Figures 4-6 are schematic diagrams showing the application of the power supply modules of different embodiments of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a block diagram showing the structure of a power supply module according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Some exemplary embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following description. It is to be understood that the present invention is capable of various modifications in the various aspects of the present invention, and the description and drawings are intended to be illustrative and not limiting.

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded view showing the power supply module of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the power supply module of the present invention comprises a terminal assembly 1, a cable connector 2, and a power conversion device 3. The terminal assembly 1 further has a terminal portion 11 and a first female connector terminal 12, wherein the terminal portion 11 is insertable into a power input port 90 of a notebook computer 9 (as shown in FIG. 3).

One end of the cable connector 2 has a first male connection end 21, and the other end has a cable 22, wherein the cable 22 can be connected to the output end of a power converter 7 (such as the third The first DC power is outputted from the power converter, and the first male terminal 21 is connected to the cable 22, so that the first DC power received by the cable 22 is transmitted to the first public Connection end 21.

In this embodiment, the power conversion device 3 has a second female connection end 31, a second male connection end 32, a DC power output port 33, a body 34, and a power conversion circuit 35. The main body 34 is disposed in the second female connecting end 31, the second male connecting end 32, and the DC power output port 33, and the power conversion circuit 35 is disposed in the body 34. In addition, the second female connecting end 31 is connected to the second male connecting end 32, and the second female connecting end 31 is detachably assembled with the first male connecting end 21 of the cable connector 2 to enable the power conversion device. 3 can be connected to the cable connector 2 to receive the first DC power output by the first male connection end 21 and transmitted to the second male connection end 32. The second male connection end 32 can also be separately assembled with the first female connection end 12 of the terminal assembly 1 to connect the power conversion device 3 with the terminal assembly 1, so that when the terminal portion 11 is inserted into the notebook computer 9 The power input device 埠90 (as shown in FIG. 3), and the power conversion device 3 and the terminal assembly 1 are connected to the first female connection terminal 12 through the second male connection end 32, and the power conversion device 3 is connected to the cable. When the device 2 is also connected through the first male connector 21 and the second female connector 31, the power input port 90 of the notebook computer 9 can be received via the terminal assembly 1, the power conversion device 3, and the cable connector 2. The first DC power.

The power conversion circuit 35 receives the first direct current power transmitted by the cable connector 2 via the second female connection end 31, and adjusts the first direct current power to the second direct current power of different voltage levels. In this embodiment, the DC power output 埠33 is a USB power output 埠, and is connected to the power conversion circuit 35 to receive the second DC power output by the power conversion circuit 35. In addition, the DC power output 埠33 is available for one. One of the terminals 80 of the mobile device 8 (for example, a mobile phone, a tablet, a Bluetooth stereo, a camera, a game console, etc.) The plug (as shown in Figure 3) is provided to provide the second DC power to the mobile device 8. In practical applications, the DC power output 埠33 can also be used for Mini USB/Wireless charging/DC power supply output for any peripheral device or mobile device. This case is not limited to this.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic exploded view of the terminal assembly and the cable connector of the power supply module shown in FIG. 1 . As shown in FIG. 2 , of course, in other embodiments, the first male connection end 21 can also be separately assembled with the first female connection end 12 of the terminal assembly 1 such that the terminal assembly 1 is modified with the cable connector 2 . Directly phase-connected to receive the first DC power transmitted by the cable connector 2.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, in the embodiment, the first female connecting end 12 of the terminal assembly 1 and the second female connecting end 31 of the power conversion device 3 respectively have a first loop element 121 and a second loop element. 311, the first male connector end 21 of the cable connector 2 and the second male connector 32 of the power conversion device 3 respectively have a first slot component 211 and a second slot component 321 , wherein the first loop component The 121 is detachably aligned in the first slotted component 211 or the second slotted component 321 , and the second looped component 311 is detachably aligned in the first slotted component 211 . Through the structure of the loop and the groove structure, the user will be easier to operate and assemble, and at the same time avoid the user may damage the power supply module due to wrong operation.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which further discloses the application diagram of the power supply module of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, when the power conversion device 3 is connected between the terminal assembly 1 and the cable connector 2 and the terminal assembly 1 is also inserted into the power input port 90 of the notebook computer 9, the notebook computer 9 is removed. The DC power output 埠31 of the power conversion device 3 can be further detachably inserted into the mobile device 8 to transmit the first DC power from the cable connector 2 via the terminal assembly 1 and the power conversion device 3. The second DC power is supplied to the mobile device 8. On the other hand, when the user does not want to use the extended DC power output function In this case, only the power conversion device 3 needs to be detached from the terminal assembly 1 and the cable connector 2 (as shown in FIG. 2), and the terminal assembly 1 and the cable connector 2 can be directly connected to each other. The power conversion device 3 that is not intended to be used does not occupy extra space and does not affect the connection between the terminal assembly 1 and the cable connector 2.

Figures 4-6 are schematic diagrams showing the application of the power supply modules of different embodiments of the present invention. As shown in Figures 4-6, each of the power supply modules is structurally comprised of a terminal assembly 1, a cable connector 2, and a power conversion device 3. In principle, the application combination is the same as the embodiment disclosed in Fig. 1. The structure of the DC power output of the power conversion device 3 can be respectively applied to the mobile device connector module 40 shown in FIG. 4, the wireless charging module 50 as shown in FIG. 5, or as shown in FIG. One of the USB power supply output modules 60 is shown. Further, the DC power output 埠33 different from that shown in FIG. 1 is provided on the body 34 of the power conversion device 3, and the power supply shown in FIGS. 4-6. The conversion device 3 further has a transmission line 30, one end of the transmission line 30 is connected to the body 34, and the other end of the transmission line 30 is connected to the mobile device connector module 40 (as shown in FIG. 4), and is connected to the wireless charging module 50. (As shown in Figure 5) or connected to the USB power output port module 60 (as shown in Figure 6). In addition, in FIG. 6, the power conversion circuit 35 shown in FIG. 1 is also disposed in the USB power output port module 60, and the USB power output port module 60 can have a plurality of DC power output ports. USB power output 埠, for example, the first USB power output 埠61, the second USB power output 埠62, and the third USB power output 埠63 shown in FIG. 6, wherein the first USB power output 埠61 and the second USB power output埠62 and the third USB power output 埠63 can be any one of the USB2.0 interface and the USB TYPE-C interface, for example, the first USB power output 埠61 and the second USB power output 埠62 are respectively USB2. The 0 interface, and the third USB power output 埠 63 is the USB TYPE-C interface.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a structural diagram of a power supply module according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the power supply module of the present embodiment does not have a single power conversion device 3 as shown in FIG. 1, but has a plurality of power conversion devices, such as the first shown in FIG. The power conversion device 4 and the second power conversion device 5, wherein the first power conversion device 4 and the second power conversion device 5 have a structure similar to that of the power conversion device 3 shown in FIG. 1, and therefore only the same symbols are used herein. The structure and features of the components are the same and will not be described again. In this embodiment, the second female connection end 31 of the first power conversion device 4 is detachably inserted into the first male connection end 21 of the cable connector 2, so that the first power conversion device 4 can be The cable connector 2 is assembled to receive the first DC power output by the first male connection terminal 21. The second female connection end 31 of the second power conversion device 5 is detachably inserted from the second male connection end 32 of the first power conversion device 4 so that the second power conversion device 5 can be coupled to the first power conversion device 4 The first DC power outputted by the second male terminal 32 of the first power conversion device 4 is received. The second male connection end 32 of the second power conversion device 5 can also be separately assembled with the first female connection end 12 of the terminal assembly 1 to connect the second power conversion device 5 with the terminal assembly 1, so that when the terminal The portion 11 is inserted into the power input port 90 of the notebook computer 9 (as shown in FIG. 3), and the terminal portion 11, the first power conversion device 4, the second power conversion device 5, and the cable connector 2 are in accordance with the seventh When the modes shown in the figure are assembled, the power input port of the notebook can receive the first DC power via the terminal portion 11, the first power conversion device 4, the second power conversion device 5, and the cable connector 2. In practical applications, the first power module 4 and the second power module 5 can be simultaneously or separately assembled between the terminal assembly 1 and the cable connector 2, and will not be described in detail herein. As can be seen from the above, the power supply module of the embodiment is actually introduced into the first power conversion device 4 and the second power conversion device 5 of the modular architecture, and the user can use the first one according to the number of mobile devices. The power conversion device 4, the second power conversion device 5, or the same assembly The first power conversion device 4 and the second power conversion device 5 are used to intervene at the leading end of at least one mobile device.

Moreover, the power conversion device of the power supply module of the present invention is not limited to including two power conversion devices as shown in FIG. 7, and the number of power conversion devices can be expanded according to the number of actual mobile devices, for example, More than three, and the power conversion devices of the same or different configurations may be selected from the various exemplary power conversion devices shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 , FIG. 6 , and FIG. 7 for serial expansion, so the present case The power supply module has better expandability and applicability.

In summary, the present invention provides a power supply module, which can easily add a DC power output function to a power supply structure through the introduction of at least one detachable power conversion device, and the overall structure is simplified and assembled. Easy to disassemble without affecting the size and design of the power adapter. In addition, a plurality of modular power conversion devices can be further introduced, thereby being used separately or in combination, thereby providing a plurality of charging functions for a plurality of peripheral mobile devices, and more convenient for use and flexibility.

This case has been modified by people who are familiar with the technology, but it is not intended to be protected by the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Terminal components

11‧‧‧ Terminals

12‧‧‧ first female connector

121‧‧‧First ring element

2‧‧‧ cable connector

21‧‧‧First male connection

211‧‧‧First slotted component

3‧‧‧Power Conversion Module

31‧‧‧Second female connector

311‧‧‧Second ring element

32‧‧‧second male connection

321‧‧‧Second inlaid components

33‧‧‧DC power supply output埠

34‧‧‧Ontology

35‧‧‧Power conversion circuit

Claims (10)

A power supply module includes a terminal assembly having a terminal portion and a first female connector end, wherein the terminal portion is detachably inserted into a power input port of a notebook computer; a cable connector, One end has a first male connection end, and the other end has a cable for receiving a first DC power; and at least one power conversion device is detachably connected between the terminal assembly and the cable connector And having a second female connecting end, a second male connecting end and at least a DC power output port, wherein the second female connecting end is detachably inserted into the first male connecting end of the cable connector Receiving the first DC power by combining the power conversion device with the cable connector, the second male terminal being detachably assembled with the first female connector, so that the terminal assembly and the terminal assembly The power conversion device is coupled to receive the first DC power, and transmits the first DC power to the power input port via the terminal portion, the DC power output output is detachably inserted into the DC device, and Output by the first DC can be adjusted to produce one of the second DC power. The power supply module of claim 1, wherein the power conversion device further comprises a power conversion circuit for receiving the first direct current transmitted by the cable connector via the second female terminal. And adjusting the first DC power to the second DC power and outputting to the DC power output 埠. The power supply module of claim 2, wherein one of the power conversion devices is provided by the second female connector, the second male connector, the power conversion circuit, and at least the DC power output. Settings. The power supply module of claim 1, wherein the DC power output is a USB power output port. The power supply module of claim 2, wherein the power conversion device further has a transmission line and a USB power output port module, and one end of the transmission line is connected to a body of the power conversion device, the transmission line The other end is connected to the USB power output port module, and the power conversion circuit is disposed in the USB power output port module, and the USB power output port module has three DC power output ports, wherein One of the DC power supply outputs is a USB TYPE-C interface, and the remaining DC power output is a USB 2.0 interface. The power supply module of claim 1, wherein the DC power output is a mobile device connector module, and the mobile device connector module is coupled to the power conversion device by a transmission line. Body connection. The power supply module of claim 1, wherein the DC power output is a wireless charging module, and the wireless charging module is connected to a body of the power conversion device by a transmission line. . The power supply module of claim 1, wherein the first female connection end of the terminal assembly and the second female connection end of the power conversion device respectively have a first ring element and a second The first male connector of the cable connector and the second male connector of the power conversion device respectively have a first slot component and a second slot component, wherein the first ring The component is detachably aligned into the first slot component or the second slot component, and the second loop component is detachably aligned to engage the first slot component. The power supply module of claim 1, wherein the first male connection end is more detachably assembled with the first female connection end of the terminal assembly, the terminal assembly and the cable connector Directly connecting and receiving the cable from the cable connector A DC power. A power supply module includes a terminal assembly having a terminal portion and a first female connector end, wherein the terminal portion is detachably inserted into a power input port of a notebook computer; a cable connector, One end has a first male connection end, and the other end has a cable for receiving a first DC power; and a first power conversion device is detachably connected to the terminal assembly and the cable connector And having a second female connection end, a second male connection end, and a DC power output port, wherein the second female connection end of the first power conversion device is for the first public connector of the cable connector The connecting end is detachably inserted, so that the first power conversion device is assembled with the cable connector to receive the first DC power, and the DC power output of the first power conversion device is used for the DC device Separably interposed, and outputting a first DC power by adjusting the first DC power; and a second power conversion device detachably connected between the terminal assembly and the cable connector And a second female connecting end, a second male connecting end and a DC power output port, wherein the second female connecting end of the second power converting device is provided for the second male connecting end of the first power converting device Separatingly interposed to enable the second power conversion device to be coupled to the first power conversion device to receive the first DC power output by the second male connection end of the first power conversion device, the second The second male connection end of the power conversion device is detachably coupled to the first female connection end such that the terminal assembly is coupled to the second power conversion device to receive the second second power conversion device The first DC power outputted by the male connection end, and the first DC power is transmitted to the power input port via the terminal portion, the DC power output output is separately detachably inserted by another DC device, and outputted by The first DC power is performed Another second DC power generated by the adjustment.