TWM517937U - Compound connector (I) - Google Patents

Description

Composite connector (1)

This creation relates to connectors, and more particularly to composite connectors consisting of multiple connectors.

Nowadays, the electronics industry is developed, and various electronic devices are filled with the general public's life. In order to transmit control commands, multimedia materials and even power, most electronic devices are equipped with one or more connectors.

Connectors commonly found on the market today are the largest in terms of Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors. In general, USB A-Type is the most widely used and most popular USB interface; USB Micro-B is a relatively small USB interface, mainly used in portable devices such as smart mobile devices and tablets. In order to effectively apply to thinner and thinner devices, the USB development organization has recently proposed the USB C-Type interface.

In order to save the configuration space on the motherboard, most of the computer devices (desktops or notebooks) are mainly equipped with a composite connector. Among them, the combination of two USB Type-A 3.0 connector combinations or USB Type-A 3.0 connector + USB Type-A 2.0 connector is the largest.

As is known in the art, the number of terminals of the USB 3.0 connector is nine, the number of terminals of the USB 2.0 connector is four, and the number of terminals of the USB Type-C connector is twenty-four. Therefore, to update the existing mainstream composite connector architecture, combine the USB Type-C connector with the USB 3.0 connector, or combine the USB Type-C connector with the USB 2.0 connector. Then the connection pin on the motherboard of the computer equipment must be changed (traditional 9 holes + 9 holes or 9 holes + 4 holes, need to be changed to 9 holes + 24 holes or 4 holes + 24 holes). In addition, the layout of the circuit board on the motherboard must be greatly adjusted. As a result, the development and manufacturing costs of the motherboard will be greatly increased.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a composite connector that allows the motherboard to be directly connected to the USB Type-A connector on it and to use the USB Type-C connector on the composite connector.

In order to achieve the above object, the composite connector of the present invention mainly comprises an insulative housing, a USB Type-C connector disposed on the insulative housing, a USB Type-A connector, and a USB Type-C connector. a circuit board. One side of the board is connected to twenty-four connection terminals of the USB Type-C connector, and the other side is connected to a plurality of connection terminals. The circuit board is further provided with a connection line for integrating the signal transmitted by the USB Type-C connector by the twenty-four connection terminals into an output signal of a USB Type-A specification, and the plurality of The terminal is output externally.

The technical effect achieved by the present invention over the prior art is that the composite connector can be directly connected to a USB Type-A specification contact on an external motherboard, so that the circuit configuration of the motherboard is not required to be changed. Under the premise, the motherboard can be directly connected and used the USB Type-C connector on the composite connector, which is quite convenient.

For a more detailed understanding of the features and technical aspects of the present invention, reference should be made to the description and the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are respectively an exploded perspective view and a perspective assembled view of a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the present invention discloses a composite connector (hereinafter referred to as the connector 1). The connector 1 mainly includes an insulative housing 10, a first connector, a second connector, and a circuit board. 4. It is worth mentioning that in the present invention, the first connector is mainly a USB Type-C connector 2, and the second connector is mainly a USB Type-A connector 3, but is not limited.

In this embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 2 is mainly a USB 3.1 Type-C connector, and has twenty-four connection terminals 21 thereon. The USB Type-A connector 3 is mainly a USB 3.0 Type-A connector 3 and has nine connection terminals thereon. However, in other embodiments, the USB Type-A connector 3 can also be a USB 2.0 Type-A connector with four connection terminals, which is not limited.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the USB Type-C connector 2 and the USB Type-A connector 3 are disposed on the insulative housing 10, wherein the USB Type-A connector 3 is adjacent to the USB Type-C connection. The device 2 is set, and the USB Type-A connector 3 is preferably horizontally disposed with the USB Type-C connector 2. The circuit board 4 is disposed perpendicular to the USB Type-C connector 2 and the USB Type-A connector 3. More specifically, the insulative housing 10 is provided with a receiving slot 11 . In this embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 2 is horizontally disposed in the receiving slot 11 , and the USB Type-A connector 3 is horizontally disposed on the Below the USB Type-C connector 2. More specifically, the USB Type-A connector 3 is horizontally disposed below the insulative housing 10.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the insulative housing 10 has a front end surface 101 . The USB Type-C connector 2 is disposed in the receiving slot 11 and exposes the front end surface 101 . In this embodiment, the front end face 101 has a size and shape corresponding to the size and shape of the interface of the standard USB Type-A connector.

The connector 1 also has a plurality of transfer terminals 42. One end of the circuit board 4 is electrically connected to the twenty-four connection terminals 21 of the USB Type-C connector 2, and the other end is electrically connected to the plurality of connection terminals 42. In this embodiment, the number of the plurality of transfer terminals 42 is mainly the same as the number of the connection terminals of the USB Type-A connector 3 (in the embodiment, nine are taken as an example), and the plurality of turns One end of the terminal 42 is electrically connected to the circuit board 4, and the other end is respectively extended toward the bottom surface of the insulating body 10. In other embodiments, the number of the plurality of transfer terminals 42 may also correspond to the number of connection terminals provided by other USB Type-A connectors (for example, four, corresponding to four of the USB 2.0 Type-A connectors) Connection terminal), not limited.

The connector 1 further has a connection line 40 disposed on the circuit board 4, and electrically connected to the twenty-four connection terminals 21 of the USB Type-C connector 2 and the plurality of turns by the circuit board 4. Connect terminal 42. In this embodiment, the connection line 40 is used to integrate the signals transmitted by the USB Type-C connector 2 through the twenty-four connection terminals 21 into an output signal of the USB Type-A specification, and by the complex number The terminal 42 is externally transmitted. Similarly, the connection line 40 receives the external USB Type-A input signal through the plurality of transfer terminals 42 and processes the signal format that can be transmitted by the twenty-four connection terminals 21, and then The USB Type-C connector 2 is transmitted externally. It is worth mentioning that the integration referred to in this creation mainly refers to the parallel connection of the same signals, but not limited to this.

The connector 1 further includes a processing unit 41 electrically connected to the circuit board 4, and electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector 2 and the plurality of switching terminals 42 via the connecting line 40. In this embodiment, the processing unit 41 can be mainly used as a protection element to protect the security of the connector 1 during signal transmission.

Please refer to FIG. 3 at the same time, which is a schematic diagram of a motherboard connection of the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 illustrates a motherboard 5 used by an external computer device (not shown). The motherboard 5 has a connection area 51. The connection area 51 includes a first connection hole group 511 and a second connection hole group 512. In this embodiment, the first connection hole group 511 includes nine connection holes, and the second connection hole group 512 also includes nine connection holes.

The connection area 51 is mainly used for connecting a conventional composite connector composed of two USB 3.0 Type-A connectors, each of which has nine connection terminals, and corresponding to the first An access hole group 511 and the second contact hole group 512.

The main technical effect of the present invention is that the output terminal of the USB Type-C connector 2 can be integrated into twenty or four through less than twenty through the circuit board 4, the connecting line 40 and the plurality of switching terminals 42. Four and in accordance with the USB Type-A specification (nine in the embodiment of Figure 1). Thereby, the connector 1 of the present invention can be directly connected to the connection area 51 on the motherboard 5 (where the USB Type-A connector 3 corresponds to the first connection hole group 511, the USB Type-C connector 2 Corresponding to the second socket group 512), that is, the motherboard 5 can be connected to the connector 1 of the present invention without using the pin and circuit design thereon, and the USB Type- on the connector 1 is used. C connector 2, thereby eliminating additional development and manufacturing costs.

Next, please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic diagram of the pin connection of the first embodiment of the present invention. 4 discloses how the circuit board 4 and the connection line 40 integrate the twenty-four connection terminals 21 of the USB Type-C connector 2 into nine adapter terminals 42 corresponding to the USB 3.0 Type-A connector specifications. . First, the standard terminal definitions for the USB Type-C connector 2 are shown in Table 1 below:         <TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="_0001"><TBODY><tr><td><b>A1</b></td><td><b>A2</b ></td><td><b>A3</b></td><td><b>A4</b></td><td><b>A5</b></td> <td><b>A6</b></td><td><b>A7</b></td><td><b>A8</b></td><td><b >A9</b></td><td><b>A10</b></td><td><b>A11</b></td><td><b>A12</b ></td></tr><tr><td> GND </td><td> Tx1+ </td><td> Tx1- </td><td> VBUS </td><td> CC1 < /td><td> D+ </td><td> D- </td><td> SBU1 </td><td> VBUS </td><td> Rx2- </td><td> Rx2+ < /td><td> GND </td></tr><tr><td><b>B12</b></td><td><b>B11</b></td><td ><b>B10</b></td><td><b>B9</b></td><td><b>B8</b></td><td><b>B7 </b></td><td><b>B6</b></td><td><b>B5</b></td><td><b>B4</b>< /td><td><b>B3</b></td><td><b>B2</b></td><td><b>B1</b></td></ Tr><tr><td> GND </td><td> Rx1+ </td><td> Rx1- </td><td> VBUS </td><td> SBU2 </td><td> D - </td><td> D+ </td><td> CC2 </td><td> VBUS </td><td> Tx2- </td><td> Tx2+ </td><td> GND </td></tr></TBODY></TABLE>

Table I

The terminal specifications of the USB Type-C connector known in the prior art are shown in Table 1 above, and will not be described herein. Among them, A1 to A12 of Table 1 are terminal definitions of twelve connection terminals 21 on the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2, and B1 to B12 are twelve connection terminals on the bottom surface of the USB Type-C connector 2. Terminal definition for 21. Among them, GND is the ground terminal, Tx1+ and Tx2+ are the transmission positive terminals, Tx1- and Tx2- are the transmission negative terminals, VBUS is the power supply terminal, D+ is the positive data terminal, D- is the negative data terminal, and Rx1+ and Rx2+ are the receiving positive terminals. Rx1- and Rx2- are receiving negative terminals. In addition, the four terminals CC1, CC2, SBU1, and SBU2 are not directly related to this creation, so they are not described here.

In this embodiment, the nine adapter terminals 42 mainly include two ground terminals (GND) 421, a transmission positive terminal (Tx+) 422, a transmission negative terminal (Tx-) 423, a power supply terminal (VBUS) 424, and a The positive data terminal (D+) 425, a negative data terminal (D-) 426, a receiving negative terminal (Rx-) 427, and a receiving positive terminal (Rx+) 428.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the nine transfer terminals 42, the two ground terminals 421 are respectively connected to the first and twelfth terminals (A1, A12) and the bottom surface of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2. a twelfth terminal (B1, B12); the transmission positive terminal 422 is simultaneously connected to the second terminal (A2) of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 and the second terminal (B2) of the bottom surface; The transmission negative terminal 423 is simultaneously connected to the third terminal (A3) of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 and the third terminal (B3) of the bottom surface; the power terminal 424 is simultaneously connected to the top of the USB Type-C connector 2 The fourth and ninth terminals (A4, A9) of the surface and the fourth and ninth terminals (B4, B9) of the bottom surface; the positive data terminal 425 is simultaneously connected to the sixth surface of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 The root terminal (A6) and the sixth terminal (B6) of the bottom surface; the negative data terminal 426 is simultaneously connected to the seventh terminal (A7) of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 and the seventh terminal of the bottom surface (B7) The receiving negative terminal 427 is simultaneously connected to the tenth terminal (A10) of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 and the tenth terminal (B10) of the bottom surface; the receiving positive terminal 428 is simultaneously connected to the USB Type-C Top of connector 2 Eleven terminal (A11) and the bottom one tenth terminal (B11).

With the above configuration, the motherboard 5 can be connected through the USB Type-C connector 2 regardless of whether a male connector (not shown) of the USB Type-C connector 2 is plugged in or inserted. Communicate with the electronic device (not shown) connected to the other end of the male connector.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 simultaneously, which are respectively exploded perspective view and side view of the second embodiment of the creation. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 disclose another type of composite connector (hereinafter referred to as the connector 6). In the second embodiment, the connector 6 mainly has an insulative housing 60, a USB Type-C connector 7, a USB Type-A connector 8, a first circuit board 9, a connecting line 90, and a plurality of A switching terminal 92, a second circuit board 94 and a plurality of second switching terminals 942.

The USB Type-C connector 7 has twenty-four connection terminals 71 and is disposed on the insulative housing 60. In addition, the USB Type-A connector 8 can be disposed on the insulative housing 60, in the insulative housing 60 or below the insulative housing 60, and disposed adjacent to the USB Type-C connector 7.

The insulative housing 60 has a receiving slot 61. In this embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 7 is horizontally disposed in the receiving slot 61. The USB Type-A connector 8 is horizontally disposed on the USB Type-C. Below the connector 7, the first circuit board 9 is disposed perpendicular to the USB Type-C connector 7 and the USB Type-A connector 8, and the second circuit board 94 is horizontal to the USB Type-C connector. 7 and the USB Type-A connector 8 settings.

The insulative housing 60 has a front end surface 601. The USB Type-C connector 7 is disposed in the receiving slot 61 and exposes the front end surface 601. The size and shape of the front end face 601 corresponds to the size and shape of the interface of the standard USB Type-A connector.

One end of the first circuit board 9 is electrically connected to the plurality of first switching terminals 92, and the other end is provided with a plurality of first contacts 93. The number of the plurality of first transfer terminals 92 can mainly correspond to the number of terminals of the USB Type-A connector 8 (in the present embodiment, nine are taken as an example, corresponding to the specifications of the USB 3.0 Type-A). However, in other embodiments, the number of the plurality of first switching terminals 92 may also correspond to other USB Type-A specifications (for example, four may correspond to the specifications of the USB 2.0 Type-A), and are not limited. .

One end of the second circuit board 94 is provided with a plurality of second contacts 941, and the other end is electrically connected to one end of the plurality of second switching terminals 942. As shown in FIG. 5, the second circuit board 94 is electrically connected to the twenty-four connection terminals 71 of the USB Type-C connector 7 through the plurality of second contacts 941, and passes through the plurality of second adapter terminals. The other end of the 942 is electrically connected to the plurality of first contacts 93 of the first circuit board 9.

In this embodiment, the number of the plurality of first contacts 93 is 24, the number of the plurality of second contacts 941 is twenty-four, and the number of the plurality of second switching terminals 942 is twenty-four, corresponding to The number of the twenty-four connection terminals 71 to the USB Type-C connector 7.

In another embodiment, the number of the plurality of first contacts 93 may be twenty, the number of the plurality of second contacts 941 may be twenty, and the number of the plurality of second transfer terminals 942 is two. Ten, that is, four terminals such as CC1, CC2, SBU1, and SBU2 among the twenty-four connection terminals 71 are not connected. In still another embodiment, the number of the plurality of first contacts 93 may be twelve, the number of the plurality of second contacts 941 may be twelve, and the number of the plurality of second transfer terminals 942 is ten. Two, that is, only twelve terminals of the twenty-four connection terminals 71 related to the USB 2.0 Type-A specification are connected. However, the above is only another specific embodiment of the present creation, and is not limited.

The connecting circuit 90 is disposed on the first circuit board 9 and electrically connected to the plurality of first switching terminals 92 and the plurality of first contacts 93 through the first circuit board 9. The connection line 90 passes through the plurality of first contacts 93, the plurality of second transfer terminals 942, the second circuit board 94, the plurality of second contacts 941, and the twenty-four connection terminals 71 and the USB Type- The C connector 7 is electrically connected. Therefore, the connection line 90 can integrate the signal transmitted by the USB Type-C connector 7 through the twenty-four connection terminals 71 into an output signal of the USB Type-A specification, and the first first transfer is performed by the multiple Terminals 92 (preferably nine) are transmitted externally and vice versa.

The connector 6 further has a processing unit 91 electrically connected to the circuit board 9 and electrically connected to the plurality of first contacts 93 and the plurality of first switching terminals 92 via the connection line 90. In this embodiment, the processing unit 91 can be mainly used as a protection element to protect the security of the connector 6 during signal transmission.

The connector 6 of the second embodiment differs from the connector 1 of the first embodiment described above in that the twenty-four connection terminals 71 of the USB Type-C connector 7 are of a short length (ie, have passed The standard terminal cutting process), while the twenty-four connection terminals 21 of the USB Type-C connector 2 described above have a long length (ie, have not undergone a standard terminal cutting process).

As described above, when manufacturing the connector 1 of the first embodiment, the manufacturer of the USB Type-C connector 2 needs to modify the process, omitting the terminal cutting process, but it is not necessary to additionally set the second circuit board. 94 and the plurality of second transfer terminals 942 can thus reduce manufacturing costs.

In addition, when the connector 6 of the second embodiment is manufactured, the standard USB Type-C connector 7 which has been manufactured by the manufacturer can be directly purchased and used, so that the procurement process and process of the connector 6 can be effectively shortened. time.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , which are schematic diagrams of the motherboard contacts of the second embodiment, the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 discloses that the motherboard 5 can include another connection area 52. The connection area 52 includes a first connection group 521 and a second connection group 522. In this embodiment, the first connection hole group 521 includes four connection holes, and the second connection hole group 522 includes nine connection holes.

Specifically, the connection area 52 is mainly used for connecting a conventional composite connector composed of a USB 2.0 Type-A connector and a USB 3.0 Type-A connector, wherein the USB 2.0 Type-A connector corresponds to To the four vias in the first via set 521 and the USB 3.0 Type-A connector corresponds to the nine vias in the second via set 522. In this embodiment, the USB Type-A connectors 3, 8 used in the connectors 1, 6 may be USB 2.0 Type-A connectors having four connection terminals. Therefore, the connectors 1, 6 can be directly connected to the motherboard 5 through the connection area 52.

FIG. 8 discloses that the motherboard 5 can include a further connection area 53 . The connection area 53 includes a first connection group 531 and a second connection group 532 . In this embodiment, the first connection hole group 531 includes nine connection holes, and the second connection hole group 532 includes four connection holes. FIG. 9 discloses that the motherboard 5 can include a further connection region 54 . The connection region 54 includes a first connection hole group 541 and a second connection hole group 542 . In this embodiment, the first connection hole group 541 includes four connection holes, and the second connection hole group 542 also includes four connection holes.

Specifically, the connection area 53 is mainly used to connect a composite connector conventionally composed of a USB 3.0 Type-A connector and a USB 2.0 Type-A connector, wherein the USB 3.0 Type-C connector corresponds to To the nine of the first set of holes 531, the USB 2.0 Type-A connector corresponds to the four of the second set of holes 532. In addition, the connection area 54 is mainly used to connect a composite connector that is traditionally composed of two USB 2.0 Type-A connectors, wherein the two USB 2.0 Type-A connectors respectively correspond to the two hole group 541, 542.

As described above, if the connection area 53 or 54 on the motherboard 5 is to be connected, the USB Type-A connector 3, 8 is a USB 2.0 Type-A connector having four connection terminals or has nine The USB 3.0 Type-A connector of the root connection terminal, the USB Type-C connector 2, 7 must integrate the twenty-four connection terminals 21, 71 thereon into four USB 2.0 Type-A specifications. The output terminal (ie, the number of the plurality of transfer terminals 42 or the plurality of first transfer terminals 92 is four).

Referring to FIG. 10, a schematic diagram of a pin connection of a second embodiment of the present invention is shown. The connector disclosed in FIG. 10 can be applied to the connector 1 in the first embodiment described above and the connector 6 in the second embodiment, but for convenience of explanation, the connector 1 will be described below as an example.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the embodiment, the number of the plurality of adapter terminals 42 of the connector 1 may be four, including the grounding terminal 421, the power terminal 424, the positive data terminal 425, and the negative data terminal. 426. The grounding terminal 421 is simultaneously connected to the first and twelfth terminals (A1, A12) of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 and the first and twelfth terminals (B1, B12) of the bottom surface; The power terminal 424 is simultaneously connected to the fourth and ninth terminals (A4, A9) of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 and the fourth and ninth terminals (B4, B9) of the bottom surface; the positive data terminal 425 is simultaneously Connecting a sixth terminal (A6) of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 to a sixth terminal (B6) of the bottom surface; the negative data terminal 426 is simultaneously connected to the seventh surface of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 The root terminal (A7) and the seventh terminal (B7) of the bottom surface.

It is worth mentioning that the second, third, fifth, eighth, tenth, and eleventh terminals (A2, A3, A5, A8, A10, A11) on the top surface of the USB Type-C connector 2 are The second, third, fifth, eighth, tenth, and eleventh terminals (B2, B3, B5, B8, B10, B11) with the bottom surface are not directly related to the specifications of the USB 2.0 Type-A, so In the present embodiment, the plurality of transfer terminals 42 are not connected in parallel.

Through the creation, the motherboard 5 can directly connect the connector 1 and 6 of the author through the existing USB 2.0 Type-A specification and/or the USB 3.0 Type-A specification pin on the existing board to directly use the connector. The USB Type-C connectors 2, 7 on the connectors 1, 6 and the USB Type-A connectors 3, 8 are quite convenient.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 11, FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, which are respectively an exploded perspective view, a perspective assembled view and a side view of a third embodiment of the present invention. 11 to 13 disclose yet another type of composite connector 1' (hereinafter simply referred to as the connector 1'). The connector 1' has the same insulating body 10 as the connector 1 of the first embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 2, the USB Type-A connector 3, the circuit board 4, and the connecting line 40 and the plurality of transfer terminals 42 differ in that the circuit board 4 of the connector 1' is horizontally disposed.

Specifically, in the third embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 2 and the circuit board 4 are horizontally disposed in the receiving slot 11 of the insulative housing 10, and the USB Type-C connector 2 is The front end face 101 of the insulative housing 10 is exposed. The USB Type-A connector 3 is horizontally disposed below the circuit board 4. More specifically, the circuit board 4 is horizontally disposed under the USB Type-C connector 2, and the plurality of connection terminals 21 of the USB Type-C connector 2 are bent downwardly and electrically connected to the circuit board 4. The circuit board 4 electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector 2 is disposed in the receiving slot 11.

One end of the plurality of switching terminals 42 is electrically connected to the circuit board 4, and the other end extends toward the bottom surface of the insulative housing 10. Moreover, in the embodiment, the connector 1' further includes a fixing member 12, and the fixing member 12 is assembled to the insulative housing 10 from the bottom to the top. Specifically, the fixing member 12 is provided with a plurality of terminal slots 121. When the fixing member 12 is assembled with the insulating body 10, the plurality of switching terminals 42 and the plurality of terminals on the USB Type-A connector 3 are suitable. It is placed in the plurality of terminal slots 121. The number of the plurality of terminal slots 121 preferably corresponds to the sum of the number of the plurality of switching terminals 42 and the number of terminals of the USB Type-A connector 3, but is not limited.

With the above-described third embodiment, the overall volume of the connector 1' can be effectively reduced.

Referring to Figure 14, a perspective assembled view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown. FIG. 14 illustrates a modular connector 100. The modular connector 100 has a main body 1001. The main body 1001 is provided with at least one electrical connector 1002 (in this embodiment, an RJ-45 connector is taken as an example). And an accommodating space 1003 is disposed under the electrical connector 1002.

Generally, the accommodating space 1003 is used to assemble a composite connector composed of two standard USB Type-A connectors. As such, the modular connector 1000 can include three standard electrical connectors.

As described above, the composite connector 1, 6, 1' (for example, the composite connector 1') of the present invention is composed of the USB Type-C connector 2 and the USB Type-A connector 3. The USB Type-C connector 2 is again exposed to the front end face 101 of a size and shape corresponding to the size of the interface of the USB Type-A connector. Therefore, the overall shape and volume of the composite connector 1' of the present invention can correspond to the shape and volume of the composite connector composed of two standard USB Type-A connectors, and can be set in the capacity. Placed in space 1003.

With the technical solution of the present invention, even if the user wants to manufacture the modular connector 100 composed of two or more electrical connectors, it is not necessary to change the shape and configuration of the body 1001, which is quite convenient.

The above is only a specific description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patents of the present invention, and any other equivalent transformations are within the scope of the patent application described below.

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Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective assembled view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard connection of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the pin connection of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of the creation.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard connection of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard contact of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard connection of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a schematic view showing the pin connection of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a perspective assembled view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a side elevational view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14 is a perspective assembled view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (26)

A composite connector comprising: an insulative body; a USB Type-C connector disposed on the insulative housing and having twenty-four connection terminals; a USB Type-A connector adjacent to the USB Type-C The first circuit board has one end electrically connected to the plurality of first switching terminals, and the other end is provided with a plurality of contacts; and a second circuit board having one end electrically connected to the twenty of the USB Type-C connectors The other end is electrically connected to one end of the plurality of second switching terminals, and the other end of the plurality of second switching terminals is electrically connected to the plurality of contacts on the first circuit board; and a connecting line And being disposed on the first circuit board and electrically connecting the plurality of contacts and the plurality of first switching terminals, and integrating the signals transmitted by the USB Type-C connector by the twenty-four connection terminals into a USB Type- The output signal of the A specification is transmitted externally by the plurality of first switching terminals. The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the number of the plurality of first switching terminals corresponds to the number of terminals provided by the USB Type-A connector. The composite connector of claim 2, wherein the USB Type-A connector is a USB 2.0 Type-A connector with four terminals or a USB 3.0 Type-A connector with nine terminals. The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the number of the plurality of first switching terminals is nine, and includes a power terminal (VBUS), a positive data terminal (D+), and a negative data terminal (D- ), a transmission positive terminal (Tx+), a transmission negative terminal (Tx-), a receiving positive terminal (Rx+), a receiving negative terminal (Rx-), and two ground terminals (GND). The composite connector of claim 4, wherein the plurality of first switching terminals respectively pass through the connecting line, the first circuit board, the plurality of contacts, the plurality of second switching terminals, and the second circuit board Connecting the USB Type-C connector, wherein the power terminal is simultaneously connected to the fourth and ninth terminals of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the fourth and ninth terminals of the bottom surface, and the positive data terminal is simultaneously connected a sixth terminal of a top surface of the USB Type-C connector and a sixth terminal of the bottom surface, the negative data terminal simultaneously connecting a seventh terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and a seventh terminal of the bottom surface, The transmission positive terminal is simultaneously connected to the second terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the second terminal of the bottom surface, and the transmission negative terminal is simultaneously connected to the third terminal and the bottom surface of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector a third terminal, the receiving positive terminal is simultaneously connected to the eleventh terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the eleventh terminal of the bottom surface, and the receiving negative terminal is simultaneously connected to the top surface of the USB Type-C connector Tenth terminal and tenth terminal of the bottom surface, the second Are respectively connected to a first terminal, a first, a twelfth terminal twelfth root root bottom surface of the terminal and a USB Type-C connector top surface. The composite connector of claim 5, wherein the number of the plurality of contacts is twenty, and the number of the plurality of second switch terminals is twenty. The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the number of the plurality of first switching terminals is four, and includes a power terminal (VBUS), a positive data terminal (D+), and a negative data terminal (D- ) and a ground terminal (GND). The composite connector of claim 7, wherein the plurality of first switching terminals respectively pass through the connecting line, the first circuit board, the plurality of contacts, the plurality of second switching terminals, and the second circuit board Connecting the USB Type-C connector, wherein the power terminal is simultaneously connected to the fourth and ninth terminals of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the fourth and ninth terminals of the bottom surface, and the positive data terminal is simultaneously connected a sixth terminal of a top surface of the USB Type-C connector and a sixth terminal of the bottom surface, the negative data terminal simultaneously connecting a seventh terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and a seventh terminal of the bottom surface, The ground terminal is simultaneously connected to the first and twelfth terminals on the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the first and twelfth terminals on the bottom surface. The composite connector of claim 8, wherein the number of the plurality of contacts is twelve, and the number of the plurality of second switching terminals is twelve. The composite connector of any one of claims 1-9, further comprising a processing unit electrically connected to the first circuit board, and electrically connecting the plurality of first switching terminals through the connecting line And the plural contacts. The composite connector of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the insulative housing has a receiving slot, the USB Type-C connector is horizontally disposed in the receiving slot, the USB Type-A connector Horizontally disposed under the USB Type-C connector, the first circuit board is disposed perpendicular to the USB Type-C connector and the USB Type-A connector, and the second circuit board is horizontal to the USB Type-C connector And the USB Type-A connector settings. 12. The composite connector of claim 11, wherein the insulative housing has a front end surface, the USB Type-C connector is disposed in the receiving slot and exposes the front end surface, and the front end surface is sized and The shape corresponds to the size and shape of the interface of the standard USB Type-A connector. A composite connector comprising: an insulative body; a USB Type-C connector horizontally disposed on the insulative housing and having twenty-four connection terminals; a USB Type-A connector adjacent to the USB Type- a C-connector; a first circuit board, one end of which is electrically connected to the twenty-four connection terminals of the USB Type-C connector; and a plurality of first transfer terminals, one end of which is electrically connected to the first circuit board respectively One end and the other end extending toward the bottom surface of the insulative housing; and a connecting line disposed on the first circuit board and electrically connecting the twenty-four connecting terminals and the plurality of first switching terminals, the USB Type-C The signal transmitted by the connector through the twenty-four connection terminals is integrated into the output signal of the USB Type-A specification, and is transmitted externally by the plurality of first transfer terminals. The composite connector of claim 13, wherein the number of the plurality of first switching terminals corresponds to the number of terminals provided by the USB Type-A connector. The composite connector of claim 14, wherein the USB Type-A connector is a USB 2.0 Type-A connector with four terminals or a USB 3.0 Type-A connector with nine terminals. The composite connector of claim 13, wherein the number of the plurality of first switching terminals is nine, and includes a power terminal (VBUS), a positive data terminal (D+), and a negative data terminal (D- ), a transmission positive terminal (Tx+), a transmission negative terminal (Tx-), a receiving positive terminal (Rx+), a receiving negative terminal (Rx-), and two ground terminals (GND). The composite connector of claim 16, wherein the plurality of first switching terminals respectively connect the USB Type-C connector to the first circuit board through the connection line, wherein the power terminal is simultaneously connected to the USB Type- The fourth and ninth terminals of the top surface of the C connector and the fourth and ninth terminals of the bottom surface, the positive data terminal is simultaneously connected to the sixth terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the sixth root of the bottom surface a terminal, the negative data terminal is simultaneously connected to a seventh terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and a seventh terminal of the bottom surface, and the transmission positive terminal is simultaneously connected to the second terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector And a second terminal of the bottom surface, the transmission negative terminal is simultaneously connected to the third terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the third terminal of the bottom surface, and the receiving positive terminal is simultaneously connected to the top of the USB Type-C connector The eleventh terminal of the surface and the eleventh terminal of the bottom surface, the receiving negative terminal simultaneously connects the tenth terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector with the tenth terminal of the bottom surface, and the two ground terminals are respectively connected The first and the top of the top of the USB Type-C connector First, a twelfth terminal and two terminals of the root bottom surface. The composite connector of claim 13, wherein the number of the plurality of first switching terminals is four, and includes a power terminal (VBUS), a positive data terminal (D+), and a negative data terminal (D- ) and a ground terminal (GND). The composite connector of claim 18, wherein the plurality of first switching terminals respectively connect the USB Type-C connector to the first circuit board through the connection line, wherein the power terminal is simultaneously connected to the USB Type- The fourth and ninth terminals of the top surface of the C connector and the fourth and ninth terminals of the bottom surface, the positive data terminal is simultaneously connected to the sixth terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the sixth root of the bottom surface a terminal, the negative data terminal is simultaneously connected to the seventh terminal of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector and the seventh terminal of the bottom surface, and the ground terminal is simultaneously connected to the first and the tenth of the top surface of the USB Type-C connector The first and twelfth terminals of the two terminals and the bottom surface. The composite connector according to any one of claims 13 to 19, further comprising a processing unit electrically connected to the first circuit board, and electrically connecting the plurality of first switching terminals through the connecting line And the USB Type-C connector. The composite connector of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the insulative housing has a receiving slot, the USB Type-C connector is horizontally disposed in the receiving slot, the first circuit board is horizontally It is disposed under the USB Type-C connector, and the USB Type-A connector is horizontally disposed under the first circuit board. The composite connector of claim 21, wherein the insulative housing has a front end surface, the USB Type-C connector is disposed in the receiving slot and the front end surface is exposed, and the size and shape of the front end surface correspond to The size and shape of the interface to the standard USB Type-A connector. The composite connector of claim 22, further comprising a fixing member connected to the insulative housing from bottom to top, the fixing member is provided with a plurality of terminal slots, the plurality of terminal slots receiving the plurality of first turns Connect the terminal and the multiple terminals of the USB Type-A connector. The composite connector according to any one of claims 13 to 19, wherein the first circuit board has a plurality of first contacts at one end thereof, and the composite connector further comprises: a second circuit board, one end of which is electrically The twenty-four connection terminals of the USB Type-C connector are connected to each other, and the other end has a plurality of second contacts; and the plurality of second adapter terminals are electrically connected to the plurality of first contacts respectively, and the other ends are respectively The plurality of second contacts are electrically connected. The composite connector of claim 24, wherein the number of the plurality of first contacts is twenty or twelve, the number of the second plurality of contacts is twenty or twelve, and the plurality of second turns The number of terminals is twenty or twelve. The composite connector of claim 24, wherein the insulative housing has a receiving slot, the USB Type-C connector is disposed in the receiving slot, and the USB Type-A connector is horizontally disposed on the USB Type- Below the C connector, the first circuit board is disposed perpendicular to the USB Type-C connector and the USB Type-A connector, the second circuit board is horizontal to the USB Type-C connector and the USB Type-A connection Settings.