TWM601364U - Man-machine interface device with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module - Google Patents

Abstract

This model proposes a human-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module, which mainly includes: a device body, at least one electrical connector, a housing, at least one adapter, at least one M12 electrical connector , And at least one dustproof and waterproof sheath. Wherein, the electrical connector is arranged on a front panel of the device body, and the accommodating body is used for accommodating the adapter and the M12 electrical connector. When assembling, it is only necessary to combine the accommodating body to the front panel of the device body, so that the adapter is electrically connected between the electrical connector and the M12 electrical connector; then, the dustproof and waterproof protection is used The sleeve improves the dustproof and waterproof grade of the M12 electrical connector. With modular design, users can choose any type of M12 electrical connectors according to actual needs, so that the front panel of the man-machine interface device is equipped with electrical connectors that meet the high level of dust and water resistance to meet The needs of different application areas.

Description

Man-machine interface device with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module

The present invention relates to the related technical field of man-machine interface devices, in particular to a man-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module.

Human machine interface (HMI) refers to an input/output device that establishes contact and exchanges information between humans and computers. Currently, human-machine interface devices are mostly presented in the form of touch-sensitive display devices, and are widely used in various industrial fields. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional human-machine interface device, and Figure 2 shows a front view of the conventional human-machine interface device. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, as high screen ratio becomes the mainstream of touch display device design, the front panel 11' of the human-machine interface device 1'with touch display function also has a narrow and thin frame design.

In addition, for human-machine interface devices 1'that are used in pharmaceutical factories or food processing plants to assist industrial control, they are required to meet a high degree of dust and water resistance, such as: IP65, IP66, IP69K, IP67, etc., so as to avoid Environmental dust and cleaning water for machine equipment enter the human-machine interface device 1'. Therefore, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, manufacturers usually avoid installing electrical connectors that provide output/input functions on the front panel 11' of the man-machine interface device 1'; instead, they are attached to the man-machine interface. The back panel 12' of the device 1'is provided with a plurality of M12 electrical connectors (13a', 13b') that provide output/input functions.

However, if it is possible to provide an electrical connector on the front panel 11' of the man-machine interface device 1', the user does not need to open the cabinet or specially for the purpose of disassembling/installing the cable connecting the electrical connector (13a', 13b') Laboriously move the man-machine interface device 1'. In order to meet this demand, the existing practice is to provide one or more USB connectors on the front panel 11' of the man-machine interface device 1', and then The dustproof and waterproof capability of the USB connector is improved by adding rubber parts and/or fasteners. It is a pity that this design scheme can only make the USB connector provided on the front panel 11' dustproof and waterproof to an IP65 level, and cannot make the USB connector meet a higher degree of dustproof and waterproof level. In addition, the aforementioned design scheme does not adopt a modular design. Therefore, once the USB connector must be replaced with another specific type of electrical connector according to the needs of the actual application field, the aforementioned rubber must be redesigned Pieces and/or snaps. On the other hand, practical experience has shown that the use of rubber parts and/or fasteners will also cause the front panel 11' of the HMI device 1'to be partially widened, which will cause the display screen of the HMI device 1'to become distorted. The screen-to-body ratio is reduced.

As can be seen from the above description, for the output/input electrical connector installed on the front panel 11' of the conventional human-machine interface device 1', the dust-proof and waterproof design still has room for improvement. In view of this, the creators of this case tried their best to research and create, and finally developed a new type of human-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module.

The main purpose of the present invention is to propose a man-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module, which mainly includes: a device body, at least one electrical connection piece, a container, at least one adapter, and at least one M12 Specification electrical connector, and at least one dustproof and waterproof sheath. Wherein, the electrical connector is arranged on a front panel of the device body, and the accommodating body is used for accommodating the adapter and the M12 electrical connector. When assembling, it is only necessary to combine the accommodating body to the front panel of the device body, so that the adapter is electrically connected between the electrical connector and the M12 electrical connector; then, the dustproof and waterproof protection is used The sleeve improves the dustproof and waterproof grade of the M12 electrical connector.

Further, after the accommodating body, the adapter, the M12 specification electrical connector, and the dustproof and waterproof sheath of the present invention are modularized and integrated, the user actually applies the new waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module When setting up a human-machine interface device, it can choose any type of dust-proof and waterproof electrical connector module according to actual needs. There is no need to change the design of the front panel of the device body (such as widening), and the front The panel is equipped with electrical connectors that meet a high degree of dust and water resistance to meet the needs of different application fields.

Furthermore, after the accommodating body, the adapter, the M12 specification electrical connector, the dustproof and waterproof sheath, and the panel are modularized and integrated, they can be used with the method of writing the device ID to improve the module replacement Or the safety of use.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above-mentioned main purpose of the present invention, the author of this case provides an embodiment of the human-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module, including:

A device body having a front panel, and at least one first coupling part is provided on the front panel;

At least one electrical connector is arranged on the front panel and is electrically connected to a circuit board arranged in the device body;

An accommodating body having a first accommodating space, at least one second accommodating space, and at least one second coupling part;

At least one adapter is disposed in the first accommodating space, wherein, after the at least one second coupling portion and the at least one first coupling portion are connected correspondingly, the accommodating system is coupled to the front panel, so that The at least one adapter is correspondingly electrically connected to the at least one electrical connection;

At least one M12 specification electrical connector is correspondingly disposed in the at least one second accommodating space; wherein each of the M12 specification electrical connectors has a plug-in portion and an electrical connection portion, and the electrical connector The connecting portion is electrically connected to the adapter in the containing body; and

At least one dustproof and waterproof sheath, wherein each of the dustproof and waterproof sheaths has a third accommodating space and a cable connection part, and the dustproof and waterproof sheath is coupled to the M12 specification electrical connector, so that the The third accommodating space accommodates the M12 electrical connector.

In the embodiment of the man-machine interface device with the waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module of the present invention, the at least one electrical connector and the at least one first joining portion are arranged adjacent to a side of the front panel Corners, and the accommodating body has a concave portion for fitting with the side corners when the accommodating body is combined with the front panel.

In a possible embodiment, the human-machine interface device with the waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module of the present invention further includes a panel having at least one perforation and at least one third joint part; wherein, the at least one third joint part After correspondingly connected with the at least one second joining portion, the panel Is coupled to the accommodating body, so that the at least one M12 electrical connector correspondingly penetrates the at least one through hole.

In a possible embodiment, the man-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module of the present invention further includes at least one nut; wherein the nut is sleeved on the M12 electrical connector passing through the through hole , So that the M12 electrical connector is fastened to the panel by screwing the nut. And, at least one cushion pad is correspondingly arranged between the at least one screw cap and the panel.

In a possible embodiment, the third coupling portion, the second coupling portion, and the first coupling portion are all a through hole or a screw hole, and the man-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module of the present invention It may further include at least one screw member; wherein the screw member correspondingly penetrates the third coupling portion, the second coupling portion and the first coupling portion, so that the panel and the first coupling portion are screwed together. The accommodating body is tightly combined and at the same time, the accommodating body and the front panel are firmly combined.

In the embodiment of the man-machine interface device with the waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module of the present invention, after the panel is tightly combined with the accommodating body, each of the dustproof and waterproof jackets is used in the third accommodating The space accommodates the M12 electrical connector corresponding to the through hole.

1: Human-machine interface device with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion modules

10: Device body

101: front panel

102: Backplane

103: The first joint

11: Electrical connection

12: containing body

121: The first housing space

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14: M12 electrical connector

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142: Electrical connection part

15: Dustproof and waterproof jacket

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152: Cable connection part

16: Panel

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162: The third joint

17: Nut

18: Screw firmware

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional human-machine interface device;

Figure 2 is a front view of a conventional human-machine interface device;

Figure 3 is a first perspective view of a human-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module proposed by the new model;

Figure 4A is an exploded view of the module structure of the new type of human-machine interface device with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion modules;

Figure 4B is an exploded view of all the components of the new type of human-machine interface device with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion modules;

Figure 5 shows the new type of man-machine interface with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion modules A perspective view of at least one adapter, at least one M12 electrical connector, and at least one dustproof and waterproof jacket of the device.

In order to be able to more clearly describe the man-machine interface device with the waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module proposed by the present invention, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which shows a first perspective view of a human-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module provided by the present invention. In addition, Figure 4A shows an exploded view of the module structure of the new man-machine interface device with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion modules, and Figure 4B shows the new man-machine interface device with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion modules of the present invention An exploded view of all components. As shown in Figures 3, 4A and 4B, the components of the human-machine interface device 1 with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module of the present invention mainly include: a device body 10, at least one electrical connector 11, and one The accommodating body 12, at least one adapter 13, at least one M12 electrical connector 14, at least one dustproof and waterproof sheath 15, and a panel 16.

Continue to refer to FIG. 3, FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4B, and also refer to FIG. 5, which shows a perspective view of the at least one adapter, the at least one M12 electrical connector, and the at least one dustproof and waterproof jacket. The device body 10 of the human-machine interface device 1 with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module of the present invention has a front panel 101 and a back panel 102, and the front panel 101 is provided with at least one first coupling portion 103. In addition, the at least one electrical connector 11 is disposed on the front panel 101 and electrically connected to a circuit board disposed in the device body 10.

In more detail, the accommodating body 12 has a first accommodating space 121, at least one second accommodating space 122, and at least one second coupling portion 123, and the at least one adapter 13 is disposed on the first In the accommodating space 121. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, after the at least one second coupling portion 123 and the at least one first coupling portion 103 are correspondingly connected, the accommodating body 12 is coupled to the front panel 101, so that the at least one transition The component 13 is correspondingly electrically connected to the at least one electrical connection component 11. It is supplemented that the at least one electrical connector 11 and the at least one first joining portion 103 are arranged adjacent to One side corner of the front panel 101, and the accommodating body 12 has a recessed portion 124 for attaching to the side corner when the accommodating body 12 is coupled to the front panel 101.

As shown in FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, and FIG. 5, at least one M12 specification electrical connector 14 is correspondingly disposed in the at least one second accommodating space 122; wherein, each of the M12 specification electrical connectors 14 Each has a plug-in portion 141 and an electrical connection portion 142, and the electrical connection portion 142 is electrically connected to the adapter 13 in the container 12. It is supplemented that FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B exemplarily show that the number of the electrical connectors 11 is two. It should be understood that the number of the electrical connectors 11 corresponds to the number of the M12 electrical connectors 14. However, since the adaptor 13 adopts a pin header design, its number can be flexibly adjusted to one, two or more.

On the other hand, the panel 16 has at least one through hole 161 and at least one third joining portion 162. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, after the at least one third coupling portion 162 and the at least one second coupling portion 123 are connected correspondingly, the panel 16 is coupled to the accommodating body 12, so that the at least one The M12 electrical connector 14 correspondingly penetrates the at least one through hole 161. At this time, at least one nut 17 can be further correspondingly sleeved on the at least one M12 electrical connector 14, so that the M12 electrical connector 14 can be fastened by screwing the nut 17 The panel 16. It is supplemented that at least one cushion 19 is correspondingly disposed between the at least one nut 17 and the panel 16.

It can be seen from FIGS. 4A and 4B that the third coupling portion 162, the second coupling portion 123, and the first coupling portion 103 are all a through hole or a screw hole. Therefore, furthermore, at least one screw member 18 can be correspondingly penetrated into the at least one third coupling portion 162, the at least one second coupling portion 123, and the at least one first coupling portion 103, so as to tighten the The method of the screw member 18 enables the panel 16 to be tightly combined with the accommodating body 12 and at the same time the accommodating body 12 and the front panel 101 are firmly combined. In this way, after the panel 16 is tightly combined with the accommodating body 12, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 5, each of the dustproof and waterproof sheaths 15 will correspondingly pass through the through hole 161 with a third accommodating space 151 The M12 specification electrical connector 14 is contained therein. In addition, the dustproof and waterproof sheath 15 also has a cable connecting portion 152 for sealingly joining with a cable.

It must be noted that Figure 4B shows that the number of M12 electrical connectors 14 is two, namely, an M12 Type C USB connector and an M12 RJ45 connector. Connector. However, after understanding the technical features of the present invention through the foregoing description, electronic engineers can easily apply other different M12 specification electrical connectors 14 to the structure of the present invention, such as: M12 specification HDMI connector, M12 specification DVI connector, M12 specification VGA connector, M12 specification USB3.0 connector, M12 specification Micro USB connector, etc., M12 specification RS232 connector, etc. In other words, the present invention does not particularly limit the form or type of the M12 electrical connector 14 shown in FIG. 4B.

Therefore, in order to improve the convenience of use, as shown in Figure 4A, the housing 12, the adapter 13, the M12 electrical connector 14, the dustproof and waterproof sheath 15, and the panel 16 can be modularized. ; In this way, when the user actually applies the new type of man-machine interface device 1 with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module, he can choose any type of dustproof and waterproof electrical connector module according to actual needs, and no need to The design of the front panel 101 of the device body 10 is modified (for example, widened), so that the front panel 101 can be equipped with various electrical connectors that meet a high degree of dust and water resistance to meet the needs of different application fields. At the same time, after the accommodating body 12, the adapter 13, the M12 electrical connector 14, the dustproof and waterproof sheath 15, and the panel 16 are modularized and integrated, they can be matched with the method of writing the device ID (Device ID). Improve the safety of module replacement or use.

In this way, the above description is a detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the man-machine interface device with the waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module of the present invention and its corresponding features and functions in conjunction with the drawings. With this creation, the front panel can meet a high degree of dust and water resistance, such as: IP65, IP66, IP69K, IP67 and other specifications, which can maintain the advantages of the existing thin frame, and through the modular design, users can follow Actual needs can choose any type of input and output expansion modules to meet the requirements of different levels of dust and water resistance, and different input and output expansion modules can respond to the increasingly diverse and complex functions of human-machine interface devices (HMI) in the future.

However, it must be emphasized that the above detailed description is specific to the embodiment of the present invention, but the embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. Any equivalent implementation or modification without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention , Should be included in the patent scope of this new model.

1: Human-machine interface device with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion modules

10: Device body

101: front panel

102: Backplane

12: containing body

124: Concave

15: Dustproof and waterproof jacket

16: Panel

18: Screw firmware

Claims (8)

A man-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module includes: A device body having a front panel, and at least one first coupling part is provided on the front panel; At least one electrical connector is arranged on the front panel and is electrically connected to a circuit board arranged in the device body; An accommodating body having a first accommodating space, at least one second accommodating space, and at least one second coupling part; At least one adapter is disposed in the first accommodating space, wherein, after the at least one second coupling portion and the at least one first coupling portion are connected correspondingly, the accommodating system is coupled to the front panel, so that The at least one adapter is correspondingly electrically connected to the at least one electrical connection; At least one M12 specification electrical connector is correspondingly disposed in the at least one second accommodating space; wherein each of the M12 specification electrical connectors has a plug-in portion and an electrical connection portion, and the electrical connector The connecting portion is electrically connected to the adapter in the containing body; and At least one dustproof and waterproof sheath, wherein each of the dustproof and waterproof sheaths has a third accommodating space and a cable connection part, and the dustproof and waterproof sheath is coupled to the M12 specification electrical connector, so that the The third accommodating space accommodates the M12 electrical connector. The human-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module as described in the first item of the scope of patent application, wherein the at least one electrical connector and the at least one first joining portion are disposed adjacent to one of the front panels Side corners, and the accommodating body has a concave portion for fitting with the side corners when the accommodating body is combined with the front panel. The human-machine interface device with the waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module described in the first item of the scope of patent application further includes a panel with at least one perforation and at least one third joint part; wherein the at least one third joint After the corresponding connecting portion and the at least one second coupling portion are connected, the panel is coupled to the accommodating body, so that the at least one M12 electrical connector correspondingly penetrates the at least one through hole. The man-machine interface with waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion modules as described in item 3 of the scope of patent application The device further includes at least one screw cap; wherein the screw cap is sleeved on the M12 electrical connector passing through the through hole, so that the M12 electrical connector is fastened by screwing the nut The panel. As described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, the human-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module further includes at least one cushion pad correspondingly arranged between the at least one screw cap and the panel. As described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, the human-machine interface device with a waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module, wherein the third joint part, the second joint part and the first joint part are all a hole or a screw hole. As described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, the human-machine interface device with the waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module further includes at least one screw; wherein, the screw correspondingly penetrates the third joint and the second joint Part and the first joint part, so that the panel and the accommodating body are tightly combined by screwing the screw member, and at the same time, the accommodating body and the front panel are firmly combined. For example, the human-machine interface device with the waterproof and dustproof input and output expansion module described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, after the panel is tightly combined with the housing, each dustproof and waterproof sheath adopts its third housing The space accommodates the M12 electrical connector corresponding to the through hole.

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