TWM619971U - Meter assembly with waterproof transmission interface - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation provides an instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface, which includes a waterproof housing, a waterproof connector, and a decoder. The waterproof connector is arranged on the waterproof shell and exposed to the outside, and is connected to an external device that can provide external system images through communication. The decoder is arranged in the waterproof housing and is electrically connected to the waterproof connector. The decoder is used to receive the image signal sent by the external device, and the decoder decodes the image signal to obtain an image data for the external system image to be correspondingly displayed. The transmission interface of the waterproof shell and its waterproof connector are all waterproof to achieve a comprehensive waterproof effect.

Description

Instrument assembly with waterproof transmission interface

This creation is to provide a digital instrument, especially an instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface.

Conventional digital meters, such as those used in vehicles such as locomotives or automobiles, have their ports connected to standard video connectors of transmission lines (such as CVBS, HDMI, USB and other connectors that conform to standard transmission interfaces), because they do not have the waterproof function. , So when the digital instrument is applied to a vehicle, such as a locomotive that causes water to enter the faucet when it rains or washes the car, at this time, the port of the digital instrument is connected to the standard video connector, because the port and the standard video The joints are not tightly sealed and have no waterproof effect. It is inevitable that water will penetrate and cause a short circuit when the power is turned on. As a result, the digital meter and the external device cannot transmit images normally, or even cause the digital meter to be damaged. This is what this creation intends to solve The main problem lies.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the new type of people exhausted their minds and intensive research, and then developed a meter assembly with a waterproof transmission interface, in order to achieve the purpose of the meter itself and its transmission interface can provide comprehensive waterproofing.

This creation provides an instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface, which includes a waterproof housing, a waterproof connector, and a decoder. The waterproof connector is arranged on the waterproof shell and exposed to the outside, and is connected to an external device that can provide external system images through communication. The decoder is arranged in the waterproof housing and is electrically connected to the waterproof connector. The decoder receives an image signal corresponding to the image of the external system from the external device, and decodes the image signal to obtain a Image data for the external system image to be displayed.

In a preferred embodiment, the waterproof connector includes a male connection port and a female connection port, and the male connection port and the female connection port are in a tightly connected shape and can be waterproof.

In a preferred embodiment, the waterproof connector and the external device are wiredly connected by a transmission line, and one of the male port and the female port is provided in the waterproof housing, and the other is provided in the waterproof housing. One end of the transmission line.

In a preferred embodiment, the female connection port has a female terminal portion and a ring groove on the circumference of the female terminal portion; the male connection port has a male terminal portion and is located on the circumference of the male terminal portion There is a ring wall. When the male port and the female port are plugged and connected, the ring wall is connected to the ring groove, and the end edge of the ring wall abuts against the bottom of the ring groove to form the tight fit shape.

In a preferred embodiment, one of the male port and the female port has a hook, and the other has a block corresponding to the hook, the male port and the female port When inserting and connecting, the buckle hook is used to buckle the stopper to stop the positioning.

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

In a preferred embodiment, the waterproof housing includes a bottom shell and a cover, the bottom shell has a cavity and an opening, and the cover is disposed on the opening to seal the cavity and be waterproof.

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

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

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

In this way, the instrument assembly provided by this creation has a waterproof transmission interface. The waterproof housing itself has a waterproof effect, and the waterproof connector provided in the waterproof housing is also a transmission interface with a waterproof level, so the digital instrument itself and The transmission interface can be waterproof, in order to achieve full waterproof and prevent the meter or the transmission interface from entering the water to cause a short circuit.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of this creation, we will use the following specific examples and accompanying drawings to give a detailed description of this creation. The description is as follows:

Please refer to Figures 1 to 7. This creation provides an instrument assembly 100 with a waterproof transmission interface, which is used as a digital instrument for a vehicle (not shown in the figure). The vehicle is for example two-wheeled or four-wheeled or more. Two-wheeled vehicles such as fuel locomotives or electric locomotives, or four-wheeled vehicles such as ATVs are mainly installed in the leading; another example is four-wheeled vehicles (including four or more wheels) of cars and trucks, which are mainly installed in front of the driver's seat However, the vehicle described here is only a preferred implementation mode, and this creation is not limited to this. All vehicles with instrumentation requirements are within the scope of application and protection of this creation.

The instrument assembly 100 with a waterproof transmission interface provided by this creation is mainly the necessary components in digital meters that can achieve cost creation purposes. The necessary components mainly include a waterproof housing 10, a waterproof connector 20, and a decoder.器30. In addition, the meter assembly 100 may further include other components that make up a digital meter. In a preferred embodiment, the meter assembly 100 further includes a display module 40, wherein:

The waterproof housing 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a preferred embodiment includes a bottom shell 11 and a cover 12, wherein the bottom shell 11 has a receiving groove 111, and the bottom shell 11 has an opening. 112 allows the container 11 to be open to accommodate objects therein, and the cover 12 is disposed on the opening 112 to seal the container 111, so that the waterproof housing 10 can have the effect of waterproofing. Preferably, the bottom shell 11 of this embodiment has a mounting hole 113 and a joint hole 114. The mounting hole 113 is for the assembly of the waterproof connector 20, and the joint hole 114 is for the watch line joint (not shown in the figure). ) Set up.

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

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

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

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

In addition, the male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22 are respectively provided at one end of the waterproof housing 10 and the transmission line B in the above-mentioned embodiment. They are only an implementation aspect of this creation. In different implementation aspects, set The one at one end of the transmission line B can be replaced with a male connection port 21, and the one provided at the waterproof housing 10 can be replaced with a female connection port 22, so this creation is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. In addition, the waterproof connector 20 of the above-mentioned embodiment, which includes a male port 21 and a female port 22, is connected to the external device A through a transmission line B in a wired manner, which is only an implementation aspect of this creation. In the implementation aspect, for example, the waterproof connector 20 is solely one of the male port 21 and the female port 22, and the other is owned by the external device A and directly plug-in connection is also within the scope of this creation. Therefore, the waterproof connector 20 of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment including the male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22.

As further shown in FIG. 5, the female connection port 22 of this embodiment has a female terminal portion 221, and has a ring groove 222 on the circumference of the female terminal portion 221, and the bottom of the female connection port 22 has a hook 223; As shown in FIG. 6, the male connection port 21 of this embodiment has a male terminal portion 211, and has a ring wall 212 around the circumference of the male terminal portion 211. The bottom of the male connection port 21 has a stopper 213, which blocks The block 213 is corresponding to the hook 223 of the female connection port 22.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22 are plugged and connected, the ring wall 212 of the above embodiment is connected in the ring groove 222, and the stopper 213 is locked by the hook 223 to stop the positioning. At this time, the end edge 214 of the ring wall 212 abuts against the bottom 224 of the ring groove 222 and is in the tight shape, thereby ensuring that the male connection port 21 and the female connection port 22 are maintained in the plug connection in the tight shape. State without leaving each other. The male port 21 and the female port 22 mentioned above are blocked by the hook 223 and the stopper 213. This is only an implementation aspect of this creation, but this creation is not limited to this, as long as the male port 21 can be reached. Those that are connected to the female connection port 22 and are in the above-mentioned tight shape (for example, a screw-locked position) are all within the scope of this creation to be protected.

From the above description, it is not difficult to find that the feature of this creation is that the instrument assembly 100 with a waterproof transmission interface of this creation can be waterproofed by the waterproof casing 10 itself, and has a waterproof effect, and the waterproof casing 10 is provided with waterproof The connector 20 is also a transmission interface with a waterproof level, whereby the waterproof connector 20 can communicate with the external device A to receive the external system image P and display it on the display module 40 as in the above-mentioned embodiment, so the instrument assembly 100 The composed digital instrument and its transmission interface can all be waterproof to achieve full waterproof and avoid short circuit caused by water in the instrument or transmission interface.

This creation has been disclosed in a preferred embodiment above, but those familiar with this technology should understand that this embodiment is only used to describe the creation, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of this creation. It should be noted that all changes and replacements equivalent to this embodiment should be included in the scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

100: Instrument components 10: Waterproof shell 11: bottom shell 111: Tolerance 112: opening 113: Mounting hole 114: Connector hole 12: Lid 20: Waterproof connector 21: Male port 211: Male terminal 212: Ring Wall 213: Stop 214: End Edge 22: Female port 221: Female terminal 222: ring groove 223: Snap Hook 224: Groove Bottom 30: decoder 40: display module A: External device B: Transmission line D: Image data P: External system image S: Video signal

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional view of the instrument assembly of this creative embodiment after being connected to a transmission line with a waterproof connector. Fig. 2 is a perspective view before disassembling the waterproof housing of the meter assembly of the present creative embodiment. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the instrument component of this creative embodiment communicating with an external device via a transmission line to display external system images. Fig. 4 is another rear perspective view of the waterproof connector of the meter assembly of the present creative embodiment being disassembled from the waterproof housing. FIG. 5 is a front view configuration diagram of the male port and the female port of this creative embodiment before plugging and connecting. Fig. 6 is a configuration diagram of the male port and the female port of this creative embodiment after plugging and connecting. Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 as seen from section line 7-7.

100: Instrument components

10: Waterproof shell

11: bottom shell

113: Mounting hole

114: Connector hole

12: Lid

20: Waterproof connector

21: Male port

22: Female port

B: Transmission line

Claims (10)

An instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface, which is applied to a vehicle, and includes: A waterproof shell; A waterproof connector, which is provided in the waterproof housing and exposed to the outside, to communicate with an external device that can provide external system images; and A decoder, which is arranged in the waterproof housing and is electrically connected to the waterproof connector, the decoder receives an image signal corresponding to the external system image from the external device, and decodes the image signal Obtain an image data for the external system image to be displayed. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 1, wherein the waterproof connector includes a male port and a female port, and the male port and the female port are in a tight fit when plugged in and connected. Can be waterproof. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 2, wherein the waterproof connector and the external device are wiredly connected with a transmission line, and the male port and the female port are both provided in the waterproof case Body, and the other is located at one end of the transmission line. The meter assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 3, wherein the female connection port has a female terminal part, and a ring groove is formed on the circumference of the female terminal part; the male connection port has a male terminal part, And there is a ring wall on the circumference of the male terminal part, when the male connection port and the female connection port are inserted and connected, the ring wall is connected in the ring groove, and the end edge of the ring wall abuts against the ring groove The bottom of the groove is in the tight shape. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 4, wherein one of the male port and the female port has a hook, and the other has a pair of stoppers that should be hooked, When the male connection port and the female connection port are plugged and connected, the buckle hook is used to buckle the stopper to stop the positioning. The meter assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 5, wherein the male connection port is provided on the waterproof housing, and the female connection port is provided on one end of the transmission line. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 3, wherein the waterproof housing includes a bottom shell and a cover, the bottom shell has a container and an opening, and the cover covers the opening To seal the container and be waterproof. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 7, wherein the bottom case has a mounting hole, and the male port or the female port provided in the waterproof case is positioned on the bottom case In the mounting hole. The instrument assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 1, wherein the decoder decodes the image signal according to a coding and decoding technology standard to obtain the image data. The meter assembly with a waterproof transmission interface according to claim 1, further comprising a display module, the display module is arranged in the waterproof housing, and the display module is electrically connected to the decoder, the display module The image data is received to correspondingly display the image of the external system.

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