WO2010121566A1

WO2010121566A1 - Electric connector plug and mobile storage device with electric connector plug

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Publication number: WO2010121566A1
Application number: PCT/CN2010/072142
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李栋
Original assignee: 北京爱国者存储科技有限责任公司
Priority date: 2009-04-24
Filing date: 2010-04-23
Publication date: 2010-10-28
Also published as: CN201402871Y

Abstract

An electric connector plug and a mobile storage device with the electric connector plug. The electric connector plug has a plug shell (410, 420) that surrounds a containing space. A holding member (430) extends out from a closed rear end at a bottom of the containing space. The holding member (430) is engaged at the bottom of the containing space. Terminals (431) conforming to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol are provided on the upper surface of the holding member (430), and terminals (432) conforming to a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) protocol are provided on the upper wall of the inner surface of the plug shell (410, 420). The electric connector plug has a wide application range and facilitates users to use.

Description

Plug for electrical connector and mobile storage device with plug of the same

The present invention relates to an electrical connector and a mobile storage device, and more particularly to a plug for an electrical connector and a removable storage device with a plug for the electrical connector. Background technique

The full name of USB is Universal Serial Bus, and the USB interface has the advantages of supporting hot swap and plug and play. The USB 2.0 specification interface has a data transfer rate of 480 Mbps and a MB of 60 MB/S to meet the rate requirements of most peripherals. Nowadays, most computers, mobile hard drives, and USB flash drives use USB interfaces as electrical connectors. USB has become a universal electrical connector.

In the prior art, a typical USB interface includes a USB socket 110 and a USB plug 120. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a USB socket in the prior art. The USB socket 110 has a structure as shown in FIG. 1 and includes a USB socket housing 111. The USB socket housing 111 may be a metal housing. The USB socket housing 111 surrounds a first accommodating space 112 is formed in a rectangular shape; the first accommodating space 112 extends from the closed rear end to the front end of the opening; the lower surface of the first carrying portion 113 is set to conform to USB2.0 The four metal terminals 114 of the protocol. 2 is a schematic structural view of a USB plug in the prior art. The USB plug 120 includes a USB plug housing 122 connected to the USB plastic body 121, and the USB plug housing 122 may be a metal housing. The second plug housing 122 defines a second accommodating space 125. The second accommodating portion 125 defines a second receiving portion 123 extending from the closed rear end toward the front end of the opening. The portion 123 is closely attached to the bottom of the USB plug housing 122 and fills the lower portion of the second receiving space 125. The upper surface of the second carrying portion is provided with four metal terminals 124 conforming to the USB2.0 protocol.

3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a USB plug in the prior art, and FIG. 3 is a USB under the prior art. A schematic cross-sectional view of the socket, a schematic cross-sectional view of the USB plug 120 is shown in FIG. 3A, and a cross-sectional view of the USB socket 110 is shown in FIG. 3B. The accommodating space of the USB plug 120 accommodates the first carrying portion 113 of the USB socket, so that the USB plug 120 conforms to the four metal terminals 124 of the USB2.0 protocol and the USB socket 110 conforms to the USB2.0 protocol. The four metal terminals 114 are connected to each other.

The full name of SATA is Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, which is a serial advanced technology accessory. The SATA interface itself supports hot swapping, and its data transfer rate reaches 3Gbps, which is faster than the USB2.0 interface, and will be 6Gbps or higher in the future.

eSATA ό Full name is External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, which is a serial advanced technology accessory. It is an external interface for SATA interface and supports hot swap. The eSATA interface can achieve a transmission speed like the SATA interface, such as 3Gbps. The eSATA interface is based on a standard SATA interface with metal domes attached to the connection to ensure the stability of the physical connection. eSATA is gradually being used in some computers and digital devices due to faster data transfer rates and more pluggable times.

4 is a schematic structural diagram of an eSATA socket in the prior art. As shown in FIG. 4, the eSATA socket 210 includes an eSATA socket housing 211. The eSATA socket housing 211 may be a metal housing. The eSATA socket housing 211 encloses a third capacity. a space 212, the two sides of the cross-sectional shape of the third accommodating space 212 have a plurality of steps; the third accommodating space 212 is internally provided with a third load extending from the closed rear end to the front end of the opening The upper surface of the third carrying portion 213 is provided with seven metal terminals 214 conforming to the SATA protocol.

5 is a schematic structural view of an eSATA plug in the prior art. As shown in FIG. 5, the eSATA plug 220 includes an eSATA plastic plug housing 221 connected to the plastic body, and the upper and lower surfaces of the eSATA plastic plug housing 221 are respectively provided with a metal piece 222. The eSATA plug 220 is fixed to the socket, and the eSATA plastic plug housing 221 is defined as a fourth rectangular receiving space 223. The upper surface of the fourth rectangular receiving space 223 is provided with seven SATA protocols. Metal terminal 224.

6A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a prior art eSATA socket, and FIG. 6B is a prior art. A cross-sectional view of the eSATA plug. The fourth rectangular receiving space 223 of the eSATA plug 220 is filled by the third carrying portion 213 of the eSATA socket 210, so that the two sets of seven metal terminals conforming to the SATA protocol on the plug and the socket are connected to each other.

The eSATA electrical connector has a faster data transfer rate, but requires an additional power interface to power the digital device using the eSATA electrical connector. USB PLUS is a new interface technology, also known as USB ESATA 2inl or USB BUS-Powered eSATA, which supports hot plug-in. It can also supply eSATA data cable in one interface. The current speed can reach 3Gbps, and the speed is the same as eSATA. The same interface also solves the inherent shortcomings of eSATA requiring additional power. In addition, the USB PLUS socket is compatible with USB TYPE A plugs and ESATA plugs, which can meet the requirements of full compatibility, ease of use and speed, so it is also very simple and convenient to use.

7 is a schematic structural diagram of a USB PLUS socket in the prior art. The USB PLUS socket 310 includes a USB PLUS socket housing 311 as shown in FIG. 7, and the USB PLUS socket housing 311 may be a metal housing; the USB PLUS socket housing 311 Enclosed into a fifth accommodating space 312, the fifth accommodating space 312 also has a stepped shape; the fifth accommodating space 312 from the closed rear end to the front end of the opening of the fourth carrying portion 313; The upper surface of the fourth carrying portion 313 is provided with seven metal terminals 314 conforming to the SATA protocol, and the lower surface of the fourth carrying portion 313 is provided with four metal terminals 315 conforming to the USB2.0 protocol.

8 is a schematic structural view of a USB PLUS plug in the prior art. The USB PLUS plug 320 includes a USB PLUS plastic plug housing 321 connected to the plastic body, and the upper and lower surfaces of the USB PLUS plastic plug housing 321 are respectively disposed as shown in FIG. a metal piece 322 for engaging and fixing the USB PLUS plug 320 with the socket; the USB PLUS plastic plug housing 321 enclosing a sixth rectangular accommodating space 323; and an upper surface of the inner wall of the sixth rectangular accommodating space 323 The seven metal terminals 324 conform to the SATA protocol, and the lower surface of the inner wall is provided with four metal terminals 325 conforming to the USB2.0 protocol.

9A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a USB PLUS socket in the prior art, and FIG. 9B is a schematic cross-sectional view of a USB PLUS plug in the prior art. The sixth rectangular capacity of the USB PLUS plug 320 The space 323 is inserted into the fourth carrying portion 313 of the USB PLUS socket 310, so that the two sets of seven metal terminals 314, 324 conforming to the SATA protocol on the plug and the socket are connected to each other. The accommodating space of the USB plug 120 accommodates the fourth carrying portion 313 of the USB PLUS socket 310, so that the USB plug 120 conforms to the four metal terminals 124 of the USB2.0 protocol and the USB PLUS socket 310 conforms to the USB2. The four metal terminals 315 of the 0 protocol are connected to each other.

The USB plug can be fitted with a USB socket and a USB PLUS socket. The eSATA plug can be adapted to the eSATA socket and the USB PLUS socket. The USB PLUS plug can be adapted to the eSATA socket and the USB PLUS socket. However, when only the USB plug is plugged into the USB socket, and the USB PLUS plug is plugged into the USB PLUS socket, data transmission and power transmission can be performed simultaneously under the same connection.

In the prior art, USB sockets, eSATA sockets and USB PLUS sockets are widely installed in large digital devices, including computers, and USB plugs, eSATA plugs and USB PLUS plugs are widely installed in smaller digital devices. It is already a common practice in the industry. The replacement of small digital devices is very fast, but the socket configuration of large digital devices will lag behind that of small digital devices. This causes the small digital device to be replaced by a plug that does not match the shape of the plug on the large digital device, and the large digital device is replaced if it is only for one socket. The cost is too high to be unrealistic. If you have a plug that can be fitted with a USB socket, an eSATA socket, and a USB PLUS socket, it will be versatile for large digital devices that use a variety of outlets, and allow large digital devices for cost reasons. , delaying the update of the new socket time, thus bringing huge economic benefits.

For example, 08 global notebook shipments are about 120 million units, and desktop shipments are also 1-150 million units, which means that at least 200 million computers in the prior art use USB sockets, and USB PLUS sockets. There are about 20 million computers, and it is impossible for 200 million users with USB sockets to eliminate these computers in a short period of time. However, small digital devices, such as mobile storage devices, will be replaced in a short period of time. In order to increase the data transmission rate of digital devices, mobile storage devices have begun to select USB PLUS plugs, but mobile storage devices with USB PLUS plugs cannot Purchased with USB The use of the socket will bring a lot of inconvenience to the user.

However, there is no plug of such a highly versatile electrical connector in the prior art. Therefore, the prior art has drawbacks and needs further improvement and development. Summary of the invention

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a plug for an electrical connector and a removable storage device with a plug for the electrical connector that is common to prior art primary electrical connector receptacles.

The technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

The plug of the electrical connector includes a plug housing, the plug housing encloses a seventh receiving space, and the bottom of the seventh receiving space is provided with a fifth carrying portion extending from the closed rear end, the fifth The carrying portion is engaged with the bottom of the seventh accommodating space, wherein the upper surface of the fifth carrying portion is provided with a terminal conforming to the USB protocol, and the upper wall of the inner surface of the plug housing is provided with a terminal conforming to the SATA protocol.

A mobile storage device includes a plug and a memory of an electrical connector respectively connected to the controller, wherein the plug of the electrical connector includes a plug housing, and the plug housing encloses a seventh accommodating space, The bottom of the seventh accommodating space is provided with a fifth carrying portion extending from the closed rear end, the fifth carrying portion is engaged with the bottom of the seventh accommodating space, and the upper surface of the fifth carrying portion is arranged to meet a terminal of the USB protocol, the upper wall of the inner surface of the plug housing is provided with a terminal conforming to the SATA protocol;

The controller converts data in the memory into a format that satisfies a USB protocol or a SATA protocol, and transmits the plug through the electrical connector to a digital device with a USB socket, an eSATA socket, or a USB PLUS socket; The data received by the plug of the electrical connector that satisfies the USB protocol or the SATA protocol format is converted into the format required by the memory by data and sent to the memory for storage.

Compared with the prior art, the mainstream electrical connector socket is a USB socket, an eSATA socket and a USB PLUS socket; the plug of the electrical connector provided by the invention can be the same as the prior art in space structure. The USB socket, the eSATA socket and the USB PLUS socket are adapted. Secondly, the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention includes terminals conforming to the USB protocol and the SATA protocol, so the structure is matched with the USB socket, the eSATA socket and the USB PLUS plug. After that, the transmission of data can be further realized. Finally, the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention has wide versatility and is convenient for the user to use. DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief description of the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained from those skilled in the art without any inventive labor.

1 is a schematic structural view of a USB socket in the prior art;

2 is a schematic structural view of a USB plug in the prior art;

3A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a USB plug in the prior art;

3B is a schematic cross-sectional view of a USB socket in the prior art;

4 is a schematic structural view of an eSATA socket in the prior art;

5 is a schematic structural view of an eSATA plug in the prior art;

6A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a prior art eSATA socket;

6B is a schematic cross-sectional view of a prior art eSATA plug;

7 is a schematic structural view of a USB PLUS socket in the prior art;

8 is a schematic structural view of a USB PLUS plug in the prior art;

9A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a USB PLUS socket in the prior art;

9B is a schematic cross-sectional view of a prior art USB PLUS plug;

1 is a schematic structural view of a plug of an electrical connector in which a first outer casing and a second outer casing are connected by a snap fit in the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10B is a schematic view showing the structure of a plug of an electrical connector with a first housing in the first embodiment of the present invention; 10C is a schematic structural view of a second outer casing according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11A is a schematic structural view of a plug of an electrical connector in which a second outer casing is erected by a first outer casing according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11B is a schematic view showing the structure of a plug of an electrical connector with a first housing in a second embodiment of the present invention;

11C is a schematic structural view of a second outer casing in a second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 12A is a schematic structural view of a second outer casing in a third embodiment of the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention;

Figure 12B is a schematic view showing the structure of the first casing in the third embodiment of the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention;

Figure 13 is a schematic structural view of a fourth embodiment of the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention;

Figure 14 is a schematic view showing the structure of a fifth embodiment of the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention;

Figure 15 is a functional schematic diagram of a mobile storage device with a plug of the electrical connector of the present invention. detailed description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The plug of the electrical connector provided by the present invention includes a plug housing; the plug housing encloses a seventh accommodating space having a rectangular cross section; and the bottom of the seventh accommodating space is provided with a second extending from the closed rear end a fifth carrying portion, the fifth carrying portion is engaged with the bottom of the seventh receiving space; the upper surface of the fifth carrying portion is provided with a metal terminal conforming to the USB protocol, or a printed circuit board conforming to the USB protocol is disposed, Metal shrapnel or metal sheet; The present invention is provided with a metal terminal conforming to the SATA protocol or a printed circuit board or metal dome conforming to the SATA protocol on the upper wall of the inner surface of the plug housing.

Since the background art also has a plurality of accommodating spaces and a description of the carrying portion, the accommodating space and the carrying portion of the outer casing of the connector plug of the present invention are referred to as a seventh accommodating space and a fifth carrying portion, respectively. . For the entire patent application document to be easy to understand, not to be confused, the Department of Claims The accommodating space and the carrying portion which are also composed of the outer casing of the connector plug of the present invention are referred to as a seventh accommodating space and a fifth carrying portion, respectively. The seventh accommodating space and the fifth bearing have no other specific meaning.

The plug of the electrical connector provided by the present invention is provided with a terminal conforming to the SATA protocol on the inner wall of the plug housing, that is, the opposite surface of the USB terminal, and the specification of the plug of the electrical connector can be adjusted, so that the electrical connector provided by the present invention can be provided. The plug can be inserted into a USB socket, an eSATA socket and a USB PLUS socket in the prior art, that is, it solves the inconvenience that the plug of the small digital device in the prior art is incompatible with the socket connection on the large digital device.

The USB3.0 plug is the next-generation plug of the USB2.0 plug, and the USB3.0 plug and USB2.0 plug have the same shape and structure. The difference is that the USB2.0 plug is provided with four metal terminals conforming to the USB2.0 protocol on the carrying portion, and the USB3.0 plug is provided with five metal terminals conforming to the USB3.0 protocol on the carrying portion.

The plug of the electrical connector of the present invention can be provided with four metal terminals conforming to the USB2.0 protocol on the fifth carrying portion, and can be provided with five metal terminals conforming to the USB3.0 protocol, and can also be divided on the same surface. Terminals that conform to the USB2.0 and USB3.0 protocols are set in the front and rear rows, and there are a total of nine terminals. The specific form is not limited here. The surface of the fifth carrier portion is simultaneously provided with terminals conforming to the USB2.0 and USB3.0 protocols, and the USB3.0 plug can be backward compatible with the USB2.0 plug, which is convenient for the user to use.

The plug of the electrical connector provided by the present invention has an unexpected technical effect by a simple structure, and solves the technical problem that the data plug and the socket cannot be universal.

A first preferred embodiment of the invention is the plug 400 of the electrical connector. Figure 10A is a schematic view showing the structure of a plug of an electrical connector in which a first outer casing and a second outer casing are connected by a snap fit in the first embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 10B is a first embodiment of the present invention with a first outer casing. A schematic structural view of a plug of an electrical connector, and Fig. 10C is a schematic structural view of a second outer casing in the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B and 10C, a plug housing is included, which is composed of a first housing 410 and a second housing 420. The plug housing encloses the seventh accommodating space, and the seventh accommodating space has a rectangular cross section. The plug 400 of the present invention has a rear end extending from the closed end a fifth carrying portion 430, the bottom surface and the left and right sides of the fifth carrying portion 430 are aligned with the inner wall of the first outer casing 410, that is, the fifth carrying portion 430 is engaged with the first outer casing The bottom of the inner surface of 410. The upper surface of the fifth carrying portion 430 is provided with four metal terminals 431 conforming to the USB2.0 protocol, and the inner wall of the second housing 420 is provided with seven metal terminals 421 conforming to the SATA protocol. The accommodating space between the metal terminal conforming to the USB protocol and the metal terminal conforming to the SATA protocol is referred to as an eighth accommodating space, and the eighth accommodating space is a part of the seventh accommodating space. The eighth accommodating space can be adapted to the first carrying portion 113 of the USB socket 110 in the prior art, and is adapted to the third carrying portion 213 of the eSATA socket 210, and the fourth carrying portion 313 of the USB PLUS socket 310. Fitted.

The second outer casing 420 of the present invention may be a solid outer casing extending from the closed rear end of the plug 400 of the electrical connector, that is, integrally formed with the plug 400, and the material thereof is an insulator such as a plastic material.

The second outer casing 420 of the present invention may also be disposed separately from the first outer casing 410, as shown in Figs. 10B and 10C. The exposed ends of the first outer casing 410 are respectively provided with ribs 411, and the portions of the second outer casing 420 connected with the first outer casing 410 are provided with grooves 421 which are matched with the ribs 411. The second outer casing 420 can complete the connection of the first outer casing 410 and the second outer casing 420 by inserting the groove 421 at both ends thereof into the rib 411.

A second preferred embodiment of the invention is the plug 500 of the electrical connector. Figure 11A is a structural view showing a plug of an electrical connector in which a second casing is erected by a first casing in a second embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 11B is an electrical connector with a first casing in a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11C is a schematic structural view of a second outer casing according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This is shown in Figures 11A, 11B and 11C. The plug 500 of the electrical connector differs from the plug 400 of the electrical connector in that the first housing 410 and the second housing 420 are connected differently, as shown in FIG. 11B. The exposed ends of the first outer casing 410 are respectively provided with L-shaped recessed portions 412. As shown in FIG. 11C, the two ends of the second outer casing 420 are respectively provided with L-shaped protrusions 422. The second outer casing 420 places the L-shaped protrusion 422 on the L-shaped recess 412, and can be placed on the On a housing 410, the connection of the first housing 410 and the second housing 420 is achieved.

A third preferred embodiment of the invention is the plug of the electrical connector. Fig. 12A is a view showing the structure of a second casing in the third embodiment of the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention, and Fig. 12B is a view showing the structure of the first casing in the third embodiment of the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, a U-shaped first outer casing 610 and a U-shaped second outer casing 620, the U-shaped first outer casing 610 and the U-shaped second outer casing 620 are butt-joined to form the plug 600. The outer shell. The bottom portion of the U-shaped first outer casing 610 is provided with the fifth carrying portion 430, and the fifth receiving portion 430 is engaged with the bottom of the U-shaped first outer casing 610. The surface of the fifth carrying portion 430 is provided with a metal terminal conforming to the USB protocol. The U-shaped second outer casing 620 is a non-conductive material, or the inner wall of the U-shaped second outer casing 620 is covered with a non-conductive film. A metal terminal conforming to the SATA protocol is disposed on the insulating surface of the second outer casing.

A fourth preferred embodiment of the invention is the plug 700 of the electrical connector. Figure 13 is a schematic view showing the structure of a fourth embodiment of the plug of the electrical connector of the present invention. As shown in Figure 13, the plug housing is composed of a first housing 710, and the first housing may be a metal housing, the metal housing The seam 701 is disposed on the upper surface of the inner wall of the seventh accommodating space, that is, on the surface of the seventh accommodating space inner wall opposite to the USB-compliant terminal. In order to provide a metal terminal or a printed circuit board conforming to the SATA protocol on the upper surface of the inner wall of the seventh accommodating space, the upper surface of the inner wall of the seventh accommodating space may be coated with an insulating material or covered with an insulating film. A metal terminal or printed circuit board conforming to the SATA protocol is provided on the surface of the insulating material.

A fifth preferred embodiment of the invention is the plug 800 of the electrical connector. 14 is a schematic structural view of a fifth embodiment of a plug of an electrical connector according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 14, the first housing 810 includes a seventh accommodating space, and a cross section of the seventh accommodating space. To cut off the hexagons of the two corners. The plug 800 further includes a fifth carrying portion 830 extending from the closed rear end. The cross section of the fifth carrying portion 830 is also a hexagon that cuts two corners, and the fifth carrying portion 830 is stuck. At the bottom of the seventh accommodating space, the two corners truncated by the two correspond to each other. The surface of the fifth carrying portion 830 is provided with a metal terminal 431 conforming to the USB protocol, and the inner wall of the first outer casing 810 The upper surface is provided with a metal terminal 421 conforming to the SATA protocol, that is, a metal terminal 421 conforming to the SATA protocol is disposed on a surface opposite to the metal terminal conforming to the USB protocol. The accommodating space between the metal terminal 421 conforming to the SATA protocol and the metal terminal 431 conforming to the USB protocol is an eighth accommodating space. In a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the two corners of the bottom edge of the fifth carrier portion are cut away, so that the plug 800 can be inserted into the eSATA socket housing 211 to form a third accommodating space 212.

The plug of the electrical connector provided by the invention can be matched with the USB socket, the eSATA socket and the USB PLUS socket in the prior art, so that the plug of the electrical connector of the invention is in the space structure and the USB socket, the eSATA socket and the USB After the PLUS plug is matched. By providing a terminal conforming to the SATA protocol on the opposite inner wall of the terminal of the USB protocol, a terminal conforming to the USB protocol and a terminal conforming to the SATA protocol are respectively disposed on the opposite inner walls of the eighth accommodating space, thereby realizing the electrical connector of the present invention The plugs are connected to the USB socket, eSATA socket and USB PLUS for data transfer.

The plug of the electrical connector of the present invention has wide versatility, and can delay the update time for a large digital device using the socket of the prior art, which saves the user cost and is convenient for the user.

The present invention provides a mobile storage device, and Figure 15 is a functional view of a removable storage device with a plug of the electrical connector of the present invention. As shown in Figure 15, an electrical connector plug and memory are respectively coupled to the controller. The plug of the electrical connector reads or writes data from the memory through the controller from a USB socket, an eSATA socket or a USB PLUS socket to which it is connected. The controller converts data in the memory into a format that satisfies a USB protocol or a SATA protocol, and transmits a digital device with the USB socket, an eSATA socket, or a USB PLUS socket through a plug of the electrical connector; or The data at the plug of the electrical connector that satisfies the USB protocol or the SATA protocol format is converted into a format required by the memory by data and sent to the memory for storage. The plug of the electrical connector includes a plug housing; the plug housing encloses a seventh receiving space having a rectangular cross section; and the bottom of the seventh receiving space is provided with a fifth carrying portion extending from the closed rear end The fifth carrier portion is engaged with the bottom of the seventh accommodating space; the upper surface of the fifth carrier portion is provided with four metal terminals conforming to the USB2.0 protocol, or a printed circuit conforming to the USB protocol is disposed. The invention has seven metal terminals conforming to the SATA protocol or a printed circuit board or a metal dome conforming to the SATA protocol on the upper wall of the inner surface of the plug housing.

The embodiment of the plug on the removable storage device, such as the plug of the electrical connector, will not be described in the mobile storage device embodiment.

The mobile storage device provided by the invention comprises a connector plug which can be adapted to a USB socket, an eSATA socket and a USB PLUS socket, that is, a computer with a USB socket, a computer with an eSATA socket and a USB PLUS socket. The computer can use the USB protocol to transmit data according to the type of the socket, or use the SATA protocol to transmit data, which has good versatility. Users don't have to worry about the high-speed data transfer rate that can be obtained by using the SATA protocol. However, because the computer's electrical connector socket is a popular USB socket, it is not convenient for users.

It is to be understood that the above description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is in no way intended to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

Claims

Rights request

A plug of an electrical connector, comprising a plug housing, the plug housing enclosing a seventh receiving space, wherein a bottom of the seventh receiving space is provided with a fifth carrying portion extending from the closed rear end, The fifth carrying portion is engaged with the bottom of the seventh accommodating space, wherein the upper surface of the fifth carrying portion is provided with a terminal conforming to the USB protocol, and the upper wall of the inner surface of the plug housing is arranged to conform to the SATA protocol. Terminal.

2. The plug according to claim 1, wherein the terminal conforming to the USB protocol is four metal terminals conforming to the USB2.0 protocol, five metal terminals conforming to the USB3.0 protocol, and two rows of front and rear respectively. A total of nine metal terminals are provided in accordance with the USB2.0 and USB3.0 protocols; the terminals conforming to the SATA protocol are seven metal terminals.

3. The plug according to claim 1, wherein the USB-compliant terminal and the SATA-compliant terminal are printed circuit boards or metal domes.

The plug according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the seventh accommodating space has a rectangular cross section.

The plug according to claim 4, wherein the plug housing is composed of a first housing and a second housing, and an inner wall of the second housing is provided with a terminal conforming to the SATA protocol.

6. The plug of claim 5 wherein said second outer casing is a solid outer casing extending from a rear end of said electrical connector closure.

7. The plug of claim 5 wherein said second housing is separate from said first housing and electrically insulated.

The plug according to claim 7, wherein the exposed ends of the first outer casing are respectively provided with ribs, and the portion of the second outer casing connected with the first outer casing is provided with the ribs a matching groove; a groove at both ends of the second casing is inserted into a rib at both ends of the first casing.

The plug according to claim 7, wherein the exposed ends of the first outer casing are respectively provided with L-shaped recessed portions, and the two ends of the second outer casing are respectively provided with L-shaped protrusions; The L-shaped projection is placed on the L-shaped recess and is mounted on the first outer casing.

10. The plug according to claim 7, wherein the first outer casing and the second outer casing are U-shaped, and the first outer casing and the second outer casing of the U-shaped butt joint constitute the plug outer casing.

The plug according to claim 4, wherein the plug housing is a metal housing, and a seam of the metal housing is disposed on an upper surface of an inner wall of the seventh accommodating space, the seventh capacity The upper surface of the inner wall of the space is plated with an insulating material or a film that does not conduct electricity.

The plug according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the seventh accommodating space has a cross section of a hexagon which cuts two corners at the bottom.

13. The plug according to claim 12, wherein the fifth carrying portion has a cross section with a hexagonal shape with two corners cut off at the bottom.

14. A mobile storage device comprising a plug and a memory of an electrical connector respectively connected to the controller, wherein the plug of the electrical connector comprises a plug housing, and the plug housing encloses a seventh housing The bottom of the seventh accommodating space is provided with a fifth carrying portion extending from the closed rear end, the fifth carrying portion is engaged at the bottom of the seventh accommodating space, and the fifth carrying portion is The upper surface is provided with a terminal conforming to the USB protocol, and the upper wall of the inner surface of the plug housing is provided with a terminal conforming to the SATA protocol;

The mobile storage device according to claim 14, wherein the terminal conforming to the USB protocol is four metal terminals conforming to the USB2.0 protocol, or five metal terminals conforming to the USB3.0 protocol, or Nine metal terminals conforming to the USB2.0 and USB3.0 protocols respectively set in the front and rear rows; the terminals conforming to the SATA protocol are seven metal terminals.

The mobile storage device according to claim 14, wherein the USB-compliant terminal and the SATA-compliant terminal are printed circuit boards or metal domes.

The mobile storage device according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the seventh accommodating space has a rectangular cross section.

18. The mobile storage device according to claim 17, wherein the plug housing is composed of a first housing and a second housing, and an inner wall of the second housing is provided with a terminal conforming to the SATA protocol.

19. The mobile storage device of claim 18, wherein the second outer casing is a solid outer casing extending from a rear end of the plug of the electrical connector.

20. The mobile storage device of claim 19, wherein the second housing is separate from the first housing and electrically insulated.

The mobile storage device according to claim 20, wherein the exposed ends of the first outer casing are respectively provided with ribs, and the portions of the second outer casing connected to the first outer casing are provided as described above. a rib-shaped groove; a groove at both ends of the second casing is inserted into a rib at both ends of the first casing.

The mobile storage device according to claim 20, wherein the exposed ends of the first outer casing are respectively provided with L-shaped recessed portions, and the two ends of the second outer casing are respectively provided with L-shaped protruding portions The L-shaped protrusion is placed on the L-shaped recess and is mounted on the first outer casing.

The mobile storage device according to claim 20, wherein the first outer casing and the second outer casing are U-shaped, and the first outer casing and the second outer casing of the U-shaped butt joint constitute the electrical connector The outer casing of the plug.

The mobile storage device according to claim 17, wherein the plug housing is a metal outer casing, and a seam of the metal outer casing is disposed on an upper surface of the inner wall of the seventh accommodating space, the seventh The upper surface of the inner wall of the accommodating space is plated with an insulating material or covers a non-conductive film.

The mobile storage device according to claim 17, wherein the plug housing is a metal outer casing, and a seam of the metal outer casing is disposed on an upper surface of the inner wall of the seventh accommodating space, the seventh The upper surface of the inner wall of the accommodating space is plated with an insulating material or a film that does not conduct electricity.

The mobile storage device according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the cross section of the seventh accommodating space is a hexagon with two corners at the bottom edge

The mobile storage device according to claim 25, wherein the fifth bearing portion has a cross section of a hexagon having two corners at the bottom edge.