WO2019169649A1 - Docking station and charging data line having same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a docking station and a charging data line having same, the docking station comprising a power data interface, a video conversion module and a USB expansion module, wherein the power data interface is used for connecting to a first external device; the USB expansion module is connected to the power data interface, and is used to expand a USB of the first external device into a plurality of buses; the video conversion module is connected to the power data interface, and is used to perform format conversion on video data outputted by the first external device; the power data interface is further used to connect to an external power adapter for charging the first external device and for providing a power supply to the USB expansion module and the video conversion module. The charging data line of the specific aforementioned docking station may expand buses such as a USB and video transmission line of a first device when charging the first device by means of an external power adapter.

Description

Docking station and charging data line with it Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a docking station and a charging data line having the same.

Background technique

Today's ultra-thin notebooks, mobile phones or tablet computers use small interfaces as external interfaces due to the pursuit of a portable, lightweight and aesthetic design concept. The previous HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), VGA (Video Graphics Array), DP (Display Port), LAN (Local Area Network), USB A and other interfaces are too thick, and the existing portable, lightweight, beautiful design concepts Does not match. Newly produced ultra-thin notebooks, mobile phones or tablets, etc., do not have external HDMI, VGA, DP (Display Port), LAN, USB A and other interfaces, but only use the more powerful Type-c interface as data, sound Video and power supply interface; since each interface is in the transitional update stage, the U disk, USB mouse and keyboard and other USB devices and audio and video devices currently on the market still retain the original interface.

Summary of the invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent. To this end, it is an object of the present invention to provide a docking station and a charging data line having the same.

To achieve the above objective, in one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a docking station, and the docking station includes:

a power data interface, wherein the power data interface is used to connect with the first external device;

a USB expansion module, the USB expansion module is connected to the power data interface, and configured to expand the USB bus of the first external device into multiple

The power data interface is further configured to be connected to an external power adapter, to charge the first external device, and to provide power supply to the USB expansion module.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the USB expansion module includes a USB expansion controller and a plurality of USB interfaces, and the plurality of USB interfaces are respectively connected to the USB expansion controller, and the plurality of USB interfaces are used for Two external devices are connected.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the video conversion module is further configured to be connected to the power data interface for performing format conversion on the video data output by the first external device.

The video conversion module includes a video conversion controller and a video output interface, and the video conversion controller converts the video data output by the first external device into any one or more of HDMI, VGA, DP, and DVI.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an Ethernet communication module is further included, and the Ethernet communication module is connected to a power data interface for performing Ethernet communication with the first external device through the power data interface.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a power module is further provided, and the power module is connected to the power data interface, configured to perform voltage conversion on a power output of the external power adapter, and convert the USB expansion module and the video The module provides power supply.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the power module includes a first voltage conversion module and a second voltage conversion module, and the first voltage conversion module is respectively connected to the power data interface and the second voltage conversion module. The first voltage conversion module boosts the power output of the external power adapter when the power output of the external power adapter is lower than a set value; and the second voltage conversion module converts the power of the first voltage conversion module The output is stepped down and a stable set voltage value is output.

In another aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a charging data line having a docking station, the charging data line having the docking station, comprising: the docking station according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

a first power data connector charging data line, the first power data connector charging data line is connected to the docking station; a second power data connector charging data line, the second power data connector charging data line The docking station is connected.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the external connector of the first power data connector charging data line is a USB Type-c connector; and the external connector of the second power data connector charging data cable is a USB Type-c connector.

The docking station provided by the embodiment of the present invention is configured to be connected to the first external device 40 and the external power adapter 70 through the power data interface 101, and the first external device 40 is connected by the USB expansion module 102. The USB bus is extended to facilitate the user to connect the first external device 40 (eg, a notebook computer) while charging, and insert and read a USB disk, a USB mouse keyboard, and the like through an extended USB bus.

The charging data line with the docking station provided by the embodiment of the invention is convenient for the user to connect the first external device and the external power adapter through the first power data connector charging data line and the second power data connector charging data line. The charging data line of the specific docking station can be used to charge the first device through the external power adapter, and the bus of the USB bus and the video transmission line of the first device is expanded.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of another charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of another charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of another charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a power data interface circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit of a USB expansion module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit of a video conversion module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit of a power module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an application scenario of a charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another application scenario of a charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference mark:

Docking station 10;

Power data interface 101;

USB expansion module 102;

USB expansion controller 1021;

USB interface 1022;

Video conversion module 103;

Video output interface 1031;

Video conversion controller 1032;

Power module 104;

a first voltage conversion module 1041;

a second voltage conversion module 1042;

Ethernet communication module 105;

The first power supply data connector charging data line 20;

a second power supply data connector charging data line 30;

First external device 40;

Second external device 50;

a third external device 60;

External power adapter 70.

The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. The terminology used in the description of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention.

References to "an embodiment" herein mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiments, and are not exclusive or alternative embodiments that are mutually exclusive. Those skilled in the art will understand and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

1 to FIG. 5; FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention; Another schematic diagram of a charging data line structure with a docking station provided by an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a power data provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of the interface circuit structure.

A docking station provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes: a power data interface 101 and a USB expansion module 102; the power data interface 101 is used to connect with the first external device 40; the USB expansion module 102 and The power data interface 101 is connected to expand the USB bus of the first external device 40 into a plurality of; the power data interface 101 is further configured to be connected to the external power adapter 70, and the first external device 40 is Charging, and providing power to the USB expansion module 102 and the video conversion module 103.

Specifically, the docking station is connected to the external power adapter 70 and the first external device 40 through the power data interface 101, and the first external device 40 can be powered by the external power adapter 70 or Charging. The first external device 40 (such as a notebook computer, a mobile phone or other electronic device). The charging mode of the external power adapter 70 for charging the first external device 40 through the docking station may be a fast charging mode, where the fast charging mode is specifically the external power adapter 70 passing through the power data interface 101 and the The first external device 40 performs fast charging protocol communication to determine the charging voltage and the charging current to quickly charge the first external device 40.

The USB expansion module 102 is connected to the power data interface 101, and is connected to the first external device 40 and the external power adapter 70 through the power data interface 101, and the USB connected to the first external device 40. The bus is expanded. For example, through the expansion of the USB bus, a plurality of different types of USB interfaces 1022 (USB A interface, mini USB interface, etc.) are simultaneously expanded, thereby facilitating the user to connect different second external devices 50 (such as a keyboard, a mouse, a USB flash drive, etc.). ). In addition, the USB expansion module 102 is connected to the external power adapter 70 through the power data interface 101, and obtains power from the external power adapter 70, and is the second external device 50 (such as a keyboard, a mouse, or U disk, etc.) power supply.

The docking station provided by the embodiment of the present invention is configured to be connected to the first external device 40 and the external power adapter 70 through the power data interface 101, and the first external device 40 is connected by the USB expansion module 102. The USB bus is extended to facilitate the user to connect the first external device 40 (eg, a notebook computer) while charging, and insert and read a USB disk, a USB mouse keyboard, and the like through an extended USB bus.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit of a USB expansion module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the USB expansion module 102 includes a USB expansion controller 1021 and a plurality of USB interfaces 1022, and the plurality of USB interfaces 1022 are respectively connected to the USB expansion controller 1021. The plurality of USB interfaces 1022 are used to connect with the second external device 50.

Specifically, the embodiment of the present invention expands a plurality of USB buses through one USB expansion controller 1021, and then connects the expanded charging data lines to the corresponding USB interfaces 1022. With continued reference to Figures 4 and 5, in the example of the present invention, the USB bus continues to expand through the USB expansion controller U2 (1021). The UP_DP and UP_DM buses of the USB are connected to the power data interface J3 (101), and the three USB buses are extended, and the extended three USB buses are respectively connected with the first USB interface DOWN1, the second USB interface DOWN2 and the first USB interface. Three USB ports DOWN3 are connected. The first USB interface DOWN1 and the second USB interface DOWN2 are preferably USB A-type interfaces, thereby facilitating connection of the second external device 50 (such as a keyboard, a mouse, a USB flash drive, etc.).

Referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit of a video conversion module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the video conversion module 103 is further connected to the power data interface 101 for formatting the video data output by the first external device 40. The video conversion module 103 includes a video conversion controller 1032 and a video output interface 1031, and the video conversion controller 1032 converts the video data output by the first external device 40 into HDMI, VGA, DP or DVI. Any one.

Specifically, the video conversion module 103 is connected to the power data interface 101, and is connected to the first external device 40 and the external power adapter 70 through the power data interface 101, and the first external device 40 is connected. The output video data is converted into a format, and the video conversion module 103 can convert the video data into different format output video data, and connect with a third external device 60 (such as a display device, a projection device, etc.) through a corresponding interface. . It is convenient for users to play or project video through other display device pairs.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 7, the video conversion controller U5 (1032) is connected to the power data interface J3 (101), and the video conversion controller U5 (1032) outputs the output of the first external device 40. The video data is format converted, and in the example of the present invention, the conversion format is preferably the HDMI format. The video conversion controller U5 transmits the format converted data to the HDMI interface J1. A third external device 60 (such as a display) is connected through the HDMI interface J1.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the video data outputted by the first external device 40 is format-converted (for example, converted into an HDMI format), or the video conversion module 103 is connected to the display to perform video display playback.

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes an Ethernet communication (Internet) module, and the Ethernet communication (Internet) module is connected to the power data interface, and is configured to pass the power data interface with the first The external device performs Ethernet (Internet) communication.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 3, the output data of the first external device 40 can be packaged into Ethernet (Internet) data through the Ethernet (Internet) communication module 105 and transmitted and transmitted to the wired Ethernet network through the network interface ( In the Internet, data of the wired Ethernet (Internet) is unpacked and fed back to the first external device 40.

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the power module 104 is further connected to the power data interface 101, and is configured to perform voltage conversion on the power output of the external power adapter 70, and The USB expansion module 102 and the video conversion module 103 provide power supply.

Specifically, the power supply voltages required by the USB expansion module 102 and the video conversion module 103 may not be the same as the power supply voltages output by the external power adapter 70. At this time, the power module 104 is required to convert the power voltage output by the power adapter 70 into the required power voltages of the USB expansion module 102 and the video conversion module 103.

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the power module 104 includes a first voltage conversion module 1041 and a second voltage conversion module 1042, and the first voltage conversion module 1041 and the power data interface 101 and the The second voltage conversion module 1042 is connected, and the first voltage conversion module 1041 boosts the power output of the external power adapter 70 when the power output from the external power adapter 70 is lower than a set value; The two voltage conversion module 1042 steps down the output of the first voltage conversion module 1041 and outputs a stable set voltage value.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit of a power module 104 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the example of the present invention, the external power adapter 70 is in a fast charging mode, and different first external devices 40 may output different circuit flows and voltages, and the first voltage conversion module 1041 is in the external power adapter. When the power output of the 70 output is lower than the set value, boosting the power output of the external power adapter 70; the second voltage conversion module 1042 steps down the output of the first voltage conversion module 1041, and outputs the output stably. Set the voltage value. Thereby ensuring the stability of the power supply of the docking station. Avoid burning the circuit.

The present invention further provides a charging data line having a docking station comprising: the above-mentioned docking station; a first power source data connector charging data line 20, the first power source data connector charging data line 20 and the docking station Connected; a second power supply data connector charging data line 30, the second power supply data connector charging data line 30 being connected to the docking station, specifically charging the data line 20 and the second through the first power source data connector The power data connector charging data line 30 is respectively connected to the power data interface 101 of the docking station, and the power data interface 101 of the docking station can be taken out to the external interface, which is convenient for the user to use. The docking station is embedded between the first power supply data connector charging data line 20 and the second power source data connector charging data line 30, making the product compact and lightweight.

Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the external connector of the first power data connector charging data line 20 is a USB Type-c connector or an Apple Lightning connector; and the second power data connector charging data line 30 is provided. The external connector is a USB Type-c connector or an Apple Lightning connector.

Specifically, since the first external device (such as a notebook computer) usually has only one power data interface, the user can connect the first external device or the external power adapter through the USB Type-c connector or the Apple Lightning connector.

9 and FIG. 10, FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an application scenario of a charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is another application scenario structure of a charging data line with a docking station according to an embodiment of the present invention. schematic diagram.

In normal use, the first external device 40 (such as a notebook computer), the second external device 50 (such as a keyboard, a mouse), and a third external device (such as a display) are respectively connected through the charging data line with the docking station. , projection device) 60 and external power adapter 70. It is convenient to use the keyboard, mouse operation or format conversion to connect the high-definition display device while charging the notebook computer, which is convenient for the user to use.

The charging data line with the docking station provided by the embodiment of the present invention facilitates the user to connect the first external device 40 and the external power adapter through the first power data connector charging data line 20 and the second power data connector charging data line 30. 70. The charging data line of the specific docking station can be used to charge the first device through the external power adapter 70, and the bus such as the USB bus and the video transmission line of the first device is expanded.

The above is only the embodiment of the present invention, but does not limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still The technical solutions described in the manner are modified, or some of the technical features are equivalently replaced. The equivalent structures made by using the description of the present invention and the contents of the drawings are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, and are equally within the scope of the patent protection of the present invention.

In the description of the present specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" and the like means a specific feature described in connection with the embodiment or example. A structure, material or feature is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In the present specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily mean the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is understood that the foregoing embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive Variations, modifications, alterations and variations of the above-described embodiments are possible within the scope of the invention.

Claims (8)

1. A docking station, characterized in that the docking station comprises:

   a power data interface, wherein the power data interface is used to connect with the first external device;

   a USB expansion module, the USB expansion module is connected to the power data interface, and configured to expand the USB bus of the first external device into multiple

   The power data interface is further configured to be connected to an external power adapter, to charge the first external device, and to provide power supply to the USB expansion module.
2. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein the USB expansion module comprises a USB expansion controller and a plurality of USB interfaces, wherein the plurality of USB interfaces are respectively connected to the USB expansion controller, the plurality of The USB interface is used to connect with the second external device.
3. The docking station of claim 1 , further comprising a video conversion module, wherein the video conversion module is coupled to the power data interface for format conversion of video data output by the first external device;

   The video conversion module includes a video conversion controller and a video output interface, and the video conversion controller converts the video data output by the first external device into any one or more of HDMI, VGA, DP, and DVI.
4. The docking station according to claim 1, further comprising an Ethernet communication module, wherein the Ethernet communication module is connected to the power data interface, and configured to perform an ether with the first external device through the power data interface Network communication.
5. The docking station according to claim 4, further comprising a power module, wherein the power module is connected to the power data interface for voltage-converting the power output of the external power adapter, and The USB expansion module and video conversion module provide power supply.
6. The docking station according to claim 5, wherein the power module comprises a first voltage conversion module and a second voltage conversion module, the first voltage conversion module respectively interfacing with the power data and the second The voltage conversion module is connected, the first voltage conversion module boosts the power output of the external power adapter when the power output of the external power adapter is lower than a set value; the second voltage conversion module will The output of the first voltage conversion module is stepped down and outputs a stable set voltage value.
7. A charging data line having a docking station, characterized in that the charging data line having a docking station comprises: the docking station according to any one of claims 1 to 6;

   a first power data connector charging data line, the first power data connector charging data line is connected to the docking station; a second power data connector charging data line, the second power data connector charging data line The docking station is connected.
8. The docking station according to claim 7, wherein the external connector of the first power data connector charging data line is a USB Type-c connector or an Apple Lightning connector; and the second power data connector charging data line is provided. The external connector is a USB Type-c connector or an Apple Lightning connector.

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