WO2020253544A1 - 连接器和包括连接器的第二电子设备 - Google Patents

连接器和包括连接器的第二电子设备 Download PDF

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WO2020253544A1
WO2020253544A1 PCT/CN2020/094335 CN2020094335W WO2020253544A1 WO 2020253544 A1 WO2020253544 A1 WO 2020253544A1 CN 2020094335 W CN2020094335 W CN 2020094335W WO 2020253544 A1 WO2020253544 A1 WO 2020253544A1
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孙鹏达
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Priority to KR1020207038040A priority patent/KR102257802B1/ko
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of electronic communication, and in particular, to a connector for connecting a first electronic device and a second electronic device, and a second electronic device including the connector.
  • the present disclosure provides a connector for connecting a first electronic device and a second electronic device and a second electronic device including the connector.
  • this connector by configuring the power supply connector assembly mated with the power connector assembly to access the power source, it is possible to realize data transmission between the first electronic device and the second electronic device while using the power source to connect the first The electronic device and the second electronic device supply power.
  • a connector for coupling a first electronic device and a second electronic device with a power source so that the power source provides current to the first electronic device and the second electronic device
  • the first electronic device can be communicatively connected with the second electronic device via the connector and supply power to the second electronic device
  • the connector includes: a first connector assembly for coupling with the first electronic device A power supply connector assembly for coupling with the power supply; a power cord, which couples the second electronic device and the first connector assembly to the power supply connector assembly, so that the power supply is The second electronic device and the first electronic device are powered; a data line, one end of the data line is coupled to the second electronic device, and the other end is coupled to the first connector assembly for data transmission
  • a power supply state detection circuit coupled to the power supply connector assembly, configured to detect whether the power supply connector assembly is coupled to the power supply; a message transmission line, one end of the message transmission line and the power supply state detection Circuit coupling, wherein the other end of the message transmission line is coupled
  • the power cord may couple the first connector assembly to the power supply connector assembly via the second electronic device.
  • the power connection message may include power configuration information.
  • the connector may further include: a second connector component coupled to the one end of the data line for coupling the data line to the second Electronic equipment; and a third connector component, coupled to the other end of the message transmission line, for coupling the message transmission line to the first electronic device or the second electronic device.
  • the types of the first connector component and the second connector component may be the same.
  • the first connector component and the second connector component may be any one of the following: Universal Serial Bus Type-C connector component; Universal Serial Bus Thunderbolt Type connector assembly; universal serial bus Type-B type connector assembly; universal serial bus Type-A type connector assembly; mini universal serial bus type assembly.
  • the first connector component may be a universal serial interface component.
  • the connector when the other end of the message transmission line is coupled to the second electronic device, the connector may further include: a fourth connector assembly, the fourth connector The component is coupled to the one end of the data line and the other end of the message transmission line for coupling the data line and the message transmission line to the second electronic device.
  • the data line, the power line, and the message transmission line may be integrated into a connection cable.
  • the connecting cable may be formed as a branched connecting cable
  • the first connector assembly may be located at one end of the connecting cable
  • the other end of the connecting cable may be Used for coupling with the second electronic device
  • the power supply connector assembly may be located at the branch end of the connecting cable.
  • the connector may further include a housing capable of accommodating the first electronic device, the connecting cable is fixed on the housing, and the second connector assembly is self-contained.
  • the housing extends outward.
  • the power supply state detection circuit may be arranged in the connection cable.
  • the second electronic device may be a wearable augmented reality device or a wearable virtual reality device.
  • a second electronic device including the connector as described above.
  • the power supply detection circuit may be provided in the second electronic device.
  • the connector of the present disclosure by providing a power supply connector assembly that matches with the power connector assembly, and using a message transmission line to send a power connection message to the first electronic device or the second electronic device, it is possible to realize the connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • the first electronic device and the second electronic device are powered by the power source, so that the power endurance of the first electronic device and the second electronic device can be increased, which is convenient for users.
  • the power cord by coupling the power cord to the first connector assembly via the second electronic device, the power cord can be coupled to the power source and the first electronic device via the second electronic device.
  • the first electronic device can indicate that the power supply has the When the second electronic device is capable of supplying power, stop supplying power to the second electronic device.
  • the second electronic device can send the power supply to the second electronic device when the power configuration information indicates that the power supply has the ability to supply power to the second electronic device.
  • An electronic device sends a power stop message. This can prevent the second electronic device from failing to work normally after the first electronic device stops supplying power to the second electronic device.
  • the second connector interface and the third connector interface are provided at the end of the data line and the message transmission line connected to the second electronic device, so that the connector can be plugged and plugged with the second electronic device.
  • the equipment is connected for the convenience of users.
  • the connector of the present disclosure by arranging the power supply state detection circuit close to the first connector assembly, it is convenient for the user to move when using the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • the connector of the present disclosure by integrating the data line, the power line, and the message transmission line into the connection cable, the inconvenience caused by the use of multiple connection cables can be avoided, thereby further facilitating the user to use the connector to connect The first electronic device and the second electronic device and the power supply.
  • Fig. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of a connector and its applicable first electronic device and second electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of an example of the connection relationship of various circuits when the connector shown in FIG. 1A connects the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of another example of the connection relationship of various circuits when the connector shown in FIG. 1A connects the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector and its applicable first electronic device and second electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a second electronic device and a first electronic device capable of being coupled thereto according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a circuit connection relationship when a connector is connected to a first electronic device and a second electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Data line 132 Message transmission line
  • First connector component 134 Power supply connector component
  • Power supply 210 First electronic equipment
  • First device end connector assembly 220 Second electronic device
  • Second device end connector assembly 222 Third device end connector assembly
  • Connector 231 Data cable
  • Power supply connector assembly 235 Power supply status detection circuit
  • Second connector assembly 237 Third connector assembly
  • Second electronic device 321 Second adaptation circuit
  • Connector 331 Data cable
  • Power supply connector assembly 335 Power supply status detection circuit
  • the first adaptation circuit 420 The second adaptation circuit
  • Power supply 440 Power supply connector assembly
  • the term “including” and its variants means open terms, meaning “including but not limited to.”
  • the term “based on” means “based at least in part on.”
  • the terms “one embodiment” and “an embodiment” mean “at least one embodiment.”
  • the term “another embodiment” means “at least one other embodiment.”
  • the terms “first”, “second”, etc. may refer to different or the same objects. Other definitions can be included below, either explicit or implicit. Unless clearly indicated in the context, the definition of a term is consistent throughout the specification.
  • Coupled refers to direct mechanical connection, communication or electrical connection between two components, or indirect mechanical connection, communication or electrical connection through intermediate components.
  • electrical connection refers to the possibility of electrical communication between two components for data/information exchange.
  • the electrical connection may refer to a direct electrical connection between two components, or an indirect electrical connection through an intermediate component.
  • the electrical connection can be implemented in a wired manner or a wireless manner.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of a connector and its applicable first electronic device and second electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of the connection relationship of various circuits when the connector shown in FIG. 1A is connected to the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of another example of the connection relationship of various circuits when the connector shown in FIG. 1A connects the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • the connector assembly is omitted in FIGS. 1B and 1C.
  • the connector 130 is used to couple the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120.
  • the first electronic device 110 can use its own power supply to power the second electronic device 120.
  • the second electronic device itself may not have a power source or may have a power source.
  • the first electronic device 110 may be, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, or other devices.
  • the second electronic device 120 may be, for example, a wearable virtual reality device (such as VR glasses), a wearable augmented reality device (such as AR glasses), a smart bracelet, a smart phone, a display device, and the like.
  • the first electronic device 110 is the master device
  • the second electronic device 120 is the slave device.
  • the master device can transmit data (video, audio, pictures, etc.) to the slave device for various operations (such as Show operation).
  • the first electronic device 110 may have a first device-side connector component 111 and a first adapter circuit (not shown in the figure) coupled with the first device-side connector component 111.
  • the second electronic device 120 may have a second adaptation circuit (not shown in the figure).
  • the adapter circuit is coupled with the connector assembly or with the corresponding connection cable, so that when the connector assembly on the connector end is coupled with the device end connector assembly, the data line of the connection cable Or the message transmission line is coupled with the data transmission port or the message transmission port of the adaptation circuit, so that the signal or data is transmitted through the data line and the message transmission line.
  • the adapter circuit can also couple the power cord of the connector with the power port of the electronic device to supply power to the electronic device.
  • the adaptation circuit can also implement the Power Delivery (PD) protocol.
  • the adapter circuit can also detect and determine the insertion direction of the connector assembly, and configure the data transmission port according to the insertion direction.
  • the device-side connector component and the connector-side connector component can be Type-C, Lightning (Lighting) and other types that can be plugged in front and back.
  • the adapter circuit can be configured to connect according to the insertion direction of the connector interface.
  • the adaptation circuit is an adaptation circuit corresponding to the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • its adaptation circuit can be a part of the main control circuit of the phone.
  • the adaptation circuit can be a part of its internal configuration.
  • the first electronic device 110 may be a smart phone
  • the second electronic device 120 may be VR/AR glasses.
  • a connection cable such as a USB cable
  • the smart phone can transmit video, audio and other data to the VR/AR glasses through the data line of the connection cable, thereby displaying it on the VR/AR glasses VR/AR effects.
  • the VR/AR glasses do not have a power source
  • the smart phone can supply power to the VR/AR glasses through the power cord connected to the cable.
  • the AR/AR glasses have a power source, their data display and data processing consumes a lot of power, so the first electronic device can also be used to power them.
  • the connector 130 shown in FIG. 1A When the connector 130 shown in FIG. 1A is used, it is possible to realize data transmission between the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 while using a power supply for power supply.
  • the connector 130 includes a data line 131, a message transmission line 132, a first connector component 133, a power supply connector component 134, and a power supply state detection circuit 135 coupled with the power supply connector component 134.
  • the power supply connector assembly 134 cooperates with the power supply connector assembly to couple with the power source.
  • the connector 130 also includes a power cord (not shown in FIG. 1A).
  • the power cord may be coupled with the power port of the first connector assembly, the second electronic device, and the power supply connector assembly, so that the first connector assembly and the second electronic device are coupled with the power supply connector assembly.
  • a connector assembly, a second electronic device, and a power port of the power supply connector assembly can be coupled to the power bus (VBUS).
  • the power lines may include power lines 136a, 136b, and 136c, respectively coupling the first electronic device 110, the second electronic device 120, and the power supply status detection circuit 135 to VBUS.
  • the power port of the power supply connector assembly (not shown in FIG. 1B) may be coupled to the power port of the power supply state detection circuit 135, or may be coupled to VBUS. Therefore, the power cord can couple the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 to the power supply connector assembly.
  • the power supply 140 can be coupled to the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120, so that the power supply 140 can be used to supply power to both.
  • the power cord may include power cords 136c, 136d, and 136e.
  • the power line 136c couples the power supply state detection circuit 135 to VBUS
  • the power line 136d is coupled to the power supply state detection circuit 135 and the power port of the second electronic device 120
  • the power line 136e couples the first electronic device to the second electronic device 120 power port.
  • the power port of the power supply connector assembly (not shown in FIG. 1C) may be coupled to the power port of the power supply state detection circuit 135, or may be coupled to VBUS.
  • the power cord can couple the first electronic device 110 to the power supply connector assembly via the second electronic device 120, so that the power cord can couple the first electronic device to the power supply connector assembly via the second electronic device.
  • the power supply connector assembly is coupled to the power supply 140
  • the power supply 140 can be coupled to the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120.
  • the power cord may also be coupled to the power port of the power supply connector assembly without the power supply state detection circuit, or may be coupled to the power port of the power supply connector assembly through VBUS.
  • the first electronic device 110 may have a first device end connector assembly 111.
  • the first connector assembly 133 is mated with the first device end connector assembly 111 of the first electronic device 110 for coupling to the first electronic device 110.
  • the first device connector component 111 may be a connector socket
  • the first connector component 133 may be a connector plug that matches the connector socket.
  • One end of the data line 131 is coupled to the data transmission port of the second electronic device 120, and the other end is coupled to the data transmission port of the first connector assembly 133.
  • the first connector assembly 133 is coupled to the first device connector assembly 111
  • the first electronic device 110 and the second electronic device 120 are communicatively connected via the data line 131, so that the first electronic device The device 110 and the second electronic device 120 can perform data transmission via the data line 131.
  • the first electronic device can configure its own power state as a power supply state to supply power to the second electronic device via the power cord.
  • the power supply connector assembly 134 may mate with the power supply connector assembly.
  • the power connector assembly may be a connector plug, and the power supply connector assembly 134 may be a connector socket mated with the power connector assembly.
  • the power supply connector assembly can be, for example, a serial bus Type-C (USB Type-C) connector interface, a universal serial bus lightning type connector interface, a universal serial bus Type-B (USB Type-B or Micro USB -B) type connector interface, universal serial bus Type-A (USB Type-A or Micro USB-A) type connector interface, mini universal serial bus (Mini USB) type interface, etc.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 135 is coupled to the power supply connector assembly 134.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 135 is configured to detect whether the power supply connector assembly 134 is coupled to a power source.
  • the power supply connector assembly 134 may be a connector socket, and the power supply connector assembly may be a connector plug.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 135 can detect whether the power supply connector assembly is inserted into the power supply connector assembly 134 in the form of a slot, thereby detecting whether the power supply is coupled to the electrical power supply connector assembly.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 135 may also be configured to obtain power configuration information of the power supply, such as parameters such as voltage and current. The power configuration information can reflect the power supply capability of the power supply.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 135 can also be configured to detect the insertion direction of the power connector assembly, and can configure the data transmission port of the power supply connector assembly 134 according to the insertion direction. As shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, when the power connector assembly is coupled with the power supply connector assembly, the power supply 140 is coupled with the power supply state detection circuit 135.
  • One end of the message transmission line 132 is coupled to the power supply state detection circuit 135. As shown in FIG. 1A, the other end of the message transmission line 132 may be coupled to the second electronic device 120.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 135 detects that the power supply is coupled to the power supply connector assembly 134 for power supply, it can send a power connection message to the second electronic device 120 via the message transmission line 132.
  • the power supply connection message is used to notify the second electronic device 120 that the power supply connector assembly 134 is coupled to the power supply.
  • the second electronic device 120 may send a power supply stop message to the first electronic device 110 to notify the first electronic device to stop supplying power to the second electronic device.
  • the first electronic device 110 receives the power supply stop message, it stops supplying power to the second electronic device.
  • the first electronic device 110 may convert its internal power state into a power receiving state, so as to use the power source to power it.
  • the first electronic device 110 may execute a power state switching (Power Swap) process in the PD protocol to set the power state to the power receiving state, so that the power source can supply power to the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • Power Swap power state switching
  • the internal The first adapting circuit can make the smart phone enter the display data output mode to output display data to the AR/VR glasses via the data line.
  • the PD protocol can be executed between the first adapting circuit and the second adapting circuit of the AR/VR glasses to make the smart phone convert the power state to the power supply state, so that the AR/VR glasses can be powered via the power cord.
  • the second adapter circuit of the AR/VR glasses notifies the smartphone to stop supplying power to the AR/VR glasses after receiving the power connection message.
  • the other end of the message transmission line 132 may be coupled with the first connector assembly 133.
  • the first connector component 133 may also have a message transmission port in addition to the data transmission port and the power port, and the message transmission port is used to couple with the message transmission line.
  • the message transmission line 132 can be coupled to the first electronic device 110.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 135 detects that the power supply connector assembly 134 is coupled to the power supply 140
  • a power connection message may be sent to the first electronic device 110 via the message transmission line 132.
  • the first electronic device 110 may stop supplying power to the second electronic device 120 when receiving the power connection message. After the power supply to the second electronic device 120 is stopped, the first electronic device 110 may convert its internal power state into a power receiving state, so as to use the power source to power it.
  • the power connection message may include power configuration information.
  • the second electronic device 120 may determine whether to send a power supply stop message to the first electronic device 110 based on the power configuration message.
  • receives the power configuration information it can determine whether the power source has the ability to supply power to the second electronic device according to the power configuration information. For example, it can be determined whether the voltage, current, etc. provided by the power supply can meet the power requirements of the second electronic device.
  • the second electronic device 120 may send a power supply stop message to the first electronic device 110 when the power source has the ability to supply power to the second electronic device, so as to stop the first electronic device from supplying power to the second electronic device.
  • the first electronic device 110 may also determine whether to stop supplying power to the second electronic device 120 based on the power configuration information, and may also configure based on the power configuration information Power status.
  • the second electronic device can receive power from the power source and continue to work.
  • the device can be restarted, and after restarting the device, the data transmission request is sent to the first adapter circuit of the first electronic device via the data line again, so that the first electronic device The first adaptation circuit of the device configures the data output mode.
  • the power supply 140 can be used to power the second electronic device, so as to improve the endurance of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector and its applicable first electronic device and second electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the other end of the message transmission line 232 is used for coupling with the second electronic device 220.
  • the power cord is not shown in FIG. 2, and the power cord may couple the power ports of the first connector assembly 233 and the second connector assembly 236 with the power port of the power supply connector assembly 234 in any manner.
  • the power cord may be respectively coupled to the power ports of the first connector assembly 233, the second connector assembly 236, and the power supply connector assembly 234, and couple the three to VBUS.
  • the power cord can also couple the power ports of the second connector component 236 and the power supply connector component 234 to VBUS, and couple the power port of the second connector component 236 to the power port of the first connector component 233.
  • the second electronic device 220 has a second device end connector assembly 221 and a third device end connector assembly 222
  • the connector 230 has a second connector assembly 236 and a third connector assembly 237.
  • the second connector assembly 236 and the third connector assembly 237 are mated with the second device end connector assembly 221 and the third device end connector assembly 222, respectively.
  • the second connector assembly 236 is coupled to an end of the data line that is coupled to the second electronic device 220 for coupling the data line 231 to the second electronic device 220.
  • the third connector component 237 is coupled to an end of the message transmission line that is coupled to the second electronic device 220 for coupling the message transmission line 232 to the second electronic device 220.
  • the connector 230 can enable data transmission between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 235 may send a power connection message to the second electronic device 220 via the message transmission line 232.
  • the second electronic device 220 sends a power supply stop message to the first electronic device 210 when receiving the power connection message.
  • the first electronic device 210 stops supplying power to the second electronic device 220, and converts its own power state to a power receiving state, so that the power source can be the first electronic device 210 and the second electronic device 220 powered by.
  • the connector 230 may have a fourth connector assembly.
  • the fourth connector component may have a data transmission port and a message transmission port, the data transmission port is coupled to one end of the data line that is coupled to the second electronic device, and the message transmission port is coupled to the second electronic device of the message transmission line One end of the coupling.
  • the second electronic device may have a device-side connector component that is mated with the fourth connector component. When the fourth connector component is coupled to the device-side connector component, it can The data line and the message transmission line are coupled to the second electronic device.
  • Data lines, power lines and message transmission lines can be integrated into connecting cables. It is also possible to integrate the data line and the power line into the first connection cable, and integrate the message transmission line into the second connection cable.
  • one end of the first connecting cable may be provided with a second connector assembly, and the other end may be provided with a first connector assembly; one end of the second connecting cable may be provided with a third connector assembly, and the other end may be connected to The state detection circuit is coupled.
  • the first connector assembly may be arranged at one end of the same connecting cable, and the fourth connector assembly may be arranged at the other end of the same connecting cable.
  • connection cable can be formed as a branch connection cable, one end of which can be coupled to the first connector assembly, and the other end can be coupled to the second electronic device or the connector assembly for coupling with the second electronic device (for example, The second connector component, the third connector component, and the fourth connector component), and the power supply connector component for coupling to the power source may be provided on the branch end.
  • the connector may not be provided with a protruding branch end, for example, a power supply connector assembly may be provided at the intersection of the data line and the message transmission line.
  • the first connection cable may be any universal serial bus that can realize data transmission and power transmission functions, for example, it may be a universal serial bus Type-C (USB Type-C) Cable, Universal Serial Bus Thunderbolt Cable, Universal Serial Bus Type-B (USB Type-B or Micro USB-B) Cable, Universal Serial Bus Type-A (USB Type-A) Or Micro USB-A) cable, Mini Universal Serial Bus (Mini USB) cable, etc.
  • USB Type-C Universal Serial Bus Thunderbolt Cable
  • USB Type-B USB Type-B or Micro USB-B
  • USB Type-A Universal Serial Bus Type-A
  • Mini Universal Serial Bus Mini USB
  • the first connector component may be a universal serial interface component.
  • the first connector interface may be a universal serial bus Type-C (USB Type-C) connector interface, a universal serial bus lightning type connector interface, a universal serial bus Type-B (USB Type-B or Micro USB-B) type connector interface, universal serial bus Type-A (USB Type-A or Micro USB-A) type connector interface, mini universal serial bus (Mini USB) type interface, etc.
  • USB Type-C universal serial bus Type-C
  • USB Type-B or Micro USB-B universal serial bus Type-B
  • USB Type-A universal serial bus Type-A
  • mini universal serial bus Mini USB
  • the connector of the present disclosure may further include a housing capable of accommodating the first electronic device, the connecting cable may be fixed on the housing, the second connector assembly and the third connector assembly (or the fourth connector The component) can extend outward from the housing.
  • the power supply state detection circuit may be arranged in the connecting cable, and may also be arranged in the housing.
  • the power supply connector assembly may be provided close to the position where the power supply state detection circuit is provided.
  • the first connector assembly may be arranged at a position close to the device end connector of the first electronic device and the housing, so as to facilitate the first connection when the first electronic device is placed in the housing.
  • the device assembly is coupled with the first electronic device.
  • the third connector assembly may extend outward from the housing, or may be arranged on the housing, for example, may be arranged on the side of the housing.
  • the power supply state detection circuit may be arranged close to the first connector assembly. Since the user may need to hold or move the first electronic device or the second electronic device when using the first electronic device and the second electronic device, by arranging the power supply state detection circuit close to the first connector interface, the The larger or heavier part of the connector is close to the first electronic device to facilitate the user to move or hold, and to facilitate the user to insert or pull out the connector on the first electronic device.
  • the power supply state detection circuit may be arranged in the connection cable.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a second electronic device and a first electronic device capable of being coupled thereto according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 335 can be provided in the second electronic device 320 and communicates with the second electronic device 320 via the message transmission line 332.
  • the adaptation circuit 321 is coupled.
  • the power supply connector component 334 may be disposed on the second electronic device 320.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 335 sends a power connection message to the second adapter circuit 321 via the message transmission line 332.
  • One end of the data line 331 can be coupled to the second adapter circuit 321 and the other end is coupled to the first connector assembly 333.
  • the power line (not shown) may be coupled to VBUS, and may be coupled to the power port of the first connector assembly, the second adapter circuit, and the power supply connector assembly. At least part of the power cord may be integrated with the data line 331 into a connecting cable, and the first connector assembly may be provided at one end of the connecting cable.
  • the data line 331 may be coupled to the data transmission port of the first connector assembly 333, and the power line may be coupled to the power port of the first connector assembly.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a circuit connection relationship when a connector is connected to a first electronic device and a second electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 450 is implemented based on the CCG2 chip
  • the second adaptation circuit 420 is implemented based on the CCG3 chip.
  • the above chips are only listed to illustrate the implementation examples of the connector in detail, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to these, and can be implemented by any electronic device that can implement the circuit functions of the present disclosure.
  • the power supply state detection circuit and the second adaptation circuit can also be implemented based on any electronic device capable of realizing the PD protocol and data transmission function.
  • FIG. 4 only illustrates the connection relationship for explaining the solution of the present disclosure, and other devices or connection relationships are omitted.
  • the power supply 430 is connected to the power supply connector assembly 440.
  • the data port of the power supply connector assembly 440 is connected to the CC line of the CCG2 in the chip power supply state detection circuit 450 to transmit a power connection message to the CCG2.
  • the I2C data port of the power supply state detection circuit 450 is coupled to the I2C data port of the second adaptation circuit 420 via a data line.
  • the power supply state detection circuit 450 can send a power connection message to the second adapter circuit 420 via the message transmission line.
  • the power supply status detection circuit and the second adaptation circuit shown in FIG. 4 transmit power connection messages through I2C communication
  • those skilled in the art can also reasonably configure the power supply status detection circuit and the second adaptation circuit.
  • the device structure described in the foregoing embodiments may be a physical structure or a logical structure. That is, some units may be implemented by the same physical entity, or some units may be implemented by multiple physical entities, or may be implemented by multiple physical entities. Some components in independent devices are implemented together.

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Abstract

一种将第一电子设备（110、210、310）和第二电子设备（120、220、320）与电源（140、430）耦接以使得电源（140、430）向第一电子设备（110、210、310）和第二电子设备（120、220、320）提供电流的连接器（130、230、330），连接器（130、230、330）包括：第一连接器组件（133、233、333），用于与第一电子设备（110、210、310）耦接；供电连接器组件（134、234、334），用于与电源（140、430）耦接；电源线（136a、136b、136c、136d、136e），将第二电子设备（120、220、320）和第一连接器组件（133、233、333）耦接至供电连接器组件（134、234、334）；数据线（131、231、331），数据线（131、231、331）的一端与第二电子设备（120、220、320）耦接，另一端与第一连接器组件（133、233、333）耦接；以及供电状态检测电路（135、235、335），与供电连接器组件（134、234、334）耦接，被配置为检测供电连接器组件（134、234、334）是否与电源（140、430）耦接；消息传输线（132、232、332），消息传输线（132、232、332）的一端与供电状态检测电路（135、235、335）耦接，消息传输线（132、232、332）的另一端与第二电子设备（120、220、320）耦接，供电状态检测电路（135、235、335）被配置为：在检测到供电连接器组件（134、234、334）与电源（140、430）耦接时，经由消息传输线（132、232、332）向第二电子设备（120、220、320）发送电源（140、430）连接消息。

Description

连接器和包括连接器的第二电子设备 技术领域
本公开涉及电子通信领域，具体地，涉及用于连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备的连接器以及包括连接器的第二电子设备。
背景技术
目前，存在利用连接器连接两个电子设备，以在该两个电子设备之间进行数据传输的应用场景。在这种应用场景中，数据传输会消耗大量的电量。然而，由于电子设备的连接器插槽通常数量有限(通常为一个)，因而无法利用外部电源来对电子设备供电。当电子设备电量耗尽时，不得不停止使用而利用各自的连接器插槽来进行充电。因而，现有技术的连接器不方便用户使用电子设备。
发明内容
鉴于上述，本公开提供了一种用于连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备的连接器以及包括该连接器的第二电子设备。利用该连接器，通过配置与电源连接器组件配合的供电连接器组件，以接入电源，能够实现在第一电子设备和第二电子设备之间进行数据传输的同时，利用电源来对第一电子设备和第二电子设备进行供电。
根据本公开的一个方面，提供了一种用于将第一电子设备和第二电子设备与电源耦接以使得所述电源向所述第一电子设备和第二电子设备提供电流的连接器，其中第一电子设备能够经由所述连接器与第二电子设备通信地连接并向第二电子设备供电，所述连接器包括：第一连接器组件，用于与所述第一电子设备耦接；供电连接器组件，用于与所述电源耦接；电源线，将所述第二电子设备和所述第一连接器组件耦接至所述供电连接器组件，以由所述电源向所述第二电子设备和所述第一电子设备供电；数据线，所述数据线的一端与所述第二电子设备耦接，另一端与所述第一连接 器组件耦接，以进行数据传输；以及供电状态检测电路，与所述供电连接器组件耦接，被配置为检测所述供电连接器组件是否与所述电源耦接；消息传输线，所述消息传输线的一端与所述供电状态检测电路耦接，其中，所述消息传输线的另一端与所述第二电子设备耦接，所述供电状态检测电路被配置为：在检测到所述供电连接器组件与所述电源耦接时，经由所述消息传输线向所述第二电子设备发送电源连接消息；或所述消息传输线的另一端与所述第一连接器组件耦接，所述供电状态检测电路被配置为：在检测到所述供电连接器组件与所述电源耦接时，经由所述消息传输线向所述第一电子设备发送电源连接消息。其中，所述电源连接消息用于指示所述供电连接器组件与所述电源耦接。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述电源线可以经由所述第二电子设备使所述第一连接器组件耦接至所述供电连接器组件。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述电源连接消息可以包括电源配置信息。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述连接器还可以包括：第二连接器组件，与所述数据线的所述一端耦接，以用于将所述数据线耦接至所述第二电子设备；以及第三连接器组件，与所述消息传输线的所述另一端耦接，以用于将所述消息传输线耦接至所述第一电子设备或所述第二电子设备。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述第一连接器组件和所述第二连接器组件的类型可以相同。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述第一连接器组件和所述第二连接器组件可以为以下中的任意一种：通用串行总线Type-C型连接器组件；通用串行总线雷电型连接器组件；通用串行总线Type-B型连接器组件；通用串行总线Type-A型连接器组件；迷你通用串行总线型组件。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述第一连接器组件可以为通用串行接口组件。
可选的，在一个示例中，当所述消息传输线的所述另一端与所述第二电子设备耦接时，所述连接器还可以包括：第四连接器组件，所述第四连接器组件与所述数据线的所述一端和所述消息传输线的所述另一端耦接， 以用于将所述数据线和所述消息传输线耦接至所述第二电子设备。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述数据线、所述电源线以及所述消息传输线可以集成为连接线缆。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述连接线缆可以被形成为分支型连接线缆，所述第一连接器组件可以位于所述连接线缆的一端，所述连接线缆的另一端可以用于与所述第二电子设备耦接，以及所述供电连接器组件可以位于所述连接线缆的分支端。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述连接器还可以包括能够容纳所述第一电子设备的壳体，所述连接线缆固定于所述壳体上，所述第二连接器组件自所述壳体向外延伸。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述供电状态检测电路可以被布置在所述连接线缆内。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述第二电子设备可以为可穿戴增强现实设备或者可穿戴虚拟现实设备。
根据本公开的另一方面，还提供一种第二电子设备，包括如上所述的连接器。
可选的，在一个示例中，所述供电检测电路可以被设置于所述第二电子设备中。
利用本公开的连接器，通过设置与电源连接器组件配合的供电连接器组件，并利用消息传输线向第一电子设备或第二电子设备发送电源连接消息，能够实现在第一电子设备和第二电子设备之间进行数据传输时利用电源对第一电子设备和第二电子设备进行供电，从而能够能高第一电子设备和第二电子设备的电源续航能力，以方便用户使用。
利用本公开的连接器，通过使电源线经由第二电子设备耦接至第一连接器组件，从而能够经由第二电子设备使电源线耦接电源和第一电子设备。
利用本公开的连接器，通过向第一电子设备或第二电子设备发送电源配置消息，从而当电源连接消息发送给第一电子设备时，第一电子设备可以在电源配置信息表明电源具备向第二电子设备供电的能力时，停止向第二电子设备供电，当电源连接消息发送给第二电子设备时，第二电子设备 可以电源配置信息表明电源具备向第二电子设备供电的能力时向第一电子设备发送停止供电消息。由此，能够防止在第一电子设备停止向第二电子设备供电之后第二电子设备无法正常工作。
利用本公开的连接器，通过在数据线和消息传输线与第二电子设备连接的一端设置第二连接器接口和第三连接器接口，从而能够使连接器以可插拔的方式与第二电子设备连接，以方便用户使用。
利用本公开的连接器，通过使供电状态检测电路被布置为靠近第一连接器组件，能够方便用户在使用第一电子设备和第二电子设备时进行移动。
利用本公开的连接器，通过将数据线、电源线以及消息传输线集成为连接线缆，能够避免多根连接线缆在使用时带来的不方便之处，因而能够进一步方便用户使用连接器连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备以及电源。
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通过参照下面的附图，可以实现对于本公开内容的本质和优点的进一步理解。在附图中，类似组件或特征可以具有相同的附图标记。附图是用来提供对本发明实施例的进一步理解，并且构成说明书的一部分，与下面的具体实施方式一起用于解释本公开的实施例，但并不构成对本公开的实施例的限制。
图1A是根据本公开的一个实施例的连接器及其所适用的第一电子设备和第二电子设备的结构示意图。
图1B是图1A所示的连接器在连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备时的各个电路连接关系的一个示例的示意图。
图1C是图1A所示的连接器在连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备时的各个电路连接关系的另一示例的示意图。
图2是根据本公开的另一实施例的连接器及其所适用的第一电子设备和第二电子设备的结构示意图。
图3是根据本公开的一个实施例的第二电子设备及能够与其耦接的第一电子设备的结构示意图。
图4是根据本公开的另一实施例的连接器在连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备时的电路连接关系示意图。
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110：第一电子设备               111：第一设备端连接器组件
120：第二电子设备               130：连接器
131：数据线                     132：消息传输线
133：第一连接器组件             134：供电连接器组件
135：供电状态检测电路
136a/136b/136c/136d/136e：电源线
140：电源                       210：第一电子设备
211：第一设备端连接器组件       220：第二电子设备
221：第二设备端连接器组件       222：第三设备端连接器组件
230：连接器                     231：数据线
232：消息传输线                 233：第一连接器组件
234：供电连接器组件             235：供电状态检测电路
236：第二连接器组件             237：第三连接器组件
310：第一电子设备               311：第一设备端连接器组件
320：第二电子设备               321：第二适配电路
330：连接器                     331：数据线
332：消息传输线                 333：第一连接器组件
334：供电连接器组件             335：供电状态检测电路
410：第一适配电路               420：第二适配电路
430：电源                       440：供电连接器组件
450：供电状态检测电路
具体实施方式
以下将参考示例实施方式讨论本文描述的主题。应该理解，讨论这些实施方式只是为了使得本领域技术人员能够更好地理解从而实现本文描述的主题，并非是对权利要求书中所阐述的保护范围、适用性或者示例的限制。可以在不脱离本公开内容的保护范围的情况下，对所讨论的元素的功能和排列进行改变。各个示例可以根据需要，省略、替代或者添加各种过 程或组件。另外，相对一些示例所描述的特征在其它例子中也可以进行组合。
如本文中使用的，术语“包括”及其变型表示开放的术语，含义是“包括但不限于”。术语“基于”表示“至少部分地基于”。术语“一个实施例”和“一实施例”表示“至少一个实施例”。术语“另一个实施例”表示“至少一个其他实施例”。术语“第一”、“第二”等可以指代不同的或相同的对象。下面可以包括其他的定义，无论是明确的还是隐含的。除非上下文中明确地指明，否则一个术语的定义在整个说明书中是一致的。
在本文中，术语“耦接”是指两个组件之间直接机械连接、连通或电连接，或者通过中间组件来间接机械连接、连通或电连接。术语“电连接”是指两个组件之间可以进行电通信以进行数据/信息交换。同样，所述电连接可以指两个组件之间直接电连接，或者通过中间组件来间接电连接。所述电连接可以采用有线方式或无线方式来实现。
现在结合附图来描述本公开的连接器和包括该连接器的第二电子设备。
图1A是根据本公开的一个实施例的连接器及其所适用的第一电子设备和第二电子设备的结构示意图。图1B是图1A所示的连接器在连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备时的各个电路连接关系示意图。图1C是图1A所示的连接器在连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备时的各个电路连接关系的另一示例的示意图。其中，图1B和图1C中省略了连接器组件。
如图1A所示，连接器130用于耦接第一电子设备110和第二电子设备120。第一电子设备110能够利用自身的电源为第二电子设备120供电。第二电子设备本身可以不具有电源，也可以具有电源。第一电子设备110例如可以是智能手机、平板式电脑、桌上电脑等设备。第二电子设备120例如可以是可穿戴虚拟现实设备(例如VR眼镜)、可穿戴增强现实设备(例如AR眼镜)、智能手环、智能手机、显示装置等。通常情况下，第一电子设备110为主设备，第二电子设备120为从设备，主设备能够向从设备传输数据(视频、音频、图片等)，以用于从设备的各种操作(例如显示操作)。
第一电子设备110可以具有第一设备端连接器组件111以及与第一设备端连接器组件111耦合的第一适配电路(图中未示出)。第二电子设备120可以具有第二适配电路(图中未示出)。在本公开的实施例中，适配电路与 连接器组件耦合或与相应的连接线缆耦合，以在连接器端的连接器组件与设备端连接器组件耦接时，使连接线缆的数据线或消息传输线与适配电路的数据传输端口或消息传输端口耦接，从而通过数据线和消息传输线传输信号或数据。适配电路还可以使连接器的电源线与电子设备的电源端口耦接，以为电子设备供电。适配电路还能够执行电源传输(Power Deliver，PD)协议。适配电路还可以检测并判断连接器组件的插入方向，并根据插入方向来配置数据传输端口。例如，设备端连接器组件和连接器端的连接器组件可以是Type-C、雷电(Lighting)等可实现正反面插接的类型，此时，适配电路可根据连接器接口的插入方向配置连接器插槽的数据端口。适配电路为相应第一电子设备和第二电子设备自身的适配电路。例如，对于智能手机，其适配电路可以是手机主控电路的一部分。对于AR/VR电路，适配电路可以为其内部配置的电路的一部分。
作为示例，第一电子设备110可以是智能手机，第二电子设备120可以是VR/AR眼镜。在利用连接线缆(例如USB线缆)连接智能手机和VR/AR眼镜时，智能手机可以通过连接线缆的数据线向VR/AR眼镜传输视频、音频等数据，从而在VR/AR眼镜显示VR/AR效果。同时，如果VR/AR眼镜没有电源，智能手机可以通过连接线缆的电源线为VR/AR眼镜供电。或者，即使AR/AR眼镜具有电源，但其数据显示和数据处理耗电量较大，因而也可以利用第一电子设备向其供电。在这种情况下，数据传输以第二电子设备120的数据显示和数据处理操作会消耗大量的电量，利用现有技术的连接线缆时，无法利用电源来进行供电，当电量耗尽时必须暂停使用，并等待第一电子设备110和/或第二电子设备120充电之后才能继续使用。
而利用如图1A所示的连接器130时，能够实现在第一电子设备110和第二电子设备120之间进行数据传输的同时，利用电源来进行供电。连接器130包括数据线131、消息传输线132、第一连接器组件133、供电连接器组件134和与供电连接器组件134耦接的供电状态检测电路135。供电连接器组件134与电源连接器组件配合，以与电源耦接。
连接器130还包括电源线(图1A中未示出)。电源线可以与第一连接器组件、第二电子设备和供电连接器组件的电源端口耦接，以使第一连接器组件和第二电子设备与供电连接器组件耦接。例如，可以使一连接器组 件、第二电子设备和供电连接器组件的电源端口耦接至电源总线(VBUS)。
如图1B所示，在一个示例中，电源线可以包括电源线136a、136b、136c，分别将第一电子设备110、第二电子设备120和供电状态检测电路135耦接至VBUS。供电连接器组件(图1B中未示出)的电源端口可以与供电状态检测电路135的电源端口耦接，也可以耦接至VBUS。由此，电源线能够将第一电子设备110和第二电子设备120耦接至供电连接器组件。当供电连接器组件与电源140耦接时，能够使电源140耦接至第一电子设备110和第二电子设备120，从而可以利用电源140为二者供电。
在另一示例中，如图1C所示，电源线可以包括电源线136c、136d和136e。电源线136c将供电状态检测电路135耦接至VBUS，电源线136d耦接至供电状态检测电路135和第二电子设备120的电源端口，电源线136e将第一电子设备耦接至第二电子设备120的电源端口。供电连接器组件(图1C中未示出)的电源端口可以与供电状态检测电路135的电源端口耦接，也可以耦接至VBUS。由此，电源线能够经由第二电子设备120将第一电子设备110耦接至供电连接器组件，从而电源线能够经由第二电子设备将第一电子设备耦接至供电连接器组件。当供电连接器组件与电源140耦接时，能够使电源140耦接至第一电子设备110和第二电子设备120。
此外，电源线还可以不经由供电状态检测电路而与供电连接器组件的电源端口耦接，或通过VBUS与供电连接器组件的电源端口耦接。
第一电子设备110可以具有第一设备端连接器组件111。第一连接器组件133与第一电子设备110的第一设备端连接器组件111配合，以用于耦接第一电子设备110。在一个示例中，第一设备端连接器组件111可以是连接器插槽，第一连接器组件133可以是与连接器插槽配合的连接器插头，当第一连接器组件133插入第一设备端连接器组件111时，第一连接器组件133能够与第一电子设备110耦接。
数据线131的一端与第二电子设备120的数据传输端口耦接，另一端与第一连接器组件133的数据传输端口耦接。如图1B和1C所示，当第一连接器组件133与第一设备端连接器组件111耦接时，第一电子设备110和第二电子设备120经由数据线131通信连接，从而第一电子设备110和第二电子设备120能够经由数据线131进行数据传输。同时，由于电源线 耦接至第二电子设备和第一连接器组件的电源端口，第一电子设备可以将自身的电源状态配置为供电状态，以经由电源线向第二电子设备供电。
供电连接器组件134可以与电源连接器组件配合。在一个示例中，电源连接器组件可以是连接器插头，供电连接器组件134可以是与电源连接器组件配合的连接器插槽。当电源连接器组件插入供电连接器组件134时，可以使电源与第三连接器组件耦接。供电连接器组件例如可以是用串行总线Type-C(USB Type-C)型连接器接口、通用串行总线雷电型连接器接口、通用串行总线Type-B(USB Type-B或Micro USB-B)型连接器接口、通用串行总线Type-A(USB Type-A或Micro USB-A)型连接器接口、迷你通用串行总线(Mini USB)型接口等。
供电状态检测电路135与供电连接器组件134耦接。供电状态检测电路135被配置为检测供电连接器组件134是否与电源耦接。在一个示例中，供电连接器组件134可以是连接器插槽，电源连接器组件可以是连接器插头。在该示例中，供电状态检测电路135可以检测电源连接器组件是否插入插槽形式的供电连接器组件134，从而检测电源是否与电供电连接器组件耦接。供电状态检测电路135还可以被配置为获取电源的电源配置信息，例如电压、电流等参数。这些电源配置信息能够反映电源的供电能力。供电状态检测电路135还可以被配置为检测电源连接器组件的插入方向，并可以根据插入方向配置供电连接器组件134的数据传输端口。如图1B和1C所示，当电源连接器组件与供电连接器组件耦接时，电源140与供电状态检测电路135耦接。
消息传输线132的一端与供电状态检测电路135耦接。如图1A所示，消息传输线132的另一端可以与第二电子设备120耦接。由此，当供电状态检测电路135检测到电源与供电连接器组件134耦接以进行供电时，可以经由消息传输线132向第二电子设备120发送电源连接消息。在该示例中，电源连接消息用于通知第二电子设备120供电连接器组件134与电源耦接。
当第二电子设备120接收到电源连接消息时，可以向第一电子设备110发送停止供电消息，以通知第一电子设备停止向第二电子设备供电。第一电子设备110在接收到停止供电消息时，停止向第二电子设备供电。然后， 第一电子设备110可以将自身的内部电源状态转换为受电状态，以利用电源为其供电。第一电子设备110可以执行PD协议中的电源状态切换(Power Swap)过程，以将电源状态设置为受电状态，从而电源能够为第一电子设备和第二电子设备供电。
例如，对于智能手机和AR/VR眼镜的情形，在第一连接器组件与智能手机的第一设备端连接器组件耦接之后，如果供电连接器组件没有接入电源140，则智能手机内部的第一适配电路可以使智能手机进入显示数据输出模式，以经由数据线向AR/VR眼镜输出显示数据。同时，可以通过在第一适配电路和AR/VR眼镜的第二适配电路之间执行PD协议，使智能手机将电源状态转换为供电状态，从而可以经由电源线为AR/VR眼镜供电。而在供电连接器组件接入电源140之后，AR/VR眼镜的第二适配电路在接收到电源连接消息之后，通知智能手机停止向AR/VR眼镜供电。
在另一示例中，消息传输线132的另一端可以与第一连接器组件133耦接。在该示例中，第一连接器组件133除数据传输端口和电源端口外还可以具有消息传输端口，消息传输端口用于与消息传输线耦接。由此，当第一连接器组件133与第一设备端连接器组件111耦接时，消息传输线132可以耦接至第一电子设备110。在该示例中，在供电状态检测电路135检测到供电连接器组件134与电源140耦接时，可以经由消息传输线132向第一电子设备110发送电源连接消息。第一电子设备110在接收到电源连接消息时，可以停止向第二电子设备120供电。在停止向第二电子设备120供电之后，第一电子设备110可以将自己的内部电源状态转换为受电状态，以利用电源来为其供电。
在一个示例中，电源连接消息可以包括电源配置信息。第二电子设备120可以基于电源配置消息来确定是否向第一电子设备110发送停止供电消息。第二电子设备120在接收到电源配置信息时，可以根据电源配置信息来判断电源是否具有向第二电子设备供电的能力。例如，可以判断电源所提供的电压、电流等是否能够满足第二电子设备的电源要求。然后，第二电子设备120可以在电源具备向第二电子设备进行供电的能力时，向第一电子设备110发送停止供电消息，以使第一电子设备停止向第二电子设备供电。当消息传输线的另一端耦接至第一设备端连接器组件111时，第一 电子设备110也可以基于电源配置信息来确定是否停止向第二电子设备120供电，还可以基于电源配置信息来配置电源状态。
在第一电子设备停止向第二电子设备供电之后，由于第二电子设备的电源端口经由供电连接器组件的电源端口与电源连接，因而第二电子设备可以从电源受电，从而继续工作。在第一电子设备停止向其供电并且得到电源的供电之后，可以重启设备，在重启设备之后再次经由数据线与向第一电子设备的第一适配电路发送数据传输请求，以使第一电子设备的第一适配电路配置数据输出模式。
由此，可以在第一电子设备与第二电子设备之间进行正常数据传输的同时，利用电源140来为第二电子设备供电，以提高第一电子设备和第二电子设备的续航能力。
图2是根据本公开的另一实施例的连接器及其所适用的第一电子设备和第二电子设备的结构示意图。在图2所示的示例中，消息传输线232的另一端用于与第二电子设备220耦接。
在图2中未示出电源线，电源线可以以任意方式使第一连接器组件233和第二连接器组件236的电源端口与供电连接器组件234的电源端口耦接。例如，电源线可以分别与第一连接器组件233、第二连接器组件236和供电连接器组件234的电源端口耦接，并将三者耦接至VBUS。电源线还可以将第二连接器组件236和供电连接器组件234的电源端口耦接至VBUS，并将第二连接器组件236的电源端口耦接至第一连接器组件233的电源端口。
如图2所示，第二电子设备220具有第二设备端连接器组件221和第三设备端连接器组件222，连接器230具有第二连接器组件236和第三连接器组件237。第二连接器组件236和第三连接器组件237分别与第二设备端连接器组件221和第三设备端连接器组件222配合。第二连接器组件236与数据线的与第二电子设备220耦接的一端耦接，以用于将数据线231耦接至第二电子设备220。第三连接器组件237与消息传输线的与第二电子设备220耦接的一端耦接，以用于将消息传输线232耦接至第二电子设备220。
当第一连接器组件233与第一电子设备的第一设备端连接器组件211耦接，且第二连接器组件236和第三连接器组件237分别与第二设备端连 接器组件221和第三设备端连接器组件222耦接时，连接器230能够使第一电子设备和第二电子设备之间进行数据传输。当电源与供电连接器组件234耦接时，供电状态检测电路235可以经由消息传输线232向第二电子设备220发送电源连接消息。第二电子设备220在接收到电源连接消息时向第一电子设备210发送停止供电消息。第一电子设备210在接收到停止供电消息之后，停止向第二电子设备220供电，并将自身的电源状态转换为受电状态，由此电源可以为第一电子设备210和第二电子设备220供电。
在另一示例中，作为第二连接器组件236和第三连接器组件237的替代，连接器230可以具有第四连接器组件。第四连接器组件可以具有数据传输端口和消息传输端口，该数据传输端口与数据线的与第二电子设备耦接的一端耦接，该消息传输端口与消息传输线的与第二电子设备耦接的一端耦接。在该示例中，第二电子设备可以具有一个设备端连接器组件，该设备端连接器组件与第四连接器组件配合，当第四连接器组件与该设备端连接器组件耦接时，能够使得数据线和消息传输线与第二电子设备耦接。
数据线、电源线和消息传输线可以集成为连接线缆。还可以将数据线和电源线集成为第一连接线缆，将消息传输线集成在第二连接线缆中。在该示例中，第一连接线缆的一端可以设置有第二连接器组件，另一端设置第一连接器组件；第二连接线缆的一端可以设置有第三连接器组件，另一端可以与状态检测电路耦接。
还可以进一步把第一连接线缆和第二连接线缆集成在同一连接线缆中，以方便用户使用。第一连接器组件可以设置于该同一连接线缆的一端，第四连接器组件可以设置于该同一连接线缆的另一端。
连接线缆可以形成为分支型连接线缆，其一端可以耦接第一连接器组件，另一端可以耦接第二电子设备或耦接用于与第二电子设备耦接的连接器组件(例如第二连接器组件、第三连接器组件、第四连接器组件)，用于耦接电源的供电连接器组件可以设置在分支端上。在另一示例中，连接器可以不设置有突出的分支端，例如，可以在数据线与消息传输线的交汇处设置供电连接器组件。
在将电源线和数据线集成为第一连接线缆的示例中，第一连接线缆可以是任意能够实现数据传输和电源传输功能的通用串行总线，例如可以是 通用串行总线Type-C(USB Type-C)线缆、通用串行总线雷电线缆、通用串行总线Type-B(USB Type-B或Micro USB-B)线缆、通用串行总线Type-A(USB Type-A或Micro USB-A)线缆、迷你通用串行总线(Mini USB)线缆等。
第一连接器组件可以为通用串行接口组件。例如，第一连接器接口可以为通用串行总线Type-C(USB Type-C)型连接器接口、通用串行总线雷电型连接器接口、通用串行总线Type-B(USB Type-B或Micro USB-B)型连接器接口、通用串行总线Type-A(USB Type-A或Micro USB-A)型连接器接口、迷你通用串行总线(Mini USB)型接口等。在一个示例中，第二连接器接组件的类型可以与第一连接器组件相同。
在一个示例中，本公开的连接器还可以包括能够容纳第一电子设备的壳体，连接线缆可以固定于壳体上，第二连接器组件和第三连接器组件(或第四连接器组件)可以自壳体向外延伸。此时，供电状态检测电路可以被布置在连接线缆内，还可以被布置在壳体内。在该示例中，可以在靠近设置有供电状态检测电路的位置处设置供电连接器组件。在一个示例中，可以将第一连接器组件设置在壳体与第一电子设备的设备端连接器靠近的位置处，以在将第一电子设备置于壳体中时，方便使第一连接器组件与第一电子设备耦接。第三连接器组件可以自壳体向外延伸，还可以设置在壳体上，例如，可以设置在壳体侧面。
供电状态检测电路可以被布置为靠近第一连接器组件。由于用户在使用第一电子设备和第二电子设备时，可能需要握持或移动第一电子设备或第二电子设备，因而，通过将供电状态检测电路布置为靠近第一连接器接口，能够使连接器上体积较大或较重的部分靠近第一电子设备，以方便用户移动或握持，并方便用户在第一电子设备上插入或拔出连接器。在一个示例中，供电状态检测电路可以被布置在连接线缆内。
在一个示例中，本公开实施例中描述的连接器可以作为第二电子设备的组成部分。图3是根据本公开的一个实施例的第二电子设备及能够与其耦接的第一电子设备的结构示意图。
如图3所示，当连接器330作为第二电子设备320的组成部分时，供电状态检测电路335可以设置在第二电子设备320中，并经由消息传输线 332与第二电子设备320的第二适配电路321耦接。供电连接器组件334可以设置在第二电子设备320上，当电源与供电连接器组件334耦接时，供电状态检测电路335经由消息传输线332向第二适配电路321发送电源连接消息。数据线331的一端可以与第二适配电路321耦接，另一端耦接第一连接器组件333。电源线(未示出)可以耦接至VBUS，并可以耦接至第一连接器组件、第二适配电路和供电连接器组件的电源端口。电源线的至少部分可以与数据线331一同集成为连接线缆，第一连接器组件可以设置在该连接线缆的一端。数据线331可以与第一连接器组件333的数据传输端口耦接，电源线可以与第一连接器组件的电源端口耦接。第一连接器组件与第一设备端连接器组件耦接时，能够使得第二电子设备与第一电子设备经由数据线通信连接，并使第一电子设备经由电源线耦接至供电连接器组件。
图4是根据本公开的另一实施例的连接器在连接第一电子设备和第二电子设备时的电路连接关系示意图。在图4中，作为示例，供电状态检测电路450基于CCG2芯片来实现，第二适配电路420基于CCG3芯片来实现。以上芯片仅仅是为了详细说明连接器的实现示例而列举的，本公开的实施方式并不限于这些，可以利用任意能够实现本公开的电路功能的电子器件来实现。供电状态检测电路和第二适配电路也可以基于任意能够实现PD协议和数据传输功能的电子器件来实现。此外，图4仅仅示意了用于说明本公开的方案的连接关系，而省略了其它器件或连接关系。
如图4所示，电源连接器组件(图4中未示出)插入供电连接器组件440时，电源430接入供电连接器组件440。供电连接器组件440的数据端口与芯片供电状态检测电路450中的CCG2的CC线连接，以向CCG2传输电源连接消息。供电状态检测电路450的I2C数据端口经由数据线耦接至第二适配电路420的I2C数据端口。由此，供电状态检测电路450可以经由消息传输线向第二适配电路420发送电源连接消息。
需要说明的是，虽然图4中示出的供电状态检测电路与第二适配电路通过I2C通信方式传输电源连接消息，但本领域技术人员也可以通过合理配置供电状态检测电路和第二适配电路来通过其它数据通信协议或格式来传输电源连接消息。例如，还可以通过合理配置电路来基于USB2.0协议来 传输电源连接消息。
以上参照图1A到图4，对根据本公开的连接器及利用连接器进行供电供制的方法的实施例进行了描述。在以上对方法实施例的描述中所提及的细节，同样适用于本公开的装置的实施例。本说明书中的各个实施例均采用递进的方式描述，各个实施例之间相同相似的部分互相参见。
上述对本说明书特定实施例进行了描述。其它实施例在所附权利要求书的范围内。在一些情况下，在权利要求书中记载的动作或步骤可以按照不同于实施例中的顺序来执行并且仍然可以实现期望的结果。另外，在附图中描绘的过程不一定要求示出的特定顺序或者连续顺序才能实现期望的结果。在某些实施方式中，多任务处理和并行处理也是可以的或者可能是有利的。
上述各流程和各系统结构图中不是所有的步骤和单元都是必须的，可以根据实际的需要忽略某些步骤或单元。各步骤的执行顺序不是固定的，可以根据需要进行确定。上述各实施例中描述的装置结构可以是物理结构，也可以是逻辑结构，即，有些单元可能由同一物理实体实现，或者，有些单元可能分由多个物理实体实现，或者，可以由多个独立设备中的某些部件共同实现。
在整个本说明书中使用的术语“示例性”意味着“用作示例、实例或例示”，并不意味着比其它实施例“优选”或“具有优势”。出于提供对所描述技术的理解的目的，具体实施方式包括具体细节。然而，可以在没有这些具体细节的情况下实施这些技术。在一些实例中，为了避免对所描述的实施例的概念造成难以理解，公知的结构和装置以框图形式示出。
以上结合附图详细描述了本公开的实施例的可选实施方式，但是，本公开的实施例并不限于上述实施方式中的具体细节，在本公开的实施例的技术构思范围内，可以对本公开的实施例的技术方案进行多种简单变型，这些简单变型均属于本公开的实施例的保护范围。
本公开内容的上述描述被提供来使得本领域任何普通技术人员能够实现或者使用本公开内容。对于本领域普通技术人员来说，对本公开内容进行的各种修改是显而易见的，并且，也可以在不脱离本公开内容的保护范围的情况下，将本文所定义的一般性原理应用于其它变型。因此，本公开 内容并不限于本文所描述的示例和设计，而是与符合本文公开的原理和新颖性特征的最广范围相一致。

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  1. 一种用于将第一电子设备和第二电子设备与电源耦接以使得所述电源向所述第一电子设备和第二电子设备提供电流的连接器，其中第一电子设备能够经由所述连接器与第二电子设备通信地连接并向第二电子设备供电，所述连接器包括：
    第一连接器组件，用于与所述第一电子设备耦接；
    供电连接器组件，用于与所述电源耦接；
    电源线，将所述第二电子设备和所述第一连接器组件耦接至所述供电连接器组件，以由所述电源向所述第二电子设备和所述第一电子设备供电；
    数据线，所述数据线的一端与所述第二电子设备耦接，另一端与所述第一连接器组件耦接，以进行数据传输；以及
    供电状态检测电路，与所述供电连接器组件耦接，被配置为检测所述供电连接器组件是否与所述电源耦接；
    消息传输线，所述消息传输线的一端与所述供电状态检测电路耦接，
    其中，所述消息传输线的另一端与所述第二电子设备耦接，所述供电状态检测电路被配置为：在检测到所述供电连接器组件与所述电源耦接时，经由所述消息传输线向所述第二电子设备发送电源连接消息；或
    所述消息传输线的另一端与所述第一连接器组件耦接，所述供电状态检测电路被配置为：在检测到所述供电连接器组件与所述电源耦接时，经由所述消息传输线向所述第一电子设备发送电源连接消息，
    其中，所述电源连接消息用于指示所述供电连接器组件与所述电源耦接。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的连接器，其中，所述电源线经由所述第二电子设备使所述第一连接器组件耦接至所述供电连接器组件。
  3. 如权利要求1所述的连接器，其中，所述电源连接消息包括电源配 置信息。
  4. 如权利要求1所述的连接器，还包括：
    第二连接器组件，与所述数据线的所述一端耦接，以用于将所述数据线耦接至所述第二电子设备；以及
    第三连接器组件，与所述消息传输线的所述另一端耦接，以用于将所述消息传输线耦接至所述第一电子设备或所述第二电子设备。
  5. 如权利要求4所述的连接器，其中，所述第一连接器组件和所述第二连接器组件的类型相同。
  6. 如权利要求5所述的连接器，其中，所述第一连接器组件和所述第二连接器组件为以下中的任意一种：
    通用串行总线Type-C型连接器组件；
    通用串行总线雷电型连接器组件；
    通用串行总线Type-B型连接器组件；
    通用串行总线Type-A型连接器组件；
    迷你通用串行总线型组件。
  7. 如权利要求1所述的连接器，其中，所述第一连接器组件为通用串行接口组件。
  8. 如权利要求1所述的连接器，其中，当所述消息传输线的所述另一端与所述第二电子设备耦接时，所述连接器还包括：
    第四连接器组件，所述第四连接器组件与所述数据线的所述一端和所述消息传输线的所述另一端耦接，以用于将所述数据线和所述消息传输线耦接至所述第二电子设备。
  9. 如权利要求1到8中任一所述的连接器，其中，所述数据线、所述电源线以及所述消息传输线集成为连接线缆。
  10. 如权利要求9所述的连接器，其中，所述连接线缆被形成为分支型连接线缆，所述第一连接器组件位于所述连接线缆的一端，所述连接线缆的另一端用于与所述第二电子设备耦接，以及所述供电连接器组件位于所述连接线缆的分支端。
  11. 如权利要求10所述的连接器，还包括能够容纳所述第一电子设备的壳体，所述连接线缆固定于所述壳体上，所述第二连接器组件自所述壳体向外延伸。
  12. 如权利要求9的连接器，其中，所述供电状态检测电路被布置在所述连接线缆内。
  13. 如权利要求1到8中任一所述的连接器，其中，所述第二电子设备为可穿戴增强现实设备或者可穿戴虚拟现实设备。
  14. 一种第二电子设备，包括如权利要求1至13中任一所述的连接器。
  15. 如权利要求14所述第二电子设备，其中，所述供电检测电路被设置于所述第二电子设备中。
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