CN217215408U

CN217215408U - Adapter and line concentration electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN217215408U
Application number: CN202190000111.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 廖卓文
Original assignee: Guangdong Gopod Group Holding Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tiandian Foshan Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-29
Filing date: 2021-11-29
Publication date: 2022-08-16
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-29
Also published as: WO2023092581A1

Abstract

The utility model discloses an adapter and line concentration electronic equipment. The adapter (100) comprises a housing structure (10) and an adapter structure (20). The shell structure (10) is provided with an accommodating cavity (113), one side surface of the shell structure (10) is provided with two avoiding grooves (114), the two avoiding grooves (114) are arranged at intervals, the other side surface of the shell structure (10) is provided with wire outlets (112), and the wire outlets (112) are communicated with the accommodating cavity (113). The adapting structure (20) comprises an adapting plug (21), a data lead (23) and an adapting interface (25), wherein the adapting interface (25) is accommodated in one of the avoiding grooves (114), one end of the data lead (23) is electrically connected with the adapting interface (25), and the other end of the lead is connected with the adapting plug (21). The utility model provides an adapter 100 can improve the convenience of use of concentrator (102).

Description

Adapter and line concentration electronic equipment

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the electronic components, especially, relate to an adapter and line concentration electronic equipment.

Background

The statements herein merely provide background information related to the present application and may not necessarily constitute prior art.

When a user uses a computer, an external memory and peripheral devices, such as a U disk, a data line, a keyboard and the like, are often connected to the computer.

However, the number of the switching interfaces on the computer is limited, especially the number of the switching interfaces on the notebook computer or the tablet computer is small, and at this time, when a plurality of external devices need to be connected simultaneously, a hub is needed.

Generally, a plurality of data plugs and a plurality of adapter interfaces are disposed on the hub, and each data plug can be connected to a single electronic device. However, a plurality of data plugs are generally adjacent to each other and protrude from the outer surface of the hub, and when only one of the data plugs needs to be used, the other data plugs cause interference, thereby causing inconvenience in use.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an adapter, which aims to solve the problem of how to improve the convenience of using a hub.

In order to solve the technical problem, the embodiment of the application adopts the following technical scheme:

in a first aspect, an adaptor is provided, comprising: the shell structure is provided with an accommodating cavity, the surface of one side of the shell structure is provided with two avoiding grooves communicated with the accommodating cavity, the surface of the other side of the shell structure is provided with wire outlets, and the wire outlets are communicated with the accommodating cavity; and the switching structure comprises a switching plug, a data wire and a switching interface, wherein the switching interface is accommodated in one of the avoiding grooves, one end of the data wire is electrically connected with the switching interface, and the other end of the wire penetrates out of the wire outlet and is electrically connected with the switching plug.

In one embodiment, a receiving groove is formed on a side surface of the housing structure away from the avoiding groove, the wire outlet is formed on a groove wall of the receiving groove, and the data wire and the patch plug can be completely received in the receiving groove.

In one embodiment, a pressure increasing strip is convexly arranged on the groove wall of the accommodating groove, and the side surface of the data conducting wire abuts against the pressure increasing strip.

In one embodiment, the housing structure further defines a positioning groove communicating with the receiving groove, and one end of the adaptor plug is engaged with the positioning groove.

In one embodiment, the shell structure comprises a bottom plate, two end covers and a side wall, the two end covers are respectively connected with two ends of the bottom plate, the side wall, the two end covers and the bottom plate surround to form the accommodating cavity, the avoiding groove is formed in the side wall, and the accommodating groove is formed in the bottom plate.

In one embodiment, the side wall includes a cover plate and a side plate opposite to the bottom plate, two ends of the cover plate are respectively connected to the side plate and the bottom plate, and two cover plates are oppositely disposed.

In one embodiment, the adapter further comprises a snap feature configured to connect the side wall and the bottom panel.

In one embodiment, the fastening structure comprises a first fastening part and a second fastening part matched with the first fastening part, the first fastening part is connected with the bottom plate, and the second fastening part is connected with the side wall.

In one embodiment, the first fastening portion is a hook protruding from the bottom plate, the second fastening portion is a slot opened on the side wall, and the hook is fastened in the slot to detachably connect the side wall and the bottom plate.

In one embodiment, the first buckling parts are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the bottom plate.

In one embodiment, the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of positioning columns in a protruding manner, the adapter interface is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, and each positioning column is inserted into each positioning hole.

In one embodiment, the housing structure further includes a protective sleeve, and the protective sleeve and the adapting interface are respectively located in the two avoiding grooves.

In a second aspect, a hub electronic device is provided, which includes the adaptor as described above and a hub mated with the adaptor.

In one embodiment, the hub comprises a hub shell, a circuit board located in the hub shell, an audio male connector arranged on the hub shell, an audio interface and two data plugs, wherein the two data plugs are arranged at intervals.

The application provides an adapter's beneficial effect lies in: the adapter is abutted to the concentrator, one data plug is inserted into the adapter interface, other data plugs are respectively contained in the avoidance grooves, and the data conducting wires can be electrically connected with the adapter interface and the adapter plug, so that a plurality of data plugs can be converted into a single data plug, and the use convenience of the concentrator is improved.

The application provides a line concentration electronic equipment's beneficial effect lies in: the adapter is abutted to the concentrator, one data plug is inserted into the adapter interface, other data plugs are respectively accommodated in the avoidance grooves, and the data conducting wires can be electrically connected with the adapter interface and the adapter plug, so that a plurality of data plugs can be converted into a single data plug, and the use convenience of the electronic equipment with the concentrator is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or exemplary technical descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an adapter and a hub according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a partial enlarged view at a of fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of the adaptor and hub of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a further exploded schematic view of the adaptor and hub of FIG. 1;

fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view at B of fig. 4.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the present application.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly or indirectly connected to the other element. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the application, and the specific meaning of the terms will be understood by those skilled in the art according to the particular situation. The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used merely for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. The meaning of "plurality" is two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides an adapter 100, which is used with a hub 102, wherein two data plugs 1023 are protruded from an outer surface of the hub 102, and the two data plugs 1023 are disposed at intervals. Optionally, in this embodiment, the data plug 1023 is a TYPE-C data plug 1023, and in other embodiments, the data plug 1023 may also be other data plugs 1023, such as a USB data plug 1023, which is not limited herein and can be selected according to actual situations.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the adaptor 100 may optionally include a housing structure 10 and an adaptor structure 20.

Alternatively, the housing structure 10 is made of a plastic material, and the housing structure 10 may be formed by an injection molding process. The housing structure 10 is provided with a receiving cavity 113 therein.

One side of the shell structure 10 is abutted against the hub 102 to be used in cooperation with the hub 102, and the shell structure 10 is abutted against one side surface of the hub 102 and is further provided with two avoidance grooves 114 communicated with the accommodating cavity 113, the avoidance grooves 114 are arranged at intervals, the other side surface of the shell structure 10 is provided with wire outlets 112, and the wire outlets 112 are communicated with the accommodating cavity 113.

It can be understood that the number of the avoiding grooves 114 is adapted to the number of the data plugs 1023 and the data plugs 1023 are respectively and correspondingly arranged, that is, each data plug 1023 can be respectively accommodated in the avoiding groove 114, so that the adaptor 100 is arranged close to the hub 102, which is beneficial to saving space.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, optionally, the adapting structure 20 includes an adapting plug 21, a data wire 23 and an adapting interface 25.

It is understood that patch plug 21 can also be TYPE-C data plug 1023, and in other embodiments, patch plug 21 can also be other data plug 1023, such as USB data plug 1023, which is not limited herein and can be selected according to practical situations.

It is understood that the transit interface 25 can be a TYPE-C transit interface 25, and in other embodiments, the transit interface 25 can also be other transit interfaces 25, such as a USB transit interface 25, which is not limited herein and can be selected according to practical situations.

The adaptor interface 25 is received in one of the avoiding grooves 114 and is inserted and matched with one of the data plugs 1023, and the other avoiding groove 114 receives the other data plug 1023, so that the hub 102 and the adaptor 100 are abutted in parallel. One end of the data wire 23 is electrically connected to the adaptor interface 25, and the other end of the data wire penetrates through the wire outlet 112 and is electrically connected to the adaptor plug 21. It will be appreciated that the data conductors 23 are made of flexible conductors so that they can be suitably bent to fit different electronic devices.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, by abutting the adaptor 100 to the hub 102, and inserting one data plug 1023 into the adaptor interface 25, and the other data plugs 1023 are respectively accommodated in each of the avoiding slots 114, the data wires 23 can electrically connect the adaptor interface 25 and the adaptor plug 21, so that a plurality of data plugs 1023 can be converted into a single data plug 1023, thereby improving the convenience of the hub 102.

In one embodiment, a receiving groove 111 is formed on a side surface of the housing structure 10 away from the avoiding groove 114, the outlet hole 112 is formed on a wall of the receiving groove 111, and the data wire 23 and the adaptor plug 21 can be completely received in the receiving groove 111.

Alternatively, the data wire 23 is made of a flexible conductor so as to be bent to be hidden in the receiving groove 111, or so as to be pulled out from the receiving groove 111 for use.

Optionally, a side surface of the adaptor plug 21 is protruded with a shifting block 22, so that the user can conveniently extract the adaptor plug 21 from the receiving slot 111.

In one embodiment, a pressure increasing strip 24 is protruded from a wall of the receiving groove 111, and a side surface of the data wire 23 abuts against the pressure increasing strip 24.

Alternatively, the data wires 23 are held in the storage slots 111 stably by the raised pressure-increasing strips 24.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, optionally, a plurality of voltage boosting bars 24 are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the data wire 23.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in an embodiment, the housing structure 10 further has a positioning groove 151 communicating with the accommodating groove 111, and one end of the adapter plug 21 is clamped in the positioning groove 151.

It can be understood that one end of the adapter plug 21 is engaged with the positioning groove 151, and the other end of the adapter plug 21 is received in the receiving groove 111 and electrically connected to the data wire 23, so that the data plug 1023 is stable in the receiving state and the adapter structure 20 is convenient to use.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in one embodiment, the shell structure 10 includes a bottom plate 11, an end cover 15, and a side wall 12.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, optionally, two end caps 15 are provided, the two end caps 15 are respectively connected to two ends of the bottom plate 11, the side wall 12, the two end caps 15 and the bottom plate 11 surround to form the accommodating cavity 113, the avoiding groove 114 is provided in the side wall 12, and the accommodating groove 111 is provided in the bottom plate 11.

Optionally, the side wall 12 is detachably connected to the bottom plate 11, so as to facilitate the installation and removal of the components in the accommodating cavity 113. It will be appreciated that the side gusset 12 has a U-shaped cross-section and that the surface of the side gusset 12 that defines the escape slot 114 abuts the hub 102.

In one embodiment, the side wall 12 includes a cover plate 122 and a side plate 121 disposed opposite to the bottom plate 11, two ends of the cover plate 122 are respectively connected to the side plate 121 and the bottom plate 11, and two opposite cover plates 122 are disposed.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, alternatively, the cover plate 122 and the side plate 121 are integrally formed through an injection molding process.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in one embodiment, the adapter 100 further includes a fastening structure 30, and the fastening structure 30 is configured to connect the side wall 12 and the bottom plate 11.

Optionally, the fastening structure 30 includes a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion adapted to the first fastening portion, the first fastening portion is connected to the bottom plate 11, and the second fastening portion is connected to the side wall 12, so that the bottom plate 11 is detachably connected to the side wall 12.

Optionally, the side walls 12 can be detachably connected to the bottom plate 11 by a snap structure 30, so as to facilitate the installation and removal of the bottom plate 11 and the side walls 12.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in an embodiment, the first fastening portion is a hook 31 protruding from the bottom plate 11, the second fastening portion is a slot opened on the side wall 12, and the hook 31 is fastened to the slot to detachably connect the side wall 12 and the bottom plate 11.

It can be understood that the hook 31 may be protruded from the side wall 12, and a slot is formed on the bottom plate 11 at a position corresponding to the hook 31, so that the side wall 12 and the bottom plate 11 can be detachably connected by the cooperation of the hook 31 and the slot.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in an embodiment, a plurality of first fastening portions are disposed at intervals along a length direction of the bottom plate 11.

Optionally, the number of the second fastening portions is adapted to the number of the first fastening portions, and the second fastening portions are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner. In this embodiment, three hooks 31 are protruded from the bottom plate 11, and a slot is disposed on the side wall 12 corresponding to each hook 31.

Referring to fig. 4 and fig. 5, in an embodiment, a plurality of positioning pillars 272 are convexly disposed on the bottom plate 11, a plurality of positioning holes 271 are disposed on the adapter interface 25, and the positioning pillars 272 are respectively inserted into the positioning holes 271.

Optionally, the positioning post 272 and the positioning hole 271 are matched, so that the adapter interface 25 is kept stable in the avoiding groove 114.

In one embodiment, the housing structure 10 further includes a protection sleeve 26, the protection sleeve 26 and the adapting interface 25 are respectively located in the two avoiding slots 114, wherein one of the data plugs 1023 is received in the protection sleeve 26.

Optionally, data plug 1023 located in escape slot 114 may be protected by protective sleeve 26 from other structural members damaging data plug 1023.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the present embodiment further provides a line concentration electronic device, where the line concentration electronic device includes an adapter 100, and the specific structure of the adapter 100 refers to the above embodiments, and since the line concentration electronic device adopts all technical solutions of all the above embodiments, the line concentration electronic device also has all beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, and details are not repeated here.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, in one embodiment, the hub electronic device further includes a hub 102 coupled to the adaptor 100.

In one embodiment, the hub 102 includes a hub housing 1024, a circuit board located in the hub housing 1024, an audio male 1022 disposed on the hub housing 1024, an audio interface 1021, and a data plug 1023, wherein two data plugs 1023 are disposed at an interval.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, by abutting the adaptor 100 against the hub 102, and inserting one data plug 1023 into the adaptor interface 25, and the other data plugs 1023 are respectively accommodated in each avoiding slot 114, the data wires 23 can be electrically connected to the adaptor interface 25 and the adaptor plug 21, so that a plurality of data plugs 1023 can be converted into a single data plug 1023, thereby improving the convenience of the line concentration electronic device.

The above are merely alternative embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement or the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An adapter, comprising:

the shell structure is provided with an accommodating cavity, the surface of one side of the shell structure is provided with two avoiding grooves communicated with the accommodating cavity, the surface of the other side of the shell structure is provided with wire outlets, and the wire outlets are communicated with the accommodating cavity; and

the switching structure comprises a switching plug, a data wire and a switching interface, wherein the switching interface is contained in one of the avoiding grooves, one end of the data wire is electrically connected with the switching interface, and the other end of the wire penetrates out of the wire outlet hole and is electrically connected with the switching plug.

2. The adapter of claim 1, wherein: the side surface of the shell structure, which deviates from the avoiding groove, is provided with an accommodating groove, the wire outlet is arranged on the wall of the accommodating groove, and the data wire and the adapter plug can be completely accommodated in the accommodating groove.

3. The adapter of claim 2, wherein: and the groove wall of the accommodating groove is convexly provided with a pressurizing strip, and the side surface of the data wire is abutted against the pressurizing strip.

4. The adapter according to claim 2, wherein: the shell structure is further provided with a positioning groove communicated with the containing groove, and one end of the adapter plug is clamped in the positioning groove.

5. The adaptor according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein: the shell structure comprises a bottom plate, two end covers and two side walls, wherein the two end covers are respectively connected with the two ends of the bottom plate, the side walls, the two end covers and the bottom plate are enclosed to form the containing cavities, the avoiding grooves are formed in the side walls, and the containing grooves are formed in the bottom plate.

6. The adapter of claim 5, wherein: the side wall comprises a cover plate and side plates arranged opposite to the bottom plate, two ends of the cover plate are respectively connected with the side plates and the bottom plate, and two cover plates are oppositely arranged.

7. The adapter of claim 5, wherein: the adapter further includes a snap-fit structure configured to connect the side wall with the bottom plate.

8. The adapter of claim 7, wherein: the buckle structure comprises a first buckle part and a second buckle part matched with the first buckle part, the first buckle part is connected with the bottom plate, and the second buckle part is connected with the side wall.

9. The adapter of claim 8, wherein: the first buckling part is a clamping hook which is convexly arranged on the bottom plate, the second buckling part is a clamping groove which is arranged on the side wall, and the clamping hook is clamped in the clamping groove so as to be detachably connected with the side wall and the bottom plate.

10. The adapter according to claim 8, wherein: the first buckling parts are arranged along the length direction of the bottom plate at intervals.

11. The adapter of claim 5, wherein: the bottom plate is convexly provided with a plurality of positioning columns, the switching interface is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, and the positioning columns are respectively inserted into the positioning holes.

12. The adaptor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: the shell structure further comprises a protective sleeve, and the protective sleeve and the switching interface are respectively located at the two avoidance grooves.

13. A hub electronic device comprising the adaptor of claim 1 and a hub mated with the adaptor.

14. The hub electronic device of claim 13, wherein: the concentrator includes line concentration casing, is located circuit board in the line concentration casing, set up in public head of audio frequency, audio interface and data plug on the line concentration casing, the data plug interval is provided with two.