TW201351820A

TW201351820A - Electrical connecting device

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Publication number: TW201351820A
Application number: TW101121066A
Authority: TW
Inventors: Chun-Chih Kuo; Che-Wei Lin
Original assignee: Acer Inc
Priority date: 2012-06-13
Filing date: 2012-06-13
Publication date: 2013-12-16

Abstract

An electrical connecting device is provided, including a main connector, a first wire, a second wire, a first connector, and a second connector. The first wire connects the first connector with the main connector, and the second wire connects the second connector with the main connector. When the main connector is electrically connected to a connection port of an electronic product, a first signal set and a second signal set generated by the electronic product are transmitted to the first and second connector through the first and second wire respectively.

Description

電性連接裝置 Electrical connection device

本發明係有關於一種電性連接裝置，特別是有關於一種可電性連接複數個周邊設備之電性連接裝置。 The present invention relates to an electrical connection device, and more particularly to an electrical connection device that electrically connects a plurality of peripheral devices.

一般的電子產品通常需要設置複數個連接埠，用以連接其周邊設備(例如印表機、鍵盤或者滑鼠)，然而在需要同時連接多個周邊裝置時，會有電子產品的連接埠數目不足的狀況產生。現有的技術主要是透過一連接電子產品的集線器來擴充連接埠數目，然而集線器的成本及製造複雜度較高，且在使用時可能造成訊號相互干擾或是訊號頻寬降低等問題。因此如何突破上述的問題點，始成為一重要之課題。 A typical electronic product usually requires a plurality of ports to connect its peripheral devices (such as a printer, a keyboard, or a mouse). However, when multiple peripheral devices need to be connected at the same time, the number of electronic products may be insufficient. The situation arises. The existing technology mainly expands the number of ports through a hub for connecting electronic products. However, the cost and manufacturing complexity of the hub are high, and the signals may interfere with each other or the signal bandwidth may be reduced during use. Therefore, how to break through the above problems has become an important issue.

本發明之一實施例提供一種電性連接裝置，包括一主連接器、一第一導線、一第二導線、一第一連接器以及一第二連接器，其中第一連接器藉由第一導線電性連接主連接器，第二連接器藉由第二導線電性連接主連接器，其中當主連接器電性連接電子產品之一連接埠時，電子產品所產生之一第一訊號組以及一第二訊號組分別藉由第一、第二導線傳送至第一、第二連接器，其中第一、第二導線相互電性獨立。 An embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical connection device including a main connector, a first wire, a second wire, a first connector, and a second connector, wherein the first connector is first The wire is electrically connected to the main connector, and the second connector is electrically connected to the main connector by the second wire. When the main connector is electrically connected to one of the electronic products, the first signal group generated by the electronic product is generated. And the second signal group is respectively transmitted to the first and second connectors by the first and second wires, wherein the first and second wires are electrically independent of each other.

於一實施例中，前述第一連接器與第二連接器分別電性連接一週邊設備，使週邊設備藉由電性連接裝置電性連接電子產品。 In an embodiment, the first connector and the second connector are respectively powered The peripheral device is connected to the peripheral device so that the peripheral device is electrically connected to the electronic product through the electrical connection device.

於一實施例中，前述第一、第二訊號組分別包括兩個資料訊號、一電源訊號以及一接地訊號。 In one embodiment, the first and second signal groups respectively include two data signals, a power signal, and a ground signal.

於一實施例中，前述第一、第二訊號組中的電源訊號或接地訊號為共用。 In an embodiment, the power signal or the ground signal in the first and second signal groups are shared.

於一實施例中，前述主連接器以可拆卸的方式連接連接埠。 In an embodiment, the aforementioned main connector is detachably connected to the connection port.

於一實施例中，前述電性連接裝置與電子產品符合萬用序列埠(Universal Serial Bus,USB)之傳輸標準。 In one embodiment, the electrical connection device and the electronic product conform to the transmission standard of the Universal Serial Bus (USB).

於一實施例中，前述第一訊號組與第二訊號組之頻寬相互獨立。 In an embodiment, the bandwidths of the first signal group and the second signal group are independent of each other.

於一實施例中，前述主連接器與連接埠具有雙通道之結構。 In one embodiment, the aforementioned main connector and the connection port have a dual channel structure.

於一實施例中，前述主連接器與連接埠分別具有八個電性接點，當主連接器連接至連接埠時，主連接器與連接埠的電性接點相互電性連接，用以傳輸第一訊號組以及第二訊號組。 In one embodiment, the main connector and the connection port respectively have eight electrical contacts. When the main connector is connected to the connection port, the main connector and the electrical contacts of the connection port are electrically connected to each other. The first signal group and the second signal group are transmitted.

於一實施例中，前述主連接器與連接埠的電性接點具有雙排之結構。 In an embodiment, the electrical connection between the main connector and the connecting port has a double row structure.

首先請參閱第1圖，本發明一實施例之電性連接裝置1主要係可與一電子產品2上之連接埠20相互電性連接，藉此可在前述電子產品2和至少一週邊設備之間以符合萬用序列埠(Universal Serial Bus,USB)之傳輸標準來傳遞電子訊號。舉例而言，前述電性連接裝置1可為一USB連接裝置，且前述電子產品2可為個人電腦、筆記型電腦或行動電話。 First, referring to FIG. 1 , an electrical connection device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is mainly electrically connected to a connection port 20 on an electronic product 2 , thereby being capable of being in the foregoing electronic product 2 and at least one peripheral device. In accordance with 10,000 The electronic signal is transmitted using the transmission standard of the Serial Serial Bus (USB). For example, the foregoing electrical connection device 1 can be a USB connection device, and the aforementioned electronic product 2 can be a personal computer, a notebook computer or a mobile phone.

在本實施例中，前述電性連接裝置1主要係由一主連接器10、一第一連接器11、一第二連接器12、一第一導線C11以及一第二導線C12所組成。如第1圖所示，主連接器10係以可拆卸的方式與電子產品2的連接埠20相互電性連接，其中第一連接器11可藉由第一導線C11電性連接主連接器10，第二連接器12則可藉由第二導線C12電性連接主連接器10，其中前述第一、第二導線C11、C12係相互電性獨立。 In the embodiment, the electrical connecting device 1 is mainly composed of a main connector 10, a first connector 11, a second connector 12, a first wire C11 and a second wire C12. As shown in FIG. 1 , the main connector 10 is electrically connected to the connection port 20 of the electronic product 2 in a detachable manner. The first connector 11 can be electrically connected to the main connector 10 by the first wire C11. The second connector 12 is electrically connected to the main connector 10 by the second wire C12, wherein the first and second wires C11 and C12 are electrically independent of each other.

接著請參閱第2A、2B圖，本實施例中之主連接器10與連接埠20皆具有雙通道(dual channel)之結構，其中在主連接器10內部形成有兩排共八個電性接點101~108(第2A圖)，在連接埠20內部則同樣形成有兩排共八個電性接點201~208(第2B圖)，對應於前述電性接點101~108。 Referring to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the main connector 10 and the connection port 20 in this embodiment both have a dual channel structure, in which two rows of eight electrical connections are formed inside the main connector 10. Points 101 to 108 (Fig. 2A), in the interior of the port 20, a total of eight electrical contacts 201 to 208 (Fig. 2B) are formed in two rows, corresponding to the electrical contacts 101 to 108.

再請一併參閱第2A、2B圖以及第3圖，當主連接器10上排的四個電性接點101~104與連接埠20上排的四個電性接點201~204相互電性連接時，可用以傳輸一第一訊號組G1，其中第一訊號組G1包括Power1、USB1-、USB1+以及GND1四個訊號。此外，當主連接器10下排的四個電性接點105~108與連接埠20下排的四個電性接點205~208相互電性連接時，則可用以傳輸一第二訊號組G2，其中第二訊號組G2包括Power2、USB2-、USB2+、GND2四個訊號。 Referring to FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 3, the four electrical contacts 101-104 in the upper row of the main connector 10 and the four electrical contacts 201-204 in the upper row of the port 20 are electrically connected to each other. In the case of a sexual connection, a first signal group G1 can be transmitted, wherein the first signal group G1 includes four signals of Power1, USB1-, USB1+ and GND1. In addition, when the four electrical contacts 105-108 in the lower row of the main connector 10 and the four electrical contacts 205-208 in the lower row of the connector 20 are electrically connected to each other, the second signal group can be transmitted. G2, wherein the second signal group G2 includes Power2, USB2-, USB2+, GND2 number.

在本實施例中，前述USB1-、USB1+及USB2-、USB2+為資料訊號，Power1、Power2為電源訊號，GND1、GND2則為接地訊號，其中第一訊號組G1與第二訊號組G2分別為獨立之訊號組，惟兩者的電源訊號Power1、Power2或接地訊號GND1、GND2可相互共用。應了解的是，本發明雖以如圖所示之電性接點排列方式揭露如上，但其並非用以限制本發明，前述電性接點的排列方式亦可依設計需求而作適當的調整。 In this embodiment, the USB1-, USB1+, and USB2-, USB2+ are data signals, Power1 and Power2 are power signals, and GND1 and GND2 are ground signals, wherein the first signal group G1 and the second signal group G2 are independent. The signal group, but the power signals Power1, Power2 or the ground signals GND1 and GND2 of the two can be shared with each other. It should be understood that the present invention is disclosed above in the form of an electrical contact arrangement as shown in the figure, but it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the arrangement of the electrical contacts may be appropriately adjusted according to design requirements. .

請繼續參閱第3圖，在電性連接裝置1中，主連接器10上的電性接點101~104係透過第一導線C11而分別與第一連接器11的電性接點111~114相互電性連接；此外，主連接器10上的電性接點105~108則透過第二導線C12而分別與第二連接器12上的電性接點121~124相互電性連接。當電性連接裝置1的主連接器10與電子產品2的連接埠20結合時，連接埠20上的電性接點201~208會分別與主連接器10上對應的電性接點101~108接觸。此時，電子產品2便可透過連接埠20和主連接器10而分別地將第一、第二訊號組G1、G2傳輸至第一、第二連接器11、12。 Referring to FIG. 3, in the electrical connection device 1, the electrical contacts 101-104 on the main connector 10 are electrically connected to the first connector 11 through the first wire C11. The electrical contacts 105-108 on the main connector 10 are electrically connected to the electrical contacts 121-124 on the second connector 12 through the second wire C12. When the main connector 10 of the electrical connection device 1 is combined with the connection port 20 of the electronic product 2, the electrical contacts 201-208 on the connection port 20 respectively correspond to the corresponding electrical contacts 101 on the main connector 10. 108 contacts. At this time, the electronic product 2 can respectively transmit the first and second signal groups G1, G2 to the first and second connectors 11, 12 through the connection port 20 and the main connector 10.

如前所述，由於第一、第二訊號組G1、G2係分別經過不同之通道而傳送至第一、第二連接器11、12，且透過第一、第二導線C11、C12可保持相互電性獨立，藉此可以第一、第二連接器11、12分別電性連接兩個不同的周邊設備(例如印表機或讀卡機)。然而，亦可僅透過第一、第二連接器11、12的其中一者電性連接一個周邊設備。 As described above, since the first and second signal groups G1 and G2 are respectively transmitted to the first and second connectors 11 and 12 through different channels, and the first and second wires C11 and C12 are kept to each other. Electrically independent, the first and second connectors 11, 12 can be electrically connected to two different peripheral devices (such as a printer or a card reader). However, it is also possible to electrically connect one peripheral device through only one of the first and second connectors 11, 12.

於本實施例中，由於第一、第二訊號組G1、G2的頻寬係各自獨立，藉此可避免頻寬共享而產生資料傳輸速度降低等問題。換言之，使用者能方便地使用本案之電性連接裝置將電子產品的連接埠由一個擴充至兩個，且能擁有良好的訊號傳輸品質，故可大幅提升使用上的便利性。 In this embodiment, since the bandwidths of the first and second signal groups G1 and G2 are independent of each other, problems such as a reduction in data transmission speed due to bandwidth sharing can be avoided. In other words, the user can conveniently use the electrical connection device of the present invention to expand the connection of the electronic product from one to two, and can have good signal transmission quality, thereby greatly improving the convenience of use.

綜上所述，本發明提供一種電性連接裝置，主要包括一主連接器、一第一連接器、一第二連接器、一第一導線以及一第二導線，其中第一、第二連接器可分別連接一周邊設備，並分別藉由第一、第二導線電性連接主連接器。當主連接器電性連接一電子產品時，電子產品產生的一第一訊號組以及一第二訊號組可分別藉由第一、第二導線及第一、第二連接器傳送至周邊設備。藉此，前述電子產品可透過本發明之電性連接裝置電性連接複數個周邊設備，並維持彼此間良好的訊號傳輸。 In summary, the present invention provides an electrical connection device, which mainly includes a main connector, a first connector, a second connector, a first wire, and a second wire, wherein the first and second connections are The device can be respectively connected to a peripheral device, and electrically connected to the main connector by the first and second wires, respectively. When the main connector is electrically connected to an electronic product, a first signal group and a second signal group generated by the electronic product can be transmitted to the peripheral device by the first and second wires and the first and second connectors, respectively. Thereby, the electronic product can be electrically connected to the plurality of peripheral devices through the electrical connecting device of the present invention, and maintain good signal transmission between each other.

雖然本發明以前述之實施例揭露如上，然其並非用以限定本發明。本發明所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者，在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內，當可做些許之更動與潤飾。因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。 Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. Those skilled in the art having the ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧電性連接裝置 1‧‧‧Electrical connection device

2‧‧‧電子產品 2‧‧‧Electronic products

10‧‧‧主連接器 10‧‧‧Main connector

11‧‧‧第一連接器 11‧‧‧First connector

12‧‧‧第二連接器 12‧‧‧Second connector

20‧‧‧連接埠 20‧‧‧Connected

101-108‧‧‧電性接點 101-108‧‧‧Electrical contacts

111-114‧‧‧電性接點 111-114‧‧‧Electrical contacts

121-124‧‧‧電性接點 121-124‧‧‧Electrical contacts

201-208‧‧‧電性接點 201-208‧‧‧Electrical contacts

C11‧‧‧第一導線 C11‧‧‧First wire

C12‧‧‧第二導線 C12‧‧‧second wire

G1‧‧‧第一訊號組 G1‧‧‧First Signal Group

G2‧‧‧第二訊號組 G2‧‧‧Second Signal Group

第1圖表示本發明一實施例之電性連接裝置與一電子產品連接之示意圖；第2A圖表示本發明一實施例之主連接器的電性接點示意圖；第2B圖表示本發明一實施例之連接埠的電性接點示意圖；以及第3圖表示本發明一實施例之電性連接裝置與一電子產品的連接埠電性連接之示意圖。 1 is a schematic view showing an electrical connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention connected to an electronic product; FIG. 2A is a schematic view showing an electrical contact of a main connector according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2B is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention; A schematic diagram of an electrical contact of a connection port; and FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the electrical connection of an electrical connection device and an electronic product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1‧‧‧電性連接裝置 1‧‧‧Electrical connection device

2‧‧‧電子產品 2‧‧‧Electronic products

10‧‧‧主連接器 10‧‧‧Main connector

11‧‧‧第一連接器 11‧‧‧First connector

12‧‧‧第二連接器 12‧‧‧Second connector

20‧‧‧連接埠 20‧‧‧Connected

C11‧‧‧第一導線 C11‧‧‧First wire

C12‧‧‧第二導線 C12‧‧‧second wire

Claims

一種電性連接裝置，用以電性連接一電子產品與至少一週邊設備，包括：一主連接器；一第一導線；一第二導線，其中該第一、第二導線相互電性獨立；一第一連接器，藉由該第一導線電性連接該主連接器；以及一第二連接器，藉由該第二導線電性連接該主連接器；其中，當該主連接器電性連接該電子產品之一連接埠時，該電子產品所產生之一第一訊號組以及一第二訊號組分別藉由該第一、第二導線傳送至該第一、第二連接器。 An electrical connection device for electrically connecting an electronic product and at least one peripheral device, comprising: a main connector; a first wire; a second wire, wherein the first wire and the second wire are electrically independent from each other; a first connector electrically connected to the main connector by the first wire; and a second connector electrically connected to the main connector by the second wire; wherein, when the main connector is electrically When one of the electronic products is connected to the port, the first signal group and the second signal group generated by the electronic product are respectively transmitted to the first and second connectors by the first and second wires.

如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該第一連接器與該第二連接器分別電性連接一週邊設備，使該些週邊設備藉由該電性連接裝置電性連接該電子產品。 The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the first connector and the second connector are electrically connected to a peripheral device, respectively, so that the peripheral devices are electrically connected by the electrical connecting device. The electronic product.

如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該第一、第二訊號組分別包括兩個資料訊號、一電源訊號以及一接地訊號。 The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the first and second signal groups respectively comprise two data signals, a power signal and a ground signal.

如申請專利範圍第3項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該第一、第二訊號組中的電源訊號或接地訊號為共用。 The electrical connection device of claim 3, wherein the power signal or the ground signal in the first and second signal groups are shared.

如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該主連接器以可拆卸的方式連接該連接埠。 The electrical connecting device of claim 1, wherein the main connector is detachably connected to the connecting port.

如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該電性連接裝置與該電子產品符合萬用序列埠之傳輸標準。 The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the electrical connection device and the electronic product meet the transmission sequence of the universal serial port quasi.

如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該第一訊號組與該第二訊號組之頻寬相互獨立。 The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the bandwidth of the first signal group and the second signal group are independent of each other.

如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該主連接器與該連接埠具有雙通道之結構。 The electrical connecting device of claim 1, wherein the main connector and the connecting port have a dual channel structure.

如申請專利範圍第8項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該主連接器與該連接埠分別具有八個電性接點，當該主連接器連接該連接埠時，該主連接器與該連接埠的該些電性接點相互電性連接，用以傳輸該第一訊號組以及該第二訊號組。 The electrical connecting device of claim 8, wherein the main connector and the connecting port respectively have eight electrical contacts, and when the main connector is connected to the connecting port, the main connector and the main connector The electrical contacts of the connection port are electrically connected to each other for transmitting the first signal group and the second signal group.

如申請專利範圍第9項所述之電性連接裝置，其中該主連接器與該連接埠的該些電性接點具有雙排之結構。 The electrical connecting device of claim 9, wherein the main connector and the electrical contacts of the connecting port have a double row structure.