Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a concealable charging connector to prolong the service life of wireless charging.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide an electronic device with a concealable charging connector to increase the service life of wireless charging.
In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows: the utility model provides a concealable charging connector, which comprises a mounting seat, an electric connecting component and a needle shaft component; the mounting seat comprises a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface which are step-shaped and arranged in parallel; one end of the electric connection component is arranged on the second supporting surface, and the other end of the electric connection component is used for being electrically connected with a main circuit board of the electronic equipment; the needle shaft assembly comprises a base which is connected with the mounting seat in a sliding mode and a needle shaft which is telescopically arranged on the base, the telescopic direction of the needle shaft is crossed with the sliding direction of the base, when the base slides along the mounting seat, one end of the needle shaft can be detachably abutted against the first supporting surface or the electric connection assembly, and the other end of the needle shaft telescopically protrudes out of the base to be electrically connected with the charging end.
Preferably, the needle shaft has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, when the mounting seat is located above the first supporting surface, the first end abuts against the first supporting surface, the second end is retracted into the base, when the mounting seat moves to above the second supporting surface, the first end abuts against the electrical connection component, and the second end protrudes out of the base.
Preferably, the mounting seat further comprises a driving surface connected between the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface, the driving surface extends obliquely upwards from the first supporting surface to the second supporting surface, and the driving surface is used for pushing the needle shaft to enable the second end of the needle shaft to extend out of the base.
Preferably, a sliding rail and a sliding part which are in sliding fit are further arranged between the mounting seat and the base, and the sliding rail is parallel to the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface.
Preferably, the needle shaft assembly further comprises a sleeve mounted on the base and an elastic member accommodated in the sleeve, the needle shaft is telescopically mounted in the sleeve, two ends of the elastic member respectively abut against the sleeve and the needle shaft, and the elastic member enables the second end of the needle shaft to have a tendency of being retracted into the base.
Preferably, the both ends of sleeve are equipped with first stop part, the second stop part of stretching to its inside protruding respectively, the needle shaft epirelief is equipped with conflict portion, the both ends of elastic component respectively the butt in first stop part conflict portion, the elastic component makes conflict portion constantly have to the trend that the second stop part removed.
Preferably, the electrical connection assembly comprises a bracket, a flexible circuit board and a pin; the bracket comprises a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm which are step-shaped, and the first connecting arm is fixed on the second supporting surface; the flexible circuit board is fixed on one side surface of the first connecting arm far away from the second supporting surface and is used for being detachably and electrically connected with the needle shaft; the pin is arranged on the second connecting arm and used for being electrically connected with a main circuit board of the electronic equipment.
Preferably, the electrical connection assembly further includes a reinforcing member disposed between the first connecting arm and the second supporting surface.
Preferably, the concealable charging connector further comprises an operating part connected to the base, and the operating part can drive the base to slide back and forth when being stressed.
Correspondingly, the invention also provides electronic equipment which comprises a shell, a foot pad convexly arranged on the shell, a main circuit board arranged in the shell and the concealed charging connector, wherein the foot pad is provided with a through hole, and the mounting seat is fixed on the shell and enables the base to be connected in the through hole in a sliding manner.
Preferably, the electronic device has two concealable charging connectors arranged at intervals and an operating part connected to the bases of the two concealable charging connectors, wherein the operating part includes an operating part and two connecting rods connected to the operating part and protruding in opposite directions, the two connecting rods are respectively connected to the two bases, and the operating part is further provided with an operating button and an indication mark exposed out of the housing, and the two bases can be driven by the two connecting rods to synchronously slide back and forth when the operating button is stressed.
Compared with the prior art, the concealed charging connector provided by the invention comprises the mounting seat and the needle shaft assembly which is connected to the mounting seat in a sliding manner, wherein the mounting seat is provided with the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface which are arranged in parallel in a step shape, the needle shaft assembly comprises the base which is connected to the mounting seat in a sliding manner and the needle shaft which is telescopically arranged on the base, and when the base slides along the mounting seat, one end of the needle shaft can be abutted against the first supporting surface or the electric connection assembly arranged on the second supporting surface in a separable manner, so that the other end of the needle shaft can be telescopically protruded out of the base for being electrically connected with the charging end. Therefore, when the concealable charging connector is applied to electronic equipment, the concealable charging connector is installed in a foot pad of the electronic equipment, when charging is needed, the sliding base enables the needle shaft to protrude out of the base and the foot pad, when the concealable charging connector is not needed to be used, the sliding base enables the needle shaft to be accommodated in the base and the foot pad, firstly, the needle shaft is retracted in the foot pad when the concealable charging connector is not used, on one hand, abrasion of the needle shaft can be reduced, on the other hand, the electronic equipment is supported by the foot pad, the weight of the electronic equipment is prevented from falling on the needle shaft, the probability that the needle shaft is damaged is reduced, the service life of the concealable charging connector is prolonged, secondly, the probability that the needle shaft scratches a desktop, other contact surfaces or other supports is reduced, and other damages or inconvenience caused in the using process of the concealable charging connector is avoided. Correspondingly, the electronic device with the concealable charging connector also has the same technical effect.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, wherein like element numerals represent like elements. The concealable charging connector 100 of the present invention is mainly suitable for the electronic device 1 using wireless charging or contact charging, but not limited thereto.
Referring to fig. 1-5, the concealable charging connector 100 of the present invention includes a mounting base 110, a pin shaft assembly 120, and an electrical connection assembly 130. The mounting base 110 is used for connecting to a mounting position, the mounting base 110 is provided with a first supporting surface 111, a second supporting surface 112 and a driving surface 113, the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 112 are step-shaped and parallel, the driving surface 113 is connected between the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 112, and the driving surface 113 extends from the first supporting surface 111 to the second supporting surface 112 in an inclined manner. One end of the electrical connection assembly 130 is disposed on the second supporting surface 112, and the other end is electrically connected to a main circuit board of the electronic device. The needle shaft assembly 120 includes a base 121 slidably connected to the mounting base 110 and at least one needle shaft 122 telescopically mounted on the base 121, the telescopic direction of the needle shaft 122 is staggered with the sliding direction of the base 121, each needle shaft 122 has a first end 1221 and a second end 1222 opposite to each other, when the base 121 slides along the mounting base 110, the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 detachably abuts against the first supporting surface 111 or the electrical connection assembly 130, and the second end 1222 of the needle shaft 122 telescopically protrudes out of the base 121 for electrical connection with the charging end. Therefore, the needle shaft 122 is selectively protruded out of the base 121 by the sliding of the base 121, and when not needed to be used, the needle shaft 122 is received in the base 121 to reduce the possibility of damage to the needle shaft.
With reference to fig. 1-5 and 8, the mounting base 110 has a body with a strip-shaped structure, the bottom surface of the body is a plane, the upper surface of the body is sequentially provided with a first supporting surface 111, a driving surface 113 and a second supporting surface 112 along the longitudinal direction, the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 112 are planes parallel to each other, the driving surface 113 is an inclined surface, and the height from the second supporting surface 112 to the bottom surface of the body is greater than the height from the first supporting surface 111 to the bottom surface of the body. Therefore, when the base 121 is located above the first supporting surface 111, the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 protrudes out of the lower end of the base 121, the second end 1222 of the needle shaft 122 is received in the base 121, when the needle shaft 122 abuts against the driving surface 113 during the process that the base 121 slides towards the second supporting surface 112, the driving surface 113 will push the needle shaft 122 to protrude towards the upper side of the base 121, when the base 121 slides towards the upper side of the second supporting surface 112, the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 abuts against the electrical connection component 130 of the second supporting surface 112 to achieve conduction, and the pushing action of the second supporting surface 112 keeps the second end 1222 of the needle shaft 122 protruding towards the upper end of the base 121 to be electrically connected with the charging end, at this time, the hidden charging connector 100 can be used for charging.
It is understood that the driving surface 113 is not limited to a slope, and may be a curved surface, for example, and the like, and can also achieve the pushing action on the needle shaft 122.
More specifically, the side portion of the body is further provided with a connecting piece 114 in a protruding manner, in one embodiment, the connecting piece 114 is respectively provided in a protruding manner on both lateral width direction side surfaces of the body, the connecting piece 114 is provided with a connecting hole, and the connecting piece 114 is used for connecting with the mounting portion. Of course, the position of the connecting piece 114 is not limited to the embodiment.
As shown in fig. 5-7 and 9, the needle shaft assembly 120 further includes a sleeve 123 mounted on the base 121 and an elastic member 124 received in the sleeve 123, the needle shaft 122 is telescopically mounted in the sleeve 123, two ends of the elastic member 124 respectively abut against the sleeve 123 and the needle shaft 122, when the base 121 is located above the first supporting surface 111, an elastic force of the elastic member 124 causes a first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 to protrude out of the base 121, at this time, a second end 1222 of the needle shaft 122 is received in the base 121, when the base 121 slides to above the second supporting surface 112, the electrical connection member 130 on the second supporting surface 112 abuts against the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 to cause the second end 1222 of the needle shaft to protrude out of the base 121, at this time, the elastic member 124 is compressed to deform, and when the second supporting surface 112 loses its abutting force, the elastic member 124 recovers to deform to drive the needle shaft 122 to return, that is, the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 is caused to protrude out of the base 121 again, and the second end 1222 is again received in the base 121, so that the elastic member 124 constantly has a tendency for the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 to protrude out of the base 121, and also constantly has a tendency for the second end 1222 of the needle shaft 122 to be received in the base 121.
More specifically, the sleeve 123 is provided at two ends thereof with a first blocking portion 1231 and a second blocking portion 1232 protruding inward, the needle shaft 122 is provided with an interference portion 1223 in a protruding manner, the elastic member 124 is sleeved outside the needle shaft 122, and the two ends thereof respectively abut against the first blocking portion 1231 and the interference portion 1223, so that the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 constantly tends to protrude out of the base 121 by the action force of the elastic member 124, and under the action of the elastic force of the elastic member 124, the interference portion 1223 of the needle shaft 122 abuts against the second blocking portion 1232 to prevent the needle shaft 122 from being disengaged from the sleeve 123.
Referring to fig. 1-5 again, in the present invention, a sliding rail and a sliding member are disposed between the mounting base 110 and the base 121. In one embodiment, two parallel sliding rails 115 are respectively disposed above the body of the mounting base 110, the sliding rails 115 extend linearly along the longitudinal direction of the body, and the sliding rails 115 are parallel to the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 112. Correspondingly, two side surfaces of the base 121 are respectively provided with a sliding member 125 slidably connected to the two sliding rails 115, and each side surface of the base 121 is provided with at least one sliding member 125. The sliding of the base 121 is guided by the sliding of the slider 125 along the slide rail 115. In addition, since the slide rail 115 is spaced from the first supporting surface 111 by a distance greater than that from the second supporting surface 112, therefore, during the sliding of the base 121 from the first supporting surface 111 to the second supporting surface 112 via the driving surface 113, the body bottom surface of the susceptor 121 is spaced apart from the first supporting surface 111 by a distance greater than the body bottom surface of the susceptor 121 is spaced apart from the second supporting surface 121, when passing the driving surface 113, the driving surface 113 abuts against the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 to gradually move upward against the elastic force of the elastic member 124, so that the second end 1222 of the needle shaft 122 gradually protrudes out of the upper surface of the base 121, during which the second blocking portion 1232 compresses the elastic member 124 to be deformed as the needle shaft 122 moves upward, when sliding over the second support surface 112, the second support surface 112 abuts against the first end 1221 of the needle shaft 122 such that the second end 1222 thereof remains protruding out of the base 121. It will be appreciated that the positions of the slide rails 115 and the sliders 125 can be interchanged without affecting the sliding connection between the mounting base 110 and the base 121.
In the present invention, the sliding rail 115 is preferably a sliding hole or a sliding groove, the sliding element 125 is a pin slidably connected in the sliding hole or the sliding groove, and at least one pin is disposed on each side of the base 121, in one embodiment, two pins are disposed on the base 121, each pin is penetratingly connected to the base 121, and two ends of each pin are slidably connected in two sliding holes or two sliding grooves, respectively. Of course, two pins may be connected to each side of the base 121, i.e., four pins may be provided.
It should be understood that the arrangement of the sliding rail 115 and the sliding member 125 is not limited to the above, for example, the sliding rail 115 may be a rib provided on one of the mounting seat 110 and the base 121, and the sliding member 125 may be provided on the other of the mounting seat 110 and the base 121 and slidably engaged with the rib, so as to guide the sliding of the base 121 along the mounting seat 110.
Referring to fig. 3-5, the base 121 is further provided with a connecting shaft 126 for connecting with an operating member 140 (shown in fig. 10), and the base 121 is driven to slide back and forth by the operating member 140, as will be described later.
As shown in fig. 1-5 and fig. 9, the electrical connection assembly 130 includes a bracket 131, and a flexible circuit board 132 and pins 133 disposed at two ends of the bracket 131. The bracket 131 comprises a first connecting arm 1311 and a second connecting arm 1312 which are step-shaped, the second connecting arm 1312 is of a generally U-shaped structure, one end of the second connecting arm 1312 is connected with the first connecting arm 1311 through a vertical connecting part 1313, and the other end of the second connecting arm 1312 is provided with a pin 133, and the pin 133 is used for electrically connecting with a main circuit board of the electronic device; the flexible circuit board 132 is provided at one side of the first connection arm 1311. After the bracket 131 is connected to the mounting base 110, the first connecting arm 1311 of the bracket 131 is fixed to the second supporting surface 112, and the flexible circuit board 132 is located above the first connecting arm, and the flexible circuit board 132 is used for being detachably and electrically connected to the needle shaft 122. When the first end 1221 of the pin shaft 122 abuts against the exposed copper region of the flexible circuit board 132, it is conducted with the flexible circuit board 132, so that the retractable charging connector 100 can be used for charging.
With continued reference to fig. 9, the electrical connection assembly 130 further includes a stiffener 134, the stiffener 134 is fixed to a side of the first connection arm 1311 away from the flexible circuit board 132, that is, the stiffener 134 is disposed between the first connection arm 1311 and the second supporting surface 112. In a preferred embodiment, the stiffener 134 is a 0.3 steel plate with a locating hole, and the steel plate is fixedly connected to the first connecting arm 1311 through a double-sided adhesive and the locating hole. Of course, the reinforcement 134 is not limited to steel sheets, and may have other configurations.
Referring to fig. 1-5 and 10 again, the concealable charging connector 100 of the present invention further includes an operating member 140 (described in detail later), the operating member 140 is connected to the connecting shaft 126 of the base 121, and the base 121 can be driven to slide back and forth when the operating member 140 is forced.
As shown in fig. 10-12, the present invention further provides an electronic device 1, which comprises a housing 200, a foot pad 300 protruding from the housing 200, and a main circuit board 400 disposed in the housing 200, in addition to the concealable charging connector 100.
More specifically, the electronic device 1 of the present invention has two concealable charging connectors 100, the two concealable charging connectors 100 are separately disposed in the housing 200 and electrically connected to the main circuit board 400, and the base 121 of each concealable charging connector 100 is exposed out of the foot pad 300, so that the pin shaft 122 of each concealable charging connector 100 is optionally protruded out of the foot pad 300 to realize charging of the electronic device 1.
With continued reference to fig. 10-13, in the electronic device 1 of the present invention, the two bases 121 of the concealable charging connector 100 are connected by an operating member 140, and the operating member 140 is forced to drive the two bases 121 to slide back and forth synchronously. More specifically, the operating element 140 includes an operating portion 141, two connecting rods 142 arranged parallel to the operating portion 141 and protruding in opposite directions, and a connecting portion 143 connected between the operating portion 141 and the connecting rods 142, the two connecting rods 142 are respectively connected to the connecting shafts 126 (see fig. 5) of the two bases 121, the operating portion 141 is further provided with an operating button 1411 in a protruding manner, and indication marks 1412 (see fig. 10 and 12) are respectively arranged on two sides of the operating button 1411, and the operating button 1411 is exposed out of the housing 200, and the operating element 140 can be conveniently driven to slide by the operating button 1411, so that the two bases 121 are driven by the two connecting rods 142 to synchronously slide back and forth, and the indication marks 1412 are used for clearly indicating whether the electronic device 1 is in a charging state, and are convenient for a user to view.
With continued reference to fig. 10-13, the foot pad 300 defines two through holes 310, and the mounting seat 110 of each concealable charging connector 100 is fixed to the housing 200 and slidably connects the base 121 to one of the through holes 310. Meanwhile, the housing 200 is provided with a first sliding hole 210 and a second sliding hole 220 which are parallel to each other, the connecting portion 143 of the operating element 140 is slidably connected in the first sliding hole 210, and the operating button 1411 on the operating portion 141 is slidably connected in the second sliding hole 220, so that in the process of driving the operating element 140 to slide by the operating button 1411, the first sliding hole 210 and the second sliding hole 220 both guide the sliding of the operating element 140, and the sliding stability of the base 121 is further ensured.
Understandably, two independent operation members 140 are also provided to connect the two bases 121 respectively, and the sliding of the bases 121 can be realized as well, which does not affect the realization of the technical solution of the present invention.
The following description will be made with reference to fig. 1 to 13, taking the cooperation of the electronic device 1 of the present invention and a charging desk with positive and negative electrodes as an example, to describe the operation principle and status thereof.
When the electronic device 1 is in a normal use state, the base 121 of each concealable charging connector 100 is located at one end of the through hole 310, as shown in fig. 10, at this time, the base 121 of each concealable charging connector 100 is located above the first supporting surface 111, the first end 1221 of the pin shaft 122 is kept protruding out of the base 121 by the elastic force of the elastic member 124, and the second end 1222 of the pin shaft 122 is received in the base 121, as shown in fig. 1-2, that is, the pin shaft 122 is received in the foot pad 300, the electronic device 1 is supported by the foot pad 300, and the weight of the electronic device 1 is not applied to the pin shaft 122, so that the pin shaft 122 is prevented from bearing a large pressure for a long time, and abrasion or scratch can be prevented.
When the electronic device 1 needs to be charged, the operation button 1411 is slid along the direction indicated by the arrow F1 in fig. 10, the operation element 140 drives the bases 121 of the two concealable charging connectors 100 to slide along the through hole 310, when the two bases 121 slide to the other end of the through hole 310, as shown in fig. 12, the pin shaft 122 of each concealable charging connector 100 is pushed by the driving surface 113 of the mounting seat 110 to protrude out of the base 121, and the flexible circuit board 132 on the second supporting surface 112 abuts against the first end 1221 of the pin shaft 122 to keep the second end 1222 thereof protruding out of the base 121 all the time, as shown in fig. 3-4, the pin shaft 122 is in contact conduction with the copper exposed area of the flexible circuit board 132, and the second end 1222 of the pin shaft 122 contacts with the positive and negative electrodes on the charging desk, so as to charge the electronic device 1.
After the charging is completed, the operating button 1411 is forced to slide along the direction indicated by the arrow F1 in fig. 10 again, so that the bases 121 of the two concealable charging connectors 100 are driven to slide along the through hole 310 by the operating element 140, when the bases 121 slide to the state shown in fig. 10, the pin shaft 122 of each concealable charging connector 100 is separated from the flexible circuit board 132 and slides to the upper side of the first supporting surface 111, at this time, the elastic element 124 is deformed again to drive the pin shaft 122 to reset, that is, the first end 1221 of the pin shaft 122 protrudes out of the base 121 again, and the second end 1222 is retracted into the base 121 again, that is, the pin shaft 122 is retracted into the foot pad 300 again, as shown in fig. 10.
In summary, since the concealable charging connector 100 of the present invention includes the mounting base 110 and the pin shaft assembly 120 slidably connected to the mounting base 110, wherein the mounting base 110 has the first supporting surface 111 and the second supporting surface 112 which are step-shaped and parallel, the pin shaft assembly 120 includes the base 121 slidably connected to the mounting base 110 and the pin shaft 122 telescopically mounted on the base 121, when the base 121 slides along the mounting base 110, one end of the pin shaft 122 is detachably abutted to the first supporting surface 111 or the electrical connection assembly 130 disposed on the second supporting surface 112, so that the other end of the pin shaft 122 telescopically protrudes out of the base 121 for electrical connection with the charging end. When the concealable charging connector 100 is applied to the electronic device 1, it is installed in the foot pad 300 of the electronic device 1, and when charging is required, the sliding base 121 makes the pin shaft 122 protrude out of the base 121 and the foot pad 300, and when not required, the sliding base 121 makes the needle shaft 122 shrink in the base 121 and the foot pad 300, firstly, when not in use, the needle shaft 122 is put in the foot pad 300, on one hand, abrasion or scratch of the needle shaft 122 can be reduced, on the other hand, the electronic device 1 is supported by the foot pad 300, the weight of the electronic device 1 is prevented from falling on the needle shaft 122, thereby reducing the chance of damage to the pin shaft 122, increasing the useful life of the concealable charging connector 100, secondly, the probability of scratching a desktop, other contact surfaces or other supports by the pin shaft 122 can be reduced, and other damages or inconveniences caused by the concealable charging connector 100 in the using process can be avoided.
Correspondingly, the electronic device 1 having the concealable charging connector 100 also has the same technical effect.
Other parts of the structure of the electronic device 1 according to the present invention are conventional structures of the electronic device 1, which are well known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail herein.
The above disclosure is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, therefore, the present invention is not limited by the appended claims.