Patent Application
20160261065
This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 104203087, filed Mar. 2, 2015, which is herein incorporated by reference.
1. Field of Disclosure
The present disclosure relates to an electronic product and its cable set.
2. Description of Related Art
Since peripheral products (e.g., wearable devices) of portable electronic devices (e.g., smart phones, tablet computers and notebook computers) are continually being innovated and introduced to the markets, and because the peripheral products are compact, users are able to conduct information exchange, social network communication and information access through the portable electronic devices by the peripheral products so as to further increase life quality and work efficiency. Therefore, since the peripheral products need electric power for continually conducting information exchange with the portable electronic devices, convenience of power charging to the peripheral products is therefore important.
Recently, a power charge system is commonly provided with an attaching mechanism, e.g., a USB connector, for tightly coupling a peripheral product to a cable set. However, the attaching mechanism needs to be reconsidered to improve the convenience of attaching or detaching the peripheral product from the cable set for usage intention.
Therefore, how to provide a solution to effectively solve the aforementioned inconvenience and shortages and to increase the competitiveness of industries shall be seriously concerned.
One object of the disclosure is to provide an electronic product and its cable set to overcome the defects and inconvenience of the prior art.
To achieving the aforementioned object, according to one embodiment, an electronic product includes a portable electronic device and a cable set. The portable electronic device includes a working circuit and a connection interface. The connection interface includes a magnetic metallic member and two conductive members. The magnetic metallic member is electrically connected the working circuit. The conductive members are fixed on the magnetic metallic member, and respectively electrically connected the working circuit. The cable set includes a cable assembly and a connector. The cable assembly is electrically connected to an external device. The connector includes a single magnet block, a first metal unit and two conductive pins. The first metal unit is fixed and contacted with outer surfaces of the single magnet block, electrically connected to the cable assembly, separably magnetically-attracted the magnetic metallic member, and electrically connected to the magnetic metallic member. The conductive pins respectively penetrate through the single magnet block, are respectively electrically connected to the cable assembly, and separably electrically connect to the conductive members, respectively.
In the aforementioned embodiment of the disclosure, by the first metal unit magnetically attracting and holding the portable electronic device, the conductive pins are able to electrically connect to the corresponding terminals of the portable electronic device rapidly. Moreover, besides the conductive pins are electrically connected to the portable electronic device, the disclosure also utilizes the first metal unit for both electrical connecting to and magnetic attracting the portable electronic device. Thus, the convenience of attaching and detaching the portable electronic device from the cable set not only ca be increased, but also the whole sizes of the portable electronic device and the cable set can be effectively decreased.
In one or more embodiments, the conductive members and the magnetic metallic member respectively are a positive terminal, a negative terminal and a signal transmission terminal of the portable electronic device.
In one or more embodiments, the cable set further comprises a second metal unit. The second metal unit is arranged oppositely to the first metal unit, fixed and contacted with the outer surfaces of the single magnet block, and separably magnetically-attracted the magnetic metallic member.
In one or more embodiments, one surface of the first metal unit is a first magnetically attractive surface, one surface of the magnetic metallic member is a second magnetically attractive surface, and the first magnetically attractive surface is in direct contact with the second magnetically attractive surface.
In one or more embodiments, the first metal unit further comprises at least one first positioning portion, the first positioning portion is disposed on the first magnetically attractive surface, the magnetic metallic member comprises at least one second positioning portion, the second positioning portion is disposed on the second magnetically attractive surface, wherein the first positioning portion matches the second positioning portion for positioning the second positioning portion.
In one or more embodiments, the single magnet block comprises a block body and at least one through hole. The block body comprises at least one first surface and two second surfaces, which are opposite to each other, in which the first surface is disposed between the second surfaces, and the first surface surrounds and connects the second surfaces. The through hole penetrates through the second surfaces of the block body in which an inner surface of the through hole respectively connects the second surfaces, and the conductive pins are respectively disposed in the through hole.
In one or more embodiments, the single magnet block comprises a block body and at least one indentation. The block body comprises at least one first surface and two second surfaces, which are opposite to each other, in which the first surface is disposed between the second surfaces, and the first surface surrounds and connects the second surfaces. The indentation is formed on the block body, penetrates through the first surface and the second surfaces of the block body. An inner surface of the indentation respectively connects the first surface and the second surfaces of the block body, and the conductive pins are respectively disposed in the indentation.
In one or more embodiments, the cable set further comprising at least one insulating plastic layer. The insulating plastic layer is sandwiched between the single magnet block and one of the conductive pins.
In one or more embodiments, the first metal unit comprising a U-shaped clamping element and an accommodation recess. The U-shaped clamping element is fixed to clamp one end of the single magnet block. The accommodation recess is formed on the U-shaped clamping element for receiving the end of the single magnet block.
In one or more embodiments, each of the conductive pins is a pogo pin or a conductive pad.
In one or more embodiments, the first metal unit is a high magnetic permeability metal.
According to another embodiment, the cable set comprises a cable assembly and a connector. The cable assembly is electrically connected to an external device. The connector includes a single magnet block, a first metal unit and two conductive pins. The first metal unit is fixed and contacted with outer surfaces of the single magnet block, electrically connected to the cable assembly, and used for attracting and being electrically connected to a portable electronic device. The conductive pins respectively penetrate through the single magnet block, are respectively electrically connected to the cable assembly, and are used for being electrically connected to the portable electronic device.
In one or more embodiments, the conductive pins and the first metal unit respectively are a positive terminal, a negative terminal and a signal transmission terminal of the cable set.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are by examples, and are intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure as claimed.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. In the drawings,
Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts. According to the embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure.
As used herein, “around,” “about”, or “approximately” shall generally mean within 20 percent, preferably within 10 percent, and more preferably within 5 percent of a given value or range. Numerical quantities given herein are approximate, meaning that the term “around,” “about”, or “approximately” can be inferred if not expressly stated.
In the embodiment, specifically, the single magnet block 320 includes a block body 321 and two through holes 324. The block body 321 includes a first surface 322 and two second surfaces 323 which are opposite to each other in which the first surface 322 is disposed between the second surfaces 323, and the first surface 322 surrounds and connects to the second surfaces 323. The through holes 324 respectively penetrate through the second surfaces 323 of the block body 321. An inner surface of each of the through holes 324 respectively connects to the second surfaces 323 of the block body 321, and the first conductive pin 370 and the second conductive pin 380 are respectively disposed in the two through holes 324.
In the embodiment, for protecting and fixing the first conductive pin 370 and the second conductive pin 380 in the single magnet block 320, the charging cradle 300 further includes two insulating plastic layers 330. After each of the insulating plastic layers 330 is filled in one of the through holes 324, each of the insulating plastic layers 330 is sandwiched between the single magnet block 320 and one of the conductive pins (i.e., the first conductive pin 370 or the second conductive pin 380). Thus, the insulating plastic layers 330 not only can fix the first conductive pin 370 and the second conductive pin 380 in the through holes 324, but also are to avoid from degrading the conductive performance of the first conductive pin 370 and the second conductive pin 380 because the first conductive pin 370 and the second conductive pin 380 may be scratched and/or damaged by the single magnet block 320.
Also, in the embodiment, the first metal unit 340 includes a U-shaped clamping element 350. The U-shaped clamping element 350 is fixed to clamp one end (e.g., N-pole or S-pole) of the single magnet block 320. The U-shaped clamping element 350 includes a main body 351, a first extending rib 352 and a second extending rib 353, and an accommodation recess 354 is mutually defined by the main body 351, the first extending rib 352 and the second extending rib 353. The accommodation recess 354 receives the end of the single magnet block 350, and the main body 351, the first extending rib 352 and the second extending rib 353 directly contact with the end of the single magnet block 350. It is noted, since the profile of the second metal unit 360 is similar to the profile of the aforementioned first metal unit 340, the features of the second metal unit 360 will not be described again. However, regarding to the profiles of the second metal unit 360 and the first metal unit 340, the disclosure is not limited to the aforementioned features.
Although the first metal unit 340 and the second metal unit 360 oppositely arranged on two ends of the single magnet block 320 is described in the embodiment, however, the disclosure is not limited to the aforementioned features, in other embodiments, there might be only single one metal unit to be fixed on the single magnet block. Furthermore, the materials of the first metal unit and the second metal unit are not limited in the disclosure, preferably, the materials of the first metal unit and the second metal unit can be any kinds of metals (e.g., copper and iron) with both high magnetic permeability and low impedance characteristics.
Thus, since the first metal unit 340 and the second metal unit 360 are oppositely arranged on two ends of the single magnet block 320, magnetic flux lines of the single magnet block 320 can be conducted to the magnetic metallic member 440 of the connection interface 430 via the first metal unit 340 and the second metal unit 360. Therefore, when the first metal unit 340 and the second metal unit 360 can respectively magnetically attract the magnetic metallic member 440, the charging cradle 300 can be magnetically attracted on the portable electronic device 400 fixedly. At this moment, the first conductive pin 370 is separably, but electrically connected to the first conductive member 450, exactly, and the second conductive pin 380 is separably electrically connected to the second conductive member 460, exactly. Thus, the first conductive pin 370 and the second conductive pin 380 enable the working circuit 420 (e.g., charging circuit) electrically connected to the external device. Also, since the first metal unit 340 is electrically connected to the magnetic metallic member 440 and the wire of the cable assembly 210, the first metal unit 340 enables the working circuit 420 (e.g., charging circuit) electrically connected to the external device.
In the embodiment, specifically, the magnetic metallic member 440 is provided with an opening 443 therein. The opening 443 penetrates the magnetic metallic member 440, and the first conductive member 450 and the second conductive member 460 are disposed in the opening 443. However, by filling a single insulating plastic layer 444 in the opening 443, the first conductive member 450 and the second conductive member 460 are physically isolated to each other. Furthermore, the material of the magnetic metallic member 440 is not limited in the disclosure, preferably, the material of the magnetic metallic member can be any kind of metals (e.g., copper and iron) with both high magnetic permeability and low impedance characteristics.
The charging cradle 300 further is provided with an engaging area 311, which is used to correspond to the connection interface 430. The engaging area 311 is defined at a top surface of the first outer case 310. One end of the first conductive pin 370 and one end of the second conductive pin 380 are respectively extended outwards the top surface of the first outer case 310 at the engaging area 311. The other end of the first conductive pin 370 and the other end of the second conductive pin 380 are respectively extended outwards from the block body 321 for electrically connecting to the cable assembly 210. One surface of the first metal unit 340 and one surface of the second metal unit 360 are respectively exposed outwards from the top surface of the first outer case 310 at the engaging area 311 so as to respectively define as a first magnetically attractive surface 341 for directly contacting with the connection interface 430 of the portable electronic device 400.
Similarly, one end of the first conductive member 450 and one end of the second conductive member 460 are respectively electrically connected to the working circuit 420, and the other end of the first conductive member 450 and the other end of the second conductive member 460 are respectively exposed outwards from the magnetic metallic member 440. One surface of the magnetic metallic member 440, which is exposed outwards from a bottom surface of the second outer case 410, is a second magnetically attractive surface 441. Thus, when the charging cradle 300 is engaged with the connection interface 430 of the portable electronic device 400, each of the first magnetically attractive surfaces 341 is in direct contact with the second magnetically attractive surface 441 of the magnetic metallic member 440 to magnetically attract the second magnetically attractive surface 441 thereof. At the same time, the first conductive pin 370 is exactly directly contacted with the first conductive member 450, and the second conductive pin 380 is in precise direct contact with the second conductive member 460.
It is noted that the first conductive pin 370, the second conductive pin 380, the first conductive member 450 and the second conductive member 460 are tubular. For example, each of the first conductive pin 370, the second conductive pin 380, the first conductive member 450 and the second conductive member 460 is a pogo pin. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto, in other embodiments, each of the first conductive pin 370, the second conductive pin 380, the first conductive member 450 and the second conductive member 460 also can be shaped as a pad. For example, each of the first conductive pin 370, the second conductive pin 380, the first conductive member 450 and the second conductive member 460 is a conductive pad.
Moreover, for easily engaging the charging cradle 300 with the connection interface 430 of the portable electronic device 400, each of the aforementioned first metal unit 340 and second metal unit 360 is further provided with a first positioning portion 342 (e.g., convex portion) which is disposed at the corresponding first magnetically attractive surface 341 thereof, and the aforementioned magnetic metallic member 440 is further provided with two second positioning portions 442 (e.g., concave portion) which are disposed at the second magnetically attractive surface 441 thereof. Each of the first positioning portions 342 is matched with one of the second positioning portions 442 in location and shape, thus, when the charging cradle 300 is engaged with the connection interface 430 of the portable electronic device 400, each of the first positioning portions 342 is used to position one of the second positioning portions 442.
Also, in the embodiment, the first conductive member 450, the second conductive member 460 and the magnetic metallic member 440 can be purposely designed as a positive terminal, a negative terminal and a signal transmission terminal (or ground terminal) of the portable electronic device 400 to meet any of restrictions or requirements. Accordingly, the first conductive pin 370, the second conductive pin 380 and the first metal unit 340 are a positive terminal, a negative terminal and a signal transmission terminal (or ground terminal). However, the disclosure is not limited thereto, in other embodiments, the first conductive member 450, the second conductive member 460 and the magnetic metallic member 440 can be altered to be a positive terminal, a signal transmission terminal (or ground terminal) and a negative terminal of the portable electronic device 400.
Although the first conductive pin 370 and the second conductive pin 380 which are held in the through holes 324 of the single magnet block 320 is described in the aforementioned embodiment of
Although the first conductive pin 370 and the second conductive pin 380 which are held in the through holes 324 of the single magnet block 320 is described in the aforementioned embodiment of
Although the present disclosure has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104203087 | Mar 2015 | TW | national |
