WO2014021507A1

WO2014021507A1 - Magnetic interface apparatus for electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2014021507A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/009789
Authority: WO
Inventors: 안준범
Original assignee: (주)대한특수금속
Priority date: 2012-08-01
Filing date: 2012-11-19
Publication date: 2014-02-06
Also published as: KR101348933B1

Abstract

According to the present invention, provided is a magnetic interface apparatus for an electronic device, comprising: a non-insertion-type receptacle, which is provided on a first electronic device; and a non-insertion-type plug, which is provided on a second electronic device, wherein the non-insertion-type receptacle comprises one or a plurality of non-magnetic bodies, which are coupled through surface contact to a magnetic body in the non-insertion-type plug, which is positioned near the non-magnetic body, by means of magnetic force, and a contact point terminal with which an elastic terminal of the non-insertion-type plug is electrically conducted by means of a non-insertion contact point technique, when the non-magnetic body and the magnetic body are coupled by means of magnetic force, and wherein the non-insertion-type plug comprises one or a plurality of magnetic bodies, which is coupled through surface contact to the non-magnetic body of the non-insertion-type receptacle by means of magnetic force, and the elastic terminal of the non-insertion-type plug, which is positioned near the magnetic body and with which the contact point terminal in the non-insertion-type receptacle is electrically conducted by means of the non-insertion contact point technique, when the magnetic body and the non-magnetic body are coupled by means of magnetic force.

Description

【Specification】

[Name of invention]

Magnetic interface device for electronic devices

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a magnetic interface device for an electronic device, and more particularly, a non-insertable receptacle is configured in an electronic device, and a non-insertable plug of another electronic device is electrically connected to the receptacle using mutual magnetic force. It relates to a magnetic interface device for electronic devices that can be. Background Art

In general, an interface device for an electronic device includes an electronic device (eg, a portable mobile device such as a tablet PC such as a galactic map, an iPad, a slate PC, a smartphone, etc.) and another electronic device (eg, a floor electric device). A device that enables electrical connection with a peripheral device such as a cradle or the like, and the electronic device itself is configured with an open port exposed and an insertable connector of the peripheral device inserted into the open port to enable use of the peripheral device. The insertable interface device is mainly used.

By the way, since the open port provided in an electronic device such as a tablet PC has a groove shape of a conventional, and the plug-in connector of another electronic device such as a cradle typically has a protrusion shape of '凸', The interface device may loosen the physical contact state of the interface terminals due to repeated contact and disconnection of each other. Alternatively, there is a problem in that damage or damage occurs such that the contact terminal is bent or bent along the separation direction during separation.

In addition, if the open port and the plug-in connector are combined in opposite directions or if excessive force is applied due to incorrect usage, the printed circuit board connected to the contact terminal may be damaged along with the damage of the contact terminal. There is a problem that loss occurs.

In addition, when the foreign matter, such as dust or water is introduced into the open port always has an open state, there is also a problem that causes an unstable connection state and lowers the appearance.

[Detailed Description of the Invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic interface device for an electronic device in which a non-insertable receptacle is configured in an electronic device and a non-insertable plug of another electronic device in the receptacle can enable simple and stable electrical connection using mutual magnetic force. To provide.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic interface device for an electronic device, which is formed of a sealed type rather than an open type of electronic device to improve the aesthetics of the electronic device and to prevent foreign substances from entering.

On the other hand, the object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned object, other objects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. In order to achieve the above object, the magnetic interface device for an electronic device according to the present invention includes a non-insertable receptacle configured in the first electronic device and a non-insertable plug configured in the second electronic device,

The non-insertable receptacle includes a single or a plurality of pizza bodies that are face-contacted through the magnetic body of the plug and magnetic force, and the resilient terminals of the plugs are electrically connected by the non-insertion contact method when the pizza body and the magnetic body are magnetically coupled. It includes a contact terminal that is connected to,

The non-insertable plug may include a single or a plurality of magnetic bodies that are in surface contact with the pizza body of the receptacle through a magnetic force, and the contact terminals of the receptacle may be electrically inserted in a non-insertion contact manner when the magnetic body and the pizza body are magnetically coupled to one side of the magnetic body. It is configured to include an elastic terminal that is conducted to.

[Brief Description of Drawings]

1 is a view showing a state in which electronic devices to which a magnetic interface device for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied are connected to each other;

2 is a view illustrating a state in which electronic devices to which the magnetic interface device for an electronic device of FIG. 1 is applied are separated from each other,

3 and 4 are perspective views illustrating a non-insertable receptacle applied to an electronic device and a non-insertable plug of another electronic device in the magnetic interface for the electronic device of FIG. 1, respectively;

5 and 6 illustrate the non-insertable receptacle and the non-insertable type of FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively. It is a block diagram showing the cross-sectional configuration of the plug,

7 is a diagram illustrating embodiments of various shapes of a pizza or magnetic body of the receptacle and plug of FIGS. 3 and 4.

EXAMPLE

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, a magnetic interface device for an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a non-insertable receptacle 100 and a second electronic device configured in a first electronic device (EA). The non-insertable plug 200 is configured in the EB), and the non-insertable plug 200 is non-inserted contact with the non-insertable receptacle 100 in an electrically conductive state with each other through magnetic force.

The Electronic Device (EA) 11 is a main device including a smart phone, a slate PC, a portable mobile device such as an iPad or a tablet PC of a Galaxy Tab, and the like. Input means for processing an input signal input from the second electronic device (EB), display means for displaying the information on a touch screen, storage means for storing the information via a disk or memory member, processing of the input signal when it is provided Or control means for processing the overall operation of displaying the information or outputting the information to the second electronic device (EB). The configuration, operation, and control of the corresponding main devices are well known in the art. It will be omitted. In addition, the non-insertable receptacle 100 is installed at at least one of the lower side and both sides facing the corresponding portion of the first electronic device EA, that is, the open port formed in the conventional first electronic device EA. Interface means electrically connected to the control means, such that the non-insertable plug 200 of the second electronic device EB is connected via magnetic force so that corresponding signals or information of the first and second electronic devices are provided to each other. to be. The non-insertable receptacle 100 is located in a housing (H) configured at the corresponding installation site of the first electronic device (EA) and is single or plural in surface contact coupling with the magnetic body (210) of the non-insertable plug (200) by magnetic force. Two pizza adults 110 and the resilient terminals 220 of the non-insertable plug 200 when the magnetic force of the pizza adult 110 and the magnetic body 210 are positioned around the pizza adult 110 in a non-inserted contact manner. And a contact terminal 120 that is electrically conductive to allow power and information to be transmitted to each other.

On the other hand, the second electronic device (EB) is a peripheral device such as a floor electric device, a cradle, a mouse, a keyboard, a printer, etc., which is electrically connected to the first electronic device (EA) and transmits power and corresponding information. Since the configuration, operation and control of these are already known techniques, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the non-insertable plug 200 is installed at a position corresponding to the corresponding portion of the second electronic device EB, that is, the plug-in connector formed in the conventional second electronic device EB, and is electrically connected to the corresponding control means. The non-insertable receptacle 100 of the system 1 electronic device EA is connected to each other via a magnetic force to provide corresponding signals or information of the first and second electronic devices to each other. The non-insertable plug 200 is installed in the body B connected to the second electronic device EB through a cable or the like, and is single or surface-contacted with the pizza body 110 of the non-insertable receptacle 100 by magnetic force. The plurality of magnetic bodies 210 and the contact terminals 120 of the non-insertable receptacle 100 when the magnetic force of the magnetic body 210 and the pizza body 110 are coupled around the magnetic body 210 are electrically inserted in a non-inserted contact manner. And a resilient terminal 220 that is electrically connected to each other so that power and information are transmitted to each other.

In the non-insertable receptacle 100, the pizza body 110 is preferably composed of a steel plate, and is made of a ferromagnetic material such as SUS and Steel, and then subjected to resin coating and coating after plating to protect the surface and prevent corrosion. desirable.

In addition, the pizza body 110 may be installed in the housing (H) having a variety of shapes and structures through the mold, for example, to accommodate the magnetic body 210 of the non-insertable plug 200. The pair has a concave structure in a state arranged at regular intervals, or has a round shape having three sides to prevent reverse insertion with the non-insertable plug 200, or the front or some surfaces may have a concave-convex (H 凸) shape Can be.

Here, the non-insertable receptacle 100, the pizza body 110 may be composed of a magnetic member, in the case of the magnetic member, like the magnetic body 210 of the non-insertable plug 200, magnets or electromagnets, permanent magnets, unipolar Or at least one of the multipolar complexes. In this case, when the magnetic member is a magnet, the magnet is not physically divided, and the upper and lower monopoles, the two poles, and the Manufactured with 4-pole magnets to have various numbers of polarity or back yoke

Yoke) may be located at at least one of the rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the magnet to enable the improvement of magnetic force by securing the linearity of the magnetic force and preventing the leakage magnetic flux, even if only the opposite polarity is coupled when the magnetic force coupling between the magnets In particular, when the non-insertable receptacle 100 and the non-insertable plug 200 are to be contacted in a directional manner, the reverse contact may be prevented.

Therefore, the pizza body 110 of the non-insertable receptacle 100 may allow the magnetic body 210 of the non-insertable plug 200 to be coupled through a magnetic force when the non-insertable plug 200 is in surface contact.

Here, the mic hole (MH) is further formed in the pizza body 110 or the magnetic member of the receptacle 100, so that when an input means such as a microphone is installed in the first electronic device EA, a voice signal is input from the outside. By enabling the formation of a functional through hole and the like, it is possible to design and design the case of the first electronic device (EA) having an improved aesthetic feeling.

In the non-insertable receptacle 100, the contact terminals 120 may be formed in various numbers while having the shape of a pin in a printed circuit board or a corresponding mold provided between the pair of pizza bodies 110 inside the housing H. A terminal pin to be mounted, comprising a structure in which a terminal is recessed in a through hole formed in the housing (H) or a structure corresponding to the plane of the through hole, and energizing upon contact with the resilient terminal 220 of the non-insertable plug 200. In order to enhance the effect, it is preferable that the contact surface is engraved.

Therefore, according to the contact terminal 120 of the non-insertable receptacle 100, the non-insertable type When the magnetic body 210 of the plug 200 and the pizza body 110 are magnetically coupled, the resilient terminals 220 of the non-insertable plug 200 are electrically non-contacted with each other so that the non-insertable receptacle 100 and the non-insertable plug ( 200) power and data transmission can be enabled.

In the non-insertable plug 200, the magnetic body 210 is made of a magnet material, and is preferably subjected to resin coating and coating after plating to protect the surface and prevent corrosion.

In addition, the magnetic body 210 may be positioned in the body (B) having various shapes and structures through a corresponding mold, for example, may be inserted into the pizza body 110 of the non-insertable receptacle 100. In order to prevent the reverse insertion into the non-insertable receptacle 100, the pair has a round shape or a front surface or a partial surface has a concave-convex (K 凸) shape. Can have.

Here, the magnetic body 210 is preferably at least one of a magnet or an electromagnet, a permanent magnet, a monopole or a multipole magnet. At this time, when the magnetic body 210 is a magnet, the magnet is physically divided into upper and lower monopoles, two poles, and four poles by using a facility called magnetization yoke to have various numbers of polarities, or a back yoke is used. It may be located at at least one of the back, left and right sides of the magnet, and may improve magnetic force by securing the linearity of the magnetic force and preventing leakage magnetic flux. The upper half when the magnetic member is coupled with the magnetic member of the non-insertable receptacle 100 Non-insertable receptacle (100) and non-insertable type so that only the polarities are coupled The reverse contact may be prevented when the plug 200 is to be contacted with directionality.

On the other hand, in the non-insertable plug 200, when the magnetic member is configured in the non-insertable receptacle 100, the magnetic body 210 may be composed of a pizza member.

Therefore, according to the magnetic body 210 of the non-insertable plug 200, when the non-insertable receptacle 100 is in surface contact, the pizza body 110 of the non-insertable receptacle 100 may be coupled through the hem.

In the non-insertable plug 200, the resilient terminals 220 have various shapes while having the shape and elasticity of the pins on a printed circuit board or a corresponding mold provided between the pair of magnetic bodies 210 inside the body B. Pogo pin is mounted in the structure, the end is resilient by a spring provided inside the structure is configured to be rebound inserted into the printed circuit board, the elasticity when contacted with the contact terminal 120 of the non-insertable receptacle 100 Contact resistance can be minimized.

Therefore, according to the resilient terminal 220 of the non-insertable plug 200, the contact terminal 120 and the non-insertable receptacle 100 of the non-insertable receptacle 100 when the magnetic body of the pizza body 110 and the magnetic body 210 is coupled Electrically non-inserted contacts may be electrically connected to each other to enable power and data transmission between the non-insertable plug 200 and the non-insertable receptacle 100.

On the other hand, the non-insertable plug 200, in addition to the magnetic body 210 and the resilient terminal 220, the indicator 230 is composed of an LED or the like for displaying the state of layering or completion of layering on one surface of the body (B) Can be further formed. Here, since the configuration and operation of the indicator 230 is already known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the non-insertable plug 200 has a contact surface on which one surface of the body B (that is, the magnetic body 210 and the resilient terminal 220 are installed to contact one surface of the housing H of the non-insertable receptacle 100). ) Have a bent surface 240 which is curved on the curved surface of the housing H of the first electronic device EA or the non-receptacle receptacle 100 when the surface contact is performed for layer transfer or transmission of the corresponding information. It can be maintained.

On the other hand, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the non-insertable receptacle 100 is formed with the negative pizza body 110 and the contact terminal 120, and the non-insertable plug 200 embossed magnetic material 210 and the elastic terminal ( 220), but the mutually opposing configurations, that is, magnetic and pizza conductors, contact terminals and elastic terminals, embossed and intaglio structures of magnetic and pizza conductors, embossed structures and intaglio structures of contact terminals and elastic terminals, respectively It can be configured to oppose any one configuration through the housing or the body and the mold, thereby enabling the opposite coupling of the non-insertable receptacle 100 and the non-insertable plug 200 to the first electronic device (EA) And transmission of power and corresponding information between the second electronic device and the second electronic device EB. Here, the embossed structure and the intaglio structure of the contact terminal and the elastic terminal preferably have a concave-convex structure in which the contact surfaces on which the terminals are located are opposed to each other.

Hereinafter, a magnetic type for an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention The operation and effects of the interface device are described as follows.

First, when the non-insertable plug 200 of the second electronic device EB is brought into surface contact with the non-insertable receptacle 100 of the first electronic device EA, the body B of the non-insertable plug 200 is in surface contact. While the bent surface 240 remains in stable contact with the curved surface of the housing H of the non-insertable receptacle 100, each of the magnetic coupling members (ie, the engraved pizza body of the non-insertable receptacle 100) The embossed magnetic body 210 of the non-insertable plug 200 is magnetically coupled to each other so that each of the contact terminals (that is, the terminal pin of the non-insertable receptacle 100) is configured to each other. The resilient terminals 220, which are pogo pins of the non-insertable plug 200, are electrically contacted with each other.

Therefore, when the magnetic coupling of the magnetic coupling members as described above, the contact terminals have a non-inserted contact state, thereby facilitating electrical connection and disconnection work between the non-insertable receptacle 100 and the non-insertable plug 200. Through this, it is possible to prevent a problem caused by the contact terminals have an unstable connection state due to wear or damage due to long use as in the prior art.

Accordingly, according to the present invention as described above, a non-insertable receptacle is configured instead of an open port in a main device including a portable mobile device such as a smartphone, a slate PC, an iPad or a Galaxy Lab tablet PC, and the like. Non-insertable plugs are configured in sub-devices, including peripherals such as cradles, mice, keyboards and printers, instead of open connectors, so that non-insertable plugs in non-insertable receptacles are magnetically electrically non-insertable contacts And by being separated, it is possible to maintain the electrical connection between the main device and the sub device more simple, robust and stable.

In addition, unlike the conventional open port, the non-insertable receptacle of the main device is provided with a sealing feeling at the corresponding contact portion, thereby improving the aesthetics of the main device and preventing foreign substances from being inserted.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above specific embodiments, but can be modified and modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. If such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims, it will be apparent that they are included in the present invention.

【Industrial Availability】

According to the present invention, a non-insertable receptacle is configured in the main device instead of an open port, and a non-insertable plug is configured in place of the open connector in the sub device, and the plug is electrically connected to and disconnected from the receptacle by a magnetic force. The electrical connection between the and sub-units can be made simpler, more robust and more stable.

In addition, unlike the conventional open port, the non-insertable receptacle of the main device is provided with a sealing feeling at the contact portion, thereby improving the aesthetic sense of the main device and preventing foreign substances from being inserted.

On the other hand, the effects of the present invention is not limited to the effects mentioned above, other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

Claims

[Claim]

[Claim 1]

A non-insertable receptacle 100 configured in the first electronic device EA;

And includes a non-insertable plug 200 which is configured in an electronic device (EB), wherein the non-insertable receptacle 100

A single or a plurality of pizza bodies (110) coupled to the magnetic body (210) of the non-insertable plug (200) by surface contact with magnetic force;

A contact terminal positioned around the pizza adult 110 to electrically connect the resilient terminal 220 of the non-insertable plug 200 to the non-insertable contact type when the pizza adult 110 and the magnetic body 210 are magnetically coupled to each other ( 120),

The non-insertable plug 200 is,

A single or a plurality of magnetic bodies 210 which are in surface contact coupling with the pizza body 110 of the non-insertion pressure receptacle 100 by magnetic force;

A resilient terminal positioned around the magnetic body 210 so that the contact terminal 120 of the non-insertable receptacle 100 is electrically connected to the non-insertable contact type when the magnetic body 210 and the pizza body 110 are magnetically coupled ( Magnetic interface device for an electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a.

[Claim 2]

According to claim 1, The pizza adult 110,

Magnetic interface device for electronic equipment, characterized in that consisting of a steel plate.

[Claim 3]

The method of claim 1, wherein the pizza adult (no),

A magnetic interface device for an electronic device, characterized by having a round shape having three sides or a front or partial surface having an uneven shape.

[Claim 4]

The method of claim 1, wherein the non-insertable receptacle 100,

Magnetic interface device for an electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a magnetic material instead of the pizza body (110).

[Claim 5]

The magnetic interface device of claim 1, wherein the pizza body (110) is further provided with a microphone hole (ΜΗ).

[Claim 6]

The method of claim 1, wherein the contact terminal 120,

The magnetic interface device for an electronic device is mounted so as to penetrate the through-hole formed in the installation site, the contact surface is engraved.

[Claim 7]

The method of claim 1, wherein the magnetic body 210,

A magnetic interface device for an electronic device, characterized by having a round shape having three sides or a concave-convex shape on a front surface or a partial surface thereof.

[Claim 8] The method of claim 1, wherein the magnetic body 210,

At least one of a magnet or an electromagnet, a permanent magnet, a monopole or a multipolar magnet,

In the case of magnets, magnets are not physically divided and magnetized yokes are made of upper and lower unipolar 2-pole and 4-pole magnets to produce various numbers of polarities, or the back yoke is the back, left and right sides of the magnet. A magnetic interface device for an electronic device, characterized in that it is located at least one of the upper and lower sides.

[Claim 9]

The magnetic interface device of claim 1, wherein the non-insertable plug (200) includes a pizza body instead of the magnetic body (210).

[Claim 10]

The magnetic interface device of claim 1, wherein the resilient terminal (220) has a structure in which an end portion is resiliently inserted into the resilient terminal by a spring and is resiliently inserted.

[Claim 111]

The method of claim 1, wherein the non-insertable plug 200,

A magnetic interface device for an electronic device, characterized by further comprising an indicator light (230) indicating a flooring state or a flooring completion state.

[Claim 12] The method of claim 1, wherein the non-insertable plug 200,

A bent surface 240 in which a magnetic body 210 and an elastic terminal 220 are installed to contact a surface of the non-insertable receptacle 100 with the curved surface of the first electronic device EA or the non-insertable receptacle 100. Magnetic interface device for an electronic device, characterized in that it has a.

[Claim 13]

The method of claim 1, wherein the magnetic body and the pizza body or the contact terminal and the elastic terminal,

Magnetic interface device for an electronic device, characterized in that installed in the non-insertable receptacle (100) and the non-insertable plug (200), respectively having an embossed structure and an intaglio structure opposed to each other.