Cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device

• US 20050236243A1
• Filed: 05/24/2004
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yea Yen Huang
• Original Assignee: Yea Yen Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Yea Yen
• Application Number:
  US10/851,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20050236243A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 191/12.400
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 11/02 using take-up reel or drum

Abstract

This invention relates to a connecting device capable of pairing and adapting a cable winding reel structure with and to other relevant products, particularly to a connecting device capable of randomly pairing and adapting a cable winding reel with and to other assembly, such as a HUB, card reader, net wireless transmitter or power transformer, wherein the cable winding reel and assembly are connected by means of a terminal to allow various combinations so as to improve the applicability and value of the invention.

Claims

1. A cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device, including a cable winding reel to be selectively paired with and adapted to an assembly, characterized in that, the connecting device may randomly be paired with and adapt to a HUB, card reader, net wireless transmitter or power transformer,

3. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 1, wherein the cable winding reel and assembly are each provided with connectors to allow connection of power/signal cables upon pairing.

4. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 1, wherein the cable winding reel includes:

a casing having an open end and an inner periphery serving as a receiving compartment that is provided at a center thereof with a vertical post formed with a groove at an end, the casing being provided at the inner circumferential periphery with an arcuate block, at an outer periphery with a leading bore for leading out the signal/power cable, and at a top edge thereof with a clip;

a retaining disc and a control disc being each provided with a central bore corresponding to the vertical post, and placed in the receiving compartment of the casing in order;

the retaining disc being is provided at an outer edge thereof with a set of resilient member having a protrusion at an outer edge thereof and a flange facing upwards;

the control disc being provided with two symmetrical arcuate slots at locations corresponding to a circumferential line of the flange, such that that flange may be inserted into either arcuate slot;

a cover being provided at a center thereof with a tubular opening extending downwards, a terminal and screw holes, the tubular opening including an outer periphery about which a signal/power cable may wind;

the signal/power cable having an end that is led out from the leading bore, and another end being connected to a USB plug, where the USB plug, if necessary, may be replaced with an IEEE 1394 plug, a PS2 plug, or an RJ45 plug, the other end of the signal/power cable passing through the cover and connected to the terminal;

the tubular opening of the cover having a hollow part into which a resilient spring is provided;

the resilient spring having an end being affixed to the groove of the vertical post, and another end being affixed to a notch of the cover;

the tubular opening being covered by a lid over a top opening thereof; and

a frame engaging over a top edge of the cable winding reel.

5. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 4, wherein the cable winding reel is controlled in such a manner that, the casing is provided at a bottom thereof with a retaining indent and two retaining blocks;

the retaining blocks are provided thereto with posts;

the cover is provided with an inclined guide facing downwards at a location corresponding to the posts, such that the posts are able to slide along the inclined guide, whereby the retaining blocks may be retained by or disengage from the retaining indent to achieve intended reeling.

6. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 1, wherein the casing is provided at a central outer edge thereof, if necessary, with an assembly device, the assembly device having an axis that is provided with a screw hole or a retainer that may be adapted to the screw rod of a rubber or magnetic sucking disc thereby attaching the cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of this invention to a glass or metal sheet.

7. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 1, wherein the assembly is a USB HUB having a printed circuit board, a hood and a top lid, the printed circuit board being provided thereto with USB sockets, a power input terminal, an LED, and screw openings at opposing ends thereof, circuitry on the printed circuit board being connected to an extension cord at a backside thereof, the extension cord being provided at an end thereof with a terminal mating with the terminal provided to the cover of the cable winding reel.

8. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 6, wherein the hood is provided at locations corresponding to the USB sockets and power input terminal with USB socket openings, a power input opening and a positioning hole at a top side thereof, the hood being covered with the top lid for covering a top opening thereof, the top lid being provided at a location corresponding to the LED with a light-pervious plate, the top lid being covered over and secured to the hood by inserting a post extending downwards into the positioning hole.

9. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 6, wherein in pairing the USB HUB with the cable winding reel, the terminal of the extension cord of the printed circuit board is connected to the terminal of the cover of the cable winding reel, screws are inserted into the screw openings and threaded to the screw holes of the cover, the hood and top lid are then mounted to complete the pairing of the USB HUB and cable winding reel.

10. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 1, wherein the pairing of the cable winding reel and assembly is not limited to the structure as disclosed in this invention, but may adopt any structure of winding reels that incorporates the connection approach of this invention.

11. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 1, wherein the USB plug provided at the end of the signal/power cable of the cable winding reel and the USB sockets in the USB HUB may be replaced with an IEEE 1394 plug and IEEE 1394 sockets 311 A to serve as the connecting device for an IEEE 1394 interface, or PS2 or RJ45 plug and sockets, thereby serving as a HUB device featured with reeling function for a PS2 or an RJ45 interface.

12. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 6, wherein the assembly is made into a card reader such that a flash memory chip may be inserted through a groove of the card reader, thereby serving as a card reader featured with reeling function.

13. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 6, wherein the assembly is made into a net wireless transmitter, thereby serving as a net wireless transmitter featured with reeling function.

14. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 6, wherein the assembly is made into a power transformer, thereby serving as a power transformer featured with reeling function.

15. The cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device of claim 13, wherein in the power the transformer, the USB plug provided at the end of the signal/power cable of the cable winding reel is replaced with a DC terminal and the USB HUB with a power transformer, while the casing is provided thereto with a connecting port having conductive leads to which a variety of DC plugs are connected, such that after inserting the plugs into the connecting port and electrically connecting the plugs to an AC power source, AC current may be transformed into DC current to serve as the power source of products employing DC current, such as a mobile phone charger.

2. A cable winding reel and adaptor connecting device, wherein the assembly in the device, in actual applications, may be a HUB for USB, IEEE 1394 or PS2 interfaces, a card reader, a net wireless transmitter, a power transformer 6 or any other assembly of power or electronic devices.