AUTOMATIC TELESCOPIC CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20160181738A1
• Filed: 01/13/2015
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd. (Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd. (Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YANG, MIN, WANG, XIN-SHU, HUNG, JIAN-HUNG
• Application Number:
  US14/595,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20160181738A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/665 with built-in electronic circuit H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6691 with built-in signalling means H01R13/717 takes precedence

Abstract

An automatic telescopic connector includes an interface module and a transmission module. The interface module includes a trigger unit, a connector, and a telescopic bracket. The bracket includes a fixture. The trigger unit is configured to sense an input signal and output a trigger signal when the input signal meets a trigger condition. The transmission module is coupled to the interface module. The automatic telescopic connector is coupled to the control module. The control module outputs different signals to control the connector of the interface module to connect a connector of the external device or to disconnect from the connector of the external device.

Claims

1. An automatic telescopic connector, comprising:

a transmission module; and

an interface module comprising a trigger unit, a connector, and a telescopic bracket further comprising a fixture;

wherein the trigger unit is configured to sense an input signal and output a trigger signal when the input signal meets a trigger condition, the transmission module is coupled to the interface module, the automatic telescopic connector is coupled to a control module, the control module outputs a first control signal to the interface module when the control module receives the trigger signal, the control module outputs a second control signal to the transmission module when the control module receives the trigger signal, the telescopic bracket is fixed to a connector of an external device through the fixture when the interface module receives the first control signal, the transmission module controls the telescopic bracket to compress to connect the connector of the external device to the connector of the interface module when the transmission module receives the first control signal, the transmission module controls the telescopic bracket to return to disconnect the connector of the external device from the connector of the interface module when the transmission module receives a third control signal from the control module.

2. The automatic telescopic connector of claim 1, wherein the telescopic bracket is made of metal.

3. The automatic telescopic connector of claim 1, wherein the connector of the interface module is a Universal Serial Bus connector.

4. The automatic telescopic connector of claim 1, wherein the trigger unit is a pressure sensor.

5. A electronic device, comprising:

a control module; and

an automatic telescopic connector comprising;

a transmission module; and

an interface module comprising a trigger unit, a connector, and a telescopic bracket further comprising a fixture;

wherein the trigger unit is configured to sense an input signal and output a trigger signal when the input signal meets a trigger condition, the transmission module is coupled to the interface module, the automatic telescopic connector is coupled to a control module, the control module outputs a first control signal to the interface module when the control module receives the trigger signal, the control module outputs a second control signal to the transmission module when the control module receives the trigger signal, the telescopic bracket is fixed to a connector of an external device through the fixture when the interface module receives the first control signal, the transmission module controls the telescopic bracket to compress to connect the connector of the external device to the connector of the interface module when the transmission module receives the first control signal, the transmission module controls the telescopic bracket to return to disconnect the connector of the external device from the connector of the interface module when the transmission module receives a third control signal from the control module.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the control module is a central processing unit.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the control module is an embedded controller.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein when the external device is needed to be removed from the connector of the interface module, the control module outputs a third control signal, the transmission module receives the third control signal and controls the telescopic bracket to return to disconnect the connector of the interface module from the connector of the external device, and the control module outputs a fourth control signal to control the fixture to disconnect from the connector of the external device.