CN116561033A - Expansion device with specific function IC components - Google Patents

Abstract

An expansion device with specific function IC components, the expansion device includes: a circuit board, several connectors, a transmission wire and a specific function IC component. The plurality of connectors are electrically connected to the edge of the circuit board. The transmission wire is electrically connected with the circuit board. The specific function IC element is electrically connected with the circuit board. Wherein, the specific function IC component includes an adapter circuit board and a specific function IC chip electrically fixed on the adapter circuit board, and the specific function IC chip is electrically fixed on the adapter circuit board through the adapter circuit board. The circuit board is electrically connected with external electronic equipment through the transmission wire. Accordingly, in addition to the original function of connecting multiple interface devices, the user can also use the application program with specific additional functions, so that the user does not need to load it in the personal computer.

Description

Expansion device with specific function IC components

technical field

The present invention relates to an expansion device, in particular to an expansion device with IC components with specific functions that can be expanded with specific functions.

Background technique

Traditional personal computers in the past communicate with the outside world through various connectors on the I/O interface, such as Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB) connectors, External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (ExternalSerial Advanced Technology Attachment, eSATA) connector, Fire wire (Fire wire, or IEEE1394) and audio connector (Audio Jack), etc. Although very convenient, having these connectors on the motherboard inside the computer will take up a considerable percentage of the configuration space on the motherboard.

In view of this, someone proposes an expansion device, which is a USB hub (USB HUB), which is a multi-purpose expansion peripheral that can add USB, Type-C, AC power, etc. It is quite practical for a group of people who use a USB device for office work, processing files, and even playing games. Although the USB hub provides external expansion and connection to many interface devices, there are no other additional functions that can be used.

Therefore, how to make the above-mentioned USB hub keep up with the evolution of the connector is a subject that those skilled in the art would like to discuss.

Contents of the invention

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to solve the traditional deficiencies. The present invention builds a specific function IC element on the expansion device, so that the user can not only have the original function of connecting multiple interface devices to the outside, but also have Application programs with specific additional functions can be used, so that users no longer need to load them on their personal computers.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an expansion device with specific function IC components, the expansion device includes: a circuit board, several connectors, a transmission wire and a specific function IC component. The plurality of connectors are electrically connected to the edge of the circuit board. The transmission wire is electrically connected with the circuit board. The specific function IC element is electrically connected with the circuit board. Wherein, the specific function IC component includes an adapter circuit board and a specific function IC chip electrically fixed on the adapter circuit board, and the specific function IC chip is electrically fixed on the adapter circuit board through the adapter circuit board. The circuit board is electrically connected with external electronic equipment through the transmission wire.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the specific function IC chip is a file or file encryption chip, a macro chip, a noise reduction chip, a signal enhancement chip, a sensor chip or a super-connection chip.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of connectors at least include at least one audio connector, at least one USBC-Type connector and at least one USB connector.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a high-definition multimedia interface connector, a display port connector, an external serial high-tech configuration connector, an NGFF connector, and a Wi-Fi module are further added on the circuit board and at least one of a near field communication module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one end of the transmission wire is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the other end is electrically connected to a connector.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector is a PCI-E connector or a USB C-Type male connector.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board has a hub IC component.

To achieve the above purpose, the present invention further provides an expansion device with specific function IC components, the expansion device includes: a circuit board, several connectors, a transmission wire and a specific function IC chip. The plurality of connectors are electrically connected to the edge of the circuit board. The transmission wire is electrically connected with the circuit board. The specific function IC chip is electrically connected to a circuit substrate inside one of the several connectors.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the specific function IC chip is a file or file encryption chip, a macro chip, a noise reduction chip, a signal enhancement chip, a sensor chip or a super-connection chip.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of connectors at least include at least one audio connector, at least one USBC-Type connector and at least one USB connector.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a high-definition multimedia interface connector, a display port connector, an external serial high-tech configuration connector, an NGFF connector, and a Wi-Fi module are further added on the circuit board and at least one of a near field communication module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one end of the transmission wire is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the other end is electrically connected to a connector.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector is a PCI-E connector or a USB C-Type male connector.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board has a hub IC component.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the appearance of an expansion device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the expansion device and IC components with specific functions in FIG. 1;

3 is a schematic diagram of the electrical connection configuration between the expansion device and the main computer according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic perspective view of the appearance of an IC component with a specific function built into the USB C-Type connector of the expansion device according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the USB C-Type connector of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an electrical connection configuration between an expansion device and a main computer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols in the accompanying drawings:

1 expansion unit;

11 circuit board;

12 connectors;

121 audio connector;

122 USB C-Type connector;

1221 circuit substrate;

123 usb connector;

13 transmission wires;

14 IC components with specific functions;

141 transfer circuit board;

142 IC chips with specific functions;

15 outer casing;

16 connector joint;

2 USB C-Type connector male;

3 computers;

31 casing;

32 main board;

321 port.

Detailed ways

Relevant technical content and detailed description of the present invention, now coordinate drawing description as follows:

Please refer to Figures 1 to 2, which are the three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the appearance of the expansion device with specific function IC components and the exploded schematic diagrams of the expansion device and specific function IC components according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure: the present invention mainly discloses An expansion device with specific function IC components, the expansion device 1 includes: a circuit board 11, several connectors 12, a transmission wire 13, a specific function IC component 14 and an outer casing 15.

The plurality of connectors 12 are electrically connected to the circuit board 11, and the plurality of connectors 12 at least include at least one Audio Jack (Audio Jack) 121, at least one Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB) USBC The -Type connector 122 and at least one USB connector 123 are examples, but not limited. It is worth mentioning that the USB connector 123 in the present invention is mainly an A-Type USB2.0 connector or USB3.0 connector as an example, but in other embodiments, the USB connector 123 can also be Micro USB connector, not limited. The plurality of connectors 12 are electrically connected to the edge of the circuit board 11 respectively, so as to facilitate connecting external electronic devices (not shown in the figure) or transmission wires (not shown in the figure). In this figure, the circuit board 11 has a hub IC component.

One end of the transmission wire 13 is electrically connected to the circuit board 11 , so as to be electrically connected to the plurality of connectors 12 and the specific function IC component 14 through the circuit board 11 . The connector joint (not shown in the figure) is electrically connected to the other end of the transmission wire 13 , and is electrically connected to the plurality of connectors 12 on the circuit board 11 through the transmission wire 13 and the circuit board 11 .

The specific function IC component 14 is electrically fixed on the circuit board 11 . The function-specific IC component 14 includes a transfer circuit board 141 and a function-specific IC chip 142 electrically fixed on the transfer circuit board 141 . The specific function IC chip 142 is electrically fixed on the circuit board 11 through the transfer circuit board 141 , and is electrically connected with external electronic equipment through the transmission wire 13 .

It is worth mentioning that the specific function IC chip 142 is a file or file encryption chip (Encryption filechip), macro chip (Macro chip), noise reduction chip (Noise reduction chip), signal enhancement function chip (Repeater function chip), sensor Sensor chip or Super link chip. The file or file encryption chip has a file or file encryption function. The macro chip has the ability to formulate a macro command setting program to execute the macro command management setting program to perform custom keyboard or record macro command settings; in the custom keyboard setting, multiple groups of personal configuration files can be customized first, Set a single command or macro command in each personal configuration file, and each personal configuration file corresponds to define a toggle key. The noise reduction chip is used to eliminate the noise signal heard in the earphone. The signal enhancement function chip has the function of amplifying signals and can enhance the signal quality of each interface. The sensing chip is used to sense the environment, such as temperature, humidity, smoke, gas, etc. The super link chip can connect two computer devices, and can share the keyboard/mouse/data between the two devices.

The outer casing 15 has a corresponding shape for assembling and covering the circuit board 11, the plurality of connectors 12 and the specific function IC element 14, and the transmission wire 13 and the connector joint (not shown in the figure) ) is exposed outside the outer casing 15.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic configuration diagram of the electrical connection between the expansion device and the main computer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure: in this embodiment, the expansion device 1 is mainly connected to the computer 3 through the connector joint 16 . More specifically, a motherboard 32 is disposed inside the computer 3 , and a corresponding port 321 corresponding to the connector 16 is disposed on the motherboard 32 . The connector joint 16 is mainly plugged into the corresponding port 321 on the motherboard 32, whereby the expansion device 1 can be electrically connected to the computer 3 via the transmission wire 13, the connector joint 16 and the corresponding port 321. .

In this embodiment, the connector joint 16 can mainly be a PCI-E connector joint, and the port 321 can be a corresponding PCI-E connector slot, but not limited thereto. The computer 3 has a casing 31 , and the expansion device 1 is mainly disposed in the casing 31 . More specifically, the expansion device 1 is fixed and disposed inside the front end of the casing 31 through the outer casing 15 , so as to be used as a front line of the computer 3 .

Referring again to FIG. 3 , the interfaces of the plurality of connectors 12 are exposed outside the casing 31 in addition to the outer casing 15 . In this way, when the user needs to use an Audio interface, a USB C-Type interface or a general USB A-Type (such as USB2. Connector 12.

When the signal is transmitted through the USB C-Type connector 122, the file or file encryption function, the execution of macro command setting operations, the elimination of noise heard in the earphone, the enhancement of the signal quality of each interface, or the connection of two computer devices , can share the execution of functions such as keyboard/mouse/data between two devices.

In addition, the USB C-Type connector 122 is mainly a USB C-Type connector female (or male), for users to insert a corresponding USB C-Type connector male (female) 2 . In this way, the devices connected behind the male (female) 2 of the USB C-Type connector (such as transmission lines, mobile devices, desktop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers, hard drives, etc., not shown in the figure) can be connected via the USB C-Type connector. The Type interface is connected to the expansion device 1 , and then electrically connected to a device connected behind the expansion device 1 (for example, a computer 3 shown in FIG. 3 ) for data and power transmission.

Please refer to FIGS. 4 and 5 , which are three-dimensional appearances of IC components with built-in specific functions in the USB C-Type connector of the expansion device according to the second embodiment of the present invention and a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the USB C-Type connector in FIG. 4 . As shown in the figure: the second embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment, the difference is that the specific function IC chip 142 is directly electrically fixed on the circuit substrate 1221 inside the USB C-Type connector 122 .

When the signal is transmitted through the USB C-Type connector 122, the file or file encryption function, the execution of macro command setting operations, the elimination of noise heard in the earphone, the enhancement of the signal quality of each interface, or the connection of two computer devices , can share the execution of functions such as keyboard/mouse/data between two devices.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of the electrical connection configuration between the expansion device and the main computer according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure: the expansion device 1 can be electrically connected to the corresponding USB C-Type connector on the computer 3 through the connector joint 16 on it as a USB C-Type male connector. The female connector is used to electrically connect with the computer 3 through the USB C-Type interface to perform ultra-high-speed data transmission and high-current/high-voltage power transmission.

When the signal is transmitted through the USB C-Type connector 122, the file or file encryption function, the execution of macro command setting operations, the elimination of noise heard in the earphone, the enhancement of the signal quality of each interface, or the connection of two computer devices , can share the execution of functions such as keyboard/mouse/data between two devices.

Further, in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the expansion device 1 can also If the space of the circuit board 11 permits, other connection interfaces are added to increase the practicability and compatibility of the expansion device 1 . Preferably, the expansion device 1 can also add a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector, a Display Port (Display Port) connector, an external serial high-tech configuration (external serial high-tech configuration) on the circuit board 11. At least one of a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (e-SATA) connector, a NGFF (Next-Generation Form Factor) connector, a Wi-Fi module, and a Near Field Communication (NFC) module.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of the present invention, so all equivalent changes made by using the description or drawings of the present invention are all included in the rights of the present invention in the same way Within the scope of protection, I agree with Chen Ming.

Claims (14)

1. A kind of expansion device with specific function IC element, it is characterized in that, this expansion device comprises: a circuit board; a plurality of connectors electrically connected to the edge of the circuit board; a transmission wire electrically connected to the circuit board; An IC component with a specific function is electrically connected to the circuit board; Wherein, the specific function IC component includes an adapter circuit board and a specific function IC chip electrically fixed on the adapter circuit board, and the specific function IC chip is electrically fixed on the adapter circuit board through the adapter circuit board. The circuit board is electrically connected with external electronic equipment through the transmission wire. 2. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 1, wherein the specific function IC chip is a file or file encryption chip, a macro chip, a noise reduction chip, a signal enhancement chip, a sensing chip or Hyperlink chip. 3. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of connectors at least include at least one audio connector, at least one USB C-Type connector and at least one USB connector . 4. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 1, wherein a high-definition multimedia interface connector, a display port connector, and an external serial high-tech configuration are further added on the circuit board. At least one of a connector, an NGFF connector, a Wi-Fi module, and a near field communication module. 5. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 1, wherein one end of the transmission wire is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the other end is electrically connected to a connector. 6. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 5, wherein the connector joint is a PCI-E connector joint or a USB C-Type connector male. 7. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a hub IC component. 8. An expansion device with a specific function IC element, characterized in that the expansion device comprises: a circuit board; a plurality of connectors electrically connected to the edge of the circuit board; a transmission wire electrically connected to the circuit board; A specific function IC chip is electrically connected to a circuit substrate inside one of the several connectors. 9. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 8, wherein the specific function IC chip is a file or file encryption chip, a macro chip, a noise reduction chip, a signal enhancement chip, a sensing chip or Hyperlink chip. 10. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of connectors at least include at least one audio connector, at least one USB C-Type connector and at least one USB connector . 11. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 8, characterized in that, a high-definition multimedia interface connector, a display port connector, an external serial high-tech configuration are further added on the circuit board At least one of a connector, an NGFF connector, a Wi-Fi module, and a near field communication module. 12 . The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 8 , wherein one end of the transmission wire is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the other end is electrically connected to a connector. 13 . 13. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 12, wherein the connector joint is a PCI-E connector joint or a USB C-Type connector male. 14. The expansion device with specific function IC components according to claim 8, wherein the circuit board has a hub IC component.