CN219226710U - Port assembly and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses port subassembly and electronic equipment, wherein, this port subassembly includes face frame, terminal panel and terminal board, the face frame is including the mounting panel that forms a surface of face frame, be provided with the installation through-hole on the mounting panel, terminal panel can dismantle with the mounting panel and be connected and inlay and locate the installation through-hole, the terminal panel has been seted up and has been given way the mouth, the terminal board includes the circuit board and sets up the port on the circuit board, the circuit board can be dismantled with terminal panel and be connected, the port inserts in the mouth of giving way to outwards reveal by terminal panel. According to the technical scheme, in the upgrading and reforming process of the electronic equipment product, the electronic equipment product is slightly changed, materials are saved, the mold opening design work is realized, and therefore the cost of the electronic equipment product in upgrading and reforming is reduced.

Description

Port assembly and electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a port assembly and an electronic device using the port assembly.

Background

In many electronic devices, such as televisions, electronic whiteboards, projectors, tablet computers, etc., port components are provided, and the port components are used for controlling power on/off and performing data interaction with external devices.

The structure of the port assembly generally includes a terminal plate, a face frame and a bracket, the terminal plate is used as a main component, a plurality of ports representing different functions are arranged on the terminal plate, a plurality of through holes corresponding to the plurality of ports on the terminal plate are formed on the face frame, one port is embedded into one through hole, the bracket is used for fixing the terminal plate on the face frame, and the shape structure of the bracket is generally adapted to the shape structure of the face frame, so that the face frame is limited and clamped by a plurality of wall plates to mount and fix the bracket.

Content of the application

The embodiment of the application provides a port assembly and electronic equipment, and the port assembly is used for realizing that when the electronic equipment is subjected to product iterative reconstruction, the reconstruction cost is lower.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a port assembly comprising:

the surface frame comprises a mounting plate forming an outer surface of the surface frame, and a mounting through hole is formed in the mounting plate;

the terminal panel is detachably connected with the mounting plate and embedded in the mounting through hole, and is provided with a yielding port; and

the terminal board comprises a circuit board and a port arranged on the circuit board, the circuit board is detachably connected with the terminal panel, and the port is inserted into the abdication port so as to be exposed outwards from the terminal panel.

According to the port assembly provided by the embodiment of the application, the yielding port is formed in the terminal panel so that the port on the terminal panel can be inserted and installed, the terminal panel is embedded into the installation through hole in the face frame, and the terminal panel is only detachably connected with the installation plate in the face frame.

In some of these embodiments, the terminal panel includes a base plate and a clamping portion provided at an edge of the base plate, the clamping portion clamping and fixing to an edge of the mounting through hole to detachably fix the terminal panel to the mounting plate.

The edge of the mounting through hole is clamped by the clamping part, so that the terminal panel and the mounting plate can be detachably connected and fixed, the structure is simple and compact, and the connecting structure is stable.

In some embodiments, the substrate includes an inner wall surface and a side wall surface surrounding the inner wall surface, the clamping portion includes a skirt and a plurality of buckles, the skirt extends from the side wall surface of the substrate to protrude outwards, the plurality of buckles are connected to the inner wall surface and are distributed along the edge of the substrate at intervals, and the skirt and the buckles are respectively clamped on the outer surface and the inner surface of the mounting plate.

The clamping part is in the form of the skirt edge and the buckles, the connecting area of the skirt edge is large, and the connecting structure is firmer when the clamping part is matched with the buckles.

In some of these embodiments, the inner surface of the mounting plate is further formed with a limit groove surrounding the periphery of the mounting through hole, and the plurality of snaps are embedded in the limit groove.

Through the setting of spacing groove for the size of the part of buckle corresponding centre gripping is thinned, thereby the size of buckle reduces, can save material to a certain extent, and the spacing groove also can carry out spacing to the buckle, so in the use, the buckle is difficult for taking off.

In some embodiments, the buckle comprises a root portion and a hook portion, wherein the root portion is connected with the inner wall surface, the outer side surface of the hook portion, which faces away from the root portion, is formed into a guide inclined surface, and the guide inclined surface is used for being in sliding abutting connection with the hole wall of the mounting through hole so as to guide the buckle from the outer surface of the mounting plate to the inner surface.

By forming the guide inclined plane on the outer side face of the hook part of the buckle, the buckle is convenient to press down and penetrate through the installation through hole, and the installation process is more convenient.

In some of these embodiments, the terminal panel further includes a plurality of segments of spacing ribs connected to the inner wall surface of the substrate, the plurality of segments of spacing ribs being arranged at intervals and surrounding the edge of the substrate, the clip being located between two adjacent spacing ribs, the plurality of segments of spacing ribs being abutted to the wall of the mounting through hole.

Through the spacing effect of multistage spacing muscle, can be after terminal panel installs, connection structure is firm, and the difficult pine takes off the phenomenon.

In some embodiments, the terminal panel further includes a support body connected to the inner wall surface of the substrate, and the circuit board is abutted against and detachably connected to the support body.

Through the setting of support body, can make the circuit board install with the angle that is basically perpendicular with the base plate, and can not be limited by the cross sectional shape and the size of face frame, so space utilization is higher.

In some embodiments, the support body comprises a stand column connected with the inner wall surface of the substrate and a cross beam connected with the stand column and extending towards the circuit board, the circuit board is provided with a locking hole, the cross beam is provided with a connecting hole, and the circuit board passes through the locking hole through the connecting piece and is matched with the connecting hole to be fixed with the support body.

Through the cooperation of connecting piece and locking hole and connecting hole, the mounting structure of circuit board is more firm.

In some embodiments, the terminal panel further includes a stopper connected to an inner wall surface of the substrate, and a slot is formed in the stopper, and an edge of the circuit board is embedded in the slot.

The edge of the circuit board is embedded into the limit groove, so that preliminary positioning in the circuit board installation process is realized, and the circuit board is conveniently locked and fixed.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an electronic device comprising a port assembly as described in any of the embodiments above.

Based on the electronic equipment of the embodiment of the application, through the structural characteristics of the port component, when the electronic equipment product is subjected to iterative reconstruction, a large amount of materials can be saved, a large amount of re-mold opening design work is omitted, and the reconstruction cost is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained from the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a front view of a port assembly according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the port assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the port assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the port assembly of FIG. 1 from yet another perspective;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the port assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of FIG. 5 at A;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a terminal panel according to an embodiment of the port assembly of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view at B-B in FIG. 7;

fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a face frame of an embodiment of a port assembly according to the present application in a thickness direction of a mounting plate.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100. a port assembly; 110. a face frame; 111. a mounting plate; 1111. mounting through holes; 1113. a limit groove; 113. coaming plate; 130. a terminal panel; 131. a substrate; 131a, an inner wall surface; 1311. a yielding port; 133. a clamping part; 1331. a skirt edge; 1333. a buckle; 1335. root part; 1337. a hook part; 1339. a guide slope; 135. a support body; 1351. a column; 1353. a cross beam; 1355. a connection hole; 137. a limit rib; 139. a limiting block; 1391. a clamping groove; 150. a terminal plate; 151. a circuit board; 1511. a locking hole; 153. a port.

The realization, functional characteristics and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the embodiments, referring to the attached drawings.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples are not representative of all implementations consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some of the aspects of the present application as detailed in the accompanying claims.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in a specific context. Furthermore, in the description of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, "a plurality" means two or more. "and/or", describes an association relationship of an association object, and indicates that there may be three relationships, for example, a and/or B, and may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the context-dependent object is an "or" relationship.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description presented herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In many electronic devices, such as televisions, electronic whiteboards, projectors, tablet computers, etc., port components are provided, and the port components are used for controlling on-off of a power supply and performing functions of data interaction with external devices. For example, intelligent tablet electronic devices such as tablet computers and electronic whiteboards are provided with front port components to facilitate the user to import data in the mobile storage device for convenient use.

The structure of the port assembly generally includes a terminal plate, a face frame and a bracket, the terminal plate is used as a main component, a plurality of ports representing different functions, such as a plurality of data ports of different types, are arranged on the terminal plate, a plurality of through holes corresponding to the plurality of ports on the terminal plate are arranged on the face frame in related designs, one port is embedded into one through hole, the bracket is used for fixing the terminal plate on the face frame, and the shape structure of the bracket is generally adapted to the shape structure of the face frame so as to facilitate the installation and fixing of the bracket.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an aspect of the present application provides an electronic device, referring to fig. 1, the electronic device includes a device body and a port group 100, where the port group 100 is disposed on the device body. The electronic device may be an intelligent tablet product such as a tablet computer, an electronic whiteboard, etc., without losing generality, the device body includes a main control board, and electronic components such as a display module, a speaker, etc. connected to the main control board, while the port assembly 100 may be installed on a housing of the device body as a separate functional module, and the port assembly 100 may also share a housing portion with the device body. The port assembly 100 has a plurality of port types, for example, the port assembly 100 can comprise a power port for controlling the on-off of a power supply, and can be a data port (such as a USB interface or a high definition data interface) for carrying out data interaction with external mobile storage equipment.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, another aspect of the present application provides a port assembly 100, in which a port 153 on a terminal board 150 is inserted into a terminal board 130, and the terminal board 130 is separately mounted on a mounting plate 111 of a face frame 110 and is embedded in a mounting through hole 1111, so that the port assembly 100 can reduce the cost required for iterative reconstruction of an electronic device product.

Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a port assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 2 is a schematic rear view of the port assembly 100 in fig. 1, and fig. 3 is a schematic exploded view of the port assembly 100 in fig. 1.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of the face frame 110 in a thickness direction of the mounting plate, the face frame 110 includes a mounting plate 111 and a shroud 113 connected to one side of the mounting plate 111, wherein the mounting plate 111 forms an outer surface of the face frame 110, and in the solution shown in fig. 9 by way of example, the shroud 113 is connected to the same side of the mounting plate 111. The cross-sectional shape of the face frame 110 in the thickness direction of the mounting plate 111 may be adaptively changed according to the overall shape of the electronic device, for example, the cross-sectional shape of the face frame 110 may be a trapezoid, a square, a rectangle or other special-shaped shape, which is not limited in this application. The material of the face frame 110 may be a metal material, such as an aluminum alloy or an iron alloy, or may be a plastic material, which is not limited in this application.

In the application scenario where the port assembly 100 is front, the mounting plate 111 is an outer surface of the face frame 110 facing the user, referring to fig. 3, a mounting through hole 1111 is provided on the mounting plate 111, and the terminal panel 130 is detachably connected with the mounting plate 111 and is embedded in the mounting through hole 1111, where after the terminal panel 130 is mounted in the mounting through hole 1111, a gap exists between the terminal panel 130 and the surrounding plate 113 of the face frame 110, so that interference cannot occur. The terminal panel 130 of the present embodiment covers the entire mounting through hole 1111, wherein one terminal panel 130 may correspond to one mounting through hole 1111, and of course, in other forms, when the mounting through hole 1111 is large enough, for example, two terminal panels 130 may be mounted in one mounting through hole 1111, and one terminal panel 150 may be fixedly mounted to each terminal panel 130, or two terminal panels 150 may be mounted to one terminal panel 130, which may be set according to actual use requirements, which is not limited in this application.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3 in combination, the terminal panel 130 is provided with a yielding port 1311, the terminal board 150 includes a circuit board 151 and ports 153 disposed on the circuit board 151, the circuit board 151 is detachably connected with the terminal panel 130, wherein the number of ports 153 may be one or more, and the types, shapes and sizes of the ports 153 may be different, the number of the yielding ports 1311 corresponds to the number of the ports 153, and one port 153 is inserted into one yielding port 1311, so that the ports 153 are exposed outwards from the terminal panel 130, and a user can perform an operation of plugging the ports 153 in a direction towards the mounting plate 111.

According to the port assembly 100 of the embodiment of the application, the yielding port 1311 is formed in the terminal panel 130 for inserting and installing the port 153 on the terminal board 150, the terminal panel 130 is embedded into the installation through hole 1111 on the face frame 110, and the terminal panel 130 is only detachably connected with the installation plate 111 in the face frame 110, so that when the electronic device with the port assembly 100 of the application is modified, even if the cross-section shape of the face frame 110 changes, the installation of the terminal panel 130 depends on the installation plate 111, the structure of the terminal panel 130 can be not changed and can be still installed on the face frame 110 with the changed cross-section shape, the cost of re-opening the module of the terminal panel 130 is saved, and when the number of the ports 153 on the terminal board 150 changes, the re-opening of the module design is not required for a larger part such as the face frame 110, and the electronic device with the original face frame 110 can be still used, and only the smaller part such as the terminal panel 130 for fixing the terminal board 150 needs to be modified in a modified mode, so that a large amount of materials can be saved, the new design can be saved, and the cost of the electronic device can be greatly reduced.

Various detachable connection forms of the terminal panel 130 and the mounting plate 111 are provided, referring to fig. 4 to 6, fig. 4 is an exploded view of the port assembly 100 in fig. 1; FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the port assembly 100 of FIG. 1; fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view at a in fig. 5.

Fig. 4 to 6 exemplarily show a scheme in which the terminal panel 130 is detachably connected to the mounting plate 111 by means of a snap-fit connection, and specifically, the terminal panel 130 includes a base plate 131 and a clamping portion 133 (refer to fig. 6 and 7) disposed at an edge of the base plate 131, and the clamping portion 133 is clamped and fixed to an edge of the mounting through hole 1111 to detachably fix the terminal panel 130 to the mounting plate 111. In this embodiment, the edge of the mounting through hole 1111 is clamped by the clamping portion 133, which has the characteristics of compact connection structure and stable connection structure.

Further, referring to fig. 6 to 8, the base plate 131 includes an inner wall surface 131a and a side wall surface (not labeled) surrounding the inner wall surface 131a, the clamping portion 133 includes a skirt 1331 and a plurality of buckles 1333, the skirt 1331 protrudes outwards from the side wall surface of the base plate 131, the plurality of buckles 1333 are connected to the inner wall surface 131a and are arranged at intervals along the edge of the base plate 131, and the skirt 1331 and the buckles 1333 are respectively clamped on the outer surface and the inner surface of the mounting plate 111. In this embodiment, the skirt 1331 is disposed around the substrate 131, and the skirt 1331 is lapped around the periphery of the outer opening of the mounting through hole 1111, so, in use, the whole mounting through hole 1111 is covered by the structure formed by the skirt 1331 and the substrate 131 when the front view of the port assembly 100 is seen, so that foreign matters are not easy to enter the face frame 110 from the gap between the terminal panel 130 and the mounting through hole 1111, and the structure is more reliable, and the appearance integrity is also higher. In addition, the clamping portion 133 is in the form of a skirt 1331 and a plurality of buckles 1333, the skirt 1331 has a larger connecting area, and the connecting structure is firmer when the clamping portion is matched with the plurality of buckles 1333.

This application base plate 131, shirt rim 1331 and buckle 1333 can be the plastic material that adopts, makes integrated into one piece structure through the form of moulding plastics, like this, when port 153 on terminal board 150 appears increasing and decreasing in the electronic equipment iteration process, only need step down the corresponding transformation design of mouth 1311 on terminal panel 130 original mould can, like this the change cost is lower. And through the good deformability characteristic of plastic material, can make after terminal panel 130 joint mounting panel 111, firm in connection, the dismouting is also comparatively convenient.

Referring to fig. 6 and 9 in combination, the inner surface of the mounting plate 111 is further formed with a limiting groove 1113 surrounding the periphery of the mounting through hole 1111, and a plurality of hooks 1333 are inserted into the limiting groove 1113. Through the setting of spacing groove 1113 for the size of the edge portion of the installation through-hole 1111 of buckle 1333 corresponding centre gripping is thinned, thereby the size of buckle 1333 can correspondingly reduce, can save material to a certain extent, and spacing groove 1113 also can carry out spacing to buckle 1333, so in the use, buckle 1333 is difficult for taking off.

To enhance ease of assembly, referring to fig. 6 and 8, in some embodiments, the catch 1333 includes a root portion 1335 and a hook portion 1337, wherein the root portion 1335 is connected to the inner wall surface 131a, the outer side of the hook portion 1337 facing away from the root portion 1335 is formed with a guiding slope 1339, and the guiding slope 1339 is used to slidingly abut against the wall of the mounting hole 1111 to guide the catch 1333 from the outer surface to the inner surface of the mounting plate 111. During the assembly process, the terminal panel 130 may be pressed into the mounting through hole 1111 from the outside of the mounting plate 111 facing the user, and during this process, the guiding inclined plane 1339 is formed on the outer side surface of the hook portion 1337 of the buckle 1333, so that the buckle 1333 is conveniently pressed down and passes through the mounting through hole 1111, and the hook portion 1337 is finally hooked into the above-mentioned limit groove 1113, so that the whole mounting process is convenient.

In order to further improve the convenience of assembly, referring to fig. 6 to 8, in some embodiments, the terminal panel 130 further includes a plurality of segments of limiting ribs 137 connected to the inner wall surface 131a of the substrate 131, the plurality of segments of limiting ribs 137 are arranged at intervals and surround the edge of the substrate 131, the buckle 1333 is located between two adjacent limiting ribs 137, and the plurality of segments of limiting ribs 137 are abutted against the wall of the mounting through hole 1111. In this embodiment, the height of the limiting rib 137 is higher than that of the buckle 1333, when assembling, the multi-section limiting rib 137 and the mounting through hole 1111 are aligned, so that the mounting through hole 1111 is aligned after the terminal panel 130 is adjusted, and then pressed in, so as to ensure that the plurality of buckles 1333 can pass through the mounting through hole 1111 smoothly. And through the cooperation of spacing muscle 137 and buckle 1333, combine the spacing effect of multistage spacing muscle 137, can be after terminal panel 130 installs, connection structure is firm, and the difficult pine takes off the phenomenon.

While the foregoing describes in detail one possible embodiment in which the terminal panel 130 is detachably connected to the mounting plate 111 by means of a snap-fit connection, it will be appreciated that, in the case where the terminal panel 130 is detachably connected to the mounting plate 111 by means of a snap-fit connection, the terminal panel 130 may be fastened to the mounting plate 111 by means of a snap-fit connection between the edge of the terminal panel 130 and the periphery of the mounting hole 1111, or in other cases, a plurality of snap-fit hooks, snap-fit fasteners, or the like having a relatively large length may be provided on the inner side of the terminal panel 130, and may be fastened to structures such as snap-fit grooves on the inner surface of the mounting plate 111. Of course, the detachable connection form of the terminal panel 130 and the mounting plate 111 may be various forms such as screw connection, magnetic connection, and the like, in addition to the above exemplary illustrated snap-on form, which is not particularly limited in the present application.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, in some embodiments, the terminal panel 130 further includes a support body 135 connected to the inner wall surface 131a of the substrate 131, and the circuit board 151 abuts against the support body 135 and is detachably connected to the support body 135. The arrangement of the supporting body 135 in this embodiment can make the circuit board 151 installed at an angle almost perpendicular to the substrate 131, so that the installation space of the circuit board 151 is not limited by the cross-sectional shape and size of the face frame 110, and the space utilization is higher and the installation is more convenient.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, the support body 135 includes a post 1351 connected to the inner wall surface 131a of the base plate 131, and a cross beam 1353 connected to the post 1351 and extending toward the circuit board 151, the circuit board 151 is provided with a locking hole 1511, the cross beam 1353 is provided with a connection hole 1355, and the circuit board 151 passes through the locking hole 1511 through a connector and cooperates with the connection hole 1355 to be fixed to the support body 135. The two supporting bodies 135 may be provided in this embodiment, and the supporting bodies 135 and the base plate 131 may be integrally formed or may be separately formed, and are fixed together in a manner of screw connection, clamping and fixing, etc., where the two supporting bodies 135 support and fix the circuit board 151 on two sides of the circuit board 151 in the length direction, and the mounting structure of the circuit board 151 is more stable through the cooperation of the connecting piece, the locking hole 1511 and the connecting hole 1355.

Further, referring to fig. 5, 6 and 7, the terminal panel 130 further includes a stopper 139 connected to the inner wall surface 131a of the substrate 131, and a slot 1391 is formed on the stopper 139, and an edge of the circuit board 151 is embedded in the slot 1391. The limiting block 139 in this embodiment may be integrally formed with the substrate 131, where the limiting block 139 is provided with a plurality of limiting blocks 139, and the plurality of limiting blocks 139 are arranged at intervals in the length direction of the circuit board 151, and by embedding the edge of the circuit board 151 into the clamping groove 1391, the circuit board 151 is initially positioned in the installation process of the circuit board 151, so that when the circuit board 151 is locked and fixed on the support body 135, the operation is more convenient.

It will be appreciated that, in addition to the above-described forms, the whole terminal panel 130 may be subjected to a thickness process, and the socket may be directly formed on the substrate 131 in the terminal panel 130, and the circuit board 151 may be directly inserted into the socket.

The same or similar reference numerals in the drawings of the present embodiment correspond to the same or similar components; in the description of the present application, it should be understood that, if there is an azimuth or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc., based on the azimuth or positional relationship shown in the drawings, this is for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but does not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element to be referred must have a specific azimuth, be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus terms describing the positional relationship in the drawings are merely used for illustration and are not to be construed as limitations of the present patent, and that the specific meaning of the terms described above may be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the present utility model is not intended to limit the utility model to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A port assembly, comprising:

the surface frame comprises a mounting plate forming an outer surface of the surface frame, and a mounting through hole is formed in the mounting plate;

a terminal panel detachably connected with the mounting plate and embedded in the mounting through hole, wherein the terminal panel is provided with a yielding port; and

the terminal board comprises a circuit board and a port arranged on the circuit board, the circuit board is detachably connected with the terminal panel, and the port is inserted into the abdication port so as to be exposed outwards from the terminal panel.

2. The port assembly of claim 1 wherein the terminal panel comprises a base plate and a clamping portion disposed at an edge of the base plate, the clamping portion clamping and securing to an edge of the mounting through hole to removably secure the terminal panel to the mounting plate.

3. The port assembly of claim 2 wherein the base plate includes an inner wall surface and a side wall surface surrounding the inner wall surface, the clamp portion including a skirt extending outwardly from the side wall surface of the base plate and a plurality of snaps connected to the inner wall surface and spaced along the edge of the base plate, the skirt and the snaps being clamped to the outer and inner surfaces of the mounting plate, respectively.

4. A port assembly according to claim 3 wherein the inner surface of the mounting plate is further formed with a limiting groove around the periphery of the mounting through hole, a plurality of the snaps being embedded in the limiting groove.

5. A port assembly according to claim 3 wherein the clasp comprises a root portion and a hook portion connected, the root portion being connected to the inner wall surface, an outer side of the hook portion facing away from the root portion being formed as a guide ramp for sliding abutment with a wall of the mounting through hole to guide the clasp from the outer surface to the inner surface of the mounting plate.

6. The port assembly of claim 3 wherein said terminal panel further comprises a plurality of segments of spacing ribs connected to said inner wall surface of said base plate, said plurality of segments of spacing ribs being spaced apart and surrounding said edge of said base plate, said snap fit being located between two adjacent spacing ribs, said plurality of segments of spacing ribs abutting said mounting through hole wall.

7. The port assembly of any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the terminal panel further comprises a support body connected to an inner wall surface of the substrate, the circuit board being abutted against and detachably connected to the support body.

8. The port assembly of claim 7 wherein said support body includes posts connected to the inner wall surface of said base plate and a cross member connected to said posts and extending toward said circuit board, said circuit board having a locking aperture formed therein, said cross member having a connecting aperture through which said circuit board passes through a connector and mates with said connecting aperture to secure with said support body.

9. The port assembly of claim 7 wherein said terminal faceplate further comprises a stopper connected to an inner wall surface of said substrate, said stopper having a slot formed therein, said edge of said circuit board being embedded in said slot.

10. An electronic device comprising a device body and a port assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the port assembly being mounted on the device body.

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