CN2610527Y

CN2610527Y - External Docking Station for Portable Electronic Devices

Info

Publication number: CN2610527Y
Application number: CNU032388373U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 庄伟賓; 郑志铨; 林胜洲
Original assignee: Compal Electronics Inc
Current assignee: Compal Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2003-03-12
Filing date: 2003-03-12
Publication date: 2004-04-07
Anticipated expiration: 2013-03-12

Abstract

An external expansion seat for portable electronic device is composed of a hollow casing, at least one connection port for connecting peripheral devices, an electric connector on said casing and coupled to said connection port for connecting said portable electronic device to provide a signal transmission channel, and a video signal processing unit with a tuner and a demodulator.

Description

The external mounted that portable electronic devices is used expands seat

(1) technical field

The utility model relates to the external mounted expansion seat that a kind of portable electronic devices is used, and particularly relates to a kind of external mounted that possesses the sound processing function and expands seat.

(2) background technology

In the application category of portable electronic devices, its function focuses on " portability ", so its volume is all with starting point light, thin, short, that be used as designing for a short time, but has limited the comprehensive of its function also.

With the notebook computer is example, in order to take into account the convenience that carries, and make notebook computer possess the comprehensive function identical with desktop computer, a kind of expansion seat (docking station) so develop, as shown in Figure 1, expanding seat 8 is a kind of platforms that notebook computer 9 can be settled thereon, and this expands the connectivity port 81 that seat 8 is provided with a plurality of different sizes, universal sequence port (USB port) for example, tandem port (serial port), port (parallel port) arranged side by side, PS/2 port or the like, and on an end face 82 that expands seat 8 and be provided with an electric connector 83, can match with the electric connector (figure does not show) of notebook computer 9 belows, so with peripheral device (keyboard for example, screen, printer ...) be connected on the connectivity port 81 after, notebook computer 9 just can carry out line with peripheral device.

Therefore, the function by expanding seat 8 makes notebook computer 9 under the situation that does not move with the user, can more freely utilize the keyboard of desktop computer to import or utilize bigger screen to show, can increase the elasticity of use.Yet in the existing expansion seat 8, its extended function all only focuses on the connection of the peripheral equipment relevant with computer, the function of shortcoming and other media platform intercommunication, integration.

(3) utility model content

Therefore, the purpose of this utility model provides a kind of external mounted that can received television signal and expands seat.

The external mounted that portable electronic devices of the present utility model is used expands seat, is used to make a portable electronic devices to be connected with at least one peripheral device, and this expansion seat includes: a hollow housing; At least one connectivity port is arranged on this housing, is used for being connected for this peripheral device; And an electric connector, be arranged on this housing and and couple mutually with this connectivity port, be used for engaging so that a signal transmission passage to be provided for this portable electronic devices; Be characterized in: this expansion seat also include one be arranged in this housing and with the signal processing apparatus that this electric connector couples mutually, be used to receive a TV signal and handled after be sent to this portable electronic devices by this electric connector.

The connectivity port is arranged on the side of housing, is used for connecting for peripheral device.Electric connector is to be arranged on this housing and with this connectivity port to couple mutually, can engage so that a signal transmission passage to be provided for this portable electronic devices simultaneously.Signal processing apparatus then has a tuner and a demodulator, this tuner can receive and be sent to demodulator and in addition demodulation after the TV signal, be sent on this portable electronic devices via this electric connector more at last, therefore TV signal can be inputed on the portable electronic devices, make this portable electronic devices have the function that TV is viewed and admired concurrently.

(4) description of drawings

The expansion seat of the utility model portable electronic devices being used below by most preferred embodiment and accompanying drawing is elaborated, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a stereogram, and a notebook computer and a relation that expands seat are described.

Fig. 2 is a stereogram, and a preferred embodiment of the external mounted expansion seat that the utility model portable electronic devices is used is described.

(5) embodiment

Consult Fig. 2, the preferred embodiment of the expansion seat 100 that the utility model portable electronic devices is used is to be used for making a portable electronic devices 9 (as shown in Figure 1) to be connected with at least one peripheral device (figure does not show), in the present embodiment, portable electronic devices 9 is meant a notebook computer especially, but person skilled in the art person should be appreciated that, this portable electronic devices 9 can also be a PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), panel computer (tablet computer) or the like, should only not exceed with present embodiment.Peripheral device then is that general reference is such as printer, scanner, keyboard, mouse, display ... or the like.

This preferred embodiment has comprised a housing 1, at least one connectivity port 2, an electric connector 3 and a signal processing apparatus 4.

Housing 1 is a hollow structure, and can assemble mutually by a upper shell 11 and a lower house 12, two corners of upper shell 11 also are formed with a upwardly extending limiting section 13 separately, and two grab 14 that lays respectively at upper shell 11 both sides, this grab 14 is to be used for matching with the groove (figure does not show) of portable electronic devices 9 belows, therefore portable electronic devices 9 can be fixed, limiting section 13 then can be used for limiting moving of portable electronic devices 9, makes that portable electronic devices 9 can be by contraposition positively.In addition, upper shell 11 is with respect to the segment distance that contracts in the lower house 12, makes the side 111 of upper shell 11 to match with lower house 12 and defines a breach 15.

Connectivity port 2 is arranged in the housing 1, and can be coupled via breach 15 for peripheral device, in the present embodiment, the form of connectivity port 2 can be universal sequence port USB port for example), tandem port, port, PS/2 connectivity port, connectivity port, networking, DVI connectivity port or the like side by side, because dissimilar peripheral devices often has multi-form corresponding connectivity port 2, so the consideration the when number of connectivity port 2 and form viewable design and different.

Electric connector 3 is arranged in the housing 1 and electrically connects mutually with above-mentioned connectivity port 2, the part of electric connector 3 also protrudes out to outside the upper shell 11, it can be matched with the electric connector (figure does not show) on the portable electronic devices 9, so when portable electronic devices 9 is arranged on the upper shell 11, because the butt joint of two electric connectors, so a signal transmission passage can be provided, make portable electronic devices 9 and peripheral device carry out transfer of data, so can expand the function of portable electronic devices 9.Must it should be noted that, in order to carry out transfer of data with peripheral device, have driver or the application program that drives peripheral device and relevant connection port 2 in needing in the portable electronic devices 9, so after portable electronic devices 9 places on the expansion seat 100, just can carry out line with peripheral device, because this is a prior art, so no longer describe in detail at this.

Signal processing apparatus 4 is arranged in the housing 1 and with electric connector 3 and couples mutually, and signal processing apparatus 4 has a video signal tuning block 41, and a loud speaker 42.Video signal tuning block 41 has a tuner 411 (tuner), and a demodulator 412 (demodulator).Tuner 411 is to be used for receiving a TV signal, in the present embodiment, be meant a cable TV signal especially, so tuner 411 can be subjected to the control of portable electronic devices 9, by selecting specific channel data in the following chain frequency band of TV and being sent to demodulator 412, and after receiving the signal that comes from tuner 411 when demodulator 412, then with TV signal in addition demodulation and be presented on the screen of portable electronic devices 9 after be sent to portable electronic devices 9 by electric connector 3.In addition, in order to make tuner 411 can receive cable TV signal, so having one, this tuner 411 is applicable to the connectivity port 413 that is connected with hybrid fiber coax cable (HFC), when being connected, signal processing apparatus 4 just can receive cable TV signal and be handled with the fiber optic cables that carry cable TV signal (scheming not show) so when connectivity port 413.

Loud speaker 42 is arranged in the side of housing 1 and with electric connector 3 and couples mutually, and in the present embodiment, loud speaker 42 is meant a woofer (woofer) especially, and can receive frequency lower simulated audio signal also be amplified output.Certainly, in order to distinguish loud speaker in the portable electronic devices 9 (figure does not show) audio signal that received of woofer 42 therewith, should possess a frequency division in the portable electronic devices 9 hands over more (frequency-divider crossover) circuit to carry out audio to handle, and relevant audio signal is sent on the woofer 42, could make these woofer 42 its functions of performance.

Conclude above-mentionedly, external mounted that the utility model portable electronic devices is used expands seat 100, is that a signal processing apparatus 4 is set in housing 1, so can received television signal and be presented on the portable electronic devices 9.More preferably, owing to be provided with a woofer 42,, only need portable electronic devices 9 is arranged on the utility model so need not increase the space in the portable electronic devices 9, just best sound and light program can be obtained, the purpose of this utility model can be reached really.

Claims

1. An external docking station for a portable electronic device, used to connect a portable electronic device with at least one peripheral device, the docking station includes:

a hollow shell;

At least one connection port is disposed on the casing for connecting the peripheral device; and

An electrical connector is arranged on the casing and coupled with the connection port, and is used for engaging the portable electronic device to provide a signal transmission channel;

It is characterized in that: the docking station also includes a signal processing device arranged in the casing and coupled with the electrical connector, used to receive a TV signal and process it and transmit it to the portable on electronic devices.

2. The external docking station according to claim 1, wherein the signal processing device has a tuner for receiving the TV signal, and a TV signal capable of demodulating and transforming the TV signal from the tuner demodulator.

3. The external docking station as claimed in claim 2, wherein the signal processing device further has a speaker coupled to the electrical connector.

4. The external docking station as claimed in claim 3, wherein the speaker is a subwoofer.

5. The external docking station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the casing has an upper casing and a lower casing capable of being assembled with the upper casing.

6. The external docking station as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: the upper case is retracted by a certain distance relative to the lower case, so that one side of the upper case can cooperate with the lower case to define Make a gap.