USB device for monitoring computer host and monitoring method

Abstract

The invention discloses a USB device for monitoring a computer host and a monitoring method, and relates to the technical field of USB devices, the USB device comprises a USB docking station and a data connecting line installed on the USB docking station, the USB docking station is provided with a plurality of USB interfaces, and the USB device further comprises a long groove formed in the USB docking station and located below the USB interfaces; the sliding frame is installed in the long groove in a sliding mode and automatically pops up after external equipment is inserted into the USB interface. When a plurality of external devices are needed, a data connecting line of the USB docking station can be inserted into a computer host, then data lines of the external devices can be inserted into the docking station, the sliding frame on the docking station automatically pops up along with insertion of a plug of the data lines, the line wheel is rotated to store force while the sliding frame pops up, and the data connecting line and the data lines are connected with the computer host. And after the plug is completely plugged, the middle section of the data line can be inserted into the line wheel, and after the data line is inserted into the line wheel, the line wheel rotates in a self-adaptive manner so as to wind and store the overlong data line.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of USB devices, and in particular to a USB device and a monitoring method for monitoring a computer host. Background Art

[0002] A USB docking station is a device used to extend multiple USB ports and other interfaces (such as HDMI, Ethernet, etc.) through a single USB interface. It makes it more convenient to connect more peripherals and is suitable for devices such as laptops, especially when multiple peripherals need to be connected;

[0003] The computer host usually has fewer USB interfaces. When you need to use multiple external devices such as USB flash drives, printers, keyboards, mice, etc., the USB interfaces of the host are usually not enough. Therefore, you usually need to use an expansion dock to expand the interface. However, after using several devices through the expansion dock, the data cables of the devices also become more. At this time, the crossed data cables will make the area around the host messy, and when the device is in use, it is easy to touch the data cable, causing the plug to fall off and affecting the normal use of the device. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a USB device and a monitoring method for monitoring a computer host, so as to solve the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a USB device for monitoring a computer host, comprising a USB expansion dock and a data connection cable installed thereon, wherein the USB expansion dock is provided with a plurality of USB interfaces, and further comprising: a long slot, which is opened in the USB expansion dock and is located below the USB interface; a sliding frame, which is slidably installed in the long slot and automatically pops out after the USB interface is inserted into the external device; a wire wheel, which is rotatably installed in the sliding frame and rotates to accumulate power when the sliding frame pops out; when the data cable of the external device is placed in the wire wheel, the wire wheel will automatically rotate to reel in the data cable.

[0006] Preferably, a bottom plate is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the sliding frame, a round table is fixedly mounted on the bottom plate, and the wire wheel is rotatably mounted on the round table;

[0007] A pressure wheel is vertically slidably installed inside the wire wheel, a square rod is fixedly installed on the bottom end of the pressure wheel, a rotating wheel is vertically slidably installed on the bottom end of the square rod, the rotating wheel is rotatably installed in the round table, a coil spring is fixedly installed between the bottom end of the rotating wheel and the bottom plate, a friction wheel is arranged in the bottom plate, a friction rod is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the long groove, and a transmission belt is installed between the rotating wheel and the friction wheel.

[0008] Preferably, a ring is fixedly mounted on the pressure wheel, a pressure rod is vertically slidably mounted inside the truncated table, a slide is horizontally slidably mounted inside the truncated table, a long rod is fixedly mounted on one end of the slide away from the pressure wheel, and the friction wheel is rotatably mounted on the long rod;

[0009] The slide plate is provided with a through slot, the through slot is provided with an inclined slot, and the pressure rod is provided with an inclined edge.

[0010] Preferably, a groove is provided in the middle portion of the wire wheel, and a pressure wheel is arranged at the bottom end of the groove.

[0011] Preferably, a convex strip is fixedly mounted on the circular platform, and a first spring is fixedly mounted between the convex strip and the slide plate.

[0012] Preferably, a connecting rod is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the USB interface, the connecting rod is L-shaped, and a first round block is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the connecting rod, a vertical rod is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the long slot, a rotating plate is rotatably mounted on the vertical rod, and a second round block is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the sliding frame;

[0013] Both ends of the rotating plate are provided with connecting grooves.

[0014] Preferably, a top plate is fixedly installed on the top of the USB expansion dock, a connecting plate is fixedly installed on the top plate, a gear is rotatably installed on the connecting plate, a sliding rod is slidably installed on the top plate, and a pressure plate is fixedly installed on the sliding rod.

[0015] Preferably, a convex plate is fixedly mounted on the gear, and a screw is threadedly inserted on the convex plate.

[0016] Preferably, a rubber pad is fixedly mounted on the pressing plate.

[0017] A monitoring method for monitoring a computer host comprises the following steps:

[0018] S1, inserting the data connection cable into the host computer so that the temperature sensor installed in the data connection cable is placed in the computer host computer;

[0019] S2. Setting a display module on the USB docking station, monitoring the host temperature through a temperature sensor and transmitting the temperature to the display module, and displaying the temperature in real time through a display screen on the display module;

[0020] S3. The display module is set with a preset value. When the host temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches the preset value, it is transmitted to the alarm on the USB expansion dock through an electrical signal, and the alarm sounds an alarm.

[0021] In the above technical scheme, the present invention provides a USB device and a monitoring method for monitoring a computer host, which have the following beneficial effects: when multiple external devices are needed, the data connection cable of the USB expansion dock can be inserted into the computer host, and then the data cable of the external device can be inserted into the expansion dock. As the plug of the data cable is inserted, the sliding frame on the expansion dock will automatically pop up, and the wire wheel will rotate to accumulate power while popping up. When the plug is fully inserted, the middle section of the data cable can be inserted into the wire wheel, and as the data cable is inserted into the wire wheel, the wire wheel will rotate adaptively to wind and store the overlong data cable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 The embodiment of the present invention provides Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the bottom structure;

[0025] Figure 3 The embodiment of the present invention provides Figure 1 Schematic diagram of some structures;

[0026] Figure 4 A partial structural diagram of a USB interface provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a portion of the structure of a rotating plate provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a portion of the structure of a base plate provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a partial structure of a wire wheel provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a portion of the structure of a slide plate provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Fig. 9 The embodiment of the present invention provides Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure at point A.

[0032] Description of reference numerals:

[0033] 1. USB expansion dock; 2. data connection line; 31. top plate; 32. connecting plate; 33. gear; 34. convex plate; 35. screw; 36. slide bar; 37. pressure plate; 4. USB interface; 51. slide frame; 52. connecting rod; 53. first round block; 54. rotating plate; 55. vertical rod; 56. second round block; 61. friction rod; 62. bottom plate; 63. wire wheel; 64. round table; 65. convex strip; 66. slide plate; 67. pressure rod; 68. pressure wheel; 69. ring; 610. square rod; 611. rotating wheel; 612. coil spring; 613. transmission belt; 614. long rod; 615. friction wheel; 71. convex rod; 72. abutment block; 73. inclined block; 74. extrusion block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0035] See also Figure 1-9 A USB device and a monitoring method for monitoring a computer host include a USB expansion dock 1 and a data connection line 2 installed thereon, wherein the USB expansion dock 1 is provided with a plurality of USB interfaces 4, and further includes: a long slot, which is opened in the USB expansion dock 1 and is located below the USB interface 4; a slide frame 51, which is slidably installed in the long slot and automatically pops out after the USB interface 4 is inserted into an external device; a wire wheel 63, which is rotatably installed in the slide frame 51, and when the slide frame 51 pops out, the wire wheel 63 rotates and accumulates power; when the data cable of the external device is placed in the wire wheel 63, the wire wheel 63 will automatically rotate to reel in the data cable.

[0036] In another embodiment of the present invention: a bottom plate 62 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the slide frame 51, a round table 64 is fixedly mounted on the bottom plate 62, and a wire wheel 63 is rotatably mounted on the round table 64;

[0037] A pressure wheel 68 is vertically slidably installed inside the wire wheel 63, a square rod 610 is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the pressure wheel 68, a rotating wheel 611 is vertically slidably installed at the bottom end of the square rod 610, the rotating wheel 611 is rotatably installed in the round table 64, a coil spring 612 is fixedly installed between the bottom end of the rotating wheel 611 and the bottom plate 62, a friction wheel 615 is arranged in the bottom plate 62, a friction rod 61 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the long groove, and a transmission belt 613 is installed between the rotating wheel 611 and the friction wheel 615;

[0038] When the slide frame 51 moves outward, the friction wheel 615 moves synchronously with the slide frame 51. Since the friction wheel 615 and the friction rod 61 are in contact, as the slide frame 51 moves, the friction wheel 615 will move relatively on the friction rod 61. As the friction wheel 615 moves, it will rotate through the friction rod 61. At this time, the friction wheel 615 will drive the rotating wheel 611 to rotate through the transmission belt 613. As the rotation rotates, it will drive the pressure wheel 68 to rotate through the square rod 610. At this time, the pressure wheel 68 will drive the wire wheel 63 to rotate. At the same time, the rotation of the rotating wheel 611 will cause the coil spring 612 to store power to facilitate the subsequent winding of the data cable. The square rod 610 is a rectangular parallelepiped, so that the pressure wheel 68 can move vertically on the rotating wheel 611, but at the same time, the rotating wheel 611 can drive the pressure wheel 68 and the wire wheel 63 to rotate.

[0039] A return spring may be fixedly installed between the slide frame 51 and the inner wall of the long slot. When the slide frame 51 moves outward, the return spring will be stretched until the plug is removed, and the return spring can pull the slide frame 51 to return to its original position.

[0040] Furthermore, a tooth block can be provided on the grinding wheel, and a tooth groove can be provided on the friction rod 61. When the slide frame 51 moves outward, the friction wheel 615 can be better rotated through the cooperation of the tooth block and the tooth groove. At the same time, the cooperation of the tooth block and the tooth groove also ensures that the friction wheel 615 will not be unable to continue to rotate or be released prematurely due to the increase of elastic force after the coil spring 612 rotates multiple times.

[0041] In another embodiment of the present invention, a ring 69 is fixedly mounted on the pressure wheel 68, a pressure rod 67 is vertically slidably mounted inside the truncated table 64, a slide plate 66 is horizontally slidably mounted inside the truncated table 64, a long rod 614 is fixedly mounted on one end of the slide plate 66 away from the pressure wheel 68, and a friction wheel 615 is rotatably mounted on the long rod 614;

[0042] The slide plate 66 is provided with a through slot, the through slot is provided with an inclined slot, and the pressure rod 67 is provided with an inclined edge;

[0043] When the data cable is placed in the pressing wheel 68, the data cable will press the pressing wheel 68 downwards. As the pressing wheel 68 moves downwards, it will drive the ring 69 to move downwards. At this time, the ring 69 will drive the pressing rod 67 to move in the through groove. At this time, the hypotenuse of the pressing rod 67 will squeeze the oblique groove of the through groove. At this time, the slide plate 66 will be pressed to move toward the inside of the round table 64. As the slide plate 66 moves, it will drive the long rod 614 to move. At this time, the long rod 614 will drive the friction wheel 615 away from the friction rod 61. As the two separate, the coil spring 612 that stores force will release its elastic force. At this time, the wire wheel 63 will rotate, thereby winding up the data cable to avoid the data cable being messy.

[0044] When placing the data cable, the data cable can be placed into the wire wheel 63 from the middle of the data cable, so that the wire wheel 63 can be rotated to wind the data cable on both sides.

[0045] In another embodiment of the present invention: a groove is provided in the middle of the wire wheel 63, and a pressure wheel 68 is provided at the bottom end of the groove;

[0046] The groove can be used to conveniently place the data cable in the middle of the wire wheel 63 , so that when the wire wheel 63 rotates, the data cable can be conveniently wound around the periphery of the wire wheel 63 .

[0047] In another embodiment of the present invention: a convex strip 65 is fixedly mounted on the round table 64, and a first spring is fixedly mounted between the convex strip 65 and the slide plate 66;

[0048] When the slide plate 66 moves toward the pressure wheel 68, the slide plate 66 will squeeze the first spring, so that the first spring is compressed to facilitate the subsequent resetting of the slide plate 66. At the same time, the first spring will increase the friction between the friction wheel 615 and the friction rod 61 to facilitate the friction wheel 615 to rotate better.

[0049] In another embodiment of the present invention: a connecting rod 52 is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the USB interface 4, the connecting rod 52 is L-shaped, and a first round block 53 is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the connecting rod 52, a vertical rod 55 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the long groove, a rotating plate 54 is rotatably mounted on the vertical rod 55, and a second round block 56 is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the sliding frame 51;

[0050] Both ends of the rotating plate 54 are provided with connection grooves;

[0051] The size of the connecting groove is matched with the size of the first round block 53 and the second round block 56, and the rotating part of the rotating plate 54 is arranged at the upper position of the rotating plate 54. When the plug of the USB device is inserted into the USB interface 4, the plug will squeeze the connecting rod 52 as it is inserted, and the connecting rod 52 will move inward. Figure 5 It will move to the left, and at this time the connecting rod 52 will drive the first round block 53 to move to the left. At this time, the top end of the rotating plate 54 will rotate to the left through the first round block 53, and at this time the bottom end of the rotating plate 54 will rotate to the right, thereby driving the second round block 56 to move to the right, thereby pushing the sliding frame 51 to the right, that is, out of the long groove. Therefore, when the data cable plug of the USB device is inserted into the USB interface 4, the sliding frame 51 can be automatically pushed out. At the same time, the connecting rod 52 is set on the side wall of the USB interface 4, so that there will be no interference when the USB device plug is inserted, so that the electrical signals of the plug and the connector are connected normally.

[0052] In another embodiment of the present invention: a top plate 31 is fixedly installed on the top of the USB docking station 1, a connecting plate 32 is fixedly installed on the top plate 31, a gear 33 is rotatably installed on the connecting plate 32, a slide bar 36 is slidably installed on the top plate 31, and a pressure plate 37 is fixedly installed on the slide bar 36;

[0053] The slide bar 36 is provided with tooth grooves. When the USB expansion dock 1 is in use, it is usually plugged into the host. However, some existing office desk hosts are usually placed in independent spaces. At this time, after the data connection cable 2 of the USB expansion dock 1 is installed on the host, the gear 33 can be rotated. The gear 33 will drive the slide bars 36 on both sides to extend outward and squeeze the pressure plate 37 on the slide bar 36 against the inner wall of the space where the host is placed. At this time, the USB expansion dock 1 will be installed above the host and fixed to avoid random movement.

[0054] In another embodiment of the present invention: a convex plate 34 is fixedly mounted on the gear 33, and a screw 35 is threadedly inserted into the convex plate 34;

[0055] The gear 33 can be rotated by the convex plate 34 , and when the convex plate 34 is rotated a certain number of times, the screw 35 is tightened, and the screw 35 is pressed on the connecting plate 32 to limit the rotation and reset of the gear 33 .

[0056] In another embodiment of the present invention: a rubber pad is fixedly mounted on the pressing plate 37;

[0057] The rubber pad can make the pressure plate 37 more firmly pressed against the inner wall of the desk, thereby increasing the friction force;

[0058] In another embodiment of the present invention: a convex rod 71 is horizontally slidably mounted on the USB expansion dock 1, a squeezing block 74 is vertically slidably mounted inside the USB expansion dock 1, an abutting block 72 is fixedly mounted on the convex rod 71, and an inclined block 73 is fixedly mounted on the squeezing block 74;

[0059] The abutment block 72 is also provided with a beveled edge, and the beveled edge of the abutment block 72 and the beveled edge of the beveled block 73 abut against each other. When the data cable is wound around the reel 63, the end of the data cable close to the USB expansion dock 1 will be wound and bent downward. At this time, the data cable bent downward will be squeezed on the protruding rod 71. As the protruding rod 71 is pressed, it will move inward and squeeze the beveled block 73 through the abutment block 72. At this time, the beveled block 73 will rise and extend into the USB interface 4. The USB plug is usually wrapped by an outer frame. At this time, the rising extrusion block 74 will squeeze the outer frame of the plug, so that the plug is not easy to fall off. At the same time, when the plug is inserted into the USB interface 4, the outer frame also squeezes the connecting rod 52. At the same time, a second spring is fixedly installed on the bottom end of the extrusion block 74. When the plug is removed, the second spring will pull the extrusion block 74 to reset.

[0060] A monitoring method for monitoring a computer host comprises the following steps:

[0061] S1, inserting the data connection line 2 into the host, so that the temperature sensor installed in the data connection line 2 is placed in the computer host;

[0062] S2, setting a display module on the USB expansion dock 1, monitoring the host temperature through a temperature sensor and transmitting the temperature to the display module, and displaying the temperature in real time through a display screen on the display module;

[0063] S3, the display module is set with a preset value. When the host temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches the preset value, it is transmitted to the alarm on the USB expansion dock 1 through an electrical signal, and the alarm sounds an alarm:

[0064] A temperature sensor is provided in the data connection line 2. After the data connection line 2 is inserted into the host, the data connection line 2 will monitor the temperature of the computer host;

[0065] A display module, which is disposed on the surface of the USB docking station 1 body, and is electrically connected to a temperature sensor to display the host temperature in real time;

[0066] The alarm is arranged on the USB expansion dock 1 and is located on one side of the display module, and is electrically connected to the display module. The display module is set with a preset value. When the host temperature reaches the preset value, the alarm will be triggered to sound an alarm.

[0067] The above description is only by way of illustration of certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention. It is undoubted that those skilled in the art can modify the described embodiments in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the above drawings and descriptions are illustrative in nature and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A USB device for monitoring a computer host, comprising a USB expansion dock (1) and a data connection line (2) installed thereon, wherein the USB expansion dock (1) is provided with a plurality of USB interfaces (4), characterized in that: Also includes: A long slot, which is provided in the USB expansion dock (1) and is located below the USB interface (4); A sliding frame (51) is slidably mounted in the long slot and automatically pops out after the USB interface (4) is plugged into an external device; A wire wheel (63) is rotatably mounted in the slide frame (51), and when the slide frame (51) pops out, the wire wheel (63) rotates to store force; When the data cable of the external device is placed in the wire wheel (63), the wire wheel (63) will automatically rotate to reel in the data cable.

2. A USB device for monitoring a computer host according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bottom plate (62) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the sliding frame (51), a round table (64) is fixedly mounted on the bottom plate (62), and the wire wheel (63) is rotatably mounted on the round table (64); A pressure wheel (68) is vertically slidably mounted inside the wire wheel (63); a square rod (610) is fixedly mounted at the bottom end of the pressure wheel (68); a rotating wheel (611) is vertically slidably mounted at the bottom end of the square rod (610); the rotating wheel (611) is rotatably mounted inside the round table (64); a coil spring (612) is fixedly mounted between the bottom end of the rotating wheel (611) and the bottom plate (62); a friction wheel (615) is arranged inside the bottom plate (62); a friction rod (61) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the long groove; and a transmission belt (613) is installed between the rotating wheel (611) and the friction wheel (615) for transmission.

3. A USB device for monitoring a computer host according to claim 2, characterized in that: A circular ring (69) is fixedly mounted on the pressure wheel (68), a pressure rod (67) is vertically slidably mounted inside the truncated table (64), a slide plate (66) is horizontally slidably mounted inside the truncated table (64), a long rod (614) is fixedly mounted on one end of the slide plate (66) away from the pressure wheel (68), and the friction wheel (615) is rotatably mounted on the long rod (614); The slide plate (66) is provided with a through slot, the through slot is provided with an inclined slot, and the pressure rod (67) is provided with an inclined edge.

4. A USB device for monitoring a computer host according to claim 1, characterized in that: A groove is formed in the middle of the wire wheel (63), and a pressure wheel (68) is arranged at the bottom end of the groove.

5. A USB device for monitoring a computer host according to claim 2, characterized in that: A convex strip (65) is fixedly mounted on the truncated table (64), and a first spring is fixedly mounted between the convex strip (65) and the slide plate (66).

6. A USB device for monitoring a computer host according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting rod (52) is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the USB interface (4), the connecting rod (52) is L-shaped, and a first round block (53) is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the connecting rod (52), a vertical rod (55) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the long groove, a rotating plate (54) is rotatably mounted on the vertical rod (55), and a second round block (56) is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the sliding frame (51); Both ends of the rotating plate (54) are provided with connecting grooves.

7. A USB device for monitoring a computer host according to claim 1, characterized in that: A top plate (31) is fixedly mounted on the top of the USB docking station (1), a connecting plate (32) is fixedly mounted on the top plate (31), a gear (33) is rotatably mounted on the connecting plate (32), a sliding rod (36) is slidably mounted on the top plate (31), and a pressing plate (37) is fixedly mounted on the sliding rod (36).

8. A USB device for monitoring a computer host according to claim 7, characterized in that: A convex plate (34) is fixedly mounted on the gear (33), and a screw (35) is threadedly inserted into the convex plate (34).

9. A USB device for monitoring a computer host according to claim 7, characterized in that: A rubber pad is fixedly mounted on the pressing plate (37).

10. A monitoring method for monitoring a computer host, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1, inserting the data connection cable (2) into the host computer, so that the temperature sensor installed in the data connection cable (2) is placed in the computer host computer; S2, setting a display module on the USB docking station (1), monitoring the host temperature through a temperature sensor and transmitting the temperature to the display module, and displaying the temperature in real time through a display screen on the display module; S3, the display module is set with a preset value. When the host temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches the preset value, it is transmitted to the alarm on the USB expansion dock (1) through an electrical signal, and the alarm sounds an alarm.

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