Switch comprising flexible adapter plate

Abstract

The utility model discloses a switch comprising a flexible adapter plate, which comprises a switch mainboard, the flexible adapter plate, an on-board connector and a signal receiver, and the flexible adapter plate comprises a first connecting part and a second connecting part. Wherein a network port seat of the switch mainboard is connected with the first connecting part; the second connecting part is connected with the on-board connector in a pluggable manner; and the on-board connector is connected with the signal receiver. Therefore, the switch provided by the utility model establishes an entity channel for signal transmission between the switch mainboard and the signal receiver by using the flexible adapter plate as a connection medium, thereby improving the reliability of signal transmission of the switch and the adaptability of the switch in different application environments; and the establishment of the connection relationship is relatively simple and convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular to a switch comprising a flexible adapter plate. Background Art

[0002] With the development of technology, switches, as a key device for data communication, are used for fast and reliable data transmission between devices in the network.

[0003] In the related art, when a switch is used to output signals to other devices, an RJ45 network interface is often used for external output. Signal output based on this method has certain limitations for application scenarios and has many cables, which increases maintenance while also reducing the reliability of switch signal transmission.

[0004] Therefore, in order to improve the reliability of signal transmission and the wide application of the switch, there is an urgent need for a switch that can reliably implement signal transmission. Utility Model Content

[0005] Based on the above problems, the utility model provides a switch including a flexible adapter plate to improve the reliability of signal transmission of the switch.

[0006] The utility model embodiment discloses the following technical solution:

[0007] In a first aspect, the utility model provides a switch including a flexible adapter board, characterized in that it includes: a switch mainboard, a flexible adapter board, an on-board connector, and a signal receiver, wherein the flexible adapter board includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion;

[0008] The network port socket of the switch mainboard is connected to the first connecting portion;

[0009] The second connecting portion is pluggably connected to the on-board connector;

[0010] The on-board connector is connected to the signal receiver.

[0011] Optionally, the first end of the flexible adapter plate is a flexible plate, and the first connecting portion is fixed on the flexible plate.

[0012] Optionally, it is characterized in that the first connecting portion is connected to the pin of the network port socket of the switch mainboard by welding.

[0013] Optionally, the second end of the flexible adapter plate is a PCB hard board, and the second connecting portion is fixed on the PCB hard board.

[0014] Optionally, the signal receiver includes: an aviation plug back plate and an aviation connector, and the aviation connector is fixed on the aviation plug back plate.

[0015] Optionally, the on-board connector is connected to the signal receiver via a CPIC component.

[0016] Optionally, the CPIC component includes: a CPIC adapter board, a CPIC plug and a CPIC socket, the CPIC plug and the CPIC socket are fixed on the CPIC adapter board, and the CPIC plug and the CPIC socket are pluggably connected.

[0017] Optionally, the on-board connector is pluggably connected to the CPIC adapter board.

[0018] Optionally, the network port of the switch mainboard is used to output a network signal to the first connecting part.

[0019] Optionally, the CPIC component is connected to the aviation plug backplane.

[0020] Optionally, the switch also includes a switch casing.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] The utility model provides a switch including a flexible adapter board, wherein the switch includes a switch mainboard, a flexible adapter board, an on-board connector and a signal receiver. The switch is used to establish a signal transmission channel between the switch mainboard and the flexible adapter board by connecting the network port seat of the switch mainboard with the first connecting portion of the flexible adapter board. At the same time, the second connecting portion of the flexible adapter board is connected to the on-board connector, and the on-board connector is connected to the signal receiver. Through the switch provided above, the switch is physically connected to the flexible adapter board, the flexible adapter board is connected to the on-board connector, the on-board connector is connected to the signal receiver, and the physical channel for signal transmission between the switch mainboard and the signal receiver is established by using the flexible adapter board as a connection medium. The introduction of the flexible adapter board avoids the use of an RJ45-type network interface to connect to other devices via a cable, avoids the increase in maintenance of cable transmission, and improves the reliability of switch signal transmission. By replacing the cable connection in the related art with the flexible adapter board, the adaptability of the switch in different application environments is improved, and the establishment of the connection relationship is relatively simple. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in this embodiment or the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0024] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a switch including a flexible adapter board provided by the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a switch including a flexible adapter board provided by the utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 A side view of a switch including a flexible adapter plate provided by the utility model;

[0027] Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of another switch including a flexible adapter board provided by the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] As described above, the stability and reliability of switches, as a key device for data communication and signal transmission, are crucial to the normal operation of the communication network between devices. In the related art, switches use RJ45 interfaces to transmit signals to the outside through cables. However, the RJ45 network cable crystal head is in the form of a plastic buckle, with internal gold finger contact, which is not firmly fixed and easily oxidized and causes failure. That is, the switch in the related art uses the RJ45 interface to achieve signal transmission with poor reliability and has high requirements for the application environment. For example, it is not suitable for use in harsh environments such as vibration, impact, humidity, and salt spray.

[0029] Therefore, the utility model proposes a switch including a flexible adapter board, establishes a connection between the switch and the flexible adapter board, and realizes external signal transmission of the switch through the flexible adapter board, thereby avoiding the unreliability and poor adaptability to the environment caused by using RJ45 interface connection cables to transmit signals to the outside.

[0030] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the utility model, the technical solution in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiment of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiment of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0031] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a switch including a flexible adapter board provided by the utility model is shown as follows: Figure 1 As shown:

[0032] The switch includes: a switch mainboard 100, a flexible adapter board 200, an on-board connector 300 and a signal receiver 400, wherein the flexible adapter board 200 includes a first connecting portion 210 and a second connecting portion 220;

[0033] The network port of the switch mainboard 100 is connected to the first connecting portion 210;

[0034] The second connection portion 220 is pluggably connected to the on-board connector 300;

[0035] The on-board connector 300 is connected to the signal receiver 400 .

[0036] It should be noted that the switch motherboard 100 is the source of the network signal, and the switch motherboard 100 has a network port, and outputs the network signal to the outside based on the network port. The flexible adapter board 200 has a first connection part 210 and a second connection part 220, wherein the first connection part 210 is connected to the switch motherboard 100, and receives the network signal sent by the switch motherboard 100 based on the connection. The second connection part 220 is connected to the on-board connector 300, and transmits the network signal to the on-board connector 300 based on the connection. It should be noted that the first connection part 210 and the second connection part 220 of the flexible adapter board 200 can be located on the same side of the flexible adapter board 200, or on different sides of the flexible adapter board 200, which is not limited here.

[0037] The first end of the flexible adapter board 200 is a flexible board, and the first connection part 210 is fixed on the flexible board. That is, the first end of the flexible adapter board 200 is a flexible board, and the first connection part 210 of the flexible adapter board 200 mentioned above is fixed on the flexible board at the first end.

[0038] The first connection part 210 of the flexible adapter board 200 is connected to the pin of the network port holder of the switch mainboard 100 by welding. That is to say, the first connection part 210 is fixed to the flexible board at the first end of the aforementioned flexible adapter board 200, and the first connection part 210 is fixedly connected to the pin of the network port holder of the switch mainboard 100 by welding. The number of the pins of the network port holder can be one or more, which is not limited here.

[0039] The second end of the flexible adapter board 200 is a PCB hard board, and the second connection part 220 is fixed on the PCB hard board. That is to say, the second connection part 220 is fixed on the PCB hard board at the second end of the flexible adapter board 200 mentioned above, and the second connection part 220 is pluggable and connected to the on-board connector 300, that is, the connection relationship between the second connection part 220 and the on-board connector 300 can be a movable connection. Of course, in some possible implementations, the second connection part 220 and the on-board connector 300 can be fixedly connected by welding or other methods, which is not limited here.

[0040] The signal receiver 400 includes an aviation plug backplane and an aviation connector, and the aviation connector is fixed on the aviation plug backplane. As mentioned above, the on-board connector 300 is connected to the signal receiver 400. Specifically, the on-board connector 300 is connected to the aviation plug backplane in the signal receiver. Then, since the aviation connector is fixed on the aviation plug backplane, when signal transmission is realized between the on-board connector 300 and the aviation plug backplane, the network signal can be based on the fixed relationship between the aviation plug backplane and the aviation connector, and the network signal can be transmitted to the aviation connector via the aviation plug backplane.

[0041] The on-board connector 300 is connected to the signal receiver 400 through a CPIC component. The CPIC component includes: a CPIC adapter board, a CPIC plug and a CPIC socket. The CPIC plug and the CPIC socket are fixed on the CPIC adapter board, and the CPIC plug and the CPIC socket are pluggable.

[0042] That is, in the present invention, one end of the on-board connector 300 is pluggably connected to the second connection portion of the flexible adapter board 200, and the other end is connected to the CPIC component. One end and the other end of the on-board connector 300 can be on the same side or on different sides. When the other end is connected to the CPIC component, it can be connected to the CPIC adapter board in the CPIC, and then based on the connection between the CPIC adapter board and the CPIC plug, the pluggable connection between the CPIC plug and the CPIC socket, and the connection between the CPIC socket and the signal receiver, the network signal output by the switch mainboard 100 can be transmitted to the signal receiver 400 through the flexible adapter board 200, the on-board connector 300 and the CPIC component.

[0043] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a switch including a flexible adapter board provided by the utility model is shown as follows: Figure 2As shown in the figure, the switch mainboard 100, the flexible adapter board 200, the on-board connector 300, the CPIC component and the signal receiver 400 are included. The flexible adapter board 200 includes a first connection part 210 and a second connection part 220, and the CPIC component includes a CPIC adapter board, a CPIC socket and a CPIC plug, wherein the CPIC socket and the CPIC plug can be collectively referred to as a CPIC connector. The specific connection relationship is: the switch mainboard 100 is connected to the first connection part 210 of the flexible adapter board 200, the second connection part 220 of the flexible adapter board 200 is connected to the on-board connector 300, the on-board connector 300 is connected to the CPIC adapter board, the CPIC adapter board is connected to the CPIC plug, the CPIC plug is connected to the CPIC socket, and the CPIC socket is connected to the signal receiver 400. Through the above connection relationship, the network signal output by the switch mainboard 100 can be transmitted to the signal receiver 400 according to the connection relationship between each hardware. A connection relationship is established between the switch mainboard and the flexible adapter board, so that the network signal output by the switch mainboard is transmitted through the flexible adapter board, avoiding the problem of unreliable transmission process and poor adaptability to the environment caused by setting an RJ45 interface on the switch mainboard and realizing external signal transmission based on RJ45 connecting cables in the related technology.

[0044] The on-board connector 300 and the signal receiver 400 are connected via the CPIC component, that is, the on-board connector 300 is connected to the CPIC component, and the CPIC component is connected to the signal receiver 400. The CPIC component includes a CPIC adapter board, a CPIC plug, and a CPIC socket. The on-board connector 300 and the CPIC adapter board can be connected in a pluggable manner, and then the CPIC adapter board is connected to the CPIC plug, the CPIC plug is connected to the CPIC socket, and finally the CPIC socket is connected to the signal receiver 400.

[0045] Figure 3 A side view of a switch including a flexible adapter board provided by the utility model is shown in the figure, which includes: a switch mainboard 10, a flexible adapter board 20, an on-board connector 30, a CPIC adapter board 40, a CPIC plug 50, a CPIC socket 60, an aviation plug backplane 70 and an aviation connector 80. The switch mainboard 10 includes a network port seat 11 and a pin 12, wherein the network port seat 11 is used to output a network signal to the first connection part of the flexible adapter board 20. The pin 12 needs to be welded with the flexible adapter board 20 to establish a connection between the switch mainboard 10 and the flexible adapter board 20. It can also be seen from the figure that the on-board connector 30 can be pluggably connected to the CPIC adapter board.

[0046] Figure 4A structural schematic diagram of another switch including a flexible adapter board provided by the utility model is shown in the figure, which includes: a switch mainboard 10, a flexible adapter board 20, an on-board connector 30, a CPIC adapter board 40, a CPIC plug 50, a CPIC socket 60, an aviation plug backplane 70 and an aviation connector 80.

[0047] In the figure, the switch mainboard 10 is connected to one end of the flexible adapter board 20, the other end of the flexible adapter board 20 is connected to the on-board connector 30, the on-board connector 30 is connected to the CPIC adapter board 40, a CPIC plug 50 is fixed on the CPIC adapter board 40, the CPIC plug 50 and the CPIC socket 60 are pluggable, the CPIC socket is connected to the aviation plug backplane 70, and the aviation connector 80 is fixed on the aviation plug backplane 70.

[0048] It can be seen that when the switch mainboard 10 needs to transmit network signals to the outside, it will first be transmitted to the flexible adapter board 20, and then transmitted from the flexible adapter board 20 to the on-board connector 30, and the on-board connector 30 will be transmitted to the CPIC adapter board 40, the CPIC plug 50 and the CPIC socket 60 in turn. Then, based on the connection relationship between the CPIC socket 60 and the aviation plug backplane 70, the network signal output from the switch mainboard 10 is received. Finally, according to the fixed connection between the aviation plug backplane 70 and the aviation connector 80, the network signal output from the switch mainboard 10 is transmitted to the aviation connector 80.

[0049] The switch in the utility model may also include a switch housing for packaging. In addition to the switch housing, it also includes a switch mainboard, a flexible adapter board, an on-board connector, a CPCI connector (plug), a CPCI connector (socket), an aviation plug backplane, and an aviation connector. The functions of each component are described in detail below:

[0050] (1) Switch motherboard: The source of network signals. It outputs network signals to the outside through the network port on the right side of the switch motherboard.

[0051] (2) Flexible adapter board: The left end is a soft flexible board, the right end is a hard PCB board, and the left end is soldered to the pin of the network port socket on the switch motherboard (such as Figure 3 The portion labeled 12 at the bottom of the switch mainboard shown in the figure) enables the network signal to be transferred from the switch mainboard to the flexible adapter board.

[0052] (3) On-board connector: The board on the hard PCB at the right end of the flexible adapter board is connected to the on-board connector, which is used to transfer the network signal on the flexible adapter board to the CPCI adapter board in a vertical plug-in manner.

[0053] (4) CPCI connector (plug) CPCI connector (socket): It has the same function as the connector on the board, that is, it can transfer the network signal on the CPCI adapter board to the aviation plug backplane in a horizontal manner.

[0054] (5) Aviation plug backplane and aviation connector: The signal on the CPCI adapter board is transferred to the aviation plug backplane through the above transfer, and the aviation connector is welded on the aviation plug backplane, thus realizing the final step of network signal transfer.

[0055] The switch provided by the utility model includes a flexible adapter plate, which can avoid the problem of using the RJ45 interface on the switch mainboard to establish a connection with other devices using a network cable based on the connection between the flexible adapter plate and the switch mainboard. This connection method causes unreliable connection, is limited by environmental factors, and is difficult to repair. In addition, a flexible adapter plate is used to establish a connection with the switch mainboard. Since one end of the flexible adapter plate is made of a softer material and has a certain folding space, it can adapt to different types of switch mainboards. By replacing the cable connection in the related art with a flexible adapter plate, the adaptability of the switch in different application environments is improved, and the establishment of the connection relationship is relatively simple.

[0056] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referenced to each other.

[0057] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A switch including a flexible adapter plate, characterized in that: include: A switch mainboard, a flexible adapter board, an on-board connector, and a signal receiver, wherein the flexible adapter board includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion; The network port socket of the switch mainboard is connected to the first connecting portion; The second connecting portion is pluggably connected to the on-board connector; The on-board connector is connected to the signal receiver.

2. The switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first end of the flexible adapter plate is a flexible plate, and the first connecting portion is fixed on the flexible plate.

3. The switch according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first connecting portion is connected to the pin of the network port socket of the switch mainboard by welding.

4. The switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second end of the flexible adapter plate is a PCB hard board, and the second connecting portion is fixed on the PCB hard board.

5. The switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The signal receiver comprises: an aviation plug back plate and an aviation connector, wherein the aviation connector is fixed on the aviation plug back plate.

6. The switch according to claim 5, characterized in that: The on-board connector is connected to the signal receiver through a CPIC component.

7. The switch according to claim 6, characterized in that: The CPIC assembly comprises: a CPIC adapter board, a CPIC plug and a CPIC socket. The CPIC plug and the CPIC socket are fixed on the CPIC adapter board, and the CPIC plug is connected to the CPIC socket in a pluggable manner.

8. The switch according to claim 7, characterized in that: The on-board connector is pluggably connected to the CPIC adapter board.

9. The switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The network port of the switch mainboard is used to output a network signal to the first connecting part.

10. The switch according to claim 6, characterized in that: The CPIC component is connected to the aviation plug backplane.

11. The switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes switch housing.

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