Light-emitting cable structure
By installing tubular optical fibers in the conductor jacket and combining the light emitting module and light guide elements, the problem that traditional soft cables cannot produce excellent visual effects is solved, and the combination of signal transmission and visual effects is achieved, which improves the appearance of electronic products. design.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420724364.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-09
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-04-09
AI Technical Summary
Traditional soft cables can only transmit signals in electronic products and cannot produce excellent visual effects. Especially in the e-sports industry, the requirements for appearance design have increased. The small size of traditional light-emitting diodes cannot meet the dazzling needs.
A light-emitting cable structure is designed, by installing a tubular optical fiber on the outer shell of the conductor, combining a light-emitting module and a light-guiding element, the optical components are used to generate large-area light emission along the conductor, achieving both signal transmission and visual effects.
It achieves the ability to provide attractive visual effects while transmitting signals, enhances the visual appeal of electronic products, and meets the needs of electronic product appearance design.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a cable, in particular to a luminous cable structure which can be used for signal transmission and has a luminous effect. Background Art
[0002] Flexible flat cables (FFC / Flexible Flat Cable) are widely used in related electronic products because of their ability to bend electrical conductors. Electrical connectors are usually provided at the ends of flexible flat cables to facilitate their electrical plug-in and use, so as to achieve the purpose of electrical bending and connection. However, electronic products are increasingly paying attention to the design of their appearance. In addition to the basic signal transmission function, traditional flexible flat cables also need to consider how to enhance the visual effect of the product. In particular, the rapid development of the e-sports industry requires electronic products and related equipment to be more dazzling. Therefore, some businesses use the light source of optical components to produce different visual effects and increase the attractiveness of electronic products to consumers. It is common to set light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the surface of the connector shell of the flexible cable, and achieve visual effects through the light of the light-emitting diodes. However, the light-emitting diodes are small in size, and the effect of attracting people's attention is limited, and they cannot produce excellent visual effects. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a light-emitting cable structure that can produce excellent visual effects to solve the problems of the conventional technology.
[0004] To solve the above problems, the technical solutions provided by the present invention are as follows:
[0005] The utility model provides a light-emitting cable structure, comprising at least one conductor and a tubular optical fiber. The opposite ends of the conductor are electrically connected to electronic devices respectively, and the tubular optical fiber is sleeved on the conductor and surrounds the outer surface of the conductor.
[0006] Optionally, the light-emitting cable structure further comprises an outer sheath, the outer sheath is sleeved on the tubular optical fiber, and the tubular optical fiber is located between the outer sheath and the conductor. There are multiple conductors, and the tubular optical fiber is arranged corresponding to the multiple conductors.
[0007] Optionally, there is a first gap between the tubular optical fiber and the outer sheath.
[0008] Optionally, the outer shell is made of light-transmitting material.
[0009] Optionally, the light-emitting cable structure further comprises a light-guiding element, which is adjacent to one end of the tubular optical fiber.
[0010] Optionally, the light guide element includes at least one receiving groove, and the conductor passes through and is positioned in the receiving groove.
[0011] Optionally, the light-emitting cable structure further includes a light-emitting element, which is disposed adjacent to the light-guiding element, and the light-guiding element is used to guide the light of the light-emitting element to the tubular optical fiber.
[0012] Optionally, the light-emitting cable structure further includes a base and a cover body assembled to the base, and a receiving space is provided between the base and the cover body, and the receiving space is used to receive one end of the conductor, the end of the tubular optical fiber, the light-guiding element and the light-emitting element.
[0013] Optionally, the light-emitting cable structure further includes a light-emitting module, which is arranged on one side of the light-guiding element.
[0014] Optionally, the light emitting module comprises a circuit board, an electronic component and a light emitting component, and the electronic component and the light emitting component are arranged on the circuit board. The light emitting component is arranged adjacent to the light guiding component, and the light guiding component is used to guide the light of the light emitting component to the tubular optical fiber.
[0015] Optionally, the light-emitting cable structure further includes a base and a cover body assembled to the base, and a receiving space is provided between the base and the cover body, and the receiving space is used to receive one end of the conductor, the end of the tubular optical fiber, the light-guiding element and the light-emitting module.
[0016] Optionally, the light-emitting cable structure further includes an insulating layer covering the conductor.
[0017] Optionally, a second gap is provided between the tubular optical fiber and the insulating layer.
[0018] Optionally, there are multiple conductors, and the tubular optical fiber and the insulating layer are respectively arranged corresponding to the multiple conductors.
[0019] The light-emitting cable structure provided in the embodiment of the present application disposes the tubular optical fiber outside the conductor and utilizes the cooperation of the light-emitting module and the light-guiding element, so that the light-emitting cable structure can not only be used for signal transmission, but also provide large-area light emission along the conductor during use, thereby effectively realizing a light-emitting cable structure that has both signal transmission and eye-catching visual effects, thereby improving the problem that traditional cable structures can only transmit signals or cannot produce excellent visual effects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.
[0021] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional assembly schematic diagram of the light-emitting cable structure of the present application.
[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the light-emitting cable structure.
[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a light-emitting cable structure from another perspective.
[0024] Figure 4 It is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the light-emitting cable structure of the present application.
[0025] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the light-emitting module of the light-emitting cable structure of the present application.
[0026] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the light guide element of the light-emitting cable structure of the present application.
[0027] Figure 7 Another partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the light-emitting cable structure of the present application.
[0028] Figure 8 for Figure 1 A top view schematic diagram of a light-emitting cable structure.
[0029] Fig. 9 for Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the cross-section of the AA line segment.
[0030] Fig.10 for Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the cross section of line segment BB.
[0031] Fig.11 for Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the cross-section of the CC segment.
[0032] Fig.12 for Fig.11 A local enlarged schematic diagram of the dotted circle selected in the luminous cable structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0033] In order to facilitate understanding of the technical features, contents and advantages of the present invention and the effects that can be achieved, the present invention is hereby described in detail in the form of embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The drawings used therein are only for illustration and auxiliary explanation purposes and may not be the actual proportions and precise configurations after the implementation of the present invention. Therefore, the proportions and configurations of the attached drawings should not be interpreted to limit the scope of rights of the present invention in actual implementation.
[0034] The following descriptions of the embodiments are made with reference to the attached drawings to illustrate specific embodiments in which the present invention can be implemented. The directional terms mentioned in the present invention, such as "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "horizontal", "vertical", etc., are only with reference to the directions of the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and understand the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. Throughout the specification and claims, unless the content clearly specifies otherwise, the meaning of "one" and "said" includes such a description including "one or at least one" of the components or ingredients. In addition, as used in the present invention, the singular article also includes the description of plural components or ingredients, unless it is obvious from the specific context that the plural is excluded.
[0035] The following will describe various embodiments of the present invention with reference to the relevant drawings. To facilitate understanding, the same components in the following embodiments are described with the same symbols.
[0036] It should be noted that the combination of the various components in the present invention preferably forms the above-mentioned multiple embodiments, but this should not be interpreted as a limitation of the present invention, that is, the various components in the present invention can also have more combinations and are not limited to the above-mentioned multiple embodiments.
[0037] Reference Figures 1 to 4 , Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional assembly schematic diagram of the light-emitting cable structure according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional exploded diagram of the light-emitting cable structure. Figure 3 for Figure 2 Another perspective diagram of the light-emitting cable structure and Figure 4 The utility model of the present application provides a flexible and bendable light-emitting cable structure, the two ends of which are used to connect electronic devices for signal transmission. In some embodiments, Figures 1 to 4As shown, the light-emitting cable structure 1 includes a plurality of conductors 11, a plurality of tubular optical fibers 12, a plurality of outer sheaths 13, a light-emitting module 21 and a light-guiding element 31. In detail, the plurality of conductors 11 are made of a conductive material, such as copper, to serve as a medium for signal transmission and are arranged at intervals from each other, and each conductor 11 is correspondingly provided with a tubular optical fiber 12 and an outer sheath 13. In this embodiment, the tubular optical fiber 12 may be made of a highly light-transmitting material, such as quartz, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polystyrene (PS) and polycarbonate (PC), which has a refractive index greater than the refractive index of air, to serve as the main transmission channel for light waves. Specifically, the tubular optical fiber 12 is in the shape of a hollow sleeve, which is arranged along the long axis of the conductor 11 and sleeved on the conductor 11, so that the tubular optical fiber 12 surrounds the outer surface of the conductor 11. As shown Figures 2 to 4 As shown, the outer sheath 13 is arranged along the conductor 11 and sleeved on the tubular optical fiber 12, and is coaxially arranged with the tubular optical fiber 12 and the conductor 11; that is, the outer sheath 13 surrounds the tubular optical fiber 12 and the conductor 11 in sequence, wherein the tubular optical fiber 12 is located between the outer sheath 13 and the conductor 11. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the outer cover 13 can be used to protect the inner tubular optical fiber 12 and the conductor 11 from damage caused by foreign objects or bending. In this embodiment, the outer cover 13 is made of a light-transmitting material so that the light transmitted by the inner tubular optical fiber 12 can be seen by the outside world.
[0038] Reference Figure 5 And cooperate Figures 2 to 4 , Figure 5 FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the light-emitting module 21 of the light-emitting cable structure 1 of the present application. Figure 5 As shown, the light emitting module 21 includes a circuit board 22, a plurality of electronic components 23, a plurality of light emitting components 24 and an external signal line 25. In detail, the electronic components 23 and the light emitting components 24 are arranged on the circuit board 22 in correspondence with each other and arranged in rows. In some embodiments, the electronic components 23 may be resistors or capacitors, and the light emitting components 24 may be light emitting diodes, micro light emitting diodes or organic light emitting diodes, which are not specifically limited in the present application. In some embodiments, as Figure 5 As shown, the external signal line 25 includes at least signal lines such as a power signal line and a control signal line, one end of which is electrically connected to the circuit board 22, and the other end is electrically connected to the docking connector (not shown) to provide the power and control signal required by the light-emitting element 24, so that the multiple light-emitting elements 24 produce different modes of light-emitting effects according to the control signal, such as flashing or continuous light.
[0039] Reference Figure 6 and Figure 7 And cooperate Figure 4 As shown, Figure 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the light guide element 31 of the light emitting cable structure 1 of the present application, and Figure 7is another partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the light-emitting cable structure 1, wherein Figure 7 The circuit board 22 is omitted to clearly show the internal structure. Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, the light guide element 31 is arranged corresponding to the tubular optical fiber 12, that is, the number of light guide elements 31 is multiple and they are arranged at intervals to form a light guide module 30. Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, each light guide element 31 is disposed on the light emitting element 24 of the light emitting module 21 and is adjacent to one end of the corresponding tubular optical fiber 12, so as to guide the light of the light emitting element 24 to the tubular optical fiber 12. In this embodiment, the light guide element 31 includes a receiving groove 310, a light guiding inclined surface 311 and a light guiding surface 312, and the receiving groove 310 passes through two opposite sides of the light guide element 31, so that the conductor 11 passes through and is positioned in the receiving groove 310. In detail, as shown in FIG. Figure 7 As shown, the light guide element 31 has a light guide surface 312, which is located at the bottom of the light guide element 31 and directly connected to the light emitting element 24, and the light guide inclined surface 311 is adjacent to the light guide surface 312 (such as Figure 6 As shown in FIG. 3 , the light emitted by the light-emitting element 24 can be directly guided by the light-guiding surface 312, and further reflected by the light-guiding inclined surface 311 to the tubular optical fiber 12. In some embodiments, the surrounding surfaces of the light-guiding element 31 can also be coated or provided with a reflective layer to enhance the light-gathering and reflection effects.
[0040] Reference Figures 8 to 12 And cooperate Figure 1 to Figure 2 , Figure 8 for Figure 1 A schematic top view of a light-emitting cable structure 1 is shown in FIG. Fig. 9 for Figure 8 The cross-sectional diagram of the AA line segment is as follows: Fig.10 for Figure 8 The cross-sectional diagram of the BB line segment is shown in Figure 1. Fig.11 for Figure 8 The cross-sectional diagram of the CC segment, and Fig.12 for Fig.11 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of the dotted circle selected at the light-emitting cable structure 1. Fig. 9 , Fig.10 and Fig.12 As shown, the light-emitting cable structure 1 further includes an insulating layer 111, which is arranged corresponding to the conductor 11 and covers the conductor 11 to protect the conductor 11 and prevent the signal transmission through the conductor 11 from being disturbed. Figure 1 to Figure 2 and Fig.12 In some embodiments, the light emitting cable structure 1 further includes a base 41, a cover 42, a first connector housing 51 and a second connector housing 52. Fig.12As shown, the base 41 and the cover 42 are assembled together to form a receiving space 40, and the receiving space 40 is used to receive one end of the conductor 11, one end of the tubular optical fiber 12, the light guide element 31 and the light emitting module 21. In this embodiment, as Figure 7 As shown, the base 41 includes a plurality of positioning grooves 410, which are used to fix the corresponding light guide elements 31. Figure 1 and Fig.11 As shown, the first connector housing 51 is disposed at one end of the conductor 11 and is close to the base 41 and the cover 42, and the second connector housing 52 is disposed at the other end of the conductor 11, and conductive terminals (not shown) are disposed in the first connector housing 51 and the second connector housing 52 to respectively connect the conductor 11 and the electronic device (not shown), so as to transmit signals through the conductor 11. It should be noted that in other embodiments, the light-emitting cable structure 1 may not need to be provided with the first connector housing 51 or the second connector housing 52, but the purpose of electrical conduction can be achieved by directly connecting the conductor 11 to the docking connector (not shown) of the electronic device.
[0041] Continue to refer to Fig.10 and Fig.12 It is particularly noted that, in some embodiments, there is a first gap G1 between the tubular optical fiber 12 and the outer sheath 13, and there is a second gap G2 between the tubular optical fiber 12 and the insulating layer 111, that is, the first gap G1 and the second gap G2 are respectively provided on opposite sides of the tubular optical fiber 12. In some embodiments, the first gap G1 and the second gap G2 are respectively arranged along the long axis of the tubular optical fiber 12. When in use, the light emitted by the light-emitting element 24 of the embodiment of the present application is guided by the light-guiding element 31 and then reflected to the tubular optical fiber 12, and the light is transmitted along the optical fiber 12 by the principle of light refraction, and the design of the first gap G1 can prevent the tubular optical fiber 12 from contacting the outer sheath 13, and allow air to exist between the tubular optical fiber 12 and the outer sheath 13, based on the fact that the refractive index of air is less than the refractive index of the optical fiber, it is ensured that the transmission of light can be unaffected by external objects, so that it can be smoothly transmitted in the tubular optical fiber 12. Similarly, the setting of the second gap G2 between the tubular optical fiber 12 and the insulating layer 111 can also ensure that the light is smoothly transmitted in the tubular optical fiber 12.
[0042] In summary, the light-emitting cable structure provided in the embodiment of the present application disposes the tubular optical fiber outside the conductor and utilizes the cooperation of the light-emitting module and the light-guiding element, so that the light-emitting cable structure can not only be used for signal transmission, but also provide large-area light emission along the conductor during use, thereby effectively realizing a light-emitting cable structure that has both signal transmission and eye-catching visual effects, thereby improving the problem that traditional cable structures can only transmit signals or cannot produce excellent visual effects.
[0043] The above description is to illustrate the features of the present invention through embodiments, and its purpose is to enable those familiar with the technology to understand the content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, rather than to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, any other equivalent modifications or amendments that do not deviate from the technical ideas disclosed in the present invention should still be included in the claims described below.
Claims
1. A light-emitting cable structure, characterized in that: include: At least one conductor, wherein opposite ends of the conductor are electrically connected to the electronic device respectively; as well as The tubular optical fiber is sheathed on the conductor and surrounds the outer surface of the conductor.
2. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an outer sheath, which is sleeved on the tubular optical fiber and surrounds the outer surface of the tubular optical fiber, wherein the number of the conductors is multiple, and the tubular optical fiber is arranged corresponding to the multiple conductors.
3. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first gap is defined between the tubular optical fiber and the outer jacket.
4. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer cover is made of light-transmitting material.
5. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also included is a light guide element, which is adjacent to one end of the tubular optical fiber.
6. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The light guide element comprises at least one receiving groove, and the conductor passes through and is positioned in the receiving groove.
7. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a light-emitting element, which is disposed adjacent to the light-guiding element, and the light-guiding element is used to guide the light of the light-emitting element to the tubular optical fiber.
8. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes a base and a cover body assembled on the base, and a receiving space is provided between the base and the cover body, and the receiving space is used to receive one end of the conductor, the end of the tubular optical fiber, the light-guiding element and the light-emitting element.
9. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a light emitting module, which is arranged on one side of the light guiding element.
10. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 9, characterized in that: The light-emitting module includes a circuit board, an electronic element and a light-emitting element, and the electronic element and the light-emitting element are arranged on the circuit board, wherein the light-emitting element is arranged adjacent to the light-guiding element, and the light-guiding element is used to guide the light of the light-emitting element to the tubular optical fiber.
11. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 9, characterized in that: It also includes a base and a cover body assembled on the base, and a receiving space is provided between the base and the cover body, and the receiving space is used to receive one end of the conductor, the end of the tubular optical fiber, the light guide element and the light emitting module.
12. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also included is an insulating layer covering the conductor.
13. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 12, characterized in that: A second gap is defined between the tubular optical fiber and the insulating layer.
14. The light-emitting cable structure according to claim 12, characterized in that: The number of the conductors is multiple, and the tubular optical fiber and the insulating layer are respectively arranged corresponding to the multiple conductors.