Data line

Abstract

The utility model discloses a data line, which is applied to a financial payment terminal, is used for charging the financial payment terminal and transmitting data between the financial payment terminal and a host, and comprises a first connector, a line body and a second connector, the first connector comprises a first plug connector and a clamping connector, the first plug connector is arranged on the clamping connector and extends in the first direction, the first plug connector is used for being inserted into a connecting port of the financial payment terminal and electrically connected with the financial payment terminal, and the clamping connector is used for being connected with a clamping groove of the financial payment terminal in a clamped mode. The first plug connector is prevented from being separated from the connection port of the financial payment terminal; the wire body is inserted into the clamping piece along a second direction and is electrically connected with the first inserting piece; the second connector is arranged at one end of the wire body away from the first connector and is electrically connected with a charger or a host. According to the data line, the probability that the data line is separated from the financial payment terminal is reduced, and the data transmission stability when the financial payment terminal is used for financial transaction is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of connecting wires, and in particular to a data cable. Background Art

[0002] At present, when using financial payment terminals such as POS machines for financial transactions, it is usually necessary to use a data cable to connect the financial payment terminal to a charger or host for charging or data transmission. However, in order to facilitate cardholders to swipe cards and enter transaction information, financial payment terminals are often moved during use, resulting in a high probability that the data cable is disconnected from the financial payment terminal, which in turn affects the data transmission stability of financial transactions using the financial payment terminal. Therefore, it is urgent to design a data cable to reduce the probability of the data cable being disconnected from the financial payment terminal and improve the data transmission stability of financial transactions using the financial payment terminal. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the above, it is necessary to propose a data cable to reduce the probability of the data cable being detached from the financial payment terminal and to improve the data transmission stability of financial transactions performed using the financial payment terminal.

[0004] An embodiment of the present application provides a data cable, which is applied to a financial payment terminal, and is used to charge the financial payment terminal and transmit data between the financial payment terminal and a host. The data cable includes a first connector, a cable body, and a second connector; the first connector includes a first plug-in connector and a card connector, the first plug-in connector is arranged on the card connector and extends along a first direction, the first plug-in connector is used to be inserted into a connection port of the financial payment terminal and electrically connected to the financial payment terminal, and the card connector is used to be carded with a card slot of the financial payment terminal to limit the first plug-in connector from being detached from the connection port of the financial payment terminal; the cable body is inserted into the card connector along a second direction and is electrically connected to the first plug-in connector, and the second direction intersects with the first direction; the second connector is arranged at one end of the cable body away from the first connector, and is used to be electrically connected to the charger or the host.

[0005] The above-mentioned data cable is connected with the card slot of the financial payment terminal by setting a card connector, which can effectively prevent the first connector from detaching from the connecting port of the financial payment terminal, thereby reducing the probability of the data cable being detached from the financial payment terminal; by setting the extension direction of the first connector to be different from the extension direction of the wire body, when the mobile financial payment terminal pulls the wire body, the tension generated by the wire body will not all act between the first connector and the connecting port of the financial payment terminal, thereby further reducing the probability of the data cable being detached from the financial payment terminal, thereby effectively avoiding power outages or communication interruptions when using the financial payment terminal for financial transactions, and improving the data transmission stability when using the financial payment terminal for financial transactions.

[0006] In some embodiments, the connector includes a connector portion, a connecting portion and a pressing portion, the first connector is arranged at the connector portion, the connector portion is used to connect with the card slot of the financial payment terminal, one end of the connecting portion is connected to the connector portion, one end of the pressing portion is connected to the other end of the connecting portion, and the pressing portion is spaced apart from the first connector, the wire body is inserted at a side of the pressing portion away from the first connector, and the pressing portion is used to squeeze the outer wall of the financial payment terminal when the connector portion is connected to the card slot of the financial payment terminal.

[0007] In some embodiments, a guide groove extending along the first direction is provided on the side wall of the snap-fitting portion, and the guide groove is used to cooperate with the groove wall of the card slot when the snap-fitting portion is inserted into the card slot of the financial payment terminal to guide the direction in which the snap-fitting portion is inserted into the card slot.

[0008] In some embodiments, the clamping portion extends along a third direction, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other, the connecting portion is arranged in the middle of a side of the clamping portion facing the clamping portion, the width of the connecting portion along the third direction is the same as the width of the clamping portion along the third direction, and the width of the clamping portion along the third direction is greater than the width of the connecting portion along the third direction.

[0009] In some embodiments, two opposite side walls of the pressing portion close to one end of the connecting portion are provided with toggle ears, and the toggle ears are used to receive external force to drive the clamping portion to withdraw from the card slot of the financial payment terminal.

[0010] In some embodiments, the angle between the extension direction of the connecting portion and the first direction is an acute angle, and the connecting portion is made of an elastic material, and the connecting portion is used to drive the pressing portion to elastically squeeze the outer wall of the financial payment terminal.

[0011] In some embodiments, the data cable further includes a clamping member, which is disposed at one end of the cable body close to the second connector, and the clamping member is used to clamp with the charger or the host to limit the second connector from being separated from the charger or the host.

[0012] In some embodiments, the clamping member includes a first clamping block and a second clamping block, the first clamping block and the second clamping block are sleeved on one end of the wire body close to the second connector and are spaced apart, and a clamping groove for clamping with the charger or the host is formed between the first clamping block and the second clamping block.

[0013] In some embodiments, the second connector includes a second connector for electrically connecting to the charger or the host, and at least one of the interface of the first connector and the interface of the second connector is a Micro USB interface, a Type-c interface or a USB interface.

[0014] In some embodiments, the wire is a retractable wire. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the data line provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0016] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The three-dimensional structural diagram of the first connector of the data cable is shown.

[0017] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a first joint provided in another embodiment of the present application.

[0018] Main component symbols

[0019] Data cable 100

[0020] First connector 10

[0021] Card connector 11

[0022] Clamping portion 111

[0023] Guide groove 1111

[0024] Connecting part 112

[0025] Pressing part 113

[0026] Flick the ear1131

[0027] Extrusion bulge 1132

[0028] First plug connector 12

[0029] Line 20

[0030] Second connector 30

[0031] Second connector 31

[0032] Holder 40

[0033] The first holding block 41

[0034] The second holding block 42

[0035] Holding slot 43 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0037] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0038] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the term "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or mutual communication, it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to the specific circumstances. Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0039] See also Figure 1 The embodiment of the present application provides a data cable 100, which is applied to a financial payment terminal (not shown) for charging the financial payment terminal and transmitting data between the financial payment terminal and a host (not shown). The financial payment terminal may be a POS machine, a QR code payment terminal, etc., and the host may be a PC, a server, etc. For ease of understanding and explanation, the embodiment of the present application takes the financial payment terminal as a POS machine and the host as a PC as an example for explanation, and defines the first direction as Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The X-axis direction is shown, and the second direction is Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The Z-axis direction is shown, and the third direction is Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The Y-axis direction is shown. Obviously, this is not a limitation of the embodiments of the present application.

[0040] The data cable 100 of the embodiment of the present application includes a first connector 10 , a cable body 20 , and a second connector 30 .

[0041] The first connector 10 includes a card connector 11 and a first plug connector 12. The first plug connector 12 is arranged on the card connector 11 and extends along the first direction. The first plug connector 12 is used to be inserted into the connection port of the financial payment terminal (not shown) and electrically connected to the financial payment terminal. The card connector 11 is used to be connected to the card slot (not shown) of the financial payment terminal to limit the first plug connector 12 from being detached from the connection port of the financial payment terminal.

[0042] The wire body 20 is inserted into the clamping component 11 along the second direction and is electrically connected to the first plug-in component 12 . The second direction intersects with the first direction.

[0043] The second connector 30 is disposed at one end of the cable body 20 away from the first connector 10 , and the second connector 30 is used to be electrically connected to a charger (not shown) or a host.

[0044] Specifically, the financial payment terminal is provided with a card slot that is engaged with the card connector 11, and the financial payment terminal has a connection port that is adapted to the first plug connector 12, and the connection port is located at the bottom of the card slot. When the first plug connector 12 is inserted into the connection port of the financial payment terminal, the card connector 11 is engaged with the card slot of the financial payment terminal, thereby effectively preventing the first plug connector 12 from being disengaged from the connection port of the financial payment terminal. In addition, since the extension direction of the first plug connector 12 is different from the extension direction of the wire body 20, it means that the plug-in and pull-out direction of the first plug connector 12 is different from the extension direction of the wire body 20. When the mobile financial payment terminal pulls the wire body 20, the tension generated by the wire body 20 will not be fully applied between the first plug connector 12 and the connection port of the financial payment terminal, thereby further reducing the probability of the data line 100 being separated from the financial payment terminal, thereby effectively avoiding the situation of power failure or communication interruption when using the financial payment terminal for financial transactions, and improving the data transmission stability of financial transactions using the financial payment terminal.

[0045] In this embodiment, the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. Thus, when the mobile financial payment terminal pulls the wire 20, the tension generated by the wire 20 acting on the portion between the first connector 12 and the connection port of the financial payment terminal will be further reduced, thereby further reducing the probability of the data cable 100 being detached from the financial payment terminal.

[0046] See also Figure 2In this embodiment, the card connector 11 includes a card connector 111, a connecting portion 112 and a clamping portion 113. The first plug connector 12 is arranged on the card connector 111. The card connector 111 is used to be clamped with the card slot of the financial payment terminal. One end of the connecting portion 112 is connected to the card connector 111, and one end of the clamping portion 113 is connected to the other end of the connecting portion 112. The other end of the clamping portion 113 extends in a direction away from the clamping portion 113, and the clamping portion 113 is spaced apart from the first plug connector 12. The wire body 20 is inserted on the side of the clamping portion 113 away from the first plug connector 12. The clamping portion 113 is used to squeeze the outer wall of the financial payment terminal when the card connector 111 is clamped with the card slot of the financial payment terminal. Specifically, when the snap-in portion 111 is snapped into the card slot of the financial payment terminal, the clamping portion 113 extends to the outside of the card slot through the connecting portion 112 and squeezes the outer wall of the financial payment terminal, thereby making the connection between the snap-in portion 11 and the financial payment terminal more firmly and helping to reduce the probability of the data cable 100 being detached from the financial payment terminal.

[0047] In this embodiment, a guide groove 1111 extending along a first direction is provided on the side wall of the clamping part 111. The guide groove 1111 is used to match the groove wall of the card slot when the clamping part 111 is inserted into the card slot of the financial payment terminal, so as to guide the direction in which the clamping part 111 is inserted into the card slot. Specifically, the groove wall of the card slot of the financial payment terminal is provided with a guide protrusion (not shown) that matches the guide groove 1111. When the clamping part 111 is inserted into the card slot of the financial payment terminal, the guide groove 1111 matches the guide protrusion to guide the direction in which the clamping part 111 is inserted into the card slot. By providing the guide groove 1111 to guide the direction in which the clamping part 111 is inserted into the card slot, it is beneficial to improve the accuracy of the first plug-in component 12 being inserted into the connection port of the financial payment terminal. In addition, the guide groove 1111 matches the groove wall of the card slot to limit the movement of the clamping part 111 in other directions different from the first direction, thereby facilitating the stability of the clamping of the clamping part 11 with the card slot of the financial payment terminal.

[0048] In this embodiment, the clamping portion 111 extends along the third direction, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other, the connecting portion 112 is arranged in the middle of one side of the clamping portion 111 facing the pressing portion 113, the width of the connecting portion 112 along the third direction is the same as the width of the pressing portion 113 along the third direction, and the width of the clamping portion 111 along the third direction is greater than the width of the connecting portion 112 along the third direction. In this way, the card slot of the financial payment terminal can be designed to be T-shaped, when the clamping member 11 is clamped with the card slot of the financial payment terminal, the clamping portion 111 and the connecting portion 112 are both located in the card slot, the card slot stops the clamping portion 111 to limit the clamping member 11 from escaping from the card slot along other directions different from the first direction, and the pressing portion 113 extends to the outside of the card slot through the connecting portion 112 and presses the outer wall of the financial payment terminal, which is conducive to improving the firmness and stability of the clamping of the card slot of the financial payment terminal.

[0049] In this embodiment, the pressing portion 113 is provided with a toggle ear 1131 on both sides of the opposite side walls of one end close to the connecting portion 112, and the toggle ear 1131 is used to receive external force to drive the clamping portion 111 to withdraw from the card slot of the financial payment terminal. This is conducive to improving the convenience of pulling the clamping member 11 out of the card slot of the financial payment terminal.

[0050] See also Figure 3 In another embodiment, the angle between the extension direction of the connecting portion 112 and the first direction is an acute angle, and the connecting portion 112 is made of an elastic material, and the connecting portion 112 is used to drive the pressing portion 113 to elastically squeeze the outer wall of the financial payment terminal. Since the connecting portion 112 is inclined, the deformation range of the connecting portion 112 is larger. When the pressing portion 113 squeezes the outer wall of the financial payment terminal, the connecting portion 112 undergoes elastic deformation and provides elastic force to drive the pressing portion 113 to press the outer wall of the financial payment terminal, so that the connection between the card connector 11 and the financial payment terminal is more firmly connected, and it is helpful to reduce the probability of the data cable 100 being separated from the financial payment terminal.

[0051] In another embodiment, a pressing protrusion 1132 is provided on one side of the pressing portion 113 facing the first plug connector 12. When the pressing protrusion 1132 abuts against the outer wall of the financial payment terminal, the deformation of the connecting portion 112 can be increased, so that the connecting portion 112 drives the pressing portion 113 to apply a greater force to the outer wall of the financial payment terminal, thereby facilitating the firmness of the connection between the card connector 11 and the financial payment terminal.

[0052] See again Figure 1In this embodiment, the data line 100 further includes a clamping member 40, which is disposed at one end of the line body 20 close to the second connector 30, and the clamping member 40 is used to clamp with the charger or the host to limit the second connector 30 from being separated from the charger or the host. Specifically, a clamping mechanism (not shown) that is clamped with the clamping member 40 can be provided on the charger or the host, and when the second connector 30 is connected to the charger or the host, the clamping member 11 is clamped with the clamping mechanism. By providing the clamping member 40 to clamp with the charger or the host and limit the second connector 30 from being separated from the charger or the host, the probability of the data line 100 being separated from the charger or the host is reduced, thereby effectively avoiding power outages or communication interruptions when using a financial payment terminal for financial transactions, and improving the data transmission stability when using a financial payment terminal for financial transactions.

[0053] In this embodiment, the clamping member 40 includes a first clamping block 41 and a second clamping block 42, which are sleeved on one end of the wire body 20 close to the second connector 30 and are spaced apart, and a clamping groove 43 for clamping with a charger or a host is formed between the first clamping block 41 and the second clamping block 42. In this way, the structure of the clamping member 40 is simple and it is convenient to clamp the clamping member 40 with the charger or the host.

[0054] In some other application scenarios, the clamping slot 43 can also be clamped with items placed next to the charger or host, such as a mobile phone holder, a hub, etc., or one end of the rope can be fixed in the clamping slot 43 and the other end of the rope can be fixed to the charger or host, which can also prevent the second connector 30 from being detached from the charger or host. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations on this.

[0055] In this embodiment, the first clamping block 41 is rectangular, the second clamping block 42 is conical, the first clamping block 41 is located between the second clamping block 42 and the second connector 30, and the size of the cross section of the second clamping block 42 gradually increases in the direction toward the first clamping block 41. The rectangular design of the first clamping block 41 can increase the stop area of ​​the first clamping block 41, and the conical design of the second clamping block 42 facilitates the clamping groove 43 to be clamped with the charger or the host.

[0056] In this embodiment, the wire body 20 is a retractable wire, so that the wire body 20 can be easily stretched when the mobile financial payment terminal is used, and the space occupied by the data cable 100 can be saved.

[0057] In this embodiment, the second connector 30 includes a second connector 31 for electrically connecting to a charger or a host, and at least one of the interface of the first connector 12 and the interface of the second connector 31 is a Micro USB interface, a Type-c interface, or a USB interface. Specifically, the interface of the second connector 31 and the interface of the first connector 12 can be the same or different. The selection of the interface of the first connector 12 and the interface of the second connector 31 needs to be selected according to the type of the connection port of the financial payment terminal and the connection port of the charger. Since the commonly used interfaces on the market are Micro USB interfaces, Type-c interfaces, and USB interfaces, by setting at least one of the interface of the first connector 12 and the interface of the second connector 31 to be a Micro USB interface, a Type-c interface, or a USB interface, it is beneficial to improve the versatility of the data cable 100.

[0058] To summarize, the data cable 100 of the embodiment of the present application can effectively prevent the first connector 12 from detaching from the connecting port of the financial payment terminal by setting the card connector 11 to be engaged with the card slot of the financial payment terminal, thereby reducing the probability of the data cable 100 being detached from the financial payment terminal; by setting the extension direction of the first connector 12 to be different from the extension direction of the wire body 20, when the mobile financial payment terminal pulls the wire body 20, the tension generated by the wire body 20 will not all act between the first connector 12 and the connecting port of the financial payment terminal, thereby further reducing the probability of the data cable 100 being detached from the financial payment terminal, thereby effectively avoiding power outages or communication interruptions when using the financial payment terminal for financial transactions, and improving the data transmission stability when using the financial payment terminal for financial transactions.

[0059] It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present application can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present application. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are included in the present application.

[0060] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present application and are not intended to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solution of the present application may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present application.

Claims

1. A data cable, applied to a financial payment terminal, used for charging the financial payment terminal and transmitting data between the financial payment terminal and a host, characterized in that: include: a first connector, comprising a first plug connector and a card connector, wherein the first plug connector is disposed on the card connector and extends along a first direction, the first plug connector is used to be inserted into a connection port of the financial payment terminal and electrically connected to the financial payment terminal, and the card connector is used to be carded with a card slot of the financial payment terminal to prevent the first plug connector from being disengaged from the connection port of the financial payment terminal; A wire body, inserted into the clamping member along a second direction and electrically connected to the first plug-in member, the second direction intersecting the first direction; The second connector is arranged at one end of the wire body away from the first connector and is used for being electrically connected to the charger or the host.

2. The data line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card connector includes a card connector portion, a connecting portion and a clamping portion, the first connector is arranged at the card connector portion, the card connector portion is used to be clamped with the card slot of the financial payment terminal, one end of the connecting portion is connected to the card connector portion, one end of the clamping portion is connected to the other end of the connecting portion, and the clamping portion is spaced apart from the first connector, the wire body is inserted at a side of the clamping portion away from the first connector, and the clamping portion is used to squeeze the outer wall of the financial payment terminal when the card connector portion is clamped with the card slot of the financial payment terminal.

3. The data line according to claim 2, characterized in that: A guide groove extending along the first direction is provided on the side wall of the clamping part, and the guide groove is used to cooperate with the groove wall of the card slot when the clamping part is inserted into the card slot of the financial payment terminal to guide the direction in which the clamping part is inserted into the card slot.

4. The data line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping portion extends along the third direction, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other, the connecting portion is arranged in the middle of the side of the clamping portion facing the clamping portion, the width of the connecting portion along the third direction is the same as the width of the clamping portion along the third direction, and the width of the clamping portion along the third direction is greater than the width of the connecting portion along the third direction.

5. The data line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The pressing portion has two opposite side walls close to one end of the connecting portion protrudingly provided with toggling ears, and the toggling ears are used to receive external force to drive the clamping portion to withdraw from the card slot of the financial payment terminal.

6. The data line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The angle between the extension direction of the connecting portion and the first direction is an acute angle, and the connecting portion is made of an elastic material, and the connecting portion is used to drive the pressing portion to elastically squeeze the outer side wall of the financial payment terminal.

7. The data line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The data cable also includes a clamping member, which is disposed at one end of the cable body close to the second connector, and is used to clamp with the charger or the host to limit the second connector from being separated from the charger or the host.

8. The data line according to claim 7, characterized in that: The clamping member includes a first clamping block and a second clamping block, the first clamping block and the second clamping block are sleeved on one end of the wire body close to the second connector and are spaced apart, and a clamping groove for clamping with the charger or the host is formed between the first clamping block and the second clamping block.

9. The data line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second connector includes a second connector for electrically connecting to the charger or the host, and at least one of the interface of the first connector and the interface of the second connector is a Micro USB interface, a Type-c interface or a USB interface.

10. The data line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wire body is a retractable wire.

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