Data storage device

Abstract

The utility model provides a data storage device which comprises a junction box and a control switch, the first end of the junction box is connected with first storage equipment, the second end of the junction box is provided with two or more interfaces, and the interfaces are used for being connected with second storage equipment; the control switch provides multiple switch channels, and each switch channel is connected with one interface of the junction box. Each switch channel has a connection state and a disconnection state, and when one switch channel is in the connection state, the other switch channels are in the disconnection state. According to the application, one storage device for receiving the to-be-stored data and a plurality of storage devices for providing the to-be-stored data can be connected through the junction box, and meanwhile, the control switch is adopted to switch to the storage device required to be used, so that the switching response time is greatly shortened compared with manual switching. According to the invention, the connection line does not need to be changed, and the switching is controlled through the control switch, so that the time consumption of frequently plugging and unplugging the physical interface at present can be avoided, and the loss of the physical interface is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of storage technology, and in particular to a data storage device. Background Art

[0002] With the advancement of technology, the storage capacity of mobile storage devices has been increasing. From the initial floppy disks and optical disks to USB (Universal Serial Bus, USB for short) flash drives, and then to the current solid-state drives (SSD) and portable solid-state drives (PSSD for short), the storage capacity has increased from the initial megabytes MB to the current terabyte TB level. And with the introduction of interface standards such as USB 3.0, USB 3.1 and USB 3.2, the transmission speed of mobile storage devices has also been significantly improved. For example, the transmission speed of the USB 3.2Gen 2x2 interface can reach 20Gbps, which makes it faster to transfer large files.

[0003] However, in some special scenarios where data cannot be directly transmitted through a network connection (such as hospitals or other special scenarios where confidential network transmission is required), it may be necessary to manually connect a mobile storage device to the file source computer, copy the file to the mobile storage device, and then unplug the mobile storage device; then connect the mobile storage device to the target computer, and finally copy the file to the target computer. This process requires manual insertion and removal of mobile storage devices between multiple computers, which is cumbersome and time-consuming. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present application is to provide a data storage device for solving the problem that the data storage in the prior art is complicated and time-consuming.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose and other related purposes, the present application provides a data storage device, including: a junction box and a control switch;

[0006] The first end of the junction box is connected to the first storage device, and the second end of the junction box is provided with two or more interfaces, and the interfaces are used to connect to the second storage device; wherein the first storage device is used to provide data to be stored, and the second storage device is used to receive data to be stored; or, the first storage device is used to receive data to be stored, and the second storage device is used to provide data to be stored;

[0007] The control switch provides multiple switch channels, each of which is connected to one of the interfaces of the junction box; wherein each of the switch channels has two states, connected and disconnected, and when one of the switch channels is in the connected state, the other switch channels are in the disconnected state.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present application, when the first storage device is used to provide data to be stored and the second storage device is used to receive data to be stored, the first storage device includes: a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a mechanical hard disk, a solid-state drive or a memory card, and the second storage device includes: a computer.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present application, when the first storage device is used to receive data to be stored and the second storage device is used to provide data to be stored, the first storage device includes: a computer, and the second storage device includes: a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a mechanical hard disk, a solid-state drive or a memory card.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present application, the number of the switch channels of the control switch is equal to the number of the interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box, and each of the switch channels is connected to each of the interfaces in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present application, the control switch is provided with a button for controlling each of the switch channels to enter a connected state or a disconnected state. When the button of one of the switch channels is pressed, the switch channel enters a connected state, and the remaining switch channels enter a disconnected state.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present application, the control switch includes: a mechanical control switch or an electrical signal control switch.

[0013] In an embodiment of the present application, the communication connection between the interface provided at the first end of the junction box and the first storage device includes: a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present application, the communication connection between the interface provided at the second end of the junction box and the second storage device includes: a wired connection and / or a wireless connection.

[0015] In one embodiment of the present application, the communication connection between the switch channel provided by the control switch and the interface provided by the second end of the junction box includes: a wired connection and / or a wireless connection.

[0016] In one embodiment of the present application, all of the interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box are connected to the second storage device; or, some of the interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box are connected to the second storage device, and the remaining interfaces are not connected to the second storage device.

[0017] As described above, the present application provides a data storage device having the following beneficial effects: the present application can connect a storage device for receiving data to be stored and multiple storage devices for providing data to be stored through a junction box, and use a control switch to switch to the storage device to be used, which greatly reduces the switching response time compared to manual switching. Therefore, the present application does not need to change the connection line, but only needs to control the switching through the control switch, which can avoid the current time-consuming frequent plugging and unplugging of physical interfaces and reduce the loss of physical interfaces. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure principle of a data storage device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure principle of a data storage device provided in another embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The following describes the embodiments of the present application through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present application. It should be noted that the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0021] It should be noted that the illustrations provided in this embodiment only illustrate the basic concept of the present application in a schematic manner, and therefore the drawings only show components related to the present application rather than being drawn according to the number, shape and size of components in actual implementation. In actual implementation, the type, quantity and proportion of each component may be changed arbitrarily, and the component layout may also be more complicated.

[0022] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the hardware structure principle of a data storage device provided by an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, in an exemplary embodiment, Figure 1As shown, this embodiment provides a data storage device, which includes: a junction box and a control switch, the first end of the junction box is connected to the first storage device, and the second end of the junction box is provided with two or more interfaces, and the interfaces are used to connect to the second storage device. As an example, all interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box in this embodiment are connected to the second storage device. As another example, some interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box in this embodiment are connected to the second storage device, and the remaining interfaces are not connected to the second storage device. Wherein, the first storage device is used to provide data to be stored, and the second storage device is used to receive data to be stored; or, the first storage device is used to receive data to be stored, and the second storage device is used to provide data to be stored; the control switch provides multiple switch channels, each of which is connected to an interface of the junction box; wherein each switch channel has two states of connection and disconnection, and when one of the switch channels is in the connection state, the remaining switch channels are in the disconnection state. In this embodiment or other embodiments, the first end of the junction box can provide only one interface, and can also provide multiple interfaces similar to the second end of the junction box. When the first end of the junction box provides multiple interfaces, the connection relationship can refer to the second end of the junction box, and this embodiment will not be repeated. As an example, in this embodiment, only one interface is provided at the first end of the junction box. In this embodiment or other embodiments, the number of switch channels of the control switch can be equal to the number of interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box, and each switch channel is connected to each interface in a one-to-one correspondence. Among them, the number of interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box can be set according to actual conditions. For example, the number of interfaces provided at the second end can be set to 6, or the number of interfaces provided at the second end can be set to 5 or 4 or 2, etc. This embodiment does not impose specific restrictions on the number of interfaces provided at the second end. It can be seen that each switch channel of the control switch only controls the connection between one interface at the second end and the second storage device, and all switch channels of the control switch can just control all interfaces at the second end.

[0023] It can be seen that in this embodiment, a storage device for receiving data to be stored and multiple storage devices for providing data to be stored can be connected through a junction box, and a control switch is used to switch to the storage device to be used, which greatly reduces the switching response time compared to manual switching. Therefore, in this embodiment, there is no need to change the connection line, and only needs to control the switching through the control switch, which can avoid the time-consuming frequent plugging and unplugging of physical interfaces and reduce the loss of physical interfaces.

[0024] According to the above records, in an exemplary embodiment, when the first storage device is used to provide data to be stored and the second storage device is used to receive data to be stored, the first storage device includes: a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a mechanical hard disk, a solid-state hard disk or a memory card, and the second storage device includes: a computer. As another example, in this embodiment, when the first storage device is used to receive data to be stored and the second storage device is used to provide data to be stored, the first storage device includes: a computer, and the second storage device includes: a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a mechanical hard disk, a solid-state hard disk or a memory card.

[0025] According to the above records, in an exemplary embodiment, the control switch is provided with a button for controlling each switch channel to enter a connected state or a disconnected state. When the button of one of the switch channels is pressed, the switch channel enters a connected state, and the remaining switch channels enter a disconnected state. In this embodiment or other embodiments, the control switch can be a mechanical control switch or an electrical signal control switch. As an example, when the control switch is an electrical signal control switch, after the button corresponding to a certain switch channel is pressed, an electrical signal of the corresponding switch channel is generated, so that the switch channel enters a connected state; at the same time, since the other switch channels do not generate electrical signals, they all enter a disconnected state. That is, at the same time, only a single interface among multiple interfaces can be accessed to enter a connected state, and the other interfaces all enter a disconnected state.

[0026] According to the above description, in an exemplary embodiment, the communication connection between the interface provided at the first end of the junction box and the first storage device includes: a wired connection or a wireless connection. The communication connection between the interface provided at the second end of the junction box and the second storage device includes: a wired connection and / or a wireless connection. The communication connection between the switch channel provided by the control switch and the interface provided at the second end of the junction box includes: a wired connection and / or a wireless connection.

[0027] In a specific example, if Figure 2 As shown, this example provides a data storage device, including: a storage device, a control switch, a junction box and a computer. Among them, the junction box provides interface 1, interface 2, interface 3 and interface 0. The junction box is pre-configured with a control chip for identifying electrical signals and connecting interface lines according to electrical signals when it is produced. The control chip is connected to the control switch, interface 1, interface 2, interface 3 and interface 0 respectively. The control chip can connect the lines according to the electrical signal generated when the button in the control switch is pressed.

[0028] like Figure 2As shown, in this embodiment, the control switch is provided with 3 buttons. When the first button A is pressed, an electrical signal is generated to connect the interface 1 with the interface 0, and the interface 2 and the interface 0, and the interface 3 and the interface 0 are disconnected; at the same time, the storage device is only connected with the first computer 10, and is disconnected from the second computer 20 and the third computer 30; data can be stored between the storage device and the first computer 10.

[0029] When the second button B is pressed, an electrical signal is generated to connect interface 2 with interface 0. At this time, interface 1 and interface 0, interface 3 and interface 0 are disconnected; at the same time, the storage device is only connected to the second computer 20, and is disconnected from the first computer 10 and the third computer 30; data can be stored between the storage device and the second computer 20.

[0030] When the third button C is pressed, an electrical signal is generated to connect interface 3 with interface 0. At this time, interface 2 and interface 0, interface 1 and interface 0 are disconnected; at the same time, the storage device is only connected to the third computer 30, and is disconnected from the second computer 20 and the first computer 10; data can be stored between the storage device and the third computer 30.

[0031] The storage device in this embodiment may be composed of one or more of a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a mechanical hard disk, a solid state hard disk, and a memory card. In this embodiment, the communication connection between the storage device and the interface 0 may be a wired connection or a wireless connection; the communication connection between the first computer 10 and the interface 1 may be a wired connection or a wireless connection; the communication connection between the second computer 20 and the interface 2 may be a wired connection or a wireless connection; the communication connection between the third computer 30 and the interface 3 may be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0032] It can be seen that this embodiment can connect a storage device and multiple computers through a junction box, and use a control switch to generate an electrical signal, and the control chip switches to the storage device and computer to be used according to the electrical signal; compared with manual switching, this embodiment greatly reduces the switching response time. Therefore, this embodiment does not need to change the connection line, and only needs to control the switching through the control switch, which can avoid the current time-consuming frequent plugging and unplugging of physical interfaces and reduce the loss of physical interfaces.

[0033] It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe computers, etc. in some embodiments of the present application, these terms are only used to distinguish computers from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present application, a first computer may also be referred to as a second computer, and similarly, a second computer may also be referred to as a first computer.

[0034] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Anyone familiar with the technology may modify or change the above embodiments without violating the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by a person of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and technical ideas disclosed in the present application shall still be covered by the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A data storage device, characterized in that: The device comprises: a junction box and a control switch; The first end of the junction box is connected to the first storage device, and the second end of the junction box is provided with two or more interfaces, and the interfaces are used to connect to the second storage device; wherein the first storage device is used to provide data to be stored, and the second storage device is used to receive data to be stored; or, the first storage device is used to receive data to be stored, and the second storage device is used to provide data to be stored; The control switch provides multiple switch channels, each of which is connected to one of the interfaces of the junction box; wherein each of the switch channels has two states, connected and disconnected, and when one of the switch channels is in the connected state, the other switch channels are in the disconnected state.

2. The data storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that When the first storage device is used to provide data to be stored and the second storage device is used to receive data to be stored, the first storage device includes: a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a mechanical hard disk, a solid-state hard disk or a memory card, and the second storage device includes: a computer.

3. The data storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the first storage device is used to receive data to be stored and the second storage device is used to provide data to be stored, the first storage device includes: a computer, and the second storage device includes: a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a mechanical hard disk, a solid-state hard disk or a memory card.

4. The data storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the switch channels of the control switch is equal to the number of the interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box, and each of the switch channels is connected to each of the interfaces in a one-to-one correspondence.

5. The data storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The control switch is provided with a button for controlling each switch channel to enter a connected state or a disconnected state. When the button of one of the switch channels is pressed, the switch channel enters a connected state, and the remaining switch channels enter a disconnected state.

6. The data storage device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control switch includes: a mechanical control switch or an electrical signal control switch.

7. The data storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The communication connection between the interface provided at the first end of the junction box and the first storage device includes: a wired connection or a wireless connection.

8. The data storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The communication connection between the interface provided at the second end of the junction box and the second storage device includes: a wired connection and / or a wireless connection.

9. The data storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The communication connection between the switch channel provided by the control switch and the interface provided by the second end of the junction box includes: a wired connection and / or a wireless connection.

10. The data storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: All of the interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box are connected to the second storage device; Alternatively, some of the interfaces provided at the second end of the junction box are connected to the second storage device, and the remaining interfaces are not connected to the second storage device.

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