Terminal capable of flexibly replacing interface
By setting up an audio interface board and a back interface board in the terminal and using knock-out hole design, flexible expansion and customization of interfaces in devices with limited space are achieved, and the problems of high cost of interface expansion and poor compatibility in the prior art are solved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421676006.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-15
AI Technical Summary
The prior art is difficult to achieve flexible expansion of interfaces in thin clients and all-in-one machines with limited space, and different industries have different requirements for computer interfaces, resulting in high customization costs and complex production.
Design a terminal that can flexibly replace interfaces. By setting up an audio interface board and a back interface board in the chassis, and using knock-off hole design on the front and back panels, the interface is flexible to be expanded and customized.
It realizes flexible expansion of interfaces to meet different customer needs without increasing the size of the motherboard, reduce production costs, and improve compatibility and aesthetics.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of terminals, and in particular to a terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces. Background Art
[0002] With the development of computer technology, computers are gradually being applied to various fields. Computers in different industries often have different functions and requirements for computers, which require personalized customization. The most significant customization is that different industries have different requirements for computer interfaces. If you re-customize the motherboard and interface panel to meet different interface requirements, it will increase a lot of costs and bring troubles to the later stages of material preparation, production, sales, and after-sales.
[0003] In addition, if you simply reserve space on the motherboard for new expandable interfaces, the size of the motherboard will increase. This design is not suitable for thin clients and all-in-one computers with limited space. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces. The overall structural layout is reasonable and compact, the flexibility is strong, and customized interface expansion can be achieved.
[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose and other purposes, the utility model is implemented by including the following technical solutions: the utility model proposes a terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces, including a chassis and a motherboard arranged in the chassis, and also including an audio interface board, which is arranged at the front end of the motherboard and is provided with an audio input interface and an audio output interface; a back interface board, which is arranged at the rear end of the motherboard and is provided with an expansion interface; the audio interface board and the back interface board are electrically connected to the motherboard and are located on the same side of the motherboard.
[0006] In one embodiment, the expansion interface is one or more of an HDMI interface, an audio interface, a dual USB interface or a VGA interface.
[0007] In one embodiment, the chassis includes a front panel, and two first knock-out holes are arranged on the front panel. The first knock-out holes are audio holes, and the arrangement positions correspond one-to-one to the positions of the audio input interface and the audio output interface.
[0008] In one embodiment, the audio interface board is further provided with two USB interfaces, and the two USB interfaces are separately provided at the upper and lower sides of the audio input interface and the audio output interface.
[0009] In one embodiment, the audio interface board is fixed to the front panel via a first adapter.
[0010] In one embodiment, the chassis includes a back panel, and the back panel includes a necessary interface area and an extended interface area; the necessary interface area corresponds to the installation position of the necessary interface on the mainboard, and the extended interface area corresponds to the installation position of the extended interface.
[0011] In one embodiment, the necessary interface area is provided with a plurality of through holes of different shapes for exposing necessary interfaces corresponding to different shapes on the mainboard; the extended interface area is provided with a plurality of knock-out holes of different shapes for knocking out extended interfaces corresponding to different shapes according to needs.
[0012] In one embodiment, the back interface board is fixed to the back panel via a second adapter.
[0013] In one embodiment, the left side of the back panel is a necessary interface area, which is provided with a first through hole, a second through hole, three third through holes and a fourth through hole from top to bottom, respectively corresponding to a power interface, a parallel interface, three dual USB interfaces and a network interface on the mainboard.
[0014] In one embodiment, the right side of the back panel is an expansion interface area, on which a second knock-out hole, two third knock-out holes, a fourth knock-out hole and a fifth knock-out hole are arranged from top to bottom; the second knock-out hole is an HDMI connection hole, and its setting position corresponds to the position of the HDMI interface on the back interface board; the third knock-out hole is an audio hole, and its setting position corresponds one-to-one with the position of the audio interface on the back interface board; the fourth knock-out hole is a dual USB connection hole, and its setting position corresponds to the position of the dual USB interfaces on the back interface board; the fifth knock-out hole is an optional hole, and a serial port component or a network port component can be optionally installed at the setting position, and the serial port component or the network port component is installed separately with its own screws.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0016] 1. The utility model avoids increasing the size of the mainboard by setting an audio interface board and a back interface board, and can expand to 10 USB interfaces and two network interfaces at most by adding the interfaces already installed on the mainboard, which can cover most of the usage requirements on the market, and the audio port can also be placed in the front or back of the terminal according to requirements, with high flexibility and stronger compatibility;
[0017] 2. The configuration of the audio interface board and the back interface board of the utility model is to facilitate and unify the installation of the expansion interface of the terminal, realize the standardized component production of products with different customer requirements, save production costs, and facilitate installation operations;
[0018] 3. The utility model is designed with multiple knockout holes on the front panel and the back panel, which can meet the customized needs of different customers and realize the unified production of the front panel and the back panel; when the customer needs to expand the interface, he only needs to knock the baffle of the knockout hole corresponding to the required interface type; when no expansion is required, the knockout hole can improve the integrity and aesthetics of the front panel and the back panel, and can also prevent dust from the built-in expansion interface;
[0019] 4. The overall structure of the utility model is reasonable and compact, and has broad application prospects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 The utility model is an exploded schematic diagram of a terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces.
[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal with a flexibly replaceable interface according to the utility model, in which the first knock-out hole is not knocked out.
[0022] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to the utility model, in which the first knock-out hole has been knocked out.
[0023] Figure 4 It is a rear view of a terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to the utility model (the knock-out hole is not knocked out).
[0024] Figure 5 It is a rear view of a terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to the utility model (the knock-out hole has been knocked out). DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 The following describes the implementation of the present invention through specific examples. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification.
[0026] It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in the drawings in this specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification for the technical personnel in this field to understand and read, and are not used to limit the restrictive conditions for the implementation of the utility model. Therefore, they have no substantive technical significance. Any structural modification, change in proportional relationship or adjustment of size should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the utility model without affecting the effects and purposes that can be achieved by the utility model.
[0027] The terms "first" and "second" and the like in the present invention are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order, quantity or importance. Similarly, words such as "one", "an" or "the" do not indicate a quantity limitation, but are only used to indicate the existence of at least one. Words such as "include" or "comprise" mean that the elements or objects preceding the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. The term "connection" in the present invention includes direct and indirect connections unless otherwise specified.
[0028] In order to avoid confusion with the present invention, some technical features known in the art are not described.
[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, the utility model provides a terminal with flexible interface replacement, which can be a computer host, an all-in-one machine, a thin client, etc., including a chassis 1, and a mainboard 2, an audio interface board 3 and a back interface board 4 arranged in the chassis 1. The audio interface board 3 and the back interface board 4 are electrically connected to the mainboard 2, and are respectively arranged at the front end and the back end of the mainboard 2, and are located on the same side of the mainboard 2. The audio interface board 3 is provided with an audio input interface 31 and an audio output interface 32; the back interface board 4 is provided with an expansion interface 41.
[0030] The arrangement of the audio interface board 3 and the back interface board 4 in the present invention can increase the installation space of the expansion interface while avoiding increasing the size of the main board 2, and can meet the interface expansion requirements of thin clients and all-in-one computers with limited space.
[0031] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the chassis 1 includes a front panel 11, and two first knock-out holes 13 are arranged on the front panel 11. The first knock-out holes 13 are audio holes, and the arrangement positions correspond to the positions of the audio input interface 31 and the audio output 32 on the audio interface board 3. When the customer requires that there is no audio port on the front panel 11, the design of the first knock-out holes 13 can ensure that there are no redundant holes on the front panel 11, thereby improving the integrity and aesthetics of the front panel 11; at the same time, for customers who require an audio port to be set on the front panel 11, they only need to simply knock on the baffle of the first knock-out hole 13 to expose the audio interface 31 to meet the needs of audio use.
[0032] Furthermore, the audio interface board 3 may be provided with two USB interfaces 33 to increase the number of USB interfaces of the terminal. Specifically, the two USB interfaces 33 may be separately provided on the upper and lower sides of the audio input interface 31 and the audio output interface 32 .
[0033] like Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the chassis 1 includes a back panel 12, and the back panel 12 includes a necessary interface area 12a and an extended interface area 12b. The necessary interface area 12a corresponds to the necessary interface installation position on the mainboard 2, and the extended interface area 12b corresponds to the extended interface installation position on the back interface board 4. Specifically, the necessary interface area 12a is provided with a plurality of through holes of different shapes for exposing necessary interfaces of different shapes corresponding to the mainboard 2, and the shape and number of the through holes are related to the type and number of necessary interfaces of the terminal. The extended interface area 12b is provided with a plurality of knock-out holes of different shapes for realizing the expansion of interfaces according to the needs of the expansion interfaces, and the shape and number of the knock-out holes are related to the type and number of expandable interfaces on the back interface board 4.
[0034] Specifically, in this embodiment, the left side of the back panel 12 is a necessary interface area 12a, on which a first through hole 121, a second through hole 122, three third through holes 123 and a fourth through hole 124 are sequentially provided from top to bottom, corresponding to a power interface, a parallel interface, three dual USB interfaces and a network interface on the mainboard 2. The right side of the back panel 12 is an extended interface area 12b, on which a second knock-out hole 14, two third knock-out holes 15, a fourth knock-out hole 16 and a fifth knock-out hole 17 are provided from top to bottom. The second knock-out hole 14 is an HDMI connection hole, and its setting position corresponds to the position of the HDMI interface on the back interface board 4; the third knock-out hole 15 is an audio hole, and its setting position corresponds one-to-one with the position of the audio interface on the back interface board 4; the fourth knock-out hole 16 is a dual USB connection hole, and its setting position corresponds to the position of the dual USB interfaces on the back interface board 4; the fifth knock-out hole 17 is an optional hole, and a serial port component or a network port component can be optionally installed at the setting position, and the serial port component or the network port component can be installed separately with its own screws.
[0035] The back interface board 4 is provided to facilitate and unify the installation of the expansion interface of the terminal, realize the standardized component production of products with different customer requirements, save production costs, and facilitate installation operations. The design of setting multiple knock-out holes on the back panel 12 can meet the customized needs of different customers and realize the unified production of the back panel 12. When the customer needs to expand the interface, he only needs to knock the baffle of the knock-out hole corresponding to the required interface type; when no expansion is required, the knock-out hole can improve the integrity and aesthetics of the back panel 12, and can also prevent dust from the built-in expansion interface.
[0036] Furthermore, a VGA interface 18 installation area is reserved on the back interface board 4. For customers who only need to install the VGA interface 18 and do not need to expand other interfaces, during assembly, they only need to use the screws that come with the VGA interface 18 to install the VGA interface 18 on the back interface board 4 without installing other interfaces.
[0037] Furthermore, in order to improve the installation stability of the audio interface board 3 and the back interface board 4, the audio interface board 3 can be first fixedly installed on the first adapter and then fixed on the front panel 11. The back interface board 4 can be first fixedly installed on the second adapter 5 and then fixed on the back panel 12.
[0038] In addition, in order to realize the functions of the terminal, the motherboard 2 is provided with various conventional electronic components that a computer motherboard should have, such as a processor, a graphics card, a chipset, a controller, a single-chip microcomputer, etc., and its specific structure and function can adopt a universal design and will not be repeated here.
[0039] In summary, the terminal can be expanded to 10 USB interfaces and two network interfaces at most by setting the audio interface board 3 and the back interface board 4, plus the interfaces originally installed on the main board 2, which can cover most of the usage requirements on the market, and the audio port can also be placed in the front or back of the terminal according to requirements, with high flexibility, stronger compatibility, and simple and easy operation. In addition, the overall structure of the terminal is reasonable and compact, without increasing the size of the main board, which can meet the needs of customer customization, and can also achieve standardized production and save costs.
[0040] Therefore, the utility model effectively overcomes various shortcomings in the prior art and has a high industrial utilization value. The above embodiments are only illustrative of the principles and effects of the utility model, and are not used to limit the utility model. Anyone familiar with this technology can modify or change the above embodiments without violating the spirit and scope of the utility model. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by those with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field without departing from the spirit and technical ideas disclosed by the utility model should still be covered by the claims of the utility model.
Claims
1. A terminal with a flexibly replaceable interface, comprising a chassis and a mainboard arranged in the chassis, characterized in that: Also includes An audio interface board, arranged at the front end of the main board, on which an audio input interface and an audio output interface are arranged; A rear interface board, arranged at the rear end of the main board, on which an expansion interface is arranged; The audio interface board and the back interface board are electrically connected to the main board and are located on the same side of the main board.
2. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The expansion interface is one or more of an HDMI interface, an audio interface, a dual USB interface or a VGA interface.
3. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chassis includes a front panel, and two first knock-out holes are arranged on the front panel. The first knock-out holes are audio holes, and the arrangement positions correspond to the positions of the audio input interface and the audio output interface in a one-to-one manner.
4. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 3, characterized in that: The audio interface board is also provided with two USB interfaces, which are separately arranged at the upper and lower sides of the audio input interface and the audio output interface.
5. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 3, characterized in that: The audio interface board is fixed on the front panel via a first adapter.
6. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chassis includes a back panel, and the back panel includes a necessary interface area and an extended interface area; the necessary interface area corresponds to the installation position of the necessary interface on the mainboard, and the extended interface area corresponds to the installation position of the extended interface.
7. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 6, characterized in that: The necessary interface area is provided with a plurality of through holes of different shapes for exposing necessary interfaces of different shapes corresponding to the mainboard; the extended interface area is provided with a plurality of knock-out holes of different shapes for knocking out extended interfaces of different shapes corresponding to the requirements.
8. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 6, characterized in that: The rear interface board is fixed to the rear panel via a second adapter.
9. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 7, characterized in that: The left side of the back panel is the necessary interface area, which is provided with a first through hole, a second through hole, three third through holes and a fourth through hole from top to bottom, respectively corresponding to a power interface, a parallel interface, three dual USB interfaces and a network interface on the mainboard.
10. The terminal with flexibly replaceable interfaces according to claim 7, characterized in that: The right side of the back panel is the expansion interface area, on which a second knock-out hole, two third knock-out holes, a fourth knock-out hole and a fifth knock-out hole are arranged from top to bottom; the second knock-out hole is an HDMI connection hole, and its setting position corresponds to the position of the HDMI interface on the back interface board; the third knock-out hole is an audio hole, and its setting position corresponds one-to-one with the position of the audio interface on the back interface board; the fourth knock-out hole is a dual USB connection hole, and its setting position corresponds to the position of the dual USB interfaces on the back interface board; the fifth knock-out hole is an optional hole, and a serial port component or a network port component can be optionally installed at the setting position, and the serial port component or the network port component is installed separately with its own screws.