Connector, communication assembly, antenna assembly and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model provides a connector, a communication assembly, an antenna assembly and a vehicle. The connector is used for connecting a controller and peripheral equipment, the connector comprises a feed part, a grounding part and a detection part, and the feed part is used for being electrically connected with the peripheral equipment and the controller so as to realize signal transmission between the peripheral equipment and the controller; the grounding part is used for being electrically connected with a grounding end of an external device when the connector is electrically connected with the external device; the detection part is electrically isolated from the grounding part, one end of the detection part is used for accessing a detection port of the controller, and the other end of the detection part is used for being electrically connected with a grounding end when the connector is electrically connected with peripheral equipment; wherein the detection port is configured to be in a pull-up state, and is switched to be in a pull-down state when the connector is electrically connected with the peripheral. The connector provided by the utility model can reduce the cost and save the space of a circuit board.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of vehicle technology, and in particular to a connector, a communication component, an antenna component, and a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] In existing connectors used to connect controllers to peripherals, the controller can verify the connection of a peripheral by sampling the voltage at the power supply end of the connector. However, this method requires the installation of a voltage divider circuit and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit, or requires the controller's analog-to-digital conversion module to sample the voltage value, increasing costs and occupying circuit board space. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present application provides a connector, a communication component, an antenna component and a vehicle, which can reduce costs and save space on a circuit board.

[0004] The present application provides a connector, which is used to connect a controller and a peripheral device. The connector includes a feeding part, a grounding part and a detection part. The feeding part is used to be electrically connected to the peripheral device and the controller to realize signal transmission between the peripheral device and the controller; the grounding part is used to be electrically connected to the ground end of the peripheral device when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device; the detection part is electrically isolated from the grounding part, one end of which is used to be connected to the detection port of the controller, and the other end of which is used to be electrically connected to the ground end when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device; wherein, the detection port is configured to be in a pull-up state, and is switched to a pull-down state when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device.

[0005] The joint includes a metal cylinder, which is formed with an electrically isolated grounding portion and a detection portion, and the grounding portion and the detection portion are spaced apart along the circumference of the metal cylinder.

[0006] The joint includes a first metal cylinder and a second metal cylinder which are sleeved together. The first metal cylinder serves as a detection part, and the second metal cylinder serves as a grounding part.

[0007] Among them, the detection part is sleeved on the peripheral side of the grounding part, and the grounding part includes an elastic connecting part. When the external device is arranged inside the grounding part and electrically connected to the grounding part, the elastic connecting part deforms toward the detection part to electrically connect the detection part to the grounding part.

[0008] The detection portion is sleeved around the ground portion and spaced apart from the ground portion. When the ground end is disposed between the detection portion and the ground portion, the ground end is electrically connected to the detection portion and the ground portion respectively.

[0009] The present application provides a communication component, which includes a controller and the above-mentioned connector. The controller includes a detection port, which is configured to be in a pull-up state and is switched to a pull-down state when the connector is electrically connected to a peripheral device.

[0010] Among them, the peripherals include an antenna, and the communication component also includes a filtering circuit, a matching circuit and a wireless module. The filtering circuit is connected to the feeding part; the matching circuit is connected to the filtering circuit; and the wireless module is connected to the matching circuit and the controller.

[0011] The communication component also includes a power supply circuit connected to the controller.

[0012] The present application provides an antenna assembly, which includes the above-mentioned communication assembly and an antenna as a peripheral device.

[0013] The present application provides a vehicle, which includes the above-mentioned communication component.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: the connector provided by the present application includes a feeding part, a grounding part and a detection part, the feeding part is used to be electrically connected to the peripheral device and the controller to realize signal transmission between the peripheral device and the controller; the grounding part is used to be electrically connected to the ground terminal of the peripheral device when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device; the detection part is electrically isolated from the grounding part, one end of which is used to access the detection port of the controller, and the other end of which is used to be electrically connected to the ground terminal when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device; wherein, the detection port is configured to be in a pull-up state and is switched to a pull-down state when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device. Different from the prior art, when the connector of the present application is not connected to the peripheral device, the detection port is in a suspended state, that is, the detection port is in a pull-up state, and when the connector is connected to the peripheral device, the electrical connection between the detection port and the ground terminal is short-circuited by the ground terminal and is in a pull-down state, so the controller can confirm whether the peripheral device is connected to the connector by detecting the level state of the detection port, and there is no need to set a voltage divider circuit and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit, or occupy the analog-to-digital conversion module of the controller, which can reduce costs and save space on the circuit board. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. Those skilled in the art can also derive other drawings based on these drawings without inventive work, among which:

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a connector provided by the present application;

[0017] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the connector provided by the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a communication component provided by the present application;

[0019] Figure 4is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an antenna assembly provided by the present application;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a vehicle provided by this application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0022] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present application involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the various components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0023] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present application, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the fact that they can be implemented by ordinary technicians in this field. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by this application.

[0024] The present application provides a connector for connecting a controller and a peripheral device, wherein the peripheral device may be an antenna, a power bank, a portable fan with an energy storage circuit, or other electronic device. The peripheral device is electrically connected to the controller via the connector, wherein the peripheral device and the main controller can communicate, and / or the main controller can power the peripheral device. Figure 1 and Figure 2 , Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a connector provided by this application. Figure 2This is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the connector provided in the present application, wherein the connector 100 includes a feeding portion 110, a grounding portion 120 and a detection portion 130, wherein the feeding portion 110 is used to be electrically connected to the peripheral device and the controller to realize signal transmission between the peripheral device and the controller; the grounding portion 120 is used to be electrically connected to the ground terminal of the peripheral device when the connector 100 is electrically connected to the peripheral device; the detection portion 130 is electrically isolated from the grounding portion 120, one end of which is used to be connected to the detection port of the controller, and the other end of which is used to be electrically connected to the ground terminal when the connector 100 is electrically connected to the peripheral device; wherein the detection port is configured to be in a pull-up state, and is switched to a pull-down state when the connector 100 is electrically connected to the peripheral device.

[0025] It can be understood that the controller configures the detection port to be in a pull-up state. When the connector 100 is not connected to a peripheral device, the detection port is left floating and remains in the pull-up state. When the connector 100 is connected to a peripheral device, that is, when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device, the ground terminal of the peripheral device is electrically connected to the detection port, so that the detection port is short-circuited to the ground and is forced to switch to a pull-down state. The controller can confirm whether the peripheral device is connected by detecting the level state of the detection port. Different from the prior art, the controller of this embodiment can confirm whether the peripheral device is connected to the connector 100 by detecting the level state of the detection port. There is no need to set a voltage divider circuit and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit, or occupy the analog-to-digital conversion module of the controller to collect voltage values, which can reduce costs and save space on the circuit board.

[0026] For example, the type of the connector 100 may be a radio frequency connector 100 for connecting to an antenna, or a USB connector 100, etc., which is not limited here.

[0027] Optionally, the connector 100 includes a metal cylinder having an electrically isolated ground portion 120 and a detection portion 130 formed thereon. The ground portion 120 and the detection portion 130 are spaced apart along the circumference of the metal cylinder. The metal cylinder of this embodiment has an electrically isolated ground portion 120 and a detection portion 130 formed thereon along the circumference of the metal cylinder, which has a simple structure and is easy to implement.

[0028] In a specific embodiment, the area of ​​the grounding portion 120 on the metal cylinder is larger than the area of ​​the detection portion 130 , which facilitates the contact connection between the grounding terminal of the external device and the grounding portion 120 , so that the grounding terminal of the external device does not need to be specifically aligned with the grounding portion 120 .

[0029] Optionally, the detection portion 130 is further provided with an extension portion 131 for connecting to the detection port, and the extension portion 131 can facilitate electrical connection of the detection port.

[0030] Optionally, the feeding portion 110 may be disposed in a metal cylinder and insulated from the grounding portion 120 .

[0031] Optionally, the connector 100 includes a first metal cylinder and a second metal cylinder that are sleeved, the first metal cylinder serving as the detection unit 130, and the second metal cylinder serving as the grounding unit 120. It is understood that the first metal cylinder and the second metal cylinder are spaced apart so as to be electrically isolated from each other. When the connector 100 is connected to an external device, the grounding terminal of the external device can be directly connected to the grounding unit 120, or the grounding terminal of the external device can be connected to the grounding unit 120 through the detection unit 130. Similarly, there is a connection between the grounding terminal of the external device and the detection unit 130.

[0032] Different from the existing connector 100 that realizes electrical connection with the grounding terminal of the external device through a metal cylinder, the connector 100 of this embodiment adds an additional metal cylinder to the original connector 100 to realize the detection function, so that the connector 100 of this embodiment has the detection function, and at the same time has a simple structure and is easy to implement.

[0033] Optionally, the detection portion 130 is sleeved around the circumference of the ground portion 120, and the ground portion 120 includes an elastic connecting portion. When the external device is disposed inside the ground portion 120 and is electrically connected to the ground portion 120, the elastic connecting portion deforms toward the detection portion 130, thereby electrically connecting the detection portion 130 to the ground portion 120. It is understandable that the first metal cylinder serving as the detection portion 130 is sleeved around the circumference of the second metal cylinder serving as the ground portion 120, and the second metal cylinder includes an elastic connecting portion or is an elastic second metal cylinder. When the external device is disposed inside the second metal cylinder and is electrically connected to the second metal cylinder, the elastic connecting portion or the elastic second metal cylinder deforms toward the first metal cylinder, thereby electrically connecting the first metal cylinder and the second metal cylinder.

[0034] In other embodiments, the detection portion 130 may be located on the inner circumference of the ground portion 120 , that is, the first metal cylinder serving as the detection portion 130 is located on the inner circumference of the second metal cylinder serving as the ground portion 120 , which is not limited here.

[0035] Optionally, the detection part 130 is sleeved on the circumference of the grounding part 120 and is spaced apart from the grounding part 120. When the grounding end is arranged between the detection part 130 and the grounding part 120, the grounding end is electrically connected to the detection part 130 and the grounding part 120, respectively. It can be understood that the first metal cylinder as the detection part 130 is sleeved on the circumference of the second metal cylinder as the grounding part 120, and the first metal cylinder and the second metal cylinder are spaced apart. During the period when the connector 100 is connected to the peripheral device, the grounding end of the peripheral device is located between the first metal cylinder and the second metal cylinder, so that the grounding end of the peripheral device is in contact with the first metal cylinder and the second metal cylinder, respectively, thereby realizing electrical connection between the grounding end of the peripheral device and the detection part 130 and the grounding part 120, respectively. The connector 100 of this embodiment has a simple structure, and the peripheral device and the connector 100 can be connected by plugging, which is convenient to operate.

[0036] In other embodiments, the detection portion 130 may be located on the inner circumference of the ground portion 120 , that is, the first metal cylinder serving as the detection portion 130 is located on the inner circumference of the second metal cylinder serving as the ground portion 120 , which is not limited here.

[0037] The present application provides a communication component, which includes a controller and a connector 100, wherein the controller includes a detection port, and the feed portion 110 of the connector 100 is used to be electrically connected to the peripheral device and the controller to realize signal transmission between the peripheral device and the controller. The grounding portion 120 of the connector 100 is used to be electrically connected to the ground terminal of the peripheral device when the connector 100 is electrically connected to the peripheral device. The detection portion 130 of the connector 100 is electrically isolated from the grounding portion 120, one end of the detection portion 130 is connected to the detection port of the controller, and the other end of the detection portion 130 is used to be electrically connected to the ground terminal when the connector 100 is electrically connected to the peripheral device. The detection port is configured to be in a pull-up state and is switched to a pull-down state when the connector 100 is electrically connected to the peripheral device.

[0038] The connector 100 may be any one of the above-mentioned connector 100 embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0039] The communication component of this embodiment includes a controller and a connector 100. The controller can confirm whether the connector 100 is connected to a peripheral device by detecting the level status of the detection port. There is no need to set up a voltage divider circuit and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit, or occupy the analog-to-digital conversion module of the controller, which can reduce costs and save space on the circuit board.

[0040] Optionally, the peripheral device includes an antenna, see Figure 3 , Figure 3 : This is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a communication component provided by the present application. The communication component 10 also includes a filter circuit 220, a matching circuit 230 and a wireless module 240. The filter circuit 220 is connected to the feeder 110 of the connector 100 and can be used to filter the signal. The matching circuit 230 is connected to the filter circuit 220, and the matching circuit 230 can be used to enhance the signal of the antenna. The wireless module 240 is connected to the matching circuit 230 and the controller 210, and the controller 210 can achieve communication connection with the antenna 300 through the wireless module 240. Among them, the feeder 110 can be used to power the antenna.

[0041] Optionally, the communication component further includes a power supply circuit, which is connected to the controller. The power supply circuit is used to supply power to the controller, and the controller can control the operation of the power supply circuit.

[0042] In other embodiments, the power supply circuit may also be connected to the power feeding unit 110 to supply power to the power feeding unit 110 .

[0043] The power supply circuit may be an integrated power supply chip with multiple power outputs, or a conventional power supply circuit, which is not limited here.

[0044] The controller 210 may also be referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 210 may be an integrated circuit chip having signal processing capabilities. The controller 210 may also be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, or the controller 210 may be any conventional processor.

[0045] The present application provides an antenna assembly, which includes a communication assembly and an antenna as a peripheral device. The communication assembly includes any one of the above-mentioned communication assembly embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0046] See Figure 4 , Figure 4 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an antenna assembly provided by the present application. The antenna assembly 20 of this embodiment includes a communication assembly 10 and an antenna 300. The communication assembly 10 includes a controller 210, a connector 100, a filter circuit 220, a matching circuit 230, and a wireless module 240. The filter circuit 220 is connected to the feeder 110 of the connector 100. The matching circuit 230 is connected to the filter circuit 220 and the wireless module 240, respectively. The wireless module 240 is also connected to the controller 210. The antenna includes a connector that is detachably connected to the connector.

[0047] This application provides a vehicle, see Figure 5 , Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a vehicle provided in the present application. The vehicle 30 includes an antenna assembly, wherein the antenna assembly is any one of the antenna assembly embodiments described above, which will not be described in detail here.

[0048] The above is only an implementation method of the present application and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the description and drawings of this application, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A joint, characterized in that: Used to connect the controller and peripherals, the connector includes: A power feeding unit, configured to be electrically connected to the peripheral device and the controller to implement signal transmission between the peripheral device and the controller; a grounding portion, configured to be electrically connected to a ground terminal of the peripheral device when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device; a detection portion, electrically isolated from the ground portion, one end of which is used to be connected to the detection port of the controller, and the other end of which is used to be electrically connected to the ground terminal when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device; The detection port is configured to be in a pull-up state, and is switched to a pull-down state when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein The connector comprises: The metal cylinder is formed with the grounding portion and the detection portion which are electrically isolated. The grounding portion and the detection portion are spaced apart along the circumference of the metal cylinder.

3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein: The connector comprises: A first metal cylinder and a second metal cylinder are sleeved, wherein the first metal cylinder serves as the detection portion and the second metal cylinder serves as the grounding portion.

4. The joint according to claim 3, characterized in that The detection part is sleeved on the circumference of the grounding part, and the grounding part includes an elastic connecting part. When the external device is arranged inside the grounding part and electrically connected to the grounding part, the elastic connecting part is deformed toward the detection part to electrically connect the detection part to the grounding part.

5. The joint according to claim 3, characterized in that The detection portion sleeve is arranged on the peripheral side of the ground portion and is spaced apart from the ground portion. When the ground end is arranged between the detection portion and the ground portion, the ground end is electrically connected to the detection portion and the ground portion respectively.

6. A communication component, characterized in that include: A controller and a connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the controller comprises a detection port, the detection port being configured to be in a pull-up state and being switched to a pull-down state when the connector is electrically connected to the peripheral device.

7. The communication component according to claim 6, characterized in that The peripheral device includes an antenna, and the communication component further includes: A filter circuit connected to the power feeding unit; a matching circuit connected to the filter circuit; The wireless module is connected to the matching circuit and the controller.

8. The communication component according to claim 6, characterized in that The communication component further includes: A power supply circuit is connected to the controller.

9. An antenna assembly, characterized in that: include: The communication component according to any one of claims 6 to 8 and the antenna as the peripheral device.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that: include: The antenna assembly of claim 9.

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