Intelligent gateway for multi-device management

Abstract

The utility model relates to an intelligent gateway for multi-device management. The intelligent gateway comprises an intelligent control structure and a power supply structure, the intelligent control structure comprises a transparent window, a front cover, a main control board and a front bottom plate; the main control board is assembled between the front cover and the front bottom plate, and the transparent window is assembled on the front cover; the power supply structure comprises a power supply module and a rear shell; the rear shell is of a box-shaped structure with an opening in one end, a containing cavity is formed in the rear shell, and the power module is arranged in the containing cavity; a pin header connector is arranged on the power supply module, and a plurality of pin headers are arranged on the pin header connector; a female header connector is arranged on the main control board; hole seats matched with the pin headers are formed in the female header connector, and the pin headers on the pin header connector are inserted into the hole seats of the female header connector and used for electrically connecting the intelligent control structure and the power supply structure; the intelligent gateway is simple in structure, the whole intelligent gateway is convenient to disassemble and assemble by arranging the intelligent control structure and the power supply structure which are matched and clamped, meanwhile, the power supply structure and the intelligent control structure are easy to separate by adopting a pin header and female header connection mode, and after-sales maintenance and replacement are facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of smart home technology, specifically relating to a smart gateway for multi-device management. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of technology, kitchen equipment is becoming increasingly intelligent, with smart gas meters, smart gas stoves, and smart range hoods emerging one after another. However, these devices usually work independently and lack a unified management platform. Users need to access the interfaces of each device separately to view device information or control the devices, which is cumbersome and greatly reduces the user experience.

[0003] Meanwhile, while ensuring the smart gateway is waterproof, there is a conflict regarding the size of the antennas inside the 86-type enclosure: to minimize wall space occupation and for aesthetic and cost-effective purposes, the standard design uses the common 86-type enclosure as the back cover as small as possible. However, the 86-type enclosure cannot accommodate the multiple rod-shaped antennas commonly found in 5G gateways. How to resolve the contradiction between the space limitations of the 86-type enclosure and the difficulty in achieving both waterproof design and 5G communication quality is a problem we need to solve.

[0004] Therefore, improvements are needed to address the aforementioned technical issues. Utility Model Content

[0005] The present invention aims to overcome the defects in the prior art and provide a smart gateway for multi-device management with a simple and reasonable structure and ingenious design. Through integrated design, it realizes unified management and information display of multiple smart devices in the kitchen, thereby improving the level of kitchen intelligence.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is: a smart gateway for multi-device management, comprising a smart control structure and a power supply structure that are compatible and interlocked; the smart control structure includes a transparent window, a front cover, a main control board, and a front bottom plate; the main control board is assembled between the front cover and the front bottom plate, and the transparent window is assembled on the front cover; the power supply structure includes a power module and a rear shell; the rear shell is a box-shaped structure with one open end, and a receiving cavity is formed inside the rear shell, in which the power module is built; the power module is provided with a pin header connector, and the pin header connector is provided with multiple pins; the main control board is provided with a female connector; the female connector has a hole seat adapted to the pins, and the pins on the pin header connector are inserted into the hole seat of the female connector for electrical connection between the smart control structure and the power supply structure.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a limiting buckle is formed on the rear shell, and correspondingly, a limiting groove is formed on the front bottom plate. The limiting buckle and the limiting groove are adapted to and engaged with each other, which is used to engage the power supply structure with the intelligent control structure.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a water guide groove is provided between the front cover and the front bottom plate, and the water guide groove is embedded in the bottom of the front bottom plate.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the main control board is provided with an LCD screen for displaying relevant information of each sub-device.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the main control board has touch buttons that facilitate users to switch between sub-devices to view information.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the rear end of the rear shell is built into the 86 box in the wall, and the back of the rear shell is also provided with a mains power connection hole for connecting the neutral and live wires.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the periphery of the rear shell is provided with multiple vents for heat dissipation of the power module.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, an isolation plate is installed on the power module, and the isolation plate is located between the power module and the front base plate.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, two antennas and corresponding spring contacts are arranged inside the front cover; antenna pins adapted to the antennas are formed on the main control board.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the antenna is provided with conductive reinforcing material, and the conductive reinforcing material and the spring contact are located on the same layer of the same surface of the antenna. The conductive reinforcing material avoids the spring contact, thereby avoiding increasing the compression of the spring contact.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0017] 1. This utility model has a simple structure. By setting up a smart control structure and a power supply structure that are compatible with each other, the entire smart gateway is easy to assemble and disassemble. At the same time, the use of pin headers and female headers makes it easy to separate the power supply structure from the smart control structure, which is convenient for after-sales maintenance and replacement.

[0018] 2. The smart gateway of this utility model can connect with various sub-devices to achieve unified management and display of data. Users can view the information of all devices through a single interface, greatly improving the user experience.

[0019] 3. This utility model has an ingenious design. By providing a water guide groove between the front cover and the front bottom plate, and embedding the water guide groove in the bottom of the front bottom plate, the design of the water guide groove and the IP54 protection level ensure that the main control part can work normally in a humid environment. At the same time, the isolation plate design of the power supply structure effectively prevents accidental contact and improves the overall safety. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the smart gateway according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the intelligent control structure and power supply structure of an embodiment of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the structure of the smart gateway according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the front cover in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the main control board in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a partial side view of the front cover of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 7 This is a partially enlarged view of the connection between the antenna and the conductive reinforcing material in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0027] The attached diagram is labeled as follows: 1. Intelligent control structure; 2. Power supply structure; 3. Main control board; 4. Receiving cavity; 5. Mains power connection hole; 6. Antenna; 7. Spring contact; 8. Antenna pin; 9. Conductive reinforcing material; 10. Transparent window; 11. Front cover; 12. Front bottom plate; 13. Limiting groove; 14. Water guide groove; 20. Isolation plate; 21. Power module; 22. Rear shell; 23. Vent hole; 24. Pin header connector; 25. Pin header; 26. Limiting buckle; 30. Touch button; 32. LCD display screen; 33. Female connector; 34. Hole base. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The embodiments of this utility model will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0029] Example: Figures 1-7 As shown, this embodiment provides a smart gateway for multi-device management, including a smart control structure 1 and a power supply structure 2 that are compatible and interlocked. The smart control structure 1 includes a transparent window 10, a front cover 11, a main control board 3, and a front bottom plate 12. The main control board 3 is mounted between the front cover 11 and the front bottom plate 12, and the transparent window 10 is mounted on the front cover 11. The power supply structure 2 includes a power module 21 and a rear shell 22. The rear shell 22 is a box-shaped structure with one open end, and a receiving cavity 4 is formed inside the rear shell 22. The power module 21 is equipped with a pin header connector 24, which has multiple pin headers 25. The main control board 3 is equipped with a female connector 33. The female connector 33 has a socket 34 that is compatible with the pin headers 25. The pin headers 25 on the pin header connector 24 are inserted into the socket 34 of the female connector 33 for electrical connection between the smart control structure 1 and the power supply structure 2.

[0030] This utility model has a simple structure. By setting up a smart control structure 1 and a power supply structure 2 that are compatible with each other, the entire smart gateway is easy to assemble and disassemble. At the same time, the use of pin headers and female headers makes it easy to separate the power supply structure from the smart control structure, which is convenient for after-sales maintenance and replacement.

[0031] In this embodiment, the main control board 3 is mounted on the front cover 11 and is pre-fixed by limiting the position of the ribs around the perimeter. Then, the front base plate 12 is installed, and the screw posts on the front base plate 12 press the main control board 3 in place. Then, the front cover 11 and the front base plate 12 are locked together by screws passing through the screw holes of the main control board 3. The transparent window 10 is fixed on the front cover 11 and is partially transparent to display information from the LCD screen. It also has a button touch area that can be used to switch screens for information interaction.

[0032] The main control board 3 is equipped with a communication module, which can wirelessly connect with various sub-devices (such as smart gas meters, smart gas stoves, smart range hoods, etc.) and upload data to the upper system to realize data communication.

[0033] The main control board 3 is equipped with an LCD screen 32 for displaying relevant information of each sub-device; the LCD screen 32 is used to display relevant information of each sub-device, such as working status, fault alarm, etc.

[0034] The main control board 3 has touch buttons 30 that allow users to switch between sub-devices to view information.

[0035] Specifically, sub-devices are devices within the network where the gateway is located and controlled by the gateway, such as smart gas meters, smart gas stoves, smart range hoods, valve controllers, etc.

[0036] A limiting buckle 26 is formed on the rear shell 22, and correspondingly, a limiting groove 13 is formed on the front base plate 12. The limiting buckle 26 and the limiting groove 13 are matched and snapped together to snap the power structure 2 onto the intelligent control structure 1; thus achieving quick disassembly and assembly, facilitating installation and maintenance; and the intelligent control structure 1 can be easily removed and replaced during after-sales maintenance.

[0037] A water guide groove 14 is provided between the front cover 11 and the front bottom plate 12, and the water guide groove 14 is embedded in the bottom of the front bottom plate 12; the water guide groove 14 has an IP54 protection level; through the design of the water guide groove 14 and the IP54 protection level, it is ensured that the intelligent control structure 1 can work normally in a humid environment and maintain good protection performance. At the same time, an isolation plate 20 is installed on the power module 21, and the isolation plate 20 is located between the power module 21 and the front bottom plate 12. The isolation plate 20 of the power module 21 is designed to effectively prevent accidental contact with the power supply part and improve the overall safety.

[0038] The power module 21 is installed inside the rear shell 22, and the isolation plate 20 is covered and then locked with screws. The rear shell 22 has mounting holes on both sides, which can fix the power module 21 in the 86 box in the wall, making installation convenient. The back of the rear shell 22 also has a mains wiring hole 5, which facilitates the connection of the neutral and live wires during construction.

[0039] The rear cover 22 has multiple ventilation holes 23 around its perimeter for heat dissipation of the power module 21, ensuring stable operation over a long period of time.

[0040] The front cover 11 has two antennas 6 and corresponding spring contacts 7 arranged inside; the main control board 3 has antenna pins 8 that are adapted to the antennas 6.

[0041] The main control board 3 communicates with the host system via 5G. The 5G antenna 6 is built into the intelligent control structure 1, using spring contacts 7 and two patch antennas 6. The antenna 6 is far away from the short-range communication module, realizing the built-in antenna of the 86 box, which meets the basic requirements of the 5G remote transmission function of the smart kitchen. This smart gateway meets the requirements of miniaturization and indoor placement aesthetics, reducing the size to a minimum while meeting the performance requirements. At the same time, the installation process of the small-volume antenna was considered in the design.

[0042] Meanwhile, reinforcement was added to the original FPC antenna, which facilitated bonding. However, the superposition of the antenna and reinforcement material thicknesses also caused the spring contact to operate under extreme compression for a long time within a limited space. To avoid this situation, the conventional bonding surface-reinforcement material-antenna-contact processing method was changed to bonding surface-antenna-reinforcement material-contact. Conductive reinforcement material 9 was laid on the antenna 6. The conductive reinforcement material 9 and the spring contact 7 were located on the same layer of the same surface of the antenna 6. The conductive reinforcement material 9 avoided the spring contact 7, thereby avoiding increasing the compression of the spring contact 7. This effectively avoided the influence of the reinforcement material thickness on the distance between the antenna and the spring contact.

[0043] In addition, most touch button chips have the function of sensitivity self-adjustment, but this has great drawbacks when passing through two unstable media in succession. This solution avoids this situation by adding a partition with extremely low conductivity of the same material as the outer shell between the window and the spring, thereby reducing interference.

[0044] This utility model is a smart gateway for multi-device management. Through its integrated design, it realizes unified management and information display of multiple smart devices in the kitchen, which not only improves the level of kitchen intelligence, but also greatly enhances the user experience.

[0045] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention; various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention; therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

[0046] Although this document uses numerous reference numerals from the accompanying drawings, such as: intelligent control structure 1, power supply structure 2, main control board 3, receiving cavity 4, mains wiring hole 5, antenna 6, spring contact 7, antenna pin 8, conductive reinforcing material 9, transparent window 10, front cover 11, front bottom plate 12, limiting groove 13, water guide groove 14, isolation plate 20, power module 21, rear shell 22, vent 23, pin header connector 24, pin header 25, limiting buckle 26, touch button 30, LCD display 32, female connector 33, hole seat 34, etc., the possibility of using other terms is not excluded. The use of these terms is merely for the convenience of describing and explaining the essence of this utility model; interpreting them as any additional limitation would contradict the spirit of this utility model.

Claims

1. A smart gateway for multi-device management, characterized in that: The system includes a smart control structure (1) and a power supply structure (2) that are compatible with each other. The smart control structure (1) includes a transparent window (10), a front cover (11), a main control board (3) and a front bottom plate (12). The main control board (3) is assembled between the front cover (11) and the front bottom plate (12), and the transparent window (10) is assembled on the front cover (11). The power supply structure (2) includes a power module (21) and a rear shell (22). The rear shell (22) is a box-shaped structure with one end open. A receiving cavity (4) is formed inside the rear shell (22), and the power module (21) is built into the receiving cavity (4).

2. The smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limiting buckle (26) is formed on the rear shell (22), and correspondingly, a limiting groove (13) is formed on the front bottom plate (12). The limiting buckle (26) and the limiting groove (13) are adapted to be snapped together to snap the power supply structure (2) onto the intelligent control structure (1).

3. The smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water guide groove (14) is provided between the front cover (11) and the front bottom plate (12), and the water guide groove (14) is embedded in the bottom of the front bottom plate (12).

4. The smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control board (3) is equipped with an LCD screen (32) for displaying relevant information of each sub-device.

5. The smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control board (3) has touch buttons (30) that facilitate users to switch sub-devices to view information.

6. A smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The rear end of the rear shell (22) is built into the 86 box in the wall, and the back of the rear shell (22) is also provided with a mains power connection hole (5) for connecting the live and neutral wires.

7. A smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The rear shell (22) is provided with multiple ventilation holes (23) around its periphery for heat dissipation of the power module (21).

8. A smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 7, characterized in that: An isolation plate (20) is installed on the power module (21), and the isolation plate (20) is located between the power module (21) and the front base plate (12).

9. A smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 6, characterized in that: The front cover (11) is provided with two antennas (6) and corresponding spring contacts (7); the main control board (3) has antenna pins (8) adapted to the antennas (6).

10. A smart gateway for multi-device management according to claim 9, characterized in that: The antenna (6) is provided with conductive reinforcing material (9). The conductive reinforcing material (9) and the spring contact (7) are located on the same layer of the same side of the antenna (6). The conductive reinforcing material (9) avoids the spring contact (7), thereby avoiding increasing the compression of the spring contact (7).

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