Data line with storage structure
By incorporating a storage tube and a spiral spring turntable into the data cable design, the problem of data cables easily getting tangled after use is solved, enabling convenient storage of the data cables and extending their service life.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520011637.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing car data cables are prone to tangling after use and lack storage functionality, leading to damage.
Design a data cable with a storage structure, including a storage tube and a spiral spring turntable. The data cable is wound around the spiral spring turntable, combined with a snap-fit structure and a limiting ring, to achieve data cable storage.
This effectively avoids the problem of data cables getting tangled due to careless placement after use, protecting the data cables and extending their lifespan.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of data cable technology, and in particular to a data cable with a storage structure. Background Technology
[0002] Car charging cables are a common type of charging cable for portable electronic products in cars. With the increasing prevalence of portable electronic products, especially mobile phones, cameras, and iPads, it is common to keep a car charging cable in the car for use when these electronic products need to be charged.
[0003] Currently, in some car charging systems, a cigarette lighter adapter is first installed into the vehicle's cigarette lighter socket for connection, and then the data cable is inserted into the cigarette lighter adapter for connection. Since the data cable and the cigarette lighter adapter are both separate parts, the data cable tends to get tangled after use, making it easy to damage, and there is no storage function. Therefore, the existing technology needs to be improved. Utility Model Content
[0004] To overcome the shortcomings mentioned above, this utility model aims to provide a technical solution that can solve the above problems.
[0005] A data cable with a storage structure includes a connector, an end of which is fitted with a storage tube, a front end of which is fitted with an installation cover, a storage cavity is provided inside the storage tube, and a connection electrode is provided on the outer wall of the connector.
[0006] The storage cavity is equipped with a helical spring turntable, and a data cable is wound around the outside of the helical spring turntable;
[0007] The outer wall of the storage tube has a cable outlet, and the end of the data cable passes through the cable outlet and extends to the outside of the storage tube, where a mobile phone interface is installed.
[0008] The rotating end of the helical spring turntable is equipped with a rotating rod, and a rotating hole is opened at the center of the side wall of the mounting cover. A shaft seat is installed in the rotating hole, and the rotating rod is installed in the shaft seat.
[0009] The mounting cover and the storage tube are connected by a snap-fit structure.
[0010] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a data cable with a storage structure is provided, wherein the bearing includes a shaft cylinder a and a shaft cylinder b installed in a rotating hole. The shaft cylinder a and the shaft cylinder b are arranged opposite to each other, and rotating cavities are evenly and equidistantly opened on the inner walls of the shaft cylinder a and the shaft cylinder b along their axis. Ball bearings are installed inside the rotating cavities.
[0011] According to the data cable with a storage structure in this embodiment of the utility model, limit rings are installed at both ends of the outer walls of the shaft cylinder a and shaft cylinder b. One limit ring is located inside the rotating hole, and the other limit ring is located outside the rotating hole.
[0012] According to the present invention, the data cable with a storage structure has an inner thread on the inner wall of the limiting ring and an outer thread on the outer walls of the shaft cylinder a and shaft cylinder b.
[0013] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a data cable with a storage structure is provided, wherein the rotating rod extends through the shaft seat to the outside of the mounting cover and is then mounted on a turntable, and the outer wall of the turntable is provided with anti-slip texture.
[0014] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data cable with a storage structure includes a locking mechanism comprising a locking block installed on the side wall of the mounting cover and a locking groove opened on the side wall of the storage tube. The locking block is locked in the locking groove, and an elastic cavity is provided inside the locking block. An elastic element is assembled inside the elastic cavity.
[0015] According to the data cable with storage structure of the present utility model embodiment, both sides of the card block are provided with inclined convex surfaces, and both sides of the card slot are provided with inclined concave surfaces.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are: reasonable structural design; by setting a storage tube at the end of the connector and setting a spiral spring turntable inside the storage tube, the data cable is wound around the outside of the spiral spring turntable, which facilitates the storage of the data cable and avoids the data cable from being easily tangled and damaged after being placed randomly after use.
[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description
[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the data cable with a storage structure proposed in an embodiment of the present invention;
[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a data cable storage tube and mounting cover with a storage structure proposed in an embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a spiral spring turntable with a data cable storage structure proposed in an embodiment of this utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the data cable bearing with a storage structure proposed in an embodiment of the present invention;
[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the snap-fit structure of the data cable with a storage structure proposed in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0024] In the diagram: 1. Connector; 2. Storage tube; 3. Mounting cover; 4. Connecting electrode; 5. Data cable; 6. Outlet; 7. Mobile phone interface; 8. Helical spring turntable; 9. Rotating rod; 10. Turntable; 11. Anti-slip texture; 12. Shaft seat; 121. Shaft cylinder a; 122. Limiting ring; 123. Shaft cylinder b; 124. Rotating cavity; 125. Ball bearing; 13. Storage cavity; 14. Slot; 15. Elastic cavity; 16. Elastic element; 17. Sloping convex surface; 18. Sloping concave surface; 19. Locking block. Detailed Implementation
[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.
[0026] Please see Figures 1-5 In this embodiment of the present invention, a data cable with a storage structure includes a connector 1, a storage tube 2 is fitted at the end of the connector 1, a mounting cover 3 is fitted at the front end of the storage tube 2, a storage cavity 13 is opened inside the storage tube 2, and a connecting electrode 4 is provided on the outer wall of the connector 1; a helical spring turntable 8 is fitted inside the storage cavity 13, and a data cable body 5 is wound around the outside of the helical spring turntable 8; a cable outlet 6 is opened on the outer wall of the storage tube 2, and the end of the data cable body 5 extends through the cable outlet 6 to the outside of the storage tube 2 and is fitted with a mobile phone interface 7; a rotating rod 9 is fitted at the rotating end of the helical spring turntable 8, a rotating hole is opened at the center of the side wall of the mounting cover 3, a shaft seat 12 is installed in the rotating hole, and the rotating rod 9 is installed in the shaft seat 12; the mounting cover 3 and the storage tube 2 are connected by a snap-fit structure.
[0027] In this technical solution, the connector 1 is provided with a connecting electrode 2 that is electrically connected to the cigarette lighter interface of the vehicle. The connecting electrode 2 is electrically connected to one end of the data cable body 5 through a wire. The data cable body 5 is wound around the outside of the spiral spring turntable 8. By rotating the spiral spring turntable 8, the data cable body 5 can be stored outside the spiral spring turntable 8. The end of the data cable body 5 that is installed with the mobile phone interface 5 can move within the opening 6. The spiral spring turntable 8 can be rotated by the rotating rod 9.
[0028] In some technical solutions, the bearing seat 12 includes a shaft cylinder a121 and a shaft cylinder b123 installed in a rotating hole. The shaft cylinder a121 and shaft cylinder b123 are arranged opposite to each other. Rotating cavities 124 are evenly and equidistantly opened on the inner walls of the shaft cylinder a121 and shaft cylinder b123 along their axis. Ball bearings 125 are installed inside the rotating cavity 124.
[0029] In this technical solution, shaft cylinders a121 and b123 are arranged opposite each other in the rotating hole, and the rotating rod 9 can rotate inside shaft cylinders a121 and b123 and fit with the ball 125.
[0030] In some technical solutions, limit rings 122 are installed at both ends of the outer wall of shaft cylinder a121 and shaft cylinder b123. One limit ring 122 is set inside the rotating hole, and the other limit ring 122 is set outside the rotating hole.
[0031] In this technical solution, the outer diameter of both limiting rings 122 is larger than the inner diameter of the rotating hole. After the shaft cylinders a121 and b123 are installed in the rotating hole, the limiting rings 122 fit against the inner and outer walls of the mounting cover 3, thereby installing the shaft seat 12 in the rotating hole.
[0032] In some technical solutions, the inner wall of the limiting ring 122 is provided with internal threads, and the outer walls of the shaft cylinder a121 and shaft cylinder b123 are provided with external threads.
[0033] In this technical solution, the assembled shaft cylinders a121 and b123 are fixed by a threaded connection.
[0034] In some technical solutions, the rotating rod 9 extends through the bearing seat 12 to the outside of the mounting cover 3 and is then mounted on a turntable 10. The outer wall of the turntable 10 is provided with anti-slip texture 11.
[0035] In this technical solution, the rotating rod 9 can be rotated outside the mounting cover 3 via the turntable 10, so as to rotate the helical spring turntable 8.
[0036] In some technical solutions, the snap-fit mechanism includes a snap-fit block 19 installed on the side wall of the mounting cover 3 and a snap-fit groove 14 opened on the side wall of the storage tube 2. The snap-fit block 19 snaps into the snap-fit groove 14. An elastic cavity 15 is opened inside the snap-fit block 19, and an elastic element 16 is assembled inside the elastic cavity 15.
[0037] In this technical solution, the mounting cover 3 can be installed on the side wall of the storage tube 2 by inserting the locking block 19 into the locking slot 14.
[0038] In some technical solutions, the two side walls of the card block 19 are provided with inclined convex surfaces 17, and the two side inner walls of the card slot 14 are provided with inclined concave surfaces 18.
[0039] In this technical solution, the cooperation between the inclined convex surface 17 and the inclined concave surface 18 facilitates the movement of the locking block 19 into and out of the locking slot 14.
[0040] In summary, the data cable with a storage structure proposed in this embodiment of the present invention is used by inserting the connector 1 into the cigarette lighter socket of a car. During use, the data cable body 5 can be pulled outward from the spiral spring turntable 8 to charge via the mobile phone interface 7. After use or when the cable has been pulled for a long time, the turntable 8 can be rotated in the opposite direction to drive the rotating rod 9 to rotate, thereby driving the spiral spring turntable 8 to rotate in the opposite direction and store the data cable body 5.
[0041] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims be included within this invention.
Claims
1. A data cable with a storage structure, comprising a connector (1), characterized in that: The end of the connector (1) is equipped with a storage tube (2), the front end of the storage tube (2) is equipped with an installation cover (3), the inside of the storage tube (2) is provided with a storage cavity (13), and the outer wall of the connector (1) is provided with a connection electrode (4). The storage cavity (13) is equipped with a spiral spring turntable (8), and the spiral spring turntable (8) is wound with a data cable (5). The outer wall of the storage tube (2) is provided with a cable outlet (6), and the end of the data cable (5) extends through the cable outlet (6) to the outside of the storage tube (2) and is then fitted with a mobile phone interface (7). The rotating end of the helical spring turntable (8) is equipped with a rotating rod (9), and a rotating hole is opened at the center of the side wall of the mounting cover (3). A bearing seat (12) is installed in the rotating hole, and the rotating rod (9) is installed in the bearing seat (12). The mounting cover (3) and the storage tube (2) are connected by a snap-fit structure.
2. The data cable with a storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bearing seat (12) includes a shaft cylinder a (121) and a shaft cylinder b (123) installed in a rotating hole. The shaft cylinder a (121) and shaft cylinder b (123) are arranged opposite to each other. The inner walls of the shaft cylinder a (121) and shaft cylinder b (123) are evenly spaced along their axis with rotating cavities (124). Ball bearings (125) are installed inside the rotating cavities (124).
3. A data cable with a storage structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, Limiting rings (122) are installed at both ends of the outer walls of the shaft cylinder a (121) and shaft cylinder b (123). One side of the limiting ring (122) is located inside the rotating hole, and the other side of the limiting ring (122) is located outside the rotating hole.
4. A data cable with a storage structure according to claim 3, characterized in that, The inner wall of the limiting ring (122) is provided with internal threads, and the outer walls of the shaft cylinder a (121) and shaft cylinder b (123) are provided with external threads.
5. A data cable with a storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating rod (9) extends through the shaft seat (12) to the outside of the mounting cover (3) and is then mounted on a turntable (10). The outer wall of the turntable (10) is provided with anti-slip texture (11).
6. A data cable with a storage structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The snap-fit mechanism includes a snap-fit block (19) installed on the side wall of the mounting cover (3) and a snap-fit groove (14) opened on the side wall of the storage tube (2). The snap-fit block (19) snaps into the snap-fit groove (14). An elastic cavity (15) is opened inside the snap-fit block (19), and an elastic element (16) is assembled inside the elastic cavity (15).
7. A data cable with a storage structure according to claim 6, characterized in that, The two side walls of the card block (19) are provided with inclined convex surfaces (17), and the two side inner walls of the card slot (14) are provided with inclined concave surfaces (18).