A structure using a MINI XLR plug to convert an audio plug

By designing a MINI XLR plug to convert audio plug structure, the problem of universality and lossless transmission between different specifications of audio devices is solved, making it suitable for portable audio headphone devices.

CN224582656UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-31DD ELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
DD ELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2024-07-19
Publication Date
2026-07-31

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing adapters are too large, making them inconvenient to use with different audio playback devices and headphones, and they cannot guarantee lossless transmission of audio signals.

Method used

Design a MINI XLR plug to audio plug conversion structure, including female and male pins, and connect the audio plug assembly and wire by soldering to achieve universal conversion of different plug specifications, and control the external size of the structure to fit portable audio headphone devices.

Benefits of technology

It enables lossless audio signal transmission between plugs of different specifications, and the housing protects and secures the plugs, ensuring their reliability and portability.

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Abstract

This utility model provides a structure for converting a MINI XLR plug to an audio plug, relating to the field of audio plug technology. It includes a female pin and a male pin. The female pin internally has a left channel positive socket, a left channel negative socket, a right channel positive socket, and a right channel negative socket. The male pin internally has left channel positive contacts, left channel negative contacts, right channel positive contacts, and right channel negative contacts that are compatible with the left channel positive socket, left channel negative socket, right channel positive socket, and right channel negative socket. The male pin is connected to an audio plug assembly. This utility model solders the male pin to the audio plug assembly and solders the female pin to the cable and connects it to the headphones. The audio plug assembly can have five types of plugs, allowing a single cable with a female pin to be inserted into each of the five types of plugs with male pins, providing universal compatibility and effectively controlling the external dimensions, making it suitable for use in portable audio headphone devices.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of audio plug technology, and in particular to a structure that uses a MINI XLR plug to convert an audio plug. Background Technology

[0002] Audio plugs are small interface components used to connect audio devices to audio signal sources or audio output devices. They are usually located at the end of audio devices (such as headphones, speakers, audio receivers, mixers, audio interfaces, etc.) and are used to transmit audio signals. Audio plugs come in a variety of types and designs to meet different application needs. The audio plugs used in headphone devices include six common specifications: 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, XLR, and MINI XLR. These six connectors each have male plugs and female sockets. Due to the significant differences in size specifications, audio playback devices and headphones will choose one or more specifications depending on the usage environment. When the socket of the audio player and the plug of the headphone are not of the same specification, they are not interchangeable, which requires the use of an adapter. Existing adapters are large and not convenient. Therefore, this utility model proposes a structure that uses a MINI XLR plug to convert audio plugs to solve the problems existing in the prior art. Utility Model Content

[0003] To address the aforementioned issues, this utility model proposes a structure that uses a MINI XLR plug to convert audio plugs. This structure is a universal adapter that ensures lossless transmission of audio signals. The structural design effectively controls the external dimensions, making this type of audio plug suitable for use in portable audio headphone devices.

[0004] To achieve the purpose of this utility model, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solution: a structure of a MINIXLR plug to audio plug conversion, including a female pin and a male pin. The female pin is provided with a left channel positive terminal slot, a left channel negative terminal slot, a right channel positive terminal slot and a right channel negative terminal slot inside. The male pin is provided with a left channel positive terminal contact, a left channel negative terminal contact, a right channel positive terminal contact and a right channel negative terminal contact adapted to the left channel positive terminal slot, the left channel negative terminal slot, the right channel positive terminal slot and the right channel negative terminal slot. The male pin is connected to the audio plug assembly, and the female pin is connected to the wire.

[0005] A further improvement is that the audio plug assembly is one of the following: 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm and XLR models.

[0006] A further improvement is that the audio plug assembly includes a plug body and a plug housing. The plug body is located inside the plug housing, and one end of the plug body is connected to a solder wire. The solder wire is soldered to the positive contact of the left channel, the negative contact of the left channel, the positive contact of the right channel, and the negative contact of the right channel.

[0007] A further improvement is that the male pin is installed inside the male pin housing, and one end of the male pin housing is connected to the plug housing.

[0008] A further improvement is that the cable is connected to the interior of the left channel positive terminal slot, the left channel negative terminal slot, the right channel positive terminal slot, and the right channel negative terminal slot.

[0009] A further improvement is that the female needle is installed inside the female needle shell, the upper end of the female needle is provided with a slot, and the inner side of the female needle shell is provided with a locking block that matches the slot.

[0010] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: 1. This utility model welds the male pin to the audio plug assembly, and welds the female pin to the wire and connects it to the headphones. The audio plug assembly can be one of five types of plugs: 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, and XLR. This allows a wire with a female pin to be inserted into one of the 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, or XLR plugs with a male pin, providing universal compatibility and ensuring lossless transmission of audio signals. The structural design effectively controls the external dimensions, making this type of audio plug suitable for use in portable audio headphone devices.

[0011] 2. In this utility model, the male needle is installed inside the male needle shell, and the female needle is installed inside the female needle shell. The male needle shell and the female needle shell cooperate with each other to protect and fix the male needle and the female needle, making the use more reliable. Attached Figure Description

[0012] Figure 1 This is a front view of the female needle and male needle of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the audio plug assembly and wire connection of this utility model; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the disassembled parts of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the audio plug assembly of this utility model.

[0013] The components are: 1. Female pin; 2. Male pin; 3. Left channel positive terminal slot; 4. Left channel negative terminal slot; 5. Right channel positive terminal slot; 6. Right channel negative terminal slot; 7. Left channel positive terminal contact; 8. Left channel negative terminal contact; 9. Right channel positive terminal contact; 10. Right channel negative terminal contact; 11. Wire; 12. Plug body; 13. Plug shell; 14. Soldering wire; 15. Male pin shell; 16. Female pin shell; 17. Slot. Detailed Implementation

[0014] To deepen the understanding of this utility model, the following detailed description will be provided in conjunction with embodiments. These embodiments are only used to explain this utility model and do not constitute a limitation on the scope of protection of this utility model. Example

[0015] according to Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figures 3 and 4, this embodiment proposes a structure for converting an audio plug using a MINI XLR plug, including a female pin 1 and a male pin 2. The female pin 1 has a left channel positive terminal slot 3, a left channel negative terminal slot 4, a right channel positive terminal slot 5, and a right channel negative terminal slot 6 inside. The male pin 2 has a left channel positive terminal contact 7, a left channel negative terminal contact 8, a right channel positive terminal contact 9, and a right channel negative terminal contact 10 inside, which are adapted to the left channel positive terminal slot 3, the left channel negative terminal slot 4, the right channel positive terminal slot 5, and the right channel negative terminal slot 6. Both the male and female pins are MINI XLR connectors. The male pin 2 is connected to the audio plug assembly, and the female pin 1 is connected to the cable 11. In use, the male pin 2 is soldered to the audio plug assembly, and the female pin 1 is soldered to the cable 11 and connected to the headphones. The audio plug assembly can be 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, and XLR plugs, allowing a cable with a female pin 1 to be inserted into either a 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, or XLR plug with a male pin 2. This universal adapter ensures lossless audio signal transmission. The structural design effectively controls the external dimensions, making this type of audio plug suitable for use in portable audio headphone devices.

[0016] The audio plug assembly is one of the following sizes: 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, and XLR.

[0017] The audio plug assembly includes a plug body 12 and a plug housing 13. The plug body 12 is located inside the plug housing 13, and one end of the plug body 12 is connected to a solder wire 14. The solder wire 14 is soldered to the left channel positive contact 7, the left channel negative contact 8, the right channel positive contact 9, and the right channel negative contact 10. The soldered connection is more secure.

[0018] The male pin 2 is installed inside the male pin housing 15, and one end of the male pin housing 15 is connected to the plug housing 13. The male pin 2 is installed inside the male pin housing 15, and the female pin 1 is installed inside the female pin housing 16. The male pin housing 15 and the female pin housing 16 cooperate with each other to protect and fix the male pin 2 and the female pin 1, making the use more reliable. Example

[0019] according to Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figures 3 and 4, this embodiment proposes a structure for converting an audio plug using a MINI XLR plug, including a female pin 1 and a male pin 2. The female pin 1 has a left channel positive terminal slot 3, a left channel negative terminal slot 4, a right channel positive terminal slot 5, and a right channel negative terminal slot 6 inside. The male pin 2 has a left channel positive terminal contact 7, a left channel negative terminal contact 8, a right channel positive terminal contact 9, and a right channel negative terminal contact 10 inside, which are adapted to the left channel positive terminal slot 3, the left channel negative terminal slot 4, the right channel positive terminal slot 5, and the right channel negative terminal slot 6. Both the male and female pins are MINI XLR connectors. The male pin 2 is connected to the audio plug assembly, and the female pin 1 is connected to the cable 11. In use, the male pin 2 is soldered to the audio plug assembly, and the female pin 1 is soldered to the cable 11 and connected to the headphones. The audio plug assembly can be 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, and XLR plugs, allowing a cable with a female pin 1 to be inserted into either a 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, or XLR plug with a male pin 2. This universal adapter ensures lossless audio signal transmission. The structural design effectively controls the external dimensions, making this type of audio plug suitable for use in portable audio headphone devices.

[0020] The audio plug assembly is one of the following sizes: 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, and XLR.

[0021] The cable 11 connects to the interior of the left channel positive slot 3, the left channel negative slot 4, the right channel positive slot 5, and the right channel negative slot 6. The female pin 1 is installed inside the female pin housing 16, and the male pin 2 is installed inside the male pin housing 15. The male pin housing 15 and the female pin housing 16 cooperate to protect and secure the male pin 2 and the female pin 1, making their use more reliable. The upper end of the female pin 1 has a slot 17, and the inner side of the female pin housing 16 has a locking block that matches the slot 17. The enclosed structure ensures a tight fit after insertion.

[0022] This MINI XLR plug-to-audio plug adapter features a structure where the male pin 2 is soldered to the audio plug assembly, and the female pin 1 is soldered to the cable 11 and connected to the headphones. The audio plug assembly can support five types of plugs: 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, and XLR. This allows a cable with the female pin 1 to be inserted into any of these plugs (2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, or XLR), providing universal compatibility and ensuring lossless audio signal transmission. The design effectively controls the overall size, making this type of audio plug suitable for use in portable audio headphone devices. Furthermore, the male pin 2 is mounted inside the male pin housing 15, and the female pin 1 is mounted inside the female pin housing 16. The male pin housing 15 and female pin housing 16 work together to protect and secure the male pin 2 and female pin 1, ensuring greater reliability.

[0023] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of this utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of this utility model. Various changes and modifications can be made to this utility model without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the claimed utility model. The scope of protection of this utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A structure for converting audio plug with MINI XLR plug, comprising female pin (1), male pin (2), characterized in that: The female pin (1) has a left channel positive terminal slot (3), a left channel negative terminal slot (4), a right channel positive terminal slot (5) and a right channel negative terminal slot (6) inside. The male pin (2) has a left channel positive terminal contact (7), a left channel negative terminal contact (8), a right channel positive terminal contact (9) and a right channel negative terminal contact (10) that are compatible with the left channel positive terminal slot (3), the left channel negative terminal slot (4), the right channel positive terminal slot (5) and the right channel negative terminal slot (6). The male pin (2) is connected to the audio plug assembly, and the female pin (1) is connected to the wire (11).

2. The structure for converting audio plug with MINI XLR plug according to claim 1, wherein: The audio plug assembly is one of the following sizes: 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 4.4mm, 6.35mm, and XLR.

3. The structure for converting audio plug with MINI XLR plug according to claim 1, wherein: The audio plug assembly includes a plug body (12) and a plug housing (13). The plug body (12) is located inside the plug housing (13), and one end of the plug body (12) is connected to a solder wire (14). The solder wire (14) is soldered to the left channel positive contact (7), the left channel negative contact (8), the right channel positive contact (9), and the right channel negative contact (10).

4. The structure for converting audio plug with MINI XLR plug according to claim 3, characterized in that: The male pin (2) is installed inside the male pin housing (15), and one end of the male pin housing (15) is connected to the plug housing (13).

5. The structure for converting audio plug with MINI XLR plug according to claim 1, wherein: The wire (11) is connected to the inside of the left channel positive terminal slot (3), the left channel negative terminal slot (4), the right channel positive terminal slot (5), and the right channel negative terminal slot (6).

6. The structure for converting audio plug with MINI XLR plug according to claim 5, characterized in that: The female needle (1) is installed on the inner side of the female needle shell (16). The upper end of the female needle (1) is provided with a slot (17), and the inner side of the female needle shell (16) is provided with a locking block that matches the slot (17).