TV receiver with HDMI cable

Abstract

This utility model relates to cable connections. The technical result consists of simplifying receiver assembly while ensuring a reliable connection between the HDMI cable and the main board. The television receiver comprises a main board containing an HDMI interface with a physical Mini-HDMI connector, an HDMI cable with a mating Mini-HDMI connector at one end, equipped with at least one cable retention element, and a receiver housing.The receiver housing comprises elements for positioning the main board, at least one element for fixing the receiver housing, configured to engage with the cable fixing element in the assembled state of the receiver, wherein the element for fixing the receiver housing and the element for fixing the cable, being in engagement, are configured to prevent the removal of the cable connector from the board connector, at least one part of the receiver housing comprises elements for positioning the board with the connector of the cable connected to it. 5 clauses, 7 figs.

Description

[0001] FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY TO WHICH THE UTILITY MODEL BELONGS

[0002] This utility model relates to cable connections, specifically to television receivers connected via an HDMI cable.

[0003] STATE OF THE ART

[0004] The most relevant application area for the disclosed technical solution is compact television receivers that require connection to an external device via an HDMI cable (https: / / www.sven.fi / upload / iblock_ext / support / cables_and_wiring_accessories / HDMI-Mini_HDMI_manual_en.pdf, published in 2014). An example of such a television receiver is the HDMI TV-Dongle (compact TV set-top box). To ensure compactness, a Mini-HDMI connector is often used, the disadvantage of which is the low reliability of the connection: mechanical stress on the cable often causes the electrical contacts to break.

[0005] To address this issue and ensure a more reliable connection, some manufacturers solder the HDMI cable to the main board during receiver assembly (https: / / www.seirobotics.net / 4k-hdr-android-tv-dongle-p00080p1.html, accessed July 18, 2025, photo in Fig. 1). This method can provide a compact and reliable connection between the cable and the receiver; however, assembling such a connection is time-consuming and requires specialized equipment / tools.

[0006] DISCLOSURE OF UTILITY MODEL

[0007] The task facing the developers of the disclosed technical solution was to create a compact television receiver with an HDMI cable that, on the one hand, would ensure a reliable connection of the cable to the main board of the receiver, and on the other hand, would be easier to assemble during production.

[0008] The stated problem was solved by creating a receiver that includes a main board containing an HDMI interface with a physical Mini-HDMI connector; an HDMI cable that contains at one of its ends a mating Mini-HDMI connector provided with at least one cable fixation element; a receiver housing that is designed to accommodate the main board and is formed by at least two parts of the receiver housing that are connected to each other.In this case, the receiver housing comprises elements for positioning the main board, determining the position of the board relative to at least one of the parts of the receiver housing; the receiver housing comprises at least one element for fixing the receiver housing, configured to engage with the cable fixing element in the assembled state of the receiver; wherein the element for fixing the receiver housing and the element for fixing the cable, being in engagement, are configured to prevent the removal of the cable connector from the connector of the board; wherein at least one part of the receiver housing comprises elements for positioning the board with the connector of the cable connected to it, configured to position the board with the connector of the cable connected to it when they are installed in this part of the receiver housing.

[0009] The technical result achieved by the disclosed technical solution consists in simplifying the assembly of a television receiver while ensuring the reliability of the connection of the HDMI cable to the main board.

[0010] Assembly is simplified by the fact that soldering is not required. The housing shape ensures precise positioning, eliminating the need for special tools or fixtures. At the same time, precise and reliable positioning of the receiver components relative to each other is ensured, improving the reliability of the HDMI cable connection to the board.

[0011] Hereinafter, in the present description, the disclosed technical solution will be described in more detail with reference to specific embodiments and the accompanying drawing figures.

[0012] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Fig. 1 - one of the parts of the housing with elements for positioning the main board and elements for fixing the receiver housing.

[0014] Fig. 2 - HDMI cable with cable fixing elements.

[0015] Fig.3 - HDMI cable and main board in a disconnected state before assembly.

[0016] Fig.4 - HDMI cable connected to the main board and one of the case parts during assembly.

[0017] Fig. 5 - connected HDMI cable and main board, located in one of the parts of the case.

[0018] Fig. 6 - connected HDMI cable and main board, located in one of the parts of the case, and the second of the parts of the case

[0019] Fig. 7 - receiver assembly.

[0020] VARIANTS FOR IMPLEMENTING A UTILITY MODEL

[0021] According to the disclosed technical solution, receiver 1 includes a main board 2 containing an HDMI interface with a Mini-HDMI physical connector 3. Main board 2 may be a printed circuit board with the receiver components mounted thereon.

[0022] Receiver 1 also includes an HDMI cable 4, which has a mating Mini-HDMI cable connector 5 at one end, provided with at least one cable retention element 6. The cable retention element may be any element capable of engaging with elements of the housing 7 and, when the receiver 1 is assembled, preventing Mini-HDMI cable connector 5 from disengaging from Mini-HDMI connector 3 on the board.

[0023] The receiver 1 in accordance with the disclosed technical solution also includes a housing 7 of the receiver 1, configured to accommodate the main board 2. In this case, the housing is formed by at least two parts of the housing 7 of the receiver 1, connected to each other, which can be conditionally designated as the first part 8 of the housing 7 of the receiver 1 and the second part 9 of the housing 7 of the receiver 1.

[0024] In accordance with the disclosed technical solution, the receiver housing 7 comprises positioning elements 10 for the main board 2, which determine the position of the board relative to at least one of the parts of the housing 7 of the receiver 1. The positioning elements 10 may be shelves and / or jumpers formed inside the housing, including those formed on the stiffening ribs of the receiver housing 7. The determination of the position of the board by the positioning elements 10 of the main board 2 occurs due to the fact that the positioning elements 10 form a niche or a seat for the main board 2. The positioning elements 10 may be implemented in the form of jumpers or stiffening ribs of the parts of the housing, which, by their shape in the assembled state of the receiver, prevent the movement of the main board 2 and the housing 11 of the connector 5 of the Mini-HDMI cable 4 inside the housing 7 of the receiver 1 and relative to each other.Thus, the mentioned jumpers or stiffening ribs may contain recesses and protrusions, the shape and location of which correspond to the shape and required location of the main board 2.

[0025] In accordance with the disclosed technical solution, the housing 7 of the receiver 1 comprises at least one element 12 for fixing the housing 7 of the receiver 1, configured to engage with the element 6 for fixing the cable 4 in the assembled state of the receiver 1. The element 12 for fixing the housing 7 of the receiver 1 and the element 6 for fixing the cable, being in engagement, are configured to prevent the removal of the Mini-HDMI cable connector 5 from the Mini-HDMI board connector 3. It should be understood that the elements 12 for fixing the housing can be formed on either one or both parts of the housing 7.

[0026] In accordance with the disclosed technical solution, at least one part of the housing 7 of the receiver 1 contains elements for positioning the main board 2 with the Mini-HDMI connector 5 of the cable 4 connected to it, made with the possibility of positioning the main board 2 with the connector of the cable connected to it when they are installed in this part of the housing 7 of the receiver 1. The elements for positioning the board with the connector housing 11 can be either the elements 12 of the housing fixation or the elements for positioning the main board. It should be understood that when it comes to one of the parts of the housing, the said elements can ensure the positioning of the main board 2 and the housing 11 of the Mini-HDMI cable connector 5, while until the moment of complete assembly of the housing, complete fixation of the main board 2 and the housing 11 of the Mini-HDMI cable connector 5 connected to it relative to the housing 7 of the receiver 1 and relative to each other may not be ensured (similar to how it is shown in Fig. 5).In this case, the main board 2 and the connector housing 11 are completely fixed relative to the housing 7 of the receiver 1.

[0027] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the Mini-HDMI cable connector comprises a connector housing 11. In this case, the element 6 for fixing the cable 4 can be made in the form of a lug on the surface of the housing 11 of the connector 5 of the Mini-HDMI cable 4 (as shown in the attached images). In this case, the fixing element 12 of the housing can contain a recess corresponding in its shape to the lug of the element 6 for fixing the cable 4. In this case, the element 6 for fixing the cable 4 and the element 12 for fixing the housing are configured to, being engaged in the assembled state of the receiver 7, prevent the movement of the Mini-HDMI cable connector 5 relative to the main board 2 along the direction of movement when connecting the connector 3 of the Mini-HDMI board and the connector 5 of the Mini-HDMI cable 4.

[0028] The element 6 for fixing the cable 4 can be made in the form of a recess on the surface of the housing 11 of the connector of the cable 4. In this case, the element 12 of the housing can contain a lug corresponding in its shape to the recess of the element 6 for fixing the cable 4. In this case, the element 6 for fixing the cable 4 and the element 12 for fixing the housing are designed with the possibility, being engaged in the assembled state of the receiver 7, to prevent the movement of the connector 5 of the Mini-HDMI cable 4 relative to the main board 2 along the direction of movement when connecting the connector 3 of the Mini-HDMI board and the connector 5 of the Mini-HDMI cable 4.

[0029] The housing 7 of the receiver 1 in the preferred embodiment of the disclosed solution is formed mainly by two parts made in the form of covers, as shown in the attached images. The covers can be configured to be connected using threaded connection elements. The housing 7 of the receiver 1 contains, within its volume, elements for positioning the board 2 with the housing 11 of the Mini-HDMI connector 5 of the cable 4 connected to it. Moreover, the positioning elements inside at least one of the covers (shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4) are configured to position, when placed in the cover, the main board 2 with the Mini-HDMI connector 5 of the cable 4 connected to the main board 2 in such a way that the positioning elements, upon subsequent connection of the covers, prevent the movement of the main board 2 and the housing 11 of the Mini-HDMI connector 5 of the cable 4 relative to the housing 7 of the receiver 1.

[0030] The housing 7 of the receiver 1 in the preferred embodiment of the disclosed solution contains jumpers within its volume that form an element 12 for fixing the housing 7 of the receiver 1. The element 12 for fixing the housing 7 of the receiver 1 and the element 6 for fixing the cable 4 are designed with the ability to engage with each other when placed in the cover of the main board 2 with the connector 5 of the Mini-HDMI cable 4 connected to the main board 2 in such a way that the element 12 for fixing the housing 7 of the receiver 1 and the element 6 for fixing the cable 4 prevent the housing 11 of the connector 5 of the Mini-HDMI cable 4 from moving relative to the main board 2 along the direction of their relative movement when connecting the connector 3 of the Mini-HDMI board 2 and the connector 5 of the Mini-HDMI cable 4.

[0031] The present technical solution has been described in detail with reference to individual variants of its implementation, however, it is obvious that it can be implemented in various variants without going beyond the declared scope of legal protection determined by the formula of the utility model.

Claims

1. A television receiver, including: the main board containing the HDMI interface with a physical Mini-HDMI connector on the board; an HDMI cable containing a Mini-HDMI cable connector at one end, the body of which is equipped with four cable fixing elements; a receiver housing designed to accommodate the main board and formed by two parts of the receiver housing connected to each other; the receiver housing contains positioning elements for the main board, which determine the position of the board relative to one of the parts of the receiver housing; the receiver housing contains receiver housing fixing elements, designed with the ability to engage with geometrically corresponding four cable fixing elements in the assembled state; wherein the receiver housing fixing elements and the cable fixing elements, being engaged, are designed with the ability to prevent the Mini-HDMI cable connector from being removed from the Mini-HDMI board connector; wherein the part of the receiver housing contains elements for positioning the board with the housing of the Mini-HDMI connector of the cable connected to it, made with the possibility of positioning the board with the housing of the Mini-HDMI connector of the cable connected to it when they are installed in this part of the receiver housing.

2. The receiver according to paragraph 1, characterized in that the positioning elements are made in the form of jumpers, which, by their shape in the assembled state of the receiver, prevent the movement of the main board and the connector housing inside the receiver housing and relative to each other.

3. The receiver according to claim 1, characterized in that the cable connector comprises a connector housing; the cable fixing element is designed in the form of a lug on the surface of the Mini-HDMI cable connector housing; the receiver housing fixing element comprises a recess corresponding in shape to the lug of the cable fixing element; wherein the cable fixing element and the housing fixing element are designed with the ability, being engaged in the assembled state of the receiver, to prevent the movement of the Mini-HDMI cable connector relative to the main board along the direction of their relative movement when the Mini-HDMI connector of the board and the Mini-HDMI cable connector are connected.

4. The receiver according to claim 1, characterized in that the cable connector comprises a connector housing; the cable fixing element is made in the form of a recess on the surface of the cable connector housing; the receiver housing fixing element comprises a lug corresponding in shape to the cable fixing element; wherein the cable fixing element and the housing fixing element are designed with the ability, being engaged in the assembled state of the receiver, to prevent the movement of the mating cable connector relative to the main board along the direction of their relative movement when connecting the Mini-HDMI connector of the board and the Mini-HDMI connector of the cable.

5. The receiver according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiver housing is formed mainly by two covers connected to each other; the receiver housing contains jumpers within its volume that form elements for positioning the board with the housing of the Mini-HDMI connector of the cable connected to it; the positioning elements of at least one of the covers are made with the possibility of positioning, when placed in the cover of the main board with a cable connected to the main board, in such a way that the positioning elements, upon subsequent connection of the covers, prevent the movement of the main board and the Mini-HDMI cable connector relative to the housing.

6. The receiver according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiver housing is formed mainly by two covers connected to each other; the receiver housing contains jumpers inside its volume that form a fixing element for the receiver housing; the fixing element for the receiver housing and the cable fixing element are designed with the ability to engage with each other when placed in the cover of the main board with a Mini-HDMI cable connector connected to the main board in such a way that the fixing element for the receiver housing and the cable fixing element prevent the movement of the Mini-HDMI cable connector housing relative to the main board along the direction of their relative movement when the Mini-HDMI connector of the board and the Mini-HDMI cable connector are connected.

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