Interface assembly, electronic device and endoscope system

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of medical instruments. Disclosed are an interface assembly, an electronic device and an endoscope system. The interface assembly of an electronic device disclosed in the present application comprises a housing and an interface ring, wherein the housing has at least two interfaces; the interface ring comprises at least two interface ring units, which are correspondingly mounted in the interfaces on a one-to-one basis, each interface ring unit defining an insertion hole therein used for plugging of a plug; the interface ring further comprises a connecting portion and a positioning portion, and each interface ring unit is connected to another interface ring unit by means of the connecting portion, so that the interface ring is of an integral structure; and the positioning portion is arranged on the connecting portion, and the positioning portion and the housing are in position-fit with each other in an engaged manner. The above solution can at least be used to solve the problem in the related art of an interface ring being easily damaged.

Description

Interface assembly, electronic device and endoscope system TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of medical devices, in particular to an interface assembly, an electronic device and an endoscope system. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous development of medical technology, endoscopes have been widely used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. After the insertion part of the endoscope is placed in the patient's body, the image information of the target part (such as a lesion) can be obtained through the camera at the front end of the insertion part, and the image information is transmitted to the interactive device at the rear end to display the image.

[0003] In related technologies, the interactive device of the endoscope system has multiple interfaces, each interface is provided with an interface ring. During plugging and unplugging of the plug, the interface ring can provide flexible support between the plug and the female seat or the device shell to prevent damage to the device. In practice, the interface ring is often found to be damaged, and even severely damaged and detached from the interface. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application provides an interface assembly, an electronic device and an endoscope system, which can at least solve the problem of easy damage of the interface ring in related technologies.

[0005] In a first aspect, an interface assembly of an electronic device is provided. The interface assembly includes a housing and an interface ring. The housing has at least two interfaces, and the interface ring includes at least two interface ring units. Each interface ring unit is installed in one of the interfaces one by one, and each interface ring unit defines a plug hole for plugging a plug. The interface ring further includes a connecting portion and a positioning portion. Each interface ring unit is connected to another interface ring unit through the connecting portion, so that the interface ring is an integrated structure. The positioning portion is arranged on the connecting portion, and the positioning portion and the housing are embedded with each other to be positioned and matched.

[0006] In a second aspect, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes the interface assembly of the first aspect of the present application.

[0007] In a third aspect, an endoscope system is provided. The endoscope system includes an endoscope and the electronic device of the second aspect of the present application. The endoscope can be connected to the interface of the electronic device through a plug.

[0008] The technical solutions adopted by the embodiments of the present application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0009] In the interface assembly disclosed in the embodiments of the present application, the interface ring units are connected with each other through the connecting portions, so that the interface ring is of an integrated structure, and thus any interface ring unit can serve as the positioning structure of the interface ring units connected therewith. Therefore, during the plug-in and plug-out operation of the plug, the structure layout is equivalent to increasing the positioning structure of the interface ring on the shell, and the internal force borne by the interface ring unit during the plug-in and plug-out of the plug is shared through the restraint effect, so that the risk of fatigue damage of the interface ring unit can be reduced.

[0010] Meanwhile, the interface ring of the embodiments of the present application is further provided with a positioning portion on the connecting portion, and is positioned and matched with the shell through the positioning portion, which can also increase the positioning structure of the positioning and matching of the interface ring and the shell, and can also share the internal force borne by the interface ring unit during the plug-in and plug-out of the plug through the restraint effect, so as to further reduce the risk of fatigue damage of the interface ring unit. In addition, since the positioning portion is arranged on the connecting portion, the connecting portion will not be directly subjected to the extrusion force or the pulling force during the plug-in and plug-out of the plug, so that the internal force of the region of the connecting portion corresponding to the positioning portion is small, the deformation range of the positioning portion caused by the force is small, the risk of fatigue damage is small, and the risk of fatigue damage of the interface ring unit can be indirectly reduced.

[0011] Compared with the related art, the interface ring of the embodiments of the present application can share the internal force through the restraint effect on the interface ring unit during the plug-in and plug-out of the plug based on the integrated structure and the positioning portion, effectively reduce the risk of fatigue damage of the interface ring unit, and thus the situation that the interface ring is pulled out and the device interface is damaged can be avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the present application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the present application and serve to explain the present application, and shall not be construed as an improper limitation of the present application.

[0013] In the drawings:

[0014] FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an endoscope system disclosed in a first embodiment of the present application;

[0015] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an electronic device disclosed in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0016] FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of A in FIG. 2;

[0017] FIG. 4 is another exploded view of the electronic device disclosed in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0018] FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of B in FIG. 4;

[0019] FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of an interface ring disclosed in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Fig. 7 is a front view of the interface ring disclosed by the first embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Fig. 8 is a front view of the interface ring disclosed by the second embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the shell side wall disclosed by the first embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Fig. 10 is a schematic view of the cooperation between the shell side wall and the interface ring unit disclosed by the first embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Fig. 11 is an exploded schematic view of the shell side wall and the interface ring disclosed by the first embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Fig. 12 is a schematic view of the cooperation between the shell side wall and the interface ring disclosed by the first embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application and the corresponding drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without any creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0027] In order to facilitate the understanding of the interface assembly, electronic device and endoscope system provided by the embodiments of the present application, the related technologies will be introduced below in conjunction with application scenarios.

[0028] In the use process of the endoscope system of the related technology with the interactive device, the interface ring is often found to be damaged, and even appears to be detached from the device interface due to breakage. After research, the inventors found that the above problems are mainly caused by the fact that the shell cannot effectively position the interface ring.

[0029] To expand, the interface ring is usually limited and matched with the shell in the axial direction at the interface of the shell to realize the positioning assembly of the two, and because the interface needs to be frequently plugged with the plug, the interface ring will be squeezed or pulled, which causes fatigue damage in the local area, especially the part directly pressed in contact with the plug. Over a long period of time, the interface ring will be damaged, and even deformed, and the positioning and cooperation reliability of the corresponding interface part of the shell is reduced, which may be detached from the interface.

[0030] In view of this, some embodiments of the present application provide an interface assembly of an electronic device. The electronic device can be a host, an all-in-one machine, a display, etc. for an endoscope, and of course is not limited to the field of endoscope technology.

[0031] Please refer to FIG. 1~FIG. 12, the interface assembly disclosed by the embodiments of the present application comprises a shell 100 and an interface ring 200, wherein: the shell 100 has at least two interfaces 110a, the interface ring 200 comprises at least two interface ring units 210, the interface ring units 210 are installed in the interfaces 110a one by one, and the interface ring units 210 are defined with insertion holes 210a for inserting the plugs 20.

[0032] It should be understood that the shell 100 serves as a basic structure, which can provide a mounting basis for the interface ring 200. The shell 100 of the embodiments of the present application can be the middle frame of the electronic device 10 (see FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 4), of course, it can also be the bottom cover or an integrated shell structure of the electronic device 10, or the shell 100 of the interface assembly is only a part of the shell structure of the corresponding electronic device 10, for example, it is a detachable and attached shell corresponding to the interface area of the electronic device 10.

[0033] The interfaces 110a are used for connecting the plugs 20, in the embodiments of the present application, the interface ring 200 is installed on the area of the shell 100 corresponding to the interfaces 110a, and the interface ring units 210 are placed in the interfaces 110a and connect the plugs 20 through the insertion holes 210a in the interface ring units 210. The interface ring 200 is positioned and installed on the shell 100, and the specific cooperation relationship between the two is not limited in the embodiments of the present application, for example, the interface ring units 210 can be positioned and assembled with the side wall 110 of the shell 100 through clamping, bonding or other ways.

[0034] At the same time, the interface ring 200 of the embodiments of the present application further comprises a connecting part 220, and the interface ring units 210 are connected with each other through the connecting part 220, so that the interface ring 200 is an integrated structure.

[0035] In the related art, for the electronic device with multiple interfaces, a separate interface ring is usually arranged in each interface, that is, the interface rings in each interface are independent of each other. Different from this, the interface ring 200 of the embodiments of the present application is an integrated structure, any interface ring unit 210 is connected with another interface ring unit 210 through the connecting part 220, and the interface ring unit 210 itself is positioned and cooperated with the shell 100, then, any interface ring unit 210 can serve as the positioning structure of the interface ring units 210 connected therewith.

[0036] In the specific plugging process, the corresponding interface ring unit 210 will be deformed due to being squeezed or pulled, and the internal force will be transmitted to the other interface ring unit 210 connected through the connecting part 220. Since the other interface ring unit 210 connected is positioned and matched with the shell 100, the positioning structure of the interface ring 200 on the shell 100 is increased, the internal force of the interface ring unit 210 of the plug 20 is shared through the restraint effect, and specifically, the squeezing force or the pulling force of the interface ring unit 210 is reduced, so that the risk of fatigue damage of the interface ring unit 210 is reduced.

[0037] The interface ring 200 of the embodiment of the application can have various configurations. As shown in FIG. 6, the interface ring unit 210 and the connecting part 220 are distributed on the same line. In another embodiment, the interface ring unit 210 can be connected to another interface ring unit 210 spaced apart through a longer connecting part 220. For example, the interface ring unit 210 on the left in FIG. 6 is directly connected to the interface ring unit 210 on the right through the connecting part 220. Further, on this basis, the interface ring unit 210 in the middle can be connected to only one interface ring unit 210 on each side.

[0038] The interface ring 200 of the embodiment of the application further comprises a positioning part 230 provided on the connecting part 220, and the positioning part 230 is embedded with the shell 100 to be positioned and matched. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, the positioning part 230 is a protrusion on the connecting part 220, and the positioning hole 110b is provided on the side wall 110 of the shell 100, and the protrusion and the positioning hole 110b can be positioned and matched. Of course, the positioning part 230 can also have other structural forms, such as a recess structure.

[0039] It should be understood that the positioning part 230 is actually also a positioning structure of the interface ring 200 positioned and matched with the shell 100, which increases the positioning point of the interface ring unit 210 of the plug 20, shares the internal force of the interface ring unit 210 of the plug 20 through the restraint effect, and further reduces the risk of fatigue damage of the interface ring unit 210.

[0040] As described above, when one interface ring unit 210 performs the plugging operation of the plug 20, the internal force is transmitted to the other interface ring unit 210 connected through the connecting part 220. The connecting part 220 as the connecting structure between the two interface ring units 210 will not be directly subjected to the squeezing force or the pulling force during the plugging of the plug 20, so the internal force of the region of the connecting part 220 corresponding to the positioning part 230 is small, the deformation amplitude of the positioning part 230 due to the force is small, and the risk of fatigue damage of the positioning part 230 is small.

[0041] In addition, since the interface ring units 210 on both sides of the connecting portion 220 will be subjected to the plugging and unplugging operations of the plug 20, the stress (extrusion or pulling) on both sides of the positioning portion 230, i.e., the frequency of deformation of the corresponding interface ring units 210 on both sides, is more balanced, i.e., the stress deformation will not be on only one side, which further reduces the risk of damage. Since the positioning portion 230 as a positioning structure can share the internal force of the interface ring units 210 during the plugging and unplugging operations, the risk of damage to the positioning portion 230 is reduced, which indirectly reduces the risk of fatigue damage of the interface ring units 210.

[0042] Compared with the related art, the interface ring 200 of the embodiment of the application can share the internal force of the interface ring units 210 of the plug 20 based on the integrated structure and the positioning portion 230, effectively reduce the risk of fatigue damage of the interface ring units 210, and thus avoid the situation that the interface ring 200 is pulled out and the device at the device interface 110a is damaged.

[0043] In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 has a device that presses and fixes the interface ring 200 on the side wall 110 of the shell 100, so as to improve the installation reliability of the interface ring 200. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the female seat 300 presses and fixes the interface ring 200 on the side wall 110 of the shell 100. Generally, the female seat 300 includes a mounting bracket for fixing the body of the female seat 300, and the mounting bracket can be used to press and fix the interface ring 200. It should be understood that the positioning and installation reliability of the interface ring 200 can be improved by pressing and fixing the interface ring 200 on the side wall 110 of the shell 100 by the related device, which can improve the restraining effect of the interface ring units 210 on the other interface ring units 210, thereby facilitating the sharing of the internal force.

[0044] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the distance between the positioning portion 230 and the interface ring units 210 at both ends of the corresponding connecting portion 220 is equal. As described above, since the interface ring units 210 on both sides of the connecting portion 220 will be subjected to the plugging and unplugging operations of the plug 20, the positioning portion 230 on both sides will be subjected to stress. In this case, the distance between the positioning portion 230 and the interface ring units 210 at both ends of the corresponding connecting portion 220 is set to be equal, and the distance will affect the amount of internal force shared by the positioning portion 230. Compared with the case that the distances on both sides are different and the internal forces on both sides are different, the stress on both sides of the positioning portion 230 can be more balanced to some extent, thereby reducing the risk of damage to the positioning portion 230. It should be understood that the reduction of the risk of damage to the positioning portion 230 can indirectly reduce the risk of damage to the interface ring units 210.

[0045] In some embodiments, the distance between the interface ring unit 210 and the two positioning portions 230 distributed relatively around the interface ring unit 210 is equal. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the distance between the interface ring unit 210 in the middle and the positioning portions 230 on the left and right sides of the interface ring unit 210 is equal. In this example, since the positioning portions 230 around the interface ring unit 210 all play a role in sharing the internal force, that is, the sharing force capability of the positioning portions 230 affects the deformation amplitude of the corresponding side of the interface ring unit 210, under this layout, the deformation amplitude of the interface ring unit 210 on the opposite side of the corresponding positioning portion 230 tends to be consistent, thereby reducing the risk of damage by avoiding stress concentration.

[0046] In some embodiments, the connecting portions 220 are distributed on the arrangement path of the interface ring units 210 at both ends, and in the first direction, the positioning portion 230 is arranged closer to the side of the interface ring unit 210 on which the number of interface ring units 210 is greater, and the first direction is the arrangement direction of the interface ring units 210. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the arrangement path O of the interface ring units 210 is a straight line path, and the connecting portions 220 are also distributed on the straight line path, wherein the positioning portion 230 on the left side is arranged differently in the number of interface ring units 210 on the left and right sides in the first direction, the number of interface ring units 210 on the left side is 1, and the number of interface ring units 210 on the right side is 3, and the positioning portion 230 is arranged closer to the interface ring unit 210 on the right side.

[0047] It should be noted that, in order to facilitate the layout and orientation relationship between structures, a spatial coordinate system is constructed in some drawings of the embodiments of the present application, but it does not limit the structure layout and orientation relationship in the embodiments of the present application. For example, the first direction of the arrangement of the interface ring units 210 in the above-mentioned embodiments is distributed along the X-axis direction in FIG. 8.

[0048] It should be particularly pointed out that the first direction of the embodiments of the present application is used to represent the direction of the arrangement path of the interface ring units 210, but the first direction is not limited to only one direction, for example, the interface ring units 210 are arranged on a bent path, and the first direction can represent multiple directions, that is, the directions before and after the bending can be different.

[0049] As mentioned above, during the plugging operation of the plug 20 in the interface ring unit 210, the internal force received by the corresponding interface ring unit 210 is shared by other interface ring units 210 connected through the connecting portions 220, so that the different number of other interface ring units 200 distributed on the left and right sides of the interface ring unit 210 in the first direction will cause the difference in the force on the left and right sides, and the side with greater internal force is prone to fatigue damage due to stress concentration.

[0050] In this example, the position of the positioning portion 230 on the connecting portion 220 is adjusted to address the above-mentioned problem. Based on the structural layout of this example, if the number of other interface ring units 210 distributed on both sides of the interface ring unit 210 along the first direction is different, the positioning portion 230 on the side with fewer other interface ring units 210 will be closer to the interface ring unit 210, and the positioning portion 230 on the side with more other interface ring units 210 will be farther away from the interface ring unit 210. For example, referring to the second interface ring unit 210 on the left side in FIG. 8, the distance between the positioning portion 230 on the left side and the interface ring unit 210 is smaller than the distance between the positioning portion 230 on the right side and the interface ring unit 210. The vertical dashed line in FIG. 8 represents the vertical line of the connecting portion 220, which can be used to represent the position of the corresponding positioning portion 230.

[0051] Thus, for the interface ring unit 210 that is being inserted or removed, the distance between the positioning portion 230 and the interface ring unit 210 is shorter on the side with fewer other interface ring units 210, and the interface ring unit 210 (i.e., the interface ring unit 210 being inserted or removed) can transmit the internal force to the positioning portion 230 on that side to achieve load sharing. It can be seen that the response speed and sensitivity of the positioning portion 230 on the side with a shorter distance are higher, thereby compensating for the smaller load sharing ratio caused by the smaller number of other interface ring units 210 on that side, thereby reducing the risk of damage by balancing the load distribution on both sides of the interface ring unit 210 during the insertion and removal operation.

[0052] The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific arrangement path of the interface ring units 210 in the interface ring 200. In addition to the linear arrangement of the interface ring units 210 and the connecting portion 220 in the above-mentioned embodiments, the interface ring units 210 and the connecting portion 220 can also be arranged in a curved path or a ring-shaped path.

[0053] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the connecting portion 220 is distributed along the arrangement path of the interface ring units 210 at both ends, and the interface ring units 210 and the connecting portion 220 form an interface position 200a. Along the second direction, the two ends of the positioning portion 230 correspond to the interface positions 200a at both ends of the connecting portion 220, and the second direction is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring units 210. It can be understood that in the corresponding drawings, the second direction is distributed along the Y-axis direction. In FIG. 7, the vertical dashed line represents the correspondence between the end of the positioning portion 230 and the interface position 200a, which can be used as a reference.

[0054] It is worth mentioning that the interface position 200a between the connecting portion 220 and the interface ring unit 210 has a structural shape mutation, and in the process of transmitting internal force between the interface ring units 210 through the connecting portion 220, the interface position 200a is prone to stress concentration and has a high risk of damage. In this regard, in this example, based on the above structural layout, in the process of transmitting internal force between the interface ring units 210 through the connecting portion 220 to make the positioning portion 230 and the connected interface ring unit 210 share, in the extension direction of the connecting portion 220 (which can be referred to as the first direction), a larger proportion of internal force can be shared by the abutting contact between the positioning portion 230 and the shell 100, so as to avoid the situation that the interface position 200a is pressed or pulled to a large extent, thereby reducing the internal force distribution at the interface position 200a, thereby significantly reducing the damage risk of the interface position 200a, that is, optimizing the strength and service life of the interface ring 200.

[0055] In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the interface ring unit 210 has a limiting folded edge 211 for clamping cooperation with the shell 100, and the connecting portion 220 is connected with the limiting folded edge 211, and the interface position 200a is formed between the limiting folded edge 211 and the connecting portion 220. Of course, in another embodiment, the connecting portion 220 can be connected with the main body portion of the interface ring unit 210, and the interface position 200a is formed between the main body portion of the interface ring unit 210 and the connecting portion 220.

[0056] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the connecting portion 220 is distributed on the arrangement path of the interface ring units 210 at both ends of the connecting portion 220, and the width L1 of the connecting portion 220 satisfies: 0.3L2≤L1≤1.2L2, wherein L2 is the diameter of the jack 210a.

[0057] It should be understood that the connecting portion 220 is a connecting structure between two adjacent interface rings 200, and will be pulled no matter which interface ring unit 210 is plugged or unplugged, that is, internal force will be distributed in the connecting portion 220. In this example, the lower limit value of L1 is set to 0.3L2, which can ensure that the connecting portion 220 has a certain strength performance to bear the force between the two interface ring units 210. In addition, during the plugging and unplugging of the plug 20 in the jack 210a, the interface ring unit 210 is stressed on the circumferential inner wall of the corresponding jack 210a. If the width L1 of the connecting portion 220 is too small, the stress at a position far from the connecting portion 220 (for example, the highest and lowest quadrant points of the jack 210a distributed in the second direction in FIG. 7) will be difficult to transmit to the connecting portion 220, and the effect of sharing internal force by the connecting portion 220 will be weakened, and the interface ring unit 210 is easily damaged due to excessive stress. Therefore, in this example, L1 is set to be greater than or equal to 0.3L2, which can avoid that the proportion of the connecting portion 220 corresponding to the jack 210a in the first direction is too small, and the stress of the interface ring unit 210 can be easily transmitted to the connecting portion 220, and the internal force is transmitted to other interface ring units 210 by the connecting portion 220 to share.

[0058] At the same time, the upper limit value of L1 is set to 1.2L2 in this example, and in combination with the feature that the connecting portion 220 is distributed on the arrangement path of the interface ring unit 210, which can prevent the width of the connecting portion 220 from exceeding the interface ring unit 210, thereby increasing the overall width of the interface ring unit 210. Therefore, the requirements of the interface ring 200 on the installation environment can be reduced. The size of 0.2L2 exceeding L2 can correspond to the size of the solid part of the interface ring unit 210 around the jack 210a, for example, the size of the limiting folded edge 211.

[0059] In some embodiments, the positioning portion 230 is in interference fit with the shell 100.

[0060] It should be understood that the shell 100 and the interface ring 200 are two independent components. Due to machining errors or tolerances, when the interface ring 200 is installed in place on the shell 100, the adjacent two interface ring units 210 in the two interfaces 110a can be relatively loose or too tight, that is, the spacing between the two interface ring units 210 is greater than or less than the spacing between the two interfaces 110a. The former will cause a large gap between the interface ring 200 and the shell 100, and a large misalignment will occur during plugging and unplugging, which will easily damage the interface ring 200. The latter will have a large internal force and be easily damaged due to fatigue for a long time even when no plugging and unplugging operation is performed.

[0061] In this example, since the positioning portion 230 is in interference fit with the shell 100, there is no clearance between the positioning portion 230 and the shell 100. In the case where the spacing between the two adjacent interface ring units 210 is greater than the spacing between the two interfaces 110a, the interface ring 200 as a whole can play a positioning role by the positioning portion 230, and the displacement amplitude of the interface ring unit 210 during plugging is reduced to some extent, thereby reducing the risk of damage.

[0062] In the case where the spacing between the two adjacent interface ring units 210 is less than the spacing between the two interfaces 110a, since the positioning portion 230 is between the two interface ring units 210, the positioning portion 230 can be installed first and then the interface ring unit 210 is installed during installation. In this way, the distance between the interface ring unit 210 and the positioning portion 230 is less than the distance between the two interface ring units 210, and the distance between the structures is proportional to the tension degree. Therefore, based on the structure layout of this example, the tension degree of the tension state between the interface ring unit 210 and the positioning portion 230 is reduced, the internal force of the interface ring unit 210 is reduced, and the risk of fatigue damage is reduced.

[0063] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 6-8, the positioning portion 230 is a protrusion, and the positioning portion 230 is arranged in extension along a first direction, which is the arrangement direction of the interface ring unit 210. It can be understood that in this structure layout, the extension size of the positioning portion 230 in the first direction is larger, so it has greater strength in the first direction, which can improve its damage resistance and reduce the risk of damage, thereby being more beneficial to continuously share the internal force of the interface ring unit 210 and play a restraining effect. In fact, the positioning portion 230 can serve as a reinforcing structure of the interface ring 200 to improve the overall strength of the interface ring 200.

[0064] In another embodiment, the positioning portion 230 is a protrusion, and the positioning portion 230 is arranged in extension along a first direction, which is the arrangement direction of the interface ring unit 210, and a second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. In this example, the positioning portion 230 can provide a certain positioning compensation effect in the first direction, that is, the ability to restrain the deformation of the interface ring unit 210 in the first direction, and at the same time, the positioning portion 230 mainly strengthens the strength in the second direction, and can also improve the overall strength of the interface ring 200.

[0065] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the interface ring unit 210 has two limiting flanges 211 arranged axially opposite to each other, which are respectively clamped on the side walls 110 of the housing 100 corresponding to the interfaces 110a; the housing 100 has a relief slope 111 provided on the side wall 110 and matching with the area of the limiting flange 211, at least one side of the interface 110a is provided with the relief slope 111 along the second direction, and the relief slope 111 and the corresponding limiting flange 211 define a relief gap 10a, and the second direction is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring unit 210. For example, in FIG. 9, the surface of the right side wall 110 of the housing 100 is provided with the relief slope 111 on both upper and lower sides in the second direction, and the surface of the left side wall 110 of the housing 100 is provided with the relief slope 111 on the lower side in the second direction. In FIG. 9, the inclined feature of the relief slope 111 can be represented by a vertical dashed line.

[0066] It can be understood that the interface ring unit 210 is axially limited and matched with the side wall 110 of the housing 100 through the limiting flange 211, so as to realize the positioning and installation of the interface ring unit 210 on the housing 100. In this example, during the plugging and unplugging of the plug 20 by the interface ring unit 210, the limiting flange 211 may be stressed in the axial direction, and the relief gap 10a can provide a deformation allowance for the limiting flange 211, so as to avoid damage caused by excessive pressing of the limiting flange 211.

[0067] In addition, considering that the interface ring units 210 are constrained by the connecting part 220, if an axial force is generated when one interface ring unit 210 shares internal force with another interface ring unit 210, the relief gap 10a of this example can also provide relief to reduce the stress of the limiting flange 211 in the axial direction caused by pressing against the side wall 110 of the housing 100, thereby reducing the risk of damage.

[0068] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the interface ring unit 210 has two limiting flanges 211 arranged axially opposite to each other, which are respectively clamped on the side walls 110 of the housing 100 corresponding to the interfaces 110a; the side wall 110 of the housing 100 is provided with a first positioning step 112 extending along the first direction, and the corresponding limiting flange 211 is pressed against the first positioning step 112 to form a first wrinkle part (not shown in the figure, which can be referred to as the area identified by the dashed line box C in FIG. 12), and the first direction is the arrangement direction of the interface ring unit 210.

[0069] It should be understood that, in this layout, the first fold part and the first positioning step 112 form a mutual blocking relationship in the second direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring unit 210. In the process of plugging the plug 20, the cooperation between the first positioning step 112 and the first fold part can prevent the interface ring unit 210 from moving excessively in the second direction, thereby achieving better positioning and installation effect of the interface ring unit 210, and in particular, preventing it from being pulled out.

[0070] In addition, when the interface ring unit 210 with the first fold part serves as a positioning and restraining structure for another interface ring unit 210 (which performs the plugging operation of the plug 20), the first fold part can improve the positioning and installation effect of the corresponding interface ring unit 210, thereby indirectly optimizing the positioning and restraining effect of the interface ring unit 210 during the plugging operation.

[0071] In further embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the side surface of the first positioning step 112 faces the inside of the corresponding interface ring unit 210. In this way, the blocking effect of the first positioning step 112 and the first fold part is towards the inside of the interface ring unit 210, thereby achieving better positioning effect of the entire interface ring unit 210.

[0072] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 6, 11 and 12, the interface ring unit 210 has two limiting folds 211 arranged opposite along the axial direction thereof, and the two limiting folds 211 are respectively clamped on both sides of the side wall 110 of the corresponding interface 110a; the side wall 110 of the housing 100 is provided with a second positioning step 113 extending in the second direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring unit 210.

[0073] It should be understood that, in this layout, the second fold part and the second positioning step 113 form a mutual blocking relationship in the first direction. In the process of plugging the plug 20, the cooperation between the second positioning step 113 and the second fold part can prevent the interface ring unit 210 from moving excessively in the first direction, thereby achieving better positioning and installation effect of the interface ring unit 210, and in particular, preventing it from being pulled out.

[0074] In addition, when the interface ring unit 210 with the second fold part serves as a positioning and restraining structure for another interface ring unit 210 (which performs the plugging operation of the plug 20), the second fold part can improve the positioning and installation effect of the corresponding interface ring unit 210, thereby indirectly optimizing the positioning and restraining effect of the interface ring unit 210 during the plugging operation.

[0075] In some embodiments, the side wall 110 of the shell 100 is provided with a third positioning step extending in a second direction, and the corresponding connecting portion 220 is in abutment with the third positioning step to form a third wrinkle portion, the second direction being perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring units 210. Similarly, based on such arrangement, the third wrinkle portion and the third positioning step form a mutual blocking cooperation relationship in the first direction, and the cooperation between the third positioning step and the third wrinkle portion can prevent the connecting portion 220 from being dislocated in the first direction during the plugging of the plug 20 by the interface ring unit 210, thereby preventing the connected interface ring unit 210 from being dislocated in the first direction, and achieving a better positioning and installation effect of the interface ring unit 210, and in particular, preventing the interface ring unit 210 from being disengaged.

[0076] To facilitate the formation of the above-mentioned wrinkle structure (at least one of the first wrinkle portion, the second wrinkle portion and the third wrinkle portion) on the interface ring 200, the device in the electronic device 10 can be used to abut against the interface ring 200 to ensure the formation. For example, the female socket 300 can be used to abut against the interface ring 200 to form the wrinkle structure.

[0077] In some embodiments, in the interface ring 200, the adjacent interface ring units 210 are connected to each other. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the interface ring 200 includes three interface ring units 210 connected in sequence.

[0078] It should be understood that the number of other interface ring units 210 around the interface ring unit 210 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application, and the interface ring unit 210 can be connected to part of the other interface ring units 210 around it, which also meets the structural requirements of the integrated interface ring 200. For example, the interface ring 200 in FIG. 6 can be modified such that the left interface ring unit 210 is connected only to the right interface ring unit 210, and the middle interface ring unit 210 is connected only to the right interface ring unit 210. In this way, the connection strength between the left interface ring unit 210 and the middle interface ring unit 210 is low. The structural arrangement of this example can avoid the situation that the interface ring 200 has a weak area between adjacent interface ring units 210, thereby improving the overall strength of the interface ring 200.

[0079] The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific configuration of the interface ring unit 210. For example, the interface ring unit 210 can be an open ring structure.

[0080] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the interface ring unit 210 is a closed ring structure, which can improve the strength of the interface ring unit 210, and thus the strength of the entire interface ring 200. In addition, it should be noted that the interface ring unit 210 of the embodiments of the present application can serve as a positioning restraint structure of the connected interface ring unit 210, and the interface ring unit 210 is a closed ring structure, which can be in contact with the housing 100 in the circumferential direction, and the parts of the interface ring unit 210 can support each other, thereby optimizing the positioning fit with the housing 100, so as to facilitate the sharing of internal forces.

[0081] Referring to FIGS. 1-12, some embodiments of the present application provide an electronic device 10 comprising the interface assembly of any of the foregoing solutions. Thus, the electronic device 10 of the embodiments of the present application has the beneficial effects of the foregoing interface assembly, which will not be repeated. The electronic device 10 can be used for the main machine of an endoscope, an integrated machine, a display, etc., and of course can be a device in other fields where the plug 20 and the interface 110a are plugged and unplugged.

[0082] Referring to FIGS. 1-12, some embodiments of the present application provide an endoscope system comprising an endoscope (only the plug 20 of the endoscope is shown) and the electronic device 10 of the foregoing solution, and the endoscope can be connected to the interface 110a of the electronic device 10 through the plug 20. Thus, the endoscope system of the embodiments of the present application has the beneficial effects of the foregoing electronic device 10, which will not be repeated. Of course, because of the existence of the interface ring 200, the interface 110a of the electronic device 10 in this case is actually the jack 210a corresponding to the interface ring unit 210.

[0083] The endoscope involved in the embodiments of the present application can be a bronchoscope, a nephroscope, an esophagoscope, a gastroscope, a colonoscope, an otoscope, a nasoscope, an oral mirror, a laryngoscope, a colposcope, a laparoscope, an arthroscope, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit the type of endoscope.

[0084] The above embodiments of the present application mainly describe the differences between the embodiments, and the different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a more optimal embodiment as long as they are not contradictory. Considering the brevity of the writing, they will not be repeated here.

[0085] The above only describes the embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. The present application can have various modifications and changes for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An interface assembly for an electronic device, the interface assembly comprising: The interface assembly comprises a shell and an interface ring, wherein: The shell has at least two interfaces, the interface ring comprises at least two interface ring units, the interface ring units are installed in the interfaces one by one, and a socket is defined in the interface ring units for plug connection of a plug; The interface ring further comprises a connecting portion and a positioning portion, the interface ring units are connected with each other through the connecting portion, so that the interface ring is an integrated structure, and the positioning portion is arranged on the connecting portion and is embedded in the shell to be positioned and matched.

2. The interface assembly of claim 1, wherein, The distance between the interface ring units at both ends of the connecting portion corresponding to the positioning portion is equal; Alternatively, the connecting portion is arranged on the arrangement path of the interface ring units at both ends, and in a first direction, the positioning portion is arranged closer to the side of the interface ring units on one side of the two sides.

3. The interface assembly of claim 1, wherein, The connecting portion is arranged on the arrangement path of the interface ring units at both ends, wherein: An interface position is formed between the connecting portion and the interface ring unit, and in a second direction, the two ends of the positioning portion correspond to the interface positions at both ends of the connecting portion, and the second direction is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring units. And / or, the width L1 of the connecting portion satisfies 0.3L2≤L1≤1.2L2, wherein L2 is the diameter of the socket.

4. The interface assembly of claim 1, wherein, The positioning portion is in interference fit with the shell.

5. The interface assembly of claim 1, wherein, The positioning portion is a protrusion, and the positioning portion is arranged in extension in a first direction or a second direction; the first direction is the arrangement direction of the interface ring units, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

6. The interface assembly of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The interface ring unit has two limiting folds arranged opposite in the axial direction, and the two limiting folds are clamped on the side walls of the shell corresponding to the interfaces; the shell has a relief inclined surface arranged on the side wall and matched with the limiting folds; in a second direction, at least one side of the interface is provided with the relief inclined surface, and a relief gap is defined between the relief inclined surface and the corresponding limiting fold; and the second direction is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring units.

7. The interface assembly of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The interface ring unit has two limiting folds arranged opposite in the axial direction, and the two limiting folds are clamped on the side walls of the shell corresponding to the interfaces, wherein: The side wall of the shell is provided with a first positioning step arranged in extension in a first direction, and the corresponding limiting fold is pressed against the first positioning step to form a first wrinkle portion; and the first direction is the arrangement direction of the interface ring units. And / or, the side wall of the shell is provided with a second positioning step arranged in extension in a second direction, and the corresponding limiting fold is pressed against the second positioning step to form a second wrinkle portion; and the second direction is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring units.

8. The interface assembly of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The side wall of the shell is provided with a third positioning step arranged in extension in a second direction, and the corresponding connecting portion is pressed against the third positioning step to form a third wrinkle portion; and the second direction is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the interface ring units. And / or, in the interface ring, adjacent interface ring units are connected to each other; And / or, the interface ring unit is a closed ring structure.

9. An electronic device, comprising: An interface assembly comprising any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. An endoscope system characterized by comprising: An electronic device comprising an endoscope and the interface assembly of claim 9, the endoscope being connectable to the receptacle of the electronic device via the plug.

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