Data cable

Abstract

The present application provides a data cable, comprising a wire body, a first interface and an insulating member, the wire body comprising a wrapping layer and multiple wires. Along a length direction of the wire body, the wires each comprise a first part and a second part, the first part being covered within the wrapping layer, and the second part extending out of the wrapping layer. Along a width direction of the wire body, the multiple wires are arranged at intervals. The first interface comprises a circuit board and a housing, the circuit board being sleeved within the housing, and the end of the circuit board close to the wire body extending out of the housing and being electrically connected to the second parts of the wires. One end of the insulating member covers the housing and the circuit board, and the other end covers the wire body, so as to connect the wire body and the first interface. The wrapping layer, the first interface and the insulating member are all flat. The wire body and the insulating member of the data cable are both adapted to the flat first interface, thus effectively reducing the size in the thickness direction of the data cable and the overall volume of the data cable, and providing the advantages of a compact structure and ease of use.

Description

Data line TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of data line, in particular to a data line. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the popularity of smart phones and other portable mobile electronic devices, the daily use of data lines is also increasing. Most electronic devices are interconnected through USB interfaces, and data lines, as an electronic accessory for charging and data transmission of electronic products, have been widely used in various portable electronic products. Generally speaking, data lines are mainly used to assist mobile phones or other digital products to exchange data with computers or charge mobile phones or other digital products through the USB connector of the computer, power bank or charger.

[0003] In related technologies, the structure of the plug-in end of the data line for connecting with the device is mostly complex, or the appearance of the plug-in end is not considered in the design, which may result in a large size of the plug-in end and technical problems of occupying space and being inconvenient to use. SUMMARY

[0004] The technical problem solved by the present application is to provide a data line with small structure, convenient use, simple processing technology and low cost.

[0005] The present application provides a data line, comprising:

[0006] The wire body comprises a wrapping layer and a plurality of conductive wires. Along the length direction of the wire body, the conductive wires comprise a first part and a second part. The first part is covered in the wrapping layer, and the second part extends out of the wrapping layer. Along the width direction of the wire body, the plurality of conductive wires are arranged at intervals.

[0007] The first interface comprises a circuit board and a shell. The circuit board is sleeved in the shell, and one end of the circuit board near the wire body extends out of the shell and is electrically connected with the second part of the conductive wire.

[0008] The insulating piece covers one end of the shell and the circuit board, and covers the other end of the wire body.

[0009] The wire body and the first interface are connected and fixed by the insulating piece. The wrapping layer, the first interface and the insulating piece are all flat.

[0010] In an optional embodiment, in the state that the first part is parallel to the circuit board, the wrapping layer is parallel to the circuit board. Along the thickness direction of the wire body, the plurality of first parts corresponding to the plurality of conductive wires are distributed in one or two planes parallel to the circuit board.

[0011] In an alternative embodiment, the outer circumferential surface of the insulating member has a limiting step, which is arranged along the circumference of the insulating member; the data line further comprises a protective sleeve, which is sleeved on the insulating member and is positioned by the limiting step.

[0012] In an alternative embodiment, the limiting step is located at one end of the insulating member close to the wrapping layer, and the end of the protective sleeve away from the limiting step has a smooth closing portion.

[0013] In an alternative embodiment, the protective sleeve is a metal protective sleeve; and / or, the protective sleeve is a flat hollow sleeve, and the wall thickness of the protective sleeve is 0.1-1 mm.

[0014] In an alternative embodiment, the shell comprises an insertion section, a transition section and a cutoff section, the insertion section is used to cooperate with the plug interface of the device, the cutoff section is closer to the wrapping layer than the insertion section, the outer surface of the cutoff section is outwardly convex than the outer surface of the insertion section, the transition section smoothly connects the insertion section and the cutoff section, and the total length of the cutoff section and the transition section does not exceed the length of the insertion section.

[0015] In an alternative embodiment, the total length of the cutoff section and the transition section does not exceed 1 / 2 of the length of the insertion section.

[0016] In an alternative embodiment, the shell is a flat tube, and the end of the circuit board away from the wire body is accommodated in the shell, and the end of the shell away from the wire body has a smooth closing portion.

[0017] In an alternative embodiment, the first interface is a type-c interface, a lightning interface or a micro-b interface.

[0018] In an alternative embodiment, the data line further comprises a second interface, and the first interface and the second interface are respectively electrically connected to the opposite ends of the wire body.

[0019] According to the data line of the above embodiment, the second part of the wire extending out of the wrapping layer is electrically connected and fixed to the circuit board, forming a conductive transmission path, and the wire body, the shell and the circuit board are stably and fixedly connected through the insulating member. The shell wraps part of the structure of the circuit board, and the insulating member wraps the end parts of the wire body and the first interface close to each other, and the packaging and fixing of the connection part of the first interface and the wire body are realized under the joint action of the shell and the insulating member. The wrapping layer has a flat shape, and the wire body also has a flat shape as a whole. The flat wire body is convenient to store and can reduce the size of the wire body in the thickness direction. Meanwhile, the first interface and the insulating member also have a flat shape as a whole, which can effectively reduce the size of the first interface in the thickness direction. The wire body and the insulating member of the data line are adapted to the flat first interface, effectively reducing the size of the data line in the thickness direction and the overall volume, and having the beneficial effects of small structure, convenient use, simple processing technology and low cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a data line provided in some embodiments of the present application.

[0021] FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the data line of FIG. 1.

[0022] FIG. 3 is an A-A view of the data line of FIG. 1.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a structural schematic view of the data line of FIG. 1 with the second interface and the wire body removed.

[0024] FIG. 5 is an exploded schematic view of the insulating member, the protective sleeve and the first interface of FIG. 4.

[0025] FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an insulating member provided in some embodiments of the present application.

[0026] FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a protective sleeve provided in some embodiments of the present application.

[0027] Reference signs: 100-data line; 10-wire body; 11-wrapping layer; 12-wire; 121-first part; 122-second part; 20-first interface; 21-circuit board; 22-shell; 221-insertion section; 222-transition section; 223-stop section; 224-necked part; 30-insulating member; 31-limiting step; 40-protective sleeve; 41-closing part; 50-second interface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The application will be described in further detail below with specific reference to the drawings. Like elements in different embodiments are denoted by like reference numerals. In the following description, numerous specific details are described to provide a thorough understanding of the application. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the application can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the application. In the following description, the terms "couple," "coupled," "connection," and "connected" are used to describe both an indirect and a direct electrical connection between two elements.

[0029] In addition, features, operations, or steps described in the specification can be combined in any suitable manner without departing from the scope of the application. Similarly, the various steps or actions in a method can be combined into a single step or action or further subdivided into multiple steps or actions. Thus, the various sequences and / or processes described in the specification can be performed in other sequences than the one recited without departing from the scope of the application. Furthermore, some steps or actions can be omitted, and other steps or actions can be added to the above-described sequences without departing from the scope of the application.

[0030] The serial numbers of components in the specification, such as "first", "second", etc., are used only to distinguish the described objects and do not have any sequential or technical meaning. The terms "connected" and "coupled" in the specification, unless otherwise specified, include both direct and indirect connections (couplings).

[0031] The application provides a data line, comprising a wire body, a first interface and an insulating piece, which solves the technical problem of large size and inconvenient use of the existing data line plug-in end, and has the advantages of small structure and convenient use.

[0032] Please refer to FIG. 1-3, the wire body 10 includes a wrapping layer 11 and a plurality of conductive wires 12, along the length direction of the wire body 10, the conductive wires 12 include a first part 121 and a second part 122, the first part 121 is wrapped in the wrapping layer 11, and the second part 122 extends out of the wrapping layer 11, so that the plurality of conductive wires 12 are integrated together through the wrapping layer 11, and the conductive wires 12 are used for external electrical connection. Along the width direction of the wire body 10, the plurality of conductive wires 12 are arranged at intervals, then the plurality of conductive wires 12 are staggered in the width direction of the wire body 10, then the plurality of conductive wires 12 do not have thickness superposition in the thickness direction, by reasonably setting the distribution position of the conductive wires 12, the overall thickness size of the wire body 10 can be effectively controlled, and the size reduction effect is achieved.

[0033] Please refer to FIG. 3-5, the first interface 20 includes a circuit board 21 and a shell 22, the circuit board 21 is sleeved in the shell 22, the circuit board 21 is exposed outside the shell 22 and is electrically connected with the second part 122 of the wire 12. The insulating member 30 covers one end of the shell 22 and the circuit board 21, and covers the other end of the wire body 10. The insulating member 30 connects and fixes the wire body 10 and the first interface 20. The insulating member 30 encapsulates the similar end of the first interface 20 and the cable body, encapsulates the part of the circuit board 21 exposed outside the shell 22 and connected with the wire 12, connects the shell 22, the circuit board 21 and the wire body 10 into an integrated whole, and the insulating member 30 plays a role in improving the overall rigidity and strength of the plug-in end of the data line 100, effectively prevents the circuit board 21 and the second part 122 of the wire 12 from being broken, and ensures the insulation of the circuit board 21.

[0034] The data line 100 provided in the present application, please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the wrapping layer 11, the first interface 20 and the insulating member 30 are all flat, the wrapping layer 11 is flat in shape, so the overall shape of the wire body 10 is also flat, the flat wire body 10 is convenient to store and wind, and can reduce the size of the wire body 10 in the thickness direction. At the same time, the overall shape of the first interface 20 and the insulating member 30 is also flat, which can effectively reduce the size of the first interface 20 in the thickness direction. The wire body 10 and the insulating member 30 of the data line 100 are all adapted to the flat first interface 20, effectively reducing the size of the data line 100 in the thickness direction and the overall volume, and having the advantages of simple structure, small structure and convenient use.

[0035] It should be noted that the above-mentioned plurality of wires 12 refers to two or more wires 12. In addition, the drawings of the present application do not completely show the conductive structure on the circuit board 21, and the circuit board 21 has a probe and other structures to realize its function. The structure of the circuit board 21 can refer to the prior art, and the present embodiment will not be described in detail.

[0036] In some embodiments, the insulating member 30 can be a pre-made structure, which is assembled by gluing or other means. In some embodiments, the insulating member 30 is an injection molded insulating member 30 integrally molded on the wire body 10 and the first interface 20 after the wire 12 and the circuit board 21 of the first interface 20 are welded. After injection molding, the insulating member 30 directly covers the wire body 10 and the first interface 20, and exposes the part of the first interface 20 connected with the equipment for plug-in connection, so that the circuit board 21, the shell 22, the wire 12, the welding point of the wire 12 and the circuit board 21, and the wire body 10 are formed into an integrated whole, and the insulation of the circuit board 21 and the outside is ensured.

[0037] In some embodiments, in order to further optimize the layout and connection scheme of the wire body 10 and the first interface 20, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, since the wire body 10 is a flexible structure, the positional relationship between the wire body 10 and the first interface 20 is different in different postures. Therefore, in order to facilitate description, the state in which the first part 121 is parallel to the circuit board 21 is taken as a reference, at this time, the wrapping layer 11 is parallel to the circuit board 21, or in other words, in the state in which the wrapping layer 11 is parallel to the circuit board 21, the first part 121 of the wire 12 is parallel to the circuit board 21, so that the wrapping layer 11, the first part 121 and the circuit board 21 are arranged in a posture parallel to each other, which can further reduce the thickness dimension of the wire body 10. At the same time, along the thickness direction of the wire body 10, the plurality of first parts 121 corresponding to the plurality of wires 12 are distributed in one or two planes parallel to the circuit board 21, by arranging the plurality of wires 12 in at most two planes in the thickness direction of the wire body 10, the thickness dimension of the wire body 10 can be effectively controlled.

[0038] In some embodiments, in the thickness direction of the wire body 10, the plurality of first parts 121 can be simultaneously distributed in a plane parallel to the circuit board 21, and the plurality of first parts 121 are spaced apart along the width direction of the wire body 10, so as to avoid the size of the first part 121 in the thickness direction from being superimposed, which can obviously reduce the thickness dimension of the wire body 10.

[0039] In some embodiments, in order to protect the insulating piece 30 and avoid the internal structure from being exposed due to wear or damage of the insulating piece 30, and improve the use safety performance of the data line 100, please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the outer circumferential surface of the insulating piece 30 is provided with a limiting step 31, and the limiting step 31 is arranged in a surrounding manner along the circumferential direction of the insulating piece 30. The data line 100 further comprises a protective sleeve 40, the protective sleeve 40 is sleeved on the insulating piece 30 and is positioned by the limiting step 31, the protective sleeve 40 covers the position between the plug-in part corresponding to the first interface 20 and the wrapping layer 11, effectively protects the electrical connection structure of the first interface 20 and the wire body 10, and meanwhile, the protective sleeve 40 can be quickly replaced to realize maintenance.

[0040] In some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the limiting step 31 is located at one end of the insulating piece 30 close to the wrapping layer 11, and the end of the protective sleeve 40 away from the limiting step 31 has a smooth closing part 41, the closing part 41 completely wraps the end of the insulating piece 30 away from the limiting step 31, so as to avoid exposure of the end of the insulating piece 30 away from the limiting step 31, thereby protecting the insulating piece 30.

[0041] In some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the protective sleeve 40 can be a metal protective sleeve 40, so as to improve the structural strength of the protective sleeve 40 by the metal material, and the protective sleeve 40 will not be easily damaged.

[0042] In some embodiments, the protective sleeve 40 can be a flat hollow sleeve, and the wall thickness of the protective sleeve 40 is 0.1-1 mm. By controlling the wall thickness of the protective sleeve 40 to be 0.1-1 mm, the overall size of the plug-in end of the data line 100 can be further controlled, thereby facilitating use.

[0043] In some embodiments, the technical feature that the protective sleeve 40 can be a metal protective sleeve 40 and the technical feature that the protective sleeve 40 can be a flat hollow sleeve with a wall thickness of 0.1-1 mm can exist simultaneously.

[0044] In order to install and fix the protective sleeve 40, a structure such as glue can be applied to the outer surface of the insulating member 30 and / or the inner surface of the protective sleeve 40 before assembly, so as to improve the connection strength between the protective sleeve 40 and the insulating member 30.

[0045] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the shell 22 includes an insertion section 221, a transition section 222, and a cutoff section 223. The insertion section 221 is used to cooperate with the plug-in interface of the device. The cutoff section 223 is closer to the wrapping layer 11 than the insertion section 221. The outer profile of the cutoff section 223 is outwardly convex compared to the outer profile of the insertion section 221. The transition section 222 smoothly connects the insertion section 221 and the cutoff section 223. The opening size of the cutoff section 223 is greater than the size of the insertion section 221, so that there is a sufficient circumferential sleeve fitting gap between the circuit board 21 and the cutoff section 223, thereby facilitating the assembly of the shell 22 and the circuit board 21. The total length of the cutoff section 223 and the transition section 222 does not exceed the length of the insertion section 221, thereby reserving sufficient operation space for the welding work of the circuit board 21 and the second portion 122 of the wire 12. In addition, sufficient contact area is ensured between the insulating member 30, the shell 22, and the circuit board 21, so as to ensure the connection strength between the insulating member 30, the shell 22, and the circuit board 21.

[0046] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 5, the total length of the cutoff section 223 and the transition section 222 does not exceed 1 / 2 of the length of the insertion section 221, so that the length of the circuit board 21 extending out of the cutoff section 223 can be relatively longer, thereby further improving the connection strength between the insulating member 30, the shell 22, and the circuit board 21.

[0047] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the shell 22 is a flat tubular structure. The end of the circuit board 21 away from the wire body 10 is accommodated in the shell 22. The end of the shell 22 away from the wire body 10 has a smooth necked portion 224. The necked portion 224 can play a role in assisting positioning during the assembly of the shell 22 and the circuit board 21. In addition, the smooth necked portion 224 can effectively avoid scratching the user.

[0048] The specific type of the first interface 20 is not limited in the embodiment, and the first interface 20 can be a type-c interface, a lightning interface or a micro-b interface, or other interfaces in the prior art.

[0049] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the data line 100 further comprises a second interface 50, and the first interface 20 and the second interface 50 are respectively electrically connected to opposite ends of the wire body 10. The second interface 50 can be the same as or different from the first interface 20, as long as the function of data transmission can be achieved. In some embodiments, the first interface 20 and the second interface 50 can be different types of interfaces, but the composition and the connection relationship between the compositions can be the same.

[0050] The preparation method and process of the data line 100 provided in the application are as follows:

[0051] 1. The second part 122 of the wire body 10 is welded and connected to the circuit board 21 of the assembled first interface 20.

[0052] 2. The welded wire body 10 and the first interface 20 are placed in an injection mold, and an insulating part 30 is formed by injection molding, so that the insulating part 30 covers the wire body 10, the circuit board 21 and the shell 22.

[0053] 3. The protective sleeve 40 is sleeved on the insulating part 30.

[0054] In summary, the data line 100 provided in the application, the wire 12 extending from the second part 122 of the wrapping layer 11 is electrically connected and fixed to the circuit board 21, forming a conductive transmission path, and the stable fixed connection of the wire body 10, the shell 22 and the circuit board 21 is directly achieved through the insulating part 30. The shell 22 wraps part of the structure of the circuit board 21, and the insulating part 30 wraps the end portions of the wire body 10 and the first interface 20 close to each other, and the packaging and fixing of the connection part of the first interface 20 and the wire body 10 are achieved under the joint action of the shell 22 and the insulating part 30. The wrapping layer 11 has a flat shape, and the overall shape of the wire body 10 is also flat. The flat wire body 10 is convenient to store and can reduce the size of the wire body 10 in the thickness direction. The overall shape of the first interface 20 and the insulating part 30 is also flat, which can effectively reduce the size of the first interface 20 in the thickness direction. The wire body 10 and the insulating part 30 of the data line 100 are adapted to the flat first interface 20, effectively reducing the size in the thickness direction and the overall volume of the data line 100, and having the beneficial effects of small structure, convenient use, simple processing technology and low cost.

[0055] The above describes the present application by using specific examples, which is only used to help understand the present application and does not limit the present application. According to the idea of the present application, a person skilled in the art of the present application can make several simple deductions, deformations or substitutions.

Claims

1. A data line, characterized by The data line comprises: a wire body comprising a wrapping layer and a plurality of conductive wires, the conductive wires comprising a first part and a second part, the first part being covered by the wrapping layer and the second part extending out of the wrapping layer, the plurality of conductive wires being arranged in a spaced manner along a width direction of the wire body; a first interface comprising a circuit board and a housing, the circuit board being arranged in the housing, the circuit board extending out of the housing and being electrically connected to the second part of the conductive wires at one end of the wire body; and an insulating member, one end of the insulating member covering the housing and the circuit board and the other end covering the wire body; wherein the wire body and the first interface are fixedly connected by the insulating member, the wrapping layer, the first interface and the insulating member all being flat.

2. The data line of claim 1, wherein, In a state that the first part is parallel to the circuit board, the wrapping layer is parallel to the circuit board, and along a thickness direction of the wire body, a plurality of the first parts corresponding to the plurality of conductive wires are distributed in one or two planes parallel to the circuit board.

3. The data line of claim 1 or 2, wherein, An outer circumferential surface of the insulating member is provided with a limiting step, the limiting step being arranged in a circumferential direction of the insulating member; the data line further comprises a protective sleeve, the protective sleeve being arranged in the insulating member and being positioned by the limiting step.

4. The data line of claim 3, wherein, The limiting step is located at one end of the insulating member close to the wrapping layer, and one end of the protective sleeve away from the limiting step is provided with a smooth closing part.

5. The data line of claim 3, wherein, The protective sleeve is a metal protective sleeve. And / or, the protective sleeve is a flat hollow sleeve tube, and a wall thickness of the protective sleeve is 0.1mm-1mm.

6. The data line of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The housing comprises an insertion section, a transition section and a cutoff section, the insertion section being used to cooperate with a plug interface of a device, the cutoff section being closer to the wrapping layer than the insertion section, an outer surface of the cutoff section being outwardly convex compared with an outer surface of the insertion section, the transition section smoothly connecting the insertion section and the cutoff section, and a total length of the cutoff section and the transition section being not more than a length of the insertion section.

7. The data line of claim 6, wherein, The total length of the cutoff section and the transition section is not more than 1 / 2 of the length of the insertion section.

8. The data line of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The housing is a flat tubular, one end of the circuit board away from the wire body is accommodated in the housing, and one end of the housing away from the wire body is provided with a smooth necking part.

9. The data line of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The first interface is a type-c interface, a lightning interface or a micro-b interface.

10. The data line of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The data line further comprises a second interface, the first interface and the second interface being respectively electrically connected to opposite ends of the wire body.

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