阅读说明：本技术 发光连接器及数据线 (Light-emitting connector and data line ) 是由 张伟权 于 2021-08-03 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种发光连接器及数据线,发光连接器包括连接器本体、透光件、安装件和发光件。透光件安装在连接器本体上,并且透光件上设置有容纳腔；安装件安装在连接器本体的第一端；发光件的数量为多个,多个发光件均设置在安装件上,并分别位于安装件的上端面的左右两侧和/或安装件的下端面的左右两侧,且位于容纳腔内,发光件与连接器本体电性连接。本发明的发光连接器,通过将多个发光件分别设置在安装件的上端面的左右两侧和/或安装件的下端面的左右两侧,以提高左右两侧的照明区域的照明亮度,有利于提高照明效果。(The invention discloses a light-emitting connector and a data line. The light-transmitting piece is arranged on the connector body and is provided with an accommodating cavity; the mounting member is mounted at the first end of the connector body; the quantity of luminous piece is a plurality of, and a plurality of luminous pieces all set up on the installed part to be located the left and right sides of the up end of installed part and/or the left and right sides of the lower terminal surface of installed part respectively, and be located and hold the intracavity, luminous piece and connector body electric connection. According to the light-emitting connector, the plurality of light-emitting pieces are respectively arranged on the left side and the right side of the upper end face of the mounting piece and/or the left side and the right side of the lower end face of the mounting piece, so that the illumination brightness of illumination areas on the left side and the right side is improved, and the improvement of the illumination effect is facilitated.)

1. A light emitting connector, comprising:

a connector body;

the light-transmitting piece is arranged on the connector body and provided with an accommodating cavity;

a mounting member mounted at a first end of the connector body;

a plurality of illuminating parts, it is a plurality of illuminating part all sets up on the installed part, and be located respectively the left and right sides of the up end of installed part and/or the left and right sides of the lower terminal surface of installed part, and be located hold the intracavity, illuminating part with connector body electric connection.

2. The light-emitting connector of claim 1, further comprising a light guide member mounted on the connector body and disposed over the light-transmissive member.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the light guide assembly includes a first light guide and a second light guide, the first light guide is mounted at the second end of the connector body, the second light guide is sleeved on the light-transmitting member and located at the first end of the connector body, and a light guide groove is defined between the first light guide and the second light guide.

4. The light-emitting connector according to claim 3, wherein a first light guide slope is disposed on the first light guide member, a first side of the first light guide slope is forward relative to a second side of the first light guide slope, and the second side of the first light guide slope is closer to the connector body than the first side of the first light guide slope, a second light guide slope is disposed on the second light guide member, the first side of the second light guide slope is forward relative to the second side of the second light guide slope, and the second side of the second light guide slope is closer to the connector body than the first side of the second light guide slope, and the light guide groove is defined between the first light guide slope and the second light guide slope.

5. The illuminated connector according to claim 3, wherein the first light guide and the second light guide are integrally molded.

6. The illuminated connector according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the light-transmissive member is integrally molded with the light guide assembly.

7. The connector of claim 1, further comprising a switch module disposed on the connector body, wherein the light emitting element is electrically connected to the connector body via the switch module.

8. The connector of claim 7, wherein the switch module comprises an inductive switch, and the light emitting element is electrically connected to the connector body through the inductive switch.

9. The lighted connector of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the connector body comprises a USB connector or an HDMI connector or a TYPE-C connector or a LIGHT TNING connector.

10. A data line comprising the light emitting connector according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of data lines, in particular to a light-emitting connector and a data line.

Background

And the connector is used for connecting the equipment to realize the functions of data transmission, power supply and the like, for example, a USB connector and an HDMI connector. When the ambient brightness is low, it is difficult for the user to find the connector connected to the device. At present, an LED is usually disposed on a connector to realize illumination, so as to facilitate a user to find the connector connected to a device when the ambient brightness is low. However, in the current connector, the brightness of part of the illumination area is poor in the area needing illumination, so that the illumination effect is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a light-emitting connector which can improve the illumination effect.

The invention also provides a data line comprising the light-emitting connector.

A light emitting connector according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention includes: a connector body; the light-transmitting piece is arranged on the connector body and provided with an accommodating cavity; a mounting member mounted at a first end of the connector body; a plurality of illuminating parts, it is a plurality of illuminating part all sets up on the installed part, and be located respectively the left and right sides of the up end of installed part and/or the left and right sides of the lower terminal surface of installed part, and be located hold the intracavity, illuminating part with connector body electric connection.

The light-emitting connector provided by the embodiment of the invention has at least the following beneficial effects: because the illuminating part is located the left and right sides of the up end of installed part and/or the left and right sides of the lower terminal surface of installed part, can improve the illumination zone of luminous connector to when making the illuminating part normally luminous, the light that the illuminating part sent is all comparatively even in the left and right sides of connector body and at the middle part of connector body, thereby makes the illumination intensity of the illumination zone in the left and right sides of connector body and middle part all better, and then improves illuminating effect. In addition, the light-transmitting member is used for protecting the light-emitting member, thereby preventing the light-emitting member from contacting with a foreign object and preventing the light-emitting member from being damaged due to collision of the foreign object. In addition, the light-transmitting piece is also used for transmitting light so as to improve the illumination effect.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the connector further comprises a light guide assembly, wherein the light guide assembly is mounted on the connector body and sleeved on the light-transmitting member so as to guide light.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the light guide assembly includes a first light guide member and a second light guide member, the first light guide member is installed at the second end of the connector body, the second light guide member is sleeved on the light transmission member and located at the first end of the connector body, and a light guide groove is defined between the first light guide member and the second light guide member to guide light, so as to define an illumination area and improve an illumination effect.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first light guiding member is provided with a first light guiding inclined plane, a first side of the first light guiding inclined plane is forward relative to a second side of the first light guiding inclined plane, and the second side of the first light guiding inclined plane is closer to the connector body than the first side of the first light guiding inclined plane, the second light guiding member is provided with a second light guiding inclined plane, a first side of the second light guiding inclined plane is forward relative to a second side of the second light guiding inclined plane, and the second side of the second light guiding inclined plane is closer to the connector body than the first side of the second light guiding inclined plane, and the first light guiding inclined plane and the second light guiding inclined plane define the light guiding groove therebetween, so as to guide and irradiate light to the front of the connector body.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first light guide and the second light guide are integrally formed, so as to improve the connection strength between the first light guide and the second light guide.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the light-transmitting member is integrally formed with the light guide member to facilitate mounting and dismounting and to improve connection strength.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the connector further comprises a switch module, the switch module is disposed on the connector body, and the light-emitting element is electrically connected to the connector body through the switch module so as to control the light-emitting element to emit light.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the switch module includes an inductive switch, and the light emitting element is electrically connected to the connector body through the inductive switch so as to illuminate the light emitting element.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the connector body comprises a USB connector or an HDMI connector or a TYPE-C connector or a light-ing connector for ease of use.

A data line according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the invention comprises the light emitting connector of the first aspect.

The data line provided by the embodiment of the invention at least has the following beneficial effects: the luminous connector can make the left and right sides of connector body and the illumination zone's in middle part luminance all better to improve illuminating effect, and then when ambient brightness is lower, the user of being convenient for finds the data line.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a light emitting connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the light emitting connector shown in FIG. 1 (with the see-through and second light guide omitted);

FIG. 3 is a second right side view (with perspective view omitted) of the light emitting connector of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is an exploded view of the light emitting connector shown in fig. 1.

The reference numbers are as follows:

the connector comprises a connector body 100, a light-transmitting member 200, a mounting member 300, a light-emitting member 400, a light guide assembly 500, a first light guide member 510, a first light guide slope 511, a second light guide member 520, a second light guide slope 521, and a light guide groove 530.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship referred to in the description of the orientation, such as the upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc., is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, the meaning of a plurality of means is one or more, the meaning of a plurality of means is two or more, and more than, less than, more than, etc. are understood as excluding the present number, and more than, less than, etc. are understood as including the present number. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly limited, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection and the like should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in combination with the specific contents of the technical solutions.

A data line includes a light emitting connector. Wherein, the illumination intensity that is located the illumination area of the left and right sides and the middle part of luminous connector is better to in the improvement illuminating effect, thereby be convenient for the user when ambient brightness is lower, find the data line, perhaps be convenient for the user see clearly the surrounding environment through the data line, so that the function of data line is diversified.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, a light emitting connector includes a connector body 100, a light-transmitting member 200, a mounting member 300 and a light emitting member 400. The light-transmitting member 200 is mounted on the connector body 100, and the light-transmitting member 200 is provided with an accommodating chamber (not shown); the mounting member 300 is mounted at a first end of the connector body 100; the quantity of luminous piece 400 is a plurality of, and a plurality of luminous pieces 400 all set up on installed part 300 to be located the left and right sides of the up end of installed part 300 and/or the left and right sides of the lower terminal surface of installed part 300 respectively, and be located and hold the intracavity, luminous piece 400 and connector body 100 electric connection.

Wherein, because illuminating part 400 is located the left and right sides of the up end of installed part 300 and/or the left and right sides of the lower terminal surface of installed part 300, can improve the illumination zone of luminous connector, and when making illuminating part 400 normally luminous, the light that illuminating part 400 sent is all comparatively even in the left and right sides of connector body 100 and in the middle part of connector body 100, thereby makes the illumination intensity of the illumination zone of the left and right sides of connector body 100 and middle part all better, and then improves illuminating effect. In addition, the light-transmitting member 200 serves to protect the light-emitting member 400, thereby preventing the light-emitting member 400 from contacting with a foreign object, and preventing the light-emitting member 400 from being damaged due to collision of the foreign object. In addition, the light-transmitting member 200 also serves to transmit light to improve the illumination effect. For example, according to actual requirements, the color of the light-transmitting member 200 may be set to be red, so that the light emitted from the light-emitting member 400 is deflected to be red after passing through the light-transmitting member 200; alternatively, the light-transmitting member 200 may be blue, so that the light emitted from the light-emitting member 400 is transmitted through the light-transmitting member 200 and then is biased to blue. In addition, the color of the light-transmitting member 200 may be colorless, white, yellow, or green to obtain different lighting effects.

Referring to fig. 2, the first end of the connector body 100 refers to the end of the connector body 100 closer to the rear, and the second end of the connector body 100 refers to the end of the connector body 100 closer to the front.

It should be noted that the connector body 100 includes a USB connector, an HDMI connector, a TYPE-C connector, or a lighting connector, so as to facilitate the use of the light emitting connector, which is beneficial to improve the applicability of the light emitting connector.

It should be noted that the light emitting member 400 may be a lamp bead or a lamp strip.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, the light emitting connector further includes a light guide assembly 500, wherein the light guide assembly 500 is mounted on the connector body 100 and sleeved on the light-transmitting member 200. The light guide assembly 500 is used for guiding the light emitted from the light emitting member 400 to a specific direction, so as to improve the brightness of the area to be illuminated and improve the illumination effect.

Referring to fig. 1, 3 and 4, the light guide assembly 500 includes a first light guide 510 and a second light guide 520, the first light guide 510 is installed at the second end of the connector body 100, the second light guide 520 is sleeved on the light transmission member 200 and located at the first end of the connector body 100, and a light guide groove 530 is defined between the first light guide 510 and the second light guide 520. The first light guide 510 and the second light guide 520 are used to emit light from the light guide groove 530 to define an illumination area, thereby improving the brightness of the illumination area and being beneficial to improving the illumination effect. In addition, the first light guide 510 and the second light guide 520 can also be used for protecting the light transmission member 200, so as to protect the light emitting member 400 located in the accommodating cavity, which is beneficial to improving the structural strength and prolonging the service life of the light emitting connector.

It should be noted that the light guide groove 530 is located on the surface of the light-transmitting member 200, or the first end of the light-transmitting member 200 is located in the light guide groove 530, and the first end of the light-transmitting member 200 is attached to the side wall of the light guide groove 530, so as to guide light through the light guide groove 530.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the first light guide 510 and the second light guide 520 are integrally formed, so as to improve the structural strength of the light guide assembly 500, and thus improve the service life of the light emitting connector.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the light guide assembly 500 and the light-transmitting member 200 are integrally molded, so as to improve the structural strength of the light guide assembly 500 and the light-transmitting member 200, so as to protect the light-emitting member 400 located in the accommodating cavity and the connector body 100, which is beneficial to improving the service life of the light-emitting connector.

Referring to fig. 3, a first light guide slope 511 is disposed on the first light guide 510, a first side of the first light guide slope 511 is located forward relative to a second side of the first light guide slope 511, a second side of the first light guide slope 511 is closer to the connector body 100 than the first side of the first light guide slope 511, a second light guide slope 521 is disposed on the second light guide 520, a first side of the second light guide slope 521 is located forward relative to the second side of the second light guide slope 521, a second side of the second light guide slope 521 is closer to the connector body 100 than the first side of the second light guide slope 521, and a light guide groove 530 is defined between the first light guide slope 511 and the second light guide slope 521. Wherein, the first light guide slope 511 and the second light guide slope 521 incline forward, and the light guide groove 530 is defined by the first light guide slope 511 and the second light guide slope 521, then, under the definition of the first light guide slope 511 and the second light guide slope 521, the light guide groove 530 is used for guiding light to the front side of the light emitting connector, so that the light emitted through the light-transmitting member 200 is emitted from the light guide groove 530, thereby illuminating to the illumination area needing illumination, being beneficial to improving the brightness of the illumination area needing illumination, thereby improving the illumination effect.

It should be noted that, according to actual requirements, the inclination directions of the first light guiding inclined plane 511 and the second light guiding inclined plane 521 may be changed, so that the first light guiding inclined plane 511 and the second light guiding inclined plane 521 are inclined backwards, so that the light guiding groove 530 is used for guiding light to the rear side of the light emitting connector, so as to meet the requirement of a user on the illumination direction.

Note that the first light guide slopes 511 and the second light guide slopes 521 are sidewalls of the light guide groove 530.

In some embodiments, the light emitting connector further includes a switch module disposed on the connector body 100, and the light emitting element 400 is electrically connected to the connector body 100 through the switch module. Wherein the switch module is used to control the enabling and disabling of the light emitting member 400. When the light emitting connector is connected with the equipment, the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element 400 are conducted through the switch module to light the light emitting element 400; alternatively, the switching module disconnects the positive and negative electrodes of the light emitting member 400 to turn off the light emitting member 400. Through switch module, be favorable to satisfying the user to the demand of light, promptly, the user of being convenient for lights illuminating part 400 when needing light, and when the user does not need light, extinguishes illuminating part 400.

It should be noted that the switch module may adopt an inductive switch, and the light emitting element 400 is electrically connected to the connector body 100 through the inductive switch. The inductive switch is used for controlling the light-emitting member 400 to be turned on or off, so as to meet the requirement of the user on light. In addition, the inductive switch can automatically light the luminous element 400 when sensing the approach of the user, which is beneficial to improving the convenience. The inductive switch can adopt an infrared inductive switch, a piezoelectric inductive switch or a human body infrared inductive switch, etc.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention.