WO2020107562A1

WO2020107562A1 - Communication connector and remote control assembly

Info

Publication number: WO2020107562A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/122013
Authority: WO
Inventors: 胡奔; 王一皿; 马德扬
Original assignee: 深圳市大疆创新科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-11-30
Filing date: 2018-12-19
Publication date: 2020-06-04
Also published as: CN209149561U

Abstract

The present application provides a communication connector (100) and a remote control assembly comprising the communication connector (100). The communication connector (100) comprises a first communication interface (20), a second communication interface (31), and a third communication interface (32) which communicate with each other. A remote control of the remote control assembly is connected to the communication connector (100) by means of the third communication interface (32), and a signal receiving module such as a cellular data module and/or a display is connected to the communication connector (100), so that a remote control can be connected to a signal receiving and sending module such as a cellular data module and/or a display without it being necessary to change the structure of the remote control, so as to avoid increasing the size of the remote control, in addition to reducing costs.

Description

Communication connector and remote control assembly

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of communication equipment, in particular to a communication connector and a remote control assembly.

Background technique

Drones have been widely used in many fields in people's lives, for example, they can be used for exploration, inspection, plant protection, photography, etc. Usually the drone is equipped with a remote control, the user controls the drone through the remote control, and observes the status of the drone and the returned signals, such as images, detection data, or flight status information. In some cases, users will connect mobile devices (such as mobile phones, tablets, etc.) or display screens on the remote control to better observe the information returned by the drone. Generally, the remote control communicates with the drone through an antenna, and the images or videos captured by the drone are obtained by analog image transmission or digital image transmission. With the development of cellular mobile data, such as the popularization of 4G networks, the transmission of image transmission signals through cellular mobile networks has also become a mainstream technology. On some drones, 4G is used to transmit image signals. However, using 4G to transmit image signals requires additional interfaces and modules. Existing remote controllers generally have only one interface for connecting to a display screen (such as a highlight screen), and there is no other redundant interface, and it cannot connect other external 4G and other signal receiving modules.

Summary of the invention

The present application provides a communication connector and a remote controller assembly to realize the connection of an external receiving module without changing the existing remote controller.

The communication connector includes a housing, an interface processor, a connection socket, and a connection plug. The housing includes a receiving cavity; the interface processor is located in the receiving cavity and fixed on the inner wall of the housing;

The connection socket and the connection plug are provided on the surface of the housing and connected with the interface processor, so as to realize the communication connection between the connection socket and the connection plug through the interface processor; , The housing includes oppositely arranged first and second surfaces and sides connecting the first surface and the second surface, the connection socket and the connection plug are located on the first surface, the second surface and The side.

Wherein, there are a plurality of connection sockets, a plurality of connection plugs, a plurality of the connection sockets and a plurality of the connection plugs are all connected to the interface processor, so that each interface can be realized by the interface processor Communication between the connection sockets and between the connection plugs, and/or communication between the connection sockets and the connection plugs.

Wherein, there is one connection socket, two connection plugs, two connection plugs are respectively located on the first surface and the second surface, and the connection socket is located on the side surface;

Wherein, the two plugs extend in opposite directions, and the two plugs are misaligned with each other.

Wherein, the connection socket is used to connect a cellular data module, the cellular data module is used to receive an image transmission signal, and the two connection plugs are respectively used to connect a remote controller and a display.

Wherein, the connection plug includes a connection end rotatably connected to the housing, so that the connection plug rotates relative to the surface of the housing to which the connection plug is connected.

Wherein, the surface of the housing is concavely provided with an accommodating groove therein, and the connecting plug rotates relative to the surface of the housing to which the connecting plug is connected to be accommodated in the accommodating groove.

Wherein, the housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing detachably connected to the lower housing, the upper housing cover is provided on the lower housing to form the receiving cavity, and the interface is processed The device is fixed on the inner wall of the lower casing.

Wherein, the interface processor includes a circuit board and a processing unit connected to the circuit board, the circuit board is fixed on the inner wall of the lower case; the connection plug and the connection socket are both connected with the The circuit board is connected to pass through the circuit board and the processing unit.

Wherein, the connection socket is a USB type-A socket, and the connection plug is a USB type-C plug.

The remote controller assembly includes a remote controller and the communication connector. The remote controller performs a communication connection with the communication connector through a connection socket on the communication connector and/or the connection plug.

Wherein, the remote controller component further includes a cellular data module, and the cellular data module is inserted into a connection socket on the communication connector to receive or send signals through the cellular data module.

Wherein, the remote controller further includes an antenna, and the antenna is connected to the interface processor of the communication connector to receive or transmit signals through the antenna.

Wherein, the remote control assembly further includes a display, and the display is in communication connection with the communication connector through a connection socket on the communication connector and/or the connection plug.

Wherein, the signal includes a picture transmission signal, and the remote controller includes a remote controller processor, and the picture transmission signal is transmitted to the remote controller processor through the interface processor and the connection socket/the connection plug in sequence, via After processing by the remote controller processor, it is transmitted to the display via the connection socket/connection plug for image display.

The present application relates to the communication connector. The communication connector includes the connection socket and the connection plug capable of communicating with each other. By connecting the remote controller to the communication connector through a connection socket and/or the connection plug, and connecting a receiving module such as a cellular data module and/or a display to the communication connector, it is not necessary to change this Some remote control structures can avoid the increase of the volume of the remote control and reduce the cost, and realize the connection between the remote control and a signal receiving module such as a cellular data module and/or a display.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

In order to clarify the structural features and effects of the present application more clearly, it will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the communication connector of the embodiment described in FIG. 1 along the I-I direction;

FIG. 3 is a partial structural diagram of a remote control assembly according to an embodiment of the application.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Among them, the drawings are for illustrative purposes only, and only schematic diagrams are shown, which cannot be understood as limitations to the patent.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present application provides a communication connector 100 for implementing a communication connection between various structures, so that various structures can communicate. Specifically, the communication connector 100 includes an interface processor 10, a first communication interface 20, a second communication interface 31, and a third communication interface 32, the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication The interfaces 32 are all connected to the interface processor 10 to implement the communication connection between the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 through the interface processor 10. That is, the image transmission signals, data signals, and control signals that need to be transmitted can be transmitted between the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication interface 32 through the interface processor 10. Specifically, in this application, the first communication interface 20 forms a first communication link with the second communication interface 31 through the interface processor 10, and the third communication interface 32 passes through the interface processor 10 Forming a second communication link with the second communication interface 31, the first communication link and the second communication link are independent of each other, that is, the signal can only be on the first communication interface 20 and the third communication interface Between 32 and between the third communication interface 32 and the second communication interface 31.

Specifically, the interface processor 10 includes a circuit board, and the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication interface 32 are all connected to the circuit board. The signals transmitted on the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication interface 32 are transmitted through the circuit board. The wiring on the circuit board is set according to a predetermined direction, so that the signal can only be between the first communication interface 20 and the third communication interface 32, and the third communication interface 32 and the second communication interface 31 Transfer between.

In this application, the first communication interface 20 is used to electrically connect a wireless communication device to receive communication data transmitted by the wireless communication device; the second communication interface 31 is used to electrically connect a first external device to connect all The communication data transmitted by the wireless communication device is transmitted to the first external device; the third communication interface 32 is used to electrically connect a second external device to transmit the first external device to the second external device after processing The communication data.

Wherein, the communication data includes but is not limited to image data, parameter data and other data information. The wireless communication device may be a cellular data module. The wireless communication device transmits the received communication data to the first external device, and the first external device processes the communication data before transmitting it to the second external device. Wherein, the manner in which the first external device processes the communication data includes decoding or decryption. The second external device is used to display the communication data processed by the first external device. In an embodiment of the present application, the communication data is image data, the first external device is a remote controller, and the second external device is a display. The remote controller processes the received image information and sends it to the Display. In this application, the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication interface 32 are female sockets or male plugs. Specifically, it may be a USB type-A female socket or male plug, or a USB type-B female socket or male plug, or a USB type-C female socket or male plug. In an embodiment of the present application, the female socket is a USB type-A socket, and the male plug is a USB type-C plug. Specifically, the USB type-A socket may be a USB2.0, USB3.0 and other types of sockets.

Further, the communication connector 100 further includes a housing 40, the housing 40 includes a receiving cavity 41, and the interface processor 10 is located in the receiving cavity 41 and fixed on the inner wall of the housing 40. The housing 40 includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and a side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, the third The communication interface 32 is located on the first surface, the second surface, and the side surface, respectively, so that the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication interface 32 are separately located in the housing Different positions on 40 to avoid that the positions of the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication interface 32 are close to each other and affect the external structure and the first communication interface 20, the second communication Interface 31, the third communication interface 32 is plugged in. In this embodiment, the first communication interface 20 is located on the side, the second communication interface 31 is located on the first surface, and the third communication interface 32 is located on the second surface. Moreover, the second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 are misaligned with each other, that is, the front projection of the second communication interface 31 on the first surface or the second surface communicates with the third The orthographic projection of the interface 32 on the first surface or the second surface does not coincide; or the center line of the second communication interface 31 and the center line of the third communication interface 32 do not coincide. The second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 are provided on the surface of the housing 40 and connected to the interface processor 10 to implement the second communication interface 31 through the interface processor 10 A communication connection with the third communication interface 32, that is, signal transmission between the second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 is realized through the interface processor 10. In this embodiment, the first communication interface 20 is a USB type-A female socket, which is used to connect a cellular data module. The cellular data module is used to receive image transmission signals. Wherein, the cellular data module may be a 4G cellular data module; the second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 are both USB type-C male plugs, which are respectively used to connect a remote controller and a display. The remote controller includes a remote controller processor, and signals received by the cellular data module can be processed by the remote controller processor, and then send corresponding data signals or control signals and image signals according to the processed signals. When the cellular data module receives the image transmission signal, the image transmission signal is sequentially transmitted to the remote controller processor through the first communication interface 20, the interface processor 10, and the third communication interface 32, and then via the remote control After being processed by the processor, it is transmitted to the display via the interface processor 10 and the second communication interface 31 for image display.

Further, in some embodiments of the present application, the housing 40 includes a lower housing 42 and an upper housing 43 detachably connected to the lower housing 42, the upper housing 43 is covered on the lower housing The receiving cavity 41 is formed on the body 42. In this embodiment, the upper case 43 is plate-shaped, and the first surface is a surface of the upper case 43 facing away from the lower case 42. The lower case 42 includes a bottom plate 421 and a side plate 422 fixed to the periphery of the bottom plate 421. The outer surface of the bottom plate 421 is the second surface, and the outer surface of the side plate 422 is the side surface. The interface processor 10 is fixed on the inner wall surface of the lower casing 42. By detachably fixing the upper casing 43 to the lower casing 42, maintenance and replacement of the interface processor 10 and the like in the receiving chamber 41 can be conveniently performed.

In some embodiments of the present application, the second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 are both male plugs, and include a connection end rotatably connected to the housing 40, the connection end can pass through a shaft Or hingedly connected to the casing 40 to rotate the second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 relative to the surface of the casing 40 to which they are connected, so that the connection plug does not need to be used At 30 o'clock, the second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 can be rotated and gathered on the surface of the housing 40 to reduce the volume of the communication connector 100 and facilitate storage. Further, in some embodiments of the present application, the surface of the housing 40 is concavely provided with an accommodating groove therein, and the second communication interface 31 and the third communication interface 32 are connected to the connection plug 30 The surface of the housing 40 is rotated to be accommodated in the accommodating groove, thereby reducing the volume of the further communication connector 100, which is convenient for storage, and at the same time, it can also reduce dust and the like from entering the second communication interface 31, Within the communication interface 32.

Further, referring to FIG. 3, this application provides a remote control assembly. The remote control assembly includes a remote control 200 and the communication connector 100. The remote controller 200 is provided with a connection interface 210 corresponding to the third communication interface 32 on the communication connector 100, so as to communicate with the third communication interface on the communication connector 100 through the connection interface 210 32 is plugged in to realize the communication connection between the remote controller 200 and the communication connector 100. In an implementation of the present application, the connection interface 210 is a USB type C socket, and the third communication interface 32 of the communication connector 100 is inserted into the USB type C socket of the remote controller 200 to implement the remote controller 200 The connection of the communication connector 100 enables signals to be transmitted between the remote controller 200 and the communication connector 100.

In this embodiment, the remote controller 200 includes a remote controller processor, and the remote controller processor is used to process various signals such as data signals or image transmission signals transmitted to the remote controller 200, and the processed The signal is transmitted to other structures.

Further, the remote control component further includes a signal receiving module to receive or send signals. In some embodiments of the present application, the signal receiving module is a cellular data module (not shown in the figure). The cellular data module can receive or send cellular data signals such as 2G/3G/4G/5G. Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, the cellular data module is a wireless network card. The cellular data module is inserted into the first communication interface 20 on the communication connector 100 to receive or send signals through the cellular data module. Further, the remote control component may further include a display, and the display may be a display device such as a mobile phone or a tablet for image display. The display is provided with a USB type C socket, and the second communication interface 31 of the communication connector 100 is inserted into the USB type C socket of the display to realize the connection between the display and the communication connector 100, so that The signal can be transmitted between the display and the communication connector 100.

In an embodiment of the present application, the remote controller 200 is used to remotely control a drone, and receives various signals such as data signals and image transmission signals sent by the drone through the cellular data module. The image transmission signal, the data signal, and other signals are sequentially transmitted to the remote control processor through the first communication interface 20, the interface processor 10, and the third communication interface 32, and processed by the remote control processor Transmitted to the display via the second communication interface 31 for image display. According to the display signal of the display and other signals, the user can send a control signal to the drone through the remote controller 200 and the cellular data module to control the motion of the drone.

It can be understood that, in some embodiments of the present application, the signal receiving module is a signal receiving and transmitting antenna 220, and the antenna 220 is disposed on the remote controller 200 and connected to the communication connector 100. The interface processor 10 is connected to receive or send signals through the antenna 220. The first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication interface 32 on the communication connector 100 can also be connected to other external structures to expand the functions of the remote control assembly. For example, a storage hard disk or the like may be plugged into the first communication interface 20 to store various signals received.

The present application relates to the communication connector 100. The communication connector 100 includes the first communication interface 20, the second communication interface 31, and the third communication interface 32 capable of communicating with each other. By connecting the remote controller 200 to the communication connector 100 through the third communication interface 32, and connecting a receiving module such as a cellular data module and/or a display to the communication connector 100, it is not necessary to change the existing In order to avoid increasing the volume of the remote controller 200 while reducing the cost, the remote controller 200 is connected to a signal receiving and transmitting module such as a cellular data module and/or a display.

The above is the preferred embodiment of this application. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principles of this application, several improvements and retouches can be made. These improvements and retouches are also regarded as This is the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

A communication connector, characterized in that it includes:

A housing, the housing includes a receiving cavity;

An interface processor, which is located in the receiving cavity and fixed on the inner wall of the housing;

The first communication interface, the second communication interface, and the third communication interface are respectively provided corresponding to different surfaces of the housing. The first communication interface, the second communication interface, the third communication interface, and the The interface processor is electrically connected to realize the communication connection between the first communication interface, the second communication interface and the third communication interface through the interface processor;

The first communication interface forms a first communication link with the second communication interface through the interface processor, and the third communication interface forms a second communication interface with the second communication interface through the interface processor A communication link, the first communication link and the second communication link are independent of each other.
The communication connector according to claim 1, wherein the first communication interface is used to electrically connect a wireless communication device to receive communication data transmitted by the wireless communication device; and the second communication interface is used to electrically Connect a first external device to transmit the communication data transmitted by the wireless communication device to the first external device; the third communication interface is used to electrically connect a second external device to transmit to the second external device The communication data processed by the first external device.
The communication connector according to claim 2, wherein the communication data includes image data.
The communication connector according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the manner in which the first external device processes the communication data includes decoding or decryption.
The communication connector according to claim 4, wherein the first external device is a remote controller.
The communication connector according to claim 2, wherein the second external device is a display for displaying the communication data processed by the first external device.
The communication connector according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication device is a cellular data module.
The communication connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first communication interface, the second communication interface, and the third communication interface are female sockets or male plugs.
The communication connector according to claim 8, wherein the female socket is a USB type-A socket, and the male plug is a USB type-C plug.
The communication connector according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the second communication interface and the third communication interface are male plugs, including a connection end rotatably connected to the housing, so that all The second communication interface and the third communication interface rotate relative to the surface of the connected casing.
The communication connector according to claim 10, wherein the surface of the housing is concavely provided with an accommodating groove therein, and the second communication interface and the third communication interface are opposite to the surface of the housing Rotate to be accommodated in the accommodating groove.
The communication connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a connector connecting the first surface and the second surface On the side, the second communication interface and the third communication interface are respectively arranged corresponding to the first surface and the second surface, and the first communication interface is arranged corresponding to the side.
The communication connector according to claim 12, wherein the second communication interface and the third communication interface extend in opposite directions, and the second communication interface and the third communication interface are misaligned with each other.
The communication connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing detachably connected to the lower housing, the upper housing cover is disposed on the lower housing The receiving cavity is formed on the body, and the interface processor is fixed on the inner wall of the lower casing.
The communication connector according to claim 14, wherein the interface processor includes a circuit board and a processing unit connected to the circuit board, the circuit board is fixed on an inner wall of the lower housing; The first communication interface, the second communication interface, and the third communication interface are all connected to the circuit board to pass through the circuit board and the processing unit.
A remote controller assembly, characterized in that it includes a remote controller and a communication connector, and the remote controller performs a communication connection with the communication connector through a third communication interface on the communication connector;

The communication connector includes:

A housing, the housing includes a receiving cavity;

An interface processor, the interface processor is located in the receiving cavity and fixed on the inner wall of the housing;

The first communication interface, the second communication interface, and the third communication interface are respectively provided corresponding to different surfaces of the housing. The first communication interface, the second communication interface, the third communication interface, and the The interface processor is electrically connected to realize the communication connection between the first communication interface, the second communication interface and the third communication interface through the interface processor;

The first communication interface forms a first communication link with the second communication interface through the interface processor, and the third communication interface forms a second communication interface with the second communication interface through the interface processor A communication link, the first communication link and the second communication link are independent of each other.
The remote control assembly according to claim 16, wherein the first communication interface is used to electrically connect a wireless communication device to receive communication data transmitted by the wireless communication device; the second communication interface is used to electrically Connect a first external device to transmit the communication data transmitted by the wireless communication device to the first external device; the third communication interface is used to electrically connect a second external device to transmit to the second external device The communication data processed by the first external device.
The remote controller assembly of claim 17, wherein the communication data includes image data.
The remote controller assembly according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the manner in which the first external device processes the communication data includes decoding or decryption.
The remote controller assembly of claim 19, wherein the first external device is a remote controller.
The remote control assembly of claim 17, wherein the second external device is a display for displaying the communication data processed by the first external device.
The remote control assembly according to claim 17, wherein the wireless communication device is a cellular data module.
The remote controller assembly according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the first communication interface, the second communication interface, and the third communication interface are female sockets or male plugs.
The remote control assembly according to claim 23, wherein the female socket is a USB type-A socket, and the male plug is a USB type-C plug.
The remote control assembly according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the second communication interface and the third communication interface are male plugs, and include a connection end rotatably connected to the housing, so that all The second communication interface and the third communication interface rotate relative to the surface of the connected casing.
The remote controller assembly according to claim 25, wherein the surface of the housing is concavely provided with an accommodating groove therein, and the second communication interface and the third communication interface are oppositely connected to the surface of the housing Rotate to be accommodated in the accommodating groove.
The remote control assembly of claim 16, wherein the housing includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a surface connecting the first surface and the second surface On the side, the second communication interface and the third communication interface are respectively arranged corresponding to the first surface and the second surface, and the first communication interface is arranged corresponding to the side.
The remote controller assembly according to claim 27, wherein the second communication interface and the third communication interface extend in opposite directions, and the second communication interface and the third communication interface are misaligned with each other.
The remote controller assembly according to claim 16, wherein the housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing detachably connected to the lower housing, the upper housing cover is disposed on the lower housing The receiving cavity is formed on the body, and the interface processor is fixed on the inner wall of the lower casing.
The remote controller assembly according to claim 29, wherein the interface processor includes a circuit board and a processing unit connected to the circuit board, the circuit board is fixed on an inner wall of the lower case; The first communication interface, the second communication interface, and the third communication interface are all connected to the circuit board to pass through the circuit board and the processing unit.
The remote control assembly according to any one of claims 16-30, wherein the remote control assembly further comprises a cellular data module, the cellular data module is inserted into the first communication socket on the communication connector, To receive or send signals through the cellular data module.
The remote controller assembly according to any one of claims 16 to 30, wherein the remote controller further includes an antenna, and the antenna is connected to the interface processor of the communication connector to pass the antenna Receive or send signals.
The remote controller assembly according to claim 31 or 32, wherein the remote controller assembly further comprises a display, and the display is connected to the communication connector through the second communication interface on the communication connector Make a communication connection.
The remote control assembly according to claim 33, wherein the signal includes an image transmission signal, the remote control includes a remote control processor, and the image transmission signal sequentially passes through the first communication interface and the interface The processor and the third communication interface are transmitted to the remote controller processor, and after being processed by the remote controller processor, sequentially transmitted to the display via the interface processor and the second communication interface for image display.