CN204633058U - USB Type-C Connector Module - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a USBType-C connector module, lead to connect the terminal including configuration passageway chip and the plural number of circuit board and electric connection on the circuit board. One end of the circuit board is extended with a tongue part, two sides of the tongue part are respectively provided with golden fingers, and the tongue part and the plurality of golden fingers form a USB Type-C connector. A Configuration Channel (CC) golden finger in the USB Type-C connector is electrically connected with the Configuration Channel chip to receive the operation of the Configuration Channel; the plurality of power supply golden fingers are connected with the power control chip of the external mainboard through the plurality of lead terminals to receive output power; the plurality of data golden fingers are connected with the chip set of the external mainboard through a plurality of lead terminals to transmit data. The utility model discloses a circuit board sets up USB Type-C connector simultaneously and has the chip of configuration passageway function, does benefit to the setting and the circuit simplification of outside mainboard.

Description

USB Type-C Connector Module

technical field

The utility model relates to a connector, in particular to a connector module.

Background technique

With the development of the semiconductor industry, various electronic devices are introduced, especially electronic devices such as personal computers, tablet computers, and smart phones, which are rapidly popularized in the lives of the general public due to their convenience and powerful functionality.

In recent years, with the popularization of Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors, almost all kinds of electronic devices are equipped with USB ports, so that users can easily transmit data through the USB interface. At present, the most commonly used USB interfaces are the USB 2.0 specification supporting the high-speed transfer rate (Hi-Speed) of 480Mbps, the USB3.0 specification supporting the Super-Speed transfer rate (Super-Speed) of 5Gbps, and mainly for portable Micro USB specifications used in electronic devices (such as smart phones), etc.

However, with the rapid development of electronic devices, the transmission rates of the aforementioned USB2.0, USB3.0 and Micro USB can no longer meet the needs of some users. Therefore, a new generation of USB3.1 specifications has been developed in the market recently, and among them, the USB3.1 Type-C specification that can support a transmission rate of 10Gbps has attracted the most attention from users.

Due to the complex function of USB Type-C and having as many as 24 terminals, if you want to set the USB Type-C connector on the electronic device, you need to set one or more chips on the motherboard, for example, through The configuration channel terminal (Configuration Channel, CC) of the USB Type-C connector is a chip that determines what the output signal is, a chip that switches the upper and lower layer signals of USB Type-C, and a chip that amplifies the output/input signal, etc.

However, the above-mentioned chips will actually occupy the valuable configuration space on the motherboard, causing the problem that the space on the motherboard is not enough for use. Therefore, in the modern era where miniaturization is the mainstream of electronic devices one after another, how can the USB Type-C interface be supported without wasting the space on the motherboard due to the setting of these chips, and causing wiring on the motherboard? Difficulty is the direction that researchers in this technical field are concentrating on.

Utility model content

In view of this, the main purpose of the present utility model is to provide a USB Type-C connector module, and the USB Type-C connector and the chip with the configuration channel function are jointly arranged in the same connector module through the circuit board, In order to facilitate the setting of the external main board and the simplification of the circuit.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a USB Type-C connector module, which is arranged on an external motherboard, including:

A circuit board, one end of which is extended with a tongue, and a plurality of gold fingers are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the tongue, wherein the plurality of gold fingers includes at least two configuration channel gold fingers, a plurality of power supply gold fingers and a plurality of data gold fingers;

An iron shell covers the tongue and the plurality of gold fingers, and forms a USB Type-C connector together with the tongue and the plurality of gold fingers;

a configuration channel chip electrically connected to the circuit board; and

A plurality of conducting terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board, and are electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector and the configuration channel chip through the circuit board;

Wherein, the two configuration channel golden fingers are electrically connected to the configuration channel chip through the circuit board, the plurality of power supply golden fingers are electrically connected to a power control chip of the external main board through the plurality of conductive terminals, and the plurality of data golden fingers are electrically connected to a power control chip of the external main board through the plurality of conductive terminals. A plurality of conductive terminals are electrically connected to a chipset of the external motherboard, and the configuration channel chip is electrically connected to the chipset through the plurality of conductive terminals, and transmits the feedback signals of the two configuration channel golden fingers to the chipset for USB Judgment of Type-C interface.

As mentioned above, the configuration channel chip is also connected to the power control chip through the plurality of connecting terminals, and the power control chip receives a connection voltage (Vconn) and outputs it to one of the two configuration channel golden fingers.

As mentioned above, the USB Type-C connector transmits the positive data signal (D+) and negative data signal (D-) corresponding to the USB2. The high-speed transmit positive signal (SSTx+), high-speed transmit negative signal (SSTx-), high-speed receive positive signal (SSRx+) and high-speed receive negative signal (SSRx-) of the .1 interface, and the differential signal corresponding to channel 0 of the DisplayPort interface ( Lane0), differential signal of channel 1 (Lane1), differential signal of channel 2 (Lane2), differential signal of channel 3 (Lane3) and differential signal of auxiliary channel (AUX).

As mentioned above, the plurality of conductive terminals include a plurality of front-edge conductive terminals and a plurality of rear-edge conductive terminals, the number of the plurality of front-edge conductive terminals is 24, and they are arranged on the tongue and the configuration channel Between the chips, there is more than one trailing edge connecting terminal, and they are arranged on the other end of the circuit board away from the tongue.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model also provides a USB Type-C connector module, which is arranged on an external motherboard, including:

A circuit board, one end of which is extended with a tongue, the upper and lower sides of the tongue are respectively provided with a plurality of gold fingers, wherein the plurality of gold fingers includes at least two configuration channel gold fingers, a plurality of power supply gold fingers, and a plurality of first data gold fingers Fingers and plural second data golden fingers;

An iron shell covers the tongue and the plurality of gold fingers, and forms a USB Type-C connector together with the tongue and the plurality of gold fingers;

A first chip, electrically connected to the circuit board, and electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector through the circuit board, wherein the first chip is a configuration channel chip;

a second chip, electrically connected to the circuit board, and electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector through the circuit board; and

A plurality of conducting terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board, and are electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector, the first chip and the second chip through the circuit board;

Wherein, the two configuration channel gold fingers are electrically connected to the first chip, the plurality of power supply gold fingers are electrically connected to a power control chip of the external main board through the plurality of conductive terminals, and the plurality of first data gold fingers are respectively connected through two The data transmission path is electrically connected to the second chip, the plurality of second data golden fingers are electrically connected to a chipset of the external motherboard through the plurality of connection terminals, and the second chip is electrically connected to the second chip through the plurality of connection terminals. connect the chipset;

Wherein, the first chip is electrically connected to the chipset through the plurality of conducting terminals, and transmits the feedback signals of the golden fingers of the two configuration channels to the chipset for judging the USB Type-C interface.

As mentioned above, the first chip is also connected to the power control chip through the plurality of connecting terminals, and the power control chip receives a connection voltage (Vconn) and outputs it to one of the two configuration channel golden fingers.

As mentioned above, the first chip is electrically connected to the second chip through the circuit board, so as to control the operation of the second chip according to the judgment of the chipset.

As mentioned above, the second chip is a signal adjustment chip connected to the chipset through the plurality of connecting terminals, and the plurality of first data golden fingers transmit two groups corresponding to USB3.1 through the signal adjustment chip and the chipset. The high-speed transmission positive signal (SSTx+), high-speed transmission negative signal (SSTx-), high-speed reception positive signal (SSRx+) and high-speed reception negative signal (SSRx-) of the interface, and the differential signal corresponding to channel 0 of the DisplayPort interface (Lane0) , the differential signal of channel 1 (Lane1), the differential signal of channel 2 (Lane2), the differential signal of channel 3 (Lane3) and the differential signal of the auxiliary channel (AUX), the plurality of second data golden fingers pass through the plurality of conductive terminals Directly transmit the positive data signal (D+) and negative data signal (D-) corresponding to the USB2.0 interface with the chipset.

As mentioned above, the second chip is a signal switching chip whose pins are connected to a USB control chip of the motherboard through the plurality of connecting terminals, wherein the plurality of first data golden fingers are controlled by the signal switching chip and the USB The chip, and the chipset transmit two sets of high-speed transmission positive signals (SSTx+), high-speed transmission negative signals (SSTx-), high-speed reception positive signals (SSRx+) and high-speed reception negative signals (SSRx-) corresponding to the USB3.1 interface, And the other pins of the second chip are connected to the chipset through the plurality of connecting terminals, and directly transmit the differential signal (Lane0) of channel 0 corresponding to the DisplayPort interface, the differential signal of channel 1 (Lane1), and the channel of the chip set to the chip set. 2 differential signal (Lane2), channel 3 differential signal (Lane3) and auxiliary channel differential signal (AUX), the plurality of second data gold fingers are directly transmitted to the chipset through the plurality of connection terminals and correspond to USB2.0 Positive data signal (D+) and negative data signal (D-) of the interface.

As mentioned above, the second chip is a signal conditioning/switching chip that has both signal conditioning capability and signal switching capability.

As mentioned above, the first chip is disposed on one side of the circuit board, and the second chip is disposed on the other side of the circuit board opposite to the first chip.

As mentioned above, the plurality of conductive terminals include a plurality of front-edge conductive terminals and a plurality of rear-edge conductive terminals, the number of the plurality of front-edge conductive terminals is twenty-four, and they are arranged between the tongue and the Between the chip and the second chip, the number of the plurality of trailing edge connecting terminals is more than one, and they are arranged on the other end of the circuit board away from the tongue.

Compared with the prior art, the technical effect of the utility model is that the chips related to the function of the USB Type-C interface, such as the configuration channel chip, are arranged in a single connector module together with the USB Type-C connector . In this way, when the manufacturer needs to add a USB Type-C interface on the external motherboard, the connector module of the present utility model can be directly configured, thereby quickly setting the USB Type-C connector on the external motherboard at the same time and related chips.

Furthermore, the utility model arranges the chip related to the function of the USB Type-C interface in the connector module, so that the external main board does not need to be additionally provided with a corresponding chip. In this way, the circuit on the external main board can be effectively simplified, thereby helping to reduce the difficulty of circuit design of the external main board, and the manufacturing cost of the external main board can also be greatly reduced.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a connector module of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional assembly diagram of the connector module of the first specific embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the connection circuit diagram of the first specific embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional assembled view of the connector module of the second specific embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the connection circuit diagram of the second specific embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 6 is the connection circuit diagram of the third specific embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 7 is the connection circuit diagram of the fourth specific embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional assembled view of the connector module of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of reference signs

1…USB Type-C connector module;

10...circuit board;

101... tongue;

102…Goldfinger;

11…USB Type-C connector;

110…iron casing;

12... configure the channel chip;

13... lead terminal;

2, 2'... chipset;

22...power control chip;

23...system power supply;

24...USB control chip;

3, 3’, 3”, 4…USB Type-C connector modules;

30, 40... circuit boards;

301, 401... Tongue;

302, 402… golden finger;

31, 41…USB Type-C connector;

310, 410…iron shell;

32, 42... the first chip;

321... Configure the channel chip;

33...second chip;

331…Signal conditioning chip;

332…Signal switching chip;

333…Signal conditioning/switching chip;

34, 43... lead terminals;

431...Front edge lead terminal;

432... Trailing edge lead terminals.

Detailed ways

Now with regard to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, in conjunction with accompanying drawing, describe in detail as follows.

First please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , which are respectively an exploded perspective view of the connector module and a perspective assembled diagram of the connector module according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The utility model discloses a USB Type-C connector module (hereinafter referred to as the connector module 1 for short in the specification), including a USB Type-C connector 11, and at least one function of the USB Type-C interface The relevant chips are described in detail as follows.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , in the first embodiment of the present invention, the connector module 1 mainly includes a circuit board 10 , a configuration channel chip 12 and a plurality of connecting terminals 13 . A tongue 101 is extended from one end of the circuit board 10 , and a plurality of gold fingers 102 are disposed on the upper and lower sides of the tongue 101 . Specifically, twelve pieces of gold fingers are arranged on the upper side of the tongue 101, and twelve pieces of gold fingers are arranged on the lower side, and the twenty-four pieces of gold fingers 102 and the tongue 101 together form a USB Type -C connector interface. In the present invention, the connector module 1 also has an iron shell 110 covering the tongue 101 and the plurality of gold fingers 102, so that the tongue 101, the plurality of gold fingers 102 and the iron shell 110 jointly constitute the USB Type-C connector11.

Preferably, the iron shell 110 can also directly cover the circuit board 10 , the configuration channel chip 12 and the plurality of conductive terminals 13 to directly serve as the shell of the connector module 1 , but it is not limited thereto.

The configuration channel chip 12 and the plurality of conductive terminals 13 are electrically connected to the circuit board 10 .

As shown in Figure 1, the USB Type-C connector 11 is formed on one end of the circuit board 10. In this embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 11 is mainly a USB Type-C connector female head, and the connector module 1 can be connected to an external USB Type-C connector through the USB Type-C connector 11 The male head (not shown in the figure) is used to transmit data and power through the USB Type-C interface, but it is not limited.

The configuration channel chip 12 is electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector 11 through the circuit board 10, specifically, electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of golden fingers 102 (for example, both CC1 and CC2 shown in FIG. 3 piece of Goldfinger). Thereby, the operation of the configuration channel (Configuration Channel, CC) of the USB Type-C interface is provided for the connector module 1 (details will be described later).

The plurality of conducting terminals 13 are electrically connected to the other end of the circuit board 10 away from the USB Type-C connector 11, and are electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector 11 and the configuration channel chip through the circuit board 10 12. More specifically, one end of the plurality of conductive terminals 13 is electrically connected to the circuit board 10 , and the other ends respectively extend downward and protrude out of the iron shell 110 . In this embodiment, the connector module 1 is electrically connected to the main board (not shown in the figure) of an electronic device through the other end of the plurality of connecting terminals 13, so that the electronic device can use the USB through the connector module 1 Type-C interface for data and power transmission.

Please also refer to FIG. 3 , which is a connection circuit diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3, in the first specific embodiment of the present utility model, the connector module 1 is mainly plugged on the main board through the plurality of conductive terminals 13, and is connected to a chipset (Platform Controller Hub) on the main board. , PCH) 2, a power control chip 22 and a system power supply 23 are electrically connected.

The USB Type-C connector 11 mainly has the plurality of gold fingers 102 (take 24 pieces as an example), including at least two configuration channel (Configuration Channel, CC) gold fingers. As shown in Figure 3, in this embodiment, the two configuration channel gold fingers (CC1, CC2) of the USB Type-C connector are electrically connected to the configuration channel chip 12 through the circuit board 10, whereby the configuration The channel chip 12 can determine whether the USB Type-C connector is to output a USB Type-C signal or output a USB2.0 signal through the two configuration channel golden fingers.

Specifically, a part of the configuration channel chip 12 is electrically connected to the two configuration channel golden fingers through the circuit board 10 , and another part is electrically connected to the chipset 2 on the motherboard through the plurality of conductive terminals 13 .

As mentioned above, when the USB Type-C connector 11 is triggered by an external connector (not shown), the configuration channel chip 12 transmits a feedback signal of the two configuration channel gold fingers to the chipset 2, Therefore, the chipset 2 can determine whether the external connector supports the USB Type-C interface through the feedback signal. Moreover, the chipset 2 can send a control command to the configuration channel chip 12 when it is judged that the external connector supports the USB Type-C interface, so that the configuration channel chip 12 can control the USB Type-C connection according to the control command The device 11 outputs a USB Type-C signal.

Conversely, the chipset 2 can also determine that the external connector does not support the USB Type-C interface (for example, the external connector is configured on a transmission line, and the other end of the transmission line is configured to only support a USB2.0 interface. USB2.0 connector), send another control command to the configuration channel chip 12, whereby the configuration channel chip 12 controls the USB Type-C connector 11 to output USB2.0 signals according to the other control command. However, the above description is only one specific example of the present invention, but not limited thereto.

It is worth mentioning that if the external connector can support the USB Type-C interface, and one of the two configuration channel gold fingers is determined to be triggered by the external connector, the configuration channel chip 12 can be configured according to the chip set 2, output a connection voltage (Vconn) to another golden finger of the configuration channel of the USB Type-C connector 11.

Specifically, the configuration channel chip 12 is electrically connected to the power control chip 22 on the motherboard and the chipset 2 respectively through a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal among the plurality of connection terminals 13 . In this embodiment, the configuration channel chip 12 is an active IC, and the power control chip 22 provides the power (Vcc) required by the configuration channel chip 12 through the first connection terminal. And, the configuration channel chip 12 is connected to the chipset 2 through the second conducting terminal, and accepts the control of the chipset 2, so that when it is judged that the USB Type-C connector 11 is needed, it can be connected to the chipset 2 through the first conducting terminal. Receive the connection voltage provided by the power control chip 22 and output it to the USB Type-C connector 11. The function of the connection voltage belongs to the common knowledge of the USB Type-C interface, and will not be repeated here.

The plurality of gold fingers 102 of the USB Type-C connector 11 also includes a plurality of power supply gold fingers. In this embodiment, the plurality of power supply gold fingers are electrically connected to the plurality of conductive terminals 13 through the circuit board 10 , and are electrically connected to the power control chip 22 on the motherboard through the plurality of conductive terminals 13 . In the present invention, the power control chip 22 is also electrically connected with the system power supply 23 on the motherboard, and receives the power output of the system power supply 23 . In this way, the USB Type-C connector 11 can receive the required operating voltage (VBUS) from the power control chip 22, so as to output it externally.

More specifically, the system power supply 23 of the motherboard generally outputs a 12V power supply. The power control chip 22 receives the power output from the system power supply 23, and performs voltage drop according to the requirements of the USB Type-C connector 11, and then outputs it to the outside. For example, in this embodiment, the connection voltage (Vconn) is 5V, and the working voltage (VBUS) is 5V.

The plurality of gold fingers 102 of the USB Type-C connector 11 also includes a plurality of data gold fingers. In this embodiment, the plurality of data golden fingers are electrically connected to the plurality of conductive terminals 13 through the circuit board 10 , and are directly electrically connected to the chipset 2 on the motherboard through the plurality of conductive terminals 13 . Thereby, the motherboard can transmit data with the outside through the USB Type-C connector 11.

As shown in Figure 3, in this embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 11 mainly transmits the positive data signal (D+) and negative data signal corresponding to the USB2.0 interface through the plurality of data gold fingers and the chipset 2 (D-).

The USB Type-C connector 11 can also transmit two sets of high-speed transmission positive signals (SSTx+), high-speed transmission negative signals (SSTx-) and high-speed reception signals corresponding to the USB3.1 interface through the plurality of data golden fingers and the chipset 2 Positive signal (SSRx+) and high-speed receive negative signal (SSRx-). It is worth mentioning that the chipset 2 in this embodiment is an example of a chipset that can directly support at least 6 groups of USB3. A conversion chip for converting a PCI-E signal to a single set of USB3.1 signals) can directly provide two sets of USB3.1 interface signals to the connector module 1 to simultaneously support the upper and lower layers of the USB Type-C connector 11 The required two sets of USB3.1 signals (Tx1, Rx1 (ie the first set of USB3.1 signals) and Tx2, Rx2 (ie the second set of USB3.1 signals) shown in Figure 3).

In addition, the USB Type-C connector 11 can also transmit the differential signal (Lane0) of channel 0 and the differential signal of channel 1 (Lane1) corresponding to the display port (DisplayPort) interface through the plurality of golden fingers and the chipset 2 , the differential signal of channel 2 (Lane2), the differential signal of channel 3 (Lane3) and the differential signal of the auxiliary channel (AUX). In this way, the USB Type-C connector 11 can integrate the USB2.0 signal, USB3.1 signal and DisplayPort signal provided by the chipset 2 to form a USB Type-C signal, and then the connector module 1 can Data transmission with the outside through the USB Type-C interface.

This embodiment is mainly to set the USB Type-C connector 11 and the configuration channel chip 12 together in the connector module 1, thereby saving valuable configuration space on the motherboard, and making the circuit configuration of the motherboard significantly larger. Simplify, thereby greatly reducing manufacturing costs.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a three-dimensional assembled view of the connector module of the second embodiment of the present invention. The second specific embodiment of the utility model discloses another USB Type-C connector module (hereinafter referred to as the connector module 3 for short in the specification), including a circuit board 30, a USB Type-C connector 31, A first chip 32 , a second chip 33 and a plurality of connecting terminals 34 .

Specifically, one end of the circuit board 30 is extended with a tongue 301, the upper and lower sides of the tongue 301 are respectively provided with a plurality of gold fingers 302, the tongue 301 and the plurality of gold fingers 302 together form a USB Type -C interface. Moreover, the connector module 3 also has an iron shell 310 covering the tongue 301 and the plurality of gold fingers 302, whereby the tongue 301, the plurality of gold fingers 302 and the iron shell 310 together constitute the USB Type -C connector 31.

The circuit board 30, the USB Type-C connector 31, the plurality of gold fingers 302, the first chip 32, and the plurality of conductive terminals 34 of the present embodiment are the same as the circuit board 10, the plurality of connecting terminals 34 in the first specific embodiment The USB Type-C connector 11, the plurality of gold fingers 102, the configuration channel chip 12, and the plurality of connecting terminals 13 are the same, and will not be repeated here.

The difference between the connector module 3 of this embodiment and the aforementioned connector module 1 is that it further includes the second chip 32 electrically connected to the circuit board 30 . In this embodiment, the first chip 31 is disposed on one side of the circuit board 30 , and the second chip 32 is preferably disposed on the opposite side, but not limited thereto.

The second chip 32 is electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector 31 through the circuit board 30 (that is, electrically connected to the plurality of golden fingers 302), and the plurality of conductive terminals 34 are electrically connected to the circuit board 30 at the same time. Connect the USB Type-C connector 31, the first chip 32 and the second chip 33.

Referring to Fig. 5, it is a connection circuit diagram of the second specific embodiment of the present utility model. In this embodiment, the first chip 32 is a configuration channel chip 321, and is electrically connected to the two configuration channel golden fingers (CC1, CC2) of the USB Type-C connector 31. In this embodiment, the configurations of the configuration channel chip 321, the two configuration channel gold fingers of the USB Type-C connector 31 and the plurality of power supply gold fingers are the same as those described in the first specific embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

In this embodiment, the plurality of golden fingers 302 in the USB Type-C connector 31 includes a plurality of data golden fingers, wherein the plurality of data golden fingers includes a plurality of first data golden fingers. The plurality of first data golden fingers are electrically connected to the second chip 33 through the circuit board 30 , and the second chip 33 is connected to the chipset 2 on the motherboard of an external electronic device through the plurality of conductive terminals 34 . Wherein, the plurality of first data gold fingers include the upper layer gold finger and the lower layer gold finger of the USB Type-C connector 31, so as shown in Figure 5, the plurality of first data gold fingers are mainly through two data transmission paths respectively The second chip 33 is connected to receive the upper-layer USB Type-C signal and the lower-layer USB Type-C signal output by the chipset 2 respectively.

In addition, the plurality of data golden fingers of the USB Type-C connector 31 also includes a plurality of second data golden fingers, the plurality of second data golden fingers are electrically connected to the plurality of conductive terminals 34 through the circuit board 30, and are connected to the plurality of conductive terminals 34 through the circuit board 30. A plurality of connecting terminals 34 are directly connected to the chipset 2 , so as to transmit positive data signals (D+) and negative data signals (D−) corresponding to the USB2.0 interface with the chipset 2 .

Specifically, the second chip 33 in this embodiment is a signal conditioning chip 331 . The plurality of first data golden fingers of the USB Type-C connector 31 are respectively electrically connected to the signal conditioning chip 331 through the two data transmission paths, and the signal conditioning chip 331 is electrically connected to the signal conditioning chip 331 through the plurality of conductive terminals 34. Chipset 2, and transmit two sets of high-speed transmission positive signals (SSTx+), high-speed transmission negative signals (SSTx-), high-speed reception positive signals (SSRx+) and high-speed reception negative signals ( SSRx-), and corresponding to the differential signal of channel 0 (Lane0), the differential signal of channel 1 (Lane1), the differential signal of channel 2 (Lane2), the differential signal of channel 3 (Lane3) and the differential channel of the auxiliary channel corresponding to the DisplayPort interface Signal (AUX).

Based on the above, in this way, the connector module 3 can amplify the DisplayPort signal and the USB3.1 signal output by the chipset 2 through the signal conditioning chip 331 to solve the problem of signal attenuation caused by too far away. Likewise, the connector module 3 can amplify the received signal through the signal conditioning chip 331 and then output it to the chipset 2 . In this embodiment, since the USB2.0 signal output by the chipset 2 has no problem of signal attenuation, it does not need to be processed by the signal conditioning chip 331 .

It is worth mentioning that the signal conditioning chip 331 is also electrically connected to the configuration channel chip 321 through the circuit board 30 . Thereby, the control of the configuration channel chip 321 is accepted (the configuration channel chip 321 is controlled by the chipset 2), and when necessary, the operation of the signal conditioning chip 331 is controlled by the configuration channel chip 321, so that the The chipset 2/the signal output by the USB Type-C connector 31 is amplified.

In this embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 31, the configuration channel chip 321 and the signal conditioning chip 331 are jointly arranged in the connector module 3, thereby saving valuable configuration space on the motherboard, and making the The circuit configuration of the motherboard can be greatly simplified.

Referring to Fig. 6, it is a connection circuit diagram of the third specific embodiment of the present utility model. The third embodiment of the present utility model discloses yet another USB Type-C connector module (hereinafter referred to as the connector module 3' for short in the specification), which has the same characteristics as the connector module 3 of the second embodiment. The circuit board 30, the USB Type-C connector 31, the first chip 32, the second chip 33 and the plurality of conductive terminals 34 will not be repeated here. The main difference between the connector module 3' and the connector module 3 disclosed in FIG. 5 is that the second chip 33 in the connector module 3' is a signal switching chip 332.

More specifically, the connector module 3' is mainly used to connect to a main board (not shown) of another electronic device, and is connected to a chipset 2', the power control chip 22, the system power supply 23 and the main board on the main board. A USB control chip 24 is electrically connected.

In this embodiment, the chipset 2' can only support a single group of USB3.1 signal ports through the PCI-E interface, so it is necessary to cooperate with the USB control chip 24 to convert the single-port PCI-E signal and simulate it as a multi-port The USB3.1 signal is switched by the signal switching chip 332 to support two sets of USB3.1 signals required by the upper and lower layers of the USB Type-C connector 31.

As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the plurality of second data golden fingers of the USB Type-C connector 31 are the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, and the plurality of conductors are electrically connected through the circuit board 30. The terminal 34 is directly connected to the chip set 2' through the plurality of lead terminals 34, so as to transmit the positive data signal (D+) and the negative data signal (D-) corresponding to the USB2.0 interface with the chip set 2'.

The plurality of first data golden fingers of the USB Type-C connector 31 are respectively electrically connected to the signal switching chip 332 through the above two data transmission paths, and some pins of the signal switching chip 332 are connected through the plurality of leads. The terminal 34 is electrically connected to the USB control chip 24 on the main board, thereby, through the signal switching chip 332 and the USB control chip 24, two sets of high-speed transmission signals corresponding to the USB3.1 interface are transmitted to the chipset 2'. Signal (SSTx+), high-speed transmission negative signal (SSTx-), high-speed reception positive signal (SSRx+) and high-speed reception negative signal (SSRx-), that is, Tx1 and Rx1 shown in Figure 6 (the first group of USB3.1 signals) And Tx2, Rx2 (the second group of USB3.1 signal).

In addition, the other pins of the signal switching chip 332 are directly electrically connected to the chipset 2' through the plurality of connecting terminals 34, and transmit the differential signal (Lane0) corresponding to channel 0 of the DisplayPort interface with the chipset 2'. Differential signal of channel 1 (Lane1), differential signal of channel 2 (Lane2), differential signal of channel 3 (Lane3) and differential signal of auxiliary channel (AUX).

It is worth mentioning that one of the pins of the signal switching chip 332 is also electrically connected to the configuration channel chip 321 through the circuit board 30 . Thereby, the control of the configuration channel chip 321 is accepted (the configuration channel chip 321 is controlled by the chipset 2′), and when necessary, the operation of the signal switching chip 332 is controlled by the configuration channel chip 321, so as to The first group of USB3.1 signals (Tx1, Rx1) and the second group of USB3.1 signals (Tx2, Rx2) output by the USB control chip 24 are switched (respectively corresponding to the upper layer signals and lower layer signal).

More specifically, the chipset 2' receives the feedback signals from the two configuration channel golden fingers (CC1, CC2) from the configuration channel chip 321, and thereby judges that the USB Type-C connector 31 is triggered by the upper ten The two gold fingers are still the lower twelve gold fingers. And, the chipset 2' sends a control signal according to the judgment result. The configuration channel chip 321 controls the operation of the signal switching chip 332, so that the signal switching chip 332 switches one of the two groups of USB3.1 signals (via One of the two data transmission paths) and output to the USB Type-C connector 31.

In this embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 31, the configuration channel chip 321 and the signal switching chip 332 are jointly arranged in the connector module 3, thereby saving valuable configuration space on the motherboard and making the The circuit configuration of the motherboard can be greatly simplified.

Continue referring to FIG. 7 , which is a connection circuit diagram of a fourth specific embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 discloses yet another USB Type-C connector module (hereinafter referred to as the connector module 3 "for short in the description), the difference from the foregoing connector modules 3 and 3' is that the connector module 3" The second chip 33 is a signal conditioning/switching chip 333 with both signal conditioning and signal switching functions.

In this embodiment, the plurality of second data golden fingers of the USB Type-C connector 31 are the same as the embodiments shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. And directly connect to the chipset 2' through the plurality of connecting terminals 34, so as to transmit the positive data signal (D+) and the negative data signal (D-) corresponding to the USB2.0 interface with the chipset 2'.

The plurality of first data gold fingers of the USB Type-C connector 31 are respectively electrically connected to the signal adjustment/switching chip 333 through the circuit board 30 . More specifically, the plurality of first data golden fingers includes a plurality of upper-layer golden fingers and a plurality of lower-layer golden fingers, and are respectively connected to the signal adjustment/switching chip 333 through the above-mentioned two data transmission paths.

Part of the pins of the signal conditioning/switching chip 333 are directly connected to the chipset 2' on the motherboard through the plurality of connecting terminals 34, and transmit the differential signal (Lane0) corresponding to channel 0 of the DisplayPort interface with the chipset 2'. ), differential signal of channel 1 (Lane1), differential signal of channel 2 (Lane2), differential signal of channel 3 (Lane3) and differential signal of auxiliary channel (AUX).

In addition, the other pins of the signal conditioning/switching chip 333 are also connected to the USB control chip 24 on the motherboard through the plurality of connecting terminals 34, thereby, through the signal conditioning/switching chip 333 and the USB control chip 24 The chipset 2' transmits two sets of high-speed transmission positive signals (SSTx+), high-speed transmission negative signals (SSTx-), high-speed reception positive signals (SSRx+) and high-speed reception negative signals (SSRx-) corresponding to the USB3.1 interface, That is, Tx1, Rx1 (the first group of USB3.1 signals) and Tx2, Rx2 (the second group of USB3.1 signals) shown in FIG. 7 .

It is worth mentioning that one pin of the signal conditioning/switching chip 333 is also electrically connected to the configuration channel chip 321 through the circuit board 30 . Thereby, accepting the control of the configuration channel chip 321 (the configuration channel chip 321 is controlled by the chipset 2′), and when necessary, the configuration channel chip 321 controls the operation of the signal conditioning/switching chip 333, To switch the first group of USB3.1 signals (Tx1, Rx1) and the second group of USB3.1 signals (Tx2, Rx2) output by the USB control chip 24, and the chipset 2'/the USB Type-C The signal output from the connector 31 is amplified. In other words, the signal conditioning/switching chip 333 in this embodiment is the integration of the signal conditioning chip 331 and the signal switching chip 332 in the previous embodiments, and is used in devices that can only support a single group through the PCI-E interface. The chipset 2' of the USB3.1 signal port.

In this embodiment, the USB Type-C connector 31, the configuration channel chip 321, and the signal adjustment/switching chip 333 with both signal adjustment function and signal switching function are jointly arranged in the connector module 3, thereby This saves valuable configuration space on the motherboard, and greatly simplifies the circuit configuration of the motherboard.

In the aforementioned embodiments, the circuit board, USB Type-C connector, chip and lead terminals are all arranged in a single connector module, so as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, these connectors The length of modules 1 and 3 will be longer than the standard USB Type-C connector. Furthermore, the connector modules 1 , 3 mainly arrange the conductive terminals 13 , 34 at the rear ends of the entire connector modules 1 , 3 . Therefore, when a main board intends to be provided with these connector modules 1, 3 of the present invention, the existing USB Type-C connector holes on the main board will not be able to be used, and a redesign is required.

Referring to FIG. 8 , it is a three-dimensional assembled view of the connector module of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 discloses another USB Type-C connector module (hereinafter referred to as the connector module 4 for short in the specification). The connector module 4 has a circuit board 40, a USB Type-C connector 41, a first chip 42 and a plurality of conducting terminals 43, wherein the USB Type-C connector 41 is formed by one side of the circuit board 40 A tongue 401 , a plurality of golden fingers 402 arranged on both sides of the tongue 401 and an iron shell 410 are formed. The above-mentioned circuit board 40, the USB Type-C connector 41 and the first chip 42 are the same as the circuit board 10, the USB Type-C connector 11 and the configuration channel chip 12 in the first embodiment, here No longer.

As mentioned above, the main difference between the connector module 4 in this embodiment and the connector module 1 disclosed in FIG. 431 and a plurality of trailing edge connecting terminals 432.

Specifically, the number of the plurality of front-edge connecting terminals 431 is twenty-four, and they are disposed on the circuit board 40 near the front edge. Preferably, the plurality of leading edge connecting terminals 431 are disposed close to the tongue 401 and between the tongue 401 and the first chip 42 , but not limited thereto. It is worth mentioning that the first chip 42 can be, for example, the configuration channel chip 12 , 321 mentioned above. In addition, the connector module 4 may also include the aforementioned second chip 33 , such as the signal adjustment chip 331 , the signal switching chip 332 , and the signal adjustment/switching chip 333 . In this embodiment, the plurality of leading-edge connection terminals 431 are disposed between the tongue portion 401 and the first chip 42 and the second chip 33 .

The plurality of trailing edge connecting terminals 432 are more than one, and are disposed on the circuit board 40 close to the trailing edge. Preferably, the plurality of trailing edge connecting terminals 432 are disposed on the other end of the circuit board 40 away from the tongue 401 .

The main technical feature of this embodiment is that the USB Type-C connector 41 is composed of the tongue 401, the plurality of golden fingers 402, the plurality of leading edge connecting terminals 431 and the iron shell 410, and the USB Type-C The C connector 41 has the same dimensions as a standard USB Type-C connector (not shown). In this way, when the main board is to be configured with the connector module 4 in this embodiment, the existing USB Type-C connector holes on the main board can be directly used to connect the plurality of front ports on the connector module 4. Edge lead terminal 431. Moreover, the manufacturer of the motherboard only needs to perform some post-processing on the motherboard to additionally set one or more holes corresponding to the plurality of trailing edge connecting terminals 432 at the rear of the hole to connect the Connector module 4. In this way, the process of the motherboard will be easier.

The above descriptions are only preferred specific examples of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present utility model. Therefore, all equivalent changes made by using the contents of the present utility model are also included in the scope of the present utility model.

Claims (12)

1. A USB Type-C connector module, which is arranged on an external motherboard, is characterized in that, comprising: A circuit board, one end of which is extended with a tongue, and a plurality of gold fingers are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the tongue, wherein the plurality of gold fingers includes at least two configuration channel gold fingers, a plurality of power supply gold fingers and a plurality of data gold fingers; An iron shell covers the tongue and the plurality of gold fingers, and forms a USB Type-C connector together with the tongue and the plurality of gold fingers; a configuration channel chip electrically connected to the circuit board; and A plurality of conducting terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board, and are electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector and the configuration channel chip through the circuit board; Wherein, the two configuration channel golden fingers are electrically connected to the configuration channel chip through the circuit board, the plurality of power supply golden fingers are electrically connected to a power control chip of the external main board through the plurality of conductive terminals, and the plurality of data golden fingers are electrically connected to a power control chip of the external main board through the plurality of conductive terminals. A plurality of conductive terminals are electrically connected to a chipset of the external motherboard, and the configuration channel chip is electrically connected to the chipset through the plurality of conductive terminals, and transmits the feedback signals of the two configuration channel golden fingers to the chipset for USB Judgment of Type-C interface. 2. The USB Type-C connector module according to claim 1, wherein the configuration channel chip is also connected to the power control chip through the plurality of conductive terminals, and the power control chip receives a connection voltage and outputs it to One of the two configuration channel cheats. 3. The USB Type-C connector module according to claim 2, wherein the USB Type-C connector transmits the positive data signal corresponding to the USB2.0 interface and the Negative data signal, two sets of high-speed transmission positive signal, high-speed transmission negative signal, high-speed reception positive signal and high-speed reception negative signal corresponding to the USB3.1 interface, and differential signals corresponding to channel 0 and channel 1 of the DisplayPort interface , the differential signal of channel 2, the differential signal of channel 3 and the differential signal of the auxiliary channel. 4. The USB Type-C connector module according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the plurality of lead-in terminals include a plurality of front-edge lead-in terminals and a plurality of rear-edge lead-in terminals, and the plurality of front lead-in terminals The number of edge conducting terminals is twenty-four, which are arranged between the tongue and the configuration channel chip, and the number of the plurality of trailing edge conducting terminals is more than one, and are arranged on the circuit board away from the tongue the other end of the unit. 5. A USB Type-C connector module, which is arranged on an external motherboard, is characterized in that, comprising: A circuit board, one end of which is extended with a tongue, the upper and lower sides of the tongue are respectively provided with a plurality of gold fingers, wherein the plurality of gold fingers includes at least two configuration channel gold fingers, a plurality of power supply gold fingers, and a plurality of first data gold fingers Fingers and plural second data golden fingers; An iron shell covers the tongue and the plurality of gold fingers, and forms a USB Type-C connector together with the tongue and the plurality of gold fingers; A first chip, electrically connected to the circuit board, and electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector through the circuit board, wherein the first chip is a configuration channel chip; a second chip, electrically connected to the circuit board, and electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector through the circuit board; and A plurality of conducting terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board, and are electrically connected to the USB Type-C connector, the first chip and the second chip through the circuit board; Wherein, the two configuration channel gold fingers are electrically connected to the first chip, the plurality of power supply gold fingers are electrically connected to a power control chip of the external main board through the plurality of conductive terminals, and the plurality of first data gold fingers are respectively connected through two The data transmission path is electrically connected to the second chip, the plurality of second data golden fingers are electrically connected to a chipset of the external motherboard through the plurality of connection terminals, and the second chip is electrically connected to the second chip through the plurality of connection terminals. connect the chipset; Wherein, the first chip is electrically connected to the chipset through the plurality of conducting terminals, and transmits the feedback signals of the golden fingers of the two configuration channels to the chipset for judging the USB Type-C interface. 6. The USB Type-C connector module according to claim 5, wherein the first chip is also connected to the power control chip through the plurality of conductive terminals, and the power control chip receives a connection voltage and outputs it to One of the two configuration channel cheats. 7. The USB Type-C connector module according to claim 6, wherein the first chip is electrically connected to the second chip through the circuit board, so as to control the operation of the second chip according to the judgment of the chipset . 8. The USB Type-C connector module according to claim 7, wherein the second chip is a signal conditioning chip connected to the chipset through the plurality of conductive terminals, and the plurality of first data golden fingers pass through The signal conditioning chip and the chipset transmit two sets of high-speed transmission positive signals, high-speed transmission negative signals, high-speed reception positive signals and high-speed reception negative signals corresponding to the USB3.1 interface, and differential signals corresponding to channel 0 of the DisplayPort interface, The differential signal of channel 1, the differential signal of channel 2, the differential signal of channel 3 and the differential signal of the auxiliary channel, the plurality of second data gold fingers are directly transmitted to the chipset through the plurality of conductive terminals and corresponding to the USB2.0 interface Positive data signal and negative data signal. 9. The USB Type-C connector module according to claim 7, wherein the second chip is a signal switching chip in which some pins are connected to a USB control chip of the motherboard through the plurality of conductive terminals, wherein The plurality of first data gold fingers transmit two sets of high-speed transmission positive signals, high-speed transmission negative signals, high-speed reception positive signals and high-speed reception negative signals to the chipset through the signal switching chip and the USB control chip. signal, and the other pins of the second chip are connected to the chipset through the plurality of connecting terminals, and directly transmit the differential signal corresponding to channel 0, channel 1, and channel 2 of the DisplayPort interface with the chip set , the differential signal of channel 3 and the differential signal of the auxiliary channel, the plurality of second data gold fingers directly transmit the positive data signal and the negative data signal corresponding to the USB2.0 interface to the chipset through the plurality of connection terminals. 10. The USB Type-C connector module according to claim 9, wherein the second chip is a signal conditioning/switching chip having both signal conditioning capability and signal switching capability. 11. The USB Type-C connector module according to any one of claims 5-10, wherein the first chip is arranged on one side of the circuit board, and the second chip is arranged on the circuit board opposite on the other side of the first chip. 12. The USB Type-C connector module according to any one of claims 5-10, wherein the plurality of lead terminals include a plurality of leading edge lead terminals and a plurality of trailing edge lead terminals, and the plurality of front lead terminals The number of leading edge connecting terminals is twenty-four, and it is arranged between the tongue, the first chip and the second chip, and the number of the plurality of trailing edge connecting terminals is more than one, and it is arranged on the circuit the other end of the plate away from the tongue.