Abstract:
The present invention discloses a plug module base with a heat dissipating element that forms at least one gap by a plurality of plug passages and a heat dissipating element installed in the gap, such that the plug passages and the heat dissipating element can be used to form the plug module base with the heat dissipating element.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     The present invention relates to a plug module base, and more particularly to a plug having a heat dissipating element installed at a gap between plug passages.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     At present, industries require a large quantity of electronic devices, and most of the electronic devices are connected by plugs. As the quantity of data is increased drastically and the multimedia technologies are well developed, a high-speed data transmission becomes very important. However, high-speed data transmissions are accompanied with the production of a large quantity of waste heat, and such heat causes an increase of temperature and an interference of signals, and thus affecting the transmission rate. Particularly in the case of connecting several plugs, heat cannot be dissipated effectively and will be accumulated at certain part in the assembly of the electronic device and the temperature in the assembly of the electronic device will become too high. As a result, the performance, stability and life of the electronic device will be affected adversely.  
         [0003]     The present invention intends to find a way of producing a plug module base to effectively dissipate the heat in the plug module base and avoid the internal temperature of the electronic device from rising.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0004]     In view of the foregoing shortcomings of the prior art plug module base, the inventor of the present invention based on years of experience in the related field to conduct extensive researches and experiment, and finally developed a plug module base with a heat dissipating element in hope of achieving the effect of dissipating a large quantity of heat quickly.  
         [0005]     Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a plug module base that installs a heat dissipating element between plug passages to achieve the effect of improving the heat dissipating efficiency. To achieve the foregoing objective, the invention provides a plug module base comprising: at least two plug passages, each for containing a plug module; a plug base disposed at an end of the plug module base and electrically coupled to the plug module; a heat dissipating element containing space disposed between every two plug passages; and a heat dissipating element installed at the heat dissipating element containing space to constitute a plug module base with a good heat dissipating effect. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0006]      FIG. 1  is an exploded view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0007]      FIG. 2  is a schematic view of an assembled plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0008]      FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0009]      FIG. 4  is an exploded view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to another preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0010]      FIG. 5  is an exploded view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0011]      FIG. 6  is a schematic view of an assembled plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0012]      FIG. 7  is a side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and four plug passages according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0013]      FIG. 8  is a side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and eight plug passages according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0014]      FIG. 9  is a side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and two plug passages according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;  
         [0015]      FIG. 10  is a side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and four plug passages according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention; and  
         [0016]      FIG. 11  is a side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and eight passages according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0017]     To make it easier for our examiner to understand the objective of the invention, its structure, innovative features, and performance, we use a preferred embodiment together with the attached drawings for the detailed description of the invention.  
         [0018]     Referring to  FIG. 1  to an exploded view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plug module base  1  comprises two plug passages, a heat dissipating element  3  and a base  2  having two plug grooves  21 ; and a plug slot  15  having a latch  151  latched at a latch hole  111  of an upper casing  11 , such that the plug slot  15  is fixed to the upper casing  11 . The upper casing  11  has a fixing groove  112  for latching a base fixture  22  of the base  2 , and the base  2  has two plug grooves  21 . The upper casing  11  further includes a connecting hole  113  for latching a latch  132  of a first guiding plate  13  with a latch  142  of a second guiding plate  14 . A lower cover  12  has a lower cover plate latched to a third latch  116  of the upper casing  11 , such that the first guiding plate  13 , second guiding plate  14  and lower cover  12  are coupled to form two plug passages. The first guiding plate  13  includes a first bent plate  131  having a latch  1311  latched with a second bent plate  141  of the second guiding plate  14 , such that the first guiding plate  13  and second guiding plate  14  form a containing space for accommodating the heat dissipating element  3 . The heat dissipating element  3  has two heat absorbing surfaces  32  and four heat dissipating surfaces  31 , so that the two heat absorbing surfaces  32  can absorb and conduct heat to the four heat dissipating surfaces  31  for the heat dissipation, and the heat dissipating element  3  is made of graphite, ceramics, porcelain, or copper or any combination of the above.  
         [0019]     Referring to  FIG. 2  for the schematic view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is also an assembled structure as depicted in  FIG. 1 , a plug electronic device  4  is passed through the plug slot  15  and inserted into the plug module base  1 , and a transmitting end  41  of the electronic device  4  is electrically coupled to the plug groove  21 , so that the data in the plug electronic device  4  can be transmitted from the transmitting end  41  of the electronic device  4  and the plug groove  21 , and the heat produced by the plug electronic device  4  is conducted from the heat absorbing surface  32  of the heat dissipating element  3  to the heat dissipating surface  31  and dissipated from the heat dissipating surface  31  to the atmosphere.  
         [0020]     Referring to  FIG. 3  for the cross-sectional side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is also an assembled structure as depicted in  FIG. 1 , a plug of the electronic device  4  is inserted from a plug slot  15  into the plug module base  1 , and a transmitting end  41  of the electronic device  4  is coupled with a plug groove  21  on the base  2 , and the heat produced by the electronic device  4  is conducted from a heat absorbing surface  32  of the heat dissipating element  3  to a heat dissipating surface  31  and dissipated from the heat dissipating surface  31  to the atmosphere.  
         [0021]     Referring to  FIG. 4  for the exploded view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, this embodiment is similar to the one illustrated in  FIG. 1 , and their difference resides on the upper casing  11  is not made by bending a single sheet material, but a back cover  16  is fixed at the upper casing having an n-shape cross section and an end without the plug slot  15 , such that a first latch  115  of the upper casing  11  is latched into a first connecting hole  161  of the back cover  16 , and a second connecting hole  162  of the back cover  16  is latched to a second latch  114  of the upper casing  11  to fix the back cover  16  onto the upper casing  11 .  
         [0022]     Referring to  FIG. 5  for the exploded view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, this embodiment is similar to the one illustrated in  FIG. 1  and their difference resides on that an external heat dissipating element  5  is installed onto the upper casing  11 , such that after the heat produced by the electronic device  4  is conducted to the upper casing  11 , the heat will be conducted from an external heat absorbing surface  52  of the external heat dissipating element  5  to an external heat dissipating surface  51  and dissipated from the external heat dissipating surface  51  to the atmosphere. This embodiment increases the heat dissipating area of the upper casing  11  and improves the heat dissipating efficiency.  
         [0023]     Referring to  FIG. 6  for the schematic view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element according another further preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is also an assembled structure as depicted in  FIG. 1 , the heat produced by the electronic components in the plug module base  1  can be dissipated from the heat dissipating element  3  and the external heat dissipating element  5  to the atmosphere quickly.  
         [0024]     Referring to  FIG. 7  for the side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and four plug passages according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention which is comprised of a plug module base  1  as depicted in  FIG. 1 , this embodiment adopts two plug module bases  1  coupled in parallel with each other.  
         [0025]     Referring to  FIG. 8  for the side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and eight plug passages according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention which is comprised of a plug module base  1  as depicted in  FIG. 1 , this embodiment adopts a plug module base  1  coupled in parallel with the plug electronic device  4 .  
         [0026]     Referring to  FIG. 9  for the side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and two plug passages according to another further preferred embodiment of the present invention which is comprised of two plug passages  6 , a plurality of support pillars  8  are arranged at the top, the bottom and the middle of two plug passages for defining a space for containing the heat dissipating element  3 , and the whole structure is covered by a housing  7 .  
         [0027]     Referring to  FIG. 10  for the side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and four plug passages according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, two plug passages  6  are arranged at the top and the bottom in parallel with each other, and the middle is separated by the support pillar  8 , wherein the space so formed is provided for containing the heat dissipating element  3 , and the whole structure is covered by the housing  7 .  
         [0028]     Referring to  FIG. 11  for the side view of a plug module base with a heat dissipating element and eight plug passages according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, four plug passages  6  are arranged at the top and the bottom in parallel with each other, and the middle is separated by the support pillar  8 , wherein the space so formed is provided for containing the heat dissipating element  3 , and the whole structure is covered by the housing  7 .  
         [0029]     In summation of the description above, the present invention complies with the patent application requirements. The present invention installs the heat dissipating elements at the plug module base inside or outside the housing to improve the heat dissipating efficiency, and enhances the performance over the conventional structure and thus is duly filed for patent application.