Patent Description:
The docking station is generally electrically connected to an electronic product such as a notebook, a tablet, etc. through a male connector to expand interfaces. However, the male connector of the existing docking station is generally inconvenient to be accommodated and easy to be damaged.

A patent application <CIT> disclosed a USB connects flexible protection architecture, including the casing that encloses into the slide, be equipped with on the casing along the microscler through -hole of slide extending direction setting, the setting is the elasticity slider of cavity form in the slide, be equipped with USB in the cavity department of first end and connect, is equipped with the FPC circuit board of connecting rather than the electricity in the cavity department of second end, is equipped with the button that inserts in the microscler through -hole on the lateral wall of elasticity slider, and the button is close to cavity second end setting, be equipped with limit structure between the inside wall of elasticity slider and casing, including setting up the spacing groove on setting up the inside wall at the casing in arch that elasticity slider second was served, along slide extending direction interval, spacing groove and microscler through -hole are located the homonymy of casing, it is equipped with the end cover to connect the port department that corresponds at the slide with USB. Can connect USB to stretch out to connect USB when using during the use and retract, can effectually connect USB and protect, solve USB and connected the easy problem of damaging. <CIT> relates to a USB connector telescopic protection structure, comprising a shell body formed with a through hole, and a connector port provided with an end cover, where an inner side wall of shell body is formed with a limiting groove.

A patent application <CIT> disclosed that a retractable plug of power supply is comprised of a slide seat and a plug body. The slide seat is snap-fastened in a housing and metal pieces are arranged on sides of the plug body. An elastic lamella is disposed above the plug body, and a wedge block is located on the elastic lamella. The housing has a slot and a positioning hook part is provided on an inner wall face of the housing. A pushbutton is combined to the elastic lamella through the slot. The plug body is slidable in the slide seat by pushing the pushbutton in order to stretch metal pieces out of the housing. The metal pieces are prevented from being withdrawn into the housing by way of mutual retaining of the wedge and the positioning hook part, and such retaining could be released by pressing down the pushbutton to allow the withdrawal of the metal pieces into the housing.

A patent application <CIT> disclosed that an electronic equipment technical field provides a converter with retractable interface, including casing, printed circuit board, first interface and output interface, first interface and output interface link to each other with the printed circuit board electrical property respectively, and this converter still including the backup pad that is used for supportingprinted circuit board, slides and locates the connecting plate in the backup pad, locates second interface and button on the connecting plate, and the second interface links to each other with the printed circuit board electrical property. Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses a first interface and second interface is set up, the data transmission efficiency between the mobileterminal can be improved, the slip of second interface accessible connecting plate in the backup pad realizes stretching out the casing and contracts the function to the casing in, therefore the structural design of this converter is ingenious, conveniently carries, the second interface not only has data transmission's function, but also has the function of charging, therefore the function of multiplicable converter, and then makes mobile terminal's function diversified.

One of the objects of embodiments of the present application is to provide a docking station, in order to solve the problem that the male connector of the existing docking station is inconvenient to be accommodated and easy to be damaged.

In order to solve above technical problem, the technical solution adopted in the embodiment of the present application is as followed:.

In an embodiment, which is covered by appended claim <NUM>, a docking station is provided, which includes:.

In an embodiment, the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity of the docking body is further provided with a second limiting groove spaced apart from the first limiting groove, a layout path from the second limiting groove to the first limiting groove is parallel to an extension direction of the first sliding slot; and the male plug is penetrated through the opening to be exposed and the limiting block is limited in the second limiting groove, when the male connector is in the exposed state.

In an embodiment, the elastic member is positioned in alignment with the pushing button.

In an embodiment, a side of the movable plate facing away from the pushing button is provided with a first accommodating hole configured for accommodating a part of the elastic member, and a side of the connecting body facing the movable plate is provided with a second accommodating hole configured for accommodating a part of the elastic member.

In an embodiment, the movable plate is provided with a rotating end rotatably connected with the connecting body and a free end opposite to the rotating end, the limiting block is arranged at the free end, and the pushing button is arranged at a middle of the limiting block and the rotating end.

In an embodiment, the docking body includes:.

In an embodiment, the housing assembly further includes a separating plate detachably connected with the second housing, and the separating plate is arranged between the circuit board and the male connector, and the separating plate is configured for dividing the accommodating cavity into a first cavity arranged in the first housing and configured for accommodating the circuit board, and a second cavity arranged in the second housing and configured for accommodating the male connector.

In an embodiment, the male connector is electrically connected with the circuit board through an electrical connection structure, the separating plate is provided with a second sliding slot, an extension direction of the second sliding slot is parallel to an extension direction of the first sliding slot, the second sliding slot is arranged penetrating through a depth direction of the second sliding slot, and the electrical connection structure is inserted in and connected to the second sliding slot.

In an embodiment, the electrical connection structure is a flexible circuit board.

In an embodiment, a side of the separating plate facing the first housing is provided with a first insertion groove, and the first insertion groove is configured for enabling the circuit board to be plugged therein.

In an embodiment, the second housing is provided with a first sliding rail and a second sliding rail opposite to each other, the first sliding rail and the second sliding rail are arranged away from an end portion of the first side surface and in communication with an outside, and the separating plate is capable of sliding between the first sliding rail and the second sliding rail.

In an embodiment, one of the first housing and the second housing is convexly provided with an engagement structure and the other of the first housing and the second housing is concavely provided with an engagement groove configured for matching with the engagement structure.

In an embodiment, one side of the first housing is provided with the expansion ports, an inner side of the other side of the first housing is provided with a third sliding rail, the third sliding rail is arranged adjacent to an end portion of the second housing and in communication with the outside, and the circuit board is capable of sliding on the third sliding rail.

In an embodiment, the first housing includes a housing body and an end plate detachably connected to a side of the housing body away from the second housing, a side of the end plate facing the housing body is provided with a second insertion groove, and the second insertion groove is configured for enabling the circuit board to be plugged therein.

The beneficial effects of the docking station provided by the embodiment of the present application are that:.

When the docking station provided by the embodiment of the present is accommodated, the male connector can be switched from the exposed state to the accommodated state by pushing the pushing button, so as to accommodate the male plug inside the opening, thus the entire male connector can be accommodated in the accommodating cavity. Moreover, the male connector can be stabilized in the accommodated state without an external force by elastically limiting the limiting block in the first limiting groove; based on this, the accommodation and protection of the male plug can be reliably achieved when the docking station is not used, thus the accommodation and protection of the male connector is realized, the risk of damage to the male connector can be reduced, the service performance of the docking station can be ensured in a certain degree, and the service life of the docking station is extended.

In order to explain the embodiments of the present application more clearly, a brief introduction regarding the accompanying drawings that need to be used for describing the embodiments of the present application or the prior art is given below; it is obvious that the accompanying drawings described as follows are only some embodiments of the present application, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the current drawings on the premise of paying no creative labor.

In the drawings, the reference numerals are listed:
<NUM>-docking body, <NUM>-accommodating cavity, <NUM>-first limiting groove, <NUM>-second limiting groove, <NUM>-first cavity, <NUM>-second cavity; <NUM>-first side surface, <NUM>-opening; <NUM>-second side surface, <NUM>-first sliding slot; <NUM>-housing assembly, <NUM>-first housing, <NUM>-expansion port, <NUM>-engagement groove, <NUM>-third sliding rail, <NUM>-housing body, <NUM>-end plate, <NUM>-second insertion groove; <NUM>-second housing, <NUM>-first sliding rail, <NUM>-second sliding rail, <NUM>-engagement structure; <NUM>-separating plate, <NUM>-second sliding slot, <NUM>-first insertion groove; <NUM>-circuit board, <NUM>-docking interface; <NUM>-male connector, <NUM>- connecting body, <NUM>- second accommodating hole, <NUM>- male plug, <NUM>- pushing button, <NUM>- limiting block, <NUM>- movable plate, <NUM>- first accommodating hole, <NUM>- rotating end, <NUM>- free end, <NUM>- elastic member, <NUM>- electrical connection structure.

In order to make the purpose, the technical solution and the advantages of the present application be clearer and more understandable, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to accompanying figures and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely intended to illustrate but not to limit the present application.

In the description of the present application, it needs to be understood that, directions or location relationships indicated by terms such as "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", and so on are the directions or location relationships shown in the accompanying figures, which are only intended to describe the present application conveniently and simplify the description, but not to indicate or imply that an indicated device or component must have specific locations or be constructed and manipulated according to specific locations; therefore, these terms shouldn't be considered as any limitation to the present application.

In addition, terms "the first" and "the second" are only used in describe purposes, and should not be considered as indicating or implying any relative importance, or impliedly indicating the number of indicated technical features. As such, technical feature(s) restricted by "the first" or "the second" can explicitly or impliedly include one or more such technical feature(s). In the description of the present application, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless there is additional explicit and specific limitation.

In the present application, unless there is additional explicit stipulation and limitation, terms such as "mount", "connect with each other", "connect", "fix", and so on should be generally interpreted, for example, "connect" can be interpreted as being fixedly connected, detachably connected, or connected integrally; "connect" can also be interpreted as being mechanically connected or electrically connected; "connect" can be further interpreted as being directly connected or indirectly connected through intermediary, or being internal communication between two components or an interaction relationship between the two components. For the one of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the aforementioned terms in the present application can be interpreted according to specific conditions.

In order to make the purpose, the technical solution and the advantages of the present application be clearer and more understandable, herein, the present application is further described in detail below with reference to accompanying figures and embodiments.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, some embodiments of the present application provide a docking station, the docking station includes a docking body <NUM> and a male connector <NUM>. The docking body <NUM> is provided with an accommodating cavity <NUM>, and a first side surface <NUM> and a second side surface <NUM> adjacent to the first side surface <NUM>, the first side surface <NUM> of the docking body <NUM> is provided with an opening <NUM> arranged in communication with the accommodating cavity <NUM>, and the second side surface <NUM> is provided with a first sliding slot <NUM> arranged in communication with the accommodating cavity <NUM>, a cavity wall of the accommodating cavity <NUM> of the docking body <NUM> is further provided with a first limiting groove <NUM>; the male connector <NUM> includes a connecting body <NUM> accommodated in the accommodating cavity <NUM>, a male plug <NUM>, a pushing button <NUM> and a limiting block <NUM> that are all connected to the connecting body <NUM>. The male plug <NUM> is matched with the opening <NUM>. The pushing button <NUM> is slid in and fitted with the first sliding slot <NUM> to drive the male connector <NUM> to switch between an accommodated state and an exposed state. When the male connector <NUM> is in the exposed state, the male plug <NUM> is penetrated through the opening <NUM> and to be exposed, and when the male connector <NUM> is in the accommodated state, the male plug <NUM> is accommodated inside the opening <NUM>, and the limiting block <NUM> is elastically limited in the first limiting groove <NUM>.

It should be noted here that the adjacent first side surface <NUM> and second side surface <NUM> are basically perpendicular to each other. Based on this, the penetrating path of opening <NUM> on the first side surface <NUM> can be basically parallel to the second side surface <NUM>, so that it is convenient to arrange the first sliding slot <NUM> on the second side surface <NUM> for guiding a moving path of the male connector <NUM>. Optionally, the extension path of the first sliding slot <NUM> is parallel to the penetrating path of the opening <NUM>, so that the male plug <NUM> can be smoothly extended and retracted relative to the opening <NUM>, the risk of stuck is reduced.

It should also be noted here that the extension length of the first sliding slot <NUM> limits the sliding range of the pushing button <NUM> in the first sliding slot <NUM>, specifically, the pushing button <NUM> can be slid back and forth in the first sliding slot <NUM> by pushing the pushing button <NUM>, such that the male connector <NUM> can be enabled to switch between the accommodated state and the exposed state. When the male connector <NUM> switches from the accommodated state to the exposed state, the pushing button <NUM> drives the male connector <NUM> to move in the direction close to the opening <NUM>, until the male plug <NUM> extends out from the opening <NUM>, and is at least partially exposed to the opening <NUM>, at this time, the male plug <NUM> can be used to electrically connect with electronic products such as notebooks and tablets to use the docking station. Conversely, when the male connector <NUM> switches from the exposed state to the accommodated state, the pushing button <NUM> moves the male connector <NUM> away from the opening <NUM>, until the male plug <NUM> is accommodated inside the opening <NUM>, that is, accommodated in the accommodating cavity <NUM>, at this time, the accommodation and protection of the male plug <NUM> can be realized, that is, the accommodation and protection of the male connector <NUM> are realized.

It should also be noted that when the male connector <NUM> is in the accommodated state, the limiting block <NUM> can be elastically limited in the first limiting groove <NUM>. Based on this, the male connector <NUM> can be stabilized in the accommodated state without sufficient external force, and can be pushed out from the first limiting groove <NUM> when there is sufficient pushing force, and move synchronously with the male connector <NUM>. Thus, the accommodated effect of the male connector <NUM> in the accommodated state can be guaranteed, and the risk of damage caused by the male plug <NUM> being mistakenly thrown out can be reduced.

In summary, when the docking station provided by the embodiment of the present is accommodated, the male connector <NUM> can be switched from the exposed state to the accommodated state by pushing the pushing button <NUM>, so as to accommodate the male plug <NUM> inside the opening <NUM>, thus the entire male connector <NUM> can be accommodated in the accommodating cavity <NUM>. Moreover, the male connector <NUM> can be stabilized in the accommodated state without the sufficient external force by elastically limiting the limiting block <NUM> in the first limiting groove <NUM>; based on this, the accommodation and protection of the male plug <NUM> can be reliably achieved when the docking station is not used, thus the accommodation and protection of the male connector <NUM> is realized, the risk of damage to the male connector <NUM> can be reduced, the service performance of the docking station can be ensured in a certain degree, and the service life of the docking station is extended.

Alternatively, the docking station can be miniaturized or even reduced to the size of a bank card, which can improve the portability and accommodation convenience of the docking station.

As shown in <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity <NUM> of the docking body <NUM> is further provided with a second limiting groove <NUM> spaced apart from the first limiting groove <NUM>, a layout path from the second limiting groove <NUM> to the first limiting groove <NUM> is parallel to an extension direction of the first sliding slot <NUM>; and the male plug <NUM> is penetrated through the opening <NUM> to be exposed and the limiting block <NUM> is limited in the second limiting groove <NUM>, when the male connector <NUM> is in the exposed state.

It should be noted here that when pushing button <NUM> forces the male connector <NUM> from the accommodated state to the exposed state, the limiting block <NUM> can exit the first limiting groove <NUM> and elastically limit in the second limiting groove <NUM> when the limiting block <NUM> moves to the second limiting groove <NUM>. At this time, the male plug <NUM> has been extended from the opening <NUM> and is at least partially exposed to the opening <NUM>. In addition, the male connector <NUM> can be stabilized in the exposed state when the limiting block <NUM> is elastically limited in the second limiting groove <NUM> and there is no sufficient external force, which is easy to plug and unplug the male plug <NUM> and improve the performance of the male connector <NUM>, that is, the performance of the docking station is improved.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the pushing button <NUM> and the limiting block <NUM> are arranged at a same side of the connecting body <NUM>.

By adopting the above solution, the arrangement of the pushing button <NUM> and the first sliding slot <NUM> cooperated with the pushing button <NUM> can be referred to directly plan and design the arrangement of the pushing button <NUM>, the first limiting groove <NUM> and the second limiting groove <NUM> cooperated with the pushing button <NUM>, so as to reduce the design difficulty and beneficial to improve the fit accuracy between the pushing button <NUM> and the first sliding slot <NUM>, as well as the limiting block <NUM> and the first limiting groove <NUM> and the second limiting groove <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the male connector <NUM> further includes a movable plate <NUM> with one end rotatably connected with the connecting body <NUM>, and an elastic member <NUM> elastically held between the movable plate <NUM> and the connecting body <NUM>; and the pushing button <NUM> and the limiting block <NUM> are arranged at a side of the movable plate <NUM> facing away from the connecting body <NUM>.

It should be noted here that when the pushing button <NUM> is subjected to a pressing force, the pressing force can cause the movable plate <NUM> to rotate to the side close to the connecting body <NUM> and compress the elastic member <NUM>, and then the limiting block <NUM> exits out the first limiting groove <NUM> or the second limiting groove <NUM>, then the pushing button <NUM> can be moved to drive the male connector <NUM> to switch between the accommodated state and the exposed state; during the switching, if the limiting block <NUM> is not moved to the first limiting groove <NUM> or the second limiting groove <NUM> and the pressing force is not removed, although the limiting block <NUM> can elastically abut against the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity <NUM> under the action of the elastic member <NUM>, but it will not hinder the movement of the male connector <NUM>. If the limiting block <NUM> is moved to the first limiting groove <NUM> or the second limiting groove <NUM> and the pressing force is removed, the elastic member <NUM> can recover the elastic deformation and push the limiting block <NUM> so that the limiting block <NUM> elastically limited in the first limiting groove <NUM> or the second limiting groove <NUM>, the male connector <NUM> is stable in the accommodated state or the exposed state.

Therefore, by adopting the above scheme, the limiting block <NUM> can be elastically limited in the first limiting groove <NUM> or the second limiting groove <NUM> by the elastic member <NUM>, and the limiting block <NUM> can release the limiting relationship with the first limiting groove <NUM> or the second limiting groove <NUM> by the pushing button <NUM>. Based on this, on the basis of ensuring the state stability of the male connector <NUM> in the accommodated state and the exposed state, the operation convenience of switching between the male connector <NUM> in the accommodated state and the exposed state can be improved, thus the service performance of the docking station is improved.

The movable space of the movable plate <NUM> does not need to be too large to ensure that the pushing button <NUM> will not completely exit the first sliding slot <NUM> when being pressed, which can ensure the performance of the docking station.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the elastic member <NUM> is positioned in alignment with the pushing button <NUM>.

By adopting the above scheme, the pressing force acting on the pushing button <NUM> can be directly concentrated on the elastic member <NUM>, which facilitates the elastic member <NUM> to quickly and instantly deform under the action of the pressing force. Thus, the movable plate <NUM> can be made to rotate quickly and instantly to a certain extent, and drive the limiting block <NUM> to exit out of the first limiting groove <NUM> or the second limiting groove <NUM>, the convenience and smoothness of related operations can be improved, the risk of stuck is reduced, and thus improve the performance of the docking station.

As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, in the present embodiment, a side of the movable plate <NUM> facing away from the pushing button <NUM> is provided with a first accommodating hole <NUM> configured for accommodating a part of the elastic member <NUM>, and a side of the connecting body <NUM> facing the movable plate <NUM> is provided with a second accommodating hole <NUM> configured for accommodating a part of the elastic member <NUM>.

By adopting the above scheme, one end of the elastic member <NUM> can be accommodated and limited in the first accommodating hole <NUM>, the other end of the elastic member <NUM> is accommodated and limited in the second accommodating hole <NUM>, and then the elastic member <NUM> is held between the movable plate <NUM> and the connecting body <NUM>. Based on this, it can help stabilize the relative position relationship between the elastic member <NUM> and the movable plate <NUM> as well as the connecting body <NUM>, the risk of the elastic member <NUM> being separated from the movable plate <NUM> and the connecting body <NUM> during the elastic deformation and the recovery of elastic deformation is reduced, thus ensuring the service performance of the male connector <NUM> and the service performance of the docking station, and the service life of the docking station is extended.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the movable plate <NUM> is provided with a rotating end <NUM> rotatably connected with the connecting body <NUM> and a free end <NUM> opposite to the rotating end <NUM>, the limiting block <NUM> is arranged at the free end <NUM>, and the pushing button <NUM> is arranged at a middle of the limiting block <NUM> and the rotating end <NUM>.

By adopting the above scheme, the force arm between the pushing button <NUM> and the elastic member <NUM> to the limiting block <NUM>, as well as the force arm between the pushing button <NUM> and the elastic member <NUM> to rotating end <NUM> can be balanced, so as to achieve a labor-saving effect, and to achieve a smaller pressing force to drive the movable plate <NUM> to rotate around the rotating end <NUM>, and basically drive the limiting block <NUM> away from the first limiting groove <NUM> or the second limiting groove <NUM> at the same time, thus improving the operation convenience of related operations. The service performance of the male connector <NUM> and the service performance of the docking station are improved.

As shown in <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the docking body <NUM> includes a housing assembly <NUM> and a circuit board <NUM>, the housing assembly <NUM> includes a first housing <NUM> and a second housing <NUM> detachably connected to each other, and the first housing <NUM> and the second housing <NUM> are jointly enclosed to form the accommodating cavity <NUM>, the first housing <NUM> is provided with a plurality of expansion ports <NUM> arranged in communication with the accommodating cavity <NUM>, and the second housing <NUM> is provided with the opening <NUM> and the first sliding slot <NUM>; the circuit board <NUM> is accommodated in the accommodating cavity <NUM>, and the circuit board <NUM> is connected with a plurality of docking interfaces <NUM> matched with the plurality of expansion ports <NUM> in a one-to-one manner, and the circuit board <NUM> is electrically connected with the male connector <NUM>.

It should be noted here that during assembly, the circuit board <NUM> can be firstly placed into the first housing <NUM>, the docking interfaces <NUM> of circuit board <NUM> are matched with the expansion ports <NUM> in a one-to-one manner, and the male connector <NUM> is then placed in the second housing <NUM>, the male plug <NUM> is aligned with the opening <NUM> and the pushing button <NUM> is slid and matched with the first sliding slot <NUM>, finally, the first housing <NUM> and the second housing <NUM> are detachably connected, and the assembly operation is very convenient. The male connector <NUM> is electrically connected with the circuit board <NUM>, to realize the electrical connection of the male connector <NUM> to the docking interfaces <NUM>.

Alternatively, the docking interfaces <NUM> can be, but are not limited to, a Secure Digital Memory Card (SD) interface or an Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. Universal serial bus) Interface, a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), a Type-C interface (a connection interface of USB interface, which can be inserted regardless of both sides), and an Audio interface. The SD card interface can be used to plug and remove an SD card, the USB interface can be used to plug a USB flash drive, a mouse, a keyboard, or a mobile hard disk, etc., the HDMI interface can be used to plug devices such as the display screen, the Type-C interface can be used to plug devices to be charged for fast charging, and the Audio interface can be used to plug devices such as headphones.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the housing assembly <NUM> further includes a separating plate <NUM> detachably connected with the second housing <NUM>, and the separating plate <NUM> is arranged between the circuit board <NUM> and the male connector <NUM>, and the separating plate <NUM> is configured for dividing the accommodating cavity <NUM> into a first cavity <NUM> arranged in the first housing <NUM> and configured for accommodating the circuit board <NUM>, and a second cavity <NUM> arranged in the second housing <NUM> and configured for accommodating the male connector <NUM>.

By adopting the above scheme, the first cavity <NUM> accommodating the circuit board <NUM> can be relatively separated from the second cavity <NUM> accommodating the male connector <NUM>. Based on this, the interference between the circuit board <NUM> and the male connector <NUM> can be reduced to a certain extent, especially when the male connector <NUM> is switched between the accommodated state and the exposed state, the influence of the movement of the male connector <NUM> to the circuit board <NUM> is reduced. Thus the service performance of the docking station is improved, and the service life of the docking station is extended.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the male connector <NUM> is electrically connected with the circuit board <NUM> through an electrical connection structure <NUM>, the separating plate <NUM> is provided with a second sliding slot <NUM>, an extension direction of the second sliding slot <NUM> is parallel to an extension direction of the first sliding slot <NUM>, the second sliding slot <NUM> is arranged penetrating through a depth direction of the second sliding slot <NUM>, and the electrical connection structure <NUM> is inserted in and connected to the second sliding slot <NUM>.

By adopting the above scheme, the electrical connection structure <NUM> can be inserted into the second sliding slot <NUM>, so as to realize the electrical connection between the male connector <NUM> and the circuit board <NUM>, and when the male connector <NUM> switches between the accommodated state and the exposed state, the electrical connection structure <NUM> can then be moved in the second sliding slot <NUM>, and the electrical connection between the male connector <NUM> and the circuit board <NUM> is continuously disconnected, so that the stability and reliability of the electrical connection between the male connector <NUM> and the circuit board <NUM> are improved on the basis of reducing the interference between the circuit board <NUM> and the male connector <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the electrical connection structure <NUM> is a flexible circuit board.

By adopting the above scheme, the stability and reliability of the electrical connection between the male connector <NUM> and the circuit board <NUM> can be improved by a flexible and stroke reserved flexible circuit board. Even the reciprocating sliding of the flexible circuit board in the second sliding slot <NUM> can also improve the movement smoothness of the male connector <NUM> to a certain extent, so as to improve the service performance of the docking station.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, a side of the separating plate <NUM> facing the first housing <NUM> is provided with a first insertion groove <NUM>, and the first insertion groove <NUM> is configured for enabling the circuit board <NUM> to be plugged therein.

By adopting the above scheme, the circuit board <NUM> can be inserted into the first insertion groove <NUM> from the side close to the separating plate <NUM> during assembly, then the assembly is realized by detachable connection of the first housing <NUM> and the second housing <NUM>. Based on this, the position accuracy of the first housing <NUM>, the separating plate <NUM>, the second housing <NUM> and the circuit board <NUM> between each other can be improved, and the placement status and setting position of the circuit board <NUM> can be preliminarily stabilized by the first insertion groove <NUM>, so as to facilitate the maintenance of high-precision alignment between docking interfaces <NUM> and expansion ports <NUM>. It is beneficial to reduce the assembly difficulty of the docking station, improve the assembly efficiency and improve the service performance.

As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, in the embodiment, the second housing <NUM> is provided with a first sliding rail <NUM> and a second sliding rail <NUM> opposite to each other, the first sliding rail <NUM> and the second sliding rail <NUM> are arranged away from an end portion of the first side surface <NUM> and in communication with an outside, and the separating plate <NUM> is capable of sliding between the first sliding rail <NUM> and the second sliding rail <NUM>.

By adopting the above scheme, the separating plate <NUM> slides into the first sliding rail <NUM> and the second sliding rail <NUM> from the end of the first sliding rail <NUM> and the second sliding rail <NUM> away from the first side surface <NUM>, so as to conveniently and reliably connect to the second housing <NUM>, the connection is reliable, the assembly operation is convenient, and the relative position between the separating plate <NUM> and the second housing <NUM> is fixed after assembly, thus improving the assembly efficiency and the service performance of the docking station.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, one of the first housing <NUM> and the second housing <NUM> is convexly provided with an engagement structure <NUM> and the other of the first housing <NUM> and the second housing <NUM> is concavely provided with an engagement groove <NUM> capable of matching with the engagement structure <NUM>.

By adopting the above scheme, each engagement structure <NUM> can be engaged with each engagement groove <NUM>, which is convenient to achieve a reliable connection between the first housing <NUM> and the second housing <NUM>, and maintain a relative fixed between the first housing <NUM> and the second housing <NUM>, thus, the protective effect of first housing <NUM> and second housing <NUM> onto the circuit board <NUM> and the male connector <NUM> in the accommodating cavity <NUM> can be guaranteed. The service performance of the docking station is improved, and the service life of the docking station is extended.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>, in the embodiment, one side of the first housing <NUM> is provided with the expansion ports <NUM>, an inner side of the other side of the first housing <NUM> is provided with a third sliding rail <NUM>, the third sliding rail <NUM> is arranged adjacent to an end portion of the second housing <NUM> and in communication with the outside, and the circuit board <NUM> is capable of sliding on the third sliding rail <NUM>.

By adopting the above scheme, the circuit board <NUM> can be slid into the third sliding rail <NUM> from the side close to the second housing <NUM> during assembly. The relative position of the circuit board <NUM> relative to the second housing <NUM> is stable, further, the third sliding rail <NUM> and the expansion ports <NUM> are arranged on both sides of the second housing <NUM>, such that the circuit board <NUM> can be stably placed relative to the second housing <NUM>. Therefore, it is convenient to maintain the high-precision alignment between the docking interfaces <NUM> and the expansion ports <NUM>, and improve the service performance of the docking dock.

As shown in <FIG>, in this embodiment, the first housing <NUM> includes a housing body <NUM> and an end plate <NUM> detachably connected to a side of the housing body <NUM> away from the second housing <NUM>, a side of the end plate <NUM> facing the housing body <NUM> is provided with a second insertion groove <NUM>, and the second insertion groove <NUM> is configured for enabling the circuit board <NUM> to be plugged therein.

Claim 1:
A docking station, comprising:
a docking body (<NUM>), provided with an accommodating cavity (<NUM>), a first side surface (<NUM>), and a second side surface (<NUM>) adjacent to the first side surface (<NUM>); wherein the first side surface (<NUM>) of the docking body (<NUM>) is provided with an opening (<NUM>) arranged in communication with the accommodating cavity (<NUM>), the second side surface (<NUM>) is provided with a first sliding slot (<NUM>) arranged in communication with the accommodating cavity (<NUM>), and a cavity wall of the accommodating cavity (<NUM>) of the docking body (<NUM>) is provided with a first limiting groove (<NUM>); and
a male connector (<NUM>), comprising a connecting body (<NUM>) accommodated in the accommodating cavity (<NUM>), and a male plug (<NUM>), a pushing button (<NUM>), and a limiting block (<NUM>) that are connected to the connecting body (<NUM>); wherein the male plug (<NUM>) is matched with the opening (<NUM>), the pushing button (<NUM>) is fitted with the first sliding slot (<NUM>) to drive the male connector (<NUM>) to switch between an accommodated state and an exposed state; the male plug (<NUM>) is penetrated through the opening (<NUM>) to be exposed when the male connector (<NUM>) is in the exposed state; and the male plug (<NUM>) is accommodated inside the opening (<NUM>) and the limiting block (<NUM>) is elastically limited in the first limiting groove (<NUM>), when the male connector (<NUM>) is in the accommodated state;
wherein the pushing button (<NUM>) and the limiting block (<NUM>) are arranged at a same side of the connecting body (<NUM>);
characterized in that the male connector (<NUM>) further comprises a movable plate (<NUM>) with one end rotatably connected with the connecting body (<NUM>), and an elastic member (<NUM>) elastically held between the movable plate (<NUM>) and the connecting body (<NUM>); and the pushing button (<NUM>) and the limiting block (<NUM>) are arranged at a side of the movable plate (<NUM>) facing away from the connecting body (<NUM>).