External USB adapter
OwnerSheng-Tu Wu, Yi-Hsin Huanginventors
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Abstract
The present application relates to an external USB (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) adapter. The external USB adapter is an interface-converting apparatus, thereby externally installing a storage medium device or other peripheral components on a personal computer via a USB port of the personal computer. The external USB adapter comprises: an upper cover; a lower cover; a printed circuit board located between the upper cover and the lower cover; a USB-end socket connected to the printed circuit board; an external-device-end socket connected to the printed circuit board; and at least one external fixing element. The printed circuit board further comprises a drive IC.
Claims17
An external USB (Universal Serial Bus) adapter, used for connecting an externally-attached module to a personal computer having a USB port of a USB interface, wherein said external USB adapter uses a USB cable having a first plug and a second plug to connect to said personal computer, said external USB adapter comprising:
- a lower cover;
- an upper cover, corresponding and connecting to said lower cover;
- a printed circuit board, located between said lower cover and said upper cover, wherein said printed circuit board further comprises a drive IC (Integrated Circuit) used for converting signals between different interfaces and transmitting signals to said USB interface;
- a USB-end socket, connected to said printed circuit board for inserting said first plug, and said second plug is inserted into said USB port of said personal computer;
- an external-device-end socket, electrically connected to said printed circuit board for connecting said externally-attached module;
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- a connecting element, disposed between said upper cover and said lower cover for connecting said externally-attached module to said external USB adapter, so as to fix said externally-attached module to one side of the assembly of said upper cover and said lower cover.
An external adapter, used for connecting an externally-attached module to a personal computer having a USB port of a USB interface, said external adapter comprising:
- a housing;
- a printed circuit board, disposed in said housing for performing an interface conversion and transmitting signals to said USB interface;
- a USB-end socket, which is disposed in said housing and electrically connected to said printed circuit board;
- an external-device-end socket, which is disposed in said housing and electrically connected to said printed circuit board;
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- an external connecting element, disposed in said housing for connecting said externally-attached module to said external adapter, so as to fix said externally-attached module to one side of said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.