IP Library Granted Patent US 10,333,261
Granted Patent B2
US 10,333,261 · App. 15/528,533 · Granted Jun 25, 2019

USB signal switching circuit, USB data line, USB signal switching method and storage medium

Inventors: Liangcai Peng (Shenzhen, CN); Kewei Wu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ONEPLUS TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
H01R13/6691G06F13/4282H01R13/04H01R13/6616H01R13/70G06F2213/0042
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Patent No.
US 10,333,261
App. No.
15/528,533
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A USB signal switching circuit and method, and a storage medium, which are applicable to a USB data line with a first USB plug and a second USB plug. Both front and back surfaces of an insulation tongue piece in the first USB plug are provided with functional pins. The USB signal switching circuit comprises a signal switching module and two switching switch modules connected to the signal switching module. Two functional pins Vbus in the first USB plug are respectively connected to a functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug via the switching switch module. Functional pins D+ and D− in the first USB plug are connected to a functional pin D+ and a functional pin D− on the second USB plug via the signal switching module respectively.

Claims (40)

1. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) signal switching circuit, which is applied to a USB data line that has a first USB plug and a second USB plug, either of front and back sides of an insulative tongue in the first USB plug being provided with a group of functional pins that is capable of implementing standard USB signal transmission independently, wherein

the USB signal switching circuit comprises a signal switching module and two switching modules connected to the signal switching module; functional pins Vbus on the front and back sides of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug are connected to a functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug via the respective switching modules; and

functional pins D+ and D− on the front and back sides of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug are connected to functional pins D+ and D− on the second USB plug via the signal switching module respectively,

wherein the signal switching module comprises a signal switching chip U 1 , and a functional pin VCC of the signal switching chip U 1 is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug through a resistor R 1 ;

a functional pin S of the signal switching chip U 1 is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug through the switching module;

functional pins D+ and D− of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+ and D− on the second USB plug respectively;

functional pins HSD 1 + and HSD 1 − of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+ and D− on the front side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug respectively; and

functional pins HSD 2 + and HSD 2 − of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+ and D− on the back side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug respectively.

2. The USB signal switching circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

either of the switching modules is a diode;

an anode of the diode is connected to the functional pin Vbus of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug; and

a cathode of the diode is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug.

3. The USB signal switching circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the switching module comprises an MOS transistor Q 1 and a driving chip U 2 , an electrode G of the MOS transistor Q 1 is connected to a functional pin GATE of the driving chip, an electrode D of the MOS transistor Q 1 is connected to a functional pin VIN of the driving chip U 2 and as a signal input terminal of the switching module, is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the insulative tongue in the first USB plug, and an electrode S of the MOS transistor Q 1 is connected to a functional pin SENSE of the driving chip U 2 and as a signal output terminal of the switching module, is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug.

4. The USB signal switching circuit according to claim 3 , wherein a diode is connected in series between the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug and the resistor R 1 , an anode of the diode is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug, and a cathode of the diode is connected to the resistor R 1 .

5. The USB signal switching circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the MOS transistor Q 1 is a P-channel MOS transistor.

6. A USB data line, comprising a first USB plug, a second USB plug and a connection line connected between the first USB plug and the second USB plug, wherein

either of front and back sides of an insulative tongue in the first USB plug is provided with a group of functional pins that is capable of implementing standard USB signal transmission independently, and the USB data line further comprises a USB signal switching circuit, and the USB signal switching circuit comprises a signal switching module and two switching modules connected to the signal switching module; functional pins Vbus on the front and back sides of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug are connected to a functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug via the respective switching modules; and

functional pins D+ and D− on the front and back sides of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug are connected to functional pins D+ and D− on the second USB plug via the signal switching module respectively;

wherein the signal switching module comprises a signal switching chip U 1 , and a functional pin VCC of the signal switching chip U 1 is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug through a resistor R 1 ;

a functional pin S of the signal switching chip U 1 is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug through the switching module;

functional pins D+ and D− of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+ and D− on the second USB plug respectively;

functional pins HSD 1 + and HSD 1 − of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+ and D− on the front side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug respectively; and

functional pins HSD 2 + and HSD 2 − of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+ and D− on the back side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug respectively.

7. A USB signal switching method, which is applied to a circuit that has a first USB plug and a second USB plug, either of front and back sides of an insulative tongue in the first USB plug being provided with a group of functional pins that is capable of implementing standard USB signal transmission independently, the circuit comprises a signal switching module and two switching modules connected to the signal switching module; functional pins Vbus on the front and back sides of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug are connected to a functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug via the respective switching modules; and functional pins D+ and D− on the front and back sides of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug are connected to functional pins D+ and D− on the second USB plug via the signal switching module respectively;

the method comprising:

when the functional pins on the front side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug are connected to a USB socket, conducting, by the signal switching module, the functional pin Vbus on the front side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug and the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug, conducting, by the signal switching module, the functional pin D+ on the front side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug and the functional pin D+ on the second USB plug, and conducting, by the signal switching module, the functional pin D− on the front side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug and the functional pin D− on the second USB plug;

when the functional pins on the back side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug are connected to a USB socket, conducting, by the signal switching module, the functional pin Vbus on the back side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug and the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug, conducting, by the signal switching module, the functional pin D+ on the back side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug and the functional pin D+ on the second USB plug, and, by the signal switching module, conducting the functional pin D− on the back side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug and the functional pin D− on the second USB plug

wherein the signal switching module comprises a signal switching chip U 1 , and a functional pin VCC of the signal switching chip U 1 is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug through a resistor R 1 ;

a functional pin S of the signal switching chip U 1 is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug through the switching module;

functional pins D+ and D− of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+and D- on the second USB plug respectively;

functional pins HSD 1 + and HSD 1 − of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+ and D− on the front side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug respectively; and

functional pins HSD 2 + and HSD 2 − of the signal switching chip U 1 are connected to the functional pins D+ and D− on the back side of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug respectively.

8. A non-transitory computer storage medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for executing the method according to claim 7 .

9. The USB data line according to claim 6 , wherein

either of the switching modules is a diode;

an anode of the diode is connected to the functional pin Vbus of the insulative tongue in the first USB plug; and

a cathode of the diode is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug.

10. The USB data line according to claim 6 , wherein the switching module comprises an MOS transistor Q 1 and a driving chip U 2 , an electrode G of the MOS transistor Q 1 is connected to a functional pin GATE of the driving chip, an electrode D of the MOS transistor Q 1 is connected to a functional pin VIN of the driving chip U 2 and as a signal input terminal of the switching module, is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the insulative tongue in the first USB plug, and an electrode S of the MOS transistor Q 1 is connected to a functional pin SENSE of the driving chip U 2 and as a signal output terminal of the switching module, is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug.

11. The USB data line according to claim 10 , wherein a diode is connected in series between the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug and the resistor R 1 , an anode of the diode is connected to the functional pin Vbus on the second USB plug, and a cathode of the diode is connected to the resistor R 1 .

12. The USB data line according to claim 10 , wherein the MOS transistor Q 1 is a P-channel MOS transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2017
From: PENG, LIANGCAI; WU, KEWEI
To: ONEPLUS TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043217/0981 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0670435 · Nov 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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