USB interface for recharging an electronic device, intended to equip a transport vehicle
The USB interface comprises an electronic member comprising at least one USB jack, and connector elements able to connect each USB jack to cabling, and a support case, configured to be fastened on the handrail of the urban public transport vehicle, and including a housing for the electronic member.
1. A USB interface for recharging an electronic device, intended to equip an urban public transport vehicle comprising at least one handrail, comprises:
an electronic member comprising at least one USB jack, and connector elements able to connect each USB jack to cabling, and
a support case, configured to be fastened on the handrail of the urban public transport vehicle, and including a housing for the electronic member, comprising:
a front surface in which the housing emerges;
a rear form, opposite the front surface, and intended to be pressed against the handrail; and
side surfaces extending between the front surface and the rear form, wherein the electronic member comprises:
a first stationary part, fastened in the housing of the support case, and intended to be connected to the cabling, and
a second removable part, bearing each USB jack, the first stationary part and the second removable part being removably connectable, and wherein the electronic member is fastened to the support case by removable fastening elements accessible from one of the side surfaces of the support case.
2. The USB interface according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic member is fastened to the support case at least partially removably.
3. The USB interface according to claim 2 , further comprising removable fasteners for fastening at least part of the electronic member with the support case.
4. The USB interface according to claim 3 , wherein the removable fasteners comprise at least one cone-pointed set screw.
5. The USB interface according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first stationary part and the second removable part comprises at least one connecting pin, and the other of the first stationary part and the second removable part comprises, for each connecting pin, at least one respective complementary socket.
6. The USB interface according to claim 5 , wherein the first stationary part and the second removable part comprise complementary mistake-proofing shapes intended to provide the connection of each pin in the correct corresponding respective plug.
7. The USB interface according to claim 5 , wherein the second removable part comprises:
a front face, comprising each USB jack,
a rear face, comprising each pin or socket,
intermediate faces extending between the front and rear faces, the intermediate faces and the housing comprising a complementary guide to guide the second removable part when it is inserted in and removed from the housing.
8. The USB interface according to claim 1 , wherein the support case comprises a contact face with the handrail and wherein the housing extends along a central axis substantially perpendicular to the contact face.
9. The USB interface according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening elements comprise at least one cone-pointed set screw.
10. A transport vehicle, comprising a passenger room comprising at least one handrail, comprises at least one USB interface for recharging an electronic device, each USB interface comprising:
an electronic member comprising at least one USB jack, and connector elements able to connect each USB jack to cabling, and
a support case, configured to be fastened on the handrail of the urban public transport vehicle, and including a housing for the electronic member, comprising:
a front surface in which the housing emerges;
a rear form, opposite the front surface, and intended to be pressed against the handrail; and
side surfaces extending between the front surface and the rear form, and
wherein the support case is fastened on the maintaining bar and in which cabling passes in the handrail, this cabling being connected to the electronic member, and
wherein the electronic member includes:
a first stationary part, fastened in the housing of the support case, and intended to be connected to the cabling, and
a second removable part, bearing each USB jack, the first stationary part and the second removable part being removably connectable, wherein the electronic member is fastened to the support case by removable fastening elements accessible from one of the side surfaces of the support case.