TWM575204U - Power connection structure with removable plug - Google Patents

Abstract

A detachable power connection structure includes a main body and a detachable joint. The main body includes a casing, a accommodating portion, a plurality of elastic portions, a plurality of power supply conductors, a first joint portion and a second joint portion, and the accommodating portion is recessed with respect to the outer casing. The detachable joint is configured to be detachably engaged with the accommodating portion, the detachable joint includes a first fixing portion, a second fixing portion, a locking portion and a plurality of power terminals, and the locking portion is disposed on a top surface of the detachable joint and extends to Remove the first side of the connector. When the detachable joint is advanced in the closed position of the accommodating portion, the first and second fixing portions are respectively engaged with the first and second engaging portions, and the locking portion is engaged with the first engaging portion; wherein when the locking portion is engaged When pressed, the locking portion is no longer engaged with the first engaging portion to allow the detachable joint to be detached.

Description

Removable power connection structure

This creation relates to a power connection structure, and more particularly to a power connection structure in which a connector is detachable.

Today's electronic products such as smart phones, tablets, notebook computers, mobile power supplies or other electrical appliances have become a necessity for people's lives. When people go abroad for business, tourism and other activities, they often need to carry the above-mentioned electronic products to foreign countries. Due to the different specifications of the mains plugs in various countries, in addition to the different voltage specifications, such as the number of jacks and the shape of the country, the power plug of the above electronic products must be used with the adapter.

Among the conventional adapters, some adapters have only a single plug configuration, and can only be inserted into the mains jack of the plug configuration, such as a connector that can only be used in the UK plug configuration, when the user When an Australian plug configuration is required, an additional adapter for the Australian plug configuration is required. In addition, there are also known multi-national adapters with multi-national plug configurations. The power terminals for multi-national plug configurations are simultaneously arranged and stored on the same side, and the user can pull out the appropriate plug configuration from this side. The power terminals enable conversion of different types of plug configurations. However, the mechanism of the conversion head of the power terminal having the multi-national plug configuration is relatively complicated, and the manufacturing, assembly, and assembly are complicated and costly.

One of the aims of the present invention is to provide a detachable power connection structure having a less complex structure, so that the power connection structure can be detached and converted into different detachable joints when needed to adapt to different plug configurations.

In order to achieve at least the above objects, the present invention proposes a connector detachable power connection structure including a main body and a detachable joint. The main body includes a casing, a accommodating portion, a plurality of elastic portions, a plurality of power supply conductors, a first joint portion and a second joint portion, wherein the accommodating portion is recessed with respect to the outer casing, and the elastic portions are disposed in the accommodating portion The first power guiding portion and the second connecting portion are respectively disposed on the opposite first side and the second side of the receiving portion. The detachable joint is configured to be detachably engaged with the accommodating portion, the detachable joint includes a first fixing portion, a second fixing portion, a locking portion and a plurality of power terminals, and the first fixing portion is disposed on the first side of the detachable joint, The second fixing portion is disposed on the second side of the detachable joint opposite to the first side, the locking portion is disposed on the top surface of the detachable joint and extends to the first side of the detachable joint, and the power terminals are disposed at the first side Between the fixed portion and the second fixed portion. Wherein, when the detachable joint is advanced in the closed position of the accommodating portion, the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are respectively engaged with the first joint portion and the second joint portion, and the power terminals are electrically connected to the power source conductors Coupling, and the locking portion is engaged with the first engaging portion to engage the detachable joint with the accommodating portion; wherein when the detachable joint is engaged with the accommodating portion and the locking portion is pressed, the locking portion is engaged with the first joint The part is no longer engaged and the detachable joint can be removed.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic portions extend from a plurality of lateral bottom surfaces of the bottom surface of the accommodating portion, and the elastic portions and the bottom surface have non-closed slits.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first joint portion is disposed above the first side of the accommodating portion and the bottom surface of the accommodating portion, and the first joint portion includes a first joint member corresponding to the first fixing portion; The second joint portion is disposed on the second side of the accommodating portion and below the bottom surface of the accommodating portion, and the second joint portion includes a second joint member corresponding to the second fixing portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing portion is disposed on the first side of the detachable joint and is lower than the top surface, and the first fixing portion includes: a first fixing member corresponding to the first joint portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second fixing portion extends from the second side of the detachable joint and is lower than the first fixing portion, and the second fixing portion includes: a second fixing member corresponding to the second engaging portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the locking portion includes a connecting end, a resilient arm and an engaging end, the connecting end is disposed on the top surface of the detachable joint, and the elastic arm extends from the connecting end and is cut to the first of the detachable joint The engaging end extends from the elastic arm to the first side of the detachable joint, and the engaging end is configured to engage with the first engaging portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the main body further includes a plurality of blocking portions respectively disposed on the third side and the fourth side of the receiving portion; the detachable joint further includes a plurality of sliding portions, and the sliding The portion is disposed on the third side and the fourth side of the detachable joint, and the detachable joint can be pushed forward when the detachable joint is placed on the accommodating portion to allow the sliding portions to move relative to the blocking portions In the housing department. In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the blocking portions is a bump and the one of the sliding portions corresponding to the bump is a chute.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the detachable joint further includes an opening, and the opening is disposed between the top surface and the second fixing portion.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the power connection structure further includes a power circuit module disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the power conductors of the power connection structure.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the power connection structure is a power converter, a USB charging socket, a mobile power source, or a wireless charger.

Accordingly, embodiments provide a detachable power connection structure having a less complex architecture that allows the power connection structure to be detached and converted to different detachable connectors as needed to accommodate different plug configurations.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of this creation, the following detailed examples are given, together with the attached drawings, to explain the creation in detail, as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a detachable power connection structure according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the body and the detachable joint of FIG. 1 after being joined.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the connector detachable power connection structure 1 includes a main body 10 and a detachable joint 20. The detachable joint 20 is detachably engageable or detachable from the body 10. The detachable joint 20 can be implemented as a plurality of detachable joints having plug configurations suitable for different countries or regions, and the user can insert the power connection structure 1 into different countries by disassembling and replacing the detachable joints of different plug configurations. The mains outlet of the area. The power connection structure 1 can be implemented as a adapter or as a device having a power supply circuit or as part of an electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the main body 10 includes a casing 100 , a receiving portion 110 , a plurality of elastic portions 120 , a plurality of power supply conductors 130 , a first joint portion 140 , and a second joint portion 150 . The accommodating portion 110 is recessed with respect to the outer casing 100. The elastic portions 120 are disposed on the bottom surface 115 of the accommodating portion 110. The power supply conductors 130 are respectively disposed on the elastic portions 120. The first joint portions 140 and the second joint portions 150 are respectively disposed on the accommodating portion 110. The first side 111 and the second side 112 are opposite to each other.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the detachable joint 20 is detachably engaged with the accommodating portion 110 . The detachable joint 20 includes a first fixing portion 210 , a second fixing portion 220 , a locking portion 230 , and a plurality of power terminals 240 . The first fixing portion 210 is disposed on the first side 201 of the detachable joint 20 , and the second fixing portion 220 is disposed on the second side 202 of the detachable joint 20 opposite to the first side 201 . The locking portion 230 is disposed on the top surface 200 of the detachable joint 20 and extends to the first side 201 of the detachable joint 20. The power terminals 240 are disposed between the first fixing portion 210 and the second fixing portion 220.

As shown in FIG. 2, the detachable joint 20 is in a closed position that engages the receptacle 110. When the detachable joint 20 is advanced in the closed position of the accommodating portion 110, the first fixing portion 210 and the second fixing portion 220 are respectively engaged with the first joint portion 140 and the second joint portion 150, and the power terminal 240 is coupled to The power supply conductors 130 are electrically coupled, and the locking portion 230 is engaged with the first engaging portion 140 to engage the detachable joint 20 with the accommodating portion 110. When the detachable joint 20 is engaged with the accommodating portion 110 and the locking portion 230 is pressed, the locking portion 230 is no longer engaged with the first engaging portion 140 to allow the detachable joint 20 to be detached.

Different embodiments are further described below to illustrate different implementations of the detachable power connection structure of the present connector.

In one embodiment, the elastic portions 120 may extend from the plurality of lateral sides 115 of the bottom surface 115 of the receiving portion 110. As shown in FIG. 1 , the two elastic portions 120 are located on two sides of the bottom surface 115 , and one end of the elastic portion 120 is adjacent to the bottom surface 115 of the second side 112 and extends toward the first side 111 , between the elastic portion 120 and the bottom surface 115 . There is a non-closed gap so that the elastic portion 120 has elasticity with respect to the bottom surface 115. However, the implementation of this creation is not limited by this example. For example, one end of the elastic portion 120 may also be disposed on the bottom surface 115 of the first side 111 and extend toward the second side 112, or one end of the elastic portion 120 may also be disposed at other positions of the bottom surface 115 and to another position. extend.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a cross-sectional view of the body of the detachable joint along line A-A of FIG. In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the first joint portion 140 is disposed above the first side 111 of the accommodating portion 110 and the bottom surface 115 of the accommodating portion 110 , and is configured to be coupled to the first fixing portion. 210 is engaged, for example, the first engaging portion 140 includes a first engaging member such as a groove corresponding to the first fixing portion 210. The second joint portion 150 is disposed under the second side 112 of the accommodating portion 110 and the bottom surface 115 of the accommodating portion 110 and is configured to be engaged with the second fixing portion 220. For example, the second joint portion 150 includes and the second fixed portion The second engaging member corresponding to the portion 220, such as a groove. The first or second engagement member is, for example, one or more grooves, dimples, bumps, ribs or other forms of engagement members or combinations thereof. However, this creation is not limited by the above examples.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the first fixing portion 210 is disposed on the first side 201 of the detachable joint 20 and lower than the top surface 200 . The first fixing portion 210 includes: a first joint portion 140 corresponding fixed parts. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the first fixing portion 210 includes a plurality of first fixing members 211, such as bumps.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the second fixing portion 220 extends from the second side 202 of the detachable joint 20 and is lower than the first fixing portion 210 , and the second fixing portion 220 includes : a fixing member corresponding to the second joint portion 150. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the second fixing portion 220 includes a second fixing member 221 such as a ridge. However, the implementation of this creation is not limited by the above examples. The first or second fixing member in the above embodiment is, for example, one or more grooves, cavities, bumps, ribs or other forms of engaging members or a combination thereof.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the locking portion 230 can be configured to include a connecting end 231 , an elastic arm 232 , and an engaging end 235 . The connecting end 231 is disposed on the top surface 200 of the detachable joint 20 . The elastic arm 232 extends from the connecting end and is bent to the first side 201 of the detachable joint 20 , and the engaging end 235 extends from the elastic arm 232 to the first side 201 of the detachable joint 20 , and the engaging end 235 is used for the first The joint portion 140 is engaged. The engaging end 235 is, for example, a hook. In contrast, the first engaging portion 140 may include a groove corresponding to the hook, such as shown in FIG. However, the implementation of this creation is not limited by the above examples.

In an embodiment, the power terminal 240 extends to the bottom surface of the detachable joint 20, as shown in FIG. 5, the power terminal 240 is disposed at the bottom of the detachable joint 20 at one end of the square indicated by a broken line; When being pushed into the accommodating portion 110, the power terminal 240 is electrically coupled to the corresponding power source conductor 130, and the other power terminals 240 may be arranged in a similar or different manner. However, the implementation of this creation is not limited by the above examples.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 , the main body 10 further includes a plurality of blocking portions 160 respectively disposed on the opposite third and fourth sides of the receiving portion 110 . As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the detachable joint 20 further includes a plurality of sliding portions 250 , and the sliding portions 250 are disposed on the opposite third side and fourth side of the detachable joint 20 . As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, when the detachable joint 20 is placed on the accommodating portion 110 to allow the sliding portions 250 to move relative to the blocking portions 160, the detachable joint 20 can be advanced. The portion 110. In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the blocking portions 160 is a bump and the corresponding one of the sliding portions 250 is a chute. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited by the above examples; for example, at least one of the plurality of blocking portions 160 may also be implemented as a chute, and the corresponding sliding portion 250 is a convex block.

Please refer to Figures 8, 9, and 10, which are schematic illustrations of some embodiments of a detachable joint. As shown in FIG. 8, the difference between the detachable joint 20A and the detachable joint 20 of FIG. 1 is mainly in the plug configuration of the power terminal 240A, so that the detachable joint 20A can be engaged with the body 10 of FIG. The plug of the detachable connector 20A is configured as a British standard plug for use in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, India, etc. or Hong Kong. Similarly, the detachable connector 20B of FIG. 9 differs from the detachable connector 20 of FIG. 1 mainly in the plug configuration of the power terminal 240B, so that the detachable connector 20B can be engaged with the body 10 of FIG. 1, wherein the detachable connector The 20B plug is configured as an Australian plug for use in China, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and other countries. Similarly, the detachable connector 20C of FIG. 10 differs from the detachable connector 20 of FIG. 1 mainly in the plug configuration of the power terminal 240C, so that the detachable connector 20C can be engaged with the body 10 of FIG. 1, wherein the detachable connector 20C plug configuration is European standard plug, suitable for France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Belgium and other countries.

Please refer to FIG. 11, which is a schematic block diagram of some embodiments of a power connection structure. In some embodiments, the power connection structure 2 according to any of the foregoing embodiments includes a main body 10D and a detachable connector 20D, and may include a power circuit module 30. The power circuit module 30 is disposed in the outer casing of the main body 10D and is electrically The power supply conductors 130 of the power connection structure 2 are coupled to the power supply terminals 130 of the power connection structure 2, wherein the power supply terminals 240D of the detachable connector 20D may be two or more, and may also be implemented as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 8, FIG. 9 or FIG. Configuration or other plug configuration. In some embodiments, the power connection structure 2 can be implemented as a power converter, a USB charging socket, a mobile power source or a wireless charger, or other electronic device having a power circuit. The power connection structure 2 can optionally further include other circuit units 40, such as a USB connector, a battery or a wireless charging sensor module or other circuits, or a combination thereof, and can be connected to a power line or a connection line to be electrically connected to the outside. Electronic device. The power circuit module 30 can include a transformer, a rectifier, a DC converter, or a combination thereof or other circuitry. However, the implementation of this creation is not limited by the above examples.

Moreover, in some embodiments, the detachable joint of any of the preceding embodiments can have an opening. As shown in FIG. 1 , the opening 260 is disposed between the top surface 200 of the detachable joint 20 and the second fixing portion 220 . The user can insert a tool (such as a screwdriver) at the opening 260 and pull it outward to assist in removing the detachable joint 20 in the closed position from the receptacle 110. Similarly, the detachable joints in Figures 8, 9, and 10 can also be provided with openings, however, the implementation of the present invention is not limited by the above examples.

As described above, various embodiments provide a detachable power connection structure having a less complex structure, so that the power connection structure can disassemble and convert different detachable connectors 20 as needed to adapt to different plugs. Configuration.

The present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is only intended to depict the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that variations and permutations equivalent to those of the embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation is subject to the definition of the scope of patent application.

1, 2‧‧‧ detachable power connection structure

10, 10D‧‧‧ subjects

20, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D‧‧‧ detachable joints

30‧‧‧Power Circuit Module

40‧‧‧ circuit unit

100‧‧‧ Shell

110‧‧‧Receipt Department

111‧‧‧ first side

112‧‧‧ second side

115‧‧‧ bottom

120‧‧‧Flexible Department

130‧‧‧Power conductor

140‧‧‧First joint

150‧‧‧Second joint

160‧‧‧Block

200‧‧‧ top surface

201‧‧‧ first side

202‧‧‧ second side

210‧‧‧First Fixed Department

211‧‧‧First fixture

220‧‧‧Second fixed department

221‧‧‧Second fixture

230‧‧‧Locking Department

231‧‧‧Connected end

232‧‧‧Flexible arm

235‧‧‧Card end

240, 240A, 240B, 240C, 240D‧‧‧ power terminals

250‧‧‧Sliding section

260‧‧‧ openings

A-A‧‧ ‧ line segment

[Fig. 1] is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a power connection structure detachable according to the present invention. 2 is a schematic view showing the body of FIG. 1 and the detachable joint joined. Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the body of the detachable joint along line A-A of Fig. 1. [Fig. 4] is a schematic view showing the detachable joint of Fig. 1 from another perspective. [Fig. 5] is a schematic view of the detachable joint of Fig. 1 in another view. 6 is a schematic view showing a process of joining the body of FIG. 1 and a detachable joint. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a process of joining the body and the detachable joint of FIG. 1. FIG. Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a detachable joint. [Fig. 9] is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a detachable joint. [Fig. 10] is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a detachable joint. [Fig. 11] is a schematic block diagram of some embodiments of a power connection structure.

Claims (10)

A detachable power connection structure includes: a main body, the main body, a main body, a receiving portion, a plurality of elastic portions, a plurality of power supply conductors, a first joint portion and a second joint portion, the accommodating portion The portion is recessed relative to the outer casing, and the elastic portions are disposed on a bottom surface of the receiving portion, and the power guiding systems respectively provide the elastic portions, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion a detachable joint for detachably engaging the accommodating portion, the detachable joint including a first a fixing portion, a second fixing portion, a locking portion and a plurality of power terminals, wherein the first fixing portion is disposed on a first side of the detachable joint, and the second fixing portion is disposed on the detachable joint and the first One side opposite to the second side, the locking portion is disposed on a top surface of the detachable joint and extends to the first side of the detachable joint, and the power terminals are disposed on the first fixing portion and the second portion Between the fixed parts; where the detachable When the connector is advanced in a closed position of the receiving portion, the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are respectively engaged with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and the power terminals are connected to the power conductors Electrically coupled, and the locking portion is engaged with the first engaging portion to engage the detachable joint with the accommodating portion; wherein when the detachable joint is engaged with the accommodating portion and the locking portion is pressed When the locking portion is no longer engaged with the first engaging portion, the detachable joint is detached. The power connection structure of claim 1, wherein the elastic portions extend from the plurality of sides of the bottom surface of the receiving portion toward the bottom surface, and the elastic portions and the bottom surface have a non-closed gap. The power connection structure of claim 1, wherein the first joint portion is disposed on the first side of the receiving portion and the bottom surface of the receiving portion, and includes one corresponding to the first fixing portion The second engaging portion is disposed on the second side of the receiving portion and below the bottom surface of the receiving portion, and includes a second engaging member corresponding to the second fixing portion. The power connection structure of claim 1, wherein the first fixing portion is disposed on a first side of the detachable joint and lower than the top surface, and the first fixing portion includes: corresponding to the first joint portion a first fixing member. The power connection structure of claim 4, wherein the second fixing portion extends from the second side of the detachable joint and is lower than the first fixing portion, the second fixing portion includes: the second joint portion Corresponding to one of the second fixing members. The power connection structure of claim 4, wherein the locking portion comprises a connecting end, a resilient arm and an engaging end, the connecting end is disposed on a top surface of the detachable joint, and the elastic arm is from the connecting end Extending and cutting to a first side of the detachable joint, the engaging end extending from the elastic arm on a first side of the detachable joint, the engaging end being configured to engage with the first engaging portion. The power connection structure of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a plurality of blocking portions respectively disposed on a third side and a fourth side of the receiving portion; the detachable connector further comprises a plurality of sliding portions, the sliding portions are disposed on one of the third side and the fourth side of the detachable joint, and the detachable joint is placed on the accommodating portion to enable the sliding portions to block The detachable joint can be advanced to the accommodating portion when the portion is in relative motion. The power connection structure of claim 1, wherein the detachable connector further comprises an opening disposed between the top surface and the second fixing portion. The power connection structure of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the power connection structure further comprises a power circuit module, the power circuit module is disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the power connection structure The power conductors. The power connection structure of claim 9, wherein the power connection structure is a power converter, a USB charging socket, a mobile power source or a wireless charger.