The present application relates to the technical field of electronic devices, and in particular to a power adapter.
A power adapter is a power supply transformation device suitable for an electronic device. The power adapter generally comprises a housing and a power plug provided outside the housing as a power input.
The power plug of the power adapter is generally fixed in orientation and can only be adapted to being plugged into a socket in a specific direction. When a plugging direction of the socket is changed or a plugging space is insufficient, the shape or weight of the housing may hinder re-plugging of the power adapter into the socket, thus resulting in a must to be replaced with another power adapter that meets the requirement for the plugging direction, and also causing poor applicability and inconvenience to a user in use.
An objective of the present application is to provide a power adapter, which aims to solve the technical problem that a plugging direction of a current power adapter cannot be changed, causing inconvenience to a user in use.
The present application is implemented by a power adapter, which comprises:
a power supply body comprising a housing, a first plug and a first plugging structure, wherein the housing has a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface, the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface are provided at an included angle, the first plugging structure is provided on the first mounting surface, the first plug is connected to the first mounting surface, and the first plug can extend away from the first mounting surface to be plugged into an external socket; and
an adapter mechanism comprising a plug seat, a second plug and a second plugging structure that is pluggable into the first plugging structure, wherein the plug seat has a third mounting surface and an attachment surface that face away from each other, the second plug is provided on the third mounting surface, the second plugging structure is provided on the attachment surface, when the second plugging structure is pluggable into the first plugging structure, the attachment surface is attachable to the second mounting surface, and the second plug is electrically connected to the first plug and capable of extending away from the second mounting surface to be plugged into the external socket.
The first plug is rotatably connected to the first mounting surface and is rotatably switchable between a first plugging position and a first receiving position, and the first plug extends away from the first mounting surface when in the first plugging position and is plugged into the second plugging structure when in the first receiving position.
In one of the embodiments, the second plug is rotatably connected to the third mounting surface and is rotatably switchable between a second plugging position and a second receiving position, and the second plug extends away from the third mounting surface when in the second plugging position and is pluggable into the external socket when in the second receiving position.
In one of the embodiments, the first plugging structure comprises an accommodating slot formed in the first mounting surface and penetrating to the second mounting surface, the second plugging structure comprises a plugging block, and when the first plug is in the first receiving position, the first plug is accommodated in the accommodating slot, and the plugging block is pluggable with the accommodating slot and the first plug.
In one of the embodiments, two accommodating slots are provided, the first plug comprises two first pins, one of the first pins is rotatably connected to a slot wall of one of the accommodating slots, and when the first plug is in the first receiving position, the two first pins are respectively received in the two accommodating slots.
In one of the embodiments, two plugging blocks are provided, and one of the plugging blocks is plugged with one of the accommodating slots and one of the first pins.
In one of the embodiments, the end surface of the end of the plugging block away from the plug seat is provided with a plugging slot, and when the first plug is in the first receiving position and the plugging block is plugged into the accommodating slot, the first pin is plugged into the plugging slot and is electrically connected to the second plug.
In one of the embodiments, the accommodating slot is provided with a first sliding joint structure on a slot wall thereof, the first sliding joint structure extends in an extending direction of the accommodating slot, the plugging block is provided with a second sliding joint structure capable of being in sliding fit with the first sliding joint structure, and when the second sliding joint structure is slidingly connected on the first sliding joint structure, the plugging block is plugged into the accommodating slot.
In one of the embodiments, the first sliding joint structure is a sliding slot formed in the slot wall of the accommodating slot, and the second sliding joint structure is a sliding joint block protruding from a side wall of the plugging block.
In one of the embodiments, the adapter mechanism further comprises a limiting plate connected to the attachment surface, the second plugging structure is connected to the limiting plate, and the limiting plate can be attached to the first mounting surface when the second plugging structure is plugged into the first plugging structure.
In one of the embodiments, the adapter mechanism further comprises a clamping block provided on the side of the limiting plate facing the second plugging structure, and when the second plugging structure is plugged into the first plugging structure, the clamping block is clamped to the housing.
In one of the embodiments, the first mounting surface is provided with a clamping slot, and when the second plugging structure is plugged into the first plugging structure, the clamping block is clamped into the clamping slot.
In one of the embodiments, the second plug comprises two second pins, and the third mounting surface of the plug seat is provided with the one first plugging structure.
In one of the embodiments, the power adapter comprises a plurality of adapter mechanisms.
In one of the embodiments, the power adapter further comprises a plurality of interface seats for plugging external connectors, and the housing is provided with interface holes corresponding to the interface seats.
Compared with the prior art, the present application has the technical effects that the adapter mechanism of the power adapter can achieve the connection with the power supply body by means of the plugging fit between the first plugging structure and the second plugging structure, in this case, the second plug is electrically connected to the first plug, and the power adapter is switched from plugging into the external socket by means of the first plug to plugging into the external socket by means of the second plug; a plugging direction of the first plug faces away from the first mounting surface, a plugging direction of the second plug faces away from the third mounting surface, the attachment surface facing away from the third mounting surface is attached to the second mounting surface, the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface are provided at an included angle, and therefore, the plugging direction of the second plug and the plugging direction of the first plug are provided at an included angle, so that a plugging direction of the power supply body is changed by mounting the adapter mechanisms without replacing the power adapter again; when the power adapter is plugged into the external socket, whether to mount the adapter mechanism may be selected according to the requirements for the plugging direction and space; and the power adapter has good applicability and is convenient for a user to carry.
In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application more clearly, the drawings used in the embodiments of the present application or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without involving any inventive effort.
10. Power supply body; 101. First mounting surface; 102. Second mounting surface; 103. Interface hole; 11. Housing; 12. First plug; 13. First plugging structure; 14. First sliding joint structure; 15. Clamping slot; 20. Adapter mechanism; 21. Plug seat; 211. Third mounting surface; 212. Attachment surface; 22. Second plug; 221. Second pin; 23. Second plugging structure; 231. Plugging slot; 24. Elastic piece; 25. Limiting plate; 26. Second sliding joint structure.
Embodiments of the present application will be described below in detail, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be illustrative of the present application, and will not be interpreted as limiting the present application.
In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms “length”, “width”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “inner”, “outer”, etc. are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be construed as limiting the present application.
In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined with “first” and “second” can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of “a plurality of” is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly and specifically defined.
In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms such as “mount”, “connect with”, “connect” and “fix” should be broadly understood, for example, they can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection or be integrated; can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; and can be directly connected with each other, or can be indirectly connected with each other through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between interiors of two elements or interaction between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to specific situations.
In order to make the object, technical solutions, and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments.
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A circuit board and other electronic elements connected to the circuit board are provided in the housing 11, and in order to achieve the connection between the power adapter and other electronic devices or connecting wires, the power adapter further comprises a plurality of interface seats for plugging in external connectors, and the interface seats are electrically connected to the circuit board; referring to
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The second plug 22 is rotatably connected to the third mounting surface 211 and is rotatably switchable between a second plugging position and a second receiving position, and the second plug 22 extends away from the third mounting surface 211 when in the second plugging position and can be plugged into the external socket when in the second receiving position. That is to say, when in use, the second plug 22 is rotatably switchable from the second receiving position to the second plugging position, the extending direction of the second plug 22 forms an included angle of 90° with the third mounting surface 211 in this case, and when not in use, the second plug 22 is rotatably switchable from the second plugging position to the second receiving position so as to save space. In this embodiment, when the second plug 22 is in the second receiving position, the extending direction of the second plug is parallel to the second mounting surface 102. The second plug 22 is rotated in a damping manner during the rotation, or has stop points in both the second receiving position and the second plugging position such that the second plug 22 does not shake without an external force. Preferably, the second plugging structure 23 can be plugged into the first plugging structure 13 and into the first plug 12 when the first plug 12 is in the first receiving position, so as to prevent the first plug 12 from taking up space, and also to play a protective role on the first plug 12.
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The adapter mechanism 20 of the power adapter can achieve the connection with the power supply body by means of the plugging fit between the first plugging structure 13 and the second plugging structure 23, in this case, the second plug 22 is electrically connected to the first plug 12, and the power adapter is switched from plugging into the external socket by means of the first plug 12 to plugging into the external socket by means of the second plug 22; a plugging direction of the first plug 12 faces away from the first mounting surface 101, a plugging direction of the second plug 22 faces away from the third mounting surface 211, the attachment surface 212 facing away from the third mounting surface 211 is attached to the second mounting surface 102, the first mounting surface 101 and the second mounting surface 102 are provided at an included angle, and therefore, the plugging direction of the second plug 22 and the plugging direction of the first plug 12 are provided at an included angle, so that a plugging direction of the power supply body 10 is changed by mounting the adapter mechanisms 20 without replacing the power adapter again; when the power adapter is plugged into the external socket, whether to mount the adapter mechanism 20 may be selected according to the requirements for the plugging direction and space; and the power adapter has good applicability and is convenient for a user to carry.
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The first plug 12 may be a two-phase or three-phase plug, and when the first plug 12 is the two-phase plug, the first plug 12 comprises two first pins, and the two first pins may be corotated and parallel to each other. Correspondingly, two accommodating slots are provided and the two accommodating slots are spaced apart from each other, a first pin is rotatably connected to a slot wall of one accommodating slot, and when the first plug 12 is in the first receiving position, two first pins are respectively received in the two accommodating slots. When the first plug 12 is in the first plugging position, the two first pins are both perpendicular to the first mounting surface 101. The second plug 22 may be a two-phase or three-phase plug, and when the second plug 22 is the two-phase plug, specifically, the second plug 22 comprises two second pins 221, and the two second pins 221 may be corotated and parallel to each other.
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In order to further prevent the adapter mechanism 20 from being separated from the power supply body in the direction away from a mounting direction, the adapter mechanism 20 further comprises a clamping block provided on the side of the limiting plate 25 facing the second plugging structure 23, and when the second plugging structure 23 is plugged into the first plugging structure 13, the clamping block is clamped to the housing 11. The clamping block protrudes from the first mounting surface 101, and when the second plugging structure 23 is plugged into the first plugging structure 13, the limiting plate 25 may tightly abut against the clamping block by means of slight elastic deformation, thus increasing a friction force between the limiting plate 25 and the power supply body.
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In order to improve the applicability of the power adapter, the power adapter may comprise a plurality of adapter mechanisms 20. The second plugs 22 on the adapter mechanisms 20 may be plugs of different specifications, such as plugs conforming to the British, European, or American standards, which can be replaced or assembled as desired by a user. The adapter mechanisms 20 may further be plugged in sequence.
The above embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present application, only the technical principles of the present application are specifically described, and these descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present application and cannot be interpreted in any way as limiting the scope of protection of the present application. Based on the explanation herein, any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application, and other specific implementations of the present application conceived by those skilled in the art without involving any inventive effort should be included within the scope of protection of the present application.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2020/108219 | 8/10/2020 | WO |