WO2009150538A2 - Socket with charge slot(s) - Google Patents

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WO2009150538A2
WO2009150538A2 PCT/IB2009/006218 IB2009006218W WO2009150538A2 WO 2009150538 A2 WO2009150538 A2 WO 2009150538A2 IB 2009006218 W IB2009006218 W IB 2009006218W WO 2009150538 A2 WO2009150538 A2 WO 2009150538A2
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socket
usb
voltage
slot
cover
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Wu Wen Chih
Stephen Boorer
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Develop Tec
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Priority claimed from TW97210425U external-priority patent/TWM343967U/en
Priority claimed from US12/213,723 external-priority patent/US20090315509A1/en
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Publication of WO2009150538A2 publication Critical patent/WO2009150538A2/en
Publication of WO2009150538A3 publication Critical patent/WO2009150538A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/6608—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in single component
    • H01R13/6633—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in single component with inductive component, e.g. transformer
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R27/00—Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
    • H01R27/02—Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts

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  • This invention relates to an electrical socket, and particularly to a socket of the type that may be fixed on a wall or a transfer-type socket or an extension socket.
  • the socket is provided with at least one USB charge slot making it convenient for an electronic appliance to use a USB power line/lead to connect to the USB charge slot for charging and without needing a power line with a large and heavy transformer.
  • the invention comprises a socket with switches and at least one USB charge slot, said socket comprising: a base; a cover for attachment on the base, an interior space being defined between the base and the cover, the cover being provided with plural holes; a voltage transforming circuit provided with voltage transforming means for a power source, the circuit being fixed in the interior space and having a terminal for connection to a power source connected to said socket and to a terminal in the form of a USB slot, said cover having a hole corresponding to said USB slot so that a USB power line/lead for an electronic appliance may be inserted through the hole and in the USB slot for charging the electronic appliance.
  • an electrical socket arrangement of the fixed type comprising a faceplate having an aperture for receiving at least one USB-type plug, the arrangement further comprising a USB socket located behind the aperture and transforming means connected to said USB socket for transforming an incoming first voltage to a USB voltage.
  • the arrangement may comprise one or more other socket types, for example a mains socket for receiving a mains multi-pin plug, a telephone socket for receiving a telephone plug and/or a data communications socket for receiving a data communications plug.
  • the arrangement may alternatively simply comprise one or more switches arranged on the faceplate alongside the USB socket.
  • the transforming means/transformer may be arranged to convert a.c. mains voltage to d.c. USB voltage, currently in the region of 5v.
  • the aim is to provide a socket with at least one USB charge slot which is convenient for charging an electronic appliance by enabling use of a USB power line/lead to connect an appliance to be charged to the USB charge slot(s) in the socket.
  • a feature of the invention includes a transforming circuit board installed in the socket for transforming the voltage of the power source.
  • the power input of the transforming circuit board is connected to the power source so that the voltage of the power source is transformed and then rectified, and output to a USB slot aligned to a hole provided in a cover of the socket. This is useful for enabling the USB power line/lead of an electronic appliance to be inserted in the slot for charging.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment comprising a socket with switches and a USB charge slot;
  • Figure 2 is a first exploded perspective view of the socket
  • Figure 3 is a second exploded perspective view of the socket
  • Figure 4 is a third exploded perspective view of the socket
  • Figure 5 is an upper view of the socket
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of the socket when used with an electronic appliance.
  • a socket with switches and USB charge slot(s) includes a base 11 and a cover 12.
  • the base 11 is provided with a plurality of compartments 110, a press switch 111 fixed in each of the compartments 110 and an insert slot 112 in each of the compartments 110.
  • the cover 12 is tightly fixed onto the base 11 which is provided with plural holes 120 corresponding to the press switches 111 extending upwards therethrough and insert slots 112 for receiving the pins of plugs when passing therethrough.
  • a transforming circuit board 13 which is fixed in the base 11.
  • This board 13 is provided with a power input terminal for connection to a power source connected to the socket 10. It is arranged to transform the power source voltage and to rectify the signal for an output terminal in the form of a USB slot 130.
  • the output voltage provided by the board 13 to the USB slot 130 is substantially the same output voltage provided by a USB slot of a computer host.
  • the cover 12 also has a hole 120 corresponding with the USB slot 130.
  • USB power source line/lead is connected to the cellphone and the other USB plug-end is inserted into the hole 120 aligned to the USB slot 130. Accordingly, the embodiment is more convenient to use than a conventional power line with transformer that is both heavy and large to carry around.
  • the embodiment can be applied to wall sockets with switches, transfer-type sockets with switches and/or extension sockets with switches. It can also be applied to telephone sockets and data communication sockets.

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Abstract

A socket with switches (111) and at least one USB slot (130) includes a base (11), a cover (12) attached to the base (11) and a voltage transforming circuit (13) fixed in the socket The voltage transforming circuit (13) transforms voltage of a power source to voltage for the USB slot (130) The voltage transforming circuit (13) has an input terminal connected to the power source and an output terminal connected to the USB slot (130) The voltage transformed and rectified by the voltage transforming circuit (13) is the same as that of a USB slot of a common computer host The cover has a hole (120) corresponding to the USB slot (130) An electronic appliance, such as a cell phone, can be charged, when one end of a USB power line/lead is connected to the electronic appliance and the other end is inserted through the hole (120) and into the USB slot (130).

Description

SOCKET WITH CHARGE SLOT(S)
This invention relates to an electrical socket, and particularly to a socket of the type that may be fixed on a wall or a transfer-type socket or an extension socket. The socket is provided with at least one USB charge slot making it convenient for an electronic appliance to use a USB power line/lead to connect to the USB charge slot for charging and without needing a power line with a large and heavy transformer.
If an electronic appliance such as a cellphone requires charging, it is common to use a charge power line/lead with transformer with one end connected to the electronic appliance and the other end to a conventional plug socket with switch.
However, the conventional charge power line/lead with transformer is quite inconvenient to carry around because of its large dimensions and the heavy weight of the transformer.
According to a first aspect, the invention comprises a socket with switches and at least one USB charge slot, said socket comprising: a base; a cover for attachment on the base, an interior space being defined between the base and the cover, the cover being provided with plural holes; a voltage transforming circuit provided with voltage transforming means for a power source, the circuit being fixed in the interior space and having a terminal for connection to a power source connected to said socket and to a terminal in the form of a USB slot, said cover having a hole corresponding to said USB slot so that a USB power line/lead for an electronic appliance may be inserted through the hole and in the USB slot for charging the electronic appliance.
According to a second aspect, there is provided an electrical socket arrangement of the fixed type comprising a faceplate having an aperture for receiving at least one USB-type plug, the arrangement further comprising a USB socket located behind the aperture and transforming means connected to said USB socket for transforming an incoming first voltage to a USB voltage.
The arrangement may comprise one or more other socket types, for example a mains socket for receiving a mains multi-pin plug, a telephone socket for receiving a telephone plug and/or a data communications socket for receiving a data communications plug. The arrangement may alternatively simply comprise one or more switches arranged on the faceplate alongside the USB socket. The transforming means/transformer may be arranged to convert a.c. mains voltage to d.c. USB voltage, currently in the region of 5v. The aim is to provide a socket with at least one USB charge slot which is convenient for charging an electronic appliance by enabling use of a USB power line/lead to connect an appliance to be charged to the USB charge slot(s) in the socket.
A feature of the invention includes a transforming circuit board installed in the socket for transforming the voltage of the power source. The power input of the transforming circuit board is connected to the power source so that the voltage of the power source is transformed and then rectified, and output to a USB slot aligned to a hole provided in a cover of the socket. This is useful for enabling the USB power line/lead of an electronic appliance to be inserted in the slot for charging.
The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment comprising a socket with switches and a USB charge slot;
Figure 2 is a first exploded perspective view of the socket;
Figure 3 is a second exploded perspective view of the socket;
Figure 4 is a third exploded perspective view of the socket;
Figure 5 is an upper view of the socket; and
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the socket when used with an electronic appliance.
Referring to Figures 1 to 4, a socket with switches and USB charge slot(s) includes a base 11 and a cover 12.
The base 11 is provided with a plurality of compartments 110, a press switch 111 fixed in each of the compartments 110 and an insert slot 112 in each of the compartments 110.
The cover 12 is tightly fixed onto the base 11 which is provided with plural holes 120 corresponding to the press switches 111 extending upwards therethrough and insert slots 112 for receiving the pins of plugs when passing therethrough.
What is improved in this embodiment is a transforming circuit board 13 which is fixed in the base 11. This board 13 is provided with a power input terminal for connection to a power source connected to the socket 10. It is arranged to transform the power source voltage and to rectify the signal for an output terminal in the form of a USB slot 130. The output voltage provided by the board 13 to the USB slot 130 is substantially the same output voltage provided by a USB slot of a computer host.
The cover 12 also has a hole 120 corresponding with the USB slot 130.
As indicated in Figure 6, when a common electronic appliance such as a cellphone is to be charged, one end of the USB power source line/lead is connected to the cellphone and the other USB plug-end is inserted into the hole 120 aligned to the USB slot 130. Accordingly, the embodiment is more convenient to use than a conventional power line with transformer that is both heavy and large to carry around.
Moreover, the embodiment can be applied to wall sockets with switches, transfer-type sockets with switches and/or extension sockets with switches. It can also be applied to telephone sockets and data communication sockets.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

Claims
1. A socket with switches and at least one USB charge slot, said socket comprising: a base; a cover for attachment on the base, an interior space being defined between the base and the cover, the cover being provided with at least one hole; a voltage transforming circuit provided with voltage transforming means for a power source, the circuit being fixed in the interior space and having a terminal for connection to a power source connected to said socket and to a terminal in the form of a USB slot, said cover having a hole corresponding to said USB slot so that a USB power line/lead for an electronic appliance may be inserted through the hole and in the USB slot for charging the electronic appliance.
2. The socket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the output voltage of the at least one USB slot is the same as that of a USB slot of a common computer host.
3. The socket as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the socket is arranged to be fixed on a wall.
4. The socket as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the socket is a transfer-style socket.
5. The socket as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the socket is an extension socket.
6. An electrical socket arrangement of the fixed type comprising a faceplate having an aperture for receiving at least one USB-type plug, the arrangement further comprising a USB socket located behind the aperture and transforming means connected to said USB socket for transforming a first voltage to a USB voltage.
7. A socket arrangement according to any preceding claim, wherein the arrangement comprises one or more other socket types located behind corresponding aperture(s) in the faceplate, for example a mains socket for receiving a mains multi-pin plug, a telephone socket for receiving a telephone plug and/or a data communications socket for receiving a data communications plug.
8. A socket arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the arrangement comprises a switch assembly comprising one or more switches on the faceplate and the USB socket.
9. A socket according to any preceding claim, wherein the transforming means/transformer is arranged to convert a.c. mains voltage to d.c. USB voltage in the region of 5v.
PCT/IB2009/006218 2008-06-12 2009-06-04 Socket with charge slot(s) WO2009150538A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
TW97210425U TWM343967U (en) 2008-06-12 2008-06-12 Switch socket with USB charging port
TW97210425 2008-06-12
US12/213,723 US20090315509A1 (en) 2008-06-24 2008-06-24 Socket with switches and USB charge slots
US12/213,723 2008-06-24

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CN201063384Y (en) * 2007-02-01 2008-05-21 尹广宇 Electric socket board with USB charging interface
CN201038482Y (en) * 2007-03-30 2008-03-19 俞国麟 Multifunctional combined socket
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WO2012020114A1 (en) * 2010-08-12 2012-02-16 Iroom Gmbh Plug socket arrangement
US9093773B2 (en) 2013-12-12 2015-07-28 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Tethered USB charger cap
CN103887858A (en) * 2014-04-01 2014-06-25 昆山市张浦镇建茂电子厂 Vehicle-mounted mobile phone charging device
CN106099550A (en) * 2016-05-31 2016-11-09 东莞市启时智能科技有限公司 A kind of wiring board and preparation technology thereof

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