CN101461104B - Electrical plug with rotatable pins - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an improved design of a three-pin electrical plug (1). In one embodiment of the plug of the invention, one of the pins of the plug is a movable pin (5) connected to the body (2) by a connecting element. The movable pin is movable between an operating position and a storage position. In the operative position, the plug may be inserted into a standard three-pin socket (such as one in accordance with BS 1363). The overall size of the plug is reduced when the movable pin is moved from the operating position to the storage position. Compared with the traditional three-pin plug, the plug of the invention can be stored more conveniently.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of improvement design of three pin plugs.
Background technology
Three traditional pin plugs comprise a main body, and three pins all are connected on this main body, and three pins are all outside this main body is pointed to.In UK, this traditional plug is according to BS1363.In this traditional design, three pins all are fixed on the position with respect to main body.This layout represents that three traditional pin plugs have taken relatively large, fixing volume.
Because modern electric device becomes more and more less such as palmtop PC or notebook computer, the cumulative volume that is taken by three traditional pin plugs becomes the part that becomes more and more important in the volume that device self takies.When in same packing, depositing this electric device and plug (it for example can be connected to a power line), will present a special problem.This problem is by so true extended, and this fact is that three traditional pin plugs take shape and are similar to cubical volume, and its three dimensions have approximately uniform length.This with used the electric device of this plug to present a contrast, notebook computer for example, it is tending towards having the slightly little one dimension of more other bidimensional.As a result, the one dimension of the minimum of three traditional pin plugs is usually longer than the one dimension of the minimum of electric device self.The packing of these mean to pack into electric device and three pin plugs may have the one dimension of being set by plug self, and may be necessary wider than the electric device of only packing into.
Summary of the invention
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of plug, comprising:
Three pins;
One Connection Element; And,
One main body; Wherein,
One of described pin is rotationally attached to described Connection Element, and described Connection Element is rotationally attached to described main body.
This for example, moves movable pin to a deposit position from an operating position so that the shape of this plug is changed by the relative motion with respect to a pin of main body.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, two in three pins is not the pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element (hereinafter referred to as " movable pin "), is fixed on the described main body but adhere to.The longitudinal axis of these two fixing pins forms a plane, and described movable pin can fold, thus it at deposit position than it the longitudinal axis during at operating position more near this plane.
Movable pin can be by the relative rotation of Connection Element, activity between deposit position and operating position.According to another embodiment, when movable pin during at operating position, the longitudinal axis of Connection Element than it at movable pin during at operating position, closer to the longitudinal axis quadrature of connected described movable pin.This has such advantage, and when movable pin during at deposit position, more movable pin is when moving position, and the longitudinal axis of movable pin and Connection Element can more closely be in line, thereby, reduce the overall size of Connection Element/movable pin assembling.
According to one embodiment of present invention, when movable pin during at operating position, the ultimate range along the vertical direction on described plane between the plane that is limited by the longitudinal axis of two other pin and the movable pin is larger than the ultimate range along the vertical direction on described plane between the plane that is limited by the longitudinal axis of two other pin during at deposit position when movable pin and the movable pin.Adopt this structure, when movable pin during at deposit position, one of overall size of three pin plugs of the present invention at least than when movable pin little during at operating position.Like this, when movable pin during at deposit position than when movable pin during at operating position plug can be more flat.
At deposit position, the longitudinal axis of movable pin preferably roughly is located in the plane that the longitudinal axis by two other pin limits.Three pins of this expression can be accumulated with one to be put, and this volume has than the less minimum dimension of minimum dimension of depositing such as the required volume of three pins of those traditional plug arrangement.In another embodiment, when movable pin during at deposit position, the longitudinal axis of all three pins is generally parallel, so that the minimum dimension of the required volume of three pins of minimum storage.
In other embodiments, when movable pin was positioned at deposit position, the longitudinal axis of three pins can only point to approximately uniform direction.This can be conducive to reduce the thickness of plug when movable pin is positioned at deposit position in movable pin is attached to the example of main body one end, this main body one end is not positioned at the plane identical with the longitudinal axis of fixing pin.Preferably, when movable pin was positioned at deposit position, within 30 °, preferably, when movable pin was positioned at deposit position, the longitudinal axis of three pins was each other within 10 ° each other for the longitudinal axis of three pins.
In another embodiment, when movable pin was positioned at deposit position, the longitudinal axis of Connection Element was parallel to or almost is parallel to the longitudinal axis of movable pin, so that Connection Element also roughly is positioned at the plane that the longitudinal axis by other two pins forms.According to another embodiment, when movable pin was positioned at deposit position, the longitudinal axis of described pin was in 30 ° of the longitudinal axis of Connection Element.Be conducive to like this perpendicular to two fixedly the direction on the plane of the longitudinal axis of pin reduce the general thickness of plug.
Preferably, when movable pin was positioned at deposit position, all three pins and Connection Element roughly were positioned at identical plane.In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the main body of plug can be formed so that its perpendicular to by two fixing size less on the direction on the plane that forms of the longitudinal axis of pin so that when movable pin is positioned at deposit position, whole plug equipment general flat.
When movable pin was positioned at operating position, three pins of plug were positioned at the toward each other position identical with the pin of conventional three pin plugs.In another embodiment, the relative position of pin is identical with standard UK plug among those BS 1363.In another embodiment, the shape of three pins among the shape of pin and the BS1363 is identical, so that when movable pin was positioned at operating position, plug of the present invention can be inserted into the standard UK socket according to BS 1363.
According to another embodiment, when movable pin was movable between deposit position and operating position, Connection Element rotated with respect to main body.This is so that Connection Element is parallel or almost be parallel to by two fixing positions on the plane that forms of the longitudinal axis of pin at its longitudinal axis, and its longitudinal axis to be not parallel to by two be folding between the position on the plane that forms of the longitudinal axis of pin fixedly.
According to a further aspect in the invention, the plug that provides comprises three pins and main body, the overall size of plug on the direction that is defined the plane that limits perpendicular to the longitudinal axis by two pins wherein, when plug is positioned at mode of operation, larger when being positioned at storage configuration than plug, and wherein the longitudinal axis two pins forming described plane are fixed with respect to main body.Therefore, when plug is moved to deposit position by mode of operation, have at least the overall size of three pin plugs to be reduced, to deposit plug easier thereby make.
According to a further aspect in the invention, one plug is provided, comprise three pins, one of them pin can be from the primary importance activity to the second place, and the longitudinal axis of described movable pin is in substantially identical direction in primary importance and the second place with respect to the main body of this plug.The motion of movable pin only can comprise with respect to the main body rotation, only with respect to the main body translation or with respect to the combination of main body rotation and translation.In one embodiment, primary importance can be an operating position, and the second place can be a deposit position, and wherein, the overall size of this plug is little than at operating position the time at deposit position.This so that deposit the required packing of this plug have than three traditional pin plugs or according to the present invention movable pin in the less minimum dimension of the required packing of the plug of operating position.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide the plug adapter just like foregoing description, and on main body, further comprise two openings.This plug adapter (for example uses in the U.S. or Continental Europe) so that traditional two pins plug can be inserted into three traditional pin sockets (for example using in Britain, Malay Archipelago, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malta, Cyprus or Ireland), has kept simultaneously it and can be stored in than depositing the advantage of a traditional two pins in the volume of the less minimum dimension of the required minimum dimension of three pin plug adapters.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a plug adapter, comprise two pins and two openings, hold the mobilizable uncertain pin of standard three pin plugs.In one embodiment, standard three pin plugs can be UK (Britain) plugs.Arbitrary plug among the embodiment of the plug of here describing can be used in this plug adapter, so that the electric installation that is suitable for one or three pin plugs can use in the country with two pins socket, and need not three pins of a large volume to the adapter of two pins plug.
Plug of the present invention can meet the scope of application.For example, according to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of charhing unit, be included in plug and a cable among arbitrary embodiment that the application describes, this cable is fit to be inserted into an electrical installation.This charhing unit further comprises an electric charging device that is complementary, and it partly or entirely can be arranged in the main body or shell of plug.In another embodiment, this charging device can be set outside the shell of plug.This charging device for example can be used in to a mobile phone, a PDA, a radio system, a MP3 player, a notebook computer, a palmtop PC or GPS device charging.This folding or mobilizable pin represents that this charger can be folded, thereby more flat than three traditional pin chargers.
According to another embodiment, the plug of foregoing description can be connected to the first end of a cable, and its second end with it is connected to a transformer and is used to the electric equipment power supply, for example uses on the notebook computer.In another embodiment, the second end of this cable can be connected to for an electrical socket that inserts electric equipment.In two kinds of situations, this folding or mobilizable pin represents that this plug and cable machinery can be to deposit than similar tradition three pin plugs and the more flat volume of cable machinery.
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Only by example the present invention is described by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is according to an aspect of the present invention at the 3-D schematic diagram of three pin plugs of deposit position;
Fig. 2 is according to an aspect of the present invention at the 3-D schematic diagram of three pin plugs of operating position;
Fig. 3 A is according to the end view of one embodiment of the invention at three pin plugs of operating position;
Fig. 3 B is according to the vertical view of one embodiment of the invention at three pin plugs of operating position;
Fig. 4 A is according to the end view of one embodiment of the invention at three pin plugs of deposit position;
Fig. 4 B is according to the vertical view of one embodiment of the invention at three pin plugs of deposit position;
Fig. 4 C is according to another embodiment of the present invention at the end view of three pin plugs of deposit position;
Fig. 5 is the 3-D structural representation according to the inside of the three pin plugs of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the 3-D decomposing schematic representation according to the inside of the three pin plugs of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the 3-D decomposing schematic representation of an embodiment, and wherein movable pin has a ledge, and Connection Element has a groove;
Fig. 8 A is according to three pins of one embodiment of the invention 3-D schematic diagram to the plug adapter of two pins;
Fig. 8 B for the embodiment that inserts three pin plugs of the present invention according to three pins of one embodiment of the invention schematic diagram to the plug adapter of two pins;
Fig. 9 A is according to the two pins of one embodiment of the invention 3-D schematic diagram to the plug adapter of three pins;
Fig. 9 B for insert traditional two pins plug according to the two pins of one embodiment of the invention schematic diagram to the plug adapter of three pins;
Figure 10 is the phone-charger according to one embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 A-H is the further embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 12 A-E is the present invention's one adapter or a charger;
Figure 13 A-F is the changeable plug that the present invention uses in cover parts;
Figure 14 A-B is that the present invention is with three pin plugs of a braking member;
Figure 15 is the charger body that the present invention uses in cover parts;
Figure 16 A-C is the present invention at an assembling charhing unit of depositing with operating position;
Figure 17 is the rotation pin with a braking member that the present invention uses;
Figure 18 is that the present invention is at three pin plugs deposit position, that adopt overmolded.
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Now describe the present invention in connection with embodiment shown in the drawings, wherein same reference marker refers to identical or similar parts.
Fig. 1 and 2 illustrates a plug (1), its with main body or shell (2) have a upper surface (2A) and a lower surface (2B), also with three pins (3,4,5).In this was described, word " pin " referred to the parts of a plug, and it is used for being inserted into a socket.One of electricity pin is movable pin (5), and it is connected on the main body by a Connection Element (6), and namely it is not to be fixedly connected to main body.This Connection Element is different from main body.
Movable pin (5) has a near-end (5A) and a far-end (5B), and Connection Element (6) has a near-end (6A) and a far-end (6B).In this embodiment, the near-end (6A) of Connection Element (6) is rotatably installed in or is articulated on the main body (2), and the near-end (5A) of movable pin (5) rotatably connects or be articulated in the far-end (6B) of Connection Element (6).
In this embodiment, two pins (3,4) are connected on the main body (2), and are fixed on the suitable position with respect to it, namely they be not designed to operate by operating personnel freely movable.
The present invention has reduced and has deposited the volume required minimum dimension of three pin plugs.In one embodiment, this purpose is by being movable realizing in the primary importance that is equivalent to operating position and one of the pin that is equivalent between the second place of deposit position.Wherein at operating position, the pin of this plug has identical layout with those three traditional pin plugs (for example using in Britain, Malay Archipelago, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malta, Cyprus or Ireland); At deposit position, the volume of depositing that three pin plugs of the present invention take has less minimum dimension.
In the embodiment shown in the figures, when movable pin (5) during at operating position, the longitudinal axis of whole three pins (3,4,5) is in line, and movable pin (5) further extends forward than other two pins.Namely, the top of movable pin (5) is than two fixing pins (3,4) it is farther to stretch out the plane, this plane is perpendicular to two fixing pins (3,4) the longitudinal axis and through the point of the most close front end of main body (2) has the situation of three traditional pin plugs as foundation BS 1363.In the operation of plug (1), this structure can make movable pin (5) at two fixing pins (3,4) enter before a Three-hole socket, thereby be two fixedly pins (3,4) open the contact door, as the function of foundation BS 1363 grounding pin in the operation of traditional UK socket.
According to another embodiment, one plug (1) comprises three pins (3,4,5) and a main body (2), wherein work as this plug under mode of operation, on the direction that is limited by the plane that limits perpendicular to the longitudinal axis by two pins (3,4), the overall size of this plug is larger under storage configuration than this plug, and two pins (3 wherein, 4), its longitudinal axis forms described plane, and main body is fixed relatively.
In an illustrated embodiment, Connection Element (6) rotatably be installed to by the first rotation axis (7) or with hinge joint to main body (2), as shown in Figure 5, so that it can rotate about an axle, this axle is parallel to by two fixing pins (3,4) plane that the longitudinal axis forms, and perpendicular to two fixing pins (3,4) vertically.Among the embodiment shown in the figure, this axle is between the lower surface (2B) of main body (2) and the plane that formed by the longitudinal axis of two fixing pins (3,4).In other embodiments, this axle can be at the upper surface (2A) of main body (2) with by two fixing pins (3,4) between the plane that the longitudinal axis forms, perhaps it can be positioned on the plane that the longitudinal axis by two fixing pins (3,4) forms.
Movable pin (5) can be at its near-end (5A), be installed to rotatably or with the far-end (6B) of hinge joint to Connection Element (6) by the second rotation axis (8), so that it can be about axle rotation or the pivot joint of the parts almost parallel relevant with Connection Element (6) rotation.
In another embodiment, movable pin (5) is articulated in the far-end (6B) of its near-end (5A), Connection Element (6) by the second rotation axis (8), so that it can be about axle rotation or the pivot joint of the parts approximate vertical relevant with Connection Element (6) rotation.
In an illustrated embodiment, when movable pin (5) in operation with during deposit position, by two fixing pins (3, one ledge of the longitudinal axis of the movable pin (5) on the plane that 4) the longitudinal axis forms is equal with the distance of the longitudinal axis of two fixing pins (3,4).In other embodiments, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, one ledge of the longitudinal axis of the movable pin (5) on the plane that is formed by the longitudinal axis of two fixing pins (3,4) may be unequal with the distance of the longitudinal axis of two pins (3,4).
In other embodiments, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, one ledge of the longitudinal axis of the movable pin (5) on the plane that the longitudinal axis by two fixing pins (3,4) forms may be uneven with the longitudinal axis of two pins (3,4).
In other embodiments, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, one ledge of the longitudinal axis of the movable pin (5) on the plane that the longitudinal axis by two fixing pins (3,4) forms may be vertical with the longitudinal axis of two pins (3,4).
In other embodiments, Connection Element (6) may comprise a plurality of parts.These parts can be rotated independently.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 B show when the layout according to the plug of the embodiment of the invention of movable pin (5) during at deposit position.Just as seen in Fig., when plug for this reason during structure, the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) are in line.
Be movable by one of pin between an operating position and a deposit position, the present invention allows to deposit on required shape and/or the volume at three pin plugs and changes to some extent.Therefore, in other embodiments of the invention, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, need not to make movable pin (5) and their longitudinal axis of Connection Element (6) to be in line.For example, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, the near-end (6A) of Connection Element (6) can be positioned at the position near the lower surface (2B) of main body (2), and the far-end (5B) of movable pin (5) is positioned at the top (namely more near the upper surface (2A) of main body (2)) of the near-end (6A) of Connection Element (6), shown in Fig. 4 C.
Selectively, the near-end (6A) of Connection Element (5) can be positioned at the position near the upper surface (2A) of main body (2), and the far-end (5B) of movable pin (5) is positioned at the below lower surface (2B) of main body (2) (namely near) of the near-end (6A) of Connection Element (6).In both of these case, the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) is not in line, it is similar to Fig. 1 and the required volume of 4B embodiment that but plug is deposited volume required whole of deposit position, and the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) is in line in such as Fig. 1 and 4B.
In another embodiment, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, its longitudinal axis is approximately perpendicular to two fixedly longitudinal axis of pin (3,4), and is roughly parallel to two fixedly planes of forming of the longitudinal axis of pin (3,4).Preferably, when deposit position, the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) than when operating position more near two fixing pins (3,4) plane that the longitudinal axis forms, and more preferably, the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) generally is positioned in two same planes that fixedly longitudinal axis of pin (3,4) forms when deposit position.
In order to reduce the minimum dimension of depositing volume of plug, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, its longitudinal axis can roughly be positioned at and two planes that fixedly longitudinal axis of pin (3,4) is identical.The longitudinal axis of Connection Element (6) also can roughly be positioned at same plane, and when the deposit position, whole three pins (3,4,5) and Connection Element (6) form a generally flat device with the movable pin of box lunch (5).In another embodiment, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, the axle of movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) and two the fixedly longitudinal axis of pin (3,4) become 30 degree with interior angle.In another embodiment, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) and two the fixedly longitudinal axis of pin (3,4) become 10 degree with interior angle.
In one embodiment, have not by two fixing pins (3, the axle of the first rotation axis (7) in the plane that the longitudinal axis 4) forms, in order to improve packing, have and be not parallel to two fixedly pins (3, the movable pin (5) of the longitudinal axis 4) and/or the longitudinal axis of Connection Element (6) are favourable, shown in Fig. 4 A.
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-4, shell (2) has a recess (9), wherein by using the first rotation axis (7) that the near-end (6A) of element (6) is installed.Recess (9) comprises a section shrinkage (10), so that the recess (9) of locating at the lower surface (2B) of main body (2) is wider at the upper surface (2A) of main body (2) than it.This is so that when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, the far-end (5B) of movable pin (5) and the near-end (6A) of rotatably mounted Connection Element (6) can be placed on the wider part of recess (9).Section shrinkage (10) guarantees that also recess (9) has required width to allow Connection Element (6) to rotatablely move about the axle that is limited by the first rotation axis (7), does not still have Connection Element (6) transverse movement in the wide recess (9) to allowing main body (2).In an illustrated embodiment, perpendicular to by two fixedly the center line of the narrow of the recess of the direction on the plane that forms of the longitudinal axis of pin (3,4) compare another fixedly pin (4) more near fixing one of pin (3).In other embodiments, perpendicular to by two fixedly the center line of the narrow of the recess of the direction on the plane that forms of the longitudinal axis of pin (3,4) and two fixedly the longitudinal axis of pin be equidistant.
In addition, in embodiment as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, when movable pin (5) is movable between deposit position and operating position, section shrinkage or ladder (10) act on movable pin (5) so that about by the axle that connects second rotation axis (8) of movable pin (5) to Connection Element (6) and limit, rotating photo is to the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) each other, thereby separate movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6), so that the movable pin of picture (5) is moved to operating position, they can be moved more easily independently.
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-4, when movable pin (5) during at operating position (as shown in Figure 2), the position of Connection Element (6) is determined by the rear surface with the Connection Element (6) of rear surface (11) engagement of recess (9).Preferably, Connection Element (6) rotation about the first rotation axis (7) be positioned at position near the lower surface (2B) of main body (2), so that when operating position, the large contact area of existence between the rear surface (11) of the rear surface of Connection Element (6) and recess (9), thereby increased the support of Connection Element (6) and globality and the life-span of having improved plug construction.
In another embodiment, when movable pin (5) during at operating position, there is the snap fit part (snap fitting) of the position of the element (6) that is located by connecting.The snap fit part can be included in the recess on main body (2) or the Connection Element (6), and during in its desired position of operating position, insert the ledge on the another one of main body (2) or Connection Element (6) of this recess at movable pin (5) when Connection Element (6).
In an illustrated embodiment, when movable pin (5) during at operating position, for example shown in Figure 2, the longitudinal axis of Connection Element (6) is approximately perpendicular to two fixedly pins (3,4) plane that the longitudinal axis forms, and the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) is approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of Connection Element (6).In other embodiment, when movable pin (5) during at operating position, Connection Element (6) may be not orthogonal to by two fixing pins (3,4) plane that the longitudinal axis limits, and when operating position, the longitudinal axis of movable pin (5) also may be not orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of Connection Element (6).Only requirement is, at operating position, three pins are arranged so that they can be inserted in the three traditional pin sockets, for example according to of BS 1363.
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 B, at deposit position, movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) from main body (2) along with two fixedly the roughly the same direction of pin (3,4) stretch out.In optional embodiment, main body (2) can have a kerf at upper surface (2A) or the lower surface (2B) of main body (2), when pin (5) during at deposit position, Connection Element (6) and movable pin (5) rotate into this otch.This otch can or can not articulate the recess (9) that element (6) are installed with inside and be connected.When Connection Element (6) and movable pin (5) are stored in this otch, movable pin (5) is about the angle rotation of one approximate 180 ° of axle rotations, this axle is parallel to and comprises two fixedly pins (3, the plane of the longitudinal axis 4), and when movable between deposit position and operating position, perpendicular to two fixing axles of pin (3,4).In another embodiment, this rotation should be between 150 ° to 210 °.
Movable pin (5) can comprise a ledge (12), as shown in Figure 7.This ledge (12) is at a groove (13) internal motion, this groove (13) is formed in the Connection Element (6), so that when first end (13A) of ledge (12) and groove (13) when engaging, Connection Element (6) to the relative position of movable pin (5) with identical during at operating position when it.May also form groove (13), so that when second end (13B) of ledge (12) and groove (13) when engaging, Connection Element (6) to the relative position of movable pin (5) with when they are identical during at deposit position.Like this, the relative position of Connection Element (6) and movable pin (5) is limited to deposit position and operating position by ledge (12) and groove (13).In optional embodiment, ledge (12) can be positioned on the Connection Element (6), so that motion in its groove (13) on movable pin (5).
In embodiment as shown in Figure 3A, Connection Element has a stopper (14), and it stops Connection Element (6) to be further rotated away from operating position.In embodiment as shown in Figure 3A, there is the Connection Element (6) of the near-end (14) at angle to realize by having one, when movable pin (5) when moving to deposit position, it partly or entirely rotates with the rear surface (11) of recess (9) and engages.Like this, when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, the direction of the longitudinal axis of Connection Element (6) can be fixed.
As shown in Figure 6, one or two the had bias unit (15,16) in movable pin (5) and the Connection Element (6) is so that they are setovered to operating position by deposit position.This bias unit comprises spring (15,16).In the embodiment shown, the first bias unit (15) biasing Connection Element (6) is so that its first rotation axis (7) that is biased to be connected to main body (2) around the near-end (6A) with Connection Element (6) rotates to operating position by deposit position.Equally in the embodiment shown, the second bias unit (16) movable pin (5) of setovering, so that it is biased with the longitudinal axis around the connecting axle (8) of the far-end (6B) that the near-end (5A) of movable pin (5) is connected to Connection Element (6), relative position from movable pin (5) to the Connection Element that is positioned at deposit position (6) rotates to movable pin (5) to the Connection Element 6 that is positioned at mode of operation) relative position.Different embodiment can have one, two or do not have or other arrangements of first and second bias unit.
For movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) are remained on deposit position, can use limiter (17).In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5, limiter or restraint device (17) have prevent Connection Element (6) by deposit position to first extension (17A) of operating position motion with prevent the second extension (17B) that movable pin (5) is moved to operating position by deposit position.This restraint device (17) is biased device (18), and such as being spring, biasing is to a position, and movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) are prevented from being moved to operating position by deposit position in this position.Among the restraint device (17) of finishing this function can be used to the to have bias unit embodiment of (15,16), with with movable pin (5) and Connection Element (6) by the deposit position biasing to operating position, also can be used among the embodiment of this bias unit not.
Such as, movable pin (5) can be grounding pin.In other embodiments, movable pin (5) can be live pins or neutral pin.Be in the situation of grounding pin at movable pin (5), it can (part or all of) be made by non-conducting material, such as plastics or carbon fiber.For example, the electronic installation in many modern times uses the plug do not have earth connection, and it is that live pins and the neutral pin of three pin plugs opened and contact that its grounding pin only is used for.In the case, non-conducting material can be used to grounding pin.In another embodiment, movable pin can partly or entirely be made of metal.
In one embodiment, two fixedly pin (3,4) can be live pins and neutral pin, and can partly or entirely be made of metal.In one embodiment, two fixedly pin (3,4) have the part the metal surface and the part insulating surface.
Main body (2) can be by double insulation (double insulated).In addition, main body (2) can be for placing the shell of fuse.
In another embodiment, main body or shell (2) can comprise two or more parts.These two or more parts can use fastener to connect, adhere to or be secured together.This fastener can be the part of two or more parts of main body or shell (2), and such as clip, perhaps this fastener can be located away from two or more parts of main body or shell (2), such as one or more screws.
Preferably, main body (2) is perpendicular to by two fixing pins (3, maximum height on the direction on the plane that 4) the longitudinal axis forms less than two fixedly pin (3,4) perpendicular to by two fixing three times of the height on the direction on the plane that forms of the longitudinal axis of pin (3,4).In another embodiment, main body (2) is perpendicular to by two fixing pins (3, maximum height on the direction on the plane that 4) the longitudinal axis forms should be up to two fixedly pin (3,4) perpendicular to by two fixing pins (3, five times of height on the direction on the plane that 4) the longitudinal axis forms, and still keep on top, such as when movable pin (5) during at deposit position, have one than the thinner plug of conventional three pin plugs.
In another embodiment, a cable is stretched from main body (2), and this cable is connected on the electrical contact of plug at its first end.The second end at cable can have, and for example, another plug or socket are to be directly connected to electric equipment.In this embodiment, plug of the present invention, cable and another plug or socket form a power cable device.Alternatively, the second end of cable can be connected to transformer, to reach the purposes that power supply is transformed into electric equipment.
According to the another aspect of the present invention shown in Fig. 8 A and the 8B, adapter jack (19) is provided, be used for allowing above-mentioned three pin plugs to be used in conventional two pin sockets of other countries.Because this adapter only needs two holes (20) holding two pins (3,4) except movable pin (5), rather than all three pins, so this adapter is less to pair pin adapters than three conventional pins.This adapter (19) has two holes (20) in a side, and has two pins (21) at opposite side.In the embodiment shown, the surface of the main body (22) of this adapter (19) is positioned at the offside on surface in two holes of formation of this main body (22), and adapter wherein (19) extends two pins.In adapter (19) inside, in hole (20), can have electrical connection, when three pin plugs (1) are inserted into hole (20), be connected with its two pins (3,4).
When the embodiment of electric connector shown in the figure (1) is used for this adapter (19), when two fixedly pin (3,4) is inserted into adapter (19), the longitudinal axis of Connection Element (6) and movable pin (5) and two the fixedly longitudinal axis of pin (3,4) are not in line, and by instead of pointing to a direction, with allow two fixedly pin (3,4) be not subject to the obstruction of Connection Element (6) and movable pin (5) and be inserted into adapter (19).Hole (20) in the adapter (19) can, such as, have and those live pins and necessary identical sizes of neutral pin of holding three conventional pin plugs, for example those are used in such as Britain, Malay Archipelago, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malta, Cyprus or Hibernian.Two pins (21) of adapter (19) can be identical with two pins of conventional two pin plugs, and for example those are used for Europe or the U.S..This plug adapter (19), it takies less volume than three traditional pins to two pin plug adapters, and above-mentioned movable pin (5) is added in the three pin plugs (1).
According to another aspect of the present invention shown in Fig. 9 A and the 9B, provide to allow two pin electric connectors (25) to be used for the electrical adaptor with dummy earth pin plug (23) of conventional three pin electrical outlets.This adapter (23) has the movable pin (5) of any plug described herein, and therefore shares the advantage of depositing of three pin plugs described herein.It also has two openings or hole (24) of two pins that can hold traditional double pin plug, for example is used for Europe or the U.S..Main body (26) inside in this adapter (23) when two pin plugs are inserted into hole (24), can have electrical connection, and two pins of conventional two pin plugs contact with this electrical connection.Such adapter (23) will be useful when by the national whilst on tour of the country that uses two pin plugs to use three pin plugs, and this is because of not needing to buy conventional, bulky three pin adaper plugs.
According to a further aspect in the invention, the electric connector that comprises among the arbitrary embodiment that describes in the application and the cable that is applicable to be inserted into electric device are provided.Embodiment shown in Figure 10 is applicable to operate phone-charger (27).In this embodiment, charging device is within the shell (28) of charger (27).The cable (29) that is connected to the electric connector in the shell (28) is attached on the shell (28), and has plug (30) and be connected to an end, can be inserted into the suitable socket on the mobile phone.This charger (27) has the folding or movable pin (5) of describing about other embodiments of the invention here, and this represents that this charger (27) can be folded so that its three pin chargers than routine are more flat.In another embodiment, can provide charging device in the outside of the shell of plug.Charger among the embodiment shown in Figure 10 (27) is for mobile phone, but in other embodiments, this charger can, such as, be applicable to as PDA, broadcasting equipment, MP3 player, notebook computer, palmtop PC or the charging of GPS device and/or electric power be provided.
Figure 11 describes the further embodiment of plug of the present invention.Among the embodiment in Figure 11, several features are added in the above-mentioned feature.These characteristics are especially, relevant with durability with the fail safe that improves plug and raising availability.
The reciprocation how coherent description plug of Figure 11 A-11G is opened and describes especially the Connection Element 6 with fuse storage equipment, this storage equipment guarantees that fuse can not approached when plug is positioned at the use location.
One groove 50 is provided in the main body, has been used for there cloth holding fuse 55.In groove 50, provide connection, so that fuse 55 is in live pins 4 and break away from common mode between the cable of plug and be electrically connected.
Door or cladding element 60 are provided, and it moves (rotating) to the opening of crossing groove 50 by the position that may be connected to groove in the embodiment that describes, to cover the position of fuse 55 and associated terminal.This covering 60 can be provided with shutoff device, and such as the clip accessory, covering 60 can remain on closed condition usually to cover groove 50, unless it is opened by deliberate like this.The inside of groove 50 can approach with screwdriver or similar instrument, to change fuse 55.
Comparison diagram 11B-11E as can be known, in order to ensure covering 60 can not use at plug 1 (such as when it in socket) time is opened, Connection Element 6 is provided with lug boss 70 bottom it.The relative geometrical relation of plug 1 is such, and when Connection Element 6 was positioned at the use location, lug boss 70 was positioned on the covering 60, thereby prevents that covering 60 is opened when Connection Element 6 is positioned at the use location.This feature has greatly increased the fail safe of plug, and this is because it is provided with fuse, and has the feature that hinders the potential risk potential of contact or mobile insurance silk when plug 1 is inserted into socket.
The feature of the lug boss 70 on the Connection Element 6 also further provides the support of the Connection Element 6 that is positioned at the use location.The bottom prevents that Connection Element 6 from rotate further and surpasses the vertical position that the reciprocation by other parts of bottom 70 and covering 60 and/main body 2 determines.This feature has increased the intensity of plug 1, especially when plug insertion socket, can apply large strength to its position that is connected with main body 2 of Connection Element 6..
Further describing among Figure 11 is pan element 80, and it is attached to an end of movable pin 5, with respect to the end of the insertion socket of movable pin 5, and connects the end of the second axle 8 at opposite side.This pan element 80 is carried out setting, engages so that it installs surface 82 in the use location with the plate-like of Connection Element 6, thereby prevents that movable element 5 is further rotated the approximate horizontal level through movable pin 5.
Like this, can be found out by Figure 11 H that see that from behind the aesthetic of plug 1 is fully improved, availability and intensity also are improved.This part is because pan element 80 also is because the special shape of Connection Element 6.This Connection Element 6 comprises two pans 62,64 that are positioned at movable pin 5 both sides.So, the second axle 8 by the first pan 62 of Connection Element, by movable pin 5, then is the second pan 64 of Connection Element 6 then at first.When in the use location, this mechanical device is stashed from behind by pan element 80.This pan element 62,64 can independently be connected to main body 2 (the first axle 7 among comparison diagram 1 embodiment) separately, so that have two suitable axles in the main body, is equal to the first axle 7 among Fig. 2.This so that rotatable pin 5 with respect to Connection Element 6 rotation, so that their longitudinal axis is consistent or parallel.In other words, at figure, the folding position shown in the 1A, an end of pin 5 is in fact in the axle of Connection Element 6 with respect to main body 2 rotations.
Last feature of the embodiment of Figure 11 is, provides flange 90 around the surface of main body, and it flushes with the socket maintenance when plug 1 inserts socket.Corresponding flange 92 is provided on the Connection Element.Owing to increased the hole of socket to the distance between the plug edge, so this flange 90,92 has increased the fail safe of device, and do not increased significantly the volume of main body 2.
Figure 12 A-E described with Figure 10 in similar charhing unit/power supply.Charhing unit/power supply potential shortcoming is among Figure 10, and when inserting socket, shell 28 stretches out and quite away from socket.Thereby, exist by putting on from the little power of socket shell 28 ends farthest, and be applied to the Potential feasibility of sizable power on the plug.Yet what the size of charhing unit can not be necessary more one is gone on foot minimizing, therefore has potential challenges.This difficulty is overcome in the embodiment of Figure 12.
Figure 12 A is the vertical view in the use location, and how the different parts that Figure 12 B-E has described charhing unit move and to be assembled to the use location by deposit position.
Suitably, the feature of the embodiment of Figure 11 is synthesized the male component into charhing unit/power supply of Figure 12.
Contrast Figure 12 B and 12C can be clearly seen that the main body 2 of fixedly adhering to pin 3/4 is with respect to shell 28 rotations of the most of parts of charger of packing into.Like this, by shell 28 being designed to flat, common elongated shape, may reduce again to be positioned at the thickness of the charhing unit/power supply of deposit position.This by guarantee shell 28 unlike the thickness of main body 2 thick or thick be not to realize too much.Then, main body 2 be set to respect to shell 28 rotation approximate 90 ° by an axle, this axle is roughly parallel to axle 7,8 axle.Thereby when Connection Element 6 and movable pin 5 were moved to the use location, shell 28 had been rotated to a position, so that it is only to be equal to the outstanding socket of amount of its thickness (with respect to its length in the situation among the embodiment of Figure 10).This is by making pin 3/4 can rotate to realize that with respect to Connection Element this Connection Element itself can not rely on shell yet and rotates with respect to pin 3/4 with respect to shell rotation and movable pin.Like this, the fail safe of device further improves.The device of Figure 12 can be used to describe among Figure 10 related all functions.
Figure 13 has described six set of parts that different structures is used of the pin (110) that is used for plug-in unit (100) of the embodiment of the invention.This pin (110) is installed in fixed relationship on the main body (120).According to described embodiment, main body (120) is columniform, but in other embodiments, main body (120) can be different shape.
Complete part of the present invention comprises at least two plug-in units (100), and shell described in Figure 15 (130).Shell (130) such as can comprise fuse,, charger case (130) or power subsystem.For example, pin plug-in unit (100) can be by coming the combination of charhing unit (130) with one of plug-in unit (100) for charhing unit (130), as shown in figure 15.In case be inserted into, pin plug-in unit (100) will be to rotate with respect to shell (130) with the similar mode of the embodiment of Figure 12 between deposit position and operating position.The embodiment of Figure 14 also can form a plug-in unit, is used for complete part.
The every kind structure of pin (110) on different plug-in units (100) is so that resulting plug can be used to the socket of certain specific countries (perhaps multinational family).The structure of pin (110) is not limited to those modes shown in the figure, so pin (110) is applicable to the socket of any country.Therefore plug-in unit (100) can comprise any amount of pin (110).
Plug-in unit (100) can be selected and change during fabrication, perhaps can according to plug, charger or power subsystem the socket that is inserted into be selected and is changed by the user.
The described embodiments of the invention of Figure 14 A and 14B comprise be used to the brake (140) of locating movable pin (5) and/or Connection Element (6).This brake (140) can be located on the Connection Element (6), and can be movable simultaneously with Connection Element (6).Comprise brake (140) Connection Element (6) embodiment detailed view as shown in figure 17.
Brake (140) is used for by engaging to locate movable pin (5) with respect to the position of the Connection Element that is positioned at operating position (6) with ledge (150) on the movable pin (5).Brake (140) is used like this to guarantee that the angle between movable pin (5) and the Connection Element (6) can not surpass predetermined maximum, such as 90 °.
Brake (140) is all right, or optional, be used to engage to guarantee that by the part with main body (2) angle between Connection Element (6) and the main body (2) is no more than predetermined maximum, shown in Figure 14 B (wherein brake (140) engages with shell (160)).
The described embodiment of Figure 14 A and 14B has described as the brake (140) that is installed in the part of the Connection Element (6) on the shell (160) that can be inserted into charging main body (130) shown in Figure 15.Introduced movable pin (5) and with resulting charhing unit (170) behind the Connection Element (6) of brake (140) shown in Figure 16 A-C.
Brake (140) is used among other any embodiment of the present invention alternatively, Connection Element and the movable pin of relating to described herein.For example, movable pin (5) and comprise at geometry and as shown in figure 17, be directed into the Connection Element (6) of brake (140) in three pin plugs or the charhing unit.
As described in above Figure 11, Connection Element 6 is comprised of two parts.This has several advantages, comprises that movable pin 5 can be located between the part that is in deposit position, and Connection Element 6 can be compressed slightly in its position that is attached to main body, with auxiliary assembling.
Embodiment illustrated in fig. 18 is plug usefulness, and such as insulating material, plastics for example are by overmolded (over-moulded).This feature can be used to any plug described herein or charhing unit.By overmolded, charged inside can be made as saferly such as fuse, plug or charhing unit, for example be made as waterproof.
Claims (48)
1. plug comprises:
Three pins;
One Connection Element; And
One main body; Wherein
One of described pin is rotationally attached to described Connection Element, and described Connection Element is rotationally attached to described main body; And
Described Connection Element is rotationally attached to described main body so that its with respect to the axle of described main body rotation between the upper and lower surface of described main body.
2. plug according to claim 1, the described pin that wherein is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is movable between a deposit position and an operating position.
3. plug according to claim 1, wherein
The described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is movable between a deposit position and an operating position; And
When movable between deposit position and operating position, the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element rotates with the angle between 150 degree and 210 degree around an axle, this axle is parallel to the plane of the longitudinal axis that comprises two other pin, and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of two other pin.
4. plug according to claim 1, wherein
The described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is movable between a deposit position and an operating position; And
When the pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at deposit position, it is positioned at the plane roughly the same with two other pin, and when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at operating position, it is positioned at outside the plane of two other pin.
5. plug according to claim 1, wherein
The described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is movable between a deposit position and an operating position; And
When the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at deposit position, it is between two other pin.
6. plug according to claim 1, wherein
The described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is movable between a deposit position and an operating position; And
When the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at deposit position, it is roughly between two other pin.
7. plug according to claim 1, wherein
Described main body has a recess, and described Connection Element is installed in the described recess;
The described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is movable between a deposit position and an operating position; And
When the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at operating position, described Connection Element engages with the rear surface of described recess.
8. plug according to claim 7, wherein said main body comprises a kerf, when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at deposit position, the described pin and the described Connection Element that are rotationally attached to described Connection Element both are placed in the described otch, described Connection Element rotatably is connected in the recess in the described main body, so that when described operating position is arrived in the described pin activity that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element, described Connection Element rotation is static to a surface that leans on the described recess in described main body, thereby fix its direction to stop further with respect to the mode of described main body rotation, and wherein said recess is communicated with described otch.
9. according to claim 7 or 8 described plugs, the surface of the described recess in the wherein said main body stops the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element to be further rotated away from two other pin.
10. plug according to claim 1, wherein
The described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is movable between a deposit position and an operating position; And
Described main body comprises a kerf, and when described pin during at deposit position, the described pin and the described Connection Element that are rotationally attached to described Connection Element both are placed in this otch.
11. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10, wherein when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at operating position, by the plane of the axis limit of two other pin and be movably connected to the described pin of described Connection Element along perpendicular to the ultimate range between the direction on described plane, greater than when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at deposit position, by the plane of the axis limit of two other pin and be movably connected to the described pin of described Connection Element along perpendicular to the ultimate range between the direction on described plane.
12. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10 wherein is rotationally attached to the described pin of described Connection Element, and is by the relative rotation towards described Connection Element, movable between described deposit position and operating position.
13. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10, wherein when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element was movable between described deposit position and this operating position, described Connection Element can be with respect to described main body rotation.
14. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10, wherein when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at operating position, the longitudinal axis of described pin is parallel to the longitudinal axis of two other pin, but is positioned at the plane different from the common plane of the longitudinal axis of two other pin.
15. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10, wherein when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at operating position, the longitudinal axis of described Connection Element, with compare when the longitudinal axis of the described Connection Element of described pin during at deposit position, closer to the longitudinal axis of vertical described pin.
16. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10, wherein when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at deposit position, the longitudinal axis of described pin becomes with the longitudinal axis of this Connection Element in 30 degree.
17. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10, wherein when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at deposit position, the longitudinal axis of described Connection Element, with compare when the longitudinal axis of the described Connection Element of the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element during at operating position, closer to the longitudinal axis of parallel two other pin.
18. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10, wherein when the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element when deposit position is movable, described pin and described Connection Element are along outwards outstanding from described main body with the roughly the same direction of two other pin.
19. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10 wherein further comprises the device that is biased to operating position for the described pin that will be rotationally attached to described Connection Element and/or described Connection Element from deposit position.
20. plug according to claim 19, wherein said bias unit comprises a spring.
21. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10 wherein further comprises a restraint device, the described pin and/or the described Connection Element that are used for being rotationally attached to described Connection Element are limited in described deposit position releasedly.
22. arbitrary described plug according to claim 2-8 and in 10, the rotating shaft that wherein is rotationally attached to the described pin of described Connection Element is roughly parallel to the plane that the longitudinal axis by two other pin forms, and is approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of two other pin.
23. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, the rotating shaft of wherein said Connection Element are roughly parallel to the plane that the longitudinal axis by two other pin forms, and are approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of two other pin.
24. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, wherein be rotationally attached to one of the described pin of described Connection Element and described Connection Element and comprise a ledge, and be rotationally attached to the described pin of described Connection Element and in the described Connection Element another and comprise a groove, described ledge can be movable therein.
25. plug according to claim 24, wherein said pin can be movable to primary importance, and in this position, described ledge engages with an end of described groove.
26. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, wherein two in three pins are not the pins that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element, but adhere to fixing with respect to described main body.
27. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10 wherein further comprises a groove that is arranged in described main body, is used for making the fuse of described plug to insert wherein.
28. plug according to claim 27, wherein said Connection Element comprises a lug boss, and its use location at described Connection Element stops the user near described groove, and it allows the user near described groove at a deposit position.
29. plug according to claim 27 wherein further comprises be used to the covering that covers described groove.
30. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, wherein said Connection Element comprises a brake, is used for guaranteeing that in use described pin and the angle between the angle between the described Connection Element and/or described Connection Element and the described main body that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is no more than a predetermined maximum.
31. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, wherein be rotatably connected to the described pin of this Connection Element be a grounding pin.
32. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, the described pin that wherein is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is to be made by insulating material at least in part.
33. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, the described pin that wherein is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is to be made by plastics or carbon fiber.
34. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, wherein said plug is double-insulated plug.
35. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, wherein said main body is a shell.
36. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10 wherein also comprises a cable, wherein this cable is electrically connected with a pin.
37. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, wherein said main body comprises two holes be used to two pins that hold two pin plugs, when two pins of described pair of pin plug inserted in the described hole, two pins of described pair of pin plug were electrically connected with described plug.
38. described plug according to claim 37, wherein also comprise the electrical contact that is arranged in described hole, and between one of two pins of described pair of pin plug and described electrical contact, and being electrically connected between another pin of described pair of pin plug and another electrical contact.
39. a charhing unit comprises the plug in claim 1-8 or 10.
40. described charhing unit wherein also comprises for the cable that inserts electric device according to claim 39.
41. described charhing unit wherein also comprises the shell be used to the parts of the described charhing unit of packing into according to claim 39.
42. described charhing unit according to claim 41, wherein said shell is rotatable with respect to described main body.
43. described charhing unit according to claim 42, wherein said shell and main body are relative to each other rotatable on an axle, and this axle is roughly parallel to described Connection Element with respect to the rotatable axle of described main body.
44. described charhing unit is applicable to be mobile phone, PDA, radio system, MP3 player, notebook computer, palmtop computer or the charging of GPS device according to claim 39.
45. described charhing unit wherein also comprises charging device according to claim 39, this charging device partly is included within the described main body.
46. a power supply comprises the plug in claim 1-8 or 10.
47. arbitrary described plug according to claim 1-8 and in 10, the described pin that wherein is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is movable between a deposit position and an operating position; And
When the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element is positioned at described deposit position, the overall size when at least one overall size of described plug is positioned at described operating position less than the described pin that is rotationally attached to described Connection Element;
When being positioned at described operating position, stop the fuse near described plug.
48. described plug according to claim 47 wherein by the position of the lug boss of described Connection Element, stops near described fuse at described operating position.
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