EP3396788B1 - Verrouillage sécurisé d'adaptateurs de prise intelligente dans des prises d'alimentation - Google Patents

Verrouillage sécurisé d'adaptateurs de prise intelligente dans des prises d'alimentation Download PDF

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EP3396788B1
EP3396788B1 EP17168419.4A EP17168419A EP3396788B1 EP 3396788 B1 EP3396788 B1 EP 3396788B1 EP 17168419 A EP17168419 A EP 17168419A EP 3396788 B1 EP3396788 B1 EP 3396788B1
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Burak ÜNVER
Serhat ÖZKÜCÜK
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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
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
    • H01R31/065—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with built-in electric apparatus
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/639—Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap
    • H01R13/6395—Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap for wall or panel outlets
    • 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
    • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H01R13/6683—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit with built-in sensor

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  • the invention refers to smart plug adapters according to claim 1.
  • a plug from a device that needs power is inserted into a socket e.g. a wall mounted socket.
  • the socket is connected to electrical mains of the establishment, such as electrical mains of an apartment.
  • the socket includes conducting plates that are hidden inside the socket.
  • the plug of the device has conducting poles or pins that are exteriorly exposed. The conducting poles or pins of the plug are mated with the conducting poles of the device plug thereby establishing an electrical connection between the socket and the device.
  • the smart plugging mechanism uses a smart plug adapter, also referred simply to as the smart plug, which includes a male member i.e. a plug part, and a female member i.e. a notch for receiving device plug.
  • the male member of the smart plug adapter is connected to electric power by inserting the connecting pins of the male member into the power socket.
  • Within a housing or enclosure of the smart plug adapter is present electrical circuitry that electrically connect the male member to the female member, and thus flow of electricity from male member to the female member within the smart plug adapter is established.
  • At the female member of the smart plug adapter are conducting plates.
  • Smart plug adapters have various advantages, for example besides functioning simply as an adapter; they have other features such as switching mechanisms, wirelessly controllable switching mechanisms, increased safety, and so on and so forth.
  • such smart plug adapters While being used, such smart plug adapters often fall apart from the wall socket i.e. the power socket mounted on a wall, to which they are connected, under accidental impacts such as stumbling on the cord by a user, misfit between power socket and the smart plug adapter, excessive weight of the chord connected to the smart plug adapter, and so on and so forth, causing undesirable separation between the smart plug and the wall socket. Furthermore, the smart plug adapter may fall on the surface and get damaged. On the other hand, when the user desires to unplug the device from the smart plug adapter, the user is required to hold the surface of the smart plug in order to be able to remove the device plug without unplugging the smart plug adapter.
  • the user may desire to ensure that smart plug is not unplugged from the socket while unplugging the device, for example some smart plugs may require reconfiguration once unplugged. Furthermore, if the user is not careful, the unplugging of the device plug may result into simultaneous unplugging and dropping of the smart plug adapter on the floor surface beneath the wall socket and damaging of the smart plug adapter.
  • the desired smart plug adapter should obviate accidental falling off of the smart plug adapter from the wall socket when the device is being unplugged.
  • the smart plug is desired to be such that the device connected to the smart plug may be removed from the smart plug without touching the smart plug connected into the wall socket.
  • the smart plug adapter hereinafter also referred to as the adapter or the smart plug, includes a housing within which are enclosed a controller and electrical circuitry.
  • the smart plug adapter further includes a male member, a female member, a locking mechanism, a mechanical vibrations actuator and at least one vibration sensor.
  • the male member extends outwardly from a surface of the housing and is configured to receive electrical current when engaged with an external power socket, for example a wall socket.
  • the male member may include conducting connector pins that engage with the power socket and thereby establish electrical connection between the electrical circuitry and the power socket.
  • the locking mechanism is disposed at the surface of the housing.
  • the locking mechanism when actuated is configured to lock the male member with the power socket.
  • the locking mechanism may be hydraulically actuated or pneumatically actuated, and may have electromechanical mechanism or electromagnetic mechanism.
  • the female member is formed on the surface of the housing and is configured to provide the electrical current to an electrical device, for example to a laptop, when a device plug i.e. a plug of the laptop or of the laptop adapter is engaged with the female member.
  • the electrical current received from the power socket by the male member is thereafter conducted from the male member to the female member.
  • the female member may be formed as a receptacle or notch on the surface of the housing. Additionally, the female member may include conducting connector holes that allow engagement with connectors of the device plug to establish electrical connection between the electrical circuitry and the device plug.
  • the mechanical vibrations actuator is positioned at the female member, i.e. superficially in the female member, and is configured to emit mechanical vibrations outwardly i.e. away from the housing or in other words towards the device plug when such the device plug is engaged with the female member.
  • the mechanical vibrations spread over a lateral surface of the device plug, when the device plug is plugged into the female member of the smart plug adapter.
  • the transmission of the mechanical vibrations over the lateral surface of the device plug is further facilitated owing to a solid construction of the device plug.
  • the mechanical vibrations actuator may be, but not limited to, one of an electromechanical drive, a piezoelectric transducer, and an electromagnetic drive.
  • the mechanical vibrations actuator generates mechanical vibrations having a frequency value of less than 10 Hz (hertz), and more particularly less than 1 Hz.
  • the vibration sensor for example a piezoelectric vibration sensor, that is generally disposed physically removed from the mechanical vibrations actuator and superficially within the female member is configured to determine the mechanical vibrations, when present, from the device plug, particularly from the lateral surface of the device plug over which the mechanical vibrations generated by the mechanical vibrations actuator is spread.
  • the vibration sensor sends to the controller a signal corresponding to a determination of mechanical vibrations, i.e. the vibration sensor sends to the controller a signal indicative of presence of vibrations i.e. when the device plug is plugged into the female member.
  • no signal indicative of the presence of vibrations is sent to the controller by the vibration sensor, it is indicative of a determination of absence of the device plug, i.e. no device plug is plugged into the smart plug adapter.
  • the controller sends an actuating signal to the locking mechanism when the controller receives the signal from the vibration sensor that corresponds to the determination of mechanical vibrations as present, i.e. when the signal sent from the vibration sensor is indicative of a state wherein the device plug is plugged into the smart plug adapter.
  • the actuating signal actuates the locking mechanism, which in turn locks the male member of the smart plug to the power socket.
  • the smart plug adapter of the present technique is physically locked with the power socket when the device plug is plugged into or engaged with the female member of the smart plug adapter, and more particularly the male member of the smart plug adapter of the present technique is physically locked with the power socket when the device plug is plugged into or engaged with the female member of the smart plug adapter.
  • the smart plug adapter, particularly the male member of the smart plug adapter, of the present technique is not locked, i.e. is in unlocked state, with the power socket when the device plug is not plugged into or disengaged from the female member of the smart plug adapter.
  • the smart plug adapter when being used, i.e. when the device plug is plugged into the female member of the smart plug adapter, does not accidentally unplug or fall off from the power socket, i.e. the wall socket.
  • the smart plug adapter is locked with the power socket for the entire duration when the device is in plugged state into the smart plug adapter. Additionally, when the user wants to unplug the device plug from the smart plug adapter, chances of accidental falling off of the smart plug adapter from the wall socket is reduced. Furthermore, the smart plug adapter, being in a locked state, does not need to be manually contacted when the user is removing the device plug from the power socket.
  • the smart plug adapter includes a plurality of the vibration sensors dispersedly arranged in the female member. Additionally, the controller may be configured to send the actuating signal to the locking mechanism only when the controller receives the signal from at least two of the vibration sensor corresponding to the determination of mechanical vibrations as present. Thus mechanical vibrations at multiple points of the lateral surface of the device plug are used to conclusively determine presence of the device plug.
  • Fig.1 shows a smart plug adapter 1 of the present technique.
  • the smart plug adapter 1, hereinafter also referred to as the adapter 1 or the smart plug 1 generally includes a housing 30.
  • the housing 30 has a surface 32 forming the surface of the housing 30.
  • the housing 30 is made of insulating material and may have varied shapes and sizes, for example the housing 30 may be box-shaped as shown in Fig. 1 or may be cylindrical in shape (not shown).
  • the smart plug 1 includes a male member 10 and a female member 20, configured on the surface 32 of the housing 30.
  • the male member 10 and the female member 20 are generally present on opposite sides, as depicted in Fig. 1 that shows a male member side 11 and a female member side 21.
  • the male member 10 and the female member 20 may also be oriented differently from the depiction of Fig. 1 , for example the female member 20 may be present on a wall of the housing 30 that is perpendicularly disposed relative to the male member side 11.
  • Fig. 2 shows the male member side 11 of the smart plug 1
  • Fig. 3 shows the female member side 21 of the smart plug 1.
  • the smart plug 1 of Fig. 1 is explained in combination with Figs. 2 and 3 as well as Fig. 4 .
  • a use scenario of the smart plug 1 is depicted in Fig. 4 .
  • the smart plug 1 is used as an adapter to connect a device 90, such as a laptop or a music player, to an electrical power supply such as a power socket 80, that is generally a wall 8 mounted power socket 80.
  • the device 90 has a plug 91 i.e.
  • the device plug 91 that includes electrical connectors 92 such as connection pins or poles that are inserted into the female member 20 of the smart plug 1, and thus electrical connection or contact is established between the device 90 and the smart plug 1.
  • the smart plug 1 is in turn inserted into or plugged into the power socket 80.
  • the smart plug 1 thereby establishes an electrical connection between the power socket 80 and the device 90.
  • the electrical connection established by the smart plug 1 is generally switchable i.e. the connection can be switched on and off. In an embodiment of the smart plug 1, the electrical connection can be switched on and off wirelessly, i.e. remotely.
  • Such smart plug 1 includes suitable elements to enable wireless switching for example, includes an IR receiver, a Wi-Fi module, a Bluetooth module, and so on and so forth.
  • the male member 10 extends outwardly from the surface 32 of the housing 30.
  • the male member 10 is configured to receive electrical current when engaged with the power socket 80 shown in Fig. 4 , for example the power socket 80 mounted on the wall 8.
  • the male member 10 may includes conducting connector pins or poles 12 that engage with the power socket 80, and more particularly that are inserted into socket holes 82 that have conductor plates there within.
  • the housing 30 also includes within it electrical circuitry 52 such as electrical lines, conductor plates, etc that is connected to the male member 10, particularly the connector pins 12 of the male member 10, and thus electrical current flows through the socket holes 82 into the electrical circuitry 52 via the connector pins 12 of the male member 10.
  • the male member 10 may have varied shapes and sizes, for example the male member 10 may have a generally cylindrical shape as shown in Fig. 2 , or may have cuboidal shape with rounded edges as shown in Figs. 5 and 6 . It may be noted that shape and size of the male member 10 is dependent on standards and regulations governing power plugs in specific geographical jurisdictions. The shape and size of the male member 10 is also dependent on the shape and size of the power socket 80 into which the male member 10 is to be plugged in.
  • the female member 20 is formed on the surface 32 of the housing 30.
  • the female member 20 may be formed as a receptacle or notch 24, as shown in Fig. 7 or may be formed superficially on the surface 32 without receptacle shape.
  • the female member 20 includes conducting connector holes 22 that allow engagement with connectors 92 of the device plug 91, as shown in Fig. 4 .
  • the connector holes 22 are connected at the inside of the housing 30 to the electrical circuitry 52 and thus, when the connectors 92 of the device plug 91 are plugged into or connected to the connector holes 22 electrical connection is established between the electrical circuitry 52 and the device plug 91, which in turn is electrically connected to the device 90, as depicted in Fig. 4 .
  • the electrical current received from the power socket 80 by the male member 10 is thereafter conducted from the male member 10 to the female member 20 via the electrical circuitry 52, and subsequently the female member 20 conducts the electrical current to the device 90 via the device plug 91.
  • the smart plug adapter 1 further includes a mechanical vibrations actuator 60, at least one vibration sensor 62, a locking mechanism 40 and a controller 50.
  • the mechanical vibrations actuator 60 is positioned at the female member 20, i.e. superficially in the female member 20, or in other words at the surface 32 forming part of the female member 20.
  • the mechanical vibrations actuator 60 hereinafter also referred to as the actuator 60, is positioned in-between the connector holes 22 of the female member 20.
  • the actuator 60 emits mechanical vibrations outwardly i.e. away from the housing 30 or in other words towards the device plug 91 when the device plug 91 is engaged with the female member 20.
  • the actuator 60 may be, but not limited to, one of an electromechanical drive, a piezoelectric transducer, and an electromagnetic drive.
  • the mechanical vibrations actuator generates ultralow frequency mechanical vibrations, for example having a frequency value of less than 10 Hz (hertz), and preferably less than 1 Hz.
  • the low frequency mechanical vibrations no audible noise is generated and no mechanical damage or interference is caused to the electrical connections established between the power socket 80 and the device 90 via the smart plug 1.
  • the mechanical vibrations spread over a lateral surface 94, shown in Fig. 4 , of the device plug 91, when the device plug 91 is plugged into the female member 20 of the smart plug adapter 1.
  • the spreading of the mechanical vibrations is further facilitated owing to a solid construction of the device plug 91.
  • the mechanical vibrations generated by the actuator 60 just dissipate into the surrounding and are absorbed in the surrounding air.
  • the vibration sensor 62 detects or senses vibrations and is generally disposed physically removed from the mechanical vibrations actuator 60 and superficially i.e. on the surface 32, within the female member 20.
  • the vibrations sensor 62 is physically removed so that the mechanical vibrations from the actuator 60 are not directly detected by the vibration sensor 62.
  • Other techniques may be used to inhibit direct detection of the vibrations generated by the actuator 60 and traveling though the surface 32, for example by placing vibration damping around the actuator 60 and/or around the vibration sensor 62 that inhibit the vibrations generated by the actuator 60 from traveling along the surface 32.
  • Another way is to set vibration sensing by the vibration sensor 62 to a threshold limit, i.e.
  • the vibration sensor 62 determines the mechanical vibrations, when present, from the device plug 91, particularly from the lateral surface 94 of the device plug 91 over which the mechanical vibrations generated by the actuator 60 spread.
  • the detection of the mechanical vibrations is facilitated as the lateral surface 94 of the device plug 91 is either in direct physical contact or in immediate proximity to the sensor 62, when the device plug 91 is plugged into the female member 20 of the smart plug 1.
  • the detection of the mechanical vibrations by the sensor 62 may be tuned to sense or report only vibrations having certain predetermined characteristics, whereas other vibrations may be ignored.
  • the vibration sensor 62 as and when detects the presence of lateral surface 94 of the device plug 91 sends to the controller 50, positioned inside the housing 30, a signal corresponding to a determination of mechanical vibrations, i.e. the vibration sensor 62 sends to the controller 50 a signal that is indicative of presence of vibrations i.e. when the device plug 91 is plugged into the female member 20.
  • a signal corresponding to a determination of mechanical vibrations i.e. the vibration sensor 62 sends to the controller 50 a signal that is indicative of presence of vibrations i.e. when the device plug 91 is plugged into the female member 20.
  • no signal indicative of the presence of vibrations is sent to the controller 50 by the vibration sensor 60, it is indicative of a determination of absence of the device plug 91, i.e. no device plug 91 is plugged into the smart plug adapter 1.
  • the controller 50 for example a microprocessor, sends an actuating signal to the locking mechanism 40 as a response to the controller 50 receiving the signal from the vibration sensor 62 that corresponds to the determination of mechanical vibrations as present, i.e. when the signal sent from the vibration sensor 62 is indicative of a state wherein the device plug 91 is plugged into the smart plug adapter 1.
  • the actuating signal sent from the controller 50 actuates or activates the locking mechanism 40, which in turn locks the male member 10 of the smart plug 1 to the power socket 80, for example to a support structure 84 of the power socket 80, shown in Fig 4 , or to a side of a receptacle 86 of the power socket 80, also shown in Fig. 4 .
  • Fig. 5 shows a state of locking mechanism 40 when the locking mechanism 40 is in default mode, i.e. when no device plug 91 is plugged into the female member 20 of the smart plug 1
  • Fig. 6 shows a state of locking mechanism 40 when the locking mechanism 40 is actuated. It may be noted that the depiction of locking mechanism 40 and the different states of the locking mechanism 40 represented in Figs. 5 and 6 are only for purpose of explanation, and not for limitation.
  • the locking mechanism 40 is disposed at the surface 32 of the housing 30, and preferable within the male member 10.
  • the locking mechanism 40 may be any type of locking mechanism that may be actuated or activated on receiving a signal or command send from the controller 50 in response to the signal received by the controller 50 from the one or more of the vibration sensors 62.
  • the locking mechanism 40 may comprise hydraulically and/or pneumatically controlled locking pins, latches, clamps, clamping rings and/or hooks that lock into a corresponding notch (not shown) in or around the power socket 80.
  • the hydraulically and/or pneumatically controlled locking pins, latches, clamps, clamping rings, and/ or hooks are actuated by the actuating signal or command send from the controller 50, when the vibration sensors 62 detect presence of vibrations indicative of a presence of the device plug 91 engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug 1.
  • Another type of locking mechanism 40 may be an electromechanical system such as an electrical drive based locking mechanism, for example motor driven locking pins, latches, clamps, clamping rings and/or hooks that lock into a corresponding notch in or around the power socket 80.
  • the electrical drive controlled locking pins, latches, clamps, clamping rings, and/ or hooks are actuated by the actuating signal or command send from the controller 50, when the vibration sensor 62 detects presence of vibrations indicative of a presence of the device plug 91 engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug 1.
  • Yet another type of locking mechanism 40 may be an electromagnetic arrangement such as an electromagnet based locking mechanism, for example electrically actuated electromagnetic locking pins, latches, clamps, clamping rings and/or hooks that magnetically clamp into a corresponding ferro-/ferri-magnetic member such as an iron plate in or around the power socket 80.
  • the electromagnetic arrangement components are actuated by the actuating signal or command send from the controller 50, when the vibration sensors 62 detect presence of vibrations indicative of a presence of the device plug 91 engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug 1.
  • the required energy for the actuation of the aforementioned locking mechanisms 40 may be directly obtained from the electrical supply of the power socket 80 or may be stored in a battery (now shown) rechargeable via the electrical supply of the power socket 80.
  • locking mechanisms 40 are for exemplary purposes only. It may be appreciated by one skilled in the art that other types of locking mechanisms 40, besides or in addition to the aforementioned locking mechanisms 40, are well within the scope of the present technique. Generally, any type of locking mechanism 40 that can secure or lock the smart plug male member 10 to the power or wall socket 80 on being actuated by receiving the actuating signal or command send from the controller 50, when the vibration sensors 62 detect presence of vibrations indicative of a presence of the device plug 91 engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug 1 is sufficient for realizing the present technique, and thus is within the scope of the present technique.
  • the locking mechanism 40 of the present technique unlocks the connection between the male member 10 of the smart plug 1 and the power socket 80 when another signal or command is send from the controller 50 to the locking mechanism 40 indicative of absence of vibrations that would have been present if the device plug 91 were engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug 1.
  • the locking mechanism 40 of the present technique unlocks the connection between the male member 10 of the smart plug 1 and the power socket 80 when the signal or command send from the controller 50 indicative of the presence of the device plug 91 engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug 1 are absent for a predetermined time interval.
  • the smart plug adapter 1 of the present technique is physically locked with the power socket 80 when the device plug 91 is plugged into or engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug adapter 1, and more particularly the male member 10 of the smart plug adapter 1 of the present technique is physically locked with the power socket 80 when the device plug 91 is plugged into or engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug adapter 1.
  • the smart plug adapter 1, particularly the male member 10 of the smart plug adapter 1, of the present technique is not locked, i.e. is in unlocked state, with the power socket 80 when the device plug 91 is not plugged into or is disengaged from the female member 20 of the smart plug adapter 1.
  • the smart plug adapter 1 when being used, i.e. when the device plug 91 is plugged into the female member 20 of the smart plug adapter 1, does not accidentally unplug or fall off from the power socket 80, i.e. the wall socket.
  • the smart plug adapter 1 is locked with the power socket 80 for the entire duration when the device 90 is in plugged state into the smart plug adapter 1. Additionally, when the user wants to unplug the device plug 91 from the smart plug adapter 1, chances of accidental falling off of the smart plug adapter 1 from the wall mounted power socket 80 is reduced. Furthermore, the smart plug adapter 1, being in a locked state, does not need to be manually contacted when the user is removing the device plug 91 from the power socket 80.
  • the smart plug adapter 1 may include a plurality of the vibration sensors 62 dispersedly arranged in the female member 20 as shown in Figs 3 , 9 and 10 , or alternatively may include only one vibration sensor 60 as depicted in Fig. 8 .
  • the controller 50 may be configured to send the actuating signal to the locking mechanism 40 only when the controller 50 receives the signal from at least two of the vibration sensors 62 corresponding to the determination of mechanical vibrations as present.
  • mechanical vibrations from multiple points of the lateral surface 94 of the device plug 91 are used to conclusively determine presence of the device plug 91 engaged with the female member 20 of the smart plug 1.
  • the smart plug adapter 1 includes a housing 30, a controller 50, a male member 10 to receive electrical current when engaged with a power socket 80, a locking mechanism 40 which when actuated locks with the power socket 80, a female member 20 to provide the current to an electrical device 90 when a plug 91 of the device 90 is inserted therein, a mechanical vibrations actuator 60 at the female member 20 and that emits mechanical vibrations outwardly from the housing 30, and a vibration sensor 62 at the female member 20 and that determines mechanical vibrations, when present, from the device plug 91.
  • the controller 50 sends an actuating signal to the locking mechanism 40 when the controller 50 receives a signal from the vibration sensor 62 that is indicative of presence of mechanical vibrations i.e. indicative of the presence of the device plug 91 engaged with the female member 20.
  • the actuating signal actuates the locking mechanism 40.

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  1. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) comprenant :
    - un boîtier (30) ayant, enfermés dans celui-ci, un dispositif de commande (50) et des circuits électriques (52),
    - un organe mâle (10) s'étendant depuis une surface (32) du boîtier (30) et configuré pour recevoir du courant électrique lorsqu'il est mis en prise avec une prise d'alimentation externe (80),
    - un mécanisme de verrouillage (40) disposé au niveau de la surface (32) du boîtier (30) et configuré, lorsqu'il est actionné, pour verrouiller l'organe mâle (10) avec la prise d'alimentation (80),
    - un organe femelle (20) formé sur la surface (32) du boîtier (30) et configuré pour fournir du courant électrique à un dispositif électrique (90) lorsqu'une fiche de dispositif (91) du dispositif électrique (90) est mise en prise avec l'organe femelle (20), dans lequel les circuits électriques (52) sont configurés pour conduire le courant électrique depuis l'organe mâle (10) vers l'organe femelle (20), caractérisé par
    - un actionneur de vibrations mécaniques (60) disposé au niveau de l'organe femelle (20) et configuré pour émettre des vibrations mécaniques vers l'extérieur depuis le boîtier (30),
    - au moins un capteur de vibrations (62) disposé au niveau de l'organe femelle (20) et configuré pour déterminer des vibrations mécaniques, lorsqu'elles sont présentes, provenant de la fiche de dispositif (91), dans lequel le capteur de vibrations (62) est configuré en outre pour envoyer au dispositif de commande (50) un signal correspondant à une détermination de vibrations mécaniques, et
    dans lequel le dispositif de commande (50) est configuré pour envoyer un signal d'actionnement au mécanisme de verrouillage (40) lorsque le dispositif de commande (50) reçoit le signal en provenance du capteur de vibrations (62) correspondant à la détermination de vibrations mécaniques telles que présentes, et dans lequel le signal d'actionnement actionne le mécanisme de verrouillage (40).
  2. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'organe mâle (10) comprend des broches de connecteur conducteur (12) configurées pour se mettre en prise avec la prise d'alimentation (80) et pour établir une connexion électrique entre les circuits électriques (52) et la prise d'alimentation (80).
  3. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel l'organe femelle (20) est formé en tant que réceptacle (24) sur la surface (32) du boîtier (30).
  4. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel l'organe femelle (20) comprend des trous de connecteur conducteur (22) configurés pour se mettre en prise avec des connecteurs (92) de la fiche de dispositif (91) et pour établir une connexion électrique entre les circuits électriques (52) et la fiche de dispositif (91).
  5. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel l'actionneur de vibrations mécaniques (60) est l'un d'un entraînement électromécanique, d'un transducteur piézoélectrique et d'un entraînement électromagnétique.
  6. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel l'actionneur de vibrations mécaniques (60) est configuré pour générer des vibrations mécaniques ayant une valeur de fréquence de moins de 10 Hz.
  7. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'actionneur de vibrations mécaniques (60) est configuré pour générer des vibrations mécaniques ayant une valeur de fréquence de moins de 1 Hz.
  8. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel le capteur de vibrations (62) est un capteur de vibrations piézoélectrique.
  9. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, comprenant une pluralité des capteurs de vibrations (62) agencés de manière dispersée dans l'organe femelle (20).
  10. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (50) est configuré pour envoyer le signal d'actionnement au mécanisme de verrouillage (40) lorsque le dispositif de commande (50) reçoit le signal en provenance d'au moins deux des capteurs de vibrations (62) correspondant à la détermination de vibrations mécaniques telles que présentes.
  11. Adaptateur de fiche intelligente (1) selon les revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel le mécanisme de verrouillage (40) est l'un d'un mécanisme à actionnement hydraulique, d'un mécanisme à actionnement pneumatique, d'un mécanisme électromécanique, d'un mécanisme électromagnétique, et une combinaison de ceux-ci.
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