Socket

• US 10,333,262 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2017
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wang, Hong, Guo, Weiqing
• Primary Examiner(s): Paumen, Gary F
• Application Number:
  US15/544,812
• Publication Number:
  US 20190115698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 439 38, 439 39, 439188, 335202, 335205
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/112 forked sockets having two legs
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/113 co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/518 for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/642 by position or shape of contact members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7037 making use of a magnetically operated switch
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/76 with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a socket for cooperating with a magnetically conductive prong to provide a power supply connection. The socket includes: an electrically conductive contact member for receiving the magnetically conductive prong; a spring sheet body, a first end of the spring sheet body being fixed, and a second end of the spring sheet body being provided with a magnetic component at a position corresponding to the electrically conductive contact member; a power supply connecting portion for connecting with a power supply; and a first electrically conductive portion being arranged on the spring sheet body and located at a position corresponding to the power supply connecting portion, the first electrically conductive portion being located between the first end of the spring sheet body and the second end of the spring sheet body, and the first electrically conductive portion and the power supply connecting portion being connected through an electrically conductive connecting wire.

Claims

1. A socket for cooperating with a magnetically conductive prong to provide a power supply connection, the socket comprising:

an electrically conductive contact member for receiving and contacting the magnetically conductive prong;

a spring sheet body, a first end of the spring sheet body being fixed, and a second end of the spring sheet body being provided with a magnetic component at a position corresponding to the electrically conductive contact member;

a power supply connecting portion for connecting with a power supply; and

a first electrically conductive portion being arranged on the spring sheet body and located at a position corresponding to the power supply connecting portion, the first electrically conductive portion being located between the first end of the spring sheet body and the second end of the spring sheet body, and the first electrically conductive portion and the electrically conductive contact member being connected through an electrically conductive connecting wire.

2. The socket according to claim 1, wherein

in the event that the magnetically conductive prong is completely inserted into the electrically conductive contact member, the magnetically conductive prong and the electrically conductive contact member are in contact with each other;

the magnetically conductive prong attracts the magnetic component to drive the spring sheet body to move such that the power supply connecting portion and the first electrically conductive portion are in contact with each other.

3. The socket according to claim 2, wherein a ratio of a distance between the first electrically conductive portion and the first end to a distance between the magnetic component and the first electrically conductive portion is less than a set value.

4. The socket according to claim 3, wherein the set value is 1.

5. The socket according to claim 1, wherein

the electrically conductive contact member comprises a limiting passageway for limiting a position of the magnetically conductive prong to enable the magnetically conductive prong to slide inward to a position corresponding to the magnetic component along the limiting passageway after the magnetically conductive prong is inserted into the socket.

6. The socket according to claim 5, wherein

the limiting passageway comprises a limiting opening and a clamping portion having a prong passageway, and the clamping portion, the limiting opening and the magnetic component are positioned such that the magnetically conductive prong reaches the position corresponding to the magnetic component after passing through the clamping portion and the limiting opening to attract the magnetic component.

7. The socket according to claim 5, wherein the prong passageway has a prong entrance narrowing from outside to inside.

8. The socket according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing plate, wherein the spring sheet body is elastic, and the first end of the spring sheet body is fixed on the fixing plate.

9. The socket according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing plate, the first end of the spring sheet body is connected to a spring, and the spring is fixed on the fixing plate through a fastener.

10. The socket according to claim 1, further comprising a second electrically conductive portion being arranged on the power supply connecting portion and protruding from the power supply connecting portion.

11. The socket according to claim 8, wherein the first end of the spring sheet body is fixed on the fixing plate through a fastener.

12. The socket according to claim 1, further comprising a spring sheet body limiting member, wherein the spring sheet body limiting member and the spring sheet body are connected to each other to limit a position of the spring sheet body.

13. The socket according to claim 12, wherein the spring sheet body limiting member comprises a spring.