Power connector for building blocks

• US 10,673,165 B1
• Filed: 07/05/2019
• Issued: 06/02/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WBStudio Technology Media Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: WBStudio Technology Media Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Haw-Yeu
• Primary Examiner(s): Riyami, Abdullah A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Imas, Vladimir
• Application Number:
  US16/503,677
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 439 77, 439 67, 439 55, 361741
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/042 Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements; Motors
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/044 Buildings
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/086 with primary projections fitting by friction in complementary spaces between secondary projections, e.g. sidewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/721 cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/778 Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous counter-contacts H01R12/78, H01R12/79 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/78 connecting to other flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/42 Securing in a demountable manner
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/73 Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall

Abstract

A power connector for building blocks has a loading sheet adapted to be mounted between two assembled building blocks and a socket mounted on the loading sheet. The loading sheet has a locating segment and a conducting unit. The locating segment forms a through hole. The conducting unit is mounted on a surface of the locating segment. The socket is electrically connected to the conducting unit and is used to connect to a wire. The power connector is mounted between the two assembled building blocks by the loading sheet and is mounted around any column of another building block via the through hole. Thus, the power connector is mounted on the building blocks without pasting and drilling and therefore without breaking the building blocks. Besides, the power connector is manufactured by automation so that cost is reduced and the quality is stable.

Claims

1. A power connector adapted to be mounted between two assembled building blocks;

the power connector comprising;

a loading sheet adapted to be mounted between the two assembled building blocks and having

a locating segment forming a through hole;

the through hole adapted for a column of one of the two building blocks to mount through the through hole; and

a conducting unit mounted on a surface of the locating segment; and

a socket mounted on the loading sheet and electrically connected to the conducting unit;

the socket adapted to be connected to a wire.

2. The power connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the loading sheet further has

an insertion segment having two ends;

one of the two ends of the insertion segment connected to the locating segment;

the socket mounted on the other end of the insertion segment;

a width of the insertion segment being smaller than a distance between any two adjacent columns of any one of the two building blocks.

3. The power connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the conducting unit extends to the insertion segment;

the conducting unit extends to the two ends of the insertion segment to be electrically connected to the socket.

4. The power connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein the loading sheet further has

an insulation layer mounted on the insertion segment and covering the conducting unit on the insertion segment.

5. The power connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conducting unit has

two electrodes spaced apart from each other;

one of the electrodes mounted on a periphery of the through hole and the other electrode mounted on a periphery of the locating segment;

the two electrodes both electrically connected to the socket.

6. The power connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the conducting unit has

two electrodes spaced apart from each other;

one of the electrodes mounted on a periphery of the through hole and the other electrode mounted on a periphery of the locating segment;

the two electrodes both electrically connected to the socket.

7. The power connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the loading sheet is a Flexible Printed Circuit.

8. The power connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the loading sheet is a Flexible Printed Circuit.

9. The power connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a thickness of the loading sheet is equal to or less than 0.09 millimeter.

10. The power connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein a thickness of the loading sheet is equal to or less than 0.09 millimeter.