POWER PLUG OF A PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING SOCKET THEREOF

• US 20060281369A1
• Filed: 05/22/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Chen, Chi-Hung, Wang, Ju-Ping, Lee, Kuo-Chun
• Application Number:
  US11/419,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20060281369A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/680
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/64 Means for preventing incorrect coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/06 for computer periphery

Abstract

A power plug of a peripheral device for electrically connecting a socket is provided. The power plug includes a first plug pin, a second plug pin, a third plug pin and a fourth plug pin respectively protrude a first length, a second length, a third length and a fourth length from a datum plane of the power plug. The second length is larger than the first length, the third length is substantially the same with the second length, and the fourth length is smaller than the second length. While the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the second plug pin and the third plug pin respectively contact a second socket pin and a third socket pin first, and then the first plug pin and the fourth plug pin respectively contact a first socket pin and a fourth socket pin to generate an electrical connection.

Claims

1. A power plug of a peripheral device and a corresponding socket of the power plug, wherein

the power plug is coupled to a power supplier, comprising a plurality of plug pins respectively protruding corresponding lengths from a first datum plane of the power plug, at least one of the corresponding lengths being shorter than others of the corresponding lengths;

and

the socket electrically is connected to the power plug, comprising a plurality of socket pins respectively protruding corresponding lengths from a second datum plane of the socket, at least one of the corresponding lengths being longer than others of the corresponding lengths, the plug pin with the shorter corresponding length and the socket pin with the longer corresponding length being disposed correspondingly;

wherein when the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the plug pins respectively contact the corresponding socket pins to generate an electrical connection.

2. The power plug of a peripheral device and the corresponding socket thereof according to claim 1, the plug pins comprising:

a first plug pin protruding a first length from the first datum plane;

a second plug pin protruding a second length from the first datum plane, wherein the second length is larger than the first length;

a third plug pin protruding a third length from the first datum plane, wherein the third length is substantially the same with the second length; and

a fourth plug pin protruding a fourth length from the first datum plane, wherein the fourth length is smaller than the second length; and

the socket pins comprising;

a first socket pin protruding a fifth length from the second datum plane;

a second socket pin protruding a sixth length from the second datum plane, wherein the sixth length is smaller than the fifth length;

a third socket pin protruding a seventh length from the second datum plane, wherein the seventh length is substantially the same with the sixth length; and

a fourth socket pin protruding an eighth length from the second datum plane, wherein the eighth length is larger than the sixth length;

wherein when the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the first plug pin, the second plug pin, the third plug pin and the fourth plug pin respectively contact the first socket pin, the second socket pin, the third socket pin and the fourth socket pin to generate an electrical connection.

3. The power plug of a peripheral device and the corresponding socket thereof according to claim 2, wherein the first plug pin is electrically connected to a first voltage of the power supplier, the second plug pin and the third plug pin are electrically connected to a ground end of the power supplier, the fourth plug pin is electrically connected to a second voltage of the power supplier, and the second voltage is larger than the first voltage.

4. The power plug of a peripheral device and the corresponding socket thereof according to claim 2, wherein the first length is substantially the same with the fourth length, and the fifth length is substantially the same with the eighth length.

5. The power plug of a peripheral device and the corresponding socket thereof according to claim 2, wherein a sum of the second length and the sixth length as well as a sum of the third length and the seventh length are substantially larger than a sum of the first length and the fifth length, the sum of the first length and the fifth length is substantially larger than a sum of the fourth length and the eighth length, while the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the second plug pin and the third plug pin respectively contact the second socket pin and the third socket pin first, then the first plug pin contacts the first socket pin, afterwards, the fourth plug pin contacts contact the fourth socket pin to generate an electrical connection.

6. A power plug of a peripheral device for being electrically connected to a socket, wherein the socket has a plurality of socket pins, the power plug is coupled to a power supplier, and the power plug comprises:

a plurality of plug pins respectively protruding corresponding lengths from a datum plane of the power plug, wherein at least one of the corresponding lengths is shorter than others of the corresponding lengths, when the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the plug pins respectively contact the corresponding socket pins to generate an electrical connection.

7. The power plug according to claim 6, wherein the plug pins comprises:

a first plug pin protruding a first length from the datum plane;

a second plug pin protruding a second length from the datum plane, wherein the second length is larger than the first length;

a third plug pin protruding a third length from the datum plane, wherein the third length is substantially the same with the second length; and

a fourth plug pin protruding a fourth length from the datum plane, wherein the fourth length is smaller than the second length;

wherein the socket has a first socket pin, a second socket pin, a third socket pin and a fourth socket pin, when the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the second plug pin and the third plug pin respectively contact the second socket pin and the third socket pin first, and then the first plug pin and the fourth plug pin respectively contact the first socket pin and the fourth socket pin to generate an electrical connection.

8. The power plug according to claim 6, wherein the second plug pin and the third plug pin are electrically connected to a ground end of the power supplier.

9. The power plug according to claim 7, wherein the fourth length is smaller than the first length, when the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the fourth plug pin contact the fourth socket pin to generate an electrical connection after the first plug pin contacts the first socket pin.

10. The power plug according to claim 9, wherein the first plug pin is electrically connected to a first voltage of the power supplier, the fourth plug pin is electrically connected to a second voltage of the power supplier, and the second voltage is larger than the first voltage.

11. The power plug according to claim 7, wherein the fourth length is substantially the same with the first length.

12. A socket of a peripheral device for being electrically connected to a power plug, wherein the power plug has a plurality of plug pins, the socket is coupled to a power supplier, and the socket comprises:

a plurality of socket pins respectively protrude corresponding lengths from a datum plane of the socket, wherein at least one of the corresponding lengths is shorter than others of the corresponding lengths, when the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the plug pins respectively contact the corresponding socket pins to generate an electrical connection.

13. The socket according to claim 12, wherein the socket pins comprises:

a first socket pin protruding a first length from the datum plane;

a second socket pin protruding a second length from the datum plane, wherein the second length is larger than the first length;

a third socket pin protruding a third length from the datum plane, wherein the third length is substantially the same with the second length; and

a fourth socket pin protruding a fourth length from the datum plane, wherein the fourth length is smaller than the second length;

wherein the power plug has a first plug pin, a second plug pin, a third plug pin and a fourth plug pin, when the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the second plug pin and the third plug pin respectively contact the second socket pin and the third socket pin first, and then the first plug pin and the fourth plug pin respectively contact the first socket pin and the fourth socket pin to generate an electrical connection.

14. The socket according to claim 13, wherein the second socket pin and the third socket pin are electrically connected to a ground end of the power supplier.

15. The socket according to claim 13, wherein the fourth length is smaller than the first length, when the power plug is electrically connected to the socket, the fourth plug pin contacts the fourth socket pin to generate an electrical connection after the first plug pin contacts the first socket pin.

16. The socket according to claim 15, wherein the first socket pin is electrically connected to a first voltage of the power supplier, the fourth socket pin is electrically connected to a second voltage of the power supplier, and the second voltage is larger than the first voltage.

17. The socket according to claim 13, wherein the fourth length is substantially the same with the first length.