POWER PLUG WITH CABLE LEAKAGE PROTECTIVE FUNCTION

• US 20120052702A1
• Filed: 01/13/2010
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zhongshan Kaper Electrical Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Zhongshan Kaper Electrical Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zou, Bill
• Granted Patent: US 8,390,404 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/95
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 83/14 operated by imbalance of two or more currents or voltages, e.g. for differential protection
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7135 with ground fault protector H01R13/7132 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention discloses a power plug providing leakage protection comprising a casing, reset button and test button provided to the surface of the top of the casing; wherein movable springs respectively connected to power supply live wire and neutral wire pins are fixedly provided to the bottom part of a circuit board, movable contact points have separate electrical connections with free ends of the movable springs, stationary contact points corresponding to the movable contact points are provided to the circuit board and connected to a loading power supply cable; and a tripping device capable of contacting or disconnecting the movable and stationary contact points is provided inside the casing. The present invention is safe; has strong protective performance, simple structure, and reasonable design, and is safe, suited for mass production, and able to detect a power cable leakage failure and promptly sever the loaded connection with the power supply.

Claims

1. A power plug having a leakage protection function, comprising a casing, a reset button and a test button being provided to the surface of the top of the casing;

a power supply live wire pin, neutral wire pin, and ground wire pin being provided to the bottom of the casing;

a circuit board being provided to the interior of the casing; and

a leakage protection circuit for detecting a cable leakage failure on the output of the power source being provided onto the circuit board;

wherein a pair of movable springs for separate electrical connections with the power supply live wire plug and the neutral wire plug are fixedly provided to the bottom of the circuit board, movable contact points of the separate electrical connections being on the free ends of the pair of movable springs, and a pair of stationary contact points corresponding to the movable contact points being provided on the circuit board, such that the stationary contact points are connected with the power supply cable for the connection load; and

wherein a tripping device capable of contacting or disconnecting the movable contact points and stationary points is provided inside the casing, the tripping device comprising a rod that is fixedly connected to the reset button, such that a rod reset spring that is disposed on the rod is fixed to a trip board on the free ends of the pair of movable springs and is provided to the stationary armature and movable armature inside the trip coil, the lower end of the rod being slidably connected to the movable armature and a locking bit being provided on the rod, and the trip board being provided with a bayonet of the locking bit, which can lock the rod in after the stationary armature has attracted the movable armature.

2. The power plug having a leakage protection function according to claim 1, wherein the casing is constituted of a front-top cover, a rear-top cover, and a lower cover for fastening the front-top cover and rear-top cover together, such that the reset button and test button are provided in holes on the top surface of the rear-top cover and exposed to the exterior, and the power supply live wire pin, neutral wire pin, and ground wire pin perforate holes in the lower surface of the lower cover and extend outwardly.

3. The power plug having a leakage protection function according to claim 1, wherein one end of the movable armature stretches out of the trip coil, that end being provided with an annular groove, such that the lower end of the rod is provided with a longitudinal slot that slidably interlocks with the annular groove.

4. The power plug having a leakage protection function according to claim 3, wherein a protective shield is fixedly provided to the bottom of the circuit board, the trip coil being fixed into the protective shield, and an opening through which the movable armature perforates being arranged on the protective shield;

and a pair of fixed ears are disposed on the top of the protective shield, one end of each of the pair of movable springs being fixed to the pair of fixed ears, and a pin fixation board is fixedly provided to the bottom of the protective shield, jacks for fixing the pins being provided on the pin fixation board.

5. The power plug having a leakage protection function according to claim 1, wherein the trip board is provided with two connection blocks, fixation holes being arranged on the connection blocks, such that the free ends of the movable springs are inserted into and locked into the fixation holes and cause the trip board to be fixed to the end parts of the two movable springs, the movable contact points being provided on the connection blocks and electrically connected to the movable springs.

6. The power plug having a leakage protection function according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the test button is provided with a U-shaped metal pin and test reset spring, and the bottom of the circuit board corresponding to the U-shaped metal pin is provided with two test solder joints, which together with the U-shaped metal pin constitute a simulation test switch.

7. The power plug having a leakage protection function according to claim 1, wherein the leakage protection circuit comprises a trip coil, two zero-sequence transformers, a control chip, and a silicon controlled rectifier;

and a metal ring of the zero-sequence transformer is disposed on the power supply cable of the connection load, such that a secondary coil of the zero-sequence transformer is connected to the input end of the control chip, the input end of the control chip is connected with the control gate of the silicon controlled rectifier, and the cathode of the silicon controlled rectifier is connected with one end of the trip coil.

8. The power plug having a leakage protection function according to claim 2, wherein one end of the movable armature stretches out of the trip coil, that end being provided with an annular groove, such that the lower end of the rod is provided with a longitudinal slot that slidably interlocks with the annular groove.

9. The power plug having a leakage protection function according to claim 8, wherein a protective shield is fixedly provided to the bottom of the circuit board, the trip coil being fixed into the protective shield, and an opening through which the movable armature perforates being arranged on the protective shield;

and a pair of fixed ears are disposed on the top of the protective shield, one end of each of the pair of movable springs being fixed to the pair of fixed ears, and a pin fixation board is fixedly provided to the bottom of the protective shield, jacks for fixing the pins being provided on the pin fixation board.