Power plug with leakage current protection

• US 8,824,110 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zhongshan Kaper Electrical Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Zhongshan Kaper Electrical Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zou, Bill
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAI, TIEN HUNG
• Application Number:
  US13/716,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20130100560A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 361/42
• US Class Current: 361/42
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 83/04 with testing means for indicating the ability of the switch or relay to function properly
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7135 with ground fault protector H01R13/7132 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/30 with additional earth or shield contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H02H 3/06 with automatic reconnection

Abstract

A power plug, including: a shell, the shell having two sides, a reset button and a test button protruding from the first side, and a live wire pin and a neutral wire pin protruding from the second side; a circuit board; a stationary contact; a movable contact; a tripping device; a cross arm; and a push block. The stationary contact is connected with the live wire pin and the neutral wire pin; the movable contact can be connected to or disconnected from the stationary contact. The tripping device includes a sliding pedestal and a sliding part and controls the connection between the movable contact and the stationary contact. An elastic member is disposed on the push block. An ejector spring is disposed on one end of the movable armature. A reset spring is disposed between the sliding part and the sliding pedestal.

Claims

1. A power plug, comprising:

a) a shell (1), the shell comprising a first side and a second side, a reset button (11) and a test button (12) protruding from the first side, and a live wire pin (3) and a neutral wire pin (2) protruding from the second side;

b) a circuit board (5), the circuit board (5) comprising a leakage protection circuit;

c) a stationary contact (723);

d) a movable contact (742);

e) a tripping device;

f) a cross arm (74);

g) a push block (75); and

h) a tripping coil (76);

wherein;

the circuit board (5), the stationary contact (723), the movable contact (742), the tripping device, the cross arm (74), and the push block (75) are arranged inside the shell (1);

the circuit board (5) is in electric connection with the live wire pin (3) and the neutral wire pin (2);

the stationary contact (723) is connected with the live wire pin (3) and the neutral wire pin (2);

the movable contact (742) is connected with a power output cord (8) and connected to or disconnected from the stationary contact (723);

the tripping device controls a connection or disconnection between the movable contact (742) and the stationary contact (723);

the tripping device comprises;

a sliding pedestal (71) fixed inside the shell (1), and a sliding part (72) capable of being pressed down by the reset button (11) to move downward or upward on the sliding pedestal (71);

the sliding part (72) comprises;

a first inclined plane (721), and a hook (722);

the movable contact (742) is driven by the cross arm (74), and the cross arm (74) comprises a limiting hole (741) matching with the hook (722);

the push block (75) comprises two ends, one end leans against the cross arm (74), the other end matches with the first inclined plane (721) and is capable of being pushed by the first inclined plane (721);

an elastic member (751) is disposed on the push block (75) for keeping the push block (75) leaning against the cross arm (74);

a reset spring (73) is disposed between the sliding part (72) and the sliding pedestal (71);

the movable contact (742) is connected with a reset elastic member (743);

the tripping coil (76) is disposed on one side of the cross arm (74) opposite to the push block (75), in electric connection with the circuit board (5), and de-energized by the test button (12);

a stationary armature (761) and a movable armature (762) are disposed inside the tripping coil (76);

an ejector spring (763) is disposed on one end of the movable armature (762) opposite to the stationary armature (761); and

an elastic force of the reset spring (73) is larger than a sum of an elastic force of the elastic member (751) and an elastic force of the ejector spring (763);

the elastic force of the ejector spring (763) is larger than the elastic force of the elastic member (751).

2. The plug of claim 1, wherein:

the shell (1) comprises;

an upper cover (13) and a lower cover (14);

the reset button (11) and the test button (12) protrude from an upper surface of the upper cover (13); and

the live wire pin (3) and the neutral wire pin (2) protrude from a lower surface of the lower cover (14).

3. The plug of claim 1, wherein the push block (75) is L-shaped.

4. The plug of claim 1, wherein the cross arm (74) comprises a second inclined plane (745) on an upper right;

and the hook (722) comprises a third inclined plane (728) on a lower left, and the third inclined plane (728) slidably fits with the second inclined plane (745).

5. The plug of claim 1, wherein the elastic member (751) is a torsional spring.

6. The plug of claim 1, wherein the reset elastic member (743) is a leaf spring.