Cabinet with power supply arrangement

• US 9,337,920 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2014
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: E- Make Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: E- Make Co., Ltd
• Inventors: Chen, Kung-Cheng, Huang, Lung-Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): HOFFBERG, ROBERT JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US14/316,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20150380909A1
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/044 Mounting through openings
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/24 for communication between two or more posts wireless communication networks H04W

Abstract

A cabinet is provided with a housing releasably mounted on one side of the cabinet and including a power cord having an AC power plug for connecting to an external power source; and a power supply module electrically connected to the power cord and disposed in the housing, the power supply module including at least one socket disposed on a top of the housing so that one or more electronic devices can be connected thereto for charging.

Claims

1. A cabinet comprising:

a housing releasably mounted on an exterior side of the cabinet and including;

a power cord having an AC (alternating current) power plug for connecting to an external power source;

an opening in a top of the housing;

a lockable cover pivotably provided on the opening;

a compartment for an electronic device formed directly below both the opening and the cover;

a power supply module electrically connected to the power cord and disposed in the housing, the power supply module including at least one DC (direct current) socket disposed on the top of the housing and power supply module converting AC of the external power source to DC; and

a charging plug configured for charging the electronic device, the charging plug provided in the compartment and electrically connected to the power supply module.

2. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the at least one DC socket comprises at least one USB (Universal Serial Bus) port disposed on the top of the housing.

3. The cabinet of claim 2, wherein the power supply module further comprises at least one switch each configured to be closed or open to turn on or off a power supply to a respective one of the at least one USB port.

4. The cabinet of claim 3, wherein the power supply module further comprises at least one indicator each electrically connected to the respective one of the at least one USB port so that one of the at least one indicator is lit as an indication of an electrical connection when the electronic device is connected to the one of the at least one USB port and a corresponding one of the at least one switch is closed.

5. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a mounting plate on a top edge proximate to the cabinet, and two spaced holes through the mounting plate.

6. The cabinet of claim 1, further comprising an audio device releasably mounted to one side of the housing.

7. The cabinet of claim 6, wherein the audio device includes a wireless communication module so that the audio device can be electrically connected to the electronic device by means of short-range wireless interconnection technology.