Power adapter

• US 20070091656A1
• Filed: 10/13/2006
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NYKO Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: NYKO Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Navid, Amir, Erickson, Craig, Naghi, Herschel
• Application Number:
  US11/581,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20070091656A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 363/63
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 27/02 for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/02 Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/92
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/065 with built-in electric apparatus

Abstract

A power adapter is provided. The power adapter includes a housing body having a first side and a plurality of second sides. A plug is located on the first side and is adapted to connect to an AC outlet for providing an AC power. A first DC port is located on one of the second sides and is adapted to provide a first DC power to a first external device. A second DC port is located on one of the second sides and is adapted to provide a second DC power to a second external device. An AC-to-DC converter is located in the housing body and is adapted to convert AC power received through the plug to the first DC power and the second DC power.

Claims

1. A power adapter comprising:

a housing body having a first side and a plurality of second sides;

a plug located on the first side and adapted to connect to an AC outlet for providing an AC power;

a first DC port located on one of the second sides and adapted to provide a first DC power to a first external device;

a second DC port located on one of the second sides and adapted to provide a second DC power to a second external device; and

an AC-to-DC converter located in the housing body and adapted to convert the AC power received through the plug to the first DC power and the second DC power.

2. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first DC port and the second DC port are USB ports.

3. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first DC port and the second DC port are FireWire ports.

4. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first DC port is a USB port and the second DC port is a FireWire port.

5. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first DC power and the second DC power have different voltages.

6. The power adapter as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first DC port supplies DC 5 V and the second DC port supplies DC 13 V.

7. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug is fixed to the housing body.

8. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug is movable between a first position for plugging into the AC outlet and a second position inside the housing body.

9. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the AC-to-DC converter is adapted to convert an AC voltage of 120 V or 240 V corresponding to the AC power to DC voltages corresponding to the first DC power and the second DC power.

10. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the AC-to-DC converter is adapted to convert an AC voltage in the range of 100 V to 240 V corresponding to the AC power to DC voltages corresponding to the first DC power and the second DC power.

11. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of DC ports, each DC port being located on one of the second sides and being adapted to provide a DC power to an external device, wherein each DC port is selected from the group consisting of USB port, FireWire port, PS/2 port, serial port, and parallel port.

12. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first DC port or the second DC port is a male port for plugging into a female port in an external device.

13. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first DC port or the second DC port is a female port for accepting a male plug from an external device.

14. The power adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first DC port or the second DC port is connected to a DC port line, so as to extend said at least one of the first DC port or the second DC port for connecting to an external device.

15. A power adapter comprising:

a housing body having a first side and a plurality of second sides;

a plug located on the first side and adapted to connect to an AC outlet for providing an AC power;

a plurality of USB ports, each USB port being located on one of the second sides and being adapted to provide a DC power to an external device; and

an AC-to-DC converter located in the housing body and adapted to convert the AC power received through the plug to the DC power.

16. The power adapter as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plug is fixed to the housing body.

17. The power adapter as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plug is movable between a first position for plugging into an AC outlet and a second position inside the housing body.

18. The power adapter as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

at least one DC port, each said DC port being located on one of the second sides and being adapted to provide a second DC power to an external device, wherein each DC port is selected from the group consisting of FireWire port, PS/2 port, serial port, and parallel port; and

at least one second AC-to-DC converter located in the housing body and adapted to convert the AC power received through the plug to the second DC power.

19. The power adapter as claimed in claim 15, wherein the AC-to-DC converter is adapted to convert an AC voltage of 120 V or 240 V corresponding to the AC power to a DC voltage corresponding to the DC power.

20. The power adapter as claimed in claim 15, wherein the AC-to-DC converter is adapted to convert an AC voltage in the range 100 V to 240 V corresponding to the AC power to a DC voltage corresponding to the DC power.

21. A power adapter comprising:

a housing body having a first side and a plurality of second sides;

a plug located on a first side and adapted to connect to an AC outlet for providing an AC power;

a plurality of FireWire ports, each FireWire port being located on one of the second sides and being adapted to provide a DC power to an external device; and

an AC-to-DC converter located in the housing body and adapted to convert the AC power to the DC power.

22. The power adapter as claimed in claim 21, wherein the plug is fixed to the housing body:

23. The power adapter as claimed in claim 21, wherein the plug is moveable between a first position for plugging into the AC outlet and a second position inside the housing body.