Plug in power converter structure

• US 4,954,940 A
• Filed: 10/14/1988
• Issued: 09/04/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Electro-Mech Co.
• Original Assignee: Bill B. Chandler, Ramona Z. Olson
• Inventors: Olson, Ramona Z., Chandler, Bill B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Steven L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peckman, Kristine
• Application Number:
  US07/257,541
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 363/146, 439/409, 439/686, 439/687, 439/691, 439/696, 439/350, 439/351, 439/352, 439/353, 439/467
• US Class Current: 363/146
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/02 Casings
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6675 with built-in power supply

Abstract

An electrical power converter having an electrical transformer including a non-conductive bobbin carrying electrical windings, all of which is enclosed in a split housing forming top and bottom members, one of which members is an integrally formed latch disposed internally of the housing and adapted to fasten the top and bottom members together, and where the bobbin carries front and back structural extensions to make respective contact with the latch and the opposing rear wall of the housing and forming, with the bobbin, a compression brace to prevent unlocking movement of the latches after the top and bottom members have been mated together.

Claims

1. An electrical plug comprising:

a split housing forming top, bottom and wall members,

latch means disposed internally of the housing for fastening the top and bottom members of the housing together,

an electrical component disposed, at least partially, within said housing and having rigid substructure means making contact with the latch means and an opposing wall member of the housing, forming a compression brace to prevent unlocking movement of the latch means.

2. A plug-in electrical power converter comprising:

an electrical transformer including a plurality of windings attached to input and output conductors and a non-conductive bobbin carrying the windings;

a split housing forming top, bottom and wall members to enclose the electrical transformer;

latch means disposed internally of the housing for fastening the top and bottom members together; and

first and second extensions carried by the bobbin to make respective contact with the latch means and an opposing wall member of the housing and forming, with the bobbin, a compression brace to prevent unlocking movement of the latch means.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein the said second bobbin extention comprises a plurality of fingers around which the output conductor is woven.