CN211506407U - Power adapter module - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a power adapter module, which comprises a first power adapter, a second power adapter and a clamping mechanism, wherein the first power adapter is detachably connected to the second power adapter through the clamping mechanism; the clamping mechanism comprises a rotating piece with a clamping tongue and a pin with a clamping groove: the rotating piece is rotatably connected with the first power adapter; the pin is fixedly arranged on the second power adapter; the rotating member is configured to be rotatable between a fixed position and a release position; under the condition that the rotating piece rotates to a fixed position, the clamping tongue and the clamping groove are clamped, so that the first power adapter and the second power adapter are fixedly connected; when the rotating piece rotates to the release position, the clamping between the clamping tongue and the clamping groove is released, so that the first power adapter and the second power adapter are detached; utility model's power adapter module conveniently carries, improves user experience, in addition, still can reach the purpose of sharing adapter.

Description

Power adapter module

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the electronic equipment field, in particular to power adapter module of combination.

Background

At present, notebook computers of different models or brands all adopt different power adapters, and sharing cannot be realized; particularly, the user of the laptop special for the game can complain about the fact that the power adapter is large and inconvenient to carry, and therefore whether the power adapter is detached or not is convenient for the user to carry, and further the personalized requirements of the user are met. For example, taking a laptop dedicated for games as an example, the power of the N18P 170W, the N18E 230W, and the low-power adapter cannot be applied to a high-power laptop, and due to the problem of power matching, the power adapters of N18E and N18P cannot be unified, so that a customer may complain that the power adapter of N18E is too large in size and inconvenient to carry, resulting in poor user experience.

In addition, the power adapter is placed in the conference room, conference participants select various power adapters with low power consumption to carry according to the power consumption requirement of the notebook computer, and the purpose of sharing is achieved by matching the power adapter placed in the conference room.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above-mentioned problem that exists among the prior art, the utility model provides a power adapter module that conveniently carries, and can share.

In order to achieve the above object, the embodiment of the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

a power adapter module comprises a first power adapter, a second power adapter and a clamping mechanism, wherein the first power adapter is detachably connected to the second power adapter through the clamping mechanism; the clamping mechanism comprises a rotating piece with a clamping tongue and a pin with a clamping groove: the rotating piece is rotatably connected with the first power adapter; the pin is fixedly arranged on the second power adapter; the rotating member is configured to be rotatable between a fixed position and a release position; under the condition that the rotating piece rotates to a fixed position, the clamping tongue is clamped with the clamping groove, and therefore the first power adapter is fixedly connected with the second power adapter; when the rotating member is rotated to the release position, the engagement between the latch and the card slot is released, and the first power adapter and the second power adapter are detached.

In some embodiments, the first power adapter comprises a junction box, the junction box being fixedly disposed at one end of the first power adapter; the rotating piece penetrates through one side of the junction box and is connected with the junction box in a rotating mode; the other side of the junction box is provided with a wiring hole corresponding to the pin; the pin is inserted into the wiring hole, and the clamping groove and the clamping tongue are clamped in the wiring box.

In some embodiments, the rotating member further comprises a knob and a shaft; the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the knob.

In some embodiments, the rotating member further includes a pair of elastic arms, and the pair of elastic arms are fixedly connected to the knob through one ends thereof and are arranged on two sides of the rotating shaft in parallel.

In some embodiments, the latch is disposed at the other end of the elastic arm; the clamping groove is arranged on the pin corresponding to the clamping tongue; the elastic arm is fixedly connected with the pin in a clamping manner through the clamping tongue and the clamping groove.

In some embodiments, a surface of the latch on a side thereof away from the knob is provided with an inclined surface, and the inclined surface extends along a side close to the rotating shaft in a direction away from the rotating shaft and toward the knob.

In some embodiments, the rotating shaft is provided with a stop column, and a boss is arranged on the inner wall of the junction box corresponding to the stop column; the stop column is abutted against the boss so as to limit the rotating shaft to rotate in a set interval.

In some embodiments, the power adapter module further comprises a reset piece, and the reset piece is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft; one end of the reset piece is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the junction box; after the rotating shaft rotates, the reset piece enables the rotating shaft to return to the initial position.

In some embodiments, the first power adapter and the second power adapter are respectively provided with sliding grooves on the surfaces opposite to each other, and the first power adapter is detachably connected with the second power adapter through the sliding guide of the sliding grooves.

In some embodiments, the power adapter module further comprises an active power outlet that is removably connected to the first power adapter or the second power adapter.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that:

the utility model discloses a power adapter of combination through modular design, makes the power adapter of notebook realize monolithic or the multiple combination of polylith with the mode of establishing ties, is the notebook power supply jointly, satisfies the operation requirement of the notebook computer of different models or brand.

Drawings

In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like reference numerals may describe similar components in different views. Like reference numerals having letter suffixes or different letter suffixes may represent different instances of similar components. The drawings illustrate various embodiments generally by way of example and not by way of limitation, and together with the description and claims serve to explain the disclosed embodiments. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts, where appropriate. Such embodiments are illustrative, and are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive embodiments of the present apparatus or method.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a power adapter module according to an embodiment of the present invention in a fixed position;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a power adapter module according to an embodiment of the present invention in a release position;

fig. 3 is a schematic partial structural diagram of a power adapter module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an active power socket of the power adapter module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another movable power socket of the power adapter module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

1-first power adapter 2-second power adapter 3-rotating member 4-pin 5-latch 6-card slot 7-junction box 8-wiring hole 9-knob 10-rotating shaft 11-elastic arm 12-inclined surface 13-stop column 14-reset member 15-sliding groove 16-movable power socket

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings, but not intended to limit the invention thereto. For a better understanding of the technical aspects of the present disclosure, reference is made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in further detail below with reference to the figures and the detailed description, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

All terms (including technical or scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs unless specifically defined otherwise. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

For a sufficient understanding of the construction of the embodiments of the present invention, a brief description will be made herein with respect to the "fixed position" and the "release position". Wherein, the fixed position is relative structure under working state; the "release position" is defined herein to refer to the relative configuration of the power adapter module in which removal can be accomplished.

In the present embodiment, since the current is applied in all the normal operating states, the portions that can be touched by the user are made of an insulating material, and the same is applied below.

With specific reference to fig. 1 and fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a power adapter module, including a first power adapter 1, a second power adapter 2, and a fastening mechanism, where the first power adapter 1 is detachably connected to the second power adapter 2 via the fastening mechanism; the clamping mechanism comprises a rotary piece 3 with a clamping tongue 5 and a pin 4 provided with a clamping groove 6 (see fig. 3): the rotating member 3 is rotatably connected to the first power adapter 1 (see fig. 1 and 3); the pin 4 is fixedly arranged on the second power adapter 2; the rotary member 3 is configured to be rotatable between a fixed position (see fig. 1) and a release position (see fig. 2) where the rotary member 3 is rotated to enable the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 to be detached from each other; when the rotating member 3 is rotated to a fixed position, the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 are fixedly connected by engaging the latch 5 with the slot 6; when the rotary member 3 is rotated to the release position, the engagement between the locking tongue 5 and the locking groove 6 is released, and the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 are detached. Because the utility model discloses the power adapter module has adopted the modularized design for power adapter can realize the multiple combination of monolithic or polylith with the mode of establishing ties, supplies power for the notebook that has different output power jointly through the combination of difference, and then satisfies the operation requirement of the notebook of different models or brand.

In the embodiment of the present application, the power adapter module only includes two power adapters, and in practical applications, the design may be not limited to two power adapters according to application scenarios, and at least two power adapter modules may be configured, which is not specifically limited herein.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the first power adapter 1 includes a terminal box 7, and the terminal box 7 is fixed to one end of the first power adapter 1; the rotating piece 3 penetrates from one side of the junction box 7 and is connected with the junction box 7 in a rotating mode; the other side of the junction box 7 is provided with a wiring hole 8 corresponding to the pin 4; the pin 4 is inserted into the wiring hole 8, and the clamping groove 6 and the clamping tongue 5 are clamped in the junction box 7. Here, referring to fig. 1, a side of the terminal box 7 is relatively an outer side of the first power adapter 1 in fig. 1, that is, a side away from the second power adapter 2 in the assembled state, and by this structure design, the user can conveniently manipulate the rotating member 3, so as to facilitate the operation of fixedly connecting or disconnecting the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2.

In some embodiments, in particular with reference to fig. 3, the rotary member 3 further comprises a knob 9 and a spindle 10; the rotating shaft 10 is fixedly connected with the knob 9. Therefore, the rotary shaft 10 can be driven to rotate by rotating the knob 9, and the rotating operation is further completed. In the present embodiment, the knob 9 may be provided in different structures, such as a cylindrical structure, a polygonal structure; the material may be solid or hollow, and is not limited in particular.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the rotating member 3 further includes a pair of elastic arms 11, and the pair of elastic arms 11 is fixedly connected to the knob 9 through one end thereof and is disposed in parallel on two sides of the rotating shaft 10. In this embodiment, the elastic arm 11 can rotate around its fixed end under the condition that its free end is stressed, and in combination with the specific application scenario of this embodiment, the rotation angle is not specifically limited, so as to meet the requirement that the locking tongue 5 is conveniently engaged with the locking groove 6. In consideration of the frequency of fixing and detaching the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 is large, a material having high fatigue resistance, desirably an insulating material having high fatigue resistance, may be used. Of course, the insulating material is not limited, and on the basis of a common material, an insulating coating can be additionally arranged outside the insulating material to realize a corresponding function, and the specific design is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the latch 5 is disposed at the other end of the elastic arm 11; the clamping groove 6 is arranged on the pin 4 corresponding to the clamping tongue 5; the elastic arm 11 is fixedly connected with the pin 4 in a manner of clamping the latch 5 with the clamping groove 6. In the present embodiment, the other end of the elastic arm 11 is the end of the elastic arm 11 fixed to the knob 9, i.e., the free end capable of rotating; the specific position of the card slot 6 on the pin 4 is not limited herein, and for example, the card slot may be disposed at any position of the pin 4 as long as the card slot is capable of engaging with the card tongue 5, and the length of the pin 4 does not interfere with the space of the terminal box 7, and does not affect the position of the spring arm 11 or the rotating shaft 10 in a relatively reasonable space.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the surface of the latch 5 on the side thereof away from the knob 9 is provided with an inclined surface 12, and the inclined surface 12 extends along the side close to the rotating shaft 10 in the direction away from the rotating shaft 10 and toward the knob 9. Through setting up inclined plane 12, be convenient for pin 4 directly to support on this inclined plane 12 after penetrating terminal box 7, and right inclined plane 12 applys less effort and can realize the block, this is because the mechanical properties that inclined plane 12 had when the atress for play arm 11 is easy after perpendicular its length direction atress and is rotated, makes play arm 11 orientation pivot 10 is close to, and drives the position that block tongue 5 got into draw-in groove 6, after play arm 11 reverts to initial condition, block tongue 5 gets into draw-in groove 6 and rather than the block. In this embodiment, the inclination angle of the inclined surface 12 can be adjusted according to the length of the latch 5 and the slot width of the slot 6, and is not limited specifically. In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3 in particular, the rotating shaft 10 is provided with a stop column 13, and an inner wall (not shown) of the junction box 7 is provided with a boss corresponding to the stop column 13; the stop column 13 abuts against the boss to limit the rotation of the rotating shaft 10 in a set interval. In the present embodiment, the structural shape of the stopper post 13 is not particularly limited. Similarly, the specific shape of the contact surface between the stop column 13 and the boss is not limited, for example, the surface of the stop column 13 may be set to be arc-shaped, and correspondingly, the surface of the boss may be set to be concave arc-shaped, as long as the abutting of the shape matching with the boss is satisfied, so as to avoid transmitting looseness in the rotation process. Of course, the surface of the stop post 13 may also be provided with a square or irregular shape.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the power adapter module further includes a reset element 14, and the reset element 14 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 10; wherein, one end of the reset piece 14 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the junction box 7; after the rotating shaft 10 rotates, the reset piece 14 drives the rotating shaft 10 to return to the initial position. In this embodiment, the initial position is a position where the rotating shaft 10 is located when the power adapter module is in an operating state, that is, the position where the rotating shaft 10 is located when the locking tongue 5 is locked with the locking slot 6. Under the condition of the initial position, after the clamping tongue 5 and the clamping groove 6 are clamped, the clamping state is always kept under the action of external force which enables the rotating shaft 10 to rotate, so that the stability of the fixed connection between the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 is improved, the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 are prevented from loosening due to careless operation in use, and the risk of stopping power supply for the notebook computer is possibly generated.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the reset element 14 may be a spring, or a rod with elasticity, and the function thereof in a specific application scenario may be implemented as follows. For example, the spring is sleeved on the rotating shaft 10 and fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 10, and the spring can form an elastic force opposite to the rotating direction when the rotating shaft 10 rotates around the axis thereof. Correspondingly, the elastic rod body can penetrate through the rotating shaft 10 along the radial direction of the rotating shaft 10 and is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 10, and the elastic rod body can also form an elastic force opposite to the rotating direction in the rotating process of the rotating shaft 10. In particular, in practical applications, the adjustment may be performed according to specific situations, and is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 are respectively provided with sliding grooves 15 on the surfaces opposite to each other, and the first power adapter 1 is detachably connected with the second power adapter 2 by means of sliding guidance of the sliding grooves 15. In this embodiment, the sliding groove 15 may be configured as a male-female or male-female dovetail groove with matching shapes, so that the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 can move along the guiding direction of the sliding groove 15 conveniently, and the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 are limited to move relative to each other in the vertical guiding direction, so that the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 are stably connected in the working state, and the safety and the convenience of operation of the power adapter module are improved. Of course, besides the sliding slot 15, the first power adapter 1 and the second power adapter 2 can also be moved relatively along the length direction of the guide rail in a guide rail manner, and are limited to move relatively perpendicular to the length direction of the guide rail, and the specific arrangement is not limited herein, and can be adjusted accordingly according to the specific application.

In some embodiments, referring specifically to fig. 4 and 5, the power adapter module further includes an active power socket 16, and the active power socket 16 is detachably connected to the first power adapter 1 or the second power adapter 2, and in this embodiment, the active power socket 16 may be configured in different shapes and structures. In order to meet different requirements, in this embodiment, only two different active power sockets 16 are shown, and the first power adapter 1 or the second power adapter 2 can be independently used through the active power sockets 16, which is objectively a special combination mode of the power adapter module, so that the application efficiency of the first power adapter 1 or the second power adapter 2 is greatly improved, and different application requirements are fully met.

Moreover, although illustrative embodiments have been described herein, the scope includes any and all embodiments having equivalent elements, modifications, omissions, combinations (e.g., of aspects across various embodiments), adaptations or alterations based on the present disclosure. The elements in the claims are to be interpreted broadly based on the language employed in the claims and not limited to examples described in the specification or during the life of the application. Further, the steps of the disclosed methods may be modified in any manner, including by reordering steps or inserting or deleting steps. It is intended, therefore, that the description be regarded as examples only, with a true scope being indicated by the following claims and their full scope of equivalents.

The above description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. For example, the above-described examples (or one or more aspects thereof) may be used in combination with each other. Other embodiments may be utilized, for example, by one of ordinary skill in the art, upon reading the above description. Also, in the foregoing detailed description, various features may be combined together to simplify the present disclosure. This should not be interpreted as intending that an unclaimed disclosed feature is essential to any claim. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the detailed description as examples or embodiments, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment, and it is contemplated that these embodiments may be combined with each other in various combinations or permutations. The scope of the invention should be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

Claims (10)

1. A power adapter module is characterized by comprising a first power adapter, a second power adapter and a clamping mechanism, wherein the first power adapter is detachably connected to the second power adapter through the clamping mechanism;

the clamping mechanism comprises a rotating piece with a clamping tongue and a pin with a clamping groove:

the rotating piece is rotatably connected with the first power adapter; the pin is fixedly arranged on the second power adapter;

the rotating member is configured to be rotatable between a fixed position and a release position;

under the condition that the rotating piece rotates to a fixed position, the clamping tongue is clamped with the clamping groove, and therefore the first power adapter is fixedly connected with the second power adapter; when the rotating member is rotated to the release position, the engagement between the latch and the card slot is released, and the first power adapter and the second power adapter are detached.

2. The power adapter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first power adapter comprises a junction box, the junction box is fixed to one end of the first power adapter;

the rotating piece penetrates through one side of the junction box and is connected with the junction box in a rotating mode;

the other side of the junction box is provided with a wiring hole corresponding to the pin;

the pin is inserted into the wiring hole, and the clamping groove and the clamping tongue are clamped in the wiring box.

3. The power adapter module of claim 2, wherein the rotating member further comprises a knob and a shaft; the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the knob.

4. The power adapter module as claimed in claim 3, wherein the rotating member further comprises a pair of elastic arms, and the pair of elastic arms are fixedly connected to the knob through one ends thereof and are disposed in parallel on two sides of the rotating shaft.

5. The power adapter module as claimed in claim 4, wherein the latch is disposed at the other end of the elastic arm; the clamping groove is arranged on the pin corresponding to the clamping tongue; the elastic arm is fixedly connected with the pin in a clamping manner through the clamping tongue and the clamping groove.

6. The power adapter module as claimed in claim 5, wherein the surface of the latch at the side thereof away from the knob is an inclined surface, and the inclined surface extends along the side close to the rotation shaft in the direction away from the rotation shaft and toward the knob.

7. The power adapter module as claimed in claim 6, wherein the shaft has a stop post, and the inner wall of the junction box has a boss corresponding to the stop post;

the stop column is abutted against the boss so as to limit the rotating shaft to rotate in a set interval.

8. The power adapter module as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a reset member, wherein the reset member is fixedly connected to the rotation shaft; one end of the reset piece is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the junction box;

after the rotating shaft rotates, the reset piece enables the rotating shaft to return to the initial position.

9. The power adapter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first power adapter and the second power adapter are respectively provided with sliding grooves on the surfaces thereof facing each other, and the first power adapter is detachably connected to the second power adapter by means of sliding guidance of the sliding grooves.

10. The power adapter module of any of the preceding claims 1-9, further comprising an active power outlet that removably connects the first power adapter or the second power adapter.

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