Lightning Female Socket Adapter for Stable Charging Handshake
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Solution Overview
Problem
Power adapters with Lightning female sockets are unable to output electrical energy for charging terminal devices effectively.
Innovation Solution
A power adapter design that includes a Lightning female socket electrically connected to an adapter unit, a communication control unit, and an adapter control unit, enabling handshake and protocol communication to provide electrical energy for charging through the Lightning female socket.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the Lightning female socket is directly set on the power adapter, then the adapter interface can be used for data exchange, but the adapter cannot output electrical energy to charge terminal devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an adapter control unit as an intermediary component between the Lightning female socket and the power adapter's internal circuitry. This control unit enables the Lightning socket to perform both data exchange and power output functions by mediating the electrical signals and coordinating with the adapter unit, thus resolving the contradiction between data exchange capability and charging function.
2Shape
If the Lightning female socket is applied to the power adapter, then compactness and performance are improved, but the ability to output electrical energy outwardly is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the Lightning female socket universal by enabling it to perform multiple functions: both data exchange and electrical energy output. Through the adapter control unit and proper electrical connections to the adapter unit, the single Lightning socket interface can serve dual purposes, maintaining compactness while restoring power output capability.
3Ease of operation
If communication control and adapter control units are added, then charging parameters can be controlled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control functionality into two distinct units: a communication control unit for handshake communication and protocol negotiation, and an adapter control unit for power management and charging parameter control. This segmentation allows each unit to specialize in specific tasks, making the overall system more manageable and easier to operate despite the increased number of components.
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AI summary
A power adapter with a Lightning female socket includes a main body and a housing, a Lightning female socket and an adapter unit on the main body, the Lightning female socket being electrically connected to the adapter unit; the housing being provided with an opening communicated to the Lightning female socket, the housing being sleeved on an exterior of the main body, and making the opening correspond to the Lightning female socket; the adapter unit being capable of providing electrical energy directly or indirectly to the Lightning female socket and outputting voltage and current outwardly through the Lightning female socket. By designing a power adapter with a Lightning female socket, a charging device and system, communication with an external terminal device and charging to the outside is achieved through the Lightning female socket.