Nested Sliding Plug Layout for Compact Multi-Standard Travel Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multi-way sliding plugs are large in size, making them inconvenient to carry when traveling to different countries with varying socket standards.
Innovation Solution
A multi-way sliding plug design that includes a housing with British, American, and European standard pins, where each standard region is arranged in a specific geometric shape on the outer surface of the housing, allowing the American standard region to interfere with the British and European standard regions, thereby optimizing space utilization and reducing the overall size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple groups of conductive pins are arranged in sequence in one direction, then all socket standards can be accommodated, but the product size becomes large and inconvenient to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing the American standard pin group inside the British standard pin group, and the European standard pin group inside both the American and British pin groups. This nested arrangement allows multiple pin configurations to coexist in a compact space, reducing the overall product volume while maintaining compatibility with different socket standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a one-dimensional linear arrangement of pin groups to a multi-dimensional nested structure. By organizing pin groups in concentric circles with different diameters and allowing rotational movement, the design utilizes spatial dimensions more efficiently, accommodating all pin configurations within a smaller footprint.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple groups of conductive pins are arranged in sequence in one direction, then all socket standards can be accommodated, but the structure becomes less compact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing the American standard pin group inside the British standard pin group, and the European standard pin group inside both the American and British pin groups. This nested arrangement allows multiple pin configurations to coexist in a compact space, reducing the overall product volume while maintaining compatibility with different socket standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates rotational movement capability, allowing the pin groups to rotate relative to each other. This dynamic feature enables the plug to adapt its configuration based on the required socket standard, improving structural efficiency and compactness while maintaining versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a multi-way sliding plug, including a housing, and a British standard pin, an American standard pin and a European standard pin which are slidably mounted on the housing respectively; a British standard region is formed among three legs of the British standard pin; an American standard region is formed among three legs of the American standard pin; a European standard region is formed among three legs of the European standard pin; the English standard region, the American standard region and the European standard region are sequentially distributed on an outer surface of the housing; and the American standard region interferes with the English standard region and the European standard region respectively. The multi-way sliding plug has the characteristics of small size and convenience in carrying; and the compactness of the structure is improved, the utilization rate of the inner space of the housing is increased.