Replaceable Plug Pin Base for Multi-Standard Power Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current power devices have a fixed plug structure that cannot be changed or replaced, limiting flexibility and increasing production costs due to the need for multiple designs to accommodate different electrical standards.
Innovation Solution
A plug structure featuring a pin base with conductive elastic pieces and a replaceable pin set, where the pin set is assembled on the pin base with pins electrically coupled to sharing areas, allowing for compliance with various international plug standards and reducing production costs by sharing the same conductive elastic pieces across different pin sets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed plug structure is used in power devices, then the device can be assembled and operated, but the plug structure cannot be replaced or changed to accommodate different electrical standards, increasing production costs and reducing flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The plug structure is divided into two independent segments: a pin base that remains fixed and contains the conductive elastic pieces, and a pin set that can be replaced. This segmentation allows different pin sets to be mounted on the same pin base, enabling adaptation to different electrical standards without redesigning the entire plug structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The pin base is designed as a universal component that can support multiple types of pin sets. By providing a standardized mounting interface and conductive elastic pieces with shared areas, the same pin base can accommodate pin sets compliant with various international standards (US, UK, EU, Australia, Japan, China, Korea, India, Brazil, Argentina, and Republic of Namibia), making the power device multi-functional.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple plug structure designs are created to accommodate different electrical standards, then adaptability is improved, but production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the common components (pin base and conductive elastic pieces) with the variable components (pin sets). The pin base and conductive elastic pieces are manufactured once and can be used across all plug standards, while only the pin sets need to be varied. This reduces manufacturing costs by eliminating redundant production of identical components for different standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows the pin sets to be easily removed and replaced while retaining the pin base and conductive elastic pieces. When changing plug standards, the reusable pin base and conductive elastic pieces are recovered and reused, while only the specific pin set is discarded or replaced, reducing material waste and production costs.
3Ease of operation
If the plug structure is made replaceable, then flexibility and cost-effectiveness are improved, but assembly and detachment operations become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The pin set is extracted as a separate, removable component from the plug structure, while the pin base remains fixed. This extraction simplifies the replacement operation, as users only need to remove and install the pin set without affecting the pin base or conductive elastic pieces. The assembly and detachment processes are simplified to involve only the pin set, reducing operational complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enables power devices to be cost-effective and adaptable to multiple electrical standards, reducing production costs while ensuring safety standards are met through the use of conductive elastic pieces with shared components, and allowing for easy assembly and detachment of the plug structure.
Implementation Method 1
The conductive elastic pieces are separately assembled on the pin base, wherein each of the conductive elastic pieces has a sharing area. The pin set is replaceably assembled on the pin base and includes a plurality of pins, wherein the pins are respectively disposed corresponding to the conductive elastic pieces and electrically coupled to the sharing areas.
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AI summary
A plug structure includes a pin base, a plurality of conductive elastic pieces and a pin set. The conductive elastic pieces are separately assembled on the pin base, and each of the conductive elastic pieces has a sharing area. The pin set is replaceably assembled on the pin base and has a plurality of pins. The pins are respectively disposed corresponding to the conductive elastic pieces and electrically coupled to the sharing area of each of the conductive elastic pieces.