Rotating Plug Pin Structure to Prevent Socket Interference
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional plug structures for chargers occupy large spaces due to extended pins, hindering portable storage and causing 'overlord plug' issues when plugged into sockets, affecting adjacent devices.
Innovation Solution
A plug structure with a rotating shaft and pins that can retract into an accommodating groove, allowing the pins to slide and rotate for a reduced profile when not in use, minimizing space occupation and preventing interference with adjacent devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the pins are extended for charging function, then the charging function is available, but the space occupied by the plug structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The plug structure employs a rotating shaft that can rotate between a first position (pins retracted) and a second position (pins extended). This dynamic mechanism allows the pins to transition between extended and retracted states, enabling the plug to adapt its volume based on whether charging function is needed, thus resolving the contradiction between having charging capability and minimizing space occupation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the pins are extended, then charging function is provided, but the plug structure affects adjacent positions in the socket
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating shaft mechanism dynamically adjusts the pin position. When not in use, the shaft rotates to the first position and the pins are retracted, eliminating the harmful effect of interfering with adjacent socket positions. When charging is needed, the shaft rotates to the second position and the pins extend to provide charging function, thus resolving the contradiction between providing charging function and avoiding interference with adjacent devices.
3Volume of moving object
If the pins are retracted, then the space occupied is reduced, but the charging function cannot be performed
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating shaft enables dynamic transition between retracted and extended pin states. The plug structure can retract the pins to minimize space occupation when charging is not needed, and extend the pins by rotating the shaft to the second position when charging function is required, thus resolving the contradiction between minimizing space and maintaining charging capability.
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AI summary
A plug structure and an electronic device are provided. The plug structure includes a plug body and a plug. The plug body has an accommodating groove configured to accommodate the plug. The plug includes a rotating shaft and a plurality of pins. The rotating shaft is slidably arranged in the accommodating groove and is rotatable to at least a first position and a second position. When the rotating shaft is rotated to the first position, the plurality of pins is accommodated in the accommodating groove. When the rotating shaft is rotated from the first position to the second position, the plurality of pins protrudes out of the plug body from the accommodating groove. The plug structure and the electronic device are small in size and can be easily stored and carried around.