US 12,438,312 B2
Power socket for detecting power plug
Xi Zhen Hu, Shandong (CN)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/207,375.
Claims priority of application No. 202211279331.4 (CN), filed on Oct. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0136777 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0235130 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/703 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/447 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6683 (2013.01) [H01R 13/7036 (2013.01); H01R 13/447 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power socket capable of detecting a power plug, the power socket comprising:
a terminal support base, at least one set of conductive terminals, at least one slider, an elastic component, a circuit board component, a sensor, and a controller,
wherein the terminal support base is provided with at least one first through hole and at least one guide column extending toward a first side of the terminal support base,
wherein the at least one set of conductive terminals is provided on the first side of the terminal support base,
wherein the at least one slider is provided between the at least one set of conductive terminals and the terminal support base and is slidable along a corresponding guide column, and the at least one slider includes a stopper plate and an extending plate extending in a direction from the stopper plate to the terminal support base,
wherein the elastic component is provided between the at least one slider and the terminal support base to restore the at least one slider to an original position thereof
wherein the circuit board component is provided on a second side of the terminal support base, the circuit board component is provided with at least one second through hole, and the extending plate of the at least one slider passes through the at least one first through hole of the terminal support base and the at least one second through hole of the circuit board component,
wherein the sensor is configured to detect the extending plate passing through the at least one first through hole and the at least one second through hole, and generate a trigger signal when the extending plate is detected by the sensor, and
wherein the controller is electrically connected to the sensor and the at least one set of conductive terminals and is configured to receive the trigger signal from the sensor and control a corresponding conductive terminal to be conducted according to the trigger signal.