Cable structure, power cord structure, and electrical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10530049-B2
Application number	US-201816165753-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2018
Priority date	Aug 30, 2016
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a cable structure, a power cord structure and an electrical device. The cable structure includes: a power cord, a shell arranged on the power cord, and an antenna arranged in the shell. Because the antenna is arranged in the shell and does not need to be exposed to the outside, it works in a good environment and can be protected from being damaged easily and, thereby guaranteeing the working reliability and stability of the antenna. Because the shell is arranged on the power cord, the electrical device does not need to be provided with additional antenna devices, thereby improving the overall appearance, convenience for carrying and the user experience. The shell is arranged on the power cord, the position of the shell can be at the middle, the front or different positions depending on requirements of the power cord, therefore satisfying different user needs.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power cord structure, comprising:
a power cord plug;
a power cord connector having a power cord interface and a data line interface; and
a cable structure having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the power cord plug and the second end is connected to the power cord connector, the cable structure further comprising:
a power cord connecting the power cord plug to the power cord interface;
a shell arranged on the power cord;
an antenna arranged in the shell; and
a conductive wire connecting the antenna to the data line interface.

2. The power cord structure of claim 1 , wherein the cable structure further comprises:
a communication module arranged in the shell and connected to the antenna.

3. The power cord structure of claim 1 , wherein the shell is detachably mounted on the power cord.

4. The power cord structure of claim 3 , wherein the power cord comprises a first portion and a second portion separated from the first portion; the first portion is connected to the second portion by a connecting element; and the connecting element is arranged in the shell.

5. The power cord structure of claim 1 , wherein the power cord plug is connected to an electric power source and the power cord connector is connected to a household appliance.

6. The power cord structure of claim 5 , wherein electric power is transmitted from the electric power source to the household appliance via the power cord interface of the power cord connector for operating the household appliance.

7. The power cord structure of claim 6 , wherein digital data is transmitted from the antenna to the household appliance via the data line interface of the power cord connector for controlling the operation of the household appliance.

Assignees

• Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Mfg Co Ltd
• Midea Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ma Jianliang
• Zhang Zhenfeng
• Li Songtao

Classifications

• H01R13/665 Primary

  with built-in electronic circuit (H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R24/28

  Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable · CPC title

• H01B9/00

  Power cables · CPC title

• H01R13/46

  Bases; Cases · CPC title

• H01R13/66 Primary

  Structural association with built-in electrical component (coupling devices having concentrically or coaxially-arranged contacts H01R24/38) · CPC title