Power socket with photo-interrupter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9548574-B2
Application number	US-201514874901-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2015
Priority date	Jan 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

A power socket includes a main body and a photo-interrupter. The main body has a jack set, and the jack set has a first jack and a second jack. A partition region is formed between the first jack and the second jack. The photo-interrupter is disposed in the body and under the jack set. The photo-interrupter has a first sensing portion and a second sensing portion. The first sensing portion is under the partition region, and the width of the first sensing portion is less than the width of the partition region. A sensing region is formed between the first sensing portion and the second sensing portion. The sensing region is under the first jack, and the length of the sensing region is more than or equal to the width of the first jack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power socket, comprising:
a main body, having a jack set, and the jack set having a first jack and a second jack, wherein a partition region is formed between the first jack and the second jack;
a photo-interrupter, disposed in the body and under the jack set; wherein, the photo-interrupter has a first sensing portion and a second sensing portion, the first sensing portion is under the partition region, and the width of the first sensing portion is less than the width of the partition region, a sensing region is formed between the first sensing portion and the second sensing portion, and the sensing region is under the first jack, and the length of the sensing region is more than or equal to the width of the first jack;
a wireless communication module;
a power switching component, switched to cut off or maintain power supplied from the jack set; and
a control module, electrically coupled to the wireless communication module, the power switching component, and the photo-interrupter.

2. The power socket according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an insulation, disposed at one side of the first sensing portion which faces the second sensing portion, and the insulation being under the partition region and near an edge of the first jack.

3. The power socket according to claim 2 , wherein the insulation is a transparent component or has a through-hole.

4. The power socket according to claim 1 , wherein the body further has a receiving structure, and the receiving structure is under the jack set and configured for receiving the photo-interrupter.

5. The power socket according to claim 1 , wherein the first sensing portion has a light-emitting component, and the second sensing portion has a light-receiving component.

6. The power socket according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control module transmits a sensing signal according to a sensing result of the photo-interrupter, and the control module switches the power switching component to cut off or maintain power supplied from the jack set according to a control received.

7. The power socket according to claim 1 , further comprising a conductive clip set disposed under the jack set and corresponding to the first jack, wherein the photo-interrupter is disposed under the conductive clip set.

Assignees

• Powertech Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hsu Jung-Hui

Classifications

• H01R13/6683

  with built-in sensor · CPC title

• H04N1/00885

  Power supply means, e.g. arrangements for the control of power supply to the apparatus or components thereof · CPC title

• H01R2103/00

  Two poles · CPC title

• H01R24/76

  with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall · CPC title

• H01R13/7038 Primary

  making use of a remote controlled switch, e.g. relais, solid state switch activated by the engagement of the coupling parts · CPC title