Compact power adapter
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    发明授权
    Compact power adapter 有权
    紧凑型电源适配器

    公开(公告)号:US08651879B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-18

    申请号:US13732288

    申请日:2012-12-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A compact power adapter is disclosed. In one embodiment, a compact power adapter is facilitated by improved approaches to construct and assemble the power adapter. According to one aspect, connectors can serve to electrically couple blades (or prongs) of a power adapter plug to a printed circuit board assembly internal to a housing for the power adapter. The connectors serve to couple AC power to the printed circuit board assembly where the AC power can be converted to DC power. The connectors also facilitate assembly of the power adapter in that reliable interconnections can be provided without wires, soldering or other custom assembly operations. In one embodiment, a base for a power adapter plug of a power adapter can include a metal base connected to a blade (or prong) of the power adapter plug. The metal base can provide mechanical support to the blade as well as electrical connectivity to an internal terminal for the power adapter plug. The internal terminals used by a power adapter plug of a power adapter can be coupled to a printed circuit board assembly using connectors, thereby facilitating interconnection with electrical components used by the power adapter.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种小型电源适配器。 在一个实施例中,通过改进的构造和组装电力适配器的方法来促进小型电力适配器。 根据一个方面,连接器可以用于将电源适配器插头的电路(或插脚)电耦合到用于电力适配器的壳体内部的印刷电路板组件。 连接器用于将AC电力耦合到印刷电路板组件,其中AC电力可以被转换成DC电力。 连接器还便于电源适配器的组装,因为可以在没有电线,焊接或其它定制组装操作的情况下提供可靠的互连。 在一个实施例中,电源适配器的电源适配器插头的底座可以包括连接到电源适配器插头的刀片(或插脚)的金属基座。 金属基座可以为刀片提供机械支撑,以及与电源适配器插头的内部端子的电连接。 由电源适配器的电源适配器插头使用的内部端子可以使用连接器耦合到印刷电路板组件,从而便于与电力适配器使用的电气部件的互连。

    Invertible ear tips for an ear piece

    公开(公告)号:US08590665B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-26

    申请号:US13735807

    申请日:2013-01-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An ear piece for providing audio (e.g., from an electronic device) to the user is provided. The ear piece may include a compliant element operative to be inserted in the user's ear such that the compliant element deforms to retain the ear piece in the user's ear. The compliant element may include a connector portion coupling the compliant element to the ear piece housing, and an outer portion folded over the ear piece housing. To improve the user's comfort, the parting lines and other manufacturing defects may be hidden from view and from touch (e.g., the parting lines are then on the inner surface of the outer portion).

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