UNIVERSAL ELECTRICAL POWER PLUG FOR MULTINATION USE WITH SELF-SETTING CONTACT PINS

    公开(公告)号:MY113985A

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-31

    申请号:MYPI19943384

    申请日:1994-12-16

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: AN ELECTRICAL PLUQ (10) SELECTIVELY INSERTABLE INTO RECEPTACLES HAVINQ DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS OF APERTURES FOR EFFECTING SELECTABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. A PLURALITY OF CONTACT PRONQS (20.22, 24, 30.32) HAVE EXTENDED POSITIONS IN WHICH THEY PROJECT EXTERIORLY OF A HOUSINQ (12, 14). EACH OF AN APPROPRIATE SUBSET OF THESE PRONGS IS ADAPTED AUTOMATICALLY TO SENSE AND ENTER MATCHING APERTURES OF A SELECTED RECEPTACLE. THE REMAINING PRONGS DURING SUCH ENTRY ARE MOVED INWARD 0? THE HOUSING (12, 14) BY CONTACT WITH AND MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO A SURFACE OF THE SELECTED RECEPTACLE ADJACENT TO THE APERTURES, AND CAUSE PRONGS ,OF THE SUBSET TO BE LOCKED IN THEIR EXTENDED POSITIONS AS THEY ENTER THE MATCHING APERTURES. FIGURE 1

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