Combined power and control signal cable
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKenneth Chan, Peter K. Lee, John William Pennington, Donald Gonzalez
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Abstract
A power/control cable for transmitting control signals and power is described. The power/control cable comprises a first connector comprising a first control signal conductor and a first electrical charge conductor, a second connector comprising a second control signal conductor communicatively connected with the first connector by at least one wire, and a third connector comprising a second electrical charge conductor electrically connected with the first connector by at least one wire.
Claims23
A power/control cable for transmitting control signals and power, comprising:
- a first connector comprising a first control signal connector connected with a first control signal conductor and a first power plug connected with a first power conductor;
- a second connector comprising a second control signal conductor communicatively connected with the first connector by at least one wire;
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- a third connector comprising a second power conductor electrically connected with the first connector by at least one wire.
A computer system and a cable for connection with a printer, comprising:
- a computer system comprising a power converter and a controller;
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- a power/control cable comprising first and second ends, wherein the power/control cable is arranged to transmit a control signal and power, and comprising:
- a first connector comprising a first control signal conductor and a first power conductor attached at the first end of the power/control cable;
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- the second end split into a first leg and a second leg;
- wherein the first connector connects the power/control cable to the computer system.
A printer and a power/control cable connectable between the printer and a computer system, comprising:
- a printer comprising a power connector and a control connector;
- a power/control cable comprising:
- at least one control signal wire;
- at least one electrical current wire;
- a first connector connected at a first end of the at least one control signal wire and connected at a first end of the at least one electrical current wire;
- a second connector connected at a second end of the at least one control signal wire;
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- a third connector connected at a second end of the at least one electrical current wire,
- wherein the second connector is electrically connected to the control connector and the third connector is electrically connected to the power connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.