AC adapter that can narrow the blade distance when the plug is stored in the case
AssigneeMitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsHisayoshi Kitagawa, Hidetoshi Hamai
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Abstract
An AC adapter having a dual-bodied plug that can be rotated by 90 degrees relative to the adapter case so that the plug can be stored in the case when the adapter is not used and drawn out of the case when the adapter is in use. A blade distance adjusting unit provided in the case adjusts the distance between the blades of the plug. When the plug is drawn out of the case, the distance between the blades is increased up to the predetermined value. When the plug is stored in the case, the distance between the blades is reduced. The AC adapter can use a thinner case than conventional AC adapters of which plugs are monolithically structured.
Claims5
An AC adapter, comprising:
- a case;
- a plug that can be rotated by 90 degrees about one axis relative to said case, so that said plug can be stored in said case and drawn out of said case;
- and
- a blade distance adjusting unit;
- wherein
- said plug further comprises a pair of sub-holders, each holding a blade;
- and
- said blade distance adjusting unit causes at least one of said pair of sub-holders to slidingly approach the other to reduce the distance between the blades when said plug is stored in said case, and to slidingly separate from the other to increase the distance between the blades when said plug is drawn out of said case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.