# US 8,570,722 B2 · Electronic device with multiple power ports

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- Number: US 8,570,722 B2
- Document ID: US8570722B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/178,519
- Filed: 2011-07-08
- Published: 2012-08-30
- Granted: 2013-10-29
- Earliest claimed: 2011-07-08
- Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Wen-Tang Peng; Guang-Yi Zhang
- Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng; Guang-Yi Zhang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8570722B2

## CPC

- H05K 7/1492: {having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications}
- G06F 1/188: Mounting of power supply units
- G06F 1/189: {Power distribution}
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An electronic device includes a case and a power supply arranged in the case. The power supply includes a first power port to connect to a power line for supplying power to the electronic device. The electronic device further includes an extension cord to connect to the first power port through a plug; the extension cord includes a second power port to connect to the power line. When the plug is connected with the first power port, the power line is connected to the second power port to supply power to the electronic device through the second power port, the extension cord, the first power port, and the power supply; when the plug is disconnected from the first power port, the power line is connected to the first power port to supply power to the electronic device through the first power port and the power supply.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device, comprising:
a case;
a power supply arranged in the case, comprising a first power port to connect to a power line for supplying power to the electronic device; and
an extension cord comprising a plug at one end thereof and a second power port at another end, the extension cord to connect to the first power port through the plug and to connect to the power line through the second power port.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the plug is connected with the first power port, the power line is to be connected to the second power port to supply power to the electronic device through the second power port, the extension cord, the first power port, and the power supply; when the plug is disconnected from the first power port, the power line is to be connected to the first power port to supply power to the electronic device through the first power port and the power supply.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the electronic device further comprises a holder mounted in an inner side of the case; the second power port is enclosed in a space between the case and the holder.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the holder is mounted near an opening of the case, and the second power port is exposed to an outside of the case through the opening.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the case and the holder are made of electromagnetic shielding materials.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the holder comprises a lock piece with a lock hole therein to mount to a mounting hole in the inner side of the case.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein a snapping tab is arranged on an inner side of the holder to fix the second power port to the holder.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a clamp is arranged on an outer side of the case to support the power line.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the clamp comprises a clamp section to support the power line, and a hook section to fix the clamp to clasps on the outer side of the case.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extension cord further comprises a wire saddle near the plug; the wire saddle is fixed to a hole on the case and the plug is retained in the outside of the case near the first power port.