Patent ID: 9653854
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H01R,H02H

Claim:
1. A power cord, comprising a plug, and a load connecting part to be connected to a load, the plug comprising: plural blades to be respectively inserted into plural blade insertion holes of an electrical outlet for connection; and plural thermal sensors provided so that each of the plural blades corresponds to at least one thermal sensor, each thermal sensor being configured to detect a temperature of a corresponding blade, wherein the load includes a control circuit that is configured to control an amount of current that enters the load through the plural blades and the load connecting part, and wherein the power cord further comprises a communication circuit that is configured to notify the control circuit, when a temperature detected by any one of the plural thermal sensors is higher than a predetermined temperature, wherein the plug further comprises a sensor holder that is made of insulating material and configured to hold the plural thermal sensors, at least part of the sensor holder being provided to be disposed between each thermal sensor and the corresponding blade, and wherein the sensor holder includes sensor housing recesses, the plural thermal sensors being respectively fitted into the sensor housing recesses to be held by the sensor holder.