摘要 |
A less expensive power cord with a safety device detects the damage of the power lines in a cord at an earlier stage, shuts off the power, and guarantees the safety of an electric appliance and its environment. The power cord has two power lines and a detection line provided between them, and the sheath portion between the detection line and the power line is thinner than the insulating sheath material of the cord contact portion. When the power line becomes half-broken and damaged by the fatigue with the passage of time due to bendings and pulls, the broken ends of the thin lines of the power line are untwisted and contact the thin sheath portion of the detection line, a current flows through the detection line, a current difference occurs in the power line, the power shutdown device detects the difference, releases a latch, and opens a constant close interlocking switch, thereby shutting off the power.
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