CN104953343B - The protection socket of cover plate - Google Patents

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CN104953343B
CN104953343B CN201510355530.2A CN201510355530A CN104953343B CN 104953343 B CN104953343 B CN 104953343B CN 201510355530 A CN201510355530 A CN 201510355530A CN 104953343 B CN104953343 B CN 104953343B
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NINGBO LGDD ELECTRICAL FITTINGS CO Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/514Bases; Cases composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5213Covers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel

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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of protection socket of cover plate, including back box, Shang Gai, the supply hub module in the back box, is provided with cover plate in the upper lid, the cover plate has rotating lifting gear, and the rotating lifting gear has dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head;By rotating lifting gear so that the rotatable lifting of cover plate, rotates to rise when needing to use and exposes the supply hub module in back box, be convenient for people to use;Without using when rotation fall, allow socket to be completely hidden in the environment of whole fixing body, and prevent foreign matter enter into wherein, impact use.

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The protection socket of cover plate
Technical field
The invention belongs to socket field, and in particular to the protection socket of cover plate.
Background technology
With the progress of society, the use of electrical equipment is increasingly popularized, and the popularization of electrical equipment has also just driven the universal of socket Use;Either in family, factory or hotel, the figure of the socket that is seen everywhere;Socket also becomes in production and family life Requisite electrical equipment, it have a very close relationship with people's life;Socket is Bu Tong main with purposes according to structure It is divided into Mobile electrical source socket, embedded-type electric supply socket, power socket of machine cabinet, desktop supply socket, intelligent power socket, function Property supply socket, commercial power electricity outlet power group supply socket etc..
Traditional desktop supply socket includes socket box, and on the desktop, socket box has plug surface to socket box, plug in In plug surface insertion socket box, the pin of plug is sandwiched in the jack of socket, so as to plug is held on socket, it is ensured that electricity Conducting;However, existing desktop supply socket is typically all located on desk, on desk, typically computer, printing can be all used The business automation equipments such as machine, but the unprotected device of the plug surface of desktop supply socket, the electrode in plug surface are directly naked In the air being exposed at, being easily corroded, and have foreign matter to enter into wherein, impact is used, and easily potential safety hazard is produced during use, On the other hand the oxidative phenomena for piling up dust and electrode contact plate for producing because the long period does not use.
Content of the invention
The present invention is directed to deficiency of the prior art, there is provided the protection socket of cover plate.
In order to solve above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention is addressed by following technical proposals:The protection socket of cover plate, Including back box, Shang Gai, the supply hub module in the back box, in the upper lid, cover plate is provided with, the cover plate is divided into There is rotating lifting gear, the rotating lifting gear has dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head;The rotating lifting gear includes fall way, rotation Tube and ratcheting device, the fall way are provided with the first snap-in structure, the fall way by the first snap-in structure with described Cover plate connects, and is additionally provided with raised line in the fall way bottom outside, and the swivelling pipe is set on the fall way, the rotation The tilt stage coordinated with the raised line is additionally provided with inside pipe wall;The swivelling pipe is provided with conduit, and the swivelling pipe is additionally provided with The first skewed slot being connected with conduit, is additionally provided with the second skewed slot, is additionally provided with ratcheting device under the fall way by first skewed slot; The ratcheting device includes ratcheting part and lower tooth component, and the upper ratcheting part is provided with the second snap-in structure, described ratcheting Part is loosened with fall way by the second snap-in structure and engages, and the lower tooth component is provided with the first fastener, and the lower tooth component leads to Cross the first fastener and formed to loosen with upper ratcheting part and engage, the lower tooth component is provided with the first latch, sets on the upper ratcheting part Have the second latch, first latch rotate with second latch ratcheting, the lower tooth component be provided with the first skewed slot and The first projection that second skewed slot coordinates, the upper ratcheting part are provided with the second projection, and second projection is located at the swivelling pipe On conduit.
Preferably, the fall way is provided with detent, so that the projection on cover plate is snapped onto in detent, allow Fall way is more fixed with cover plate.
Preferably, being additionally provided with the sleeve pipe for accommodating dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head and rotating lifting gear under the dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head, protect Dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head and rotating lifting gear is protected, has prevented which to be interfered, it is ensured that the resistance to overturning of rotating lifting gear.
Preferably, the back box is externally provided with L-shaped groove, the L-shaped groove is provided with swivel bolt and casting die;The upper lid In be provided with limited impression, the swivel bolt bottom is fixing in the limited impression;Swivel bolt and casting die are located at L-shaped groove, Ensure that the integraty of socket so that bolt can be placed in back box socket with casting die when not in use;By turning rotation Bolt causes casting die and the protuberance of upper lid to clamp desktop, stable can be placed in desktop.
Rotation by ratcheting device is ratcheting so that the first projection and the second projection are together by dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head jack-up to rotation In the conduit of tube, and the tilt stage lug boss for making the raised line on fall way be coupled on rotation inside pipe wall rotates jack-up, allows Fall way rotates jack-up so that the cover plate engaged with fall way is also by rotation jack-up, the supply hub just allowed in back box Module is exposed, and is convenient for people to use;When not in use, rotation cover can be pressed again so that the raised line on fall way goes to rotation The depressed part of the tilt stage on tube inwall, and it is ratcheting that lower tooth component and upper ratcheting part are rotated, and allows the first projection to exit First skewed slot and be engaged in the second skewed slot so that cover plate resets, and returns in lid to protect power supply in back box to insert Casement block, prevents foreign matter from entering.
The invention has benefit that:1)By rotating lifting gear so that the rotatable lifting of cover plate, is needing to use Shi Xuanzhuan rises and exposes the supply hub module in back box, is convenient for people to use;Without using when rotation fall, allow Socket is completely hidden in the environment of whole fixing body, and prevents foreign matter from entering into wherein, and impact is used, and also prevent socket Interior electrode directly exposed in atmosphere, prevent corrode and electrode contact plate oxidation;2)Cover plate need to only be pinned and can achieve rotation Turn lifting, simple structure, parts are less, switch is convenient, and stable performance so that socket has good globality;3)Logical The casting die that crosses on bolt and the protuberance of upper lid clamp desktop, socket can be caused to have good stability, make socket stable It is placed on desktop.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of lid and rotating lifting gear in the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of fall way of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of swivelling pipe of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of another angle of swivelling pipe of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of ratcheting part in the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the structural representation of lower tooth component of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
The present invention is described in further detail with specific embodiment below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
As shown in Figures 1 to 8, the protection socket of cover plate, including back box 2, upper lid 1, the electricity in the back box 2 Source jack module 13, is provided with cover plate 8 in the upper lid 1, and the cover plate 8 has rotating lifting gear, the rotation and lifting dress Put and have dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16;The rotating lifting gear includes fall way 19, swivelling pipe 20 and ratcheting device, the lifting Pipe 19 is provided with the first snap-in structure 191, and the fall way 19 is connected with the cover plate 8 by the first snap-in structure 191, described Raised line 192 is additionally provided with 19 bottom outside of fall way, and the swivelling pipe 20 is set on the fall way 19, the swivelling pipe 20 The tilt stage 205 coordinated with the raised line 192 is additionally provided with inwall;The swivelling pipe 20 is provided with conduit 202, the rotation Pipe 20 is additionally provided with the first skewed slot 204 being connected with conduit 202, is additionally provided with the second skewed slot 203 by first skewed slot 204, described Ratcheting device is additionally provided with fall way 19;The ratcheting device includes ratcheting part 18 and lower tooth component 17, the upper ratcheting part 18 are provided with the second snap-in structure 181, and the upper ratcheting part 18 is loosened with fall way 19 by the second snap-in structure 181 and engages, The lower tooth component 17 is provided with the first fastener 171, and the lower tooth component 17 is formed with upper ratcheting part 18 by the first fastener 171 Engaging is loosened, the lower tooth component 17 is provided with the first latch 172, and the upper ratcheting part 18 is provided with the second latch 183, described First latch 172 rotates ratcheting with second latch 183, and the lower tooth component 17 is provided with and the first skewed slot 204 and second The first projection 173 that skewed slot 203 coordinates, the upper ratcheting part 18 are provided with the second projection 182, and second projection 182 is located at institute State on the conduit 202 of swivelling pipe 20;The fall way 19 is provided with detent 193;It is additionally provided with the dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16 Accommodate the sleeve pipe 14 of dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16 and rotating lifting gear;The back box 2 is externally provided with L-shaped groove 12, the L-shaped groove 12 It is provided with swivel bolt 6 and casting die 7;Limited impression 11 is provided with the upper lid 1,6 bottom of the swivel bolt is located at limited impression Fixing in 11.
In present embodiment, upper lid 1 with back box 2 by addition bolt in bolt hole 10 fixing, then by casting die 7 from Transfer in L-shaped groove 12, swivel bolt 6 is turned by the casting die 7 being set on swivel bolt 6 toward being raised, make to cover 1 protrusion Desktop is tightly clamped with the casting die 7 after rise by portion, allows the present invention to be firmly secured on desktop;L-shaped groove 12 can place rotation again Turn bolt 6 and casting die 7 so that part will not be lost, it is ensured that the integraty of socket so that assembling is convenient.
In present embodiment, by causing the fall way 19 being connected with cover plate 8 to depress by lower cover 8, and drive and lifting Pipe the upper ratcheting part 18 of connection is also depressed, upper ratcheting part 18 is loosened with lower tooth component 17 and engages, and is exactly the first of lower tooth component 17 Fastener 171 is snapped in ratcheting part 18, and difficult for drop-off but lower tooth component 17 is again rotatable ratcheting;The upper pressure of ratcheting part 18 drives Loosen the lower tooth component 17 for engaging also to decline with upper ratcheting part 18, the second latch 183 and the lower tooth component 17 of upper ratcheting part 18 First latch 172 is in half ratcheting state, and upper ratcheting part 18 declines with lower tooth component 17 in the lump so that the second latch 183 and first Latch 172 is completely ratcheting so that second skewed slot 203 abjection of the first projection 173 on lower tooth component 17 from swivelling pipe 20 turns The first skewed slot 204 on swivelling pipe 20 is moved on to, the first skewed slot 204 is connected with conduit 202, the second projection 182 of upper ratcheting part 18 It is also disposed in the conduit 202 of swivelling pipe 20, the dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16 of lower section is not just upspring being compressed so that first is convex Block 173 and the second projection 182 rise along the conduit 202 of swivelling pipe 20 so that upper ratcheting part 18 and 17 1 top lifting of lower tooth component Rise, the also jack-up upwards together of fall way 19 is driven, and swivelling pipe 20 is set on fall way 19, is also set on the inwall of swivelling pipe 20 The tilt stage 205 for having the raised line 192 being provided with 19 bottom outside of fall way to coordinate, fall way 19 are pushed up upwards by elastic force effect Rise tilt stage 205 that the raised line 192 that is provided with of 19 bottom outside of fall way is provided with along the inwall of swivelling pipe 20 from Lug boss is transferred to depressed part, and swivelling pipe 20 is loosened by the second snap-in structure 181 with upper ratcheting part 18 and engages, and is exactly upper ratcheting Second snap-in structure 18 of part 18 is snapped in swivelling pipe 20, and difficult for drop-off but swivelling pipe 20 is again rotatable, allows 20 quilt of swivelling pipe Rotation jack-up, exposes the supply hub module 13 in back box 2, convenient for people to use.
In present embodiment, the fall way 19 being connected with cover plate 8 is depressed by rotation by lower cover 8 by rotation, and The upper ratcheting part 18 engaged with fall way 19 is driven also to decline, upper ratcheting part 18 declines the second projection caused on upper ratcheting part 18 182 decline along the conduit 202 in swivelling pipe 20, and have depressed ibid lower tooth component 17 of the ratcheting part 18 in half ratcheting state On the first projection 173, the first projection 173 from conduit 202 deviate from cause upper ratcheting part 18 the second latch 183 with ratcheting First latch 172 of part 17 is completely ratcheting, and the first projection 173 is deviate from from conduit 202, and deviates from the first skewed slot 204, and bottom The elastic force of dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head is upspring again so that the first projection 173 is entered in the second skewed slot 203, and such lower tooth component 17 is just consolidated It has been scheduled under swivelling pipe 20, and lower tooth component 17 has been loosened with upper ratcheting part 18 and engaged, upper ratcheting part 18 has been loosened with fall way 19 again Engaging so that upper ratcheting part 18 and fall way 19 all past can not be raised, the cover plate 8 for conveying the connection of fall way 19 can be covered completely Supply hub module 13 in back box 2, allows socket to be completely hidden in the environment of whole fixing body, and prevents foreign matter Enter into wherein, impact is used, also prevent electrode in socket directly exposed in atmosphere, prevent corrosion and electrode contact plate Oxidation.
In present embodiment, bulge loop set 15, the bulge loop set between rotating lifting gear and dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16, is additionally provided with 15 are provided with projection, and the lower tooth component 17 is provided with cross recess, and the projection that bulge loop set 15 is provided with is arranged at cross recess, Bulge loop set 15 can entangle dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16 again, for protecting dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16, prevent which from coming off.
In present embodiment, fall way 19 is provided with detent 193, enables the projection on cover plate 8 to snap onto positioning recessed In groove 193, allow fall way 19 to be more fixed with cover plate 8, make both more stable.
In present embodiment, be additionally provided with the dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16 and dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16 accommodated with rotating lifting gear Sleeve pipe 14, protects dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head 16 and rotating lifting gear, prevents which to be interfered, it is ensured that rotating lifting gear whole Body stability.
In present embodiment, in the swivelling pipe 20, be additionally provided with rotating gravure 201 so that the projection on cover plate 8 accurate Positioning, is unlikely to rotation excessively.
Protection scope of the present invention includes but is not limited to embodiment of above, and protection scope of the present invention is with claims It is defined, any replacement is readily apparent that by those skilled in the art that this technology is made, deformation, improvement each fall within the present invention's Protection domain.

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1. the protection socket of cover plate, including back box(2), upper lid(1), be arranged on the back box(2)Interior supply hub module (13), it is characterised in that:The upper lid(1)In be provided with cover plate(8), the cover plate(8)Rotating lifting gear is had, the rotation Turn lowering or hoisting gear and have dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head(16);The rotating lifting gear includes fall way(19), swivelling pipe(20)And tooth Attach together and put, the fall way(19)It is provided with the first snap-in structure(191), the fall way(19)By the first snap-in structure (191)With the cover plate(8)Connection, the fall way(19)Raised line is additionally provided with bottom outside(192), the swivelling pipe(20) It is set in the fall way(19)On, the swivelling pipe(20)It is additionally provided with inwall and the raised line(192)The tilting table of cooperation Rank(205);The swivelling pipe(20)It is provided with conduit(202), the swivelling pipe(20)It is additionally provided with and conduit(202)The of connection One skewed slot(204), first skewed slot(204)Side is additionally provided with the second skewed slot(203), the fall way(19)Under be additionally provided with ratcheting Device;The ratcheting device includes ratcheting part(18)With lower tooth component(17), the upper ratcheting part(18)It is provided with the second card Close structure(181), the upper ratcheting part(18)By the second snap-in structure(181)With fall way(19)Loosen engaging, described under Ratcheting part(17)It is provided with the first fastener(171), the lower tooth component(17)By the first fastener(171)With upper ratcheting part(18) Formed and loosen engaging, the lower tooth component(17)It is provided with the first latch(172), the upper ratcheting part(18)It is provided with the second card Tooth(183), first latch(172)With second latch(183)Rotate ratcheting, the lower tooth component(17)Be provided with First skewed slot(204)With the second skewed slot(203)The first projection for coordinating(173), the upper ratcheting part(18)It is provided with the second projection (182), second projection(182)Located at the swivelling pipe(20)Conduit(202)On;The fall way(19)It is fixed to be provided with Position groove(193);The dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head(16)Under be additionally provided with receiving dynamic clamping head and quiet clamping head(16)Sleeve pipe with rotating lifting gear (14);The back box(2)It is externally provided with L-shaped groove(12), the L-shaped groove(12)It is provided with swivel bolt(6)And casting die(7);Institute State lid(1)In be provided with limited impression(11), the swivel bolt(6)Bottom is located at limited impression(11)Middle fixation.
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