CN106374260A

CN106374260A - Electrical connector

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Publication number: CN106374260A
Application number: CN201610334326.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 艾维塔吉特·S·德汗加
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-07-20
Filing date: 2016-05-19
Publication date: 2017-02-01

Abstract

An electrical connector has means for leaving and connecting inlet wires and outlet wires, without the use of any tap or other such structures. The electrical connector is usually located in a wall box or other such location. Once a mainline is connected and left, the electrical connector is designed to be safe to fingers by default and securely handled, connected or disconnected; and a wiring circuit can be tested early in the construction; the electrical connector can be connected to the corresponding (respective) functional device(s).

Description

Electric connector

Technical field

The present invention relates to the safety in electric wiring and electric function device, more particularly, to wiring practice and working space Safety.

Background technology

Conventional mounting side in building or other this class formations for the electric function device such as wall socket, switch and electric light Method is formerly to fix/rough erection stage, and electrician installs a series of electrical wall boxes and is cable/wire by wall/partition wall Setting path/installation cable/wire, leaves long-tail/cable at each wall box；In the finishing stage, electrician returns finishing cable Long end and electric device is installed on box, and turned on the power by the master switch at block terminal.

In the process, the Railway Project that building contractor or workmen run into includes following:

A () adopts the method, be only mounted and connected all functional devices in the construction finishing/modification stage, could be complete Become connection circuit；Nor test wiring/circuit in the rough construction stage, and this stage any remedial efforts all simpler, Cost is lower.

Using this traditional method, the rough construction stage may be some months with section interval time of finishing construction stage, During this, other businessman are likely to work and may touch the long-tail of each box around facility at the scene.This exists latent In unsafe condition.

Even if a row only installs several outlets, safety rule also require that turnover ground wire permanently connected with realize persistently ground connection/ Contact to earth, this requirement can be met using this traditional method and using tap or other this class formations.

In conventional methods where, in the finishing stage, need the long line of each mounting box/long-tail finishing during installation function device To suitably sized, it is generally once several inches, which results in the unnecessary waste of expensive wire material.

In conventional methods where, when modification or change some buildings any functional device or change at least mate problematic Special electric wire/circuit when, need positive closing power supply, this may interrupt house/building normal function run, and some Equipment then may need lasting supply of electric power.

It is currently used for improving the example of the method for safety during wiring is installed, as Patent No. us2012/0021623 The U.S. Patent application of gorman, disclose a kind of for staying tail for inlet wire and connecting the add-on module of outlet, the displosure module Can as middle device or a kind of can frictional property remove functional device.But, the solution that gorman provides Have several disadvantages in that

1. this intermediate module uses traditional wired method, and the method includes making hook clockwise and by tightening related spiral shell Nail carrys out link, not only time-consuming using the method, and does not need for a plurality of tail to be stayed and connect the electricity at a bit Line is equipped with facility it is therefore desirable to use other traditional tap system, i.e. accessory hardware；Module disclosed in dagger-axe Germania is not promising The ground wire at any for multiple tails to be stayed provides this kind equipment, so also needing to rely on tap；

2. disclosed in dagger-axe Germania, the purposes of module is dangerous to finger in default situations, needs additional, removable lid Cover live terminal, but can forget in a certain stage or may be broken off；

3. the link block of above-mentioned patent application publication be not prescribed by early stage directly test circuit it is not necessary to will be active for institute Can device be arranged on circuit；Disclosed link block has no difference for the functional device of different voltages or electric current.

4. provide only the single flexible female opening 4 disposing, it is not appropriate for a series of function connects of functional devices.

Content of the invention

The present invention provides a kind of electrical connection modular connector 02 to finger safe, and it is designed to normally be located in wall box 04 Functional device after or be located at other such positions；Including several terminal strip/blocks 025 being made of an electrically conducting material, this end Sub- bar/block is individually located at for housing, staying tail and connect the non-conductive shell of line 03/internal, using in mechanical means A kind of naked end/stripped end of the electric wire safely arranging；Each terminal strip/block can house several electric wires, does not therefore need to use Tap or other this class formations；

The present invention:

A kind of electric connector 02 includes at least two sides, and every face has different functions,

■ first face, including several terminal strip/blocks being made of an electrically conducting material, each terminal strip/block is used for safely connecting Connect and house some electric wires, to play its first function；

■ second face, is provided with several female terminals to be frictionally connected to corresponding function device 01 to play its second function；

The ectosome that all parts and electrically non-conductive material are made or shell are nested；

Secondly, different functional device 01, such as electric wall plug receptacle/outlet, switch and lamp fittings, for distributing or operating Electrical/electronic function, has a connected side for frictionally injecting described modular connector 02；

Again, when functional device 01 is not designed to or be not used in be directly connected to modular connector 02 when, it is possible to use in Between transducer 07.And different adapter embodiments can have different configurations to mate different functional devices 01；

Brief description

Accompanying drawing is included in this expository writing and the part as this expository writing is it is illustrated that several aspects of explanation are as follows:

Fig. 1 shows one of each variant of the module electric connector 02 being located in wall box, when in several electric wires 03 Any one when connecting the one or both ends to module electric connector 02, this variant show g type socket/outlet 01 and with this Bright consistent.

Fig. 2 shows one of each variant of the module electric connector 02 being located in wall box, when in several electric wires 03 During any one or both ends that may be connected to module electric connector 02, this variant show e type socket/outlet 01 and with this Invention is consistent.

Fig. 3 shows one of each variant of the module electric connector 02 being located in wall box, when in several electric wires 03 During any one or both ends that may be connected to module electric connector 02, this variant show f type socket/outlet 01 and with this Invention is consistent.

Fig. 4 shows one of each variant of the module electric connector 02 being located in wall box, when in several electric wires 03 During any one or both ends that may be connected to module electric connector 02, this variant show b type socket/outlet 01 and with this Invention is consistent.

Fig. 5, Fig. 6 show there is one of each variant of the module electric connector 02 showing inner connecting structure, its For working together with g type socket/outlet 01, and consistent with the present invention.

Fig. 7, Fig. 8 show there is one of each variant of the module electric connector 02 showing inner connecting structure, its For working together with b type socket/outlet 01, and consistent with the present invention.

Fig. 9, Figure 10 show there is one of each variant of the module electric connector 02 showing inner connecting structure, its For with b type socket/outlet 01, that is, special 250 volt of -20 peace nema socket, work together, and consistent with the present invention.

Figure 11 shows there is one of each variant of the module electric connector 02 showing inner connecting structure, and it is used for Work together with electric switch for use as 2,3,4 tunnels providing auxiliary connection to be connected and dimmer switch；And itself and the present invention one Cause.

Figure 12 shows one of each variant of module electric connector 02, and it is used for work together with i type socket/outlet 01 Make and consistent with the present invention.

Figure 13, Figure 14 show the interface between module electric connector 02 and the functional device of g type socket, itself and the present invention Unanimously.

Figure 14 shows the embodiment of the interface between module electric connector 02 and the functional device of g type socket, wherein opens up It is shown as outside the side internal mother element 026 of a functional device part and the adapter of connection strap 025 and the male fork 016 of opposite side Shell/body 028 is not shown, and this embodiment is consistent with the present invention.

Figure 15, Figure 16 and Figure 17 show module electric connector 02 and functional device 01 in the three phases of connection/interface Between plug-in type interface；It realizes the mechanical electric of both even for carrying out friction-type grafting using several public forks 016 Connect, and also show simple locking mechanism 0181, it is used for when not using support 05, the accommodating module electrical connection being meshed Device 02 and functional device 01.

Figure 18 shows optional support 05, and it can house module electric connector 02, be used for work(in the preferred location of wall box The friction-type grafting of energy device 01 simultaneously provides stable electrical connection.

Figure 19, Figure 20 and Figure 21 describe the embodiment of the second conversion module 07, and it is used for transfer standard nema socket 01, due to being not provided with built-in public fork 016, so it can be connected with modular connector.

Figure 22 shows the view of standard whole world jack type, and it can be matched with module electric connector of the present invention.

Consistent with the present invention, every accompanying drawing detailed description discrete component is as follows:

01 functional device

011 cross band

Opening on 012 cross band

Each screw/screw on 013 cross band

014

015 electric connecting busbar (n, g, h represent neutral bus, earth bus and hot bus)

016 public fork (n, g, h represent neutral fork, ground connection fork and heat fork)

017

018 shell/body

0181 locking mechanism

02 modular connector

021

It is used in 022 shell housing the passage of terminal strip/block

023

024

025 terminal strip/block

Article 0252, the passage in/block

Article 0253, it is used in/block housing the screw of electric wire

026 connecting element (n, g, h represent Neutral elements, earth element and thermal element)

Opening in 0262 connecting element

03 power line

031 single-wire (n, g, h represent neutral wire, earth conductor cable and thermoelectricity line)

04 wall box

05 support being used for accommodating module electric connector in box

09 standard three-pin plug

Specific embodiment

It should be understood that the invention is not limited in described specific embodiments, it is of course also possible to change the present invention.Also should It is understood by, because the scope of the present invention is not limited in appended claims, so term is only used for retouching used in literary composition State specific embodiments but be not limited.

For convenience of readers ' reading, the detailed description of the present invention is only divided into different parts, and the disclosure of arbitrary portion is all Can combine with the content of another part.Unless otherwise stated, all technology used herein, scientific terminology all represent The equivalent that those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that.

First, define

Unless otherwise stated, all technology used herein, scientific terminology all represent of the art The equivalent that those of ordinary skill will readily appreciate that.The meaning that term as used herein represents is as follows:

" including " or " inclusion " looks like is ingredient and method includes institute's finger element but is not excluded for other parts. " substantially by ... form " is for defining ingredient and method, should be not excluded for other elements for statement needs described combination is appointed What basic meaning.Therefore, a kind of device being substantially made up of element defined herein will not be excluded substantially without impact institute The other materials of basic and novel feature of protection invention or step.The " Consists of " meaning should not include the many of other compositions Plant trace element and basic method steps.Embodiment defined in each transition term is within the scope of the present invention.

Once modular connector connects self-discipline power line, by keep being embedded in each terminal strip of the every one end of housing/body/ Block, this modular connector is safe to finger in default situation, can safely hang nonconducting housing/body, because This prevents under normal condition when the probability touching live part with the touching of naked handss or when processing；

Modular connector 02 is provided with the socket of a set of coupling opening 022, is thus provided that the interface with functional device.Properly Functional device include Dan Jiaer Patent No. gb2505930 British patent those disclosed device.Each is equipped with pipe The opening of shape/mother's element 026 is constructed from a material that be electrically conducting.One end of tubulose/mother's element 026 be used for terminal block 025 and its He is used for housing docking and being used for being electrically connected of the end of the female fork of corresponding function device.

Once modular connector 02 connects to power line 03, it is to complete and test connection circuit to create in construction early stage Condition；

As socket, switch, lamp fittings or other be suitable for distribute or operate electrical/electronic function functional device 01, have a user side and for frictional property grafting with communicate between device and adapter/transmits electric, electronic signal can Connect side, while switch is opened, adapter of the present invention can process, can connect to functional device or from functional device Disassemble.

The different embodiment of adapter of the present invention can have different configurations with accommodating/different functional devices 01 of connection, Such as socket, switch or other；It is alternatively different current potentials (volt ＆ amperage) or other conditions configuration feature device；

For example, a kind of embodiment of wall plug receptacle for housing 125 volts of 5-15 amperes of standard of adapter of the present invention has Specification and configuration and user side socket identical mother's opening；Similarly, a kind of embodiment of this adapter is used for housing 250 volts Wall plug receptacle, may include specification and configuration with user side socket identical mother opening.

Another embodiment of the adapter for being connected with three tunnels or four-way switch can have for being connected auxiliary connection even Additional terminal bar/the block of fitting.

In another embodiment of this adapter, can have different configurations with the inter-State configuration of accommodating/connection not With or current potential is different or functional device 01 that have difference in functionality or other such conditions；

In another embodiment of this adapter, because different wall boxes can have different size or different configuration, so When adapter arranges/is arranged in wall box, it needs the first-selected position being arranged in first-selected place or wall box with optional support Put；Therefore, this support can have different configurations on demand or be made from a variety of materials or can be built in wall box；

In another embodiment of this adapter, when adapter arranges/is arranged in wall box, need a simple lock Locking structure, to house the modular connector being meshed and functional device, makes this two parts separately until specially unlocking.

Wherein, functional device is not provided with or is not used in directly housing modular connector it may be necessary to an optional expanded mode Block, the mechanism that the different embodiment of this expansion module not only provides with modular connector physics, electrically engages, also can make this dress It is safe for putting to finger, but when modular connector is powered and during power supply opening, this expansion module is to connect/pluggable mould Block.

An aspect of of the present present invention is the connecting-piece structure processing between power line and functional device but does not affect or cover to be subject to It is formed on the functioning side of the device that local regulation requires.

The feature of the present invention and advantage are described by example, but are not restricted to: module electrical connection adapter 02 is Attachment device, it is used for (a) convenient is that tail is stayed in all wiring entering wall box (b), simultaneously (c) provides for all outlets of connection side One facilitate functional device one of them grafting and the facility being connected, (d) it also have and treat firmly to house/connect for a plurality of Simultaneously (e) is usually provided in wall box 04 or other such positions the function of the tap of electric wire together；

For realizing above-mentioned functions, it include several terminal strip/blocks 025 being made of an electrically conducting material, be individually located at non-conductive Shell/body 028 is interior and is used for housing, stays tail or connect line 03, arranges power line securely using a kind of mechanical means 03 naked end/stripped end；Each terminal strip/block 025 houses several electric wires, does not therefore need using tap or other such knots Structure；

The embodiment of module electrical connection adapter 02 includes several terminals bar/block 025, and each terminal strip/block 025 includes using These electric wires 03 can be set securely by the several passages 0252 connecting in power line 03 by using one or more mechanical means In passage 0252, for example, carry out firm wiring using screw 0253 or using spring mechanism or other this base parts any；

Once the embodiment of module electrical connection adapter 02 connects to electric wire 03, it is safety to finger in default situation , by keeping each terminal strip/block 025 more shorter than the shell/body 028 at every end, can safely hang non-conductive Housing/body 028, and prevent under normal condition when with naked handss touching or process when touching live part probability；

Once this modular connector 02 connects to electric wire 03, it is to complete and test connection circuit to create in construction early stage Condition；

This modular connector 02 also includes a coupling opening 022 being set in housing/body first face, which provides band The interface of corresponding function device.The opening that each is equipped with tubulose/mother's element 026 is constructed from a material that be electrically conducting.Tubulose/mother unit One end of part 026 be designed to terminal block 025 and other be used for housing docking and using of the end of the female fork of corresponding function device In electrical connection.

Such as socket, switch, lamp fittings or other be suitable for distribute or operate electrical/electronic function corresponding function dress Set to 01, there is a user side, (will not be covered by the present invention or affect；With for frictional property grafting with device and module electricity Communicate between Wiring connector 02/transmit electric, the connected side of electronic signal, and while switch stays open, should Adapter can process, can connect to functional device or disassemble from functional device.

The different embodiment of module electrical connection adapter can have different configurations with accommodating/different functional devices of connection 01, such as socket, switch or other；It is alternatively different current potentials (volt ＆ amperage) or other conditions configuration feature device.

For example, a kind of embodiment of wall plug receptacle for housing 125 volts of 5-15 amperes of standard of modular connector has rule Lattice and configuration and user side socket identical mother's opening；Similarly, a kind of embodiment of this modular connector is used for housing 250 volts Wall plug receptacle, may include specification and configuration with user side socket identical mother opening, and this structure can with for position and state The all variant functional device of family's configuration is used together.

Can the having for auxiliary connection for another embodiment being connected with three tunnels or four-way switch of this modular connector Additional terminal bar/the block of the connection of connector.

In another embodiment of this modular connector, can have different configurations to house/to connect inter-State joining Put difference or current potential difference or those functional devices 01 with difference in functionality or other such conditions；

In another embodiment of this module electric connector, because different wall boxes can have different size or difference is joined Put, so when adapter arranges/is arranged in wall box, it needs to be arranged to optional support in first-selected place or wall box Preferred location；Therefore, this support can have different configurations on demand or be made from a variety of materials or can be built in wall box；

In another embodiment of this module electric connector, when adapter arranges/is arranged in wall box, need a letter Single locking mechanism, to house the modular connector being meshed and functional device, makes this two parts separately until specially unlocking.

Wherein, functional device is not provided with or is not used in directly housing this modular connector it may be necessary to an optional extension Module, the mechanism that the different embodiment of this expansion module not only provides with modular connector physics, electrically engages, also can make this dress It is safe for putting to finger, but when modular connector is powered and during power supply opening, this expansion module is to connect/pluggable mould Block.

It is an advantage of the current invention that secondary connector is not needed to the electric connector of finger safe, such as tap etc., but can be straight It is connected to power line in succession and various different functional devices can be frictionally connected to.

Claims

1. electric connector (02) includes at least two sides it is characterised in that every face has different functions:

One the first face, has several passages, and each passage is used for safely accommodating and house several turnover electric wire (03), and

One the second face, is provided with several female terminals to be frictionally connected to corresponding function device (01):

Different functional devices (01) is used for distributing or operate electrical/electronic function, has one for described in frictionally reeve The connected side of electric connector (02)；

Wherein, functional device (01) is not intended as or is not used in when being directly connected to modular connector (02), it is possible to use middle turn Parallel operation (07), and different adapter embodiments can have different configurations to mate different functional devices (01).

2. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described electric connector (02) is used for housing, stays Tail simultaneously connects line (03), using the several terminals bar being made of an electrically conducting material/block (025), be individually located at non-conductive shell/ In body (028).

3. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 and 2 is it is characterised in that described electric connector (02) inclusion is several Terminal strip/the block (025) being made of an electrically conducting material；Each terminal strip/block (025) include several by using one or more machine Tool method is used for receiving and house the opening (0252) at the naked end of power line (03) being firmly located in opening (0252), that is, using spiral shell Nail (0253) or this base part using spring mechanism or the naked end of other any accommodating electric wires (03) or worn by insulating barrier use Screw/pin realizes electrical connection thoroughly.

4. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 it is characterised in that described electric connector (02) include several by leading Terminal strip/block (025) that electric material is made, it is individually located in shell/body (028), and each terminal strip/block (025) includes Several openings (0252) for accommodating, housing, stay all lines of tail (03) are it is not necessary to using any tap or other are such Structure.

5. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that a kind of electric connector (02) is once may be connected to Power line (03), can be to complete and test connection circuit to create conditions in construction early stage.

6. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that one kind may be connected to being electrically connected of power line (03) Connect device (02), once institute's live wire (03) is connected and stays tail, it is safe to finger in default situation, by from outer The edge of shell/body embeds each terminal strip/block, can safely hang nonconducting housing/body, therefore prevents normal When any probability touching live part with the touching of naked handss or when processing under situation.

7. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that a kind of electric connector (02) can pass through a set of Join opening (022) to connect to different functional devices, each opening is equipped with the tubulose/mother's element being constructed from a material that be electrically conducting (026), one end of each tubulose/mother's element (026) and respective end sub-block (025) and other be used for housing corresponding function device female The end of fork contacts and is used for being electrically connected.

8. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that the different embodiments of described electric connector (02) Machinery can be pitched, be electrically connected to different functional devices by a set of mother's opening (022) and the male of corresponding function device.

9. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that the different embodiments of described electric connector (02) Can have different configurations to accommodate/to connect different functional devices (01)；Be alternatively different current potentials (volt ＆ amperage) or Other conditions configuration feature device.

10. electric connector (02) according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that the different of described electric connector (02) are implemented Example can have different configurations to accommodate/linkage function device (01), and the configuration of this functional device is in inter-State each not phase Same or current potential is different or executes different functions or other conditions.

11. electric connectors (02) according to claim 1 are it is characterised in that described electric connector (02) is set as directly setting In wall box (04) or with the sentencing accommodating and connections/electricapparatus matching feature device of other such positions；With successful stabilization ground Put into practice this joint, this general connector may need to be housed/be limited in first-selected place or first-selection using support or this generic module Position, made and had suitable configurations on demand by suitable material or can be built in wall box.

12. electric connectors (02) according to claim 1 it is characterised in that the different embodiments of functional device (01), such as Socket, switch, lamp fittings or other be suitable for distribute or operate electrical/electronic function device, there is a user side And transmit the be connected side of electrical/electronic signal for grafting and between functional device and general connector (02), in switch While opening, described functional device can connect to adapter or disassemble from adapter, and described functional device It is designed to be safe to finger under normal circumstances with general connector.

13. electric connectors (02) according to claim 1 are it is characterised in that the different embodiments of functional device (01) have Have can connecting side, it is used for injecting in general connector and needs a simple locking mechanism to house be meshed general Adapter and functional device, until specially unblock makes this two parts separately.

14. electric connectors (02) according to claim 1 are it is characterised in that the different embodiments of functional device (01) are fitted In distributing or operating electrical/electronic function, wherein functional device is not provided with or is not used in being directly connected to/mate electric connector, can An optional expansion module (07) can be needed, the different embodiment of described expansion module is not merely provided for physics, electrically Engagement general connector mechanism, described device also can be made to be safe to finger, and make described device can connect/pluggable extremely Described general connector.