CN110770978A - 具有可互换面板模块的电气插口 - Google Patents

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CN110770978A
CN110770978A CN201880039843.9A CN201880039843A CN110770978A CN 110770978 A CN110770978 A CN 110770978A CN 201880039843 A CN201880039843 A CN 201880039843A CN 110770978 A CN110770978 A CN 110770978A
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Abstract

一种电气插口组件包括具有前表面和定位在该前表面上的第一组触点的子面板。外部面板包括外表面和内表面,内表面具有第二组触点。外部面板可释放地连接至子面板,使得第一组触点连接至第二组触点。

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具有可互换面板模块的电气插口
相关申请的交叉引用
本申请基于2017年6月8日提交的美国临时申请序列第62/516,932号,其公开内容通过引用整体并入本文,并要求其优先权。
技术领域
本发明的各种示例性实施例涉及电气插口。
背景技术
电气设备,特别是能够接纳电气插头的电气插座,通常包括两组或三组片状孔,其中每个组被布置成接纳电气插头。电气插座或设备在家居装饰商店里作为单一单元或多个合装包出售,然后由专业电工或由房主(如果他或她对电气布线很熟悉的话)来布设。对于一般房主来说,雇佣电工更换电气设备可能需要较大花费,或者万一他们自己尝试更换,则会很危险。不同的插口类型越来越多地用于家庭,包括USB插口。
发明内容
根据示例性实施例,电气插口组件包括具有前表面和定位在该前表面上的第一组触点的子面板。外部面板包括外表面和内表面,内表面具有第二组触点。外部面板可释放地连接至子面板,使得第一组触点连接至第二组触点。
根据另一示例性实施例,电气插口组件包括具有前表面和定位在该前表面上的第一组触点的子面板。子面板被构造成连接至插座开口。第一外部面板包括外表面和内表面,该内表面具有第二组触点,并且该外表面具有第一构型。第二外部面板包括外表面和内表面,该内表面具有第三组触点,并且该外表面具有不同于第一构型的第二构型。第一外部面板和第二外部面板可选择性地、可释放地连接至子面板,使得第一组触点连接至第二组触点或第三组触点。
另一示例性实施例包括一种提供模块化电气插口组件的方法。提供了具有前表面和定位在该前表面上的第一组触点的子面板,其该中子面板构造成连接至插座开口。提供多个外部面板,每个面板具有外表面和内表面,该内表面具有第二组触点,该外表面具有不同的构型。外部面板可选择性地、可释放地连接至子面板,使得第一组触点连接至第二组触点。
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图1A是子面板的前视图和外部面板的前视图和后视图;
图1B是外部面板的侧视图;
图1C是另一外部面板的侧视图;
图2是另一外部面板的前视图;
图3是另一外部面板的前视图;以及
图4是子面板的前视图和一对外部面板的前视图。
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各种示例性实施例涉及具有可互换面板的插座。可以互换面板,而不暴露高电压连接。插口可以包括被构造成凹陷安装在壁或其它结构特征中的基部部分或后部部分,以及连接至后部部分的前部部分。前部部分可以通过机械紧固件(诸如螺钉或卡扣连接件)连接至后部部分。前部和后部部分可以用任何合适的方法(包括但不限于塑料或声波焊接、铆钉或粘合剂)永久地相互固定。后部部分还包括电气设备的内部工作,包括但不限于电气触点、安装结构和任何防篡改快门。后部部分还包括安装凸片或安装带,以将电气设备安装至本领域已知的电气盒。
图1A示出了具有被构造成子面板10的前部部分的插座的示例性实施例。子面板10包括外表面,该外表面具有被外部边缘14包围的凹陷部分12。一组插座开口16被设置在子面板10的上部部分。插座开口16是呈具有热、中性和接地开口的标准三芯构型。可以使用包括任何住宅、商业或工业标准插口的其它插口开口构型。第一组触点18被定位在子面板10的下部部分。触点18可以是弹簧触点、插脚触点或其它合适的触点。触点18可以在子面板10与面板之间提供低压、AC或DC电源和/或连通(串行、UART、I2C、SPI)。触点18提供对使用者没有危险或不需要专业电工安装的低压连接。子面板10还包括一个或多个连接特征,此处示出为上部开口20和下部开口22,用于接纳紧固件,诸如螺钉。
如图1A所示,子面板10连接至外部面板110,该外部面板被定位在子面板10上方并且至少部分覆盖该子面板。外部面板110具有内部部分112和外部部分114。内部部分112包括第二组触点116,该第二组触点被定位成与在子面板10上的第一组触点18对准或以其他方式电连接至该第一组触点。
外部部分114包括一个或多个插座开口。图1A的示例性实施例示出了一组四个USB开口120。指示灯122与每个开口120相关联。指示灯可以传达连接至开口的负载的状态,例如绿色表示已充满,红色表示充电,或蓝色表示打开或准备充电。面板指示灯124可以与开口指示灯分开定位,以示出面板110的状态。这可以向使用者传达外部面板110被正确地连接至子面板10。外部面板110还包括上部开口126和下部开口128,用于接纳紧固件,诸如螺钉130。
图1B示出了具有外表面152A和内表面154A的外部面板110A的侧视图和内部设计。外表面152A与环境接触,并且内表面154A经由第二组触点116A与子面板10电气连通,第二组触点被定位成与在子面板10上的第一组触点18对准或以其他方式电连接至该第一组触点。外部面板110A包括内组件170A,诸如印刷电路板(PCB),其在一个侧部耦接至一组四个侧视图USB开口120A,在另一侧部耦接至第二组触点116A。内组件170A控制外部面板110A的行为、智能化和连通。这组四个侧视USB开口120A从外表面152A延伸至内组件170A。侧视图指示灯122A与每个USB开口120A相关联。基于颜色,侧视图指示灯122A可以传达连接至相应的USB开口120A的负载的状态。
图1C示出了具有外表面152B和内表面154B的另一外部面板110B的侧视图和内部设计。内表面154B被耦接至用于将外部面板110B嵌套至子面板10的挤压背部150。挤压背部150包括在一侧耦接至内表面154B而在另一侧耦接至第二组触点116B的内组件170B。内组件170B控制外部面板110B的行为、智能化和连通。外部面板110B和子面板10之间的连通信息和电源通过定位成与子面板10上的第一组触点18对准或电连接的第二组触点116B传输。一组四个侧视图USB开口120B从外表面152B延伸至内表面154B,并且与内组件170B电连通。侧视图指示灯122B与每个USB开口120B相关联。基于颜色,侧视图指示灯122B可以传达连接至相应的USB开口120B的负载的状态。图示实施例中的挤压背部150为外部面板110B提供了额外的深度,以容纳更长的USB开口120B。
图2示出了另一外部面板210的另一示例性实施例。外部面板210可以具有带有类似于图lA所示触点的一组触点的内部部分。外部部分212包括三芯插座开口214和一对USB开口216。指示灯218分别与USB开口216中的每一个相关联。面板指示灯220可以与开口指示灯218分开定位,以示出外部面板210的状态。外部面板210还包括上部开口222和下部开口224,用于接纳紧固件,诸如螺钉226。
图3示出了外部面板310的另一示例性实施例。外部面板310可以具有带有类似于图lA所示触点的一组触点的内部部分。外部部分312包括无线充电器314。支撑件或连接特征316(此处示出为搁架或搁板)被定位在无线充电器314下方,使得设备(诸如手机)能够被支撑并与无线充电器314对准。支撑件316可以构造成包含照明单元,该照明单元包括在期望的方向上提供照明的LED光源。无线充电器314可以包括一个或多个感应线圈,其向所支撑的设备提供电感电源或充电。充电器指示灯318可以与无线充电器310相关联,以传达充电器和/或所连接设备的状态。面板指示灯320可以与充电器指示灯318分开定位,以示出面板310的状态。外部面板310还包括上部开口322和下部开口324,用于接纳紧固件326,诸如螺钉。
图4示出了子面板410的另一示例性实施例。子面板410包括外表面,该外表面具有被外部边缘414包围的凹陷部分412。开关416被定位在子面板410的上部部分。开关416被示出为两位(开/关)的开关,以控制电气负载,并且可以使用机械或电容机构。也可以使用其它开关(例如,调光器开关)。第一组触点418被定位在子面板410的下部部分。触点418可以是弹簧触点、插脚触点或其它合适的触点。子面板410还包括一个或多个连接特征,此处示出为上部开口420和下部开口422,用于接纳紧固件,诸如螺钉。
图4还示出了外部面板510的示例性实施例。外部面板510可以具有带有类似于图lA所示触点的一组触点的内部部分。外部部分512包括显示器514。显示器514可以是任何类型的屏幕(例如,LCD、LED、OLED)。诸如天气、时间、充电状态和负载状态的信息被提供给显示器514。显示器514可以是触敏的,并且允许使用者访问不同的选项或设置,并且控制给定区域(诸如房间或房屋)中的一个或多个电气负载。面板指示灯516可以与显示器514分开定位,以示出面板510的状态。外部面板510还包括用于接纳紧固件(诸如螺钉)的上部开口和下部开口。在示例性实施例中,面板510可以使用WiFi、蓝牙(Bluetooth)、Zigbee或其它低能量通信或近场通信(NFC)与其它设备通信。
图4还示出了外部面板610的另一示例性实施例。外部面板610可以具有带有类似于图l所示触点的一组触点的内部部分。外部部分612包括外部开关614。外部开关614与子面板410上的开关416对准,并且可以包括机械或电容机构。照明单元616被定位在开关的底部部分上。照明单元616可以包括在期望的方向上提供照明或者标记路径或房间的边界的LED灯。面板指示灯618可以被定位成示出面板610的状态。外部面板610还包括用于接纳紧固件(诸如螺钉)的上部开口和下部开口。
在使用上述组件时,可以提供许多具有不同构型的不同外部面板。单一类型的子面板可以被安装至硬连线连接,并且使用者可以如期望的那样安装和改变不同的外部面板,而不将使用者暴露于高压连接。
为了解释本发明的原理及其实际应用,已经提供了特定示例性实施例的前述详细描述,从而使得本领域普通技术人员能够理解本发明的各种实施例和适于所设想特定用途的各种修改。这种描述不一定旨在穷举或将本发明限制于所公开的示例性实施例。本文公开的任何实施例和/或元件可以彼此结合以形成未具体公开的各种附加实施例。相应地,附加的实施例是可能的,并且旨在包含在本说明书和所附权利要求的范围内。本说明书描述了实现可以以另一方式实现的更一般目标的具体示例。
如在本申请中使用的,术语“前部”、“后部”、“上部”、“下部”、“向上地”、“向下地”和其它方位描述旨在便于描述本发明的示例性实施例,而不是旨在将本发明的示例性实施例的结构限制到任何特定位置或方位。程度术语,诸如“基本上”或“大约”被普通技术人员理解为指代给定值之外的合理范围,例如,与所描述的实施例的制造、组装和使用相关的一般公差。

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1.一种电气插口组件,包括:
子面板,其具有前表面和定位在所述前表面上的第一组触点;和
外部面板,其具有外表面和内表面,所述内表面具有第二组触点,
其中所述外部面板可释放地连接至所述子面板使得所述第一组触点连接至所述第二组触点。
2.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述外部面板包括电连接至所述第二组触点的电路板。
3.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述子面板包括插座开口。
4.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述外部面板包括三芯插座开口。
5.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述外部面板包括USB插座开口。
6.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述外部面板包括无线充电器。
7.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述外部面板包括状态指示器。
8.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述外部面板包括显示器。
9.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述外部面板包括外部开关和指示灯,并且所述子面板包括被构造成与所述外部开关机构配合的内部开关机构。
10.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述子面板包括凹陷部分和在所述凹陷部分周围延伸的外边缘,并且其中所述外部面板的一部分被嵌套在所述凹陷部分中。
11.一种电气插口组件,包括:
子面板,其具有前表面和定位在所述前表面上的第一组触点,其中所述子面板被构造成连接至插座开口;
第一外部面板,其具有外表面和内表面,所述内表面具有第二组触点,并且所述外表面具有第一构型;以及
第二外部面板,其具有外表面和内表面,所述内表面具有第三组触点,所述外表面具有不同于第一构型的第二构型;
其中所述第一外部面板和所述第二外部面板可选择性地、可释放地连接至子所述子面板,使得所述第一组触点连接至所述第二组或第三组触点。
12.根据权利要求11所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述第一外部面板包括电连接至所述第二组触点的电路板,并且所述第三外部面板包括电连接至所述第三组触点的电路板。
13.根据权利要求11所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述第一触点包括插脚触点。
14.根据权利要求11所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述第一构型或所述第二构型中的一个包括USB插座开口。
15.根据权利要求11所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述第一构型或所述第二构型中的一个包括无线充电器。
16.根据权利要求11所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述第一和第二外部面板通过紧固件连接至所述子面板。
17.根据权利要求1所述的电气插口组件,其中,所述第一构型或所述第二构型中的一个包括触摸屏显示器。
18.一种提供模块化电气插口组件的方法,包括:
提供具有前表面和定位在所述前表面上的第一组触点的子面板,其中所述子面板被构造成连接至插座开口;和
提供多个外部面板,每个面板具有外表面和内表面,所述内表面具有第二组触点,所述外表面具有不同的构型;
其中所述外面板可选择性地、可释放地连接至所述子面板,使得所述第一组触点连接至所述第二组触点。
19.根据权利要求18所述的方法,其中,使用者可以将所述外部面板连接至所述子面板,而不暴露于高压连接。
20.根据权利要求18所述的方法,其中,所述不同构型分别包括三芯插座开口、USB插座开口、无线充电器和显示器屏幕。
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