CN112968334A

CN112968334A - Modularization converter and have its socket

Info

Publication number: CN112968334A
Application number: CN202110281939.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林良冠; 李小龙; 胡磊; 潘英得; 熊军文; 冯思会
Original assignee: Dongguan Wontravael Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Wontravael Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-16
Filing date: 2021-03-16
Publication date: 2021-06-15

Abstract

The invention discloses a modular converter and a socket with the same, and the modular converter comprises a main frame, a first connecting sheet and a second connecting sheet, wherein the main frame is provided with a first slot and a second slot, the first connecting sheet and the second connecting sheet are arranged on the same side of the main frame and are arranged in a staggered manner, the first connecting sheet and the second connecting sheet are respectively provided with a first connecting part and a second connecting part in opposite directions, and the first connecting part and the second connecting part are respectively inserted into the first slot and the second slot. The first connecting sheet and the second connecting sheet are arranged on one side of the main frame, so that the modular converter is modularized into a whole, and the first connecting sheet and the second connecting sheet are arranged on the same side, so that the volume of the main frame can be effectively reduced, and the weight of the modular converter is reduced; in the installation process, the USB charging module can be installed on the circuit board according to actual requirements, so that all parts of the socket are modularized, the assembly steps are reduced, the assembly difficulty is reduced, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

Description

Modularization converter and have its socket

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of conversion sockets, in particular to a modular converter and a socket with the same.

Background

The existing multi-position conversion socket generally comprises a shell and a multi-position conversion device, wherein pin through holes are formed in the lower side of the shell, jack panels are arranged on at least two sides of the upper side, the left side, the right side, the front side and the rear side of the shell, each jack panel is provided with a jack group (each jack group consists of two or three jacks), the multi-position conversion device comprises a pin assembly and a connecting assembly, the pin assembly comprises a pin support and two or three pins, the upper parts of the two or three pins are arranged on the pin support (when two pins are arranged, the two pins are respectively used for connecting a live wire and a zero wire of a power socket, and when three pins are arranged, the three pins are respectively used for connecting the live wire, the zero wire and a ground wire of the power; the connecting component comprises a connecting sheet support and two or three connecting sheets, the connecting sheets are arranged in corresponding slots of the connecting sheet support and are respectively and electrically connected with corresponding pins through conductive pieces, and when the connecting component is used, pins of a plug of an electronic product are inserted into the corresponding slots of the connecting sheet support and are in contact with the corresponding connecting sheets so as to conduct a circuit.

However, the existing conversion socket has the following problems: 1. in order to add a plurality of USB charging modules into some products, the number of slots is reduced, so that the applicability of the products is poor; 2. some products have no fixed screw hole of the socket, which causes much inconvenience (such as inconvenient installation) to the use experience of the products; 3. the internal structure of some products is too complex, and a plurality of wires need to be connected, so that the assembly efficiency is low, the space utilization is poor, and the installation of the anti-surge device is limited; 4. some existing live wire connecting pieces and zero wire connecting pieces are generally arranged on two sides of a rack body so as to be convenient to install, and a space is arranged between the live wire connecting pieces and the zero wire connecting pieces (namely, the live wire connecting pieces and the zero wire connecting pieces are not in contact with each other), but the volume of the rack body is increased; 5. when the existing converter needs to be overlapped, the design of a connecting sheet or the structure of a main frame needs to be changed, and the production cost is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a modular converter and a socket with the same, and aims to enable a modular converter module to be added with a USB charging module without reducing the number of slots and to be added according to actual requirements, and meanwhile, the modular converter module does not need to be installed or can reduce connection of electric wires, so that the assembly efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, the safety of the socket can be ensured.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a modular converter, which includes a main frame, a first connection piece and a second connection piece, wherein at least two sides of the upper side, the left side, the right side, the front side and the rear side of the main frame are provided with a first slot and a second slot, the first connection piece and the second connection piece are disposed on the same side of the main frame and are arranged in a staggered manner, the first connection piece and the second connection piece are respectively provided with a first connection portion and a second connection portion in opposite directions, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion are respectively inserted into the first slot and the second slot.

A socket comprises a shell, a circuit board arranged in the shell and the modular converter connected with the circuit board, wherein the circuit board is provided with a power pin.

According to the technical scheme, the first connecting sheet and the second connecting sheet are arranged on one side of the main frame, so that the modular converter is modularized into a whole, and the first connecting sheet and the second connecting sheet are arranged on the same side, so that the volume of the main frame can be effectively reduced, and the weight of the modular converter is reduced; meanwhile, the bottom parts of the first connecting sheet and the second connecting sheet extend out of the main frame, the socket can be integrally assembled by installing the extending parts on the circuit board, and the number of the modular converters can be increased on the circuit board according to actual requirements, so that the number of jack groups is increased; in the installation process, the USB charging module can be installed on the circuit board according to actual requirements, so that each part of the socket is modularized, the assembly steps are reduced, the assembly difficulty is reduced, and the assembly efficiency is improved; set up the body frame into trapezoidal form and can avoid when using, adjacent plug mutual interference improves the customer experience of socket.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention with the upper cover hidden;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a modular converter;

fig. 4 is an exploded view of a modular converter i;

fig. 5 is an exploded view of a modular converter ii;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of a modular converter;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the first connecting tab, the second connecting tab and the ground connecting tab in combination;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the hidden bottom case of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of the main frame and the first connecting piece.

In the drawing, 100 is a main frame, 101 is a middle frame, 102 is a first side frame, 103 is a second side frame, 200 is a housing, 201 is an upper cover, 202 is a bottom case, 11 is a first slot, 12 is a second slot, 13 is a third slot, 2 is a first connecting piece, 21 is a first connecting portion, 3 is a second connecting piece, 31 is a second connecting portion, 4 is a ground connecting piece, 41 is a third connecting portion, 51 is a first limiting groove, 52 is a second limiting groove, 53 is a third limiting groove, 61 is a first conductive hole, 62 is a second conductive hole, 63 is a third conductive hole, 71 is a screw through hole, 72 is a first screw hole, 73 is a second screw hole, 74 is a screw, 81 is a circuit board, 82 is a power supply pin, 83 is an anti-surge device, 84 is a USB charging module, 85 is a charging socket, and 9 is a limiting skeleton.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that if directional indications (such as … …, which is up, down, left, right, front, back, top, bottom, inner, outer, vertical, transverse, longitudinal, counterclockwise, clockwise, circumferential, radial, axial) are provided in the embodiments of the present invention, the directional indications are only used for explaining the relative position relationship, motion condition, etc. of the components at a specific posture (as shown in the attached drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description relating to "first" or "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the description of "first" or "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, a modular converter includes a main frame 100, a first connection plate 2 and a second connection plate 3, wherein at least two sides of the upper side, the left side, the right side, the front side and the rear side of the main frame 100 are provided with a first slot 11 and a second slot 12, the first connection plate 2 and the second connection plate 3 are arranged on the same side of the main frame 100 and are arranged in a staggered manner, the first connection plate 2 and the second connection plate 3 are respectively provided with a first connection portion 21 and a second connection portion 31 in opposite directions, and the first connection portion 21 and the second connection portion 31 are respectively inserted into the first slot 11 and the second slot 12.

The first connecting sheet 2 and the second connecting sheet 3 are arranged on one side of the main frame 100, so that the modular converter is modularized into a whole, and the first connecting sheet 2 and the second connecting sheet 3 are arranged on the same side, so that the volume of the main frame 100 can be effectively reduced, and the weight of the modular converter is reduced; meanwhile, the bottom parts of the first connecting sheet 2 and the second connecting sheet 3 extend out of the main frame 100, and the extending parts are arranged on the circuit board 81, so that the integral assembly of the socket can be realized, and the number of the modular converters can be increased on the circuit board 81 according to actual requirements, thereby increasing the number of jack groups; in the installation process, the USB charging module can be installed on the circuit board 81 according to actual requirements, so that all parts of the socket are modularized, the assembly steps are reduced, the assembly difficulty is reduced, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the main frame 100 is provided with a first slot 11 and a second slot 12 on the upper side, the left side and the right side, wherein the lower side is defined as the position with the pins, and in the embodiment, the main frame 100 is provided with a slot set on the upper side and the left side or the main frame 100 is provided with a slot set on the upper side and the right side.

Specifically, the main frame 100 is overall in a trapezoid shape (i.e., the first slot 11 and the second slot 12 located on the left side and the right side are inclined, and of course, in a specific embodiment, the main frame 100 may also be in a rectangular shape), the main frame 100 includes a middle frame 101 and a first side frame 102 located on one side of the middle frame 101, the first slot 11 and the second slot 12 are located between the middle frame 101 and the first side frame 102 (specifically, the first slot 11 and the second slot 12 may be only disposed on the middle frame 101 or may be disposed on the middle frame 101 and the first frame (i.e., disposed in half, and combined to form corresponding slots)); a first limiting groove 51 for clamping a first connecting piece 2 is arranged on the bottom wall of the middle frame far away from the first side frame 102, the first connecting piece 2 is provided with three first connecting parts 21, and the first connecting parts 21 respectively extend into first slots 11 positioned on the upper side, the left side and the right side of the middle frame 101; the middle frame 101 or the first side frame 102 is provided with a second limiting groove 52 for clamping the second connecting piece 3, the second connecting piece 3 is provided with three second connecting parts 31, and the second connecting parts 31 respectively extend into the second slots 12 on the upper side, the left side and the right side of the middle frame 101.

The first connecting piece 2 and the first connecting portion 21 are clamped on the middle frame 101 through the matching of the first limiting groove 51 and the first slot 11, the first connecting piece 2 and the second connecting portion 31 are clamped on the middle frame 101 through the matching of the second limiting groove 52 and the second slot 12, and the first conductive hole 61 and the second conductive hole 62 also play a role in positioning the first connecting piece 2 and the second connecting piece 3.

More specifically, the bottom of the main frame 100 is provided with a first conductive hole 61 and a second conductive hole 62 for the first connecting plate 2 and the second connecting plate 3 to pass through, in a specific embodiment, the first conductive hole 61 and the second conductive hole 62 may also be disposed at the side of the main frame 100, but in actual installation, the electrical pins of the first connecting plate 2 and the second connecting plate 3 are disposed at the bottom to facilitate connection with the circuit board 81, such as direct welding or snap-fit connection, preferably welding.

In view of the fact that the power socket has a three-pole socket and a two-pole socket, in order to be matched with the three-pole power socket for use, the modular converter further comprises a ground wire connecting piece 4 arranged on the other side of the middle frame 101, a third slot 13 is arranged on one side of the middle frame 101, which is far away from the first side frame 102, the third slot 13 is arranged corresponding to the positions of the first slot 11 and the second slot 12, and the ground wire connecting piece 4 is provided with a third connecting portion 41 extending into the third slot 13. Through the matching of the middle frame 101 and the second side frame 103 and the reasonable design of the ground wire connecting sheet 4, the third slot is arranged on the same side, so that the assembly of the modular converter is facilitated, the space of the main frame 100 is reasonably utilized, and the volume and the weight of the modular converter are reduced.

Specifically, a second side frame 103 is arranged at a position of the middle frame 101, which is far away from the first side frame 102, the second side frame 103 or the middle frame 101 is provided with a third limiting groove 53 in which the ground wire connecting sheet 4 is clamped, the third connecting portions respectively extend into third slots 13 located on the upper side, the left side and the right side of the middle frame 101, and a third conductive hole 63 through which the ground wire connecting sheet 4 passes is arranged at the bottom of the middle frame 101, that is, the ground wire connecting sheet 4 is electrically connected with the circuit board 81 after passing through the third conductive hole 63. The ground wire connecting piece 4 and the third connecting part are clamped on the middle frame 101 through the matching of the second limiting groove 52 and the third slot 13; wherein the third conductive hole 63 also functions as a positioning.

Further, the middle frame 101 is provided with a screw through hole 71, the first side frame 102 and the second side frame 103 are respectively provided with a first screw hole 72 and a second screw hole 73 which are matched with the screw through hole 71, and a screw 74 penetrates through the first screw hole 72, the screw through hole 71 and the second screw hole to fixedly mount the first side frame 102, the middle frame 101 and the second side frame 103, namely the first connecting piece 2, the second connecting piece 3 and the ground wire connecting piece 4 are fixed among the first side frame 102, the middle frame 101 and the second side frame 103, so that the assembly of the modular converter is realized.

A socket comprises a shell 200, power pins 82 arranged in the shell 200 and the modular converter, wherein the modular converter is arranged in the shell and is electrically connected with the power pins 82. Since the socket adopts all technical solutions of all embodiments of the above-mentioned modular converter, at least all beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments are achieved, and no further description is given here. That is, the circuit board 81 is electrically connected, so that the installation of the modular converter is facilitated, i.e., the parts of the first connecting piece 2, the second connecting piece 3 and the ground wire connecting piece 4 extending out of the main frame 100 are welded to the circuit board 81. The power pins 82 may be connected directly to the modular converter or indirectly to the modular converter (e.g., a circuit board or patch cord).

Specifically, the power supply device further comprises a circuit board 81, wherein the circuit board 81 is electrically connected with the power supply pins, and the first connecting piece 2, the second connecting piece 3 and the ground wire connecting piece 4 are electrically connected with the circuit board 81 after passing through the first conductive hole 61, the second conductive hole 62 and the third conductive hole 63.

More specifically, the housing 200 includes an upper cover 201 and a bottom case 202 that are fastened together, the upper cover 201 and the bottom case 202 are detachably and fixedly connected through a screw or a fastening structure, and enclose an accommodating space that can accommodate the modular converters, and the modular converters are provided with at least one group; the bottom case 202 is provided with pin holes for the power pins 82 to pass through.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board 81 is provided with an anti-surge device 83, the circuit board 81 is further connected with a USB charging module 84, and the circuit board 81 is further provided with a lightning protection indicator lamp; the housing 200 is provided with a charging socket 85 for mounting the USB charging module 84 (wherein the charging socket 85 is disposed above the housing 200 to facilitate insertion and removal of a USB plug). Through the cooperation of anti-surge device 83 and circuit board 81, make the electric current of socket more stable, the equipment step is still less more convenient, effectively reduces the kind and the quantity of material for packaging efficiency, greatly reduced the cost of artifical and productivity.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the conversion socket of the present invention may be a conversion socket of the specification such as american, medium, english or european standards, and preferably an american conversion socket.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board 81 is fixedly mounted on the bottom shell 202, the inner wall of the upper shell is provided with the limiting framework 9 with a shape matched with the outer wall of the main frame 100, the circuit board 81 and the trapezoidal switching module can be integrally more stable through the limiting framework 9, and the stability of the internal structure can be ensured even under the condition of abnormal use.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a modularization converter, includes body frame, first connection piece, second connection piece and ground wire connection piece, its characterized in that:

the main frame is in a ladder shape as a whole, at least one side of the upper side of the main frame and the right side of the left box is provided with a first slot, a second slot and a third slot,

the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are arranged on the same side of the main frame and are arranged in a staggered mode, a first connecting part and a second connecting part are respectively arranged on the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece in opposite directions, and the first connecting part and the second connecting part are respectively inserted into the first slot and the second slot;

the ground wire connecting piece is arranged on the other side of the main frame and provided with a third connecting part corresponding to the first connecting part and the second connecting part, and the third connecting part is inserted into the third slot.

2. A modular converter as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the upside, the left side and the right side of body frame all are equipped with matched with first slot, second slot and third slot.

3. A modular converter as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

the main frame comprises a middle frame and a first side frame arranged on one side of the middle frame, and the first slot and the second slot are arranged between the middle frame and the first side frame;

the bottom wall of the middle frame, which is far away from the first side frame, is provided with a first limiting groove in which a first connecting piece is clamped, the first connecting piece is provided with three first connecting parts, and the first connecting parts respectively extend into first slots positioned on the upper side, the left side and the right side of the middle frame;

the middle frame or the first side frame is provided with a second limiting groove for clamping a second connecting piece, the second connecting piece is provided with three second connecting parts, and the second connecting parts respectively extend into second slots on the upper side, the left side and the right side of the middle frame.

4. A modular converter as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the bottom of the main frame is provided with a first conductive hole, a second conductive hole and a third conductive hole through which the first connecting sheet, the second connecting sheet and the third connecting sheet can pass.

5. A modular converter as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the position of the middle frame far away from the first side frame is provided with a second side frame, the second side frame or the middle frame is provided with a third limiting groove clamped with the ground wire connecting sheet, third connecting parts respectively extend into third slots positioned on the upper side, the left side and the right side of the middle frame, and a third conductive hole for the ground wire connecting sheet to penetrate through is formed in the bottom of the middle frame.

6. A modular converter as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the middle frame is provided with a screw through hole, the first side frame and the second side frame are respectively provided with a first screw hole and a second screw hole matched with the screw through hole, and the first side frame, the middle frame and the second side frame are fixedly installed after screws penetrate through the first screw hole, the screw through hole and the second screw hole.

7. A socket, characterized in that: comprising a housing, a circuit board mounted to the housing, power pins electrically connected to the circuit board, and a modular converter according to any of claims 1-6 disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the power pins.

8. The receptacle of claim 7, wherein: the first connecting sheet, the second connecting sheet and the ground wire connecting sheet penetrate through the first conductive hole, the second conductive hole and the third conductive hole and then are electrically connected with the circuit board or are electrically connected with the circuit board through the jack of the circuit board.

9. The jack of claim 8, wherein: the shell comprises an upper cover and a bottom shell which are buckled with each other, the upper cover and the bottom shell are detachably and fixedly connected through a screw or a buckle structure and enclose an accommodating space capable of accommodating the modular converter, and at least one group of modular converters are arranged; the bottom shell is provided with pin holes for the power pins to penetrate through.

10. The jack of claim 8, wherein: the circuit board is provided with an anti-surge device, the circuit board is also connected with a USB charging module, and the circuit board is also provided with a lightning protection indicator lamp; the shell is provided with a charging socket for installing the USB charging module.

11. A socket according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein: the socket is an American standard socket.

12. The jack of claim 8, wherein: the circuit board is fixedly installed on the bottom shell, and the inner wall of the upper shell is provided with a limiting framework which is matched with the outer wall of the main frame in shape.