CN216214653U - Connecting piece and electrical equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a connecting piece and electrical equipment, which belong to the technical field of electricity and comprise: is suitable for the connection between two adjacent functional components, comprises: the connecting body is provided with clamping parts on two sides of the connecting body and between the functional parts corresponding to one sides of the connecting body respectively, wherein the clamping parts comprise first buckles arranged on the connecting body and second buckles correspondingly arranged on the functional parts. According to the utility model, the two adjacent switch modules are connected through the connecting piece, so that the two adjacent switch modules are aligned, the attractiveness of the whole electrical equipment after installation is improved, and the reliability of the assembly of the whole electrical equipment is improved.

Description

Connecting piece and electrical equipment

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of electricity, and relates to a connecting piece and electrical equipment.

Background

A wall switch is a device for connecting and disconnecting an electric circuit, which is installed on a wall surface for use. Along with the continuous improvement of the life quality of people, most of the wall switch sockets are of a multi-product assembling structure, so that the requirements of customers on the easy installation performance of the wall switch sockets and the attractiveness and firmness after installation are higher and higher.

The mainstream multi-product loading scheme in the market at present has two types:

firstly, the side-by-side installation of single products;

and secondly, the two panels are arranged side by side through the connected panels.

However, if the installation method of the first method is adopted, because no connection structure exists between two adjacent wall switches, the finally formed and installed wall switches cannot be aligned with each other due to the existence of installation errors, and the attractiveness is affected. If the installation mode of the second method is adopted, the connected panel cannot be installed due to the existence of installation errors, and the defective rate is high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the problems in the prior art and provides a connecting piece capable of improving the reliability and the aesthetic degree of the assembled electrical equipment.

The purpose of the utility model can be realized by the following technical scheme: a connector adapted for connection between two adjacent functional elements, comprising:

the connecting body is provided with clamping parts on two sides of the connecting body and between the functional parts corresponding to one sides of the connecting body respectively, wherein the clamping parts comprise first buckles arranged on the connecting body and second buckles correspondingly arranged on the functional parts.

In the connecting piece, the first buckle is provided with a first guide inclined plane, and the second buckle is provided with a second guide inclined plane matched with the first guide inclined plane in a sliding manner.

In the above connecting member, the functional member is provided with the slot along the mounting direction of the connecting body, and the second buckle is arranged on the wall of the slot, wherein one end of the slot extends outward along the horizontal direction to form a first contact surface, and the first contact surface and the first matching surface on the connecting body form a contact type abutting fit.

In the above-mentioned connecting piece, the first contact surface extends along the installation direction of the connecting body to form a second contact surface, wherein the second contact surface forms a contact fit with the second mating surface on the connecting body.

In the above connecting piece, the first fitting surface extends along the installation direction of the connecting body to form an inserting plate, and the first buckle is arranged on the inserting plate, wherein the two sides of the inserting plate are provided with third fitting surfaces which form contact type with the groove walls of the inserting grooves and abut against the fitting.

In the connecting piece, the third matching surface is obliquely arranged, and the third matching surfaces on the two sides of the inserting plate form a horn shape along the installation direction of the connecting body.

In the above-mentioned connecting member, a first positioning portion is further disposed between the connecting body and the functional component, and the first positioning portion is in a concave-convex insertion fit, wherein the first positioning portion includes a positioning concave portion/a positioning convex portion disposed on the first contact surface, and a positioning convex portion/a positioning concave portion correspondingly disposed on the first mating surface.

In the above connecting member, the first mating surface extends along the mounting direction of the connecting body to form a protrusion, and two sides of the protrusion respectively form contact-type abutting fit with the functional member on the corresponding side.

In the above-mentioned connecting piece, a positioning groove is arranged on the opposite side of the first matching surface on the connecting body, wherein the position of the positioning groove corresponds to the position of the protrusion.

The utility model also provides electrical equipment which comprises a plurality of switch modules, wherein each switch module comprises a bottom box, a functional piece arranged on the bottom box and a panel connected to the functional piece, and the functional pieces in two adjacent switch modules are connected through a connecting piece.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

(1) according to the electrical equipment provided by the utility model, the two adjacent switch modules are connected through the connecting piece, so that the two adjacent switch modules are aligned, the attractiveness of the whole electrical equipment after installation is improved, and the reliability of the whole electrical equipment assembly is improved.

(2) The first guide inclined plane and the second guide inclined plane are arranged to form a guide structure for connecting the connecting body and the functional piece when the connecting body is connected with the functional piece, so that the connecting body and the functional piece are connected conveniently.

(3) The utility model discloses a connection body, including first contact surface, second contact surface, first buckle, the cooperation of leaning on through the contact between first contact surface and the first fitting surface, contact between second contact surface and the second fitting surface is supported and is leaned on the cooperation, and the joint cooperation between first buckle and the second buckle, thereby inject and connect the body and detain the degree of freedom of vertical direction and horizontal direction behind the function piece, and then improve the fastness of being connected between connection body and the function piece, and because connect unable relative slip between body and the function piece, guarantee two adjacent function pieces from this and align each other, be convenient for on the one hand the cooperation between two adjacent function pieces and the integral type panel, on the other hand improves whole electrical equipment's outward appearance.

(4) The contact fit between the third matching surface and the slot wall further limits the degree of freedom of the connecting body in the horizontal direction after the functional piece is buckled, and in addition, the third matching surface is obliquely arranged, so that the connecting body is convenient to install.

(5) Set up second location portion between connecting body and panel, improve the accuracy nature of being connected between connecting body and the panel, in addition, through set up positioning groove on connecting the body for connecting the body and possessed elasticity, can make its both sides can take place to middle deformation, thereby be convenient for connect the dismantlement of body.

(6) Through setting up the arch, the relative distance between two adjacent switch module of control guarantees the gap homogenization between two arbitrary adjacent switch module to improve the outward appearance of whole electrical equipment after the assembly is accomplished.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of an electrical apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial structural schematic diagram of an electrical device according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view a-a in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a partial exploded view of fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion B in fig. 5.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of fig. 7 from another view angle.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a functional element according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion C in fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a partial exploded view of an electrical apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged view of a portion D in fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a partial exploded view of an electrical apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure, 100, a switch module; 110. a bottom case; 120. a functional element; 121. a slot; 122. a first contact surface; 123. a second contact surface; 130. a panel; 200. a connecting member; 210. a connecting body; 211. a first mating surface; 212. a second mating surface; 220. inserting plates; 221. a third mating surface; 230. a protrusion; 300. a clamping part; 310. a first buckle; 311. a first guide slope; 320. a second buckle; 321. a second guide slope; 400. a first positioning portion; 410. a positioning recess; 420. a positioning projection; 500. a second positioning portion; 510. a positioning groove; 520. positioning the convex ribs; 600. a third positioning part; 610. inserting the convex part; 620. a socket recess.

Detailed Description

The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and are further described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 13, the present invention provides an electrical apparatus, which includes a plurality of switch modules 100 arranged side by side or in parallel, and each switch module 100 includes a bottom case 110, a functional member 120 mounted on the bottom case 110, and a panel 130 connected to the functional member 120, wherein two adjacent functional members 120 are connected to each other by a connecting member 200.

In the embodiment, when the plurality of switch modules 100 are arranged side by side, the plurality of switch modules 100 are arranged in a line shape; when the plurality of switch modules 100 are arranged in parallel, the plurality of switch modules 100 are arranged in a "1" shape.

In this embodiment, the electrical device may be a wall switch, a wall socket, a USB socket, a power strip, or the like, and is used as a power-taking structure of an electrical appliance.

Further, the bottom boxes 110 of two adjacent switch modules 100 may be integrally arranged or separately arranged, and the panels 130 of two adjacent switch modules 100 may be integrally arranged or separately arranged, wherein four combination modes may be formed between two adjacent bottom boxes 110 and two panels 130, wherein one of the four combination modes is that two adjacent bottom boxes 110 are integrally arranged and two adjacent panels 130 are separately arranged; secondly, two adjacent bottom boxes 110 are integrally arranged, and two adjacent panels 130 are also integrally arranged; thirdly, two adjacent bottom boxes 110 are arranged in a split manner, and two adjacent panels 130 are arranged integrally; fourthly, two adjacent bottom boxes 110 are arranged in a split manner, and two adjacent panels 130 are also arranged in a split manner.

In general, it is preferable that the two adjacent bottom cases 110 are separated from each other, and the two adjacent panels 130 are integrated with each other. Therefore, the whole electrical equipment after being installed has better aesthetic appearance and higher assembly precision.

According to the electrical equipment provided by the utility model, the two adjacent switch modules 100 are connected through the connecting piece 200, so that the two adjacent switch modules 100 are aligned, the attractiveness of the whole electrical equipment after installation is improved, and the reliability of the assembly of the whole electrical equipment is improved.

Preferably, the two sides of the connecting member 200 are detachably connected to two adjacent functional members 120. Further preferably, the releasable connection is a snap fit. Therefore, the assembling efficiency and the disassembling convenience are improved by adopting the clamping matching.

Preferably, the connecting member 200 includes a connecting body 210, and a clamping portion 300 is disposed between two sides of the connecting body 210 and the corresponding functional element 120, wherein the clamping portion 300 includes a first clamp 310 disposed on the connecting body 210 and a second clamp 320 correspondingly disposed on the functional element 120.

Further preferably, the number of the first buckles 310 is two, and the number of the corresponding second buckles 320 is two, wherein the two first buckles 310 are arranged side by side, and the two second buckles 320 are arranged side by side.

In the present embodiment, the number of the first hooks 310 and the second hooks 320 is increased, so as to improve the firmness of the connection between the connecting body 210 and the function element 120.

Further preferably, the first catch 310 is provided with a first guiding inclined surface 311, and the second catch 320 is provided with a second guiding inclined surface 321 which is slidably matched with the first guiding inclined surface 311.

By providing the first guiding inclined surface 311 and the second guiding inclined surface 321, a guiding structure for the connection body 210 and the function piece 120 during connection is formed, thereby facilitating the connection between the connection body 210 and the function piece 120.

In addition, the functional element 120 is provided with a slot 121 along a vertical direction, wherein the second latch 320 is disposed on a slot wall of the slot 121. When the connecting body 210 is connected with the functional part 120, one side of the connecting body 210 is inserted into the slot 121, the first guiding inclined surface 311 on the first buckle 310 is attached to the second guiding inclined surface 321 on the second buckle 320, and then a positive pressure is applied to the connecting body 210, so that the first guiding inclined surface 311 and the second guiding inclined surface 321 slide relatively, finally the first buckle 310 is buckled with the second buckle 320, and the connection between the connecting body 210 and the functional part 120 is completed. The operation is convenient and reliable.

Preferably, the slot 121 extends outward in a horizontal direction toward one end of the connecting body 210 to form a first contact surface 122, wherein the first contact surface 122 forms a contact abutting fit with the first mating surface 211 of the connecting body 210.

When the first latch 310 is latched to the second latch 320, the first contact surface 122 is abutted against the first mating surface 211, thereby defining the freedom of the connecting body 210 in the vertical direction.

Preferably, the first contact surface 122 forms a second contact surface 123 extending along the installation direction of the connecting body 210, wherein the second contact surface 123 forms a contact abutting fit with the second mating surface 212 on the connecting body 210.

Further preferably, the second contact surface 123 is disposed in a C-shaped structure, wherein an opening direction of the second contact surface 123 faces a side where the second latch 320 is located.

When the first latch 310 is latched to the second latch 320, the second contact surface 123 is abutted against the second mating surface 212, thereby defining the freedom of the connecting body 210 in the horizontal direction.

In this embodiment, the first contact surface 122 contacts with the first mating surface 211 to abut against the mating surface, the second contact surface 123 contacts with the second mating surface 212 to abut against the mating surface, and the first clip 310 engages with the second clip 320 to define the freedom of the connecting body 210 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction after the functional element 120 is clipped on, so as to improve the connection firmness between the connecting body 210 and the functional element 120, and the connecting body 210 and the functional element 120 cannot slide relatively, so as to ensure the alignment of two adjacent functional elements 120, on one hand, the matching between two adjacent functional elements 120 and the integrated panel 130 is facilitated, and on the other hand, the appearance of the whole electrical device is improved.

Preferably, the first mating surface 211 extends along the installation direction of the connecting body 210 to form an inserting plate 220, and the inserting plate 220 and the connecting body 210 are integrally disposed, wherein the first fastener 310 is disposed on the inserting plate 220, and the inserting plate 220 is inserted into the slot 121.

Further preferably, the insertion plate 220 is provided with a third mating surface 221 which is in contact abutting fit with the slot wall of the insertion slot 121.

Further preferably, the third mating surfaces 221 are disposed obliquely, wherein the third mating surfaces 221 on both sides of the insertion plate 220 form a horn-shaped structure along the installation direction of the connecting body 210.

In the present embodiment, the degree of freedom of the connecting body 210 in the horizontal direction after the fastening of the functional element 120 is further limited by the contact fit between the third mating surface 221 and the slot wall of the insertion slot 121, and in addition, the third mating surface 221 is disposed obliquely, thereby facilitating the installation of the connecting body 210.

Preferably, a first positioning portion 400 is further disposed between the connecting body 210 and the functional element 120, and the first positioning portion 400 is engaged with the first contact surface 122 in a concave-convex manner, wherein the first positioning portion 400 includes a positioning concave portion 410 disposed on the first contact surface 122 and a positioning convex portion 420 correspondingly disposed on the first engagement surface 211.

In the present embodiment, the positions of the positioning concave portion 410 and the positioning convex portion 420 can be interchanged, that is, the positioning convex portion 420 is disposed on the first contact surface 122, and the positioning concave portion 410 is disposed on the first mating surface 211.

Further preferably, the positioning concave portion 410/positioning convex portion 420 on the first contact surface 122 is located between the two second latches 320, wherein the positioning convex portion 420/positioning concave portion 410 on the first mating surface 211 is disposed in an L shape.

In the present embodiment, by providing the first positioning portion 400, the degree of freedom of the connecting body 210 in the horizontal direction after the function 120 is fastened is further limited.

Preferably, a second positioning portion 500 is disposed between the connecting body 210 and the panel 130, and the second positioning portion 500 is engaged with the panel 130 in a concave-convex manner, wherein the second positioning portion 500 includes a positioning groove 510 disposed on the connecting body 210 and a positioning rib 520 correspondingly disposed on the panel 130.

In this embodiment, the second positioning portion 500 is disposed between the connection body 210 and the panel 130, so as to improve the connection accuracy between the connection body 210 and the panel 130, and in addition, the connection body 210 has elasticity by disposing the positioning groove 510 on the connection body 210, so that both sides of the connection body 210 can be deformed toward the middle, thereby facilitating the detachment of the connection body 210.

Preferably, the connecting body 210 is disposed along the positioning groove 510 in a left-right symmetrical structure. The occurrence of the reverse installation phenomenon of the connecting body 210 is avoided, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

Preferably, a protrusion 230 is formed on the first mating surface 211 extending along the installation direction of the connecting body 210, and two sides of the protrusion 230 respectively form contact abutting engagement with the corresponding functional element 120, wherein the position of the protrusion 230 corresponds to the position of the positioning groove 510.

By arranging the protrusion 230, the relative distance between two adjacent switch modules 100 is controlled, and the uniformity of the gap between any two adjacent switch modules 100 is ensured, so that the appearance of the whole electric device after the assembly is finished is improved.

Preferably, a third positioning portion 600 is disposed between two adjacent bottom cases 110, and the third positioning portion 600 is in a male-female insertion fit, wherein the third positioning portion 600 includes an insertion convex portion 610 disposed on one of the bottom cases 110, and a corresponding insertion concave portion 620 disposed on the other adjacent bottom case 110.

When two adjacent bottom cases 110 are assembled, the bottom case 110 provided with the insertion convex portion 610 is inserted into the insertion concave portion 620 along the installation direction of the connection body 210, and the assembly between the two adjacent bottom cases 110 is completed.

It should be noted that the descriptions related to "first", "second", "a", etc. in the present invention are only used for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicit 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 the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise. The terms "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., "fixed" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination of technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the utility model. Various modifications or additions may be made to the described embodiments or alternatives may be employed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or ambit of the utility model as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A connector adapted for connection between two adjacent functional elements (120), comprising:

the connecting body (210) is provided with clamping parts (300) between two sides of the connecting body and the corresponding functional part (120), wherein the clamping parts (300) comprise first buckles (310) arranged on the connecting body (210) and second buckles (320) correspondingly arranged on the functional part (120).

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein a first guiding bevel (311) is provided on the first catch (310), and a second guiding bevel (321) slidably engaged with the first guiding bevel (311) is provided on the second catch (320).

3. The connecting piece of claim 1, wherein the functional piece (120) is provided with a slot (121) along the installation direction of the connecting body (210), and the second buckle (320) is provided on a slot wall of the slot (121), wherein one end of the slot (121) extends outward along the horizontal direction to form a first contact surface (122), and the first contact surface (122) forms a contact abutting fit with the first mating surface (211) on the connecting body (210).

4. The connecting element according to claim 3, characterized in that the first contact surface (122) has a second contact surface (123) extending in the mounting direction of the connecting body (210), wherein the second contact surface (123) has a contact-type fit with a second mating surface (212) on the connecting body (210).

5. The connecting piece according to claim 3, wherein the first mating surface (211) extends along the mounting direction of the connecting body (210) to form an insert plate (220), and the first buckle (310) is disposed on the insert plate (220), wherein the insert plate (220) is provided with third mating surfaces (221) on two sides thereof for abutting and mating with the groove walls of the slot (121) in a contact manner.

6. The connecting element according to claim 5, wherein the third mating surfaces (221) are inclined and the third mating surfaces (221) on both sides of the insert plate (220) are flared in the mounting direction of the connecting body (210).

7. The connecting member according to claim 3, wherein a first positioning portion (400) is further disposed between the connecting body (210) and the functional member (120), and the first positioning portion (400) is engaged by a male-female plug, wherein the first positioning portion (400) comprises a positioning concave portion (410)/a positioning convex portion (420) disposed on the first contact surface (122), and a positioning convex portion (420)/a positioning concave portion (410) disposed on the first mating surface (211).

8. The connecting piece according to claim 3, wherein the first mating surface (211) has a protrusion (230) extending along the mounting direction of the connecting body (210), and two sides of the protrusion (230) are respectively in contact abutting engagement with the functional element (120) on the corresponding side.

9. The connecting element according to claim 8, wherein the connecting body (210) is provided with a positioning groove (510) on the opposite side of the first mating surface (211), wherein the positioning groove (510) corresponds to the protrusion (230).

10. An electrical apparatus, comprising a plurality of switch modules (100), and each switch module (100) comprises a bottom case (110), a functional member (120) mounted on the bottom case (110), and a panel (130) connected to the functional member (120), wherein the functional members (120) of two adjacent switch modules (100) are connected to each other by a connector (200) according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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