EP0464451A1 - Adjustable electrical connector, installed between electrical equipment and a wall outlet - Google Patents

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EP0464451A1
EP0464451A1 EP91109935A EP91109935A EP0464451A1 EP 0464451 A1 EP0464451 A1 EP 0464451A1 EP 91109935 A EP91109935 A EP 91109935A EP 91109935 A EP91109935 A EP 91109935A EP 0464451 A1 EP0464451 A1 EP 0464451A1
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the invention relates to removable electrical connectors which are intended to be installed between an electrical consumption device and a wall socket of the female type connected to the electrical network and having a wall support covering.
  • the housing of which contains a device for supplying electrical power to the consumption device such as, for example, a transformer, a timer, or a remote control receiver for a switch, and has for this purpose a generally oblong shape of which a large face carries a male plug having at least two pins oriented perpendicular to said large face, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is plugged into the wall socket, the housing extends longitudinally beyond the wall outlet trim.
  • a device for supplying electrical power to the consumption device such as, for example, a transformer, a timer, or a remote control receiver for a switch
  • the housing has for this purpose a generally oblong shape of which a large face carries a male plug having at least two pins oriented perpendicular to said large face, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is plugged into the wall socket, the housing extends longitudinally beyond the wall outlet trim.
  • the connector housing due to its length, comes into abutment either with the baseboard, or with the floor, and therefore prohibits plugging the connector into the wall socket.
  • the wall outlet is installed a short distance between two pieces of furniture with the sockets further aligned in a vertical plane, it will be understood that it is then impossible to connect such a connector if the length of the case is greater than the distance between the socket and the furniture respectively.
  • the invention aims to eliminate these drawbacks.
  • the male plug is pivotally mounted on the large face of the housing around an axis parallel to the male pins.
  • the box can be pivoted around the wall outlet so as to adapt to the furniture or real estate environment.
  • the removable connector shown in this drawing is intended to be installed between an electrical consumption device (not shown) such as for example a bedside lamp or a household appliance, and a wall socket outlet 1 of the female type comprising in a known manner itself two sockets 2 and an earth plug 3 connected to the electrical network, as well as a covering 4 for wall support.
  • This connector comprises, a housing 5 containing a supply device 6, shown diagrammatically in broken lines such as, preferably, a remote control receiver operating by means of carrier currents and intended to control a bistable switch for controlling the consumption device.
  • the supply device could also be a timer or a step-down transformer.
  • the housing 5 has for this purpose a generally oblong shape of which a large face 7 carries a male plug 8 having two pins 9 oriented perpendicular to said large face 7, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is plugged into the socket wall 1, the housing 5 extends longitudinally beyond the covering 4 of the wall socket 1 as can be seen in FIG. 2 where the connector is in the supply position, that is to say facing the wall outlet.
  • the male plug 8 comprises two ground sockets 10, so as to make it symmetrical with regard to the wall outlet 1.
  • the housing 5 carries, on a large face 11 opposite the large face 7 carrying the male plug 8, a female socket 12 intended to receive a male plug (not shown) associated with the electrical consumption device and comprising for this purpose two female sockets 14 and an earth plug 15.
  • the sockets 14 and plug 15 are connected to the supply device 6 by electric wires 16.
  • the male plug 8 is pivotally mounted on the large face 7 of the housing 5 about an axis A ( Figure 1) parallel to the male pins 9 and centered between the two pins 9.
  • the mechanical assembly of the plug 8 on the housing 5, intended to allow pivoting, can be achieved by any means known per se, for example by means of a rivet forming a pivot.
  • the pivoting of the plug 8 is limited by an angular stop so as to prevent rotation of 360 degrees around the axis A.
  • the angular stop is formed, on the one hand, by a partition 17 projecting from the large face 7 of the housing 5 and preferably extending in an arc of 90 degrees near the periphery of the plug 8 , and on the other hand, by two notches 18 and 19 made at the periphery of the male plug 8 and diametrically opposite.
  • the electrical connection between the two male pins 9 and sockets 10, and the supply device 6 is obtained by flexible electric wires 20 of suitable section and length.
  • other rotary connection devices could be provided, such as, for example, with a conductive ring and wipers.
  • FIG. 3 in which, on the left-hand side, there is shown a wall outlet with its covering 4, arranged between two pieces of furniture 21, 22, with materialization of the earth plug 3 and female sockets 2 located in a vertical plane, and in the right part, a wall outlet arranged near a plinth 23 with materialization of female sockets 2 located in a horizontal plane.
  • the spacing between the wall outlet and one or the other of the pieces of furniture 21, 22 has been chosen so that the connection of a conventional connector cannot be obtained by horizontal position.
  • the pivoting of the plug 8 and / or of the housing 5 relative to the plug 8 allows the user to place the housing 5, for example, in position c (illustrated in solid line ) or positions d or e (illustrated in broken lines).
  • the connector can be brought by simple inversion of 180 degrees in positions symmetrical with respect to the wall outlet 1.
  • the housing 5 of the connector cannot occupy a vertical position directed downwards because of the plinth 23.
  • the user therefore rotates the housing until obtaining , for example, the position illustrated in this part of the figure, the socket 12 thus remaining in the vicinity of the ground and allowing the connection of the socket of the electric consumption device without harming the decor of the room.

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The electrical connector comprises a case 5 enclosing a device 6 for supplying a power-consuming apparatus and has an oblong general shape, a large face 7 of which bears a male plug 8 having at least two pins 9 oriented perpendicularly to the said large face and the longitudinal extension of which is such that, when the connector is connected to a wall socket 1, the case 5 extends beyond the covering 4 of the wall socket. According to the invention, the male plug 8 is mounted so as to pivot on the large face 7 of the case 5 about an axis A parallel to the male pins 9. The invention is especially applicable to domestic electronic systems. <IMAGE>

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L'invention se rapporte aux connecteurs électriques amovibles qui sont destinés à être installés entre un appareil de consommation électrique et une prise de courant murale du type femelle raccordée au réseau électrique et présentant un habillage d'appui mural.The invention relates to removable electrical connectors which are intended to be installed between an electrical consumption device and a wall socket of the female type connected to the electrical network and having a wall support covering.

Elle concerne, plus précisément, les connecteurs de ce genre dont le boîtier renferme un dispositif d'alimentation électrique de l'appareil de consommation tel que par exemple, un transformateur, une minuterie, ou un récepteur de télécommande d'un interrupteur, et présente à cet effet une forme générale oblongue dont une grande face porte une fiche mâle ayant au moins deux broches orientées perpendiculairement à ladite grande face, et dont l'étendue longitudinale est telle que lorsque le connecteur est branché sur la prise murale, le boitier s'étend longitudinalement audelà de l'habillage de la prise murale.It relates, more specifically, to connectors of this kind, the housing of which contains a device for supplying electrical power to the consumption device such as, for example, a transformer, a timer, or a remote control receiver for a switch, and has for this purpose a generally oblong shape of which a large face carries a male plug having at least two pins oriented perpendicular to said large face, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is plugged into the wall socket, the housing extends longitudinally beyond the wall outlet trim.

Avec des connecteurs de ce genre, l'utilisateur est souvent confronté à un problème d'installation de l'appareil de consommation électrique.With connectors like this, the user is often faced with a problem installing the power consumption device.

En effet, les prises murales étant généralement installées à proximité des plinthes, ou même du sol et leurs douilles étant alignées selon un plan horizontal, le boîtier du connecteur, du fait de sa longueur, vient en butée soit avec la plinthe, soit avec le sol, et interdit donc l'enfichage du connecteur dans la prise murale. D'autre part, lorsque la prise murale est installée à faible distance entre deux meubles avec en outre les douilles alignées selon un plan vertical, on comprendra qu'il est alors impossible de brancher un tel connecteur si la longueur du boîtier est supérieur à la distance comprise respectivement entre la prise et les meubles.Indeed, the wall sockets being generally installed near the baseboards, or even the ground and their sockets being aligned in a horizontal plane, the connector housing, due to its length, comes into abutment either with the baseboard, or with the floor, and therefore prohibits plugging the connector into the wall socket. On the other hand, when the wall outlet is installed a short distance between two pieces of furniture with the sockets further aligned in a vertical plane, it will be understood that it is then impossible to connect such a connector if the length of the case is greater than the distance between the socket and the furniture respectively.

L'invention a pour but de supprimer ces inconvénients.The invention aims to eliminate these drawbacks.

Selon l'invention la fiche mâle est montée pivotante sur la grande face du boîtier autour d'un axe parallèle aux broches mâles.According to the invention the male plug is pivotally mounted on the large face of the housing around an axis parallel to the male pins.

Grâce à cette disposition, le boîtier peut être pivoté autour de la prise murale de manière à s'adapter à l'environnement mobilier ou immobilier.Thanks to this arrangement, the box can be pivoted around the wall outlet so as to adapt to the furniture or real estate environment.

Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront d'ailleurs de la description qui va suivre, à titre d'exemple, en référence au dessin annexé dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en élévation d'un connecteur selon l'invention ; la figure 2 est une vue de gauche du connecteur de la figure 1 en position d'amenée sur une prise murale représentée en coupe ; la figure 3 représente schématiquement et à plus petite échelle le connecteur selon deux branchements différents, à savoir : sur la partie gauche un branchement sur une prise murale installée entre deux meubles, et sur la partie droite un branchement sur une prise murale installée à proximité d'un plinthe.
The characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, by way of example, with reference to the appended drawing in which:
  • Figure 1 is an elevational view of a connector according to the invention; Figure 2 is a left view of the connector of Figure 1 in the supply position on a wall outlet shown in section; Figure 3 shows schematically and on a smaller scale the connector according to two different connections, namely: on the left side a connection to a wall socket installed between two pieces of furniture, and on the right side a connection to a wall socket installed near 'a plinth.

Le connecteur amovible représenté sur ce dessin est destiné à être installé entre un appareil de consommation électrique (non représenté) tel que par exemple une lampe de chevet ou un appareil électroménager, et une prise de courant murale 1 du type femelle comportant de façon connue en soi deux douilles 2 et une fiche de terre 3 raccordées au réseau électrique, ainsi qu'un habillage 4 d'appui mural. Ce connecteur comprend, un boîtier 5 renfermant un dispositif d'alimentation 6, schématisé en traits interrompus tel que, de préférence, un récepteur de télécommande fonctionnant au moyen des courants porteurs et destiné à commander un interrupteur bistable de commande de l'appareil de consommation. Le dispositif d'alimentation pourrait être également une minuterie ou un transformateur abaisseur de tension.The removable connector shown in this drawing is intended to be installed between an electrical consumption device (not shown) such as for example a bedside lamp or a household appliance, and a wall socket outlet 1 of the female type comprising in a known manner itself two sockets 2 and an earth plug 3 connected to the electrical network, as well as a covering 4 for wall support. This connector comprises, a housing 5 containing a supply device 6, shown diagrammatically in broken lines such as, preferably, a remote control receiver operating by means of carrier currents and intended to control a bistable switch for controlling the consumption device. . The supply device could also be a timer or a step-down transformer.

Le boîtier 5 présente à cet effet une forme générale oblongue dont une grande face 7 porte une fiche mâle 8 ayant deux broches 9 orientées perpendiculairement à ladite grande face 7, et dont l'étendue longitudinale est telle que lorsque le connecteur est branché sur la prise murale 1, le boîtier 5 s'étend longitudinalement au-delà de l'habillage 4 de la prise murale 1 comme on peut le voir sur la figure 2 où le connecteur est en position d'amenée, c'est à dire en regard de la prise murale. La fiche mâle 8 comporte deux douilles de terre 10, de manière à la rendre symétrique au regard de la prise murale 1.The housing 5 has for this purpose a generally oblong shape of which a large face 7 carries a male plug 8 having two pins 9 oriented perpendicular to said large face 7, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is plugged into the socket wall 1, the housing 5 extends longitudinally beyond the covering 4 of the wall socket 1 as can be seen in FIG. 2 where the connector is in the supply position, that is to say facing the wall outlet. The male plug 8 comprises two ground sockets 10, so as to make it symmetrical with regard to the wall outlet 1.

Le boîtier 5 porte, sur une grande face 11 opposée à la grande face 7 portant la fiche mâle 8, une prise femelle 12 destinée à recevoir une fiche mâle (non représentée) associée à l'appareil de consommation électrique et comportant à cet effet deux douilles femelles 14 et une fiche de terre 15. Les douilles 14 et fiche 15 sont reliées au dispositif d'alimentation 6 par des fils électriques 16.The housing 5 carries, on a large face 11 opposite the large face 7 carrying the male plug 8, a female socket 12 intended to receive a male plug (not shown) associated with the electrical consumption device and comprising for this purpose two female sockets 14 and an earth plug 15. The sockets 14 and plug 15 are connected to the supply device 6 by electric wires 16.

Selon l'invention, la fiche mâle 8 est montée pivotante sur la grande face 7 du boîtier 5 autour d'un axe A (figure 1) parallèle aux broches mâles 9 et centré entre les deux broches 9. L'assemblage mécanique de la fiche 8 sur le boîtier 5, destiné à permettre le pivotement, peut être réalisé par tout moyen connu en soi, par exemple au moyen d'un rivet formant pivot.According to the invention, the male plug 8 is pivotally mounted on the large face 7 of the housing 5 about an axis A (Figure 1) parallel to the male pins 9 and centered between the two pins 9. The mechanical assembly of the plug 8 on the housing 5, intended to allow pivoting, can be achieved by any means known per se, for example by means of a rivet forming a pivot.

Comme on le voit sur la figure 1, le pivotement de la fiche mâle 8 est limité par une butée angulaire de manière à interdire une rotation de 360 degrés autour de l'axe A.As seen in Figure 1, the pivoting of the plug 8 is limited by an angular stop so as to prevent rotation of 360 degrees around the axis A.

A cet effet, la butée angulaire est formée, d'une part, par une cloison 17 saillante de la grande face 7 du boîtier 5 et s'étendant de préférence selon un arc de 90 degrés à proximité de la périphérie de la fiche mâle 8, et d'autre part, par deux crans 18 et 19 pratiqués à la périphérie de la fiche mâle 8 et diamétralement opposés.For this purpose, the angular stop is formed, on the one hand, by a partition 17 projecting from the large face 7 of the housing 5 and preferably extending in an arc of 90 degrees near the periphery of the plug 8 , and on the other hand, by two notches 18 and 19 made at the periphery of the male plug 8 and diametrically opposite.

Grâce à cette limitation de pivotement, la liaison électrique entre les deux broches mâles 9 et douilles 10, et le dispositif d'alimentation 6 est obtenue par des fils électriques souples 20 de section et de longueur convenables. Bien entendu, on pourrait prévoir d'autres dispositifs de connexions rotatives, tels que, par exemple, à bague conductrice et balais frotteurs.Thanks to this pivoting limitation, the electrical connection between the two male pins 9 and sockets 10, and the supply device 6 is obtained by flexible electric wires 20 of suitable section and length. Of course, other rotary connection devices could be provided, such as, for example, with a conductive ring and wipers.

La description qui va suivre se réfère plus particulièrement à la figure 3, sur laquelle, en partie gauche, on a représenté une prise murale avec son habillage 4, agencée entre deux meubles 21, 22, avec matérialisation de la fiche de terre 3 et des douilles femelles 2 situées dans un plan vertical, et en partie droite, une prise murale agencée à proximité d'une plinthe 23 avec matérialisation des douilles femelles 2 situées dans un plan horizontal.The following description refers more particularly to FIG. 3, in which, on the left-hand side, there is shown a wall outlet with its covering 4, arranged between two pieces of furniture 21, 22, with materialization of the earth plug 3 and female sockets 2 located in a vertical plane, and in the right part, a wall outlet arranged near a plinth 23 with materialization of female sockets 2 located in a horizontal plane.

Comme illustré sur la partie gauche de la figure 3, l'espacement entre la prise murale et l'un ou l'autre des meubles 21, 22 a été choisi de manière que le branchement d'un connecteur classique ne puisse pas être obtenu en position horizontal. Ainsi, grâce à l'invention, le pivotement de la fiche 8 et/ou du boîtier 5 par rapport à la fiche 8, permet à l'utilisateur de placer le boîtier 5, par exemple, selon la position c (illustrée en trait plein) ou les positions d ou e (illustrées en traits interrompus).As illustrated on the left-hand side of FIG. 3, the spacing between the wall outlet and one or the other of the pieces of furniture 21, 22 has been chosen so that the connection of a conventional connector cannot be obtained by horizontal position. Thus, thanks to the invention, the pivoting of the plug 8 and / or of the housing 5 relative to the plug 8, allows the user to place the housing 5, for example, in position c (illustrated in solid line ) or positions d or e (illustrated in broken lines).

En outre, grâce à la symétrie obtenue par les deux douilles de terre 10, on comprendra que le connecteur peut être amené par simple retournement de 180 degrés en des positions symétriques par rapport à la prise murale 1.In addition, thanks to the symmetry obtained by the two earth sockets 10, it will be understood that the connector can be brought by simple inversion of 180 degrees in positions symmetrical with respect to the wall outlet 1.

En se rapportant à la partie droite de la figure 3, on constate que le boîtier 5 du connecteur ne peut pas occuper une position verticale dirigée vers le bas à cause de la plinthe 23. L'utilisateur fait donc pivoter le boîtier jusqu'à obtenir, par exemple, la position illustrée sur cette partie de figure, la prise femelle 12 restant ainsi au voisinage du sol et permettant le branchement de la prise de l'appareil de consommation électrique sans nuire au décor de la pièce.Referring to the right part of FIG. 3, it can be seen that the housing 5 of the connector cannot occupy a vertical position directed downwards because of the plinth 23. The user therefore rotates the housing until obtaining , for example, the position illustrated in this part of the figure, the socket 12 thus remaining in the vicinity of the ground and allowing the connection of the socket of the electric consumption device without harming the decor of the room.

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1. Connecteur électrique amovible qui est destiné à être installé entre un appareil de consommation électrique et une prise de courant murale (1) du type femelle raccordée au réseau électrique et présentant un habillage (4) d'appui mural, et qui comprend un boîtier (5) renfermant un dispositif d'alimentation (6) de l'appareil de consommation électrique et présentant à cet effet une forme générale oblongue dont une grande face (7) porte une fiche mâle (8) ayant au moins deux broches (9) orientées perpendiculairement à ladite grande face, et dont l'étendue longitudinale est telle que lorsque le connecteur est branché sur la prise murale (1), le boîtier (5) s'étend longitudinalement au-delà de l'habillage (4) de la prise murale, caractérisé en ce que la fiche mâle (8) est montée pivotante sur la grande face (7) du boîtier (5) autour d'un axe A parallèle aux broches mâles (9).1. Removable electrical connector which is intended to be installed between an electrical consumption device and a wall socket (1) of the female type connected to the electrical network and having a covering (4) for wall support, and which comprises a housing (5) enclosing a power supply device (6) of the electrical consumption apparatus and having for this purpose a generally oblong shape of which a large face (7) carries a male plug (8) having at least two pins (9) oriented perpendicular to said large face, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is plugged into the wall socket (1), the housing (5) extends longitudinally beyond the covering (4) of the wall socket, characterized in that the male plug (8) is pivotally mounted on the large face (7) of the housing (5) around an axis A parallel to the male pins (9). 2. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'axe A de pivotement étant centré entre les deux broches (9), le pivotement de la fiche mâle (8) est limité par une butée angulaire (17, 18 et 19) de manière à interdire une rotation de 360 degrés.2. Electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the pivot axis A being centered between the two pins (9), the pivoting of the male plug (8) is limited by an angular stop (17, 18 and 19 ) so as to prevent rotation of 360 degrees. 3. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la liaison électrique entre les deux broches mâles (9) et le dispositif d'alimentation (6) est obtenue par des fils électriques souples (20) de section et de longueur convenables.3. An electrical connector according to claim 2, characterized in that the electrical connection between the two male pins (9) and the supply device (6) is obtained by flexible electrical wires (20) of suitable section and length. 4. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la fiche mâle (8) portée par le boîtier (5) comporte deux douilles de terre (10).4. Electrical connector according to claim 3, characterized in that the male plug (8) carried by the housing (5) comprises two ground sockets (10). 5. Connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (5) porte, sur une grande face (11) opposée à la grande face (7), une prise femelle (12) destinée à recevoir une fiche mâle associée à l'appareil de consommation électrique.5. Electrical connector according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the housing (5) carries, on a large face (11) opposite to the large face (7), a socket (12) intended to receive a male plug associated with the electrical consumption device. 6. Connecteur électrique selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'alimentation (6) comporte un récepteur de télécommande d'un interrupteur bistable.6. Electrical connector according to claim 5, characterized in that the supply device (6) comprises a remote control receiver for a bistable switch.
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