EP1102362B1 - Electric outlet with sealing bellow - Google Patents

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EP1102362B1
EP1102362B1 EP00403159A EP00403159A EP1102362B1 EP 1102362 B1 EP1102362 B1 EP 1102362B1 EP 00403159 A EP00403159 A EP 00403159A EP 00403159 A EP00403159 A EP 00403159A EP 1102362 B1 EP1102362 B1 EP 1102362B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5202—Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H01R13/453—Shutter or cover plate opened by engagement of counterpart
    • H01R13/4538—Covers sliding or withdrawing in the direction of engagement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5213—Covers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6275—Latching arms not integral with the housing

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  • the invention relates to a socket outlet with a seal bellows, said base being fixed or movable to cooperate with a connector.
  • the connector can also be fixed or provided with a handle to form a plug.
  • Such a socket outlet is provided with a cover and contacts which are mounted in an insulating support fitted in a casing and which are intended to cooperate with opposing contacts of a connector also provided with a casing designed to be introduced between the insulating support and the casing of the socket during coupling of the connector and the socket.
  • connection device in certain conditions of use, concerns the tightness of the base in the cover state closed, as well as the seal between the base and the connector, the latter being coupled, in the rest position, that is to say offline, or in the connection position.
  • the invention provides a socket outlet which is in particular remarkable in that a bellows seal is fitted in a leaktight manner around the insulating support of the base, between said insulating support and the base casing while at least one elastic means is provided to urge said seal towards a position deployed, said seal taking a folded position when it is stressed by the end front of the connector housing against the effect of said elastic means.
  • a socket outlet in particular like that described in the patent above 2 270 696, is generally also provided with an ejection washer which is fitted between the insulating support and the casing of said base and which is intended to be stressed by the front end of the connector housing during the coupling of the connector and the base against the effect of at least one elastic means of which said washer is provided.
  • the bellows seal covers at least partly the top of the ejection washer so that this part overlapping the seal is clamped between said washer and the front end of the casing of the connector in the connector coupling position in the base, said means elastic of the ejection washer thus serving as elastic means for deployment of the joint.
  • the base cover is provided with an annular skirt intended to enter the base casing when said base is not coupled with the connector, the height of said skirt being chosen so that in its closed position its end front come to pressurize the part of the seal which covers the washer ejection.
  • the height of the cover skirt is chosen to press and push back the ejection washer without it exceeding its unlocking position of the security disk.
  • the seal according to the invention seals the base, that the latter either closed by its cover, or coupled with a connector in the rest position or in connection position.
  • the embodiment shown relates to a socket outlet 1 here provided with an inclined sleeve 1 '.
  • the base shown has contacts in known manner, here under pressure at the end such as the central contact 2 provided with a spring.
  • This central contact is generally an earth contact while of course phase contacts are provided at the periphery.
  • the contacts are mounted in an insulating support 3 arranged in a casing 4.
  • the casing 4 is provided with a pivotally mounted cover 5, which is intended to come close the casing 4, as shown in FIG. 2, by coming to lock in this position by hook 6.
  • the contacts of the base are intended to cooperate with antagonistic contacts a connector 8 ( Figures 3 and 4), said connector contacts being for example in the form of fixed pins, such as the central contact 9 ( Figures 3 and 4).
  • the connector 8 is provided with a handle 8 'and constitutes with it a plug.
  • the connector 8 is also provided with a casing 10 which is intended to come be inserted between the insulating support 3 and the casing 4 of the base during the coupling said connector and said base.
  • the contacts on the base are protected and hidden at rest by a rotating safety disc 7 provided with at least as much as long as the connector and generally said base are provided with contacts.
  • the base is further provided, in the embodiment shown, with a ejection washer 11 urged by at least one spring such as 12.
  • This ejection washer 11 is arranged as shown in the drawings, between the insulating support 3 and the casing 4 of the base.
  • the washer 11 can thus be pushed back by the front end of the casing 10 connector ( Figures 3 and 4).
  • said washer 11 has at least one spout 13 ( Figures 1 to 3) which locks the safety disk 7 at rest in a certain angular position by being inserted in an appropriate accommodation of the latter.
  • a bellows seal 14 is arranged around the insulating support 3 of the base between said support and the housing 4.
  • the base of the seal 14 has an annular part 14a, arranged in this example, as shown in the drawings, between the insulating support 3 and an appropriate groove of the casing 4, while the other end of the said joint has a part 14b which at least partially covers the ejection washer 11.
  • the cover 5 also has an annular skirt 15 whose height is chosen with a certain precision in order to ensure by its front end a certain pressure on the part 14b of the seal 14 against the effect of the elastic means 12 of the ejection ring 11, as shown in FIG. 2, thus ensuring good seal.
  • a good seal is ensured in the closed cover position, understands that a seal is also ensured in the coupled position outside connection according to FIG. 3, called the rest position, that is to say when the casing 10 of the connector 8, after having been introduced into the casing 4 of the base 1 with a translation sufficient to exert pressure on the washer 11 in order to unlock the disc security 7 (the spout 13 withdrawing from its housing), then driven so the disc 7 in a rotary movement until the contacts of the connector are aligned with those of the base, said translative and rotary movements being for example obtained by means of a conventional bayonet type system.
  • a base without disc of safety or on the contrary a base with a safety disc and an additional disc, as expected in certain other known embodiments.
  • the sleeve 1 'of the base could be replaced by a handle, the assembly constituting an extension, or the handle 8 ′ of the connector could be replaced by a sleeve and the sleeve 1 'of the base by a handle.
  • the sleeve 1 'could also be a housing fitted with a connection cable inlet.

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Description

L'invention concerne un socle de prise de courant muni d'un joint d'étanchéité à soufflet, ledit socle étant fixe ou mobile pour coopérer avec un connecteur.The invention relates to a socket outlet with a seal bellows, said base being fixed or movable to cooperate with a connector.

On utilise ici le mot connecteur pour simplifier alors que selon des termes normalisés il s'agit d'un socle de connecteur.We use the word connector here to simplify, whereas according to terms standardized it is a connector base.

Le connecteur peut être également fixe ou muni d'une poignée pour former une fiche.The connector can also be fixed or provided with a handle to form a plug.

Un tel socle de prise de courant est pourvu d'un couvercle et de contacts électriques qui sont montés dans un support isolant aménagé dans un carter et qui sont destinés à coopérer avec des contacts antagonistes d'un connecteur également muni d'un carter prévu pour venir s'introduire entre le support isolant et le carter du socle au cours de l'accouplement du connecteur et du socle.Such a socket outlet is provided with a cover and contacts which are mounted in an insulating support fitted in a casing and which are intended to cooperate with opposing contacts of a connector also provided with a casing designed to be introduced between the insulating support and the casing of the socket during coupling of the connector and the socket.

Un dispositif de ce genre est notamment décrit dans le brevet Français 2 270 696.A device of this kind is described in particular in the French patent 2,270,696.

L'un des problèmes à résoudre pour ce type de dispositif de connexion dans certaines conditions d'utilisation, concerne l'étanchéité du socle à l'état couvercle fermé, de même que l'étanchéité entre le socle et le connecteur, ce dernier étant accouplé, en position repos c'est-à-dire hors connexion, ou en position de connexion.One of the problems to be solved for this type of connection device in certain conditions of use, concerns the tightness of the base in the cover state closed, as well as the seal between the base and the connector, the latter being coupled, in the rest position, that is to say offline, or in the connection position.

C'est pourquoi l'invention propose un socle de prise de courant qui est notamment remarquable en ce qu'un joint à soufflet est aménagé de manière étanche autour du support isolant du socle, entre ledit support isolant et le carter du socle tandis qu'au moins un moyen élastique est prévu pour solliciter ledit joint vers une position déployée, ledit joint prenant une position repliée lorsqu'il est sollicité par l'extrémité frontale du carter du connecteur à l'encontre de l'effet dudit moyen élastique.This is why the invention provides a socket outlet which is in particular remarkable in that a bellows seal is fitted in a leaktight manner around the insulating support of the base, between said insulating support and the base casing while at least one elastic means is provided to urge said seal towards a position deployed, said seal taking a folded position when it is stressed by the end front of the connector housing against the effect of said elastic means.

Un socle de prise de courant, notamment comme celui décrit dans le brevet précité 2 270 696, est généralement pourvu en outre d'une rondelle d'éjection qui est aménagée entre le support isolant et le carter dudit socle et qui est destinée à être sollicitée par l'extrémité frontale du carter du connecteur au cours de l'accouplement du connecteur et du socle à l'encontre de l'effet d'au moins un moyen élastique dont ladite rondelle est munie.A socket outlet, in particular like that described in the patent above 2 270 696, is generally also provided with an ejection washer which is fitted between the insulating support and the casing of said base and which is intended to be stressed by the front end of the connector housing during the coupling of the connector and the base against the effect of at least one elastic means of which said washer is provided.

Dans ce cas, avantageusement selon l'invention, le joint à soufflet recouvre au moins en partie le dessus de la rondelle d'éjection de telle sorte que cette partie recouvrante du joint est enserrée entre ladite rondelle et l'extrémité frontale du carter du connecteur en position d'accouplement du connecteur dans le socle, ledit moyen élastique de la rondelle d'éjection servant ainsi de moyen élastique pour le déploiement du joint. In this case, advantageously according to the invention, the bellows seal covers at least partly the top of the ejection washer so that this part overlapping the seal is clamped between said washer and the front end of the casing of the connector in the connector coupling position in the base, said means elastic of the ejection washer thus serving as elastic means for deployment of the joint.

De préférence, le couvercle du socle est muni d'une jupe annulaire destinée à s'introduire dans le carter du socle lorsque ledit socle n'est pas accouplé avec le connecteur, la hauteur de ladite jupe étant choisie pour qu'en position fermée son extrémité frontale vienne appuyer sous pression la partie du joint qui recouvre la rondelle d'éjection.Preferably, the base cover is provided with an annular skirt intended to enter the base casing when said base is not coupled with the connector, the height of said skirt being chosen so that in its closed position its end front come to pressurize the part of the seal which covers the washer ejection.

Dans ce dernier cas, avec un socle pourvu en outre d'au moins un disque de sécurité verrouillé en position angulaire au repos par au moins un bec prévu sur la rondelle d'éjection, le déverrouillage s'effectuant par le connecteur au cours de l'accouplement, la hauteur de la jupe du couvercle est choisie pour appuyer et repousser la rondelle d'éjection sans que celle-ci ne dépasse sa position de déverrouillage du disque de sécurité.In the latter case, with a base further provided with at least one disc of safety locked in angular position at rest by at least one spout provided on the ejection washer, unlocking being effected by the connector during coupling, the height of the cover skirt is chosen to press and push back the ejection washer without it exceeding its unlocking position of the security disk.

De la sorte, le joint selon l'invention assure l'étanchéité du socle, que celui-ci soit fermé par son couvercle, ou accouplé avec un connecteur en position repos ou en position de connexion.In this way, the seal according to the invention seals the base, that the latter either closed by its cover, or coupled with a connector in the rest position or in connection position.

L'invention sera bien comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre et qui se réfère aux dessins annexés dans lesquels:

  • la figure 1 montre un socle de prise de courant selon l'invention, en perspective et coupes partielles avec son couvercle en position ouverte,
  • la figure 2 montre en perspective et coupes partielles le socle de la figure 1 avec son couvercle en position fermée,
  • les figures 3 et 4 montrent en perspective et coupes partielles le socle des figures 1 et 2 avec un connecteur en position respectivement de repos et de connexion.
The invention will be clearly understood on reading the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 shows a socket outlet according to the invention, in perspective and partial sections with its cover in the open position,
  • FIG. 2 shows in perspective and partial sections the base of FIG. 1 with its cover in the closed position,
  • Figures 3 and 4 show in perspective and partial sections the base of Figures 1 and 2 with a connector in the rest position and connection respectively.

Le mode de réalisation représenté concerne un socle de prise de courant 1 pourvu ici d'un manchon incliné 1'.The embodiment shown relates to a socket outlet 1 here provided with an inclined sleeve 1 '.

Le sens de représentation a été choisi pour des raisons de clarté et de compréhension mais le manchon 1' est généralement disposé sur une paroi verticale telle la paroi d'un coffret, tandis que le socle 1 se dirige plutôt vers le bas.The sense of representation was chosen for reasons of clarity and understanding but the sleeve 1 'is generally arranged on a vertical wall such as the wall of a cabinet, while the base 1 is rather directed downwards.

En outre, comme déjà dit, il pourrait s'agir d'une prise mobile auquel cas le manchon 1' serait remplacé par une poignée. In addition, as already said, it could be a mobile outlet in which case the sleeve 1 'would be replaced by a handle.

Le socle représenté comporte de manière connue des contacts, ici à pression en bout tel que le contact central 2 muni d'un ressort.The base shown has contacts in known manner, here under pressure at the end such as the central contact 2 provided with a spring.

Ce contact central est en général un contact de terre tandis que bien entendu des contacts de phase sont prévus en périphérie.This central contact is generally an earth contact while of course phase contacts are provided at the periphery.

Les contacts sont montés dans un support isolant 3 aménagé dans un carter 4.The contacts are mounted in an insulating support 3 arranged in a casing 4.

Le carter 4 est muni d'un couvercle 5 monté pivotant, et qui est destiné à venir fermer le carter 4, comme le montre la figure 2, en venant se verrouiller dans cette position au moyen d'un crochet 6.The casing 4 is provided with a pivotally mounted cover 5, which is intended to come close the casing 4, as shown in FIG. 2, by coming to lock in this position by hook 6.

Les contacts du socle sont destinés à coopérer avec des contacts antagonistes d'un connecteur 8 (figures 3 et 4), lesdits contacts du connecteur se présentant par exemple sous la forme de broches fixes, tel le contact central 9 (figures 3 et 4).The contacts of the base are intended to cooperate with antagonistic contacts a connector 8 (Figures 3 and 4), said connector contacts being for example in the form of fixed pins, such as the central contact 9 (Figures 3 and 4).

Le connecteur 8 est pourvu d'une poignée 8' et constitue avec celle-ci une fiche.The connector 8 is provided with a handle 8 'and constitutes with it a plug.

Le connecteur 8 est également pourvu d'un carter 10 qui est destiné à venir s'introduire entre le support isolant 3 et le carter 4 du socle au cours de l'accouplement dudit connecteur et dudit socle.The connector 8 is also provided with a casing 10 which is intended to come be inserted between the insulating support 3 and the casing 4 of the base during the coupling said connector and said base.

Les contacts du socle, à l'exception éventuellement du contact central 2, sont protégés et cachés au repos par un disque de sécurité rotatif 7 muni d'au moins autant d'ajours que le connecteur et généralement ledit socle sont munis de contacts.The contacts on the base, with the possible exception of central contact 2, are protected and hidden at rest by a rotating safety disc 7 provided with at least as much as long as the connector and generally said base are provided with contacts.

Le socle est pourvu en outre, dans le mode de réalisation représenté, d'une rondelle d'éjection 11 sollicitée par au moins un ressort tel que 12.The base is further provided, in the embodiment shown, with a ejection washer 11 urged by at least one spring such as 12.

Cette rondelle d'éjection 11 est aménagée comme le montrent les dessins, entre le support isolant 3 et le carter 4 du socle.This ejection washer 11 is arranged as shown in the drawings, between the insulating support 3 and the casing 4 of the base.

La rondelle 11 peut ainsi être repoussée par l'extrémité frontale du carter 10 du connecteur (figures 3 et 4).The washer 11 can thus be pushed back by the front end of the casing 10 connector (Figures 3 and 4).

De plus, ladite rondelle 11 présente au moins un bec 13 (figures 1 à 3) qui verrouille au repos dans une certaine position angulaire le disque de sécurité 7 en s'introduisant dans un logement approprié de ce dernier.In addition, said washer 11 has at least one spout 13 (Figures 1 to 3) which locks the safety disk 7 at rest in a certain angular position by being inserted in an appropriate accommodation of the latter.

On comprend que le disque de sécurité 7 est déverrouillé par le déplacement de la rondelle 11 sous l'action du carter 10 du connecteur 8 à l'encontre de l'effet du ressort 12 comme il sera expliqué ci-après, le disque de sécurité 7 étant ensuite entraíné en rotation par les contacts du connecteur 8. We understand that the safety disk 7 is unlocked by the movement of the washer 11 under the action of the casing 10 of the connector 8 against the effect of the spring 12 as will be explained below, the safety disc 7 then being driven in rotation by the connector contacts 8.

Comme le montrent bien les dessins et en particulier les figures 1 et 2, un joint à soufflet 14 est aménagé autour du support isolant 3 du socle entre ledit support et le carter 4.As clearly shown in the drawings and in particular in Figures 1 and 2, a bellows seal 14 is arranged around the insulating support 3 of the base between said support and the housing 4.

La base du joint 14 présente une partie annulaire 14a, disposée, dans cet exemple, comme le montrent les dessins, entre le support isolant 3 et une rainure appropriée du carter 4, tandis que l'autre extrémité dudit joint présente une partie 14b qui recouvre au moins en partie la rondelle d'éjection 11.The base of the seal 14 has an annular part 14a, arranged in this example, as shown in the drawings, between the insulating support 3 and an appropriate groove of the casing 4, while the other end of the said joint has a part 14b which at least partially covers the ejection washer 11.

Le couvercle 5 présente en outre une jupe annulaire 15 dont la hauteur est choisie avec une certaine précision afin d'assurer par son extrémité frontale une certaine pression sur la partie 14b du joint 14 à l'encontre de l'effet du moyen élastique 12 de la bague d'éjection 11, comme le montre bien la figure 2, assurant ainsi une bonne étanchéité.The cover 5 also has an annular skirt 15 whose height is chosen with a certain precision in order to ensure by its front end a certain pressure on the part 14b of the seal 14 against the effect of the elastic means 12 of the ejection ring 11, as shown in FIG. 2, thus ensuring good seal.

Toutefois, on comprend bien que dans cette position avec le couvercle fermé, celui-ci ne doit enfoncer la rondelle 11 que légèrement et en tout cas pas jusqu'à ce que son ou ses becs 13 déverrouillent le disque de sécurité, ce qui est bien visible sur la figure 2.However, we understand that in this position with the cover closed, this should only push the washer 11 slightly and in any case not until that its nozzle (s) 13 unlock the safety disk, which is clearly visible on Figure 2.

Si une bonne étanchéité est assurée en position couvercle fermé, on comprend qu'une étanchéité est également assurée en position accouplée hors connexion selon la figure 3, dite position repos, c'est-à-dire lorsque le carter 10 du connecteur 8, après avoir été introduit dans le carter 4 du socle 1 avec une translation suffisante pour exercer une pression sur la rondelle 11 afin de déverrouiller le disque de sécurité 7 (le bec 13 se retirant de son logement), a ensuite entraíné de manière classique le disque 7 dans un mouvement rotatif jusqu'à ce que les contacts du connecteur se soient alignés avec ceux du socle, lesdits mouvements translatif et rotatif étant par exemple obtenus au moyen d'un système classique du type baïonnette.If a good seal is ensured in the closed cover position, understands that a seal is also ensured in the coupled position outside connection according to FIG. 3, called the rest position, that is to say when the casing 10 of the connector 8, after having been introduced into the casing 4 of the base 1 with a translation sufficient to exert pressure on the washer 11 in order to unlock the disc security 7 (the spout 13 withdrawing from its housing), then driven so the disc 7 in a rotary movement until the contacts of the connector are aligned with those of the base, said translative and rotary movements being for example obtained by means of a conventional bayonet type system.

Dans cette position de la figure 3, la partie 14b du joint est enserrée sous pression entre l'extrémité frontale du carter 10 du connecteur 8 et la rondelle d'éjection 11.In this position of FIG. 3, the part 14b of the seal is clamped under pressure between the front end of the casing 10 of the connector 8 and the ejection washer 11.

Au cours de la translation complémentaire qui suit pour le connecteur 8, en vue d'effectuer la connexion et le verrouillage dudit connecteur 8 dans le socle 1 au moyen du crochet 6 (figure 4), le joint 14 s'écrase complètement ou presque comme représenté sur ladite figure 4, assurant toujours une bonne étanchéité.During the complementary translation which follows for connector 8, in view of making the connection and locking of said connector 8 in the base 1 at by means of the hook 6 (FIG. 4), the seal 14 collapses completely or almost as shown in said Figure 4, always ensuring a good seal.

On comprend qu'au cours du désaccouplement, le joint 14 reprend sa position initiale en se déployant sous l'action du ressort 12 de la rondelle de sécurité. We understand that during the uncoupling, the seal 14 returns to its position initial by deploying under the action of spring 12 of the safety washer.

Toutefois, on comprend aussi que l'on profite ici du ressort 12, mais on pourrait bien sûr prévbir un moyen élastique spécifique pour le joint 14.However, we also understand that we take advantage of the spring 12 here, but we could of course provide a specific elastic means for the joint 14.

En outre, on pourrait équiper aussi selon l'invention un socle sans disque de sécurité, ou au contraire un socle avec un disque de sécurité et un disque complémentaire, comme prévu dans certains autres modes de réalisation connus.In addition, one could also equip according to the invention a base without disc of safety, or on the contrary a base with a safety disc and an additional disc, as expected in certain other known embodiments.

Enfin, comme déjà dit, le manchon 1' du socle pourrait être remplacé par une poignée, l'ensemble constituant un prolongateur, ou encore la poignée 8' du connecteur pourrait être remplacée par un manchon et le manchon 1' du socle par une poignée. En outre, d'une manière générale, le manchon 1' pourrait aussi être un boítier muni d'une arrivée de câble de connexion.Finally, as already said, the sleeve 1 'of the base could be replaced by a handle, the assembly constituting an extension, or the handle 8 ′ of the connector could be replaced by a sleeve and the sleeve 1 'of the base by a handle. In addition, generally, the sleeve 1 'could also be a housing fitted with a connection cable inlet.

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  1. Power socket base (1) with a lid (5) and provided with electrical contacts (2) which are mounted in an insulating support (3) arranged in a casing (4) and designed to co-operate with opposing contacts (9) of a connector (8) also provided with a casing (10) designed to be introduced between the insulating support (3) and the casing (4) of the base (1) in the course of the coupling of the connector and the base, characterised in that a bellows seal (14) is arranged sealingly around the insulating support (3) of the base (1), between said insulating support (3) and the casing (4) of the base, whereas at least one elastic means (12) is provided to force said seal (14) towards an extended position, said seal adopting a folded position when it is forced by the front end of the casing (10) of the connector (8) against the effect of said elastic means (12).
  2. Power socket base according to claim 1, additionally provided with an ejection ring (11) which is arranged between the insulating support (3) and the casing (4) of said base (1) and which is designed to be forced by the front end of the casing (10) of the connector (8) in the course of the coupling of the connector and the base against the effect of at least one elastic means (12) with which said ring (11) is provided, characterised in that the bellows seal (14) at least partly covers the top of the ejection ring (11) such that this covering portion (14b) of the seal is clamped between said ring (11) and the front end of the casing (10) of the connector (8) in the coupling position of the connector in the base, said elastic means (12) of the ejection ring (11) thus serving as elastic means for extension of the seal.
  3. Power socket base according to claim 2, characterised in that the lid (5) of the base (1) is provided with an annular skirt (15) designed to be introduced into the casing (4) of the base when said base in not coupled with the connector (8), the height of said skirt (15) being chosen so that in the closed position its front end bears under pressure on the portion (14b) of the seal which covers the ejection ring (11).
  4. Power socket base according to claim 3, provided additionally with at least one safety disc (7) locked in an angular position at rest by at least one projection (13) provided on the ejection ring (11), unlocking being effected by the connector (8) in the course of coupling, characterised in that the height of the skirt (15) of the lid (5) is chosen in order to bear on and push back the ejection ring (11) without the latter going beyond its position for unlocking of the safety disc (7).
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