EP1330858B1 - Elektrisches hilfsmittel - Google Patents

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EP1330858B1
EP1330858B1 EP01972830A EP01972830A EP1330858B1 EP 1330858 B1 EP1330858 B1 EP 1330858B1 EP 01972830 A EP01972830 A EP 01972830A EP 01972830 A EP01972830 A EP 01972830A EP 1330858 B1 EP1330858 B1 EP 1330858B1
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  • the present invention relates generally to electrical accessories, and specifically concerns electrical adapters of the kind employed to supply and/or distribute power to one or several consumers.
  • FIG. 1 Another conventional, but presently less common way of solving the latter problem is to employ a multi-outlet box in the form of an adapter, that is having a connector plug 2 attached to a rear side of the box, for insertion into a wall socket 3.
  • a prior art adapter is schematically illustrated in the attached fig. 1 , and the problems associated therewith will now be discussed with reference to said drawing figure.
  • FR-A-1 034 975 discloses an electrical multi-outlet adapter having a body carrying a connector plug and several outlet sockets that are electrically connected to the connector plug through conductors in said body.
  • the adapter body consists of a generally elongate flat strip having generally planar inner and outer sides respectively and first and second longitudinal ends.
  • the connector plug is positioned on the inner side generally intermediaste the first and second ends and a socket unit with one outlet socket is positioned adjacent each of said ends.
  • the invention overcomes the above discussed problems in an efficient and satisfactory manner.
  • the reduction of the occupied useful space is achieved by arranging the major part of the adapter in the space available between the wall and the outwardly facing side of the wall socket.
  • this is accomplished by providing a flat thin adapter body having a connector plug fixed to its inner side that in use is facing the wall area surrounding the wall socket and being provided with at least one outlet socket unit on said inner side.
  • a flat thin adapter body having a connector plug fixed to its inner side that in use is facing the wall area surrounding the wall socket and being provided with at least one outlet socket unit on said inner side.
  • the adapter is a double-sided multi-socket or distributor adapter.
  • the connector plug is fixed to the inner side at a position intermediate two end portions of the thin flat body and one outlet socket unit is provided at each such end portion of the body.
  • the adapter is single-sided and may be configured either as a single-socket angle adapter or as a single-sided multi-socket or distributor adapter.
  • the connector plug is fixed to the inner side at a first end portion of the thin flat body and one outlet socket unit is provided at the other end portion of the body.
  • the at least one outlet socket unit is positioned in its entirety on the inner side of the body, thereby minimizing the space occupied by the adapter.
  • each socket of the socket unit or socket units is arranged with its open end facing in a direction being substantially parallel to the outer side of the body. In use this means that the socket and the insertion direction of a connector plug into the socket is parallel to the wall to which an associated wall socket is attached.
  • the space occupied by the adapter is minimized and insertion of a connector plug into a socket will be allowed even in the situation where a piece of furniture is arranged practically against the outer side of the adapter body.
  • At least a base of the connector plug and/or at least a base of the socket units are formed integral with the adapter body, thereby facilitating production and assembly of the adapter.
  • the entire connector plug and/or the entire socket units are attached as separate units to the adapter body.
  • the adapter body is manufactured in one piece from a moldable electrically non-conducting material, with electrical conductors for establishing an electrical connection between the contact pins of the connector plug and the or each outlet socket being integrated in the body.
  • the adapter body is likewise manufactured from a suitable electrically non-conducting material, but consists of two interconnectable halves.
  • the electrical conductors for establishing the electrical connection are assembled and attached to one of the halves before fixing the two body halves to each other.
  • the adapter body and/or the connector plug and/or the socket unit/units are manufactured from a suitable plastic material.
  • the present invention provides the following advantages over the state of the art:
  • FIG. 2A-C which illustrate a single sided adapter 10 for use as an "angle adapter" for connecting one electrical consumer, primarily intended for wall sockets close to corners, doors etc, or as an adapter between plugs/sockets of different standards, as will be discussed further below in connection with figs. 16A-B and 17A-B .
  • the adapter 10 consists basically of a body 11 in the form of a generally elongate, flat strip.
  • the body 11 has first and second longitudinal ends 14 and 15 respectively, and inner and outer generally planar sides 112 and 113 respectively, where “inner” and “outer” refers to their positioning relative to a wall 5 (se figs. 1 and 12 ) of a room when the adapter 10 is in use, connected to a wall socket 3 therein.
  • a connector plug 16 is attached to the inner side 12 of the body 11 adjacent said first end 14 and an outlet socket unit 18 is likewise attached to said inner side 12, adjacent said second end 15.
  • the body 11 is manufactured from an electrically non-conducting and preferably non-combustible material, and in this first embodiment it is formed in one piece, preferably from an appropriate synthetic resin material through injection molding or any other appropriate manufacturing method known to the man skilled in the art.
  • Conductors 30 for interconnecting the pins 21 of the connector plug 16 and the later described outlet socket 17 of the socket unit 18 are integrated in the body 11, as is schematically illustrated in fig. 2B .
  • the conductors 30 are preferably supply rails or leads but will not be described in any detail herein since the choice of suitable conductors and their specific arrangement for supplying the electric power from the connector plug to the socket 17 will vary for different applications and will therefore be made with the knowledge of the man skilled in the art.
  • the connector plug 16 is provided on the inner side 12 of the body 11 I adjacent the first end 14 thereof, and it is positioned so that the connecting pins 16 thereof are extended generally perpendicular to said inner side 12.
  • the connector plug 16 is attached as a separate unit to the body 11, either by means of mechanical fasteners, adhesive or, with the body and plug housing manufactured from compatible plastic materials, through welding.
  • the illustrated connector plug 16 is an unearthed round plug for insertion into earthed as well as unearthed wall sockets 3 of a specific standard, but it will be clarified below that it lies within the scope of the invention to provide the adapter with plugs and sockets for practically any other standard.
  • the socket unit 18 is likewise provided on the inner side 12 of the body, but adjacent the second end 15 thereof.
  • the socket unit 18 contains one outlet socket 17 positioned with its open end 19 facing in a direction being substantially parallel to the outer side of the body. Smaller angular displacements relative to said parallel alignment are allowed, although often not desirable.
  • the socket 17 and the insertion direction of a connector plug 6 of an electrical consumer into the socket 17 are both essentially parallel to the wall 5 to which an associated wall socket 3 is attached, as will be described further below with reference to fig. 12 . With reference again to fig.
  • socket unit 18 is attached separately to the body 11, likewise either by means of mechanical fasteners, adhesive or, with the body and socket unit housing manufactured from compatible plastic materials, through welding.
  • the illustrated socket unit 18 is provided with a socket 17 for the so-called Euro-plugs, but sockets of any other standard may be employed.
  • the body 11 shall be made as thin as possible, depending upon the material used therefore and upon the type of conductors 30 as well as their arrangement.
  • the thickness T of the body will be less than approximately 10mm, preferably less than 5mm.
  • the thickness T should be approximately 2-4 mm to provide the optimum space saving. It should be emphasized though, that for clarification the thickness T of the body has been exaggerated in all of the drawing figures.
  • the body is only required to accommodate the conductors 30 and to carry the socket unit 18.
  • a thin metal foil (not illustrated) in the body, between the conductors 30 and the outer side 13 and/or between the conductors and the inner side 12.
  • a metal or plastic laminate may be provided to strengthen the body.
  • the length L of the body 11 should be adapted to the dimensions of the socket unit 18, so that there will be sufficient space between the socket unit 18 and the associated wall socket 3 to secure that the socket unit goes free from the wall socket, with an appropriate spacing W (see fig. 6B ), as the adapter is connected thereto.
  • the adapter 10 and the consumer plug 6 will together take up a space that only exceeds the thickness Z of the wall socket 3 with the thickness T of the adapter body.
  • a piece of furniture 4 may be positioned almost up against the wall 5, without interfering either with the adapter 10 itself or with the desired easy access to the sockets 17 thereof.
  • the inventive adapter requires a minimum distance Y from the wall 5 that is significantly smaller than the corresponding distance X required when using conventional devices.
  • Figs. 3A-3C illustrate another basic embodiment of the inventive adapter 100.
  • This is a double sided adapter having a body 111 that is extended compared to that of the first embodiment of figs. 2A-C and having the connector plug 16 attached to the central portion of the body 111, on its inner side 112.
  • One socket unit 18 is attached to said inner side 112 adjacent each end 114, 115 of the body 111, so that the adapter 100 may be regarded as symmetrical with regard to the connector plug.
  • the adapter 100 is a multi-outlet adapter having at least two outlet sockets 17, that is being an adapter/distributor.
  • the outer side 113 of the body 111 is again substantially planar and conductors 130 like those described in connection with the first embodiment are likewise provided for supplying power to both socket units 18.
  • this second embodiment discloses an alternative to the one-piece adapter body of figs. 2A-C , and specifically utilizes a split body 111 consisting of an upper relatively thin cover part 111A and a lower slightly thicker base 111B in which the conductors 130 are preferably provided and which is primarily responsible for providing the desired strength to the body.
  • the cover part 111 A and base part 111B are secured to each other when the conductors 130 have been assembled. Said parts may be secured to each other by means of mechanical fasteners, adhesive or, in the case where they consist of plastic material, they may be welded together.
  • the upper cover is the thinner part, it should be obvious that the adapter could likewise be designed having a thicker upper cover part and a thinner base part or upper and lower parts of substantially the same thickness.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a further alternative embodiment of a single sided adapter 10B corresponding to that of figs. 2A-C except that it is provided with an alternative socket unit 18B having three parallel sockets 17 being positioned with their open ends 19 facing in the same direction.
  • the single sided adapter becomes a multi-socket adapter/distributor.
  • fig. 5 illustrates a double sided adapter 100A having at each end socket units 18A provided with two sockets 17, each unit likewise having the open ends 19 of the two sockets facing in the same direction. However, in both socket units 18A the sockets 17 are facing away from the connector plug 16 and thereby from the other socket unit.
  • socket units 18, 18A, 18B (like other socket unit variants described below) are separate from the body 11, 111 and are separately attached thereto it will be possible to produce several variants of the adapters in a simple manner by using the same single or double sided body together with different socket units. With properly arranged conductors 30, 130 in the bodies 11, 111 and in the socket units the electrical connection will present no problem.
  • FIG. 5 both as a single sided and as a double sided adapter 10A and 100A respectively carrying one and two socket units 18A respectively.
  • Fig. 6B specifically illustrates the use of this variant in a wall socket 3 and with a consumer plug 6 inserted into one of the sockets 17.
  • the appropriate spacing W must be provided on both sides, although slightly exaggerated in the drawing figure.
  • figs. 7A-C illustrate variants 10C, 100C where the socket units 18C correspond to the socket unit 18A but are positioned with their sockets 17 opening upwardly, that is in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body 11, 111.
  • Fig. 7B also clarifies that the body 11 of the single-sided variant 10C may likewise be made up of a cover part 11A and a base part 11B. In the right hand side of fig. 7B and in fig.
  • Fig. 8 discloses adapters 10D, 100D having socket units 18D each comprising four sockets arranged in pairs being directed in mutually opposite directions. In most cases the eight sockets of such a double-sided variant 100D would be the absolute practical upper limit with regard to the maximum allowed power fed through the adapter.
  • Figs. 9A-B illustrate adapters 10E, 100E having socket units 18E of the same general configuration as in fig. 8 , but with only two mutually opposite sockets.
  • Figs. 9A-B schematically illustrate a further alternative method of connecting the body 11E, 111E with the socket units 18E.
  • a dovetailed groove 26 is formed in the outer side of the socket unit 18E, and the longitudinal edges of the body 11E, 111E are chamfered 25 in the area of the respective end of the body.
  • Figs. 10A-B illustrate further variants of adapters 10F, 100F having socket units 18F each being provided with three sockets directed at right angles to each other. Further variants are likewise feasible, with the sockets directed in other mutual angles.
  • Figs. 11A-B illustrate a double sided adapter 100G being provided with socket units 18G essentially identical to the socket units 18C of figs. 7A-C , but here arranged with their sockets directed in opposite directions, upwardly and downwardly respectively, at the two ends of the body 111.
  • Fig. 13 illustrates an adjustment to the variant briefly discussed in relation to figs 7A-C , where socket units 18 are placed on top of each other on the adapter 10H to form a "thick" unit 18H.
  • a "thick" socket unit 18H may be attached to the body so that it extends slightly outside the outer side of the body.
  • Fig. 14 illustrates a variant where the connector plug 161 is rotated 90° in relation to its position in the other variants, so that in use the body 11 of the adapter 10I will be extended vertically rather than horizontally.
  • Fig. 15 illustrates an embodiment of the adapter 1OJ where a base 18' of the socket unit 18J and/or a base 16' of the connector plug 16 are formed integral with the body 11 or, where applicable, integral with the bottom part of the body. After producing the body the desired socket unit 18J and a plug interior 22 with the pins 21 are attached thereto. This provides possibilities for an efficient production of only one or a few specific variants.
  • Figs. 16A-B illustrate adapters provided with other types of connector plugs.
  • fig. 16A illustrates the use of a flat connector plug 16M of the Euro-plug type on the adapter 10M
  • fig. 16B illustrates the use of a three-pin connector plug 16N of the British type - and with dash-dot lines the Australian Y-pattem three-pin type - on the adapter ION.
  • the adapter 10N will serve as an adapter between standards.
  • figs. 17A-B illustrate possible variants of adapters 10K, 100K and 10L, 100L respectively having socket units 18K and 18L respectively being provided with three-pin sockets 17K of the British type and the older round type of sockets 17L respectively. Provided with the appropriate connector plug such adapters will likewise serve as adapters between standards.
  • the invention also covers further modifications, such as an alternative choice of material for primarily the body.
  • the body may be manufactured from any appropriate material having the appropriate electrically insulating properties, that is being electrically non-conducting. As an example even wood might be used for improved appearance. Therefore, the choice of material as well as manufacturing method will be optional in accordance with the intended use and/or for design purposes.

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  1. Elektrischer Mehrfachanschlussadapter (100; 100A-L) mit einem Körper (111), der einen Verbindungsstecker (16; 16J; 16M; 16N) und mehrere Anschlusssteckdosen (17; 17K; 17L) trägt, die mit dem Verbindungsstecker durch Leitern (130) in dem Körper elektrisch verbunden sind, wobei der Adapterkörper (111) aus einem üblicherweise länglichen flachen Streifen besteht, umfassend erste und zweite üblicherweise flächige innere (112) bzw. äußere (113) Seiten und erste (114) und zweite (115) längliche Enden, wobei der Verbindungsstecker an der ersten Innenseite üblicherweise zwischen den ersten und zweiten Enden liegend angeordnet ist, und wobei eine Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18A-N) mit einer Anschlusssteckdose an jedes der ersten und zweiten Enden anschließend angeordnet ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass eine zumindest eine Anschlusssteckdose umfassende Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18A-N) zumindest im Wesentlichen an der ersten Innenseite angeordnet ist.
  2. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (10; 10A-F; 10H-N) mit einem Körper (11), der einen Verbindungsstecker (16; 16J; 16M; 16N) und zumindest eine Anschlusssteckdose (17; 17K; 17L) trägt, die mit dem Verbindungsstecker durch Leiter (30) in dem Körper elektrisch verbunden ist, wobei der Adapterkörper (11) aus einem üblicherweise länglichen flachen Streifen besteht, umfassend erste und zweite üblicherweise flächige innere (12) bzw. äußere (13) Seiten und erste (14) und zweite (15) längliche Enden, wobei der Verbindungsstecker an der ersten Innenseite an das erste Ende anschließend angeordnet ist, und wobei eine Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18A-N) mit einer Anschlusssteckdose an das zweite Ende anschließend angeordnet ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass eine zumindest eine Anschlusssteckdose umfassende Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18A-N) zumindest im Wesentlichen an der ersten Innenseite angeordnet ist.
  3. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L ; 10; 10A-F und I-N) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die zumindest eine Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18A-G und I-N) in vollem Umfang an der ersten Innenseite (112; 12) des Körpers (111; 11) angeordnet ist.
  4. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L ; 10; 10A-F; 10H-N) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei jede Anschlusssteckdose (17; 17K; 17L) mit einem offenen Ende (19) zur Aufnahme eines Verbindungssteckers (6) eines elektrischen Verbrauchers versehen ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass jede Anschlusssteckdose (17; 17K; 17L) in der Steckdoseneinheit oder den Steckdoseneinheiten (18; 18A-N) mit deren offenem Ende in eine Richtung im Wesentlichen parallel zu der äußeren flächigen Seite (113) des Körpers (111, 11) öffnend angeordnet ist, so dass Einschubrichtung für dazugehörige Verbraucherverbindungsstecker (6) in einer Ebene liegt, die senkrecht zu einer Ebene verläuft, die durch eine Mittelachse (CA) des Verbindungssteckers (16; 16J; 16M; 16N) des Adapters verläuft.
  5. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (10J) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass zumindest ein Gehäuse (16') des Verbindungssteckers (16J) integraler Bestandteil des Adapterkörpers (11) ist.
  6. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L ; 10; 10A-F; 10H; 10K-N) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass der Verbindungsstecker (16; 16M; 16N) eine an dem Adapterkörper (111, 11) befestigte separate Einheit ist.
  7. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (10J) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass zumindest ein Sockel (18') der oder jeder Steckdoseneinheit (18J) integraler Bestandteil des Adapterkörpers (11) ist.
  8. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L ; 10; 10A-F; 10H-I; 10K-N) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die oder jede Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18A-I; 18K-N) eine an dem Adapterkörper (111, 11) befestigte separate Einheit ist.
  9. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100E; 10E) nach Anspruch 8,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die oder jede Steckdoseneinheit (18E) mit einer Nut (26) versehen ist, um das entsprechende Ende des Adapterkörpers (114, 115; 14, 15) aufzunehmen.
  10. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (10; 10B; 10D-F; 10H-J; 10M-N; 100D-G) nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass der Adapterkörper (11; 111) in einem Stück aus einem elektrisch nicht-leitendem Material hergestellt ist und dass elektrische Leiter (30; 130) in dem Material integriert sind, um Stifte (21) des Verbindungssteckers (16; 16J; 16M; 16N) mit der oder jeder Anschlusssteckdose (17) der oder jeder Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18B; 18F-J; 18M-N) elektrisch zu verbinden.
  11. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A; 100C-E; 100K-L; 10A, 10C-E; 10K-L) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass der Adapterkörper (111; 11), und gegebenenfalls auch zumindest ein Sockel des Verbindungssteckers und/oder der oder jeder Steckdoseneinheit aus einem elektrisch nicht-leitendem Material hergestellt ist und aus zwei miteinander verbindbaren Hälften (111A, 111B; 11A; 11B) besteht, von denen eine obere Hälfte (111A; 11A) die zweite Außenseite (113; 13) des Körpers bildet und eine untere Hälfte (111B; 11 B) die erste Innenseite (112; 12) des Körpers bildet, und dass elektrische Leiter (130; 30) in einer der Hälften vorgesehen sind, um Stifte (21) des Verbindungssteckers (16; 16M; 16N) mit der oder jeder Anschlusssteckdose (17; 17K; 17L) der oder jeder Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18A; 18-E; 18K-L) elektrisch zu verbinden.
  12. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L; 10; 10A-F; 10H-N) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass der Adapterkörper (11; 111) aus einem Kunstharzmaterial hergestellt ist.
  13. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L; 10; 10A-F; 10H-N) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass ein Außengehäuse (16') des Verbindungssteckers (16; 16J; 16M; 16N) und/oder der Steckdoseneinheiten (18; 18A-L) aus einem Kunstharzmaterial hergestellt sind.
  14. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L; 10; 10A-F; 10H-N) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Leiter (130, 30) metallische Netzanschlussbahnen sind, die zumindest teilweise eingebettet sind in das Material des Körpers (111; 11) oder eine der Hälften (111A, 111B; 11A; 11B) dieses oder alternativ an einer der Hälften befestigt sind.
  15. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L; 10; 10A-F; 10H-N) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Leiter (130; 30) Netzanschlussadem sind, die zumindest teilweise eingebettet sind in das Material des Körpers (111; 11) oder eine der Hälften (111 A, 111B; 11A, 11B) dieses oder alternativ an eine der Hälften befestigt sind.
  16. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100A; 100C-G; 100K-L; 10A-F; 10K-L) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18A-G; 18K-L) an jedem oder dem jeweiligen Ende (114, 115; 14, 15) des Körpers (111; 11) 2 bis 4 Anschlusssteckdosen (17; 17K; 17L) umfasst.
  17. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100A; 100C; 100G; 100K-L; 10A-F; 10K-L) nach Anspruch 16,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Anschlusssteckdosen (17; 17K; 17L) jeder Steckdoseneinheit (18; 18AG, 18K-L) so positioniert sind, dass ihre Öffnungen (19) in dieselbe Richtung zeigen.
  18. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100D-F; 10D-F) nach Anspruch 16,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass zumindest einige der Anschlusssteckdosen (17) jeder Steckdoseneinheit (18D-F) so positioniert sind, dass ihre Öffnungen (19) in verschiedene Richtungen zeigen.
  19. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100D-F; 10D-F) nach Anspruch 18,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Verbindungssteckdosen (17) jeder Steckdoseneinheit (18D-F), die mit ihren Öffnungen (19) in verschiedene Richtungen zeigend positioniert sind, in wechselseitig gegenüberliegende Richtungen (18D-E) oder im rechten Winkel zueinander gerichtet sind.
  20. Elektrischer Anschlussadapter (100; 100A-L; 10; 10A-F; 10H-N) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 19,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Dicke (T) des Adapterkörpers (111; 11) weniger als 10 mm beträgt, vorzugsweise weniger als 5 mm, und insbesondere im Bereich von 2 bis 4 mm liegt.
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