ES2321251B2 - 2P + T POWER PLUG BASE. - Google Patents

Abstract

2P + T power plug base.

The present invention relates to a basis of 2P + T plug of the Schuko or French type, as well as the respective manufacturing and assembly process, characterized in that the basal part (1) is provided with two opposite side hooks each other, because the hooks are flexible unless are fixed as a result of its installation, because the center side flange is provided with two opposite lace between yes, placing a rib below each of them, because the top of the hooks, when it fits into the lace of the center side flange, not only results in a fixation safe between the basal part (1) and the center (3), but does not occupy fully mentioned lace, allowing the basis of plug has two slots (8) that are visible when not no trim element is attached to the base of the plug and because, in the case of already installed sockets, once introduced a simple tool in any of those slots (8), the center (3) separates easily from the basal part (1) of the socket.

Description

2P + T power plug base.

The present invention relates to a basis of innovative power plug, as well as the respective process of manufacture and assembly, described below plug base and process in detail.

The mentioned plug base incorporates a set of components easy to assemble and disassemble due to its modular configuration and versatility, which provides not only a lower manufacturing cost, but also a lower cost of installation with respect to known plug bases, as will explain later.

Prior art

In most of the socket outlets of 2P + T current known in the market, the union of the different components with each other is guaranteed by means of a screw, normally positioned in the central area of the plug base, union which, in the present invention, is effected without resorting to no screw, which obviously constitutes an advantage, given It is not necessary to use screwdrivers.

The advantage is even greater when it comes to socket bases in which the connection of the conductors electrical to the plug base is not made outside, but through the core of the plug base, circumstance in which, to establish this connection, it is mandatory that loosen the screw to access the core and, only once the connection is made, the screw must be tightened, thus restoring the union of the components of the base of Plug.

Socket bases are also known in which there is no screw to make the union of its components, existing instead a system of fit between components exterior, so that one of these components is equipped with breakwaters or teeth and the other with openings in which those are fit.

It is, basically, lace type Male female.

On the other hand, although there are bases of plugs of this type that can be installed in various accessories or, for example, in technical channels, by direct coupling, is that is, without the need to disassemble the center of the plug base or any other of its components, the truth is that the uninstalling these plug bases from those mentioned Accessories normally constitutes a difficult operation, contrary to what happens with the plug base of the invention.

There are particularly undesirable situations, especially when it becomes necessary to partially remove a technical channel to be able to uninstall one of the plug bases to those referred to in the previous paragraph.

This aspect of uninstalling databases from plugs applied in technical channels have particular relevance, mainly because it is known that in any installation of this type is verified, in the final phase of the tests, that there is always Socket bases that have been improperly connected.

Currently, in the present invention, having Consider the way in which the plug base is designed, mode described below, uninstalling the base of plug always constitutes a simple operation, even when is incorporated into a technical channel, a fact that constitutes a Remarkable practical advantage over plug bases known.

Description of the invention

The 2P + T power plug base of the invention, of the schuco or French type, may be provided with alveoli protected or equipped with a mechanical crimping device, being easy to assemble and disassemble according to different aspects, especially to the modular configuration of its components, which described in detail below, also being easy to  install and uninstall

Said plug base is characterized in that it has a basal part equipped with two opposite side hooks each other, because the hooks are flexible, unless are fixed as a result of its installation, and because the lateral flange of the central part is equipped with two lace opposite each other, placing under each of them a rib.

The plug base is also characterized because the top part of the hooks, once embedded in the center flange lace, not only results in a fixation safe between the basal part and the center-given that the two ribs prevent movement of the upper part of the hooks and, consequently, any relative movement of the basal part with respect to the center, so that these components of the plug base form an inseparable outer assembly manually in case the plug base is installed in any accessory - it also does not fully occupy the mentioned lace.

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Thus, when the lace is not completely occupied, the plug base has two slots, which they are visible when not attached to the base of plug any trim element, such as a mirror.

The plug base of the invention is still characterized because, in the case of plug bases already installed, once introduced a simple tool in any of those slots, the center easily separates from the basal part of the plug base, which allows, subsequently, access to the hooks that, in the absence of center, they can flex inwards, enabling quick disassembly of the entire plug base in any circumstance.

On the other hand, the type of fitting and fixing from any basal part in any center is always the same and no need to use screw, aspect this one of great relevance, both as regards the phase of production, as regards the subsequent installation of The plug base.

The hooks have, as concluded from what previously exposed, an important function, being also relevant the fixation between the basal and central parts, which It is intended to be simple and effective, which is why it is planned that an area of the upper end of each hitch has a face internal bevel and that each rib has a lower surface at an angle - perfectly adjustable to the mentioned bevel, in order to facilitate the fitting of the basal to the central part- and a upper crimp surface of the top part of the hitch.

It should be added that, according to the invention, a base of Schuko or French type plug, with protected sockets or Equipped with mechanical crimp, it has a cover consisting of One piece

Said cover is provided with two parts joined by a hinged loin, with the bottom of the lid having a tooth that fits into a slit on the top of the same cover when those two parts are compressed one against the other.

As for that tooth, it is expected that it has an angled surface, more protruding at the lower bound, of so that the fit in the slit is facilitated, whose element bottom is slightly beveled inside, although only in the lower end

This ensures the perfect conjugation between the mentioned lower element and the angled surface of the tooth, tooth which, when the two parts of the lid are compressed a against the other, it rises by that lower element of the slit providing the safe closing of the piece and its manipulation without that the components mounted on the inner chassis of the lid can move from their proper positions.

Still with respect to the lid, be it the way described above, that is, with a hinged loin, that is without spine with hinges, as in the case of plug bases standard, the bottom surface of the bottom of any of them includes a component mounting chassis always with the same configuration.

The type of positioning lace of any of those caps anywhere basal is also always the same, made by means of staples.

The present invention further comprises the assembly process of a 2P + T power plug base such as the described above, of the Schuko or French type - being able understand each of these types a standard plug base, a plug base with protected socket or plug base equipped with mechanical crimp device- characterized by the selection of a basal part between two types (schuko or French), of a lid between just three types of caps (standard, with protected alveoli or with mechanical crimp), independently from the previously chosen basal part, and from a center between just four types (schuko plug base, either standard or with protected alveoli; French plug base, either standard or with protected alveoli; Schuko socket with mechanical crimp or French plug base with mechanical crimp).

It is concluded that the installation of a base of plug according to the invention is simple, since it can be carried out by direct attachment to the accessories without the need to disassemble the center of the plug base or any other component, as well as it is also simple to uninstall the same plug base, it is enough to leave the grooves of the base of plug, if a trim element is attached to it, For example, a mirror, enter in either of the two slots a simple tool and make with it a movement of lever.

In this way, the center protrudes from the set, enabling the hooks to flex inwards and, consequently, allowing the basal part to be removed with all its components.

Without using a screw, the plug base It can be installed by hook with all ease and safety, can also be uninstalled without loosening any screw and with a simplicity that is not characteristic of any Another known plug base.

In relation to the above, the process of mounting a plug base according to the invention can be implement with economies in the production phases, well due to the modular configuration and versatility of the components of the plug base, either by the exemption of union screw of the plug base assembly, allowing to obtain a scheme of short production to assemble a series of references of bases of plugs, also allowing better stock management of components.

Description of the figures

In the attached figures, which are presented by way of as an example and not in a limiting way, it can be observed:

in figure 1, the representation, in exploited perspective of a plug base according to the invention - specifically, a 2P + T schuko plug base with socket protected - which shows, in particular, the basal part, the lid and center;

in figure 2, the representation, from left on the right, from the top view of the center suitable for a base of standard schuko plug or with protected socket, at a glance side of the same center that shows, in particular, one of the two center flanges with lace, and bottom view of said center, also representing the AA cut of the mentioned center;

in figure 3, the representation, in the part center of the page, from a top view of the cover with alveoli protected, lid that is in the open position, being said view flanked by cuts AA and BB and by a view side -with the bottom surface of the bottom of the lid turned over - also representing, at the bottom of the page, a bottom view of the same lid, in an open position;

in figure 4, the representation of a view upper part of a basal part flanked by two side views and, on them, a bottom view of the same basal part, also representing section AA;

in figure 5, a representation in perspective and top to bottom of a center, a top and a basal part according to the invention, so that the lid is represented in a position not related to the position of assembly of the other components of the plug base;

in figure 6, the representation, in perspective, of a plug base according to the invention, in which it shows, in particular, the basal part, the center and one of the slots that are formed when the plug base is mounted.

In particular, the mentioned figures show:

one -

basal part

2 -

hitch

3 -

center

4 -

center side flange

5 -

lace

6 -

rib

7 -

top hitch

8 -

groove

9 -

top

10 -

bottom of the lid

eleven -

top part of the lid

12 -

hinged loin

13 -

tooth

14 -

slit

fifteen -

lower surface of the bottom of the top

16 -

staple

17 -

upper end area of the hitch

18 -

lower element of the slit.

Claims (7)

1. 2P + T power socket base of the Schuko or French type, which can be equipped with protected sockets or equipped with a mechanical crimping device, characterized in that its basal part (1) is equipped with two opposite side hooks (2) between Yes, because the hooks (2) are flexible, unless they are fixed as a result of their installation, because the center side flange (4) is provided with two opposite fittings (5), located below each one. of them a rib (6), because the part above the hooks (7), when it fits into the fittings (5) of the center side flange (4), not only results in a secure fixation between the basal part (1) and the center (3) - since the two ribs (6) prevent the movement of the upper part of the hooks - which provides a manually inseparable joint in case the plug base is installed in any accessory, but which does not fully occupy the aforementioned lace (5), which allows the plug base to have two slots (8) that are visible when no embellishing element is attached to the socket and because, in the case of already installed plug bases, once a simple tool has been introduced in any of these slots (8), the center (3) is easily separated from the basal part (1) of the plug base, which subsequently allows access to the hooks (2) which, in the absence of the center (3) , can be flexed inwards, allowing rapid disassembly of the entire base in any circumstance. 2. 2P + T power plug base according to the first claim, characterized in that the type of fitting and fixing of any basal part (1) in any center (3) is always the same, without resorting to the use of screw. 3. 2P + T power plug base of the Schuko or French type with protected socket or mechanical crimp, according to the first claim, characterized in that the plug (9) of the plug base is constituted by a single piece with two parts joined by a hinged spine (12), so that the bottom of the lid (10) has a tooth (13) that fits into a groove (14) of the top of the same lid (11) when said two parts are compressed against each other, which allows for the safe closing of the piece and its manipulation without the components mounted on the inner chassis of the lid being able to move from their proper positions. 4. 2P + T power plug base according to the first and third claims, characterized in that the bottom surface of the bottom of any cover (15) is provided with a component mounting chassis always with the same configuration, regardless of type of cover (9), and because the type of fitting of any cover (9) in any of the socket bases (1) is always the same, being carried out by means of clips (16). 5. 2P + T power plug base according to the first claim, characterized in that an area of the upper end of each hitch (17) has a beveled inner face and because each rib (6) has a bottom surface at an angle - perfectly adjustable to the mentioned bevel, so that the fit of the basal part (1) to the center (3) is facilitated - and an upper crimp surface of the part above the hitch. 6. 2P + T power plug base according to the third claim, characterized in that the tooth (13) of the bottom of the cover (10) has an angled surface, more protruding in the lower dimension, so that facilitates the fitting in the slit (14), whose lower element (18) is slightly beveled on the inside, although only at the lower end, in perfect conjugation with the aforementioned angled surface, so that the tooth (13), when the two parts of the lid are compressed against each other, it is raised by the lower element of the slit (18) providing the secure closure of the lid (9). 7. Assembly process of a 2P + T power socket base of the Schuko or French type, each of these types being able to comprise a standard plug base, a plug base with protected alveoli or a plug base equipped with a device mechanical crimp, characterized by the selection of a basal part (1) between two types (schuko or French), of a lid (9) between just three types of caps (standard, with protected alveoli or with mechanical crimp), regardless of the Baseline part (1) previously chosen, and a center (3) between just four types (schuko plug base, either standard or with protected socket; French plug base, either standard or with protected socket; schuko plug base with mechanical crimp or French plug base with mechanical crimp).