FR2664102A1 - REMOVABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO BE INSTALLED BETWEEN AN ELECTRIC CONSUMPTION APPARATUS AND A WALL CURRENT. - Google Patents

Abstract

The electrical connector comprises a housing 5 enclosing a power supply device 6 of a consumer appliance and has a generally oblong shape, a large face 7 of which carries a male plug 8 having at least two pins 9 oriented perpendicularly to said large face. , and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is plugged into a wall outlet 1, the housing 5 extends beyond the casing 4 of the wall outlet. According to the invention, the male plug 8 is pivotally mounted on the large face 7 of the housing 5 about an axis A parallel to the male pins 9. The invention applies in particular to home automation.

Description

Removable electrical connector to be installed between a device

  The invention relates to removable electrical connectors which are intended to be installed between an electrical consumption apparatus and a wall outlet of the female type connected to the electrical network and having a

wall support cladding.

  It concerns, more specifically, the connectors of this type whose housing contains a power supply device of the consumer device such as for example, a transformer, a timer, or a remote control receiver of a switch, and presents for this purpose an oblong general shape of which a large face carries a plug having at least two pins oriented perpendicular to said large face, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is connected

  on the wall socket, the housing extends longitudinally

  beyond the cladding of the wall socket.

  With connectors of this kind, the user is often confronted with a problem of installation of the apparatus of

power consumption.

  Indeed, the wall sockets are generally installed near the baseboards, or even the ground and their sockets are aligned in a horizontal plane, the connector housing, because of its length, abuts either with the baseboard or with the Thus, when the wall socket is installed at a short distance between two pieces of furniture and the sockets are aligned in a vertical plane, it will be understood that it is then impossible to insert the plug into the wall socket. to connect such a connector if the length of the housing is greater than the distance respectively between the

taking and furniture.

  The object of the invention is to eliminate these disadvantages.

  According to the invention the plug is pivotally mounted on the large face of the housing around an axis parallel to the male pins. With this arrangement, the housing can be pivoted around the wall socket to adapt to the environment

furniture or real estate.

  The features and advantages of the invention will emerge

  from the following description, as a

  for example, with reference to the accompanying 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; 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 outlet installed between two pieces of furniture, and on the right side a connection to a wall outlet installed at

near a plinth.

  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 1 of the female type comprising in a manner known in the art. two sockets 2 and a grounding plug 3 connected to the electrical network, as well as a cladding 4 for a wall support. This connector comprises a housing 5 enclosing a feed device 6, shown diagrammatically in broken lines, such as, preferably, a remote control receiver operating by means of the carrier currents and intended to control a bistable switch for controlling the consumption apparatus The supply device could also be a timer or a step-down transformer. The housing 5 has for this purpose a generally oblong shape, a large face 7 carries a plug 8 having two pins 9 oriented perpendicularly to said large face 7, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is connected to the socket wall 1, the housing 5 extends longitudinally beyond the cladding 4 of the wall socket 1 as can be seen in Figure 2 o the connector is in the supply position, that is to say next to the wall socket The plug 8 comprises two earth sockets 10, so as to make it symmetrical with respect to the

wall socket 1.

  The housing 5 carries, on a large face opposite to the large face 7 carrying the plug 8, a socket 12 for receiving a plug (not shown) associated with the power consumption apparatus and having for this purpose two female sockets 14 and a grounding plug 15 The sockets 14 and 15 are connected to the device

  supply 6 by electrical wires 16.

  According to the invention, the 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

of a rivet forming a pivot.

  As seen in Figure 1, the pivoting of the plug 8 is limited by an angular stop so as to prohibit a rotation of 360 degrees about the axis A. For this purpose, the angular stop is formed, d ' on the one hand, by a partition 17 protruding from the large face 7 of the housing 5 and preferably extending in a 90-degree arc close to the periphery of the plug 8, and on the other hand, by two notches 18 and 19 practiced on the periphery of the

  male plug 8 and diametrically opposed.

  With this pivoting limitation, the electrical connection between the two male pins 9 and sockets 10, and the supply device 6 is obtained by means of wires

  flexible electric wires 20 of suitable section and length.

  Of course, one could provide other rotary connection devices, such as, for example, ring

conductive brushes and brushes.

  The following description refers more particularly

  in Figure 3, on which, in the left part, there is shown a wall outlet with its covering 4, arranged between two furniture 21, 22, with the materialization of the grounding plug 3 and female sockets 2 located in a vertical plane, and in the right part, a wall socket arranged near a skirting 23 with materialization of the sleeves

  females 2 located in a horizontal plane.

  As illustrated on the left-hand part of FIG. 3, the spacing between the wall outlet and one or other of the furniture units 21, 22 has been chosen so that the connection of a conventional connector can not be obtained by horizontal position Thus, thanks to the invention, the pivoting of the plug 8 and / or the housing 5 relative to the plug 8, allows the user to place the housing 5, for example, according to the position c (illustrated in FIG. solid line) or

  positions d or e (shown in broken lines).

  In addition, thanks to the symmetry obtained by the two ground sockets 10, it will be understood that the connector can be brought by simple 180-degree reversal into positions

  symmetrical with respect to the wall outlet 1.

  Referring to the right part of Figure 3, it is found that the housing 5 of the connector can not occupy a vertical position directed downwards because of the baseboard 23 The user thus rotates the housing to obtain, for example, the position illustrated in this part of Figure, the socket 12 thus remaining in the vicinity of the ground and allowing the connection of the socket of the power consumption device without harming the decor of

the room.

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Claims (6)

claims   1) Removable electrical connector that 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) of wall support, and which comprises a housing (5) enclosing a power supply device (6) of the electrical consumption apparatus and having a generally oblong shape having a large face (7) carrying a plug (8) having at least two pins (9). oriented perpendicularly to said large face, and whose longitudinal extent is such that when the connector is connected to the wall outlet (1), the housing (5) extends longitudinally beyond the casing (4) of the wall outlet, characterized in that the plug (8) is pivotally mounted on the large face (7) of the housing (5) about an axis A parallel to the male pins (9).   2) Electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the axis A pivoting being centered between the two pins (9), the pivoting of the plug (8) is limited by an angular stop (17, 18 and 19). ) of   way to prohibit a rotation of 360 degrees.   3) 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 son (20) section and of suitable length.   4) electrical connector according to claim 3, characterized in that the plug (8) carried by the housing   (5) has two earth sockets (10).   ) Electrical connector according to any one of preceding claims, 7 2664102   characterized in that the housing (5) carries, on a large   face (11) opposite to the large face (7), a socket (12) for receiving a plug associated with the power consumption apparatus.   6) electrical connector according to claim 5, characterized in that the supply device (6) comprises a remote control receiver of a switch bistable.