JP2003308739A - Flat cable with electrical connection terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flat cable with an electrical connection terminal that can be wired on a floor in a room without annoying human movement so that a person does not bumble or lose his/her balance. <P>SOLUTION: The flat cable with the electrical connection terminal comprises: very thin flat conductors 2 and 3; a thin coating member 6 that coats the flat conductors 2 and 3; and an electrical connection terminal 11 connected to the one ends of the flat conductors 2 and 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flat cord with an electric connection terminal member capable of preventing a person from stuttering or the like from disturbing or destabilizing a person's walking even when laid on a floor surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an information processing system centering on a computer and an audio system centering on an amplifier, etc., after these are carried into an existing room and installed, the computer is connected to a power outlet in a corner of the room. And the power plug of the amplifier is inserted, power is taken from this power outlet, and the operation of the system is started. However, due to the convenience of using the computer and the amplifier, the installation positions in these rooms may be separated from the power outlet. In such a case, a cord connecting the plug inserted into the power outlet and the computer or amplifier. Will inevitably become longer, which will cross the passage for people on the floor.

When a computer and an accessory such as a printer are separately arranged, or an amplifier and a speaker are widely separated from each other, a cable or cord connecting them is installed in the accessory or the speaker. Depending on location, it may be lengthy and again, these cables and cords may cross a person's corridor on the floor.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional information processing system or audio system, when cables or cords are randomly arranged in the passage on the floor in the room, the foot of a person moving in the room is There is a problem that they may be caught by these and fall down, the system may be down due to disconnection, and the audio output may be interrupted, and it may hinder the tidying up and cleaning work and spoil the aesthetics of the room.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and even if a cord or cable is laid on the floor in a room, it trips over it and hinders or destabilizes the movement of people. With an electrical connection terminal member that can prevent system down of the information processing system and sudden interruption of audio output of the audio system due to disconnection, and can also significantly impair the aesthetics of the room and prevent obstacles to cleaning The purpose is to provide a flat cord.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above object,
A flat cord with an electrical connection terminal member according to the invention of claim 1 is a thin coating material for coating an ultrathin flat conductor,
It is composed of an electric connection terminal member connected to each end of the flat conductor. As a result, it is possible to lay wiring that can obtain a sufficient current capacity in comparison with printed wiring despite being ultra-thin, without making it thick as in the case of using a normal round wire, on the floor, Therefore, it is possible to reliably avoid tripping the wiring to hinder a person from walking, destabilize the walking, or greatly impair the aesthetics of the room.

In the flat cord with the electric connection terminal member according to the invention of claim 2, the electric connection terminal member connected to each end of the flat conductor is an outlet and a plug. Thereby, the flat cord can be used as an extension cord of the power source and can be laid on the floor without causing a large undulation.

The flat cord with an electric connection terminal member according to the invention of claim 3 is one in which an outlet and a plug are connected to each end of the ultra-thin flat conductor via a flexible cord. As a result, the orientation of the plug and outlet of the flat cord with the electrical connection terminal member fixed on the floor in the room can be arbitrarily changed. The plug on the device side can be inserted freely and easily.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a flat cord with an electric connection terminal member of the present invention.
1 is a cord body, which is as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG.
A pair of ultra-thin flat conductors 2 and 3, insulating coatings 4 and 5 for individually coating the flat conductors 2 and 3, and flat conductors 2 and 3 coated with these insulating coatings 4 and 5 are provided. The outer coating 6 serves as a thin coating material that coats together.

The flat conductors 2 and 3 are made of a conductive material such as copper, copper alloy or brass, and if necessary, those plated with gold are used. The flat conductors 2 and 3 have a thickness of, for example, about 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm and a width of 5.0 mm to 1 by drawing.
The thickness is extremely thin, about 5.0 mm. Therefore, for example, the thickness and width are sufficient to ensure a cross-sectional area comparable to that of a multifilamentary round wire made with a rating of 125 V (volt) and 20 A (ampere).

Therefore, the flat conductors 2 and 3 are much thicker than the film thickness of a printed circuit or the like which is patterned and printed on a printed circuit board, and therefore has a large current capacity and a sufficient rigidity against bending. It is said to have thickness. It should be noted that such ultra-thin flat conductors 2 and 3 or wires similar thereto have not been manufactured and provided in any field so far. This is because these uses have not been found so far.

Further, the flat conductors 2 and 3 do not necessarily have a rectangular cross section. For example, a round bar-shaped conductor may be pressed into a flat shape by a pressing machine so that the flat conductors 2 and 3 are as thin as possible and have a sufficient electric resistance. Any material having a small predetermined cross-sectional area may be used. As the insulating coatings 4 and 5 of the flat conductors 2 and 3, heat resistant and weather resistant tubes such as vinyl chloride, polyethylene and rubber are used.

Around the insulating coatings 4 and 5 which cover the flat conductors 2 and 3, an outer coating 6 of rubber, synthetic rubber or plastic which covers them together is applied as a coating material. This exterior coating 6 has a thickness slightly larger than the thickness of the insulating coatings 4 and 5 enclosing the flat conductors 2 and 3, that is, even if it is installed on the floor, it does not cause a large step with the floor surface. It is formed to a thickness. However, even if the wall thickness is small, it is optional to form it so as to have rigidity that does not easily deform depending on its own weight or the weight of a person, or to have flexibility.

Further, the exterior coating 6 is formed so that at least both sides thereof have a gently inclined surface D. Therefore, when this is installed on the floor, it is possible to prevent the foot of a person who walks on the floor from tripping (hooking) on the side surface of the exterior coating 6, and due to this tripping, the upper body falls or is unstable in the walking direction. It is possible to avoid becoming. In addition, when the insulating coatings 4 and 5 are not applied to the flat conductors 2 and 3, the exterior coating 6 itself is molded with an insulating material.

At each end of the flat conductors 2 and 3,
One end of each of the conductors of the insulating coated ordinary round wires 7 and 8 and the round wires 9 and 10 is connected by soldering, brazing, or caulking. On the other hand, two terminals of the outlet 11 as an electric connection terminal member are provided at the other ends of the round wires 7 and 8 as flexible cords, and at the other ends of the round wires 9 and 10 as flexible cords. The two terminals of the plug 12 as another electric connection terminal member are connected to each other.

The total length of the cord body 1 having the above-mentioned configuration is, for example, 1 m to 5 depending on the size of the floor in the room where the information processing system and the audio system are installed.
It is prepared for a plurality of types inside and outside the m, and the wiring builder will arbitrarily select and use it from these.

Therefore, when the flat cord with the electrical connection terminal member configured as described above is used in a room accommodating an information processing system or an audio system, the length corresponding to the floor width in the room, Specifically, prepare a flat cord with electrical connection terminal members that has a length approximately equal to the distance from the indoor power outlet to the installation position of the computer or amplifier, and attach it to the floor using double-sided adhesive tape or the like. Fix it in place.

Then, the plug 12 connected to one of the flat cords with the electric connection terminal member is inserted into a power outlet provided on the wall surface in the room and connected to the other of the flat cords with the electric connection terminal member. Insert the power plug of the computer or amplifier into the outlet 11. Thereby, the power supply voltage can be supplied to the computer and the amplifier through the flat cord with the electric connection terminal member.

In this case, the cord body 1 of the flat cord with the electric connection terminal member is formed to have an ultra-thin wall thickness of, for example, 5 mm or less, and both sides of the cord body 1 are inclined surfaces D. As a result, the protrusion level of the cord body 1 on the floor becomes extremely low. For this reason,
This prevents the foot of a person walking on the floor from tripping. In other words, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that a person trips over this and becomes unstable in walking or falls.

Further, by coloring the exterior coating 6 itself, the cord body 11 on the floor and the floor can be easily distinguished from each other, or conversely, difficult to be distinguished. It should be noted that this coloring can be performed directly by spraying or coating only on the surface of the cord body 1 or by mixing a colorant in the exterior coating itself in advance.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the outlet 11 and the plug 12 are connected to the cord body 1 through the flexible round wires 7 and 8 and the round wires 9 and 10. Therefore, the plug 12 can be easily inserted into the power outlet and the plug of the computer or the amplifier can be easily inserted into the outlet 11.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention. This is for the outlet 11 to the cord body 1 and the exterior coating 6
Since the flexible cords 7 and 8 as shown in FIG. 1 are not provided at the time of molding, the core wires in the cords 7 and 8 are frequently bent due to frequent bending. It is possible to prevent breakage and facilitate handling of the flat cord with the electrical connection terminal member.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. This is because the cord body 1A is formed in an L-shape, and the flat conductors 2 and 3 of the cord body 1A are connected to the outlet 11 and the plug 12 as shown in FIG. It is connected through. This is effective when wiring to the floor by selecting a part that does not interfere with the installation of a desk or equipment. Code body 1A in this case
If multiple lengths are prepared, the utility value will increase.

FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. This is an elliptical cord body 1B,
The entire peripheral portion is formed as a gently inclined surface D. According to this, it is possible to prevent people's feet from tripping around the entire cord body 1B installed on the floor, and it is possible to improve the aesthetics of the room by the design having a smooth surface.

In the above description, the case where the electrical connection terminal member is an outlet and a plug has been described. However, electrical connection terminal members such as pins and jacks of all configurations and sizes for connecting an electrical signal are connected to the cord body. It can also be used by connecting to the flat conductors 2 and 3 of 1.

Further, in the above, the cord bodies 1, 1 are
Although the two flat conductors 2 and 3 are juxtaposed in the exterior coating 6 of A and 1B, only one of the flat conductors 2 and 3 may be installed, or three or more flat conductors may be installed. Furthermore, in addition to the linear shape of the cord body 1, it is optional to form the cord body 1 in an arbitrary shape such as an L shape, an S shape, or a zigzag shape depending on the purpose of installation and conditions.

Furthermore, by providing an adhesive layer such as a double-sided tape on the floor surface of the cord body 1 in advance,
By simply removing the release paper, it can be easily and fixedly attached to a predetermined site on the floor upper surface. Therefore, the cord body 1 can be attached to the wall surface along the window frame by utilizing this adhesive layer, and the wiring along the wall surface can be arbitrarily and easily performed without significantly impairing the aesthetic appearance of the wall surface.

Further, when the adhesive layer such as the double-sided tape is peeled off from the floor surface, the adhesive force may be too strong and the floor surface may be damaged. In this case, the code body 1
The cord body 1 may be fixed to the floor surface by using screws or nails without providing the adhesive layer. In this case, the positions where the screws or nails are to be inserted are designated in the cord body 1 by grooves, holes, or coloring, so that the flat conductors 2, 3
It is possible to prevent electrical interference between the screw and the nail.

In the above embodiment, the flat conductors 2 and 3 having the insulation coatings 4 and 5 are molded in the exterior coating 6, but the exterior coating 6 itself is made of an insulating material such as rubber or plastic. In this case, the insulating coatings 4 and 5 can be omitted as described above, and thus the cord body 1 can be further thinned while obtaining the required insulating effect.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, a flat cord is constituted by a thin coating material for coating an ultra-thin flat conductor and an electric connection terminal member connected to each end of the flat conductor. As a result, it is possible to lay a wire that can obtain a sufficient current capacity in spite of being ultra-thin on the floor without making it thick as in the case of using a round wire. It is possible to effectively prevent the deterioration of the aesthetics of the room.

Further, according to the present invention, since the electrical connection terminal member connected to each end of the flat conductor is an outlet and a plug, the flat cord is used as an extension cord of a power source.
When used, it can be laid on the floor without causing significant ups and downs.

Further, according to the present invention, since the outlet and the plug are respectively connected to each end of the ultra-thin flat conductor through the flexible cord, the plug and the plug are fixed to the flat cord fixed on the floor in the room. The direction of the outlet can be arbitrarily changed, and therefore, the wall outlet and the device side plug can be inserted into these plugs and outlets freely and easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a flat cord with an electrical connection terminal member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing a flat cord with an electrical connection terminal member in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a flat cord with an electric connection terminal member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a flat cord with an electric connection terminal member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a flat cord with an electric connection terminal member according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1A, 1B code body 2, 3 flat conductor 4, 5 insulation coating 6 Exterior coating (coating material) 7, 8, 9, 10 Flexible cord 11 Outlet (electrical connection terminal member) 12 plugs (electrical connection terminal members)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A flat plate with an electrical connection terminal member, comprising: a thin coating material for coating an ultra-thin flat conductor; and an electrical connection terminal member connected to each end of the flat conductor. code. 2. The flat cord with an electrical connection terminal member according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection terminal member connected to each end of the flat conductor is an outlet and a plug. 3. The flat with electric connection terminal member according to claim 1, wherein an outlet and a plug are respectively connected to each end of the ultra-thin flat conductor via a flexible cord. code.