JP2005116325A - Receptacle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the arrangement of each cord, prevent entanglement and intertwinement of cords, and enable to clean easily the surrounding of the cords as well as improving appearance by providing a cord housing box with a space to house a surplus portion of the cords. <P>SOLUTION: The receptacle comprises a case 10, a receptacle section 20 which is provided at one side in the case 1 and has a plurality of jacks 21, a cord box 10 which is provided opposed to the receptacle section in the case and houses a cord for connecting a plug to the receptacle section, and cord insertion holes 12 which are provided at the side face of the cord housing box side of the case and let pass the cords. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an outlet, and more particularly to an outlet provided with a cord storage box.

  In general, an outlet is formed with a jack into which a plug is inserted to supply power to, for example, an electric device. Recently, various electrical devices are used, so tap outlets with multiple jacks have been adopted. Such tap outlets are mainly used in places that require a large amount of power, such as electrical equipment such as computers.

  However, since the power cords of electrical equipment are often different in length, the conventional tap outlet has a problem that the cords are tangled and it is difficult to organize the electrical equipment.

  In addition, each cord is in the way, making it difficult to clean the dust and dust around it, and also has a problem that it is not aesthetically pleasing.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an outlet that can easily organize each cord, easily clean the periphery of the cord, and improve the appearance. There is.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, according to the present invention, a case, an outlet portion provided on one side of the case and having a plurality of jacks, and provided in the case and connected to the outlet portion. An outlet is provided, comprising: a cord storage box for storing a cord; and a cord insertion hole formed on a side surface of the case on the side of the cord storage box to pass the cord.

  The jack of the outlet section may include, for example, a power jack for supplying power to the outlet section, and a branch jack for branching the supplied power, and further connecting telephone cords, LAN cables, optical fiber cables, etc. A connection cord jack for connecting the cord may be included.

  According to the present invention, the excess portion of the cord connected to the jack of the outlet portion can be stored in the cord storage box, so that each cord can be easily arranged, the vicinity of the cord can be easily cleaned, and the appearance is also improved. be able to.

  The cord storage box may further include winding means for winding a cord connected to the jack. The winding means may be constituted by a pair of protruding rods that are provided, for example, separately in the cord storage box and wind the cord. According to this, the surplus part of the cord connected to the jack of the outlet part can be stored more easily and cleanly.

  The case may further include a cover that can freely open and close the cord storage box. The cord insertion hole may be U-shaped with one end opened, and the opening at the one end may be closed by closing the case. According to this, if the cover is opened, the cord can be inserted from the opening of the cord insertion hole, and the opening of the cord insertion hole can be closed by the cover. This makes it easy to put in and out the code.

  Further, each jack of the outlet section may be arranged on the cord storage box side. With this arrangement, the cords connected to the jacks can be easily stored in the cord storage box.

  The outlet section may be provided with a switch for connecting or shutting off the power supply of the power jack and the branch jack. As a result, the power supply jack and the branch jack can be easily connected and disconnected.

  Further, the outlet portion may be provided with a display lamp that is provided corresponding to each of the switches and displays an energization state of each of the switches. Thereby, the energization state of each switch can be easily detected.

  According to the present invention, since the surplus portion of the code can be stored in the code storage box, each code can be easily arranged. In addition, the cord can be prevented from being tangled and entangled, and the periphery of the cord can be easily cleaned and the appearance can be improved.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  An outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which the cover of the outlet according to the present embodiment is opened. FIG. 2 is a view of the outlet when the cord is stored in the cord storage box provided in the outlet as viewed from above. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the outlet in a state where the cord is stored in the cord storage box. FIG. 4 is a modification of the outlet according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the outlet according to the present embodiment includes an outlet portion 20 provided in the case 10, a cord storage box 11, and winding means provided in the cord storage box 11. Each component will be specifically described below.

  The case 10 is formed in a rectangular shape, for example. The shape of the case 10 is not necessarily limited to this. Inside the case 10, a cord storage box 11 for storing a cord connected to the outlet portion 20 is formed. A cord insertion hole 12 through which the cord is inserted is formed on one side surface of the case 10 where the cord storage box 11 is formed. The cord insertion hole 12 is preferably configured as a U-shaped groove having one end opened, for example. And the opening of the end of the cord insertion hole 12 is also closed by closing the cover 13 described later. This makes it easier to put in and out the code. The hole shape of the cord insertion hole 12 is not necessarily limited to this.

  The outlet portion 20 is formed on the inner surface side of the other side surface facing the one side surface of the case 10 where the cord storage box 11 is formed. The outlet unit 20 is provided with a plurality of branch jacks 21 for branching the power supplied to the outlet according to the present embodiment and using the electrical device. These branch jacks 21 are arranged toward the cord storage box 11 side.

  In addition, the outlet unit 20 may be formed with a power jack 22 for connecting a power source body side power cord (power supply power cord) for supplying power to the outlet according to the present embodiment. The power jack 22 is also arranged toward the cord storage box 11 side. Note that the outlet main body side power cord for supplying power to the outlet according to the present embodiment may be directly connected to the outlet section 20 like the outlet main body side power cord 23 shown in FIG.

  The power jack 22 and the branch jack 21 are preferably installed on one side surface of the case 10, that is, the side surface facing the cord storage box 11 as described above, but are not necessarily limited to this arrangement.

  By providing such a cord storage box 11, it is possible to store a surplus portion of the cord.

  Further, a winding means can be further installed in the cord storage box 11. This winding means is for winding up an excess portion of the cord connected to the plug connected to each jack 21, 22 of the outlet portion 20. The winding means is composed of a pair of protruding rods 30 that are spaced apart from the cord storage box 11, for example. One protruding bar 30 is provided on each jack 21, 22 side, and the other protruding bar 30 is provided on the cord insertion hole 12 side. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cord can be wound around the pair of protruding bars 30. As a result, the cord can be easily stored in the cord storage box 11.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the power jack 22 and the branch jack 21, a connection cord for connecting to an electrical device such as a telephone cord, a LAN (Local Area Network) cable, and an optical fiber cable is connected to the outlet portion 20. A connection cord jack may be provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a telephone cord jack 24 for connecting a telephone cord and a LAN cable jack 25 for connecting a LAN cable are provided.

  Note that the telephone cord jack 24 and the LAN cable jack 25 connect a cord and a cable for connecting a cord and a cable for connecting to an external outlet, for example, a wall, etc., and a cord and a cable for connecting to an electric device. A separate jack is provided. These separately provided jacks are connected in the outlet section. The telephone cord jack 24 and the LAN cable jack 25 are preferably installed on one side of the case 10, that is, on the side facing the cord storage box 11, like the above-described branch jack 21 and the like. It is not something.

  One side end portion of the cover 13 pivots with respect to the cord storage box 11 at the upper edge of the side surface orthogonal to the side surface of the cord storage box 11 in the case 10, for example, the side surface where the outlet portion 20 is formed. Is supported (eg, hinged). On the side surface of the cord storage box 11 in the case 10 opposite to the side surface on which the cover 13 is pivotally supported, the engagement is formed on the other side end portion of the cover 13 opposite to the side end portion on which the cover 13 is pivotally supported. A locking groove 15 for locking the locking projection 14 is formed.

  Further, a switch 26 for connecting and shutting off the power supply of the power jack 22 and the branch jack 21 is formed at the upper part of the outlet part 20, and an LED for displaying the energization state of each switch 26 at the upper part of the outlet part 20. A display lamp 27 is provided. For example, the display lamp 27 may be turned on when the switch 26 is in an energized state (power connection state), and the display lamp 27 may be turned off when the switch 26 is in a cut-off state.

  Next, the operation of the outlet according to the present embodiment will be described. For example, an outlet main body side power cord drawn out from an installation outlet (not shown) installed on a wall or the like is connected to the outlet according to the present embodiment. For example, in the case of the outlet according to the present embodiment configured as shown in FIG. 1, the plug of the outlet main body side power cord can be connected to the power jack 22 of the cord storage box 11. As shown in FIG. 4, if the outlet main body side power cord 23 is directly connected to the outlet, the plug of the outlet main body side power cord may be connected to the installation outlet.

  Each power cord connected to the jacks 21 and 22 of each cord storage box 11 can be connected or disconnected by the switch 26, and the energization state of each switch 26, that is, the application state of each power cord is indicated by a corresponding display. Represented by a lamp 27.

  Further, after a cord connected to each electrical device, for example, a power cord on the electrical device side is passed through the cord insertion hole 12 of the cord storage box 11, the plug at the end of the cord is inserted into the branch jack 21 or the like, and the excess of the cord The portion is wound around the protruding rod 30 of the cord storage box 11. The cord may be wound around the protruding rod 30 and then the plug may be inserted into the branch jack 21 or the like.

  Also, the telephone cord and the LAN cable can be wound around the protruding rod 30 inside through the cord insertion hole 12 as in the case of the electric device side cord. Thereby, a plurality of cords (cables) can be easily arranged.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, in the present embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to an outlet having a plurality of branch jacks and a function of a tap outlet that can branch the supplied power to each branch jack. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of this, there may be a single branch jack for connecting the supplied power. For example, a single branch jack and a connection cord jack may be provided as a plurality of jacks.

  The present invention is applicable to an outlet for connecting a cord of an electric device or the like.

It is a perspective view in the state where the cover of the outlet according to the embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a figure at the time of seeing the outlet socket in the state where the code was stored in the code storage box shown in FIG. It is a sectional side view of an outlet socket in the state where the cord was stored in the cord storage box shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the outlet socket which concerns on this embodiment, Comprising: It is a figure which shows what the power cord for power supply is integrated with the outlet socket.

Explanation of symbols

10 Case 11 Cord storage box 12 Cord insertion hole 13 Cover 14 Locking protrusion 15 Locking groove 20 Outlet 21 Branch jack 22 Power jack 23 Power cord 24 Telephone cord jack 25 LAN cable jack 26 Switch 27 Indicator lamp 30 Projection rod

Claims (10)

A case,
An outlet portion provided on one side of the case and having a plurality of jacks;
A cord storage box provided in the case for storing a cord connected to the outlet portion;
A cord insertion hole formed on a side surface of the case on the cord storage box side, through which the cord passes;
An outlet characterized by comprising.   2. The outlet according to claim 1, wherein the jack of the outlet includes a power jack for supplying power to the outlet and a branch jack for branching the supplied power.   The outlet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the jack of the outlet includes a connection cord jack for connecting a connection cord.   The outlet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a winding means for winding a cord connected to the jack inside the cord storage box.   The outlet according to claim 4, wherein the winding means includes a pair of protruding rods that are provided apart from each other in the cord storage box and wind the cord.   The outlet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the case is further provided with a cover that can open and close the cord storage box.   The outlet according to claim 6, wherein the cord insertion hole is U-shaped with one end opened, and the opening at the one end is also closed by closing the case.   The outlet according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein each jack of the outlet portion is disposed on the cord storage box side.   The outlet according to claim 2, wherein the outlet portion is provided with a switch for connecting or shutting off the power supply of the power jack and the branch jack. The outlet according to claim 9, wherein the outlet portion is provided corresponding to each switch and includes a display lamp for displaying an energization state of each switch.

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