JP2015002096A - Electrical apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make common an electrical apparatus body in different connector elements.SOLUTION: An electrical apparatus includes an electrical apparatus body 2 including a circuit board 22 that can be electrically connected to contact terminals 33a, 33b of a first connector element 3. A second connector element 4 is mounted to a place where the first connector element 3 can be mounted in a state where the first connector element 3 is not mounted to the electrical apparatus body 2, and contact terminals 43a, 43b of the second connector element 4 are electrically connected to the circuit board 22.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric device to which different types of connector elements can be attached.

  As a conventional electric device, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, an AC plug provided in the main body of the electric device can be fitted with a conversion plug suitable for a foreign outlet so that it can be adapted to an outlet in each country. What to do is considered.

  The conversion plug is formed with a plug insertion portion into which the plug blade of the AC plug in a state of protruding outward from the electric device body is inserted, and the plug blade of the AC plug is inserted into the plug insertion portion. Thus, the conversion plug is configured to be attached to the electric device body.

  However, since the plug plug inserts the plug blade of the AC plug, it is necessary to make the thickness more than the length of the plug blade of the AC plug, and the size of the conversion plug is limited by the length of the plug blade of the AC plug. There is a problem that it ends up. In addition, when the conversion plug is used, the AC plug provided in the electric device main body becomes an unnecessary part.

  Furthermore, it is necessary to provide the conversion plug with a contact terminal for making electrical contact with the AC plug, and in order to make electrical contact between the contact terminal and the plug pin of the conversion plug, Since it is necessary to connect with solder or the like and the structure becomes complicated, the manufacturing cost and the component cost increase.

JP 2012-16228 A JP 2007-52998 A

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been made by taking away from the idea of attaching the conversion plug to the AC plug provided in the electric device main body without removing the AC plug from the electric device main body. A configuration in which a conversion plug (second connector element) of a type different from that of the first connector element can be directly attached to the electric equipment body in a state where the AC plug (first connector element) provided in the electric equipment body is not attached. Thus, the main problem is to make the electric device main body common and to reduce extra parts such as connection terminals, lead wires, and solder for contacting the AC plug and the conversion plug.

  That is, an electrical device according to the present invention includes an electrical device main body having a first connector element mounting portion to which a first connector element is mounted and a circuit board that can be electrically connected to a contact terminal of the first connector element. In a device, the second connector element attached to the electric device main body is formed with a second connector element different in type from the first connector element in a state where the first connector element is not attached to the electric device main body. The contact terminal of the second connector element is electrically connected to the circuit board.

If it is such an electric equipment, the 2nd connector element is attached to the 2nd connector element attachment part in the state where the 1st connector element is not attached, and the contact terminal of the 2nd connector element concerned Since it is electrically connected to the receiving terminal of the circuit board, the electric device main body can be shared by different types of connector elements. Thereby, component parts, such as a case and a circuit board which comprise an electric equipment main body, can be shared. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
Further, since the conversion plug that is the second connector element is not inserted into the rotary plug that is the first connector element as in the prior art, the first connector element is not necessary when manufacturing an electrical device having the second connector element. It becomes. Accordingly, the second connector element can be thinned without being restricted by the first connector element, and it is not necessary to provide an intermediate terminal for electrically connecting the second connector element to the first connector element. Manufacturing costs can be reduced.

It is desirable that the second connector element is externally attached to the electric device main body.
In this case, it is not necessary to incorporate a connector element when assembling the electric device main body, and it is only necessary to attach the second connector element after assembling the electric device main body, so that the assembling work can be facilitated.

The first connector element attachment portion may be an opening for exposing the first connector element to the outside when the first connector element is attached to the electric device body.
If it is this, since the electric equipment main body provided with the opening part which exposes the 1st connector element to the exterior can be diverted when manufacturing the electric equipment which has the 2nd connector element, manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The second connector element mounting portion is constituted by the opening, the second connector element has an insertion portion to be inserted into the opening, and the insertion portion is inserted into the opening. Accordingly, it is preferable that the second connector element is attached to the electric device main body.
If this is the case, the opening for exposing the first connector element to the outside and the second connector element mounting portion are common, and there is no need to form a dedicated mounting portion for mounting the second connector element. The configuration of the electric device body can be simplified.

The first connector element is rotatably mounted between a state accommodated in the electric device main body and a state protruding from the electric device main body, and the opening rotates the first connector element. It is desirable to be for moving.
If it is this, an electric equipment main body can be shared between the electric equipment whose 1st connector element is a rotary plug. In particular, the second connector element can be attached by taking advantage of the main body configuration unique to the electric device having the rotary plug.

A fixing mechanism for fixing the second connector element to the electric device main body, and the fixing mechanism includes an engaging portion provided on one of the electric device main body or the second connector element; It is desirable that the device main body or the second connector element is provided on the other side of the device main body or an engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion.
In this case, when the second connector element is screwed to the main body of the electric device, the second connector element is fixed to the main body of the electric device by the fixing mechanism, so that the screw fixing work can be facilitated.

It is preferable that the second connector element is attached to the electric device main body by rotating the second connector element in contact with the electric device main body.
If it is this, it can fix only by making a part of 2nd connector element contact and rotate to an electric equipment main body, and the attachment operation | work of a 2nd connector element can be made easy.

It is desirable that the contact terminal of the second connector element is in contact with a receiving terminal that is provided on the circuit board and contacts the contact terminal of the first connector element.
In this case, in the circuit board, it is not necessary to provide a receiving terminal for each type of connector element, and the receiving terminal can be shared by different types of connector elements. Thereby, the circuit configuration of the circuit board can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

The position where the receiving terminal and the contact terminal of the second connector element are in contact with each other is preferably different from the position where the receiving terminal and the contact terminal of the first connector element are in contact with each other.
In this case, the position of the contact terminal of the second connector element can be set without being restricted by the position of the contact terminal of the first connector element, and the degree of freedom in design can be expanded.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, the connector element such as the conversion plug is attached to the electric device main body in a state where the connector element such as the AC plug is not attached, and the contact terminal of the connector element such as the conversion plug is provided. Since it is electrically connected to the receiving terminal of the circuit board, the electric device main body can be shared by different types of connector elements.

The perspective view of the AC adapter in the state where the rotation plug in this embodiment was attached. The perspective view of the AC adapter of the state in which the conversion plug in the embodiment was attached. The disassembled perspective view which has a 2nd case element in the lower side in the electric equipment main body in the embodiment. The disassembled perspective view in which the 1st case element is in the lower side in the electric equipment main part in the embodiment. The perspective view of the rotation plug in the embodiment. The perspective view of the electric equipment main body of the state in which the rotation plug in the same embodiment is not attached. The perspective view of the conversion plug in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the relationship between the receiving terminal and contact part of each plug in the embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows the procedure which attaches the conversion plug in the embodiment. The side view which mainly shows the guide mechanism in the embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an electric apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following, an AC adapter will be described as an electric device. However, the charger may be a battery charger such as a lithium ion battery used for a mobile phone or a digital camera, or may have a plug. As long as it is an electric device, it can be applied to any device.

  The AC adapter 100 of the present embodiment is configured such that different types of connector elements can be attached to the electric device main body 2, and as shown in FIG. 1, the electric device main body 2 is a first connector element. As shown in FIG. 2, a configuration in which the rotary plug 3 is attached and a configuration in which the conversion plug 4 as the second connector element is attached to the electric device main body 2 can be changed. In this embodiment, the rotary plug 3 is a type of plug having two pins used in, for example, Japan and the United States, and the conversion plug 4 is, for example, two plugs used in foreign countries other than Japan and the United States. This type of plug has a pin and one ground pin.

  First, a form in which the rotary plug 3 is attached to the electric device main body 2 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the electrical device main body 2 includes, for example, a substantially rectangular box-shaped case 21 and each of the electrical circuits that are provided inside the case 21 and that constitute a transformer circuit, a rectifier circuit, and the like (not shown). And a circuit board 22 on which elements are mounted. In FIG. 1 and the like, a cable extending from the side surface of the case 21 and connected to, for example, a power supply target device is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 in particular, the case 21 is configured by superposing a resin-made first case element 211 and a second case element 212. The circuit board 22 is attached in the second case element 212 (see FIG. 3). In addition, a rotation support portion for rotatably supporting the rotary plug 3 is provided on the bottom wall of the second case element 212. The rotation support portion 212a is composed of a pair of partition walls formed opposite to each other in the left-right direction on the bottom wall of the second case element 212, and a rotation support surface that is recessed in an arc shape on the upper side of each partition wall portion. Is formed. The rotary plug 3 is attached between the pair of partition walls. A first connector element attachment portion 21H (hereinafter referred to as an opening portion 21H) from which the pair of plug blade portions 32a and 32b of the rotary plug 3 protrude is formed on the bottom wall between the pair of partition walls (hereinafter referred to as an opening portion 21H). 1 and 4).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the opening 21 </ b> H is formed corresponding to each of the pair of plug blade portions 32 a and 32 b, and extends from the bottom wall 212 m of the second case element 212 to the second case element 212. It is formed over the side wall 212n. That is, the opening 21 </ b> H is formed continuously from the bottom wall side opening that opens in the bottom wall 212 m of the second case element 212 and the side wall side opening that opens in the side wall 212 n of the second case element 212. And an opening. In the present embodiment, the opening on the side wall of the two openings 21H is opened at the recess 21M formed on the side wall 212n.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a rotation support portion 211 a corresponding to the rotation support portion of the second case element 212 is provided on the bottom wall of the first case element 211. The rotation support portion 211a includes a pair of partition walls formed on the bottom wall of the first case element 211 so as to face each other, like the rotation support portion of the second case element 212. A rotating support surface that is recessed in an arc shape is formed on the upper side of the part.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rotary plug 3 includes a plug main body portion 31 that is rotatably supported by the rotation support portion of the case 21, a pair of plug blade portions 32 a and 32 b protruding from the plug main body portion 31, and a pair And a pair of contact portions 33a and 33b which are contact terminals that are connected to the plug blade portions 32a and 32b and come into contact with the receiving terminals 22a and 22b of the circuit board 22.

  The plug main body 31 is formed of an insulating resin, and can be rotated with respect to the case 21 by being sandwiched between the rotation support portion of the first case element 211 and the rotation support portion of the second case element 212. Supported. Specifically, the plug body 31 has a rotation shaft portion formed outside the pair of plug blade portions 32a and 32b, and the rotation shaft portion is sandwiched between the rotation support portions. In the present embodiment, the rotary plug 3 includes a protruding position (see FIG. 1) in which the pair of plug blade portions 32a and 32b protrudes outward from the opening 21H of the case 21 and the pair of plug blade portions 32a and 32b in the case 21. Can be rotated within a rotation angle range (specifically, 90 degrees) between the storage positions (not shown) stored in the housing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rotary plug 3 of the present embodiment includes a pair of plug blade portions 32a and 32b and a pair of contact portions 33a and 33b, for example, a pair of conductive members 6a, 6b. Then, by using the two conductive members 6a and 6b, the rotary plug 3 in which the pair of plug blade portions 32a and 32b protrudes and the pair of contact portions 33a and 33b are exposed is formed by resin molding such as insert molding. Is done.

  The contact portions 33 a and 33 b exposed from the plug main body portion 31 are in contact with a pair of receiving terminals 22 a and 22 b provided on the circuit board 22.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pair of receiving terminals 22 a and 22 b are each made of a conductive metal plate, and are connected to the electric circuit of the circuit board 22. The pair of receiving terminals 22a and 22b is configured such that one receiving terminal 22a presses and contacts one contact portion 33a of the plug main body 31 while the rotary plug 3 is in the protruding position (see FIG. 1). The receiving terminal 22b is in press contact with the other contact portion 33b of the plug main body 31. At this time, the receiving terminals 22a and 22b are in press contact with the tip surfaces of the contact portions 33a and 33b. In the state where the rotary plug 3 is in the storage position, the contact portions 33a and 33b are separated from the receiving terminals 22a and 22b.

  Next, the form which attaches the conversion plug 4 to the said electric equipment main body 2 is demonstrated.

  In the electric device 100 of the present embodiment, the conversion plug 4 is attached to the electric device main body 2 (see FIG. 6) in a state where the rotary plug 3 is not attached.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the conversion plug 4 is attached to a second connector element attachment portion 21 x (hereinafter referred to as a conversion plug attachment portion 21 x) formed in the electric device body 2, and A pair of contact portions 43 a and 43 b which are contact terminals are connected to the receiving terminals 22 a and 22 b of the circuit board 22. The conversion plug attachment portion 21x of the present embodiment is configured by an opening portion 21H from which the pair of plug blade portions 32a and 32b of the rotary plug 3 protrudes.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the conversion plug 4 includes a plug main body 41 externally attached to the case 21, a pair of plug pins 42a, 42b and a ground pin 42c protruding from the plug main body 41, and a pair of plug pins 42a, 42b. And a pair of contact portions 43 a and 43 b that contact the receiving terminals 22 a and 22 b of the circuit board 22.

  The plug body 41 of the conversion plug 4 is formed of an insulating resin, and is externally attached via a conversion plug mounting portion 21x (opening portion 21H) formed in the case 21. Specifically, the plug body 41 has an insertion portion 411 that is inserted into a conversion plug attachment portion 21x (opening portion 21H) formed in the case 21.

  The insertion portion 411 is formed on the rear end surface of the plug main body 41, and has a shape corresponding to the opening 21H. In the present embodiment, two openings 21H are formed corresponding to each of the pair of plug blade portions 32a, 32b, and two insertion portions 411 are also formed corresponding to the two openings 21H. The rear end surface of the plug body 41 is a surface opposite to the front end surface on which the pair of plug pins 42a and 42b are formed, and is a surface from which the pair of contact portions 43a and 43b extends.

  In the present embodiment, the pair of contact portions 43 a and 43 b are formed so as to extend from the insertion side end surface 411 s of the insertion portion 411. That is, one contact portion 43 a extends from the insertion side end surface 411 s of one insertion portion 411, and the other contact portion 43 b extends from the insertion side end surface 411 s of the other insertion portion 411. As described above, by extending the contact portions 43a and 43b from the insertion side end surface 411s of the insertion portion 411, it is possible to make contact with the receiving terminals 22a and 22b in the case 21 without taking advantage of the configuration of the insertion portion 411. it can.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in the conversion plug 4 of the present embodiment, the pair of lead pins 42a and 42b and the pair of contact portions 43a and 43b are formed by a pair of conductive members 7a and 7b having a linear bar shape, for example. It is configured. Then, by using these two conductive members 7a and 7b, the conversion plug 4 in which the pair of lead pins 42a and 42b protrude and the pair of contact portions 43a and 43b are exposed is processed by resin molding such as insert molding. . The ground pin 43c is also resin-molded at the same time.

  And by inserting the insertion part 411 of the plug main body 41 into the opening part 21H of the case 21, the conversion plug 4 can be attached to the case 21, and the pair of contact parts 43a and 43b are in contact with the receiving terminals 22a and 22b. Can be made. In a state where the conversion plug 4 is attached to the case 21, the receiving terminals 22a and 22b are in press contact with the tip surfaces of the contact portions 43a and 43b.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the interval between the pair of contact portions 33a, 33b of the rotary plug 3 is different from the interval between the pair of contact portions 43a, 43b of the conversion plug. In this embodiment, the rotary plug 3 and the conversion plug 4 share the receiving terminals 22 a and 22 b of the circuit board 22. Specifically, the widths of the receiving terminals 22a and 22b are increased so that both the pair of contact portions 33a and 33b of the rotary plug 3 and the pair of contact portions 43a and 43b of the conversion plug 4 can be contacted. Yes. That is, the positions where the receiving terminals 22a, 22b and the pair of contact portions 43a, 43b of the conversion plug 4 are in contact are different from the positions where the receiving terminals 22a, 22b and the pair of contact portions 33a, 33b of the rotary plug 3 are in contact. . Thereby, in the circuit board 22, it is not necessary to provide a receiving terminal for each of the different types of plugs 3 and 4, and the receiving terminals 22a and 22b can be shared by the different types of plugs 3 and 4. Thereby, the circuit configuration of the circuit board 22 can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the conversion plug 4 is attached to the electric device main body 2 by rotating the conversion plug 4 in contact with the electric device main body 2.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, a predetermined part of the conversion plug 4 is brought into contact with a predetermined part of the electric device main body 2, and the conversion plug 4 is attached to the electric device main body 2 around the contact part as a rotation center. When rotating, the insertion portion 411 of the conversion plug 4 is inserted into the opening 21H of the electric device main body 2 and attached. In this attached state, the contact portions 43 a and 43 b of the conversion plug 4 are in press contact with the receiving terminals 22 a and 22 b of the circuit board 22.

  Here, the predetermined part serving as the rotation center of the conversion plug 4 is a connecting part 412 that connects the two inserting parts 411 inserted into the opening 21H (see FIGS. 7 and 9). This connection part 412 connects the edge parts in the two insertion parts 411 with each other. In this embodiment, the contact portions 43a and 43b are provided at one end of the two insertion portions 411, and the connecting portion 412 is connected to the other end of the two insertion portions 411 (the contact portions 43a and 43b side and Are connected to each other). Moreover, the predetermined part used as the rotation center of the electric equipment main body 2 is the corner | angular part 212r of the side wall 212n formed between the two opening parts 21H in the 2nd case element 212 (refer FIG.6 and FIG.9). In addition, the corner | angular part 212r of this embodiment is formed in the recessed part 21M formed in the side wall 212n. Further, in a state where the conversion plug 4 is attached to the electric device main body 2, the connecting portion 412 is accommodated in the concave portion 21M.

  And in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.9 and FIG.10, the fixing mechanism 8 for fixing the conversion plug 4 to the electric equipment main body 2 is provided.

  The fixing mechanism 8 includes an engaging claw 81 as an engaging portion provided in the conversion plug 4 and an engaged portion provided in the case 21 (specifically, the second case element 212) of the electric device main body 2. And a hooking portion 82. In the present embodiment, the engaging claw 81 serving as the engaging portion is formed on the side surface of the insertion portion 411 in the plug body 41 of the conversion plug 4. Specifically, the engaging claw 81 is formed on the side surface opposite to the connecting portion 412 serving as the rotation center. In addition, the hook portion 82 that becomes the engaged portion is formed from the opening end portion of the opening portion 21 </ b> H formed in the second case element 212.

  And the predetermined part (connecting part 412) of the conversion plug 4 is made to contact the predetermined part (corner part 212r) of the electric equipment main body 2, and the conversion plug 4 is made with respect to the electric equipment main body 2 centering on the said contact part. When the conversion plug 4 is rotated to the attachment position with respect to the electric device main body 2, the conversion claw 81 of the conversion plug 4 is hooked on the hook portion 82 of the second case element 212, so that the conversion plug 4 is electrically connected. Fixed to the device body 2. In this state, the conversion plug 4 is screwed to the electric device main body 2. When the screw is fixed, the conversion plug 4 is fixed to the electric device main body 2 by the fixing mechanism 8, so that the screw fixing operation can be facilitated.

  In addition, as illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, the electric device 100 according to the present embodiment maintains the rotation posture of the conversion plug 4 with respect to the electric device main body 2 when the conversion plug 4 is rotated with respect to the electric device main body 2. A guide mechanism 9 is provided. Two guide mechanisms 9 of the present embodiment are provided.

  The first guide mechanism 9 connects the convex portions 91 (refer to FIG. 6 in particular) formed on the left and right inner surfaces of the concave portion 21M of the second case element 212 facing each other, and the insertion portion 411 of the conversion plug 4. It comprises a recess 92 (in particular, see FIG. 7) formed on the left and right outer surfaces of the connecting portion 412 to be connected. And the said convex part 91 and the said recessed part 92 are formed so that the conversion plug 4 can rotate centering | focusing on the said contact site | part.

  The second guide mechanism 9 is formed on the left and right outer surfaces of the guide portions 93 formed on the left and right inner surfaces of the second case element 212 facing each opening 21H and the insertion portions 411 of the conversion plug 4. The slide portion 94 is constructed. The guide portion 93 and the slide portion 94 are formed so that the conversion plug 4 can rotate about the contact portion as a rotation center. Specifically, the slide portion 94 of the conversion plug 4 is formed in an arc shape with respect to the contact portion so as to be rotatable about the contact portion.

  When the guide part 9 configured in this manner is rotated by bringing a predetermined part (connecting part 412) of the conversion plug 4 into contact with a predetermined part (corner part 212r) of the electric device body 2, the convex part of the second case element 212 is projected. While the portion 91 is engaged with the recess 92 of the conversion plug 4, the slide portion 94 of the conversion plug 4 moves in contact with the guide portion 91 of the second case element 212, thereby rotating the conversion plug 4 with respect to the electric device body 2. Hold. Thereby, when rotating the conversion plug 4 with respect to the electric equipment main body 2, the conversion plug 4 is prevented from wobbling and the work of attaching the conversion plug 4 to the electric equipment main body 2 can be further facilitated.

<Effect of this embodiment>
According to the AC adapter 100 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the conversion plug 4 is attached to the electric device main body 2 in a state where the rotary plug 3 is not attached, and the terminal portions 43a and 43b of the conversion plug 4 are connected. Are electrically connected to the receiving terminals 22a and 22b of the circuit board 22, so that the electric device main body 2 can be shared by the different types of connector elements 3 and 4. Thereby, component parts, such as the case 21 and the circuit board 22 which comprise the electric equipment main body 2, can be shared. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Further, since the conversion plug 4 is not configured to be inserted into the rotary plug 3 and attached, the rotary plug 3 is not necessary when manufacturing an electrical device having the conversion plug 4. Thereby, the plug body 41 of the conversion plug 4 can be reduced in thickness without being restricted by the rotary plug 3, and there is no need to provide the conversion plug 4 with an intermediate terminal for electrical connection with the rotary plug 3. The number of parts can be reduced.

  Furthermore, since the conversion plug 4 is configured to be externally attached to the electric device main body 2, it is not necessary to incorporate the conversion plug 4 when assembling the electric device main body 2, and the conversion plug 4 is assembled after the electric device main body 2 is assembled. Since it is only necessary to attach, assembly work can be facilitated. At this time, since the conversion plug 4 is attached to the electric device main body 2 by rotating the conversion plug 4 in contact with the electric device main body 2, the conversion plug 4 can be easily attached.

  In addition, since the conversion plug mounting portion 21x is configured by the opening 21H, it is not necessary to form a dedicated mounting portion for mounting the conversion plug 4, and the configuration of the electric device body 2 can be simplified. In the present embodiment, the electric device main body 2 can be shared with the electric device having the rotary plug 3.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the electric device 100 in which one rotary plug 3 and one conversion plug 4 can be changed is shown. However, two or more conversion plugs may be attached. . In this case, it is conceivable that the shape of the attachment portion (insertion portion) of the plug body of each conversion plug is the same shape corresponding to the opening 21H.

  Moreover, although the 1st connector element 3 was a rotary plug which has a pair of plug blade part, an inlet terminal may be sufficient and a plug corresponding to foreign countries other than Japan USA may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the case where the conversion plug 4 was attached with respect to the electric equipment main body 2 of the electric equipment 100 which has the rotation plug 3 was shown, it is applicable also to the electric equipment which has a fixed plug which does not rotate. .

  In addition, in the above embodiment, the conversion plug 4 is externally attached to the electric device main body 2 with the rotary plug 3 removed, but the electric device main body 2 with the rotary plug 3 removed is assembled. Before that, the conversion plug 4 may be assembled into the electric device main body 2 and assembled.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a vertical rotation type rotary plug has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to a horizontal rotation type rotary plug.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

100 ... Electric equipment (AC adapter)
2 ... Electrical device main body 21 ... Case 21H ... Opening portion (first connector element mounting portion)
21x: Conversion plug mounting part (second connector element mounting part)
22 ... Circuit boards 22a, 22b ... Receiving terminals 3 ... Rotating plug (first connector element)
33a, 33b ... contact part (contact terminal)
4 ... Conversion plug (second connector element)
411: Insertion parts 43a, 43b ... Contact parts (contact terminals)
8 ... Fixing mechanism 81 ... engaging part 82 ... engaged part

Claims (9)

In an electrical device comprising: a first connector element mounting portion to which a first connector element is mounted; and an electrical device body having a circuit board that can be electrically connected to a contact terminal of the first connector element.
A second connector element different from the first connector element is attached to a second connector element attachment portion formed in the electric equipment body in a state where the first connector element is not attached to the electric equipment body. The electrical device in which the contact terminal of the second connector element is electrically connected to the circuit board.   The electric device according to claim 1, wherein the second connector element is externally attached to the electric device main body.   3. The electrical device according to claim 1, wherein the first connector element attachment portion is an opening for exposing the first connector element to the outside when the first connector element is attached to the electrical device body. . The second connector element mounting portion is constituted by the opening;
The second connector element has an insertion portion to be inserted into the opening;
The electric device according to claim 3, wherein the second connector element is attached to the electric device main body by inserting the insertion portion into the opening. The first connector element is attached so as to be rotatable between a state accommodated in the electric device main body and a state protruding from the electric device main body,
The electrical apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the opening is for rotating the first connector element. A fixing mechanism for fixing the second connector element to the electric device body;
The fixing mechanism is provided at one of the electric device main body or the second connector element and the other of the electric device main body or the second connector element, and engages with the engaging portion. The electric device according to claim 1, comprising an engaged portion.   The electrical device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the second connector element is attached to the electrical device body by rotating the second connector element in contact with the electrical device body.   The contact terminal of the second connector element is configured to be in contact with a receiving terminal that is provided on the circuit board and contacts the contact terminal of the first connector element. The electrical equipment described.   The electrical device according to claim 8, wherein a position where the receiving terminal and the contact terminal of the second connector element are in contact with each other is different from a position where the receiving terminal and the contact terminal of the first connector element are in contact with each other.