JP2559291Y2 - Automotive socket - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a socket used to take power when an electric device is used in an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electric devices used in automobiles include:
In many cases, there is a plug fitted into an insertion port of a cigar lighter mounted near the driver's seat of an automobile, and battery power is to be taken from the plug. However, cigar writer
Since there is usually only one outlet in one car, it was not possible to use a plurality of electrical devices at the same time. Further, the cigar lighter could not be used when the plug of the electric device was inserted into the insertion port of the cigar lighter.

Therefore, a plurality of sockets for inserting power plugs of electric equipment are provided, and a plug at a cord end is inserted into a plug of a cigar lighter of an automobile to supply battery power to the plurality of electric equipments at the same time. An automotive socket has been developed as described above. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of such a conventional automobile socket. This automobile socket has a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) socket openings 3a, 3b, 3c on the front surface 2 of the socket body case 1.
The two terminals of the plug 4 fitted into the cigar lighter insertion port of the vehicle are connected to the socket ports 3a,
3b and 3c are connected in parallel. One of the three socket ports (the right end 3a in the illustrated example) is a dedicated socket port for inserting the cigar lighter 6, and the other two socket ports (3b and 3c). 3
c) is a socket port for taking power of another device. The socket body case 1 is connected to the socket ports 3a,.
Is mounted on the dash board or on the center console by using a double-sided adhesive tape 7 or the like so as to face the driver side. The reason for mounting toward the driver side is to use the cigar writer 6.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional automobile socket, the socket openings 3a, 3b, 3 are provided.
Since c is on the front side, when the plug of the equipment is inserted into the socket opening to take power, the wire cord comes to the driver side and looks bad, and it has a bad influence on the routing of the wire, and In some cases, the electric wires were intricate near the driver's seat and hindered the driver. In that case, it is sufficient to mount the cigar lighter in the opposite direction, but the cigar writer cannot be used. Furthermore, although the cigar lighter is often used even at night, the conventional car socket has a drawback that it is difficult to visually recognize the position of the cigar lighter socket when it is dark, and that it is difficult to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional automobile socket, and can provide a well-organized wiring of equipment with good appearance, and furthermore has lighting means and is easy to use for automobiles. The purpose is to provide a socket.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle socket according to the present invention has a plurality of socket ports in a socket body and is connected to the socket body to insert a cigarette lighter into a vehicle. A plurality of sockets including a cigar lighter socket among the plurality of sockets, and one or more of the plurality of sockets including a cigarette lighter socket are provided on a front surface of the socket body and another one of the plurality of sockets is provided. The above-mentioned socket opening is provided on a surface other than the front surface of the socket main body, and an illuminating ring made of a light transmitting body is fitted around the opening of the cigar writer socket opening. A space for accommodating the light source is provided in the portion, and the back surface and the rear end surface of the flange formed at the front end are formed in a jagged uneven surface.

[0007]

The vehicle socket of the present invention constructed as described above is connected to the center console or dashboard in the vehicle interior.
Power supply to multiple devices at the same time with good-looking wiring, without having to connect the device's power cord to the driver side by attaching the device power plug to the socket opening. . Further, since one of the front socket openings is dedicated to the cigar lighter, the cigar lighter can be used simultaneously with the use of the device. Furthermore, the illumination ring at the periphery of the opening of the cigar lighter socket opening is irregularly reflected and irregularly refracted by the light from the light source due to the jagged uneven surface of the rear surface and the rear surface of the flange formed at the front end thereof. To illuminate well, and the position of the socket opening can be easily recognized at night or the like.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle socket according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a central sectional view thereof. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a socket body case formed of a hard synthetic resin material into a flat and substantially rectangular box shape, and its front surface 12 (left side in the figure).
Is provided with one socket port 13, and three socket ports 15 a, 15 b, and 15 c are provided on the back surface 14 (right side in the figure). The front socket port 13 is a dedicated socket port for the cigar lighter to which the cigar lighter 16 is fitted, and the rear socket ports 15a, 15b, 15c.
Is a port into which a plug P of another electric device is inserted.
A cord 18 is pulled out from a cord insertion port 17 on the lower surface of the main body case, and a plug 19 that fits into a cigar lighter insertion port (not shown) of the automobile is connected to a tip end thereof. Although the wiring in the case is not shown, the socket port 13,
15a, 15b and 15c are connected to the code 18 in parallel. Reference numeral 20 denotes a switch for turning on / off the power. An illuminating ring is provided at the socket opening 13 for the cigar lighter, which will be described later.

When the automobile socket is used, it is attached to the center console or dashboard of the automobile using a double-sided adhesive tape T or the like. FIG. 3 shows the state of use, which is mounted on the side of the center console 40 with the front facing the seat. Center
It may be attached to either left or right side of console 40,
Connect the plug 19 at the end of the cord 18 to the center console 40.
The battery power is taken in by inserting the battery into the cigar lighter insertion port 50 provided in the above. The device plug P is
Since the cable 11 is inserted from the rear side, the electric wire code C is not complicated near the driver's seat and the appearance is improved.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the automobile socket according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a central sectional view thereof. In this embodiment, a dedicated socket port 23 for a cigar writer 26 and a socket port 25a for another device are provided on the front surface 22 (the upper side in the wiring of FIG. 4) of the socket body case 21. On the side surface 24 (the left front side in the wiring of FIG. 4), socket openings 25b and 25c for devices are provided. The reason why the socket opening 25a for the equipment is provided on the front side in addition to the socket opening 23 for the cigar lighter is that, for example, when a map lamp for automobile using a flexible tube is used, it is convenient. It is. The cord 28 of the plug 29 which fits into the cigar lighter insertion slot of the automobile is drawn out from the cord insertion port 27 on the rear surface (the lower side in FIG. 4) of the case. Other configurations are the same as in the previous example. FIG. 6 shows the use state of the automobile socket of the present embodiment, which is mounted on the side surface of the center console 40 with the front of the case facing the seat or upward as in the previous example of FIG.

In the present invention, in any of the above-mentioned embodiments, an illuminating means is provided on the periphery of the opening of the socket openings 13 and 23 for cigar lighters so that the position of the socket opening can be visually recognized in darkness such as at night. I do. That is, around the front end openings of the socket ports 13 and 23 shown in FIGS. 2 and 5,
An illumination ring 31 formed of a transparent synthetic resin material is fitted. FIG. 7 shows this illumination ring.
(a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a left side view, (d) is a bottom view, and (e) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. A space 33 defined by a partition 32 is formed in a part of the ring body of the illumination ring 31, and the space 33 shown in FIG.
A light source 30, such as a light bulb or a light emitting diode, is housed and arranged as shown in FIG. Also, the back surface 35 and the rear end surface 36 of the front end flange 34 of the illumination ring 31 form a jagged uneven surface as shown in the figure. The light emitted from the light source 30 is irregularly reflected and irregularly refracted by the jaggedness, and emits light on average from the entire circumference of the illumination ring 31. By providing the illuminating means, the position of the socket opening can be clearly recognized even in the dark, and the cigar writer can be operated without hesitation.

[0013]

As described above, the automotive socket of the present invention has one or more sockets including a cigarette lighter socket in front of the socket body and another socket.
Since more than one socket port is provided on the back or side other than the front of the socket body, the appearance becomes better when plugging in the power plug of various equipment and using it, and the routing of the wires is neat and the wiring troubles And wiring can be performed safely. Further, since the illumination means having a large effect is provided at the cigar lighter socket opening, operation of the cigar lighter at night or the like becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing one embodiment of a vehicle socket of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a central sectional view of the automobile socket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state of the automobile socket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing another embodiment of the automotive socket of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a central sectional view of the automobile socket of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a use state of the automobile socket of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a view showing an illuminating ring used for the automobile socket of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing an example of a conventional automobile socket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 21 Socket body case 12, 22 Front 13, 23 Socket for cigar lighter 14 Back 15a, 15b, 15c Socket 16, 16, Cigar lighter 19, 29 Plug 24 Side 30 Light source 31 Illumination ring 33 Space 35 Back side of flange 36 Rear end surface 50 Cigar lighter insertion port

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An automobile cigarette having a plurality of socket openings in a socket body and connected to the socket body.
In a motor vehicle socket comprising a plug fitted into a lighter insertion port, one or more socket ports including a cigar lighter socket port among the plurality of socket ports are provided on the front of the socket body, and Another one or more socket ports are provided on a surface other than the front surface of the socket body, and an illuminating ring made of a translucent member is fitted around the opening of the cigar writer socket port. The illumination ring has a space for accommodating the light source in a part of its ring body, and the back surface of the flange formed at the front end and the rear end surface form a jagged uneven surface. .