JP3242826U - rotary sockets and power strips - Google Patents

Abstract

A rotatable socket and power strip to which electrical equipment can be connected from different locations. A rotatable socket and table tap comprising a fixed seat, a rotatable case and an electrical connection element, a rotatable bracket is provided on the outer circumference of the fixed seat, the rotatable case is rotatably mounted on the rotatable bracket, a plug-in surface is provided, and the plug-in surface is provided with a first insertion hole. An electrical connection element is mounted in the fixed seat. The fixed seat is provided with plug-in bases in at least two directions, and the plug-in bases are provided with second insertion holes. One end of the second insertion hole is connected to the electrical connection element. The rotating case rotates on the rotating bracket so that the first insertion hole corresponds to the second insertion hole. If the inserted plug is large, the adjacent insertion hole can be adjusted to a position perpendicular to the insertion hole of the large plug so as not to affect the use of the plug in the adjacent insertion hole. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to the technical field of consumer electronics, in particular to rotary sockets and power strips.

Power strips are commonly called power strips and their scientific name is wiring board. A power strip is a portable multi-hole socket with a power cord and plug. One power strip can be used for multiple purposes, saving both space and wiring. In general, most of the sockets planned for a room are on the wall or in the corner of the wall, there are not many of them, and the power cords for electronic devices are only a certain length, so that the electronic devices can work normally. If so, you'll need to move your electronics closer to the wall so you can plug the power cord into the socket.

When the existing table tap is used, the direction of the insertion hole is generally fixed, and the direction of the insertion hole cannot be adjusted, so during use, if the volume of the inserted plug is large, the two adjacent plugs will collide with each other, interfering with their use.

To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a socket whose insertion hole can be adjusted in three directions of 0, 90 and 180 degrees, which is convenient to use. If the inserted plug is large, the adjacent insertion hole may be adjusted to a position perpendicular to the intended insertion hole so as not to affect the use of the corresponding plug in the adjacent insertion hole, and at the same time, To provide a rotary socket and power strip that can meet the needs of connecting electrical equipment from different positions.

The technical solutions adopted in the present invention are as follows. A rotary socket comprising a fixed seat, a rotary case, and an electrical connection element, a rotary bracket being provided around the fixed seat, the rotary case being rotatably mounted on the rotary bracket, and the rotary The case is provided with a plug-in surface, said plug-in surface is provided with a first insertion hole, said electrical connecting element is mounted in a fixed seat, said fixed seat being provided with a plug-in base in at least two directions. The plug-in base is provided with a second insertion hole, one end of the second insertion hole is connected to an electrical connection element, and the rotary case connects the first insertion hole to the second insertion hole A rotatable socket, characterized in that it rotates on a rotatable bracket so as to correspond to the .

The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows.
Compared with the existing socket, in the present invention, a rotating bracket is provided on the outer circumference of the fixed seat, so that the rotating case is rotatably mounted on the rotating bracket to rotate together, and the first insertion hole is inserted during rotation. corresponds to the first insertion hole, the plug is inserted after the correspondence, and the plug and the electrical connection element are brought into contact with each other after the insertion. During the cooperation between the rotating case and the rotating bracket, it can be rotated in at least two directions, so that it can be inserted into the insertion holes in different directions and made conductive. The insertion hole can be adjusted in three directions of 0, 90 and 180 degrees, which is convenient for use. If the inserted plug is large, the adjacent insertion hole may be adjusted to a position perpendicular to the intended insertion hole so as not to affect the use of the corresponding plug in the adjacent insertion hole. Thus, without interfering with the use of the corresponding plug in the adjacent insertion hole, it solves the problem that the existing socket can only be used for one-way plug-in, and the rotating case allows the direction to be rotated for plug-in. , more flexible and easier to use. Also, the insertion hole may be a USB insertion hole, or may be an insertion hole structure for a 2-pin or 3-pin plug.

The table tap uses the sockets described above, has a plurality of sockets arranged in parallel, and can be used by being rotated in any direction according to plug-in use, so that it is easy to use and excellent in flexibility.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a rotary socket according to the present invention. 2 is an exploded view of the rotary socket of FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the rotating socket of FIG. 2 from another viewing angle; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a power strip according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the three-dimensional structure of the power strip of FIG. 4 from another viewing angle. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the partial structure of the power strip of FIG. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the partial structure from another viewing angle of the power strip of FIG.

To facilitate understanding of the invention, the invention will be described more comprehensively with reference to the following associated drawings. A better embodiment of the invention is given in the drawing. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the invention more thorough and comprehensive.

One embodiment of the invention relates to a rotary socket 10 comprising a fixed seat 1 , a rotary case 2 and an electrical connection element 3 , as shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 . A rotation bracket 11 is provided around the fixed seat 1, and the rotation case 2 is rotatably attached to the rotation bracket 11. As shown in FIG. The rotating case 2 has a plug-in surface 21 , and the plug-in surface 21 is provided with a first insertion hole 22 . The electrical connection element 3 is provided within the fixed sheet 1 . The fixing seat 1 is provided with plug-in bases 12 in at least two directions, and the plug-in bases 12 are provided with second insertion holes 13 . One end of the second insertion hole 13 is connected to the electrical connection element 3 . The rotary case 2 rotates on the rotary bracket 11 so that the first insertion hole 22 corresponds to the second insertion hole 13 .

The fixed seat 1 includes an upper seat portion 14 and a lower seat portion 15 , and the lower surface of the upper seat portion 14 is coupled to the upper surface of the lower seat portion 15 . In this embodiment, the fixing sheet 1 is divided into the upper sheet part 14 and the lower sheet part 15, that is, it is formed by using two parts, so that the structure is simple to assemble, the production is easy, and the fixing sheet 1 is directly made of plastic. injection molding can be used and is suitable for mass production.

A base 16 is connected to the lower surface of the lower seat portion 15 , and one side of the base 16 is fixedly coupled to the lower seat portion 15 . Said electrical connection element 3 comprises an electrically conductive sheet, said electrically conductive sheet being arranged between the base 16 and the lower sheet part 15 . In this embodiment, by providing a structure for fixing the conductive sheet between the lower sheet portion 15 and the base 16, the stability of the conductive sheet within the fixing sheet 1 is ensured, and after repeated plugging and unplugging of the plug, It prevents the electrical connection element 3 from coming loose.

The lower sheet portion 15 is provided with a first terminal groove 151 and a second terminal groove 152, the electrical connecting element 3 comprises a positive terminal 31 and a negative terminal 32, the positive terminal 31 being the first terminal. The negative terminal 32 is mounted in the second terminal groove 152 . The conductive sheet comprises a positive conductive sheet 33 and a negative conductive sheet 34 , the positive conductive sheet 33 is connected to the positive terminal 31 and the negative conductive sheet 34 is connected to the negative terminal 32 . The terminal is fixed by the terminal groove, and the stability of the terminal is good when it is inserted. In addition, each conductive sheet is connected to two terminals, a positive electrode and a negative electrode, so as to be connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode for electrical continuity.

The positive electrode terminal 31 is provided with a positive electrode electrical connection groove 311, and the positive electrode electrical connection groove 311 is provided with positive electrode guide slopes 312 in at least two directions. The negative electrode terminal 32 is provided with a negative electrode electrical connection groove 321, and the negative electrode electrical connection groove 321 is provided with negative electrode guide slopes 322 in at least two directions. The guide slopes are provided in at least two directions, and when the plug is inserted in different directions, it can be guided into the electrical connection groove, so that the plug-in is smoother and has better contact stability. .

For the above embodiments, the present invention provides plug-in guides in three directions, ie, the opposite two sides and the top surface of the fixing sheet 1, so that the conductive plug-in can be performed in three directions.

A further improvement of the above embodiment is that the positive electrical connection groove 311 is provided with a positive contact point-like bump 3111 , and the negative electrode electrical connection groove 321 is provided with a negative electrode contact point-like bump 3211 . By providing a point-like bump for contact in order to improve the contact when the plug pin is inserted, the stability of the contact conduction is improved. In different embodiments, the point-like bumps are set as lump-like bumps and other similar structures, which can also ensure the stability of contact.

Limiting grooves 111 are provided in at least two directions on the outer circumference of the rotating bracket 11 , and a limiting bar 23 is provided on the inner circumference of the rotating case 2 , and the limiting groove 111 is used to limit the limiting bar 23 . The combination of the limit bar 23 and the limit groove 111 can be used to rotate and position in multiple directions, and further rotate the first insertion hole 22 to correspond to the second insertion hole 13. can be positioned. It is not difficult to think that the corresponding structures of the limiting bar 23 and the limiting groove 111 can be converted and installed, the purpose of which is to limit or position the rotating case 2 . Although this embodiment only emphasizes that the bar-like structure and the groove-like structure are used for positioning or limiting, other methods such as using a combination of structures such as bumps can also be used for positioning. Or it's not hard to imagine what limits can be achieved.

In the present invention, by providing the rotating bracket 11 on the outer periphery of the fixed seat 1, the rotating case 2 is rotatably attached to the rotating bracket 11 and rotates in cooperation with the rotating bracket 11. 2, the plug is inserted after the corresponding insertion hole 13, and the plug and the electrical connection element 3 are brought into contact with each other after the insertion. During the cooperation between the rotary case 2 and the rotary bracket 11, they can be rotated in at least two directions, so that they can be inserted into insertion holes in different directions to be conductive. Solving the problem that the existing socket can only be used for plug-in in one direction, the rotating case 2 enables plug-in by rotating the direction, making it more flexible and easier to use. It can solve the problem of fixed connection in existing table taps and the problem of low flexibility.

Also, the insertion hole may be a USB insertion hole, or may be an insertion hole structure for a 2-pin or 3-pin plug.

The insertion hole can be adjusted in three directions of 0, 90 and 180 degrees, which is convenient for use. If the inserted plug is large, the adjacent insertion hole may be adjusted to a position perpendicular to the intended insertion hole so as not to affect the use of the corresponding plug in the adjacent insertion hole.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, in one embodiment of the present invention, a power strip uses the socket described above, and a plurality of sockets are arranged in parallel, and can be rotated in any direction according to plug-in use. Since it can be used, it is easy to use and excellent in flexibility.

The table tap comprises a rotatable socket 10 and a base 20, the base 20 is provided with a mounting position 201, a plurality of the rotatable sockets 10 are provided, and the plurality of rotatable sockets 10 are parallel to the mounting position 201. is installed in An electrical connection module 202 is provided at one end of the base 20 , the electrical connection module 202 is electrically connected to the electrical connection element 3 , and the electrical connection module 202 is connected to the power cord 203 . In this embodiment, multiple rotary sockets 10 can be used to connect multiple plugs at the same time. It is for electrical connection of power strips and is easy to use.

In the above embodiment, the number of rotary sockets 10 may be three or more, and the number can be set according to the size of the base 20 .

A magnetic attraction fixing groove is provided on one side of the base 20 away from the mounting position 201, and a magnetic attraction member 204 is mounted in the magnetic attraction fixing groove. The magnetic attraction member 204 is for attracting the base 20 to a magnetic structure such as a table provided with magnetism during use. The magnetic attraction member 204 is generally made of magnets to ensure stability after magnetic attraction and can be used at any position.

The above embodiments merely represent some embodiments of the present invention, and although the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, many variations and modifications may also be made without departing from the idea of the present invention, which fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

A rotary socket comprising a fixed seat, a rotary case, and an electrical connection element, a rotary bracket being provided around the fixed seat, the rotary case being rotatably mounted on the rotary bracket, and the rotary The case is provided with a plug-in surface, said plug-in surface is provided with a first insertion hole, said electrical connecting element is mounted in a fixed seat, said fixed seat being provided with a plug-in base in at least two directions. The plug-in base is provided with a second insertion hole, one end of the second insertion hole is connected to an electrical connection element, and the rotary case connects the first insertion hole to the second insertion hole A rotatable socket, characterized in that it rotates on a rotatable bracket so as to correspond to the . 2. The rotary socket of claim 1, wherein the fixed seat comprises an upper seat portion and a lower seat portion, the lower surface of the upper seat portion being coupled to the upper surface of the lower seat portion. The lower surface of the lower sheet part is coupled to a base, one side of the base is coupled to and fixed to the lower sheet part, the electrical connection element is provided with a conductive sheet, and the conductive sheet is connected to the base. 3. A rotary socket according to claim 2, positioned between the lower seat portion. The lower base portion is provided with a first terminal groove and a second terminal groove, the electrical connecting element comprises a positive terminal and a negative terminal, the positive terminal is mounted in the first terminal groove, and the negative terminal is mounted on the first terminal groove. A terminal is mounted in the second terminal groove, the conductive sheet comprises a positive conductive sheet and a negative conductive sheet, the positive conductive sheet is connected to the positive terminal, and the negative conductive sheet is connected to the negative terminal. 4. The rotary socket of claim 3, wherein the rotary socket is A first positioning block is provided on one side of the first terminal groove, a second positioning block is provided on one side of the second terminal groove, and the base has the first positioning groove and the second positioning block. positioning grooves are provided, wherein the first positioning groove is for cooperating with the first positioning block and the second positioning groove is for cooperating with the second positioning block 5. A rotary socket according to claim 4, wherein: The positive electrode terminal is provided with a positive electrode electrical connection groove, the positive electrode electrical connection groove is provided with positive electrode guide slopes in at least two directions, the negative electrode terminal is provided with a negative electrode electrical connection groove, and the negative electrode electrical connection groove is provided with a positive electrode guide slope. 5. The rotary socket according to claim 4, wherein the negative electrode guide slopes are provided in at least two directions. 7. The rotary socket according to claim 6, wherein the positive electrical connection groove is provided with a positive contact point-like bump, and the negative electrode electrical connection groove is provided with a negative contact point-like bump. 2. An outer circumference of said rotary bracket is provided with limiting grooves in at least two directions, and an inner circumference of said rotary case is provided with a limiting bar, said limiting groove being for limiting said limiting bar. 2. A rotary socket according to claim 1. A power strip, characterized in that it comprises a rotary socket according to any one of claims 1-8. The power strip comprises a base on which a mounting position is provided, a plurality of the rotary sockets are provided, the plurality of the rotary sockets are mounted in parallel at the mounting position,
10. The method of claim 9, wherein an electrical connection module is provided on one side of the base, the electrical connection module is electrically connected to an electrical connection element, and the electrical connection module is connected to a power cord. Tabletop.

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