JPH0237802Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides a power cord winder having a pull-out opening for pulling out a power cord wound around a cord reel.

(Prior art) Conventionally, in this type of power cord winder, a cord reel for winding the power cord is rotatably supported inside the main body case, and the power cord is mounted at the lower side of the main body case. A mouth body is provided through which the power cord is wound inside the main body case, and the power cord is pulled out from the outlet of the mouth body. The drawer opening of the mouth body is formed into a roughly rectangular shape that is large enough to fit the plug at the end of the power cord, and when the power cord is wound up, only the minimum plug blade at the tip of the plug is exposed from the drawer opening. I try to go out. In addition, the mouth body is provided with a guide wall that extends outward from both sides and the top edge around the drawer opening so that the drawer opening is located slightly back inside the main case. A guiding peripheral wall surrounds the plug blade protruding from the drawer opening in three directions, on both sides and above, to prevent damage to the plug.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) Now, in the case of the above configuration, only the plug blade at the tip of the plug is exposed outside the main case around which the power cord is wound, so when pulling out the power cord, the plug It's easy to grab the plug blade and pull the power cord out. However, if you handle it in this way, it is likely that your fingers will hurt from pinching it, and that the plug blades may become dirty or the spacing between the plug blades may become deformed, resulting in poor contact between the plugs. , which poses a problem in terms of safety. Therefore, a groove is provided on the lower side of the drawer opening so that the finger can be hung on the underside of the plug, thereby preventing the user from grasping the plug blade. That is, the plug is first pulled out from the drawer opening by hooking one's finger on the underside of the plug that is stuck in the drawer opening, and then the power cord is pulled out by pinching and pulling the plug.

However, in this method, the drawing operation is performed in two stages, making handling cumbersome. on the other hand,
If you try to pull out the power cord by directly pinching the plug without holding the plug in front and pulling it out from the drawer opening, the guiding wall surrounds the drawer opening on three sides and the distance from the ceiling is too small. Furthermore, because the plug is inserted tightly, even if you can put your finger on the bottom of the plug, it is difficult to put your fingertip on the top of the plug, and in the end, you can't pinch the top and bottom of the plug, so you end up grabbing the plug's blade. , there is a problem of decreased safety.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a power cord winder that allows the power cord to be easily pulled out without compromising safety.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problem) The power cord winder of the invention consists of a case with a cord reel inside, a power cord with a plug wound around the cord reel, and a power cord with a plug wound around the cord reel. In the case, the mouth includes a generally rectangular outlet into which the plug fits, and a mouth on both sides of the outlet, which is provided in the case to draw the power cord out of the case and into which the power cord is inserted. It consists of a side and a guiding peripheral wall extending outward from the top side, both sides of the guiding peripheral wall are opposed substantially parallel to each other, the ceiling surface is inclined and stands up, and there is a space between the inclined wall and the upper side of the drawer opening part. It is characterized in that a vertical wall portion is formed to secure a space for inserting the fingertip.

(Function) When the power cord is wound up inside the case, the plug of the power cord is fitted into the drawer opening, and the guiding peripheral wall surrounds both sides and above of the plug blade at the tip of the plug that protrudes to the outside. When pulling out the power cord, insert your fingertips into the fingertip insertion space secured between the upper side of the plug, that is, the plug blade and the ceiling surface of the guide wall, and the lower side of the plug, pinch the top and bottom of the plug, and pull. Pull the power cord out of the case.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body case having a grip portion 1a on the upper part, and is composed of a front case 2 and a rear case 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a cord reel, which is rotatably supported within the main case 1 by a shaft 5 protruding from the rear case 3 into the main case 1. Reference numeral 6 denotes a power cord having a plug 7 at its tip, and the end thereof is connected to a connector 8. This connector 8 is fixed to the cord reel 4 with screws 9, with the outlet 8a facing the opening 2a of the front case 2, so that the connector 8 and the cord reel 4 are integrated around the shaft 5. It is configured to rotate. Reference numeral 10 denotes a power cord winding mechanism, which rotates the cord reel 4 by the biasing force of a mainspring spring 11 and automatically winds the power cord 6 around the cord reel 4. A child 10a is provided above the main body case 1.

12 is a mouth for drawing out the power cord, and plug 7
The power cord 6 is inserted through the drawer opening 13, which is formed into a substantially rectangular shape large enough to fit into the main body case 1, and is fitted and fixed to the opening 1b at the lower side of the main body case 1. Reference numeral 14 denotes a guide peripheral wall extending outward from both sides and the top of the drawer opening 13, that is, in the direction in which the power cord is pulled out, and includes both side surfaces 14a facing approximately parallel to each other and a ceiling surface 14b rising upwardly with an incline.
It is made up of. Reference numeral 15 denotes a vertical wall portion formed between the ceiling surface 14b of the guide peripheral wall 14 and the upper side of the drawer opening 13 to ensure a space for inserting a fingertip, and extends from the upper side of the drawer opening 13 perpendicularly to the opening direction thereof. It is what was done. Note that a groove portion 13a is provided on the lower side of the drawer opening portion 13.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. power cord 6
From the state shown in FIG. 4 in which the winding mechanism 1 is pulled out from the main body case 1, the winding mechanism 1 is
0 automatically winds the power cord 6 around the cord reel 4, as shown in FIGS.
3, the plug blade 7a of the plug 7 protrudes from the drawer opening 13, and the winding of the power cord 6 is completed. At this time, the plug blade 7a of the plug 7 protruding to the outside of the main body case 1 is surrounded by the guide peripheral wall 14 in three directions, on both sides and above.

Now, when taking out the power cord 6, in order to handle it safely, even though the plug blade 7a of the matsuta plug 7 protrudes outside the main case 1 from the drawer opening 13, do not grasp the plug blade 7a. A suitable handling method is to pinch 7 and pull out the power cord 6.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, by extending the vertical wall portion 15 from the upper side of the drawer opening portion 13, the plug blade 7a of the plug 7 and the guide peripheral wall 1 surrounding the plug blade 7a.
Since the space A for inserting the fingertip is secured between the space A and the ceiling surface 14b of No. 4, the fingertip can be easily inserted from here. That is, you can hang your fingertips on the upper side of the plug 7 that is stuck in the drawer opening part 13, and on the other hand, since the groove part 13a is provided on the lower side of the drawer opening part 13, you can hang your fingertips on the lower side of the plug 7 as well. can be multiplied by

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the power cord 6 is pulled out, the plug 7 can be easily hung by the fingertips on the upper and lower sides of the plug 7 while remaining in the outlet 13. Since you can directly pinch the top and bottom of the plug 7 that is attached to the drawer opening 13 without having to hold it in front and pull it out from the drawer opening 13, you can just pull it as it is, which simplifies the operation and removes the power cord 6. Easy to pull out.

[Effect of the invention] As is clear from the above explanation, according to the power cord winder of the present invention, a space for inserting a fingertip is secured between the upper side of the drawer opening of the spout and the ceiling surface of the guide surrounding wall. The vertical wall allows you to easily insert your fingertips, pinch the plug that is stuck in the drawer opening, and pull out the power cord, so you can pull out the power cord without compromising safety. This has the excellent effect of making it easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the mouth body, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the whole, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the whole, and Fig. 4 is a side view of the whole. FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing different states, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part. In the figure, 1 is a main body case, 4 is a cord reel, 6 is a power cord, 7 is a plug, 12 is a spout, 13 is a drawer opening, 14 is a guide wall, 14a
is a side surface, 14b is a ceiling surface, and 15 is a vertical wall portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A case consisting of a case with a cord reel inside, a power cord with a plug wound around the cord reel, and a spout provided in the case and into which the power cord is inserted in order to draw the power cord out of the case. In this case, the opening body is composed of a substantially rectangular drawer opening into which the plug fits, and a guide peripheral wall extending outward from both sides and an upper side of the drawer opening. A power cord winder characterized in that the ceiling surfaces are parallel to each other and stand up with an inclination, and a vertical wall part for securing a fingertip insertion space is formed between the inclined wall and the upper side of the drawer opening part. .