JPS62136Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of an outlet connector to which a plug can be easily inserted.

In general, an outlet connector consisting of a table tap, exposed type receptacle, or recessed type receptacle has a base on which a socket for plug connection is arranged, and a plug insertion hole provided in the base to correspond to the socket. Consists of an outlet cover.

Such outlet connectors are usually installed in places with insufficient lighting that cannot be seen directly without bending down, such as at the bottom of a desk, device, equipment stand, etc., or at the bottom of a waist wall in a room. Therefore, when inserting the plug for connecting the power supply of equipment or equipment into the outlet connector, it is necessary to look directly at the plug insertion hole of the connector and insert the plug while aiming. Although it appeared that the plug could be easily inserted into the outlet connector, the insertion and connection operation was not easy.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, and its purpose is to easily insert the plug into the plug insertion hole of the outlet connector, even if it requires some fumbling. The object of the present invention is to provide an outlet connector that can be inserted and connected safely.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The figure is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the outlet connector according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an outlet base made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and provided with two parallel two-terminal plug connection sockets (not shown in this embodiment).
Reference numeral 2 denotes an outlet cover mounted on the outlet base 1, which has two pairs of plug insertion holes 3a, 3b and 4a, 4b corresponding to the two sockets.
In addition, two guide grooves 5 and 6, which are a feature of the present invention, are provided in the longitudinal direction of the connector cover 2, as shown in the figure, in the two pairs of plug insertion holes 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b. That is, one guide groove 5
is connected to the plug insertion holes 3a, 4a on one side, and the guide groove 6 on the other side is connected to the plug insertion holes 3b, 4 on the other side.
It is arranged in a continuous manner with b.

Now, when inserting the plug of a device or device into the outlet connector in which the guide grooves 5 and 6 are formed on the top surface of the outlet cover 2 as described above, one pair of the plug The plug-in terminal is unconsciously brought into contact with the outlet cover 2, and then slid on that surface in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the guide grooves 5 and 6 to fit it into the guide grooves 5 and 6, and then fitted into the guide grooves 5 and 6. By moving the plug in the front and back direction along the guide grooves 5 and 6, you can easily select one of the two pairs.
The plug reaches the pair of plug insertion holes 3a, 3b or 4a, 4b, and the plug can be easily inserted. In addition, in the present invention, in order to safely insert and connect the plug without getting an electric shock due to groping, a guide groove is provided on the top surface of the outlet cover 2 that connects to the ground side (negative electrode) plug insertion holes 3a and 4a. As shown by the chain line in the figure, an induction protruding weir for preventing electric shock is further disposed along the upper edge of the electric shock absorber 5. In this way, the plug insertion holes 3a, 3b or 4a, 4 of the outlet connector
When inserting the plug into the plug, first locate the protruding weir 7 with the plug terminal, and insert the plug terminal from the plug insertion hole 3a or 4a through the guide groove 5 on the protruding weir 7 side. This allows for safe plug insertion and insertion operations.

As is clear from the above explanation, according to the outlet connector of the present invention, the protruding weir on the outlet cover is found by groping for the plug to be inserted, and from there it is guided into the guide groove and pulled into place. It has the advantage that it can be easily and safely inserted into the outlet connector, and its handling properties are greatly improved in practice.

Therefore, it is extremely advantageous in practice when applied to various types of outlet connectors such as table taps, exposed type receptacles, and embedded type receptacles.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the outlet connector according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the outlet base, 2 is the outlet cover, 3a, 3b and 4a, 4b are 2
A pair of plug insertion holes, 5 and 6 are guide grooves, and 7 is a protruding weir.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A base body 1 provided with at least one parallel two-terminal plug connection socket, and a pair of plug insertion holes 3a, 3b, 4 corresponding to the sockets of the base body 1.
In the outlet connector, the outlet cover 2 has two guide grooves 5 which are connected to each of the pair of plug insertion holes 3a, 3b, 4a, and 4b in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the outlet cover 2. , 6, and an induction projection dam 7 for preventing electric shock is provided along the upper outer edge of the guide groove 5 on the grounding plug insertion hole side of the two guide grooves 5, 6. An outlet connector characterized by: