JPS62147907A - Floor plug socket - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a floor outlet, and more particularly, to a floor outlet that is embedded in the floor.

[Background Art] Conventionally, floor outlets have a configuration as shown in FIG. 12. This is embedded and fixed in the floor 7
0 apoday 61, an outlet box 62 disposed below the 70 apoday 61, a decorative cover 60 attached to the top surface of the 70 apoday 61, and a decorative cover 60.
The outlet unit 32' is rotatably attached to the outlet unit 32', and the outlet unit 32' is stored in the decorative cover 60 when not in use, and protrudes above the floor surface when in use, as shown in Fig. 12. is configured to do so. However, when connecting the bladder 20 to the outlet unit 32°, the outlet unit 32' will protrude above the floor, so there is a possibility that your foot may get caught on the plug 20 or the outlet unit 32'. Further, since the appliance cord 21 connected to the plug 20 is not tension-stopped, the appliance cord 21
Outlet unit 32
There is a problem in that a large force acts on the outlet unit 32 and the outlet unit 32 is damaged.

[Objective of the Invention 1 The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its main purpose is to provide a floor outlet in which the plug or outlet unit does not protrude above the floor surface when the plug is connected. Another object of the present invention is to provide a floor outlet in which the tension of the appliance cord connected to the plug is stopped by closing the door plate of the floor outlet. be.

[Disclosure of the Invention] (Structure) The floor outlet according to the present invention includes a box-shaped body whose top surface is opened substantially flush with the floor surface, a plate pivotally attached to the opening edge of the body so as to be openable and closable, and the body. Inside, the plug insertion part is arranged at the end of the door plate on the pivoting side, and can freely rotate around an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the door plate, with the plug insertion part facing upward and facing sideways. A storage space is formed inside the body to store the plug connected to the outlet unit, and the end of the door plate opposite to the pivoting side contains the four common cords connected to the plug. An electric wire lead-out part is formed that protrudes from the top side of the door plate with a diameter of approximately It is characterized in that a guide groove is formed which is open downward and faces the edge of the door plate opposite to the pivoting side.

(Example) In this example, a floor outlet used for a 7-league access floor will be described. As shown in Figure @6, a raised floor is constructed by arranging a plurality of supports 2 on a foundation floor 1 and forming a modular flat floor panel 3.
A wiring space 5 is formed between the foundation floor 1 and the floor panel 3 by placing it on a plurality of supports 2 so as to straddle the base floor 1 and the floor panel 3. The support body 2 is formed in a square shape and is disposed corresponding to the four corners of the floor panel 3. In the wiring space 5 between the foundation floor 1 and the floor panel 3, all parts other than the support 2 can be used as a passage for the cable 4. In other words, most of the lower side of the floor panel 3 can be used as a passage for the cables 4. A baseboard 7 is provided at a corner formed between the floor panel 3 and the wall surface. The cables 4 include a power supply @4a, a signal i4b, a telephone line 4c, etc., and in order to prevent cables 4 of different types from coming into contact with each other, separators are used to cross the cables 4 at three-dimensional intersections at the intersections of different types of cables 4. 8 is provided. Further, a telephone exchange PIi9 is provided at the lead-in portion of the telephone @4c. 70 Afnsen) 10a embedded in each appropriate place of the floor panel 3 as necessary.
, a pole type outlet 106, etc. are provided, a wall outlet 10c is provided on the wall surface, and a baseboard outlet 10d is provided on the baseboard 7 as necessary. Each outlet 10 is provided with an outlet unit corresponding to the type of cable 4 to which it corresponds. That is, the outlet 10 may be provided with a single type of outlet unit or a combination of multiple types of outlet units. Here, the supports 2 may be arranged independently as described above, or may be modularized sheets having a size corresponding to one floor panel 3, which correspond to the four corners of the floor panel 3. It is also possible to use a support structure in which a plurality of support columns are integrally erected at each position, and in the support body 2 in which a plurality of support columns are connected together in this way, if the unit modules are sequentially arranged in the same way as the floor panel 3, it is possible to use a structure in which the support structure is free. The access 70a can be easily configured. Joint devices 11 are interposed at key points of the cable 4.

The joint device 11 is used to change the direction or branch the cable 4, and when changing the location of the outlet 10, the wiring can be easily changed by changing the wiring of the cable 4 at the joint device J'411. We are making it possible.

By the way, the embedded floor electrical outlet 10a is constructed as follows. That is, basically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, there is a body 30 whose top surface is open, a door plate 31 that is pivotally attached to the opening edge of the body 30 and opens and closes the opening surface of the body 30, and the body 30. It is equipped with an outlet unit 32 disposed inside. A 7-run no. 33 extends from the periphery of the opening of the body 30, and a floor outlet 1
When 0a is embedded in the floor panel 3, the seven lunges 33 are placed on the upper surface of the floor panel 3. Here, the body 30 is a molded product made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and the door plate 31 and the 7-run board 33 are molded by die-casting. The outlet unit 32 is disposed within the body 30 on one side of the door plate 31 on the pivoting side, and two plug insertion portions 34 into which the blades of the plugs 20 are inserted are provided on one surface of the outlet unit 32. It is formed.

3 and 4 on both sides of the Huncent unit 32.
As shown in the figure, a rotating shaft 35 is provided in a protruding manner, and this rotating shaft 35 is pivotally supported by a mounting bracket 36 fixed within the body 30, so that the plug insertion portion 34 is in a position facing to the side. The outlet unit 32 is rotatable between the upwardly facing position and the upwardly facing position. On the peripheral surface of the Funcent unit 32, which is perpendicular to the surface on which the plug insertion part 34 is provided, there is a rokusaku piece 3.
7 is the plug inserted? ! It is provided in a form that protrudes from the surface on which the outlet unit 32 is provided, and by holding the fabric piece 37 when rotating the outlet unit 32, the outlet unit 32 can be easily rotated.

A terminal portion 40 connected to the cable 4 wired to the wiring space 5 of the free access 70a is provided below the outlet unit 32 within the body 30. This terminal portion 40 has a built-in connecting terminal, and as shown in FIG. 5, has three wire insertion holes 41 on each side surface. Further, a release button 42 is provided on a surface perpendicular to the surface in which the wire insertion hole 41 is provided. A jig insertion hole 43 is opened at the bottom of the body 30 in correspondence with the release button 42 of the terminal section 40. A jig such as the tip of a driver is inserted through the jig insertion hole 43 to release the release button 42. By operating, the cable 4 inserted into the wire insertion hole 41 and connected to the terminal section 40 can be removed from the terminal section 40.

In the body 30, notches 44 are formed on both sides corresponding to the wire insertion holes 41 of the terminal section 40, and the cable 4 inserted through the notches 44 is connected to the terminal section 40. . Because of this configuration,
As shown in Figure 7, connect the cable 4 to 70cm
It can be pulled out from both sides of 0a, and feed wiring can be performed. As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 4, the outlet unit 32 is connected to the terminal portion 40 via a flexible lead #i45.

A portion of the body 30 excluding the Huncent unit 32 and the terminal portion 40 is a plug storage portion 22 in which the plug 20 is stored. Scissor fixing fittings 39 are provided on both sides of the body 30 and move upward as the mounting screws 38 are tightened. 3 and tighten the mounting screws 38 with the 7 langes 33 locked to the upper surface of the floor panel 3, the floor panel 3 is clamped between the 7 lunges 31 and the scissor fixing fittings 39. , the body 30 is fixed to the floor panel 3.

A lock member 25 is provided at the end of the door plate 31 on the front end side. The locking member 25 includes a handle 27 arranged on the outer surface of the door plate 31 and rotatable around a rotating shaft 26 passing through the door plate 31, and a handle 27 arranged on the inner surface of the door plate 31 so that the handle 27 can be rotated. The handle 2 is configured with a lock plate 28 that rotates as the door plate 31 is closed.
By rotating 7, the lock plate 28 can be moved to 7 runno 3.
3 to lock the door plate 31. A stopper protrusion 29 is protruded from the inner surface of the door plate 31, and when the engagement between the lock plate 28 and the 7-lunge 33 is released, the stopper protrusion 29 comes into contact with the tip of the lock plate 28 to lock the door plate 31. The rotational position of the plate 28 is regulated. The handle 27 also functions as a knob when opening and closing the door plate 31. A pair of electric wire leads 1IS50 are formed at the leading edge of the door plate 31 and project outward from the outer surface of the door plate 31. A lead-out groove 51 is formed on the inside of the wire lead-out portion 50 and has a bottom surface outside the outer surface of the door plate 31 by about the diameter of the appliance cord 21 and is open to the opening/closing side edge of the door plate 31. Further, a pair of lead-out grooves 53 each surrounded by a pair of idle ribs 52 are formed in the 7-lunge 31 corresponding to each wire lead-out portion 50 .

Next, the outlet unit 3 of the floor outlet 10a
2 will be described. First, the door plate 31 is opened and rotated so that the plug insertion part 34 of the Funcent unit 32 faces upward. After the plug 20 is inserted in this state, the outlet unit 32 is rotated to the original position and the plug 20 is stored in the plug storage part 22 of the body 30. By storing the plug 20 in the plug storage portion 22 in this manner, the plug 20 is prevented from popping out from the floor surface. Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the instrument cord I'21 with the plug 20 connected to one plug insertion part 34 is pulled out to the outside of the body 30 through the pull-out groove 53 farther from the plug insertion part 34. In this state, the door plate 31 is closed as shown in FIG. By doing this, the instrument cord 21 is pulled out of the body 30 through the lead-out groove 51,
The appliance cord 21 is pulled out along the upper surface of the floor panel 3. In addition, the instrument cord 21 is pulled out from the pull-out groove 53.
Since it is drawn out from the body 30 through the lead-out groove 51, the tension of the instrument cord 21 is stopped by the door plate 31. As described above, the plug 20 is housed in the body 30 of the floor outlet (10a) and does not protrude from the floor surface, so it fits well in appearance, and only the appliance cord 21 is connected to the floor panel 10a.
Since the cord 21 is pulled out from the body 30 along the upper surface of the cord 21, the wiring on the floor becomes neat and there is less danger of the cord 21 getting caught on the foot.

Figures 8 to 11 show the other side of the 70 run/cent 10a, and in the above embodiment, the door plate 31 was provided with an electric wire lead-out part 50 as a tension stopper, but here, the 70 run no. A holding member 55 is provided as a tension stopper. The holding member 55 has a pair of lead-out grooves 56 opened downward, and the screw receiver formed in the 7 flange 33 is connected to the hole 5.
It is fixed to the 7 flange 33 by a fixing screw 58 screwed into the 7 flange. A notch groove 59 is formed at the tip edge of the door plate 31 to correspond to the holding member 55, and the holding member 55 is positioned within the notched groove 59 when the door plate 31 is closed. Further, in the above embodiment, the terminal portion 40 was disposed below the Huncent unit 32, but here it is disposed at the center of the bottom surface of the body 30, and is arranged so that the release button 42 can be operated from above. has been done.

However, when disconnecting the cable 4 connected to the terminal portion 40, the release button 42 is operated with the door plate 31 open.

[Effects of the Invention 1] As described above, the present invention includes a box-shaped body whose top surface is opened substantially flush with the floor surface, a door plate pivotally attached to the opening edge of the body so as to be freely openable and closable, and a door inside the body. An outlet unit that is located at the end of the plate on the pivoting side and is rotatable around an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the door plate between a position where the plug insertion part faces upward and a position where it faces sideways. A storage space is formed in the body to store the plug connected to the outlet unit, and at the end of the door plate opposite to the shaft attachment side, there is a storage space about the diameter of the appliance cord connected to the plug. A protruding electric wire lead-out part is formed on the top side of the door plate, and a downward part is formed on the bottom side of the electric wire lead-out part for pulling out the appliance cord from inside the body while the door plate is in the closed position and the appliance cord is held between the body and the body. Since the lead-out groove is open and faces the edge opposite to the pivoting side of the door plate, the plug can be stored in the plug storage section with the plug connected. This has the advantage that the outlet unit does not protrude above the floor surface and fits well, and by closing the door plate of the floor outlet, the tension on the appliance cord connected to the plug is stopped. This has the advantage that the equipment can be easily maintained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention with the door plate open, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same door plate as described above with it closed.
S3 Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the Funcent unit used in the above, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the same, and Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the same.
The figure is a perspective view showing a wiring system using the above, Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing the installation state of the same, Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment, and Fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the same. , FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are explanatory views of the operation of the outlet unit same as above, and FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional example. 30 is a body, 31 is a door plate, 32 is a Funcent unit, 34 is a plug insertion part, 50 is an electric wire lead-out part, and 51 is a lead-out groove. Agent Patent Attorney Ishi 1) Chief Figure 7 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A box-shaped body with an opening whose top surface is substantially flush with the floor surface, a door plate pivoted to the opening edge of the body so that it can be opened and closed, and a door plate disposed inside the body at the end of the door plate on the pivot side The body is equipped with an outlet unit that can freely rotate between a position where the plug insertion part faces upward and a position where the plug insertion part faces to the side around an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the door plate. A storage space is formed to store the plug connected to the door plate, and at the opposite end of the door plate from the pivoting side, there is an electric wire lead-out that protrudes from the top side of the door plate with the diameter of the appliance cord connected to the plug. A section is formed on the lower surface of the wire lead-out section, and a section is formed on the lower surface of the wire lead-out section to open downward and connect it to the pivoting side of the door plate so that the appliance cord can be pulled out from inside the body while the appliance cord is held between the body and the door plate in the closed position. A floor outlet characterized in that a lead-out groove is formed facing the opposite edge.