KR100664389B1 - Automatic opening and shutting apparatus for outlet safty cover - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic opening and closing apparatus in an outlet safety cover for an apartment house is provided to make a part of an outlet terminal open and close by just a single press operation of a one-touch power switch and sense whether a plug, positioned at the terminal part, exists, and safely close the safety cover only if the plug is detached, thereby providing convenience and safety to a user and solving a problem generated by keeping a status that the safety cover is opened by user's mistake or carelessness, especially in a bathroom. An automatic opening and closing apparatus in an outlet safety cover(60) for an apartment house comprises the followings: an upper part operating unit(20); a lower part operating unit(30); a link operating unit(40) which supplies linkage relation to each operating unit(42,44) by the first link pulley(42) and the second link pulley(44), and a belt(46) separately installed in the intersectional direction between the upper part operating unit(20) and the lower part operating unit(30); a pair of safety covers(60) which is slidably connected to be guided to guide rails(66) separately formed in the upper part and the lower part of an outlet(10) and forms a sliding form in a position where an external outlet terminal is covered; a pulling link(64); and a control unit which includes a timer in order to control driving time of a driving motor according to switching signals and controls closing operations of the safety cover(60) by signals detected in an optical sensor.

Description

Automatic opening and shutting apparatus for outlet safty cover}

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the configuration of the automatic opening and closing device of the safety socket for the apartment housing according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a combined state of the automatic opening and closing device of the safety cover for the apartment housing according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front configuration of the automatic opening and closing device of the safety socket for the apartment housing according to the invention.

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the automatic opening and closing device of the outlet safety cover for apartments in accordance with the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: outlet, 20; Upper Actuator,

22, 24: upper first, second pulley, 26: belt,

30: lower operating portion, 32, 34: lower first, second pulley,

36: belt, 40: linkage operation,

42, 44: linked first and second pulleys, 50: drive motor,

60: safety cover, 64: tow link,

66: guide rail 68: switch,

70: light sensor, 80: control unit,

82: timer, 84: relay,

The present invention relates to an automatic opening and closing device for an outlet safety cover for an apartment, and more particularly, to prevent an electric shock accident due to an abnormal current or an electric shock due to carelessness, as well as to maximize the convenience of a user. It relates to an automatic switchgear.

In general, apartments, including apartments, are equipped with a number of outlets for the continuous power.

These outlets serve as electrical supply terminals that can directly connect electrical devices or electronic devices, but as a result, they are consistently ranked in the ranking of safety accidents (electric shock accidents) occurring at home for children and infants who are curious. It is also a very dangerous factor.

In order to prevent such an electric shock accident, it is intended to prevent a safety accident that may be caused by additionally installing a safety cover at an outlet or attaching or detaching an insulator in an outlet hole, and many technical patent documents regarding such a safety cover have been published. .

However, since such a conventional safety cover is configured in such a way that most people directly open and close, one purpose of constituting the safety cover can be achieved, but there is inconvenience in using a manual method, and also conventional safety The opening and closing operation of the cover is made by the hinge, but because the hinge portion is stiff, the user is not open enough unless the user completely closes the cover did not perform a sufficient role of the safety cover.

Particularly, in the case of an outlet of a bathroom, water splashes generated during a bath or a shower penetrate into an open outlet without a safety cover as described above, causing an abnormal current, leading to an electric shock accident or a short circuit.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of which is to automatically open the safety cover by one-touch switching, and at the same time to be automatically closed by a sensor to detect when the plug is unplugged The present invention provides an automatic opening and closing device for an outlet safety cover for an apartment house that maximizes user convenience as well as preventing electric shock accidents due to abnormal currents or electric shock accidents due to carelessness.

The present invention for achieving the above object,

An upper operation part installed on an outlet, the upper first pulley having a predetermined working distance and the upper second pulley and a belt wound in an endless track between each pulley and having an embedded shape on a wall;

A lower operating part installed at a lower part of the outlet, the lower operating part including a lower first pulley and a lower second pulley having the same working distance as the upper operating part, and a belt wound around the pulley in an endless track;

An interlocking operation unit providing an interlocking relationship to each of the operating units by a separate interlocking first pulley, a second linking pulley and a belt installed in the cross direction between the upper operating unit and the lower operating unit;

A drive motor axially coupled to one side pulley of the upper operating portion or the lower operating portion to provide forward / reverse rotational driving force by a switching signal;

Two pairs of safety covers slidingly coupled to guide the guide rails formed at the upper and lower ends of the outlet and covering the outlet terminals exposed to the outside;

One end is coupled to the upper and lower eccentric sides of each safety cover, and the other end is provided with a traction link respectively installed on the belt of the upper operation part and the lower operation part;

An optical sensor installed to face the inside of the terminal entry of the outlet and generating a presence or absence signal by detachment of a plug;

It includes a timer to control the driving time of the drive motor by the switching signal, and a control unit for controlling the closing operation of the safety cover by a signal detected by the optical sensor;

In addition, the present invention to achieve the above object,

The control unit may further include a relay to receive a signal detected from an optical sensor so that a closing operation of the safety cover is made after a predetermined time elapses.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of an automatic opening and closing device for an outlet safety cover for an apartment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a combined state of the automatic opening and closing device for an outlet safety cover for an apartment housing according to the present invention. 3 is a front configuration diagram of an automatic opening and closing device for an outlet safety cover for an apartment according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a side sectional view of an automatic opening and closing device for an outlet safety cover for an apartment according to the present invention, Figure 5 is in accordance with the operation of the present invention It is a block diagram.

The configuration of the present invention has a plurality of actuating parts, which are embedded in the wall or protruded around the outlet 10 as shown in the accompanying drawings.

The operation parts are installed in the upper part of the outlet 10 surrounded by the case 21, and the upper first pulley 22 and the upper second pulley 24 and the respective pulleys 22 and 24 having a predetermined working distance. The upper operating portion 20 is composed of a belt (26) wound around the endless track between the) and,

The lower first pulley 32 and the lower second pulley 34 and the respective pulleys are installed to be protected by the case 31 at the lower part of the outlet 10 and have the same working distance as the upper operation part 20. A lower actuating portion 30 composed of a belt 36 wound in a caterpillar between 32 and 34,

Each operation unit 42 is provided by a separate linkage first pulley 42 and linkage second pulley 44 and belt 46 installed in the cross direction between the upper operation unit 20 and the lower operation unit 30. It consists of the linkage operation unit 40 to provide a linkage relationship to (44).

In addition, the driving motor 50 is axially coupled to one side pulley of the upper operating portion 20 or the lower operating portion 30 to provide a forward / reverse rotational driving force by a switching signal.

Although the driving motor 50 is illustrated as being installed in the upper operating part 20 in the drawing, the present invention is not limited thereto. If the installation space is provided, the driving motor 50 may be configured in the lower operating part 30.

The linkage operation part 40 is a linkage means for simultaneously moving the upper operation part 20 and the lower operation part 30 with one drive motor 50.

On the other hand, the upper and lower outlets 10 and guide rails 66 are respectively formed, and slidingly coupled to guide the guide rails 66 and in a position covering the outlet terminals exposed to the outside, two pairs of opening and closing A pair of safety covers 60 are provided. The guide rail 66 may extend to a position outside the range of the outlet 30 according to the opening degree of the safety cover 60.

In addition, the safety cover 60 is configured with a connection means for receiving the power by the operating parts 20, 30, 40 and the drive motor 50, the connection means, one end of each safety hook Coupled with the upper and lower eccentric side of the burr 60, the other end is a pull link 64 is installed on the belt 26, 36 of the upper operating portion 20 and the lower operating portion 30, respectively.

On the other hand, the power switch 68 for applying power to the driving motor 50, as well as to the optical sensor 70 and the controller 80 to be described later on the case 21 of the upper operation portion 20. This is installed.

The optical sensor 70 which is composed of an optical oscillation part and a light receiving part and generates a presence signal by attaching and detaching a plug is installed to face each other inside the terminal entrance of the outlet 10.

In addition, a control unit 80 including a timer 82 to control the driving time of the drive motor 60 by the switching signal, and controls the closing operation of the safety cover 60 by the signal detected by the optical sensor 70. ) Is configured.

On the other hand, the control unit 80 may further include a relay 84 to receive the signal detected from the optical sensor 70 after the predetermined time elapses the closing operation of the safety cover 60.

Referring to the operating state of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

When the power switch 68 is pressed in order to insert the plug into the power terminal of the outlet 10, the driving motor 50 is started in the forward rotation (counterclockwise), and the upper driving part is driven by the rotational force of the driving motor 50. The first pulleys 22, 42, 32, and the second pulleys 22, 42, 32 are interlocked in the order of 20, the linkage drive unit 40, and the lower drive unit 30.

At the same time, the traction links 64 alternately intersected in directions to the respective belts 26 and 36 of the upper drive unit 20 and the lower drive unit 30 are moved in a symmetrical direction to each other. Sliding safety cover 60 is guided to the guide rail 66 is made to the open state.

Afterwards, when the user plugs the plug into the outlet 10, the optical sensor 70 built into the outlet terminal detects this, and the open state is maintained as long as the sensing object exists.

On the other hand, when the user removes the plug from the terminal of the outlet 10, the optical sensor 70 detects that there is no object, and the control unit 80 receives the detection signal and sends a reverse rotation driving signal. Since the driving motor 50 is controlled to be driven after the set delay time elapses from the start of the 84, the user is not injured by the closing operation of the safety cover 60. Of course, the movement of each drive unit 20, 30, 40 is moved to the opposite of the open state.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, changes, and modifications are possible in the technical field of the present invention without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

When the present invention is applied as described above, the outlet terminal part can be opened and closed only by pressing the one-touch power switch, and even if the plug is only removed by detecting the presence of the plug located at the terminal part. Since the safety cover is safely closed, the user can provide convenience and safety, and especially in the case of a bathroom, the invention can completely solve the problems caused by the safety cover being opened by the user's mistake or carelessness. .

Claims (2)

A belt 26 installed above the outlet 10 and wound around the upper first pulley 22, the upper second pulley 24, and each pulley 22, 24 having a predetermined working distance. It is composed of, the upper operation portion 20 having a buried form on the wall; Infinite orbit between the lower first pulley 32 and the lower second pulley 34 and each pulley 32, 34 is installed in the lower portion of the outlet 10, and having the same working distance as the upper operation part 20 A lower actuating portion 30 composed of a belt 36 wound up with; Each operation unit 42 is provided by a separate linkage first pulley 42 and linkage second pulley 44 and belt 46 installed in the cross direction between the upper operation unit 20 and the lower operation unit 30. A linking operation unit 40 for providing a linkage relationship with the 44; A driving motor 50 axially coupled to one side pulley of the upper operating part 20 or the lower operating part 30 to provide a forward / reverse rotational driving force by a switching signal; A pair of safety covers (60) slidingly coupled to guide the guide rails (66) formed at the upper and lower ends of the outlet (10) and covering the outlet terminals exposed to the outside in a form of a case; One end is coupled to the upper and lower eccentric side of each of the safety cover 60, the other end of the pull link 64 is installed on the belt 26, 36 of the upper operating portion 20 and the lower operating portion 30, respectively Wow; An optical sensor 70 which is installed to face the inside of the terminal inlet of the outlet 10 and generates a presence signal by attaching and detaching the plug; The controller 80 includes a timer 82 to control the driving time of the driving motor 60 by the switching signal, and controls the closing operation of the safety cover 60 by the signal detected by the optical sensor 70. Automatic opening and closing device of the safety cover for the apartment housing, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit 80 further comprises a relay 84 to receive a signal detected from the optical sensor 70, the closing operation of the safety cover 60 is made after a predetermined time elapses. Automatic opening and closing device of the outlet safety cover for the apartment.

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