KR100803249B1 - Attachable ac plug - Google Patents

Abstract

A detachable AC plug is provided to improve the utilization of a space in carrying the product by designing the AC plug to be folded and secure the space by rotating the AC plug when the space is insufficient in using a multi receptacle. A detachable AC(Alternating Current) plug(100) comprises a main body assembly(200) and an inlet assembly(300) The main body assembly a body slide joining portion and a body terminal. The body slide joining portion is positioned in the upper part of the body and is joined by the inlet assembly and a slide. The body terminal is positioned in the upper part of the body and is connected to a face terminal in the inlet assembly during the assembly of the detachable AC plug. The inlet assembly comprises a face plate, a face plate's lower part, a face slide joining portion, a spring joining portion, and a face terminal. The face plate forms the exterior of the inlet assembly. The face plate's lower part is positioned in the lower part of the face plate and is joined to the main body assembly during the assembly. The face slide joining portion is positioned in the lower part of the face plate and is joined by the body slide joining portion and the slide. The spring joining portion is detached by a spring when the face slide joining portion is joined to the body slide joining portion. The face terminal is positioned in the lower part of the face plate and is connected to the body terminal during the assembly.

Description

Detachable AC plug

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional fixed AC plug structure.

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view along line AA ′ in FIG. 1; FIG.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the removable AC plug according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a perspective view of the main body assembly in FIG. 3.

5 is a perspective view of the inlet assembly in FIG. 3.

6 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the main body assembly of FIG.

7 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the body fastening structure in FIG.

8 is a perspective view showing a detail configuration of the face plate lower portion and the surroundings in the inlet assembly of FIG.

9 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration around the spring coupling portion inside the face plate bottom in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a face plate is coupled to a spring coupler in FIG. 9; FIG.

Figure 11 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the face plate fastening structure and the surroundings in FIG.

12 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the screw coupling portion and the surroundings in FIG.

Figure 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the screw cover is coupled in the screw coupling portion of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating a screw fastening groove and its periphery for allowing the screw of the screw engaging part of FIG. 12 to be fastened to the spring engaging part; FIG.

Figure 15a is a cross-sectional view showing a state before assembly of the main body assembly and the inlet assembly of the present invention.

Figure 15b is a cross-sectional view showing a state that the upper body hook is coupled to the hook engaging groove when the main body assembly and the inlet assembly of the present invention in Figure 15a.

Figure 15c is a cross-sectional view showing the assembled state after the slide coupling the main body assembly and the inlet assembly of the present invention in Figure 15b.

16A to 16I illustrate a process of assembling the main body assembly and the inlet assembly of the present invention.

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

100: finished product 200: main body assembly

210: upper body 220: body slide coupling portion

222: body upper hook 224: body inclination

230: body terminal terminal 240: body fastening structure

242: engaging jaw 300: inlet assembly

310: face plate 320: face plate lower

322 rib 330 face slide coupling

332: hooking groove 334: face inclined portion

340: spring coupling 342: arm

343 arm head 344 hinge

346: spring lock 348: button

349: screw fastening groove 350: face terminal terminal

360: face plate fastening structure 362: locking jaw fastening portion

370: screw joint 372: screw

374: screw cover

The present invention relates to an alternating current (AC) plug. More specifically, the AC plug is designed to be folded to increase the utilization of space when carrying the product and to ensure the durability of the product, and to rotate the AC plug. The present invention relates to a removable AC plug that can be rotated and used when space is insufficient when using multiple outlets.

In general, a plug is a device for connecting a line / circuit such as an electric device / measurement / telephone switch using a blade, which is a plug terminal, and the AC plug is connected to an AC power source.

Such a plug is used in combination with a jack, which is fixed to a mechanism, in other words a jack. There is no spring effect on the plug part, and the jack part and the spring on the plug part make electrical contact. Plugs also include connecting household electrical equipment to electrical outlets.

Therefore, AC chargers and AC adapters, which are required for AV (Audio-Video) products, have wall mount types and AC inlets that connect the blades directly to the product. There is a handheld type which is fixed and cabled.

In addition, the conventional wall mount type power connection structure was inserted into a plug product or used by fixing with screws.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional fixed AC plug structure.

Here, reference numeral 10 is an ac plug, a case and a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) assembly are combined, 12 is a case cover, 14 is an AC plug terminal blade.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 1.

Reference numeral 16 is a lug terminal for fixing the AC plug.

Thus, the conventional wall mount type power connection structure uses a method of inserting into a plug product or assembling with screws and fixing the same as in FIGS. 1 and 2.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the AC plug was directly inserted into the case cover 12 to be ejected or compressed and fixed, and then the lug terminal 16 was caulked to connect the contacts.

However, this conventional method has a problem that takes a lot of portable space when using the portable because the AC plug is fixed in a protruding form.

In addition, there are many disadvantages that the protruding part of the fixed AC plug may be impacted.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention, designed to fold the AC plug to increase the utilization of space when carrying the product and ensure the durability of the product, plugs different for each country The blades of the plug can be changed to meet the specifications, and the AC plug can be rotated to provide a detachable AC plug that can be rotated when there is insufficient space when using multiple outlets.

The removable AC plug according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a removable AC plug assembled by a main body assembly having a circuit component and an inlet assembly assembled to the main body assembly, wherein the main body assembly includes: A body slide coupling part disposed at an upper part of the body and coupled to the inlet assembly by a slide; And a body terminal terminal positioned on the body and connected to a face terminal terminal in the inlet assembly during assembly, wherein the inlet assembly comprises: a face plate forming an appearance of the inlet assembly; A lower face plate positioned below the face plate and coupled to the main body assembly during assembly; A face slide coupler positioned below the face plate and coupled to the body slide coupler of the main body assembly by a slide; A spring coupling part to be detachable by a spring when the face slide coupling part is coupled to the body slide coupling part; And a face terminal terminal positioned below the face plate and connected to the body terminal terminal during assembly.

The body slide coupling portion, the body upper hook is coupled to the hook engaging groove of the face slide coupling portion during assembly, wherein the face slide coupling portion, the hook locking groove groove is formed so that the hook locking groove is coupled during assembly It is configured to include.

The body slide coupling portion is configured to further include a body inclined portion inclined so that the face inclined portion of the face slide coupling when assembled, the face slide coupling portion is assembled by sliding to the body inclined portion during assembly It is configured to further include; the inclined face inclined portion.

The spring coupling portion, the arm head over the hook engaging groove, the arm located at both ends of the hinge; Hinges supporting the arms at both ends; A spring lock connected to the arm, the spring lock receiving the force pressed in a predetermined direction; And a button for pressing the hinge when detaching.

The face plate lower portion, a rib for performing a rotation axis function when the rotation force occurs in the spring coupling portion; is configured to further include.

The detachable AC plug may include: a body fastening structure positioned at one side of the upper portion of the body and coupled to a face plate fastening structure of the inlet assembly during assembly; And a face plate fastening structure positioned on one side of the lower face plate and coupled to the body fastening structure during assembly.

The body fastening structure includes a locking jaw that is fastened to the locking jaw fastening portion of the face plate fastening structure when the slide is assembled during assembly, and the face plate fastening structure is such that the fastening jaw of the body fastening structure is fastened when the body is fastened during assembly. It is configured to include a locking jaw fastening.

The inlet assembly further comprises a screw engaging portion for screwing the face plate and the face plate lower portion.

The screw coupling portion, the screw is fastened to the screw coupling groove formed in the spring coupling portion; And a screw cover covering the fastened screw.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be.

In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Then, the removable AC plug according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the removable AC plug according to the present invention is designed to fold the AC plug to increase the utilization of space when carrying the product and ensure the durability of the product, and to enable the AC plug to rotate when using a multi-outlet If there is not enough space, it is rotated and used.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the removable AC plug according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This shows a finished product 100 in which a main body assembly 200 and an inlet assembly 300 are assembled.

4 is a perspective view of the main body assembly in FIG. 3.

This shows the appearance of the main body assembly 200 before assembling the finished product 100.

5 is a perspective view of the inlet assembly in FIG. 3.

This shows the appearance of the inlet assembly 300 before assembling the finished product (100).

Thus, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the finished product 100 may be configured by assembling the main body assembly 200 and the inlet assembly 300. Then, the main body assembly 200, which is a circuit component, can be used in common because it can be separated, and the inlet assembly 300 can be manufactured and used according to the standards of each country because it can be separated.

6 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the main body assembly of FIG.

The main body assembly 200 may include a body upper portion 210, a body slide coupling portion 220, and a body terminal terminal 230. The body fastening structure 240 may be additionally included here.

Here, the body upper portion 210 is positioned above the main body assembly 200 and assembled with the inlet assembly 300.

In addition, the body slide coupler 220 may include a body upper hook 222 and a body inclined portion 224.

Thus, the body upper hook 222 of the body slide coupling portion 220 is coupled to the hook engaging groove 332 of the face slide coupling portion 330 during assembly.

In addition, the body inclined portion 224 of the body slide coupling portion 220 is inclined so that the face inclined portion 334 of the face slide coupling portion 330 slides during assembly to facilitate the coupling.

In addition, the body terminal terminal 230 is located on the upper body 210 is connected to the face terminal terminal 350 in the inlet assembly 300 during assembly. Thus, the power is supplied to the AV product by contact with the face terminal terminal 350. That is, using the body terminal terminal 230 press-fitted to the upper body 210 to contact the face terminal terminal 350 in the groove installed in the lower face plate 320 to flow a current It consists of a structure.

7 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the body fastening structure in FIG.

Thus, the body fastening structure 240 is located on one side of the upper body 210, and is coupled to the face plate fastening structure 360 of the inlet assembly 300 during assembly.

The body fastening structure 240 has a locking jaw 242.

Thus, the locking jaw 242 of the body fastening structure 240 is fastened to the locking jaw fastening portion 362 of the face plate fastening structure 360 when the main body assembly 200 and the inlet assembly 300 slide during assembly.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a detailed configuration of a face plate under the periphery of the inlet assembly of FIG. 5.

The inlet assembly 300 may include a face plate 310, a face plate lower part 320, a face slide coupling part 330, a spring coupling part 340, and a face terminal terminal 350. Can be. In addition, it may be configured to further include a face plate fastening structure 360 or screw (Screw) coupling portion 370.

The face plate 310 thus forms the appearance of the inlet assembly 300.

In addition, the face plate lower part 320 is located at the lower part of the face plate 310 is coupled to the main body assembly 200 during assembly. The face plate lower portion 320 includes a face slide coupling portion 330, a spring coupling portion 340, a face terminal terminal 350, a plate coupling structure 360, and a screw coupling portion 370.

In addition, the rib (Rib) 322 located in the lower face plate 320 performs a rotation axis function when the rotation force is generated in the spring coupling portion 340.

In addition, the face slide coupler 330 is positioned on the face plate lower part 320 to be coupled to the body slide coupler 220 of the main body assembly 200 by a slide.

The face slide coupling portion 330 may be configured as a hook locking groove 332, and may further include a face inclined portion 334.

Therefore, the engaging groove 332 in the face slide coupling portion 330 is formed so that the hook engaging groove 332 is coupled when assembled.

In addition, the face inclined portion 334 in the face slide engaging portion 330 is formed to be inclined to be assembled by sliding on the body inclined portion 224.

In addition, the face terminal terminal 350 is located at the lower face plate 320 and is connected to the body terminal terminal 230 during assembly. Thus, the power is supplied to the AV product by contact with the body terminal terminal 230.

9 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration around the spring coupling portion inside the face plate bottom in FIG.

Thus, the spring coupler 340 allows detachment by the spring when the face slide coupler 330 is coupled to the body slide coupler 220.

The spring coupling part 340 is an arm 342 with an arm head 343, a hinge 344, a spring lock 346, a button ( 348). In addition, there is a screw fastening groove 348 to allow the screw coupling portion 370 to be coupled when the screw coupling portion 370 is added.

Thus, the arm 342 is located at both ends of the hinge 344, the arm head 343 is across the hook locking groove 332.

Hinge 344 also supports arms 342 at both ends.

In addition, the spring lock 346 is connected to the arm 342, so that the arm 342 is forced to be pressed in a predetermined direction.

In addition, the button 348 allows the hinge 344 to be pressed upon release.

Thus, when the button 348 is pressed in the 'force' direction in FIG. 9, the hinge 344 is pressed, and when the arm 342 connected to the hinge 344 generates a rotational force about the rib 322. The space in which the arm head 343 portion was filled is opened. Accordingly, the body upper hook 222 of the upper body 210 is retracted to enable separation.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a face plate is coupled to a spring coupler in FIG. 9.

As a result of the tension of the spring lock 346, the arm 342 always has a force to be pushed down, and by this force the main body assembly 200 and the inlet assembly 300 are pushed after assembly of the body upper hook 222. Can be maintained without being separated.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a detailed configuration of a face plate fastening structure and its surroundings in FIG. 8.

Thus, the face plate fastening structure 360 is located on one side of the face plate lower part 320 and is coupled to the body fastening structure 240 during assembly.

The face plate fastening structure 360 may further include a locking jaw fastening part 362.

Thus, when the engaging jaw fastening part 362 in the face plate fastening structure 360 slides during assembly, the locking jaw 242 of the body fastening structure 240 is fastened.

12 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the screw coupling portion and the surroundings in FIG.

Thus, the screw coupling portion 370 couples the face plate 310 and the face plate lower portion 320 by screws 372.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a screw cover is engaged in the screw coupling part of FIG. 12.

Thus, the screw cover 374 covers the fastened screw 372.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating a screw fastening groove and its periphery for allowing the screw of the screw engaging part of FIG. 12 to be fastened to the spring engaging part.

Thus, when the screw coupling portion 370 is additionally configured, the screw coupling groove 349 is previously formed in the spring coupling portion 340.

Figure 15a is a cross-sectional view showing a state before assembly of the main body assembly and the inlet assembly of the present invention, Figure 15b is a body upper hook is coupled to the hook engaging groove when the main body assembly and the inlet assembly of the present invention in Figure 15a Figure 15c is a cross-sectional view showing a state, Figure 15b is a cross-sectional view showing the assembled state after the slide coupling the main body assembly and the inlet assembly of the present invention in Figure 15b.

Therefore, the face plate 310 and the face plate lower part 320 are fusion-coupled, and the face plate lower part 320 is provided with a hook catching groove 332 that can be coupled with the main body assembly 200, and the body upper part ( The upper body hook 222 is coupled to the upper hook 222 formed in the 210 and then pushed so that the body upper hook 222 can be seated in the hook engaging groove 332.

In addition, to install the fastening structure by the body fastening structure 240 and the face plate fastening structure 360 or as shown in Figures 12 to 14 to further strengthen the coupling with the main body assembly 200 to the screw coupling portion 370 Fastening structure can be provided.

16A to 16I illustrate a process of assembling the main body assembly and the inlet assembly of the present invention.

Therefore, in FIG. 16A, the face plate 310 is shown separately.

In addition, in FIG. 16B, the spring lock 346 is assembled to the face plate 310 separately.

In addition, in FIG. 16C, the arm 342 and the hinge 344 are assembled.

In addition, in FIG. 16D, the face plate lower part 320 is fused.

In addition, FIG. 16E shows that the screw 372 is assembled by the screw coupling part 370 to reinforce the strength.

In addition, in Fig. 16F, the button 348 is assembled.

In addition, FIG. 16G shows a state before assembling the inlet assembly 300 to the main body assembly 200.

In addition, FIG. 16H shows a state in which the inlet assembly 300 is assembled to the main body assembly 200 in the state before the sliding.

In addition, in FIG. 16I, the inlet assembly 300 is assembled to the main body assembly 200 after being sliced.

Accordingly, the removable AC plug according to the present invention is designed to fold the AC plug to increase the utilization of space when carrying the product and ensure the durability of the product, and to rotate the AC plug when using a multi-outlet If there is not enough space there is an advantage to use by rotating.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for the purpose of illustration and various substitutions, modifications within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. And it will be possible to change, and such substitutions, changes, etc. should be regarded as belonging to the following claims.

As described above, the removable AC plug according to the present invention is designed to fold the AC plug to increase the utilization of space when carrying the product and ensure the durability of the product, and to allow the AC plug to rotate, so that the multi-outlet If you run out of space when using the effect can be used to rotate.

In addition, the present invention also has the effect of changing the inlet assembly to match the plug specifications for each country.

In addition, the present invention is easy to change the product design by the removable configuration.

Furthermore, the present invention can reduce the number of cases where the guarantee of electrical characteristics is to be made by a prefabricated configuration.

In addition, the present invention can be configured to assemble the main body assembly and the inlet assembly prefabricated the main body assembly.

In addition, the present invention can realize the economies of scale and parts price according to mass production by the prefabricated configuration.

Claims (9)

Configure a main body assembly having circuit components and a removable AC plug assembled by an inlet assembly assembled to the main body assembly, The main body assembly, A body slide coupling part disposed on the body and coupled to the inlet assembly by a slide; And A body terminal terminal positioned above the body and connected to a face terminal terminal in the inlet assembly during assembly; It is configured to include, The inlet assembly, A face plate forming an exterior of the inlet assembly; A lower face plate positioned below the face plate and coupled to the main body assembly during assembly; A face slide coupler positioned below the face plate and coupled to the body slide coupler of the main body assembly by a slide; A spring coupling part to be detachable by a spring when the face slide coupling part is coupled to the body slide coupling part; And A face terminal terminal positioned below the face plate and connected to the body terminal terminal during assembly; Removable AC plug including a. The method of claim 1, The body slide coupling portion, Body upper hook is coupled to the hook engaging groove of the face slide coupling portion during assembly; It is configured to include, The face slide coupling portion, A hook catching groove formed with a groove so that the hook catching groove is coupled during assembly; Removable AC plug characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 2, The body slide coupling portion, An inclined body inclined portion to be assembled by sliding a face inclined portion of the face slide coupling portion during assembly; It is configured to include more The face slide coupling portion, Face inclined portion inclined to be assembled by sliding the body inclined portion during assembly; Removable AC plug, characterized in that further comprises a. The method of claim 1, The spring coupling portion, An arm with the arm head across the hook locking groove and positioned at both ends of the hinge; Hinges supporting the arms at both ends; A spring lock connected to the arm, the spring lock receiving the force pressed in a predetermined direction; And A button to press the hinge when detached; Removable AC plug, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 1, The lower face plate, A rib performing a rotation shaft function when a rotation force is generated at the spring coupling part; Removable AC plug, characterized in that further comprises a. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The removable AC plug, A body fastening structure positioned on one side of the upper body and coupled to a face plate fastening structure of the inlet assembly during assembly; And A face plate fastening structure positioned on one side of the lower face plate and coupled to the body fastening structure during assembly; Removable AC plug, characterized in that further comprises a. The method of claim 6, The body fastening structure is. A locking jaw fastened to the locking jaw fastening portion of the face plate fastening structure when the assembly slides; It is configured to include, The face plate fastening structure, A locking jaw fastening portion for locking the locking jaw of the body fastening structure when the assembly slides; Removable AC plug, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 6, The inlet assembly, A screw engaging portion for screwing the face plate and the face plate lower portion; Removable AC plug, characterized in that further comprises a. The method of claim 8, The screw coupling portion, A screw fastened to a screw fastening groove formed in the spring engaging portion; And A screw cover covering the fastened screw; Removable AC plug, characterized in that it comprises a.

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