KR101382698B1 - Automatic in and out apparatus of multi concent - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic opening and closing buried type multi-outlet device according to the present invention includes a guide unit which is fixed in a receiving groove which is formed on a table, a socket unit which is rotationally supported by the guide unit and includes a plurality of sockets on the front thereof to expose the front with the sockets to the outside or hide the front with sockets inside, a driving motor which is arranged between the socket unit and the guide unit and rotates the socket unit, and a switch member which is installed on one side of the guide unit and drives the driving motor by a touch operation. Thereby, the convenience of use and an interior decoration effect are improved by exposing the socket to the outside or hiding the socket by rotating an outlet body according to the operation of a user.

Description

Automatic in / out apparatus of Multi Concent}

In particular, the present invention relates to an automatic opening-and-closing multi-concentration device capable of increasing installation freedom by minimizing installation space.

In general, a multi-tap outlet is electrically connected to a power outlet installed on a wall or a floor, and is used when several electric appliances are used at the same time. A plurality of sockets are provided to insert a plurality of plugs. In addition, a universal serial bus (USB) There is a tendency to provide additional ports, network ports, and the like.

Many of these power strip outlets include sockets to which electric appliances are plugged in so as to supply commercial AC current flowing through a power cord to a plurality of electric appliances. In addition to these sockets, a universal serial bus (USB) port and a network port are provided. Is disposed, one side is a configuration that is connected to the power cable having a power cord to be connected to the main power. In addition, some products are configured with a switch to control the power supplied to the entire socket or individual socket.

However, in the case of the conventional multi-tap outlet, the socket is exposed to the outside, so that contamination by dust or foreign matters is easily generated, and moisture can easily penetrate into the inside by a user's mistake. There is a big problem of the occurrence of electrical safety accidents, and even when not in use, there is a disadvantage that is not aesthetically good as it is always exposed.

In order to solve this problem, a draw-out type outlet device has been proposed in Patent Application No. 10-2008-0063412. Conventional draw-out type outlet device is embedded in the installation space of the wall portion, the body unit is provided with a receiving space therein, and is provided to be slidable to move along the longitudinal direction of the body unit according to the pressing operation of one end exposed to the outside Disclosed is a configuration of an outlet unit having at least one plug connection portion inserted into or withdrawn from the body unit, and having a plug electrically connected thereto, wherein the outlet unit receives a pressing operation force from a user and receives the body unit. A configuration is disclosed that stops at a position protruding from or is stopped while inserted into the body unit.

However, the conventional manual operation type draw-out type outlet device has a problem that the user is inconvenient in use and the structure is complicated because the user is pressurized by hand to be drawn out structure. That is, the user has to press the pressure cap portion of the outlet unit in a precisely perpendicular direction in order to wander the outlet unit from the body unit, there is a disadvantage in that it is inconvenient to use and cause consumer dissatisfaction, as accurate operation force is required.

In order to insert the outlet unit into the body unit, the outlet unit must be pushed so that the outlet unit can be completely inserted into the body unit, which is also inconvenient to use, resulting in consumer complaints.

In addition, as the structure is complicated, the assembly and mass productivity are not reduced, and the spring structure adopts the disadvantage that it is difficult to maintain the reliability of the operation due to the elasticity of the spring. In particular, when the outlet unit is drawn out and the plug is plugged in, When the outlet unit is accidentally pressed downward, there is a serious problem that the outlet unit descends while the plug is plugged in, thereby causing an electric safety accident or product damage.

In order to solve the above problems, an automatic draw-out type multi-outlet device has been proposed in Patent Registration No. 10-0991709, and in claim 1, a tubular housing having an interior that is embedded in a furniture or a wall, and a slide fitting inside the housing In the draw-out type multi-outlet device consisting of a receptacle body having a plurality of sockets in the longitudinal direction as a member that is selectively drawn out, the housing is provided with a rack gear in the longitudinal direction on one side of the inside, the outlet body is the housing and A drive source coupled to the slide fitting structure and connected to the stationary motor on one side has a drive source in which the drive gear is interlocked and integrally engaged with the rack gear, and the drive source receives an operation signal from a user and applies an electric signal. Connected to the controller that receives the signal and outputs the control signal And, the socket is automatically drawn out of the Vertical multi-outlet device, characterized in that upon receipt of a control signal of the controller that is the circuit breaker to cut off the power socket connection is disclosed in the pulling state in the housing.

However, the conventional automatic draw-out type multi-outlet device is a structure in which the housing provided by the lifting method by the operation of the switch in and out, so that when not in use, the various accessories including the housing is arranged below the desk or table, installation There was a big problem with the restrictions on the place.

For example, when the conventional automatic draw-out type multiple outlet device is installed in the sink, a drive source including a housing should be installed in the sink lower cabinet, which causes a problem of dissatisfaction of the consumer because of greatly reducing the space utilization of the sink lower cabinet.

Patent Registration No. 10-0991709

The present invention was created in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to rotate the outlet body in accordance with the user's operation to expose or conceal the socket portion to the outside for ease of use and interior It is to provide an automatic opening and closing multi-outlet device that can increase the effect.

Another object of the present invention is to allow power to be applied to each socket when the outlet body is completely open, and to shut off the power in the closed position of the outlet body, thereby minimizing standby power and preventing the risk of a safety accident. It is to provide an automatic opening and closing multi-outlet device that can be.

Still another object of the present invention is to expose and conceal the socket by rotating a predetermined angle in a state where the outlet body is disposed parallel to the horizontal plane of the desk or table, thereby minimizing the occupancy of the installation space and the degree of utilization of the space. It is to provide an automatic opening and closing multi-outlet device that can increase the.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic opening-and-closing multi-outlet device according to the present invention includes a guide unit fixed to an accommodation groove formed in a table, and rotatably supported by the guide unit and provided with a plurality of sockets on the front side of the socket. A socket unit in which the front surface is exposed to the outside or concealed inside, a drive motor disposed between the socket unit and the guide unit to rotate the socket unit, and installed at one side of the guide unit to drive the touch unit by a touch operation. And a switch member for driving the motor.

The socket unit includes a housing having an upper side and an open end thereof, and both sides having a curved surface, a front cover fixed to an open front side of the housing, a plurality of sockets installed on the front cover, a charging USB port and a LAN. A port, a first side cover fixed to one end of the housing and provided with the drive motor, rotatably supported by the guide unit, and a second fixed on the other end of the housing and rotatably supported by the guide unit And a side cover.

The guide unit may include a guide plate formed of a curved surface, a first cap member fixed to one end of the guide plate and connected to the driving motor, and rotatably supported by the first side cover, and fixed to the other end of the guide plate. And a second cap member on which the second side cover is rotatably supported, and disposed in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate on both sides of the guide plate, and both ends of which are fixed to the first cap member and the second cap member. And a pair of guide bars that are fixed to the bottom surface of the storage groove and are locked to the guide bar to fix the guide unit to the storage groove.

The controller further includes a controller for controlling the driving motor when a signal is applied from the switch member, wherein the controller receives a signal from a position sensor for sensing a rotation position of the socket unit, and when the switch member is touched by the controller A timer for applying the elapsed time to the controller is provided.

The drive motor is fixed to the gearbox for reducing the rotation speed, the gearbox is fixed to the first side cover, one of the plurality of gears accommodated in the gearbox is connected to the support rod, the support rod is the The fitting is fixed to the hinge shaft formed on the first cap member.

As described above, the automatic opening-and-closing type multi-outlet device of the present invention allows the outlet body to be rotated according to a user's operation to expose or conceal the socket portion to the outside, thereby improving convenience of use and interior effect.

In addition, the automatic opening-and-closing type multi-outlet device of the present invention allows power to be applied to each socket when the outlet body is completely open, and the power is cut off in the closed position of the outlet body to minimize standby power as well as safety accidents. Can prevent the risk of

In addition, the automatic opening-and-closing type multi-outlet device of the present invention minimizes the occupancy of the installation space by exposing and hiding the socket by rotating a predetermined angle in a state where the outlet body is disposed parallel to the horizontal plane of the desk or table. Freedom and space utilization can be increased.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic opening and closing a multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic opening and closing a multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a front view of an automatic opening and closing a multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the drive unit of the automatic opening and closing embedded multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a side view of an automatic opening and closing a multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a block diagram showing a controller of the automatic opening and closing the multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a top view of a table provided with an automatic open / close buried multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an operational state diagram of an automatic opening and closing a multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

The sizes and shapes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience. In addition, terms defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Definitions of these terms should be based on the content of this specification.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic opening and closing a multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the automatic opening and closing a multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is one of the present invention 4 is a cross-sectional view of a driving part of an automatic opening and closing multi-outlet device according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a driving unit of the automatic opening and closing multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an automatic opening and closing according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a side view of the embedded multi-outlet device, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a controller for controlling a driving motor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a top view of a table provided with an automatic open / close buried multi-outlet device according to the present invention.

1 to 6, the automatic opening-and-closing multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a guide unit 200 fixed to a receiving groove 160 formed on a desk or a table 150, and a guide unit ( And a drive motor 84 disposed between the socket unit 100 rotatably supported by the 200 and the socket unit 100 and the guide unit 200 to rotate the socket unit 100.

The socket unit 100 is installed in a housing 72 having an upper side and both ends open and curved at both sides thereof, a front cover 110 and a front cover 100 covering the open front surface of the housing 72. A plurality of sockets 120, a first side cover 82 fixed to one end of the housing 72 and a driving motor 84 fixed thereto, and a second side cover 80 fixed to the other end of the housing 72. ).

The housing 72 is fixed to the first side cover 82 and the second side cover 80 by fastening bolts 90 and 92 at both ends thereof, and the front cover is fixed to the opened front surface. In addition, the bottom surface of the housing 72 is in a planar shape, and both sides extending from the bottom surface are formed in a curved shape.

In addition to the socket 120 for power connection, the front cover 110 includes a USB port 122 for charging and a LAN port 124 to which a LAN is connected. Therefore, the first cover 112 is installed in the front cover 110, the second mounting port 114, the LAN port 124 is installed, the second mounting port 114, the USB port 122 is installed for charging. Three mounting holes 116 are formed.

The plurality of sockets 120 are fixed to the first board 126 for connecting power to the socket, and the charging USB port 122 and the LAN port 124 are connected to the second board 128 for connecting electrical signals. It is fixed.

The guide unit 200 is formed in a curved shape so that the housing is rotated on the inner surface of the guide plate 10, and fixed to one end of the guide plate 10 by bolts 44, and the driving motor 84 is connected. And a first cap member 52 on which the first side cover is rotatably supported, and fixed to the other end of the guide plate 10 by bolts 42, and on which the second side cover 80 is rotatably supported. The second cap member 50 and a pair of guides disposed on both sides of the guide plate 10 in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate and fixed at both ends thereof to the first cap member 52 and the second cap member 50. The bar 20 and a pair of fixing brackets 30 and 32 fixed to the bottom surface of the receiving groove formed on the table by the bolt 40 and engaged by the guide bar 20 are included.

The guide plate 10 has fastening holes 12 formed at both ends thereof, one end of which is fastened to the first cap member 50 by a bolt 42, and the other end of which is fastened to the second cap member 52 by a bolt 44.

The fixing brackets 30 and 32 are in the form of metal plates, and are vertically bent at both ends of the bolt fastening portion 34 fastened to the bottom surface of the receiving groove 160 by the bolts 40 and the bolt fastening portion 34. The catching part 36 which is caught by the 1st cap member 52 and the 2nd cap member 50, and the support part 38 extended to the upper side of the catching part 36 and wrapped on the outer surface of the housing 72 are included. do.

As described above, the guide unit 200 fixes the fixing brackets 30 and 32 to the storage groove 160 by fastening the bolts 40, and then inserts the entire outlet device into the storage groove 160 after the assembly is completed. Since a pair of guide bars 20 are caught at 30 and 32, the outlet device is installed in the receiving groove 160, and thus the installation is convenient.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drive motor 86 is fixed to the gear box 86 for reducing the rotational speed generated from the drive motor 84, and the gear box 86 is attached to the first side cover 82. It is fixed.

The first side cover 82 has a hinge hole 88 formed at the center thereof so that the hinge shaft 54 of the first cap member 52 is inserted to be rotatably supported by the first cap member 52. 54 is fitted to the support rod 94 is a rotational force transmitted from the drive motor 84.

The gear box 86 is provided with a plurality of gears which are engaged with the drive shaft of the drive motor to reduce the rotational speed of the drive motor, and one gear 96 of the plurality of gears is fixed to the support rod 94.

Here, the first side cover 82 is fixed to one surface of the housing 72 is a component of the socket unit 100, the first cap member 52 is a guide unit 200 fixed to the receiving groove 160 ) Is a component of. Then, the driving motor 84 is fixed to the first side cover 82, the support rod 94 is fixed to the first cap member 52, so when the drive motor 84 is driven, the first side cover 82 Is rotated, and the socket unit 100 is rotated accordingly.

The upper surface of the second cap member 50 is provided with a switch member 60 for the user to operate to rotate the socket unit 100.

6 is a block diagram of a controller for controlling a driving motor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The switch member 60 is a switch provided with a touch sensor, and when touched, a signal is applied to the controller 62. In addition, the first side cover 82 is provided with a position sensor 64 that detects the rotational position of the socket unit 100 and applies the signal to the controller 62.

Here, referring to the operation of the controller 62, when a signal is applied from the switch member 60, the controller 62 applies power to the driving motor 84. Then, the socket unit 100 is rotated so that the front surface of the socket unit 100 is exposed to the front surface of the table 150 or is concealed into the receiving groove 160 of the table 150.

In addition, when the socket unit 100 is normally rotated and the front surface is exposed to the outside or the position concealed inside the receiving groove 160, the position sensor 64 detects this and applies the signal to the controller 62. The controller 62 cuts off the power applied to the driving motor 84.

In addition, the controller 62 is provided with a timer 66 so that if the signal is not transmitted from the position sensor 64 even after a predetermined time elapses after the user touches the switch member 60, the socket unit 100 is an obstacle. It is determined that the rotation is not possible by rotating the socket unit 100 in the reverse direction to return to its original state.

In addition, when the front surface of the socket unit 100 is in a concealed position in the accommodating groove 160, when a signal is applied from the position sensor 64 to the controller 62, the controller 62 moves to the driving motor 84. It cuts off the standby power applied to minimize the power consumption.

Thus, the operation of the automatic opening and closing the multi-outlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as follows will be described.

When power connection to the table 150 is unnecessary, as shown in FIG. 8, the front surface of the socket unit 100 is positioned inside the receiving groove 160, and the rear portion of the housing 72 is the upper surface of the table 150. Exposed to beautify the design of the table 150, block foreign matters, etc. into the socket 120, and can prevent the risk of exposure to the socket 120.

In addition, when a power source is to be connected to the table 150, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user touches the switch member 60, the signal is applied to the controller 62. Then, the controller 62 applies power to the driving motor 84 to rotate the socket unit 100. When the socket unit 100 is rotated to reach a position exposed to the outside of the socket 120, the position sensor 64 transmits a signal to the controller 62, and the controller 62 is applied to the driving motor 84. Shut off the power supply.

In addition, when an element that interferes with the rotation of the socket unit 100 occurs during such an operation, even if a predetermined time elapses from the time when the user touches the switch member 60, the signal is received from the position sensor 64. If not, the controller 62 rotates the drive motor 84 in the reverse direction to return the socket unit 100 to its original state.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art.

10: guide plate 20: guide bar
30, 32: fixing bracket 50: first cap member
52: second cap member 60: switch member
72: housing 62: controller
64: position sensor 66: timer
80: first side cover 82: second side cover
84: drive motor 86: gearbox
110: front cover 120: socket
122: USB port for charging 124: LAN port
100: socket unit 200: guide unit

Claims (5)

A guide unit fixed to the receiving groove formed in the table;
A socket unit rotatably supported by the guide unit and provided with a plurality of sockets on a front surface thereof so that the front surface provided with the sockets is exposed to the outside or concealed inside;
A driving motor disposed between the socket unit and the guide unit to rotationally drive the socket unit; And
And a switch member installed at one side of the guide unit to drive the driving motor by a touch operation.
The controller further includes a controller for controlling the driving motor when a signal is applied from the switch member, wherein the controller receives a signal from a position sensor for sensing a rotation position of the socket unit, and when the switch member is touched by the controller Automatic opening-and-closing multi-outlet device, characterized in that the timer is provided to apply the elapsed time to the controller. The method of claim 1,
The socket unit is a housing having an upper side and both ends open and both sides are formed in a curved shape,
A front cover fixed to the open front side of the housing;
A plurality of sockets, a charging USB port, and a LAN port installed on the front cover;
A first side cover fixed to one end of the housing and installed with the drive motor, rotatably supported by the guide unit;
And a second side cover fixed to the other end of the housing and rotatably supported by the guide unit. 3. The method of claim 2,
The guide unit is a guide plate formed of a curved surface,
A first cap member fixed to one end of the guide plate and connected to the driving motor and rotatably supported by the first side cover;
A second cap member fixed to the other end of the guide plate and rotatably supported by the second side cover;
A pair of guide bars disposed on both sides of the guide plate in a lengthwise direction of the guide plate and fixed at both ends thereof to the first cap member and the second cap member;
And a fixed bracket fixed to the bottom surface of the storage groove and fixed to the guide bar to fix the guide unit to the storage groove. delete The method of claim 3,
The drive motor is fixed to the gear box to reduce the rotational speed, the gear foil
Is fixed to the first side cover,
One of a plurality of gears accommodated in the gearbox is connected to the support rod, the support rod is an automatic opening and closing multi-outlet device, characterized in that the fitting is fixed to the hinge shaft formed on the first cap member.

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