KR101693650B1 - safety electrical oulet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a safety socket 100 that supplies power by connecting a plug 200 of an electronic product to be inserted into a plug inserting portion 110 and a jack 210 to a power supply portion 114 located inside a jack inserting port 112, An outer wall 124 having a predetermined height from the bottom surface 122 and having a grasp portion receiving hole 128 formed at one side thereof and an inner wall 126 formed at a predetermined distance inward of the outer wall 124, A case 120 having a space for accommodating the plug 200 therein; A grip portion 132 provided symmetrically between the outer wall 124 and the inner wall 126 on both sides of the socket 100 and protruding from the grip portion receiving hole 128 is formed on the outer side so that the grip portion 132 can be operated A slide lid 130, 130 'which is opened and closed by the slide lid 130, 130'; And an elastic member 150 positioned between the bottom surface 122 and the lower portion of the slide lid 130 to provide restoring force. When the drawn plug 200 is pulled out after use, the elastic member 150 slides The cover 130 is configured to be closed.

Description

{Safety electrical oulet}

The present invention relates to an outlet, and more particularly, to a safety outlet that can prevent a contamination and an electric shock accident due to inflow of dust by closing a plug inserting portion normally through a slide cover.

Generally, electricity is generated at power generation facilities and supplied to households. Household electrical and electronic products, such as washing machines and refrigerators, are supplied with electricity through outlets.

Here, the receptacle has a cylindrical plug insertion portion, and is an electrical connection device that draws a plug of an electronic product and is electrically connected to the wiring so as to be supplied with electric power. Such an outlet may be of a wall-embedded type, an exposed type or a multi- .

Meanwhile, in a conventional socket-outlet, a jack-inserting port located inside the plug inserting portion is always open to connect a plug of an electronic product. Contamination occurs due to inflow of other foreign matter including dust, It could cause a fire, and the appearance of the outlet that was contaminated by foreign substances or dust in the outlet in a normal household was not good to look good.

In addition, when the plug inserting portion which is always open attempts to insert a substance having a non-conductive material such as a chopstick by stimulating curiosity to young children, there is a problem in safety due to the occurrence of an electric shock or a fire.

In the prior art related to the present invention, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0136449 discloses a "safe electric shock prevention socket" in which a safety cover closes a plug insertion portion of an electric socket and a power switch can be blocked by a safety switch Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0119866 discloses a socket-type safety cover in which a disk-shaped cover is elastically supported on an inner circumferential surface of a plug inserting portion and is detachable by a handle made of a bolt and nut structure. "

Meanwhile, since the conventional socket is used for the purpose of supplying power by drawing a plug of an electronic product, the plug inserting portion and the jack inserting port are normally exposed. When the plug is not inserted, the jack inserting hole is exposed from external foreign substances As a result, there is a risk of failure or fire due to malfunction due to contamination of dust in the outlet, and there is a problem that when foreign substances of non-insulated material are introduced into the jack insertion port, it may lead to electric shock or fire. Closing means is provided to close the plug inserting portion of the socket-outlet to prevent electric shock. However, if the user has to manually operate the closing operation and if the user does not recognize the plug-in operation, foreign matter such as dust may be introduced, Because it can lead to an electric shock blast furnace, In part that is to take dynamic action because they do not exert the same functions than a typical power outlet effect was rather unstable, the appropriate means of resolving.

Since most electrical appliances that supply power to homes and industrial facilities are used in close relationship with daily life, they are aware of the inconveniences such as contamination or malfunction due to the influx of foreign substances, electric shock accidents, , Which causes damage to property and damage to people due to fire accidents.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0136449 (2011.12.21) Title of invention: Safe electric shock prevention outlet Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0119866 (Oct. 31, 2012) Title of invention: Outlet safety cover

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems described above. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plug inserting device in front of a plug inserting part to prevent foreign matter such as dust from entering into an outlet, And the like are solved.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a safety outlet in which an elderly person or an infant can not insert a foreign object such as a power plug or a non-insulated material into a receptacle having safety.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a safety outlet having an opening and closing device having a sliding cover formed so as to be closed automatically when the inlet port of the outlet is closed, .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a safety socket for connecting a plug and a jack of an electronic product drawn into a plug insertion portion to a power supply portion located inside a jack insertion port to supply power, A case having an outer wall having a receiving hole with a perforated hole formed at one side thereof and an inner wall spaced apart from the outer wall by a predetermined distance, and having a space for receiving the plug therein; A slide cover provided symmetrically between the outer wall and the inner wall on both sides of the receptacle and formed with a grip portion protruding from the grip portion receiving hole and being opened and closed by the operation of the grip portion; And an elastic member disposed between the bottom surface and the bottom of the slide lid to provide a restoring force. When the drawn plug is pulled out after use, the slide lid is closed by the elastic member.

Preferably, the safety receptacle has a rack formed inside the slide cover, and the rack and the pinion gear are engaged with each other, and the pinion gear meshes with each other so that simultaneous opening is achieved even if only one side of the slide cover is operated.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a safety socket for connecting a plug and a jack of an electronic product to be inserted into a plug inserting portion to a power supply portion located inside a jack inserting port to supply power to the socket, A case having a space formed therein for receiving a plug; A slide lid provided symmetrically in the case and formed with a grip portion on the outside and opened and closed by the operation of the grip portion; And a band having a pair of pulleys installed in a space formed in the upper portion of the slide lid and a band fixedly coupled to the pulley and having a band fixing part connected to the slide lid at a lower portion thereof so that the slide lid is opened and closed by the rotation of the band .

More preferably, the safety receptacle includes a cover flow guide groove at a lower portion facing the slide cover.

According to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, foreign matter such as dust is prevented from being inserted into the socket by the slide lid, so that contamination, breakdown, and fire can be prevented from occurring. Even if the socket is not cleaned It is possible to maintain a clean house atmosphere in the case of a home.

In addition, it is possible to prevent a child from inserting a non-insulated material such as chopsticks into a wall socket, thereby realizing a safe country by reducing the damage caused by an electric shock or fire, and simply sliding the cover with one hand Since the slide cover is automatically opened and closed, the plug inserting portion can be closed without any special operation when the plug is pulled out after using the electronic product.

Furthermore, the above-described safety outlet is an essential constitution for supplying electricity. As a result, it is possible to advance into domestic and overseas markets as well as domestic and overseas industries by plugging in various electric products. The productivity of related companies can be expected to increase.

1 is a perspective view of an exposed safety receptacle according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a sectional view of an exposed safety outlet according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which a slide cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention is opened and a plug is drawn into an outlet;
4 is a sectional view of a safety outlet according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a perspective view of a buried safety receptacle according to a third embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a state of use in which the slide lid according to the third embodiment of the present invention is closed,
7 is a state view showing a state in which the slide lid according to the third embodiment of the present invention is opened.

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

1 to 3 show a safety socket 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the plug 200 and the jack 210 of the electronic product, which are inserted into the plug insertion portion 110, The safety receptacle 100 is connected to a power supply unit 114 located inside the jack insertion port 112 to supply power to the safety receptacle 100. The safety receptacle 100 includes a grip portion receiving hole 128 (120) having an outer wall (124) having an inner wall (124) and an inner wall (126) formed at a predetermined distance inward of the outer wall (124) and having a space for accommodating the plug (200) therein; A grip portion 132 provided symmetrically between the outer wall 124 and the inner wall 126 on both sides of the socket 100 and protruding from the grip portion receiving hole 128 is formed on the outer side so that the grip portion 132 can be operated A slide lid 130, 130 'which is opened and closed by the slide lid 130, 130'; And an elastic member 150 positioned between the bottom surface 122 and the lower portion of the slide lid 130 to provide restoring force. When the drawn plug 200 is pulled out after use, the elastic member 150 slides The cover 130 is closed.

Although the safety socket 100 is formed in an exposed shape in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the socket 100 may be formed in a buried shape or other various shapes as in the embodiments shown in FIGS. Of course, can be formed.

The outer wall 124 of the case 120 is formed with a grip portion receiving hole 128 at one side thereof to facilitate opening and closing operations of the slide lid 130 by receiving the grip portion 132, By performing a limited operation according to the path of the gripper receiving hole 128, the slide lid 130 performs an opening / closing operation within a designated path without performing an unnecessary operation.

The inner wall 126 of the case 120 is formed at a predetermined height from the bottom surface 122 so that the slide lid 130 is smoothly operated and the fixing and gripping parts 132 are pressed It serves to support not to be pushed backward.

The elastic member 150 is located at a lower portion of the slide lid 130. The elastic member 150 may be a compression spring and may be automatically closed by providing a restoring force according to opening and closing operations of the slide lid 130. [

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the slide cover 130 is operated by one hand so that both sides can be opened simultaneously. As shown in FIG. 4, the safety socket 100 includes the slide Racks 134 and 134 'are formed inside the covers 130 and 130' and the racks 134 and 134 'and the pinion gears 140 and 140' are engaged with each other. The pinion gears 140 and 140 'are engaged with each other, So that simultaneous opening is performed even if only one side is operated.

Therefore, the slide covers 130 and 130 'on both sides can be easily opened with one hand through the racks 134 and 134' and the pinion gears 140 and 140 '. In the case where the plug 200 of the electronic product is used and pulled out, Since the racks 134 and 134 'and the pinion gears 140 and 140' are rotated by the elastic member 150 to move the slide covers 130 and 130 'to their original positions, automatic closing is possible.

A third embodiment of the present invention is a safety socket 100 applied to a flush-type socket-outlet to be buried in a building wall of a home or business, which is inserted into a plug insertion portion 110 A socket (100) for supplying power by connecting a plug (200) of an electronic product and a jack (210) to a power supply unit (114) located inside a jack insertion port (112) A case 120 detachably attached to a front surface of the case 200 and having a space for receiving the plug 200 therein; A slide lid 130, 130 'symmetrically installed inside the case 120 and having a grip portion 132 formed on the outside thereof and opened and closed by the operation of the grip portion 132; A pair of pulleys 160 and 160 'installed in a space formed in the upper part of the slide lid 130 and a band fixing part 172' coupled to the pulleys 160 and 160 'and connected to the slide covers 130 and 130' And the band cover 170 is opened and closed by the rotation of the band 170.

The pulley 160 is formed with a groove for receiving the band 170 on the outer side so that the pulley 160 can be easily pivoted by tightening the band 170. This is to prevent the band 170 from deviating freely.

The band 170 further includes a band fixing portion 172 to allow the slide cover 130 to perform an opening and closing operation by the rotation of the band 170 when the band 170 is rotated by the pulley 160.

The band fixing part 172 is attached to both sides of the band 170 and is fastened to the slide lid 130. When the slide lid 130 is opened as the pulley 160 and the band 170 are rotated clockwise, And is closed when the elastic member 150 rotates counterclockwise.

At this time, the safety receptacle 100 may further include a cover flow guide groove 180 at a lower portion facing the slide cover 130 to facilitate the flow of the slide cover 130, It is possible to limit the flow path of the lid 130 to perform the opening and closing operation through the designated path and to prevent it from being arbitrarily deviated.

Meanwhile, the safety receptacle 100 of the present invention may be formed of various materials according to the characteristics of the non-insulator, and it is preferable that the safety receptacle 100 is formed of plastic in order to prevent a fire accident or an electric shock accident and minimize an increase in manufacturing cost.

100: Safety outlet
110: plug inserting portion 112: jack inserting portion
114: Power supply unit 120: External case
122: bottom surface 124: outer wall
126: inner wall 128:
130, 130 ': Slide cover 132:
134, 134 ': rack 140, 140': pinion gear
150: elastic member 160, 160 ': pulley
170: band 172: band fixing unit
180: cover flow guide groove
200: Plug 210: Jack

Claims (4)

A safety socket (100) for supplying power by connecting a plug (200) of an electronic product to be inserted into a plug insertion portion (110) and a jack (210) to a power supply portion (114) located inside a jack insertion opening (112)
An outer wall 124 having a predetermined height from the bottom surface 122 and having a grasp portion receiving hole 128 formed at one side thereof and an inner wall 126 formed at a predetermined distance inwardly of the outer wall 124, A case 120 in which a space for accommodating the plug 200 is formed;
A grip portion 132 provided symmetrically between the outer wall 124 and the inner wall 126 on both sides of the socket 100 and protruding from the grip portion receiving hole 128 is formed on the outer side so that the grip portion 132 can be operated A slide lid 130, 130 'which is opened and closed by the slide lid 130, 130'; And
And an elastic member 150 positioned between the bottom surface 122 and the lower portion of the slide lid 130 to provide a restoring force. When the inserted plug 200 is pulled out after use, (130) is closed.
The method according to claim 1,
The safety receptacle 100 includes racks 134 and 134 'formed inside the slide covers 130 and 130' and coupled to the racks 134 and 134 'and pinion gears 140 and 140' Are simultaneously engaged with each other so that simultaneous opening is achieved even if only one side of the slide cover (130) is operated.
A safety socket (100) for supplying power by connecting a plug (200) of an electronic product to be inserted into a plug insertion portion (110) and a jack (210) to a power supply portion (114) located inside a jack insertion opening (112)
A case 120 detachably attached to a front surface of a socket 100 embedded in a building wall and having a space for receiving the plug 200 therein;
A slide lid 130, 130 'symmetrically installed inside the case 120 and having a grip portion 132 formed on the outside thereof and opened and closed by the operation of the grip portion 132; And
A pair of pulleys 160 and 160 'installed in a space formed in the upper part of the slide lid 130 and a band fixing part 172 coupled to the pulleys 160 and 160' and connected to the slide lid 130 at the lower part thereof And the slide cover (130) is opened and closed by the rotation of the band (170).
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the safety receptacle (100) includes a cover flow guide groove (180) at a lower portion facing the slide cover (130).

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