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KR101819319B1
KR101819319B1 KR1020160021158A KR20160021158A KR101819319B1 KR 101819319 B1 KR101819319 B1 KR 101819319B1 KR 1020160021158 A KR1020160021158 A KR 1020160021158A KR 20160021158 A KR20160021158 A KR 20160021158A KR 101819319 B1 KR101819319 B1 KR 101819319B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5213—Covers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/443—Dummy plugs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/465—Identification means, e.g. labels, tags, markings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/633—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for disengagement only
    • H01R13/635—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for disengagement only by mechanical pressure, e.g. spring force
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits

Abstract

An invention for an outlet is disclosed. The plug socket is provided with: a case in which a coupling hole for coupling the plug is formed; a power terminal portion provided inside the case and electrically connected to an external power source and electrically connected to a connection pin of the plug; And a cover cap covering the coupling hole when the plug is detached.

Description

Outlet {RECEPTACLE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an outlet, and more particularly, to an outlet capable of preventing contamination of a coupling port to which a plug is coupled, thereby preventing a clean use and a safety accident.

Typically, the home is provided with a flush-type receptacle capable of inserting the plug of the appliance into the wall of the building so as to supply power to the appliance. Further, when the electric wire of the electric appliance can not sufficiently extend to the installation position of the electric outlet, or a multi-outlet is used to supply power to a plurality of electric devices.

In the conventional socket-outlet, when the terminal portion of the plug is unidirectionally formed for electrical connection with the power terminal portion, the socket is difficult to connect at night or when the socket is not visible.

In addition, since the terminal holes are always opened, it is difficult for children to insert chopsticks or the like into the flat-type terminal holes, as well as electric shock accidents such as filling of the terminal holes or breakage of the socket- And the like.

In addition, foreign substances such as dust are introduced through open terminal holes, and are always exposed to the risk of a safety accident caused by a short circuit.

On the other hand, "outlet" is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2013-0029295 (published on March 23, 2013).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a receptacle that can cover a coupling port to which a plug is coupled to prevent contamination of a coupling port, thereby preventing a clean use and a safety accident.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector for a plug connector which can easily be detached from a plug, visually confirm a plug connection state,

A socket according to the present invention includes: a case formed with a coupling hole to which a plug is coupled; a power terminal portion provided in the case and electrically connected to an external power source and electrically connected to a connection pin of the plug; A ground terminal portion connected to the plug, and a cover cap covering the coupling hole when the plug is detached.

In addition, the case may be provided with a release preventing member for preventing the power terminal portion and the ground terminal portion from being separated from each other.

Further, the cover cap may include a selective lift portion for varying the position of the plug in the engagement hole by a pressing force of the plug.

The selection elevating portion includes a hollow portion formed to be hollow in the case, to which the cover cap is slidably engaged, and a protruding and retreating portion for selectively allowing the cover cap to protrude and retract from the hollow portion.

The cover and the stopper are integrally formed with each other. The protruding and lowering operation portion includes an elastic member for elastically supporting the cover cap from the hollow portion, a stopper formed on the hollow portion and capable of moving back and forth, And a restricting portion for selectively restricting the lifting and lowering of the cover cap.

Further, the cover cap is provided with an identification part for identifying the position of the cover cap and the connection hole.

The identification unit may include a luminous band.

The socket according to the present invention can cover the coupling hole through which the plug is coupled by the cover cap, thereby preventing contamination of the coupling hole, thereby preventing clean use and safety accidents.

Further, the present invention has an effect that the plug can be easily separated by the lifting structure of the cover cap.

Further, the position of the cover cap, the coupling port and the connection hole can be visually recognized, thereby providing convenience in use.

1 is a perspective view of an outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of an outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view of an outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a selection elevation part of an outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
5 is a view showing the operation of the selective lifting portion of the receptacle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a state of use of an outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the receptacle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a receptacle according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a view showing the operation of a selective lifting unit of an outlet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an operation of the embodiment of the present invention Fig.

1 to 6, an outlet 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 110, a power terminal 120, a ground terminal 125, and a cover cap 140.

The case 110 is formed with a coupling hole 113 to which the plug 10 is coupled. 2, the case 110 includes an upper case 112 and a lower case 114, a plurality of coupling holes 113 are formed in the upper case 112, and a lower case 114 A seating groove 115 on which the power terminal portion 120 and the ground terminal portion 125 are seated is formed.

The power terminal portion 120 is provided inside the case 110 and is electrically connected to an external power source and is formed in a circular shape so that the connection pins 15 are connected to each other. Can be connected.

The ground terminal part 125 is provided so as not to interfere with the power terminal part 120 and is connected to the plug 10. That is, the ground terminal portion 125 is disposed in the direction orthogonal to the power source terminal portion 120, and is erected upward and is grounded to the plug 10. The upper end portion of the ground terminal portion 125 is curved so that the circumferential surface of the plug 10 can be slightly pressed.

The power terminal portion 120 and the ground terminal portion 125 are fixed by the escape prevention piece 130. The release preventing member 130 is formed of a flat plate and is seated on the upper case 114 to fix the power terminal unit 120 and the ground terminal unit 125.

The cover cap 140 covers the coupling hole 113 when the plug 10 is detached. The cover cap 140 includes a selective lift portion 150 for varying the position of the plug 10 in the engagement hole 113 by the urging force of the plug 10. The cover cap 140 is formed with a connection hole 142 corresponding to the connection portion of the power supply terminal portion 120.

4 and 5, the selection lifting unit 150 is hollowed in the case 110 and the hollow portion 152 and the cover cap 140, to which the cover cap 140 is slidably engaged, And a protruding / depressing operation portion 155 for selectively causing the protruding / retracting portion 155 to protrude / retreat. The hollow portion 152 is integrally formed with the release preventing piece 130 and the cover cap 140 is coupled to the hollow portion 152 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

The projecting / retracting operation portion 155 includes an elastic member 156 for elastically supporting the cover cap 140 from the hollow portion 152 and a stopper 157 and a stopper 157 which are formed in the hollow portion 152 and can move back and forth, And a restricting portion 166 formed on the cover cap 140 to be brought into contact with the stopper 157 to selectively restrain the lifting and lowering of the cover cap 140 by the contact of the stopper 157. [ The elastic member 156 is formed of a coil spring, and is provided in the hollow portion 152 so that the cover cap 140 is supported in a swinging manner forward.

The stopper 157 is formed of a resilient piece 159 having an elastic force such that a locking protrusion 158 is formed at the end of the stopper 157 to allow the locking protrusion 158 to move back and forth and right and left. That is, the latching protrusion 158 connected to the hollow portion 152 by the elastic piece 159 contacts the restricting portion 166 to flow back and forth, right and left, and is restored to the initial position when the external force is released by the self-elastic force .

4, the restricting portion 166 includes a fixing portion 162 for restricting the movement of the cover cap 140 with a locking protrusion 158 inserted therein, A fixing guide 164 for guiding the locking projection 158 to the fixing portion 162 and a locking projection 158 inserted in the fixing portion 162 are fixed to the fixing portion 162 by the pressing operation of the cover cap 140 A detachment guide portion 166 for detaching the fixing portion 162 from the fixing portion 162 and a locking protrusion 158 that is detached from the fixing portion 162 by the detaching guide portion 166 are prevented from being re- ). That is, the cover cap 140 is subjected to a repulsive force that is moved forward by the elastic member 156 and interrupts the movement of the cover cap 140 by the binding of the stopper 157 and the restricting portion 166.

The fixing portion 162 is formed by a groove in which the locking projection 158 is received and the fixing guide portion 164 is brought into contact with the locking projection 158 when the cover cap 140 is pressed, And the release guide portion 166 is brought into contact with the engagement protrusion 158 received in the fixing portion 162 during the pressing operation of the cover cap 140, The entry preventing portion 168 is formed as an inclined surface such that the engaging protrusion 158 detached from the fixing portion 162 is not reentrant to the fixing portion 162 . The pivotal movement of the cover cap 140 is transmitted to the elastic piece 159 through the pivotal movement of the cover cap 140, Lt; / RTI >

The projecting / retracting operation portion 155 includes a straight guide portion 170 for guiding from the hollow portion 152 to a straight line when the cover cap 140 rolls. The linear guide portion 170 includes a guide protrusion 172 formed on the circumferential surface of the cover cap 140 and a guide hole 174 formed in the circumferential surface of the hollow portion 152 to correspond to the guide protrusion 172 ).

The plug 10 can be pushed out of the coupling hole 113 by the lifting and lowering of the cover cap 140 as described above and the connection pin 15 and the power terminal portion 120 Lt; / RTI >

The cover cap 140 may be provided with an identification portion 180 that can identify the position of the cover cap 140 and the connection hole 142. The identification portion 180 is formed of a luminous band and is formed on the chamfered portion of the corner of the cover cap 140 and is formed around the upper surface of the connection hole 142 so that the position of the cover cap 140, Can be identified. At this time, the upper surface of the cover cap 140 is protruded from the coupling hole 113 so that it can be visually recognized from the side, and the state of the plug 10 can be confirmed by the plug 10 being coupled.

The identification part 180 may be formed at the chamfered part of the upper case 112 so that the whole of the receptacle 100 can be visually confirmed.

Hereinafter, the operation and effect of the receptacle according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the power terminal 120 and the ground terminal 125 are seated in the seating groove 115 of the lower case 114, And an escape prevention piece 130 is coupled to the upper surface thereof to fix the power supply terminal portion 120 and the ground terminal portion 125. At this time, the power supply terminal part 120 and the ground terminal part 125 are seated in the seating groove 115 and are arranged in mutually orthogonal directions, so that they do not interfere with each other.

The elastic member 156 is inserted into the hollow portion 152 formed integrally with the release preventing member 130 and the cover cap 140 is coupled to the hollow portion 152. In this state, 114 and the upper case 112 are screwed together, the assembly is completed.

At this time, since the ground terminal portion 125 is formed upright in the upper direction, the upper end portion protrudes from the inner side surface of the coupling hole 113.

Since the coupling hole 113 of the case 110 is covered by the cover cap 140, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the coupling hole 113 unlike the existing recessed socket 100, And it is possible to prevent a safety accident that may occur due to the inflow of foreign matter, dust, etc. in advance.

When the connecting pin 15 of the plug 10 is inserted into the connecting hole 142 and pressed in this state, the cover cap 140 is lowered from the fitting hole 113, The electric power can be supplied to the electric device by being brought into contact with the conductive portion of the terminal portion 120. [

3 and 6, when the plug 10 is connected to the receptacle 100 to supply power to the electric device, the connection pin 15 and the power terminal portion 120 are connected to supply power . At this time, as the plug 10 is inserted into the coupling hole 113, the cover cap 140 is pressed down. By the lowering of the cover cap 140, the locking protrusion 158 of the stopper 157 engages with the restricting portion 166 And then restrains the movement of the cover cap 140. As shown in FIG. The elastic member 156 is in a contracted state.

When the plug 10 is pushed again to shut off the power connection, the plug 10 presses the cover cap 140 and moves the cover cap 140 Is detached from the fixing portion 162 along the departure guide portion 166 and escapes to the outside of the restraint portion 166 along the entry preventing portion 168. [ When the corner is released as described above, the cover cap 140 is lifted by the expansion of the elastic member 156, and the cover cap 140 pushes the plug 10 from the fitting hole 113. This makes it easy to separate the receptacle 100 and the plug 10 from each other.

The cover cap 140 is provided with an identification part 180 formed of a luminous band capable of identifying the position of the cover cap 140 and the connection hole 142. The outlet 100 is located in a dark place Can be confirmed visually, and convenience of use can be provided.

As described above, according to the socket according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to cover the coupling hole to which the plug is coupled by the cover cap, thereby preventing contamination of the coupling hole, thereby preventing clean use and safety accident, The position of the receptacle and the connection hole can be visually confirmed, and convenience of use can be provided.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand.

Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the claims.

100: Outlet 110: Case
112: upper case 113:
114: lower case 115: seat groove
120: power supply terminal part 125: ground terminal part
130: Departure prevention piece 140: Cover cap
142: connection hole 150:
152: hollow part 155: protruding /
156: elastic member 157: stopper
158: locking protrusion 159:
160: restraining portion 162:
164: fixed guide portion 166:
168: entry preventing portion 170: straight guide portion
172: Guide protrusion 174: Guide hole

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A power terminal portion which is provided inside the case and is electrically connected to an external power source and is electrically connected to a connection pin of the plug, a power terminal portion which is disposed apart from the power terminal portion, And a cover cap covering the coupling hole when the plug is detached;
Wherein the cover cap includes a selective lift portion for varying the plug position within the engagement hole by a pressing force of the plug;
The selection lifting unit includes a hollow portion formed in the case and coupled to the cover cap so as to be slidable; And
And a projection / withdrawal operation portion for allowing the cover cap to selectively protrude / retract from the hollow portion;
Wherein the cover cap is provided with an identification portion for identifying the position of the cover cap and the connection hole;
Wherein the identification portion is formed around the chamfered portion of the edge of the cover cap and the upper surface of the connection hole. The method according to claim 1,
And an escape preventing piece for preventing the power terminal portion and the grounding terminal portion from separating from each other is provided in the case. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The protruding and lowering operation portion includes an elastic member for elastically supporting the cover cap from the hollow portion;
A stopper formed in the hollow portion and capable of moving back and forth, left and right; And
And a restricting portion formed on the cover cap to be brought into contact with the stopper and selectively restricting the lifting and lowering of the cover cap by the contact of the stopper. delete The method according to claim 1,
And the identification portion includes a luminous band.
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