KR200258703Y1 - Multi-tap - Google Patents

Abstract

The multi-tap which winds an electric wire in a multi-tap body, and arranges it with a fixing means is disclosed. The multi-tap includes a multi-tap body, a plug socket, a power plug, an electric wire, a wire winding portion, and a fixing means for maintaining a wound state of the wire wound on the wire winding portion. The wires wound on the wire windings are covered with fixing means such as a cover, so that the wires can be organized simply and neatly.

Description

Multi-tap {MULTI-TAP}

The present invention relates to a multi-tap that can easily store and organize the electric wire, and more particularly, to a multi-tap that can be easily stored and organized by winding a wire connected to the multi-tap to the body of the multi-tap and covered with a cover.

In general, a multi-tap includes a multi-tap body, a plurality of plug sockets mounted on the multi-tap body, electric wires, and a power plug connected to an electric source. Conventional power strips are used to connect electrical and electronic devices and sources of electricity to power various electrical and electronic devices. In this case, by adding the number of plug sockets to the power strip, a plurality of electric / electronic devices can be connected to a power source through one power strip. Due to such ease of use, the current power strip is widely used anywhere where electrical and electronic devices, such as homes, offices and factories, are installed.

However, since the power strips are uniformly mass-produced and the wires extending from the power strip body have a uniform length according to a predetermined standard, when the power strip is actually used, the length of the wires is often longer or shorter than necessary. If the length of the wire extending from the body of the power strip is shorter than the required length, the power strip will not function as a mechanism for connecting electrical and electronic devices to the power supply. Problems that can interfere with the passage of pedestrians or entangle the wires may occur, and even the wires are broken during the use of electrical and electronic devices. In addition, a multi-tap having a short length of wires cannot be used in other applications requiring longer wires, and thus there is a problem of providing a separate power strip.

Although current multi-taps are provided with different lengths of wires extending from the body of the multi-tap such as about 1 m, 1.5 m, 2 m or 3 m from the manufacturing stage, the multi-taps having various lengths of wires do not fully meet the various requirements. I can't. In order to solve this problem, several designs have been disclosed that can be arranged by winding wires of a power strip.

For example, the wire winding device disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 1998-015694 and the portable wire winding drum installed in the Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 1988-008661 were wound with a drum. Although it can cope with various lengths according to each use environment, there is a disadvantage that a separate device must be provided for this purpose.

In addition, although the 'Extended Outlet' is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 1996-016503, the case of the extended outlet requires a separate case.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a power strip capable of easily storing and arranging electric wires through simple improvement of the structure of the power strip without the need for a separate device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-tap that can be neatly organized without winding or loosening the wire during use by winding the wire in the body of the multi-tap and cover. This function of the multi-tap according to the present invention is particularly useful when storing the multi-tap or using the wire only by a suitable distance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-tap that can easily open and close the wire wound without the cover is detached from the multi-tap body. In this case, a structure may be provided in which the cover can be slip-moved on the multi-tap body for easy opening and closing of the cover.

1 is a perspective view of a power strip according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the multi-tap shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating an example of using the multi-tap of FIG. 1.

4 is a front view of a power strip according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the multi-tap shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view for explaining the use of a rotation connector of the multi-tap of FIG. 5.

7 is a bottom view of a multi-tap according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a front view of a power strip according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a front view of a power strip according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an exploded view for explaining a method of fixing the bobbin to the multi-tap body according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

11 is an exploded view for explaining a method of fixing the bobbin to the multi-tap body according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a plan view of a power strip according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the multi-tap shown in FIG. 12.

14 is a front view for explaining a state of use of the multi-tap of FIG.

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

100, 200, 300, 400, 500: Multi-tap

110, 210, 310, 410, 510: multi-tap body

115, 215, 315, 415, 515: plug socket

120, 220, 320, 420, 520: wires

125, 225, 325, 425, 525: power plug

140, 240, 340, 440, 540: Bobbin

160, 260, 360, 460, 560: Cover

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a multi-tap body, a plug socket mounted on the body, a power plug, an electric wire, a wire winding unit for winding up and arranging the wire and the wire wound on the wire winding unit A power strip provided with fixing means for maintaining a wound state of the device is provided.

Preferably, the wire wound portion has a bobbin formed to protrude from the multi-tap body. At this time, the bobbin provides a space in which the wire can be wound in a shape such as a failure. One or two or more bobbins may be formed, and the bobbin may be mounted on the bottom or side of the multi-tap body.

Fixing means are used to maintain the winding state of the wire wound on the wire wound portion. The fixing means performs a function of releasing and using only the wires of the required length according to the use environment of the power strip and keeping the remaining wound wires from being released. In the case where the power strip is not used, the wire and the power plug as a whole can be wound around the wire wound portion to maintain the wound state by the fixing means, so that storage is easy. In this case, only winding and arranging the whole wires and the power plug cannot be prevented from being released again, so the winding means of the wires and the power plug must be maintained by the fixing means.

One preferred embodiment of the fixing means includes a cover for receiving all or a portion of the multi-tap body and slip-moving from the body to cover or open the wire wound portion. The cover opens and closes the wire winding part while slipping up and down or left and right of the multi-tap, and thus, the wound state of the wire wound or wound around the wire winding part may be maintained.

That is, when the cover is used as a fixing means, by moving the cover to open the wire winding unit, the wire can be wound or unwound. When the cover is moved again to close the wire winding unit, the wound wire is no longer loosened. It is accommodated between the wire wound part and the cover to maintain a wound state.

A structure using protrusions and grooves may be formed on the multi-tap body or the cover to smoothly slide the cover in a predetermined direction and to prevent the cover from being detached from the multi-tap body. For example, by using the groove formed in the cover in the vertical or horizontal direction corresponding to the at least one protrusion and the protrusion formed on the side of the multi-tap body, the cover may be guided to slip movement in a predetermined direction, and the cover is engaged with the groove. Can be prevented from escaping from the power strip body. That is, the cover formed in the multi-tap body and the groove of the cover are engaged to move the cover in a predetermined direction or a path, and the cover is not detached from the body by the protrusion of the groove. However, the protrusion may be formed on the cover, not the multi-tap body, and a groove may be formed on the multi-tap body correspondingly. In addition, the position, shape and direction of the formation may also vary depending on the required conditions.

The bobbin constituting the wire wound part may be formed around the side of the multi-tap, that is, the horizontal axis of the body. Even in this case, the fixing means has a cover covering all or a part of the wire winding part, and the cover slides up and down or left and right to open and close the wire winding part.

In order to easily wind the electric wire, the electric wire outlet portion of the multi-tap body may further include a rotary connection that can be easily rotated. If the electric wire extending from the multi-tap is fixed to a part of the body as in the conventional multi-tap, when the electric wire is wound around the electric wire winding portion, the electric wire does not adhere to the electric wire winding portion and protrudes at a predetermined interval. The bending of the protruding wires is not aesthetically pleasing because it causes the wires to be wound up over the bend as a whole, and the cover may not be caught by the protrusions of the wires. Therefore, in order to allow the electric wire to be in close contact with the bobbin, a rotary connection part capable of rotating around the wire outlet part is mounted, and the electric wire accommodated in the rotary connection part rotates about the rotary connection part so that the electric wire is easily wound without being folded.

The plug socket may be mounted fully or partially buried in the power strip body.

The bobbin may be fixed to the multi-tap body by a coupling member in addition to being formed integrally with the multi-tap body. The coupling method includes a screw coupling, a coupling by an adhesive, and a hook coupling for inserting a hook formed in the bobbin into the body, and one or two or more of these coupling members may be used.

Hereinafter, a multi-tap according to preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the following embodiments.

Example 1

1 is a perspective view of a power strip according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the power strip shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a front view for explaining an example of using the power strip of FIG. 1. It is.

1 to 3, the multi-tap 100 according to the first exemplary embodiment may include a multi-tap body 110 and an upper surface of the multi-tap body 110 (the surface on which the plug socket is formed in all embodiments of the present invention is referred to as 'top surface'). Four plug sockets 115 formed from a surface opposite to the upper surface of the multi-tap body based on the surface of the multi-tap body; a switch 180 formed adjacent to the plug socket 115; A wire wound part including a wire 120 extending from the wire 120, a power plug 125 formed at an end of the wire 120, a bobbin 140 in which the wire 120 is wound, and a wire wound on the wire wound part. The cover 160 which maintains the wound state of 120 is provided.

The bobbin 140 has a T-shaped cross section and is formed on the bottom surface of the multi-tap body 110. In this case, the bobbin 140 may be integrally formed with the multi-tap body 110 or may be fixed to the multi-tap body 110 by a coupling member such as a screw or a rivet. Accordingly, the wire 120 may be wound around the bobbin 140 to be condensed concisely and at the same time, the length of the wire 120 may be appropriately adjusted by the required length according to the use environment of the power strip 100.

A fixing means such as cover 160 is used to keep the wire 120 wound around the bobbin 140. The cover 160 functions as a fixing means and covers the bobbin 140 and the wire 120 wound around the bobbin 140 so that the wire 120 can be kept in a wound state without being unwound.

The cover 160 is sufficient if the bobbin 140 can be opened and closed by accommodating all or a part of the multi-tap body 110, and in fact, the cover 160 surrounds the front, rear, left, and right sides of the multi-tap body 110, and the body ( Slip movement in the vertical direction of 110 is possible. As shown in FIG. 2, when the cover 160 is slipped downward to cover the bobbin, the wire 120 wound around the bobbin 140 may be maintained without being loosened and may be maintained even when the wound state is loosened. It becomes possible.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wire 160 may be wound around the bobbin 140 after the cover 160 is slipped upward to open the wire wound part. In addition, when the wire 120 is shortly unwound and the wire 120 exposed from the multi-tap body 110 and the cover 160 is short, the length of the wire 120 exposed to the outside is extended by releasing the wound wire 120. can do.

Example 2

4 is a front view of a power strip according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the power strip of FIG.

4 and 5, the multi-tap 200 according to the second embodiment includes a multi-tap body 210, four plug sockets 215 formed from an upper surface of the multi-tap body 210, and the plug socket 215. Two bobbins wound around the switch 280 formed adjacent to the power cord 220 extending from the power strip body 210, the power plug 225 formed at an end of the wire 220, and the wire 220. And a cover 260 which maintains a wound state of the electric wire 220 wound on the electric wire winding part having the wires 240 and 242. The cover 260 covers the bobbins 240 and 242 and the wires 220 wound around the bobbins 240 and 242 as fixing means to maintain the wound state of the wires 220.

Unlike the multi-tap 100 of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the second embodiment includes two bobbins, that is, the first bobbin 240 and the second bobbin 242, rather than one bobbin. The power strip 200.

6 is a partially enlarged view for explaining the use of the rotary connector 230 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the multi-tap body 210 is provided with a wire outlet portion through which the wire 220 connected to the positive socket 215 exits to the outside. In order to smoothly and naturally move the electric wire 220 near the electric wire outlet, the electric wire 220 is accommodated inward and a rotary connector 230 which is easily rotated at one end thereof is provided.

The rotary connector 230 wraps the wire 220 with an insulating and flexible material such as rubber and synthetic resin, and has a bushing-like structure to facilitate rotation about an axis of the rotating member mounted to the wire outlet.

By attaching the rotary connection 230, the wire 220 can be wound tightly to the bobbin 240 and unwound without applying excessive force when the wire 220 is wound or unwound, and the wire wound part with the cover 260 Even when closing, the cover 260 may be slip-moved without jamming the wires.

Example 3

7 is a bottom view of a multi-tap according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the power strip 300 includes three bobbins 340, 342, and 344 which wrap and organize the power strip body 310, the plug socket 315, the power plug 325, the wire 320, and the wire 320. And a cover 360 for maintaining a wound state of the wire wound unit and the wire wound unit 320 wound around the wire winding unit. Other components and couplings except the bobbins 340, 342, 344 are the same as the second embodiment shown in Figs.

Unlike the case of using two bobbins, the present embodiment includes a first bobbin 340, a second bobbin 342, and a third bobbin 344, that is, three bobbins. By providing three bobbins 340, 342, and 344, the wire 320 may wind the wire 320 by selecting the second bobbin 342 or the third bobbin 344. That is, when the first bobbin 340 and the second bobbin 342 are wound, the wire 320 is wound in a shorter length unit than when the first bobbin 340 and the third bobbin 344 are wound. Thus, by varying the bobbins 342 and 344 winding the wires 320, the length of the wire 320 of the most suitable length can be matched according to the required wire length.

The position of the second bobbin 342 may vary according to the intention of the manufacturer and the environment of use, and the three bobbins 340, 342, and 344 do not have to be in a linear arrangement.

Example 4

8 is a front view of a power strip according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the multi-tap 400 according to the fourth embodiment may include a multi-tap body 410, four plug sockets 415 formed from an upper surface of the multi-tap body 410, and adjacent to the plug sockets 415. An electric wire including a formed switch 480, an electric wire 420 extending from the multi-tap body 410, a power plug 425 formed at an end of the electric wire 140, and a bobbin 140 on which the electric wire 420 is wound. A winding portion and a cover 460 for maintaining a wound state of the wire 420 wound on the wire winding portion.

The bobbin 440 has a generally T-shaped cross section. In this case, the bobbin 440 may be integrally formed with the multi-tap body 410 or may be fixed to the multi-tap body 410 by a coupling member such as a screw or a rivet. Therefore, the wire 420 can be wound around the bobbin 440 to be condensed concisely and at the same time, the length of the wire 420 can be appropriately adjusted by the required length according to the use environment of the power strip 400.

The multi-tap 400 does not have a bobbin formed on the entire lower surface of the multi-tap 400, but forms a stage on one side of the lower surface of the multi-tap body 410, and arranges the bobbin 440 on the inner side of the stage to form a wire wound portion. . The bobbin 440 is preferably formed adjacent to the wire outlet.

In order to open and close the wire wound part, a cover 460 having a ??-shaped cross section receives the body 410 from the bottom of the multi-tap body 410, and the cover 460 slips to the left and right of the body 410. To open and close the wire winding.

The cover 460 corresponds to the linear protrusions 462 and the protrusions 462 formed horizontally on the side of the multi-tap body 410 in order to facilitate the movement of the cover 460 and to prevent the cover from escaping downward. It has a groove 464 formed in. By sliding the protrusion 462 and the groove 464 in engagement with the cover 460 is moved in the left and right direction while being fixed in the up and down direction does not detach itself.

In the fourth embodiment, the protrusion 462 is formed on the multi-tap body 410, and the groove 464 is formed on the cover 460. However, on the contrary, grooves may be formed on the multi-tap body and protrusions may be formed on the cover, and the shapes of the protrusions and the grooves may be variously designed without being limited to linear.

Example 5

9 is a front view of a power strip according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, according to the fifth embodiment, the power strip 500 includes a power strip body 510, four plug sockets 515 mounted on the body 510, a power plug 525, an electric wire 520, and a body. 510 is provided with a wire winding portion having a bobbin 540 formed on the side and a cover 560 for maintaining a wound state of the wire 520 wound on the wire winding portion. The cover 560 covers the bobbin 540 and the electric wire 520 wound on the bobbin 540 as fixing means so that the electric wire 520 can be kept in a wound state without being loosened.

When the bobbin 540 is formed on the side of the body 510 horizontally to the body 510, the bobbin 540 may be easily manufactured or disposed on the body 510, and the work of winding and unwinding the wire may be quickly performed. The cover 560 receives a portion of the lower surface and the side of the body and slips left and right to open and close the wire wound part.

Example 6

10 is an exploded view illustrating a method of fixing the bobbin to the multi-tap body according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the bobbin 640 includes a screw hole 642 and a screw 644, and the bobbin 640 is attached to the body 610 by adjoining the bobbin to the body 610 and fastening with the screw 644. It is fixed.

Also in the first to fifth embodiments, the method of the sixth embodiment can be used as a method for fixing the bobbin to the body.

Example 7

FIG. 11 is an exploded view illustrating a method of fixing a bobbin to a multi-tap body according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, a pair of hooks 742 are provided at one end of the bobbin 740, and the pair of hooks is pushed into the hole 712 formed in the body to fix the bobbin.

Also in the first to fifth embodiments, the method of the seventh embodiment can be used as a method for fixing the bobbin to the body. In addition, the bobbin may be formed integrally with the body, and as shown in FIG. 10 to fix the bobbin to the body by a screw coupling or a hook coupling as shown in FIG. 11 and an adhesive or a combination of these methods. do.

Example 8

12 is a plan view of a power strip according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 13 is a front view of the power strip of FIG. 12, and FIG. 14 is a front view for explaining a state of use of the power strip of FIG. 12.

12 to 14, the multi-tap 800 includes a multi-tap body 810, four plug sockets 815 mounted on the body 810, a power plug 825, a wire 820, and a body 810. And a cover 860 for maintaining a wound state of the electric wire 820 wound on the electric wire winding part having the bobbin 840 formed on the lower surface thereof. The cover 860 covers the bobbin 840 and the wire 820 wound around the bobbin 840 as fixing means so that the wire 820 can be kept in a wound state without being unwound.

The cover 860 has a U-shaped side plate portion covering the side of the multi-tap body and an upper plate portion covering the upper portion of the side plate portion to accommodate the multi-tap body 810. In addition, four socket holes 866 for plugging other electric appliances as multi-taps are formed corresponding to the plug sockets 815. In the eighth embodiment, the number of plug sockets and socket holes may be variously adjusted according to the use and conditions of the power strip.

The socket switch 816 is disposed adjacent to each of the plug sockets 815 to control the power of the plug socket 815. The socket switch 816 interrupts the power supplied to each plug socket 815 corresponding to the adjacent plug socket 815, respectively. Therefore, in the case of not using the electric / electronic device (not shown) which supplies electricity through each plug socket 815, power can be interrupted simply and unnecessarily consumed without unplugging the electric / electronic device. You can save power.

According to the eighth embodiment, the socket hole 866 is formed to have a size including both the plug socket 815 and the socket switch 816. The position of the socket switch does not have to be adjacent to the plug socket, and the socket hole 866 formed in the cover 860 is formed separately to correspond to each socket switch 816 without receiving both the positive socket and the socket switch. Can be.

In addition, a plurality of rectangular protrusions 862 are formed on the upper side of the multi-tap body 810, and slits 864 are formed in the side plate portion of the cover 860 in the vertical direction corresponding to the protrusions 862.

Since the protrusion 862 and the slit 864 are engaged to induce a slip movement of the cover 860, the cover 860 is slip-moved in the vertical direction, and the cover 860 is caught by the protrusion 862 and does not detach itself. The cover 860 can be slipped upward to open the wire wound part, and then the wire can be wound around the bobbin 840 or the wire wound around the bobbin 840 can be unwound. The wound state can be maintained.

According to the present invention, the wires of the power strip can be exposed to the outside only by the required length, so that the wiring of the wire and the storage of the power strip can be efficiently performed. In addition, it is possible to significantly increase the convenience of the power strip by providing a fixing means for improving the structure of the wire wound part and maintaining the wound state of the wire, instead of simply winding the wire in order to arrange the wire. Therefore, the user can use only the length of the wire required to use the multi-tap, and the storage function to prevent the remaining wound wire is not released.

In addition, when the power strip is not used, the entire wire and power plug can be wound around the wire winding to maintain the winding state by the fixing means, so that the power storage of the power strip itself becomes easy.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but those skilled in the art can variously modify and devise the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. It will be appreciated that it can be changed.

Claims (15)

Power plug; Multi-tap body; At least one plug socket mounted to the body; A wire electrically connecting the power plug and the plug socket; A wire winding part formed on the multi-tap body to wrap and arrange the wires; And And a fixing means for maintaining a wound state of the electric wire wound on the electric wire winding part. The method of claim 1, The electric wire winding part is characterized in that it comprises a bobbin formed protruding from the multi-tap body. The method of claim 2, Multi-tap characterized in that the bobbin is formed in the lower portion of the multi-tap body. The method of claim 1, And the fixing means has a cover covering all or part of the wire wound portion. The method of claim 4, wherein And the cover is slip-moved to cover the wire wound part. The method of claim 5, The cover is a multi-tap characterized in that the slide is moved up and down or left and right of the multi-tap. The method of claim 6, At least one protrusion formed on a side of the multi-tap body; And And a groove formed in the cover in a vertical direction or in a horizontal direction corresponding to the protrusion. The method of claim 6, The cover includes a side plate portion covering the side of the multi-tap body and an upper plate formed on the side plate portion to accommodate the multi-tap body, And the socket portion is formed in the upper plate portion so as to correspond to the plug socket of the multi-tap body. The method of claim 8, And a socket switch adjacent to each of the plug sockets to control the power of the plug socket, wherein the socket hole has a size including the socket switch. The method of claim 2, The bobbin is formed around a horizontal axis of the multi-tap body, the fixing means is a multi-tap characterized in that it comprises a cover for covering all or part of the wire wound part. The method of claim 10, And the cover slides left and right to cover the wire wound part. The method of claim 1, The power strip of the multi-tap body further comprises a rotary connection portion, characterized in that the electric wire is rotated around the rotary connection portion. The method of claim 1, The plug socket is characterized in that the plug is mounted in whole or in part buried in the power strip body. The method of claim 2, The bobbin is multi-tap characterized in that it is fixed to the multi-tap body by a coupling means. The method of claim 14, The coupling means is a multi-tap characterized in that at least one selected from a screw, an adhesive, a hook formed on the bobbin.