KR200442844Y1 - Rainproof type an socket - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rain-proof outlet, and more particularly, to a rain-proof outlet to prevent the inflow of water or foreign matter into the terminal hole in order to exert safety from the risk of short circuit and electric shock.

According to the present invention, in the ordinary rain-proof outlet that can block the inflow of water (moisture) and foreign substances, the outlet body to enable the electrical connection of the plug is coupled to the rear by connecting the electrical wiring buried indoors and outdoors Cover plate; Blocking unit for completely sealing the one surface of the cover plate; And a case configured to accommodate the outlet body and the blocking unit therein.

Rainproof, waterproof, outlet, plug, case, blocking unit, blocking plate, sliding piece

Description

Rainproof Outlet {RAINPROOF TYPE AN SOCKET}

1 is an exemplary cross-sectional view of a waterproof outlet according to a conventional design.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cover plate of the waterproof outlet according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the rainproof outlet according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a coupling relationship of the rain-proof outlet according to the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a coupling relationship of the blocking unit in the rain-proof outlet according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the main portion showing a state in which the blocking plate is fitted to the cover plate in the rain-proof outlet according to the present invention.

7a and 7b is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the rain-proof outlet according to the present invention.

8 and 9 is an exemplary view showing another embodiment of the rain-proof outlet according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings ***

A: rainproof outlet, P: plug

S: Outlet body, S-1: Terminal block

S-1a: Terminal hole, M: Multi-tap

100: cover plate, 100a: unit housing

110: plug insertion hole, 120: blocking plate fitting

120a: extension piece fitting, 121: separation guide

130: unit winning hall, 131: winning prize guide,

200: blocking unit, 201: extension piece

201a: second guide protrusion, 201a-1: spring coupling rod

210: blocking plate, 211: withdrawal step

212: locking step, 213: separating step

220: sliding piece, 221: first guide protrusion

222: extension piece receiving hole, 230: first elastic spring

240: second elastic spring, 300: case

301: partition wall, 310: main body accommodating part

320: unit receiving portion, 321: guide hole

The present invention relates to a rain-proof outlet, and more particularly, to a rain-proof outlet to prevent the inflow of water or foreign matter into the terminal hole in order to exert safety from the risk of short circuit and electric shock.

Outlet (SOCKET / RECEPTACLE / OUTLET: Concentic plug) refers to an electrical appliance used for connecting indoor / outdoor electrical wiring and cord (plug / plug). The rated voltage is 100V / 220V and the rated current is 10 ~ 50A. Most of them are buried in the wall and exposed in the floor.

In general socket outlets, one or more terminal holes are formed by inserting plug terminals of electrical appliances so that power is supplied. These terminal holes are always open to the outside, which may cause moisture (moisture) or foreign matter to penetrate and affect rainy weather. When installed in the bathroom of the outdoors or the frequent use of water is a short-circuit and electric shock occurs frequently.

In particular, the plug-in and the outlet which are embedded in the wall of the room, such as a bathroom (or shower) or kitchen, where water is frequently used, can be exposed to the floor of the room while being electrically connected through a plug connection. Taps, etc., are more urgent because the water droplets used for bathing or food residues such as soup and stew fall off and are likely to flow into the interior.

Likewise, in the construction site, the outlet box is often left on the outdoor floor due to the nature of using various electric tools or machinery, so that water such as rainwater or working water or conductive foreign matter such as nails or iron powder easily penetrates into the interior. As a result, accidents due to short circuits and electric shocks have been constantly occurring.

In order to solve these problems, the Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-185343 has a waterproof outlet that has a waterproof property to block the penetration of water into the outlet body by binding the cover plate to cover the plug of home appliances Has been disclosed.

1 is an exemplary cross-sectional view of a waterproof outlet according to the prior art, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cover plate of the waterproof outlet according to the prior art.

As shown in the figure, the conventional waterproof outlet is a waterproof outlet having a cover plate and sealed with a rubber plate between the outlet body and the metal bracket fixed to the wall, the outlet body 5 and the rubber plate 4 through the body A cover plate 10 coupled to wrap and having a plug insertion hole 11; It is made to wrap the plug 7 is inserted into the plug insertion hole 11 on the cover plate 10, the leakage blocking cap 20 is opened and closed with the cover plate 10 by the hook 21; The protruding dam 12 having a predetermined height corresponding to the leakage blocking cap 20 is formed around the plug insertion hole 11 of the cover plate 10, and the leakage blocking cap 20 and the cover plate ( 10 is attached to the hinge rod 22, the cover plate 10 has a structure in which a pair of hook coupling hole 14 for fixing the hook 21 of the leak-proof cap 20 is further formed.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, after opening the leakage blocking cap 20 coupled to the cover plate 10, the plug 7 is fitted to the cover plate 10 and the outlet body 5, and the plug is fixed. (7) can be covered and protected, in this case, when the plug (7) is not a "a" shape of the straight shape by forcing the leakage blocking cap 20 by bending the cord, hook 21 By inserting the hook coupling hole 14 to prevent the leakage of the leakage blocking cap 20 so that the splash of water does not directly affect the plug (7).

In addition, even when water is permeated through the hinge portion of the cover plate 10 and the leakage blocking cap 20, the projection dam 12 flows to the surface of the cover plate 10 so that a short circuit can be prevented. do.

However, it is possible to prevent water or foreign matter from entering the terminal hole through the conventional waterproof outlet can prevent the electric shock / short-circuit accident in advance, the leakage blocking cap 20 is excessive in front of the outlet body (5). As it protrudes to a high degree, the volume of the outlet is inevitably limited to limit worker activity in a narrow space, and due to frequent damage of the worker in a narrow space, water leakage due to product damage such as separation of the leakage blocking cap 20 is separated. There has been a problem that the (rain) function can not be represented.

In particular, even when the plug for the electrical connection is not made by the connection, due to the occupancy of the unnecessary space to continuously maintain the coupling state of the leakage blocking cap 20 in the front of the outlet body (5), inconvenience in use And there is a closure that can not but be extremely reduced utilization.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, when the plug connection is not maintained, the terminal block of the main body of the outlet can be covered and blocked, while the plug is plugged into the inside of the outlet body sliding It is provided with a blocking plate to be embedded, to provide an excellent rain-proof outlet of the product utilization by eliminating the fear of unnecessary space occupied and constituent member damage with the effect of waterproof (rain).

In order to achieve the above object, a rainproof outlet according to the present invention is a conventional rainproof outlet that can block water (moisture) and inflow of foreign substances, and plugs into the electrical wiring embedded indoors and outdoors. A cover plate coupled to the rear of the outlet body to enable electrical connection of the cover plate; Blocking unit for completely sealing the one surface of the cover plate; And a case configured to accommodate the outlet body and the blocking unit therein.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings such that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the rainproof outlet according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a coupling relationship of the rainproof outlet according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a rainproof outlet according to the present invention In Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a coupling relationship of the blocking unit, Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the main portion showing a state in which the blocking plate is fitted to the cover plate in the rainproof outlet according to the present invention, Figures 7a and 7b Figure 8 is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the rain-proof outlet according to the invention, Figures 8 and 9 is an example of use showing another embodiment of the rain-proof outlet according to the present invention.

As shown in Figures 3 to 5, the rain-proof outlet (A) according to the present invention, in a typical rain-proof outlet that can block the inflow of water (moisture) and foreign matter, the electrical wiring embedded in the indoor and outdoor The cover plate 100 is coupled to the outlet body (S) is coupled to the rear to enable the electrical connection of the plug coupled; Blocking unit 200 for blocking one surface of the cover plate 100 to be completely sealed; It is configured to include; a case 300 to accommodate the outlet body (S) and the blocking unit 200 therein.

Outlet body (S) is a conventional power supply means that allows the supply of external power to the electrical appliance is connected to the electrical wiring embedded in the indoor or outdoor wall or floor through a separate metal bracket, the plug of the electrical appliance ( One or more terminal blocks S-1 having a plurality of terminal holes S-1a formed on the end faces for fitting P) into electrical connection are provided.

Cover plate 100 is wrapped around the entire front portion of the outlet body (S) in order to block the risk of electric shock due to external exposure of the electrical wiring, is coupled to the plate-shaped, made of an insulator such as synthetic resin material, One plug insertion hole 110 for exposing only the terminal block (S-1) of the outlet body (S) to the outside, and the blocking unit 200 for sealing the plug insertion hole 110 can be fitted and fixed The blocking plate fitting portion 120 and the blocking unit 200 are molded by a mold process so that the blocking unit 200 is accommodated into one side of the case 300 or externally exposed.

In addition, an extension piece fitting portion 120a for accommodating an extension piece of the blocking unit 200 to be described later is further formed between the blocking plate fitting portion 120 and the unit standing hole 130.

Along with this, a standing guide arc 131 is formed in a half arc shape inwardly at one end surface of the unit standing hole 130 to facilitate an external standing of the blocking unit 200, and the cover plate ( The separation guide arc 121 for releasing the blocking unit 200, which is fitted to the blocking plate fitting portion 120 of 100, is formed at one side in the same form as the above-mentioned granular guide arc 131.

4 and 5, the blocking unit 200 is formed on the terminal block (S-1) of the outlet body (S) by sealing the blocking plate fitting portion 120 of the cover plate 100. To prevent water and foreign matter from being introduced into the terminal hole S-1a, the barrier plate is fitted after being accommodated into one side of the case 300 or standing on one side of the cover plate 100. Blocking plate 210 to be fitted and secured as completely closed portion 120, the sliding piece 220 sliding back and forth within the case 300 while being coupled to one side of the blocking plate 210, One or more first elastic springs 230 are coupled to the inner wall surface of the case 300 and the rear end of the sliding piece 220 to allow the blocking plate 210 to automatically recover.

As shown in FIG. 6, the blocking plate 210 is a plate formed in the same shape as an outer shape of the blocking plate fitting portion 120 of the cover plate 100 so as to seal the terminal block S-1. A drawout step 211 is formed at one end of the side to allow the outside of the unit accommodating part 320 of the case 300 and the unit standing hole 130 of the cover plate 100 to be easily drawn out. In the center, a ring-shaped locking step 212 is inserted into the inner diameter surface of the plug insertion hole 110 to maintain a fixed state, and is formed to protrude to a predetermined size. Separation step 213 is formed in the fitting portion 120 to easily release the fitted state.

Accordingly, the hooking step 212 and the separating step 213 can be lifted and lifted by the fingers, respectively, to easily carry out and release of the blocking plate 210, and to the cover plate 100. The granular guide arc 131 and the separation guide 121 formed therein can easily perform this operation.

The sliding piece 220 is a bar piece to be accommodated inside and outside the case 300, the inner side and the outer withdrawal or folding of the blocking plate 210 can be made, the front and rear movement guide The plurality of first guide protrusions 221 protrude to a predetermined size at the upper and lower ends, respectively.

In addition, an extension piece 201 having a plurality of second guide protrusions 201a protruding upward and downward from one end of the blocking plate 210 may be further integrally formed, and at the center of the sliding piece 220. As the extension piece receiving hole 222 for the front and rear movement of the extension piece 201 is formed to be through, the assembly plate of the blocking plate 210 and the sliding piece 220 and the blocking plate 210 are sliding pieces 220. From the second guide protrusion (201a) by forming a predetermined spacing interval can be extended while being able to be folded to be easily fitted to the blocking plate fitting portion 120 of the cover plate (100).

Meanwhile, a spring coupling rod 201a-1 is further integrally formed at a central portion of the end portion of the extension piece 201 where the second guide protrusion 201a is formed, and is coupled to the rear of the sliding piece 220 at the same time. As the second elastic spring 240 which is locked to the end is further provided, the blocking plate 210 may be in close contact with one surface of the sliding piece 220.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the case 300 accommodates the outlet body S and the blocking unit 200 therein and is integrally attached to the cover plate 100 so as to be integrally formed with the outlet body. To protect the (S) and to prevent external exposure of the electrical wiring, the main body accommodating portion 310 for accommodating the outlet body (S), and the unit accommodating the blocking unit 200 The part 320 is formed, which is preferably provided to be divided by the partition wall 301.

On the other hand, the unit accommodating part 320 may be formed in one or more according to the number of terminal blocks (S-1) formed in the outlet body (S), each of the upper and lower end surfaces of the blocking unit 200 Guide holes 321 are formed to guide the sliding piece 220 to move back and forth. Therefore, the first guide protrusion 221 of the sliding piece 220 is inserted into the guide hole 321.

8 and 9 are views showing another embodiment of the rain-proof outlet (A) according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 8, the blocking unit at one rear end of the cover plate 100 described above Unit accommodation box (100a) to accommodate the 200 can be formed integrally so that the configuration of the case 300 is omitted and can be directly installed on the interior inner wall surface, as shown in Figure 9 In addition, it is possible to apply to a conventional multi-tap (M) that allows you to plug in multiple plugs.

Unexplained reference numeral 202 is coupled to the upper and lower ends of the cover plate 100 on which the extension piece 201 is formed, respectively, and is provided to enable open movement in the outward direction. 130 shows a plurality of locking pieces to achieve a locked state of the blocking plate 210 accommodated in 130.

Referring to the action of the rain-proof outlet according to the present invention is configured as described above in detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the extension piece 201 of the blocking plate 210 is fitted into the extension piece receiving hole 222 of the sliding piece 220, and then one end of the extension piece 201 is combined. The blocking plate 210 may be in close contact with the sliding piece 220 by fastening the second elastic spring 240 engaged with the spring coupling hole 201a-1 formed at the rear end of the sliding piece 220. Make it resilient.

At the same time, the sliding piece 220 is coupled to the rear side end portion of the sliding piece 220 and the inner wall surface of the case 300 by the one or more first elastic springs 230. To maintain the restoring force at all times.

As described above, the blocking unit 200 is accommodated in the unit accommodating part 320, and the first guide protrusion 221 of the sliding piece 220 is inserted into the guide hole 321 for easy front and rear mobility. Have it.

Subsequently, by accommodating the outlet body S in the main body accommodating part 310 and simultaneously coupling the cover plate 100 integrally, the outlet body S is protected and the external exposure of the electric wiring is prevented to prevent electric shock. Prevention of accidents can be achieved.

Through the assembly process as described above, the configuration of the rain-proof outlet (A) according to the present invention is completed, as shown in Figure 7a, the blocking unit 200 is the unit accommodating portion ( The terminal of the plug P is connected to the terminal hole S-1a in the process of inserting the plug P of the electrical appliance into the terminal block S-1 of the outlet body S in the state accommodated in the terminal 320. Can be supplied.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 7b, when the plug (P) is pulled out and disconnected from the terminal block (S-1) of the outlet body (S), when not using electrical appliances, the terminal block (S-1) of Blocking unit 200 for preventing the water (moisture) or foreign matter is introduced (inflow) into the terminal hole (S-1a) to the front of the cover plate 100 from the inside of the case 300 and at the same time The blocking plate fitting portion 120 formed on the outer surface is sealed.

To this end, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 7B, the blocking plate 210 whose one surface is exposed to the outside by the unit standing hole 130 of the cover plate 100 is exposed to the front of the cover plate 100. However, it is possible by lifting up the withdrawal step 211 formed on one surface of the blocking plate 210, at this time it is to be able to accomplish such a task simply by the standing guide 131.

In the external drawing process of the blocking plate 210 as described above, the sliding piece 220 coupled to the rear side thereof is easily guided to the guide hole 321 of the unit accommodating part 320, and the sliding piece When 220 extends to the unit standing hole 130, the first guide protrusion 221 is stopped by the rear surface of the cover plate 100 so that no further advance may be made.

Subsequently, when the barrier plate 210 is further pulled out, as shown in FIG. 6, an extension piece 201 integrally formed on one circumferential surface thereof is an extension piece receiving hole of the sliding piece 220. The blocking plate 210 is orthogonal to the sliding piece 220 by the second guide protrusion 201a formed at the upper and lower ends of the extension piece 201 while being guided to and extended to the outside. It is possible to seal the terminal block (S-1) by making the folding is fixed to the blocking plate fitting portion 120 of the cover plate 100.

At this time, the locking step 212 protruding a predetermined size in a ring shape on one end surface of the blocking plate 210 can be held firmly by being fitted to the inner diameter surface of the plug insertion hole 110.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the acceptance of the blocking unit 200 into the case 300 by releasing the fixed state of the blocking plate 210 fixed to the blocking plate fitting portion 120 of the cover plate 100 as described above. By lifting the separation step 213 formed on one circumferential surface of the blocking plate 210 can be released from the blocking plate fitting portion 120.

At this time, it can be achieved through the separation guide arc 121 that the user can easily lift the separation step 213 with a finger.

On the other hand, as the expansion plate 20 is released in accordance with the sliding piece 220 in the fixed state is released as described above, the extension piece 201 into the second elastic spring receiving hole 222 ( It is automatically restored by the 201a-1) and the blocking plate 210 is in close contact with the sliding piece 220, after which the sliding piece 220 also by the elasticity of the first elastic spring 230 Automatic acceptance into the unit receiving portion 320 of the case 300 via the unit standing hole 130, so that it does not protrude from the cover plate 100.

Lastly, as described above, when the blocking plate 210 is completely accommodated in the case 300, a plurality of locking pieces 202 coupled to upper and lower ends of one circumferential surface thereof are opened to the outside. By fitting the upper and lower surfaces of the unit standing hole 130, the blocking plate 210 may be locked.

As described above, the present invention has been described in detail by using a preferred embodiment, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, it should be interpreted by the appended claims. In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art, of course, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

As can be clearly seen from the above description, the rainproof type outlet of the present invention is different from the conventional outlet where the waterproof means is unnecessarily exposed to the outside, and when the plug of the electrical appliance is connected to the terminal block and electrically connected, It can be easily accommodated in the unit accommodating portion has the effect of eliminating the risk of damage to the product without taking the installation space and the work space unnecessarily.

In addition, when the electrical appliance is not used, such as by disconnecting the plug, the cover plate blocking portion of the cover plate is completely sealed by the blocking plate of the blocking unit, and the children are chopsticks with a blocking effect of moisture (moisture) that penetrates into the terminal block. It is a useful design that can prevent human injury such as electric leakage or electric shock by inserting a lamp into a terminal hole.

Claims (6)

In the ordinary rain-proof outlet that can block the water (moisture) and the inflow of foreign matter, A cover plate having an outlet body coupled to the rear to enable electrical connection of a plug by connecting and connecting electric wiring embedded indoors and outdoors; Blocking unit for blocking and sealing one surface of the cover plate; And, the case is configured to accommodate the outlet body and the blocking unit therein; The blocking unit may be accommodated by one side of the case or spaced apart by one side of the cover plate and then fitted with a blocking plate such as sealing the blocking plate fitting portion, and the case being coupled to one side of the blocking plate. Sliding piece to slide back and forth in the inside, and the first elastic spring coupled to the inner wall surface of the case and the rear end of the sliding piece to enable the automatic restoration of the blocking plate is provided, The blocking plate is a plate body formed in the same shape as the blocking plate fitting portion, and a drawing step jaw is formed at one end of the surface to allow the outside drawing from the unit receiving portion of the case and the unit standing hole of the cover plate. In the center of the cross section, a ring-shaped locking step is inserted into the inner diameter surface of the plug insertion hole so as to maintain a fixed state, and a bent edge end bent between the two end surfaces is fitted into the blocking plate fitting portion. Separation step is formed to release the state, Rainproof type outlet is characterized in that on one circumferential surface of the blocking plate, an extension piece which is formed to be extended in the orthogonal direction from the sliding piece and at the same time forming an extension interval apart from the sliding piece. The method of claim 1, The cover plate is a plate-type made of an insulator such as a synthetic resin material, so that the plug insertion hole for exposing only the terminal block of the outlet body to the outside and the blocking unit for sealing the plug insertion hole can be fitted. The barrier plate fitting portion, and the rain-proof outlet, characterized in that the blocking unit is accommodated into one side of the case or the unit standing hole to achieve an external exposure. delete The method of claim 1, The rear one side end of the cover plate, omitting the configuration of the case, and the housing unit for accommodating the blocking unit so that it can be installed directly on the inner wall of the room, rainproof type outlet, characterized in that formed integrally. delete delete

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