KR20080097270A - Multi tap and multi tap case - Google Patents

Abstract

A multitap and a multitap case are provided to have a body in which a body insertion hole to which a body of the multitap is inserted is formed and a fixing unit which is hooked or fixed to a specific location of an outer surface of the multitap. A plurality of plug insertion parts(11) into which plugs of all kinds of electronic devices are inserted are formed in a body(10). A power cord(21) connected to a main power source is installed at one side of the body. In a multitap case which attachably and detachably mounts the multitap having a cable which is connected to the body and supplies current of the main power supply to a plug insertion unit of the body, the entire body or a part of the multitap is inserted into a main body(30). A fixing unit fixes the main body at a specific location. The main body is made of the shape providing a mount space corresponding to a body shape of the multitap.

Description

MULTI TAP AND MULTI TAP CASE}

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a multi-tap and a multi-tap case according to the present invention;

2 is a perspective view showing a multi-tap case according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 from the lower side;

3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an installation state of a multi-tap case according to the embodiment of FIG. 1;

4 is a perspective view showing an example of a fixing means of the multi-tap case according to the embodiment of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the cable terminal portion and the body of the multi-tap of FIG.

6 is a view showing another embodiment of a multi-tap according to the present invention, showing a coupling relationship between the cable terminal portion and the body,

7 is a perspective view illustrating an example of using a multi-tap and a multi-tap case according to the embodiment of FIG. 1.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: body 11: plug insertion portion

12: body terminal portion 12a: locking groove

20 cable 21 power cord

22: cable terminal portion 22a: hook bar

22aa: jamming projection 30: main body

31: body insertion hole 32: fixing hole

32a: guide groove 33: groove

40: engaging member 41: flange

50: Pressing bolt

The present invention relates to a multi-tap and a multi-tap case, and more particularly, the multi-tap can be detachably attached to a specific position without limitation, and the body and cable of the multi-tap are detachably coupled to each other, and the combination is not released arbitrarily. And a multi-tap case.

In general, the multi-tap is commercially available that can supply a commercial AC current introduced through the power cord to a plurality of electronic devices are widely used.

In the multi-tap, a plurality of plug insertion parts in which the connector is inserted into which the plurality of electronic devices are plugged are formed in parallel to the body. The body is provided with at least one power switch to control the supply of current to the connector. And, one side is connected to the body and the other side is provided with a cable of a predetermined length having a normal power cord connected to the main power source.

However, since a general multi-tap is integrally formed with a body and a cable, when a defect or damage occurs in the body or the cable, a problem of resource waste occurs that the entire multi-tap must be replaced.

In addition, the body of the multi-tap is fixed to a specific position is not used, it is intertwined with many wires on the floor of the building is located in most corners. Therefore, the multi-tap is often soiled with a lot of dust gave a very dirty feeling, it was very inconvenient to find the body of the multi-tap in order to plug in the electronic device.

In order to solve this problem, a multi-tap fixing device capable of fixing the body of a multi-tap to one side of a furniture such as a desk is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 0394138.

The multi-tap fixing device according to the related art is provided with a 'c' shaped bracket mounted on one side of the body of the multi-tap. The body of the multi-tap can be fixed by inserting the 'c' shaped bracket into a panel rim of a desk or furniture and pressing a panel of a desk or furniture fitted with a pressing bolt member penetrating one side of the 'c' shaped bracket. I would have to.

However, this requires a separate process of fixing the bracket to one side of the body of the multi-tap in addition to the process of manufacturing the 'c' shaped bracket, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is increased.

In addition, the volume of the bracket is added to the volume of the body by the combination of the bracket and the body, the body of the multi-tap because the space corresponding to the volume of the combined state of the bracket and the body should be provided in the installation place of the body It was inconvenient to use fixed.

In addition, since the shape of the bracket is formed in the 'c' shape, the bracket could be installed only on the panel frame of the desk or furniture. Therefore, there are many restrictions in the position of installing the body of the multi-tap.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-tap case that can be mounted and detached by a simple fitting operation, can be freely fixed in a desired position.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-tap case that can minimize the increase in the volume of the combined state of the multi-tap and multi-tap case.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-tap that maximizes the utility of the multi-tap by detachably configuring the cable and the body of the multi-tap.

The multi-tap case of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a body having a plurality of plug inserts into which the plug of various electronic devices are plugged, and a power cord connected to a main power supply at one side thereof is connected to the body to connect the current of the main power supply. Removably mounting a multi-tap having a cable to be supplied to the plug insertion portion of the body, and includes a main body to which all or part of the body of the multi-tap is fitted, and fixing means for fixing the main body to a specific position. The main body has a shape that provides a mounting space corresponding to the body shape of the multi-tap, so that the body of the multi-tap can be inserted or withdrawn in the longitudinal direction to the mounting space. A portion of the front surface of the main body is deployed to expose the plug insertion portion of the body of the power strip, and the non-development portion of the front surface of the main body covers a portion of the front surface of the body of the power strip.

The fixing means has a fixing hole formed in the groove formed at a predetermined depth on the rear surface of the main body, and a locking member inserted into the fixing hole to fix the main body at a specific position, wherein the head of the locking member is accommodated in the groove. It is preferable.

The multi-tap of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a body having a plurality of plug insertion portion and the body terminal portion is plugged in a variety of electronic devices, one side is provided with a power cord connected to the main power source and the other side of the body terminal portion of the body The cable provided with the cable terminal part connected to is provided. The body terminal portion and the cable terminal portion are detachably coupled to each other, and a separation preventing means is further provided to prevent the body terminal portion and the cable terminal portion from being arbitrarily separated.

As an example of the separation preventing means, it may be configured by a pressure bolt for screwing on the outer surface of the body to penetrate into the body terminal portion to press the outer surface of the cable terminal portion fitted in the body terminal portion.

As another example of the separation preventing means, a locking groove having a predetermined depth is formed on an inner surface of the body terminal portion, and a locking bar having a locking protrusion fitted to the locking groove on the outer surface of the cable terminal portion is elastically coupled to the cable terminal portion. It can also be configured to.

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

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the multi-tap case according to the present embodiment includes a body 10 having a plurality of plug insertion parts 11 having a connector embedded therein, and a power cord 21 provided at one side thereof. The main body 30 to which the body 10 is fitted in order to attach and detach the multi-tap consisting of the cable 20 connected to the body 10 to a desired specific position, and a fixing means for fixing it.

The main body 30 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The main body is open at one side such that all or part of the body 10 of the multi-tap may be inserted or withdrawn in the longitudinal direction. The body insertion opening 31, which is a mounting space corresponding to the shape of the body, is formed therein.

3 and 7, the fixing means for fixing the main body 30 to a desired specific position has a recess 33 having a predetermined depth in the longitudinal direction on the rear surface of the main body 30. Is formed. A fixing hole 32 having a predetermined diameter penetrating the groove 33 is formed. Then, the locking member 40 is fitted to the fixing hole 32 is provided. The locking member 40 is fixed at a specific position where the main body is to be installed. In particular, the head portion of the locking member 40 is fitted into the fixing hole so that it can be located in the groove 33 formed on the rear surface of the main body 30. Thus, the body 10 of the power strip fitted to the main body 30 is smoothly fitted without being caught by the locking member 40.

The locking member 40 may be provided with a fixing nail or bolt.

More preferably, as shown in FIG. 4, the fixing hole 32 further includes a locking guide groove 32a having one side extended thereto. The locking guide groove (32a) is formed to extend in the width of the length smaller than the diameter of the fixing hole (32). And the head portion of the engaging member 40 is formed with a flange 41, the circumference thereof is expanded. Therefore, the locking member 40 is inserted into the fixing hole 32 and then moved to the locking guide groove 32a. Then, the flange 41 of the locking member 40 is caught on both sides of the locking guide groove (32a). As a result, the locking member 40 is prevented from being separated from the fixing hole 32 so that the main body 30 can be firmly fixed.

In addition, as another embodiment of the fixing means for fixing the main body 30, the main body may be attached and fixed at a desired specific position using a double-sided tape or adhesive.

In addition, the front surface of the main body 30 is developed such that the plug inserting portion 11 of the body 10 fitted into the body insertion opening 31 is exposed, but a portion of the front edge of the main body 30 is not developed. That is, the undeveloped portion of the front surface of the main body 30 may cover a portion of the front surface of the body 10.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 1, the multi-tap is configured by separating the body 10 and the cable 20. One side of the body 10 and the cable 20 is formed with a body terminal portion 12 and a cable terminal portion 22 that can be separated and coupled.

The body terminal portion 12 is formed as a groove to a predetermined depth. The cable terminal part 22 is formed in a shape corresponding to the groove so as to fit into the body terminal part 12.

And, it is provided with a separation preventing means for tightening the fitting so that the body terminal portion 12 and the cable terminal portion 22 is not arbitrarily separated. As shown in FIG. 5, the separation preventing means may be configured as a pressure bolt 50 that is screwed to the outer surface of the body 10 and penetrated into the body terminal part 12. Therefore, since one end of the pressing bolt 50 protrudes into the body terminal part 12, one side surface of the cable terminal part 22 fitted into the body terminal part 12 is pressed, so that the cable terminal part 22 is connected to the body terminal part. It is firmly fixed while being fitted in (12).

Separation of the cable terminal portion 12 and the body terminal portion 12 may be performed by releasing the pressing force applied to one side of the cable terminal portion 22 by rotating the pressure bolt 50 in reverse.

On the other hand, as another embodiment of the separation preventing means as shown in Figure 6, the inner surface of the body terminal portion 12 is formed with a locking groove (12a), the outer surface of the cable terminal portion 22 to the front end The engaging bar 22a having the engaging protrusion 22aa is provided to be elastically rotated.

That is, when the cable terminal portion 22 is fitted into the body terminal portion 12, the locking groove 12a and the locking projection 22aa are coupled to each other to catch the cable terminal portion 22 to the sea terminal portion 12. It is firmly fixed while being inserted in

Separation of the cable terminal portion 12 and the body terminal portion 12 is made possible by the locking projection 22aa is separated from the locking groove 12a by the rotation of the locking bar 22a by external pressure.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

The body 10 of the multi-tap of the present embodiment is fixed to a specific position the main body 30 is mounted by a simple fitting operation. The fixing of the main body 30 is made by the fixing means of hanging or attaching the outer surface to a specific position so that there is no restriction in the position of installing the main body.

That is, in the embodiment of the fixing means is to be provided in a specific position to be installed the locking member 40 is fitted to the fixing hole 32 formed on the back of the main body 30, the conventional multi-tap fixing device of the furniture It solved a problem that could be installed only on the panel frame.

In addition, the fixing hole 32 is formed in the groove 33 formed at a predetermined depth on the rear surface of the main body 30, so that when the locking member 40 is fitted into the fixing hole 32, the locking The head portion of the member 40 is located in the groove 33. Therefore, the body 10 of the multi-tap inserted into the main body 30 is not caught by the head of the locking member 40 so that the main body 30 is smoothly fitted into the main body 30.

In addition, as another embodiment of the fixing means, a double-sided tape or an adhesive may be used. This also simply attaches the outer surface of the main body 30 to a specific position so that there is no restriction in the position at which the main body is installed.

In addition, since the body 10 of the multi-tap is inserted into the body insertion opening 31 of the main body 30, the main body 30 and the body ( It is possible to minimize the volume increase of the combined state of 10).

As described above, the main body 30 and the body 10 are coupled to each other by a structure that simply hangs or attaches and fixes the outer surface of the main body 30 to a specific position, and inserts the body 10 of the power strip into the main body 30. Since the volume increase in the closed state can be minimized, there is no restriction in the position at which the main body 30 is installed. By using the body 10 of the power strip on the main body 10 simply, there is no inconvenience in using the power strip.

Meanwhile, the body 10 of the multi-tap and the cable 20 are separated, and the body 10 and the cable 20 are separated from each other by the body terminal part 12 and the cable terminal part 22 provided on one side thereof. Combined.

The body terminal portion 12 and the cable terminal portion 22 are firmly fixed by the separation preventing means.

The separation preventing means is a means for pressing one side of the cable terminal portion 22 fitted to the body terminal portion 12 by a pressure bolt screwed through one side of the body terminal portion 12, the body terminal portion ( 12) formed on each of the inner surface and the outer surface of the cable terminal portion 22 to form a locking groove (12a) and the locking projection (22aa) to be mutually bound, it is made of a relatively simple configuration to facilitate the manufacture and use of the multi-step.

In addition, the length of the cable 20 may be varied, and a plurality of cables 20 may be selectively used. That is, when the body 10 is installed in a panel such as a flexible furniture and the body 10 moves away from the main power supply due to the movement of the furniture, the use of the multi-tap is replaced by replacing only the cable 20 of a suitable length. It becomes possible.

Therefore, it is possible to remove the hassle of having to re-attach the main body 30.

As such, by separating and configuring the body 10 and the cable 20 of the multi-tap, a plurality of cables 20 having various lengths can be provided and selectively used to effectively expand the use radius of the multi-tap.

An embodiment of the present invention described above should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Therefore, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

As described above, the present invention includes a main body having a body insertion opening formed therein so that the body of the multi-tap is fitted, and the outer surface thereof is fixed by fixing means for simply hanging or attaching the outer surface thereof, thereby eliminating the restriction on the installation position of the main body. The advantage is that there is no inconvenience in using the power strip.

In addition, due to the configuration in which the body of the multi-tap is inserted into the multi-tap case, there is an advantage that the manufacturing cost is reduced by eliminating the process of fixing the bracket to the body of the multi-tap in the conventional multi-tap fixing device.

On the other hand, since it is possible to separate the body and the cable of the multi-tap, and to provide a variety of lengths of the cable and to selectively attach and detach the cable to the body, the use radius of the multi-tap can be easily expanded.

In addition, when the body or cable of the power strip is defective or damaged, only the defective or damaged body or cable can be replaced, and thus, there is an advantage of saving resources by preventing good bodies and cables from being discarded.

In addition, since the separation preventing means for firmly coupling the body and the cable of the multi-tap has a simple configuration such as a fastening bolt, a locking groove, a locking projection has the advantage of easy manufacturing and use of the multi-tap.

Claims (5)

A body having a plurality of plug inserts into which plugs of various electronic devices are inserted, and a power cord connected to a main power supply is provided at one side and connected to the body to supply a current of the main power supply to a plug insert of the body; In the power strip case which attaches a power strip detachably, A main body into which all or part of the body of the multi-tap is fitted; It comprises a fixing means for fixing the main body in a specific position, The main body has a shape that provides a mounting space corresponding to the body shape of the multi-tap, so that the body of the multi-tap can be inserted or withdrawn in the longitudinal direction in the mounting space, A part of the front surface of the main body is developed to expose the plug insertion portion of the body of the multi-tap, Multi-tap case characterized in that the non-development portion of the front surface of the main body to cover the front portion of the body of the multi-tap. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixing means, A fixing hole formed in a groove formed at a predetermined depth on a rear surface of the main body; A locking member fitted to the fixing hole to fix the main body to a specific position; Multi-tap case, characterized in that the head portion of the locking member is accommodated in the groove. A body having a plurality of plug insertion parts and body terminal parts into which various electronic devices are plugged; One side is provided with a power cord connected to the main power source and the other side is provided with a cable provided with a cable terminal portion connected to the body terminal portion of the body, And the body terminal portion and the cable terminal portion are detachably coupled to each other, and further comprising separation preventing means for preventing the body terminal portion and the cable terminal portion from being separated at random. The method of claim 3, wherein the separation preventing means, Multi-tap, characterized in that the pressing bolt for penetrating into the body terminal portion from the outer surface of the body to press the outer surface of the cable terminal portion fitted in the body terminal portion. The method of claim 3, wherein the separation preventing means, And a locking bar having a locking groove formed to a predetermined depth on an inner surface of the body terminal portion, and a locking bar fitted to the locking groove on an outer surface of the cable terminal portion, wherein the locking bar is elastically coupled to the cable terminal portion. Multi-tap to assume.

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