KR20170021703A - Multiple-tap for facilitating management of exhaustion power - Google Patents

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KR20170021703A
KR20170021703A KR1020150116873A KR20150116873A KR20170021703A KR 20170021703 A KR20170021703 A KR 20170021703A KR 1020150116873 A KR1020150116873 A KR 1020150116873A KR 20150116873 A KR20150116873 A KR 20150116873A KR 20170021703 A KR20170021703 A KR 20170021703A
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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
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
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    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R11/00—Electromechanical arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. of consumption
    • G01R11/30—Dynamo-electric motor meters
    • G01R11/34—Ampere-hour meters
    • 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
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H01R13/703—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part
    • 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
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H01R13/703—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part
    • H01R13/7036—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part the switch being in series with coupling part, e.g. dead coupling, explosion proof coupling
    • H01R13/7038—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part the switch being in series with coupling part, e.g. dead coupling, explosion proof coupling making use of a remote controlled switch, e.g. relais, solid state switch activated by the engagement of the coupling parts
    • 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
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/717—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in light source
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrical outlet and, more specifically, to an improved multi-tap which enables a user to easily manage power consumption. In order for a user to be easily aware of one of electrical products, inserted into a multi-tap (A) through plugs, which has the greatest power consumption (power consumption in a standby state, or power consumption in an operation state), the user is visually notified of the electrical product having the greatest power consumption by using a light-emitting lamp (22) within a push button-type switch casing (4). The user who has recognized the electrical product may manually push the push button-type switch casing (4) included in each outlet main body (2) of the multi-tap (A) when the user wants blocking of power. The electrical circuit unit comprises: a plurality of current detection units which detect currents flowing through plugs inserted into the plug socket units of switch casings, respectively, and which outputs the load state of each detected current; and a control unit which performs a comparison between the load state outputs of the current detection units, and which turns on the light-emitting lamp of a switch casing corresponding to the greatest load state output.

Description

(MULTIPLE-TAP FOR FACILITATING MANAGEMENT OF EXHAUSTION POWER)

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outlet device, and more particularly to an improved multi-tap device for allowing a user to easily manage power consumption.

In general homes or offices, electrical outlets are used in many ways, and electrical appliances that require power (eg, computer equipment, household appliances, heating appliances, kitchen appliances, etc.) Multi-receptacles (hereinafter referred to as "multi-tap") are often used to connect with products.

Since many plug sockets are installed in the multi-tap, many electric appliances plugs are used, so that there is always a possibility of overload. Also, since the plugs of the electric appliances are usually continuously plugged, a standby current is applied to non- There is a disadvantage in that there is a consumption current.

In order to prevent this, an outlet has been developed in which each switch socket is separately provided in each of a plurality of plug sockets of a multi-tap so that a user can individually switch on and off the switch individually. However, It is not troublesome.

In order to block unnecessary standby power, a technique of remotely controlling a multi-tap by introducing the concept of a sensor network has been disclosed, but such a multi-tap is difficult to apply in reality because it is not cost competitive.

Korean Patent No. 10-0667280 "Multi-tap remote control system"

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-tap capable of easily interrupting and managing power consumption including standby power while being cost competitive.

According to the present invention, there is provided a multi-tap comprising: a plurality of push-button switch casings having a plug socket portion in a socket case main body, the switch casings being individually movable up and down, And each of the switch casings is provided with a luminescent lamp which is turned on and off under the control of the electric circuit unit,

The electric circuit unit includes:

A plurality of current detectors for detecting a current flowing through a plug inserted in a plug socket portion of each switch casing and outputting a load state, and a controller for comparing the load state outputs of the current detectors, And a control unit for turning on the light emitting lamp.

Each of the push-button switch casings has a piston structure composed of a guide post and an insertion tube, and is lifted and lowered using an elastic force. By the engagement grooves and the tangs formed on the guide posts and the insertion tube, And the like.

The present invention visually provides a user with a visual indication that consumed power (consumed in standby mode or consumed power during operation) consumed by a user is easily consumed, There is an advantage in that it is possible to easily cut off the power supply to the electric appliance which is visually displayed as consuming power by using the push-button type switch casing of the multi-tap when it is desired to cut off.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-tap according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of Fig. 1,
Fig. 3 is a perspective exploded perspective view of the multi-
4 is a schematic view for explaining a push-button type engaging and releasing structure,
5 is a block diagram of an electrical circuit block of a multi-tap according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

The multi-tap A according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a power switch (not shown) as in a general multi-socket outlet, and has a plurality of plug sockets 6.

However, in the multi-tap (A) of the present invention, a plurality of push-button type switch casings (4) having a plug socket (6) in the receptacle main body (2) And the socket sub power source is energized in one of the stop states.

That is, each push-button type switch casing 4 of the present invention serves as a separate switch that is turned on or turned off by a user's pressing action. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, In the example, when the switch casing 4 is in the lower stop state, the socket sub power source is energized.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting lamps 22 corresponding to the respective push-button switch casings 4 are separately positioned, and the push button switch casing 4 is made of a translucent material or a translucent material, When the single light emitting lamp 22 with the highest power consumption is turned on by the control, the user can easily confirm the light emitting state of the corresponding pushbutton switching casing 4.

The socket main body 2 is provided with a lower case 2a having individual electrode terminals 16 connected in parallel to the main power line 8 and an upper cover 2a provided with an operating opening 3 on the upper surface of the switch casing 4. [ 2b. A push button switch casing 4 is inserted into the operating opening 3 of the upper cover 2b and a plug socket portion 6 of the switch casing 4 is provided at the bottom of the socket casing 4 A connection terminal piece 18 that can be electrically connected to each electrode terminal 16 in the lower case 2a of the battery case 2 is mounted.

The push-button type switch casing 4 provided on the socket body 2 so as to be able to move up and down is operated to ascend and descend using the elastic force of the spring 14 and the piston structure composed of the guide post 10 and the insertion tube 12, (30 in Fig. 4) and a tongue piece (40 in Fig. 4) formed in the insertion tube 10, the insertion tube 12, and a rising operation after the stopping and stopping of the engagement.

3 and 4, the insertion tube 12 is fixed to one or more corner portions of the push-button switch casing 4. The push- The spring 14 and the guide column 10 provided at the bottom of the lower case 2a of the receptacle main body 2 are inserted into the insertion tube body 12 in this order so that the push button switch casing 4 And the insertion tube body 12 are integrally lifted and lowered.

At least one of the insertion tube bodies 12 of the switch casing 4 is provided with a rising guide slot 32 in its tubular wall and a locking groove 30 formed in the upper side of the rising guide slot 32, 30 is formed on the inner wall surface of the insertion tube body 12 so that the lower end of the descending guide groove groove 34 is formed so as to naturally meet with the lower end of the ascending guide slot 32 .

When the user pushes the push-button type switch casing 4, the guide pillar 40 is formed on the guide pillar 10 provided in the lower case 2a of the receptacle body 2, The insertion tube 12 is lowered so that the resilient piece 40 of the guide column 10 ascends relative to the ascending guide slot 32 and is caught in the retaining groove 30. The electrode terminal 16 of the socket main body 2 and the connection terminal piece 18 of the switching casing 4 are brought into contact with each other and electrically connected to each other .

With this configuration, it is possible to press the push-button type switch casing 4 that is arranged in the multi-tap A and into which the plug of the electrical product can be plugged, or pushes the plug- By pushing the plug of the product or the push-button type switching casing 4, it is possible to directly connect the power supply to the electrical product, and the power supply of the electrical product in the supply can be easily disconnected by pressing the power supply again.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the electric power that can be visually provided to easily recognize that the consumed electric power (the consumed electric power during the operation or the consumed electric power during operation) of the electric appliances plugged into the multi- (50 in Fig. 5) is provided in the main body 2 of the receptacle.

5 includes a control unit 20, a plurality of luminescent lamps 22 corresponding to the number of push-button switch casings 4, a plurality of CTs corresponding to the number of push-button switch casings 4, (AC) supplied from the main power supply line 8 to a DC power source (AC) and supplies the converted AC power to the controller 20 And a DC power supply 24 for supplying various circuit logic including the light emitting lamps 22 and the like.

Referring to FIG. 5, a CT (Current Transformer) 26 is coupled to each of the individual power supply lines 8a connected in parallel in the main power supply line 8 to generate a current Converts the magnetic field into a current and outputs it to the current detector 18. The current detector 18 for each CT 26 applies a voltage value corresponding to the converted current value to the controller 20. [

The control unit 20 checks the load state of the electric power supplied to the various electric appliances plugged into the plug socket portions 6 of the receptacle main body 2 based on the voltage value applied through the multiple current detectors 18. [ The control unit 20 compares the load state outputs of the current detection units 18 and lights the light emission lamp 22 of the corresponding switching casing 4 indicating the best load state output.

Electrical appliances plugged into the plug sockets 6 can be classified into active and inactive electrical appliances, which are all located at plugged electrical appliances that exhibit the highest load conditions Since the luminescent lamp 22 is turned on, the user can confirm the light emitting state through the push-button type switch casing 4.

When the user recognizes that the push-button type switch casing 4 is in a non-operating state and consumes a large amount of standby power, the user pushes the switch casing 4 with the light-emitting lamp 22 turned on, Thereby preventing current leakage.

The switches SW1, SW2, SW3 and SW4 not shown in Fig. 5 are structured such that the electrode terminal 16 and the connection terminal 18 are electrically switched on and off by the lifting and lowering of the push-button switch casing 4 . In the present invention, it is described that the control unit 20 is implemented as an integrated circuit that processes data digitally, but it should be understood that the present invention can also be implemented as an analog type control circuit unit.

5, when the control unit 20 is implemented as an integrated circuit, the switch unit of each push-button switch casing 4 in the switch-on state is additionally provided in addition to the switch on / off by the lifting and lowering of the push- Relay driving units RD1 to RD4 for separately driving the relay switches RL1 to RL4 further include relay switches RL1 to RL4 of the remote switch unit 46 capable of remote on or off, Respectively.

The relay driving units RD1 to RD4 are driven under the control of the control unit 20 that outputs a control command on the basis of the switch remote control signal of the remote controller 42 applied through the wireless transmitting and receiving unit 44. [

The relay switches RL1 to RL4 are connected in series to the respective switches SW1, SW2 (SW3) and SW4 of the push-button type switch casing 4, Off switch can be additionally switched on and off by a remote request to the switch in the ON state among the switches SW1, SW2, SW3, and SW4.

When the user recognizes that the push-button type switch casing 4 is in a non-operating state and consumes a large amount of standby power, the user presses the remote controller 42 without manually pushing the switch casing 4, And the relay switch of the switch casing 4 is switched off under the control of the control unit 20, whereby the standby power can be cut off to prevent current leakage.

In the above description, it is explained that the lighting state of each light emitting lamp 22 is an overload switch. However, when the push button switch casing 4 is in the switch-on state by the manual lifting or lowering state, It is to be understood that the switch casing 4 in an overloaded state may be lit to emit light in a different color, or to emit light in a different color. This embodiment is very useful for accurately expressing the power off state when the relay switch 46 is turned off by the remote switch unit 46. [

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of claims and equivalents thereof.

(2) - Outlet main body (2a) - Lower case
(2b) - upper cover (3) - operating opening
(4) - Push-button switch casing (6) - Plug socket
(8) - Main power line (8a) - Individual power line
(10) - guide post (12) - insertion tube
(14) - spring (16) - electrode terminal
(18) - Connection terminal piece (20) - Control part
(22) - luminescent lamp (24) - DC power supply
(26) - CT (Current Transformer) 28 -
(30) -engaging groove (32) -up direction
(34) a descending guide groove (40)
(42) -Remote Controller (44) -Wireless Transmitting / Receiving Unit
(46) - Remote switch part (50) - Electric circuit part
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In the multi-tab,
A plurality of push-button type switch casings having a plug socket portion in a main body of the receptacle are provided so as to be capable of individual lifting and lowering operations, and the socket sub-power source is energized in a state of either the upper or lower stop state of the switch casing, And a light-emitting lamp which is turned off by control of the light-
The electric circuit unit includes:
A plurality of current detectors for detecting a current flowing through a plug inserted in a plug socket portion of each switch casing to output a load state,
And a control unit for comparing the load state outputs of the current detection units and lighting a light emission lamp of the switching casing corresponding to the maximum load state output. The push-button type switch casing according to claim 1, wherein each of the push-button type switch casings comprises a piston structure composed of a guide post and an insertion tube, and is lifted and lowered using an elastic force, And a rising operation after annealing is possible. The remote control device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a remote switch part (46) for performing switch on / off of each push-button type switch casing in a switch-on state under the control of the control part in accordance with a remote command of the remote controller Which is easy to manage power consumption.
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