TW202005205A - Socket device greatly reduces rainwater permeating into the region covered by the outer case to decrease occurrence of security threats such as current leakage or short circuit - Google Patents

Abstract

A socket device comprises a socket unit and an outer case. The socket unit comprises an outer wall. The outer case is assembled to the socket unit and covers a portion to expose the outer wall. The outer case comprises an end edge facing the socket unit and shaded by the outer wall. Since the outer wall of the socket unit shades the end edge of the outer case, it is possible to greatly reduce the infiltration of rainwater into the area covered by the outer case or flowing into the socket holes of the socket, so as to reduce the occurrence of security threats such as current leakage or short circuit.

Description

Socket device

The invention relates to a socket device, in particular to a socket device capable of preventing water from seeping into the interior.

Existing socket devices installed on, for example, exterior walls of buildings usually include a carrier, a socket, and an outer cover. The bearing frame is installed and fixed on the outer wall of the building. The socket is installed and fixed on the carrier, and part of the carrier is exposed, so that a plug can be inserted into the socket. The outer cover is assembled on the carrier and covers the socket.

After the cover is assembled on the carrier, there is still a gap between the two, so when, for example, rainwater invades, the rainwater will seep into the inside of the cover or even into the socket through the gap, thereby causing safety threats such as leakage or short circuit. occur.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a socket device capable of overcoming at least one disadvantage of the prior art.

Therefore, the socket device of the present invention includes a socket unit and an outer cover.

The socket unit includes an outer wall. The outer cover is assembled to the socket unit and covers a part of it to expose at least the outer wall. The outer cover includes an end facing the socket unit and shielded by the outer wall.

In some embodiments, the outer wall has a top wall portion, and the end edge has a top edge portion shielded by the top wall portion.

In some embodiments, the outer wall further has two side wall portions respectively located at opposite ends of the top wall portion, the end edge also has two side edge portions respectively located at opposite ends of the top edge portion, and the two side edge portions are respectively The two side wall portions are shielded.

In some embodiments, the socket unit further includes a base wall, the outer wall is disposed on the base wall, and each of the side edge portions abuts the base wall.

In some embodiments, the socket unit further includes two inner side walls disposed on the base wall, each inner side wall spaced inside the corresponding side wall portion, the base wall and the corresponding and spaced apart side wall portion and the The inner side wall collectively defines a receiving groove, and each of the side edge portions is received in the corresponding receiving groove.

In some embodiments, the socket unit further includes two inner side walls respectively located inside the two side wall portions, and each of the side edge portions is located between the corresponding and spaced apart side wall portions and the inner side wall.

In some embodiments, the socket unit further includes a carrier having the outer wall, and a socket disposed on the carrier. The carrier includes two pivots, and the outer cover is formed with two A pivoting hole pivotally connected to the pivot, and a lower opening, the outer cover can rotate relative to the carrier between a closed position and a first open position, and in the closed position, the lower opening corresponds to the The socket is exposed under the socket, and in the first open position, the lower opening moves away from the bottom of the socket and faces forward.

In some embodiments, the outer cover further includes a protrusion, and the carrier further includes a first stopper, and the first stopper is used to stop the protrusion so that the outer cover is positioned at the first An open position.

In some embodiments, the carrier further includes a second stopper spaced at an appropriate angle from the first stopper, the second stopper is adjacent to one side of the first stopper In order to block the protrusion, the outer cover is positioned at a second opening position between the closing position and the first opening position.

In some embodiments, the convex block has an arc surface, the first stopper has a first arc surface that can slidingly contact the arc surface, and the second stopper has an arc surface The second arc surface of the sliding contact with the shape surface.

In some embodiments, the carrier is formed with a locking hole, and the outer cover further includes a hook. The hook is locked in the locking hole to position the outer cover at the closing position.

In some embodiments, the outer cover further includes two bushes, each of which forms the corresponding pivot hole and has a guide surface, the guide surfaces of the two bushes face each other, and each of the pivots Including a chamfered surface, the chamfered surface of each pivot is configured to be in sliding contact with the guide surface of the corresponding bushing, so as to allow the corresponding bushing to slide over the chamfered surface to latch each pivot shaft In the corresponding pivoting hole.

In some embodiments, a cable management space is formed between the area of the socket unit covered by the outer cover and the outer cover.

In some embodiments, the socket unit further includes a carrier having the outer wall, and a socket, the carrier includes a base wall, and a carrier body protrudingly disposed on the base wall and supporting the socket, the The carrier body includes a side surface and a protruding cantilever projecting from the side surface and spaced from the base wall, the side surface and the base wall jointly define the cable management space.

In some embodiments, the convex cantilever is elongated and its length extends in a left-right direction.

In some embodiments, the protruding cantilever has a blocking surface facing and spaced from the base wall, the base wall has a surface, and the blocking surface is a plane parallel to the surface.

In some embodiments, the protruding cantilever further has a leading surface opposite to the stop surface, and the leading surface is an arc-shaped surface.

In some embodiments, the convex cantilever further has a blocking convex portion protrudingly provided on the blocking surface, the blocking convex portion is adjacent to an end of the blocking surface opposite to the side surface and is in contact with the The sides are spaced apart.

In some embodiments, the carrier includes an inner side wall protruding from the base wall and spaced from the side. The inner side wall corresponds to the position of the blocking protrusion and the two together define a gap.

In some embodiments, the socket has an inclined plug-in surface, and the plug-in surface forms an angle with a horizontal imaginary surface, and the angle is between 30 degrees and 70 degrees.

In some embodiments, the angle is 45 degrees.

In some embodiments, the carrier body includes a diversion surface at the top and facing upwards, the diversion mask has a middle portion, and two lateral end portions at opposite ends of the middle portion, the diversion surface is The middle portion gradually slopes downward toward the ends of the two sides.

In some embodiments, the diversion surface is a convex arc surface.

In some embodiments, the socket unit further includes a carrier body covered by the outer cover, the carrier body includes a diversion surface at the top and facing upward, the diversion mask has a middle portion, and Two side end portions located at opposite ends of the middle portion, the flow guide surface is gradually inclined downward from the middle portion toward the two end portions.

The effect of the present invention is that the outer wall of the socket unit covers the end edge of the outer cover, which can greatly reduce the infiltration of rainwater into the area covered by the outer cover or even into the socket group of the socket to reduce leakage or short circuit, etc. An incident that threatens security occurs.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numbers.

Referring to FIG. 1, it is an embodiment of the socket device 100 of the present invention. The socket device 100 is suitable for being installed on an outdoor wall (not shown) of a building structure such as a house or a charging pile. The socket device 100 includes a socket unit 10 for assembling on a wall, and an outer cover 3 assembling on the socket unit 10.

In the following, the side where the outer cover 3 is located is defined as the front, and the side where the socket unit 10 is assembled on the wall is defined as the rear to define a front-rear direction X, a vertical direction Z perpendicular to the front-rear direction X, and a vertical In the front-back direction X and the left-right direction Y in the up-down direction Z.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the socket unit 10 can be locked to the wall by, for example, screw locking. The socket unit 10 includes a carrier 1 and a socket 2 disposed on the carrier 1. The carrying frame 1 includes a base wall 11, a carrying frame body 12, an outer wall 13, two inner side walls 14, and two pivoting frame bodies 15. The base wall 11 has a first wall portion 111, a second wall portion 112, and a third wall portion 113. The first wall portion 111 extends upright in the vertical direction Z. The second wall portion 112 extends horizontally rearward in the front-rear direction X from the tip of the first wall portion 111. The third wall portion 113 extends upright in the vertical direction Z from the rear end of the second wall portion 112. The first wall portion 111 has a front-facing surface 114.

The carrying frame body 12 is protrudingly arranged on the surface 114 of the first wall portion 111 for carrying the socket 2. The carrier body 12 has two side surfaces 121, a deflector surface 122, a front surface 123, and two protruding cantilevers 124. The two side surfaces 121 are spaced apart in the left-right direction Y and are parallel to each other. The flow guiding surface 122 is connected to the tops of the two side surfaces 121 and faces upward. The flow guiding surface 122 has an intermediate portion 125 and two side end portions 126 respectively connected to the tops of the two side surfaces 121. The height of the two end portions 126 in the vertical direction Z is lower than the height of the middle portion 125 in the vertical direction Z, and the flow guide surface 122 is gradually inclined downward from the middle portion 125 toward the two end portions 126. Thereby, when the water seeps into the guide surface 122, it will flow toward each side end 126 and be discharged downward through each side end 126. In this embodiment, the diversion surface 122 is an example of a convex arc surface with an arc shape. Of course, in other embodiments, the flow guiding surface 122 may also have an inverted V shape, with the middle portion 125 being a tip, and an inclined slope between the middle portion 125 and each side end 126. Thereby, the effect of guiding the flow of water toward each side end 126 can also be achieved.

The front surface 123 extends obliquely downward from the front end of the guide surface 122 and is connected between the two side surfaces 121. The carrier body 12 is formed with an opening 127 located between the bottom end of the front surface 123 and the two side surfaces 121. The opening 127 is inclined obliquely toward the front and lower and exposes the socket 2. The two side surfaces 121 of the carrier body 12 of the carrier 1 and the surface 114 of the first wall 111 define two cable management spaces 16 together. Each cable management space 16 is used for cable management of a transmission line body 41 (as shown in FIG. 19) of a power cord 4.

Each protruding cantilever 124 is protrudingly provided on the corresponding side surface 121 and spaced in front of the surface 114 of the first wall portion 111 and located in the corresponding cable management space 16 for the transmission line body 41 to wrap around and block the transmission line body 41. Each protruding cantilever 124 is elongated and extends in the left-right direction Y, thereby ensuring that each protruding cantilever 124 can block the transmission line body 41, thereby reducing the ease of the transmission line body 41 winding around the protruding cantilever 124 The ground is slid out of the protruding cantilever 124. Each protruding cantilever 124 has a blocking surface 128 facing and spaced apart from the surface 114 of the first wall portion 111, and a leading surface 129 opposite to the blocking surface 128. The blocking surface 128 is a plane parallel to the surface 114 for blocking the transmission line body 41. The lead surface 129 is an arc-shaped surface facing upward and forward, and is used for the wound transmission line body 41 to abut.

Further, each protruding cantilever 124 further has a blocking convex portion 130 convexly provided on the blocking surface 128. The blocking convex portion 130 is adjacent to an end of the blocking surface 128 opposite to the side surface 121 and is opposite to the side surface 121 The interval is used to block the transmission line body 41 to prevent it from sliding out of the blocking surface 128.

The outer wall 13 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the base wall 11 and has an inverted U shape. The outer wall 13 has a top wall portion 131 and two side wall portions 132 respectively extending downward from opposite left and right ends of the top wall portion 131. The top wall portion 131 is formed at the top end of the third wall portion 113 and mostly protrudes from the front end of the third wall portion 113. The top wall portion 131 has a horizontally long shape and its long direction extends in the left-right direction Y. The two side wall portions 132 are formed at the left and right opposite ends of the first, second, and third wall portions 111, 112, and 113 respectively, and protrude from the surface 114 of the first wall portion 111 and the second and third wall portions 112, 113 front end. Each side wall portion 132 has an upright elongated shape and its longitudinal direction extends in the vertical direction Z.

Each inner side wall 14 protrudes from the surface 114 of the first wall portion 111 and is spaced between the corresponding side surface 121 and the inside of the corresponding side wall portion 132. Each inner side wall 14 has an upright long shape, and its long direction extends in the vertical direction Z. In this embodiment, each inner side wall 14 corresponds to the position of the stop protrusion 130 of the corresponding projecting cantilever 124, and the two together define a gap 19 through which the transmission line body 41 can pass. Each inner side wall 14 cooperates with the blocking protrusion 130 and collectively blocks the transmission line body 41 to prevent it from sliding outward. In this way, the effect of stopping the transmission line body 41 from sliding can be improved to ensure that the transmission line body 41 can be firmly positioned in the cable management space 16 and wrapped around the protruding cantilever 124. In addition, the surface 114 of the first wall portion 111 of the base wall 11 and the corresponding and spaced side wall portions 132 and the inner side wall 14 jointly define an accommodating groove 17. The surface 114 of the first wall portion 111 is formed with two locking holes 115. Each locking hole 115 is adjacent to the bottom end of the surface 114 and communicates with the corresponding accommodating groove 17.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, each pivoting frame 15 has a protruding plate 151, a pivot 152, a first stopper 153, and a second stopper 154. The protrusion plate 151 protrudes from the surface 114 of the first wall portion 111 and protrudes from the top end of the second wall portion 112 and is located inside the corresponding inner side wall 14. The protruding plate 151 has a semi-circular arc-shaped top surface 155 at the top, and an outer side surface 156. The pivot 152 protrudes from the outer side surface 156 and has an end surface 157 and a chamfered surface 158 connected to the end surface 157. The chamfered surface 158 is inclined toward the front and upward. The first stopper 153 is an elongated rib protrudingly provided on the arc-shaped top surface 155 and inclined obliquely toward the rear and upward, and its longitudinal direction extends along the left-right direction Y and has a first arc surface 159. The structure and shape of the second stopper 154 are the same as those of the first stopper 153. The second stopper 154 is a convex top surface 155 and faces upward and is spaced from the first stopper 153 by an appropriate angle The elongated convex rib has a second arc surface 160 extending in the left-right direction Y.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6, the socket 2 is disposed in the carrier body 12 and can be fixedly coupled to the carrier body 12 by, for example, clamping and fixing or screw locking. The socket 2 has a slanted plug surface 21 exposed through the opening 127, the plug surface 21 is formed with two jack groups 211, and each jack group 211 is used for a plug 42 of the power cord 4 (as shown in FIG. 19) Shown) a plug group (not shown) is plugged. An angle A is formed between the insertion surface 21 and a horizontal virtual surface S parallel to the front-rear direction X, and the angle A is between 30 degrees and 70 degrees. In this embodiment, the angle A is 45 degrees as an example. In this way, the user's line of sight can clearly see the position of each jack group 211 when viewing the socket 2 in the direction of the horizontal imaginary plane S, so as to enhance the subsequent insertion of the plug group of the plug 42 into the corresponding jack group 211 Convenience.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 6 and 7, the outer cover 3 is assembled to the socket unit 10 and covers a part of it, so that at least the outer wall 13 is exposed. The outer cover 3 includes a front wall 31 and two side walls 32. The front wall 31 is an arc-shaped structure formed by bending and extending upward and downward. The shape matches the shape of the front surface 123 of the carrier body 12 and has a top edge portion 311 and a lower edge portion 312. The top edge portion 311 is used to be accommodated under the top wall portion 131 of the outer wall 13 and facing the third wall portion 113 of the base wall 11. The two side walls 32 respectively extend upright from the left and right sides of the front wall 31 in the front-rear direction X toward the rear. The two side walls 32 and the front wall 31 jointly define an accommodating space 33. Each side wall 32 has a side edge 321 and a lower edge 322. The side edge portions 321 of the two side walls 32 are respectively connected to the left and right opposite ends of the top edge portion 311 of the front wall 31, and the side edge portions 321 of the two side walls 32 and the top edge portion 311 of the front wall 31 jointly define a face of the outer cover 3 The socket unit 10 has an inverted U-shaped end edge 34. The side edge portion 321 of each side wall 32 is used to be accommodated in the corresponding accommodating groove 17. The top edge portion 311 and the two side edge portions 321 together define a rear opening 331 of the accommodating space 33 that communicates with the external environment. The carrying frame body 12, the two inner side walls 14 and the two pivoting frame bodies 15 of the carrying frame 1, and the socket 2 can be accommodated in the accommodating space 33 through the rear opening 331. The lower edge portion 322 of each side wall 32 is connected between one end of the lower edge portion 312 of the front wall 31 and the bottom end of the side edge portion 321, and the lower edge portion 322 extends backward and obliquely downward from the lower edge portion 312. The lower edge portion 312 and the two lower edge portions 322 together define a lower opening 332 of the accommodating space 33 that communicates with the external environment, and the socket 2 can be exposed through the lower opening 332.

Referring to FIGS. 5, 7 and 8, the outer cover 3 further includes two bushes 35, two protrusions 36, and two hooks 37. Each bushing 35 is protruded inside the corresponding side wall 32 and adjacent to the side edge portion 321 and the top edge portion 311. Each sleeve 35 forms a pivot hole 351 for the corresponding pivot 152 to pivot. Thereby, the outer cover 3 can be in a closed position shown in FIG. 6, a first opened position shown in FIG. 15, and a shown in FIG. 17 relative to the carrier 1 (shown in FIG. 6) Between the second open position. The second opening position is between the closing position and the first opening position. In addition, each bushing 35 has a guide surface 352, and the guide surface 352 is an arc-shaped surface extending from the outer peripheral surface of the bushing 35 adjacent to the side wall 32 toward the pivot hole 351. The guide surfaces 352 of the two bushes 35 face each other, and one end of each guide surface 352 adjacent to the corresponding side wall 32 is inclined upward toward the rear. The chamfered surface 158 of each pivot shaft 152 is configured to be in sliding contact with the guide surface 352 of the corresponding bushing 35 to allow the corresponding bushing 35 to slide over the chamfered surface 158 so that each pivot shaft 152 is caught in the corresponding pivot joint Hole 351.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the guide surface 352 of each sleeve 35 may also be a slope extending from the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 35 adjacent to the side wall 32 toward the pivot hole 351, which can also achieve The effect of sliding contact with the chamfered surface 158.

Each protrusion 36 is an elongated rib protruding from the inner surface of the front wall 31 and located above the corresponding bush 35, and its length extends in the left-right direction Y (as shown in FIG. 3) and has an arc-shaped surface 361 . Each protrusion 36 can be stopped by the corresponding first stopper 153 or the corresponding second stopper 154. When each projection 36 is stopped by the corresponding first stopper 153, the outer cover 3 is positioned at the first open position. When each protrusion 36 is stopped by the corresponding second stopper 154, the outer cover 3 is positioned at the second open position. In addition, the arc-shaped surface 361 of each protrusion 36 can be in sliding contact with the first arc surface 159 of the corresponding first stopper 153 so that each protrusion 36 can pass the corresponding first stopper 153. The arc-shaped surface 361 and the first arc-shaped surface 159 are in linear contact when they are in sliding contact, which can reduce the frictional force when the two are in sliding contact, so that each bump 36 can smoothly be on the corresponding first stopper 153 Slide and pass the corresponding first stopper 153. The curved surface 361 of each protrusion 36 can be in sliding contact with the second curved surface 160 of the corresponding second stopper 154 so that each protrusion 36 can pass the corresponding second stopper 154. Both the curved surface 361 and the second curved surface 160 are in linear contact when they are in sliding contact, which can reduce the frictional force when the two are in sliding contact, so that each protrusion 36 can smoothly be on the corresponding second stopper 154 Slide and pass the corresponding second stopper 154.

Each hook 37 is protrudingly provided on the corresponding side edge portion 321 and adjacent to the bottom end thereof. Each hook 37 is detachably latched in the corresponding hook hole 115 of the base wall 11 so that the outer cover 3 can be firmly positioned on the cover合位置。 Close position.

9 and 10, when the outer cover 3 is assembled on the carrier 1 (as shown in FIG. 3), first turn the front wall 31 of the outer cover 3 upward by an appropriate angle to guide the bushes 35 The surface 352 is aligned with the chamfered surface 158 of the corresponding pivot 152.

Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 9, then, move the outer cover 3 to the carrier 1 along the assembly direction D facing downward and rearward. During the movement of the outer cover 3, the top edge portion 311 and its connection with each side edge portion 321 will first extend to the top wall portion 131, the two side wall portions 132, the second wall portion 112 and the third wall portion 113 are jointly defined Out of a space 18. Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, then, the guiding surface 352 of each bush 35 will be in sliding contact with the chamfered surface 158 of the corresponding pivot 152. The lateral side force acting on the outer side of the guide surface 352 by the chamfered surface 158 causes the two side walls 32 to be stretched outward and slightly bent and deformed. The guide surface 352 of each sleeve 35 moves away from the chamfered surface 158 and then slides through the corresponding pivot 152. When each sleeve 35 moves to the position where the pivot hole 351 is aligned with the corresponding pivot 152, each side wall 32 borrows The reset elastic force accumulated during the deformation is reset, so that each pivot shaft 152 is automatically caught and pivotally connected to the pivot hole 351 of the corresponding bush 35. At this time, the outer cover 3 is assembled on the carrier 1 and can rotate relative to the carrier 1. By the aforementioned assembly method, each sleeve 35 of the outer cover 3 can be easily and quickly pivoted to the corresponding pivot 152 of the carrier 1, thereby effectively improving the convenience of assembly and saving assembly man-hours.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, when the outer cover 3 is in the closed position, the top edge portion 311 and its connection with each side edge portion 321 are accommodated in the space 18 and are covered by the top wall portion 131 of the outer wall 13 Obscured. A portion of each side edge portion 321 adjacent to the top edge portion 311 is accommodated in the space 18 and the remaining portion is accommodated in the corresponding accommodation groove 17. Each side edge portion 321 is located between the corresponding and spaced side wall portion 132 and the inner side wall 14 and abuts on the surface 114 of the base wall 11. Each side edge portion 321 is shielded by the corresponding side wall portion 132. The carrying frame body 12, the two inner side walls 14 and the two pivoting frame bodies 15 and the socket 2 of the carrying frame 1 are accommodated in the accommodating space 33, and the bottom end of the carrying frame body 12, the bottom end of the socket 2 and the bottom end of the inner side wall 14 The bottom end of the cable management space 16 and the bottom end of the accommodating groove 17 are exposed through the lower opening 332 of the outer cover 3.

Referring to FIGS. 6, 13 and 14, on the other hand, when the outer cover 3 is in the closed position, each protrusion 36 is located on the curved top surface 155 of the corresponding protrusion plate 151 and is located corresponding to the second stopper 154 front side. A curved locking surface 371 of each hook 37 is locked in the corresponding locking hole 115 of the base wall 11, thereby enabling the outer cover 3 to be firmly positioned at the closing position to prevent the outer cover 3 from being easily Is turned on.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6, the top wall portion 131 of the outer wall 13 shields the top edge portion 311 of the outer cover 3 and its connection with each side edge portion 321 and plays a role in blocking rainwater, which can greatly reduce the rainwater directly through the top The gap between the wall portion 131 and the front wall 31 permeates into the area covered by the outer cover 3. Even if some rainwater inadvertently flows into the space 18 through the aforementioned gap, the rainwater will flow downward and flow to the deflector surface 122 through the second wall portion 112 or directly onto the deflector surface 122. When the rainwater flows to the diversion surface 122, part of the rainwater will flow along the diversion surface 122 to each side end 126 and be discharged downwards into the corresponding cable management space 16 through it, so that the rainwater passes through the corresponding cable management space 16 Drain down to the outside. Another part of the rainwater will flow forward to the front surface 123 through the diversion surface 122, and flow down along the front surface 123, and then be discharged to the outside through the lower opening 332. In this way, it is possible to prevent rainwater from flowing into the jack group 211 of the socket 2 during the flow process and causing events such as electric leakage or short circuit.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 14, each side wall portion 132 of the outer wall 13 shields the corresponding side edge portion 321 of the outer cover 3 and plays a role of shielding rain water, which can greatly reduce the rain water directly through each side wall portion 132 and the corresponding side wall The gap between 32 penetrates into the area covered by the outer cover 3. In addition, each side edge portion 321 abuts on the surface 114 of the base wall 11, so that both the side wall 32 and the surface 114 of the base wall 11 jointly serve as a second function of shielding rainwater, even if some rainwater is careless When flowing in through the aforementioned gap, it is also blocked by the side walls 32 or the surface 114, which can further enhance the effect of shielding rainwater from infiltration. Furthermore, since each inner side wall 14 is located inside the corresponding side edge portion 321, each inner side wall 14 can function as a third way to shield rainwater, even if some rainwater inadvertently passes through the aforementioned side edge portions 321 and The inflow between the surfaces 114 will also be blocked by the inner side walls 14, which can further enhance the effect of blocking rainwater to prevent its infiltration. The rainwater blocked by the side walls 32, the surface 114 of the base wall 11, and the inner side walls 14 will flow down the containing groove 17 and be discharged to the outside.

On the other hand, with the design that each inner side wall 14 is located inside the corresponding side wall 32, when any one side wall 32 is impacted by an external force, the corresponding inner side wall 14 can serve to support the side wall 32 to increase its structural strength. Thereby, the probability of the side wall 32 being deformed or damaged by the impact can be reduced.

14, 15 and 16, when the outer cover 3 is to be opened from the closed position, a force is applied to rotate the lower edge portion 312 of the outer cover 3 (as shown in FIG. 7) in a first rotation direction R1 upward . Since each hook 37 is an arc-shaped latching surface 371 that is latched in the corresponding latching hole 115 of the base wall 11, the arcuate surface 361 of each protrusion 36 is in sliding contact with the second arcuate surface 160 of the second stopper 154 The time is in the state of line contact. Therefore, it is possible to move the hooks 37 away from the corresponding hole 115 and the protrusions 36 to slide over the second stopper 154 without turning the cover 3 upward without too much effort.

When the outer cover 3 continues to rotate upward, the top of the front wall 31 and each side wall 32 will gradually penetrate into the space 18 (as shown in FIG. 6 ). Since the curved surface 361 of each projection 36 is in linear contact with the first arc surface 159 of the corresponding first stopper 153 in sliding contact, during the rotation of the outer cover 3, each projection 36 can smoothly Slide on the first arc surface 159 and pass the first stopper 153. When the outer cover 3 rotates to the first open position shown in FIG. 15, the rotation of the outer cover 3 is stopped, and at this time, each protrusion 36 is located on the rear side of the corresponding first stopper 153. The first stopper 153 blocks the protrusion 36 so that the outer cover 3 can be firmly positioned at the first open position. Referring to FIGS. 6 and 15, when the outer cover 3 is in the first open position, the lower opening 332 moves away from the bottom of the socket 2 and toward the front, whereby the socket 2 completely exposes the front through the lower opening 332 so that the user can The position of each jack group 211 (as shown in FIG. 4) of the socket 2 is clearly seen.

Referring to FIGS. 17 and 18, the front wall 31 of the outer cover 3 is forced to rotate downward in a second rotation direction R2 opposite to the first rotation direction R1 (as shown in FIG. 15). A curved surface 159 slides over the first stop 153. When each of the protrusions 36 touches the second arc surface 160 of the corresponding second stopper 154, a sensation occurs, and at this time, the application of force stops rotating the outer cover 3. The second stopper 154 blocks the protrusion 36 so that the outer cover 3 can be firmly positioned at the second open position. Referring to FIGS. 6 and 17, when the outer cover 3 is in the second open position, the lower opening 332 is inclined downward, so that the area of the socket 2 exposed in front through the lower opening 332 is small.

It should be noted that, in operation, the outer cover 3 can also be opened directly from the closed position to the second open position, and the outer cover 3 is rotated upward in the first rotation direction R1 by force to slide the protrusions 36 past the second After the stopper 154 stops applying force to rotate the outer cover 3. By the second stopper 154 blocking the protrusion 36, the outer cover 3 can be positioned at the second open position.

Referring to FIGS. 14, 17 and 18, when the outer cover 3 is to be rotated from the second open position to the closed position, the front wall 31 of the outer cover 3 is continuously rotated downward along the second rotation direction R2 The block 36 will slide on the second arc surface 160 and pass the second stopper 154. When the locking surface 371 of each hook 37 is locked in the corresponding locking hole 115, the outer cover 3 is restored and positioned at the closing position.

Referring to FIG. 19, FIG. 20 and FIG. 21, when the plug 42 of the power cord 4 is to be inserted into or withdrawn from the outlet 2, the following operation methods can be used to operate:

The first operation method is to rotate the outer cover 3 from the closed position to the first open position shown in FIG. 20, at this time the socket 2 is completely exposed to the front through the lower opening 332 (as shown in FIG. 6), the user can clearly The position of each jack group 211 of the socket 2 is viewed from the ground. In this way, the user can easily and quickly insert the plug group of the plug 42 into one of the socket groups 211 or pull the plug 42 that has been plugged into the socket 2 away from the socket 2.

The second operation method is to rotate the outer cover 3 from the closed position to the second open position shown in FIG. 17, at this time a part of the socket 2 is exposed to the front through the lower opening 332, and the user can also view the socket group 211 position. In this way, the user can also insert the plug group of the plug 42 into the socket group 211 or extract the plug 42 that has been plugged into the socket 2 away from the socket 2.

The third operation mode is that when the outer cover 3 is in the closed position, the user adjusts the viewing angle downward to view the position of the jack group 211 through the lower opening 332. In this way, the user can also insert the plug group of the plug 42 into the socket group 211 or extract the plug 42 that has been plugged into the socket 2 away from the socket 2.

After the plug 42 is inserted into the socket 2 through the first and second operation methods described above, the transmission line body 41 is aligned with the gap 19 between the blocking protrusion 130 of the protruding cantilever 124 on one side and the inner side wall 14. Next, a force is applied to press the transmission line body 41 toward the gap 19 to insert the transmission line body 41 between the blocking surface 128 and the surface 114 through the gap 19. Subsequently, the transmission line body 41 is bent downward and forward so that it is wound on the protruding cantilever 124 and bypasses the front of the protruding cantilever 124 so that the transmission line 41 can pass through the lower opening 332 when the outer cover 3 is rotated to the closed position Out to the external environment. At this time, the blocking surface 128 of the protruding cantilever 124 will block the transmission line body 41 between the protruding cantilever 124 and the surface 114, so that after the transmission line body 41 is bent downward and forward, a part of the transmission line body 41 remains Can be positioned within the cable management space 16. In addition, the blocking protrusion 130 and the inner side wall 14 are blocked outside the transmission line body 41 to prevent the transmission line body 41 from sliding out of the blocking surface 128 through the gap 19. Thereby, a part of the transmission line body 41 can be firmly positioned in the cable management space 16. After the aforementioned cable management operation is completed, the outer cover 3 can be rotated to the closed position, at which time the transmission line body 41 passes through the lower opening 332 to the outside environment.

On the other hand, when the transmission line body 41 located in the external environment is pulled by external force, the way in which the arc-shaped lead angle surface 129 contacts the transmission line body 41 can prevent the transmission line body 41 from being scratched to avoid damage.

It should be noted that in other embodiments, the protrusion 36, the first stopper 153, the second stopper 154, the locking hole 115, the hook 37, the cable management space 16, and the projecting cantilever 124 The number can also be one, not limited to the number disclosed in this embodiment.

In summary, the socket device 100 of this embodiment, by covering the outer wall 13 of the socket unit 10 with the end edge 34 of the outer cover 3, can significantly reduce the infiltration of rainwater into the area covered by the outer cover 3 or even into the socket In the jack group 211 of 2 to reduce the occurrence of safety-threatening events such as leakage or short circuit, it can indeed achieve the purpose of cost invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still classified as This invention covers the patent.

100‧‧‧Socket device 10‧‧‧Socket unit 1‧‧‧Carrier 11‧‧‧Base wall 111‧‧‧First wall part 112‧‧‧Second wall part 113‧‧‧ Third wall part 114‧ ‧‧Surface 115‧‧‧Card hole 12‧‧‧Carrier body 121‧‧‧Side 122•‧‧Diversion surface 123‧‧‧Front surface 124‧‧‧Convex cantilever 125‧‧‧‧Middle part 126‧‧ ‧Side end 127‧‧‧Opening 128‧‧‧Stop surface 129‧‧‧Guide surface 130‧‧‧Stop convex portion 13‧‧‧Outer wall 131‧‧‧Top wall portion 132‧‧‧Side wall portion 14 ‧‧‧Inner side wall 15‧‧‧Pivot frame 151‧‧‧Projection plate 152‧‧‧Pivot shaft 153‧‧‧ First stop 154‧‧‧Second stop 155‧‧‧Curved Top surface 156‧‧‧Outer side 157‧‧‧End surface 158‧‧‧Chamfered surface 159‧‧‧First arc surface 160‧‧‧Second arc surface 17‧‧‧Accommodation groove 18‧‧‧Space 19‧‧ ‧Gap 2‧‧‧Socket 21‧‧‧Mating surface 211‧‧‧ Jack set 3‧‧‧Outer cover 31‧‧‧ Front wall 311‧‧‧Top edge part 312‧‧‧Lower edge part 32‧‧ ‧Side wall 321‧‧‧Side edge part 322‧‧‧Lower edge part 33‧‧‧Accommodation space 331‧‧‧ Rear opening 332‧‧‧Lower opening 34‧‧‧End edge 35‧‧‧Shaft sleeve 351‧‧ ‧Pivot hole 352‧‧‧Guide surface 36‧‧‧Bump 361‧‧‧Curved surface 37‧‧‧Hook 371‧‧‧Snap surface 4‧‧‧Power cord 41‧‧‧Transmission line body 42 ‧‧‧Plug A‧‧‧Angle D‧‧‧Assembly direction R1‧‧‧First rotation direction R2‧‧‧Second rotation direction S‧‧‧Horizontal imaginary plane Z‧‧‧Up and down direction X‧‧‧Fore and a Y‧‧‧left and right direction

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the socket device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the embodiment; 3 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating an assembly relationship between a socket unit and an outer cover; FIG. 4 is a front view of the socket unit of the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a part of the embodiment An incomplete partially enlarged view of the carrier frame, illustrating the structure of a pivoting frame body; FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 1, illustrating that the outer cover is in a closed position; FIG. 7 Is a perspective view of an outer cover of the embodiment; FIG. 8 is an incomplete partially enlarged view of the outer cover of the embodiment, illustrating the structure of a sleeve and a bump; FIG. 9 is an incomplete of the embodiment Partial side view, illustrating the assembly method between the outer cover and the carrier; FIG. 10 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating the assembly method between the outer cover and the carrier; FIG. 11 is the embodiment An incomplete cross-sectional view of a guide surface of the bushing contacting a beveled surface of a pivot; FIG. 12 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating that the pivot is latched and pivotally connected to the bushing In a pivot hole; FIG. 13 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating that when the outer cover is in the closed position, the protrusion is located on the front side of the second stopper; FIG. 14 is a part of the embodiment Incomplete cross-sectional view, illustrating that a hook is caught in a locking hole; FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 6, illustrating the outer cover in a first open position; FIG. 16 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment, Explain that when the outer cover is in the first open position, a first stopper blocks the projection; FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 6, illustrating the outer cover in a second open position; FIG. 18 is the An incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment illustrates that the second stopper blocks the projection when the outer cover is in the second open position; FIG. 19 is a front view of the socket unit and a power cord of the embodiment , Illustrating that a plug is inserted into the socket, and a transmission line body is wound around a protruding cantilever and positioned in a cable management space; FIG. 20 is a side view of the embodiment and the power cord, illustrating that the transmission line body is wound around The convex cantilever is positioned within the cable management space; and FIG. 21 is an incomplete bottom view of the carrier and the power cord of the embodiment, illustrating that a blocking surface of the convex cantilever blocks the transmission line body .

1‧‧‧Carrier

11‧‧‧ base wall

111‧‧‧The first wall

112‧‧‧Second Wall

113‧‧‧ Third Wall

114‧‧‧Surface

12‧‧‧Carrier body

121‧‧‧Side

122‧‧‧Diversion surface

123‧‧‧Front surface

124‧‧‧Convex cantilever

129‧‧‧Lead angle face

13‧‧‧Outer wall

131‧‧‧Top Wall Department

132‧‧‧Side wall part

14‧‧‧Inner side wall

15‧‧‧Pivot frame

19‧‧‧Gap

3‧‧‧Outer cover

31‧‧‧Front wall

311‧‧‧Top edge

32‧‧‧Side wall

321‧‧‧Side edge

Z‧‧‧Up and down direction

X‧‧‧Fore and aft direction

Y‧‧‧left and right direction

Claims (24)

A socket device includes: a socket unit including an outer wall; and an outer cover assembled to the socket unit and covering a portion thereof to expose at least the outer wall, the outer cover includes a surface facing the socket unit and protected by the outer wall The obscured edge. The socket device according to claim 1, wherein the outer wall has a top wall portion, and the end edge has a top edge portion shielded by the top wall portion. The socket device according to claim 2, wherein the outer wall further has two side wall portions respectively located at opposite ends of the top wall portion, and the end edge further has two side edge portions respectively located at opposite ends of the top edge portion, the two The side edge portions are respectively covered by the two side wall portions. The socket device according to claim 3, wherein the socket unit further includes a base wall, the outer wall is disposed on the base wall, and each of the side edge portions abuts the base wall. The socket device according to claim 4, wherein the socket unit further includes two inner side walls provided on the base wall, each of the inner side walls is spaced inside the corresponding side wall portion, the base wall and the corresponding and spaced apart The side wall portion and the inner side wall jointly define an accommodating groove, and each of the side edge portions is accommodated in the corresponding accommodating groove. The socket device according to claim 3, wherein the socket unit further includes two inner side walls respectively located inside the two side wall portions, and each of the side edge portions is located between the corresponding and spaced apart side wall portions and the inner side wall . The socket device according to claim 1, wherein the socket unit further includes a carrier having the outer wall and a socket provided on the carrier, the carrier includes two pivots, and the outer cover is formed with two A pivot hole for pivotally connecting the two pivots, and a lower opening, the outer cover can rotate relative to the carrier between a closed position and a first open position, when the closed position, the The lower opening corresponds to the bottom of the socket and exposes the socket. In the first open position, the lower opening moves away from the bottom of the socket and faces forward. The socket device according to claim 7, wherein the outer cover further includes a protrusion, and the carrier further includes a first stopper, and the first stopper is used to stop the protrusion so that the outer The cover is positioned in this first open position. The socket device according to claim 8, wherein the carrier further comprises a second stopper spaced from the first stopper at an appropriate angle, the second stopper being adjacent to the first stopper One side of the member is used to block the protrusion, so that the outer cover is positioned at a second open position between the closed position and the first open position. The socket device according to claim 9, wherein the protrusion has an arc surface, the first stopper has a first arc surface slidably contacting the arc surface, and the second stopper has A second arc surface which can be in sliding contact with the arc surface. The socket device according to claim 7, wherein the carrier is formed with a locking hole, and the outer cover further includes a hook, and the hook is hooked in the locking hole to position the outer cover at the closing position . The socket device according to claim 7, wherein the outer cover further includes two bushes, each of the bushes forms a corresponding pivoting hole and has a guide surface, and the guide surfaces of the two bushes face each other Each of the pivots includes a chamfered surface, and the chamfered surface of each pivot is configured to be in sliding contact with the corresponding guide surface of the bushing to allow the corresponding bushing to slide over the chamfered surface so that each The pivot shaft is locked in the corresponding pivot hole. The socket device according to claim 1, wherein a cable management space is formed between an area of the socket unit covered by the outer cover and the outer cover. The socket device according to claim 13, wherein the socket unit further includes a carrier having the outer wall, and a socket, the carrier includes a base wall, and a protrudingly disposed on the base wall and carrying the socket The carrier body includes a side surface and a protruding cantilever projecting from the side surface and spaced from the base wall, the side surface and the base wall jointly define the cable management space. The socket device according to claim 14, wherein the protruding cantilever is elongated and its long direction extends in a left-right direction. The socket device according to claim 15, wherein the protruding cantilever has a stop surface facing and spaced from the base wall, the base wall has a surface, and the stop surface is a plane parallel to the surface . The socket device according to claim 16, wherein the protruding cantilever further has a leading surface opposite to the stop surface, and the leading surface is an arc-shaped surface. The socket device according to claim 16, wherein the protruding cantilever further has a stop convex portion protrudingly provided on the stop surface, and the stop protrusion is adjacent to a side of the stop surface opposite to the side surface At the end and spaced from the side. The socket device according to claim 18, wherein the carrier comprises an inner side wall protrudingly provided on the base wall and spaced from the side face, the inner side wall corresponds to the position of the blocking protrusion and the two are jointly defined Make a gap. The socket device according to claim 14, wherein the socket has an inclined plug-in surface, and the plug-in surface forms an angle with a horizontal imaginary surface, and the angle is between 30 degrees and 70 degrees. The socket device according to claim 20, wherein the angle is 45 degrees. The socket device according to claim 14, wherein the carrier body includes a deflector surface at the top and facing upward, the deflector mask has a middle portion, and two side end portions at opposite ends of the middle portion, The diversion surface is gradually inclined downward from the middle portion toward the ends of the two sides. The socket device according to claim 22, wherein the diversion surface is a convex arc surface. The socket device according to claim 1, wherein the socket unit further includes a carrier frame covered by the outer cover, the carrier frame includes a diversion surface at the top and facing upward, the diversion surface has A middle portion, and two side end portions located at opposite ends of the middle portion, the flow guiding surface is gradually inclined downward from the middle portion toward the ends of the two sides.

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