TWM453268U - Easily assembled power line - Google Patents
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本創作係關於一種電源線,尤指一種易組裝的電源線。This creation is about a power cord, especially an easy-to-assemble power cord.
現有部分家電如電鍋或熱水瓶等,為了方便使用者易於攜帶,會採用可拆卸的電源線,其係於家電產品上設有一插接座,搭配使用的電源線則於一端設有匹配市電插座的電源插頭,另一端設有匹配家電產品插接座的插接件,以分別連接家電產品及市電電源。Some existing home appliances such as electric cookers or hot water bottles, etc., are convenient for carrying, and a detachable power cord is used, which is provided with a socket on the home appliance, and the power cord used at the same time is provided with a matching power outlet at one end. The other end of the power plug has a connector that matches the plug-in socket of the home appliance to connect the home appliance and the mains power.
而請參閱圖10及11,上述電源線包含有:一電源插頭70;一組線材80,該組線材80之一端係連接該電源插頭70,且如圖8所示,包含有二導線81;一插接件90,係設置於該組線材80相對連接電源插頭70之另一端,且如圖8所示,包含有二插針夾片91及二半殼體92,該二插針夾片91係分別固設於該組線材80的二導線81上,且各插針夾片91具有一夾頭911,各半殼體92形成有二並列的長槽93及一導線槽94,且該二長槽93的槽壁各形成有一插針半孔95,而於導線槽94的槽壁形成一導線半孔96,該二半殼體92係相對蓋合,使插針夾片91及部分線材容置於二半殼體92內,且該二插針夾片91以夾頭911對準導線半孔96而分設於該二半殼體92的對應長槽93中,以該組線材80設於導線槽94中,並穿經該 二半殼體92的導線半孔96,而穿出插接件90外。Referring to Figures 10 and 11, the power cord includes: a power plug 70; a set of wires 80, one end of the set of wires 80 is connected to the power plug 70, and as shown in Figure 8, includes two wires 81; A connector 90 is disposed at the other end of the set of wires 80 opposite to the power plug 70, and as shown in FIG. 8, includes two pin clips 91 and two half housings 92, the two pin clips The 91 series are respectively fixed on the two wires 81 of the set of wires 80, and each of the pin clips 91 has a chuck 911, and each of the half shells 92 is formed with two long slots 93 and a wire slot 94. The slot walls of the two slots 93 are each formed with a pin half hole 95, and a slot half hole 96 is formed in the slot wall of the wire slot 94. The two half shells 92 are relatively closed to form the pin clip 91 and the portion. The wire is received in the second half of the housing 92, and the two pin clips 91 are aligned with the wire half holes 96 by the collet 911 and are disposed in the corresponding long slots 93 of the two housing halves 92. 80 is disposed in the wire slot 94 and passes through the The wire halves 96 of the second half of the housing 92 pass out of the connector 90.
上述插接件90二半殼體92之固定方式通常係形成螺孔97並配合以螺栓98螺固,然而,由於二半殼體92在螺固之前並未相互固定,故組裝員必須在螺固二半殼體92之過程中,保持二半殼體92的螺孔97能相互對準,組裝過程較為麻煩,且耗費人力精神;除此之外,由於二導線81同位於導線槽94中,其隔絕效果較差,若二半殼體92稍微螺鬆而於其間產生間隙時,該二導線81易相接觸而短路,亦需改良之。The fixing manner of the second half housing 92 of the connector 90 is generally formed by the screw hole 97 and is screwed with the bolt 98. However, since the two housing halves 92 are not fixed to each other before screwing, the assembler must be screwed. During the process of fixing the two half-shells 92, the screw holes 97 of the two half-shells 92 can be aligned with each other, the assembly process is troublesome and labor-intensive; in addition, since the two wires 81 are located in the wire slot 94 The insulation effect is poor. If the two halves 92 are slightly loose and a gap is generated therebetween, the two wires 81 are easily contacted and short-circuited, and need to be improved.
有鑑於上述電源線組裝耗費人工精神之技術缺陷,本創作的主要目的係提出一種易組裝的電源線。In view of the above technical defects in the assembly of the power cord, the main purpose of the present invention is to propose an easy-to-assemble power cord.
欲達上述目的所使用的主要技術手段係令該易組裝的電源線包含有:一電源插頭;一組線材,係以一端連接該電源插頭,且包含有二導線;一插接件,係設置於該組線材相對連接電源插頭之另一端,且包含有二插針夾片及二半殼體,該二插針夾片係分別固設於該組線材的二導線上,各半殼體形成有二並列的長槽及一導線槽,該二長槽槽壁各形成有一插針半孔,導線槽的槽壁形成一導線半孔,其中一半殼體又於內壁面形成有二相對的定位凸片,以該二半殼體相對蓋合時,由該二定位凸片緊迫於另一半殼體的內壁面,再以複數固定 件固定該二半殼體,令該二插針夾片分設於該二半殼體的對應長槽中,該組線材設於導線槽中。The main technical means used to achieve the above purpose is to make the easy-to-assemble power cord include: a power plug; a set of wires connected to the power plug at one end and including two wires; a connector The pair of wires are oppositely connected to the other end of the power plug, and comprise two pin clips and two half shells, wherein the two pin clips are respectively fixed on the two wires of the set of wires, and the half shells are formed. There are two long slots and one wire slot, and the two long slot walls are respectively formed with a pin half hole, and the slot wall of the wire slot forms a wire half hole, and half of the shell is formed with two opposite positions on the inner wall surface. When the two half-shells are relatively closed, the two positioning tabs are pressed against the inner wall surface of the other half of the housing, and then fixed by a plurality of The two half-shells are fixed, and the two pin clips are respectively disposed in corresponding long slots of the two half-shells, and the set of wires are disposed in the wire slots.
又,欲達上述目的所使用的主要技術手段係令該易組裝的電源線包含有:一電源插頭;一組線材,係以一端連接該電源插頭,且包含有二導線;一插接件,係設置於該組線材相對連接電源插頭之另一端,且包含有二插針夾片及二半殼體,該二插針夾片係分別固設於該組線材的二導線上,各半殼體形成有二並列的長槽及一導線槽,該二長槽槽壁各形成有一插針半孔,導線槽的槽壁形成一導線半孔,且其中一半殼體又於側周壁形成有二複數定位凸柱,另一半殼體的側周壁形成分別對應該複數定位凸柱的定位插槽,於該二半殼體相對蓋合時,由該複數定位凸柱插固於另一半殼體的定位插槽內,再以複數固定件固定該二半殼體,令該二插針夾片分設於該二半殼體的對應長槽中,該組線材設於導線槽中。Moreover, the main technical means used for the above purpose is that the easily assembled power cord comprises: a power plug; a set of wires connected to the power plug at one end and comprising two wires; a connector, The utility model is disposed on the other end of the group of wires opposite to the power plug, and comprises two pin clips and two half shells, wherein the two pin clips are respectively fixed on the two wires of the set of wires, each half shell The body is formed with two long slots and a wire slot. The two long slot walls are respectively formed with a pin half hole, and the slot wall of the wire slot forms a wire half hole, and half of the shell is formed on the side peripheral wall. a plurality of positioning protrusions, the side peripheral walls of the other half of the housing forming positioning slots respectively corresponding to the plurality of positioning protrusions, and the plurality of positioning protrusions are inserted into the other half of the housing when the two housing halves are relatively closed The two half-shells are fixed by a plurality of fixing members, and the two pin clips are respectively disposed in corresponding long slots of the two half-shells, and the set of wires are disposed in the wire slots.
由於上述電源線中插接件的二半殼體於未以固定件(如螺栓或鉚釘)固定前,已由二相對的定位凸片緊迫固定或以定位凸柱及定位插槽配合固定,因此,組裝員於組裝上述電源線的插接件時,便不需額外耗費心思保持兩半殼體相互對準,組裝較為容易。Since the two housings of the connector in the power cord are not fixed by fixing members (such as bolts or rivets), they are fixed by two opposing positioning tabs or are fixed by the positioning posts and the positioning slots. When assembling the connector of the above power cord, the assembler does not need to worry about keeping the two halves of the housing aligned with each other, and the assembly is relatively easy.
又,本創作之另一目的係進一步提供插接件的導線槽可確保二導線相隔開之效果,係於其中一半殼體的導線槽中形成二分別靠近該二長槽的導線槽座,並使二導線分別固定 於該二導線槽座中,以確保二導線與插針夾片連接處相互隔開,避免短路;又可進一步令該二導線槽座突出於槽口,且其側壁與導線槽槽壁連接,使二導線槽座突入另一半殼體的導線槽中,並緊迫於導線槽槽壁內;如此可進一步增加二半殼體未以固定件固定前的緊迫狀態的穩固性。Moreover, another object of the present invention is to provide a wire slot of the connector to ensure the separation of the two wires, and to form two wire slots respectively adjacent to the two slots in the wire slots of one of the housings, and Separate the two wires separately In the two wire sockets, the two wires and the pin clips are separated from each other to avoid short circuit; and the two wire sockets are further protruded from the slots, and the side walls are connected to the wire slot walls. The two wire slot seats are protruded into the wire slots of the other half of the housing and are tightly pressed into the wire slot wall; thus, the stability of the second half of the housing before the fixed state of the fixing member is further increased.
請參閱圖1及圖2,本創作易組裝的電源線包含有:一電源插頭10;一組線材20,係以一端連接該電源插頭10,且包含有二導線21;一插接件30,係設置於該組線材20相對連接電源插頭10之另一端,且包含有二插針夾片31及二半殼體32,其中:上述二插針夾片31係分別固設於該組線材20的二導線21上,且各插針夾片31具有一夾頭311,請進一步參閱圖3,於本實施例中,各插針夾片31包含有二金屬片312及一扣環313,該二金屬片312係相疊合,並以共同一端相固定,且固定的一端連接對應導線21,未固定之另一端則作為該夾頭311,該扣環313係扣合於二金屬片312之夾頭311,且該二金屬片312各形成有一凸弧部314;上述各半殼體32形成有二並列的長槽33及一導線槽34,且該二長槽32的槽壁各形成有一插針半孔35,該導線槽34的槽壁形成有一導線半孔36,其中一半殼體32又於內壁面形成有二相對的定位凸片37,可較佳地形成於導 線槽34之槽壁,並突出於對應半殼體32的導線槽34槽口,並導線槽34中又形成二分別靠近該二長槽33的導線槽座38,該二導線槽座38突出於導線槽34槽口,且其側壁與導線槽34槽壁連接,以於該二半殼體32相對蓋合時,如圖4所示,令該二定位凸片37突入另一半殼體的導線槽34內,而緊迫於其導線槽34槽壁內壁面,該二導線槽座38則如圖5所示,突入另一半殼體32的導線槽34中,並緊迫於導線槽34槽壁內壁面,該二插針夾片31則分設於該二半殼體32的對應長槽33中,並以夾頭311對準插針半孔35,該組線材20設於導線槽34中,並穿經該二半殼體32的導線半孔36,而穿出插接件30外,線材20的二導線21則分別固定於對應導線槽座38中。Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the power cable for easy assembly of the present invention comprises: a power plug 10; a set of wires 20 connected to the power plug 10 at one end, and comprising two wires 21; a connector 30, The wire member 20 is disposed at the other end of the wire connector 20 and is connected to the other end of the power plug 10, and includes two pin clips 31 and two half shells 32. The two pin clips 31 are respectively fixed to the set of wires 20 On the two wires 21, each of the pin clips 31 has a chuck 311. Please refer to FIG. 3 in further detail. In this embodiment, each pin clip 31 includes two metal pieces 312 and a buckle 313. The two metal sheets 312 are stacked and fixed at one end, and the fixed end is connected to the corresponding wire 21, and the other end which is not fixed is used as the chuck 311. The buckle 313 is fastened to the two metal sheets 312. a chuck 311, and each of the two metal sheets 312 is formed with a convex arc portion 314; each of the half shells 32 is formed with two long slots 33 and a wire slot 34, and the slot walls of the two long slots 32 are respectively formed with a slot a pin half hole 35, the groove wall of the wire groove 34 is formed with a wire half hole 36, wherein half of the casing 32 is formed on the inner wall surface Forming two opposite positioning tabs 37, preferably formed on the guide The slot wall of the slot 34 protrudes from the slot of the wire slot 34 corresponding to the half-shell 32, and the wire slot 34 defines two wire slot holders 38 respectively adjacent to the two slots 33. The two-wire slot 38 protrudes. The slot of the wire slot 34 is connected to the slot of the wire slot 34, so that when the two housing halves 32 are relatively closed, as shown in FIG. 4, the two positioning tabs 37 protrude into the other half of the housing. In the wire slot 34, and pressing against the inner wall surface of the slot of the wire slot 34, the two wire slot holder 38 projects into the wire slot 34 of the other half of the housing 32 as shown in FIG. 5, and is pressed against the slot wall of the wire slot 34. In the inner wall surface, the two pin clips 31 are disposed in the corresponding long slots 33 of the two half-shells 32, and the pin holes 316 are aligned by the chuck 311. The set of wires 20 are disposed in the wire slots 34. And passing through the wire half holes 36 of the two half-shells 32, and passing through the connector 30, the two wires 21 of the wire 20 are respectively fixed in the corresponding wire slots 38.
為使二插針夾片31的夾頭311能對準長槽33的插針半孔35,可進一步於各半殼體32的二長槽33與導線槽34之間各形成一架板39,架板39頂部形成有一凹槽391,以如圖6所示,使二插針夾片31位於對應架板39的凹槽391中,使夾頭對準對應的插針半孔35。In order to enable the collet 311 of the two pin clips 31 to be aligned with the pin holes 35 of the long slots 33, a plate 39 may be further formed between the two long slots 33 of each of the half-shells 32 and the wire slots 34. A recess 391 is formed in the top of the shelf 39 to position the two pin clips 31 in the recesses 391 of the corresponding shelf 39 as shown in FIG. 6, so that the collets are aligned with the corresponding pin halves 35.
上述二半殼體32亦可如圖7至圖9所示,其中一半殼體32於側周壁形成有二複數定位凸柱321,另一半殼體32的側周壁形成分別對應該複數定位凸柱321的定位插槽322,於該二半殼體32相對蓋合時,由該複數定位凸柱321插固於另一半殼體32的定位插槽322內,再以複數固定件固定該二半殼體32。The two half-shells 32 can also be as shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 , wherein one half of the housing 32 is formed with two plural positioning protrusions 321 on the side peripheral wall, and the side peripheral walls of the other half of the housing 32 are respectively formed corresponding to the plurality of positioning protrusions. The positioning slot 322 of the 321 is fixed in the positioning slot 322 of the other half of the housing 32 by the plurality of positioning protrusions 321 when the two housing halves 32 are oppositely closed, and the two halves are fixed by a plurality of fixing members. Housing 32.
上述二半殼體32之固定方式可以螺栓或鉚釘作為固定件以固定之,以螺栓42作為固定件者,該二半殼體32係 形成有複數相對應的螺合孔41,並由複數螺栓穿設螺合孔而螺合二半殼體32;以鉚釘作為固定件者,二半殼體形成複數相對應的鉚合孔,以複數鉚釘穿設鉚合孔而鉚合二半殼體;由於螺合或鉚合該二半殼體32時,該二半殼體32以藉由定位凸片37及導線槽座38而相緊迫固定,故組裝員不需額外耗費心思保持二半殼體32的螺合孔41相對準,組裝較為容易;且由於導線槽34中的二導線21以分別固定於對應導線槽座38中,亦可確保二導線21相互隔開,避免因二半殼體32鬆脫造成二導線21相短路。The two half-shells 32 can be fixed by bolts or rivets as fixing members, and the bolts 42 are used as fixing members. a plurality of corresponding screw holes 41 are formed, and the plurality of bolts are threaded through the screw holes to screw the two half shells 32; the rivets are used as the fixing members, and the second half shells form a plurality of corresponding rivet holes to The plurality of rivets are riveted into the two half-shells by the riveting holes; when the two half-shells 32 are screwed or riveted, the two half-shells 32 are pressed by the positioning tabs 37 and the wire slots 38 Fixed, so the assembler does not need to worry about keeping the screw holes 41 of the two half-shells 32 relatively aligned, and the assembly is relatively easy; and since the two wires 21 in the wire slots 34 are respectively fixed in the corresponding wire slots 38, It can be ensured that the two wires 21 are separated from each other to avoid short-circuiting of the two wires 21 due to the looseness of the two half-shells 32.
綜上所述,本創作之電源線除組裝較容易以外,亦可進一步確保導線相互隔開,避免發生短路,提高使用安全性。In summary, the power cord of the present invention is easier to assemble, and can further ensure that the wires are separated from each other to avoid short circuit and improve the safety of use.
10‧‧‧電源插頭10‧‧‧Power plug
20‧‧‧線材20‧‧‧Wire
21‧‧‧導線21‧‧‧Wire
30‧‧‧插接件30‧‧‧ Sockets
31‧‧‧插針夾片31‧‧‧ pin clips
311‧‧‧夾頭311‧‧‧ chuck
312‧‧‧金屬片312‧‧‧metal pieces
313‧‧‧扣環313‧‧‧ buckle
314‧‧‧凸弧部314‧‧‧ convex arc
32‧‧‧半殼體32‧‧‧Half-shell
321‧‧‧定位凸柱321‧‧‧ positioning stud
322‧‧‧定位插槽322‧‧‧ positioning slot
33‧‧‧長槽33‧‧‧Long slot
34‧‧‧導線槽34‧‧‧ wire trough
35‧‧‧插針半孔35‧‧‧ pin half hole
36‧‧‧導線半孔36‧‧‧Wire half hole
37‧‧‧定位凸片37‧‧‧ Positioning tabs
38‧‧‧導線槽座38‧‧‧ wire holder
39‧‧‧架板39‧‧‧ ‧ boards
391‧‧‧凹槽391‧‧‧ Groove
41‧‧‧螺合孔41‧‧‧Spiral hole
42‧‧‧螺栓42‧‧‧ bolt
70‧‧‧電源插頭70‧‧‧Power plug
80‧‧‧線材80‧‧‧Wire
81‧‧‧導線81‧‧‧ wire
90‧‧‧插接件90‧‧‧Connectors
91‧‧‧插針夾片91‧‧‧ pin clips
911‧‧‧夾頭911‧‧‧ chuck
92‧‧‧半殼體92‧‧‧Half-shell
93‧‧‧長槽93‧‧‧Long slot
94‧‧‧導線槽94‧‧‧ wire trough
95‧‧‧插針半孔95‧‧‧ pin half hole
96‧‧‧導線半孔96‧‧‧Wire half hole
97‧‧‧螺孔97‧‧‧ screw holes
98‧‧‧螺栓98‧‧‧ bolt
圖1:為本創作一較佳實施例之分解圖。Figure 1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
圖2:為圖1中插針夾片與其中一半殼體組合後之俯視平面圖。Figure 2 is a top plan view of the pin clip of Figure 1 in combination with one of the housings.
圖3:為圖1中插針夾片之分解圖。Figure 3 is an exploded view of the pin clip of Figure 1.
圖4:為圖2組合後的一剖面圖。Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the combination of Figure 2.
圖5:為圖2組合後的另一剖面圖。Figure 5: Another cross-sectional view of the combination of Figure 2.
圖6:為圖2組合後的又一剖面圖。Figure 6 is another cross-sectional view of the combination of Figure 2.
圖7:為本創作另一較佳實施例之分解圖。Figure 7 is an exploded view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
圖8:為圖7中插針夾片與其中一半殼體組合後之俯視平面圖。Figure 8 is a top plan view of the pin clip of Figure 7 in combination with one of the half of the housing.
圖9:為圖7組合後的一剖面圖。Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the combination of Figure 7.
圖10:為現有電源線的組合圖。Figure 10: A combination of existing power cords.
圖11:為圖10之分解圖。Figure 11 is an exploded view of Figure 10.
10‧‧‧電源插頭10‧‧‧Power plug
20‧‧‧線材20‧‧‧Wire
21‧‧‧導線21‧‧‧Wire
30‧‧‧插接件30‧‧‧ Sockets
31‧‧‧插針夾片31‧‧‧ pin clips
311‧‧‧夾頭311‧‧‧ chuck
32‧‧‧半殼體32‧‧‧Half-shell
33‧‧‧長槽33‧‧‧Long slot
34‧‧‧導線槽34‧‧‧ wire trough
35‧‧‧插針半孔35‧‧‧ pin half hole
36‧‧‧導線半孔36‧‧‧Wire half hole
37‧‧‧定位凸片37‧‧‧ Positioning tabs
38‧‧‧導線槽座38‧‧‧ wire holder
39‧‧‧架板39‧‧‧ ‧ boards
391‧‧‧凹槽391‧‧‧ Groove
41‧‧‧螺合孔41‧‧‧Spiral hole
42‧‧‧螺栓42‧‧‧ bolt
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