JP4690384B2 - Rotating plug with fixable converter - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a rotatable plug and in particular to a rotatable plug with a fixable converter.

Consumer electronics products, such as notebooks, personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, MP3 players, etc. are continuously moving toward smaller sizes, which allows them to be easily portable power connectors, such as power supplies Promotes higher demand for battery chargers or transformers. Accordingly, power connectors for consumer electronics products need to be made in smaller sizes and less weight to be more convenient for shipping. In addition, they must be durable to continue long-term transport and frequent use. Each of the consumer electronics products requires a plug on the power connector or on the product itself to supply power to it, and thus the plug is a necessary unit. A variety of plugs, such as rotatable plugs, foldable plugs, or retractable plugs, have recently emerged for consumer electronics products or power connectors, as conveniently provided.

For example, a conventional power connector includes a housing and a plug. The housing further has a concave storage confinement near the top edge of the housing. The plug mainly consists of a rod having a handle, two first pins and two second pins on each side thereof. The first pin and the second pin have holes corresponding to the handle for inserting the handle for connecting the first pin, the second pin and the rod, respectively. Each sidewall of the concave storage confinement has a spring receptacle that houses a spring. The ends of the springs are in contact with the cavities disposed in each of the first pins through the sides of the spring receptacle and the fixing element. The plug is placed in the concave storage confinement by the elastic force of the spring and is folded by adjusting the first pin to drive the second pin and rotate the rod. Therefore, this plug is electrically connected to a circuit board attached to the inside of the housing.

Many conventional foldable, rotatable or retractable plugs similar to the above plugs have significant difficulties in mechanical design. Conventional foldable or rotatable jigs usually have a mechanical structure that is weak to attach to either the housing or other members of the plug connector. This weak mounting structure can make a foldable or rotatable unit fragile, unreliable, and even dangerous for the user, and can also establish or maintain good electrical contacts. May have an effect. Furthermore, conventional converters for different national standards usually couple with plugs through slots in the converter. Because there is no securing mechanism between the converter and the plug, during use, the converter often falls from the plug, thereby causing a reduction in the safety of the plug. Thus, there is still a need to provide a rotatable plug that cooperates with a converter that is durable and safe and that can overcome the above disadvantages.

From the above-mentioned defects of conventional plugs, such as weak mechanical structures that are fragile, less reliable and even dangerous to the user, and without a locking mechanism between the converter and the plug Thus, the present invention discloses a rotatable plug with a fixable converter.

The present invention provides a converter that can be secured to a rotatable plug. In one aspect of the invention, a rotatable plug with a fixable converter is formed between two through holes formed therein, two plug receiving slots opened at one end, and the plug receiving slots. A plug having a lower case with two openings and a longer end inserted into the through hole of the lower case, and when the plug is rotated to a hidden position, A locking member having a long end, which is received in this plug receiving slot in the lower case, and a hook member disposed on the lower case and formed on its lower surface; In order to fasten the plug, a fixing member having two mold clamping jigs formed on the lower surface thereof, and a control member having two hooks formed on the upper surface thereof. A chromatography data, the hook passes through the opening of the lower case, then, the locked by the hook locking of the locking member includes a converter, a. The rotatable plug with the fixable converter further includes an upper case engaging the lower case and a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to the lower case. The upper case includes a circular protruding hole formed therein. The rotatable plug with the fixable converter further includes a spring disposed between the locking member and the fixing member.

One advantage of the present invention is a rotatable plug that can be conveniently housed in an electrical device.
Another advantage of the present invention is a rotatable plug that saves labor during use.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is a rotatable plug that can meet safety requirements.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it is durable and strong by utilizing a circular protruding hole to fix the fixing member between the upper case and the lower case, and continues long-term transportation and frequent use A rotatable plug with a fixable converter that can.
Another advantage of the present invention is that the rotatable plug with this fixable converter can be applied to any kind of electrical device that requires an electrical plug.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is that the converter can be locked onto the rotatable plug during use, utilizing a locking member in the rotatable plug to increase the stability of the converter. It can be done.
These and other advantages will be apparent from the description following the preferred embodiment taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and appended claims.

The present invention will now be described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments and aspects, and these descriptions illustrate the structure and procedure of the present invention, but are intended to be exemplary only and limit the scope of the claims of the invention. Not to do. Thus, except for the preferred embodiments herein, the present invention can also be used extensively in other embodiments.

The present invention discloses a rotatable plug with a fixable converter. As shown in FIG. 1, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a rotatable plug 10 having a fixable converter is supported by an upper case 101, a lower case 102 that engages with the upper case 101, and a lower case 102. A rotatable rack 103, a locking member 104 disposed on the lower case 102, a rotatable rack 103 and a fixing member 105 disposed on the locking member 104, and between the fixing member 105 and the locking member 104 A spring 106 disposed, and a converter 107 that accommodates the protruding portion of the rotatable rack 103 and is fixed onto the lower case 102 by a locking member 104. The rotatable plug 10 with a fixable converter further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) 108 mounted on the lower case 102 that is electrically connected to the rotatable rack 103, as shown in FIG. A printed circuit board (PCB) 108 is attached in parallel with the lower case 102. It should be understood that a printed circuit board (PCB) 108 can be mounted parallel or perpendicular to the lower case 102. In other words, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the rotatable plug 100 includes an upper case 101, a lower case 102, a rotatable rack 103, a locking member 104, a fixing member 105, a spring 106, and a printer circuit. It is comprised by the board | substrate (PCB) 108. As shown in FIG. 3B, two slots 1021 are defined in the lower surface of the lower case 102. The slots 1021 are arranged in parallel and have a rotatable rack 103 extending therethrough and open at one end to be received therein. In other words, the rotatable rack 103 can be rotated to a position where the rotatable rack 103 is accommodated in the slot 1021 and hidden. Furthermore, the upper case 101 includes a circular protruding hole 1011 formed therein, as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lower case 102 is formed through the base 1022, the base 1022, and two through holes for the rotatable rack 103 to be inserted therethrough. 1023, two receptacles 1024 formed adjacent to the through hole 1023 to accommodate the shorter end (as described below) of the rotatable rack 103, and a groove 1025 formed between the two through holes 1023 Each of four notches 1026 formed on two side surfaces of two through-holes 1023, two openings 1027 formed between the slots 1021 along a direction parallel to the slots 1021, and Including an opening 1028 formed between and adjacent to the open end of the slot 1021. . Preferably, the shape of the notch portion 1026 is U-shaped.

Referring to FIG. 4, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a rotatable rack 103 is fixed to a rotating shaft 1031, two pedestals 1032 formed on opposite ends of the rotating shaft 1031, respectively. It includes two prongs 1033 and two circular protrusions 1034 that are secured to the pedestal 1032 on the outside along the axis of the rotating shaft 1031. The rotation shaft 1031 is substantially a prism. Each pedestal 1032 extends through the slot (not shown) perpendicular to the axis of the rotary shaft 1031 and extends parallel to the axis of the rotary shaft 1031 and communicates with the slot (not shown). An opening (not shown). The shorter end of each prong 1033 is received and secured in a slot (not shown), while the other longer end extends outwardly and passes through the corresponding slot 1021 in the lower case 102. When the rotatable plug 100 is assembled, the longer end of the prong 1033 is inserted into the two through holes 1023 in the lower case 102. Further, the rotating shaft 1031 and the circular protrusion 1034 of the rack 103 are accommodated in the lower case 102 and supported by the notch portion 1026. Therefore, the rotary shaft 1031 can rotate around the axis of the rotary shaft 1031 and can slide smoothly between the concave portions of the locking member 104 (as described below) When 103 rotates, the circular protrusion 1034 can rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft 1031 together with the rotating shaft 1031.

Referring to FIG. 5, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a locking member 104 is formed on the shank 1041, the lower surface of the shank 1041, and two hook locks 1042, two spaced apart, Between the hook locks 1042 and includes a recessed portion 1043 formed in the upper surface of the shank 1041, a button portion 1044 formed at one end of the shank 1041, and a cavity 1045 formed in the inside of the button portion 1044. The hook lock 1042 allows the converter 107 to be received by the opening 1027 of the lower case 102 when the rotatable plug 100 is assembled and when the fixable converter 107 is attached (as described below). It is formed to lock the hook of converter 107 for fixing. The recessed portion 1043 is formed to be received by the groove 1025 of the lower case 102 when the rotatable plug 100 is assembled. The width of the groove 1025 is larger than that of the recessed portion 1043 to accommodate the recessed portion 1043. The button portion 1044 is formed to be received by an opening 1028 in the lower case 102 when the rotatable plug 100 is assembled to form a button. The cavity 1045 is formed to receive one end of the spring 106 when the rotatable plug 100 is assembled.

With reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fixing member 105 is in the opposite position at the end of the plate 1051, two mold clamping jigs 1052 extending downward from the plate 1051, and the plate 1051. Two slots 1053 formed and open at one end, two inclined boards 1054 extending downward from both sides of the plate 1051, respectively, a rectangular cavity 1055 formed at the bottom of one of the inclined boards 1054, and sidewalls 1056 included. The mold clamping jig 1052 fastens the rotation shaft 1031 of the rotatable rack 103 to prevent the rack 103 from rotating away from a predetermined position. When the rotatable rack 103 rotates, since the mold clamping jig 1052 is flexible, the distance between the end portions of the two mold clamping jigs 1052 can be changed by the rotation shaft 1031. The slot 1053 is formed to accommodate the shorter end of the prong 1033 when the rotatable plug 100 is assembled and when the rotatable rack 103 rotates. The rectangular cavity 1055 is formed to accommodate the other end of the spring 106 when the rotatable plug 100 is assembled.

As described above, one end of the spring 106 is received by the cavity 1045 of the locking member 104, and the other end of the spring 106 is received by the rectangular cavity 1055 of the fixing member 105, and the spring 106 is connected to the locking member 104 and the fixing member. 105. Referring to FIG. 7, in one embodiment of the present invention, fixable converter 107 includes a main body 1071 and two hooks 1072 formed in opposite positions on the upper surface of main body 1071. The body 1071 is formed with two narrow holes formed in parallel on its upper surface so as to accommodate the prongs 1033 of the rotatable rack 103 and reaching the inner end into the interior when the fixable converter 107 is mounted. 1073 is included. The hook 1072 passes through the opening 1027 in the lower case 102 to secure the converter 107 onto the lower case 102 when the fixable converter 107 is installed, and then the hook lock 1042 of the locking member 104. It is formed so as to be locked by. It should be understood that the converter 107 can be other types of converters for different national standards other than those shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the assembled rotatable plug, the prong 1033 rotates around the axis of the rotating shaft 1031 from a hidden position where the prong 1033 is parallel to the lower surface of the lower case 102. And the longer end of the prong 1033 is housed in a vertical position in which the prong 1033 is perpendicular to the lower surface of the lower case 102 in the corresponding slot 1021, and the longer end of the prong 1033 is in the lower case Exposed from 102 and vice versa. The shorter end of the prong 1033 first passes through the slot 1053 of the fixing member 105 and then enters the receptacle 1024 in the lower case 102 and is received therein, while the longer end of the prong 1033 As the prong 1033 is rotated from the vertical position to the hidden position, it enters the slot 1021 in the lower surface of the lower case 102 and is received therein. Further, the rotation shaft 1031 is substantially a prism. Accordingly, the two mold clamping jigs 1052 are configured such that when the rotating shaft 1031 is fastened on two opposing planes of the prism to hold the prong 1033 in place and the prong 1033 is in the vertical position, Rotating away from the vertical position can be prevented. When the prong 1033 rotates back to the hidden position, the end of the rotating shaft 1031 slides into the recessed portion 1043 of the locking member 104 and passes therethrough. The physical flexibility of the mold-clamping jig 1052 can easily and save labor for rotating the rotary shaft 1031 and the prong 1033 from the vertical position to the hidden position. After rotating to the hidden position, the rotating shaft 1031 is clamped by the mold clamping jig 1052 on the other two opposite planes of the prism to prevent the prong 1033 from rotating from the lower surface of the lower case 102. Is done. Similarly, when the prong 1033 is rotated to the vertical position, the physical flexibility of the mold clamping jig 1052 makes it easy to rotate the rotary shaft 1031 and the prong 1033 from the hidden position to the vertical position. Try to save labor.

Further, the rotating shaft 1031 and the circular protrusion 1034 are sandwiched between the side wall 1056 of the fixing member 105 and the notch portion 1026 of the lower case 102, and the fixing member 105 is fixed to the upper case 101 as shown in FIG. It is fixed onto the lower case 102 by the support of the circular protruding hole 1011. Thus, the axis of rotation is not shifted away from the predetermined position and the robustness of the rotatable plug 100 can be increased. Therefore, the rotatable plug mechanism using the mold clamping jig 1052 and the support of the circular projecting hole 1011 of the present invention is much more stable than the prior art using a spring. Further, the contact surfaces of the side wall 1056, the notch 1026, the rotating shaft 1031 and the circular protrusion 1034 can be polished to reduce friction therebetween, and thereby the rotatable rack 103 is smoother. Can rotate.

Referring to FIG. 9, in a rotatable plug 10 with a fixable converter, the locking member 104 can move horizontally through a spring 106 from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the spring 106 is in an expanded state and the button portion 1044 protrudes from the opening 1028. The end of the hook 1072 on the converter 107 enters a notch in the hook lock 1042 of the locking member 104 to fix the converter 107 onto the lower case 102. When the button portion 1044 is pressed, the spring 106 is pressured to deform into a compressed state to cause the locking member 104 to move to the second position. In the second position, the spring 106 is in a compressed state and the outer surface of the button portion 1044 is located in the opening 1028. The end of the hook 1072 on the converter 107 is separated from the notch in the hook lock 1042 of the locking member 104 in order to separate the converter 107 from the lower case 102. Thus, when the locking member 104 is in the second position, the converter 107 can be replaced with another type of converter or to hide the prong 1033 of the rotatable plug 100 in the lower case 102. It can be removed from the lower case 102 of the rotatable plug 100. Further, when the locking member 104 is in the first position, the converter 107 is locked and fixed onto the lower case 102 so that it does not fall off the rotatable plug 100, so that the user can more conveniently and The stability of the converter 107 mounted on the rotatable plug 100 can be increased so that a rotatable plug 10 with a safe fixable converter can be utilized. Accordingly, the present invention provides a rotatable plug with a fixable converter 10 that can be fixed, replaced and secured by a locking member.

Further, since the rotatable plug 100 is rotatable and can be accommodated, the present invention further saves the labor, the rotatable plug 100 can be accommodated and rotatable, and the converter 107 can be fixed. A rotatable plug 10 with a convertible converter 10 that is replaced and meets the safety requirements is provided. The rotatable plug 10 with a fixable converter can be applied to any kind of power connector, such as an electrical product that requires a power source, battery charger, transformer, adapter or other type of electrical plug. Can do.

Referring to FIG. 10, in the assembly process of the rotatable plug 100 of the present invention, first, the lower case 102 is prepared in advance. Next, the locking member 104 is disposed in the groove 1025 in the lower case 102, and the button portion 1044 of the locking member 104 is simultaneously placed in the opening 1028 of the lower case 102. Thereafter, the rotatable rack 103 is inserted vertically into the two through holes 1023 in the lower case 102, and one end of the spring 106 is inserted into the rectangular cavity 1055 of the fixing member 105. A fixing member 105 is then attached to the lower case 102 to compress the locking member 104 and the rotatable rack 103. Thereafter, a printed circuit board (PCB) 108 and an upper case 101 are sequentially attached on the lower case 102 to form a rotatable plug 100. Further, in the process of mounting the converter 107 on the rotatable plug 100 of the present invention, first, the button portion 1044 of the locking member 104 is pushed to move the locking member 104 to the second position. The longer end of the prong 1033 is then inserted into the narrow hole 1073 in the converter 107, and the hook 1072 on the fixable converter 107 is simultaneously inserted into the opening 1027 in the lower case 102. The Thereafter, the button portion 1044 of the locking member 104 is loosened to move the locking member 104 to the first position, and the converter 107 is fixed to the rotatable plug 100 and is rotatable with a fixable converter. Plug 10 is formed.

The above description is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is described for purposes of illustration only and not by way of limitation, and numerous modifications and variations can be practiced by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Should be understood. All such variations and modifications are intended to be included as long as they are within the scope of the claimed invention or equivalents thereof.

The present invention may be understood by reference to the several preferred embodiments and detailed description of this specification and the accompanying drawings below. The same reference numbers in the drawings refer to the same components in the present invention. It should be understood, however, that all preferred embodiments of the invention are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the claims, where
FIG. 4 is a view of a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a view of the upper case of a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the invention. FIG. 6 is a view of the lower case of a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the invention. FIG. 6 is a view of the lower case of a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the invention. FIG. 2 is a view of a rotatable rack of rotatable plugs with a fixable converter according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a view of a locking member of a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the invention. FIG. 4 is a view of a fixing member of a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the invention. FIG. 4 is a view of a fixing member of a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the invention. FIG. 3 is a view of a rotatable plug converter with a fixable converter according to the present invention. 1 illustrates a rotating mechanism of a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the present invention. 1 illustrates a locking mechanism for a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the present invention. and, 3 illustrates a process for assembling a rotatable plug with a fixable converter according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 A rotatable plug with a convertible converter 100 A rotatable plug 101 An upper case 102 A lower case 103 A rotatable rack 104 A locking member 105 A fixing member 106 A spring 107 A converter 108 A printed circuit board (PCB)
1011 circular protruding hole 1021 slot 1022 base 1023 through hole 1024 receiving hole 1025 groove 1026 notch 1027 opening 1028 opening 1031 rotating shaft 1032 pedestal 1033 circular protrusion 1041 shank 1042 hook lock 1043 recessed portion 1044 button portion 1045 cavity 1051 plate 1052 mold clamping jig 1053 slot 1054 inclined board 1055 rectangular cavity 1056 side wall 1071 body 1072 hook 1073 narrow hole

Claims (5)

A rotatable plug structure with a fixable converter,
A lower case including a plurality of through-holes formed therein, a plurality of plug housing slots opened at one end, and a plurality of openings formed between the plurality of plug housing slots;
A plug including a longer end inserted into the through hole of the lower case, wherein the longer end of the plug rotates to a position where the plug is concealed; A plug received in the receiving slot;
Wherein disposed on the lower case, and saw including a plurality of hook locks formed on its lower surface, and further comprising locking member a cavity formed inside of the button portion and the button portion is formed at one end ,
A fixing member comprising a cavity in which the saw including a plurality of clamping jig which is formed on the lower surface, is formed on the inclined bottom of the board, further extending from one side downwardly to fasten the plug,
A spring disposed between the cavity of the button portion of the locking member and the cavity of the bottom of the inclined board of the fixing member;
A converter including a plurality of hooks formed on an upper surface thereof, wherein the hook passes through the opening of the lower case and is locked by the hook lock of the locking member; The structure characterized by comprising. The structure according to claim 1, further comprising a circular projecting hole formed in the upper case that engages with the lower case. The lower case further includes at least two notch portions formed therein, the notch portion is U-shaped, and the lower case further includes a groove formed between the through holes, The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the plug further includes a rectangular rotation shaft fastened by the mold clamping jig of the fixing member. The locking member further includes a recessed portion formed between the plurality of hook locks, and the locking member further includes a button portion formed at one end thereof and a cavity formed inside the button portion. The structure according to claim 1, further comprising: The fixing member further comprises two slots formed at opposite positions at the ends thereof, and the fixing member further comprises a cavity formed at the bottom of the inclined board extending downward from one side of the fixing member. structure that according to claim 1, characterized in that.