A socket panel and method of operation thereof

By introducing a stretchable arc-shaped conductive sheet and a reset device into the socket panel, combined with the design of push rod spring and guide rail spring, the problems of poor socket contact and plug slippage are solved, achieving stable plug connection and safe use.

CN113937564BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-09QUANZHOU NORMAL UNIV
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Application Number
CN202111274883.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-10-29
Publication Date
2025-12-09
Estimated Expiration
2041-10-29

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Technical Problem

After a period of use, the contact points of existing sockets lose elasticity, leading to poor contact and plug slippage, which may even cause a fire.

Method used

A socket panel was designed, comprising a stretchable arc-shaped conductive sheet, a conductive block with beveled edges, and an insulating slider. Combined with a push plate, a toothed push rod, a reset device, and other structures, the stable insertion and removal of the plug is achieved through the cooperation of the push rod spring, the guide rail spring, and the pin spring.

Benefits of technology

It effectively solves the problems of poor socket contact and plug slippage. It has a simple structure, is easy to use, and has low production cost.

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Abstract

The present application relates to a new type of socket panel and its working method, including socket panel and its back corresponding socket electrode device, electrode device includes stretchable arc conductive sheet, arc conductive sheet one end connects movable contact, the other end connects the conductive block with bevel, the conductive block bevel side is equipped with insulating slider and the insulating slider same setting bevel with the contact of conductive block bevel, insulating slider is fixedly connected with movable contact, the side of conductive block is connected with fixed contact through conductive sheet, and the through hole for plug insertion is formed between fixed contact and movable contact, the through hole is equipped with push plate and toothed push rod, push plate is fixedly connected with movable contact, toothed push rod bottom is inserted in square tube, and push rod spring is arranged between the bottom of square tube and toothed push rod, the inner wall of square tube is equipped with bolt with toothed push rod cooperation to prevent toothed push rod from being pulled out of square tube under the elastic force of push rod spring, and the side of square tube is slidably connected with a transversely extending guide rail through sliding block, the new type of socket panel is simple in structure and convenient to operate.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a socket panel and its working method. BACKGROUND

[0002] The socket contact spring force decreases after a period of use, which often leads to poor contact, plug falling off the socket panel, socket burning, and even fire. Therefore, a socket panel is needed to solve these problems. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a socket panel and its working method, which are not only reasonable in structure, but also convenient to operate, and effectively solve the problems of poor contact and plug falling off the socket panel.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the technical scheme of the present application is as follows: a socket panel, comprising a socket panel and an electrode device corresponding to the jack on the back of the socket panel, the electrode device comprising a stretchable arc-shaped conductive sheet, one end of the arc-shaped conductive sheet being connected to a movable contact, the other end being connected to a conductive block with a beveled edge, an insulating sliding block being provided on the side of the beveled edge of the conductive block and being in contact with the beveled edge of the conductive block, the insulating sliding block being fixedly connected to the movable contact, the side of the conductive block being connected to a fixed contact through the conductive sheet, a through hole being formed between the fixed contact and the movable contact for inserting a plug, a push plate and a toothed push rod being provided in the through hole, the push plate being fixedly connected to the movable contact, the toothed push rod being inserted into a square cylinder at the bottom, a push rod spring being provided between the bottom of the square cylinder and the toothed push rod, a latch being provided on the inner wall of the square cylinder and cooperating with the toothed push rod to prevent the toothed push rod from being pulled out of the square cylinder under the elastic force of the push rod spring, the side of the square cylinder being slidably connected to a horizontally extending guide rail through a sliding block, and a guide rail spring being provided between the end of the guide rail and the square cylinder.

[0005] Further, a latch box is fixedly provided on the outer side of the square cylinder, and the latch is horizontally extended into the square cylinder in the latch box, a flange is fixedly provided on the outer side of the latch in the latch box, and a latch spring is provided between the flange and the inner wall of the latch box.

[0006] Further, a sleeve is fixedly connected to the outer side of the latch box, and a steel wire is extended in the same direction inside the sleeve along the extension direction of the sleeve, one end of the steel wire is inserted into the latch box and fixedly connected to the flange of the latch, and the other end is connected to a reset device, the reset device comprising a t-shaped reset rod, the bottom end of the reset rod being fixedly connected to the steel wire, a limiting plate being fixedly provided between the bottom end of the reset rod and the horizontal section of the top of the reset rod to fix the sleeve, a reset spring being sleeved on the vertical section of the reset rod, one end of the reset spring being abutted on the horizontal section of the reset rod, and the other end being abutted on the limiting plate, and a reset hole being provided in the socket panel and being in abutment with the top end of the reset rod.

[0007] Further, the push plate is integrally connected with a toothed push rod, the toothed push rod is provided with a plurality of limiting teeth along the length direction, the limiting teeth are arc-shaped transition at one end surface of the square cylinder, and the limiting teeth are limited by the bolt through the other end surface.

[0008] Further, the fixed contact includes a square conductive shell, the conductive shell is open to the through hole, the conductive shell is provided with a plurality of protruding arc-shaped contact pieces at the open end, and the top of the open end of the conductive shell is fixedly provided with an anti-skid rubber sheet.

[0009] Further, the conductive block is fixedly connected with the terminal post.

[0010] Further, the guide rail is fixedly connected on the mounting base, the sliding block is fixedly connected on the square cylinder, and the sliding block is further provided with a bearing facilitating the sliding connection of the sliding block and the guide rail.

[0011] Further, the conductive sheet is provided with two sheets, the two sheets are parallel and one end of the two sheets is fixedly connected on both sides of the conductive block, and the other end of the two sheets is fixedly connected on both sides of the conductive shell.

[0012] A working method of the socket panel is performed according to the following steps: firstly, the plug is gradually inserted into the socket, when the plug abuts against the push plate, the push plate drives the movable contact and the insulating sliding block to move relative to the conductive block, so that the movable contact approaches the fixed contact, the push plate and the toothed push rod are driven by the plug to move into the square cylinder, the push rod spring is compressed, the toothed push rod synchronously drives the square cylinder to move transversely, that is, the guide rail spring is compressed, and simultaneously, the arc-shaped conductive sheet is deformed due to stretching; in the case that the bolt is blocked, due to the limiting teeth, the spring is only allowed to be compressed in one direction, after the plug is completely inserted, the two ends of the plug are respectively tightly attached to the movable contact and the fixed contact, so that the plug is fixed; when the plug needs to be pulled out, the reset rod in the reset hole of the socket panel is pressed, the reset rod is moved backward, the reset spring is compressed, the steel wire fixedly connected to the bottom end of the reset rod is pulled, the bolt is pulled into the bolt box under the pulling of the steel wire, the bolt spring is compressed, the push rod spring, the guide rail spring, the arc-shaped conductive sheet and the arc-shaped contact piece are deformed and recovered, the toothed push rod, the push plate and the square cylinder are driven to move and reset, so that the device is reset; after the reset rod is released, the reset spring and the bolt spring stretch to insert the reset rod into the reset hole again; after the reset, the plug can be pulled out.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the socket panel and the working method thereof can solve the problems of poor contact of the socket and the falling of the plug from the socket panel. The structure is simple, the use is convenient, and the production cost is low.

[0014] The application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is an internal structure schematic view of the embodiment of the application.

[0016] Figure 2 Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the installation structure of the toothed push rod and the square tube in an embodiment of the present application;

[0017] Figure 3 Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the square tube in an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 4 Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the reset device in an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 5 Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the fixed contact in an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 6 Fig. 5 is a front view of the socket panel in an embodiment of the present application.

[0021] In the figure: 1 - socket panel, 2 - jack, 3 - electrode device, 4 - arc-shaped conductive sheet, 5 - movable contact, 6 - conductive block, 7 - insulating sliding block, 8 - conductive sheet, 9 - fixed contact, 10 - through hole, 11 - push plate, 12 - toothed push rod, 13 - square tube, 14 - push rod spring, 15 - plug, 16 - sliding block, 17 - guide rail, 18 - guide rail spring, 19 - plug box, 20 - flange, 21 - plug spring, 22 - sleeve, 23 - steel wire, 24 - reset device, 25 - reset rod, 26 - limiting plate, 27 - reset spring, 28 - reset hole, 29 - limiting tooth, 30 - conductive shell, 31 - arc-shaped contact sheet, 32 - anti-skid rubber sheet, 33 - terminal post, 34 - installation base plate, 35 - bearing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the above features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the following embodiments are specifically described, and the detailed description is as follows in combination with the drawings.

[0023] As Figures 1-6As shown, a socket panel comprises a socket panel 1 and its back electrode device 3 corresponding to the jack 2, the electrode device comprises a stretchable arc-shaped conductive sheet 4, one end of which is connected to a movable contact 5, and the other end is connected to a conductive block 6 with a bevel, both of which are selected from right triangular prism structure, and the two are inverted and the faces where the bevels are located are pasted, and the triangular faces of the two are similar triangles, that is, α=β in the figure, the conductive block bevel side is provided with an insulating slider 7 which is in contact with the conductive block bevel, the insulating slider is fixedly connected with the movable contact, the side of the conductive block is connected with a fixed contact 9 through a conductive sheet 8, and the fixed contact and the movable contact form a through hole 10 for the plug to be inserted, the through hole is provided with a push plate 11 and a toothed push rod 12, the push plate is fixedly connected with the movable contact, the bottom of the toothed push rod is inserted into a square cylinder 13, a push rod spring 14 is arranged between the bottom of the square cylinder and the toothed push rod, and a bolt 15 is arranged on the inner wall of the square cylinder to cooperate with the toothed push rod to prevent the toothed push rod from being pulled out of the square cylinder under the elastic force of the push rod spring.

[0024] In the embodiment of the present application, the square cylinder is provided with a bolt box 19 outside, the bolt is arranged in the bolt box and extends into the square cylinder, the bolt outside the bolt box is provided with a flange 20, and a bolt spring 21 is arranged between the flange and the inner wall of the bolt box.

[0025] In the embodiment of the present application, the square cylinder is provided with a sleeve 22 outside, and a steel wire 23 is arranged inside the sleeve along the extension direction of the sleeve, one end of the steel wire is inserted into the bolt box and fixedly connected with the flange of the bolt, and the other end is connected with a reset device 24, the reset device comprises a t-shaped reset rod 25, the bottom end of the reset rod is fixedly connected with the steel wire, a limiting plate 26 for fixing the sleeve is arranged between the bottom end of the reset rod and the top horizontal section, a reset spring 27 is arranged outside the vertical section of the reset rod, one end of the reset spring is abutted on the horizontal section of the reset rod, and the other end is abutted on the limiting plate, and the socket panel is provided with a reset hole 28 which is in abutment with the top end of the reset rod.

[0026] In the embodiment of the present application, the push plate and the toothed push rod are fixedly connected as a whole, a plurality of limiting teeth 29 are arranged on the toothed push rod along the length direction of the toothed push rod, the limiting teeth are arc-shaped at one end face of the toothed push rod when inserted into the square cylinder, and are limited by the bolt through the other end plane.

[0027] In the embodiment of the present application, the fixed contact comprises a square conductive shell 30, the opening of the conductive shell is directed to the through hole, three protruding arc-shaped contact pieces 31 are arranged on the opening end of the conductive shell, three arc-shaped contact pieces are used to increase the contact area with the plug electrode, so that the plug electrode and the socket electrode are better in contact, and an anti-skid rubber sheet 32 is arranged on the top of the opening end of the conductive shell, so that the plug electrode is not easy to slide off.

[0028] In the embodiment of the present application, the conductive block is fixedly connected with the terminal post 33, and the terminal post is fixedly connected with the mounting base plate 34.

[0029] In the embodiment of the present application, the guide rail is fixedly connected with the mounting base plate, the sliding block is fixedly connected with the square cylinder, and the bearing 35 is further arranged on the sliding block to facilitate the sliding connection of the sliding block with the guide rail.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present application, the conductive sheet is provided with two sheets, which are parallel and fixedly connected with two sides of the conductive block at one end and fixedly connected with two sides of the conductive shell at the other end.

[0031] A working method of the socket panel is performed according to the following steps: when the plug is gradually inserted into the socket, the push plate drives the movable contact and the insulating sliding block to move relative to the conductive block when the plug reaches the push plate, so that the movable contact is close to the fixed contact, the push plate and the toothed push rod are moved towards the square cylinder, the push rod spring is compressed, the toothed push rod synchronously drives the square cylinder to move transversely, the guide rail spring is compressed, and the arc-shaped conductive sheet is deformed due to stretching. In the case of being blocked by the latch, the shape of the limiting tooth allows the spring to be compressed in only one direction, after the plug is completely inserted, the two ends of the plug are tightly attached to the movable contact and the fixed contact respectively, so that the plug is fixed and the safety of electricity use is realized.

[0032] After use, the reset rod in the reset hole of the socket panel is pressed, the t-shaped reset rod is moved backward, the reset spring is compressed, the steel wire fixed at the bottom end of the reset rod is pulled, the latch is pulled into the latch box under the pulling of the steel wire, the latch spring is compressed, the push rod spring, the guide rail spring, the arc-shaped conductive sheet and the arc-shaped contact sheet are deformed and recovered, the toothed push rod, the push plate and the square cylinder are moved to reset, and the device is reset. After the reset rod is released, the reset spring and the latch spring stretch to insert the reset rod into the reset hole again. After resetting, the plug can be easily pulled out.

[0033] The present application is not limited to the above best embodiment, and anyone can derive other various forms of socket panel and working method of the socket panel under the inspiration of the present application. Any equivalent changes and modifications made within the scope of the patent application of the present application shall be included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A faceplate for an electrical outlet, the faceplate comprising: The utility model provides an electrode device of socket panel and its back corresponding jack, the electrode device includes the stretchable arc conductive sheet, one end of arc conductive sheet connects movable contact, the other end connects the conductive block with bevel, and the bevel side of conductive block is equipped with the insulating slider and the insulating slider is in contact with the bevel of setting bevel and conductive block, the insulating slider is fixedly connected with movable contact, and the side of conductive block is connected with fixed contact through conductive sheet, and the through hole for plug insertion is formed between fixed contact and movable contact, the through hole is equipped with push plate and toothed push rod, push plate is fixedly connected with movable contact, and toothed push rod bottom is inserted in square cylinder, and push rod spring is arranged between the bottom of square cylinder and toothed push rod, the inner wall of square cylinder is equipped with the bolt that cooperates with toothed push rod to prevent toothed push rod from being taken out of square cylinder under the elastic force of push rod spring, and the side of square cylinder is slidably connected with the transversely extending guide rail, and the end of guide rail is equipped with guide rail spring between square cylinder. The bolt is fixedly arranged in the bolt box outside square cylinder and extends into square cylinder transversely, and the bolt outside bolt box is fixedly provided with flange and is equipped with bolt spring between flange and the inner wall of bolt box. The push plate is fixedly connected with toothed push rod, and a plurality of limiting teeth are arranged along the length direction of toothed push rod, the limiting teeth are arc-shaped transition at one end surface of square cylinder, and are limited by the cooperation of the other end plane and bolt.

2. A faceplate according to claim 1, wherein: The steel wire is arranged inside the sleeve pipe extending in the same direction along the extending direction of sleeve pipe, one end of steel wire is inserted into bolt box and is fixedly connected with the flange end of bolt, and the other end is connected with reset device, the reset device includes t-shaped reset rod, the bottom end of reset rod is fixedly connected with steel wire, the limiting plate for fixing sleeve pipe is fixedly arranged between the turning part of bottom end and the horizontal section of top, the reset spring is sleeved on the vertical section of reset rod, one end of reset spring is abutted on the horizontal section of reset rod, and the other end is abutted on limiting plate, and the reset hole is arranged in socket panel and is connected with the top end of reset rod.

3. A faceplate according to claim 1, wherein: The fixed contact includes square conductive shell, and the opening of conductive shell faces through hole, a plurality of protruding arc contact pieces are arranged on the opening end of conductive shell, and the anti-skid rubber sheet is fixedly arranged on the top of opening end of conductive shell.

4. The faceplate of claim 1, wherein: The conductive block is fixedly connected with terminal post.

5. The faceplate of claim 1, wherein: The guide rail is fixedly connected on mounting base, the slider is fixedly connected on square cylinder, and bearing is arranged on the slider to facilitate the sliding connection of slider and guide rail.

6. A faceplate according to claim 3, wherein: The conductive sheet includes two sheets, and the two sheets are parallel and are fixedly connected on both sides of conductive block and both sides of conductive shell.

7. A method of operating a faceplate, characterized by, The socket panel as claimed in any one of claims 1-6 is used in the following steps: first, the plug is gradually inserted into the socket, when the plug abuts against the push plate, the push plate drives the movable contact and the insulating slider to move relative to the conductive block, the movable contact moves towards the fixed contact, the plug drives the push plate and the toothed push rod to move towards the square cylinder, the push rod spring is compressed, the toothed push rod drives the square cylinder to move horizontally, the guide rail spring is compressed, at the same time, the arc-shaped conductive sheet is deformed due to stretching; in the case of the presence of the latch, due to the shape of the limiting teeth, only the compression of the spring in one direction is allowed, after the plug is fully inserted, the two ends of the plug are in close contact with the movable contact and the fixed contact respectively, thereby achieving the fixation of the plug; when the plug needs to be pulled out, the reset rod in the reset hole on the socket panel is pressed, the t-shaped reset rod moves backward, the reset spring is compressed, at the same time, the steel wire fixed at the bottom end of the reset rod is pulled, the latch is pulled into the latch box under the pulling of the steel wire, the latch spring is compressed, the push rod spring, the guide rail spring, the arc-shaped conductive sheet and the arc-shaped contact sheet are deformed and restored, thereby driving the toothed push rod, the push plate and the square cylinder to move and reset, so that the device is reset; after the reset rod is released, the reset spring and the latch spring stretch to insert the reset rod into the reset hole again; after the reset, the plug can be pulled out.

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