Adapter and track socket

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an adapter and a track socket, and belongs to the technical field of sockets. The adapter comprises a socket body, a power taking body, a rotating shaft component, a movable conducting sheet, a torsional spring and an operating member. The power taking body is connected with the bottom of the socket body. The rotating shaft component penetrates through the bottom of the socket body, the movable conducting sheet is located at the power taking body and connected with the rotating shaft component. The torsional spring is sleeved with the rotating shaft component, and two torsional arms are respectively abutted with the rotating shaft component and the socket body. The torsional spring is used for driving the rotating shaft component to rotate in a first direction. The operating member is located at the side of the socket body and abutted with the rotating shaft component. The operating member is used for driving the rotating shaft component to rotate in a second direction. The adapter provided by the present disclosure realizes the bidirectional rotation of the rotating shaft component under the action of the torsional spring and the operating member, so that the movable conducting sheet can be unfolded and stored relative to the power taking body, and the contact action and the separation action of the movable conducting sheet and the conductive strip in the track are realized.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of sockets, in particular to an adapter and a track socket. BACKGROUND

[0002] The track socket is a mobile socket, which comprises a track and an adapter. The adapter can be assembled at different positions of the track to take power.

[0003] The track comprises a track body and a conductive strip inside the track body, and the conductive strip is connected with an external power supply. The adapter comprises a socket body, a power taking body and a movable conductive sheet at the power taking body. When the track socket is used, the power taking body of the adapter is inserted into the track, and the movable conductive sheet is in contact with the conductive strip in the track, so that the adapter can take power from the track. Then, the plug of an electrical appliance is inserted into the socket of the socket body, and the electrical appliance can take power from the adapter.

[0004] For the track socket, how to realize the contact and separation actions of the movable conductive sheet and the conductive strip in the track is a key technical problem. SUMMARY

[0005] The present disclosure provides an adapter and a track socket, which can solve the technical problems in the related art. The technical solutions of the adapter and the track socket are as follows:

[0006] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides an adapter, which comprises a socket body, a power taking body, a rotating shaft component, a movable conductive sheet, a torsional spring and an operating member.

[0007] The power taking body is connected with the bottom of the socket body, and the power taking body is used to extend into the inside of the track.

[0008] The rotating shaft component penetrates through the bottom of the socket body, the movable conductive sheet is located at the power taking body and connected with the rotating shaft component.

[0009] The torsional spring is sleeved with the rotating shaft component, and two torsional arms are respectively abutted with the rotating shaft component and the socket body. The torsional spring is used to drive the rotating shaft component to rotate in a first direction.

[0010] The operating member is located at the side of the socket body and abutted with the rotating shaft component. The operating member is used to drive the rotating shaft component to rotate in a second direction.

[0011] In a possible implementation manner, when the rotating shaft component rotates in the first direction, the rotating shaft component drives the movable conductive sheet to unfold relative to the power taking body.

[0012] When the rotating shaft component rotates in the second direction, the rotating shaft component drives the movable conductive sheet to be accommodated relative to the power taking body.

[0013] In a possible implementation, when the rotating shaft component rotates in the first direction, the rotating shaft component drives the movable conducting sheet to be received relative to the power receiver;

[0014] When the rotating shaft component rotates in the second direction, the rotating shaft component drives the movable conducting sheet to be unfolded relative to the power receiver.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the rotating shaft component comprises a rotating shaft, a first driving arm and a second driving arm;

[0016] The rotating shaft penetrates through the bottom of the socket body, and the torsion spring is sleeved on the rotating shaft;

[0017] The first driving arm is connected with the side of the rotating shaft and located inside the socket body, and the first driving arm abuts against one torsion arm of the torsion spring;

[0018] The second driving arm is connected with the side of the rotating shaft and located inside the socket body, and the second driving arm abuts against the operating member.

[0019] In a possible implementation, the first driving arm and the second driving arm are the same driving arm.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the operating member comprises a button, the button is located on the side of the socket body and abuts against the rotating shaft component;

[0021] When the button is pressed, the button drives the rotating shaft component to rotate in the second direction, when the button is released, the torsion spring drives the rotating shaft component to rotate in the first direction, and the rotating shaft component drives the button to pop up.

[0022] In a possible implementation, the rotating shaft component, the movable conducting sheet, the torsion spring and the button are two.

[0023] The two movable conducting sheets are connected with the two rotating shaft components respectively, the two torsion springs are sleeved on the two rotating shaft components respectively, the two buttons abut against the two rotating shaft components respectively, and the two buttons are opposite to each other.

[0024] In a possible implementation, the adapter further comprises a locking member, the locking member is used to lock the position of the button in the socket body when the button is in the pressed state.

[0025] In a possible implementation, the locking member is in sliding connection with the socket body, and the sliding direction is perpendicular to the extension direction of the button.

[0026] The button has a hook part, when the two buttons are in the pressed state, the two hook parts are staggered, and the accommodation space is formed between the two hook parts;

[0027] When the locking piece locks the position of the button in the socket body, the locking piece slides into the accommodation space, and the two hook parts hook the two opposite sides of the locking piece respectively.

[0028] In a possible implementation, the locking piece is exposed at the bottom of the socket body and does not protrude from the bottom of the socket body.

[0029] In a possible implementation, the operating piece includes a knob and a sliding piece;

[0030] The knob is located at the side of the socket body.

[0031] The sliding piece is in sliding connection with the socket body and is in threaded cooperation with the knob, and the sliding piece abuts against the rotating shaft part.

[0032] When the knob is rotated in a third direction, the sliding piece drives the rotating shaft part to rotate in the second direction, and when the knob is rotated in a fourth direction, the torsional spring drives the rotating shaft part to rotate in the first direction.

[0033] In a possible implementation, the rotating shaft part, the movable conducting sheet and the torsional spring are two, the two movable conducting sheets are connected with the two rotating shaft parts respectively, and the two torsional springs are sleeved on the two rotating shaft parts respectively.

[0034] The adapter further includes a connecting rod, two ends of the connecting rod are in transmission connection with the two rotating shaft parts respectively, and the connecting rod is used to transmit the rotation of one rotating shaft part to another rotating shaft part.

[0035] The operating piece abuts against one rotating shaft part.

[0036] In a possible implementation, the rotating shaft part has a transmission arm, and the transmission arm is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotating shaft part.

[0037] Two ends of the connecting rod are hinged with the transmission arms of the two rotating shaft parts respectively.

[0038] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a track socket, which includes the adapter of any one of the first aspect.

[0039] The technical solutions provided by the present disclosure have at least the following beneficial effects:

[0040] The adapter comprises a socket body, a power taking body, a rotating shaft component, a movable conducting sheet, a torsion spring and an operating member. The rotating shaft component penetrates through the bottom of the socket body. The movable conducting sheet is located at the power taking body and connected with the rotating shaft component. The torsion spring surrounds the rotating shaft component and drives the rotating shaft component to rotate in a first direction. The operating member abuts against the rotating shaft component and drives the rotating shaft component to rotate in a second direction. Under the action of the torsion spring and the operating member, the rotating shaft component rotates in two directions, so that the movable conducting sheet can be unfolded and stored relative to the power taking body. When the movable conducting sheet is unfolded, the movable conducting sheet can contact with the conducting strip in the track. When the movable conducting sheet is stored, the movable conducting sheet is separated from the conducting strip in the track.

[0041] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0042] The drawings incorporated into the specification and forming part thereof illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. In the drawings:

[0043] Figure 1 is a schematic view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0044] Figure 2 is a schematic view of an internal structure of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0045] Figure 3 is a schematic view of an internal structure of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0046] Figure 4 is a schematic view of a rotating shaft component, a movable conducting sheet and a torsion spring according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] Figure 5 is a schematic view of a locking principle of a locking member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] Figure 6 is a schematic view of a structure of a locking member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0049] Figure 7 is a schematic view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0050] Figure 8 is a schematic view of an internal structure of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0051] Figure 9 is a partial exploded view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0052] Figure 10Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a rotating shaft component, a movable conducting piece, a torsion spring and a connecting rod according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0053] Figure 11 Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a track socket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0054] Figure 12 Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a track socket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0055] Legend

[0056] 1, adapter, 2, track;

[0057] 11, socket body, 111, socket seat, 112, sliding bar, 113, baffle;

[0058] 12, power taking body;

[0059] 13, rotating shaft component, 131, rotating shaft, 132, first driving arm, 133, second driving arm, 134, transmission arm;

[0060] 14, movable conducting piece;

[0061] 15, torsion spring;

[0062] 16, operating member, 161, button, 1611, pressing part, 1612, extension part, 16120, avoiding hole, 1613, hook part, 162, knob, 1621, rotating part, 16211, flange, 1622, screw part, 163, sliding member, 1631, main body part, 16310, threaded hole, 1632, push rod;

[0063] 17, locking member, 171, locking member main body part, 172, locking block, 173, convex;

[0064] 18, connecting rod;

[0065] 19, E pole conducting member.

[0066] The specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown by the above-mentioned drawings, and will be described in more detail hereinafter. These drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the present disclosure by any means, but to illustrate the concept of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0067] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more clear, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0068] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are used only to explain the embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Unless otherwise defined, technical terms or scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. The terms "first", "second", "third", and the like used in the specification of the patent application and claims of the present disclosure do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but are used to distinguish different components. Similarly, "one" or "a" and the like do not denote a quantity limitation, but mean that at least one exists. "Include" or "contain" and the like mean that the elements or objects appearing before "include" or "contain" cover the elements or objects listed after "include" or "contain" and their equivalents, and do not exclude other elements or objects. "Connected" or "connected" and the like are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right", and the like are used only to represent relative positional relationships, and when the absolute positions of the described objects change, the relative positional relationships may also change accordingly.

[0069] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adapter, as shown in Figures 1-3 , and Figure 7 , and Figure 8 The adapter includes a socket body 11, a power taking body 12, a rotating shaft component 13, a movable conducting sheet 14, a torsional spring 15, and an operating member 16. The power taking body 12 is connected to the bottom of the socket body 11, and is used to extend into the interior of the track. The rotating shaft component 13 penetrates the bottom of the socket body 11, the movable conducting sheet 14 is located at the power taking body 12 and is connected to the rotating shaft component 13. The torsional spring 15 is sleeved around the rotating shaft component 13, and two torsional arms are respectively abutted against the rotating shaft component 13 and the socket body 11. The torsional spring 15 is used to drive the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in a first direction. The operating member 16 is located at the side of the socket body 11 and is abutted against the rotating shaft component 13. The operating member 16 is used to drive the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in a second direction.

[0070] The socket body 11 is used to connect the plug of the electrical appliance. The interior of the socket body 11 has a socket, and the portion of the socket body 11 corresponding to the socket is provided with a socket hole. The interior of the socket body 11 can also have a safety door assembly, which is used to block the socket hole when the plug is not inserted into the socket hole, so as to improve the safety of the adapter. The safety door assembly can be an existing safety door assembly, and its specific implementation mode will not be described here.

[0071] The power taking body 12 is used to extend into the interior of the track, and the power taking body 12 can slide in the track.

[0072] The rotating shaft component 13 is rotationally connected with the socket body 11 and / or the power taking body 12, and the movable conducting piece 14 is connected with the rotating shaft component 13. Therefore, when the rotating shaft component 13 rotates, the movable conducting piece 14 is driven to rotate. At the same time, since the movable conducting piece 14 is located at the power taking body 12, the rotation of the movable conducting piece 14 realizes the unfolding or folding of the movable conducting piece 14 relative to the power taking body 12. The rotation axis of the rotating shaft component 13 can be parallel to the direction in which the power taking body 12 is inserted into the track.

[0073] The movable conducting piece 14 is used to contact the conducting strip in the track to take power from the track. The movable conducting piece 14 is also electrically connected with the socket in the socket body 11, so that the electric energy can be transmitted to the socket. The movable conducting piece 14 can be two, which are L-pole movable conducting piece and N-pole movable conducting piece, and the L-pole movable conducting piece and the N-pole movable conducting piece are respectively electrically connected with the L-pole socket and the N-pole socket inside the socket body 11, and are respectively used to contact the L-pole conducting strip and the N-pole conducting strip in the track. In addition, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 7 The adapter can also include an E-pole conducting piece 19, which penetrates the bottom of the power taking body 12 and is electrically connected with the E-pole socket in the socket body 11. The E-pole conducting piece 19 is used to contact the E-pole conducting strip in the track.

[0074] The torsion spring 15 is used to drive the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in the first direction, and the operating member 16 is used to drive the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in the second direction. In the process that the operating member 16 drives the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in the second direction, the rotating shaft component 13 drives the torsion spring 15 to store energy, and when the operating member 16 moves away from the rotating shaft component 13, the torsion spring 15 drives the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in the first direction and drives the rotating shaft component 13 to tightly abut against the operating member 16.

[0075] In the adapter provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the torsion spring 15 is used to drive the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in the first direction, and the operating member 16 is used to drive the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in the second direction. Therefore, the torsion spring 15 and the operating member 16 realize the bidirectional rotation of the rotating shaft component 13, so as to realize the unfolding and folding of the movable conducting piece 14 relative to the power taking body 12, and further realize the contacting action and separating action of the movable conducting piece 14 with the conducting strip in the track. When the movable conducting piece 14 is unfolded, the movable conducting piece 14 can contact the conducting strip in the track, and when the movable conducting piece 14 is folded, the movable conducting piece 14 is separated from the conducting strip in the track.

[0076] The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit which one of the first direction and the second direction is the direction in which the movable conducting piece 14 is unfolded, and which one of the first direction and the second direction is the direction in which the movable conducting piece 14 is folded.

[0077] In some examples, when the rotating shaft component 13 rotates in the first direction, the rotating shaft component 13 drives the movable contact 14 to unfold relative to the power taking body 12, and when the rotating shaft component 13 rotates in the second direction, the rotating shaft component 13 drives the movable contact 14 to fold. That is, the torsion spring 15 is configured to drive the movable contact 14 to unfold, and the operating component 16 is configured to drive the movable contact 14 to fold.

[0078] In this way, the torsion spring 15 can provide a pressing force for the movable contact 14 to tightly contact the conductive strip in the rail, so that the contact between the movable contact 14 and the conductive strip in the rail is more stable.

[0079] For example, the limit angle at which the torsion spring 15 drives the movable contact 14 to unfold can be a first angle, and the movable contact 14 can contact the conductive strip in the rail when unfolded by a second angle, which is smaller than the first angle. Thus, when the movable contact 14 contacts the conductive strip in the rail, the torsion spring 15 is still in a compressed state, and thus can drive the movable contact 14 to tightly contact the conductive strip in the rail.

[0080] In some other examples, when the rotating shaft component 13 rotates in the first direction, the rotating shaft component 13 drives the movable contact 14 to fold relative to the power taking body 12, and when the rotating shaft component 13 rotates in the second direction, the rotating shaft component 13 drives the movable contact 14 to fold. That is, the torsion spring 15 is configured to drive the movable contact 14 to fold, and the operating component 16 is configured to drive the movable contact 14 to unfold.

[0081] In this way, the torsion spring 15 always keeps the movable contact 14 in a folded state, which reduces the risk of damage to the movable contact 14 due to collision when the adapter falls. For this case, in order to ensure that the movable contact 14 tightly contacts the conductive strip in the rail, the movable contact 14 can be provided with elasticity, so that the movable contact 14 can tightly contact the conductive strip by its own elasticity.

[0082] For example, the limit angle at which the operating component 16 drives the movable contact 14 to unfold can be a third angle, and the movable contact 14 can contact the conductive strip in the rail when unfolded by a fourth angle, which is smaller than the third angle. Thus, when the movable contact 14 contacts the conductive strip in the rail, the movable contact 14 will elastically deform and tightly contact the conductive strip in the rail under the action of its own elasticity.

[0083] It should be noted that the Figure 1 and Figure 3 are exemplified by taking the first direction as the direction in which the movable contact 14 unfolds and the second direction as the direction in which the movable contact 14 folds. The Figure 7 and Figure 8The example is shown with the first direction being the direction in which the movable conductive sheet 14 is housed and the second direction being the direction in which the movable conductive sheet 14 is unfolded.

[0084] The structure of the rotating shaft component 13 will be described below by way of example:

[0085] In some examples, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 ,as well as, Figure 8 and Figure 10 As shown, the rotating shaft component 13 includes a rotating shaft 131, a first drive arm 132, and a second drive arm 133. The rotating shaft 131 passes through the bottom of the socket body 11, and a torsion spring 15 is looped around the rotating shaft 131. The first drive arm 132 is connected to the side of the rotating shaft 131 and is located inside the socket body 11. The first drive arm 132 abuts against one torsion arm of the torsion spring 15. The second drive arm 133 is connected to the side of the rotating shaft 131 and is located inside the socket body 11. The second drive arm 133 abuts against the operating member 16.

[0086] In some examples, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 ,as well as, Figure 8 and Figure 10 As shown, the first drive arm 132 is perpendicular to the rotating shaft 131, and the second drive arm 133 is perpendicular to the rotating shaft 131.

[0087] It should be noted that in some examples, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the first drive arm 132 and the second drive arm 133 can also be configured as the same drive arm, that is, the torsion spring 15 and the operating member 16 abut against the same drive arm and against different sides of the drive arm.

[0088] This disclosure does not limit the specific type of the operating element 16. The following is an exemplary description:

[0089] (1) In some examples, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, the operating component 16 includes a button 161, which is located on the side of the socket body 11 and abuts against the rotating shaft component 13. Figure 3 As shown in the upper part, when button 161 is pressed, button 161 drives the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in the second direction, as... Figure 3 As shown in the lower part, when button 161 is released, torsion spring 15 drives shaft component 13 to rotate in the first direction, and shaft component 13 drives button 161 to pop out.

[0090] The embodiments disclosed herein do not limit the position where the torsion spring 15 abuts against the socket body 11. In some examples, such as Figure 2 As shown, the torsion spring 15 abuts against the socket 111.

[0091] In some examples, as shown in Figure 3 The button 161 abuts against the second driving arm 133 (or the first driving arm 132) and drives the rotation of the rotation shaft component 13 through the second driving arm 133.

[0092] In some examples, there are two movable contact blades 14. In order to realize the unfolding and storage of the two movable contact blades 14 relative to the power taking body 12, as shown in Figure 1 and 3 The rotation shaft component 13, the movable contact blade 14, the torsion spring 15 and the button 161 are all two, the two movable contact blades 14 are connected with the two rotation shaft components 13 respectively, the two torsion springs 15 are respectively sleeved on the two rotation shaft components 13, the two buttons 161 abut against the two rotation shaft components 13 respectively, and the two buttons 161 are opposite.

[0093] When the user operates the adapter, the user holds the socket body 11 with one hand and presses the two buttons 161 at the same time, so that the two buttons 161 drive the two rotation shaft components 13 to rotate at the same time, which ensures the synchronization of the rotation of the two rotation shaft components 13. Moreover, this operation mode is more in line with the operation habit of the user.

[0094] In some examples, as shown in Figure 1 The two movable contact blades 14 are unfolded on the two sides of the power taking body 12 respectively.

[0095] In some examples, as shown in Figure 1 The two buttons 161 are located on the central axis of the power taking body 12 extending in the length direction.

[0096] Due to the existence of the torsion spring 15, when the user releases the button 161, the torsion spring 15 automatically drives the rotation shaft component 13 to rotate in the first direction and makes the button 161 pop out. Therefore, if there is no other setting, the movable contact blade 14 of the adapter can only be stable in one state (the state corresponds to the pop-out state of the button 161) without external force. It should be noted that the state needs to be the unfolded state of the movable contact blade 14, otherwise the adapter cannot be normally powered from the track because it cannot be stable in the unfolded state. That is, the first direction needs to be the direction of unfolding the movable contact blade 14, and the second direction needs to be the direction of storing the movable contact blade 14.

[0097] For this case, since the movable contact blade 14 is always in the unfolded state when the adapter is not subjected to external force, the user needs to press the button 161 to drive the movable contact blade 14 to be stored before inserting the adapter into the track, and then insert the adapter into the track. After that, the button 161 is released, and the torsion spring 15 automatically drives the movable contact blade 14 to be unfolded, and the movable contact blade 14 contacts the conductive strip in the track.

[0098] Since the movable contact 14 is always in the unfolded state when the adapter is not subjected to external force, the movable contact 14 can be damaged due to collision when the adapter is not inserted into the rail. In order to reduce the risk of damage to the movable contact 14, in some examples, as shown in Figure 1 、 Figure 3 and Figure 5 , the adapter further comprises a locking member 17 for locking the positions of the two buttons 161 on the socket body 11 when the buttons 161 are in the pressed state, so that the buttons 161 can be pressed and the locking member 17 can be operated to stabilize the movable contact 14 in the storage state when the adapter is not in the rail.

[0099] Next, the implementation of the locking member 17 locking the positions of the two buttons 161 on the socket body 11 is exemplarily described as follows:

[0100] In some examples, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 5 , the locking member 17 is in sliding connection with the socket body 11, and the sliding direction is perpendicular to the extension direction of the buttons 161. The button 161 has a hook portion 1613, when the two buttons 161 are in the pressed state, the two hook portions 1613 are staggered and arranged, and a receiving space 160 is formed between the two hook portions 1613. When the locking member 17 locks the positions of the buttons 161 on the socket body 11, the locking member 17 slides into the receiving space 160, and the two hook portions 1613 hook the two opposite sides of the locking member 17, respectively.

[0101] The technical scheme provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure locks the two buttons 161 by the locking member 17, so that the buttons 161 are either in the pressed state or in the popped-out state at the same time, which ensures the synchronization of the actions of the two buttons 161 and improves the operation experience of the user.

[0102] Exemplarily, as shown in Figure 5 , the button 161 comprises a pressed portion 1611, an extension portion 1612 and a hook portion 1613 connected in sequence. The pressed portion 1611 is exposed outside the socket body 11 for the user to press. The extension portion 1612 is located inside the socket body 11, and the intersection of the two extension portions 1612 is stacked in the height direction of the adapter. When the two buttons 161 are pressed, the two extension portions 1612 are not blocked due to the different heights. The hook portion 1613 is located at the side of the extension portion 1612, and when the two buttons 161 are in the pressed state, the receiving space 160 is formed between the two hook portions 1613.

[0103] As shown in Figure 5 , when it is necessary to lock the buttons 161, first, the user presses the two buttons 161 to form the receiving space 160 between the two hook portions 1613 (as shown inFigure 5 (As shown in the middle part). Then, slide the locking member 17 so that the locking member 17 extends into the receiving space 160, thereby locking the two buttons 161.

[0104] For example, such as Figure 6 As shown, the locking member 17 includes a locking member body 171 and a locking block 172. The locking block 172 is connected to one end of the locking member body 171. The locking block 172 is used to extend into the receiving space 160. The locking member body 171 is used to achieve a sliding connection with the socket body 11.

[0105] In some examples, such as Figure 6 As shown, in order to facilitate the user to slide the locking member 17, the locking member 17 also has a raised texture 173, which is exposed and used for the user to toggle.

[0106] Since the user needs to move the locking member 17 to lock and unlock, the locking member 17 needs to be exposed outside the socket body 11. This embodiment of the disclosure does not limit the location of the exposed locking member 17; in some examples, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the locking element 17 is exposed at the bottom of the socket body 11, so that when the adapter is inserted into the track, the locking element 17 is hidden between the bottom of the adapter and the track, making the adapter look cleaner, and allowing the user to operate the locking element 17 only when the adapter is outside the track.

[0107] The following explanation of the adapter's usage process will be based on the initial state, where the locking member 17 locks the two buttons 161 in the position of the socket body 11, and the moving conductive sheet 14 is stably in the retracted state:

[0108] When the adapter is needed, firstly, the user operates the locking element 17 to unlock, causing the two buttons 161 to pop out and the two movable conductive plates 14 to unfold. Then, the user presses the two buttons 161, which retract the two movable conductive plates 14. Next, with the two movable conductive plates 14 in the retracted state, the power-collecting part 12 of the adapter is inserted into the track. Finally, the user releases the buttons 161, causing the torsion spring 15 to unfold the movable conductive plates 14, which then contact the conductive strip in the track, allowing the adapter to draw power from the track. Simultaneously, the rotating shaft component 13 will cause the buttons 161 to pop out.

[0109] Then, when it is necessary to slide or pull out the adapter, the user presses two buttons 161, which drive two moving conductive plates 14 to be stored. The user can slide the adapter in the track or pull the adapter out of the track.

[0110] In addition, after the adapter is pulled out, in order to reduce the risk of damage to the movable contact 14, the user can press the two buttons 161 to drive the two movable contacts 14 to be stored, and operate the locking member 17 to lock the two buttons 161 in the position of the socket body 11, so that the two movable contacts 14 are stably stored. After that, the adapter can be stored outside the track, or the adapter is inserted into the track again (but cannot take power). For the latter case, if you want to use the adapter again, you need to pull the adapter out of the track.

[0111] In some examples, as shown in Figure 1 The locking member 17 does not protrude from the bottom of the socket body 11, so that the bottom of the socket body 11 can be in stable contact with the track, avoiding the protrusion of the locking member 17 causing the adapter to be unstable.

[0112] It should be noted that, in the presence of the locking member 17, in addition to the above-mentioned first direction being the direction in which the movable contact 14 is expanded, and the second direction being the direction in which the movable contact 14 is stored, in other examples, the first direction can be the direction in which the movable contact 14 is stored, and the second direction can be the direction in which the movable contact 14 is expanded. That is, the button 161 can also be set to pop out when the movable contact 14 is stored, and the button 161 is pressed when the movable contact 14 is expanded. Hereinafter, taking the initial state of the two buttons 161 being popped out and the movable contact 14 being stably stored as an example, the use process of the adapter is described:

[0113] When the adapter needs to be used, first, the adapter is inserted into the track. Then, press the button 161 to expand the movable contact 14. Then, operate the locking member 17 to lock the button 161, and then the movable contact 14 is stably expanded, and the adapter can normally take power.

[0114] When the adapter needs to be slid or pulled out, the user operates the locking member 17 to unlock, and then the torsional spring 15 drives the movable contact 14 to be stored, and the user can slide the adapter in the track or pull the adapter out of the track.

[0115] As can be seen from the above use process, there is a situation where the user operates the locking member 17 when the adapter is inserted into the track, therefore, the locking member 17 can be exposed on the side of the socket body 11, so that when the adapter is inserted into the track, the locking member 17 cannot be operated by the user because it is hidden.

[0116] (2) In other examples, as shown in Figures 7-9As shown, the operation member 16 includes a knob 162 and a sliding member 163, the knob 162 is located at the side of the socket body 11. The sliding member 163 is in sliding connection with the socket body 11, and is in screw connection (or called screw joint) with the knob 162, the sliding member 163 abuts against the rotating shaft component 13. When the knob 162 rotates in a third direction, the sliding member 163 drives the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in a second direction, when the knob 162 rotates in a fourth direction, the torsion spring 15 drives the rotating shaft component 13 to rotate in a first direction.

[0117] In some examples, the knob 162 and the sliding member 163 form a screw-nut mechanism, when the knob 162 rotates, the knob 162 drives the sliding member 163 to slide, and the bidirectional rotation of the knob 162 can drive the sliding member 163 to slide bidirectionally.

[0118] For the case that the operation member 16 includes the knob 162 and the sliding member 163, as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 The first direction can be the direction of stowing the movable conducting sheet 14, and the second direction can be the direction of unfolding the movable conducting sheet 14. Of course, the first direction can also be the direction of unfolding the movable conducting sheet 14, and the second direction can be the direction of stowing the movable conducting sheet 14, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0119] For example, as shown in Figure 9 The knob 162 includes a rotating part 1621 and a screw part 1622, the rotating part 1621 is exposed at the side of the socket body 11 for a user to rotate, and the screw part 1622 has a thread. The sliding member 163 includes a main body part 1631 and a push rod 1632, the main body part 1631 has a threaded hole 16310, and the push rod 1632 abuts against the second driving arm 133 of the rotating shaft component 13. The screw part 1622 extends into the interior of the threaded hole 16130, realizing the screw connection between the knob 162 and the sliding member 163.

[0120] For example, as shown in Figure 9 The interior of the socket body 11 has a sliding strip 112 and a baffle 113, the rotating part 1621 of the knob 162 has a flange 16211, which is limited between the sliding strip 112 and the inner side wall of the socket body 11, so that the knob 162 can only rotate but cannot slide. The main body part 1631 of the sliding member 163 is in sliding connection with the sliding strip 112, and the baffle 113 is used to limit the sliding range of the sliding member 163.

[0121] In some examples, the movable conducting sheet 14 is two, in order to realize the unfolding and stowing of the two movable conducting sheets 14 relative to the power taking body 12, as shown in Figure 8As shown, the rotating shaft components 13, the movable conducting pieces 14 and the torsion springs 15 are all two, two movable conducting pieces 14 are connected with two rotating shaft components 13 respectively, and two torsion springs 15 are respectively sleeved on two rotating shaft components 13. The adapter further comprises a connecting rod 18, two ends of the connecting rod 18 are respectively in driving connection with two rotating shaft components 13, the connecting rod 18 is used for transmitting rotation of one rotating shaft component 13 to another rotating shaft component 13, and the operating member 16 abuts against one rotating shaft component 13.

[0122] Taking that the operating member 16 comprises a knob 162 and a sliding piece 163 as an example, when a user operates the adapter, the knob 162 is rotated, and then the sliding piece 163 drives one rotating shaft component 13 to rotate, and the one rotating shaft component 13 drives another rotating shaft component 13 to rotate through the connecting rod 18.

[0123] It should be noted that for the technical solution that the connecting rod 18 transmits rotation between the two rotating shaft components 13, in addition to the knob 162 and the sliding piece 163, in other examples, the knob 162 can be removed, the sliding piece 163 is retained, and the sliding piece 163 is exposed outside the socket body 11, so that the user can directly drive the sliding piece 163 to slide by pressing the sliding piece 163. Alternatively, the sliding piece 163 can be understood as a button 161. The button 161 can be a mechanical button, for example, a switch button used in a power strip. Such a button has two stroke positions, so as to realize the unfolded state and the stored state of the movable conducting piece 14.

[0124] The implementation mode of the connecting rod 18 transmitting rotation is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the following is exemplarily described:

[0125] In some examples, as shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure 10 As shown, the rotating shaft component 13 has a transmission arm 134, the transmission arm 134 is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotating shaft component 13, and two ends of the connecting rod 18 are respectively hinged to the transmission arms 134 of two rotating shaft components 13.

[0126] In this way, the socket body 11, the two transmission arms 134 and the connecting rod 18 form a four-bar mechanism, the socket body 11 forms a rack, and the two transmission arms 134 are two connecting rods.

[0127] When one rotating shaft component 13 rotates under the drive of the operating member 16, the transmission arm 134 of the rotating shaft component 13 rotates, the transmission arm 134 drives another transmission arm 134 to rotate through the connecting rod 18, and the other transmission arm 134 drives the rotating shaft component 13 on which the other transmission arm 134 is located to rotate.

[0128] It should be noted that, since only one of the two rotating shaft components 13 is in contact with the operating member 16, only one of the rotating shaft components 13 needs to have the second driving arm 133. In addition, the transmission arm 134 can be the same driving arm as the first driving arm 132 or the second driving arm 133. For example, as shown in Figure 10 for the left rotating shaft component 13, the transmission arm 134 is the same driving arm as the first driving arm 132.

[0129] In other examples, the rotating shaft components 13 have gear structures coaxial with the rotating shaft components 13. The two ends of the connecting rod 18 have rack structures, and the rack structures at the two ends are respectively engaged with the gear structures of the two rotating shaft components 13.

[0130] In this way, when one rotating shaft component 13 is driven to rotate by the operating member 16, the gear structure of the rotating shaft component 13 drives the other gear structure to rotate through the connecting rod 18, and the other gear structure drives the rotating shaft component 13 where the other gear structure is located to rotate.

[0131] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a track socket, which comprises a track 2 and any of the adapters 1 described above.

[0132] In some examples, as shown in Figure 11 the operating member 16 of the adapter 1 included in the track socket is a button 161.

[0133] In other examples, as shown in Figure 12 the operating member 16 of the adapter 1 included in the track socket comprises a knob 162 and a sliding member 163.

[0134] The above description is only optional embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the principles of the present disclosure shall be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An adapter, characterized in that, The adapter includes a socket body (11), a power supply body (12), two rotating shaft components (13), two moving conductive plates (14), two torsion springs (15), two buttons (161), and a locking component (17). The power-receiving body (12) is connected to the bottom of the socket body (11), and the power-receiving body (12) is used to extend into the interior of the track; The two rotating shaft components (13) penetrate the bottom of the socket body (11), and the two moving conductive plates (14) are located at the power taking body (12) and are respectively connected to the two rotating shaft components (13); The two torsion springs (15) are respectively encircled by the two rotating shaft components (13), and the two torsion arms of each torsion spring (15) abut against one of the rotating shaft components (13) and the socket body (11); The two buttons (161) are located on the side of the socket body (11) and are arranged opposite to each other. The two buttons (161) respectively abut against the two rotating shaft components (13). When the two buttons (161) are pressed, the two buttons (161) drive the two rotating shaft components (13) to move the two moving conductive plates (14) relative to the power receiving body (12). When the two buttons (161) are not pressed, the two torsion springs (15) drive the two rotating shaft components (13) to move the two moving conductive plates (14) relative to the power receiving body (12). The two buttons (161) have hook portions (1613). When the two buttons (161) are in the pressed state, the two hook portions (1613) are arranged in an alternating manner, and a receiving space (160) is formed between the two hook portions (1613). The locking member (17) is used to slide into the receiving space (160) and is hooked by the two hooks (1613) respectively, so as to limit the two buttons (161) in the pressed state and limit the two moving conductive pieces (14) in the retracted state relative to the power taking body (12).

2. The adapter according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating shaft component (13) includes a rotating shaft (131), a first drive arm (132), and a second drive arm (133). The pivot (131) passes through the bottom of the socket body (11), and the torsion spring (15) is looped around the pivot (131). The first drive arm (132) is connected to the side of the rotating shaft (131) and is located inside the socket body (11). The first drive arm (132) abuts against one of the torsion arms of the torsion spring (15). The second drive arm (133) is connected to the side of the rotating shaft (131) and is located inside the socket body (11). The second drive arm (133) abuts against the button (161).

3. The adapter according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first drive arm (132) and the second drive arm (133) are the same drive arm.

4. The adapter according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The locking member (17) is slidably connected to the socket body (11), and the sliding direction is perpendicular to the extension and retraction direction of the button (161).

5. An adapter, characterized in that, The adapter includes a socket body (11), a power supply body (12), two rotating shaft components (13), two moving conductive plates (14), two torsion springs (15), an operating component (16), and a connecting rod (18). The power-receiving body (12) is connected to the bottom of the socket body (11), and the power-receiving body (12) is used to extend into the interior of the track; The two rotating shaft components (13) pass through the bottom of the socket body (11), and the two ends of the connecting rod (18) are respectively connected to the two rotating shaft components (13) for transmission. The connecting rod (18) is used to transmit the rotation of one of the rotating shaft components (13) to the other rotating shaft component (13). The two moving conductive plates (14) are located at the power taking body (12) and are respectively connected to the two rotating shaft components (13); The two torsion springs (15) are respectively encircled by the two rotating shaft components (13), and the two torsion arms of each torsion spring (15) abut against one of the rotating shaft components (13) and the socket body (11); The operating member (16) is located on the side of the socket body (11) and abuts against a rotating shaft member (13). When the operating member (16) pushes the rotating shaft member (13) to rotate, the rotating shaft member (13) drives the corresponding moving conductive plate (14) to be housed relative to the power receiving body (12), and drives another rotating shaft member (13) to rotate through the connecting rod (18). The other rotating shaft member (13) drives another moving conductive plate (14) to be housed relative to the power receiving body (12). The two torsion springs (15) are used to drive the two rotating shaft components (13) to cause the two moving conductive plates (14) to unfold relative to the power taking body (12).

6. The adapter according to claim 5, characterized in that, The operating element (16) includes a knob (162) and a slider (163). The knob (162) is located on the side of the socket body (11); The sliding member (163) is slidably connected to the socket body (11) and threadedly engaged with the knob (162); the sliding member (163) abuts against the rotating shaft component (13). When the knob (162) rotates in one direction, the slider (163) pushes the rotating shaft component (13) to rotate. When the knob (162) rotates in another direction, the torsion spring (15) drives the rotating shaft component (13) to rotate.

7. The adapter according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The rotating shaft component (13) includes a rotating shaft (131), a first drive arm (132), and a second drive arm (133). The pivot (131) passes through the bottom of the socket body (11), and the torsion spring (15) is looped around the pivot (131). The first drive arm (132) is connected to the side of the rotating shaft (131) and is located inside the socket body (11). The first drive arm (132) abuts against one of the torsion arms of the torsion spring (15). The second drive arm (133) is connected to the side of the rotating shaft (131) and is located inside the socket body (11). The second drive arm (133) abuts against the operating member (16).

8. The adapter according to claim 7, characterized in that, The first drive arm (132) and the second drive arm (133) are the same drive arm.

9. A track socket, characterized in that, The track socket includes the adapter as described in any one of claims 1-8.

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