Protection assembly of connector socket and protection plug cover thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a protection assembly of a connector socket and a protection plug cover thereof, a body of the protection plug cover is provided with a slot and an opening, and a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm which are connected to the body are arranged in the slot; the unlocking tool is provided with an unlocking end which can penetrate through the opening of the body to enter the slot, and the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm are respectively swung along different directions by applying external force until the blocking parts are moved away relative to the inner wall of the connector socket, so that the protective plug cover can be moved out from the electric connection only when the protective plug cover is unlocked by using the unlocking tool; and the protection effect of preventing the data from being stolen is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a connector, in particular to a protective component of a connector socket for information transmission and a protective plug cover thereof. Background Art

[0002] There is a connector socket that can be provided with a protective plug cover to prevent bad people from plugging in the transmission line at will, thereby preventing data from being stolen. When the user actually wants to plug the plug of the transmission line into the socket, the user can use an unlocking tool to remove the protective plug cover, and then the transmission line can be properly connected to the connector socket.

[0003] However, although the existing protective plug cover has a blocking structure to prevent it from being separated from the socket when installed in the connector socket, this blocking structure usually only forms a single position block in the socket. Unscrupulous people can easily use simple tools (such as a flat knife) to pry open the blocking structure and easily remove the protective plug cover, resulting in the protective plug cover having a poor protection effect on preventing data from being stolen.

[0004] Furthermore, the unlocking tool comprises an unlocking structure to unlock the blocking structure, and a removing structure to remove the protective plug cover after unlocking. However, the structures and functions of the unlocking structure and the removing structure are independent and cannot be integrated, so that if a better anti-theft protection effect is to be achieved, the structures of the protective plug cover and the unlocking tool will be more complicated and difficult to simplify.

[0005] Therefore, how to solve the problems of the above-mentioned existing protective plug covers and unlocking tools is the main focus of the present invention. Summary of the invention

[0006] The inventor then devoted all his efforts to research and developed a protective plug cover for the connector socket, which can effectively prevent data from being stolen.

[0007] The present invention provides a protective plug cover of a connector socket, wherein the connector socket has a plug-in hole for connecting a plug, the protective plug cover is suitable for being installed in the plug-in hole for locking, and can be removed by an unlocking tool, the protective plug cover comprises: a body, the body having a slot, and the body having an opening communicating with the slot; a first elastic arm, which is connected to the body in the slot, the first elastic arm having a first stop portion for being blocked by an inner wall of the connector socket, the first elastic arm being able to be swung along a first direction until the first stop portion is moved away from the inner wall by an external force of the unlocking tool; and a second elastic arm, which is connected to the body in the slot, the second elastic arm having a second stop portion for being blocked by the inner wall of the connector socket, the second elastic arm being able to be swung along a second direction until the second stop portion is moved away from the inner wall by an external force of the unlocking tool, the first direction and the second direction being different directions.

[0008] The present invention provides a protection component of a connector socket, wherein the connector socket has a plug-in hole for connecting a plug, and the protection component comprises: a protection plug cover, wherein the protection plug cover is suitable for being installed in the plug-in hole for locking, and the protection plug cover has a body, wherein the body has a slot, and the body has an opening communicating with the slot; a first elastic arm, which is connected to the body in the slot, and the first elastic arm has a first stop portion for being blocked by the inner wall of the connector socket; a second elastic arm, which is connected to the body in the slot, and the second elastic arm has a second stop portion for being blocked by the inner wall of the connector socket; and an unlocking tool, which has an unlocking end capable of passing through the opening and entering the slot, wherein the first elastic arm is swung in a first direction until the first stop portion moves away from the inner wall by applying an external force, and the second elastic arm is swung in a second direction until the second stop portion moves away from the inner wall by applying an external force, and the first direction and the second direction are different directions.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment, the unlocking tool has an unlocking end, the opening has an unlocking profile that is male-female paired with the cross-section of the unlocking end, the unlocking tool is inserted into the slot through the unlocking end through the paired opening, and the external force is applied to the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm through the unlocking end.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm respectively have a buckle portion, and the unlocking end has hooks respectively arranged corresponding to the two buckles. When the first elastic arm is swung along the first direction by the external force of the unlocking tool, and the second elastic arm is swung along the second direction by the external force of the unlocking tool, so that the first blocking portion and the second blocking portion are moved away from the inner wall, the unlocking end hooks the two buckles correspondingly in the slot through the two hooks, so that the unlocking tool can move the body out of the plug hole.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the first elastic arm has a first root connected to the main body, and the first elastic arm has the first buckle at the end and extends the first stop vertically, one side of the first stop is a plane facing the opening, and the other side of the first stop facing away from the opening is a curved surface; the second elastic arm has a second root connected to the main body, and the second elastic arm is slightly bent in an arc shape and has the second buckle at the end.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the unlocking end has a first pin portion and a second pin portion, and the unlocking contour is formed by the cross-sections of the first pin portion and the second pin portion, wherein the first pin portion is provided corresponding to the first elastic arm and has the first hook at the end, and the second pin portion is provided corresponding to the second elastic arm and has the second hook at the end, and an external force is applied by the first pin portion to cause the first elastic arm to swing along the first direction until the first stop portion moves away from the inner wall, and the first hook hooks the first buckle portion in the first direction; an external force is applied by the second pin portion to cause the second elastic arm to swing along the second direction until the second stop portion moves away from the inner wall, and the second hook hooks the second buckle portion in the second direction, so that the unlocking tool can be moved out of the body together when it is pulled out relative to the connector socket.

[0013] Thus, when the protective plug cover provided by the present invention is to be unlocked, force must be applied to the first elastic arm to swing along the first direction, and force must be applied to the second elastic arm to swing along the second direction at the same time, so that the first stopper and the second stopper move away from the inner wall of the connector socket, and the protective plug cover can be removed from the connector socket, thereby increasing the difficulty of unlocking the protective plug cover, thereby achieving a good protection effect against information theft.

[0014] Furthermore, in the protection component provided by the present invention, the unlocking end of the unlocking tool for unlocking the protection plug cover can only pass through because its cross-section has a contour that matches the opening of the protection plug cover, and when the unlocking end applies force to the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm to unlock, the two buckle portions of the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm are correspondingly hooked by the provided hook to move the protection plug cover out of the connector socket, thereby integrating the unlocking structure and the removal structure of the protection plug cover at the unlocking end, thereby achieving the effect of both enhancing the anti-theft effect and simplifying the structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. It should be understood that the drawings provided are only for reference and description, and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0016] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of assembling the protection component and the connector socket according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the unlocking and docking of the unlocking tool and the protective plug cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a configuration diagram of the unlocking end and the protective plug cover of the unlocking tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 4 The figure is a structural diagram of a protective plug cover and the first and second elastic arms in the slot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 5 for Figure 2 The internal structure diagram is shown from the perspective of section line 5-5.

[0021] Figure 6 for Figure 2 The internal structure diagram is shown from the perspective of section line 6-6.

[0022] Figure 7 for Figure 2 The internal structure diagram is shown from the perspective of section line 7-7.

[0023] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of a protective plug cover installed on a connector socket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of an unlocking state in which the unlocking end of the unlocking tool according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the slot of the protective plug cover.

[0025] Fig.10 for Fig. 9 The unlocking tool and protective plug cover are in the unlocked state. Figure 6 Unlocking diagram from the perspective of .

[0026] Fig.11 for Fig. 9 The unlocking tool and protective plug cover are in the unlocked state. Figure 5 Unlocking diagram from the perspective of .

[0027] Fig.12 This is a schematic diagram of an unlocking tool according to an embodiment of the present invention removing a protective plug cover from a connector socket.

[0028] Figures 13a to 13h Schematic diagram of various unlocking profiles of the unlocking end and the opening of the protective plug cover according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail through the following specific embodiments and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, as follows:

[0030] Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 13h As shown, the present invention provides a protective component 100 for a connector socket, wherein the connector socket is mainly used for connection when transmitting information (for example, a plug for connecting an information transmission line), such as Figure 1 As shown, the protection assembly 100 includes a protection plug cover 200 and an unlocking tool 300. The protection plug cover 200 can be installed in the plug hole 401 of the connector socket 400. The protection plug cover 200 can only be unlocked by the unlocking tool 300, so that the protection plug cover 200 can be removed from the connector socket 400. The specific embodiment of the above protection assembly 100 is described as follows.

[0031] The protective plug cover 200, such as Figure 4 The embodiment shown in the figure includes a body 10, a first elastic arm 20, and a second elastic arm 30. The body 10 has a slot 11, and the body 10 has an opening 12 communicating with the slot 11. The first elastic arm 20 is connected to the body 10 in the slot 11, and the first elastic arm 20 has a first stopper 21 (such as Figure 4 The second elastic arm 30 is also connected to the body 10 in the slot 11, and the second elastic arm 30 has a second stop portion 31 (as shown); Figure 4 When the protective plug cover 200 is installed in the plug hole 401, the first elastic arm 20 is blocked by the inner wall 402 of the connector socket 400 through the first stopper 21 (as shown in FIG. Figure 5 , 6 As shown), the second elastic arm 30 is also blocked by the inner wall 402 of the connector socket 400 through the second stop portion 31 (as shown). Figure 5 , 7 As shown), the protective plug cover 200 forms a locking effect in the connector socket 400.

[0032] like Figures 4 to 6 As shown, the first elastic arm 20 has a first root 22 connected to the body 10, and has a first buckle 23 at the end, and a first stopper 21 vertically extends from the end, wherein one side of the first stopper 21 is a plane 211 facing the opening 12, and the other side of the first stopper 21 is a curved surface 212 facing away from the opening 12. Figure 8 As shown, during the process of installing the connector socket 400 into the insertion hole 401, the first elastic arm 20 moves by contacting the connector socket 400 through the curved surface 212, and the first elastic arm 20 is lifted along the curved surface 212 along the first direction D1; when the first stopper 21 passes over the opening 12 along the curved surface 212, it returns to its original position, and at this time, the first stopper 21 is formed to block the inner wall 402 through the plane 211 (see FIG. 2 ). Figure 5 , 6 ).

[0033] like Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 7 As shown, the second elastic arm 30 has a second root 32 connected to the body 10, and the second elastic arm 30 is slightly curved and has a second buckle 33 at the end. Figure 8 As shown in FIG. 1 , when the body 10 is installed with the connector socket 400 and enters the plug hole 401, the second elastic arm 30 contacts the connector socket 400 through its arc-shaped side surface 34, and moves to make the second elastic arm 30 swing sideways along the second direction D2. When the second stopper 31 passes over the opening 12, it returns to its original position. At this time, the second stopper 31 is formed to block the inner wall 402 through the end surface 311 (see FIG. 1 ). Figure 7 ).

[0034] The unlocking tool 300, such as Figure 2 , 3 The unlocking end 40 is shown to be able to pass through the opening 12 and enter the slot 11 (see also Fig. 9 ), by applying an external force to make the first elastic arm 20 swing along the first direction D1 (such as Fig. 9 , 10 4) until the first stopper 21 moves away from the inner wall 402, and an external force is applied to cause the second elastic arm 30 to swing along the second direction D2 (as shown in FIG. Fig. 9 , 11 As shown in the figure, the second stopper 31 moves away from the inner wall 402, and the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are different directions.

[0035] In one embodiment, the first direction D1 corresponds to the vertical swing of the first elastic arm 20 and is the longitudinal direction; the second direction D2 corresponds to the horizontal swing of the second elastic arm 30 and is the lateral direction. At this time, the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are perpendicular to each other at 90 degrees, but the present invention is not limited to this. The angle between the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 can also be less than 90 degrees but greater than 0 degrees (that is, the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are not the same), or the angle difference between the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 can be greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees (that is, the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are not opposite to each other). By ensuring that the first elastic arm 20 and the second elastic arm 30 are not simultaneously moved by the same tool in the same direction or opposite directions, the difficulty of unlocking is increased.

[0036] like Figure 3 As shown, the unlocking end 40 has a first pin portion 41 and a second pin portion 42, wherein the first pin portion 41 is provided corresponding to the first elastic arm 20, and the end of the first pin portion 41 has a first hook 43, and the first hook 43 is provided corresponding to the first buckle portion 23 (see Fig. 9 The second pin portion 42 is provided corresponding to the second elastic arm 30, and the end of the second pin portion 42 has a second hook 44, the second hook 44 is provided corresponding to the second buckle portion 33 (and reference Fig. 9 ).

[0037] In actual operation, when the unlocking end 40 is inserted from the opening 12 to the slot 11 by holding the unlocking tool 300 (such as Fig. 9 As shown), the first pin portion 41 applies an external force to make the first elastic arm 20 swing along the first direction D1 until the first stop portion 21 moves away from the inner wall 402, and the first hook 43 hooks the first buckle portion 23 in the first direction D1 (as shown). Fig.10 The second pin portion 42 applies an external force to cause the second elastic arm 30 to swing along the second direction D2 until the second stop portion 31 moves away from the inner wall 402, and the second hook 44 hooks the second buckle portion 33 in the second direction D2 (as shown); Fig.11 As shown in FIG. 4 , when the unlocking tool 300 is pulled away from the connector socket 400, the body 10 can be moved out of the plug hole 401 (as shown in FIG. 4 ). Fig.12 shown).

[0038] The unlocking end 40 of the unlocking tool 300, the cross-section of the first pin portion 41 and the second pin portion 42, and the opening 12 may have unlocking profiles that are mutually male-female matching, such as Fig.13a The cross-section of the first pin portion 41 and the second pin portion 42 and the opening 12 of the above embodiment form an unlocking profile of a male-female pair. The unlocking profile of the male-female pair can be deformed in many ways, for example Figures 13a to 13hThe unlocking profiles shown are all different. Only when the unlocking profiles match each other, the first pin portion 41 and the second pin portion 42 of the unlocking end 40 can pass through the opening 12 to unlock the protective plug cover 200 .

[0039] It is not difficult to find the characteristics of the present invention from the above description, that is:

[0040] 1. Thus, the protective plug cover 200 of the present invention is provided with the first elastic arm 20 and the second elastic arm 30 in the slot 11, and the first direction D1 of the first elastic arm 20 and the second direction D2 of the second elastic arm 30 are different. If a bad person wants to unlock the protective plug cover 200 without holding the unlocking tool 300, he must use the tool to exert force on the first elastic arm 20 to swing along the first direction D1, and at the same time exert force on the second elastic arm 30 to swing along the second direction D2, so that the first stopper 21 and the second stopper 31 move away from the inner wall 402 of the connector socket 400. Only through these at least two actions can the protective plug cover 200 be removed from the connector socket 400. Compared with the existing protective plug cover, it can be seen that the difficulty of unlocking the protective plug cover 200 of the present invention will be relatively increased, which plays a role in making bad people retreat when they see the difficulty, thereby achieving a good protection effect of preventing data from being stolen.

[0041] 2. Furthermore, in the protection assembly 100 provided by the present invention, the unlocking end 40 of the unlocking tool 300 for unlocking the protection plug cover 200, because the cross-section of the first pin portion 41 and the second pin portion 42 and the opening 12 of the body 10 must have the unlocking profile of male and female matching to pass through, and the first pin portion 41 and the second pin portion 42 respectively exert force on the first elastic arm 20 and the second elastic arm 30 to achieve unlocking, and at the same time, the first hook 43 is used to hook the first buckle portion 23, and the second hook 44 is used to hook the second buckle portion 33, then the protection plug cover 200 can be moved out of the connector socket 400. It can be seen that the first pin portion 41 and the second pin portion 42 respectively integrate the structures of unlocking and removing the protection plug cover 200, thereby achieving the effect of anti-theft and simplified structure, and cooperate with the unlocking restriction that the first elastic arm 20 and the second elastic arm 30 must be unlocked at the same time, while improving the protection effect of preventing data from being stolen.

[0042] The present invention has been described above with preferred embodiments, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments are only used to describe the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiments should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A protective plug cover for a connector socket, wherein the connector socket has a plug hole for connecting a plug, the protective plug cover is suitable for being installed in the plug hole for locking, and can be removed by an unlocking tool, characterized in that: The protective plug cover comprises: A body, wherein the body has a slot and an opening communicating with the slot; A first elastic arm connected to the body in the slot, the first elastic arm having a first stopper for being stopped by an inner wall of the connector socket, the first elastic arm being able to be swung along a first direction by an external force of the unlocking tool until the first stopper moves away from the inner wall; and A second elastic arm is connected to the body in the slot, the second elastic arm having a second stop portion for being blocked by the inner wall of the connector socket, the second elastic arm can be swung along a second direction by the external force of the unlocking tool until the second stop portion moves away from the inner wall, and the first direction and the second direction are different directions.

2. The protective plug cover of the connector socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unlocking tool has an unlocking end, and the opening has an unlocking profile that is male-female paired with the cross-section of the unlocking end. The unlocking tool is inserted into the slot through the unlocking end through the paired opening, and the external force is applied to the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm through the unlocking end.

3. The protective plug cover of the connector socket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first elastic arm and the second elastic arm respectively have a first buckle portion and a second buckle portion, and the unlocking end has a first hook and a second hook respectively corresponding to the two buckles. When the first elastic arm is swung along the first direction by the external force of the unlocking tool, and the second elastic arm is swung along the second direction by the external force of the unlocking tool, so that the first blocking portion and the second blocking portion are moved away from the inner wall, the unlocking end hooks the two buckles in the slot through the two hooks accordingly, so that the unlocking tool can move the body out of the plug hole.

4. The protective plug cover of the connector socket according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first elastic arm has a first root connected to the main body, and the first elastic arm has the first buckle at the end and extends the first stop vertically, one side of the first stop is a plane facing the opening, and the other side of the first stop facing away from the opening is a curved surface; the second elastic arm has a second root connected to the main body, and the second elastic arm is slightly bent in an arc shape and has the second buckle at the end.

5. The protective plug cover of the connector socket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The unlocking end comprises a first pin portion and a second pin portion, and the unlocking profile is formed by the cross-sections of the first pin portion and the second pin portion, wherein the first pin portion is provided corresponding to the first elastic arm and has the first hook at the end, and the second pin portion is provided corresponding to the second elastic arm and has the second hook at the end, and an external force is applied by the first pin portion to make the first elastic arm swing along the first direction until the first stop portion moves away from the inner wall, and the first hook hooks the first buckle portion in the first direction; an external force is applied by the second pin portion to make the second elastic arm swing along the second direction until the second stop portion moves away from the inner wall, and the second hook hooks the second buckle portion in the second direction, so that the unlocking tool can be moved out of the body together when it is pulled out relative to the connector socket.

6. A protective assembly for a connector socket, the connector socket having a plug hole for connecting a plug, characterized in that: The protection component comprises: A protective plug cover, the protective plug cover is suitable for being installed in the plug hole for locking, the protective plug cover has a body, the body has a slot, and the body has an opening communicating with the slot; A first elastic arm connected to the body in the slot, the first elastic arm having a first stopper for being stopped by an inner wall of the connector socket; A second elastic arm connected to the body in the slot, the second elastic arm having a second stopper for being stopped by an inner wall of the connector socket; and An unlocking tool having an unlocking end capable of passing through the opening and entering the slot, wherein an external force is applied to cause the first elastic arm to swing along a first direction until the first stop portion moves away from the inner wall, and an external force is applied to cause the second elastic arm to swing along a second direction until the second stop portion moves away from the inner wall, wherein the first direction and the second direction are different directions.

7. The protective assembly of the connector socket according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cross-sections of the opening and the unlocking end have unlocking profiles that are paired male and female. The unlocking tool is inserted into the slot through the unlocking end through the paired opening to apply the external force to the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm.

8. The protective assembly of the connector socket according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first elastic arm and the second elastic arm respectively have a first buckle portion and a second buckle portion, and the unlocking end has a first hook and a second hook respectively corresponding to the two buckles. When the first elastic arm is swung along the first direction by the external force of the unlocking tool, and the second elastic arm is swung along the second direction by the external force of the unlocking tool, so that the first blocking portion and the second blocking portion are moved away from the inner wall, the unlocking end hooks the two buckles in the slot through the two hooks accordingly, so that the unlocking tool can move the body out of the plug hole.

9. The protective assembly of the connector socket according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first elastic arm has a first root connected to the main body, and the first elastic arm has the first buckle at the end and extends the first stop vertically, one side of the first stop is a plane facing the opening, and the other side of the first stop facing away from the opening is a curved surface; the second elastic arm has a second root connected to the main body, and the second elastic arm is slightly bent in an arc shape and has the second buckle at the end.

10. The protective assembly of the connector socket according to claim 8, characterized in that: The unlocking end comprises a first pin portion and a second pin portion, and the unlocking profile is formed by the cross-sections of the first pin portion and the second pin portion, wherein the first pin portion is provided corresponding to the first elastic arm and has the first hook at the end, and the second pin portion is provided corresponding to the second elastic arm and has the second hook at the end, and an external force is applied by the first pin portion to make the first elastic arm swing along the first direction until the first stop portion moves away from the inner wall, and the first hook hooks the first buckle portion in the first direction; an external force is applied by the second pin portion to make the second elastic arm swing along the second direction until the second stop portion moves away from the inner wall, and the second hook hooks the second buckle portion in the second direction, so that the unlocking tool can be moved out of the body together when it is pulled out relative to the connector socket.

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