Ultrathin track socket
By using a metal conductive strip and a plug-in clamping structure in the rail socket, combined with the elastic grounding component, the existing rail socket has high cost, unreliable connection and complex structure, and the effect of reducing costs and thickness and improving the convenience of use is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510171902.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-17
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-28
AI Technical Summary
The length of the conductive socket in the power track of the existing rail socket is long, resulting in high manufacturing costs, and the connection is unreliable when using multiple adapters, the overall thickness is thick, which poses safety risks, and the adapter structure is complex and inconvenient to use.
An ultra-thin track socket is designed, and a metal conductive strip is used to replace the traditional conductive sleeve. The structure is clamped with the metal conductive strip and the plug-in and elastic grounding components are combined to achieve the grounding function, simplify the structure and reduce costs.
It has achieved the reduction of the cost and thickness of the track socket, improved the reliability of the connection and the convenience of use, reduced safety risks, and has a reasonable structural design and more convenient use.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of track sockets, and in particular to an ultra-thin track socket. Background Art
[0002] Track socket is a new type of socket product, mainly including power track and adapter. Power track is also called power supply track, which is usually installed on walls, tables and baseboards. The adapter is installed on the power track and draws power from the power track. The adapter is provided with a jack for electrical equipment to plug in and draw power. Since the number of adapters installed on the power track can be increased or decreased according to demand, and the position of the adapter on the power track can be adjusted at will, it is very popular in the market.
[0003] The existing track socket structure still has shortcomings: the power track of the existing track socket is provided with a conductive socket and a grounding busbar, and the adapter is provided with a conductive plug and a copper rod. The conductive plug on the adapter is inserted into the conductive socket in the power track to obtain power. The conductive socket in the power track of the existing track socket is long and has a high manufacturing cost. Moreover, when multiple adapters are used on the power track, the insertion port of the conductive socket is pushed open by the conductive plug of the adapter inserted in front, resulting in unreliable connection of the adapter installed later, and the adapter is easy to shake and the contact is unstable; one end of the copper rod is against the grounding busbar, and the copper rod and the grounding busbar adopt a rigid contact structure design, resulting in a thick overall thickness, and the copper rod is prone to lateral displacement, resulting in poor contact between the copper rod and the grounding busbar, resulting in grounding failure, and there is a large safety hazard; in addition, the adapter of the existing track socket is fixed on the track by a lock key inside the adapter, and the structure is complicated and inconvenient to use. Summary of the invention
[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an ultra-thin track socket with reasonable structural design, simple structure, elastic structure of the grounding electrode, and socket clamping conductive strips for the live and neutral wires, which can reduce manufacturing costs, reduce thickness and is easy to use.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: an ultra-thin track socket, comprising a power track and an adapter, one end of the power track is a wiring terminal, two metal conductive strips are arranged in the power track, two conductive sockets are arranged on the adapter, and an operating mechanism is arranged in the adapter, and the conductive sockets are controlled to be connected or disconnected with the metal conductive strips by the operating mechanism; A latch guard is provided below the adapter, an elastic grounding component is provided inside the latch guard, the power track includes a track housing, a track grounding portion is provided inside the track housing, and after the latch guard of the adapter is inserted into the power track, it is connected to the track grounding portion through the elasticity of the elastic grounding component.
[0006] The present invention is further configured as follows: the track housing is made of metal or plastic. When the track housing is made of metal, the track grounding portion is integrally provided with the track housing or a grounding conductive strip is provided in the track housing, the elastic grounding component is directly connected to the track grounding portion or the grounding conductive strip, and is connected to the ground electrode of the terminal through the track housing or the grounding conductive strip; when the track housing is made of plastic, a track grounding conductive strip is provided in the track housing, and the elastic grounding component is connected to the track grounding conductive strip; The track grounding part is set up with a single-side grounding structure or a double-side grounding structure according to the load size; When the track grounding portion is provided with a single-side grounding structure: the track grounding portion is connected to the elastic grounding component provided in the latch guard plate on one side; When the track grounding part is provided with a double-sided grounding structure: the track grounding part includes a first grounding connection surface and a second grounding connection surface located at the lower port position of the guide slide groove, the elastic grounding component includes a first grounding metal sheet and a second grounding metal sheet, a first bending portion is provided at a local position of the first grounding metal sheet, a second bending portion is provided at a local position of the second grounding metal sheet, the first grounding metal sheet is electrically connected to the first grounding connection surface through the first bending portion; the second grounding metal sheet is electrically connected to the second grounding connection surface through the second bending portion.
[0007] The present invention is further configured as follows: a guide slot is provided on the upper end surface of the track housing, a track cavity is provided on the track housing directly below the guide slot, conductive slots are provided on both sides of the track cavity, and a track grounding portion of the track housing is located above or below the conductive slot; An insulating bracket is arranged in the track cavity, a pin installation slot is arranged at the upper end of the insulating bracket, the conductive slot comprises a first socket installation cavity and a second socket installation cavity arranged at the left and right sides of the pin installation slot, a first conductive strip installation cavity is arranged at the left end of the first socket installation cavity, and a second conductive strip installation cavity is arranged at the right end of the second socket installation cavity, and the pin installation slot, the first socket installation cavity, the first conductive strip installation cavity, the second socket installation cavity and the second conductive strip installation cavity are connected.
[0008] The present invention is further configured as follows: the metal conductive strip includes a first conductive strip and a second conductive strip, the left end of the first conductive strip is installed in the first conductive strip installation cavity, and the right end of the first conductive strip extends into the first socket installation cavity; the right end of the second conductive strip is installed in the second conductive strip installation cavity, and the left end of the second conductive strip extends into the second socket installation cavity.
[0009] The present invention is further configured as follows: the conductive socket includes a first conductive socket and a second conductive socket, the operating mechanism includes a first gear transmission mechanism and a second gear transmission mechanism, a first rotating shaft is provided at the lower end of the first gear transmission mechanism, the lower end of the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected to one end of the first conductive socket, the first rotating shaft is driven to rotate by the first gear transmission mechanism, and the first rotating shaft drives the first conductive socket to connect or disconnect with the first conductive strip; A second rotating shaft is arranged at the lower end of the second gear transmission mechanism, and the lower end of the second rotating shaft is fixedly connected to one end of the second conductive socket. The second rotating shaft is driven to rotate by the second gear transmission mechanism, and the second rotating shaft drives the second conductive socket to connect or disconnect with the second conductive strip.
[0010] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: compared with the prior art, the present invention has a reasonable structural design, the adapter has a design of a conductive socket combined with an elastic grounding component grounding level, the grounding electrode adopts an elastic structure and the live and neutral wires adopt a socket to clamp the conductive strip, which can make the structure of the power track simpler, and the cost of the metal conductive strip used in the power track is much lower than the traditional metal conductive socket for the track, thereby reducing the cost of the track, and then reducing the overall cost, and can also reduce the overall thickness. In addition, the elastic grounding component replaces the function of the locking key of the existing adapter, reduces the structure of the locking key, and adds the grounding function, which is more convenient to use and has good practicality.
[0011] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a partial schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a partial structural diagram of an adapter according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a power rail according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of Embodiment 2 of the present invention; Figure 8 for Figure 7 The enlarged schematic diagram of the middle part I; Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an adapter according to the second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] In the description of this embodiment, it should be noted that, if the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", "front", "back", etc. appear, the orientation or position relationship indicated is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore, cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, if the terms "first", "second", and "third" appear, they are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0014] Embodiment 1 See also Figures 1 to 6 The present invention discloses an ultra-thin track socket, comprising a power track 1 and an adapter 2, wherein one end of the power track 1 is a wiring terminal, two metal conductive strips are arranged in the power track 1, two conductive sockets are arranged on the adapter 2, and an operating mechanism is arranged in the adapter 2, and the conductive sockets are controlled to be connected or disconnected with the metal conductive strips by the operating mechanism; A latch guard plate 21 is provided below the adapter 2, and an elastic grounding component is provided inside the latch guard plate 21. The power track 1 includes a track housing 11, and a track grounding portion is provided inside the track housing 11. After the latch guard plate 21 of the adapter 2 is inserted into the power track 1, it is connected to the track grounding portion through the elasticity of the elastic grounding component.
[0015] This embodiment adopts the design of the adapter 2 with a conductive socket combined with an elastic grounding component grounding level, which can make the structure of the power track simpler. The cost of the metal conductive strip used in the power track is much lower than that of the traditional metal conductive socket for the track, thereby reducing the cost of the track, and then reducing the overall cost, and can also reduce the overall thickness. In addition, the elastic grounding component replaces the function of the locking key of the existing adapter, reduces the structure of the locking key, and adds the grounding function, killing two birds with one stone! In order to make the structural design of the present invention more reasonable, as a preferred embodiment, the track housing 11 described in this embodiment is made of metal or plastic. When the track housing 11 is made of metal, the track grounding portion is integrally provided with the track housing 11 or a grounding conductive strip is provided in the track housing 11, and the elastic grounding component is directly connected to the track grounding portion or the grounding conductive strip, and is connected to the ground electrode of the terminal through the track housing 11 or the grounding conductive strip; when the track housing 11 is made of plastic, a track grounding conductive strip is provided in the track housing 11, and the elastic grounding component is connected to the track grounding conductive strip; The track grounding part is provided with a double-side grounding structure according to the load size; When the track grounding portion is provided with a double-sided grounding structure: the track grounding portion includes a first grounding connection surface 113 and a second grounding connection surface 114 located at the lower end position of the guide slide groove 111, and the elastic grounding component includes a first grounding metal sheet 28 and a second grounding metal sheet 29, a first bending portion 281 is provided at a local position of the first grounding metal sheet 28, and a second bending portion 291 is provided at a local position of the second grounding metal sheet 29, the first grounding metal sheet 28 is electrically connected to the first grounding connection surface 113 through the first bending portion 281; the second grounding metal sheet 29 is electrically connected to the second grounding connection surface 114 through the second bending portion 291.
[0016] Preferably, the first grounding metal sheet 28 and the second grounding metal sheet 29 are an integral structure or a separate structure. The upper end surface of the track housing 11 is provided with a guide slot 111, and the track housing 11 is provided with a track cavity 112 directly below the guide slot 111. Conductive slots are provided on both sides of the track cavity 112, and the track grounding portion of the track housing 11 is located above or below the conductive slot; An insulating bracket 3 is arranged in the track cavity 112, and a pin mounting groove 31 is arranged at the upper end of the insulating bracket 3. The conductive groove includes a first socket mounting cavity 32 and a second socket mounting cavity 34 arranged on the left and right sides of the pin mounting groove 31. A first conductive strip mounting cavity 33 is arranged at the left end of the first socket mounting cavity 32, and a second conductive strip mounting cavity 35 is arranged at the right end of the second socket mounting cavity 34. The pin mounting groove 31, the first socket mounting cavity 32, the first conductive strip mounting cavity 33, the second socket mounting cavity 34 and the second conductive strip mounting cavity 35 are connected.
[0017] The metal conductive strip includes a first conductive strip 4 and a second conductive strip 5. The left end of the first conductive strip 4 is installed in the first conductive strip installation cavity 33, and the right end of the first conductive strip 4 extends into the first plug-in installation cavity 32; the right end of the second conductive strip 5 is installed in the second conductive strip installation cavity 35, and the left end of the second conductive strip 5 extends into the second plug-in installation cavity 34. Preferably, when the first conductive strip 4 is connected to the live wire, the second conductive strip 5 is connected to the neutral wire; when the first conductive strip 4 is connected to the neutral wire, the second conductive strip 5 is connected to the live wire. The first conductive strip 4 and the second conductive strip 5 are both L-shaped structures.
[0018] The conductive socket includes a first conductive socket 22 and a second conductive socket 23, and the operating mechanism includes a first gear transmission mechanism 24 and a second gear transmission mechanism 25. A first rotating shaft 26 is provided at the lower end of the first gear transmission mechanism 24, and the lower end of the first rotating shaft 26 is fixedly connected to one end of the first conductive socket 22. The first rotating shaft 26 is driven to rotate by the first gear transmission mechanism 24, and the first rotating shaft 26 drives the first conductive socket 22 to connect or disconnect with the first conductive strip 4. A second rotating shaft 27 is provided at the lower end of the second gear transmission mechanism 25. The lower end of the second rotating shaft 27 is fixedly connected to one end of the second conductive socket 23. The second rotating shaft 27 is driven to rotate by the second gear transmission mechanism 25, and the second rotating shaft 27 drives the second conductive socket 23 to connect or disconnect with the second conductive strip 5. In actual application, the adapter has a design of a conductive socket combined with an elastic grounding component grounding level. The grounding electrode adopts an elastic structure, and the live and neutral wires adopt a socket to clamp the conductive strip, which can make the structure of the power track simpler. The cost of the metal conductive strip used in the power track is much lower than the traditional metal conductive socket for the track, thereby reducing the cost of the track, and then reducing the overall cost, and can also reduce the overall thickness. In addition, the elastic grounding component replaces the function of the locking key of the existing adapter, reduces the structure of the locking key, and adds the grounding function. The structural design is reasonable, more convenient to use and has good practicality.
[0019] The adapter 2 drives the first shaft 26 to rotate through the first gear transmission mechanism 24, and the first shaft 26 drives the first conductive socket 22 to connect or disconnect with the right end of the first conductive strip 4; the second shaft 27 is driven to rotate through the second gear transmission mechanism 25, and the second shaft 27 drives the second conductive socket 23 to connect or disconnect with the left end of the second conductive strip 5; when multiple adapters are used, each adapter is connected or disconnected with the metal conductive strip through its own conductive socket, so that the adapter is reliably fixed and not easy to shake.
[0020] Embodiment 2 See also Figures 7 to 9 The second embodiment is a structural improvement based on the technical solution of the first embodiment above: The technical solutions of the second embodiment of the present invention differ from those of the first embodiment mainly in that: a single-sided grounding structure 100 is provided at the track grounding portion according to the load size; when the single-sided grounding structure is provided at the track grounding portion: the track grounding portion is connected to an elastic grounding component provided in the latch guard plate 21 on one side; a plurality of elastic clips 200 are provided on the end surface of the latch guard plate 21 facing away from the elastic grounding component, and the latch guard plate 21 is fixed to a local position of the track housing 11 by means of the elastic clips 200.
[0021] The specific description of the present invention in the above embodiments is only used to further illustrate the present invention and cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. Technical engineers in this field may make some non-essential improvements and adjustments to the present invention based on the contents of the above invention, which fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. An ultra-thin track socket, comprising a power track (1) and an adapter (2), wherein one end of the power track (1) is a connection terminal, and is characterized in that: Two metal conductive strips are arranged in the power rail (1), two conductive sockets are arranged on the adapter (2), and an operating mechanism is arranged in the adapter (2), and the conductive sockets are controlled to be connected or disconnected with the metal conductive strips by the operating mechanism; A latch guard plate (21) is provided below the adapter (2), an elastic grounding component is provided inside the latch guard plate (21), the power track (1) comprises a track housing (11), a track grounding portion is provided inside the track housing (11), and after the latch guard plate (21) of the adapter (2) is inserted into the power track (1), it is connected to the track grounding portion through the elasticity of the elastic grounding component.
2. The ultra-thin track socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The track housing (11) is made of metal or plastic. When the track housing (11) is made of metal, the track grounding portion is integrally provided with the track housing (11) or a grounding conductive strip is provided in the track housing (11). The elastic grounding component is directly connected to the track grounding portion or the grounding conductive strip and is connected to the ground electrode of the connection terminal through the track housing (11) or the grounding conductive strip. When the track housing (11) is made of plastic, a track grounding conductive strip is provided in the track housing (11), and the elastic grounding component is connected to the track grounding conductive strip. The track grounding part is set up with a single-side grounding structure or a double-side grounding structure according to the load size; When the track grounding portion is provided with a single-side grounding structure: the track grounding portion is connected to a single-side elastic grounding component provided in the latch guard plate (21); When the track grounding portion is provided with a double-sided grounding structure: the track grounding portion comprises a first grounding connection surface (113) and a second grounding connection surface (114) located at the lower end position of the guide slide groove (111); the elastic grounding component comprises a first grounding metal sheet (28) and a second grounding metal sheet (29); a first bending portion (281) is provided at a local position of the first grounding metal sheet (28); a second bending portion (291) is provided at a local position of the second grounding metal sheet (29); the first grounding metal sheet (28) is electrically connected to the first grounding connection surface (113) via the first bending portion (281); and the second grounding metal sheet (29) is electrically connected to the second grounding connection surface (114) via the second bending portion (291).
3. The ultra-thin track socket according to claim 2, characterized in that: A guide slot (111) is provided on the upper end surface of the track housing (11); a track cavity (112) is provided on the track housing (11) directly below the guide slot (111); conductive slots are provided on both sides of the track cavity (112); and a track grounding portion of the track housing (11) is located above or below the conductive slot; An insulating support (3) is arranged in the track cavity (112); a plug mounting groove (31) is arranged at the upper end of the insulating support (3); the conductive groove comprises a first plug sleeve mounting cavity (32) and a second plug sleeve mounting cavity (34) arranged on the left and right sides of the plug mounting groove (31); a first conductive strip mounting cavity (33) is arranged at the left end of the first plug sleeve mounting cavity (32); a second conductive strip mounting cavity (35) is arranged at the right end of the second plug sleeve mounting cavity (34); and the plug mounting groove (31), the first plug sleeve mounting cavity (32), the first conductive strip mounting cavity (33), the second plug sleeve mounting cavity (34) and the second conductive strip mounting cavity (35) are connected.
4. The ultra-thin track socket according to claim 3, characterized in that: The metal conductive strip comprises a first conductive strip (4) and a second conductive strip (5); the left end of the first conductive strip (4) is mounted in a first conductive strip mounting cavity (33), and the right end of the first conductive strip (4) extends into a first plug socket mounting cavity (32); the right end of the second conductive strip (5) is mounted in a second conductive strip mounting cavity (35), and the left end of the second conductive strip (5) extends into a second plug socket mounting cavity (34).
5. The ultra-thin track socket according to claim 4, characterized in that: The conductive socket comprises a first conductive socket (22) and a second conductive socket (23); the operating mechanism comprises a first gear transmission mechanism (24) and a second gear transmission mechanism (25); a first rotating shaft (26) is arranged at the lower end of the first gear transmission mechanism (24); the lower end of the first rotating shaft (26) is fixedly connected to one end of the first conductive socket (22); the first rotating shaft (26) is driven to rotate by the first gear transmission mechanism (24); the first rotating shaft (26) drives the first conductive socket (22) to connect or disconnect with the first conductive strip (4); and a second rotating shaft (27) is arranged at the lower end of the second gear transmission mechanism (25); the lower end of the second rotating shaft (27) is fixedly connected to one end of the second conductive socket (23); the second rotating shaft (27) is driven to rotate by the second gear transmission mechanism (25); the second rotating shaft (27) drives the second conductive socket (23) to connect or disconnect with the second conductive strip (5).