Power track and track socket
By setting limiting the sliding of the adapter by setting limiting the positioning parts on the conductive strip of the power rail, the safety of power withdrawal of the rail socket is solved and the preparation cost is reduced, achieving a higher user experience.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421592286.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-05
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-05
AI Technical Summary
Existing track sockets are prone to slipping after the adapter is inserted, and the problem is solved by setting up a protective door structure to increase the preparation cost.
At least two limiting members are provided on the conductive strip of the power rail so that the latch movement track of the adapter is defined between two adjacent limiting members, preventing the adapter from sliding arbitrarily.
Restricting the sliding of the adapter through limiting parts improves power safety, while reducing the production cost and improving the user experience due to no additional components.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of sockets, in particular to a power rail and a rail socket. Background Art
[0002] Track socket is a new type of socket, which mainly includes power track (also called power track) and adapter in structure. The power track is installed on the wall or desktop through its back plate. The adapter is inserted into the power track and can slide freely along the power track, and the number of adapters can be increased or decreased according to user needs. In this way, the track socket is flexible to use and convenient for users to get electricity.
[0003] In the related art, in order to avoid the power supply safety problem caused by the adapter sliding along the slot of the power rail after the adapter is installed in the power rail, the adapter is mainly restricted by setting a protective door structure in the slot of the power rail. However, the protective door structure needs to be designed and prepared separately, which increases the preparation cost of the power rail and the rail socket. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of this, the utility model provides a power rail and a rail socket, which can limit the adapter from sliding freely on the power rail in a low-cost manner.
[0005] In one aspect, an embodiment of the utility model provides a power rail, comprising a housing and a conductive strip;
[0006] The interior of the shell has a receiving cavity extending along the length direction of the shell, and the panel of the shell has a slot communicating with the receiving cavity;
[0007] The conductive strip is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the conductive strip has at least two limit members, and the at least two limit members are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the conductive strip, so that when the adapter is inserted into the slot, the movement trajectory of the pin of the adapter is limited between two adjacent limit members.
[0008] In a possible implementation manner, the conductive strip is a ground conductive strip, and the plug is a ground plug.
[0009] In a possible implementation manner, the at least two limiting members protrude from one side of the conductive strip.
[0010] In a possible implementation manner, the conductive bar and the at least two limiting members are integrally formed, or the at least two limiting members are mounted on the conductive bar.
[0011] In a possible implementation manner, the limiting member has two side surfaces that are arranged opposite to each other, and the two side surfaces are both parallel to a height direction of the conductive strip.
[0012] In a possible implementation manner, a dimension of the limiting member in the width direction of the conductive strip gradually decreases from a side close to the conductive strip to a side away from the conductive strip.
[0013] In a possible implementation, the height of the limiting member ranges from 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm.
[0014] In a possible implementation, the distance between two adjacent limiting members ranges from 9 mm to 11 mm.
[0015] In a possible implementation, the conductive strip has a plurality of material carrying holes arranged at intervals along a length direction of the conductive strip, and the material carrying holes are located outside an active area defined by two adjacent limiting members.
[0016] In a possible implementation, the conductive strip further has a thickening member;
[0017] The plurality of thickening members are arranged on two opposite sides of the conductive strip in the width direction of the conductive strip and are located outside the active area defined by two adjacent limiting members.
[0018] On the other hand, an embodiment of the utility model provides a track socket, which includes the power track as described in the above aspect and at least one adapter, and the at least one adapter and the power track are pluggable.
[0019] In a possible implementation, the adapter has a retractable pin, and when the adapter is inserted into the power rail, a moving track of the pin is limited between two adjacent limiting members.
[0020] The beneficial effects of the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the utility model include at least:
[0021] The power rail and rail socket provided by the embodiment of the utility model, by setting at least two limiters on the conductive strip, when the adapter is inserted into the slot of the housing, the moving track of its plug can be limited between two adjacent limiters, thereby preventing the adapter from sliding arbitrarily on the power rail, which is conducive to ensuring the power supply safety of the adapter. Since only at least two limiters need to be set on the conductive strip, there is no need to increase the number of additional parts, and compared with the related art method of setting a protective door structure in the slot of the power rail, the preparation cost is reduced.
[0022] Moreover, since the adapter can be limited between two limiting members, in specific usage scenarios, such as arranging the power track in the vertical direction, the adapter's pin can be blocked in the vertical direction by a limiting member, so the adapter can be positioned in a position as the user expects, thereby improving the user's experience of using the track socket.
[0023] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory and cannot limit the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.
[0025] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a power rail provided in an embodiment of the utility model;
[0026] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a conductive strip in a power rail provided by an embodiment of the utility model;
[0027] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a partial structure of a conductive strip in a power rail provided by an embodiment of the utility model;
[0028] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure at opposite angles;
[0029] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of a conductive strip at a limiting member in a power rail provided in an embodiment of the utility model;
[0030] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of a track socket provided by an embodiment of the utility model;
[0031] Figure 7 A cross-sectional view of a track socket provided in an embodiment of the utility model.
[0032] The reference numerals in the figures represent respectively:
[0033] 1. Power rail; 11. Shell; 111. Accommodating cavity; 112. Panel; 113. Slot; 12. Conductive strip; 121. Material hole; 122. Punching hole; 123. Process seam; 13. Stopper; 131. Side; 132. Active area; 14. Thickening part; 141. First part; 142. Second part;
[0034] 2. Adapter; 21. Latch.
[0035] The above drawings have shown clear embodiments of the present invention, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present invention for those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0036] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0037] In order to make the technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clear, the implementation mode of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0038] At present, there are various types of track socket products. After the adapter is inserted into the slot of the power track, the adapter is electrically connected to the power track, which makes the adapter have certain power safety risks. In addition, in some scenarios, for example, when the power track is arranged in a vertical direction and the adapter is fixed in a certain position, the adapter cannot be fixed on the power track, which affects the user experience of the track socket.
[0039] In the related art, a protective door structure is mainly provided in the slot of the power rail to limit the adapter to ensure the safety of the adapter in taking power. However, the protective door structure needs to be designed and prepared separately, which increases the preparation cost of the power rail and the rail socket.
[0040] In order to solve the above problems, the embodiment of the utility model provides a new solution for limiting the free sliding of the adapter on the power rail, which can limit the free sliding of the adapter on the power rail in a low-cost manner without increasing the number of additional components.
[0041] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a power rail structure provided by an embodiment of the utility model, wherein Figure 1 The left side is the overall schematic diagram of the power rail, and the right side is the cross-sectional view of the overall schematic diagram on the left side along the AA line. Figure 1 An embodiment of the utility model provides a power rail 1 , which includes a shell 11 and a conductive bar 12 .
[0042] Among them, the interior of the shell 11 has a accommodating cavity 111 extending along the length direction of the shell 11, and the panel 112 of the shell 11 has a slot 113 connected to the accommodating cavity 111; the conductive bar 12 is arranged in the accommodating cavity 111, and the conductive bar 12 has at least two limit members 13, and at least two limit members 13 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the conductive bar 12, so that when the adapter 2 is inserted into the slot 113, the moving trajectory of the pin 21 of the adapter 2 is limited between two adjacent limit members 13, thereby preventing the adapter 2 from sliding arbitrarily on the power rail 1, which is beneficial to ensuring the power supply safety of the adapter 2.
[0043] Understandably, see Figure 1 At least two stoppers 13 are located on the side of the conductive strip 12 facing the slot 113 , so that a user can observe the at least two stoppers 13 in the accommodating cavity 111 through the slot 113 .
[0044] Therefore, the power rail provided by the embodiment of the utility model only needs to be provided with at least two limit members 13 on the conductive bar 12, and there is no need to increase the number of additional parts. Compared with the related art method of providing a protective door structure in the slot of the power rail, the manufacturing cost is reduced. Moreover, because the adapter 2 can be limited between the two limit members 13, in a specific usage scenario, for example, when the power rail 1 is arranged in the vertical direction, the pin 21 of the adapter 2 can be blocked in the vertical direction by a limit member 13, so that the adapter 2 can be positioned at a certain position as desired by the user, thereby improving the user's experience of using the rail socket.
[0045] Since the conductive strip 12 is the main difference between the embodiment of the present utility model and the related art, the structure of the conductive strip 12 will be described in detail below:
[0046] In some embodiments, the conductive strip 12 is a ground conductive strip, and correspondingly, the plug 21 of the adapter 2 is a ground plug.
[0047] In some embodiments, see Figure 2 and Figure 3 ,in Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a conductive strip in a power rail provided by an embodiment of the utility model, Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the local structure of a conductive strip in a power rail provided in an embodiment of the utility model is provided, wherein at least two stoppers 13 protrude from one side of the conductive strip 12 , so that the at least two stoppers 13 form a convex hull array structure on one side of the conductive strip 12 .
[0048] In some embodiments, the conductive strip 12 and at least two stoppers 13 are integrally formed to facilitate preparation.
[0049] In one possible implementation, see Figure 4,in Figure 4 for Figure 3 In the structural diagram at the opposite angle, at least two stoppers 13 are formed by punching the conductive strip 12 , so that the conductive strip 12 is formed with a punching hole 122 at the stoppers 13 .
[0050] In some embodiments, at least two stoppers 13 are installed on the conductive strip 12 , that is, the stoppers 13 and the conductive strip 12 are two different components, which can be connected by welding, bonding, or the like.
[0051] In some embodiments, the height of the limiting member 13 ranges from 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm.
[0052] In this way, it can be ensured that the limiting member 13 has a sufficient height to limit the latch 21 of the adapter 2, thereby avoiding the problem that the latch 21 crosses over the limiting member 13 from the upper part of the limiting member 13 and causes the limiting member 13 to fail.
[0053] For example, the height of the limiting member 13 may be 0.6 mm.
[0054] In some embodiments, the distance between two adjacent limiting members 13 ranges from 4 mm to 20 mm, so that the movement of the latch 21 is limited to a smaller range.
[0055] It should be noted that the distance between two adjacent limiting members 13 refers to the distance between the midpoints of the two adjacent limiting members 13 .
[0056] For example, the distance between two adjacent limiting members 13 may be 10 mm.
[0057] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 The stopper 13 has two side surfaces 131 that are opposite to each other, and both side surfaces 131 are parallel to the height direction of the conductive strip 12. In this way, when the plug 21 of the adapter 2 touches the stopper 13, the side surfaces 131 can be used to effectively block the plug 21.
[0058] It can be understood that the side surface 131 is in the shape of a flat plate. When at least two stoppers 13 are formed by stamping the conductive strip 12, after the stoppers 13 are formed by stamping, the stoppers 13 are connected to the conductive strip 12, and the portions where the stoppers 13 are connected to the conductive strip 12 are both in the shape of an arc surface, see Figure 5 ,in Figure 5A schematic diagram of the structure of a conductive strip at a stopper in a power rail provided by an embodiment of the utility model, in which the two opposite side surfaces of the stopper 13 connected to the conductive strip 12 are both arcuate in the width direction of the conductive strip 12. The applicant has conducted a large number of experimental tests and confirmed that the arcuate surface of the stopper 13 cannot effectively block the plug 21, while the flat side surface can effectively block the plug 21.
[0059] Further, in order to form the above-mentioned side surface 131, see Figure 5 A process gap 123 is formed between the side surface 131 of the limiting member 13 and the conductive strip 12 to facilitate mold forming so as to cut and form the flat side surface 131 .
[0060] In some embodiments, the size of the limiter 13 in the width direction of the conductive bar 12 gradually decreases from the side close to the conductive bar 12 to the side away from the conductive bar 12, that is, the size of the limiter 13 in the width direction of the conductive bar 12 is largest on the side close to the conductive bar 12, so as to ensure that there is a sufficiently large contact area between the limiter 13 and the conductive bar 12 to ensure the firmness of the connection.
[0061] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 The strip body 120 has a plurality of material carrying holes 121 spaced apart along the length direction of the strip body 120 . The material carrying holes 121 are located outside the active area 132 defined by two adjacent limiting members 13 , so as to play a role of carrying material during the preparation process of the conductive strip 12 .
[0062] It is understandable that, since the material carrying hole 121 is located outside the movable area 132 defined by two adjacent limiting members 13 , after the adapter 2 is inserted into the slot, the latch 21 of the adapter 2 will not move into the material carrying hole 121 .
[0063] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 The shape of the material-carrying hole 121 can be circular, that is, the material-carrying hole 121 is a circular through hole.
[0064] In some embodiments, see Figure 2 and Figure 3 The conductive strip 12 further includes a thickening member 14 .
[0065] The thickening member 14 is disposed on two opposite sides of the conductive strip 12 in the width direction of the conductive strip 12 and is located outside the active area 132 defined by two adjacent limiting members 13 .
[0066] By providing the thickening member 14 in this way, the cross-sectional area of the conductive bar 12 can be increased without affecting the limiting function of the limiting member 13 on the plug 21, so as to meet the standard requirements of the track socket.
[0067] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 In order to facilitate processing and preparation, the number of thickening members 14 on each side of the conductive strip 12 can be multiple, and the multiple thickening members 14 are arranged at intervals.
[0068] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 For each thickening member 14 , the thickening member 14 includes a first portion 141 and a second portion 142 .
[0069] The first portion 141 and the limiting member 13 are located on the same side of the conductor 12 to increase the cross-sectional area of the conductive strip 12 ; the second portion 142 wraps the side edge of the conductive strip 12 to prevent the user from being scratched by the side edge of the conductive strip 12 when grasping the conductive strip 12 .
[0070] In some embodiments, the conductive strip 12 is made of copper.
[0071] In the embodiment of the utility model, the structure of the housing 11 and other structures arranged in the housing 11 except the conductive strip 12 are the same as those in the related art, and will not be described in detail here.
[0072] The utility model also provides a track socket, see Figure 6 , Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of a track socket provided in an embodiment of the utility model, and the track socket comprises a power track 1 and at least one adapter 2 as described in the above embodiment, wherein the at least one adapter 2 and the power track 1 are pluggable and connected.
[0073] It is understandable that the number of the adapters 2 may be one or more, and each adapter may be pluggable and connected to the power rail 1 .
[0074] See also Figure 7 , Figure 7 A cross-sectional view of a track socket provided in an embodiment of the utility model, wherein the adapter 2 has a retractable pin 21, which is arranged on the central axis of the adapter 2; when the adapter 2 is inserted into the power track 1, the movement trajectory of the pin 21 is limited between two adjacent limit members 13.
[0075] Since the track socket of the embodiment of the utility model only needs to be provided with at least two limit members 13 on the conductive strip of the power track 1, there is no need to increase the number of additional components, and the preparation cost is reduced compared with the track socket in the related art.
[0076] Moreover, since the adapter 2 can be limited between two limiting members 13, in specific usage scenarios, such as when the power rail 1 is arranged in the vertical direction, since the pin 21 of the adapter 2 can be blocked in the vertical direction by a limiting member 13, the adapter 2 can be positioned at a position as desired by the user, thereby improving the user's usage experience of the rail socket.
[0077] It should be noted that the "several" and "at least one" mentioned in the present invention refer to one or more, and "multiple" and "at least two" refer to two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.
[0078] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0079] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.
[0080] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.
[0081] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "some embodiments", "one embodiment", "some implementations", "illustrative implementations", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in combination with the embodiments or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention.
[0082] The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the principles of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A power rail (1), characterized in that: It comprises a housing (11) and a conductive bar (12); The shell (11) has an accommodating cavity (111) extending along the length direction of the shell (11), and the panel (112) of the shell (11) has a slot (113) communicating with the accommodating cavity (111); The conductive strip (12) is arranged in the accommodating cavity (111), and the conductive strip (12) has at least two limiting members (13). The at least two limiting members (13) are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the conductive strip (12), so that when the adapter (2) is inserted into the slot (113), the movement track of the plug (21) of the adapter (2) is limited between two adjacent limiting members (13).
2. The power rail (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that The conductive strip (12) is a ground conductive strip, and the plug (21) is a ground plug.
3. The power rail (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that The at least two stoppers (13) protrude from one side of the conductive strip (12).
4. The power rail (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that The conductive bar (12) and the at least two limiting members (13) are integrally formed, or the at least two limiting members (13) are mounted on the conductive bar (12).
5. The power rail (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that The limiting member (13) has two side surfaces (131) arranged opposite to each other, and the two side surfaces (131) are both parallel to the height direction of the conductive strip (12).
6. The power rail (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that The dimension of the limiting member (13) in the width direction of the conductive strip (12) gradually decreases from a side close to the conductive strip (12) to a side away from the conductive strip (12).
7. The power rail (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that The height of the limiting member (13) ranges from 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm.
8. The power rail (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that The distance between two adjacent limiting members (13) ranges from 4 mm to 20 mm.
9. The power rail (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that The conductive strip (12) has a plurality of material carrying holes (121) arranged at intervals along the length direction of the conductive strip (12), and the material carrying holes (121) are located outside an active area (132) defined by two adjacent limiting members (13).
10. The power rail (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that The conductive strip (12) further comprises a thickening member (14); The thickening member (14) is arranged on two opposite sides of the conductive strip (12) in the width direction of the conductive strip (12), and is located outside an active area (132) defined by two adjacent limiting members (13).
11. A track socket, characterized in that: The track socket comprises a power track (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10 and at least one adapter (2), wherein the at least one adapter (2) and the power track (1) are pluggable and connectable.
12. The rail socket according to claim 11, characterized in that: The adapter (2) has a retractable plug (21); when the adapter (2) is inserted into the power rail (1), the moving track of the plug (21) is limited between two adjacent limiting members (13).