Lightning protection socket with grounding wire
By integrating grounding components and conductive components in the optical controller socket, the problem of additional grounding connectors is solved when installing the optical controller, and the effect of simplifying installation and reducing costs is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422133646.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-30
AI Technical Summary
The existing optical controller needs to be equipped with additional grounding connectors when installing, resulting in cumbersome installation process.
A lightning protection socket with a grounding wire is designed. By providing a grounding assembly in the socket body, including a grounding guide rod extending from the surface of the socket body and a grounding socket in the plug body, the grounding guide rod is connected by conductive elements to realize the grounding function.
The grounding function can be achieved without additional grounding wires, making installation more convenient, reducing equipment installation costs, and supporting the coordination between different socket bodies.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of controllers, and more specifically, it relates to a lightning protection socket with a ground wire. Background Art
[0002] A light controller is a controller that controls the on-off of a lamp by sensing the change of a light source, and is commonly used in power supply automatic control devices such as street lamps, lighting lamps, and advertising light boxes that need to be powered on at night. Generally, when installing a light controller, the position of its corresponding light source or environment needs to be considered to facilitate the effective function of the light controller. In order to cooperate with the light controller and make the use of the light controller safer, a light controller socket is often used to provide power for the light controller.
[0003] The grounding wire (PE) end of the surge protection unit in the light controller is connected to a conductive member correspondingly arranged on the base of the light controller through at least one grounding connector, and the conductive member is connected to the ground, thus realizing the grounding function. However, this grounding method requires an additional grounding connector, which is rather cumbersome during the installation and replacement of the product.
[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a new technical solution to solve the above technical problems. Summary of the Utility Model
[0005] Aiming at the deficiencies existing in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a lightning protection socket with a ground wire.
[0006] The above technical purpose of the utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions: A lightning protection socket with a ground wire includes a socket body and a plug body. A grounding component is arranged inside the socket body. The grounding component includes a grounding guide rod extending out of the surface of the socket body. A grounding socket for inserting the grounding guide rod is opened at the bottom of the plug body, and a conductive element for electrically connecting the grounding guide rod is arranged inside the plug body.
[0007] By adopting the above technical solutions, when in use, by inserting the plug body into the socket body, the grounding guide rod is inserted into the grounding socket, and the conductive element is connected to the grounding guide rod. After the grounding guide rod is connected to the ground wire, the controller has a lightning protection function. There is no need to additionally ground the wire during installation, which is convenient for installation, and it can also facilitate the cooperation and assembly between different socket bodies, saving the equipment installation cost.
[0008] The utility model is further arranged as follows: The conductive element includes a bottom plate, vertical side plates are arranged on both sides of the bottom plate, and arc-shaped plates with openings facing outwards are arranged at the bottom ends of the two side plates. A clamping opening for clamping the grounding guide rod is formed between the two arc-shaped plates.
[0009] The present utility model is further configured as follows: a boss is provided on the bottom surface inside the plug body, a groove for installing a conductive element is provided on the surface of the boss, the grounding socket communicates with the groove, a mounting member is fixedly connected above the boss inside the plug body, a contact block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting member above the conductive element, and the contact block abuts against the surface of the bottom plate.
[0010] The present utility model is further configured as follows: a cover plate is provided at the bottom of the socket body, a bolt is provided at the bottom of the cover plate, a conductive sleeve is provided inside the socket body, the end of the bolt extends into the socket body and is threadedly connected to the conductive sleeve, a through hole is provided on the surface of the socket body above the conductive sleeve, an external thread is provided on the surface of the grounding guide rod, and its bottom end extends into the through hole and is threadedly connected to the conductive sleeve.
[0011] The present utility model is further configured as follows: a contact ring is provided on the side wall of the grounding guide rod, and a contact portion for the contact ring to abut against is provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the through hole.
[0012] The present utility model is further configured as follows: a slotted cross recess is provided at the top end of the grounding guide rod.
[0013] The present utility model is further configured as follows: a grounding guide plate is provided at the bottom of the cover plate, the grounding guide plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the cover plate by bolts, and a grounding wire is provided at one end of the grounding guide plate.
[0014] The present utility model is further configured as follows: a limiting edge is provided on the lower surface of the cover plate around the bolts and the grounding guide plate.
[0015] The present utility model has the following beneficial effects: during use, by inserting the plug body into the socket body, the grounding guide rod is inserted into the grounding socket, and is connected to the grounding guide rod through the conductive element. After the grounding guide rod is connected to the ground wire, the controller has a lightning protection function. There is no need to connect an additional ground wire during installation, which is convenient for installation, and can also facilitate the matching and assembly between different socket bodies, saving the equipment installation cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of this embodiment;
[0017] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the socket body of this embodiment;
[0018] Figure 3 is a bottom structural schematic diagram of the socket body of this embodiment;
[0019] Figure 4 is a partial structural explosion schematic diagram of the plug body of this embodiment;
[0020] Figure 5 Schematic structural diagram of the conductive element of this embodiment;
[0021] Figure 6 Exploded schematic diagram of a part of the structure inside the socket body of this embodiment.
[0022] Description of the drawings: 1. Socket body; 2. Plug body; 3. Grounding rod; 4. Grounding socket; 5. Conductive element; 6. Bottom plate; 7. Side plate; 8. Arc plate; 9. Connecting plate; 10. Boss; 11. Groove; 12. Mounting part; 13. Contact block; 14. Limiting groove; 15. Cover plate; 16. Bolt; 17. Conductive sleeve; 18. Grounding guide plate; 19. Grounding wire; 20. Contact ring; 21. Slotted head; 22. Limiting edge. Detailed implementation manners
[0023] The following further describes the present utility model in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0024] Among them, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. It should be noted that the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper" and "lower" used in the following description refer to the directions in the drawings, and the terms "bottom surface" and "top surface", "inner" and "outer" respectively refer to the directions towards or away from the geometric center of a specific component.
[0025] As shown in the figure, a lightning protection socket with a grounding wire includes a socket body 1 and a plug body 2. A grounding component is arranged inside the socket body 1. The grounding component includes a grounding rod 3 extending out of the surface of the socket body 1. A grounding socket 4 for inserting the grounding rod 3 is opened at the bottom of the plug body 2. A conductive element 5 for electrically connecting the grounding rod 3 is arranged inside the plug body 2, and the conductive element 5 is also connected to the grounding wire end of the surge protection unit.
[0026] When in use, by inserting the plug body 2 into the socket body 1, the grounding rod 3 is inserted into the grounding socket 4, and the conductive element 5 is connected to the grounding rod 3. After the grounding rod 3 is connected to the ground wire, the controller has the lightning protection function. There is no need to connect an additional ground wire during installation, which is convenient for installation and can also facilitate the matching and assembly between different socket bodies 1, saving the equipment installation cost.
[0027] The conductive element 5 includes a bottom plate 6. Vertical side plates 7 are arranged on both sides of the bottom plate 6. Arc plates 8 with openings facing outwards are arranged at the bottom ends of the two side plates 7. A clamping opening for clamping the grounding rod 3 is formed between the two arc plates 8. When the end of the grounding rod 3 extends into the grounding socket 4, it is inserted between the two arc plates 8, and the two arc plates 8 play a clamping role on the grounding rod 3, enabling the conductive element 5 and the grounding rod 3 to be smoothly conducted.
[0028] On both sides of the bottom plate 6, there are also connecting plates 9 bent upward, which facilitate the taking of the conductive element 5 and are convenient for subsequent maintenance and repair.
[0029] On the bottom surface inside the plug body 2, there is a boss 10. A groove 11 for installing the conductive element 5 is provided on the surface of the boss 10. The grounding socket 4 communicates with the groove 11. Inside the plug body 2, above the boss 10, there is a fixing member 12 for installing each conductive sheet. At the bottom of the fixing member 12 and above the conductive element 5, there is a butting block 13, and the butting block 13 abuts against the surface of the bottom plate 6. The butting block 13 is made of a non-conductive non-metallic material. On the surface of the boss 10, on both sides of the groove 11, there are limiting grooves 14 for limiting the bottom end of the connecting plate, so as to install and position the conductive element 5.
[0030] At the bottom of the socket body 1, there is a cover plate 15. The cover plate 15 is fixed to the bottom of the socket body 1 by screws. At the bottom of the cover plate 15, there is a bolt 16. Inside the socket body 1, there is a conductive sleeve 17, and an internal thread is provided on its inner surface. The end of the bolt 16 extends into the socket body 1 and is threadedly connected to the conductive sleeve 17. On the surface of the socket body 1, above the conductive sleeve 17, there is a through hole. An external thread is provided on the surface of the grounding guide rod 3, and its bottom end extends into the through hole and is threadedly connected to the conductive sleeve 17. At the bottom of the cover plate 15, there is a grounding guide plate 18. The grounding guide plate 18 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the cover plate 15 by the bolt 16. One end of the grounding guide plate 18 is provided with a grounding wire 19.
[0031] During installation, by tightening the bolt 16 and the grounding guide rod 3, so that they are respectively connected to the conductive sleeve 17, the grounding guide rod 3 is conducted with the conductive sleeve 17, the conductive sleeve 17 is conducted with the bolt 16 and the grounding guide plate 18, and finally conducted with the grounding wire 19. The ground wire is connected through the grounding wire 19 to realize grounding.
[0032] On the side wall of the grounding guide rod 3, there is a butting ring 20. At the bottom of the inner wall of the through hole, there is a butting portion (not shown in the figure) for the butting ring 20 to abut against. At the top end of the grounding guide rod 3, there is a slotted screwdriver slot 21, which is convenient for disassembling and replacing the grounding guide rod 3, so as to facilitate subsequent maintenance and repair.
[0033] On the lower surface of the cover plate 15, around the bolt 16 and the grounding guide plate 18, there is a limiting edge 22, which is convenient for installation and positioning, and at the same time prevents the grounding guide plate 18 from deflecting during operation, ensuring its stability during operation.
[0034] The specific embodiments are only explanations of the present invention, and they do not limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make modifications without creative contributions to the embodiments according to needs after reading this specification, but as long as they are within the scope of the claims of the present invention, they are protected by the patent law.
Claims
1. A lightning protection socket with a grounding wire, characterized in that: The invention comprises a socket body (1) and a plug body (2), wherein a grounding component is arranged inside the socket body (1), wherein the grounding component comprises a grounding rod (3) extending out of the surface of the socket body (1), a grounding socket (4) for inserting the grounding rod (3) is arranged at the bottom of the plug body (2), and a conductive element (5) for connecting an electrical signal to the grounding rod (3) is arranged inside the plug body (2).
2. A lightning protection socket with a grounding wire according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conductive element (5) comprises a bottom plate (6), side plates (7) extending vertically downward are arranged on both sides of the bottom plate (6), arc-shaped plates (8) with openings facing outward are arranged at the bottom ends of the two side plates (7), and the two arc-shaped plates (8) form clamping openings for clamping the grounding rod (3).
3. A lightning protection socket with a grounding wire according to claim 2, characterized in that: A boss (10) is provided on the bottom surface of the plug body (2); a groove (11) for mounting a conductive element (5) is provided on the surface of the boss (10); the grounding socket (4) is connected to the groove (11); a mounting member (12) is fixedly connected above the boss (10) in the plug body (2); a contact block (13) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting member (12) above the conductive element (5); and the contact block (13) contacts the surface of the bottom plate (6).
4. The lightning protection socket with a grounding wire according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cover plate (15) is provided at the bottom of the socket body (1), a bolt (16) is provided at the bottom of the cover plate (15), a conductive sleeve (17) is provided inside the socket body (1), an end of the bolt (16) extends into the socket body (1) and is threadedly connected to the conductive sleeve (17), a through hole is provided on the surface of the socket body (1) above the conductive sleeve (17), an external thread is provided on the surface of the grounding rod (3), a bottom end of which extends into the through hole and is threadedly connected to the conductive sleeve (17).
5. The lightning protection socket with a grounding wire according to claim 4, characterized in that: The side wall of the grounding rod (3) is provided with an abutment ring (20), and the bottom of the inner wall of the through hole is provided with an abutment portion for the abutment ring (20) to abut.
6. A lightning protection socket with a grounding wire according to claim 5, characterized in that: A straight groove (21) is provided at the top end of the grounding rod (3).
7. The lightning protection socket with a grounding wire according to claim 5, characterized in that: A grounding conductor (18) is provided at the bottom of the cover plate (15); the grounding conductor (18) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the cover plate (15) by bolts (16); and a grounding wire (19) is provided at one end of the grounding conductor (18).
8. The lightning protection socket with a grounding wire according to claim 7, characterized in that: The lower surface of the cover plate (15) is provided with a limiting edge (22) on the peripheral side of the bolt (16) and the grounding guide plate (18).