European standard USB socket with sliding cover
By employing a reset component, limit component, and magnet-assisted design with a T-shaped block and T-slot combination on the European standard USB socket, the problems of unsmooth sliding cover reset and insufficient fixation are solved, achieving stable sliding and automatic reset of the sliding cover, thus improving the durability and ease of operation of the device.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423229843.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing European standard USB sockets with sliding covers suffer from problems such as difficulty in resetting the cover after prolonged use and insufficient stability when open, affecting user experience and reliability.
The design employs a reset component, a limit component, and an auxiliary reset component that work together with a T-shaped block and a T-shaped slot. Combined with the design of a magnet and an iron block, it ensures stable sliding, automatic reset, and fixation of the sliding cover, preventing accidental movement.
It improves the reliability and stability of the sliding cover's reset, extends the equipment's service life, and enhances ease of use and safety.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to USB socket technical field especially with the slide cover's European standard USB socket. BACKGROUND
[0002] The development of USB socket technology gradually integrates the USB charging function into the traditional power socket, and the European standard USB socket is specially adapted to the European market, meets the Schuko standard (Type F), and is widely used in homes and offices. However, due to the long-term exposure of the socket, it may be affected by environmental factors such as dust and water vapor, especially in special scenarios such as kitchens, bathrooms or children's rooms, so it is particularly important to introduce a slide cover design. The European standard USB socket with a slide cover provides physical protection through the slide cover, which can effectively prevent dust and water, enhance safety, and especially prevent accidental touching by children. In addition, the slide cover design can also prolong the service life of the socket, ensure that it is both beautiful and practical, and meet the dual needs of modern users for convenience and safety.
[0003] However, although the slide cover socket of the prior art can provide basic dustproof and protective functions to some extent, most slide covers use simple sliding or spring structures, which can easily cause the slide cover to fail to reset smoothly after long-term use, increasing the complexity of user manual operation. In addition, some designs lack effective limiting and fixing mechanisms in the open state of the slide cover, which may cause accidental movement of the slide cover during operation, affecting the user experience. For the reset reliability of the slide cover, the current design is also relatively single, and the reset effect of the single spring structure will weaken over time, making it difficult to meet the needs of high-frequency use environments.
[0004] In view of the above problems, the European standard USB socket with a slide cover is proposed to solve the above problems. INVENTION CONTENTS
[0005] In order to make up for the above shortcomings, the utility model provides a European standard USB socket with a slide cover, which aims to solve the problems of poor reset of the existing socket slide cover, insufficient fixation in the open state of the slide cover, and decreased reliability after long-term use.
[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a European standard USB socket with a slide cover, comprising a socket and a fixed block, the outer side of the socket is slidably connected with a slide cover, the fixed block is located on the left side of the slide cover, and the opposite side between the fixed block and the slide cover is provided with an auxiliary reset assembly, the inner side of the slide cover and the top of the socket are provided with a reset assembly, and the inner sides of the slide cover are provided with limiting assemblies;
[0007] The reset assembly comprises a T-shaped block and a reset tension spring two, T-shaped grooves are formed in the top and the bottom of the socket, the T-shaped block is slidably connected in the T-shaped grooves, the top of the T-shaped block is fixedly connected to the inner side of the sliding cover, one end of the reset tension spring two is fixedly connected to the outer side of the T-shaped block, and the other end of the reset tension spring two is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the T-shaped groove.
[0008] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0009] The anti-collision pads are made of rubber.
[0010] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0011] The auxiliary reset assembly comprises a plurality of iron blocks and magnets, the iron blocks are embedded in the end of the fixed block, and the magnets are fixedly connected to the end of the sliding cover.
[0012] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0013] The inside of the socket is provided with two European standard jacks, and the inside of the socket is provided with three USB jacks, and the three USB jacks are vertically distributed.
[0014] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0015] The limiting assembly comprises four stress plates, the two pairs of stress plates are combined and rotate relative to each other, reset tension spring one is arranged between the upper two stress plates and the lower two stress plates, and sliding rods are arranged at the connecting positions between the upper two stress plates and the lower two stress plates.
[0016] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0017] The inside of the sliding cover is provided with a square groove, sliding grooves are formed in the two sides of the square groove, and the two sliding rods are slidably connected in the sliding grooves.
[0018] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0019] The side of the socket is provided with a groove for the movement of the limiting assembly, and the inside of the groove is provided with a fixing hole.
[0020] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0021] The connecting positions of the two stress plates in the square groove are fixedly connected with a bolt, and the bolt is inserted in the fixing hole.
[0022] The utility model has the advantages that:
[0023] 1、The utility model discloses a sliding cover is installed on the socket, and the T-shaped block in the inside of sliding cover cooperates with the T-shaped slot in the inside of socket, so that sliding cover can slide smoothly. Meanwhile, the tension spring is installed between the inner wall of T-shaped block and T-shaped slot, and sliding cover will be automatically closed under the action of tension spring after being opened, to prevent user from forgetting to close. In addition, in order to avoid that sliding cover is hit and broken due to too fast speed when being automatically reset, the anti-collision pad is arranged at the contact place of sliding cover and socket, to improve durability and safety.
[0024] 2、The utility model discloses that the inside both sides of sliding cover are provided with limiting assembly, and the fixed hole is set up at the rightmost side of socket. When sliding cover is completely opened, the bolt in limiting assembly will be inserted into fixed hole along with the translation of sliding cover, and at this time, sliding cover will keep in the open state and will not be automatically reset. If it is necessary to close sliding cover, user needs to press the connecting place of two force receiving plates on limiting assembly, so that two slide bars slide in the slide groove in the opposite direction, to drive the two force receiving plates in the inside to take out bolt from fixed hole, to release locking. This design guarantees the stability of sliding cover, and improves the convenience of use.
[0025] 3、The utility model discloses that in order to prevent the reset effect of tension spring from weakening due to long-term use, the magnet is increased in the inside of the side of sliding cover close to fixed block, and the iron block is installed in the corresponding position in the inside of socket fixed block. The attraction of magnet and iron block can assist sliding cover to slide stably on socket in the direction of fixed block, to further improve the reliability of reset of sliding cover, to guarantee the stability and durability of sliding cover after long-time use. DRAWINGS
[0026] Figure 1 It is the three-dimensional schematic view of the European standard USB socket with sliding cover that the utility model provides;
[0027] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic view of the European type jack of the European standard USB socket with sliding cover that the utility model provides;
[0028] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic view of the T-shaped block of the European standard USB socket with sliding cover that the utility model provides;
[0029] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic view of reset tension spring two of the European standard USB socket with sliding cover that the utility model provides;
[0030] Figure 5 It is Figure 1 The enlarged view of A in the middle;
[0031] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic view of the force receiving plate of the European standard USB socket with sliding cover that the utility model provides;
[0032] Figure 7 The utility model provides a structure schematic drawing of the bolt of the European standard USB socket with the sliding cover.
[0033] Legend:
[0034] 1, socket; 2, sliding cover; 3, fixed block; 4, limiting component; 41, square groove; 42, sliding groove; 43, stress plate; 44, reset tension spring one; 45, sliding rod; 46, bolt; 47, fixed hole; 5, anti-collision pad block; 6, European standard jack; 7, reset component; 71, T-shaped groove; 72, T-shaped block; 73, reset tension spring two; 8, auxiliary reset component; 81, iron block; 82, magnet; 9, recess; 10, USB jack. Specific implementation
[0035] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.
[0036] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 4 An embodiment provided by the utility model: the European standard USB socket with the sliding cover, including socket 1, sliding cover 2 and fixed block 3. The outside of socket 1 is slidably connected with sliding cover 2, and the function of sliding cover 2 is to protect the European standard jack 6 and USB jack 10 inside socket 1, and when sliding cover 2 slides, the jack can be exposed or covered. The inside of socket 1 is provided with two European standard jacks 6 for the plug-in connection of the European standard plug, and is also provided with three USB jacks 10, and the three USB jacks 10 are vertically distributed, which can meet the demand of simultaneous charging of multiple devices. In order to enhance the stability and reset function when sliding cover 2 slides, the top and bottom of socket 1 are provided with T-shaped grooves 71, and the inside of sliding cover 2 is slidably connected in the inside of T-shaped groove 71 through T-shaped block 72. Reset component 7 is composed of T-shaped block 72 and reset tension spring two 73, wherein the top of T-shaped block 72 is fixedly connected to the inside of sliding cover 2, one end of reset tension spring two 73 is fixedly connected to the outside of T-shaped block 72, and the other end is fixedly connected to the inner wall of T-shaped groove 71, so that sliding cover 2 can automatically reset after sliding.
[0037] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 6 and Figure 7The interior of the sliding cover 2 is provided with a limiting assembly 4 on both sides, which is used to limit the sliding range of the sliding cover 2 and prevent the sliding cover 2 from being separated from the socket 1 and automatically resetting. The limiting assembly 4 comprises four force receiving plates 43, which are combined in pairs and rotate relative to each other. The upper two force receiving plates 43 are connected with the lower two force receiving plates 43 through a reset tension spring 44, which provides elastic restoring force to make the force receiving plates 43 automatically return to the original position when not under pressure. The interior of the sliding cover 2 is provided with a square groove 41, and the interior of the square groove 41 is provided with a sliding groove 42 on both sides. The connecting portions between the upper two force receiving plates 43 and the connecting portions between the lower two force receiving plates 43 are provided with sliding rods 45, which are slidingly connected in the interior of the sliding groove 42, so as to ensure that the limiting assembly 4 can move flexibly in the interior of the sliding cover 2.
[0038] The side of the socket 1 is provided with a groove 9 for the movement of the limiting assembly 4, and the interior of the groove 9 is provided with a fixed hole 47. The connecting portions of the two force receiving plates 43 located in the interior of the square groove 41 are fixedly connected with a bolt 46, which can be inserted into the interior of the fixed hole 47. Thus, when the sliding cover 2 slides to a specific position, the limiting assembly 4 can lock the sliding state of the sliding cover 2 through the bolt 46, so as to prevent the sliding cover 2 from being moved or separated from the socket 1 unintentionally, and ensure the stability and reliability of the structure. The user needs to press the connecting portion of the upper two force receiving plates 43 of the limiting assembly 4, so that the two sliding rods 45 slide in opposite directions in the sliding groove 42. The movement of the sliding rods 45 drives the force receiving plates 43 to rotate, and the two force receiving plates 43 in the interior are opened, so as to take out the bolt 46 from the fixed hole 47, and release the locking state of the sliding cover 2. After the locking is released, the sliding cover 2 can slide freely outside the socket 1. The sliding range of the sliding rod 45 is limited by the length of the sliding groove 42, and the reset tension spring 44 restores the force receiving plates 43 to the initial position after being released, so that the bolt 46 can be inserted into the fixed hole 47 again to realize relocking.
[0039] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 5 The fixed block 3 on the left side of the sliding cover 2 is connected with the sliding cover 2 through an auxiliary reset assembly 8. The auxiliary reset assembly 8 is composed of a plurality of iron blocks 81 and magnets 82. The iron blocks 81 are embedded in the end portion of the fixed block 3, and the magnets 82 are fixedly connected to the end portion of the sliding cover 2. When the sliding cover 2 slides to a specific position, the magnetic attraction force between the magnets 82 and the iron blocks 81 can provide additional reset force to help the sliding cover 2 reset more stably. At the same time, the side of the fixed block 3 close to the sliding cover 2 is provided with anti-collision pads 5 on the upper and lower portions. The anti-collision pads 5 are made of rubber, which are used to absorb impact force when the sliding cover 2 slides to the end, reduce the damage caused by collision and prolong the service life of the equipment.
[0040] Working principle: through the coordinated action of the sliding cover 2, the limiting assembly 4, the reset assembly 7, the auxiliary reset assembly 8 and the bolt 46, the sliding, limiting, locking and unlocking functions of the sliding cover 2 are realized, so as to protect the European standard jack 6 and the USB jack 10 in the socket 1. The sliding cover 2 is slidingly connected to the outside of the socket 1, and the inside of the two sides is prevented from being separated from the sliding cover 2 by the limiting assembly 4. The limiting assembly 4 is composed of four force receiving plates 43, the force receiving plates 43 are formed by two-by-two combination to be rotationally connected, the upper part and the lower part are connected by the reset tension spring one 44 to provide elastic recovery function. The inside of the two sides of the square groove 41 of the sliding cover 2 is provided with a sliding groove 42, and the sliding rod 45 is slidingly connected in the sliding groove 42. When the user presses the connecting part of the two force receiving plates 43, the sliding rod 45 moves in the opposite direction, drives the two force receiving plates 43 to rotate, takes out the bolt 46 from the fixing hole 47 in the side recess 9 of the socket 1, and releases the locking state of the sliding cover 2. In the sliding process of the sliding cover 2, the reset assembly 7 realizes automatic reset through the T-shaped block 72 and the reset tension spring two 73, and the T-shaped block 72 is connected to the inside of the sliding cover 2 and slides in the T-shaped groove 71. At the same time, the auxiliary reset assembly 8 provides additional reset force by the magnet 82 and the iron block 81, so as to ensure the stable reset of the sliding cover 2. The anti-collision pad 5 on the fixed block 3 is made of rubber, which is used for buffering the impact force of the limit position of the sliding cover 2, and avoiding damage to the equipment. Through the cooperation of the above structure, the sliding, limiting and reset functions of the sliding cover 2 are realized, and the safety, durability and operation convenience of the socket 1 are ensured.
[0041] Finally, it should be pointed out that: the above only preferred embodiments of the present application, and not for limiting the present application, although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application, shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A European standard USB socket with a sliding cover, comprising a socket (1) and a fixing block (3), characterized in that: The outer side of the socket (1) is slidably connected to a sliding cover (2), the fixing block (3) is located on the left side of the sliding cover (2), and an auxiliary reset component (8) is provided on the opposite side between the fixing block (3) and the sliding cover (2). A reset component (7) is provided between the inner side of the sliding cover (2) and the top of the socket (1), and limit components (4) are provided on both sides of the inner side of the sliding cover (2). The reset assembly (7) includes a T-shaped block (72) and a reset spring (73). The top and bottom of the socket (1) are provided with T-shaped grooves (71). The T-shaped block (72) is slidably connected inside the T-shaped groove (71). The top of the T-shaped block (72) is fixedly connected to the inner side of the sliding cover (2). One end of the reset spring (73) is fixedly connected to the outer side of the T-shaped block (72), and the other end of the reset spring (73) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the T-shaped groove (71).
2. The European standard USB socket with a sliding cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing block (3) is equipped with anti-collision pads (5) on both the upper and lower parts of the side close to the sliding cover (2). The anti-collision pads (5) are made of rubber.
3. The European standard USB socket with a sliding cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The auxiliary reset assembly (8) includes multiple iron blocks (81) and a magnet (82). The iron blocks (81) are embedded in the end of the fixing block (3), and the magnet (82) is fixedly connected to the end of the sliding cover (2).
4. The European standard USB socket with a sliding cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The socket (1) has two European standard sockets (6) inside and three USB sockets (10) inside, which are vertically distributed.
5. The European standard USB socket with a sliding cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting component (4) includes four force plates (43), which are combined in pairs and rotate relative to each other. A reset spring (44) is provided between the two upper force plates (43) and the two lower force plates (43). A slide rod (45) is provided at the connection between the two upper force plates (43) and the connection between the two lower force plates (43).
6. The European standard USB socket with a sliding cover according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sliding cover (2) has a square groove (41) inside, and sliding grooves (42) are provided on both sides of the square groove (41). The two sliding rods (45) are slidably connected inside the sliding grooves (42).
7. The European standard USB socket with a sliding cover according to claim 5, characterized in that: The socket (1) has a groove (9) on its side for the movement of the limiting component (4), and a fixing hole (47) is provided inside the groove (9).
8. The European standard USB socket with a sliding cover according to claim 7, characterized in that: A pin (46) is fixedly connected to the connection point of the two force-bearing plates (43) located inside the square groove (41), and the pin (46) is inserted into the fixed hole (47).