Patch board with socket hole cover plate

By incorporating an automatically flipping socket cover and a guide slope structure into the power strip, the problem of outdoor power strips getting wet is solved, achieving low-cost, high-efficiency waterproof and dustproof effects and a convenient user experience.

CN223638687UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05NINGBO LITESUN ELECTRIC CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520234373.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-14
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-14

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Technical Problem

Existing outdoor power strips are easily wetted by rain during use, leading to short circuits and electrical leakage. They are also complex in structure, inconvenient to operate, have a poor user experience, and are expensive to produce.

Method used

Design a power strip with socket hole covers. The socket hole covers are automatically flipped and closed by an elastic element, which is waterproof and dustproof. They can be manually flipped open when plugging in a power plug. The socket hole covers and mounting brackets are connected by a guide bevel for easy assembly, which reduces production costs.

Benefits of technology

It achieves automatic closing of socket hole covers, improving safety and convenience of use, reducing production and assembly costs, and features a simple structure with significant waterproof and dustproof effects.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of patch boards, and discloses a patch board with a socket hole cover plate, which comprises a body, a mounting bracket and the socket hole cover plate, the body is provided with a power supply jack, the power supply jack is used for plugging an external adaptive electric plug, the mounting bracket is connected onto the body, the mounting bracket is arranged on one side of the power supply jack, and the socket hole cover plate is arranged on the mounting bracket. The socket hole cover plate is hinged to the mounting bracket, an elastic piece is arranged between the socket hole cover plate and the mounting bracket, and the socket hole cover plate is driven to turn over and be closed through the elastic force of the elastic piece in a normal state so as to cover the power supply jacks; when an external electric plug is plugged, the socket hole cover plate is opened through external force overturning. The patch board with the socket hole cover plate is simple in structure and low in production cost; the socket hole cover plate which can be automatically closed is arranged, so that the waterproof and dustproof effects on the power supply jacks are achieved, and the use is more convenient and safer; the socket hole cover plate is convenient to assemble and low in assembly cost.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of the patch board, specifically, relates to a patch board with socket hole cover plate. BACKGROUND

[0002] The patch board is an electrical device for expanding and lengthening the socket interface, and the socket used outdoors is easily wetted by rainwater during use. As a result, the socket is prone to short circuit and leakage, thereby causing greater safety hazards.

[0003] Some patch boards used outdoors have protective covers (or protective plugs) designed at the jack. When plugging in an electrical plug outdoors, the protective cover needs to be manually removed first, and when pulling out the plug, the protective cover needs to be manually reinstalled to prevent the jack from short circuiting due to water, which is troublesome and has poor user experience. In addition, some patch boards used outdoors have complex structures, are cumbersome to assemble, and have high production costs. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] To solve at least one of the above problems, the utility model provides a patch board with a socket hole cover plate, which comprises a body, a mounting bracket, and a socket hole cover plate. The body is provided with a power jack for plugging in an external compatible electrical plug. The mounting bracket is connected to the body and placed on one side of the power jack. The socket hole cover plate is hinged to the mounting bracket, and an elastic member is provided between the socket hole cover plate and the mounting bracket. In the normal state, the socket hole cover plate is closed by the elastic force of the elastic member to cover the power jack. When plugging in an external electrical plug, the socket hole cover plate is opened by external force. The patch board with a socket hole cover plate has a simple structure and low production cost. The socket hole cover plate can be automatically closed, which plays a waterproof and dustproof role for the power jack, making the use more convenient and safe. The socket hole cover plate is easy to assemble and has low assembly cost.

[0005] Optionally, the mounting bracket is fixed to the body by plugging, and the mounting bracket is provided with a plugging guide column near one side of the body. The body is provided with a plugging slot corresponding to the plugging guide column.

[0006] Optionally, the plugging guide column and the plugging slot are fixed by tight fitting. The plugging guide column is provided with a first guide slope for guiding the plugging guide column into the plugging slot, and the first guide slope is annularly arranged. The slot opening of the plugging slot is provided with a second guide slope for guiding the plugging guide column into the plugging slot, and the second guide slope is annularly arranged.

[0007] Optionally, the body is provided with a groove for mounting the mounting bracket, and the plugging slot is opened at the groove bottom surface.

[0008] Optionally, the elastic member is a torsion spring.

[0009] Optionally, two mounting guide posts are arranged on the mounting bracket, two collars are arranged on two ends of the elastic member, the two collars are respectively sleeved on the two mounting guide posts, a clamping portion is arranged on the elastic member and located between the two collars, a first limiting clamping groove for limiting the clamping portion is arranged on the socket hole cover plate, and the elastic member comprises two supporting legs, and second limiting clamping grooves for limiting the supporting legs are arranged on the mounting bracket.

[0010] Optionally, an annular groove is arranged on the body and surrounds the power jack, and a protrusion corresponding to the annular groove is arranged on the side of the socket hole cover plate close to the body.

[0011] Optionally, the body comprises a first side surface and a second side surface, a plurality of power jacks are arranged on the first side surface and the second side surface in a vertical direction, and the power jacks on the first side surface and the power jacks on the second side surface are arranged in a staggered manner.

[0012] Optionally, the mounting bracket comprises a bottom plate and side plates, two side plates are integrally connected to two sides of the bottom plate, a hinge guide post for hinge connecting the socket hole cover plate is arranged on the side plate, and a hinge hole corresponding to the hinge guide post is arranged on the socket hole cover plate.

[0013] Optionally, a third guide inclined surface facilitating guiding the hinge guide post into the hinge hole is arranged on the hinge guide post, and a fourth guide inclined surface facilitating guiding the hinge guide post into the hinge hole is arranged on the socket hole cover plate, and a ground insertion rod is arranged on the lower part of the body.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the socket hole cover plate of the plug board has the advantages that the structure is simple, the production cost is low, the socket hole cover plate can be automatically closed, the power jack plays a role in waterproofing and dustproofing, use is more convenient and safe, the socket hole cover plate is convenient to assemble, and the assembly cost is low; the assembly of the socket hole cover plate is completed by first assembling and connecting the mounting bracket and the socket hole cover plate, then inserting the plug-in guide post of the mounting bracket into the plug-in slot, and thus the assembly is convenient, fast and low in cost; the assembly difficulty of the mounting bracket is reduced by the first guide inclined surface and the second guide inclined surface, so that the assembly efficiency is improved and the assembly cost is reduced; the ground insertion rod is arranged on the lower part of the body, so that the user can fix the body on the lawn or other outdoor places for use; the annular groove is arranged on the body, and the protrusion corresponding to the annular groove is arranged on the side of the socket hole cover plate close to the body, so that the waterproofing and dustproofing effects are improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is the perspective view of the socket hole cover plate's socket board of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic view of the socket hole cover plate's socket board of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 It is the enlarged view of A part in the middle;

[0018] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic view of the socket hole cover plate's socket board of the utility model when installing the socket hole cover plate's socket board and the socket hole cover plate;

[0019] Figure 5 It is the structure schematic view of the socket hole cover plate's socket board of the utility model when installing the socket hole cover plate's socket board and the socket hole cover plate;

[0020] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic view of the socket hole cover plate's socket board of the utility model when installing the socket hole cover plate's socket board and the socket hole cover plate;

[0021] Figure 7 It is the sectional view of the socket hole cover plate's socket board of the utility model;

[0022] The corresponding component name of each reference numeral in the figure is: 1 is the main body, 101 is the power jack, 102 is the plug-in slot, 103 is the second guide slope, 104 is the groove, 1041 is the groove bottom surface, 105 is the annular groove, 2 is the mounting bracket, 21 is the mounting guide column, 22 is the second limiting slot, 201 is the plug-in guide column, 202 is the first guide slope, 3 is the socket hole cover plate, 31 is the first limiting slot, 32 is the hinge hole, 33 is the protrusion, 34 is the fourth guide slope, 4 is the elastic piece, 41 is the sleeve ring, 42 is the clamping part, 43 is the supporting leg, 5 is the bottom plate, 6 is the side plate, 61 is the hinge guide column, 611 is the third guide slope, 7 is the ground plug rod, 8 is the first side, 9 is the second side, 100 is the first shell, 110 is the second shell. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the above-mentioned purpose, features and advantages of the utility model more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the utility model are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0024] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower" and the like is based on the orientation or position relationship when the product is normally used.

[0025] The terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one feature.

[0026] With reference to Figures 1-7 The utility model discloses a socket hole cover plate's plug board, including: the body 1, installation support 2 and socket hole cover plate 3, be provided with power jack 101 on the body 1, and power jack 101 is used for inserting the external compatible electric plug, installation support 2 is connected on the body 1, and installation support 2 is placed on the side of power jack 101, and socket hole cover plate 3 is hinged on installation support 2, and the elastic piece 4 is set up between socket hole cover plate 3 and installation support 2, and socket hole cover plate 3 is driven to turn over and close by the elastic force of elastic piece 4 in normal state, to cover power jack 101, to play the role of waterproof, dustproof to power jack, when inserting the external electric plug, first, socket hole cover plate 3 is turned over and opened by external force to expose power jack 101, to facilitate the user to insert the electric plug, when pulling out the electric plug, socket hole cover plate 3 is driven to turn over and close automatically by the elastic force of elastic piece 4, plays the role of waterproof dustproof, and convenient to use, the utility model discloses socket hole cover plate's plug board, simple structure, low in production cost, be provided with the socket hole cover plate of automatic closing, play the role of waterproof, dustproof to power jack, use more convenient, safe, socket hole cover plate assembly is convenient, and the assembly cost is low.

[0027] With reference to Figures 1-5 , installation support 2 is inserted on the body 1 and is fixed, and installation support 2 is provided with insertion guide column 201 on the side close to the body 1, and the body 1 is provided with insertion slot 102 corresponding to insertion guide column 201, and when assembling, first, installation support 2 is assembled and connected with socket hole cover plate 3, then insertion guide column 201 of installation support 2 is inserted into insertion slot 102, to complete the assembly of socket hole cover plate 3 part, convenient, fast, low in assembly cost, insertion guide column 201 and insertion slot 102 are fixed by tight fit, and insertion guide column 201 is provided with first guide inclined plane 202, facilitating insertion guide column 201 to guide into insertion slot 102, and first guide inclined plane 202 is annular, insertion slot 102 is provided with second guide inclined plane 103, facilitating insertion guide column 201 to guide into insertion slot 102, and second guide inclined plane 103 is annular, and the assembly difficulty of installation support 2 is reduced by first guide inclined plane 202 and second guide inclined plane 103, to improve assembly efficiency and reduce assembly cost, the body 1 is provided with recess 104 for installing installation support 2, so that a part of installation support 2 can be embedded in the body 1, compact and neat structure, and at the same time, installation support 2 is embedded in recess 104 and is not easy to displace, so that installation is more stable, insertion slot 102 is opened in groove bottom surface 1041 of recess 104, and the structure is reasonably designed, so that insertion guide column 201 and insertion slot 102 can be fixed by inserting installation support 2 into recess 104, and assembly is convenient and fast.

[0028] With reference to Figure 4 And Figure 5The elastic element 4 is a torsion spring, which has a simple structure and low production cost. The mounting bracket 2 is provided with two mounting guide posts 21. The two ends of the elastic element 4 are provided with collars 41, which are formed by the spiral extension of the torsion spring. The two collars 41 are respectively sleeved on the two mounting guide posts 21. The elastic element 4 is provided with a snap-fit ​​part 42, which is placed between the two collars 41. The socket hole cover plate 3 is provided with a first limiting groove 31 for limiting the snap-fit ​​part 42. The elastic element 4 includes two support legs 43. The mounting bracket 2 is provided with a second limiting groove 22 for limiting the support legs 43. When the external force flips the socket hole cover plate 3 open, the elastic element 4 stores elastic potential energy. In the normal state (i.e., when the power plug is unplugged and the external force is removed), the elastic element 4 drives the socket hole cover plate 3 to flip and close through the elastic force, which is convenient to use.

[0029] See Figures 2-4 The main body 1 is provided with an annular groove 105, which surrounds the power socket 101. The socket cover plate 3 is provided with a protrusion 33 corresponding to the annular groove 105 on the side near the main body 1. When the socket cover plate 3 is closed, the protrusion 33 falls into the annular groove 105, improving the waterproof and dustproof effect.

[0030] See Figure 1 and Figure 7 The main body 1 includes a first side 8 and a second side 9, as shown in the attached figure. The first side 8 is the left side and the second side 9 is the right side. Multiple power sockets 101 are provided and distributed vertically on the first side 8 and the second side 9, increasing the number of power sockets 101 and meeting the plugging requirements of different orientations. The power sockets 101 on the first side 8 and the power sockets 101 on the second side 9 are staggered. Multiple mounting brackets 2 and socket cover plates 3 are also staggered, making the internal structure of the main body compact and the internal space utilization rate of the main body high, resulting in a small size. The main body 1 includes a first shell 100 and a second shell 110 that are spliced ​​together. The first shell 100 and the second shell 110 are fixed by bolts.

[0031] See Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6The mounting bracket 2 comprises a bottom plate 5 and side plates 6, the side plates 6 are arranged on two sides of the bottom plate 5 and are integrally connected to the bottom plate 5, the side plates 6 are provided with hinged guide columns 61 for hinging the socket hole cover plate 3, the socket hole cover plate 3 is provided with hinged holes 32 corresponding to the hinged guide columns 61, when the mounting bracket 2 is assembled with the socket hole cover plate 3, the hinged guide columns 61 are correspondingly assembled into the hinged holes 32, and the assembly of the two is completed, the hinged guide columns 61 are provided with third guide inclined surfaces 611 facilitating the introduction of the hinged guide columns 61 into the hinged holes 32, and the socket hole cover plate 3 is provided with fourth guide inclined surfaces 34 facilitating the introduction of the hinged guide columns 61 into the hinged holes 32; the assembly difficulty is reduced, and the assembly is convenient; the body 1 is provided with a ground insertion rod 7, and the ground insertion rod 7 is threadedly connected with the body 1; specifically, the ground insertion rod 7 is provided with a stud at the upper portion, the body 1 is provided with a threaded hole threadedly connected with the stud at the lower portion, and the ground insertion rod 7 is convenient to disassemble and assemble with the body 1; the ground insertion rod 7 facilitates the user to fix the body at an outdoor place such as grassland for use.

[0032] The power strip with the socket hole cover plate has the advantages that the structure is simple, the production cost is low, the socket hole cover plate can be automatically closed, the power jack plays the roles of waterproofing and dustproofing, use is more convenient and safe, the socket hole cover plate is convenient to assemble, and the assembly cost is low; when assembling, the mounting bracket is assembled with the socket hole cover plate first, then the plug-in guide column of the mounting bracket is inserted into the plug-in groove, the assembly of the socket hole cover plate part is completed, the assembly is convenient and fast, and the assembly cost is low; the assembly difficulty of the mounting bracket is reduced through the first guide inclined surface and the second guide inclined surface, the assembly efficiency is improved, and the assembly cost is reduced; the body is provided with the ground insertion rod at the lower portion, the user can fix the body at an outdoor place such as grassland for use, the body is provided with the annular groove, the side, close to the body, of the socket hole cover plate is provided with the protrusion corresponding to the annular groove, and the waterproofing and dustproofing effects are improved.

[0033] The preferred embodiments of the utility model are described above, and it should be noted that, for ordinary skilled persons in the technical field, some improvements and decorations can be made without departing from the technical principles of the utility model, and these improvements and decorations should also be considered as the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A patch panel with jack hole cover plates, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a power socket cover plate structure, including: The utility model discloses a power socket cover plate structure, including: a main body (1), the power socket (101) for inserting the external compatible electric plug is arranged on the main body (1), a mounting support (2) is connected to the main body (1), the mounting support (2) is placed on the side of the power socket (101), a socket hole cover plate (3) is hinged to the mounting support (2), and the socket hole cover plate (3) is arranged with elastic element (4) between the mounting support (2), and the socket hole cover plate (3) is driven to overturn and close by the elastic force of the elastic element (4) in normal state to cover the power socket (101), when the external electric plug is inserted, the socket hole cover plate (3) is overturned and opened by external force.

2. The jack patch panel with jack hole covers of claim 1, wherein, The mounting support (2) is inserted on the main body (1) and is fixed, and the mounting support (2) is provided with an insertion guide column (201) on the side close to the main body (1), and the main body (1) is provided with an insertion slot (102) corresponding to the insertion guide column (201).

3. The jack patch panel with jack hole covers of claim 2, wherein, The insertion guide column (201) and the insertion slot (102) are fixed by tight fit, the insertion guide column (201) is provided with a first guide inclined surface (202) facilitating the insertion guide column (201) to guide into the insertion slot (102), and the first guide inclined surface (202) is annularly arranged; the second guide inclined surface (103) facilitating the insertion guide column (201) to guide into the insertion slot (102) is arranged at the slot opening of the insertion slot (102), and the second guide inclined surface (103) is annularly arranged.

4. The jack patch panel with jack hole covers of claim 2, wherein, The main body (1) is provided with a recess (104) for mounting the mounting support (2), and the insertion slot (102) is arranged on the groove bottom surface (1041) of the recess (104).

5. The jack patch panel with jack hole covers of claim 1, wherein, The elastic element (4) is a torsion spring.

6. The jack patch panel with jack hole covers of claim 5, wherein, The mounting support (2) is provided with two mounting guide columns (21), both ends of the elastic element (4) are provided with a sleeve ring (41), two sleeve rings (41) are respectively sleeved on two mounting guide columns (21), the elastic element (4) is provided with a clamping portion (42), the clamping portion (42) is arranged between two sleeve rings (41), the socket hole cover plate (3) is provided with a first limiting clamping groove (31) for limiting the clamping portion (42), and the elastic element (4) includes two supporting legs (43).

7. The jack patch panel with jack hole covers of claim 1, wherein, The main body (1) is provided with an annular groove (105), the annular groove (105) is annularly arranged around the power socket (101), and the socket hole cover plate (3) is provided with a protrusion (33) corresponding to the annular groove (105) on the side close to the main body (1).

8. The jack patch panel with jack hole covers of claim 1, wherein, The body (1) comprises a first side (8) and a second side (9), the power sockets (101) are arranged in multiple and distributed in vertical direction on the first side (8) and the second side (9), and the power sockets (101) on the first side (8) and the second side (9) are staggered.

9. The grommeted patch panel of any of claims 1-8, wherein, The mounting bracket (2) comprises a bottom plate (5) and a side plate (6), the side plate (6) is arranged in two and integrally connected to the two sides of the bottom plate (5), the side plate (6) is provided with a hinge guide column (61) for hinging the socket hole cover plate (3), and the socket hole cover plate (3) is provided with a hinge hole (32) corresponding to the hinge guide column (61).

10. The jack patch panel with jack hole covers of claim 9, wherein, The hinge guide column (61) is provided with a third guide inclined surface (611) for facilitating the guide of the hinge guide column (61) into the hinge hole (32), and the socket hole cover plate (3) is provided with a fourth guide inclined surface (34) for facilitating the guide of the hinge guide column (61) into the hinge hole (32); and the body (1) is provided with a ground insertion rod (7) at the lower part.