Electric lifting socket

By fixing the drive motor to the rack and pinion with a mounting plate, combined with limit switches and guide posts, the stability problem of the electric drive lifting socket is solved, achieving more efficient and reliable lifting operation, and improving user experience and safety.

CN223729086UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26WENZHOU SINO ELECTRO TECHN
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520064080.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-10
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-10

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing electrically driven lifting sockets have poor stability and may experience jamming or malfunctions, affecting user experience and reliability.

Method used

The drive motor is fixed with a mounting plate, the drive gear is isolated from the drive motor, and the rack is fixed in the mounting groove in a wrapped manner. Combined with limit switches and guide column guiding structure, the stability and accuracy of mechanical operation are ensured.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency and stability of mechanical operation, ensures that the lifting block moves within a predetermined range, prevents excessive movement, simplifies the assembly process, and enhances user experience and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an electric lifting socket, which belongs to the technical field of lifting sockets and comprises a shell and a lifting block, a mounting plate is arranged on the lifting block, a driving motor is arranged on one side of the mounting plate, a driving gear is arranged on the other side of the mounting plate, and an output shaft of the driving motor penetrates through the mounting plate to be connected with the driving gear. A first mounting groove is formed in the shell in the moving direction of the lifting block, a first opening is formed in the side, close to the driving gear, of the first mounting groove, a second opening is formed in the side, close to the lifting block, of the first mounting groove, a rack is arranged in the first mounting groove and comprises a plate part and a tooth part, and the plate part is fixed to the first mounting groove; the tooth part penetrates through the first opening and is meshed with the driving gear; the driving gear and the driving motor are isolated through the mounting plate, interference between the driving gear and the driving motor is reduced, the efficiency and stability of mechanical operation are improved, and meanwhile the rack is fixed in the first mounting groove in a wrapping mode, so that the rack has better stability and reliability when matched with the driving gear.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of lifting socket, specifically relates to a kind of electric lifting socket. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous improvement of living standards and the popularity of smart home, the number of household appliances and electronic devices is also increasing rapidly. Traditional fixed socket has been difficult to meet the diversified and flexible power demand in modern family and office environment. In order to optimize space utilization and improve the convenience of use, lifting socket emerges as the times require. Lifting socket is a kind of device that can be hidden under furniture or ground, and can be raised to provide power interface when used, and can be hidden when not used. This design not only looks beautiful and fashionable, but also effectively reduces the safety hazard of exposed socket.

[0003] Traditional lifting socket is generally divided into pneumatic drive and electric drive. The internal structure of the current electric drive lifting socket is complex, and the driving stability of the electric drive mechanism is general, which affects the use experience of the lifting socket. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims at overcoming the shortcomings and deficiencies of prior art, and provides an electric lifting socket.

[0005] The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows: the application provides an electric lifting socket, which comprises a shell and a lifting block movably arranged in the shell, a functional part is arranged on the lifting block, an installation plate is arranged on the lifting block, a drive motor is arranged on one side of the installation plate, and a drive gear is arranged on the other side of the installation plate, the output shaft of the drive motor penetrates through the installation plate and is connected with the drive gear, a first installation slot is arranged in the shell along the moving direction of the lifting block, a first opening is arranged on the side of the first installation slot close to the drive gear, a second opening is arranged on the side of the first installation slot close to the lifting block, a rack is arranged in the first installation slot, the rack comprises a plate part and a tooth part, the plate part is fixed to the first installation slot, and the tooth part penetrates through the first opening and is engaged with the drive gear.

[0006] In some embodiments, the lower end of the rack is provided with a threaded hole, the bottom of the shell is provided with a through hole corresponding to the threaded hole, and the threaded hole is connected with the through hole through a fastener.

[0007] In some embodiments, the lower side of one end of the lifting block is provided with a lower limit switch, and the upper side is provided with an upper limit switch, a trigger plate is arranged on the shell on the moving path of the lower limit switch and the lower limit switch, and the trigger plate is arranged on the shell. When the lower limit switch or the lower limit switch is triggered by the trigger plate, the drive motor stops working.

[0008] In some embodiments, the lifting block is provided with a first circuit board, and the first circuit board is provided with a touchpad, and touching the touchpad makes the lifting block start to rise or start to descend.

[0009] In some embodiments, the lifting block is provided with a mounting rack at the top, and the mounting rack is provided with a support column downward, the first circuit board is arranged on the support column, and the touchpad is arranged on the upper side of the first circuit board, and the upper limit switch is arranged on the lower side of the first circuit board.

[0010] In some embodiments, the lifting block is provided with a second circuit board at the other end, the functional part is connected to the second circuit board, the lifting block is provided with a first opening communicating with the inner cavity of the shell below the second circuit board, and the bottom wall of the shell is provided with a second opening communicating with the outside of the shell corresponding to the first opening.

[0011] In some embodiments, the bottom of the lifting block is provided with an outer guide column downward, the bottom of the shell is provided with an inner guide column upward, the outer guide column is provided with a channel for the insertion of the inner guide column, and the lifting block has a working position and a closed position, and when the lifting block is in the closed position, the lower end of the outer guide column abuts against the inner bottom wall of the shell.

[0012] In some embodiments, the channel comprises an upper channel part and a lower channel part, the inner diameter of the upper channel part is greater than the outer diameter of the inner guide column, and the inner diameter of the lower channel part is matched with the outer diameter of the inner guide column.

[0013] In some embodiments, the fixing member is further sleeved on the shell, the top of the shell is provided with an upper convex disc part, the fixing member is provided with a lower convex disc part, the outer wall of the shell is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves along the height direction, the fixing member is provided with an elastic clamping arm, and the elastic clamping arm is provided with a clamping convex block matched with the clamping grooves.

[0014] In some embodiments, the shell and the lifting block are matched with a long strip shape, and / or the lifting block, the driving motor, the driving gear and the rack are arranged in the cavity, and the cavity is formed in the integral shell.

[0015] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect is as follows: the utility model discloses through installation board to the driving motor carries out effective fixed, still can drive gear and driving motor isolate, reduce mutual interference, improve the efficiency and stability of mechanical operation. Secondly, the rack is wrapped in the first installation groove, so that the rack has better stability and reliability when cooperating with the driving gear. In addition, when assembling the rack, only need to insert the rack into the first installation groove from the second opening, and the assembly is convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only constitute some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative labor, which still belong to the scope of the present application.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an electric lifting socket in the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of part structure of an electric lifting socket in the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of a rack in the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a shell and a rack in the present application;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of a shell in the present application;

[0022] Figure 6 It is an exploded sectional view of a shell and a rack in the present application;

[0023] Figure 7 It is a sectional view of an electric lifting socket in the present application Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 8 It is a sectional view of an electric lifting socket in the present application Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 9 It is an exploded view of part structure of an electric lifting socket in the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following description provides specific application scenarios and requirements of the present specification, so as to enable those skilled in the art to manufacture and use the contents in the present specification. Various local modifications of the disclosed embodiments are obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present specification. Therefore, the present specification is not limited to the shown embodiments, but the widest scope consistent with the claims.

[0027] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "radial", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and these terms are mainly used to better describe the present application and its embodiments, and are not intended to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to have a particular orientation, or to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation.

[0028] Secondly, the terms "first", "second" and similar words do not represent any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components, and should not be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

[0029] In addition, the terms "mount", "set", "provided with", "connected", "connected" should be broadly understood. For example, it can be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally configured; it can be mechanically connected, or electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication between two devices, elements or components.

[0030] For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0031] With regard to the drawings of the present application, it should be clearly understood that the drawings are for illustrative and descriptive purposes only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. It should also be understood that the drawings are not drawn to scale.

[0032] The current electrically driven lifting socket has some problems in actual use. The main problem is that the stability of the electric drive mechanism is relatively general, which may cause jamming or unsmoothness during lifting, thereby affecting the user's experience and the reliability of the product.

[0033] Based on the above problems, such as Figures 1 to 9As shown, the electric lifting socket provided in the specification comprises a shell 1 and a lifting block 2 movably arranged on the shell 1, a functional part 3 is arranged on the lifting block 2, the functional part 3 can be various socket interfaces, USB interfaces, network interfaces, wireless charging modules, etc., an installation plate 4 is arranged on the lifting block 2, the installation plate 4 is formed by the lifting block 2 protruding downward, one side of the installation plate 4 is provided with a driving motor 5, and the other side is provided with a driving gear 6, the output shaft of the driving motor 5 passes through the installation plate 4 and is connected with the driving gear 6, wherein the two sides of the installation plate 4 towards the two sides of the driving motor 5 are provided with limit plates, so that the driving motor 5 is effectively fixed, and the driving gear 6 is isolated from the driving motor 5, the interference between them is reduced, and the efficiency and stability of mechanical operation are improved.

[0034] Secondly, a first mounting groove 100 is arranged in the shell 1 along the moving direction of the lifting block 2, a first opening 101 is arranged on one side of the first mounting groove 100 close to the driving gear 6, and a second opening 102 is arranged on one side of the first mounting groove 100 close to the lifting block 2, a rack 7 is arranged in the first mounting groove 100, the rack 7 comprises a plate part 700 and a tooth part 701, the plate part 700 is fixed to the first mounting groove 100, for example, the plate part 700 can be tightly matched with the first mounting groove 100, and for another example, the plate part 700 can be clamped in the first mounting groove 100, and the tooth part 701 passes through the first opening 101 and is engaged with the driving gear 6, so that the rack 7 is fixed in the first mounting groove 100 in a wrapping manner, so that the rack 7 has better stability and reliability when cooperating with the driving gear 6. At this time, when assembling the rack 7, the rack 7 only needs to be inserted into the first mounting groove 100 from the second opening 102, and the assembly is convenient.

[0035] Preferably, a threaded hole 702 is arranged at the lower end of the rack 7, a through hole is arranged at the bottom of the shell 1 corresponding to the threaded hole 702, and a fastener is arranged to pass through the through hole and connect with the threaded hole 702, and this fixing structure is beneficial to the quick disassembly and assembly of the rack 7.

[0036] In some embodiments, a lower limit switch 8 is arranged on the lower side of one end of the lifting block 2, and an upper limit switch 9 is arranged on the upper side of the lifting block 2, a trigger plate 10 is arranged on the shell 1 on the moving path of the lower limit switch 8 and the lower limit switch 8, the trigger plate 10 is arranged on the shell 1, when the lower limit switch 8 or the lower limit switch 8 is triggered by the trigger plate 10, the driving motor 5 stops working, the position of the lifting block can be accurately detected by the upper and lower limit switches, the lifting block is ensured to move within a predetermined range, the set stroke is prevented from being exceeded, and mechanical damage or safety hazards caused by excessive movement of the lifting block 2 are avoided.

[0037] In some embodiments, the first circuit board 11 is arranged on the lifting block 2, and the touchpad 12 is arranged on the first circuit board 11. Touching the touchpad 12 makes the lifting block 2 start to rise or start to descend. The user can control the movement of the lifting block 2 by tapping, which is simple and convenient to operate.

[0038] In some embodiments, the mounting rack 13 is arranged on the top of the lifting block 2, and the support column 14 is arranged downward on the mounting rack 13. The first circuit board 11 is arranged on the support column 14. Preferably, the four corners of the first circuit board 11 are supported by the four support columns 14 respectively. The space formed is used for installing power elements and dissipating heat of the circuit board. The touchpad 12 is arranged on the upper side of the first circuit board 11, and the upper limit switch 9 is arranged on the lower side of the first circuit board 11. The touchpad 12 and the upper limit switch 9 are integrated on the same circuit board, which reduces the number of circuit boards.

[0039] In some embodiments, the second circuit board 15 is arranged at the other end of the lifting block 2. The functional part 3 is connected to the second circuit board 15. The first opening 16 communicating with the inner cavity of the shell 1 is arranged below the second circuit board 15 on the lifting block 2. The second opening 17 communicating with the outside of the shell 1 is arranged on the bottom wall of the shell 1 corresponding to the first opening 16. The wires of each functional part 3 are connected to the second circuit board 15 and then externally connected through the first opening 16 and the second opening 17, which ensures the reliability of electrical connection and the overall integration of the system, and is helpful to simplify the structure and improve the maintenance convenience.

[0040] In some embodiments, the outer guide column 18 is arranged downward on the bottom of the lifting block 2, and the inner guide column 19 is arranged upward on the bottom of the shell 1. The channel 20 for inserting the inner guide column 19 is arranged on the outer guide column 18. The lifting block 2 has a working position and a closed position. By arranging the outer guide column 18 and the inner guide column 19 and designing the channel 20 accordingly, the stability and accuracy of the lifting block 2 in the working and closed positions are ensured.

[0041] Secondly, when the lifting block 2 is in the closed position, the lower end of the outer guide column 18 abuts against the inner bottom wall of the shell 1. When the lifting block 2 is in the closed position, the lower end of the outer guide column 18 abuts against the inner bottom wall of the shell 1, which further ensures the accuracy of the position and prevents excessive movement of the lifting block 2.

[0042] Secondly, the channel 20 includes an upper channel part 200 and a lower channel part 201. The inner diameter of the upper channel part 200 is greater than the outer diameter of the inner guide column 19, and the inner diameter of the lower channel part 201 is matched with the outer diameter of the inner guide column 19. The larger inner diameter of the upper channel part 200 makes the initial guidance easier, while the outer diameter of the lower channel part 201 is matched with the outer diameter of the inner guide column 19, which ensures the accuracy and stability of the guidance and avoids the shaking of the lifting block 2 during movement.

[0043] In some embodiments, a fixing member 22 is further provided on the shell 1, the top of the shell 1 is provided with an upper convex disc part 23, the fixing member 22 is provided with a lower convex disc part 24, the outer wall of the shell 1 is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves 25 along the height direction, the fixing member 22 is provided with elastic clamping arms 26, the elastic clamping arms 26 are provided with clamping protrusions matched with the clamping grooves 25, so that the shell 1 can be fixed with the table board by the fixing member 22, the table board is firmly clamped between the upper convex disc part 23 and the lower convex disc part 24, and the elastic clamping arms 26 are moved to the appropriate position for clamping along the clamping grooves 25, so as to adapt to table boards of different thicknesses.

[0044] In some embodiments, the lower end surface of the clamping groove 25 is a first plane, and the upper end surface thereof is a first inclined surface, the first inclined surface is inclined outwardly near the side of the upper convex disc part 23, the lower end surface of the clamping protrusion is a second plane, and the upper end surface thereof is a second inclined surface, the second inclined surface is inclined inwardly away from the side of the lower convex disc part 24, and the complementary inclined surfaces can produce an automatic locking effect during clamping. When inserted, the inclined surfaces can guide the clamping protrusion to smoothly enter the clamping groove 25, and provide a self-locking effect after reaching the position, so as to prevent loosening.

[0045] In some embodiments, the shell 1 and the lifting block 2 are adapted to be long strip-shaped, preferably long circular hole-shaped, compared with the conventional circular socket, more functional members 3 can be arranged.

[0046] In some embodiments, the lifting block 2, the driving motor 5, the driving gear 6 and the rack 7 are arranged in a cavity, the cavity is formed in an integral shell 1, compared with the conventional lifting socket, the number of shell parts is effectively reduced, and the assembly is not affected.

[0047] In summary, after reading the detailed disclosure, those skilled in the art can understand that the foregoing detailed disclosure can be presented only in an exemplary manner, and can not be limiting. Although it is not explicitly stated here, those skilled in the art can understand that the present application requires to cover various reasonable changes, improvements and modifications of the embodiments. These changes, improvements and modifications are intended to be proposed by the present application, and are within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0048] Furthermore, it is to be understood that the application can be carried out by specifically advantageous embodiments, of which the following gives an illustration. In the preceding description of embodiments of the application, for purposes of simplicity, the application has combined in a single embodiment various features in order to aid in understanding one feature. None of these combinations, however, is necessary, and one skilled in the art will be able to find variations of one feature that will work with the other features when the application is read with common knowledge in mind. That is, the embodiments of the application can also be understood as integrations of multiple sub-embodiments, each of which is valid when less than all of the features of a single previously disclosed embodiment.

[0049] Finally, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the application disclosed herein are illustrative of the principles of the present application. Other modifications that are obvious to those skilled in the art are intended to be within the scope of the application. The application described herein is therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the application being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

Claims

1. An electric lifting socket comprising a housing (1) and a lifting block (2) arranged in the housing (1) to move up and down, a functional part (3) being arranged on the lifting block (2), characterized in that, The lifting block (2) is provided with a mounting plate (4), one side of the mounting plate (4) is provided with a driving motor (5), and the other side is provided with a driving gear (6), the output shaft of the driving motor (5) is connected with the driving gear (6) through the mounting plate (4), the shell (1) is provided with a first mounting groove (100) along the moving direction of the lifting block (2), the first mounting groove (100) is provided with a first opening (101) near the driving gear (6), and the first mounting groove (100) is provided with a second opening (102) near the lifting block (2), the first mounting groove (100) is provided with a rack (7), the rack (7) comprises a plate part (700) and a tooth part (701), the plate part (700) is fixed to the first mounting groove (100), and the tooth part (701) is engaged with the driving gear (6) through the first opening (101).

2. The electric lift socket according to claim 1, wherein, The lower end of the rack (7) is provided with a threaded hole (702), and the bottom of the shell (1) is provided with a through hole corresponding to the threaded hole (702), and the through hole is connected with the threaded hole (702) through a fastener.

3. The motorized lift socket of claim 1, wherein, The lower side of one end of the lifting block (2) is provided with a lower limit switch (8), and the upper side is provided with an upper limit switch (9), the shell (1) is provided with a trigger plate (10) on the moving path of the lower limit switch (8) and the lower limit switch (8), the trigger plate (10) is arranged on the shell (1), when the lower limit switch (8) or the lower limit switch (8) is triggered by the trigger plate (10), the driving motor (5) stops working.

4. The motorized lift socket of claim 3, wherein, The lifting block (2) is provided with a first circuit board (11), and the first circuit board (11) is provided with a touch pad (12), and touching the touch pad (12) makes the lifting block (2) start to rise or start to descend.

5. The motorized lift socket of claim 4, wherein, The top of the lifting block (2) is provided with a mounting frame (13), the mounting frame (13) is provided with a support column (14) downward, the first circuit board (11) is arranged on the support column (14), the touch pad (12) is arranged on the upper side of the first circuit board (11), and the upper limit switch (9) is arranged on the lower side of the first circuit board (11).

6. The motorized lift socket of claim 3, wherein, The other end of the lifting block (2) is provided with a second circuit board (15), and the functional part (3) is connected to the second circuit board (15), and the lifting block (2) is provided with a first opening (16) communicating with the inner cavity of the shell (1) below the second circuit board (15), and the bottom wall of the shell (1) is provided with a second opening (17) communicating with the outside of the shell (1) corresponding to the first opening (16).

7. The motorized lift socket of claim 1, wherein, The bottom of the lifting block (2) is provided with an outer guide column (18) downward, the bottom of the shell (1) is provided with an inner guide column (19) upward, the outer guide column (18) is provided with a channel (20) for inserting the inner guide column (19), and the lifting block (2) has a working position and a closed position, when the lifting block (2) is in the closed position, the lower end of the outer guide column (18) abuts against the inner bottom wall of the shell (1).

8. The motorized lift socket of claim 7, wherein, The channel (20) comprises an upper channel part (200) and a lower channel part (201), the inner diameter of the upper channel part (200) is greater than the outer diameter of the inner guide column (19), and the inner diameter of the lower channel part (201) is matched with the outer diameter of the inner guide column (19).

9. The motorized lift socket of claim 1, wherein, The fixing member (22) is sleeved on the shell (1), the top of the shell (1) is provided with an upper convex disc part (23), the fixing member (22) is provided with a lower convex disc part (24), the outer wall of the shell (1) is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves (25) along the height direction, the fixing member (22) is provided with elastic clamping arms (26), and the elastic clamping arms (26) are provided with clamping protrusions matched with the clamping grooves (25).

10. The motorized lift socket of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein, The shell (1) and the lifting block (2) are matched with a long strip shape, and / or the lifting block (2), the driving motor (5), the driving gear (6) and the rack (7) are arranged in a cavity, and the cavity is formed in an integral shell (1).