Hidden positioning structure of European standard socket
By incorporating a concealed positioning structure into the European standard socket, the problem of socket malfunction caused by exposed locking screws is solved, ensuring the stability of the socket's functional components and preventing accidental disassembly by users.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-29
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
The heads of the locking screws in existing European standard sockets are exposed, leading users to mistakenly believe that they can be disassembled, but the sockets are unusable after actual disassembly.
The socket adopts a concealed positioning structure. A back cover is installed at the positioning end of the socket body, and positioning and avoidance structures are set on the back cover and the positioning end to fix the conductive terminals and ground terminals. The locking part is hidden at the input end to prevent users from disassembling it.
Ensure the stability of the socket's functional components to prevent the socket from becoming unusable due to users disassembling the locking parts, thus enabling normal use.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of European standard socket technology, and in particular to a concealed positioning structure for European standard sockets. Background Technology
[0002] On most common European standard sockets, the head of the locking screw is usually exposed on the user's insertion end, with its locking end extending into the socket for a secure connection. This structure leads some consumers to mistakenly believe that the exposed locking screw can be disassembled and reassembled by themselves. However, once the locking screw is loosened, the metal spring inside the socket will become loose, and it is difficult for non-professionals or people without relevant knowledge to restore it. Therefore, in general, loosening or removing the locking screw will directly render the socket unusable. Utility Model Content
[0003] To address the problems existing in the prior art, this utility model provides a concealed positioning structure for European standard sockets. This structure can fix each functional component from the socket positioning end and ensure its normal use. Furthermore, the locking components are not visible from the input end, which avoids the user from disassembling the locking components on the socket, thereby solving the problem of the socket becoming unusable due to user disassembly.
[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0005] The concealed positioning structure of the European standard socket includes a socket body, which includes an insertion end and a positioning end. The positioning end is equipped with a conductive terminal and a ground terminal. It also includes a back cover, which is matched and fastened to the positioning end. The conductive terminal and the ground terminal both pass through the back cover and extend to its outer side. A locking member passes through the back cover and locks it to the socket body, while pressing the conductive terminal and the ground terminal onto the socket body and the back cover.
[0006] As a further explanation of the above technical solution:
[0007] In the above technical solution, the positioning end is provided with a first positioning hole post and a plurality of first guide structural members. The first positioning hole post is adapted to the locking member, and the plurality of first guide structural members are provided around the conductive terminal and the ground terminal. The rear cover is provided with a second positioning hole groove and a plurality of second guide structural members. The second positioning hole groove matches the first positioning hole post and is adapted to the locking member. The plurality of second guide structural members match the plurality of first guide structural members one by one.
[0008] In the above technical solution, a first slot is provided on the outer wall of the end of the first positioning hole post facing the rear cover, and a second positioning hole adapted to the first slot is provided in the middle of the ground terminal.
[0009] In the above technical solution, the rear cover is provided with a plurality of clearance grooves and two or more protective protrusions. The plurality of protective protrusions are provided on the outer wall of the rear cover and symmetrically arranged around the locking member. The plurality of clearance grooves are adapted to the conductive terminal and the ground terminal and are arranged around the plurality of protective protrusions.
[0010] In the above technical solution, the outer wall of the socket body is also symmetrically provided with one or more elastic buckles, and the positioning end is formed with a support protrusion and / or a second slot adapted to the conductive terminal and / or ground terminal.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: by installing a back cover on the positioning end of the socket body, and providing a positioning structure and a clearance structure that are compatible with the conductive terminal, ground terminal and locking component on the back cover and the positioning end, the functional components can be fixed from the positioning end and their normal use can be ensured. Moreover, the locking component is not visible from the input end, which can prevent the user from disassembling the locking component on the socket, thereby solving the problem of the socket being unusable due to the user's disassembly operation. Attached Figure Description
[0012] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of this embodiment;
[0013] Figure 2 This is an exploded structural diagram of this embodiment;
[0014] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the back cover in this embodiment;
[0015] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the socket body in this embodiment.
[0016] In the diagram: 10. Socket body; 11. Insertion end; 12. Positioning end; 13. First positioning hole post; 14. First guide structure; 15. First slot; 16. Elastic buckle; 17a. Support protrusion; 17b. Second slot; 20. Conductive terminal; 30. Ground terminal; 31. Second positioning hole; 40. Back cover; 41. Second positioning hole groove; 42. Second guide structure; 43. Clearance groove; 44. Protective protrusion; 50. Locking component. Detailed Implementation
[0017] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0018] The embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain this application, and should not be construed as limiting this application. In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," and "counterclockwise," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting this application. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "several" or "more than" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified. In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances. In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" a second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or it can include contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of a second feature includes the first feature directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" of a second feature includes the first feature directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.
[0019] like Figure 1-2 As shown, the concealed positioning structure of the European standard socket includes a socket body 10, which includes an insertion end 11 and a positioning end 12. The positioning end 12 is equipped with a conductive terminal 20 and a ground terminal 30. It also includes a back cover 40, which is matched and fastened to the positioning end 12. The conductive terminal 20 and the ground terminal 30 both pass through the back cover 40 and extend to its outer side. A locking member 50 passes through the back cover 40 and locks it onto the socket body 10, while pressing the conductive terminal 20 and the ground terminal 30 onto the socket body 10 and the back cover 40.
[0020] like Figure 3 As shown, the rear cover 40 is provided with several clearance grooves 43 and two or more protective protrusions 44. The protective protrusions 44 are provided on the outer wall of the rear cover 40 and symmetrically arranged around the locking member 50. The clearance grooves 43 are adapted to the conductive terminal 20 and the ground terminal 30 and are arranged around the protective protrusions 44.
[0021] Understandably, since the end of the protective protrusion 44 is higher than the locking member 50, it can prevent or reduce the contact of external objects with the exposed end of the locking member 50, and ensure that the functional components such as terminals inside the socket are always in a stable state.
[0022] like Figure 4 As shown, the positioning end 12 is provided with a first positioning hole post 13 and a plurality of first guide structural members 14. The first positioning hole post 13 is adapted to the locking member 50, and the plurality of first guide structural members 14 are provided on the periphery of the conductive terminal 20 and the ground terminal 30. The rear cover 40 is provided with a second positioning hole groove 41 and a plurality of second guide structural members 42. The second positioning hole groove 41 matches the first positioning hole post 13 and is adapted to the locking member 50. The plurality of second guide structural members 42 matches the plurality of first guide structural members 14 one by one. The outer wall of the end of the first positioning hole post 13 facing the rear cover 40 is also provided with a first slot 15. The middle part of the ground terminal 30 is provided with a second positioning hole 31 adapted to the first slot 15. The outer wall of the socket body 10 is also symmetrically provided with a pair or more elastic buckles 16. The positioning end 12 forms a support protrusion 17a and / or a second slot 17b adapted to the conductive terminal 20 and / or the ground terminal 30.
[0023] During assembly, align the conductive terminal 20 with the support protrusion 17a or the second slot 17b, align the ground terminal 30 with the first slot 15, and place the support protrusion 17a or the second slot 17b on the positioning end 12. Then, align the second guide structure 42 with the first guide structure 14 and press the rear cover 40 against the positioning end 12. Finally, use the locking member 50 to pass through the second positioning hole slot 41 and the first positioning hole post 13 to lock and fix the rear cover 40 on the positioning end 12.
[0024] This utility model installs a back cover 40 on the positioning end 12 of the socket body 10, and provides a positioning structure and a clearance structure on the back cover 40 and the positioning end 12 that are compatible with the conductive terminal 20, the ground terminal 30 and the locking member 50. This enables the fixing of each functional component from the positioning end 12 and ensures their normal use. Furthermore, the locking member 50 is not visible from the input end 11, which avoids the user from disassembling the locking member 50 on the socket, thereby solving the problem of the socket becoming unusable due to user disassembly.
[0025] The above does not limit the technical scope of this utility model. Any modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of this utility model shall still fall within the scope of the technical solution of this utility model.
Claims
1. A concealed positioning structure of a European socket, comprising a socket body, the socket body comprising an insertion end and a positioning end, the positioning end being provided with a conductive terminal and a ground terminal; characterized in that, The rear cover is matched and buckled on the positioning end, the conductive terminal and the ground terminal pass through the rear cover and extend to the outside of the rear cover, a locking member passes through the rear cover and locks the rear cover on the socket body, and the conductive terminal and the ground terminal are pressed and fixed on the socket body and the rear cover.
2. The concealed positioning structure of a Euro socket according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning end is provided with a first positioning hole column and a plurality of first guide structure members, the first positioning hole column is matched with the locking member, and the plurality of first guide structure members are arranged on the periphery of the conductive terminal and the ground terminal; The rear cover is provided with a second positioning hole groove and a plurality of second guide structure members, the second positioning hole groove is matched with the first positioning hole column and matched with the locking member, and the plurality of second guide structure members are matched with the plurality of first guide structure members one by one.
3. A concealed positioning structure for a Euro socket according to claim 2, characterised in that, The end of the first positioning hole column towards the outer wall of the rear cover is further provided with a first clamping groove, and the middle of the ground terminal is provided with a second positioning hole matched with the first clamping groove.
4. The concealed positioning structure of a Euro socket according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rear cover is provided with a plurality of avoiding grooves and two or more protection protrusions, the plurality of protection protrusions are arranged on the outer wall of the rear cover and symmetrically arranged on the periphery of the locking member, the plurality of avoiding grooves are matched with the conductive terminal and the ground terminal one by one and arranged on the periphery of the plurality of protection protrusions.
5. A concealed positioning structure for a Euro socket according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that, The outer wall of the socket body is further symmetrically provided with a pair of or more elastic buckles, and the positioning end is formed with a supporting protrusion and / or a second clamping groove matched with the conductive terminal and / or the ground terminal.