Electrical box for easy assembly of sockets

Abstract

This utility model relates to an electrical box for easy assembly of sockets, including a box body, a socket, and a control circuit for controlling the socket. The box body includes a bottom shell and a panel that mates with the bottom shell. The socket is mounted on the panel, which has several mounting holes for mounting the socket. The socket is provided with an elastic fastener, which includes a fixed arm, an elastic arm, and a fastening part located at the free end of the elastic arm. One end of the fixed arm is connected to the socket, and the fixed end of the elastic arm is connected to the other end of the fixed arm. Under the action of external force, the socket is connected to the panel. When both the fixed arm and the elastic arm are inserted into the mounting holes, the elastic arm is compressed and moves inward until the fastening part is fully inserted into the mounting hole. The elastic arm then returns to its original position under its own elasticity, and the fastening part located at the free end of the elastic arm moves outward and abuts against the inner surface of the panel. This design enables the socket to be snapped in place, avoiding the need to disassemble the socket into a faceplate and base before installation, thus greatly improving assembly efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of electrical box technology that facilitates the assembly of sockets, and in particular to an electrical box that facilitates the assembly of sockets. Background Technology

[0002] Large electrical boxes integrate multiple sockets, which supply power to various external devices via control circuitry within the box. The sockets are mounted on the box's panel, requiring fixation and positioning between the sockets and the panel. However, existing electrical boxes lack suitable fixing and positioning structures, making it impossible to arrange the sockets closely and install them quickly.

[0003] Later, an electrical box with authorization announcement number CN221709083U appeared, including a box body, several sockets provided on the box body, and a control circuit for controlling the sockets. The box body includes a bottom shell and a panel that mates with the bottom shell. The sockets are mounted on the panel. The panel has several mounting holes for mounting the sockets and through holes for exposing circuit breakers. The mounting holes are chamfered holes, which include arc edges and straight edges. The panel has a fixing hole on the straight edge side near the mounting hole. The socket includes a cover and a base. The cover and the base are connected by bolts. The cover has a fixing post for inserting into the fixing hole. The cover is located on the front of the panel, and the base is located on the back of the panel. The cover and the base cooperate to clamp the panel.

[0004] The installation process is as follows: First, the socket cover is fixed to the mounting hole from the front of the panel, with the fixing posts of the cover inserted into the fixing holes, and the socket hole is positioned facing the correct direction. Then, the socket base is fixed to the mounting hole from the back of the panel, and bolts are used to lock the cover and base together, clamping them in place. Clearly, the above installation process has the following drawbacks: it requires disassembling the socket into the cover and base, installing them into the mounting holes, and finally reassembling them into the socket. This installation is cumbersome and requires the cooperation of the fixing posts and fixing holes, making assembly more complicated and affecting efficiency.

[0005] Therefore, in this utility model patent application, the applicant has carefully researched an electrical box that facilitates the assembly of sockets to solve the above-mentioned problems. Utility Model Content

[0006] The present invention addresses the shortcomings of the prior art by providing an electrical box that facilitates the assembly of sockets. This box allows for the snap-fit ​​installation of sockets, avoiding the need to disassemble the sockets into faceplates and bases before installation, thus greatly improving assembly efficiency.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0008] An electrical box for easy assembly of sockets includes a box body, a plurality of sockets provided on the box body, and a control circuit for controlling the sockets. The box body includes a bottom shell and a panel that mates with the bottom shell. The sockets are mounted on the panel, and the panel is provided with a plurality of mounting holes for mounting the sockets.

[0009] The socket is provided with an elastic buckle, which includes a fixed arm, an elastic arm, and a buckle part located at the free end of the elastic arm. One end of the fixed arm is connected to the socket, and the fixed end of the elastic arm is connected to the other end of the fixed arm.

[0010] When the socket is connected to the panel under external force, and both the fixed arm and the elastic arm are inserted into the mounting hole, the elastic arm is compressed and moves inward until the latching part is fully inserted into the mounting hole. The elastic arm is reset under its own elasticity, and the latching part at the free end of the elastic arm moves outward and abuts against the inner surface of the panel.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment, the socket includes a faceplate and a base connected to the faceplate, and the resilient fastener is disposed on the faceplate.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment, one end of the fixing arm is connected to the lower end face of the cover.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment, the fixed arm is a U-shaped fixed arm with the opening facing upwards, and the fixed end of the elastic arm is integrally connected to the inner bottom wall of the opening of the U-shaped fixed arm.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment, four elastic buckles are provided, with two on the front and two on the back of the inner surface of the socket.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment, the socket is provided with a prompt section corresponding to the elastic buckle to visually indicate the location of the elastic buckle.

[0016] As a preferred embodiment, the side of the elastic arm facing away from the socket is a guide arc surface.

[0017] As a preferred embodiment, the latching part is a stepped latching part.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, this utility model has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. Specifically, it mainly uses the elastic buckle structure design on the socket. Simply put the socket into the mounting hole, and under the elastic action of the elastic arm itself, the buckle part of the free end of the elastic arm will always be in a state of abutting against the lower surface of the panel, so that the socket can be snapped in. This avoids the need to disassemble the socket into the face cover and base before installation, which greatly improves the assembly efficiency.

[0019] Secondly, the prompts help people quickly identify the installation direction, further improving assembly efficiency.

[0020] Furthermore, the structure of the snap-fit ​​part as a stepped engagement part can accommodate panels of different thicknesses, further improving assembly efficiency.

[0021] To more clearly illustrate the structural features and effects of the present invention, a detailed description is provided below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 This is an exploded structural diagram of another embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a partial sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention (mainly showing the elastic fastener);

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the socket structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a front view of a socket according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0028] Explanation of Appendix Numbers:

[0029] 10. Socket

[0030] 11. Faceplate 12. Base

[0031] 13. Reminder Section

[0032] 20. Box body

[0033] 21. Bottom shell 22. Front panel

[0034] 221. Mounting Holes

[0035] 30. Elastic buckle; 31. Fixed arm

[0036] 32. Flexible arm; 321. Guide arc surface

[0037] 33. Buckle section

[0038] 20a, housing; 22a, panel. Detailed Implementation

[0039] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0040] like Figures 1 to 6As shown, an electrical box for easy assembly of sockets 10 includes a box body 20, a plurality of sockets 10 disposed on the box body 20, and a control circuit for controlling the sockets 10. The box body 20 includes a bottom shell 21 and a panel 22 that mates with the bottom shell 21.

[0041] The socket 10 is mounted on the panel 22, and the panel 22 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 221 for mounting the socket 10.

[0042] The box 20 has a rectangular parallelepiped structure and a hexagonal parallelepiped structure. For example... Figure 1 As shown, the box 20 is a rectangular box with a rectangular longitudinal section, including a first long side, a first wide side, a second long side, and a second wide side connected end to end in sequence, and the panel 22 is the first long side.

[0043] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the box 20a has a hexagonal structure and its longitudinal section is hexagonal, including a first long side, a first hypotenuse, a first vertical side, a second long side, a second vertical side, and a second hypotenuse connected end to end in sequence. The panel 22a is the first hypotenuse and the second hypotenuse.

[0044] The socket 10 is provided with an elastic fastener 30. In this embodiment, the socket 10 includes a face cover 11 and a base 12 connected to the face cover 11, and the elastic fastener 30 is disposed on the face cover 11.

[0045] The elastic buckle 30 includes a fixed arm 31, an elastic arm 32, and a buckle portion 33 located at the free end of the elastic arm 32. One end of the fixed arm 31 is connected to the socket 10. In this embodiment, one end of the fixed arm 31 is connected to the lower end face of the cover 11.

[0046] The fixed end of the elastic arm 32 is connected to the other end of the fixed arm 31. Preferably, the fixed arm 31 is a U-shaped fixed arm with the opening facing upward, and the fixed end of the elastic arm 32 is integrally connected to the inner bottom wall of the opening of the U-shaped fixed arm 31.

[0047] The side of the elastic arm 32 facing away from the socket 10 is a guide arc surface 321 with an outward opening. The free end of the elastic arm 32 can move inward toward or away from the base 12. Under the action of external force, the elastic arm 32 can be compressed toward the base 12, and then return to its original position under its own force.

[0048] The latching part 33 is a stepped engagement part. The stepped engagement part can be provided with multiple steps as needed to accommodate different panel thicknesses 22. In this embodiment, the number of steps is greater than 5.

[0049] In this embodiment, four elastic buckle members 30 are provided, and two are provided on the front and back sides of the inner surface of the socket 10.

[0050] The socket 10 is provided with a prompt part 13 corresponding to the elastic buckle 30 for intuitive understanding of the location of the elastic buckle 30.

[0051] Under the action of external force, the socket 10 is connected to the panel 22. When both the fixed arm 31 and the elastic arm 32 are inserted into the mounting hole 221, the elastic arm 32 is compressed and moves inward until the latching part 33 is fully inserted into the mounting hole 221. The elastic arm 32 is reset under its own elasticity, and the latching part 33 at the free end of the elastic arm 32 moves outward and abuts against the inner surface of the panel 22.

[0052] The key design feature of this utility model is that it mainly uses the elastic buckle structure design on the socket. Simply put the socket into the mounting hole, and under the elastic action of the elastic arm itself, the buckle part of the free end of the elastic arm will always be in a state of abutting against the lower surface of the panel, so that the socket can be snapped in. This avoids the need to disassemble the socket into the face cover and base before installation, which greatly improves the assembly efficiency.

[0053] Secondly, the prompts help people quickly identify the installation direction, further improving assembly efficiency.

[0054] Furthermore, the structure of the snap-fit ​​part as a stepped engagement part can accommodate panels of different thicknesses, further improving assembly efficiency.

[0055] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and does not constitute any limitation on the technical scope of the present utility model. Therefore, any minor modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An electrical box for easy assembly of sockets, comprising a box body, a plurality of sockets disposed on the box body, and a control circuit for controlling the sockets, wherein the box body comprises a bottom shell and a panel that mates with the bottom shell, the sockets are mounted on the panel, and the panel is provided with a plurality of mounting holes for mounting the sockets; characterized in that The socket is provided with an elastic buckle, which includes a fixed arm, an elastic arm, and a buckle part located at the free end of the elastic arm. One end of the fixed arm is connected to the socket, and the fixed end of the elastic arm is connected to the other end of the fixed arm. When the socket is connected to the panel under external force, and both the fixed arm and the elastic arm are inserted into the mounting hole, the elastic arm is compressed and moves inward until the latching part is fully inserted into the mounting hole. The elastic arm is reset under its own elasticity, and the latching part at the free end of the elastic arm moves outward and abuts against the inner surface of the panel.

2. The electrical box for facilitating assembly of a outlet socket as claimed in claim 1 wherein: The socket includes a face cover and a base connected to the face cover, and the elastic buckle is disposed on the face cover.

3. The electrical box for facilitating assembly of a outlet, according to claim 2, wherein: One end of the fixed arm is connected to the lower end face of the cover.

4. The electrical box for facilitating assembly of a outlet, according to claim 3, wherein: The fixed arm is a U-shaped fixed arm with the opening facing upwards, and the fixed end of the elastic arm is integrally connected to the inner bottom wall of the opening of the U-shaped fixed arm.

5. The electrical box for facilitating assembly of a outlet, of claim 1, wherein: The elastic buckle is provided in four parts, with two parts on the front and two parts on the inner surface of the socket.

6. The electrical box for facilitating assembly of a outlet, of claim 1, wherein: The socket has a corresponding indicator section for visually indicating the location of the elastic buckle.

7. The electrical box for facilitating assembly of a outlet, of claim 1, wherein: The side of the elastic arm facing away from the socket is a guide arc surface.

8. The electrical box for facilitating assembly of a outlet, of claim 1, wherein: The latching part is a stepped latching part.

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