Power strip and mounting kit

Abstract

We provide power strips and mounting kits that are easy to install according to the object they are intended for. [Solution] The system comprises a tap body 11 and a mounting kit 12 for mounting the tap body to an object. The tap body comprises a box-shaped housing 13, a plurality of connection parts exposed on the surface of the housing to which electrical equipment is electrically connected, and a power supply means for supplying power from an external power source to the plurality of connection parts. The mounting kit comprises a mounting means 2 having a pair of insertion parts. The object to be mounted has a pair of mounting holes, the pair of mounting holes are set at multiple pitches, and the mounting means can insert the pair of insertion parts into the pair of mounting holes by matching the pitch of the pair of insertion parts to the pitch of the pair of mounting holes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a power strip and a mounting kit.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a power strip, a grounded power plug receptacle device described in Patent Document 1 is known. The grounded power plug receptacle device includes an insulating case body having a socket portion into which a plug of an electrical device is inserted, a connection cord and a connection plug for electrically connecting the socket portion to an external power source. Further, in the insulating case body, two screw holes through which screws can be inserted are formed at intervals in the longitudinal direction for attaching the insulating case body to an attachment object.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In a grounded power plug device as described in Patent Document 1, the distance between the screw holes is fixed, and depending on the object to be attached, it may be difficult to attach the grounded power plug device with the fixed distance between the screw holes.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a power strip and a mounting kit that are easy to attach according to the attachment object.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The power strip of the present invention comprises a power strip body and a mounting kit for mounting the power strip body to an object to be mounted, the power strip body comprises a box-shaped housing and a plurality of connection parts exposed on the surface of the housing to which electrical equipment is electrically connected and power supply means for supplying power from an external power source to the plurality of connection parts, the mounting kit comprises mounting means having a pair of insertion parts, the object to be mounted has a pair of mounting holes, the pair of mounting holes are set at a plurality of pitches, and the mounting means can insert the pair of insertion parts into the pair of mounting holes by matching the pitch of the pair of insertion parts to the pitch of the pair of mounting holes.

[0007] With this configuration, the pitch of the insertion part can be changed to match the pitch of the mounting holes, allowing the insertion part to be inserted into the mounting holes, thus enabling the power strip to be installed according to the mounting object.

[0008] Furthermore, the mounting means may include a pair of mounting parts that engage with the pair of insertion parts, the housing may include a facing surface which faces the object to be mounted, and the pair of mounting parts may be provided on the facing surface and configured to allow the distance between them to be changed in a direction along the surface direction of the facing surface.

[0009] With this configuration, since the mounting portion is provided on the opposing surface, the mounting object and the mounting surface can be positioned opposite each other, and the mounting portion can be compactly attached to match the mounting object.

[0010] Furthermore, the housing may be a box shape that is long in the longitudinal direction, the mounting means may include a pair of mounting parts that engage with the pair of insertion parts, the plurality of connecting parts may be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the housing, and the mounting parts may be configured to allow the spacing distance in the longitudinal direction of the housing to be changed.

[0011] With this configuration, the spacing between the mounting parts can be changed in the longitudinal direction, so the spacing between the mounting parts can be changed over a wide range.

[0012] Furthermore, the mounting means may also be configured to include a rail portion, the rail portion being provided on the housing and extending along the longitudinal direction of the housing, and the pair of mounting portions being movably provided along the rail portion.

[0013] With this configuration, the mounting parts can be moved along the rail to change the distance between them, making it easy to adjust the distance between the mounting parts to suit the object being mounted.

[0014] Furthermore, the power supply means may also be configured to include a power supply cord that extends outward from a portion of the housing in the longitudinal direction.

[0015] With this configuration, the balance of the power strip's placement in the longitudinal direction can be improved compared to the case where the power supply cord extends outward from one end in the longitudinal direction.

[0016] Furthermore, the mounting means may also be configured to include a mounting portion that is positioned across the pair of insertion portions and engages with the pair of insertion portions.

[0017] With this configuration, the mounting portion is positioned and locked across a pair of insertion portions, so the mounting portion can be locked to the insertion portions without any adjustment of the mounting portion.

[0018] Furthermore, the mounting kit of the present invention is a mounting kit for mounting a tap body to a mounting target, the tap body comprising a box-shaped housing, a plurality of connection parts exposed on the surface of the housing to which electrical equipment is electrically connected, and a power supply means for supplying power from an external power source to the plurality of connection parts, wherein the mounting target has a pair of mounting holes, the pair of mounting holes are set at a plurality of pitches, and the mounting kit comprises mounting means having a pair of insertion parts, the mounting means is capable of inserting the pair of insertion parts into the pair of mounting holes by matching the pitch of the pair of insertion parts to the pitch of the pair of mounting holes.

[0019] According to such a configuration, the pitch of the insertion portion can be changed according to the pitch of the mounting holes so that the insertion portion can be inserted into the mounting holes, and thus the power tap can be attached according to the object to be attached.

Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a power tap and a mounting kit that are easy to attach according to the object to be attached.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0021] [Figure 1] It is a front view showing a power tap according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] It is a rear view showing the same power tap. [Figure 3] It is a sectional view taken along line III-III shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] It is a perspective view showing the attached portion of the same power tap. [Figure 5] It is a view showing the object to be attached of the same power tap. [Figure 6] It is a view showing a power tap according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] It is a view showing a power tap according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0022] The power tap 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. For the convenience of explanation, the up-down direction and the left-right direction are described based on the directions shown in FIG. 1, and the direction penetrating the paper surface of FIG. 1 is described as the front-back direction.

[0023] ]> First, with reference to Figure 5, the mounting target 9 to which the power strip 1 is attached will be described. As shown in Figures 5(a) and 5(b), the mounting target 9 is a video device that displays images, and the power strip 1 is attached to the mounting holes 9a formed on the back of the video device. The mounting holes 9a of the video device are, for example, screw holes formed on the back of the video device. Multiple mounting holes 9a are formed at predetermined pitches. Specifically, the mounting holes 9a are formed with a pitch based on the VESA standard for screw holes for attaching the video device to the support object. The pitch of the mounting holes 9a is determined, for example, by the size and weight of the video device. For example, the small video device 91 shown in Figure 5(a) has mounting holes 9a formed at a pitch of 75 mm, which is the first pitch P1 based on the VESA 75 standard. Furthermore, the larger video equipment 92, which is larger than the small video equipment 91 shown in Figure 5(b), has mounting holes 9a formed at a pitch of 100 mm, which is a second pitch P2 based on the VESA100 standard and is larger than the first pitch P1. In addition, the mounting holes 9a are arranged in pairs with a gap between them in the left-right direction, and the pair of mounting holes 9a are arranged with a gap between them in the up-down direction.

[0024] Furthermore, since the mounting hole 9a is used to attach a support device for supporting the video equipment to the back of the video equipment, when the video equipment is attached to the support device, the support device will be located around the mounting hole 9a. For this reason, there are no ports to which wiring for input to the video equipment is connected, nor switches for operating the video equipment, etc., located near the mounting hole 9a.

[0025] Next, the power strip 1 will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 4. As shown in Figures 1 and 4, the power strip 1 comprises a power strip body 11 and a mounting kit 12. First, the configuration of the power strip body 11 will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 3.

[0026] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the tap body 11 comprises a box-shaped housing 13 extending in the left-right direction, a connection part 14 provided on the housing 13, and a power supply means 15 provided on the housing 13 that electrically connects the connection part 14 to an external power source.

[0027] The housing 13 has a substantially flat front surface that extends vertically and horizontally, and is a box-shaped body that extends linearly along the left-right direction. The top and bottom surfaces of the housing 13 in this embodiment are flat surfaces that extend in the front-rear and left-right directions. Specifically, the housing 13 is a rod-shaped body in which the left-right length is longer than the vertical and front-rear lengths, and the vertical length is longer than the front-rear length. As shown in Figure 3, the housing 13 is a box-shaped body that electrically insulates the inside from the outside.

[0028] The housing 13 is provided with a plurality of connection parts 14 arranged spaced apart in the left-right direction, and a circuit part (not shown) for electrically connecting the power supply means 15 and the plurality of connection parts 14. The circuit part is a conductor that connects the power supply means 15 and the plurality of connection parts 14, and specifically is a metal plate-like body that is electrically connected to the power supply means 15 and extends across the plurality of connection parts 14.

[0029] The connection portion 14 is exposed on the outside of the housing 13, and electrical equipment can be electrically connected from this exposed portion. In this embodiment, the connection portion 14 is an outlet into which the plug of an electrical device can be inserted. Specifically, the connection portion 14 has a connection port 16 exposed on the front of the housing 13, and is configured so that the plug of an electrical device can be inserted into the connection port 16. In this embodiment, multiple connection portions 14 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction on the front of the housing 13.

[0030] The power supply means 15 electrically connects the external power source and the connection part 14 via the circuit part. Specifically, the power supply means 15 includes a power supply cord 17 which is electrically connected to the circuit part and whose base end is connected to the housing 13, and a power supply plug 18 which is provided at the tip of the power supply cord 17 and connected to an external power source (for example, an outlet connected to commercial power).

[0031] The power supply cord 17 is connected to the housing 13 in the left-right direction. Specifically, the power supply cord 17 is connected to the central part of the lower surface of the housing 13 in the left-right direction. That is, the power supply cord 17 is connected to the middle part of the left-right direction on the surface of the housing 13 that connects the front and rear surfaces in the front-rear direction.

[0032] The mounting kit 12 comprises a mounting means 2 and a fastening part 3. The mounting means 2 is positioned between the tap body 11 and the mounting target 9 to attach the tap body 11 to the mounting target 9.

[0033] The mounting means 2 comprises a rail portion 4, a pair of mounting portions 5 attached to the mounting target 9, and a pair of mounting portions 6 provided on the rail portion 4 for locking with the mounting portions 5. In the mounting means 2 of this embodiment, the rail portion 4 is fixed to the rear surface of the housing 13, and the tap body 11 is attached to the mounting target 9 by the locking of the mounting portions 6 provided on the rail portion 4 with the mounting portions 5 attached to the mounting target 9.

[0034] As shown in Figure 3, the rail section 4 comprises a plate-shaped rail base section 41 extending in the left-right and up-down directions, a plate-shaped upper rail section 42 extending rearward from the rail base section 41, a plate-shaped lower rail section 43 positioned below and spaced apart from the upper rail section 42 and extending rearward from the rail base section 41, a rear rail section 44 positioned behind and spaced apart from the rail base section 41 and extending in the left-right and up-down directions, and rail ends 45 (see Figure 2) located at both left-right ends of the rail section 4. The rear surface and the front surface of the rail base section 41 are flat surfaces extending in the left-right and up-down directions and extending substantially parallel to each other. The lower surface of the upper rail section 42 and the upper surface of the lower rail section 43 are flat surfaces extending in the left-right and front-back directions and extending substantially parallel to each other.

[0035] The rail section 4 has a rail space 4a that extends in the left-right direction, enclosed by the rear surface of the rail base section 41, the lower surface of the upper rail section 42, the upper surface of the lower rail section 43, and the front surface of the rear rail section 44. The rail space 4a is a space for the mounting section 6 to move in the left-right direction. The rail space 4a has a width that is approximately constant in the vertical and front-back directions and extends in the left-right direction.

[0036] In this embodiment, the rail section 4 extends continuously from the left side of the connection section 14 located on the left end of the housing 13 to the right side of the connection section 14 located on the right end. Specifically, it extends continuously from the left end to the right end of the housing 13. Furthermore, the rail section 4 is provided on the side of the housing 13 opposite to the side where the connection section 14 is exposed.

[0037] The rear rail portion 44 comprises a rear upper rail portion 46 extending downward from the rear end of the upper rail portion 42, and a rear lower rail portion 47 extending upward from the rear end of the lower rail portion 43. A vertically extending communication space 4b is formed between the lower end of the rear upper rail portion 46 and the upper end of the rear lower rail portion 47. The communication space 4b is located behind the rail space 4a and connects the rail space 4a with the space behind the rail portion 4. The vertical width of the communication space 4b is smaller than the vertical width of the rail space 4a, and the horizontal length of the communication space 4b is approximately equal to the horizontal length of the rail space 4a.

[0038] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 2, a marker portion 48 is provided on the rear portion 44 of the rail. The marker portion 48 is a marking inscribed on the rear surface of the rear portion 44 of the rail, and indicates a predetermined set position of the mounting portion 6. The marker portion 48 includes a position indicator portion 491 that indicates the position and a pitch indicator portion 492 that indicates the pitch corresponding to the position. In this embodiment, the marker portion 48 is provided on the rear surface of the rear upper portion 46 of the rail.

[0039] Specifically, the marker portion 48 includes a pair of first marker portions 481 indicating the set position of a pair of mounting portions 6 where the distance between the pair of mounting portions 6 is a first pitch P1, and a pair of second marker portions 482 indicating the set position of a pair of mounting portions 6 where the distance between the pair of mounting portions 6 is a second pitch P2 different from the first pitch P1. The marker portion 48 of this embodiment includes a pair of third marker portions 483 indicating the set position of a pair of mounting portions 6 with a third pitch different from the first and second pitches P2, a pair of fourth marker portions 484 indicating the set position of a pair of mounting portions 6 with a fourth pitch different from the first to third pitches, and a pair of fifth marker portions 485 indicating the set position of a pair of mounting portions 6 with a fifth pitch different from the first to fourth pitches.

[0040] The first to fifth pitches in this embodiment are pitches corresponding to the horizontal spacing between screw holes in the VESA standard for screw holes used to mount video equipment to a support object. The markings 48 in this embodiment include a 75mm marking as the first marking 481, which indicates a 75mm pitch as the first pitch P1 corresponding to VESA 75; a 100mm marking as the second marking 482, which indicates a 100mm pitch as the second pitch P2 corresponding to VESA 100; a 200mm marking as the third marking 483, which indicates a 200mm pitch as the third pitch corresponding to VESA 200; a 300mm marking as the fourth marking 484, which indicates a 300mm pitch as the fourth pitch corresponding to VESA 300; and a 400mm marking as the fifth marking 485, which indicates a 400mm pitch as the fifth pitch corresponding to VESA 400.

[0041] The pair of first markers 481 to the pair of fifth markers 485 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the left-right center of the rail section 4. In other words, one of the pair of first markers 481 to the pair of fifth markers 485 is located to the left of the center of the housing 13 on which the rail section 4 is provided, and the other is located to the right of the center of the housing 13. Because of this arrangement, the pair of mounting sections 6, which are positioned at the set position corresponding to the markers 48, are located on the left and right sides of the center of the housing 13, so that the load of electrical equipment plugs etc. attached to the housing 13 and the connection section 14 can be stably supported on the left and right sides.

[0042] The rail end portion 45 is a projection that protrudes rearward from the rail base portion 41. In this embodiment, the rail end portion 45 is a projection that protrudes to a position behind the rail base portion 41 and in front of the rear rail portion 44 in the front-rear direction. The rail end portion 45 abuts against the mounting portion 6 or fastening portion 3, which will be described later, from the outside of the rail portion 4 in the left-right direction, thereby restricting the mounting portion 6 or fastening portion 3 from moving outward from the rail portion 4 in the left-right direction.

[0043] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the mounting portion 6 comprises a plate portion 61 that fits into the rail portion 4, a mounting body portion 62 positioned behind the plate portion 61, and a mounting connecting portion 63 that connects the plate portion 61 and the mounting body portion 62 in the front-rear direction. In this embodiment, two mounting portions 6 are provided spaced apart in the left-right direction, and each mounting portion 6 can move independently of each other in the left-right direction along the rail portion 4.

[0044] As shown in Figure 3, the plate portion 61 is a rectangular plate-like body that can be fitted into the rail space 4a when viewed from the front-to-back direction. Specifically, the plate portion 61 is a flat surface that extends in the vertical and horizontal directions, and comprises a front plate front 611 and a rear plate rear 612 spaced apart from each other in the front-to-back direction, an upper plate surface 613 which connects the upper end of the front plate front 611 and the upper end of the rear plate rear 612 and is a flat surface that extends in the front-to-back and horizontal directions, and a lower plate surface 614 which connects the lower end of the front plate front 611 and the lower end of the rear plate rear 612 and is a flat surface that extends in the front-to-back and horizontal directions. The distance between the front plate front 611 and the rear plate rear 612 in the front-to-back direction is slightly smaller than the width of the rail space 4a in the front-to-back direction, and the distance between the upper plate surface 613 and the lower plate surface 614 in the vertical direction is slightly smaller than the width of the rail space 4a in the vertical direction. With this configuration, the plate portion 61 can move left and right within the rail space 4a, and rattling within the rail space 4a can be suppressed.

[0045] The mounting body 62 comprises a plate-shaped mounting front portion 621 and a mounting rear portion 622 positioned spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction, and a mounting upper portion 623 that connects the mounting front portion 621 and the mounting rear portion 622 in the front-rear direction. The mounting body 62 has a mounting space 62a formed within it, which is a space enclosed by the mounting front portion 621 and the mounting rear portion 622. The mounting space 62a is a space that is closed at the top and open to the outside at the bottom, and the locking portion 52 can be moved in and out of the mounting space 62a from below. The mounting body 62 also includes an alignment portion 624 for aligning with a mark portion 48 provided on the rear portion 44 of the rail. The alignment portion 624 is a groove extending in the front-rear direction formed on the upper surface of the mounting body 62, but is not limited to this configuration, and can also be configured as a linear or dotted mark on the upper surface of the mounting body 62, for example. By aligning the mounting portion 6 so that the alignment portion 624 and the marking portion 48 are aligned in the left-right direction, the mounting portion 6 can be positioned in a predetermined set position.

[0046] The mounting front portion 621 is a circular plate-like body when viewed from the front or rear direction. Specifically, the mounting front portion 621 is a plate-like body whose vertical length is smaller than the vertical length of the housing 13, and is positioned on the rear side of the rear surface (rear rail portion 44) of the housing 13.

[0047] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the mounting rear portion 622 is a circular plate-like body when viewed from the front-rear direction. Furthermore, the mounting rear portion 622 has an insertion recess 62b formed in a recess that extends upward from its lower end. The insertion recess 62b is a recess large enough to accommodate the insertion portion 51, which will be described later. In this embodiment, the accommodating recess is formed to extend continuously in the vertical direction from the lower end of the mounting rear portion 622 to above the center of the mounting rear portion 622.

[0048] The mounting upper surface portion 623 is semicircular when viewed from the front-to-back direction, and connects the outer edge portion of the upper half of the mounting front portion 621 with the outer edge portion of the upper half of the mounting rear portion 622. Therefore, the lower halves of the mounting front portion 621 and the mounting rear portion 622 are not connected to each other, and the mounting space 62a is open downwards.

[0049] The mounting connection portion 63 is a plate-like body that connects the plate portion 61 and the mounting front portion 621. In this embodiment, the mounting connection portion 63 is a plate-like body that is approximately circular when viewed from the front-rear direction. Furthermore, the mounting connection portion 63 is a plate-like body whose length in the front-rear direction is slightly greater than the width of the communication space 4b in the front-rear direction, and whose length in the vertical direction is slightly smaller than the width of the communication space 4b in the vertical direction. With this configuration, the mounting connection portion 63 is movable in the left-right direction along the communication space 4b.

[0050] The mounting portion 6 described above is arranged on the rail portion 4 such that the plate portion 61 is housed in the rail space 4a and the mounting connecting portion 63 is housed in the communication space 4b. In this embodiment, a pair of mounting portions 6 are each independently arranged on the rail portion 4. The pair of mounting portions 6 arranged on the rail portion 4 are independently movable along the rail portion 4 in the left-right direction.

[0051] As shown in Figure 4, the mounting portion 5 comprises an insertion portion 51 that is inserted into the mounting hole 9a of the mounting object 9, and a locking portion 52 connected to the insertion portion 51. The insertion portion 51 is a rod-shaped body that can be inserted into the mounting hole 9a, and in this embodiment, it is a screw that can be screwed into the screw hole which serves as the mounting hole 9a.

[0052] The locking portion 52 is a plate-like body connected to the insertion portion 51. Specifically, the locking portion 52 is a circular plate-like body connected to the front end of the insertion portion 51. The locking portion 52 is a plate-like body of a size that can be accommodated within the mounting space 62a.

[0053] A pair of such mounting parts 5 are provided, and the pair of mounting parts 5 are attached to the mounting holes 9a independently of each other. Specifically, the mounting parts 5 are attached to one and the other of a pair of mounting holes 9a that are spaced apart in the left-right direction. In this embodiment, the mounting parts 5 are attached to the mounting holes 9a by screwing the insertion part 51 into the screw holes which serve as mounting holes 9a, thereby inserting the insertion part 51 into the mounting holes 9a. Once the attachment of the pair of mounting parts 5 to the pair of mounting holes 9a is complete, the pair of mounting parts 5 are attached to the mounting target 9 at a pitch corresponding to the pitch of the pair of mounting holes 9a.

[0054] Then, by attaching the pair of mounting parts 6 to the pair of mounting parts 5, the housing 13 is attached to the mounting target 9 via the mounting parts 5 and the mounting parts 6. When attaching the mounting parts 6 to the pair of mounting parts 5, first, the mounting parts 6 are moved along the rail part 4, and the mounting parts 6 are positioned at a set position where the pair of mounting parts 6 are at a predetermined pitch using the marker part 48. Next, the mounting parts 6 are placed over the mounting parts 5 from above to attach the mounting parts 6 to the mounting parts 5. Specifically, the locking part 52 is inserted into the mounting space 62a from the lower opening of the mounting space 62a in the mounting part 6, and the insertion part 51 is inserted into the insertion recess 62b from below, so that the mounting body part 62 locks into the locking part 52, and the mounting parts 6 are attached to the mounting parts 5.

[0055] In this embodiment, the tap body 11 is attached to the mounting target 9 such that the rear surface of the housing 13 faces the back surface of the mounting target 9. As a result, the connection portion 14 that is exposed from the front of the housing 13 is exposed toward the back side of the mounting target 9.

[0056] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the bundling unit 3 comprises a bundling body 31 capable of bundling cords extending from the plug of an electrical device connected to the connection unit 14, and a bundling attachment unit 32 for mounting the bundling body 31 on the housing 13.

[0057] The bundling body 31 is a band-shaped body formed in an annular shape. The bundling body 31 is configured to allow adjustment of the circumferential length of the annular shape. Specifically, the bundling body 31 comprises a band-shaped band portion 33 extending in the longitudinal direction, and a length adjustment portion 34 fixed to one end of the band portion 33 in the longitudinal direction and engaging at multiple points along the length of the band portion 33. A closed ring is formed from one end of the band portion 33 to the portion where the length adjustment portion 34 engages. The length adjustment portion 34 is configured to engage with and disengage from the band portion 33, and the length of the ring formed by the band portion 33 changes as the position where the length adjustment portion 34 engages with the band portion 33 changes. With multiple cords of electrical equipment inserted inside the ring formed by the band portion 33, the bundling body 31 can bundle multiple cords of electrical equipment by adjusting the length of the ring to match the outer diameter of the bundle of cords.

[0058] The fastening attachment section 32 comprises a plate-shaped fastening plate section 35 and a fastening connecting section 36 connected to the front surface of the fastening plate section 35, to which the fastening body section 31 is attached. The fastening plate section 35 has the same configuration as the plate section 61 of the attachment section 6. The fastening connecting section 36 is a projection that protrudes to the rear from the rear surface of the fastening plate section 35. The fastening connecting section 36 is a projection that is small enough to fit into the communication space 4b of the rail section 4. The fastening connecting section 36 has a hole (not shown) through which the band section 33 is inserted, and the fastening plate section 35 and the fastening body section 31 are connected when the band section 33 is inserted into this hole.

[0059] As shown in Figure 2, the fastening portion 3 is provided on the housing 13 via the rail portion 4. Specifically, the fastening portion 3 is attached to the rail portion 4 by housing the fastening plate portion 35 within the rail space 4a. Furthermore, the fastening portion 3 is movable in the left-right direction relative to the housing 13 by the fastening plate portion 35 moving in the left-right direction along the rail portion 4.

[0060] In this embodiment, a binding portion 3 is provided between a pair of mounting portions 6 on the rail portion 4. Therefore, multiple cords of electrical equipment bound to the binding portion 3 are located between the pair of mounting portions 6. As a result, the load of the multiple electrical cords is applied between the pair of mounting portions 6, which prevents the entire housing 13 from rotating in such a way that the other mounting portion 6 lifts up around one mounting portion 6 as its axis, due to an imbalance in the load on one side.

[0061] By changing the pitch of the insertion part to match the pitch of the mounting hole 9a as described above, the insertion part can be inserted into the mounting hole 9a, allowing the power strip 1 to be mounted according to the mounting target 9.

[0062] Although an example of an embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0063] For example, the explanation described a case where the connection part 14 of the power strip body 11 is an electrical outlet, but the configuration is not limited to this, and various configurations for connecting electrical devices are possible. For example, the connection part 14 can also be configured as a USB port.

[0064] Furthermore, although the case in which the connection portion 14 is provided on the front of the housing 13 has been described, the configuration is not limited to this, and the connection portion 14 can also be provided on the top or bottom surface of the housing 13, or the connection portion 14 can be provided on multiple surfaces of the housing 13.

[0065] Furthermore, although the mounting means 2 was described using the example of a case where a rail portion 4 is provided and the mounting portion 6 is movable along the rail portion 4, the configuration is not limited to this. For example, as shown in Figure 6, the housing 13 can be configured to have a mounting portion 6 that extends continuously in the left-right direction and can be locked onto multiple mounting portions 5 on its rear surface. In such a configuration, the tap body 11 can be attached to the mounting target 9 by attaching a pair of mounting holes 9a spaced apart at multiple pitches and locking one mounting portion 6 so as to span the pair of mounting portions 5. This allows the tap body 11 to be attached to the mounting target 9 without adjusting the position of the pair of mounting portions 6. Also, as shown in Figure 7, the housing 13 can be configured to have multiple connecting holes 7 for connecting the mounting portions 6, allowing the mounting portions 6 to be connected to the housing 13 via these connecting holes 7. Specifically, multiple connecting holes 7 can be provided so that the mounting portions 6 can be connected at spacings corresponding to multiple pitches. With this configuration, it is easier to position a pair of mounting parts 6 at a predetermined pitch compared to the case where the mounting part 6 is moved along the rail part 4.

[0066] Furthermore, although the case in which a pair of mounting portions 5 are provided has been described, the configuration is not limited to this, and for example, a configuration can be made that includes a pair of insertion portions 51 and a locking portion 52 extending across the pair of insertion portions 51. Even with such a configuration, for example, by making it possible to change the pitch between the pair of insertion portions 51, the mounting portions 5 can be attached to a mounting target 9 having mounting holes 9a of multiple pitches, and the tap body 11 can be attached to the mounting target 9 by locking the mounting portion 6 to the attached mounting portions 5.

[0067] Furthermore, although we have described the case where the mounting target 9 is a video device and the mounting holes 9a are screw holes whose pitch is determined according to the VESA standard, this is not limited to this case, and various mounting targets 9 can be used. Also, a single mounting target 9 may have multiple pairs of mounting holes 9a with different pitches. In such cases, the power strip 1 can be mounted at the desired position by adjusting the pitch of the insertion part 51 to match the pitch of the pair of mounting holes 9a at the desired mounting position.

[0068] Furthermore, although the power strip 1 was described using the example of being installed on the mounting object 9 with its longer length aligned horizontally, it is not limited to this. For example, it can also be installed with its longer length facing vertically, or with its longer length facing diagonally. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 1...Power strip, 11...Strip body, 12...Mounting kit, 13...Housing, 14...Connection part, 15...Power supply means, 16...Connection port, 17...Power supply cord, 18...Power supply plug, 2...Mounting means, 3...Binding part, 31...Binding body part, 32...Binding attachment part, 33...Band part, 34...Length adjustment part, 35...Binding plate part, 36...Binding connection part, 4...Rail part, 4a...Rail space, 4b...Communication space, 41...Rail base part, 42...Upper part of rail, 43...Lower part of rail, 44...Rear part of rail, 45...Rail end, 46...Upper rear part of rail, 47...Lower rear part of rail, 48...Marker part, 481...First marking part, 482...Second marking part Marking part, 483...Third marking part, 484...Fourth marking part, 485...Fifth marking part, 491...Position indicator part, 492...Pitch indicator part, 5...Mounting part, 51...Insertion part, 52...Locking part, 6...Mounting part, 61...Plate part, 611...Front of plate, 612...Rear of plate, 613...Top of plate, 614...Bottom of plate, 62...Mounting body part, 62a...Mounting space, 62b...Insertion recess, 621...Front of mounting part, 622...Rear of mounting part, 623...Top of mounting part, 624...Alignment part, 63...Mounting connection part, 7...Connecting hole, 9...Mounting target, 9a...Mounting hole, 91...Small video equipment, 92...Large video equipment, P1...First pitch, P2...Second pitch

Claims

1. The system comprises a tap body and a mounting kit for attaching the tap body to an object to be mounted. The tap body comprises a box-shaped housing, a plurality of connection points exposed on the surface of the housing to which electrical equipment is electrically connected, and a power supply means for supplying power to the plurality of connection points from an external power source. The aforementioned mounting kit comprises mounting means having a pair of insertion parts, The mounting object has a pair of mounting holes, The pair of mounting holes are set at multiple pitches, The mounting means is a power strip that allows the pair of insertion parts to be inserted into the pair of mounting holes, with the pitch of the pair of insertion parts matching the pitch of the pair of mounting holes.

2. The mounting means comprises a pair of mounting parts that engage with the pair of insertion parts, The housing has a facing surface which is the surface facing the object to be mounted, The power strip according to claim 1, wherein the pair of mounting portions are provided on the opposing surfaces and the distance between them can be changed in a direction along the surface direction of the opposing surfaces.

3. The aforementioned enclosure is box-shaped and elongated in the longitudinal direction. The mounting means comprises a pair of mounting parts that engage with the pair of insertion parts, The plurality of connection parts are arranged spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the housing, The power strip according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is capable of changing the separation distance in the longitudinal direction of the housing.

4. The mounting means includes a rail portion, The rail portion is provided on the housing and extends along the longitudinal direction of the housing, The power strip according to claim 3, wherein the pair of mounting parts are provided so as to be movable along the rail part.

5. The power supply means comprises a power supply cord extending outward from a midway point in the longitudinal direction of the housing, as described in claim 3.

6. The power strip according to claim 1, wherein the mounting means comprises a mounting portion that is arranged across the pair of insertion portions and engages with the pair of insertion portions.

7. A mounting kit for attaching a tap body to an object, the tap body comprising a box-shaped housing, a plurality of connection points exposed on the surface of the housing to which electrical equipment is electrically connected, and a power supply means for supplying power to the plurality of connection points from an external power source, The mounting object has a pair of mounting holes, The pair of mounting holes are set at multiple pitches, The aforementioned mounting kit comprises mounting means having a pair of insertion parts, The mounting means is a mounting kit that allows the pair of insertion parts to be inserted into the pair of mounting holes, with the pitch of the pair of insertion parts matching the pitch of the pair of mounting holes.

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