Rotatable Extension Plugboard for Obstructed Mounting Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing extension plugboards lack environmental compatibility due to requirements for a clear surrounding environment for mounting and use, often failing to fit in spaces with obstructions.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable extension plugboard design featuring a plug assembly that can rotate 0-180° relative to the plugboard seat, secured by a limiting tooth and groove mechanism and a positioning structure, allowing adaptation to various indoor environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the extension plugboard uses a fixed mounting structure on the power socket, then the mounting is simple and direct, but the environmental compatibility is low and cannot adapt to spaces with obstructions
Solution Approach 1:
The plug assembly is designed to rotate relative to the plugboard seat through a rotating seat mechanism, transforming the fixed mounting structure into a dynamic one. This allows the plug assembly to adjust its orientation (0° to 180° rotation) to adapt to different mounting environments and avoid obstructions, thereby improving environmental compatibility while maintaining relatively simple mounting through the rotating seat and limiting tooth-groove mechanism
2Adaptability or versatility
If the plug assembly can rotate freely relative to the plugboard seat, then the adaptability to different environments is improved, but the plug assembly may move freely and fail to maintain stable mounting
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating seat enables dynamic rotation of the plug assembly relative to the plugboard seat, allowing adaptation to different environmental conditions while maintaining controlled movement through the limiting tooth and groove mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The limiting tooth formed by the positioning plate and the limiting groove formed by the protruding edge act as intermediary elements between the plug assembly and plugboard seat. These elements guide and restrict the rotation to specific positions (0° to 180°), ensuring the plug assembly can adapt to different environments while maintaining stable mounting at predetermined orientations
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AI summary
A rotatable extension plugboard relates to the technical field of electrical appliances. The rotatable extension plugboard includes a plugboard seat and a plug assembly, where a boss with an inner cavity is formed at a backplane of the plugboard seat, the plug assembly is mounted on the boss through a rotating seat provided on the plug assembly, the rotating seat and the boss form a corresponding limiting tooth and limiting groove, and the plug assembly is rotatable in a limiting manner relative to the plugboard seat through engagement between the limiting tooth and the limiting groove. The plugboard seat and the plug assembly in this design can rotate relatively, so that the extension plugboard has higher environmental compatibility.