JP2008166166A - Insulation cover for conductive part of AC plug - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an insulating cover for a power plug conductive portion that can be attached with an identification tag without being lost when a power plug is not used, and without providing a mounting part for an identification tag of a power cord.
In an insulating cover, a plug housing portion, a cord gripping portion, and a tag mounting portion are integrally formed by a strip-shaped member made of an insulating material, and the strip-shaped member is freely foldable and is in the vicinity of both end portions. Fitting portions 19A and 19B are provided on the surface of the wire, and the tag 16 is attached to the belt-like member 18, and the cord 14 is gripped by bending the belt-like member 18 and fitting both ends of the belt-like member 18 with the fitting portions 19A and 19B. To do.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an insulation structure as a protective cover for a power plug conductive portion when a power plug is not used in a power cord used in various electrical equipment products, and an electric device to be connected to the power cord or the owner of the power cord. The present invention relates to an insulating cover having an easily identifiable code identification tag mounting structure.

  The power cord of an electric device such as a general personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) is electrically connected to the power cord plug so that the power cord plug is not affected by external influences such as water when not in use. A cover made of an insulator for covering the metal part (hereinafter referred to as an insulating cover) is attached.

  The electric shock prevention guard for the power plug described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a bellows guard provided on the power plug so as to cover the conductive metal portion. This electric shock prevention guard prevents a finger from touching the conductive metal part, and when the plug is inserted into the outlet, the bellows part is retracted to expose the conductive metal part and pulled out of the outlet. When extracted, the bellows extends to cover the conductive metal portion.

  The prior art insulation cover is not necessary when the power cord is plugged into an outlet and used, so it must be stored separately, but it is small and may be lost.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the terminal cover for the power plug described in Patent Document 2 includes a clamp 16 that can grip a required portion of the power supply cable 21, a bendable one end, and the clamp 16. The insulating cover has a continuous band-shaped binding band 15 and the other end of the binding band 15 is connected to one of the protective portions 12a and 12b covering the metal power receiving terminal of the power plug. .

  In the terminal cover (protectors 12a and 12b) of the power plug (AC plug 10) described in Patent Document 2, the terminal covers 12a and 12b, the clamp 16 that holds the power supply cable 21, and the power supply cable 21 are bundled. The binding band 15 is a separate part, and by connecting these parts, it is possible to prevent the terminal covers 12a and 12b from being lost when the power plug 10 is not used.

JP-A-8-287994 (see [Claim 1], paragraph numbers [0003] and [0006] of the specification, and [FIGS. 1 to 3] of the drawings). JP 2002-31476 A (claims [Claim 1], [Claim 3], paragraph numbers [0012], [0015], [0019], [0022], [0027], [0028], [0034], [0037] and [0042] and [FIGS. 1 to 4] and [FIG. 6] of the drawings).

  However, the power plug terminal cover (insulating cover) described in Patent Document 2 has a problem of a large number of parts.

  However, a tag (hereinafter referred to as an identification tag) may be attached to the power cord in order to easily identify the electrical equipment to which the power cord is to be connected or the owner of the power cord. There is a problem that a part for attaching the tag must be provided separately from the part of the insulating cover.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above problem, that is, an identification tag for preventing the loss of the insulating cover of the power plug conductive portion when the power plug is not used and identifying the power cord in addition to the insulating cover component It is an object of the present invention to provide an insulating cover for a conductive portion of a power plug having a simple configuration with a small number of parts, which does not require separate mounting parts.

  An insulating cover for a conductive portion of a power plug according to the present invention that solves the above problems includes a plug housing portion that individually accommodates a plurality of conductive portions of a power plug, a cord gripping portion that grips a cord of the power plug, and the power source And a tag attaching portion for attaching a tag for identifying the plug.

  In the insulating cover for the conductive portion of the power plug, the insulating cover according to the first embodiment is formed by integrally forming the plug housing portion, the cord gripping portion, and the tag mounting portion with a strip-shaped member made of an insulating material, and the strip-shaped member. Is foldable, and a fitting portion is provided on the surface in the vicinity of both end portions, the tag is attached to the band-shaped member, the band-shaped member is bent, and the both end portions of the band-shaped member are fitted by the fitting portion. The cord is gripped.

  In the insulating cover for the conductive portion of the power plug, the insulating cover according to the first embodiment is opened when two members of an L-shape made of an insulating material and its symmetrical inverted L-shape are joined to the two members. The L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member are coupled to both ends of the surface where the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member face each other. A fitting portion is provided, the plug housing portion is provided at each corner of the L-shaped member and the inverted-shaped member, and the cord gripping portion includes the L-shaped member and the inverted-shaped member. The tag is held by the fitting portion, and the tag mounting portion is arranged so that the tag is disposed between both ends of the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member. By connecting the shape member and the inverted L-shaped member at the fitting portion Attaching the serial tag.

  In the insulating cover of the conductive portion of the power plug, the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member are independently separated to form a separate loop, and a tag is separately attached to the cord.

  In the insulating cover of the conductive part of the power plug, the tag has a warning color indicating that the cord connection target device is important.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to prevent the insulation cover of the power plug conductive part from being lost when the power plug is not used, and it is not necessary to separately provide an identification tag mounting part for identifying the power cord in addition to the insulation cover part. It is possible to provide an insulating cover for a conductive portion of a power plug having a simple configuration with a small number of parts.

  1A and 1B are views showing an insulating cover of a conductive portion of a power plug according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a perspective view, and FIG. 1B is a conductive plug plug connected to an insulating cover to which a tag is attached. It is a figure which shows a mode that a part is accommodated. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the insulating cover 1 of the conductive portion 12 of the power plug 11 has a plug housing portion 13 for individually housing a plurality of conductive portions 12 of the power plug 11, and a power source. A cord gripping portion 15 for gripping the cord 14 of the plug 11 and a tag mounting portion 17 for attaching a tag 16 for identifying the power plug 11 are provided.

  The plug accommodating portion 13, the cord gripping portion 15, and the tag attaching portion 17 are integrally formed by a band-shaped member 18 made of an insulating material, and the band-shaped member 18 is foldable, and has a convex fitting portion 19A on the surface in the vicinity of both ends. A concave fitting portion 19B is provided. The cord 16 is gripped by attaching the tag 16 to the belt-like member 18, bending the belt-like member 18, and fitting both ends of the belt-like member 18 with the convex fitting portion 19A and the concave fitting portion 19B.

  2A and 2B are views showing an insulating cover of a conductive portion of a power plug according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 2A is a perspective view of an L-shaped member, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which assembled the L-shaped member and the lid | cover. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the insulating cover 2 includes an L-shaped member made of an insulating material and two symmetrical members 21 and 22, which are symmetrical L-shaped members, and two members 21 and 22. A portion that opens when combined is separated into a lid 20 that covers the lid. Convex fitting portions 29A and concave fitting portions 29B for connecting the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 are provided at both ends of the surface where the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 face each other. It has been.

  The plug accommodating portion 23 is provided at each corner of the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22. The cord gripping portion 25 is configured such that the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 are joined by connecting the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 with a convex fitting portion 29A and a concave fitting portion 29B. Press and hold a cord (not shown).

  The second concave fitting portion or the second convex fitting portion (not shown) corresponding to the convex fitting portion 29A or the concave fitting portion 29B is a lid of the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22. If provided on the surface near 20 or the vicinity thereof, for example, the L-shaped member 21 is bent, and the convex fitting portion 29A of the L-shaped member 21 and the second concave fitting of the L-shaped member 21 are provided. The part can be fitted. Then, the cord is passed through the loop formed by the L-shaped member 21 by fitting in such a manner, and the tag as shown by 16 in FIG. 1B is attached to the L-shaped member 21. Each of the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 can be independently separated and separately attached to the code. Further, the lid 20 is configured to be fitted between the L-shaped member 21 or the inverted L-shaped member 22.

The tag mounting portion 27 is provided with a tag (not shown) in the middle between both ends of the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22, and the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 are convexly fitted. The tag is attached by joining at the joint portion 29A and the concave fitting portion 29B and covering with the lid 20.
The lid 20 is fixed to the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 with an adhesive or by being fitted between the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22.

  In the first and second embodiments, the insulating cover of the conductive portion of the power plug can be attached to either or both of the outlet side for connecting the cord to the power source and the device side to which the cord is connected. Particularly when the cord is long, a plurality of cords are entangled by attaching the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 separately to both the outlet side and the device end of the cord in the second embodiment. Even in the state, a desired code can be easily identified.

  According to the insulating cover of the conductive portion of the power plug according to the first and second embodiments, the loss of the insulating cover of the power plug conductive portion when the power plug is not used is prevented, and the power cord is attached in addition to the insulating cover component. There is no need to separately provide an identification tag mounting part for identification. In addition, the insulating cover can have a simple configuration with a small number of parts.

  In the first and second embodiments, it is possible to indicate that the cord connection target device is important by setting the tag color to a warning color, for example, red or yellow.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing an accessory attached as a substitute for the lid shown in FIG. 2, (A) is a view showing a first specific example, (B) is a view showing a second specific example, (C ) Is a diagram showing a third specific example in which the accessory shown in (B) is coupled to the insulating cover shown in FIG. 2 by fitting. In the first specific example and the second specific example, these accessories are fixed with an adhesive at the open ends of the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the third specific example, these accessories are fitted and fixed by the fitting portion 39 of the accessory at the open ends of the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22 shown in FIG. In this case, a fitting portion is provided at the open ends of the L-shaped member 21 and the inverted L-shaped member 22.

  The accessory shown in FIG. 3 can be separated into left and right, and the center line can be pushed open to insert and remove the power cord and tag.

  The accessory shown in FIG. 3 is configured with a symmetrical shape and design, but may not be symmetrical. Further, the accessory may be a mascot itself or a mascot that can be attached to the accessory.

(Appendix 1)
A plug housing portion for individually housing a plurality of conductive portions of the power plug; and
A cord gripping part for gripping the cord of the power plug;
A tag mounting portion for mounting a tag for identifying the power plug;
An insulating cover for the conductive part of the power plug, comprising:
(Appendix 2)
The plug housing portion, the cord gripping portion, and the tag mounting portion are integrally formed of a strip-shaped member made of an insulating material, the strip-shaped member is foldable, and a fitting portion is provided on the surface in the vicinity of both end portions. Is attached to the belt-like member, the cord is gripped by bending the belt-like member and fitting both ends of the belt-like member with the fitting portion.
The insulation cover of the conductive part of the power plug according to appendix 1.
(Appendix 3)
The insulating cover is formed by separating an L-shaped member made of an insulating material, two symmetrical L-shaped members, and a lid that covers a portion that opens when the two members are joined together. A fitting portion for coupling the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member is provided at each end of the surface where the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member are opposed to each other,
The plug accommodating portion is provided at each corner of the L-shaped member and the inverted-shaped member,
The cord gripping portion grips the cord by connecting the L-shaped member and the inverted-shaped member at the fitting portion,
The tag mounting portion is configured such that the tag is disposed between both ends of the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member, and the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member are connected to the fitting portion. Attach the tag by combining,
The insulation cover of the conductive part of the power plug according to appendix 1.
(Appendix 4)
The L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member are independently separated to form a separate loop, and a tag is separately attached to the cord.
The insulation cover of the conductive part of the power plug according to attachment 3.
(Appendix 5)
The tag is a warning color indicating that the device to be connected to the cord is important,
The insulating cover for the conductive part of the power plug according to any one of appendices 1 to 4.

It is a figure which shows the insulating cover of the electroconductive part of the power plug which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a perspective view, (B) accommodates the electroconductive part of a power plug in the insulating cover which attached the tag. It is a figure which shows how to do. It is a figure which shows the insulation cover of the electroconductive part of the power plug which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a perspective view of an L-shaped member, (B) is an L-shaped member and reverse L-shaped. It is a figure which shows the state which assembled the member and the lid | cover. It is a figure which shows the accessory attached as a substitute of the lid | cover shown in FIG. 2, (A) is a figure which shows a 1st specific example, (B) is a figure which shows a 2nd specific example, (C) is ( It is a figure which shows the 3rd example which couple | bonds the accessory shown to B) with the insulation cover shown in FIG. 2 by fitting.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Insulation cover 11 Power plug 12 Conductive part 13, 23 Plug accommodating part 14 Cord 15, 25 Cord holding part 16 Tag 17, 27 Tag attaching part 18 Strip | belt-shaped member 19A, 29A Convex fitting part 19B, 29B Concave fitting part 20 Lid 21 L-shaped member 22 Reverse L-shaped member

Claims (5)

A plug housing portion for individually housing a plurality of conductive portions of the power plug; and
A cord gripping part for gripping the cord of the power plug;
A tag mounting portion for mounting a tag for identifying the power plug;
An insulating cover for the conductive part of the power plug, comprising: The plug housing portion, the cord gripping portion, and the tag mounting portion are integrally formed of a strip-shaped member made of an insulating material, the strip-shaped member is foldable, and a fitting portion is provided on the surface in the vicinity of both end portions. Is attached to the belt-like member, the cord is gripped by bending the belt-like member and fitting both ends of the belt-like member with the fitting portion.
The insulation cover of the electroconductive part of the power plug of Claim 1. The insulating cover is formed by separating an L-shaped member made of an insulating material, two symmetrical L-shaped members, and a lid that covers a portion that opens when the two members are joined together. A fitting portion for coupling the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member is provided at each end of the surface where the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member are opposed to each other,
The plug accommodating portion is provided at each corner of the L-shaped member and the inverted-shaped member,
The cord gripping portion grips the cord by connecting the L-shaped member and the inverted-shaped member at the fitting portion,
The tag mounting portion is configured such that the tag is disposed between both ends of the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member, and the L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member are connected to the fitting portion. Attach the tag by combining,
The insulation cover of the electroconductive part of the power plug of Claim 1. The L-shaped member and the inverted L-shaped member are independently separated to form a separate loop, and a tag is separately attached to the cord.
The insulation cover of the electroconductive part of the power plug of Claim 3. The tag is a warning color indicating that the device to be connected to the cord is important,
The insulation cover of the electroconductive part of the power plug of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4.

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