WO2019179302A1 - Module box, socket module, and modular socket - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a module box, a socket module, and a modular socket formed by assembling the module box and the socket module. The socket module comprises a module body and a conductive elastic member; the conductive elastic member is exposed out of the side wall of the module body and electrically connected to the internal elements of the module; the module box is provided with a cavity for mounting the socket module; a corresponding conductive contact is provided in the cavity. During use, the socket module is inserted into the cavity of the module box, and the conductive elastic member on the socket module is communicated with the conductive contact in the module box, so as to form a modular socket that can be used normally. The socket module and the module box are locked together by means of a locking device, thereby preventing the socket module from being separated during use. The socket module may be a conventional two-prong, three-prong or five-prong socket, and a socket body may also be a USB charger, a lightning-protection module, an air switch, etc. According to the present modular socket, a conventional socket is separately designed, so that if the socket is damaged, the socket can still be used simply by replacing core components, thereby avoiding a waste of resources.

Description

Module box, socket module and module socket Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of sockets, and more particularly to modular boxes, socket modules, and modular sockets.

Background technique

With the environmental problems brought about by the development of modern industry and the waste of resources, people's requirements for daily necessities are no longer satisfied with pure functional requirements. People's growing awareness of environmental protection has made energy-saving and emission-reduction products gradually gain people's attention. Since wireless charging technology is not yet popular, and there are many limitations at the same time, wired plugs and sockets will still dominate in people's lives for a certain period of time. At present, there are many types of socket products, such as sockets, wall plugs, ground plugs, and tow trays. However, because the clip socket type socket is made of mechanical structure, under the current technical conditions, the socket cannot be completely solved. The problem that cannot be used due to the aging of the internal shrapnel. When the socket body is damaged to a certain extent, the entire socket must be replaced to continue to meet its functional requirements. At the same time, due to the inconvenience of replacement and replacement cost, the user prefers to make decisions according to the number of jack damages on the socket and the replacement cost, so that the damaged socket cannot be replaced in time, so that the user experiences poorly in daily use.

Under the prior art, there is a modular socket, characterized in that a soldering leg is arranged at the bottom of the socket module, and the wire is soldered to the corresponding soldering foot by opening the rear cover of the module box to realize electrical connection of the socket module.

Summary of the invention

1. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The object of the present invention is to overcome the problem that the existing socket replacement cost is high, the damaged socket cannot be replaced at a low cost, and the replacement material cannot be obtained in time in some specific scenarios. At the same time, in order to solve the existing module socket, the use of welding means that the user cannot easily replace the socket module. A modular socket solution is provided.

2. Technical solutions

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution provided by the present invention is:

The module box of the present invention comprises a module case housing, a conductive contact piece and a cover plate; the module case is provided with a module magazine; the module case is a cavity opening on the upper surface of the module case; a conductive contact fixing structure for mounting the conductive contact piece is disposed in the module housing; the conductive contact piece includes spaced-apart neutral line contacts and a live line contact piece; and the module housing is provided with a connecting hole; The cover plate is detachably coupled to the upper surface of the module case housing; and the module case side locking structure is disposed in the module case.

Further, the cover plate is provided with a through hole; the cover plate is located at a corresponding position of the module compartment, and has a limiting plate insertable into the module compartment.

Further, the module box side locking structure is a screw hole or a card slot located at the bottom of the module compartment.

Further, the module box side locking structure is a baffle plate located on the side wall of the module bay.

Further, the conductive contact fixing structure is a card slot or a threaded hole; correspondingly, the conductive contact piece is provided with a slit communicating with the card slot or a through hole communicating with the threaded hole.

Further, the conductive contact fixing structure has two sets, which are respectively located at opposite sidewalls of the module compartment near the bottom surface of the module; the zero-line contact and the live contact are connected by means of a snap connection or a screw connection. They are respectively fixed on the corresponding conductive contact fixing structures.

Further, the conductive contact further comprises a ground contact; the ground contact is fixed and exposed on the bottom surface of the module; the ground contact is arranged at a distance from the neutral contact and the live contact.

Further, the module case housing comprises a module case upper case and a module case lower case; the module case upper case is provided with a through hole at a corresponding position with the module case; the module case upper case and the module case lower case After connection, together form a module compartment.

Further, in the module compartment, insulating spacers are respectively disposed at positions corresponding to the two conductive contacts; and each of the insulating spacers forms a slit between the conductive contacts and the corresponding conductive contacts.

Further, the upper case of the module case is disposed at a bottom position of the side of the module compartment, and a card slot for mounting the conductive contact piece is disposed, and the conductive cover piece is realized by fixing the upper case of the module case and the lower case of the module case. The card is fixed.

Further, the module case upper case or the module case lower case is provided with a groove at a position outside the module case; and the groove forming belt is fixedly connected to the bottom of the module case upper case by fixing the lower case of the module case a semi-closed junction box portion having an inlet hole and a connection hole; the conductive contacts respectively enter the junction box portion through corresponding connection holes, and are connected to the corresponding connection terminals or directly connected to the inlet line.

Further, the neutral contact or the live contact exposed at the bottom of the module compartment is cut into a plurality of sections insulated from each other in the module compartment near the terminal, thereby forming a circuit breaker plug.

Further, the insulating spacer is located on the upper case of the module case or the lower case of the module case, and corresponds to the position of the conductive contact piece.

a socket module, the socket module includes a module body and a conductive elastic piece; the socket module can be inserted into the module housing; the conductive elastic piece is fixedly mounted on the module body and corresponds to the position of the conductive contact piece;

After the socket module is inserted into the module compartment, the conductive elastic piece on the socket module can be electrically connected to the corresponding conductive contact piece in the module body; the conductive elastic piece can be electrically connected to the corresponding line inside the socket module; There is a module side locking structure that is compatible with the module side locking structure.

Further, the conductive elastic piece comprises a fire wire spring piece and a zero wire spring piece; the fire wire spring piece and the zero line spring piece are respectively electrically connected with the fire wire seat body and the corresponding line of the neutral wire body inside the socket module.

Further, the conductive elastic piece further includes a grounding elastic piece; the grounding elastic piece is fixedly disposed at a bottom of the module body; the grounding elastic piece is electrically connected with a corresponding line of the grounding wire body inside the socket module, and the fire wire spring piece and The zero-line shrapnel is spaced apart.

Further, the side wall of the module body is provided with a sheet-like structure protruding from the side wall; the module side locking structure is a locking hole formed on the sheet-like structure.

Further, the module side locking structure is a through hole penetrating the top surface and the bottom surface of the module body.

Further, the module side locking structure is a buckle or a card slot located at the bottom of the module body, or a card located on the side wall of the module body.

Further, a top plate or a side wall of the socket module is provided with a sheet-like protection structure protruding from the side wall of the module body.

Further, on the socket module, a groove corresponding to the sheet-like protection structure is disposed at a corresponding position on the side opposite to the sheet-like protection structure.

Further, the module body is a circuit breaker module, and the conductive elastic pieces are respectively fixedly and electrically connected to the incoming end or the outgoing end in the circuit breaker.

Further, the circuit breaker module is a single switch module, a dual switch module, an air switch module or an anti-surge module.

Further, the module body is provided with an electrical connection hole; a conductor adapter piece with a threaded hole electrically connected to the internal circuit of the socket module is fixedly disposed at a position corresponding to the electrical connection hole; The conductive elastic piece is provided with a through hole communicating with the conductor adapter piece.

Further, the module body is disposed on one side wall of the elastic piece connecting hole, and is provided with a conductive elastic piece anti-bias structure composed of a protrusion or a recess; the conductive elastic piece is provided with a hole which can be engaged with the conductive elastic piece anti-bias structure or Raised.

A modular socket includes a module box and a socket module; the socket module is inserted into the module compartment, so that the conductive elastic piece on the socket module and the corresponding conductive contact piece in the module compartment are electrically connected through contact; by locking the module box side locking structure Locking with the socket module side locking structure, locking the socket module in the module compartment; the cover plate is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the socket module box, the module box side locking structure, the socket module side locking structure, the conductive contact piece and the conductive elastic piece Sealed in the module box.

3. Beneficial effects

Compared with the prior art, the technical solution provided by the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. A modular jack of the present invention, by disassembling an existing socket, so that when the socket is replaced, only the core component needs to be replaced, and the accessory part is retained, the replacement cost is low, and resources are saved.

2. A modular socket of the invention adopts a front open quick release design, so that the user can disassemble and reassemble between different sockets, avoiding the special state, the damaged socket can not find the replacement component. inconvenient.

3. A module socket of the present invention is arranged in the direction in which the socket module is inserted and removed by the contact surface of the conductive elastic piece on the socket module and the conductive contact piece in the module box, thereby improving the stability of use.

DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a module case in Embodiment 1;

Figure 2 is a bottom side view of a cover plate of Embodiment 1;

Figure 3 is a bottom side view of a cover plate of Embodiment 1;

4 is a schematic view of a conductive contact piece in Embodiment 1;

5 is a top view showing an assembly structure of a module case and a conductive contact piece in Embodiment 1;

Figure 6 is a side view of the bottom of the socket of the embodiment 5;

Figure 7 is a top plan view of a lower case of the socket in Embodiment 5;

Figure 8 is a top plan view of a module case in Embodiment 7;

9 is a top plan view showing an assembly structure of a module case and a conductive contact piece in Embodiment 9;

Figure 10 is a bottom side view of a socket module in Embodiment 10;

11 is a schematic view of a conductive elastic piece in Embodiment 10;

Figure 12 is a bottom side view of a socket module in Embodiment 11;

Figure 13 is a bottom side view of a socket module in Embodiment 14.

The label description in the figure:

1. Module box; 2. Module box housing; 201, module housing; 202, module box side locking structure; 203, connecting hole; 204, conductive contact fixing structure; 205, insulating partition; 206, module box upper shell ;207, module box lower case; 208, card slot; 209, groove; 2010, buckle; 2011, baffle; 3, conductive contact; 31, through hole; 301, zero line contact; 302, fire line touch 303, ground contact; 4, cover; 401, limit plate; 5, socket module; 501, module body; 502, conductive shrapnel; 5021, conductive shrapnel mounting hole; 503, fire shrapnel; 504, zero Line spring piece; 505, ground wire spring piece; 6, conductor adapter piece; 7, sheet structure; 701, locking hole; 8, module side locking structure; 9, card; 10, sheet-shaped protection structure.

detailed description

In order to further understand the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

As shown in FIG. 1-5, a module box 1 of the present embodiment includes a module case housing 2, a conductive contact 3, and a cover 4.

The upper surface of the module case 2, or the side wall adjacent to the upper surface, is provided with a screw hole. A mounting hole is provided in the corresponding position of the cover 4 and the screw hole. The cover plate 4 is detachably and detachably coupled to the upper surface of the module case 2 by screws. The cover plate 4 is provided with a through hole, which is adapted to the area of the upper end surface of the socket module 5 or to the area of the socket on the socket module 5. The cover plate 4 is provided with a position limiting plate 401 insertable into the module magazine 201 at a position corresponding to the module magazine 201.

A module magazine 201 is disposed on the module case housing 2. The module magazine 201 is an open cavity structure for mounting the socket module 5 on the upper surface of the module case 2. A module box side locking structure 202 for fixing the socket module 5 is formed on the bottom surface of the module housing 201 by a screw hole. The screw holes may be on an internally threaded post located on the bottom surface of the module magazine 201.

The conductive contact 3 is exposed in the module magazine 201. There are two conductive contacts 3, which are respectively spaced apart zero line contacts 301 and fire line contacts 302.

The module housing 201 is disposed on the opposite side walls, near the bottom position of the module magazine 201; or on the bottom surface of the module magazine 201, near the opposite two side walls; and is provided with a conductive touch formed by the threaded holes Sheet fixing structure 204. Correspondingly, the conductive contact piece 3 is provided with a through hole 31 for mounting a screw. The live contact 302 and the neutral contact 301 are respectively fixed to the conductive contact fixing structure 204 by screws.

A connection hole 203 is disposed at a position corresponding to the conductive contact 3 on the bottom or side wall of the module housing 201. There are two connection holes 203. The neutral contact 301 and the live contact 302 respectively enter the back of the module case 2 through a connection hole 203, are electrically connected to the corresponding connection terminals, or are directly electrically connected to the corresponding incoming lines.

In this embodiment, the conductive contacts 3 can also be connected to the circuit by connecting the terminals or the incoming wires through the connecting holes 203 to the corresponding conductive contacts 3.

In this embodiment, a card foot can be disposed on the cover 4, and a corresponding card slot is disposed on the module case 2; the cover 4 is engaged with the module case 2.

Example 2

The main structure of the module case of the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment. The difference is that the neutral contact piece 301 and the live line contact piece 302 are respectively disposed on opposite side walls of the module housing 201.

In the module housing 201, an insulating partition 205 is respectively disposed at a position corresponding to the two conductive contacts 3. A slit is formed between the insulating spacer 205 and the adjacent conductive contact 3. The height of the insulating spacer 205 is greater than the height of the conductive contacts 3 on both sides. Two insulating spacers 205 are spaced apart. The ground contact 303 is mounted on the bottom surface of the module magazine 201 between the two insulating spacers 205.

Example 3

The module box of the embodiment has the same structure as the module box of any of the embodiments 1 and 2, and the difference is that the module box housing 2 includes the module box upper shell 206 and the module box. Lower case 207. The cover 4 is fixedly coupled to the top end of the upper casing 206 of the module case. The upper casing 206 of the module box is located at a corresponding position of the module bin 201 and has a through hole structure. The bottom surface of the lower case 207 of the module case is located at the corresponding position of the module magazine 201, and has a closed structure. The module cassette upper case 206 and the module case lower case 207 are fixedly coupled to form a module magazine 201. On the bottom edge of the through-hole structure, at a position corresponding to the conductive contact 3, a card slot 208 for engaging the conductive contact 3 is disposed. The card slot 208 forms a conductive contact fixing structure 203 in a group of two to fix the conductive contact 3. The card slot 208 is a closed structure at a position corresponding to both ends of the conductive contact 3. The conductive contacts 3 are snapped into the respective card slots 208. At the same time, the connection hole 203 is disposed on the lower case 207 of the module case at a position corresponding to each of the conductive contacts 3.

In this embodiment, the card slot 208 can also be disposed on the lower case 207 of the module case at a position corresponding to the conductive contact piece.

Example 4

The module structure of the embodiment has the same structure as that of the module box of the third embodiment, and the difference is that the module case upper case 206 or the module case lower case 207 is placed on the conductive contact piece 3. A portion of the card slot 208 is provided with a recess 209 at a corresponding position of the end of the conductive contact 3. The recess 209 forms a semi-closed junction box portion with an entry hole and a connection hole 203 by fixedly attaching the module case lower case 207 to the bottom of the module case upper case 206.

The two card slots 208 are fixed to each of the conductive contacts 3, wherein one of the card slots 208 is latched to the non-end position of the corresponding conductive contact 3; correspondingly, the conductive contact 3 is in the card A slit is provided at the corresponding position of the groove. The card slot 208 is snapped into the slit to fix the conductive contact 3 . The head of the conductive contact 3 at the end passes through the connecting hole 203 formed by the card slot 208 and enters the junction box portion. The inlet box is provided with an inlet hole, and the external inlet enters the junction box through the inlet hole. The conductive contact 3 can be connected directly to the incoming line at the junction box or to the terminal.

Example 5

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the module structure of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the module box in any of the embodiments 3 and 4, and the difference is that the module case lower casing 207 An insulating spacer 205 is disposed in the module housing 201 formed by being fixedly coupled to the module case upper case 206. The insulating spacer 205 may be located on the module case upper case 206 to form an integral structure with the module case upper case 206, or on the module case lower case 207, and form an integral structure with the module case lower case 207.

Example 6

The module of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the module of any one of the embodiments 1-5, and the difference is that the module side locking structure 202 is a card located at the bottom of the module housing 201. Buckle, card slot or ring structure.

Example 7

As shown in FIG. 9, the module structure of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the module box in any of the embodiments 1-6, and the difference is that the module box side locking structure 202 is A baffle 2011 located on opposite side walls of the module magazine 201. The baffle 2011 has a slit through which the card 9 on the side wall of the module body 501 can pass.

Example 8

The module of the present embodiment has the same structure as the module box of any of the embodiments 1-7, and the difference is that the module box includes two module bins 201. The neutral contact 301 or the live contact 302 passes through the two module magazines 201 into the back of the module box or the junction box. And at least one of the neutral contact 301 or the live contact 302 exposed at the bottom of the module compartment 210 is cut into two sections insulated from each other in the module compartment 201 near the terminal side to form a circuit breaker plug. warehouse. Correspondingly, the circuit breaker module is installed in the circuit breaker compartment, and the conductive elastic pieces are respectively fixedly and electrically connected with the incoming or outgoing ends in the circuit breaker. After the circuit breaker module is installed in the circuit breaker compartment, the conductive elastic pieces on the circuit breaker module are respectively electrically connected to a section of the zero-line contact or the fire line contact piece which is divided into two sections in the circuit breaker compartment, thereby controlling the circuit breaker The on/off of the device controls the on and off of the circuit in the other module compartment.

In this embodiment, the circuit breaker compartment can be in communication with another module compartment to form a single compartment. Correspondingly, the live contact 302 can be cut into a plurality of sections insulated from each other in the chamber to form a plurality of circuit breaker plugs for mounting the circuit breaker module.

The circuit breaker module in this embodiment may be a single switch module, a dual switch module, an air switch module or an anti-surge module.

Example 9

As shown in FIG. 6, the main structure of the module case of the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the module case of the first embodiment, and the difference is that the ground contact piece 303 is further included. The ground contact 303 is fixed and exposed on the bottom surface of the module housing 201, and is disposed between the neutral contact 301 and the live contact 302. The ground contact piece 303 is provided with a through hole 31 for mounting a screw. In the module housing 201, at a position corresponding to the ground contact 303, there is a conductive contact fixing structure 204 for fixing the ground contact 303 formed by the screw hole, and a connecting hole through which the ground contact 303 can pass. 203. The ground contact 303 enters the back of the module case 2 through the corresponding connection hole 203, is electrically connected to the corresponding terminal, or is directly electrically connected to the corresponding socket.

Example 10

As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , a socket module 5 of the embodiment includes a module body 501 and a conductive elastic piece 502 . There are two conductive elastic pieces 502, which are a fire wire elastic piece 503 and a zero wire elastic piece 504, respectively. The upper ends of the two conductive elastic pieces 502 are fixedly mounted on the bottom edge of the module body 501, and the elastic piece extends to the opposite side walls of the module body 501. The conductive elastic piece 502 can be electrically connected to a corresponding line in the socket module 5. The conductive elastic piece 502 is provided on one end of the fixing, and is provided with a conductive elastic plate mounting hole 5021. Correspondingly, the side wall of the socket module 5 is provided with an electrical connection hole. The conductor adapter piece 6 is fixed on the inner side wall of the module body 501 at a position corresponding to the electrical connection hole; and is electrically connected to a corresponding line inside the socket module. The conductive elastic piece 502 is connected to the conductor adapter piece 6 through the conductive elastic piece mounting hole 5021 and the electrical connection hole, thereby achieving electrical connection between the conductive elastic piece 502 and the internal circuit of the socket module.

The conductive elastic piece 502 may be a raised elastic structure such as a comb-shaped elastic piece or a bow-shaped elastic piece which is curved toward one side. The conductive elastic piece 502 can be inserted into the module housing 201 described in Embodiment 1 and electrically connected to the corresponding conductive contact 3.

The side wall of the module body 501 is provided with a sheet-like structure 7 with a locking hole 701 fixedly connected to the module body 501 or formed into an integral structure. There are two sheet structures 7 which are respectively located on different side walls of the socket module 5. The locking hole 701 on the sheet structure 7 is a module side locking structure 8. The socket module 5 is fixed to the module case 1 by passing the screw through the locking hole 701 to the module case side locking structure 202 constituted by the screw hole described in Embodiment 1.

In this embodiment, the conductive elastic piece 502 can also form an integral structure with the corresponding lines inside the socket module 5. The module socket is formed by mating the socket module 5 in the embodiment with the module box 1 described in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the module body 501 is disposed on one side wall of the elastic piece connecting hole, and may be provided with a conductive elastic piece anti-bias structure composed of a protrusion or a recess; correspondingly, the conductive elastic piece 502 may be provided with a conductive elastic piece. A hole or projection that is anti-biased to the phase of the structure. The conductive contact piece is prevented from being deflected by the snap-on or limit fixing of the conductive elastic piece anti-bias structure and the conductive elastic piece 502.

Example 11

As shown in FIG. 12, the main body structure of the socket module of the embodiment is substantially the same as that of the embodiment 10. The difference is that the upper end of the conductive elastic piece 502 is fixed on the side wall of the module body 501. The conductive elastic piece 502 is movable toward one end of the bottom of the module body 501, and the upper and lower end ends of the conductive elastic piece 502 are spaced apart from the side wall of the module body 501 to form a raised pin. The zero-line spring piece 504 and the pin of the lower end of the fire wire spring piece 503 can be inserted into the slit described in Embodiment 2 to be electrically connected to the corresponding conductive contact piece 3.

The module socket is formed by mating the socket module 5 in the embodiment with the module box 1 described in the second embodiment.

Example 12

The main body structure of the socket module 5 of the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the embodiment 10. The module side locking structure 8 is disposed on the module body 501 and extends through the top surface and the bottom surface of the module body 501. Through hole. The socket module 5 is fixed to the module case 1 by passing the screw through the module side locking structure 8 to the module case side locking structure 202 constituted by the screw holes in the first embodiment.

The module socket is formed by mating the socket module 5 in the embodiment with the module box 1 described in the first embodiment.

Example 13

The main body structure of the socket module of this embodiment is substantially the same as that of the embodiment 10, except that the socket module 5 can be moved laterally within the module magazine 201. The module side locking structure 8 is a card slot or a buckle located on the bottom surface of the module body 501. The card slot or the buckle can be engaged with the buckle or the card slot in the module box 1 described in Embodiment 6. After the socket module 5 is inserted into the module magazine 201, the socket is inserted into the card slot by laterally moving the socket module 5, thereby restricting the up and down movement of the socket module 5. Then, by inserting the limiting plate 401 on the cover 4 into the gap between the socket module 5 and the module magazine 201, the socket module 5 cannot be laterally moved, so that the buckle does not come out of the card slot. The card slot may be an opening located on a bottom surface of the module body 501.

The module socket is formed by mating the socket module 5 in the embodiment with the module box 1 described in the embodiment 6.

Example 14

As shown in FIG. 13, the main body structure of the socket module 5 of the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the embodiment 10, except that the socket module 5 can be laterally moved within the module magazine 201. On the side wall of the module body 501, a card 9 fixedly connected to the module body 501 or forming an integral structure is disposed.

The module side locking structure 8 is a card 9. The card 9 can have one or a plurality of spaced apart. The card 9 can be engaged with the baffle 2011 in the seventh embodiment. The card 9 passes through the slit in the baffle and reaches below the slit of the baffle 2011. The lateral movement of the socket module 5 causes the card 9 to move to a position below the baffle 2011, thereby restricting the up and down movement of the socket module 5. Further, by inserting the limiting plate 401 on the cover 4 into the gap between the socket module 5 and the module magazine 201, the socket module 5 cannot be laterally moved, thereby preventing the card 9 from coming out from under the baffle 2011.

The module socket is formed by mating the socket module 5 in the embodiment with the module box 1 described in the embodiment 7.

Example 15

The socket module of the embodiment is substantially the same as the socket module of any of the embodiments 9-14, and the difference is that the top surface of the module body 501 is corresponding to the conductive contact 3 The side, or the side wall of the module body 501, is provided with a sheet-like protective structure 10 protruding from the side wall.

When a plurality of socket modules can be installed in the socket, the socket module is disposed on the top surface of the module body 501 or the side wall of the module body 501 between the two socket modules, and is provided with a sheet-like protection structure 10 protruding from the side wall. . The sheet-like protective structure 10 covers the gap between the two socket modules. Correspondingly, the top surface or the side wall of the module body 501 is provided with a groove corresponding to the sheet-like protection structure 10 at a corresponding position on the side opposite to the sheet-like protection structure 10. When two or more socket modules 5 are used in combination, the sheet-like protection structure 10 on one socket module 5 is inserted into a recess in the other socket module 5, thereby preventing foreign matter from passing through the gap between the two socket modules 5. , access to the internal circuit of the module socket.

In this embodiment, a sheet-like protection structure protruding from the side wall of the module body 501 may be disposed on a top surface of the socket module 5 corresponding to the conductive elastic piece 502 to cover the conductive elastic piece 502 and the conductive contact piece 3.

Example 16

The socket module of the embodiment is substantially the same as the socket module of any of the embodiments 9-11, and the difference is that the two sidewalls of the module body 501 are removed from the embodiment 9 The zero-line elastic piece 504 and the fire wire elastic piece 503; the sheet-like structure 7 fixed to the module body 501 in the embodiment 9 is replaced by: fixed to the side wall of the module body, electrically connected with the corresponding line inside the socket module, with locking The conductor metal piece of the hole 701. Correspondingly, the conductive contacts 3 located in the module box 1 are disposed on the bottom surface of the module magazine. A plurality of through holes are disposed on the neutral contact 301 and the live contact 302; a screw hole is disposed at each of the bottom surface of the module and each of the through holes on the conductive contact 3, and the sheet structure 7 is directly locked by The neutral contact 301 and the live contact 302 are connected to each other to achieve electrical connection.

In this embodiment, the module compartment area can be adapted to the three-hole socket area, and at the same time, the area of the three-hole socket is set to the area of two two-hole sockets or USB sockets. Thus, it is possible to replace the three- or five-hole socket in the module compartment with two two-hole or USB sockets.

Example 17

The socket module of the embodiment is substantially the same as the socket module of any of the embodiments 9-14, and the difference is that the grounding elastic 505 is fixedly disposed on the bottom of the module body 501. The grounding elastic piece 505 is completely at the bottom surface of the socket module 5, and is insulated from the fire wire elastic piece 503 and the neutral wire conductive elastic piece 504. The fixing manner of the grounding elastic piece 505 and the connection manner with the corresponding line in the socket module 5 are the same as those of the fire wire elastic piece 503 in the embodiment 16. The conductive elastic piece 502 may be a raised elastic structure such as a comb-shaped elastic piece or a bow-shaped elastic piece which is curved toward one side. The grounding elastic 505 can be electrically connected to the grounding contact 303 described in Embodiment 2.

The module socket is formed by mating the socket module 5 in the embodiment with the module box 1 described in the second embodiment.

A module box of the present invention can be provided with a plurality of module compartments in a module box, each of which is provided with a corresponding conductive contact piece, and the conductive contacts for the same electricality can be connected or formed by conductors. The unitary structure forms various types of sockets by mating with a plurality of socket modules. A socket module of the present invention can be a two-hole socket module, a three-hole socket module, a five-hole socket module, a USB socket module, and the like.

In the present invention, the conductive elastic piece and the conductive contact piece structure are interchangeable.

A module box of the present invention can form a switch box by electrically connecting the conductive contacts in the socket box to the live wire and the electrical appliance, respectively. The switch module is formed by providing a conductive elastic piece connected to the switch inlet end and the outlet end of the switch, thereby forming a switch module in cooperation with the switch box; since the switch box is applied without substantial structural change, the same belongs to the present The scope of protection of the invention.

The invention and its embodiments have been described above schematically, and the description is not limited thereto, and only one embodiment of the present invention is shown in the drawings, and the actual structure is not limited thereto. Therefore, if the person skilled in the art is inspired by the invention, the structural forms and embodiments similar to the technical solution are not creatively designed, and should belong to the protection scope of the present invention. .

Claims (26)

A module box comprising a module box housing (2), a conductive contact piece (3) and a cover plate (4), characterized in that: the module box housing (2) is provided with a module magazine (201); The module compartment (201) is a cavity opened on the upper surface of the module case (2); a conductive contact fixing structure (204) for mounting the conductive contact (3) is disposed in the module compartment (201). The conductive contact (3) includes spaced-apart neutral contacts (301) and firewire contacts (302); the module housing (201) is provided with a connection hole (203); the cover (4) detachably connected to the upper surface of the module case (2); the module case (1) is provided with a module box side locking structure (202). A module box according to claim 1, wherein the cover plate (4) is provided with a through hole; the cover plate (4) is located at a corresponding position of the module compartment (201), and has a pluggable module A limit plate (401) in the bin (201). A modular cassette according to claim 1, wherein said module box side locking structure (202) is a screw hole or a card slot located at the bottom of the module compartment (201). A modular cassette according to claim 1, wherein said module box side locking structure (202) is a baffle (2011) located on a side wall of the module compartment (201). The module box according to claim 1, wherein the conductive contact fixing structure (204) is a card slot (208) or a threaded hole; correspondingly, the conductive contact (3) is provided with a slit communicating with the card slot (208) or a through hole communicating with the threaded hole. A modular cassette according to claim 1, wherein the conductive contact fixing structure (204) has two sets, and the opposite side walls of the module housing (201) are respectively adjacent to the bottom surface of the module housing (201). In position, the neutral contact (301) and the live contact (302) are respectively fixed to the corresponding conductive contact fixing structure (204) by snapping or screwing. A modular cassette according to claim 1, wherein said conductive contact (3) further comprises a ground contact (303); said ground contact (303) is fixed and exposed to the module compartment ( 201) On the bottom surface; the ground contact (303) is spaced apart from the neutral contact (301) and the live contact (302). A modular cassette according to claim 1, wherein said module case housing (2) comprises a module case upper case (206) and a module case lower case (207); said module case upper case (206) Above, a through hole is provided at a position corresponding to the module magazine (201); the module case upper case (206) and the module case lower case (207) are connected to form a module magazine (201). A module case according to claim 8, wherein an insulating spacer (205) is disposed in each of the module housings (201) at positions corresponding to the two conductive contacts (3); A slit is formed between each of the insulating spacers (205) and its corresponding conductive contact (3). A modular cassette according to claim 8, wherein said module case upper casing (206) is located at a side bottom position of the module compartment (201) and is provided with a card for mounting said conductive contact (3) The slot (208), and the fixing of the conductive contact piece (3) by the fixing of the upper case (206) of the module case and the lower case (207) of the module case. A module case according to claim 8, wherein the module case upper case (206) or the module case lower case (207) is provided with a groove at a position on the outer side of the module case (201) ( 209); the recess (209) is formed into a semi-closed junction box portion with an inlet hole and a connection hole (203) by fixedly connecting the lower case (207) of the module case to the bottom of the upper case (206) of the module case. The conductive contacts (3) enter the junction box portion through corresponding connection holes (203), and are connected to the corresponding connection terminals or directly to the incoming line. A modular cassette according to claim 11, wherein the neutral contact (301) or the live contact (302) exposed at the bottom of the module compartment (201) is in the module compartment (201) adjacent to the terminal. One side is cut into a plurality of sections insulated from each other, thereby forming a breaker insertion portion. The module box according to claim 9, wherein the insulating spacer (205) is located on the module case upper case (206) or the module case lower case (207), and the conductive contact piece (3) The location corresponds. A socket module for use in the module box of claim 1, the socket module comprising a module body (501) and a conductive elastic piece (502), wherein the socket module (5) is insertable into the module magazine (201) The conductive elastic piece (502) is fixedly mounted on the module body (501) and corresponds to the position of the conductive contact piece (3); After the socket module (5) is inserted into the module compartment (201), the conductive elastic piece (502) on the socket module (5) can be electrically connected to the corresponding conductive contact piece (3) in the module body (501) by contact; The conductive elastic piece (502) is electrically connected to a corresponding line inside the socket module (5); the module body (501) is provided with a module side locking structure (8) adapted to the module box side locking structure (202). A socket module according to claim 14, wherein said conductive elastic piece (502) comprises a fire wire spring piece (503) and a zero wire spring piece (504); said fire wire spring piece (503) and a zero wire spring piece (504) ) Electrically connected to the live line body of the socket module and the corresponding line of the neutral line body respectively. The socket module according to claim 15, wherein the conductive elastic piece (502) further comprises a grounding elastic piece (505); the grounding elastic piece (505) is fixedly disposed at a bottom of the module body (501); The grounding elastic piece (505) is electrically connected to a corresponding ground line of the grounding wire body inside the socket module (5), and is spaced apart from the fire wire spring piece (503) and the zero wire spring piece (504). The socket module according to claim 14, wherein the side wall of the module body (501) is provided with a sheet-like structure (7) protruding from the side wall; the module side locking structure (8) A locking hole (701) is formed on the sheet structure (7). The socket module according to claim 14, wherein the module side locking structure (8) is a through hole penetrating through a top surface and a bottom surface of the module body (501). The socket module according to claim 14, wherein the module side locking structure (8) is a buckle or a card slot at the bottom of the module body (501), or is located at a side wall of the module body (501). Card on (9). A socket module according to claim 14, characterized in that the top surface or the side wall of the socket module (5) is provided with a sheet-like protection structure (10) protruding from the side wall of the module body (501). A socket module according to claim 20, characterized in that the socket module (5) is provided with a sheet-like protection structure (10) at a corresponding position on the side opposite to the sheet-like protection structure (10). Adapted grooves. The socket module according to claim 14, wherein the module body (501) is a circuit breaker module, and the conductive elastic pieces (502) are respectively electrically connected to the incoming end or the outgoing end of the circuit breaker. . The socket module according to claim 22, wherein the circuit breaker module is a single switch module, a dual switch module, an air switch module or an anti-surge module. The socket module according to claim 14, wherein the module body (501) is provided with an electrical connection hole; the inner side of the module body (501) is fixedly disposed at a position corresponding to the electrical connection hole. a conductor adapter piece (6) with a threaded hole electrically connected to the internal circuit of the socket module (5); the conductive elastic piece (502) is provided with a through hole communicating with the conductor adapter piece (6). The socket module according to claim 24, wherein the module body (501) is disposed on one side wall of the elastic piece connecting hole, and is provided with a conductive elastic piece anti-bias structure composed of a protrusion or a recess; the conductive elastic piece ( 502) is provided with a hole or a protrusion that can be engaged with the conductive elastic piece anti-bias structure. A modular socket, comprising a module box according to any one of claims 1 to 13, and a socket module according to any one of claims 14 to 25, characterized in that: the socket module (5) Inserting into the module compartment (201), the conductive elastic piece (502) on the socket module (5) and the corresponding conductive contact piece (3) in the module compartment (201) are electrically connected through contact; by locking the module box side locking structure ( 202) locking with the socket module (5) side locking structure, locking the socket module (5) in the module compartment (201); the cover plate (4) is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the socket module box, and locking the module box side The structure (202), the socket module (5) side locking structure, the conductive contact piece (3) and the conductive elastic piece (502) are sealed in the module case (1).

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