TWI715477B - Replaceable and rotatable power supply - Google Patents

Abstract

A replaceable and rotatable power supply includes: a charging body, an electric conductor, a rotating part and an electric plug. The charging body has an accommodating space and an opening. The electric conductor includes an electric conduction pin and an annular electric conduction wall. The rotating part is rotatable It is arranged in the accommodating space and has a plug coupling part. The electrical plug includes a coupling seat, two plugs and two conductive elastic pieces. The two plugs are arranged on the front of the connecting seat, and the two conductive elastic pieces are arranged on the bottom surface of the connecting seat. It is connected to the plug joint part from the opening, one of the two conductive elastic pieces is electrically connected to the two plugs and the electric conduction pin, and the other of the two conductive elastic pieces is electrically connected to the two plugs and the annular electric conduction wall. The replaceable and rotatable power supply of the present invention solves the problem that the power supply cannot be rotated or detached and replaced in the prior art.

Description

Replaceable and rotatable power supply

The present invention relates to a power supply, and more particularly to a replaceable and rotatable power supply.

The power supply refers to an electrical device such as a power plug to be combined with a socket. Power supplies usually face two problems: One is that the appearance, size and type of power sockets and plugs in various regions are different; when different types of sockets are encountered, the plug of the power supply must be replaced. . The second is that some sockets have limited use directions due to space, and the plug of the power supply needs to be able to rotate in response to the socket. The traditional power supply can only replace the plug part, or can only rotate the plug part, but does not have a plug part that is both replaceable and rotatable, and therefore lacks flexibility in use and is inconvenient.

Therefore, in order to solve various problems of the conventional power supply, the present invention proposes a replaceable and rotatable power supply.

In order to achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides a replaceable and rotatable power supply, which includes: a charging body having an accommodating space and an opening connected to the accommodating space; and an electrical conductor disposed in In the accommodating space and located in the opening, the electrical conductor includes an electrical conduction pin and an annular electrical conduction wall, the annular electrical conduction wall surrounds the electrical conduction pin; a rotating member in a ring shape, the rotation The rotating member is rotatably disposed in the accommodating space, the rotating member has a plug coupling portion disposed in the opening; and an electrical plug including a coupling seat, two plugs and two conductive elastic pieces, the two plugs are arranged On a front surface of the coupling base, the two conductive elastic pieces are arranged on a bottom surface of the coupling base opposite to the front surface, the bottom surface of the coupling base has a threaded structure, and the plug coupling portion has a corresponding thread matching the threaded structure , The thread structure of the coupling seat is coupled to the corresponding thread of the plug coupling portion from the opening, one of the two conductive elastic pieces is electrically connected to one of the two plugs and the electrically conductive pin, and the other of the two conductive elastic pieces One is electrically connected to the other of the two plugs and the annular conductive wall.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom surface of the coupling seat has a positioning convex point, and the upper surface of the rotating member has a positioning concave point matching the positioning convex point.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electrical conductor is arranged at the center of rotation of the rotating member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a positioning slider, which is slidably disposed in the accommodating space, the positioning slider includes an operation key and a positioning portion, and the operation key is disposed on the charging body A window portion of the surface, the positioning portion is arranged at one end of the positioning sliding member facing the rotating member, the rotating member has a plurality of engaging portions whose shapes match the positioning portion, and the positioning portion is equidistantly arranged on the outer periphery of the rotating member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the positioning portion is a convex portion, the engaging portions are concave portions, and the sliding direction of the positioning sliding member is directed to the rotation center of the rotating member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the operation key presses the positioning portion to move toward the rotating member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the charging body includes an upper cover and a lower cover, and the upper cover and the lower cover are combined to form the accommodating space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the charging body further includes a tray disposed in the accommodating space for supporting the rotating member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the outer surface of the rotating member is provided with a plurality of balls.

Thereby, the replaceable and rotatable power supply of the present invention not only satisfies the function of a replaceable electrical plug, and the electrical plug can also be rotated relative to the charging body by external force, achieving a 360-degree rotatable effect. It can overcome space limitations and take into account the flexibility of use.

100: Replaceable and rotatable power supply

1: Charging body

11: Upper cover

12: Lower cover

13: opening

14: Window

15: tray

2: Electrical conductor

21: Conductivity pin

22: Annular Conductivity Wall

3: Rotating parts

31: Plug joint

32: Locate pits

33: The snap part

4: electrical plug

41: Combination seat

411: front

412: Bottom

413: thread structure

414: positioning bump

42: plug

43: conductive shrapnel

431: Conduction Shrapnel

432: Conductive Shrapnel

5: Positioning slider

51: Operation key

52: Positioning Department

S: housing space

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a replaceable and rotatable power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of a replaceable and rotatable power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the bottom surface of the coupling seat according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the rotary joint of the electrical plug according to the embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a replaceable and rotatable power supply according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the rotation of the rotating member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the positioning of the rotating member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, a detailed description of the present invention is given with the following specific embodiments and accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. It should be noted that the present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The following embodiments will further describe the related technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the scope of patent application of the present invention. The description is as follows: As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the replaceable and rotatable power supply 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a charging body 1, an electrical conductor 2, a rotating member 3, and an electrical plug 4 .

The charging body 1 has an accommodation space S and an opening 13 communicating with the accommodation space S. In this embodiment, the charging body 1 includes an upper cover 11 and a lower cover 12, and the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 are combined to form an accommodating space S.

The electrical conductor 2 is disposed in the accommodating space S and located in the opening 13. The electrical conductor 2 includes an electrical conduction pin 21 and an annular electrical conduction wall 22, and the annular electrical conduction wall 22 surrounds the electrical conduction pin 21. The electrical conductor 2 can be electrically connected to a printed circuit board or other objects to be connected in a flying lead or direct contact (not shown).

The rotating member 3 has a ring shape, and the rotating member 3 is rotatably disposed in the accommodating space S. The rotating member 3 has a plug coupling portion 31 disposed in the opening 13.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electrical plug 4 includes a coupling seat 41, two plugs 42 and two conductive elastic pieces 43. Two plugs 42 are provided on a front surface 411 of the coupling base 41 for inserting into a socket. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the two conductive elastic pieces 43 are disposed on a bottom surface 412 of the coupling seat 41 opposite to the front surface 411, and one of the two conductive elastic pieces 43 is electrically connected to one of the two plugs 42 and the conductive pin. 21. The other 432 of the two conductive elastic pieces 43 is electrically connected to the other of the two plugs 42 and the annular conductive wall 22. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bottom surface 412 of the coupling seat 41 has a threaded structure 413, the plug coupling portion 31 has a corresponding thread that matches the threaded structure 413, and the threaded structure 413 of the coupling seat 41 is coupled to the plug coupling from the opening 13 The corresponding thread of the portion 31, so the electrical plug 4 can be rotatably coupled to the rotating member 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the coupling base 41 and the plug coupling portion 31 can be detachably coupled to each other using any conventional technical means. Since the electrical plug 4 is removable, it can also be replaced with electrical plugs of various specifications.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the charging body 1 further includes a tray 15 disposed in the accommodating space S. Since the rotating member 3 is rotatably arranged on the tray 15, the electrical plug 4 combined with the rotating member 3 can also be rotated relative to the charging body 1 by an external force, achieving the effect of being able to rotate 360 degrees. In addition, since the conductive spring 431 is electrically connected to the conductive pin 21, and the conductive spring 432 is electrically connected to the circular conductive wall 22, when the electrical plug 4 rotates, the conductive springs 431, 432 surround the conductive pin 21 and the circular conductive wall 22, respectively, so that the electrical conduction can be maintained. Keep going.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bottom surface 412 of the coupling base 41 has a positioning convex point 414, and the upper surface of the rotating member 3 has a positioning concave point 32 matching the positioning convex point 414. When the coupling seat 41 is rotatably coupled to the plug coupling portion 31, the positioning convex point 414 is locked into the positioning concave point 32, so that the electrical plug 4 is not easily loosened from the rotating member 3.

Further, in this embodiment, the electrical conductor 2 is arranged at the rotation center of the rotating member 3. When the rotating member 3 and the electrical plug 4 are rotated by an external force, with the electrical conductor 2 as the center of rotation, the conductive elastic pieces 431 and 432 surround the electrical conductor 2 without interrupting the electrical connection.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the replaceable and rotatable power supply 100 further includes a positioning slider 5, and the tray 15 is slidably disposed in the accommodating space S on. The positioning slider 5 includes an operation key 51 and a positioning portion 52. The operation key 51 is disposed on the surface of the upper cover 11 of the charging body 1. The upper cover 11 has a window portion 14 to expose the operation keys 51 for operation. The positioning part 52 is provided at the fixed One end of the position sliding member 5 facing the rotating member 3. The rotating member 3 has a plurality of engaging portions 33 whose shapes match the positioning portions 52, which are arranged at the outer peripheral edge of the rotating member 3 at equal intervals.

As shown in Figure 6, when the operating key 51 is not operated, the positioning slider 5 does not interfere with the rotating part 3 normally, and the rotating part 3 can freely rotate on the tray 15; as shown in Figure 7, when the operating key 51 Pushed by an external force, the squeezing positioning portion 52 moves toward the rotating member 3, and at this time, the positioning portion 52 is locked into the engaging portion 33 to prevent the rotating member 3 from rotating. Thereby, the rotating member 3 and the electrical plug 4 can be freely switched between two states of rotatable and non-rotatable. In addition, since the rotating member 3 has a plurality of engaging portions 33 distributed equidistantly, the relative rotation angle of the electrical plug 4 and the charging body 1 can be adjusted, and then the positioning slider 5 can be used to fix it.

Further, in this embodiment, the positioning portion 52 is a convex portion, the plurality of engaging portions 33 are recessed portions, and the sliding direction of the positioning slider 5 is directed to the center of rotation of the rotating member 3 to obtain the best clamping合 effect. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, in one embodiment, a plurality of balls (not shown) are provided on the outer surface of the rotating member 3. The balls can be arranged between the outer side of the rotating member 3 and the inner edge of the tray 15 to increase the stability and smoothness of the rotation of the rotating member 3.

The present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to this embodiment should be included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the patent application.

100: Replaceable and rotatable power supply

11: Upper cover

12: Lower cover

13: opening

14: Window

15: tray

2: Electrical conductor

21: Conductivity pin

22: Annular Conductivity Wall

3: Rotating parts

31: Plug joint

32: Locate pits

33: The snap part

4: electrical plug

41: Combination seat

411: front

413: thread structure

42: plug

5: Positioning slider

51: Operation key

52: Positioning Department

S: housing space

Claims (9)

A replaceable and rotatable power supply includes: a charging body with an accommodating space and an opening communicating with the accommodating space; an electrical conductor arranged in the accommodating space and located in the opening, the The electrical conductor includes an electrical conduction pin and an annular electrical conduction wall, the annular electrical conduction wall surrounds the electrical conduction pin; a rotating piece in the form of a ring, the rotating piece is rotatably arranged in the accommodating space, and the rotating piece has a plug connection Part, set in the opening; a positioning slide, slidably set in the accommodating space; and an electrical plug, including a coupling seat, two plugs and two conductive elastic pieces, the two plugs are set on the A front surface of the coupling seat, the two conductive elastic pieces are disposed on a bottom surface of the coupling seat opposite to the front surface, the bottom surface of the coupling seat has a thread structure, and the plug coupling portion has a corresponding thread matching the thread structure. The threaded structure of the coupling seat is coupled to the corresponding thread of the plug coupling portion from the opening, one of the two conductive elastic pieces is electrically connected to one of the two plugs and the conductive pin, and the other of the two conductive elastic pieces is electrically connected Connecting the other of the two plugs and electrically connecting the annular conductive wall. The replaceable and rotatable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the coupling base has a positioning convex point, and the upper surface of the rotating member has a positioning concave point matching the positioning convex point. The replaceable and rotatable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the electrical conductor is arranged at the center of rotation of the rotating member. The replaceable and rotatable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the positioning slider includes an operation key and a positioning part, the operation key is arranged on a window part of the surface of the charging body, and the positioning part is arranged At one end of the positioning sliding piece facing the rotating piece, the rotating piece has a plurality of engaging portions whose shapes match the positioning portion, and are equidistantly arranged on the outer periphery of the rotating piece. The replaceable and rotatable power supply according to claim 4, wherein the positioning portion is a convex portion, the engaging portions are concave portions, and the sliding direction of the positioning sliding member is directed to the rotation of the rotating member center. The replaceable and rotatable power supply according to claim 4, wherein the operation key presses the positioning portion to move toward the rotating member. The replaceable and rotatable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the charging body includes an upper cover and a lower cover, and the upper cover and the lower cover are combined to form the accommodating space. The replaceable and rotatable power supply according to claim 7, wherein the charging body further includes a tray disposed in the accommodating space for supporting the rotating member. The replaceable and rotatable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the rotating member is provided with a plurality of balls.

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