Outdoor socket structure

An outdoor socket structure is disclosed, comprising an armature part and an outer cladding part enveloping on the surface of the armature part, wherein the armature part includes a fixation base and a top lid, and the inside of the fixation base is correspondingly configured with three fixing channels thereby allowing to position and connect electrode boards having different polarities, and one ends on the different power terminals of the plug part can be respectively connected onto the electrode boards having different polarities, while the other ends thereof extend out between the top lid and the fixation base, such that the electrode boards having different polarities can be connected to different power terminals without having to use power wires thus reducing labor and material costs.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to an outdoor socket structure; in particular, it relates to an outdoor socket structure that enables electrode boards of different polarities to be connected to different power terminals without wires, thereby reducing labor and material costs.

2. Description of Related Art

At present, sockets and plugs are commonly applied to connect the power supply of various electrical appliances. Due to the increasing number of electrical appliances, the use of sockets and plugs is more frequent and comprehensive, and the industry also continuously improve the sockets and plugs in order to provide better functions.

As shown inFIG. 1, this type of extension socket1internally has three conductive copper plates11,12,13, and such different conductive copper plates correspond to different plug terminals (live wire terminal14, central wire terminal15and earth wire terminal16). However, in order to connect different conductive copper plates with different plug terminals, conductive lines111,121,131may be used to connect to the tail ends of different plug terminals (i.e., live wire terminal14, central wire terminal15and earth wire terminal16). Therefore, this type of extension socket generally has to include a protrusion section10to enable the conductive lines to be wired and connected. But, in addition to extra material costs required for this design, more labor costs for welding conductive lines are also needed. Therefore, significant amount of costs may be reduced in case this problem can be improved.

Consequently, by means of the innovative internal designs in the armature part, the present invention allows the plug terminals (i.e., the live wire terminal, central wire terminal and earth wire terminal) to be directly connected to different electrode boards, and at the same time it will not cause short-circuit issues due to contact, so the electrode boards of different polarities can be connected to different power terminals without having to use wires, thus effectively reducing labor costs and material costs. Therefore, the present invention can offer an optimal solution.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The outdoor socket structure according to the present invention comprises: an armature part, including: a fixation base, having two or more socket panels, with each socket panel having a live wire insertion hole, a central wire insertion hole and an earth wire insertion hole, wherein, in the inside of the fixation base, the positions respectively corresponding to the live wire insertion hole, the central wire insertion hole and the earth wire insertion hole are individually installed with a first fixing channel, a second fixing channel and a third fixing channel; a top lid, installed above the fixation base, wherein three terminal slots can be formed after the top lid is combined with the fixation base; a live wire electrode board, positioned on the first fixing channel, wherein two or more live wire conductive plates extend from the live wire electrode board, and a first positioning part is formed at the location where the live wire conductive plate extends to the live wire insertion hole; a central wire electrode board, positioned on the second fixing channel, wherein two or more central wire conductive plates extend from the central wire electrode board, and a second positioning part is formed at the location where the central wire conductive plate extends to the central wire insertion hole; an earth wire electrode board, positioned on the third fixing channel, wherein two or more earth wire conductive plates extend from the earth wire electrode board, and a third positioning part is formed at the location where the earth wire conductive plate extends to the earth wire insertion hole; a plug part, including a live wire power terminal connected to the live wire electrode board, a central wire power terminal connected to the central wire electrode board and an earth wire power terminal connected to the earth wire electrode board, wherein the live wire power terminal, the central wire power terminal and the earth wire power terminal can respectively extend out from different terminal slots; and an outer cladding part, used to envelop the armature part, with only the front end of the plug part being exposed, wherein two or more sockets are installed on the downward surface of the outer cladding part.

More specifically, the live wire electrode board, the central wire electrode board and the earth wire electrode board are arranged in parallel and have different height differences, such that the live wire electrode board, the central wire electrode board and the earth wire electrode board will not contact each other in order to avoid conduction short-circuit issues.

More specifically, each of the live wire electrode board, the central wire electrode board and the earth wire electrode board has an extension board, and different extension boards are applied to allow the live wire power terminal, the central wire power terminal and the earth wire power terminal to respectively extend upwards and go out towards different terminal slots.

More specifically, the first positioning part is formed by sandwiching two parallel plate bodies so as to be able to fixedly locate the plug terminal inserted from the outside.

More specifically, the second positioning part is formed by sandwiching two parallel plate bodies so as to be able to fixedly locate the plug terminal inserted from the outside.

More specifically, the third positioning part is formed by two relatively tilted plate bodies so as to be able to fixedly locate the plug terminal inserted from the outside.

More specifically, a protective cover can extend from the outer cladding part in correspondence with each of the sockets, and the protective cover can cover the surface of the socket in order to prevent foreign objects from entering into the socket.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Other technical contents, aspects and effects in relation to the present invention can be clearly appreciated through the detailed descriptions concerning the preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the appended drawings.

As shown inFIGS. 2A and 2B, it can be seen that the outdoor socket structure according to the present invention comprises an armature part2and an outer cladding part3. Herein the outer cladding part3is used to envelop the armature part2, with only the front end of the plug part being exposed, and two or more sockets31are installed on the downward surface of the outer cladding part3, in which a protective cover32can extend from the outer cladding part3in correspondence with each of the sockets31, and the protective cover32can cover the surface of the socket31in order to prevent foreign objects from entering into the socket31.

FIGS. 3A and 3Bshow the configuration of the embodiment, with the outer cladding part3being removed, in which the armature part2includes a fixation base21, a top lid22, a live wire electrode board23, a central wire electrode board24, an earth wire electrode board25and a plug part26, and three terminal slots271,272,273can be formed after the top lid22is combined with the fixation base21.

Also, as shown byFIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C, it can be seen that the fixation base21includes two or more socket panels211, with each socket panel211having a live wire insertion hole2111, a central wire insertion hole2112and an earth wire insertion hole2113, wherein, in the inside of the fixation base21, the positions respectively corresponding to the live wire insertion hole2111, the central wire insertion hole2112and the earth wire insertion hole2113are individually installed with a first fixing channel2121, a second fixing channel2122and a third fixing channel2123. (herein the first fixing channel2121, second fixing channel2122and third fixing channel2123are respectively formed by different ribs inside the fixation base21, such that, after the top lid22is combined with the fixation base21, it is possible to form three independent spaces for the live wire insertion hole2111, the central wire insertion hole2112and the earth wire insertion hole2113, and each of the independent spaces is not communicative with each other; therefore, in case water infiltration problems occur, since they do not communicate with each other, short-circuit issues can be effectively prevented.)

The aforementioned electrode boards having different polarities are described as below:

(1) The live wire electrode board23is positioned on the first fixing channel2121, wherein two or more live wire conductive plates231extend from the live wire electrode board23, and a first positioning part2311is formed at the location where the live wire conductive plate231extends to the live wire insertion hole2111, in which the first positioning part2311is formed by sandwiching two parallel plate bodies so as to be able to fixedly locate the plug terminal inserted from the outside.

(2) The central wire electrode board24is positioned on the second fixing channel2122, wherein two or more central wire conductive plates241extend from the central wire electrode board24, and a second positioning part2411is formed at the location where the central wire conductive plate241extends to the central wire insertion hole2112, in which the second positioning part2411is formed by sandwiching two parallel plate bodies so as to be able to fixedly locate the plug terminal inserted from the outside.

(3) The earth wire electrode board25is positioned on the third fixing channel2123, wherein two or more earth wire conductive plates251extend from the earth wire electrode board25, and a third positioning part2511is formed at the location where the earth wire conductive plate251extends to the earth wire insertion hole2113, in which the third positioning part2511is formed by two relatively tilted plate bodies so as to be able to fixedly locate the plug terminal inserted from the outside.

(4) Besides, the live wire electrode board23, the central wire electrode board24and the earth wire electrode board25are arranged in parallel and have different height differences, such that the live wire electrode board23, the central wire electrode board24and the earth wire electrode board25will not contact each other in order to avoid conduction short-circuit issues, and such a height drop design can also make the electrode boards and the power terminal need not to be connected by means of conductive lines.

In addition, the plug part26includes a live wire power terminal261, a central wire power terminal262and an earth wire power terminal263which are respectively connected to the live wire electrode board23, the central wire electrode board24and the earth wire electrode board25, while the other ends of the live wire power terminal261, the central wire power terminal262and the earth wire power terminal263respectively extend out from different terminal slots271,272and273.

Moreover, each of the live wire electrode board23, the central wire electrode board24and the earth wire electrode board25has an extension board232,242and252, and such different extension boards232,242and252are applied to allow the live wire power terminal261, the central wire power terminal262and the earth wire power terminal263to respectively extend upwards and penetrate through the first terminal slot2131, the second terminal slot2132and the third terminal slot2133.

As shown inFIG. 5, the front end of the plug part26(i.e., the live wire power terminal261, the central wire power terminal262and the earth wire power terminal263) can be inserted into an electric power socket4, and an external electric power plug5can be inserted into one of the sockets31(that is, the three power terminals of the external electric power plug5can penetrate the socket31and be inserted into the first positioning part2311, the second positioning part2411and the third positioning part2511so as to electrically conduct to the live wire electrode board23, the central wire electrode board24and the earth wire electrode board25); meanwhile, since the other two sockets31currently are not in use, they can covered by the protective cover32.

Furthermore, because the outer cladding part3forms an L-shaped side wall downward towards the socket31, in case there is rain falling, this L-shaped side wall can guide the rainwater out so as to prevent rainwater from flowing directly into the socket31as much as possible.

In comparison with other conventional technologies, the outdoor socket structure according to the present invention provides the following advantages:

(1) From the aforementioned descriptions, it can be appreciated that, by means of the innovative internal designs in the armature part, the present invention allows the live wire terminal, the central wire terminal and the earth wire terminal to be directly connected to different electrode boards, and at the same time it will not cause short-circuit issues due to contact, so the electrode boards of different polarities can be connected to different power terminals without having to use wires, thus effectively reducing labor costs and material costs.

(2) It should be noticed that, although the present invention has been disclosed through the detailed descriptions of the aforementioned embodiments, such illustrations are by no means used to restrict the scope of the present invention; that is, skilled ones in relevant fields of the present invention can certainly devise any applicable alterations and modifications after having comprehended the aforementioned technical characteristics and embodiments of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. Hence, the scope of the present invention to be protected under patent laws should be delineated in accordance with the claims set forth hereunder in the present specification.