Light emitting power line plug having a power cord with a translucent cladding

A light emitting power line plug structure is disclosed, comprising a plug accommodation body, an electric power line communicatively connected to the plug accommodation body, a plug front end assembly, a connection assembly fixedly locked to the plug front end assembly and a light emitting circuit assembly, wherein the light emitting circuit assembly is located between the plug front end assembly and the connection assembly, and is configured with at least a light emitting diode (LED) which faces towards the light guiding line extending from the inside of the electric power line; therefore, when the electric power cords in the electric power line conduct electric power, the LEDs in the light emitting circuit assembly can become conductive and emit light such that the light guiding line integrally illuminates by means of light transfers and glow outwards on the entire electric power line through the translucent cladding.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to a light emitting power line plug structure; more specifically, it relates to a light emitting power line plug structure capable of allowing the light guiding line to integrally illuminate by means of light transfers upon conducting electric power such that the entire electric power line can glow outwards through the translucent cladding.

2. Description of Related Art

At present, household appliances draw electric power from the electric power sockets by using a plug, so the use of electricity has become a portion of everybody's family lives; additionally, in a generally known power outlet, there may be installed with a sort of light emitting device inside the plug accommodation body so as to provide light in the dark environment, thus indicating the location of the power outlet to the user.

But, since the electric power line and the power plug extending directly from the electronic device itself typically are unable to show whether the electric power has been conducted or not, it is quite desirable to install a sort of light emitting circuit inside the conventional electric power plug and to provide a light guiding line contained within the electric power line so that the light guiding line can extend from the electric power line to the electric power plug, such that, when the electric power plug is inserted into the power supply socket, the conductive connection of electricity from the power outlet can enable the light emitting components included in the light emitting circuit to illuminate, thereby allowing the light to travel into the light guiding line to transfer and glow; moreover, the electric power line may be made of translucent materials so the light emitted from the light guiding line can penetrate the electric power line thus allowing the user to see the illuminating power line, which may offer an optimal solution for the above-mentioned issues.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The light emitting power line plug structure according to the present invention comprises: a plug accommodation body, internally including an accommodation space; an electric power line, communicatively connected to the plug accommodation body, in which the electric power line is formed by means of a translucent cladding, the inside of the electric power line includes plural electric power cords and at least a light guiding line, and the front ends of the electric power cords and the light guiding line penetrate into the accommodation space, in which the front end of the light guiding line is combined with a stopper; a plug front end assembly, located within the accommodation space of the plug accommodation body, in which the plug front end assembly includes a seat body, at least two conductive plates are connectedly installed on the seat body, the conductive plates are electrically connected to the electric power cords in the electric power line, and also one side of the seat body is configured with an accommodation recess; a connection assembly, located within the accommodation space of the plug accommodation body and fixedly locked to the plug front end assembly, in which the connection assembly includes a positioning part, and the inside of the positioning part has a through hole going through the connection assembly; also, a positioning hole commutatively connecting to the through hole is further installed through the positioning part, and the front end of the light guiding line can enter the through hole such that the front end of the light guiding line can be fixed within the through hole by means of the stopper installed at the front end of the light guiding line; and a light emitting circuit assembly, installed in the accommodation recess of the seat body and located between the plug front end assembly and the connection assembly, in which the light emitting circuit assembly is configured with at least a light emitting diode (LED) facing towards the light guiding line within the through hole, and the light emitting circuit assembly includes at least two power supply cords respectively connected in parallel to the electric power cords in the electric power line such that, when the electric power cords in the electric power line conduct electric power, the LEDs of the light emitting circuit assembly can be electrically conducted and generate light and the light guiding line can integrally illuminate by means of light transfer feature so that the entire electric power line can glow outwards through the translucent cladding.

More specifically, the conductive plates connectedly installed on the aforementioned seat body include the central line conductive plate and the fire line conductive plate.

More specifically, the conductive plates connectedly installed on the aforementioned seat body include the central line conductive plate, the fire line conductive plate and the ground line conductive terminal.

More specifically, the light guiding line is a light fiber line material.

More specifically, a zigzag component is installed inside the light guiding line such that light can exhibit non-straight-lined transfers within the light guiding line.

More specifically, the connection assembly is further configured with a through hole penetrating the positioning part which can enter via a fixing pillar and press upon the light guiding line in the through hole such that the front end of the light guiding line can be fixedly positioned within the through hole.

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.

Initially, referFIGS. 1A-1E, wherein a stereo structural disassembly view, a stereo structural disassembly view observed from another angle, a stereo structural assembly view and a cross-sectioned structural view of the light emitting power line plug structure according to the present invention are respectively shown. As depicted in the Figures, the illustrated light emitting power line plug structure comprises a plug accommodation body1, an electric power line2, a plug front end assembly3, a connection assembly4and a light emitting circuit assembly5.

Herein the plug accommodation body1internally includes an accommodation space11, one end of the electric power line2is communicatively connected to the plug accommodation body1, the electric power line2has plural electric power cords21, at least a light guiding line22(in which the light guiding line22is made of a light fiber line material), and a translucent cladding23, and the plural electric power cords21and the at least a light guiding line22are disposed inside the translucent cladding23; also, the front ends of the electric power cords21and the light guiding line22penetrate into the inside of the accommodation space11, and the front end of the light guiding line22is combined with a stopper221.

Moreover, the inside of the accommodation space within the plug accommodation body1includes the plug front end assembly3, the connection assembly4and the light emitting circuit assembly5, wherein the plug front end assembly3includes a seat body31which is connectedly installed with a neutral blade32and a hot blade33or otherwise with the neutral blade32, the hot blade33and a ground pin34, and the neutral blade32, the hot blade33and the ground pin34are electrically connected to the electric power cords21in the electric power line2, respectively; besides that, one side of the seat body31has an accommodation recess311.

In addition, the connection assembly4can be fixedly locked to the plug front end assembly3through the locking element6, and the connection assembly4includes a positioning part41which internally has a through hole411penetrating through the connection assembly4; also, a positioning hole412commutatively connecting to the through hole411is further installed through the positioning part41, and the front end of the light guiding line22can enter the through hole411such that the front end of the light guiding line22can be fixed within the through hole411by means of the stopper221installed at the front end of the light guiding line22.

Meanwhile, a fixing pillar7is disposed in the positioning hole412and presses upon the light guiding line22in the through hole411such that the front end of the light guiding line22can be fixedly positioned within the through hole411.

Furthermore, the light emitting circuit assembly5is installed inside the accommodation recess311of the seat body31and located between the plug front end assembly3and the connection assembly4, in which the light emitting circuit assembly5is set up with at least a light emitting diode (LED)51which faces towards the light guiding line22in the through hole411, and the light emitting circuit assembly5also includes at least two power supply cords52which are respectively connected in parallel to the electric power cords21in the electric power line2such that, when the electric power cords21in the electric power line2conduct electric power, the LED51of the light emitting circuit assembly5can become conductive and emit light.

Also, the plug accommodation body1may be integrally injection formed with a mold such that the plug front end assembly3, the connection assembly4and the light emitting circuit assembly5are conjunctively enveloped and contained in the plug accommodation body1.

Furthermore, as shown inFIG. 2, the other end of the electric power line2is connected to a device8(herein the device8may be any electronic device or power outlet requiring power supply via the electric power line), so, once the plug front end assembly3is inserted into the electric power socket9, the electric power cords21in the electric power line2can conduct electricity such that the LED51of the light emitting circuit assembly5can be electrically conducted and generate light, and the light guiding line22can integrally illuminate by means of light transfer feature so that the entire electric power line2can glow outwards through the translucent cladding23.

Besides that, as shown inFIG. 3, a zigzag component222is installed inside the light guiding line22so that light can exhibit non-straight-lined transfers within the light guiding line22, and such non-straight-lined transfers enable the light guiding line22to present flow-like translucent illuminations on the entire the electric power line2.

In comparison with other conventional technologies, the light emitting power line plug structure according to the present invention provides the following advantages:

the present invention allows to bury a light guiding line in the electric power line so that, upon inserting the power plug into a power supply socket, the light guiding line can generate light, and such light generated by the light guiding line can travel through the electric power line thereby letting the user see an illuminating electric power line;

in the present invention, the light emitting circuit and the light guiding line are both installed inside a conventional electric power line, so it does not need to significantly modify the structure of the electric power line to enable the electric power line to have the intended electric conductivity and illumination effects.

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 alternations 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.