U.S. patent application number 15/612614 was filed with the patent office on 2018-04-26 for outlet device.
The applicant listed for this patent is POWERTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to JUNG-HUI HSU, SU-YING PENG.
Application Number | 20180115125 15/612614 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 59688042 |
Filed Date | 2018-04-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180115125 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HSU; JUNG-HUI ; et
al. |
April 26, 2018 |
OUTLET DEVICE
Abstract
An outlet device for hanging on a plate includes a counterweight
portion, a hanging portion arranged distant from the counterweight
portion, an extending portion having two ends respectively
connected to the counterweight portion and the hanging portion, and
a power core connected to the counterweight portion. Each of the
counterweight portion and the hanging portion has an outlet unit
electrically connected to the power core. The outlet device is
configured so that the counterweight portion is arranged under the
plate and the hanging portion is arranged on the plate, and the
hanging portion remains hung on the plate by using the weight
distribution of the outlet device, thereby maintaining the outlet
device in a static balance state.
Inventors: |
HSU; JUNG-HUI; (NEW TAIPEI
CITY, TW) ; PENG; SU-YING; (TAIPEI CITY, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
POWERTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
NEW TAIPEI CITY |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
59688042 |
Appl. No.: |
15/612614 |
Filed: |
June 2, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H02G 3/18 20130101; H01R
24/76 20130101; H02G 3/081 20130101; G10L 15/22 20130101; H01R
24/66 20130101; H01R 2103/00 20130101; H01R 24/62 20130101; H01R
13/6683 20130101; G05B 13/02 20130101; G10L 2015/223 20130101; H01R
13/6395 20130101; H01R 13/6675 20130101; H01R 25/006 20130101; H05K
7/20145 20130101; H01R 13/73 20130101; H01R 25/003 20130101; H01R
13/70 20130101; H01R 35/02 20130101 |
International
Class: |
H01R 25/00 20060101
H01R025/00; H02G 3/08 20060101 H02G003/08; H01R 24/66 20060101
H01R024/66; H02G 3/18 20060101 H02G003/18 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 26, 2016 |
TW |
105134550 |
Claims
1. An outlet device for being hung on a plate, comprising: a
counterweight portion including a first outlet unit; a hanging
portion arranged distant from the counterweight portion and
including a second outlet unit; an extending portion having two
opposite ends respectively connected to the counterweight portion
and the hanging portion, wherein a free end of the hanging portion
is arranged distant from the extending portion by a lateral
distance, the extending portion has a width parallel to the lateral
distance, and the width is less than or equal to the lateral
distance; and a power cord electrically connected to the first
outlet unit and the second outlet unit, wherein the power cord has
an end connected to the counterweight portion and an opposite end
used for detachably inserting into an external power supplying
outlet, wherein the outlet device is configured so that the
counterweight portion is arranged under the plate and the hanging
portion is arranged on the plate, and the hanging portion remains
hung on the plate by using the weight distribution of the outlet
device, thereby maintaining the outlet device in a static balance
state.
2. The outlet device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
counterweight portion includes a first case, the first outlet unit
is disposed in the first case, the hanging portion includes a
second case, the second outlet unit is disposed in the second case,
the extending portion includes a third case, the third case has a
first end and an opposite second end, and the first end and the
second end are respectively and perpendicularly connected to the
first case and the second case.
3. The outlet device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first end
and the second end of the third case are integrally connected to
the first case and the second case, and the first case, the second
case, and the third case surround to form a U-shaped hanging slot
for receiving a part of the plate.
4. The outlet device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a
limiting structure movably disposed on the first case, wherein the
limiting structure is arranged in the U-shaped hanging slot for
abutting against the plate.
5. The outlet device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the limiting
structure includes an abutting member and an elastic member, an end
of the abutting member is disposed on the first case by cooperating
with the elastic member, and an opposite end of the abutting member
is arranged apart from the first case by a vertical distance, and
wherein when the abutting member is pressed to cause reduction of
the vertical distance, the elastic member stores an elastic force
tending to recover the vertical distance.
6. The outlet device as claimed in claim 4, wherein an
accommodating slot is recessed in an inner surface of the first
case and is in air communication with the U-shaped hanging slot,
and the limiting structure is movable toward the accommodating slot
when being pressed.
7. The outlet device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first end
of the third case is movably connected to the first case, and the
second end of the third case is integrally connected to the second
case.
8. The outlet device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first case
having an elongated shape defines a longitudinal direction
perpendicular to the lateral direction and the width.
9. The outlet device as claimed in claim 3, wherein a corner of the
first case arranged distant from the third case has a notch, and
the power cord is rotatable to be arranged in the notch of the
first case.
10. An outlet device, comprising: a counterweight portion including
a first outlet unit, and the first outlet unit including at least
one AC power outlet; a hanging portion arranged distant from the
counterweight portion and including a second outlet unit, wherein
the second outlet unit includes at least one DC power outlet, and
an opening of the at least one DC power outlet is formed on a
surface of the hanging portion arranged distant from the
counterweight portion; and an extending portion having two opposite
ends respectively connected to the counterweight portion and the
hanging portion, wherein the extending portion is provided without
any outlet unit, a free end of the hanging portion is arranged
distant from the extending portion by a lateral distance, the
extending portion has a width parallel to the lateral distance, and
the width is less than or equal to the lateral distance.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[0001] The present disclosure relates to an outlet; in particular,
to an outlet device for hanging on a plate.
2. Description of Related Art
[0002] The structure of a conventional outlet device has not
undergone any significant changes in recent years, thus limiting
the functions thereof. For example, when the conventional outlet
device is applied to a desk, the device is either disposed on the
desk or under the desk. Therefore, the single conventional outlet
device cannot satisfy a condition where an outlet is needed both
over and under the desk.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present disclosure provides an outlet device to solve
the drawback associated with conventional outlet devices.
[0004] The present disclosure provides an outlet device for being
hung on a plate. The outlet device includes a counterweight
portion, a hanging portion, an extending portion, and a power cord.
The counterweight portion includes a first outlet unit. The hanging
portion is arranged distant from the counterweight portion and
includes a second outlet unit. The extending portion has two
opposite ends respectively connected to the counterweight portion
and the hanging portion. A free end of the hanging portion is
arranged distant from the extending portion by a lateral distance.
The extending portion has a width parallel to the lateral distance,
and the width is less than or equal to the lateral distance. The
power cord is electrically connected to the first outlet unit and
the second outlet unit. The power cord has an end connected to the
counterweight portion and an opposite end used for detachably
inserting into an external power supplying outlet. The outlet
device is configured to arrange the counterweight portion under the
plate and to arrange the hanging portion on the plate, and the
hanging portion remains hung on the plate by using the weight
distribution of the outlet device, thereby maintaining the outlet
device in a static balance state.
[0005] The present disclosure also provides an outlet device
including a counterweight portion, a hanging portion, and an
extending portion. The counterweight portion includes a first
outlet unit, and the first outlet unit includes at least one AC
power outlet. The hanging portion is arranged distant from the
counterweight portion and includes a second outlet unit. The second
outlet unit includes at least one DC power outlet, and an opening
of the at least one DC power outlet is formed on a surface of the
hanging portion arranged distant from the counterweight portion.
The extending portion has two opposite ends respectively connected
to the counterweight portion and the hanging portion. The extending
portion is provided without any outlet unit. A free end of the
hanging portion is arranged distant from the extending portion by a
lateral distance. The extending portion has a width parallel to the
lateral distance, and the width is less than or equal to the
lateral distance.
[0006] In summary, the outlet device of the present disclosure can
satisfy a condition where an outlet is simultaneously needed both
over and under a plate by disposing the hanging portion on the
plate to provide the first outlet unit under the plate and the
second outlet unit above the plate.
[0007] In order to further appreciate the characteristics and
technical contents of the present disclosure, references are
hereunder made to the detailed descriptions and appended drawings
in connection with the present disclosure. However, the appended
drawings are merely shown for exemplary purposes, and should not be
construed as restricting the scope of the present disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an outlet device hanging
on a plate and electrically connected to a power supplying outlet
according to the present disclosure;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the outlet device
according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a planar view of FIG. 2;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a planar view showing the outlet device of FIG. 2
hanging on a plate;
[0012] FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the outlet device
according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0013] FIG. 6 is a planar view of FIG. 5;
[0014] FIG. 7 is a planar view showing the outlet device of FIG. 5
hanging on a plate;
[0015] FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the outlet device
according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0016] FIG. 9 is a planar view of FIG. 8;
[0017] FIG. 10 is a planar view showing that the counterweight
portion and the extending portion of FIG. 8 are rotatable relative
to each other;
[0018] FIG. 11 is a planar view showing that the counterweight
portion and the extending portion of FIG. 8 are retractable
relative to each other; and
[0019] FIG. 12 is a planar view showing the outlet device of FIG. 8
hanging on a plate.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0020] Reference is made to FIGS. 1 to 12. FIG. 1 illustrates a
schematic view of the present disclosure, and FIGS. 2 to 12
illustrate a first embodiment, a second embodiment, and a third
embodiment of the present disclosure. References are hereunder made
to the detailed descriptions and appended drawings in connection
with the present disclosure. However, the appended drawings are
merely provided for exemplary purposes, and should not be construed
as restricting the scope of the present disclosure.
[0021] As shown in FIG. 1, the present disclosure provides an
outlet device 100 for being hung on a plate 200 (e.g., a desk, an
office table, or a counter), but the present disclosure is not
limited thereto. The outlet device 100 includes a counterweight
portion 1, a hanging portion 2 arranged distant from the
counterweight portion 1, an extending portion 3 connected to the
counterweight portion 1 and the hanging portion 2, and a power cord
4 connected to the counterweight portion 1.
[0022] Specifically, the extending portion 3 has two opposite ends
(i.e., the bottom end and the top end of the extending portion 3 as
shown in FIG. 1) respectively connected to the counterweight
portion 1 and the hanging portion 2. The connection of the
extending portion 3 and the counterweight portion 1 (or the hanging
portion 2) can be, but is not limited to, an integral connection, a
detachable connection, a slidable connection, or a rotatable
connection.
[0023] Moreover, the counterweight portion 1 includes a first
outlet unit 11, and the hanging portion 2 includes a second outlet
unit 21. The outlet device 100 is configured to hang on the plate
200 by adjusting the weight distribution of the counterweight
portion 1, the hanging portion 2, and the extending portion 3. The
outlet device 100 can be firmly hung on the plate 200 by adjusting
the size proportion of the hanging portion 2 and the extending
portion 3. For example, a free end of the hanging portion 2 (i.e.,
the right end of the hanging portion 2 as shown in FIG. 1) is
arranged distant from the extending portion 3 by a lateral distance
D, the extending portion 3 has a width W parallel to the lateral
distance D, and the width W is less than or equal to the lateral
distance D.
[0024] The power cord 4 has an end connected to the counterweight
portion 1 and an opposite end used for detachably inserting into an
external power supplying outlet 300. The power cord 4 is
electrically connected to the first outlet unit 11 and the second
outlet unit 21, thereby transmitting power from the external power
supplying outlet 300 to the first outlet unit 11 and the second
outlet unit 21. The connection of the power cord 4 and the
counterweight portion 1 can be, but is not limited to, a fixed
connection, a detachable connection, or a rotatable connection.
[0025] Accordingly, the outlet device 100 is configured to arrange
the counterweight portion 1 under the plate 200 and to arrange the
hanging portion 2 on the plate 200, and the hanging portion 2
remains hung on the plate 200 by using the weight distribution of
the outlet device 100, thereby maintaining the outlet device 100 in
a static balance state. Thus, the outlet device 100 of the present
disclosure can satisfy a condition where an outlet under the plate
200 and an outlet on the plate 200 are needed at the same time by
disposing the hanging portion 2 on the plate 200 to provide the
first outlet unit 11 under the plate 200 and the second outlet unit
21 above the plate 200.
[0026] The common features of the outlet device 100 of the present
disclosure have been disclosed in the above description, and a
designer can use the above common features to form different
embodiments of the outlet device 100. However, since the present
disclosure cannot disclose all possible embodiments of the outlet
device 100, the following description describes only some
embodiments of the outlet device 100, but the present disclosure is
not limited thereto.
First Embodiment
[0027] Reference is made to FIGS. 2 to 4, which illustrate a first
embodiment of the present disclosure. The difference between the
first embodiment and the above common features is disclosed as
follows.
[0028] The counterweight portion 1 includes a first case 12, and
the first outlet unit 11 is disposed in the first case 12. In other
words, the first case 12 and the components arranged in the first
case 12 in the present embodiment are co-defined as the
counterweight portion 1. The first outlet unit 11 includes at least
one AC power outlet 111, and an opening of the at least one AC
power outlet 111 is arranged on a surface of the counterweight
portion 1 (i.e., a side surface of the first case 12 as shown in
FIG. 2) which does not face the hanging portion 2, but the present
disclosure is not limited thereto.
[0029] The hanging portion 2 includes a second case 22, and the
second outlet unit 21 is disposed in the second case 22. In other
words, the second case 22 and the components arranged in the second
case 22 in the present embodiment are co-defined as the hanging
portion 2. The second outlet unit 21 includes at least one DC power
outlet 211 (i.e., a USB outlet), and an opening of the at least one
DC power outlet 211 is formed on a surface of the hanging portion 2
(i.e., a top surface of the second case 22 as shown in FIG. 2)
which is arranged distant from the counterweight portion 1, but the
present disclosure is not limited thereto.
[0030] Moreover, the hanging portion 2 in the present embodiment
further includes a switch unit 23 for controlling the second outlet
unit 21 and/or the first outlet unit 11 to supply electricity. The
switch unit 23 is disposed on the surface of the hanging portion 2
(i.e., the top surface of the second case 22 as shown in FIG. 2)
which is arranged distant from the counterweight portion 1, so that
a user can conveniently operate the switch unit 23.
[0031] The extending portion 3 includes a third case 31. The third
case 31 and the components arranged in the third case 31 in the
present embodiment are co-defined as the extending portion 3, and
the extending portion 3 in the present embodiment is preferably
provided without any outlet unit. The third case 31 has a first end
and an opposite second end, and the first end and the second end
are respectively and perpendicularly connected to the first case 12
and the second case 22. Specifically, the first end of the third
case 31 (i.e., the bottom end of the third case 31 as shown in FIG.
3) is integrally connected to the first case 12, and the second end
of the third case 31 (i.e., the top end of the third case 31 as
shown in FIG. 3) is integrally connected to the second case 22.
[0032] The length of the first case 12 in the present embodiment is
substantially equal to that of the second case 22. The first case
12, the second case 22, and the third case 31 surroundingly define
a U-shaped hanging slot O. Moreover, the width W' of the first case
12 is substantially equal to the width W'' of the second case 22,
and the width W of the third case 31 is smaller than the width W'
of the first case 12.
[0033] In addition, a corner of the first case 12 (i.e., the
right-lower corner of the first case 12 as shown in FIG. 2)
arranged distant from the third case 31 has a notch 121, and the
power cord 4 is rotatable to be arranged in the notch 121 of the
first case 12, so that a user can conveniently adjust the position
of the power cord 4.
Second Embodiment
[0034] Reference is made to FIGS. 5 to 7, which illustrate a second
embodiment of the present disclosure. The difference between the
second embodiment and the first embodiment is disclosed as
follows.
[0035] The outlet device 100 of the present embodiment further
includes a limiting structure 5 movably disposed on the first case
12. The limiting structure 5 is arranged in the U-shaped hanging
slot O for abutting against the plate 200. The following
description discloses the features of the limiting structure 5, but
the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
[0036] The limiting structure 5 includes an abutting member 51 and
an elastic member 52 (i.e., a torsion spring). An end of the
abutting member 51 (i.e., the bottom end of the abutting member 51
as shown in FIG. 6) is disposed on (i.e., pivotally connected to)
the first case 12 by cooperating with the elastic member 52, and an
opposite end of the abutting member 51 (i.e., the top end of the
abutting member 51 as shown in FIG. 6) is arranged apart from the
first case 12 by a vertical distance H. Specifically, a distance
between the abutting member 51 and the first case 12 is gradually
increased in a direction from bottom to top (i.e., a direction from
right side to left side as shown in FIG. 6), and the vertical
distance H is the maximum distance between the abutting member 51
and the first case 12.
[0037] Moreover, an accommodating slot 122 is recessed in an inner
surface of the first case 12 (i.e., a surface of the first case 12
faces the second case 22) and is in air communication with the
U-shaped hanging slot O. The accommodating slot 122 is configured
to receive the limiting structure 5, and the abutting member 51 of
the limiting structure 5 is movable toward (or movable into) the
accommodating slot 122 when being pressed.
[0038] In more detail, when the abutting member 51 is pressed to
cause reduction of the vertical distance H, that is to say, the top
end of the abutting member 51 as shown in FIG. 7 movers toward the
accommodating slot 122, the elastic member 52 stores an elastic
force tending to recover the vertical distance H, so that the
abutting member 51 can abut against the plate 200 by the elastic
force generated from the elastic member 52.
Third Embodiment
[0039] Reference is made to FIGS. 8 to 12, which illustrate a third
embodiment of the present disclosure. The difference between the
third embodiment and the first embodiment is disclosed as
follows.
[0040] The first case 12 in the present embodiment having an
elongated shape defines a longitudinal direction L, which is
perpendicular to the lateral direction D and the width W. The first
end of the third case 31 (i.e., the bottom end of the third case 31
as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) is movably connected to the first case
12, and the second end of the third case 31 (i.e., the top end of
the third case 31 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) is integrally
connected to the second case 22. Moreover, the connection of the
first end of the third case 31 and the first case 12 in the present
embodiment can be, but is not limited to, a rotatable connection as
shown in FIG. 10 or a retractable connection as shown in FIG.
11.
[0041] Specifically, the first outlet unit 11 includes a plurality
of AC power outlets 111 arranged in one row parallel to the
longitudinal direction L. The counterweight portion 1 has a switch
unit 13 disposed on a bottom of the first case 12 for controlling
the first outlet unit 11 and/or the second outlet unit 21 to supply
electricity. The hanging portion 2 in the present embodiment is
provided without any switch unit. Moreover, the power cord 4 is
connected to an end of the counterweight portion 1 (i.e., the
bottom end of the first case 12) arranged distant from the hanging
portion 2.
The Effects of the Present Embodiments
[0042] In summary, the outlet device of the present disclosure can
satisfy a condition where an outlet is needed both over and under a
plate at the same time by disposing the hanging portion on the
plate to provide the first outlet unit under the plate and the
second outlet unit above the plate.
[0043] Moreover, the outlet device of the present disclosure can be
firmly hung on a plate, which may have different thickness, by
forming the limiting structure in the U-shaped hanging slot and
using the limiting structure to abut against the plate.
[0044] In addition, the connection of the extending portion and the
counterweight portion can be a movable connection, so that the
outlet device of the present disclosure can be applied to different
environments and can satisfy a user's different needs.
[0045] The descriptions illustrated supra set forth simply the
preferred embodiments of the present disclosure; however, the
characteristics of the present disclosure are by no means
restricted thereto. All changes, alterations, or modifications
conveniently considered by those skilled in the art are deemed to
be encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure
delineated by the following claims.
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