Multi-functional wiring plug converter

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

00011. Technical Field of the Invention

0002The present invention relates to a converter, and more particularly relates to a multi-functional wiring plug converter which can work in the form of a single converter, conform to plug specifications of all nations in the world, and function as a plug of any electrical product.

00032. Description of the Prior Art

0004As the world goes for the target of economic development nowadays, manufacturers of all nations in the world devote themselves to the development of products with interoperability, and in particular, products with high compatibility need to be further developed for the power wire outfits applied in various electrical appliance products. However, the shapes of plugs matching with power wires have been stereotyped and limited, and thus plugs applied in various products must be designed with various specifications so as to mate with sockets of all nations in the world. This does not cause too much storage pressure to manufacturers who are financially sound. On the contrary, as for ordinary small-size and medium-size or lower-level and middle-level manufacturers, in order to promote their merchandise to all nations in the world, they must keep plugs of various different specifications in storage by themselves, thus causing stock and storage pressure. Power wires used by all nations in the world are provided with plugs of different shapes and specifications, for example, wires of American specification, wires of British specification, wires of German and French specification, wires of Italian specification, wires of Swiss specification, wires of Danish specification, wires of Indian specification, wires of South African specification, wires of Israeli specification, wires of Australian specification and so on. More particularly, household power plugs of American specification and Japanese specification have three different specifications, and there will be 12 different specifications plus the other 9 specifications. The above description only relates to power wires for an earthed plug attached to household electrical appliances, but plugs of other merchandise and types are also widely used, thus increasing the storage pressure of manufacturers. If the purchase orders of power wires for plugs are few, the wire production for manufacturing of power wire plugs and injection molding is small, thus increasing the cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

0005A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional wiring plug converter which can work in the form of a single converter, conform to plug specifications of all nations in the world, and function as a plug of any electrical product.

0006A secondary objective of the present invention is to lock power wires onto the converter and additionally provide a connection guiding panel which conforms to specifications of the corresponding nations where the converter is sold.

0007Another objective of the present invention is that, if electrical appliance products in a mobile type are required, 120V-240V input voltages and a 5V output voltage can be received and different plugs can be mated.

0008Another objective of the present invention is to meet requirements for plugs that can be conveniently sold and maintained or used under different specifications by importers and exporters.

0009Another objective of the present invention is to form a plurality of panel covers corresponding to each connection guiding clamp sheet so that the converter functions as a socket into which other plugs are inserted.

0010A further objective of the present invention is that the converter can be used to charge electrical appliances when a user travels abroad.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

0011<figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 1</figref> is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

0012<figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 2</figref> is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

0013<figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 3</figref> is a schematic view of internal assembling when connecting a power wire according to the present invention.

0014<figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 4</figref> is a schematic view of joining a panel cover having an insertion hole according to the present invention.

0015<figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 5</figref> is a schematic view of joining a replaceable connection guiding panel according to the present invention.

0016<figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 6</figref> is a schematic view of insertion and pullout by using a gripping portion on the case according to the present invention.

0017<figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 7</figref> is a first schematic structural view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

0018<figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 8</figref> is a second schematic structural view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

0019Refer to <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 1</figref> and <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 2</figref>, which are a perspective view and a perspective exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As can be clearly seen from the figures, the present invention is a multi-functional wiring plug converter. This converter <b>1</b> is mainly composed of a case <b>10</b>, connection guiding assemblies <b>12</b> and a panel cover <b>14</b>, wherein a plurality of setting areas <b>102</b> defined by the case <b>10</b> are respectively used for installing and fixing the connection guiding assemblies <b>12</b>. Each connection guiding assembly <b>12</b> is composed of a connection guiding seat <b>120</b>, a connection guiding clamp sheet <b>122</b> and a wire-locking fixed block <b>124</b>. A blocking portion <b>1202</b> extending from the connection guiding seat <b>120</b> forms a plurality of fixed portions <b>1204</b>, and each fixed portion <b>1204</b> is used for fixing the connection guiding clamp sheet <b>122</b> having a fixed member <b>1220</b> and the wire-locking fixed block <b>124</b> having a connecting member <b>1240</b>. Moreover, the wire-locking fixed block <b>124</b> is provided with a through hole <b>1242</b>, through which a power wire <b>2</b> passes, and a locking hole <b>1244</b>, which communicates with the through hole <b>1242</b> and is used for screwing a locking member <b>3</b> so as to exert a force to fix the power wire.

0020The case <b>10</b> described above is joined and locked onto a hole portion <b>142</b> on the panel cover <b>14</b> by use of a screw <b>4</b> passing through a screw hole <b>103</b>, and this panel cover <b>14</b> forms a plurality of insertion holes <b>140</b> corresponding to each connection guiding clamp sheet <b>122</b>. In addition, a screw connection hole <b>107</b> is further disposed on the case <b>10</b> to lock a connection guiding panel <b>5</b> (refer to <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 5</figref>), and this panel cover <b>14</b> may also be a blank cover. The case <b>10</b> described above is joined to a wire-clamp fixed seat <b>16</b>, and a wire clamp sheet <b>160</b> on the wire-clamp fixed seat <b>16</b> and a screw <b>162</b> locked onto the wire clamp sheet <b>160</b> are used to clamp the power wire. Moreover, a perforation portion <b>104</b> through which the power wire passes is formed on the case <b>10</b>. Similarly, a plurality of sliding grooves <b>106</b> are formed on the case <b>10</b>, and a gripping portion <b>108</b> used to be gripped for insertion and pullout is formed on an external wall surface of the case <b>10</b>.

0021Refer to <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 3</figref>, <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 4</figref>, <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 5</figref> and <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 6</figref>, which are a schematic view of internal assembling when connecting a power wire, a schematic view of joining a panel cover having an insertion hole, a schematic view of joining a replaceable connection guiding panel and a schematic view of insertion and pullout by using a gripping portion on the case, according to the present invention. As can be clearly seen from the figures, since the converter <b>1</b> is mainly composed of the case <b>10</b>, the connection guiding assemblies <b>12</b> and the panel cover <b>14</b>, the converter <b>1</b> can be applied in any way to any products that need to be connected to household electricity and can conform to plug specifications of household electricity of all nations in the world. First of all, the power wire <b>2</b> is inserted into the through hole <b>1242</b> on the wire-locking fixed block <b>124</b>, and after the power wire <b>2</b> is completely inserted, the locking member <b>3</b> is screwed through the locking hole <b>1244</b> to exert a force to fix the power wire <b>2</b>. After the conductive connection of the power wire <b>2</b> is completed, the power wire <b>2</b> is clamped by the wire-clamp fixed seat <b>16</b> on the case <b>10</b> described above and positioned by the perforation portion <b>104</b>. After the joining, clamping and positioning of the power wire <b>2</b> are completed, the panel cover <b>14</b> can be joined onto the case <b>10</b>, and the case <b>10</b> is joined and screwed to the hole portion <b>142</b> on the panel cover <b>14</b> by use of the screw <b>4</b> passing through the screw hole <b>103</b>. In addition, since the insertion holes <b>140</b> on the panel cover <b>14</b> correspond to each connection guiding clamp sheet <b>122</b>, a user can insert other types of plugs <b>6</b> having conductive pins into each connection guiding clamp sheet <b>122</b> through the insertion holes <b>140</b>. Since the connection guiding clamp sheet <b>122</b>, the connection guiding seat <b>120</b> and the wire-locking fixed block <b>124</b> form a conductive loop, the electricity can pass through the connection guiding clamp sheet <b>122</b> to other plugs <b>6</b>.

0022Furthermore, the sliding grooves <b>106</b> on the case <b>10</b> are used to achieve the effect that the connection guiding panel <b>5</b> slides through the joining of the position limiting sheets <b>50</b> and the sliding grooves <b>106</b>. Also, the screw <b>4</b> passes through the screw connection hole <b>107</b> on the case <b>10</b> so as to be locked into a screw hole <b>52</b> formed on the connection guiding panel <b>5</b>. Therefore, manufacturers only need to store the connection guiding panel <b>5</b> which conforms to socket specifications of all nations in the world, and can directly replace the converter <b>1</b>, thus decreasing the overall storage pressure relatively.

0023Moreover, the gripping portion <b>108</b> formed on the external wall surface of the case <b>10</b> is in a cambered form, and the portion where a force is applied is located on the case <b>10</b> itself rather than on the panel cover <b>14</b>. Therefore, when insertion or pullout is conducted, the panel cover <b>14</b> is not pulled open.

0024Refer to <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 7</figref> and <figref idref="DRAWINGS">FIG. 8</figref>, which are a first schematic structural view and a second schematic structural view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the figures, a panel cover <b>14</b><i>a </i>joined to a case <b>10</b><i>a </i>is shown as a blank cover by example, and thus any connection plug cannot be connected, but this still has the original advantage that the converter can be used in the form of a single converter <b>1</b><i>a</i>, conform to plug specifications of all nations in the world, and function as a plug of any electrical product. Moreover, sliding grooves <b>106</b><i>a </i>are disposed on the case <b>10</b><i>a </i>to achieve the effect that a connection guiding panel <b>5</b><i>a </i>slides through the joining of position limiting sheets <b>50</b><i>a </i>and the sliding grooves <b>106</b><i>a</i>. Therefore, manufacturers only need to store the connection guiding panel <b>5</b><i>a </i>which conforms to socket specifications of all nations in the world, and can directly replace the converter <b>1</b><i>a</i>, thus decreasing the overall storage pressure relatively.

0025Besides, a hole portion <b>142</b><i>a </i>is formed at a predetermined position of the panel cover <b>14</b><i>a</i>, and a screw <b>4</b><i>a </i>can be locked onto the case <b>10</b><i>a </i>through the hole portion <b>142</b><i>a</i>, so as to prevent the panel cover <b>14</b><i>a </i>from sliding, thus achieving a fixing effect.