1. Technical Field of the Invention
The 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.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As 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.
A 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.
A 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.
Another 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.
Another 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.
Another 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.
A further objective of the present invention is that the converter can be used to charge electrical appliances when a user travels abroad.
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The case 10 described above is joined and locked onto a hole portion 142 on the panel cover 14 by use of a screw 4 passing through a screw hole 103, and this panel cover 14 forms a plurality of insertion holes 140 corresponding to each connection guiding clamp sheet 122. In addition, a screw connection hole 107 is further disposed on the case 10 to lock a connection guiding panel 5 (refer to
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Furthermore, the sliding grooves 106 on the case 10 are used to achieve the effect that the connection guiding panel 5 slides through the joining of the position limiting sheets 50 and the sliding grooves 106. Also, the screw 4 passes through the screw connection hole 107 on the case 10 so as to be locked into a screw hole 52 formed on the connection guiding panel 5. Therefore, manufacturers only need to store the connection guiding panel 5 which conforms to socket specifications of all nations in the world, and can directly replace the converter 1, thus decreasing the overall storage pressure relatively.
Moreover, the gripping portion 108 formed on the external wall surface of the case 10 is in a cambered form, and the portion where a force is applied is located on the case 10 itself rather than on the panel cover 14. Therefore, when insertion or pullout is conducted, the panel cover 14 is not pulled open.
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Besides, a hole portion 142a is formed at a predetermined position of the panel cover 14a, and a screw 4a can be locked onto the case 10a through the hole portion 142a, so as to prevent the panel cover 14a from sliding, thus achieving a fixing effect.
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