This invention relates to a type of improved connecting socket, particularly a type of plug that can enable the connecting socket to be used for plugging in the wire of an electronic product, and which can independently be used as an adaptor for extension wires.
A When most commonly-used electrical connectors are extended to meet the requirements of users, multiple electrical connectors are stacked up together in a steel casing, and the electrical connectors are connected to a circuit board, and multiple extensions are made to the outside from the circuit board, thereby forming a multiple-layer connecting socket, which is installed on a mother board and is used for extending the connection between electronic products and computers. However, the multiple-layer connecting socket can only be used while fixed onto a motherboard, and cannot be fixed somewhere apart from the motherboard and used independently or as a connection extension for electrical products. Therefore the practical applications are limited.
Consequently, someone has designed a type of extension wire where both ends of the wire are respectively connected to an electrical connector, where the electrical connector can be a two-pin socket, a two-pin plug, a one-pin socket or a one-pin plug, such that a user who connects an electrical product and a computer is able to increase the distance between both sides, so that the electronic equipment can be placed at a suitable location. However, the extension wire is only able to extend the distance for the connection between an electronic equipment and a computer, and cannot be attached to a predetermined location for other applications.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a plug that allows the connecting socket to be attached to a pre-determined location to allow the wire of electronic products to be plugged in, and at the same time can be used as an adaptor socket for an extension wire set-up.
In order to achieve the aforesaid objectives, the present invention provides a type of improved connecting socket, comprising at least two ends with a perforated external casing each, and a connecting unit that is installed within the casing, wherein the connecting unit comprises a circuit board, and the circuit board has at least two connectors, and the sockets for the connectors are located at the two ends of the circuit board, and correspond to the through holes on the external casing.
The invention will be more clearly understood after referring to the following detailed description read in conjunction with the drawings wherein:
The aforesaid external casing (10) comprises the first casing body (11) and the second casing body (12), and the two sides of the first casing body (11) have a slot (111) each, and the ends of the slots (111) have locking hooks (112) that are extended from the ends, and the two corresponding sides of the second casing body (12) have protruding sections (121) that correspond to the slots (111), and the two sides of the second casing body (12) also have connecting holes (122) that connect to the locking hooks (112), and the two corresponding sides of the second casing body (12) have a card hook (123), and one end of the casing bodies (11 and 12) has a through hole each (113, 124).
The connecting unit (20) is installed in the external casing (10), and the connecting unit (20) has a circuit board (21), and there are at least two connectors (22, 23) on the circuit board (21), which could be USB or IEEE 1394 connectors. The plug sockets (221, 231) for the connectors (22, 23) are located at the second end of the circuit board (21), and correspond to the through holes (113, 124) at the first and second casing bodies (11, 12). The aforesaid structure constitutes an improved connecting socket.
When put into use, the aforesaid method can be used to enable multiple connecting sockets (1) to be coordinated with face panel (5) and installed at wall face (4) at the required spaces a1, a2 and a3, enabling a connector (22) of the connecting unit (20) to be installed at the external part of spaces a1, a2 and a3, and another connector (23) will be correspondingly installed at the internal part of spaces a1, a2 and a3, and a multiple transmission wire (62) is connected to the connector (22) at the connecting socket (1) at the distribution device (61) of the main server (6), thereby enabling another connector (23) in the internal part of spaces a1, a2 and a3 to connect to the electronic product, such as a mouse, keyboard, screen and other computer peripheral products.
Summarizing the aforesaid, the improved connecting socket in the present invention can improve the various disadvantages in the commonly-used system, and enables the connecting socket to be firmly attached to a predetermined position and serve as a socket for connecting the wire of the electronic product, and which can also be used independently as an adaptor socket for an extension wire set-up, thereby improving on the production of the present invention, and making it more applicable and suitable to the user requirements. It meets the requirement of novelty for registration as a patent, and a claim is hereby made according to the law to patent the invention.
The aforesaid are merely the preferred embodiments in the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the embodiments for the present invention. Anybody who makes any changes or adjustments to the present invention based on the scope of the patent claim and the disclosure of the invention must keep within the scope laid out in the patent.
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