JPH0210732Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a telephone embedded connector.

Conventionally, a telephone connector for connecting a telephone has been equipped with a recessed box installed in a wall and a cover plate having a telephone connector opening and attached to the wall side of the recessed box. There was a type of built-in telephone connector. As shown in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings, this type of conventional telephone embedded connector has a telephone connector housing part 101 integrally formed near the telephone connector opening on the back surface of a cover plate 100. , the contactor 102 was directly disposed on the housing portion 101. In addition, the wiring to each of the contacts 102 is also connected to the back surface of each cover plate 100 by screwing the tightening screws 104 into the wiring fixing part 103 that is integrally formed on the back surface of the cover plate 100. It was done in a straight line.

However, if the connector housing part and the wiring fixing part are integrally formed on the back side of the cover plate in this way, even if only the telephone connector part needs to be replaced, the entire cover plate must be replaced. , resulting in considerable waste overall. Furthermore, the structure of the cover plate itself is complicated, requiring an expensive mold, and its molding is also troublesome. Furthermore, in recent years, information communication systems using telephone lines have been developed, and it has become necessary to use information devices such as facsimiles and images in addition to telephones at the same time, and AC100V power outlets are placed around telephones. There is also a growing need for recessed telephone connectors. The structure of the cover plate of such a telephone embedded connector with a power outlet is naturally different from that of a cover plate with only a telephone outlet. Therefore, it is difficult to form the telephone connector housing part and the wiring fixing part directly on the back surface of the cover plate as in the past.
Cover plates of different and complex structures must be designed and molded on a case-by-case basis, and there is a lack of flexibility in easily meeting needs. Moreover, in recent years, modular plug connectors are often connected to telephone cables connected to telephones, and the opening of the telephone connector for fitting this modular plug connector is inevitably wide open. Become. Therefore, when a telephone is not connected, dirt or the like may enter the telephone connector to which the modular plug connector is fitted through the wide open telephone connector opening, causing it to become clogged, resulting in poor electrical contact. Accidents such as people coming into contact with them due to carelessness or children touching them tended to occur. Therefore, when the modular plug connector from the telephone is not connected, it is considered preferable to provide a cover to close the telephone connector opening, but conventionally, this type of cover has a simple structure. However, there was no one that was designed to be incorporated into a telephone embedded connector.

An object of the present invention is to provide an embedded telephone connector that eliminates the problems of the prior art.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with regard to embodiments of the present invention based on FIGS. 2 to 9 of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 of the accompanying drawings shows a partially cut away perspective view of a telephone embedded connector as an embodiment of the present invention. This connector is mainly used for wall 1
The device includes a recessed box 10 that is installed embedded in the recessed box 10, and a cover plate 20 that is attached to the wall side of the recessed box 10, and these are made of plastic material. A telephone connector opening 22 is formed in the cover plate 20 . At a position facing the telephone connector opening 22 on the back side of the cover plate 20, there is a telephone connector assembly 3, as will be described in detail later.
0 is removably attached. A telephone connector assembly 3 is mounted on the side wall of the embedded box 10.
Wiring opening 1 for passing each wire connected to 0
1 is formed. The cover plate 20 includes 2
Using the book tightening screw 50, as described later,
It is adapted to be attached to a recessed box 10. The modular plug connector 60 connected to the telephone cable 60A connected to the telephone can be inserted into the connector socket 31 as a telephone connector of the telephone connector assembly 30 facing the telephone connector opening 22. It's getting old.

Telephone connector opening 2 in cover plate 20
2 is provided with a cover 32 that can close the opening 22 when the telephone is not connected, and as shown in FIG. When connecting a telephone, the telephone is housed in a housing hole 33 of the assembly 30, which will be described later.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the connector shown in FIG. 2 with the cover plate 20 removed from the embedding box 10. As clearly shown in FIG. 4, on the front of the recessed box 10,
Mounting fittings 13 are attached using tightening screws 15. Mounting holes 13A are formed at the upper and lower ends of the mounting bracket 13, and by inserting the tightening screws 15 into these holes and screwing the tightening screws 15 into the screw holes formed in the corresponding mounting posts of the embedded box 10. Then, it is fixed to the embedded box 10. The mounting bracket 13 is formed with an opening 13c into which the telephone connector assembly 30 is inserted. Further, the mounting fitting 13 is formed with a screw hole 13B into which a tightening screw 50 for fixing the cover plate 20 is screwed.

The cover plate 20 has two countersunk holes 23 formed therein, and by inserting the tightening screws 50 into these holes and screwing them into the screw holes 13B formed in the mounting bracket 13 on the side of the embedded box 10, Cover plate 20 is secured to implantation box 10 as shown in FIG.

The structure of the cover plate 20 will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. First, the fifth
The figure shows a separated perspective view of the cover plate 20 and a telephone connector assembly 30 detachably attached thereto, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cover plate 20 seen from the back. It shows. As clearly shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a protrusion 22A having a groove 22B into which the pivot 32A of the cover 32 can be inserted from behind is formed on both sides of the upper side of the telephone connector opening 22. A protrusion 22C for locking the cover 32 is formed near the lower end of both side edges. Furthermore, a recess 22D is provided at the center of the upper side of the telephone connector opening 22 to make it easier to grasp the tip of the cover 32.
Similarly, a recess 22 is formed in the center of the lower side.
E is formed. For the same reason, cover 32
It is preferable to form a recessed portion 32B near the lower end of. As clearly shown in FIG. 6, the peripheral portion of the countersink 23 is thicker than the other portions. Further, on both sides of the opening 22 on the back side of the cover plate 20,
Telephone connector assembly 30 as described below
Mounting posts 24 for mounting are integrally formed, and these mounting posts 24 have screw holes 24 for screwing in tightening screws 34 to be described later.
A is formed. Furthermore, it is preferable to form a shallow recess 25 around the opening 22 to receive the telephone connector assembly 30.

As schematically shown in FIG. 5, the telephone connector assembly 30 detachably attached to the back surface of the cover plate 20 mainly includes a first housing body 35, a second housing body 36 assembled therewith, and a cover 32. These are made of plastic material. A connector socket 31 is integrally formed in the first housing body 35, and a cover storage hole 33 is also integrally formed therein. A groove 33 for receiving the pivot shaft 32A of the cover 32 is provided on both side walls of the storage hole 33.
A is formed on one of the other side walls, and a protrusion 33B that abuts against the protrusion 32C of the cover 32 is formed on one of the other side walls. At the center of both outer sides of the first housing body 35, mounting columns 2 for the cover plate 20 are provided.
A recessed portion 35A is formed to receive the recess 4. Furthermore, a tightening screw 34 is provided at the bottom of this recess 35A.
A hole 35B is formed for insertion.

FIG. 7 shows the telephone connector assembly 30 in an exploded state. As clearly shown in the exploded view of FIG. 7, a stop protrusion 35C is formed on the peripheral edge of the first housing body 35. A stop recess 36A is formed at a corresponding position on the inner peripheral edge of the second housing body 36, and when the second housing body 36 is assembled to the first housing body 35, these stop protrusions 35C and the stop By fitting the recesses 36A into each other, the first housing body 35 and the second housing body 36 are integrated. A tightening screw 34 is provided at the center of both outer sides of the second housing body 36.
A recess 36B is formed for receiving the telephone wire, and an opening 36C is formed in the back surface of the second housing body 36 for passing telephone wiring. A contact arrangement groove 35 is provided in the portion of the first housing body 35 that forms the connector socket 31.
A block 35E with D is provided. A restraining column 35F is formed adjacent to this block 35E. Further, the first housing body 35 is formed with a terminal block 35H having a screw hole 35G into which a pin screw is screwed. block 35
A contact terminal 38 is disposed on a contact arrangement block 37 that can be press-fitted between the contact support column 35F and the support post 35F. Each of these contact terminals 38 has a wiring 3
8A are connected to each other, and the other ends of these wires 38A are adapted to be press-connected to the press-contact slit 39A of the press-contact terminal 39. The pressure contact terminal 39 has
A hole 39B is formed into which a pin screw 39c is inserted, and these pressure contact terminals 39 are fixed to the terminal block 35H by screwing the pin screw 39c into the screw hole 35G of the terminal block 35H. This state is shown in a perspective view in FIG.

The second housing body 3 is connected to the first housing body 35 with the wiring assembled as shown in FIG.
6 to complete the telephone connector assembly 30, the cover 32 is temporarily attached so that the pivot 32A of the cover 32 is inserted into the groove 33A of the cover storage hole 33. At this time, the cover 32 remains at that position without penetrating the protrusion 32C and the protrusion 33B. Place the telephone connector assembly 30 in this state from the back of the cover plate 20 so that its recess 35A fits into the mounting post 24, and attach the telephone connector assembly 30 to the cover plate 20 using the tightening screws 34. The assembly 30 is installed and secured. In this attached and fixed state, the cover 32 is
Since the pivot 32A can be pivotably captured in the groove 22B, the cover 32 will not come off the cover plate 20, and the cover 32 can be placed in the storage hole with the opening 22 open and in the position where the opening 22 is closed. It may be rotatable between the position where it is stored and the position where it is stored.

The cover plate 20 thus constructed is assembled to the recessed box in such a way that the telephone connector assembly 30 is inserted through the opening 13C of the mounting bracket 13, and finally, the tightening screw 50 is inserted into the countersunk hole 23. By screwing it through into the screw hole 13B of the mounting fitting 13, it is fixed and installed, resulting in the state shown in FIG. 2.

In the telephone embedded connector of the present invention, as described above, the telephone connector assembly 30 providing the telephone connector is assembled separately and is detachable from the cover plate 20.
The structure of the cover plate 20 itself is considered to be very simple, so if you want to replace only the connector part,
Since the cover plate 20 can be used as is by removing the telephone connector assembly 30 and installing another telephone connector assembly therein, the telephone recessed connector of the present invention is generally inexpensive. It is easy to handle.

Furthermore, the structure of the telephone embedded connector of the present invention can be very easily applied to a telephone embedded connector with a power outlet. For example, the above-described telephone connector assembly 30 can be used even in cases where an embedded telephone connector with a power outlet as shown in FIG. 9 is required. The embedded telephone connector with power outlet shown in FIG. 9 has basically the same structure as the connector shown in FIG. 10A, and a cover plate 20A attached to the wall side of the embedded box 10. In addition to the telephone connector opening 22 in the cover plate 20 described above, a power outlet opening 21 is formed in the cover plate 20A. A power outlet 40 is arranged in the embedded box 10A at a position facing the power outlet opening 21. cover plate 20
The structure near the telephone connector opening 22 on the back side of A is similar to that of the cover plate 20 described above, and a telephone connector assembly 30 similar to that described above can be attached thereto. Since this connector has such a configuration, the telephone cable 60A connected to the telephone is connected to the connector socket 31 as a telephone connector of the telephone connector assembly 30 facing the telephone connector opening 22. A power plug is connected to a power cord 70A connected to a device that requires an operating power source, such as an information device, to the power outlet 40 facing the power outlet opening 21. 70 can be inserted and connected. in this way,
According to the configuration of the present invention, only the cover plate is
A telephone embedded connector with a power outlet can be easily provided using the same telephone connector assembly 30 by simply modifying the telephone connector assembly 30 to have a power outlet opening in a position aligned with the telephone connector opening. Furthermore, by providing a cover, you can prevent accidents such as dust and dirt getting into the phone when the phone is not in use, causing poor electrical connections, people coming into contact with it due to carelessness, or children touching it. can also be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a perspective view illustrating a cover plate of an example of a conventional telephone embedded connector, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a telephone embedded connector as an embodiment of the present invention. , Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the state in which the cover plate of the connector shown in Fig. 2 is removed from the embedded box, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 2. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the cover plate of the connector and the telephone connector assembly detachably attached thereto in a separated state; FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cover plate of the connector shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the telephone connector assembly of the connector in FIG. 2, and FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the telephone connector assembly of the connector in FIG. 2.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which wiring is completed in the housing body, and FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a telephone embedded connector with a power outlet as another embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10...Embedded box, 20...Cover plate, 22...Telephone connector opening, 30...Telephone connector assembly, 31...Telephone connector socket, 32...Cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A recessed box installed in the wall,
A telephone device in which the modular plug connector can be fitted into a cover plate that is attached to the wall side of the recessed box and has a telephone connector opening through which a modular plug connector connected to a telephone cable connected to the telephone device can be passed. a telephone connector assembly having a connector for the telephone; and a cover capable of closing the telephone connector opening of the cover plate, the cover having a pivot extending from both sides of one side thereof. The telephone connector assembly is provided with a cover storage hole that has grooves on both side walls for receiving the pivot shafts of the cover, respectively, and can accommodate the entire cover, and the telephone connector assembly is provided with a cover storage hole that can accommodate the entire cover. Grooves are provided on both sides of one side of the telephone connector opening, and grooves are provided on both sides of one side of the telephone connector opening, and the telephone connector assembly is configured to insert the cover into the groove of the cover storage hole. With the cover temporarily attached with the pivots inserted, the telephone connector faces the telephone connector opening with respect to the back surface of the cover plate, and the The cover is removably attached with grooves facing the grooves on the back surface of the cover plate, and the cover has the pivot shaft pivotably captured in the groove of the cover plate to form the telephone connector opening. 1. A telephone embedded connector, characterized in that it is rotatable between a closed position and a position in which the telephone connector opening is opened and the telephone connector is housed in the cover housing hole.