JP3456943B2 - Jack unit and desk having the same - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a jack unit which is embedded in a desk when not in use and which houses an outlet for a power source or a communication so as to be pushed up on a tabletop of the desk when in use, and a desk equipped with the jack unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable personal computer, a so-called notebook personal computer, which has been conveniently and functionally used, has been often used for meetings, meetings, school lectures, and the like.

Therefore, in a recent conference desk or the like, a jack unit having a power outlet is embedded in the desk surface of the desk in case of using the notebook computer, and the power outlet is used when necessary. Some have been made available. In addition, recently, due to the spread of the Internet, the number of notebook type personal computers having a communication function such as a modem is increasing, and therefore the jack unit is often provided with a communication outlet.

An example of such a jack unit is an outlet panel unit described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-44178. This outlet panel unit 1
00 (hereinafter simply referred to as "unit 100") is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), the unit body 110 and the lid 12
It consists of 0 and. Of these, the unit body 110 is the desk D
The upper surface 112 is flush with the desk D when mounted on the upper surface 112, and a storage hole 114 is formed in the upper surface 112. On the other hand, the lid portion 120 closes the opening portion of the storage hole 114, and is attached to the storage hole 114 rotatably on one side with the other side as a fulcrum. The lid 120 is configured to close the storage hole 114 so as to be flush with the desk D. Power outlets A1 and A2 are attached to the back surface of the lid 120.

Further, this unit 100 is shown in FIG. 9 (b).
As shown in FIG.
And a lid locking device 140. Of these, spring 1
30 is attached so that the elastic force pulling up the lid 120 acts on the lid 120 to open the storage hole 114. On the other hand, the lid locking device 140 includes a locking tool 144 mounted on the back surface of the lid 120 and a locking tool body 142 mounted on the inner surface of the unit body 110.
When the locking tool 144 is inserted into the locking tool body 142, the locking tool 1
44 is held by the locking tool body 142, and when the locking tool 144 held by the locking tool body 142 is pushed in the insertion direction, the engagement between the locking tool 144 and the locking tool body 142 is released. Is configured.

The unit 10 having the above structure
0 is a mounting hole D provided in the desk D as shown in FIG.
It is attached to A. In this unit 100, when the opened lid 120 is closed, the locking tool 144 is retained by the locking tool main body 142 to maintain the closed state of the lid 120, while the closed lid 120 is closed. When you press
4 is pushed down in the inserting direction to release the engagement with the locking tool body 142, and the lid portion 120 is opened by the elastic force of the spring 130.

Therefore, if the desk D to which this unit 100 is attached is used, the lid portion 1 which closes the storage hole 114.
The outlets A1 and A2 squeeze out on the desk surface DM only by pressing 20, and the A1 and A2 outlets are operated by a so-called one-touch operation.
A2 can be used, and when the lid 120 is closed, the upper surface of the unit 100 including the lid 120 is the desk surface D.
It is possible to use a wide flat desk surface DM that is flush with M and has no unevenness.

Other jack units include Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-164738, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-155560, and Japanese Patent No. 27.
Japanese Patent No. 84726, Japanese Patent No. 2930034, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-91623, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-37729, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-126925,
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-12336 discloses a similar technique.

[0009]

However, the unit 10
When the lid 120 is opened, 0 approaches the power outlet A1 (or A2) which is not planned to be used, so that there is a problem that the desk surface DM cannot be widely used and the appearance is impaired.

By the way, when the unit 100 is attached to the desk D, even if the upper surface of the unit 100 is attached so as to be flush with the desk surface DM, a gap groove is formed between the upper surface 112 and the lid portion 120, and that portion is formed. Then, it is obvious that it is not suitable for writing things. Therefore, the unit 100 is attached to the edge portion on the opposite side of the front edge portion so as to be as far as possible from the front edge portion of the desk D.

However, as shown in FIG. 10, the unit 100 is attached to the desk D so that the opening side faces the front side, so that the suitable writing width W from the front edge to the unit 100 becomes narrow. There was a problem that it would end up. If this suitable writing width W is short, it is difficult to write the object because the object must be written at the edge portion on the labor side. This point is hardly improved even if the unit 100 is provided on the other peripheral edge of the desk D.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the desk surface can be widely used when using the notebook type personal computer, the outlet can be used without spoiling the aesthetic appearance of the desk, and the suitable writing width can be widened. The purpose is to provide.

[0013]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention According to the jack unit of the present invention which achieves the above object, a housing hole having an elongated opening and a plug surface provided with a plug mounting opening are described above. A pair of outlets stored in a row in the storage hole so as to face each end in the longitudinal direction of the storage hole, and one outlet of the pair of outlets stored in the storage hole, When depressed toward the opposite side to the other of the outlets and opposed to the receiving hole, the jack unit the plug surface of one outlet the is Ru are Seridasa from an opening of the accommodation hole
Is provided on both sides of the lateral surface of the pressing part to be pressed.
And the storage part that forms the storage hole.
And a guide hole (sliding hole) for guiding the protrusion in the vertical direction.
And the front side which is the plug surface side with respect to the protruding portion.
Tilt from the lower side to the upper side toward the opposite side.
The plug surface when it abuts the bottom surface of the storage hole.
The pushing part that is inclined at an angle of protruding from the storage hole
And an inclined surface formed on the lower surface of
It

When the jack unit of the present invention is used, when one of the outlets is pushed down, the other outlet is stored in the storage hole and cannot be taken out from the storage hole. The desk surface can be widely used even when using available electric devices, and the outlet can be used without spoiling the aesthetic appearance of the desk.

Further, when the jack unit of the present invention is used, since the plugs are housed in the housing holes in a row so that the plug surfaces face the respective ends in the longitudinal direction of the housing holes, the longitudinal direction of the housing holes is a desk. The original writing width of the desk is rarely narrowed by this jack unit if it is arranged along the edge of the. For example, if a storage hole is provided at the edge portion in the width direction of the desk, a suitable writing width from the edge portion on the front side to the unit can be widened.

The outlet of the present invention may be either a power supply outlet or a communication outlet, two power outlets may be combined, a communication outlet may be combined, a power outlet and a communication outlet. The outlets may be combined one by one.
Further, the outlet of the present invention may be one in which an existing outlet is housed inside.

Next, in the jack unit of the present invention, it is preferable that the outlet case is formed such that the pressing surface pressed when the pressing operation is performed is flush with the shape of the opening surface of the housing hole. When the jack unit formed in this way is attached to the desk, the outlet case is flush with the desk surface when the jack unit is not in use, so the desk surface can be widely used and the desk surface has a smooth appearance. Can be something.

Next, the jack unit of the present invention is provided with a holding means for holding the outlet at a storage position where the plug surface is stored in the storage hole or a storage position where the plug surface is pushed out of the storage hole. It is preferable. By using this jack unit, it is possible to prevent the outlet case from accidentally coming out and the protruding outlet case from being closed by mistake.

Next, the holding means constituting the jack unit of the present invention engages when the outlet is moved to the storage position or the protruding position, and is elastically engaged when a necessary operating force is applied to the outlet. It is preferable to be configured so as to include an engaging portion and an engaged portion that are released from each other.

In this jack unit, when no operating force is applied, the outlet can be moved while the outlet can be fixed by engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion at each of the storage position and the pushing position. In this case, the engagement between the engaging part and the engaged part can be released by a simple operation that only applies an operating force, so move the jack unit from the retracted position to the extended position or from the extended position to the retracted position. Can be made.

Next, the jack unit of the present invention preferably comprises a storage case which forms the storage hole.
If this storage case is provided, a jack unit can be created separately from the desk, a mounting hole for mounting the storage case can be provided on the desk, and the jack unit can be mounted in the mounting hole. Very easy to install.

Next, it is preferable to attach a jack unit to the desk so that the longitudinal direction of the storage hole is provided along the peripheral edge of the desk top surface. This is because if the jack unit is attached to the desk in this way, the appropriate writing width can be widened.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A jack unit according to an embodiment of the present invention described above will be described below. Here, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the jack unit of the present embodiment. 2A and 2B are explanatory views for explaining a state in which the communication cord is pulled out from the outlet, and FIG. 2A is a plan view of a storage case constituting the jack unit.
2B is a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. Figure 3
It is explanatory drawing which showed the storage case in a cross section for demonstrating the position of the outlet in a storage case when operating an outlet.

The jack unit 1 of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, it comprises a power outlet 3, a communication outlet 5, and a storage case 7 for storing these outlets 3, 5. Of these, first, the power outlet 3 and the communication outlet 5 will be described. However, these outlets 3 and 5 have substantially the same configuration except that the plug insertion tools 4 and 6 housed inside are for power supply or communication. Therefore, the outlet 3 for power supply will be mainly described below. Only the differences between the communication outlet 5 and the power outlet 3 will be described.

The power outlet 3 is formed so as to be divided into two blocks, an upper and a lower block, and a power plug inserting tool 4 can be housed therein. The upper block 3 among the blocks constituting the power outlet 3
2 has a pressing surface 32a formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and is formed longer than the lower block 34 in the longitudinal direction. And on the side where the lower block 34 is attached,
On the front side surface 32b on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the pressing surface 32a,
A fitting opening 36 for arranging the plug surface 40 of the power plug insertion tool 4 housed in the power outlet 3 so as to be flush with the front side surface 32b is formed. On the side where the lower block 34 is attached, a lateral side surface 32c having a substantially constant width is provided perpendicularly to the pressing surface 32a at the peripheral edge portion along the longitudinal direction of the pressing surface 32a.

Hereinafter, the direction along the longitudinal direction of the pressing surface 32a, in which the front side surface 32b is provided, will be referred to as the front, and the opposite direction will be referred to as the rear. Also, the front side surface 32b
The side where the side surface 32c is provided on the pressing surface 32a is downward,
The opposite direction is called upward. Further, a direction along the pressing surface 32a and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is called a lateral direction.

A through hole 32d penetrating in the lateral direction is provided on the rear side of the lateral side surface 32c, and the through hole 32d is formed.
A cylindrical guide rod 39 is fitted in the. When the guide rod 39 is fitted into the through hole 32d, both ends of the guide rod 39 are projected onto the lateral side surface 32c, and the projecting portions are inserted into the sliding holes 72c described later.

Further, below the through hole 32d, an inclined surface 32 that inclines upward from the front to the rear.
e is provided. Inclination start point S of this inclined surface 32e
Is located in front of the through hole 32d. The inclination angle of the inclined surface 32e is such that when the inclined surface 32e is brought into contact with the fulcrum base 74, the outlet surfaces 3 and 5 can be inclined so that the plug surface 40 is completely pushed out from the opening of the housing hole 700. Has been done. And outlet 3 for power supply
The rear side surface 32f on the rear side is formed in a semicircular shape in a cross section perpendicular to the lateral direction, and the central axis of this semicircle coincides with the central axis of the guide rod 39 attached to the through hole 32d. (See FIG. 3).

On the other hand, the lower block 34 is provided with a belt-shaped peripheral side surface 34b having a constant width at the peripheral edge on the upper side of a bottom surface 34a formed in a rectangular shape. And the bottom surface 34
On the peripheral side surface 34b on the rear side of a, the power plug plug 4
An outlet 34c for drawing out the power supply line PL for supplying the power to the outside is provided, and a filling opening 36 is formed in the front peripheral side surface 34b.

An engaging member 38 is provided on the rear side of the peripheral side surface 34b along the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface 34a. The engagement tool 38 is composed of a boss portion 380 protruding outward and an elastic piece 382 having the boss portion 380 at its tip. The elastic piece 382 of the engaging member 38 is provided so as to stand slightly obliquely outward in the direction from the bottom surface 34a side to the upper side.

The power plug insertion tool 4 has a flat plug surface 40 on the front surface of which a plug mounting port 42 is opened. On the other hand, on the rear surface side of the power plug insertion tool 4,
A power supply line PL for supplying electric power is attached. The power supply outlet 3 configured as described above is assembled by fitting the plug surface 40 into the fitting openings 36, 36, and attaching the lateral side surface 32c and the peripheral side surface 34b to each other with screws.
At this time, the outlet 3 for the power source has the upper block 32.
Is formed to be longer than the lower block 34 in the direction along the longitudinal direction, the upper block 32 projects rearward from the lower block 34, as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the lower block 34 of the upper block 32
Inclination start point S of the inclined surface 32e in the portion protruding more than
The further rear part is called the push-down part A. In this push-down section A,
The through hole 32d and the inclined surface 32e described above are formed.

Next, the communication outlet 5 will be described. The communication plug insertion tool 6 housed in the communication outlet 5 is smaller than the power supply plug insertion tool 4 as a whole, so that the size of the fitting opening 36 is smaller than that of the power supply outlet 3. Further, the communication plug insertion tool 6 has a jack mounting opening 62 for mounting a modular jack.
In addition to the plug surface 60 that opens, the communication line TL that is electrically connected to the modular jack attached to the jack attachment port 62 is provided. The other configuration is the same as that of the communication outlet 5, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the storage case 7 has a long storage hole 7
The case main body 70 that forms 00 is provided. The storage hole 700 is configured such that the outlets 3 and 5 are stored in the storage hole 7 such that the push-down portions A of the outlets 3 and 5 are opposed to each other and the plug surfaces 40 and 60 are opposed to the ends of the storage hole 700 in the longitudinal direction.
00 is formed in a size that can be stored in a row. The outlets 3 and 5 are arranged such that the pressing surfaces 32a and 32a are flush with the opening surface of the housing hole 700 (see the solid line in FIG. 3), or the plug surfaces 40 and 60 are out of the opening surface of the housing hole 700. It is stored in the storage hole 700 in a protruding state (see the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 3). Hereinafter, the pressing surfaces 32a, 32
The positions of the outlets 3 and 5 housed in the housing hole 700 are referred to as housing positions so that a and the opening surface of the housing hole 700 are flush with each other, and the plug surface 40 protrudes from the opening surface of the housing hole 700. The positions of the outlets 3 and 5 stored in the storage hole 700 in this state are referred to as push-out positions.

On each side surface 72 along the longitudinal direction of the case main body 70, a housing engagement hole 72a, a push-out engagement hole 72b,
A sliding hole 72c is formed. Of these, the storage engagement hole 7
2a is formed at a position where the boss portion 380 engages when the outlets 3 and 5 are at the storage position. The protruding engagement hole 72b is formed at a position where the boss portion 380 engages when the outlets 3 and 5 are at the protruding position. Sliding hole 7
2c is formed to be elongated downward from the position where the through holes 32d face each other when the outlets 3 and 5 are in the storage position, and the guide rod 39 can be inserted therethrough.

Further, the storage case 7 is provided with a thin flange portion 71 formed in a strip shape along the opening surface of the storage hole 700 at the peripheral portion of the opening portion of the case body 70. further,
In the case body 70, inside the housing hole 700, below the portion where the depressed portion A of the outlets 3, 5 housed in the housing hole 700 is housed, is an upper part parallel to the opening surface of the housing hole 700. A fulcrum base 74 having a flat surface 740 is formed.

Further, on the bottom surface of the case body 70,
As shown in FIG. 2, an insertion hole 80, an opening / closing tool 82 for opening / closing the insertion hole 80, and a mounting projection T are formed. Of these, the insertion holes 80 are provided on the bottom surfaces on both sides of the fulcrum base 74, and the power plug plug 4, the communication plug plug 6, and the power line PL.
And the communication line TL are formed so that they can be inserted freely. The insertion hole 80 is also provided at a position facing the outlet 34c of the fulcrum base 74.
An insertion hole 84 is provided so as to be continuous. Further, the mounting projection T is formed in a convex shape toward the bottom surface 34a of the outlets 3, 5 housed in the housing hole 700 so that the head of the screw for fixing the housing case 7 to the desk is fitted. Has been formed.

Further, the storage case 7 is provided with stoppers 78 capable of sandwiching a plate between the storage case 700 and the flange 71 on the outside of each end face in the longitudinal direction of the storage hole 700 (FIG. 3). Outlets 3 and 5 are
When in the storage position, the bottom surface 34a contacts the mounting projection T, the boss portion 380 engages with the storage engagement hole 72a, and the space between the outlets 3, 5 and the wall surface of the storage hole 700 is as shown in FIG. As shown, they are stored in the storage hole 700 so that a gap is formed.

An example of use of the jack unit 1 of the present embodiment having the above structure will be described. Here, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the storage case in cross section for explaining a series of positions of the outlet when operating the outlet stored in the storage case, and FIG. When the part is pushed into the storage hole,
FIG.4 (b) has shown the mode when an outlet is in an extended position. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining how to attach the jack unit to the desk. In addition, FIG.
Is a perspective view of the desk with the jack unit attached.
(A) is an explanatory view illustrating a state in which the plug surface is stored,
FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the plug surface is pushed out onto the desk surface.

In the unused state of the jack unit 1, as shown in FIG.
It is stored in the storage position in 00. Then, the through hole 32
The guide rod 39 is made to penetrate the d and the sliding hole 72c, and the guide rod 39 is fixed to the through hole 32d for assembly.

The push-down portion A of the outlet 3 of the jack unit 1 thus assembled is pushed toward the inside of the housing hole 700. When this pressing portion A is pressed, the boss portion 3
The engagement between the guide rod 3 and the storage engagement hole 72a is released.
9 is guided by the sliding hole 72c and moves vertically downward along the up-down direction, and accordingly, the outlet 3 swings around the mounting projection T while moving forward over the mounting projection T. To do. Then, when the guide rod 39 moves along the sliding hole 72c, the inclined surface 3 is eventually reached as shown in FIG. 4 (a).
The inclination start point S of 2e contacts the upper flat surface 740 of the fulcrum base 74. When the pressing portion A is further pressed, the inclination start point S moves forward on the upper flat surface 740, the outlet 3 swings around the moving inclination start point S, and the plug surface 40 moves accordingly. , Gradually storing hole 700
Begins to approach from the opening. Then, when the inclined surface 32e is pressed until it comes into contact with the upper surface of the fulcrum base 74, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the outlet 3 comes to the protruding position, and the plug surface 40 is completely pressed out from the opening surface of the housing hole 700. At this time, the boss portion 380 and the protruding engagement hole 72
The outlet 3 is held in this extended position because of the engagement with b.

Therefore, the jack unit 1 of this embodiment
When the plug is used, the plug surface 40 is pushed out of the opening of the storage hole 700 and the outlet 3 can be attached to the outlet 3 stored in the storage hole 700 by a so-called one-touch operation of simply pressing the pressing portion A of the outlet 3. It will be possible. Note that the outlet 5 can be similarly operated to attach a modular jack.

On the other hand, when the push-down surface 32a of the plug surface 40 side of the outlet 3 pushed out from the opening of the storage hole 700 is pushed, the engagement between the boss portion 380 and the push-out engagement hole 72b is released, and the outlet 3 Is dropped into the storage hole 700, and the fulcrum base 74 and the inclination start point S are in contact with each other.
(See FIG. 4A). Then, in this state, the pressing surface 32a on the plug surface 40 side of the outlet 3
When is pressed, the outlet 3 moves rearward on the mounting projection T, swings around the mounting projection T as a fulcrum, and the pressing portion A is lifted above the fulcrum base 74. Then, the boss portion 380 and the storage engagement hole 72a are engaged with each other, and the outlet 3 is stored in the storage position so that the pressing surface 32a is flush with the flange portion 71.

The jack unit 1 thus constructed
As shown in FIG. 5, a long attachment hole DA is provided along the edge of the desk D so that the case body 70 can be inserted, the case body 70 enters the attachment hole DA, and the collar portion 71 is formed. Desk surface D
Mount so that it abuts on M. Then, the fixing metal fitting 90 is attached from the back surface side of the desk surface DM so as to close the mounting hole DA, and the bottom surface of the storage hole 700 is penetrated to fix the fixing metal fitting 9.
Screw the screw to 0. The mounting protrusion T described above is formed so as to fit the head portion of this screw. When the screw is screwed into the fixing bracket 90 in this manner, the plate surface of the desk D is sandwiched between the flange 71 and the fixing bracket 90, and the jack unit 1 is securely fixed to the desk D. .

Then, when the jack unit 1 is attached to the desk D, as shown in FIG.
It is attached so that a and the desk surface DM are flush with each other. On the other hand, when the push-down section A is pushed down, as shown in FIG. 6B, the plug surface 40 is pushed out onto the desk surface DM, and outlets and modular jacks can be attached to the outlets 3 and 5, respectively. become. The flange 71 is formed thin so that when the jack unit 1 is attached to the desk D, it is flush with the pressing surface 32a and the desk surface DM as shown in FIG. 6 (a). .

Using the jack unit 1 of this embodiment described above has the following effects. For example, when a laptop computer is used but communication is not performed, even if the power outlet 3 is pressed, the communication outlet 5 remains stored in the storage hole 700 and is not taken out from the storage hole 700. Therefore, the communication outlet 5 As a result, the desk surface DM can be widely used even when using a laptop computer, and the outlets 3 and 5 can be used without spoiling the aesthetics of the desk D. Not communicating outlet 5
It is possible to prevent dust from entering the jack mounting opening 62.

When the jack unit 1 of the present embodiment is used, since the plug surfaces 40 and 60 are stored in the storage holes 700 in a row so that the plug surfaces 40 and 60 face the respective ends of the storage holes 700 in the longitudinal direction, the storage holes are stored. If the jack unit 1 is attached to the mounting hole DA so that the longitudinal direction of 700 is along the edge of the desk D, the appropriate writing width W from the edge on the front side to the jack unit 1 (see FIG. 6A) is obtained. Can be widely used.

When the jack unit 1 of this embodiment is used, the spring 130 and the lid locking device 140 as described in the section of the prior art are not used, and the pressing portion A of the outlets 3 and 5 is simply pressed. With such a configuration, so-called one-touch operation can be performed. The jack unit 1 of the present embodiment has a pressing surface 32a.
However, when the jack unit 1 is attached to the desk D, the outlet 3, when the jack unit 1 is not used, is formed.
Since 5 is flush with the desk surface DM, the desk surface DM can be widely used, and the desk surface DM can be made to have a good appearance without unevenness.

The jack unit 1 of this embodiment has the following features when the outlets 3 and 5 are in the storage position or the extended position.
Since the boss portion 380 is engaged with the storage engagement hole 72a and the push-out engagement hole 72b to hold the outlets 3 and 5 at the respective positions, if this jack unit 1 is used,
It is possible to prevent the outlets 3 and 5 from coming out and closing the outlets 3 and 5 that have come out.

In the jack unit 1 of this embodiment,
When a necessary operation force is applied to the outlets 3 and 5, the boss portion 380 and the storage engagement hole 72a or the push-out engagement hole 72b are provided.
When the jack unit 1 is used, the boss portion can be fixed to the storage position and the pushing position, respectively, since the engagement with the elastic piece 382 is elastically deformed and elastically released. Then, when the outlets 3 and 5 are moved, the engagement can be released and the jack unit 1 can be moved by a simple operation of applying an operating force to the pressing surface 32a of the outlets 3 and 5.

In this embodiment, since the mounting hole DA for mounting the storage case 7 is provided in the desk D and the jack unit 1 may be mounted in the mounting hole DA, the jack unit 1 can be mounted on the desk D very much. Easy to do. In this embodiment, the longitudinal direction of the storage hole 700 is the desk surface DM.
Since the jack unit 1 is attached so as to be provided along the peripheral edge portion of, the appropriate writing width W can be widened.

The boss portion 380 and the storage engagement hole 7 of this embodiment.
2a and the push-out engagement hole 72b correspond to the holding means of the present invention. The storage engagement hole 72a and the push-out engagement hole 72b of the present embodiment
Respectively correspond to the engaged portion and the engaging portion of the present invention.
It is needless to say that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various forms can be taken as long as they are within the technical scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a mounting hole DA for storing the storage case 7 in the desk D is provided in the desk D, and the storage hole 70 is provided.
Although the storage case 7 is attached to the portion where 0 is provided, the jack unit 1 of the present embodiment may be attached to the attachment object E formed in a thin shape as shown in FIG. 7. In this case, the attachment object E may be provided with an insertion hole E1 through which the case main body 70 can be inserted.

Once the case body 70 is inserted into the insertion hole E1, the attachment object E fits between the retaining member 78 and the collar portion 71, as shown in FIG.
Since it plays the role of a claw, the jack unit 1 cannot be easily removed from the attachment target E.

Further, in the present embodiment, the inclined surface 32e is provided in the lower portion of the portion to which the guide rod 39 is attached, and the plug surface 40 of the outlets 3 and 5 is configured to be pushed out from the opening surface of the housing hole 700. As shown in FIG. 8, the lateral side surface 32 on the front side of the portion to which the guide rod 39 is attached.
A fulcrum α may be provided on a, and the rear side of the fulcrum α may be pressed to push the plug surface 40 out of the opening surface of the housing hole 700.

Further, the outlets 3, 5 of this embodiment
May be any of the outlets 3 and 5 for power supply or communication, and two outlets 3 for power supply may be combined, or the outlet 5 for communication may be combined. Further, although the outlet of the present embodiment stores the existing outlet therein, the upper block 32, the lower block 34, and the plug insertion tools 4 and 6 may be integrally configured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a jack unit according to the present embodiment.

2A and 2B are explanatory views for explaining a state in which a communication cord is pulled out from an outlet forming the jack unit of the present embodiment, FIG. 2A is a plan view of a storage case forming the jack unit, and FIG. It is a side view.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a cross section of the storage case in order to explain the position of the outlet in the storage case when the outlet constituting the jack unit of the present embodiment is operated.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view for explaining a series of positions of the outlet when operating the outlet stored in the storage case that constitutes the jack unit of the present embodiment,
(A) shows a state in which the push-down portion of the outlet is pushed down into the storage hole, and (b) shows a state in which the outlet is in the extended position.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining how to attach the jack unit of the present embodiment to a desk.

6A and 6B are perspective views of a desk to which the jack unit according to the present embodiment is attached, FIG. 6A is an explanatory view illustrating a state in which a plug surface is housed, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view of the plug surface approaching the desk surface. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode.

FIG. 7 is another example of the present embodiment, which is an explanatory view for explaining how the jack unit is attached to an attachment target made of a thin material, and (a) is a perspective view of the attachment target. FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the attachment target.

FIG. 8 is another cross-sectional view of the storage case for explaining another example of the present embodiment, in which the outlet stored in the storage case forming the jack unit is operated.

9A and 9B are explanatory views for explaining a conventional jack unit, where FIG. 9A is a perspective view and FIG. 9B is a sectional view.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which a conventional jack unit is attached to a desk.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Jack unit, 3 ... Power outlet, 4 ...
Power plug insertion tool, 5 ... communication outlet, 6 ... communication plug insertion tool, 7 ... storage case, 32 ... upper block,
32a ... Pressed surface, 32b ... Front side surface, 32c ... Side surface,
32d ... through hole, 32e ... inclined surface, 32f ... rear side surface,
34 ... Lower block, 34a ... Bottom surface, 34b ... Surrounding side surface, 34c ... Drawout port, 36 ... Filling opening, 38 ... Engaging tool,
39 ... Guide rod, 40 ... Plug surface, 42 ... Plug mounting port, 60 ... Plug surface, 62 ... Jack mounting port, 70 ... Case body, 71 ... Collar part, 72 ... Side surface, 72a ... Storage engagement hole, 72b ... Extending engagement hole, 72c ... sliding hole, 74 ... fulcrum base, 78 ... retaining tool, 80 ... insertion hole, 82 ... opening / closing tool, 84
... Insertion hole, 90 ... Fixing metal fitting, 380 ... Boss portion, 382
... Elastic piece, 700 ... Storage hole, 740 ... Top plane

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage hole having an elongated opening, and a column in the storage hole such that a plug surface provided with a plug mounting opening faces each end of the storage hole in the longitudinal direction. And a pair of outlets stored in the storage hole, for one of the pair of outlets stored in the storage hole, when the opposite side facing the other outlet is pressed into the storage hole, a jack unit in which the plug surface of one outlet the is Ru are Seridasa from an opening of said accommodation hole, projecting provided on both sides of the lateral side of the pressing portion to be pressed
Part and a storage part that forms the storage hole.
A guide hole that guides in the up-down direction and the front side from the plug surface side, and the rear side opposite to
Inclined from the bottom to the top toward the bottom of the storage hole.
When contacted, the plug surface protrudes from the storage hole.
Slope formed on the lower surface of the pressing part, which is inclined at an angle
A jack unit having a surface . 2. The jack unit according to claim 1, wherein the outlet is formed so that a pressing surface pressed when the pressing operation is performed is flush with the shape of the opening surface of the storage hole. And the jack unit. 3. The jack unit according to claim 1, wherein the outlet is located at a storage position where the plug surface is stored in the storage hole or at a storage position where the plug surface is pushed out of the storage hole. A jack unit comprising holding means for holding. 4. The jack unit according to claim 3, wherein the holding means engages when the outlet is moved to the storage position or the protruding position, and is elastically engaged when a necessary operating force is applied to the outlet. A jack unit comprising an engaging portion and an engaged portion which are released from each other. 5. The jack unit according to claim 1, further comprising a storage case forming the storage hole. 6. The jack unit according to claim 1.
In knit, The rear side surface of the outlet is formed in a cylindrical shape.
Is formed in a semicircular shape in cross section that coincides with the central axis of the protrusion.
Jack unit characterized by. 7. A desk comprising the jack unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein a longitudinal direction of the housing hole is provided along a peripheral edge portion of a desk top surface.