RU2817299C2 - Socket outlet - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: invention generally relates to the field of remotely controlled electrical devices and, in particular, to the field of remotely controlled plug sockets. Technical result is achieved due to arrangement of electronic card and lyre-shaped conductor in base of socket mechanism will be compatible with available internal volume of base of standard dimensions since the conductive spacer is configured to position the lyre-shaped conductor outside the inner volume of the socket mechanism base and simultaneous provision of connection between lyre-shaped conductor and grounding terminal. In this case, the electronic map can be placed in the base without the need to increase its internal volume.

EFFECT: providing remote control of a socket outlet.

14 cl, 5 dwg

Description

The invention generally relates to the field of remotely controlled electrical appliances and, in particular, to the field of remotely controlled plug sockets.

More specifically, it relates to a remote-controlled Schuko® socket outlet designed for installation in a mounting box comprising a housing closed at the front by a decorative plate forming a receptacle for an electrical plug, with a bottom wall containing access holes for the phase and neutral electrical connection terminals , located in the housing, while in the specified housing there is a grounding terminal, as well as an electronic card with a round hole in a place offset from the center of the wall of the bottom of the receiving socket.

Remotely controlled electrical devices contain electronic elements that make it possible, in particular, to operate them remotely using a mobile device. These electronic elements are connected to a printed circuit whose substrate is installed at the base of the device mechanism.

Currently, the available internal volume at the base of the device mechanism is limited, since this mechanism has standard dimensions. Therefore, all elements of the device mechanism must be arranged in such a way as to occupy the maximum volume provided by the available internal volume in the base.

In particular, in the case of a Schuko® socket outlet (German standard according to DIN49441 and DIN49440), a protective device and a lyre-shaped earth conductor are installed in the base, occupying most of the available internal volume. In practice, the central base of the lyre-shaped conductor is located between the protective device cassette and the cavities in which the electrical terminals are located.

In the case of a Schuko® standard remote controlled socket, a board containing a printed circuit (forming an electronic card) must be added to the base. In this case, two configurations are possible for installing an electronic card. The first is to increase the existing internal volume in the base. In this case, the base must be made with individual dimensions.

According to the second configuration, the electronic card must be placed in the space occupied by the lyre-shaped conductor in order to respect the existing internal volume in the base. In this case, the simultaneous use of a lyre-shaped conductor and an electronic card at the base of the device mechanism will be incompatible with the standard dimensions of the latter.

The present invention is intended to provide a remote controlled Schuko® socket outlet in which the placement of the electronic card and lyre-shaped conductor in the base of the device mechanism will be compatible with the existing internal volume of the base of standard sizes.

In particular, the invention proposes a remotely controlled plug socket of the Schuko® standard, as defined in the introductory part, intended for installation in an installation box, containing a conductive spacer in the form of a cylindrical section connected to the ground terminal and passing through the specified circular hole of the electronic card so that the free end This spacer extends just above or at the level of the wall of the bottom of the receptacle for connection to the lyre-shaped grounding conductor of a Schuko® standard receptacle.

Thus, preferably, according to the invention, the conductive spacer is configured to position the lyre-shaped conductor outside the internal volume of the base of the device mechanism and at the same time provide a connection between the lyre-shaped conductor and the ground terminal. In this case, the electronic card can be placed in the base without the need to increase its internal volume. Moreover, preferably, in the inventive socket, the electronic card used is a standard card typically used in socket sockets of the Franco-Belgian standard (corresponding to the NF C61-314 standard) with a grounding pin, and the conductive spacer passes through the circular hole of this electronic card provided for the passage this ground pin to establish an electrical connection between the lyre conductor and the ground terminal. Thus, preferably, the same electronic card can be used for Schuko® standard sockets and for Franco-Belgian standard sockets.

The claimed receptacle has the following other non-limiting and preferred distinguishing features, considered individually or in all technically possible combinations:

- three holes are made in the bottom wall of the receiving socket, located opposite the corresponding holes of the electronic card, providing access to the phase and neutral electrical connection terminals and to the ground terminal, while the specified conductive spacer passes through one of the three holes;

- the conductive spacer is placed in the grounding terminal in such a way as to electrically connect the conductive spacer to the ground terminal;

- a security device cassette is provided located behind the bottom wall of the receiving socket, said cassette containing an opening located opposite one of the holes in the bottom wall of the receiving socket through which said conductive spacer passes;

- said spacer extends through the wall of the bottom of the receiving socket through a through hole located in the same place as the through hole for the grounding pin in the Franco-Belgian standard socket outlet;

- the cross-section of the through-hole for the conductive spacer is substantially equal to the cross-section of the through-hole for the earthing pin of the Franco-Belgian standard socket-outlet;

- said spacer passes through the electronic card through a passage hole located opposite the passage hole for the spacer in the bottom wall of the receiving socket;

- the cross-section of the through-hole of the electronic card is essentially equal to the cross-section of the through-hole for the grounding pin of the Franco-Belgian standard socket outlet;

- the through hole of the electronic card has a round shape with a diameter ranging from 4.2 to 5.4 mm;

- the conductive spacer is seated in the lyre-shaped conductor in such a way as to ensure electrical contact between said lyre-shaped conductor and the ground terminal;

- the receiving socket is limited by a side wall and its bottom wall, containing a cavity opening towards the center of the receiving socket and intended to accommodate at least part of the lyre-shaped conductor;

- said cavity is formed by a recess on the side wall and a through slot on the bottom wall;

- means are provided for holding the lyre-shaped conductor at the level of the wall of the bottom of the receiving socket, and

- said holding means is a self-adhesive label glued to said wall of the bottom of the receiving socket in such a way as to cover part of the lyre-shaped conductor.

The invention and its implementation will be better understood from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, presented as non-limiting examples.

In these attached drawings:

in fig. 1 schematically shows the claimed electrical device according to the first embodiment, front view in perspective with spatial separation of parts;

in fig. 2 schematically shows the claimed electrical device shown in FIG. 1, rear perspective view with spatial separation of parts;

in fig. 3 schematically shows the assembled electrical device shown in FIG. 1 and 2, perspective view;

in fig. 4 schematically shows another electrical device shown in FIG. 1 and 2, perspective view;

in fig. 5 shows the electrical device shown in FIG. 1, 2, 3 and 4, sectional view along plane A-A of Fig. 3.

In the following text of the description, the term “front” will conventionally denote the side of the electrical appliance facing the user when this appliance is in the operating position on the wall, while the term “rear” will denote the opposite side of the appliance, directed into the wall.

In fig. 1-5 shows a remote controlled socket 10 according to the Schuko® standard.

The receptacle 10 shown in FIG. 1 and 2, includes an actuator having a base 100 in which electrical and/or electronic components are housed, an instrument bracket 400, and a decorative trim 200 (which gives the instrument its function). Receptacle 10 is designed for installation in an installation box (not shown).

The base 100 includes a housing or casing 110 of insulating material. Typically, this housing 110 is formed as a single piece by injection molding of a plastic material.

The casing 110 forming the body has a general parallelepiped shape, open at the front.

It includes a bottom wall 111 from which a side wall 112 extends.

The side wall 112 consists of four parallel panels 112A, 112B connected in pairs by four cut edges 112C located at the four vertices of the parallelepiped. The side wall 112 has a peripheral free leading edge 115 that defines the front opening of the housing 110.

The outer side SE of the housing 110 defines the overall overall volume of the base 100, while the inner side SI of the housing 110 defines a receiving cavity for various electrical and electronic components.

At the bottom of the receiving socket there are spaces for mounting three electrical connection terminals, namely the ground terminal 141 and two phase and neutral connection terminals (not shown). In practice, the electrical connection terminals are latched into insulated chambers of the intermediate housing 136 located at the bottom of the receiving cavity of the housing 110. For example, the ground terminal 141 is latched into the chamber 142 of the intermediate housing 136 (FIG. 2). This intermediate housing 136 is here mounted, for example, on the rear side of the printed circuit substrate 130, with said terminals being soldered onto the printed circuit 130.

The electrical connection terminals are, for example, automatic flat contact spring terminals, and in one of the panels 112B of the side wall 112 of the casing 110 near the bottom wall 111, holes 111B are provided into which pushers 120 extend, configured to act on the flat contact springs for the purpose of disconnection. electrical wires. To establish an electrical connection between each electrical connection terminal and the pushers 120, each insulated chamber of the intermediate housing 136 housing the electrical connection terminals is provided with a slot (FIG. 2). Each slot, for example, slot 142A of the chamber 142 of the ground terminal 141, provides a connection between the electrical connection terminal and one of the pushers 120 through the tabs on which each pusher is equipped. For example, a tongue 120A of one of the pushers 120 engages one of the holes 111B, then a slot 142A of the chamber 142 to act on the flat spring of the ground terminal 141.

In addition, access holes 111C are provided in the bottom wall 111 to the mounting spaces of said electrical terminals for introducing the bare conductive core of electrical wires into said electrical terminals. Classically, as shown in FIG. 2, two holes 111C are provided for each electrical terminal, and a wire coming from the electrical network and a transition wire can be connected to each terminal.

The housing 110 of the base 100 includes, in the middle of the two parallel panels 112A, a channel 116 that extends from the front into a cutout of the panel 112A and from the rear into a cavity 116A formed as a recess in the outer side SE. Each channel 116 is designed to receive a latch screw 116B through it, the latch 116C being located in said socket 116A. Two latch screws 116B serve to secure the base 100 to a mounting box (not shown) using the latch 116C (FIGS. 1 and 2). These latches 116C engage corresponding members of a mounting box (not shown) when the latch screw 116B is screwed into the hole 116D of the latch 116C.

According to the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 1-5, the apparatus bracket 400 consists of one insulating piece, namely a frame 410 made by molding of a plastic material, into which a reinforcing metal core can be immersed. According to a version not shown in the figures, instead of a metal core, it is possible to provide reinforcing metal plates immersed in a plastic material at the level of the mounting holes of the frame 410.

Here, the frame 410 of the apparatus bracket 400 shown in the various figures has a square outline with rounded corners, and its outer peripheral edge 411 includes four pairwise parallel straight parts.

The inner peripheral rib 412 of the frame 400 follows a polygonal contour (see FIGS. 1 and 2) with four straight portions parallel to the straight portions of the outer peripheral rib 411 and connected by four arcuate portions.

The frame 410 of the fixture bracket 400 includes four keyhole holes 414 evenly spaced circumferentially around its central opening 413 in areas between the straight portions of the inner 411 and outer 412 peripheral ribs. These holes 414 allow the passage of a screw to secure the instrument bracket 400 by screwing into the threaded posts of a mounting box (not shown).

The frame 410 has a thickness between, on the one hand, a rear support plane 410B of the appliance bracket 400 on the mounting wall (not shown here) and, on the other hand, a front side 410A intended to be covered by at least one trim element (not shown). .

In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, frame 410 of instrument bracket 400 includes a flat rear side 410B which is located in plane P and which defines said rear support plane on the mounting wall.

Typically, the trim element is a trim plate that covers the front side 410A of the frame 410 of the appliance bracket 400 and that extends beyond the frame 400 onto the mounting wall to complete the aesthetic appearance of the entire device. It is snapped into the holes 417 of the frame 410 provided for this purpose.

The connection of the base 100 with the specified bracket 400 of the device is carried out using fasteners 500, which pass through the specified thickness of the frame 410.

These fasteners 500 are contained within a volume defined at the rear of the apparatus bracket 400 by said rear plane 410B, so that no protrusion is formed at the rear of said apparatus bracket 400 beyond said rear plane 410B. In this case, said fasteners 500 are located entirely within said thickness of frame 410. Fasteners 500 are attached to said appliance bracket 400 and to said base 100.

Preferably, the fasteners 500 are rivets extending through said fixture bracket 400 and through portion 117 of said base 100. There are four rivets 500 located on a circle between keyhole holes 414. These rivets 500 are preferably made of brass.

As shown in FIG. 1 and 2, the insulating casing 110 of the base 100 includes a leading edge 115 that defines the opening of the said base, and tabs 117 that extend from the said leading edge 115 to the outside of the said base 100. In this case, there are four tabs 117 located at the four corners of the casing 110 bases 100. These tabs 117 are shaped like a triangle. Each of them has a cylindrical hole 118, which extends to the rear side of the tongue 117 through an extension forming an annular groove 119 (see Fig. 2).

Said fasteners 500 interact with said tabs 117 of housing 110 of base 100 to connect base 100 to apparatus bracket 400.

According to a preferred feature of the electrical apparatus 10, the apparatus bracket 400 and the base 100 comprise complementary mounting members distinct from said fastening members 500 and interacting together at locations within said overall volume of said base 100.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting elements comprise, on the one hand, on said apparatus bracket 400, a wall 415 which is located behind the frame 410 and extends perpendicular to said rear plane 410B within said base 100 and on which is formed at least one fastening tooth 415A, and, on the other hand, on said base 100 there is at least one window 114 formed in said casing 110 and having an edge into which said fastening tooth 415A engages.

Here, the wall 415 is a peripheral wall that is located behind the frame 410 and that extends along the edge of the central opening 413 of the apparatus bracket 400. It contains two diametrically opposed straight parts, on each side of which, facing opposite to the central opening 413 of the device bracket, such a fastening tooth 415A is made. Accordingly, two parallel panels 112B of the side wall 112 of the housing 110 of the base 100 contain two windows 114 for engaging said fastening teeth 415A.

In the middle of the other two diametrically opposed straight parts, the wall 415 contains two channels 416, each of which opens into a semi-cylindrical cutout 416A, for the passage of latch screws 116B for the purpose of securing the instrument bracket 400 and the base 100 to said support on the wall of the mounting box.

As shown in FIG. 1 and 2, under the decorative cover 200 in the base 100 are electrical terminals for ground, phase and neutral. It also contains disconnect pushers 120. Also located is a printed circuit substrate 130, the tracks of which are connected to the electronic elements necessary to connect the receptacle 10 to a mobile control device (not shown) or to a remote control device (such as a wireless control device connected with a data communication network such as the Internet). The assembly formed by the printed circuit substrate 130 and the electronic components mounted on the printed circuit substrate 130 forms an electronic card 135.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic card 135 is provided with three round holes 137A, 137B. In practice, these circular holes are provided at the substrate level of the printed circuit 130, where there are no electronic components.

Among the three holes, two holes 137A provide access to phase and neutral electrical connection terminals located within the base 100. A third circular hole 137B is located off-center of the electronic card and provides access to a ground terminal 141, also located within the base 100.

Here, preferably, according to the invention, the electronic card 135 is an electronic card typically used in a remote controlled Franco-Belgian standard socket outlet with a ground pin that passes through said third circular hole 137B of the electronic card 135. Thus, the third circular hole 137B is located in the place where there is usually a hole for the passage of the grounding pin of a Franco-Belgian standard socket outlet.

In particular, the third circular hole 137B of the electronic card 135 has a cross-section substantially equal to the cross-section of the ground pin of a Franco-Belgian standard socket outlet. This circular hole 137B has, for example, a diameter of 4.2 to 5.4 millimeters. These features represent a certain industrial advantage, since the same electronic card can be used simultaneously for Franco-Belgian standard sockets and for Schuko® standard sockets in accordance with the invention.

Among the electronic elements there is a relay 131, which has a large overall size. This cuboid-shaped relay 131 extends to the bottom of the base 100, where it occupies additional free space provided by a rectangular opening 111A formed in the bottom wall 111 of the housing 110 of the base 100. There is also an antenna 132 that extends from the front side of the substrate. printed circuit 130 (see Fig. 1). This antenna 132 extends into a fixture provided on the outer surface of the side wall 210 of the trim 200 where it is protected. Thus, the antenna 132 can extend to the face of the receptacle 10.

The receptacle 10, in this case a remote controlled receptacle, includes a decorative receptacle trim 200 formed by a base plate 230, on the front side 230A of which is located a side wall, in this case a cylindrical side wall 210 with a free edge 213. The side wall 210 laterally defines the receiving socket. for inserting an electrical plug (not shown). The socket bottom wall 220 is formed by a portion of the base plate 230. Two holes 221 (FIGS. 2 and 3) are provided therein for access to the phase and neutral electrical connection terminals located within the base 100. Both holes 221 are located opposite the holes 137A of the electronic card 135.

These two holes 221 have, for example, a circular shape with a diameter ranging from 5.2 to 5.8 mm. If we designate their centers as O1 and O2 (Fig. 2), then these two holes 221 are located in such a way that the middle of the segment [O1O2] coincides with the center O of the wall 220 of the bottom of the receiving socket. The distance between the centers O1 and O2 of the two holes 221 in this case is, for example, from 18.6 to 19.4 mm.

As shown in FIG. 1, the side wall 210 includes on its outer side a bulge 234. This bulge 234 extends along the entire height of the side wall 210. It has a channel that is closed at the end located on the side of said free edge 213 in front of the receptacle 10 and extends to the rear side 230B of the base plate 230. This thickening channel 234 corresponds to the above device located on the outer surface of the side wall 210 of the decorative cover 220 for housing and protecting the antenna 132.

On its edge 231, the base plate 230 includes teeth 233 for securing the decorative trim 200 to the base 100. The teeth 233 engage the edge of windows 113 formed in parallel panels 112A of the side wall 112 of the casing 110 of the base 100.

When the trim 200 is attached to the base 100 and when the base 100 is connected to the fixture bracket 400, a side wall 210 of the trim 200, the outer diameter of which is equal, excluding the gap, to the inside diameter of the central opening 413 of the fixture bracket 400, protrudes through said central opening 413 instrument bracket 400 above the front side 410A of frame 410 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

As shown in FIG. 2, on the rear 230V side of the base plate 230 are provided brackets 232 for attaching a cassette 310 of the protective device 300, which covers the holes 221 of the wall 220 of the bottom of the receiving socket of the decorative cover 200 to block access to the phase and neutral electrical connection terminals of the receptacle for any element other than pins of an electrical plug that fits into the receiving socket of a plug socket.

On the outer side of its side wall 311, the security device cassette 310 includes teeth 313 configured to engage said brackets 232 of the base plate 230.

This security device 300 includes a locking member 320 that is rotatably mounted within the cassette 310. The locking member 320 includes two shields 320A with inclined surfaces that are located on either side of a central portion that is rotatably mounted on an axis located in the center of the cassette 310.

The bottom wall 312 of the cassette 310 is provided with three holes 312A, 312B (FIG. 2), namely, two access holes 312A for the phase and neutral electrical connection terminals of the receptacle and one access hole 312B for the ground terminal. Three holes 312A, 312B of the bottom wall 312 of the cassette 310 are located opposite the holes 137A, 137B of the electronic card 135. The holes 312A of the bottom wall 312 of the cassette 310 are located opposite the holes 221 of the bottom wall 220 of the receiving slot.

In the active position, the flaps 320A of the locking element 320 are located between the holes 312A of the cassette 310 and the holes 221 of the wall 220 of the bottom of the receiving socket of the decorative trim 200, blocking access to the phase and neutral electrical connection terminals of the receptacle.

When an electrical plug is inserted into the receiving socket of the bezel 200 of the receptacle 10, the pins of the plug are pressed against the inclined surfaces of the panels 320A and cause the locking element 320 to rotate to pass through the holes 312A into the base and into the phase and neutral electrical connection terminals of the receptacle.

When the electrical plug is removed from the receptacle receptacle, the flaps 320A of the locking member 320 are returned to the active position by the action of a compression spring 330 mounted between a projection (not shown) located on the side of the locking member 320 and the wall of the cavity 316 of the cassette 310. Finally, Inside the cassette 310 there is a partition that limits the rotational movement of the locking element 320.

The receptacle 10 shown in FIG. 1-5, is a remote controlled socket of the Schuko® standard.

According to the Schuko® standard, grounding is accomplished using a lyre-shaped conductor 240. The lyre-shaped conductor 240 includes a connecting strip 241 located between two symmetrical legs 242. Each of the legs 242 forms an angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to the connecting strip 241. Classically, the lyre-shaped conductor 240 is made of a metallic material, typically a metallic material that is deformable (for example, by the action of an electrical plug).

Classically, the branches 242 are located in the receiving receptacle of the decorative trim so as to be accessible to an electrical plug inserted into this receptacle. As shown in FIG. 3, 4 and 5, the branches 242 are spaced from the side wall 210 of the receiving socket of the trim 200. Thus, when an electrical plug is inserted into the receiving socket of the trim 200, it deforms the branches 242 of the lyre-shaped conductor 240, pressing the branches 242 to make electrical contact. with the grounding contacts of the electrical plug.

Preferably, in this case, the connecting strip 241 of the lyre-shaped conductor 240 is located in the receiving socket of the decorative trim 200. This arrangement allows you to free up space in the base 100, which has a limited internal volume given its standard dimensions. In particular, this makes it possible to install an electronic card 135 in the base 100 to obtain a remotely controlled plug socket 10.

The receiving socket of the decorative trim 200 is configured to receive a lyre-shaped conductor 240. The side wall 210 and the bottom wall 220 of the receiving socket include a cavity open to the center of the receiving socket for receiving a portion of the lyre-shaped conductor 240. As shown in FIG. 1, 3 and 4, the open cavity of the side wall 210 is formed by two symmetrical recesses 245A. Each recess 245A is designed to receive the lower portion of each leg 242 of the lyre-shaped conductor 240. When an electrical plug is inserted into the receptacle, each leg 242 elastically deforms and fits into one of the recesses 245A. Thus, the recesses 245A provide good mechanical retention of the lyre-shaped conductor 240 in the receiving socket when an electrical plug is inserted therein.

In the wall of the bottom of the receiving socket, an open cavity is formed by a through slot 245B (Fig. 2). This through-slot 245B houses the connecting strip 241 of the lyre-shaped conductor 240. As shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the through-slot 245B matches the shape of the connecting strip 241 of the lyre-shaped conductor 240.

Here, since the connecting strip 241 of the lyre conductor 240 is located at the level of the bottom wall 220 of the receiving socket, a conductive spacer 140 connected to the ground terminal 141 is preferably provided to provide an electrical connection between the lyre conductor 240 and the ground terminal 141. In practice, the conductive spacer 140 is seated in the ground terminal 141 so as to be electrically connected to the ground terminal 141.

To establish electrical contact between the ground terminal 141 located in the base 100 and the lyre-shaped conductor 240 completely located in the receiving socket of the decorative trim 200 (the connecting strip of this lyre-shaped conductor is ultimately located in the thickness of the bottom of the receiving socket), a conductive spacer 140 passes through this the circular opening 137B of the electronic card 135 and the cassette 310 of the security device 300, protruding at or just above the bottom wall 220 of the receiving slot. By "slightly higher" it is meant that the free end of the conductive spacer 140 protrudes above the bottom wall 220 by a few millimeters.

In practice, a ground terminal 141 equipped with a conductive spacer 140 is inserted through the rear side of the electronic card 135. As shown in FIG. 1 and 2, the conductive spacer 140 has the shape of a cylindrical portion. It passes through the circular hole 137B of the electronic card 135 and through the corresponding hole 312B of the cassette 310 of the security device 300 to then exit into the through slot 245B of the wall 220 of the bottom of the receiving socket of the decorative trim 200.

As shown in FIG. 1-3, the connector bar 241 includes an opening 241A, wherein the connector strip 241 is wider at the level of the hole 241A than the rest of its length. This hole 241A is located at the level of the through hole from which the ground pin of the Franco-Belgian standard socket outlet protrudes.

The cross-section of this hole 241A is substantially equal to the cross-section of the through-hole for the ground pin of a Franco-Belgian socket outlet, for example being circular with a diameter of 4.2 to 5.4 millimeters. In this case, the center O3 of the hole 241A (Fig. 3) belongs to a line passing through the center O of the bottom wall 220 of the receiving socket and perpendicular to the line passing through the centers O1, O2 of the two holes 241. In particular, the distance between the center O3 of the hole 241A and center O of the wall 220 of the bottom of the receiving socket is from 9.9 to 10.1 mm.

The free end of the conductive spacer 140 thus extends into the connecting strip 241 at the level of this hole 241A. Thus, the cross-section of the conductive spacer 140 is substantially equal to the cross-section of the ground pin of a Franco-Belgian standard socket outlet, for example being circular with a diameter of 4.2 to 5.4 millimeters.

As shown in FIG. 3 and 5, the conductive spacer 140 is connected by a tight fit to the lyre conductor 240. This tight fit is made at the level of the hole 241A of the connecting strip 241. The tight fit provides electrical contact between the lyre conductor 240 and the ground terminal 141 and provides mechanical retention of the lyre conductor 240 to the wall. 220 bottom of the receiving socket.

As stated above, the shape of the through-slot 245B is responsive to the shape of the connecting strip 241 of the lyre-shaped conductor 240. In particular, the through-slot 245B is wider at the level of its part into which the part of the connecting strip 241 in which the hole 241A is formed extends. After the conductive spacer is firmly seated in the connecting strip 241, the through slot 245B is closed by the lyre-shaped conductor 240 (Fig. 3).

As shown in particular in FIG. 4, a holding means 250 is provided on the socket bottom wall 220 when the lyre-shaped conductor 240 is inserted into the through slot 245B to enhance the mechanical retention of the lyre-shaped conductor 240 on the socket bottom wall 220. The holding means 250 has two holes opposite the holes 221 of the bottom wall 220 of the receptacle (through which the electrical plug will enter).

This retention means 250 specifically allows the lyre-shaped conductor 240 to be retained in the receptacle bottom wall 220 while inserting and removing an electrical plug into and out of the receptacle 10.

Here, the holding means 250 is a self-adhesive flat member, particularly a self-adhesive sticker, affixed to the bottom wall 220 of the receptacle so as to completely cover it while simultaneously covering a portion of the lyre-shaped conductor 240.

It should be noted that preferably, in the inventive Schuko® standard socket 10, the electronic card is a commercially available card typically used in a Franco-Belgian standard remote controlled socket, and in this case, the round hole 137B of this electronic card, which is located at a location offset relative to the center of the card, and typically used to pass the ground pin of a remotely controlled Franco-Belgian receptacle, serves to pass a conductive spacer 140 that establishes an electrical connection between the ground terminal 141 and the lyre-shaped ground conductor 240 located outside the interior of the housing or housing 110 at the level of the bottom of the receiving socket of the decorative trim 200.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown in the figures, and any version thereof may be contemplated by one skilled in the art at his discretion.

Claims (14)

1. Remotely controlled plug socket (10) of the Schuko® standard, intended for installation in an installation box, containing a housing (110) closed at the front by a decorative plate (200) forming a receiving socket for an electrical plug, with a bottom wall (220) containing holes access to the phase and neutral electrical connection terminals located in the housing (110), while in the said housing there is a grounding terminal (141) and an electronic card (135) with a round hole (137B) made in it in a place offset relative to the center of the wall ( 220) of the bottom of the receiving socket, characterized in that it contains a conductive spacer (140) in the form of a cylindrical section connected to the ground terminal (141) and passing through the specified round hole (137B) of the electronic card (135) so that the free end of the specified conductive spacer (140) extends just above or level with the wall (220) of the bottom of the receptacle for connection to the lyre-shaped grounding conductor (240) of a Schuko® standard receptacle. 2. Plug socket (10) according to claim 1, in which three holes (221; 245V) are made in the bottom wall (220), located opposite the corresponding holes (137A, 137B) of the electronic card (135), providing access to the electrical connection terminals phase and neutral and to the ground terminal (141), while said conductive spacer (140) passes through one of the three holes. 3. The receptacle (10) according to claim 1, wherein the conductive spacer (140) is seated in the ground terminal (141) so as to electrically connect the conductive spacer (140) to the ground terminal (141). 4. The receptacle (10) according to claim 1, containing a cassette (310) of a protective device (300) located behind the wall (220) of the bottom of the receiving socket, while said cassette (310) contains an opening (312B) located opposite one of holes in the wall (220) of the bottom of the receiving socket, through which said conductive spacer (140) passes. 5. The receptacle (10) of claim 1, wherein said spacer (140) extends through the wall (220) of the bottom of the receptacle through a through hole (241A) located in the same location as the through hole for a ground pin in the receptacle Franco-Belgian standard. 6. The receptacle (10) according to claim 5, wherein the cross-section of the through-hole (241A) for the conductive spacer (140) is substantially equal to the cross-section of the through-hole for the ground pin of the Franco-Belgian standard socket. 7. The receptacle (10) of claim 5, wherein said spacer (140) extends through the electronic card (135) through a through hole (137B) located opposite the through hole (241A) for the spacer (140) in the wall (220). bottom of the receiving socket. 8. The socket outlet (10) according to claim 7, wherein the cross-section of the through-hole (137B) of the electronic card (135) is substantially equal to the cross-section of the through-hole for the grounding pin of the Franco-Belgian standard socket. 9. The socket (10) according to claim 7, in which the through hole (137B) of the electronic card (135) has a circular shape with a diameter of 4.2 to 5.4 mm. 10. The receptacle (10) of claim 1, wherein the conductive spacer (140) is seated in the lyre-shaped conductor (240) so as to provide electrical contact between said lyre-shaped conductor (240) and the ground terminal (141). 11. The receptacle (10) according to claim 10, in which the receptacle is limited by a side wall (210) and its bottom wall (220), containing a cavity opening towards the center of the receptacle and configured to accommodate at least part of the lyre-shaped conductor (240). 12. The socket (10) according to claim 11, in which the specified cavity is formed by a recess (245A) on the side wall (210) and a through slot (245B) on the bottom wall (220). 13. The socket outlet (10) according to claim 1, in which there is a means (250) for holding the lyre-shaped conductor (240) at the level of the wall of the bottom of the receiving socket. 14. The receptacle (10) according to claim 13, wherein said holding means (250) is a self-adhesive sticker affixed to said wall of the bottom of the receptacle so as to cover a portion of the lyre-shaped conductor (240).