Modular electrical connector module

摘要

A modular electrical connector module includes an outer panel, an outlet box and an interchangeable socket module. The interchangeable socket module has at least one connector and is disposed in the outlet box yet demountable. The interchangeable socket module is exposed to the exterior via an opening defined by the outer panel for easy maintenance accessibility.

主权项

1. A modular electrical connector module for mounting to a wall, comprising:
an outer panel defining an opening; an outlet box coupled to the outer panel from an inner side thereof and accessible through the opening; an interchangeable socket module including at least one connector replaceably disposed in the outlet box and demountable via the opening; and a socket unit demountably disposed in the outlet box and exposed to the exterior via the opening; wherein the interchangeable socket module and the outlet box each respectively include an electrical contact correspondingly arranged to be in direct physical contact with one another such that the interchangeable socket module is electrically connected to the outlet box by physically contacting the electrical contacts without any wires there-between; wherein the outlet box has a concave receiving portion formed therein, and a shape of the concave receiving portion is corresponding to that of the interchangeable socket module such that the interchangeable socket module is securely received in the concave receiving portion and exposed to the opening for an electrical plug to be plugged into; wherein a dimension of the interchangeable socket module is smaller than that of the opening such that the interchangeable socket is retrieved directly from the outlet box without removing the outer panel.