CN111819737A

CN111819737A - Power supply

Info

Publication number: CN111819737A
Application number: CN201880090924.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡早胜; T·米德尔; 周翠
Original assignee: Chidonic Co ltd
Current assignee: Chidonic Co ltd; Tridonic GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2018-03-30
Filing date: 2018-03-30
Publication date: 2020-10-23
Also published as: EP3756247A1; WO2019183929A1; EP3756247A4

Abstract

The invention discloses a power supply (1), comprising: a substrate (11); at least one termination module (12) configured to be disposed on the substrate; and a wireless communication module (13) configured to be spliced with the terminal module. Thus, the wireless communication module of the power supply will be more robust and will not be prone to tilting.

Description

Power supply

Technical Field

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to the field of lighting, and more particularly to power supplies.

Background

This section introduces aspects that may facilitate a better understanding of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the statements in this section are to be read in this light and are not to be construed as admissions of prior art or not.

Today, smart appliances are becoming more and more popular. The use of wireless communication is also becoming more and more common. Thus, in the lighting industry, some lighting power supplies add wireless communication functionality. The wireless communication may be bluetooth communication, Near Field Communication (NFC), or the like.

Fig. 1 is a diagram of a power supply having a wireless communication module in the related art. As shown in fig. 1, the wireless communication module 10 and the plurality of terminal modules 20 are disposed on a substrate 30. The wireless communication module 10 is made as a separate part and is disposed on the edge of the substrate 30.

Disclosure of Invention

The inventors of the present disclosure have found the following limitations in the related art: the wireless communication module 10 is easily tilted to one side. When the wireless communication module is tilted, it will affect the wireless communication function, and when the wireless communication module is tilted outward, it will be easily hit by the housing of the power supply.

Generally, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a power supply. In this embodiment, the wireless communication module is spliced with the terminal module. Thus, the wireless communication module of the power supply will be more robust and will not be prone to tilting.

In a first aspect, there is provided a power supply comprising: a substrate; at least one terminal module configured to be disposed on the substrate; and a wireless communication module configured to be spliced with the terminal module.

In one embodiment, the wireless communication module has the same dimensions as the terminal module.

In one embodiment, the terminal module and the wireless communication module are spliced together using a first connection structure.

In one embodiment, the first connection structure comprises: a first connection portion configured to be disposed on a first surface of the terminal module; a second connection portion configured to be disposed on the first surface of the wireless communication module, the first connection portion being either one of a first protrusion and a first receiving hole, the second connection portion being the other of the first protrusion and the first receiving hole, the first protrusion being received in the first receiving hole when the terminal module and the wireless communication module are spliced together.

In one embodiment, two adjacent terminal modules are spliced together using the second connection structure.

In one embodiment, the second connection structure comprises: a third connecting portion configured to be disposed on the first surface of the terminal module; a fourth connecting portion configured to be disposed on a second surface of the terminal module, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, the third connecting portion being either one of a second protrusion and a second receiving hole, the second connecting portion being the other of the second protrusion and the second receiving hole, the second protrusion being received in the second receiving hole when two adjacent terminal modules are spliced together.

In one embodiment, the wireless communication module includes an antenna.

In one embodiment, the wireless communication module further comprises a wireless communication controller integrated with the antenna.

In one embodiment, the termination module includes a connection pin,

the terminal module is disposed on the substrate via the connection pin.

In one embodiment, the terminal module includes a connection hole for connecting to and supplying power to an electrical device.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a wireless communication module is spliced with a terminal module. Therefore, the wireless communication module of the power supply will be more robust and will not be prone to tilting.

Drawings

The above and other aspects, features and benefits of various embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent by way of example from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals or letters are used to designate like or equivalent elements. The drawings are shown to facilitate a better understanding of embodiments of the disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale, wherein:

fig. 1 is a diagram of a power supply having a wireless communication module in the related art.

Fig. 2 is an illustration of a power supply according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is an illustration of a terminal module and a wireless communication module according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure will now be discussed with reference to several exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are discussed only to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the disclosure and to practice the disclosure accordingly, and are not intended to suggest any limitation as to the scope of the disclosure.

As used herein, the terms "first" and "second" refer to different elements. The singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, the terms "comprising," "including," "having," and/or "containing" specify the presence of stated features, elements, and/or components, etc., but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The term "based on" is to be understood as "based at least in part on". The terms "one embodiment" and "an embodiment" are to be understood as "at least one embodiment". The term "another embodiment" is to be understood as "at least one other embodiment". Other explicit and implicit definitions may be included below.

First aspect of the embodiments

In a first embodiment, a power supply is provided.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view of a power supply according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; as shown in fig. 2, the power supply 1 includes a substrate 11, at least one terminal module 12, and a wireless communication module 13.

In this embodiment, the termination module 12 is disposed on a substrate. The wireless communication module 13 is spliced with the terminal module 12. Thus, the wireless communication module of the power supply will be more robust and will not be prone to tilting.

As shown in fig. 2, the wireless communication module 13 has the same size as the terminal module 12.

In this embodiment, the terminal module 12 and the wireless communication module 13 are joined together by using the first connection structure.

As shown in fig. 3, the terminal module 12 includes a first surface S11. The first connection portion 121 is disposed on the first surface S11. The wireless communication module 13 includes a first surface S21. The second connection portion 131 is disposed on the first surface S21.

In this embodiment, the first connection structure 14 includes a first connection portion 121 and a second connection portion 131.

In this embodiment, the first connection part 121 may be any one of the first protrusion and the first receiving hole, and the second connection part 131 is the other one of the first protrusion and the first receiving hole. The first projection may be received in the first receiving hole when the terminal module 12 and the wireless communication module 13 are spliced together.

In this embodiment, the number of the first connection parts 121 may be at least one, and the number of the second connection parts 131 may be at least one.

In this embodiment, the function of the first connecting structure 14 is achieved by mechanically connecting the first connecting portion 121 and the second connecting portion 131. However, the embodiment will not be limited thereto, for example, the first connection structure 14 may include magnetic components, and thus the function of the first connection structure 14 may be achieved by magnetic attraction between the magnetic components.

In this embodiment, two adjacent terminal modules 12 may be spliced together by using a second connection structure. Thus, the terminal module 12 of the power supply will be more robust and will not be prone to tilting.

As shown in fig. 3, the third connecting portion 122 is provided on the first surface S11 of the terminal module 12. The termination module 12 also includes a second surface S12. The fourth connection portion 123 is disposed on the second surface S12.

In this embodiment, the second connection structure 15 includes a third connection portion 122 and a fourth connection portion 123.

In this embodiment, the third connection part 122 may be any one of the second protrusion and the second receiving hole, and the fourth connection part 123 is the other one of the second protrusion and the second receiving hole. The second projection may be received in the second receiving aperture when two adjacent terminal modules 12 are spliced together.

In this embodiment, the number of the third connection parts 122 may be at least one, and the number of the fourth connection parts 123 may be at least one.

In one embodiment, the position and size of the third connection part 122 may be different from those of the first connection part 121.

In another embodiment, the position and size of the third connection part 122 may be the same as those of the first connection part 121, and then the first connection part 121 may perform the function of the third connection part 122 to be connected with the fourth connection part 123.

In this embodiment, the function of the second connecting structure 15 is achieved by mechanically connecting the third connecting portion 122 and the fourth connecting portion 123. However, this embodiment will not be limited thereto, for example, the second connection structure 15 may include magnetic components, and thus the function of the second connection structure 15 may be achieved by magnetic attraction between the magnetic components.

As shown in fig. 3, the first surface S21 of the wireless communication module 13 may include a receiving part 131a, and the receiving part 131a may receive the third connecting part 122 on the first surface S11 of the terminal module 12.

The second face S12 of a terminal module 12 may include a receiving portion 123a, and the receiving portion 123a may receive the first connection portion 121 on the first face S11 of an adjacent terminal module 12.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the termination module 12 may also include a connection pin 124. The terminal module 12 may be disposed on the substrate 11 via the connection pin 124. The connection pins 124 may provide mechanical and electrical connection between the termination module 12 and the substrate 11.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the terminal module 12 may further include a connection hole 125. The connection hole 125 may be used to connect to and supply power to an electrical device. The electrical device may be a lighting device, such as an LED (light emitting diode) device.

In this embodiment, the wireless communication module 13 may communicate with other devices via wireless signals. For example, the wireless communication module 13 may be a Near Field Communication (NFC) module.

In this embodiment, the wireless communication module 13 may include an antenna for receiving and transmitting wireless signals.

In this embodiment, the wireless communication module 13 may further include a wireless communication controller integrated with the antenna. The wireless communication controller may perform digital or analog processes on the received and/or to-be-transmitted wireless signals.

As can be seen from the above embodiment, the wireless communication module 13 is spliced with the terminal module 12. Thus, the wireless communication module of the power supply will be more robust and will not be prone to tilting. The use of the wireless communication module 13 will be more flexible as the wireless communication module 13 can be easily assembled or disassembled with the terminal module 12. In some cases, the wireless communication module 13 may be spliced with the terminal module 12 located outside the iron casing of the power supply, and thus will prevent other components and the iron casing from interfering with the wireless communication function.

Additionally, while operations are shown in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. In some cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Also, while several specific implementation details are included in the above discussion, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the disclosure, but rather as descriptions of features that may be specific to particular embodiments. Certain features that are described in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments separately or in any suitable subcombination.

Although the disclosure has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the disclosure defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.

Claims

1. A power supply, the power supply comprising:

a substrate;

at least one termination module configured to be disposed on the substrate; and

a wireless communication module configured to be spliced with the terminal module.

2. The power supply according to claim 1,

the wireless communication module has the same size as the terminal module.

3. The power supply according to claim 1,

the terminal module and the wireless communication module are spliced together by using a first connection structure.

4. The power supply according to claim 3, wherein the first connection structure includes:

a first connection portion configured to be disposed on a first surface of the terminal module;

a second connection portion configured to be disposed on a first surface of the wireless communication module,

the first connecting portion is any one of a first protruding portion and a first receiving hole,

the second connecting portion is the other of the first convex portion and the first receiving hole,

the first protrusion is received in the first receiving hole when the terminal module and the wireless communication module are spliced together.

5. The power supply according to claim 1,

two adjacent terminal modules are spliced together using a second connecting structure.

6. The power supply of claim 5, wherein the second connection structure comprises:

a third connection portion configured to be disposed on the first surface of the terminal module;

a fourth connection portion configured to be disposed on the second surface of the terminal module,

the second surface is opposite the first surface,

the third connecting portion is either one of a second projection and a second receiving hole,

the second connecting portion is the other of the second projection and the second receiving hole,

the second projection is received in the second receiving aperture when two adjacent terminal modules are spliced together.

7. The power supply according to claim 1,

the wireless communication module includes an antenna.

8. The power supply according to claim 7,

the wireless communication module further includes a wireless communication controller integrated with the antenna.

9. The power supply according to claim 1,

the terminal module comprises a connecting pin which is provided with a connecting pin,

the terminal module is disposed on the substrate via the connection pin.

10. The power supply according to claim 1,

the terminal module includes a connection hole for connecting to and supplying power to an electrical device.