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EP0233529B1
EP0233529B1 EP87101328A EP87101328A EP0233529B1 EP 0233529 B1 EP0233529 B1 EP 0233529B1 EP 87101328 A EP87101328 A EP 87101328A EP 87101328 A EP87101328 A EP 87101328A EP 0233529 B1 EP0233529 B1 EP 0233529B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/03—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type
    • F21S8/033—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
    • F21S8/035—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade by means of plugging into a wall outlet, e.g. night light
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V15/00—Protecting lighting devices from damage
    • F21V15/01—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V17/00—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/02—Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2103/00—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes

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  • the invention relates to a fluorescent lamp with a fluorescent lamp tube and a connection element serving for connection to a current source.
  • Fluorescent lamps are used more and more compared to conventional incandescent lamps, because the fluorescent lamps have a longer service life and are more economical in energy consumption.
  • fluorescent lamps Because of the advantages that fluorescent lamps have over incandescent lamps, however, it is desirable to also use fluorescent lamps increasingly in smaller spaces and to make fluorescent lamps more flexible, so that incandescent lamps can also be used in areas in which they are still used exclusively, for example for lighting bedside tables, work tables and the like, can be replaced by fluorescent lamps.
  • SL lamp fluorescent lamp
  • connection element serving for connection to a power source
  • the lamp has a screw thread for screwing into a bulb socket, a plastic base body and a lamp cap.
  • This cap contains a folded discharge tube.
  • a ballast resistor and a starter are housed in the plastic base body.
  • the lamp is screwed into a conventional floor lamp, for example, instead of a light bulb.
  • a lamp with an elongated lamp tube, a holder for the lamp tube and a power plug body as a connecting element is known.
  • the power plug body protrudes from one side of the holder and has plug contacts that are electrically conductively connected to the lamp tube.
  • the bracket for the lamp tube consists of several parts that must be brought together during assembly.
  • the power plug body is made as a separate component that is assembled with the bracket during assembly.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a fluorescent lamp in which a simple assembly is possible and which can be connected to mains voltage in a wide variety of rooms in a simple manner and arranged with sufficient support.
  • the fluorescent lamp according to the invention is designed such that the connection element is designed as a mains plug body with plug contacts projecting on one side and electrically conductively connected to the fluorescent lamp tube, the housing is elongated and is composed in two parts of two half-shells which can be separated from one another in the longitudinal direction, the area of the power plug body adjacent to the plug contacts to the housing is formed from the half shells and the power plug body is arranged on a long side of the housing and protrudes vertically from this long side.
  • the fluorescent lamp according to the invention can advantageously be plugged into a mains socket, which is generally present in every room.
  • the fluorescent lamp is connected to the mains voltage by being plugged into the mains socket, and is advantageously arranged in the mains socket with sufficient hold, since an area of the mains plug body itself is designed as a housing and carries the fluorescent lamp tube.
  • the fluorescent lamp is immediately ready for use, and additional holders on the fluorescent lamp and on the walls or ceilings of the room in which it is to be used can advantageously be dispensed with.
  • the power plug body is preferably designed as a flat plug, which is also referred to as a Euro plug, so that it can be plugged into any power socket, in particular also when traveling in power sockets of different standards, e.g. in a hotel room, can be plugged in.
  • the plug contacts are preferably arranged in the parting plane of the two half-shells, so that the plug contacts and other parts of the power plug are accessible when the housing is open.
  • the half-shells are particularly inexpensive to produce as injection molded parts, preferably made of plastic.
  • the two half-shells forming the housing are assembled in a simple manner by plugging the two half-shells together,
  • the fluorescent lamp tube is arranged in the first sleeve, an electrical circuit necessary for operating the fluorescent lamp tube is accommodated in the second sleeve and is located on the longitudinal narrow side of the sleeve facing away from the first sleeve molded on the second sleeve of the power plug body.
  • the fluorescent lamp tube and the circuitry required to operate the fluorescent lamp tube can be accommodated in the two sleeves running parallel to one another in a compact and easily replaceable manner.
  • the housing advantageously has only about twice the volume of the fluorescent lamp tube, so that the fluorescent lamp according to the invention is handy and has so little weight that it can be securely held in a mains socket.
  • the power plug body is formed on the second sleeve, which contains the circuit, so that the plug contacts can be electrically connected by short connections to the circuit, and the fluorescent lamp tube with the fluorescent lamp plugged into a power outlet points away from the power outlet into the room to be illuminated.
  • the spatial shape of the first sleeve is adapted to the fluorescent lamp tube, so that the fluorescent lamp tube can be inserted into this first sleeve and is held in the first sleeve without play.
  • the first has Sleeve in its wall on a recess as a window for the fluorescent lamp tube, wherein the recess preferably extends almost over the entire central region of the wall of the first sleeve.
  • the recess is preferably covered, for example, to protect the fluorescent lamp tube and its connection contacts against dust, by a cover or an insert, for example made of transparent plastic.
  • the second sleeve opens into chambers which adjoin the end walls of the first sleeve outside the first sleeve and contact tabs for end connection contacts of the fluorescent lamp tube are arranged in the first sleeve on the end walls and pass through the chambers with the in the second sleeve arranged circuit are electrically connected.
  • the contact lugs are arranged on the end walls of the first sleeve so that the fluorescent lamp tube is electrically connected to the mains plug via its connecting contacts as soon as the fluorescent lamp tube is inserted into the first sleeve without it having to be connected by clamp connections or the like.
  • Guides for the connection contacts of the fluorescent lamp tube can preferably be present in the first sleeve, so that the fluorescent lamp tube can only be inserted into the first sleeve in a position in which the connection contacts abut the contact tabs.
  • Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a half-shell 1, which can form a connection element with a second identical half-shell 1, which is formed into a housing carrying a fluorescent lamp tube 5.
  • the two half-shells 1 have positive locking elements 2a and negative locking elements 2b, with the aid of which they can be plugged together.
  • the interior of the housing formed by the two half-shells 1 is designed in the form of two sleeves 3, 4 running parallel to one another.
  • the fluorescent lamp tube 5 is inserted, which has connection contacts 6, which bear on contact tabs 7 with electrical contact, which are arranged on the end walls 8 of the first sleeve 3, and with an electrical, not shown, accommodated in the second sleeve 4 Circuit are conductively connected.
  • the second sleeve 4 opens into chambers 9 which adjoin the end walls 8 of the first sleeve 3 and through which the contact lugs 7 with the ones located in the second sleeve 4 Circuit are connected.
  • the connecting element passes on the longitudinal sleeve side of the second sleeve 4 facing away from the first sleeve 3 and, in the embodiment shown, is a power plug body 11 from which plug contacts 12 protrude, which are electrically indicated by lines 13 with the circuit accommodated in the second sleeve 4 are connected and via which the circuit is supplied with voltage when the plug contacts 12 are plugged into a mains socket.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the half-shell 1 according to FIG. 1.
  • the same components are designated with the same reference numbers as in FIG. 1.
  • the fluorescent lamp tube 5 is indicated with a dash-dotted circle.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a side view of the half-shell 1 according to FIGS. 1 and 2, which is shown partly in section.
  • the same components are again identified by the same reference numbers as in the previous figures.
  • Fig. 3 in particular the negative locking elements 2b and the positive locking elements 2a can be seen, of which the positive locking elements 2a protrude beyond the parting plane 14 of the two half-shells.
  • the fluorescent lamp tube 5 is indicated in Fig. 3 with a dashed rectangle.

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PCT No. PCT/DE87/00039 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 22, 1988 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 22, 1988 PCT Filed Jan. 31, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO87/04771 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 13, 1987.There is provided a fluorescent lamp having a fluorescent tube and a connecting element for connection to a source of current. The connecting element includes a mains plug having contact plugs electrically connected to the fluorescent tube and projecting on one side of the mains plug. The area of the connecting element facing the contact plugs is in the shape of a housing for the fluorescent tube having an oblong shape with the mains plug located on the longitudinal side thereof.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Leuchtstofflampe mit einer Leuchtstofflampenröhre und einem zum Anschluß an eine Stromquelle dienenden Anschlußelement.The invention relates to a fluorescent lamp with a fluorescent lamp tube and a connection element serving for connection to a current source.

Leuchtstofflampen finden gegenüber herkömmlichen Glühbirnenlampen immer mehr Verwendung, da die Leuchtstofflampen eine höhere Lebensdauer aufweisen und sparsamer im Energieverbrauch sind. Zudem ist es in einfacher Weise möglich, mit Hilfe von Leuchtstofflampen Licht gewünschter Färbung, insbesondere auch dem Tageslicht ähnliches Licht, zu erhalten, während Glühbirnenlicht eine gelbliche Färbung in Verbindung mit einer geringeren Lichtausbeute aufweist, was insbesondere zur Beleuchtung von Arbeitsräumen oftmals nicht ausreicht. Daher ist es üblich, insbesondere Arbeitsräume, vor allem großflächige Arbeitsräume wie Großraumbüros, Großküchen und dergleichen, mit Leuchtstofflampen auszurüsten, die zumeist als langgestreckte, festmontierte Deckenleuchten ausgebildet sind.Fluorescent lamps are used more and more compared to conventional incandescent lamps, because the fluorescent lamps have a longer service life and are more economical in energy consumption. In addition, it is possible in a simple manner to obtain light of the desired color, in particular also light similar to daylight, with the aid of fluorescent lamps, while incandescent light has a yellowish color in conjunction with a lower luminous efficacy, which is often not sufficient, in particular for lighting work rooms. It is therefore customary to equip in particular workrooms, especially large-scale workrooms such as open-plan offices, canteen kitchens and the like, with fluorescent lamps, which are mostly designed as elongated, permanently mounted ceiling lights.

Aufgrund der Vorteile, die Leuchtstofflampen gegenüber Glühbirnenlampen aufweisen, ist es jedoch wünschenswert, Leuchtstofflampen darüberhinaus auch in kleineren Räumlichkeiten verstärkt einzusetzen und hierzu Leuchtstofflampen flexibler zu gestalten, so daß Glühbirnenlampen auch in Bereichen, in denen sie noch ausschließlich verwandt werden, beispielsweise zur Beleuchtung von Nachttischen, Arbeitstischen und dergleichen, durch Leuchtstofflampen ersetzt werden können.Because of the advantages that fluorescent lamps have over incandescent lamps, however, it is desirable to also use fluorescent lamps increasingly in smaller spaces and to make fluorescent lamps more flexible, so that incandescent lamps can also be used in areas in which they are still used exclusively, for example for lighting bedside tables, work tables and the like, can be replaced by fluorescent lamps.

Aus der Druckschrift "Philips Compact Lighting Catalogue, 1981, Seite 149" ist eine Leuchtstofflampe (SL-Lampe) mit einem zum Anschluß an eine Stromquelle dienenden Anschlußelement bekannt. Die Lampe hat ein Schraubengewinde zum Einschrauben in eine Birnenfassung, einen Kunstsoffbasiskôrper und eine Lampenkappe. Diese Kappe enthält eine gefaltete Entladungsröhre. Ein Ballastwiderstand und ein Starter sind in dem Kunststoffbasiskörper untergebracht. Die Lampe wird anstelle einer Glühbirne beispielsweise in eine herkömmliche Stehlampe eingeschraubt.From the publication "Philips Compact Lighting Catalog, 1981, page 149" a fluorescent lamp (SL lamp) with a connection element serving for connection to a power source is known. The lamp has a screw thread for screwing into a bulb socket, a plastic base body and a lamp cap. This cap contains a folded discharge tube. A ballast resistor and a starter are housed in the plastic base body. The lamp is screwed into a conventional floor lamp, for example, instead of a light bulb.

Aus der US-A-22 27 739 ist eine Lampe mit einer länglichen Lampenröhre, einer Halterung für die Lampenröhre und einem Netzsteckerkörper als Anschlußelement bekannt. Der Netzsteckerkörper steht einseitig von der Halterung vor und weist mit der Lampenröhre elektrisch leitend verbundene Steckkontakte auf. Die Halterung fûr die Lampenröhre besteht aus mehreren Teilen, die bei der Montage zusammengeführt werden müssen. Außerdem ist der Netzsteckerkörper als separates Bauteil gefertigt, das bei der Montage mit der Halterung zusammengefügt wird.From US-A-22 27 739 a lamp with an elongated lamp tube, a holder for the lamp tube and a power plug body as a connecting element is known. The power plug body protrudes from one side of the holder and has plug contacts that are electrically conductively connected to the lamp tube. The bracket for the lamp tube consists of several parts that must be brought together during assembly. In addition, the power plug body is made as a separate component that is assembled with the bracket during assembly.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Leuchtstofflampe zu schaffen, bei der eine einfache Montage möglich ist und die in unterschiedlichsten Räumlichkeiten in einfacher Weise an Netzspannung angeschlossen und mit ausreichendem Halt angeordnet werden kann.The invention has for its object to provide a fluorescent lamp in which a simple assembly is possible and which can be connected to mains voltage in a wide variety of rooms in a simple manner and arranged with sufficient support.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Leuchtstofflampe so ausgebildet, daß
das Anschlußelement als ein Netzsteckerkörper mit einseitig vorstehenden, mit der Leuchtstofflampenröhre elektrisch leitend verbundenen Steckkontakten ausgebildet ist,
das Gehäuse länglich ausgebildet und zweiteilig aus zwei in Längsrichtung voneinander trennbaren Halbschalen zusammengesetzt ist,
der um die Steckkontakte angrenzende Bereich des Netzsteckerkörpers zu dem Gehäuse aus den Halbschalen ausgeformt ist und
der Netzsteckerkörper an einer Längsseite des Gehäuses angeordnet ist und von dieser Längsseite senkrecht vorsteht.To solve this problem, the fluorescent lamp according to the invention is designed such that
the connection element is designed as a mains plug body with plug contacts projecting on one side and electrically conductively connected to the fluorescent lamp tube,
the housing is elongated and is composed in two parts of two half-shells which can be separated from one another in the longitudinal direction,
the area of the power plug body adjacent to the plug contacts to the housing is formed from the half shells and
the power plug body is arranged on a long side of the housing and protrudes vertically from this long side.

Die erfindungsgemäße Leuchtstofflampe kann mit Vorteil in eine Netzsteckdose eingesteckt werden, die in der Regel in jeder Räumlichkeit vorhanden ist. Die Leuchtstofflampe ist durch das Einstecken in die Netzsteckdose sowohl an die Netzspannung angeschlossen, als auch in vorteilhafter Weise mit ausreichendem Halt in der Netzsteckdose angeordnet, da ein Bereich des Netzsteckerkörpers selbst als Gehäuse ausgebildet ist und die Leuchtstofflampenröhre trägt. Die Leuchtstofflampe ist sofort betriebsbereit, und zusätzliche Halterungen an der Leuchtstofflampe und an den Wänden oder Decken der Räumlichkeit, in der sie eingesetzt werden soll, können mit Vorteil entfallen.The fluorescent lamp according to the invention can advantageously be plugged into a mains socket, which is generally present in every room. The fluorescent lamp is connected to the mains voltage by being plugged into the mains socket, and is advantageously arranged in the mains socket with sufficient hold, since an area of the mains plug body itself is designed as a housing and carries the fluorescent lamp tube. The fluorescent lamp is immediately ready for use, and additional holders on the fluorescent lamp and on the walls or ceilings of the room in which it is to be used can advantageously be dispensed with.

Vorzugsweise ist der Netzsteckerkörper als Flachstecker ausgebildet, der auch als Euro-Stecker bezeichnet wird, so daß er in eine beliebige Netzsteckdose, insbesondere auch auf Reisen in Netzsteckdosen unterschiedlicher Normung, z.B. in einem Hotelzimmer, eingesteckt werden kann.The power plug body is preferably designed as a flat plug, which is also referred to as a Euro plug, so that it can be plugged into any power socket, in particular also when traveling in power sockets of different standards, e.g. in a hotel room, can be plugged in.

Die Steckkontakte sind vorzugsweise in der Trennebene der beiden Halbschalen angeordnet, so daß auch die Steckkontakte und andere Teile des Netzsteckers bei geöffnetem Gehäuse zugänglich sind. Besonders kostengünstig sind die Halbschalen als Spritzgußteile, vorzugsweise aus Kunststoff, herstellbar.The plug contacts are preferably arranged in the parting plane of the two half-shells, so that the plug contacts and other parts of the power plug are accessible when the housing is open. The half-shells are particularly inexpensive to produce as injection molded parts, preferably made of plastic.

Bei einer bevorzugten Ausbildung des Gehäuses erfolgt das Zusammensetzen der beiden das Gehäuse bildenden Halbschalen in einfacher Weise durch Zusammenstecken der beiden Halbschalen,In a preferred embodiment of the housing, the two half-shells forming the housing are assembled in a simple manner by plugging the two half-shells together,

die in ihrem Inneren sowohl negative, als auch positive, über die Trennebene der Halbschalen vorragende Rastelement aufweisen, die bei zusammengesetztem Gehäuse mit den passenden Rastelementen der jeweils anderen Halbschale in Eingriff stehen.which have in their interior both negative and positive locking elements projecting beyond the parting plane of the half-shells, which, when the housing is assembled, are in engagement with the matching locking elements of the other half-shell.

Nach einer Weiterbildung der erfindungsgemäßen Leuchtstofflampe ist der Innenraum des Gehäuses etwa in Form zweier zueinander parallel verlaufender, aneinandergrenzender Hülsen ausgebildet, ist in der ersten Hülse die Leuchtstofflampenröhre angeordnet, ist in der zweiten Hülse eine zum Betrieb der Leuchtstofflampenröhre notwendige elektrische Schaltung untergebracht und ist an der der ersten Hülse abgewandten Längsschmalseite der zweiten Hülse der Netzsteckerkörper angeformt.According to a development of the fluorescent lamp according to the invention If the interior of the housing is approximately in the form of two mutually parallel, adjacent sleeves, the fluorescent lamp tube is arranged in the first sleeve, an electrical circuit necessary for operating the fluorescent lamp tube is accommodated in the second sleeve and is located on the longitudinal narrow side of the sleeve facing away from the first sleeve molded on the second sleeve of the power plug body.

In den beiden parallel zueinander verlaufenden Hülsen können die Leuchtstofflampenröhre sowie die zum Betrieb der Leuchtstofflampenröhre notwendige Schaltung kompakt und leicht auswechselbar untergebracht werden. Das Gehäuse weist mit Vorteil nur etwa das doppelte Volumen auf, wie die Leuchtstofflampenröhre, so daß die erfindungsgemäße Leuchtstofflampe handlich ist und so wenig Eigengewicht aufweist, daß sie sicher in einer Netzsteckdose gehalten werden kann. Der Netzsteckerkörper ist an der zweiten Hülse angeformt, die die Schaltung enthält, so daß die Steckkontakte durch kurze Verbindungen mit der Schaltung elektrisch verbunden werden können, und die Leuchtstofflampenröhre bei in eine Netzsteckdose eingesteckter Leuchtstofflampe von der Netzsteckdose weg in den zu beleuchtenden raum weist.The fluorescent lamp tube and the circuitry required to operate the fluorescent lamp tube can be accommodated in the two sleeves running parallel to one another in a compact and easily replaceable manner. The housing advantageously has only about twice the volume of the fluorescent lamp tube, so that the fluorescent lamp according to the invention is handy and has so little weight that it can be securely held in a mains socket. The power plug body is formed on the second sleeve, which contains the circuit, so that the plug contacts can be electrically connected by short connections to the circuit, and the fluorescent lamp tube with the fluorescent lamp plugged into a power outlet points away from the power outlet into the room to be illuminated.

Die Raumform der ersten Hülse ist an die Leuchtstofflampenröhre angepaßt, so daß die Leuchtatofflampenröhre in diese erste Hülse eingelegt werden kann und in der ersten Hülse ohne Spiel gehalten ist. Um den Austritt des Lichtes der Leuchtstofflampenröhre aus dem Gehäuse zu ermöglichen, weist die erste Hülse in ihrer Wandung eine Aussparung als Fenster für die Leuchtstofflampenröhre auf, wobei sich die Aussparung vorzugsweise nahezu über den gesamten Mittelbereich der Wandung der ersten Hülse erstreckt. Vorzugsweise ist die Aussparung beispielsweise zum Schutz der Leuchtstofflampenröhre und ihrer Anschlußkontakte gegen Staub, durch eine Abdeckung oder einen Einsatz, z.B. aus durchsichtigem Kunststoff, abgedeckt.The spatial shape of the first sleeve is adapted to the fluorescent lamp tube, so that the fluorescent lamp tube can be inserted into this first sleeve and is held in the first sleeve without play. In order to allow the light of the fluorescent lamp tube to exit the housing, the first has Sleeve in its wall on a recess as a window for the fluorescent lamp tube, wherein the recess preferably extends almost over the entire central region of the wall of the first sleeve. The recess is preferably covered, for example, to protect the fluorescent lamp tube and its connection contacts against dust, by a cover or an insert, for example made of transparent plastic.

Bei einer bevorzugten Ausbildung des Gehäuses mündet die zweite Hülse in Kammern, die außerhalb der ersten Hülse an die Stirnwandungen der ersten Hülse angrenzen und sind in der ersten Hülse an den Stirnwandungen Kontaktfahnen für stirnseitige Anschlußkontakte der Leuchtstofflampenröhre angeordnet, die durch die Kammern hindurch mit der in der zweiten Hülse angeordneten Schaltung elektrisch leitend verbunden sind. Die Kontaktfahnen sind so an den Stirnwandungen der ersten Hülse angeordnet, daß die Leuchtstofflampenröhre über ihre Anschlußkontakte elektrisch mit dem Netzstecker verbunden ist, sobald die Leuchtstofflampenröhre in die erste Hülse eingelegt ist, ohne daß sie durch Klemmverbindungen oder ähnliches angeschlossen werden muß. Vorzugsweise können in der ersten Hülse Führungen für die Anschlußkontakte der Leuchtstofflampenröhre vorhanden sein, damit die Leuchtstofflampenröhre nur in einer solchen Stellung in die erste Hülse eingelegt werden kann, in der die Anschlußkontakte an den Kontaktfahnen anliegen.In a preferred embodiment of the housing, the second sleeve opens into chambers which adjoin the end walls of the first sleeve outside the first sleeve and contact tabs for end connection contacts of the fluorescent lamp tube are arranged in the first sleeve on the end walls and pass through the chambers with the in the second sleeve arranged circuit are electrically connected. The contact lugs are arranged on the end walls of the first sleeve so that the fluorescent lamp tube is electrically connected to the mains plug via its connecting contacts as soon as the fluorescent lamp tube is inserted into the first sleeve without it having to be connected by clamp connections or the like. Guides for the connection contacts of the fluorescent lamp tube can preferably be present in the first sleeve, so that the fluorescent lamp tube can only be inserted into the first sleeve in a position in which the connection contacts abut the contact tabs.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel, aus dem sich weitere erfinderische Merkmale ergeben, ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine Draufsicht auf eine Halbschale eines erfindungsgemäßen Gehäuses,
  • Fig. 2 einen Querschnitt der Halbschale gemäß Fig. 1 entlang der in Fig. 1 mit II-II bezeichneten strichpunktierten Linie und
  • Fig. 3 eine teiltgeschnittene Seitenansicht der Halbschalen gemäß Fig. 1 und Fig. 2.
An embodiment from which further inventive features result is shown in the drawing. It demonstrate:
  • 1 is a plan view of a half-shell of a housing according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the half-shell according to FIG. 1 along the dash-dotted line designated by II-II in FIG. 1 and
  • 3 shows a partially sectioned side view of the half-shells according to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine Draufsicht auf eine Halbschale 1, die mit einer zweiten identischen Halbschale 1 ein Anschlußelement bilden kann, das zu einem eine Leuchtstofflampenröhre 5 tragenden Gehäuse ausgeformt ist. Die beiden Halbschalen 1 weisen positive Rastelemente 2a und negative Rastelemente 2b auf, mit deren Hilfe sie zusammengesteckt werden können.Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a half-shell 1, which can form a connection element with a second identical half-shell 1, which is formed into a housing carrying a fluorescent lamp tube 5. The two half-shells 1 have positive locking elements 2a and negative locking elements 2b, with the aid of which they can be plugged together.

Der Innenraum des von den beiden Halbschalen 1 gebildeten Gehäuses ist in Form zweier parallel zueinander verlaufender Hülsen 3, 4 ausgebildet. In der ersten Hülse 3 ist die Leuchtstofflampenröhre 5 eingelegt, die Anschlußkontakte 6 aufweist, die an Kontaktfahnen 7 mit elektrischem Kontakt anliegen, welche an den Stirnwandungen 8 der ersten Hülse 3 angeordnet sind, und mit einer in der zweiten Hülse 4 untergebrachten, nicht dargestellten elektrischen Schaltung leitend verbunden sind. Die zweite Hülse 4 mündet In Kammern 9, die an die Stirnwandungen 8 der ersten Hülse 3 angrenzen und durch welche hindurch die Kontaktfahnen 7 mit der in der zweiten Hülse 4 befindlichen Schaltung verbunden sind.The interior of the housing formed by the two half-shells 1 is designed in the form of two sleeves 3, 4 running parallel to one another. In the first sleeve 3, the fluorescent lamp tube 5 is inserted, which has connection contacts 6, which bear on contact tabs 7 with electrical contact, which are arranged on the end walls 8 of the first sleeve 3, and with an electrical, not shown, accommodated in the second sleeve 4 Circuit are conductively connected. The second sleeve 4 opens into chambers 9 which adjoin the end walls 8 of the first sleeve 3 and through which the contact lugs 7 with the ones located in the second sleeve 4 Circuit are connected.

In der wandung der ersten Hülse 3 befindet sich eine Aussparung 10, die als Fenster für den Lichtaustritt der Leuchtstofflampenröhre 5 dient.In the wall of the first sleeve 3 there is a recess 10 which serves as a window for the light exit of the fluorescent lamp tube 5.

Das Anschlußelement gebt an der der ersten Hülse 3 abgewandten Längsschmalseite der zweiten Hülse 4 in das Gehäuse über und ist bei dem dargestellten Ausfübrungsbeispiel ein Netzsteckerkörper 11, aus dem Steckkontakte 12 vorragen, die über angedeutete Leitungen 13 mit der in der zweiten Hülse 4 untergebrachten Schaltung elektrisch verbunden sind und über die die Schaltung mit Spannung versorgt wird, wenn die Steckkontakte 12 in eine Netzsteckdose eingesteckt sind.The connecting element passes on the longitudinal sleeve side of the second sleeve 4 facing away from the first sleeve 3 and, in the embodiment shown, is a power plug body 11 from which plug contacts 12 protrude, which are electrically indicated by lines 13 with the circuit accommodated in the second sleeve 4 are connected and via which the circuit is supplied with voltage when the plug contacts 12 are plugged into a mains socket.

In Fig. 2 ist ein Querschnitt der Halbschale 1 gemäß Fig. 1 dargestellt. Gleiche Bauelemente sind mit den gleichen Bezugszahlen bezeichnet wie in Fig. 1.FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the half-shell 1 according to FIG. 1. The same components are designated with the same reference numbers as in FIG. 1.

In Fig. 2 ist insbesondere die Ausbildung des Innenraumes des Gehäuses in Form zweier zueinander paralleler Hülsen 3, 4 zu erkennen. Außerdem sind die positiven Rastelemente 2a der Hülse 1 zu erkennen, die über die Trennebene 14 der beiden Halbschalen 1 vorragen. Weiterbin ist zu erkennen, daß auch die Steckkontakte 12 in der Trennebene 14 angeordnet sind. Die Leuchtstofflampenröhre 5 ist mit einem strichpunktierten Kreis angedeutet.2 shows in particular the design of the interior of the housing in the form of two mutually parallel sleeves 3, 4. In addition, the positive locking elements 2a of the sleeve 1 can be seen, which protrude beyond the parting plane 14 of the two half-shells 1. Next bin can be seen that the plug contacts 12 are arranged in the parting plane 14. The fluorescent lamp tube 5 is indicated with a dash-dotted circle.

In Fig. 3 ist eine Seitenansicht der Halbschale 1 gemäß der Fig. 1 und 2 gezeigt, die teilweise geschnitten dargestellt ist. Gleiche Bauelemente sind wieder mit den gleichen Bezugszahlen bezeichnet wie in den vorhergehenden Figuren.3 shows a side view of the half-shell 1 according to FIGS. 1 and 2, which is shown partly in section. The same components are again identified by the same reference numbers as in the previous figures.

In der Fig. 3 sind insbesondere noch einmal die negativen Rastelemente 2b sowie die positiven Rastelemente 2a zu erkennen, von denen die positiven Rastelemente 2a die Trennebene 14 der beiden Halbschalen überragen. Die Leuchtstofflampenröhre 5 ist in der Fig. 3 mit einem gestrichelt gezeichneten Rechteck angedeutet.In Fig. 3 in particular the negative locking elements 2b and the positive locking elements 2a can be seen, of which the positive locking elements 2a protrude beyond the parting plane 14 of the two half-shells. The fluorescent lamp tube 5 is indicated in Fig. 3 with a dashed rectangle.

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1. Fluorescent lamp with a fluorescent tube and a connecting member serving for connection to a current source, wherein
- the connecting member is formed as mains connection member (11) with plugs (12) protruding on one side and being in electrically conductive connection with the fluorescent tube (5),
- the housing is of elongated shape and being composed in a two part manner of two semi-cups (1) separable from one another in longitudinal direction,
- the area adjacent around the plugs (12), of the mains connection member (11) is formed to constitute the housing consisting out of the semi-cups (1), and
- the mains connection member (11) is arranged on one long side of the housing and perpendicularly protrudes from said long side.
2. Fluorescent lamp as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the mains connection member (11) is built as flat plug.
3. Fluorescent lamp as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the two semi-cups (1) of the housing are identical.
4. Fluorescent lamp as defined in claim 3, characterized in that the plugs (12) are disposed in the separation plane (14) of the two semi-cups (1).
5. Fluorescent lamp as defined in one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the semi-cups (1) are injection-moulded parts, preferably made from plastic material.
6. Fluorescent lamp as defined in claim 5, characterized in that in the interior of the two semi-cups (1) negative locking members (2a) as well as positive locking members (2b) are arranged protruding over the plane of separation (14) of the semi-cups (1), which locking members are in mesh with the suitable locking members (2a, 2b) of the respective other semi-cup (1) in case of the housing being assembled.
7. Fluorescent lamp as defined in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the interior of the housing is given the form of two adjacent sleeves (3, 4) running in parallel with one another, that the fluorescent tube (5) is arranged in the first sleeve (3), that the electrical circuitry required for operating the fluorescent tube (5) is accomodated in the second sleeve (4) and that the mains connection member (11) is formed to the narrow longitudinal side opposing the first sleeve (3), of the second sleeve (4).
8. Fluorescent lamp as defined in claim 7, characterized in that the first sleeve (3) in its wall has an opening (10) as window for the fluorescent tube (5).
9. Fluorescent lamp as defined in claim 8, characterized in that the opening (10) extends across almost the entire central portion of the wall of the first sleeve (3).
10. Fluorescent lamp as defined in claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the opening (10) is covered by a transparent cover.
11. Fluorescent lamp as defined in one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that the second sleeve (4) ends in chambers (9) being adjacent to the front wall portions (8) of the first sleeve (3), outside of the first sleeve (3), and that in the first sleeve (3) at the front wall regions (8) contact lugs (7) are disposed for front-side connecting contacts (6) of the fluorescent tube (5), which lugs are in electrically conductive manner connected through the chambers (9) to the circuitry disposed in the second sleeve (4).
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