EP2023034A1 - Decorative light string. - Google Patents

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EP2023034A1
EP2023034A1 EP07015568A EP07015568A EP2023034A1 EP 2023034 A1 EP2023034 A1 EP 2023034A1 EP 07015568 A EP07015568 A EP 07015568A EP 07015568 A EP07015568 A EP 07015568A EP 2023034 A1 EP2023034 A1 EP 2023034A1
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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
    • F21S4/00—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
    • F21S4/10—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
    • 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
    • F21V21/002—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/05—Two-pole devices
    • H01R33/06—Two-pole devices with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other
    • H01R33/09—Two-pole devices with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other for baseless lamp bulb
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2404—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation
    • H01R4/2406—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation having needles or pins
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2121/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
    • 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
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • the present invention is a decorative fairy lights, especially a decorative fairy lights, which are easy to manufacture and can be assembled by machine to save manual labor.
  • FIG. 7 a conventional decorative lighting is shown, as used in a fairy lights. It consists of a socket (50), a light holder (52) and a light bulb (54).
  • the decorative lighting is connected to two electrical cables (56).
  • the bushing (50) may be a cylindrical body and has a central opening (501) in the cylinder body.
  • Each of the two cables (56) has a conductor (561) which enters the opening (501) and is secured in the opening (501).
  • the light holder (52) is mounted in the socket (50) to hold the bulb (54).
  • the incandescent lamp (54) has two pins for the power line (541) which are bent to make electrical contact with the two respective conductors (561).
  • the disadvantage with conventional decorative lighting is that the cables (56) must be manually inserted into the socket (50) and that they can not be automatically assembled with a machine. The financial and time required for the production of fairy lights increases accordingly.
  • FIG. 8 another conventional decorative lighting of a possible fairy lights is shown. It consists of a socket (60), a light holder (62), a light bulb (64) with two pins for the power line (641) and a base socket (66).
  • the decorative lighting is connected to power cable (68).
  • Each cable (68) has a proximal end formed by a conductor (681).
  • the bushing (60) has a cylindrical body with a through hole (601) and a built-in flange (602) leading out of the cylinder.
  • the light holder (62) is mounted in the through hole (601) of the socket (60) to hold the bulb (64).
  • the two cables (68) can be clamped to the flange (602) and the base (66) when the conductors (681) are mounted in the through hole (601) of the cylindrical body so as to make electrical contact with the two conductive pins (641) of the bulb (64).
  • the decorative lighting lends itself to being automatically assembled by machine, the size and complicated structures of the socket (60) present a new problem to be solved.
  • a decorative fairy lights consist of several light units, which are connected to a power cable.
  • Each lighting unit has a base, a holder, a lighting element and a fixing element.
  • In the base is a channel through which the power cable pulls to the base.
  • the holder is located on the base.
  • the light-emitting element is mounted in the holder and has two pins for the power line which pass through the holder and the socket to make electrical contact with the power cable.
  • the fixing element is mounted in the socket so that the power cable does not come loose from the socket.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5 to 6 a decorative fairy lights according to the invention is shown, which consists of a power cable 1 and a plurality of lighting units, which are connected to the power cable 1 .
  • the power cable 1 consists of two wires 2, which are covered by an insulating layer 3 . However, the two wires 2 are separated from each other.
  • Each lighting unit is composed of a base 10, a holder 20, a luminous element 30 and a fixing element 40 .
  • the base 10 may have a three-dimensional shape such as a cube, a cylinder, a hexagonal column or similar structures.
  • the base 10 consists of an upper part, a channel 11 , an opening 12 , two rails 13 and an upper bar 14.
  • the channel 11 leads laterally through the base 10 and is traversed by the power cable 1 .
  • the channel 11 has an inner top edge and an inner bottom edge.
  • the aperture 12 is located in the inner lower edge of the channel 11 and is connected to the channel 11 .
  • the power cable 1 can be pushed through the opening 12 in the channel 11 and then fixed in the channel 11 .
  • the two rails 13 are located on the opposite sides of the opening 12 and protrude to the upper bar 14 .
  • the upper bar 14 is located on the inner upper edge of the channel 11, where it rests against the power cable 1 .
  • the holder 20 is shown, which is installed in the top of the base 10 and connected to the channel 11 through two openings 21 which are located in the upper part of the base 10 .
  • the holder 20 forms an orientation plane 22, by means of which the luminous element 30 is inserted, which is brought into the holder 20 in the correct position.
  • the light emitting element 30 may be a light emitting diode (LED) and has two truncated cones 31 for power conduction passing through the insulating layer 3 of the power cable 1 to make electrical contact with the two wires 2 , respectively.
  • the luminous element 30 forms a matching guide plane 32 to the orientation plane (22), thus preventing the luminous element 30 from being improperly mounted in the holder (20).
  • the fixing member 40 has an upper edge, a lower edge with two opposite edges, a lower bar 41, two openings 42, two webs 43 , two joints 44 and a protuberance 45.
  • the lower bar 41 protrudes from the upper edge of the fixing element 40 where it rests against the power cable 1 .
  • the two webs 43 each extend down along the two opposite edges of the lower edge.
  • the protuberance 45 is located on the lower edge and between the two webs 43 , where it forms the two joints 44 .
  • the two joints 44 are respectively connected to the two rails 13 on the base 10 when the protuberance 45 is mounted in the opening 12 , so as to prevent the power cable 1 from being detached from the base 10 .
  • the two conductive pins 31 of the light-emitting element 30 each lead further into the two openings 42 .
  • the fixing element 40 serves on the one hand to fix the power cable 1 with its two wires 2 at the upper edge of the channel 11 and on the other hand to hold the base 10 in its position with respect to the power cable 1 .
  • FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the base 10. This is formed as a cylindrical portion.
  • FIG. 6 shows a designed as a right-angled column base 10 of the lighting unit.
  • the light units can be automatically assembled by machine, so that the efficiency of production is optimized. As a result, the manual work can be largely restricted.
  • the various lighting units can be set in different modes, thus creating visual effects such as "flashing” or “chasing”. The "chasing” effects are created by switching the lighting units on and off one after the other.

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The string has a set of illuminating units connected to an electric cable (1) consisting of two wires (2), which include an insulating layer (3). The illuminating units have a retainer (20) arranged on a base (10). An orientation layer (22) has an illuminating element (30) with a guiding layer (32). The guiding layer is aligned at the orientation layer. The illuminating element is positioned in the retainer. Two spikes for a power supply line, which passes through the retainer, establish an electrical contact with the wires of the electric cable. The base has a three-dimensional form.

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Hintergrund der ErfindungBackground of the invention

Bei der vorliegenden Erfindung handelt es sich um eine dekorative Lichterkette und zwar insbesondere um eine dekorative Lichterkette, die leicht herzustellen ist und maschinell zusammengebaut werden kann, um so manuelle Arbeit einzusparen.The present invention is a decorative fairy lights, especially a decorative fairy lights, which are easy to manufacture and can be assembled by machine to save manual labor.

In Figur 7 wird eine herkömmliche Dekorationsbeleuchtung dargestellt, wie sie in einer Lichterkette verwendet wird. Sie besteht aus einer Buchse (50), einem Lichthalter (52) und einer Glühlampe (54). Die Dekorationsbeleuchtung wird an zwei elektrische Kabel angeschlossen (56). Die Buchse (50) kann ein zylinderförmiger Körper sein und besitzt eine mittige Öffnung (501) in dem Zylinderkörper. Jedes der beiden Kabel (56) verfügt über einen Leiter (561), der in die Öffnung (501) hineingeht und in der Öffnung (501) festgemacht ist. Der Lichthalter (52) ist in der Buchse (50) angebracht, um die Glühlampe (54) zu halten. Die Glühlampe (54) besitzt zwei Stifte für die Stromleitung (541), die gebogen sind, um einen elektrischen Kontakt zu den beiden jeweiligen Leitern (561) herzustellen. Der Nachteil bei herkömmlichen Dekorationsbeleuchtungen ist, dass die Kabel (56) manuell in die Buchse (50) eingefügt werden müssen und dass sie nicht automatisch mit einer Maschine zusammengebaut werden können. Der finanzielle und zeitliche Aufwand für die Herstellung von Lichterketten erhöht sich dementsprechend.In FIG. 7 a conventional decorative lighting is shown, as used in a fairy lights. It consists of a socket (50), a light holder (52) and a light bulb (54). The decorative lighting is connected to two electrical cables (56). The bushing (50) may be a cylindrical body and has a central opening (501) in the cylinder body. Each of the two cables (56) has a conductor (561) which enters the opening (501) and is secured in the opening (501). The light holder (52) is mounted in the socket (50) to hold the bulb (54). The incandescent lamp (54) has two pins for the power line (541) which are bent to make electrical contact with the two respective conductors (561). The disadvantage with conventional decorative lighting is that the cables (56) must be manually inserted into the socket (50) and that they can not be automatically assembled with a machine. The financial and time required for the production of fairy lights increases accordingly.

In Figur 8 wird eine weitere herkömmliche Dekorationsbeleuchtung einer möglichen Lichterkette gezeigt. Sie besteht aus einer Buchse (60), einem Lichthalter (62), eine Glühlampe (64) mit zwei Stiften für die Stromleitung (641) und einem Grundsockel (66). Die Dekorationsbeleuchtung ist an Stromkabel (68) angeschlossen. Jedes Kabel (68) hat ein proximales Ende, das durch einen Leiter (681) gebildet wird. Die Buchse (60) besitzt einen zylinderförmigen Körper mit einer Durchgangsöffnung (601) und einem eingebauten Flansch (602), der aus dem Zylinder herausführt. Der Lichthalter (62) ist in der Durchgangsöffnung (601) der Buchse (60) angebracht, damit er die Glühlampe (64) hält.In FIG. 8 another conventional decorative lighting of a possible fairy lights is shown. It consists of a socket (60), a light holder (62), a light bulb (64) with two pins for the power line (641) and a base socket (66). The decorative lighting is connected to power cable (68). Each cable (68) has a proximal end formed by a conductor (681). The bushing (60) has a cylindrical body with a through hole (601) and a built-in flange (602) leading out of the cylinder. The light holder (62) is mounted in the through hole (601) of the socket (60) to hold the bulb (64).

Die zwei Kabel (68) können an dem Flansch (602) und dem Grundsockel (66) festgeklammert werden, wenn die Leiter (681) in der Durchgangsöffnung (601) des zylinderförmigen Körpers montiert werden, um so einen elektrischen Kontakt zu den zwei leitfähigen Stiften (641) der Glühlampe (64) herzustellen. Obwohl die Dekorationsbeleuchtung sich dafür eignet, automatisch per Maschine zusammengebaut zu werden, ergeben die Größe und die komplizierten Strukturen der Buchse (60) ein neues, zu lösendes Problem.The two cables (68) can be clamped to the flange (602) and the base (66) when the conductors (681) are mounted in the through hole (601) of the cylindrical body so as to make electrical contact with the two conductive pins (641) of the bulb (64). Although the decorative lighting lends itself to being automatically assembled by machine, the size and complicated structures of the socket (60) present a new problem to be solved.

Die vorhergehend dargestellten Mängel können jedoch durch die vorliegende Erfindung aufgehoben werden. Dabei handelt es sich um eine dekorative Lichterkette, mit der die eben beschriebenen Probleme gelöst oder vermieden werden können.However, the above deficiencies can be eliminated by the present invention. It is a decorative fairy lights, with the problems just described can be solved or avoided.

Zusammenfassung der ErfindungSummary of the invention

Mit der Erfindung soll vor allem eine dekorative Lichterkette angeboten werden, die maschinell einfach zusammenzubauen und herzustellen ist.With the invention, especially a decorative fairy lights are to be offered, which is easy to assemble and produce by machine.

Eine dekorative Lichterkette besteht aus mehreren Leuchteinheiten, die an ein Stromkabel angeschlossen sind. Jede Leuchteinheit besitzt einen Sockel, einen Halter, ein Leuchtelement und ein Fixierelement. In dem Sockel befindet sich ein Kanal, durch den sich das Stromkabel bis zum Sockel zieht. Der Halter befindet sich auf dem Sockel.A decorative fairy lights consist of several light units, which are connected to a power cable. Each lighting unit has a base, a holder, a lighting element and a fixing element. In the base is a channel through which the power cable pulls to the base. The holder is located on the base.

Das Leuchtelement wird in dem Halter befestigt und besitzt zwei Stifte für die Stromleitung, die durch den Halter und den Sockel gehen, um einen elektrischen Kontakt zu dem Stromkabel herzustellen. Das Fixierelement ist in den Sockel montiert, damit sich das Stromkabel nicht aus dem Sockel löst.The light-emitting element is mounted in the holder and has two pins for the power line which pass through the holder and the socket to make electrical contact with the power cable. The fixing element is mounted in the socket so that the power cable does not come loose from the socket.

Weitere Nutzen, Vorteile und neue Merkmale der Erfindung werden in der nachfolgend dargestellten Beschreibung deutlich, die in Verbindung mit den entsprechenden Zeichnungen zu betrachten ist.Further benefits, advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent in the description which follows, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Kurze Beschreibung der ZeichnungenBrief description of the drawings

In den Zeichnungen ist abgebildet:

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zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht der dekorativen Lichterkette entsprechend der vorliegenden Erfindung;
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zeigt eine Explosionsdarstellung von einer Dekorationsbeleuchtung der dekorativen Lichterkette entsprechend der vorliegenden Erfindung;
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bietet eine perspektivische Ansicht der Dekorationsbeleuchtung in Abbildung 2;
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zeigt einen Teil einer Schnittzeichnung der Dekorationsbeleuchtung in Abbildung 3;
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gibt eine Explosionsdarstellung von der Dekorationsbeleuchtung der Lichterkette einer zweiten Ausführungsform wieder, die der vorliegenden Erfindung entspricht;
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gibt eine Explosionsdarstellung von der Dekorationsbeleuchtung der Lichterkette einer dritten Ausführungsform wieder, die der vorliegenden Erfindung entspricht;
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zeigt einen Teil einer Schnittzeichnung von einer herkömmlichen Dekorationsbeleuchtung;
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zeigt einen Teil einer Schnittzeichnung einer weiteren herkömmlichen Dekorationsbeleuchtung.
The drawings show:
FIG. 1 -
shows a perspective view of the decorative fairy lights according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 -
shows an exploded view of a decorative lighting the decorative fairy lights according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 -
provides a perspective view of the decorative lighting in Figure 2 ;
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shows a part of a sectional drawing of the decorative lighting in Figure 3 ;
FIG. 5 -
shows an exploded view of the decorative lighting of the fairy lights of a second embodiment, which corresponds to the present invention;
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Fig. 10 is an exploded view of the decorative lighting of the fairy lights of a third embodiment according to the present invention;
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shows a part of a sectional drawing of a conventional decorative lighting;
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shows a part of a sectional drawing of another conventional decorative lighting.

Detaillierte Beschreibung der bevorzugten AusführungsformenDetailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments

In den Figuren 1 bis 3 und 5 bis 6 wird eine dekorative Lichterkette entsprechend der Erfindung dargestellt, die aus einem Stromkabel 1 und mehreren Leuchteinheiten besteht, welche an das Stromkabel 1 angeschlossen sind. Das Stromkabel 1 besteht aus zwei Adern 2, die von einer Isolierschicht 3 überzogen sind. Die zwei Adern 2 liegen jedoch getrennt nebeneinander.In the FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5 to 6 a decorative fairy lights according to the invention is shown, which consists of a power cable 1 and a plurality of lighting units, which are connected to the power cable 1 . The power cable 1 consists of two wires 2, which are covered by an insulating layer 3 . However, the two wires 2 are separated from each other.

Jede Leuchteinheit setzt sich aus einem Sockel 10, einem Halter 20, einem Leuchtelement 30 und einem Fixierelement 40 zusammen.Each lighting unit is composed of a base 10, a holder 20, a luminous element 30 and a fixing element 40 .

Der Sockel 10 kann eine dreidimensionale Form aufweisen wie die eines Würfels, eines Zylinders, einer sechskantigen Säule oder ähnlicher Gebilde. Der Sockel 10 besteht aus einem oberen Teil, einem Kanal 11, einem Durchbruch 12, zwei Schienen 13 und einer oberen Leiste 14. The base 10 may have a three-dimensional shape such as a cube, a cylinder, a hexagonal column or similar structures. The base 10 consists of an upper part, a channel 11 , an opening 12 , two rails 13 and an upper bar 14.

Der Kanal 11 führt seitlich durch den Sockel 10 und wird von dem Stromkabel 1 durchquert. Der Kanal 11 besitzt eine innere Oberkante und eine innere Unterkante. Der Durchbruch 12 befindet sich in der inneren Unterkante des Kanals 11 und ist mit dem Kanal 11 verbunden. Das Stromkabel 1 kann durch den Durchbruch 12 in den Kanal 11 gedrückt werden und anschließend in dem Kanal 11 festgemacht werden. Die zwei Schienen 13 befinden sich jeweils auf den gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Durchbruchs 12 und ragen zu der oberen Leiste 14 heraus. Die obere Leiste 14 befindet sich auf der inneren Oberkante des Kanals 11, wo sie an dem Stromkabel 1 anliegt.The channel 11 leads laterally through the base 10 and is traversed by the power cable 1 . The channel 11 has an inner top edge and an inner bottom edge. The aperture 12 is located in the inner lower edge of the channel 11 and is connected to the channel 11 . The power cable 1 can be pushed through the opening 12 in the channel 11 and then fixed in the channel 11 . The two rails 13 are located on the opposite sides of the opening 12 and protrude to the upper bar 14 . The upper bar 14 is located on the inner upper edge of the channel 11, where it rests against the power cable 1 .

In der Figur 4 ist der Halter 20 dargestellt, der oben in dem Sockel 10 eingebaut und mit dem Kanal 11 durch zwei Öffnungen 21 verbunden ist, die sich im oberen Teil des Sockels 10 befinden. Der Halter 20 bildet eine Orientierungsebene 22, anhand derer das Leuchtelement 30 eingesetzt wird, welches in dem Halter 20 in die richtige Position gebracht wird.In the FIG. 4 the holder 20 is shown, which is installed in the top of the base 10 and connected to the channel 11 through two openings 21 which are located in the upper part of the base 10 . The holder 20 forms an orientation plane 22, by means of which the luminous element 30 is inserted, which is brought into the holder 20 in the correct position.

Das Leuchtelement 30 kann eine Lichtemissionsdiode (LED) sein und besitzt zwei kegelstumpfartige Stifte 31 für die Stromleitung, die durch die Isolierschicht 3 des Stromkabels 1 hindurchgehen, um jeweils einen elektrischen Kontakt zu den zwei Adern 2 herzustellen. Das Leuchtelement 30 bildet eine passende Führungsebene 32 zur Orientierungsebene (22), um somit zu verhindern, daß das Leuchtelement 30 falsch in dem Halter (20) angebracht wird.The light emitting element 30 may be a light emitting diode (LED) and has two truncated cones 31 for power conduction passing through the insulating layer 3 of the power cable 1 to make electrical contact with the two wires 2 , respectively. The luminous element 30 forms a matching guide plane 32 to the orientation plane (22), thus preventing the luminous element 30 from being improperly mounted in the holder (20).

Das Fixierelement 40 besitzt eine Oberkante, eine Unterkante mit zwei entgegen gesetzten Rändern, eine untere Leiste 41, zwei Öffnungen 42, zwei Stege 43, zwei Fugen 44 und eine Ausstülpung 45. Die untere Leiste 41 ragt aus der Oberkante des Fixierelementes 40 heraus, wo sie an dem Stromkabel 1 anliegt. Die beiden Stege 43 erstrecken sich jeweils unten entlang an den zwei entgegen gesetzten Rändern der Unterkante.The fixing member 40 has an upper edge, a lower edge with two opposite edges, a lower bar 41, two openings 42, two webs 43 , two joints 44 and a protuberance 45. The lower bar 41 protrudes from the upper edge of the fixing element 40 where it rests against the power cable 1 . The two webs 43 each extend down along the two opposite edges of the lower edge.

Die Ausstülpung 45 befindet sich auf der Unterkante und zwischen den beiden Stegen 43, wo sie die zwei Fugen 44 bildet. Die zwei Fugen 44 sind jeweils mit den beiden Schienen 13 auf dem Sockel 10 verbunden, wenn die Ausstülpung 45 im Durchbruch 12 montiert ist, um somit zu verhindern, daß sich das Stromkabel 1 aus dem Sockel 10 löst. Die zwei leitfähigen Stifte 31 des Leuchtelements 30 führen jeweils weiter bis in die zwei Öffnungen 42 hinein.The protuberance 45 is located on the lower edge and between the two webs 43 , where it forms the two joints 44 . The two joints 44 are respectively connected to the two rails 13 on the base 10 when the protuberance 45 is mounted in the opening 12 , so as to prevent the power cable 1 from being detached from the base 10 . The two conductive pins 31 of the light-emitting element 30 each lead further into the two openings 42 .

Das Fixierelement 40 dient zum einen dazu, das Stromkabel 1 mit seinen beiden Adern 2 an der Oberkante des Kanals 11 zu fixieren und zum anderen den Sockel 10 in seiner Lage in Bezug auf das Stromkabel 1 zu halten.The fixing element 40 serves on the one hand to fix the power cable 1 with its two wires 2 at the upper edge of the channel 11 and on the other hand to hold the base 10 in its position with respect to the power cable 1 .

Die Figur 5 zeigt eine weitere Ausführung des Sockels 10. Dieser ist als zylindrischer Abschnitt ausgebildet.The FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the base 10. This is formed as a cylindrical portion.

Die Figur 6 zeigt einen als rechtskantige Säule ausgeführten Sockel 10 der Leuchteinheit.The FIG. 6 shows a designed as a right-angled column base 10 of the lighting unit.

Aufgrund der einfachen Strukturen der vorangehend geschilderten Bauteile können die Leuchteinheiten automatisch per Maschine zusammengebaut werden, so daß die Effizienz der Produktion optimiert wird. Infolge dessen kann die manuelle Arbeit weitestgehend eingeschränkt werden. Als Zusatz zu einem Dauermodus, bei dem die Leuchteinheiten ununterbrochen angeschaltet sind, können die verschiedenen Leuchteinheiten in unterschiedliche Modi eingestellt werden, um somit visuelle Effekte wie "Flashing" [Lichtblitze] oder "Chasing" [Lichtwechsel] zu erzeugen. Die "Chasing"-Effekte werden erzeugt, indem die Leuchteinheiten nacheinander ein- und ausgeschaltet werden.Due to the simple structures of the above-described components, the light units can be automatically assembled by machine, so that the efficiency of production is optimized. As a result, the manual work can be largely restricted. As an addition to a continuous mode in which the Lighting units are switched on continuously, the various lighting units can be set in different modes, thus creating visual effects such as "flashing" or "chasing". The "chasing" effects are created by switching the lighting units on and off one after the other.

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Stromkabelpower cable
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Halterholder
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Öffnungopening
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Orientierungsebeneorientation plane
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Leuchtelementlight element
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Stiftpen
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Führungsebenemanagement level
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Fixierelementfixing
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untere Leistelower bar
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Öffnungopening
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Stegweb
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FugeGap
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Ausstülpungprotuberance
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BuchseRifle
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Öffnungopening
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Lichthalterlight holder
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Glühlampelight bulb
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Stromleitungpower line
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Kabelelectric wire
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Leiterladder
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BuchseRifle
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DurchgangsöffnungThrough opening
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Flanschflange
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Lichthalterlight holder
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Glühlampelight bulb
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Stromleitungpower line
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Grundsockelbase socket
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Kabelelectric wire
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Leiterladder

Claims (8)

Dekorative Lichterkette bestehend aus mehreren Leuchteinheiten, die an ein Stromkabel (1) angeschlossen sind, welches aus zwei Adern (2) besteht, die von einer Isolierschicht (3) umfaßt sind,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
jede der Leuchteinheiten
aus einem Sockel (10) mit einem Kanal (11), der durch den Sockel (10) führt und in dem das Stromkabel (1) durchgeführt ist;
aus einem Halter (20), der auf dem Sockel (10) angeordnet ist und der eine Orientierungsebene (22) besitzt;
aus einem Leuchtelement (30), das eine Führungsebene (32), die an die Orientierungsebene (22) angepaßt ist und mittels derer das Leuchtelement (30) in dem Halter (20) positioniert ist und zwei Stifte (32) zur Stromleitung, die durch den Halter (20) gehen und jeweils einen elektrischen Kontakt zu den zwei Adern (2) des Stromkabels (1) herstellen, aufweist,
besteht.Decorative fairy lights comprising a plurality of lighting units connected to a power cable (1) consisting of two wires (2) covered by an insulating layer (3),
characterized in that
each of the light units
a pedestal (10) having a channel (11) passing through the pedestal (10) and in which the power cable (1) is passed;
a holder (20) disposed on the base (10) and having an orientation plane (22);
a lighting element (30) having a guide plane (32) fitted to the orientation plane (22) and by means of which the lighting element (30) is positioned in the holder (20) and two power supply pins (32) passing through go the holder (20) and each make an electrical contact with the two wires (2) of the power cable (1) has,
consists. Dekorative Lichterkette nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
jede Leuchteinheit ein Fixierelement (40) aufweist, das in den Sockel (10) einschiebbar ist.Decorative fairy light according to claim 1,
characterized in that
each lighting unit has a fixing element (40) which can be inserted into the base (10). Dekorative Lichterkette nach Anspruch 1 und 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
der Kanal (11) im Sockel (10) eine innere Oberkante und eine innere Unterkante besitzt, wobei sich auf der inneren Oberkante eine obere Leiste (14) befindet, an dem das Stromkabel (1) anliegt und die innere Unterkante des Kanals (11) einen Durchbruch (12) und zwei Schienen (13), die sich jeweils auf den entgegengesetzten Seiten des Durchbruches (12) befinden, aufweist.Decorative fairy light according to claim 1 and 2,
characterized in that
the channel (11) in the base (10) has an inner upper edge and an inner lower edge, wherein on the inner upper edge there is an upper strip (14) against which the power cable (1) bears and the inner lower edge of the channel (11) an aperture (12) and two rails (13) located respectively on opposite sides of the aperture (12). Dekorative Lichterkette nach Anspruch 1 bis 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
das Fixierelement (40) eine Oberkante mit einer unteren Leiste (41), die aus der Oberkante herausragt und an dem Stromkabel (1) anliegt, auf der Unterseite zwei Stege (43), die sich jeweils über die gesamte Länge des Fixierelementes (40) erstrecken, eine Ausstülpung (45), die sich auf der Unterkante und zwischen den zwei Stegen (43) befindet und zwei Fugen (44) bilden, die jeweils an den zwei Schienen (13) des Sockels (10) anliegen, wenn
das Fixierelement (40) im Kanal (11) eingeschoben wird und zwei Öffnungen (42) zur Durchführung der leitfähigen Stifte (31) des Leuchtelements (30) in Richtung der beiden Adern (2) des Stromkabels (1) aufweisen.Decorative fairy light according to claim 1 to 3,
characterized in that
the fixing element (40) has an upper edge with a lower strip (41) which protrudes from the upper edge and rests on the power cable (1), two webs (43) on the underside which extend in each case over the entire length of the fixing element (40). extending, a protuberance (45) which is located on the lower edge and between the two webs (43) and two joints (44) which bear against the two rails (13) of the base (10), respectively
the fixing element (40) in the channel (11) is inserted and two openings (42) for passing the conductive pins (31) of the lighting element (30) in the direction of the two wires (2) of the power cable (1). Dekorative Lichterkette nach Anspruch 1 bis 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
der Sockel (10) eine dreidimensionale Form besitzt.Decorative fairy lights according to claim 1 to 4,
characterized in that
the base (10) has a three-dimensional shape. Dekorative Lichterkette nach Anspruch 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
die dreidimensionale Form einen Würfel, einen Zylinder oder eine sechskantige Säule darstellt.Decorative fairy light according to claim 5,
characterized in that
the three-dimensional shape represents a cube, a cylinder or a hexagonal column. Dekorative Lichterkette nach Anspruch 1 bis 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
die Leuchteinheiten immer eingeschaltet sind.Decorative fairy light according to claim 1 to 6,
characterized in that
the light units are always switched on. Dekorative Lichterkette nach Anspruch 1 bis 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
die Leuchteinheiten so eingestellt sind, daß sie visuelle Effekte ("Flashing" oder "Chasing") erzeugen.Decorative fairy light according to claim 1 to 6,
characterized in that
the lighting units are set to produce visual effects ("flashing" or "chasing").
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