KR100751421B1 - A fluorescent lamp socket - Google Patents

Abstract

A socket for a fluorescent lamp is provided to secure the structural stability and extend the durable lifetime by simplifying coupling and uncoupling structures between the socket and the fluorescent lamp. A main body(110) has a pair of fixing spaces(113) and a pair of variable spaces(114). Slits(115) are respectively disposed within the variable spaces(114) in a perpendicular direction, and separated from each other. A pair of elastic elements(120) are formed of a conductor. The pair of elastic elements(120) include fixing support portions(121) contacted with wires within respective fixing spaces(113), coupling portions(123) for coupling terminal pins within the slits(114), and protruding portions(122) inwardly protruded between the fixing support portions(121) and the coupling portions(123). A push bar(130) is slidingly moved between the slits(114), wherein the push bar(130) has inclination portions(132) selectively contacted with the protruding portions(122).

Description

Fluorescent lamp socket {A fluorescent lamp socket}

1 is a perspective view showing a fluorescent lamp structure applied to the socket according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the structure of the fluorescent lamp socket according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a fluorescent lamp socket structure according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the main portion of the fluorescent lamp socket according to the present invention.

5a to 5c are cross-sectional views showing a process of binding a fluorescent lamp to the fluorescent lamp socket according to the present invention.

6a to 6b are cross-sectional views showing a process of releasing the binding of the fluorescent lamp in the fluorescent lamp socket according to the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a fluorescent lamp socket structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: fluorescent lamp socket 110: main body

111: base 112: guide wall

113: fixed space 114: variable space

115: slit 116: stopper

120: elastic piece 121: fixed support

122: protrusion 123: binding portion

130: push bar 131: pressing unit

132: inclined portion 133: seating portion

140: coil spring 150: cover

151 screw 200 fluorescent lamp

210: terminal pin 300: electric wire

The present invention relates to a socket for fixing a terminal pin of a fluorescent lamp, and to facilitate the replacement work, the productivity is increased by reducing the number of parts and manufacturing process with a simple structure, the operability of binding and releasing the fluorescent lamp An improved fluorescent lamp socket.

In general, a fluorescent lamp socket is a device having both a means of supplying power for supplying electricity for lighting a fluorescent lamp and a supporting means for fixing the fluorescent lamp in place, that is, a pair of terminal pins formed at both ends of the fluorescent lamp. Is inserted into the terminal hole of the socket, the power is connected and the fluorescent lamp is fixed at the socket position.

However, since most fluorescent lamps are installed on the ceiling of a building, it is not only cumbersome to replace the fluorescent lamps, and most conventional socket coupling structures push the terminal pins of the fluorescent lamps into one socket and push it hard. Since the other side of the terminal pin to be inserted into the structure, there was a problem that the installation and removal of the fluorescent lamp is not easy.

In order to solve this problem, the present inventor has proposed a fluorescent lamp socket to facilitate the replacement of the fluorescent lamp, as published in the Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-626184, the schematic feature of the main body formed in the slit And an elastic support piece for locking the terminal pin with an elastic force and an unlocking means for releasing the locking of the terminal pin.

However, the above-described fluorescent lamp socket is a structure in which the pushing force of the push bar for the variable movement of the elastic support piece is indirectly transmitted through the rotation lever, so that the structure is complicated by the increase of the component, and the complexity of the structure is elastic. Not only can the variable operation of the support piece become inaccurate, of course, there is a problem that the productivity decreases due to an increase in the manufacturing process.

Furthermore, according to the structure of the prior art, if the fixed state is poor due to repeated variable operation of the elastic support piece, the elastic support piece and the electric wire are short-circuited and there is a problem that the durability is weak.

The present invention has been further improved in view of the above-described problems of the present invention, and the present invention makes it easy and convenient to bind or release the fluorescent lamp to the socket, while the binding and release operation structure of the fluorescent lamp. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved fluorescent lamp socket that can be assured that the correct detachable operation of the fluorescent lamp is ensured, and at the same time, the number of parts can be reduced to improve the assembly and productivity.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a fluorescent lamp socket which can secure the structural stability of the socket and extend its durability life.

The present invention for achieving the above object, and a fixed space and a variable space of the area separated into a pair having a main body having slits spaced apart in the vertical direction in each of the variable space; An elastic piece having a fixed support portion in contact with an electric wire in the fixed space and a binding portion for binding a terminal pin in the slit as a conductor, and an integrally formed protrusion projecting inwardly between the fixed support portion and the binding portion; A slide bar that is slidably moved between the slits in a vertical direction and has an inclined portion that selectively contacts the protruding portion on a side thereof, wherein the main body includes a guide wall contacting each outer surface of the push bar between fixed spaces; And a stopper between the slits to prevent the push bar from being separated from the socket.

In this case, a coil spring supporting the upper end of the push bar may be interposed between the guide walls, and a pressing part protruding downward through the stopper may be formed at the lower end of the push bar.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object is bent and supported so that the fixed support portion is in close contact with the inner wall of each fixed space with an elastic force, and the electric wire penetrates through the fixed support portion, so that the elastic piece is firmly supported in the main body, and further with the wire It is characterized in that the contact force can be increased.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the examples described below and the drawings, and can be variously changed and changed based on the technical idea described in the following specification of the present invention, and can be converted into equivalents.

1 is a perspective view showing a fluorescent lamp structure applied to the socket according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a fluorescent lamp socket structure according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a fluorescent lamp socket structure according to the present invention.

1 to 3, the socket 100 of the present invention is configured to bind a pair of terminal pins 210 formed at both ends of the fluorescent lamp 200 and simultaneously apply power to the terminal pins 210. In detail, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body 110 of which one side is closed has a pair of fixed spaces 113 and variable spaces 114 facing each other, and the variable spaces 114 respectively. Inside the terminal pin 210 to form a slit 115 is opened and spaced apart in the vertical direction so as to enable the lifting / lowering, the outer shape of the main body 110 on the open surface that is the rear surface of the closed surface of the main body The cover 150 having a shape corresponding to the shape of the cover 150 is coupled by a fastening means such as a screw 151 to close the fixed space 113 and the variable space 114.

The upper surface of the fixed space 113 is closed in contact with the base 111, the electric wire 300 is penetrated into the fixed space 113 through the base 111.

A guide wall 112 protruding downward from the base 111 is formed between the fixing spaces 113 of the main body 110, and a stopper 116 is provided between the slits 115, so that the push bar 130 to be described later. An upper portion of the upper and lower portions of the guide wall 112 can be raised and lowered and the push bar 130 is prevented from being separated from the main body 110 by the stopper 116.

On the other hand, the elastic piece 120, which is a conductive body, is a medium for conducting electricity supplied from the electric wire 300 to the terminal pin 210 bound in the slit 115, and is made of a metal material having elastic force. do.

One end of the elastic piece 120 is formed with a fixed support portion 121 for contacting the wire 300 in the fixing space 113, the other end is a binding to bind the terminal pin 210 in the slit 115. The portion 123 is formed, and the protrusions 122 protruding inward in a direction facing each other are integrally formed between the fixed support 121 and the binding portion 123.

At this time, the fixed support 121 is bent to be elastically in close contact with the inner wall of the fixed space 113 and the wire 300 is configured to penetrate the fixed support 121, the elastic piece 120 is the main body ( In addition to being firmly and elastically fixed in the 110, the wire 300 is also tightly adhered to the wire 300, and the elastic piece 120 is short-circuited by the repetitive variable of the elastic piece 120 or the elastic piece 120 is a socket ( 100) does not flow within.

On the other hand, the push bar 130 is to remove the fluorescent lamp 200 from the socket 100 by removing the terminal pin 210 bound to the binding unit 123 in the slit 115 from the slit 115, Both sides of the bar 130 protrude toward the variable space 114 and the inclined portion 132 is formed in contact with the protrusion 122, the pressing portion 131 penetrating the stopper 116 protrudes downward at the bottom do.

In this case, a coil spring 140 may be interposed between the upper end of the push bar 130 and the guide wall 112 to provide downward tension of the push bar 130, in which case the push bar 130. The upper end of the mounting portion 133 to prevent the flow or departure of the coil spring 140 may be protruded upward.

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the main portion of the fluorescent lamp socket according to the present invention, specifically showing the coupling structure of the stopper 116 and the pressing portion 131.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pressing unit 131 penetrates through the stopper 116 so that the outer surface of the pressing unit 131 and the inner surface of the stopper 116 are in contact with each other, and in this case, when the push bar 130 moves up or down. In order to prevent flow, irregularities 31a having a predetermined shape are formed on the outer surface of the pressing unit 131, and irregularities 16a are formed on the inner surface of the stopper 116 in a form corresponding to the irregularities 31a. It is preferable.

In such a structure, the operation of binding or releasing the fluorescent lamp 200 in the socket 100 is performed as shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 below, and the socket structure and operation of the present invention are more clearly understood through the description. Will be.

5A through 5C are cross-sectional views illustrating a process of binding a fluorescent lamp to a fluorescent lamp socket according to the present invention, and FIGS. 6A through 6B are cross-sectional views illustrating a process of releasing a fluorescent lamp from a fluorescent lamp socket according to the present invention.

In the binding operation of the fluorescent lamp 200 referring to FIG. 5, when the terminal pin 210 of the fluorescent lamp 200 is pushed upward through the lower opening of the slit 115 as shown in FIG. 5A, the terminal pin 210 is bound. While contacting the inclined surface of the portion 123, the binding portion 123 is opened to both sides, that is to the variable space 114 side, in this way a pair of terminal pins 210 in the horizontal state inside the slit 115 If it continues to rise, as shown in Figure 5b, while the terminal pin 210 passes through almost the highest position in the slit 115, the distance of each binding portion 123 is maximized.

Thereafter, when the terminal pin 210 reaches the highest position in the slit 115 so that the binding portion 123 does not come into contact with the terminal pin 210, the binding portion 123 is returned to its original position by the elastic force and at the same time. The terminal pin 210 is fixed without being separated from the slit 115 by the binding part 123, and in this state, the electricity supplied to the electric wire 300 is connected to the terminal piece 210 via the elastic piece 120. It is possible to conduct electricity up to.

As such, according to the present invention, the terminal pin 210 can be simply fixed to the socket 100 by simply pushing the fluorescent lamp 200 in the horizontal state and pushing the slit 115.

On the contrary, when the fluorescent lamp 200 is to be separated from the socket 100, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the pressing portion 131 of the push bar 130 is pressed, the inclined portion 132 is raised and the protrusion 122 is raised. In this case, since the protrusion 122 moves along the inclined surface of the inclined portion 132, the binding portion 123 is opened toward the variable space 114.

By continuously pressing the pressurizing portion 131, as shown in FIG. 6B, the binding portion 123 is opened to the maximum distance by the inclination of the inclined portion 132, and the binding portion 123 opens the range of the slit 115 at this time. When completely out of the terminal pin 210, which is bound to the slit 115 is moved to the lower portion of the slit 115 by gravity to be discharged from the socket 100, the pressed state of the push bar 130 as shown in Figure 6c When released, the push bar 130 is returned to its original position and at the same time the elastic piece 120 is also restored to its original position.

As shown in FIG. 1 in the configuration of this embodiment, since the pressing portion 131 protrudes from the lower end of the socket 100, there is a risk of damaging the aesthetics, it may be carried out as shown in FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a fluorescent lamp socket structure according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 7, the lower end of the pressing portion 131 is fastened to the same height as the lower end of the stopper 116, Although not shown, the lower end of the pressing unit 131 may be at a position higher than the lower height of the stopper 116, that is, the pressing unit 131 may be in a recessed position in the stopper 116, where When the fluorescent lamp is to be separated from the socket, the jig 400 for pressing the pressing unit 131 as shown in FIG. 7 may be used to bind or release the fluorescent lamp to the socket as described above. As can be seen, this is the same as the description of Figures 5 and 6 described above, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described in detail above, according to the fluorescent lamp socket according to the present invention, in the consumer side, it is possible to bind the fluorescent lamp to the socket only by lifting the fluorescent lamp, and the fluorescent lamp can be separated from the socket only by pressing and pushing the push bar. Therefore, the replacement of the fluorescent lamp is not only advantageous in a stable posture, but also from the producer's point of view, the components are reduced and simplified in structure than the conventional socket structure, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. Due to the reduction of the assembly process, the defects due to the improvement of fabrication and manufacturing are reduced, and thus the productivity can be improved.

In addition, since the elastic piece is fixed in a stable state even without the variable repetitive action of the elastic piece, it has the effect of extending the service life by reducing the cause of poor conduction caused by a short circuit with the wire.

Although the above description has been described only with reference to the drawings of the limited embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above description and the drawings, and those skilled in the art can understand that various changes can be made according to the technical idea of the present invention based on the common knowledge. It will be appreciated that such changes will fall within the scope of the appended claims or equivalents thereof.

Claims (9)

delete A main body (110) having a pair of fixed spaces (113) and a variable space (114) installed symmetrically with each other, and having slits (115) spaced in a vertical direction in the variable spaces; A projecting portion 122 having a fixed support portion 121 in contact with an electric wire in the fixed space and a binding portion 123 for binding a terminal pin in the slit, and protruding inwardly between the fixed support portion and the binding portion as a conductive body. A pair of elastic pieces 120 formed integrally with each other; And A push bar 130 which is slidably moved between the slits in a vertical direction and has an inclined portion 132 selectively contacting the protrusion on the side thereof; The main body 110, A guide wall 112 contacting each outer surface of the push bar between the fixed spaces, And a stopper (116) formed to support the push bar between the slits. The method of claim 2, The fixed support 121 is bent and supported to contact the inner wall of each of the fixing space 113 with an elastic force, the fluorescent lamp socket, characterized in that the wire 300 in the fixed space penetrates the fixing support 121 . The method of claim 2, Guide wall 112 is provided between the fixing space and the outer surface of the push bar, the coil spring 140 for supporting the upper end of the push bar 130 between the guide wall 112 is characterized in that Fluorescent light socket. The method of claim 4, wherein Fluorescent lamp socket, characterized in that the mounting portion 133 protrudes to prevent the flow of the coil spring on the top of the push bar (130). The method of claim 2, A stopper 116 is provided between the slits to support the push bar, and a pressing part 131 protruding downwardly through the stopper 116 is formed at the bottom of the push bar 130. The method of claim 6, Concave-convex (31a) is formed on the outer surface of the pressing portion (131), the fluorescent lamp socket, characterized in that the concave-convex (16a) corresponding to the concave-convex (31a) formed on the inner surface of the stopper (116) in contact with the outer surface of the pressing portion. The method of claim 6, Protruding state of the pressing portion (131) with respect to the lower end of the stopper 116, a fluorescent lamp socket, characterized in that combined in any one of the form of protrusion, the same or recessed. The method of claim 2, One side of the fixed space and the variable space is integrally closed as the main body (110), the other side is fluorescent lamp socket, characterized in that fastened with a cover 150 corresponding to the outer shape of the main body.

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