KR200227771Y1 - Lamp socket - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a light bulb socket capable of easily engaging and dismounting a light bulb. The bulb socket has a case open at one side, a socket base means formed in the case to receive one side of the bulb, and having a first and second socket pieces and mounted outside the socket base means and displaced from the original position. Elastic means for returning said socket base means in a state. The bulb can be easily inserted and detached through the flexible socket base member and the spring member, and the bulb can be easily detached from the socket even when foreign matter is caught in the side electrode of the bulb and the female threaded electrode of the socket. In addition, even if the glass bulb of the bulb is broken, the bulb can be taken out with one touch, which greatly reduces the possibility of injury by the broken glass bulb.

Description

Bulb socket {Lamp socket}

The present invention relates to a light bulb socket, and more particularly, when the light bulb is separated and coupled to the socket, the bulb base member consisting of the socket pieces and the spring member coupled to the outer circumference of the socket base member, without the need to rotate the bulb, The present invention relates to a light bulb socket that can be detached and coupled to a socket simply by one touch.

A bulb socket to accommodate a bulb that is commonly used is shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, in a conventional incandescent light bulb, a filament 1 for generating light is embedded in a glass sphere 2, and a bulb screw electrode 4 is formed in a male screw shape under the glass sphere 2, and an incandescent lamp is used. At the bottom of the bulb, the bulb center electrode 5 protrudes.

In addition, the socket body 6 coupled to the bulb screw electrode 4 has a coupling portion 8 formed of a metal material having a female screw portion 7 formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof, and a connecting plate 9 having elastic force at the center lower end thereof. Is attached.

The bulb center electrode 5 and the bulb screw electrode 4 are formed of a metal material, and the bulb center electrode 5 and the bulb screw electrode 4 are formed of a non-conductor. When the bulb is coupled to the socket, the bulb center electrode is formed. 5 is connected to the connecting plate 9, the bulb screw electrode 4 is connected to the coupling portion 8 so that the filament 1 of the bulb is emitted.

However, in order to insert and remove the conventional incandescent light bulb into the socket, it is possible by holding the glass bulb (2) of the light bulb and rotating it several times. After long time use with the incandescent light bulb inserted into the socket, foreign substances such as dust around There is a problem that it is difficult to separate the bulb from the socket because it is adsorbed between the bulb screw electrode 4 and the female screw portion 7.

Moreover, when the glass bulb 2 of the bulb coupled to the socket is broken, when the bulb is to be separated from the socket, the bulb is not easily taken out of the socket and there is a great possibility of injury.

The present invention has been made to solve the various problems of the socket for receiving the bulb formed with the electrode portion in the conventional screw form described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a bulb socket that can easily insert or detach the bulb. .

1 is a side cross-sectional view of a conventional incandescent light bulb coupled to a socket;

2 is a view showing a light bulb socket and a light bulb according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the socket base member coupled to the case and the spring member of the bulb socket of Figure 2;

4 is a perspective view of a state in which the socket base member coupled with the spring member is inserted into the case of FIG.

5 is a view showing a light bulb socket and a light bulb according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the socket base member coupled to the case and the spring member of the bulb socket of Figure 5;

7 is a perspective view of a state in which the socket base member coupled to the spring member is inserted into the case of FIG.

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

10: glass sphere 20: screw electrode

22: projection electrode 25, 26: bulb center electrode

30,90 ： case 35,36 ： socket center electrode

32,92: first stopper 33,93: second stopper

40, 70: 1st socket piece 44, 74: Connection part

42, 72: Second socket piece 45, 75: Socket base member

50, 51: Spring member 60: Jamming protrusion

80 ： Jang Home

The bulb socket according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects, the socket base member and the socket is formed in the case, the one side is open, formed in the case and accommodates one side of the bulb, the elastic socket pieces And a spring member mounted on an outer side of the base member to retract the socket base member in a displacement state from the original position.

The glass bulb is formed on the upper side, a screw-shaped screw electrode is formed on the side, and the lower side of the conventional incandescent bulb protruding from the bulb center electrode can be separated and coupled upward to the bulb socket according to the present invention.

The bulb socket is provided with a case made of an insulator on the outermost side, and a hole is formed in the bottom surface of the case, through which the positive and negative wire terminals are inserted. One of these terminals is connected to a socket center electrode protruding upward from the inner bottom surface of the case, and the other terminal is connected to the first and second socket pieces formed close to the inner surface of the case. The second socket piece is electrically connected.

The first and second socket pieces are formed in a screw shape having peaks and valleys, and spring members are mounted on the top valleys.

The side cross sections of the first and second socket pieces are formed corresponding to the shape of the screw electrodes formed on the side surfaces of the bulb except for the uppermost valleys on which the spring members are mounted.

The first socket piece and the second socket piece are interconnected by a lower connecting portion to form a socket base member. The central portion of the connection portion is configured in the form of a ring formed with a hole through which the bulb center electrode can contact the socket center electrode.

As mentioned above, the spring member is attached to the valley part of the uppermost side of a 1st and 2nd socket piece, showing an elastic force. At this time, the first and second stoppers are formed in the case in order to prevent the first and second socket pieces from being bent in the direction in which they are close to each other by the elastic force of the spring member. The first and second stoppers protrude from upper portions of the inner surface of the case.

When the bulb is inserted into the socket, the first and second socket pieces are inserted outwardly, and after the bulb is inserted to the lower end of the socket, the first and second socket pieces are returned to their original positions by the restoring force of the spring member.

In the second embodiment of the present invention is shown a socket that can accommodate a light bulb having a protruding electrode formed in the form of a projection without a screw is formed as one terminal of the bulb. And the bulb center electrode of the lower part of the bulb is formed in the same shape as the screw bulb.

In addition, the lower side of the bulb is provided with a locking projection to elastically enter and exit so that the bulb is not separated. This locking projection is inserted into the locking groove of the first and second socket pieces.

The first and second socket pieces are formed in a shape facing the pipes cut along the entire length thereof, and a valley is formed on the upper side thereof so that the spring member is elastically mounted, and the first and second socket pieces are formed on the lower portion thereof. It is connected by a connecting portion formed on the side, the central shape of the connecting portion has a ring shape formed with a hole so that the bulb center electrode protruding below the bulb. In this way, the first socket piece and the second socket piece are interconnected by the lower connection part to form a socket base member.

Upper ends of the first and second socket pieces are interposed between the first and second stoppers to prevent the first and second stoppers from bending inward by the spring members. That is, the first and second stoppers can operate only in the direction in which the radius is increased.

The light bulb socket according to the present invention can be easily inserted and detached through the elastic socket base member and the spring member, and even if foreign matters are caught in the side electrode portion of the bulb and the female screw type electrode portion of the socket. Light bulbs can be removed from the socket. In particular, even when the glass bulb of the bulb is broken, the bulb can be taken out only by one operation without rotating the bulb and taking out, and thus the possibility of injury by the broken glass bulb is significantly reduced.

Hereinafter, a light bulb socket according to preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the following embodiments.

2 is a view showing a light bulb socket and a light bulb according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 2, the glass sphere 10 is formed on the upper side, a screw-shaped screw electrode 20 is formed on the side, the incandescent bulb in which the bulb center electrode 25 protrudes at the bottom according to the present invention It can be detached and coupled without rotating to the bulb socket.

The bulb socket has an outer case 30, a socket center electrode 35 and first and second socket pieces 40, 42.

The case 30 is made of an insulator such as ceramic, and a hole in which the wire terminal is inserted is formed at the bottom of the case 30. Positive and negative wire terminals for applying a voltage to the incandescent bulb are inserted through holes formed at the bottom of the case 30. One of the terminals is connected to the socket center electrode 35 protruding upward from the inner bottom surface of the case 30, and the other terminal is formed near the inner surface of the case 30. It is connected to the socket pieces 40 and 42. At this time, the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 are connected to each other through the connecting portion 44, as shown in FIG.

The first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 are formed in a screw shape having a threaded portion, and a spring member having a predetermined elastic force on one outermost threaded portion of the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42. 50 is mounted. That is, one side of the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 are spaced apart from each other corresponding to the diameter of the screw electrode 20 of the incandescent bulb, and the other side of the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 are It is connected via the connecting portion 44. Sides of the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 correspond to the shape of the screw electrode 20 formed on the side of the incandescent bulb except for the valley portion of the outermost portion where the spring member 50 is mounted. Has

3 is a perspective view illustrating a socket base member coupled with a spring member and a case of the bulb socket of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a socket base member coupled with a spring member inserted into the case of FIG. 3. It is shown.

3 and 4, the first socket piece 40 and the second socket piece 42 are connected to each other by the connecting portion 44 on one side to form a socket base member 45 together. The socket base member 45 is made of a phosphor bronze material so that it can have all the appropriate rigidity and elasticity required for the bulb socket.

The central portion of the connection portion 44 has a ring-shaped structure in which the bulb center electrode 25 (see FIG. 2) of the incandescent bulb penetrates and contacts the socket center electrode 35 (see FIG. 2).

As described above, a spring member 50 having a predetermined elastic force is mounted on the outermost valley portions of the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42. At this time, in order to prevent the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 from being bent in a direction in which the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 are close to each other by the elastic force of the spring member 50, the first and second stoppers ( 32, 33) are formed. The first and second stoppers 32 and 33 have a structure protruding from each other on the inner circumferential surface of the case 30.

The role of the first and second stoppers 32 and 33 described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4. The upper sides of the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 are respectively the first and second stoppers. Since the spring member 50 has an elastic force greater than or equal to a predetermined limit, the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 may be prevented from bending inwardly. Since the first and second stoppers 32 and 33 prevent the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 from excessively contacting the inside of the case 30, the first and second socket pieces 40 are prevented. , 42 may be spaced apart from each other only toward the inner circumferential surface of the case 30.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2, when the bulb is inserted into the socket, the bulb is inserted with the first and second socket pieces 40 and 42 spread outward, and the spring member is inserted after the bulb is inserted to the lower end of the socket. By the restoring force of 50, the first and second socket pieces 40, 42 are returned to their original positions. This operation is equally true when the bulb is taken out of the socket.

5 is a view showing a light bulb socket and a light bulb according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a perspective view of a socket base member coupled to the case and the spring member of the light bulb socket of Figure 5, Figure 7 FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a socket base member coupled to a spring member is inserted into a case of FIG. 6.

5, 6, and 7, in this embodiment, a socket is provided to accommodate a light bulb having a protrusion electrode 22 formed in a protrusion, without a screw being formed as one terminal of the light bulb. . In addition, the bulb center electrode 26 at the lower part of the bulb is formed in the same shape as the screw bulb.

In addition, the lower side of the bulb is formed with a locking projection 60 to elastically enter and exit so that the bulb is not separated. The locking protrusion 60 is inserted into the locking groove 80 of the first and second socket pieces 70 and 72.

The first and second socket pieces 70 and 72 are generally formed in a shape in which pipes cut along the longitudinal direction face each other, and a valley is formed on an upper side thereof so that the spring member 51 is elastically mounted.

In addition, the first and second socket pieces 70 and 72 are connected by a connecting portion 74 formed at a lower side thereof, and the central shape of the connecting portion 74 has a bulb center electrode 26 protruding below the bulb. It takes a ring shape in which holes are formed so that it can penetrate. In this way, the first socket piece 70 and the second socket piece 72 are interconnected by the lower connection portion 74 to form the socket base member 75.

As shown in FIG. 7, upper ends of the first and second socket pieces 70 and 72 are interposed between the first and second stoppers 92 and 93 so that the first and second parts of the first and second socket pieces 70 and 72 are separated by the spring member 51. The stoppers 92 and 93 are prevented from bending inwardly. That is, the first and second stoppers 92 and 93 can operate only in the direction in which the radius is increased.

Therefore, when the bulb is inserted into the socket as shown in FIG. 5, the bulb is accommodated while the first and second stoppers 92 and 93 are opened to both sides, and after the bulb is inserted, the restoring force of the spring member 51 is inserted. To return to the original position.

As described above, the bulb socket according to the present invention can be easily inserted and detached through the elastic socket base member and the spring member, and foreign matters such as the side electrode portion of the bulb and the female screw type electrode portion of the socket. The bulb can be easily removed from the socket even if it is plugged in. In particular, even when the glass bulb of the bulb is broken, the bulb can be taken out only by one operation without rotating the bulb and taking out, and thus the possibility of injury by the broken glass bulb is significantly reduced.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with respect to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments and without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the scope of the utility model registration claims below Anyone with ordinary knowledge in this field will be able to implement various changes.

Claims (10)

In the socket into which the bulb is inserted, A case in which one side is opened; A socket base means formed in the case to receive one side of the bulb and having first and second socket pieces; And And resilient means mounted outside said socket base means to return said socket base means in displacement from an original position. The method of claim 1, One side of the first and second socket pieces is connected by a connecting portion, the bulb socket, characterized in that the elastic means is mounted on the other side of the first and second socket pieces. The method of claim 2, Light bulb socket, characterized in that the elastic means is a ring-shaped spring. The method of claim 3, wherein Each of the first and second socket pieces has a structure of a screw having a plurality of threads formed therein, and the resilient means is mounted in a structure surrounding the threads of the outermost portions of the first and second socket pieces. . The method of claim 2, The bottom of the case is formed with a wire that is connected to the wire connected to the socket center electrode protruding upward from the bottom of the case and the wire connected to the first and second socket pieces disposed in close proximity to the inner wall surface of the case is formed Light bulb socket characterized in that. The method of claim 5, The connection part has a shape of a ring in which a hole is formed in the center of the bulb socket, characterized in that the center electrode of the bulb is in contact with the socket center electrode through the hole. The method of claim 2, Light bulb socket, characterized in that the first and second stoppers disposed to face each other protruding from the upper portion of the inner peripheral surface of the case so that the first and second socket pieces are spaced toward the inner peripheral surface of the case. The method of claim 2, Each of the first and second socket pieces is provided with a locking groove, and the bulb socket is characterized in that the locking projection is inserted into the locking groove on the outer peripheral surface of the central electrode of the bulb. The method of claim 8, The first and second socket pieces have a structure in which the cut pipes are arranged to face each other, a groove is formed at the other side of the first and second socket pieces, and the elastic means is mounted to the groove. socket. The method of claim 9, Light bulb socket, characterized in that the first and second stopper for operating only in the direction in which the first and second socket pieces are spaced apart from each other on the inner peripheral surface upper portion of the case.