TWI669868B - Electrical connection structure of lamp socket - Google Patents

Abstract

The electrical connection structure of the lamp socket is mainly composed of a casing, a casing, a turntable and a conductive member, wherein the casing extends with a back plate, and the back plate is raised with a pair of walls, the pair of walls Forming a first trench between the portions; the cover is disposed outside the back plate and has a through hole and an opening communicating with the through hole; the turntable is disposed in the cover through the through hole, and the turntable has a second cross section a groove is formed in the first groove and the second groove; the conductive member is disposed on the back plate and has two conductive portions and a connecting portion for connecting the two conductive portions, so that the user only needs to put a wire The electrical connection between the conductive members in the housing is directly connected, so that the two conductive portions of the conductive member have the same electrical effect at the same time.

Description

Electrical connection structure of lamp socket

The invention relates to a lamp socket, in particular to an electrical connection structure in which two conductive portions have the same electrical property when the conductive member is electrically connected to the electric wire without additionally installing an external wire.

According to the conventional fluorescent lamp, there are four terminals, which are located on both ends of the fluorescent lamp in pairs, and in response to the terminal of the fluorescent lamp, the lamp sockets on the market have two conductive wires corresponding to the terminals. When the user wants to install a fluorescent lamp, the fluorescent lamp can be assembled with the two terminals of the fluorescent lamp and the two electrically connected lamp sockets, and can be supplied through the conductive sheets on the lamp socket. The fluorescent lamp emits light and emits light. Generally, the lamp socket and the mains connection configuration are mainly divided into two types. One method is to electrically connect two conductive sheets of one of the lamp sockets to one positive electrode and one negative electrode, and the other two conductive strips of the other light pipe socket. The two conductive strips of one of the tube sockets are electrically connected to one positive electrode, and the other two conductive strips of the other tube socket are respectively connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode. A negative electrical connection is commonly known as unilateral electrical.

The lamp socket on the market is mainly composed of a casing and a seat body having an opening, and two conductive pieces separated from each other and not in contact are arranged in the casing, and the seat body is formed with a line arrangement. The wiring space, when the user is connected in a unilateral electrical manner, the user needs to penetrate the two ends of the external wire through the wiring space to the housing, and electrically connect with the two conductive sheets, and then The electrical connection between the external wires and the wires in the wiring space can be completed. However, although the lamp socket can be connected to the wire through the connection of the external wire, when the circuit of the lamp socket is to be configured, the user needs to spend extra time to separately connect the external wire to the housing. The two conductive sheets are connected so that the two conductive sheets of the lamp socket have the same positive or negative pole through the external wires, which is not only time-consuming to install, and the user cannot effectively confirm whether the external wires are firmly connected to the housing. In addition, in this way, the external wires are not completely covered and lack complete protection, which causes the external wires to be easily pulled or damp, and there are many worrying problems in circuit safety.

In view of this, how to solve the above problems is the primary problem to be solved by the present invention.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical connection structure of a lamp socket. When the lamp socket circuit is to be configured, the electric wire is directly connected to the conductive member in the casing to electrically connect the two conductive portions of the conductive member. At the same time, it has the same electrical effect, which not only saves the time of circuit configuration, but also can be directly connected to the conductive member through the wire to ensure the stability of the connection between the wire and the conductive member; The housing encloses the conductive member to effectively ensure that the conductive member is not affected by the pulsation or the moisture, thereby greatly increasing the safety.

For the purpose of the foregoing, the present invention provides an electrical connection structure for a lamp socket, which is coupled to a lamp holder of a fluorescent lamp, and is provided with two pins of each end of a lamp tube, the lamp socket includes There is: a casing having a base that can be coupled to the lamp holder, the base forming a wiring space and a back plate away from the wiring space, the back plate is formed with a set of spaces, and the back plate is Set up space The ridge has a pair of wall portions, the outer circumference of the pair of walls is straight, and the two legs of the end of the tube are abutted, and a first groove is formed between the pair of walls; a cover, a cover The cover is disposed outside the back plate and is coupled to the housing. The cover defines a through hole on a side away from the back plate, and the cover defines an opening communicating with the through hole at one end of the cover. The pair of wall portions are located in the through hole and exposed; a turntable is disposed in the cover through the through hole and is rotatable in the cover, and the turntable is formed with a panel toward one end of the through hole a second cutting groove is formed in the panel portion, and the first dividing groove and the second dividing groove are formed with a sliding slot, and the sliding slot is aligned with the opening to be a pin for the end of the lamp tube Inserting a position in the sliding slot; a conductive member disposed on the back plate and located in the assembled space, the conductive member having two mutually symmetric conductive portions and a connecting portion connecting the two conductive portions After the two pins are inserted into the sliding slot through the opening and the rotating wheel is driven to rotate by 90 degrees to a conducting position, the two Oppressed the second conductive pin portion, so that the two pins and the second conductive portion is electrically connected to the contact surfaces.

Preferably, the conductive member is integrally formed by a substantially U-shaped conductive sheet, and has an open end and a closed end, and the conductive sheet is formed with the two conductive portions at the open end thereof, and the closed end is Then, the connecting portion is formed.

Preferably, the conductive member is composed of two conductive sheets and a connecting piece, and two ends of the connecting piece are respectively connected to the two conductive sheets, so that the conductive member is substantially U-shaped, and the two conductive sheets are Each of the conductive portions is formed at each end, and the connecting piece forms the connecting portion.

Preferably, the base is provided with at least one connecting hole, and the connecting hole is respectively communicated with the assembled space and the wiring space.

Preferably, the pair of wall portions are recessed with a pair of hook portions on the inner circumference thereof and adjacent to the back plate, and the turntable is formed on the outer side of the two grooves to form a shaft portion extending from the panel portion, and the shaft portion is End of the ministry The portion protrudes from the pair of stops, and the pair of stops are blocked in the pair of hooks when the turntable is disposed in the cover, so that the turntable is restrained in the cover.

Preferably, the outer edge of the pair of walls has a plurality of positioning portions, and the rotating wheel has a protrusion at a position corresponding to the plurality of positioning portions, when the rotating plate is rotated at the insertion position or 90 degrees to the conduction position. The turntable can be temporarily positioned by the plurality of positioning portions and the corresponding bumps being respectively engaged with each other.

The above objects and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention.

1‧‧‧shell

11‧‧‧Base

12‧‧‧ wiring space

121‧‧‧Contact hole

13‧‧‧ Backplane

14‧‧‧Perforation

15‧‧‧ wall

16‧‧‧The first section

17‧‧‧Hook

18‧‧‧ Positioning Department

19‧‧‧Set space

2‧‧‧Shell cover

21‧‧‧through hole

22‧‧‧ openings

3‧‧‧ Turntable

31‧‧‧ Panel Department

32‧‧‧Second section

33‧‧‧Axis

34‧‧ ‧ blocking

35‧‧‧Bumps

4‧‧‧Electrical parts

41‧‧‧Electrical Department

411‧‧‧ first end

412‧‧‧ second end

42‧‧‧Connecting piece

43‧‧‧Conductor

44‧‧‧Connecting Department

45‧‧‧Open end

46‧‧‧closed end

48‧‧‧Clamping Department

49‧‧‧Flexible section

5‧‧‧ lamp

51‧‧‧ pins

Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the first embodiment of the present invention for displaying the state in which the two pins of the lamp tube are placed in the chute.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the first embodiment of the present invention for displaying the state in which the two pins of the lamp are in surface contact and electrically connected.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the first embodiment of the present invention for displaying the state of the turntable when it is rotated.

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the first embodiment of the present invention for displaying the state in which the bumps on the turntable and their corresponding positioning portions are engaged with each other.

Figure 8 is a perspective exploded view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figures 1 through 8, the preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings and is for illustrative purposes only and is not limited by the embodiments.

The first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figures 1 to 7. The first embodiment provides an electrical connection structure of a lamp socket, which is mainly composed of a casing 1, a casing 2, a turntable 3 and a conductive member 4, and is coupled to the lamp holder of the fluorescent lamp. The two pins 51 of the end of one tube 5 are inserted, wherein: As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the housing 1 has a base 11 that can be coupled to the socket. One side of the base 11 is formed with a wiring space 12, and the other side is formed with a wiring space away from the wiring space. A backing plate 13 is formed on the backing plate 13 , and a plurality of receiving holes 19 are formed in the backing plate 13 , and the connecting holes 121 and the assembled space 19 and the wiring space 13 respectively The plurality of wall portions 15 are bulged in the set space 19, and the outer wall of the pair of walls 15 is straight. And the outer diameter between the outer circumferences is equal to the distance between the two pins 51 of the end portion of the lamp tube 5, and the two pins 51 of the end portion of the lamp tube 5 are abutted, and between the pair of wall portions 15 A first dividing groove 16 is formed.

The cover 2 is disposed outside the back plate 13 and is coupled to the housing 1 . The cover 2 defines a through hole 21 on a side away from the back plate 13 , and the cover 2 is relatively far from the base An opening 22 is formed in a side of the through hole 21, and the pair of wall portions 15 are located in the through hole 21 and exposed.

The turntable 3 is disposed in the cover 2 through the through hole 21 and is rotatable in the cover 2, and the turntable 3 is formed with a panel portion 31 toward one end of the through hole 21, and the panel portion 31 is provided. There is a second dividing groove 32. The first dividing groove 16 and the second dividing groove 32 are correspondingly formed with a sliding groove. When the sliding groove is aligned with the opening 22, a pin for the end of the lamp tube 5 is provided. 51 is placed in the insertion position in the chute.

As shown in the second and third figures, the conductive member 4 is disposed on the back plate 13 and located in the set space 19, and the conductive member 4 is integrally formed by a U-shaped conductive sheet, and has a An open end 45 and a closed end 46, and the conductive sheet has two mutually symmetrical conductive portions 41 formed at the open end 45 thereof, and a connecting portion 44 for connecting the two conductive portions 41 is formed at the closed end 46. The two conductive portions 41 are bent in an inverted U shape by a conductive metal, so that the two conductive portions 41 respectively have a first end 411 and a second end 412, and the connecting portion 44 is placed across the two conductive portions. An elastic portion 49 is formed on the first end 411 of the portion 41, and a clamping portion 48 is formed at the end of the elastic portion 49. The clamping portion 48 and the second end 412 of the conductive portion 41 are formed. The inner side surfaces cooperate with each other to clamp the electric wires; and in conjunction with the third and fourth figures, the two pins 51 can be inserted into the chute through the opening 22, and the turntable 3 is driven to rotate 90 degrees to one turn-on. After the position, the two pins 51 are pressed by the two conductive portions 41, and are flattened on the outer side of the pair of wall portions 15 and are straight, so that the two pins The two legs 51 and 41 in surface contact conductive portion are electrically connected.

A pair of hook portions 17 are recessed on the inner circumference of the pair of wall portions 15 adjacent to the back plate 13 , and the turntable 3 is formed on the outer side of the two cutting grooves 32 by the panel. 31 extending shaft portion 33, and a pair of blocking portions 34 projecting from the end portion of the shaft portion 33, the pair of blocking portions 34 being blocked by the pair of hook portions when the turntable 3 is assembled in the casing 2 17 , whereby the turntable 3 is stably restrained in the cover 2; further, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, the outer edge of the pair of wall portions 15 has a plurality of positioning portions 18, and the turntable 3 corresponds to The positions of the plurality of positioning portions 18 each have a bump 35. When the turntable 3 is rotated 90 degrees to the conductive position, the turntable 3 can be mutually engaged by the plurality of positioning portions 18 and the corresponding bumps 35, respectively. Temporarily positioned for deduction.

When the first embodiment of the above-mentioned structure is used in the actual installation circuit configuration, the user only needs to install the lamp socket provided in the first embodiment on the lamp socket of a fluorescent lamp, and then a wire is used. The wiring space 12 of the pedestal 11 passes through the through hole 121 and is electrically connected to the conductive member 4 in the set space 19, so that the circuit arrangement of the lamp socket can be completed; When the two lamp sockets complete the circuit configuration on the lamp holder, the user can connect one lamp tube 5 with two ends of the two tubes. The foot 51 is inserted into the sliding slot through the opening 22 of the two lamp sockets, and the lamp tube 5 is rotated to drive the two rotating wheels 3 to rotate to the conducting position, so that the two pins 51 of the two ends of the lamp tube 5 are The two conductive portions 41 of the two lamp sockets are pressed, and are in surface contact with each other and electrically connected, so that the lamp tube 5 is turned on and the electric energy is emitted through the two lamp sockets.

On the contrary, if the user wants to remove or replace the lamp tube 5, only the lamp tube 5 needs to be rotated to drive the two turntables 3 to rotate to the insertion position, so that the two pins 51 of the two ends of the lamp tube 5 can be Sliding and removing through the chute of the two lamp sockets.

It can be seen from the foregoing description that the advantage of the first embodiment is that it is different from the conventional lamp socket. When the conventional lamp socket is to be configured in a single-sided electrical manner, the user needs to additionally use an external wire. The wiring space is connected to the two conductive sheets in the housing, and then electrically connected to a wire, so that the two conductive sheets in the socket of the lamp tube can be turned on to complete the circuit configuration; and the lamp socket provided by the invention is to be configured. In the circuit, the user only needs to electrically connect the electric wire directly to the conductive member 4 in the casing 1 through the wiring space 12, so that the two conductive portions 41 of the conductive member 4 can be turned on and have the same electrical effect. This not only can effectively save the time of the circuit configuration, but also can be directly connected to the conductive member 4 through the wire, so as to effectively ensure the stability of the connection between the wire and the conductive member; furthermore, the present invention can further protect the through the casing 1 The conductive member 4 is effective to ensure that the conductive member 4 is not affected by the pulsation or the moisture, and an unexpected accident (for example, a short circuit or the like) occurs, thereby greatly improving the safety.

Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 8. The structure of the second embodiment is based on the first embodiment described above, except that the conductive member 4 is composed of two conductive sheets 43 and one. The connecting piece 42 is formed, and the two ends of the connecting piece 42 are respectively connected to the two conductive pieces 43 so that the conductive member 4 is substantially U-shaped, and the two corresponding sides of the two conductive pieces 43 are respectively formed with respective The conductive portion 41, and when the second embodiment of the above structure is used in practice, the user first installs the two lamp sockets provided in the present embodiment on the lamp holder of a fluorescent lamp, and then A wire is passed through the wiring space 12 of the two lamp sockets, and is electrically connected to the connecting piece 42 of the conductive member 4 through the through hole 121 thereof. The configuration of the circuit of the two-lamp socket can be completed; then, the user sets a tube 5 with two pins 51 at both ends thereof in the chute of the two-lamp socket, and rotates The lamp tube 5 is driven to rotate the two turntables 3 to the conductive position, so that the two pins 51 of the two ends of the lamp tube 5 are electrically connected to the two conductive sheets 43 of the two conductive members 4 in a surface contact manner, thereby transmitting The two lamp sockets supply the lamp 5 with electric energy and emit light.

It can be seen from the foregoing description that the advantage of the second embodiment is that only the electric wires are directly connected to the conductive members 4 in the casing 1 , so that the two conductive portions 41 of the conductive members 4 have the same electrical effect at the same time. Thereby, the time for saving the circuit configuration can be greatly saved, and the stability of the connection between the electric wire and the conductive member 4 can be ensured; in addition, the conductive member 4 can be protected through the casing 1 to ensure that the conductive member 4 is not affected by the pulling or moisture. An accident occurs to greatly improve safety.

However, the above description of the embodiments is merely illustrative of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention, and the replacement of equivalent elements is still within the scope of the invention.

In summary, when it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present invention can achieve the foregoing objectives, it has been in compliance with the provisions of the Patent Law, and therefore an application is made according to law.

Claims (6)

An electrical connection structure of a lamp socket is coupled to a lamp holder of a fluorescent lamp, and can be inserted into two pins of each end of the lamp tube. The lamp socket comprises: a casing having a In combination with the base of the lamp holder, the base is formed with a wiring space and a back plate away from the wiring space, the back plate is formed with a set of spaces, and the back plate is raised with a pair of walls in the set space The outer circumference of the pair of walls is straight, and the two legs of the end of the tube are abutted, and a first groove is formed between the pair of walls; a cover is disposed on the back plate The cover is coupled to the housing, and the cover has a through hole extending away from the side of the back plate, and the cover defines an opening communicating with the through hole at a side of the base opposite to the base, the pair of walls Located in the through hole and exposed; a turntable is disposed in the cover through the through hole and rotatable in the cover, and the turntable is formed with a panel portion toward one end of the through hole, the panel portion a second cutting groove is formed, and the first dividing groove and the second dividing groove are correspondingly formed with a sliding groove, the sliding groove The opening is a position at which the two pins of the end of the lamp tube are placed in the sliding slot; a conductive member is disposed on the back plate and located in the set space, the conductive member Having two mutually symmetrical conductive portions and a connecting portion connecting the two conductive portions, after the two pins are inserted into the sliding slot through the opening and driving the turntable to rotate 90 degrees to a conductive position, the two pins are The two conductive portions are pressed to electrically connect the two pins and the two conductive portions in surface contact; wherein the two conductive portions are respectively bent by an conductive metal in an inverted U shape, so that the two conductive portions respectively have a a first end and a second end, the The connecting portion is disposed on the first end of the two conductive portions, and has an elastic portion bent at the first end, and a clamping portion is formed at the end of the elastic portion, and the second end of the clamping portion and the conductive portion thereof The inner sides cooperate to hold the wires. The electrical connection structure of the lamp socket of claim 1, wherein the conductive member is integrally formed by a substantially U-shaped conductive piece, and has an open end and a closed end, and the conductive piece is The two conductive portions are formed at the open end, and the connecting portion is formed at the closed end. The electrical connection structure of the lamp socket of claim 1, wherein the conductive member is composed of two conductive sheets and a connecting piece, and two ends of the connecting piece are respectively connected with the two conductive sheets, and the The conductive member is substantially U-shaped, and each of the conductive portions is formed at an end portion of the two conductive sheets, and the connecting piece forms the connecting portion. The electrical connection structure of the lamp socket of claim 2 or 3, wherein the base is provided with at least one connection hole, and the connection hole is respectively communicated with the set space and the wiring space. The electrical connection structure of the lamp socket of claim 2 or 3, wherein the pair of walls are recessed with a pair of hook portions on the inner circumference thereof adjacent to the back plate, and the turntable is in the second groove a shaft portion extending from the panel portion is formed on the outer side, and a pair of blocking portions are protruded from the end portion of the shaft portion, and the pair of blocking portions are blocked in the pair of hook portions when the turntable is assembled in the shell. The turntable is restrained in the casing. The electrical connection structure of the lamp socket of claim 2, wherein the outer edge of the pair of walls has a plurality of positioning portions, and the rotary disk has a bump at a position corresponding to the plurality of positioning portions. The turntable is in the inserted position or rotated 90 degrees to the conductive position The turntable can be temporarily positioned by the plurality of positioning portions and the corresponding bumps being respectively engaged with each other.