TWM472799U - Tube lamp connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A tube lamp connector is provided. The tube lamp connector includes a body, two pins fixed on the body, a number of springs and a lamp cover sleeved on the base. The body includes a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is connected with a lighting module, and the two pins are fixed on the second end of the body. The lamp cover defines two holes and is sleeved on the second end of the body. The springs are situated between the second end of the body and the lamp cover. When the springs are compressed by external force, the lamp cover moves towards the body and the two pins pass through the holes of the lamp cover respectively.

Description

Lamp connector

The present invention relates to a lamp connector.

Lamps of the T5, T8, and T10 type fluorescent lamps or LED fluorescent lamps are electrically connected through the pins at both ends thereof to the corresponding terminals on the socket. The pins of the commonly used lamp tube connector are exposed at the two ends of the lamp tube when the lamp tube is not mounted on the lamp holder, and the pin is easy to scratch other items, and other charged conductive terminals accidentally touch the pin. It is also easy to cause the lamp to be accidentally hit by electricity.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a lamp connector to avoid accidental electric shock when the lamp is scratched when the lamp is not mounted on the lamp holder, and other items or other electrically conductive terminals are accidentally touched to the pin. .

The present invention provides a lamp connector that includes a body and a lead, the body including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being coupled to a lighting assembly, the lead The foot is fixed to the second end of the body, the lamp connector further comprises a cover body and a spring, the cover body is provided with a pin through hole for the pin to pass through, and the cover body is slidable by the spring The second end of the body is disposed. When the spring is compressed, the cover body slides in the direction of the body, and the pin passes through the lead through hole.

The lamp connector extends out of the pin through hole only when the spring is compressed, so that the pin can be scratched when the lamp is not mounted to the lamp holder, and other items or other electrically conductive terminals are inadvertently touched. When the foot is caused, the lamp is accidentally hit by electricity.

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a lamp 100 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The lamp tube 100 includes a light-emitting assembly 10 and two tube connectors 20, the light-emitting assembly 10 being elongated, and the tube connectors 20 are respectively fixed to both ends of the light-emitting assembly 10. The lamp connector 20 includes a body 21 and a pair of pins 22 fixed to the body 21. The light-emitting assembly 10 is fixed by the pin 22 to a socket (not shown) for holding the lamp tube 100. And contacting the corresponding terminal on the socket to establish an electrical connection, such that electrical energy is transmitted to the bulb 100 through the socket.

Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 together, in the embodiment, the body 21 is a cylindrical housing including a first end 211 and a second end 212 opposite to the first end 211, wherein the first end The diameter of the 211 is greater than the diameter of the second end 212. The body 21 further includes a partition 213 of a vertical housing disposed axially inside the cylindrical housing. The light assembly 10 is fixed to the first end 211 of the body 21. The pin 22 is fixed to the side of the partition 213 near the second end 212.

The lamp connector 20 further includes a cover body 23 and a spring 24. The cover body 23 is a cylindrical case having an open bottom end and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the second end 212 of the body 21. The cover body 23 is provided with a pin through hole 231 through which the pin 22 passes. The cover body 23 is telescopically sleeved on the outer side of the second end 212 of the body 21 by a spring 24 .

In this embodiment, one end of the spring 24 abuts against the bottom of the inner cavity of the cover 23, and the other end abuts on the side of the partition 213 near the second end 212, due to the elastic expansion and contraction of the spring 24, The cover 23 is axially reciprocable along the body 21 with respect to the body 21, and when the spring 24 is compressed, the pin 22 projects from the pin through hole 231.

The cover body 23 further includes a protrusion 232 extending from the bottom of the inner cavity of the cover body 23 and extending from an end of the cover body 23 adjacent to the body 21, and the spring 24 is sleeved on the protrusion 232. The partition 213 of the body 21 is further provided with a through hole 216 through which the protruding post 232 passes. The diameter of the protruding post 232 is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the through hole 216, and the diameter of the spring 24 is larger than the through hole. The inner diameter of 216. The lamp connector 20 further includes an annular spacer 233 having an outer diameter greater than a diameter of the through hole 216, and an inner diameter of the annular spacer 233 is smaller than a diameter of the protrusion 232. The free end of the stud 232 protrudes from the through hole 216 and is connected to the annular spacer 233, and the spring 24 and the annular spacer 233 abut against the two sides of the partition 213, respectively.

In this embodiment, the protruding post 232 and the annular spacer 233 are connected by a screw 222. The free end of the protruding post 232 protrudes out of the through hole 216, and the screw 222 is screwed into the protruding post through the center hole of the annular spacer 233. The threaded hole in the free end of the 232 is fixed to the body 21. Since the diameter of the protrusion 232 is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the through hole 216, the cover 23 can slide on the body 21 in the axial direction of the body 21, but since the outer diameter of the annular spacer 233 is larger than the through hole 216 The cover 23 does not come off the body 21 in diameter. In other embodiments, the free end of the stud 232 is connected to the annular spacer 233 by way of soldering or snapping cards and the like.

In other embodiments, the cover body 23 is sleeved on the second end 212 of the body 21. The spring 24 is fixedly connected at one end to the bottom of the inner cavity of the cover body 23, and the other end is fixedly connected to the partition plate 213 near the second. On one side of the end 212, the cover 23 is coupled to the body 21 by the spring 24, and the cover 23 is slidable on the body 21 in the axial direction of the body 21.

The cover 23 can slide in the axial direction of the body 21 through the protrusion 232 in the through hole 216, and there may be a gap between the through hole 216 and the protrusion 232. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to further position the direction of movement of the stud 232 in the through hole 216, a guide rail extending perpendicularly from the surface of the partition 213 is further provided on the surface of the partition 213 on the side close to the second end 212. 217. In the embodiment, the guide rail 217 has a semicircular shape. The height of the guide rail 217 is lower than the height of the second end 212 of the body 21. The annular spacer 233 slides on the semicircular guide rail 217. In other embodiments, the rail 217 can be cylindrical or otherwise shaped to accommodate the annular spacer 233.

Referring to FIG. 6 together, in the embodiment, the lamp connector 20 further includes a strip gasket 221, and a pair of surfaces of the partition plate 213 adjacent to the second end 212 of the body 21 are further provided. a pin stud 224, the pin stud 224 further has a pin insertion hole 225 extending through the lead stud 224 and the partition 213. The pin penetrating hole 225 is adjacent to the first end 211 side of the body 21. The diameter is larger than the diameter near the side of the second end 212. The shape of the pin 22 is adapted to the pin penetration hole 225, and the pin 22 penetrates the pin penetration hole 225 and is fixed. The pin 22 is connected to the strip gasket 221 by a screw 222, and the screw 222 is screwed through the center hole of the strip gasket 221 into a threaded hole provided on the larger diameter end of the pin 22 (not shown) In the case, the pin 22 is fixed to the body 21.

When the cover 23 of the lamp connector 20 is not subjected to external pressure, the pin 22 is shielded inside the cover 23.

Referring to FIG. 7 together, when the cover 23 of the lamp connector 20 is subjected to external pressure, the spring 24 is compressed, and the cover body 23 is integrally moved toward the body 21 side, so that the pin 22 fixed to the body 21 passes through the lead. The foot through hole 231 is exposed outside the lamp tube 100, and an electrical connection can be established by contacting the corresponding terminal of the lamp holder holding the lamp tube 100.

When the lamp tube 100 is removed from the socket of the holding lamp tube 100, the cover body 23 moves toward the side away from the body 21 due to the elastic restoring force of the spring 24, and the pin 22 is shielded from the cover body 23 again. internal.

When the lamp tube 100 is not mounted on the lamp holder, the pin 22 is shielded inside the cover body 23. When the lamp tube 100 is to be mounted on the lamp holder, the cover body 23 of the lamp tube connector 20 is subjected to pressure toward the body 21. The side movement causes the pin 22 to pass through the pin through hole 231 of the cover body 23, and the terminal corresponding to the lamp holder contacts to establish an electrical connection, which can protect the pin 22 from being scratched and prevent the LED lamp tube from being in the Accidental electric shock during installation.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, as long as the above embodiments are within the spirit of the present invention. Changes and changes fall within the scope of this new claim.

100‧‧‧ lamp

10‧‧‧Lighting components

20‧‧‧Light tube connector

21‧‧‧ body

211‧‧‧ first end

212‧‧‧second end

213‧‧ ‧ partition

216‧‧‧through hole

217‧‧‧rails

22‧‧‧ pin

221‧‧‧Bar gasket

222‧‧‧ screws

224‧‧‧ pin studs

225‧‧‧ pin penetration hole

23‧‧‧ Cover

231‧‧‧ pin through hole

232‧‧‧Bump

233‧‧‧ring gasket

24‧‧ ‧ spring

1 is a schematic structural view of a lamp tube according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic structural view of the lamp connector of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is a schematic exploded view of the lamp connector of Figure 2.

4 is a structural schematic view of the lamp connector of FIG. 2 in another direction.

Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Figure 4 in the V-V direction.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 4 in the direction of VI-VI.

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the structure of the lamp connector of Figure 1 when it is mounted on a lamp holder.

211‧‧‧ first end

212‧‧‧second end

213‧‧ ‧ partition

217‧‧‧rails

221‧‧‧Bar gasket

222‧‧‧ screws

23‧‧‧ Cover

233‧‧‧ring gasket

24‧‧ ‧ spring

Claims (7)

A lamp connector includes a body and a pin, the body including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being coupled to a light emitting component, the pin being fixed to the second end of the body The improvement is that the lamp connector further comprises a cover body and a spring, the cover body is provided with a pin through hole for the pin to pass through, and the cover body is sleeved on the body by the spring sliding At the two ends, the cover slides toward the body when the spring is compressed, and the pin passes through the pin through hole. The lamp connector of claim 1, wherein the body is a columnar casing, and the body further comprises a partition of a vertical casing disposed axially inside the columnar casing. The pin is fixed to the side of the spacer near the second end. The lamp connector of claim 2, wherein the spacer is further provided with a pin stud on a side surface of the second end of the body, and the pin is fixed in the pin stud. . The lamp connector of claim 2, wherein the cover body is a cylindrical case having an open bottom end, the inner diameter of the cover body being larger than the outer diameter of the second end of the body, One end of the spring abuts against the bottom of the inner cavity of the cover body, and the other end abuts against the side of the partition plate adjacent to the second end of the body, and the cover body is sleeved on the outer side of the second end of the body by the spring. The lamp connector of claim 4, wherein the cover further comprises a protrusion extending from a bottom of the inner cavity of the cover and extending from an end of the cover adjacent to the body, The spring sleeve is disposed on the protruding post; the partition of the body is further provided with a through hole through which the protruding post passes, the diameter of the protruding post is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the through hole, and the diameter of the spring is larger than the through hole An inner diameter of the hole; the lamp connector further includes an annular gasket, an outer diameter of the annular gasket is larger than a diameter of the through hole, and an inner diameter of the annular gasket is smaller than a diameter of the protruding column, the convex The free end of the post extends through the through hole and is connected to the annular spacer. The lamp connector of claim 5, wherein the body and the base respectively comprise a recess for guiding the movement of the ball. The lamp connector of claim 6, wherein the guide rail has a circular or semi-circular shape.