CN112097144A - Modular lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a modular lamp, which comprises a power supply, an output line, a shell, a plurality of first couplers, a light source and a second coupler electrically connected with the light source, wherein the first couplers are arranged on the shell in number, all the first couplers are sequentially connected in series to form a power supply circuit, the power supply is electrically connected with one end of the output line, the other end of the output line is directly and electrically connected to one of the first couplers so that the power supply supplies power to all the first couplers, and the second coupler is inserted into the first couplers so that the first couplers are electrically connected with the light source. All the first couplers are connected in series, so that the whole power supply circuit can be powered after the power supply is electrically connected with one of the first couplers, and the light source can work normally when being installed on any one of the first couplers. Therefore, the power supply and the power supply circuit can be electrically connected by only one output line, an N-pulling connector is not required to be additionally used, the installation process is greatly simplified, and the assembly stability is also improved.

Description

Modular lamp

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The invention relates to a modular lamp, and belongs to the field of lamps.

[ background of the invention ]

Lamps in the existing market are mainly divided into modular lamps and integrated lamps according to the manufacturing mode of the radiator. In order to be suitable for outdoor environment, the module type lamp needs higher IP protection level, so the module type lamp can not avoid using a large amount of waterproof joints and a N-pulling connector, and directly leads to more accessories, more fussy assembly process and higher overall cost compared with an integrated lamp.

[ summary of the invention ]

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a modular lamp which is lower in cost and simpler and more convenient to assemble.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:

a modular lamp comprises a power supply, an output line, a shell, a plurality of first couplers, a light source and a second coupler electrically connected with the light source, wherein the first couplers are arranged on the shell in number, all the first couplers are sequentially connected in series to form a power supply circuit, the power supply is electrically connected with one end of the output line, the other end of the output line is directly electrically connected to one of the first couplers, so that the power supply supplies power to all the first couplers, and the second coupler is inserted into the first couplers, so that the first couplers are electrically connected with the light source.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

all the first couplers are connected in series, so that the whole power supply circuit can be powered after the power supply is electrically connected with one of the first couplers, and the light source can work normally when being installed on any one of the first couplers. Therefore, the power supply and the power supply circuit can be electrically connected by only one output line, an N-pulling connector is not required to be additionally used, the installation process is greatly simplified, and the assembly stability is also improved. Meanwhile, under the condition that the light source is damaged, the damaged light source is only required to be detached from the corresponding first coupler independently, so that the light source can be replaced, the output line and the power supply do not need to be adjusted, and the maintenance is simpler and more convenient.

The power supply is fixed on the back of the shell, the first coupler is installed on the front of the shell, a through hole is formed in the shell, the modular lamp further comprises a waterproof joint installed at the through hole, and the output line penetrates through the waterproof joint.

The output line comprises a covered wire, a negative wire and a positive wire, wherein the negative wire and the positive wire are positioned in the middle of the covered wire, one end of the covered wire is installed on a power supply, the other end of the covered wire is installed on a waterproof connector, one end of the negative wire and one end of the positive wire are both electrically connected to the power supply, and the other end of the negative wire and the other end of the positive wire are both electrically connected to a first coupler.

The first coupler comprises base plates, coupling terminals, first power transmission pins and second power transmission pins, wherein the first power transmission pins and the second power transmission pins are embedded on the base plates, the coupling terminals are installed on the base plates, the first power transmission pins and the second power transmission pins on the same base plate are electrically connected through the coupling terminals, the end parts of the first power transmission pins on two adjacent base plates are connected in series through first conducting wires, and the end parts of the second power transmission pins on two adjacent base plates are connected in series through second conducting wires.

The output line comprises a negative electrode line and a positive electrode line, the first power transmission pins are sequentially connected in series to form a first power transmission pin group, the second power transmission pins are sequentially connected in series to form a second power transmission pin group, two ends of the negative electrode line are respectively and electrically connected to the end of the second power transmission pin group and a power supply, and two ends of the positive electrode line are respectively and electrically connected to the end of the first power transmission pin group and the power supply.

The modularized lamp also comprises a wire arranging block positioned between two adjacent first couplers, the wire arranging block is arranged on the shell, a first wire hole and a second wire hole are formed in the wire arranging block, a first wire penetrates through the first wire hole, and a second wire penetrates through the second wire hole.

The light source is a lamp panel, the front face of the shell is recessed inwards to form a lamp panel accommodating groove, the lamp panel is arranged in the lamp panel accommodating groove, the bottom wall of the lamp panel accommodating groove is recessed inwards to form a clamping groove, and the wire arranging block and the first coupler are clamped in the clamping groove.

The distance between the top of the coupling terminal and the bottom wall of the lamp panel accommodating groove is larger than 5 mm.

The first coupler also comprises a positioning rib arranged on the substrate, the positioning rib is enclosed to form a positioning groove, the coupling terminal is positioned in the positioning groove, the top of the positioning rib is provided with a splicing port, and the second coupler is spliced on the coupling terminal and clamped at the splicing port.

According to the invention, the end part of the first power transmission pin and the end part of the first lead wire are welded to form a first welding point, the end part of the second power transmission pin and the end part of the second lead wire are welded to form a second welding point, and the first welding point and the second welding point are coated with insulating glue.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be disclosed in more detail in the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

The invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a modular lamp according to a comparative example of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a rear view structure of a modular lamp according to a comparative example of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a modular lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic rear view of a modular lamp according to an embodiment of the invention (without a light source, a first wire and a second wire);

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the cross-sectional structure taken along the line A-A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a wire management block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a first coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a rear view structure of a modular lamp according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the structure at B in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is another assembly diagram of a rear view structure of a modular lamp according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a housing before mold assembly in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of the shell after mold assembly in the production process of the shell according to the embodiment of the invention.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention are explained and illustrated below with reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention, but the following embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the implementation, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the following description, the appearances of the indicating orientation or positional relationship such as the terms "inner", "outer", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. are only for convenience in describing the embodiments and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

Comparative example:

referring to fig. 1-2, the prior art of this comparative example provides a modular lamp, which includes apower supply 1, anoutput line 11, awaterproof plug 12, a N-oneconnector 13, awaterproof connector 14, ahousing 2, and alight source 3.

Thepower supply 1 is fixed to the back of thehousing 2, and aheat dissipation fin 21 is further provided on the back of thehousing 2. Thepower supply 1 is electrically connected with one end of theoutput line 11, the other end of theoutput line 11 is electrically connected with one end of thewaterproof plug 12, and the other end of thewaterproof plug 12 is electrically connected with the input end of the one-pull-N connector 13. In this comparative example, N is 4, four through holes are opened in thecorresponding housing 2, the number of thewaterproof joints 14 is four, onewaterproof joint 14 is installed in each through hole, and each output end of the one-pull-N connector 13 penetrates through the correspondingwaterproof joint 14, so that the positive electrode line 15 and the negative electrode line 16 in each output end of the one-pull-N connector 13 are welded to thelight source 3 located on the front side of thepower supply 1. Therefore, the number of thelight sources 3 in the present comparative embodiment must be consistent with N, and the positions of thelight sources 3 on thehousing 2 are limited by the positions of the through holes, so that eachwaterproof connector 14 is very close to thelight source 3, and the heat of thelight source 3 is conducted to thewaterproof connector 14, which may cause excessive deformation of thewaterproof connector 14. In this comparative example, the number of thewaterproof joints 14 is large, and as long as onewaterproof joint 14 is excessively deformed, the protection level of the whole modular lamp is reduced.

In the comparative example, the number of the through holes on thehousing 2 is large, so that a plurality ofwaterproof connectors 14 need to be configured, and in addition, the whole installation process of the modular lamp relates to the waterproof plug-inconnector 12 and the one-to-N connector 13, so that the cost of parts is high. In the installation process, each output end of the one-to-oneN connector 13 and eachwaterproof connector 14 are required to be correspondingly connected one by one, the installation steps are complicated, the problems of wire winding and the like are easily caused, and the maintenance cost is also high when the maintenance and the replacement are carried out.

Example (b):

referring to fig. 3-12, the present embodiment provides a modular lamp, which includes apower supply 1, awaterproof connector 14, anoutput line 11, ahousing 2, afirst coupler 5, alight source 3, and asecond coupler 6 electrically connected to thelight source 3.

Thepower supply 1 is fixed to the back of thehousing 2. Thecasing 2 is provided with athrough hole 141, and the number of thewaterproof joints 14 is only one, corresponding to the number of the throughholes 141, and thewaterproof joints 14 are installed at thethrough holes 141. Only oneoutput line 11 is provided, theoutput line 11 comprises anenvelope 111, anegative line 112 and apositive line 113, thenegative line 112 and thepositive line 113 are both positioned in the middle of theenvelope 111, and thenegative line 112 and thepositive line 113 are protected by theenvelope 111.

Specifically, one end of the coveredwire 111 is installed on thepower supply 1, the other end of the coveredwire 111 is installed on thewaterproof connector 14, and the coveredwire 111 and thewaterproof connector 14 are matched to meet the requirement of the modular lamp on the outdoor IP protection level. One end of thenegative wire 112 and one end of thepositive wire 113 are both directly electrically connected to thepower supply 1, and the other ends of thenegative wire 112 and thepositive wire 113 pass through thewaterproof connector 14 and reach the front surface of thecase 2 through thethrough hole 141.

Thefirst couplers 5 are arranged on the front surface of theshell 2 in a plurality of numbers, and all thefirst couplers 5 are sequentially connected in series to form a power supply circuit. The positive terminal of thenegative pole line 112 and the positive terminal of thepositive pole line 113 on thecasing 2 are directly and electrically connected to one of thefirst couplers 5, thepower supply 1 directly supplies power to one of thefirst couplers 5 through theoutput line 11, the series connection and conduction relationship between the adjacentfirst couplers 5 is utilized, thepower supply 1 supplies power to the whole power supply circuit by only using oneoutput line 11 under the condition of avoiding using a waterproof plug connector and a one-to-N connector, the installation process of the modularized lamp is simplified, the manual assembly steps are reduced, and therefore the line stability is improved.

Eachlight source 3 is provided with asecond coupler 6. Thesecond coupler 6 is electrically connected to thelight source 3 through twoflexible wires 61, so that thelight source 3 and thesecond coupler 6 are attached to and detached from thefirst coupler 5 as a whole, and the twoflexible wires 61 are used as an incoming wire and an outgoing wire of thelight source 3, respectively. After thesecond coupler 6 is plugged into thefirst coupler 5, thefirst coupler 5 and thelight source 3 can be electrically connected, and thefirst coupler 5 can supply power to thelight source 3 through thesecond coupler 6 and theflexible lead 61.

The mounting positions and the maximum mounting number of thelight sources 3 on thehousing 2 are determined by the number of the positions of thefirst couplers 5, for example, if the number of thefirst couplers 5 is four, the number of thelight sources 3 that can be mounted on thehousing 2 is at most four, and the fourfirst couplers 5 are sequentially arranged along a straight line from left to right, so that the fourlight sources 3 are also sequentially mounted on thehousing 2 from left to right in the case that the number of thelight sources 3 is four. When a part of thelight sources 3 are in fault, thesecond coupler 6 of thefault light source 3 is only required to be independently pulled out and detached from the correspondingfirst coupler 5, so that thefault light source 3 can be independently replaced and maintained, a power supply circuit formed by serially connecting thefirst couplers 5 cannot be damaged, extra adjustment operation on theoutput line 11 and thepower supply 1 is not required, and the maintenance is simpler and more convenient.

Under the condition that the number of thelight sources 3 is only one, thesecond coupler 6 of thelight source 3 is plugged into any onefirst coupler 5 to realize electric connection, and the normal light emitting of thelight source 3 can be realized.

For the sake of uniform production, all thefirst couplers 5 are male-terminal couplers, and all thesecond couplers 6 are female-terminal couplers.

In this embodiment, thefirst coupler 5 includes asubstrate 51, acoupling terminal 52, a first power transmission pin and a second power transmission pin, where the first power transmission pin and the second power transmission pin are parallel to each other and are both embedded on thesubstrate 51 made of PVC material, so as to prevent the first power transmission pin and the second power transmission pin from being directly conducted through thesubstrate 51, a left end of the first power transmission pin is a firstelectrical connection point 531, a right end of the first power transmission pin is a secondelectrical connection point 532, a left end of the second power transmission pin is a thirdelectrical connection point 533, and a right end of the second power transmission pin is a fourthelectrical connection point 534. Thecoupling terminal 52 is mounted on thesubstrate 51, and the middle of the first power transmission pin and the middle of the second power transmission pin are electrically connected through thecoupling terminal 52. After thesecond coupler 6 is plugged on thecoupling terminal 52, thecoupling terminal 52 is closed, the first power transmission pin and the second power transmission pin are conducted, and thelight source 3 can emit light.

Afirst conductor 535 is arranged between two adjacent first power transmission pins, and asecond conductor 536 is arranged between two adjacent second power transmission pins. Specifically, in two adjacentfirst couplers 5, the secondelectrical connection point 532 on theleft substrate 51 and the firstelectrical connection point 531 on theright substrate 51 are respectively soldered at two ends of thefirst conducting wire 535, and the fourthelectrical connection point 534 on theleft substrate 51 and the thirdelectrical connection point 533 on theright substrate 51 are respectively soldered at two ends of thesecond conducting wire 536. All the first power transmission pins are connected in series in turn to form a first power transmission pin group through the connection of thefirst conductors 535. All the second power pins are connected in series in turn by the connection of the respectivesecond conductors 536 to form a second power pin group. The first power transmission pin group is welded with the end of thepositive wire 113, and the second power transmission pin group is welded with the end of thenegative wire 112, so as long as thesecond coupler 6 is plugged on one of thecoupling terminals 52, the first power transmission pin group and the second power transmission pin group can be conducted and closed to supply power to thelight source 3 connected with thesecond coupler 6.

After all thefirst couplers 5 are connected in series, the end of the first power transmission pin group and the end of the second power transmission pin group are not connected with otherfirst conducting wires 535 andsecond conducting wires 536, so that the end of thenegative wire 112 is welded on the fourthelectrical connection point 534 at the right end of the second power transmission pin group, the end of thepositive wire 113 is welded on the secondelectrical connection point 532 at the right end of the first power transmission pin group, the existing structure of thefirst coupler 5 is fully utilized, so that a gap is prevented from being left on thesubstrate 51 for welding the end of thepositive wire 113 and the end of thenegative wire 112, and the structural design of thefirst coupler 5 is simplified. After the end of the first power transmission pin group and the end of the second power transmission pin group are welded, the two ends of thenegative wire 112 are electrically connected to the end of the second power transmission pin group and thepower supply 1 respectively, the two ends of thepositive wire 113 are electrically connected to the end of the first power transmission pin group and thepower supply 1 respectively, and then thelight source 3 is mounted on the correspondingfirst coupler 5 according to requirements.

Preferably, the modular lamp further comprises awire arranging block 7 located between two adjacentfirst couplers 5, thewire arranging block 7 is mounted on thehousing 2, thewire arranging block 7 is provided with afirst wire hole 71 and asecond wire hole 72, thefirst wire 535 passes through thefirst wire hole 71, thesecond wire 536 passes through thesecond wire hole 72, and thewire arranging block 7 prevents thefirst wire 535 and thesecond wire 536 from being wound, so that the end of the first power transmission pin and the end of the second power transmission pin are aligned with the end of thefirst wire 535 and the end of thesecond wire 536 respectively as much as possible in the welding process, and the occurrence of errors in the welding position is reduced.

Light source 3 is the lamp plate in this embodiment, andcasing 2's the interior concavity in the front forms lampplate holding tank 22, and the lamp plate setting is in lampplate holding tank 22, and the diapire of lampplate holding tank 22 is interior concavity and forms draw-ingroove 221, andreason line block 7 and the equal joint offirst coupler 5 are in draw-ingroove 221. The diapire of lampplate holding tank 22 can support the location tolight source 3 to utilize draw-ingroove 221 to holdflexible wire 61,reason line piece 7 andfirst coupler 5, prevent thatlight source 3 perk from leading tolight source 3 assembly precision to reduce in lampplate holding tank 22, thereby reduce the emergence because of the less adjacentlight source 3 interference condition between the assembly precision of individual light source under the more condition oflight source 3.

Preferably, through-hole 141 is located on an inner wall ofcard slot 221 so as to accommodate the ends of negative andpositive wires 112 and 113 withcard slot 221 to prevent negative andpositive wires 112 and 113 from entering lamppanel accommodation slot 22.

In addition, the interval is greater than 5mm betweencoupling terminal 52 top and the lampplate holding groove 22 diapire in this embodiment to avoidlight source 3 too nearfirst coupler 5, and guarantee that there is sufficient heat dissipation space betweenlight source 3 and thecoupling terminal 52.

In order to ensure the electrical connection stability between thecoupling terminal 52 and thesecond coupler 6, thefirst coupler 5 of this embodiment further includes apositioning rib 54 mounted on thesubstrate 51, the top of thepositioning rib 54 is provided with ansplicing opening 542, thepositioning rib 54 is enclosed to form apositioning groove 541, and thecoupling terminal 52 is located in thepositioning groove 541. When thesecond coupler 6 is inserted into thecoupling terminal 52, a part of thesecond coupler 6 is clamped at thesplicing port 542, and meanwhile, a part of thesecond coupler 6 is also elastically extruded on the inner wall of thepositioning groove 541, so that the assembling precision and the connection strength of thesecond coupler 6 during electric connection are improved through double positioning of thesplicing port 542 and the inner wall of thepositioning groove 541.

In the samefirst coupler 5, the firstelectrical connection point 531 and the right end bonding position of onefirst wire 535 form a first bonding point, the secondelectrical connection point 532 and the left end bonding position of anotherfirst wire 535 form a first bonding point, the thirdelectrical connection point 533 and the right end bonding position of onesecond wire 536 form a second bonding point, and the fourthelectrical connection point 534 and the left end bonding position of anothersecond wire 536 form a second bonding point. Thefirst coupler 5 is small in size, so that the firstelectrical connection point 531 and the thirdelectrical connection point 533 are very close to each other, and the secondelectrical connection point 532 and the fourthelectrical connection point 534 are also very close to each other in the samefirst coupler 5, so that in order to avoid a short circuit between the firstelectrical connection point 531 and the thirdelectrical connection point 533 and also to avoid a short circuit between the secondelectrical connection point 532 and the fourthelectrical connection point 534, the first welding point and the second welding point are both coated with insulating glue.

Theshell 2 of the embodiment is formed in one step by a die pressing process, and the raw material of the shell is thermosetting plastic powder B3 which is a carbon-plastic alloy. The male die B1 is pre-provided with a high-temperature resistant plastic insert B2, and thermosetting plastic powder B3 is arranged in the female die B4. The male mold B1 and the female mold B4 were first preheated, then closed, and pressed against the male mold B1, thereby curing the thermosetting plastic powder B3 into thecase 2.

Compared with the prior art, the density of theshell 2 is reduced by 40% by adopting the aluminum alloy, the cost is almost unchanged, acid and alkali corrosion resistance is realized under the condition that surface treatment is not needed, secondary processing such as deburring, drilling and tapping is not needed, and the production process is simplified. The thermosetting plastic powder B3 contains graphene components, so that the producedshell 2 has super-strong heat-conducting property and heat radiation capability and excellent flame retardant property.

While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited thereto, and may be embodied in many different forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims. Any modification which does not depart from the functional and structural principles of the present invention is intended to be included within the scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A modular lamp is characterized by comprising a power supply, output lines, a shell, a plurality of first couplers, a light source and a second coupler electrically connected with the light source, wherein the first couplers are arranged on the shell in number, all the first couplers are sequentially connected in series to form a power supply circuit, the power supply is electrically connected with one end of each output line, the other end of each output line is directly and electrically connected to one of the first couplers, so that the power supply supplies power to all the first couplers, and the second coupler is connected to the first couplers in an inserted mode, so that the first couplers are electrically connected with the light source.

2. The modular lamp of claim 1, wherein the power source is fixed to a rear surface of the housing, the first coupler is mounted to a front surface of the housing, the housing defines a through hole, the modular lamp further comprises a waterproof connector mounted at the through hole, and the output line passes through the waterproof connector.

3. The modular lamp of claim 2, wherein the output line comprises an envelope, a negative line and a positive line, the negative line and the positive line are located in the middle of the envelope, one end of the envelope is mounted on the power source, the other end of the envelope is mounted on the waterproof connector, one end of the negative line and one end of the positive line are both electrically connected to the power source, and the other end of the negative line and the other end of the positive line are both electrically connected to the first coupler.

4. The modular lamp of claim 1, wherein the first coupler comprises a substrate, a coupling terminal, a first power pin and a second power pin, the first power pin and the second power pin are embedded on the substrate, the coupling terminal is mounted on the substrate, the first power pin and the second power pin on the same substrate are electrically connected through the coupling terminal, the end portions of the first power pins on two adjacent substrates are connected in series through a first wire, and the end portions of the second power pins on two adjacent substrates are connected in series through a second wire.

5. The modular lamp of claim 4, wherein the output line comprises a negative line and a positive line, the first power pins are sequentially connected in series to form a first power pin group, the second power pins are sequentially connected in series to form a second power pin group, two ends of the negative line are electrically connected to an end of the second power pin group and a power source respectively, and two ends of the positive line are electrically connected to an end of the first power pin group and a power source respectively.

6. The modular lamp of claim 4, further comprising a wire management block disposed between two adjacent first couplers, wherein the wire management block is mounted on the housing, the wire management block defines a first wire hole and a second wire hole, the first wire passes through the first wire hole, and the second wire passes through the second wire hole.

7. The modular lamp of claim 6, wherein the light source is a lamp panel, the front surface of the housing is recessed inward to form a lamp panel accommodating groove, the lamp panel is disposed in the lamp panel accommodating groove, the bottom wall of the lamp panel accommodating groove is recessed inward to form a clamping groove, and the wire arranging block and the first coupler are clamped in the clamping groove.

8. The modular lamp of claim 7 wherein the spacing between the top of the coupling terminal and the bottom wall of the lamp panel receiving slot is greater than 5 mm.

9. The modular lamp of claim 7, wherein the first coupler further comprises a positioning rib mounted on the substrate, the positioning rib is enclosed to form a positioning groove, the coupling terminal is located in the positioning groove, the top of the positioning rib is provided with a splicing opening, and the second coupler is spliced on the coupling terminal and clamped at the splicing opening.

10. The modular lamp of claim 4 wherein the ends of the first pins and the ends of the first wires are soldered to form first solder joints, the ends of the second pins and the ends of the second wires are soldered to form second solder joints, and the first and second solder joints are coated with an insulating paste.

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