Connector and lamp assembly

Abstract

The present invention provides a connector and a lamp group. The connector provided by the present invention is used to connect a linear lamp, including a main body and a light source assembly. The main body is detachably connected to a plurality of linear lamps through a connector, and the light source assembly is installed on the main body. The connector provided by the present invention can realize the splicing between a plurality of linear lamps, and is itself installed with a light-emitting assembly. After the plurality of linear lamps are connected, the dark area at the connection is small. The present invention also provides a lamp group, including a plurality of linear lamps and the above-mentioned connector. The light-emitting surface of the lamp group has fewer dark areas and good light efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a lamp connecting device, in particular to a connecting head and a lamp group. Background Art

[0002] Linear lights are a commonly used decorative lighting fixture. In actual use, multiple linear lights often need to be arranged into a certain shape and connected together through a connecting device or a connecting structure to fix their shape. However, the size of the connecting device itself cannot be ignored. There is a large dark area at the joint of the linear lights, which affects the lighting effect. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention proposes a linear light connector, which can realize the splicing of linear lights and is equipped with a light-emitting component. After multiple linear lights are connected, the connector and the linear lights can both emit light, which can reduce the dark area at the connection; the light group using the connector has fewer dark areas on the light-emitting surface.

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a connector, comprising: a main body; a connector connected to the main body, the connector being used to connect to the linear light; and a light source assembly mounted on the main body.

[0005] The linear light connector of the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: it can realize the splicing between multiple linear lights, and is equipped with a light-emitting component, which can reduce the dark area at the connection of the lamps.

[0006] According to some other embodiments of the connector of the present invention, the light emitting surface of the main body and the light emitting surface of the linear light face the same direction.

[0007] According to some other embodiments of the present invention, the connector further includes a light-transmitting lampshade, the light source assembly is installed inside the main body, an opening is provided on the light-emitting surface of the main body, the light emitted by the light source assembly can be emitted through the opening, and the lampshade is connected to the opening.

[0008] According to some other embodiments of the connector of the present invention, the connector is detachably mounted on the side wall of the main body, and the connector is used to detachably connect the linear light.

[0009] According to some other embodiments of the connector of the present invention, the connector includes a first connecting wall and a second connecting wall, the first connecting wall and the second connecting wall are respectively located on different sides of the connector, the first connecting wall is provided with a first connecting portion for connecting to the main body, and the second connecting wall is provided with a second connecting portion for connecting to the linear light.

[0010] According to some other embodiments of the connector of the present invention, the connector also includes a third connecting wall and a fourth connecting wall, the first connecting wall is parallel to the side wall, the second connecting wall is perpendicular to the first connecting wall, the third connecting wall and the fourth connecting wall are respectively located on both sides of the second connecting wall and are both perpendicular to the second connecting wall, and the third connecting wall and the fourth connecting wall can be fitted with the inner wall of the linear light.

[0011] According to some other embodiments of the connector of the present invention, the first connecting wall, the second connecting wall, the third connecting wall and the fourth connecting wall define a space for an external tool to extend into.

[0012] The connector according to some other embodiments of the present invention further includes an inner shell, which is located inside the main body and on which the light source assembly is mounted.

[0013] According to some other embodiments of the connector of the present invention, a first wire passing hole is provided on the side wall of the main body, and a second wire passing hole corresponding to the first wire passing hole is provided on the side wall of the inner shell.

[0014] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a lamp assembly, comprising the connector as described above, and a linear lamp; the linear lamp is connected to the connector.

[0015] The lamp group of the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the lamp group is formed by connecting a plurality of linear lamps, and there are fewer dark areas at the connection between the linear lamps. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a connector according to the first embodiment;

[0017] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Exploded diagram of the center line light connector;

[0018] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the subject;

[0019] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the inner shell;

[0020] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the middle connecting piece;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the connection between the connector and the line light in the first embodiment;

[0022] Figure 7It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the connector of the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following will be combined with the embodiments to clearly and completely describe the concept of the present invention and the technical effects produced, so as to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, if orientation descriptions are involved, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, etc. are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0025] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, if a feature is referred to as being "set", "fixed", "connected", or "installed" on another feature, it may be directly set, fixed, or connected to the other feature, or it may be indirectly set, fixed, connected, or installed on the other feature. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, if "several" is involved, it means more than one, if "multiple" is involved, it means more than two, if "greater than", "less than", or "exceeds" is involved, it should be understood as not including the number itself, and if "above", "below", or "within" is involved, it should be understood as including the number itself. If "first" or "second" is involved, it should be understood as being used to distinguish technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0026] First embodiment:

[0027] Reference Figure 1 , shows a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the connector of this embodiment. The connector includes a main body 101 and a connector 102. The main body 101 is in the shape of a cube. Each of the four side walls of the main body 101 is connected to a connector 102. The connector 102 is detachably connected to the side wall of the main body 101 by screws. A light source assembly is installed on the main body 101. The light source assembly can emit light. After being connected with the line lights, the light group formed has fewer dark areas at the connection between the line lights.

[0028] In this embodiment, a connector is provided as an intermediate connecting component to realize the connection between the linear light connector and the linear light. Generally speaking, it is troublesome to directly connect one end of the linear light along the length direction to the connector, especially when using screws to connect. In order to have a working space suitable for screwing the screws, it may be necessary to disassemble the linear light itself so that tools such as screwdrivers can be inserted from the inside of the linear light housing, and the steps are cumbersome. In this embodiment, a connector 102 is provided, and the connector 102 and the main body 101 and the connector 102 and the linear light are detachably connected by screws. First, one of the wall surfaces of the connector 102 is connected to the side wall of the main body 101 by screws; then the other wall surface of the connector 102 is connected to the linear light. At this time, the screws can be screwed from the outside of the linear light without disassembling the linear light, which is more convenient to install and takes less time. The connector 102 and the main body 101 are detachable, and the two can be disassembled and placed during transportation, and too much storage space will not be wasted due to the overly complex shape of the connector as a whole.

[0029] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 5 , showing the specific structure of the main body 101 and the connector 102. A group of main body characteristic holes are respectively opened on the four side walls of the main body 101, and the group of main body characteristic holes includes a first wire hole 304, two first through holes 302, a connector positioning hole 303 and a lampshade installation hole 301; the bottom of the main body 101 has an opening. The first wire hole 304 allows the wires of the linear light to pass through.

[0030] The connecting member 102 includes a first connecting wall 504, on which a first connecting portion connected to the main body 101 is opened. The first connecting portion can be in the form of a through hole, a strip hole, etc. In the present embodiment, the first connecting portion is configured as a through hole, corresponding to the second through hole 502; a positioning piece 503 is provided on the connecting member 102, and the positioning piece 503 can be inserted into the connecting member positioning hole 303; after insertion, the first through hole 302 and the second through hole 502 can be aligned with each other, so as to facilitate the subsequent use of screws to pass through the first through hole 302 and the second through hole 502 to connect and fix the connecting member 102 to the main body 101.

[0031] The connector 102 is connected to the linear light 601 by screws (the linear light is provided with corresponding holes, which are not shown in the drawings). The connector 102 includes a second connecting wall 505, on which a second connecting portion connected to the linear light 601 is provided. The second connecting portion may be in the form of a through hole, a strip hole, etc. In this embodiment, the second connecting portion is provided in the form of a strip hole, corresponding to the strip hole 501, and the screw connecting the connector 102 to the linear light can slide in the strip hole 501. In the actual production or construction process, the actual position of the screw hole provided on the linear light often deviates from the ideal position. Therefore, a strip hole 501 is provided on the connector 102, and the screw for fixing the connector 102 to the linear light is slidably provided in the strip hole. After the screw passes through the strip hole 501 and is initially screwed into the screw hole on the linear light (not completely tightened), the linear light can be moved along the length direction of the strip hole 501, and the screw is tightened to fix it when it is moved to a suitable position. Such a setting can adjust the position of the line light within a certain size range and reduce the difficulty of assembly caused by errors.

[0032] The first connecting wall 504 and the second connecting wall 505 are located on different sides of the connecting member, the second through hole 502 and the strip hole 501 are distributed on different wall surfaces, and the installation connection between the connecting member 102 and the connecting head and the installation connection between the connecting member 102 and the line light are performed on different working surfaces (different wall surfaces of the connecting member 102), thereby reducing mutual interference between the two installation steps and facilitating installation.

[0033] The connecting member 102 further includes a third connecting wall 506 and a fourth connecting wall 507. Figure 5 The first connecting wall 504 is parallel to the side wall of the main body 101, the second connecting wall 505 is perpendicular to the first connecting wall 504, and the third connecting wall 506 and the fourth connecting wall 507 are respectively located on both sides of the second connecting wall 505 and are perpendicular to the second connecting wall 505. Figure 6 The connector 102 can extend into the housing of the linear light 601, and the third connecting wall 506 and the fourth connecting wall 507 can fit with the inner wall of the housing of the linear light 601. The third connecting wall 506 and the fourth connecting wall 507 fit with the inner wall of the housing of the linear light 601, which can enhance the stability of the connection of the light assembly and enhance the strength of the connection between the linear light 601 and the connector.

[0034] In addition, the first connecting wall 504, the second connecting wall 505, the third connecting wall 506 and the fourth connecting wall 507 define a space for an external tool (the external tool may be a screwdriver, a clamp, etc.) to be inserted into. The space formed between the four connecting walls allows the user to insert the tool into the space and perform installation operations, which facilitates the installation of the user.

[0035] In this embodiment, the light emitting surface of the main body 101 and the light emitting surface of the linear light 601 face the same direction (see Figure 6 ), when viewed from the angle toward the light-emitting surface of the lamp group, there are fewer dark areas. In the present embodiment, a hook 203 is provided at the edge of the lampshade 103, and the hook 203 extends upward. The end of the hook 203 is hook-shaped, and the end of the hook 203 can be inserted into the lampshade mounting hole 301 to mount the lampshade 103 on the bottom of the main body 101 and close the opening of the main body 101. The lampshade 103 is dustproof and anti-electric shock, and is made of a transparent / translucent material, and the light source assembly 202 is installed inside the main body. The opening of the main body 101 is provided on the light-emitting surface, and the direction of the opening of the light-emitting surface of the main body 101 is the same as that of the light-emitting surface 602 of the linear lamp 601, and the light emitted by the light source assembly can be emitted through the lampshade. In the above-mentioned arrangement, the light source assembly 202 is located inside the connector, and can be better protected and is not prone to failure.

[0036] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 The main body 101 is also provided with an inner shell 201, and the bottom of the main body 101 has an opening, and the inner shell 201 can be inserted into the inside of the main body 101. The bottom of the inner shell 201 also has an opening, and the light source assembly 202 is installed on the inner shell 201, specifically, installed at the opening of the inner shell 201. The inner shell 201 can enter the inside of the main body 101 from the opening at the bottom of the main body 101, and the inner shell 201 is fixed to the inside of the main body 101 by spot welding.

[0037] The shape of the inner shell 201 is also a cube, and a group of inner shell characteristic holes are opened on each of the four side walls of the inner shell 201, and the group of inner shell characteristic holes includes a second wire hole 401, two third screw holes 402, and a third through hole 403. After the inner shell 201 is installed inside the main body 101, the third screw hole 402 is aligned with the first screw hole 302 of the main body 101; the second wire hole 401 corresponds to the position of the first wire hole 304 of the main body 101, and the wire can pass through the first wire hole 304 and the second wire hole 401 from the outside of the main body 101 to enter the inside of the connector. The third through hole 403 corresponds to the position of the connector positioning hole 303, and the positioning piece 503 can be inserted into the connector positioning hole 303 and the third through hole 403 from the outside to the inside.

[0038] The light source assembly 202 is mounted on the inner shell 201 by means of screws. A set of mounting posts 404 are provided diagonally on the inner shell 201. A light source assembly mounting hole 405 is provided at one end of the mounting post 404. The screws pass through the preset holes on the light source assembly 202 and are then screwed into the light source assembly mounting hole 405 to achieve the installation of the light source assembly 202.

[0039] In other embodiments, the main body 101 and the inner shell 201 can be configured as an integral component, but such a configuration will integrate multiple holes or grooves used for positioning and installing other components into one component, which requires high precision in processing and manufacturing, is relatively difficult to process, and the cost will also increase accordingly. Therefore, in this embodiment, a main body 101 and an inner shell 201 are configured, and the main body 101 mainly realizes the connection between the linear light connector and the linear light, and the inner shell 201 mainly realizes the assembly of the light source assembly 202 of the linear light connector. By setting the corresponding holes, grooves or notches used for installation and positioning on two different components, the processing difficulty is reduced, thereby reducing the production cost. In addition, in this embodiment, the side wall of the inner shell 201 is fitted with the side wall of the main body 101. Such a double-layer structure is conducive to improving the overall strength of the linear light connector.

[0040] In some cases, in addition to achieving structural connection between multiple line lights, it is also necessary to achieve electrical connection between multiple line lights (for example, series / parallel connection between multiple line lights). In this embodiment, a first wire hole 304 is provided on the side wall of the main body 101, and a second wire hole 401 is provided on the side wall of the inner shell 201. The wires of the line lights can pass through the first wire hole 304 and the second wire hole 401 to enter the interior of the inner shell. The wires can pass through one side wall of the main body 101 and then pass out from the other side wall to connect the two line lights. The advantage of this arrangement is that most of the wires can be routed from the inside of the connector, reducing the clutter that is easily caused by routing the wires from the outside.

[0041] Second embodiment:

[0042] This embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, and the differences include but are not limited to: three side walls of the main body 101 are provided with main body characteristic holes, one side wall is not provided with main body characteristic holes, and three connectors 102 are connected to the three side walls provided with main body characteristic holes. The linear light connector of this embodiment can realize a "T-shaped connection" between three linear lights.

[0043] Similar to the above embodiments, the shape of the main body can be adjusted according to the number of line lights that need to be connected or the different connection angles between the line lights. For example, in other embodiments, to achieve the connection of 6 line lights, the main body 101 can be set to a hexagonal prism, and each side wall of the main body (a total of 6) is connected to a line light. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the main body 101 is still set to a cube shape, and the main body characteristic holes are opened on two adjacent side walls of the main body 101, and the other two side walls do not have the main body characteristic holes. The two connectors 102 are connected to the two side walls with the main body characteristic holes to achieve an "L-shaped connection" between the two line lights.

[0044] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the knowledge of ordinary technicians in the technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

Claims

1. A connector used for connecting linear lights, characterized in that: include: A main body, the main body is in the shape of a cube, and the light-emitting surface of the main body faces the same direction as the light-emitting surface of the linear light; A connecting piece, which is detachably mounted on the side wall of the main body and is used to detachably connect the linear light; A light source assembly, wherein the light source assembly is mounted on the main body; The connecting member includes a first connecting wall, a second connecting wall, a third connecting wall and a fourth connecting wall, the first connecting wall and the second connecting wall are respectively located on different sides of the connecting member, the first connecting wall is provided with a first connecting portion for connecting to the main body, the second connecting wall is provided with a second connecting portion for connecting to the linear light, the first connecting wall is parallel to the side wall, the second connecting wall is perpendicular to the first connecting wall, the third connecting wall and the fourth connecting wall are respectively located on both sides of the second connecting wall, and are both perpendicular to the second connecting wall, and the third connecting wall and the fourth connecting wall can fit with the inner wall of the linear light.

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a light-transmitting lampshade, the light source assembly is installed inside the main body, an opening is arranged on the light-emitting surface of the main body, the light emitted by the light source assembly can be emitted through the opening, and the lampshade is connected to the opening.

3. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first connecting wall, the second connecting wall, the third connecting wall and the fourth connecting wall define a space for an external tool to extend into.

4. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: It also includes an inner shell, which is located inside the main body and the light source assembly is mounted on the inner shell.

5. The connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: A first wire passing hole is provided on the side wall of the main body, and a second wire passing hole corresponding to the first wire passing hole is provided on the side wall of the inner shell.

6. A lamp assembly, characterized in that: include: The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The linear light is connected to the connecting piece.

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