Novel dimmable electronic ballast

Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel dimmable electronic ballast, which relates to the technical field of installation of dimmable electronic ballasts, and comprises a bottom plate, a dimmable electronic ballast body, a clamping assembly, an installation shell and a sliding chute. The situation that when the ballast breaks down, maintenance personnel need to spend more time and energy to disassemble and install equipment is avoided, multiple tools do not need to be additionally used, the disassembly, replacement and installation efficiency of the dimmable electronic ballast is improved, and the structure is simple.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of adjustable photoelectric ballast installation technology, specifically a novel adjustable photoelectric ballast. Background Technology

[0002] As people's quality of life improves and their functional needs in different scenarios become more refined, diverse requirements are being placed on lighting systems. From creating a warm atmosphere in the home and adjusting the light intensity at different times of day, to changing the lighting effects in commercial venues according to the characteristics of goods and promotional activities, lighting fixtures all need to have flexible dimming capabilities. As a key component for dimming lighting fixtures, the optimization of the performance and functions of dimmable electronic ballasts is crucial to meeting diverse lighting needs. However, when most dimmable electronic ballasts malfunction, maintenance personnel need to spend more time and effort to disassemble the equipment, requiring the use of multiple additional tools, mostly screws for fixing, making disassembly and installation cumbersome.

[0003] For example, the prior art application number CN206042489U provides a dimmable electronic ballast, which includes an upper shell with an internal ballast core and a bottom plate for closing the opening of the upper shell. A first flange extends outward from the side edge of the opening of the upper shell, and the first flange forms a certain angle with the opening. Both ends of the upper shell and the bottom plate are provided with pressure tongues for mutual fixation. The two ends of the opening of the upper shell are provided with several through holes adapted to the injection-molded wire. The through holes fit precisely between two annular protrusions in the injection-molded wire. The bottom plate has a second flange that matches the first flange of the upper shell. The outer shell is made of high-temperature resistant, flame-retardant, and fire-resistant aerospace aluminum. This utility model uses a high-temperature resistant, flame-retardant, and fire-resistant aerospace aluminum shell, which effectively dissipates heat and waterproofs, extending its service life; the through holes fit precisely between two annular protrusions in the injection-molded wire, effectively fixing the injection-molded wire, while allowing the injection-molded wire to be bent freely without being torn; the structure is simple and disassembly is convenient.

[0004] Based on actual usage, the aforementioned existing technology primarily extends its service life by using high-temperature resistant, flame-retardant, and fire-resistant aerospace-grade aluminum for the outer casing and prevents the cable clips from breaking. However, it has been found that the dimmable electronic ballast cannot be easily disassembled, replaced, or installed. This prevents maintenance personnel from spending more time and effort disassembling and installing the equipment when it malfunctions, as it requires the use of multiple additional tools, thus reducing the efficiency of disassembling, replacing, and installing the dimmable electronic ballast. Therefore, based on actual usage, we have improved the aforementioned existing technology. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this section is to outline some aspects of the embodiments of this utility model and to briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section, as well as in the abstract and title of this application, to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the abstract and the title of this utility model. Such simplifications or omissions shall not be used to limit the scope of this utility model.

[0006] In view of the problems existing in the above and / or prior art, the present invention is proposed.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0008] A novel adjustable photoelectronic ballast includes a base plate, an adjustable photoelectronic ballast body, a snap-fit ​​assembly, a mounting shell, and a slide groove;

[0009] The top outer wall of the base plate is provided with a mounting shell. Two sets of identical snap-fit ​​components are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the inner cavity of the mounting shell. The top outer wall of the mounting shell is provided with a dimmable electronic ballast body, and a sliding groove is opened on one side of the outer wall of the mounting shell.

[0010] Furthermore: the snap-fit ​​assembly includes a support vertical plate disposed on the inner cavity of the mounting housing, a slanted pressure plate hinged to the top outer wall of one side of the support vertical plate, a rounded corner abutment block disposed on the bottom outer wall of one end of the slanted pressure plate, and a sliding round rod hinged to the bottom side wall of the other side of the slanted pressure plate, a hollow round sleeve slidably connected to the outer wall of the sliding round rod, one side outer wall of the hollow round sleeve being disposed on one side outer wall of the support vertical plate, and a first spring installed in the inner cavity of the hollow round sleeve adjacent to one end of the sliding round rod.

[0011] Furthermore: the supporting vertical plate includes two sets of second springs with the same structure symmetrically installed on the other side outer wall. The other end of the second spring is provided with a support plate. The outer wall of one side of the support plate is provided with the inner cavity of the mounting shell and the other side outer wall of the supporting vertical plate is provided with a lever. One end of the lever is slidably connected to the matching inner wall of the sliding groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the mounting housing includes two sets of identical square docking vertical grooves symmetrically formed on the top sidewalls of the inner cavity.

[0013] Furthermore: The dimmable electronic ballast body includes two sets of identical rounded corner vertical plates with symmetrical arrangement on the bottom outer wall, which match the square docking vertical groove. The side walls of the two sets of rounded corner vertical plates are provided with abutment grooves that match the rounded corner abutment blocks.

[0014] Furthermore: the sliding rod includes a circular limiting block provided adjacent to the outer wall of one end of the hollow circular sleeve.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: This utility model facilitates convenient disassembly, replacement, and installation of the dimmable electronic ballast through the snap-fit ​​assembly, avoiding the need for maintenance personnel to spend more time and effort disassembling and installing the equipment when the ballast malfunctions. It eliminates the need for additional tools, improving the efficiency of disassembly, replacement, and installation of the dimmable electronic ballast. The structure is simple. During installation, the worker manually places the dimmable electronic ballast body onto the bottom outer wall, where two sets of identical rounded corner vertical plates with a matching square docking groove are symmetrically arranged downwards. The plate is pressed into two sets of identical square vertical grooves symmetrically arranged on the top side wall of the mounting shell cavity. Due to the downward abutting force from the rounded corner vertical plate, the inclined pressure plate, hinged to the outer top wall of the supporting vertical plate, rotates. The downward abutting force from the rounded corner vertical plate causes one end of the inclined pressure plate to tilt towards the hollow circular sleeve. Simultaneously, a sliding rod hinged to the other side wall of the inclined pressure plate moves towards the first spring, slidably connected to the hollow circular sleeve. At the same time, the sliding rod is pressed against a circular limiting block located adjacent to the outer side wall of the hollow circular sleeve. When the first spring is compressed, and the rounded corner abutment block on the outer wall of the bottom end of the inclined pressure plate aligns with the matching abutment groove, because the abutment groove is hollow, the first spring pushes the sliding rod and the bottom end of the inclined pressure plate to fix the rounded corner abutment block against the matching abutment groove. During disassembly, by manually moving the lever on the other side of the support vertical plate, which is located on the inner wall of the slide groove, the abutment block slides towards the execution end of the slide groove. This moves the components included in the support vertical plate towards the second spring and simultaneously squeezes the second spring, causing the rounded corner abutment block to leave the matching abutment groove. This allows the worker to lift the dimming electronic ballast body upwards. The adjustable photoelectric ballast body includes two sets of identical rounded corner vertical plates with matching square docking slots, symmetrically arranged on the bottom outer wall. When the plate is released, the second spring rebounds and pushes the components contained in the supporting vertical plates back into place, completing the disassembly. This operation facilitates convenient disassembly, replacement, and installation of the adjustable photoelectric ballast, avoiding the need for maintenance personnel to spend more time and effort disassembling and installing the equipment when the ballast malfunctions. It eliminates the need for additional tools, improving the efficiency of disassembly, replacement, and installation of the adjustable photoelectric ballast.

[0016] Other features and advantages of this application will be set forth in the following description and will be apparent in part from the description or may be learned by practicing the application. The objectives and other advantages of this application may be realized and obtained by means of the structures particularly pointed out in the written description and the accompanying drawings.

[0017] The technical solution of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the structure of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the snap-fit ​​assembly structure of this utility model.

[0022] In the diagram: 1. Base plate; 2. Dimmable electronic ballast body; 21. Rounded corner vertical plate; 22. Abutment groove; 3. Snap-fit ​​assembly; 31. Support vertical plate; 311. Support plate; 312. Second spring; 313. Pulling block; 32. Inclined pressure plate; 33. Rounded corner abutment block; 34. Sliding round rod; 341. Round surface limit block; 35. Hollow round surface sleeve; 36. First spring; 4. Mounting shell; 41. Square docking vertical groove; 5. Sliding groove. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art can make similar extensions without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0025] Secondly, this utility model is described in detail with reference to the schematic diagrams. When describing the embodiments of this utility model, for ease of explanation, the cross-sectional views illustrating the device structure may be partially enlarged, not according to the usual scale. Furthermore, the schematic diagrams are merely examples and should not limit the scope of protection of this utility model. In addition, actual manufacturing should include the three-dimensional spatial dimensions of length, width, and depth.

[0026] Furthermore, the term "an embodiment" or "embodiment" as used herein refers to a specific feature, structure, or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. The phrase "in one embodiment" appearing in different places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a single or selective embodiment that excludes other embodiments.

[0027] Please see Figure 1-3 This utility model provides a technical solution: a novel adjustable photoelectric ballast, including a base plate 1, an adjustable photoelectric ballast body 2, a snap-fit ​​assembly 3, a mounting shell 4, and a sliding groove 5;

[0028] The top outer wall of the base plate 1 is provided with a mounting shell 4. Two sets of identical snap-fit ​​components 3 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the inner cavity of the mounting shell 4. The top outer wall of the mounting shell 4 is provided with the dimmable electronic ballast body 2, and a sliding groove 5 is opened on one side of the outer wall of the mounting shell 4. The snap-fit ​​components 3 facilitate the convenient disassembly, replacement and installation of the dimmable electronic ballast. This avoids the need for maintenance personnel to spend more time and effort to disassemble and install the equipment when the ballast fails. It does not require the use of multiple additional tools, thus improving the efficiency of disassembly, replacement and installation of the dimmable electronic ballast. The structure is simple.

[0029] Preferably, the snap-fit ​​assembly 3 includes a support vertical plate 31 disposed on the inner cavity of the mounting shell 4. A slanted pressure plate 32 is hinged to the top outer wall of one side of the support vertical plate 31. A rounded corner abutment block 33 is disposed on the bottom outer wall of one end of the slanted pressure plate 32, and a sliding round rod 34 is hinged to the other bottom side wall of the slanted pressure plate 32. A hollow round sleeve 35 is slidably connected to the outer wall of the sliding round rod 34. One side outer wall of the hollow round sleeve 35 is disposed on one side outer wall of the support vertical plate 31. A first spring 36 is installed in the inner cavity of the hollow round sleeve 35 adjacent to one end of the sliding round rod 34. The worker manually places the dimming electronic ballast body 2 onto two sets of identical square docking rounded corner vertical plates 21, symmetrically arranged on the bottom outer wall and matching the square docking grooves 41, and presses them downwards to dock with the two sets of identical square docking grooves 41 symmetrically opened on the top side wall of the inner cavity of the mounting shell 4. Due to the slanted pressure plate... Plate 32 is subjected to a downward abutting force from the rounded corner vertical plate 21. The inclined pressure plate 32 is fixed and rotated by being hinged to the top outer wall of one side of the supporting vertical plate 31. The downward abutting force from the rounded corner vertical plate 21 causes the bottom end of the inclined pressure plate 32 to tilt towards the hollow circular sleeve 35. At the same time, a sliding round rod 34 is hinged to the other side wall of the bottom of the inclined pressure plate 32 and moves towards the first spring 36 through the hollow circular sleeve 35. Simultaneously, the circular limiting block 341 of the sliding round rod 34 adjacent to the outer wall of the hollow circular sleeve 35 compresses the first spring 36. When the rounded corner abutting block 33 of the outer wall of the bottom end of the inclined pressure plate 32 aligns with the matching abutting groove 22, since the abutting groove 22 is hollow, the first spring 36 pushes the sliding round rod 34 and the bottom end of the inclined pressure plate 32 to make the rounded corner abutting block 33 abut against the matching abutting groove 22 for fixation.

[0030] Preferably, the supporting vertical plate 31 includes two sets of identical second springs 312 symmetrically installed on the other side outer wall. A support plate 311 is provided at the other end of each second spring 312. One side outer wall of the support plate 311 is located on the inner cavity of the mounting housing 4, and a lever 313 is provided on the other side outer wall of the supporting vertical plate 31. One end of the lever 313 is slidably connected to the inner wall of a matching groove 5. During disassembly, the lever 313 on the other side outer wall of the supporting vertical plate 31 is manually moved to slide on the inner wall of the groove 5, thereby driving the supporting vertical plate 31... The aforementioned components move toward one end of the second spring 312 and simultaneously compress the second spring 312, causing the rounded corner abutment block 33 to leave the matching abutment groove 22. This allows the worker to lift the dimming electronic ballast body 2 upwards, causing the dimming electronic ballast body 2, including two sets of identical rounded corner vertical plates 21 with matching square docking vertical grooves 41, which are symmetrically arranged on the bottom outer wall, to leave the square docking vertical grooves 41. The release of the lever block 313 causes the second spring 312 to rebound and push the supporting vertical plate 31 back into place, completing the disassembly.

[0031] Preferably, the mounting shell 4 includes two sets of identical square docking vertical grooves 41 symmetrically provided on the top sidewall of the inner cavity, which limit and dock the rounded corner vertical plate 21.

[0032] Preferably, the dimmable electronic ballast body 2 includes two sets of identical rounded corner vertical plates 21 symmetrically arranged on the bottom outer side wall, which match the square docking vertical groove 41. The side walls of the two sets of rounded corner vertical plates 21 are provided with abutment grooves 22 that match the rounded corner abutment blocks 33, and the abutment grooves 22 facilitate the abutment and fixation of the rounded corner abutment blocks 33.

[0033] Preferably, the sliding rod 34 includes a circular limiting block 341 disposed adjacent to the outer side wall of one end of the hollow circular sleeve 35, which facilitates the compression of the first spring 36.

[0034] Example: At the start of the work, during installation, the worker manually places the dimming electronic ballast body 2 into two sets of identical square docking slots 41, which are symmetrically arranged on the bottom outer wall and match the square docking slots 41. The worker presses the plates downwards into the two sets of identical square docking slots 41 symmetrically arranged on the top side wall of the mounting shell 4. Because the inclined pressure plate 32 is subjected to the downward abutment force of the rounded corner vertical plates 21, the inclined pressure plate 32 is fixed and rotated by hinge to the top outer wall of one side of the supporting vertical plate 31. The downward abutment force of the rounded corner vertical plates 21 causes the inclined plate 32 to rotate. One end of the pressure plate 32 is inclined toward one end of the hollow circular sleeve 35. Simultaneously, a sliding round rod 34, hinged to the other side wall of the bottom of the inclined pressure plate 32, moves toward one end of the first spring 36 via the hollow circular sleeve 35. At the same time, a circular limiting block 341, adjacent to the outer side wall of one end of the hollow circular sleeve 35, compresses the first spring 36. When a rounded corner abutment block 33, located on the outer side wall of one end of the inclined pressure plate 32, aligns with a matching abutment groove 22, because the abutment groove 22 is hollow, the first spring 36 pushes the sliding round rod 34 and... The bottom end of the inclined pressure plate 32 causes the rounded corner abutment block 33 to abut against the matching abutment groove 22 for fixation. During disassembly, by manually moving the lever 313 on the outer wall of the other side of the support vertical plate 31, which slides at the execution end of the inner wall of the slide groove 5, the components included in the support vertical plate 31 move towards one end of the second spring 312 and simultaneously squeeze the second spring 312, causing the rounded corner abutment block 33 to leave the matching abutment groove 22. This allows the worker to lift the dimming electronic ballast body 2 upwards, causing the dimming electronic ballast body 2, including the components symmetrically arranged on the bottom outer wall, to move towards one end of the second spring 312 and simultaneously squeeze the second spring 312, so that the rounded corner abutment block 33 leaves the matching abutment groove 22. Two sets of identically structured rounded corner vertical plates 21, matching the square docking vertical groove 41, are separated from the square docking vertical groove 41. The lever 313 is released, and the second spring 312 rebounds, pushing the components contained in the supporting vertical plate 31 back into place, completing the disassembly. This operation facilitates convenient disassembly, replacement, and installation of the adjustable photoelectric ballast, avoiding the need for maintenance personnel to spend more time and effort disassembling and installing the equipment when the ballast malfunctions. It eliminates the need for additional tools, improving the efficiency of disassembly, replacement, and installation of the adjustable photoelectric ballast, and features a simple structure.

[0035] It should be understood that numerous specific implementation decisions can be made during the development of any practical implementation, such as in any engineering or design project. Such development efforts may be complex and time-consuming, but for those skilled in the art who benefit from this disclosure, the development effort will be a routine work of design, manufacturing, and production without requiring much experimentation.

[0036] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solution of this utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of this utility model, and all such modifications or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. A novel dimmable electronic ballast, characterized in that: It includes a base plate (1), a dimmable electronic ballast body (2), a snap-fit ​​assembly (3), a mounting shell (4), and a slide (5); The top outer wall of the base plate (1) is provided with a mounting shell (4), and two sets of snap-fit ​​components (3) with the same structure are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the inner cavity of the mounting shell (4). The top outer wall of the mounting shell (4) is provided with a dimmable electronic ballast body (2), and a sliding groove (5) is opened on one side of the outer wall of the mounting shell (4).

2. The novel tunable optoelectronic ballast according to claim 1, characterized in that: The snap-fit ​​assembly (3) includes a support vertical plate (31) disposed on the inner cavity spacer side wall of the mounting shell (4). A slanted pressure plate (32) is hinged to the top outer wall of one side of the support vertical plate (31). A rounded corner abutment block (33) is disposed on the outer wall of one bottom end of the slanted pressure plate (32). A sliding round rod (34) is hinged to the other side wall of the bottom of the slanted pressure plate (32). A hollow round sleeve (35) is slidably connected to the outer wall of the sliding round rod (34). One side outer wall of the hollow round sleeve (35) is disposed on one side outer wall of the support vertical plate (31). A first spring (36) is installed in the inner cavity of the hollow round sleeve (35) adjacent to one end of the sliding round rod (34).

3. The novel tunable optoelectronic ballast according to claim 2, characterized in that: The supporting vertical plate (31) includes two sets of second springs (312) with the same structure symmetrically installed on the other side outer wall. The other end of the second spring (312) is provided with a support plate (311). One side outer wall of the support plate (311) is provided in the inner cavity of the mounting shell (4) and a lever (313) is provided on the other side outer wall of the supporting vertical plate (31). One end of the lever (313) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the matching slide groove (5) execution end.

4. The novel tunable optoelectronic ballast according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting shell (4) includes two sets of identical square docking vertical grooves (41) symmetrically opened on the top sidewall of the inner cavity.

5. The novel tunable optoelectronic ballast according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustable optoelectronic ballast body (2) includes two sets of identical rounded corner vertical plates (21) symmetrically arranged on the bottom outer side wall to match the square docking vertical groove (41). The side walls of the two sets of rounded corner vertical plates (21) are provided with abutment grooves (22) that match the rounded corner abutment blocks (33).

6. The novel tunable optoelectronic ballast according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sliding rod (34) includes a circular limiting block (341) provided on the outer wall of one end of the hollow circular sleeve (35).

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