Impact-resistant marker light

By setting raised filling parts with the same shape and depth as the pattern on the light guide plate, the problem of the light guide plate being fragile in the impact test was solved, thereby improving the impact resistance and increasing the product qualification rate.

CN224342010UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-09GUANGDONG ZUOXIANG LIGHTING CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
GUANGDONG ZUOXIANG LIGHTING CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-29
Publication Date
2026-06-09

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The light guide plate of existing LED safety exit signs is prone to breakage during impact testing due to its suspended state, resulting in product defects and failure to meet national requirements for overall strength.

Method used

Raised filling portions are provided at the patterned areas of the light guide plate. The filling portions have the same shape and depth as the pattern and are glued on or integrally injection molded to enhance the impact resistance of the light guide plate.

Benefits of technology

This improved the impact resistance of the light guide plate at the patterned area, reduced bending deformation, met testing standards, and increased the product qualification rate.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an anti -impact sign lamp, including protection shell and the light guide plate of setting in the protection shell, be equipped with the pattern of openwork on the protection shell, it is characterized by: the filling portion of being equipped with the convex and can even light of light guide board, the filling portion is located in the pattern to thereby can improve the anti -impact ability of light guide board at the pattern place. When the impact hammer is impacted at the pattern place, the filling portion can reduce even fill the gap between the pattern and the test bench surface, thereby reduce the bending deformation of light guide board at the pattern place, thereby improve the anti -impact ability of light guide board at the pattern place, reach the test standard, thereby improve the qualified rate of product.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a safety indicator light, and more particularly to an impact-resistant indicator light. Background Technology

[0002] LED safety exit signs belong to the fire emergency light series. They have the advantages of reliable operation, high stability, and long life. They are suitable for use in factories, hotels, shopping malls, buildings and other places or environments for lighting, path guidance and safety exit location indication.

[0003] LED safety exit signs are mainly composed of a protective shell, a light guide plate, and a main board with LED light panels. The protective shell is generally made of metal plate with perforated indicator patterns. The light guide plate is made of frosted PS material. The LED light panels are located to the side of the light guide plate. Light is emitted from the perforated indicator patterns through the light guide plate to form luminous indicator patterns. The frosted microstructure on the light guide plate plays a role in uniform light distribution.

[0004] However, the government now has strength requirements for indicator lights to improve overall product quality. The testing method involves placing the indicator light flat on a test bench and then impacting it three times in different locations using a 0.5 joule impact hammer. After the impact, it must be ensured that the internal components of the light body do not break.

[0005] Because the previous indicator lights used PS material light guide plates, which are relatively brittle and the metal plate has a certain thickness, there is a certain gap between the light guide plate and the test platform surface at the indicator pattern, forming a suspended state. When the impact hammer impacts the indicator pattern, the light guide plate at that point is prone to bending and deformation, causing it to break and resulting in product defects. Utility Model Content

[0006] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, this utility model provides an impact-resistant sign light.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is:

[0008] An impact-resistant sign light includes a protective shell and a light guide plate disposed within the protective shell. The protective shell has a hollowed-out pattern. The light guide plate is characterized by having a raised filling portion that can evenly distribute light. The filling portion is located in the pattern, thereby improving the impact resistance of the light guide plate at the pattern location.

[0009] The thickness of the filling portion is the same as the depth of the pattern.

[0010] The shape of the filling part is the same as the shape of the pattern.

[0011] The filling part is attached to the light guide plate with adhesive.

[0012] The filling part is integrally injection molded with the light guide plate.

[0013] The protective shell includes a front cover and a back cover, both of which are provided with the pattern, and the light guide plate is provided with the filling portion on both sides.

[0014] The outer surface of the filling part is frosted.

[0015] The filling portion is made of a diffusion membrane.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: The light guide plate of this utility model has a raised filling part, which is located in the pattern. When the impact hammer impacts the pattern, the filling part can reduce or even fill the gap between the pattern and the test platform surface, thereby reducing the bending deformation of the light guide plate at the pattern and improving the impact resistance of the light guide plate at the pattern to meet the test standards and thus improve the product qualification rate. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0018] Figure 1 This is an overall structural diagram of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is an exploded structural diagram of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The advantages and features of this disclosure, as well as its implementation methods, will be illustrated by the following embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure may be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be comprehensive and complete, and will fully convey the scope of this disclosure to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, this disclosure is limited only by the scope of the claims.

[0021] The shapes, dimensions, scales, angles, and numbers disclosed in the accompanying drawings used to describe embodiments of this disclosure are merely examples, and therefore this disclosure is not limited to the details shown. Throughout this specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. In the following description, detailed descriptions of relevant known functions or configurations will be omitted where it is determined that such detailed descriptions would unnecessarily obscure the focus of this disclosure. Where the terms “comprising,” “having,” and “including” are used in this specification, additional components may be added unless “only” is used. Unless otherwise indicated, singular terms may include plural forms.

[0022] When interpreting components, even if not explicitly described, the components are understood to include a range of tolerances.

[0023] When describing positional relationships, such as "on," "above," "below," and "adjacent to," one or more parts may be arranged between two other parts unless "immediately following" or "directly" is used.

[0024] When describing temporal relationships, such as when time sequence is described as “after,” “following,” “next,” and “before,” discontinuous cases may be included unless “exactly” or “directly” is used.

[0025] It should be understood that although the terms “first,” “second,” etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one element from other elements. For example, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly, a second element may be referred to as a first element, without departing from the scope of this disclosure.

[0026] As will be fully understood by those skilled in the art, the features of the different embodiments of this disclosure may be coupled or combined with each other in part or in whole, and may cooperate with each other and be technically driven in various ways. The embodiments of this disclosure may be implemented independently of each other, or may be implemented together in an interdependent relationship.

[0027] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 The light guide plate 2 includes a protective shell 1 and a light guide plate 2 disposed within the protective shell 1. The protective shell 1 has a hollowed-out pattern 3. The protective shell 1 is preferably made of metal plate, while the light guide plate 2 is preferably made of transparent PS material. The light guide plate 2 has a raised filling part 4 on its side. The outer surface of the filling part 4 is frosted to achieve a uniform light effect. The outer surface of the filling part 4 is exposed from the pattern 3. The filling part 4 is located in the pattern 3, which can reduce or even fill the gap between the pattern 3 and the test platform surface, thereby reducing the bending deformation of the light guide plate 2 at the pattern 3 and improving the impact resistance of the light guide plate 2 at the pattern 3. Of course, we can also improve the toughness of the light guide plate 2 by changing the material of the light guide plate 2 to meet the impact test. However, the price of a tougher material is much higher than that of the current PS material, which will increase the overall cost of the product by more than 30%. Therefore, this application preferably adopts the above structure to achieve impact resistance. Moreover, the above structure has very little modification to the overall product. Only the design of the diffusion film needs to be modified to achieve the purpose.

[0028] As shown in the figure, the indicator light in this application is a double-sided indicator. Therefore, the protective shell 1 includes a front cover 11 and a rear cover 12. The front cover 11 and the rear cover 12 can be positioned and fixed by buckle protrusions and buckle slots, or they can be locked directly by screws. Of course, the fixing structure of the front cover 11 and the rear cover 12 is a conventional structure, so it will not be described in detail. The pattern 3 is provided on both the front cover 11 and the rear cover 12. Therefore, there are filling parts 4 on both sides of the light guide plate 2, so that the impact resistance can be improved no matter which side is tested.

[0029] As a further preferred structure, the thickness of the filling part 4 is the same as the depth of the pattern 3. In this case, there is no gap between the filling part 4 and the surface of the test stage, so the light guide plate 2 will not bend or deform at this point. Instead, the surface of the test stage becomes the support for the light guide plate 2, thereby achieving the best impact resistance. Moreover, the surface of the filling part 4 can be flush with the surface of the protective shell 1, making the overall product more aesthetically pleasing.

[0030] As a further preferred structure, the shape of the filling part 4 is the same as that of the pattern 3. In this case, the filling part 4 can fill the pattern 3, so there is no direct gap between the light guide plate 2 and the test table surface. Therefore, the filling part 4 serves as the support for the light guide plate 2 at any position where the impact hammer strikes the pattern 3, thereby reducing the bending deformation of the light guide plate 2 and improving the test pass rate.

[0031] As a specific design structure of the filling part 4, the filling part 4 is attached to the light guide plate 2 with glue. The filling part 4 can be made of a different material than the light guide plate 2, such as a thin film light-diffusing material with better toughness, such as a diffusion film. This kind of light-diffusing material does not need to be injection molded and can be formed by cutting or punching. Another advantage is that the original structure of the light guide plate 2 does not need to be changed, and no new mold costs are required, thus the cost is slightly lower.

[0032] As another specific design structure of the filling part 4, the filling part 4 is integrally injection molded with the light guide plate 2, and the outer surface of the filling part 4 is formed with a frosted surface. The advantage of this structure is that the filling part 4 and the light guide plate 2 are firmly combined, and there is no need for assembly between the filling part 4 and the light guide plate 2, which saves assembly time.

[0033] The above provides a detailed description of an impact-resistant sign light provided by the embodiments of this utility model. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principle and implementation of this utility model. The description of the above embodiments is only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core idea of ​​this utility model. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation and application scope based on the idea of ​​this utility model. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

Claims

1. An impact-resistant marker light, comprising a protective shell (1) and a light guide plate (2) disposed within the protective shell (1), wherein the protective shell (1) is provided with a hollowed-out pattern (3), characterized in that: The light guide plate (2) is provided with a raised filling part (4) that can uniformly distribute light. The filling part (4) is located in the pattern (3), thereby improving the impact resistance of the light guide plate (2) in the pattern (3).

2. The impact-resistant marker light according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thickness of the filling part (4) is the same as the depth of the pattern (3).

3. The impact-resistant marker light according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shape of the filling part (4) is the same as the shape of the pattern (3).

4. The impact-resistant marker light according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filling part (4) is glued to the light guide plate (2).

5. The impact-resistant marker light according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filling part (4) and the light guide plate (2) are integrally injection molded.

6. The impact-resistant marker light according to claim 1, characterized in that: The protective shell (1) includes a front cover (11) and a rear cover (12), both of which are provided with the pattern (3), and both sides of the light guide plate (2) are provided with the filling part (4).

7. The impact-resistant marker light according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the filling part (4) is frosted.

8. The impact-resistant marker light according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filling part (4) is made of a diffusion film.