Connection system for mechanically and electrically coupling a component to an apparatus with integrated theft and vandalism protection

Abstract

A connection system (100) for the mechanical and electrical coupling of a component (300) to a device (200) has a device-side socket (110) and a component-side plug (130), wherein the mechanical coupling is effected by means of a bayonet fitting (112) and the plug (130) is inserted (Mi) onto the socket (110) and rotated (M2) to anchor it, and wherein the socket (110) and the plug (130) have complementary electrical contacts (111) which are in contact with each other when the plug (130) and the socket (110) are coupled. The connection system (100) further includes an integrated locking mechanism (170) for securing the coupling of the component (300) to the device (200), which is designed to fix an orientation of the plug (130) relative to the socket (110) when the plug (130) and the socket (110) are coupled.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a connection system for the mechanical and electrical coupling of a component, such as a module or a blanking plate, to a device, such as a lamp or a lighting control unit. This connection system comprises a device-side socket and a component-side connector, the connector being complementary to the socket, and the connection system coupling the component to the device. Furthermore, a device with such a socket of a connection system is specified, as is a component with such a connector of a connection system. A device system comprising such a device and such a component, which are mechanically and electrically coupled to one another by means of the proposed connection system, is also proposed.

[0002] Existing connection systems for the mechanical and electrical coupling of a component to a device, where the mechanical coupling is achieved via a bayonet fitting, have the particular disadvantage of being easily separable without tools. While this can be advantageous for the particularly simple installation of such a component on a device, it also creates the risk that device systems, especially those located in public spaces, could be disconnected by unauthorized persons. One such conventional connection system is the Zhaga standard, which allows for the particularly simple coupling of electrical components, and in particular luminaires, to a correspondingly designed base on a device.In public spaces, such as along sidewalks, in parks, on building facades, or in sports facilities, components using conventional connection systems are typically located in areas easily accessible to the public. This creates the risk that the components can be easily (and without tools) detached from the device, thus impairing the functionality of the device due to the missing component. Furthermore, the now-exposed connection point is exposed to external environmental factors, increasing the likelihood of damage to the device.

[0003] The Figures 8Figures 1 and 9 illustrate the basic operating principle of an exemplary known connection system 1100. Here, a device-side socket 1110 interacts with a component-side plug 1130 both electrically via the complementary electrical contacts 1111 and mechanically via the bayonet fitting 1112 formed complementarily in the socket and the plug. For this purpose, the plug 1130 is first pushed onto the socket 1110 M1 and then rotated M2, thereby anchoring the socket and the plug together. In the illustration of the Figure 8The component-side connector 1130 is integrated within a blanking plate 1310 as component 1300. Figure 9 shows, by way of example, how a known device-side socket 1110 of a known connection system 1100 is coupled to the device. The socket 1100 is inserted from the outside into a through-opening 1219 and fixed from the inside of the device by means of a fastening system, for example, a locking washer and a threaded nut. Thus, the known connection system can, in principle, be attached to any surface of a device 1200. The socket 1110 is, in turn, electrically coupled to components of the device 1200, so that a connector 1130 connected to the socket 1110 is also electrically coupled to the device. This enables the connected component 1300 to be controlled by the device 1200.

[0004] However, this well-known connection system has the disadvantage that the component can easily be removed from the device by inversely rotating and pulling the component off the base of the device.

[0005] The invention is therefore based on the objective of providing an improved connection system by means of which a component that is mechanically and electrically coupled to a device cannot be easily removed.

[0006] This problem is solved according to the invention with the subject matter mentioned in the independent claim.

[0007] In combination with a device or component, a device system is also specified, the components of which cannot be easily separated from one another. According to the invention, a connection system is provided for the mechanical and electrical coupling of a component, such as a module or a blanking plate, to a device, such as a lamp or a lighting control unit. The connection system comprises a device-side socket and a component-side connector, the connector being complementary to the socket. The connection system couples the component to the device, with the mechanical coupling being effected by means of a bayonet fitting, whereby the connector is inserted onto the socket and rotated to secure it. Furthermore, the socket and the connector have complementary electrical contacts that are in contact with each other when the connector and the socket are coupled.Furthermore, according to the invention, the connection system has an integrated locking mechanism to secure the coupling of the component to the device, wherein the locking mechanism is designed to fix an orientation of the plug relative to the socket in the coupled state of the plug and the socket.

[0008] The connection system thus created ensures that the coupling of a component to a device via the connection system cannot be easily disconnected, and in particular not by unauthorized third parties, such as vandals or thieves, because the locking mechanism of the connection system specifically prevents the component from moving relative to the device in the opposite direction of coupling, i.e., in the decoupling direction. Specifically, this prevents the electrical and mechanical coupling between the component and the device, established via the electrical contacts and the bayonet fitting, from being separated by unauthorized persons.In addition to protecting against theft of the component, this also prevents the device's electrical contacts from being exposed when the component is removed. This prevents external factors such as moisture, humidity, and / or dust from affecting the device's base and potentially damaging it and the device itself. Therefore, the operational reliability of the device system, comprising the device, connection system, and component, is increased, and the maintenance and repair risks are reduced.

[0009] Optionally, the locking mechanism can be activated and deactivated. This simplifies maintenance of the device system, as the reversible coupling of the component to the device via the connection system allows authorized users, who are aware of the deactivation option, to easily replace defective components and connect new ones. Preferably, however, the locking mechanism cannot be easily deactivated, requiring special tools to remove the coupling. This ensures that only authorized users, such as the manufacturer, installer, owner, and / or proprietor of the device, component, device system, or lighting system, are capable of performing this function.Optionally, the locking mechanism can be deactivated when the plug and socket are connected. The connection system is therefore reversible.

[0010] Optionally, according to a first specific embodiment, the locking mechanism is provided to have a locking element and a detent area, wherein the locking mechanism can be activated when the plug and socket are coupled, and wherein the locking mechanism is deactivated in an adjustment position of the locking element and activated in a locked position of the locking element. In the locked position, the locking element interacts with the detent area and fixes the orientation of the plug relative to the socket by positive locking. In the adjustment position, however, the locking element is decoupled from the detent area, and the orientation of the plug relative to the socket can be changed.With this locking mechanism, the component and the device can be connected via the familiar push-fit and twisting motion using the connection system. However, the additional movement of the locking element from the adjustment position to the locked position prevents the push-fit and twisting motion from being reversed, as the orientation of the plug relative to the socket is fixed by the locking element, thus preventing the plug, and therefore the component, from rotating. Only when the locking mechanism is in the adjustment position can the component be detached from the device without damage.

[0011] Optionally, according to a first embodiment of the first special design, the locking element is arranged on the device side in and / or on the base, and the detent area is arranged on the component side in and / or on the connector. In the locked position, the locking element engages in the detent area and fixes the orientation of the connector relative to the base. This design makes the locking mechanism particularly advantageous, as it is implemented directly on the connection system. It is especially preferred that the locking element can only be moved from the adjustment position to the locked position, and vice versa, from one side of the base located inside the device. By arranging the operating mechanism of the locking element inside the device, i.e., particularly on the underside of the base, the locking element is easily accessible.By placing the locking mechanism on the inside of the device's housing, unauthorized access is further prevented or at least made extremely difficult, as this mechanism is preferably not visible from the outside, and the hurdle of opening the housing must first be overcome. Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the locking element is rod-shaped and includes, for example, a bolt, a pin, or a screw, and that the detent area preferably has a recess and / or a recess. With this design, the locking element and the detent area are particularly simple yet effective, and therefore cost-effective yet robust.In particular, it may be preferably provided that the locking element has several bolts, pins and / or screws, so that a force acting on the locking element, for example in the event of an attempted theft or vandalism, is distributed among several locking components, which further increases the robustness of the locking element and thus of the connection system.

[0012] Optionally, according to a second embodiment of the first special design, the locking element is arranged either on the component side in and / or on the connector or on the device side in and / or on the socket, and the detent area is arranged accordingly, complementarily on the device side in and / or on the socket or on the component side in and / or on the connector. Furthermore, it is provided that the locking element is ferromagnetic and preferably spring-like, for example, comprising a spring, with the detent area preferably having a recess and / or a depression. The locking element is designed such that, upon complete coupling of the connector and the socket, it automatically assumes the locked position, whereby the locking element engages in the detent area and fixes the orientation of the connector relative to the socket.Furthermore, the locking element can be moved from the locked position to the adjustable position by means of an external magnetic element, which incorporates a permanent magnet and interacts with the ferromagnetic locking element. This ensures that the coupling of the component to the device is automatic and therefore particularly simple and effective. The user of the connection system thus does not need to perform any additional steps beyond the familiar plug-in and twisting motion. In its locked position, the locking element prevents the connector, and therefore the component, from rotating relative to the socket or the device. Moreover, the coupling is only reversible using a special tool, the external magnetic element, so that disconnecting the component from the device is not possible without knowledge of the specific design and the special tool.

[0013] Optionally, according to a second specific embodiment, the locking mechanism includes a component-side magnetic element located on and / or within the connector, and a device-side magnetic element located on and / or within the socket. When the connector and socket are coupled, the device-side magnetic element and the component-side magnetic element are magnetically coupled, with the connector's orientation relative to the socket being fixed by friction. This magnetic coupling eliminates the need for the user to perform any additional steps beyond the familiar plug-in and twisting motion. This ensures that the component is automatically coupled to the device, making the process particularly simple and efficient.The magnetic coupling between the device-side and component-side magnetic elements prevents the component from being removed from the device's base. This further increases protection against vandalism and theft.

[0014] Optionally, in the second special version, the electrical contacts of the connector are ferromagnetic and part of the component-side magnetic element; and / or the device-side magnetic element has a permanent magnet. This creates a particularly simple yet efficient implementation of the respective magnetic elements.

[0015] Optionally, the second special version allows for the magnetic coupling of the device-side magnetic element and the component-side magnetic element to be neutralized, thereby changing the orientation of the connector relative to the socket. This special design allows the locking mechanism to be deactivated and the coupling between the device and the component to be reversible. This simplifies the maintenance of the device system or the component and / or device, as the reversible coupling of the component to the device via the connection system allows authorized users with knowledge of this special design and / or a special tool for neutralizing the magnetic coupling between the device-side and component-side magnetic elements to easily replace defective components and connect new components.

[0016] Optionally, according to a first and second embodiment of the second special design, the magnetic coupling between the device-side magnetic element and the component-side magnetic element can be neutralized by means of a further magnetic element located in the vicinity of the device-side magnetic element. This provides an effective means by which the authorized user can break the coupling, provided they are aware of the presence of the further magnetic element.

[0017] According to the first design of the second special embodiment, if the magnetic coupling between the device-side magnetic element and the component-side magnetic element can be neutralized by means of another magnetic element in the vicinity of the device-side magnetic element, then this additional magnetic element is an external magnetic element containing a permanent magnet. This allows an authorized user with the necessary knowledge and the appropriate tool to disengage (or at least significantly weaken) the coupling of the connection system between the component and the device, thus disconnecting it. This further enhances protection against vandalism and theft.

[0018] According to the second embodiment of the second special design, if the magnetic coupling between the device-side magnetic element and the component-side magnetic element can be neutralized by means of a further magnetic element in the vicinity of the device-side magnetic element, this further magnetic element is an electromagnet arranged on and / or in the base or on and / or in the device and preferably activatable and deactivatable by a controller of the device. Thus, the authorized user does not require a special tool for direct interaction with the connection system to eliminate or at least significantly weaken the coupling between the component and the device, but rather knowledge of and access to the control of the electromagnet. This further increases protection against vandalism and theft.

[0019] Optionally, according to a third embodiment of the second special design, the magnetic coupling between the device-side magnetic element and the component-side magnetic element can be neutralized by means of a variable distance between the device-side magnetic element and the component-side magnetic element. This provides a particularly simple implementation by which the magnetic effect between the device-side and component-side magnetic elements can be weakened or eliminated, thus decoupling the component from the device. The variable distance can be achieved, for example, by means of a linear motor within the device, preferably controlled by the controller, or, for example, by a push button that can be actuated by an authorized user, thus directly displacing the device-side magnetic element.

[0020] Optionally, the plug and socket can be designed according to an industrial standard for mechanical and electrical interfaces, preferably according to the Zhaga standard. This allows for particularly advantageous usability of the resulting connection system and, consequently, of the components and devices created in this way. Existing devices can thus be adapted with great flexibility to changing requirements and can always be supplied with new, improved components – which is already a general advantage of a connection system for (modular) components to a device.

[0021] Furthermore, a device is proposed which has a socket according to an implementation of a connection system presented herein. The device also has a housing, wherein the socket is arranged on a surface of the housing, and wherein the device includes a controller. The device thus created is therefore capable of coupling with a suitably designed component by means of the connection system.

[0022] Optionally, the device can be a luminaire – in particular an indoor or outdoor building luminaire, a street or path luminaire (such as a lantern or bollard light), or a sports facility luminaire, such as a floodlight or hall lighting – or a luminaire control unit for controlling such a luminaire. Devices configured in this way particularly benefit from the special connection system, as these devices are especially frequent victims of vandalism and theft, since the devices and thus also the components mounted on them are often positioned within easy reach of unauthorized persons.

[0023] Furthermore, a component is proposed which has a connector according to an implementation of a connection system presented herein. The component can be configured, in particular, as a blanking plate or a module, specifically a lighting module, a speaker module, a display module, a sensor module, and / or a communication module. In the case of a lighting module, it preferably includes an emergency light, an escape route light, an ambient light, a spotlight, and / or a floodlight. In the case of a sensor module, it preferably includes a brightness sensor, a presence sensor, a temperature sensor, and / or an air quality sensor. In the case of a communication module, it preferably includes a communication unit for communication between the device and another device, for example, a control unit for the device, and is preferably configured for wireless communication.The component thus created is therefore capable of being coupled to a suitably designed device via the connection system.

[0024] Furthermore, a device system is proposed that comprises a device, a component, and a connection system, wherein the component is mechanically and electrically coupled to the device via the connection system. This device system is therefore particularly advantageous because it makes optimal use of the connection system and thus retains its benefits.

[0025] Optionally, the device housing can have a feed area for an external magnetic element, which can be used to deactivate the locking mechanism of the connection system. This simplifies the process for authorized users, as they now have a dedicated feed area to neutralize the coupling between the component and the device using a special tool. The feed area can be located on the inside or outside of the device or its housing. The feed area is particularly advantageous when the surface of the device housing is metallic, and especially ferromagnetic.This makes it possible, for example, to greatly improve the magnetic effect of the external magnetic element on the magnetic coupling between the device-side and component-side magnetic elements by using a feed area made of a non-ferromagnetic material (e.g., plastic).

[0026] Alternatively or additionally, the base and / or the device may be provided with an electromagnet, which can be activated and deactivated by means of the controller, and which can be used to deactivate the locking mechanism of the connection system. This allows for particularly simple operation of the additional magnetic element, whereby the authorized user only needs to activate the electromagnet to weaken or neutralize the magnetic coupling between the device-side and component-side magnetic elements.

[0027] Optionally, the device system can have at least two components and multiple sockets, with each component being connected to a socket of the device's respective connection system. This allows for the connection of various components, or even multiple identical components, to a single device, thus providing it with various additional functions. This makes it particularly flexible to adapt existing devices to changing requirements and to continuously integrate them with new and improved components.

[0028] Furthermore, a lighting system is provided, wherein the lighting system includes at least the following: at least a first device system, wherein the device is a luminaire with which a communication module is coupled as a component via the connection system; a second device system according to one of claims to, wherein the device is a luminaire control unit with which a communication module is coupled as a component via the connection system; The communication module of the first device system and the communication module of the second device system are configured for mutual communication, with the lighting control unit controlling at least one luminaire. Like the device system, the lighting system thus created benefits from the additional safety of the connection system.

[0029] Optionally, the communication module of the second device system can be located on an easily accessible external surface of the lighting control unit's housing. This connection system allows modules to be positioned on prominent external surfaces of devices without fear of theft or vandalism, as the connection system's security features prevent this.

[0030] Optionally, the communication module of the first device system and the communication module of the second device system are designed for wireless communication. Communication modules particularly benefit from being mounted on an outdoor surface, as this minimizes the number of walls between the transmitter and receiver, thus optimizing signal transmission.

[0031] Furthermore, it is also conceivable that various designs and their implementations of the connection system or device system presented herein can be combined with each other.

[0032] The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the various embodiments and their designs, as shown in the drawings. The drawings show: Figure 1 shows a schematic sketch of a device system comprising a component and a device, as well as an exemplary embodiment of a connection system according to the invention for the mechanical and electrical coupling of the component to the device; Figure 2 shows a schematic sketch of an exemplary embodiment of a lighting system according to the invention comprising two lamps and a lamp control unit; Figures 3a and 3b show schematic sketches of exemplary embodiments of a device system according to the invention, including an exemplary embodiment of a connection system with a locking mechanism comprising a locking element and a residual area; Figures 4a and 4b show schematic sketches of exemplary embodiments of a device system according to the invention with a connection system comprising a different locking mechanism comprising a locking element and a detent area;Figures 5a, 5b are schematic sketches of exemplary embodiments of a device system according to the invention with a connection system whose safety mechanism comprises a component-side and a device-side magnetic element; Figures 6a, 6b, 6c are schematic sketches of an exemplary embodiment of a device system according to the invention with a connection system whose locking mechanism comprises a component-side and a device-side magnetic element as well as an electromagnet; Figure 7 is a schematic sketch of an exemplary embodiment of a connection system known from the prior art; Figure 8 is a schematic sketch of an exemplary embodiment of a base of a known connection system known from the prior art.

[0033] The Figure 1Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a connection system 100 for the mechanical and electrical coupling of a component 300 to a device 200. The connection system 100 comprises a device-side socket 110 and a component-side plug 130. The plug 130 is complementary to the socket 110, and the connection system 100 couples the component 300 to the device 200. This coupling is initially achieved by pushing the plug 130 onto the socket 110 in a downward movement M1. As previously explained with regard to known connection systems 1100, an additional rotational movement M2 can also be provided, by means of which a bayonet lock 112 is created between the components. Such a connection system 1100, with an unsecured mechanical and electrical coupling, is implemented, for example, using the already known Zhaga standard, whereby, as before with regard to the already known connection system 1100, the Figures 7 and 8 As is known, this connection system 1100 has a bayonet fitting 1112 for mechanical coupling.

[0034] In the Figure 1Figure 170, which shows an exemplary schematic representation of an embodiment of the connection system 100 according to the invention, does not illustrate the locking mechanism 170, but only the functionality of the coupling between device 200 and component 300 by means of the connection system 100. It can be seen that the base 110 of the connection system 100 is mounted on the device 200 and is not only mechanically coupled to the device 200, but also electrically coupled to components of the device 200. In particular, it is provided that internal communication K i with internal electrical components, such as a controller 270, is available, so that the component 300, coupled to the device 200 via the connection system 100, can communicate with these internal electrical components of the device 200 and can both transmit data to the device 200 and execute commands from the device 200.Furthermore, it is provided that the device 200 adapts its own operating behavior based on the data from component 300, which is made available to the device 200 via the connection system 100. For example, the controller 270 may modify the light output of a light element 290 of the device 200, for example, switching it on and / or off, or changing the light brightness, color temperature, or color. This can also be achieved via internal communication K i between the individual electrical components of the device. The device may, for example, be a luminaire 201 or a control box for the lighting electronics of the luminaire 201, which is hereinafter also referred to as the lighting control unit 202.

[0035] The Figure 2Figure 1 shows various usage scenarios for such a connection system 100, whereby different components 300, such as a module 320 or a blanking plate 310, can be coupled to different versions of devices 200, such as a luminaire 201 via a lighting control unit 202, using this connection system 100. It is also conceivable that several components 300 are coupled to a single device 200, with each coupling consisting of a device-side socket 110 connected to a respective component-side plug 130. As shown in Figure 100, the connection of the device-side socket 110 to the respective component-side plug 130 is possible. Figure 2Various types of devices 200 are conceivable for this purpose, including streetlights 201, path or trail lighting 201, and control boxes for lighting devices, i.e., lighting control units 202. In addition to such bollard lights or lanterns, indoor / outdoor building lights or similar lighting devices, for example for sports facilities (such as floodlights), and / or ground-level control units 202 for such lights 201 are also conceivable.

[0036] Generally speaking, the connection system 100 according to the invention is particularly useful where a connection between a component 300 and a device 100 could previously be easily disconnected, especially since the positioning of the components is easily accessible to unauthorized persons. Particularly in the case of modules 320, which require an arrangement on the outside of the device 200, for example, sensor modules 321, such as brightness modules or presence detection modules, an external arrangement, and thus particularly easy accessibility, is already predetermined by the application itself.While, for example, communication modules 322 could previously be arranged inside the device 200, thus making it more difficult to access the connection system 100 and thus to solve the coupling of the two components, this had a negative impact on the functionality of the respective module 320, since the housing of the respective devices in particular presented an additional factor for disrupting communication.

[0037] By means of the connection system 100 according to the invention, with an integrated locking mechanism 170 for securing the coupling of the component 300 to the device 200, a particularly flexible yet secure coupling between the device 200 and the component 300 is achieved. The locking mechanism 170 fixes the orientation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110 when the plug 130 and the socket 110 are coupled. This ensures that the mechanical and electrical coupling, which is realized by the electrical contacts 111 of the socket 110 and the plug 130, as well as the bayonet lock 112, is secured, so that unauthorized third parties, such as passers-by, cannot easily disconnect the connection system 100 or couple the component 300 to the device 200.This achieves, in particular, that device systems 10 created by a connection system 100 according to the invention, each comprising a device 200 and a component 300 coupled to one another by means of a connection system 100, are improved with regard to their operational reliability and maintenance effort, since the connection of the components of the device system 10 is more securely secured. This further ensures that the respective components of the device system 10 can communicate without interference via the connection system 100, and in particular ensures internal communication Ki between a respective component 300 and the device 200. Likewise, interference-free communication between one device 200 and another device 200, also referred to as external communication Ke, can be ensured in this way.

[0038] For example, in scenarios where a lighting control unit 202 has a communication module 322 designed for communication with a corresponding communication module 322 of a luminaire 201, interference-free external communication K e is ensured. This is particularly true because the corresponding communication modules 322 can now be positioned on the surfaces of the respective devices 200 without the risk of unauthorized third parties damaging the connection between the respective component 300 and the respective device 200 of the connection system 100. This implementation not only prevents or at least significantly hinders the unauthorized removal of a component 300, but also prevents the negative consequences of such removal, such as the exposure of the open contact of the socket 110 of a device 210 to external influences like dust, moisture, and / or dampness.

[0039] The Figures 3a to 6c This section shows different exemplary implementations of an integrated locking mechanism for securing the connection of component 300 to device 200. Each of these versions of the connection system 100 is designed to fix the orientation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110 when these components are connected. This provides theft and vandalism protection in a connection system 100 to prevent unintentional and unauthorized disconnection of component 300 from device 200.

[0040] The Figures 3a, 3b, 4a and 4 This section shows exemplary implementations of an integrated locking mechanism 170, which prevents the decoupling of a connection system 100 between component 300 and device 200 by means of a positive locking mechanism. In the Figures 5a, 5b , 6a, 6b and 6cVarious exemplary embodiments of a connection system 100 with an integrated locking mechanism 170 are shown, wherein the locking mechanism 170 prevents decoupling of the connection system 100 between component 300 and device 200 by means of force-fit.

[0041] In the exemplary embodiment of the Figures 3a, 3b, 4a and 4bThe locking mechanism 170 comprises a locking element 180 and a detent area 190. The locking mechanism 170 can be activated when the plug and socket 110 are coupled. When the plug 130 and socket 110 are coupled, the locking mechanism 170 is deactivated in an adjustment position Pv of the locking element 180 and activated in a locked position Ps of the locking element 180, 181, 182. In the locked position Ps, the locking element 180 interacts with the detent area 190, thus fixing the orientation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110 by positive locking. In the adjustment position Pv, ​​however, the locking element 180 is decoupled from the detent area 190 and the orientation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110 can be changed, so the coupling can be released here.

[0042] In the exemplary embodiments shown, it is provided that a locking mechanism 170 activated in the coupled state of the plug 130 and the socket 110 can also be deactivated, and in particular can be reversibly deactivated, so that the locking mechanism 170 can be activated and deactivated any number of times, and thus the connection system 100 is designed to be particularly flexible.

[0043] The Figures 3a and 3b Figure 1 shows a specific exemplary embodiment of the connection mechanism 100, wherein the locking element 180 is arranged on the device side in the base 110 and the detent area 190 is arranged on the component side in the connector 130. In this case, the locking element 180 is rod-shaped and, in the embodiment shown, has a bolt 181 or a pin 181. As also shown in the Figures 3b and 3aThe removable locking element 180 in the illustrated embodiment even has two bolts or pins 181. This distributes the force acting on the locking element 180 during an (unauthorized) unlocking attempt while the locking mechanism 170 is activated across several components of the locking element 180, specifically across several bolts, pins, or screws 181, thus making the locking mechanism 170 particularly stable. On the component side, the detent area 190 has a corresponding recess or indentation 191, 192 designed to receive the locking element 180. In the locked position Ps, the locking element 180 engages in the detent area 190 and thus fixes the orientation of the connector 130 relative to the socket 110.In this process, the locking element 180 is inserted into the detent area 190 during a locking movement M 3, thus preventing an inverse rotary movement M 2 from being performed to release the bayonet lock 112. This also prevents the component 300 from being separated from the device 200 by an inverse, i.e., reverse, removal movement M 1.

[0044] In the embodiment shown, the Figures 3a and 3bIt is provided that the locking element 180 can only be moved from the adjustment position Pv to the locking position Ps from one side of the base 110 located inside the device 200, and this also applies to the reverse case of the transition from the locking position Ps to the adjustment position Pv. This ensures that disconnecting the connection system 100, i.e., decoupling the component 300 from the device 200, is only possible if the respective user has access to the interior of the device 200, thus creating a further obstacle that prevents unauthorized and unintentional removal of the component 300.

[0045] Alternatively to the one in the Figures 3a and 3bThe illustrated embodiment of the locking mechanism 170 can also be provided for in which a locking element 180 is arranged on the device side of the base 110, and thus is not necessarily positioned directly in the base 110. The same applies analogously to the detent area 190, which is then arranged accordingly on the component side of the connector 130.

[0046] It is also conceivable that the locking element 180 is arranged in and / or on the connector 130, and the corresponding detent area 190 is arranged on the device side in and / or on the socket 110. However, this specific embodiment requires an additional fixing element to secure the locking element 180, which in this embodiment is arranged on the component side. All embodiments of this specific configuration of the locking element 180 are based on the principle already explained.

[0047] The Figures 4a and 4bFigure 1 shows an alternative embodiment of the locking element 180, wherein the locking element 180 is arranged either on the component side in and / or on the connector 130 or on the device side in and / or on the socket 110, and the detent area 190 is arranged correspondingly complementarily on the device side in and / or on the socket 110 or on the component side in and / or on the connector 130. This general embodiment is shown in the sketch of the Figure 4a schematically shown, wherein in the Figure 4b A sketchy, exemplary implementation of the locking element 180 is realized component-side in or on the connector 130. The detent area 190 is arranged correspondingly complementarily on the device-side in or on the socket 110. In this exemplary implementation, the locking element 180 is provided to be ferromagnetic and, furthermore, preferably designed as a spring element.

[0048] Specifically in Figure 4bIn the illustrated embodiment, the locking element 180 has a ferromagnetic spring 182. The device-side detent area 190 has a recess or indentation 191, 192. The spring 182, acting as the locking element 180, is designed such that it automatically assumes the locked position Ps when the plug 130 and the socket 110 are coupled, whereby the locking element 180 (i.e., the spring 182) engages in the detent area 190 and fixes the orientation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110. This prevents the plug 130 from rotating relative to the socket 110.

[0049] Due to the ferromagnetic design of the locking element 180 (i.e., the spring 182), the locking element 180 can be moved from the locked position Ps to the adjustable position Pv by means of an external magnetic element 420, which has a permanent magnet and thus interacts with the ferromagnetic locking element 180 when positioned appropriately against the connection system 100. This allows the locking element 180, or the spring 182, to be moved from its locked position Ps to the adjustable position Pv simply and flexibly by moving the external magnetic element 420 towards the connection system 100. This implementation also prevents the connection system 100 from being easily disconnected, i.e., the component 300 from the device 200 from being decoupled.At the same time, a particularly simple assembly of component 300 to device 200 via connection system 100 is achieved, since no additional active process step is necessary to couple these two elements. Decoupling only requires the approach of an external magnetic element 420 by means of a corresponding approach movement M 4 to release the established locking mechanism 170 and thus terminate the coupling.

[0050] It is also conceivable that the locking element in this design is implemented on the device side and the corresponding detent area on the component side.

[0051] Another advantage of the alternative to implementing the locking mechanism 170 as mechanical pin elements, as in Figures 3a and 3bIt has been shown that this results in improved sealing of the system against dampness and moisture, since a locking element 180 penetrating the base is no longer necessary, and corresponding openings in the base 110 and the housing 200 can be avoided. This is particularly evident with regard to the further exemplary embodiments of the Figures 5a to 6c valid.

[0052] The Figures 5a and 5b They show a first exemplary implementation of the connection system 100 with a locking mechanism 170 realized by frictional engagement. The special design of the Figure 5b This shows a specially designed device system 10 or a specially designed device 200, which has a special feature for influencing the safety mechanism 170 of the connection system 100.

[0053] In the Figure 5aIn the exemplary embodiment shown, the locking mechanism 170 now includes a component-side magnetic element 140, which is arranged on and / or in the connector 130, and the locking mechanism 170 includes a device-side magnetic element 120, which is arranged on and / or in the socket 110. In the coupled state of the connector 130 and the socket 110, the device-side magnetic element 120 and the component-side magnetic element 140 are magnetically coupled to each other, with the orientation of the connector 130 relative to the socket 110 being fixed by frictional engagement. In particular, the electrical contacts 111 of the connector 130 may be ferromagnetic and form part of the component-side magnetic element 140. The device-side magnetic element 120 may include a permanent magnet.

[0054] In the sketchy representation of the Figure 5aIt is assumed that the implementation shown comprises a device-side magnetic element 120 with a permanent magnet and a component-side magnetic element 140 with ferromagnetic electrical contacts 111 of the connector 130. When component 300 is coupled to device 200 via the connection system 100, the component-side magnetic element 140 interacts with the device-side magnetic element 120 as movements M1 and M2 are performed. This magnetic coupling prevents an inverse movement of component 300 relative to device 200, which would lead to the decoupling of the connection system 100, i.e., the separation of component 300 from device 200. In particular, this magnetic force between the two magnetic elements prevents an inverse rotational movement M2 and subsequently an inverse movement M1 from being performed.

[0055] In the implementation of the connection system 100 or the device system 10 of the Figure 5a It is provided here that the locking mechanism 170 can be activated and deactivated, whereby the locking mechanism 170 is activated per se when the socket 110 is coupled to the plug 130 by the magnetic elements 120, 140. In the implementation of the Figure 5a It is further provided that this coupling via the connection system 100 is reversible, i.e., that a plug 130 coupled to the socket 110 can be disconnected from it again. For this purpose, it is necessary that the locking mechanism 170 can be deactivated, i.e., that the magnetic effect between the two magnetic elements (i.e., the component-side magnetic element 140 and the device-side magnetic element 120) can be neutralized. In the Figure 5aIt is proposed here to guide an external magnetic element 420 in a movement M 5 towards the connection system 100, such that the external magnetic element 420 is located in the immediate vicinity of the connection system 100, and thus in the immediate vicinity of the device system 10. Ideally, this external magnetic element 420 has a permanent magnet that possesses a magnetic field which interacts with the component-side magnetic element 140 and the device-side magnetic element 120, and is designed in particular such that the magnetic effect of the two magnetic elements 120, 140 on each other is canceled out or neutralized, or at least weakened to such an extent that the force-fit fixation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110 generated by these two magnetic elements 120, 140 is eliminated.By bringing the external magnetic element 420 into motion M 5, it is thus possible for the plug 130 to first be rotated by an inverse rotary movement M 2 and then to be pulled off the socket 110 by an inverse movement M 1.

[0056] The implementation in Figure 5b demonstrates the same technical principle of the connection system 100 as before with regard to Figure 5a As described, the device system 10, or device 200, is specifically designed to simplify the deactivation of the connection system 100, i.e., the decoupling of component 300 from device 200. The housing 210 of device 200 is provided with a feed area 218 for an external magnetic element 420, by means of which the locking mechanism 170 of the connection system 100 can be deactivated. The feed area 118 also facilitates the approach movement M 5 of the Figure 5aThe external magnetic element 420 is adapted and therefore results in a leading movement M 6, by means of which it is introduced into the feed area 118. This further improves the magnetic influence of the external magnetic element 420 on the magnetic coupling of the two magnetic elements 120 and 140, thus simplifying the decoupling of the connection system 100, i.e., the separation of the component 300 from the device 200. This feed area is particularly advantageous in versions where the housing 210 itself is made of metal or even ferromagnetic, as this further enhances the effect of the external magnetic element 420.

[0057] A corresponding implementation of the housing 210 of the device 200 is also possible with regard to the results from the Figures 4a and 4b known implementation of the connection system or the device system 10 is conceivable.

[0058] In the exemplary implementations of the Figures 6a, 6b and 6cA connection system 100 is again shown, the locking mechanism 170 of which has both a component-side magnetic element 140 and a device-side magnetic element 120. The component-side magnetic element 140 is again arranged on and / or in the plug 130, and the device-side magnetic element 120 is arranged on and / or in the socket 110. In the coupled state of the plug 130 and the socket 110, the two electrical elements 120 and 140 are magnetically coupled to each other, with the orientation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110 being fixed by friction.

[0059] In the illustrated embodiments, for example, the electrical contacts 111 of the plug 130 may be ferromagnetic and form part of the component-side magnetic element 140. Furthermore, the device-side magnetic element 120 may be a permanent magnet.

[0060] As with the other exemplary implementations before, Figures 5a and 5b It is also provided here that the magnetic coupling of the device-side magnetic element 120 and the component-side magnetic element 140 can be neutralized, and that the orientation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110 can be changed so that the component 300 can be detached from the device 200 by means of the connection system 100 designed in this way. In the Figures 6a, 6b and 6cIn the illustrated embodiments, it is specifically provided that the magnetic coupling between the device-side magnetic element 120 and the component-side magnetic element 140 can be neutralized by means of a further magnetic element 220. This second magnetic element is neutralized by an electromagnet 220 located on and / or in the base 110 or on and / or in the device 200 in the vicinity of the device-side magnetic element 120. The connection system 100, the device 200, or the device system 10 thus designed is therefore particularly flexible, since the magnetic coupling between the device-side magnetic element 120 and the component-side magnetic element 140 can be separated by means of its own electromagnet 220. The controller 270 of the device 200 is designed to control the electromagnet 220, and in particular to activate and deactivate it.This also ensures that the connection system 100 can be coupled and uncoupled particularly easily and flexibly, while at the same time effectively preventing the decoupling or separation of the device system 10, i.e., the removal of the component 300 from the device 200, since the electromagnet 220 must first be controlled accordingly to allow the coupling of the connection system 100 between component 300 and device 200 to be released.

[0061] In particular, the device may also have an interface for external communication K e, by means of which the controller 270 can receive or send control signals. This allows an external control of the device 200 or the controller 270 to control internal communication K i between the controller 270 and the electromagnet 220, thereby releasing the coupling of the connection system 100. In a specific embodiment, the interface for external communication K e may be provided by means of a corresponding component 300, in particular by means of a communication module 322.

[0062] The Figure 6b further training in the implementation of Figure 6a , wherein the device 200 has a further socket 110, which is designed for coupling with a corresponding plug 130. In this respect, the device in the Figure 6b The device system shown comprises a device 200 with two components 300, each of which is coupled to the device 200 by means of a version of the connection system 100.

[0063] In the special design of the Figure 6b It is provided here that a single device-side magnetic element 120 is provided, which is used equally by both connection systems 100. If the device-side magnetic element 120 is implemented using a permanent magnet, it can be provided in particular that the two sockets 110 of the device 200 are located close together. Furthermore, regarding the implementation of the Figure 6bIt is provided that a single electromagnet 220 is present to neutralize the magnetic effect of the device-side magnetic element 120 when necessary, whereby "neutralizing" within the meaning of the present disclosure can, in particular, mean that a correspondingly large oppositely polarized or oppositely oriented magnetic field is generated. Here too, the electromagnet 220 is controlled by a controller 270 via internal communication K i. As before, it is also conceivable that the controller 270 is controlled by an external device, with the control commands being transmitted via an external communication interface, such as an external communication module 322.

[0064] The implementation of the Figure 6c also builds on the idea of Figure 6a and the idea of Figure 6bin this case, a device 200 is again provided with two sockets 110, so that two preferably different components 300 can be coupled to the device 200 via the respective connection systems 100. However, in this particular implementation, each connection system 100 of the device system 10 has its own device-side magnetic element 120. Likewise, each device-side magnetic element 120 has its own electromagnet 220, which can be controlled accordingly by a controller 270 via internal communication K i. Preferably, the controller 270 can control the individual electromagnets 220 of the device system 10 individually, so that deactivation of the safety system 170 of a respective connection system 100 or 120 is possible.The magnetic coupling between the respective device-side magnetic element 120 and the respective component-side magnetic element 140 can be flexibly and individually neutralized. This allows for a particularly flexible design of the device system 10 or the connection system 100.

[0065] Furthermore, an alternative embodiment of the connection system 100 or the device system 10 is conceivable, in which the neutralization of the magnetic coupling between the device-side magnetic element 120 and the component-side magnetic element 140 is implemented by means of a variable distance between the device-side magnetic element 120 and the component-side magnetic element 140. This applies in particular to the configurations of the Figures 5a, 5b , 6a, 6b and 6cAs an alternative to the additional magnetic element 220, 420, i.e., the electromagnet 220 or the external magnetic element 420, a corresponding displacement mechanism can be provided on the device side, which, when activated, increases the distance between the device-side magnetic element 120 and the component-side magnetic element 140. By increasing the distance, the force acting on the two internal magnetic elements 120, 140 decreases, so that the magnetic coupling is neutralized or at least sufficiently weakened. This can be achieved, for example, by an adjustment motor controlled by a controller 270, or by a corresponding push button located on the device or on the base 110, which causes a direct mechanical displacement of the device-side magnetic element 120.This particular version of the connection system 100 is not shown in the figures.

[0066] The connection system 100 according to the invention, or each of the different implementations of the connection system 100 presented herein, can comprise a plug 130 and a socket 111 according to an industrial standard for mechanical and electrical interfaces, wherein the plug 130 and the socket 111 are preferably designed according to the Zhaga standard. In this respect, the connection system 100 presented herein can represent an improved embodiment of such a known industrial standard with an additional locking system 170.

[0067] The various devices 200 presented herein always have a housing 210, wherein the socket 110 is arranged on a surface of the housing 210. In embodiments in which the housing 210 of the device 200 has a metallic component, in particular a ferromagnetic metallic component, the aforementioned design of the housing 210 with a feed area 218 is particularly advantageous, at least if a connection system 100 is provided which is designed to deactivate the locking mechanism 170, i.e., to deactivate the fixing of the orientation of the plug 130 relative to the socket 110, by means of an external magnetic element 420.

[0068] Overall, it is conceivable that the device 200 is a luminaire 201 - in particular an indoor building luminaire or an outdoor building luminaire, a street or path luminaire or a sports facility luminaire, such as a floodlight or hall lighting - or a luminaire control unit 202 for controlling such a luminaire 201.

[0069] Component 300 can be configured as a blanking plate 310 or as a module 320. In preferred embodiments, component 300 can also be configured as a lighting module, a sensor module 321, and / or a communication module 322. In the case of a lighting module, it preferably comprises an emergency light, an escape route light, an ambient light, a spotlight, and / or a floodlight. In the case of a sensor module 321, it preferably comprises a brightness sensor, a presence sensor, a temperature sensor, and / or an air quality sensor. In the case of a communication module 322, it preferably comprises a communication unit for communication between the device 200 and another device 200, for example, a control unit 202 for the device 200, or another external device, and is particularly preferably designed for wireless communication.

[0070] The different device systems 10 presented herein can be combined in a special configuration and can, in particular, form a lighting system 1. This lighting system 1 preferably comprises at least one first device system 10, wherein the device 200 is a luminaire 201, which is coupled to a communication module 322 via its connection system 100. Furthermore, the lighting system 1 preferably comprises a second device system 10, wherein the device 200 of this device system 10 is a lighting control unit 202, to which a communication module 322, as component 300, is coupled via the connection system 100. It is provided that the communication module 322 of the first device system 10 and the communication module 322 of the second device system 10 are configured for mutual communication, whereby the lighting control unit 202 can control the at least one luminaire 201.With the lighting system 1 thus created, it is ensured for each device system 10 that the coupling between device 200 and component 300 via the corresponding connection system 100 cannot be easily disconnected, as the locking mechanism 170 of the connection system 100 prevents this.

[0071] Various configurations of the connection system 100 and the locking mechanism 170 are presented herein. This makes it possible to position these device systems 10 in prominent and easily accessible locations without the risk of unauthorized third parties destroying the device systems 10 and removing component 300 from the device 200. Furthermore, this ensures that communication modules 322 can now be positioned on an easily accessible external surface of the housing 210 of the respective device 200, thus guaranteeing improved communication between the corresponding communication modules 322.

[0072] Overall, a connection system 100 or a device system 10 or a lighting system 1 is thus created, which is characterized on the one hand by a particularly flexible and easy coupling of components 300 to devices 200, and on the other hand by the design of the connection system 100 with the locking mechanism 170 prevents or at least makes extremely difficult the destruction of the respective system 100, 10, 1 by unauthorized third parties. Reference symbol list:

[0073] Device system (10) Connection system (100) Device-side socket (110) Complementary electrical contacts (111) Bayonet lock (112) Device-side magnetic element (120) Component-side connector (130) Component-side magnetic element (140) Locking mechanism (170) Locking element (180) Bolt (181), Pin (181), Screw (181) Spring (182) Detent area (190) Recess (191, 192) Indentation (191, 192) Device (200) Lamp (201) Lamp control unit (202) Housing (210) Electromagnet (220) Further magnetic element (220, 420) Controller (270) Component (300) Blanking plate (310) Module (320) Sensor module (321) Communication module (322) external magnetic element (420) closing movement (M 1 ) rotary movement (M 2 ) special movement (M 3 , M 4 , M 5 , M 6 ) adjustment position (Pv) locking position (Ps)

Claims

1. Connection system (100) for the mechanical and electrical coupling of a component (300), such as a module (320) or a blanking cover (310), to a device (200), such as a lamp (201) or a lamp control device (202), wherein the connection system (100) has a device-side base (110) and a component-side plug (130), wherein the plug (130) is formed complementarily to the base (110), wherein the connection system (100) couples the component (300) to the device (200), wherein the mechanical coupling is effected by means of a bayonet lock (112), wherein the plug (130) is plugged (M1) onto the base (110) and rotated (M2) to anchor it, wherein the base (110) and the plug (130) have complementarily formed electrical contacts (111) which are in coupled state of the plug (130) and the socket (110) are connected to each other, characterized by thatthe connection system (100) has an integrated securing mechanism (170) for securing the coupling of the component (300) to the device (200), wherein the securing mechanism (170) is designed to fix an orientation of the plug (130) relative to the socket (110) in the coupled state of the plug (130) and the socket (110).

2. Connection system (100) according to claim 1, wherein the securing mechanism (170) has a locking element (180) and a latching region (190), wherein the securing mechanism (170) can be activated in the coupled state of the plug (130) and the socket (110), wherein the securing mechanism (170) is deactivated in an adjustment position (Pv) of the locking element (180) and in a blocking position (Ps) of the locking element (180) the securing mechanism (170) is activated, wherein in the blocking position (Ps) the locking element (180) interacts with the latching region (190) and fixes the orientation of the plug (130) relative to the socket (110) by form-fitting, wherein in the adjustment position (Pv) the locking element (180) is decoupled from the latching region (190), and the orientation of the plug (130) is variable relative to the base (110),wherein preferably the securing mechanism (170) can also be deactivated in the coupled state of the plug (130) and the socket (110).

3. Connection system (100) according to claim 2, wherein the locking element (180) is arranged on the device side in and / or on the base (110), and the latching area (190) is arranged on the component side in and / or on the plug (130), wherein in the locking position (Ps) the locking element (180) engages in the latching area (190) and fixes the orientation of the plug (130) relative to the base (110), wherein preferably the locking element (180) can only be brought from the adjustment position (Pv) into the locking position (Ps) from a side of the base (110) located inside the device (200), and vice versa, wherein further preferably the locking element (180) is formed rod-like and in this case has, for example, a bolt (181), a pin (181), or a screw (181), and wherein preferably the latching area (190) has a recess (191, 192) and / or an indentation (191, 192).

4. Connection system (100) according to claim 2, wherein the locking element (180) is arranged either on the component side in and / or on the plug (130) or on the device side in and / or on the base (110), and the latching region (190) is arranged correspondingly complementarily on the device side in and / or on the base (110) or on the component side in and / or on the plug (130), wherein the locking element (180) is ferromagnetic and is preferably formed like a spring element and in this case has, for example, a spring spring (182), and wherein the latching region (190) preferably has a recess (191, 192) and / or an indentation (191, 192), wherein the locking element (180) is designed such that it automatically assumes the locking position (Ps) upon completion of the coupling of the plug (130) and the base (110), wherein in this case the locking element (180) engages in the locking area (190) and fixes the orientation of the plug (130) relative to the base (110),wherein the locking element (180) can be moved from the locking position (Ps) into the adjustment position (Pv) by means of an external magnetic element (420) which has a permanent magnet and which interacts with the ferromagnetic locking element (180).

5. Connection system (100) according to claim 1, wherein the securing mechanism (170) has a component-side magnetic element (140) which is arranged on and / or in the plug (130), and wherein the securing mechanism (170) has a device-side magnetic element (120) which is arranged on and / or in the socket (110), wherein in the coupled state of the plug (130) and the socket (110), the device-side magnetic element (120) and the component-side magnetic element (140) are magnetically coupled to one another, wherein the orientation of the plug (130) relative to the socket (110) is fixed by frictional engagement.

6. The connection system (100) according to claim 5, wherein the electrical contacts (111) of the plug (130) are ferromagnetic and are part of the component-side magnetic element (140); and / or wherein the device-side magnetic element (120) comprises a permanent magnet.

7. Connection system (100) according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the magnetic coupling of the device-side magnetic element (120) and the component-side magnetic element (140) can be neutralized, and thereby the orientation of the plug (130) relative to the socket (110) can be changed.

8. Connection system (100) according to claim 7, wherein the magnetic coupling of the device-side magnetic element (120) and the component-side magnetic element (140) can be neutralized by means of a variable spacing of the device-side magnetic element (120) relative to the component-side magnetic element (140);and / or wherein the magnetic coupling of the device-side magnetic element (120) and the component-side magnetic element (140) can be neutralized by means of a further magnetic element (220, 420) in the vicinity of the device-side magnetic element (120), wherein preferably, if the magnetic coupling of the device-side magnetic element (120) and the component-side magnetic element (140) can be neutralized by means of a further magnetic element (220, 420) in the vicinity of the device-side magnetic element (120), the further magnetic element (220, 420) is an external magnetic element (420) which has a permanent magnet; or an electromagnet (220) which is arranged on and / or in the base (110) or on and / or in the device (200) and which can be activated and deactivated by a controller (270) of the device (200); 9. Connection system (100) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 8, wherein the plug (130) and the socket (110) are designed according to an industrial standard for mechanical and electrical interfaces, wherein preferably the plug (130) and the socket (110) are designed according to the Zhaga standard.

10. Device (200) with a base (110) of a connection system (100) according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the device (200) has a housing (210), wherein the base (110) is arranged on a surface of the housing (210), and wherein the device (200) has a controller (270), wherein preferably the device (200) is a luminaire (201) - in particular an indoor building luminaire or an outdoor building luminaire, a street or path luminaire or a sports facility luminaire, such as a floodlight or hall lighting - or a luminaire control device (202) for controlling such a luminaire (201).

11. A component (300) with a plug (130) of a connection system (100) according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the component (300) is a blank cover (310) or a module (320), in particular a lighting module, a sensor module (321), and / or a communication module (322); wherein, in the case of a lighting module, this preferably comprises an emergency light, an escape route light, an ambient light, a spotlight, and / or a spotlight; wherein, in the case of a sensor module (321), this preferably comprises a brightness sensor, a presence sensor, a temperature sensor, and / or an air data sensor; wherein, in the case of a communication module (322), this preferably comprises a communication unit for communication between the device (200) and another device (200), for example a control unit (202) for the device (200), and is preferably designed for wireless communication.

12. Device system (10) comprising a device (200) according to claim 10, and a component (300) according to claim 11, as well as a connection system (100) according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the component (300) is mechanically and electrically coupled to the device (200) by means of the connection system (100).

13. Device system according to claim 12, wherein the housing (210) of the device (200) has a feed area (218) for an external magnetic element (420), by means of which the securing mechanism (170) of the connection system (100) can be deactivated, wherein the connection system (100) is a connection system (100) at least according to claim 4 or 8; and / or wherein the base (110) and / or the device (200) has an electromagnet (220), wherein the electromagnet (220) can be activated and deactivated by means of the controller (270), wherein the connection system (100) is a connection system (100) at least according to claim 8, wherein the securing mechanism (170) of the connection system (100) can be deactivated by means of the electromagnet (220).

14. Device system according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the device system (10) has at least two components (300), and the device (200) has a plurality of sockets (110), wherein the components (300) are each coupled to a socket (110) of the respective connection system (100) of the device (200).

15. Lighting system (1) comprising: • at least a first device system (10) according to one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the device (200) is a luminaire (201) to which a communication module (322) is coupled as a component (300) via the connection system (100); • a second device system (10) according to one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the device (200) is a luminaire control device (202) to which a communication module (322) is coupled as a component (300) via the connection system (100);wherein the communication module (322) of the first device system (10) and the communication module (322) of the second device system (10) are designed for mutual communication, wherein the luminaire control device (202) controls the at least one luminaire (201), wherein preferably the communication module (322) of the second device system (10) is arranged on a surface of the housing (210) of the luminaire control device (202) that is easily accessible from the outside, wherein preferably the communication module (322) of the first device system (10) and the communication module (322) of the second device system (10) are designed for wireless communication.;

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