Connection assembly structure of conductive module having rotatable water-proof lighting fixture
The connection assembly structure allows for flexible illumination direction adjustment and waterproof electrical connectivity by using axially protruding and recessed joint posts on lamp rods, addressing the challenges of existing lighting fixtures.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024015057
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-02-02
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-15
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-02-02
AI Technical Summary
Existing lighting fixtures face challenges in efficiently connecting multiple section lamp rods while allowing for electrical connection and adjusting illumination direction, with existing solutions being cumbersome or lacking in flexibility and waterproofing capabilities.
A connection assembly structure featuring axially protruding and recessed plug-in joint posts and holes on lamp rods, enabling 360-degree rotation and axial fastening, along with waterproof electrical connectors, allowing for flexible illumination direction adjustment and electrical connectivity.
Enables seamless assembly and electrical connection of multi-section lamp rods with adjustable illumination direction and waterproofing, facilitating easy installation and outdoor use.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of lighting fixtures, and more particularly to a connection and assembly structure of a conductive module having a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture that can be used as a spotlight, track light, etc., in which the lamp shafts of multiple lighting fixtures can be butt-joined together to form an electrical connection structure and an assembly joint structure, and multiple lighting fixtures can be arranged together and their irradiation direction can be rotated and adjusted. [Background technology]
[0002] There are many styles and varieties of spotlight structures today. For example, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, spotlights have a light base and a lamp attached to the light base, allowing the direction of illumination of the lamp to be adjusted. During installation, a number of spotlights are typically arranged and fixed to a ceiling board or cross beam, allowing the lamp's light to be projected onto a wall or other direction. However, during installation, it is necessary to run electric wires to each spotlight one by one, and attempts are made to conceal these wires, which can be troublesome and inconvenient. Furthermore, spotlights such as those shown in Patent Documents 3 and 4 have a light shaft and a number of focusing lamps attached to the light shaft. However, the light shaft cannot be rotated to adjust the direction of illumination of the focusing lamps, and adjustments can only be made at the focusing lamps themselves.
[0003] One type of existing track light has the same function as a spotlight, and as shown in Patent Document 5, it has a power supply rail and multiple lamps connected to the power supply rail, so the position of the lamps can be moved on the power supply rail. However, this type of power supply rail cannot usually be assembled and joined in sections, so it is not possible to rotate the power supply rail to adjust the illumination direction of the lamps. As shown in Patent Document 6, for example, there is another type of track light that uses electrical connection technology to electrically connect multiple rails, but the assembly and joining structure and assembly work are quite complicated and unfavorable for quickly butt-joining the rails of a multi-section track light, and it is not possible to adjust the illumination direction of the lamps by rotating the rail during assembly. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0004] [Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent No. 04814955(A) [Patent Document 2] U.S. Design Patent No. D0703359(S) [Patent Document 3] US Patent No. 09297524 (B2) [Patent Document 4] U.S. Design Patent No. D0779696(S) [Patent Document 5] US Patent No. 09291338 (B2) [Patent Document 6] U.S. Patent No. 06093037(A) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0005] Therefore, the problem to be overcome by this invention is how to provide a lighting fixture that can butt-join the multiple section lamp rods one by one, while at the same time completing the assembly and joining operations and electrical connection operations of the multiple section lamp rods, and that also makes it possible to adjust the illumination direction of the lamp on each section lamp rod after rotating the lamp rods. [Means for solving the problem]
[0006] The primary object of the present invention is to provide a connection assembly structure for a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lamp fixture, in which the first ends of multi-section lamp shafts are each provided with an axially protruding plug-in joint post and the other ends are each axially recessed with a plug-in joint hole, and during assembly, the plug-in joint post of one lamp shaft is inserted into the plug-in joint hole of another lamp shaft, passing through the threads and axial positioning structure to form a 360-degree idle rotation state between the two lamp shafts, while simultaneously fastening them together axially to prevent axial separation and electrically connecting the conductive terminals in the plug-in joint post and the plug-in joint hole to each other. In this way, the multi-section lamp shafts can be rotated circumferentially relative to each other to adjust the lighting direction of the lamp fixture, and the connection structure for multi-section lamp shafts also achieves purposes such as electrical connection.
[0007] A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a connection assembly structure for a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture, in which, when the lighting fixture is implemented as a tube body, each lighting fixture is provided with a first electrical connector at one end and a second electrical connector at the other end, the first electrical connector has the insertion joint post, and the second electrical connector is provided with the insertion joint hole, so that a multi-section lighting fixture can be butt-joined together by passing it through the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, thereby assembling and joining any number of lighting fixtures, and the lighting fixtures on each lighting fixture can be rotated and adjusted, making it possible to further apply it as a spotlight or track light.
[0008] A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a connection assembly structure for a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture, in which a first positioning portion is provided on the outer wall of the insertion joint post, the first positioning portion being a positioning protrusion protruding from the circumferential surface and allowing the positioning protrusion to elastically contract and deform in the radial direction, and a second positioning portion is provided on the inner hole wall of the insertion joint hole, the second positioning portion being a positioning groove surrounded by the inner hole wall, thereby achieving the functions of fastening positioning in the axial direction and rotation guiding. [Effects of the Invention]
[0009] A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a connection assembly structure for a conductive module having a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture, in which the butt joint portion of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector has a waterproof structure to prevent water from entering through the butt joint portion, allowing the lighting fixture to be used as a waterproof outdoor lamp. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective schematic view of the connection assembly structure of the conductive module with the rotatable waterproof lighting fixture of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 2] 1 is an exploded schematic view of the connection assembly structure of the conductive module with the rotatable waterproof lighting fixture of the present invention; [Figure 3] 1 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector of the present invention combined together. [Figure 4] 1 is an exploded schematic view of a first embodiment of a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector of the present invention. [Figure 5] 1A to 1C are diagrams illustrating the disassembly operation of the first embodiment of the first and second electrical connectors of the present invention. [Figure 6] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector of the present invention in combination. [Figure 7] 1 is a schematic front perspective view of a first embodiment of a first electrical connector of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 8]1 is a schematic front view of a first embodiment of a first electrical connector of the present invention; [Figure 9] 10 is a schematic diagram of a combination of a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 10] 10 is an exploded schematic view of a second embodiment of the first and second electrical connectors of the present invention; FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0011] 1 and 2, the conductive module connection assembly structure with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture according to the present invention may be applied as a spotlight or have a function similar to a track light, and a preferred embodiment thereof includes multi-section light rods 10, 20 butt-jointed to each other and a plurality of lighting fixtures 100 coupled on selected light rods, and the lighting fixtures 100 may be LED lighting fixtures or other lighting fixtures composed of light-emitting elements. Hereinafter, the structure of the lighting rods 10, 20 with only two sections will be described as an example, which includes a first lighting rod 10, a second lighting rod 20, and lighting fixtures 100 installed on the first lighting rod 10 and / or the second lighting rod 20.
[0012] Among them, it is preferable that the first lamp rod 10 is implemented as a circular or square tubular body, and an axially protruding insert joint post 34 is provided at the first end of the first lamp rod 10, the insert joint post 34 is a cylindrical body made of an insulating material, a terminal hole 35 is recessed at the end of the insert joint post 34, a first conductive terminal 32 extending axially is provided in the terminal hole 35, and the outer circumferential wall of the insert joint post 34 has one external thread portion 36 and at least one first positioning portion 37. The second rod 20 is preferably formed as a circular or square tube, and has an axially recessed insertion connection hole 44 at the second end of the second rod 20. The insertion connection hole 44 is a circular hole made of an insulating material, and a second conductive terminal 42 is provided in the insertion connection hole 44. The inner wall of the insertion connection hole 44 is sequentially provided with a second positioning portion 45, a first internal thread portion 46, and a first light hole portion 47, and the diameter of the light hole portion 47 is larger than the diameter of the internal thread portion 46 and the diameter of the external thread portion 36 of the insertion connection post 34.
[0013] As a result, as shown with reference to Figures 3 and 4, during assembly, the insertion joint post 34 of the first lamp rod 10 is inserted into the insertion joint hole 44 of the second lamp rod 20, and the first lamp rod 10 and the second lamp rod 20 are rotated to tighten the outer thread portion 36 into the inner thread portion 46 (see Figure 5), and the first lamp rod 10 and the second lamp rod 20 are again rotated continuously until they reach the outer thread portion 36. The illumination direction of the lamp 100 is formed so that the first lamp rod 10 and the second lamp rod 20 can be rotated and adjusted in the circumferential direction so that the first lamp rod 10 and the second lamp rod 20 are inserted into the light hole 47 after passing through the internal thread portion 46 (see FIG. 6), and the external thread portion 36 allows only idle rotation when the light hole 47 is rotated, and the first lamp rod 10 and the second lamp rod 20 do not come off in the opposite direction. Furthermore, when the external thread portion 36 of the insertion joint post 34 is positioned in the light hole 47 in the insertion joint hole 44, the first positioning portion 37 and the second positioning portion 45 are precisely fastened to each other to form axial positioning (see FIG. 6), and are used to electrically connect the first conductive terminal 32 and the second conductive terminal 42 to each other and supply power to the lamp 100.
[0014] 4, 5, 7 and 8, one preferred embodiment of the plug-in joint post 34 of the present invention is that a first electrical connector 30 is provided at the first end of the first light rod 10, and the first electrical connector 30 has a first insulator 31 and the first conductive terminal 32 installed in the first insulator 31. The first insulator 31 is formed with a first assembly joint post 33 and the plug-in joint post 34 protruding from the front end of the first assembly joint post 33, and the terminal hole 35 is recessed at the end of the plug-in joint post 34 for installing the first conductive terminal 32, and an electric wire 50 is connected to the rear end of the first conductive terminal 32, and the electric wire 50 passes through the first assembly joint post 33 and extends from the rear end of the first electrical connector 30. When assembling the first electrical connector 30 to the first light rod 10, the first assembly joint post 33 at the rear end is inserted into the first end of the tubular body of the first light rod 10, causing the insertion joint post 34 to protrude from the first end of the first light rod 10, and the electric wire 50 is inserted into the tubular body of the first light rod 10 to be used for electrical connection with the lighting fixture 100.
[0015] Referring again to FIGS. 4 and 5, one preferred embodiment of the insertion connection hole 44 of the present invention is that a second electrical connector 40 is provided at the second end of the second lamp rod 20, and the second electrical connector 40 is: The second electrical connector 40 includes a second insulator 41 and the second electrically conductive terminal 42 installed in the second insulator 41. The second insulator 41 has a second assembly joint post 43 and the insertion joint hole 44 recessed in the front end of the second assembly joint post 43. The second electrically conductive terminal 42 is fixed in the insertion joint hole 44, and an electric wire 60 is connected to the rear end of the second electrically conductive terminal 42. The electric wire 60 passes through the second assembly joint post 43 and extends from the rear end of the second electrical connector 40. When the second electrical connector 40 is assembled to the second lamp rod 20, the second assembly joint post 43 is inserted into the second end of the tube of the second lamp rod 20, so that the insertion joint hole 44 is positioned at the second end of the second lamp rod 20. The electric wire 60 is then inserted into the tube of the second lamp rod 20 for electrical connection to another lamp 100 or a power source.
[0016] For the same reason, a second electrical connector 40 is separately provided at the second end of the first lamp rod 10 of the present invention, and a first electrical connector 30 is separately provided at the first end of the second lamp rod 20. As shown for reference, the multi-section first lamp rod 10 and the multi-section second lamp rod 20 are combined together through the above-mentioned insertion joint structure, forming a structure in which all of the internal electric wires 50, 60 are connected in series. The lighting fixtures 100 on each first lamp rod 10 and each second lamp rod 20 are connected in parallel to an electric circuit that connects the electric wires 50, 60 in series, making it possible to supply power to each lighting fixture 100. Furthermore, the first lamp rod 10 of each section and the second lamp rod 20 of each section can both be rotated to adjust the illumination direction of the lighting fixtures 100.
[0017] 7 and 8, the first positioning portion 37 of the first electrical connector 30 is preferably a positioning ridge 371 protruding from the circumferential surface of the insertion joint post 34, and the positioning ridge 371 extends circumferentially, and the insertion joint post 34 is provided with a gap 372 located below the positioning ridge 371, thereby allowing the positioning ridge 371 to be further elastically contracted and deformed in the radial direction. The second positioning portion 45 of the second electrical connector 40 is a positioning groove 451 surrounding the entire circumference of the inner wall of the insertion joint hole 44. Therefore, when the insertion joint post 34 and the insertion joint hole 44 are integrally assembled and joined via the above-mentioned structure, the positioning protrusion 371 is fastened to the positioning groove 451 to form axial positioning, and when the first light rod 10 and the second light rod 20 rotate, the outer thread portion 36 ensures that only the light hole portion 47 performs idle rotation, and since the outer thread portion 36 does not mesh with the inner thread portion 46, this leads to the first light rod 10 and the second light rod 20 being separated during rotation. When attempting to separate the first light rod 10 and the second light rod 20, first the first light rod 10 and the second light rod 20 are pulled apart in the axial direction to disengage the positioning protrusion 371 from the positioning groove 451, and then the first light rod 10 and the second light rod 20 are rotated again, allowing them to be separated in the opposite direction. In addition, a preferred embodiment of the first positioning portion 37 also includes a positioning bump 373 protruding from the circumferential surface of the insertion joint post 34, which can be similarly fastened to the positioning groove 451, thereby enhancing the axial positioning effect.
[0018] As shown with reference to Figures 4 and 5, a protrusion 38 and a protrusion 48 are formed on the front end of the first assembly joint column 33 of the first electrical connector 30 and the front end of the second assembly joint column 43 of the second electrical connector 40, respectively, and the protrusion 38 and the protrusion 48 can be engaged with the front end of the tube body of the first lamp rod 10 and the front end of the tube body of the second lamp rod 20. Furthermore, a leak-proof ring 70 may be further provided on the insertion joint column 34, and the leak-proof ring 70 abuts against the front end of the first assembly joint column 33, thereby sandwiching the leak-proof ring 70 between the protruding edge 38 at the front end of the first assembly joint column 33 and the protruding edge 48 at the front end of the second assembly joint column 43 (see Figure 6), thereby forming a leak-proof structure and preventing water from entering between the first electrical connector 30 and the second electrical connector 40, thereby achieving a waterproof function and making it possible to install the lighting fixture 100 outdoors.
[0019] As shown in Figure 3, the outer wall of the first assembly joint post 33 of the first electrical connector 30 and the outer wall of the second assembly joint post 43 of the second electrical connector 40 may be provided with a number of radial protrusion rings 331, 431, which allows the first assembly joint post 33 and the second assembly joint post 43 to be tightly coupled to the inner walls of the tubes after they are inserted into the tube bodies of the first lamp rod 10 and the second lamp rod 20, respectively. Also, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, the outer wall of the first assembly joint post 33 and the second assembly joint post 43 may be provided with a number of axial protrusions 332, 432, which similarly allows for tight coupling to the inner walls of the tubes during assembly. [Explanation of symbols]
[0020] 100: Lighting equipment 10: 1st lantern 20: Second lantern 30: First electrical connector 31: First insulator 32: First conductive terminal 33: 1st assembly connection column 331: Radial projection ring 332: Axial protrusion 34: Inserted joint column 35: Terminal hole 36: External thread 37: First positioning part 371: Positioning ridge 372: void 373: Positioning bump 38: Edge 40: Second electrical connector 41: Second insulator 42: Second conductive terminal 43: 2nd assembly connection column 431: Radial projection ring 432: Axial protrusion 44: Insertion joint hole 45: Second positioning part 451: Positioning groove 46: Internal thread 47: Light hole 48: Edge 50,60: Electric wire 70: Leak prevention ring
Claims
1. A connection assembly structure of a conductive module having a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture, the waterproof lighting fixture comprising a first lighting rod, a second lighting rod, and a lighting fixture installed on the first lighting rod and / or the second lighting rod, An insertion joint post is provided at a first end of the first light rod and protrudes in the axial direction. The insertion joint post is a cylindrical body made of an insulating material. A terminal hole is recessed at the end of the insertion joint post, a first conductive terminal is provided in the terminal hole, and the insertion joint post has an outer circumferential wall having one external thread portion and at least one first positioning portion. a second end of the second lamp rod has an insertion hole recessed in the axial direction, the insertion hole being a circular hole made of an insulating material, a second conductive terminal being provided in the insertion hole, a second positioning portion, a first internal thread portion, and a first light hole portion being sequentially provided on the inner wall of the insertion hole, and the diameter of the light hole portion is larger than the diameter of the internal thread portion and the diameter of the external thread portion; The insertion joint post of the first lamp rod is inserted into the insertion joint hole of the second lamp rod, and the first lamp rod and the second lamp rod are rotated to tighten the outer thread portion into the inner thread portion, so that the first lamp rod and the second lamp rod are rotated continuously to the outer thread portion, pass through the inner thread portion, and then enter the light hole portion, so that the first lamp rod and the second lamp rod are rotatable and adjustable along the circumferential direction, forming the illumination direction of the lamp, and the first lamp rod and the second lamp rod are made to be directly undetachable, and the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are fastened to each other to form axial positioning, A connection assembly structure of a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture, characterized in that the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal are conductively connected to each other to supply power to the lighting fixture.
2. a first electrical connector having a first insulator and the first conductive terminal installed in the first insulator is provided at a first end of the first light rod, the first insulator having a first assembly joint post and the insertion joint post protruding from a front end of the first assembly joint post, the first assembly joint post being inserted into the first end of the first light rod so that the insertion joint post protrudes from the first end of the first light rod, and an electric wire at a rear end of the first conductive terminal extends into the first light rod; The connection assembly structure of a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture as described in claim 1, characterized in that a second end of the second lighting rod is provided with a second electrical connector having a second insulator and the second conductive terminal installed in the second insulator, the second insulator has a second assembly joint post and the insertion joint hole recessed in the front end of the second assembly joint post, the second assembly joint post is inserted into the second end of the second lighting rod to position the insertion joint hole at the second end of the second lighting rod, and the electric wire at the rear end of the second conductive terminal extends into the second lighting rod.
3. The connection assembly structure of a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture as described in claim 2, characterized in that the second electrical connector is separately provided at the second end of the first lighting rod, and the first electrical connector is separately provided at the first end of the second lighting rod.
4. The connection assembly structure of a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture as described in claim 2, characterized in that the first lighting rod and the second lighting rod are each a tubular body, and the first assembly joint post of the first electrical connector is inserted and fixed into a first end of the tubular body of the first lighting rod, and the second assembly joint post of the second electrical connector is inserted and fixed into a second end of the tubular body of the second lighting rod.
5. The connection assembly structure of a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture as described in claim 4, characterized in that a protrusion is formed on the front end of the first assembled connecting pillar and the front end of the second assembled connecting pillar, and the protrusion of the first assembled connecting pillar and the protrusion of the second assembled connecting pillar are engaged with the front end of the tube body of the first lighting rod and the front end of the tube body of the second lighting rod, respectively.
6. The connection assembly structure of a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture as described in claim 5, characterized in that a leakage prevention ring is provided on the insertion joint column, and the leakage prevention ring abuts against the front end of the first assembly joint column, and leakage prevention is formed by the leakage prevention ring being sandwiched between the protruding edge of the front end of the first assembly joint column and the protruding edge of the front end of the second assembly joint column.
7. The connection assembly structure of a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture as described in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the first positioning portion is a positioning protrusion protruding from the circumferential surface of the insertion joint column, the positioning protrusion extending along the circumferential direction, the insertion joint column having a void located below the positioning protrusion, the positioning protrusion being elastically contractible and deformable in the radial direction, and the second positioning portion is a positioning groove surrounding the entire circumference along the inner hole wall of the insertion joint hole.
8. The connection assembly structure of the conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture according to claim 7, wherein the first positioning portion comprises a positioning bump protruding from the circumferential surface of the insertion joint post.
9. The connection assembly structure of a conductive module with a rotatable waterproof lighting fixture as described in claim 2, characterized in that the outer wall of the first assembly connecting column and the outer wall of the second assembly connecting column have a number of radial protrusion rings or a number of axial protrusion strips.
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