CN1279755A

CN1279755A - strip lighting

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Publication number: CN1279755A
Application number: CN98809207A
Authority: CN
Inventors: D·F·肖维尔斯; J·B·夸特雷尔; K·R·戈达德; M·W·奥尔迪斯
Original assignee: RAMIRDES LUMIANTING APPARATUS (AMERICA) Inc
Current assignee: RAMIRDES LUMIANTING APPARATUS (AMERICA) Inc
Priority date: 1997-07-28
Filing date: 1998-07-28
Publication date: 2001-01-10
Also published as: JP2001512279A; WO1999006759A1; EP1000295B1; EP1000295A4; ES2511028T3; CA2297822A1; EP2796781A2; EP1000295A1; EP2796781A3

Abstract

A strip lighting device includes an elongate housing (14) that is at least partially translucent, and a multiplicity of light sources (8) arranged at intervals within the housing. Means is provided to diffuse, disperse or scatter light from the light sources whereby on activation of the light sources, a visible optical effect is produced when the housing is viewed from the outside.

Description

Strip lighting device

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to light source and illuminator, and be particularly conducive to the decorative lighting that is used for structure and construction unit.The present invention is effective especially when adopting light emitting diode as light source.Draw together application widely though being eager to excel stealthily substitutes.

Background technology

BP publication 2102933 discloses the illumination that a plurality of transparent Merlon that connect with the socket of placing pipe by the dimple that has several different azimuth of a kind of usefulness or plastic tube make and has shown configuration.Every pipe comprises one group of lighting bulb, incandescent lamp or light emitting diode (LED).This uses the pipe framework and the connection socket unit of expression one free-standing.

A kind of known illuminating product that is strip has the close-fitting fine light emitting diode that separates arranged in a straight line in the rectangular cross section color tube.The width of pipe is slightly less than 1 centimetre of while every light emitting diode when not triggering and being visible from the outside during as indivedual luminous point.This product is used to provide low luminosity emergency lighting, for example is that step and stair indicate as leading edge " noctilucence ", so rectangular tube is exactly the protection carrying cover of low-light level LED marker lamp.

Another kind of known product has little of the incandescent lamp bulb in the axial plane of imbedding firm plastic cylinder at interval.Bulb is arranged to parallel series connection group, also is embedded in a pair of longitudinal extension lead this parallel series connection group electrically in parallel in the cylinder.The individually outstanding therefore plastic cylinder of each bulb works to constitute the carrying person of separated incandescent lamp bulb chain effectively when flip flop equipment.

Summary of the present invention

The applicant has recognized that the light-pipe structure that is provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes in elongated translucent pipe provides and has been used for comprising the wall in restaurant and the novel Strip lighting on top such as sports ground and building for commercial use.Up-to-date light emitting diode and the relative conventional equipment of multi-color LED device improve brightness greatly.

On the one hand, the present invention relates to the decoration or the illumination of architectural feature.On the other hand, the present invention provides the installation of the translucent mask that comprises the light emitting diode that separates on the surface of the wall of multiple structure or framework.

The invention provides a kind of strip lighting device, this device comprises:

At least a translucent elongated cover;

A plurality of light sources of in described cover, arranging at interval; And

Disperse from described light source when triggering light source, the device of scattering or diffused light produces visible optical effect when observing cover from the outside.

In a special application, the present invention relates to have the structure of one or more features that highlight or decorate by one or more above-mentioned strip lighting devices.

Preferably, the feature that highlights or decorate of this structure is an angle or edge, for example the roof, window or the door the edge, perhaps each wall or the top between the angle.One is especially effectively used is gable or the crestal line that is used for a building.Can be along the edge or the angle, or contiguous but depart from this edge or one or more strip lighting devices are installed at the angle.

The cover of strip lighting device can be white basically, but preferably colored rather than white.In an application of the present invention, this structure is a commercial building, and color of each cover select with building on the identification showed or brand mark is complementary or complementary.

Feature that highlight or that decorate maybe can be chosen as, for example pile, guide rail or border.

Erecting device can be set comprise and be suitable for being fastened to described lip-deep attachment rail, but and the coupling apparatus on this long and cover so that realize cover and this rectangular chucking or the engagement of sliding, therefore cover is parallel to usually that this is rectangular, and preferably covering is thereon.

Light source is light emitting diode or other low-voltage or semiconductor device preferably.

The present invention further provides the assembly that is used for the Strip lighting lamp in the third aspect, comprising:

At least in part but the best cover of trnaslucent materials fully basically;

Attachment rail; And

But the structure of the longitudinal extension on track and the cover, in order to realize cover and the chucking of track or the engagement of sliding, this cover is parallel to track usually like this, preferably covers on it.

The chucking or the engagement of sliding can be at elements, track preferably, on the rib apparatus of longitudinal extension and the complementary groove device on other part between realize.In slot device, can there be the relative vertically heavy structure of cutting.

Track basically with fastening its back tool back plane engagement on surface.

Best, all of the present invention above-mentioned aspect, the outer or front surface of elongate hollow cover limits by laterally being part arcuation or convex.

Best, all of the present invention above-mentioned aspect, be provided with along cover one or more thin slices of longitudinal extension or rectangular supporting arrangement in the inside of cover.Such thin slice or rectangular can be light source usefulness supporting sheet and to the supporting sheet of the electrical fitting of these light sources, thereby can be combined on the ribbon cable, a kind of suitable support sheet is printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) laminate.Thin slice or rectangular can laterally the location at any angle for example are parallel to or perpendicular to the back side, or reverse situation.Light source can be on supporting sheet or a rectangular one side or a side, or on two sides or both sides.

Preferably electrical connector is set so that a pair of elongated cover is actual connects, thereby cover vertically relative displacement on the spot,, and can separate for example because the sinking of thermal expansion or building.Many have the conductive surface element and along the supporting sheet of cover longitudinal extension or rectangular on when light source is set, preferably also connector is set so as in couples electrically with in fact be connected supporting sheet or rectangular, thereby thin slice with rectangular also can relative on the spot length travel and unlikelyly in fact and electrically break away from.Between this cover and the supporting sheet that a series of covers carry by this or rectangular between to allow displacement be particularly advantageous.

A kind of further described rectangular or thin slice can be to be arranged on before the light source on request or light refractor or scatterer behind the light source.

Of the present invention aspect all in cover can be hollow and/or can be limited to the passage that light source wherein is set.Selection in addition, cover can be solid basically, is for example presetting light source moulded parts on every side, perhaps belt chamber is to admit light source.

At cover is hollow occasion, and it preferably is essentially the plastics (Merlon) of even cross section and extrudes part, simultaneously preferably translucent but be not transparent.It is translucent in certain embodiments that to also have transparent cover may be best.Cover can be a rigidity basically, and the suitable form of flexible barcode section is thin slice or the stretching structure with scalable pleat.

At present, rectangular, flexible tube segment of substrate and jockey also partly are arranged in the trnaslucent materials at least.

Disperse, scattering or diffusing device can comprise, for example, cover body part, and/or the light diffusing device in the passage.

In further situation, the invention provides the connector that in fact connects a pair of common strip component, comprising:

One Unitarily molded body, it defines a pair of roughly strip part, and with corresponding described strip component engagement, its inside is linked up in connector so slidably;

Wherein said Unitarily molded body further defines a relatively thinner wall part between described roughly stripes is divided, described thin-walled portion be elastically deformable with the relative variation in the relative position that compensates strip part roughly.

The material of body is silicon rubber or similar material preferably.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, a connector is provided, be used for electrically comprising with in fact to be connected a pair of or supportings with conductive surface element rectangular more:

One Unitarily molded body has and defines in its outer end common parallel groove or the passage that opens wide and separate, and described rectangular respective end refers to admit accordingly, thereby rectangularly is aligned and is generally coplanar;

Conductive contact device in described groove or passage is in order to mesh described complementary contacts on rectangular when admitting described end to refer in guide groove or passage.

By the device of described body band, each contact device with of body band on rectangular is electrically connected on another rectangular one or more contact devices; And

Elastically deformable device on described body, so as with described body be locked at each described rectangular on.

Preferably, it is rectangular that each arrangements of electric connection is provided with contact conduction as a whole, and more preferably rectangular is suitable conductive material, and for example, phosphorus brass or other alloy are installed to such an extent that can make it elastic deflection by described finger tip.

Best, along the relative edge of Unitarily molded body the groove that separates is set, and laterally opens wide from body.In one embodiment, these grooves are arranged in the elongated sidepiece that is connect by the central inter-access piece that is I or H form.

The locking device of elastically deformable preferably is arranged to the deflectable tongue piece part of a pair of band lug, and this tongue piece partly limits by the slit in the web part of Unitarily molded body, for example the described elongate sides part of cross-over connection body.

Further, the present invention provides (ⅰ) to comprise a kind of rectangular illuminator of above-mentioned a plurality of rectangular lighting devices respectively, and a set of pieces that (ⅱ) is used for this system comprises a plurality of this rectangular lighting devices, flexible tube segment, with suitable jockey, such as according to the of the present invention the 6th and the connector of the 7th aspect.

The simple description of accompanying drawing

Now, only as an example, present invention will be further described, and with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is that a kind of axle of simple mechanism of the rectangular illuminator that comprises a plurality of inclosure light sources is according to an embodiment of the invention surveyed view, is depicted on restaurant or other house wall;

Fig. 2 is the end portion of describing the light pipe part and preparing the attachment rail of engagement;

Fig. 3 represents that according to an embodiment of first aspect present invention, rectangular illuminator is applied to the illumination of building top line expediently;

Fig. 4 represents the framework that is applied to the show label unit of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the partial cross section view of the cell mesh of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is that the axle that connects the connector form of two light pipe sections is surveyed view;

Fig. 7 is the partial cross section view at the connector of Fig. 6 original place;

Fig. 8 is that the axle axle that waits of the rectangular connector of coupling ribbon cable supporting is surveyed view, is an embodiment of sixth aspect present invention;

Fig. 9 is shown in Figure 8, the diagrammatic side views of the connector that the supporting of band insertion position is rectangular;

Figure 10 represents to cut with the rectangular end portion of supporting in conjunction with the connector of Fig. 8;

Figure 11 is the axial section of terminal socket;

Figure 12 is along the drawing in side sectional elevation of Figure 11 center line 12-12;

Figure 13 is the outer end view of end socket;

Figure 14 is the axial section for the flexible tube segment that connects misalignment place of light pipe section;

Figure 15 and 16 is end-view and axial sections of retaining ring;

Figure 17 is along the sectional elevation of 17-17 lines among Figure 16;

Figure 18 is that the light pipe section of a pair of substantially rigid of expression is assembled to the partial cross sectional view on the flexible light pipe section of form shown in Figure 14 placed in the middle;

Two views of Figure 19 and the terminal plug of 20 expressions;

Figure 21 is the cross section view of expression with the light pipe section of a terminal plug;

Figure 22 represents the union elbow of part;

Figure 23 represents other form of end cap;

Figure 24 and 25 with etc. axle survey and sectional elevation, represent two interconnected pipeline section ends further another arrangement to end; And

Figure 26 is that axle axles such as the pipe of change and the part of rail assembly are surveyed view.

Most preferred embodiment

At first with reference to Fig. 1 and 2, the rectangular illuminator 10 of expression comprises several light source annexes 12, and each has the elongated hollow cover 14 of a trnaslucent materials.After this cover 14 is referred to as the light pipe section.These light pipe sections 14 are straight and rigidity basically, and the pipeline section 16 by flexibility connects simultaneously.Plain end 14 restriction separately by passage 13, a plurality of light sources of light emitting diode in this internal channel (LED) 8 forms are arranged on ribbon cable at certain intervals and support on rectangular 9, for example on printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) multi-layer sheet.These multi-layer sheet can be rigidity or flexible basically.Light emitting diode is the surface installing type formula preferably.Being printed on these conductive cables on rectangular electrically is connected on external power/controller by terminal box 20 and riser cable annex 22.Rectangular thin layer local or that extend or the coating of can comprising of PCB multi-layer sheet or other supporting for example reflects to provide optical effect with the light-emitting diodes pipe jointing.

Light pipe section 14 is fixed on the surface separately 5 of structure 6, thus they along and press close to the surface and extend, fixing mode is to adopt the basic bar of attachment rail 30 forms, pipeline section 14 can mesh thereon releasedly.Attachment rail 30 then be fixed on the surface 5 by the screw that stashes by the pipeline section after installing etc.

Other element of shown Strip lighting system is included as the terminal socket 40 that pipeline section 14 provides terminal combined structure, be not to stop the terminal plug 50 (Fig. 5) of light pipe section at the terminal box place, and releasably socket 40 be connected to the locking device 60 on flexible tube segment 16 or the terminal plug 50.

Each root light pipe section 14 of rigidity basically comprises that a kind of cross section of plastics extrudes part uniformly, these plastics are chosen to be translucent so as to disperse, scattering or diffusion be by the light of interior light emitting diodes emission, looks it is luminous when pipe when the outside is watched like this.Like this, provide the bar or the line of the light that extends, promptly pipe is seemingly luminous and surround contained light source on a roughly continuous zone of extending on its whole length.Trnaslucent materials preferably like this, promptly eyes be can't see LEDs when not exciting and watch outside covering, and LEDs can not debate other when exciting and watch outside covering.

A kind of suitable material is the carbonate polymer composite with suitable color paint and titanium dioxide brightening agent, to determine light scattering and translucence or opacity, color can select with the color-match of light emitting diode, perhaps can be any other color, or white or colourless.Color is UV stable preferably, in an optional embodiment, the material of extruding part can comprise scattered light diffuse component such as metal fillings sheet or fragment or powder, these to disperse, scattering or diffusion are sent only effectively and cause the effect of glimmering.In another of pipeline section changed, the dispersing of light emitting diode light, scattering or diffusion can be by the strias in the extruding zone, and rib or other surface change and promote.Extruded material can comprise the composition by electromagnetic radiation such as sunshine or other radiant light optical activation, therefore can change color, pattern or other optical signature of emission.

The cross section of extruding part as shown in Figure 2.It comprises a semicircle or Semicircular outside 23, straight basically sidewall sections 24a, and 24b, and an open a little thin-walled underlying structure 25, the rib 27a of the longitudinal extension of a pair of hollow limits central groove or passage 27 therein.Groove 27 is along each the side 29a that is limited to the rounded edge back, and 29b has shallow heavy cut 28a, 28b.

The sidewall sections 24a of light pipe section 14, the inside of 24b is provided with some, and diagram is typically 4, and the rib 19a of longitudinal extension, these ribs evenly separate the groove 19b that pegs graft to limit.These grooves are set so that ribbon cable bar 9 is installed, perhaps light diffuser or reflection bar or other annex, this will be discussed further below.

Every attachment rail 30 also is the elongated part of extruding with the even cross section that forms with light pipe section 14 materials similar.It has a main basic web 31, is the protrusion rib 32a of shallow V-arrangement, 32b with the cross section of two integral body.Therefore this rectangular horizontal outline closely cooperates with the lateral profile of groove 27, comprises that cooperates the 29a of spine, the V-shaped groove 34a of 29b, and 34b and cooperates heavy cut 28a, the rib structure 35a of 28b, 35b.

The size of attachment rail 30 will be decided to such an extent that be interference fit in groove 27.The hollow and thin-walled form of pipeline section underlying structure 25 and rib 32a, the arrangement of 32b on attachment rail 30 allows the crooked and distortion of this two elements, and pipeline section 14 is pressed onto on the attachment rail by the direction along arrow among Fig. 2 80 and promptly can be detachably fixed on the attachment rail like this.Rib 32a, 32b be the hollow rib formed 26a of bending inwardly and pipe toward each other, and 26b is separately crooked so that allow rib structure 35a, and 35b is by the 29a of spine, and 29b snaps in heavy cut 28a, 28b.Like this, be adjacent to wall by the main web 31 of earlier securing member 100 being twisted track and fix attachment rail, then pipeline section is snapped on the surface that the position can be installed in the light pipe section metope and so on.Attachment rail 30 has a smooth back 33 so that engage with the wall or the outer surface of attachment rail, and securing member is being hidden in the confined state simultaneously.Attachment rail can comprise the measure of supporting electric conductor in special applications.If require to rearrange at any time or remove strip lighting device.Can catch pipeline section 14 and be pulled away from attachment rail by putting upside down to snap in to move.For ease of this quick cooperation, at the middle part of central groove 27 longitudinal cut can be arranged, be arranged in the position of Fig. 2 127 indications.

System shown in being appreciated that can be suitable for providing the Strip lighting form of a coupling or an additional structure, or a kind of special shape is provided, for example the shape that can recognize.A kind of favourable application table is shown among Fig. 3.One building 150, for example a building for commercial use is such as the restaurant, comprises roof 152 with periphery edge 153 and such as the corner of ridge line 154 or gable 156.Some are provided with light pipe section 14 to form the Strip lighting system on roof certain of these edges and corner.Therefore Strip lighting system each feature of highlighting and decorating the roof.The color of pipeline section may be selected to the color planning that replenishes building and/or with building on the sign that shows or the color-match of brand mark.Certainly should be appreciated that can with similar effects with the Strip lighting system applies to other building lines, comprise inner and outside.

To light emitting diode characteristic, color and good selection at interval, the effect of the Strip lighting system on the building is to have strengthened the profile of roof line and dazzle-free as shown in Figure 3, and does not show off egregiously.Bright and clear and excessively not bright.Eliminate or reduced undesirable dim spot.Avoided the adjusting of main distributing board, system of the present invention does not comprise the fragility of inconvenience, high maintenance degree and neon tube simultaneously.Annex is built-in and be easy to installation, avoids attracting the projective structure of birds.Can obtain the very long continuous lines of light, and neon tube is because the discharge box needs interruption clocklike.

In a kind of variation, attachment rail 30 can have the pillar or the rib of an integral body, for example T, L or X cross section so that from the edge or the surface promote track.Two-orbit can be set extrude part.These change for example placing pipeline section 14 and help surperficial mounting characteristics in as framework.Fig. 4 represents that the Strip lighting lamp is applied on the sales promotion show label, and Fig. 5 is the cross sectional view of the T section pillar 129 of expression attachment rail 30.This just highlights the present invention and is applied to suitable place, general shop.Other application comprises that sports ground for example is applied to and highlights mark post or track, and general children's place.In selectable application, attachment rail can be a free-standing.

Fig. 6 and 7 expressions are connected the embodiment 100 of connector of a pair of pipeline section 14, be formed for such as occasion that Fig. 3 is described than striplight.The form of this connector is simple but relative motion is arranged regulating between the pipeline section, for example because thermal expansion or contraction, the time still effective.Connector 100 is whole strip moulded parts of liquid-state silicon gel, and this connector comprises the jack part 102,103 that a pair of substantially the same middle body 104 by comparing thin-walled connects.Each jack part 102,103 has the outline of an interior profile with the pipeline section 14 that closely cooperates, and each jack part like this slidably mates and surrounds an end of corresponding pipeline section 14, makes the inside of pipeline section be communicated with in connector 100.

In their the inner, each jack part 102,103 has one and limits circumferential groove 107 to admit and to tighten hermetically the inward flange 106 of the terminal 14a of pipeline section.The middle body 104 of two flanges 106 of bridge joint be enough thin so as can so that by flexiblely crooked, stretch or other distortion is held or compensated the relative motion of pipeline section and do not break away from pipeline section.Further compensation is provided by pipeline section longitudinal sliding motion in groove 107.The material of connector will be selected to such an extent that help and improve this effect.Liquid-state silicon gel (LSR) because its better elastic memory in distortion, it tightens the ability of pipeline section hermetically, with and total durability, be particularly suitable for.Therefore this moulded parts can be realized the connection of waterproof basically and the structure globality of signing an undertaking can compensate thermal expansion and other displacement between the pipeline section 14.

An embodiment 110 of Fig. 8 and 9 expression connectors is used in pipeline section 14 or electric and interconnected practically ribbon cable support strip 9 (typical PCB laminate) in the connector between the pipeline section.

Connector 110 is also molded with suitable material monolithic.This moulded parts has been determined an entity, comprises the lateral parts 112,113 by central lintel 114 connections that are I or H form of separated parallel elongate.Groove in this entity is by web part 116,117 sealings of essentially rectangular.Outside along lateral parts 112,113 is corresponding passage 118, at the lateral opening of connector.Each passage is stopped projection 120 separately by central authorities.What prop up that each passage top and bottom portion installs is corresponding spring foil metal 122 (for example phosphor-copper, expression among Fig. 8), and the shape of this sheet metal is made and crossed projection 120 and below center projections 124, and is kept by the groove in the end rib 128 126.The two ends of groove 118 are opened wide, and between both sides of the chest 128, refer to 140 and 142 with the respective end of admitting PCB laminate 9 (Figure 10).These ends refer to force contact chip 122 flexibly to separate, thus guarantee with the top and bottom face that refers to of end on the electrically contacting of contact 144.

By the engagement of the mating holes 145 (Figure 10) in projection 132 and the laminate, PCB laminate 9 is locked on the connector.Projection 132 is arranged on by groove 134 in the web part 116, but on the elasticity deflection tongue piece 130 that limits in 117 the edge of opening.Projection 132 has an outer pressed surface 135 that tilts, and forces tongue piece/projection to deflection by this surface laminate, and the inner surface 136 that the steeply inclined of locking function is provided.Tongue piece 130 manually deflection with disengagement element.

Unless connector 110 typically comprises a structure (not shown) and is in correct relative reed orientation to avoid connecting.Connector 110 preferably also allows the relative length travel such as the equivalent layer pressing plate, for example between by the determined restriction of mutual applying, and practically unlikely and throw off conductively.Connector 110 preferred design and being coloured to reduce the inhomogeneity destruction of luminous pattern that the pipeline section that connects is launched as far as possible.

One group of various element describing herein and represent can be transported to the place and be installed in this way on the structure or on the metope.Connector 110 will be used for by the installation of the internal bridged diode of flexible tube segment 16 rectangular, and power supply will be transported to diode by upright cable accessory 22 and terminal box 20 (Fig. 1) simultaneously, and some pipeline section 14 is connected on this terminal box at least.The luminosity of a plurality of pipeline sections preferably can be controlled to reach balance at a central point, perhaps obtains special-effect.In another optional scheme, the respective packets of each pipeline section or pipeline section can have independently brilliance control, for example, is installed in the current strength adjusting device of attachment rail in the pipeline section or contiguous.

Be appreciated that light emitting diode can be any suitable type, for example present three available look diode series still wish will avoid for given electric current the excessive variation of the output between the diode, will seek long-term durability luminous diode product simultaneously.The stimulated luminescence diode to be to provide constant and uniform illumination simply, perhaps can by program logic circuit shown in configuration interior or outside with a kind of transformable order light emitting diode is set.By similar device, the change of attainable and transformable pattern, color and tone variations and color.

Because relative longitudinal motion is to a certain degree arranged between the pipeline section 14 of the adjacent connection of connector 100 permissions, connector 110 is realized similar function between printed circuit (PCB) laminate 9 of adjacent connection simultaneously, therefore this system can compensate or be contained in these two motions in outside pipeline section 14 matrixes and the inner contained PCB laminate matrix simultaneously, for example because thermal expansion or building settlement.Is favourable to the measure of this compensation in the application in " real world " of notion of the present invention.

Just as has been noted, light pipe section 14 can get on so that allow them to be connected to other auxiliary equipment with terminal socket 40 assemblings.A kind of typical this socket is represented in Figure 11 to 13.It is a kind ofly to be integrally molded as with suitable plastic, is preferably used in pipeline section 14 and 42 and attachment rail 30.Socket mainly comprises three axial continuous parts, that is, and and 42, one end flanges 44 of plug portion and a connector part 46.Plug portion 42 be accurately cooperate enter light pipe section 14 arbitrary open-ended interference fit with formation, therefore and have the outline with the interior profile complementation of pipeline section 14.The transition part office of the inside of socket between plug portion 42 and flange section 44 is provided with the shallow shoulder 29a that closes of a periphery, is provided with the fin 29b of longitudinal extension simultaneously at the inner roof of plug portion 42.By or if desired, these structures are in order to locate and chain stube cable Belt connector.

End flanges 44 be increase around the side of whole plug part 42 and have and each pipeline section 14 close-fitting outlines.Therefore if desired it also can be stuck in the centre position of pedestal rectangular 30 this pedestal rectangular on.

Connector part 46 normally a strip from flange 44 axially extending parts, axial end has three additional structures outside it: the tack that extends the circumferentially awl enlarged 48 of an outward flange 47 and an endoporus 45, this enlarged provides an O shape ring seat, will further specify.Flange 47 location one retaining ring 60.

Pipeline section 14 after assembling will be loaded onto and be installed at least one array that suitable ribbon cable supports the light emitting diode 8 on rectangular 9.Typically, this rectangular groove that will be installed in down is on the 19b.As require special-effect, it is rectangular at another suitable scattering can be installed in to groove, or in that still can refractor to be installed at another in to groove rectangular, is typically between light emitting diode and scattering are rectangular front portion with respect to the bending of pipe.In case these install, can by the one or both ends of pipe that socket 40 is packed into and with suitable binding agent or contact cement agent the interface place between the inner surface plug portion 42 of pipe they are fixing on the throne.That yes is possible with closed scheme in other assembling.

The orientation on rectangular in other embodiments 9 plane can change.For example, this plane can be perpendicular to surface 5 in Fig. 2.And light emitting diode 8 can be on rectangular 9 any one or two surfaces.

Expression one flexible tube segment 16 and expression in detail in Figure 14 and 18 at the scene in Fig. 1.Flexible tube segment 16 is the thin-walled moulded parts that are similar to the trnaslucent materials of pipeline section 14.Its general structure be ripple or the pleat form is arranged, this pipeline section has highly flexible and can compress in the mode of concertina whereby, along 90 ° of its axis bendings or bigger.Pipeline section is provided with end 84.This pipeline section is provided with an end 84, the latter comprises that one has the socket 85 and the relative arch projection 86 that is located at awl 85 back, end of a pair of diametric(al) of tapering, and so very shallow reverse annular shoulder 88 is in it in the inner of jack part 85 and 86 of projectioies limit an O shape ring seat 89.

Effectively flexible tube segment 16 being connected to the another element that rigid pipe section 14 gets on is Unitarily molded retaining ring 60 (Figure 15 to 17).This element comprises mainly that an aligning plug ring 62 and one band is heavy and cuts 65 snap in semi-ring 64 is installed.The outer surface of this ring has whole clamping ribs 63.Aligning plug ring 62 has the relative arc-shaped notch of diametric(al) 66, the projection 86 of latter's coupling and admittance flexible tube segment 16.It is more bigger than semicircle to snap in installation semi-ring 64, and its outward flange extends between the 67b facing to about 250 ° angle and at deformable both wings 67a.

Referring now to Figure 18, this figure describes the cross section of the assembly of flexible tube segment 16 and pipeline section 14, retaining ring 60 is used on the body of socket 40 of flange 47 back: wing 67a, 67b distortion separately, retaining ring snaps in then around jack body and keeps by meshing with the heavy flange 47 that cuts 65 back like this.The end construction 84 that has the flexible tube segment 16 of the O shape ring in present 89 imports retaining ring by pushing away projection 86 through recess 66.When reversing each part, the O shape ring that keeps in the seat 89 is clamped to prop up tack awl end surfaces 48, thereby all elements are clamped together to form assembly shown in Figure 180.Joint preferably liquid close and/or airtight, if special plan to mount the system to the open air.

Replacement is connected to another pipeline section 16 with pipeline section 14 gets on, and can be connected on the former terminal by means of end plug 50 (Figure 19 to 21).End plug 50 has an end construction 51 that is similar to the end portion 84 of flexible tube segment 16, comprises a plug portion 55, shoulder 58 and O shape ring seat 59.But in this example, inner the latter flushes with the plug of plug by a lateral partitions 52 sealings, and this part by an outward flange 54 around.Be assembled on the end plug 40 with a retaining ring 60, clamp O shape ring 90 simultaneously, be similar to above to flexible tube segment description and be illustrated among Figure 19.

Also can adopt end socket 40 that a pair of pipeline section is connected to the associated end of pipe bend spare 220 (Fig. 4,22), this pipe bend spare defines an angular bend of selecting between two sections.This element can be rigidity or flexible, also can make with aforementioned liquid-state silicon gel (LSR) easily simultaneously.

The another kind of opposite end plug 50 is selected as shown in figure 23, comprises that one is contained in the liquid-state silicon gel end cap 250 on the end socket 40 and can comprises a mouth 252 that is used for cable 254 or other annex.This just allows the effective water-stop around the cable.

A kind of selectable jockey is shown in Figure 24 and 25.In addition, pipeline section 14 is by polycarbonate cap 200 sealings of the import 201 that has conductor pin 202 usefulness.These pins 202 are kept by liquid-state silicon gel connector 204, and the latter is configured as the profile of pipeline section as connector 100.Connector 204 has central authorities and protrudingly closes 206, and this is protruding to close clamping conductor pin 202 and stretch into sealing import 201.Connector 204 surrounds and blocks end cap 200 separately.

Shown embodiment-the have pipeline section 14 of sealing; 16; a kind of strip luminescent system of the connector of attachment rail 30 and various ways-provide independently; wherein light emitting diode is protected in a kind of environment; this environment can seal and prevent the moisture intrusion; but be easy to installation and removal, therefore device can be permanent basically or only be interim.Pipe can easily individually be dismantled, so that the maintenance of electrical equipment, and the diode of for example changing bad.

Component body-

pipeline section

14,16, attachment rail 30, outconnector 110, end row seat 40, retaining ring 60, and end plug 50-can be arranged to the single and uniform color, or the profile of any other color.By forming the favourable continuity that all elements can be realized Strip lighting with translucent optics diffusion material.The variation that form by selecting material and interior light emitting diodes or control easily obtain brightness, in a kind of optional device, can squeeze out pipeline section 14 and attachment rail 30 with the ten minutes materials of different colors, in further changing, as shown in Figure 26, pipeline section 14 can be divided into the essential part 14a and the header field 14b of different colours and/or material.

Claims

1. strip lighting device comprises:

To the translucent elongated cover of small part;

Many light sources of in described cover, arranging at interval; And

From described light source disperse, the device of scattering or diffused light, thereby when excitation source, when watching cover from the outside, produce visible optical effect.

2. according to the strip lighting device of claim 1, wherein said cover is luminous so that form the bar or the line of light.

3. according to the strip lighting device of claim 1 or 2, wherein said cover comprises a plurality of diffuse components, and therefore described optical effect comprises flicker effect.

4. according to the strip lighting device of claim 1,2 or 3, wherein said light source is not when being excited and being sightless basically to eyes during from the visual observation of described cover, simultaneously when being excited and can not differentiating basically during from the visual observation of described cover.

5. according to any one strip lighting device of claim 1 to 4, wherein saidly disperse, the device of scattering or diffused light comprises a body part of described cover.

6. according to each strip lighting device in the aforementioned claim, wherein saidly disperse, the device of scattering or diffused light comprises or further be included in light diffuser device in the described passage.

7. according to each strip lighting device in the aforementioned claim, wherein said light source is semiconductor device such as light emitting diode (LED) device.

8. according to strip lighting device any in the aforementioned claim, wherein outer the or front of elongated cover is by the paragraph qualification that laterally arches upward or protrude.

9. according to strip lighting device any in the claim 1 to 8, wherein said cover is solid-state, is to be molded as or to have one or more cavitys to admit described light source around described light source.

10. according to strip lighting device any in the claim 1 to 8, wherein said cover be hollow and limit a passage at the longitudinal extension of cover, and described light source is located in the described passage.

11. according to the strip lighting device of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein said elongated cover is that the uniform basically plastics in a cross section are extruded part.

12. according to claim 10 or 11 or strip lighting device when directly or indirectly being attached to claim 7, wherein said semiconductor or light-emitting diode assembly are arranged on along described passage and extend and be installed on the printed circuit board strip in the described passage.

13. according to any one strip lighting device in the claim 1 to 12, further comprise cover is installed to a lip-deep device, so it is along also contiguous this surface extension.

14. strip lighting device according to claim 13, wherein said erecting device comprises that is fastened to a described lip-deep attachment rail, but in orbit with described cover on coupling apparatus so that realize cover and the chucking of track or the engagement of sliding, therefore, cover is usually and parallel track.

15. according to the strip lighting device of claim 14, wherein, when realizing described engagement, cover covers described track.

16. according to the strip lighting device of claim 14 or 15, the wherein said chucking or the engagement of sliding are therein between the longitudinal extension rib apparatus and the complementary groove device on another element on element.

17., further be included in the relative vertically heavy structure of cutting in the described slot device according to the strip lighting device of claim 16.

18. according to strip lighting device any in the claim 13 to 17, further comprise a face, this face provides the back engagement on plane basically when this device is fastened to surperficial going up.

19., further comprise cover is connected to device on other similar cover or other element according to any one strip lighting device in the claim 13 to 18.

20. according to any one strip lighting device in the claim 1 to 19, further comprise electrical connector so that practically described elongated cover is connected on the cover of another device, thereby this cover can sink to doing relative length travel on the spot owing to thermal expansion or building, and do not throw off.

21. strip lighting device according to claim 20, wherein said electrical connector comprises a Unitarily molded body, this body is determined the part of a pair of roughly strip, can slide with described cover separately and mesh, like this its inside at connector with interior connection, wherein said Unitarily molded body further defines a relatively thin wall part between the part of described roughly strip, described thin-walled portion is the relative variation that is resiliently deformable with in the relative position that compensates the part of strip roughly.

22. according to the strip lighting device of claim 21, wherein said Unitarily molded body is the material formation that is used to mesh and block hermetically described cover separately with a kind of.

23. according to the strip lighting device of claim 12, comprise further electrically and practically described circuit lath be interconnected to device on the similar circuit lath of a similar device that described device is connected in this similar device.

24., wherein saidly electrically reach interconnected practically device and comprise according to the strip lighting device of claim 23:

A Unitarily molded body has the groove of the almost parallel that defines and separation unlimited in its outer end or the structure of passage, so that admit corresponding described respective end to refer to, thereby described is aimed at and be generally its plane;

Conductive contact device in described groove or passage is in order to the complementary contacts that is received in groove or the passage when described finger tip time engagement on described;

The device that carries by described body, described body is carried one each contact device on rectangular is connected in another rectangular one or more contact devices; And

Elastically deformable device on described body, so as with described body be locked at each rectangular on.

25. according to the strip lighting device of claim 24, the wherein said groove that separates is to be provided with along the opposite flank of Unitarily molded body, and laterally opens wide from body.

26. according to the strip lighting device of claim 24 or 25, but the locking device of wherein said elastically deformable is arranged to the deflection tongue piece part of a pair of band projection, this tongue piece part is limited by the slit in the web part of Unitarily molded body.

27. structure with one or more features that highlight or decorate by any one one or more strip lighting devices according to claim 1 to 26.

28. according to the structure of claim 27, wherein structure described highlights or decorative characteristics is an angle or edge.

29. according to the structure of claim 28, wherein said edge is a roof, window or the edge of door or the angle between corresponding metope or the roof parts.

30. according to the structure of claim 28, wherein said edge is the gable or the crestal line on building top.

31. according to structure any in the claim 28 to 30, wherein said structure is a commercial establishment, and the color of this cover or each cover to select with building on the identification showed or the color-match or the complementation of brand mark.

32. the shade assembly of a Strip lighting lamp comprises:

To small part is the elongated cover of trnaslucent materials;

Attachment rail; With

The longitudinal extension structure that cooperates on described track and described cover, in order to the chucking of realizing this cover and track or the engagement of sliding, this cover is parallel to track usually like this.

33. according to the shade assembly of claim 32, wherein, realizing described engagement, described cover covers described track.

34. according to the strip lighting device of claim 32 or 33, the wherein said chucking or the engagement of sliding are the rib apparatus of the longitudinal extension on an element, and between the complementary groove device on another element.

35., also be included in the relative vertically heavy structure of cutting in the described slot device according to the shade assembly of claim 34.

36. according to shade assembly any in the claim 31 to 33, further comprise a face, this face provides a flat basically back side combination when device is fastened on surperficial going up.

37., comprise that further one is connected to the device that other similar cover or other elements get on this cover according to any one shade assembly of claim 31 to 36.

38. a Strip lighting system comprises:

Many is the elongated cover of trnaslucent materials to small part;

Device in described each cover, in order in described cover with supporting arrangement that many light sources are set at interval and can excite, like this when observe from the outside by trnaslucent materials, cover looks luminous and thereby the rectangular or line of formation light.

39. be used for connecting practically the connector of a pair of strip component, comprise a Unitarily molded body, it defines a pair of roughly strip part, and with corresponding described strip component engagement, its inside is linked up in connector so slidably;

Wherein said Unitarily molded body further defines thin wall part between described roughly stripes is divided, described thin-walled portion be elastically deformable with the relative variation in the relative position that compensates strip part roughly.

40. according to the connector of claim 39, wherein said Unitarily molded body is a kind of material that is suitable for meshing and blocks described element separately hermetically.

41. one kind is used for electrically and is connected a pair of practically or the rectangular connector of multi-support more, this is rectangular to have the conductive surface element, comprising:

A Unitarily molded body has the interval that defines on the passage that opens wide in its outer end and the structure of parallel groove usually, refer to admit corresponding described rectangular respective end, thereby rectangular be that aim at and normally coplanar;

When being received within groove or the passage, described finger tip is used for meshing the described rectangular conductive contact device of going up complementary contacts at described groove or passage;

The device that is carried by body makes each rectangular contact device conduction of described body band be connected in another rectangular one or more contact devices; And

Elastically deformable device on described body, in order to described body is locked to each described rectangular on.

42. according to the connector of claim 41, wherein said separated groove is provided with along the opposite flank of Unitarily molded body, simultaneously from the body lateral open.

43. according to the connector of claim 41 or 42, wherein said elastically deformable locking device is arranged to the tongue piece part of a pair of deformable band projection, this tongue piece part is limited by the narrow orifice in the web part of Unitarily molded body.