JP2014099399A - Illuminating lamp socket including lock device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminating lamp socket including a lock device which provides a lock function to an LED fluorescent lamp socket and prevents an LED fluorescent lamp's connection pin inserted into a connection hole of the socket from being removed.SOLUTION: An illuminating lamp socket including a lock device of the invention includes: a body case which is composed of a front surface case and a rear surface case coupled to a rear surface of the front surface case and in which a front surface opening and a side surface opening are formed; a support piece which is slidably stored in the front surface opening; an elastic member which is provided between a rear surface of the support piece and a front surface of the rear surface case; and a lock piece which is provided at the side surface opening, selectively protrudes from a peripheral surface of the body case, and is used for selectively restraining or releasing slide movement of the support piece.

Description

  The present invention relates to an illuminating lamp socket provided with a locking device, and more particularly to an illuminating lamp socket provided with a locking device that provides a locking function to a fluorescent lamp socket.

  In general, an illuminating lamp is a device that allows a user to identify an object even in a dark place by being supplied with power and converting electric energy into light energy.

  Currently used illumination lamps include incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lamps and LEDs.

  Usually, fluorescent lamps and incandescent lamps are widely used as lighting fixtures in various places such as homes and offices. In particular, fluorescent lamps have less glare but have higher luminous efficiency than incandescent lamps. Because of its long life, it is most widely used as a lighting fixture.

  The fluorescent lamp is sealed with a small amount of mercury vapor and argon gas inside a rod-shaped vacuum glass tube, and then a voltage is applied through both ends to generate light by gas discharge. Configured to let

  LED lighting fixtures can adjust the intensity of light according to the application, save energy, protect the user's eyesight, have a semi-permanent lifetime, and have the advantage of a light bulb at the tip that does not affect ambient temperature changes Therefore, it is attracting attention because it can replace a variety of electric lamps including fluorescent lamps, incandescent lamps, sodium lamps and mercury lamps, which are existing lighting devices. The manufactured LED fluorescent lamp is also commercially available.

  In order to use such an LED fluorescent lamp, a fluorescent lamp fixture equipped with a socket that supports the LED fluorescent lamp and can supply power, a reflective shade that reflects light, a converter, and the like is required.

  In existing fluorescent lamp fixtures, sockets are fixed to both main body cases, and LED fluorescent lamps that fit the length between the fixed sockets are inserted to support the LED fluorescent lamps and supply power to emit light. Like that.

  At this time, there are various methods for connecting and fixing the LED fluorescent lamp connecting pins to the socket. As shown in FIG. 1, a general fixed type is a spring (10) inside the socket (10). A support pin (21) on one side of the fluorescent lamp (20) so that the support piece (11) of the socket (10) is moved at regular intervals by the spring. 11) Push the support piece (11) while being inserted into the connection hole (12), and connect all the connection pins (21) on both sides of the fluorescent lamp (20) to the connection hole (12) of the support piece (11). Connect and fix.

  By the way, the LED fluorescent lamp according to the above-mentioned prior art uses a heat sink attached to the back surface of the PCB substrate for heat dissipation when emitting LED light, so it is heavier than a general fluorescent lamp and is provided with a general fluorescent lamp. When installed in (10), the LED fluorescent lamp may be detached from the socket (10) if a small external impact such as vibration occurs due to the weight of the LED fluorescent lamp.

  Furthermore, LED fluorescent lamps may cause safety problems when consumers change due to voltage differences input to the LED fluorescent lamps for each product.

Korean Public Patent No. 2012-0057083

  Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a lock function to the socket of the LED fluorescent lamp and to be inserted into the connection hole of the socket. The purpose is to prevent the connection pins of the LED fluorescent lamp from being detached.

  In order to achieve the above object, an illuminating lamp socket having a locking device according to the present invention includes a front case and a rear case coupled to the back of the front case, and a front opening and a side opening are provided. A main body case to be formed; a support piece slidably accommodated in the front opening; an elastic member provided between the back surface of the support piece and the front surface of the rear case; and provided in the side opening. And a lock piece that selectively protrudes from the peripheral surface of the main body case and selectively restrains or releases the sliding movement of the support piece.

  A hinge is formed at one end of the lock piece, and at the other end of the lock piece, an inner locking jaw and an outer locking jaw separated from each other along a rotation direction around the hinge are provided on the side surface. Each of the openings is formed across the end of the opening.

  The lock piece has a protruding surface that extends from the inner locking jaw and protrudes inward of the side opening, and the support piece has a protruding rib that is selectively restrained by the protruding surface. Is formed.

  An accommodation groove for accommodating the hinge of the lock piece is formed at one end of the side opening.

  An arc-shaped contact surface that is in surface contact with the other end of the side opening is formed between the inner locking jaw and the outer locking jaw.

  A guide portion for guiding the rotation of the lock piece is formed on a corresponding surface of the side surface portion of the lock piece and the side opening portion facing each other.

  The guide portion includes a guide groove formed in one of a side surface portion of the lock piece or a side surface portion of the side surface opening along a rotation section of the lock piece, and a side surface of the side surface opening portion facing the guide groove. It is characterized in that it is formed of a guide protrusion formed on either the side portion or the side surface portion of the lock piece and guided along the guide groove.

  A fixing groove is formed at both ends of the guide groove so as to be recessed deeper than the guide groove and into which the guide protrusion is selectively inserted.

  The guide protrusion and the fixing groove are formed such that surfaces that contact each other have a semicircular cross section.

  According to the illuminating lamp socket provided with the locking device according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the support pin of the socket does not float and is fixed while the connection pin of the LED fluorescent lamp is inserted into the connection hole of the socket. By doing so, the LED fluorescent lamp does not come off the socket even for small external impacts such as vibration.

  Furthermore, it has the effect of preventing safety problems that can occur when consumers change.

It is a perspective view which shows the installation state of a general illumination lamp. It is a perspective view which shows the illuminating lamp socket which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the illuminating lamp socket which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the illuminating lamp socket which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the lock piece which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the lock piece of FIG. It is drawing which shows the locked state of the illuminating lamp socket which concerns on this invention. It is drawing which shows the lock release state of the illuminating lamp socket which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 8, the illumination lamp socket according to the present invention, particularly the LED fluorescent lamp socket, includes a front case (110) and a rear case (120) coupled to the back of the front case (110). The main body case (100) and the connection hole (210) into which the connection pin of the LED fluorescent lamp is inserted are formed, and are accommodated in the front opening (111) of the front case (110) and are slidably accommodated. A support piece (200), and an elastic member (300) such as a compression spring that is provided between the back surface of the support piece (200) and the front surface of the rear case (120) and elastically moves the support piece (200). ) And.

  The front case (110) has not only the front opening (111) but also a side opening (112) provided with a lock piece (400) described later on the side surface.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support piece (200) accommodated in the front opening (111) of the front case (110) is fixed to the back thereof with a terminal (T) connected to the wire (W). A terminal fixing groove (220) is formed, and protruding ribs (230) are formed to protrude discontinuously along the peripheral surface toward the rear case (120), and the support piece (200) is formed on the front surface. A stopper (240) is formed extending in the radial direction so as not to be separated to the outside of the opening (111).

  The support piece (200) is accommodated in the front opening (111) via a slide part (500) and is slidable toward the rear case (120).

  Here, the slide part (500) includes at least one slide protrusion (510) formed to protrude from an outer peripheral surface of the protrusion rib (230), and a front opening (111) corresponding to the slide protrusion (510). ) And a slide groove (520) into which the slide protrusion (510) is inserted and guided.

  At this time, the slide protrusion (510) and the slide groove (520) are provided so that the surfaces in contact with each other have a semicircular cross section, and the slide protrusion (510) is provided with respect to the slide groove (520). It can be easily combined and separated.

  Of course, conversely, the slide part (500) includes a slide groove (520) formed in the protruding rib (230) and a slide protrusion (510) formed on the peripheral surface of the front opening (111). ).

  Accordingly, the support piece (200) can be slid in the front-rear direction through the sliding portion (500) by the buffering action of the elastic member (300) inside the main body case (100).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the side opening (112) of the main body case (100), particularly the front case (110), is rotated along a rotation interval of a constant interval by a hinge (410). A lock piece (400) that selectively protrudes from the peripheral surface of the main body case (100) and selectively restrains or releases the sliding movement of the support piece (200) is provided.

  An accommodation groove (113) into which the hinge (410) is inserted and accommodated is formed at one end of the side opening (112) corresponding thereto.

  The lock piece (400) is formed with a hinge (410) at one end, facing the hinge (410), that is, at the other end of the lock piece (400), the rotation direction about the hinge (410). A pair of locking jaws (420) that are spaced apart from each other are formed on both sides of the end of the side opening (112) to limit the rotation section of the lock piece (400).

  That is, when the locking jaw (420) is pulled about the hinge (410) by pulling the lock piece (400) outward from the body case (100), the side opening (112) When the inner locking jaw (421) locked to the end and the lock piece (400) are pushed inward from the outside of the main body case (100) and rotated around the hinge (410), the side surface It can be divided by an outer locking jaw (422) locked to the end of the opening (112).

  Further, between the inner locking jaw (421) and the outer locking jaw (422) of the lock piece (400), an arcuate contact surface that is in surface contact with the other end of the side opening (112) (430) is formed.

  As described above, when the lock piece (400) rotates around the hinge (410), the contact piece (430) that rotates while closely contacting the end of the side opening (112) causes the lock piece (400) to rotate. Becomes difficult to slip.

  On the other hand, on the corresponding surfaces of the lock piece (400) and the side opening (112) facing each other, a guide portion (600) for guiding the rotation of the lock piece (400) is formed.

  Here, the guide portion (600) includes a guide groove (610) formed on a side surface portion of the lock piece (400) along a rotation section of the lock piece (400), and a guide groove (610). A guide projection (620) is formed on a side surface of the side opening (112) facing the guide and is guided along the guide groove (610).

  At this time, fixed grooves (630) into which the guide protrusions (620) are selectively inserted are formed at both ends of the guide groove (610) so as to be recessed deeper than the guide groove (610).

  The guide protrusion (620) and the fixing groove (630) are formed so that the surfaces in contact with each other have a semicircular cross section like the slide part (500), and the guide protrusion (620) and the fixing groove (630) guide the fixing groove (630). The protrusion (620) can be easily coupled and separated.

  Of course, conversely, the guide portion (600) includes a guide protrusion (620) formed on the side surface portion of the lock piece (400) and a guide formed on the side surface portion of the side surface opening (112). It may be composed of a groove (610).

  A projecting surface (440) extending from the inner locking jaw (421) of the lock piece (400) and projecting inwardly of the side opening (112) is formed.

  The protruding surface (440) of the locking piece (400) is provided with a protruding rib (230) provided on the supporting piece (200) so that the supporting piece (200) does not slide backward relative to the front case (110). ) Is selectively restrained.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 7, when the lock piece (400) is rotated inward about the hinge (410) while protruding outward with respect to the main body case (100), the lock piece (400) Since the projecting surface (440) of the contact with the tip of the projecting rib (230) comes into contact with the support piece (200), sliding movement becomes impossible.

  On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 8, when the lock piece (400) rotates outward from the main body case (100) around the hinge (410), the protruding surface (440 ) Is separated from the tip of the projecting rib (230) and does not come into contact, so that the support piece (200) is slidable.

  On the other hand, the lock piece (400) provided in the front case (110) can also be installed in the rear case (120), and the installation position of the lock piece (400) is the main body case where the protruding rib (230) is located. You may install in many positions of the surrounding surface of (100).

  The front case (110) and the rear case (120) are connected to a projection (710) and a groove (720) formed on the rear surface of the front case (110) and the front surface of the rear case (120) ( 700) can be combined into one.

  According to the present invention, the illuminating lamp socket locking device configured as described above is applied to an LED fluorescent lamp socket, but can also be applied to a general fluorescent lamp socket.

  Therefore, the illuminating lamp socket having the lock device according to the present invention configured as described above is supported by the lock piece (400) entering the inside from the peripheral surface of the main body case (100) or protruding outward. By selectively restraining the movement of the piece (200), the LED fluorescent lamp has an advantage that it is not detached from the socket even for a small external impact such as vibration.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and in the technical field to which the present invention belongs unless it departs from the gist of the present invention described in the claims. Various modifications by those having ordinary knowledge are also within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

100: Main unit case 110: Front case
111: Front opening 112: Side opening
113: Housing groove 120: Rear case
200: Support piece 210: Connection hole
220: Terminal fixing groove 230: Protruding rib
240: Stopper 300: Elastic member
400: Lock piece 410: Hinge
420: Locking jaw 421: Inner locking jaw
422: Outer locking jaw 430: Contact surface
440: Protruding surface 500: Slide part
510: Slide protrusion 520: Slide groove
600: Guide section 610: Guide groove
620: Guide protrusion 630: Fixed groove
700: Joint 710: Projection
720: Groove

Claims (9)

A main body case composed of a front case and a rear case coupled to the back of the front case, wherein a front opening and a side opening are formed,
A support piece slidably received in the front opening;
An elastic member provided between the back surface of the support piece and the front surface of the rear case;
A locking device provided at the side opening, and selectively protruding from a peripheral surface of the main body case to selectively restrain or release the sliding movement of the support piece. Lighting socket with A hinge is formed at one end of the lock piece,
On the other end of the lock piece, an inner locking jaw and an outer locking jaw that are spaced apart from each other along the rotation direction about the hinge are formed with the end of the side opening being sandwiched therebetween. An illuminating lamp socket comprising the locking device according to claim 1. The lock piece extends from the inner locking jaw, and a protruding surface protrudes inward of the side opening,
The illuminating lamp socket having a lock device according to claim 2, wherein the supporting piece is formed with a protruding rib that is selectively restrained by the protruding surface.   The illuminating lamp socket having a lock device according to claim 2, wherein an accommodation groove for accommodating a hinge of the lock piece is formed at one end of the side opening.   3. The lock according to claim 2, wherein an arc-shaped contact surface that is in surface contact with the other end of the side opening is formed between the inner locking jaw and the outer locking jaw. Lighting socket with device.   2. The illumination with a lock device according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion that guides the rotation of the lock piece is formed on a corresponding surface of the side face portion of the lock piece and the side opening portion facing each other. Light socket. The guide portion is
A guide groove formed on either the side surface of the lock piece or the side surface of the side opening along the rotation section of the lock piece,
The guide projection according to claim 6, wherein the guide projection is formed on either a side surface portion of the side surface opening portion facing the guide groove or a side surface portion of the lock piece and guides along the guide groove. Lighting socket with a locking device.   The illumination with a lock device according to claim 7, wherein a fixing groove is formed at both ends of the guide groove so as to be deeper than the guide groove and into which the guide protrusion is selectively inserted. Light socket.   9. The illuminating lamp socket having a lock device according to claim 8, wherein the guide protrusion and the fixing groove are formed such that surfaces that contact each other have a semicircular cross section.

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