Patent Grant
11555598
The present disclosure relates to a light kit and a connecting module, and more particularly to a ceiling fan light kit and a ceiling fan connecting module.
When a conventional ceiling fan light kit is assembled, a plurality of fixing members (such as screws) are often used to assemble various components of a ceiling fan (such as motors and ceiling fan blades) and the ceiling fan light kit together, and the assembled ceiling fan will then be mounted on a ceiling.
However, since the conventional ceiling fan light kits have numerous styles, and the corresponding fixing members have different sizes and quantities, the ceiling fan light kits of different styles cannot be used with components of the same ceiling fan.
In addition, since the ceiling fan light kits of different styles cannot be shared for components of the ceiling fan, the ceiling fan light kit cannot be produced in a modular manner to reduce costs. Therefore, how to overcome the above-mentioned deficiencies through an improvement in structural design has become one of the important issues to be solved in the related art.
In response to the above-referenced technical inadequacies, the present disclosure provides a ceiling fan light kit and a ceiling fan connecting module.
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a ceiling fan light kit, and the ceiling fan light kit includes a ceiling fan connecting module, a light board, and a light cover module. The ceiling fan connecting module includes a mounting plate and a base. The mounting plate has a plurality of arc holes, a plurality of rotary fixing structures, and a plurality of backstop structures, and the base has a bottom plate, a cooling portion, and a plurality of dowels. A placing hole and a fixing hole are respectively formed at two ends of each of the arc holes, and the mounting plate has one of the rotary fixing structures and one of the backstop structures that are spaced apart from one another formed at two sides of each of the arc holes along a longitudinal direction of each of the arc holes. The cooling portion is disposed on the bottom plate, and the dowels are formed on the cooling portion. Each of the dowels is disposed in the corresponding placing hole, and each of the dowels has two positions that correspond to the placing hole and the fixing hole and are respectively defined as a mounting position and a fixing position. The base is configured to rotate relative to the mounting plate along a rotational direction, so that each of the dowels is configured to move between the mounting position and the fixing position in the corresponding arc hole and to abut against a surface of the rotary fixing structure or be stopped by the backstop structure. The light board is disposed on a side surface of the bottom plate, and the side surface is arranged away from the mounting plate. The light cover module includes a first cover body, a second cover body, and an accommodating space that is jointly formed by the first cover body and the second cover body, and the light board is disposed in the accommodating space.
In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a ceiling fan connecting module, and the ceiling fan connecting module includes a mounting plate and a base. The mounting plate has a plurality of arc holes, a plurality of rotary fixing structures, and a plurality of backstop structures, and the base has a bottom plate, a cooling portion, and a plurality of dowels. A placing hole and a fixing hole are respectively formed at two ends of each of the arc holes, and the mounting plate has one of the rotary fixing structures and one of the backstop structures that are spaced apart from one another formed at two sides of each of the arc holes along a longitudinal direction of each of the arc holes. The cooling portion is disposed on the bottom plate, and the dowels are formed on the cooling portion. Each of the dowels is disposed in the corresponding placing hole, and each of the dowels has two positions that correspond to the placing hole and the fixing hole and are respectively defined as a mounting position and a fixing position. The base is configured to rotate relative to the mounting plate along a rotational direction, so that each of the dowels is configured to move between the mounting position and the fixing position in the corresponding arc hole and to abut against a surface of the rotary fixing structure or be stopped by the backstop structure.
Therefore, in the ceiling fan light kit and the ceiling fan connecting module provided by the present disclosure, by virtue of “the base being configured to rotate relative to the mounting plate along a rotational direction, so that each of the dowels is configured to move between the mounting position and the fixing position in the corresponding arc hole and to abut against a surface of the rotary fixing structure or be stopped by the backstop structure,” the base and the mounting plate can be assembled to each other without additional fixing members (such as screws). Accordingly, an installation speed and a disassembly speed of the ceiling fan light kit and the ceiling fan connecting module can be increased. The structural commonality of a ceiling fan assembled with the ceiling fan connecting module can also be increased, thereby reducing production costs of the ceiling fan light kit.
These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings and their captions, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.
The described embodiments may be better understood by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:
The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
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It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the ceiling fan connecting module 1 is described together with the light board 2 and the light cover module 3. However, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the ceiling fan connecting module 1 can also be independently used (e.g., sold) or used in cooperation with other components.
The ceiling fan connecting module 1 can be used to be mounted to a ceiling fan motor (not shown), the light board 2 can be used to be mounted with a ceiling fan light (not shown), and the ceiling fan light is disposed in the light cover module 3.
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It should be noted that when the mounting plate 11 and the base 12 are in the regular polygon shape, the mounting plate 11 and the base 12 can be picked up and grasped by a user more easily, so that the ceiling fan connecting module 1 has a foolproof function during installation.
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In addition, the mounting plate 11 has a side surface that is arranged away from the base 12 and coplanar with a surface of each of the arc holes 112. As shown in
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More specifically, each of the rotary fixing structures 113 has two rotary fixing plates 1131 that are in a mirror symmetry, each of the backstop structures 114 has two backstop plates 1141 that are in a mirror symmetry, and each of the limiting structures 115 has two limiting plates 1151 that are in a mirror symmetry.
In addition, cross sections of each of the two rotary fixing plates 1131 and each of the two backstop plates 1141 are L-shaped, and each of the two limiting plates 1151 is a flat plate, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present disclosure, the shapes of each of the two rotary fixing plates 1131, each of the backstop plates 1141, and each of the limiting plates 1151 can be adjusted according to practical requirements.
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment (as shown in
Furthermore, relative to the arc hole surface 112A, each of the rotary fixing structures 113 and each of the backstop structures 114 respectively have a first inclined surface 113a and a second inclined surface 114a. An edge of the first inclined surface 113a that is adjacent to the backstop structure 114 is connected to an edge of one of the limiting plates 1151 that corresponds in position to the first inclined surface 113a. In addition, an edge of the second inclined surface 114a is aligned with the edge of the one of the limiting plates 1151.
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In addition, a projection area formed by an orthographic projection of the first inclined surface 113a on the arc hole surface 112A has a first length (not labeled), a projection area formed by an orthographic projection of the second inclined surface 114a on the arc hole surface 112A has a second length (not labeled), and the first length is greater than the second length.
In other words, in the present embodiment, a tangent value of the first inclined surface 113a that is relative to the arc hole surface 112A is less than a tangent value of the second inclined surface 114a that is relative to the arc hole surface 112A.
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The cooling portion 122 includes a plurality of cooling fins 1221 and a surrounding wall 1222 that is connected to the cooling fins 1221, and a height of each of the cooling fins 1221 is the same as a height of the surrounding wall 1222. In addition, as shown in
Furthermore, each of the dowels 123 includes a dowel head 1231 and a dowel pillar 1232 that is connected to the dowel head 1231, and the dowel head 1231 has a plane portion 12311 that has a dowel head height 1231h. The dowel head height 1231h is not greater than a shortest vertical distance between the edge of the second inclined surface 114a and the arc hole surface 112A. Accordingly, when the dowel head 1231 is located on the limiting structure 115, the dowel head 1231 can be stopped by the backstop structure 114 due to the plane portion 12311.
In addition, the dowel head 1231 has a side surface (not labeled) that is adjacent to the dowel pillar 1232, a minimum vertical distance is defined between the side surface of the dowel head 1231 and the arc hole surface 112A, and the minimum vertical distance is not greater than a shortest vertical distance between any point of the abutting surface 113b and the arc hole surface 112A. Accordingly, the dowel head 1231 can be firmly fixed on the abutting surface 113b.
It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the number of the dowels 123 is preferably not less than three, and the dowel pillar 1232 of each of the dowels 123 is integrally formed on the bottom plate 121.
As mentioned above, the base 12 is configured to rotate relative to the mounting plate 11 along a rotational direction R, so that each of the dowels 123 is configured to move between the mounting position and the fixing position in the corresponding arc hole 112 and to abut against a surface of the rotary fixing structure 113 with the dowel head 1231 or be stopped by the backstop structure 114 due to the plane portion 12311.
Accordingly, without additional fixing members (such as screws), the base 12 and the mounting plate 11 of the ceiling fan connecting module 1 can be assembled to each other, such that an installation speed and a disassembly speed of the ceiling fan connecting module 1 can be effectively increased.
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More specifically, the first cover body 31 has a top cover 311 and a surrounding cover 312 that is surroundingly formed from the top cover 311. An edge of the surrounding cover 312 is distant away from the top cover 311, and is engaged with an edge of the second cover body 32, so that the accommodating space S is jointly formed by the first cover body 31 and the second cover body 32. In addition, the top cover 311 includes a plurality of screwing holes 3111 that are adjacent to an edge of the top cover 311 and a second mounting hole 3112 that is adjacent to a central position of the top cover 311.
In conclusion, in the ceiling fan light kit 100 and the ceiling fan connecting module 1 provided by the present disclosure, by virtue of “the base 12 being configured to rotate relative to the mounting plate 11 along a rotational direction R, so that each of the dowels 123 is configured to move between the mounting position and the fixing position in the corresponding arc hole 112 and to abut against a surface of the rotary fixing structure 113 or be stopped by the backstop structure 114,” the base 12 and the mounting plate 11 can be assembled to each other without additional fixing members (such as screws). Accordingly, the installation speed and the disassembly speed of the ceiling fan light kit 100 and the ceiling fan connecting module 1 can be increased. The structural commonality of a ceiling fan assembled with the ceiling fan connecting module 1 can also be increased, thereby reducing production costs of the ceiling fan light kit 100.
Furthermore, by virtue of “each of the rotary fixing structures 113 extending from an edge of the first inclined surface 113a to form an abutting surface 113b, the edge of the first inclined surface 113a being arranged away from the second inclined surface 114a, and a normal vector of the abutting surface 113b and a normal vector of the arc hole surface 112A that corresponds in position to the abutting surface 113b being parallel to or staggered with each other,” the dowel 123 can be firmly fixed on the rotary fixing structure 113 when the dowel 123 abuts against the two first inclined surfaces 113a.
Furthermore, by virtue of “the mounting plate 11 having a side surface that is arranged away from the base 12 and coplanar with a surface of each of the arc holes 112, the surface of each of the arc holes 112 being defined as an arc hole surface 112A, and relative to the arc hole surface 112A, each of the two rotary fixing plates 1131 and each of the two backstop plates 1141 respectively having a first inclined surface 113a and a second inclined surface 114a,” the user can clearly determine whether or not the base 12 and the mounting plate 11 are screwed to each other through a tactile sensation when rotating the base 12 or the mounting plate 11.
Furthermore, by virtue of “a tangent value of the first inclined surface 113a that is relative to the arc hole surface 112A being less than a tangent value of the second inclined surface 114a that is relative to the arc hole surface 112A,” the dowel 123 can have a sufficient movement distance when the dowel 123 abuts against the two first inclined surfaces 113a and moves toward the abutting surface 113b.
Furthermore, by virtue of “a protruding block 113c being formed at a side of each of the rotary fixing plates 1131, the side of each of the rotary fixing plates 1131 being adjacent to a central axis of the arc hole 112 that corresponds thereto, a minimum vertical distance being defined between the protruding block 113c and an edge of the arc hole 112 that corresponds thereto, and the minimum vertical distance being not greater than ⅛ of a width of each of the arc holes 112,” the dowel 123 does not easily depart from the abutting surface 113b due to shaking or other external factors, but is first restricted by the protruding block 113c.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
| Number | Name | Date | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20210180614 | Botkin | Jun 2021 | A1 |
| 20210231129 | Mason | Jul 2021 | A1 |
