The application is based upon and claims the priority of PCT patent application No. PCT/CN2017/114596 filed on Dec. 5, 2017 which claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 201621322923.X filed on Dec. 5, 2016, the entire contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
The present disclosure relates to the field of lighting technology, and particularly to a light source apparatus and a lighting device.
Lighting lamps in the current market mostly adopt a specialized light source assembly. A lighting lamp adopting a specialized light source assembly usually cannot use a conventional light source assembly. Therefore, if the specialized light source assembly fails or is damaged, it would be faced with the problem that the entire lighting lamp has to be abandoned, which results in an unnecessary waste of lamps.
Moreover, part of existing light source assemblies still involves considerable security risks, and a light source plate and a lamp holder are usually fixed by using a screw fastening manner, which is not convenient for mounting and maintenance and leads to a poor universality upon being applied in a lighting lamp. Therefore, the current market has an urgent need of a light source apparatus with high security, convenient mounting process and good applicability, which can not only meet demands for home usage but also satisfy demands for application in shopping malls and outdoor advertising boxes.
In view of the problems above, the present disclosure provides a light source apparatus which can overcome the above-mentioned problems or at least partly overcome the above-mentioned problems.
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a light source apparatus is provided. The light source apparatus includes a light source assembly, a power source assembly electrically connected with the light source assembly, a first end cap, and a second end cap. The light source assembly includes a light source part and a light diffuser, an interior of the light diffuser is formed into a first receiving space which extends along a lengthwise direction of the light diffuser and penetrates the light diffuser, the light source part is mounted in the first receiving space along a lengthwise direction of the light diffuser. The power source assembly includes a power source part and a power source cover, an interior of the power source cover is formed into a second receiving space which extends along a lengthwise direction of the power source cover and penetrates the power source cover, the power source part is mounted in the second receiving space along the lengthwise direction of the light diffuser. One end of the light source assembly is disposed side-by-side and aligned with one end of the power source assembly, the first end cap is sleeved at the end of the light source assembly and the end of the power source assembly which have been disposed side-by-side and aligned with each other. The second end cap includes a fixing ring and a fixing part, the fixing ring is sleeved on the light diffuser along the lengthwise direction of the light diffuser, the fixing part is sleeved at the other end of the power source assembly, so as to fixedly connect the light source assembly and the power source assembly.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes: at least two light source apparatuses described in the foregoing, the light source assembly and the power source assembly in the at least two light source apparatuses are disposed in parallel and adjacent to each other. A cable connector assembly configured to electrically connect the at least two light source apparatuses, the cable connector assembly includes a first electric connector, a second electric connector, and a wire disposed between the first electric connector and the second electric connector. The first electric connector and the second electric connector are connected with the power source connector disposed on any two adjacent light source apparatuses, respectively, in a plug-in manner, so as to achieve an electrical connection between the any two adjacent light source apparatuses.
The above examples are merely an outline of technical solutions of the present disclosure. In order to make technical means of the present disclosure more clearly understandable and implementable according to the contents of the description, and in order to make the above-mentioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, concrete embodiments of the present disclosure will be set forth as below.
From the detailed description of the concrete embodiments of the present disclosure in connection with the accompanying drawings as below, the above-mentioned and other objects, advantages and features of the present disclosure will be more apparent for those skilled in the art.
Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent for those ordinary skilled in the art by reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are merely for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments, and are not to be construed as any limitation to the present disclosure. Throughout the accompanying drawings, same reference signs indicate the same components. In the accompanying drawings:
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more details with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it should be appreciated that, the present disclosure can be implemented in various ways and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Instead, these embodiments are provided merely for more thoroughly understanding the present disclosure and enabling the scope of the present disclosure to be completely conveyed to those skilled in the art.
In order to solve the technical problems above, an example of the present disclosure provides a light source apparatus which can be used in a home lighting device, and can also be used in shopping malls and outdoor advertising boxes.
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The first end cap 13 is sleeved at the end of the light source assembly 11 and the end of the power source assembly 12 which have been disposed side-by-side and aligned with each other. The second end cap 14 includes a fixing ring 141 and a fixing part 142; the fixing ring 141 passes through the light diffuser 112 along a lengthwise direction of the light diffuser 112 from the end of the light source assembly 11 which is not disposed side-by-side and aligned with the power source assembly 12, until the fixing part 142 of the second end cover 14 is sleeved at the other end of the power source cover 122, so as to achieve a fixed connection of the light source assembly 11 and the power source assembly 12. Herein, both of the first end cap 13 and the second end cap 14 can be used for fixing the light source assembly 11 and the power source assembly 12; by means of the cooperation between the first end cap and the second end cap, a firm connection of the light source assembly 11 and the power source assembly 12 can be achieved.
In the example of the present disclosure, in a case where the light source assembly 11 and the power source assembly 12 are disposed side-by-side and aligned with each other, the light source part 111 and the power source part 121 achieve a parallel alignment therebetween, and the light diffuser 112 and the power source 122 also achieve a parallel alignment therebetween. Additionally, in this example, the light source assembly 11 can have a strip-shaped structure as illustrated in
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In this example, the magnet assembly 15 can have a U-shaped structure. Two sides of the magnet assembly 15 having a U-shaped structure are provided with an elastic clamping element 152, respectively; a left side edge and a right side edge of the light diffuser 112 (illustrated in
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In this example, the light source plate 1111 can adopt a PCB board, and can also adopt other circuit boards. The light source plate 1111 can have a rectangular structure, and can also have other structures in other shapes. Using a rectangular-shaped structure facilitates jointing multiple light source plates 1111 together, and is convenient for processing the jointed plates, so as to facilitate improving the utilization ratio of materials for circuit boards and to reduce the manufacture costs. The light-emitting element 1112 can adopt a LED light source, and can also be a light source of other types, for example, an electroluminescent (EL) light source and the like. The shape, the material and the type of the light source of the light source plate 1111 mentioned in the present disclosure are not particularly limited.
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In this example, in order to firmly fix the first end cap 13 on the light source assembly 11 and the power source assembly 12, the light source assembly fixing part 131 of the first end cap 13 can be configured to have a shape and a structure as same as that of the light diffuser 112, and an opening of the light source assembly fixing part 131 can be made slightly larger than an opening of the light diffuser 112. At the same time, the power source assembly fixing part 132 can be configured to have a shape and a structure as same as that of the power source cover 122, and an opening of the power source assembly fixing part 132 can be made slightly larger than an opening of the power source cover 122.
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In this example, in order to firmly fix the second end cap 14 on the light source assembly 11 and the power source assembly 12, the fixing ring 141 of the second end cap 14 can be configured to have a shape and a structure as same as that of the light diffuser 112, and an opening of the fixing ring 141 can be made slightly larger than an opening of the light diffuser 112. At the same time, the fixing part 142 of the second end cap 14 can be configured to have a shape and a structure as same as that of the power source cover 122, and an opening of the fixing part 142 can be made slightly larger than an opening of the power source cover 122. The particular shape and structure of light diffuser 112 and the power source cover 122 are not limited in the examples of the present disclosure.
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In this example, in order to firmly fix the third end cap 16 on the light source assembly 11, the third end cap 16 can be configured to have a shape and a structure as same as that of the light diffuser 112, and an opening of the third end cap 16 can be made slightly larger than an opening of the light diffuser 112. The particular shape and structure of light diffuser 112 and the power source cover 122 are not limited in the examples of the present disclosure.
By means of the cooperation between the bevel hook and the through hole, it not only makes the connection between the second end cap 14 and each of the light diffuser 112 and the power source cover 122 as well as the connection between the third end cap 16 and the light diffuser 112 more convenient, but also makes an assembling process of the second end cap 14 and the third end cap 16 simpler, which further allows for more convenient and efficient mounting and disassembling process of the light source apparatus 1.
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In order to facilitate the connection between the power source assembly 12 and the external power supply, the power source assembly fixing part 132 of the first end part 13 can be provided with an opening 126, the opening 126 can be disposed at a position opposite to the power supply connector 125, the input terminal 1251 and the output terminal 1252 pass through the opening 126 so as to achieve the connection to the external power supply. In this example, the opening 126 is a square opening. In practical applications, the opening 126 can be an opening with other shapes such as circle and oval, without limited in the present disclosure.
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Optionally, the light source apparatus further includes a magnet assembly, the magnet assembly is fixed at the light source assembly, the magnet assembly is provided with a magnet, and the magnet is configured to allow the light source apparatus to be adsorbed onto a base board of a lighting device.
Optionally, the magnet assembly has a U-shaped structure, both sides of the magnet assembly having the U-shaped structure are respectively provided with an elastic clamping element, a left side edge and a right side edge of the light diffuser along the lengthwise direction of the light diffuser each are clamped between the elastic clamping element and a bottom side of the magnet assembly, so that the magnet assembly is fixed on the light diffuser.
Optionally, an internal surface of the first receiving space is provided with a microstructure configured for light distribution, the microstructure faces the light source part.
Optionally, the microstructure includes a plurality of sharp teeth or a plurality of arc-shaped, convex ribs.
Optionally, the light source part includes a light source plate and a light-emitting element; a left side and a right side of the first receiving space along the lengthwise direction of the light diffuser are respectively provided with a groove, and a left side edge and a right side edge of the light source plate along a lengthwise direction of the light source plate are disposed in the groove respectively, so as to fix the light source plate in the light diffuser.
Optionally, the first end cap includes a light source assembly fixing part and a power source assembly fixing part; an interior of the light source assembly fixing part and an interior of the power source assembly fixing part are provided with a first bevel hook and a second bevel hook, respectively; the light diffuser is disposed side-by-side and aligned with the power source cover, one end of the light diffuser and one end of the power source cover that are disposed side-by-side and aligned with each other are provided with a first through hole corresponding to the first bevel hook and a second through hole corresponding to the second bevel hook, respectively; the first bevel hook is hooked in the first through hole, the second bevel hook is hooked in the second through hole, so that the light diffuser and the power source cover are fixed on the first end cap, respectively.
Optionally, the interior of the power source assembly fixing part of the first end cap is provided with a pair of one-way hooks, the power source part is provided with a power source connector configured to be connected to an external power source, the one-way hook is located on an end cap face of the power source assembly fixing part opposite to the power source connector;
the first end cap is sleeved at the end of the light diffuser and the end of the power source cover which have been disposed side-by-side and aligned with each other, and the one-way hook is hooked at the power source connector, so that the first end cap is fixed on the power source part.
Optionally, a position on the power source assembly fixing part of the first end cap that is opposite to the power source connector is provided with an opening; the power source connector includes an input terminal and an output terminal, the input terminal and the output terminal pass through the opening to be connected to an external power supply.
Optionally, the input terminal is further configured to be connected to an output terminal of one adjacent light source apparatus, and the output terminal is further configured to be connected to an input terminal of another adjacent light source apparatus, so as to achieve an electrical connection between at least two light source apparatuses.
Optionally, an interior of the second end cap is provided with a third bevel hook; one end of the power source cover that is not disposed side-by-side and aligned with the light diffuser is provided with a third through hole corresponding to the third bevel hook; the third bevel hook is hooked in the third through hole, so that the second end cap is fixed on the power source cover.
Optionally, the light source apparatus further includes: a third end cap, the third end cap is sleeved at one end of the light diffuser which is not disposed side-by-side and aligned with the power source cover.
Optionally, an interior of the third end cap is provided with a fourth bevel hook; the end of the light diffuser that is not disposed side-by-side and aligned with the power source cover is provided with a fourth through hole corresponding to the fourth bevel hook; the fourth bevel hook is hooked in the fourth through hole, so that the third end cap is fixed on the light diffuser.
Optionally, the power source connector of the light source apparatus includes an input terminal and an output terminal; the first electric connector and the second electric connector are connected with an input terminal of one light source apparatus in any two adjacent light source apparatuses and an output terminal of the other light source apparatus in the any two adjacent light source apparatuses, respectively, in a plug-in manner, so as to achieve the electrical connection between the any two adjacent light source apparatuses.
Optionally, the first electric connector and the second electric connector are provided with a buckle element, respectively; the power source connector is provided with a buckle receiver part corresponding to the buckle element; the buckle element is buckled at the buckle receiver part to achieve a fixed connection between the first electric connector and the power source connector, and a fixed connection between the second electric connector and the power source connector, respectively.
In the examples of the present disclosure, a fixed mounting between the light source assembly and the power source assembly is achieved by smartly designing the structures of the first end cap and the second end cap; moreover, the light source part and the light diffuser in the light source assembly, as well as the power source part and power source cover in the power source assembly can be easily connected for convenient mounting and disassembling process. Additionally, the light source part of the light source apparatus has no need of adopting a specialized light source part, but can be any light source part which can be mounted in the light diffuser and can achieve an appropriate fixing; upon the light source part being damaged, it's also convenient to be replaced by a new light source part so as to keep using the light source apparatus, thereby improving a usage ratio of resources.
Furthermore, the design for various components is easy, which not only allows for convenient mounting of the entire light source apparatus, but also simplifies the molds used for processing the components, so as to effectively reduce the processing costs.
So far, those skilled in the art should be appreciated that, although several exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been particularly illustrated and described, various other modifications or changes in accordance with the principle of the present disclosure may be directly determined or derived, within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure, based on the contents disclosed in the preset invention. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure should be interpreted and confirmed as covering all these other modifications and changes.
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