The present invention is related to a lighting apparatus and more particularly related to a downlight fixture.
Downlight is a kind of lighting fixture that is embedded in the ceiling and projects downwards. With this kind of concealed fixtures, all lights are projected downwards and fall in the group of direct distribution. Reflectors, lenses, blinds and lightbulbs can be added to achieve different lighting effects. They are particularly neat and unobtrusive in their appearance, since almost the entire downlight fitting is concealed behind a ceiling or other suitable panel or surface, whilst giving out a pleasing light. Downlight may not take up much space but may increase amiable ambiance. In order to create a cozy and homely atmosphere, try installing multiple downlight to lessen the oppression given off by the room. Downlight is generally used at shopping centers, hospitals, schools, supermarkets, offices, high-end mansions or else, as focus lighting, to brighten, beautify, and add color to the environment.
Among the fixtures, the light emitting assembly of the rotating downlight rotates. However, the current version of the light emitting assembly and ring surface rotates differently, leading to negative reviews and inconvenience. The new version aims to provide a rotating downlight to fix the technical issue that caused the light emitting assembly and ring surface to rotate differently.
An embodiment of a lighting apparatus includes a housing. A supporting structure disposes on an inner surface of the housing. A rotating frame disposes within the housing. The rotating frame is rotated on the supporting structure.
An embodiment of the lighting apparatus includes a ring surface and a guiding frame. The guiding frame may be made in a ring-shaped. The ring-shaped guiding frame is attached to an outside of the ring surface. Some parts of the circular-shaped guiding frame are extended to the inner of the ring surface so as to form a circular track. The lighting apparatus also includes a rotating frame. The rotating frame may be inserted within the ring surface and compatible with the circular track stated above. The light apparatus includes a light emitting assembly. The light emitting assembly is placed within the ring surface. The light emitting assembly is connected to the bottom of the rotating frame.
In an embodiment, a light emitting assembly includes a heat sink. The light emitting assembly may consisted of a bowl-shaped heat sink, a driver on board light emitting assembly, a reflective optic, and a transparent cover. The bowl-shaped heat sink is connected to a connecting portion. The driver on board light emitting assembly is installed within the heat sink. The reflective optic is installed within the heat sink. The transparent cover is installed within the reflective optic.
A circuit board is within the heat sink. A driving circuit is connected to a light source and a power socket structure is connected to a power supply to provide a power to the lighting apparatus on the circuit board. The light emitting assembly may be a driver on board (DOB). The driver on board is slowly gaining popularity. The driver on board is basically a chip that acts like a driver. The driver on board may be a solid-state device without decay element. When connects in tandem with light emitting diode strings, the current very closely follows the voltage pattern. With the change in voltage, the current changes, thereby changing the brightness of the light emitting diodes.
In an embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a guiding frame generally in a ring-shaped, and at least two portions of the guiding frame are penetrated through the housing via a plurality of duding slots of the housing to form the supporting structure. The guiding frame may include a first top portion, and a first side portion. The first side portion is connected to the first top portion. A guiding element is formed on one end of the first side portion opposite to the first top portion, and the guiding element extends along a direction opposite to a radial direction of the guiding frame. The guiding frame is formed by segments connecting to each other. The segments may be connected in several ways. The segments may be fixed by a screw or by a snap. The segments may also be fixed by both, one side by the screw and the other side by the snap. An amount of the segments may be just one or two or more.
In an embodiment of a lighting apparatus, the rotating frame is generally in the ring-shaped and includes a second side portion, a first bottom portion and a third side portion. The second side portion, the first bottom portion and the third side portion are connecting in sequence. The first bottom portion is against the guiding element. The second side portion is against an inner surface of the housing.
The guiding element also includes a first limiting protrusion. The first limiting protrusion is configured on the guiding element and extends along the direction opposite to the radial direction of the guiding frame. The rotating frame includes a second limiting protrusion and extends along a direction parallel to an axial direction of the guiding frame. The first limiting protrusion interferes with the second limiting protrusion.
In an embodiment of a lighting apparatus, a switch module is on the first limiting protrusion. The switch module is electrically connected to the driving circuit. In addition, the switch module is to transmitting turn-off signals to the driving circuit upon the first limiting protrusion interfering with the second limiting protrusion, and the driving circuit is to turn off the light apparatus when receiving the turn-off signals.
A first cantilever and a second cantilever are formed to a side of the first bottom portion away from the second side portion. The first cantilever and the second cantilever are opposite to each other and are configured to hold the light emitting assembly. Each of the first cantilever and the second cantilever includes a first connecting portion connected to the first bottom portion. The cantilever may be in various shape, such as 3-shaped or C-shaped or else. A second connecting portion connected to the first connecting portion and the light emitting assembly. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion may be in a 7-shaped. The second connecting portion has a third limiting protrusion.
The heat sink is to maximize a surface area in contact with the cooling medium surrounding it, such as air. Air velocity, choice of material, protrusion design and surface treatment are factors that affect the performance of a heat sink. The heat sink attachment methods and the thermal interface materials also affect the temperature of the integrated circuit. Thermal adhesive or thermal grease improve the performance of the heat sink by filling air gaps between the heat sink and the heat spreader on the device. The heat sink includes a limiting slot corresponding to the third limiting protrusion. The third limiting protrusion is being fixed to the limiting slot. The light emitting assembly is connected to the rotating frame. The heat sink includes a reflective optic on an inner surface of the heat sink. The reflective optic has a wave-shaped surface.
The lighting apparatus includes a lighting fixture connecting structure configured on the housing. The lighting fixture connecting structure to fix the lighting apparatus to an external lighting fixture. The lighting fixture connecting structure includes a bar, a first elastic sheet holder, and a second elastic sheet holder. Each of the first elastic sheet holder and the second elastic sheet holder includes a holding portion and a fixing portion connected to one end of the holding portion. The holding portion substantially extends along a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bar and is on the bar. The fixing portion is substantially perpendicular to the holding portion. A guiding groove is formed on each of the holding structures along the longitudinal direction of the bar. A first fastener is penetrated through the guiding groove, and the first fastener is movably connected to the first elastic sheet holder on the bar.
The lighting fixture connecting structure also includes at least one adjusting member. The at least one adjusting member extends along the direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bar. A first end of the adjusting member is connected to a side of the bar, and a second end of the adjusting member is movably connected to the side of the holding portion. The adjusting member and the side of the elastic sheet holder may have several ways to be connected to each other. The adjusting member and the side of the elastic sheet holder may be connected by pit and bump fixing together. The adjusting member and the side of the elastic sheet holder may also be connected by magnet.
There are notches disposed on the side of the holding portion corresponding to the second end of the at least one adjusting member. The at least one adjusting member includes an adjusting protrusion extending along a direction facing toward the bar, and the adjusting protrusion is movably connected to one of the notches.
The at least one adjusting member is fixed to the bar via a fixing part extending from the bar. The at least one adjusting member includes a first positioning side wall and a second positioning side wall is on the end of the at least one adjusting member fixing to the bar. The first positioning side wall is adjacent to the second positioning side wall. The first positioning side wall and the second positioning side wall extend along a direction facing toward the bar and abut against two adjacent sides of fixing part.
The power socket structure includes a shell and a plurality of metal terminals. There are openings formed on one side of the shell. Installation slots are formed on the opposite side of the shell. The plurality of openings respectively corresponds to the installation slots. An end of the metal terminals is in one of the installation slots, and another end of the metal terminals electrically connects to the circuit board.
The end of the metal terminals may be in the installation slots including a fourth side portion and a fifth side portion opposite to the fourth side portion. The fourth side portion and the fifth side portion are against the plurality of installation slots. A first contact portion and a second contact portion are connected to the first side portion and the second side portion respectively. The first contact portion extends toward the second contact portion. The second contact portion extends toward the first contact portion, and the first contact portion and the second contact portion cooperatively formed a horn-shaped through a hole. An elastic protrusion is formed on the first side portion and extends toward the first contact portion. The end of the first contact portion has a contact end formed in a round shaped.
In an embodiment, the longitudinal section of the guiding frame is shaped like “L”-shaped. The longitudinal section of the guiding frame is consisted of a first top portion and a first side portion. The first top portion and the first side portion is connected together. An end of the first side portion extends along a periphery to form multiple guiding elements within. The guiding elements are paralleled to the first top portion. There are a lot of guiding slots along the periphery of the ring surface. Each guiding element go through and are in one-to-one correspondence with the guiding slots. The first top portion and the first side portion are respectively attached closely to the outer surface of the ring surface, forming a circular track between the inner wall of the guiding elements and ring surface.
In an embodiment, the guiding frame includes the docking first and second guides which forms a circle. The first and second guides are both arch-shaped. In an embodiment, the rotating frame is annular. The longitudinal section is shaped like “U”-shaped. The longitudinal section is consisted of the second side portion, the first bottom portion, and the third side portion of the secondary connection. The first bottom portion is connected to the guiding elements. The second side portion is connected to the inner wall of the ring surface.
In an embodiment, at least one of other end of the guiding elements is far from the first side portion and is set with a first limiting protrusion. The first bottom portion is provided with a second limiting protrusion extending in the direction of the guiding element. The second and first limiting protrusion act in concert to restrain the rotating angel of the rotating frame within the circular track.
In an embodiment, the rotating frame is made from stamping metal sheets. Metal stamping is a manufacturing process used to convert flat metal sheets into specific shapes. Metal stamping may include a number of metals forming techniques such as blanking, punching, bending and piercing, to name a few. Metal stamping is a fast and cost-effective solution for a large-quantity manufacturing need. Manufacturers who need metal parts stamped for a project are generally looking for three important qualities, high quality and durability, low cost, and fast turnaround time. The thickness of the metal sheet is approximately one to three millimeters.
In an embodiment, the further end of the first bottom portion is provided with the first cantilever extending in the direction of the light emitting assembly. The further end of the first bottom portion is also provided with the second cantilever extending in the direction of the light emitting assembly. The first is set at relative positions. The second cantilever is also set at relative positions. Both of the further ends of the first and second cantilever is attached to the light emitting assembly.
In an embodiment, both of the first and second cantilever contains the first connecting portion that is connected to the first bottom. And the first connecting portion is connected to the second connecting portion through the light emitting assembly. The first connecting portion is preferably 7-shaped.
In an embodiment, the third limiting protrusion is set on the second connecting portion. Limiting slots may be found on both sides of the heat sink. Positioning slots may also be found on both sides of the heat sink. The limiting slots act in concert with the third limiting protrusion in order to prevent rotating differences between the heat sink and the rotating frame. The remote end of the second connecting portion receives by the corresponding positioning slot and is connected to the heat sink by using rivets.
In an embodiment of the rotating downlight has shown the following effects. With a rotating combination of attaching a rotating frame onto a guiding frame, the rotation on the circular track may be capable. In addition, by attaching the light emitting assembly to the bottom of the rotating frame, the light emitting assembly may rotate with the rotating frame, lighting up all directions. As the rotating frame is rotating on the circular track, during the rotation of the rotating frame, the light emitting assembly may have the same concentric velocity as the ring surface. The combination of the rotating frame and the guiding frame make the rotation smoother, resulting in good user feedbacks.
Reference may now be made in detail to particular embodiments of the disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in a plurality of accompanying drawings. While the disclosure may be described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, it may be understood that they are not intended to the limit the disclosure to these embodiments. On the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents that may be included within the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims. Furthermore, in the following detailed description of the present disclosure, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it may be readily apparent to one skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details.
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In an embodiment, a combination of the rotating format with guiding frame 20 and rotating frame 30 has been applied. Once the rotating frame 30 has been inserted into guiding frame 20, it can rotate in the circular track. The light emitting assembly 40 will be attached at the bottom of the rotating frame 30, bringing the light emitting assembly 40 and the rotating frame 30 into rotation. All directions may be light up. As a result of the rotation of rotating frame 30 on the circular track, when the rotating frame 30 rotates, the light emitting assembly 40 and the ring surface 10 will be in sync. Eccentricity will not occur. Furthermore, the appliance of combining guiding frame 20 and the rotating frame 30 helps with rotation, resulting in better user feedback.
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In order to form a circular shape, the first guide 21 and the second guide 22 are all arc shaped. Preferably, both the first guide 21 and the second guide 22 are semicircular.
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To specify, the first cantilever 31 and the second cantilever 32 are both equipped with the first connecting portion 311 and the second connecting portion 312. Among them, an end of the first connecting portion 311 is made to connect with the first bottom portion 302. The other end of the first connecting portion 311 is made to connect with the second connecting portion 312. The remote end of the second connecting portion 312 that is further away from the first connecting portion 311 is made to connect with the light emitting assembly 40. In an embodiment, the first connecting portion 311 is preferably 7-shaped in order to prevent deformation during the rotation of the rotating frame 30. The first connecting portion 311 in a 7-shaped may also keep it from affecting other parts. In the appliance, the first connecting portion 311 and the second connecting portion 312 is in one piece that aims to simplify the structure, reduce cost, and enhance its hardness.
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In an embodiment, the driver on board light emitting assembly 42 includes a plurality of substrates. A light source, a driving circuit, a plurality of terminals and a plurality of electronic components are on the substrate. Among them, the light source may comply with LED lights. Once the LED light and the driving circuit is built on the substrate, and the independent driver may be eliminated. This will lessen the amount of parts. With a lot of LED lights, arranging LED lights evenly according to a certain pattern on the substrate may connect in series or parallel with one another.
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