Patent Application
20200400291
The present invention relates to a lighting technology, and more particularly, to a lighting unit and a rail type lighting device including same.
In recent years, a rail type lighting device that installs a rail on a ceiling or a wall surface and mounts a lighting to be movable along a rail has been widely used. The rail type lighting device requires physical coupling and electrical coupling between the rail and the lighting. To this end, the rail and the lighting have complex structures and thus an assembly process thereof becomes complex.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a lighting unit capable of improving a coupling force between a rail unit and a lighting unit and a rail type lighting device including same.
An embodiment of the present invention also provides a lighting unit having improved ease of assembly and a rail type lighting device including same.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a lighting unit including: a body part including a body plate and a first guide part disposed on the top of the body plate in a lengthwise direction of the body plate; a magnet material accommodation part disposed on an upper portion of the body part to accommodate a magnet material that is magnetically coupled with a rail unit; and a body-coupling part that is slide-coupled to each of both ends of the body part along the first guide part.
In an embodiment, a protruding part that protrudes toward the rail unit may be disposed at a central portion of the body part, the body-coupling part may have the bottom that closely contacts one end of the body part and the top that protrudes from the body part to the magnet material accommodation part, and a distance between the one end of the body part to an end of the top of the body-coupling part may be equal to or less than that between the one end of the body part to one end of the protruding part.
In an embodiment, the rail unit may include a coupling projection part that protrudes toward the lighting unit, and the lighting unit may further include a rail coupling part that is fixed to the body-coupling part and coupled with the coupling projection part.
In an embodiment, the rail coupling part may include: a basic frame seated on an end of the body-coupling part and including a projection part insertion groove to which the coupling projection part is inserted; a connection part disposed on one surface of the basic frame; and a first elastic coupling part disposed on an end of the connection part and to which the coupling projection part is inserted and coupled.
In an embodiment, the first elastic coupling part may include a first-1 elastic coupling part and a first-2 elastic coupling part, the basic frame may include a first basic frame, a second basic frame that protrudes from one side of one surface of the first basic frame, and a third basic frame that protrudes from the other side of the one surface of the first basic frame, and the connection part may include a first connection part disposed inward from the bottom of the second basic frame to connect the second basic frame and the first-1 elastic coupling part and a second connection part disposed inward from the bottom of the third basic frame to connect the third basic frame and the first-2 elastic coupling part.
In an embodiment, the rail coupling part may be pressed from an upper portion to a lower portion of an end of the body-coupling part and coupled with the body-coupling part, and the lighting unit may include a second elastic coupling part disposed on each of both sides of the basic frame; and a catching hole defined in each of both side surfaces of the body-coupling part and to which the second elastic coupling part is inserted and caught.
In an embodiment, the magnet material accommodation part may be slide-coupled to the top of the body part along the first guide part.
In an embodiment, the body part may be made of a metal material, the magnet material accommodation part may be made of an insulating material, and the magnet material may be electrically insulated from the body part by the magnet material accommodation part.
In an embodiment, the first guide part may protrude upward from each of both sides of the body plate, the lighting unit may include a first-1 guide groove defined in an inside of the first guide part in a lengthwise direction of the first guide part and a first-2 guide groove defined in an outside of the first guide part in the lengthwise direction of the first guide part, and the magnet material accommodation part may have an inner space to which the first guide part is inserted and both side bottoms that are inserted to and slid along the first-1 guide groove and first-2 guide groove, respectively.
In an embodiment, the lighting unit may further include a connection part that is electrically connected to a conductive line of the rail unit, and the top of the connection part may have a height greater than that of the magnet material.
In an embodiment, the lighting unit may further include: a first connection part that is electrically connected to a first conductive line of the rail unit; and a second connection part that is electrically connected to a second conductive line of the rail unit.
In an embodiment, the lighting unit may further include: a body-coupling part that is slide-coupled to each of both ends of the body part along the first guide part; a first accommodation hole defined in the body-coupling part to accommodate the first connection part; and a second accommodation hole defined in the body part to accommodate the second connection part.
In an embodiment, the body-coupling part may include: a base plate disposed along a lengthwise direction of the lighting unit; a first side plate disposed at one side of the base plate; a second side plate disposed at the other side of the base plate; and a guide coupling part that protrudes from the tops of the first side plate and the second side plate to the body part and is slide-coupled to the first guide part.
In an embodiment, the body-coupling part may further include a third accommodation hole disposed in communication with the second accommodation hole in the guide coupling part to expose the top of the second connection part.
In an embodiment, the body-coupling part may include: a protruding connection part that protrudes toward the first accommodation hole from an inside of the base plate; a vertical part disposed perpendicularly to an end of the protruding connection part in an upward direction; and a cover part that protrudes from an end of the vertical part to the first connection part to cover the top of the first connection part.
In an embodiment, the body part and the magnet material accommodation part may be integrated with each other, and each of the body part and the magnet material accommodation part may be made of an insulating material.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a lighting unit that is coupled with a rail unit, in which a coupling projection part protrudes from one surface thereof and at least one conductive line is disposed along a lengthwise direction thereof, and is electrically connected to the rail unit, includes: a body part; a lighting part disposed at a lower portion of the body part; one pair of body-coupling parts coupled to both ends of the body part, respectively; a rail coupling part fixed to the body-coupling part and coupled with the coupling projection part; a magnet material accommodation part disposed between the one pair of body-coupling parts on the top of the body part; and a magnet material accommodated in the magnet material accommodation part and magnetically coupled with the conductive line.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a rail type lighting device includes: a mounting unit mounted to an installation surface; a rail unit coupled with the mounting unit and disposed in a lengthwise direction of the mounting unit; and a lighting unit that is coupled with the rail unit, electrically connected with the rail unit, and movable along the rail unit. Here, the rail unit includes: a rail body coupled with the mounting unit inside the mounting unit; a coupling projection part that protrudes from one surface of the rail body; and a conductive line disposed along a lengthwise direction of the rail body on at least one of both side surfaces of the coupling projection part and one surface of the rail body. Also, the lighting unit includes: a body part; a magnet material accommodation part disposed at an upper portion of the body part; a magnet material accommodated in the magnet material accommodation part and magnetically coupled with the conductive line; and a lighting part connected to the body part and configured to receive power from the conductive line.
In an embodiment, the body part may include a body plate and a first guide part disposed in a lengthwise direction of the body plate on the top of the body plate, and the lighting unit may further include a body-coupling part that is slide-coupled to each of both ends of the body part along the first guide part.
In an embodiment, the lighting unit may further include a rail coupling part fixed to the body-coupling part and coupled with the coupling projection part.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, as the magnet material of the lighting unit and the conductive line of the rail unit are magnetically coupled (primary coupling), and the coupling projection part of the rail unit and the rail coupling part of the lighting unit are mechanically (or physically) coupled (secondary coupling), the coupling force between the rail unit and the lighting unit may improve.
Also, since the components are coupled through the mutual slide-coupling, the separate coupling member is unnecessary. Thus, the number of the components may be reduced, the assembly between the components may be easily performed, and the assembly time may be reduced.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Following detailed description will be provide for more general understanding on methods, devices, and/or systems in this specification. However, this is merely an example, and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.
Moreover, detailed descriptions related to well-known functions or configurations will be ruled out in order not to unnecessarily obscure subject matters of the present invention. Also, terms used in this specification are terms defined in consideration of functions according to embodiments, and thus the terms may be changed according to the intension or usage of a user or operator. Therefore, the terms should be defined on the basis of the overall contents of this specification. Terms used herein are for describing the embodiments of the present invention and not restrictive. The terms of a singular form may include plural forms unless referred to the contrary. The meaning of “include,” “comprise,” “including,” or “comprising,” specifies a property, a region, a fixed number, a step, a process, an element and/or a component but does not exclude other properties, regions, fixed numbers, steps, processes, elements and/or components.
In the following description, terms having the meaning of “transmitting”, “communicating”, “sending”, “receiving”, or other similar meanings represent that a signal or information is directly transmitted from one component to another component or indirectly transmitted through another component. Particularly, the feature of “transmitting” or “sending” the signal or the information to one component indicates the final destination of the signal or the information instead of the direct destination. This is true for the “receiving” of the signal or the information. Also, in this specification, the feature in which two or more data or information are “related” represents that when one data (or information) is acquired, at least a part of other data (or information) may be acquired on the basis of the acquired data (or information).
Spatially relative terms, such as “below”, “lower”, “above”, “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe an element and/or a feature's relationship to another element(s) and/or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the drawings.
It will be understood that although the terms of first and second are used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. The terms are only used to distinguish one component from other components. For example, a first element referred to as a first element in one embodiment can be referred to as a second element in another embodiment.
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The mounting unit 100 may be mounted to a surface (installation surface) on which the rail type lighting device 10 is installed. Here, the installation surface may be an indoor wall surface or ceiling. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the installation surface may be a surface of a structure (e.g. furniture). The mounting unit 100 may have a predetermined length along the installation surface.
The mounting unit 100 may include a mounting part 102, a first side part 104, and a second side part 106. The mounting part 102 is a portion mounted to the installation surface. The mounting part 102 may be disposed parallel to the installation surface. The mounting part 102 may include a surface contacting the installation surface.
The first side part 104 may be disposed in a downward direction from one side of the mounting part 102. The first side part 104 may be disposed perpendicularly to the mounting part 102. The first side part 104 may be disposed in a lengthwise direction of the mounting unit 100 from the one side of the mounting part 102.
The second side part 106 may be disposed in a downward direction from the other side of the mounting part 102. The second side part 106 may be disposed perpendicularly to the mounting part 102. The second side part 106 may be disposed in the lengthwise direction of the mounting unit 100 from the other side of the mounting part 102.
An accommodation space S may be defined in the mounting unit 100 by the mounting part 102, the first side part 104, and the second side part 106. The mounting unit 100 may have an opened lower portion. The rail unit 200 may be accommodated in the accommodation space S. A first coupling part 108, to which the rail unit 200 is able to be slide-coupled, may be formed on an inner surface of each of the first side part 104 and the second side part 106.
The first coupling part 108 may be provided on the inner surface of each of the first side part 104 and the second side part 106 in the lengthwise direction of the mounting unit 100. In an exemplary embodiment, the first coupling part 108 may be provided with a seating projection shape on the inner surface of each of the first side part 104 and the second side part 106. In this case, when the rail unit 200 is inserted to the accommodation space S, bottom surfaces of both sides of the rail unit 200 may be slid while being seated on the seating projections.
Alternatively, the first coupling part 108 may be provided with an insertion groove shape in the inner surface of each of the first side part 104 and the second side part 106. In this case, when the rail unit 200 is inserted to the accommodation space S, both side surfaces of the rail unit 200 may be slid while being inserted to the insertion grooves. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the mounting unit 100 and the rail unit 200 may be coupled by using an adhesive or by various methods such as screw coupling.
The rail unit 200 may be accommodated in the mounting unit 100. The rail unit 200 may be provided in the mounting unit 100 in the lengthwise direction of the mounting unit 100. The rail unit 200 may be slide-coupled with the mounting unit 100 in the mounting unit 100. The rail unit 200 may include a rail body 202, a coupling projection part 204, a first conductive line 206, and a second conductive line 208.
The rail body 202 may be slide-coupled with the mounting unit 100 in the mounting unit 100. The rail body 202 may be provided in the lengthwise direction of the mounting unit 100. For example, the rail body 202 may have a plate shape. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
The coupling projection part 204 is a portion by which the rail unit 200 is coupled with the lighting unit 300. The coupling projection part 204 may protrude from one surface (i.e., a surface facing the lighting unit 300) of the rail body 202. The coupling projection part 204 may be disposed at a central portion of one surface of the rail body 202 in a lengthwise direction of the rail body 202.
The coupling projection part 204 may include a first coupling projection part 204-1 and a second coupling projection part 204-2. The first coupling projection part 204-1 may protrude from one surface of the rail body 202. The first coupling projection part 204-1 may have a width that gradually decreases in a downward direction. That is, the first coupling projection part 204-1 may have both side surfaces that are inclined toward a vertical central axis of the first coupling projection part 204-1.
The second coupling projection part 204-2 may extend from an end of the first coupling projection part 204-1. The top of the second coupling projection part 204-2 may have a width greater than that of the bottom of the first coupling projection part 204-1. The second coupling projection part 204-2 may include a section in which a width gradually decreases in a downward direction.
The first conductive line 206 may be disposed on each of both side surfaces of the coupling projection part 204. The first conductive line 206 may be disposed in a lengthwise direction of the coupling projection part 204. In an exemplary embodiment, the first conductive line 206 may be disposed on each of both side surfaces of the first coupling projection part 204-1. In an exemplary embodiment, the first conductive line 206 may be inserted to each of grooves defined in both side surfaces of the first coupling projection part 204-1. In an exemplary embodiment, the first conductive line 206 may be a conductive line for power supply.
The second conductive line 208 may be disposed on one surface of the rail body 202. The second conductive line 208 may be disposed in the lengthwise direction of the rail body 202. The second conductive lines 208 may be disposed on one surface of the rail body 202 with the coupling projection part 204 therebetween. The second conductive line 208 may be inserted to a groove defined in one surface of the rail body 202. In an exemplary embodiment, the second conductive line 208 may be a conductive line for lighting control (e.g., dimming control, color temperature control, etc.)
One of the first conductive line 206 and the second conductive line 208 may be used for power supply, and the other thereof may be used for lighting control. Alternatively, all of the first conductive line 206 and the second conductive line 208 may be used for power supply or for lighting control.
Although the rail unit 200 includes all of the first conductive line 206 and the second conductive line 208, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the rail unit 200 may include only one of the first conductive line 206 and the second conductive line 208.
The lighting unit 300 may be coupled with the rail unit 200 at a lower portion of the rail unit 200. Here, the first side part 104 and the second side part 106 may cover both sides of the lighting unit 300. The lighting unit 300 may be disposed in a spaced between the first side part 104 and the second side part 106 below the rail unit 200. Also, the lighting unit 300 may be electrically connected to the rail unit 200. The lighting unit 300 may receive power from the rail unit 200. The lighting unit 300 may receive a lighting control signal from the rail unit 200.
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The body part 302 may be disposed in a lengthwise direction of the lighting unit 300. In an exemplary embodiment, the body part 302 may be made of a metal material. In this case, heat dissipation may be performed through the body part 302. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the body part 302 may be made of an insulating material.
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The body plate 302a may be disposed in the lengthwise direction of the lighting unit 300. The body plate 302a may have a flat plate shape. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the shape of the body plate 302a.
The first guide part 302b may protrude from each of both sides of the body plate 302a. The first guide part 302b may be disposed in a lengthwise direction of the body plate 302a. A first-1 guide groove 302b-1 may be defined in an inside of the first guide part 302b in a lengthwise direction of the first guide part 302b. Also, a first-2 guide groove 302b-2 may be defined in an outside of the first guide part 302b in the lengthwise direction of the first guide part 302b.
The second guide part 302c may protrude from each of both sides of the body plate 302a. The second guide part 302c may be disposed in the lengthwise direction of the body plate 302a. A second guide groove 302c-1 may be defined in an inside the second guide part 302c in a lengthwise direction of the second guide part 302c. Also, the lighting part 306 may be accommodated in a space between the second guide parts 302c protruding from lower portions of both sides of the body plate 302a, respectively.
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The base plate 304a may be disposed in the lengthwise direction of the lighting unit 300. A first accommodation hole 304a-1 for providing a space for accommodating the first connection part 308 may be defined in the base plate 304a. The first accommodation hole 304a-1 may pass through the base plate 304a in a vertical direction.
Also, a second accommodation hole 303 for providing a space for accommodating the second connection part 310 may be defined in the body part 302. The second accommodation hole 303 may pass through the body part 302 in the vertical direction (refer to
The first side plate 304b may be disposed perpendicularly to one side of the base plate 304a. The first side plate 304b may be disposed perpendicularly in each of upward and downward directions at the one side of the base plate 304a.
The second side plate 304c may be disposed perpendicularly to the other side of the base plate 304a. The second side plate 304c may be disposed perpendicularly in each of upward and downward directions at the other side of the base plate 304a. A third guide groove 304f may be defined at the bottom of each of the first side plate 304b and the second side plate 304c in a lengthwise direction of the body-coupling part 304.
The guide coupling part 304d may protrude toward the body part 302 from each of the tops of the first side plate 304b and the second side plate 304c.
A third accommodation hole 304d-1 for accommodating the top of the second connection part 310 may be define din the guide coupling part 304d. The third accommodation hole 304d-1 may pass through the guide coupling part 304d in the vertical direction. When the body-coupling part 304 is coupled with the body part 302, the third accommodation hole 304d-1 may communicate with the second accommodation hole 303. The top of the second connection part 310 may be exposed to the outside through the third accommodation hole 304d-1.
The guide coupling part 304d may be slide-coupled to the first guide part 302b of the body part 302. That is, a guide coupling groove 304d-2 to which the first guide part 302b is insertable may be defined in the guide coupling part 304d in a lengthwise direction of the guide coupling part 304d. The guide coupling groove 304d-2 may have a shape corresponding to that of the first guide part 302b. When the guide coupling part 304d moves to the body part 302, the inside (i.e., both sides of the guide coupling groove 304d-2) of the coupling part 304d may be slide-coupled to the first-1 guide groove 302b-1 and the first-2 guide groove 302b-2.
The first connection part support part 304e may include a protruding connection part 304e-1, a vertical part 304e-2, and a cover part 304e-3. The protruding connection part 304e-1 may protrude from an inside of the base plate 304a toward the first accommodation hole 304a-1.
The vertical part 304e-2 may be disposed perpendicularly from an end of the protruding connection part 304e-1 in an upward direction. The vertical part 304e-2 may have a height corresponding to the first connection part 308. The cover part 304e-3 may protrude from an end of the vertical part 304e-2 to the first connection part 308. The cover part 304e-3 may cover the top of the first connection part 308.
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The first connection part 308 and the second connection part 310 may be fixed to one surface (a surface facing the body plate 302a) of the lighting part 306. At least one light emitting device (e.g., LED) may be mounted to the other surface (a surface facing the diffusion part 316) of the lighting part 306.
The first connection part 308 may be fixed to one surface of the lighting part 306. The first connection part 308 may be electrically connected to the lighting part 306. For example, the first connection part 308 may be disposed on both ends of the one surface of the lighting part 306. Also, the second connection part 310 may be spaced apart from the first connection part 308 on the one surface of the lighting part 306. The second connection part 310 may be electrically connected to the lighting part 306.
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The first connection part 308a may be fixed to one surface of the lighting part 306. The first connection part 308a may be electrically connected to the light emitting device (not shown) disposed on the other surface of the lighting part 306. The first vertical connection part 308b may connect the first fixing part 308a and the first line contact part 308c. The first vertical connection part 308b may be disposed perpendicularly to the lighting part 306 from an end of the first connection part 308a.
The first line contact part 308c may be disposed on an end of the first vertical connection part 308b. When the rail unit 200 and the lighting unit 300 are coupled, the first line contact part 308c may contact the first conductive line 206. In this case, power may be supplied to the light emitting device (not shown) through the first conductive line 206 and the first connection part 308. The first line contact part 308c may have a hook shape to efficiently contact the first conducive line 206. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the first conducive line 206 may contact the first vertical connection part 308b.
One pair of second connection parts 310 may be disposed parallel to each other in the lengthwise direction of the lighting part 306 on one surface of the lighting part 306. Each of the second connection parts 310 may be fixed to the one surface of the lighting part 306 in the second accommodation hole 303 of the body part 302. The second connection part 310 may include a second fixing part 310a, a second vertical connection part 310b, and a second line contact part 310c.
The second fixing part 310a may be fixed to the one surface of the lighting part 306. The second fixing part 310a may be electrically connected to the light emitting device (not shown) disposed on the other surface of the lighting part 306. The second vertical connection part 310b may connect the second fixing part 310a and the second line contact part 310c. The second vertical connection part 310b may be disposed perpendicularly to the lighting part 310 from an end of the second connection part 310a.
The second line contact part 310c may be disposed on an end of the second vertical connection part 310b. When the rail unit 200 and the lighting unit 300 are coupled, the second line contact part 310c may contact the second conductive line 208. In this case, a lighting control signal may be transmitted to the light emitting device (not shown) through the second conductive line 208 and the second connection part 310.
Here, the second line contact part 310c may be exposed to the outside through the third accommodation hole 304d-1 of the body-coupling part 304. In this state, the second line contact part 310c may contact the second conductive line 208. Here, the second connection part 310 may have a structure of supplying an elastic force in a direction toward the second conductive line 208 in order to maintain the contact with the second conductive line 208.
In an exemplary embodiment, the second line contact part 310c may include a first bent part 310c-1, a second bent part 310c-2, and a third bent part 310c-3. The first bent part 310c-1 may be disposed perpendicularly to the second vertical connection part 310b (i.e., in parallel to the lighting part 306) in a first direction from an end of the second vertical connection part 310b. The second bent part 310c-2 may be inclined upward in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction from an end of the first bent part 310c-1. The third bent part 310c-3 may be inclined downward from an end of the second bent part 310c-2.
The above-described shape of the second connection part 310 may allow the magnet material accommodation part 314 to be easily slide-mounted to or detached from the body part 302. Also, when the magnet material accommodation part 314 is slide-mounted or detached, the second connection part 310 may not be deformed in shape and prevented from being damaged.
Here, the top of the second connection part 310 may have a height greater than that of a magnet material 318. That is, the second line contact part 310c of the second contact part 310 may protrude upward further than the magnet material 318 (protrude toward the rail unit 200) in
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The basic frame 312a may include a first basic frame 312a-1, a second basic frame 312a-2, and a third basic frame 312a-3. The first basic frame 312a-1 may be disposed in a width direction of the body-coupling part 304. The first basic frame 312a-1 may be seated on an end of the base plate 302a. A projection part insertion groove 312a-4 to which the coupling projection part 204 is insertable may be defined in a central portion of the first basic frame 312a-1. The projection part insertion groove 312a-4 may have a shape corresponding to the coupling projection part 204.
The second basic frame 312a-2 may protrude perpendicularly to the first basic frame 312a-1 at one side of one surface (a face facing the first connection part 308) of the first basic frame 312a-1. The third basic frame 312a-3 may protrude perpendicularly to the first basic frame 312a-1 at the other side of the one surface of the first basic frame 312a-1. The third basic frame 312a-3 may be spaced apart from the second basic frame 312a-2.
The connection part 312b may connect the basic frame 312a and the first elastic coupling part 312c. Here, the first elastic coupling part 312c may include a first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1 and a first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-2. Also, the connection part 312b may include a first connection part 312b-1 and a second connection part 312b-2.
The first connection part 312b-1 may connect the second basic frame 312a-2 and the first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1. The first connection part 312b-1 may be perpendicular inward from an end of the second basic frame 312a-2.
The second connection part 312b-2 may connect the third basic frame 312a-3 and the first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-2. The second connection part 312b-2 may be perpendicular inward from an end of the third basic frame 312a-3.
That is, the first connection part 312b-1 and the second connection part 312b-2 may face each other between ends of the second basic frame 312a-2 and the third basic frame 312a-3. Ends of the first connection part 312b-1 and the second connection part 312b-2, which face each other, may be spaced apart from each other. The first connection part 312b-1 and the second connection part 312b-2 may be inserted to the first accommodation hole 304a-1 of the body-coupling part 304 and seated on one surface of the lighting part 306.
The first elastic coupling part 312c may include a first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1 and a first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-2. The first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1 may be disposed perpendicularly to an end of the first connection part 312b-1. The first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1 may have a shape corresponding to that of one side of the coupling projection part 204. The first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1 may be spaced apart from each of the first basic frame 312a-1 and the second basic frame 312a-2. Thus, the first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1 may have an elastic force.
The first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-2 may be disposed perpendicularly to an end of the second connection part 312b-2. The first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-2 may have a shape corresponding to that of the other side of the coupling projection part 204. The first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-1 may be spaced apart from each of the first basic frame 312a-1 and the third basic frame 312a-3. Thus, the first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-2 may have an elastic force.
When the rail unit 200 is coupled with the lighting unit 300, while the coupling projection part 204 is inserted between the first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1 and the first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-2, both sides of the coupling projection part 204 may be coupled to the first-1 elastic coupling part 312c-1 and the first-2 elastic coupling part 312c-2, respectively.
The second elastic coupling part 312d may be disposed at each of both sides of one surface of the first basic frame 312a-1. The second elastic coupling part 312d may include an elastic connection part 312d-1 and a protruding part 312d-2.
The elastic connection part 312d-1 may be connected to each of the both sides of the one surface of the first basic frame 312a-1. In an exemplary embodiment, the elastic connection part 312d-1 may be connected to the top of the one surface of the first basic frame 312a-1. The elastic connection part 312d-1 may be also connected to a side surface of the second basic frame 312a-2 and a side surface of the third basic frame 312a-3.
The protruding part 312d-2 may protrude from the bottom of the elastic connection part 312d-1 in outside and downward directions. The protruding part 312d-2 may include a section in which a width gradually decreases in the downward direction. That is, the protruding part 312d-2 may be inclined inward.
When the rail coupling part 312 descends from the upper portion to the lower portion of the end of the body-coupling part 304, the second elastic coupling part 312d may be inserted to and caught by a catching hole 321 defined in each of both side surfaces of the body-coupling part 304. Thus, the rail coupling part 312 and the body-coupling part 304 may be coupled to each other.
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The magnet material accommodation part 314 may be slide-coupled along the first guide part 302b of the body part 302. That is, the magnet material accommodation part 314 may be slide-coupled to the first guide part 302b. A space to which the first guide part 302b is inserted may be defined in the magnet material accommodation part 314. Also, the bottoms of both sides of the magnet material accommodation part 314 may be slid while being inserted to the first-1 guide groove 302b-1 and the first-2 guide groove 302b-2.
The magnet material accommodation part 314 may be made of an insulating material. A magnet material accommodation groove 314a in which the magnet material 318 is accommodated may be defined in the magnet material accommodation part 314. The magnet material 318 may be fixed in the magnet material accommodation groove 314a. The magnet material 318 may be mounted to be attached to and detached from the magnet material accommodation groove 314a. The magnet material 318 may be electrically insulated from the body part 302 made of a metal material by the magnet material accommodation part 314.
In an exemplary embodiment, the magnet material 318 may be inserted to the magnet material accommodation groove 314a from a lower portion of the magnet material accommodation part 314, and the top of the magnet material 318 may be exposed to the outside of the magnet material accommodation groove 314a.
Also, an insulating tape may be provided between the magnet material 318 and the magnet material accommodation part 314 to electrically insulate the magnet material 318 from the body part 302. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, various structures and units that insulate the magnet material 318 from the body part 302 may be applied.
According to the disclosed embodiment, as the magnet material 318 is inserted to and accommodated in the magnet material accommodation groove 314a of the magnet material accommodation part 314, the magnet material 318 may be easily inserted to the lighting unit 300. That is, although the magnet material is typically inserted by a separate mechanical device using an interference fit method, the magnet material 318 may be inserted through simple assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The magnet material 318 may be disposed in correspondence to the second conductive line 208. Although the magnet material 318 may be a conductor, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the magnet material 318 may be a non-conductor. The magnet material 318 may be magnetically coupled with the second conductive line 208 when the rail unit 200 is coupled with the lighting unit 300. That is, the physical coupling between the rail unit 200 and the lighting unit 300 is primarily performed by the coupling between the rail coupling part 312 and the coupling projection part 204 and secondarily performed by the coupling between the magnet material 318 and the second conductive line 208.
The diffusion part 316 may be disposed at a lower portion of the body part 302. The diffusion part 316 may be slide-coupled to the lower portion of the body part 302. The diffusion part 316 may be slide-coupled to the lower portion of the body part 302 along the second guide part 302c. A second slide coupling part 316a may be provided at each of the tops of both sides of the diffusion part 316 along a lengthwise direction of the diffusion part 316. The second slide coupling part 316a may be slid while being inserted to the second guide groove 302c-1.
The diffusion part 316 may have a length greater than that of the body part 302. Both sides of the diffusion part 316 may protrude to the outside of the body part 302 in a state in which the diffusion part 316 is coupled to the body part 302. A finishing member 320 may be coupled to each of both ends of the diffusion part 316.
Here, the bottoms of the body-coupling part 304 may be slide-coupled to the outwardly protruding both ends of the diffusion part 316. That is, a third guide groove 304f defined in the bottom of the body-coupling part 304 may be slide-coupled to the second slide coupling part 316a of the diffusion part 316. In this case, the guide coupling part 304d of the body-coupling part 304 may be slide-coupled to the first guide part 302b of the body part 302. That is, the body-coupling part 304 may be slide-coupled to each of the diffusion part 316 and the body 302, i.e., dually slide-coupled thereto.
In an exemplary embodiment, when an assembly sequence of the lighting unit 300 is simply described, the diffusion part 316 may be slide-coupled to the bottom of the body part 302 in a state in which the lighting part 306 to which the first connection part 308 and the second connection part 310 are mounted is fixed to the lower portion of the body part 302. That is, the second slide coupling part 316a of the diffusion part 316 may be slide-coupled while being inserted to the second guide groove 302c-1 of the body part 302. Then, both ends of the diffusion part 316 may protrude from both ends of the body part 302.
Also, the magnet material accommodation part 314 in which the magnet material 318 is accommodated may be slide-coupled to the top of the body part 302. That is, the bottoms of the both sides of the magnet material accommodation part 314 may be slide-coupled while being inserted to the first-1 guide groove 302b-1 and the first-2 guide groove 302b-2. Here, an assembly sequence of the diffusion part 316 and the magnet material 318 may be exchanged.
Thereafter, the body-coupling part 304 may be slide-coupled to both ends of the body part 302. In this case, the guide coupling part 304d of the body-coupling part 304 may be slide-coupled while being inserted to the first-1 guide groove 302b-1 and the first-2 guide groove 302b-2. Also, the second slide coupling part 316a of the diffusion part 316 may be slide-coupled to the third guide groove 304f of the body-coupling part 304. Here, a front end of the base plate 304a of the body-coupling part 304 and an end of one side of the body part 302 may closely contact and coupled to each other.
Thereafter, as the rail coupling part 312 is pressed downward from an upper portion of the end of the body-coupling part 304, the rail coupling part 312 may be coupled to the body-coupling part 304. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the body-coupling part 304 may be slide-coupled to the both ends of the body part 302 in a state in which the rail coupling part 312 is coupled with the body-coupling part 304.
However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the lighting unit 300 may have various assembly sequences. For example, the magnet material accommodation part 314 in which the magnet material 318 is accommodated may be slide-coupled to the top of the body part 302, and then the body-coupling part 304 may be slide-coupled to the both ends of the body part 302. Then, the rail coupling part 312 may be coupled to the body-coupling part 304 by pressing the rail coupling part 312 from the upper portion to the lower portion of the end of the body-coupling part 304. Thereafter, the lighting part 306 may be fixed to the lower portion of the body part 302, and then the diffusion part 316 may be slide-coupled to the bottom of the body part 302.
According to the disclosed embodiment, since components are coupled through mutual slide-coupling, a separate coupling member is unnecessary. Thus, the number of the components may be reduced, assembly between the components may be easily performed, and assembly time may be reduced.
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When a distance from one end of the body part 302 to one end of the protruding part 302-1 is a first distance L1, a second distance L2 that is a distance between the one end of the body part 302 to an end of the top of a body-coupling part 304 may be equal to or less than the first distance L1 in a state in which the bottom of the body-coupling part 304 closely contacts and is coupled to the one end of the body part 302. That is, the second distance L2 may be equal to or less than the first distance L1.
Here, the second distance L2 may be a length of the guide coupling part 304d of the body-coupling part 304.
When the second distance L2 is less than the first distance L1, a spaced space corresponding to a difference between the second distance L2 and the first distance L1 may be defined between the one end of the protruding part 302-1 and the end of the top of the body-coupling part 304. In an exemplary embodiment, the protruding part 302-1 may be a magnet material accommodation part 314. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
On the other hand, the lighting unit 300 may be variously changed in length depending on necessity. For example, as illustrated in
In other words, the first magnet material accommodation part 314-1 and the second magnet material accommodation part 314-2 may be disposed in spaced spaces (corresponding to the difference between the second distance L2 and the first distance L1) between the both ends of the protruding part 302-1 and the end of the top of the body-coupling part 304, respectively. Here, the protruding part 302-1 may be variously changed in length, and thus each of the spaced spaces in the lighting unit 300 may be changed in length.
In an exemplary embodiment, a length adjustment member for adjusting the length of the lighting unit 300 (e.g., a member having the same or similar shape as the magnet material accommodation part and excluding a magnet material) may be additionally provided in the spaced space in addition to the magnet material accommodation part. Also, at least one of the magnet material accommodation part and the length adjustment member may be provided in the spaced space. For example, the magnet material accommodation part and the length adjustment member may be combined and arranged with various sequences in the spaced space.
As described above, as the second distance L2 is equal to or less than the first distance L1, the lighting unit 300 may be variously adjusted in length. In an exemplary embodiment, when the second distance L2 is less than the first distance L1, the number of the magnet material accommodation parts may increase to increase a coupling force with the rail unit 200 as in
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Although the exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described, it is understood that the present invention should not be limited to these exemplary embodiments but various changes and modifications can be made by one ordinary skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present invention as hereinafter claimed. Therefore, the scope of this disclosure is defined not by the detailed description of the invention but by the appended claims, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2018-0021067 | Feb 2018 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2018/016708 | 12/27/2018 | WO | 00 |
