Illuminating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10041658-B2
Application number	US-201314408988-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2013
Priority date	Jun 27, 2012
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

Various embodiments may relate to an illuminating device including a housing, an electronic assembly accommodated in the housing, and at least one adjusting mechanism arranged on at least one side of the electronic assembly, the adjusting mechanism is in operative connection with the electronic assembly and is operated from outside of the housing so that the electronic assembly is tensionedly held in the housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An illuminating device comprising:
a housing,
an electronic assembly accommodated in the housing, and
at least one adjusting mechanism arranged on at least one side of the electronic assembly, wherein the adjusting mechanism is in operative connection with the electronic assembly and is operated from outside of the housing so that the electronic assembly is tensionedly held in the housing; wherein the electronic assembly does not contact a circumferential wall of the housing;
wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises a connector located in the housing and a thread regulating member partly extending into the housing, a first end of the connector is fixed with an end of the electronic assembly and a second end of the connector is threaded with the thread regulating member;
wherein a stop slot for accommodating the end of the electronic assembly is opened in the first end and wherein the end of the electronic assembly is held in the stop slot.

2. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting mechanism is operated so that the electronic assembly is exerted a force towards an end of the housing.

3. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a regulating part located at the second end for screwing the thread regulating member in or out.

4. The illuminating device according to claim 3 , wherein the regulating part comprises an elongated hole and a nut embedded into the elongated hole, and the thread regulating member is moved in the elongated hole by means of a screw-connection with the nut.

5. The illuminating device according to claim 3 , wherein the regulating part is an elongated threaded hole.

6. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has two axial end surfaces, a through hole for penetration of the thread regulating member being opened on at least one of the end surfaces.

7. The illuminating device according to claim 6 , wherein the thread regulating member has a screw rod with external thread and a stop end formed at one end of the screw rod.

8. The illuminating device according to claim 6 , wherein a circumferential edge of the through hole is concave with respect to the at least one end surface of the housing to form a stop region.

9. The illuminating device according to claim 8 , wherein the housing has a tubular body and at least one end cap, on which the end surface is formed.

10. The illuminating device according to claim 9 , wherein the tubular body has an open end closed by the end cap and a closed end, the two axial end surfaces are respectively formed on the end cap and the closed end, the adjusting mechanism is operable from one side of the end cap, so that the electronic assembly is tensionedly held in the housing.

11. The illuminating device according to claim 9 , wherein the tubular body has open ends closed by two end caps, the two end surfaces are respectively formed on the end caps, and two adjusting mechanisms are operable respectively from one side of the end caps, so that the electronic assembly is tensionedly held in the housing.

12. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the illuminating device is configured as tube-shaped, and the electronic assembly comprises a circuit board having a strip shape and a light source mounted on the circuit board.

13. The illuminating device according to claim 12 , wherein the light source is a LED chip.

14. An illuminating device comprising:
a housing,
an electronic assembly accommodated in the housing, and
at least one adjusting mechanism arranged on at least one side of the electronic assembly,
wherein the at least one adjusting mechanism is in operative connection with the electronic assembly and is operated from outside of the housing so that the electronic assembly is tensionedly held in the housing; wherein the at least one adjusting mechanism is disposed in the same plane as the electronic assembly; and
wherein the electronic assembly does not contact a circumferential wall of the housing.

15. An illuminating device comprising:
a housing,
an electronic assembly accommodated in the housing, and
at least one adjusting mechanism arranged on at least one side of the electronic assembly,
wherein the adjusting mechanism is in operative connection with the electronic assembly and is operated from outside of the housing so that the electronic assembly is tensionedly held in the housing;
wherein the electronic assembly does not contact a circumferential wall of the housing;
wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises a connector located in the housing and a thread regulating member partly extending into the housing, a first end of the connector is fixed with an end of the electronic assembly and a second end of the connector is threaded with the thread regulating member;
wherein a stop slot for accommodating the end of the electronic assembly is opened in the first end and wherein the end of the electronic assembly is held in the stop slot; wherein the stop slot and the adjusting mechanism are disposed in the same plane.

Assignees

• Osram Gmbh
• Ledvance Gmbh

Inventors

• Li Hao
• Chen Xiaomian
• Chen Peng
• Feng Chengcheng

Classifications

• F21K9/275

  Details of bases or housings, i.e. the parts between the light-generating element and the end caps; Arrangement of components within bases or housings (F21K9/278 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V19/0055 Primary

  by screwing · CPC title

• F21Y2103/10

  comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements · CPC title

• F21V15/015

  Devices for covering joints between adjacent lighting devices; End coverings · CPC title