Adapter, light source device and illuminating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10851983-B2
Application number	US-201816193573-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2018
Priority date	May 20, 2016
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

An adapter, a light source device employing the same, and an illuminating device employing the same are provided. The adapter includes a main body, an ejector pin movably connected with the main body, and an operating member disposed between the ejector pin and the main body. The main body includes: a power supply mounting part, a light source mounting part, and a conducting wire extended from the power supply mounting part to the light source mounting part. The ejector pin is operationally moved to a blocking position for preventing the power supply mounting part from being matched with the power supply module and a release position for releasing the power supply mounting part to be matched with the power supply module. The operating member is operationally moved on the main body to an ‘on’ position and an ‘off’ position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An adapter, used for electrically connecting a power supply module and a light-emitting apparatus, comprising:
a main body including:
an outer wall forming an inner cavity;
a power supply mounting part disposed on the outer wall and used for being matched with the power supply module;
a light source mounting part disposed on the outer wall, arranged oppositely to the power supply mounting part, and used for being matched with the light-emitting apparatus; and
a conducting wire disposed in the inner cavity, and configured to be capable of being turned on and turned off, and used for transmitting electrical power outputted by the power supply module to the light-emitting apparatus when the power supply mounting part is matched with the power supply module and the light source mounting part is matched with the light-emitting apparatus;

an ejector pin movably connected to the main body, in which the ejector pin is operationally moved to a blocking position for preventing the power supply mounting part from being matched with the power supply module and a release position for releasing the power supply mounting part to be matched with the power supply module; and
an operating member movably connected with the main body and the ejector pin, in which the operating member is operationally moved on the main body to an ‘on’ position and an ‘off’ position; when the operating member is at the ‘on’ position, the operating member is locked to the inner cavity; when the operating member is at the ‘off’ position, the operating member is unlocked from the inner cavity; when the power supply mounting part is matched with the power supply module, the ejector pin is moved to the release position under a resisting force of the power supply module and is maintained at the release position, and the operating member is moved to the ‘on’ position to turn on the conducting wire; and when the power supply mounting part is separated from the power supply module, the ejector pin is moved from the release position to the blocking position, and meanwhile, drives the operating member to move from the ‘on’ position to the ‘off’ position to disconnect the conducting wire.

2. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the main body has a longitudinal direction; and the operating member is operationally moved on the main body along the longitudinal direction.

3. The adapter according to claim 2 , wherein the main body includes a sliding chute disposed on the outer wall and extended along the longitudinal direction; and the operating member is movably disposed in the sliding chute.

4. The adapter according to claim 2 , wherein the ejector pin is operationally moved along the longitudinal direction.

5. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter further comprises a first elastic element disposed between the ejector pin and the main body; and when the ejector pin is at the release position, the first elastic element provides the ejector pin with an acting force for moving towards the blocking position.

6. The adapter according to claim 5 , wherein when the power supply mounting part is separated from the power supply module, the pressurized first elastic element provides the ejector pin with an acting force for moving towards the blocking position, and rebounds the ejector pin from the release position to the blocking position, and the operating member is driven to move from the ‘on’ position to the ‘off’ position in this process.

7. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the conducting wire includes an ‘on-off’ switch; and the operating member is cooperated with the ‘on-off’ switch to turn on and turn off the conducting wire.

8. The adapter according to claim 1 , the adapter includes a locking mechanism for connecting the operating member and the main body; the locking mechanism is disposed in the inner cavity and operationally moved to a locked state or an unlocked state in the inner cavity; when the locking mechanism is in the locked state, the operating member is locked to the inner cavity; and when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state, the operating member is unlocked from the inner cavity.

9. The adapter according to claim 8 , wherein the main body includes a locking slot disposed in the inner cavity; the locking slot includes a head end and a tail end which are opposite to each other; the locking mechanism includes a locking member; and the locking member is driven by the operating member to move in the locking slot and be retailed at the head end and the tail end of the locking slot, so that the locking mechanism can be respectively in the locked state and the unlocked state.

10. The adapter according to claim 9 , wherein when the locking mechanism is in the locked state, the operating member turns on the conducting wire through the locking member; and when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state, the operating member disconnects the conducting wire through the locking member.

11. The adapter according to claim 10 , wherein the locking member includes an intermediate part and arm parts disposed on two sides of the intermediate part and intersected with the intermediate part; wherein the locking member includes a guide part connected with the intermediate part; the guide part and a limit part are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the arm parts; and the guide part moves along the locking slot along with the intermediate part.

12. The adapter according to claim 11 , wherein the limit part and the guide part are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the intermediate part.

13. The adapter according to claim 9 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a second elastic element disposed between the locking member and the main body; and the second elastic element provides the locking member with an acting force for moving towards the tail end of the locking slot.

14. A light source device, comprising:
a light-emitting apparatus; and
an adapter comprising a light source mounting part that is matched with the light-emitting apparatus, wherein the adapter comprises:
a main body including:
an outer wall forming an inner cavity;
a power supply mounting part disposed on the outer wall and used for being matched with the power supply module;
a light source mounting part disposed on the outer wall, arranged oppositely to the power supply mounting part, and used for being matched with the light-emitting apparatus; and
a conducting wire disposed in the inner cavity, and configured to be capable of being turned on and turned off, and used for transmitting electrical power outputted by the power supply module to the light-emitting apparatus when the power supply mounting part is matched with the power supply module and the light source mounting part is matched with the light-emitting apparatus, wherein the conducting wire is configured to be electrically connected with the light-emitting apparatus;

an ejector pin movably connected to the main body, in which the ejector pin is operationally moved to a blocking position for preventing the power supply mounting part from being matched with the power supply module and a release position for releasing the power supply mounting part to be matched with the power supply module; and
an operating member movably connected with the main body and the ejector pin, in which the operating member is operationally moved on the main body to an ‘on’ position and an ‘off’ position; when the operating member is at the ‘on’ position, the operating member is locked to the inner cavity; when the operating member is at the ‘off’ position, the operating member is unlocked from the inner cavity;

Assignees

• Opple Lighting Co Ltd

Inventors

• Feng Xuejun
• You Chengpei
• Wang Hongbo

Classifications

• H01R33/955

  with switch operated manually and independent of engagement or disengagement of coupling · CPC title

• F21V25/04

  breaking the electric circuit · CPC title

• H01R33/06

  with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other · CPC title

• F21Y2103/00

  Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes · CPC title

• H01R33/94

  Holders formed as intermediate parts for linking a counter-part to a coupling part · CPC title