Shelf lighting system, a laminate equipped with the lighting system and a shelf thereto

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11109693-B2
Application number	US-202016918703-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2020
Priority date	Nov 20, 2019
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A shelf lighting system has a lighting module and a power taking module, the power taking module has a power taking head, a strip-shaped conductive member, and a plug connector. The shelf lighting system integrates the power taking module of the shelf lighting system onto the support arm of the shelf, so that the power taking module can be installed simultaneously with installation of the laminate, which simplifies the entire lamp installation process and improves the installation efficiency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shelf lighting system, comprising a lighting module and a power taking module, characterized in that the lighting module is disposed on the lower surface of a laminate near the outer edge of the laminate, the power taking module comprises:
a power taking head, fixed on the inner side of a support arm near a shelf pillar, and connected with a power supply rail on the shelf pillar to achieve electrical connection;
a strip-shaped conductive member, located inside the support arm, and one end is electrically connected to the power taking head;
a plug connector, fixed at one end of the inner side of the support arm close to the outer edge of the laminate, and electrically connected to the other end of the strip-shaped conductive member and providing power for the lighting module;
wherein the power taking head comprises:
a first installation seat, fixedly connected to one end of a strip-shaped housing;
a first installation cavity, which is provided on the first installation seat and communicates with the strip-shaped housing;
a first conductive circuit board, disposed in the first installation cavity, and electrically connected to the lead wire;
and an elastic contact, telescopically arranged on the first installation seat, and one end extends into the first installation cavity and the first conductive circuit board, and the other end extends out of the first installation cavity.

2. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the strip-shaped conductive member comprises a strip-shaped housing and a lead wire disposed in the strip-shaped housing.

3. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the direction of expansion and contraction of the elastic contact is perpendicular to the plane where the inside of the support arm lies.

4. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first installation seat is provided with a mounting hole for accommodating an elastic contact, the elastic contact comprises an elastic column arranged in the mounting hole and an conductive springs arranged between the first conductive circuit board and the elastic column.

5. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lighting module is a strip light, and the end is provided with an insertion hole that cooperates with the plug connector.

6. A laminate, comprising a board body, a support arm and a shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 1 .

7. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the strip-shaped housing is provided with a fastening hole for fixing.

8. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the plug connector comprises:
a second installation seat, fixedly connected to the other end of the strip-shaped housing, and being with a plug that protrudes outward;
a second installation cavity, which is provided on the second installation seat and communicates with the strip-shaped housing;
a second conductive circuit board, disposed in the second installation cavity, and electrically connected to the lead wire;
and a strip-shaped contact piece, fixed on the plug, and one end extends into the second installation cavity and electrically connected to the second conductive circuit board, and the other end is bent outward to form elastic contacts.

9. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the top surface of the strip light is provided with a magnet for fixing.

10. A shelf characterized by comprising a shelf pillar provided with a power supply rail and a laminate as claimed in claim 6 .

11. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the insertion direction of the plug is perpendicular to the plane where the inside of the support arm is located.

12. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plug is oriented towards the shelf pillar and the insertion direction is parallel to the plane where the support arm is located.

13. The shelf lighting system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plug is vertically downward.

14. The shelf as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the surface on one side of the shelf pillar is provided with a plurality of support arm fixing holes arranged along the length direction, and a root of the support arm is provided with a insert block that cooperates with the support arm fixing hole, and when fitting the insert block with the support arm fixing hole, the power taking head and the power supply rail are mated to achieve electrical connection.

Assignees

• Self Electronics Co Ltd
• Lin Wanjiong
• Self Electronics Usa Corp

Inventors

• Xu Le

Classifications

• F21V33/0012

  Furniture (hospital beds F21V33/0072) · CPC title

• A47B96/1408

  regularly perforated · CPC title

• A47F11/10 Primary

  Arrangements of light sources · CPC title

• F21S4/28

  rigid, e.g. LED bars · CPC title

• H01R33/88

  adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts · CPC title