Magnetically-adsorbed conductive track, adapter, electrical apparatus, and electrical system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12305839-B2
Application number	US-202117565063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2021
Priority date	Nov 8, 2019
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a magnetically-adsorbed conductive track, a magnetically-adsorbed conductive track system and an electrical system in the field of lighting technology. The electrical system includes: at least two magnetically-adsorbed conductive tracks, at least one electrical apparatus and at least one adapter; the adapter cascades at least two magnetically-adsorbed conductive tracks. The magnetically-adsorbed conductive track includes: a main body portion including an adsorbing wall and a mounting wall; and an insulating portion and a magnetic element arranged in the main body portion; the insulating portion includes: a second space in communication with the adsorbing wall, and a first space which accommodates a conductive portion and is in communication with the second space; an elastic conductive terminal of the electrical apparatus and a collocating portion are jointly collocated into the second space of the magnetically-adsorbed conductive track.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical system, comprising:
at least two magnetically-attracted conductive tracks, at least one electrical apparatus and at least one adapter, the at least one adapter cascading the at least two magnetically-attracted conductive tracks, wherein:
the magnetically-attracted conductive track comprises a main body portion extending along a length direction and having a flat shape, the main body portion comprises: an attraction wall, a mounting wall arranged opposite to the attraction wall, a pair of side walls connecting the attraction wall and the mounting wall, and a pair of partition walls parallel to the side walls and located between the side walls; the side walls and the partition walls, together with the attraction wall and the mounting wall, form conductive grooves extending in the length direction and located at both sides, and form an accommodating space located between the conductive grooves; a slot is formed in a direction from the attraction wall towards the mounting wall and is in communication with the conductive grooves;
a pair of insulating portions, each accommodated in the conductive groove and provided with an accommodating portion in communication with the slot of the attraction wall;
a pair of conductive portions, each accommodated in the accommodating portion of the insulating portion; and
a magnetic element, accommodated in the accommodating space and attached to the attraction wall; wherein,
the insulating portion is attached inside the conductive groove; and the accommodating portion of the insulating portion comprises: a first space for accommodating the conductive portion, and a second space which is in communication with the first space and is smaller than the first space, allowing a conductor of a lamp to enter the first space from the second space to be electrically connected with the conductive portion;
the electrical apparatus comprises: a main body formed by extending along a longitudinal direction, an electrical connection module collocated with the main body, and a magnet module;
the electrical connection module comprises: a housing body formed by extending along the longitudinal direction, an elastic conductive terminal accommodated in the housing body, and a collocating portion provided on a surface of the housing body that faces the magnetically-attracted conductive track and extending in the longitudinal direction; the elastic conductive terminal and the collocating portion are arranged longitudinally in a row; and the elastic conductive terminal extends beyond the collocating portion along a height direction;
the elastic conductive terminal and the collocating portion are jointly collocated into the magnetically-attracted conductive track;
the elastic conductive terminal of the electrical apparatus and the collocating portion are jointly collocated into the second space of the magnetically-attracted conductive track; and the elastic conductive terminal further extends into the first space and is elastically abutted against a surface of the conductive portion to form an electrical connection;
the adapter comprises: an insulating body, and a conductive terminal arranged in the insulating body and partially protruding and extending out of the insulating body; the conductive terminal has a flat sheet shape and comprises: a base portion provided in the insulating body, and a docking portion protruding and extending out of the insulating body; the insulating body protrudes and extends at the docking portion adjacent to the conductive terminal to form a guiding portion spaced apart from the conductive terminal, and the insulating body is configured such that the guiding portion and the docking portion are jointly assembled into the at least two electrical apparatuses to achieve an electrical connection of the two electrical apparatuses.

2. The electrical system according to claim 1 , wherein, the main body portion of the magnetically-attracted conductive track comprises: a pair of side walls connecting the attraction wall and the mounting wall, and a pair of partition walls parallel to the side walls and located between the side walls; the side walls and the partition walls, together with the attraction wall and the mounting wall, form conductive grooves extending in the length direction and located at both sides, and form an accommodating space located between the conductive grooves; the insulating portion is arranged in the conductive grooves; and the magnetic element is accommodated in the accommodating space and attached to the attraction wall.

3. The electrical system according to claim 1 , wherein, the magnetically-attracted conductive track further comprises a pair of end portions arranged at both ends of the main body portion, wherein the end portion is electrically connected with the conductive portion.

4. The electrical system according to claim 1 , comprising at least two magnetically-attracted conductive tracks, at least one electrical apparatus and at least one adapter; wherein the adapter cascades the at least two magnetically-attracted conductive tracks.

5. The electrical system according to claim 4 , wherein, the adapter comprises an insulating body and a conductive terminal arranged in the insulating body; the conductive terminal comprises a base portion arranged in the insulating body and a docking portion extending beyond the insulating body; the magnetically-attracted conductive track comprises end portions arranged at both ends of the main body portion; the end portion is configured to be electrically connected with the conductive portion and the conductive terminal of the adapter at the same time, and to be mechanically connected with the main body portion of the magnetically-attracted conductive track and the adapter at the same time.

6. A magnetically-attracted conductive track system configured to be mounted on a surface of a mounting foundation, comprising an adapter and at least two magnetically-attracted conductive tracks; wherein,
the adapter comprises an insulating body, and a conductive terminal arranged in the insulating body and partially protruding and extending out of the insulating body; the conductive terminal has a flat sheet shape, and comprises a base portion arranged in the insulating body and a docking portion protruding and extending out of the insulating body; the insulating body protrudes and extends at the docking portion adjacent to the conductive terminal to form a guiding portion spaced apart from the conductive terminal, and the insulating body is configured such that the guiding portion and the docking portion are jointly assembled into the at least two electrical apparatuses to achieve an electrical connection of the at least two electrical apparatuses;
the magnetically-attracted conductive track comprises a main body portion, the main body portion extends along a length direction and has a flat shape, and the main body portion comprises an attraction wall, a mounting wall arranged opposite to the attraction wall, a pair of side walls connecting the attraction wall and the mounting wall, and a pair of partition walls parallel to the side walls and located between the side walls; the side walls and the partition walls, respectively, together with the attraction wall and the mounting wall, form conductive grooves extending in the length direction and located at both sides, and form an accommodating space located between the conductive grooves; a slot is formed in a direction from the attraction wall towards the mounting wall and is in communication with the conductive grooves;
a pair of insulating portions, each accommodated in the conductive groove and provided with an accommodating portion in communication with the slot of the attraction wall;
a pair of conductive portions, each accommoda

Assignees

• Opple Lighting Co Ltd
• Suzhou opple lighting co ltd

Inventors

• Deng Shitao
• Mao Yu
• Dai Xin
• Li Shuangzeng
• Wang Yaohai
• Ma Ji

Classifications

• H01R31/06

  Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter (with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94) · CPC title

• H01R25/14

  Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length (supporting elements for lighting devices, displaceable along guiding elements and making electrical contact with conductors running along the guiding elements F21V21/35) · CPC title

• F21S8/04

  intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures (F21S8/02 takes precedence; {details of ceiling bases F21V21/03}) · CPC title

• F21V21/30

  Pivoted housings or frames · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title