CN221574415U

CN221574415U - Lamp strip connector

Info

Publication number: CN221574415U
Application number: CN202323662544.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 肖柳华
Original assignee: Oupu Zhongshan Intelligent Technology Co ltd; Opple Lighting Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oupu Zhongshan Intelligent Technology Co ltd; Opple Lighting Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-12-29
Filing date: 2023-12-29
Publication date: 2024-08-20
Anticipated expiration: 2033-12-29
Also published as: WO2025140561A1

Abstract

The utility model provides a light strip connector for connecting a light strip. The light strip connector includes a cover, a base and an electrical connection structure. The cover is connected to the base and forms a receiving space inside. The receiving space can be movably opened between the cover and the base to allow the light strip to enter from both sides of the base. The electrical connection structure is contained in the receiving space and includes a body and a conductive terminal. The conductive terminal is fixed on the body and exposed on both sides of the body to electrically connect with the light strip entering from both sides of the base. The base has limiting parts on the opposite side walls, and the body has a corresponding matching part. The limiting part is configured to cooperate with the matching part to limit and fix the electrical connection structure in the base at least in the thickness direction of the light strip connector. Compared with the prior art, the light strip connector of the utility model does not affect the electrical connection between the electrical connection structure and the light strip even if the cover loses pressure, which greatly improves the reliability of the electrical connection.

Description

Lamp strip connector

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a lamp strip connector, and belongs to the technical field of lighting lamps.

Background

With the rapid development of the LED lighting industry and the gradual improvement of the living standard of people, the LED flexible lamp strip is also applied more and more widely. After the strip is cut, a quick connect terminal needs to be provided to make an electrical connection.

Terminal pressure of the current lamp strip connector is provided by a surface cover, but the surface cover is easy to deform after long-term heating or pressure deformation, so that the pressure is lost, and the connection is invalid. Particularly, the buckle of the flip-type terminal is arranged on one side only, and the face cover and the base are easy to deform under the action of long-term heated pressure to lose pressure on the terminal, so that the connection reliability is affected.

In view of the foregoing, there is a need for an improvement over existing light strip connectors to address the above-described issues.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model aims to provide a lamp strip connector, which is used for tightly matching an electric connection structure with a base, so that the electric connection of the electric connection structure and a lamp strip is realized, the electric connection is not affected even if the pressure of a covering part is lost, and the reliability of the electric connection is greatly improved.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a lamp strip connector for connecting a lamp strip, the lamp strip connector comprising a cover portion, a base and an electrical connection structure, the cover portion is connected with the base and forms an accommodating space therein, the cover portion and the base can movably open the accommodating space therebetween to allow the lamp strip to enter from both sides of the base, and the cover portion and the base can clamp the lamp strip to each other; the electric connection structure is accommodated in the accommodating space and comprises a body and conductive terminals, wherein the conductive terminals are fixed on the body and exposed on two sides of the body so as to be electrically connected with lamps entering from two sides of the base; the base comprises a base body and is characterized in that limiting parts are arranged on two opposite side walls of the base body, the body is correspondingly provided with matching parts, and the limiting parts are configured to be matched with the matching parts, so that the electric connection structure is limited and fixed in the base body at least in the thickness direction of the lamp strip connector.

As a further improvement of the present utility model, the body includes a first body portion and a second body portion perpendicular to each other, the second body portion is disposed perpendicular to the side wall, the conductive terminal is fixed to the first body portion and exposed at both ends of the first body portion, and the fitting portion is disposed on the second body portion.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the conductive terminals are laid on the lower surface of the first body part in a sheet shape and are respectively arranged on two sides of the second body part, the lamp strip comprises a lamp strip main body and bonding pads fixed inside the lamp strip main body, and the conductive terminals can be inserted into the lamp strip main body to be in electrical contact with the bonding pads.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the limiting part comprises a positioning groove arranged on the side wall and a limiting column fixed in the positioning groove, the matching part is a groove arranged at the top edge of the body, and when the electric connection structure is arranged in the base, the limiting column is limited and accommodated in the groove.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the positioning groove is formed on the side wall of the base in a recessed way, and the limiting columns connect the two opposite inner wall surfaces of the positioning groove.

As a further improvement of the utility model, one side of the positioning groove, which is close to the cover part, is provided with a guide surface, the bottom edge of the body is correspondingly provided with a matching surface, and the guide surface and the matching surface are inclined surfaces for guiding the body to enter the positioning groove and enabling the limiting post to be contained in the groove in a limiting way after the body passes over the limiting post.

As a further improvement of the present utility model, the limiting portion is an inverse inclined surface disposed on the side wall, and the mating portion is an inclined surface formed on an end portion of the body, and when the electrical connection structure is installed in the base, the inclined surface and the inverse inclined surface are mutually pressed and bonded to limit the electrical connection structure in a thickness direction and a width direction of the light strip connector.

As a further improvement of the present utility model, the side wall is provided with a fixing groove, and the reverse inclined surface is formed on a side of the fixing groove close to the covering portion and gradually inclined toward the inside of the side wall in the thickness direction of the lamp strip connector.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the fixing groove is arranged in a reverse convex shape and comprises a first fixing groove close to the base and a second fixing groove close to the covering part, and the reverse inclined surface is formed in the second fixing groove; the end of the body is correspondingly provided with a convex block which comprises a first protruding part close to the base and a second protruding part close to the covering part, the inclined surface is the outer wall surface of the second protruding part, when the electric connection structure is arranged in the base, the first protruding part is contained in the first fixing groove, and the second protruding part is contained in the second fixing groove.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the outer wall surface of the base is provided with a first buckling part, a plurality of first buckling parts are arranged, at least one first buckling part is positioned at the outer side of the limiting part, the cover part is correspondingly provided with a second buckling part, and the first buckling part and the second buckling part are mutually matched, so that the cover part and the base are buckled and fixed, and the body is clamped in the width direction of the lamp strip connector.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: according to the lamp strip connector, the limiting parts are arranged on the two opposite side walls of the base, and the matching parts are correspondingly arranged on the body of the electric connection structure, so that the electric connection structure can be limited and fixed in the base by utilizing the mutual matching of the limiting parts and the matching parts, the electric connection structure and the base are tightly matched with each other, and the electric connection of the electric connection structure and the lamp strip is realized. Compared with the prior art, the lamp strip connector provided by the utility model has the advantages that even if the cover part loses pressure, the electric connection between the electric connection structure and the lamp strip is not affected, and the reliability of electric connection is greatly improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of the lamp strip connector of the present utility model when the lamp strip connector and the lamp strip are mated with each other.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the lamp strip connector of fig. 1 in an open state.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the lamp strip of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of the lamp strip connector of fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the light strip connector of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a partial enlarged view of circle a in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the light strip connector of fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of the base and the cover in fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of the electrical connection structure of fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view of the electrical connection structure shown in fig. 9 when inserted into a light strip.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a second embodiment of the lamp strip connector of fig. 2.

Fig. 12 is an exploded view of the light strip connector of fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is another angular schematic view of fig. 12.

Fig. 14 is a schematic view of the electrical connection structure of fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a schematic view of the electrical connection structure shown in fig. 14 when inserted into a light strip.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more apparent, the present utility model will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present utility model discloses a lamp strip connector 100 for connecting two adjacent lamp strips 200. The lamp strip 200 includes a lamp strip main body 201 and a bonding pad 202 fixed inside the lamp strip main body 201, an accommodating space 203 is provided inside the lamp strip main body 201, and the bonding pad 202 is fixed inside the accommodating space 203, so as to realize electrical connection between the lamp strip connector 100 and the lamp strip 200 when the lamp strip connector 100 is inserted into the accommodating space 203.

As shown in fig. 4 to 8 in combination with fig. 2, the light strip connector 100 includes a cover 10, a base 20, and an electrical connection structure 30, the cover 10 is connected with the base 20 and forms an accommodating space 21 therein, the cover 10 and the base 20 can movably open the accommodating space 21 therebetween to allow the light strip 200 to enter from both sides of the base 20, and the cover 10 and the base 20 can clamp the light strip 200 to each other. Specifically, the electrical connection structure 30 is accommodated in the accommodating space 21. The end of the accommodating space 21 is an opening structure, so as to fix the electrical connection structure 30 and the lamp strip main body 201 in the accommodating space 21. The electrical connection structure 30 includes a body 31 and a conductive terminal 32 fixedly connected to the body 31, wherein the conductive terminal 32 is electrically connected to the pad 202. Preferably, the conductive terminals 32 are fixed on the body 31 and exposed at two sides of the body 31 to be electrically connected with the lamp bands 200 entering from two sides of the base 20.

The cover 10 and the base 20 form a rotating structure, and the rotating range is 0-180 °, and the cover 10 and the base 20 can open or close the accommodating space 21 through the rotating structure, so that the lamp strip 200 and the lamp strip connector 100 can be conveniently placed, and the operation is convenient. In a preferred embodiment, the rotating structure is a sheet, preferably a plastic sheet. In other embodiments, the rotating structure may be a rotating shaft or other elements capable of implementing a rotating function, and may be specifically set according to practical use requirements, which is not limited.

In this embodiment, the material of the covering portion 10 and the base 20 is plastic, so as to enhance the plasticity of the product; the cover part 10, the thin plate and the base 20 are integrally injection molded, so that mass production is facilitated for a producer, the production efficiency is high, and meanwhile, the use by a user is facilitated.

The base 20 includes a bottom wall 23 and side walls 24 disposed on two sides of the bottom wall 23, and the bottom wall 23 and the side walls 24 enclose the accommodating space 21 to accommodate the light strip 200. The outer wall surface of the side wall 24 is provided with a first fastening portion 241, and the cover portion 10 is configured to cooperate with the base 20 to fix the light strip 200 in the accommodating space 21. The cover portion 10 is provided with a second fastening portion 11 that is matched with the first fastening portion 241, so that the cover portion 10 can be fixed on the base 20 through mutual fastening and matching of the first fastening portion 241 and the second fastening portion 11.

In this embodiment, the first fastening portion 241 is a protrusion, and the second fastening portion 11 is a groove that mates with the protrusion. Of course, in other embodiments, the first fastening portion 241 may be a groove, and the second fastening portion 11 may be a protrusion matching with the groove; alternatively, the first fastening portion 241 and the second fastening portion 11 may be other structures that are mutually matched, which is not limited herein.

The inner wall surface of the covering portion 10 is provided with a plurality of first supporting portions 12 for supporting and pressing the lamp strip 200, so that the lamp strip 200 is firmly fixed in the accommodating space 21. Preferably, the first supporting parts 12 are provided with two groups and are separately provided at two ends of the covering part 10, so that two adjacent lamp bands 200 can be fixed. The inner wall surface of the covering portion 10 is further provided with a second supporting portion 13 located between the two groups of first supporting portions 12, and the second supporting portion 13 is used for supporting and pressing the electrical connection structure 30, so that the electrical connection structure 30 is firmly fixed in the accommodating space 21.

Further, the outer wall surface of the side wall 24 is further provided with a plurality of surrounding ribs 242, which can prevent the user from being dismounted by hand, thereby avoiding the risk of electric shock of the user.

Considering that the cover portion 10 is easy to deform after being heated or deformed under pressure for a long time to cause loss of pressure, so that the connection between the electric connection structure 30 and the lamp strip 200 fails, the utility model also improves the base 20 and the electric connection structure 30, so that the electric connection structure 30 and the base 20 are tightly matched with each other, the electric connection between the electric connection structure 30 and the lamp strip 200 is realized, the electric connection between the electric connection structure 30 and the lamp strip 200 is not affected even if the cover portion 10 loses pressure, and the reliability of the electric connection is greatly improved.

Specifically, the two opposite side walls 24 of the base 20 are provided with limiting portions, and the body 31 of the electrical connection structure 30 is correspondingly provided with a mating portion, so that the electrical connection structure 30 can be fixed in the base 20 at least in the thickness direction of the light strip connector 100 by utilizing the mutual matching of the limiting portions and the mating portions.

As shown in fig. 5 to 9, in the first embodiment of the present utility model, the limiting portion includes a positioning groove 221 provided on the sidewall 24 of the base 20 and a limiting post 222 fixed in the positioning groove 221, and the mating portion is a groove 311 provided at the top edge of the body 31, and when the electrical connection structure 30 is installed in the base 20, the limiting post 222 is limited and received in the groove 311, so that the electrical connection structure 30 is limited and received in the receiving space 21.

Specifically, the positioning groove 221 is formed in a recess in the sidewall 24 of the base 20, and the limiting posts 222 connect the opposite inner wall surfaces of the positioning groove 221. The positioning groove 221 is provided with a guiding surface 223 on a side close to the cover 10, and the limiting post 222 is fixed at a certain distance below the guiding surface 223. The body 31 includes a first body portion 312 and a second body portion 313 perpendicular to each other, the second body portion 313 being disposed perpendicular to the side wall 24 of the base 20. The conductive terminals 32 are fixed to the first body portion 312 and exposed at both ends of the first body portion 312, thereby facilitating electrical connection with the pads 202 inside the lamp strip body 201. Preferably, the first body 312 is provided with two rows and is spaced apart from each other; the conductive terminals 32 are laid on the lower surface of the first body 312 in a sheet shape and are disposed on both sides of the second body 313, so that the conductive terminals 32 can be inserted into the lamp strip body 201 to be electrically contacted with the pads 202.

The groove 311 is disposed on the second body 313, and the second body 313 and the first body 312 are disposed in a crisscross arrangement, so that the conductive terminals 32 are exposed on both sides of the second body 313, so as to electrically connect two adjacent lamp bands 200. The bottom edge of the second body 313 is correspondingly provided with a mating surface 314, and the guiding surface 223 and the mating surface 314 are inclined surfaces, so that the second body 313 can be guided into the positioning slot 221 by the mutual cooperation of the guiding surface 223 and the mating surface 314, and the limiting post 222 is limited and accommodated in the groove 311 after passing over the limiting post 222. In this way, a close fit of the electrical connection structure 30 and the base 20 is achieved, ensuring that the electrical connection structure 30 is able to maintain an electrical connection with the light strip 200.

In addition, in the present utility model, three first fastening portions 241 are provided, and one of the first fastening portions 241 is located outside the positioning groove 221 and the limiting post 222, so that when the base 20 and the cover 10 are fastened to each other, the second body 313 can be clamped in the width direction of the light strip connector 100, that is, in the extending direction of the second body 313, so that the electrical connection structure 30 can be more stably fixed in the base 20.

As shown in fig. 11 to 14, in the second embodiment of the present utility model, the limiting portion is a reverse inclined surface 2521 provided on the side wall 24, and the mating portion is an inclined surface formed on an end portion of the body 31, and when the electrical connection structure 30 is installed in the base 20, the inclined surface and the reverse inclined surface 2521 are pressed against each other, so that the electrical connection structure 30 can be limited in the thickness direction and the width direction of the light strip connector 100. The side wall 24 of the base 20 is provided with a fixing groove 25, and the reverse slope 2521 is formed on a side of the fixing groove 25 close to the covering portion 10 and gradually inclines toward the inside of the side wall 24 in the thickness direction of the light strip connector 100.

Specifically, the fixing groove 25 is provided in a reverse convex shape, and includes a first fixing groove 251 provided near the bottom wall 23 and a second fixing groove 252 provided near the covering portion 10, the first fixing groove 251 and the second fixing groove 252 are communicated with each other, and an inner diameter of the second fixing groove 252 is larger than an inner diameter of the first fixing groove 251; the reverse slope 2521 is formed in the second fixing groove 252. The end of the second body portion 313 is correspondingly provided with a convex protrusion 315, and includes a first protrusion 3151 disposed near the bottom wall 23 and a second protrusion 3152 disposed near the cover portion 10, where the inclined surface is an outer wall surface of the second protrusion 3152, so that when the electrical connection structure 30 is installed in the base 20, the first protrusion 3151 is accommodated in the first fixing groove 251, and the second protrusion 3152 is accommodated in the second fixing groove 252, and at this time, the second body portion 313 may be limited in the base 20 by using the inclined pressure of the inclined surface and the reverse inclined surface 2521, so as to ensure that there is a sufficient electrical positive pressure when the conductive terminal 32 contacts the light strip 200.

At this time, three first fastening portions 241 are also provided, and one of them is located at the outer side of the reverse inclined surface 2521, so that when the base 20 and the cover portion 10 are fastened to each other, the second body portion 313 can be clamped in the width direction of the light strip connector 100, that is, in the extending direction of the second body portion 313, so that the electrical connection structure 30 is more stably fixed in the base 20.

As shown in fig. 10 and 15 and fig. 1 and 2, when assembling, the electrical connection structure 30 is first inserted into the lamp bands 200 on both sides, and the conductive terminals 32 are electrically connected with the bonding pads 202 in the accommodating space 203; then, the electric connection structure 30 and the lamp strip 200 are integrally installed in the base 20, and the electric connection structure 30 and the base 20 are tightly matched with each other by utilizing the mutual matching of the limiting part and the matching part; finally, the cover portion 10 is folded and fastened to the base 20, and the lamp strip 200 is clamped again, so that the installation is completed.

In summary, in the light strip connector 100 of the present utility model, the limiting portions are disposed on the opposite side walls 24 of the base 20, and the mating portions are disposed on the body 31 of the electrical connection structure 30 correspondingly, so that the electrical connection structure 30 can be limited and fixed in the base 20 by utilizing the mutual cooperation between the limiting portions and the mating portions, so that the electrical connection structure 30 and the base 20 are tightly matched with each other, and the electrical connection between the electrical connection structure 30 and the light strip 200 is realized. Compared with the prior art, the lamp strip connector 100 of the present utility model does not affect the electrical connection between the electrical connection structure 30 and the lamp strip 200 even if the cover portion 10 loses pressure, i.e. the electrical pressure is not provided by the buckling of the cover portion 10, thereby greatly improving the reliability of electrical connection.

The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model and not for limiting the same, and although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications and equivalents may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A light strip connector for connecting a light strip (200), the light strip connector (100) comprising:

A cover part (10) and a base (20), wherein the cover part (10) is connected with the base (20) and an accommodating space (21) is formed inside, the accommodating space (21) can be movably opened between the cover part (10) and the base (20) so as to allow the lamp strip (200) to enter from two sides of the base (20), and the cover part (10) and the base (20) can clamp the lamp strip (200) with each other;

The electric connection structure (30) is accommodated in the accommodating space (21), the electric connection structure (30) comprises a body (31) and conductive terminals (32), and the conductive terminals (32) are fixed on the body (31) and are exposed to two sides of the body (31) so as to be electrically connected with the lamp strips (200) entering from two sides of the base (20);

The base (20) comprises a base body (31), wherein limiting parts are arranged on two opposite side walls (24) of the base body (20), matching parts are correspondingly arranged on the body (31), and the limiting parts are configured to be matched with the matching parts, so that the electric connection structure (30) is limited and fixed in the base body (20) at least in the thickness direction of the lamp strip connector (100).

2. The light strip connector of claim 1, wherein: the body (31) comprises a first body part (312) and a second body part (313) which are perpendicular to each other, the second body part (313) is perpendicular to the side wall (24), the conductive terminal (32) is fixed on the first body part (312) and is exposed at two ends of the first body part (312), and the matching part is arranged on the second body part (313).

3. The light strip connector of claim 2, wherein: the conductive terminals (32) are paved on the lower surface of the first body part (312) in a sheet shape and are respectively arranged on two sides of the second body part (313), the lamp strip (200) comprises a lamp strip main body (201) and bonding pads (202) fixed inside the lamp strip main body (201), and the conductive terminals (32) can be inserted into the lamp strip main body (201) to be in electrical contact with the bonding pads (202).

4. The light strip connector of claim 1, wherein: the limiting part comprises a positioning groove (221) arranged on the side wall (24) and a limiting column (222) fixed in the positioning groove (221), the matching part is a groove (311) arranged at the top edge of the body (31), and when the electric connection structure (30) is installed in the base (20), the limiting column (222) is limited and contained in the groove (311).

5. The light strip connector of claim 4, wherein: the positioning groove (221) is formed on the side wall (24) of the base (20) in a recessed mode, and the limiting columns (222) connect two opposite inner wall surfaces of the positioning groove (221).

6. The light strip connector of claim 5, wherein: the locating groove (221) is provided with a guide surface (223) on one side close to the cover part (10), the bottom edge of the body (31) is correspondingly provided with a matching surface (314), the guide surface (223) and the matching surface (314) are inclined surfaces, and are used for guiding the body (31) to enter the locating groove (221) and enable the limit post (222) to be contained in the groove (311) in a limit mode after the limit post (222) is crossed.

7. The light strip connector of claim 1, wherein: the limiting part is an inverse inclined surface (2521) arranged on the side wall (24), the matching part is an inclined surface formed at the end part of the body (31), and when the electric connection structure (30) is installed in the base (20), the inclined surface and the inverse inclined surface (2521) are mutually extruded and attached to limit the electric connection structure (30) in the thickness direction and the width direction of the lamp strip connector (100).

8. The light strip connector of claim 7, wherein: the side wall (24) is provided with a fixing groove (25), and the reverse inclined surface (2521) is formed on one side of the fixing groove (25) close to the cover part (10) and gradually inclines towards the inside of the side wall (24) in the thickness direction of the lamp strip connector (100).

9. The light strip connector of claim 8, wherein: the fixing groove (25) is in an inverted convex shape and comprises a first fixing groove (251) close to the base (20) and a second fixing groove (252) close to the covering part (10), and the inverse inclined surface (2521) is formed in the second fixing groove (252); the end of the body (31) is correspondingly provided with a convex block (315), the convex block comprises a first protruding part (3151) close to the base (20) and a second protruding part (3152) close to the cover part (10), the inclined surface is the outer wall surface of the second protruding part (3152), when the electric connection structure (30) is installed in the base (20), the first protruding part (3151) is contained in the first fixing groove (251), and the second protruding part (3152) is contained in the second fixing groove (252).

10. The light strip connector of claim 1, wherein: be provided with first buckle portion (241) on the outer wall of base (20), first buckle portion (241) are equipped with a plurality of and at least one is located the outside of spacing portion, cover and be provided with second buckle portion (11) on closing portion (10) correspondingly, first buckle portion (241) with second buckle portion (11) mutually support, make closing portion (10) with base (20) buckle is fixed to press from both sides tightly in the width direction of lamp area connector (100) body (31).