WO2014072878A1

WO2014072878A1 - Installation socket for use with either a halogen lamp or a drop light

Info

Publication number: WO2014072878A1
Application number: PCT/IB2013/059742
Authority: WO
Inventors: Uli JETZT
Original assignee: Jetzt Uli
Priority date: 2012-11-07
Filing date: 2013-10-29
Publication date: 2014-05-15

Abstract

The present description discloses an installation socket (10) for installation on a building. The installation socket comprises a housing (11) having a side wall, a housing bottom and a cover opening arranged opposite the housing bottom for receiving a housing cover, said cover opening being delimited by the side wall of the housing (11). The housing (11) comprises a two-pin receptacle, which is attached to the housing bottom, a fastening region formed on the housing bottom for fastening the housing (11) to a ceiling and at least one opening for feeding through a cable. Openings (14) are provided in the side wall for fastening the housing cover (12) in the region of an upper edge of the side wall. The installation socket (10) comprises a housing cover (12) having an insertion opening (13) and having openings for fastening, wherein the openings of the housing cover (12) are opposite the openings (1) in the side wall when the housing cover (12) is inserted into the cover opening. A strain relief disc (35) having an opening for feeding through a cable is arranged between the housing cover (12) and the housing bottom, wherein the strain relief disc (35) has a diameter that is greater than the insertion opening (13) in the housing cover (12). A two-pin adapter of the installation socket (10) can be inserted into the two-pin receptacle (19).

Description

INSTALLATION BOX FOR OPTIONAL USE WITH ONE

HALOGEN LAMP OR HANGING LAMP The present description refers to a

Installation box for a lighting device for

Attached to a ceiling.

Installation devices for various types of ceiling lamps are known from the prior art. For example, from EP0951628 a ceiling socket with a centrally mounted suspension hook for hanging lights

known. From EP1109270 a lamp plug with a replaceable version is known. US 20070127234 discloses a mounting device for a ceiling light, in which an adapter in a conventional lamp thread

is screwed.

Unlike the above

Installation devices is an installation box according to the present description suitable both for a pin-base halogen lamp and for a lamp cable of a hanging lamp having an attachable end portion.

In addition, the installation box can be used both for surface-mounting and for flush mounting.

The present specification discloses an installation box for installation on a building, in particular on a ceiling of a building interior, with a housing having a side wall, a housing bottom and with a cover opening arranged opposite the housing opening for receiving a housing cover which extends through the side wall of the housing

is limited. Especially when installing on a ceiling it is advantageous if the lid opening relative to the

Housing bottom is arranged and facing down, so that it is easily accessible from a ladder. The housing has a two-pin socket, which on the

Caseback is attached. As a result, a lamp plug or a lamp socket with two pins can be easily used. To ensure a good grip, the two-pin socket can be fitted with a snap lock and / or one

Bayonet. In particular, the snap closure or the Baj onettverschluss with the pins are engaged. While the Baj onettverschluss provides a good grip, the snap closure allows a straight plugging.

To attach the housing to a wall is on

Caseback formed a mounting area. Of the

Mounting area generally has two holes for carrying screws, but it can also for

Example have a clip or splice. The

Installation box has at least one opening to

Passing a cable out of a wall

led out. To hide the cable it is

expedient if this opening is mounted in the housing bottom. It may also be provided, for example, two separate openings for protective conductor and for phase and neutral in the housing bottom.

In the side wall are openings for attaching the

Housing cover available, which are located in the region of an upper edge of the side wall. In particular, the openings may be mounted laterally on the side wall, wherein they are oriented substantially parallel to the housing bottom. When installed on a ceiling, this arrangement provides Compared to an orientation perpendicular to the housing bottom, for example, the advantage that screws during the

Screwing on the housing cover can not easily fall out again. Furthermore, offers a lateral

Side wall area More design freedom for mounting holes than the top of the side panel.

In particular, the openings of the housing side wall can be provided with a thread, so that the housing cover can be stably screwed to the housing. According to a further embodiment, resilient latching elements are mounted in the holes of the housing side wall to the outside, which in the

Insert the housing cover into opposite holes in the housing cover.

The installation box further has a housing cover, which has an insertion opening, which is for easy

Inserting a lamp in particular running round and / or can be mounted centrally on the housing cover.

In particular, the insertion opening may be dimensioned so that it is suitable for receiving a lower part of a halogen lamp. When the diameter of the insertion hole

Approximately equal to the diameter of the lower part of the halogen lamp, creates a flush finish that looks visually appealing and reduces the ingress of dust.

The housing cover has openings for attachment of the

Housing cover on the housing, wherein the openings of the housing cover opposite to the openings of the side wall when the housing cover is inserted into the lid opening. The openings can be stable and easy

Attachment may be arranged in particular laterally on the housing cover. In particular, the insertion opening of the two-pin Socket opposite, so that a lamp or a

Lamp plug can be easily used.

Between the housing cover and the housing bottom a Zugentlastungsscheibe is arranged, which is provided with an opening for the passage of a cable, wherein the

Zugentlastungsscheibe has a diameter which is greater than the insertion opening of the housing cover or the

Can lid. This is the strain relief

at least partially on the can lid, and on

Power flow, which is introduced into the strain relief, is transferred to the can lid.

A two-pin adapter that mates with the two-pin socket is inserted into the two-pin socket.

Advantageously, the two-pin adapter is mechanically in communication with the Zugentlastungsscheibe, so that a

Force flow, which is introduced into the two-pin adapter, is transferred to the strain relief washer. By using the two-pin adapter, there is no need for screwing to the housing for the power supply and the

The installation box can be used with both 2-pin base and pendant lamps and similar lamps, such as lamps mounted on the end of a pole.

Furthermore, the present description discloses a lamp terminal for use with an installation box having the following features.

A housing cover with an insertion opening, wherein the

Insertion opening in particular made round and can be arranged centrally on the housing cover and wherein the Insertion can be suitable for receiving a lower part of a halogen lamp.

The housing cover has openings, which are arranged in particular laterally on the housing cover and / or as

Screw openings may be formed, wherein the openings of the housing cover corresponding openings of a side wall of an installation box opposite, when the

Housing cover is inserted into a lid opening of the installation box.

In particular, the insertion opening can be arranged on the housing cover and dimensioned so that they are in

inserted state of a two-pin version of

Installation box opposite and that it is at least as large as an inner receiving area of the two-pin socket.

Furthermore, the lamp connection has a

Strain relief disc, which in the inserted state of the lamp terminal in an installation box between the

Housing cover and the housing bottom is arranged, and having an opening for the passage of a cable. The Zugentlastungsscheibe has a diameter which is greater than the insertion opening of the can lid. Furthermore, the lamp terminal has a two-pin adapter mechanically connected to the strain relief disc, which is shaped to mate with the two-pin socket so that the two-pin adapter can be inserted into the two-pin socket. For attaching an end portion of a cable

Hanging lamp can have at least one screw opening of the two-pin adapter. That way you can

Fixing screws for the lamp cable through the hole of the lamp Strain relief washer passed and attached to the two-pin adapter. Advantageously, in this case, a diameter of the two-pin adapter is larger than the hole in the Zugentlastungsscheibe so that the two-pin adapter rests at least partially on the Zugentlastungsscheibe and a power flow is introduced from the two-pin adapter in the Zugentlastungsscheibe , According to another embodiment, it is also possible that an end portion of a cable is attached directly to the Zugentlastungsscheibe, for example via screws. However, one offers

Arrangement of the screw holes on the two-pin adapter for reasons of space greater design freedom.

In particular, the two-pin socket and the two-pin adapter can conform to the GU10 standard. According to the GU10 standard, the socket has a Baj onettverschluss, which engages in the pins.

According to a further embodiment of a

Installation box, which is particularly suitable for mounting lamps with two-pin socket, the present disclosure discloses an installation box for installation on a building wall, a housing having a side wall, a housing bottom and with respect to the housing bottom

arranged lid opening for receiving a housing cover, which is bounded by the side wall of the housing. The housing has a two-pin socket, which on the

Housing bottom is mounted, and arranged on the housing bottom mounting portion for attaching the housing to a wall and at least one opening for passing a cable, which advantageously in the housing bottom

is provided. Furthermore, openings for fixing the Housing cover provided in the side wall in the region of an upper edge of the side wall.

Furthermore, the installation box according to the further embodiment, a housing cover, which has a

Has insertion and having the lateral screw openings, wherein the side screw openings of the

Housing cover the side screw openings of the side wall opposite, when the housing cover is inserted into the lid opening.

The installation box may have an electrically conductive portion extending from a mounted in the housing bottom or in the side wall protective conductor connection to the housing cover. In particular, the housing bottom can have a connection for a protective conductor, which is connected to the electrically conductive region.

The electrically conductive region can be so for example

be made that the housing and the can lid made of an electrically conductive material such as a metal

are made or with an electrically conductive

Material are coated. For convenient insertion of the housing cover, the side wall has a Baj onettverschluss, wherein the closure engages when the corresponding openings of

Housing cover and housing side wall opposite. For a particularly stable fastening, the side wall and the housing cover can in particular each have at least three screw openings for fastening the housing cover

exhibit . For connection to a protective conductor of a hanging lamp or a similar type of lighting device, the strain relief can have an electrically conductive region and the housing cover having an electrically conductive connection with the conductive region of the

Zugentlastungscheibe is in contact. An electrically conductive connection between strain relief and

Housing cover can in particular by screws or

Metal springs done.

For a space-saving attachment and a pleasing appearance, the installation box can be dimensioned so that a diameter of the installation box is not significantly larger than three times the diameter of the two-pin socket.

Furthermore, a height of the installation box so

be dimensioned that a height of the installation box does not exceed twice the height of the two-pin socket. Thus, for example, a distance between a

Lamp reflector and the housing cover are made and it can still lamps with a relatively short socket

be used. In particular, the height may be dimensioned so that the distance from the housing bottom to the top of the can lid does not exceed the height of a lower part of a standard halogen lamp, which has a socket to GUlO standard. Specifically, an outer diameter of the housing 74.5 mm, a height of the housing 27 mm and a diameter of

Insert opening 24mm. An installation box according to the present description has a socket for receiving a two-pin socket of a halogen lamp. The bi-pin foot standardization is for lamp bases for halogen lamps according to IEC standards

standardized by the International

Electro technical commission will be issued. For example, a two-pin socket may be manufactured according to the IEC standards below:

According to the GU standards, a mechanical hold of the lamp is ensured in the socket system in which the lamp cap has two grooves into which a spring fitted on the housing side can engage.

The GU10 dual-pin socket is suitable for high voltage reflector lamps that are operated under mains voltage and can ensure good illumination. This two-pin socket has the two pins on the lamp base

Thickening with a diameter of 5 mm. Thereby, the lamp base can be fixed by means of a twist lock in the associated version.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view

Installation box according to the present description, Figure 2 shows a perspective view of

Installation box of Fig. 1 when removed

Lid,

FIG. 3 shows a cross section through the installation box of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 shows a cross section through a

Installation box with two-pin adapter and

Zugentlastungsscheibe,

Figure 5 shows a cutaway view with a mounting of a lamp cable to a relief disc, and Figure 6 shows a pendant lamp with bolted

Relief disc.

Fig. 1 shows an installation box 10, which has a cylindrical housing 11 and a can lid 12. A circular opening 13 is arranged centrally in the can lid 12. The can lid 12 is on the housing 11 via a

Baj onettverschluss the installation box 10 screwed, which is not shown in Fig. 1.

The housing 11 has below a circular

Gehäuserands three screw holes 14, of which a screw hole 14 in Fig. 1 is shown. The can lid 12 is connected to the housing 11 via screws 15 which are inserted into the screw holes 14, wherein one of

Screw 15 is shown in Fig. 1. The screws 15 may, for example, as Phillips screws or as

Be performed with Allen screws.

A halogen lamp 16 having a reflector bowl 17 and a cylindrical base 18 is connected to the

cylindrical lower part 18 inserted into the opening 13. The reflector bowl 17 has cooling fins for heat dissipation. Fig. 2 shows the installation box 10 when removed

Can lid 12. On a bottom surface 18 of the housing 11 is centrally screwed a two-pin socket 19 to GU10 standard. The two-pin socket 19 has on a bottom separate terminals for phase and neutral, which has a

Cable bushing in the bottom surface 18 can be connected to a phase conductor and a neutral conductor. The connections for phase and neutral as well as the

Cable bushing are not shown in Fig. 2.

Furthermore, the bottom surface 18 has an opening 20 for the passage of a cable. This can happen

especially to trade a 3 - 5 cored NYM cable. A protective conductor section 21 may be connected to a first terminal 22 with a protective conductor wire of a connecting cable. Another terminal 23 of the protective conductor section 21 is connected to the housing 11 via a conductive base 24

connected .

In particular, a connection of the two-pin socket 19 can be made with a standard NYM line having separate conductors for phase, neutral and protective conductor, wherein the wires are each insulated with polyvinyl chloride, and wherein the line is surrounded by an insulating jacket. The two-pin socket 19 has receiving openings 27, 28 for receiving pins

The bottom surface 18 also has a first screw hole and a second screw hole 26, which are provided for the passage of fastening screws, wherein the

Fixing screws, for example in ceiling dowels

can be screwed. In the view of Fig. 2 is In addition, a second screw opening 14 is shown by the above-mentioned three screw openings 14 of the housing 11, which are arranged in the region of an edge of the housing 11. Fig. 3 shows a cross section through the installation box 10 of Fig. 1, wherein the installation box 10 at a

Ceiling wall 30 is screwed tight over dowel screws 31. The halogen lamp 16 has a two-pin socket according to GUlO standard, the pins 32, 33, each in the

Receiving openings 27, 28 of the two-pin socket 19 are located. Depending on the direction in which the halogen lamp

was screwed is a pin 32, 33 each with the phase or with the neutral conductor of an electrical supply line

connected, which is not shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 4 shows a cross section through an extended

Embodiment, which includes a two-pin adapter 34 and a

Strain relief plate 35 has. The two-pin adapter 34 is connected via screws 38 with a

Bound end portion 36 of a cable 37 of a hanging lamp, so that an inner region of the relief disc 35 between the end portion 36 of the lamp cable 37 and the two-pin adapter 34 is located. The relief disk 35 has an opening having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the end portion 36 of the lamp cable 37 and smaller than a diameter of the two-pin adapter 34.

A power flow 39 from the lamp cable 37 in the

Installation box 10 extends over the screws 38 and the strain relief plate 35 in the lid 12 of

Installation box 10. Another power flow 40 extends from the lid 12 of the installation box 10 via the screws 15th in the housing 11 and from there via the screws 31 and dowels not shown here in the ceiling 30. For simplicity, the power flows 39, 40 shown only on the left side of the cross section of Fig. 4.

For earthing the lamp cable 37, a protective conductor wire of the lamp cable 37 is connected to the strain relief disk 35. Furthermore, the Zugentlastungsscheibe 35 conductive

Connections 41, 42 to the can lid 12. Fig. 4 shows a conductive screw 41 and a conductive

Connection 42 via a metal clip or metal spring 43. The compounds 41, 42 may both be present, but it may also be only one of the compounds 41, 42 or more of the compounds 41 or 42 may be present.

According to the embodiment of Fig. 4 is the

Installation box 10 made of a conductive material or contains a conductive material or a conductive

Coating, so that a continuous conductive path between a terminal 23 of a protective conductor and the conductive connections 41, 42 consists. The port 23 is best seen in FIG. Furthermore, the

Strain relief plate 35 has a conductive region, so that a conductive path between the conductive connections 41, 42 and a connection of a protective conductor of the lamp cable 37 to the Zugentlastungsscheibe 35, which is not shown in Fig. 4.

A protective conductor terminal on the housing of the installation box according to the present description is in particular

advantageous if a hanging lamp, which is attached to the lamp cable 37, has a lampshade made of metal.

Characterized in that the housing has a conductive region There is no need to install a ground wire or other fixed connection inside the installation box. This is also advantageous in view of the fact that the lid of the box together with the strain relief and the two-pin

Adapter should be removable.

5 shows a screw connection between the two-pin adapter 34 and the end portion 36 of the lamp cable 37. In the view of Fig. 5, a first screw 38 and a second screw 38 are shown, which engage in screw thread of the end portion 36. By the screws 38, the relief disc 35 is sandwiched between the two-pin adapter 34 and the end portion 36 of the lamp cable. 6 shows an arrangement of a hanging lamp 40 which hangs on a lamp cable 37, which is connected via the end region 36 to the lid box 12, the strain relief disk 35 and the two-pin adapter 34. In particular, a

Lampshade of the hanging lamp 40 with a protective conductor

be connected. Power supply lines of the hanging lamp 40 and the protective conductor are through the opening of the

Strain relief plate 35 passed. The

Power supply lines are connected to terminals of the two-pin adapter 34, for example by screw terminals.

In one embodiment, the strain relief washer 35 on the side of the two-pin adapter 34 has a groove so that the protective conductor can be passed between the two-pin adapter and the strain relief washer. In another embodiment, shown in Fig. 4, the protective conductor is electrically conductive on the

Strain relief plate 35 attached and the Zugentlastungsscheibe 35 is in turn electrically conductively connected to the can lid 12 and the housing cover 12.

For the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-3, an installation of a halogen lamp may be made in which the

Housing cover 12 is placed on the installation box 10, the installation box with zero conductor and phase

connected and screwed with ceiling dowels and the

Halogen lamp is inserted into the opening 13 of the can lid and inserted into the two-socket 19.

According to an installation for that shown in Figs. 4-6

Embodiment is only the can lid on the

Pushed the end of the cable and then the

Zugentlastungsscheibe 35 with the two-pin adapter and the

End of the lamp cable connected and the terminals of the lamp cable are connected to the two-pin adapter and

optionally connected to the strain relief. Then the can lid 12 is placed on the installation box 10, wherein the two-pin adapter is inserted into the two-pin socket. The can lid is pushed through the screw holes to the housing of the installation box

screwed. The housing of the installation box 10 is expediently already installed on the ceiling before the can lid 12 is placed.

By a conductive area between the can lid 12 and the housing of the installation box, it is not necessary to lay an additional protective conductor, which connects the end portion of the cable 37 and led out of the ceiling protective conductor. Likewise, it is not required by the two-pin connector, the leaking from the ceiling phase and neutral lines with phase and neutral of a lamp screw together. Thus, it is very easy to change a lamp, the screw with the cable a

Hanging lamp does not have to be made on the ceiling but can be done in a convenient location.

references

10 Installation box 26 Sehraublöeher

11 cylindrical housing 27 Aufnähmeöffnung

12 can lid 28 pick-up opening

13 opening 30 ceiling

14 screw holes 31 dowel screws

15 screws 32 pin

16 halogen bulb 33 pin

17 reflector bowl 34 two-pin adapter

18 cylindrical lower part 35 strain relief disc

19 two-pin socket 36 end area

20 opening for 37 lamp cables

Protective conductor 38 screws

21 Protective conductor Section 39 Power flow

22 terminal 40 power flow

23 terminal 41 conductive connection

24 conductive socket 42 conductive connection

43 metal spring

Claims

PATENTA'S TEST

Installation box for installation on a building, which has the following features:

a housing having a side wall, a housing bottom and a lid opening arranged opposite the housing bottom for receiving a housing cover which is delimited by the side wall of the housing, the housing having the following features:

- a two-pin socket attached to the case back

is appropriate,

- One formed on the housing bottom

Mounting area for fixing the housing to a ceiling wall,

at least one opening for passing a cable,

- openings for fixing the housing cover, which are provided in the side wall in the region of an upper edge of the side wall,

the installation box further comprising:

- A housing cover having an insertion opening, and having the openings, wherein the openings of the housing cover the openings of the side wall

opposite, when the housing cover in the

Lid opening is inserted,

- A arranged between the housing cover and the housing bottom Zugentlastungsscheibe, with an opening for the passage of a cable, wherein the

Zugentlastungsscheibe has a diameter which is greater than the insertion opening of the housing cover,

- One can be used in the two-pin version two-pin adapter.

2. Installation box according to claim 1, wherein the two-pin adapter at least one screw opening for fixing an end portion of a cable of a hanging lamp

having .

3. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein a diameter of the two-pin adapter is greater than the diameter of the opening of the

Strain relief disc.

4. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein the two-pin socket and the two-pin adapter comply with the GU10 standard.

5. Installation box for installation on a ceiling of a building interior, having the following characteristics:

a housing having a side wall, a housing bottom and a cover opening arranged opposite the housing bottom for receiving a housing cover which is delimited by the side wall of the housing, the housing comprising:

- a two-pin socket attached to the case back

is appropriate,

a fastening region arranged on the housing bottom for fastening the housing to a ceiling wall,

at least one opening for passing a cable,

the installation box further comprising:

- A housing cover having an insertion opening, and having openings for fixing the housing cover, wherein the openings of the housing cover the Openings of the side wall opposite, when the

Housing cover is inserted into the lid opening.

6. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein the installation box has an electrically conductive portion extending from the

Protective conductor connection up to the housing cover

extends.

7. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein the housing bottom has a connection for a protective conductor, which is connected to the electrically conductive region.

8. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein the housing and the housing cover are made of an electrically conductive material.

9. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein the side wall has a Baj onettverschluss.

10. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein the side wall and the housing cover each have at least three screw holes for fixing the housing cover.

11. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein the strain relief a

having electrically conductive region, and wherein the housing cover has an electrically conductive connection with the conductive region of the

Zugentlastungscheibe is in contact. Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein a diameter of the installation box is not substantially greater than three times the

Diameter of the two-pin socket.

Installation box according to one of the preceding

Claims, wherein a height of the installation box is not twice the height of the two-pin socket

exceeds.

Lamp connection with the following features:

- A housing cover having an insertion opening, and having openings for fixing the housing cover, wherein the openings of the housing cover

Openings of a side wall of an installation box opposite, when the housing cover in a

Cover opening of the installation box is inserted,

- A in the inserted state of the lamp terminal in an installation box between the housing cover and the housing bottom arranged Zugentlastungsscheibe, with an opening for passage of a cable, wherein the Zugentlastungsscheibe has a diameter which is greater than the insertion opening of the housing cover, one with the Zugentlastungsscheibe mechanically in communication standing two-pin adapter.