CN215259696U

CN215259696U - Lighting assembly and lighting device

Info

Publication number: CN215259696U
Application number: CN202121473608.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 熊志明; 张春波; 吴文龙
Original assignee: Shenzhen Zhiyan Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Zhiyan Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-30
Filing date: 2021-06-30
Publication date: 2021-12-21
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-30

Abstract

The application provides a lighting assembly, including lamp body, lamp plate and connector. The lamp shell is provided with an accommodating cavity and an accommodating groove, and the accommodating groove is communicated with the accommodating cavity; the lamp panel is arranged in the accommodating cavity and comprises a splicing part, and the splicing part is exposed out of the accommodating groove; the connector comprises a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit, the connector is connected to the lamp panel through the first connecting unit, the second connecting unit is located outside the accommodating cavity and electrically connected with the first connecting unit, and the second connecting unit can be accommodated in the accommodating groove of another lighting assembly and electrically connected with the splicing portion of the lamp panel of the another lighting assembly. The application provides an illumination assembly when needs splice, can hold second linkage unit in another illumination assembly's accepting groove to be connected with the concatenation portion electricity of another illumination assembly's lamp plate, can realize being connected between two illumination assemblies, the concatenation mode is simple swift. The application also provides a lighting device.

Description

Lighting assembly and lighting device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of lighting, in particular to a lighting assembly and a lighting device.

Background

Lamps and lanterns wide application in fields such as illumination, demonstration, in order to satisfy different environment and scene, not only require lamps and lanterns can independent utility, require a plurality of lamps and lanterns to splice the use moreover.

The existing lamp is complex in splicing mode, high in splicing difficulty and required to be operated by professional staff.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting assembly and a lighting device, so as to solve the above problems. The embodiment of the application realizes the aim through the following technical scheme.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an illumination assembly, which includes a lamp housing, a lamp panel, and a connector, where the lamp housing is provided with an accommodating cavity and an accommodating groove, and the accommodating groove is communicated with the accommodating cavity; the lamp panel is arranged in the accommodating cavity and comprises a splicing part, and the splicing part is exposed out of the accommodating groove; the connector comprises a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit, the connector is connected to the lamp panel through the first connecting unit, the second connecting unit is located outside the accommodating cavity and electrically connected with the first connecting unit, and the second connecting unit can be accommodated in the accommodating groove of another lighting assembly and electrically connected with the splicing portion of the lamp panel of the another lighting assembly.

In one embodiment, the second connecting unit comprises a mounting part and a metal elastic sheet, and the mounting part is arranged on the lamp shell; the metal elastic sheet is arranged on the mounting portion, electrically connected with the first connecting unit and electrically connected with the splicing portion of the other lighting assembly.

In one embodiment, the mounting portion comprises a mounting surface, the mounting surface is arranged on one side of the mounting portion, which is far away from the lamp shell, and the metal elastic sheet protrudes out of the mounting surface.

In one embodiment, the connector further includes an electrical connection plate, the first connection unit and the second connection unit are disposed on the electrical connection plate, and the second connection unit is electrically connected to the first connection unit through the electrical connection plate.

In one embodiment, the second connection unit is located on the same side of the electrical connection plate as the first connection unit.

In one embodiment, the lamp housing includes a cover and a bottom shell, the bottom shell includes an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to each other, a receiving cavity is formed between the cover and the inner surface, and the receiving groove is disposed on the outer surface.

In one embodiment, the bottom casing is further provided with a mounting groove disposed on the inner surface and communicating the receiving cavity with the outside, and the connector is disposed on the mounting groove such that the second connection unit is exposed outside the receiving cavity.

In one embodiment, the lighting assembly further comprises a pressing plate, the pressing plate is arranged on one side of the connector, which faces away from the outer surface, and the lamp plate is partially overlapped on one side of the pressing plate, which faces away from the connector, so as to fix the pressing plate and the connector in the mounting groove.

In an embodiment, the lamp panel includes a substrate and a plurality of lamp beads, the substrate includes a first surface and a second surface that carries on the back mutually with the first surface, a plurality of lamp beads set up in the first surface, the second surface is equipped with cooperation portion, cooperation portion is connected with first connecting element electricity, concatenation portion sets up in the second surface for be connected with another lighting assembly's second connecting element electricity.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a lighting device, which includes a first lighting assembly and a second lighting assembly, where the first lighting assembly and the second lighting assembly are selected from any one of the above lighting assemblies, and a second connection unit of the first lighting assembly is electrically connected to a splicing portion of a lamp panel of the second lighting assembly.

Compared with the prior art, the lighting assembly and the lighting device provided by the application have the advantages that the lighting assembly can be accommodated in the accommodating groove of the other lighting assembly by the second connecting unit when being spliced as required, and can be electrically connected with the splicing part of the lamp panel of the other lighting assembly, so that the connection between the two lighting assemblies can be realized, the splicing mode is simple and rapid, and the operation of a professional is not needed.

These and other aspects of the present application will be more readily apparent from the following description of the embodiments.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a lighting assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an assembled structure of the lighting assembly shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view of fig. 2 at a.

Fig. 4 is a partial enlarged view of fig. 2 at B.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the connector of the lighting assembly shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the construction of the pressure plate of the lighting assembly shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a lighting device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the embodiments of the present application will be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present application are given in the accompanying drawings. This application may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the examples of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, an illumination assembly 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lamp housing 11, a lamp panel 13, and a connector 15, where the lamp housing 11 has a receiving cavity 110 and a receiving slot 111, and the receiving slot 111 is communicated with the receiving cavity 110; the lamp panel 13 is arranged in the accommodating cavity 110, the lamp panel 13 includes a splicing part 131, and the splicing part 131 is exposed out of the accommodating groove 111; the connector 15 includes a first connection unit 151 and a second connection unit 152, the connector 15 is connected to the lamp panel 13 through the first connection unit 151, the second connection unit 152 is located outside the receiving cavity 110 and electrically connected to the first connection unit 151, and the second connection unit 152 can be received in the receiving slot 111 of another lighting assembly 10 to be electrically connected to the splicing portion 131 of the lamp panel 13 of the another lighting assembly 10.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the lamp housing 11 is used for accommodating the lamp panel 13 to reduce the influence of external environmental factors on the lamp panel 13, and protect the lamp panel 13, wherein the external environmental factors may be external force, moisture, temperature, and the like. In the present embodiment, the lamp housing 11 has a substantially elongated housing structure so as to correspond to the shape of the lamp panel 13. In another embodiment, the lamp housing 11 may have a hexagonal housing structure, a circular housing structure, or the like in addition to the shape of the lamp panel 13.

The accommodating cavity 110 may be used to accommodate the lamp panel 13. The receiving slot 111 may be used to receive the second connection unit 152 of the other lighting assembly 10, so that the splicing part 131 exposed through the receiving slot 111 may be electrically connected with the second connection unit 152 of the other lighting assembly 10, thereby achieving the splicing of the lighting assemblies 10.

The lamp housing 11 includes a cover 113 and a bottom casing 114, the cover 113 covers the bottom casing 114, and the cover 113 and the bottom casing 114 enclose to form an accommodation cavity 110. The cover 113 is used to connect with the bottom casing 114 so as to encapsulate the lamp panel 13, and the connection mode may be ultrasonic welding, adhesive dispensing, fastening, screw fixing connection or welding. In the present embodiment, the cover 113 is a lamp cover.

The cover 113 includes a top plate 1132, a first side plate 1134 and a second side plate 1136, the top plate 1132 is a substantially strip-shaped plate structure, the first side plate 1134 and the second side plate 1136 are a substantially rectangular plate structure, the first side plate 1134 is opposite to the second side plate 1136, and the first side plate 1134 and the second side plate 1136 are respectively connected to two ends of the top plate 1132 in the length direction. The material of the cap 113 may be PC (polycarbonate).

The bottom case 114 is substantially a bar-shaped plate structure, and may be used for mounting the lamp panel 13. For example, the bottom housing 114 may be provided with a plurality of screw holes (not shown), and the lamp panel 13 is mounted to the bottom housing 114 through the cooperation of the screws and the screw holes. The material of the bottom case 114 may be the same as or different from that of the cover 113.

The bottom housing 114 includes an inner surface 1141 and an outer surface 1142 opposite to each other, a receiving cavity 110 is formed between the inner surface 1141 and the cover 113, and the outer surface 1142 is provided with a receiving groove 111.

The length of the bottom chassis 114 is greater than that of the cover 113. The extra portion of the bottom shell 114 can support the connector 15, so as to prevent the connector 15 from being bent or broken due to uneven stress during the connection process with another lighting assembly 10.

The bottom housing 114 further has a mounting groove 1143, and the mounting groove 1143 is disposed on the inner surface 1141 and communicates the receiving cavity 110 with the outside. In this embodiment, the mounting groove 1143 may be used to mount the connector 15, so that the second connection unit 152 of the connector 15 may be located outside the receiving cavity 110, thereby facilitating electrical connection with the splicing portion 131 of the lamp panel 13 of the another lighting assembly 10.

In the present embodiment, the lamp housing 11 is provided with a receiving groove 115, for example, the receiving groove 115 is provided on the outer surface 1142 of the bottom shell 114. The receiving groove 115 may be used to receive the second connection unit 152 of another lighting assembly 10. When the lighting assemblies 10 are spliced, the second connecting unit 152 is only required to be firstly stretched into the accommodating groove 115, so that the second connecting unit 152 is aligned with the splicing part 131 of the lamp panel 13, and then the splicing operation of the lighting assemblies 10 can be completed by the cover body 113 or the bottom shell 114, the lamp housings 11 of the lighting assemblies 10 to be spliced do not need to be detached respectively, the splicing time is saved, and the splicing difficulty is reduced.

In the present embodiment, the lamp panel 13 is substantially in the shape of a bar. In other embodiments, the lamp panel 13 may also be a hexagonal structure, a circular structure, or the like.

The splice 131 is for electrical connection with the connector 15 of another lighting assembly 10. In this embodiment, the splices 131 are pads. In other embodiments, the splice 131 may also be an electrical contact, which is sufficient to electrically connect with the connector 15 of another lighting assembly 10.

The lamp panel 13 further includes a matching portion 132, and the matching portion 132 and the splicing portion 131 are located at two ends of the lamp panel 13 along the length direction. The fitting part 132 is electrically connected with the first connection unit 151 of the connector 15, so that the lamp panel 13 can be selectively electrically connected with or separated from the connector 15 to meet different requirements. For example, when a single lighting assembly 10 is desired, the lamp panel 13 may be separated from the connector 15. For another example, when a plurality of lighting assemblies 10 are required to be spliced for use, the connector 15 may be electrically connected between the two lamp panels 13. In the present embodiment, the fitting portion 132 is a row nut. In other embodiments, the mating portion 132 may also be a pin header.

Lamp plate 13 includes base plate 135 and a plurality of lamp pearl 137, and a plurality of lamp pearl 137 electricity are connected in base plate 135, and concatenation portion 131 and cooperation portion 132 all set up in base plate 135. The substrate 135 includes a first surface 1352 and a second surface 1354, the first surface 1352 and the second surface 1354 being opposite. In the present embodiment, the substrate 135 is a PCB (Printed Circuit Board). The plurality of beads 137 are disposed on the first surface 1352, the second surface 1354 is provided with a matching portion 132, and the splicing portion 131 is disposed on the second surface 1354 for electrically connecting with the second connection unit 152 of another lighting assembly 10. In this embodiment, the lamp bead 137 may be an LED lamp. In other embodiments, the lamp bead 137 may also be a fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp, etc.

The connector 15 includes a first connection unit 151 and a second connection unit 152, and the connector 15 is disposed in the mounting groove 1143 such that the second connection unit 152 is exposed outside the receiving cavity 110. The connector 15 is connected to the lamp panel 13 through the first connection unit 151, and the second connection unit 152 is used for electrically connecting to the lamp panel 13 of another lighting assembly 10. In addition, the connector 15 further includes an electrical connection plate 153, and the electrical connection plate 153 is used for conducting the first connection unit 151 and the second connection unit 152, that is, the second connection unit 152 is electrically connected with the first connection unit 151 through the electrical connection plate 153. The first connection unit 151 and the second connection unit 152 are disposed on the electrical connection plate 153, for example, the first connection unit 151 and the second connection unit 152 are respectively located at both ends of the electrical connection plate 153 in the length direction.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the first connection unit 151 is electrically connected to the second surface 1354 of the lamp panel 13, for example, the first connection unit 151 is electrically connected to the matching portion 132. When lighting assembly 10 needs the concatenation, connect first connecting element 151 in lamp plate 13 to be connected second connecting element 152 and another lighting assembly 10's lamp plate 13 electricity, can realize being connected between two lighting assembly 10, the concatenation mode is simple swift, need not the professional operation. In the present embodiment, the first connection unit 151 is a pin header. In other embodiments, when the mating portion 132 is a pin header, the first connection unit 151 may also be a box header. In the present embodiment, the first connection unit 151 protrudes from the electrical connection plate 153 in the thickness direction of the electrical connection plate 153. In other embodiments, in the case that the first connection unit 151 is connected to the lamp panel 13, the first connection unit 151 may protrude from the electrical connection plate 153 along the length direction of the electrical connection plate 153.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4, in the present embodiment, the second connection unit 152 protrudes from the electrical connection plate 153 along the thickness direction of the electrical connection plate 153. The second connection unit 152 is adapted to be electrically connected with the second surface 1354 of another lighting assembly 10, i.e. the second surface 1354 is adapted to be electrically connected with the second connection unit 152 of another lighting assembly 10. For example, the second connection unit 152 is adapted to be electrically connected with the splice 131 of another lighting assembly 10, i.e. the splice 131 is adapted to be electrically connected with the second connection unit 152 of another lighting assembly 10.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 5, the second connecting unit 152 includes a mounting portion 1521 and a metal spring 1523, the mounting portion 1521 is disposed on the lamp housing 11, for example, the mounting portion 1521 is disposed on the electrical connection plate 153, and the metal spring 1523 is disposed on the mounting portion 1521, for example, on a side of the mounting portion 1521 away from the electrical connection plate 153. The mounting portion 1521 is used for mounting the metal dome 1523, and may be a conductor or an insulator.

The mounting portion 1521 includes a mounting surface 1522, and the mounting surface 1522 is disposed on a side of the mounting portion 1521 away from the lamp housing 11, that is, the mounting surface 1522 is a surface of the mounting portion 1521 away from the electrical connection board 153. The mounting surface 1522 is used for mounting the metal dome 1523.

The metal elastic sheet 1523 is connected to the electrical connection plate 153, and the metal elastic sheet 1523 is used for being electrically connected to the splicing portion 131 of another lighting assembly 10, so as to splice at least two lighting assemblies 10. The metal dome 1523 protrudes out of the mounting surface 1521 along the thickness direction of the lamp panel 13, so that any two lighting assemblies 10 can be spliced along the thickness direction of the lamp panel 13. When the metal shell 1523 is acted by an acting force, it will deform and generate an elastic force, and when the acting force disappears, the metal shell 1523 will recover due to the action of the elastic force. After metal shrapnel 1523 is connected with another lighting assembly 10's lamp plate 13, the elastic force of production makes metal shrapnel 1523 keep with 13 butts of lamp plate, can avoid metal shrapnel 1523 and 13 circumstances that take place the virtual condition of connecing of lamp plate, has promoted the success rate of lighting assembly 10 concatenation. The metal dome 1523 may be made of copper, aluminum, or other metal materials.

The electrical connection board 153 is substantially in a rectangular plate-shaped structure, and the electrical connection board 153 and the lamp panel 13 are stacked, so that the thickness of the joint of the electrical connection board 153 and the lamp panel 13 is increased, and the strength of the joint of the electrical connection board 153 and the lamp panel 13 is improved. In this embodiment, the second connection unit 152 and the first connection unit 151 are located on the same side of the electrical connection board 153, and when the second connection unit 152 is connected with the lamp panel 13 of another lighting assembly 10, the two lamp panels 13 are located on the same side of the electrical connection board 153, so that the light emitting directions of the lamp beads 137 on any two adjacent lamp panels 13 are consistent, and the illumination brightness and the illumination range are improved. In other embodiments, under the condition that there is a lighting or display requirement for opposite directions, the second connection unit 152 and the first connection unit 151 may be respectively located at two opposite sides of the electrical connection plate 153, and when the second connection unit 152 is connected to the lamp panel 13 of another lighting assembly 10, the two lamp panels 13 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the electrical connection plate 153, so that the light emitting directions of the lamp beads 137 on any two adjacent lamp panels 13 are opposite.

Referring to fig. 1 and 6, in the present embodiment, the lighting assembly 10 further includes a pressing plate 17, and the pressing plate 17 may be used to fix the connector 15 (fig. 2) to the bottom case 114. The pressing plate 17 is located between the substrate 135 and the electrical connection plate 153, for example, the pressing plate 17 is disposed on a side of the connector 15 facing away from the outer surface 1142, and the lamp panel 13 partially overlaps a side of the pressing plate 17 facing away from the connector 15, so as to hold the pressing plate 17 and the connector 15 in the mounting groove 1145. In other embodiments, the pressing plate 17 may be fixedly disposed on the bottom case 114 by means of adhesion or interference fit.

The pressing plate 17 is substantially a rectangular plate-shaped structure, the pressing plate 17 is provided with a first limiting hole 171 and a second limiting hole 172, the first limiting hole 171 and the second limiting hole 172 are respectively disposed at two ends of the pressing plate 17 along the length direction, wherein the first limiting hole 171 can be used for the penetration of the second connecting unit 152, and the second limiting hole 172 can be used for the penetration of the first connecting unit 151.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 6, the assembly process of the lighting assembly 10 in the present embodiment specifically includes:

the connector 15 is first installed in the installation groove 1143 of the bottom housing 114, and then the pressing plate 17 is installed in the installation groove 1143, such that the first connecting unit 151 is disposed through the second limiting hole 172, the second connecting unit 152 is disposed through the first limiting hole 171, and the pressing plate 17 is fixed to the bottom housing 114 by bonding or interference fit, so as to fix the connector 15 (fig. 2) to the bottom housing 114. Then, the lamp panel 13 is placed in the bottom case 114, and is connected to the first connection unit 151 of the connector 15 through the lamp panel 13, so that the lamp panel 13 is connected to the connector 15, and finally, the cover 113 is assembled with the bottom case 114 through ultrasonic welding, dispensing, fastening, screw fixing or welding, so as to complete the assembly of the lighting assembly 10.

In summary, when the lighting assemblies 10 provided by the present application need to be spliced, the second connecting unit 152 may be accommodated in the accommodating slot 111 of another lighting assembly 10, and the second connecting unit 152 is electrically connected to the splicing portion 131 of the lamp panel 13 of another lighting assembly 10, so that the two lighting assemblies 10 can be connected to each other, and the splicing manner is simple and fast, and does not need to be operated by a professional.

Referring to fig. 7, an illumination device 1 is further provided in the embodiments of the present application, and includes a first illumination assembly 20 and a second illumination assembly 30, where the first illumination assembly 20 and the second illumination assembly 30 are both selected from the illumination assemblies 10, and the second connection unit 252 of the first illumination assembly 20 is electrically connected to the splicing portion 331 of the lamp panel 33 of the second illumination assembly 30, so as to implement splicing of the first illumination assembly 20 and the second illumination assembly 30. When more lighting assemblies 10 are required for splicing, the lighting device 1 may further comprise a third lighting assembly, a fourth lighting assembly, etc. The connection between any two adjacent lighting assemblies 10 can be referred to the connection between the first lighting assembly 20 and the second lighting assembly 30.

In summary, the lighting device 1 provided by the present application, the second connection unit 252 of the first lighting assembly 20 is electrically connected to the splicing portion 331 of the lamp panel 33 of the second lighting assembly 30, so that the first lighting assembly 20 and the second lighting assembly 30 can be spliced together, the splicing manner is simple and fast, and the operation of a professional is not required.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A lighting assembly, comprising:

the lamp body is provided with an accommodating cavity and an accommodating groove, and the accommodating groove is communicated with the accommodating cavity;

the lamp panel is arranged in the accommodating cavity; the lamp panel comprises a splicing part, and the splicing part is exposed out of the accommodating groove; and

the connector comprises a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit, the connector is connected to the lamp panel through the first connecting unit, the second connecting unit is located outside the accommodating cavity and is electrically connected with the first connecting unit, and the second connecting unit can be accommodated in the accommodating groove of another lighting assembly to be electrically connected with the splicing portion of the lamp panel of the another lighting assembly.

2. The lighting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second connecting unit comprises a mounting portion and a metal spring, and the mounting portion is disposed on the lamp housing; the metal elastic sheet is arranged on the mounting portion, electrically connected with the first connecting unit and electrically connected with the splicing portion of the other lighting assembly.

3. The lighting assembly according to claim 2, wherein the mounting portion includes a mounting surface, the mounting surface is disposed on a side of the mounting portion away from the lamp housing, and the metal dome protrudes from the mounting surface.

4. The lighting assembly of claim 1, wherein the connector further comprises an electrical connection plate, the first connection unit and the second connection unit being disposed on the electrical connection plate, the second connection unit being electrically connected to the first connection unit through the electrical connection plate.

5. The lighting assembly of claim 4, wherein the second connection unit and the first connection unit are located on a same side of the electrical connection board.

6. The lighting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lamp housing comprises a cover and a bottom shell, the bottom shell comprises an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to each other, the cover and the inner surface form the receiving cavity therebetween, and the receiving groove is disposed on the outer surface.

7. The lighting assembly according to claim 6, wherein the bottom housing further comprises a mounting groove formed on the inner surface and communicating the receiving cavity with the outside, and the connector is disposed in the mounting groove such that the second connecting unit is exposed outside the receiving cavity.

8. The lighting assembly according to claim 7, further comprising a press plate disposed on a side of the connector facing away from the outer surface, the press plate partially overlapping a side of the press plate facing away from the connector to retain the press plate and the connector in the mounting slot.

9. The lighting assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the lamp panel comprises a substrate and a plurality of lamp beads, the substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the plurality of lamp beads are arranged on the first surface, the second surface is provided with a matching portion, and the matching portion is electrically connected with the first connecting unit; the splicing part is arranged on the second surface and is used for being electrically connected with a second connecting unit of another lighting assembly.

10. A lighting device comprising a first lighting assembly and a second lighting assembly, the first lighting assembly and the second lighting assembly being selected from the lighting assemblies of any one of claims 1-9, the second connection unit of the first lighting assembly being electrically connected to the splice of the lamp panel of the second lighting assembly.