EP4148759A1 - Interrupteur pour un luminaire, ainsi que luminaire pourvu d'un interrupteur - Google Patents

Interrupteur pour un luminaire, ainsi que luminaire pourvu d'un interrupteur Download PDF

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EP4148759A1
EP4148759A1 EP22192576.1A EP22192576A EP4148759A1 EP 4148759 A1 EP4148759 A1 EP 4148759A1 EP 22192576 A EP22192576 A EP 22192576A EP 4148759 A1 EP4148759 A1 EP 4148759A1
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Daniel Schymanski
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Everflourish Europe GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0271—Bases, casings, or covers structurally combining a switch and an electronic component
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/02—Details
    • H01H23/04—Cases; Covers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0214—Hand-held casings
    • H01H9/0228—Line cord switches

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  • the invention relates to a lamp, in particular as a table lamp, which includes a switch on a connection cable.
  • the invention also relates to a switch designed for such a lamp. This is designed in particular as a toggle switch.
  • Table lamps are often provided with a switch, which is arranged on the connection cable that leads to the table lamp.
  • bedside lamps can be switched on and off more conveniently with such a switch, since the switch is spaced apart from the lamp due to the cable.
  • Switches of this type also have advantages in terms of production technology. So they can be delivered together with a cable and used for differently designed lights.
  • the power supply units present in a flush-mounted box can only be provided with a relatively low power due to the narrow installation space and due to the thermal insulation provided by the surrounding wall.
  • the document JP 3150990 U shows a table lamp with a base.
  • the base includes a switch and multiple USB ports that can be used to either charge a mobile device or plug in a table lamp module.
  • the object of the invention is based on the object of reducing the stated disadvantages of the prior art.
  • the object of the invention is already achieved by a switch according to the independent claim and by a lamp equipped with the switch.
  • the invention relates to a switch for an electrical device.
  • the invention relates to a switch for a lamp.
  • the switch includes a housing to which a cable with a mains plug for connection to an on-site mains socket is attached.
  • An electrical connection cable is led out of the housing, preferably from a narrow side of the housing, which is flexible and which comprises at least two conductors for the power supply of the electrical device. At the end of the cable there is a socket for plugging into an on-site wall socket.
  • This can be designed in particular as a mains plug of plug type A to N (according to IEC).
  • a country-specific voltage in particular from 110 to 240 V, is present at the on-site mains socket, which is to be passed on to the device to be supplied.
  • another cable is attached to the housing to supply the device operated with mains voltage.
  • the additional cable is preferably located on the opposite side of the housing from the cable with the mains plug, in particular on the opposite narrow side.
  • An actuator for switching the mains voltage on and off for the device operated with mains voltage is also arranged in the housing.
  • the actuating element preferably actuates a mechanical contact with which one of the electrical conductors can be interrupted in order to switch the electrical device, in particular the lamp, on and off.
  • the actuator is designed in particular as a toggle switch whose housing is located in the housing of the switch.
  • a voltage converter and a connection for supplying a mobile device with extra-low voltage are also arranged in the housing.
  • the housing includes a USB connection, in particular of type A or C, and a voltage converter for supplying the USB connection with a low voltage of 5 to 12 V.
  • the invention is therefore based on the basic idea that a switch, which can be connected via a cable to any device, in particular to any lamp, can also be provided with a charging connection, in particular a USB charging connection.
  • the switch is well protected against theft due to the connection to the lamp that can preferably not be detached without tools. Furthermore, such a switch can be provided inexpensively and is at least for almost all table lamps suitable. As part of a retrofit solution, the switch can be retrofitted to the existing table lamps. This is far less complex than replacing flush-mounted sockets, for example.
  • the invention already brings economic and ecological advantages during production and development, since no new tools have to be built for the lamp in order to install a USB function in a specific lamp design. Existing tools and designs can be easily equipped with a USB charging port.
  • only the supply of the device operated with mains voltage can be switched via the actuating element.
  • the actuator thus switches a mechanical contact.
  • the wiring inside the housing is designed in such a way that the USB connection is supplied with voltage regardless of the position of the actuating element. Even when the lamp is switched off, the connected mobile device can continue to be charged.
  • the housing preferably includes no further electrical functional components apart from the at least one switch for switching the mains voltage on and off and the at least one connection for supplying power to the mobile device.
  • the housing is therefore preferably arranged purely as a switch with only at least one USB connection.
  • the housing can be made compact.
  • the housing can be rectangular.
  • the housing can in particular have a length of 60 to 100 mm, a width of 25 to 50 mm and/or a height of 10 to 30 mm.
  • the housing is formed from an upper part and a lower part.
  • a housing of the toggle switch can be arranged on the bottom of the lower part.
  • the housing can include a base into which the housing of the toggle switch is inserted.
  • the toggle switch is thus preferably fixed in a form-fitting manner by the two housing halves that are joined together, with the actuating member preferably being accessible via an upper side of the housing.
  • the two halves of the housing can be welded, glued or latched, for example.
  • the housing can also include a circuit board with the voltage converter and/or the connection for supplying power to the mobile device. This can also be attached to the bottom of the housing.
  • the components of the voltage converter and/or the USB connection are preferably designed as SMD components.
  • the USB connection can be essentially perpendicular to an upper side of the circuit board in relation to the plug-in direction. This enables a compact configuration, since the space available next to the USB connection can be used for the electrical components of the voltage converter.
  • the circuit board is preferably designed for horizontal installation in a rectangular housing.
  • the circuit board can include a recess in which the housing of the toggle switch is located in the assembled state.
  • the toggle switch is therefore not designed as an SMD component.
  • the actuating element, in particular the toggle switch, and the USB connection are preferably arranged on a top side of the housing.
  • a long side of the toggle switch and/or the USB port can be aligned in particular parallel to the long side of the housing.
  • the housing can comprise an essentially rectangular toggle switch, on which the USB connection is arranged laterally adjacent.
  • the axis of the toggle switch is transverse to the long side and the USB port is arranged parallel to it in such a way that the toggle switch and USB port are arranged next to each other along the short direction of extent of the housing in the plan view from above.
  • the space next to these two components in the rectangular housing can be used for the components of the voltage converter (capacitors, coil and diodes).
  • the invention also relates to a lamp which is designed in particular as a table lamp and which includes the switch described above.
  • the switch is connected to the table lamp via a flexible connection cable and at the same time includes another flexible connection cable, which includes the mains socket at the end.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a lamp 1 according to the invention, which is connected to a switch 10 according to the invention.
  • the lamp 1 is designed as a bedside lamp with a lampshade and comprises a base on which the lamp 1 stands and into which a cable 14 for supplying mains voltage leads.
  • a switch 10 is arranged on the cable 14 in order to switch the lamp on and off.
  • the switch 10 comprises a housing 11 into which the cable 14 leading to the lamp 1 leads on one narrow side.
  • the switch 10 includes a toggle switch 15, via which the lamp 1 can be switched on and off.
  • the switch 15 is arranged in such a way that the tilting axis is arranged parallel to the narrow side of the housing 11 .
  • a USB port 16, of type A in this exemplary embodiment, is located to the side of the toggle switch 15.
  • the USB port 16 is supplied independently of the operating state of the toggle switch 15 via a voltage converter arranged in the housing 11 so that mobile devices such as smartphones can be charged via the USB port 16 .
  • the USB connection can preferably supply a current of up to 0.9 A, particularly preferably up to 3 A.
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the switch 10 together with the cable 12, which leads to the socket and the cable 14, which leads to the lamp.
  • the housing 11 includes rounded edges 18.
  • the toggle switch 15 and the USB port 16 are accessible via the top 17 of the housing.
  • Toggle switch 15 and USB port 16 take up approximately one half of the housing, so that the other half of the housing is available for components of the voltage converter.
  • components of the voltage converter can also be arranged between the toggle switch 15 and the USB port 16, as will be explained in detail below.
  • the housing 11 is formed from an upper part 11a and a lower part 11b.
  • the cables 12 and 14 are brought out between the housing halves.
  • the toggle switch 15 protrudes from the top 17 of the housing 11 and can thus be easily pressed.
  • the cables 12 and 14 each include a strain relief 19.
  • the strain relief 19 is designed as a clamp which can be fastened (not shown) in corresponding receptacles in the lower housing part, in particular by means of two screws each.
  • the wiring present in the housing is not shown in this view.
  • the USB connection 16 and the components of the voltage converter used for the USB connection are arranged on a circuit board 20 as SMD components.
  • the board 20 can be mounted on the underside of the lower part of the housing.
  • the circuit board 20 comprises fastening recesses 21 for fastening to the housing.
  • the voltage converter can include a coil housing 22, capacitors 23 and an interference suppression capacitor 24, for example.
  • the board 20 includes a peripheral recess 28, so in this embodiment is essentially L-shaped.
  • the housing 30 of the toggle switch with the electrical connections 32 and 33 is located within this recess 28.
  • the toggle switch is therefore not designed as an SMD component, but has a separate housing 30 which is inserted into the housing of the switch.
  • the toggle switch 15 includes a rocker 31 with which a mechanical contact in the housing 30 can be closed and opened.
  • Components of the voltage converter in this exemplary embodiment the housing of the interference suppression capacitor (Y capacitor) 24, can also be located between the USB connection 16 and the toggle switch 15.
  • the long side of the housing 30 of the toggle switch 15 and the USB connection are arranged in accordance with the long side of the housing of the switch.
  • figure 5 is a longitudinal section of switch 10.
  • This longitudinal section shows that the circuit board with the fastening recesses is seated on pins 26, which are an integral part of the lower housing part 11b.
  • the pins 26 can in particular be designed as hollow pins.
  • the housing 30 of the toggle switch 15 is plugged onto a base 25, which is preferably also an integral part of the lower housing part 11b.
  • the upper housing part 11a comprises a positive-locking element, in particular in the form of a web 27, which in the assembled state is seated on the upper side of the housing 30 of the toggle switch.
  • the housing 30 of the toggle switch is thus positively secured in the housing by the upper part 11a and lower part 11b.
  • the invention made it possible to provide an elegant way of providing a USB charging connection for mobile devices, particularly in the hotel industry.

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JP3150990U (ja) 2009-03-24 2009-06-04 黄泰翔 電気スタンド
WO2009135250A1 (fr) * 2008-05-05 2009-11-12 Tricklestar Ltd Contrôleur d’alimentation électrique en ligne
CN207781429U (zh) * 2017-12-26 2018-08-28 闫峰 一种带usb充电接口的线上开关
WO2020254712A2 (fr) * 2019-06-21 2020-12-24 Rogowiec Bartosz Zygmunt Interrupteur de câble à chargeur usb

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US20070109761A1 (en) 2005-11-16 2007-05-17 Huangslite Industrial Co., Ltd. Power-source switch box with a stabilizer

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WO2009135250A1 (fr) * 2008-05-05 2009-11-12 Tricklestar Ltd Contrôleur d’alimentation électrique en ligne
JP3150990U (ja) 2009-03-24 2009-06-04 黄泰翔 電気スタンド
CN207781429U (zh) * 2017-12-26 2018-08-28 闫峰 一种带usb充电接口的线上开关
WO2020254712A2 (fr) * 2019-06-21 2020-12-24 Rogowiec Bartosz Zygmunt Interrupteur de câble à chargeur usb

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