Patent ID: 12222083

Notes:1—battery compartment,11—hollow barrel-shaped assembly,111—lamp holder,112—through hole,113—cavity,12—positioning column,121—first positioning column part,122—second positioning column part,1221—gear guide column,13—hole assembly,131—sliding track,14—sliding plate,15—locking groove,151—arc groove,152—limit slot,153—transition groove,16—housing groove,17—reinforcing ring,18—positioning gap,19—support columns,2—lamp bead,21—first pin,22—second pin,3—switch,31—convex,32—hook assembly,33—switch connection hole,4—battery cover,41—extension,42—ring support edge,43—groove,5—battery,6—housing,61—positioning convex,62—lampshade,63—reinforcing groove.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

In the following detailed description, the reference drawing form a part of a detailed description and is shown wherein an illustrative specific embodiment of the application can be practiced, the application use the term direction referring to the orientation of drawings described, such as “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right”, “up”, “down”, etc, because the components of the embodiment may be positioned in several different orientations, orientation terms are used for illustrated purposes and are not limited, it should be understood that other embodiment may be utilized and logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of this application, the following detailed description should not be adopted in a restrictive sense, and the scope of this application is limited by the attached claims.

According to the first aspect of the application, a switching device is proposed referring toFIG.1andFIG.2, comprising a battery compartment1, and a lamp bead2and a switch3, the battery compartment1is provided with a hollow barrel-shaped assembly11to accommodate a battery5, and the lamp bead2is provided on a lamp holder111of the hollow barrel-shaped assembly11, the switch3is provided on the battery compartment1through a hook&hole assembly, the lamp bead2is electrically connected with the battery5by the switch3to control the on/off of the light circuit, and the switch3is installed on the battery compartment1through positioning columns12set in battery compartment1, the hollow barrel-shaped assembly11, the lamp bead2and the switch3are clamped to the battery compartment1by positioning columns12to achieve a compact layout of entire device.

In the specific embodiment, the battery1compartment is provided with a hole assembly13, the hole assembly13is provided with a hook assembly32, the hook assembly32is inserted in the hole assembly13and is limited to form a hook&hole assembly with the hole assembly13, the up and down range of switch3in the battery compartment is limited by the hook&hole assembly.

In the specific embodiment, a sliding track131is also provided with the hole assembly13, the battery compartment1is provided with two sliding plates14close to both ends of the sliding track131, and the switch3mounted within the hole assembly13is provided with the sliding plates14and reciprocated along the sliding track131, the hole assembly13accommodates the sliding track131, which enables the switch3to move back and forth, thereby controlling the on-off of the circuit, the sliding plates14cooperate with the positioning columns12to fix the switch3on the battery compartment1.

In the specific embodiment, the switch3is also provided with a convex31, the positioning columns12comprise a first positioning column part121close to the hollow barrel-shaped assembly11and a second positioning column part122away from the hollow barrel-shaped assembly11, the second positioning column part122comprises a gear guide column1221which cooperates with the convex31to lag the switch3, the gear guide column1221is a semi-cylinder oriented toward the convex31, when the switch3is reciprocating in the sliding track, the convex31of the switch3and the gear guide column1221are sticking and separating to and fro, generating an on/off sound.

In the specific embodiment, the lamp bead2comprises a first pin21and a second pin22, the bending 90° first pin21passes through a through hole112of the lamp holder111and is inserted into the hollow barrel-shaped assembly11, the bending 90° segment of the pin21is electrically connected with the negative electrode of the battery5, the through hole112of the lamp holder111facilitates the electrical connection between the first pin21and the battery5, to be sure, the first pin21can be negative pin while the second pin22can be the positive.

In the specific embodiment, the switch3is also provided with a switch connection hole33, the second pin22is used to be inserted into the switch connection hole33to detach from or contact with the positive electrode of the battery5when the switch3slips in the sliding track131, so as to control the on/off of the light circuit, the switch connection hole33is used to link the connection and coordination between the switch3and the positive pin of the lamp bead2, when the switch3slips in the sliding track131of the battery compartment1, the second pin22is driven to contact with or detach from the positive electrode of the battery5, and then the on/off of the light circuit is completed, the operation is convenient and quick.

According to the second aspect of this application, an LED candle lamp is proposed referring toFIG.2-FIG.5, comprising a switching device as described above, also comprising a battery cover4and a housing6mounted on a battery compartment4, a hollow barrel-shaped assembly11is provided with a cavity113, the side wall of the cavity113is provided with two locking grooves15, the battery cover4is provided with a pair of extensions41cooperating with the locking grooves15, the locking grooves15comprise an arc groove151and a limit slot152joined with the arc groove151, at least one edge of the arc groove151gradually elevates in the direction away from a base plate of the battery compartment1, and the height of the end of elevated edge varies from the bottom edge of the limit slot152, the limit slot152accommodates the insertion of the extensions41to lock the battery cover4, the lamp bead2, and the switch3, and the battery compartment1, and the battery5and the battery cover4are all set in the housing6, the height difference between the end of the arc groove151and the bottom edge of the limit slot152locks the extensions41of battery cover4in the limit slot152to realize the fixed connection between the battery cover4and the battery compartment1, which prevents children from unscrewing the battery cover4easily, the assembly is simple, small, the parts are not easy to fall off, and the use is safer.

In the specific embodiment, the locking grooves15also include a transition groove153, the transition groove153and the arc groove151are arranged on the side wall of the cavity113symmetrically, and the two sides of transition groove153extend parallel to each other, the arrangement ensures that the extensions41of the battery cover4away from the arc groove151is rotated into the transition groove153while the extensions41of the battery cover4close to the arc groove151is stuck into the limit slot152.

In the specific embodiment, the locking grooves15include a set of arc grooves151and limit slots152joined with the arc grooves151, they are arranged symmetrically on the side wall of the cavity113, the arrangement ensures that both extensions41of the battery cover4can be easily inserted into the limit slot152after being rotated into the end of the arc groove151, so as to lock the extensions41in the limit slot152, thus, the battery cover4and the battery compartment1are more closely connected, the battery cover4is more difficult to unscrew.

In the specific embodiment, the battery compartment1is symmetrically provided with two housing grooves16for accommodating the extensions41and cooperating with the locking grooves15, and the housing grooves16for matching the arc groove151lock the extensions41in the limit slot152, with the arrangement of the housing grooves16, the initial position of the extensions41of the battery cover4can be determined easily before being screwed into the locking grooves15, so that the battery cover4is more quickly fixed in the locking grooves15.

In the specific embodiment, at least one edge of the arc groove151elevates at a fixed slope, which ensures a certain height difference between the end of the arc groove151and the bottom of the limit slot152, the extensions41of the battery cover4generate a friction force when sliding on the arc groove151, the arc groove151elevated at the fixed slope will make the friction force between battery cover4and the arc groove151roughly unchanged during the locking process, thus, the extensions41of the battery cover4snaps into the limit slot152more easily after reaching the end of the arc groove151when it slides on the arc groove151.

In the specific embodiment, at least one edge of the arc groove151is an edge close to the base plate of the battery compartment1, and the other side of the edge of the arc groove151away from the base plate of the battery compartment1extends parallel to the base plate of the battery compartment1, an edge of the arc groove151close to the base plate of the battery compartment1can facilitate the extensions41of the battery cover4to slide on the arc groove151, and another edge of the arc groove151away from the base plate of the battery compartment1extends parallel to the base plate of the battery compartment1, which is convenient for the extensions41to drop into the limit slot152directly without occlusion after sliding to the end of the arc groove151.

In the specific embodiment, the limit slot152is in the same plane as the bottom of the transition groove153, with the arrangement, two extensions41of the battery cover4remain in the same plane when being screwed into the locking grooves15and at least one extension41is inserted into the limit slot152, thus keeping the bottom surface of the battery cover4and the base plate of the battery compartment1in the same plane.

In the specific embodiment, the inner surface of the battery cover4is provided with a pair of ring support edges42for supporting the battery5, and the outer surface of the battery cover4is also provided with grooves43, on the one hand, ring support edges42fix battery5in a cavity113while ensuring that battery5is placing on the support edge of the battery cover4, so that the battery5and the hollow barrel-shaped assembly11are closely fit to make an electrical connection between battery5and a first pin21, on the other hand, it can ensure that the battery cover4, and the battery5, and the battery compartment1are close together, so that the battery cover4cannot be pushed upward, the grooves43of the outer surface of the battery cover4can be used to screw the battery cover4into locking grooves15, on the other hand, not only the connection between the housing6and the base plate, but the link between the limit slot152and the extensions41of battery cover4can be unlocked with the help of tools, the battery compartment1and the battery cover4can be easily unlocked to facilitate the replacement of the battery5.

In the specific embodiment, the battery compartment1is provided with a reinforcing ring17, a reinforcing groove63is provided in the housing6to fit with reinforcing ring17, the cooperation between the reinforcing ring17and the reinforcing groove63facilitates the assembly of the battery compartment1and housing6, the reinforcing ring17can enhance the crack resistance of the whole device, so as to safer use.

In the specific embodiment, the reinforcing ring17is provided with a positioning gap18, the housing6is provided with a positioning convex61for cooperating with the positioning gap18to connect the battery compartment1with the housing6, through the positioning gap18and the positioning convex61, the housing6can be fixed on the battery compartment1, making the housing6and the battery compartment1locked or unlocked with tools more easily, the design makes it difficult for children to pry open.

In the specific embodiment, the base plate of the battery compartment1is provided with three support columns19for supporting the housing6and the battery compartment1, the support columns19are used to keep the entire device in a stationary state when placed in the plane.

In the specific embodiment, one end of the housing6is provided with a lampshade62for accommodating the lamp bead2, and the housing6comprises at least one structural feature, the housing6is installed on the battery compartment1while the lampshade62is placed at the periphery of the lamp bead2, because the internal design of housing6is compact and simple, the lamp bead2can maximize the transparent and clean lighting effect.

Referring toFIG.6-FIG.10, the housing6is provided as a Mobius housing6or a wave housing6or a cylindrical housing6or a Roman pillar housing6or a love-shaped housing6, by using different appearance features, the housing6can show different lighting effects, so as to improve the lighting effect of LED candle lamp, and to reduce the volume of the assembly, and to avoid problems such as installation and use inconvenience caused by excessive volume of the assembly.

Based on different locking grooves15, embodiment is provided below:

Embodiment 1

Referring toFIG.1-FIG.3, the LED candle lamp comprises a battery cover4, a battery compartment1and a housing6mounted on the battery compartment1, the battery compartment1is provided with a cavity113equipped with a battery5, the side wall of the cavity113is provided with two locking grooves15, the battery cover4is provided with a pair of extensions14cooperating with the locking grooves15, the locking grooves15comprises an arc groove151and a limit slot152joined with the arc groove151, one edge of the arc groove151elevates gradually in the direction away from the base plate of the battery compartment1, and there is a height difference between the end of the elevated edge and the bottom edge of the limit slot152, the limit slot152accommodates the insertion of the extensions41to lock the battery cover4, the LED candle lamp also comprises a lamp bead2, and a switch3, and a battery cover4, and a battery compartment1, and other related accessory assembly as stated above, the height difference between the gradually elevated end of the arc groove151and the bottom edge of the limit slot152locks the extensions41of the battery cover4in the limit slot152to realize the fixed connection between the battery cover4and the battery compartment1, the assembly is simple and small, the parts are not easy to fall off, the use is safer.

In the specific embodiment, the locking grooves15also comprise a transition groove153, the transition groove153and the arc groove151are arranged symmetrically on the side wall of the cavity113, and the two sides of the transition groove153extend parallel to each other, the arrangement of the transition groove153ensures that the extension41of the battery cover4away from the arc groove151are rotated into the limit slot153when the extension41of the battery cover4close to the arc groove151are also stuck into the transition groove152.

In the specific embodiment, one edge of the arc groove151elevated at a fixed slope, which ensures a certain height difference between the end of the arc groove151and the bottom of the limit groove152, and the extensions41of the battery cover4generate a friction force when sliding on the arc groove151, the arc groove151elevated at a fixed slope will make the friction force roughly unchanged during the locking process, thus, the extensions41of the battery cover4reach the end of the arc groove151and slip into the limit slot152more easily when sliding through the arc groove151.

In the specific embodiment, one edge of the arc groove151is an edge close to the base plate of the battery compartment1, and the other side of the edge of the arc groove151away from the base plate of the battery compartment1extends parallel to the base plate of the battery compartment1, the edge of the arc groove151close to the base plate of the battery compartment1can facilitate the extensions41to slide on the arc groove151, and the other side of the arc groove151away from the base plate of the battery compartment1extends parallel to the base plate of the battery compartment1, so that the extensions41of battery cover4can slide to the end of the arc groove151directly and drop into the limit slot152without occlusion.

In other embodiment, one edge of an arc groove151is an edge away from the bottom of the battery compartment1and the front end of that is parallel to the other side of the bottom of the arc groove151, the end of the side away from the base plate of the battery compartment1continues to elevate and extend along the front end, of course, the height difference between the end of the side of the arc groove151and the highest point of the bottom end of the other can be set according to specific needs, as long as that the top edge is in contact with two extensions41of a battery cover4and does not avoid the extensions41of the battery cover4falling into a limit slot152when the extensions41of the battery cover4snap into the limit slot152.

In the specific embodiment, the limit slot152is in the same plane as the bottom of the transition groove153, with the arrangement, two extensions41of the battery cover4remain in the same plane after being screwed into locking grooves15and one extension41is inserted into the limit slot152, thus keeping the bottom surface of the battery cover4and the base plate of the battery compartment1in the same plane.

In the specific embodiment, the front lowest side of the arc groove151and the rear of the transition groove153are provided with two housing grooves16joined with the locking grooves15, and the housing grooves16for cooperating with the locking grooves15lock the extensions41of the battery cover4in the limit slot152, the size of the housing grooves16can match the extensions41of the battery cover4, the depth of the housing grooves is greater than the thickness of the extensions41of the battery cover4, the design make the initial position of the extensions41of the battery cover4can be easily determined before the extensions41of the battery cover4screwed into the locking grooves15, so that the battery cover4is fixed in the locking grooves15more quickly.

Embodiment 2

Referring toFIG.1-FIG.3, this LED candle lamp, comprises a lamp bead2and a switch3described above, and also comprises a battery cover4, and a battery compartment1, and a housing6mounted on a battery compartment1, the battery compartment1is provided with a cavity113equipped with a battery5, the side wall of the cavity113is provided with two locking grooves15, the battery cover4is provided with a pair of extensions41which are matched with the locking grooves15, the locking grooves15comprise an arc groove151and a limit slot152joined with the arc groove151, the edge of the arc groove151elevates gradually in the direction away from the base plate of the battery compartment1, and there is a height difference between the end of the elevated edge and the bottom edge of the limit slot152, the height difference matches the thickness of the extensions41of the battery cover4, after the extensions41slide into the end of the arc groove151, the gravity locks the extensions41of the battery cover4in the limit slot152to realize the fixed connection between the battery cover4and the battery compartment1.

In the specific embodiment, the locking grooves15include a sets of arc grooves151and limit slots152joined with the arc grooves151, which are arranged symmetrically on the side wall of the cavity113, the arrangement ensures that the two extensions41of the battery cover4can be easily stuck into the limit slot152after being rotated into the arc groove151, the arrangement locks the extensions41in the limit slot152, so as to make the connection of the battery cover4and battery compartment1closer and to make it hard to unscrew the battery cover4.

In the specific embodiment, the edge of the arc groove151elevates at a fixed slope, which ensures a certain height difference between the end of the arc groove151and the bottom of the limit slot152, the extensions41of the battery cover4generate a friction force when sliding on the arc groove151, the arc groove151elevated at a fixed slope will make the friction force between battery cover4and the arc groove151roughly unchanged during the locking process, thus, the extensions41of the battery cover4reach the end of the arc groove151and slip into the limit slot152more easily when sliding through the arc groove151.

In the specific embodiment, one edge of the arc groove151is an edge close to the base plate of the battery compartment1, and the top side of the arc groove151is away from the base plate of the battery compartment1, the front of top side of the arc groove151extends parallel to the bottom edge of the arc groove151, the end of the top side of the arc groove151extends parallel to the base plate of the battery compartment1, the bottom edge of the arc groove151can facilitate the extensions41of the battery cover4to slide on the arc groove151, and the top edge of the arc groove151away from the base plate of the battery compartment1makes the extensions41of the battery cover4slide to the end of the arc groove151and drop into the limit slot152directly, so that the extensions41of the battery cover4can be stuck in the limit slot152without occlusion.

In other embodiment, the top side of edge of a arc groove151is an edge away from the base plate of a battery compartment1, the front end of the top side of the arc groove151is parallel to the bottom edge of the arc groove151, the end of the top side of the arc groove151continues to elevate and to extend along the front end of the top side, of course, the height difference between the end of the top side of the arc groove151and the highest point of the bottom edge of the arc groove151can be set according to specific needs, as long as that the top edge is in contact with the extensions41of the battery cover4and does not avoid the extensions41of the battery cover4falling into the limit slot152when the extensions41of the battery cover4are stuck in the limit slot152.

In the specific embodiment, the bottom of two limit slots152are arranged symmetrically in the same plane, with the arrangement, two extensions41of a battery cover4remain in the same plane after being screwed into limit slots152, thus keeping the bottom surface of the battery cover4and a base plate of a battery compartment1in the same plane.

In the specific embodiment, the battery compartment1provides two housing grooves16symmetrically joined with the locking grooves15, and the housing grooves16for cooperating with the locking grooves15guide the extensions41of the battery cover4into the limit slot152, the size of the housing grooves16can match the extensions41of the battery cover4, the depth of the housing grooves is greater than the thickness of the extensions41of the battery cover4, the design makes the initial position of the extensions41of the battery cover4can be easily determined before the extensions41of the battery cover4are screwed in the locking grooves15, so that the battery cover4is fixed in the locking grooves15more quickly.

The application relates to LED candle light, it's operating principles are described below:

The LED candle light for application comprises a battery cover4, and a battery compartment1, and a housing6mounted on a battery compartment1, the battery compartment1has a cavity113with a battery5inserted, the side wall of the cavity113is provided with two locking grooves15, the battery cover4is provided with a pair of extensions41cooperating with the locking grooves15, the locking grooves15comprise an arc groove151and a limit slot152, at least one edge of the arc groove151gradually elevates in the direction away from the base plate of the battery compartment1, and the height of the end of the elevated edge varies from the bottom edge of the limit slot152, there is a height difference between the end of the edge gradually elevated and the bottom edge of the limit slot152, the height difference matches the thickness of the extensions41of the battery cover4, after the extensions41slide into the end of the arc groove151, the gravity locks the extensions41of the battery cover4in the limit slot152to realize a fixed connection between the battery cover4and the battery compartment1, the edge of the battery compartment1is provided with a reinforcing ring17, the reinforcing ring17is provided with a positioning gap18and the housing6is provided with a positioning convex61cooperating with the positioning gap18to connect the battery compartment1with the housing6, the inner part of the housing6is also provided with a reinforcing groove63fit with a reinforcing ring17around the positioning convex61, through the coordination between the positioning gap18and the positioning convex61as well as the combination of the reinforcing ring17and the reinforcing groove63, the housing6can be fixed on the battery compartment1, battery compartment1is provided with a hole assembly13, and a sliding track131is also provided above the hole assembly13, which enables the switch3to move back and forth in sliding track131, by using hook assembly32, the switch3is inserted into the sliding track131, the switch3is provided with a switch connection hole33, the positive pin of the lamp bead2is inserted into the switch connection hole33of the switch3, and contact with or detach from the positive electrode of the battery5to facilitate an electrical connection while the switch is sliding in the sliding track131, the negative pin of the lamp bead2is bent 90° and electrically connected with the negative electrode of the battery5through a through hole112of the hollow barrel-shaped assembly11.

In the following detailed description, unless otherwise stated, the terms, such as “install”, “link”, “connect”, “fix”, etc, should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be described as permanent connection as well as detachable connection, it can connect in a mechanical way or a electrical way, it can be a direct contact or an indirect contact through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connectivity between two elements or an interactive relationship of two elements, for the technicians in the art, they can understand those terms referred in this application in a concrete way based on specific embodiment.

In the description of this specification, unless otherwise stated, the first feature which is “above” or “below” the second feature can be a direct contact between the first and second feature, or an indirect contact between the first and second feature through an intermediate medium, moreover, the description that the first feature is “on”, “over” and “above” the second feature, means that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature or simply indicates that the first feature is higher than the second feature in level, the description that the first feature is “below”, “under”, and “beneath” the second feature, can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature or simply mean that the first feature is lower than the second feature in level, in addition, the terms “first” and “second” are used to describe purposes only and are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, or as implicitly indicating the quantity of technical features, thus, a feature defined as “first” or “second” can explicitly or implicitly comprise one of the features at least.

In the description of this application, the reference terms, such as “an embodiment”, “some embodiment”, “examples”, “specific embodiment”, or “some examples”, etc., are used to refer to the specific features, assembly, materials or features incorporated in at least one embodiment or example of this application, in this application, schematic representations of the above terms must not be directed to identical embodiment or examples, furthermore, the specific features, assembly, materials or features described may be combined in a suitable way in any one or more embodiment or examples, in addition, without contradicting each other, technicians in the art may combine the different embodiment or examples described in this application by the characteristics of different embodiment or examples.

Obviously, technicians in the art can make various modifications and changes to embodiment of this application without deviating from the spirit and scope of this application, in this way, this application is also intended to cover such modifications and changes if they fall within the claims of this application and its equivalents, the word “including” and “comprising” do not exclude the existence of other elements or steps not listed in the claims, the simple fact that certain measures are recorded in different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used for profit, any pictorial marks in the claims shall not be considered to limit the scope.