Lighting apparatus

Abstract

A lighting apparatus includes a light passing cover, a rim structure and a pressing structure. The light passing cover has a peripheral edge, a central part and a reverse curve surface. The reverse curve surface is extended from the peripheral edge. The central part allowing a light source to emit a light to pass through. The rim structure has a socket, a peripheral wall, and a bottom edge. The pressing structure is made of an elastic strip bent to form a top portion, a middle portion and a root portion. The root portion is kept in the socket. The middle portion presses the reverse curve surface of the light passing cover with an elastic force of the elastic strip to keep the light passing cover staying between the middle portion and the bottom edge of the rim structure.

Claims

1. A lighting apparatus, comprising: a light passing cover having a peripheral edge, a central part and a reverse curve surface extended from the peripheral edge, the central part allowing a light source to emit a light to pass through; a rim structure having a socket, a peripheral wall, and a bottom edge, wherein the socket is disposed on an inner side of the peripheral wall; and a pressing structure made of an elastic strip bent to form a top portion, a middle portion and a root portion, the root portion being kept in the socket, the middle portion pressing the reverse curve surface of the light passing cover with an elastic force of the elastic strip to keep the light passing cover staying between the middle portion and the bottom edge of the rim structure.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top portion of the pressing structure has an opposite curve direction as the middle portion of the pressing structure.

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top portion of the pressing structure keeps a distance from the light passing cover when the middle portion of the pressing structure engages the light passing cover.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top portion of the pressing structure allows a user to press to keep the middle portion of the pressing structure away from contact to the light passing cover to detach the light passing cover from the rim structure.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top portion of the pressing structure has a U-shape structure by bending the elastic strip.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the middle portion of the pressing structure comprises two parallel strip portions.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the root portion of the pressing structure has a cross structure using an elastic force to keep the pressing structure staying in the socket.

8. The lighting apparatus of claim 7, wherein the socket has a reverse hook structure to keep the root portion of the pressing structure to keep the root portion of the pressing structure to keep in the socket when the root portion is deformed and inserted into the socket.

9. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light source is mounted on a metal plate, the metal plate is heat connected to the peripheral wall, the peripheral wall is made of metal material.

10. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light source has a hook structure for fixing the light passing cover.

11. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reverse cover surface of the light passing cover is made of a heat dissipation material and the reverse curve surface routes heat of the light source to the pressing structure and then to the peripheral wall of the rim structure.

12. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein there is a pad fixing to the middle portion of the pressing structure for adding friction when using the pad pressing the reverse curve surface.

13. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall has a light passing window.

14. The lighting apparatus of claim 13, wherein a second light source emits light through the light passing window of the peripheral wall.

15. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reverse curve surface of the light passing cover has a reflection layer in an inner surface of the light passing cover.

16. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein there are two pressing structures disposed on opposite sides of the rim structure.

17. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein there are three pressing structures disposed on three symmetric positions of the rim structure.

18. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein an attached function module is installed on the peripheral wall.

19. The lighting apparatus of claim 18, wherein the attached function module is a speaker and there is a sound exit hole on the peripheral wall of the rim structure.

20. The lighting apparatus of claim 18, wherein in the attached module is a Wi-Fi hot spot device.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows a lighting apparatus embodiment.

(2) FIG. 2 shows another status of the embodiment in FIG. 1.

(3) FIG. 3 shows another component being installed to the example of FIG. 1.

(4) FIG. 4 shows an example of a pressing structure.

(5) FIG. 5 shows a side view of a pressing structure.

(6) FIG. 6 shows components in a side view.

(7) FIG. 7 shows another embodiment.

(8) FIG. 8 shows another example of a pressing structure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(9) In FIG. 6, a lighting apparatus, includes a light passing cover, a rim structure and a pressing structure.

(10) The light passing cover 107 has a peripheral edge 113, a central part 114 and a reverse curve surface 108. The reverse curve surface 108 is extended from the peripheral edge 113. The central part allowing a light source to emit a light to pass through.

(11) The rim structure 110 has a socket 109, a peripheral wall 116, and a bottom edge 117. The pressing structure 111 is made of an elastic strip bent to form a top portion 103, a middle portion 102 and a root portion 101. The root portion 101 is kept in the socket 109. The middle portion 102 presses the reverse curve surface 108 of the light passing cover 107 with an elastic force of the elastic strip to keep the light passing cover 107 staying between the middle portion 102 and the bottom edge 117 of the rim structure.

(12) In some embodiments, the top portion of the pressing structure has an opposite curve direction as the middle portion of the pressing structure.

(13) In some embodiments, the top portion of the pressing structure keeps a distance from the light passing cover when the middle portion of the pressing structure engages the light passing cover.

(14) In some embodiments, the top portion of the pressing structure allows a user to press to keep the middle portion of the pressing structure away from contact to the light passing cover to detach the light passing cover from the rim structure.

(15) In some embodiments, the top portion of the pressing structure has a U-shape structure by bending the elastic strip.

(16) In some embodiments, the middle portion of the pressing structure includes two parallel strip portions.

(17) In some embodiments, the root portion of the pressing structure has a cross structure using an elastic force to keep the pressing structure staying in the socket.

(18) In some embodiments, the socket has a reverse hook structure to keep the root portion of the pressing structure to keep in the socket when the root portion is deformed and inserted into the socket.

(19) In some embodiments, the light source 882 is mounted on a metal plate 883, the metal plate 883 is heat connected to the peripheral wall 884, the peripheral wall is made of metal material.

(20) In some embodiments, the light source 882 has a hook structure 881 for fixing the light passing cover 885.

(21) In some embodiments, the reverse cover surface of the light passing cover is made of a heat dissipation material and the reverse curve surface routes heat of the light source to the pressing structure and then to the peripheral wall of the rim structure.

(22) In FIG. 8, there is a pad 888 fixing to the middle portion of the pressing structure 889 for adding friction when using the pad pressing the reverse curve surface.

(23) In FIG. 7, the peripheral wall has a light passing window 889

(24) In FIG. 7, a second light source 890 emits light through the light passing window 889 of the peripheral wall.

(25) In FIG. 7, the reverse curve surface of the light passing cover has a reflection layer 891 in an inner surface of the light passing cover.

(26) In some embodiments, there are two pressing structures disposed on opposite sides of the rim structure.

(27) In some embodiments, there are tree pressing structures disposed on three symmetric positions of the rim structure.

(28) In some embodiments, there is an extending base disposed on the peripheral wall for installing an attached function module.

(29) In some embodiments, the attached function module is a speaker and there is a sound exit hole on the peripheral wall of the rim structure.

(30) In some embodiments, in the attached module is a Wi-Fi hot spot device.

(31) In FIG. 1, a rim part 1 has a socket 11, with a guiding groove 111 and a limiting block 112. The pressing structure 3 has a root part being inserted into the guiding groove 111 and is fixed to the socket 11.

(32) FIG. 2 shows the pressing structure 3 inserted into the socket 11 of the rim part 1.

(33) FIG. 3 shows a light passing cover 2 being fixed to the rim part 1 by the pressing structure 3.

(34) FIG. 4 shows a pressing structure 3 with a cross structure 33 as its root portion.

(35) FIG. 5 shows a top portion 32 is provided for users to pull to deform the middle portion 31 of the pressing part to insert the light passing cover.

(36) The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings.

(37) The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the techniques and their practical applications. Others skilled in the art are thereby enabled to best utilize the techniques and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

(38) Although the disclosure and examples have been fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted that various changes and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications are to be understood as being included within the scope of the disclosure and examples as defined by the claims.