Socket for a lamp having an OLED illuminant

摘要

The invention relates to an illuminant (23) and a socket (20) for a lamp (15). The features of the socket can be implemented also independently of the features of the illuminant (23). The socket has supply terminal areas on multiple sides of the socket housing such that the socket (20) can be selectively supplied with electricity and wired from different sides or also simultaneously from multiple sides. Independently of the number and the arrangement of the supply terminal areas (94), multiple electrical supply terminals (95) having the same polarity are provided on the socket (20). Said supply terminals (95) having the same polarity are electrically short-circuited by means of a shorting connector (116), in particular two identical shorting connectors (116) being arranged in the socket housing. Said socket (20) and illuminant (23) modularly achieve large total illumination surfaces in a lamp (15) and an appealing appearance in a very simple manner.

主权项

1. Socket for an illuminant (23), the socket (23) comprising:
a socket housing (90) comprising, on its connection side (131) associated with the illuminant (23), a socket connection device (130) that is disposed for establishing a mechanical and electrical connection with the illuminant (23); a mounting side (132) of the socket housing (90) opposite the connection side (131) for mounting the socket (20) to a mounting surface; socket housing sides (93) disposed between the connection side (131) and the mounting side (132) of the socket housing (90), wherein supply connections (95) for the electrical connection of the socket (20) with a supply line (16) are provided on at least one of the socket housing sides (93); short-circuit connectors (116) arranged in the socket housing (90), the short-circuit connectors having several connection surfaces (114), wherein each supply connection (95) that is to be short-circuited is allocated one of the connection surfaces (114) of the same short-circuit connector (116); wherein the supply connections (95) display either a positive polarity (+) or a negative polarity (−), and that all supply connections (95) displaying the same polarity (+ or −) are electrically short-circuited with one another.