# US 2019/0170334 A1 · Lighting apparatus, power-supply apparatus, coupling apparatus and lighting system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170334 A1 - Document ID: US20190170334A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/210,742 - Filed: 2018-12-05 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-06 - Assignees: A.A.G. Stucchi S.R.L. - Applicants: A.A.G. Stucchi S.r.l. - Inventors: Aristide STUCCHI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170334A1 ## CPC - F21V 21/35: with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element - F21S 8/038: {intended to be mounted on a light track (suspended from a light track F21S8/066; details of supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element F21V21/34)} - F21V 21/096: Magnetic devices - F21V 23/06: the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} - F21S 2/005: {of modular construction} - F21V 23/023: {Power supplies in a casing (F21V23/003 takes precedence)} - H01R 13/6205: {Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet} - H01R 25/14: Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length (supporting elements for lighting devices, displaceable along guiding elements and making electrical contact with conductors running along the guiding elements F21V21/35) - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract The lighting apparatus (10) comprises a connection body (11), and a lighting body (12) with at least one light source (13); the lighting body (12) is mechanically and electrically connected to the connection body (11), the connection body (11) is adapted to be mechanically and electrically connected to a supporting and power-supply guide (20) which extends in a longitudinal direction (L); the connection body (11) is shaped like an elongated box and is adapted to be inserted into and extracted from the guide (20) at least in a direction (P) perpendicular to the length thereof and to the longitudinal direction (L); the connection body (11) comprises at least two mechanical contacts (16A, 16B) and at least two electrical contacts (15A, 15B), as well as at least two elastic means which act on the mechanical contacts (16A, 16B) or on the electrical contacts (15A, 15B) so as to allow them to be moved back-and-forth during the inserting and extracting step into/from said guide (20). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lighting apparatus comprising: a connection body, and a lighting body with at least one light source; wherein said lighting body is mechanically and electrically connected to said connection body, wherein said connection body is adapted for being mechanically and electrically connected to a supporting and power-supply guide that extends in a longitudinal direction (L), wherein said connection body is shaped like an elongated box and is adapted for being inserted into and extracted from said guide at least in a direction (P) perpendicular to the length thereof and to said longitudinal direction (L), and wherein said connection body comprises two mechanical contacts and two electrical contacts, and two elastic means acting on said two mechanical contacts or on said two electrical contacts so as to allow them to be moved back-and-forth due to the insertion into and the extraction from said guide. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said connection body comprises four elastic means, wherein a first two of said four elastic means act on said two mechanical contacts so as to allow them to move back or forwards during the insertion into and extraction from said guide, and wherein a second two of said four elastic means act on said two electrical contacts so as to allow them to move back or forwards during the insertion into and extraction from said guide. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elastic means and a mechanical or electrical contact are integrated so as to form a contact device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a mechanical contact and an electrical contact are integrated so as to form a mechanical and electrical contact. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connection body comprises sides and said electrical contacts and mechanical contacts are located on the sides of said connection body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a first mechanical contact is located on a first side of said connection body, and wherein a second mechanical contact is located on a second side of said connection body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the two electrical contacts are adapted for receiving electric power supply and wherein a second two electrical contacts are adapted for receiving electrical control signals. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a magnet located at a back of said connection body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said lighting body is mechanically and electrically connected to said connection body at a front of said connection body. ### Claim 10 A power-supply apparatus comprising: a connection body with an electric power supplier adapted for being electrically connected to an electric power-supply network; wherein said connection body is adapted for being mechanically and electrically connected to a supporting and power-supply guide that extends in a longitudinal direction (L), wherein said connection body is shaped like an elongated box and is adapted for being inserted into and extracted from said guide at least in a direction (P) perpendicular to the length thereof and to said longitudinal direction, and wherein said connection body comprises two mechanical contacts and two electrical contacts, and two elastic means that act on said two mechanical contacts or on said two electrical contacts so as to allow them to move back-and-forth due to the insertion into and the extraction from said guide. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The power-supply apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said connection body comprises four elastic means, wherein a first two of said four elastic means act on said two mechanical contacts so as to allow them to move back or forwards during the insertion into and extraction from said guide, and wherein a second two of said four elastic means act on said two electrical contacts so as to allow them to move back or forwards during the insertion into and extraction from said guide. ### Claim 12 A coupling apparatus comprising: a connection body with many electrical conductors for transferring electric power supply and/or electrical control signals; wherein said connection body is adapted for being mechanically and electrically connected to a supporting and power-supply guide that extends in a longitudinal direction (L), wherein said connection body is shaped like an elongated box and is adapted for being inserted into and extracted from said guide at least in a direction (P) perpendicular to the length thereof and to said longitudinal direction, and wherein said connection body comprises two mechanical contacts and two electrical contacts, and two elastic means that act on said two mechanical contacts or on said two electrical contacts so as to allow them to move back-and-forth due to the insertion into and the extraction from said guide. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The coupling apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said connection body comprises four elastic means, wherein a first two of said four elastic means act on said two mechanical contacts so as to allow them to move back or forwards during the insertion into and extraction from said guide, and wherein a second two of said four elastic means act on said two electrical contacts so as to allow them to move back or forwards during the insertion into and extraction from said guide. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A lighting system comprising: a supporting and power-supply guide, with a longitudinal groove, a power-supply apparatus comprising: a connection body with an electric power supplier adapted for being electrically connected to an electric power-supply network; wherein said connection body is adapted for being mechanically and electrically connected to a supporting and power-supply guide that extends in a longitudinal direction (L), wherein said connection body is shaped like an elongated box and is adapted for being inserted into and extracted from said guide at least in a direction (P) perpendicular to the length thereof and to said longitudinal direction (L), and wherein said connection body comprises two mechanical contacts and two electrical contacts, and two elastic means that act on said two mechanical contacts or on said two electrical contacts so as to allow them to move back-and-forth due to the insertion into and the extraction from said guide, and at least one lighting apparatus according to claim 1; wherein the connection body of said lighting apparatus and the connection body of said power-supply apparatus 0 are adapted for being inserted in the groove of said guide. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The lighting system according to claim 14, wherein said guide has an inner shape comprising said groove and an outer shape, and wherein said outer shape is independent from said inner shape. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The power-supply apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the elastic means and a mechanical or electrical contact are integrated so as to form a contact device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The power-supply apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a mechanical contact and an electrical contact are integrated so as to form a mechanical and electrical contact. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The power-supply apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the two electrical contacts are adapted for receiving electric power supply and wherein a second two electrical contacts are adapted for receiving electrical control signals. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The coupling apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the elastic means and a mechanical or electrical contact are integrated so as to form a contact device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The coupling apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a mechanical contact and an electrical contact are integrated so as to form a mechanical and electrical contact.