Waterproof lamp with outside knob
Provided is a waterproof lamp including a lamp housing having a circumferential side wall and an opened housing opening, a lamp cover, connected to the lamp housing and covering the opening, a light source plate, arranged in the housing inner space, and a lens, mounted on the plate and electrically connected to the plate, a switching unit for switching correlated color temperature or power of the lamp, the switching unit includes a switch having switching gears and electrically connected to the plate, and an operation knob that includes a disk-shaped body and a cylindrical connecting portion extending from one side of the body, the body is located outside the housing, and a portion of the body abuts the side wall, and the connecting portion is connected to the switch through a through hole on the housing so gear switching of the switch can be driven by rotation of the body.
1 . A waterproof lamp comprising:
a lamp housing comprising a circumferential side wall enclosing a housing inner space, and the lamp housing having an opened housing opening;
a lamp cover connected to the lamp housing and covering the housing opening;
a light source plate arranged in the housing inner space; and
wherein
the waterproof lamp further comprises a switching unit configured to be capable of switching correlated color temperature or power of the waterproof lamp, the switching unit comprising:
a switch having a plurality of switching gears, the switch being electrically connected to the light source plate; and
an operation knob, comprising a disk-shaped knob body and a cylindrical connecting portion extending from one side of the knob body, wherein the knob body is located outside the lamp housing, and a portion of the knob body abuts against the circumferential side wall, and the cylindrical connecting portion is connected to the switch through a through hole provided on the lamp housing, such that gear switching of the switch can be driven by rotation of the knob body,
wherein the switch is a toggle switch comprising an output shaft configured for linear movement, and wherein the switching unit further comprises a pinion and rack mechanism including a pinion and a rack cooperating with each other, the pinion being coaxially fixed to the cylindrical connecting portion and the rack being fixed to the output shaft of the toggle switch, such that rotation of the operation knob is converted into linear movement of the output shaft via the pinion and rack mechanism.
2 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the switch is mounted on the light source plate, the lamp housing has a neck portion connected with a lamp head to connect with a power source, and a conical housing forms an inner space where the light source plate is arranged and the through hole formed therein.
3 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 2 , wherein the lamp housing further comprises an accommodating groove recessed inwards from the circumferential side wall, the accommodating groove comprises a groove bottom wall and a groove side wall connected between the groove bottom wall and the circumferential side wall, the through hole is provided in the groove bottom wall, and the accommodating groove is arranged adjacent to the housing opening.
4 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 2 , wherein an axial direction of the operation knob is parallel to the light source plate.
5 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the waterproof lamp further comprises a switch mounting plate, the switch mounting plate is connected to the light source plate in a manner of intersecting with the light source plate, and the switch is mounted on the switch mounting plate.
6 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 5 , wherein an axial direction of the operation knob intersects with the light source plate.
7 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 1 , wherein lamp housing further comprises an accommodating groove recessed inwards from the circumferential side wall, the accommodating groove comprises a groove bottom wall and a groove side wall connected between the groove bottom wall and the circumferential side wall, and the through hole is provided in the groove bottom wall.
8 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 7 , wherein the groove side wall has an annular shape and is arranged coaxially with the cylindrical connecting portion, and the inner diameter of the groove side wall is greater than the outer diameter of the cylindrical connecting portion, such that an annular gap is formed between the groove side wall and the cylindrical connecting portion.
9 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 8 , wherein the waterproof lamp further comprises an annular sealing plug accommodated in the annular gap.
10 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 9 , wherein the annular sealing plug comprises at least one circumferential connecting groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the annular sealing plug, and the cylindrical connecting portion comprises at least one circumferential connecting protrusion formed on the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical connecting portion, and each circumferential connecting protrusion is fitted in a respective circumferential connecting groove.
11 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 10 , wherein each circumferential connecting protrusion is fitted in the respective circumferential connecting groove in an interference fit manner, such that when the operation knob rotates, the cylindrical connecting portion can rotate in the accommodating groove together with the annular sealing plug.
12 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 7 , wherein the cylindrical connecting portion comprises at least one cutout at the end of the cylindrical connecting portion away from the knob body, and the cylindrical connecting portion further comprises at least one clamping claw capable of protruding from the at least one cutout and snap-fitted with the groove bottom wall.
13 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 7 , wherein the lamp housing further comprises an annular groove recessed inwards from the circumferential side wall, the annular groove is located at a portion of the circumferential side wall abutting against the knob body, and the waterproof lamp further comprises a sealing ring arranged in the annular groove, and
the annular groove is sleeved on the outer side of the accommodating groove.
14 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the lamp housing further comprises an annular groove recessed inwards from the circumferential side wall, the annular groove is located at a portion of the circumferential side wall abutting against the knob body, and the waterproof lamp further comprises a sealing ring arranged in the annular groove.
15 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the waterproof lamp further comprises a heat dissipation cup arranged in the housing inner space and connected to the lamp housing, the heat dissipation cup comprises a heat dissipation cup bottom wall and a heat dissipation cup side wall connected to each other, and the light source plate is mounted on the heat dissipation cup bottom wall.
16 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 15 , wherein the heat dissipation cup further comprises at least one connecting hole formed in the heat dissipation cup side wall, and the lamp housing comprises at least one connecting hook formed on the inner surface of the circumferential side wall, wherein the connecting hook cooperates with a respective connecting hole.
17 . The waterproof lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the switch is a rotary switch and comprises a rotatable output shaft, the cylindrical connecting portion is coaxially fixed to the output shaft, such that rotation of the output shaft can be driven by rotation of the cylindrical connecting portion.