JP2000048628A - Electrical appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrical appliance having improved appearance quality and protecting a power cable from external causes. SOLUTION: This electrical appliance comprises a main lighting appliance 1, an auxiliary lighting appliance 2, and a movable arm 3 protruding and receding from/into the main lighting appliance 1. The auxiliary lighting device 2 is attached to the movable arm 3 so as to slide along the movable arm 3. The movable arm 3 comprises an outer arm 3a and an inner arm 3b. The outer arm 3a has a tubular shape with an approximately square shape, and an axially continuing aperture 4 is formed on at least one surface except a fitting surface, then wall parts 5 are formed so as to extend inward from edges of the aperture 4. The inner arm 3b has a tubular shape with an approximately square shape, and it contains a power cable 6 in it, further it protruding and receding from/ into the outer arm 3a. Further, an end cap is fitted to the tip of the inner arm 3b. The auxiliary lighting appliance 2 is attached to an under surface terminal part of the inner arm 3b, and the auxiliary lighting appliance 2 is moved along the aperture 4 by moving the inner arm 3b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric device having a movable arm, and more particularly to a lighting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Lighting equipment with an arm has been conventionally used. As a lighting fixture having an arm fixed to the main lighting fixture, it is described in a microfilm of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 54-175203 (Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 56-92305).
As a lighting fixture with a slidable arm, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 63-84294
No. (No. 2-5813).

As shown in FIG. 5, a lighting device described in a microfilm of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 54-175203 has a main lighting device 1 fixed to a mounting surface 12 and an arm 13 fixed to the main lighting device 1. Have been. The arm 13 has an arm 13
Auxiliary lighting device support 14 slidable along is provided,
The auxiliary lighting fixture 2 is connected to the auxiliary lighting fixture support 14 by the power line 6.
Is supported.

As shown in FIG. 6, a lighting fixture described in a microfilm of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 63-84294 has a mounting bracket 15 having a slidable arm 16 fixed to a mounting surface. Fixture support 17 for supporting the lighting fixture 18
Is provided. An arbitrary portion of the power supply wire 6 connected to the lighting fixture 18 is supported by the fixture support 17.

[0005]

However, in the lighting fixture having the above-described structure, the power supply wire 6 is exposed to the outside, so that the slack of the power supply wire 6 impairs the appearance.

Further, since the power supply wire 6 is not protected, there is a problem that dirt and damage of the power supply wire 6 due to external factors cannot be prevented.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric appliance capable of improving appearance quality and protecting a power supply wire from external factors. It is in.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
An electric appliance having an electric appliance main body fixed to a mounting surface, and a movable arm provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the electric appliance main body and through which a power supply wire is passed, wherein the movable arm has a cylindrical outer arm. And a cylindrical inner arm that accommodates a power supply wire and is provided so as to be freely protruded and retracted in the outer arm, and prevents contact between the power supply wire and the outer arm.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electric appliance of the first aspect, a main lighting device is used as the electric appliance main body, and the outer arm is axially continuous with at least one surface other than the mounting surface direction. An opening, and a wall extending inward from the opening edge, wherein the inner arm is provided with an auxiliary lighting device, and the auxiliary lighting device moves along the opening. It is.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic perspective views showing a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a movable arm 3 is projected, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the lighting fixture according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the lighting fixture according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the auxiliary lighting device 2 of the lighting device according to the present embodiment is attached to the inner arm 3b. The lighting fixture according to the present embodiment includes a main lighting fixture 1, an auxiliary lighting fixture 2, and a movable arm 3. The main lighting fixture 1 is a direct-attached lighting fixture, has a main lighting fixture main body 1a and a cover 1b, and has a main lighting fixture main body 1a.
Is a main lighting block 1c, a socket 1d, a fluorescent lamp 1e, a main lighting switch 1f, and an auxiliary lighting switch 1.
g, a storage section 1h for storing the movable arm 3, and a cover mounting tool 1i. In this embodiment, the cover 1b is a cover attachment 1 of the main lighting device main body 1a.
This is a method in which i is pressed from the lower surface and fitted, but the method is not limited to this.

The movable arm 3 is provided with a housing 1h for the main lighting device 1.
The auxiliary lighting device 2 is attached to the movable arm 3 so as to be slidable along the movable arm 3. The movable arm 3 has an outer arm 3a and an inner arm 3b, as shown in FIG. The outer arm 3a has a substantially rectangular cylindrical cross section, and has an opening 4 formed in at least one surface other than the mounting surface (in this embodiment, a lower surface) that is continuous in the axial direction. The wall 5 is provided so as to extend in the direction.

The inner arm 3b has a substantially square tubular shape in cross section, accommodates the power supply wire 6 therein, and is configured to be able to protrude and retract into the outer arm 3a. An end cap 7 is provided at the tip of the inner arm 3b, and the outer diameter of the outer arm 3a and the outer diameter of the end cap 7 are set to be the same to prevent the inner arm 3b from entering the outer arm 3a. are doing. An auxiliary lighting device 2 is attached to a lower surface side terminal portion of the inner arm 3b, and by moving the inner arm 3b,
The auxiliary lighting device 2 moves along the opening 4.

Here, an example of a method of attaching the auxiliary lighting fixture 2 to the inner arm 3b will be described. In the present embodiment, a screw hole 9 is provided in one flat surface portion 8a of the support fitting 8 having a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the screw hole 9 provided in the inner arm 3b is aligned with a screw (not shown). ) Is fixed to the inner arm 3b. The auxiliary lighting device 2 is provided on the other flat portion 8b.
Is provided, through which the power supply wire outlet 2a of the auxiliary lighting device 2 is inserted. The power supply wire 6 is housed in the inner arm 3b from the auxiliary lighting device 2 via the power supply wire outlet 2a. Also,
A cap 11 is provided at a place where the support fitting 8 is attached.
The appearance quality is improved.

Therefore, in this embodiment, since the power supply wire 6 is housed in the movable arm 3, when the auxiliary lighting device is moved, the slack of the power supply wire 6 does not come out to the outside. The appearance quality can be improved.

Further, since the power supply line 6 is protected by the movable arm 3, damage and dirt on the power supply line 6 due to external factors can be prevented.

Further, since the auxiliary lighting device 2 is provided so as to be movable, the auxiliary lighting device 2 can be installed further away from the main lighting device 1 and the outer arm 3 of the movable arm 3 can be installed.
Even when a is fixed, the position of the auxiliary lighting device 2 can be finely adjusted.

In the present embodiment, the outer arm 3a and the inner arm 3b have a cylindrical shape with a substantially rectangular cross section. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Any shape may be used as long as it can be accommodated in 3a.

In the present embodiment, the movable arm 3 is formed by two arms, an outer arm 3a and an inner arm 3b.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more arms may be used.

Although the arm (inner arm 3b) at the tip of the movable arm 3 is accommodated in the arm (outer arm 3a) near the main illuminator 1, it is not limited to this. The configuration may be reversed.

If the outer arm 3a is fixed to the mounting surface with a screw or the like in a state where the movable arm 3 is projected, the movable arm 3 and the auxiliary lighting device 2 can be stably installed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case of the lighting equipment having the movable arm 3 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the lighting equipment, and can be applied to other electric equipment.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric appliance having an electric appliance main body fixed to a mounting surface, and a movable arm provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the electric appliance main body and through which a power supply wire is passed. The movable arm has a cylindrical outer arm,
A power supply line is accommodated and provided inside the outer arm so as to be freely retractable, and has a cylindrical inner arm for preventing the power supply line and the outer arm from coming into contact with each other. The slackness of the electric wire does not come out and the appearance quality can be improved, and the power supply wire is protected by the movable arm, so that damage and dirt on the power supply wire due to external factors can be prevented. And an electric appliance capable of protecting the power supply line from external factors.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electric appliance of the first aspect, a main lighting device is used as the electric appliance main body, and the outer arm is axially continuous with at least one surface other than the mounting surface direction. 2. An opening having an opening and a wall extending inward from an edge of the opening, wherein the inner arm is provided with an auxiliary lighting device, and the auxiliary lighting device moves along the opening. In addition to the effects of the invention, the auxiliary lighting device can be installed further away from the main lighting device, and the position of the auxiliary lighting device can be finely adjusted even when the outer arm of the movable arm is fixed. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic perspective views showing a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a movable arm is projected, and FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state which performed.

FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the lighting fixture according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the lighting apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which an auxiliary lighting device of the lighting device according to the present embodiment is attached to an inner arm.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a lighting device according to a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing a lighting device according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main lighting fixture 1a Main lighting fixture main body 1b Cover 1c Main lighting lighting block 1d Socket 1e Fluorescent lamp 1f Main lighting switch 1g Auxiliary lighting switch 1h Storage unit 1i Cover mounting fixture 2 Auxiliary lighting fixture 2a Power cable outlet 3 Movable Arm 3a Outer arm 3b Inner arm 4 Opening 5 Wall 6 Power supply wire 7 End cap 8 Support bracket 8a, 8b Flat surface 9 Screw hole 10 Opening 11 Cap 12 Mounting surface 13 Arm 14 Auxiliary lighting fixture support 15 Mounting bracket 16 Arm 17 Equipment support part 18 Lighting equipment

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electric appliance having an electric appliance main body fixed to a mounting surface and a movable arm provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the electric appliance main body and through which a power supply wire is passed, wherein the movable arm is a cylinder. A power supply wire, and a cylindrical inner arm provided to receive the power supply wire and to be protruded and retracted in the outer arm to prevent contact between the power supply wire and the outer arm. Appliances. 2. A main lighting device as the main body of the electric appliance, wherein the outer arm has an opening axially continuous with at least one surface other than the mounting surface, and a wall portion extending inward from the opening edge. 2. The electric appliance according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary lighting device is provided on the inner arm, and the auxiliary lighting device moves along the opening. 3.