JP2000222928A - Fluorescent lamp fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for easily providing compatibility to a lamp socket and thereby enable reuse of a mounted fixture body. SOLUTION: This fluorescent lamp fixture is provided with a fixture body 3 and a socket mounting part 4 at a side of the body 3. The mounting part 4 includes a engaging fringe 41. A lamp socket 1 includes a engaging slit 11 whose shape is capable of detachably engaging to the fringe 41. The fixture is also provided with an adapter 2 for detachably mounting the socket 11 to the mounting part 4. A supplemental engaging fringe 12 engaging with the slit 11 of the socket 1 and a supplemental engaging slit 21 engaging with the fringe 41 of the mounting part 4 are arranged with the adapter 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fluorescent lamp apparatus. In particular, it relates to the lamp socket mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional lamp socket mounting structure for a fluorescent lamp apparatus is as follows. An engaging edge is formed on the socket mounting portion on the instrument body side. On the other hand, an engagement slit is formed on the lamp socket side. The engaging edge is detachably engaged in a manner of being inserted into the engaging slit.

[0003]

The above-mentioned engaging edge and engaging slit have poor interchangeability. Even if the manufacturers are different, even if the lamp socket is made by the same manufacturer as the fluorescent lamp apparatus or the apparatus main body, the gap between the engaging edge and the engaging slit may be incompatible. For this reason, replacement of the lamp socket of the fluorescent lamp fixture, which has passed since its manufacture, is hindered. A compatible lamp socket may not be available. Among the renewals that have been increasing recently, there is a demand for reusing existing equipment bodies and replacing only electric components such as lighting ballasts and lamp sockets. In that case, the compatibility problem is encountered. It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for easily providing lamp socket compatibility, thereby enabling the reuse of existing fixture bodies.

[0004]

The fluorescent lamp apparatus of the present invention has a socket mounting portion formed on the apparatus body side. The socket mount includes an engagement lip. Equipped with lamp socket. The lamp socket includes an engagement slit which is detachably engageable with the engagement edge. An adapter for detachably mounting the lamp socket to the socket mounting portion is provided. The adapter has an auxiliary engagement edge that engages with the engagement slit of the lamp socket and an auxiliary engagement slit that engages with the engagement edge of the socket mounting portion. In the present invention, a socket mounting adapter is added to the existing lamp socket to match the mounting dimensions of the existing lamp socket. The compatibility problem is solved by adding an adapter according to the socket mounting dimensions of the socket mounting section to the lamp socket.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A feature of the present invention is to use a required adapter 2. When the adapter 2 is not used, the result is as shown in FIG. When the form of the socket mounting portion is different, FIG. 1 is as shown in FIG. The illustrated fluorescent lamp device according to the present invention includes a device main body 3. It has a socket mounting part 4 formed on the side of the instrument body 3. The socket mounting part 4 includes an engagement edge 41. A lamp socket 1 is provided. The lamp socket 1 has an engagement edge 41
And an engagement slit 11 having a shape that can be detachably engaged with the vehicle. An adapter 2 for detachably mounting the lamp socket 1 to the socket mounting portion 4 is provided. Auxiliary engagement edge 12 that engages with engagement slit 11 of lamp socket 1 on adapter 2
And an auxiliary engagement slit 21 that engages with the engagement edge 41 of the socket mounting portion 4. The engagement slits 11 are in the form of mounting grooves provided on both side surfaces of the lamp socket 1. Usually, the engaging edge 41 is engaged there as shown in FIG. If they do not match, the engagement in FIG. 3 becomes impossible. In that case, the adapter 2 is used together. The adapter 2 has an auxiliary slit 21 on the side opposite to the lamp socket 1 and adapted to the size of the engaging edge 41. When the auxiliary slit 21 is engaged with the engaging edge 41 of the socket mounting portion 4, the mounting of the lamp socket 1 is completed. For this reason, even when the dimensions of the lamp socket 1 and the socket mounting portion 4 are incompatible, it is possible to cope only by adding the adapter 2. The socket mounting portion 4 of FIG. 1 is in the form of a simple partially cutout. Instead, FIG.
The present invention can be applied to the socket mounting portion 4 to which the auxiliary fitting 40 is added. In the case of FIG. 2, the adapter 2 may be any adapter that can be engaged with the engagement edge 41 of the auxiliary fitting 40.

[0006]

According to the present invention, it is convenient to replace existing electric parts such as ballasts and lamp sockets by using existing equipment bodies for renewal. Even if the same lamp socket as that used for the existing fluorescent lamp fixture is not available, the lamp socket can be easily replaced. Particularly, in the case of a large fluorescent lamp such as a fluorescent lamp for multiple lamps, replacing the entire lamp causes a large cost. However, by applying the present invention, it is possible to replace the lamp socket and other parts.
For this reason, it is possible to reuse the instrument body and the like, which is economical.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a fluorescent lamp device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view similar to FIG. 1 of a different instrument body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part when an adapter is removed from FIG. 1;

[Explanation of reference numerals] 1: lamp socket, 2: adapter, 3: appliance body,
4: Socket mounting part, 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus main body, comprising: a socket mounting portion formed on the device main body side; the socket mounting portion includes an engaging edge; a lamp socket; and the lamp socket is detachable from the engaging edge. An adapter for detachably attaching the lamp socket to the socket mounting portion, the adapter having an engagement slit for engaging with the engagement slit of the lamp socket. And an auxiliary engagement slit which engages with the engagement edge of the socket mounting portion.