JP2001123777A - Luminaire for use in gate section - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new luminaire for use in a gate section, which resolves problems of a conventional gate light and a conventional foot light, and effective ly carriers out lighting of a gate section, especially a gate door section. SOLUTION: An edge light panel body 1 is arranged on a gate door 2 in a manner being surrounded by a gate door frame 3, so that lighting by the edge light panel body 1 is emitted outside the gate door 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting device for a gate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, around gates of buildings such as houses,
For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5 and FIGS. 6A and 6B, gate lights such as a gate light (A) and a step light (A) are often provided. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the gate light (A) is provided on the gate wall (D) to which the gate (C) is attached, and illuminates the entire area around the gate. FIG.
In the example shown in (a) and (b), the foot light (a) is provided below the gate wall (d) beside the gate (c) so as to illuminate the foot around the gate.

[0003]

However, the conventional gate lights (A) and foot lights (A) as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6A and 6B have the following problems with respect to their lighting effects. There was a point. First, in the case of a gate light (a) provided at a relatively high position such as on a gate wall (d) or on a gate post, the illumination light may directly enter the human eyes and feel dazzling, or the gate (c) Actually, effective illumination around the gate is often not realized, for example, the illumination light may not reach the feet. In particular, if there is a step (e) such as a staircase near the gate (c), sufficient illumination light does not reach the step (e), so it cannot be said that sufficient safety has been secured. Is the actual situation.

On the other hand, with regard to the foot light (a), FIG.
In the installation position illustrated in (b), the illumination direction is directed to the gate (c) or the step (e), so that they can be illuminated. However, in the installation position illustrated in FIG. It can be seen that the step (e) of the image was not properly illuminated. That is, the lighting effect varies depending on the installation position. In this case, the installation position is limited, and it is impossible to respond to various needs such as residents. In addition, if you want to illuminate not only the road side around the gate but also the foot of the building side, it is necessary to install a foot light (a) on both the road side and the building side of the gate wall (d), and on both sides There was a problem around gates that could not be installed.

[0005] The invention of this application has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and solves the problems of conventional gate lights such as gate lights and foot lights to provide more effective lighting for gate turns. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new gate lighting device capable of performing the following.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is based on the object of solving the above-mentioned problems, and is mounted on a gate so that the edge light panel body emits illumination light from the edge light panel body to the outside of the gate. A gate lighting device is provided. Further, the invention of this application is directed to the above-mentioned gate lighting device, wherein the illumination light from the edge light panel body is emitted from the lower gate frame or the light source makes the light source light incident on the end face of the edge light panel body. That the light source is mounted on the gate post or gate fence so that the light source enters the end face of the edge light panel body,
When the gate is open, the light source light is emitted directly from the gate post or gate wall to the outside, and light leakage prevention means for preventing light source light from leaking between the gate and the gate post or gate wall is installed. This is provided as an embodiment.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0008]

1 (a) and 1 (b) are a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view, respectively, showing a main part of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, as exemplified in FIGS. 1A and 1B, in the gate illumination device of the present invention, the edge light panel body (1) emits the illuminating light to the outside of the gate (2). It is attached to the gate (2) surrounded by the gate frame (3).

In this case, the operation will be further described with reference to FIG.
In the gate lighting device illustrated in (b), the peripheral edge of the edge light panel body (1) is mounted on the gate frame (3),
Illumination light emitted from the surface emitting portion surrounded by the gate frame (3) is emitted to the outside of the gate (2).
That is, the edge light panel body (1) is a surface light emitter surrounded by the gate frame (3), and forms the gate (2) together with the gate frame (3).

Since the edge light panel body (1) is mounted on the gate (2) as described above, the entire gate (2) emits light as illustrated in FIG. 2, for example. As in the case of the conventional gate light (A), sufficient illumination light does not reach the gate (2) or its feet, or the gate (2) depends on the installation position as in the conventional foot light (A).
There is no problem that the area around the foot of the person can be illuminated or not, and the area around the gate can be illuminated efficiently and effectively.

The case where the edge light panel body (1) is provided with the gate (2) is not limited to the above embodiment.
The edge light panel body (1) may be provided at a desired portion of the gate (2), such as a lower frame, a side frame, etc. constituting the gate frame (3). Also, in order to make the foot lighting more effective, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 1B, the illumination light from the edge light panel body (1) is emitted outward from the lower gate frame (3). It is desirable to be able to.
In FIG. 1 (b), a part of the lower end surface of the lower gate frame (3) is opened in a slit shape along the longitudinal direction, and from the slit-shaped opening, the lower part of the edge light panel body (1) is opened. The illumination light is extracted from the end face.
With this illumination light, effective illumination around the feet including immediately below the gate (2) can be realized. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when there is a step (8) such as a stair near the gate (2). Even so, the step (8) can be illuminated with sufficient light. It is possible to enhance the safety at night compared to the gate lights such as the conventional foot light (a).

In the example shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B,
Edge light panel body (1) surrounded by gate frame (3)
A face body (4) is mounted so as to cover the surface light-emitting portion. By making the face body (4) translucent made of acrylic or glass, the illumination light of the edge light panel body (1) can be emitted to the outside of the gate (2) without interrupting the illumination light, and the edge light can be emitted. The panel body (1) itself can be protected. In this case, for example, the gate (2)
If the surface (4) on both the road side and the building side is made of a translucent surface, it is possible to simultaneously illuminate around the gate (2) on the road side and the building side. Of course, only the road-side face body (4) may be translucent, and the building-side face body (4) may be light-shielding, so that only the road side is illuminated. In other words, the lighting on the front and back of the gate (2) can be easily adjusted only by changing the face body (4), and there is no need to separately provide lighting equipment for the road side and for the building side.
It is possible to reduce costs and ease construction conditions. Furthermore, by applying color processing and shape processing to the face body (4), the illumination light of the edge light panel body (1) is given a design property, and light is produced in the gate (2) itself and around the gate. Is also possible.

Now, in order to make the edge light panel body (1) emit light from the surface, a light source for making light incident from the end face of the edge light panel body (1) is required. In the embodiment shown in FIG. A light source (5) is built in the frame (3). More specifically, the light source (5) is provided in the upper gate frame (3) so that light from the light source is incident from the upper end surface of the edge light panel body (1). (9) in the figure is a power supply line for the light source (5).

The light source (5) is, for example, as shown in FIG.
As illustrated in (b), it may be built in the gate post (6) to which the gate (2) is attached. FIG. 3 (a)
In the example shown in (b), for example, the edge light panel body (1) is configured so that light from a light source (5) incorporated in a gate post (6) is incident on a side end surface of the edge light panel body (1). A part of the side surface of the gate post (6) facing the is opened like a slit along the longitudinal direction. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, when the gate (2) is opened, the slit-shaped opening of the gate post (6) is exposed, and the light source (5) in the gate post (6) is exposed. Is emitted directly to the outside. As a result, it is possible to effectively illuminate the traffic area where the gate (2) is opened. That is, when the gate (2) is closed, the edge light panel body (1) emits light to illuminate the area around the gate (2), and when the gate (2) is opened, the light source (5) in the gate post (6) is used. Extremely effective lighting, such as illuminating direct traffic, is achieved.

In the case where the light source (5) is incorporated in the gate post (6), it is conceivable that light from the light source leaks from between the gate (2) and the gate post (6). It is preferable that a light leakage preventing means for preventing unnecessary light leakage is provided. In the examples shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B and FIG. 4, the light leakage prevention unit (7) as the light leakage prevention means includes:
In order to conceal the gap between the gate (2) and the gate post (6) to prevent light leakage, it is provided to protrude from the side surface of the gate post (6) facing the gate (2).

The light source (5) only needs to be able to make the light source light incident on the end face of the edge light panel body (1) mounted on the gate (2). It may be built in the gate wall adjacent to the side.
Also in this case, the light leakage prevention means as described above,
For example, it is preferably mounted on the side of the gate wall facing the gate (2).

As described above, when the light source (5) is provided on the gate post (6) or the gate wall, the light source (5) is built in the gate (2) as in the embodiment of FIG. In addition, there is also an effect that a load such as vibration or impact due to opening and closing of the gate (2) is reduced. The present invention is not limited to the above examples, and it goes without saying that various aspects are possible in detail.

[0018]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, there is provided a new gate lighting device capable of realizing effective lighting around a gate, particularly around a foot.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) are a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view, respectively, of a main part of a gate lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing an example of a gate periphery including a gate illumination device of the present invention.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are a main part cross-sectional view and a main part front view, respectively, illustrating a gate illumination device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part illustrating a state in which a gate is opened in the gate illumination device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional gate circumference.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views each showing another example of a conventional gate circumference.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Edge light panel body 2 Gate 3 Gate frame 4 Face body 5 Light source 6 Gate post 7 Light leakage prevention part 8 Step 9 Power line

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification FI FI Theme Court ゛ (Reference) F21Y 103: 00 F21Y 103: 00 (72) Inventor Yusuke 1048 Kazuma Kazuma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Shigeyuki Ueda 1048 Kadoma, Kazuma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works F-term (reference) 2E038 CA25 CA26 CB02 DK07 3K014 AA02 PB00

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A gate lighting apparatus characterized in that an edge light panel body is mounted on a gate so as to emit illumination light from the edge light panel body to the outside of the gate. 2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the illumination light from the edge light panel body is emitted from a lower gate frame. 3. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the light source is mounted on the gate frame so that the light source enters the end face of the edge light panel body. 4. The gate lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the light source is mounted on a gate post or a gate wall so that the light source light is incident on an end face of the edge light panel body. 5. The lighting device according to claim 4, wherein the light source emits the light directly from the gate post or the gate wall to the outside when the gate is open. 6. The lighting device according to claim 4, further comprising a light leakage prevention means for preventing light from leaking from between the gate and the gate post or the gate wall.