JP2001143837A - Socket device for fluorescent lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a socket device for a fluorescent lamp for very simply and easily connecting the fluorescent lamp and the socket. SOLUTION: A conical adapter having an electric conductive piece is fitted into a pin terminal of a fluorescent lamp, which is held and supplied with electric current by a socket connected with the adapter.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fluorescent lamp fixture comprising a pair of sockets having a fluorescent lamp interposed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, fluorescent lamps have been widely used as general lighting because of their characteristics that they consume less power and emit more light than incandescent lamps and the like. In such a fluorescent lamp, a pin terminal is brought into contact with and held by an elastic conductive piece provided inside a socket provided on both sides, and power is supplied.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional lighting equipment, if the size of the fluorescent lamp is short, it is easy to replace the fluorescent lamp. However, if the size of the fluorescent lamp is 2,367 mm, it is difficult for one person to replace it. It is. Therefore, there is a demand for a lighting fixture that can replace a fluorescent lamp very easily by one person.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. In replacing a fluorescent lamp, an operator is positioned on either side of a pair of sockets. I have. The conventional socket is used because the fluorescent lamp can be easily inserted by the conventional method. The other side is far away from the workers, so it is difficult to see it accurately and it is difficult to insert the fluorescent lamp into the socket.The reason is that the pin terminal of the fluorescent lamp is thin and the pin insertion hole of the socket is narrow. It is. Therefore, the present invention is characterized in that an adapter is provided at the pin terminal of the fluorescent lamp, and the socket is also used for the adapter so that they can be easily and easily connected to each other.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a fluorescent lamp socket device according to the present invention, wherein 1 is a fluorescent lamp and 2 is a pin of a fluorescent lamp (1). The terminal 3 is an insulating adapter made of rubber or synthetic resin. Reference numeral 4 denotes a conductive piece a attached to the outer surface of the adapter (3), and has a small hole in a bent portion. The pin terminal (2) is inserted into the small hole to be electrically connected. When the lamp (1) is defective and needs to be replaced, the adapter (3) is pushed into the pin terminal (2) of the new fluorescent lamp (1) and mounted. Conventionally, power was supplied by the thin pin terminal (2), but the mounting of the adapter (3) means that the pin terminal (2) has been enlarged. The pin terminal (2) of the conventional fluorescent lamp (1) is thin and the tip is rounded, so that the contact area at the tip is small, so that it is not electrically good. If the conductive piece a (4) of the present invention is used, the contact area becomes large, so that the electric piece is extremely excellent. Reference numeral 6 denotes a socket having a large insertion hole (7) on the front surface thereof, and the adapter (3) is inserted into the insertion hole (7). Reference numeral 5 denotes a conductive piece b made of an elastic metal plate. When the adapter (3) is fitted into the fitting hole (7), the conductive piece a
(4) is supplied to supply electric power to the fluorescent lamp (1).

FIG. 2 is a front view of the socket (6). Since the socket (6) is made to have the same dimensions as a conventional socket, it can be easily attached to a conventional lighting fixture.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the adapter (3). FIG. 4 is a rear view of the adapter (3). A small hole provided in the conductive piece a (4) is a hole into which the pin terminal (2) is fitted. This hole has a slightly elastic structure. This provides a retaining force and a good electrical connection. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the adapter (3).

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention is suitable for use in straight fluorescent lamps of various dimensions, but is particularly suitable for use in long and large 2,367 mm tubes. A case where the 2,367 mm fluorescent lamp (1) is attached will be described. The lighting fixture is equipped with the socket (6) of the present invention and the conventional socket as a pair, and the worker is located on the side of the conventional socket. Push the adapter (3) into the pin terminal (2) at one end of the new fluorescent lamp (1) and insert it into the socket (6). The adapter (3) has a chevron shape and the insertion hole of the socket (6) (7) is too large for the operator to remotely work with the adapter (3) and socket (6)
Can easily be combined with The side where the worker is located is also visible and close to the conventional socket, so that the pin terminal can be easily inserted. Therefore, the conventional socket is used. The present invention is not limited to such embodiments at all, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0008]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the replacement work of the straight tube fluorescent lamp can be performed extremely easily and quickly, the work efficiency is improved and the safety is improved, and the work can be performed even by a non-expert. Also, the present invention is a practically useful invention that can be manufactured at a price that is not much different from the conventional one.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which a socket (6) of the present invention and an adapter (3) of the present invention are fitted into pin terminals (2) of a fluorescent lamp (1).

FIG. 2 is a front view of the socket (6) of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the adapter (3) of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the adapter (3) of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the adapter (3) of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fluorescent lamp 2 Pin terminal 3 Adapter 4 Conductive piece a 5 Conductive piece b 6 Socket 7 Fitting hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A fluorescent lamp socket device, wherein a fluorescent lamp adapter insertion hole is provided in a front portion of the socket, and a conductive piece b is provided on a side surface of the insertion hole. 2. The fluorescent lamp socket device according to claim 1, wherein an adapter provided with a conductive piece (a) is fitted into a pin terminal of the fluorescent lamp.