JP2002373521A - Fluorescent light cover body attaching-and-detaching equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide fluorescent light cover body attaching-and-detaching equipment, which can also detach and attach easily even if it is a long fluorescent light cover body. SOLUTION: While providing a hooking projection 4 in a fluorescent light supporting frame body 1, a hooking component 13, which is hooked to the above hooking projection 4, is provided freely movable to swing between a hook position and a hook release position to the fluorescent light cover body 5. An attachment guide frame 18, which makes the hooking component 13 hook to the above hooking projection 4 when the fluorescent light cover body 5 is attached to the fluorescent light supporting frame body 1. And, a hook releasing button component 20, which makes the hooking component 13 move to the hook release position by pushing operation. Thus, the fluorescent light cover body attaching-and-detaching equipment is constituted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, means for elastically fitting a fluorescent lamp cover to a fluorescent lamp support frame by utilizing the elasticity of the cover itself, and one end of the fluorescent lamp cover to the fluorescent lamp support frame. Attaching / detaching means such as connecting the unit side with a detachable hinge and hooking the other end with a hook is known, but in particular, a long fluorescent lamp which cannot have both ends alone. It was not easy to attach and detach the cover.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching apparatus which can easily attach / detach even a long fluorescent lamp cover.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a fluorescent lamp support frame provided with a locking projection, and a fluorescent lamp cover which engages with the locking projection. The latching member having the latching frame portion is pivotally movable about a pivot shaft around a pivoting fulcrum between a latching position where the latching frame portion engages with the latching projection and a latching release position where the latching release is released. And a resilient member for resiliently engaging the retaining frame portion at the retaining position. When the fluorescent lamp cover body is mounted on the fluorescent lamp support frame, the retaining member abuts on the retaining projection and is opposed to the resilient member. Is temporarily moved to the latch release position, and subsequently, a mounting guide frame is provided for engaging the latch projection with the latch frame portion. No latch release button is provided to move the latch member to the latch release position against the elastic member. There is provided a fluorescent lamp cover attachment apparatus.

According to the present invention, when the fluorescent lamp cover is mounted on the fluorescent lamp support frame, the locking projection provided on the fluorescent lamp support frame has elasticity about the pivot axis of the pivot of the fluorescent lamp cover. The mounting guide frame of the hooking member urged to the hooking position where the hooking frame portion engages with the hooking projection by the elastic force of the member abuts, and the hooking member releases the hooking member against the elastic member. Once it is moved to the position, it can be easily mounted by engaging the latching projection with the latching frame, and when detaching, the fluorescent lamp cover body is located at the latching position of the latching member. By moving the latch release button protruding from the side to the latch release position against the elastic member by the pushing operation, the latch frame can be detached from the latch projection and easily removed. it can.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching apparatus is provided outside the socket supporting both ends of the long fluorescent lamp. Providing a hooking projection on the fluorescent lamp support frame, providing a hook member on the fluorescent lamp cover body facing the fluorescent lamp support frame,
When one of the hooking members is detached from the hooking projection, the other hooking member and the hooking projection can be turned around the engaging portion, and the end of the detached fluorescent lamp cover body is supported by the fluorescent lamp. The fluorescent lamp cover body which is detached from the frame and moves in the direction of the engaging portion between the other hooking member and the hooking projection, thereby enabling the engagement between the other hooking member and the hooking projection to be released. It is intended to provide a detachable device.

According to the present invention, at one end of the fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching device provided at both ends of the long fluorescent lamp, the latch release button is pushed in to lock the elastic member against the elastic member. When the member is moved to the latch release position and the latch frame is disengaged from the latch projection, the long fluorescent lamp cover body rotates around the engagement portion between the other latch member and the latch projection. When the end of the fluorescent lamp cover body detached from the fluorescent lamp support frame is moved in the direction of the engaging portion between the other engaging member and the engaging protrusion, the other engaging member is engaged with the other engaging member. Since the engagement with the projection can be released and removed, the fluorescent lamp cover can be removed simply by removing only one end.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a fluorescent lamp supporting frame fixed to a lighting device on a ceiling or a wall of a building, which has a long body shape, and in which connection terminals at both ends of a long fluorescent lamp are detachably fitted. 2 are integrally provided inside the both ends. 3 is an end frame surface portion of the fluorescent lamp support frame 1,
A latching projection 4 is provided at the lower center.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a fluorescent lamp cover body, which is a shallow U-shaped tubular transparent cover body 6 for covering the fluorescent lamp fitted between the connection terminal members 2, and a deep U for covering the connection terminal member 2 at both ends. And a mounting frame 7 in the shape of a character frame. In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the transparent cover 6 and the mounting frame 7 are firmly and integrally fixed by three fixing portions 8, and the edge mounting frame 11 of the transparent cover 6 is fluorescent. At a position where the U-shaped frame portion of the mounting frame portion 7 covers the connection terminal member 2 and the square frame portion faces the end frame surface portion 3 at a position where the U-shaped frame portion is fitted into the edge mounting recessed portion 10 of the lamp support frame 1. It is. The mounting frame 7 is integrally provided with the positioning and fixing receiving frame 9 of the edge mounting frame 11.

[0010] In the mounting frame body 7 of the fluorescent lamp cover body 5,
A latching member 13 having a latching frame portion 12 that engages with the latching projection 4 is provided with a latching position where the latching member 13 is engaged with the latching projection about the pivot shaft 14 and a latching release position where the latching is released. Is provided to be able to swing freely. In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the latching projection 4 is
Corresponding to the thin plate-shaped rectangular cross section having the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction, the retaining frame portion 12 has a U-shaped cross sectional shape with one side open, and as shown in FIG. At the locking position where the mounting frame body 7 of the fluorescent lamp cover 5 is fitted to the support frame 1, the hanging projection 4 is fitted into the hanging frame 12 without looseness.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, in a state where the locking member 13 is swung to the unlocking position, the locking frame 12 is retracted from the position where the locking projection 4 is locked. It is configured to do so. The hooking member 13 is provided with an elastic member 15 for giving elasticity so that the hooking frame portion 12 always swings to the hooking position. In the case of the illustrated embodiment, a coil having a tension spring elasticity is provided. Elastic member 15 made of a spring
Are stretched between a spring hook 16 provided on one side of the locking member 13 and a spring hook 17 of the mounting frame body 7.

As shown in FIG. 3, the locking member 13 holds the fluorescent lamp cover 5 in a direction perpendicular to the end frame surface 3 of the fluorescent lamp support frame 1 from bottom to top. At the time of mounting, the mounting guide frame 18 abuts on the locking projection 4 and moves the locking member 13 to the locking release position against the elastic member 15.
Is provided on the distal end side adjacent to the hooking frame portion 12, and the mounting guide frame 18 is disengaged from the upper end portion of the locking projection 4 as the mounting operation is continued, and as shown in FIG. The projection 4 is configured to automatically engage with the retaining frame 12.

Further, on the side of the hook member 13, a hook release button 1 is provided on the side of the mounting frame body 7 in the hook position.
9 is provided with a latch release button member 20 for moving the latch member 13 to the latch release position against the elastic member 15 by a pushing operation. In the illustrated embodiment, the latch release button member 20 has its base end pivotally supported by the fulcrum shaft 21 of the mounting frame body 7 and locks the lock member 13 as shown in FIG. In the position, the pressing member 22 at the distal end portion is located adjacent to the swinging fulcrum 14
It is configured to abut on the side surface.

In the abutting state of the locking position, the latch release button member 20 maintains the state in which the latch release button 19 is projected from the mounting frame body 7 to the outside, and And the latch member 13 is configured to be maintained at the latch position. Here, the locking member 13
A resilient member 15 for resiliently pressing the resilient member to the locking position is further extended from the swing fulcrum shaft 14 adjacent to the latch release button member 20, and the latch release button 19 is pressed against the elasticity of the resilient member 14. By pressing in, as shown in FIG. 4, the hook frame 12 of the hook member 13 can be swung to a position where it is detached from the hook projection 4.

In order to release the pressing force by releasing the latch release button 19, the retaining member 13 is moved by the elasticity of the elastic member 14 regardless of the presence or absence of the locking projection 4 as shown in FIG.
From the latch release position to the latch position in FIG. At this time, the hook release button member 20
Is configured to return to a position where the latch release button 19 projects outside from the mounting frame main body 7 in conjunction with the latch member 13 by the elasticity of the elastic member 14.

At the position where the latch release button 19 projects outside from the mounting frame body 7, the latch release button 1
The stopper 23 provided in the vicinity of 9 abuts against the inside of the mounting frame body 7, so that the retaining member 13 is maintained at the retaining position against the spring elasticity of the elastic member 15. Note that instead of the stopper 23, the latch release button 19
Of course, it is also possible to configure the retaining member 13 in the retaining position against the spring resilience of the resilient member 15 by bringing the inner piece 24 into contact with the inner frame of the button through hole.

The hooking member 13 has a structure in which a frame is formed around the frame and the hooking frame 12 and the mounting guide frame 18 are provided with a thickness. It is configured to loosely engage with a depth of about half of the thickness of the portion 12 and to be loosely fitted with a gap 25 in the width of the hooking frame portion 12 so as to form a long fluorescent lamp. At one end of the fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching device provided at both ends, the latch release button 19 is pushed in and the latch member 13 is moved to the latch release position against the elastic member 15 by pushing the latch release button 19. When the retaining frame 12 is detached from the retaining projection 4, the elongated fluorescent lamp cover 5 is engaged with the retaining frame 12 and the retaining projection 4 at the other end of the fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching device. And the fluorescent lamp cover 5 detached from the fluorescent lamp support frame 1.
Is moved in the direction of the engaging portion between the other hooking member 13 and the hooking projection 4 so that the engagement between the other hooking member and the hooking projection can be disengaged and removed. I have.

In this case, at one end side of the fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching device, the latch release button 19 is pushed in to detach the latching frame 12 from the latching projection 4 and attach or detach the fluorescent lamp cover. It is needless to say that the fluorescent lamp cover 5 can be detached downward from the fluorescent lamp support frame 1 with the other end side of the device as a center. The structure is such that the inside of the mounting frame 7 of the fluorescent lamp cover 5 is not hooked on the first connection terminal member 2.

In the figure, reference numerals 26 and 27 denote spacers provided inside the mounting frame 7, which are opposed to the end frame surface 3 of the fluorescent lamp supporting frame 1, and the hooking member 13 and the hook release button member are provided. 20 has a thickness protruding from the end frame surface portion 3 and the like.
, Functions as a stopper for restricting the latch release position of the latch member 13 so that the elastic member 15 does not extend or the latch release button 19 does not enter the inside of the mounting frame 7. It also functions as a stopper.

[0020]

As described above, according to the fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching apparatus according to the present invention, the fluorescent lamp support frame is provided with the retaining projection, while the fluorescent lamp cover is engaged with the retaining projection. The latching member having the latching frame portion is pivotally movable about a pivot shaft around a pivoting fulcrum between a latching position where the latching frame portion engages with the latching projection and a latching release position where the latching release is released. And a resilient member for resiliently engaging the retaining frame portion at the retaining position. When the fluorescent lamp cover body is mounted on the fluorescent lamp support frame, the retaining member abuts on the retaining projection and is opposed to the resilient member. Is temporarily moved to the latch release position, and subsequently, a mounting guide frame is provided for engaging the latch projection with the latch frame portion. A latch release button is provided to move the latch member to the latch release position against the elastic member. When the fluorescent lamp cover body is mounted on the fluorescent lamp support frame, the hooking projection provided on the fluorescent lamp support frame has a resilient member around the swing fulcrum axis on the fluorescent lamp cover body. The mounting guide frame of the latching member biased to the latching position where the latching frame portion engages with the latching protrusion by the elastic force abuts, and the latching member is moved to the latching release position against the elastic member. Once it is moved, it can be easily mounted by engaging the latching projection with the latching frame, and when detaching, it can be attached to the side of the fluorescent lamp cover at the latching position of the latching member. The protruding latch release button is moved to the latch release position against the elastic member by a pushing operation, so that the latch frame portion is detached from the latch projection and can be easily removed. There is.

The present invention also provides the above fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching device, wherein a hooking projection is provided on a fluorescent lamp supporting frame provided outside a socket for supporting both ends of the elongated fluorescent lamp. A locking member is provided on the fluorescent lamp cover body facing the fluorescent lamp support frame, and when one of the locking members is detached from the locking projection, the engaging portion between the other locking member and the locking projection is centered. The end portion of the detached fluorescent lamp cover body is detached from the fluorescent lamp support frame, and is moved in the direction of the engaging portion between the other engaging member and the engaging projection, whereby the other engaging member is moved. By having a configuration in which the engagement between the locking member and the locking projection can be disengaged, the locking release button is pushed in at one end of the fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching device provided at both ends of the long fluorescent lamp. Operate the latch member to the latch release position against the elastic member When the hook frame is detached from the hook projection, the long fluorescent lamp cover body can rotate around the engagement portion between the other hook member and the hook projection, and the fluorescent lamp support When the end of the fluorescent lamp cover body detached from the frame body is moved in the direction of the engaging portion between the other hooking member and the hooking projection,
Since the engagement between the other hooking member and the hooking projection is disengaged and can be removed, there is an effect that the fluorescent lamp cover can be removed only by detaching only one end.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory front view showing one operation state of the main part.

FIG. 3 is a partially longitudinal front explanatory view showing another operation state of the main part.

FIG. 4 is a partially longitudinal front explanatory view showing another operation state of the main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fluorescent lamp support frame 2 Connection terminal member 3 End frame surface part 4 Hanging projection 5 Fluorescent lamp cover 6 Transparent cover 7 Mounting frame 8 Fixing 9 Positioning fixing receiving frame 10 Edge mounting recess 11 Edge mounting frame Part 12 Hook frame part 13 Hook member 14 Swing fulcrum shaft 15 Elastic member 16 Spring hook 17 Spring hook 18 Mounting guide frame 19 Hang release button 20 Hang release button member 21 Support shaft 22 Press piece 23 Stopper 24 Inner piece of latch release button 19 25 Gap 26, 27 Spacer

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A fluorescent lamp support frame provided with a latching projection, and a fluorescent lamp cover body having a latching member having a latching frame portion which engages with the latching projection, with a pivoting fulcrum shaft as a center. A latching position in which the latching frame portion engages with the latching projection and a latching release position for releasing latching are provided so as to be swingable, and an elastic member that resiliently latches the latching frame portion to the latching position is provided. When the fluorescent lamp cover is mounted on the fluorescent lamp support frame, the latch comes into contact with the latching projection, moves the latching member to the latch release position against the elastic member, and engages the latching projection with the latch frame. Installation mounting guide frame,
Further, a fluorescent lamp provided with a latch release button member protruding from the side surface of the fluorescent lamp cover body at the latch position of the latch member and moving the latch member to the latch release position against the elastic member by a pushing operation. Cover body attaching / detaching device. 2. The fluorescent lamp cover attaching / detaching device according to claim 1, wherein the fluorescent lamp supporting frame provided outside a socket for supporting both ends of the elongated fluorescent lamp is provided with a locking projection. A locking member is provided on the fluorescent lamp cover body facing the fluorescent lamp support frame, and when one of the locking members is detached from the locking projection, the fluorescent lamp cover body is connected to the other locking member and the locking projection. The end portion of the detached fluorescent lamp cover body is rotatable around the engaging portion, is detached from the fluorescent lamp support frame, and moves in the direction of the engaging portion between the other engaging member and the engaging protrusion. The fluorescent lamp cover body attaching / detaching device in which the engagement between the other engaging member and the engaging protrusion can be released.