JP2003141928A - Staircase lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a staircase lighting device of which light is made to come out from both the top face and the rising face of staircase treadboards. SOLUTION: Light sources 8 such as light-emitting diodes and incandescent lamps are set at a bottom part of a nonslip board 3 fitted at a front edge of each treadboard 2 of a staircase 9 for radiate light on the front side in the horizontal direction and on the top face of the nonslip board 3. On stepping down the staircase 9, one can confirm a stepping width with light form the top face as an eyemark, and on stepping up the staircase 9, one can confirm the stepping width with both light from the front side in the horizontal direction and light from the top face. Further, the light sources of light emitted from the front side in the horizontal direction and that emitted from the top face of the nonslip board can be made common, in which structure, light can be emitted from one light source in two directions of upward and sideways.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stairway illuminating device for safely ascending and descending stairs at night.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to safely go up and down stairs at night, lighting is often installed near the non-slip of stair steps. In particular, when an elderly person with reduced visual acuity uses the stairs, it is effective because the lighting makes it easy to see the step allowance.

As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional lighting device 70 used in this has a C-shaped or groove-shaped channel 71 and a light bulb 72.
It uses the ones embedded at equal intervals. In this case, of course, the light bulb is attached so that the light is directly emitted toward the opening of the channel 71, that is, upward, and the opening is provided with an acrylic cover 73 for protecting the light bulb and outputting the light to the outside. There is. Such an illumination unit is arranged along the step cleat 74 to emit light vertically above the step.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
An illumination unit 76 with the opening of the front facing forward is also used. The lighting unit 76 is arranged below the anti-slip plate 77 on the stairs. In this case, the light is emitted in front of the step.

[0005]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional illumination method, light is emitted only in one of the upward direction and the lateral direction of the step. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Then, although it is possible to visually recognize when descending while looking down at the stairs, there is a problem that when climbing the stairs, a step at a position higher than the line of sight cannot be visually recognized.

[0006] Further, as shown in Fig. 6, in the type in which light is emitted to the front, it is visible when climbing stairs, but not visible when descending. The present invention is
It is an object of the present invention to provide a stairway lighting device in which light is emitted from both directions of an upper surface and a rising surface of a step board of a staircase.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a lighting device for stairs according to the present invention is provided with a horizontal front surface and the anti-slip plate below a non-slip plate provided at a front edge of each step plate of the stairs. A light source for irradiating light is provided on the upper surface on the side.

Here, for example, a light emitting diode or an incandescent lamp can be used as the light source. When you go down the stairs, you can check the step allowance with the light from the top as a mark, and when you go up the stairs, check the step allowance with both the light from the front in the horizontal direction and the light from the top. You can

Further, in this apparatus, the light source of the light emitted from the front surface in the horizontal direction and the light source of the light emitted from the upper surface on the anti-slip plate side can be used as a common light source. With such a configuration, it is possible to emit light from one light source in two upward and lateral directions.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a staircase lighting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the staircase lighting device.

The staircase lighting device 1 has a staircase 9 and a light emitting diode 8 which is an example of a light source provided on the staircase 9. For example, a wooden stair 9 includes a footboard 2 horizontally arranged at predetermined intervals in an oblique direction, a rubber anti-slip board 3 provided on the front edge of the footboard 2, and an anti-slip board 3 above the footboard 2. Decorative board 15 provided on the rear side and each footboard 2
And a support plate 4 arranged vertically at the lower part of the front edge of the.

The anti-slip plate 3 is fitted into a metal holding member 5 formed in a dovetail shape, and the holding member 5 is fixed to the upper surface of the step plate 2 by a wood screw 6 having a countersunk head. At the bottom of the non-slip plate 3, a light emitting diode 8 is provided inside.
Illuminator 10 having channel-shaped channels 7 in which
Are arranged with the opening of the channel 7 facing forward.

The bottom of the groove of the channel 7 is fixed to the support plate 4 by a wood screw 11 having a countersunk head. The light emitting diodes 8 are provided on the PC board 12 arranged at the bottom of the groove at predetermined intervals, for example, every 10 mm. The periphery of the light emitting diode 8 is covered with a transparent resin 13 filling the entire groove of the channel 7. The color of the light emitting diode 8 can be, for example, red, green, yellow, blue, white, or the like, and a plurality of colors can be used. The transparent resin 13 can emit light linearly along the groove of the channel 7.

A through hole is formed in the upper portion of the anti-slip plate 3, the holding member 5 and the channel 7 above the light emitting diode 8, and a cylindrical transparent resin 14 is provided in this through hole. The transparent resin 14 is arranged according to the distance between the light emitting diodes 8.

PC board 1 provided with a light emitting diode 8
The wiring 16 is provided at one end in the width direction of the wiring 2.
Are connected inside the side walls 17 on one or both sides of the stairs 9. Since the light emitted forward through the transparent resin 13 and the light emitted upward through the transparent resin 14 are supplied from the light emitting diode 8 which is a common light source, the number of light emitting diodes 8 can be reduced. The wiring can be easily configured.

The staircase lighting device 1 can be turned on or blinked by a switch (not shown). When going up the stairs 9, as shown by the arrow A in FIG. 1, the lights from the transparent resins 13 and 14 provided on the same step board 2 can be visually observed at the same time, so that the step allowance can be surely confirmed. . Further, even with the footboard 2 at a level higher than one's own eyes, the transparent resin 13 provided under the footboard 2 can be visually checked while climbing up, so that it is possible to easily climb up the stairs that are going up for the first time or the stairs where the path is curved.

On the other hand, when going down the stairs 9, the light from the transparent resin 14 provided on the upper part of the step board 2 can be visually observed as shown by an arrow B in FIG. You can check.

As described above, since the light of the light emitting diode 8 can be visually observed from the front and the upper side of the stairs 9, the step allowance can be surely confirmed when the stairs 9 are climbed up and down, and the power consumption is small. It is possible to provide highly safe lighting. Since preparation for attaching the transparent resin 14 only needs to be perforated in the holding member 5, the channel 7 and the non-slip plate, the construction can be easily performed by using a commercially available member.

Footboard 2 when climbing or descending stairs
Since the weight added to is received by the channel 7 through the anti-slip plate 3 and the support plate 4, the weight is not added to the light emitting diode 8 through the transparent resin 13, and the light emitting diode 8 is less likely to be damaged. ing. In addition, the lighting device 1 for stairs is mounted on the front end of the tread 2 of the stairs 9.
Since 0 is attached to each of them, the installation is easy, and the stairs 9 can be easily attached not only when newly installing the stairs 9 but also when modifying the existing stairs.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the stairway lighting device 18 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Stairway lighting device 18
Is a transparent resin 19 formed in a rectangular shape in place of the circular transparent resin 14 facing upward of the stairway lighting device 1 described above, and a circular transparent resin 20 is used instead of the transparent resin 13.
Is covered with an opaque resin plate 21. With this configuration, it is possible to provide the stairway lighting device 1 having different designs.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a staircase lighting device 22 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Lighting device for stairs 22
In place of the circular transparent resin 14 facing upward of the staircase lighting device 1 described above, a plurality of rectangular transparent resins 23 formed in a straight line parallel to the transparent resin 13 are used. With this configuration, the visibility from above can be further improved.

[0022]

(1) Since the light sources for emitting light are provided on the front surface side and the upper surface side, it is possible to enhance the safety when going up and down stairs at night. (2) Since the light sources that emit light to the front surface side and the top surface side are the same light source, the number of light sources can be reduced and efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a stairway lighting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the staircase lighting device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a stairway lighting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a stairway lighting device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a stairway lighting device according to a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a stairway lighting device according to another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Lighting equipment for stairs 2 step board 3 non-slip plate 4 Support plate 5 holding member 6 wood screws 7 channels 8 Light emitting diode (light source) 9 stairs 10 Lighting device 11 wood screws 12 PC board 13,14 Transparent resin 15 Veneer 16 wiring 17 Side wall 18 Stairway lighting 19,20 transparent resin 21 Resin plate 22 Lighting equipment for stairs

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A stairway illumination, characterized in that a light source for irradiating light is provided on a front surface in the horizontal direction and an upper surface on the side of the anti-slip plate below a non-slip plate provided on a front edge of each footboard of the stairs. apparatus. 2. A light source for light emitted from the front surface in the horizontal direction and a light source for light emitted from the upper surface on the anti-slip plate side,
The stairway lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is a common light source.