JP2008053059A - Adapter with built-in lamp corresponding to gx53 socket - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adapter simply attachable to an electrical wiring accessory for a luminaire without attaching any exclusive adapter, which is normally installed in a general home, a hook rosette for example. <P>SOLUTION: This adapter 1 with a built-in lamp corresponding to a GX53 socket, which is used as a thin luminaire and is to be directly connected to the electric wiring accessory (hook rosette 16) installed in advance in a ceiling surface 11 or a wall surface, has a built-in lamp corresponding to the GX53 socket of IEC standards, and has an insertion claw 8 to obtain electrical conduction by inserting it in the insertion opening 10 of the electric wiring accessory (hook rosette 16). Thereby, a general user having no qualification as an electrician can easily attach the luminaire to the ceiling. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is an adapter that is used when a light bulb type fluorescent lamp using a GX53 type socket standardized by IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is directly attached to a ceiling surface or a wall surface, and is compatible with a GX53 socket in advance. The present invention relates to an adapter with a built-in lamp.

  As a lighting fixture that has begun to be distributed in the market recently, there is a thin bulb-type fluorescent lamp with a built-in inverter. This lighting fixture can be directly attached to a ceiling surface or a wall surface by making the entire structure thin, so that the appearance and the lighting effect can be improved.

  Usually, a light bulb type fluorescent lamp is provided with an arc tube having a structure in which a fluorescent tube is bent in a U-shape or a spirally twisted structure inside a spherical bulb having a bulb base. The base uses an IEC standard E26 or E17 type base (screwed type) so that it can be shared with an incandescent bulb.

  In such a bulb-type fluorescent lamp, the fluorescent tube also extends in a rod shape along the direction of the screwed central axis of the base, and since this fluorescent tube is surrounded by a spherical bulb, it is far from being thin. Yes. In addition, the structure of the base cannot be made thin because the screwed part has a length as can be seen from the incandescent bulb.

  Therefore, thin bulb-type fluorescent lamps that have recently started to be distributed on the market use an IEC standard GX53 type socket for the base, and the arc tube is installed so as to be perpendicular to the central axis of the GX53 type socket. It has become. The GX53 type socket has a thin thickness of about 20 mm, and the arc tube is installed in parallel to the ceiling surface or wall surface (see Patent Document 1), so that it is thin as a whole.

  The structure of this conventional light bulb type fluorescent lamp (hereinafter referred to as GX53 socket compatible lamp) and its mounting structure on the ceiling surface will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the GX 53 socket-compatible lamp 21 includes a GX 53 socket 2, a lamp unit 3, and a shade 4. The lamp portion 3 has a rod-shaped fluorescent tube 5 bent in a U-shape, and an inverter 6 is built in a mounting portion of the fluorescent tube 5, and a screw-type base 7 is provided at the tip thereof. 7 is fixed to the base by screwing. Then, the lamp unit 3 is assembled in the GX 53 socket 2 and then the shade 4 is put on to constitute the GX 53 socket-compatible lamp 21.

  The GX53 socket 2 is provided with a hooking claw 8 and is configured to be inserted into the insertion port 10 opened in the dedicated adapter 9 to be rotationally locked. The GX53 socket compatible lamp 21 and the dedicated adapter 9 Easy to connect. The dedicated adapter 9 is fixed to the ceiling surface 11 with screws 12, and at the same time, electric wiring 13 for supplying power is drawn (see Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-093320 JP-A-10-172331

  As described above, the conventional lamp for GX53 socket has a structure in which a dedicated adapter is attached to a ceiling surface or a wall surface by screwing and is directly installed via the dedicated adapter. This is advantageous in that it can be installed in a place where a general user likes, but it also has a demerit that the ceiling surface or wall surface is damaged when screwed.

  Further, since power supply requires electrical wiring, a general user who does not have the qualification of an electrician cannot perform wiring work by himself / herself. For this reason, there is a problem that it is not easy to attach a dedicated adapter.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is an electrical wiring device for a lighting device that is usually installed in a general home without attaching a dedicated adapter, for example, a hanging rosette, or a general home use. By providing an adapter with a built-in lamp that can be easily attached to an outlet, E26 or E17 socket, etc., it is possible to make it easy for a general user who does not have an electrician's qualification to install a lighting fixture. With the goal.

  The present invention is an adapter that also serves as a thin lighting fixture for direct connection to an electrical wiring fixture that is installed in advance on a ceiling surface or wall surface, and includes an IEC standard GX53 socket compatible lamp and the electrical wiring. An adapter with a built-in lamp for a GX53 socket, characterized by having an insertion portion for inserting into an appliance to obtain electrical continuity.

  In the adapter of the present invention, the electrical wiring device is a hooking rosette.

  In the adapter of the present invention, the electrical wiring device is a general household outlet, and the insertion portion provided on one surface of the adapter is an insertion plug to be inserted into the outlet.

  In the adapter of the present invention, the electrical wiring device is an IEC standard E26 or E17 socket, and the insertion portion provided on one surface of the adapter is an E26 or E17 base screwed into the E26 or E17 socket. It is a feature.

  The adapter with a built-in lamp for the GX53 socket according to the present invention can be easily applied to an electrical wiring device for a lighting fixture usually installed in a general household, for example, a hanging rosette, a general household outlet, or an E26 or E17 socket. It can be installed, and power can be supplied to the luminaire without the qualification of an electrician.

  Next, the adapter of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and shows the structure of a lamp built-in adapter for GX53 socket and its mounting structure on a ceiling surface. Note that the same reference numerals are used for the same parts as in the prior art.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the GX53 socket-compatible adapter 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as the lamp-incorporated adapter 1) of the present invention comprises a GX53 socket 2, a lamp unit 3, and a shade 4. Here, the GX 53 socket 2 and the lamp unit 3 are the same as the conventional one, but the structure of the shade 4 is different.

  That is, the shade 4 has a housing structure that not only covers the lamp part 3 but also incorporates the GX 53 socket 2 integrally. And the hook nail | claw 8 is provided in the surface facing a ceiling surface.

  On the other hand, a hooking rosette 16 and an electric wiring 13 are permanently installed on the ceiling surface 11 in advance. The hooking claw 8 of the lamp built-in adapter 1 is inserted into the insertion port 10 of the hooking rosette 16 to attach the lamp built-in adapter 1. Rotate and lock. In the first embodiment, the hooking rosette 16 is an embedded type, but it may be an exposed type, and the outer shape may be round or square.

  The fluorescent tube 5 installed in the lamp built-in adapter 1 has the same structure as described in the background art. However, the inverter may not be a built-in type, and in that case, an inverter is provided in the GX53 socket 2.

  FIG. 2 shows the schematic dimensions of the lamp built-in adapter. The outer dimension is set to 75 mm in accordance with the outer dimension of the GX53 socket 2, but the dimension of the lamp portion 3 does not need to be adjusted to this dimension. Further, the portions indicated by dotted lines are the inverter 6 and the light source portion 14. The thickness of the GX53 socket 2 is about 20 mm, but the thickness t of the lamp unit 3 depends on the structure of the fluorescent tube 5 installed inside. However, since the fluorescent tube 5 is installed in parallel with the ceiling surface, it can be made thinner than a so-called bulb-type fluorescent lamp.

  The hooking claw 8 of the lamp built-in adapter 1 having such a structure is inserted into the insertion port 10 of the hooking rosette 16 as shown in FIG. 1, and the lamp built-in adapter 1 is rotationally locked. Thereby, the built-in lamp adapter 1 of the present invention can be easily attached to the permanent hook rosette 16.

  In addition, the electrical wiring 13 is connected to the insertion port 10 of the hooking rosette 16, and the built-in lamp adapter 1 is electrically connected between the hooking claw 8, the lighting circuit and the fluorescent tube. When the hooking claw 8 is inserted into the insertion port 10 of the hooking rosette 16 and is rotationally locked, power is supplied, and the fluorescent tube is lit to function as a thin lighting fixture.

  In the first embodiment, the hooking claw 8 is provided on one surface of the lamp built-in adapter 1 of the present invention. However, in the second embodiment, the hooking claw 8 is replaced with a plug for ordinary home use. Is. As shown in FIG. 3, an insertion plug 17 is attached to the adapter 1 with built-in lamp so that it can be inserted into a general household outlet 18.

  According to this structure, since a general household outlet can be used, it can be used for various purposes. For example, if an outlet is installed below the wall surface, the foot lamp can be turned on.

  In the second embodiment, the structure is such that a normal insertion plug 17 is provided in place of the hooking claw 8, but in the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. A screw-in base 19 (E26 type base) provided in the incandescent bulb is attached to form the adapter 1 with a built-in lamp.

  An E26 type socket 20 into which the E26 type base is screwed is also widely installed in general households, and it is possible to easily replace a lighting fixture that replaces an incandescent bulb. Note that not only the E26 type base and socket but also an E17 type base and socket may be used.

  A thin bulb-type fluorescent lamp using an IEC standard GX53 type socket can be easily installed even in a general home without using a dedicated adapter.

It is a block diagram explaining Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the schematic dimension of a lamp built-in adapter. It is a block diagram explaining Example 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining Example 3 of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining the conventional adapter structure.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Adapter with built-in lamp 2 GX53 socket 3 Lamp part 4 Shade 5 Fluorescent tube 6 Inverter 7 Base 8 Hook nail 9 Dedicated adapter 10 Insertion port 11 Ceiling surface 12 Screw 13 Electrical wiring 14 Light source part 15 Opening 16 Hooking rosette 17 Plug 18 Outlet 19 E26 type base 20 E26 type socket 21 GX53 socket compatible lamp

Claims (4)

  An adapter that also serves as a thin lighting fixture for direct connection to an electrical wiring fixture that is installed in advance on the ceiling or wall surface, and has a built-in IEC standard GX53 socket compatible lamp and is inserted into the electrical wiring fixture. A lamp built-in adapter compatible with a GX53 socket, characterized by having an insertion portion for obtaining electrical continuity.   The lamp adapter for a GX53 socket according to claim 1, wherein the electrical wiring device is a hanging rosette.   The GX53 socket-adaptive lamp adapter according to claim 1, wherein the electrical wiring device is a general household outlet, and an insertion portion provided on one surface of the adapter is an insertion plug to be inserted into the outlet. 2. The electrical wiring device is an IEC standard E26 or E17 socket, and the insertion portion provided on one surface of the adapter is an E26 or E17 base screwed into the E26 or E17 socket. Lamp adapter for GX53 socket.

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