JP2008265841A - Carrier box for ceiling mounted lighting fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier box for a ceiling mounted lighting fixture by which the lighting fixture can be carried safely in a state of being mounted by extremely simple work. <P>SOLUTION: The carrier box 1 is used to carry the ceiling mounted lighting fixture 2 having a connector receptacle 21 at the top end that is connected to a connector installed on a ceiling. The carrier box 1 includes a space 5 which can store at least the side wall or top wall open partially or totally and the lighting fixture 2, and an inside fixing member 3 keeps a connection portion 4 that can be connected to or separated from the connector receptacle 21 of the lighting fixture 2 installed at the upper part of the space 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device, for example, a transport box used when carrying a lighting device by moving.

  Traditionally, ceiling-mounted lighting fixtures are damaged during transportation because they use fragile parts such as light bulbs (fluorescent lamps) and umbrellas made of transparent materials such as thin synthetic resins, and precision parts such as switches and dimmers. Since it is easy to do, very strict packing is required for conveying a lighting fixture.

  For this reason, normally, as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-219271, each lighting device is disassembled into electric bulbs (fluorescent lamps), umbrellas, and electrical parts such as switches and dimmers. It is transported to the store in a state of being packed in a transport box formed of cardboard or the like using a mold-shaped cushioning material.

  Accordingly, the purchaser installs the parts in the room by unpacking and taking out the parts at the time of installation and suspending them from the ceiling or the like.

  By the way, recently, the lighting fixtures installed in the room have been diversified, and it has become possible to select a user with a design and performance that suits the user. For example, when moving, together with furniture etc. They have been transferred to new houses for use.

  However, it is normal that empty transport boxes packed at the time of purchase are bulky and are not stored for many years. Normally, removed lighting fixtures are accommodated in a transport transport box. In general, however, it is easy to disassemble the lighting fixtures into electric bulbs (fluorescent lamps), umbrellas, and electrical parts such as switches and dimmers when they are removed. There is a need to.

In addition, as described above, since the components constituting the lighting fixture are easily damaged, for example, it is necessary to wrap with a cushioning material capable of exhibiting a sufficient buffering action and then accommodate it in a transport box. It is necessary to reassemble and install the parts again, which is very inconvenient.
JP 2000-219271 A

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and is transported for ceiling-mounted lighting fixtures that can be safely transported with the lighting fixtures attached in a very simple operation. It is an object to provide a box.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a transport box for a ceiling-mounted luminaire having a connector to be connected to a connector installed on a ceiling at a top end, and at least a side wall or a top wall A fixing member having a space part that can be opened or closed partly and that can accommodate the lighting apparatus, and a connection part that can be detached from a connected part in the lighting apparatus inside the space part. It is characterized by having.

  The present invention is accommodated in a space formed inside the transport box and connected to a connecting portion of a fixing member disposed at the upper portion of the space so as to be transported as it is attached to the ceiling. It can be housed in a box, and can be installed as it is on the ceiling as it is taken out from the connecting portion at the transport destination, so that the work efficiency is very good.

  Further, when the fixing member is a support member that is laid between opposing side walls that form a transport box, it has excellent load resistance, and when the support member is detachable, a luminaire is used. It can be inserted into and removed from the transport box while being supported by the support member, and is excellent in workability.

  When the fixing member is made of a plate material that can be inserted into and removed from an insertion shelf arranged opposite to both side walls sandwiching an opening formed on the side wall of the transport box, one of the side walls of the transport box can be opened and closed. The structure of the transport box is not complicated and the strength is excellent. Especially, when the insertion shelf is provided in a plurality of stages, select the insertion shelf according to the length of the lighting fixture. In addition to being able to be used, a plurality of lighting fixtures can be simultaneously accommodated in one transport box, and a highly efficient transport work can be performed.

  Furthermore, from the plate material that is inserted in a removable manner from the opening formed in the top surface of the transport box so that the fixed portion can be installed on the locking protrusion disposed at the same height position on the inner surface of the opposite side wall of the transport box The lighting fixture can be inserted and removed from the top surface of the transport box, and work can be easily performed even when there are no luggage or transport boxes on the floor and horizontal space, such as moving. In the case where the fixed portion is a top wall that also serves as a lid of the transport box, a normal transport box can be used as it is, so that it can be provided at low cost.

  In addition, when the connecting portion is a locking groove that locks the connected portion of the lighting fixture, the connection portion is inserted into and removed from the locking groove, so that a special connecting member is not required and the productivity is increased. It is also effective from the aspect of product management.

  Furthermore, when the connection part has the same function as a connection tool attached to the ceiling for connecting the connected part of the lighting fixture provided on the bottom surface of the fixing member, the connection part is installed on the ceiling. The connection or disconnection work can be performed very easily by the same procedure as in the case, and it is also possible to cope with a ceiling-type lighting fixture that is directly attached to the ceiling that has been frequently used recently.

  In addition, when a cushioning material is disposed on at least a part of the inner surface of the side wall and the bottom wall of the transport box, the lighting fixture accommodated during transport is prevented from shaking to prevent contact with the side wall. In addition, even if the connection is cut off and the luminaire is dropped, it can be prevented from being damaged.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to transport a lighting fixture once installed on a ceiling or the like very easily and without damaging it, such as when moving, and the lighting fixture itself is troublesome to disassemble and reassemble. It can be transported in the same state as it is attached, which is very convenient.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of a transport box 1 used in a ceiling-mounted lighting fixture 2 that is suspended from the illustrated ceiling, for example, as shown in FIG. The lighting fixture 2 is a lower portion of a fixture 21 formed in a substantially T shape by a hard synthetic resin generally used for connecting to a fixture (not shown) provided on the ceiling at the upper end. A dimming unit 23 that holds a lighting fixture 23 such as a fluorescent lamp 22 and accommodates a switch and various electric components is connected to the dimming unit 23 via a connection cord, and a light-transmitting umbrella is supported by the dimming unit 23. It is quite common.

  The transport box 1 that houses the luminaire 2 is, for example, a so-called corrugated cardboard formed of paper or a hard synthetic resin plate as a raw material, as conventionally used for moving or transporting. The whole has a rectangular box shape, and the top wall is divided into a front top wall 1a and a rear top wall 1b at the center, and the front top wall 11a and the rear top wall 11b are connected to each other. The front and rear side walls 12a and 12b are formed to be openable and closable. In particular, the front side wall 12a is provided with an opening / closing portion 13a below, and as shown in FIG. When the wall 11a and the front side wall 12a are opened, an opening 14 having a size that can be inserted / removed in the lateral direction in a state where the fixture 21 having the lighting fixture 2 at its upper end is grasped is formed.

  Further, the transport box 1 is provided with a fixing member 3 made of a support member provided at the center upper portion of the non-open side walls 12c and 12d. As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing member 3 is formed with a fitting insertion hole 41a through which a connecting tool 21 formed in a T-shape of the luminaire 2 can be inserted and penetrated at the center, and the top surface. 41 b has a fixing member 41 provided with a connecting portion from which the connected portion 21 can be detached by a fitting insertion groove 41 c of the to-be-connected tool 21 that is concentric and orthogonal to the fitting insertion hole 41 a.

  Further, the transport box 1 has a space 5 that can be accommodated in a state where the lighting fixture 2 is suspended below the fixing member 3.

  In the drawings, reference numeral 61 denotes a button-like engagement tool for closing the opening / closing part, 62 denotes a surface-like engagement tool, 63 denotes side walls 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d forming the transport box 1 and the bottom. A number of air-protruding buffer members disposed on the inner surface of the wall 15.

  In order to use this embodiment, the transport box 1 is arranged below the ceiling where the lighting fixture 2 is installed, and as shown in FIG. 1A, the top wall 11a and the front side wall 12b The lighting fixture 2 suspended from the ceiling with the door opened is removed from a connecting portion (not shown) installed on the ceiling, and the to-be-connected tool 21 formed in the T-shape is gripped to carry the transport box 1. 2B, the fitting 21 is inserted into the insertion hole 41a from below as shown in FIG. 2 (B). As shown in the figure, the connector 21 is connected to the fixing member 3 by being rotated 90 degrees in the horizontal direction and moved downward to be inserted into the insertion groove 41c, and is accommodated in a suspended state in the fixing member 3, and then The top wall 11a and the front side wall 12b are closed and fixed using the anchoring devices 61 and 62, etc. Conveyed by conventional means with conveyed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the luminaire 2 suspended from the ceiling is disassembled and wrapped in cushioning materials and stored in the transport box, as in the prior art. It can be transported and can be transported very easily and in a short time.

  The lighting fixture 2 to be transported is usually adjusted in accordance with the environment in which the length of the portion of the cord 24 is used, and when the length is not large enough to accommodate the height of the transporting box 1 to be accommodated. Since a part of the cord 24 is wound and fastened with a rubber band or a clip, the length can be adjusted to the accommodation box 1, so that the transport box 1 having a different height is not prepared.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, since the storage is housed in the transport box 1 in a suspended state as in use, it can be transported in an extremely stable state without any excessive force, Even if the transport box 1 is tilted during transport, the luminaire 2 is maintained in a vertical state and is not disassembled inside. In particular, in the present embodiment, the fitting insertion hole 41a penetrating the to-be-connected tool 21 is formed so that the long side extends along the length direction of the fixing member 3, so that there is less space in the width direction. There is no worry of lowering the strength.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the buffer member 63 is arranged on the inner surface of the transport box 1, there is no fear of damage even if the lighting fixture 2 hits, and the buffer member 63 is also particularly arranged on the bottom wall 15. Therefore, even if the luminaire 2 falls, there is no worry.

  Then, when arriving at a transport destination such as a moving destination, in order to use the operation opposite to that at the time of accommodation, that is, to use this embodiment, the transport box 1 is placed on the ceiling where the lighting fixture 2 is installed. As shown in FIG. 1 (A), the connecting portion (FIG. 1) is installed on the ceiling with the lighting fixture 2 suspended from the ceiling with the top wall 11a and the front side wall 12b open. (Not shown), and grasps the to-be-connected device 21 formed in the T-shape and accommodates it in the space portion 5 from the fitting insertion hole 41a formed in the transport box 1, as shown in FIG. Next, the tool 21 is inserted through the insertion hole 41a from the lower side, rotated 90 degrees horizontally as shown in FIG. 2C, and moved downward to be inserted into the insertion groove 41c. The connected device 21 is connected to the fixing member 3 and accommodated in a suspended state in the fixing member 3, There In closing the top wall 11a and front wall 12b is fixed with fastening device 61, 62, it is conveyed by conventional means with other conveyed. After the transport, the front top wall 11a and the front side wall 12a are opened, and the wiring device 2 is removed in a state where the connected device 21 is grasped and suspended from the fixing member 3 by the reverse operation to the above, and a new one is left as it is. What is necessary is just to attach to a connection part (not shown) installed in the ceiling which is an attachment place by a normal means.

  In this embodiment, the insertion hole 41a formed in the fixing member 3 is configured to penetrate in the vertical direction. However, an insertion groove that can be inserted from the lateral direction is formed (not shown), and the lateral direction is set. You may insert from the formed insertion port. Further, in the present embodiment, since the fitting groove 41c for fitting the connected device 21 into the fixing member 3 is formed, the lighting fixture 2 can be suspended in an extremely stable state. In the present invention, the fitting 21 may be fixed to the fixing member 3 in a detachable manner, and the fitting groove 41c is not necessarily required.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the fixing member 3 is a rod-shaped member made of wood, various hard synthetic resin materials, or the like, and is erected by the connecting tool 31, but the fixing member 3 is, for example, actual open flat 7-28086. As described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-122370, means for installing in insertion grooves formed on both side walls and extension pieces formed on the top wall are integrally formed as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-122370. The well-known means conventionally used for the transport box for hangers etc. can be used.

  4 and 5 show different embodiments of the present invention, which is a rectangular shape that can be accommodated in a state in which the lighting fixture 2 is suspended in the space 5 formed inside the transport box 1, and the like. 1 is substantially the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, but the transport box 1 can be opened and closed, for example, at the front side wall 12b and opposed to the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls 12c and 12db sandwiching the side wall 12b. Insertion shelves 71 and 71 are arranged at the height position to be provided, and has a plate-like fixing member 3 that is removably inserted in a state of being spanned over these insertion shelves 71 and 71. The fixing member 3 is formed with a rectangular hole-like insertion hole 41a for connecting the connected portion 21 disposed at the upper end of the lighting fixture 2 at the substantially center.

  In order to use this embodiment, the connected portion 21 of the lighting fixture 2 removed from the ceiling is inserted into the fitting insertion hole 41a formed in the plate-like fixing member 3 from the lower surface side, and then rotated to rotate the connected portion. 21 is placed on the top surface 41b of the fixing member, the lighting fixture 2 is suspended, and the front side wall 12b of the transport box 1 is opened as it is and is inserted into the insertion shelves 71 and 71 from the opening 14 formed. What is necessary is just to accommodate in the space part 5 of the conveyance box 1, and to close the side wall 12b.

  As in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment can be easily and safely transported with the lighting fixture 2 attached, and in particular, a plate-like fixing member. 3 is inserted into the insertion shelves 71, 71, for example, by arranging a plurality of sets of insertion shelves 71, 71 at different height positions so as to match the length of the lighting fixture 2 to be conveyed It is not necessary to adjust the winding of the cord by selecting, and when the height of the transport box 1 is designed to be high, a plurality of lighting fixtures 2 can be accommodated in one transport box 1 (See FIG. 6), which is extremely efficient.

  In the present embodiment, the connected portion 21 is inserted through the insertion hole 41a and rotated as means for suspending the lighting fixture from the fixing member 3, but if necessary, the connected portion can be connected using an adhesive tape or the like. The portion 21 may be fixed to the top surface 41 b of the fixing member 3.

  FIG. 7 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. The top walls 11a and 11b of the transport box 1 can be opened and closed, and the opening 14 formed by opening the top walls 11a and 11b is formed in the opening 14 shown in FIG. 5 and 5 in a state where the luminaire 2 is suspended from a plate-like fixing member 3 similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, and at least a predetermined height position on the inner surfaces of the side walls 12c and 12d facing each other of the transport box 1. It locks to the formed locking protrusions 72, 72, and the luminaire 2 can be inserted / removed from the top surface of the transport box 1, and a load and a transport box are arranged in parallel on the floor surface, such as moving. Even if there is no space in the horizontal direction, the work can be done easily.

  Furthermore, FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which is different in that the fixing portion 3 is a top wall 11 that also serves as a lid of the transport box 1. In this embodiment, since a normal transport box can be used as it is, it can be provided at low cost.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the connecting member 9 having a locking structure similar to that of the connecting member (not shown) of the lighting fixture 2 provided on the ceiling with the fixing member 3 for fixing the lighting fixture 2 also serves as a lid. It is installed on the bottom surface of the top wall 11, and the ceiling-type lighting fixture 2 that is directly attached to the ceiling that does not have a hanging mechanism as shown in the figure is also transported very easily by removing it from the ceiling and reattaching it as it is. And can be reattached.

  In addition, it cannot be overemphasized that this Embodiment can be implemented similarly about the said hanging type lighting fixture 2, Furthermore, also with respect to each said embodiment, the ceiling like a present Example is prepared as the fixing member 3. Needless to say, a connecting member having a locking structure similar to that of the connecting fixture (not shown) of the illuminating device 2 can be used as the fixing member 3. In this case, the attachment and detachment is easy and the connection is reliable. It is.

  Moreover, although the buffer member 63 is not shown except the case of FIG. 3 about each said embodiment, except for the case where the transport box 1 itself has the outstanding buffer property, it buffers on the inner surface of the transport box 1 as needed. Arrange the members. Further, the cushioning member does not have to be the protrusion-shaped member shown in FIG. 3, and does not have to be directly arranged on each wall surface, and is used to hold an air bag or a solid cushion material in the gap as in the past. It may be.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The preferred embodiment of this invention is shown, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a perspective view which shows a use condition. Explanatory drawing which shows the procedure which fixes the lighting fixture in embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a use state in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. The perspective view which shows different embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the use condition in embodiment shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the example from which the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 differs. The perspective view which shows further another embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows another embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carrying box, 2 Lighting fixture, 3 Fixing member, 5 Space part, 4 Connection part, 11, 11a, 11b Top wall, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d Side wall, 14 Opening part, 21 Connected tool, 63 Buffer member

Claims (9)

  A transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device having a connected device for connecting to a connection device installed on the ceiling at the top end, wherein at least a part of or the entire side wall or the top wall can be opened and closed, and the lighting device A ceiling-mounted illumination having a space member capable of accommodating a space and a fixing member provided inside the space portion and having a connection portion capable of detaching the connected portion of the lighting fixture. Transport box for equipment.   The transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is a support member provided between side walls facing each other forming a transport box.   The transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is made of a plate member that can be inserted into and removed from an insertion shelf that is disposed opposite to both side walls sandwiching an opening formed on a side wall of the transport box.   The transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device according to claim 3, wherein the insertion shelf is formed in a plurality of stages.   The fixing portion is made of a plate material that is removably inserted from an opening formed on the top surface of the transport box so as to be installed on a locking projection disposed at the same height position on the inner surface of at least the opposite side wall of the transport box. Item 2. A transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device according to item 1.   The transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the fixed portion is a top wall that also serves as a lid of the transport box, and a lighting device is suspended from the top wall.   The transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is a locking groove for locking a connected portion of the lighting device.   The said connection part has the latching function similar to the connection tool for attaching to the ceiling the to-be-connected part of the said lighting fixture with which the bottom face of the said fixing member was equipped, or 7. A transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device according to 7. The transport box for a ceiling-mounted lighting device according to claim 1, wherein a cushioning material is disposed on at least a part of the inner surface of the side wall and the bottom wall of the transport box.

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