JP2009097230A - Handrail with lighting - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail with lighting capable of combining functions of a handrail, a night-light, and an emergency flashlight, and of contributing to safety and convenience. <P>SOLUTION: The handrail with lighting 1 includes a hollow rod-like handrail body 2 fitted to a skeleton 23 of a building, and a transportable lighting device 3. The transportable lighting device 3 houses a battery 4 in it, and has a light source part 5 at the end to emit light by the power of the battery 4. The transportable lighting device 3 is detachably inserted into the handrail body 2, and the light source part 5 is exposed from the handrail body 2 in the inserted state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an illuminated handrail that can be used as a night light in daily life and as a flashlight in an emergency.

Various lighting devices for entrance railings have been developed for the purpose of securing the brightness of the feet, clarifying the position of the handrail at night, etc., and using it as a nightlight. A number of inventions relating to the mounting method and wiring processing method have been proposed.
On the other hand, with respect to emergency flashlights, many inventions relating to lighting methods, power supply methods, and the like have been proposed.

In general, it is necessary to install a handrail in a house only after the resident is aged. However, the installation of handrails is useful even for the younger generation, considering the safety in emergencies, the convenience of daily life, and the fact that even now healthy people are needed when they get older It should be.
On the other hand, the night light is not necessary if the main light is turned on, but it is convenient in that it can walk without turning on the main light at night.
In addition, emergency flashlights are not necessary in daily life, and if installed in an easy-to-understand place that is easy to take out in an emergency, the interior space will not be in harmony with the interior and will stand out unnaturally. There will be resistance.

  Thus, the handrails, nightlights, and flashlights described above are convenient or necessary in the future, and are necessary only under limited circumstances. Therefore, when they are single, the appeal is low as one thing, and there are many cases where installation is not possible when considering the point that you do not want to put many things in a limited space and the cost aspect .

  An object of the present invention is to provide an illuminated handrail that can condense the functions of a handrail, nightlight, and emergency flashlight into one, and contribute to safety and convenience.

The illuminated handrail of the present invention has a hollow bar-shaped handrail body attached to a housing of a building, a light source part that incorporates a battery and emits electric power of the battery at one end, and is detachably inserted into the handrail body Then, the portable light source is provided with the portable light source in which the light source unit is exposed from the handrail body in the inserted state.
According to this configuration, the portable lighting device can be used as a nightlight when the portable lighting device is inserted into the handrail body. Moreover, in the state which removed the portable lighting fixture from the handrail main body, a portable lighting fixture can be used as a flashlight. As a result, the functions of handrails, nightlights, and emergency flashlights can be condensed into one, contributing to safety and convenience. Also, in the form used as a nightlight, only the light source part is exposed at the end of the handrail and the main body of the portable lighting device is not exposed, so it can be harmonized with the interior of a building such as a house and unnaturally stand out. Can be resolved. Moreover, since it can always be lit at night, its presence is easy to understand when taking it out as a flashlight in an emergency.

In this invention, the battery of the portable illuminating device is a storage battery, and the charging device for charging the battery of the portable illuminating device with the portable illuminating device inserted in the handrail main body is the handrail main body. It may be provided inside.
In the case of this configuration, the storage battery of the portable illuminator is automatically charged in a state where the portable illuminator is used as a nightlight (a state in which the portable illuminator is inserted into the handrail body). For this reason, unlike dry batteries, there is no problem of running out of batteries without paying attention to battery replacement. When using portable lighting as a flashlight in an emergency (remove portable lighting from the handrail body) In the case of use), the light source part of the portable lighting device can be made to emit light with the power of the storage battery.

In the present invention, in the state where the portable lighting device is in the handrail main body, the light intensity emitted from the light source unit of the portable lighting device is reduced compared to the case where the light is emitted by the battery in a state where it is detached from the handrail main body. An optical device may be provided in the handrail body.
The illuminance required for the nightlight is lower than that required for the flashlight. For this reason, if the brightness is suitable for either one, it is inconvenient to use, and it is inconvenient in case of an emergency emergency to perform the dimming switch operation when the portable lighting device is taken out. When the light control device is provided as in the above configuration, when the portable lighting device is used as a nightlight, the light intensity emitted from the light source unit of the portable lighting device is automatically adjusted to a light intensity suitable for the nightlight. Moreover, since it becomes brighter when it is taken out from the handrail body, the dimming work becomes unnecessary and the emergency response is improved.

  The illuminated handrail of the present invention has a hollow bar-shaped handrail body attached to a housing of a building, a light source part that incorporates a battery and emits electric power of the battery at one end, and is detachably inserted into the handrail body Since the light source unit is equipped with a portable lighting fixture that is exposed from the handrail body in the inserted state, the functions of the handrail, nightlight, and emergency flashlight can be condensed into one, for safety and convenience. Can contribute.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the illuminated handrail of this embodiment. This illuminated handrail 1 includes a hollow bar-shaped handrail main body 2 attached to a housing of a building, and two portable lighting fixtures 3. In the example of FIG. 1, the handrail body 2 is a cylindrical member made of a metal pipe, a resin pipe, or the like, and is attached to the wall 23 of the building in a vertical posture via attachment members 21 and 22. The portable lighting device 3 incorporates a storage battery 4 as a battery, and has a light source unit 5 at one end. Here, a light source (not shown) made up of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is used as the light source unit 5 and these light sources are controlled by a single light-transmitting cover or the like. The unit 5 may be composed of one light source. It should be noted that the “light source unit” referred to in this specification includes, in addition to a light source such as a light emitting diode or a light bulb, a cover or a reflection plate that covers these, such a cover or a reflection plate.

  One portable illumination tool 3 is detachably inserted into the handrail body 2 at the upper end portion of the handrail body 2, and is attached so that the light source unit 5 is exposed from the upper end of the handrail body 2 in the inserted state. Another portable illumination device 3 is also detachably inserted into the handrail main body 2 at the lower end portion of the handrail main body 2 and attached so that the light source unit 5 is exposed from the lower end of the handrail main body 2 in the inserted state. The portable lighting device 3 is used as a flashlight in a state where it is detached from the handrail main body 2, and the storage battery 4 serves as a power source for causing the light source unit 5 to emit light when used as a flashlight. Moreover, the portable lighting fixture 3 is used as a nightlight in the state inserted in the handrail main body 2.

  Each portable illuminator 3 includes the light source 5 and the illuminator base 7, and a male screw part 6 serving as an attachment part to the handrail body 2 is provided at the end of the illuminator base 7 on the light source part 5 side. It has been. The illuminator base 7 is formed of a hollow case such as a cylindrical shape, and a circuit portion including the storage battery 4 and the switching circuit 8 is incorporated therein. The portable lighting device 3 is inserted into the handrail main body 2, and the male screw portion 6 is screwed into female screw portions 2 a formed on the inner periphery of the upper and lower ends of the handrail main body 2. Removably attached to the upper and lower ends. At the end of the illuminator base 7, a socket 9 is provided that is coupled to the plug 13 of the power supply circuit unit 10 in the handrail body 2 in a state where the portable illuminator 3 is inserted into the handrail body 2. ing. The socket 9 is electrically connected to the circuit portion in the lighting fixture base 7. These socket 9 and plug 13 constitute a connector.

  In the handrail main body 2, a power supply circuit unit 10 including a transformer (not shown), a charging device 11, a light control device 12, and the like is installed, leaving a storage space for the portable lighting device 3 at the upper and lower ends. The power circuit unit 10 is connected to an AC commercial power source (not shown) in the building by a power cord 25 wired from a peripheral wall of the handrail body 2 through a cord insertion hole 24 provided over the attachment member 22 and the wall 23. . In addition, plugs 13 are provided to project from the upper and lower ends of the power circuit unit 10. In a state where the portable lighting fixtures 3 are inserted into the upper and lower ends of the handrail main body 2, sockets 9 provided at the ends of the lighting fixture main bodies 7 of the portable lighting fixtures 3 correspond to the power supply circuit unit 10. In combination with the plug 13 to be connected, the circuit portion of each portable lighting device 3 and the power supply circuit unit 10 are electrically connected.

  The charging device 11 of the power supply circuit unit 10 is a device that charges the storage battery 4 of the portable lighting device 3 in a state where the portable lighting device 3 is inserted into the handrail body 2. The light control device 12 of the power supply circuit unit 10 uses the light intensity emitted from the light source unit 5 as a flashlight in a state where the portable lighting device 3 is inserted into the handrail body 2, that is, used as a nightlight. It is a device that performs processing to drop more than (when the storage battery 4 is used as a power source). In this embodiment in which the light source unit 5 is configured by a plurality of LEDs, the light intensity is reduced by turning off some of the LEDs. For example, when the light source unit 5 is configured by only one light emitter, The luminous intensity is lowered by adjusting the voltage applied to the light emitter. The light intensity of the light source unit 5 as a night light is 2 lux of floor surface illuminance based on the illuminance standard of JIS.

  The switching circuit 8 built in the portable lighting device 3 has a function of switching power supply to the light source unit 5 between supply from the storage battery 4 and supply from the power supply circuit unit 10. That is, basically, the switching circuit 8 supplies the power from the power supply circuit unit 10 to the light source unit 5 when the portable lighting device 3 is used as a night light inserted in the handrail body 2. In addition, the switching circuit 8 supplies the power from the storage battery 4 to the light source unit 5 when the portable lighting device 3 is used as a flashlight separated from the handrail main body 2. However, the switching circuit 8 switches the power supply to the light source unit 5 to the supply from the storage battery 4 even when the portable lighting device 3 is inserted into the handrail body 2 when the AC power supply is interrupted.

  According to the handrail with illumination of this configuration, the portable lighting device 3 can be used as a night light when the portable lighting device 3 is inserted into the handrail main body 2. Moreover, in the state which separated the portable lighting fixture 3 from the handrail main body 2, the portable lighting fixture 3 can be used as a nightlight. As a result, the functions of handrails, nightlights, and emergency flashlights can be condensed into one, contributing to safety and convenience. Moreover, in the form used as a nightlight, since only the light source part 5 is exposed at the end part of the handrail main body 2 and the main body of the portable lighting device is not exposed, the interior of the house is harmonized and may stand out unnaturally. Can be resolved. Moreover, since it can always be lit at night, its presence is easy to understand when taking it out as a flashlight in an emergency.

  In this embodiment, the portable illuminator 3 incorporates a storage battery 4 as a battery, and the storage battery 4 of the portable illuminator 3 is inserted in the handrail body 2. Since the charging device 11 for charging is provided in the handrail main body 2, the storage battery 4 of the portable lighting device 3 is automatically charged in a state where the portable lighting device 3 is used as a night light. Accordingly, when the portable lighting device 3 is used as a flashlight in an emergency (when the portable lighting device 3 is detached from the handrail body 2 and used), the light source unit 5 of the portable lighting device 3 is powered by the power of the storage battery 4. Can reliably emit light.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, in the state in which the portable lighting fixture 3 is in the handrail main body 2, the light source part 5 of the portable lighting fixture 3 is more than in the case where the storage battery 4 emits light in a state of being detached from the handrail main body 2. Since the light control device 12 for reducing the luminous intensity of the light is provided in the handrail body 2, when the portable lighting device 3 is used as a nightlight (in the state where the portable lighting device 3 is in the handrail main body 2), The light intensity emitted from the light source unit 5 of the portable lighting device 3 is automatically adjusted to a light intensity suitable for a nightlight, eliminating the need for light adjustment work.

  In the above-described embodiment, the portable lighting device 3 is attached to the handrail body 2 with a screw type. Instead of the screw type, a detachable engagement mechanism (not shown) or the like for preventing the removal is provided. May be provided. This engagement mechanism includes, for example, an engagement recess provided in one of the portable illumination device 3 and the handrail body 2 and a spring provided in the other in the fitting portion between the portable illumination device 3 and the handrail body 2. It is composed of a projecting and retracting member that is urged and projected by a member or the like and engages with the engaging recess and an engaging piece. When such an engagement mechanism is used, the portable lighting device 3 can be quickly detached from the handrail main body 2, and the emergency response is excellent.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which attached the handrail with illumination concerning one Embodiment of this invention to the wall of the building. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the removal process of the portable lighting fixture from the handrail main body in the handrail with the same illumination, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the state which removed the portable lighting fixture.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Illuminated handrail 2 ... Handrail main body 3 ... Portable illumination tool 4 ... Storage battery (battery)
5 ... Light source unit 11 ... Charging device 12 ... Light control device 23 ... Wall (building frame)

Claims (3)

  A hollow bar-shaped balustrade body attached to a housing of a building, and a light source section that incorporates a battery and emits light by the electric power of the battery at one end, and is detachably inserted into the balustrade body and the light source section in an inserted state Illuminated handrail comprising a portable illuminator that is exposed from the handrail body.   In Claim 1, the battery of the said portable illuminating device is a storage battery, The charging device which charges the battery of the said portable illuminating device in the state which this portable illuminating device was inserted in the said handrail main body is the said handrail. Illuminated handrail provided in the body. 3. The light intensity emitted from the light source unit of the portable lighting device is reduced in the state where the portable lighting device is in the handrail main body, as compared with the case where the light is emitted by the battery in a state of being detached from the handrail main body. An illuminated handrail provided with a light control device in the handrail main body.

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