JP2009158354A - Lighting unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting unit that efficiently dissipates heat from a substrate having a plurality of light-emitting elements. <P>SOLUTION: The lighting unit 1 has a rectangular substrate 2, in which a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements 23a are arranged on one main face at prescribed intervals, reflector members 3A, 3B for reflecting light from the semiconductor light-emitting elements 23a in a prescribed direction, and a case member 4 for supporting the substrate 2 while holding the reflector members 3A, 3B. The case member 4 has a bottom-plate part 47 facing the other main face of the substrate 2 at a prescribed interval, and substrate supporting ribs 43a-43e erected on the bottom-plate part 47 at prescribed intervals so as to be almost in parallel with a short-side direction of the substrate 2 while supporting the substrate 2. A space part 71 formed between the substrate 2 and the bottom-plate part 47 is opened on the side of one long side and on the side of the other long side of the bottom-plate part 47 along the long sides. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting unit, for example, a lighting unit used for lighting for open showcases used for display of various products including refrigerated and frozen foods.

  Conventionally, a fluorescent lamp is used as an illumination light source used for illuminating an article displayed on a display shelf such as a showcase. The illumination light source has an important role in illuminating various products displayed in a showcase or the like and showing the product value of the product.

  In recent years, an illumination unit using a semiconductor light emitting element such as a light emitting diode as a light source has been proposed as an alternative illumination unit of an illumination unit using a fluorescent lamp. For example, the LED array is arranged on the front surface, the wiring pattern of the LED is formed on the front and back surfaces, and the substrate on which the through-hole is formed so as to be surrounded by the LED is mounted on the bottomed cylindrical housing with the LED array The lighting unit has a structure in which air is exhausted from the bottom of the housing so that the space is parallel to the opening surface of the housing and a gap is formed between the inner surface of the housing and the substrate. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

In such an illumination unit in which a plurality of LEDs are integrated and disposed, the temperature of the substrate on which the LEDs are disposed increases by causing the LEDs to emit light, and thus means for suppressing the temperature increase of the substrate is required. In the lighting unit disclosed in Patent Document 1, the temperature of the substrate when the LED is caused to emit light is increased by air passing through a through hole provided in the substrate and air passing through a gap between the inner surface of the housing and the substrate. Suppressed.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-108544 (Claim 1, FIG. 2, etc.)

  However, in the illumination unit disclosed in Patent Document 1, the air passing through the through hole provided in the substrate is in a direction to escape from the light irradiation surface by the LED to the bottom side of the housing. For this reason, since the substrate is cooled by the air heated by the light from the LEDs, the temperature rise of the substrate may not be sufficiently suppressed, particularly in the central portion of the substrate. In addition, air taken into the bottom of the housing from the outer periphery of the substrate flows toward the bottom of the housing in a direction orthogonal to the main surface of the substrate. There is a possibility that the temperature rise of the substrate cannot be sufficiently suppressed.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this situation, and it aims at providing the illumination unit which can perform the thermal radiation from the board | substrate provided with the several light emitting element uniformly.

  An illumination unit according to the present invention includes a rectangular substrate having a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on one main surface at predetermined intervals, a reflector member disposed on the substrate, and reflecting light from the light emitting elements in a predetermined direction. A case member that supports the substrate and holds the reflector member at a position that reflects the light of the light emitting element in a predetermined direction, wherein the case member is the other of the substrates. A bottom plate portion that faces the main surface at a predetermined interval; and a substrate support rib that is erected at a predetermined interval on the bottom plate portion so as to be substantially parallel to the short direction of the substrate and supports the substrate. The space formed between the substrate and the bottom plate is open along the long side on one long side and the other long side of the bottom plate. .

  With such a configuration, when the temperature of the substrate rises due to light emission of the light emitting element, the air in the vicinity of the substrate is warmed, and thus the warmed air is transferred from the space formed between the substrate and the bottom plate of the case member to the substrate. Since it is easily discharged using the short direction, heat can be uniformly dissipated, and the temperature of the substrate can be maintained uniformly throughout the substrate. In addition, when the temperature of the substrate is rising, when a person tries to adjust the installation state of the lighting unit, the bottom plate portion of the case member prevents the person from directly touching the heated substrate. Therefore, safety is ensured. Furthermore, since the substrate is supported by a plurality of substrate support ribs, the occurrence of bending due to changes in the substrate temperature or bias can be suppressed, and the light irradiation state can be maintained well.

  The reflector member has a structure that irradiates light from the light emitting element in a substantially short direction of the substrate, and is along the long side of the bottom plate portion on the opposite side of the light reflection direction by the reflector member. The edge is located on the light reflection direction side of the reflector member with respect to the edge along the long side of the substrate.

  According to such a configuration, the opening of the space portion formed between the substrate and the bottom plate portion of the case member opens widely on the bottom plate portion side on the side opposite to the light irradiation direction. Therefore, even when the lighting unit is arranged near the wall surface such that light is irradiated from the wall surface such as the ceiling in a direction substantially orthogonal to the wall surface, good heat dissipation performance can be ensured.

  The substrate support rib extends in a direction intersecting with a short direction of the bottom plate portion at a predetermined angle.

  According to such a configuration, even when the illumination unit is arranged so that the longitudinal direction of the illumination unit (longitudinal direction of the substrate and the bottom plate portion) is parallel to the vertical direction, along the inclination of the substrate support rib. Since the air warmed by the substrate is discharged from the space formed between the substrate and the bottom plate portion, good heat dissipation is obtained.

  The substrate support rib has a substantially V-shaped shape that intersects the short side direction of the bottom plate portion at a predetermined angle.

  According to such a configuration, even when the illumination unit is disposed so that its longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction of the substrate and the bottom plate portion) is parallel to the vertical direction, the substrate is aligned along the inclination of the substrate support rib. Since the air heated by is discharged from the space formed between the substrate and the bottom plate portion, good heat dissipation is obtained.

  According to the present invention, heat radiation from a substrate having a plurality of light-emitting elements is performed uniformly and easily, whereby the temperature of the substrate can be kept uniform over the entire substrate. In addition, safety is ensured because a person cannot touch the heated substrate. Furthermore, since the occurrence of bending due to changes in the substrate temperature or bias is suppressed, the light irradiation state can be maintained well.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

《Lighting unit》
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an illumination unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an assembly process and a completed state of the illumination unit. FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the lighting unit.
As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting unit 1 includes a substrate 2, reflector members 3A and 3B, a case member 4, cover members 5A and 5B, holder members 6A ₁ , 6A ₂ , 6B ₁ and 6B ₂ , Brackets 7A and 7B are provided.

  The substrate 2 is configured by bonding a circuit substrate 21 and a heat dissipation substrate 22 together. The circuit board 21 is formed in a rectangular shape, and a plurality of light-emitting portions 23 including semiconductor light-emitting elements 23a are disposed on one main surface at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. The circuit board 21 is provided with wiring patterns (not shown) for causing the semiconductor light emitting elements 23a to emit light, and various elements (not shown) for causing the semiconductor light emitting elements 23a to emit light are mounted. ing. As the circuit board 21, in order to efficiently dissipate heat generated when the semiconductor light emitting element 23a emits light, a material having high thermal conductivity is preferably used, and a glass epoxy board or an aluminum board is preferably used.

The heat dissipation substrate 22 is made of a metal material having high thermal conductivity such as aluminum, copper, iron, and stainless steel. In order to engage with the pair of holder members 6A ₁ , 6A ₂ and the pair of holder members 6B ₁ , 6B ₂ at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the heat radiating substrate 22, the heat radiating substrate 22 extends outward in the longitudinal direction. Trapezoidal first engagement protrusions 22a and 22b are provided. Further, in the vicinity of the long side edge (hereinafter referred to as “front side edge”) 25 on the cover 5A side of the heat dissipation board 22, fitting ports 25a, 25b, 25c, and 25d for fitting with the cover members 5A and 5B are provided. It has been.

  In the board | substrate 2, it is preferable that the circuit board 21 and the thermal radiation board | substrate 22 are joined via the heat conductive sheet (not shown). The heat conductive sheet preferably has, for example, a thermal conductivity of about 1 W / (m · K) or more and is insulative. Thereby, electrical connection between the circuit board 21 and the heat dissipation board 22 is prevented, insulation between the light emitting portions 23 is maintained, and heat generated from the semiconductor light emitting element 23a can be efficiently radiated. As the heat conductive sheet, for example, silicone rubber or the like can be used. In the case of using a heat conductive sheet, the thickness, shape, size, etc. can be appropriately adjusted in consideration of the size, shape, etc. of the lighting unit 1, but have the same shape and size as the circuit board 21. It is preferable.

  The substrate 2 may have a structure in which the circuit board 21 and the heat dissipation board 22 are integrally formed. In this case, it is preferable to use a material made of a material having excellent thermal conductivity. The lower surface of the heat dissipation substrate 22 may be roughened or may have irregularities or the like from the viewpoint of improving heat dissipation.

  The light emitting portions 23 are preferably arranged on the upper surface of the substrate 2 at equal intervals. As a result, a uniform light distribution can be realized, and a heat distribution generated from the semiconductor light emitting element 23a can be made uniform.

  The light emitting unit 23 includes one or a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements 23a. As the semiconductor light emitting element 23a, a structure in which the light distribution when observed from the upper side of the substrate 2 has a substantially Lambertian distribution is preferably used. Thereby, it can be set as the illumination unit 1 with little brightness nonuniformity, high efficiency, and few glares. In particular, by using the semiconductor light emitting element 23a that emits light corresponding to RBG, color mixing can be improved as compared with the case of using a single color semiconductor light emitting element. The semiconductor light emitting element 23a is not particularly limited as long as it emits light suitable for the purpose of use of the lighting unit 1.

  The light emitting unit 23 may be the semiconductor light emitting element 23a itself or may be covered with a package, a covering member, or the like. As the package or covering member, a wavelength conversion member (for example, a phosphor) or a member containing a diffusing agent may be used.

  The reflector members 3A and 3B reflect the light from the semiconductor light emitting element 23a in a predetermined direction. The reflector members 3 </ b> A and 3 </ b> B are approximately half the length of the circuit board 21 here, and are arranged on the board 2 side by side in the longitudinal direction of the board 2. Since the reflector members 3A and 3B have the same structure, the structure of one of the reflector members 3A will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the reflector member 3A includes side plates 36a and 36b that are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the reflector member 3A and have a substantially quarter-circular shape disposed substantially perpendicular to the substrate 2; A reflector dome portion 32a that covers the upper surface of the substrate 2 along a substantially circular arc of 36a, 36b and opens at a surface connecting the sides perpendicular to the substrate 2 in the side plates 36a, 36b, and each light emitting portion on the inner surface side of the reflector dome portion 32a The side reflectors 38 a provided so as to protrude between the light emitting portions 23 corresponding to the light emitting portions 23 are provided.

  The inner surface of the reflector member 3A, that is, the inner surfaces of the side plates 36a and 36b, the inner surfaces of the reflector dome portion 32a, and the surface of the side reflector 38a are reflecting mirror surfaces that reflect light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element 23a provided in the light emitting portion 23. It has become. In the reflector member 3A, a plurality of reflecting mirror surfaces are combined on the inner surface of the reflector dome portion 32a to form a multi-reflector (not shown). Further, in the reflector member 3A, the side reflectors 38a can reflect the unused light traveling from the light emitting units 23 in the longitudinal direction of the substrate 2 to the front side of the illumination unit 1 so as to be efficiently emitted. It has become.

  The reflector member 3 </ b> A is also configured to engage the case member 4 with the engaging claws 31 a and 31 b provided on the side plates 36 a and 36 b for engaging with the front edge 25 of the heat dissipation board 22. The protrusions 33a provided on the back surface of the reflector dome 32a along the longitudinal direction thereof, and the protrusions extending in the longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the opening surface at the upper end of the reflector dome 32a for engagement with the cover 5A. A strip 40a is provided.

  Similarly to the reflector member 3A, the reflector member 3B includes side plates 36c and 36d, a reflector dome portion 32b, a side reflector 38b, engagement claws 31c and 31d, an engagement protrusion 33b, and a protrusion 40b. I have. Since the functions and the like of these parts are the same as those described for the reflector member 3A, the description thereof is omitted here.

  As the reflector members 3A and 3B, for example, a metal film having a high light reflectivity (for example, an Al film) is deposited or plated on a resin molded product such as ABS, polycarbonate, or acrylic, and the reflecting mirror surface is formed. A metal film with high light reflectivity is deposited or plated on a metal press product such as Al or the like, or the above-mentioned reflective mirror surface is formed, or an Al plate material on which a high reflective film to be the above-mentioned reflective mirror surface is formed is pressed. What was used etc. is used suitably.

  The case member 4 supports the substrate 2 and holds the reflector members 3A and 3B. For the case member 4, for example, a resin such as ABS, polycarbonate, or acrylic can be used. As shown in FIG. 1, the case member 4 includes a reflector holding portion 41 that engages with the engaging protrusions 33a and 33b of the reflector members 3A and 3B. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 later, the reflector holding portion 41 can have a structure in which the engaging protrusions 33a and 33b are sandwiched and held between the lower end tongue side 42b and the upper end tongue side 42a. Thus, the reflector members 3A and 3B are held by the case member 4.

  The engaging protrusions 33a and 33b provided on the reflector members 3A and 3B may be provided over the entire width in the longitudinal direction of the reflector dome 32a of the reflector members 3A and 3B. Further, the engaging protrusions 33a and 33b are not limited to the shape protruding rearward as shown in FIGS. That is, the shape of the engaging ridges 33a and 33b provided on the back surface of the reflector members 3A and 3B and the shape of the reflector holding portion 41 provided on the case member 4 are appropriately engaged or fitted. Can be determined.

  The case member 4 also has a structure in which substantially rectangular substrate support ribs 43 a, 43 b, 43 c, 43 d, and 43 e that support the lower surface side of the substrate 2 are erected on the bottom plate portion 47 so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the substrate 2. Have. The substrate support ribs 43 a and 43 e at both ends form the side ends of the case member 4. The substrate support ribs 43 a, 43 b, 43 c, 43 d, and 43 e are formed so that the upper surface 44 is flush with the support surface 45 provided on the inner and rear surfaces, and supports the lower surface side of the substrate 2. The reflector holding portion 41 is connected to the substrate support ribs 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, 43e.

  As shown in FIGS. 2D and 3, when the substrate 2 is supported by the substrate support ribs 43 a, 43 b, 43 c, 43 d, 43 e, the bottom plate portion 47 of the case member 4 is the lower surface of the substrate 2. For example, even if an operator accesses the lighting unit 1 to adjust the lighting unit 1 while the lighting unit 1 is in use, the worker directly touches the substrate 2 whose temperature has increased. There is nothing. Further, a space portion 71 is formed between the substrate 2 and the bottom plate portion 47, and heat can be efficiently radiated from the space portion 71. The heat radiation form from the substrate 2 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, trapezoidal second engagement protrusions 46 a and 46 b that expand toward the outside in the longitudinal direction of the case member 4 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the case member 4. ing. The planar shapes of the second engagement protrusions 46 a and 46 b are substantially the same as the first engagement protrusions 22 a and 22 b provided on the heat dissipation board 22.

  The cover members 5A and 5B protect the surface of the substrate 2 and the inner surfaces of the reflector members 3A and 3B, make the irradiation light from the light emitting portion 23, the reflector members 3A and 3B, and the side reflector 38a uniform, and the substrate 2 and the reflector. The members 3A and 3B are firmly held. As shown in FIG. 1, the cover members 5A and 5B have the same shape, the cover member 5A covers the opening surface of the reflector member 3A, and the cover member 5B covers the opening surface of the reflector member 3B.

  Each of the cover members 5A and 5B includes lower engaging portions 51A and 51B that engage with the front side edge 25 of the substrate 2 on the lower end side, and the protrusions 40a and 40b of the reflector members 3A and 3B on the upper end side. Upper engaging portions 52A and 52B to be engaged are provided. At both ends of the lower engaging portions 51A and 51B, four fitting claws (two hooks) that fit into fitting holes 25a, 25b, 25c, and 25d formed in the heat dissipation board 22 from the lower surface side of the heat dissipation board 22, respectively. (Not shown, fitting claws 53b and 53d are shown). Further, at both ends of the upper engaging portions 52A and 52B, there are four engaging claws (two not shown, engaging claws 55b and 55d) that engage with the protrusions 40a and 40b of the reflector members 3A and 3B. Only is shown).

  The cover members 5A and 5B are not particularly limited as long as they are materials that can transmit light from the semiconductor light emitting element 23a, and materials having different translucency can be used depending on applications. For example, when strong light reaching far away is required, it must be composed of resin materials such as polycarbonate and acrylic that have high translucency, light weight, high strength, and excellent workability and heat resistance. Is preferred. On the other hand, when it is desired to irradiate soft light using the cover members 5A and 5B as surface light sources, translucent or milky white materials having a light diffusion effect can be used as the cover members 5A and 5B. For example, the light diffusing effect can be achieved by attaching a light diffusing sheet (for example, a translucent thin sheet) on the front side (outside) or back side (inside) of the cover members 5A and 5B, or on the front side of the cover members 5A and 5B. It can be obtained by subjecting the side or back side to a rough surface treatment such as sandblasting.

The holder members 6A ₁ , 6A ₂ , 6B ₁ , 6B ₂ hold the substrate 2 and the case member 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the holder members 6A ₁ , 6A ₂ , 6B ₁ , 6B ₂ are all semicylindrical and have substantially the same shape. One columnar holder is formed by the pair of holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ , and one columnar holder is formed by the pair of holder members 6B ₁ and 6B ₂ . Trapezoidal grooves 6a and 6b for accommodating the first engagement protrusions 22a and the second engagement protrusions 46a are formed on the contact surfaces of the holder members 6A ₁ and A ₂ , respectively. The holder members 6B ₁ and 6B ₂ are formed with trapezoidal grooves 6a and 6b for receiving the first engaging protrusions 22b and the second engaging protrusions 46b, respectively. An annular groove 9a is formed at the center of the outer periphery of the holder members 6A ₁ , 6A ₂ , and an annular groove 9b is formed at the center of the outer periphery of the holder members 6B ₁ , 6B ₂ .

The brackets 7A and 7B together with the holder members 6A ₁ , 6A ₂ , 6B ₁ and 6B ₂ constitute a rotation mechanism of the illumination unit 1. The brackets 7A and 7B have substantially the same structure, and the racket 7 member A is provided with a receiving hole portion 8a for fittingly receiving the holder members 6A ₁ and 6A _2, and a central portion of the inner peripheral surface of the receiving hole portion 8a. Is formed with a convex portion 10a. Similarly, the racket member 7B is provided with a receiving hole (not shown) for fitting and housing the holder members 6B ₁ and 6B ₂ , and a convex portion (not shown) is provided at the center of the inner peripheral surface of the receiving hole. ) Is formed.

When the holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ are fitted and accommodated in the receiving hole portion 8a of the bracket 7A, friction is generated between the outer periphery of the holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ and the inner peripheral surface of the receiving hole portion 8a. Using the frictional force, the holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ can be rotated with respect to the bracket 7A, and are stably locked in the receiving hole 8a. At this time, when the holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ are fitted and accommodated in the receiving hole portion 8a of the bracket 7A, the convex portion 10a is accommodated in the annular groove 9a, and from the receiving hole portion 8a of the holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ It is designed to prevent falling out of The same applies to the case where the holder member _6B 1, 6B ₂ is fitted accommodated in the receiving hole of the bracket 7B (not shown), the holder member _6B 1, 6B ₂ the bracket 7B while being accommodated in the bracket 7B On the other hand, it is rotatable and lockable.

The brackets 7A and 7B are for mounting the lighting unit 1 on a predetermined structure. As shown in FIG. 1, the bracket 7A includes mounting portions 11a ₁ and 11a ₂ for mounting on a predetermined structure, and the bracket 7B has mounting portions 11b ₁ and 11b ₂ for mounting on a predetermined structure. It has. The mounting portions 11a ₁ and 11a ₂ have a spring property. For example, the predetermined structure includes a fitting portion that is complementary to the shape of the mounting portions 11a ₁ and 11a ₂ , and the bracket 7A is attached to the fitting portion. when attached to, after being inserted in the loading portion in a state flexed so come close the distal ends of the mounting portion _11a 1, 11a _2, by eliminating the bending, the mounting portion _11a 1, 11a ₂ Is fitted to the fitting site. The same applies to the mounting portions 11b ₁ and 11b ₂ .

  Next, a method for assembling the lighting unit 1 will be described with reference mainly to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the circuit board 21 and the heat dissipation board 22 are bonded together to form the board 2, and the reflector members 3 </ b> A and 3 </ b> B are attached to the board 2. The reflector members 3A, 3B are attached to the substrate 2 by arranging the reflector members 3A, 3B in the longitudinal direction so that the side plate 36b of the reflector member 3A and the side plate 36c of the reflector member 3B are close to each other, and engaging claws 31a, 31b, This is performed by engaging 31 c and 31 d with the front edge 25 of the substrate 2.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2B, the substrate 2 to which the reflector members 3 </ b> A and 3 </ b> B are attached is attached to the case member 4. More specifically, the lower surface side (the heat dissipation substrate 22 side) of the substrate 2 is placed on the upper surface 44 of the substrate support ribs 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, and 43e of the case member 4, and the back of the case member 4 from the front surface side. The substrate 2 and the reflector members 3A and 3B are inserted toward the surface. Accordingly, the lower surface side of the substrate 2 is supported by the upper surface 44 and the support surface 45 of the substrate support ribs 43 a, 43 b, 43 c, 43 d, 43 e of the case member 4, and between the lower surface of the substrate 2 and the bottom plate portion 47 of the case member 4. A space portion 71 is formed in the space (see FIGS. 2D and 3). Further, the engaging protrusions 33 a and 33 b provided on the reflector members 3 </ b> A and 3 </ b> B are sandwiched between the reflector holding portions 41. Further, the first engagement protrusion 22a and the second engagement protrusion 46a overlap (not shown in FIG. 2B), and the first engagement protrusion 22b and the second engagement protrusion 46b overlap.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2C, the first engaging protrusion 22a and the second engaging protrusion 46a that overlap each other are shown in FIG. 2C so that the substrate 2 and the case member 4 do not come off. (Not shown) is sandwiched between a pair of holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ and accommodated in a hole formed by combining trapezoidal grooves 6a and 6b respectively provided in the holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ . Thereafter, the holder members 6A ₁ and 6A ₂ are locked to the receiving hole portion 8a of the bracket 7A. Similarly, the overlapped first engaging protrusion 22b and second engaging protrusion 46b are sandwiched between a pair of holder members 6B ₁ and 6B ₂ and trapezoidal grooves 6a provided in the holder members 6B ₁ and 6B ₂ respectively. , 6b are accommodated in a hole formed by combination. Thereafter, the holder members 6B ₁ and 6B ₂ are locked in receiving holes (not shown) of the bracket 7B.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2C, the lower engaging portions 51A and 51B of the cover members 5A and 5B are engaged with the front edge 25 of the substrate 2, and the upper engaging portions 52A and 52B are engaged. Engage with the protrusions 40a and 40b of the reflector members 3A and 3B. More specifically, four fitting claws (two are not shown and fitting claws 53b and 53d are shown) provided in the lower engagement portions 51A and 51B are fitted into the heat radiation board 22. Four engaging claws (two are not shown and the engaging claws 55b and 55d are shown) provided in the upper engaging portions 52A and 52B are fitted to the joints 25a, 25b, 25c and 25d, and the reflector member The protrusions 40a and 40b of 3A and 3B are engaged.

  In this way, by attaching the cover members 5A and 5B to the opening surfaces (irradiation surfaces) of the reflector members 3A and 3B, the reflector members 3A and 3B and the substrate 2 are tightly fixed, and FIG. And the illumination unit 1 shown by FIG. 3 is assembled. As described above, the assembly of the lighting unit 1 is performed simply and easily by engaging and locking the mutual members by the engaging portions and the like provided in various places without using fixing members such as screws. be able to. Moreover, after the assembly, the component members can be coupled to each other by engaging and locking the members, thereby maintaining the coupling strength of the components over a long period of time.

<< Usage example of lighting unit and form of heat dissipation from substrate >>
FIG. 4A shows a schematic perspective view of a showcase provided with the illumination unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 4B schematically shows a light distribution state of illumination light in the showcase. Moreover, the figure which represented typically the thermal radiation state from an illumination unit in FIG. 5 is shown. The showcase 60 has a plurality of (four) light-transmissive display shelves 61 provided in the vertical direction and a display part 62 provided at the bottom. Inside the upper front end 63 of the showcase 60, a plurality of lighting units 1 are arranged along the longitudinal direction.

In the showcase 60, as shown in FIG. 4B, the light R emitted from the illumination unit 1 attached to the inside of the upper front end 63 is distributed to the display shelf 61 and the display unit 62. In the lighting unit 1, the bracket 7A, utilizing the frictional force generated between the 7B and the holder member _{6A 1, 6A 2, 6B 1} , 6B 2, the holder member _6A 1, 6A ₂ and the holder member _6B 1, 6B ₂ The light emission direction (that is, the direction of the cover members 5A and 5B (not shown in FIG. 4, refer to FIG. 2 (d), etc.)) is arbitrarily adjusted and held with the axis connecting the two as the rotation axis. Can do. For example, the bottom plate portion 47 portion of the case member 4 and the upper engagement portions 52A and 52B portions of the cover members 5A and 5B are grasped by hand and rotated by a certain angle to change the light R emission direction. If the hand is released at a fixed time, the desired light distribution state can be easily obtained.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5 (refer to FIG. 3 as appropriate), the lower surface of the substrate 2 (heat dissipation substrate 22) is covered with the bottom plate portion 47 of the case member 4, so There is no direct contact, ensuring safety. Further, a space portion 71 is formed between the substrate 2 and the bottom plate portion 47 of the case member 4, and the space portion 71 is open on both long sides of the substrate 2. Thereby, the air warmed in the space 71 by the substrate 2 is easily discharged outside the space 71 through the short direction of the substrate 2 by natural convection. Thus, the temperature rise of the substrate 2 can be suppressed. Since the substrate support ribs 43b, 43c, and 43d are provided in parallel with the short direction of the substrate 2, heat dissipation from the substrate 2 is not hindered, and the strength of the case member 4 can be increased.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lighting unit 1 is disposed in the upper front end portion 63 in the vicinity of the upper front end portion 63, and the opening surface on the upper front end portion 63 side in the space 71 is close to the upper front end portion 63. In this case, it is preferable that the opening surface on the upper front end portion 63 side of the case member 4 is a tapered opening surface 72 in which the space portion 71 opens greatly on the bottom plate portion 47 side so that heat does not accumulate in the space portion 71. . That is, on the side opposite to the light irradiation direction of the illumination unit 1 (that is, the light reflection direction by the reflector members 3 </ b> A and 3 </ b> B), the edge along the long side of the bottom plate portion 47 is more than the edge along the long side of the substrate 2. 1 is located on the light irradiation direction side. Thereby, not only the short direction of the board | substrate 2 but the heat dissipation path | route to the direction which faces the board | substrate 2 is securable. In this way, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a deflection due to an excessive temperature rise of the substrate 2 or a deviation in the optical axis for condensing light by the reflector members 3A and 3B due to the deflection of the substrate 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the illumination unit 1 is not necessarily arranged such that the longitudinal direction thereof is the horizontal direction. Therefore, it is also preferable to change the form of the substrate support ribs 43b, 43c, 43d provided on the case member 4 according to the position and environment where the lighting unit 1 is attached. FIG. 6A shows a schematic perspective view of another case member used in the lighting unit, and FIG. 6B shows a schematic perspective view of still another case member used in the lighting unit.

  The case member 4A replaces the substrate support ribs 43b, 43c, 43d of the case member 4, and extends in a direction intersecting with the short direction of the bottom plate portion 47 at a certain angle, as shown in FIG. Supporting ribs 74a, 74b, and 74c are provided. The case member 4B replaces the substrate support ribs 43b, 43c, 43d of the case member 4 as shown in FIG. 6B, and has a V-shaped substrate support rib that intersects the short direction of the bottom plate portion 47 at a certain angle. 75a, 75b, and 75c.

  The illumination unit using the case members 4A and 4B is suitable when the second engagement protrusion 46a is positioned on the upper side in the vertical direction and the second engagement protrusion 46b is positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction. The air heated by the substrate 2 rises along the substrate support ribs 74a, 74b, 74c, 75a, 75b, and 75c and is discharged out of the lighting unit. Thus, the heat dissipation of the board | substrate 2 can be improved by shortening the distance where the air heated by the board | substrate 2 (not shown in FIG. 6) raises along the longitudinal direction of the board | substrate 2. FIG.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment. For example, the substrate support rib for supporting the substrate 2 does not have to be provided on the case member 4, but a heat dissipation fin provided upright on the lower surface of the heat dissipation substrate 22 is provided, and the heat dissipation fin is used as the substrate support rib. It is good also as a structure made to contact the baseplate part 47 of the case member 4. FIG. The heat dissipating fin increases the heat dissipating area and further improves the heat dissipating property. Further, in order to cope with the case where it is unclear whether the lighting unit 1 is horizontally installed whose longitudinal direction is the horizontal direction or vertical installation whose longitudinal direction is the vertical direction, for example, the longitudinal direction of the substrate support rib is set to the bottom plate portion. It is good also as a louver structure which can be arbitrarily adjusted with respect to the short direction of 47.

  Moreover, the lighting unit 1 according to the present invention is not limited to a showcase, and can be used as, for example, various indoor and outdoor direct lighting, indirect lighting, outdoor signboard display lighting, and the like.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the illumination unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly process and completion state of an illumination unit. It is a back perspective view of an illumination unit. (A) is a schematic perspective view of the showcase provided with the illumination unit, (b) is a figure which shows typically the light distribution state of the illumination light in a showcase. It is the figure which showed typically the heat dissipation state from an illumination unit. (A) is a schematic perspective view of another case member used for an illumination unit, (b) is a schematic perspective view of another case member used for an illumination unit.

Explanation of symbols

1 lighting unit 2 substrate 3A, 3B reflector member 4, 4A, 4B casing member 5A, 5B cover member 6a, 6b trapezoidal groove _{6A 1, 6A 2, 6B 1} , 6B 2 holder member 7A, 7B bracket 8a receiving hole portion 9a , 9b annular groove 10a convex portion 11a ₁ , 11a ₂ , 11b ₁ , 11b ₂ mounting portion 21 circuit board 22 heat dissipation substrate 22a, 22b first engaging protrusion 23 light emitting portion 23a semiconductor light emitting element 25 front side edge
25a, 25b, 25c, 25d Mating holes 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d Engaging claws 32a, 32b Reflector dome parts 33a, 33b Engaging protrusions 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d Side plates 38a, 38b Side reflectors 40a, 40b Strip 41 Reflector holding portion 42a Top tongue 42b Bottom tongue 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, 43e Substrate support rib 44 Top surface 45 Support surface 46a, 46b Second engagement protrusion 47 Bottom plate portion 51A, 51B Lower engagement portion 52A , 52B Upper engagement portion 53b, 53d Fitting claw 55b, 55d Engagement claw 60 Showcase 61 Display shelf 62 Display portion 63 Upper front end 71 Space portion 72 Tapered opening surfaces 74a, 74b, 74c Substrate support ribs 75a, 75b, 75c Substrate support rib

Claims (4)

A rectangular substrate having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged at predetermined intervals on one main surface;
A reflector member disposed on the substrate and reflecting light of the light emitting element in a predetermined direction;
A case member that supports the substrate and holds the reflector member at a position that reflects light of the light emitting element in a predetermined direction,
The case member is
A bottom plate portion facing the other main surface of the substrate at a predetermined interval;
A substrate support rib that is erected on the bottom plate portion at a predetermined interval so as to be substantially parallel to the short direction of the substrate, and supports the substrate;
The space portion formed between the substrate and the bottom plate portion is open along the long side on one long side and the other long side of the bottom plate portion. unit. The reflector member has a structure that irradiates light from the light emitting element in a substantially short direction of the substrate,
On the opposite side of the light reflection direction by the reflector member, the edge along the long side of the bottom plate portion is located closer to the light reflection direction side by the reflector member than the edge along the long side of the substrate. The lighting unit according to claim 1.   The lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein the substrate support rib extends in a direction intersecting with a short direction of the bottom plate portion at a predetermined angle.   The lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein the substrate support rib has a substantially V-shape that intersects with a short angle of the bottom plate portion at a predetermined angle.

Images