JP2010229635A - Long object for building material having lighting function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a long object for building material having a lighting function constituted by a curved long member and capable of applying light uniformly in the direction of lateral cross section along the longitudinal direction of the long member. <P>SOLUTION: This long object for building material having the lighting function is provided with an optical cable 3 formed by a material having light transmission property and light diffusion property, a base member 12 having light transmission property and light diffusion property in the same way as the optical cable 3 and formed to hold the optical cable 3 in its wrapped state and having the whole shape being a tubular fixed lateral cross sectional shape, a holding member 16 for holding the base member 12, and a light emitting device 33 for transmitting light into the optical cable 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to long building materials used for handrails and the like provided to ensure the safety of pedestrians at the entrances and passages of buildings, and in particular, handrails made of such long building materials. The present invention relates to a technique in which a predetermined illumination device is provided on the lower surface side thereof, thereby forming a handrail or the like excellent in safety.

  As this type of conventional one, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-303647, a lighting device is provided on a ceiling portion of a passage and illuminates a part of the passage in a spot manner. Is mentioned. Further, like the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-34815, a lighting device and a light diffusion device for diffusing light from the lighting device are provided inside a light-transmitting hollow handrail body. What is

JP 2004-303647 A JP 2000-34815 A

  By the way, the said conventional thing, for example, what is mentioned by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2004-303647 is what illuminates one place like a spot. Therefore, in a long passage or the like, a plurality of lighting devices are required, and there is a problem that the installation cost is inevitably high. Further, the one described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-34815 is based on a point light source and is adapted to reflect this, and it is difficult to irradiate uniform light in the longitudinal direction. Has a point. Moreover, these have a problem that it is very difficult to obtain uniform brightness in the longitudinal direction on the curve. In order to solve such problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a long building material which is based on a long object member and which is irradiated with light in a uniform state in the longitudinal direction. (Problem).

  In order to solve the above problems, the following measures are taken in the present invention. That is, in the first invention which is the invention according to claim 1, for a long building material having a lighting function, an optical cable formed of a member having a light propagation property and a light diffusion property, and the optical cable, Similarly, a base member that has light propagation properties and light diffusion properties, is formed so as to hold the optical cable in a wrapped state, and is formed so as to have a constant cross-sectional shape as a whole. The configuration is such that the holding member for holding the base member and the light emitting device for sending light to the optical cable are employed.

  In the second invention which is the invention described in claim 2, the long building material having a lighting function has a C-shaped cross section and is shaped to have a predetermined length. The mold member and the mold member are provided at the opening of the C-shaped cross section of the mold member, and have a certain cross-sectional shape and a length substantially equal to the mold member. And a base member formed of a plastic material having a predetermined light diffusibility, and a side of the base member opposite to the side on which the mold member exists, and a metal member at the beginning. And a strip-shaped member formed so as to have substantially the same length as the base member, and provided in the base member along the longitudinal direction of the base member. With things I, it was decided to adopt the optical cable which is formed by a member having a light diffusing property and having a light transmissibility, the light emitting device for sending light to the optical cable, the structure was set to be from.

  Moreover, in the third invention which is the invention described in claim 3, regarding the long building material having the illumination function described in claim 2, each member including the mold member is shown in a side view or a plan view. It was decided to adopt a configuration having an arc shape.

  Moreover, in 4th invention which is invention of Claim 4, about each long building material which has the illumination function of Claim 2, each member including the said mold member is made to have a helical form. It was decided to adopt the configuration as described above.

  Moreover, in 5th invention which is invention of Claim 5, while providing the predetermined | prescribed footlight on the lower surface side of the said mold member regarding the elongate building material which has the illumination function of Claim 2 thru | or 4, The footlight and the light-emitting device are controlled so that a light-emission control device mainly including an optical sensor is provided.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the infrared sensor is mainly formed at both longitudinal ends of the mold member with respect to the long building material having the illumination function according to the fifth aspect. In this case, the light emitting device and the footlight are turned on based on a signal from the detection sensor when a person approaches the sensor.

  According to the first invention, the light emitted from the light emitting device is propagated along the optical cable in the longitudinal direction, and is emitted from the center of the optical cable toward the circumferential direction at each cross-section. Become. And the light radiated | emitted in this way is propagated to the tube-shaped base member provided around. Further, the light propagated to the base member is emitted to the outside of the base member. As a result, the base member emits predetermined light over the entire longitudinal direction and shines.

  According to the second invention, the long building material is provided in a mold member having a substantially C-shaped cross section and a C-shaped cross section of the mold member. Since it consists of the composite material formed with the base member which consists of a plastic material, the elongate building material utilized for a handrail etc. can be manufactured at low cost. Further, in the plastic base member that forms such a long building material, light emitting means (device) that mainly forms an optical cable is provided, so that the operation of the light emitting device is performed. The base member emits light in a substantially uniform state over its entirety, and exhibits an elegant appearance. In addition, the function as a guide light as a whole becomes possible, and safety can be ensured.

  Further, according to the third invention, by providing the long building material on the side wall of the staircase or the like, the function can be exhibited as a handrail and guide light. It will be possible to secure. In addition, a light-emitting body that is curved as a whole is formed, and it is possible to improve the beauty of the surroundings where the long building material is provided.

  In addition, according to the fourth invention, since the entirety is formed in a spiral form, the apparatus can be used as an illumination device for the spiral staircase by providing the apparatus at the spiral staircase, for example. As a result, safety is improved. In addition, it is possible to provide an excellent landscape in terms of appearance.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the operation of the light emitting device is controlled based on the signal from the optical sensor, and the footlight can be turned on with sunset. Further, the footlight can be turned off at dawn, so that it is possible to prevent forgetting to turn off the lighting devices including the footlight.

  In addition, according to the sixth invention, the operation of the sensing sensor makes it possible to turn on the footlight only when a person approaches and desires to use it, thereby suppressing wasteful power consumption and the like. Will be able to. As a result, energy saving can be achieved.

FIG. 1 relates to a first embodiment according to the present invention, and is a view relating to a base member that holds an optical cable made of a tubular member formed so as to wrap the optical cable. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the footlight provided in the cross-sectional structure of the elongate building material which comprises the principal part of this invention, and the lower surface side of a elongate building material. It is an external view which shows the state by which the elongate building material with an illuminating device concerning this invention was provided in the entrance or the staircase. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the elongate building material with an illuminating device concerning this invention was installed as a handrail in the staircase side wall.

  An embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The first embodiment according to the present invention (Example 1) relates to, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, an optical cable 3 formed of a member having a light propagation property and a light diffusion property, and the optical cable 3. Similarly, it has light propagating property and light diffusing property, and is formed so as to hold the optical cable 3 in a wrapped state, and is formed so as to have a constant cross-sectional shape in a tube shape as a whole. The base member 12, the holding member 16 that holds the base member 12, and the light emitting device 33 that sends light to the optical cable 3, so that a long building material having an illumination function is formed. It is what has become. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, for example, a pedestrian 5 or the like can grab this by being bent in an arch shape and provided on the side surface of the staircase or the like. As a result, the function as a handrail is exhibited. That is, a handrail having an illumination function is formed.

  Next, a second embodiment (Example 2) according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the handrail main body 1 having an overall arch shape is mainly formed. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, as an example, a plurality of support columns 7 established with a predetermined interval and tip portions (upper end portions) 71 of the support columns 7 are provided. And a connecting device 77 for connecting the support column 7 and the handrail main body 1 to each other. In such a basic structure, the footlight 2 is provided at a predetermined interval at the lower surface portion 17 of the handrail main body 1. Accordingly, a power cable (cable) 9 for supplying power to the footlight 2 is disposed in the handrail body 1 or, in some cases, in the column 7 and the connecting device 77. Yes. Accordingly, a space for storing the cable 9 is provided in the handrail body 1 or the like.

  As another embodiment of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, there is a case where it is used as a handrail attached to the side wall 8 of the staircase. In this device, the entire handrail device is attached to the side surface portion of the side wall 8 of the staircase or the like via an attachment device 75 or the like provided on the lower surface portion of the handrail main body 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a pedestrian main body 1 formed in this manner can be used for pedestrians and the like to ascend and descend stairs while holding the body stable. It has become. In addition, in the thing of a present Example, the footlight 2 is provided in the place of the lower surface part 17 of the handrail main body 1. FIG. The light of the footlight 2 illuminates the pedestrian's feet around the stairs brightly, thereby ensuring the safety of the pedestrian.

  In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the handrail main body 1 is formed, and the inside of a base member 12 made of a plastic material provided in a metal mold member 11 having a C shape. Is provided with an optical cable 3, and light from the optical cable 3 passes through the base member 12, and further, a gap between the strip-like members 13 and 13 provided in the upper part of the handrail body 1. It is irradiated in the horizontal direction via. The light irradiated from between the strip-shaped members 13 and 13 is slightly brightened around the stairs 88, but the light irradiated from between the strip-shaped members 13 and 13 is light and soft. . Accordingly, the light emitted in the lateral direction is intended to obtain a design effect by light-up rather than to aim at illumination.

  Next, a specific configuration of the handrail body 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4, this is formed by forming a long member made of, for example, stainless steel or the like so as to have a C-shaped cross section through a roll forming means. A mold member 11 and a base member 12 which is provided in a C-shaped cross section of such a mold member 11 and is formed of a plastic rod-shaped member formed through an extrusion molding means or an injection molding means. And a strip-like member 13 made of an opaque body, which is provided at the upper surface portion of the base member 12 formed in this way via an adhesive means or the like.

  Then, the outer surface of the mold member 11 forming the handrail body 1 having such a configuration, that is, the outer surface of the mold member 11 having a C-shaped cross section, on the lower surface side (the lower surface portion 17 side). Is provided with a footlight 2 formed of LEDs or the like (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The footlight 2 is configured such that a plurality of the C-shaped cross-sectional mold members 11 are provided at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction. The overall cross-sectional shape of the handrail main body 1 having such a basic configuration forms a horizontally long elliptical shape. What has such a cross-sectional form is formed into a shape that is long and curved in the longitudinal direction, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, and the handrail body 1 is formed. And this handrail formed on the basis of the handrail main body 1 which consists of such a long thing becomes a thing with a favorable grip for a pedestrian etc., and safety | security of a pedestrian etc. is ensured. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, three strip-like members 13 are provided so as to be substantially symmetrical in the cross-sectional shape. It is not necessarily limited to such a thing. The strip-shaped member 13 may be composed of two sheets, four sheets, or the like. Moreover, it does not necessarily have to be installed so as to form a symmetrical shape. In short, it is only necessary to form a part of the handrail main body 1 having an elliptical shape whose cross-sectional shape is generally flat. By forming such an ellipse, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a handrail that is easy to grasp for the pedestrian 5 is formed. In this embodiment, a metal member such as stainless steel is adopted as the strip-like member 13, but an opaque plastic plate or the like is also used. In some cases, a decorative sheet 4 or film 4 or the like may be attached to the surface side (see FIG. 2). Alternatively, it may be made of wood, genuine leather or the like.

  Next, the base member 12 having the above-described configuration is formed on the basis of a predetermined plastic material, and is mainly formed into a rod shape by an extrusion molding means or the like. It is conceivable that the rod-like base member 12 formed in this way is integrated by being fitted into a mold member 11 having a C-shaped cross-sectional shape and entirely curved. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the base member 12 having such a configuration, the mold member 11 and the strip-shaped member 13 are engaged with each other at the end portions of the cross sections of the members 11 and 13, respectively. You may make it bite into a part of member 12. By adopting such a configuration, the base member 12 is installed in the space portion with the strip-shaped member 13 around the C-shaped mold member 11 as a base. The handrail main body 1 made of a long object having the mold member 11 and the strip-shaped member 13 around the center is integrally formed.

  Note that the hardness of the plastic material used as the base member 12 is not particularly limited, but when the base member 12 is used as a handrail, or the base member 12 is bent and used. In some cases, a soft plastic material having a low hardness may be used in consideration of ease of gripping or ease of bending. Furthermore, when a soft plastic material is used for the base member 12 as described above, the entire base member 12 is flexibly bent, giving a soft feeling to the hand when a pedestrian or the like holds it. Become familiar.

  Further, in this embodiment, the base member 12 forming the handrail body 1 is formed of a transparent material, and a hollow portion 15 as shown in FIG. The thing which was done is mentioned. In the cavity 15 formed in this way, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, for example, an optical fiber is used, and the light emitted from the light emitting device 33 such as an LED is guided. An optical cable 3 formed in such a manner is installed. As a result, a handrail that exhibits the illumination function is formed.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a gap 19 is provided between the strip-like members 13, 13 provided in the upper part of the base member 12. The light from the optical cable 3 is not irradiated directly upward, but exclusively in the lateral direction or downward (see FIGS. 2 and 3). As a result, for pedestrians and the like, direct light does not enter the eyes and indirect light enters the eyes. Therefore, the handrail made of such a long member is used as an auxiliary lighting device, and also functions as a display means that emits light as a whole. Will be presented.

  Next, the configuration (structure) and the like of the footlight 2 provided on the lower surface side of the handrail body 1 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of these are provided on the lower surface side of the handrail main body 1 with a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction. This is formed on the basis of a case 25 made of a metal material such as stainless steel as shown in FIG. 2, for example. Further, a screw portion 29 is provided in a part of such a metal case 25, and the footlight 2 is a mold for forming the handrail body 1 through the screw portion 29. It is designed to be attached to a threaded portion in a burring molded portion provided on the outer surface side of the member 11.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the footlight 2 is based on a box-like case 25, and a base 28 is provided inside the case. A light emitter 21 made of an LED or the like is provided at the base 28. It is intended to be provided. A transparent body 22 is provided on the front side of the light emitting body (LED element) 21, and a light shielding plate 23 is formed on the surface side of the transparent body 22 so as to cover a part of the transparent body 22. Is provided (see FIG. 2). Then, by operating the light shielding plate 23, the irradiation direction of the light from the light emitter 21 can be changed. Further, such a transparent body 22 and a light shielding plate 23 are attached to the front end portion of the case 25 via a snap ring 24.

  By adopting such a configuration, in the present embodiment, the handrail having excellent design and functioning as a footlight is efficiently formed through the roll forming means and the extrusion forming means. (Manufacturing) will be provided, and handrails having an illumination function with excellent safety will be provided at low cost.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handrail main body 11 Type | mold member 12 Base member 13 Strip-shaped member 15 Cavity part 16 Holding member 17 Lower surface part 19 Crevice 2 Footlight 21 Light-emitting body (LED element)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 Transparent body 23 Light-shielding plate 24 Snap ring 25 Case 28 Base 29 Screw part 3 Optical cable 33 Light-emitting device 4 Cosmetic sheet (decorative film)
5 Pedestrians 7 Struts 71 Tip (upper end)
75 Mounting device 77 Connecting device 8 Side wall 88 Stair 9 Cable

Claims (6)

  An optical cable formed of a light diffusing member and a light diffusing member, and having light diffusing property and light diffusing property like the optical cable, so as to hold the optical cable in a wrapped state. A base member formed so as to have a constant cross-sectional shape as a whole, a holding member that holds the base member, and a light emitting device that transmits light to the optical cable. Long building material with lighting function.   A mold member having a C-shaped cross-sectional shape and having a predetermined length, and provided at the opening of the C-shaped cross-section of the mold member. A base member formed of a plastic material having a predetermined cross-sectional shape and substantially the same length as the mold member, and further having a predetermined light diffusion property, and the base member It is provided on the side opposite to the side where the mold member exists, and is formed of a member made of an opaque body such as a metal member, and has a length substantially equal to that of the base member. A strip-shaped member, an optical cable formed in the base member along the longitudinal direction of the base member, and having a light diffusibility and a light diffusibility, and the light Ke Long object building material having an illumination function, wherein the light emitting device for sending light to Bull, in that it consists of.   A long building material having an illumination function according to claim 2, wherein each member including the mold member has an arcuate shape in a side view or a plan view. Long building materials.   3. A long building material having an illumination function according to claim 2, wherein each member including the mold member has a spiral shape.   5. A long building material having a lighting function according to claim 2, wherein a predetermined footlight is provided on the lower surface side of the mold member, and operation control of the footlight and operation control of the light emitting device are performed. A long building material having an illumination function, characterized in that a light emission control device mainly formed with an optical sensor is provided. 6. A long building material having a lighting function according to claim 5, wherein a sensing sensor mainly formed with an infrared sensor is provided at both longitudinal ends of the mold member so that when a person approaches, the sensing sensor A long building material having an illumination function, wherein the light emitting device and the footlight are turned on based on a signal from the light source.

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