JP2010238579A - Adapter device and lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adaptor device mounted on a socket device provided in a ceiling, an appliance body or the like, the adaptor device controlling an operation of a lamp device; and to provide a lighting system equipped with the adaptor device. <P>SOLUTION: The adaptor device 1 includes: a cylindrical adaptor body 2 provided with a projection part 7 in the upper face central part, and an insertion hole 8 in the lower face central part; a pair of connection pins 3 provided in an upper face 2a; a pair of connection holes 4, 4 provided in an lower face 2b, and arranged with a pair of lampholders 10, 10 connected electrically to a lamp pin in its inside; a plurality of sensor parts 5 provided respectively with photoreception windows 5a substantially coplanarly to an outer circumferential face 2c, in both sides of an imaginary straight line connecting the pair of lampholders 10, 10, and provided in the adaptor body 2; and a control circuit part 6 for controlling the operation of the lamp device in response to reception signals received by the sensor parts 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an adapter device that is mounted on a socket device provided on a ceiling, an appliance main body, or the like and controls the operation of a lamp device, and an illumination device that includes the adapter device.

There has been proposed a remote control attachment for a lighting fixture in which an attachment (adapter) having a remote control function is installed between a ceiling-mounted ceiling outlet and the lighting fixture (see Patent Document 1). This prior art attachment turns on and off the lighting fixture by remote control operation, and the signal receiver is extended from the remote control attachment (adapter body) so that it can be turned on and off from any place in the room. .

JP 2008-300341 A (2nd page, FIG. 1)

There has been proposed a lamp device provided with a cap part of the GX53 type. The GX53-shaped base part has a projecting body at the central part thereof, and a socket device to which the base part is attached has an insertion hole at the central part. For this reason, when an adapter is provided between the base part and the socket device, it is necessary to provide an insertion hole through which the protrusion of the base part is inserted in the adapter in the same manner as the socket device, and an external signal is processed inside the adapter. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to secure a space for storing a control circuit to be controlled and the adapter is enlarged.

In addition, when the signal receiving unit is extended from the adapter main body as in the attachment of Patent Document 1, the appearance of the GX53-type base unit and the socket device is damaged, or the signal receiving unit interferes with the instrument main unit. was there.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an adapter device that controls the operation of the lamp device and an illumination device that includes the adapter device, which are provided without impairing the appearance of the cap part and socket device of the GX53 type.

The invention of the adapter device according to claim 1 is a cylindrical shape in which the upper surface and the lower surface are formed flat, a protrusion is provided at the center of the upper surface, and an insertion hole is provided at the center of the lower surface. An adapter main body; a pair of connection pins provided on the upper surface of the adapter main body so as to protrude in a rotationally symmetric position with the protruding portion interposed therebetween; and the insertion hole formed in the lower surface of the adapter main body; A pair of connecting holes provided in a rotationally symmetrical manner, and having a lamp pin formed in the same manner as the connecting pin, and having a pair of receiving plates electrically connected to the lamp pin inside; an upper surface of the adapter body; A light receiving window is provided on the outer peripheral surface sandwiched between the lower surfaces, on both sides of an imaginary straight line connecting the pair of receiving plates so as to be substantially flush with the outer peripheral surface. A plurality of sensor units provided; provided in the adapter body; an input side is connected to the pair of connection pins; an output side is connected to the pair of receivers; and according to a received signal received by the sensor unit And a control circuit unit for controlling the operation of the lamp device connected to the pair of receiving members.

In the present invention and each of the following inventions, each configuration is as follows unless otherwise specified.

A cap structure such as a GX53 type is used for the protrusion at the center of the upper surface and the pair of connection pins. Further, the insertion hole and the pair of connection holes at the center of the lower surface use a structure in which a base structure such as a GX53 type is mounted.

The sensor unit may be formed of any one of a remote control sensor, a human sensor, an illuminance sensor, a daylight sensor, and the like, but at least two identical sensors are provided.

“Substantially the same surface” means that the light receiving window may protrude somewhat from the outer peripheral surface.

“Operation of the lamp device” means lighting, turning off, dimming or blinking of the lamp.

According to the present invention, the sensor unit is provided in the adapter main body on both sides of the virtual straight line connecting the pair of receiving plates, and the light receiving window is provided so as to be substantially flush with the outer peripheral surface of the adapter main body. The part can receive a reception signal from almost the entire circumference of the adapter main body, and does not interfere with other workpieces such as the instrument main body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the adapter device according to the first aspect is characterized in that the control circuit unit is housed in the protruding portion.

According to the present invention, since the control circuit portion is housed in the protruding portion, the adapter main body does not increase in size, and the outer shape of the adapter main body can be formed in the same manner as the socket device to which the cap portion of the GX53 type is mounted.

The invention of the lighting device according to claim 3 includes a socket device having an insertion hole into which the protruding portion is inserted and a pair of metal receiving portions to which the pair of connection pins are electrically connected; and the insertion hole of the socket device The adapter device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protruding portion is inserted in the socket device, and is detachably attached to the socket device so that the pair of connection pins are electrically connected to the pair of receiving portions. A projection device inserted into the insertion hole and a pair of lamp pins electrically connected to the pair of receiving plates, the operation of which is controlled by the control circuit section. Features.

According to the present invention, an illumination device is provided in which the operation of the lamp device is controlled in accordance with an external signal such as a control signal from a remote control device, for example, by attaching an adapter device between the socket device and the lamp device. The

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sensor unit receives the reception signal from almost the entire circumference of the adapter body without the light receiving window interfering with other workpieces such as the instrument body. Even if it is provided between the device and the lamp device, their appearance can be kept intact.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the control circuit portion is housed in the protruding portion, the adapter device can be formed in the same size as the socket device to which the adapter device is mounted.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination device in which an adapter device is attached between a socket device and a lamp device, and the operation of the lamp device is controlled in accordance with a reception signal received by a sensor unit of the adapter body. Can do.

The partial notch schematic side view of the illuminating device which shows Example 1 of this invention. Similarly, an adapter device is shown, (a) is a schematic top view, (b) is a schematic side view, and (c) is a schematic bottom view.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the present invention, a plurality of sensor portions are provided in the adapter main body on both sides of an imaginary straight line connecting a pair of receiving plates, with the light receiving window being flush with the outer peripheral surface of the adapter main body. In addition, the control circuit unit that controls the operation of the lamp device in accordance with the received signal received by the sensor unit is housed in a protruding portion provided in the center of the upper surface.

1 is a partially cutaway schematic side view of an illumination device showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 similarly shows an adapter device, (a) is a schematic top view, (b) is a schematic side view, (C) is a schematic bottom view.

In FIG. 2, the adapter device 1 includes an adapter body 2, a pair of connection pins 3 and 3, a pair of connection holes 4 and 4, sensor units 5 and 5, and a control circuit unit 6.

The adapter main body 2 is formed in a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 2B by synthetic resin such as polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin. Further, the upper surface 2a and the lower surface 2b are each formed in a flat shape. The inside of the adapter body 2 is a space.

And the cylindrical protrusion part 7 is provided in the upper surface center part. The protrusion 7 is formed in a size that can be inserted into the insertion hole of the socket device. Further, the height of the protruding portion 7 is approximately ½ of the depth of the insertion hole.

A cylindrical insertion hole (concave portion) 8 is provided at the center of the lower surface. The insertion hole 8 is formed in a size that allows the protrusion of the lamp device to be inserted, and the depth thereof is larger than the height of the protrusion.

The pair of connection pins 3, 3 are provided so as to protrude from the upper surface 2 a of the adapter main body 2, and are provided at rotationally symmetrical positions with the protrusion 7 interposed therebetween. The distal end portion of the connection pin 3 is formed in the large diameter portion 9. A pair of connection pins 3 and 3 are connected to a pair of receiving parts of a socket device.

As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the pair of connection holes 4 and 4 are provided in a rotationally symmetrical manner with the insertion hole 8 sandwiched between the lower surface 2b of the adapter body 2, and as shown in FIG. No. 10 and 10 are disposed. A pair of lamp pins of a lamp device formed in the same manner as the pair of connection pins 3, 3 are inserted into the pair of connection holes 4, 4, and the pair of lamp pins are electrically connected to the pair of receivers 10, 10. Is. That is, a pair of lamp pins of the lamp device are inserted into the adapter main body 2 through the pair of insertion holes 4, 4, and the lamp device is rotated to hook the pair of lamp pins on the adapter main body 2. The pair of lamp pins are in contact with and electrically connected to the pair of receiving plates 10 and 10.

The sensor portions 5 and 5 are provided on the outer peripheral surface 2c side sandwiched between the upper surface 2a and the lower surface 2b of the adapter main body 2, and as shown in FIGS. 2 (b) and 2 (c), a pair of receivers 10, 10 Light receiving windows 5a are provided on both sides of the imaginary straight line connecting the outer peripheral surface 2c and on the both sides of the imaginary straight line. The sensor units 5 and 5 include a light receiving element (not shown) that receives a radio signal transmitted from, for example, a remote control device. The radio signal is a control signal for turning on or off the lamp device, for example.

The control circuit unit 6 is configured to control the operation of the lamp device connected to the pair of metal receivers 10 and 10 according to the reception signals received by the sensor units 5 and 5. That is, the control circuit unit 6 has a lead wire (not shown) connected to the pair of connection pins 3 and 3 on the input side and connected to the pair of receivers 10 and 10 on the output side. A semiconductor switch is provided, and the control unit controls the relay or the semiconductor switch in accordance with a radio signal (control signal) from the remote control device, thereby turning on or off the lamp device.

The control circuit unit 6 is housed in a protrusion 7 provided at the center of the upper surface of the adapter body 2. The inside of the protruding portion 7 is a relatively large internal space, and the control circuit portion 6 can be accommodated with a margin. Further, the projecting portion 7 is located in the middle of each of the pair of connection pins 3, 3, the pair of receivers 10, 10 and the sensor portions 5, 5, so that the control circuit portion 6 can be wired relatively easily. ing.

In the adapter device 1 configured as described above, the sensor portions 5 and 5 are provided in the adapter main body 2 on both sides of the virtual straight line connecting the pair of receiving plates 10 and 10, and the light receiving window 5 a is the adapter main body 2. Is provided on substantially the same surface as the outer peripheral surface 2c, so that the sensor portions 5 and 5 can receive radio signals from almost the entire circumference of the adapter body 2, and do not interfere with other workpieces such as the instrument body. Is. Therefore, even if the adapter device 1 is provided between the socket device and the lamp device, it is possible to prevent the external appearances from being damaged.

Further, since the control circuit unit 6 is housed in the protruding portion 7 provided in the center portion on the upper surface side of the adapter main body 2, the outer shape of the adapter main body 2 is not increased, and the size of the outer shape of the adapter main body 2 is set to GX53, for example. It can be formed in the same manner as a socket device to which a shaped base part is attached.

And the adapter apparatus 1 is provided between the socket apparatus 11 and the lamp apparatus 12, and comprises the illuminating device 13, for example, as shown in FIG.

The lighting device 13 is, for example, a downlight, and includes a fixture main body 14, a socket device 11 attached to the fixture main body 14, an adapter device 1 attached to and detached from the socket device 11, and a lamp device 12 detachable from the adapter device 1. It has. The instrument main body 14 is made of metal, has a reflector integrally formed, and has a circular flat plate portion 15 and a reflective plate portion 16 that is bent downwardly from the periphery of the flat plate portion 15. . The diameter of the reflecting plate portion 16 is increased toward the lower side.

The socket device 11 has a cylindrical socket device body 17 made of an insulating synthetic resin, and an insertion hole 18 through which the protruding portion 7 of the adapter device 1 is inserted is formed through the center of the socket device body 17. Has been. A pair of connection holes (not shown) into which a pair of connection pins 3 and 3 of the adapter device 1 are inserted and a pair of connection pins 3 and 3 are electrically connected to the lower surface of the socket device body 17. The receiving parts 19, 19 are provided. The pair of connection holes and the pair of metal receiving parts 19, 19 are formed in the same manner as the pair of connection holes 4, 4 and the pair of metal receivers 10, 10 of the adapter device 1.

The lamp device 12 includes a cylindrical lamp device main body 20 and a globe 21 attached to the front side of the lamp device main body 20. The lamp device body 20 is provided with a light source (not shown) such as a light emitting diode and a power supply circuit for controlling lighting of the light emitting diode.

The upper surface 20 a of the lamp device main body 20 is inserted into the protrusion 22 inserted into the insertion hole 8 of the adapter device 1 and the pair of connection holes 4, 4 and is electrically connected to the pair of receivers 10, 10. A pair of lamp pins 23, 23 are provided. The protrusion 22 is formed in a size that can be inserted into the insertion hole 8 of the adapter device 1. The lamp pins 23 and 23 are formed in the same manner as the lamp pins 3 and 3 of the adapter device 1.

The globe 21 is made of transparent glass or light diffusing glass or synthetic resin having translucency.

The adapter device 1 is connected to the socket device 11 such that the protruding portion 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 18 of the socket device 11 and the pair of connection pins 3 and 3 are electrically connected to the pair of receiving portions 19 and 19. It is installed. Then, the protrusion 22 of the lamp device 12 is inserted into the insertion hole 8, the pair of lamp pins 23 and 23 are electrically connected to the pair of receivers 10 and 10, and the lamp device 11 is attached.

In the illumination device 13, the wireless signal transmitted from the remote control device is received by the sensor units 5 and 5 of the adapter device 1, and the light source of the lamp device 12 is turned on or off according to the received signal.

Thus, by attaching the adapter device 1 between the socket device 11 and the lamp device 12, it is possible to provide the lighting device 13 in which the operation of the lamp device 12 is controlled according to the control signal from the remote control device. .

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a lighting fixture having a socket device on a ceiling, a fixture main body, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Adapter apparatus, 2 ... Adapter apparatus main body, 3, 3 ... Connection pin, 4, 4 ... A pair of connection hole, 5, 5 ... Sensor part, 6 ... Control circuit part, 11 ... Socket apparatus, 12 ... Lamp apparatus, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 ... Insertion hole 19, 19 ... A pair of receiving part, 22 ... Projection body, 23, 23 ... A pair of lamp pin

Claims (3)

A cylindrical adapter body having a flat upper surface and a lower surface, a protrusion at the center of the upper surface, and an insertion hole at the center of the lower surface; and the protrusion on the upper surface of the adapter body; A pair of connection pins that protrude in a rotationally symmetric position across the section, and that have a distal end formed in a large-diameter portion; A pair of connection holes in which the formed lamp pins are inserted and a pair of metal receivers that are electrically connected to the lamp pins are disposed inside; an outer peripheral surface side sandwiched between an upper surface and a lower surface of the adapter body, A plurality of sensor portions provided in the adapter body, wherein light receiving windows are provided on both sides of an imaginary straight line connecting the pair of receiving plates so as to be substantially flush with the outer peripheral surface; A lamp provided in the adapter main body, having an input side connected to the pair of connection pins, an output side connected to the pair of receivers, and connected to the pair of receivers according to a received signal received by the sensor unit An adapter device comprising: a control circuit unit that controls the operation of the device. The adapter device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit unit is housed in the protruding portion. A socket device having an insertion hole into which the protruding portion is inserted and a pair of metal receiving portions to which the pair of connection pins are electrically connected; and the protruding portion is inserted into the insertion hole of the socket device, The adapter device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the adapter device is detachably attached to the socket device so that the pair of connection pins are electrically connected to the metal part; and the projecting body inserted into the insertion hole of the adapter device and the pair And a lamp device whose operation is controlled by the control circuit unit.

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