JP2011181400A - Balloon-type illumination fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a balloon-type illumination fixture having power-saving properties and a long service life. <P>SOLUTION: In the balloon-type illumination fixture, a sheet balloon 8 which is expandable and shrinkable and has translucency almost over all is provided to the upper side of a supporting part 3; a light source device 9 is housed inside the balloon 8, and a base 10 holding the light source device 9 is fixed to the supporting part 3; and an air supply device 11 of balloon-expanding air is provided to the base 10. For constituting the light source device 9, an LED element 15 is mounted to a light-source mounting frame body 14, and further, a circuit component 17 for lighting the LED element 15 is provided, and the LED element 15 and the circuit component 17 are arranged on an air-supply channel from the air supply device 11 inside the balloon 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a base balloon that is provided with a sheet balloon having a translucent property that can be inflated and contracted substantially on the upper side of the support portion, accommodates the light source device inside the balloon, and holds the light source device. Is fixed to the support part, and relates to a balloon-type lighting fixture in which the air supply device for the balloon inflation air is provided in the base part.

  Conventionally, as a light source device in the lighting fixture, a light bulb such as a xenon short arc lamp is attached to a socket, and the socket is attached to a base (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-252869 A

  The above-described conventional light source device has a problem that power consumption is large and the life of the light bulb is generally short.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a power saving and long-life balloon-type lighting fixture.

According to a first characteristic configuration of the present invention, a sheet-made balloon having a translucent property that can be inflated and contracted is provided on the upper side of the support portion, and a light source device is accommodated inside the balloon. A balloon-type lighting fixture in which the base for holding the balloon is fixed to the support and the air supply device for the balloon inflation air is provided on the base. Attaching the LED element to the LED, and providing a circuit component for lighting the LED element,
The LED element and the circuit component are disposed in an air supply path from the air supply device in the balloon.

  According to the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, it is generally said that the LED element and the circuit component are likely to be deteriorated at a high temperature due to heat generated by energization, and the LED element and the circuit component are confined. It seems that the lifetime will be shortened by existing in the space. However, the present invention uses the air supply from the air supply device for inflating the balloon, and the LED elements and circuit components are cooled by arranging the LED elements and circuit components in the air supply path. Deterioration can be prevented and the life can be extended.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the present invention, the light source mounting frame is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, a large number of the LED elements are mounted on the periphery of the light source mounting frame, and the air supply is provided inside the light source mounting frame. An air supply path from the device is formed.

According to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to being able to achieve the above-described operation and effect of the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, a light source mounting frame body in which a large number of LED elements are mounted on the periphery is provided. Since the air supply path from the air supply device is formed inside, the heat generated from the LED element is transmitted to the light source mounting frame body, and the mounting frame body is cooled by the air supply from the air supply device passing through the inside. Is done. And the LED element attached to the peripheral part of the light source attachment frame irradiates light widely centering | focusing on a light source attachment frame.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a lighting apparatus that illuminates a wide area while maintaining high cooling efficiency.

  According to a third characteristic configuration of the present invention, a plurality of penetrating portions penetrating inward and outward at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction are formed in the circumferential portion of the light source mounting frame body, and air from the air supply device is supplied to the light source. An air supply path that flows out from the through portion through the inside of the mounting frame is formed.

According to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, the air supply path distributes air supplied from the air supply device from a plurality of through portions formed in the peripheral portion of the light source mounting frame, and flows out outward. Each of a large number of LED elements attached to the periphery of the light source attachment frame is cooled.
Therefore, all the LED elements are efficiently cooled, and a lighting fixture that can be used for a long time with a simple structure can be provided.

  The 4th characteristic structure of this invention exists in the place which has arrange | positioned the said circuit component inside the said light source attachment frame.

  According to the 4th characteristic structure of this invention, since the said circuit component is arrange | positioned inside the light source attachment frame, it will interfere with the light emission of the LED element attached to the peripheral part of the light source attachment frame. However, it is cooled by the supply air flowing through the supply passage formed inside the light source mounting frame, and can be used for a long time.

According to a fifth feature of the present invention, a lower end portion of a metal tube that supports the light source mounting frame inside is attached to the base portion, and the circuit component is attached to an upper end portion of the metal tube,
An air supply path from the air supply device is formed inside the metal cylinder.

  According to the fifth characteristic configuration of the present invention, the light source mounting frame is attached to the metal cylinder having the lower end attached to the base, and the circuit component is attached to the upper end, so that the circuit component is an LED. Without narrowing the irradiation area by the element, the heat released by the circuit components is taken away by the metal cylinder and cooled by the air supplied through the metal cylinder. Therefore, the LED element and the circuit component are always easily maintained at an appropriate temperature, and can be used for a long time.

  The 6th characteristic structure of this invention exists in the place which has formed the attachment surface of the said LED element in the said light source attachment frame in diagonally downward direction.

According to the sixth characteristic configuration of the present invention, particularly in the case of illuminating much below the ground or the like, particularly in the case of outdoor work, the lower side of the substantially spherical balloon mainly increases in luminous intensity. Without emitting light toward the sky unnecessarily, it is possible to sufficiently illuminate a portion to be irradiated without unnecessarily increasing the overall illuminance.
Therefore, necessary illumination can be effectively performed while reducing power consumption.

It is a whole side view of an illuminating device. It is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of a lighting fixture. It is a top view of a light source device. It is a bottom view of a light source device. It is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the lighting fixture of another embodiment. It is a top view of the light source device of another embodiment. It is a bottom view of the light source device of another embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a lighting apparatus provided with a lighting fixture 1 according to the present invention, and a generator unit 2 capable of supplying lighting power to the lighting fixture 1 and a lighting fixture 1 supported at a position higher than the generator unit 2. The swing frame 23 that can be moved is provided on the carriage 4 with moving wheels, and the swing frame 23 is provided so as to be bent and swingable in the vertical direction. The unit 2 is supported so as to be lowered toward the upper side.

  In the cart 4, a pipe protective frame 7 that surrounds the generator unit 2 is fixed to a loading platform 6 on which the generator unit 2 is placed, and the support 3 is fixed to the protective frame 7.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the lighting device 1 includes a sheet balloon 8 that is provided with a translucent light that can be inflated and contracted on the upper side of a pipe-like support portion 3 and is coated with a resin on a cloth. The light source device 9 is accommodated inside the balloon 8, the base portion 10 holding the light source device 9 is fixed to the support portion 3, and the air supply device 11 for balloon inflation air is provided in the base portion 10. .
In constructing the light source device 9, a plurality of vertical frames 14 a are arranged in the circumferential direction so as to form a frustoconical shape with a larger diameter toward the upper side, and a substantially cylindrical light source mounting frame body 14 is provided. A large number of LED elements 15 are attached to each frame 14a in a column, and the lower end portion of the light source attachment frame 14 is attached to and supported by the upper end portion of a metal tube 16 made of a square pipe attached to the base portion 10. A circuit component 17 for lighting is attached to the metal cylinder 16 below the light source attachment frame 14.
Therefore, the mounting surface of the LED element 15 in the light source mounting frame 14 is formed obliquely downward so that the upper side approaches the inner surface of the balloon 8 and can effectively illuminate the lower ground side particularly in outdoor work. It is configured.

An air supply device 11 is provided in the base 10 to form a first air supply path 18 through which the air supplied from the air supply device 11 passes through the metal tube 16 and is discharged from the upper end, and the metal tube 16 is formed on the upper end surface of the base 10. An exhaust port 21 is formed on the outer side of the light source and passes between adjacent circuit components 17 from the exhaust port 21 and is formed between a plurality of vertical frames 14 a arranged in the circumferential direction through the inside of the light source mounting frame 14. A second air supply path 19 that flows out from each of the through portions 22 is formed, and a third air supply path 20 that rises from the exhaust port 21 through the inside of the light source mounting frame body 14 is formed. In addition, the LED element 15 and the circuit component 17 are arranged in the air supply path from the air supply device 11 in the balloon 8 so that the circuit component 17 can be cooled.
The air supply from the air supply device 11 flows through the first, second, and third air supply paths 18, 19, and 20 to inflate the balloon 8, and light emission from the light source device 9 causes the entire balloon 8 to emit light. However, the air supply leaks outward from the gap between the base 10 to which the balloon 8 is attached and the balloon 8 or the seam of the balloon 8 so that the air supply path can be maintained at all times. It is.
Therefore, when the air supply from the air supply device 11 is stopped, the balloon 8 is deflated and becomes a lighting fixture 1 that can be stored compactly.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, a restricting frame 12 capable of restricting the posture change of the inflated balloon 8 with respect to the support portion 3 from the outer surface side is arranged around the light source device 9 on the downward outer surface side of the inflated balloon 8. It is provided in a state where it is substantially along the line.

  The restricting frame 12 supports a plurality of restricting arms 12 formed in an arc shape radially on the base 10 side so as to freely swing up and down, and the distal end side of each restricting arm 12 is connected to the outer surface side of the balloon 8. Are inserted inside the band plate 13 which is scattered and attached in the circumferential direction and fixed to the outer surface side of the balloon 8.

  The circuit component 17 is provided with a converter that switches the AC power generated mainly by the generator unit to a 100V DC power.

The lighting fixture 1 is configured such that the balloon 8 and the support portion 3 supporting the base portion 10 can be detached from the swing frame 23. Therefore, the removed lighting fixture 1 can be attached to an installation tool such as a tripod different from the swing frame 23.
[Another embodiment]
Other embodiments will be described below.

<1> The light source mounting frame 14 may have a plurality of vertical frames 14a arranged in a circumferential direction at predetermined intervals so as to be substantially cylindrical. In this case, the entire balloon 8 is irradiated from the inner surface by the LED element 15 from top to bottom.
<2> The light source mounting frame 14 may be formed so that the vertical frame 14a is curved in an arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction so as to be substantially spherical as a whole. In this case, the entire balloon 8 can be irradiated evenly from the inner surface by the LED elements 15.
<3> The light source mounting frame body 14 may be a frame in which a plurality of horizontal frames in which the LED elements 15 are mounted in rows are arranged in the vertical direction instead of the vertical frame 14a. Any shape may be used as long as 15 is attached to the balloon 8 in the circumferential direction.
<4> The circuit component 17 may be arranged on the upper side or at the same height as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 in addition to the arrangement on the lower side with respect to the LED element 15.

  In addition, as mentioned above, although the code | symbol was written in order to make contrast with drawing convenient, this invention is not limited to the structure of an accompanying drawing by this entry. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Support part 8 Balloon 9 Light source device 10 Base 11 Air supply apparatus 14 Light source attachment frame 15 LED element 17 Circuit component

Claims (6)

On the upper side of the support part, a sheet-made balloon having a translucent property that can expand and contract freely is provided on the whole,
The light source device is accommodated inside the balloon,
Fixing the base holding the light source device to the support;
A balloon-type lighting device provided with the air supply device for the balloon inflation air at the base,
In configuring the light source device,
Attaching the LED element to the light source mounting frame,
A circuit component for lighting the LED element is provided,
The balloon type lighting fixture which has arrange | positioned the said LED element and the said circuit component in the air supply path from the said air supply apparatus in the said balloon. Forming the light source mounting frame in a substantially cylindrical shape;
A large number of the LED elements are attached to the periphery of the light source mounting frame,
The balloon-type lighting device according to claim 1, wherein an air supply path from the air supply device is formed inside the light source mounting frame. A plurality of penetrating portions penetrating inward and outward at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction are formed in the peripheral portion of the light source mounting frame body, and the air supply from the air supply device passes through the inside of the light source mounting frame body and passes through the through hole. The balloon-type lighting device according to claim 2, wherein an air supply passage that flows outward from the portion is formed.   The balloon-type lighting device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the circuit component is disposed inside the light source mounting frame. A lower end portion of a metal tube that supports the light source mounting frame inside is attached to the base portion,
Attach the circuit component to the upper end of the metal cylinder,
The balloon-type lighting device according to claim 1, wherein an air supply path from the air supply device is formed inside the metal cylinder.   The balloon-type lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a mounting surface of the LED element in the light source mounting frame is formed obliquely downward.

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