JP2015146264A - Light source unit and lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make scratches occurring on an inner peripheral surface of a case less visible.SOLUTION: A case body 50 includes: a transmission part 503 formed by a material that transmits light emitted from an LED module 30; and a non-transmission part 504 formed by a material that does not transmit the light. Further, the case body 50 is formed so that each boundary surface 505 between the transmission part 503 and the non-transmission part 504 exists at a position located closer to a bottom plate 40 than a tip (an upper end) of a side plate 41. Thus, even if a tip of a support member 4 contacts with the side plate 41, a scratch is less likely to occur in the transmission part 503. As a result, the structure makes the scratches occurring on an inner peripheral surface of a case (the case body 50) less visible.

Description

  The present invention relates to a light source unit using a solid light-emitting element as a light source, and a lighting fixture including the light source unit.

  As a conventional example, a lighting apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is illustrated. This conventional example has a light source unit that uses a plurality of light emitting elements as a light source, a lighting device that lights the light source unit, a housing recess that houses the lighting device, and supports the light source unit so as to close the opening of the housing recess. And a main body. The main body is directly attached to the ceiling on the surface opposite to the opening of the housing recess.

  The light source unit includes an attachment member, a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting elements are mounted, and a cover member. The attachment member is formed long like the instrument main body, and has a flat attachment surface along the longitudinal direction. Moreover, the attachment member has the 1st side wall which stood up at right angle from the both sides of the attachment surface to the back direction. A plurality of cut and raised pieces are formed on the mounting surface side of the first side wall so as to protrude outward in the width direction at substantially equal intervals.

  The substrate is formed in a rectangular shape, and is attached to the attachment surface of the attachment member by screwing or the like. A plurality of light emitting elements are mounted on the surface side of the substrate.

  The cover member is formed in a long and semi-cylindrical shape using a translucent material such as an acrylic resin or a polycarbonate resin. A pair of fitting grooves are formed along the longitudinal direction on the open end side of the cover member.

  The cover member configured as described above is attached to the attachment member so as to cover the substrate on which the plurality of light emitting elements are mounted. Specifically, the cut and raised pieces of the attachment member are slid and fitted into the pair of fitting grooves of the cover member for attachment. As described above, the light source unit is configured by combining the mounting member, the substrate on which the plurality of light emitting elements are mounted, and the cover member.

JP 2012-3993 A

  By the way, in the conventional example described in Patent Document 1, when the attachment member is inserted into the cover member from one end side in the longitudinal direction of the cover member (case), the attachment member is cut and raised in the pair of fitting grooves of the cover member. The piece is configured to slide and fit.

  However, since the material forming the mounting member (metal plate) is harder than the material forming the cover member (acrylic resin or polycarbonate resin), the cover member is scratched (scratched) when the mounting member is inserted. It is easy to stick. In addition, since the entire cover member is made of a light-transmitting material, the scratches may be visually observed from the outside of the cover member, particularly when the light emitting element emits light.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make the scratches generated on the inner peripheral surface of the case less noticeable.

  The light source unit of the present invention is formed in a long cylindrical shape having at least one end opened, a light source having one or more solid state light emitting elements, a long support member that supports the light source, and And a case for accommodating therein the light source inserted from the opened one end side. The support member includes a flat bottom plate to which the light source is attached, and a pair of side plates that rise from opposite ends of the bottom plate along the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate. The case is opposed to the light source and is formed of a material that transmits light emitted from the light source, and a non-transparent material that is not opposed to the light source and does not transmit light. Part. And the said case is comprised so that the boundary surface of the said permeation | transmission part and the said impervious part may exist in the position near the said bottom plate rather than the front-end | tip of the said side plate.

  In this light source unit, it is preferable that the case is configured such that a boundary surface between the transmission part and the non-transmission part exists closer to a tip of the side plate than the bottom plate.

  In this light source unit, it is preferable that the case is configured such that at least the opaque portion is tapered in a direction away from the support member.

  In this light source unit, it is preferable that the case is configured such that the transmission portion is tapered toward a traveling direction of light emitted from the light source.

  The lighting fixture of this invention is equipped with one of the said light source units, and the fixture main body which supports the said light source unit, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In this lighting fixture, the fixture main body is provided with a recess for accommodating a part of the light source unit, and is configured such that the whole of the opaque portion and a part of the transmission portion are accommodated in the recess. Is preferred.

  The photogenerator unit and the lighting fixture of the present invention are configured such that the boundary surface between the transmission part and the non-transmission part in the case is present at a position closer to the bottom plate than the front end of the side plate. Even if it touches the surface, the transmissive part is hardly damaged. As a result, the light source unit and the lighting fixture of the present invention have an effect that the scratches generated on the inner peripheral surface of the cover member can be made inconspicuous.

It is sectional drawing which shows embodiment of the light source unit which concerns on this invention. It is an exploded perspective view same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view of a support member, a power supply device, and a fixture in the same as the above. A is a top view of the same, B is a sectional view of the same, and C is a side view of the same. It is sectional drawing abbreviate | omitted partially same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows embodiment of the lighting fixture which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view same as the above. It is sectional drawing abbreviate | omitted partially same as the above. It is sectional drawing which abbreviate | omitted partially showing another structure same as the above.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the light source unit 2 and the lighting fixture A according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the directions of up, down, left, and right in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 are defined.

  The lighting fixture A of this embodiment is comprised by the light source unit 2 and the fixture main body 1 as shown in FIG.6 and FIG.7. The appliance main body 1 is directly attached to a place exposed to wind and rain such as a shop side. The light source unit 2 is detachably attached to the instrument body 1.

  The instrument body 1 is formed in a rectangular tube shape that is long and has an open top surface by bending a sheet metal. Moreover, the instrument main body 1 is configured to accommodate a rectangular box-shaped recess 11 having an open lower surface inside, and to store the light source unit 2 in the recess 11. In addition, the instrument main body 1 has two remaining side surfaces except for an upper surface attached to the construction material and a lower surface where the recess 11 is opened, as an inclined surface 12 that is inclined upward toward the outside. The bottom plate of the recess 11 is provided with a hole 13 for passing an electric wire.

  In addition, the instrument body 1 is provided with a pair of projecting pieces 14 at both ends of the lower surface in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction). Each of the projecting pieces 14 is provided with a screw hole 15 (see FIG. 6).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the light source unit 2 includes an LED module 3, a support member 4 that supports the LED module 3, a waterproof case 5 that houses the support member 4 that supports the LED module 3, and a power supply device 6. And a fixture 7 and a fixture 8.

  The LED module 3 includes a printed wiring board 31 formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. A plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) 30 are mounted on the lower surface of the printed wiring board 31 along the left-right direction (longitudinal direction) (see FIG. 1). In addition, a connector (not shown) for electrically connecting the power source device 6 to the longitudinal end portion of the LED module 3 is mounted. An electric wire (not shown) is connected to the connector, and the LED module 3 and the power supply device 6 are electrically connected by connecting the end of the electric wire to the power supply device 6.

  The support member 4 is formed into a square shape by bending a sheet metal. That is, the support member 4 includes a bottom plate 40 that is formed in a long and rectangular plate shape, and a pair of side plates 41 that rise upward along the longitudinal direction from both ends in the short width direction (front-rear direction) of the bottom plate 40. The LED module 3 described above is supported by the support member 4 by, for example, a claw (not shown) formed by cutting and raising a part of the bottom plate 40 of the support member 4.

  The power supply device 6 includes a power supply board (not shown) and a storage case 60 for storing the power supply board. The power supply board is a printed wiring board formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction, and this printed wiring board has at least circuit components (for example, a transformer, a diode, a capacitor, etc.) required to generate the lighting power of the LED 30. ) Is implemented.

  The storage case 60 is formed in a rectangular box shape that is open at both ends in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction). The storage case 60 is attached to the side plate 41 of the support member 4 using, for example, screws.

  The waterproof case 5 includes a case body 50, two end members 51, and a waterproof packing 52. The case body 50 is formed of a synthetic resin material in the shape of a long rectangular tube having both ends in the longitudinal direction opened, and is configured to accommodate the LED module 3 and the support member 4 therein (see FIG. 4). . The support member 4 is fixed to the case main body 50 by three fixing tools 7 as will be described later.

  The case body 50 includes a long and flat rear wall 500, a pair of side walls 501 projecting downward from both ends along the longitudinal direction of the rear wall 500, and a front wall 502 connecting the lower ends of the pair of side walls 501. And have. However, the connecting portion between the rear wall 500 and the pair of side walls 501 and the connecting portion between the pair of side walls 501 and the front wall 502 are both formed in a curved shape protruding outward.

  Further, the pair of side walls 501 are inclined outward so as to be separated from the rear wall 500 downward (see FIG. 1). Furthermore, the front wall 502 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape that bulges downward from both ends toward the center. However, the case body 50 is composed of a synthetic resin material having translucency (acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, etc.) and a synthetic resin material having no translucency (Saegusa, please tell me an example). Formed by color extrusion. Here, a part formed of a synthetic resin material having translucency is referred to as a transmission part 503, and a part formed of a synthetic resin material having no translucency is referred to as a non-transmission part 504. That is, the light emitted from the LED module 30 is subjected to light distribution control when passing through the transmission unit 503. Note that the transmissive portion 503 is preferably configured to diffuse light by mixing a diffusing material or forming a large number of irregularities.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the end member 51 includes a bottom wall 510, a cylindrical outer wall 511 protruding from the periphery of the bottom wall 510, and a cylindrical inner wall 512 protruding from the bottom wall 510 so as to face the outer wall 512. It is integrally formed as a synthetic resin molding. The bottom wall 510 has an outer shape viewed from the thickness direction (left-right direction) similar to the outer shape of the case body 50 viewed from the left-right direction. Further, the bottom wall 510 is provided with an insertion hole 513 through which an electric wire (not shown) is inserted, and a pair of bosses 514 protruding in the same direction as the outer wall 511 and the inner wall 512. These bosses 514 are formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape that opens to the bottom wall 510 side, and a screw insertion hole 5140 passes through the center of the bottom surface.

  The end member 51 is attached to the case body 50 so that the outer wall 511 and the inner wall 512 are covered with the longitudinal ends of the case body 50, and is screwed to the case body 50 via the fixture 7 ( (See FIGS. 4 and 5).

  The fixture 7 includes a fixed piece 70, a pair of attachment pieces 71, and a side wall 72. The fixed piece 70 is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, and is provided with screw holes 700 at both ends in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) (see FIG. 3).

  The pair of attachment pieces 71 have a rectangular flat plate shape and are provided so as to protrude downward from both ends of the fixing piece 70 in the longitudinal direction. Also, one long hole 73 and two round holes 74 pass through the tip (lower end) of each mounting piece 71. However, the two round holes 74 are arranged on both sides of the long hole 73 in the width direction (left-right direction) of the mounting piece 71 (see FIG. 3).

  The side wall 72 has a rectangular flat plate shape and is provided so as to protrude downward from one end along the longitudinal direction of the fixed piece 70. Further, the side wall 72 has an insertion hole 720 through which the electric wire is inserted, a pair of screw holes 721, and a notch 722. The pair of screw holes 721 are provided at both ends in the front-rear direction at the lower portion of the side wall 72. The notch 722 is provided between the pair of screw holes 721 in the lower portion of the side wall 72. In this embodiment, three fixing tools 7 are used, but these three fixing tools 7 all have the same configuration.

  These three fixtures 7 are attached to the support member 4 by a pair of attachment pieces 71 being screwed to the side plates 41 of the support member 4 (see FIG. 2). However, since the tip (upper end) of each side plate 41 is curled outward, the fixture 7 is preferably attached to the support member 4 so that the attachment piece 71 is accommodated between the side plates 41 (FIG. 1). reference).

  The pair of side plates 41 of the support member 4 have round holes 410 passing through both ends and the center in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) (see FIGS. 2 and 3). In the fixture 7 attached to the left end of the support member 4, the bolt 75 inserted into the round hole 410 at the left end is inserted into one of the two round holes 74 of the attachment piece 71. The fixture 7 is attached to the support member 4 so as to be immovable by fastening a nut (not shown) to a bolt 75 inserted through the round hole 74.

  On the other hand, in the two fixtures 7 attached to the center and the right end of the support member 4, the bolts 75 inserted into the center and right end round holes 410 are inserted into the elongated holes 73 of the attachment pieces 71. These two fixtures 7 are movable along the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) with respect to the support member 4 by tightening nuts (not shown) to bolts 75 inserted through the long holes 73. It is attached. In addition, it is preferable that the volt | bolt 75 used for attachment of the fixing tool 7 is a stepped volt | bolt.

  The waterproof packing 52 is formed in an approximately the same shape (cylindrical shape) as the peripheral wall 71 of the end member 51 by a material having elasticity such as silicone resin. The waterproof packing 52 is inserted into a space surrounded by the bottom wall 510, the outer wall 511, and the inner wall 512 of the end member 51 (see FIG. 5). Further, the waterproof packing 52 is provided with a groove 520 over the entire circumference on the surface exposed from the tips of the outer wall 511 and the inner wall 512. Then, the end of the case body 50 in the longitudinal direction is press-fitted into the groove 520 (see FIG. 5). Therefore, the gap between the end member 51 and the case main body 50 is sealed by the waterproof packing 52, and rainwater intrusion into the case main body 50 is prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fixture 8 includes a first fixing portion 80 fixed to the case main body 50, a second fixing portion 81 fixed to the instrument main body 1, a first fixing portion 80, and a second fixing portion 81. Are integrally formed by processing a metal plate.

  The first fixing portion 80 is formed in a flat rectangular plate shape, and a truncated cone-shaped protrusion 800 is provided at each end in the front-rear direction. Note that a circular screw insertion hole 801 passes through the top surface of each protrusion 800 (see FIG. 4A).

  The connecting portion 82 is bent in an L shape when viewed from the front-rear direction, and protrudes along the end member 51 in a direction approaching the transmission portion 503 of the case body 50. However, a rectangular window hole 820 is provided in the connecting portion 82 of one of the two fixtures 8. In other words, in a state where the fixture 8 is attached to the case body 50, the insertion hole 513 of the end member 51 and the boss 514 positioned immediately below the insertion hole 513 are exposed through the window hole 820 (see FIG. 4C).

  The second fixing portion 81 has a rectangular flat plate shape and projects horizontally from the lower end of the connecting portion 82. The second fixing portion 81 has a screw insertion hole 810 passing through substantially the center in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction). However, in one of the two fixtures 8 (one in which the window portion 820 is not provided in the connecting portion 82), the screw insertion hole 810 penetrating the second fixing portion 81 is a long hole. (See FIG. 2).

  Thus, a fixing screw (not shown) is inserted into each screw insertion hole 801 of the first fixing portion 80, and these fixing screws pass through each insertion hole 501 of the case body 50 to each screw hole 700 of the fixing piece 70. Screwed. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, a fixing screw is penetrated by the screw penetration hole 801 of the 1st fixing | fixed part 80, for example via a waterproof washer. As described above, the fixture 8 is attached to the case body 50 by the first fixing portion 80 being screwed to the fixing piece 70 of the fixture 7 via the case body 50.

  Next, the assembly procedure of the light source unit 2 will be described. First, the operator inserts and stores the support member 4 to which the LED module 3, the power supply device 6, and the three fixtures 7 are attached into the case body 50 from one end side in the longitudinal direction. Further, the operator fixes the support member 4 accommodated in the case main body 50 to the case main body 50 with the two attachments 8. However, the central fixture 7 is formed by screwing a screw (not shown) inserted into a screw insertion hole 506 provided at the center in the longitudinal direction on the top surface of the case body 50 into the screw hole 700 of the fixing piece 70. It is directly fixed to the main body 50 (see FIG. 4).

  Subsequently, the worker puts the end member 51 attached with the waterproof packing 52 on the end portion of the case main body 50. At this time, the operator inserts the electric wire drawn out from the power supply device 6 into the notch 722 of the central fixture 7 and the insertion tool 513 after inserting it into the insertion hole 513 of the end member 51 on one side (left side). It is inserted through a window hole 820 provided in the connecting portion 82 and pulled out of the case body 50. Then, the operator screws the screw (not shown) inserted through the screw insertion hole 5140 of the boss 514 into the screw hole 721 of the side wall 72 of the fixture 7 so that the end member 51 is moved to the case body via the fixture 7. Attach to 50. As described above, the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment is assembled.

  Next, the assembly procedure of the lighting fixture A will be described. The operator connects the wire drawn from the case main body 50 to a terminal block (not shown) attached to the bottom surface of the recess 11 of the instrument main body 1, and then sets the opaque portion 504 of the light source unit 2 to Housed in the recess 11 of the instrument body 1. Then, the operator screws the screws 83 inserted into the screw insertion holes 810 of the second fixing portion 81 of the fixture 8 into the screw holes 15 respectively provided in the pair of projecting pieces 14 on the lower surface of the instrument body 1. (See FIG. 6). Thus, the lighting fixture A is assembled by fixing the light source unit 2 to the fixture main body 1 (refer FIGS. 6-8).

  By the way, when the support member 4 is inserted into the case main body 50, the front end (upper end) of the side plate 41 of the support member 4 contacts the inner side surface of the side wall 503 of the case main body 50, and the inner side surface of the side wall 503 is scratched. It may be attached. Then, when the light radiated from the LED module 30 and reflected by the inner peripheral surface of the front wall 502 passes through the side wall 503, if the transmission part 503 of the side wall 503 is scratched, the scratch is visually recognized from the outside. There is a risk of it.

  Therefore, the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment is configured such that the boundary surface 505 between the transmissive portion 503 and the non-transmissive portion 504 is located closer to the bottom plate 40 than the tip (upper end) of the side plate 41 (FIG. 1). reference). In other words, according to the above configuration, the tip (upper end) of the side plate 41 comes into contact with and is scratched almost exclusively at the non-transparent portion 504, so that the scratch on the side wall 503 may be visually recognized from the outside. Is extremely low.

  As described above, the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment includes a light source (LED module 3) having one or more solid light emitting elements (LEDs 30) and a support member that is formed in a long shape and supports the light source (LED module 30). 4. Further, the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment is formed in a long cylindrical shape having at least one end opened, and a case (case) in which a light source (LED module 30) inserted from the opened one end side is housed. A main body 50). The support member 4 includes a flat bottom plate 40 to which a light source (LED module 30) is attached, and a pair of side plates 41 that rise from both ends of the bottom plate 40 along the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 40 to the opposite side of the light source (LED module 30). Configured to have. The case (case body 50) has a transmission part 503 that is formed of a material that is opposed to the light source (LED module 30) and that transmits light emitted from the light source (LED module 30). Further, the case (case body 50) has an opaque portion 504 that is made of a material that does not transmit light but does not face the light source (LED module 30). Further, the case (case body 50) is configured such that the boundary surface 505 between the transmission part 503 and the non-transmission part 504 is located closer to the bottom plate 40 than the tip (upper end) of the side plate 41.

  Since the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment is configured as described above, even if the tip of the support member 4 contacts the side plate 41, the transmission portion 503 is hardly damaged, and as a result, the case (case body 50) It is possible to make the scratches generated on the inner peripheral surface of the wall less noticeable.

  Further, in the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment, the case (case body 50) is such that the boundary surface 505 between the transmission part 503 and the non-transmission part 504 is closer to the tip of the side plate 41 than the bottom plate 40. Preferably it is constructed (see FIG. 1). If the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment is configured as described above, a reduction in the amount of light transmitted through the side plate 41 is suppressed compared to the case where the boundary surface 505 is located farther from the side plate 41 than the bottom plate 40. be able to.

  Furthermore, in the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment, the case (case body 50) is preferably configured so that at least the opaque portion 504 is tapered in a direction away from the support member 4. That is, the case main body 50 in the present embodiment is configured such that the width dimension of the rear wall 500 is narrower than the width dimension of the front wall 502, and the pair of side walls 501 are tapered to incline upward. . If the light source unit 2 of this embodiment is comprised as mentioned above, the light which leaks through the clearance gap between the side wall 501 and the side plate 41 to the impermeable part 504 can be reduced.

  Further, in the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment, the case (case body 50) is configured such that the transmission part 503 is tapered toward the traveling direction of the light emitted from the light source (LED module 30). Is preferred. That is, the case main body 50 in the present embodiment is configured to be tapered by forming the front wall 502 into a semi-cylindrical shape protruding downward. If the light source unit 2 of the present embodiment is configured as described above, the boundary surface 505 between the transmissive portion 503 and the non-transmissive portion 504 becomes difficult to be visually recognized from below, so that the appearance can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the lighting fixture A of the present embodiment, the fixture main body 1 is provided with a recess 11 that houses a part of the light source unit 2, and the entire non-transparent portion 504 and a part of the transmissive portion 503 are in the recess 11. It is preferable to be configured to fit (see FIG. 8).

  If the lighting fixture A of the present embodiment is configured as described above, the boundary surface 505 between the transmission part 503 and the non-transmission part 504 is hidden in the recess 11, so that the boundary surface 505 is difficult to be seen from below, Can improve the appearance.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 9, the case body 50 may be provided with a long and flat rib 507 projecting inward along the longitudinal direction from the inner surface of one side wall 501. Since the rib 507 protrudes from a position closer to the bottom plate 40 than the boundary surface 505, light leaking to the opaque portion 504 through the gap between the side wall 501 and the side plate 41 can be reduced. Furthermore, it is preferable that the rib 507 has a protruding amount close to the side plate 41 of the support member 4. In other words, if the tips of the ribs 507 are close to the side plate 41, rattling of the support member 4 can be suppressed by the ribs 507.

  In this embodiment, the waterproof light source unit 2 and the luminaire A are illustrated, but the technical idea of the present invention can also be applied to non-waterproof light source units and luminaires.

2 Light source unit 3 LED module (light source)
4 Support Member 5 Waterproof Case 30 Light Emitting Diode (Solid State Light Emitting Element)
40 Bottom plate 41 Side plate 50 Case body 503 Transmission part 504 Impermeability part 505 Boundary surface

Claims (6)

A light source having one or more solid-state light emitting elements, a support member that is formed in a long shape and supports the light source, and is formed in a long cylindrical shape that is open at least at one end, and is inserted from the opened one end side A case for storing the light source to be contained therein,
The support member is configured to have a flat bottom plate to which the light source is attached, and a pair of side plates that rise from both ends of the bottom plate to the opposite side of the light source along the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate.
The case is opposed to the light source and is formed of a material that transmits light emitted from the light source, and a non-transparent material that is not opposed to the light source and does not transmit light. A light source unit, wherein a boundary surface between the transmission part and the non-transmission part exists at a position closer to the bottom plate than a tip of the side plate.   The light source unit according to claim 1, wherein the case is configured such that a boundary surface between the transmission part and the non-transmission part exists at a position closer to a tip of the side plate than the bottom plate.   3. The light source unit according to claim 1, wherein the case is configured such that at least the opaque portion is tapered in a direction away from the support member.   The light source unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the case is configured such that the transmission portion is tapered toward a traveling direction of light emitted from the light source. .   An illumination fixture comprising: the light source unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4; and a fixture main body that supports the light source unit.   The instrument body is provided with a recess for accommodating a part of the light source unit, and is configured such that the whole of the non-transmissive part and a part of the transmissive part are accommodated in the concave part. Item 6. A lighting apparatus according to Item 5.

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