JP2017174667A - Lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting system which enables easy maintenance.SOLUTION: An internal space 5 is formed at a frame 3 so as to extend along multiple pieces of window glass 2b located adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction of a building. Two rails 6, 6, each having an L shaped cross section, are fixed to a floor surface 5a of the interior space 5 so as to be arranged parallel to each other. The rails 6, 6 extend in the horizontal direction of the building along the window glass 2b in the internal space 5. A lighting device 7 is provided in the internal space 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting system, and in particular, is installed as exterior lighting installed indoors in offices, commercial facilities, etc., or exterior lighting, interior lighting, exterior lighting installed outdoors in buildings of all uses. The present invention relates to a lighting system.

  In offices and commercial facilities, in order to obtain aesthetic effects and the like, lighting is provided at the windows to illuminate the exterior of the building. Such a conventional illumination system is described in Patent Document 1. In this lighting system, a space for providing a light source is provided on the floor inside the window.

JP 2007-31201 A

  However, in the illumination system described in Patent Document 1, since the space for providing the light source is provided independently in each room, in order to perform maintenance, the light source is entered into each room one by one. There was a problem that it was necessary to exchange and it took time and effort.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an illumination system that can be easily maintained.

The lighting system according to the present invention is a lighting system including a lighting fixture having a plurality of light source units connected to each other, and includes a storage portion that stores the lighting fixture, and a work opening that communicates with the storage portion. The luminaire can be taken in and out of the storage part through the working opening.
The storage section is an internal space formed inside a glass curtain wall or glass sash frame of a building, and the internal space is a window glass fixed to the glass curtain wall or glass sash in the horizontal direction of the building. It may extend along.
Each light source unit may have wheels.
Rails may be provided in the internal space, and the rails may extend along the window glass fixed to the glass curtain wall or the glass sash in the horizontal direction of the building, and wheels may be fitted between the rails.
The plurality of light source units may be detachably connected to each other.
The plurality of light source units are connected to each other directly or via a connecting member, and the light source units or the light source unit and the connecting member are rotatable with respect to each other by a rotating shaft that faces in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction It may be connected.

  According to the present invention, a lighting fixture configured by connecting a plurality of light source units is taken in and out of the storage portion via the working opening, so that the lighting fixture can be installed at one working opening. Since maintenance is possible, maintenance can be performed easily.

It is a front view of a part of the glass curtain wall of the building provided with the illumination system according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which looked at the cut surface by the line L of FIG. 1 along the II-II line. It is the top view (a) and front view (b) of the lighting fixture of the lighting system which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the opening part vicinity for work for taking in / out the lighting fixture of the lighting system which concerns on this embodiment with respect to internal space.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a part of the front of a glass curtain wall 1 of a building. As shown in FIG. 2, the glass curtain wall 1 has a pair of window glasses 2a and 2b, which are fixed to the frame 3 in parallel and spaced apart from each other. The back panel 4 is fixed to the frame 3 so as to be inclined with respect to the window glass 2b while being spaced from the window glass 2b located on the inner side of the building. Each back panel 4 corresponding to each pair of window glasses 2a, 2b is provided to incline in the opposite direction alternately in the vertical direction of the building. Although not shown in FIG. 2, each back panel 4 corresponding to each pair of window glasses 2a and 2b is provided so as to be alternately inclined in the opposite direction also in the horizontal direction of the building.

  An internal space 5 is formed in the frame 3 so as to extend along a plurality of window glasses 2b adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction of the building. A pair of rails 6 and 6 having an L-shaped cross-section are fixed to the floor surface 5a of the internal space 5 in parallel with each other. The rails 6 and 6 extend in the horizontal direction of the building along the window glass 2 b in the internal space 5. A lighting fixture 7 is provided in the internal space 5. Here, the internal space 5 constitutes a storage unit that stores the lighting fixture 7. Since the lighting fixture 7 is not visible because the lighting fixture 7 is provided in the internal space 5 formed inside the frame 3, it is possible to prevent the appearance from deteriorating.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the lighting fixture 7 is configured such that a plurality of light source units 8 are linearly connected via a connecting member 9. The light source unit 8 has a rectangular parallelepiped main body portion 8a in which a plurality of light sources 10 such as LEDs are linearly arranged, and a wheel 8b provided at the bottom of the main body portion 8a. The connecting member 9 includes a connecting plate 9a whose one end is detachably connected to the light source unit 8 via a horizontal rotation shaft 40, and an intermediate carriage provided with wheels 9b by connecting the other ends of the two connecting plates 9a. 9c. The light source unit 8 and the connecting plate 9a are rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to each other about the rotation shaft 40. Adjacent light source units 8 are electrically connected by cables 30, and the cables 30 are connected by connecting connectors 31 provided at the ends of the cables 30. The lighting fixture 7 in a state in which the plurality of light source units 8 are connected by the connecting member 9 can be moved in the length direction by the wheels 8b and 9b.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lighting fixture 7 is provided in the internal space 5 so that the wheels 8 b and 9 b (the wheel 9 b is not shown) fit between the rails 6 and 6. Thereby, the lighting fixture 7 is movable between the rails 6 and 6 in the horizontal direction of the building along the window glass 2b. When the lighting fixture 7 is provided in the internal space 5, the light source units 8 are arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction of the building by the length of the connecting member 9. By adjusting the length of the connecting member 9, each light source unit 8 is arranged at a position where the back panel 4 that is inclined downwardly away from the window glass 2 b is provided. In addition, the connection member 9 is arrange | positioned in the position in which the back panel 4 inclined so that it might approach the window glass 2b toward the downward direction was provided.

  On the ceiling surface 5 b of the internal space 5, a notch 11 is formed at a position where the light source unit 8 is disposed, and the internal space 5 communicates with the outside of the internal space 5. The light emitted from the light source 10 (see FIG. 3A) of the light source unit 8 is illuminated through the notch 11 toward the back panel 4 upward. For this reason, at night, the front of the building is brightened by light from the light source 10 every other vertical and horizontal directions.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the frame 3 is formed with a working opening 20 that opens in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the rails 6 and 6 extend. The working opening 20 is formed in the vicinity of one end of the internal space 5. A lid member 21 that closes the work opening 20 is detachably attached by a screw 22. When the lighting fixture 7 is taken in and out of the internal space 5, the screw 22 is removed, the lid member 21 is removed from the work opening 20, and the work opening 20 is opened. A lighting fixture 7 (see FIG. 2) configured by connecting a plurality of light source units 8 can be taken in and out of the internal space 5 from the work opening 20, so that each light source unit 8 is taken out while changing its location. Or, maintenance becomes easier compared to the case of installation. Further, since the light source unit 8 and the connecting member 9 can be separated from each other, when the lighting fixture 7 is inserted into the internal space 5, the light source unit 8 and the connecting member 9 can be connected while being connected. When the luminaire 7 is taken out from the internal space 5, the light source unit 8 and the connecting member 9 can be separated by removing the rotating shaft 40 and separating the connected connector 31. A place where the long lighting fixture 7 to which the unit 8 and the connecting member 9 are connected is not required, and the work space required for maintenance can be reduced. Furthermore, by providing this work opening 20 in a common part other than a room containing a tenant such as an office or a store in a building, maintenance of the lighting system can be performed even if the tenant is in business hours or office hours. It can be performed.

  In addition, when the lighting fixture 7 is inserted into the internal space 5 from the working opening 20, the lighting fixture 7 can be pushed in with the wheels 8b and 9b fitted between the rails 6 and 6, so that the lighting fixture 7 It is pushed straight along the rails 6 and 6, and the light source unit 8 can be accurately arranged at the position of the notch 11. Furthermore, since the light source unit 8 and the connecting member 9 are respectively provided with wheels 8b and 9b, even if there is a step on the floor surface 5a of the internal space 5, the step is sufficiently small with respect to the wheels 8b and 9b. If it is a step, the wheels 8b and 9b can get over the step. As a result, the lighting fixture 7 can be pushed into the internal space 5 smoothly.

  Thus, the lighting fixture 7 constituted by connecting the plurality of light source units 8 is taken in and out of the internal space 5 through the working opening 20, so that the working opening 20 in one place Since the lighting fixture 7 can be maintained, the maintenance can be easily performed.

  In this embodiment, the window glass 2a, 2b and the frame 3 are glass curtain walls that are continuous in the vertical direction, but the present invention is not limited to this form. You may provide a lighting fixture in the interior space of the glass sash which is not continuous to an up-down direction.

  In this embodiment, every other back panel 4 is irradiated with light in the horizontal direction of the building, but this is not a limitation. All the back panels 4 may be irradiated with light. In this case, the light source units 8 may be coupled so as to be directly detachable without using the coupling member 9. Moreover, you may make it irradiate arbitrary back panels 4 with light by adjusting the combination of the light source unit 8 and the connection member 9. FIG.

  In this embodiment, the light source unit 8 and the connecting member 9 are provided with the wheels 8b and 9b, respectively, but these are not essential components. If there is no step on the floor surface 5a of the internal space 5, or if the lighting fixture 7 can be pushed in smoothly by any method, the wheels 8b and 9b need not be provided. Moreover, the rails 6 and 6 are not essential constituent elements, and the rails 6 and 6 may not be provided as long as the lighting fixture 7 can be pushed straight in by an arbitrary method.

  In this embodiment, the back panel 4 is inclined with respect to the window glass 2b. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. All the back panels 4 may be parallel without tilting with respect to the window glass 2b, and some back panels 4 may be parallel without tilting with respect to the window glass 2b. Further, the back panel 4 may not be provided. When the back panel 4 is not provided, the receiving surface on which the light emitted from the light source is illuminated is a plate-like member provided on each side of the window glass 2b perpendicular to the window glass 2b. In the case of a glass curtain wall, the four frame 3 which comprises a glass curtain wall is pointed out.

  In this embodiment, the pair of window glasses 2a and 2b is a multi-layer glass provided in parallel and spaced apart from each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Any kind of glass may be used, such as a single plate glass made of one glass or a laminated glass in which a film such as a resin is sandwiched and bonded between two glasses. Moreover, although the window glasses 2a and 2b were fixed so that they could not be opened and closed with respect to the frame 3, they are not limited to this form. The window may be fixed to the frame 3 so as to be opened and closed by sliding or rotating with respect to the rotation axis.

  In this embodiment, the light source unit 8 has light bulb-like light sources 10 such as LEDs arranged in a straight line. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Not only LEDs but also light bulbs of any shape may be arranged in a straight line, or a light source such as an elongated fluorescent lamp may be used. In other words, any device that can irradiate light linearly so as to be irradiated through the notch 11 may be used.

  In this embodiment, the plurality of light source units 8 are configured to be connected in a straight line. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the horizontal rotation shaft 40 is changed to the vertical direction so that the end of the light source unit 8 and the connecting plate 9a, and the end of the connecting plate 9a and the intermediate carriage 9c are centered on the vertical axis. By enabling rotation in the horizontal direction with respect to each other, the plurality of light source units 8 can be curvedly arranged in an arc shape, or the plurality of light source units 8 can be arranged in a meandering manner.

  In this embodiment, the storage portion is an internal space 5 formed inside the frame 3 to which the window glasses 2a and 2b of the glass curtain wall 1 are fixed, and a receiving surface on which light emitted from the light source 10 is illuminated. Is the back panel 4, but is not limited to this form. The illumination system according to the present invention may be any form of exterior lighting that illuminates the exterior of the building, may be any form of interior illumination that illuminates the interior of the building, and is provided outdoors. Any form of exterior lighting may be used.

  As exterior lighting installed outside the building, for example, a lighting fixture is installed in an external storage section provided along the horizontal frame of the glass curtain wall, and the frame or back panel of the glass curtain wall is used as the receiving surface. There is an illumination system in which an opening connected to the storage portion is formed, and this opening is used as a working opening.

  For interior lighting, for example, a lighting fixture is installed in a storage section provided at a high place, a wall member extending between the storage section and the ceiling surface is used as a receiving surface, and an opening connected to the storage section is formed in the wall member. And the illumination system which used this opening as the opening part for work is mentioned. In addition, a display shelf for goods and the like is provided on the wall member, which is the receiving surface, an internal space is formed in the display shelf, a lighting device is installed in the internal space, and an arbitrary space on the display shelf communicates with the internal space. An illumination system in which a working opening is formed is also mentioned. In addition, a storage portion that is recessed upward with respect to the ceiling surface is formed in the vicinity of the wall member that is the receiving surface, and an opening that is connected to the storage portion is provided in the wall member, and this opening is used as a work opening. Also, there is an irradiation system in which a rail is provided in the storage unit, a wheel of a lighting fixture is fitted to the rail, the lighting fixture can be slid along the rail, and light is emitted downward from the lighting fixture. In addition, an internal space was formed on an inclined ceiling surface such as an escalator or a staircase, a lighting fixture was installed in this internal space, and an opening for work communicating with the internal space was formed on the ceiling surface of the place where the scaffolding was horizontal. A lighting system is also mentioned.

  As exterior lighting, for example, a storage portion that is recessed with respect to the floor surface is formed on the floor surface in the vicinity of the wall member that is the receiving surface, and a lighting fixture is provided in the storage portion, which is flush with the floor surface. There is an irradiation system in which a storage portion is closed and fixed with a transparent glass lid, and an opening for work communicating with the storage portion is formed. In this case, by fixing the glass lid without making it detachable, the waterproofness is increased and the cost can be reduced.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Glass curtain wall, 2a, 2b Window glass, 3 frames, 5 interior space (accommodating part), 6 rail, 7 lighting fixture, 8 light source unit, 8b wheel, 9 connection member, 20 working opening part, 40 rotating shaft.

Claims (6)

A lighting system comprising a lighting fixture having a plurality of connected light source units,
A storage section for storing the lighting apparatus;
A working opening communicating with the storage portion;
The said lighting fixture is a lighting system which can be taken in / out with respect to the said accommodating part through the said opening part for work.   The storage portion is an internal space formed inside a glass curtain wall or glass sash frame of a building, and the internal space is fixed to the glass curtain wall or the glass sash in a horizontal direction of the building. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting system extends along a glazed window pane.   The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein each light source unit has a wheel. Rails are provided in the internal space,
The lighting system according to claim 3, wherein the rail extends in a horizontal direction of the building along a window glass fixed to the glass curtain wall or the glass sash, and the wheel fits between the rails.   The illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plurality of light source units are detachably connected to each other.   The plurality of light source units are connected to each other directly or via a connecting member, and the light source units or the light source unit and the connecting member are rotatable relative to each other in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction. The illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the illumination system is connected by a rotating shaft that faces.

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