JP2021077533A - Device cartridge attachment device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a device cartridge attachment device configured to insert and lock various device cartridge from outside.SOLUTION: A device cartridge attachment device 2 includes: a storage body 6 attached to a ceiling board by being inserted, or without being inserted, from an attachment hole 5 formed on the ceiling board 1 to a ceiling; a drive substrate 7 attached to a ceiling back face (bottom part) 6a of the storage body; a wireless power supply coil unit 14 attached to the drive substrate; and a bottomed socket tube 9 shaped in a cylindrical structure, in which a bottom part 9a of the cylindrical structure is closed, a top board being an opening part 9b, and a flange 9c is provided on an edge of the opening part, and which is attached to the wireless power supply coil unit inside the storage body with the bottom part thereof being on an upper side. In the device cartridge attachment device 2, a non-contact power-receiving-type wireless device cartridge 13 is attached to the bottomed socket tube. Since the bottomed socket and a lamp cover are separately configured, a design and illuminance of the lamp are not hindered.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a device cartridge mounting device for mounting various device cartridges and supplying electric power to the device cartridges.

For example, an indoor controller is equipped to turn on and off various devices such as video equipment, audio equipment, and lighting equipment installed in the room, and each device is controlled by operating this controller. Is done. As a kind of such a controller, there is a device cartridge having various functions. Since the device cartridge transmits a control signal by radio waves, it is preferably installed on the ceiling of the house or the upper part of the side wall. Therefore, a bottomed socket tube is integrally provided on the lamp cover attached to the ceiling. There is a technology of a multifunctional LED lamp having a lamp cover having a structure in which a contact type power receiving device cartridge or a non-contact type power receiving wireless device cartridge is inserted and locked from the outside into a bottomed socket tube. This was a development of device cartridge technology that plugs into the end parts of straight tube LED lamps from the side.

Patent No. 6539905

However, if the socket tube is provided on the lamp cover, the lamp cover itself is provided with an uneven portion, which may impair the design of the lamp cover. Further, since the socket tube is provided on the lamp cover, the brightness of the lamp may be partially obstructed. Furthermore, for lamp cover manufacturers, it is necessary to line up lamp covers with socket tubes and lamp covers without socket tubes as products in consideration of user needs and preferences, and there are many types. There was a problem that the user could not choose the design of the lamp cover unless it corresponded to the change.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional defect, and an object thereof is that various device cartridges can be attached, and a control function can be exerted by supplying electric power to the device cartridges. It is to provide a device cartridge mounting device.

In order to achieve the above object, the device cartridge mounting device of the present invention is installed at a portion adjacent to the LED lamp installed on the ceiling, and the device cartridge mounting device is installed on the ceiling through a mounting hole formed in the ceiling plate. An accommodating body inserted over the back and attached to the ceiling plate, a drive board attached to the back surface (bottom) of the top plate of the accommodating body, a wireless power feeding coil unit attached to the drive board, and a tubular structure. The bottom of the tubular structure is closed, the top is opened, and the edge of the open top has a flange. Inside the housing, the bottom is turned up to form the wireless power feeding coil unit. The gist is that the bottomed socket tube is composed of an attached bottomed socket tube, and a non-contact power receiving wireless device cartridge is attached to the bottomed socket tube. In the above configuration, the device cartridge mounting device is mounted on a side wall instead of the ceiling, and the housing, drive board, power supply unit, and bottomed socket tube are mounted on the back surface side of the side wall plate. And. Further, in the above configuration, a structure is provided in which a space for accommodating the wireless power feeding coil unit is provided at the bottom of the bottomed socket tube of another component so as to face the wireless power receiving coil unit built in the non-contact type power receiving wireless device cartridge. You may use it. Further, the device cartridge mounting device may be mounted on the ceiling surface by connecting only the power supply from the feed terminal of the LED lamp behind the ceiling.

In the device cartridge mounting device of the present invention, the bottomed socket of the separate component fixed to the bottom of the accommodating portion and the lamp cover are separately configured, so that the design of the lamp cover is not impaired. Also, there is no risk that the brightness of the lamp will be obstructed. Then, by arranging the device cartridge in the vicinity of the lamp, the work of extending the feed terminal of the lamp to the device cartridge mounting device can be easily performed. Even if it is arranged relatively far from the lamp, an extension terminal may be used for the feed terminal. Regarding the device cartridge mounting device, the above-mentioned problems can be avoided not only when it is installed on the ceiling but also when it is installed on the wall.

It is sectional drawing which shows the device cartridge mounting apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the device cartridge mounting apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the installation relationship between the device cartridge mounting device of this invention and a lighting lamp on a ceiling. It is sectional drawing which shows the device cartridge mounting apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the device cartridge mounting apparatus which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a device cartridge mounting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a ceiling plate. Reference numeral 2 denotes a device cartridge mounting device to be mounted on the ceiling plate 1. A mounting hole 5 for communicating the indoor space 3 and the ceiling back 4 is formed in the ceiling plate 1, and the device cartridge mounting device 2 is mounted in the mounting hole 5.

The device cartridge mounting device 2 is arranged below the cylindrical housing body 6 mounted on the ceiling plate 1, the drive board 7 mounted on the back surface of the bottom of the cylinder of the housing body 6, and the drive board 7. It is composed of a wireless power feeding coil unit 8 connected to the drive board 7 and a bottomed socket tube 9 arranged in the vicinity of the wireless power feeding coil unit 8 inside the housing body 6. Although the wireless power supply coil unit 8 is shown as the power supply unit, a power supply unit of a type that supplies power by a contact method may be used. In this embodiment, the wireless power feeding coil unit 8 will be described.

The housing body 6 is formed into a tubular structure, the bottom portion 6a of the tubular structure is closed, the top portion becomes an open portion 6b, and the edge portion of the open portion 6b has a flange 6c. Then, the accommodating body 6 is inserted from the mounting hole 5 of the ceiling plate 1 to the ceiling back 4 with the bottom portion 6a facing upward, and is attached to the ceiling plate 1. The bottomed socket tube 9 is formed into a tubular structure, the bottom portion 9a of the tubular structure is closed, the top portion becomes an open portion 9b, and the edge portion of the open portion 9b has a flange 9c. Inside the No. 6, the wireless power feeding coil unit 8 is attached with the bottom portion 9a facing up. Both the housing body 6 and the bottomed socket tube 9 have a tubular structure, but the planar shape thereof may be circular or square. Further, the bottomed socket tube 9 may be made of resin, or may be made of metal or other material.

The drive board 7 has a strength capable of vertically supporting the bottomed socket tube 9 together with the housing body 6, and the bottomed socket tube 9 is fixed from the drive board 7 and stands vertically. The method of fixing the bottomed socket tube 9 is not particularly limited, but in the first embodiment, the flange 6c of the housing body 6 and the flange 9c of the bottomed socket tube 9 are superposed on the lower surface of the ceiling plate 1 as a fixture. Then, the bottomed socket tube 9 is fixed by screwing the screw 10 into the screw hole 11 formed in the ceiling plate 1 through the flanges 6c and 9c. Further, a wiring 12 for receiving electric power from a power supply unit (not shown) is connected to the drive board 7.

A wireless power feeding coil unit 8 is supported on the outside of the bottom 9a of the bottomed socket tube 9 and is connected to the drive board 7. The device cartridge mounting device 2 having the above configuration is arranged by using a feed terminal in the vicinity of the ceiling lamp A which is also mounted on the ceiling plate 1 or the like as shown in FIG. The distance (interval) between the device cartridge mounting device 2 and the ceiling lamp A is preferably 30 cm (centimeter) or less, for example. This is because the device cartridge mounting device 2 receives power from the same power source as the ceiling lamp A, and the wiring system is the same. That is, the wiring 12 is connected not only to the device cartridge mounting device 2 but also to the ceiling lamp A by a feed terminal. In such a case, if the distance (interval) between the device cartridge mounting device 2 and the ceiling lamp A is about 30 cm, the wiring worker can easily perform the wiring work to both members, but if it is relatively far from the lamp. Even when arranging the feed terminal, an extension terminal may be used for the feed terminal. Although the ceiling lamp A as shown in FIG. 3 is illustrated as a lamp attached to the ceiling plate 1 or the like, a straight tube type lamp may be used.

The device cartridge 13 is inserted and mounted in the bottomed socket tube 9 of the device cartridge mounting device 2. As the device cartridge 13, a non-contact power receiving system wireless device cartridge or a contact power receiving device cartridge is used. The device cartridge 13 shown in FIG. 1 is a wireless device cartridge. As a method of attaching the device cartridge 13 to the bottomed socket tube 9, a female screw groove is formed on the inner wall of the cylinder on the bottomed socket tube 9 side, and a male screw portion is formed on the outside of the device cartridge 13, and both members are formed. There is a method of screwing in 9 and 13 to attach them. As another method, while forming a slit groove on the inner wall of the cylinder on the bottomed socket tube 9 side, an engaging protrusion corresponding to the slit groove is provided on the outside of the device cartridge 13, and both members 9 and 13 are engaged with each other. There is a way to install it. The device cartridge 13 is a cartridge for accommodating various devices, and the wireless power receiving coil unit 14 is built in the bottom thereof. Since the device cartridge 13 is a non-contact power receiving system and is a wireless device cartridge, it is ideal for installation locations that require waterproofing. Therefore, since the device cartridge 13 is composed of a plurality of members, the structure and members for maintaining waterproofness. Consists of. Then, when the device cartridge 13 is inserted and attached to the bottomed socket tube 9 and switched on, various functions of the device cartridge are exhibited or executed. Among the various functions, for example, there are the following.
WiFi communication function 5G communication connection function Human sensor function Lamp light adjustment function Smell sensor function Surveillance camera function Ion generator function Dust detection function Human flow sensor function Others.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a device cartridge mounting device 20 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment and the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 differ in the following points. That is, in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the screw 10 which is a fixture is screwed into the screw hole 11 formed in the ceiling plate 1 through the flanges 6c and 9c to accommodate the housing. 6 and the bottomed socket tube 9 are fixed to the ceiling plate 1. On the other hand, in the device cartridge mounting device 20 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a slit-shaped hole is provided on the side surface of the housing body 6, and a “<” character is formed in the slit hole. The point is that a spring piece 15 having a shape is provided to fix the housing body 6. Since the accommodating body 6 has the spring piece 15, when the accommodating body 6 is inserted into the mounting hole 5 from below the ceiling plate 1, the spring piece 15 is applied to the edge of the mounting hole 5 and deformed (displaced) inward. When the housing body 6 is inserted to the installation location, the spring piece 15 elastically returns to the outside and engages with the ceiling plate 1 to fix the housing body 6 to the ceiling plate 1. Next, regarding the arrangement of the bottomed socket tube 9 on the housing body 6, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the mounting flange 16 is projected and molded radially outward from the bottom portion 9a of the bottomed socket tube 9. This can be done by bringing the mounting flange 16 into contact with the bottom 6a of 6 and tightening and fixing the mounting flange 16 to the bottom 6a with screws 17.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the device cartridge mounting device 21 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment has the basic configuration of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and when the device cartridge 13 is inserted and attached to the bottomed socket tube 18, the tip (lower end) of the device cartridge 13 is attached. Is characterized in that it does not protrude below the surface level of the ceiling plate 1 and secures an appearance excellent in design. Therefore, in the third embodiment, the bottomed socket tube 18 is not a simple tubular structure, and a small diameter portion 18a is formed in a substantially upper half of the tubular portion, while a substantially lower half of the tubular portion is formed. It is formed into a stepped structure in which a large diameter portion 18b is formed on the surface. Then, the device cartridge 13 is inserted and attached to the small diameter portion 18a of the bottomed socket tube 18. In this embodiment, the housing 6 extends deeper in the attic 4 than in the second embodiment, and the bottomed socket tube 18 also extends to a deeper position in the attic 4 than in the second embodiment. It is attached at a position deeper than the socket tube 9. Therefore, the device cartridge 13 is in a state where the entire device cartridge 13 is inserted into the ceiling back 4, and the tip end (lower end) thereof does not protrude below the surface level of the ceiling plate 1. Therefore, the device cartridge mounting device 21 makes the scenery of the ceiling refreshing and is excellent in design. In this case, a space portion 19 is formed between the device cartridge 13 and the large diameter portion 18b of the bottomed socket tube 18, and the device cartridge 13 is attached to the bottomed socket tube 18 in this space portion 19. The operator's fingers can be inserted when removing the device cartridge 13, and the device cartridge 13 can be easily attached and detached.

In FIG. 3, the configuration of the device cartridge mounting device 21 other than the bottomed socket tube 18 is the same as the configuration of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and therefore corresponds to the second embodiment. The same reference numerals are given to the members to be used, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Further, in the first to third embodiments, the mode in which the device cartridge mounting devices 2, 20 and 21 are mounted on the ceiling plate 1 has been described, but apart from this, the device cartridge mounting device 2 has been described. , 20 and 21 may be of a type that can be attached to the side wall of a room or the like.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a device cartridge mounting device 22 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 is a ceiling plate, and 22 is a device cartridge mounting device attached to the ceiling plate 1. The difference between the fourth embodiment and the first to third embodiments shown in FIG. 5 is that in the first to third embodiments, the device cartridge mounting devices 2, 20 and 21 are behind the ceiling. In contrast to the type housed in 4, the fourth embodiment is that the device cartridge mounting device 22 is mounted on the side of the indoor space 3 with respect to the ceiling plate 1, that is, on the ceiling surface. Therefore, the ceiling plate 1 is not formed with a mounting hole 5 for communicating the interior space 3 and the ceiling back 4, but is formed with a power cord hole 24 for pulling out the power cord 12 from the ceiling back 4. On the ceiling surface side, a circular or square support plate 25 is fixedly attached to the ceiling plate 1 by mounting screws 10, and a drive board 7 is attached to the mounting plate 25. A through hole 26 is formed in a portion of the support plate 25 corresponding to the power cord hole 24, and the power cord 12 wired to the ceiling 4 extends to the drive board 7 through the power cord hole 24 and the through hole 26. It is connected to the drive board 7. On the lower side of the drive board 7, the wireless power feeding coil unit 8 is supported by the bottomed socket tube portion 29 (described later) and connected to the drive board 7. As the power feeding unit, a power feeding unit of a type in which power is supplied by a contact method may be used in addition to the wireless power feeding coil unit 8, as in the first to third embodiments described above.

The outer side portion of the support plate 25 is bent downward to form a hem portion 27, and the device main body 28 of the device cartridge attachment device 22 is attached to the hem portion 27. The device main body 28 has a tubular outer shell having a circular or square planar shape that matches the support plate 25, and the portion near the center of the device main body 28 is integrally integrated with the tubular outer shell. A bottomed socket tube portion 29 formed into a tubular structure is provided. A wireless power feeding coil unit 8 is supported on the outside (upper side) of the bottomed socket tube portion 29 and is connected to the drive board 7. The device main body 28 is basically a member corresponding to the housing body 6 in the first to third embodiments described above. Further, the bottomed socket tube portion 29 is basically a member corresponding to the bottomed socket tube 9 in the first to third embodiments described above. However, the apparatus main body 28 in the fourth embodiment is set to a height dimension smaller than that of the housing 6 in the first to third embodiments, and is bottomed in the fourth embodiment. The socket tube portion 29 is also set to a height dimension smaller than that of the bottomed socket tube 9 in the first to third embodiments. As a method of attaching the device main body 28 of the device cartridge mounting device 22 to the hem portion 27 of the support plate 25, the outer shell portion of the tubular structure of the device main body 28 is crimp-fitted into the hem portion 27, or the hem portion 27 and There is a method such as providing screw portions to be screwed to each other on the outer shell portion of the tubular structure of the apparatus main body 28 and screw-coupling them.

The device cartridge 23 is inserted and mounted in the bottomed socket tube portion 29 of the device cartridge mounting device 22. As the device cartridge 23, a wireless device cartridge in a non-contact power receiving system or a contact power receiving device cartridge is used. The device cartridge 23 shown in FIG. 5 is a wireless device cartridge. As a method of attaching the device cartridge 23 to the bottomed socket tube portion 29, a female screw groove is formed on the inner wall of the cylinder on the bottomed socket tube portion 29 side, while a male screw portion is formed on the outside of the device cartridge 23. There is a method of attaching both members 23 and 29 by screwing operation. As another method, while forming a slit groove on the inner wall of the cylinder on the bottomed socket tube portion 29 side, an engaging projection corresponding to the slit groove is provided on the outside of the device cartridge 23, and both members 23 and 29 are engaged. There is a way to install it. The height of the device cartridge 23 according to the fourth embodiment is set to be lower than that of the device cartridge 13 according to the first to third embodiments.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment, since the device main body 28, the bottomed socket tube portion 29, and the device cartridge 23 are each set to have short height dimensions, the device cartridge mounting device 22 is mounted on the ceiling surface. Even if the device cartridge 23 is attached and the device cartridge 23 is inserted and attached to the device cartridge attachment device 22, the device cartridge attachment device 22 does not greatly project from the ceiling surface to the indoor space 3 side.

Since the device cartridge mounting device of the present invention is installed separately from the lamp, stable power can be supplied to the device cartridge without changing the design of the lamp cover, which can contribute to the spread of the device cartridge. Moreover, since it is assumed to be a module cartridge, the various device cartridges can be housed and held accurately in common, and it is also useful as a system bed that can support, for example, a surveillance camera, a motion sensor, an AI speaker, or IoT.

1 Ceiling plate 2, 20, 21, 22, Device cartridge mounting device 3 Indoor space 4 Attic 5 Mounting hole 6 Accommodating body 7 Drive board 8 Wireless power supply unit 9, 18 Bottomed socket tube 10 Screw 11 Screw hole 12 Wiring 13, 23 Device cartridge 14 Wireless power receiving coil unit 28 Device body 29 Bottomed socket tube

Claims (4)

It is a device cartridge mounting device installed in a portion adjacent to an LED lamp installed on the ceiling, and the device cartridge mounting device is inserted from a mounting hole formed in the ceiling plate to the back of the ceiling and mounted on the ceiling plate. The housing body, the drive board attached to the back surface (bottom) of the top plate of the housing body, and the power supply unit attached to the drive board are molded into a tubular structure, and the bottom portion of the tubular structure is closed. The ceiling is opened, and the edge of the open ceiling has a flange. Inside the housing, the bottom is composed of a bottomed socket tube attached to the power supply unit with the bottom facing up. A device cartridge mounting device in which a wireless device cartridge or a contact-type power receiving device cartridge is mounted on a socket tube. The device cartridge mounting device is mounted on a side wall instead of the ceiling, and the housing, drive board, power supply unit, and bottomed socket tube are mounted on the back surface side of the side wall plate. 1. The device cartridge mounting device according to 1. It is characterized by having a structure in which a space for accommodating a power feeding coil unit is provided under the bottomed socket tube of the separate component and is opposed to the wireless power receiving coil unit built in the non-contact type power receiving wireless device cartridge. The device cartridge mounting device according to claim 1 or 2. A device cartridge mounting device that connects the power supply behind the ceiling using the feed terminal of the lamp and is installed on the ceiling surface without inserting it behind the ceiling.

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