JP2567230Y2 - Socket cover mounting device for lighting equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a socket cover for a lighting fixture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that a lighting apparatus has a rectangular main body and fluorescent lamps attached along respective sides thereof. In that case, the socket of each fluorescent lamp is attached to each corner of the fixture body. If the attached socket is left exposed as it is, the appearance is impaired, and the socket is covered with a socket cover.

[0003] Conventionally, this socket cover is fixed to the instrument body with screws or the like.
However, when using such mounting means, it is necessary to previously process a mounting screw hole in the instrument body, and the processing operation is troublesome.

When a socket cover is required,
In some cases, the screw holes are unnecessary, but if the screw holes are formed in advance in all the instrument bodies, the screw holes are left as they are when the socket cover is unnecessary, and the appearance is poor.

If the screw holes are not machined in advance, when the socket cover is required later, the machine operation of the screw holes in the already mounted appliance body is a very example in terms of the work. .

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a lighting fixture in which a fluorescent lamp is mounted along each side of a rectangular fixture body, wherein the socket is attached to each corner of the fixture body. The object of the present invention is to simplify the installation of a socket cover that covers a vehicle.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a lighting apparatus comprising a rectangular fixture body with sockets attached to each corner of the fixture body, and a fluorescent lamp attached along each side of the fixture body by each socket. A spring piece having an open upper end is attached to both ends of a socket cover having a hollow L-shape, and the spring piece is elastically engaged with a peripheral edge of a base of a fluorescent lamp. It is characterized by the following.

[0008]

The fluorescent lamp is supported by a socket attached to the fixture body and is fixed to the fixture body. Since the spring piece fixed to the socket cover is engaged with the base of the fluorescent lamp thus fixed, the socket cover is attached to the apparatus body via the fluorescent lamp.

For this attachment, it is sufficient to simply engage the spring piece with the base, and no processing for attaching the socket cover is required on the instrument body. In addition, the mounting operation can be performed only by the engagement of the spring pieces, and is extremely simple.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an apparatus main body, which is formed in a rectangular shape, and a pair of sockets 2 facing each other is attached to each side, and the fluorescent lamps 3 are supported by the sockets 2. These configurations are not particularly different from the conventional one.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a socket cover according to the present invention, which has a hollow L-shape inside, and has holes 5 large enough to allow the fluorescent lamp 3 to pass therethrough at both end surfaces. A spring piece 6 having an open upper end is attached inside a portion approaching both end portions thereof. The socket cover 4 is located at each corner of the instrument body 1,
It is arranged along the adjacent side of the instrument body 1. With this arrangement, the socket 2 adjacent to the corner of the instrument body 1 is covered.

The spring piece 6 is used to attach the socket cover 4 arranged as described above. That is, by fitting the open portion of the spring piece 6 to the base 7 of the fluorescent lamp 3 already mounted on the socket 2, the spring piece 6 is elastically engaged with the periphery of the base 7 of the fluorescent lamp 3. Combine. As a result, the socket cover 4 is attached to the instrument body 1 via the fluorescent lamp 3 and the socket 2.

[0013]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the mounting of the socket cover is simply performed by fitting the spring piece mounted inside the socket cover to the base of the fluorescent lamp. And the task is quite simple. Also, since there is no need for any processing for attachment to the fixture body, there is an effect that the socket cover can be easily attached to existing lighting fixtures.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged plan view showing a mounting state of a socket cover.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the entire lighting fixture according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument main body 2 Socket 3 Fluorescent lamp 4 Socket cover 6 Spring piece 7 Base

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A lighting fixture comprising: a socket attached to each corner of a rectangular fixture body; and a fluorescent lamp attached along each side of the fixture body by the socket. A hollow L-shape is formed, and a spring piece having an open upper end is attached to both ends inside the socket cover, and the spring piece is elastically engaged with a peripheral edge of a base of the fluorescent lamp. A socket cover mounting device for lighting equipment.