JP2628232B2 - Continuous fluorescent light system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a continuous fluorescent lamp system suitable for continuously mounting a fluorescent lamp on a wiring duct.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, fluorescent lights are mounted on wiring ducts in building structures such as station platforms and factories that do not have a double ceiling. The work procedure at this time is to wire a cable inside the wiring duct, and then assemble the fluorescent lamp fixture and attach the fluorescent lamp to the wiring duct. Further, a cable is called inside the fixture of the fluorescent lamp, the cable is connected to a terminal of the fixture, and then a reflector or a fluorescent tube is attached.

Further, in order to continuously electrically connect adjacent fluorescent lamp bodies, a lighting fixture in which connectors serving both as a power supply means and a device connecting means are mounted at both ends of the fluorescent lamp body has been proposed. No. 2304.

[0004]

However, in these conventional methods, the box-shaped fluorescent lamp fixture containing the ballast and the like protrudes greatly from the lower surface of the wiring duct, so that the appearance is poor, and the mounting work is difficult. Had the disadvantage of requiring a lot of trouble.

[0005] That is, a fluorescent lamp fixture mounted on a normal double ceiling is mounted in a state in which a fixture body containing a ballast, terminals and the like is concealed inside the double ceiling and is not exposed to the outside. In the absence of the double ceiling, the appliance body was largely exposed, so that the exterior of the appliance body was impaired.

In addition, in order to mount the fluorescent lamp fixture, in addition to the operation of fixing the fixture main body to the wiring duct, a cable is passed through the inside of the wiring duct, and this cable is connected to a terminal inside the fixture main body. There was a lot of troublesome work, such as doing.

Further, if a conventional lighting fixture equipped with a connector which serves both as a power supply unit and a device connecting unit is to be mounted on a wiring duct, the box-shaped fluorescent lamp unit will also protrude greatly from the lower surface of the wiring duct. It looks bad. In addition, when attaching a box-shaped fluorescent lamp fixture to the wiring duct, there is a disadvantage that the worker needs to support one end while the other end needs to be supported by another worker while the worker is wearing one end. is there.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and improves the appearance of a fluorescent lamp fixture by taking a wiring duct into a part of a fluorescent lamp main body and mounting it. To rationalize the work of installing fluorescent light fixtures,
An object of the present invention is to provide a continuous fluorescent lamp system that can be easily mounted by one person.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a first means of the present invention is to provide a wiring duct P having a lip groove shape in cross section, such as a metal duct or a bimetallic wire. A fixed substrate 1 for detachably fixing the fixed substrate 1 is provided.
The ballast unit 5 is formed by providing a socket 2 for supporting and energizing one end of a rod-shaped fluorescent tube Q, a ballast 3 and a connection terminal 4 connected to an adjacent fluorescent lamp body 9. The other socket 6 for supporting and energizing the other end of the fluorescent tube Q
And a feed terminal 7 for detachably connecting and fixing to the connection terminal 4 of the adjacent ballast unit 5.
The fluorescent lamp main body 9 composed of the ballast unit 5 and the feed terminal socket 8 is continuously disposed along the longitudinal direction of the wiring duct P, and the connection terminals 4 of the adjacent fluorescent lamp main bodies 9 are formed. A continuous fluorescent lamp system for energizing a continuous fluorescent tube Q through the
Is that a reflector 10 is provided between the ballast unit 5 and the feed terminal socket 8 to limit the distance between the sockets 2 and 6 at both ends to a predetermined length of the fluorescent tube Q.

The fixed substrate 1 in the second means has an elastic strip shape along the longitudinal direction of the wiring duct, and has a lip formed at the opening of the wiring duct P having a lip groove shape in cross section. From the locking end 1A that locks from the inside to the part P1, the tool mounting part 1 is fixed in abutment along the surface of the lip part P1.
B is extended, and further extended from the instrument mounting portion 1B to fix and fix the inside of the lip portion P1 to the front side.
Has been established.

According to the third means, fixing the feed terminal socket 8 of the adjacent fluorescent lamp body 9 to the fixture mounting portion 1B of the fixed substrate 1 is a means for solving the problem.

[0012]

According to the first means of the present invention, the disconnection
In the fluorescent lamp body 9 continuously mounted along the longitudinal direction of the wiring duct P having the surface lip groove shape, the connection terminal 4 and the feed terminal 7 of the adjacent fluorescent lamp body 9 are connected. Therefore, power is supplied to each of the fluorescent lamp bodies 9 through the fluorescent lamp body 9 even if there is no wiring for power supply. The reflector 10 interposed between the ballast unit 5 and the feed terminal socket 8 regulates the mutual distance between the ballast unit 5 and the feed terminal socket 8 whose length becomes free. Make sure that the space can be attached.

According to the second means, the fixed substrate 1 serving as the base of the ballast unit 5 has the fixed end 1C sandwiched and fixed to the lip portion P1, so that the locking end 1A is connected to the wiring duct. It is locked from the inside to the lip part P1 of P, and the instrument mounting part 1B connected to the locking end part 1A is fixed in a state of contacting the surface of the lip part P1.

According to the third means, the feed terminal socket 8 of the fluorescent lamp body 9 is fixed to the fixed substrate 1 for fixing the ballast unit 5 of the adjacent fluorescent lamp body 9. And the fluorescent lamp main body 9 continuously arranged along the wiring duct P
The components are integrally connected via the fixed substrate 1.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral P shown in the figure is a wiring duct having a lip groove shape in cross section. Usually, in a building structure such as a station platform or a factory, which does not have a double ceiling, a member for mounting a fluorescent lamp, etc. Used as

The fluorescent lamp body 9 used in the fluorescent lamp system of the present invention comprises a ballast unit 5 having one socket 2 and a ballast 3 and a connection terminal 4 and a socket 6 of the other.
And a feed terminal socket 8 provided with a feed terminal 7 is individually mounted on the wiring duct P. The plurality of fluorescent lamp bodies 9 continuously mounted along the wiring duct P are connected to the connection terminals 4 and the feed terminals 7 of the adjacent fluorescent lamp bodies 9.
Is supplied to the continuous fluorescent tube Q via

The ballast unit 5 is provided with a fixed substrate 1 which is detachably fixed to the opening of the wiring duct P. The fixed substrate 1 has one socket 2 for supporting and energizing one end of a rod-shaped fluorescent tube Q. , A ballast 3 and a connection terminal 4 connected to an adjacent fluorescent lamp body 9. At this time, when using a glow-start fluorescent lamp, the glow lamp 11 is provided on the fixed substrate 1 together with the ballast 3 (see FIG. 1).

The fixed substrate 1 has an elastic strip shape along the longitudinal direction of the wiring duct. Then, at one end of the fixed substrate 1, a locking end 1A that locks from the inside to a lip P1 formed at the opening of the wiring duct P is formed.

The illustrated locking end 1A is formed in a substantially T-shaped plane (see FIG. 3). In order to lock the locking end 1A to the lip portion P1, the locking end 1A is brought into contact with the inside of the lip portion P1 and the portion protruding from the lip portion P1 to the outside of the wiring duct P is connected to the lip portion P1. When the fixed substrate 1 is brought into contact with the P1 surface side, the fixed substrate 1 bends and is locked by this elastic force (see FIG. 2). In addition, the fixed substrate 1 has an instrument mounting portion 1B that abuts along the surface of the lip portion P1 at a central portion of the fixed substrate 1 extending from the locking end 1A.

The fixture 1B has a socket 2
, Ballast 3, and connection terminals 4 and the like. Further, a fixed end 1C extends from the instrument mounting portion 1B to the other end of the fixed substrate 1.

The fixed end portion 1C is provided so as to sandwich and fix the inside of the lip portion P1 and the front side. The illustrated fixed end portion 1C is formed by screwing a locking piece 1E for locking the inside of the lip portion P1 to a contact piece 1D having a substantially T-shape in a plane contacting the surface of the lip portion P1. The lip portion P1 is sandwiched between the contact piece 1D and the locking piece 1E (see FIGS. 2 to 4).

The connection terminal 4 is attached to the end of the instrument attachment portion 1B. This is because the other fluorescent lamp body 9
And electrically connected via the connection terminal 4.
At the end of the fixture mounting portion 1B to which the connection terminal 4 is fixed, a notch-shaped insertion fixing portion 1F for detachably fixing a feed terminal socket 8 connected to the connection terminal 4 of the adjacent fluorescent lamp body 9.
(See FIG. 4).

The feed terminal socket 8 is connected to the ballast unit 5
Is provided with a feed terminal 7 on the other socket 6 connected to the lead wire 3A. The feed terminal 7 is detachably connected and fixed to the connection terminal 4 of the adjacent ballast unit 5 (see FIG. 4). . In the drawing, the feed terminal 7 is formed in a pin shape, and is provided so as to be inserted and fixed to the connection terminal 4.
Conversely, the connection terminal 4 is formed in a pin shape, or the connection terminal 4 and the feed terminal 7 are formed in a concave terminal shape, and an arbitrary joint plug (see FIG. (Not shown) can also be attached.

The reflection plate 10 is interposed between the ballast unit 5 and the feed terminal socket 8, and regulates the mutual distance between the ballast unit 5 and the feed terminal socket 8 whose length is free, thereby providing a fluorescent light. The interval is set so that the tube Q can be mounted (see FIG. 5). That is, this reflecting plate 10
The ballast unit 5 is provided with a screw hole 10A for screwing (see FIG. 1), and the ballast unit 5 is connected to the adjacent ballast unit 5 at the position of the screw hole 10A, so that the ballast unit 5 is formed. The distance between the fixed socket 2 and the socket 6 forming the feed terminal socket 8 is set to be equal to the length of the fluorescent tube Q.

Reference numeral 13 shown in FIG. 6 denotes a relay connector.
Are used at intervals (see FIG. 7). The relay connector 13 is formed by connecting a pin terminal 13A connected to the connection terminal 4 of the ballast unit 5 and a plug terminal 13B connected to the feed terminal 7 of the feed terminal socket 8 to a lead wire 13C.
This relay connector 13 is used when the fluorescent lamp bodies 9 are not directly connected to each other.

Reference numeral 12 shown in FIG. 7 is a unit cover for covering the ballast unit 5, and reference numeral 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a terminal cap that covers an end of the unit cover 12.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show the wiring state of a plurality of fluorescent lamp bodies 9 arranged continuously to the wiring duct P. FIG.

That is, FIG. 8 shows a type in which the fluorescent lamps Q of the continuous fluorescent lamp body 9 are turned on and off simultaneously by one switch S. At this time, the fluorescent lamp body 9 is of a glow start type, but other types such as a rapid start type fluorescent lamp may be used.

FIG. 9 shows two or more switches S1,
S2, S3... Indicate a type of blinking. At this time, the switches S1 and S3 indicate a three-way switch,
Reference numeral 2 denotes a four-way switch. The fluorescent lamp body 9 is also of the glow start type, but may be of another type.

FIGS. 10 to 12 show an advanced type of the fluorescent lamp system of the present invention.

That is, FIGS. 10 and 11 show an example in which the outlet box R is attached to the fluorescent lamp body 9. This outlet box R is connected to the relay connector 13.
The ballast unit is connected to the ballast unit 5 by using (see FIG. 11).

FIG. 12 shows a wiring duct P in the form of a compartment which is divided into upper and lower compartments, and a signal line and a control line of a computer or the like are to be routed in parallel with the continuous fluorescent lamp. That is, this wiring duct P
The upper part P2 is for passing a weak current wire such as a signal line or a control line, and the lower part P3 is for a continuous fluorescent lamp. Further, the upper part P2 of the wiring duct P can be used for high-voltage wiring.

[0034]

According to the present invention, the above object is achieved by the above-mentioned structure. In other words, according to the first aspect, the conventional box-shaped fluorescent lamp device containing a ballast or the like is unitized into the ballast unit 5, the feed terminal socket 8, and the reflection plate 10, so that it is used for wiring. It has an extremely compact shape that can be stored in the duct P. Therefore, the conventional inconvenience that the box-shaped fluorescent lamp appliance protrudes greatly from the lower surface of the wiring duct and impairs the appearance has been solved. In addition, since each unit can be individually mounted, the mounting operation can be easily performed by one person.

Further, the present invention chronic use fluorescent lamp system, the cross-sectional
Fluorescent lamp body 9 is attached to the wiring duct P having a surface lip groove shape.
The wiring to the fluorescent lamp main body 9 is performed at the same time by arranging them in a row, so that the wiring work in the conventional wiring duct P is not required at all. Moreover, since the wiring is not wired into the wiring duct P, there is an advantage that it is possible to easily cope with a change after the fluorescent lamp body 9 is mounted.

Further, since the conventional box-shaped fluorescent lamp fixture containing the ballast and the like is eliminated and the reflector 10 can be stored separately from each unit, the stock space is reduced to one third of the conventional one.
A space of ~ 1/5 is enough.

Further, the interval between the units to be individually mounted is regulated by the reflector 10, so that the units to be individually mounted can be mounted at extremely accurate positions. This reflector 10
Is configured separately from the ballast unit 5 and the feed terminal socket 8, it is possible to combine reflectors 10 in various designs and shapes.

According to the second aspect, the ballast unit 5 can be mounted very simply by mounting the fixed substrate 1 to the wiring duct P.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the feed terminal socket 8 can be mounted on the fixed substrate 1 on which the ballast unit 5 is easily mounted, so that the mounting operation of each unit is further simplified.

As described above, according to the present invention,
By improving the appearance of fluorescent lighting fixtures installed in wiring ducts with a lip groove cross section , the wiring duct is incorporated as part of the fluorescent lighting fixtures, streamlining fluorescent lighting fixture installation work and making it easier for one person. It has various industrially useful effects such as being able to be mounted on a vehicle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounted state.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a mounted state of the ballast unit.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the mounted state of the ballast unit.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing a connection state between the ballast unit and the feed terminal socket.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a use state.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a use state of the relay connector.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a use state when a relay connector is used.

FIG. 8 is a wiring diagram showing an example in which one switch is provided in a continuous fluorescent lamp system.

FIG. 9 is a wiring diagram showing an example in which a plurality of switches are provided in a continuous continuous fluorescent lamp system.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing an example in which an outlet box is attached to the fluorescent lamp body.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an outlet box.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a computer signal line is wired in parallel with a fluorescent lamp using a compartment-type wiring duct.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P Duct for wiring P1 Rip part Q Fluorescent tube R Outlet box S switch S1 Three-way switch S2 Four-way switch S3 Three-way switch T Computer plug U Computer outlet plate W Duct cover 1 Fixed board 1A Locking end 1B Equipment mounting Part 1C Fixed end 1D Contact piece 1E Locking piece 1F Insertion fixing part 2 Socket 3 Ballast 3A Lead wire 4 Connection terminal 5 Ballast unit 6 Socket 7 Feed terminal 8 Feed terminal socket 9 Fluorescent lamp body 10 Reflector 10A Screw Hole 11 Glow lamp 12 Unit cover 13 Relay connector 13A Pin terminal 13B Plug terminal 13C Lead wire 14 Terminal cap

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A fixed substrate which is detachably fixed to an opening of a wiring duct having a lip-shaped cross-section is provided. The fixed substrate has one socket for supporting and energizing one end of a rod-shaped fluorescent tube, and a stable socket. A ballast unit is provided by providing a ballast and a connection terminal connected to an adjacent fluorescent lamp body, and is attached to and detached from a connection terminal of an adjacent ballast unit to the other socket for supporting and energizing the other end of the fluorescent tube. A feed terminal socket is formed by freely connecting and fixing a feed terminal socket, and a fluorescent lamp body composed of the ballast unit and the feed terminal socket is continuously arranged along the longitudinal direction of the wiring duct, and is adjacently arranged. A continuous fluorescent lamp system in which a continuous fluorescent tube is energized through a connection terminal and a feed terminal of the fluorescent lamp body, wherein the fluorescent lamp body includes a ballast unit mounted in an opening of a wiring duct and a feed terminal soot. Tsu DOO and chronic use fluorescent lamp system, characterized in that a reflecting plate for regulating the spacing of sockets each other at both ends and mounted in a predetermined length of the fluorescent tube between. The fixed substrate has an elastic strip shape along the longitudinal direction of the wiring duct, and is internally engaged with a lip formed at an opening of the wiring duct having a lip groove shape in cross section. A locking end for stopping is provided, and from this locking end, an instrument mounting portion abutted and fixed along the surface of the lip portion is extended, and further extended from the instrument mounting portion to the inside and the front side of the lip portion. 2. The continuous fluorescent lamp system according to claim 1, further comprising a fixed end portion for sandwiching and fixing the fluorescent lamp. 3. The continuous fluorescent lamp system according to claim 1, wherein the fixture mounting portion of the fixed substrate fixes a feed terminal socket of an adjacent fluorescent lamp body.