JP3440433B2 - Light emitter mounting bracket - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a vehicle with a light-emitting body on an adherend such as a road sign or a guide plate, a guard rail, or a support in order to guide the driver of the vehicle at night and prevent danger. The present invention relates to a light emitter mounting bracket that can be mounted toward a person. In particular, the present invention relates to a luminous body mounting bracket suitable for mounting a self-luminous luminous body on an adherend such as a display board, a guard rail, and a support, toward a driver of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a luminous body has been attached to a road safety facility such as a display board, a guard rail, and a pillar, or an outdoor dangerous place to guide a driver of a vehicle at night and to display a danger. It is being appreciated. It is convenient to use a self-luminous light-emitting body that emits light from a light-emitting diode by electric power generated by a solar cell as the light-emitting body because it can be installed even in an area where there is no power transmission line. As such a self-luminous illuminant,
For example, the one described in JP-A-6-146227 is known. In the mounting structure of the self-luminous light emitting body described in the above publication, the outer peripheral surface of the self-luminous light emitting body is wound with a band-shaped mounting bracket, and both ends of the band-shaped mounting bracket are mounted on an adherend such as a display plate, a guard rail, and a support. Was there.

[0003]

However, when the light-emitting body is attached to an adherend such as a display plate, a guard rail, or a support with such a belt-like mounting metal fitting, the shape of the attachment portion of the adherend is different. It may be difficult to mount the light emitter toward the driver because there may not be a suitable place to mount the fixture. In particular, the self-luminous light-emitting body that causes the light-emitting diode to emit light by the solar cell as described in the above publication is designed to illuminate only in a very narrow range. Therefore, it is necessary to mount the self-luminous light-emitting body accurately toward the driver, but it is extremely difficult to mount the self-luminous light-emitting body accurately toward the driver with the conventional band-shaped mounting bracket.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a light emitter mounting bracket which can adjust the direction of the light emitter vertically and horizontally and which can be attached to a driver.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is made to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 is a luminous body mounting bracket comprising a mounting A bracket and a mounting B bracket. The attachment A fitting is a pedestal to which the light emitting body is attached, a connecting portion projecting downward from the pedestal, and a short tube provided at the lower end of the connecting portion so that the pipe axis is substantially parallel to the pedestal. The short tube has a female thread on the inner peripheral surface, radial irregularities centered on the tube axis are formed on one end surface, and a circular groove centered on the tube axis is formed on the other end surface. Is provided, and a spring spring is installed in this groove,
The attachment B fitting has a fixing portion fixed to an adherend at a lower end portion thereof, and a hole having opposing surfaces substantially parallel to the upper end surface thereof. Radial unevenness that meshes with the radial unevenness of the short pipe of the mounting A metal fitting is provided, and a through hole communicating from the center of this radial unevenness to the outside is provided, and the short pipe of the mounting A metal fitting is in the hole of the mounting B metal fitting. , The unevenness provided on one end surface of the short pipe is brought into contact with the unevenness provided on one surface of the hole of the mounting bracket B, and the spring spring provided on the other end surface of the short tube contacts the other surface. The screw is screwed into the female screw of the short pipe of the mounting A metal fitting from the outside of the through hole which is contacted, compressed, inserted, and goes from the center of the unevenness of the mounting B metal fitting to the outside, and the mounting A metal fitting is mounted on the mounting B metal fitting. It is what has been.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the luminous body mounting member according to the first aspect, in which the mounting member A has a pedestal provided with a long luminous body mounting hole in a direction substantially orthogonal to the tube axis of the short tube. It is what has been.

The pedestal according to the first aspect of the present invention may have a shape suitable for the shape of the mounting portion of the light emitter. But,
Usually, since the lower surface of the light emitter has many flat surfaces, a screw hole is provided in this flat surface, and a light emitter mounting hole for allowing screws to pass is also provided in the flat surface so that the light emitter can be rotated and mounted along the base. Good. For this purpose, it is preferable that the number of the light emitter mounting hole is one. If two or more light emitting bodies are provided, an arcuate light emitting body mounting hole may be provided on the pedestal so that the light emitting body can be rotated about the center thereof. When a single through hole is provided, if a long light emitter mounting hole is provided in a direction substantially orthogonal to the tube axis of the short tube as described in claim 2, the light emitter can be moved in the horizontal direction in parallel. Therefore, it is preferable.

Further, the fixing portion fixed to the adherend according to the first aspect of the invention may be formed in a shape that can be easily attached to the adherend. However, usually, the light-emitting body is often attached to the tip of a rod-shaped body such as a roadside sign, a display board such as a guide plate, a guardrail, or a plate-shaped side edge such as a pillar. Receiving a groove or hole into which the side edge or the tip of the rod-shaped body can be inserted, a screw hole is provided on the side wall of this groove or hole, and the plate-shaped body is inserted into the groove or the tip of the rod-shaped body is inserted into the hole. Then, the side edge of the plate-shaped body or the tip of the rod-shaped body may be pressed and fixed to the opposite side wall with a screw screwed into the screw hole from the outside of the side wall.

[0009]

In the luminous body mounting bracket according to the present invention, the short tube of the mounting A bracket is in the hole of the mounting B bracket, and the unevenness of one end surface of the short tube is one surface of the hole of the mounting B bracket. The spring spring provided on the other end surface of the short pipe is abutted against the uneven surface of the short tube and abutted on the other surface thereof and is compressed and inserted, so that the compressed spring spring tries to return to its original state. Due to elasticity, one end surface of the short tube is pressed against one surface of the hole of the mounting B fitting. Then, one end surface of the short pipe is provided with radial unevenness, and one of the substantially parallel opposing surfaces is provided with radial unevenness that meshes with this unevenness.
The unevenness of the short pipe and the unevenness of one surface of the hole are in mesh with each other. With this structure, the concavo-convex portion of the short pipe is pressed against the concavo-convex portion of the hole by the spring spring, and the short pipe does not rotate unless it is rotated by applying a force.

Further, in this luminous body mounting bracket, a screw is screwed into the female screw of the short pipe of the mounting A bracket from the outside of the through hole communicating from the center of the radial unevenness to the side wall of the mounting B bracket. The metal fitting is attached to the metal fitting B, so if you screw this screw into the female thread of the short pipe and tighten it,
When approaching the direction of the inner wall where the fitting hole is provided, the radial unevenness of the short pipe and the radial unevenness of one surface of the hole are firmly meshed, and as a result, the mounting A fitting is firmly attached to the mounting B fitting. You can

When the screw is rotated in the opposite direction to be loosened, the engagement between the radial irregularities of the short pipe and the radial irregularities of one surface of the hole is loosened, so that the short pipe is rotated around this screw. Will be able to. Therefore, when the bolt is loosened and a force is applied to rotate the mounting A metal fitting around the pipe axis of the short pipe, the pedestal of the mounting A metal fitting is provided at the lower end of the connecting portion. Although it rotates about the screw screwed into the tube shaft of the short tube, the spring spring acts to keep the state as it is even if the force is released, so that the pedestal can be easily oriented in a predetermined direction. After that, it can be firmly fixed by tightening the screw. Also, on the pedestal,
The light emitter can be attached by rotating it along the pedestal.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the tube axis of the short tube and the pedestal are substantially parallel to each other, the tube axis is rotated about the tube axis of the short tube and along the pedestal. It is almost orthogonal to the direction. In this way, since the light emitter can be rotated in a direction substantially orthogonal to the light emitter, it can be attached in a predetermined direction. Further, as in the invention described in claim 2, when the pedestal of the mounting A fitting is provided with a long light emitter mounting hole in a direction substantially orthogonal to the tube axis of the short tube, the long light emitter mounting hole is provided along the long light emitter mounting hole. Since the light emitter can be moved and attached, the position of the light emitter on the pedestal can be moved.

[0013]

EXAMPLES Next, examples of the present invention will be described. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of a light emitting body mounting bracket of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which the light emitting body is mounted on a marker plate by the light emitting body mounting bracket, and FIG. Explanatory drawing showing the rotation state of the mounting A metal fitting when the metal fitting is attached, and FIG.
Shows the metal fittings, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c)
4 is a partially cutaway side view, FIG. 4 shows a mounting B fitting, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a sectional view taken along line XX, and (c) is a side view. FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
Is a plan view of the mounting B fitting, (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY, and (C) is a side view.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a light emitter mounting bracket, and this light emitter mounting bracket 1 is a mount A bracket 2 and a mount B.
It consists of metal fittings 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting A metal fitting 2 has a pedestal 21 made of a quadrangular plate, a connecting portion 22 projecting downward from the pedestal 21, and a lower end of the connecting portion 22. The short tube 4 is provided so that its tube axis is substantially parallel to the pedestal 21. The pedestal 21 is provided with a light emitter mounting hole 23 that is long in a direction substantially orthogonal to the tube axis of the short tube 4.
A female screw 43 is bored on the inner surface of the short tube 4, radial irregularities 41 centered on the tube axis are provided on one end surface, and a circular groove 42 centered on the tube axis is provided on the other end surface. Is provided,
A spring spring 45 is mounted in the groove 42.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting B fitting 3 is provided with a fixing portion 5 at its lower end and a hole 6 at its upper end surface. The fixed portion 5 is a groove 5 provided on the lower surface of the mounting B fitting 3.
1 and a screw hole 52 provided on the side wall of the groove 51, and a side edge of a sign plate or the like is inserted into the groove 51.
The mounting bracket B3 can be fixed to a sign plate or the like by a screw 53 screwed into 2.

The hole 6 is a recess having a quadrangular cross section, and the opposing surfaces 61, 62 and 63, 64 are substantially parallel to each other. Radial unevenness 65 that meshes with the radial unevenness 41 provided on the short pipe 4 of the mounting A fitting 2 is provided on one surface 61 of the facing surfaces 61 and 62, and the radial unevenness 65 is outwardly provided from the center of the radial unevenness 65. A through hole 66 that communicates is provided.

Then, the short pipe 4 of the mounting A fitting 2 is attached to the mounting B.
In the hole 6 of the metal fitting 3, the unevenness 41 provided on one end surface of the short pipe 4 is brought into contact with the unevenness 65 provided on one surface of the hole 6 of the mounting B metal fitting 3, and the other end of the short pipe 4 is contacted. The spring spring 45 provided on the end surface of the
Has been inserted. Since this is done, as shown in FIG. 2, the mounting A fitting 2 is adapted to rotate about the tube axis of the short tube 4. And the spring spring 45
Since the unevenness 41 of the short tube 4 is pressed against the unevenness 65 of the hole 6, the short tube 4 does not rotate unless it is rotated by applying a force.

Further, a screw 67 is screwed into the female screw 43 of the short pipe 4 of the attachment A metal fitting 2 from the outside of a through hole 66 communicating from the center of the radial unevenness 65 of the attachment B metal fitting 3 to the attachment A metal fitting 2 Is attached to the mounting B fitting 3. Therefore, when the screw 67 is screwed into the female screw 43 of the short pipe 4 from the outside of the through hole 66 and tightened, the short pipe 4 is attached to the mounting B fitting 3
The radial unevenness 41 of the short pipe 4 and the radial unevenness 65 of the hole 6 mesh with each other as a result of approaching to the inner wall direction in which the through hole 66 is provided, and as a result, the mounting A fitting can be firmly attached to the mounting B fitting. .

Reference numeral 7 is a self-luminous illuminant. This self-luminous light-emitting body 7 has a solar cell, a control unit, a storage battery, etc. provided in a case made of a transparent synthetic resin, and a light-emitting body made of a light-emitting diode is attached to the tip of the case. The stored power is stored in a storage battery, and when it gets dark, the light emitting diode emits light. A screw hole is provided on the lower surface of the case of the self-luminous light emitting body 7. In the case of FIG. 1, the light emitting diode emits light to the left. 8 is a sign board.

Next, a method of using this light emitter mounting bracket will be described. In the hole 6 of the mounting B metal fitting 3, the unevenness 41 provided on one end surface of the short pipe 4 of the mounting A metal fitting 2 is mounted B
The spring spring 45, which is brought into contact with the metal fitting 3 and the unevenness 65 and is installed in the other groove 42 of the short pipe 4, has the other surface 62.
And is compressed and inserted into the female screw 43
The light emitter mounting bracket 1 that is loosely screwed in is transported to the construction site.

At the construction site, the upper edge of the sign plate 8 is attached B
The metal fitting 3 is inserted into the groove 51, and the screw 53 is screwed into the screw hole 52 to fix the light emitter mounting metal fitting 1 to the upper edge of the sign plate 8. The self-luminous light-emitting body 7 is placed on the pedestal 21 of the mounting A fitting 2, and the screw 25 is screwed from the light-emitting body mounting hole 23 of the pedestal 21 into the screw hole provided on the lower surface of the case of the self-luminous light-emitting body 7. Insert it and fix it loosely. Next, the self-luminous light-emitting body 7 is rotated on the pedestal 21 along the pedestal 21,
The self-luminous light-emitting body 7 by rotating the
In a predetermined direction. If necessary, the screw 25 is moved along the long light emitter mounting hole 23 to move the self-luminous light emitter 7.

In this way, the self-luminous light-emitting body 7 is loosely fixed by the screw 25, and the spring spring 45 presses the unevenness 41 of the short tube 4 against the unevenness 65 of the hole 6. Since the self-luminous light-emitting body 7 moves only when added, it is easy to orient the self-luminous light-emitting body 7 in a predetermined direction. After directing the self-luminous light-emitting body 7 in a predetermined direction in this way, the screw 2
Tighten 5 to fix the self-luminous light-emitting body 7 to the pedestal 21,
Tighten the screw 67 to firmly fix the mounting A metal fitting 2 to the mounting B metal fitting 3.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 will be described. When the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is compared with the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the luminous body mounting bracket shown in FIG. 5 is mounted on the tip of the support column 8a, and the fixing portion 5a of the mounting bracket B3a is mounted on the support column 8a. The holes 51a provided on the lower side face are different from the screw holes 52a provided on the side faces of the hole 51a so that they can be easily attached to the tip. Others are the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the holes 5
The tip of the column 8a is inserted into the la 1a, and a screw is screwed into the screw hole 52a to fix the luminous body mounting member 1 to the upper end of the column 8a. Other construction methods and actions are shown in FIGS.
Is the same as the embodiment shown in FIG.

[0025]

According to the luminous body mounting bracket of the invention described in claim 1, the short tube of the mounting A bracket is in the hole of the mounting B bracket, and the unevenness provided on one end face of the short tube is the mounting B bracket. Since the spring spring provided on the other end surface of the short pipe is abutted against the unevenness provided on one surface of the hole and pressed against the other surface and is inserted, The unevenness on one surface of the hole will be engaged.

Further, in this luminous body mounting bracket, a screw is screwed into the female screw of the short pipe of the mounting A bracket from the through hole provided in the side wall of the mounting B bracket to mount the mounting A bracket to the mounting B bracket. Therefore, the radial unevenness of the short pipe and the radial unevenness of the one surface of the hole are more firmly meshed with each other, so that the mounting A bracket can be firmly mounted to the mounting B bracket.

Since this is done, when the screws are loosened and the mounting A metal fitting is rotated in the vertical direction and a force is applied so as to direct the light emitter in a predetermined vertical direction, the mounting A metal fitting The downwardly projecting connecting portion rotates about a bolt screwed into the tube axis of the short pipe provided at the lower end of the connecting portion, and the mounting A fitting rotates in the vertical direction. And
Even if the force is released, it can be kept in the same state, so it is easy to orient the mounting A fitting in a predetermined direction. Further, on the pedestal, the light emitting body can be rotated and attached along the pedestal.

In the invention according to claim 1, since the tube axis of the short tube and the pedestal are substantially parallel to each other, the direction of rotation about the tube axis and the direction of rotation along the pedestal are the same. Are orthogonal. As described above, since the light emitters can be rotated in the orthogonal directions, the position of the light emitters can be adjusted and the light emitters can be attached in the predetermined direction.

According to the invention of claim 2, the mounting A
If the pedestal of the metal fitting is provided with a long luminous body mounting hole in a direction substantially orthogonal to the tube axis of the short tube, the luminous body can be moved along the long luminous body mounting hole and mounted. The position of the illuminant can be moved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a luminous body mounting bracket of the present invention, showing a state in which the luminous body is mounted on a marker plate by the luminous body mounting bracket.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a rotating state of the mounting A metal fitting when the mounting A metal fitting is attached to the mounting B metal fitting.

3A and 3B show a mounting A fitting, FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a front view, and FIG. 3C is a partially cutaway side view.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a mounting B fitting, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a sectional view taken along line XX, and (c) is a side view.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view of the mounting B fitting, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY, (c).
Is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Light emitter mounting bracket 2 Mounting A bracket 21 pedestal 22 Connection 23 Light emitter mounting hole 3 Mounting B bracket 4 short tubes 41 unevenness 42 groove 45 spring spring 5 Fixed part 51 groove 52 screw holes 6 holes 61, 62 almost parallel facing surfaces 65 unevenness 66 through holes 7 Self-luminous illuminant 8 signboard

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A luminous body mounting bracket comprising a mounting A fitting and a mounting B fitting, wherein the mounting A fitting is a pedestal for mounting the luminescent body, and a connecting portion projecting downward from the pedestal. The short pipe is provided at the lower end of the connecting portion so that the pipe axis is substantially parallel to the pedestal, and the short pipe has a female screw bored on the inner peripheral surface and one end face with the pipe axis as the center. Radial unevenness is provided, and a circular groove centered on the tube axis is provided on the other end surface, and a spring spring is mounted in this groove, and the mounting B fitting is fixed to the adherend at the lower end. Is provided with a hole having an opposite surface substantially parallel to the upper end surface, and one of the parallel opposite surfaces has a radial shape that meshes with the radial unevenness of the short pipe of the mounting A fitting. Concavities and convexities are provided, and a through hole communicating from the center of this radial irregularity to the outside is provided. The short pipe of the mounting A metal fitting is mounted B
The concavo-convex provided on one end surface of the short pipe is brought into contact with the concavo-convex provided on one surface of the hole of the mounting bracket B in the hole of the metal fitting, and the spring spring provided on the other end surface of the short pipe. Is abutted against the other surface, compressed and inserted, and a screw is screwed into the female screw of the short pipe of the mounting A metal fitting from the outside of the through hole communicating from the center of the unevenness of the mounting B metal fitting to the outside to mount the mounting A metal fitting. Is attached B
A light emitter mounting bracket, which is mounted on a bracket. 2. The light emitter mounting bracket according to claim 1, wherein the mount A bracket has a pedestal provided with a light emitter mounting hole long in a direction substantially orthogonal to the tube axis of the short tube. Luminaire mounting bracket.