JP4364815B2 - Lighting equipment for vehicle goods storage - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination facility for illuminating the interior of an article storage box mounted behind a cabin in a work vehicle for various works such as a fire engine, a rescue car, a telephone work, or a display sales vehicle.

In a work vehicle for various work such as a fire engine, a rescue car, a telephone work, or a display sales vehicle, an article storage is mounted on a chassis behind the cabin. If this is a rescue vehicle, various materials for rescue such as a hydraulic cutting machine, a hydraulic spreader, an oxygen inhaler, a rescue rope, a first aid set, a chainsaw, and a small generator are stored in the article storage. The telephone construction vehicle stores various tools and telephone cables and other work materials, and the food display vehicle stores various foods. An opening for taking in and out the stored items is provided on the side surface of the article storage, and this opening is normally opened and closed by a roll-up shutter (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
JP 2004-353260 A JP 2001-139299 A

  The interior of the article storage is often divided into multiple stages by horizontal shelves. Many conventional article storages do not have lighting equipment, and it is difficult for external light to reach the back of the storage. For this reason, it cannot be said that the visibility of the stored item is necessarily good, and it takes time to take out the stored item. In addition, even in an article storage with lighting equipment, the illumination lamps are only fixed to one or two places on the inner wall of the storage side, so that the illumination light can reach between the shelves sufficiently. It is not. Although it is possible to illuminate between the shelves by arranging as many lamps as the number of shelves, it is difficult to work because the installation position of the illumination lamps is the back side of the storage. It takes a long time to work.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting facility that is easy to mount and can efficiently illuminate the interior of a storage.

  In the invention according to claim 1, in the vehicle article storage that is opened and closed by a shutter guided by a pair of guide rails erected on both sides of the opening, the side opening is disposed on the inner side of the guide rail. An illumination lamp was installed to illuminate the interior of the article storage.

  In most cases, the guide rail inner area of the shutter of the article storage is a dead space that is not effectively used as an article storage space. This is because this area is a portion that is difficult to see directly from the outside of the article storage, and when the article is put in and out, the article interferes with the guide rail and cannot be put in and out smoothly. In the present invention, this dead space is effectively used as the optimum arrangement position of the illumination lamp.

  The area inside the guide rail can be easily reached even from outside the warehouse, so that the work for installing the lamp can be performed easily and quickly without any problems. In addition, although the lamp is easily damaged when hit with an article, the area inside the guide rail is not an area through which the article passes when the article is put in and out, so there is a concern that the article may be accidentally hit and damaged when the article is put in and out. Absent. In addition, if an illumination lamp is attached to the inner area of the guide rail, the interior can be illuminated from the near side to the far side, and the direction of illumination coincides with the viewing direction from the outside of the warehouse, making it easy to see the stored items. Effective lighting is possible.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the illuminating lamp has a substrate on which the LEDs are arranged, and the substrate is formed into a groove portion that is integrally formed in the vertical direction inside the guide rail. They were slidably engaged with each other.

  With this configuration, the height position of the substrate can be freely adjusted, so that the installation work of the illumination lamp is further facilitated. In addition, since the wiring can be incorporated into the substrate, the apparatus can be configured compactly.

  In the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 2, the first connector for wiring is led out from the vertical direction end of the substrate, and the switch for illumination lamp is arranged in the inner groove of the guide rail, A second connector derived from the illumination lamp switch was connected to the first connector.

  With this configuration, wiring work between the switch and the substrate can be easily performed. In addition, when a plurality of substrates are used, wiring work between the substrates is facilitated.

  In the present invention, an illuminating lamp is attached to the inner side of the guide rail of the shutter. However, since the inner area of the guide rail can be easily reached from outside the cabinet, the attaching operation of the illuminating lamp becomes simple and quick. In addition, the guide rail inner area does not get in the way when an article is taken in or out, so that the article is not accidentally applied to the illumination lamp when the article is taken in or out. Furthermore, if an illuminating lamp is attached to the inner area of the guide rail, the interior can be illuminated from the near side to the far side, and effective illumination is easy to see the stored items.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the lighting equipment of the present invention is applied to an article storage for a rescue vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the rescue vehicle 1. The rescue vehicle 1 has a cabin 3 in front of a vehicle body 2 on which a driver and an operator board, and an article storage 5 mounted on a chassis at the rear of the cabin 3.

  The article storage 5 is formed in a box shape from stainless steel, aluminum, a steel plate, or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the interior 4 of the article storage 5 is partitioned into, for example, three compartments 7, 8, 9 by a partition wall 6 extending in the vertical direction. Each of the compartments 7, 8, and 9 is further partitioned by a shelf 10 into a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. Various work materials and equipment necessary for rescue activities are placed on the bottom of the shelf 10 and the compartments 7, 8, and 9.

  The edge of the opening 11 of the article storage case 5, that is, the end portion of the outer wall 12 of the article storage case 5 in FIG. The opening 11 is opened and closed by a shutter 14 that can move up and down. A pair of vertical guide rails 15 are erected along the reinforcing portion 13 on both the left and right sides of the opening 11 (see FIGS. 3, 4, and 5).

  The shutter 14 is a door made up of a large number of horizontally long panels 16 that can be moved up and down manually or electrically. As shown in FIG. 4, the shutter 14 is wound on the ceiling of the article storage case 5. 17 is disposed. The winding device 17 includes a winding drum 18, a winding belt 19 that connects the winding drum 18 and the shutter 14, guide rollers 20 installed at the upper ends of the pair of guide rails 15, and the like. The winding drum 18 incorporates a winding spring (not shown) that urges the shutter 14 in the winding direction.

  When the shutter 14 is manually moved up and down, a horizontally long operation handle 21 is attached to the front surface of the lowermost panel 16a.

  The pair of guide rails 15 are made of aluminum extruded material having a constant cross section, and include a rail-like rail portion 22 extending in the vertical direction for slidably guiding the side portion of the panel 16 of the shutter 14, and the rail portion 22. It has two groove parts 25 and 26 formed on the outside (lower side in FIG. 1). Rubber gaskets 23 and 24 are fitted in the grooves 25 and 26. The gaskets 23 and 24 seal the outer gap between the guide rail 15 and the reinforcing portion 13 and the outer gap between the guide rail 15 and the outer surface of the shutter 14 to prevent rainwater, snow and dust from entering.

  A pair of guide grooves 28 for attaching the illumination lamps 27 are integrally formed in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) on the inner side surface of the guide rail 15. Although this guide groove 28 is formed continuously, it is sufficient that the illumination lamp 27 is attached, so that it is formed in a flat surface instead of the groove, and a structure in which the illumination lamp is hooked or fixed to the claw or hole, Alternatively, a structure in which an elastic member protruding from the illuminating lamp is engaged with the pair of protrusions by an elastic force may be employed.

  The illumination lamp 27 includes a substrate 30 on which a plurality of LEDs 29 are attached. The plurality of LEDs 29 are arranged at equal intervals in a vertical row on the inner side surface of the substrate 30. As a type of the LED 29, it is assumed that white light can be obtained by simultaneous emission of a white LED or red, green, and blue LEDs. The substrate 30 has a rectangular shape having a predetermined length along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 15, and the LED side is covered with a protective cover 31. The substrate 30 is disposed with a predetermined gap 33 with respect to the resin mounting plate 32. The mounting plate 32 has the same shape as the substrate 30 and is integrally connected to the end portion of the protective cover 31.

  The protective cover 31 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin and has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and an insertion groove 34 into which the end of the substrate 30 is inserted is formed on the opposing surface. The substrate 30 is inserted into the insertion groove 34 from the shorter side of the protective cover 31 or the elasticity of the protective cover 31 is used to expand the protective cover 31 and insert the end of the substrate 30 into the insertion groove 34. The protective cover 31 is preferably a diffusing plate that has a diamond function and has a lens function. Since the short side of the protective cover 31, that is, both upper and lower ends, are open, the protective cover 31 is covered with a protective cap 35. Lead wires 36 connected to the upper and lower ends of the substrate 30 are led out from the small holes of the protective cap 35. The lead wire 36 is for supplying power to the LED, and a male connector 37 is connected to one side, and a female connector 38 is connected to the other side. The number of lead wires 36 is at least two when white LEDs are used, and at least four when red, green, and blue LEDs are used.

  The illuminating lamp 27 is attached to the guide rail 15 by fitting the attachment plate 32 into the guide groove 28 using the elasticity in the width direction. As a result, the mounting plate 32 acts as a stopper from the guide groove 28. Although it is possible to position and fix the illumination lamp 27 only by the elasticity of the mounting plate 32, screws 39 provided on both upper and lower ends of the illumination lamp 27 are tightened for more secure fixation. By pressing the tip of the screw 39 against the bottom surface of the guide groove 28, the left and right edges of the mounting plate 32 are pressed against the wall 28 a of the guide groove 28 to fix the illumination lamp 27.

  Instead of attaching the illuminating lamp 27 by crimping the attachment plate 32 and the guide groove 28, the attachment plate 32 is eliminated, and a claw 31b formed at the end of the protective cover 31 is inserted into the guide groove 28 as shown in FIG. It can also be installed directly. The position of the insertion groove 34 of the protective cover 31 is changed to make the substrate 30 slant, and the substrate 30 is inclined to the upper right in FIG. 8, that is, the corner on the diagonal line of the storage chamber. In this case, by tightening the screw 39, the claw 31b and the wall 28a can be brought into contact with each other to fix the illumination lamp 27.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the illumination lamp 27 may connect a plurality of illumination lamps 27. In that case, the male connector 37 of the other illumination lamp 27 is connected to the female connector 38 of one illumination lamp 27. The connecting portions of the male connector 37 and the female connector 38 are covered with a protective cover 31a having the same shape as the protective cover 31 in order to prevent the working parts from hitting and damaging or cutting the connecting portion. It is desirable. When the illuminating lamps 27 are connected in the longitudinal direction and connected, the LEDs 29 can be connected in parallel, so that they can be easily added simply by adjusting the current.

  When the illumination lamp 27 is fixed with the screw 39, the height position of the illumination lamp 27 can be adjusted up and down in accordance with the arrangement situation of the shelf 10 in the storage 5. For this reason, effective interior lighting can be realized with the minimum number of illumination lamps 27, and visibility in the interior can be improved.

  The switch 40 for turning on and off the illumination lamp 27 is installed on the lower end side of the grooved rail portion 22 of the guide rail 15 as shown in FIGS. The operating pin 41 protrudes into the movement locus of the shutter 14, and when the shutter 14 is closed, one end of the lowermost panel 16 a of the shutter 14 is brought into contact with the operating pin 41, and the switch 40 is turned ON / OFF by the operating pin 41.

  A female connector 42 is attached to the switch 40, and the female connector 42 is connected to the male connector 37 attached to the illumination lamp 27 described above. The 24V DC power of the rescue vehicle 1 is supplied to the illumination lamp 27 and the switch 40 as they are.

  The switch 40 is a micro switch, but a photo switch, a reed switch, or the like may be used. The mounting position of the switch 40 is provided below the guide rail 15, but may be provided above the guide rail 15. When the switch 40 is attached below the guide rail 15, the illumination lamp 27 is turned on when the shutter 14 starts to be opened. When the switch 40 is mounted above the guide rail 15, the illumination lamp 27 is turned on when the shutter 14 has been opened. Usually, a switch 40 is provided below the guide rail 15. The switch 40 is automatically turned ON / OFF by opening / closing the shutter 14 and may be arbitrarily turned ON / OFF manually regardless of the opening / closing of the shutter 14. If the shutter 14 is left open for a long time, a manual switch is more convenient.

  Hereinafter, lighting and extinguishing of the illumination lamp 27 will be described in association with opening and closing of the shutter 14. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the shutter 14 is closed. At this time, the lowermost panel 16 a of the shutter 14 is in contact with the bottom surface of the opening 11. One end of the lowermost panel 16a is in a state in which the operating pin 41 of the switch 40 is pushed in, the switch 40 is turned off, and the illumination lamp 27 is turned off. When the shutter 14 is pushed up by hand using the operation handle 21 from the state shown in FIG. 2, the upper part of the vertical shutter 14 is guided in a substantially horizontal direction by the guide roller 20 and wound around the winding drum 18. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the lowermost panel 16 a rises to the uppermost position and fully opens the opening 11. When the shutter 14 starts to be opened, the contact between the lowermost panel 16a and the operating pin 41 is released, so that the switch 40 is turned ON and the illumination lamp 27 is turned on.

  When the illumination lamp 27 is turned on, the light of the LED 29 is irradiated from the front side of the opening 11 of the storage 5 toward the back side, and the work materials and equipment stored in the back of each shelf 10 are sufficiently illuminated. Therefore, work materials and equipment can be taken out quickly, and rescue activities can be carried out smoothly. Also, when storing work materials and equipment, the empty space on the shelf 10 can be easily seen, so the storage position can be easily determined and storage can be completed smoothly without colliding with other items. can do.

  Note that. When it is necessary to draw the light from the LED 29 toward the center of the shelf 10, the illumination lamp 27 may be attached to the guide rail 15 while being inclined as shown in FIG. 8.

  When the operation is finished and the shutter 14 is closed, the shutter 14 in the fully open position is pushed down by hand using the operation handle 21. Thereby, the shutter 14 is drawn out from the winding drum 18 and descends along the rail portion 22 of the guide rail 15, and the opening portion 11 is closed. When the shutter 14 is closed, one end of the lowermost panel 16a pushes the operation pin 41, and the operation switch 40 is turned off to turn off the illumination lamp 27.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment differs from the illumination lamp 27 of the first embodiment in the mounting structure. That is, in the second embodiment, the back plate 52 with the magnet 51 is attached to the back side of the mounting plate 32 of the illumination lamp 27. The back plate 52 is attached to the mounting plate 32 by engaging a pair of left and right claws 52 a formed on both side edges with the side wall 32 a of the mounting plate 32. The magnet 51 is fixed to the back surface of the back plate 52 with an adhesive or the like. In this embodiment, the illuminating lamp 27 is not limited to the inside of the guide rail 15 as shown in FIG. 10 by the magnet 51, but a suitable place inside the outer wall 12 of the storage 5 or the inner surface side of the column 13 of the outer wall 12. It can be installed at any position. In this case, ON / OFF of the illumination lamp 27 is performed by connecting to the switch 40 as in the first embodiment. The illuminating lamp 27 can be attached by a double-sided adhesive tape in addition to the magnet 51.

  9 and 10, the mounting plate 32 is used for the illuminating lamp 27. However, without using the mounting plate 32, the claw 31b is provided at the end of the protective cover 31 like the protective cover 31 and the guide groove 28 of FIG. The claw 31b may be formed and engaged with the claw 52a of the back plate 52.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can be variously deformed without being limited to the said embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the LED 29 is used as the illuminating lamp, but the fluorescent lamp 61 may be used as shown in FIG. In this case, the outer periphery of the fluorescent lamp 61 is covered with a substantially U-shaped protective cover 62, and a claw 63 extending outward is provided on the free end side of the protective cover 62 to be inserted and fixed in the insertion groove 34 of the guide rail 15. . The fluorescent lamp 61 is dimensionally larger than the LED 29, but has a large illumination effect and makes it easier to see the interior, and since there is no directivity of light, it can illuminate every corner of the interior. Further, the illumination lamp is not limited to an LED or a fluorescent lamp, but may be a light source.

It is sectional drawing of the lighting equipment which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of a rescue vehicle to which the lighting equipment of the present invention is applied. It is a side view of the storage of the rescue vehicle of the state which opened the side opening part. It is a conceptual oblique figure of the state by which the side opening part was closed with the shutter. It is a side view of the guide rail shown in the state which rolled up the shutter and opened the side opening part. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a guide rail, an illumination lamp, and a switch. FIG. 7 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 6 when a plurality of illumination lamps are arranged. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 1 which shows the modification of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the illuminating lamp which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 1 which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the lighting installation which shows the modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rescue car 2 Car body 11 Opening part 13 Reinforcement part 14 Shutter 15 Guide rail 22 Rail part 27 Illumination lamp 37, 38 Connector 40 Switch

Claims (3)

  In a vehicle article storage container whose side opening is opened and closed by a shutter guided by a pair of guide rails erected on both sides of the opening, illumination for illuminating the interior of the article storage inside the guide rail A lighting equipment for an article storage for a vehicle, wherein a lamp is attached.   The illuminating lamp has a substrate on which an LED is disposed, and the substrate is slidably engaged with a groove portion formed integrally continuously in the vertical direction on the inner side surface of the guide rail. The lighting equipment of the article storage for vehicles according to claim 1.   The first connector for wiring is led out from the vertical end of the substrate, and an illumination lamp switch is disposed in the inner groove of the guide rail, and the second connector led out from the illumination lamp switch is connected to the first connector. The lighting equipment for a vehicular article storage case according to claim 2, wherein the lighting equipment is connected to the lighting equipment.

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