JP4693054B2 - Socket structure and lighting device using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a socket structure to which an illumination lamp for brightly illuminating the surroundings is mounted, and an illumination device using the same.

  A lighting stand such as a desk (or floor) as a general lighting device includes a lighting device body mounted on the desk, a socket structure attached to the lighting device body, and a detachable attachment to the socket structure. And a lighting lamp that can be freely mounted. The socket structure has a socket body having an illumination lamp mounting portion, and an attachment support member for attaching the socket body to the illuminating device main body, and the socket body is an insulator member for maintaining electrical insulation from the outside. And a lamp mounting member mounted in the lever member, and the illumination lamp is detachably mounted on the lamp mounting member.

  Such a lighting device has the following problems to be solved. First, since the socket body of the socket structure has a structure that can be easily seen on the outside, the outer appearance is impaired by this socket body, and there is a limit even if it is attempted to enhance the decorativeness. Secondly, if an external decoration is to be applied to the lighting device, the entire socket structure is attached to the lighting device main body, in other words, after the electric parts such as an electric cord are attached, coloring, It becomes difficult to perform combustible decoration processing such as baking. Third, when repairing, depending on the model, it is not easy to remove the socket body of the socket structure.

An object of the present invention is to provide an illuminating device in which a socket body is hardly visible to the outside, the appearance decoration can be improved, and a combustible decoration process can be performed.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a socket structure that allows easy removal of the socket body.

The lighting device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a lighting device body, a socket structure attached to the lighting device body, and an illumination lamp detachably attached to the socket structure. In
The socket structure includes a socket body to which the illumination lamp is mounted, a socket cover to which the socket body is mounted, and a mounting cover to which the socket cover is mounted, and a mounting bracket is welded to the socket cover. Alternatively, the socket body is fixed to the mounting bracket, the socket cover is provided with a first screw hole, the mounting cover is provided with a second screw hole, and the first and first screws are fixed by brazing. The socket cover is attached to the mounting cover by screwing fixing screws into the two screw holes, and the mounting cover is fixed to the lighting device body by welding or brazing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lighting device comprising: a lighting device main body; a socket structure attached to the lighting device main body; and an illumination lamp detachably attached to the socket structure. In the lighting device,
The socket structure includes a socket body to which the illumination lamp is mounted, a socket cover to which the socket body is mounted, and a mounting cover to which the socket cover is mounted. The socket cover includes first and first sockets. The socket body is provided with a first recess extending in the axial direction at one end thereof, and a second recess extending in the axial direction at the other end, and the first fixing screw By screwing into the first screw hole and inserting into the bottom of the first recess, and screwing the second fixing screw into the second screw hole and inserting into the bottom of the second recess, A socket body is attached to the socket cover, and the attachment cover is fixed to the lighting device body by welding or brazing.

In the lighting device according to claim 3 of the present invention, a third screw hole is provided in the mounting cover, and the first fixing screw is the third screw hole of the mounting cover and the socket cover. It is screwed into the first screw hole and inserted into the bottom of the first recess.

In the illumination device according to claim 4 of the present invention, the illumination device main body has a support arm portion, and the mounting cover of the socket structure is welded or brazed to a distal end portion of the support arm portion, A lighting shade is welded or brazed to the mounting cover.

In the illumination device according to claim 5 of the present invention, the illumination device body, the socket cover and the attachment cover of the socket structure, and the illumination shade are formed of copper or a copper alloy. And

The socket structure according to claim 6 of the present invention includes a socket body to which an illumination lamp is mounted, a socket cover to which the socket body is mounted, and a mounting cover to which the socket cover is mounted. A socket structure,
A mounting bracket is welded or brazed to the socket cover, the socket body is mounted to the mounting bracket, the first screw hole is provided in the socket cover, and the second screw hole is provided in the mounting cover. The socket cover is attached to the attachment cover by screwing a fixing screw into the first and second screw holes.

Furthermore, the socket structure according to claim 7 of the present invention comprises a socket body to which an illumination lamp is mounted, the socket cover to which the socket body is mounted, and a mounting cover to which the socket cover is mounted. The socket body is provided with first and second screw holes, the mounting cover is provided with a third screw hole, and one end of the socket body extends in the axial direction. A first recess is provided, and the other end is provided with a second recess extending in the axial direction, and a first fixing screw is screwed into the third screw hole and the first screw hole to thereby form the first recess. The socket body is attached to the socket cover by inserting the second fixing screw into the second screw hole and inserting it into the bottom of the second recess. .

According to the lighting device of the first aspect of the present invention, the socket structure to which the lighting lamp is mounted includes a socket body, a socket cover, and a mounting cover, and the mounting cover is fixed to the lighting device body by welding or brazing. Therefore, the socket structure can be securely attached to the lighting device main body, and in the attached state, the socket body can be hidden from the outside. In addition, since the socket cover to which the socket body is attached is mounted on the mounting cover, the socket cover can be easily attached to the mounting cover in a state where the mounting cover is fixed to the lighting device main body, and repairs, etc. Removal at the time can be easily performed. In addition, the decoration of the lighting device main body and the mounting cover can be performed with the socket cover removed, and by performing in such a state, various decoration processes such as flammable decoration processes can be performed. It is possible to greatly enhance the decorativeness of the. Since the mounting bracket is attached to the socket body, the socket body is attached to the mounting bracket, and the socket body and the mounting cover are attached by screwing fixing screws into the first and second screw holes. The body can be securely attached to the mounting cover via the socket cover.

Moreover, according to the illuminating device of Claim 2 of this invention and the socket structure of Claim 7 , a 1st recessed part is provided in the one end part of a socket body, and a 2nd recessed part is provided in the other edge part. The first fixing screw is screwed into the first screw hole at one end side and inserted into the bottom of the first recess, and the second fixing screw is inserted into the second screw hole at the other end side. The socket body can be securely attached to the socket cover because the socket body is attached by being screwed onto the bottom of the second recess.

According to the lighting device of the third aspect of the present invention, the first fixing screw is screwed into the third screw hole of the mounting cover and the first screw hole of the socket cover and is inserted into the bottom of the first recess. Therefore, the socket body can be securely attached to the attachment cover via the socket cover with a relatively simple configuration.

According to the lighting device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mounting cover of the socket structure is welded or brazed to the tip of the support arm, and the lighting shade is welded or brazed to the mounting cover. Therefore, the socket structure and the lighting shade can be securely fixed to the distal end portion of the support arm portion.

Moreover, according to the illuminating device according to claim 5 of the present invention, the illuminating device main body, the socket cover and the mounting cover of the socket structure, and the lighting shade are advantageously applied to those formed from copper or a copper alloy. Can do.
Furthermore, according to the socket structure of the present invention, the mounting bracket is attached to the socket body, the socket body is attached to the mounting bracket, and the socket body and the mounting cover are the first and second screws. Since it is attached by screwing a fixing screw into the hole, the socket body can be securely attached to the attachment cover via the socket cover.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a lighting device according to the present invention (a lighting device including a socket structure according to the present invention) will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First Embodiment First, an illumination device according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the lighting device of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the socket structure of the lighting device of FIG. 1 in an exploded manner, and FIG. It is sectional drawing of the socket structure of FIG.

  1 to 3, the illustrated lighting device is for a desk that is used by being placed on a desk or the like, and includes a lighting device body 2, a socket structure 4, and a lighting shade 6. The illuminating device main body 2 includes a main body placement portion 8 placed on a desk or the like, and a support arm portion 10 extending upward from the main body placement portion 8. The tip portion of the support arm portion 10 is curved in a substantially U shape and faces downward, and the socket structure 4 is fixed to the tip portion thereof. A lighting circuit (not shown) for lighting the illumination lamp 12 is built in the main body mounting portion 8 of the lighting device body 2, and an electric wire cord 14 for supplying a lighting current from the lighting circuit to the lighting lamp 12 is provided. The electric wire cord is guided through the support arm 10 and into the socket structure 4 so that the electric wire cord cannot be seen from the outside.

  The illustrated socket structure 4 includes a socket body 16 to which the illumination lamp 12 is mounted, a socket cover 18 to which the socket body 16 is mounted, and a mounting cover 20 to which the socket cover 18 is mounted. 20 is fixed to the tip of the support arm 10. In this embodiment, the socket body 16 includes a lever member 22 having a substantially circular outer shape, and a through hole 26 is provided in an end wall 24 of the lever member 22. A lamp mounting member 30 is mounted on the inner side of the peripheral side wall 28 of the lever member 22, and a male screw portion (not shown) of a cap portion of the illumination lamp 12 is detachably screwed to a female screw portion 32 of the lamp mounting member 30. The A terminal member 34 is attached to the inner surface of the end wall 24 of the lever member 22, the terminal member 34 functions as one terminal for the illumination lamp 12, and the lamp attachment member 30 functions as the other terminal for the illumination lamp 12. When the illumination lamp 12 is attached to the lamp mounting member 30, one terminal portion of the illumination lamp 12 is electrically connected to the terminal member 34, and the other terminal portion (that is, the base portion) is connected to the lamp mounting member 30. The above-described electric cord 14 is electrically connected to the terminal member 34 and the lamp mounting member 30. The insulator member 22 ensures electrical insulation between the terminal member 34 and the lamp mounting member 30 and various peripheral members such as the socket cover 18.

  The socket cover 18 has a hollow cylindrical shape, and one end side of a substantially L-shaped mounting bracket 36 is fixed to a predetermined portion on the inner surface thereof. The other end of the mounting bracket 36 extends radially inward, and a through hole 38 is provided on the other end. A first screw hole 40 is provided in a predetermined portion of the socket cover 18.

  The mounting cover 20 is substantially cup-shaped, and has a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 42 and an arc-shaped end wall portion 44 provided at one end portion of the peripheral wall portion 42, and a central portion of the end wall portion 44. A circular opening 46 is provided in the circular opening 46, and the distal end portion of the support arm portion 10 is inserted into the circular opening 46 to be fixed as described later. The electric cord 14 from the socket structure 16 passes through the circular opening 46 to support arm. Guided into part 10. A second screw hole 48 is provided at a predetermined portion of the peripheral side wall 42 of the mounting cover 20 so as to correspond to the first screw hole 40 of the socket cover 18.

  Further, the illumination shade 6 is formed in a substantially conical outer shape, and a circular opening (not shown) is provided at the center thereof, and the mounting cover 20 of the socket structure 4 is inserted into the circular opening. In this state, it is fixed as described later.

  In this embodiment, in order to enhance the decorativeness of the external appearance, the main body placing portion 8 and the support arm portion 10 of the lighting device main body 2 and the lighting shade 6 are formed from copper or a copper alloy. The socket cover 18 and the mounting cover 20 of the socket structure 4 are also formed from copper or a copper alloy. And when fixing these various members, they are fixed by welding or brazing. That is, the tip of the support arm 10 and the mounting cover 20 of the socket structure 4 are fixed, the mounting cover 20 and the lighting shade 6 are fixed, and the socket cover 18 and the mounting bracket 36 of the socket structure 4 are fixed. Fixing is performed by welding or brazing. By fixing in this way, it is possible to securely fix while maintaining a highly decorative appearance.

  This illumination device can be manufactured as follows, for example. Referring mainly to FIGS. 2 and 3, a socket body 16 to which the electric cord 14 is connected as required, a socket cover 18 to which a mounting bracket 36 is fixed, and a mounting cover 20 are prepared. The socket body 16 is inserted into the socket cover 18 while passing through the electric cord 14, and is inserted until it comes into contact with the other end of the mounting bracket 36. Then, the shaft portion of the mounting screw 50 is inserted through the through hole 26 of the lever member 22 and the through hole 38 of the mounting bracket 36, and the nut 52 is screwed to the end portion of the mounting screw 50 protruding from the mounting bracket 36. By doing so, the socket body 16 is detachably attached to the inside of the socket cover 18. Note that the socket cover 18 is set to an appropriate length by setting the length of the socket cover 18 (specifically, the length from the other end of the mounting bracket 36 to one end of the socket cover 18 (the lower end in FIG. 3)). Exposure of the body 16 to the outside can be eliminated.

  Next, the lighting shade 6 is fixed to the mounting cover 20 of the socket structure 4, and the distal end portion of the support arm portion 10 is fixed to the end wall portion 44 of the mounting cover 20. And the decoration process with respect to the shade 6 for lighting is given.

  Thereafter, the electrical cord 14 is guided to the outside through the circular opening 46 and the support arm portion 10 of the mounting cover 20, and then the socket cover 18 is attached to the mounting cover 20. In this attachment, the first screw hole 40 of the socket cover 18 and the second screw hole 48 of the attachment cover 20 are aligned, and the fixing screw 54 is screwed into the second screw hole 48 and the first screw hole 40 from the outside. In this way, the socket cover 18 can be easily and easily attached to the attachment cover 20.

  Thereafter, the base of the support arm portion 10 is fixed to the main body mounting portion 8 by welding or brazing, and the end portion of the electric cord 14 guided through the support arm portion 10 is built in the main body mounting portion 8. It is possible to manufacture the above-described lighting device by electrically connecting to (not shown). In use, the illumination lamp 12 may be attached to the socket structure 4.

  When removing the socket body 16 for repair or the like, it is only necessary to remove the fixing lamp 54 after the illumination lamp 12 is removed, whereby the socket cover 18 (the socket body attached thereto) is removed from the mounting cover 44. 16 can also be removed integrally, and can be easily removed by a simple operation.

Second Embodiment Next, a lighting apparatus according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the socket structure in the lighting device of the second embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the socket structure in FIG. 4. In the following embodiments, substantially the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  4 and 5, the socket structure 4A in this embodiment also has a socket body 16A to which the illumination lamp 12 is attached, a socket cover 18A to which the socket body 16A is attached, and this socket cover 18A. A mounting cover 20A is provided. The socket body 16A includes a lever member 22A having a substantially circular outer shape. A first recess 62 is provided at one end of the peripheral wall 28A of the lever member 22A, and a second recess 64 is provided at the other end. . The first recess 62 extends linearly in the axial direction from one end (upper end in FIGS. 4 and 5) to the other end, and the second recess 64 extends from the other end (lower end in FIGS. 4 and 5) to the one end. It extends linearly in the axial direction toward. A lamp mounting member (not shown) and a terminal member (not shown) are mounted on the inner side of the peripheral side wall 28A of the lever member 22A, as in the first embodiment, and an illumination lamp is attached to the lamp mounting member. 12 is detachably attached. In addition, although the 1st recessed part 62 and the 2nd recessed part 64 are provided one each in the form of illustration, you may make it provide two pieces, for example so that it may oppose.

  The socket cover 18A has a hollow cylindrical shape, and is provided with a first screw hole 66 corresponding to the first recess 62 of the lever member 22A, and a second screw hole 68 corresponding to the second recess 64 of the lever member 22A. The socket body 22A is provided inside the socket cover 18A.

  The mounting cover 20 </ b> A is substantially cup-shaped and has a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 42 and an arc-shaped end wall portion 44 provided at one end portion of the peripheral wall portion 42, and a central portion of the end wall portion 44. Is provided with a circular opening 46. A third screw hole 70 is provided in a predetermined portion of the peripheral side wall 42 of the mounting cover 20A so as to correspond to the first screw hole 466 of the socket cover 18A. Other configurations of the second embodiment may be substantially the same as those of the first embodiment described above.

  The illumination device of the second embodiment can be manufactured as follows, for example. A socket body 16A to which an electric cord (not shown) is connected, a socket cover 18A, and a mounting cover 20A are prepared. For example, the fixing screw 72 (which constitutes the second fixing screw) is screwed into the second screw hole 68 of the socket cover 18A, and the tip thereof is somewhat protruded into the socket cover 18A. Then, the socket body 16A to which an electric cord (not shown) is connected is inserted into the socket cover 18A from one end side (the upper side in FIGS. 4 and 5), and the fixing screw 72 is positioned in the second recess 64. Until the bottom of the socket body 16 is reached, and in this state, the fixing screw 72 is fastened and fixed, and is fixed so as to be detachable, relative to the socket cover 18A relative to the other end of the socket body 16A. The movement is blocked and the relative rotation of the socket body 16A is blocked.

  Next, similarly to the first embodiment, a lighting shade (not shown) is fixed to the mounting cover 20A of the socket structure 4A, and the support arm of the lighting device main body is attached to the end wall portion 44 of the mounting cover 20A. After fixing the tip of the portion (not shown), the socket cover 18A is attached to the mounting cover 20A. In this attachment, after the electric cord (not shown) is guided to the outside through the circular opening 46 of the attachment cover 20A and the support arm portion of the illuminating device body, the first screw hole 66 of the socket cover 18A and the third of the attachment cover 20A. The fixing screw 74 is screwed into the third screw hole 70 and the first screw hole 66 from the outside, and the tip end part is slightly protruded inside the socket cover 18A. In this way, the socket cover 18A (the socket body 16A attached thereto) can be easily and easily attached to the attachment cover 20A.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the end portion of the fixing screw 74 is located at the bottom of the first recess 62 of the socket body 16A and is attached to one end side of the socket body 16A with respect to the socket cover 18A (see FIGS. 4 and 5). Relative movement to the upper side) is prevented, and thus the socket body 16A is securely fixed to the socket cover 18A.

  After that, the base part of the support arm part is fixed to the main body mounting part, and the end portion of the electric cord guided through the support arm part is electrically connected to a lighting circuit (not shown) built in the main body mounting part. Thus, the lighting device described above can be manufactured.

  Even in this case, when removing the socket body 16A, it is only necessary to remove the fixing screw 74 after removing the illumination lamp 12, and thus the socket cover 18A (attached thereto) is attached from the mounting cover 20A. The socket body 16A can also be removed integrally, and can be easily removed by a simple operation.

  In the embodiment described above, the socket body 16A is fixed to the socket cover 18A and the socket cover 18A and the mounting cover 20A are fixed to the socket cover 18A by the fixing screws 74. However, these fixings may be performed by separate fixing screws. it can. In this case, the socket cover 18A is further provided with a fourth screw hole (not shown) corresponding to the third screw hole 70 of the mounting cover 20A, and the fixing screw 74 is screwed into the second screw hole 70 and the fourth screw hole. At the same time, a separate fixing screw may be screwed into the first screw hole 66 of the socket cover 18A and slightly protruded inward to be positioned at the bottom of the first recess 62 of the socket body 16A.

  Although the embodiments of the lighting device and the socket structure according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and corrections are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there.

The perspective view which shows simply the illuminating device of 1st Embodiment. The exploded perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the socket structure of the illuminating device of FIG. Sectional drawing of the socket structure of FIG. The disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the socket structure in the illuminating device of 2nd Embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows the socket structure of FIG.

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2 Lighting device body 4, 4 A Socket structure 6 Lighting shade 8 Body mounting portion 10 Support arm portion 12 Lighting lamp 16, 16 A Socket body 18, 18 A Socket cover 20, 20 A Mounting cover 22, 22 A Insulator member 36 Mounting bracket 40 , 48, 66, 68, 70 Screw hole 54, 72, 74 Fixing screw 62, 64 Recess

Claims (7)

In an illuminating device comprising: an illuminating device main body; a socket structure attached to the illuminating device main body; and an illumination lamp detachably attached to the socket structure.
The socket structure includes a socket body to which the illumination lamp is mounted, a socket cover to which the socket body is mounted, and a mounting cover to which the socket cover is mounted, and a mounting bracket is welded to the socket cover. Alternatively, the socket body is fixed to the mounting bracket, the socket cover is provided with a first screw hole, the mounting cover is provided with a second screw hole, and the first and first screws are fixed by brazing. The socket cover is attached to the mounting cover by screwing a fixing screw into the two screw holes, and the mounting cover is fixed to the lighting device body by welding or brazing. . In an illuminating device comprising: an illuminating device main body; a socket structure attached to the illuminating device main body; and an illumination lamp detachably attached to the socket structure.
The socket structure includes a socket body to which the illumination lamp is mounted, a socket cover to which the socket body is mounted, and a mounting cover to which the socket cover is mounted. The socket cover includes first and first sockets. The socket body is provided with a first recess extending in the axial direction at one end thereof, and a second recess extending in the axial direction at the other end, and the first fixing screw By screwing into the first screw hole and inserting into the bottom of the first recess, and screwing the second fixing screw into the second screw hole and inserting into the bottom of the second recess, A lighting device, wherein a socket body is attached to the socket cover, and the attachment cover is fixed to the lighting device main body by welding or brazing. The mounting cover is provided with a third screw hole, and the first fixing screw is screwed into the third screw hole of the mounting cover and the first screw hole of the socket cover to be the bottom of the first recess. The lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein the lighting device is inserted into the lighting device. The lighting device main body has a support arm portion, the mounting cover of the socket structure is welded or brazed to a tip portion of the support arm portion, and a lighting shade is welded or brazed to the mounting cover. The illumination device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The lighting device according to claim 4 , wherein the lighting device main body, the socket cover and the mounting cover of the socket structure, and the lighting shade are made of copper or a copper alloy. A socket structure including a socket body to which an illumination lamp is mounted, a socket cover to which the socket body is mounted, and a mounting cover to which the socket cover is mounted;
A mounting bracket is welded or brazed to the socket cover, the socket body is mounted to the mounting bracket, the first screw hole is provided in the socket cover, and the second screw hole is provided in the mounting cover. The socket cover is attached to the mounting cover by screwing fixing screws into the first and second screw holes.   A socket structure comprising: a socket body to which an illumination lamp is mounted; the socket cover to which the socket body is mounted; and a mounting cover to which the socket cover is mounted. A second screw hole is provided, a third screw hole is provided in the mounting cover, a first recess extending in the axial direction is provided at one end of the socket body, and the axial direction is provided at the other end. A second recess extending is provided, and a first fixing screw is screwed into the third screw hole and the first screw hole and inserted into the bottom of the first recess, and the second fixing screw is inserted into the second screw. A socket structure, wherein the socket body is attached to the socket cover by being screwed into a screw hole and inserted into the bottom of the second recess.

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