JP5252728B2 - Lighting apparatus and method for removing lighting apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a luminaire used for a downlight that is attached to a ceiling material of a house or the like and illuminates a corridor, a wall, or the like, and in particular, a luminaire that is attached and detached via an attachment spring attached to the appliance body. And a method of removing the lighting fixture.

  The inventors have already proposed a lighting fixture in which a fixture body is embedded and arranged through a ceiling material burying hole, and an elastic spring piece is elastically contacted with the top surface of the ceiling material to be attached to the ceiling material (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

JP 2008-034144 A (FIG. 4, claim 1)

  In the conventional lighting device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, a plurality of elastic spring pieces having the same length are provided, each having a fall prevention hook portion that is a fall prevention function formed at the tip portion.

  For example, when a plurality of elastic spring pieces are provided in the longitudinal direction of a rectangular fixture body in the same manner as a conventional lighting fixture, the power supply line is connected to the terminal block and one side in the longitudinal direction of the fixture body is installed. The elastic spring pieces are pinched and inserted into the embedding holes, and the elastic spring pieces on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body are pinched and inserted into the embedding holes. Is hooked onto the ceiling material and held, and the instrument body is pushed up into the embedding hole.

  In the removal, the appliance main body is pulled down, the respective fall prevention hook portions of the elastic spring pieces are hooked on the ceiling material to hold the appliance main body, and then the fall prevention hook portions are removed from the ceiling material. At that time, first, the tip of the elastic spring piece on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body is pinched and pulled out from the embedding hole to tilt the instrument body, and then the elastic spring piece on one side in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body is Pinch the tip and pull it out from the hole.

  Therefore, in the removal, the tip of the elastic spring piece on one side in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body is tilted by pinching the tip of the elastic spring piece on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body and pulling it out from the embedding hole. Cannot be pinched and removal can be cumbersome.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a lighting fixture and a lighting fixture removing method capable of improving the removal workability of the fixture main body while maintaining the fall prevention function. There is to do.

  The lighting fixture according to the present invention comprises a rectangular fixture body, a top plate protruding in the longitudinal direction of the fixture body, and an attachment spring attached to the fixture body, and the ceiling material via the attachment spring The mounting spring includes: a short-side mounting spring disposed on the protruding side of the top plate; and a long-side mounting spring disposed on the opposite side of the short-side mounting spring. It is characterized by having.

In the present invention, when removing, the instrument body is pulled down, each of the mounting springs is hooked and held on the ceiling material, and the tip of the long side mounting spring opposite to the protruding side of the top plate is pinched to release the instrument. The main body is tilted, and then the tip of the short side mounting spring arranged on the protruding side of the top plate is pinched to release and pull out.
Thereby, when the instrument main body is inclined, the short-side attachment spring disposed on the protruding side of the top plate is short, so that the tip can be easily pinched.
Therefore, it is possible to improve the detachment workability of the instrument body while maintaining the fall prevention function.

  The lighting fixture removing method according to the present invention includes a rectangular fixture main body, a top plate protruding in the longitudinal direction of the fixture main body, a short side mounting spring disposed on a protruding side of the top plate, and the short side mounting. A lighting fixture removal method comprising: a long-side mounting spring disposed on the opposite side of the spring; and the short-side mounting spring and the lighting device removing method attached to a ceiling material via the long-side mounting spring. The long side mounting spring is removed first from the ceiling material, leaving the mounting spring, and then the short side mounting spring is removed from the ceiling material.

In the present invention, at the time of removal, the instrument body is pulled down, each of the mounting springs is hooked and held on the ceiling material, and the long side mounting spring on the side opposite to the projecting side of the top plate is left, leaving the short side mounting spring. Pinch the tip first and remove it from the ceiling material to tilt the instrument body, and then pinch the tip of the short side mounting spring to release it and pull it out from the ceiling material.
Thereby, when the instrument main body is inclined, the short-side attachment spring disposed on the protruding side of the top plate is short, so that the tip can be easily pinched.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide a lighting fixture removing method that allows the fixture main body to be easily removed while maintaining the fall prevention function.

According to the lighting fixture and the lighting fixture removing method of the present invention, the mounting spring includes a short side mounting spring disposed on the protruding side of the top plate, and a long side mounting spring disposed on the opposite side of the short side mounting spring. , With.
Thereby, it has the effect that the removal workability | operativity of an instrument main body can be improved, maintaining a fall prevention function.

The external appearance perspective view seen from diagonally upward of the lighting fixture of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention FIG. 1 is an external perspective view illustrating a lighting fixture removal method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Plan view of an example of use of the lighting fixture shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, a lighting fixture and a lighting fixture removing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A lighting fixture 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rectangular fixture body 11 that accommodates an LED as a light source, a top plate 12 protruding in the longitudinal direction of the fixture body 11, and a power source attached to the top plate 12. A terminal block 13, a short-side attachment spring 14 and a long-side attachment spring 15 attached to the instrument main body 11 are attached to the embedded hole 2 formed in the ceiling material 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the instrument body 11 is formed in a rectangular shape whose lower part is opened by press-molding a metal plate member or by molding it using a hard resin material.

  The instrument main body 11 has a flange 16 formed at the lower end thereof. The flange 16 contacts the lower surface of the ceiling material 1 to position the instrument body 11 on the ceiling material 1.

  The top plate 12 is a metal plate member, and is attached to the top of the instrument body 11 along the longitudinal direction of the instrument body 11.

  The top plate 12 has a protruding portion 17 protruding from the instrument body 11 at one end thereof, and the power terminal block 13 is fixed to the lower surface of the protruding portion 17.

  External wiring (see FIG. 2) 18 is drawn into and electrically connected to the power terminal block 13 from above the ceiling material 1. The power supply terminal block 13 is electrically connected to a power supply unit (not shown) housed in the tool body 11 through a tool wiring (not shown). The power supply unit is electrically connected to the LED.

  The short-side attachment springs 14 are formed by elastic plate members, and a pair of short-side attachment springs 14 are provided at the lower end of the instrument body 11 on the protruding side of the top plate 12 so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the instrument body 11. The short-side mounting spring 14 has a length dimension L1, and a drop prevention hook portion 19 is formed at the tip thereof. The short side mounting spring 14 extends in the horizontal direction, which is the protruding direction of the flange 16.

  The long side attachment spring 15 is formed of a plate member having elasticity similarly to the short side attachment spring 14, and is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the instrument body 11 at the lower end of the instrument body 11 on the non-projecting side of the top plate 12. A pair is provided. The long side mounting spring 15 has a length L2 larger than that of the short side mounting spring 14, and a drop prevention hook portion 20 is formed at the tip thereof. The long side mounting spring 15 extends in the horizontal direction, which is the protruding direction of the flange 16, similarly to the short side mounting spring 14.

  Next, a lighting fixture mounting method to which the lighting fixture 10 is applied will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when mounting, first, the external wiring 18 is electrically connected to the power terminal block 13, and the short-side mounting spring 14 is pinched while the instrument body 11 is inserted into the embedded hole 2 of the ceiling material 1. Then, the fall prevention hook portion 19 is hooked on the upper surface of the ceiling material 1 by elastically deforming from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction.

  Next, while pushing the instrument main body 11 into the embedded hole 2, the long attachment spring 15 is pinched and elastically deformed from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, and the fall prevention hook portion 20 is hooked on the upper surface of the ceiling material 1.

  After the drop prevention hooks 19 and 20 of the mounting springs 14 and 15 are hooked on the upper surface of the ceiling material 1, the instrument body 11 is further pushed into the embedded hole 2 and the instrument is fixed using a fixing means (not shown). The main body 11 is fixed to the ceiling material 1. The mounting springs 14 and 15 are elastically restored in the horizontal direction.

  Next, the lighting fixture removal method to which the lighting fixture 10 is applied will be described.

  In removal, the fixture body 11 is released from the ceiling material 1 via the fixing means. Then, the instrument body 11 starts to descend in the buried hole 2 due to its own weight. At this time, the attachment springs 14 and 15 begin to be elastically deformed from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction as the instrument spring 11 descends in the embedded hole 2.

  As the instrument body 11 descends in the embedded hole 2, the drop-preventing hook portion 19 of the short-side mounting spring 14 is first caught on the upper surface of the ceiling material 1.

  In order for the instrument main body 11 to further descend in the buried hole 2, the drop-preventing hook portion 20 of the long-side attachment spring 15 is subsequently hooked on the upper surface of the ceiling material 1.

At this time, the instrument body 11 is inclined with respect to the ceiling material 1 while securing a large space between the power terminal block 13 fixed to the lower surface of the projecting portion 17 of the top plate 12 and the upper surface of the ceiling material 1. Hold posture.
Thereby, the external wiring 18 connected to the power supply terminal block 13 is not brought into contact with the ceiling material 1 and can be protected without damaging the external wiring 18.

  Next, by leaving the short-side mounting spring 14 and pushing a hand tool, a finger or the like through the gap between the buried hole 2 and the instrument main body 11 and pinching the tip of the long-side mounting spring 15 to be elastically deformed. The fall prevention hook part 20 is removed from the upper surface of the ceiling material 1.

  Then, a hand tool, a finger or the like is thrust from the gap between the embedded hole 2 and the instrument body 11, and the tip of the remaining short-side mounting spring 14 is pinched and elastically deformed so that the fall-preventing hook 19 is mounted on the ceiling. Remove from the top surface of the material 1.

  At this time, since the short-side mounting spring 14 is short, it is easy to pinch the tip, and the release from the ceiling material 1 can be performed very easily.

  After each attachment spring 14 and 15 is removed from the ceiling material 1, the fixture main body 11 is removed from the embedding hole 2, and the lighting fixture removal method is completed.

As shown in FIG. 3, such a lighting fixture 10 is installed side by side on the ceiling. At this time, it arrange | positions so that the short side attachment spring 14 and the long side attachment spring 15 of the adjacent lighting fixture 10 may be made to oppose.
Thereby, each of the mounting springs 14 and 15 does not interfere with each other, and the separation distance L2 is sufficiently small compared to the separation distance L1 of each fixture body in the conventional lighting fixture having only the long side mounting spring. The instrument main body 11 can be installed in close proximity.

In the lighting fixture 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when removing the lighting fixture 10, the fixture body 11 is pulled down, and each of the mounting springs 14 and 15 is hooked and held on the upper surface of the ceiling material 1, opposite to the protruding side of the top plate 12. The main body 11 is inclined by pinching and releasing the tip of the long attachment spring 15 on the side, and then the tip of the short attachment spring 14 disposed on the projecting side of the top plate 12 is picked and released. Pull out.
Thereby, when the instrument main body 11 inclines, since the short side attachment spring 14 arrange | positioned at the protrusion side of the top plate 12 is short length, it is easy to pinch a front-end | tip.
Accordingly, it is possible to improve the detachability of the instrument body 11 while maintaining the fall prevention function.

In the method for removing a lighting fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixture main body 11 is pulled down, and each of the mounting springs 14 and 15 is hooked and held on the ceiling material 1 and the short side mounting spring 14 is left. Pinch the tip of the long side mounting spring 15 on the side opposite to the protruding side of the plate 12 and remove it first from the ceiling material 1 to incline the instrument body 11, and then pinch the tip of the short side mounting spring 14 to release it. Then pull out and remove from the ceiling material 1.
Thereby, when the instrument main body 11 inclines, since the short side attachment spring 14 arrange | positioned at the protrusion side of the top plate 12 is short length, it is easy to pinch a front-end | tip.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide a lighting fixture removal method that allows the fixture body 11 to be easily removed while maintaining the fall prevention function.

  In addition, the shape of the instrument main body 11, the top plate 12, the power terminal block 13, and the like used in the embodiment is not limited to those illustrated, and can be appropriately changed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ceiling material 10 Lighting fixture 11 Appliance main body 12 Top plate 14 Short side installation spring (attachment spring)
15 Long side mounting spring (Mounting spring)

Claims (2)

A rectangular instrument body;
A top plate protruding in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body;
A mounting spring attached to the instrument body;
A lighting fixture that is attached to a ceiling material via the mounting spring,
The mounting spring includes a short-side mounting spring disposed on the projecting side of the top plate and a long-side mounting spring disposed on the opposite side of the short-side mounting spring. . A rectangular instrument body, a top plate projecting in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body, a short side mounting spring disposed on the projecting side of the top panel, and a long side disposed on the opposite side of the short side mounting spring A side mounting spring, and a lighting fixture removing method that is attached to a ceiling material via the short side mounting spring and the long side mounting spring,
A luminaire removing method, wherein the long-side mounting spring is removed first from the ceiling member, leaving the short-side mounting spring, and then the short-side mounting spring is removed from the ceiling member.

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