JP6281703B2 - Lighting device - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a lighting device that is installed using a hook ceiling adapter.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a lighting fixture that is installed on a ceiling surface by attaching a hook ceiling adapter to a hook ceiling body installed on a ceiling surface and attaching an adapter guide provided on the fixture body to the hook ceiling body.

  In addition, there is an illuminating device in which an electric device having another function such as a speaker is installed together with the luminaire.

  For example, there is an illuminating device in which a speaker unit is attached to a ceiling surface around a hook ceiling body, and a lighting fixture is attached to the hook ceiling body via an adapter. Alternatively, there is an illuminating device in which a speaker unit is attached to a hooking ceiling body and a lighting fixture is attached to the speaker unit.

  In any lighting device, the electrical device is disposed between the ceiling and the lighting fixture. And if it sees from a floor surface side, it will be arrange | positioned in the position which an electric equipment hides with a lighting fixture. Therefore, the function of the electrical device is limited to a speaker or the like. Moreover, even the speaker may affect the sound quality due to the lighting fixture.

  As described above, since the electric device is arranged between the ceiling and the lighting fixture, the functions of the electric device that can be arranged may be limited or the functions of the electric device may not be sufficiently exhibited.

JP-A-11-225385

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an illuminating device capable of sufficiently exhibiting the function of the electrical device without limiting the function of the attachable electrical device.

  The illumination device according to the embodiment includes a cylindrical adapter guide, an instrument main body to which the adapter guide is attached, and a light source disposed on the instrument main body. The adapter guide has an adapter attachment opening provided on the upper side and attached to the hook ceiling adapter, and an electric device attachment opening provided on the lower side of the adapter attachment opening for attaching an electric device. The opening diameters of the adapter mounting opening and the electrical equipment mounting opening are made different.

  According to the present invention, since the electric device can be installed using the adapter guide, the function of the electric device can be fully exhibited without limiting the function of the electric device that can be attached, In addition, it can be expected that the inconvenience caused by the use of the adapter guide for the installation of the electric equipment will be solved.

It is sectional drawing of the illuminating device which shows 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the decomposition | disassembly state of an illuminating device same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the adapter guide of an illuminating device same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the illuminating device which shows 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the adapter guide of an illuminating device same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the illuminating device which shows 3rd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the example from which the electric equipment of a lighting apparatus same as the above protrudes below (a) (b) (c). It is a graph which shows the relationship between the angle which the light emission surface and an electric equipment make, and efficiency for every downward protrusion amount of an electric equipment same as the above.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lighting device 10 is attached to a hook ceiling body 12 installed on the ceiling surface 11.

  A hook ceiling adapter 13 is used to attach the lighting device 10 to the hook ceiling body 12. The hooking sealing adapter 13 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a plurality of claws 14 are projected from a side surface. The claw 14 can be projected and retracted from the side surface of the hooking ceiling adapter 13 and is urged in a direction protruding from the side surface of the hooking ceiling adapter 13, and is operated inside the hooking ceiling adapter 13 by operating a release mechanism included in the hooking ceiling adapter 13. It is configured to retract. On the upper surface of the hook ceiling adapter 13, a pair of terminals 15 protruding from the hook ceiling body 12 are fixed mechanically and electrically connected. A cord with a connector for power feeding that is electrically connected to the pair of terminals 15 is led out from the hooking ceiling adapter 13.

  The lighting device 10 includes a lighting fixture 20 and an electric device 21 that is detachably attached to the lighting fixture 20.

  The lighting fixture 20 is, for example, a round ceiling light. The lighting fixture 20 includes a disc-like fixture body 24. An upper surface cover 25 is attached to the upper surface side of the instrument main body 24, the centers of the instrument main body 24 and the upper surface cover 25 are opened, and an adapter guide 26 is attached to the opening portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the adapter guide 26 is formed in a cylindrical shape penetrating in the vertical direction. An adapter mounting opening 27 is formed on the upper side of the adapter guide 26, and an electrical equipment mounting opening 28 is formed on the lower side of the adapter guide 26. These adapter mounting opening 27 and the electrical equipment mounting opening The part 28 is in communication. A stepped portion 29 is formed in the adapter guide 26 between the adapter mounting opening 27 and the electrical device mounting opening 28.

  The adapter mounting opening 27 is formed inside the cylindrical peripheral wall 30. A locking portion 31 that protrudes toward the center of the adapter mounting opening 27 is provided in the middle of the peripheral wall portion 30 in the vertical direction. A locking surface 32 that is a horizontal surface is formed on the lower surface of the locking part 31, and a guide part 33 that is inclined from the peripheral wall part 30 toward the tip of the locking part 31 is formed above the locking part 31. An inner diameter d1 of the adapter mounting opening 27 is formed larger than an outer diameter of the hook ceiling adapter 13. The inner diameter of the tip of the locking portion 31 is larger than the outer diameter of the hooking ceiling adapter 13 and smaller than the diameter of a virtual circle connecting the tips of the plurality of claws 14 protruding from the hooking ceiling adapter 13. Yes. Accordingly, the hooking ceiling adapter 13 can be inserted into the adapter mounting opening 27, and the locking portion 31 of the adapter guide 26 is hooked on the claw 14 of the hooking ceiling adapter 13, and the adapter guide 26 is attached to the hooking ceiling adapter 13. be able to.

  The electrical device mounting opening 28 is formed inside the cylindrical peripheral wall 35. In the middle of the peripheral wall portion 35 in the vertical direction, a locking portion 36 that protrudes toward the center of the electrical device mounting opening 28 is provided. A locking surface 37 that is a horizontal surface is formed on the upper surface of the locking portion 36, and a guide portion 38 that is inclined from the peripheral wall portion 35 toward the tip of the locking portion 31 is formed above the locking portion 36. The inner diameter d2 of the electrical device mounting opening 28 is formed larger than the inner diameter d1 of the adapter mounting opening 27. In other words, the inner diameter d1 of the adapter mounting opening 27 is smaller than the inner diameter d2 of the electrical device mounting opening 28. Therefore, a stepped portion 29 is formed in the adapter guide 26 between the adapter mounting opening 27 and the electrical device mounting opening 28.

  An electric equipment mounting portion 40 is provided at the center of the lower surface side of the instrument body 24. The electrical equipment mounting portion 40 is formed with a housing space 41 that opens below the instrument body 24. Then, the electric device 21 is disposed in the accommodation space 41.

  In addition, a light source 43 and a shade 44 that covers the light source 43 are arranged on the outer peripheral side on the lower surface side of the appliance main body 24 and on the outer diameter side of the electric device mounting portion 40.

  The light source 43 is annularly arranged along the circumferential direction in the peripheral portion on the lower surface side of the instrument body 24. The light source 43 includes a light emitting module 45. The light emitting module 45 includes a plurality of light emitting elements 46 and a substrate 47 on which the plurality of light emitting elements 46 are mounted. As the light emitting element 46, for example, a surface mount type SMD package on which an LED is mounted is used. The light emitting element 46 may be, for example, an EL element in addition to the LED. The light emitting module 45 attached to the instrument body 24 is covered with a transparent protective cover 48 having an insulating property.

  The seed 44 has translucency and diffusibility. The seed 44 is, for example, a milky white resin product. In the center of the shade 44, an opening 49 that fits around the electric device mounting portion 40 is formed. Therefore, the shade 44 is formed in an annular shape having an opening 49 in the center. Further, the shade 44 is detachably attached to the instrument main body 24 by a plurality of shade attachment members disposed in the peripheral portion of the instrument main body 24. The shade 44 is formed as a light emission surface portion 50 that is provided on the lower surface side of the instrument body 24 and emits light from the light source 43. For this reason, the electric equipment mounting portion 40 is provided on the light emitting surface portion 50 side.

  Further, a power supply circuit 52 is disposed inside the top cover 25. The cord with connector of the hooking sealing adapter 13 is electrically connected to the power input side of the power circuit 52. Then, the power supply circuit 52 converts AC power input via the hook ceiling adapter 13 and the hook ceiling body 12 into predetermined DC power, and supplies the converted DC power to the light source 43 (light emitting element 46).

  In addition, the electric device 21 is detachably mounted on the electric device mounting portion 40. The electric device 21 includes an electric device main body 55 and a housing 56 that accommodates the electric device main body 55. On the upper surface of the housing 56, there is provided an attachment portion 57 to be inserted and attached to the electrical device attachment opening 28 of the adapter guide 26. The attachment portion 57 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a plurality of claws 58 are projected from the side surface. The claw 58 can be projected and retracted from the side surface of the mounting portion 57, is biased in a direction protruding from the side surface of the mounting portion 57, and is configured to be retracted into the mounting portion 57 by operation of a release mechanism included in the electric device 21. Has been.

  Here, the relationship between the adapter guide 26 and the mounting portion 57 of the electrical device 21 will be described. The inner diameter d2 of the electrical device mounting opening 28 is formed larger than the outer diameter of the mounting portion 57. The inner diameter of the distal end of the locking part 36 is larger than the outer diameter of the attachment part 57 and smaller than the diameter of a virtual circle connecting the distal ends of the plurality of claws 58 protruding from the attachment part 57. Therefore, the mounting portion 57 can be inserted into the electrical device mounting opening 28, and the claw 58 of the mounting portion 57 is caught by the locking portion 36 of the adapter guide 26, so that the electrical device 21 can be mounted on the adapter guide 26. it can. Further, the inner diameter d1 of the adapter mounting opening 27 is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the mounting section 57.

  The electric device 21 is electrically connected to the hooking ceiling adapter 13 or the power supply circuit 52 by an electric connecting means, and is configured to operate by receiving power supply. The electrical connection means is, for example, the same as the terminal 15 of the hook ceiling adapter 13, and a pair of terminals mechanically and electrically connected to the hook ceiling adapter 13 may be provided on the upper surface of the mounting portion 57, or the connector An attached cable may be used.

  The electrical device main body 55 of the electrical device 21 includes, for example, a speaker, a spotlight, an ion generator, a camera, a projector, and the like, and may be any device that operates using electricity. Further, the electric device 21 includes wireless communication means such as radio waves and infrared rays as necessary.

  The housing 56 is formed in a cylindrical shape that can be housed in the housing space 41 of the electrical device mounting portion 40. When the electric device 21 is mounted on the electric device mounting portion 40, the lower surface of the casing 56 is formed to be flush with the shade 44.

  The electric device 21 has a common structure in any case of the electric device main body 55, so that the electric device 21 can be attached to the adapter guide 26 and can be attached to the electric device mounting portion 40 and can be replaced.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  In order to install the lighting device 10, first, the hook ceiling adapter 13 is attached to the hook ceiling body 12 installed on the ceiling surface 11.

Subsequently, the adapter mounting opening 27 of the adapter guide 26 is aligned with the hooking ceiling adapter 13 and the instrument body 24 is pushed up toward the ceiling surface 11. As a result, the hooking ceiling adapter 13 is inserted into the adapter mounting opening 27, the locking portion 31 of the adapter guide 26 is hooked on the claw 14 of the hooking ceiling adapter 13, and the adapter guide 26 is attached to the hooking ceiling adapter 13. The cord with connector for power feeding led out from the hooking ceiling adapter 13 is electrically connected to the power supply circuit 52.

  Subsequently, the electric device 21 is pushed up so as to be inserted in alignment with the electric device mounting portion 40 of the lighting fixture 20. When the electric device 21 is pushed up, the mounting portion 57 of the electric device 21 is inserted into the electric device mounting opening 28 of the adapter guide 26, and the claw 58 of the mounting portion 57 gets over the locking portion 36 of the adapter guide 26, so that The electric device 21 is attached to the adapter guide 26 by being caught by the locking portion 36. The casing 56 of the electric device 21 is accommodated in the accommodating space 41 of the electric device mounting portion 40.

  At this time, even when the electric device 21 continues to be pushed up even after the claw 58 of the mounting portion 57 has passed over the locking portion 36 of the adapter guide 26, the upper surface of the mounting portion 57 is in the stepped portion 29 of the adapter guide 26. The push-up of the electric device 21 stops by contacting. The upper surface of the mounting portion 57 contacts the stepped portion 29 of the adapter guide 26 because the adapter mounting opening 27 has an inner diameter d1 smaller than the inner diameter d2 of the electrical device mounting opening 28, and This is because the outer diameter of the portion 57 is formed larger than the inner diameter d1 of the adapter mounting opening 27.

  As described above, when the electric device 21 is attached to the lighting fixture 20, the upper surface of the attachment portion 57 abuts on the stepped portion 29 of the adapter guide 26 and the electric device 21 is prevented from being pushed up. It is possible to prevent the device from being pushed up too much, and the electric device 21 can be attached to the lighting fixture 20 at a predetermined position.

  When AC power is supplied to the power supply circuit 52, the DC power converted by the power supply circuit 52 is supplied to the plurality of light emitting elements 46, and the plurality of light emitting elements 46 emit light. Light from the plurality of light emitting elements 46 passes through the shade 44 and is applied to the illumination space.

  When the electrical device 21 is a speaker, for example, sound data transmitted wirelessly from a portable terminal or the like is received by the communication means, and a sound is emitted from the speaker. In this case, since the speaker is provided on the light emitting surface portion 50 side, that is, the speaker is provided on the lower surface side of the lighting fixture 20, sound is directly transmitted to a person below the lighting device 10. Easy to improve sound quality. Further, when the electrical device 21 is a spotlight, for example, a signal transmitted wirelessly from a portable terminal or the like, or a signal transmitted by a common remote controller of the lighting fixture 20 is received by the receiving means, the spotlight is turned on, Turn off and dimm. In this case, since the spotlight is provided on the light emitting surface portion 50 side, the light from the spotlight can be irradiated downward.

  According to the present embodiment, since the electrical device 21 can be installed using the adapter guide 26, the function of the electrical device 21 can be sufficiently exhibited without limiting the function of the attachable electrical device 21. be able to.

  In addition, it can be expected that the inconvenience caused by using the adapter guide 26 for the installation of the electric device 21 will be solved. That is, when attaching the electrical device 21 to the lighting fixture 20, the upper surface of the mounting portion 57 abuts on the stepped portion 29 of the adapter guide 26 and the electrical device 21 stops being pushed up, so that the electrical device 21 is pushed up more than necessary. The electric device 21 can be attached to the lighting fixture 20 at a predetermined position.

  Note that a protrusion protruding toward the center of the adapter mounting opening 27 may be provided in the stepped portion 29 of the adapter guide 26, and the upper surface of the mounting portion 57 of the electric device 21 may be in contact with the protrusion.

  Next, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show a second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the same structure as 1st Embodiment, and the description of the structure and effect is abbreviate | omitted.

  The adapter guide 26 is formed such that the inner diameter d1 of the adapter mounting opening 27 is larger than the inner diameter d2 of the electrical device mounting opening 28. Furthermore, the inner diameter d2 of the electrical device mounting opening 28 is formed to be smaller than the outer diameter of the hook ceiling adapter 13. A step 29 is formed between the adapter mounting opening 27 and the electrical equipment mounting opening 28.

  Then, when the lighting device 10 is installed, the hook ceiling adapter 13 is attached to the hook ceiling body 12 installed on the ceiling surface 11, and then the adapter mounting opening 27 of the adapter guide 26 is aligned with the hook ceiling adapter 13. The main body 24 is pushed up toward the ceiling surface 11. As a result, the hooking ceiling adapter 13 is inserted into the adapter mounting opening 27, the locking portion 31 of the adapter guide 26 is hooked on the claw 14 of the hooking ceiling adapter 13, and the adapter guide 26 is attached to the hooking ceiling adapter 13.

  At this time, even if the push-up of the instrument main body 24 is continued even after the locking portion 31 of the adapter guide 26 gets over the claw 14 of the hooking ceiling adapter 13, the stepped portion 29 of the adapter guide 26 remains on the hooking ceiling adapter 13. The push-up of the instrument main body 24 stops by contacting the lower surface. The step 29 of the adapter guide 26 abuts the lower surface of the hooking ceiling adapter 13 because the inner diameter d2 of the electrical equipment mounting opening 28 is greater than the inner diameter d1 of the adapter mounting opening 27 and the outer diameter of the hooking ceiling adapter 13. It is because it is formed small.

  In this way, when the adapter guide 26 is attached to the hooking ceiling adapter 13, the step 29 of the adapter guide 26 abuts the lower surface of the hooking ceiling adapter 13 and the push-up of the tool main body 24 is stopped, so that the tool main body 24 is required. Thus, it is possible to prevent the device body 24 from being pushed up excessively, and the instrument body 24 can be attached to the hooking ceiling adapter 13 at a predetermined position.

  According to the present embodiment, since the electrical device 21 can be installed using the adapter guide 26, the function of the electrical device 21 can be sufficiently exhibited without limiting the function of the attachable electrical device 21. In addition, it can be expected that the inconvenience due to the use of the adapter guide 26 for the installation of the electric device 21 will be solved.

  Next, FIGS. 6 to 8 show a third embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the same structure as the said embodiment, and the description of the structure and an effect is abbreviate | omitted.

  The lighting fixture 20 uses a light guide plate 61. The light guide plate 61 is formed of a material having high light transmittance such as acrylic resin. The light guide plate 61 is formed in an annular shape having an opening 62 in the center. The light guide plate 61 is held by the instrument main body 24 in a state where the electrical device mounting portion 40 is inserted through the opening 62.

  A light emitting element 46 is disposed to face the inner peripheral surface of the light guide plate 61.

  Then, the light of the light emitting element 46 enters the light guide plate 61 from the inner peripheral surface of the light guide plate 61, spreads over the entire area of the light guide plate 61 while reflecting the light in the light guide plate 61, and the light is transmitted from the lower surface of the light guide plate 61. Exit. In this case, the light guide plate 61 is configured as the light emission surface portion 50.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, depending on the electric device 21, the casing 56 of the electric device 21 may protrude below the light emission surface portion 50 of the instrument main body 24. In such a case, the casing 56 is formed in a truncated cone shape as shown in FIG. 7A, the casing 56 is formed in a dome shape as shown in FIG. As shown in c), it is preferable to form the casing 56 with a small diameter.

  As a result, the angle θ of the light from the end on the center side of the light emission surface portion 50 toward the instrument center with respect to the direction perpendicular to the light emission surface portion 50 can be secured at 40 degrees or more. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, when the height at which the housing 56 protrudes from the light emitting surface portion 50 is 50 mm, 100 mm, and 150 mm, if the angle θ can be secured 40 degrees or more, high instrument efficiency can be obtained.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

10 Lighting equipment
13 Catch ceiling adapter
20 Lighting equipment
21 Electrical equipment
24 Instrument body
26 Adapter guide
27 Adapter mounting opening
28 Electrical device mounting opening
43 Light source
57 Mounting part

Claims (4)

An adapter mounting opening that is provided on the upper side and is attached to the hook ceiling adapter, and an electrical device mounting opening that is provided on the lower side of the adapter mounting opening and that is used to mount an electrical device. And a cylindrical adapter guide having different opening diameters from the opening for mounting the electric device;
An instrument body with the adapter guide attached thereto;
A light source disposed in the instrument body;
An illumination device comprising: The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein an opening diameter of the adapter mounting opening is smaller than an opening diameter of the electrical device mounting opening. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein an opening diameter of the adapter mounting opening is larger than an opening diameter of the electrical device mounting opening. A lighting fixture having the adapter guide, the fixture body and the light source;
An electrical device having a mounting portion that is inserted into and mounted on the electrical device mounting opening of the adapter guide;
The lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

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