JP6401985B2 - Balloon lighting system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a balloon-type illumination device including a light source unit, a balloon that covers the light source unit, and a blower unit that sends air into the balloon.

  Conventionally, a plurality of support posts are erected at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a part of a light-emitting plate in which a large number of LED elements are arranged on the outer surface is supported between the support posts so as to be swingable. The angle adjusting plate of the light emitting plate that slides through the bracket and has a long hole is connected to each back surface of the plate, and a support bolt is inserted into the overlapped long hole of each angle adjusting plate, and the support bolt is inserted into the support bolt. A balloon-type illumination device having a light source unit that presses and supports a long hole of an angle adjusting plate is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-98013 A

  However, in the conventional balloon-type illumination device, when changing the angle of the light-emitting plates, all the light-emitting plates have to be opened or closed by hand. Since the light emitting plate is hermetically covered with a cloth-like balloon, the angle of all the light emitting plates cannot be changed unless the balloon is once removed, which is troublesome. In particular, in a high-power balloon-type lighting device, the carriage and the mast are large, and the position of the light source part is high even when the mast is stored, so that the work becomes very difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily change the angle of the light emitting plate with a simple configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a plurality of light emitting plates can be interlocked.

Specifically, in the first invention, on the premise of a balloon-type illumination device including a light source unit, a balloon that covers the light source unit, and a blower unit that sends air into the balloon,
The light source part is
A plurality of light emitting plates in which a plurality of LED elements are arranged on the outer surface and the support side end portion is swingably supported;
A plurality of arm portions that support the inner surface side of each light emitting plate at the distal end side, and the base end side is swingably coupled to the slider;
A shaft portion for supporting the slider so as to be slidable,
By sliding the slider along the shaft portion, the plurality of light emitting plates are swung by the arm portion, and can be switched between a closed state in which the light emitting plate stands up and becomes a cylindrical shape, and an open state in which it falls outward. Has been.

  According to the above configuration, when the slider is moved along the shaft portion, the plurality of arm portions coupled to the slider swing the corresponding light emitting plate. For this reason, since a plurality of light emitting plates can be interlocked by the slider, it is not necessary to swing the light emitting plates one by one as in the prior art.

In the second invention, in the first invention,
The shaft portion is provided with a biasing member that biases the slider to swing the plurality of light emitting plates in a closed state or an open state.

  According to the above configuration, the urging member can urge the slider in one direction along the shaft portion and simultaneously swing the plurality of light emitting plates to the closed state or the open state. If a part that resists the urging force is provided and the lock by the part is released, the closed state or the open state can be automatically maintained, and the light emitting plate can be easily swung. The slider may be directly urged by the urging member or indirectly urged.

In the third invention, in the second invention,
The biasing member biases the plurality of light emitting plates to a closed state,
At least one of the plurality of light emitting plates is provided with a knob portion that simultaneously opens the plurality of light emitting plates against the urging member by pulling.

  According to the above configuration, by pulling the knob portion, the slider can be moved to open a plurality of light emitting plates at a time. When the knob portion is removed, the slider is moved along the shaft portion by the biasing force of the biasing member. The plurality of light emitting plates are automatically returned to the closed state. For this reason, since the plurality of light emitting plates can be swung only by opening only a part of the balloon and operating the knob portion, the swinging operation of the plurality of light emitting plates becomes extremely easy.

In the fourth invention, in the third invention,
In the closed state, comprising a plurality of struts disposed between the plurality of light emitting plates,
A part of the knob portion is configured to be in contact with any of the plurality of support columns so that the opened state of the plurality of light emitting plates can be maintained.

  According to the above configuration, after the plurality of light emitting plates are opened by pulling the knob portion, a part of the knob portion is brought into contact with the support column and the plurality of light emitting plates try to return to the closed state by the urging force of the urging member. Can be prevented and the open state can be maintained. Conversely, by releasing the lock of the knob portion, it can be easily returned to the closed state by the urging force of the urging member.

In the fifth invention, in the fourth invention,
The biasing member is a compression coil spring inserted into the outer periphery of the shaft portion, and is configured to push down the slider.

  According to said structure, a slider can be effectively pushed down with a simple and compact structure.

In a sixth invention, in the fifth invention,
The distal end of the arm portion is closer to the compression coil spring than the proximal end connected to the slider.

  According to the above configuration, the slider is pushed up against the compressive force of the compression coil spring when the plurality of light emitting plates are opened and tilted. When the knob portion is released, the slider is pushed down by being urged by the compression coil spring, and the plurality of light emitting plates automatically return to the closed state.

In a seventh invention, in any one of the first to sixth inventions,
A plurality of heat radiation fins are provided on the inner surface of the light emitting plate,
The arm portion has an avoidance portion that avoids the heat radiating fin,
The tip of the arm portion is connected to a flat portion between the heat radiating fins on the inner surface of the light emitting plate.

  According to the above configuration, the heat dissipating fins having as large a surface area as possible can be arranged, and the arm portion can be arranged using the vacant space.

  As described above, according to the present invention, by sliding the slider along the shaft portion, the arm portion swings the plurality of light-emitting plates and stands up to form a tubular shape and to open outwardly. By being configured to be switchable to the state, the angle of the light emitting plate can be easily changed with a simple configuration.

It is the expansion perspective view which removed one light emission board and made the inside visible. It is a front view which shows the balloon type illuminating device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the light source part of a closed state, and its periphery. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the light source part of an open state, and its periphery. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the knob part of a closed state, and its periphery. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the knob part of an open state, and its periphery.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 2 shows a balloon type illumination device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The balloon type illumination device 1 includes a light source unit 2, a balloon 3 (shown by a two-dot chain line) covering the light source unit 2, and the balloon 3. And an air blowing section 4 for feeding air into the interior of the apparatus.

  The light source unit 2 is supported by the distal end of an extendable mast 5, and the base end of the mast 5 is supported by a tripod stand 6. The tripod stand 6 may be a tetrapod stand or may have a cart shape. The tripod stand 6 is provided with a converter unit (power supply unit) 7 that converts alternating current into direct current, and is supplied with power from a power supply unit (not shown). The power supply unit may be an AC power supply, a generator or a power storage device.

  Although not shown in detail, the blower unit 4 is composed of, for example, an electric fan built in the base unit 8 at the lower end of the light source unit 2. In addition, the portion of the base portion 8 may be inclined from the tip of the mast 5 so that the balloon 3 may be inclined.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the outer periphery of the light source unit 2 is covered with a birdcage-like guard 9 erected in a cylindrical shape on the base unit 8. The balloon 3 is a semi-transparent cloth-like one, and a zipper (not shown) is opened to wrap the entire light source unit 2 from the outside of the guard 9 and fixed to the outer periphery of the base unit 8. For example, a magic tape (registered trademark) may be attached to the outer periphery of the base portion 8 so that it can be fixed while tightening so that air does not leak from the balloon 3. By sending air from the blower unit 4 in a fixed state, the balloon 3 is kept in an inflated state and wraps light of the light source unit 2. For example, the upper half of the balloon 3 may be a reflective type. Although not shown, the converter unit 7 is provided with a power switch.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the light source unit 2 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of upper light emitting plates 10 in which a plurality of LED elements are arranged on the outer surface and the support side end is supported to be swingable. Yes. In the present embodiment, for example, four lower light emitting plates 19 and four upper light emitting plates 10 are provided. Each upper light emitting plate 10 is fitted into a frame-shaped light source unit body 11 in which metal frames are assembled. The light source body 11 is provided with a lower light emitting plate 19 arranged in a cylindrical shape that also serves as a support on the bottom plate 11a. The upper part is connected to the lower part by, for example, an octagonal intermediate plate 11c by a fastening member 11b or the like. The intermediate plate 11c has a frame-like member to which four upper columns 11d are connected with beams 11e extending left and right so as to connect them. The upper light emitting plate 10 is supported by the four beams 11e formed on the intermediate plate 11c so as to be swingable around the hinge 13 at the lower end. The upper light emitting plate 10 is prevented from falling further inward by a beam 11e provided on the top plate 11f.

  Further, the four lower light emitting plates 19 and the four upper light emitting plates 10 are arranged so as to be shifted by 90 °, for example. As a result, the light can be illuminated as evenly as possible. The lower light emitting plate 19 is provided with one LED light emitting unit 12 as each LED element, whereas the upper light emitting plate 10 is provided with two LED light emitting units 12 each. The number of LED light emitting units 12 is not limited to this. Further, the number of the upper light emitting plate 10 and the lower light emitting plate 19 is not four, but may be three or five or more.

  One LED light emitting unit 12 is provided with a chip-type LED in which a large number of LEDs are integrated. Although not shown, a harness extending from the LED light emitting unit 12 extends to the base portion 8.

  Since the LED light-emitting unit 12 generates a large amount of heat during use, on the back side of the LED light-emitting unit 12 in the upper light-emitting plate 10 and the lower light-emitting plate 19 arranged in a cylindrical shape, a plurality of, for example, aluminum alloys or the like are formed. A heat radiating fin 14 provided with plate-like fins is attached. The temperature of the LED light emitting unit 12 can be lowered by applying air from the blower unit 4 to the heat radiating fins 14.

  Next, the swing structure of the four upper light emitting plates 10 will be described in detail. A pair of radiating fins 14 are provided on the upper light emitting plate 10 so as to correspond to the LED light emitting unit 12 with a space therebetween in the vertical direction, and the tip 15a of the arm portion 15 rotates on the flat inner surface of the gap therebetween. It is linked movably. A shaft portion 16 is provided between the top plate 11f and the intermediate plate 11c. A slider 17 that can slide up and down is inserted in the outer periphery of the shaft portion 16. A base end 15 b of each arm portion 15 is rotatably connected to the slider 17. A compression coil spring 18 as an urging member is inserted between the slider 17 and the top plate 11f. And the base end 15b of the arm part 15 is connected with the slider 17 so that rocking | fluctuation is possible. The arm portion 15 is formed with an avoidance portion 15c so as to be bent at an intermediate portion so as to avoid the heat radiating fins 14.

  Then, by sliding the slider 17 along the shaft portion 16, the four upper light-emitting plates 10 are swung by the arm portion 15, and as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, it can be switched to an open state that falls outward. The slider 17 may be directly biased by the compression coil spring 18 or indirectly biased via another member. The compression coil spring 18 urges the slider 17 downward, and as a result, the four upper light emitting plates 10 are urged to the closed state.

  One of the four upper light emitting plates 10 is provided with a knob 20 that pulls the slider 17 upward to simultaneously open the four upper light emitting plates 10 against the compression coil spring 18 by pulling. Yes. A contact piece 21 formed by bending a steel plate, for example, is provided integrally with the back side of the knob portion 20. An abutting portion 22 is formed at a predetermined angle so that the abutting piece 21 abuts on a portion of the upper support column 11d corresponding to the abutting piece 21 with as wide an area as possible. The contact piece 21 is configured to be able to maintain the open state of the four upper light emitting plates 10 by contacting the contact portion 22 with the contact portion 22 in a wide area instead of a point contact.

  Next, the switching operation of the upper light emitting plate 10 of the balloon illumination device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, in the closed state where the four upper light emitting plates 10 stand vertically, the light of the LED light emitting unit 12 is irradiated in the horizontal direction. Since the LED has higher directivity than the fluorescent lamp, the LED tends to be relatively dark. In this state, the knob portion 20 and the abutting piece 21 are maintained substantially vertical, and the compression coil spring 18 urges the slider 17 downward to stabilize the closed state.

  When the balloon illumination device 1 is operated, air is blown from the blower section 4 as shown in FIG. 2, and warmed air is blown out from the blowout holes (not shown) through the heat radiation fins 14. By adjusting the size of the blowout hole, the heat dissipation effect is maintained while preventing the balloon 3 from being deflated.

  Next, when it is desired to illuminate the lower side as well, the upper light emitting plate 10 is inclined outward. For this purpose, the power switch (not shown) is turned off, the blower 4 is stopped, the chuck of the balloon 3 is opened, a hand is inserted, the knob 20 is pulled out, and the slider 17 is raised while compressing the compression coil spring 18. Let Then, in conjunction with the movement of the slider 17, the inner surface of the upper light emitting plate 10 connected to the tip 15 a of the arm portion 15 is pushed and falls outward.

  If the hand is released as it is, it will return to its original closed state by the urging force of the compression coil spring 18, so that the hand 20 is rotated so that the contact piece 21 contacts the contact part 22 over a wide area. Release. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the four upper light emitting plates 10 are held in an open state, with the contact piece 21 serving as a stopper. At this time, the upper light emitting plate 10 is stabilized because it is in contact with as wide an area as possible.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the slider 17 is moved along the shaft portion 16, the four arm portions 15 connected to the slider 17 swing the corresponding upper light-emitting plate 10, so that it is conventional. It is not necessary to swing the upper light emitting plate 10 one by one.

  Further, by pulling the knob portion 20, a plurality of upper light emitting plates 10 can be opened at one time. When the knob portion 20 is removed, the slider 17 moves along the shaft portion 16 by the biasing force of the compression coil spring 18. The plurality of upper light emitting plates 10 automatically return to the closed state. For this reason, since the plurality of upper light emitting plates 10 can be swung only by opening a part of the balloon 3 and operating the knob portion 20, the swinging operation of the plurality of upper light emitting plates 10 becomes extremely easy. .

  Further, since the urging member is a compression coil spring 18 inserted into the outer periphery of the shaft portion 16 and the slider 17 is pushed down by the compression coil spring 18, the slider 17 can be effectively pushed down with a simple and compact configuration. it can.

  Further, by applying tension to the slider 17 by the compression coil spring 18, rattling between the shaft portion 16 and the slider 17 can be reduced, and the movement of the slider 17 can be made smooth.

  Further, since the distal end 15a of the arm portion 15 is closer to the compression coil spring 18 than the base end 15b, when the knob portion 20 is pulled and the four upper light emitting plates 10 are opened and inclined, the compression force of the compression coil spring 18 is increased. The slider 17 can be efficiently pushed up against this, and when the knob portion 20 is released, the slider 17 is pushed down by being urged by the compression coil spring 18 and the four upper light emitting plates 10 can be automatically returned to the closed state. it can.

  In addition, a plurality of heat radiation fins 14 are provided on the inner surface of the upper light emitting plate 10, and the tips 15 a are connected to flat portions between the heat radiation fins 14 so as to avoid the heat radiation fins 14 by the avoiding portions 15 c of the arm portions 15. Therefore, it is possible to dispose the arm portion 15 using the vacant space while disposing the radiating fins 14 having as large a surface area as possible.

  Therefore, according to the balloon illumination device 1 according to the present embodiment, the angle of the upper light emitting plate 10 can be easily changed with a simple configuration.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention may be configured as follows with respect to the above embodiment.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the slider 17 is urged by the compression coil spring 18 to swing the four upper light emitting plates 10 to the closed state, but the number of the upper light emitting plates 10 is limited to four. In addition, it may be biased to the open state. For example, the slider 17 may be urged upward. In that case, it may be a tension coil spring instead of the compression coil spring 18. Alternatively, the slider 17 may be pushed down by a tension coil spring, or the slider 17 may be pushed up by a compression coil spring.

  Further, as a method other than the above-described embodiment for opening and holding the upper light emitting plate 10, one end of the wire is fixed to the upper portion of the slider 17, and the wire is pulled out from the light source unit main body 11 through the hole provided in the top plate 11 f, By pulling, the slider 17 is slid to swing the upper light emitting plate 10, and then the hook provided on the other end of the wire is hooked on the guard 9 to keep the upper light emitting plate 10 open.

  In the above embodiment, the four lower light emitting plates 19 are fixed to the light source unit body 11, but the lower light emitting plate 19 may also be swingable. In that case, the upper light emitting plate 10 may be fixed, and both the upper and lower stages may be swingable. When the lower light emitting plate 19 can be swung, it is preferable to provide the slider 17, the arm part 15, the knob part 20, etc. also on the lower stage.

  When both the upper stage and the lower stage can be swung, the upper and lower light emitting plates 10 and 19 may be swung simultaneously by connecting the upper and lower sliders 17.

  In addition, the above embodiment is an essentially preferable illustration, Comprising: It does not intend restrict | limiting the range of this invention, its application thing, or a use.

  As described above, the present invention is useful for a balloon-type illumination device that inflates a balloon that encloses a light source unit by sending air from a fan.

1 Balloon-type lighting device
2 Light source
3 Balloon
4 Air blower
5 Mast
6 Tripod stand
7 Converter unit (power supply unit)
8 base parts
9 Guard
10 Upper light emitting plate
11 Light source body
11a Bottom plate
11b Fastening member
11c Intermediate plate
11d Upper column (post)
11e beam
11f Top plate
12 LED light emitting unit (LED element)
13 Hinge part
14 Radiation fins
15 Arm
15a tip
15b Base end
15c avoidance part
16 Shaft part
17 Slider
18 Compression coil spring
19 Lower light emitting plate
20 Knob part
21 Contact piece
22 Contact part

Claims (6)

In a balloon-type illumination device including a light source unit, a balloon covering the light source unit, and a blower unit that sends air into the balloon,
The light source part is
A plurality of light emitting plates in which a plurality of LED elements are arranged on the outer surface and the support side end portion is swingably supported;
A plurality of arm portions that support the inner surface side of each light emitting plate at the distal end side, and the base end side is swingably coupled to the slider;
A shaft portion for supporting the slider so as to be slidable,
By sliding the slider along the shaft portion, the plurality of light emitting plates are swung by the arm portion, and can be switched between a closed state in which the light emitting plate stands up and becomes a cylindrical shape, and an open state in which it falls outward. It is,
A balloon-type illumination characterized in that the shaft portion is provided with a biasing member that biases the slider along the shaft portion to swing the plurality of light emitting plates to a closed state or an open state. apparatus. The balloon illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein
The biasing member biases the plurality of light emitting plates to a closed state,
At least one of the plurality of light emitting plates is provided with a knob portion that simultaneously opens the plurality of light emitting plates against the biasing member by pulling. The balloon illumination device according to claim 2 ,
In the closed state, comprising a plurality of struts disposed between the plurality of light emitting plates,
A balloon-type illuminating device, wherein a part of the knob portion is configured to be in contact with any one of the plurality of support columns so as to be able to maintain an open state of the plurality of light emitting plates. In the balloon type lighting device according to claim 3 ,
The balloon-type illumination device according to claim 1, wherein the urging member is a compression coil spring inserted into an outer periphery of the shaft portion, and is configured to push down the slider. In the balloon type lighting device according to claim 4 ,
The balloon-type illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein a distal end of the arm portion is closer to the compression coil spring than a proximal end connected to the slider. In the balloon type lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
A plurality of heat radiation fins are provided on the inner surface of the light emitting plate,
The arm portion has an avoidance portion that avoids the heat radiating fin,
The balloon-type illumination device according to claim 1, wherein a tip of the arm portion is connected to a flat portion between the heat radiating fins on the inner surface of the light emitting plate.

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