JPH0127215Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Technical Field This invention relates to a decorative hanging lighting fixture unit in which a plurality of units are connected together and suspended from a ceiling or the like to constitute a decorative hanging lighting fixture.

(b) Prior art and its drawbacks In order to simplify the installation and electrical wiring work of lighting equipment suspended from the ceiling, a hanging part is formed at both the upper and lower ends, and a light bulb mounting part is formed in the center. A device has been devised in which a pair of left and right hooking members made of a conductive material constitute one unit. By hooking the upper hook part of this unit to the lower hook part of another unit located above the unit, multiple units can be connected to form a lighting fixture, and this connection work can also be done. Also serves as electrical wiring work. In order to obtain the above effects, the pair of left and right latching members must be fixed so that they do not touch each other, the contact between the bulb's electrode and the latching member must be maintained in good condition, and the bulb must be held in the bulb mounting section. It is necessary to keep it.

For this reason, fixing members made of an insulating material are disposed above and below the light bulb mounting portion of the hooking member, and the two hooking members are fixed in a non-contact state. In addition, a socket that holds a light bulb inside and has a wiring part for connecting the electrode and the hanging member is disposed at a predetermined position in the light bulb mounting part, and the socket can be used to fix the light bulb and connect the electrode part and the hanging member. I try to maintain a good connection. However, in conventional decorative hanging lighting equipment units, there is no effective means for fixing the socket in which the light bulb is fixed to the light bulb mounting part, and the position of the light bulb may move or the electrode part and the latching member may be separated. The problem was that the contact condition was poor.

(c) Purpose of the invention In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology, the purpose of this invention is to securely fix the electrode to the light bulb mounting part formed on the hanging member, and to improve the connection between the electrode part and the hanging member. An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative hanging lighting equipment unit that can maintain a good connection state.

(d) Structure and effect of the invention The decorative hanging lighting unit of this invention includes a socket that is attached to the light bulb mounting part and connects and holds the light bulb to the hanging member in the longitudinal direction of the pair of hanging members. It is characterized in that it is divided into two parts, and a groove part is formed in each divided part, in which a part of the latching member including the bent part of the light bulb mounting part engages.

With the above structure, according to this invention, the socket can be moved vertically and horizontally with respect to the hanging member by engaging the bent part of the light bulb mounting part formed on the hanging member with the groove formed on the dividing surface of the socket. The movement of people can be regulated. Therefore, the socket can be fixed at a predetermined position on the hooking member, and the position of the light bulb and the contact state between its electrode and the hooking member can be maintained well. Furthermore, since the movement of the hanging member relative to the socket is restricted, the socket can be used as a fixed member that holds the pair of hanging members in a non-contact manner, reducing the number of parts in a decorative hanging lighting unit. It is possible to reduce costs and reduce costs.

(e) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the main parts of a decorative hanging lighting equipment unit which is an embodiment of this invention.

A socket 1 constituting a part of a decorative hanging lighting equipment unit is divided into two along a plane including the longitudinal direction of a pair of hanging members. A recess 1b is formed in the divided surface 1a of the socket 1, into which a pair of contact terminals 4 are fitted. The contact terminal 4 is formed by pressing a conductive flat plate made of brass or the like. Curved portions facing each other are formed below the terminal 4, between which the electrode portion of the light bulb inserted from the bottom surface of the socket 1 is tightened. Two grooves 5 are formed in the dividing surface 1a, with which the pair of locking members 2 and 3 are engaged. The hanging members 2 and 3 are bent parts 2
a and 3a, and the groove portion 5 also has this bent portion 2a.
A bent groove portion 5a is formed to engage with and 3a. A contact portion 4a is formed above the terminal 4. This contact portion 4a comes into contact with the latching members 2 and 3 when the terminal 4 is inserted into the recess 1b. Due to the contact between the contact portion 4a and the latching members 2, 3, the latching members 2, 3 and the light bulb are electrically connected via the terminal 4. After engaging the locking members 2 and 3 in the groove portion 5,
Place the other divided part of the socket 1 in the state shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure, and separate the divided part 1 from the outer surface of the socket 1.
The two sockets 1 are integrated by screwing a screw (not shown) into the screw hole 6 reaching point a.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the decorative hanging lighting unit.

Hook portions 2b, 3b and 2c, 3c are formed at both upper and lower ends of the left and right pair of hook members 2, 3, respectively. Upper latching portion 2b of latching members 2 and 3,
3b is hooked to the lower hooking portions 2c, 3c of the unit located above, the units are connected in succession to form a decorative hanging lighting fixture. The hanging members 2 and 3 have bent portions 2a, 3a and 2.
A light bulb mounting portion having d and 3d is formed.
A socket 1 is fixed at a portion of the hooking member including the upper bent portions 2a and 3a by engagement with the groove portion. The electrode portion 7a of the light bulb 7 is inserted into the socket 1 from below, and the terminal 4 is tightly fitted to the curved portion inside the socket 1. Further, a reinforcing member 9 made of an insulating material is provided below the bent portions 2b and 3b on the lower side of the hanging members 2 and 3. The reinforcing member 9 and the socket 1 keep the pair of locking members 2 and 3 out of contact.

According to this embodiment with the above configuration, the socket 1 is disposed near the upper bent portions 2a and 3a of the hooking members 2 and 3, and the hook including the groove portion 5 and the bent portions 2a and 3a of the socket 1 is provided. The pair of latching members 2 and 3 and the socket 1 can be fixed by engagement with the members. Therefore, the contact portion 4a of the terminal 4
The contact state between the latching members 2 and 3 can be maintained well, and the electrical connection state between the latching members 2 and 3 and the electrode portion 7a of the light bulb 7 can be maintained well. Further, the light bulb 7 can be fixed at an appropriate position in the light bulb holder. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, even when changing the image of the illumination light using a translucent globe 8, the globe 8 is held in the unit by the contact between the upper surface of the socket body 1 and the inner surface of the globe 8. Therefore, no special metal fittings are required.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts of a decorative hanging lighting unit according to an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the same decorative hanging lighting unit. 1...Socket, 1a...Divided surface, 2, 3...
Latching member, 2a, 3a...bent part, 5... groove part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A pair of left and right latching members made of a conductor, each of which has latching portions at both upper and lower ends and a single or multiple light bulb mounting portions having vertically bent portions in the center. and a socket that is attached to the light bulb mounting part and connects and holds a light bulb to the hanging member, the socket being attached to the hanging member including the longitudinal direction of the pair of hanging members. 1. A decorative hanging lighting unit, which is divided into two parts, each of which has a groove in which a part of the hanging member including the bent part engages.