JPH07165280A - Shock absorber for lighting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To lower the cost of a triangular prism shock absorber inserted between a lighting apparatus main body and reflector by forming the absorber with a sheet of folded corrugated cardboard and joining the tip of the shock absorber to an internal slit bottom in the reflector. CONSTITUTION:To package an inverted-Mt.Fuji-shaped lighting apparatus comprising a lighting apparatus main body 1 provided with screw fittings to fix a reflector and reflector 5 using outer packaging material 17, etc., a corrugated cardboard shock absorber 31 is prepared to be put between the lighting apparatus 1 and reflector 5. The shock absorber 31 has shock absorbing parts 32 slightly wider than the reflector 5. The ends of an No.1 link 34 connected to the center of the shock absorbing parts 32 are bent to form a shock absorbing triangular prism 41 together with a No.1 linking part 34. The shock absorber 31 also has a pair of No.2 links 33, 35, the ends of which are joined to an internal slit bottom 5C in the reflector 5. The shock absorbing parts 32 have at their center holes 36 to be mated with the screw fittings on the lighting apparatus 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a so-called inverted Fuji type lighting fixture having a reflecting plate having a substantially V-shaped cross section, and for the lighting fixture interposed between the reflecting plate and the lighting fixture body. Regarding the buffer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are views showing the structure of a direct lighting fixture S for two lights, which is generally called an inverted Fuji type, and 1 in these figures is a metallic lighting fixture main body. Reference numeral 2 is a lamp socket mounting bracket, 3 is a lamp socket, 4 is a screw receiver made of metal or the like, 5 is a metal reflection plate, 6
Is a mounting screw, 7 is a straight tube fluorescent lamp, 8 is an electric device in the equipment such as a ballast built in the lighting equipment body 1, and 9 is a switch operation string for lighting.

The luminaire main body 1 includes a straight tube fluorescent lamp 7
Elongated shape according to the length of the (see Figures 10 and 11)
And has parallel side edges 1a bent downward. Two lamp socket fittings 2 are attached to each end of the main body 1 in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 9 and the like, the pair of lamp socket fittings 2 attached to the same end of the main body 1 have socket receiving portions 2a which are inclined in opposite directions and have an inverted C-shape. ing. Each socket receiving portion 2a
The lamp sockets 3, which are engaged with each other so as to project downward, are attached to the socket receiving portions 2 a by screws 10.

A plurality of screw receiving fittings 4 (only one is shown in FIG. 9) are attached by spot welding or the like between the mounting fittings 2 respectively attached to both ends of the luminaire main body 1. Each of the screw receivers 4 is made of metal or the like in a tapered shape, and has a screw hole 4a in the wall at the tip thereof. As shown in FIG. 9, the projecting dimension A of each screw receiver 4 from the inner surface of the luminaire main body 1 is larger than the projecting dimension B of the side edge 1a.

As shown in FIG. 9, a reflector 5 provided so as to cover the luminaire main body 1 from its lower side has a cross section of approximately V.
8 and 9 are formed on both ends in the longitudinal direction.
It has an end plate 5a as shown in FIG. This reflector 5
At both ends in the longitudinal direction, socket through holes 5b (see FIG. 8) through which the lamp socket 3 passes are provided.

The reflecting plate 5 is provided with a plurality of fixing holes 11 facing the screw receivers 4, and the pressure receiving plate 12 faces the holes 11 and a bottom 5c of the inner groove of the reflecting plate 5 (FIG. 9). And see FIG. 11). A through hole 13 is formed in the pressure receiving plate 12.

A decorative screw is used as the mounting screw 6, and the screw 6 is passed through the fixing hole 11 and the through hole 13 of the reflection plate 5 and screwed into the screw hole 4a of the screw receiver 4 to be tightened. Thus, the reflector 5 that covers the lighting fixture body 1 from below is connected to the fixture body 1. The tightening force of the mounting screw 6 is applied to the reflection plate 5 via the pressure receiving plate 12.
Thus, the reflection plate 5 is pressed and held on the ceiling surface 14 to which the lighting fixture body 1 is directly attached.

The luminaire S having the above structure is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of V-shaped recesses 15a (see FIGS. 11 and 12) corresponding to the outer surface shape of the reflector 5 are provided, and both longitudinal ends of the reflector 5 are fitted and supported therein. A corrugated cardboard end cushion 15, a plurality of corrugated cardboard cushions 16 interposed between the lighting fixture body 1 and the reflector 5.
It is packaged using the outer package 17.

The outer package 17 is a piece of corrugated cardboard, and is folded into a rectangular tube shape so as to integrally wrap the lighting fixture S and the end cushioning member 15 supporting the lighting fixture S, and the joint thereof is adhesive tape 18. (Refer to FIG. 12), they are connected and assembled, and the packaging of the lighting fixture S is completed with the assembly.

By the way, the buffer 16 is used to support the reflectors 5 so that the reflectors 5 do not move unintentionally and collide with each other with respect to the luminaire main body 1 during transportation or the like. There is.

The conventional cushioning body 16 includes a first cushioning board 19 formed by bending the single corrugated board shown in FIG. 13 so as to have a U-shape when viewed from the end face direction at the fold line 19a. It has the configuration shown in FIG. 14 and is formed of a second corrugated board 20 made of corrugated cardboard provided by being engaged with a first engaging groove 19b formed in the central portion of the first buffer board 19. . As shown in FIG. 12, the lower end of the second buffer plate 20 is in contact with the inner groove bottom portion 5c of the reflection plate 5.

A first engaging groove 19 is formed on the upper portion of the first buffer plate 19.
A pair of second engagement grooves 19c located on both sides of b are provided. The first buffer plate 19 has an inclined lower surface 19d.
Is arranged inside the reflection plate 5 while contacting the inner surface of the reflection plate 5 with both longitudinal end faces 19e closely facing the inner surface of the upper edge 5d of the reflection plate 5.

The luminaire main body 1 has a side edge 1
a is inserted into the second engaging groove 19c and is supported on the first buffer plate 19, and the main body 1 is provided with a second
It is supported by the buffer plate 20.

The corrugated cardboard forming the second cushioning plate 20 is used in a posture in which the steps of the stencil base paper extend vertically so as not to be deformed by the load of the lighting fixture body 1.
Further, the first buffer plate 19 has strength in that direction in order to prevent the luminaire main body 1 supported by the first buffer plate 19 from moving in the width direction. In other words, the step of the corrugated cardboard base paper forming the first buffer plate 19 extends in the direction across the both end surfaces 19e,
In other words, it extends in the width direction of the lighting fixture body 1.

In the conventional cushioning body 16 as described above, the compressive strength in the width direction of the luminaire main body 1 is obtained by the first cushioning plate 19.
The second buffer plate 19 obtains the compressive strength in the thickness direction of the luminaire main body 1, in other words, in the vertical direction. Thereby,
The luminaire main body 1 is supported at an appropriate position within the width of the reflector 5 so that the luminaire main body 1 does not move in the width direction and hit the reflector 5.

[0016]

The conventional buffer body 16 is
In order to obtain the compressive strength in the width direction and the vertical direction of the luminaire main body 1, a first compressive strength in each direction is provided.
Since the cushioning plate 19 and the second cushioning plate 20 are combined together, there is a problem that the number of parts and the assembling work are large, and therefore the cost is high.

In addition, the conventional cushioning body 16 is simply interposed between the luminaire main body 1 and the reflection plate 5, and does not have a positioning structure for these longitudinal directions. Therefore, the buffer 16 may move in the longitudinal direction of the luminaire S when the packaging device drops with its longitudinal end first. When such a movement occurs, the luminaire main body 1 becomes easy to move on the side where the buffer 16 is disengaged, and the desired buffering effect is impaired.

An object of the present invention is to interpose between the main body of the luminaire and the reflection plate, which is advantageous in that the number of parts can be minimized and the cost can be reduced. It is to obtain a shock absorber for a lighting fixture that can prevent easy movement.

[0019]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, lamp socket fittings are attached to both ends in the longitudinal direction of a luminaire main body having side edges that are parallel to each other, and the projection of the side edges is determined between the fittings. Also, a plurality of screw receivers having a large protrusion size are attached to the luminaire main body, and a mounting plate is attached to which the reflector having a substantially V-shaped cross section for covering the luminaire main body is screwed, respectively. It is used for packaging a luminaire connected to the luminaire main body via the luminaire, and is applied to a cushioning body interposed between the luminaire main body and the reflector.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the corrugated paper is made of a single corrugated board and is arranged so as to traverse the main body of the luminaire, and the step of the corrugated paper base paper of the corrugated board extends in the transverse direction. A width direction cushioning plate portion having both ends in contact with the inner surface of the outer packaging body for packaging the lighting equipment or the inner surface of the upper edge portion of the reflecting plate, which are aligned with each other, and integrated in the central portion of the cushioning plate portion. And a first engagement plate portion that is connected to the lighting fixture body and is integrally and obliquely bent from both ends of the first engagement plate portion, and the first engagement plate portion and the first engagement plate portion have a triangular tubular shape in the thickness direction cushioning. A pair of second engaging plate portions which form a tubular portion and whose front end portions are engaged with the inner surface groove bottom portion of the reflecting plate, and a central portion of the width direction buffer portion or the first engaging plate portion are provided. Fitting hole that fits into the screw receiver It is those with a.

[0021]

Since the cushioning body having the above-mentioned structure is formed by bending a single corrugated cardboard, the number of parts is minimum, and accordingly, the number of assembling steps is also small, so that the cost can be reduced.

The thickness direction cushioning tubular portion of the triangular tubular shape, which is composed of the first engaging plate portion and the pair of second engaging plate portions of this cushioning body, has the tip of the second engaging plate portion at the bottom of the inner groove of the reflecting plate. Engage with,
And, by engaging the first engagement plate portion with the inner surface of the lighting fixture body,
It is interposed between the luminaire main body and the reflector. Then, the luminaire main body is supported from below.

In this support, the tips of the pair of second engaging plate portions are aligned with each other and engaged with the bottom of the inner surface groove. Further, the direction of the step of the core paper of the second engaging plate portion coincides with the inclination direction of the second engaging plate portion which is obliquely bent. Therefore, these second engaging plate portions,
As a result, the compressive strength in the vertical direction of the thickness direction cushioning cylinder portion is large.

The widthwise cushioning plate portion of the cushioning body has a large compressive strength in the widthwise direction of the luminaire main body, depending on the direction of the step of the inner base paper. Moreover, since both end surfaces thereof contact the inner surface of the outer packaging body for packaging the lighting equipment or the inner surface of the upper edge portion of the reflection plate, the width direction cushioning plate portion is arranged in the width of the reflection plate. Are supported so as not to move in the width direction.

Further, the fitting hole of the buffer body is fitted to the screw receiving portion for mounting the reflecting plate provided on the main body of the luminaire. As a result, the shock absorber is positioned and held with respect to the luminaire main body, and this shock absorber is prevented from moving in the width direction and the longitudinal direction of the luminaire main body, respectively.

Therefore, in this shock absorber, the main body of the luminaire arranged within the width of the reflector is securely supported so as not to move inadvertently in the vertical and width directions at a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the main body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the luminaire main body from hitting the reflector during transportation.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the description, the configuration of the lighting fixture S, and the configuration of the pair of end cushions 15 and the outer packaging body 17 that configure the packaging device together with the cushioning body 31 of the present embodiment are described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12. Since it is the same as the one described, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

The shock absorber 31 according to this embodiment is formed by bending a rectangular double-faced corrugated board. A plurality of the cushioning bodies 31 are interposed between the luminaire main body 1 and the reflector 5 and are used to support the luminaire main body 1 arranged within the width of the reflector 5.

That is, FIG. 6 is a development view of the cushioning body 31, and C in the figure shows the direction in which the steps of the corrugated fiberboard base paper extend (left and right in the development view). The cushioning body 31 includes a width direction cushioning plate portion 32 and a first engaging plate portion 33.
, A pair of second engaging plate portions 34, 35, and one fitting hole 3
And 6 are formed. In FIG. 6, 37 and 38 are notches provided in parallel with the step from the left and right end surfaces of the corrugated board, and 39 and 40 are folds provided from the deep ends of the notches 37 and 38 to one side edge in the width direction of the corrugated board. Is.

As shown in FIG. 3, the width direction cushioning plate portion 32.
Is formed to be slightly longer than the width F of the reflection plate 5, and has end faces 32a in contact with the inner side surface 17a of the outer package 17 at both ends in the longitudinal direction. This buffer plate portion 32
And the direction in which the step extends coincides with each other, so that the width-direction cushioning plate portion 32 has a large compressive strength in the longitudinal direction.

The first engaging plate portion 33 is integrally provided in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the width direction cushioning plate portion 32. The width G of the engaging plate portion 33 is slightly wider than the width H of the lighting fixture body 1.

A pair of second engaging plate portions 34, 35 parallel to the width direction buffer plate portion 32 are integrally connected to both sides of the first engaging plate portion 33 through the folds 39, 40. These engaging plate portions 34 and 35 are separated from the width direction cushioning plate portion 32 by notches 37 and 38, respectively.

The pair of second buffer plate portions 34, 35 are bent obliquely downward with respect to each other around the folds 39, 40, and together with the first buffer plate portion 33, the tips thereof are in contact with each other. A triangular tubular thickness direction buffer tubular portion 41 (see FIG. 2).
And FIG. 7 etc.) are formed. It should be noted that the direction of the step of the core paper of the second engagement plate portions 34, 35 thus obliquely bent coincides with the inclination direction of the second engagement plate portions 34, 35.

Further, the fitting hole 36 is opened in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the width direction cushioning plate portion 32, and this is formed in the screw receiving member 4 for mounting the reflecting plate 5 projecting from the lighting fixture body 1. It is designed to be fitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the cushioning member 31 having the above-mentioned structure is constructed such that the pair of second engaging plate portions 34 and 35 are bent to form the thickness direction cushioning tubular portion 41, and the luminaire main body 1 and the reflecting plate are formed. 5 is interposed.

This intervening procedure is as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the lighting fixture body 1 is turned over, and the fitting holes 3 of the shock absorber 31 are fitted to the screw receivers 4 located at both ends thereof.
Fit 6 As a result, this cushioning body 31 is positioned and held at a predetermined position of the luminaire main body 1. That is, the buffer 31 can be prevented from moving in the width direction and the longitudinal direction of the lighting fixture body 1.

By this attachment, the width direction cushioning plate portion 32 of the cushioning body 31 is arranged across the width direction of the luminaire main body 1, and the first engaging plate portion 33 is located at the side edge of the luminaire main body 1. It is brought into contact with 1a.

Next, the reflection plate 5 is covered from above, and the socket through holes 5 are provided at both ends of the reflection plate 5 in the longitudinal direction.
Pass the lamp socket 3 through b. Thereby, the buffer 31
Is interposed between the luminaire main body 1 and the reflector 5. Then, in this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the tip end portion of the thickness direction cushioning tubular portion 41 of the cushioning body 31 is engaged with the inner groove bottom portion 5c of the reflecting plate 5 having a substantially V-shaped cross section.

It should be noted that, after this, at both longitudinal ends of the assembly (lighting equipment) composed of the lighting equipment main body 1, the reflector 5 and the buffer 31 assembled as described above, FIG. A pair of end cushions 15 are attached as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the outer packaging body 17 is the end cushion 15 that supports the lighting fixture.
The whole is folded into a rectangular tube so as to be wrapped, and the seam is connected with an adhesive tape 18. This completes the packaging of the luminaire.

The packaged state is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and in this state, both end faces 32a of the width direction cushioning plate portion 32 of the cushioning body 31 and the inner side surface 1 of the outer packaging body 17 are shown.
It comes into contact with 7a.

Therefore, the width direction cushioning plate portion 32 connected to the luminaire main body 1 by being fitted into the screw receiver 4 allows
The luminaire main body 1 arranged within the width of the reflector 5 can be supported so as not to move in the width direction.

In this case, the direction of the step of the center paper of the width direction cushioning plate portion 32 and the width direction of the luminaire main body 1 coincide with each other, and the width direction cushioning plate portion 32 has the width direction of the luminaire main body 1. Since the compression strength with respect to is large, it is possible to reliably prevent the lighting fixture body 1 connected through the fitting hole 36 and the screw receiving portion 4 from being inadvertently moved in the width direction. Moreover, in this embodiment, it is possible to prevent the lighting fixture from being moved in the width direction within the outer packaging body 17.

In the packaged state, the buffer 31
In the thickness direction cushioning tubular portion 41 having a triangular tubular shape, the tip ends of the second engaging plate portions 34 and 35 are provided at the inner groove bottom portion 5c of the reflecting plate 5.
And the first engaging plate portion 33 is engaged with the inner surface of the luminaire main body 1 and is interposed between the luminaire main body 1 and the reflection plate 4, and thus the buffer tube portion 41 illuminates The instrument body 1 can be supported from below. In this support, the tips of the pair of second engaging plate portions 34 and 35 are aligned with each other and positioned by the inner groove bottom portion 5c of the reflection plate 5, so that the triangular tubular shape of the tubular portion 41 may collapse. Absent.

Moreover, in this support, the direction of the step of the central stencil paper in the second engaging plate portions 34, 35 is aligned with the inclination direction of the second engaging plate portions 34, 35,
Since the vertical compressive strength of the engaging plate portions 34, 35, and by extension, the thickness-direction cushioning tubular portion 41 is large, it is possible to reliably prevent the packaged lighting device body 1 from being carelessly moved in the vertical direction.

Further, the cushioning body 31 can be positioned and held in the longitudinal direction of the luminaire main body 1 as described above by fitting the fitting hole 36 and the screw receiving portion 4 for mounting the reflecting plate. It is possible to prevent the cushioning body 31 from being moved in the longitudinal direction of the luminaire main body 1 when the packaging device is dropped with its end in the longitudinal direction first. Therefore, it is possible to hold the cushioning body 31 at a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the luminaire main body 1 and exert a desired cushioning effect.

From the above, the buffer 31 is used as the reflecting plate 5
The luminaire main body 1 arranged within the width of the luminaire is securely supported so as not to move inadvertently in the vertical and width directions at a predetermined position, and the luminaire main body 1 may hit the reflection plate 5 during transportation or the like. Can be prevented.

Since the cushioning body 31 is formed by bending a single corrugated cardboard, the number of parts is minimum, and accordingly, the number of assembling steps is also small, so that the cost can be reduced.

Although the one embodiment is configured as described above, the present invention is not limited to the one embodiment. For example, the width of the first engagement plate portion 33 of the thickness direction cushioning cylinder portion 41 is set to
The width may be narrower than the width of the luminaire main body 1, and the first engagement plate portion 33 may be engaged with the inner surface of the luminaire main body 1. Further, both end surfaces 32 a of the width direction cushioning plate portion 32 are replaced with the inner side surface 17 a of the outer package 17 and the upper edge portion 5 of the reflecting plate 5 is replaced.
You may make it engage with the inner surface of a. Further, the fitting hole 36 is provided in the first direction instead of being provided in the width direction cushioning plate portion 32.
You may provide in the engaging plate part 33.

[0049]

As described above in detail, according to the shock absorber for a lighting device of the present invention, which is interposed between the lighting device main body and the reflecting plate, and is made of a single corrugated cardboard, The number of points is the minimum, and accordingly, the number of assembling steps is also small. Therefore, the cost can be reduced, and the lighting fixture body placed within the width of the reflector is not provided in the predetermined position in the vertical and width directions. It can be reliably supported so that it does not move, and therefore, it is possible to prevent the luminaire main body from hitting the reflector during transportation or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining packaging of a lighting fixture using a cushioning body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship between a buffer body and a lighting device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a packaging state of the lighting fixture by the packaging device using the cushioning body according to the embodiment, taken along line ZZ in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a packaging state of the lighting fixture by the packaging device using the cushioning body according to the embodiment, taken along line YY in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cushioning body according to the embodiment is attached to the lighting fixture body.

FIG. 6 is a development view showing the configuration of a buffer body according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cushioning body according to the embodiment is assembled.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an inverted Fuji type lighting fixture.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the configuration of the inverted Fuji type lighting fixture when viewed from the direction of arrow X in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view for explaining packaging of a lighting fixture using a cushioning body according to a conventional example.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship between a buffer body and a lighting device according to the conventional example.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a packaging state of a lighting fixture by a packaging device using a cushioning body according to the conventional example.

FIG. 13 is a development view showing a configuration of a first buffer plate of the buffer body according to the conventional example.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a second buffer plate of the buffer body according to the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lighting fixture main body, 1a ... Side edge of a fixture main body, 2 ... Lamp socket mounting metal fitting, 4 ... Screw receiver, 5 ... Reflector, 5a ... Upper edge of reflector, 5c ... Groove bottom of reflector, 6 …
Mounting screw, 17 ... Exterior packaging, 17
a ... inner surface of the outer package, 31 ... cushioning body,
32 ... Width direction buffer plate part, 32a ... End surface of width direction buffer plate part, 33 ... First engaging plate part, 34, 35 ... Second
Engagement plate portion, 36 ... Fitting hole, 37, 38 ... Notch, 39, 40 ... Fold line, 41 ... Thickness direction cushioning tubular portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lamp socket fitting is attached to each of both ends in a longitudinal direction of a luminaire main body having side edges that are parallel to each other, and a plurality of protruding dimensions larger than the protruding dimension of the side edge are provided between the fittings. A screw receiver is attached to the luminaire main body, and a reflector having a substantially V-shaped cross section that covers the luminaire main body is connected to the luminaire main body via mounting screws that are respectively screwed into the screw receiver. Used in the packaging of the luminaire, which is interposed between the luminaire main body and the reflector, is made of a single cardboard, and is arranged so as to traverse the luminaire main body, and , The direction in which the steps of the corrugated paper of the corrugated cardboard extend in the transverse direction, and the inner surface of the outer packaging body for packaging the lighting equipment or the reflection plate A width direction cushioning plate portion having both ends in contact with the inner surface of the edge portion, a first engagement plate portion integrally connected to the central portion of the cushioning plate portion and engaged with the lighting fixture body, and a first engagement plate portion of the first engagement plate portion. A pair of diagonally bent end portions are formed integrally with each other to form a triangular tubular thickness direction cushioning tubular portion together with the first engaging plate portion, and a tip end portion of which is engaged with the inner surface groove bottom portion of the reflecting plate. A lighting fixture, comprising: a second engagement plate portion; and a fitting hole provided in the central portion of the width direction cushioning portion or in the first engagement plate portion and fitted into the screw receiver. Buffer.