JPH08133367A - Packing body of straight tube type surface mounted fluorescent lighting fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To handle the whole packing member and a fluorescent lighting fixture as a single body without vibrating the fixture by a method wherein a prism-shaped frame which surrounds the outer periphery of the fluorescent lighting fixture by fitting a tongue piece into a through hole provided in an engaging member of the fixture is erected so that a fixing member fixes the lighting fixture from above inside the prism-shaped frame. CONSTITUTION: Protruding parts 11 provided on a base board 10 are fitted into both ends of a recess (j) of a fixture body A' so that the peripheries 20 of the parts make contact with the outer peripheries of the recess (j), and hence a fluorescent lighting fixture including the body A', as a whole, can be prevented from vibrating and moving in left and right directions. Next, an engaging member 12 is fitted sidewards into a base part (i') of a frame (g') to mount it on the board 10, and a prism-shaped frame 13 is mounted from above a shade B' so that tongue pieces 30 at the bottom of the frame 13 are fitted into through holes of the member 12 provided at locations corresponding to the tongue pieces to mount the frame 13 on the board 10 and members 12. As a result, when the lighting fixture is put into a packing box, a proper space is ensured between the fixture and the inner surfaces of the box in left and right directions and in vertical directions for protection of the fixture.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a package suitable for integrally accommodating and holding a straight tube type direct-attached fluorescent lamp device and a packaging member and for safely protecting the fluorescent lamp device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional package of this type will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8 and 9. The fluorescent lamp main body A is formed by stamping a sheet metal, and is provided with a flat surface portion a that is in close contact with a ceiling mounting surface and a few rising portions b on the outer peripheral edges of the flat surface portions. c, an electric component such as a straight tube lamp d mounted in a socket, and an attaching / detaching device e for attaching a shade B constituted by a frame g and a cover h at the center of both ends and a release lever f. When packaging such a fluorescent lamp fixture, first, the base i of the frame g is attached to the packaging base plate 1.
The locking member 2 that comes into contact with
The fluorescent lamp fixture with the shade B attached to the fixture body A is placed in the direction. Next, two substantially triangular cylinders 3 and 42 square cylinders, which are in close contact with the tapered frame g so as to absorb the external shock and prevent the appliance from protruding above the base plate, are made to face each other on the outer circumference of the appliance. It is attached and the whole of them is stored in the packaging box 6.
Incidentally, 5 is a packing for supporting the cover h.

[0003]

In the prior art described above, the locking member 2 attached to the base plate 1, the substantially triangular tube 3 mounted on the outer periphery of the instrument, and the rectangular tube 4 are all the packaging box 6 and the instrument. Since it is interposed and fixed and cushioned from the outside of the equipment, obstacles such as external impact during transportation and deformation of the packaging box directly affect each part of the equipment, resulting in a comparison of transportation damage accidents. It tended to be high. Further, since a method of combining a total of four substantially triangular tubes and square tubes is adopted, packing and taking out are complicated, and a lot of places for attaching the locking members are expensive. It is an object of the present invention to isolate a fluorescent lamp fixture as much as possible from an obstacle applied to a packaging box and to handle the fixture and the packaging member integrally.

[0004]

The object of the present invention is achieved as follows. The center of the flat portion where the appliance body is in close contact with the ceiling mounting surface is recessed, and the convex portion provided on the packaging base plate on which the appliance body is placed is fitted and locked. Furthermore, on the base plate outside the fluorescent lamp fixture, a locking member formed by stacking corrugated cardboard and the like that contacts the base of the fluorescent lamp fixture is arranged,
Attach a rectangular frame that surrounds the outer circumference of the fluorescent light fixture. A projection-shaped tongue piece is provided on the bottom portion of the rectangular frame, and a hole for fitting and holding the tongue piece is provided on the locking member. A fixing member for fixing the fluorescent lamp fixture from above is arranged inside the rectangular frame, and the whole of them is housed in a packaging box.

[0005]

The convex portion provided on the packaging base plate is accommodated in the concave portion at the center of the main body of the instrument, and the peripheral edge is in contact with the convex portion, so that the fluorescent lamp instrument composed of the instrument body and the shade attached to the instrument body. Shaking in the left-right direction of the whole is prevented. Further, in the hole provided in the locking member arranged at the base of the fluorescent lamp fixture, the rectangular frame that surrounds the outer periphery of the fluorescent lamp fixture is upright while the protruding tongue piece is fitted. Since the fixing member fixes the fluorescent lamp fixture from above inside the rectangular frame, the fluorescent lamp fixture does not sway upward, and the entire packaging member and the fluorescent lamp fixture can be handled integrally. Furthermore, since the upright vertical surface of the rectangular frame can be separated from the wall surface of the packaging box as much as necessary, it is possible to isolate the fluorescent lamp device housed in the rectangular frame from external obstacles. Since the locking member is a strong member having a thickness, it is possible to firmly upright the rectangular frame by forming a hole utilizing the thickness and inserting the tongue piece of the rectangular frame into the hole.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the package of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the package, FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of the package in a direction parallel to a straight tube lamp, and FIG. FIG. The base plate 10 for packaging on which the entire fluorescent lamp fixture is mounted has a size appropriately larger than the outer circumference of the fluorescent lamp fixture, and the surface thereof is provided at the center of the flat part a'which is in close contact with the ceiling mounting surface of the fixture body A '. There is provided a convex portion 11 formed by stacking corrugated board or the like fitted in the concave portion j. The convex portion 11 can be variously changed in material and shape in accordance with the size and depth of the concave portion j of the device body A ′. The locking member is a U-shaped corrugated cardboard having an inner edge 21 that abuts the base portion i ′ of the frame g ′ of the shade B ′ from three directions and an outer edge 22 that matches the outer shape of the base plate 10. Etc. are laminated, and a hole 23 into which a tongue piece of a square frame to be described later is fitted is provided in each plane portion slightly outside the outer circumference of the shade B ′ so as to penetrate the lamination surface. Next, the rectangular frame 13 surrounds the outer circumference of the shade B'and has a height that can secure a sufficient gap between the cover h'and the upper surface of the packaging box 40 at the time of mounting, and the locking member at the bottom thereof. 1
Two projecting tongue pieces 30 that are fitted into the two holes 23 are continuously provided. Also, when the shade B'is housed inside the rectangular frame 13, it is wedge-shaped fit into the space formed by the extension of the vertical surface 31 of the rectangular frame 13 and the frame g'of the shade B '. The fixing member 14 in the shape of a substantially triangular prism is provided. When packaging with the above packaging members,
First, the cover h ′ is mounted on the instrument body A ′ with the supporting packing 5 ′, the frame g ′ is attached to the instrument body A ′ by the attaching / detaching device e ′, and the whole of them is placed on the base plate 10. At this time, the convex portions 11 provided on the base plate 10 are fitted into both ends of the concave portion j of the main body A ′ of the fixture, and the peripheral edge 20 thereof abuts the outer periphery of the concave portion j, so that the fluorescent lamp device including the main body A ′ of the fixture. It is possible to prevent the whole body from shaking and moving in the left-right direction. Next, the locking member 12
Is inserted into the base portion i ′ of the frame g ′ from the side and placed on the base plate 10, and the angular frame 13 is attached from above the shade B ′, and the tongue piece 30 at the bottom thereof is provided at the corresponding position. The locking plate 12 and the locking plate 12 are fitted into the holes of the locking plate 12.
Place on top. As a result, when stored in the packaging box 40, an appropriate space is secured between the left and right directions and the upward direction with the inner surface of the packaging box for protection. Furthermore, since the substantially triangular prism-shaped fixing member 14 is fitted into the rectangular frame 13 in a symmetrical position in a wedge shape, the fluorescent lamp fixture moves upward from the base plate 10, and the convex portion of the base plate causes the concave shape of the main body of the fixture. The part j does not fall off.
In addition, since the packaging member having the above-described configuration has the packaging members and the fluorescent lamp fixtures combined with each other and can be handled as a single unit including the base plate 10, it is very convenient for storing and taking out the packaging box. 5 and 6 are partial cross-sectional views showing the second embodiment, and show the case where the device body A'is not packaged with the shade B'and is similarly packaged. Locking member 1
A spacer 5 covering the rising part b ′ of the device body A ′ on the upper part 2
By placing 0 and placing a shade B'on it, the device main body and the shade are partitioned, and the upward movement of the device main body A'can be independently prevented. This method is used when the shade is not suitable for supporting the weight including the body of the device.
It is effective as a method of individually protecting and fixing the device body and the shade.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the fluorescent lamp fixture mounted on the base plate and each packaging member are integrated, and an appropriate space can be always secured between the packaging box and the rectangular frame. Since it is in the form, it is possible to protect the fluorescent lamp device without being affected by an external impact during transportation, a deformation of the packaging box, or the like. For that purpose, it is necessary to form a rectangular frame, but by forming a hole in the originally strong locking member and inserting the tongue of the rectangular frame into it, the rectangular frame can be made upright easily and firmly. obtain. Further, since various sizes and shapes of models can be dealt with by simply changing the size of the base plate, it is very effective in standardizing packaging members and reducing costs such as die cutting. Further, the fixing member used in the rectangular frame only needs to have a limited function of preventing the upward movement, and it is possible to cope with various materials and products having a simple shape.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a package of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the package.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same package in a direction parallel to a straight tube lamp.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same package in a right angle direction.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view parallel to the straight tube lamp of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same embodiment in a perpendicular direction.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional package.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same package in a direction parallel to a straight tube lamp.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same package in a right angle direction.

[Explanation of symbols]

AA ': Instrument main body, BB': Sade, aa ': Flat part,
ee ': detachable device, dd': straight tube lamp, 10: base plate,
11: convex portion, 12: locking member, 13: rectangular frame, 14:
Fixing member, 23: hole, 30: tongue piece, 31: vertical surface,
6, 40: packaging box, j: concave portion.

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 27, 1995

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A straight-tube type direct-mounted fluorescent lamp fixture, comprising a flat body portion closely attached to a ceiling mounting surface, a rising portion at the periphery thereof, and a fixture main body including a concave portion on which a central electric component is mounted. In the packaging, the direct fluorescent lamp fixture is placed on the base plate for packaging, which is housed inside the concave part of the device body and has a convex part that abuts on the outer periphery, and is also attached to the base plate. A locking member that comes into contact with the base of the light fixture from the outside and a tongue piece that fits into a hole formed in the locking member, and a rectangular frame that surrounds the outer circumference of the fluorescent light fixture is provided. A package for a direct-tube type direct-attached fluorescent lamp fixture, which is characterized by: 2. In a rectangular frame that surrounds a fluorescent lamp fixture, at least two of the four vertical faces forming the fluorescent frame that face each other are appropriately separated from the wall surface of the packaging box that houses the package. The package for a direct-tube direct-attached fluorescent lamp device according to claim 1. 3. The package for a straight tube type direct-attached fluorescent lamp apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a fixing member for fixing the fluorescent lamp apparatus from above is installed inside a rectangular frame. 4. A device body and a shade are separated by interposing a spacer for covering a rising portion of the device body between a locking member and a rectangular frame that abut on the base of the fluorescent lamp device from the outside. A straight tube type fluorescent lamp fixture package.