JPH0821166A - Skylight - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the structure of a light-transmitting plate, and to eliminate the effect of the thickness of a door. CONSTITUTION:In a skylight 1 consisting of an internal casing 2 with a cylindrical section 6 fitted into a hole section formed to a door and a flange section 5, an external casing 3 having a light-transmitting hole 13 fitted externally and fixed onto the flange section 5, and a light-transmitting plate 4 fitted and held into both casings 2, 3, one or a plurality of ventilating grooves 10, 17 are formed to the light-transmitting plate abutting surfaces 3A, 8A of the internal and external casings 2, 3. Both ventilating grooves 10, 17 are communicated by ventilating spaces 9 on the outer circumferential side of the light-transmitting plate 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting device which is attached to a door of a toilet, a closet or the like and is used for confirming whether or not a light (light) is provided inside the toilet, the closet or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, some toilet and closet doors are made of an opaque material, and a lighting device is attached for checking whether or not the interior has a light. That is, for doors made of wood, metal, etc.,
As illustrated in FIG. 11, a light collecting member 31 is attached to a hole provided in the upper portion of the door D in a penetrating manner.

[0003] Conventionally, as this seed light collecting 31, the one illustrated in Fig. 12 is known (actual fairness 5-247).
No. 92). The light collecting 31 is a hole H of the door D.
Female member 34 having a tubular portion 32 to be fitted in and a flange portion 33 formed at one end of the tubular portion 32;
4, a male member 37 having a tubular portion 35 fitted and engaged from the other end side of the tubular portion 32 and a flange portion 36 formed at one end of the tubular portion 35, and tubular portions of both members 34, 37. 32, 35
It is composed of a transparent plate 38 provided in a proper place inside.

The translucent plate 38 is provided between one plate 40 having a hole 39 and one plate 40 concentric with the plate 40 so as to hide the hole 39. The other disc-shaped plate portion 41 provided at intervals by the connecting member 42
It is possible to ventilate indoors and outdoors.

[0005]

By the way, the above-mentioned prior art has the advantage that it is breathable, but the transparent plate 3
There is a problem that the structure of 8 is complicated and costly,
In addition to the accumulation of dust and dirt inside the female and male members 34 and 37, the range of the thickness of the door D is limited, and it is necessary to prepare a plurality of sizes corresponding to the thickness.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to make a transparent plate having a simple structure and capable of being mounted without being affected by the thickness of a door. To provide.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means. That is, the present invention is a lighting device that includes an inner casing, an outer casing, and a translucent plate held by both casings, and is capable of being fitted into a hole provided in a door. One or more ventilation parts are provided on the contact surface of the casing with the transparent plate, and the inside and outside ventilation holes are communicated with each other on the outer peripheral side of the transparent plate.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the inner and outer casings are fixed by caulking. Then, the present invention provides that each of the ventilation parts is provided in a groove shape radially with respect to the center of the light-transmitting plate, and a ventilation space communicating with the ventilation part is provided on the outer peripheral side of the light-transmitting plate holding part of the inner casing. It is characterized by being.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the inner and outer casings are screwed together. Also,
The present invention, on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion that fits into the hole provided in the door,
It is characterized in that a large number of grooves or protrusions parallel to the axis of the hole are provided.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the light can be fitted into the hole provided in the door from the inside and / or the outside and can be fixed with an adhesive, an adhesive tape or the like, and the door can be attached regardless of the thickness of the door. . The air inside and outside the room flows through the ventilation grooves on the inside and outside of the transparent plate and the space on the outer peripheral side of the transparent plate. Further, by mounting the light collectors on the indoor side and the outdoor side, dust and dirt are not collected and the appearance is improved.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a lighting 1 comprises an inner casing 2, an outer casing 3, and a disc-shaped light-transmitting plate 4 which is clamped and held by both casings 2, 3. It has the same shape and size on the inside and outside,
The light-transmissive plate 4 has a diamond cut plate 4A on the indoor side (see FIG. 3) and a flat plate 4B (including a semitransparent plate) on the outdoor side (inside the toilet, etc.) (see FIG. 4).

The casings 2 and 3 can be made of a metal such as a light alloy (for example, an aluminum alloy), a copper alloy or the like, or a plastic, and the transparent plate 4 can be made of a glass or a plastic. The inner casing 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the flange portion 5 is provided on the outer side (inside the room), and the cylindrical portion 6 that is fitted into the hole H provided through the door D is provided. Outer peripheral surface 5A
Is a taper shape, the inner surface 5B of the flange portion 5 (toilet inner side) is an adhesive surface to the door D, and the locking cutout portion 7 is provided on the outer peripheral end portion of the inner side surface 5B over the entire circumference.

Further, the outer surface 5C of the flange portion of the inner casing 2 is provided with a translucent plate holding portion 8 in a step shape on the inner peripheral side and a peripheral groove 9 forming a ventilation space on the outer peripheral side. Ventilation grooves 10 communicating with the circumferential groove 9 are provided at one (or a plurality of) positions on the transparent plate contact surface 8A of the transparent plate holder 8 in a radial pattern with respect to the center of the transparent plate 4. ing. In addition,
A ventilation groove 11 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the inner casing cylindrical portion 6 so as to communicate with the ventilation groove 10 in parallel with the axis.
Further, the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 6 is knurled, and a large number of protrusions 12 parallel to the axis are provided over the entire circumference.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 7 and 8, the outer casing 3 has a substantially shallow bowl shape having a light transmitting hole 13 in the center, and the taper of the inner peripheral surface 14A of the tapered peripheral wall 14 is the flange. The outer peripheral surface 5A of the portion 5 has the same taper, and the flange portion 5 is fitted therein. A peripheral groove 15 is provided on the inner end surface of the peripheral wall 14, and an inner peripheral side edge 16 of the peripheral groove 15 is provided.
A part (a plurality of places) of the flange portion 5 is deformed to the inner peripheral side, and is collapsed into the notch portion 7 of the flange portion 5 so that the flange portion 5 is caulked and fixed in the outer casing 3.

The inner surface 3A of the outer casing 3 serves as the contact surface of the light transmitting plate 4, and radial ventilation grooves 17 are provided at four positions.
The ventilation grooves 17 and the peripheral groove 9 are provided at intervals of 0 degrees so as to communicate with each other. In the first embodiment, the transparent plates 4, 4A, 4B are fitted into the transparent plate holding portion 8 of the inner casing 2 and then the flange portion 5 of the inner casing 2 is inserted.
By externally fitting the outer casing 3, the outer casing 3 is sandwiched between the light transmitting plate contact surfaces 8A and 3A of the two casings 2 and 3, and a plurality of positions of the inner peripheral edge 16 of the outer casing 3 are deformed to the inner peripheral side, The casing 5 is fixed by crimping by inserting it into the cutout portion 7 of the flange portion 5, and the translucent plate 4 is placed in both casings 2 and 3.
4A and 4B can be integrally incorporated to complete the light collecting 1. And the translucent plates 4 and 4 of the lighting 1
The air on both sides of A and 4B flows through the ventilation grooves 10 and 17 and the peripheral groove 9.

When the light collecting device 1 is attached to the hole H of the door D, the double-sided adhesive tape 18 is attached to the inner surface 5B of the flange portion of the inner casing 2 as shown in FIG.
The cylindrical portion 6 of the inner casing 2 may be fitted and the double-sided adhesive tape 18 may be attached to the inner and outer surfaces of the door D. In this way, the lights 1, 1 attached to the inside and outside of the door D are
The air flows through the respective ventilation grooves 10 and 17, the circumferential groove 9 and the hole H of the door to allow indoor / outdoor ventilation, and
Through the translucent plates 4A and 4B, it is possible to confirm whether or not the light inside the toilet or the like is turned on without opening the door D from the outside of the toilet or the like, and moreover, the inside of the toilet or the like can be seen from the outside. Absent.

When the door D has a flash structure, it is attached as shown in FIG. Further, the lighting 1 can be fixed to the door D not only by the double-sided adhesive tape 18 shown in FIG. 2 but also by a fixing device such as an adhesive or a screw.
It can be fixed simply by clicking. In the case of a click, it is preferable to provide a plurality of ridges having a large protrusion amount on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 6 along the circumferential direction. Further, the inner casing 2 and the outer casing 3 can be fixed to each other with an adhesive, a screw mechanism, a screw, or the like in addition to the caulking fixing.

FIG. 10 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the outer casing 3 has a flange portion 19 and a cylindrical portion 20, and the rear portion of the inner casing 2 has a cylindrical portion 21. A flange 22 is provided at the end, a female screw portion 23 is provided on the cylindrical portion 20, and a male screw portion 24 is provided on the cylindrical portion 21, so that the cylindrical portions 20 and 21 are screwed together.

At the end of the cylindrical portion 21 of the inner casing 2 on the side of the transparent plate holding portion 8, one or a plurality of cutout-shaped ventilation grooves 1 are formed.
0 is provided so as to penetrate in the radial direction and deeper than the translucent plate contact surface 8A. In addition, the cylindrical portion 2 of both casings 2 and 3
A space 25 for ventilation is formed between 0 and 21 so that the air on both sides of the translucent plate 4 flows through the ventilation grooves 10 and 17 and the ventilation space 25.

Further, the cylindrical portion 2 of the outer casing 3
The outer peripheral surface of No. 0 is knurled, and a large number of protrusions 26 parallel to the axis are provided over the entire circumference. In the second embodiment, when the lighting 1 is attached to the hole H of the door D, the double-sided adhesive tape 18 is attached to the inner surface of the flange portion 19 of the outer casing 3 and then the cylindrical portion 20 of the outer casing 3 is attached. Can be fitted into the hole H and can be adhesively fixed to the inner and outer surfaces of the door D. The lighting 1 according to the second embodiment can be fixed to the door D by a fixing tool such as an adhesive or a screw, and the thickness of the flange portion 19 can be reduced, which is particularly suitable for a sliding door type door. is there.

The cylindrical portions 20 and 21 may be fixed by caulking without being screwed. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, for example, the ventilation part may be a hole instead of the groove, and the design can be appropriately changed, and the translucent plate 4 is a diamond cut for both indoor and outdoor use. It can be a plate or a semitransparent flat plate, and the transparent plate holding portion 8 can be formed on the inner side 3A side of the outer casing 3.

[0022]

As described above, the present invention comprises the inner casing, the outer casing, and the translucent plate held by both casings, and is capable of being fitted into the hole provided in the door. The one or more ventilation portions are provided on the contact surface of the inner / outer casing with the transparent plate, and the inner and outer ventilation holes communicate with each other on the outer peripheral side of the transparent plate. Therefore, the structure of the translucent plate is simple, and it can be fitted and fixed in the hole of the door from both inside and outside, so that it is not affected by the thickness of the door and dust and dirt do not accumulate in the light collecting It has an advantage that the ventilation function can be secured and the appearance can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, since the inner and outer casings are fixed by crimping, both casings can be fixedly connected easily and securely. Then, the present invention provides that each of the ventilation parts is provided in a groove shape radially with respect to the center of the light-transmitting plate, and a ventilation space communicating with the ventilation part is provided on the outer peripheral side of the light-transmitting plate holding part of the inner casing. Since it is characterized by being, the ventilation part structure is simple and processing is easy,
The inside of the toilet etc. cannot be seen from the ventilation section.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the inner and outer casings are screw-connected, so that the two casings can be fixedly connected easily and can be disassembled. Can be exchanged. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a large number of grooves or protrusions parallel to the axis of the hole are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion that fits into the hole provided in the door. It is possible to press-fit and fix the picking into the hole of the door, and firmly and firmly fix it to prevent the drop.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal side view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which the same embodiment is attached to a door of Muku.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view using another transparent plate of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a central longitudinal section of the inner casing in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a central longitudinal side view of the outer casing according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state where the same embodiment is attached to a door having a flash structure.

FIG. 10 is a central longitudinal side view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing an example of a door equipped with a light collecting device.

FIG. 12 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view (cross-section taken along line AA of FIG. 11) showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Lighting 2 Inner casing 3 Outer casing 3A Light transmitting plate contact surface 4 Light transmitting plate 4A Light transmitting plate 4B Light transmitting plate 6 Cylindrical part 8 Light transmitting plate holding part 8A Light transmitting plate contact surface 9 Circular groove (ventilation space) ) 10 ventilation groove (ventilation part) 11 ventilation groove (ventilation part) 12 ridge 17 ventilation groove (ventilation part) 20 cylindrical part 21 cylindrical part 23 female screw part 24 male screw part 25 ventilation space

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An inner casing, an outer casing,
A light pick-up which comprises a light-transmitting plate held by both casings, and which can be fitted into a hole provided in a door, wherein one or more of the inner and outer casings are in contact with the light-transmitting plate. The ventilation is provided, and the inside and outside ventilation holes are communicated with each other on the outer peripheral side of the translucent plate. 2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the inner and outer casings are fixed by crimping. 3. Each of the ventilation parts is formed in a groove shape radially with respect to the center of the transparent plate, and a ventilation space communicating with the ventilation part is provided on the outer peripheral side of the transparent plate holding part of the inner casing. The lighting according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the inner and outer casings are screwed together. 5. A plurality of grooves or protrusions parallel to the axis of the hole are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion that fits into the hole provided in the door. Or take the light described in 4.