JPH08324642A - Packaging shock absorber for lighting fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a packaging shock absorber for a lighting fixture in which a body of the fixture can be mounted in a reflecting plate without touching the body of the fixture. CONSTITUTION: A packaging shock absorber 1 comprises one corrugated fiberboard, and includes a pentagonal first panel 2 having inclined sides 7, 8 which are oppositely oriented in opposite directions and inclined, a second panel 3 and a third panel 4 which are provided adjacent to the panel 2 through the sides 7, 8 and folded along the sides 7, 8 respectively so as to be superposed onto the panel 2, and a fourth panel 5 and a fifth panel 6 which are provided adjacent to the panel 3 and panel 4, respectively, so as to be engaged with each other and also are folded so as to protrude vertically. Further a cut hole 17 for insertion of a fixture mounted in a body of a device for mounting a reflecting plate is formed in the middle of the absorber 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-shaped illuminating device packaging cushion to which a reflector having a substantially V-shaped cross section is attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a lighting device related to an inverted Fuji type fluorescent lamp device.

The luminaire 50 comprises a luminaire body 60 and a reflecting plate 51 mounted below the luminaire body 60. The reflecting plate 51 has a substantially V-shaped cross section, and its outer surface is a fluorescent lamp (not shown). It is a reflecting surface 52 that reflects light. Tops 53 formed at the intersections of these reflecting surfaces 52
Attaching screws 54 for attaching to the instrument main body 60 are attached to both ends of the so as to be rotatable respectively toward the inner side of the reflection plate 51. Further, substantially rectangular lamp socket mounting holes 55 are provided on both ends of the reflecting surface 51 in the longitudinal direction.

The instrument body 60 is rotatably attached to a body main portion 61 having a substantially U-shaped cross-section which is open downward, and both lower ends of the body main portion 61, and has a substantially V-shaped outward shape. The lamp socket fitting 62 and the main body 61 of the main body
A ballast 64 that accommodates electronic parts and the like for lighting a lamp that is attached to the lower center of the main body, and is attached to the lower end of the main body 61 so as to be pivotally locked to the reflector 51. The mounting screws 54 and the mounting brackets 65 each having a substantially trapezoidal shape are mounted at positions facing each other.

The lamp socket mounting bracket 62 includes
A substantially L-shaped lamp socket insertion hole 63 into which a lamp socket (not shown) is attached is provided. A locking member 65 a that locks the mounting screw 54 is mounted on the top surface of the mounting bracket 65.

To mount the lighting fixture 50 on a mounting surface (not shown) such as a ceiling, first, the fixture body 60 is fixed to the mounting surface (not shown) with screws (not shown). Next, the attachment screw 54 rotatably attached to the reflector 51 is attached to the attachment member 65 of the attachment fitting 65 of the instrument body 60.
The reflection plate 51 is mounted by pushing the respective plates into a.

However, when packaging the lighting fixture, if the fixture body 60 and the reflection plate 51 are integrally attached by the mounting screws 54, the packaging procedure after unpacking the lighting fixture when mounting the lighting fixture (First, the fixture body 60 is attached to a mounting surface such as a ceiling. Next, the reflector 51 is attached to the fixture body 60.) Then, the lighting fixture 50 is attached to the fixture body 60 and the reflector plate 5.
Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to carry out the construction and it takes a long time for construction.

Therefore, when packaging a lighting fixture, a cushioning body 70 is interposed between the fixture body 60 and the reflector plate 51 so that the fixture body 60 and the reflector plate 51 are not locked (FIG. 6 to 8).

A conventional luminaire packaging apparatus for packaging using a buffer will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG.

FIG. 8 shows a developed view of a conventional buffer body. The cushioning body 70 is made of one step ball plate material, and is provided so as to face a substantially T-shaped intervening piece 71 having a convex portion below and a convex portion 71 a formed below the intervening piece 71. It is composed of supporting pieces 73 provided on the left and right sides through the bending lines 72, 72. Further, in the center of the interposition piece 71, a rectangular hole-shaped cut-out hole 74 that is press-fitted into the attachment fitting 65 is formed.

Further, on the lower inside of the supporting piece 73, knob pieces 75 are provided so as to project inward and face each other.
Intervening piece 71 and supporting piece 73 and intervening piece 71 and knob piece 7
A notch 76 is provided between each of them.

In addition, the width dimension B of the interposition piece 71 of the buffer 70.
6, the width dimension A of the convex portion 71a of the cushioning body 70, the width dimension C of the main body portion 61 shown in FIG. 7, and the end cushioning body 77 shown in FIG.
With respect to the width dimension D of A, A is formed to be slightly larger than C, and B is formed to have substantially the same dimension as D.

A procedure for packaging the lighting equipment in the packaging device will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, while bending the supporting pieces 73 provided on both lower sides of the cushioning body 70 inwardly along the bending lines 72, respectively, as shown in FIG. 74 are press-fitted into the fittings 65 of the instrument body 60.

Next, both ends of the reflection plate 51 are placed on the end cushions 77, and the cushions 70 attached to the instrument body 60 are placed on the lower side. 73 is expanded outward to form a substantially V-shape, and is inserted into the reflection plate 51, and is inserted until the tip of the support piece 73 hits the top 53 of the reflection plate 51.

Finally, after winding the end plate 77 and the luminaire 50 so as to surround the end cushion 77 and the lighting fixture 50 with a winding plate 78 made of one step ball plate material, the abutting portion of the winding plate 78 is not shown. − Seal with a push.

The support piece 73 is bent in a substantially C-shape.
Is provided on the top of the mounting bracket 65 in order to prevent the mounting bracket 65 mounted on the fixture body 60 and the mounting screw 54 mounted on the top 53 of the reflection plate 51 from being mounted. The support pieces 73 are formed so that the stop member 65a and the tip of the mounting screw 54 are in a positional relationship of separating from each other.

As described above, the conventional buffer body 70 has the winding plate 7
Support piece 73 that is bent into a triangle that maintains the distance between the interposition piece 71 that abuts against the inner surface of 8, the instrument body 60, and the reflection plate 51.
It consists of and.

[0019]

As described above, in the conventional packaging cushion for the lighting fixture, the shape of the supporting piece which is bent in a triangular shape is determined because the outer portion excluding the bending line is the open end. Hateful.

For this reason, the tips of the supporting pieces which are each bent in a triangular shape spread outward, and when the instrument body is housed in the reflecting plate, the tips of the supporting pieces contact the inner surface of the reflecting plate so that the instrument body is reflected by the reflecting plate. Cannot be inserted inside.

Therefore, since it is necessary to keep the supporting piece triangular,
There was a problem that the knob piece of the buffer had to be touched.

Further, in the case of packaging this lighting equipment by using an automatic packaging machine, a device for holding the supporting piece in a substantially triangular shape was required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a packaging shock absorber for a lighting fixture in which the fixture body can be mounted in the reflector without touching the hand.

[0024]

In order to achieve the above object, a packaging cushion for a lighting fixture according to the present invention is a packaging cushion for a lighting fixture which is interposed between a reflector and a fixture body.
The packaging cushion is a single step ball plate material, and has a pentagonal first surface having inclined sides that are inclined opposite to each other in opposite directions, and the first surface is continuously connected to the first surface through the inclined sides. A second surface and a third surface which are provided and are respectively bent with the inclined sides as bending lines to overlap the first surface;
A fourth surface and a fifth surface which are continuously provided on the second surface and the third surface and which are abutted against each other and bent to project vertically are provided, and the instrument main body is provided at the center of the packaging cushioning body. It is characterized in that a notch hole into which a mounting metal fitting for mounting a reflector provided in is inserted.

[0025]

In the above structure, the rising piece portion including the fourth surface and the fifth surface, which are bent so as to be overlapped with each other through the bending line of the shock absorber, maintains the distance between the instrument body and the reflection plate. , It is inserted at the top without hitting the inclined surface of the reflector. Further, the rising piece portion including the fourth surface and the fifth surface has a stable shape because it is bent through a bending line that is continuous at a substantially right angle. Therefore, when the instrument body is stored and packed in the reflector, the instrument body can be stored and packaged in the reflector without touching the cushioning body.

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The same components as those of the conventional technique will be described with the same reference numerals.

1 and 2 show a packaging cushioning body for a lighting fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The cushioning body 1 is formed by partitioning a single step ball plate material into first to second surfaces 5 to 6 through bending lines 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3, is a pentagonal shape serving as a mounting portion to be mounted on the main body 61 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.
First side edges 13 that are vertically opposed to each other and have substantially the same length from both ends of the first side edge and inclines in the same direction from the upper ends of these first side edges 13 toward the inside (upward inclination). The bent lines 7 and 8 are formed as inclined sides.

Further, the first surface 2 is composed of a first first surface 2a and a second first surface 2b which are half the shape of the first surface 2 on the left and right sides of the center line 14, Center line 1 of surface 1
On top of the 4 is a mounting bracket 65 provided on the instrument body 60.
A rectangular hole-shaped cutout hole 17 is press-fitted into the hole.

Next, the first first surface 2a, which has a half shape of the first surface 2, is outwardly provided via the inclined bending lines 7 and 8 formed above the first surface 2, respectively. And a second surface 3 and a third surface 4 that overlap the second first surface 2b.
And the folding lines 9 and 10 (or half cuts) are formed on the second surface 3 and the third surface 4 that are abutted at the center line 14, respectively.

Further, a fourth surface 5 and a fifth surface 6 are respectively formed inwardly through the bending lines 9 and 10 (or half cuts), and the fourth surface 5 and the fifth surface 5 abutted at a center line 14 are formed. Bending lines 11 are provided on the five surfaces 6, and the fourth and fifth surfaces 5 and 6 are overlapped with each other, and the rising piece portions 19 that rise vertically through the bending lines 9 and 10 (or half cuts) are continuous at a substantially right angle. Bent line 9,1
Since it is bent through 0 and 11, it has a stable shape. In addition, the upper side 16a of the fourth surface 5 and the fifth surface 6,
16 b is formed in a shape that overlaps with the bottom side 12 of the first surface 2.

On these second surface 3 and third surface 4, the first
At least the same cutout holes as the square hole-shaped cutout holes 17 of the surface 2 are provided, and the square hole-shaped cutout holes 17 each of which is an insertion hole into which the mounting bracket 65 is continuously inserted are formed in the cutout holes. ing.

A procedure for assembling the packaging device will be described.

First, the second surface 3 and the third surface 4 are bent to the back surface side through the bending lines 7 and 8 formed at the upper end of the first surface 2 of the buffer body 1, respectively. Furthermore, the fourth surface 5
The fifth surface 6 and the second surface 3 and the fourth surface 5 and the third surface 4 and the fifth surface 6 are bent on the back surface side through the bending line 11, and the bending lines 9 and 10 (or half-cut). When the fourth surface 5 and the fifth surface 6 are bent so as to overlap with each other while being bent toward the front side through, the shape is formed as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the cutout hole 17 of the assembled buffer body 1 is press-fitted and attached to the attachment fitting 65 of the instrument body 60.

Next, both ends of the reflecting plate 51 with the opening side facing upward are placed on the end buffers 77, respectively. then,
The instrument body 60 is inserted into the reflection plate 51 with the cushion 1 facing downward, and the end of the rising piece 19 of the cushion 1 is reflected by the reflection plate 51.
The device main body 60 is inserted into the reflection plate 50 until it abuts on the top portion 53. It should be noted that, as shown in FIG.
The rising piece portion 19 of the shock absorber 1 is formed so as to be separated from the locking member 65 a of No. 5.

Finally, after winding the end plate cushioning member 77 and the lighting fixture 50 so as to surround the end cushioning member 77 and the lighting fixture 50 with a winding plate 78 made of one step ball plate material, the end abutting portion of the winding plate 78 is touched. -Put 20 to seal.

The fourth surface 5 is provided via the folding lines 9, 10, and 11.
And the rising surface portion 19 formed vertically so that the fifth surface 6 and the fifth surface 6 overlap with each other.
The shape is stable because it can be bent through.

Therefore, by simply inserting the cutout hole 17 of the shock absorber 1 into the mounting bracket 65 of the instrument body 60,
Can be attached to the instrument body 60, and even after attaching, the instrument body 60 can be stored in the reflection plate 51 without touching the cushioning body 1. Therefore, the efficiency of the assembling work can be improved.

Further, since the end portions of the shock absorber 1 are all folded in two, the strength can be increased by the folds, and the shock absorbing effect against shock can be improved.

[0041]

As described in detail above, in the cushioning body of the present invention, the rising piece portion formed vertically such that the fourth surface and the fifth surface 6 overlap with each other through the bending line is continuous at a substantially right angle. Since it has a stable shape because it can be bent through a bending line, the tool body can be mounted in the reflector without touching the hand, and the efficiency of assembly work can be improved.

Furthermore, since the end portions of the cushioning body are all folded in two, the strength can be increased by the folds, and the cushioning effect against shocks can be enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a packaging shock absorber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a development view of a packaging shock absorber in the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the packaging shock absorber in the embodiment is attached to the instrument body.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which an instrument body using the packaging cushioning body in the example is packaged.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a lighting fixture used in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional packaging device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a part of a state where a conventional packaging cushioning body is attached to an instrument body.

FIG. 8 is a development view of a conventional packaging cushion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Buffer body (packaging buffer body), 2 ... 1st surface, 3 ... 2nd surface, 4 ... 3rd surface, 5 ... 4th surface, 6 ... 5th surface, 7 ... Bending line (inclined side), 8 ... Bending line (sloping side), 17 ... Notch hole, 51 ... Reflector, 60 ... Instrument body, 65 ... Mounting bracket.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A packaging cushion for a lighting fixture, which is interposed between a reflector and a fixture body, wherein the packaging cushion is a single stepped ball plate material, and is a slanted side which is inclined opposite to each other in opposite directions. A first surface having a pentagonal shape, and a second surface and a second surface which are continuously provided on the first surface through the inclined side and which are respectively bent by using the inclined side as a bending line and overlap the first surface. Three surfaces, and a fourth surface and a fifth surface which are continuously provided on the second surface and the third surface and which are abutted against each other and bent so as to vertically project, are provided in the center of the packaging cushion. A packaging cushion for a lighting fixture, characterized in that a cut hole into which a mounting metal fitting for mounting a reflector provided on the fixture main body is inserted is formed.