JPH09282929A - Illuminative pole - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminative pole, which can house a ballast with the excellent workability without enlarging an opening and without drawing a lead wire. SOLUTION: This illuminative pale is provided with a ballast 1 having an upper leg 6 in an upper end side thereof and a lower leg 7 in a lower end side thereof, a tunable support 2 having a housing unit 8 with cover for housing the ballast 1 and fitted to a fixed part 9 freely to be turned, an upper leg engaging tool 3 provided in the housing unit 8 freely to be slid in the longitudinal direction of the support 2 and to be engaged with the upper leg 6, a lower leg engaging tool 4 fixed to the housing unit 8 under the upper leg engaging tool 3 and to be engaged with the lower leg 7, and an operating tool 5 for moving the ballast 1 inside of the housing unit 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a retractable lighting pole.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 7, a retractable illuminating pole has a support 102 rotatably attached to a fixed portion 100 buried in the ground by a hinge 101, and a bolt 1 in an upright state.
It is fixed to the fixed portion 100 by 03, but for maintenance and the like, the bolt 103 is removed and the support 102
And the lighting fixture 105 on the upper end of the column 102 is removed. 104 is a ballast housed in the column 102, 106
Is an opening with a lid for loading and unloading the ballast 104.

In such a lighting pole, conventionally,
The ballast 104 was stored as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. That is, the upper leg engaging tool 109 is installed in the storage portion 108 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the column 102, and the lower leg engaging tool 110 is fixed below the upper leg engaging tool 109. Then, the ballast 104 is inserted through the opening 106 as shown in FIG. 10, and the ballast 104 is housed as shown in FIG. 9A while the upper leg 111 is engaged with the upper leg engaging tool 109.
Further, the stabilizer 104 is moved as shown by the arrow in FIG. 9B to engage the lower leg 112 with the lower leg engaging tool 113, and the attachment is completed. 114 is the ground, 115 is a lead wire, 116 is a slide support of the upper leg engaging tool 109, 117 is switches, and 118 is a lid that closes the opening 106.

[0004]

However, in this conventional example, since the luminaire 105 is removed from the support column 102 when the support column 102 is tilted down, the storage portion 108 has the support column 102.
Since the upper end side of the ball is inclined so as to be lower, only by engaging the ballast 104 with the upper leg engaging portion 109, the ballast 104 moves to the upper end side of the support column 102, and the lower leg 112 of the ballast 104 is moved. The ballast 104 had to be pulled diagonally to engage the lower leg engager 112.

In this case, the ballast 104 is difficult to operate in the storage portion 108, and the workability is extremely poor because it is heavy. Therefore, the lead line 115 of the ballast 104 can be easily
Was held and pulled to damage or break the lead wire 115. As a means for solving the above problems, the pillar 1
It is sufficient to double the size of the opening 106 of No. 02, but this is not practical because the strength of the column is significantly reduced and the appearance is unsightly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting pole capable of accommodating a ballast with good workability without enlarging an opening and drawing a lead wire.

[0007]

A lighting pole according to claim 1 has a ballast having an upper leg on the upper end side and a lower leg on the lower end side, and an accommodating portion with a lid for accommodating the ballast. A foldable column that is rotatably attached to the fixed part, and an upper leg engagement tool that is slidably installed in the storage part in the longitudinal direction of the column and that engages the upper leg. It is provided with a lower leg engaging tool that is fixed to the storage section below the upper leg engaging tool and engages with the lower leg, and an operation tool that moves the stabilizer in the storage section.

According to the lighting pole of the first aspect, the ballast is inserted into the storage portion of the tilted column, the upper leg is engaged with the upper leg engaging tool, and the operating tool is operated to move the ball together with the ballast. The leg engaging device is slid to engage the lower leg with the lower leg engaging device to fix the stabilizer. Therefore, the ballast can be housed with good workability without enlarging the opening and without drawing the lead wire.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination pole according to the first aspect.
In the above, the support tool that slidably supports the upper leg engagement tool has a lip groove shape, and the support tool is fixed to the storage portion. According to the lighting pole of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the size of the upper leg engaging device can be reduced, so that the storage portion of the column can be shortened, and the material economy is good.

A lighting pole according to a third aspect of the present invention is the pole according to the first aspect.
Alternatively, the operation tool may be slidably installed in the storage portion in the longitudinal direction of the column, and the stabilizer in which the upper leg is engaged with the upper leg engaging tool may be provided on the lower leg engaging tool side. In addition to having an engaging portion that engages so as to be moved to, an operating portion is provided, and a fixture for positioning the operating tool is provided in the storage portion.

According to the lighting pole of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the first or second aspect, it is possible to prevent runaway of the ballast by the operation tool when the pole is tilted for maintenance after the building pillar. Becomes The lighting pole according to claim 4 has a ballast having upper legs on the upper end side, and a storage portion with a lid for storing the ballast, and is a retractable type mounted rotatably on a fixed portion. A pillar, a slide member having an engaging portion with which the upper leg engages, an operating portion, and a locking portion, and a slide member installed in the storage portion so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the pillar; A locking member that is provided in the storage portion and that locks the locking portion by moving the slide member to the base side of the column with the upper leg engaged with the engaging portion Is.

According to the lighting pole of the fourth aspect, the same effect as that of the first aspect can be obtained.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, this lighting pole has the ballast 1, the support column 2, the upper leg engaging tool 3, the lower leg engaging tool 4, and the operating tool 5. The ballast 1 has an upper leg 6 on the upper end side and a lower leg 7 on the lower end side. The upper leg 6 forms a hole with which the upper leg engaging member 3 engages. Reference numeral 21 is a lead line.

The column 2 is foldable, has a storage portion 8 with a lid (not shown) for storing the ballast 1, and is rotatably attached to a fixed portion 9. The fixed part 9 is embedded in the ground 10, and the lower end of the column 2 is rotatably attached to a hinge 11 provided at the upper end of the fixed part 9, and when the column 2 is set in a vertical posture with respect to the ground, a bolt ( The fixing portion 9 and the lower end portion of the column 2 are connected with each other (not shown), and when the column 2 is tilted, the bolt is removed and rotated. A lighting fixture (not shown) is detachably attached to the upper end of the column 2. The storage portion 8 is formed so that the opening 12 faces upward when the support column 2 is laid down.

The upper leg engaging tool 3 is slidably installed in the storage portion 8 in the longitudinal direction of the support column 2 and engages with the upper leg 6. In the embodiment, the support groove 1 having a lip groove shape in the longitudinal direction is formed on the inner side surface of the pillar 2 which is on the back side of the opening 12 of the storage portion 8.
3 is attached, and a long groove 14 is formed on the upper surface of the support 13 as shown in FIG. The upper leg engagement tool 3 is the support tool 1.
3, a slide portion 3a that is movably guided, and a long groove 14
It is composed of a hook-shaped engaging portion 3b that projects further.

The lower leg engaging tool 4 is fixed to the storage portion 8 below the upper leg engaging tool 3 so that the lower leg 7 is engaged. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2A, the rod is a rod-like rod, and the opening 12
Are arranged in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the support tool 13, and both ends are fixed to the inner surface of the storage section 8. The operation tool 5 is for moving the ballast 1 in the storage part 8, and is installed in the storage part 8 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the column 2, and the upper leg engaging tool 3 is engaged with the upper leg 6 to stabilize the operation tool 5. It has an engaging portion 16 that engages so as to move the device 1 to the lower leg engaging tool 4 side and an operating section 17, and a fixture 18 for positioning the operating tool 5 is provided in the storage section 8. .
In the embodiment, the operation tool 5 is formed by a rod-shaped body whose both ends are bent in the same direction by about 90 degrees, and the middle portion of the operation tool 5 is rotatably slidable in the storage portion 8 by the pair of support bodies 23. It is supported freely.

The fixing member 18 forms a notch groove 19 through which the base of the operating portion 17 is inserted, and is rotated around the shaft center of the intermediate portion so that the recessed groove 20 whose position is regulated is in the middle of the notch groove 19. Formed in position. Reference numeral 22 denotes switches stored in the storage section 8. Next, the procedure for storing the ballast 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the upper leg engagement tool 3 is slid along the support tool 13 to be positioned below the opening 12, and the easy device 1 is moved from the opening 12 to the engagement section 16 and the operation section 17. Insert from the upper leg 6 side so as to pass between Thus, the ballast 1 is inserted through the opening 12 and at the same time, the upper leg 6
Engage the upper leg engagement tool 3 through the hole. As shown in (a) of FIG. 1, while moving the upper leg engaging member 3 to the upper end side of the column 2, the ballast 1 is housed and the lower leg 7 is placed on the supporting member 13.
At this time, the engaging portion 16 of the operation tool 5 engages with the upper end side of the ballast 1, and is pushed by the ballast 1 to move the operation tool 5 in the same direction. As shown in FIG. 1B, the operation portion 17 is grasped and pulled toward the base side of the support column 2 as shown by the arrow to mount the ballast 1 on the support 1
The lower leg 7 is engaged with the lower leg engaging member 4 by pulling up along 3 and moving.

As shown in FIG. 1 (c), the operating portion 17 is slightly moved to the top side of the support column 2 so that the operating portion 17 and the concave groove 20 are formed.
At a position of about 45 degrees, the operation portion 17 is engaged with the concave groove 20. As a result, the engaging portion 16 of the operating tool 5 separates from the stabilizer 1. After this, attach the lighting fixture to the upper end of the column 2,
The pillar 2 is rotated to stand upright and fixed to the fixed portion 9. According to this embodiment, the ballast 1 is put in the storage portion 8 of the tilted support column 2, the upper leg 6 is engaged with the upper leg engaging tool 3, and the operating tool 5 is operated to move the ball together with the ballast 1. The leg engagement tool 3 is slid to engage the lower leg 7 with the lower leg engagement tool 4 to fix the stabilizer 1.
Therefore, the ballast 1 can be stored with good workability without enlarging the opening 12 and without drawing the lead wire 21.

Since the support tool 13 for slidably supporting the upper leg engagement tool 3 has a lip groove shape and the support tool 13 is fixed to the storage portion 8, the upper leg engagement tool 3 can be miniaturized. In addition, the storage portion 8 of the column 2 can be shortened, and the economy of materials is good. Further, the operation tool 5 is slidably installed in the storage part 8 in the longitudinal direction of the support column 2 so that the stabilizer 1 in which the upper leg 6 is engaged with the upper leg engagement tool 3 is moved to the lower leg engagement tool 7 side. Since the fixing portion 18 for positioning the operating tool 5 is provided in the storage portion 8 as well as having the engaging portion 16 that engages, the operating tool is used when the pole is tilted during maintenance after the building pillar. It becomes possible to prevent runaway of the ballast 1.

A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. That is, this lighting pole has the slide member 26 and the locking member 28. Slide member 2
6 has an engaging portion 3b with which the upper leg 6 of the stabilizer 1 is engaged,
The operation unit 17 is provided, and further, the locking unit 25 is provided, and the operation unit 17 is slidably installed in the storage unit 8 in the longitudinal direction of the column 2. The slide member 26 of the embodiment is formed of an elongated plate-like body, and the plurality of supports 27 forms the opening 1 in the storage section 8.
It is supported on the back side of 2. The engaging portion 3b is erected on the slide member 26, the operating portion 17 is a rod-shaped body and erected on the slide member 26, and the engaging portion 25 is locked in one direction by cutting and raising as shown in FIG. It is formed in a claw shape and faces the base side of the column 2.

The locking member 28 is provided in the storage portion 8 and is engaged with the locking portion 25 by moving the slide member 26 to the base side of the column 2 with the upper leg 6 engaged with the engaging portion 3b. Stop. In the embodiment, it is formed in a claw shape that can be locked in one direction, and is directed toward the upper end side of the column 2 so as to engage with the locking portion 25. The structure of the ballast 1 and the retractable column 2 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same parts as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, the stabilizer 1 is inserted through the opening 12 and the upper leg 6 is engaged with the engaging portion 3b. At this time, the engaging portion 25 is located closer to the base side of the pillar 2 than the locking member 28, and the engaging portion 3b is located in the opening 12. As shown in FIG. 3A, the ballast 1 is placed on the slide member 26 while sliding the slide member 26 to the upper end side of the column 2. At this time, the engaging portion 2
The engaging portion 25 rides over the locking member 28 by the spring action of 5 and the locking member 28. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the operation portion 17 is gripped, the slide member 26 is moved to the base side of the support column 2 as indicated by the arrow, and the engagement portion 25 is locked to the locking member 28. In this state, the stanchion 2 is erected, and the stanchion 2 is fixed by bolts.
Is fixed to the fixing portion 9. Therefore, this embodiment has the same effect as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a modified example of the slide member 26.
FIG. 7A shows an example in which the locking portion 25 formed by a claw member is attached to the lower surface of the slide member 26, and FIG. 9B shows the operation portion 17 formed by cutting and raising the locking hole. Member 28
Is an engaging portion 25 for locking.

[0024]

According to the lighting pole of the first aspect,
Put the ballast in the storage part of the tilted column, engage the upper leg with the upper leg engaging tool, and operate the operating tool to slide the upper leg engaging tool together with the stabilizer to make the lower leg into the lower leg engaging tool. Engage to secure ballast. Therefore, the ballast can be housed with good workability without enlarging the opening and without drawing the lead wire.

According to the lighting pole of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the upper leg engaging tool can be made smaller,
The storage part of the column can be shortened and the material economy is good. According to the lighting pole of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the first or second aspect, it is possible to prevent the runaway of the ballast by the operation tool when the pole is tilted for maintenance after the building pillar.

According to the lighting pole of the fourth aspect, the same effect as that of the first aspect can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a part of a storage procedure of a ballast according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which a ballast is inserted through an opening.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a part of a storage procedure of the ballast according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the ballast is inserted through an opening.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a slide member.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of a modified example of the slide member.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a pillar in a building column state.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a state in which the support column is tilted.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a part of a storage procedure of the ballast.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the ballast is inserted through the opening.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Stabilizer 2 Strut 3 Upper leg engaging tool 3b Engaging part 4 Lower leg engaging tool 5 Operating tool 6 Upper leg 7 Lower leg 8 Storage part 9 Fixing part 11 Hinge 12 Opening 13 Supporting tool 16 Engaging part 17 Operating part 18 Fixing Tool 25 Locking part 26 Sliding member 28 Locking member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ballast having an upper leg on the upper end side and a lower leg on the lower end side, and a storage unit with a lid for storing the ballast, which is rotatably attached to a fixed unit. Of the formula,
An upper leg engagement tool that is slidably installed in the storage unit in the longitudinal direction of the support column and engages the upper leg, and an upper leg engagement tool that is fixed to the storage unit below the upper leg engagement tool to engage the lower leg. An illuminating pole comprising a lower leg engaging tool and a manipulating tool for moving the ballast in the storage portion. 2. The lighting pole according to claim 1, wherein the support tool slidably supporting the upper leg engagement tool is a lip groove shape, and the support tool is fixed to the housing portion. 3. The operation tool is slidably installed in the storage portion in the longitudinal direction of the column, and the stabilizer in which the upper leg is engaged with the upper leg engaging tool is provided on the lower leg engaging tool side. The lighting pole according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lighting pole has an engaging portion that engages so as to move and an operating portion, and a fixture for positioning the operating implement is provided in the storage portion. 4. A ballast having an upper leg on the upper end side, a retractable support column having a storage part with a lid for storing the ballast and rotatably attached to a fixed part, and the upper part. A slide member that has an engaging portion with which the legs engage, an operating portion, and a locking portion that is slidably installed in the storage portion in the longitudinal direction of the support column; And a locking member that locks the locking portion by moving the slide member to the base side of the column with the upper leg engaged with the engaging portion.