JPH09320329A - Luminaire - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the installation of a socket table, by taking the socket table to be attachable and detachable and reducing the value of square meters for a package. SOLUTION: This luminaire is composed by providing a long size fixture main body 1, and a socket table 2 to which sockets 3 installing lamps at one surface sides are installed, as well as arranged in an attachable and detachable manner to both ends of the fixture main body 1. In this case, while engaging claws 5 whose tips are directed in the longitudinal direction of the fixture main body 1 are provided to the socket table 2, bridge form of cutting-up parts 6 where the engaging claws 5 are inserted are provide to the fixture main body 1, and the socket table 2 is slided in the longitudinal direction of the fixture main body 1, and the engaging claws 5 are inserted to the cutting-up parts 6, so as to install the socket table 2 to the fixture main body 1. And the distance between the sockets 3 is settled by providing a reflecting plate installing part 2c to the socket table 2, and installing a reflecting plate 4 to the socket table 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows a conventional luminaire (first conventional example). This luminaire is a one-lamp fixture to which one lamp is attached and is a long fixture. The main body 1 is provided with a socket base 2 arranged at both ends thereof, a socket 3 mounted on the socket base 2, and a reflector 4.

The instrument main body 1 is made of sheet metal and is formed in a gutter shape having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a socket base 2 is attached so as to close both ends thereof. The socket base 2 is made of sheet metal and is provided with a cutout 2a in one of the two substantially L-shaped pieces. The cutout 2a is used as the substantially U-shaped opening side of the instrument body 1. Is disposed toward the inside of the instrument body 1 in the longitudinal direction, and the other piece is fixed to the instrument body 1 so as to close the end of the instrument body 1 in the longitudinal direction. In addition, the notch 2a has a socket 3
Is inserted and held, the peripheral end of the notch 2a of the socket base 2 is inserted into a mounting groove (not shown) provided on the side surface of the socket 3. At this time, The surface of the socket 3 on which the lamp is mounted is oriented toward the inside of the instrument body 1 in the longitudinal direction.

The reflector 4 is made of sheet metal and has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The reflector 4 is attached to a substantially gutter-shaped open side of the instrument body 1 and faces a lamp mounted in the socket 3. It is arranged to do. Therefore, at both ends of the reflection plate 4, the sockets 3 to which the lamps are mounted face each other and project from the reflection plate 4. In addition,
The socket 3 is connected to a ballast (not shown) or the like by a lead wire 3a so that a lighting circuit is formed.

In the luminaire having the above-mentioned structure, when the light is packed, the socket 3 is normally used as shown in FIG. 6 (b).
Is removed from the socket base 2 to be housed inside the substantially gutter-shaped device body 1, and the reflector plate 4 is provided on the side of the device body 1 that is opened in the substantially gutter shape.
The lighting device is made to have an outer shape of a long rectangular parallelepiped shape without a protruding portion so that the number of packing persons can be reduced. Then, at the time of construction, the reflector 4 is removed to remove the socket 3
Was mounted on the socket base 2, the instrument body 1 was attached to the construction surface, and then the reflection plate 4 was attached to perform construction.

FIG. 7 shows another conventional lighting fixture (second conventional example). The difference from the first conventional example is that the fixture is for two lamps equipped with two lamps. The points are the socket base 2 and the attachment of the socket base 2 to the instrument main body 1, and the other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first conventional example.

The socket base 2 has protrusions 2b at both ends of one of the two substantially L-shaped pieces that closes the end of the instrument body 1.
Is formed, and an engagement hole 1a into which the projecting portion 2b is inserted is provided on the side wall of the substantially gutter-shaped instrument body 1. Further, the socket base 2 is adapted to rotate around the protruding portion 2b. And at the time of packing, the socket base 2
Is rotated to accommodate the socket base 2 and the socket 3 inside the instrument body 1, and at the time of construction, the socket base 2 is pivoted in the opposite direction and the socket base 2 is attached to the instrument body 1 by the claws provided on the instrument body 1. It is designed to be fixed at 1.

[0008]

However, in the conventional lighting fixture (first conventional example) having such a structure, when the socket 3 is packed with the socket 3 still attached, the socket 3 is the main body of the fixture. There is a problem that the number of people who can pack is large because it projects from 1.
If the socket 3 is detached from the socket base 2 and housed in the fixture body 1 during packing, in the case of a multi-lamp in which a plurality of lamps are mounted, there is a risk that the socket 3 may be mounted in an incorrect position during unpacking. There is a problem that the wiring may be in a telescopic state.

Further, in another conventional lighting fixture (second conventional example), in order to rotatably engage the socket base 2 with the main body 1 of the fixture, the width of the socket base 2 including the protruding portion 2b is included. The dimensions are formed to be larger than the width dimension of the instrument body 1, and therefore, at the time of assembly, the instrument body 1 is elastically deformed and a jig or the like is used to mount the socket base 2 having the projecting portions 2b at both ends on the instrument body. However, it is difficult to attach the socket base 2 to the instrument body 1 and the structure is complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting fixture in which the socket base is detachable to reduce the number of packing and the socket base can be easily attached. Another object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device in which the wiring is not in a telescopic state.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a long instrument main body 1 and a detachable device at both ends of the instrument main body 1. A lighting fixture, which is provided with a socket base 2 to which a socket 3 to which a lamp is attached is attached, is provided on one surface side of the fixture main body 1 and one of the socket bases 2.
An engaging claw 5 whose tip is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body 1 is provided, and a cut-and-raised part 6 into which the engaging claw 5 is inserted is provided on the other side, and the engaging claw 5 is provided on the cut-and-raised part 6. The socket base 2 is inserted and attached to the instrument body 1.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
The lighting fixture described above is characterized in that the cut-and-raised portion 6 is formed in a substantially bridge shape so that both ends of the engaging claw 5 in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction are closed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the lighting fixture according to the first or second aspect, the socket base 2 is provided with a reflector mounting portion 2c, and the reflector mounting portion 2c is provided with a reflector. 4 is attached to fix the distance between the sockets 3 arranged at both ends of the instrument main body 1.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the lighting fixture according to one of the first to third aspects, the engaging claw 5 has a tip on the outside of the fixture body 1. The socket base 2 is provided so as to face.

According to the invention of claim 5, claim 4 is provided.
The lighting fixture described in the above is characterized in that the engaging claw 5 is provided with an engaging portion 5a that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the engaging claw 5 and engages with the cut-and-raised portion 6.

According to the invention described in claim 6, claim 5 is provided.
In the lighting equipment described above, the engaging portion 5a is a leaf spring-like portion 5b having elasticity.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the lighting fixture according to one of the first to sixth aspects, a plurality of sockets 3 are attached to the socket base 2, respectively. It is a feature.

[0018]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a lighting fixture of the present invention. This lighting fixture is a two-lamp fixture in which two lamps are mounted. There is a long instrument body 1 and socket bases 2 arranged at both ends
And a socket 3 mounted on the socket base 2 and a reflector 4.

The instrument body 1 is made of sheet metal and has a substantially flat plate-shaped bottom plate 1b having both ends in the width direction raised to have a substantially U-shaped cross section. Two bridge-shaped cut-and-raised parts 6 are formed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. This cut and raised part 6
Is formed by making two cuts in the bottom plate 1b of the instrument body 1 that are substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction and raising the portions sandwiched by the cuts so as to project from the bottom plate 1b. It has a closed shape continuous with 1b, and is configured such that a central portion thereof is lifted vertically with respect to the bottom plate 1b and a predetermined gap 6a is formed between the center plate and the extension surface of the bottom plate 1b.

The socket base 2 is made of sheet metal and is formed in a substantially box shape having an opening at one side. The socket base 2 is detachably arranged at both ends of the instrument body 1 with the opening 2d directed toward the inside of the instrument body 1 in the longitudinal direction. It is set up. In addition, a screw hole which is a reflection plate mounting portion 2c for mounting the reflection plate 4 is provided in the vicinity of the opening 2d of one piece on one surface forming the peripheral edge of the opening 2d.
In the vicinity of the side opposite to d, for example, a notch-shaped socket mounting portion 2e on which the socket 3 is mounted is provided. Then, the socket 3 is mounted in the socket mounting portion 2e so as to be locked to the notched peripheral end, and although not shown,
A stopper portion is provided as necessary so that the mounted socket 3 does not accidentally fall off from the socket base 2 by the force from the opening 2d side. The mounting of the socket 3 in the socket mounting portion 2e is not limited to the above, and the socket mounting portion 2e is formed in the shape of a darma hole, and the socket 3 is slid after being inserted perpendicularly to the darma hole. It may be locked and the socket 3 may be screwed. For example, in screwing, a stopper portion is not necessary. Also, one piece facing the one piece provided with this socket mounting portion 2e,
Two engaging claws 5 are formed by cutting out from the opening 2d side, and one piece provided with the engaging pieces 5 is configured to abut the bottom plate 1b of the instrument body 1. Further, the dimension of the socket base 2 in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body 1 is shorter than the combined height of the socket base 2 and the socket 3 attached thereto.

As described above, the engaging claws 5 are formed on both sides of the surface of the socket base 2 opposite to the side where the socket 3 is mounted, and have a substantially L-shape with its tip facing away from the opening 2d. It is formed so that it can be slid on the bottom plate 1b of the instrument body 1 and inserted into the cut-and-raised portion 6 provided on the bottom plate 1b of the instrument body 1. Although not shown, a lead wire is connected to the socket 3, and the lead wire is connected to a ballast (not shown) or the like to form a lighting circuit. A pair of sockets 3 opposed to each other at both ends constitutes a lighting circuit for one lamp.

The reflection plate 4 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and is disposed so as to substantially cover the instrument body 1 and the socket base 2. The socket 3 mounted on the socket base 2 is provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction thereof.
Is provided with a notch 4a for avoiding the through hole 4b in which the thumbscrew 7 is inserted in the vicinity of the notch 4a.
Are formed. The reflector 4 is a reflector mounting portion 2c provided on the socket base 2 mounted on the instrument body 1.
The through hole 4b is aligned with and is tightened with the thumbscrew 7 to be attached to the instrument body 1 via the socket base 2.

In the luminaire having such a structure, when the socket base 2 is attached to the luminaire main body 1 in the assembled state, the socket 3 protrudes from the reflection plate 4 and the number of people at the time of packaging becomes large. As shown in FIG. 2, the socket base 2 is removed from the instrument body 1 and the socket base 2 is removed.
The package so that its opening 2d is substantially parallel to the bottom plate 1b of the device body 1, that is, the back side of the socket 3 mounted on the socket base 2 is substantially in contact with the bottom plate 1b of the device body 1. Is going. Then, at the time of unpacking, the engaging claws 5 of the socket base 2 are brought into contact with the bottom plate 1b of the instrument body 1 so that the ends thereof face outward in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body 1, and the center of the instrument body 1 is contacted. By sliding from the side to the end side, the engaging claws 5 are inserted into the bridge-shaped cut-and-raised parts 6 and the socket bases 2 are arranged at both ends of the instrument body 1, respectively, and the reflection plates 4 are attached to the socket bases 2. By mounting using the thumbscrews 7, the distance between the sockets 3 at both ends of the instrument body 1 is fixed.

With this configuration, in the lighting fixture according to the present embodiment, at the time of packaging, the socket base 2 to which the socket 3 is attached is detached from the fixture main body 1 and tilted so that the fixture main body is tilted. 1 bottom plate 1b
By reducing the protruding size from the product, you can reduce the packaging talent.
Further, the socket base 2 can be attached to the instrument body 1 without using a jig or the like simply by inserting the engaging claw 5 into the cut-and-raised portion 6 of the instrument body 1, and has a simple structure without using screws. The socket base 2 can be easily attached to the instrument body 1. Further, each of the sockets 3 is connected to a ballast or the like by a lead wire to form a lighting circuit, but since it is not necessary to remove the socket 3 from the socket base 2, the socket 3 is attached to a wrong position and wiring is performed. Will never be in a teleco condition. Further, since the engaging claws 5 are provided on the socket base 2 and the engaging claws 5 are inserted into the cut-and-raised portions 6 provided on the bottom plate 1b of the instrument body 1, the engaging claws 5 are formed.
Is in contact with the bottom plate 1b of the instrument body 1 over substantially the entire surface, and the stability of the socket base 2 is improved.

FIG. 3 shows an essential part of a second embodiment of the lighting equipment of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is the socket base 2, and the other is the above-mentioned first embodiment. The configuration is similar to that of the first embodiment.

In the socket base 2, two sockets 3 are mounted on a central piece formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the central piece is formed from both side surfaces of the substantially U-shaped shape. Engaging claws 5, which are substantially L-shaped, are provided on the opposing surfaces with their tips facing outward in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body 1. Further, in this socket base 2, the tip of the engaging claw 5 is attached to the instrument body
It is inserted and attached to the cut-and-raised part 6 of the instrument body 1 by sliding it from the center side of the instrument body 1 toward the outside in the longitudinal direction. And, although not shown,
The socket base 2 is fitted with a substantially box-shaped reflection plate 4 having a small opening through which the socket 3 is inserted and also covering the longitudinal end of the instrument body 1 to determine the distance between the sockets 3. Is being done. Even with this structure, substantially the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 4 shows the essential parts of a third embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the engaging claws 5 provided on the socket base 2 are different. The other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

The engaging claws 4 of the socket base 2 are provided on the surface facing the surface on which the socket 3 is mounted, and the ends thereof face the inside of the instrument body 1 in the longitudinal direction, that is, the opening 2
Therefore, the socket base 2 is slid from the outside of the instrument body 1 toward the center side, and the engaging claws 4 thereof are inserted into the cut-and-raised portions 6 of the instrument body 1. It is designed to be attached. Even with this structure, substantially the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 5 shows an essential part of a fourth embodiment of the lighting equipment of the present invention. The difference from the third embodiment is that the engaging claws 5 provided on the socket base 2 are different. The rest is configured similarly to the third embodiment.

The engaging claw 4 of the socket base 2 is provided with an engaging part 5a which projects vertically from the engaging claw 5 and is inserted into the cut-and-raised part 6 to engage with the cut-and-raised part 6. .
The engaging portion 5 a is an elastic leaf spring-like body 5 b formed in a substantially mountain shape from the tip side of the engaging claw 5 toward the base side, and is engaged at the tip side of the engaging claw 5. It is formed integrally with the engaging claw 5 and the base side is separated from the engaging claw 5,
When the engaging claw 5 is inserted into the cut-and-raised portion 6 while elastically deforming the leaf spring-like body 5b, the mountain-shaped top portion is inserted into the cut-and-raised portion 6 and engages with the cut-and-raised portion 6, and a force not less than a predetermined force is applied. The socket base 2 cannot be removed unless force is applied.

With this structure, in addition to the effects of the third embodiment, in the lighting equipment of the present embodiment, the engaging portion 5a provided on the locking claw 5 is cut and raised. Since it is engaged with 6, the socket base 2 can be locked to the instrument body 1 even with the reflector 4 removed, and the workability is improved. Further, since the engaging portion 5a is the leaf spring-like portion 5b having elasticity, the leaf spring-like portion 5b is elastically deformed so that the engaging claw 5 can be easily inserted into the cut-and-raised portion 6, and the socket base 2 Can be prevented from being accidentally dropped from the instrument body 1.

Although the engaging portion 5a has been described as the substantially mountain-shaped plate spring-like portion 5b in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a dowel-like projection or the like. It can be anything.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the locking claw 5 is provided on the socket base 2 and the cut-and-raised portion 6 is provided on the bottom plate of the instrument body 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. The claw may be provided on the device body and the cut-and-raised part may be provided on the socket base, or the locking claw and the cut-and-raised part 6 may be provided on the side wall side of the socket base and the device main body, respectively. The shape of the raised portion is not limited to the bridge shape and may be, for example, a shape in which one end is separated and cut and raised in a substantially L shape. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the lighting fixture for two lights in which the two sockets 3 are mounted on the socket base 2 has been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one socket is mounted on each. It may be of any type, such as one provided with three sockets, or the like. Furthermore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the socket 3 is described as being mounted by being locked to the notched peripheral edge of the socket mounting portion 2e, but the present invention is not limited to this and, for example, It may be locked by other means such as screwed.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, in the invention described in claims 1 to 4, the socket base to which the socket is attached is detached from the instrument body and tilted at the time of packaging. By doing so, the projecting size from the bottom plate of the device body can be reduced to reduce the number of packing, and the socket base can be used by simply inserting the engaging claw into the cut-and-raised part of the device body. It is possible to attach the socket base to the instrument body without using a screw, and to easily attach the socket base to the instrument body without using screws with a simple structure.

In the invention according to claim 5, claim 4
In addition to the effects of the invention described, since the engaging portion provided on the locking claw is engaged with the cut-and-raised portion, the socket base can be locked to the instrument body even when the reflector is removed, and workability is improved. Get better.

According to the invention of claim 6, claim 5
In addition to the effects of the invention described, since the engaging portion is a leaf spring-shaped portion having elasticity, elastic deformation of the leaf spring-shaped portion facilitates insertion of the engaging claw into the cut-and-raised portion, and the socket. It is possible to prevent the table from being accidentally dropped from the instrument body.

According to the invention of claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention of one of claims 1 to 6, each socket is connected to a ballast or the like by a lead wire. Although the lighting circuit is formed, it is not necessary to remove the socket from the socket base, so that the socket will not be installed in the wrong position and the wiring will not be in the telescopic state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a main part of a first embodiment of a lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an essential part of the same packed state.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a second embodiment of a lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a third embodiment of a lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a fourth embodiment of a lighting fixture of the present invention.

6A and 6B are views showing a conventional lighting fixture (first conventional example), in which (a) is a perspective view of a main part of a fixture main body and (b) is a perspective view of a main part showing a packed state.

7A and 7B show another conventional lighting fixture (second conventional example), in which (a) is a perspective view showing a main part and (b) is a perspective view of a main part showing a packed state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument main body 2 Socket stand 2c Reflector mounting part 3 Socket 4 Reflector 5 Engaging claw 5a Engaging part 5b Leaf spring part 6 Cut-and-raised part

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A lighting fixture comprising a long fixture main body and a socket base detachably arranged at both ends of the fixture main body and having a socket on which a lamp is mounted on one side thereof. And an engaging claw whose tip is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body is provided on one of the instrument body and the socket base, and a cut-and-raised portion into which the engaging claw is inserted is provided on the other side, and the engagement is performed. A lighting fixture, wherein a nail is inserted into the cut-and-raised part and the socket base is attached to the fixture body. 2. The lighting fixture according to claim 1, wherein the cut-and-raised portion is formed in a substantially bridge shape so that both ends of the engagement claw in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction are closed. 3. A reflector mounting portion is provided on the socket base,
The lighting fixture according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a reflector is attached to the reflector attachment to determine the distance between the sockets disposed at both ends of the fixture body. 4. The illumination according to claim 1, wherein the engagement claw is provided on the socket base so that a tip of the engagement claw faces the outside of the instrument body. Equipment. 5. The luminaire according to claim 4, wherein the engaging claw is provided with an engaging portion that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the engaging claw and engages the cut-and-raised portion. 6. The luminaire according to claim 5, wherein the engaging portion is a leaf spring-shaped portion having elasticity. 7. The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sockets are attached to the socket base, respectively.