JPH0992004A - Luminaire - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a luminaire which surely operates in an emergency. SOLUTION: In a luminaire having an illumination means 60 which uses electricity, a storage battery 52 is connected so that it is charged from a power supply 10, a first relay 31 is connected so that it operates on the power supply 10, and the illumination means 60 is connected to the storage battery 52 via the normally closed switch 31 a of the first relay 31. In the luminaire having the illumination means 60 using electricity, a second relay 32 is connected to the power supply 10 or the storage battery 52 via a vibration switch 34 which is turned on by vibration, and a circuit which passes via the vibration switch 34 and a circuit which passes via the normally open switch 32a of the second relay 32 are formed as circuits for connecting the illumination means 60 to the power supply 10 or the storage battery 52.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a lighting fixture,
In particular, it relates to a lighting device that operates reliably in an emergency.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable electric light with a radio (including a flashlight) has been used. This portable electric light with a radio is a portable electric lamp with a built-in radio and uses a dry battery or a small storage battery as a power source to operate the electric light and the radio.

[0003]

However, in the above conventional example, there is no function of automatically turning on the portable electric lamp or operating the radio when a power failure or an earthquake occurs. For this reason, the above-mentioned conventional example cannot operate automatically when a power failure or an earthquake occurs. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional examples, not only a portable light with a radio that automatically operates at the time of a power failure or an earthquake, but also a radio that automatically operates at the time of a power failure or an earthquake. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting fixture including a portable electric lamp to which is added.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the structure of the first invention of the present application is such that, in a lighting fixture having an electric lighting means, a storage battery is connected so as to be charged from a power source, and A luminaire is characterized in that a relay is connected to be operated by the power source, and the lighting means is connected to the storage battery via a normally closed switch of the first relay. With the configuration of the first invention,
The storage battery is charged from the power source, the normally closed switch of the first relay is turned off when the power source is normal, and the normally closed switch is turned on when the power source is interrupted. Therefore, when the power source is cut off, the electrically illuminating means is connected to the storage battery via the normally-closed switch and lights up.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, in the luminaire having the illuminating means by electricity, the vibration switch is formed so as to be turned on by the vibration, and the second relay is connected to the power source or the storage battery via the vibration switch. Connected to the
The lighting device is characterized in that a circuit that passes through the vibration switch and a circuit that passes through the normally open switch of the second relay are formed as a circuit that connects the lighting means to the power supply or the storage battery. According to the configuration of the second invention, when the earthquake occurs, the vibration switch senses the vibration caused by the earthquake and turns on. Therefore, the second relay is driven by the power supply or the storage battery, and the normally open switch is turned on.
As a result, since the second relay is connected to the power supply or the storage battery even though it goes through the normally open switch, the driving of the second relay is maintained, and the lighting means is connected to the power supply or the storage battery and lights. To do.

Further, in the third aspect of the invention, in a lighting fixture having an electrically illuminating means, a storage battery is connected so as to be charged from a power source, and a switching element is turned off when the power source is normal, The lighting device is formed so as to be turned on at the time of a power failure, and the lighting means is connected to the storage battery via the switching element. With the configuration of the third invention, the storage battery is charged from the power supply, the switching element is turned off when the power supply is normal, and is turned on when the power supply is interrupted.
Therefore, at the time of power failure of the power source, the lighting means is connected to the storage battery via the switching element and lights up.

Further, according to the structure of the fourth invention, in a lighting fixture having an illuminating means by electricity, a storage battery is connected so as to be charged from a power source, a first relay is connected so as to be operated by the power source, and a vibration is generated. A switch is formed so as to be turned on by vibration, a second relay is connected to the storage battery via the vibration switch, and is a normally-closed switch of the first relay as a circuit connecting the lighting means to the storage battery. And a circuit passing through the normally open switch of the second relay and a circuit passing through the vibration switch are formed. According to the configuration of the fourth invention, as a circuit for connecting the lighting means to the storage battery, a circuit passing through the normally closed switch of the first relay in the first invention, a circuit passing through the vibration switch in the second invention, and a second circuit. Since the circuit that passes through the normally open switch of the relay is formed, it is possible to obtain the same operation as the combined operation of the configuration of the first invention and the configuration of the second invention.

Further, in the structure of the fifth invention, in the lighting equipment having the lighting means by electricity, the storage battery is connected so as to be charged from the power source, and the vibration switch is formed to be turned on by the vibration. A relay is connected to the power supply via the vibration switch, and as a circuit for connecting the lighting means to the storage battery, a circuit via the normally open switch of the second relay, a circuit via the vibration switch, and the power supply. And a circuit passing through a switching element that is turned off when the power source is normal and is turned on when the power source is interrupted. With the configuration of the fifth invention, as the circuit for connecting the lighting means to the power supply, the circuit passing through the normally open switch of the second relay of the second invention, the circuit passing through the vibration switch, and the power supply of the third invention are provided. Since a circuit that passes through a switching element that is turned off during normal operation and that is turned on during a power failure of the power supply is formed, the operation according to the configuration of the second invention and the operation according to the configuration of the third invention are performed. The same action as the combined action can be obtained.

Further, the structure of the sixth invention is that, in the structures of the first to fifth inventions, the radio part or the television part is connected in parallel to the lighting means. 6th above
With the configuration of the invention described above, the radio portion or the television portion can be operated simultaneously with the illumination means, in addition to the operation according to the configurations of the first to fifth inventions.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a circuit according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the power jack 10 is GND1.
It is composed of a terminal 11, a GND2 terminal 12, and a power supply terminal 13. The GND2 terminal 12 is connected to the ground point, and the GND1 terminal 11 has the plug 81 (see FIG. 4) connected to the power jack 10.
When it is not inserted in, contact GND2 terminal 12,
When the plug 81 is inserted into the power jack 10, the plug 81 is separated from the GND2 terminal 12. The first relay 31 is connected between the power supply terminal 13 and the ground point, the cathode of the diode 41 is connected to the power supply terminal 13, and the diode 41
The anode of is connected to ground. Diode 42
Of the diode 4 is connected to the power supply terminal 13
The cathode of No. 2 is connected to a movable contact 21 of a slide switch 20 described later via a resistor 51.

The storage battery 52 is, for example, a nickel-cadmium battery, the positive terminal of the storage battery 52 is connected to the movable contact 21 of the slide switch 20, and the negative terminal of the storage battery 52 is connected to the ground point. The slide switch 20 includes a movable contact 21, an emergency contact 22, an off contact 23, and a light contact 24. The movable contact 21 of the slide switch 20 includes an emergency contact 22 and an off contact 2
3 is a slide contact that can be selectively connected to the light contact 24. The anode of the diode 50 is GND
The cathode of the diode 50 is connected to the emergency contact 22. The third relay 33 is connected in parallel with the diode 50. When the movable contact 21 of the slide switch 20 is connected to the emergency contact 22 when the plug 81 is not inserted in the power jack 10, the third relay 33 operates by the storage battery 52.
The normally closed switch 33a of the third relay 33 is turned off. Therefore, even if the normally closed switch 31a of the first relay 31 (connected in series with the normally closed switch 33a) is turned on, the light 60 and the radio portion 70 do not operate.

The anode of the diode 43 is connected to the ground point, and the cathode of the diode 43 is connected to the emergency contact 22 via a vibration switch 34 which is turned on by vibration. The second relay 32 is connected in parallel with the diode 43. Normally open switch 32a of the second relay 32
(ON when the second relay 32 operates) is connected in parallel to the vibration switch 34. When the relay operates, it means that the relay coil is energized. The anode of the diode 44 and the anode of the diode 45 are connected to the cathode of the diode 43. The anode of the diode 46 and the anode of the diode 47 are connected to the normally closed switch 31 a (first node) of the first relay 31.
It is connected to the emergency contact 22 via a normally closed switch 33a of the third relay 33 (which is turned off when the relay 31 operates) and a normally closed switch 33a of the third relay 33 (which is turned off when the third relay 33 operates). Anode of diode 48 and diode 49
Is connected to the light contact 24. One terminal of the radio part 70 is connected to the cathode of the diode 45 and the cathode of the diode 47, and further connected to the cathode of the diode 48 via the switch 71, and the other terminal of the radio part 70 is connected to the ground point. Has been done. The OFF contact 23 is connected to the cathode of the diode 48. One terminal of the light 60 as the lighting means is connected to the cathode of the diode 44, the cathode of the diode 46 and the cathode of the diode 49, and the other terminal of the light 60 is connected to the ground point.

3A to 3C show a vibration switch 34.
Shows the configuration of. 3A shows a sectional structure of the vibration switch 34, FIG. 3B shows a case where the vibration switch 34 is used in the horizontal direction, and FIG. 3C shows a case where the vibration switch 34 is used in the vertical direction. Indicates. 3A to 3C, the electrode 34a is fixed to the metal cylinder 34e, and the insulating lid 3
4f is fixed to the bottom of the metal cylinder 34e. Conductor ball 34
d is supported by one end of the conductive spring 34c, and the other end of the conductive spring 34c is fixed as an electrode 34b so as to penetrate the hole of the lid 34f. Therefore, when the conductor sphere 34d vibrates due to vibration such as an earthquake and comes into contact with the metal cylinder 34e, the electrodes 34a and 34b are electrically connected, and the vibration switch 34 is turned on.

FIG. 4 shows the front of the external appearance of the above embodiment, and FIG. 5 shows the side of the external appearance. In FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a volume control volume 72 is provided as a radio part 70.
An AM / FM switch 73 (with switch 71), a tuning knob 74, and an FM antenna 75 are provided. Further, the slide switch 20 is provided. As the light 60, the light bulb 6 inside the lens 61
2 are provided. The AC-DC adapter 80 is connected to the plug 81 by a cord 82.

With the above configuration, when the plug 81 is inserted into the power supply jack 10, the following occurs. At this time, the GND1 terminal 11 of the power jack 10 is GND
Since it is separated from the second terminal 12, the normally closed switch 33a of the third relay 33 is turned on. The storage battery 52 is charged via the diode 42 and the resistor 51 using the DC voltage (power supply) between the power supply terminal 13 of the power supply jack 10 and the ground point as the charging voltage. The diode 42 is a storage battery 52.
Therefore, the current is prevented from flowing to the first relay 31 side. Power jack 1 when the power is normal (when there is no power failure)
0 is energized, the first relay 31 is activated,
The normally closed switch 31a of the relay 31 is off. on the other hand,
When the power source is cut off, the normally closed switch 31a is turned on, and as described above, the normally closed switch 33a of the third relay 33 is turned on.
Is on, the movable contact 2 of the slide switch 20
When 1 is connected to the emergency contact 22, the radio part 70 and the light 60 operate from the storage battery 52 as a power source. In this case, the light 60 is illuminated and the radio part 70
Can receive radio broadcasts and output audio.

Further, the movable contact 2 of the slide switch 20.
When 1 is connected to the emergency contact 22 and the vibration switch 34 is turned on by vibration such as an earthquake, the second relay 32 operates and the normally open switch 32a of the second relay 32 is turned on. Therefore, even if the vibration switch 34 is turned off after being turned on, the normally open switch 32a that is turned on causes the second relay 32 to be connected to the storage battery 52 to operate, and the on state of the normally open switch 32a is maintained. At this time,
The radio part 70 and the light 60 operate as described above with the storage battery 52 as a power source via the normally open switch 32a which is turned on.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit of the second embodiment. 2, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The PNP transistor 53 as a switching element has an emitter connected to the emergency contact 22, a collector connected to the cathode of the diode 43, and a base connected to the ground point via the resistor 54. Further, the resistor 55 is connected between the power supply terminal 13 and the base of the PNP transistor 53. The first relay 31, the third relay 33 and the diodes 41 and 46 in FIG.
47 and 50 are unnecessary.

With the above configuration, when the plug 81 is inserted into the power supply jack 10, it becomes as follows. The storage battery 52 is charged as in the first embodiment described above.
The base voltage of the PNP transistor 53 is the power supply terminal 13
It is a value obtained by dividing the voltage between the ground and the ground point by the resistors 55 and 54. The PNP transistor 53 is turned off when the power supply is normal because the base-emitter voltage is reverse biased, and is turned on when the power is out because the base-emitter voltage is a forward voltage. As a result, at the time of power failure, the PNP transistor 53 is turned on, so that the second relay 32 operates,
The normally open switch 32a of the second relay 32 is turned on. Therefore, the light 60 is turned on and the radio portion 70 is operated as described above.

In each of the above embodiments, the lighting equipment is portable, but the lighting equipment is not limited to this and may not be portable. Further, although the radio portion is added, the present invention is not limited to this, and the television portion may be added.
Furthermore, both the radio part and the television part may be added. Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, the polarity of the AC-DC adapter as the DC power source is positive, but the polarity is not limited to this, and the AC-DC adapter as the DC power source is not limited to this.
The polarity of the adapter can be negative. In this case, the polarities of the storage battery and the diode are reversed, and PN
NPN transistors will be used instead of P transistors. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, for the operation of the combination of the vibration switch and the second relay, the power source may be directly used instead of the storage battery.

[0020]

As described in detail above, according to the lighting apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the lighting apparatus is automatically turned on when the power supply is interrupted. Further, according to the lighting device of the second aspect, the lighting device is automatically turned on when an earthquake occurs. Further, according to the lighting equipment of the third aspect of the present invention, the lighting equipment is automatically turned on at the time of a power failure similarly to the effect of the first aspect of the invention. Further, according to the lighting equipment of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the same effect as the effect obtained by combining the effect of the first aspect and the effect of the second aspect can be obtained. Further, according to the luminaire of the fifth invention, the same effect as the effect obtained by combining the effect of the invention of the second aspect and the effect of the third aspect can be obtained. Further, according to the lighting equipment of the sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first to fifth aspects of the invention, the radio portion or the television portion can be operated at the same time as turning on the lighting equipment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a vibration switch used in the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the appearance of the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the appearance.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Power Jack 31 First Relay 31a First Relay Normally Closed Switch 32 Second Relay 32a Second Relay Normally Open Switch 34 Vibration Switch 52 Storage Battery 53 PNP Transistor 60 Light 70 Radio Part 80 AC-DC Adapter 81 Plug

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A luminaire having electrically illuminating means, wherein a storage battery is connected to be charged from a power source, a first relay is connected to operate from the power source, and the illuminating means is connected to the first relay. A lighting fixture connected to the storage battery via a normally closed switch. 2. A lighting fixture having a lighting means by electricity, wherein a vibration switch is formed so as to be turned on by vibration, and a second relay is connected to a power source or a storage battery via the vibration switch, A luminaire, wherein a circuit passing through the vibration switch and a circuit passing through a normally open switch of the second relay are formed as circuits connected to the power supply or the storage battery. 3. A lighting fixture having an electrically illuminating means, wherein a storage battery is connected so as to be charged from a power source, and a switching element is turned off when the power source is normal,
A lighting fixture, which is formed so as to be turned on when the power source is cut off, and wherein the lighting means is connected to the storage battery via the switching element. 4. A luminaire having electrically illuminating means, wherein a storage battery is connected to be charged from a power source, a first relay is connected to be operated by the power source, and a vibration switch is turned on by vibration. A second relay connected to the storage battery via the vibration switch, and a circuit connecting the lighting means to the storage battery via a normally closed switch of the first relay; A luminaire, wherein a circuit passing through a normally open switch of a relay and a circuit passing through the vibration switch are formed. 5. A lighting fixture having an electric lighting means, wherein a storage battery is connected so as to be charged from a power source, a vibration switch is formed to be turned on by vibration, and a second relay is connected via the vibration switch. Connected to the power source, and as a circuit that connects the lighting means to the storage battery, a circuit that passes through the normally open switch of the second relay, a circuit that passes through the vibration switch, and the power source is turned off when normal, and A luminaire characterized in that a circuit passing through a switching element which is turned on when a power source is cut off is formed. 6. A luminaire as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the radio part or the television part is connected in parallel to the lighting means.