JPH10223015A - Connection structure for luminaire - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lumiraire connection structure capable of reducing the number of parts and connecting fluorescent luminaire in line without a step. SOLUTION: On a connection structure of a luminaire, multiple long luminaires are connected in line, a pair of socket holding holes 19, 20 are provided along the connection direction of the outer surface of the connection part 14 with latching pieces 17, 18, and the lamp mounting guides 21 are provided at both ends of the connection part 14. A pair of connection projections 22 are provided facing the back side of the sockets 15, 16, and the connection projections 22 are fitted in the socket holding holes 19, 20 at both ends of the connection part 14, for easily connecting the luminaires and holding fluorescent straight tubes without deformation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a connection structure of a lighting fixture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a lighting in a store or office, there is a lighting system in which a plurality of lighting devices are arranged in a line on a ceiling surface. By the way, conventionally, a connecting tool is generally used for connecting adjacent lighting fixtures. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a socket fitting 2 is arranged at an end of a fluorescent lamp lighting fixture main body 1, and adjacent fluorescent lamp lighting fixture main bodies are connected by a connecting tool 4 having a connecting claw 3, and a socket mounting bracket is provided. A fluorescent lamp is mounted on a socket 5 supported by the fluorescent lamp 2.

[0003]

According to the above-described lighting fixture connection structure, adjacent fluorescent lamp lighting fixture bodies are connected by the connecting tool 4, so that a special connecting tool is required, and the adjacent fluorescent lamps are required. Since the lighting fixture main body is connected by the connecting tool, there is a disadvantage that a step is generated in the connecting portion due to a variation in parts or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts, and to connect a fluorescent lighting apparatus in which a fluorescent lighting apparatus can be connected in a line without generating a step. The purpose is to provide a structure.

[0005]

The present invention according to claim 1 relates to a lighting fixture connecting structure for connecting a plurality of elongated lighting fixtures in a line. A pair of socket support holes are provided along the connecting direction of the outer periphery of the connecting device main body of the lighting device having the hooking pieces, and lamp mounting guides are provided at both ends of the connecting device main body in the connecting direction. . On the other hand, a pair of connecting projections are formed toward the back surface of the socket, and the connecting projections of the socket are fitted into the support holes of the socket body from both ends of the connecting tool body. According to this structure, the connection of the socket is easy, and when a straight tube-type fluorescent lamp is mounted, a continuous fluorescent lamp can be mounted without distortion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the outer wall of the socket support hole provided on the outer periphery of the connecting member main body has a projecting piece along the lamp mounting direction. Also, the cover of the connecting portion can be attached to and detached from the projecting piece.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a lighting fixture main body to be connected, 12 denotes a reflector housed inside the lighting fixture main body 11, and 13 denotes sockets arranged inside both ends of the lighting fixture main body 11.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a connecting member main body for connecting the adjacent sockets 15 and 16, and a pair of engaging pieces 1 is provided at both ends of the outer periphery.
7, 18 are constituted. Also, the hanging pieces 17, 1
8 has socket supporting holes 19 and 20. Reference numeral 21 denotes a lamp mounting guide formed at both ends of the connecting tool body in the connecting direction, which is formed by cutting out the center of a rectangular protruding piece and having an inclined surface corresponding to, for example, the outer shape of a straight tube fluorescent lamp. I have.

The sockets 15 and 16 have a pair of connecting projections 22 facing the back. The connecting projections 22 are arranged at positions corresponding to the socket supporting holes 19 and 20. Reference numeral 23 denotes a cover for covering the connection portion of the socket, and has a rail-shaped recess 24 on the inner wall surface corresponding to the hook pieces 17 and 18.

In the above-described lighting fixture connection structure, a structure in which a plurality of fluorescent lamps are mounted inside one lighting fixture has been described. As shown in FIG. The fluorescent lamps arranged linearly and attached to the fixture body may be connected by arranging sockets on both sides of the connector body in the same manner as described above.

[0011]

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to arrange a connecting tool between lighting fixtures and directly connect adjacent sockets with the connecting tool, thereby reducing the number of parts. In addition, there is a special effect that the structure can be simplified, and the lighting fixtures can be connected in a line without distorting the connecting portions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a connection structure of a lighting fixture according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the connection structure of the lighting fixture of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a main part of a connection structure for a lighting fixture according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing another main part of the connection structure of the lighting fixture according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing another embodiment of the connection structure of the lighting fixture according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing a connection structure of a conventional lighting fixture.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Lighting fixture main body 12 ... Reflector 13 ... Socket 14 ... Connecting fixture main body 15, 16 ... Socket 17, 18 ... Hanging piece 19, 20 ... Socket support hole 21 ... Lamp mounting guide 22 ... Connecting projection 23 ... Cover 24 ... recess

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a lighting fixture connecting structure for connecting a plurality of elongated lighting fixtures in a line, a pair of socket support holes are provided along a connecting direction of an outer periphery of a connecting fixture main body having a locking piece. In addition, a lamp mounting guide is provided at both ends of the connecting tool body in the connecting direction, and a pair of connecting projections is formed toward the back surface of the socket. A connection structure for a lighting fixture, wherein the connection structure is formed by fitting to a lighting fixture. 2. An outer wall of a socket supporting hole provided on an outer periphery of a connecting member main body has a projecting piece along a lamp mounting direction, and a cover of a connecting portion can be attached to and detached from the projecting piece. The connection structure for a lighting fixture according to claim 1, wherein