JPH10321033A - Rope-fixing light - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rope-fixing light which can be fixed temporarily on ropes and its hanger length can be adjusted according to a rope interval. SOLUTION: This rope-fixing light is attached between a pair of ropes 50 and 51 stretched vertically in parallel and is provided with an instrument main body 1, hooking units 2 which are fixed on the instrument main body 1 and hung temporarily on the ropes 50 and 51, and multiple attaching members 3 which are fixed on the instrument main body 1 and have rope fixtures 12 used to fix it on the rope 50 and 51 at vertical ends. The multiple attaching members 3 are constructed, so that the vertical length can be changed in accordance with the interval between the ropes 50 and 51.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fixed rope lamp.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is often the case that a rope for fixing illumination is installed along a main rope hanging on a bridge for the purpose of illumination of a suspension bridge, lighting equipment is attached to the rope, and a night scene is enhanced by producing light. Used.
Generally, a tool body made of a material that is hardly corroded, such as a casting or a stainless steel plate, is fixed to a wire rope with a mounting member fixed to the tool body.

[0003] In this type of conventional rope fixed lamp, as shown in FIG.
The upper and lower ends of the attachment member 71 are attached to a rope 72 stretched vertically in parallel. Arrows on the instrument body 70 indicate light rays.

[0004]

However, due to the particularity of fixing the lighting fixture to the upper and lower two ropes, there are the following difficulties in construction. That is, (1) Although the two ropes are fixed at both ends, they are basically free and move at the position where the device is mounted. Therefore, the two ropes are fixed at the fixing position of the mounting member until the mounting member is completely fixed to the rope. It was difficult to keep the rope, which required manpower.

(2) Since it is impossible to maintain a constant distance between the upper and lower ropes, a certain degree of flexibility is required for the distance between the mounting members. In addition, a structure that can be installed more safely and easily is required for a very special mounting method of attaching a lighting device to a rope, and a severe use environment (for example, a wind speed of 70 m / s, direct exposure to wind and rain) is required. ) Is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a rope fixing lamp that can be temporarily fixed to a rope and can adjust the length of a mounting member according to the rope interval.

[0007]

A fixed rope light according to a first aspect of the present invention is a fixed rope light attached between a pair of ropes stretched vertically in parallel, and is provided on a main body of the apparatus and on the main body of the apparatus. And a plurality of attachment members provided at the upper and lower ends of a rope fixing device provided on the device main body and fixed to the rope, wherein the plurality of attachment members are provided at intervals of the rope. It is configured to be able to expand and contract according to.

According to the rope fixing lamp of the first aspect, the hook portion for temporarily suspending the apparatus main body on the rope is provided.
The equipment main body can be temporarily suspended on the rope, and the construction can be performed very easily without requiring much manpower as in the past. Further, since the mounting member is configured to be extendable and contractable, the mounting member has an adjuster function and can cope with a variation in the interval between the upper and lower ropes.

The rope fixed lamp according to the second aspect is the first aspect of the invention.
In the above, the hook portion is disposed immediately above the mounting member. According to the rope fixing lamp of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, even if the fixing function may be lost during use or construction, for example, due to loosening of the nut for tightening the mounting member and the rope, Since there is a hook portion directly above, it is possible to prevent the device from falling down.

The fixed rope lamp according to the third aspect is the second aspect of the invention.
, The hooks are provided in a pair on both sides of the instrument body, the hooks are formed in a substantially inverted L-shape, and the hooking directions are opposite to each other. According to the rope fixed lamp according to the third aspect, in addition to the same effect as the second aspect, even if the appliance main body swings largely in one direction in the provisionally suspended state and one hook is disengaged, the other is in the hooking direction. The device does not come off because it shakes, and it is possible to prevent the device from falling even in a strong wind in a temporarily suspended state.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rope fixing lamp according to the first, second or third aspect, wherein the hook portion is provided detachably. According to the fixed rope lamp of the fourth aspect, in addition to the same effects as those of the first, second, and third aspects, if the hook portion is provided for the worker, the hook portion is attached to and detached from the mounting member. Since the work of temporarily fixing the attachment member and then permanently fixing it to the rope can be performed, the cost of the attachment member can be reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rope fixing lamp according to any one of the first, second, third, and fourth aspects, wherein the device main body has a lid for closing an opening at an upper end.
The device main body has a mounting piece having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section provided so as to extend over the entire lateral width of a side surface thereof, and the lid has outer cover portions covering both sides of the mounting piece on both sides, and The outer cover is connected to the cover with a screw, and a waterproof member is closely interposed between the instrument body and the lid at a position between the mounting piece and an edge of the opening.

According to the rope fixing lamp of the fifth aspect, in addition to the same effects as those of the first, second, third or fourth aspect, the fixing of the lid is performed by sealing the space between the instrument body and the lid. Because it is performed outside the waterproofing member that keeps, it is not necessary to provide holes and screws in the position where waterproofing of the instrument body and lid is required,
In addition, since the mounting piece provided on the side of the main body that fixes the lid extends over the entire side of the appliance body, rain can be blocked by the mounting piece and water does not directly hit the waterproof member, so it is extremely reliable High waterproofness can be exhibited.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the rope fixing lamp is provided between a pair of ropes 50 and 51 using illumination fixing wires and the like stretched up and down by columns 52 on both sides of a bridge 53. 1 is attached. 54 is a pier.

As shown in FIG.
It has a device body 1, a hook portion 2, and a mounting member 3. The device main body 1 has a rectangular box shape as an embodiment,
A plurality of light-transmitting gloves 4 are hung on the lower surface,
The light to the outside through the As shown in FIG. 3, the instrument body 1 has a lid 7 for closing the opening 5 at the upper end, and the instrument body 1 is provided with a generally inverted L-shaped cross-section mounting piece provided so as to extend over the entire lateral width of the side surface. The lid 7 has outer cover portions 7a on both sides to cover the mounting pieces 6, and connects the mounting pieces 6 and the outer coating portions 7a with screws 9, and also has an edge portion between the mounting pieces 6 and the opening 5. A waterproof member 8 is closely interposed between the instrument body 1 and the lid 7 at a position between them. The waterproof member 8 uses a ring-shaped packing, is housed in an annular housing recess 5 a formed on the outer surface of the edge of the opening 5 of the instrument body 1, and is tightly adhered to the lid 7. The screw 9 passes through a spring washer 9a and is screwed into a screw hole formed in a horizontal portion of the mounting piece 6 through a hole formed in the outer cover portion 7a. The edge of the jacket 7a is the mounting piece 6.
There is provided a hanging part 7c that hangs downward. Further, bolts 10 for attaching a mounting member protrude from both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the instrument body 1.

The hooks 2 are provided on the apparatus main body 1 and are temporarily suspended on the ropes 50 and 51. In the embodiment, a pair of hooks 2 are provided on both sides of the apparatus main body 1 and each has a substantially inverted L.
It is formed in the shape of a letter, and its hooking directions are opposite to each other, and it is disposed immediately above the mounting member 3. More specifically, the hook portion 2 is formed integrally with the mounting member 3, and is formed in a substantially inverted L-shape with a size corresponding to the diameter of the rope used by notching the vertical piece 3a of the mounting member 3.

The plurality of mounting members 3 are provided at the upper and lower ends with rope fixing members 12 provided on the apparatus main body and fixed to the ropes 50 and 51, and are configured to be extendable and contractable according to the distance between the ropes 50 and 51. ing. In the embodiment, a hole for passing the bolt 10 is formed in the mounting member 3, the mounting member 3 is passed through the bolt 10, and the mounting member 3 is fixed to the instrument main body 1 by being tightened with the nut 11 through the spring washer 11 a. The mounting member 3 is formed in a substantially U-shape by a plate material, and the vertical piece 3a is bent and extended from the tip of the upper end piece. The rope fixing tool 12 is a metal fitting made of casting, and has a pair of holes 13 formed in the upper end piece 3b and the lower end piece 3c, a rope fixing member 14 in contact with the upper end piece 3b and the lower end piece 3c, and a U-shaped. It consists of U-bolts 15 with external threads formed at both ends.
The rope fixing member 14 has a through hole 16 which abuts on the upper end piece 3b and the lower end piece 3c and is aligned with the hole 13.
A plurality of projections 18 for forming grooves 17 for positioning the ropes 50 and 51 are provided on a surface where the ropes 0 and 51 abut. The ropes 50 and 51 are located between the protrusions 18, the U-bolts 15 are passed through the ropes 50 and 51, passed through the through holes 16 and the holes 13, and two nuts 19, for example, hexagonal nuts are screwed and tightened via spring washers 19a. .

Further, since the mounting member 3 is configured to be vertically expandable and contractible, it has a fixed portion 20 having an upper end piece 3b to be mounted on the instrument body 1, and a movable portion having a lower end piece 3c with respect to the fixed portion 20. One of the mutually overlapping portions between the upper end piece 3b and the lower end piece 3c, that is, the fixed portion 20
And a vertically long hole 23 through which the fixing screw 22 is inserted is formed on the other side, and a spring washer 24a is formed.
And is fastened and fixed by a nut 24. When the nut 24 is loosened, the movable portion 21 can be moved up and down relatively with respect to the fixed portion 20, and the distance between the upper end piece 3b and the lower end piece 3c is set within the range of the adjustment allowance H as shown in FIGS. Can be narrowed or widened.

FIG. 5 shows a procedure for fixing the rope fixing lamp to the ropes 50 and 51. FIG. 5A shows a temporary suspension state in which the hook 2 is hooked on the upper rope 50. In this temporarily suspended state or the like, the length of the mounting member 3 is adjusted in accordance with the mutual interval between the ropes 50 and 51 at the mounting position of the fixed rope light. In the temporary suspension state, the rope 50 and the upper end piece 3b
The rope fixing member 14 is inserted as shown by the arrow, and the U bolt 15 is then passed through the through hole 16 and the hole 13 of the rope fixing member 14 and the nut 19 is screwed. . FIG. 2B shows a state in which the nut 19 is being tightened, the instrument body 1 is slightly lifted toward the rope 50, and the rope 50 is separated from the hook 2. For this reason, even if the lower rope 51 is in contact with the lower end piece 3c of the mounting member 3, the gap 26 is formed between the lower end piece 3c and the rope 51 by raising the instrument body 1. Figure (c)
Then, the rope fixing member 14 is inserted between the lower end piece 3c and the rope 51 as shown in FIG. The work of fixing the ropes 50 and 51 can be performed by one person.

According to the first embodiment, since the hook portion 2 for temporarily suspending the device main body 1 on the ropes 50 and 51 is provided, the device main body 1 can be temporarily suspended on the ropes 50 and 51, and manual operation can be performed in the conventional manner. Construction can be performed very easily without much need. In addition, since the mounting member 3 is configured to be extendable, the mounting member 3 has an adjuster function,
It is possible to cope with variations in the interval between 0 and 51.

In the conventional structure, two persons have to support the instrument body and another person has to do the fixing work.
Although a human operator was required, according to this structure, once the device main body 1 is hooked on the rope 50, the work can be performed by one person. Since the hook portion 2 is disposed immediately above the mounting member 3, the mounting member 3 is used during use or during construction.
Even if the fixing function is lost due to loosening of the nuts 19 and 27 for tightening the ropes 50 and 51, the rope 5
Since the hook portion 2 is located immediately above 0, 51, it is possible to prevent the device from falling down.

Furthermore, since the hooking directions of the pair of hooks 2 are opposite to each other, even if the appliance body 1 swings largely in one direction in the provisionally suspended state and one hook 2 comes off,
The other swings in the direction in which it is hooked, so that it does not come off, and it is possible to prevent the appliance from falling even in a strong wind in a temporarily suspended state. In addition, since the lid 7 is fixed outside the waterproof member 8 for keeping the airtightness between the instrument body 1 and the lid 7, holes and screws are provided at positions where the instrument body 1 and the lid 7 need to be waterproof. Since the mounting piece 6 provided on the side surface of the main body to which the lid 7 is fixed extends over the entire side surface of the instrument body 1, the mounting piece 6 penetrates as shown by an arrow 30 in FIG. Since rain can be blocked and water does not directly hit the waterproof member 8, highly reliable waterproofness can be exhibited.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this rope fixed lamp, the hook 2 is formed separately from the mounting member 3, and the hook 2 is detachably provided on the mounting member 3. That is, the upper end piece 3 of the mounting member 3
b is extended straight outward to form a square hole 32 at the tip. The hook 2 has a fixed piece 33 at its base, a rising piece 34 on both sides thereof, and a front end of the rising piece 34 is bent in the opposite direction to form a groove 35 on the inner surface. The upper end piece 3b of the mounting member 3 can be slidably fitted. Further, a hole 36 is formed in the fixing piece 33 and one end of a retaining leaf spring 37 bent in a U shape is attached to the mounting piece 33, and the bent part 38 at the other end floating from the fixing piece 33 is attached. It faces the hole 36.

Therefore, when the hook portion 2 is inserted as shown by the arrow in FIG. 6, the leaf spring 37 is pushed by the edge of the upper end piece 3b and bends, and the bent portion 38 escapes into the hole 36. The bent portion 38 of the leaf spring 37 can be inserted through the piece 3b.
Is located in the hole 32, the leaf spring 37 returns, enters the hole 32, is locked to the edge of the hole, and the hook portion 2 is prevented from being pulled out and fixed.

According to the second embodiment, the hook 2
Is prepared for the worker, the hook 2
And the attachment member 3 is temporarily fixed, and then the rope 50,
Since the work of permanently fixing the mounting member 3 can be performed, the cost of the mounting member 3 can be reduced. Others are the same as in the first embodiment. Note that the hook portion 2 is attached to the attachment member 3, but may be provided separately from the attachment member 3 on an instrument body or the like.

[0026]

According to the rope fixed lamp according to the first aspect,
The provision of the hook for temporarily suspending the device main body on the rope allows the device main body to be temporarily suspended on the rope, thereby making it possible to perform the construction extremely easily without the need for a large number of human hands as in the related art. Further, since the mounting member is configured to be extendable and contractable, the mounting member has an adjuster function and can cope with a variation in the interval between the upper and lower ropes.

According to the rope fixing lamp of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the fixing function may be lost due to, for example, loosening of the nut for fastening the mounting member and the rope during use or construction. In addition, since the hook portion is located just above the rope, it is possible to prevent the device from falling. According to the rope fixed lamp according to the third aspect, in addition to the same effect as the second aspect, even if the appliance main body swings largely in one direction in the provisionally suspended state and one hook is disengaged, the other is in the hooking direction. The device does not come off because it shakes, and it is possible to prevent the device from falling even in a strong wind in a temporarily suspended state.

According to the fixed rope lamp of the fourth aspect, in addition to the same effects as those of the first, second or third aspects,
If the hook portion is prepared for the worker, the hook member can be attached to and detached from the mounting member, and the mounting member can be temporarily fixed and then permanently fixed to the rope, so that the cost of the mounting member can be reduced. According to the rope fixing lamp according to the fifth aspect, in addition to the same effects as those of the first, second, third, or fourth aspects, the waterproofing for maintaining the tightness between the instrument body and the lid by fixing the lid. Since it is performed outside the member, there is no need to provide holes or screws at locations where waterproofing of the instrument body and lid is required, and mounting pieces provided on the side of the body that fixes the lid are attached to the instrument body. Since it extends to the entire side surface, rain can be blocked by the attachment pieces, and water does not directly hit the waterproof member, so that extremely reliable waterproofness can be exhibited.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fixed rope light according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a temporarily suspended state.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the fully fixed state.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which the fixed rope light is applied to a rope of a bridge.

FIG. 5 is a side view for explaining a procedure for attaching a fixed rope light.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating attachment of a hook portion according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a hook is attached.

FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument main body 2 Hook part 3 Attachment member 6 Attachment piece 7 Lid 7a Outer cover part 8 Waterproof member 9 Screw 12 Rope fixing tool 50, 51 Rope

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A fixed rope light mounted between a pair of ropes stretched vertically in parallel, a device main body, a hook provided on the device main body and temporarily suspended on the rope, and the device main body. And a plurality of mounting members provided at upper and lower end portions thereof with rope fixing tools provided on the upper and lower end portions, wherein the plurality of mounting members are configured to be expandable and contractable in accordance with an interval between the ropes. 2. The fixed rope light according to claim 1, wherein the hook portion is disposed immediately above the mounting member. 3. The fixed rope light according to claim 2, wherein a pair of the hooks are provided on both sides of the device main body, and the hooks are formed in a substantially inverted L-shape, and the hooking directions are opposite to each other. 4. The fixed rope light according to claim 1, wherein said hook portion is detachably provided. 5. The apparatus main body has a lid for closing an opening at an upper end, and the apparatus main body has a mounting piece having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section provided so as to extend over the entire lateral width of a side surface thereof. The lid has outer cover portions on both sides to cover the mounting piece, and connects the mounting piece and the outer cover portion with screws, and at a position between the mounting piece and the edge of the opening. 5. The fixed rope light according to claim 1, wherein a waterproof member is tightly interposed between the instrument body and the lid.