JPH10334715A - Emergency luminaire - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an emergency luminaire that facilitates the replacement of a storage battery simply by drawing out its battery receiving table so as to allow the storage battery to be taken out from the outside of the luminaire body without dismounting components of the luminaire such as a lamp installed in more front side of the luminaire body than the storage battery in replacing the storage battery located on the inside of the bottom of the luminaire body since a battery receiving opening is formed in a manner capable of being opened and closed. SOLUTION: This emergency luminaire comprises a luminaire body 1 having a circumferential side wall 1a and being opened at its front side, a lamp installed at the opened side of the luminaire body 1 and lighted by means of power feeding from the commercial power source, and a storage battery 2 located at the back side of this lamp 3b and feeding power to the lamp 3 in a power failure. In this case, a battery receiving opening 1b is formed on the circumferential side wall 1a of the luminaire body 1; on this battery receiving opening 1b, connecting terminals 12k are installed so as to hold the storage battery 2 and to feed power to the lamp 3; a battery receiving table having a size to mostly cover the battery receiving opening 1b is placed in a manner slidable in a direction nearly perpendicular to the battery receiving opening 1b so that the battery receiving opening 1b is capable of being opened and closed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency lighting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a conventional emergency lighting device. The emergency lighting device includes a device body 1, a storage battery 2, an emergency light block (not shown), a lamp 3, and a reflector 4.
And a glove 5.

[0003] The appliance body 1 has a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape with an open front side, and an emergency light block (not shown) and equipment components such as a storage battery 2 are attached to the inner bottom. The storage battery 2 has leads 6 connected to both poles.
Is connected to another connector 9 provided at the tip of another lead wire 8 from the emergency light block. The emergency light block is connected to a commercial AC power supply. When energized, the connected storage battery 2 is charged by power supply from the commercial AC power supply. It is lit.

[0004] A reflector 4 is mounted inside the appliance body 1 on the front side of the storage battery 2 and the emergency light block, and a socket 1 is provided on the front side of the reflector 4.
0 is provided and the lamp 3 is mounted. A glove 5 is mounted on the front side of the instrument body 1 so as to cover the opening.

[0005]

However, in the emergency lighting apparatus shown in the above-mentioned conventional example, in order to replace the storage battery 2 mounted on the inner bottom of the apparatus main body 1, the lamp 3 and the reflection plate are required. 4, storage battery 2 such as globe 5
Therefore, since it is necessary to remove the component parts provided on the front side of the device main body 1, the operation until the replacement of the storage battery 2 is complicated and the workability is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an emergency lighting device in which a storage battery can be easily replaced.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to an apparatus body having a peripheral side wall and an opening on the front side, and an opening of the apparatus body. And a storage battery disposed on the back side of the lamp and supplying power to the lamp in the event of a power failure, the emergency lighting device comprising: A battery storage opening is provided on the peripheral side wall, and a connection terminal for holding the storage battery and supplying power to the lamp is provided in the battery storage opening, and a battery storage table having a size that substantially closes the battery storage opening. ,
The battery storage opening is provided so as to be openable and closable.

[0008] According to the second aspect of the present invention, a first aspect is provided.
The emergency lighting device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the battery housing is slidable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the battery housing opening.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the first aspect.
The emergency lighting device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the battery housing is rotatable around one end of the battery housing opening.

[0010]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of an emergency lighting device according to the present invention. The emergency lighting device is adapted to be mounted on a ceiling. The apparatus includes an apparatus main body 1, a storage battery 2, a lamp 3, a reflector 4, a globe 5, an emergency light block 11, and a battery housing 12.

The appliance body 1 has a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom opening at the front side, and is mounted such that the rear side, which is the bottom side, faces the ceiling. In addition, a screw is cut at the opening peripheral end of the substantially cylindrical peripheral side wall 1a of the appliance body 1, and a battery housing opening 1b, which is a horizontally long and substantially rectangular hole, is provided on the back side of the screw. Is provided. In addition, an appliance component such as an emergency light block 11 and a stabilizer (not shown) is attached to the inner bottom of the appliance body 1, and an appliance terminal 1c, which is a pair of electrodes, is provided at the back of the battery housing opening 1b.
Is provided. Further, a pair of rails (not shown) are provided on the inner bottom of the appliance body 1 from the battery storage opening 1b side to the back side in a direction perpendicular to the battery storage opening 1b.

The emergency light block 11 is connected to a commercial AC power supply. When power is supplied, the emergency light block 11 charges the storage battery 2 with power supplied from the commercial AC power supply and detects a power failure.
The lamp 3 is turned on by power supply from the storage battery 2. The emergency light block 11 is provided with a pair of wires 11a in the device for connection to the storage battery 2, and the tip of the wire 11a in the device is connected to the terminal 1c in the device.
It is connected to the.

The upper surface of the substantially box body has an opening 1
2a, the front side surface 12b and the rear side surface 12c protrude laterally beyond a pair of side surfaces 12d therebetween, and the front side surface 12b is formed in a size to close the battery housing opening 1b. A dowel-shaped projection 12e is formed at the upper end of the front side surface 12b of the battery housing 12. An opening 12 is provided inside the pair of side surfaces 12 d of the battery housing 12.
The coil spring 12f and the metal contact terminal 12g are provided facing each other so as to reliably contact the electrode of the storage battery 2 inserted from a. Metal contact terminal 1
It is designed to adhere to 2 g. Furthermore, the battery housing 12 is connected to a coil spring 12f and a metal contact terminal 12g which are both poles of the storage battery 2 connected in series,
A pair of connection terminals 12k is provided so as to extend substantially parallel to d. Such a battery storage table 12 is provided on the front side 1.
The battery 2b is inserted into the battery housing opening 1b with its outer surface facing the outside, guided by the rails of the instrument body 1, and slidably held at the back of the instrument body 1. The projection 12e is locked to the upper peripheral end of the battery housing opening 1b, so that the front side 1
The battery housing opening 1b is closed by 2b. Further, when the battery housing 12 closes the battery housing opening 1b, the connection terminal 12k is connected to the appliance terminal 1c in the appliance main body 1, and the battery housing 12 is pulled out from the peripheral side wall 1a. , So as to be detached from the terminal 1c in the instrument.

The reflection plate 4 is inside the instrument body 1 and
The reflector 10 is mounted on the front side of the emergency light block 11 and the battery housing 12, and a socket 10 is provided on the front side of the reflection plate 4. The lamp 3 is mounted, and is turned on by a commercial power supply via a lighting device (not shown) when the commercial power supply is energized. Further, a glove 5 provided with a screw portion that meshes with the screw is screwed into the screw provided on the front side of the instrument body 1 so as to cover the opening of the instrument body 1.

As described above, in the emergency lighting device according to the present embodiment, the battery housing opening 1b is provided on the peripheral side wall 1a of the device main body 1, and the battery housing base 12 having a size substantially covering the battery housing opening 1b is provided. Since the battery storage opening 1b is slidably provided so as to be freely opened and closed, the battery storage
When replacing the storage battery 2 that is installed in the
There is no need to remove equipment components disposed on the front side of the instrument body 1 such as the lamp 3, the reflection plate 4, and the glove 5, and the battery housing 12 can be pulled out of the instrument body 1 by pulling out the battery housing 12. 2 can be taken out and the storage battery 2 can be easily replaced.

The connection terminal 12k is connected to the battery
Is connected to the appliance terminal 1c when the battery housing opening 1b is closed, and is detached from the appliance terminal 1c when the battery housing 12 is pulled out from the peripheral side wall 1a. 12 can also be used to open and close the battery storage opening 1b, thereby improving workability.
As compared with the case where the connector and the emergency light block 11 are connected by a connector, it is not necessary to secure a space necessary for manual work of attaching and detaching the connector in the instrument main body 1, and the instrument main body 1 can be easily downsized.

Further, since the coil spring 12f and the metal contact terminal 12g are provided in the battery housing 12 so that the electrodes of the storage batteries 2 are connected to each other, the storage batteries 2 may be inserted and mounted one by one, and may be used according to the equipment. Therefore, there is no need to connect a plurality of cells in advance to form one large storage battery 2, and it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of such batteries.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the emergency lighting device according to the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the device main body 1 has a rear surface facing a wall surface. And a partition piece 12m is provided for each width of one storage battery 2 so that the storage battery 2 does not fall. The other points are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment. Even with this configuration, substantially the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the emergency lighting apparatus according to the present invention, which is different from the first embodiment in that the battery housing opening 1b is formed vertically. The battery housing 12 and the battery housing 12 are
b is made rotatable about one end side,
Otherwise, the configuration is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment.

The battery housing 12 has a rectangular plate shape having a size substantially covering the battery housing opening 1b, and has a dowel-shaped projection 12e at the upper end thereof. , The storage batteries 2 are fixed in a line and connected in series, and a battery holding piece 12p sandwiched from the side is provided. A pair of connection terminals 12k are provided near both ends on one surface side of the battery storage table 12, a leaf spring contacting the plus electrode of the storage battery 2 at the upper end on one surface side, and the storage battery 2 at the lower end on one surface side. It is formed in a convex shape in contact with the negative electrode. The battery storage base 12 is rotatably attached to the peripheral side wall 1a about a lower end side, which is one end side, and is detachably locked to the upper end of the battery storage opening 1b by a projection 12e. The storage opening 1b is closed.

Further, in the appliance main body 1, one appliance terminal 1c is provided so as to come into contact with the upper connection terminal 12k when the battery housing 12 closes the battery housing opening 1b. A sufficient electrical connection is made by the elasticity of the leaf spring of the upper connection terminal 12k. The in-apparatus wiring 11a from the emergency light block 11 is connected to the in-apparatus terminal 1c and the connection terminal 12k on the lower end side of the battery housing 12, respectively.

With this configuration, in the emergency lighting device according to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the battery storage base 12 is provided with the one end of the battery housing 12 as a center. Since it is rotatably attached to the peripheral side wall 1a, a rotating structure may be provided on the peripheral side wall 1a and one end side of the battery storage base 12, and the battery storage base 12 is substantially perpendicular to the battery storage opening 1b. The opening / closing structure of the battery housing opening 1b can be simplified as compared with the case where it is made slidable.

Further, since the storage batteries 2 fixed to the battery storage base 12 are arranged in a line along the battery storage base 12, a space around the width of the storage battery 2 is secured in the appliance body 1 from the peripheral side wall 1a. Accordingly, the space required for accommodating the storage battery 2 in the appliance main body 1 can be minimized, and the appliance main body 1 can be downsized.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the battery housing opening is provided on the peripheral side wall of the appliance main body, and the battery housing opening is provided in the battery housing opening. A connection terminal for holding the storage battery and supplying power to the lamp is provided, and a battery storage base having a size substantially closing the battery storage opening is provided so that the battery storage opening can be opened and closed. When replacing the storage battery attached to the unit, it is not necessary to remove the equipment components arranged on the front side of the equipment body than the storage battery such as lamps, and the storage battery can be taken out from the outside of the equipment body by pulling out the battery storage stand The battery can be easily replaced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the first aspect.
In addition to the effects of the described invention, the battery housing is rotatably attached to the peripheral side wall of the device main body around one end side thereof. And the structure for opening and closing the battery housing opening can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an emergency lighting device according to the present invention, in which (a) is a cross-sectional view showing a state cut in a direction perpendicular to an opening, and (b) is a glove held. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the battery storage stand and its surroundings as viewed from the front side of the appliance body opening.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a battery storage base, which is a main part of the above, is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of a second embodiment of the emergency lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of a third embodiment of the emergency lighting apparatus according to the present invention, wherein (a) is a perspective view showing a state where a battery housing is rotated and opened, and (b). FIG. 4 is a side view of the vicinity of a battery housing.

5A and 5B show a conventional emergency lighting device, in which FIG. 5A is a sectional view showing a state cut in a direction perpendicular to an opening, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing a storage battery.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument main body 1a Peripheral side wall 1b Battery storage opening 2 Storage battery 3 Lamp 12 Battery storage base 12k Connection terminal

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An appliance body having a peripheral side wall and opened to the front side, a lamp arranged at the opening side of the appliance body and turned on by power supply from a commercial power supply, and a power failure arranged at a rear side of the lamp. An emergency lighting device having a storage battery that sometimes supplies power to the lamp, a battery storage opening is provided in a peripheral side wall of the device body, and the storage battery is held in the battery storage opening to supply power to the lamp. An emergency lighting device, further comprising a battery housing having a connection terminal for connecting the battery housing and having a size substantially covering the battery housing opening so that the battery housing opening can be opened and closed. 2. The emergency lighting device according to claim 1, wherein said battery storage base is slidable in a direction substantially perpendicular to said battery storage opening. 3. The emergency lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the battery storage base is rotatable about one end of the battery storage opening.