JPH1145615A - Handrail structure with lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new handrail structure with a lighting device that lights up the moving front, effectively lights up a footing without damaging the view, and that improves convenience and safety. SOLUTION: This handrail structure is provided with a handrail 5, and also a handrail bracket 4 with a lighting device in which a built-in lighting device is contained and a human body detecting sensor 71 for automatically turning on/off the lighting device are removably attached to a waist corner bead member 1. In this case, the waist corner bead member 1 has a threading space 21 where a thread cable 22 is placed. The handrail bracket 4 with the lighting device and the human body detecting sensor 71 are separately positioned so that the human body detecting sensor 71 detects a human body motion beforehand to lights up the moving front.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an illuminated handrail structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, indoor lighting fixtures are mounted on walls and ceilings such as stairs and corridors provided in buildings such as houses. However, it is not possible to brightly illuminate the corners of the stairs and the corridor to the corners only by the illumination from above with such a lighting fixture. Also,
In recent years, the number of houses with high ceilings has been increasing in order to produce a large room, and there has been a problem that the area around the feet becomes darker in such houses.

Therefore, it has been studied and practiced to embed a small luminaire on a wall of a stairway or a corridor to illuminate the area around a foot. FIG. 6 shows an example of such a conventional illumination. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the stairs (A) are illuminated by small lighting fixtures (C) embedded and installed below the wall (A).

[0006] However, as shown in FIG. 6, in the conventional method of embedding a small luminaire (c) on a wall (a), the luminaire (c) does not fit well on the wall (a), and in particular, wooden or the like. When buried in the waist wall, there is a problem that a sense of incompatibility appears in the design and the appearance is not preferable. In order to solve such a problem, for example, as shown in FIG.
An illuminated handrail bracket (d) has been developed in which the handrail body (e) is screwed and mounted, and has a handrail body mounting part (f) incorporating a lighting device (g).
It is possible to illuminate the area near the foot effectively without the need to embed a lighting fixture in a wall or the like.

In such a handrail bracket with illumination (D), a human body detection sensor or the like is installed in order to eliminate the manual switch operation, and the lighting equipment (G) is automatically turned ON / O.
FF is considered. For this reason, in the handrail bracket with illumination (d), as illustrated in FIG. 8, the human body detection sensor (h) is arranged near the lighting equipment (g) in the handrail main body mounting portion (f). .

[0006]

However, although the above handrail blanket with illumination (d) is effective as a foot illumination, a human body detection sensor (h) near the lighting equipment is used.
Is provided, if the person does not go near the handrail bracket with illumination (d), it will not be detected by the human body detection sensor (h) and the lighting equipment (h) will not be turned on. A point was found.

For example, in a staircase or the like, if a handrail bracket with illumination (d) is installed in the middle of the stairs, if the handrail bracket with illumination (d) does not go to near the middle of the stairs, the illumination will be required. The device (g) does not light up. That is, in such a case, the lighting equipment (g) does not turn on when the stairs start to ascend or descend, and it is not always sufficient to secure the safety of the feet.

In view of the circumstances described above, the invention of this application has been developed in view of the above circumstances. An illuminated hand provided with an illuminated handrail bracket having a built-in illuminator and a human body detection sensor for automatically blinking the illuminator. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new handrail structure with lighting that can effectively perform step lighting in a staircase, a corridor, or the like without deteriorating aesthetic appearance, and can further improve convenience and safety. .

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing an illuminated handrail bracket on which a handrail is mounted and on which an illuminating device is provided, and the illuminated handrail bracket. A human body detection sensor for automatically blinking the lighting equipment of the handrail bracket is a illuminated handrail structure detachably attached to the waist parting edge member, and the waist parting member is connected to the lighting equipment and the human body detection sensor. In the waist parting member, an illuminated handrail bracket and a human body detection sensor detect the movement of a person by the human body detection sensor in advance. There is provided an illuminated handrail structure in which appliances are spaced apart from each other in a positional relationship of illuminating the front of a moving direction.

Further, the invention of this application is characterized in that, in the handrail structure with illumination described above, a through-wire cover is provided at the opening of the concave portion which is a wiring space of the waist parting edge member, and the waist parting edge member is provided with a through cover. Provides as an aspect that an outlet unit is attached.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0012]

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an illuminated handrail concept according to one embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3 are a sectional view taken along line AA 'and a sectional view taken along line BB' of FIG. For example, in the illuminated handrail structure of the present invention illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the illuminated handrail bracket (4) and the sensor unit (7) are detachably attached to the waist parting edge member (1). Have been.

The waist parting edge member (1) is composed of a substrate part (2) having a concave section and a cover (3) covering the substrate part (2). A space (21) is formed extending in the longitudinal direction, and a communication cable (22) such as a 2-core or 3-core VVF cable is disposed in the communication space (21). The mounting portion (4) is provided on the front side of the board (2) facing the stairs, corridors, and the like.
3) and a support portion (4) extending from the mounting portion (43).
2) and a handrail main body mounting portion (41), which is supported by the support portion (42), has a handrail (5) mounted thereon, and has a built-in lighting device (47). An illuminated handrail bracket (4) is detachably attached at any position.

The handrail main body mounting portion (41) of the illuminated handrail bracket (4) has a hollow having an outer diameter substantially the same as that of the cylindrical handrail main body (5) mounted on both left and right ends thereof. It has a cylindrical shape, and a lighting device (47) such as an incandescent lamp is built in the hollow part as illustrated in FIG. Further, a light radiating portion (45) shown in FIG. 1 is formed in a lower portion of the light radiating portion (45) shown in FIG. . The light emitting portion (45) can be, for example, a plurality of elongated slits provided in the circumferential direction.

The support portion (42) for supporting the handrail body mounting portion (41) extends on the surface of the substantially disk-shaped mounting portion (41). Inside, there is provided a space through which a wiring cable (48) and the like for supplying power to the lighting equipment (47) of the handrail main body mounting portion (43) are connected to the communication cable (22).

Such a handrail bracket with illumination (4)
Is attached to the board part (2) of the waist parting edge member (1), as shown in FIG. 2, the mounting part (43) is brought into contact with the surface of the mounting base member (6), Mounting part (41)
Fixing screw (4) passing through a screw hole (44) formed in
6), and the mounting base member (6) is mounted on the substrate (2).

In the example shown in FIG. 2, a concave portion (23) is formed in the substrate portion (2), and the mounting base member (6) corresponds to the shape of the concave portion (23) of the substrate portion (2). A convex portion (62) having a predetermined shape is provided. And this convex part (62) is fitted in the concave part (23), and the attaching part (41)
Screw (46) for fixing the fixing member to the mounting base member (6)
Thereby, it is fixed to the substrate part (2).

The mounting pedestal member (6) extends from, for example, a cable (22) passing through a cable space (21) of the board part (2) and a handrail bracket (4) with illumination. A cable connector (61) for easily connecting the wiring cable (48) may be provided, and the cable connector (61) and the wiring cable (4) may be provided.
8) is connected when the mounting portion (43) is fixed to the mounting base member (6), and the cable connector (61) and the communication cable (22) are formed by connecting the mounting base member (6) to the board portion. Wired when fitted and mounted in (2).

On the front side surface of the board part (2) of the waist parting edge (1), the lighting fixture in the handrail main body mounting part (41) of the illuminated handrail bracket (4) attached as described above. In order to automatically turn on / off (47), the sensor unit (7) incorporating the human body detection sensor (71) is also connected to the power supply cable (22) by connecting the human body detection sensor (71). , Is detachably attached.

The automatic blinking of the lighting equipment by the human body detection sensor (71) eliminates the need to manually perform the ON / OFF operation, and saves energy. Further, in the illuminated handrail structure of the present invention, the illuminated handrail bracket (4) and the sensor unit (7) are used when a person moves on a stair, a corridor, or the like provided with the structure of the present invention. , Human body detection sensor (7
The lighting equipment (47) is detected in advance by 1).
Is turned on, and the waist parting edge member (1) is positioned so that the lighting fixture (47) illuminates the front of the moving direction.
Are mounted separately from each other.

That is, for example, when the illuminated handrail structure of the present invention is provided on a staircase, even if the illuminated handrail bracket (4) is located in the middle of the stairs, the waist parting edge member (1) has: A pair of sensor units (7)
If one of them is installed in front of, or preferably just before, the step on the stairs, and the other sensor unit (7) is installed in front of, or preferably just before, the step on the stairs, a person can move the stairs. Immediately before starting to ascend and descend, the human body detection sensor (21) detects and automatically turns on the lighting equipment (47) in the illuminated handrail bracket (4) at the middle of the stairs, and always illuminates the stairs in front of the moving direction of the person. As a result, the lighting fixture does not turn off unless a person goes to the middle of the stairs where the handrail bracket with illumination (4) is provided as in the related art, so that the lighting fixture is more effective. It can be further illuminated, and the safety at the start of climbing up and down the stairs can be further improved.

Even when the structure of the present invention is installed in a corridor, similarly, the human body detection sensor (21) is mounted so as to be located near a door or the like that leads from a room to the corridor, thereby enabling the door to be corridor. When the vehicle goes out, the human body detection sensor (21) detects a person and turns on the lighting device (47) in the illuminated handrail bracket (4) arranged in the middle of the corridor. Light up. Since the area around the feet is illuminated simultaneously with the start of corridor movement, walking safety is further improved.

Of course, the handrail bracket with illumination (4)
The adjustment of the sensor unit (7) to the installation position as described above is performed by connecting the power supply to the respective lighting fixtures (47) and the human body detection sensor (71) with the communication cable (22) in the substrate unit (2). Since there is no need to limit the wiring position, it can be performed very easily. Further, in the illuminated handrail system of the present invention to which the illuminated handrail bracket (4) and the sensor unit (7) are attached, the outlet unit (8) including the outlet (81) is also supplied with power. Wire cable (2
2) and may be detachably attached to the board part (2) of the waist parting edge member (1). With this outlet unit (8), an outlet can be easily accommodated in a corridor, stairs, or the like.

Further, in the above example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the table of the board part (2) other than the illuminated handrail bracket (1), the sensor unit (7) and the outlet unit (8). As illustrated in FIG. 3, a line cover (3) for covering the line cable (22) is attached to the side surface portion, and the line cable (22) is exposed and the waist parting edge member ( 1) To ensure that the aesthetics of itself are not impaired.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, a concave portion (24) is formed in the substrate portion (2), and the wire cover (3) is fitted in the concave portion (24), and is fixed by a fixing screw (31). Fixed and mounted. FIG. 4 shows an example of an illuminated handrail structure of the present invention as a whole. On a waist parting edge member (1), a pair of sensor units (7) are installed at both ends thereof, At the start of the movement of the person, the person is detected by the human body detection sensor (71), the lighting device (47) is turned on, and is separated from the sensor unit (7) so that the position is such that the front of the moving direction is always illuminated. A plurality of illuminated handrail brackets (4) are provided. In addition, an outlet unit (8) is attached to one end together with the sensor unit (7).

The sensor units (7) and the lighting fixtures in the illuminated handrail bracket (4) in the illuminated handrail system illustrated in FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, it is connected to a through cable (22), which is a three-core cable, and one end thereof is connected to an external switch that is forcibly turned on. In addition, the communication cable (2
2) is a two-core cable at the other end, which is connected to the outlet unit (8) and the AC 100V power supply.

As described above, in the structure of the present invention, the lighting fixture (47) of the illuminated handrail bracket (4), the human body detection sensor (71) of the sensor unit (7), and the outlet (81) of the outlet unit (8). ) Can be supplied simply by connecting the power cable (22) in the board part (2) of the waist parting edge member (1) to the cable (22) extending in the longitudinal direction at an arbitrary position, so that the wiring position is strictly adjusted. In addition, since the transmission cable (22) is a normal two-core or three-core cable, no special work is required, and the installation work is very simple.

Since the waist parting edge member (1) also has a function as a reinforcing plate of the illuminated handrail bracket (4), it can be used even when the illuminated handrail bracket (4) is retrofitted. There is no need to separately install a reinforcing material or the like, and it can be easily retrofitted at an arbitrary position. Even after installation, power supply to the lighting equipment (47) is ensured only by connecting to the communication cable (22), so that complicated wiring work and drilling work are not required.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-described example, and it goes without saying that various embodiments are possible in detail.

[0030]

As described above in detail, the handrail structure with illumination according to the present invention enables the front of the moving direction to be constantly illuminated when a person moves on a staircase, a corridor, or the like. Foot lighting can be effectively performed without impairing the beauty of the vehicle, and the convenience and safety can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an illuminated handrail structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A 'of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line B-B 'of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the entire configuration of the illuminated handrail structure of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of connection with a communication cable.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional small lighting fixture embedded in a wall surface.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional illuminated handrail bracket with illumination;

8 is an internal perspective view exemplifying a handrail main body mounting portion in the conventional illuminated handrail bracket with illumination in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Waist parting edge member 2 Substrate part 21 Communication space 22 Communication cable 23 Depression 24 Depression 3 Cover 31 Fixing screw 4 Handrail bracket with illumination 41 Handrail main body mounting part 42 Support part 43 Mounting part 44 Screw hole 45 Light emitting part 46 Fixing screw 47 Lighting equipment 48 Wiring cable 5 Handrail 6 Mounting base member 61 Cable connector 62 Convex part 7 Sensor unit 71 Human body detection sensor 8 Outlet unit 81 Outlet

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yoshiyasu Ito 1048 Odomo Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Fukushima Politics 1048 Odakadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Tatsuya Abe 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Hirotoshi Watanabe 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] An illuminated handrail bracket on which a handrail is mounted and on which a lighting device is disposed, and a human body detection sensor for automatically blinking the lighting device of the illuminated handrail bracket include a waist-cutting edge. An illuminated handrail structure detachably attached to the member, the waist parting member has a through space in which a through cable that is connected to a lighting fixture and a human body detection sensor and that supplies power is arranged. On the waist parting member, an illuminated handrail bracket and a human body detection sensor are separately disposed in a positional relationship in which the movement of a person is detected in advance by the human body detection sensor and the lighting fixture illuminates the front in the moving direction. A handrail structure with illumination, characterized in that: 2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein a wiring cover is provided at an opening of the recess which is a wiring space of the waist parting edge member. 3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein an outlet unit is attached to the waist parting edge member.