JPS5817305Y2 - Socket cover for fluorescent light fixtures - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] This invention relates to a socket cover for a fluorescent light fixture.

Socket covers are sometimes used on fluorescent light fixtures.

This covers the entire socket and the end of the fluorescent lamp.

The purpose of covering the entire socket is to improve the appearance of the device by making the socket itself invisible, and the purpose of covering the end of the fluorescent lamp is to prevent the end of the lamp from being seen when the lamp is used for a long period of time. This is to prevent the blackened areas that may appear on the skin from being visible.

However, if such a socket cover is fixed to the appliance body before the fluorescent lamp is attached to the socket, the fluorescent lamp cannot be attached to the socket.

This is because the sockets facing each other are fixed so that the distance between them matches the length of the fluorescent lamp, while the socket cover has a part that covers the end of the fluorescent lamp in front of the part that covers the socket. This is because the interval between the portions of the socket covers facing each other that cover the ends of the fluorescent lamp is shorter than the length of the fluorescent lamp.

Therefore, in order to be able to attach the fluorescent lamp to the socket, the socket and the cover must be made separable, and the cover must be fixed after the fluorescent lamp is installed in the socket.

However, this fixation must be done using screws to ensure that it can be easily removed in case the fluorescent lamp is replaced, but screws of this type must not be exposed on the surface of the device body or socket cover. Not only does it look unsightly, but what's more, the trouble of loosening these screws and removing and installing the socket cover every time you replace the fluorescent light is unavoidable.

The purpose of this invention is to make it easier to attach and detach a fluorescent light from a socket even if it is provided with a cover.

An embodiment of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a fluorescent lamp device equipped with a socket cover according to this invention, where 1 is the main body of the device, 2 is a fluorescent lamp, and 3 is a socket cover.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a part of FIG. 1, and 4 indicates a socket.

The socket cover 3 includes a cover part 5 that covers the socket 4, a cover part 6 that covers the end that matches the glass tube part of the fluorescent lamp 2 as shown in FIG. Mounting part 7
It is mainly composed of.

According to this idea, the cover part 6 is made expandable and retractable.

In the illustrated embodiment, the socket cover 3 is made of rubber or resin, and a part 6 of the cover is formed into a bellows shape so that it can be expanded and contracted.

Alternatively, if it is made of something that is naturally stretchable, such as flexible rubber or resin, it is not necessary to form it into a bellows shape.

Further, the cover part 6 may be made expandable and the other part may be a rigid body.

Furthermore, the cover part 6 may be extendable and retractable so that it can be inserted into the cover part 5.

In the configuration shown, socket 4. The socket cover 3 is attached to the instrument body 1 in advance.

To attach the fluorescent lamp 2 to each socket, as shown in FIG. Attach.

Next, the other end of the fluorescent lamp 2 is attached to the other socket, but before this, the cover part 6 of the socket cover 3 is compressed to shorten its length as shown in FIG. Hidden.

As a result, the front surface of the socket 4 is exposed to the front surface of the socket cover 3, and the end of the fluorescent lamp 2 is exposed to the front surface of the socket cover 3.
It can be attached to the socket 4 without any hindrance.

After installation, the cover part 6 is extended again, and the ends of the fluorescent lamp 2 are covered by the cover part 6.

As can be understood from the above description, one of the socket covers provided opposite to each other, that is, the socket cover on the side where the fluorescent lamp is to be attached first, has a part 6 that is particularly telescopic. Even if you do not leave it in place, it will not cause any hindrance to the installation of the fluorescent lamp.

Therefore, it is sufficient to make the cover portion 6 of only one of the socket covers expandable and retractable.

However, it goes without saying that the cover portion 6 of both socket covers may be made expandable and retractable.

Furthermore, the socket 4 and the socket cover 3 may be integrated.

As detailed above, according to this invention, it is possible to attach a fluorescent light even if the socket cover is fixed to the main body of the device, and therefore there is no need to attach or replace a fluorescent light as in the past. The effect is that there is no need to attach and detach the socket cover each time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a fluorescent lamp equipped with a socket cover of this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same, and Fig. 4 is a diagram of a fluorescent lamp. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the mounting situation. 2...Fluorescent light, 3...Socket cover, 5...Part of cover, 6...Part of cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a first cover portion that covers a socket to be attached to the instrument body; a second cover portion that covers an end portion including a glass tube portion of a fluorescent lamp to be attached to the socket; a mounting part for the second cover, and a part of the second cover;
A socket cover for a fluorescent lamp device that is compressible to the extent that the front surface of the socket covered by a portion of the first cover is exposed.