JPS59191292A - Automatic flasher - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an automatic flasher that detects ambient brightness and automatically turns on a night lighting load.

[Background technology J] In conventional self-contained flashers, it takes time to replace a part of the sensor, called the EE switch, and then reconnect it to the body side using lead wires, and install and fix it, which is very troublesome. There was a problem. In addition, when the lighting load is off, there is a problem in that it takes time to determine whether the body side is a part of the sensor or one side is defective.Furthermore, with the JIs plug-in type, the structure is upward, so the sensor There was a problem that if a part of the cover was removed, the waterproof effect would be lost.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been provided in view of the points mentioned above, and it is possible to separate a part of the sensor from the body side, so that the part of the sensor can be easily and detachably fitted to the body side, and furthermore, the sensor part can be attached to the body side in a detachable manner. The present invention provides an automatic flasher whose purpose is to easily identify a defective part by turning on or off the lighting load when the part is removed.

[Disclosure of the invention]

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In Figures 1 and 2, (6) is a sensor part that detects the surrounding brightness and outputs the detection output, and the contact mechanism part A of this sensor part (6) is shown in Figure 2. There is. In the figure (
7) is a bridge piece made of a U-shaped bent metal plate, and the lower end of the operating bimetal plate (1) is fixed to the inner surface of one side piece (7a) of this bridge piece (7). and the other side piece (7
The inner surface of b) has a compensation bimetal plate (3) and a contact rib plate (
The lower ends of 2) are overlapped and tightened, and the both sides of this piece (7
A terminal plate (8) is arranged between a) and (7b), and the bridging piece (7) is insert-molded together with this terminal plate (8) into a synthetic resin mounting base (4) to form an integrated contact mechanism mA. It consists of A fixed contact (9) is provided at the E end of the terminal plate (8), and a movable contact U is provided at the lower end of the contact plate (2).
It is placed opposite to Q so that it can be opened and closed. In the figure (5) is heated -
It is ta. In addition, the mounting base (4) K is for detecting illuminance.
A terminal plate @ which also serves as a support for a light receiving collector (2) like a ds S element, and a terminal plate 0 which outputs both contacts (9) IJ (J) are integrally molded. 4) The lower part of each terminal plate (8) U (l) protruding from the bottom surface is a plug blade part aυ.This plug blade part Oυ is shaped like a connecting terminal so that it can be connected and expanded to other devices in the future. In addition, there are many types of sensor parts (6) with different sensitivities. The flange portion θ9 is integrally formed to extend laterally.A mounting hole aQ is perforated in each of the flange portions QQ.In addition, the inside of the cover aΦ is connected to the contact mechanism portion A of the mounting base (4). A concave portion is formed to compensate for mosquitoes, and a lighting surface is formed on one side of the exterior.Cover t
The sensor part (6) is assembled by attaching the opening of +4) to the bottom of the mounting base (4). Part of the sensor (
The electric circuit 6) has a configuration as shown in FIG.

Figure 3 shows the structure of the blade holder (2).The blade holder (c) made of insulating material has three blade holder springs 6.
])) A blade socket @ is drilled through the hole below h. The blade holder spring r, 3]) has a two-piece shape, and the blade holder spring c+L is the blade holder! :Insert into I@, bend and fix the blade holder spring 6υ on the lower surface of the blade holder (E), and fix one of the two blade holder springs 9D facing each other on one surface of the blade holder (E) as shown in Fig. 4 ( b
) K is bent as shown. The blade part 0υ of the sensor part (6) is inserted into this blade holder spring C], and the sensor part (6) can be freely attached to and detached from the blade holder. (to) is a conductive and elastic shorting plate, and this shorting plate (
The central part of the blade holder spring 0D is the bent part (31a
) (31a) in elastic contact to electrically shorten the double-edged receiving spring 6I). This double-edged receiving spring C31)C
(By short-circuiting υ, the lighting load is turned on. In other words, the flat short-circuit plate It is screwed onto the blade holder)'. On the other hand, the tip of the short-circuiting plate (to) is part of the sensor (to which the blade holder) is biased downwardly to the pin (to) inserted into the pin hole (to) penetrated through the front part of the blade holder (to). 6) is not fitted into the blade holder), as shown in Figure 4(a), the short circuit plate (7 ) protrudes downward due to the biasing force. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4(b), the short circuit plate (to) has a double-edged bridge 0])Iη
The lighting load is turned on by shorting it. Next, when the TO7 sensor part (6) is fitted into the blade holder (2) and the blade part (11) is connected to the blade holder spring 6v of the blade holder (the blade part (11) is connected to the blade holder), the sensor part (6) The lower end of the pin (37a)
At the same time, the pin (a) is pushed away as shown in Figure 5 (a) I
Push down the shorting plate (7) as shown at tζ, and as a result, the shorting plate (to) will bounce off the double-edged receiver 0υ as shown in Figure 5(b).
As the distance increases, the sensor part (6) enters the detection state. Note that 2) is a lead wire that connects to the lighting load and power source. In this way, when the lighting load is off, some of the sensors (6
) can be removed from the blade holder to determine whether the lighting load is defective or the sensor part (6) or the blade holder (a) is defective. These short circuit plates), pins (b), etc. constitute a load inspection means. In addition, some sensors (
6) is out of order, by removing part of the sensor (6) from the blade holder (2), the lighting load will be on all the time and can be used effectively at night.

Figure 8 shows the circuit configuration of the sensor part (6) and the blade holder (to), and the three terminals (blade holder spring Cυ) of the blade holder (to) are connected to the power supply and lighting load. It is becoming more and more common. Now, when the surroundings are bright, the resistance value of the light receiving element (a) becomes low and heats up, current flows through the heater (5), and this heating element (5) bends the actuating bimetal plate (1). Then, the fixed contact (9) and the 0J' front contact 00 are forcibly opened, the power is cut off, and the lighting load is turned off. On the other hand, at night, when the resistance of the light-receiving element (a) increases, no current flows and the element (5) does not generate heat, so the operating bimetal plate (1) does not operate. Therefore, both contacts (9) (10) are closed to turn on the lighting load.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, ■υ is a box-shaped body with an opening at the bottom that houses the blade holder (to), and this body 12
A concave part (2) with an open rear part is cut in the 0 part, and an insertion hole is drilled in the 4 part part to pass through the upper part. (G) is a mounting bracket for adsorbing the body υ to construction surfaces such as external walls and pillar surfaces; this mounting bracket (6)
It is bent into a cross-shaped shape, and the vertical piece (40A) has a barrel hole for inserting an identification screw for directly fixing it to the construction surface.
υ is perforated, and the horizontal piece (40B) K is formed with screw holes. To fit the body 12υ into the mounting bracket +40 fitted into the construction, proceed as follows. That is, by fixing the fixing screw (c) from the do side of the body Qυ to the screw hole (6) of the mounting bracket (g) through the insertion hole (b), the body 121) is attached to the mounting bracket -. Fixed.

In addition, the corners of the blade holder are opposite to the two insertion holes.)
is drilled, and the fixing screw 17) is pushed through the insertion hole O1G from the underside of the blade holder and screwed into the screw hole on the inner surface of the body υ, thereby fixing the blade holder in the body sill. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the plug blade part (1) of the sensor part (6)
Insert υ into the blade holder spring q3υ of the blade holder, fix the fixing screw (c) through the mounting hole ue9 into the screw hole ω drilled on both sides of the blade holder (e), and fix the sensor The part (6) is fixed to the blade holder @.

Figure 9 shows another embodiment of the blade receiving spring 6υ, which has a rod shape instead of a plate shape and has a large head (31a).

This is to fix the blade holder (A) to the body υ without using a fixing screw, and the head (31a) of the blade holder spring 6v of the blade holder is formed on the body υ. The blade holder is fixed to the body (2I) by inserting it into the hole and further rotating the blade holder (2).

Figure 10 shows a configuration in which the direction of the lighting surface of the sensor part (6) can only be changed while the sensor part (6) is housed in the blade cradle (A) and the VC. As shown in Fig. 510(b) K, the positions of the screw holes (7) of the blade holder @ are shifted by a predetermined angle, and the screw holes 141'j of each set are
H! , (・i=6+) (46+ (462) (46・
), the fixed torsion η is fixed to the body Qυ. Therefore, the lighting direction can be changed in five ways in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure (α).

As described in E, the present invention includes a light-receiving element that detects the surrounding illuminance, a contact mechanism that opens and closes the contact based on the output of the light-receiving element, and an electrical connection between the contact mechanism and the light-receiving element and the outside. Forms a part of the sensor consisting of a plug blade part that connects to the sensor part, and forms a blade holder that fits with the plug blade part of the sensor part and connects to an external power load or power source. A body with a convex opening on the F side is formed, and a part of the sensor is removably attached to a blade holder placed in the recess of the opening on the F side of the body. The blade holder is fitted with a load test means that turns on or off the external lighting load connected to the blade holder when a part of the sensor is removed from the blade holder. Because of this, the body can be easily attached to a structure such as a pillar using the mounting bracket, and a part of the sensor can be removably attached to the blade holder placed inside the body. By fitting it into the blade holder, you can easily configure an automatic point controller, and even when replacing part of the sensor, there is no need to reconnect the lead wires like in the past, and part of the sensor can be connected to the blade of the body. It has the effect that it can be easily replaced by simply removing the blade part from the holder and fitting it in.Furthermore, since there are 5 blade holders arranged inside the body with an opening on the bottom, it is possible to replace part of the sensor without removing part of the sensor. It also has a waterproof effect, and since the blade holder is equipped with a load inspection means, when a part of the sensor is removed from the blade holder, the external lighting load can be turned on or off to check whether part of the sensor or This has the effect of making it easy to confirm the quality of the lighting load.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of a sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
Figures (a), (b), and (c) are the positive rhi section, side view, and bottom view of the contact mechanism of a part of the same sensor, and Figure 3 is the same F.
An exploded perspective view of the blade holder in FIGS. 4(a) and (b) is a sectional view and a front view showing a state in which a part of the sensor is not fitted to the same body, and FIG. 5(a) ( b) is a sectional view showing a state in which a part of the sensor is fitted into the same body as above, a front view, and Fig. 6t.
The entire exploded perspective view of the same E, Figure γ is a sectional view of the same H,
Fig. 8 is a circuit diagram of the same as above, Fig. 9 is a perspective view of main parts of another embodiment of the blade holder of E, and Figs. 10 (a) and (b). It is an explanatory view of still another example of the blade holder of the same E. (6) is part of the sensor, 0υ is the plug blade, (4) is the light receiving element, c! 1) indicates the body, the groove indicates the blade holder, and ■ indicates the fitting. Agent Patent Attorney Ishi 1) Chief 7 Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 4 (a) (b) Figure 5 (a) (b)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A sensor consisting of a light-receiving element that detects the ambient illuminance, a contact mechanism that opens and closes the contact based on the output of the light-receiving element, and a plug blade that electrically connects the contact mechanism and the light-receiving element to the outside. It forms a part of the sensor and fits with the plug part of a part of the sensor, and also forms a blade holder that connects to an external lighting load and power source. forming a body, and disposing +1 in the recess of the lower opening of the body;
A part of the sensor is removably attached to the blade holder, and the blade part is fitted into the blade holder, and when the sensor part is removed from the blade holder, the external part connected to the blade holder is removed. An automatic flasher comprising a load inspection means on a blade cradle to turn the lighting load on or off.