JPS6116406A - Illuminator - 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 of invention] The present invention relates to a lighting fixture using a rod-shaped fluorescent lamp.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Various types of lighting equipment have been provided in the past, each of which includes a reflector disposed to face a rod-shaped fluorescent lamp, and a pair of closed end plates that close openings at both ends of the reflector and enable multiple transmission wiring. There is.

In this type of lighting equipment, a socket mount is attached to the end of the equipment body or the rod reflector, and a lamp socket is attached to this mount. For this reason, conventional lighting fixtures have the disadvantage of having a large number of parts and a large number of assembly steps, resulting in high costs. Further, in conventional lighting equipment, a knockout is provided on the closed end plate, and the knockout is removed to connect the feed wiring.

By the way, this knockout is quite small and
Since removal work is required, there is a drawback that the number of man-hours is large and the work is troublesome when a plurality of lighting fixtures are arranged in a straight line.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting fixture that can eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks.

[Summary of the invention]

The lighting equipment according to the present invention is formed by cutting and raising a socket/mounting piece into a pair of closed end plates which are provided by closing the openings at both ends of a reflector plate disposed facing a rod-shaped fluorescent lamp. The lamp socket is characterized in that a wire passage portion for the transmission wiring is formed in the cut and raised portion, and a lamp socket for supporting the rod-shaped lamp socket is attached to the socket mounting piece.

According to this lighting fixture, since the lamp socket is attached to the socket attachment piece provided by cutting and raising a part of the closed end plate, the socket attachment base that was conventionally necessary can be omitted. As a result, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps can be reduced compared to the conventional method, so that costs can be reduced. and,
By cutting and raising the socket mounting piece on the closed end plate, a wire passing section is provided, and the feed wiring can be passed through this, so when multiple lighting fixtures are arranged in a straight line, it is easier to This eliminates the need to remove the knockout and form the wiring section, and since the wiring section is formed in a size that corresponds to the width of the lamp socket, the wiring work for the wiring section can be simplified. can also be easily done.

[Embodiments of the invention]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with respect to a recessed lighting fixture shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a reflector made of sheet metal, and the one in this example has a structure in which oblique side walls 3 are integrally provided on both sides of a horizontal wall 2. The roof locking 7 langes 4 are integrally bent. A stabilizer 5 is attached to the center of the lower surface of the horizontal wall 2 by screws or the like, and a pair of cover mounting brackets 6 are attached by welding or screwing the stabilizer 5 between them. It is attached with a stopper, etc. Furthermore, a cover 7 having a V-shaped cross section is provided on the lower surface of the horizontal wall portion 2 to cover the stabilizer 5, cover mounting bracket 6, etc., and this cover 7 has decorative screws 8 screwed into the cover mounting bracket 6. It is fixed in place. The cover 7 is made of sheet metal, has the same length as the reflector 1, and also serves as a reflector, and socket passages 9 are formed by cutouts or the like at both ends of the cover 7, respectively.

Closed end plates 10 made of sheet metal are attached to both ends of the reflecting plate 1 to close the end openings, respectively.

At the periphery of the closed end plate 10, a fitting flange 11 that overlaps the outer surface of the end of the reflecting plate 1, and a ceiling locking flange 12, both ends of which overlap the outer surface of the flange 4, are bent integrally. I'm being kicked. The reflective plate 1 and the closed end plate 1θ may be screwed or welded at their overlapping parts, or so-called claw fasteners, etc., where a claw provided on either one is passed through a slot provided on the other and bent. connected by.

The instrument main body 1 is formed by the reflector 1 and the pair of closed end plates 10.
3 is formed. This main body 13 can be tightened by passing the hanging delts of the ceiling part through a plurality of mounting holes (not shown) provided in the horizontal wall part 2, and then screwing the +f bolts together with the bolts. Alternatively, each of the seven lunges 4 and 12 is placed against the ceiling surface and recessed so that it can be attached to the ceiling.

The closed end plate 10 is provided with a socket mounting piece 14 and a wire passage portion, for example, a through hole 15, respectively. The socket mounting piece 14 is formed by cutting and raising a part of the closed end plate 10 inward at a position covered by the cover 7, and has a concave shape, for example. It is provided. Furthermore, the through hole 15 is used to route power lead wires, etc., and is passed through a square hole formed by cutting and bending the socket mounting piece 14. Further, a lamp socket 16 is attached to the socket attachment piece 14. lamp socket 16
has a receiving groove 16h, and can be mounted by inserting this into the socket mounting piece 14. In this installation, the back surface of the lamp socket 16 is in contact with the inner surface of the closed end plate 10, and the lamp socket 16 passes through the socket passage part 9 and faces the side wall 3 laterally. is prominent. Note that by arranging the two-ring socket 16 horizontally, the device main body 1 can be made thinner than when arranging it vertically. Further, a rod-shaped fluorescent lamp (not shown) is supported between the opposing lamp sockets 16, and therefore, the rod-shaped fluorescent lamp and the reflecting plate 1 are provided facing each other.

In the lighting fixture having the above structure, a lamp socket 16 is attached to a socket attachment piece 14 cut and raised in the closed end plate 10. Therefore, the socket mount that was conventionally required can be omitted.

Therefore, the number of parts is reduced [7] and the structure is simplified, the number of assembly steps can be reduced, and it can be obtained at low cost. The through hole 15 can be formed at the same time by pressing when the socket mounting piece 14 is cut and raised. Furthermore, the through hole 15 is formed to be quite large according to the width of the lamp socket 16. Therefore, when arranging a plurality of lighting fixtures in a straight line, the work of wiring the power supply lead wires etc. through the through hole 15 can be carried out if the through hole 15 is opened in advance as described above. , and because the through hole 15 is large, this can be done easily.

Further, the present invention may be implemented as shown in FIG. - In this embodiment, the instrument body 13 is formed by a pair of reflecting plates 1' and a pair of closing plates 10. Reflector 1'
An opposing wall portion 1a is integrally bent at the inner edge of the horizontal wall portion 2, and this wall portion 1a has a metal fitting guide groove 1b along the longitudinal direction and socket passage portions IC at both ends.

A pair of reflecting plates 1' are arranged with opposing walls 1a facing each other, and a closed end plate 10 is provided to connect both reflecting plates 1' and to close the end openings of both reflecting plates 1'. . The socket mounting piece 14 of the closed end plate 10 and the through hole 15 serving as a wire passage section are provided so as to be located between the opposing wall portions 1a. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a ballast mounting plate for supporting the ballast 5, which is fixed across the horizontal wall portions 2 of both reflecting plates 1'. Further, reference numeral 22 denotes a hanging metal fitting through which a hanging side rod is inserted, and this is provided so as to be movably engaged with the metal fitting guide groove 1b. Further, the cover 7 has an upper elastic locking edge 7a that locks on the lower edge of the opposing wall portion 1a to close the opening between these wall portions 7a.

Note that the other structures are the same as in the above embodiment.

Therefore, this embodiment can also achieve the intended purpose of the present invention.

Although each of the above-mentioned embodiments is configured as described above, the present invention can also be implemented in a pair of lighting fixtures. In addition, the present invention can be applied not only to recessed lighting fixtures, but also to direct-mounted lighting fixtures and hanging lighting fixtures that are hung from the ceiling via pipes. The wire passage portion may be formed by a hole or a notched groove.

In addition, when the lighting fixtures are arranged continuously in a straight line, it is possible to close the through hole of the lighting fixture located at the end where the feed wiring is not connected with a suitable closing material as appropriate. Furthermore, in the lighting device of the present invention, an opening cover may be attached to cover the opening at the lower end of the device main body. In addition, in carrying out the present invention, the specific structure, shape, position, etc. of the reflector, closed end plate, socket mounting piece, wire passage section, wire insert, etc. shall be It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be implemented in various ways.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, and since the present invention is based on the configuration described in the claims, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and assembly man-hours by omitting the socket mounting base that was conventionally necessary, and to reduce costs. Easier wiring work when multiple lighting fixtures are arranged in a straight line, etc.
The effect is huge.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 4 show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is a sectional view, and FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view. be. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1.1'...Reflector plate, 10...Closed end plate, 14...
・Socket mounting piece, 15... Wiring section (through hole), 16...
・Ranzosoke, To. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] A lighting device comprising a reflector disposed facing a rod-shaped fluorescent lamp, and a pair of closed end plates that close openings at both ends of the reflector and enable feed wiring, each of the closed end plates as described above. is formed by cutting and bending a socket mounting piece, and a wire passing portion for the feed wiring is formed by cutting and bending the socket mounting piece, and a lamp socket that supports the rod-shaped fluorescent lamp is attached to the socket mounting piece. Lighting equipment characterized by: