JPH04253090A - Name plate lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer a name plate which is easy in construction and eliminates the need for wiring although a nighttime lighting display function is, provided. CONSTITUTION:The name plate is formed of a box body 1 and can easily be constructed nearby the entrance of a building. Further, the box body 1 is provided with a solar battery 2 and an LED 3 which is powered by the solar battery 3 to emit light is put in the box body 1; and a transparent plate 4 for the name plate is provided to the front part of the box body 1 corresponding to the LED 3, the display of the transparent plate 4 for the name plate clearly appears by the light emission of the LED 3, and the solar battery 2 is used as the light source to eliminate the need for wiring.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nameplate illumination device that is installed near the entrance of a building on the front surface of an enclosure or gatepost to display a name, company name, etc.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional nameplates are made of wood or stone and are fixed to the front part of a building's exterior or gatepost near the entrance. In this case, the nameplate may be illuminated at night by a lighting fixture provided at the upper end of a gatepost or a lighting fixture built into a mailbox or the like. However, these lighting equipment did not illuminate the nameplate sufficiently, making it extremely difficult to see. In addition, the power source for these lighting devices is obtained by wiring from the building, and this wiring work is difficult.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a lighting fixture (B) is placed inside a mailbox (A), and a transparent plate for a nameplate ( There is also known a mailbox illumination device which is provided with c). In the mailbox illumination device, a mailbox (a) is fitted and fixed in an opening (e) formed through an outer envelope (d) near the entrance. In addition, an input slot (F) is formed on the upper front side of the mailbox (A), and an ejection opening (G) is formed on the lower side of the rear side, and a compartment space is formed below the input slot (F). - space (Q) is formed, and the partitioned space (Q) is formed.
A lighting fixture (b), which is a fluorescent lamp, is housed and fixed inside (g). Further, a transparent plate for a nameplate (c) is fitted and fixed to the front opening of the divided space (h).

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional mailbox lighting device described above, since the mailbox (a) is a mailbox, it is necessary to bury and fix the mailbox (a) through the outer envelope (d). was huge. In addition, the power for the lighting equipment (b) was obtained by wiring from the building, and this wiring work was also difficult.

The present invention was invented in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional technology, and its object is to provide a simple nameplate lighting device that is easy to install and does not require wiring work. .

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The nameplate illumination device of the present invention includes a nameplate formed of a box, a solar cell light-receiving section provided in the front part of the box, and an LED emitted from the solar cell as a power source. is housed in a box body, and a transparent plate for a nameplate is provided on the front part of the box body corresponding to the LED, and the above problem is solved by this configuration.

[0007]

[Function] In the nameplate lighting device of the present invention, since the nameplate is formed as a box, it can be easily installed near the entrance of a building by fixing it to the front part of the outer enclosure or gatepost. Moreover, the front part of the box is equipped with a solar cell light receiving part, and the LED is emitted from the solar cell as a power source.
is housed in the box, and a transparent plate for the nameplate is provided on the front of the box corresponding to the LED, so sunlight is received by the light receiving part of the solar cell and electricity is stored in the solar cell. The LED is emitted by electricity, and the light emitted from the LED passes through the transparent plate for the nameplate, and the display on the transparent plate for the nameplate is clearly displayed.It uses solar cells as a power source and does not require wiring work. It's unnecessary.

[0008]

[Embodiment] The nameplate illumination device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an embodiment of the present invention, in which the nameplate is formed of a box 1 and a light receiving part of a solar cell 2 is provided in the front part of the box 1. , an LED 3 emitted from the solar cell 2 as a power source is housed in a box 1, and a transparent plate 4 for a nameplate is provided on the front part of the box 1 corresponding to the LED 3.

The box 1 is divided into a rear box 5 and a front box 6, both of which are integrally injection molded into a rectangular box shape from synthetic resin. The rear box body 5 is embedded and fitted into a rectangular recess 8 formed in the front face of a gatepost 7 erected on the side of the entrance, and is fixed and fixed with screws 9. . The front box body 6 is fitted and fixed in the rear box body 5, and in this case, a locking convex portion 10 protruding inward from the opening edge of the rear box body 5 is attached to the front. The front box body 6 is locked in a locking recess 11 formed in the outer wall portion of the box body 6.
is removably fitted and fixed to the rear box body 5.

A circuit board 12 is built into the box 1, and the circuit board 12 is housed and fixed inside the front box 6, and the circuit board 12 includes a secondary battery as well as an LED 3. 13
, an oscillation output circuit, a sunshine discrimination switch circuit, and the like are provided. Further, a solar cell 2 is fitted and fixed near the upper end of the front surface of the front case 6, and the light receiving part of the solar cell 2 is exposed to the front of the front case 6.
and the circuit board 12 are electrically connected. Further, an opening hole in the shape of a last name is provided below the solar cell 2 on the front surface of the front box 6, and a transparent plate 4 for a nameplate formed in the same shape is inserted into the opening hole. It is fitted and fixed. Further, two LEDs 3 are positioned and fixed to the circuit board 12 so as to correspond to both surnames on the nameplate transparent plate 4.

In the nameplate lighting device of this embodiment, sunlight is received by the light receiving part of the solar cell 2 during the day and stored in the secondary battery 13 connected to the solar cell 2, and at night, the secondary battery 13 receives the sunlight. The oscillation output circuit is activated by the electricity stored in the battery 13, and the oscillation output causes the LED 3 to emit light.
3 passes through the nameplate transparent plate 4, and the last name shape of the nameplate transparent plate 4 is clearly displayed. The circuit in this case is as shown in FIG. That is, during the day, the sunlight discrimination switch circuit is in the OFF state and the oscillation output circuit does not operate, and as shown in FIG.
In addition, at night, the sunlight discrimination switch circuit is turned on, and as shown in FIG. 4(b), the electricity sufficiently stored in the secondary battery 13 causes the
D3 is the one that emits light.

Therefore, in the nameplate illumination device of this embodiment, since the nameplate is formed of the box 1 divided into the rear box 5 and the front box 6, near the entrance of the building,
The rear box body 5 is fixed in a recess 8 formed in the front part of the gate post 7, and the front box body 6 is fitted and connected to the rear box body 5, so that construction can be easily performed. Moreover, the front box body 6 of the same box body 1
A light receiving part of the solar cell 2 is provided in the front part of the solar cell 2.
LED which is emitted as a power source by the secondary battery 13 connected to
3 is housed and fixed in the front box 6, and a transparent plate 4 for a nameplate is provided on the front part of the front box 6 corresponding to the LED 3, so that the light receiving part of the solar cell 2 can be seen during the daytime. When sunlight is received, the LED 3 is efficiently emitted at night by electricity stored in the secondary battery 13 connected to the solar cell 2, and the light emitted from the LED 3 is transmitted through the nameplate transparent plate 4, The display on the nameplate translucent plate 4 is clearly visible, and since the solar cell 2 is used, no wiring work is required. or,
In the nameplate lighting device of this embodiment, the solar cell 2, the LE
Since each member such as the D3 and the circuit board 12 is provided on the front box body 6 side, there is also an effect that repair work can be easily performed by removing the front box body 6.

[0013] In the nameplate lighting device of the present invention,
The embodiments shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 may also be used. That is, in the nameplate lighting device of this embodiment, the rear box body 5 is attached and fixed to the front part of the outer enclosure body 15, and the front box body 6 is fitted and fixed on the outside of the rear box body 5. It is something that will be done. In this case, the locking protrusion 10 protruding outward from the opening edge of the rear box 5 and the locking protrusion 10 protruding from the inner wall of the front box 6 are engaged with each other. It is something that or,
A circuit board 12 on which circuits 14 such as an LED 3, a secondary battery 13, an oscillation output circuit, and a sunlight discrimination switch circuit are provided is housed and fixed on the rear box body 5 side, and the circuit board 12 and the front box body 6 side are provided with a circuit board 12. The solar cell 2 provided is a relatively long cord.
Electrical connection is made at the The box 1 consisting of a rear box 5 and a front box 6 has a horizontally elongated shape, and a solar cell 2 is provided on one side of the front surface of the front box 6, and a nameplate is provided on the other part of the front surface. A transparent plate 4 is provided.

Furthermore, in the nameplate illumination device of the present invention, various forms can be adopted as the transparent plate 4 for the nameplate, as shown in FIG. That is, in FIG. 7(a), the entire front part of the box 1 is formed of the nameplate transparent plate 4, and the front side of the nameplate transparent plate 4 has a character-shaped panel 16 mixed with a light diffusing agent. is pasted. In addition, in FIG. 7(b), the entire front part of the box 1 is formed of a transparent plate 4 for a nameplate, and the front surface of the transparent plate 4 for a nameplate has a character shape with an uneven surface. An acrylic colored panel 17 is attached. In addition, in FIG. 7(c), a through hole 18 opened in the shape of a letter is bored in the front part of the box body 1 formed of a non-transparent material, and the rear face of the front part of the box body 1 is bored. A transparent plate 4 for a nameplate is attached to. In addition, in FIG. 7(d), the entire front part of the box body 1 is formed of a transparent plate 4 for a nameplate, and a groove 19 carved in the shape of a letter is formed on the surface of the transparent plate 4 for a nameplate. It is formed. Further, in FIG. 7(e), a large opening 20 is formed in the front part of the box 1 made of a non-transparent material, and the transparent plate 4 for the nameplate is removable in the opening 20. On the surface of the nameplate translucent plate 4, a surname, company name, etc. are appropriately drawn using an oil-based writing instrument or the like.

[0015]

[Effects of the Invention] As mentioned above, in the nameplate lighting device of the present invention, since the nameplate is formed as a box, it can be easily fixed to the front part of the outer wall or gatepost near the entrance of the building. In addition, the front part of the box body is equipped with a light receiving part of the solar cell, and an LED that uses the solar cell as a power source is housed in the box body, and the front surface of the box body corresponding to the LED is housed in the box body. Since the transparent plate for the nameplate is provided in the section, the display on the transparent plate for the nameplate is clearly displayed by light emission from the LED, and since the power source is a solar cell, no wiring work is required.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a nameplate lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention in an installed state.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same embodiment in a construction state.

FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram in the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows the operating state in a block circuit diagram of the same embodiment, where (a) is a schematic block circuit diagram during daytime operation, and (b) is a schematic block circuit diagram during nighttime operation.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a nameplate lighting device according to another embodiment in an installed state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the same embodiment in a construction state.

FIG. 7 illustrates the form of a light-transmitting plate for a nameplate according to the present invention, and (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) are cross-sectional views showing different forms of a light-transmitting plate for a nameplate. be.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a conventional example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Box body 2. Solar cells 3 LED 4 Translucent plate for nameplate

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A nameplate is formed of a box body, a light receiving part of a solar cell is provided in the front part of the box body, an LED emitted from the solar cell as a power source is housed in the box body, and a box corresponding to the LED is provided. A nameplate lighting device that includes a transparent plate for nameplates on the front of the body.