JPH0597169A - Holding jig of lighting fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Purpose] Along with being able to hold lighting fixtures of various lengths,
An object of the present invention is to obtain a holding device for a luminaire, which can be made light in weight and can be reduced in cost during recovery. [Structure] A pair of holders 1 and 2 which are arranged apart from each other in accordance with the length of the lighting fixture 9 and support both ends in the lengthwise direction of the lighting fixture 9, respectively, are formed. ,
The bottom plate 3, end plates 4 provided at both ends of the bottom plate 3 in the lengthwise direction, a back plate 5 that extends over the end plates 4 and extends substantially at right angles to the bottom plate 3, and the back plate 5. At least one partition plate 6 fixed to at least one of the bottom plate 4 and having a plurality of storage parts 8 formed between the end plates 4 for storing and holding the end parts of the lighting fixture 9 opened from the upper surface to the front surface. It is characterized by

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a holding device suitable for stacking and holding a plurality of lighting fixtures for storage or transportation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional holding device for a luminaire of this type is
As shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-40373, a plurality of crosspieces are horizontally installed between side frames of a storage body having a rectangular frame structure having a length corresponding to the length of a lighting fixture. A partition wall is formed in accordance with the width of the lighting fixture, and the lighting fixture is housed and placed between the partition walls on the crosspiece.
A plurality of storage bodies that store and hold a plurality of lighting fixtures in this manner are stacked on a pallet and transported together with the pallet.

[0003]

However, since the conventional holding device is sized according to the length of the luminaire, there is a problem that it cannot be used for holding other luminaires having different lengths. there were. Furthermore, since the conventional holding device has a frame structure and a plurality of crosspieces, there are problems that the number of parts is large and the structure is complicated, and the weight is heavy. In addition, since the conventional holding device has a structure that maintains the same posture both during use and at the time of collection after use, there is a problem in that a large space is required for transportation accompanying collection, and therefore the collection cost is high. ..

It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting fixture holding device which can hold lighting fixtures of various lengths, can be made light in weight, and can be reduced in cost during recovery.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a holding device for a lighting fixture according to the present invention is arranged at a distance from each other according to the length of the lighting fixture, and both ends of the lighting fixture in the longitudinal direction are arranged. It is formed from a pair of holding bodies that respectively support the parts, and these holding bodies are connected to the bottom plate, end plates respectively provided at both ends in the length direction of the bottom plate, and the end plates that extend substantially perpendicularly to the bottom plate. And a back plate provided on the bottom plate and at least one of the back plate and the bottom plate. And at least one partition plate formed.

[0006]

In the holding device having the above-mentioned structure, the storage portion opened from the upper surface to the front portion stores and holds the end portion of the lighting fixture, and the end plate and the partition plate are in the width direction of the lighting fixture held in the storage portion. The back plate prevents the luminaire held in the housing from moving in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the pair of holders holds the plurality of lighting fixtures side by side with each other. The pair of holders are arranged apart from each other, and the distance between them can be set arbitrarily, so that the lighting fixtures of various lengths can be held by adjusting this distance. Further, since the pair of holders respectively store and hold only the end portions of the lighting fixture, there is no need for a component for connecting the holders to each other. Further, since the storage portions of both holders are open from the upper surface to the front as described above, the bottom plates of both holders can be made to face each other and these end plates and partition plates can be inserted alternately. Therefore, both holders can be assembled in a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 8, the holding device according to the present embodiment is formed of a pair of holding bodies 1 and 2 which are arranged so as to be separated according to the length between both ends of the lighting fixture 9. These holders 1 and 2 have the same structure and are provided with a bottom plate 3, an end plate 4, a back plate 5, and a partition plate 6 as shown in FIGS.

The bottom plate 3 is a rectangular plate material. The end plates 4 having a substantially square shape are fixed to both ends of the bottom plate 3 in the longitudinal direction along the vertical direction. The lower end portions of the end plates 4 project below the lower surface of the bottom plate 3 to form leg portions 4a. A back plate 5 made of a rectangular plate material extends over both end plates 4 and is provided at right angles to the rear edge of the bottom plate 3.

The height dimension A of the back plate 5 is the height dimension B of the end plate 4.
Therefore, the upper edge 5a of the back plate 5 projects more than the upper end of the end plate 4. The protrusion dimension C is the same as the protrusion dimension D of the leg portion 4a. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the rear end face of the bottom plate 3 and the lower end face of the back plate 5 are adjacent to each other with their traverses abutted, and a groove shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 3 and the back plate 5 is provided between these two end faces. The engaging recessed portion 7 is formed. The depth E of the engagement recess 7 is substantially the same as the protruding dimension C of the upper edge 5a.

The partition plate 6 is fixed to the bottom plate 3 and the back plate 5 and is provided in parallel with the end plates 4, and partitions the end plates 4 to form a plurality of storage portions 8. Each storage portion 8 is opened from the upper surface to the front surface, and stores and holds the end portion of the lighting fixture 9 (see FIG. 8 and the like) having the straight tube fluorescent lamp 9a. These partition plates 6 have a substantially square shape, and the height dimension F thereof is substantially the same as the height dimension A of the back plate 5. Further, the height dimensions A and F of the back plate 5 and the partition plate 6 are set to be slightly longer than the thickness dimension G (see FIG. 6) of the luminaire 9, respectively, and the luminaire 9 during transportation.
The vertical movement of the is minimized.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 8, a cushioning material 10 is provided at the bottom of each storage portion 8. The cushioning material 10 is used to prevent the lighting device 9 from being damaged during transportation.

In order to hold the luminaire 9 using the holding device having the above-mentioned structure for transporting or storing the luminaire 9,
A pair of holders 1, 1 on the pallet 11 (see FIGS. 7 to 9).
Place 2 apart from each other. In this case, the installation position is determined according to the length between both ends of the luminaire 9. Next, the end portions in the length direction of the luminaire 9 are inserted into the accommodating portions 8 of the holding bodies 1 and 2 facing each other from above to accommodate the luminaires over the holding bodies 1 and 2. Hold 9

As described above, the pair of holders 1 and 2 are arranged apart from each other, and the distance between them can be arbitrarily determined. Therefore, by adjusting this distance, the luminaire 9 of various lengths can be held. .. Therefore, this holding device has high versatility.

Moreover, the holding device includes a pair of holding bodies 1 and 2.
Since there is no need to connect parts to each other, the number of parts is small and the structure is simple. Therefore, it can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, the weight can be reduced as the number of parts is reduced, which is advantageous in transportation and the like.

A holding device that holds a plurality of lighting fixtures 9 side by side between a pair of holding bodies 1 and 2 is shown in FIG.
You can stack as many as you need. In this stacking, the vertically adjacent holding bodies 1 and 1 and the holding bodies 2 and 2 are arranged such that the legs 4a of the end plate 4 in the upper holding body and the upper ends of the end plates 4 in the lower holding bodies and By engaging the end face of the back plate 5 in the length direction, the holders 1, 2
Is positioned along the length of the. Similarly, the holding recesses 7 of the upper holding member and the upper edge 5a of the back plate 5 of the lower holding member are positioned so that the holding members 1 and 2 are not separated from each other. Therefore, pallet 1
The plurality of holding devices stacked on one another are held so that their stacked state does not collapse.

The holding device holding the luminaire 9 as described above is moved together with the pallet 11 and the luminaire 9 is moved.
Will be transported to the work site where it will be mounted on the ceiling. After this use, the holding device is retrieved and reused.

At the time of recovery, one of the holders 1 and 2 is turned upside down so that the bottom plates 3 are vertically opposed to each other and overlap each other, so that the end plates 4 of the holder 1 as shown in FIG.
The partition plate 6 and the partition plate 6 are housed in the storage portion 8 of the holding body 2, and the end plate 4 and the partition plate 6 of the holding body 2 are fixed to the holding body 1.
It can be stored in the storage part 8 of. Such a combination can be realized by opening the storage portions 8 of the holding bodies 1 and 2 from the upper surface to the front surface.

As a result, the end plates 4 and the partition plates 6 of the two holding bodies 1 and 2 are alternately inserted, and the two holding bodies 1 and 2 are assembled into a rectangular parallelepiped shape to show the packing form of the holding device at the time of recovery. Can be made small. The packing shape is, for example, about 1/6 to 1/8 of the volume of the posture in which the lighting fixture 9 is held.

The used holding device is assembled in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as described above, and then placed on the pallet 11 as shown in FIG. 7 and collected. Since the packing is small as described above, Collection costs can be reduced.

10 to 18 show an embodiment suitable for holding a system ceiling lighting fixture. As shown in FIGS. 15, 17 and 18, mounting fixtures 16 mounted on a ceiling support bar (not shown) are attached to both ends in the length direction of the system ceiling lighting fixture 15 via tightening screws 17, respectively. The fittings 16 can be rotated by loosening the tightening screw 17, and have an L-shaped mounting portion 16a that engages with the ceiling support bar.

The holding device has a notch so as to be suitable for holding such a lighting fixture. That is, each of the end plate 4 and the partition plate 6 included in the pair of holding bodies 1 and 2 is formed with a notch 18 extending over the upper end surface and the front surface thereof. The horizontal support surface 18a of each notch 18 is engaged with the placing portion 16a. The configuration other than the points described above and the point that this holding device does not include a cushioning material is the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore, the same reference numerals are given to the same structural parts and the description thereof will be omitted. .. Also in the structure of the second embodiment, the intended purpose of the present invention can be achieved for the same reason as in the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the end portion of the luminaire 15 is mounted on the support surface 18a of the cutout 18 at the mounting portion 16a as shown in FIG. Partition plates 6 across or adjacent to each other
Supported across each other. With such a support structure, the reflector 15a included in the lighting fixture 15 can be floated from the bottom plate 3.

Therefore, in order to prevent dust from accumulating on the reflector 15a, the luminaire 15 is held downward with the plate 15a facing downward, but the weight of the luminaire 15 is not fixed to the reflector 15a but to the mounting bracket 16. Therefore, the reflector 15a is not subjected to its own weight. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the reflector 15a from being deformed during transportation.

In order to make it suitable for holding a system ceiling lighting fixture, as shown in FIG. 19, a notch 18 provided in each of the end plate 4 and the partition plate 6 is provided with an angle formed by the upper end face and the front face thereof. You may implement it by removing a part and providing from the upper end surface.

[0025]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, since the lighting fixtures of various lengths can be held by adjusting the distance between the pair of holders arranged apart from each other, the versatility is improved. In addition to being expensive, there is no need for a component that connects the pair of holders to each other, so the structure is simple and the weight can be reduced. In addition, the end plates and partition plates of both holders can be inserted in a staggered manner, and the bottom plates can be made to face each other to form a rectangular parallelepiped shape. It can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pair of holding bodies that constitute a holding device according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a vertically separated arrangement.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the holding bodies according to the first embodiment stacked vertically.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line ZZ in FIG. 2 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an end portion of a pair of holding bodies separated in the vertical direction according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a part of a holding body to which a cushioning material is attached according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a part of a holder that supports a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the holding device according to the first embodiment is stacked on a pallet for recovery.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the holding device according to the first embodiment together with a lighting fixture.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of holding devices according to the first embodiment hold a lighting fixture.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a pair of holders that form a holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a vertically separated arrangement.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the holding bodies stacked vertically according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY in FIG. 11 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an end portion of a pair of holding bodies separated in the vertical direction according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state in which the holding device according to the second embodiment is stacked on a pallet for recovery.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the holding device according to the second embodiment together with a lighting fixture.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a state in which a number of holding devices according to the second embodiment hold a lighting fixture.

FIG. 17 is a front view showing a part of a holder that supports a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a part of a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a holding body that forms a holding device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2 ... Holder, 3 ... Bottom plate, 4 ... End plate, 5 ... Back plate, 6 ...
Partition plate, 8 ... Storage section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of holders, which are arranged apart from each other in accordance with the length of the luminaire and respectively support both ends in the length direction of the luminaire, the holders comprising a bottom plate and a bottom plate. End plates provided at both ends in the length direction of the bottom plate,
A back plate that extends over these end plates and extends substantially at right angles to the bottom plate, and is fixed to at least one of the back plate and the bottom plate, and opens from the top surface to the front surface to accommodate the end portion of the lighting fixture. A holding device for a lighting fixture, comprising: at least one partition plate having a plurality of storage portions formed between the end plates.