JPH07201213A - Guide light - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a guide light in which a front display panel and a rear display panel can be easily attached and detached in consideration of heat influence. [Structure] The case body 1 is attached to the case base 3 and the case lid 5
Install and configure. The rear display plate 21 is provided on the case base 3, and the front display plate 66 is provided on the case lid 5. A lamp socket 36 having a rotation mechanism 35 on one side of the case base body 3.
And the lighting device 33 is arranged on the other side, and the single-base fluorescent lamp 37 is positioned in parallel and horizontally to the rear display plate 21. A charging device 34 is arranged above the lamp socket 36, and a secondary battery 38 is arranged below the charging device 34. Lamp socket 36 and secondary battery 38
Is less susceptible to the thermal influence of the lighting device 33. The case lid 5 is removed from the case base 3, the lamp socket 36 is rotated to the front side, and the single-base fluorescent lamp 37 and the rear display plate 21 can be easily removed, so that the operability is improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a guide light having a lamp positioned behind a front display panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional guide light of this type, for example, the structure described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-58684 is known.

In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-58684, a lamp is mounted in a lamp socket on a case base having a rear display plate, and a front opening formed in the case base has a case lid having a front display plate. Obstruct with the body. Also,
A lamp lighting device for lighting the lamp is arranged near the lamp socket. Then, by turning on the lamp, the front display plate and the rear display plate are illuminated to display.

[0004]

However, in the case of the guide light described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-58684, since the lighting device is arranged in the vicinity of the lamp socket, the lamp socket heats the lighting device. easily influenced.

Further, the lamp sockets are arranged on both the left and right sides, and the lighting parts must be arranged further laterally than the lamp sockets, and the size of the fixture becomes large in the width direction.

Further, when the front display panel or the rear display panel is attached or detached, the front display panel can be removed relatively easily by removing the case lid, but the rear display panel is mounted on the case base. The lamp must be removed after removing it.

Furthermore, since the guide light is generally mounted at a position where it is easy to see, it is often located at a relatively high place, and when working at a high place, the worker once steps on the stepladder when the lamp is removed. There is a problem in that the work may be complicated and the risk of the work may be increased, such as descending from and mounting the lamp.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a guide light in which the front display plate can be easily attached and detached in consideration of the influence of heat.

[0009]

A guide light according to claim 1 is provided with a box-shaped case base body having a front opening formed on the front side, and a translucent front display plate provided on the front side. A case main body having a case lid for closing the front opening of the case base; and a lamp socket in which the lamp can be mounted with the horizontal direction as the longitudinal direction and which is provided on the inner surface on one side of the case main body. The lighting device is provided on the inner surface of the other side of the case body opposite to the lamp socket.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a guide lamp according to the first aspect, wherein a rear display plate having a light-transmitting property is provided on a rear side of the case base, and the lamp socket is rotatable in a front-rear direction. There is something.

An induction light according to a third aspect is the induction light according to the first or second aspect, which is provided with a battery provided on an inner surface of one side of the case body on which the lamp socket is mounted.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an induction light according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the battery is provided below the lamp socket.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an induction light according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the battery is a secondary battery, and a charging device for charging the secondary battery is provided, the charging device being above the lamp socket. It was installed in.

The guide light described in claim 6 is the guide light according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the case body has a lower surface irradiation opening on the lower surface.

The guide light according to claim 7 is the guide light according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lighting device comprises an emergency lighting part for lighting the lamp in an emergency and a normal time for lighting the lamp in a normal time. A lighting unit is provided, and the emergency lighting unit and the normal lighting unit are housed in one unit.

[0016]

In the guide lamp according to the first aspect of the present invention, the lamp socket is disposed on the inner surface of one side of the case body, and the lighting device for lighting the lamp is mounted on the other inner surface of the case body. The lighting components are efficiently mounted on the case body without being easily affected by the influence of light.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the light guide according to the first aspect, the lamp socket provided on the case base having the rear display plate is formed so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. By removing the body and rotating the lamp socket to the front side, the lamp can be easily removed and the operability is improved.

The guide light according to claim 3 is the guide light according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the battery is provided on the inner surface of one side of the case body on which the lamp socket is mounted, so that the battery is thermally influenced by the lighting device. Since it does not receive light, the life can be extended and the lighting components are efficiently mounted on the case body.

The guide light according to claim 4 is the guide light according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the battery is provided below the lamp socket, so that it is less affected by the thermal effect of the lighting device. The life can be increased and the lighting components are efficiently mounted on the case body.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an induction light according to the third or fourth aspect, in which the battery is a secondary battery and the charging device for charging the secondary battery is provided above the lamp socket. The lighting components are efficiently mounted on the case body, being less susceptible to the thermal influence of.

The guide light described in claim 6 is the guide light according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the case main body has a lower surface irradiation opening on the lower surface, so that the lower part of the case main body can be effectively irradiated.

The guide light according to claim 7 is the guide light according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lighting device comprises an emergency lighting part for lighting the lamp in an emergency and a normal lighting for lighting the lamp in a normal time. Since the parts and are housed in one unit, the lighting parts are efficiently mounted on the case body,
The size of the device can be reduced.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the guide light of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a thin box-shaped case main body, and the case main body 1 has a front opening 2 having a front opening.
A case base 3 in the shape of a substantially square thin box in which is formed, and a case lid 5 having a rear surface opening 4 that closes the front opening 2 of the case base 3 and has a rear surface opened. It is as shown in 2.

Further, the case base 3 has a rear face portion 11 having a square shape, and a peripheral wall portion 12 is formed around the rear face portion 11 so as to rise toward the front side, and on the upper side of the peripheral wall portion 12. A plate-shaped positioning projection 13 for positioning with the case lid 5 is formed inside the peripheral wall 12 so as to project forward from the peripheral wall 12. The positioning projection 13 has a mounting recess at substantially the center thereof. 14 are formed. Further, on the side of the peripheral wall portion 12, similarly, a positioning recess for positioning with the case lid body 5 is formed.
15 is formed, and a lower surface irradiation opening 16 for lower surface irradiation is formed on the lower surface.

A rear opening is provided at the center of the rear section 11.
An opening 17 is formed, and L-shaped locking projections 18, 19 facing each other along the peripheral edge of the back opening 17 are provided above and below the back opening 17, respectively. Between 19
An acrylic rear display panel 21 on which pictograms are drawn is arranged.

The rear opening 17 is formed in the case base 3.
It may be formed by removing a knock-out portion (not shown) integrally molded with the above, and when the knock-out portion is still attached, it can be used as a guide light for single-sided display.

On the front surface side of the positioning protrusion 13, as shown in FIG.
As shown in, the locking recess is formed in a concave shape upward
22 are formed on each side.

Further, a locking mechanism is provided on the lower side of the peripheral wall portion 12.
25 are formed on each side. This locking mechanism 25
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, L-shaped protrusions 26, 26 facing the peripheral wall portion 12 along the front-rear direction in an L-shaped cross section, respectively.
Is provided, a locking recess 27 is provided between the L-shaped projections 26, 26, and an operating projection 28 is formed by a U-shaped cut groove 29 on the back side of the locking recess 27. An operation button 30 is formed on the outer surface side of the operation protrusion 28.

An external terminal block 31 and a terminal block 32 for internal wiring for connecting to an external power supply line and the like are provided on the upper portion of the back surface portion 11, and a charging device 34 is provided on the upper portion of the other side portion. ,
A lamp socket 36 having a rotating device 35 is arranged in the central part, a lighting device 33 is arranged on one side, and the lamp socket 36 has a U-shaped one-sided opening whose longitudinal direction is located horizontally. A gold fluorescent lamp 37 is connected, and a secondary battery 38 is arranged below.

A push button 39 for confirming lighting is provided on the lower surface.
Further, a pilot lamp 40 including a light emitting diode for confirming normality is provided.

Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the lighting device 33 includes a normal inverter 41 as a normal lighting unit, an emergency inverter 42 as an emergency lighting unit, and a switching unit 43 for switching between normal time and emergency. Is housed as a single unit to reduce the number of wires. The lighting device 33 is connected to a commercial AC power source E, which is connected to a power line (not shown), a secondary battery 38, and a single-base fluorescent lamp 37.
Are rechargeably connected by a charging device 34 connected to a commercial AC power source E. A pilot lamp 40 for charging display is connected to the charging device 34.

Although the charging device 34 is provided as a separate body, it may be housed in the lighting device 33 as one unit to further reduce the number of wires.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the case lid 5 has a square front surface 50, and a peripheral wall portion 51 is formed around the front surface 50 so as to rise toward the front side. A concave portion 52 is formed on the upper side of the peripheral wall portion 51 so as to be concave on the outer peripheral side of the positioning protrusion 13 of the case base body 3, and a protrusion portion 53 protruding forward is formed at the center of the concave portion 52. . Further, inside the peripheral wall portion 51, a locking projection 54 having a taper formed on the back side to be locked by the locking recess 22 is formed to project. Further, a positioning recess 55 is formed on the lower surface of the peripheral wall portion 51, and a positioning protrusion 56 for positioning the lower surface irradiation opening 16 is formed at the center of the positioning recess 55.

Further, a plate-like insert piece 57 is formed on the inner surface side of the peripheral wall portion 51 so as to protrude toward the back side and is inserted between the L-shaped projections 26, 26. The lower surface of the insert piece 57 is formed. The locking recess
A locking projection 58 that is locked to 27 is formed to project.

The front opening 50 is formed at the center of the front portion 50.
An opening 61 is formed, and abutting edges 62 and 63 are formed on both sides of the front opening 61 so as to project along the side edges, and the upper and lower locking portions are opposed to each other along the peripheral edge of the front opening 61. Ridge 6
4, 65 are provided, and an acrylic front display plate 66 on which a pictogram in a direction opposite to the pictogram of the rear display plate 21 is drawn is disposed between the locking projections 64, 65.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

When removing the case lid 5 from the state where the case lid 5 is attached to the case base 3 shown in FIG. 2, first, when both operation buttons 30 are pressed, the operation protrusions are pressed.
28 is curved inward, the locking projection 58 is pressed by the tapered surface of the locking recess 27, and the locking recess 27 of the locking projection 58 is pressed.
Is released, and the insertion piece 57 of the case lid 5 is an L-shaped protrusion.
The case base 3 and the case lid 5 are disengaged by moving forward along the space between 26 and 26.

Further, in this state, the locking recess of the case base body 3 is formed.
In a state where the locking projection 54 of the case lid 5 is locked to the case 22, the case lid 5 is rotated around the locking recess 22 and the locking projection 54 so that the case base 3 is removed from the case base 3 at a predetermined position. The case lid 5 is unlocked, and the case lid 5 is removed from the case base body 3.

Further, when the rear display plate 21 is removed from the case base 3, the lamp socket 36 is rotated forward by the rotating mechanism 35, and the single base fluorescent lamp 37 is removed from the front surface of the rear display plate 21. Remove the rear display panel 21 with nothing placed on the front surface of the rear display panel 21.

In this way, the lamp socket 36 is rotated by the rotating mechanism.
By rotating at 35 and removing from the front surface of the rear display panel 21, the rear display panel 21 can be easily removed from the case base 3.

On the contrary, when the single-base fluorescent lamp 37 is mounted on the lamp socket 36 and the case lid 5 is mounted on the case base 3, the lamp socket 36 is rotated by the rotating mechanism 35 as shown in FIG. By rotating the single-base fluorescent lamp 37 in parallel with the rear display plate 21, the locking projections 54 of the case lid 5 are locked to the locking recesses 22 of the case base 3, and the locking recesses 22 and the locking recesses 22 are locked. The case lid 5 is rotated around the protrusion 54.

Then, the insertion piece 57 of the case lid 5 is moved to the back side along the space between the L-shaped projections 26, 26, and the locking projection 58 of the insertion piece 57 is locked in the locking recess 22.

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, in order to eliminate the difference in brightness between the front display panel 66 and the rear display panel 21,
The peripheral portion of the single-base fluorescent lamp 37 may be a low reflectance portion 71 having a low gray-based reflectance, and the upper and lower portions of the low reflectance portion 71 may be a high reflectance portion 72 having a high white reflectance. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the front display plate
An interlocking mechanism 73 for interlockingly rotating the lamp socket 36 of the single-base fluorescent lamp 37 with opening and closing of 66 may be attached.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the lighting device 33 may be arranged offset to the front or rear of the lower part of the case body 1. Particularly, in the case of a guide light that does not require lower surface illuminance, the lighting device 33 can be efficiently mounted on the other side and the lower portion of the case base 3.

[0047]

According to the guide light of the first aspect of the present invention, the lighting device for lighting the lamp is mounted on one inner surface of the case body, and the lamp socket for mounting the lamp is arranged on the other inner surface. The lamp socket can be less affected by the heat of the lighting device.

According to the guide light of claim 2, claim 1
In addition to the above-mentioned guide light, since the lamp socket provided on the case base having the rear display plate is formed to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, the case lid is removed from the case base and the lamp socket is rotated to the front side. This makes it possible to easily remove the lamp and improve operability.

According to the guide light of claim 3, claim 1
Alternatively, in addition to the guide light described in 2, since the battery is provided on the inner surface on one side where the lamp socket of the case main body is mounted, the battery is not affected by the thermal effect of the lighting device, and the life can be extended. Since the components such as the lighting device are efficiently mounted on the case body, the size of the device can be reduced.

According to the guide light of claim 4, claim 1
In addition to the guide light described in any one of 1 to 3, the battery is provided below the lamp socket, so that the lighting device is less affected by the heat, so that the life can be further extended and parts such as the lighting device can be achieved. The device can be miniaturized because it is efficiently mounted on the case body.

According to the guide light of claim 5, claim 3
Alternatively, in addition to the guide light described in 4, the battery is a secondary battery, and the charging device for charging the secondary battery is provided above the lamp socket. Since the components are efficiently mounted on the case body, the device can be downsized.

According to the guide light of claim 6, claim 1
In addition to the guide light described in any one of 5 to 5, since the case main body has the lower surface irradiation opening on the lower surface, the lower part of the case main body can be effectively irradiated.

According to the guide light of claim 7, claim 1
In addition to the guide light described in any one of 6 to 6, the lighting device has an emergency lighting unit that lights the lamp in an emergency and a normal lighting unit that lights the lamp in a normal time, and the lighting device is a lighting device, etc. The components can be efficiently mounted on the case body, so that the device can be downsized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a guide light according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the same case base body.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the upper portion of the case body.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a lower portion of the above case base.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the vicinity of the lower portion of the above case base.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the same case lid.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a lower portion of the same case lid body.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a lower portion of the same case body.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the same as above.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a case substrate according to another embodiment of the same.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a case body according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view schematically showing a case body according to still another embodiment of the same.

FIG. 14 is a side view schematically showing the same case body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case Main Body 2 Front Opening 3 Case Base 5 Case Lid 16 Bottom Illumination Opening 21 Rear Display Plate 33 Lighting Device 34 Charging Device 36 Lamp Socket 38 Secondary Battery 41 Normal Inverter as Normal Lighting Unit 42 Emergency Lighting Unit Inverter 66 as front panel

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Sadao Kondo 4-3-1, Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Within Toshiba Litec Co., Ltd. (72) Kimihito Sato 4-3-1, Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Issue Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped case base having a front opening formed on the front side, and a front cover having a translucent front display plate disposed on the front side to close the front opening of the case base. The case body with the body and the lamp can be attached with the horizontal direction as the longitudinal direction,
An induction lamp comprising: a lamp socket provided on an inner surface on one side of the case body; and a lighting device provided on an inner surface on the other side of the case body opposite to the lamp socket. 2. The guide lamp according to claim 1, wherein a rear display plate having a light-transmitting property is arranged on the rear side of the case base, and the lamp socket is rotatable in the front-rear direction. 3. The guide light according to claim 1, further comprising a battery provided on an inner surface of one side of the case body on which the lamp socket is mounted. 4. The guide lamp according to claim 1, wherein the battery is provided below the lamp socket. 5. The guide lamp according to claim 3, wherein the battery is a secondary battery, and a charging device for charging the secondary battery is provided, and the charging device is provided above the lamp socket. 6. The guide light according to claim 1, wherein the case body has a lower surface irradiation opening on a lower surface. 7. The lighting device includes an emergency lighting unit that lights a lamp in an emergency and a normal lighting unit that lights the lamp in a normal time, and the emergency lighting unit and the normal lighting unit 7. The housing is housed in one unit.
Guide light of any one.