JPH08148013A - Luminaire - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve the assembling property and efficiently guide light into a translucent panel. CONSTITUTION: This luminaire is provided with a main body 1 fixed with a pair of sockets 2 for fitting a lamp 5 near both ends; a cover 3 formed into a nearly box shape opened on one face side, arranged with an opening 3b on the main body 1 side, storing the lamp 5, and having a slit 3a on the other face side; and a plate-like translucent panel 4 inserted into a slit 3a on one end 4a side and protruded from the cover 3 at the other end 4b side. The sockets 2 are fixed to opposite plate-like socket holding members 6 protruded to the slit 3a side of the cover 3 from the main body 1, and a panel fitting member 4c protruded in nearly the perpendicular direction to the translucent panel 4 is provided. A panel fitting member 4c is hooked on the end of a slit 3c, one end 4a side of the translucent panel 4 is nearly brought into contact with the socket holding member 6, and the translucent panel 4 is hooked on the cover 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a luminaire, and more particularly to a luminaire having a plate-shaped translucent panel disposed on the front side of a lamp with one end facing the lamp. is there.

[0002]

15 and 16 show a conventional luminaire, which comprises a body 1 and a socket 2.
And a cover 3 and a translucent panel 4,
A straight tube type fluorescent lamp 5 is mounted and used.

The main body 1 is long, and a pair of sockets 2 are fixed to one surface side near both ends in the longitudinal direction so as to face each other, and a lamp 5 is provided between the sockets 2.
It is configured to be attached to the ceiling, which is the building frame, on the other side.

The cover 3 is made of a non-translucent material and is substantially box-shaped and has one opening and a slit 3a on the other surface. The opening 3b side faces the main body 1 side. The lamp 5 is provided so as to substantially cover the lamp 5 mounted in the socket 2 except for the main body 1 side.

The translucent panel 4 is formed of a translucent member in a plate shape. One end 4a side thereof is inserted into the slit 3a of the cover 3 and the other end 4b side thereof projects from the cover 3. Is fixed to the cover 3. That is, the panel mounting member 4c having an L-shaped cross section is adhered to both surfaces of the one end 4a of the translucent panel 4 by, for example, an adhesive or the like to form a substantially T shape together with the translucent panel 4. The translucent panel 4 to which 4c is attached is inserted by inserting the other end 4b into the slit 3a from the side of the opening 3b of the cover 3, and fixing the panel attaching member 4c to the end of the slit 3a of the cover 3 with a screw 4d. 3, the cover 3 is fixed to the main body 1 so as to substantially cover the main body 1 on which the lamp 5 is mounted from the lamp 5 side which is the front side.

Therefore, in the luminaire having such a structure, the light from the lamp 5 is transmitted from the end face on the one end 4a side of the translucent panel 4 disposed on the front side of the lamp 5 to the translucent panel 4.
And is emitted to the outside from the portion exposed from the cover 3 of the translucent panel 4. For this reason, it is generally performed that the surface of the translucent panel 4 is provided with a portion that allows light to be easily emitted to the outside, and the light is used as various displays.

[0007]

However, in the conventional lighting apparatus configured as described above, it is necessary to use the four screws 4d to fix the translucent panel 4, and the cover 3, The panel mounting member 4c and the panel mounting member 4c need to be machined for that purpose, and the screwing work is troublesome, resulting in poor assembling workability.
To efficiently guide light from the lamp, the lamp 5 and the translucent panel 4
Is required to be a predetermined distance, but that distance is less likely to be a desired distance due to the influence of the attachment of the cover 3 and the light traveling from the socket 2 to both ends of the main body 1 is lost. However, there is a problem in that the light from the lamp 5 is not efficiently introduced into the translucent panel 4.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an illuminating device which improves the assemblability and allows the light to be efficiently introduced into the translucent panel. is there.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a main body 1 having a pair of sockets 2 for mounting a lamp 5 near both ends thereof. And a substantially box-like shape having an opening on one surface side, and the opening 3b
Is disposed as the main body 1 side to accommodate the lamp 5, and the cover 3 is provided with the slit 3a on the other surface side, and the one end 4a side is inserted into the slit 3a and the other end 4b side is from the cover 3. Projecting plate-shaped translucent panel 4
In the luminaire comprising:
Plate-shaped socket holding members 6 facing each other and provided so as to project from the main body 1 to the slit 3a side of the cover 3.
Fixed to the light-transmitting panel 4 at one end 4a of the light-transmitting panel 4.
And a panel mounting member 4c protruding substantially vertically is provided, and the panel mounting member 4c is attached to the slit end 3c.
The light transmission panel 4 is locked to the cover 3 by substantially abutting the one end 4a side of the light transmission panel 4 to the socket holding member 6.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the luminaire according to the first aspect, a power supply component 7 for the lamp 5 is attached to the side of the front body 1 opposite to the lamp 5. The main body 1 is attached to a building body through an auxiliary main body 8 having a mounting hole 8a.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, in the luminaire according to claim 1 or 2,
The main body 1 is provided with a lamp facing piece 1a facing the lamp 5.
And a bent piece 1b bent from the lamp facing piece 1a to the opposite side of the lamp 5, and the bent piece 1b is formed.
The holder 9 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is attached to the lamp facing piece 1a.
And a battery 10 is attached to the holder 9.
Is retained.

[0012]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the present invention has a main body 1 to which a pair of sockets 2 for mounting the lamps 5 are fixed in the vicinity of both ends, and a substantially box-like shape with one side open. The cover 3 is provided with the opening 3b as the main body 1 side to accommodate the lamp 5, and the slit 3a is provided on the other surface side, and the slit 3 is provided on the one end 4a side.
In a lighting fixture having a plate-shaped light-transmitting panel 4 inserted into a and the other end 4b thereof protruding from the cover 3, the socket 2 is projected from the main body 1 to the slit 3a side of the cover 3. One end 4 of the translucent panel 4 is fixed to the provided plate-like socket holding members 6 facing each other.
a is provided with a panel mounting member 4c that projects in a direction substantially perpendicular to the translucent panel 4, the panel mounting member 4c is locked to the end of the slit 3a, and the translucent panel 4 is provided.
Since the one end 4a side of the light-transmissive panel 4 is substantially brought into contact with the socket holding member 6 and the light-transmissive panel 4 is locked to the cover 3, the light-transmissive panel 4 can be mounted without using screws, and the panel mounting member 4c Ensures a predetermined distance between the translucent panel 4 and the lamp 5, and further, the light emitted from the lamp 5 to the socket 2 side is reflected to the translucent panel 4 side by the socket holding member 6. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the luminaire according to the first aspect, a power supply component 7 for the lamp 5 is attached to the front side of the main body 1 opposite to the lamp 5. Since the main body 1 is attached to the building body through the auxiliary main body 8 having the attachment holes 8a, the power feeding component 7 is provided on the main body 1 without being affected by the attachment holes 8a or the like.
Power supply component 7 of the main body 1
The back side of the surface on which the is attached does not contact the building frame, and there is a space for good heat dissipation.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, in the luminaire according to claim 1 or 2,
The main body 1 is provided with a lamp facing piece 1a facing the lamp 5.
And a bent piece 1b bent from the lamp facing piece 1a to the opposite side of the lamp 5, and the bent piece 1b is formed.
The holder 9 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is attached to the lamp facing piece 1a.
Since the battery 10 is held by the holder 9 with a gap provided between the holder 10 and the battery 10, the battery 10 is unlikely to be affected by the heat of the lamp 5, and the holder 9 contacts the battery 10 to dissipate the heat of the battery 10. Increase the area.

[0015]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the luminaire of the present invention, which comprises a main body 1,
It has a socket 2, a cover 3, a translucent panel 4, and a socket holding member 6, and a straight tube type fluorescent lamp 5 is mounted and used.

The main body 1 is provided with a long lamp facing piece 1a facing the lamp 5, and a pair of plate-shaped socket holding members 6 are provided on one surface side near both ends in the lengthwise direction so as to face each other. Is stuck. Then, a pair of sockets 2 are fixed so as to face each other in the vicinity of the substantially central portion of each socket holding member 6, and a lamp 5 is mounted between the sockets 2 and a mounting side of the lamp 5 of the main body 1 and A power feeding component (not shown) such as a ballast is disposed on the other side, which is the opposite side, and is configured to be attached to the ceiling, which is the building frame. That is, the tip of the socket holding member 6 on the non-main body side is configured to protrude from the tip of the socket 2, and the tip is bent so as to be substantially parallel to the lamp facing piece 1 a of the main body 1.

The cover 3 is made of a non-translucent member and is substantially box-shaped and has one side opening and a slit 3a provided on the other side. The opening 3b side faces the main body 1 side. It is fixed to the main body 1 so that the lamp 5 mounted in the socket 2 is housed in the space defined by the lamp facing piece 1a of the main body 1.

The translucent panel 4 is formed of a translucent member in a plate shape. One end 4a side thereof is inserted into the slit 3a of the cover 3 and the other end 4b side thereof projects from the cover 3. Is attached to the cover 3. That is, the panel mounting member 4c having an L-shaped cross section is adhered to both surfaces of the one end 4a of the translucent panel 4 by, for example, an adhesive or the like to form a substantially T shape together with the translucent panel 4, and the panel mounting is performed. The translucent panel 4 to which the member 4c is attached is inserted into the slit 3a from the opening 3b side of the cover 3 at the other end 4b, and the panel attaching member 4c
While being brought into contact with the slit end portion 3c,
One end 4a of the translucent panel 4, which is one end side of the translucent panel 4, or the panel mounting member 4c is brought into contact with and fixed to the end portion of the socket support member 6 on the non-main body side.

In the luminaire having such a structure, the lamp 5
Light is guided to the inside of the translucent panel 4 from the end surface on the one end 4a side of the translucent panel 4 arranged on the front side of the lamp 5, and is exposed from the portion exposed from the cover 3 of the translucent panel 4 to the outside. Is released to. For this reason, it is generally performed that the surface of the translucent panel 4 is provided with a portion that allows light to be easily emitted to the outside, and the light is used as various displays.

Because of this structure, in the lighting equipment of this embodiment, one end 4a of the translucent panel 4 is used.
Alternatively, the panel mounting member 4c is held and fixed between the socket support member 6 and the slit end portion 3c at one end side thereof, and can be mounted without using a screw for good assembling, and the tip of the panel mounting member 4c is By abutting on one end 4a side of the translucent panel 4, the distance between the translucent panel 4 and the lamp 5 is automatically secured at a predetermined distance, and the light emitted from the lamp 5 to the socket 2 side is Reflected by the socket holding member 6 toward the transparent panel 4 side,
The light from the lamp 5 can be efficiently guided to the translucent panel 4, which improves efficiency.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the lighting equipment of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the socket holding member is not provided and the socket 2 is directly fixed to the main body 1. The other points are the main body 1 and the auxiliary main body 8, and the other points are configured in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment.

The main body 1 has a substantially flat plate-shaped lamp facing piece 1a facing the lamp 5, and a bent piece 1b formed by bending a side end of the lamp facing piece 1a in a substantially vertical direction. The cross-section is formed in a substantially L shape, and the opposite side of the lamp facing piece 1a from the lamp 5, that is, the surface on the side where the bent piece 1b is provided is a power supply such as a ballast. A pair of sockets 2 are directly fixed so as to face each other, without providing a socket holding member, on the surface side where the component 7 is mounted and the lamp is mounted.

Similarly, the auxiliary main body 8 has a substantially L-shaped cross section and is provided with mounting holes 8a and the like on both surfaces thereof, and one of the surfaces has a vertically protruding main body near both ends thereof. A support member 8b is provided, and the main body support member 8b is provided with a screw hole for attaching the main body 1 and the cover 3. Further, the auxiliary main body 8 has separate L-shaped surfaces for fixing to the ceiling or the wall which is the building body, and the lamp facing piece 1a of the main body 1 is brought into contact with the main body supporting member 8b. It is fixed to the main body 1 by screwing with a screw, and further, from the socket 2 side thereof, the slit 3a is covered with the cover 3 in which the translucent panel 4 is locked,
The cover 3 is fixed to the cover 3 by screwing it. At this time, one end 4a of the translucent cover 4
The side is in contact with the tip of the socket 2 so that the distance to the lamp 5 becomes a predetermined value.

With this construction, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the lighting fixture of this embodiment can be easily mounted on both the ceiling surface and the wall surface by the auxiliary body 8. If the main body 1 is removed from the auxiliary main body 8 for maintenance and inspection work, upward work can be reduced and maintenance and inspection work can be performed easily. In addition, the power feeding component 7 can be freely arranged on the main body 1 without being affected by the mounting holes 8a and the like, the temperature design thereof is easy, and the lamp having the surface on which the power feeding component 7 of the main body 1 is mounted is a lamp. The back surface side of the facing piece 1a does not contact the building frame and has a space, so that the heat dissipation is improved. Even if the device does not include the light-transmitting panel as shown in FIG. 5, if the main body having the power feeding component is attached to the building body through the auxiliary main body as shown in this embodiment. In addition, the effects peculiar to the present embodiment such as the ability to freely arrange the power feeding component on the main body are achieved.

FIGS. 6 to 10 show a third embodiment of the lighting equipment of the present invention. The difference from the second embodiment is that the bending piece 1b of the main body 1 holds the battery 10. The third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the holder 9 is provided.

The holder 9 has a substantially U-shaped cross section formed by a plate-shaped front piece 9a and side pieces 9b bent from both ends thereof in a substantially vertical direction in the same direction, and further opened in the U-shape. A mounting piece 9c is provided at the end of the side piece 9b, which is the tip, and a mounting piece 9d on which the battery 10 is placed by bending from the lower end of the side piece 9b to the side piece 9b facing each other.
Is provided and configured. The width of the front piece 9a and the side piece 9b is determined by the size and the number of the batteries 10 housed in the front piece 9a.
0, the width of the side piece 9b is made equal to the diameter dimension of one of the batteries 10, and the width of the front piece 9a and the side piece 9b.
The height of b from the mounting piece 9d is equal to or higher than the height of the battery 10, and when the battery 10 is housed, the side wall of the battery 10 comes into contact with the surrounding members.

In the holder 9 thus constructed, the battery 10 is placed on the placing piece 9d, and the bending piece 1 of the main body 1 is placed.
The mounting piece 9d is substantially parallel to the lamp facing piece 1a, and is fixed to b so that a gap D is formed between them. At this time, the side wall of the battery 10 is bent. Piece 1
b, the front piece 9a of the holder 9, and the side piece 9b.

Generally, when the temperature of the battery 10 rises too much, its characteristics cannot be maintained sufficiently. Therefore, in a device using a battery, it is necessary to devise a device for reducing the temperature, but in the lighting device of the present embodiment, the battery 10 has the lamp facing piece 1a of the main body 1 because it is configured as described above. Even if the lamp facing piece 1a is warmed by the heat of the lamp 5 while being held by the holder 9 attached to the bent piece 1b with a gap D between the and
Through the substantially U-shaped holder 9 through the air layer of
The battery 10 is less susceptible to the heat of the lamp 5, and the holder 9 and the bent piece 1b abut on the side wall of the battery 10 to increase the heat dissipation area of the battery 10, thereby dissipating the heat of the battery 10.

11 and 12 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the third embodiment described above.
The holder 9 has the same structure as the first embodiment except for the above.

The holder 9 is substantially U-shaped and has the same shape as that of the third embodiment. The width dimension of the front piece 9a is substantially the same as the width of the battery 10 and the width of the side piece 9b is the same as that of the battery 10. The front piece 9a is abutted and fixed to the main body 1, and the battery 10 is mounted on the mounting piece 9d at the lower end of the side piece 9b, and the side opened in a U-shape is at both ends. It is configured to hold the battery 10 by locking a stopper 9f having a locking claw 9e. Even with this structure, the same effect as that of the third embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 13 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the fourth embodiment, the U-shaped open end portions of the holder 9 are bent to the opposite side pieces 9b. The battery 10 is formed to have a diameter smaller than that of the battery 10, and the other configurations are substantially the same as those of the fourth embodiment.

With this structure, in the lighting equipment of this embodiment, in addition to the effects of the fourth embodiment, the adhesion between the side piece 9b and the side wall of the battery 10 is improved, Furthermore, the heat dissipation of the battery 10 is improved, and the temperature rise of the battery 10 can be suppressed.

FIG. 14 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In the fourth embodiment, the width of the front piece 9a of the holder 9 is made narrower than the diameter of the battery 10 and the U-shape. The side piece 9b that opens in a circular shape is formed with a waveform corresponding to the diameter of the battery 10 so that the side wall of the battery 10 comes into close contact with the holder 9
The cross-section is substantially dharma-shaped, and the other parts are configured in substantially the same manner as in the fourth embodiment.

With this structure, in the lighting equipment of this embodiment, in addition to the effect of the fifth embodiment, the adhesion between the side piece 9b and the side wall of the battery 10 is further improved, Further, the surface area of the holder 9 is increased, the heat dissipation area of the battery 10 is increased, and the heat dissipation of the battery 10 can be achieved.
The temperature rise of 0 can be further suppressed.

In the third to sixth embodiments, the luminaire is described as having the translucent panel 4, but the luminaire is not provided with the translucent panel 4. Whatever the lighting fixture, if the holder as described above is fixed to a portion other than the lamp facing piece by providing a gap between the lamp facing piece and the lamp facing piece, even such a lighting fixture can reduce the battery temperature. The same effect is achieved with respect to reduction.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, the light-transmitting panel can be attached without using screws and is easy to assemble, and the tip of the panel attaching member is light-transmitting. By abutting on one end side of the panel, the distance between the translucent panel and the lamp is automatically secured at a predetermined distance, and the light emitted from the lamp to the socket side is transmitted to the translucent panel side by the socket holding member. The light from the lamp can be efficiently guided to the translucent panel, and the efficiency is improved.

In addition, in the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the power feeding component can be freely arranged on the main body without being affected by the mounting holes and the like. The temperature is easy to design, and the back side of the lamp facing piece, which is the surface of the main body on which the power feeding component is attached, does not contact the building frame and has a space, so that the heat dissipation is good.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1 or 2, the bent piece in which the battery has a gap with the lamp facing piece of the main body Even if the lamp facing piece is warmed by the heat of the lamp held by the holder supported by the lamp, the heat passes through the substantially U-shaped holder through the air layer in the gap, so the battery is It is less susceptible to the influence, and the holder and the bent piece contact the side wall of the battery to increase the heat dissipation area of the battery, so that the heat dissipation of the battery can be further achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a part of a main part of a first embodiment of a lighting fixture of the present invention as viewed from a side surface side.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a part of the same as seen from the front side of the cross section.

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded perspective view without the above translucent panel.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of a third embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the same holder.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional side view of a holder accommodating the above battery.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the main part of the above.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a heat flow of the above.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a main part of a fourth embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the above holder.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an essential part of a fifth embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the main parts of a sixth embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a part of a conventional lighting fixture viewed from the side.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a partially disassembled state of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 main body 1a lamp facing piece 1b bent piece 2 socket 3 cover 3a slit 3b opening 3c slit end 4 translucent panel 4a one end 4b other end 4c panel mounting member 5 lamp 6 socket holding member 7 power supply component 8 auxiliary body 8a mounting hole 9 Holder 10 Battery

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A main body to which a pair of sockets for mounting a lamp are fixed near both ends, and a substantially box-like shape having an opening on one side, and the opening is arranged as the main body side to accommodate the lamp, In a lighting fixture comprising a cover having a slit provided on the other surface side and a plate-shaped translucent panel having one end inserted into the slit and the other end protruding from the cover, the socket is provided in the main body. To the slit side of the cover, which is provided so as to project toward the slit side of the cover, and is fixed to the mutually opposing plate-shaped socket holding members, and a panel mounting member is provided at one end of the translucent panel so as to protrude in a direction substantially perpendicular to the translucent panel. The mounting member is locked to the slit end, and one end side of the translucent panel is brought into substantial contact with the socket holding member to lock the translucent panel to the cover. Lighting equipment characterized by. 2. A power supply component for the lamp is attached to a side of the main body opposite to the lamp, and the main body is attached to a building body through an auxiliary main body having a mounting hole. The lighting fixture according to claim 1. 3. The main body is formed by including a lamp facing piece facing the lamp and a bent piece bent from the lamp facing piece to a side opposite to the lamp, and the bent piece has a cross section of a substantially cross section. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a U-shaped holder is fixed to the lamp facing piece with a gap provided therebetween to hold the battery in the holder.