JPH08249902A - Emergency light - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Automatic lighting of the vicinity can be performed by automatically turning on the light when the commercial power is turned off or when it is removed from the holder. [Constitution] Case 3 for storing dry battery 9 and electric light 13
And a changeover switch 19 provided on the case 3 for turning on and off the electric light 13 connected in series to the dry battery 9 together with the electric light 13, and a holder 2 detachably holding the case 3. The changeover switch 19 is turned off by the electromagnet 25 provided on the holder 2 and constantly energized by receiving commercial power.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency light which is installed in a passageway such as a corridor or a wall surface in a room and is automatically turned on to illuminate in an emergency.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an emergency light that can be turned on to light the feet or the like is locked on a holder on the wall surface of an ordinary home or an accommodation such as an inn at the time of an emergency escape such as a fire at night. It is installed as described.

Such an emergency light has a very high utility value when the commercial power supply is cut off due to the above-mentioned fire or the like, a dry battery is housed inside the case, and just like a normal flashlight by a switch operation. It can be used for lighting by turning on.

[0004]

However, such an emergency light can basically be turned on by a switch operation similarly to a flashlight. For example, when the commercial power supply is cut off or an earthquake occurs, When an emergency light comes off the holder and falls, it is necessary to search for and pick up the emergency light in the dark, and in order to illuminate it, a switch must be operated, and as a result, an emergency escape can be made in time. However, there is a problem that human life is likely to be endangered.

The invention of claim 1 has been made by paying attention to the conventional problems as described above, and when the commercial power source is turned off or when the commercial power source is removed from the holder, the automatic lighting is performed, thereby automatically lighting the surrounding area. The purpose is to provide an emergency light capable of performing.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage battery is constantly charged by the commercial power source while being mounted on the holder, and the discharge power of the storage battery can be used to ensure lighting and lighting in an emergency. Moreover, the aim is to obtain an emergency light that can always maintain stable brightness even when it is repeatedly used.

[0007]

An emergency light according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a case for accommodating a dry battery and an electric light, and an on-light provided in the case and connected in series to the dry battery together with the electric light. , Switch for turning off,
A holder for detachably holding the case, and the selector switch in the case held by the holder is turned off by an electromagnet provided in the holder and constantly energized by a commercial power source. It is something that should be kept.

An emergency light according to a second aspect of the present invention is a case for accommodating a storage battery and an electric light, and a switch for turning on and off the electric light provided in the case and connected in series with the electric storage battery together with the electric light. A holder for detachably holding the case, and a holder provided on the holder,
An electromagnet for turning off the changeover switch in the case held in the holder by being constantly energized by receiving a commercial power source, and when the case is held in the holder, The storage battery is charged by a charger provided in the holder.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the case is held by the holder, the changeover switch on the case side is turned off by the electromagnet provided on the holder. Make sure that the electric lamp connected to the battery inside does not draw current from the battery.

However, when the case is removed from the holder or when the commercial power supply for supplying power to the electromagnet on the holder side is shut off, the electromagnet is deenergized and the changeover switch is turned on. Thus, the battery in the case can be used as a power source to turn on the light.

The emergency light according to the second aspect of the invention is
When a storage battery is accommodated in the case instead of the dry cell, and the case is held in the holder, the storage battery is supplied with electric power from a commercial power source to charge the storage battery, and the case is removed from the holder. Alternatively, when the commercial power source is cut off, the changeover switch is turned on by deenergizing the electromagnet, whereby the electric battery can be turned on by using the storage battery as a power source.

The storage battery can be charged by reattaching the case to the holder, and the emergency light can be reused while obtaining high lighting efficiency.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire emergency light of the present invention. Lamp body 1
Is a wall-mounted type holder for mounting (holding), and is shown separately.

The emergency light body 1 has a flange-shaped support piece 4 projecting from the outer periphery of the upper portion of the tubular portion 3 and a light-transmitting member mounted on the lower end of the tubular portion 3 by screwing or the like. It has a case K consisting of a cap part 6 with a part 5.

On the outside of the case K, a switch accommodating portion 7 for accommodating a later-described changeover switch is provided in a protruding manner.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing the internal structure of the emergency light body 1, in which reference numeral 8 denotes a substantially truncated cone whose one end is fixed to the bottom of the tubular portion 3. Two coil batteries 9 are mounted on the upper end of the coil spring 8 as shown in the figure.

A funnel-shaped metal reflector 11 is placed on the upper dry battery 9.

The base of the reflector 11 encloses the positive electrode 10 of the dry cell 9 with a constant gap therebetween.
2 is provided, and a base 14 which is one electric lamp side electrode of the electric lamp 13 is screwed into the cylindrical portion 12.

Further, at the center of the lower portion of the base 14, there is provided a protrusion 15 which is another electric lamp side electrode electrically insulated from the base 14, and the protrusion 15 is pressed against the upper surface of the positive electrode 10 of the dry battery 9. There is.

Further, the funnel-shaped reflection plate 11 has a flange-shaped projecting edge 16 on the periphery thereof, which is placed on the upper end opening edge of the cylindrical portion 3.

Then, with respect to the upper end opening edge, the above-mentioned protruding edge 1
6 is clamped and held, on the outer periphery of the upper end of the tubular portion 3,
A cap 6 having the light transmitting portion 5 is screwed in.

Reference numerals 17 and 18 denote long conductive plates. One of the conductive plates 17 has one end connected to the coil spring 8 and the other end provided in the switch housing 7 with a changeover switch. It is connected to one end of 19.

Further, the other conductive plate 18 has one end connected to the other end of the changeover switch 19 and the other end connected to the cylindrical portion 3
Of the metal reflection plate 11 is in contact with the projecting edge 16 of the metal reflection plate 11.

Therefore, the dry battery 9 is turned on by turning on (closing) the changeover switch 19 by an electromagnet described later.
Is supplied to the base 14 and the protrusion 15 of the electric lamp 13 through the conductive plates 17 and 18 and the metal reflection plate 11, and the electric lamp 13 is turned on.

In the switch accommodating portion 7,
In the changeover switch 19, the movable portion 19a is made of a ferromagnetic material, or the ferromagnetic material is attached to the movable portion 19a, while the fixed portion 19b is arranged so as to face the movable portion 19a. .

The movable portion 19a is provided with respect to the fixed portion 19b, as shown in FIG.
The spring 23 is constantly urged in the direction in which the first and second 22 are brought into contact with each other.

On the other hand, in FIG. 1, the holder 2 is
The upper piece 2a of the plate body is cut out in a circular arc shape as a supporting member for the case, and the lower piece 2b is also a mounting member for the case. .

Further, the side piece 2c connecting the upper piece 2a and the lower piece 2b is provided with an accommodating portion 24 projecting outward, and an electromagnet 25 is installed in the accommodating portion 24.

The electromagnet 25 is connected to the power cord 26 via the transformer T, and the plug 27 at the end of the power cord 26 can be inserted into an outlet provided on the wall surface of the room.

Next, the operation will be described. As described above, the holder 2 is attached to the wall surface in the corridor or the room, and the plug 27 at the end of the power cord 26 connected to the transformer T is connected to the outlet. It is plugged in.

Therefore, the electromagnet 25 receives a commercial power source via the transformer T and is energized.

On the other hand, the emergency light body 1 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, it is turned upside down and is always attached and held in the holder 2.

That is, in this mounting, a part of the outer periphery of the case K is inserted into the notch 2d of the upper piece 2a, and the supporting piece 4 of the case K is placed on the upper piece 2a.

At this time, the vicinity of the light transmitting portion 5 located under the case K is placed on the upper surface of the lower piece 2b of the holder 2.

When the case K is held in the holder 2 as described above, a part of the switch accommodating portion 7 provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 3 is fitted in the accommodating portion 24 of the holder 2, As shown in FIG. 3, the changeover switch 1
The movable part 19a of 9 is arranged to face the electromagnet 25.

Therefore, when the case K is mounted and held in the holder 2, the electromagnet 25 pulls the movable portion 19a toward the electromagnet 25 side against the self-contracting force of the spring 23. Contact 2 on fixed part 19b side
The contact 22 on the movable portion 19a side with respect to No. 2 is kept open.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the changeover switch 19 is turned off, the electric power of each dry cell 9 is changed to the electric lamp 1.
3 is not supplied and is turned off to prevent the dry battery from being consumed.

On the other hand, when the case K is detached and dropped from the holder 2 due to the interruption of the commercial power source or the great vibration due to an earthquake or the like, the changeover switch 19 itself is operated by the electromagnet 25. As it moves away, it is no longer affected by this electromagnetic force.

Therefore, the movable portion 19a of the changeover switch 19 is immediately moved to the fixed portion 19b side by the self-contracting force of the spring 23, and the contact 22 comes into contact with the contact 22.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, from the positive electrode 10 of each dry battery 9, the above-mentioned protrusion 15 → bulb filament → base 14 → metal reflector 11 → conductive plate 18 → selection switch 19 → conductive plate 17 → coil spring 8 → dry cell 9
The electric current flows through the negative electrode of and the electric bulb 13 is turned on.

As a result, even if the emergency light body 1 naturally falls due to the earthquake or the like, the light bulb 13 automatically lights up and illuminates the vicinity of the fall position, so that it can be easily searched for even at night. , Very effective for emergency evacuation.

If necessary, when the person is looking for something indoors at night, the emergency light body 1 can be optionally removed from the holder 2 by hand to use it as a flashlight for finding something. it can.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which shows an example in which a storage battery (not shown) can be housed in the case K in place of the dry battery 9 as shown in FIG. In addition to the configuration shown in FIG.
A charger 31 is installed inside.

The charger 31 is connected to the transformer T and a rectifier (not shown). The output terminals of the charger 31 are connected to the accommodating portion 24 via lead wires 32 and 33.
The contact plates 34, 35 provided on the inner surface of the are connected.

Each of the contact plates 34 and 35 has contacts 36 and 37, which can be brought into contact with the respective contact pieces 38 and 39 provided on the outer surface of the switch accommodating portion 7. ing.

The ends of the contact pieces 38, 39 penetrate a part of the cylindrical portion 3 and the inner conductive plates 17, 1 are formed.
8 is connected by welding or the like.

According to this embodiment, when the emergency light body 1 is held in the holder 2 as described above, the charger 31 is always in an operating state by receiving the commercial power source. To each lead wire 32, 33, each contact piece 38,
A storage battery, which replaces the dry battery, is charged through 39 and the conductive plates 17 and 18.

When the emergency light body 1 comes off the holder 2 in the event of an earthquake or the like, the storage battery changes the switch (the contact pieces 21 and 22 are closed at this time) 19
A current is passed through the electric lamp 13 via the, and it is turned on.

That is, as the DC power source for the emergency light, a storage battery can be used in addition to the dry battery 9. In this case, no matter how many times the emergency light body 1 is removed from the holder 2, charging can be performed by re-installation. This can be used repeatedly as an emergency and can contribute to resource saving measures.

It should be noted that both the dry battery 9 and the storage battery can be attached to the emergency light main body 1, and if these batteries are selected and used, the charger 31 is disconnected from the circuit when the dry battery 9 is attached. Needless to say, it is necessary.

[0051]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a case for accommodating a dry battery and an electric lamp, and an ON state of the electric lamp provided in the case and connected in series with the electric battery together with the electric lamp, The case, which has an off change-over switch and a holder that detachably holds the case, is held in the holder by an electromagnet that is provided in the holder and is constantly energized by receiving commercial power. Since the above-mentioned changeover switch inside is configured to be turned off, it is possible to perform automatic lighting in the vicinity by automatically turning on when the commercial power is turned off or when it is removed from the holder, and an emergency light for emergency evacuation. As a result, it is possible to obtain a very highly utilized one.

According to the invention of claim 2, a case for accommodating the storage battery and the electric light, a changeover switch for turning on and off the electric light, which is provided in the case and is connected in series with the storage battery together with the electric light. A holder for detachably holding the case; and an electromagnet provided in the holder for turning off the changeover switch in the case held by the holder by being constantly energized by a commercial power source. The storage battery is configured to be charged by the charger provided in the holder when the case is held by the holder, so that the storage battery should always be charged by the commercial power source while the holder is attached. This makes it possible to ensure reliable lighting and lighting in an emergency, and to ensure stable brightness even when used repeatedly. There is that effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of an emergency light main body in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the changeover switch in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of an emergency light according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Emergency Light Main Body 2 Holder 3 Case 9 Dry Battery 13 Electric Light 19 Changeover Switch 25 Electromagnet 31 Charger

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A case for accommodating a dry battery and an electric lamp,
A switch for turning on and off the electric lamp, which is provided in the case and is connected in series to the dry battery together with the electric lamp, a holder for detachably holding the case, and a commercial power source provided in the holder. And an electromagnet for turning off the changeover switch in the case, which is held by the holder by being constantly energized by the emergency light. 2. A case for accommodating a storage battery and a light,
A switch for turning on and off the electric lamp, which is provided in the case and is connected in series with the storage battery together with the electric lamp, a holder for detachably holding the case, and a commercial power source provided in the holder. Electromagnet for turning off the changeover switch in the case held by the holder by being constantly energized by the holder and the storage battery provided in the holder and holding the case by the holder. An emergency light with a charger to charge it.