JPH09282923A - Shade fitting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the appearance of a shade by providing the shade close to a ceiling, and to restrain the manufacturing cost by miniaturizing or eliminating a sheath. SOLUTION: A connecting and disconnecting tool of a luminaire to be fixed to a fitting surface such as a ceiling is formed of a slide claw 3 to be fitted to a luminaire main body 6 and an angle with hole to be fitted inside of a shade 7, and the slide claw 3 can be slid at a right angle against the connecting and disconnecting direction of the shade 7 and energized outside by a coil spring 4 so that it can move forward and backward, and the angle 2 with hole is hooked on the slide claw 3 when the slide 3 is positioned at an outside advance position, and the hook is released when the slide claw 3 is positioned at an inside retreat position. A pushing bar 5, of which tip is projected to a clearance between the luminaire main body 6 and the shade 7, is provided in the slide claw 3, and in the condition that the shade 7 is fitted, the pushing bar 5 is pushed so as to return the slide claw 3 from the outside advance position to the inside retreat position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure capable of easily attaching and detaching a shade for covering a lighting fixture body fixed to a ceiling, a wall or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A shade for covering a main body of a lighting fixture is easily attached and detached so that a fluorescent tube or a light bulb attached to the main body can be easily replaced, and is securely locked to the main body so as not to drop easily. Is important. For the attachment structure of these shades, for example, an attachment / detachment device as shown in FIG. 6 has been used. This attachment / detachment device includes a hook 14 of a main body 11 of a lighting fixture attached to a ceiling and a hook 16 hooked in a hole 15 formed in the hook 14.

To attach the shade 12 of Japanese style, first, the positions of the hook 14 and the hook 16 are aligned, and then the shade 1 is attached.
Push 2 from the bottom toward the body 11. Then hook 16
The hook 14 is pushed inward by the tip of the hook, and finally the tip of the hook 16 fits into the hole 15. Support bracket 1
Since the coil spring 4 is urged outward by the coil spring 18, the hole 15 securely hooks the lower surface of the hook 16. When removing the shade 12 from the main body 11, the support metal fitting 14 is pushed toward the center by the pusher 17 to move the hook 16 into the hole 15.
And remove the shade 12.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned attaching / detaching device, the pushing tool 17 is preferably placed above the support metal fitting 14 so that the support metal fitting 14 strongly urged outward can be easily pushed inward with a small force. It was necessary to provide it at a position distant from the fulcrum of No. 3, and therefore, the hook 13 above the shade 12 had to be formed wide. Then, the space between the ceiling 19 and the shade 12 is wide open, which is unsightly, and the molding cost of the main body is increased.

The shade mounting structure of the present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems. The shade is made closer to the ceiling to improve the appearance, and the manufacturing cost is reduced by reducing or eliminating the hook. It is an object.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a structure for mounting a shade, which is mounted on a lighting fixture main body fixed to a mounting surface such as a ceiling by a plurality of attaching / detaching devices. There, at least one attachment / detachment device includes a lock claw attached to the main body of the lighting device and a hooking part attached to the inside of the shade, and the lock claw is biased outward at right angles to the attachment / detachment direction of the shade. It is possible to move forward and backward, and the locking part is configured to be locked by the lock claw when the lock claw is in the outer forward position and released when the lock claw is in the inner retracted position, and the tip is in the gap between the luminaire main body and the shade. The locking claw is provided with a protruding long member, and the lock claw is pushed back from the outer forward movement position to the inner rearward movement position by pushing with the shade attached.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shade mounting structure in which a plurality of attaching / detaching devices are attached to a lighting fixture main body fixed to a mounting surface such as a ceiling, wherein at least one attaching / detaching device is inside the shade. The lock claw is attached to the lighting fixture body, and the locking claw is attached to the main body of the luminaire. The lock claw can be moved forward and backward by being biased outward at right angles to the attaching and detaching direction of the shade. It is configured to be hooked by the lock claw at the forward position and released at the inner retreat position, and the lock claw is provided with a long member whose tip projects into the gap between the shade and the lighting fixture body, and the shade is attached. In this state, the lock claw is pushed back from the outer forward position to the inner backward position.

The hooking portion may be a hole, a concave portion, a convex piece, or a bent portion.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an attaching / detaching device used in a shade attaching structure according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the attaching / detaching device of FIG. 1 when attached, and FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the shade. As shown in FIG. 1, the attachment / detachment device includes a slide box 1 made of synthetic resin, which is attached to the lighting device body 6, and an iron perforated angle 2 which is attached to the shade. The slide box 1 is a slide claw 3 that is arranged in the case so that it can move back and forth.
3 and a coil spring 4 for urging the slide claws 3 and 3 toward the outside of the luminaire main body 6 are incorporated, and a push rod 5 is integrally formed at the intermediate portion of the slide claws 3 and 3.

The perforated angle 2 is attached to the inside of the upper portion of the shade 7 as shown in FIG. 2, and the mounting position of the luminaire main body 6 corresponding to the perforated angle 2 is as follows.
A slide box 1 is attached. The slide claws 3 and 3 are inserted into the holes 2a and 2a of the perforated angle 2 to hook the shade 7. Here, the perforated angle 2 is the hooking portion, the slide claw 3 is the lock hook, and the push rod. 5 corresponds to the longitudinal member.

Next, the attachment of the shade 7 to the lighting fixture body 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. Shade 7
Is pressed against the luminaire main body 6, the upper end of the perforated angle 2 pushes the slant surface of the slide claws 3 in the vertical direction. Then, the slide claws 3 move toward the coil spring 4. Then, when the holes 2a, 2a of the perforated angle 2 pass over the tip positions of the slide claws 3, 3, the slide claws 3, 3 are moved to the holes 2a, 2a by the restoring force of the coil spring 4, as shown in FIG. Fit in In this way, the perforated angle 2 is hooked by the slide claws 3 and 3 and therefore does not fall even when the shade 7 is released. This state is the attachment completion state.

To remove the shade 7, one hand supports the shade 7 and the other hand pushes the push rod 5 toward the inside of the luminaire (right in the figure). At this time, the slide claws 3 and 3 integrated with the push rod 5 move inward, come out from the holes 2a and 2a of the perforated angle 2, and the hooking of the perforated angle 2 is released. In this way, the shade 7 is removed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a non-perforated angle 8 which is an alternative to the perforated angle 2. The slide claws 3 and 3 are bent portions 8.
It abuts against a. 8a and hooks the angle 8 without a hole corresponding to the hooking portion. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the attaching / detaching device used in the shade mounting structure according to the present invention, in which the two slide claws 3 are made into a slide claw 9 and a push rod 10 is provided. Is located between the upper part of the slide claw 9 and the upper surface of the lighting fixture body and the ceiling. With one slide claw, the width for hooking the angle is widened, so that the horizontal width of the attachment / detachment device can be reduced, and the gap between the ceiling and the shade is increased, which makes it easier to push the push rod 10. There is.

[0014]

The shade mounting structure according to the present invention makes it possible to reduce the thickness of the attachment / detachment device, so that the gap between the shade and the ceiling is small and the appearance is good, and since the hook is small or unnecessary, the molding cost can be suppressed. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an attachment / detachment device used in a shade attachment structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of a shade to which the attachment / detachment device of FIG. 1 is attached.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the attachment / detachment device of FIG. 1 in a mounted state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an angle of another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an attachment / detachment device according to another embodiment in an attached state.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a conventional attachment / detachment device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Slide Box 2 Perforated Angle (Hooking Part) 2a Hole 3,9 Sliding Claw (Locking Claw) 4 Coil Spring 5,10 Push Rod (Longitudinal Member) 6 Lighting Fixture Main Body 7 Shade 8 No Hole Angle (Latching Part) 8a Bent section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A shade mounting structure for mounting a plurality of attaching / detaching devices to a lighting device main body fixed to a mounting surface such as a ceiling, wherein at least one attaching / detaching device includes a lock claw attached to the lighting device main body. The lock claw is attached to the inside of the shade, and the lock claw can be moved forward and backward by being urged outward at a right angle to the attaching / detaching direction of the shade, and the lock part hooks on the lock claw when the lock claw is in the outer forward position. The lock claw is configured so that the hook is released when it is in the retracted position, and the tip projects into the gap between the luminaire main body and the shade, and the lock claw is pushed outward with the shade attached. A shade mounting structure characterized in that it is configured to push back from an advanced position to an inward retracted position. 2. A shade mounting structure which is mounted on a lighting fixture main body fixed to a mounting surface such as a ceiling by a plurality of attaching / detaching devices, wherein at least one attaching / detaching device is a lock claw attached inside the shade. The lock claw is attached to the main body of the luminaire, and the lock claw can be moved forwards and backwards by being biased outward at right angles to the attaching / detaching direction of the shade. The lock claw is configured so that the hook is released when it is in the retracted position, and the tip projects into the gap between the luminaire main body and the shade, and the lock claw is pushed outward with the shade attached. A shade mounting structure characterized in that it is configured to push back from an advanced position to an inward retracted position.