JP2702850B2 - lighting equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting fixture which is directly attached to a surface to be mounted such as a ceiling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional lighting apparatus of this type is, for example, shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12, the apparatus main body 1 and a wiring case body 2 formed on the upper part of the apparatus main body 1 are mechanically detachably connected to each other, and attached to a mounting surface 3 such as a ceiling surface shown in FIG. Attachment 4 and lid 5 attached to wiring case 2
It is composed of

The wiring case 2 has a substantially box shape, a load side electric wire insertion hole 7 is formed at the center of the bottom surface 6, and the upper surface and one side surface are opened. Further, two opposite side surfaces 8 and 8 are bent from the bottom surface 6, and locking pieces 10 and 10 having engaging holes 9 project inward from upper end edges of these side surfaces 8 and 8, respectively. Has been established. Also, the side surfaces 8, 8
A mounting hole 12 for a screw 11 is formed in a lower part near the opening of the screw.

The mounting body 4 has a mounting surface 13 to be mounted on the surface 3 to be mounted. A power line insertion hole 14 is formed in the center of the mounting surface 13, and opposing side ends of the mounting surface 13 are provided. At the edge, the sides 15, 15 are provided by bending in the vertical direction.
Engagement pieces 17, 17 each having a claw portion 16 that engages with the engagement hole 9 of the wiring case body 2 are provided at lower end edges of 5, 15 so as to be bent in the vertical direction.

A mounting piece 19 provided with a mounting hole 18 having an open end for screw mounting is provided vertically below both ends of the lid 5, and the lid 5 is rotatable by screws 11. Is attached to the wiring case body 2.

Next, a method of mounting the above-mentioned conventional lighting equipment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 12, the mounting surface 13 of the mounting body 4 is mounted and fixed to the mounting surface 3 such as a ceiling surface with screws or the like (not shown). Next, while lifting the instrument body 1, the locking pieces 10, 10 of the wiring case body 2 are moved from the longitudinal direction of the engaging pieces 17, 17 so as to be in contact with the mounting surface 3 and the engaging pieces 17, 17. The locking pieces 10, 10 are positioned between them, and the locking pieces 10, 10 are placed on the engaging pieces 17, 17 of the mounting body 4, and the claw portions 16 are
And the wiring case 2 is attached to the attachment 4.

In this state, as shown in FIG.
A power supply wire 21 led out of the mounting surface 3 through the power supply wire insertion hole 14 of the mounting body 4 and a load side electric wire 22 led out of the appliance body 1 through the load side electric wire insertion hole 7 of the wiring case 2. Are connected, and a vinyl tape 23 is attached to the connection portion to perform insulation treatment. Each of the power supply line 21 and the load side electric wire 22 is 2
The power supply line and one ground line,
It consists of a 3-core F cable with a diameter of 1.6mm or 2.0mm.

Next, the power supply line 21, the load-side electric wire 22, and the connecting portion are inserted into an area surrounded by the wiring case 2 and the mounting body 4. Then, the cover 5 is attached to the opening on the side surface of the wiring case 2, and the screws 11 are inserted into the mounting holes 11 of the wiring case 2 and the mounting holes 17 of the cover 5, and tightened. Is attached to the wiring case body 2.

[0010] Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 13, a terminal block 24 is attached to the cover 5, and the power supply line 21 and the load side electric wire 22 are connected to the terminal block 24, and then the cover 5 is connected to the wiring case 2. The screw is installed.

[0011]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional luminaire, the work of connecting the power supply line 21 and the load-side electric wire 22 is performed in the vicinity of the mounting surface 3 such as a ceiling. The work has to be performed with the hand extended upward so as not to hit the mounting surface 3 such as a ceiling, and there is a problem that workability is poor.

Further, since the power supply line 21 and the load-side electric wire 22 are both hard three-core F cables, the hard power supply line
It was difficult to insert the 22 and the load-side electric wire 23 through the narrow opening of the wiring case 2.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a lighting fixture which can easily perform wiring and mounting operations.

[0014]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lighting apparatus comprising: a mounting member mounted on a mounting surface; and a device main body removably mounted on the mounting member. The mounting body is provided on the mounting surface to be mounted on the mounting surface, a first side surface portion provided by being bent substantially vertically from one end of the mounting surface, and a bending surface provided on the first side surface portion. A first engaging portion having a first arm portion, a second side portion provided by being bent from the other end of the mounting surface substantially in parallel with the first side portion, and a second side portion provided with the second side portion. A second engagement portion having a second arm portion that is shorter than the first arm portion and that is substantially parallel to the first arm portion and that is provided on a side surface of the device. A first side surface and a second side surface formed substantially parallel to the first side surface portion and the second side surface portion; It is formed on the first side and the second side is obtained and a engaging hole for engaging a respective said first arm portion and second arm portions.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lighting apparatus comprising: a mounting body attached to a surface to be mounted; and a device main body detachably mounted on the mounting body. A mounting surface to be mounted on the mounting surface, and a first surface bent substantially vertically from one end of the mounting surface.
And a mounting body side engaging portion having a mounting body side arm portion provided by being bent on the first side surface portion, and formed substantially parallel to the first side surface portion from the other end of the mounting surface. A second side surface portion having an attachment body side engagement hole, wherein the appliance body has an appliance body side engagement hole which engages the attachment body side arm portion formed substantially parallel to the first side surface portion. A first side surface, a second side surface formed substantially in parallel with the second side surface portion, and a length different from the mounting body side arm portion provided on the second side surface. And a device body side engaging portion having a device body side arm portion engaged with the attachment body side engaging hole substantially parallel to the body side arm portion.

[0016]

According to the lighting apparatus of the first aspect, the mounting surface of the mounting body is mounted on the mounting surface, and the first engaging hole of the lighting device main body has the first engaging hole.
By engaging the arm portions, the device main body can be hung with the first arm portion engaged with the first engagement hole as a hinge, so that work such as wiring can be easily performed. And
Since the second arm portion is shorter than the first arm portion, after the work such as wiring is completed, the second arm portion is connected to the second engagement portion without removing the first arm portion from the first engagement hole. By engaging with the holes, the instrument body is easily attached and fixed to the attachment body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the lighting apparatus, the mounting surface of the mounting body is mounted on the mounting surface, and the longer one of the device body side arm portion and the mounting body side arm portion is mounted on the mounting body side engaging hole or the device body side. By engaging with either one of the engagement holes, the instrument body can be hung as a hinge with the longer one of the instrument body side arm portion or the attachment body side arm portion engaged with one of the engagement holes. , Wiring and other operations can be performed easily. Since the other of the appliance body side arm portion and the attachment body side arm portion is shorter than the longer one of the appliance body side arm portion or the attachment body side arm portion engaged with one of the engagement holes, wiring and other work is performed. After the end, without removing the longer one of the appliance body side arm portion or the attachment body side arm portion from one of the engagement holes, the shorter one of the appliance body side arm portion or the attachment body side arm portion is engaged with the other. By engaging with the holes, the instrument body is easily attached and fixed to the attachment body.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a lighting fixture according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 31 denotes an appliance main body, and a box-shaped wiring case body having an open upper portion is provided on an upper portion of the appliance main body 31.
32 are formed. A socket 33 is connected to the lower surface of the device main body 31 as shown in FIGS.

The wiring case body 32 is provided on the bottom surface 34 with a terminal block 36 having an insertion hole 35 formed therein. The terminal block 36 is connected to a load-side electric wire (not shown) from the instrument body 31. The four sides of the bottom surface 34 have side surfaces 41 and 4 respectively.
2, 43 and 44 are bent in the vertical direction. A first side surface 41 is bent at one end of the bottom surface 34, and a rectangular engaging hole 45 is formed in the side surface, and the other end of the bottom surface 34 faces the first side surface 41. In addition, a second side surface 43 parallel to the side surface 41 is bent, and an engagement hole 45 is formed in the second side surface 43.
An engagement hole 46 having the same shape as that of FIG. Further, a substantially convex hole 47 is continuously formed in the upper part of the engagement hole 46,
An upper portion of the substantially convex hole 47 is a mounting hole 48 for screwing.

On the other hand, 51 is a mounting bracket as a mounting body.
The mounting bracket 51 has a rectangular mounting surface 53 that is mounted on the mounting surface 52, and mounting holes 54 for screw mounting are respectively formed near four corners of the mounting surface 53 and near the center. A power supply line insertion portion 56 through which a power supply line 55 derived from the mounting surface 52 is inserted is formed.

At two side edges of the mounting surface 53 facing each other, substantially rectangular positioning pieces 57, 57 are provided by being bent in the vertical direction, respectively.
A substantially L-shaped hook 58 as a first engaging portion and a substantially L-shaped hook 58 as a second engaging portion are provided at the center of two opposing side edges adjacent to the side edge provided with 57. A character-shaped hook 59 is provided to be bent in the vertical direction.

The hook 58 is provided by bending a first side surface portion 61 provided from the mounting surface 53 and by bending a front end edge of the side surface portion 61 to the mounting surface 53 side in a horizontal direction. A first arm 62 and a locking portion 63 protruding from the inner edge of the arm 62 to the mounting surface 53 side.

The hook 59 has a second side surface 64 parallel to the side surface 61 provided by being bent from the mounting surface 53, and a distal end of the side surface 64 extending outward from the mounting surface 53. A second arm portion 65 provided in a horizontal direction, that is, bent in the same direction as the bending direction of the arm portion 62, and a second arm portion 65 protruding from the inner end edge of the arm portion 65 to the mounting surface 53 side. And the locking portion 66. The length of the side portion 64 is substantially the same as that of the side portion 61, but the length of the arm portion 65 is shorter than the length of the arm portion 62. Further, a mounting hole 68 into which a fixing screw 67 is mounted is formed in the side surface portion 64.

Next, the mounting operation of the lighting fixture of this embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, a screw 69 is inserted into the mounting hole 54 of the mounting bracket 51, and the mounting surface 53 of the mounting bracket 51 is mounted and fixed to the mounting surface 52 with the screw 69. Next, the power line 55
Is inserted through the power supply line insertion portion 56 to be led out from the mounting surface 52, and the derived coating at the distal end is peeled off. And this power line
Reference numeral 55 denotes a three-core F cable having a diameter of 1.6 mm or 2.0 mm, which is composed of two power supply leads and one ground wire.

Next, the hook 58 of the mounting bracket 51 is engaged with the engaging hole 45 of the wiring case body 32 of the appliance body 31, and the wiring case body 32 and the appliance body 31 are suspended obliquely.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, with the hook 58 fitted in the engaging hole 45, the instrument main body is operated like a hinge.
Rotate and push up 31 to position vertically on mounting surface 52, position side surface 41 of wiring case body 32 on arm portion 62 engaged with engagement hole 45, The distal end abuts against the locking portion 63, and the wiring case body 32 is positioned on the hook 58 side of the mounting bracket 51 perpendicularly to the mounting direction. In this state, the power supply line 55 led out from the mounting surface 52 is connected to the terminal block 36. That is, when the power supply line 55 is connected to the terminal block 36, the lower portion of the mounting bracket 51 except for the hook 58 is opened, and the wiring case body 32 is largely opened.
Connection work is easily performed. Further, since the heavy appliance body 31 is supported by the arm 62 of the mounting bracket 51 via the wiring case 32, the connection operation is performed safely.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, with the hook 58 fitted in the engagement hole 45, the instrument body 31 is rotated in the hanging direction like a hinge, and the arm portion of the hook 59 is moved. 65 engaging hole
Then, the screw 67 is inserted into the mounting hole 48 and the mounting hole 68, and the side surface 43 of the wiring case 32 and the side surface 64 of the hook 59 are screwed, and the wiring case 32 is attached to the mounting bracket. Attach and fix to 51. Then, the lamp 37 and the reflection shade 38 are attached to the socket 33 of the instrument body 31.

A metal fitting for mounting the wiring case body 32 is provided.
At the time of attachment and fixing to 51, the arm part 65 of the hook 59 is
Since the arm portion 62 of the hook 58 can be engaged with the engagement hole 46 without removing the arm portion 62 of the hook 58 from the engagement hole 45, the wiring case 32 can be attached to the mounting bracket. It can be easily attached and fixed to 51.

Further, in the connection work, a wiring case body is used.
Since the opening 32 is large, the hand can be inserted into the wiring case body 32, and the power supply line 55 derived from the mounting surface 52 can be short, so that after the connection work, the wiring case body 32 is attached to the mounting bracket 51. At the time of mounting and fixing, the derived power supply line 55 is easily inserted into the inside surrounded by the wiring case body 32 and the mounting bracket 51.

The arm portion 62 of the hook 58 and the hook 59
The arm portion 65 of the hook 58 can be provided in the direction opposite to the lighting fixture shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the arm portion 62 of the hook 58 is bent outward from the side portion 61. Provided,
The arm portion 65 of the hook 59 may be provided by being bent from the side surface portion 64 to the mounting surface 53 side.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The portions corresponding to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 are described with the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 6, the structure of the instrument body 31 is substantially the same as the structure shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, but the structure of the first side surface 41 and the second side surface 43 of the wiring case body 32 is shown. Are different.

That is, the first side surface of the wiring case body 32
A rectangular instrument body side engaging hole 71 is drilled at the center of 41, and the upper end edge of the side surface 41 is substantially the same as the instrument body side engaging hole 71 at a position corresponding to the instrument body side engaging hole 71. A notch 72 of width is provided.

At the center of the upper edge of the second side surface 43, a substantially L-shaped hook 73 is provided as an appliance body side engaging portion, which is bent in the vertical direction. The hook 73 includes an instrument main body side arm 74 that is provided by being bent outward in the horizontal direction from the distal end edge of the side surface 43, and the instrument main body side arm 74.
And a locking portion 75 extending from the outer end edge toward the side surface 43 side. A fixing screw 67 is provided on the side surface 43.
A mounting hole 76 is formed in the mounting hole.

On the other hand, the mounting bracket 51 has a mounting surface 53 and positioning pieces 57, 57 formed in the same manner as the structures shown in FIGS.

The mounting surface 53 has a first side surface 81 at each of two opposing side edges adjacent to the side edge where the positioning pieces 57, 57 are provided. Hole 71
L-shaped hook 82 as a mounting body side engaging portion for engaging
And the second side surface portion 83 are provided by bending in the vertical direction.

The hook 82 has a first side surface 81 bent from the mounting surface 53, and a horizontal direction from the leading edge of the side surface 81 to the outside of the mounting surface 53, that is, Arm
A mounting body side arm portion 84 as a mounting body side arm portion provided by being bent in the same direction as the bending direction of 74, and protrudingly provided from the outer end edge of the mounting body side arm portion 84 to the mounting surface 53 side. The locking portion 85 is provided. The length of the arm 84 on the attachment body side is longer than the length of the arm 74 on the appliance body side.

A mounting body side engaging hole 86 for engaging the hook 73 is formed in the upper part of the side surface part 83.
A substantially convex hole 87 is continuously formed in a lower portion of the hole 86, and a lower portion of the substantially convex hole 87 is a mounting hole 88 for screwing.

Next, the mounting operation of the lighting fixture of this embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, a screw 69 is inserted into the mounting hole 53 of the mounting bracket 51, and the mounting surface 53 of the mounting bracket 51 is mounted and fixed to the mounting surface 52 with the screw 69. Next, the power line 55
Is inserted through the power supply line insertion portion 56 to be led out from the mounting surface 52, and the derived coating at the distal end is peeled off.

Next, the mounting body side arm portion 85 of the hook 82 of the mounting bracket 51 is connected to the appliance body side engaging hole 71 of the wiring case body 32.
And the wiring case 32 and the tool body 31 are suspended obliquely.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, with the hook 82 fitted in the appliance body side engaging hole 71, the appliance body 31 is rotated and pushed up like a hinge, and Vertically, the side surface 41 of the wiring case body 32 is positioned on the arm portion 84 of the hook 82, and the distal end of the side surface 41 abuts on the locking portion 85, and the wiring case body 32 is attached to the mounting bracket. Position the hook 51 on the hook 82 side perpendicular to the mounting direction. In this state,
The power supply line 55 led out from the mounting surface 52 is connected to the terminal block 36.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, with the hook 82 fitted in the appliance body side engaging hole 71, the appliance body 31 is rotated in the hanging direction like a hinge, and The instrument body side arm portion 74 is engaged with the mounting body side engagement hole 86, and the mounting hole
The side surface portion 83 and the side surface 43 are screwed by inserting a screw 67 into 88 and the mounting hole 76, and the wiring case 32 is mounted and fixed to the mounting bracket 51.

In the present embodiment, a lighting device is described in which the mounting bracket 51 is provided with the long arm 84 on the mounting body and the wiring case 32 is provided with the arm 74 on the short device main body. As shown in (5), a short mounting body side arm portion 91 may be provided on the mounting bracket 51, and a long appliance body side arm portion 92 may be provided on the wiring case body 32.

In this embodiment, the case where the power supply line is connected using the terminal block has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the terminal block. It may be directly connected to the outgoing line and the ground line.

[0049]

According to the lighting device of the first aspect, the mounting surface of the mounting body is mounted on the mounting surface, and the first arm portion is engaged with the first engagement hole of the device main body. Since the device main body is suspended from the first arm portion engaged with the first engagement hole as a hinge, work such as wiring can be easily performed. Since the second arm is shorter than the first arm, after the work such as wiring is completed, the second arm is connected to the second arm without removing the first arm from the first engagement hole. The tool body can be easily attached and fixed to the attachment body by engaging with the engagement holes.

In the lighting device according to the second aspect, the mounting surface of the mounting body is mounted on the mounting surface, and the longer one of the device body side arm portion and the mounting body side arm portion is connected to the mounting body side engaging hole or the device body side. By engaging with either one of the engagement holes, the instrument body can be hung as a hinge with the longer one of the instrument body side arm portion or the attachment body side arm portion engaged with one of the engagement holes. Work such as wiring and the like can be easily performed. Since the other of the appliance body side arm portion and the attachment body side arm portion is shorter than the longer one of the appliance body side arm portion or the attachment body side arm portion engaged with one of the engagement holes, wiring and other work is performed. After the end,
The shorter of the appliance body side arm or the mounting body side is engaged with the other engagement hole without removing the longer one of the appliance main body side arm or the mounting body side arm from one of the engagement holes. By doing so, the instrument body can be easily attached and fixed to the attachment body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of a lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing one process showing the mounting operation of the lighting fixture.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a step subsequent to FIG. 2 showing the mounting operation of the lighting fixture.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an attached state of the lighting fixture.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of another embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing one step showing the mounting operation of the lighting fixture.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a step subsequent to FIG. 7 showing the mounting operation of the lighting fixture.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of the lighting fixture.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of another embodiment of the lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional lighting fixture.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a conventional lighting fixture.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a conventional lighting fixture.

[Explanation of symbols]

 31 Instrument main body 41 First side surface 43 Second side surface 45, 46 Engagement hole 51 Mounting body 52 Mounting surface 53 Mounting surface 58 Hook as first engagement portion 59 Hook as second engagement portion 61 First side portion 62 First arm portion 64 Second side portion 65 Second arm portion

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lighting apparatus comprising: a mounting body attached to a mounting surface; and a fixture body detachably mounted on the mounting body, wherein the mounting body includes a mounting surface mounted on the mounting surface. A first engagement portion having a first side surface portion bent substantially vertically from one end of the mounting surface and a first arm portion bent to the first side surface portion; A second side portion provided by being bent substantially in parallel with the first side portion from the other end of the mounting surface, and the first side portion provided by being bent at the second side portion. A second engagement portion having a second arm portion that is shorter than the arm portion and that is substantially parallel to the first arm portion, wherein the device main body is substantially the same as the first side surface portion and the second side surface portion. A first side surface and a second side surface formed in parallel; and a first side surface and a second side surface formed on the first side surface and the second side surface. An illumination fixture comprising the engagement hole for engaging the first arm portion and second arm portions are. 2. A lighting apparatus comprising: a mounting body attached to a mounting surface; and a fixture body detachably mounted on the mounting body, wherein the mounting body includes a mounting surface mounted on the mounting surface. An attachment body side engaging portion having a first side surface portion bent substantially vertically from one end of the mounting surface and an attachment body side arm portion bent to the first side surface portion; A second side surface formed substantially in parallel with the first side surface from the other end of the mounting surface and having a mounting body side engaging hole, wherein the appliance body is substantially parallel to the first side surface. A first side surface having an instrument body side engaging hole for engaging the attachment body side arm portion formed at the second side surface; a second side surface formed substantially parallel to the second side surface portion; and a second side surface The attachment body has a length different from that of the attachment body side arm portion. Luminaire, characterized in that it includes a device body side engaging portion having an instrument main body side arm portion engaged with the mounting member side engagement hole substantially parallel to the arm portion.