JPH081765B2 - Lighting fixture mounting device - 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 device mounting device, and more particularly to a mounting device used for mounting a lighting device such as a downlight mounted on a ceiling surface in a buried state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a lighting device which is mounted by inserting a main body case into an opening on a ceiling surface has been disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 63-29.
As disclosed in No. 814 “Mounting Structure of Lighting Fixture” and the like, a long hole is formed in the side wall of the main body case, and the fixture is projected from the long hole to remove the main body case from the ceiling member. A mounting structure for fixing in a preventive form is adopted, and a mounting device is required for mounting the main body case to a ceiling member which is a mounted member.

This mounting device is used in such a manner that it is inserted from the inside of the main body case, the legs are projected to the ceiling side, and the legs are used to prevent the legs from falling from the ceiling. In addition, there is a structure in which a screw is used to fix the main body case in order to increase the fixing strength, which is structurally complicated.

[0004]

By the way, the complicated structure increases the number of parts and the manufacturing cost. Further, when a screw or the like is used for mounting, there is an inconvenience that the operator is troublesome and the working cost is high.

As another attachment device, Jpn.
There is No. 9 "mounting bracket". This is excellent in that the structure is simple and the operability is good, but since the two members are connected via the hinge part, the processing of the hinge part is troublesome, and moreover, the clip that is movable by this hinge part Since the upper tongue piece is engaged and fixed to the body, there is a drawback that the engagement state of both influences the fixing strength, and when the engagement of both becomes loose, the fixing strength decreases.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mounting device for a lighting fixture, which has a simple structure, is easy to mount, and has a strong fixing strength.

[0007]

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lighting device mounting apparatus according to the present invention is a lighting device which is inserted into a mounting hole (6) of a mounted member (ceiling member 4) and mounted. A device mounting device, the outer surface side of the member to be mounted
A main body case (2) of the lighting fixture, which is installed by inserting a flange (3) into the mounting hole of the mounted member, and a direction orthogonal to the mounted member in the main body case.
The long hole (8) formed in the direction and the shape sandwiching this long hole.
Make sure that the edge of the formed one end side touches the outer wall of the main body case.
The other end side against the inner surface side of the mounted member.
As a result, a first support portion (14) installed so as to be inclined between the elongated hole portion and the inner surface of the attached member, and an inner wall of the main body case formed integrally with the first support portion (14) a second support portion that is disposed on part side (16), the second penetration portion which penetrates is formed in the long hole portion of the main body casing between the support portion and the first support portion ( 18) and the penetration
Holding pieces (20) cut and raised from the second support portion on both sides of the portion to press the inner wall portion of the main body case to hold the first and second support portions on the main body case; A locking piece (22) that is cut and raised from one support part and has its tip end side inserted into the main body case from the elongated hole part of the main body case to lock the first support part to the main body case. And formed on the second supporting portion,
A locking window (3) for locking the locking portion formed at the end of the stopper.
0) and the outer wall portion of the main body case and the attached
The first support part is installed so as to be inclined with respect to the inner surface of the member.
The second support part is provided on the inner wall side of the main body case.
Placed, and the locking piece cut and raised from the first support portion
Insert the inside of the main body case from the long hole
The tip portion is engaged with the locking window of the second support portion, and
The first and second support portions are engaged by the locking pieces,
Of the holding piece cut and raised from the second supporting portion.
By pressing the tip against the inner wall surface of the main body case,
Fix the first and second support parts to the main body case.
The first support protruding to the outer wall surface of the body case.
The main body case is provided on the inner surface side of the fixed member with a holding portion.
It is characterized by being attached .

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture of the present invention, when inserting the main body case into the mounting hole of the member to be mounted, is temporarily fixed to the main body case. The amount of protrusion of the first support portion from the outer peripheral surface of the main body case is about the thickness of the first support portion.

Further, in the lighting device mounting apparatus of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 9, slip prevention means (rubber coating 35) is installed on the surface of the first supporting portion which is in contact with the mounted member. Characterize.

[0010]

When this mounting device is inserted into the elongated hole of the main body case to be fixed and temporarily fixed, it projects inside the main body case due to the elastic force of the holding piece, and the first surface is provided on the outer surface side of the main body case. The protrusion amount is about the thickness of the support portion. Therefore, in the main body case, the main body case is inserted into the through hole formed on the attached member side, and the main body case is held on the lower surface side of the attached member while operating means such as a finger or a driver on the second support portion. When it is hooked and pulled down, the attachment device slides down the long hole portion and descends. Then, the tip end of the first support portion hits the inner surface side of the attached member while opening, but when the second support portion is further lowered, the first support portion spreads from the main body case to the attached member side. , Is fixed by forming an inclined surface between the main body case and the member to be attached. As a result, the main body case is firmly fixed and attached to the attached member.

When the second supporting portion is pulled up, the first
The expanded state of the support portion is released, the second support portion enters the inside of the main body case, and at the same time, the first support portion contacts the outer wall surface side of the main body case, and the fixation of the main body case is released. As a result, the main body case can be removed from the attached member.

Therefore, since this mounting device has a small number of parts, has a simple structure, and has good operability, it can contribute to simplification of the mounting work of the lighting fixture.

Further, the mounting device is held in contact with the peripheral surface of the main body case of the lighting fixture in a temporarily fixed state in the main body case, and the amount of protrusion thereof is about the thickness of the first support portion. Therefore, when mounting the main body case, the main body case to which the mounting device has been temporarily fixed can be inserted into the mounting hole of the mounted member, which facilitates the mounting of the mounting device and facilitates the mounting work of the main body case. Moreover, since it becomes easy, the member to be attached is not damaged.

When the slip preventing means is installed on the surface of the first supporting portion which is in contact with the mounted member, the first supporting portion is firmly fixed to the mounted member by the slip preventing means. Therefore, the mounting strength of the main body case is further enhanced.

[0015]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a lighting fixture mounting device of the present invention. A main body case 2 of this lighting fixture has a cylindrical shape, and is inserted into a mounting hole 6 formed in a ceiling member 4 as a mounted member and mounted in a plane of the ceiling member 4 in an embedded state. That is, this is the general mounting state of the downlight. In this case, the main body case 2 does not have to be circular as in the embodiment, and may be spherical or rectangular tube-shaped.

A pair of slits facing each other in the major axis direction, that is, a long hole portion 8 is formed on the side wall portion of the main body case 2, and the attachment device 10 can be easily inserted into the upper portion of the long hole portion 8. For this purpose, a rectangular through hole portion 12 is formed that is continuous with the long hole portion 8 and has a width larger than that of the long hole portion 8.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the mounting device 10. The mounting device 10 of this embodiment includes a first support portion 14,
The second supporting portion 16, the penetrating portion 18, the holding piece 20, and the locking piece 22 are formed by one spring plate. Depending on the processing method, it is possible to integrate a plurality of members by means such as welding.

The support portion 14 is a flat plate-like member which is installed between the outer wall portion of the main body case 2 and the inner side surface of the ceiling member 4 in an inclined manner. A seat portion 24 having a T-shape for fixing to the upper surface of the ceiling member 4 is formed on the support portion 14. The seating portion 24 is formed by bending the lower end portion of the support portion 14 into an L-shape, and includes a cut-and-raised piece 26 protruding inside the support portion 14. The cut-and-raised piece 26 is formed by forming a through hole 28 in the support portion 14 and a part of the support portion 14 in the through hole 28, and enlarging the area of the seating portion 24 and the ceiling member 4. It is possible to increase the coefficient of friction and prevent slippage due to the edge of the cut-and-raised piece 26 biting into the ceiling member 4, thereby increasing a large fixing strength.

The supporting portion 16 is formed continuously with the supporting portion 14 and is installed on the inner surface side of the main body case 2. The penetrating portion 18 connects the supporting portions 14 and 16 at the upper portion, and
It is a narrow portion that can penetrate through. Also, the holding piece 20
Is cut and raised from the support portion 16 and bent and pressed into the support portion 14 side in an L-shape.
It is a means for fixing 6 to the main body case 2.

The locking piece 22 is cut and raised from the supporting portion 14, forms an acute angle with the supporting portion 14, and its tip is inserted into the locking window 30 formed in the supporting portion 16. The edge of the locking window 30 is bent into an L shape so as to be locked to the edge of the locking window 30. Therefore, the support portions 14 and 16 have an acute angle, but the angle is limited by the locking piece 22.

Next, a method of manufacturing the mounting device 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, after the rectangular spring plate 32 is cut at the position indicated by the solid line a, the broken line b and the alternate long and short dash line c are used. By bending the part shown,
And the mounting device 10 shown in FIG. 4 can be assembled. By processing with one spring plate 32, the spring plate 3
The elasticity of 2 greatly contributes to the realization of appropriate fixing strength or holding strength.

Next, the mounting of the main body case 2 of the lighting fixture using the mounting device 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5A, the mounting device 10 is temporarily fixed to the main body case 2. This temporary fixing can be performed at a place different from the ceiling member 4. Also, the temporarily fixed mounting device 10
Is held in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the main body case 2 of the lighting fixture, and the protruding amount thereof is about the thickness of the support portion 14.
Then, the body case 2 is inserted into the mounting hole 6 of the ceiling member 4 by the arrow a.
Then, the main body case 2 is held in the plane of the ceiling member 4 as shown in FIG. 5B. In this state, since the mounting device 10 is held by the main body case 2 by the elastic force of the holding piece 20, as shown in FIG. 6C, a finger or a screwdriver or the like is attached to the penetrating portion 18 of the mounting device 10. When pushed down by the operating means, the attachment device 10 slides down while the tip of the support portion 14 opens.

When the lowering reaches the limit point, that is, the ceiling member 4, the supporting portion 14 touches and stops the lowering, and the supporting portion 14 expands in the direction shown by the arrow c, and the outer surface of the main body case 2 is opened. It will protrude to the side. At this time, the support portion 16 is pressed against the inner wall surface side of the main body case 2, and as shown in FIG. 6D, the main body case 2 is firmly fixed and attached to the inner surface side of the ceiling member 4. In this case, since the flange 3 is formed on the lower surface side of the main body case 2, the ceiling member 4 is strongly fixed in a state of being sandwiched between the flange 3 and the support portion 14 of the mounting device 10. .

In the supporting portion 14 projecting to the outer wall side of the main body case 2, the edge portion 15 at the upper end bites into the wall surface side of the main body case 2, and the seating portion 24 on the lower end portion thereof faces the ceiling member 4 side. Since it bites into and forms an inclined shape, it serves to enhance the fixing strength of the main body case 2.

Further, the mounting device 10 has a main body case 2
The support part 16 can be pulled up from the inside of the main body case 2, and the main body case 2 can be easily removed from the ceiling surface by this pulling up.

Next, FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B) show a second embodiment of the mounting apparatus of the lighting equipment of the present invention. In the above embodiment, the locking piece 22 cut and raised from the support portion 14 is used.
Is inserted into the locking window 30 formed in the support portion 16, and the edge thereof is bent into an L shape to be locked to the edge of the locking window 30, but as shown in FIG. The protrusions 31 may be formed so as to project to both sides of the end of the piece 22, and the end may be made to face the acute-angled valley 33 formed by the holding piece 20 and the support 16 that are bent from the support 16. . Then, in this attachment device 10, as shown in FIG. 7B, if the protrusion width of the protrusion 31 is made larger than the width of the elongated hole portion 8 of the main body case 2 so as not to come off, the locking piece. 22 can be pressed against the inner wall surface of the main body case 2 and locked. With this configuration, it is not necessary to provide the locking window 30 as in the first embodiment, and the main body case 2 can be attached to the ceiling member 4 with the same attachment strength as that in the above-described embodiment.

Next, FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (B) show a third embodiment of the lighting fixture mounting apparatus of the present invention. In this embodiment, the locking piece 22 cut and raised from the support portion 14 is used.
The end portion of L is bent into an L shape to form a locking end portion 34, and the locking end portion 34 is hooked on the lower end side of the support portion 16 to lock. By doing this, the second
It is not necessary to provide the locking window 30 as in the case of the embodiment, and the main body case 2 is attached to the ceiling member 4 with the same mounting strength as that of the embodiment.
Can be attached.

Next, FIG. 9 shows a fourth embodiment of the lighting fixture mounting apparatus of the present invention. In order to increase the coefficient of friction between the ceiling member 4 and the support portion 14 to enhance the fixing strength, as shown in FIG. 9, rubber is used as a slip prevention means to increase the friction coefficient on the lower surface side of the seating portion 24. The coating 35 may be formed. The anti-slip means may be configured by an uneven surface formed by cutting and raising, a locking claw, or the like.

Next, FIG. 10 shows a fifth embodiment of the mounting apparatus of the lighting equipment of the present invention. In the first to fourth embodiments, the through hole 28 is formed and the cut-and-raised piece 26 is used as a part of the seat portion 24. However, as shown in FIG.
6 may be formed so that the edge portion 38 of the recess 36 is made to bite into the ceiling member 4 which is the member to be attached. By doing so, it is possible to supplement the contact area between the seating portion 24 and the ceiling member 4 and achieve sufficient fixing strength.

In each of the embodiments, the peripheral surface of the elongated hole portion 8 of the main body case 2 is made flat. However, along the elongated hole portion 8, an uneven portion which comes into contact with the edge portion 15 of the support portion 14 is formed. It may be formed and locked. By doing so, higher fixing strength can be realized.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The structure is simple, the handling is easy, and the operability is good, and the lighting fixture can be firmly attached to the member to be attached, the work efficiency of attaching the lighting fixture can be improved, and the safety can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, since it can be temporarily fixed to the lighting fixture and conveyed to the mounting hole of the mounted member, and the protruding amount of the mounting device is about the thickness of the supporting portion, operability is improved. In addition, the surface of the member to be mounted or the mounting hole is not damaged during the mounting or removing work.

Further, by installing the slip prevention means on the lower surface of the seat portion, the mounting strength of the lighting fixture can be further enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a lighting fixture mounting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the attachment device for the lighting fixture shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a development view showing the processing of the lighting fixture attachment device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the attachment device shown in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a method of mounting the lighting fixture by the mounting device shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting step following the mounting method shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a second embodiment of the mounting device of the lighting equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a third embodiment of the lighting fixture attaching device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a fourth embodiment of the attachment device of the lighting equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the lighting fixture attachment device of the present invention.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 2 Main body case 3 Flange 4 Ceiling member (attached member) 6 Mounting hole 8 Long hole portion 14 First support portion 16 Second support portion 18 Through portion 20 Holding piece 22 Locking piece 30 Locking Window 35 Rubber coating (slip prevention means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mounting device for a lighting fixture, which is mounted by being inserted into a mounting hole of a mounted member, wherein a flange is installed on an outer surface side of the mounted member.
A main body case of the luminaire to be mounted is inserted into the mounting hole of the biasing member, the formed in the direction perpendicular to the mounted member to the main body case
The long hole portion and the edge portion on the one end side formed by sandwiching the long hole portion
Touch the outer wall of the case and place the other end inside the attached member.
By applying to the surface side, the long hole and the mounted member
A first support portion that is installed so as to be inclined with respect to the inner surface of the main body case, and is integrally formed with the first support portion.
A second support portion that is disposed on the inner wall side, and a through portion for passing the long hole portion of the main body case is formed between the first support portion and the second support portion, said through The first and second parts are cut and raised from the second support part on both sides of the part and pressed against the inner wall part of the main body case.
And a holding piece for holding the supporting portion of the main body case to the main body case, the front end portion of which is inserted into the main body case from the elongated hole portion of the main body case. And a locking piece for locking the first supporting portion to the main body case and a second supporting portion formed on an end portion of the locking piece.
A locking window configured to lock the formed locking portion, and the outer wall portion of the main body case and the attached member.
The first support portion is installed so as to be inclined with respect to the inner surface,
Install the second support portion on the inner wall side of the main body case,
Note that the locking piece cut and raised from the first support portion has the length
Insert the inside of the main body case through the hole and
By engaging with the locking window of the second support portion,
The support portion of No. 2 is engaged by the locking piece, and
The front end of the holding piece cut and raised from the second support portion
By pressing the inner wall of the main body case,
The first and second support portions are fixed to a body case, and the book
With the first support portion protruding to the outer wall surface portion of the body case
The main body case was attached to the inner surface side of the fixed member .
A fixture for a lighting fixture, which is characterized in that 2. When inserting the main body case into the mounting hole of the mounted member, the protrusion amount of the first support portion temporarily fixed to the main body case from the outer peripheral surface of the main body case is: The mounting device for a lighting fixture according to claim 1, wherein the thickness is about the thickness of the first support portion. 3. The mounting device for a lighting fixture according to claim 1, wherein a slip prevention means is installed on a surface of the first support portion which is in contact with the mounted member.