JP2003249119A - Lighting apparatus for handrail and handrail with lighting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a lighting apparatus to be mounted on a handrail easily, even if the handrail is for general purpose use and not given special work. <P>SOLUTION: Light emitting diodes 20 as light emitting bodies are located inside an illumination case 10. The illumination case 10 comprises a case body 30 in the shape of a box, a sealing element 40 sealing the case body 30, and a rubber sheet 50 stuck on the top surface of the case body 30 and the sealing element 40. A plurality of the light emitting diodes 20 are held inside the case body 30. Projecting pieces 35 are formed and projected in the short-side direction on the bottom surface of the case body 30. The bottom surface of the case body 30 is arcuately formed, so as to be in the same shape with the handrail, and is matted. Both ends of the case body 30 are filled with a caulking agent 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an illuminating device for handrails capable of providing an illuminating function to the handrail and an illuminated handrail provided with the illuminating device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In buildings used by a large number of people such as hospitals and train stations, handrails are often installed in passages for the safety of pedestrians or to guide pedestrians. Then, a handrail provided with an illuminating device may be adopted so that it can be visually recognized even when the light is turned off at night. Various handrails provided with such an illuminating device have been proposed, for example, in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-23466 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-111016.

[0003]

However, the handrail provided with the conventional lighting device described above has a structure of the handrail that is unique to the installation of the lighting device.
That is, in the handrail proposed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-23466, a groove must be formed in order to attach the micro lamp, and similarly in the handrail proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-11110. It was necessary to form a groove for mounting the light emitting diode.

As described above, the handrail provided with the conventional lighting device has been processed into a unique structure in order to adapt to the form of the lighting device. Therefore, a general-purpose handrail cannot be used, and it is expensive to process into a unique structure. Further, when the lighting device is once installed and then the lighting device is to be installed, the lighting device cannot be installed without replacing the installed handrail.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and to provide a handrail illumination device in which even a general-purpose handrail can be easily provided with an illumination device.
Moreover, it aims at providing the handrail with illumination provided with this illuminating device for handrails.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The inventors of the present invention have made diligent studies to solve the above problems, and in order to attach the handrail bar to a support column or a wall surface, the handrail bar support member formed on the lower surface of the handrail bar. Focusing on the mounting recess. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 15, a handrail bar support member mounting recess 92 is formed in the lower portion of the handrail bar 91, and mounting pieces 93 located on both sides of the handrail bar supporting member mounting recess 92.
A handrail rod support member 94 is fixed to the. That is, the handrail rod support member 94 has an upper attachment piece 95 inserted into the handrail rod support member attachment recess 92 and a lower attachment piece 96 located on the lower surface of the attachment piece 93, and the upper attachment piece 95 is fixed by a bolt 97. And the lower mounting piece 96, the mounting piece 93
It is attached by sandwiching. Reference numeral 98 denotes a column, and the handrail rod support member 94 is attached by a screw 99 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction.

The present invention utilizes the handrail rod support member mounting recess formed on the handrail rod as described above, that is, the handrail lighting device according to the present invention is formed along the lower surface of the handrail rod. The lighting case is housed and mounted in the handrail rod support member mounting recess, and the luminous body is housed in the lighting case.

In the lighting device for handrails according to the present invention,
The lighting case can be housed in the handrail bar support member mounting recess, and the lighting case can be fixed to the handrail bar support member mounting recess by the mounting means to mount the lighting device without processing the handrail bar.

The illuminated handrail according to the present invention is characterized in that the above-mentioned handrail illumination device is mounted in the handrail rod support member mounting recess.

In the illuminated handrail according to the present invention, by installing the handrail illumination device in the handrail rod support member mounting recess of the handrail rod, the illumination function can be exhibited without processing the handrail rod.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the handrail lighting device according to the present invention, the lighting case is not particularly limited as long as it has a shape that can be housed in the handrail rod support member mounting recess and can house the luminous body therein. It may be formed or a combination of two or more members. For example, it can be composed of a case body in which a luminous body accommodating portion for accommodating the luminous body is formed and a sealing body for sealing the luminous body accommodating portion of the case body. When the two members are combined in this way, it is easy to replace the light emitter. When the case body and the sealing body are used, it is preferable to attach a waterproof sheet in order to make the joint between the case body and the sealing body more watertight.

It is preferable that the outer surface shape of the portion of the case body exposed from the handrail is approximated to the outer surface shape of the handrail rod. With such a structure, a good appearance with a sense of unity can be obtained. . Further, it is preferable that the exposed portion is matt-treated, and the matte-treatment can scatter light to improve the illumination effect.

Although the light emitting body is not particularly limited,
It is preferable to use a light emitting diode because it can emit light at a low voltage (12 V power supply) and is relatively safe (compared to a 100 V power supply) even if a leakage occurs.

The mounting means for fixing the lighting case to the handrail rod support member mounting recess is not particularly limited as long as it can be securely mounted, and various methods conventionally used as fixing means such as screwing, bonding, fitting and the like can be used. Can be adopted.

The handrail rod to which the handrail lighting device is attached is
The handrail bar support member mounting recess may be formed, and the shapes of the handrail bar and the handrail bar supporting member mounting recess are not particularly limited. Further, in order to prevent the wiring from falling off, it is preferable to attach a wiring cover to the handrail rod support member mounting recessed portion. Furthermore, if the shape of the wiring cover is made the same as the shape of the lower part of the lighting device, a unified appearance is obtained. It is more preferable because it can be obtained.

An embodiment of a handrail illumination device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a handrail lighting device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same as above, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a case body used in the handrail lighting device, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the same. 6 is a bottom view of the same, FIG. 7 is a right side view of the same, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a sealing body used in a handrail lighting device, and FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the same.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a lighting case, and a light emitting diode 20 as a light emitting body is arranged inside the lighting case 10.
Is a box-shaped case body 3 that houses the light-emitting diode 20.
0, a sealing body 40 that seals the portion of the case body 30 that houses the light emitting diode 20, and a rubber sheet 50 that is attached to the upper surfaces of the case body 30 and the sealing body 40. The width of the lighting case 10 is adjusted to a length that can be stored in the handrail rod support member mounting recess formed in the handrail rod.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the case main body 30 is provided with a concave luminous body accommodating portion 31 capable of accommodating a plurality of light emitting diodes 20, and the luminous body accommodating portion 31 in the longitudinal direction thereof is formed. Screw holes 32 for fixing the sealing body 40 are formed on both sides. Further, mounting pieces 33 are integrally formed on the upper surfaces of both ends of the luminous body accommodating portion 31, and through holes 34 through which screws are inserted when the handrail lighting device is mounted on the handrails. Are formed. A projecting piece 35 protruding in the lateral direction is formed on the lower surface of the luminous body housing portion 31, and the projecting piece 35 and the lower surface of the luminous body housing portion 31 have substantially the same shape as the shape of the handrail bar. As described above, it is formed in an arc shape, and matte processing is performed so that light can be scattered.
In addition, wiring holes 36 for leading out the wiring to the outside are formed on both end surfaces of the luminous body housing portion 31.

The sealing body 40 is formed to have a length slightly shorter than that of the luminous body accommodating portion 31, and as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, there are convex portions 41 protruding downward near both ends. Along with the formation, a through hole 42 corresponding to the screw hole 32 is formed in the convex portion 41. The through hole 42 is aligned with the screw hole 32, and the sealing body 40 is fixed to the case body 30 with the screw 43.

The light emitting diodes 20 are arranged on the base 21 at substantially equal intervals, and the wirings 22 connected to the base 21 are led out to the outside from the wiring holes 36.
In addition, the sealing body 40 is provided at both ends of the luminous body housing portion 31.
A space is formed between the light emitting diode 20 and the end surface of the light emitting diode 20, and the space is filled with the caulking agent 60 to make the space accommodating the light emitting diode 20 watertight.

Next, an illuminated handrail in which the above handrail illumination device is attached to the handrail will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a main part of the illuminated handrail, FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the same.
FIG. 13 is an overall view of an illuminated handrail.

In these drawings, 70 is a handrail rod formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and the lower surface of the handrail rod 70 is notched in the longitudinal direction to form a handrail rod support member mounting recess 71. A screw hole 7 for attaching the handrail illumination device 1 to the top plate 72 above the support member attachment recess 71 at the same intervals as the through holes 34 formed in the case body 30.
3 is formed. Then, the handrail illumination device 1 is fixed to the handrail rod 70 by screwing the screw 74 into the screw hole 73 through the through hole 34. A wiring cover 80 having substantially the same shape as the lower surface of the case body 30 is fitted into the handrail bar support member mounting recess 71 and is mounted in the other handrail bar supporting member mounting recess 71 to which the handrail lighting device 1 is not mounted. Therefore, the wiring 22 can be prevented from falling off.

The handrail illumination device 1 attached to the handrail as described above is provided at an arbitrary position of the handrail rod 70 (in this example, in the middle of the column 75), as shown in FIG.
In addition, the wiring 22 has a handrail rod support member mounting recess 71.
To the wiring pole 76, and further to the wiring pole 7
It is connected to a transformer and a power source through the inside of 6.

Next, a procedure for assembling the above-mentioned illuminated handrail will be described.

First, the handrail lighting device 1 is assembled. That is, the light emitting diode 20 and the board 21 are set in the luminous body housing portion 31 of the case body 30, and the wiring 22 is pulled out from the wiring hole 36 of the case body 30. Next, the base 21 accommodated in the luminous body accommodating portion 31 is covered with the sealing body 40, and the screw 43 is screwed into the screw hole 32 through the through hole 42. Further, the rubber sheet 50 is attached to the upper surfaces of the sealing body 40 and the attachment piece 33 of the case body 30 to seal the joint between the case body 30 and the sealing body 40 in a watertight manner. Then, caulking agent 60 is injected from the wiring hole 36 to seal the wiring hole 36 in a watertight manner.

The handrail lighting device 1 assembled as described above is inserted into the handrail rod support member mounting recess 71, and the screw 74 is screwed through the through holes 34 formed in the mounting pieces 33 at both ends of the case body 30. Handrail lighting device 1 screwed onto 73
To the handrail rod support member mounting recess 71. Next, the wiring 22 is connected to the transformer through the handrail rod supporting member mounting recess 71 and the wiring pole 76, and the wiring cover 80 is attached to the handrail rod supporting member mounting recess 71 at the position where the wiring 22 passes.
Installation work is completed.

[0029]

According to the present invention, since the illumination device is provided by utilizing the handrail rod support member mounting recesses necessary for attaching the handrail rod to the column or the wall surface, the handrail rod which has been specially processed is required. Notwithstanding, even a general-purpose handrail rod that has been used conventionally can be attached to the illumination device in a good appearance. Therefore, the illuminated handrail can be provided at low cost, and the existing handrail can be used as it is to attach the illumination device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of a handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an embodiment of a handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a case body used in one embodiment of the handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a case body used in an embodiment of the handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a case body used in an embodiment of the handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of a case body used in an embodiment of the handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of a case body used in an embodiment of the handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a sealing body used in an embodiment of the handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of a sealing body used in an embodiment of the handrail lighting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of an essential part of an embodiment of a handrail with illumination according to the present invention.

11 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of an embodiment of an illuminated handrail according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an overall view of an embodiment of an illuminated handrail according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front view in which a part of the portion where the handrail is attached to the column is cut away.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Lighting device for handrails 10 ... Lighting case 20 ... Light emitting diode 30 ... Case body 40 ... Sealing body 50 ... Rubber sheet 60 ... Caulking agent 70 ... Handrail bar 71 ... Handrail rod support member mounting recess 76 ... Wiring pole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A handrail comprising: a lighting case housed and mounted in a handrail bar support member mounting recess formed along the lower surface of the handrail bar; and a light-emitting body housed in the lighting case. Lighting equipment. 2. The lighting case includes a case main body having a luminous body accommodating portion for accommodating the luminous body, and a sealing body for sealing the luminous body accommodating portion of the case main body. The handrail illumination device according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface shape of the portion exposed from the handrail is approximated to the outer surface shape of the handrail rod. 3. The handrail illumination device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitter is a light emitting diode. 4. A handrail with illumination, wherein the handrail illumination device according to claim 1, 2 or 3 is mounted in a handrail rod support member mounting recess.