JP2006196469A - Implantable equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

An implantable device that maintains a stable and safe installation state is obtained.
A side wall of a main body is formed by cutting out a part of a substantially cylindrical curved surface in a vertical shape in a vertical direction, and a pair of flat surface portions and a lower end portion of the flat surface portion are flange portions of the main body. The cross-sectional shape provided in the vicinity and holding the both side edges of the mounting spring 20 and including the mounting guides 17a and 17b of the mounting spring 20 and the locking portion for locking the mounting spring 20 is substantially T-shaped. And a concave spring mounting portion 13. The mounting spring 20 is substantially V-shaped, one has a wide portion that can be slid along the mounting guides 17a and 17b, and includes a spring mounting piece 21 that is fixed to the locking portion, and the other is a restoration. A spring locking piece 24 that locks into the embedding hole by force is provided, and the bent portion of the mounting spring 20 is formed to have a narrower width than the wide portion, and is disposed on the collar portion 12 side.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an implantable device such as an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, a remote control light receiving unit, and a lighting fixture.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional ceiling-mounted lighting fixture mounting device disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-62709. Reference numeral 1 denotes a cylindrical main body, 2 denotes a ceiling mounting spring, and the ceiling mounting spring 2 can be attached to the main body 1. The ceiling mounting spring 2 is provided with screw insertion holes 6a and 6b through which the locking claws 3, the ear pieces 4a and 4b, and the mounting screws 5 are inserted. Claw locking holes 7a and 7b for receiving the locking claw 3, ear piece locking holes 8a and 8b for receiving the ear pieces 4a and 4b, and a long hole 9 for receiving the mounting screw 5 are provided.

  Then, after locking the locking claw 3 of the ceiling mounting spring 2 to the claw locking hole 7a (or 7b) of the main body 1 and locking the ear pieces 4a, 4a to the ear piece locking holes 8a, 8b, The mounting screw 5 is inserted into the elongated hole 9 of the main body 1 from the screw insertion holes 6 a and 6 b of the ceiling mounting spring 2 and fixed to the main body 1. In this case, it is made to respond | correspond to the thickness change of the ceiling by which of the nail | claw latching holes 7a and 7b put the latching claw 3 in.

  8 is another example described in the above publication, and the ear pieces 4a and 4b of the ceiling mounting spring 2 and the ear piece locking holes 8a and 8b of the cylindrical main body 1 shown in FIG. 7 are omitted. The main body 1 is provided with a guide groove 7 for steadying, and the ceiling mounting spring 2 is fitted into the guide groove 7 of the main body 1 and fixed with the mounting screw 5.

  According to the mounting device for a conventional ceiling-embedded lighting fixture configured as described above, the cylindrical main body 1 and the ceiling mounting spring 2 are simply fixed using the mounting screws 5, and the locking claws 3 is inserted into the claw locking hole 7a (7b) and the ear pieces 4a, 4b are made to be the ear piece locking holes 8a, 8b, only for preventing slippage. Further, since the main body 1 is cylindrical, the contact surface between the ceiling mounting spring 2 and the main body 1 is narrow. For this reason, it is difficult to maintain a stable and safe state when the main body 1 is embedded in an installation place or after installation.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to obtain an implantable device that can always maintain a stable and safe installation state.

  The implantable device according to the present invention attaches a mounting spring to the main body of the implantable device, bends it to the main body side, inserts it into an embedding hole provided in the ceiling, etc., and then uses the restoring force of the mounting spring to In the implantable device for attaching the main body to, etc., the side wall of the main body is formed by cutting a part of a substantially cylindrical curved surface in a vertical direction on a plane, and extending the substantially cylindrical curved surface A pair of flat portions on the inside, a portion of the substantially cylindrical shape excluding the cut portion, and the flat portion, and a lower end portion is located near the flange portion formed on the main body. A concave spring mounting having a substantially T-shaped cross-section including a mounting guide for holding the both sides of the mounting spring so as to surround the mounting spring, and a guide for guiding the mounting spring, and a locking portion for locking the mounting spring. Part and formed by the mounting The screw is formed to be bent in a substantially V shape, and has a wide portion that is slid along the mounting guide on one side, and is fixed by being locked to the locking portion. And the other side is provided with a spring locking piece that is locked to the embedding hole by a restoring force, and the bent portion of the mounting spring is formed to be narrower than the wide portion. , Arranged on the collar side.

  Further, the implantable device according to the present invention attaches a mounting spring to the main body of the implantable device, bends it to the main body side, inserts it into an embedding hole provided in a ceiling or the like, and then uses the restoring force of the mounting spring. In the implantable device for attaching the main body to the ceiling or the like, the side wall of the main body is formed by cutting a part of a substantially cylindrical curved surface into a flat shape in the vertical direction and extending the substantially cylindrical curved surface. A pair of planar portions that are sometimes inside, a portion of the substantially cylindrical shape, excluding the excised portion, and a portion near the collar portion provided in the planar portion, the lower end being formed in the main body A mounting guide that guides the mounting spring and holds the mounting spring, and a locking mechanism that locks the mounting spring. Formed by a spring mounting portion comprising a portion, The mounting spring is formed by being bent so as to be substantially V-shaped, and has a wide portion that is mounted by sliding along the mounting guide on one side, and is locked to the locking portion. A fixed spring mounting piece is provided, and the other side is provided with a spring locking piece that is locked to the embedding hole by a restoring force, and the bent portion of the mounting spring is formed to have a narrower width than the wide portion. And disposed on the collar side.

  According to the present invention, the spring mounting portion provided in the body of the implantable device is formed in a concave shape having a substantially T-shaped cross section in the flat portion, and the mounting back plate of the spring locking portion is formed in a flat shape. Therefore, when the attachment spring is attached to the main body, the contact area between the two becomes large, and the attachment spring can be fixed stably and reliably. In addition, since the mounting spring is inserted into the spring mounting section, the screw parts for fixing the mounting spring to the main body are not required, saving parts and facilitating manufacturing, and improving production efficiency. Improvements can be realized.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a substantially cylindrical shape, the upper part is closed with a top plate 11, the collar part 12 is provided at the lower part, and a main body (hereinafter referred to as a main body) of an embedded device having, for example, a sensor inside. It is a spring attaching part provided facing the side wall. Reference numeral 20 denotes a pair of attachment springs (only one is shown in the drawing) made of, for example, spring steel, which is inserted into the spring attachment portions 13 and 13 of the main body 10 and attached thereto.

  First, the spring mounting portion 13 (only one side provided at two locations) of the main body 10 will be described in detail. Reference numeral 14 denotes an outer wall of the spring mounting portion 13, and a part of the main body 10 is cut off in a vertical direction on a plane. It is a thing. Reference numeral 15 denotes a concave spring locking portion provided near the center of the outer wall 14 toward the central portion of the main body 10. Reference numeral 16 denotes a flat mounting provided at the innermost portion of the spring locking portion 15. Back plates (bottom surfaces) 17a and 17b are mounting guides in which grooves are formed on both sides of the mounting back plate 16 in the outward direction, and are formed in a substantially T-shaped cross section. Reference numeral 18 denotes a locking projection provided substantially in the vicinity of the center of the mounting back plate 16 and is formed, for example, by a tapered portion that narrows downward.

Next, the mounting spring 20 (only one side is shown in the figure) will be described in detail. 21 is provided on one side of the substantially V-shaped mounting spring 20 (side to be inserted into the spring mounting portion 13). The spring mounting pieces are provided with spring guide portions 22a and 22b projecting from the back surface on both sides thereof. Then, the spring mounting pieces 21 are inserted into the mounting guides 17a and 17b from the upper side along the mounting back plate 16 of the spring locking portion 15 of the main body 10 from below, and the spring guide portions 22a and 22b suppress the play and move downward. To slide. Reference numerals 23a and 23b denote an upper locking hole and a lower locking hole provided in the vicinity of the center portion in the vertical direction of the spring mounting piece 21, and one of them is fitted to the locking projection 18 of the spring locking portion 15 of the main body 10. They are fixed together.
Reference numeral 24 denotes a spring locking piece provided on the other side of the mounting spring 20 (side to be locked to an embedded portion such as a ceiling), and reference numeral 25 denotes a drop formed by bending the tip end of the spring locking piece 24 outward. It is a prevention nail.

  The operation of the first embodiment configured as described above will be described. A spring mounting piece 21 of the mounting spring 20 is inserted along the mounting back plate 16 from above into a spring locking portion 15 provided in the main body 10 of the mounting apparatus of the implantable device, and guided by mounting guides 17a and 17b. Slide in the direction. Then, either one of the upper locking hole 23 a and the lower locking hole 23 b of the spring mounting piece 21 is fitted into the locking projection 18 and locked. The attachment spring 20 is attached in the same manner to the spring attachment portion 13 on the other side.

  Thus, in order to attach an implantable apparatus to a ceiling, a wall, etc. with the attachment apparatus which attached the attachment springs 20 and 20 to the main body 10, it carries out as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 2, a case will be described in which an embedded device is attached to an embedded hole 27 provided in an embedded surface 26 such as a ceiling or wall made of a relatively thick material. In this case, the lower locking hole 23b provided in the downward direction of the spring mounting piece 21 is fitted and locked to the locking projection 18, and the spring locking piece 24 is positioned slightly above the side surface of the main body 10. Make sure you do. Reference numeral 40 denotes an internal device such as a sensor provided in the main body 10.

After this state, the spring locking pieces 24, 24 of the mounting springs 20, 20 are compressed and bent toward the main body 10, and in this state, the main body 10 is inserted into the embedded hole 27 from below the embedded hole 27. insert. When the collar portion 12 comes into contact with the embedded surface, the spring locking pieces 24 and 24 of the mounting springs 20 and 20 are urged toward the outside of the main body 10 by the restoring force, and are pressed against the side wall of the embedded hole 27. To be fixed. Thereafter, the mounting direction of the main body 10 is adjusted.
When the implantable device is inserted into the embedding hole 27 and the mounting springs 20 and 20 are urged toward the outside of the main body 10, the repelling force causes the implantable device to be fixed to the embedding hole 27. At this time, the fall of the implantable device is prevented by the fall prevention claw 25.

  Next, the case where this implantable device is attached to the relatively thin embedding surface 28 shown in FIG. 3 will be described. In FIG. 2, the lower locking hole 23 a of the mounting spring 20 is locked to the locking projection 18 of the main body 10, but the spring mounting piece 21 of the mounting spring 20 is attached to the mounting back plate 16 as shown in FIG. 3. The upper locking hole 23b is fitted and locked to the locking projection 18 by shifting downward along the locking projection 18.

  After this state, the spring locking pieces 24, 24 of the mounting springs 20, 20 are compressed and bent toward the main body 10, and in this state, the main body 10 is inserted into the embedded hole 29 from below the embedded hole 29. When inserted, the spring locking pieces 24, 24 of the mounting springs 20, 20 are urged toward the outside of the main body 10 by the restoring force, and are pressed against and fixed to the side walls of the embedded holes 29. Thereafter, the mounting direction of the main body 10 is adjusted.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the mounting back plate 16 of the spring locking portion 15 provided in the main body 10 of the implantable device is formed in a flat shape, the mounting spring 20 is attached to the main body 10. The contact surface between the two becomes wider than before, and is fixed stably and reliably, and the strength is increased.
Further, the mounting guides 17a and 17b and the locking projection 18 are provided on the spring locking portion 15 of the main body 1, and the mounting spring 20 is slid while being guided by the mounting guides 17a and 17b. Since it is made to fit in the lower locking holes 23a and 23b, the strength of the mounting spring 20 is increased, and it can be fixed to the main body 10 easily, accurately and reliably.

  Further, since the spring locking portion 15 is formed in a concave shape toward the central portion of the main body 10, there is no need to provide an embedding hole having a size in which the main body and the spring are combined on the embedding surface as in the prior art. The size of the insertion hole can be minimized. And since the direction which embeds the main body 10 in an embedding hole can be set freely, an operation | work becomes easy, and it can install reliably, stably and safely by the repulsive force and structure of a stable spring.

  Further, upper and lower locking holes 23a and 23b are provided at two locations of the mounting spring 20, and the positions of the locking holes to be locked to the locking projections 18 are shifted and fitted according to the thickness of the embedded surface. As a result, for example, not only ceiling materials of 9mm to 18mm thickness, but also wall thickness of 5mm thickness, system ceiling of 20mm or more thickness, etc. Correspondingly, it can be installed stably.

In addition, since the attachment spring 20 is provided with the fall prevention claw 25, the fall of the implantable device can be prevented during and after the attachment, and the safety can be maintained.
Further, since the mounting of the mounting spring 20 is a plug-in type, screw parts such as bolts and nuts for fixing the mounting spring 20 to the main body 10 are not required, saving parts, facilitating manufacturing, and improving efficiency. realizable.

[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment, two upper locking holes 23a and two lower locking holes 23b are provided in the vertical direction of the spring mounting piece 21 of the mounting spring 20, but in this embodiment, there are three locking holes in the vertical direction. The above is provided.
According to the present embodiment, the same effect as in the case of the first embodiment is obtained, but further, locking holes are provided at three or more locations of the mounting spring 20, and the engagement holes are formed according to the thickness of the embedded surface. Since the position of the locking hole to be locked to the locking projection 18 is shifted, the mounting can be performed in a more stable state precisely corresponding to the thickness change of the embedded surface.

[Embodiment 3]
In the first and second embodiments, the locking holes 23 a and 23 b are provided in the spring mounting piece 21 of the mounting spring 20, and the locking protrusion 18 is provided in the mounting back plate 16 of the main body 10. The spring mounting piece 21 of the mounting spring 20 is provided with a locking projection, the mounting back plate 16 of the main body 10 is provided with a concave locking hole, and these locking projections are fitted into the concave locking hole. It is intended to stop.
According to the present embodiment, the same effect as in the case of the first embodiment is obtained, but the position selection of the locking projection and the locking hole can be diversified.

[Embodiment 4]
In the first, second, and third embodiments, two substantially V-shaped mounting springs 20 and 20 are individually provided. However, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The upper portions of the spring mounting pieces 21 and 21 are connected to each other by the connecting portion 20a to form a gate shape, and the connecting portion 20a is brought into contact with the upper surface of the main body 10 and locked as one mounting spring. Is. The connecting portion 20a may be screwed to the top plate 11 of the main body 10.
Therefore, according to this embodiment, it has the same effect as the case shown in the first embodiment. However, since the upper parts of the spring mounting pieces 21 and 21 of the mounting spring 20 are connected to each other, the mounting spring 20 is The main body 10 can be securely fixed.

[Embodiment 5]
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 denotes a substantially cylindrical shape, a top plate 11 is attached to the upper part, a collar part 12 is provided to the lower part, and an interior of an embedded device having an illuminance sensor, for example, is provided therein. It is a pair of spring attachment part provided in the opposite position. Reference numeral 16 denotes a mounting back plate provided on the spring mounting portion 13, which is formed by cutting a part of the main body 10 into a flat shape. Reference numerals 30a and 30a denote L-shaped locking claws provided to face the mounting back plate 16 of the spring mounting portion 13, and guide and slide both sides of the spring mounting pieces 21 of the mounting spring 20 inserted from above. Reference numeral 18 denotes a locking projection provided between the locking claws 30a and 30b.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a pair of substantially V-shaped attachment springs made of, for example, spring steel, which are attached by being inserted into the spring attachment portions 13 and 13 of the main body 10.
Reference numeral 21 denotes a spring mounting piece provided on one side of the substantially V-shaped mounting spring 20 (side attached to the spring mounting portion 13), and spring guide portions 22a and 22b for preventing play are provided on both sides thereof. . Then, the spring mounting piece 21 is inserted along the mounting back plate 17 from above the locking claws 30a, 30b, and both edges thereof are guided by the locking claws 30a, 30b and slid downward, and the mounting spring 20 is attached to the main body 10. Reference numeral 23 denotes a locking hole provided in the spring mounting piece 21 so as to be fitted into the locking projection 18 of the mounting back plate 16 and locked.

  The operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. The spring mounting piece 21 of the mounting spring 20 is inserted from above the locking claws 30a and 30b along the mounting back plate 16 of the main body 10, and both edges thereof are guided by the locking claws 30a and 30b and downward. Then, the collar 12 is brought into contact with the embedding surface 28 and the locking hole 23 provided in the spring mounting piece 21 is fitted into the locking projection 18 of the mounting back plate 16 and locked.

In the above embodiment, the locking protrusion 21 is provided on the spring mounting piece 21 of the mounting spring 20, the concave locking hole is provided on the mounting back plate 16 of the main body 10, and the locking protrusion of the mounting spring 20 is provided. The main body 10 may be fitted into the locking holes and locked.
Further, as shown in the fourth embodiment (FIG. 4), the upper portions of the attachment springs 20 and 20 may be integrally connected by a connecting portion 20a, and further, the spring locking pieces 24 of the attachment springs 20 and 20 may be configured. You may provide a fall prevention nail | claw in the front-end | tip part.

  According to the present embodiment, when the attachment spring 20 is attached to the main body 10, the contact surface between the two is widened, and the attachment spring 20 is fixed stably and reliably, and the strength is increased. Further, since the mounting spring 20 is slid along the locking claws 30a, 30a and the locking holes 23 are inserted into the locking projections 18, the mounting spring 20 is easily and reliably fixed to the main body 10. Can do. Further, a part of the side wall of the main body 10 is cut into a flat shape so that the flat mounting back plate 16 is formed on the spring mounting portions 13 and 13, thereby minimizing the size of the embedded hole provided in the ceiling or the like. Can be installed, and the mounting work is also facilitated. Further, since the mounting of the mounting spring 20 is a plug-in type, screw parts such as bolts and nuts are not required, and parts can be saved, manufacturing can be facilitated, and efficiency can be improved.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory diagram of FIG. 1. It is another effect explanatory drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of FIG. 5. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the attachment apparatus of the conventional ceiling-embedded lighting fixture. It is a perspective view which shows another example of the attachment apparatus of the conventional ceiling-embedded lighting fixture.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Body of embedded type, 13 Spring mounting part, 16 Mounting back plate, 17a, 17b Mounting guide, 18 Locking protrusion, 20 Mounting spring, 21 Spring mounting piece, 23a, 23b Locking hole, 24 Spring locking Piece, 25 Fall prevention claw, 26, 28 Embedded surface, 27, 29 Embedded hole, 30a, 30b Locking claw.

Claims (2)

An embedded device in which an attachment spring is attached to a body of an embedded device, bent to the body side, inserted into an embedded hole provided in a ceiling or the like, and then the body is attached to the ceiling or the like by a restoring force of the mounting spring In
The side wall of the main body is formed by cutting a part of a substantially cylindrical curved surface in a vertical direction on a plane, and a pair of plane portions that are inside when the substantially cylindrical curved surface is extended;
A portion of the substantially cylindrical shape excluding the excised portion;
A mounting guide that is provided in the flat portion and has a lower end located near a flange portion formed on the main body, presses the both side edges of the mounting spring, and guides the mounting spring; and the mounting spring. A cross-sectional shape including a locking portion for locking is formed by a concave spring mounting portion that is substantially T-shaped,
The mounting spring is formed by being bent so as to be substantially V-shaped,
On one side, it has a wide part that is attached by sliding along the attachment guide,
A spring mounting piece that is locked and fixed to the locking portion,
On the other side, provided with a spring locking piece that locks into the embedding hole by a restoring force,
The folding part of the mounting spring is formed to have a narrower width than the wide part and is disposed on the collar part side. An embedded device in which an attachment spring is attached to a body of an embedded device, bent to the body side, inserted into an embedded hole provided in a ceiling or the like, and then the body is attached to the ceiling or the like by a restoring force of the mounting spring In
The side wall of the main body is formed by cutting a part of a substantially cylindrical curved surface into a flat shape in the vertical direction, and a pair of planar portions that are inside when the substantially cylindrical curved surface is extended;
A portion of the substantially cylindrical shape excluding the excised portion;
Provided in the flat portion, the lower end portion is located in the vicinity of the flange portion formed on the main body, and substantially L-shaped locking claws are provided to oppose each other and press to surround both side edges of the mounting spring. Formed by a mounting guide for guiding the mounting spring, and a spring mounting portion having a locking portion for locking the mounting spring;
The mounting spring is formed by being bent so as to be substantially V-shaped,
On one side, it has a wide portion that is attached by sliding along the attachment guide, and includes a spring attachment piece that is engaged and fixed to the engagement portion.
On the other side, provided with a spring locking piece that locks into the embedding hole by a restoring force,
The folding part of the mounting spring is formed to have a narrower width than the wide part and is disposed on the collar part side.

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