JP2014120297A - Reflection plate attaching device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reflection plate attaching device capable of easily attaching or detaching a reflection plate from a support bracket.SOLUTION: A reflection plate attaching device 20 includes an attaching part 30 for attaching a cylindrical support bracket, and an attached part 40 to which the reflection plate is attached. The attaching part 30 includes an arc-like part 31 for holding the support bracket, and a pair of expansion parts 32 which are arranged at both ends of the arc-like part 31 and expand by elasticity of the arc-like part 31. The arc-like part 31 deforms in such a manner as in natural state, a gap R2 at the tip end of the pair of expansion parts 32 is smaller than a diameter R1 of the support bracket, while, under such condition as a force is applied, a gap R2 at the tip end of the pair of expansion parts 32 becomes larger than a diameter R1 of the support bracket. The attached part 40 includes a bending part 41 which bends at one end part of the pair of expansion parts 32, and an extension part 42 which extends from the end part of the bending part 41 so as to approach the arc-like part 31. The bending part 41 has elasticity such that the extension part 42 comes away from the arc-like part 31.

Description

  The present invention relates to a reflector mounting device for attaching a reflector to a cylindrical or columnar support.

  In recent years, plant factories that produce plants in a planned manner while controlling the environment in a closed or semi-closed space inside a building such as a building have attracted attention.

  In plant factories, reflectors are used to efficiently apply light from a light source to plants. Conventionally, when a reflector is attached to a cylindrical or columnar support, a double-sided tape is attached to the support and the reflector is attached to the support via the double-sided tape.

  When the reflector is attached to the support via the double-sided tape described above, and the reflector is removed from the support, remove the double-sided tape with reduced adhesive strength from the support, and then install a new double-sided tape. After attaching the tape to the support, the reflector had to be attached to the double-sided tape again. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time to attach and remove the reflector.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the reflecting plate attachment apparatus which can attach a reflecting plate to a support tool easily and can remove.

  The present invention provides a reflector mounting apparatus for attaching a reflector to a cylindrical or columnar support, and includes an attachment part attached to the support and a mounted part to which the reflector is attached, A holding portion that holds the support, and a pair of expanding portions that are disposed at both ends of the holding portion and can be expanded when the holding portion has elasticity. While the length dimension of the gap at the distal end of the expanded portion is smaller than the length dimension of the diameter of the support tool, the length dimension of the gap at the distal end of the pair of expanded portions is the above when the force is applied. The holding portion is deformed so as to be larger than the length of the diameter of the support, and the attached portion includes a bent portion that is bent from one end of the pair of expanded portions, and An extending portion extending from the end so as to be close to the holding portion. For example, the bent portion to allow said extending portion to separate with respect to the holding portion and having an elasticity.

  As one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises at least two of the attachment part and the attached part, and further includes a connecting part that connects the two attachment parts from the other end of the pair of spread parts. A guide portion for guiding the attachment portion to the support member between the other end portion of the pair of expansion portions and the connection portion; and the attachment portion, the attachment portion, and the connection The part and the guide part are integrally formed by bending a linear metal material.

  As another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the other end of the pair of expanding portions has a guide portion for guiding the attachment portion to the support, and the attachment portion and the attached portion are provided. The part and the guide part are integrally formed by bending a plate-like metal material.

  According to the reflector mounting device according to the present invention, the reflector includes an attachment part to be attached to the support, and an attached part to which the reflector is attached, and the attachment part is provided at both ends of the holding part and the holding part. And a pair of widened portions that can be expanded when the holding portion has elasticity. In a natural state, the length of the gap at the tip of the pair of widened portions is smaller than the diameter of the support tool. On the other hand, when a force is applied, the holding portion is deformed so that the length of the gap at the tip of the pair of expanding portions is larger than the diameter of the support, and the attached portion is a pair of expanding portions. A bent portion that bends from one end of the bent portion, and an extending portion that extends from the end of the bent portion so as to approach the holding portion, so that the extending portion can be separated from the holding portion. The bent portion has elasticity. Therefore, when attaching the reflector mounting device to the support, or when removing the reflector attachment device from the support, by applying a force to the attachment portion, the length dimension of the gap between the tips of the pair of expanded portions is reduced. The reflector mounting device may be advanced or retracted with respect to the support by deforming it so as to be larger than the diameter of the support. In addition, when attaching a reflector to the reflector attachment device, or when removing the reflector from the reflector attachment device, the attached portion is deformed by applying a force to the bent portion so that the proximity portion expands with respect to the holding portion. The reflecting plate may be moved back and forth with respect to the reflecting plate mounting device. Therefore, it is possible to provide a reflector mounting device that can easily attach and remove the reflector to the support.

The perspective view inside a plant factory to which the reflector mounting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied. The front view of FIG. The perspective view of the reflecting plate attachment apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The side view of the reflecting plate attachment apparatus of 1st Embodiment. The top view of the reflecting plate attachment apparatus of 1st Embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the state which has attached the reflecting plate attachment apparatus of 1st Embodiment to the support tool. The same figure as FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the state which attached the reflecting plate to the reflecting plate attachment apparatus attached to the support. The perspective view inside a plant factory to which the reflector mounting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied. The perspective view of the reflecting plate attachment apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The side view of the reflector mounting apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. The top view of the reflecting plate attachment apparatus of 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
The details of the reflector mounting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the inside of a plant factory using the reflector mounting device 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1 and 2, X indicates the length direction of the support 12 to be described later, Y indicates the width direction orthogonal to X, and Z indicates the length direction X and the width direction Y, respectively. An orthogonal vertical direction is shown.

  The plant factory includes a cultivation box 10, a light source 11 (see FIG. 2) such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode), a support 12, a reflection plate 13, and a reflection plate mounting device 20. In FIG. 1, the light source 11 is omitted for convenience of explanation.

  The cultivation box 10 has water containing nutrients for growing the plant 16 therein and has, for example, a row of through holes 15 in the top plate 14, and the cultivation box 10 has leafs through the through holes 15. Plants 16 such as lettuce are planted in rows.

  The light source 11 is disposed above the cultivation box 10. For example, the support tool 12 extends in the length direction X and has a cylindrical cross section, and a pair of support tools 12 are arranged on the side of the upper region of the cultivation box 10.

  At least one surface of the reflection plate 13 is configured to reflect the light from the light source 11, and the side of the upper region of the cultivation box 10 so that the one surface covers the side of the plant 16. It is arranged. The reflection plate 13 has a function of efficiently applying light from the light source 11 to the plant 16.

  3 is a perspective view of the reflector mounting device 20, FIG. 4 is a side view of the reflector attaching device 20, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the reflector attaching device 20. As shown in FIG. The reflector mounting device 20 is for attaching the reflector 13 to the support 12. In FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, R indicates the spreading direction that passes through the center portion O of the arc-shaped portion 31 described later and passes through the center portion O.

  The reflector mounting device 20 has, for example, two attachment portions 30 attached to the support 12 and two attached portions 40 to which the reflector 13 is attached, and a connecting portion that connects the two attachment portions 30. 50 and a first guide part (guide part) 60 that guides the attachment part 30 relative to the support 12 when the reflector mounting device 20 is attached to the support 12. The reflector mounting device 20 is formed by integrally bending a linear metal material such as stainless steel to form the mounting portion 30, the mounted portion 40, the connecting portion 50, and the first guide portion 60.

  Each attachment portion 30 has an arc-shaped portion 31 (holding portion) and an expanded portion 32. The arcuate portion 31 is formed so as to have a certain distance from the central portion O in a natural state (see FIG. 4) where the attachment portion 30 is not yet attached to the support 12 and no force is applied. It is. In addition, the arc-shaped portion 31 is a portion that holds the support tool 12 in a state in which the attachment portion 30 is attached to the support tool 12 (see FIG. 8), and is a part along the circumferential surface of the support tool 12.

  The expanding portion 32 is configured to extend, for example, in a straight shape from one end portion and the other end portion of the arc-shaped portion 31. The expanding portion 32 is formed at the both ends of the arc-shaped portion 31 such that the arc-shaped portion 31 is formed of, for example, a metal material, and the arc-shaped portion 31 has elasticity, so that the arc-shaped portion 31 can expand with respect to the central portion O of the arc-shaped portion 31. A pair is arranged. Further, in the natural state, the expanded portion 32 is such that the length dimension R2 of the distance between both ends of the expanded portion 32 is smaller than the length dimension R1 of the diameter of the arc-shaped portion 31 that passes through the central portion O. It is configured. Further, in the natural state, the expanded portion 32 is such that the length dimension R2 of the distance between both ends of the pair of expanded portions 32 is smaller than the length length R of the diameter of the support 12 (see FIG. 7). It is configured. Therefore, as will be described later, in a mounting state in which the inner peripheral surface of the arcuate portion 31 abuts on the outer peripheral surface of the support tool 12 (see FIG. 8), if no force is applied so that both ends of the expanded portion 32 spread, The reflector mounting device 20 does not come off the support tool 12. When the force is applied to the arcuate portion 31 so that both ends of the expanding portion 32 are separated from each other, the length of the distance between both ends of the pair of expanding portions 32 with respect to the length R of the diameter of the support tool 12. The dimension R2 is configured to be large.

  Each attached portion 40 has a bent portion 41 and an extending portion 42. The bent portion 41 is a portion that is bent from both ends of the expanded portion 32. The extending portion 42 is a portion that extends straight from the end of the bent portion 41 so as to be close to the arc-shaped portion 31, and further extends straight after contacting the arc-shaped portion 31. The extending portion 42 is formed so that the distal end portion 43 has elasticity by a metal material so that the distal end portion 43 can expand in the expanding direction with respect to the central portion O of the arc-shaped portion 31.

  In this reflector mounting device 20, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a sandwiching space 71 for sandwiching the reflector 13 between the base end portion 44 side of the extending portion 42 and the expanding portion 32. have. Further, in the reflector mounting device 20, the second guide portion 70 is configured by the extending portion 42 and the arc-shaped portion 31 that further extend in a straight shape after contacting the arc-shaped portion 31. In the second guide portion 70, the arc-shaped portion 31 is formed in an arc shape centering on the center portion O, while the extending portion 42 is formed in a straight shape, so that the distal end portion 43 side of the extending portion 42, Between the outer peripheral surface of the arc-shaped part 31, when attaching the reflecting plate 13, the front-end | tip part 13a of the reflecting plate 13 is guided to the clamping space 71. FIG.

  In the reflector mounting device 20, in the pair of expanded portions 32, the mounted portion 40 is disposed at one end portion, and the connecting portion 50 is disposed at the other end portion via the first guide portion 60. It is.

  The connecting portion 50 extends from the other end of the pair of expanded portions 32 so as to connect the two attachment portions 30 via the first guide portion 60.

  The first guide portion 60 is disposed between the other end of the pair of expanded portions 32 and the connecting portion 50. More specifically, the first guide part 60 is formed so as to extend in a straight line, for example, and the direction m1 in which the first guide part 60 extends in a straight line and the direction in which the expanded part 32 extends in a straight line. It arrange | positions so that m2 may form the angle (theta) which is an acute angle (refer FIG. 6).

  When attaching the reflector mounting device 20 to the support tool 12, as shown in FIG. 6, first, the first guide portion 60 is brought into contact with the support tool 12. Next, the reflector mounting device 20 is slid relative to the support 12 along the direction m1 in which the first guide portion 60 extends toward the gap between the pair of expanding portions 32.

  Next, after the reflecting plate mounting apparatus 20 is slid until the support 12 is disposed in the gap between the pair of expanded portions 32, the distance between both ends of the pair of expanded portions 32 is changed as shown in FIG. A force is applied to the attachment portion 30 so that the length dimension R2 becomes large, and the length dimension R2 of the distance between both ends of the pair of expanded portions 32 is arcuate so as to be larger than the length dimension R of the diameter of the support tool 12. The part 31 is deformed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the support 12 is placed inside the attachment portion 30, and the reflector mounting device 20 is attached to the support 12. Thus, in the attachment state in which the support tool 12 is placed inside the attachment part 30, the length dimension R2 of the distance between both ends of the pair of expanded parts 32 is smaller than the length dimension R of the diameter of the support tool 12. The reflector mounting device 20 is not detached from the support 12. Moreover, what is necessary is just to perform operation contrary to the said operation, when removing the reflecting plate attachment apparatus 20 from the support tool 12. FIG.

  In addition, when the reflection plate 13 is attached to the reflection plate attachment device 20 in the attachment state where the reflection plate attachment device 20 is attached to the support 12, the second guide portion formed by the extension portion 42 and the attachment portion 30. 70, the distal end portion 13a of the reflecting plate 13 is inserted, and then the base end portion 13b of the reflecting plate 13 is pushed so that the leading end portion 13a of the reflecting plate 13 faces the clamping space 71. The bent portion 41 is deformed so as to be spaced apart from 31. Therefore, the tip of the reflecting plate 13 can be easily inserted into the clamping space 71. On the other hand, when removing the reflecting plate 13 from the reflecting plate mounting device 20, the operation opposite to the above operation may be performed while holding the base end of the reflecting plate 13.

  Accordingly, when the reflector mounting device 20 is attached to the support 12 or when the reflector attaching device 20 is detached from the support 12, a force is applied to both ends of the pair of expanding portions 32, and the pair of expanding portions 32. The reflector mounting device 20 may be moved forward and backward with respect to the support 12 after the length R2 of the interval between the two is deformed to be larger than the length R of the diameter of the support 12. Further, when the reflecting plate 13 is attached to the reflecting plate attaching device 20 or when the reflecting plate 13 is detached from the reflecting plate attaching device 20, the extending portion 42 extends in the expanding direction with respect to the central portion O of the arc-shaped portion 31. It is only necessary to apply a force to deform the attached portion 40 so that the reflector 13 moves forward and backward with respect to the reflector attachment device 20. Therefore, the reflector 13 can be easily attached to the support 12 and can be removed.

  In addition, according to the reflector mounting device 20, the first support member 12 is guided when the attachment portion 30 of the reflector attachment device 20 is attached to the support 12 at one end of the pair of expanded portions 32. Since the guide part 60 is provided, the attachment can be facilitated.

  Furthermore, according to this reflector mounting device 20, in the pair of expanded portions 32, the mounted portion 40 is disposed at one end portion, while the connecting portion 50 is disposed at the other end portion. When attaching the reflector 13 to the attachment part 30, the connection part 50 does not get in the way.

  In addition, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, while having the attachment part 30, the to-be-attached part 40, and the 1st guide part 60 2 each, the reflecting plate attachment apparatus 20 provided with one connection part 50 is provided. explained. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the attachment portion 30, the attached portion 40, and the first guide portion 60 may have a plurality of three or more as necessary. It may be configured so as to have a necessary number according to the number.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the inside of a plant factory that uses the reflector mounting device 120 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the reflector mounting device 120 according to the second embodiment, only differences from the reflector mounting device 20 according to the first embodiment will be described below, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. To do.

  10 is a perspective view of the reflector mounting device 120, FIG. 11 is a side view of the reflector attaching device 120, and FIG. 12 is a plan view of the reflector attaching device 120.

  The reflector mounting device 120 includes, for example, an attachment part 130 attached to the support tool 12, an attached part 140 to which the reflector plate 13 is attached, and an attachment part to the support tool 12 when the reflector plate 13 is attached to the support tool 12. One guide section (guide section) 160 that guides 130 is provided one by one. The reflector mounting device 120 is formed by integrally bending a plate-like metal material such as stainless steel so as to extend in the length direction X, and integrally forming the mounting portion 130, the mounted portion 140, and the first guide portion 160. .

  The attachment part 130 has an arcuate part 131 (holding part) and an expanded part 132. The arc portion 131 is formed to have a certain distance from the center portion O in a natural state where the attachment portion 130 is not yet attached to the support 12 and no force is applied. Further, the arc-shaped portion 131 is a portion that holds the support tool 12 in a state in which the attachment portion is attached to the support tool 12, and is a portion that follows the peripheral surface of the support tool 12.

  The expanded portion 132 is configured to extend, for example, in a straight shape from one end portion and the other end portion of the arc-shaped portion 131. The expanding portion 132 is formed at the both ends of the arc-shaped portion 131 so that the arc-shaped portion 131 can be expanded with respect to the center portion O of the arc-shaped portion 131 by forming the arc-shaped portion 131 of, for example, a metal material and having elasticity. A pair is arranged. Further, in the natural state, in the natural state, the length R2 of the distance between both ends of the pair of widened portions 132 is smaller than the length R1 of the diameter of the arc-shaped portion 131 that passes through the central portion O. As described above, the arc-shaped portion 131 is configured to extend straight from both ends. Furthermore, the expansion part 132 is configured such that, in a natural state, the length dimension R2 of the distance between both ends of the pair of expansion parts 132 is smaller than the length dimension R of the diameter of the support tool 12. . Therefore, in the attachment state in which the inner peripheral surface of the arc-shaped portion 131 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the support tool 12, if no force is applied so as to expand both ends of the expanding portion 132, the reflector mounting device 120 is removed from the support tool 12. It will not come off. When a force is applied to the arcuate portion 131 so that both ends of the expanded portion 132 are separated from each other, the length of the distance between both ends of the pair of expanded portions 132 with respect to the length dimension R of the diameter of the support tool 12. The dimension R2 is configured to be large.

  Each attached portion 140 has a bent portion 141 and an extending portion 142. The bent portions 141 are portions that are bent from both ends of the expanded portion 132. The extending portion 142 is a portion that extends straight from the end of the bent portion 141 so as to be close to the arc-shaped portion 131, and further extends straight after contacting the arc-shaped portion 131. The extended portion 142 has a bent portion 141 formed of a metal material so as to have elasticity so that the tip end portion 143 can expand in the expanding direction with respect to the central portion O of the arc-shaped portion 131.

  In the reflection plate mounting device 120, a holding space 171 for holding the reflection plate 13 is provided between the base end portion 144 side of the extension portion 142 and the expanding portion 132. In addition, in the reflector mounting device 120, the second guide portion 170 is configured by the extending portion 142 and the arc-shaped portion 131 that further extend in a straight shape after contacting the arc-shaped portion 131. In the second guide part 170, the arc-shaped part 131 is formed in an arc shape centering on the central part O, while the extension part 142 is formed in a straight shape, so that the tip part 143 side of the extension part 142, Between the outer peripheral surface of the arc-shaped part 131, when attaching the reflecting plate 13, the front-end | tip part 13a of the reflecting plate 13 is guided to the clamping space 171. FIG.

  In the reflector mounting device 120, in the pair of expanding portions 132, the mounted portion 140 is disposed at one end portion, and the first guide portion 160 is disposed at the other end portion.

  The first guide portion 160 is disposed on the distal end side of the other end portion of the pair of expanded portions 132. More specifically, the 1st guide part 160 is formed so that it may extend in a straight line, for example, the direction m1 in which the 1st guide part 160 extends in a straight line, and the direction in which the expansion part 32 extends in a straight line. It arrange | positions so that m2 may form the angle (theta) which is an acute angle.

  The reflector mounting device 120 according to the second embodiment also has the same operations and effects as the reflector mounting device 120 according to the first embodiment.

  In the above-described embodiment, the cylindrical support tool 12 has been described as an example. However, the support 12 is not limited to a cylindrical one, and for example, a cylindrical one may be used.

  In the above-described embodiments, the holding portions (the arc-shaped portions 31 and 131) are described as being formed in an arc shape. However, the holding portion is not limited to the arc shape, and the shape may be appropriately changed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the reflector mounting devices 20 and 120 are used in a plant factory. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the reflector mounting device is not limited to a plant factory, and can be used for other facilities such as a greenhouse.

  In the above-described embodiments, the reflector mounting devices 20 and 120 are used in a plant factory that uses leaf lettuce. However, the present invention is not limited to leaf lettuce, and can be applied to factories where other plants such as vegetables and fruits are cultivated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Support tool 13 Reflecting plate 20 Reflecting plate mounting apparatus 30 Mounting part 31 Arc-shaped part (holding part)
32 expansion part 40 attached part 41 bent part 42 extension part 50 connection part 60 1st guide part (guide part)
120 reflector mounting device 130 mounting part 131 arc-shaped part (holding part)
132 Expanding portion 140 Mounted portion 141 Bending portion 142 Extending portion O Center portion R Length dimension R1 of support tool diameter Length R2 of arcuate portion diameter passing through the center portion Both ends of the pair of expanding portions Interval length dimension

Claims (3)

In a reflector mounting device for attaching a reflector to a cylindrical or columnar support,
An attachment portion to be attached to the support, and an attachment portion to which the reflector is attached;
The mounting portion includes a holding portion that holds the support, and a pair of spreading portions that are disposed at both ends of the holding portion and can be expanded by the elasticity of the holding portion. The length of the gap at the tip of the pair of spread portions is smaller than the length of the diameter of the support, while the length of the gap at the tip of the pair of spread portions is applied. The holding portion is deformed such that the length dimension is larger than the length dimension of the diameter of the support;
The attached portion includes a bent portion that is bent from one end portion of the pair of expanded portions, and an extending portion that extends from the end portion of the bent portion so as to be close to the holding portion. The reflector mounting apparatus, wherein the bent portion has elasticity so that the protruding portion can be separated from the holding portion. At least two of the mounting portion and the mounted portion are provided,
A connecting portion that connects the two attachment portions from the other end of the pair of expanded portions;
Between the other end of the pair of expanded portions and the connecting portion, there is a guide portion that guides the mounting portion to the support.
The reflector mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion, the attachment portion, the connection portion, and the guide portion are integrally formed by bending a linear metal material. On the other end of the pair of expanded portions, there is a guide portion that guides the attachment portion to the support,
The reflection plate mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion, the mounted portion, and the guide portion are integrally formed by bending a plate-shaped metal material.

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