JPH0667079A - Sunshine collecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily vary the light collection area as occasion demands by rotating a rotary frame corresponding to the horizontal shifting of the sun, slanting an inclined reflecting plate corresponding to the vertical shifting of the sun, and reflecting the sunshine to right below by the inclined reflecting plate through a fixed reflecting plate. CONSTITUTION:In response to the horizontal motion of the sun, a rotary motor operates to rotate a driving roller 21 so that the quantities of light to the left and right photosensors of a sensor device are equalized to each other. Then, the rotary motor quits operation when the light quantities of the left and right sensors of th sensor device becomes equal and the rotary frame 30 stops while facing the sun. In response to the vertical motion of the sun, an inclining motor rotates to draw a driving shaft under the command of the sensor device and slants an inclined arm, for example, when the sun is above, and the inclined reflecting plate 40 is put in the same motion with the inclined arm to slant. When the sensor device faces the sun, the inclining motor is stopped under the command of the sensor device. Then, the sunshine is collected to right below by the fixed reflecting plate 35.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a sunlight collecting device which moves a reflecting plate based on a sun tracking device to reflect sunlight directly below.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sunlight collecting device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No.
As disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 79811, a reflecting plate is operated by a driving device based on a sun tracking device to illuminate sunlight directly below with a single reflection.

[0003]

In the conventional sunlight collecting device, in the case of collecting the sunlight over a large area, in the method of arranging a plurality of conventional devices in a row horizontally, the reflecting device may reflect light depending on the arrangement of the reflecting plates. There was a problem that the device itself inevitably had to be large in size so that the sunlight could not be reflected sufficiently due to the shadow of the plate itself, and the above-mentioned shadow would not occur when trying to sufficiently reflect the sunlight. .

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a rotating frame rotatably attached to a fixed frame, and a plurality of reflecting plates provided inside the rotating frame so as to be tiltable at predetermined intervals. A plurality of fixed reflectors provided between the set positions of the reflectors and provided on the rotating frame, and a rotating frame and a tiltable reflector that receive a command from the sun tracking device and the sun tracking device. The present invention is characterized by comprising a driving device for driving, and the purpose thereof is to provide a solar lighting device that solves the above problems by making it possible to easily cope with the lighting area as needed. is there.

[0005]

According to the present invention, with the above-described structure, the rotating frame is actuated by the drive device based on the command from the sun tracking device with respect to the horizontal movement of the sunlight, and with respect to the vertical movement of the sunlight. In the same manner, the tiltable reflector is moved by another driving device to reflect the sunlight at a fixed angle with respect to the fixed reflector, and the fixed reflector is the sun reflected by the tiltable reflector. The light can be reflected right underneath to collect light.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
The illustrated embodiment shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the inner four corners of a rectangular frame 11 having a square planar shape are reinforced with reinforcing frames 12, and a rectangular frame 11 and an annular circular frame 13 that is inscribed in the reinforcing frame 12 are attached. The rectangular frame 11, the reinforcing frame 12, and the circular frame 13 constitute the fixed frame 10. In the fixed frame 10, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a part of one position where the reinforcing frame 12 and the circular frame 13 contact each other is opened,
The support shaft of the drive roller 21 made of rubber around the roller is vertical and rotatably fixed to the opening, and the rotation motor 20 equipped with a gear head for rotating the drive roller 21 is reinforced with the rotation shaft vertical. Attach to the frame 12. Further, the contact pressure roller 16 is attached to the side of the circular frame 13 at a plurality of positions facing the mounting position of the drive roller 21 via the contact pressure spring 17 so that the support shaft is vertical and can extend and contract. Further, a rotating roller 15 is rotatably attached to the bottom of the circular frame 13 with its supporting shaft being horizontal. Further, the fixed frame 1 is attached to the upper part of the rectangular frame 11.
A protective hood 14 made of transparent acrylic material formed so as to cover 0 is attached.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a planar shape is formed inside the circular frame 13 of the fixed frame 10 covered by the protective hood 14 so as to be in contact with the pressure roller 16 and the drive roller 21. Rotating frame 30
Is installed horizontally on the rotating roller 15 so as to be rotatable. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, reference numeral 31 denotes a reflector supporting member formed by opening strip-shaped plate members at regular intervals and horizontally fixing a tilting shaft 42 at the lower part of the opening, and rotating both ends thereof to the above-described rotation. It is fixed inside the frame 30. An end plate 36 is attached to the reflection plate support member 31 with the reflection surface facing downward, and the cushion material 3 is formed.
7, the fixed reflector 35 is configured with the mirror plate 36, and is fixed between the mirror plate 41 and the mirror plate holding piece 44 that holds the mirror plate 41 and the bearing 44a is attached to the upper part and the mirror plate 41 and the mirror plate holding piece 44. The tilting reflection plate 40 including the fixed sleeve 45 is horizontally attached to the tilting shaft 42 so that the reflection surface rear surface faces the fixed reflection plate 35 and is tiltable. Reference numeral 33 denotes an interlocking arm, which is laid between a plurality of tilting reflection plates 40 incorporated in the rotating frame 30 to support a bearing 44 above the end plate holding piece 44.
It is rotatably attached to a.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a supporting member is assembled inside the rotating frame 30 and tilting device supporting members 50 are horizontally arranged at a predetermined interval, and a sensor shaft 66 and a tilting shaft are provided above them. 71 is mounted in parallel and fixed. 55
Is a tilting motor, and the tilting motor 55 is fixed to the sensor shaft 66, and the tilting motor 55 is installed perpendicularly to the sensor shaft 66. A screw rod 57 is coaxially attached to the rotation shaft of the tilting motor 55, and a drive shaft member 61 having a screw hole is screwed into the tip of the screw rod 57 in a direction perpendicular to the shaft. Reference numeral 65 denotes a sensor arm, the lower part of which is positioned on both sides of the tilt motor 55 so as to be freely rotatable.
The sensor device 67 is vertically attached to the sensor arm 65 and fixed by making the sensor direction parallel to the sensor arm 65 by sandwiching the well-known sensor device 67 on the upper part of the sensor arm 65. At the same position of the sensor arm 65 as between the fulcrums, the slide shaft 63
Are horizontally projected outward, and the floating rollers 68 are attached to their free ends. Reference numeral 60 denotes a drive arm having bearings at both ends thereof. One end of each of the two drive arms 60 is rotatably attached to both ends of the drive shaft member 61, and the other end of the inner drive arm 60 is the slide shaft. Each of them is rotatably attached to the shaft 63, and the other end of the outer drive arm 60 is rotatably attached to the tilt shaft 71. Reference numeral 70 denotes a tilting arm formed in a cylindrical body having a C-shaped cross section, the base of which is the tilting shaft 7 described above.
The tilting shaft 71 is rotatably mounted on the outer side of each of the drive arms 60 mounted on the first tilting arm 71, and the floating roller 68 is slidably fitted in the hollow portion of the tilting arm 70. Further, the tilting arm 70 includes a tilting shaft 42 of the tilting reflector 40, an end plate holding piece 44, and an upper bearing 44.
The connecting shaft 72 is projected and fixed at a position outside the tilt arm 70 in which the distance between the fulcrums of a is equal to the distance from the fulcrum of the tilt shaft 71. Reference numeral 75 is a connecting arm having bearings 75a at both ends at the same interval as between the tilting shaft 42 of the tilting reflector 40 and the fulcrum of the tilting shaft 71 that supports the tilting arm 70. One end of the connecting arm is pivoted to the connecting shaft 72. The other end is rotatably attached to the upper bearing 44a of another end plate holding piece 44 attached inside the existing end plate holding piece 44 of the tilting reflection plate 40.

In this embodiment thus constructed, the rotary motor 20 is arranged in a direction in which the light amounts of the left and right photosensors of the sensor device 67 are equalized with respect to the horizontal movement of the sun.
Is operated to rotate the drive roller 21, and the rotary frame 30 pressed against the drive roller 21 and the contact roller 16 rotates on the rotary roller 15 of the fixed frame 10. When the left and right light amounts of the sensor device 67 become equal, the rotation motor 20 stops its operation and the rotation frame 30 stops toward the sun. Further, for example, when the sun is above the vertical movement of the sun, the tilt motor 55 rotates the screw rod 57 to draw the drive shaft 61 in accordance with a command from the sensor device 67, and one end of the tilt shaft 71 rotates. The tilting arm 60 fixed to the
The floating roller 6 fixed to the slide shaft 63.
8 slides in the tilting arm 70 to tilt the tilting arm 70, and the tilting reflection plate 40 connected by the connecting arm 75.
Has the same movement as the tilting arm 70 and tilts. When the sensor device 67 faces the sun, the tilt motor 55 is stopped by a command from the sensor device 67.

The relationship between the tilt angles of the sensor arm 65, the tilt arm 70 and the tilt reflector 40 at this time is as shown in FIG. 7, between the fulcrums of the tilt shaft 71 and the connecting shaft 72, and the tilt shaft 4.
2 and the fulcrums of the end plate holding piece 44 bearing 44a are equal, and further, the fulcrums of the tilting shaft 71 and the tilting shaft 42 and the fulcrums of the connecting shaft 72 and the end plate holding piece 44 bearing 44a are equal, and these fulcrums are always parallel four sides. When the shape is formed, the tilting arm 70 and the tilting reflector 40 always make the same tilting. Further, if the fulcrums of the sensor shaft 66 and the tilt shaft 71 and the fulcrums of the sensor shaft 66 and the slide shaft 63 are made equal, sunlight from the tilt angle of the sensor arm 65 is perpendicular to the tilt reflector 40 and the sunlight from the sensor arm 65 is tilted. It is incident at an angle minus half the tilt angle and reflected at the same angle. At this time, the angle between the incident angle and the reflection angle is the same as the tilt angle of the sensor arm 65, and if the sensor shaft 66 and the tilt shaft 71 are installed on a horizontal plane, the sunlight is always reflected in the horizontal direction. The sunlight reflected horizontally by the tilting reflection plate 40 is directly illuminated by the fixed reflection plate 35.

The number of tilting reflectors 40 and fixed reflectors 35 is not limited to that in the illustrated embodiment, but can be appropriately selected depending on the installation position and the like. In the above embodiment, the tilt reflector 40 and the fixed reflector 35 are mirror plates, but by replacing them with convex mirrors, the irradiation area can be expanded. Also, by attaching an ultraviolet ray removing filter, it is possible to remove harmful ultraviolet rays to plants and animals and to collect high quality sunlight.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the rotating frame rotates in response to the change in the horizontal direction of the sun, and the tilting reflection plate tilts in response to the change in the vertical direction of the sun, so that the sunlight is constantly reflected. The tilting reflection plate reflects the light directly below through the fixed reflection plate to collect sunlight. Thus, in the present invention, when sunlight is collected over a wide area, if a plurality of the present devices are arranged in a horizontal arrangement and combined, the shadow of the device cannot be formed from any position of the sunlight. Can be effectively utilized. This device can be used inside a building such as a building to purify the outdoor air and moisturize and relieve the stresses on people living in the building. If it is used for daylighting of clothes, it will be possible to take in outdoor scenery and life indoors.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a drive device portion.

6A and 6B are a partial cross-sectional view and a tilting explanatory view taken along the line D-D in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing tilting of the device and reflection of sunlight.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Fixed Frame 20 Rotating Motor 30 Rotating Frame 35 Fixed Reflector 40 Tilt Reflector 55 Tilt Motor 67 Sensor Device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rotating frame rotatably attached to a fixed frame, a plurality of reflectors provided inside the rotating frame so as to be tiltable at predetermined intervals, and between a set position of the reflectors. A plurality of fixed reflecting plates located on the rotating frame and located at the sun tracking device and a drive device for driving the rotating frame and the tiltable reflecting plate in response to a command from the sun tracking device and the sun tracking device. A solar lighting device. 2. A reflection device comprising a tiltable reflector for receiving sunlight and a fixed reflector which is located laterally of the reflector and reflects sunlight from the reflector downward. 1. The sunlight collecting device according to 1.