Illumination installation tool

Abstract

To provide an illumination installation tool that can install an illumination part without using a concrete foundation, and can improve workability.SOLUTION: An illumination installation tool 1 for installing an illumination part 101 comprising a luminaire 103 comprises: a body part 3 provided with an opening part 13 in an upper part, and to be at least partially embedded in the ground; a lid part 7 for opening and closing the opening part 13, and on which the illumination part 101 is placed; and a fitting part 9 provided in the body part 3. The fitting part 9 is fitted with a housing part 111 in which an electric wire connection part 43 to which a power cable 105 and an appliance wire 109 drawn from the luminaire 103 are connected is housed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a lighting installation tool for installing a lighting unit. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art As disclosed in Patent Document 1, a lighting fixture that is installed on the ground has been known. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-054596 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when installing a lighting unit equipped with lighting fixtures on a concrete foundation, it takes time for the concrete to dry, and the workability is poor because the electric wire connection part, which connects the power cable and the fixture wire drawn from the lighting fixture, must be housed in a concrete box embedded in the concrete foundation.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting installation device that allows a lighting section to be installed without using a concrete foundation and that can improve workability. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The lighting installation device of the present invention is for installing a lighting unit. The lighting unit may be configured to include only a lighting unit, or may be configured to include a lighting unit and another device. The other device may be, for example, a lighting support device that supports the lighting unit, or a lighting protection device that protects the lighting unit.

[0007] The lighting fixture comprises a body, a cover, and a mounting part.

[0008] At least a portion of the body is buried in the ground. That is, the body may be entirely buried in the ground, or may be partially buried in the ground. The body has an opening at the top. The shape of the body is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a rectangular tube or a cylindrical shape. The bottom of the body may be open or closed.

[0009] The lid opens and closes the opening of the body. The lid may be configured to be detachably attached to the body by a male screw member or the like, or may be configured to cover the body without being attached to it. The male screw member may be, for example, a bolt or a machine screw.

[0010] The lid includes a mounting portion on which the illumination unit is placed. The mounting portion may be provided anywhere on the lid, for example, in the center of the lid, or in a position offset from the center of the lid. The illumination unit may be configured to be detachably attached to the lid by a male screw member or the like, may be configured to be non-detachably attached to the lid by an adhesive or the like, or may be configured to be placed on the lid without being attached to the lid.

[0011] A storage section is attached to the mounting section. The mounting section may be configured to be detachably attached to the body section by a male screw member or the like, or may be configured to be non-detachably attached to the body section by welding or the like. The storage section houses an electric wire connection section to which a power cable and an instrument line drawn from the lighting fixture are connected. The method of connecting the power cable and the instrument line is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a crimp connection or a connector connection. For example, a wiring box such as a concrete box can be used as the storage section. The material of the storage section is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, made of resin or metal.

[0012] The lighting fixture may be configured to include a flange portion that protrudes outward from a lower end of a side surface of the body portion.

[0013] In addition, unless otherwise specified, the material of each part of the lighting fixture is not limited to a specific material, and may be, for example, metal, resin, or wood. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of the lighting installation fixture with a lighting unit installed; [Diagram 2] FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] 10 is a process diagram showing the construction procedure for installing the lighting unit using a lighting installation fixture. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Hereinafter, a lighting fixture 1 as one embodiment of the lighting fixture will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0016] The lighting installation device 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3. The lighting installation device 1 is used to install a lighting unit 101. The lighting unit 101 includes a lighting device 103.

[0017] The lighting fixture 1 comprises a body 3, a bottom plate 5, a cover 7, a mounting portion 9, and a cushioning material 11.

[0018] At least a portion of the body 3 is buried underground, i.e., below the ground surface G. The body 3 is made of stainless steel plate, and is formed in a generally rectangular tube shape with a generally square bottom surface. An approximately square opening 13 is provided at the top of the body 3. The bottom of the body 3 is closed by a bottom plate 5. A folded portion 15 that is folded inward is provided at each upper end of the four sides of the body 3. In other words, the folded portion 15 forms the outer edge of the opening 13. A cushioning material 11 is provided on the top surface of the folded portion 15. Four mating protrusions (not shown) are provided at each lower end of the four sides of the body 3.

[0019] The side surface of the body 3 is provided with eight lid screw fitting holes 17, four mounting screw insertion holes 19, and two cable insertion holes 21.

[0020] The eight lid screw fitting holes 17 are provided substantially horizontally, two on each side, at the upper end of the four sides of the body 3. A female thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lid screw fitting holes 17. The lid mounting screws 23 fit into the lid screw fitting holes 17.

[0021] The four mounting screw insertion holes 19 are provided substantially horizontally, two on each side near the top of two opposing side surfaces among the four side surfaces of the body 3. Mounting screws 25 are inserted into the mounting screw insertion holes 19.

[0022] The two cable insertion holes 21 are provided on each of the same two of the four side surfaces of the body 3 on which the mounting screw insertion holes 19 are provided. The cable insertion hole 21 is formed as a long hole that is long vertically (see FIG. 2). A power cable 105 buried in the ground is inserted into the cable insertion hole 21. That is, the power cable 105 is pulled from the ground through the cable insertion hole 21 into the body 3. The power cable 105 is housed in a protective tube 107.

[0023] The bottom plate 5 is provided below the body 3. The bottom plate 5 is made of stainless steel and is formed into a substantially square plate larger than the bottom surface of the body 3. The bottom plate 5 has four fitting holes (not shown) corresponding to the four fitting protrusions provided on the body 3. The bottom plate 5 and the body 3 are combined by fitting the four fitting protrusions into the four fitting holes.

[0024] The bottom plate 5 has a blocking portion 27 and a flange portion 29. That is, the portion of the bottom plate 5 that blocks the lower part of the body 3 is called the blocking portion 27, and the portion outside the blocking portion 27 is called the flange portion 29. A drain hole 31 is provided in the approximate center of the blocking portion 27. Water that has entered the body 3 is discharged from the drain hole 31 to the outside of the body 3. The flange portion 29 protrudes outward from the lower end of the side of the body 3. By providing the flange portion 29 to the lighting installation device 1, the bottom area of ​​the lighting installation device 1 is increased, and when at least a part of the body 3 is buried in the ground, the weight of the soil is added to the flange portion 29, so that the body 3 can be prevented from shaking in the ground.

[0025] The lid 7 is made of stainless steel plate and is formed in a shallow, approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening at the bottom. The inner dimension of the bottom surface of the lid 7 is slightly larger than the outer dimension of the top surface of the body 3. The lid 7 opens and closes the opening 13 of the body 3. The lighting unit 101 is placed on the lid 7. That is, the lid 7 has a mounting portion 7a on which the lighting unit 101 is placed. The mounting portion 7a has an instrument line insertion hole 33 and four lighting screw insertion holes 35, which will be described later.

[0026] The lid 7 is detachably attached to the body 3 by the lid attachment screw 23. Therefore, by removing the lid 7 from the body 3, hands and tools can be easily placed inside the body 3 during installation work, and by attaching the lid 7 to the body 3, the lighting unit 101 placed on the lid 7 can be stably installed.

[0027] The mounting portion 7a of the lid portion 7 is provided with an instrument line insertion hole 33 and four lighting screw insertion holes 35.

[0028] The appliance wire insertion hole 33 is provided in the approximate center of the top surface of the lid portion 7. An appliance wire 109 pulled out from the lighting unit 101 is inserted into the appliance wire insertion hole 33. That is, when the lid portion 7 closes the opening 13 of the body portion 3, the appliance wire 109 pulled out from the lighting fixture 103 of the lighting unit 101 placed on the placement portion 7a of the lid portion 7 is pulled into the body portion 3 through the appliance wire insertion hole 33 of the lid portion 7.

[0029] The four lighting screw insertion holes 35 are provided at 90 degree intervals around the fixture line insertion hole 33. Lighting mounting screws 37 are inserted into the lighting screw insertion holes 35. Lighting mounting nuts 39 are attached to the inside of the top surface of the lid portion 7 at positions corresponding to the four lighting screw insertion holes 35. The lighting mounting screws 37 fit into the lighting mounting nuts 39. The lighting unit 101 is attached to the lid portion 7 by inserting the lighting mounting screws 37 into the lighting screw insertion holes 35 via the lighting unit 101 and fitting into the lighting mounting nuts 39.

[0030] Note that, a plurality of types of cover parts 7 are prepared, each having different positions of the instrument line insertion hole 33 and the lighting screw insertion hole 35, depending on the type of the lighting unit 101 to be installed.

[0031] Eight lid screw insertion holes 41 are provided on the side of the lid portion 7. The lid screw insertion holes 41 are provided substantially horizontally, two on each of the four side surfaces of the lid portion 7. The lid screw insertion holes 41 are formed as elongated holes that are long vertically. The lid mounting screws 23 are inserted into the lid screw insertion holes 41. The lid portion 7 is attached to the body portion 3 by inserting the lid mounting screws 23 into the lid screw insertion holes 41 and fitting them into the lid screw fitting holes 17.

[0032] The mounting part 9 is provided inside the body part 3, and the housing part 111 is mounted therein. The housing part 111 houses the electric wire connection part 43. The electric wire connection part 43 is a connection part between the power cable 105 inserted from the cable insertion hole 21 and the instrument line 109 inserted from the instrument line insertion hole 33.

[0033] The mounting portion 9 is made of stainless steel plate and formed into a plate shape bent into a substantially inverted U-shape.

[0034] The mounting body 45 is provided so as to be approximately parallel to the horizontal plane. The mounting body 45 is provided with four housing screw fitting holes 49 and a ground fitting hole 51. The four housing screw fitting holes 49 are provided at 90 degree intervals around the approximately central portion of the mounting body 45. The housing mounting screw 53 fits into the housing screw fitting hole 49. The housing mounting screw 53 fits into the housing screw fitting hole 49 via the housing portion 111, so that the housing portion 111 is detachably attached to the mounting portion 9. The ground fitting hole 51 is provided near one end in the longitudinal direction of the mounting body 45. The ground fitting hole 51 fits into the ground fitting hole 51. The ground screw 55 fits into the ground fitting hole 51, so that the mounting ground wire 57 is attached to the mounting portion 9.

[0035] The two rising portions 47 are bent upward from both longitudinal ends of the mounting body 45. Two mounting screw fitting holes 59 are provided substantially horizontally on each of the two rising portions 47. The mounting screw fitting holes 59 are fitted with the mounting attachment screws 25. The mounting attachment screws 25 are fitted with the mounting screw fitting holes 59 through the mounting screw insertion holes 19, so that the mounting part 9 is detachably attached to the body part 3. Therefore, by attaching the storage part 111 and the mounting ground wire 57 to the mounting part 9 taken out from inside the body part 3, the storage part 111 and the mounting ground wire 57 can be easily attached to the mounting part 9.

[0036] Note that a plurality of types of mounting parts 9 having different positions of the receiving screw fitting holes 49 are prepared according to the type of the illumination part 101 to be installed.

[0037] The cushioning material 11 is attached to the upper surface of the folded portion 15. That is, the cushioning material 11 is provided around the opening 13 (see FIG. 3). The cushioning material 11 is made of a highly flexible material, more specifically, a foamed EPDM material. When the lid portion 7 is placed on the body portion 3, the cushioning material 11 is interposed between the upper surface of the lid portion 7 and the folded portion 15 of the body portion 3 (see FIG. 1). This makes it possible to prevent the lid portion 7 from rattling relative to the body portion 3.

[0038] 1, a construction procedure for installing the lighting unit 101 using the lighting installation fixture 1 will be described based on FIG.

[0039] In step S1, the lighting unit 101 is temporarily fixed to the cover 7. At this time, the lighting attachment screw 37 is not tightened. In addition, the appliance wire 109 drawn out from the lighting fixture 103 is inserted into the appliance wire insertion hole 33 of the cover 7.

[0040] In step S2, the housing portion 111 and the mounting ground wire 57 are mounted to the mounting portion 9. At this point, the mounting portion 9 has been detached from the body portion 3 and taken out from within the body portion 3.

[0041] In step S3, the ground G is excavated. After excavation, the ground G is appropriately compacted with a damper to make the excavated floor generally smooth.

[0042] In step S4, crushed stone C (see FIG. 1) is laid on the excavation floor. The level is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of crushed stone C while compacting it with a damper so that the top surface of the crushed stone C is level.

[0043] In step S5, the lighting fixture 1 is installed on the top surface of the crushed stone C.

[0044] In step S6, the power cable 105 is pulled into the body 3 of the lighting installation device 1 installed on the top surface of the crushed stone C through the cable insertion hole 21.

[0045] In step S7, river sand R is filled into the body 3 up to near the upper end of the protective tube 107. At this time, the gap between the protective tube 107 housing the power cable 105 and the cable insertion hole 21 is sealed in advance with adhesive tape or the like.

[0046] In step S8, the attachment part 9 is attached to the body part 3.

[0047] In step S9, the electric wires are connected. That is, the power cable 105 and the appliance line 109 are connected, and the electric wire connection part 43 is accommodated in the accommodation part 111. In addition, the mounting ground wire 57, the ground wire (not shown) of the power cable 105, and the ground wire (not shown) of the appliance line 109 are connected to each other, and the connection part of the ground wires is accommodated in the accommodation part 111.

[0048] In step S10, the cover portion 7 is attached to the body portion 3.

[0049] In step S11, the excavated soil is returned to around the lighting installation device 1, and is then stepped on and compacted with a damper. The amount of backfill soil is adjusted so that the lighting installation device 1 is exposed about 5 cm to 10 cm above the ground surface G.

[0050] In step S12, the irradiation direction of lighting fixture 103 is adjusted.

[0051] In step S13, the lighting attachment screw 37 is tightened to attach the lighting unit 101 to the cover unit 7.

[0052] In this manner, construction is performed to install the lighting unit 101 using the lighting installation fixture 1. Note that the construction procedure is not limited to the above, and can be changed as appropriate in consideration of workability.

[0053] As described above, the lighting installation device 1 of this embodiment is for installing the lighting unit 101 equipped with the lighting device 103. The lighting installation device 1 includes a body 3, a lid 7, and a mounting unit 9. The body 3 is at least partially buried in the ground. The body 3 has an opening 13 at its upper part. The lid 7 opens and closes the opening 13. The lid 7 includes a mounting part 7a on which the lighting unit 101 is placed. The mounting unit 9 is provided within the body 3. The mounting unit 9 is fitted with a housing part 111 that houses the electric wire connection part 43 to which the power cable 105 and the fixture line 109 drawn out from the lighting device 103 are connected.

[0054] According to this configuration, the lighting unit 101 can be installed without using a concrete foundation by placing the lighting unit 101 on the placement portion 7a of the lid portion 7 that closes the opening 13 of the body portion 3 at least partially buried in the ground. In addition, the excess length of the power cable 105 can be stored in the space within the body portion 3, and work can be performed using the space within the body portion 3, improving workability. Furthermore, by burying at least a portion of the body portion 3 in the ground, the lighting installation device 1 is less noticeable than when the entire lighting installation device 1 is exposed above ground, so that the daytime scenery can be prevented from being impaired.

[0055] [Note] The following is additional information regarding lighting installation equipment. The lighting installation device is a lighting installation device for installing a lighting unit equipped with a lighting fixture, and comprises a body having an opening at the top and at least a portion of which is buried in the ground, a lid which opens and closes the opening and on which the lighting unit is placed, and a mounting section provided within the body, and the mounting section is fitted with a housing section which houses an electric wire connection section to which a power cable and a fixture wire pulled out from the lighting fixture are connected.

[0056] According to this configuration, the lighting unit can be installed without using a concrete foundation by placing the lighting unit on the mounting part of the lid that closes the opening of the body, at least a part of which is buried in the ground. In addition, the excess length of the electric wire can be stored in the space inside the body, and the space inside the body can be used for work, improving workability.

[0057] In this case, it is preferable that the attachment part is detachably attached to the body part.

[0058] According to this configuration, by attaching the storage part to the attachment part that has been removed from inside the body part, the operation of attaching the storage part to the attachment part can be easily performed.

[0059] In this case, the lid is preferably removably attached to the body.

[0060] With this configuration, by removing the lid from the body, hands and tools can be easily placed inside the body during installation work, and by attaching the lid to the body, the lighting unit placed on the lid can be stably installed.

[0061] In this case, it is preferable that the body portion has a flange portion protruding outward from the lower end of the side surface thereof.

[0062] With this configuration, the base area of ​​the lighting installation fixture is increased, and when at least a portion of the body is buried in the ground, the weight of the soil is added to the flange portion, thereby preventing the body from shaking in the ground.

[0063] In this case, it is preferable to provide a cushioning material between the body and the lid.

[0064] This configuration can prevent the lid from rattling relative to the body. [Explanation of symbols]

[0065] 1: lighting installation device, 3: body, 5: bottom plate, 7: lid, 7a: mounting part, 9: mounting part, 11: cushioning material, 13: opening, 15: folded part, 17: lid screw fitting hole, 19: mounting screw insertion hole, 21: cable insertion hole, 23: lid mounting screw, 25: mounting mounting screw, 27: blocking part, 29: flange part, 31: water drain hole, 33: fixture line insertion hole, 35: lighting screw insertion hole, 37: lighting mounting screw, 39: lighting Light mounting nut, 41: cover screw insertion hole, 43: electric wire connection part, 45: mounting body, 47: rising part, 49: storage screw fitting hole, 51: grounding fitting hole, 53: storage mounting screw, 55: grounding screw, 57: mounting ground wire, 59: mounting screw fitting hole, 101: lighting part, 103: lighting fixture, 105: power cable, 107: protective tube, 109: fixture wire, 111: storage part, C: crushed stone, G: ground, R: river sand.

Claims

1. A lighting installation device for installing a lighting unit having a lighting device, A body portion having an opening at an upper portion and at least a portion of which is buried in the ground; a cover portion that opens and closes the opening portion and has a placement portion on which the illumination portion is placed; A mounting portion provided within the body portion, A lighting installation fixture, characterized in that a storage section is attached to the mounting section, and a wire connection section to which a power cable and a fixture line drawn out from the lighting fixture are connected is stored.

2. The lighting installation tool according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is detachably attached to the body portion.

3. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is detachably attached to the body.

4. 2. The lighting installation tool according to claim 1, further comprising a flange portion protruding outward from a lower end of a side surface of the body portion.

5. The lighting installation tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a cushioning material provided between the body part and the lid part.

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