JP2020198171A - Solar panel unit for floodlight - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a solar panel unit for a floodlight such that a storage battery for a floodlight is provided at an upper part of a column to prevent the storage battery from being broken owing to submergence even if a typhoon or heavy rain causes a flood or submergence of roads; a worker performs even work at a high place in a stable attitude when replacing or maintaining the storage battery; and a work object place is easy to view, and a flood light utilizing the solar panel unit.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a solar panel unit used for a floodlight comprising a solar panel and a light emission part at an upper part of a column, and the solar panel unit comprises the solar panel on an upper surface of a unit body, and a control part and a storage battery in the unit body. The unit body can be freely opened and closed, and the control part and the storage battery are visible in an opened state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a solar panel unit used for an illuminating lamp that illuminates a light source by emitting light using electric power generated by a solar panel (solar cell).

There have been conventional lighting lamps that illuminate using the electric power generated by using solar panels, and various forms have been proposed. For example, a solar panel is arranged at the upper end of a column, a light emitting unit is provided under the solar panel, and a control box is provided at the bottom of the column, and a control panel and a storage battery for controlling the light emission of the light emitting unit are provided in the control box. There is a stored light. The solar panel, light emitting unit, control panel, and storage battery are electrically connected, and the electric power generated by the solar panel is stored in the storage battery, and the light emitting unit is made to emit light by the electricity to illuminate (Patent Document 1). ).

According to this conventional lighting, when repairing, replacing, or maintaining a control panel or a storage battery, the worker can work while standing on the ground, so that the work is easy. However, in recent years, typhoons and guerrilla rainstorms have frequently occurred, causing frequent floods and flooding of roads, which often inundates the control box and damages the storage battery.

To solve this problem, there is an illuminating lamp in which a storage battery is provided above a support column (Patent Document 2). In this type of lighting, the storage battery is arranged in the upper part of the column and in the storage battery storage portion provided on the back side (lower surface side) of the solar panel so as not to be directly exposed to sunlight. According to this lighting, since the storage battery is arranged on the upper part of the column, there is an advantage that the storage battery is not damaged due to flooding even if a flood or road flood occurs due to a typhoon or heavy rain.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-12016 JP 2015-015117

However, with this conventional lighting, when replacing or maintaining the storage battery, the work is done at a high place, and the storage battery is arranged on the back side (bottom side) of the solar panel, so that the operator is required to do so. There was an inconvenience that the work was forced to face upward from the bottom of the work target area. That is, since the worker works facing upward at a high place, the posture becomes unstable and there is a risk of a fall accident, and the lower surface of the storage battery storage unit provided on the back side (lower surface side) of the solar panel. Alternatively, since the work is performed by putting a hand through the opening provided on the side surface, there is a problem that the work target portion is shaded and difficult to see.

The present invention is for overcoming the above problems, and a storage battery for lighting is provided on the upper part of a support column so that the storage battery will not be damaged due to flooding even if a flood or road flooding occurs due to a typhoon or heavy rain. A solar panel unit for lighting that allows workers to work in a stable posture even when working at heights when replacing or maintaining storage batteries, and makes it easy to see the work target area. And the purpose is to provide lighting using the solar panel unit.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, the solar panel unit for a lighting lamp according to the present invention is a solar panel unit used for a lighting lamp having a solar panel and a light emitting portion on the upper part of a support column, and is provided with a solar panel on the upper surface of the unit body and a unit. The main body is provided with a control unit and a storage battery, and the unit body is openable and closable, and is arranged at a position where the control unit and the storage battery can be visually recognized in the open state. According to the solar panel unit according to the present invention, since the storage battery of the lighting lamp is provided in the upper part of the column by being provided in the main body of the solar panel unit, even if a flood or road flooding occurs due to a typhoon or heavy rain. , The storage battery will not be damaged by flooding. In addition, since the solar panel unit body is openable and closable and is arranged at a position where the storage battery and the control unit can be visually recognized in the open state, the work can be performed even at a high place when replacing or maintaining the storage battery. The person can work in a stable posture, and the work target part is easy to see.

Further, in the solar panel unit according to the present invention, the unit body is composed of an upper housing and a lower housing and can be opened and closed vertically, and the control unit and the storage battery are arranged in the lower housing. It is characterized by being. In this way, maintenance of the control unit and replacement of the storage battery can be performed at a position and posture looking down from above.

Further, the solar panel unit according to the present invention is provided with a holding means for holding the unit body in an open state. In this way, it is not necessary to support the unit body in the open state with hands so as not to close it, so that both hands can be freely used for maintenance and battery replacement work.
Further, the illuminating lamp according to the present invention is characterized in that a light emitting unit and the above-mentioned solar panel unit are provided on an upper portion of a support column erected on the ground.

According to the solar panel unit according to the present invention, since the storage battery of the lighting lamp is provided in the upper part of the support column by being provided in the main body of the solar panel unit, even if a flood or road flooding occurs due to a typhoon or heavy rain. , The storage battery will not be damaged by flooding. In addition, since the solar panel unit body is openable and closable and is arranged at a position where the storage battery and the control unit can be visually recognized in the open state, the work can be performed even at a high place when replacing or maintaining the storage battery. The person can work in a stable posture, and the work target part is easy to see.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the solar panel unit and the lighting lamp which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of the back side of the solar panel unit part shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the solar panel unit is opened in the solar panel unit and the lighting shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the unit main body of the solar panel unit shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the unit body shown in FIG.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a solar panel unit according to the present invention and an illumination lamp provided with the solar panel unit. As shown in FIG. 1, the illuminating lamp 1 according to this embodiment includes a solar panel unit 3 at the upper end of a cylindrical column 2 erected on the ground, and emits light slightly below the solar panel unit 3. The part 4 is also attached to the support column 2.

The solar panel unit 3 is provided with a solar panel 32 on its upper surface, and is attached to a support column in a state of being tilted at a predetermined angle so as to efficiently receive sunlight. In addition, when a bird stops on the solar panel and dung, the power generation efficiency drops when the surface of the solar panel is covered with the dung of the bird. To prevent this, the upper end of the solar panel unit 3 is protected from birds. A needle 6 is provided to prevent the bird from stopping.

Further, a light emitting unit 4 is provided slightly below the solar panel unit 3. The light emitting unit 4 uses an LED as a light source, and is attached to a support column 2 via a mounting bracket 411 and a panel mount 5 described later. The light emitting unit 4 is attached so as to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle so as to illuminate the surroundings toward the road surface.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the unit main body 31 of the solar panel unit 3 has a substantially prismatic shape and is composed of an upper housing 311 and a lower housing 312, and a solar is mounted on the upper surface of the upper housing 311. Panels 32 are arranged. The upper housing 311 and the lower housing 312 are connected by a hinge 313 at the upper end edge on the back side as shown in FIG. 2, and the upper housing 311 is connected with the hinge 313 as a support shaft as shown in FIG. It can be opened and closed by lifting the front side (direction of arrow X in FIG. 3) or pushing down (direction of arrow Y in FIG. 3).

Further, in the unit main body 31, a torque stay 35 is provided as a holding means for holding the upper housing 311 in an open state. The torque stay 35 is formed by connecting one ends of the two arms 351 and 352 to each other by a rotating shaft 353, the other end of the arm 351 is attached to the upper housing 311 and the other end of the arm 352 is the lower casing. Each of them is connected to the body 312, and the upper housing 311 can be held at an arbitrary opening position (opening angle). Although the torque stay 35 described above is used here, the upper housing 311 can be opened and closed with respect to the lower housing 312, and the upper housing 311 can be held at an arbitrary opening position. Any other means can be used as long as it does.

Inside the lower housing 312 of the unit body 31, the control unit 33 that controls the light emission of the light emitting unit 4 and the electric power generated by the solar panel 32 are stored and supplied to the control unit 33 and the light emitting unit 4. A storage battery 34 is arranged, and the solar panel 32, the control unit 33, the storage battery 34, and the light emitting unit 4 are electrically connected (not shown). The control unit 33 includes a control means for controlling the light emission of the light emitting unit 4. In this control means, for example, a clock function may be provided to cause the light emitting unit 4 to emit light according to the season or time, or an illuminometer may be provided to cause the light emitting unit 4 to emit light according to the ambient brightness (darkness). it can. Alternatively, the light emission of the light emitting unit 4 may be controlled based on external information obtained from an external clock or various sensors by wired or wireless means. With such a configuration, the electric power generated by the solar panel 32 during the day is stored in the storage battery 34, and the electric power is used to make the light emitting unit 4 emit light mainly at night to illuminate the other. It does not require a power source of.

As the storage battery 34 arranged in the lower housing 312, a lithium ion battery is used in this embodiment. A lithium-ion battery that is compact, lightweight, and has a large mass ratio capacity is preferable, but an arbitrary storage battery can be used in addition to the lead storage battery.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the solar panel unit 3 and the light emitting unit 4 in the present embodiment are attached to the support column 2 via the solar panel frame 5 in which the receiving unit 51 and the support pipe 52 are integrally formed. .. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the receiving portion 51 of the solar panel mount 5 is screwed to the back portion of the solar panel unit 3, and the light emitting portion 4 is attached to the solar panel mount 5 via the mounting bracket 411 to attach the solar panel unit 5. 3 and the light emitting unit 4 are electrically connected as described above (not shown). As a result, the solar panel unit 3 and the light emitting unit 4 are integrated via the solar panel mount 5. After that, the solar panel unit 3 and the light emitting portion 4 are attached to the support column 2 by covering the upper end portion of the support column 2 with a cylindrical opening provided at the lower end of the solar panel frame 5 and fixing the solar panel unit 3 and the light emitting portion 4 by screwing or the like. It is mounted on top, which completes the installation of the luminaire.

By adopting such a configuration, the operator attaches the solar panel unit 3 and the light emitting unit 4 to the solar panel stand 5 in advance on the ground to integrate them, and completes the electrical connection between the solar panel unit 3 and the light emitting unit 4. You should keep it. As a high-altitude work for attaching the integrated solar panel unit 3, the light emitting unit 4, and the solar panel mount 5 to the upper part of the support column 2, as described above, the cylindrical shape provided at the lower end of the support pipe 52 of the solar panel mount 5 is provided. The opening may be placed on the upper end of the support column 2 and fixed by screwing or the like, and the attachment work becomes simple and safe.

The solar panel unit and the lighting lamp according to the present invention have been described above based on the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. The scope of the present invention also includes various modifications that can be conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, the solar panel unit 3 and the light emitting unit 4 are attached to the support column 2 via the solar panel mount 5, but the solar panel unit 3 and the light emitting unit 4 are separately attached to the support column 2. In the present embodiment, the torque stay 35 is used as a holding means for holding the upper housing 311 in an open state, but the upper housing 311 is attached to the lower housing 312. Any other means can be used as long as it can be opened and closed and the upper housing 311 can be held at an arbitrary opening position. Is also included in the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, even when a storage battery for a lighting lamp is provided on the upper part of a support column and a flood or road flood occurs due to a typhoon or heavy rain, the storage battery is not damaged due to flooding, and when the storage battery is replaced or maintained. Provided are a solar panel unit for a lighting lamp that allows an operator to work in a stable posture even when working at a high place and makes it easy to see the work target location, and a lighting lamp using the solar panel unit. It becomes possible.

1 Lighting 2 Prop 3 Solar panel unit 31 Unit body 311 Upper housing 312 Lower housing 32 Solar panel 33 Control unit 34 Storage battery 4 Light emitting unit 5 Solar panel mount

Claims (4)

A solar panel unit used for lighting with a solar panel and a light emitting unit on the upper part of a support column. The unit body is provided with a solar panel on the upper surface of the unit body and a control unit and a storage battery inside the unit body. A solar panel unit for lighting, which is openable and closable, and is arranged at a position where the control unit and the storage battery can be visually recognized in the open state. The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the unit main body is composed of an upper housing and a lower housing and can be opened and closed vertically, and the control unit and the storage battery are arranged in the lower housing. Solar panel unit. The solar panel unit according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a holding means for holding the unit body in an open state. An illuminating lamp comprising a light emitting unit and a solar panel unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3 on an upper portion of a support column erected on the ground.

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