Fixing structure for electrical device, illumination device provided with said fixing structure, and method for fixing and removing electrical device
AssigneeMINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
InventorsShinichi FUJISAWA, Hiroya HOSHI
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Abstract
A fixing structure for an electrical device of the present invention includes: a first operating unit that has a power receiving unit, which receives power feeding from a power feeding unit of a wiring duct, and that engages and disengages the power receiving unit with and from the power feeding unit; a second operating unit that has a second engagement portion, which is supported by a support unit of the wiring duct, and that engages and disengages the second engagement portion with and from the support unit; and a first lock portion that is provided in the first operating unit and locks the second operating unit.
Claims12
A fixing structure for fixing an electrical device to a wiring duct, the fixing structure including:
- a first operating unit that has a power receiving unit, which receives power feeding from a power feeding unit of the wiring duct, and that engages and disengages the power receiving unit with and from the power feeding unit;
- a second operating unit that has a second engagement portion supported by a support unit of the wiring duct, and that engages and disengages the second engagement portion with and from the support unit;
- and
- a first lock portion that is provided in the first operating unit and that locks the second operating unit.
A fixing and removing method of fixing and removing an electrical device to and from a wiring duct, wherein
- the electrical device includes:
- a first operating unit that engages and disengages a power receiving unit of the electrical device with and from a power feeding unit of the wiring duct;
- and a second operating unit that engages and disengages a second engagement portion of the electrical device with and from a support unit of the wiring duct, and
- the fixing and removing method includes:
- when the electrical device is removed from the wiring duct,
- performing disengagement of the power receiving unit from the power feeding unit of the wiring duct by operating the first operating unit, so as to cancel a state, in which operation of the second operating unit is prevented;
- and
- performing disengagement of the second engagement portion from the support unit of the wiring duct by operating the second operating unit, the disengagement being performed after the disengagement of the power receiving unit;
- and
- when the electrical device is fixed to the wiring duct,
- performing engagement of the second engagement portion with the support unit of the wiring duct by operating the second operating unit, so as to cancel a state, in which operation of the first operating unit is prevented;
- and
- performing engagement of the power receiving unit with the power feeding unit of the wiring duct by operating the first operating unit, the engagement being performed after the engagement of the second engagement portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.