AU667109B2 - Thermal management techniques for lighting instruments - Google Patents

Thermal management techniques for lighting instruments

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Publication number
AU667109B2
AU667109B2 AU42069/93A AU4206993A AU667109B2 AU 667109 B2 AU667109 B2 AU 667109B2 AU 42069/93 A AU42069/93 A AU 42069/93A AU 4206993 A AU4206993 A AU 4206993A AU 667109 B2 AU667109 B2 AU 667109B2
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Australia
Prior art keywords
thermal management
management techniques
lighting instruments
instruments
lighting
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AU42069/93A
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AU4206993A (en
Inventor
James M. Bornhorst
Richard W. Hutton
Timothy D. Stacy
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Vari Lite Inc
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Vari Lite Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/14—Adjustable mountings
    • F21V21/15—Adjustable mountings specially adapted for power operation, e.g. by remote control
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/14—Adjustable mountings
    • F21V21/30—Pivoted housings or frames
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/15—Thermal insulation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
    • F21V29/71—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks using a combination of separate elements interconnected by heat-conducting means, e.g. with heat pipes or thermally conductive bars between separate heat-sink elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
    • F21V29/74—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades
    • F21V29/75—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades with fins or blades having different shapes, thicknesses or spacing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
    • F21V29/74—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades
    • F21V29/76—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades with essentially identical parallel planar fins or blades, e.g. with comb-like cross-section
    • F21V29/763—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades with essentially identical parallel planar fins or blades, e.g. with comb-like cross-section the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
    • F21V29/74—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades
    • F21V29/77—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades with essentially identical diverging planar fins or blades, e.g. with fan-like or star-like cross-section
    • F21V29/777—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades with essentially identical diverging planar fins or blades, e.g. with fan-like or star-like cross-section the planes containing the fins or blades having directions perpendicular to the light emitting axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
    • F21V29/83—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2131/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems not provided for in codes F21W2102/00-F21W2121/00
    • F21W2131/40—Lighting for industrial, commercial, recreational or military use
    • F21W2131/406—Lighting for industrial, commercial, recreational or military use for theatres, stages or film studios

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
  • Selective Calling Equipment (AREA)
  • Optical Filters (AREA)
AU42069/93A 1992-09-04 1993-07-19 Thermal management techniques for lighting instruments Ceased AU667109B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US94066492A 1992-09-04 1992-09-04
US940664 1992-09-04

Related Child Applications (1)

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AU56203/96A Division AU693691B2 (en) 1992-09-04 1996-06-06 Method for managing heat build up in lighting instruments

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AU4206993A AU4206993A (en) 1994-03-10
AU667109B2 true AU667109B2 (en) 1996-03-07

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EP (1) EP0586049B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH06162805A (en)
KR (1) KR100283770B1 (en)
AU (2) AU667109B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2104989C (en)
DE (2) DE69314122T2 (en)
TW (2) TW278121B (en)

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DE202005013244U1 (en) * 2005-08-18 2005-12-01 Arnold & Richter Cine Technik Gmbh & Co. Betriebs Kg Cooling system for floodlight, has sheet metal cladding with circumferentially spaced openings provided about lamp housing and enclosed within circumferential array of cooling ducts defining another set of openings
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US4240133A (en) * 1977-04-19 1980-12-16 Gesellschaft fur Strahlen-und Umweltforschung mbH, Munchen Quasimonochromatic light source
US4890208A (en) * 1986-09-19 1989-12-26 Lehigh University Stage lighting apparatus
US5282121A (en) * 1991-04-30 1994-01-25 Vari-Lite, Inc. High intensity lighting projectors

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US4546420A (en) * 1984-05-23 1985-10-08 Wheeler Industries, Ltd. Air cooled light fixture with baffled flow through a filter array
US4602321A (en) * 1985-02-28 1986-07-22 Vari-Lite, Inc. Light source having automatically variable hue, saturation and beam divergence
US4701833A (en) * 1986-07-16 1987-10-20 Vari-Lite, Inc. Ventilation system for stage light instrument
US5034866A (en) * 1989-12-28 1991-07-23 Altman Stage Lighting Co., Inc. Multilamp strip light luminaire system

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US4240133A (en) * 1977-04-19 1980-12-16 Gesellschaft fur Strahlen-und Umweltforschung mbH, Munchen Quasimonochromatic light source
US4890208A (en) * 1986-09-19 1989-12-26 Lehigh University Stage lighting apparatus
US5282121A (en) * 1991-04-30 1994-01-25 Vari-Lite, Inc. High intensity lighting projectors

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EP0586049A3 (en) 1994-05-18
KR100283770B1 (en) 2001-03-02
DE69314122D1 (en) 1997-10-30
EP0586049A2 (en) 1994-03-09
TW278121B (en) 1996-06-11
CA2104989C (en) 2002-05-14
KR940007418A (en) 1994-04-27
AU693691B2 (en) 1998-07-02
DE69314122T2 (en) 1998-04-02
EP0586049B1 (en) 1997-09-24
JPH06162805A (en) 1994-06-10
TW452054U (en) 2001-08-21
DE9312884U1 (en) 1993-11-11
AU5620396A (en) 1996-09-12
AU4206993A (en) 1994-03-10
CA2104989A1 (en) 1994-03-05

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