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EP0398369B1
EP0398369B1 EP90109492A EP90109492A EP0398369B1 EP 0398369 B1 EP0398369 B1 EP 0398369B1 EP 90109492 A EP90109492 A EP 90109492A EP 90109492 A EP90109492 A EP 90109492A EP 0398369 B1 EP0398369 B1 EP 0398369B1
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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
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/14—Adjustable mountings
    • F21V21/26—Pivoted arms
    • 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
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/02—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being transformers, impedances or power supply units, e.g. a transformer with a rectifier
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a spotlight with a carrier part, which has a mechanical-electrical connection unit at one end and is connected to a lamp part at the other end via a swivel joint.
  • Spotlights are in a wide variety of designs and for a wide variety of lamps both in commercial and private use in large numbers in practical use.
  • the respective spotlight constructions are adapted both technically and creatively to the illuminant used in each case and are only suitable for certain illuminants.
  • it is disturbing that the spotlights are comparatively voluminous and leave much to be desired in terms of their variability in terms of adaptability to the various lighting tasks.
  • the object of the invention is to design a spotlight of the type mentioned in such a way that, while maintaining a uniform, delicate basic structure, on the one hand enables the use of a wide variety of illuminants and on the other hand the greatest possible variability is achieved with regard to the lighting tasks encountered in practice.
  • the support part is rod-shaped and is divided over part of its length into a base part connected to the fixed element of the swivel joint and a swivel part connected to the movable element of the swivel joint and carrying at least the lamp part, and the swivel joint is arranged eccentrically with respect to the rod axis.
  • the rod-shaped basic structure and the separation of this basic structure into a base part and a pivoting part via a sloping parting plane provides a high variability in the directional possibilities of the illuminant on the one hand and in the usability of different illuminants on the other hand, because the pivoting part, which also has a rod-shaped basic shape, has its free part End can be designed to accommodate all types of lamps without any change in the basic structure.
  • the respective illuminant and the base part can be designed to be balanced in terms of weight, so that an uncomplicated and balanced inclination adjustment of the respective illuminant can take place via the swivel joint to be designed accordingly.
  • the choice of the course of the parting plane between the base part and the swivel part can also achieve a balance in terms of weight that is favorable both from a technical point of view and an optimal distribution between the illuminant area and the swivel part from an aesthetic point of view.
  • the pivot part is simultaneously used as a support part for electrical functional elements, such as. B. uses a switching power supply or an ignitor, by taking advantage of in this area available space, a design for these electrical functional elements can be selected, which is adapted to the delicate rod structure and has a favorable effect on the weight-based balancing of the entire swivel part in relation to the swivel axis.
  • a controllable adjustment is provided between the base part and the swivel part, so that remote control of the radiation direction of the radiator can also be implemented in a simple manner.
  • the adjusting device can consist, for example, of a memory metal or can be implemented using a small motor which is accommodated in the rod structure. It is favorable with all these possible adjustment devices that only very small forces are necessary for the purpose of the adjustment, since, due to the construction, a largely equal weight can be achieved due to the construction.
  • Optimal thermal decoupling can also be achieved via the rod structure and any cross-sectional reductions provided in this structure, in particular between the illuminant and the swivel joint.
  • the spotlights designed in accordance with the invention can be used both with standardized light rails via appropriate adapters and with other types of rails via corresponding adapter units and, of course, are also suitable for direct mounting. Both low-voltage spotlights and direct-fed spotlights as well as practically all special other lights on the market can be used as illuminants.
  • the rod-shaped support part 1 shows a conventional light rail 14 to which the carrier part 1 of a spotlight according to the invention is fastened or mechanically and electrically coupled via an adapter 10.
  • the rod-shaped support part 1 is divided into two parts which are connected to one another via a swivel joint 3, namely into a fixed base part 4 and a swivel part 5, which is at the same time the support of the lighting part 2 or of the illuminant used in each case.
  • the swivel joint 3 is eccentric with respect to the rod axis 6 located and the axis of this swivel joint 3 extends perpendicular to the rod axis 6.
  • the base part 4 With the fixed part 7 of the swivel joint 3, the base part 4 is connected, with the movable part 8, the swivel part 5 of the rod structure is connected.
  • the parting plane 9 between the base part 4 and the swivel part 5 runs at an acute angle to the rod axis 6, and in the region of this parting plane 9 a widening and / or extension element 11 projecting beyond the circumferential contour of the parting plane is provided.
  • the axis of the swivel joint 3 lies approximately in the region of a surface line of the carrier part 1.
  • the parting plane 9 is preferably placed so that the swivel part 5 forms a weight balance for the light part 2, so that pivoting of the light part 2 and the swivel axis 3 is possible with very little force and a slight stiffness of the joint 3 a secure fixation of the light part in any swivel position within the given swivel range.
  • the embodiment according to FIG. 2 illustrates that, with the same basic structure, not only can other illuminants be used without difficulty, but also that the parting plane 9 can be designed differently and can extend almost over the entire length of the carrier part 1.
  • the parting plane 9 expediently runs over a larger area corresponding to the rod axis 6, so that short inclined sections of the parting plane, which preferably run at the same angle with respect to the rod axis 6, can complete the overall parting plane.
  • the position pivoted by 90 ° illustrates the achievable weight balance between the illuminant 2 and the counterweight in this position forming the pivoting part 5 'with the associated widening element 11'.
  • a desired thermal decoupling can be achieved by reducing the cross section 18 between the pivoting part 5 and the illuminant 2.
  • Fig. 4 shows an embodiment of the invention in which the rod structure of the support part 1 can be provided with a bent region 15 by means of an integrally formed or connectable additional part, so that there is an oblique structure of the radiator running at a predeterminable angle with respect to a fastening point or busbar , which is particularly advantageous for certain lighting tasks due to the pivoting angle that can be achieved thereby.
  • FIG. 5 shows an embodiment variant which demonstrates the variability with regard to the use of different illuminants and at the same time shows that the pivoting part 5 can be used particularly advantageously as a carrier for electrical functional parts for certain embodiments.
  • an energy-saving lamp is used as the illuminant, which requires the use of a switching power supply 12.
  • This switching power supply can be designed in the form of a flat cuboid and can preferably be mechanically and electrically connected to the swivel part 5 via plug-in couplings.
  • the embodiment variant according to FIG. 5 also clarifies that with regard to the positioning of the swivel joint in the frame there is a variability in the invention, which allows adaptation to the prevailing circumstances, but does not fundamentally change the basic structure of the radiator.
  • FIG. 6 finally shows an embodiment of the invention, which illustrates that the carrier part 1 can be supplemented by rod-shaped extensions 16, these extension parts not necessarily having to be straight. If, for example, a ballast 17 is directly coupled to the busbar 14, the radiator can be connected to this ballast 17 via an electrical cable and, for example, an igniter 13 can be coupled to the pivoting part 5, so that the ignition device is located as close as possible to the associated lamp .
  • a ballast 17 is directly coupled to the busbar 14
  • the radiator can be connected to this ballast 17 via an electrical cable and, for example, an igniter 13 can be coupled to the pivoting part 5, so that the ignition device is located as close as possible to the associated lamp .
  • a memory metal is preferably arranged in the swiveling range in such a way that the illuminant is swiveled by applying a current of a defined intensity to the memory metal, which is possible without any problem, above all, because this swiveling requires only small actuating forces, specifically because of the balancing between the illuminant and the swivel part 5 with respect to the swivel joint 3.
  • the configuration can be chosen such that swiveling of the spotlight in the direction of an enlargement of the angle between the base part 4 and swivel part 5 takes place due to the action of gravity and the resetting via the memory metal is made.
  • an auxiliary spring can also be used.
  • Realization via a small motor integrated in the rod structure of the support part. The low actuating force required as a result of the weight-balanced parts on both sides of the pivot axis 3 is important in all cases of controlled lamp pivoting.
  • a remote control device in particular an infrared remote control unit, presents no difficulties and can be implemented using conventional means.

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  1. Lampe avec une partie support (1) qui, à une extrémité, présente une unité de raccordement (10) mécanique/électrique et à l'autre extrémité est reliée par une articulation pivotante (3) à une partie éclairante (2), caractérisée en ce que la partie support (1) est réalisée en forme de barre et est subdivisée sur une partie de sa longueur en une partie de base (4) reliée à l'élément fixe (7) de l'articulation pivotante (3) et une partie pivotante (5) reliée à l'élément mobile (8) de l'articulation pivotante (3) et portant au moins la partie éclairante (2), et en ce que l'articulation pivotante (3) est disposée de façon excentrée par rapport à l'axe de la barre (6).
  2. Lampe selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le plan de séparation (9) est entre la partie de base (4) et la partie pivotante (5) et parallèle à l'axe de l'articulation pivotante (3).
  3. Lampe selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que respectivement une section inclinée courte par rapport à la zone centrale est contiguë à une zone centrale du plan de séparation (9) qui suit l'axe de la barre (6), les sections inclinées formant de préférence un angle de 45° environ par rapport à l'axe de la barre (6).
  4. Lampe selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le plan de séparation (9) entre la partie de base (4) et la partie pivotante (5) forme un angle aigu par rapport à l'axe de la barre (6).
  5. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la partie pivotante (5) est munie d'un élément d'élargissement et/ou d'allongement (11) qui suit en particulier le plan de séparation et déborde au moins dans certaines zones du contour périphérique du plan de séparation.
  6. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la partie pivotante (5) constitue par rapport à l'articulation pivotante (3) un contrepoids pour la partie éclairante (2) qui garantit au moins en substance une situation d'équilibre.
  7. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le centre de l'articulation pivotante (3) est situé dans la zone entre une génératrice de la partie support (1) en forme de barre et la demi-distance entre la génératrice et l'axe de la barre (6).
  8. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la partie de base (4) de la partie support (1) en forme de barre est conçue coudée à l'extrémité côté raccordement.
  9. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la partie de base (4) peut être couplée avec des parties similaires et/ou des parties coudées pour l'allongement et/ou le changement de direction.
  10. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'un bloc d'alimentation secteur (12) réalisé de préférence en forme de carré plat et/ou un appareil d'allumage (13) est supporté sur la partie pivotante (5) et le bloc d'alimentation secteur (12) ou l'appareil d'allumage (13) peut être couplé de préférence au moyen de connections enfichables à la partie pivotante (5).
  11. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'on prévoit un dispositif de réglage efficace et contrôlable entre la partie de base (4) et la partie pivotante (5).
  12. Lampe selon la revendication 11, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de réglage est fait dans un alliage à mémoire.
  13. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'on prévoit entre la partie de base (4) et la partie pivotante (5) un dispositif de ressort compensateur qui agit contre le dispositif de réglage et/ou qu'on prévoit un moteur d'entraînement.
  14. Lampe selon la revendication 13, caractérisée en ce que le moteur d'entraînement est logé dans la partie support (1) ou dans une pièce d'allongement (16) qui peut être couplée avec la partie support (1).
  15. Lampe selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de réglage peut être actionné au moyen d'un appareil de télécommande, notamment par un appareil de télécommande à infrarouge.
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