EP0833100B1 - Luminaire - Google Patents

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EP0833100B1
EP0833100B1 EP97202136A EP97202136A EP0833100B1 EP 0833100 B1 EP0833100 B1 EP 0833100B1 EP 97202136 A EP97202136 A EP 97202136A EP 97202136 A EP97202136 A EP 97202136A EP 0833100 B1 EP0833100 B1 EP 0833100B1
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reflector
luminaire
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Maria Elisabeth De Kruiff
Petrus Adrianus Josephus Holten
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S2/00—Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
    • 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
    • F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
    • F21V7/04—Optical design
    • F21V7/09—Optical design with a combination of different curvatures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2103/00—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes

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  • the invention relates to a luminaire comprising:
  • Such a luminaire is known from JP-A-800 76 22.
  • the known luminaire is designed for illuminating a wall.
  • the auxiliary reflector here serves to illuminate also portions of the wall which are comparatively high and which would otherwise not be illuminated.
  • DE-U-9115705 discloses a luminaire having three reflector parts for accommodating three lamps.
  • the two lamps to be accommodated in a part of the housing having an asymmetrical reflector are transversely positioned with respect to the third lamp which is to be accommodated in a part of the housing having a symmetrical reflector.
  • this object is achieved in that a second, concave, substantially symmetrical reflector with a light window substantially in the plane P is present in the housing next to the asymmetrical reflector, and in that second means for accommodating alongside said tubular lamp a further tubular electric lamp are present.
  • the light formed into a beam by the second reflector is added to the light illuminating the wall from some distance away from the ceiling up to a large distance therefrom, so that the wall is illuminated more evenly and with a higher brightness.
  • An attractive feature of the luminaire is that objects which are positioned at a comparatively small distance opposite the illuminated wall also have their sides facing this wall illuminated by the luminaire, whereas these sides would otherwise be dark.
  • the luminaire comprises several parallel slats in the light window which extend in the second reflector, transversely thereto.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that the luminaire is incapable, at a comparatively small distance from the wall already, of radiating light in the longitudinal direction of the lamp at small angles to the ceiling, which could cause glare.
  • Such slats are not necessary for a lamp in the asymmetrical reflector because the reflector itself together with the auxiliary reflector screens off the lamp from locations centrally below the luminaire.
  • the housing comprises a recess with an opening in the plane P, in which recess a power rail is arranged.
  • the luminaire then offers the possibility of accommodating light sources for the creation of accent lighting through the connection of holders or luminaires for, for example, incandescent lamps, for example reflector lamps.
  • the luminaire may be fastened to or against a ceiling. It is also possible to incorporate the luminaire in a false ceiling.
  • the electric lamp may be, for example, a fluorescent lamp, for example a straight, double-ended lamp, or a single-ended lamp with mutually parallel tube portions.
  • the asymmetrical reflector may be formed by one or several parts.
  • the auxiliary reflector may or may not be integral therewith.
  • the auxiliary reflector may also be adjustable.
  • the symmetrical reflector may also comprise one or several parts, for example two parts which, positioned opposite one another, each extend laterally of an accommodated lamp. It is also possible for a portion of the housing to have a reflecting function.
  • the reflectors may be given a metal finish, of high, medium, or low specularity. Alternatively, they may have a painted reflecting surface.
  • the luminaire may be used on its own, in a row with similar luminaires, or alternatively in a continuous line illumination.
  • the luminaire in Fig. 1 has a housing 1 with a light emission window 2 in a plane P and a concave, asymmetrical reflector 3 in the housing.
  • Means 4 for accommodating a tubular electric lamp, a linear fluorescent lamp in the Figure, alongside the light emission window 2 are present in the housing.
  • An auxiliary reflector 5 projects through the light emission window 2 to the exterior and is arranged opposite the means 4 for accommodating the lamp.
  • the reflector 3 and the auxiliary reflector 5 already screen off the lamp to the extent that it is not visible from locations centrally below the luminaire.
  • a second, concave, substantially symmetrical reflector 6 with a light window 7 substantially in plane P is present in the housing 1.
  • the housing in addition has second means 8 for accommodating a tubular electric lamp, again a linear fluorescent lamp in the Figure, for the second reflector 6.
  • the reflectors are made of aluminum with a semi-specular finish.
  • the housing is painted and has a reflecting function for the lamp which is to be accommodated in the second means 8.
  • the second reflector 6 is formed by two parts in the Figure. These parts are positioned so as to face one another, on either side of a lamp to be accommodated.
  • slats 9 are present in the light window 7, extending in the second reflector and transversely thereto and situated in front of and behind the slat drawn in the Figure.
  • the slats 9 have an interspacing of approximately 3 cm in the Figure. They are substantially V-shaped in cross-section with a concave, for example parabolic outer surface 9a. Parallel lines in the slats indicate this curvature.
  • the slats 9 have substantially parallel surfaces 9b remote from the light window 7.
  • the housing 1 has a recess 10 with an opening in the plane P defined by the light emission window 7, in which recess a power rail 11 is accommodated.
  • Fig. 2 shows the illuminance on a wall as a function of the distance d to a ceiling in which a luminaire is accommodated.
  • the Figure shows the illuminance (curve a ) obtained with a conventional luminaire having only the asymmetrical reflector of Fig. 1 and a 35 W fluorescent lamp of approximately 15 mm diameter.
  • Curve a/s indicates the illuminance achieved with the luminaire according to the invention which contains two such fluorescent lamps.
  • the lamp in the symmetrical reflector adds substantially no illuminance to the uppermost 30 cm of the wall. A substantial increase in the illuminance is not obtained until approximately one meter down from the ceiling, and the illuminance is more than doubled at a great distance from the ceiling. It can be derived from the curves that the lamp in the symmetrical reflector evenly illuminates also a vertical plane facing the wall and positioned at a comparatively low level.

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Claims (3)

  1. Luminaire comprenant:
    un boítier (1) muni d'une fenêtre de sortie de lumière (2) disposée dans un plan P;
    un réflecteur asymétrique concave (3) disposé dans le boítier;
    des moyens (4) disposés dans le boítier et permettant de loger une lampe électrique tubulaire le long de la fenêtre de sortie de lumière (2); et
    un réflecteur auxiliaire (5) qui fait saillie de la fenêtre de sortie de lumière (2) vers l'extérieur et qui est positionné en face des moyens (4) conçus pour loger la lampe, caractérisé en ce qu'un deuxième réflecteur concave pratiquement symétrique (6) muni d'une fenêtre de sortie de lumière (7) disposée pratiquement dans le plan P est présent dans le boítier (1) à proximité du réflecteur asymétrique (3) et en ce que des deuxième moyens (8) sont présents pour loger une autre lampe électrique tubulaire le long de ladite lampe tubulaire.
  2. Luminaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs lamelles (9) s'étendant de façon transversale par rapport au deuxième réflecteur (6) sont présentes dans la fenêtre de sortie de lumière (7).
  3. Luminaire selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le boítier (1) est muni d'un évidement (10) présentant une ouverture qui est ménagée dans le plan P et dans laquelle est disposé un rail de puissance (11).
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EP97202136A EP0833100B1 (fr) 1996-09-30 1997-07-11 Luminaire

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