EP0912861B1 - Adaptateur destine a un moyen de retenue servant a assujettir dans un trou de fixation un luminaire encastre, ou bien moyen de retenue ou luminaire encastre pourvu d'un tel adaptateur - Google Patents

Adaptateur destine a un moyen de retenue servant a assujettir dans un trou de fixation un luminaire encastre, ou bien moyen de retenue ou luminaire encastre pourvu d'un tel adaptateur Download PDF

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EP0912861B1
EP0912861B1 EP97936655A EP97936655A EP0912861B1 EP 0912861 B1 EP0912861 B1 EP 0912861B1 EP 97936655 A EP97936655 A EP 97936655A EP 97936655 A EP97936655 A EP 97936655A EP 0912861 B1 EP0912861 B1 EP 0912861B1
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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
    • F21V21/02—Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
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  • the invention relates to an adapter according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a fitters is set up in an installation opening of an installation body to be installed.
  • the installation body is in most cases a wall or ceiling with an installation opening in which the recessed luminaire sinks can be installed.
  • point known recessed lights in many cases have a collar-like protruding edge part, that covers the edge of the installation opening.
  • the installation body is a suspended ceiling
  • there is different systems mostly composed of flat ceiling elements Keep ceiling and the recessed light.
  • a known system indicates this horizontal support rails, which are located in the area of a dividing joint between two Ceiling elements are located and the two ceiling elements as a visible system reach under with support legs arranged on both sides or as a concealed one System and e.g. engaging recesses open on the narrow side Intervene in ceiling elements.
  • the ceiling elements by means of band-shaped fastening elements on the support rails located above hang up.
  • the installation opening can correspond to the width of the ceiling elements, so that by omitting a portion of a ceiling element Installation opening is formed.
  • a recessed light is e.g.
  • Recessed luminaire When installing a recessed luminaire, the requirement arises in many cases Recessed luminaire with regard to their height arrangement, it being both about an overall attitude as well as a partial attitude in the sense a tilting movement can act.
  • the abutments of the holding means are infinitely adjustable in height.
  • it is this requires loosening a clamping screw, vertically adjusting the abutment and then tighten the clamp screw again.
  • 16 of DE 195 20 177 A1 shown known configuration is a vertical adjusting spindle turn, which adjusts the abutment in a vertical guide.
  • a holding means for fastening a receiving housing is one Recessed luminaire on beam-shaped beams of a ceiling described.
  • the holding means is with an upright and different on the lamp housing Luminaire legs that can be attached to the height positions and the installation gap bridging support section which can be fastened to the carrier has an angular design, wherein the support section in the area of the installation gap consists of two parts, which in one connector horizontally pluggable and plugged together Position can be fixed.
  • Several are used to fasten the support section to the carrier Mandrels, which are in two rows extending in the longitudinal direction of the support section are arranged, the extending in the longitudinal direction of the support portion The distance between the mandrels is smaller than the width of the carrier.
  • the holding means is suitable for Attachment to the support with different sized installation gaps, always one Mandrel is arranged in the region of the carrier.
  • the holding means is attached to the underside of the carrier and then the itself in the area of the carrier thorn in this by hammer blows smashed.
  • the one hammered into the carrier exercises Only then a mandrel a positioning function on the holding means or on the Luminaire housing off when it is at least partially hammered into the carrier. On Means that a lateral positioning when attaching the holding means to the carrier of the holding means is not available in this known embodiment.
  • the invention has for its object to find a configuration that a Adaptation of the holding means or the recessed luminaire to different installation openings Cross-sectional sizes allowed.
  • an adapter with a gap-reducing part provided that an adjustment in the plane of the installation opening and thus to the Cross-sectional dimension of the installation opening on different constructions or Suspensions of the built-in body or the ceiling or the wall allows.
  • an adapter which is in a position on the outside of the holding means a holding element can be connected to the holding means and has a gap-reducing part, whose outer side surface forms a positioning surface that the edge of Installation opening is opposite and thereby the specified position of the form Recessed light in the recess ensures that the recessed light in the Installation opening cannot slip sideways.
  • the one in the plane of the installation opening outer boundary surface of the adapter forms with the outer surface of the holding means step dimension running in the width direction, which shows a size difference between corresponds to two different installation openings.
  • the arrangement can be such that the smaller installation opening Holding means with an outer surface as a boundary surface one with the opening edge cooperating positioning surface, which is determined by the fact that the Outer surface of the holding means taking into account an installation movement play located at the opening edge of the installation opening.
  • the outer surface of the holding means With a larger installation opening points the outer surface of the holding means a laterally outward distance from Edge of the installation opening, this difference in width due to the Gap reducing part of the adapter is compensated.
  • This is achieved in that the Outer surface of the spacer when the adapter is mounted on the holding means on or in close to the opening edge of the installation opening and thereby the positioning surface forms a lateral displacement of the Recessed light in the installation opening prevented by a stop at the opening edge.
  • the spacer with regard to the desired installation height by cutting to the desired height. This can cut to length be simplified and relieved that at predetermined step distances from each other e.g. there are tapered material tapering on the spacer that cutting to length, e.g. by cutting, simplifying.
  • the adapter is releasably attachable, it is possible to mount the recessed light again to convert that it fits into the corresponding smaller installation opening.
  • the adapters With elongated lights such as fluorescent tubes, it is possible to refer to the adapters the vertical longitudinal median plane of the recessed luminaire on one or both sides to arrange. In both cases, the advantages described above can be achieved. At a one-sided arrangement results in a somewhat laterally offset arrangement the recessed luminaire in the recess, but this is irrelevant if one centric arrangement is not absolutely necessary. In contrast, there is one mutual arrangement of the adapters a centered in the associated installation opening Arrangement for the recessed light.
  • the recessed luminaire When installing a recessed luminaire, the recessed luminaire must be connected firmly the installation opening edge because of loosening in the fastening Noises can arise from vibrations or rattling of the recessed light. Loosening in the attachment can be due to long-term effects and due to Material shrinkage occurs.
  • the invention therefore further aims to find a means or a recessed light To be designed so that loosening in the attachment prevents or are harmless.
  • a spring element as an elastically effective Clamping part arranged, which can be elastically flexible or elastically compressible and preferably by a quick-connect or plug-in connection with the associated support section is connected or connectable. This takes place Attachment with a clamping effect, the loosening described in the Fastening compensates elastically and with a permanent preload on the edge of the installation opening works. This will make it difficult to avoid loosening in the Fastening not only prevented or rendered harmless, but also in desired vibration and rattling noises avoided.
  • the main parts of the recessed light 1 are a base part 2, a detachably attached to it Light distributor 3, here through a diffuser (opal disc or perforated plate), one Reflector 4 without a so-called grid or a reflector 4 with a grid is formed, Holding means 5 for releasably holding the recessed light 1 in a recess 6 the recessed light 1 receiving body 7, an edge part 8 for the completion of the Recessed lamp 1 at the edge of the installation opening 6, an operating device 9 and associated Components for the electrical power supply of the recessed light 1 and one or two Sockets 10 for at least one lamp 11.
  • the distributor 3 and / or the reflector 4 also referred to as light carrier optics.
  • the recessed light 1 is an elongated, for a or two straight tubes designed as lamps 11, that is Base part 2 by a plate or a profile, in particular made of metal, e.g. Sheet steel, formed and thus stabilized by the profiling.
  • the profile has a U-shaped cross section with an approximately horizontal web 2a and laterally bent legs 2b, 2c. in the The end region of the legs is provided with projections projecting laterally outwards. which are formed here by rounded bends in the form of beads 2d.
  • the present light distributor 3 which has two curved side reflectors 3a, is connected to the base part 2 by a releasable locking device 12.
  • a releasable locking device 12 For this can serve locking springs, each of which engages behind a locking edge.
  • the lateral projections or the beads 2d elastic engage behind and due to rounded or oblique insertion and Execution sections over the beads 2d are elastically bendable, due to the rounded or inclined execution surfaces of the light distributor 3 with its preferably one-piece edge part 8 against the edge of the installation opening 6 is pulled elastically or resiliently.
  • the holding means 5 are identical to one another by four, but with respect to the vertical Support legs 16 arranged on both sides of the longitudinal center plane 15 of the recessed luminaire 1 formed, which are arranged opposite to each other in a present elongated recessed luminaire 1 four pieces in their end areas.
  • the support legs 16 bridge an existing installation gap between the edge of the installation opening and the recessed light, whereby they are supported in the area of the edge.
  • Each of the same supporting legs 16 is part of a holding device 21, the one Support bracket 24 with an approximately horizontal support leg 24a attached to the base part and has an approximately vertical support leg 24b, at the lower end of the Support leg 24b an abutment 25 for the edge of the installation opening 6 to the outside protrudes through a preferably integrally bent abutment leg 24c of the support leg 24b is formed.
  • abutment 25 Above the abutment 25 is a holding part 26 in an upright sliding guide 27 on the support leg 24b approximately vertically slidably mounted, the shape of a slide guide 27 to the outside projecting holding leg 26a.
  • the holding part 26 is in the sliding guide 27 between a lower fastening position and an upper release position displaceable and in the lower region of the sliding guide 27 by a generally 28 designated locking device lockable.
  • the sliding guide 27 can thereby be formed that the holding part 26 in the region of its guide end 26b in one Edges upright slot of the support leg 24b or preferably from Flat material formed support leg 24b, and thereby on the support leg 24b is led.
  • the arrangement can be such that at a right in Fig. 1 in Counterclockwise upward rotation of the holding part 26, this in the Sliding guide 27 sticks automatically.
  • a clamp connection can be formed that the effective length a (Fig. 4) of the holding part 26 is a multiple of one approximately vertical support or gripping distance b in the region of the sliding guide 27 is, e.g. is about 4 to 10 times as large. Because of the torque that the weight of the lamp 1 exerts on the body 7 resting part 26 takes place inevitably a tilt in the region of the sliding guide 27 instead, whereby a Clamping connection 30 (FIG. 4) is formed, which is when the holding part 26 is a spring part is under permanent clamping tension. This clamp connection 30 can thus form the locking device 28 or contribute to its effectiveness.
  • the locking device 28 it is also possible for the locking device 28 to be independent of one train the clamping effect described above.
  • the sliding guide 27 points inwards directed sliding guide portion 27a, which is in the area of an inward extending cross section 24d of the support bracket 24b. This is it possible to the holding part 26 in an assembly position shown on the right in Fig. 3 move it so far inward in terms of its mounting position is shifted and preferably protrudes upwards that it is when inserted into the Installation opening 6 is within their cross-sectional area and the installation is not disturbs.
  • a push rod 29 is used, which is in the area of the locking device 28 engages at the guide end 26b of the holding part 26 and engages in its position of use the inside of the upright support leg 24b extends downward.
  • the length of the Push rod 29 is dimensioned so large that its lower end in the release position of the Holding part 26 can be gripped comfortably, preferably in the lower region of the Support leg 24b.
  • the push rod 29 is dimensioned so long that in the Release position of the holding part 26 its lower end the abutment 25 down towered over and thus easy to handle to the holding part 26th to pull into its mounting position.
  • both push rods 29 are in their use position, but on the right in the release position and on the left in the holding position of the holding part 26.
  • Two support legs 16 arranged on both sides of the base part 2 is a common one Assigned to the support part 17, which is approximately horizontal and transverse to the longitudinal center plane 15 extends and is detachably connected at its ends to the associated support legs 16.
  • a releasable fastening device preferably in the form of a Locking device 18, which is particularly integrated into a jack.
  • the support part has a U-shaped cross section with a Support part web, which can be left in the middle area, and from this upwards angled supporting part legs 17a, between which the approximately horizontal Connection section 24a can be inserted in the form of a pin.
  • Locking element 18a Over the connecting section 24a there is a vertically elastically resilient in the socket thus formed Locking element 18a, which in a locking recess 18b preferably on the Top of the connecting portion 24a snaps into place.
  • This latching can do so be designed so that with a certain amount of force to release the connection can be suppressed by pulling out the connecting section 24a.
  • the Locking device 18 at the other end of the support member 17 is a mirror image trained and arranged.
  • the transition between the support leg 24b and the transverse section 24d is preferably rounded, the rounding 24h extending into the middle region of the Cross section 24d or extends a little further.
  • the support bracket 24 is a stamped / bent part, which is preferably made in one piece.
  • Fig. 8 shows the support angle as an elongated strip.
  • the support bracket 24 has one upright, the sliding guide 27 forming central slot 32 in one Distance from the abutment 25 begins and continues continuously into the transverse section 24d and preferably also extends into the leg portion 24g.
  • Transverse section 24d can be provided with a slot widening 32a, which may extend up to extends into the area of the rounding 24h.
  • the push rod 29 is on the inside of the associated support leg 24b of the Holding means 5 arranged and by a hinge 41 with a hinge axis 41a in the existing, extending vertically and in the longitudinal direction of the downlight 1 Plane pivotally connected to the holding part 26 on which the hinge axis 41a in Form of a connecting leg 40 is formed.
  • the push rod is 29 between a horizontal to one or both sides Clamp position and a downward release position swiveling.
  • a clamping device 42 e.g. in the form of a cam arrangement, clamped on the support leg 24b, which at Swiveling up the push rod 29 automatically comes into operation.
  • the hinge 41 is due to a hook-shaped configuration of the invention leg 40 suitable, too the pivoting of the holding part 26 when it is pushed upwards into the 3 to ensure the right position, namely a rotation around an axis of rotation extending horizontally and in the longitudinal direction of the lamp 1.
  • a detachable between the push rod 29 and the support leg 26b Connection device preferably in the form of a hooking device 51 to provide that an unwanted pivoting and sliding down of the holding part 26 in the sliding guide 27 prevented.
  • This can be done by holding tab 52 in one part and a retaining edge may be formed on the other part, being in the release position the retaining lug 52 engages behind the retaining edge 53 in a form-fitting manner.
  • the retaining lug 52 is provided on the outside of the push rod and preferably by means of a cut-out and nose-shaped tongue 54 formed, which has a rounded or oblique flank 55 on the upper side in order to Moving the holding part 26 into its release position a hooking with a Avoid standing attachments.
  • the holding edge 53 is preferably by formed the lower edge 32c.
  • the upper edge 32d of the slot can serve as a stop for Limit the movement of the holding part 26 serve in its release position.
  • the push rod 29 is at an acute angle W, preferably angled from about 10 to 15 ° in its central region so that the lower shaft region 29a in the use position of the push rod 29 from Support leg 24b protrudes.
  • the shaft region 29a lies on the support leg 24b, the upper shaft region 29b being inclined inwards diverges (Fig. 3 right) and holds the holding member 26 in a position in which it is with respect of the edge of the mounting hole 6 is offset inwards.
  • the holding part 2 is formed by two joints 61 connected to the support members 31.
  • a detachable one Connection device 57 for holding the base part 2 in the swung up position Position provided, which is preferably by a locking device with a associated support member 31 is formed spring 62 which has a locking edge on Base part 2, here grips the associated bead 2d elastically.
  • Such Recessed lamp 1 is not only easy to install, but also simply electrical connect.
  • the base part 2 can be pivoted away in a simple manner, the operating device 9 located thereon in a conveniently accessible position arrives, carried out in the electrical connection work easy to use can be. Then the base part is swiveled up and locked.
  • each holding part 5 or support leg 16 with a width adjustment device 65 assign a width adjustment of the recessed luminaire 1 to a differently wide installation opening 6.
  • This configuration is suitable, among other things.
  • a so-called suspended ceiling 7, consisting of rows of ceiling elements 7a, the by means of support rails 67 and which engage under the parting joints Suspension ropes 68 or corresponding elements on a not shown Are suspended.
  • the support rails 67 have the cross-sectional shape of one upside down T, and thus they have a vertical web 67a, of which protrude lower end support legs 67b on both sides, which the ceiling elements 7a from reach in below. This is therefore a visible one Suspension system.
  • the Module width M of the ceiling elements 7a i.e. at the center distance between one of the adjacent parting lines 66, it is the smallest module width of several larger module widths that have become established in practice.
  • the Module width M can e.g. Amount to 300 mm.
  • the Recessed luminaire 1 designed so that this over the outer surfaces of the support legs 24b Measured dimension d taking into account an installation clearance on the inner distance e of adjacent support rails 67 is adapted so that the recessed light 1 with the Support legs 16 can be inserted from below between the support rails 67.
  • Inner distance e can also be the dimension of an installation opening 6, in which there are no support rails 67, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • a larger module width Ml or Installation opening width is provided, e.g. a module width M of 312 mm is the Downlight 1 the width adjustment device 65 with an adapter 71 assigned to a connecting device 72 for connecting the adapter 71 to the Holding means 5 and a positioning part 73 which extends from a base part 74 of the Adapters 71 extends upward in the form of a pin and preferably a rectangular or has a square horizontal cross-sectional shape.
  • the positioning part 73 is on the outside of the holding means 5, here the support leg 24b, wherein it is preferably on the outside.
  • the width f of the positioning part 73 10 is dimensioned so large that it takes into account the already mentioned Installation clearance the distance between the outer surface of the support leg 24b and fills the associated support leg 67b and forms a spacer 73b. This is the Recessed luminaire 1 adapted to the next larger module width M1.
  • the spacer 73 can perform two basic functions. For one It is a width adjustment without bearing on the support leg 24b according to FIG. 11 Gap reducing part 73a for the installation gap.
  • an opposite holding means 5 or support leg 16 for example, wherein a invisible support rod system provided for hanging the ceiling elements 7a is, in which the support rails 67 in the area of the division joints 66 over the Are ceiling elements 7a, which have a box-shaped hollow cross section can.
  • the ceiling elements 7a are made by means of thin support elements 68a suspended on the support rails 67, the support elements 68a on the narrow end faces of the ceiling elements 7a are attached or provided thereon Reach undercuts.
  • the recessed luminaire 1 has an even larger module width M2 adapted in that the adapter 71 with respect to the support member 5 carrying it in one twisted position, e.g. is arranged here rotated by 180 °.
  • the adapter 71 thus enables adaptation to several module widths here to three Module widths M, M1 and M2. In this configuration, either the outer surface of the holding means 5 or support leg 24b or the gap reducing part 73a Support rail 67 or the edge of the installation opening 6 arranged or obvious.
  • the connecting device 72 is preferably a plug connection with the Adapter 71 and the holding means 5 associated connector parts, which are optional are connectable to each other in the sense of a jack.
  • the base part 74 is designed with a web part 74a and angular Surrounding legs 74b C-shaped so that it is low Movement play or with a self-locking tension on the cone-shaped Abutment leg 24c can be pushed on.
  • the positioning part 73 extends from the Top of the base part 74 upwards, both in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction of the downlight 1 is arranged off-center, and thus from the Effective area of the holding part 26 is removed.
  • the installation dimension of the recessed light 1 consequently results from the sum of the dimensions d + g or g1 or d + g1 or 2g1.
  • the respective opposite holding means 5 is designed to be a mirror image and arranged so that no additional description is required.
  • the C-shape predetermined guide channel at least one in particular rounded knob 77 on the guide channel wall, here in the end area of the Surrounding leg 74b arranged in the abutment leg 24c on one or a plurality of pressure points a recess or calotte (not shown) is assigned, in which the knob 77 is able to snap elastically and because of it rounded shape can be suppressed by a certain amount of manual effort.
  • desired adaptation positions of the adapter 71 can be made in the area adjust its displacement, this setting due to the elastic depressable pressure point is secured against unwanted displacement.
  • Another adjustment position or intermediate position can also be reach at least one stop for the shift, which if necessary is bendable or breakable and can thus optionally be put out of function.
  • a stop 78 by one of the web part 74a formed in the guide or sliding path stop leg 78a, the is bendable or removable due to a bending or predetermined breaking point 81.
  • the stop 78 in the region of a recess 82 in the Web 74a arranged, the bending or predetermined breaking point 81 in the foot area of the angular leg 78a is arranged.
  • the adapter 71 consists of solid or preferably elastically bendable material, especially plastic, which can be an injection molded part that despite its relatively difficult design is simple and quick to manufacture.
  • a level adjustment device 85 to each support leg 16, an adjustment in the case of level differences in the body or the ceiling 7 stepless or single or multi-stage enabled.
  • a single or multi-stage adapter 85 is provided. With this configuration are one or more end portions 24k (FIG. 4) of the abutment leg 24c through one or more material weakenings 86 with the remaining abutment leg 24c connected so that the end portion 24k with a suitable tool, e.g. one Pliers that can be bent up.
  • the material weakening 86 can be through a groove 86a. With such a level correction, the abutment 25 lies with the End portion 24k on the body 7.
  • the level adjustment device 85 is formed in that the in particular a pin-shaped positioning part 73 is a height distance part 73c extends upwards and from a manually cutable with scissors or a pair of pliers material, especially plastic.
  • a pin-shaped positioning part 73 is a height distance part 73c extends upwards and from a manually cutable with scissors or a pair of pliers material, especially plastic.
  • are preferred weakening of material at certain, in particular the same, height intervals from one another 87 or predetermined breaking points are provided, here in the form of ring notches that make cutting to length easier both in terms of measurement and strength.
  • the adapter 81 thus fulfills a width and / or level adjustment.
  • the level adjustment device 85 by an adapter 71 in the form of a pin-shaped plug element 91 is provided, which above the abutment 25 which may be present in a plug opening 92 of the support leg 24b can be inserted so far that it Support leg 24b protrudes outwards and thereby with the support rail 67 as Abutment can interact by reaching under the support rail 67 or in the Interfaces the adjacent ceiling element 7a.
  • An advantageous embodiment of such a level adjustment device 85 is formed by a vertical row of holes 75 in the support leg 24b, in the holes the plug element of corresponding cross-sectional shape and / or size and corresponding Length is insertable.
  • the holes 92 go Row of holes into each other, so that the shape of a toothed slot results which is adapted to the shape of the plug element 91, the form-fitting holder of the associated plug element 74 is guaranteed.
  • the plug element 91 is preferably the shape of two adjacent holes 92 inclusive of the free space in between.
  • the holes 92 with respect to the holes of the first row of holes preferably offset by half in height are.
  • the adapter 71 is through a one- or two-armed or by an angular or U-shaped Spring element 95 formed, the width of which is denoted by h, and that of a flat Strip 96 is punched and bent as the starting material.
  • the spring element 95 is made preferably made of spring steel and is made in one piece. It has a base web 97 on, of which one or two opposite spring legs 98 U-shaped extend divergent with bent ends.
  • the connecting device 72 is in this embodiment by one or two Behind gripping lugs 99 formed, the associated support leg 24a in the Reach behind the fastening position, preferably in adapted cutouts 101 in horizontal support leg 24a.
  • the Behind gripping lugs 79 from the outside contact side 102 of the base web 97, wherein they are facing each other.
  • the cutouts 101 are sufficient Dimension play larger than the rear gripping lugs 99, so that the latter in the Cutouts 101 can be inserted, reaching behind their inner edges 101a.
  • the Free ends of the rear gripping lugs 99 are preferably oblique or rounded bent outside, resulting in lead-in chamfers.
  • the snap of the Connection device 72 is carried out by a manual compression of the Spring legs 98, the base web 97 being bent and the rear gripping lugs 99 receive an enlarged distance from one another and thus into the cutouts 101 can be introduced.
  • the spring legs 98 When the spring legs 98 are released, they spring back and the Rear gripping lugs 99 automatically snap behind the inner edges 101a.
  • a plurality of rows, here two rows R, cutouts 101 are preferably provided, so that the spring element 95 can be optionally mounted in one or the other row.
  • the assembly or disassembly can be done due to the existing quick connect or plug-in connection is quick and easy to use. Due to the one-piece design, the spring element 95 can also be in simple and quick and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • the rear gripping lugs are 99 preferably formed as tongues which are formed by U-shaped incisions 103 are cut out and bent out.
  • In the area of the apex 104 between the Base web 97 and the spring legs 98 are preferably cutouts 105, which facilitate bending and shaping in the apex 104.
  • the spring legs 98 are each fork-shaped through a longitudinal slot 106 arranged centrally or off-center divided, which extends up to the vicinity of the associated apex 104.
  • the Longitudinal slots 106 diverge towards their free outlet, preferably by one Angle W of about 2 °.
  • This adapter 71 is also used as a positioning part 73 or gap reducing part 73a Width adjustments of the recessed luminaire 1 to different interior distances e or Corresponding dimensions of the installation opening 6 can be carried out.
  • step changes in the installation width of the recessed luminaire 1 realize that the adapter 71 or the positioning member 73 by turning in of the respective suitable arrangement in which the outer sides 98a1, 98b1 the outer or inner spring legs 98a, 98b with respect to the inner distance e take different width dimensions.
  • the spring element 95 can also serve a completely different purpose, namely as spring-elastic buffer or clamping part a clamping effect in the fastening device to integrate the recessed light 1. Due to this clamping effect Fixing improved. The elastic clamping effect also exercises its holding function off if the attachment is due to long-term effects or material shrinkage yields. This also causes loose fastening Vibrations and rattling noises avoided.
  • the spring element 95 is essentially complete arranged between the horizontal support leg 26a and the ceiling part 7a, wherein lateral centering or locking in the installation opening 6 is not required or wherein the vertical support leg 26b is on or near the Installation opening edge is located.
  • the spring element 95 fulfills only one spring or clamp function and no distance function.
  • the spring leg parts 98a are located below the Cover part 7a, while the inner spring leg parts 98b form positioning parts 73, which are at or near the edge of the installation opening and with their Outside 98b1 form boundary surfaces.
  • the spring part 95 can also be located in the outer or inner row R here are located.
  • FIG. 21 shows the spring element 95 in the first row of fastenings R and a basic position shown in FIG. 20, the outer Spring leg parts 98a are arranged clamping under the mounting rail 67 and the inner spring leg parts 98b form spacers 73.
  • the base web 97 is preferably somewhat concave with respect to its contact side 102 bent or the apices 104 are bent out. As a result, the spring element 95 lies with spring tension on the support leg 24a, and it becomes a firm or clamping effective snap fit achieved.

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  1. Adaptateur (71) pour un moyen de retenue (5) qui est destiné à fixer un luminaire à encastrer (1) dans une ouverture d'encastrement (6) dans un plafond (7) ou un mur, ou le moyen de retenue (5) est relié, d'une part, au luminaire à encastrer (1) et, d'autre part, en passant sur une fente de montage en vue d'un support à la zone de bord entourant l'ouverture d'encastrement (6), est réalisé avec un tronçon d'appui (26), où l'adaptateur (71) présente un dispositif de liaison (72) avec lequel il peut être relié au moyen de retenue (5) dans une position, dans laquelle une pièce de réduction de fente (73a) à l'adaptateur (71) s'étend dans la fente de montage, et une face de positionnement disposée au côté extérieur de la pièce de réduction de fente (73a) se trouve au bord de l'ouverture d'encastrement (6).
  2. Adaptateur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de réduction de fente (73a) est une pièce d'écartement (73b) remplissant la distance entre le bord de l'ouverture d'encastrement (6) et le moyen de retenue (5).
  3. Adaptateur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'adaptateur (71) présente une pièce de réduction de fente (73a) et une pièce d'écartement (73b).
  4. Adaptateur selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de réduction de fente et/ou la pièce d'écartement sont formées par une pièce de construction commune.
  5. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de liaison 72 est formé par un raccord rapide ou par une ou plusieurs connexions enfichables (72).
  6. Adaptateur selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'adaptateur (71) présente une pièce de connecteur possédant un ou plusieurs évidements d'enfichage (76).
  7. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de réduction de fente (73a) ou la pièce d'écartement (73b) font saillie d'une partie de base (74).
  8. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de réduction de fente (73a) ou la pièce d'écartement (73b) a la forme d'une tige droite, notamment avec une section transversale carrée.
  9. Adaptateur selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de réduction de fente (73a) ou la pièce d'écartement (73b) est disposée, d'une manière excentrée à la partie de base (74).
  10. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de réduction de fente (73a) ou la pièce d'écartement (73b) se termine avec un côté (74c) de la partie de base (74) .
  11. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que celui-ci peut être relié dans plusieurs positions, de préférence tournées de 180°, au moyen de retenue (5).
  12. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un élément de ressort 95 compressible élastiquement pour la disposition entre le tronçon d'appui (26) du moyen de retenue (5) et le plafond (7) ou le mur, où l'élément de ressort 95 est relié ou peut être relié par un raccord rapide, notamment une connexion enfichable (72), au tronçon d'appui (26).
  13. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que celui-ci est formé par une pièce de construction angulaire ou en forme de U avec un dos de base (97) et une ou deux branches (98) s'étendant à partir de celui-ci, où la ou les branches (98) forment la pièce de réduction de fente (73a).
  14. Adaptateur selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de construction en forme de U est réalisée en un matériau élastique, notamment en acier à ressort, de préférence en matériau pour ressort à lames, et est réalisée notamment en une pièce.
  15. Adaptateur selon la revendication 13 ou 14, caractérisé en ce que la ou les branches de ressort (98) sont divisés par des fentes longitudinales (106) au côté d'extrémité d'une manière centrée ou excentrée.
  16. Adaptateur selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que les fentes longitudinales (106) sont disposées selon un alignement ou selon un décalage latéral par rapport à la ou les parties (99), (101) du dispositif de liaison.
  17. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de réduction de fente (73a) est constituée d'un matériau pouvant être manuellement mis à la longueur, pouvant être mis à la longueur notamment par cassure, séparation par pinçage, coupure, sciage ou meulage.
  18. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la pièce de réduction de fente (73a) présente à des positions en hauteur différentes et de préférence à des écarts réguliers des affaiblissements de matériau (86), notamment des entailles.
  19. Adaptateur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que celui-ci est réalisé en matière synthétique.
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