EP1016821B1 - Chemin d' éclairage avec un profil support fixable à un mur ou à un plafond - Google Patents

Chemin d' éclairage avec un profil support fixable à un mur ou à un plafond Download PDF

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EP1016821B1
EP1016821B1 EP99126028A EP99126028A EP1016821B1 EP 1016821 B1 EP1016821 B1 EP 1016821B1 EP 99126028 A EP99126028 A EP 99126028A EP 99126028 A EP99126028 A EP 99126028A EP 1016821 B1 EP1016821 B1 EP 1016821B1
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Wolfgang Ing. Gadner
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/16—Rails or bus-bars provided with a plurality of discrete connecting locations for counterparts
    • H01R25/165—Connecting locations formed by surface mounted apparatus
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S4/00—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
    • F21S4/20—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports
    • 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
    • F21V21/025—Elongated bases having a U-shaped cross section
    • 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
    • F21V23/06—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being coupling devices, e.g. connectors
    • 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
    • F21V27/00—Cable-stowing arrangements structurally associated with lighting devices, e.g. reels 
    • 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
    • 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 continuous line system according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • track lights or strip lights for illuminating the respective space, which may consist of a plurality of successively arranged in a row lights or light bars, which on the respective support, e.g. a ceiling or wall of the room, directly or by means of a mounting rail can be mounted.
  • DE 196 15 597 A1 discloses a device of the type described for contacting the conductor wires of a through-wiring with the conductor wires of electrical leads of the lights of a track lamp is described.
  • This known light band has a consisting of a support rail and a cover rail in particular rectangular longitudinal channel through which extend the wires of the through-wiring.
  • the mounting rail and the cover rail are detachably connected to each other by a quick-release connection.
  • a socket is arranged and by suitable means, e.g. a quick-release connection, connected to the bottom wall of the support rail.
  • the socket consists of a wire receiving the slots in the base part and the cover rail facing arranged cover part having female holes in which are connected to the wires connected contact elements.
  • the socket forms a support rail associated with the first connector part, which is contactable with a second connector part with contact elements, which is attached to the cover rail and the contact elements are connected to the lamp wiring.
  • the lamp is held in this known embodiment as known per se in jacks, which protrude from the cover rail to the outside. In this known light band, it is possible to mount the wiring from the open side of the mounting rail ago.
  • the invention has for its object to simplify a present light band system.
  • the invention is based on the finding that in a so-called through-wiring with at least two juxtaposed, each consisting of at least two wires wire combinations of different voltages, e.g. a mains voltage and / or an emergency light voltage and / or a control voltage, the lights in longitudinal and / or transversely offset arrangement of one or more of their electrical coupling parts contact different voltages and can perform different functions when the lights are mounted in different positions, these positions each to choose from.
  • a mains voltage and / or an emergency light voltage and / or a control voltage e.g. a mains voltage and / or an emergency light voltage and / or a control voltage
  • the lights in longitudinal and / or transversely offset arrangement of one or more of their electrical coupling parts contact different voltages and can perform different functions when the lights are mounted in different positions, these positions each to choose from.
  • the coupling parts of the wire combinations can be offset in the longitudinal direction of the lamp and / or arranged transversely side by side. It is advantageous that the axially and / or transversely offset coupling parts of the wire combinations and the coupling element of the respective lamp with respect to a perpendicular to the plane of the wire combinations extending center axis of the lamp are each arranged in such a position that the counter-coupling element in rotated by 180 ° positions with the coupling parts is detachably connectable.
  • the one or more coupling elements with wires of the wire combinations with different current values are connected, whereby the lights can fulfill different functions.
  • the light band designated 1 in Fig. 1 Of the light band designated 1 in Fig. 1, only a longitudinal portion of the associated light band system is shown, which consists of a plurality of successively arranged light band sections 2 or modules whose length L is preferably the same, but may be fundamentally different, so eg by a transportable length of e.g. about 4m to 6m is determined.
  • the indicated butt joints of the light band sections 2 are designated by 1a. Since the light band sections 2 are identical, only one light band section 2 will be described below.
  • the main parts of the light band section 2 are 1 in the form of a cross-sectionally tubular or U-shaped mounting rail 3 with a base side 4 shown in FIG. 1, with which the mounting rail 3 is fastened to a support (not shown), eg a ceiling or a room wall, by first fastening means, eg screws, not shown; is attachable, a plurality, in the longitudinal direction of the light band 1 successively arranged, the same lights A1, A2, A3 ......
  • each with a trough-shaped lamp body 5, each by not shown second fastening means, such as a quick-release connection 6 or a latching device 6a, with the side facing away from the base side 4 7 of the support rail 3 are detachably connectable, one or more parallel in or in the present embodiment arranged on the lamp body 5 lamps 8, here gas discharge tubes by means of Sockets on socket bodies 9 are held on the lamp body 5 and the length L1 of the lamp body 5 is determined by the length thereof, a feedthrough wiring 11 with a plurality of longitudinally extending through the support rail 3 wires 12, preferably ten pieces of wires 12a to 12j, arranged in a parallel to the bottom wall 3a of the support rail 3 extending plane E at a distance a from the bottom wall 3a and through a or two so-called flat conduction bands may be formed, whose or their individual leads are held together by a band extending along the plane, several, preferably - viewed transversely to the longitudinal direction - eccentrically arranged, connectors 13,
  • first connector part 13a preferably in the form of a socket, which is arranged in the support rail 3 and the front, the lamp body 5 facing plug openings 14 in the number of existing wires 12, in each of which a non-illustrated contact element can be arranged, which is located in a chamber, and a corresponding second connector part 13b, preferably in the form of a plug, the plug connection part 13a opposite to the lamp body 5 is arranged and arranged in one or in two transverse rows R1, R2 plug openings 14 opposite each plug contact elements 16 which are contacted with a respective associated mating contact element in the connector part 13a.
  • the plug contact elements 16 are each in a plug shank 17 whose cross-sectional shape and size is adapted to the cross-sectional shape and size of the insertion openings 14 so that it can be inserted therein with little play and thus a transverse to the longitudinal direction of the light band. 1 directed leadership receives.
  • the support rail 3 is a profile section which can be extruded or made by bending in the case of a U-shaped cross section.
  • the number of lamp bodies 5 arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal region L of a light band section 2 is determined by their length L1, which is predetermined by conventional standard dimensions of the elongate lamps 8, in particular gas discharge tubes.
  • the socket body 9 are arranged at the ends of the lamp body 5, wherein they project in each case on the side facing away from the mounting rail 3 connection side of the lamp body 5.
  • the lamps 8 can each be covered by a protective cover, which is not shown for reasons of simplification.
  • the first connector portions 13 are each formed by two transversely juxtaposed connector portions 13a1, 13a2 in the form of sockets forming plug-in coupling parts and each arranged and positioned in a chamber 18 of a carriage 19, e.g. by not shown Verrastungsvorraumen.
  • the carriage 19 in cross-section a U-shape with one of the base side 4 facing carriage bottom wall 19a and extending in the longitudinal direction carriage side walls 19b, between which one or both connector parts 13a, 13a1, 13a2 are arranged transversely side by side and through a longitudinal center wall 19c of the carriage 19 may be spaced from each other.
  • the second plug connection part 13b associated with the respective lamp A1, A2, A3 can also be formed by two plug connection parts 13b1, 13b2 or plug transversely adjacent one another.
  • the sockets 13a1, 13a2 and the associated plug connection parts 13a, 13b1, 13b2 with plug contact elements each form plug-in couplings and mating plug couplings for direct or indirect electrical connection of the plug contact elements 16 with the associated wires 12a to 12j.
  • the plug-in contact elements 16 (not shown) with the associated connector part 13a associated contact elements cooperate or the plug contact elements 16 can also be directly in contact with the associated wires 12a to 12j, which are common terminal contact elements or cutting / clamping contact elements can, the latter can cut and contact insulated electric wires 12.
  • the sockets are each connected by conventional electrical lines with the associated connector parts 13b, 13b1, 13b2.
  • the support rail 3 may have a U-shape in cross-section, with its side walls 3b, the legs of the U-shape and its top wall 3c form the web wall of the U-shape, or it may have the shape of a preferably rectangular tube, through the bottom wall 3a , the ceiling wall 3c and the side walls 3b is formed.
  • the width b of the support rail 3 is dimensioned larger than their transversely directed to the plane E depth t, whereby the side walls 3b narrow sides and the top wall 3c form a broadside.
  • a common plug-in recess 21 for the second plug connection part 13 b or a plurality of plug-in recesses (not shown) for the plug shafts 17 is present opposite each first plug connection part 13 a.
  • the plug recess 21 or a plurality of above-described smaller plug recesses in the hole pattern of the plug shafts 17 may e.g. be incorporated by punching the ceiling wall 3c at the respective specific locations at each of which a connector part 13b is arranged. The respective arrangement point results from the position of the plug connection part 13b on the lamp body 5.
  • the width 1 and the depth t1 of the carriage 19 are adapted to the associated inner dimensions of the support rail 3, that the carriage 19 is longitudinally displaceable in the support rail 3 with little play, the bass rail 3 forms a guide for the carriage 19.
  • the frontal edges of the carriage 19 are broken by edge refractions 22, 23 or oblique surfaces or curves.
  • the lamp body 5 may be box-shaped and U-shaped in cross section, as shown in FIG. 2, or be tubular, as shown in FIG. 3. In both cases, the lamp body 5 has a bottom wall 5a and side walls 5b extending therefrom, which are connected together in a pipe shape by a ceiling wall 5c, while they are free web walls in a U-shape. As also shown in Fig. 3, the recesses 21 in this embodiment are common to the walls 3c and 5c, respectively.
  • the quick-release connection 6 is preferably a latching device 6a, the Verrastungsrial is manually überdrückbar, so that the lamp body 5 in its assembly with a certain assembly or disassembly force that is greater than a Verrastungskraft, pressed into the latching device 6a and removable for the purpose of releasing again is.
  • the latching device 6a can be formed by latching webs 3d projecting from the side walls 3b and in particular running continuously through it longitudinally, which engage in the latching position preferably in the longitudinal direction, preferably continuously extending latching edges 5d on the side walls 5b, whereby they pass through the certain manual pressure. or Switzerland exercise laterally elastically ausbiegbar and thus überdrückbar.
  • the insertion of the lamp body 5 in the latching device 6a can be simplified by inclined surfaces or curves on the side walls 5b and / or on the Verrastungsstegen 3d.
  • the Luminaire body 5 is U-shaped, and the Verrastungsstege 3d by bending can be elastically yielding and thus überdrückbar.
  • the connector part 13b is preferably a lamp body 5 associated component, which is mounted on this, so that the lamp body 5 is movable with the connector part 13b against the support rail 3 and into the recess 21, wherein the connector part 13b contacted with the connector part 13a and the Quick connection 6 enters function and the lamp body 5 releasably secured to the mounting rail 3.
  • the plug connection part 13b is preferably arranged eccentrically on the lamp body 5 in its longitudinal direction, in particular in its end region.
  • a plurality of luminaires 5 are present in a continuous line 1 of a continuous line system, it is advantageous for the purpose of avoiding overload to connect a plurality of phase conductors of the through-wiring 11, e.g. three phase conductors, here the wires 12a, 12c, 12e and / or 12f, 12h, 12j provide, to which the lights are to be connected in a split number.
  • a plurality of phase conductors of the through-wiring 11 e.g. three phase conductors, here the wires 12a, 12c, 12e and / or 12f, 12h, 12j provide, to which the lights are to be connected in a split number.
  • the plug connection part 13a (not shown) or the plug connection part 13b associated with a phase selector 25, which is formed in the present embodiment by a sliding guide 26 for at least one plug shank 17, wherein the sliding guide 26 preferably perpendicular to the light band 1 optionally in the position of a phase conductor is displaceable and releasably lockable in this displacement position.
  • the at least one plug shank is designed as a slide 27 which is manually displaceable in the sliding device 26 on the body of the plug connection part 13b.
  • the sliding device is formed by a transverse to the light band 1 extending, in particular undercut guide groove 28 in which the at least one plug shank 17 is displaceably guided, the slider 27 is adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the guide groove 28.
  • a überdrückbare clamping or latching device 29 is provided with a latching recess 29a and a latching nose 29b in this, which is arranged in the present embodiment on the slide 27 or vice versa.
  • the plug openings 14 in the plug connection parts 13a and the plug or plug shafts 17 are arranged on the plug connection parts 13b for space utilization reasons in at least two rows R1, R2.
  • each two immovable SteckerCften 17 follows at least three adjacent wires 12 displaceable plug shank 17.
  • Such Arrangement can be realized in the presence of juxtaposed connector parts in a simple manner that a plug connection part is arranged rotated with respect to the other by 180 °. This applies both to the plug connection parts 13a1, 13a2 and to the plug connection parts 13b1, 13b2.
  • the above-described embodiment of the light band 1 improves the degree of protection IP 65, so that the light band 1 is dust-proof and water jet protected.
  • This protection is achieved by the above-described embodiments of the support rail 3 with the except for the plug recess 21 for the connector part 13b through the top wall 3c continuously closed support rail 3 and also by the longitudinally continuous latching elements, namely the Verrastungsstege 3d, which rest continuously on the side walls 5b improved.
  • the degree of protection is ensured by seals 24.
  • the assembly of the light strip sections 2 can be made at the place of manufacture or at the construction site.
  • the support rail 3, the lamp body 5 and the through-wiring 12 with the connector parts 13a are respectively prefabricated and provided so far, e.g. on a roll.
  • the through-wiring 11 can in each case be adapted to the length L of the light band sections 2, if necessary with an excess required in the joint area for the electrical connection, or form a long supply. It is essential that the distances between the prefabricated at the through-wiring 11 plug connection parts 13a with carriage 19 correspond to the distances of the recesses 21 from each other, corresponding to the lengths L, but are axially offset to the joints 1a.
  • the assembly of the through-wiring 11 with the at least one plug connection part 13b takes place in that it is introduced longitudinally into the support rail 3, which can be done by pushing and / or pulling.
  • the longitudinal wiring 11 is inserted so far that the connector parts 13a and carriage 19 is in the longitudinal position of the recesses 21.
  • This position can be defined by a movement stop (not shown) which protrudes, for example, through the associated recess 21 into the movement path of the carriage 19.
  • This determination can be made by inserted into the recesses attacks or eg frame, which act as stops and interact with counter-stops on the opposite connector part or carriage.
  • the locking parts thus formed can also be enclosed in holes in the connector parts or carriage.
  • such a lock can also pass through the ceiling wall 3c of the support rail 3 and into the plug connection parts 13a or slide 19 enclosing screws done (not shown).
  • the plug connection part 13a is positioned in the support rail 3 through the walls thereof, which form a transverse positioning device 31.
  • the longitudinal positioning can be carried out by the existing plug connection part or parts 13b, which form a longitudinal positioning device 32 by the positive engagement in the associated plug connection part 13a.
  • Figs. 5 to 13 in which the same or similar parts are provided with the same reference numerals, different electrical connection variants and associated lights are provided which allow different functions of the lights, if the through-wiring 11 at least two or more different, each of at least two Wires existing wire combinations, eg a normal operating function and / or an emergency light function and a control function.
  • the through-wiring 11 has a 5-pin mains voltage / wire combination 31 with a connection for a grounding wire 12g, a so-called neutral wire 12i and a phase wire selectable from three phase wires 12f, 12h and 12j.
  • the through-wiring 11 has a control wire / wire combination 32, which in the present embodiment comprises 2 x 2 control bus wires 12a, 12b and 12d, 12f, but may also comprise fewer wires.
  • This connection arrangement can be formed on a single plug connection part 13a or on two plug connection parts 13a1, 13a2, as shown.
  • plug connection parts 13b1, 13b2 (13b) are also formed on the associated light Aa according to FIG.
  • the lamp Aa can be operated in the usual sense, at the same time special properties of the lamp Aa can be controlled by the controller, e.g. their brightness in the sense of a dimming function.
  • the through-wiring 11, the power voltage / wire combination 31 and an emergency light / wire combination 33 which are also adjacent to each other, the emergency light voltage / wire combination 33 with two wires, Not 1, Not 2 and a grounding wire E1 5-pin can be trained.
  • the plug connection part 13a2 connected to the mains voltage wires and the plug connection part 13a1 connected to the emergency light voltage wires are arranged symmetrically offset axially and transversely, as shown in FIG.
  • the plug connection parts 13a1, 13a2 associated recesses 21 in the top wall 3c and optionally 5c are arranged.
  • the associated light Ab according to FIG. 8 has only one plug connection part or the associated plug connection part 13b2.
  • This configuration makes it possible to connect the lamp Ab in two rotated by 180 ° to the plane E positions to the through-wiring 11, so that in the one position shown in FIG. 8, the light Ab to the mains voltage / wire combination 31 and in the other Position to the emergency voltage / wire combination 33 is connected.
  • the contact points for the ground wire and the other contacts are to be arranged so that in each position, the ground contacts and the respective associated other contacts match, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • For a light band 1 it is sufficient if a part of the lights, for example, every tenth light as an emergency light according to FIG. 9 is mounted. As a result, a low-cost light band arrangement is possible with little effort.
  • the luminaire Ac has two plug connection parts 13b1, 13b2 and associated recesses 21 in the ceiling wall 3c and optionally 5c, which are correspondingly offset and can be coupled to the plug connection parts 13a1, 13a2.
  • the individual contact points for ground and neutral are either to the contact points of the wire combination 31, 33 adapt or arrange so consistent that the light Ac is mounted in optionally rotated by 180 ° positions.
  • This configuration makes it possible to connect the lamp Ac both to mains voltage and to emergency lighting, so that when a power failure, the light can be used for emergency light.
  • a corresponding mains voltage / emergency voltage light can also be realized in an embodiment according to FIG. 5.
  • both the through-wiring 11 and the mounting rail 3 are four plug-in connection parts, namely two plug connection parts 13a1, 13a2 with associated recesses 21 longitudinally and transversely offset or arranged side by side.
  • a 5-pin mains voltage / wire arrangement 31 an example 4-pin control voltage / wire assembly 32 and a 5-pin emergency voltage / wire assembly 33 are arranged so that one of the wire assemblies is superimposed and S or sinuskurvenförmig in the longitudinal direction extends so that it is contactable at one contact point with the one connector part and in the region of the other contact point with the laterally opposite plug contact part is contacted.
  • this sinusoidal wire combination between two amplitudes can be rotated by 180 ° as shown in FIG. 11, or optionally not be rotated, resulting in further position variations for the contact points.
  • the control voltage / wire combination 32 thus extends in a zigzag shape over the mains voltage / wire combination 31 and the emergency voltage / wire combination 33, wherein in the respective coverage area the wire combination which is more remote from the or possible plug connection parts 13b1, 13b2 is not contactable, for example, is crimped transversely to its plane.
  • the luminaire Ad according to FIG. 12 has corresponding plug connection parts 13b2 on one and the same side.
  • the light Ad can be connected to mains voltage and control voltage. If this light Ad is rotated by 180 °, it can be connected in the terminal arrangement of FIG. 11 to emergency light and control voltage (connector parts 13 a1).
  • a lamp Ac of Fig. 10 can be connected in the terminal arrangement of FIG. 11 to mains voltage and emergency lighting.
  • the luminaire according to FIG. 13 has three plug contact parts 13b1, 13b2 in a longitudinally and transversely offset arrangement as described above.
  • This lamp Ae can be connected simultaneously to mains voltage, control voltage and emergency lighting.
  • the individual contact points are to be arranged so coincidentally that fit in the respective or in the respective rotated position of the lamp, the mutually associated contacts and have connection. If two juxtaposed coupling parts 13a1, 13a2 and / or counter-coupling elements 13b1, 13b2 are arranged side by side, they may be integrally formed, see coupling part 13a and counter-coupling element 13b.
  • the plug contact parts with a selector device 25 so that, if appropriate, a match can be set.
  • the selector 25 may be provided in one or the other row R1, R2 or in both rows R1, R2.
  • the closure plate 35 is detachably connected to the ceiling wall 3c, preferably by a latching device 36.
  • the closure plate 35 may have a Einsteckansatz 37 on a broadside, which is inserted into the recess 21 and z. B. jammed or preferably latched to the latching device 36.
  • the closure disk 35 may have a flange 38 which engages over the cavity of the outer recess edge of the recess 21 and thereby not only secures the position of the shutter disk 35 but also can act to cover and sealing.
  • the latching device 36 may comprise a plurality of latching lugs distributed around the circumference or a circumferential latching edge 39 which engages behind the inner edge of the recess 21. This rear grip need only be minor. Due to the existing material elasticity at least in the region of Verrastungskante 39, the closure plate 35 can be pressed into the recess 21 by means of rounded or beveled introduction surfaces 41 and locked and pressed by a squeezing, z. B. with the help of a flange 38 cross-screwdriver, with a small force from the recess 21 pull out.
  • the closure plate 35 is preferably made of plastic with a prescribed elasticity.

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  1. Système de bande lumineuse avec les caractéristiques suivantes :
    a) un rail de support (3) à fixer sur un mur ou un plafond,
    b) deux faisceaux de fils métalliques composés chacun de deux fils au moins (31, 32, 33) s'étendant parallèlement et environ sur le même plan (E),
    c) chaque faisceau de fils (31, 32, 33) est pourvu de pièces d'accouplement (13a1, 13a2) à des intervalles ménagés dans le sens longitudinal des fils, lesquelles sont électriquement reliés aux fils du faisceau de fils,
    d) les pièces d'accouplement (13a1, 13a2) des deux faisceaux de fils (31, 32, 33) sont disposées l'une à côté de l'autre ou décalées dans le sens longitudinal des fils,
    e) plusieurs lampes oblongues (Aa, Ab, Ac) sont prévues, lesquelles sont positionnables l'une derrière l'autre sur le rail de support (3) dans le sens longitudinal du rail de support (3),
    caractérisé en outre par :
    f) un choix de deux types de lampes au moins, dont un type de lampe (Ab) ne comporte qu'un élément d'accouplement complémentaire (13b1 ou 13b2), un deuxième type de lampe (Aa) présentant deux éléments d'accouplement complémentaires disposés l'un à côté de l'autre (13b1, 13b2).
  2. Système de bande lumineuse selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé par les caractéristiques suivantes :
    g) le système présente un troisième faisceau de fils (32), parallèle aux deux premiers faisceaux de fils mentionnés (31, 33) et serpentant d'un faisceau de fil à l'autre (31, 33),
    h) les pièces d'accouplement sont décalées et disposées en outre l'une à côté de l'autre,
    i) à des emplacements où le troisième faisceau de fils (32) chevauche un des deux premiers faisceaux de fils mentionnés (31, 33), la pièce d'accouplement disposée à l'emplacement de chevauchement n'est électriquement reliée qu'aux fils du troisième faisceau de fils (32).
  3. Système de bande lumineuse selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce qu'une ou plusieurs lampes (Aa) présente(nt) deux éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b1, 13b2) disposés l'un à côté de l'autre.
  4. Système de bande lumineuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que le ou les éléments d'accouplement (13b1, 13b2) sont disposés dans la partie terminale correspondante du type de lampe (Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, Ae).
  5. Système de bande lumineuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'un ou plusieurs autres types de lampe (Ac) sont sélectionnables, présentant un élément d'accouplement complémentaire (13b1 ou 13b2), ou deux éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b1, 13b2) diamétralement complémentaires.
  6. Système de bande lumineuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'un ou plusieurs autres types de lampe (Ad) sont sélectionnables, présentant deux éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b1, 13b2) sur un côté.
  7. Système de bande lumineuse selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'un ou plusieurs types de lampes (Ae) sont sélectionnables, présentant trois éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b1, 13b2), dont deux (13b1, 13b2) sont disposés l'un à côté de l'autre, le troisième élément d'accouplement complémentaire (13b2) étant décalé dans le sens longitudinal.
  8. Système de bande lumineuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de sélection de phase (25) est affecté à chaque pièce d'accouplement (13a1, 1 3a2) ou à chaque élément d'accouplement complémentaire (13b1, 13b2).
  9. Système de bande lumineuse selon la revendication 8,
    caractérisé en ce que les pièces d'accouplement (13a1, 13a2) et les éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b1, 13b2) présentent des éléments de contact sur deux rangées (R1, R2) transversales, et en ce que le dispositif de sélection (25) est affecté à une rangée ou aux deux (R1, R2).
  10. Système de bande lumineuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que le rail de support (3) présente une paroi de plafond (3c) sur sa face dirigée vers les lampes (Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, Ae), où sont ménagés des évidements (21) pour les éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b1, 13b2).
  11. Système de bande lumineuse selon la revendication 10,
    caractérisé en ce que des évidements (21) sont prévus dans la paroi de plafond (3c) pour tous les types de lampes (Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, Ae), ou pour toutes diverses positions, ou toutes les positions possibles des éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b1, 13b2), et en ce que le ou les évidements (21) non occupés par des éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b1, 13b2) sont obturés par un élément de fermeture (35).
  12. Système de bande lumineuse selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que deux éléments d'accouplement (13a) ou éléments d'accouplement complémentaires (13b) disposés l'un à côté de l'autre sont formés d'une seule pièce.
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