EP1111297A1 - Halter für eine autonome Notbeleuchtungseinheit und autonome Einheit mit einem solchem Halter - Google Patents

Halter für eine autonome Notbeleuchtungseinheit und autonome Einheit mit einem solchem Halter Download PDF

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EP1111297A1
EP1111297A1 EP00410156A EP00410156A EP1111297A1 EP 1111297 A1 EP1111297 A1 EP 1111297A1 EP 00410156 A EP00410156 A EP 00410156A EP 00410156 A EP00410156 A EP 00410156A EP 1111297 A1 EP1111297 A1 EP 1111297A1
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Xavier Schneider Electric Industries Sa Lambert
Michel Schneider Electric Industries Sa Lauraire
Philippe Schneider Electric Industries Sa Lecoq
Michel Schneider Electric Ind. Sa Herbiniere
Didier Schneider Electric Ind. Sa Vigouroux
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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
    • 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
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S9/00—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply
    • F21S9/02—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
    • F21S9/022—Emergency lighting devices
    • 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
    • F21V23/026—Fastening of transformers or ballasts
    • 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
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • the invention relates to a support for an autonomous block of emergency lighting and a block autonomous emergency lighting comprising a housing having a translucent face and at minus such support.
  • the known autonomous emergency lighting units comprise a housing having at least a translucent face, an electrical circuit comprising a light source such as a lamp, and a reflecting device for reflecting the light from the light source.
  • the electrical circuit includes a transformer, at least one battery accumulator, and an electronic control circuit for controlling the charge of the battery and light source lighting.
  • the transformer connected to an electrical supply network, charges the battery through a rectifier circuit and optionally supplies the lamps depending on the operating mode chosen. Then when the power is interrupted the battery supplies the lamps to provide emergency lighting.
  • the known autonomous blocks require numerous independent elements which are installed during assembly and then connected by connecting wires.
  • the assembly is carried out, in particular, by installing, the battery, a printed circuit comprising the electronic circuit. the transformer and the lamps, the reflecting device, and by performing the various connections.
  • the printed circuit acts as a support by maintaining a part of the electronic circuit components and secondly the lamps or sockets receiving lamps and electrical connectors to ensure connections between the various elements.
  • An electrical safety light unit with a circuit board print covered with a glossy coating or a layer of white varnish forming a reflector is described in document FR 2220963 A.
  • the object of the invention is an autonomous block of emergency lighting which is simple to manufacture and requiring few elements during its assembly.
  • a support for an autonomous block of emergency lighting is produced by molding and comprises a first reflective face to reflect light, and a second face having metallized parts and intended to receive components, conductors for connecting an electrical circuit, and connection means, said support comprises on the side of the second face a molding of an electrical connection device having protuberances produced in an insulating material of the support and metallized on electrical contact surfaces.
  • the molding of the support is in three technology dimensions.
  • the molding of the support is preferably carried out with a mold comprising two parts without drawer.
  • the support comprises a molded socket lamp having a circular part making an opening in the support and comprising at minus a metallized part, an upright perpendicular to the plane of the support comprising a metallization savings intended to isolate metallized electrical connections allowing a power supply for a lamp, and a tab disposed at the end of the upright and directed towards the inside of the circular part, said tongue comprising at least one metallic part.
  • the molding of the support comprises at least one helical thread arranged at inside the circular part, said thread being interrupted in the passage of the upright perpendicular.
  • the support comprises a molding of a device for holding a bulky component having at least one metallized stud intended to be in electrical contact with at least one output of said component.
  • the stud is preferably shaped well.
  • the molding of a device for holding a component bulky has at least one holding tab disposed substantially perpendicular to the plane of the support and comprising towards an end opposite to the second side of the support a latching lug to hold said component.
  • the large component is a transformer and the stud metallized is intended to be in electrical contact with winding outputs of said transformer.
  • the support comprises a molding of at least one flexible blade comprising a metallized part for making an electrical contact.
  • the support comprises a molding of a device for maintenance of a light emitting diode having an opening between the first and the second side of the support, and metallization of the second side to ensure a electrical contact by soldering the outputs of the light emitting diode from the rear in a position where the illuminating part is visible from the side of the first reflecting face.
  • An autonomous block of emergency lighting comprising a housing having a translucent face comprises at least one support as defined above disposed in said housing.
  • the known self-contained emergency lighting unit shown in FIG. 1 includes a case comprising a base 1 and a front part a translucent face 2. Inside the housing, the block includes a transformer 3 connected to a printed circuit 5, a battery 6 connected to the printed circuit, lamps 7 arranged on the printed circuit, a device reflecting to reflect the light scattered by the lamps, and connection means 4 allowing external connections.
  • the assembly of all the elements requires a significant number of manual operations.
  • a molded support has a first reflective face 9 to reflect the light scattered by the lamps 7, and a second face 10 intended for receive components and comprising conductive tracks obtained by metallization.
  • the second face makes it possible in particular to receive the transformer 3, the battery 6, the lamps 7, and other electrical or electronic components.
  • the support 8 is molded in an insulating material.
  • the molded support and metallic is in three-dimensional technology.
  • This technology is also known as the abbreviation M.I.D. (coming from the English name "Molded Interconnected Device”).
  • the forms of the support are preferably made without overlap to allow a mold in two parts without drawer.
  • the first face 9 can receive a special treatment allowing the light to be reflected more effectively, it will preferably be White color.
  • the second side is molded into shapes to maintain the components and make electrical contacts or connections. On this face 10, electrical connections are made by metallization of certain parts so as to forming connecting conductors of an electrical circuit.
  • the material used for the support 8 can advantageously allow good flexibility from certain parts.
  • the lamps 7 are held in an opening 13 through the support by an upright perpendicular to the plane of the support and a tongue 15 arranged at the end of the upright and directed towards the inside of the opening.
  • the transformer 3 rests on tabs 16 molded in the support and maintained by elastic tabs 36 coming from the base 1.
  • the connections with outputs 18 transformer windings are made with studs 19 molded in the support and metallized.
  • Various metallized blades 20 and 21 20 and 21 are used to make connections electrical with large components located on the support, in particular the battery, or to connect to elements external to the support, in particular on the base.
  • the battery can also be on the base and be connected to the support by blades metallized of said support.
  • the support of Figure 2 also includes a device for electrical connection formed by protrusions 22 made in the insulating material of the support and metallized on the electrical contact surfaces.
  • This connection device can receive female connectors 23 hollow or fork-shaped for ensure electrical contact.
  • These connectors can also be of the molded and metallized type and have forms 24 of clamp to receive electrical wires 25 in rapid fixing.
  • Figures 3 and 4 respectively show an overall view and a partial view of a support according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the support also includes means 26 for holding and guiding several batteries intended to be connected in series between two blades 20.
  • the studs 19 are shaped substantially cubic with a hollow part for receiving outputs from the transformer. These pads are metallized to ensure the electrical connection.
  • FIG. 5 shows in detail an embodiment of a lamp socket molding and an electrical connection device molding.
  • the socket molding comprises a circular part making an opening 13, an upright perpendicular to the plane of the support comprising a metallization sparing 27 intended for isolating electrical connections 28 and 29 allowing an electrical supply of a lamp, and a tongue 15 disposed at the end of the upright and directed towards the inside of the part circular 13.
  • the molding of the support comprises minus a helical thread 30 disposed inside the circular part. Since the tongue is in relief, the net is preferably interrupted in the passage of the upright perpendicular to allow a two-part mold without drawer or rotating spindle.
  • connection device preferably has protuberances of shapes elongated metallized on the contact surfaces, intended to receive connectors 23 having flexible blades which can advantageously be made of insulating material metallizable.
  • FIG. 6 The detail of a molding of a device for holding a bulky component such as a transformer 3 according to a second embodiment is shown in Figure 6.
  • This molding includes metallized studs 19 intended to make good electrical contact with outlets 18 from said component, holding tabs 17 disposed substantially perpendicular to the plane of the support 8 and comprising towards an end 31 opposite the second face 10 of the support of the lugs 17 for hooking to hold said component.
  • the outputs 18 can advantageously be in solder contact with the studs 19.
  • the studs can have various shapes and advantageously be in the form of a well. They can also participate in the maintenance and immobilization of the component.
  • FIG. 7 shows the molding in the support of a device for holding a component electronic such as a light emitting diode.
  • This molding has an opening 32 between the first and the second faces 9 and 10 of the support 8, a metallization 33 of the second face allowing soldering 34 of the outputs of the light-emitting diode by the rear in a position where the illuminating part 35 is visible from the side of the first face reflective 9.
  • a support in a support according to an embodiment of the invention, other devices can be molded, in particular devices for making push buttons or switches using flexible metallic blades.
  • Support casts can also be made in the form of wells or metallized recesses to receive electronic components that require electromagnetic shielding.
EP00410156A 1999-12-22 2000-12-18 Halter für eine autonome Notbeleuchtungseinheit und autonome Einheit mit einem solchem Halter Expired - Lifetime EP1111297B1 (de)

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FR9916207A FR2803019B1 (fr) 1999-12-22 1999-12-22 Support pour bloc autonome d'eclairage de securite et bloc autonome comportant un tel support

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EP1376005A2 (de) * 2002-06-26 2004-01-02 Hella KG Hueck & Co. Fahrzeugleuchte
EP2990716A1 (de) * 2014-08-26 2016-03-02 GRT Tech Co., Ltd. LED Lampe
US9303848B2 (en) 2014-08-26 2016-04-05 Grt Tech Co., Ltd. Light emitting diode lamp structure

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FR2220963A1 (en) 1973-03-09 1974-10-04 Behar Alfred Printed cct arrangement for standby lighting - has wiring replaced by printed cct. which may be covered by polished reflecting surface
GB2216247A (en) * 1987-12-31 1989-10-04 Pittway Corp Electrically powered unit with integrally formed battery
US5299109A (en) * 1992-11-10 1994-03-29 High Lites, Inc. LED exit light fixture
US5436817A (en) * 1993-12-23 1995-07-25 Sun Hill Industries, Inc. Recessed lamp socket system for illuminated decorative figures
DE19700968A1 (de) * 1997-01-14 1998-07-16 Andreas Toeteberg Leuchtenfertigmodul in Flachbauweise mit besonders rationeller und kompakter Ausgestaltung
US5803590A (en) * 1996-03-08 1998-09-08 Thomas & Betts Corporation Roadway luminaire
US5947586A (en) * 1994-05-05 1999-09-07 Itt Automotive Europe Gmbh Lamp with a three-dimensional injection-molded circuit carrier, in particular motor vehicle interior lamp

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FR2220963A1 (en) 1973-03-09 1974-10-04 Behar Alfred Printed cct arrangement for standby lighting - has wiring replaced by printed cct. which may be covered by polished reflecting surface
GB2216247A (en) * 1987-12-31 1989-10-04 Pittway Corp Electrically powered unit with integrally formed battery
US5299109A (en) * 1992-11-10 1994-03-29 High Lites, Inc. LED exit light fixture
US5436817A (en) * 1993-12-23 1995-07-25 Sun Hill Industries, Inc. Recessed lamp socket system for illuminated decorative figures
US5947586A (en) * 1994-05-05 1999-09-07 Itt Automotive Europe Gmbh Lamp with a three-dimensional injection-molded circuit carrier, in particular motor vehicle interior lamp
US5803590A (en) * 1996-03-08 1998-09-08 Thomas & Betts Corporation Roadway luminaire
DE19700968A1 (de) * 1997-01-14 1998-07-16 Andreas Toeteberg Leuchtenfertigmodul in Flachbauweise mit besonders rationeller und kompakter Ausgestaltung

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EP1376005A2 (de) * 2002-06-26 2004-01-02 Hella KG Hueck & Co. Fahrzeugleuchte
EP1376005A3 (de) * 2002-06-26 2005-03-30 Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. Fahrzeugleuchte
EP2990716A1 (de) * 2014-08-26 2016-03-02 GRT Tech Co., Ltd. LED Lampe
US9303848B2 (en) 2014-08-26 2016-04-05 Grt Tech Co., Ltd. Light emitting diode lamp structure

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