EP1290920A1 - Vorrichtung zur leuchtenden unterhaltung - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur leuchtenden unterhaltung

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EP1290920A1
EP1290920A1 EP01921507A EP01921507A EP1290920A1 EP 1290920 A1 EP1290920 A1 EP 1290920A1 EP 01921507 A EP01921507 A EP 01921507A EP 01921507 A EP01921507 A EP 01921507A EP 1290920 A1 EP1290920 A1 EP 1290920A1
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bulbs
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Victor Solinas
Didier Maroilley
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Festilight Sarl
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B39/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources
    • H05B39/04—Controlling
    • H05B39/06—Switching arrangements, e.g. from series operation to parallel operation
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a light animation device for creating light visual effects.
  • the light animation device comprises at least one light garland supplied by an animator generating alternating current on several supply channels.
  • the problem posed that the invention proposes to solve is to reduce the number of wires supplying the light garland, which has the advantage either of being able to reduce the thickness of the light garland, or of reducing the distance between the conductors which make up the light garland, while obtaining the same light effect as the garlands of the prior art.
  • diodes are mounted on an even number of outputs supplied from the animator.
  • a diode in the direct direction is mounted on one type of output.
  • On another type of output is mounted a diode in the opposite direction.
  • the two output wires on which a diode in the forward direction and a diode in the reverse direction are joined then in a common supply wire. Between this common supply wire and the neutral wire are then mounted in parallel at least two sets of bulbs. On each series of bulbs is mounted in series a diode. On a series of bulbs is mounted in series a diode in the direct direction. On the other series of bulbs is mounted in series a diode in the opposite direction.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to keep all the display variants proposed by an animator with n powered output channels and a neutral phase which previously was connected to n + 1 wires in the light chain and which, with the invention, supplies a light chain having '' a number of wires less than n + 1.
  • the invention therefore makes it possible to reduce the number of wires passing through the light garland relative to the number of power supply channels of the animator to which the light garland is connected.
  • the light garland allows a series connection with other light garlands.
  • the total length of a light garland is multiple of a light garland unit.
  • the smallest length of the light chain is called the light chain unit.
  • FIG. 1 shows a view of the electrical assembly according to the invention in which is shown the animator with two powered outputs which feeds two series of bulbs in a two-wire light garland
  • FIG. 2 shows a view of the electrical assembly according to the prior art which shows the animator with two powered outputs which feeds two sets of bulbs in a three-wire light garland
  • FIG. 3 shows a view of a light garland consisting of two light garland units
  • Figure 1 is shown the animator (10) which consists in particular of an alternating current generator which supplies a first supply outlet (11) and a second supply outlet (12) with alternating current.
  • the animator (10) is provided with a time delay which makes it possible to regulate the supply or not of the supplied outputs (11, 12) according to a programming selected by the user.
  • the animator is provided with an output (13) which is connected to the neutral.
  • the first powered outlet (11) is connected to a powered wire (61) on which a diode (21) is mounted in the direct direction.
  • the second powered outlet (12) is connected to a powered wire (62) on which a diode (22) is mounted in reverse.
  • the two supplied wires (61, 62) then meet on a common supply wire (15) of the light garland (1).
  • the light garland (1) comprises in particular the common supply wire (15) and a neutral wire (18).
  • the neutral wire (18) is connected to the neutral output (13) of the animator (10).
  • On the first bridge (101) is constituted in series by a diode (31) mounted in the direct direction and a series of bulbs (50.1).
  • the second bridge (102) is formed in series by a diode mounted in opposite directions (32) and a series of bulbs (50.2).
  • the set of wires (18,15,101, 102) and bulbs (50.1, 50.2) can be housed or extruded in a protective sheath (60).
  • the animator (10) supplies the first output (11) with alternating current, then only the positive half-waves will pass the diode (21) to reach the common supply wire (15) and the current will then only pass in the first bridge (101) since it will be blocked in the second bridge (102) by the diode (32) in reverse. If the animator (10) supplies the second output (12) with alternating current, then only the negative half-waves will pass through the diode (22) to reach the common supply wire (15). The current will then only pass in the second bridge (102) since it will be blocked in the first bridge (101) by the diode (31).
  • the invention therefore makes it possible to supply only a series of bulbs (50.1) arranged on the first bridge (101) by supplying the first power outlet (11).
  • the invention therefore makes it possible to supply only another series of bulbs (50.2) arranged on the second bridge (102) by supplying the second supply outlet (12).
  • the invention thus makes it possible to use an animator (10) with two powered outputs (11, 12) and a light chain (1) with two wires (18,15), a common powered wire (15) and a neutral wire ( 18), while retaining all the display possibilities which were offered by an animator with two powered outputs and a light garland of the prior art with three wires which included two powered wires and a neutral wire.
  • the bulbs (50.1) of the first bridge (101) are arranged alternately with the bulbs (50.2) of the second bridge (102) in such a way that, seen from a distance, all the bulbs appear on a line and that, following the movement along this line, one bulb in two belongs to the first bridge (101 ) and one bulb in two belongs to the second deck (102).
  • the common supply wire (15) and the neutral wire (18) can be connected to a light chain unit.
  • This light chain unit is constituted by the description given above of the light chain which is then composed of a single light chain unit.
  • FIG. 3 describes a light garland made up of two light garland units which are connected so as to increase the length of the light garland.
  • FIG 2 is shown an animator (10) and a light garland (1 ') according to the prior art.
  • the facilitator presents three outputs (11, 12, 13).
  • the first and second outputs (11, 12) are supplied with alternating current.
  • the third output (13) is connected to the neutral.
  • the light garland (1 ') comprises three wires (41, 42,48).
  • the first wire (41) is connected to the first powered output (11) of the animator (10).
  • the second wire (42) is connected to the second powered outlet (12) of the animator (10).
  • the third neutral wire (48) is connected to the neutral output (13) of the animator (10).
  • Between the first supplied wire (41) and the neutral wire (48) is mounted a first group (201) on which is mounted a series of bulbs.
  • a second group (202) on which is mounted a series of bulbs Between the second powered wire (42) and the wire neutral (48) is mounted a second group (202) on which is mounted a series of bulbs. If the animator feeds the first output (11), the series of bulbs mounted on the first group (201) will light up. If the animator feeds the second output (12), the series of bulbs mounted on the second group (202) will light up.
  • the bulbs of the first group (201) and the bulbs of the second group (202) are mounted alternately one by one in the light garland (1 ') so as to make it possible to produce a chaser effect by alternately supplying the first outlet. (11) and the second outlet (12). By a time delay, the presenter can thus light a series of bulbs or another and thus create a visual effect.
  • the light garland according to the prior art therefore comprises three wires (41, 42, 48), two powered wires (41, 42) and a neutral wire (48).
  • bulbs (50) having identical characteristics and arranged with the same distance inside the light garlands (1, 1 ') according to the prior art and according to the invention, it appears that the electrical assembly according to the invention must, for an equivalent brightness, have fewer bulbs on a shorter bridge compared to the electrical assembly of the prior art.
  • the average electric power dissipated by the bridges (101, 102) will be less than the average electric power dissipated by the groups (201, 202) since the diodes (31, 32) will only allow substantially half of the current generated by the animator (10).
  • FIG. 3 represents a view of a light garland with two light garland units (1a, 1b) which are interconnected by the neutral wires (18a, 18b) and the supplied wires (15a, 15b)
  • the first garland unit light (1a) comprises, as described in relation to Figure 1, two bridges (101a, 102a) mounted in parallel.
  • the second light chain unit (1b) comprises, as described in relation to FIG. 1, two bridges (101b, 102b) mounted in parallel.
  • the invention therefore relates to a light animation device comprising an animator (10) and a light garland (1) housed or extruded in a protective sheath (60), characterized in that the light garland (1) is connected to the animator by at least one common supply wire (15) and by a neutral wire (18), between the common supply wire (15) and the neutral wire (18) are mounted in parallel a first bridge (101 ) and a second bridge (102), on the first bridge (101) is connected in series a diode (31) in the direct direction and a series of bulbs (50.1), on the second bridge (102) is connected in series a diode (32) in the opposite direction and a series of bulbs (50.2).
  • the light animation device is characterized in that the animator is provided with at least one pair of power outputs (11, 12) and a neutral output (13), on at least a first supply outlet (11) of the animator is mounted in series on a supplied wire (61) in the direct direction a diode (21) and on at least a second supply outlet (12) is mounted in series on a supplied wire (62) in the opposite direction a diode (22), the two supplied wires (61, 62) meet on the common supply wire (15) of light garland (1) before the bridges (101, 102) do not join the common supply wire (15), the neutral output (13) of the animator (10) is connected to the neutral wire (18) of the light garland (1).
  • the light display device is characterized in that the threshold of the diodes (21, 22, 31, 32) between 0.2 and 3 volts.
  • the light display device is characterized in that 18 bulbs are arranged on each bridge (101, 102).
  • the display device is characterized in that inside the light garland (1) the bulbs mounted on the first bridge (101) are arranged alternately with the bulbs mounted on the second bridge (102).
  • the display device is characterized in that on a first light garland (1a) can be connected to a second identical light garland (1b), the common supply wire (15a) of the first light chain is connected to the common supply wire (15b) of the second light chain (1b) and the neutral wire (13a) of the first light chain (1a) is connected to the neutral wire (13b) of the second light chain (1b).

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
  • Steering Control In Accordance With Driving Conditions (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
  • Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)
  • Fastening Of Light Sources Or Lamp Holders (AREA)
  • Led Device Packages (AREA)
EP01921507A 2000-04-11 2001-04-06 Vorrichtung zur leuchtenden unterhaltung Revoked EP1290920B1 (de)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0004640 2000-04-11
FR0004640A FR2807609B1 (fr) 2000-04-11 2000-04-11 Dispositif d'animation lumineuse
PCT/FR2001/001051 WO2001077576A1 (fr) 2000-04-11 2001-04-06 Dispositif d'animation lumineuse

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EP1290920A1 true EP1290920A1 (de) 2003-03-12
EP1290920B1 EP1290920B1 (de) 2004-12-15

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CN (1) CN1213247C (de)
AT (1) ATE285166T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2001248488A1 (de)
DE (1) DE60107841T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2233620T3 (de)
FR (1) FR2807609B1 (de)
WO (1) WO2001077576A1 (de)

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FR2807609A1 (fr) 2001-10-12
DE60107841T2 (de) 2006-01-19
EP1290920B1 (de) 2004-12-15
DE60107841D1 (de) 2005-01-20
WO2001077576A1 (fr) 2001-10-18
FR2807609B1 (fr) 2002-06-28
CN1427934A (zh) 2003-07-02
CN1213247C (zh) 2005-08-03

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