EP1477726B1 - Luminaire encastré à LED - Google Patents

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EP1477726B1
EP1477726B1 EP04008520A EP04008520A EP1477726B1 EP 1477726 B1 EP1477726 B1 EP 1477726B1 EP 04008520 A EP04008520 A EP 04008520A EP 04008520 A EP04008520 A EP 04008520A EP 1477726 B1 EP1477726 B1 EP 1477726B1
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Johannes Riedel
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/02—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters
    • F21S8/024—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters intended to be recessed in a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/02—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters
    • 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
    • F21V21/04—Recessed bases
    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2111/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
    • 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 LED recessed luminaire according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a light is from the DE 200 18 455 U1 known.
  • a populated with light-emitting circuit board is mechanically connected to a mounting bracket.
  • the mounting bracket is shaped so that it can be used in an interference fit in a cavity wall box.
  • Such LED recessed luminaires are used to accentuate surfaces as well as indicator lights and orientation lights.
  • the invention enables the problem to be solved to provide a technically simple and inexpensive way by which such LED recessed lights are inexpensive applicable in large quantities.
  • the box may be a commercially available electrical installation surface-mounted box or preferably a commercially available electrical installation flush-mounted box
  • Fig. 1 usually has an inner axial depth of 45 mm or more, an inner diameter d1 of 65 mm and a hole center distance d2 of 60.5 mm between two diametrically and axially parallel to the doses central axis 3 mounting holes 4, in the can edge or in , protruding in the direction of the center of the can, projections 6 of the flush box are formed.
  • the mounting holes 4 are usually threaded holes, but may be of a different nature.
  • Such flush-mounted boxes 2 are usually used for the use of flush-mounted sockets or flush-mounted switches.
  • flush boxes 102 and 202 of 3 and 4 As they are commonly used as a junction box or junction box, have an inner diameter d1 of 70 mm and a hole center distance d2 of 66.5 mm between two diametrically spaced from each other and axially parallel to the doses central axis mounting holes 4 in the box edge or in inner projections 6, which also here Mounting holes are usually threaded holes.
  • the cans 2, 102 and 202 usually have in the bottom 8 and / or in the usually cylindrical or polygonal shell wall 10 circular perforated areas which are breakable for passing electrical conduits or electrical cables or wires.
  • the flush-mounted boxes may additionally have connecting pieces 12, as this Fig. 4 shows.
  • the recessed luminaire according to the invention comprises an in Fig. 1 shown assembly 16 whose diameter is at most 65 mm or smaller, so that they both in Flush-mounted boxes 2 of Fig. 1 as well as in flush boxes 102 and 202 of the 3 and 4 can be used. Since some, but not all, flush boxes have said projections 6 with the mounting holes 4, the assembly 16 is provided either with recesses into which protrude the projections 6, or the assembly 16 preferably has a maximum diameter d3, which is smaller than that diametrical distance of the projections 6 of the smallest flush box, which in Fig. 1 is shown, wherein the distance of the projections 6 from each other is about 54 mm. Preferably, therefore, the maximum outer diameter d2 of the assembly 16 is at most 54 mm or less, for example, 50 mm or 49 mm.
  • the height H of the structural unit is preferably smaller than the axial depth of that commercially available flush-mounted box which has the smallest axial depth. Since the axial depth of the flush boxes is usually 45 mm or more, the height H of the unit is preferably at most 45 mm or smaller, for example, 40 mm or less, for example, only 22 mm.
  • the assembly 16 includes at least one LED (light emitting diode, light emitting diode, light emitting diode) 18 (shown only schematically); a power supply 20 (shown only schematically) for generating a tolerable for the at least one LED low electrical voltage from a relatively higher local AC voltage; a rear side 22, a side facing away from this front side 24 with the light transmission surface 26 of the at least one LED 18; and connecting elements 23, 24, z. B. in the form of electrical wires, the power supply 20 on a side other than the front side 24, for example on the back 22 or on a peripheral side of the unit 16th
  • two identically formed, oppositely to each other, arranged on diametrically opposite sides of fasteners 30 are provided, which each have a fastened to the unit 16 section 32 and have a on the commercial electrical installation flush-mounted box 2 (or 102 or 202) attachable portion 34.
  • anchoring elements other fasteners
  • the electrical Anschlußlemente 23 and 24 of the power supply unit 20 of the assembly 16 are connected to electrical power lines, which are located in the flush-mounted box and belong to an electrical circuit through which the power supply unit 20 of the unit 16 is connected to local AC power.
  • the power supply unit 20 receives electrical mains voltage, converts it into a lower voltage, preferably DC voltage, which is more compatible with the at least one LED 18, so that the LED 18 emits light through its light transmission surface 26.
  • the color of the light depends on the type of LED.
  • connection elements 23 and 24 are connected to the mains voltage lines, the assembly 16 is inserted with the attached fasteners 30 in the flush box 2 (or 102 or 202).
  • the outer fastening element sections 34 come to rest on the peripheral edge of the can above the fastening openings 4, wherein these fastening openings 4 are aligned with fastening openings 40 which are formed in the outer fastening sections 34.
  • the light transmission surface 26 points in the direction of the flush-mounted box.
  • the fastening elements 30 are preferably Z-shaped brackets, which have a web 42, of which the inner end portion 32 and the outer end portion 34 project away from each other.
  • the light transmission surface 26 of the at least one LED 18 is preferably aligned with the outer surface of the outer mounting portions 34, but could also be recessed into the cans or protrude out of the can.
  • fasteners 30 with different lengths outer mounting portions 34 and / or different lengths of inner mounting portions 32 may be used. It is also possible to use the same bracket 30, the outer mounting portion 34 is so long that he not only on the mounting holes 4 of the smaller diameter in-wall box 2 of Fig. 1 , But also on the mounting holes 4 of the larger diameter flush box of the 3 and 4 protrudes and has matching mounting holes for all three cans.
  • the outer mounting portion 34 of the fasteners 30 is secured by an anchoring element, for example one screw 46 to the flush box 2 (or 102 or 202) which extends through the opening of the outer portion 34 into the mounting hole 4 of the flush-mounted box and is screwed therein ,
  • an anchoring element for example one screw 46 to the flush box 2 (or 102 or 202) which extends through the opening of the outer portion 34 into the mounting hole 4 of the flush-mounted box and is screwed therein .
  • screws and other anchoring elements could be used, for example, pins.
  • a single cup-shaped fastener may be used, which seen in axial section, the shape of the two in Fig. 1 shown fasteners 30 has.
  • a cover frame 50 is provided, which covers the area between the assembly 16 and the edge of the flush-mounted box 2 (or 102 or 202) from the outside and also covers the outer sections 34 of the fastening elements 30.
  • the screws 46 also extend through openings 52 of the Cover frame 50, which with the mounting holes 40 of the outer mounting portions 34 of the fasteners 30 and the mounting holes 4 of the flush box 2 (102, 202) are aligned. By heads of the screws 46, the cover frame 50 against the flush box 2 (or 102, 202) can be tensioned.
  • the cover frame 50 may according to the Fig. 1 and 2 have a ring shape or be polygonal or oval or have another shape according to another embodiment. By only two different sizes of cover 50, the unit 16 can be used both for the smaller diameter doses of 2 Fig. 1 as well as for the larger doses 102 and 202 according to the 3 and 4 be used.
  • a plurality of LEDs 18 are provided, each of which emits a small-area or punctiform light beam through its light transmission surface 16.
  • a larger luminous area over some or all LEDs 18 away is preferably a non-transparent, but translucent disc, preferably an opal glass 60 is provided, with which the light transmission surfaces 26 of the LEDs 18 are covered and which of the cover frame 50 on the LEDs 18th or on the outer mounting portions 34 of the fasteners 30 or elsewhere on the assembly 16 is held.
  • the assembly 16 is preferably also a constant current source for stabilizing the LED power integrated.
  • the assembly 16 is preferably a body of electrically insulating material, such as. As plastic or ceramic, in which the at least one LED 18 and the power supply 20 and the constant current source are cast.
  • the assembly 16 instead of the Z-shaped brackets 30, expanding claws are fastened to the assembly 16, which screws can be screwed into the assembly 16 in the flush-mounted box 2 (or 102 or 202). can be spread to attack the jacket wall 10 of the flush-mounted box and thereby keep the assembly 16 in the flush-mounted box, as is known from switches and sockets to secure them in such flush boxes 2.
  • the screws 46 are of Fig. 1 only for fastening the cover frame 50 to the flush-mounted box, or according to another embodiment for attachment to the unit 16.
  • the surface-mounted or flush-mounted boxes and the assembly 16 may also have other dimensions instead of the mentioned, as far as the unit 16 is installable in the box.

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  • Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
  • Fastening Of Light Sources Or Lamp Holders (AREA)
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Claims (6)

  1. Lampe encastrée à LED qui présente les caractéristiques suivantes:
    un module (16) qui contient au moins une LED (18) (diode émettrice de lumière, diode lumineuse, diode luminescente) comme moyen d'éclairage, un côté arrière (22), un côté frontal (24) non tourné vers le précédent, une surface (26) transparente à la lumière sur le côté frontal, pour la lumière de la ou des LED, et des éléments de fixation (30) qui présentent une partie de fixation (32) qui peut être fixée sur le module (16) et une partie de fixation (34) qui peut être fixée sur un boîtier d'installation électrique (2; 102; 202) habituel du marché, le module (16) et les éléments de fixation (30) ayant des dimensions intérieures adaptées à un boîtier d'installation électrique (2; 102; 202) habituel du marché de telle sorte qu'avec les éléments de fixation (30) qui y sont fixés, le module (16) puisse être inséré dans le boîtier (2; 102; 202), la surface (26) transparente à la lumière du module (16) débordant hors du boîtier (2; 102; 202),
    et le module (16) présentant une partie (20) de raccordement au réseau qui produit pour la ou les LED une tension électrique plus basse à partir d'une tension alternative du réseau local et des moyens de raccordement (23, 24) de la partie (20) de raccordement au réseau sur un autre côté que le côté frontal, pour le raccordement à des conducteurs de tension du réseau, le module (16) pouvant être inséré dans le boîtier (2; 102; 202) avec les conducteurs de tension du réseau raccordés aux moyens de raccordement (23, 24) et les éléments de fixation (30) pouvant être fixés sur le boîtier lorsque les éléments de raccordement (23, 24) ont déjà été raccordés aux conducteurs de tension du réseau présents dans le boîtier,
    caractérisée en ce que
    les éléments de fixation (30) sont des étriers en forme de Z qui présentent une branche (42) et des parties de fixation (32, 34) qui s'en éloignent dans des directions opposées et dont l'une peut être fixée au module (16) et l'autre est ancrée sur le boîtier (2; 102; 202), les éléments de fixation (30) fixés sur le module (16) pouvant être fixés sur le boîtier (2; 102; 202) lorsque le module a déjà été placé dans le boîtier.
  2. Lampe encastrée à LED selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les parties de fixation (32, 34) des éléments de fixation présentent chacune au moins une ouverture (40) de reprise d'un élément d'ancrage (36, 46) par lequel l'une des parties de fixation (32) peut être fixée sur le module (16) et l'autre partie de fixation (34) de chaque élément de fixation (30) peut être fixée sur le boîtier (2; 102; 202).
  3. Lampe encastrée à LED selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par un cadre de recouvrement (50) qui peut être placé sur le côté extérieur du module (16) et qui a une largeur par laquelle il recouvre transversalement les éléments de fixation (30) qui sont fixés sur le module (16) et un espace intermédiaire entre le module (16) et le boîtier (2; 102; 202) ainsi que ce boîtier.
  4. Lampe encastrée à LED selon les revendications 2 et 3, caractérisée en ce que les éléments d'ancrage (46) de l'autre partie de fixation (34) sont configurés pour fixer en même temps le cadre de recouvrement (50) et l'autre partie de fixation (34) des éléments de fixation (30) sur le boîtier (2; 102; 202).
  5. Lampe encastrée à LED selon au moins l'une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins certains des éléments d'ancrage (34, 36) sont des vis.
  6. Lampe encastrée à LED selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le boîtier (2; 102; 202) est un boîtier encastré d'installation électrique habituel du marché.
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