EP1674790B1 - Fastening system for mounting lights in a light track - Google Patents

Abstract

The fastening system is for the mounting of lights in a light strip, or as individual lights, with at least one light mounting plate (6) and an intermediate element (10). A device for fastening on the building side is provided on the light mounting plate and/or on the intermediate element, and a device for the fastening of a light (1) is provided on the mounting plate. Two of the light mounting plates are connected by means of the intermediate element so that with the lights mounted on the plate two lights adjoin by one end face. An independent claim is included for a light strip arrangement with several lights which has the proposed fastening system.

Description

The invention relates to a fastening system for lights, in particular a fastening system that allows the building side mounting of lights in the arrangement of a light band or as individual lights.

From the prior art, various systems for quick assembly of lights are known. For example, in the U.S. Patent 2,569,859 discloses a mounting system for luminaire housing with fluorescent tubes. In this system, the luminaire housing is mounted on a centrally located support plate, which is attached to the ceiling. The support plate is angled sideways and the mounting of the lamp housing to the support plate done by a screw with the laterally angled element of the support plate.

From the DE 39 20 614 A1 a fastening system for luminaires is known in which the luminaire housing is locked in a centrally arranged carrier elements, which in turn is bolted to the ceiling.

From the EP 1 267 119 A2 a surface-mounted luminaire with fastening elements is known, which allows the temporary mounting of a surface-mounted luminaire to a wall or ceiling in a position opposite to the final position angled. The front side of the lamp housing is equipped in one embodiment with a connecting element, which allows the connection to an end wall of an adjacent lamp.

US 2004/0080953 A1 discloses a lighting system for hanging on a building ceiling. The luminaire housings are formed by an extruded profile, on the front sides of a housing support is pushed. The housing carrier contains all connection means for the bulbs and recording devices to set fasteners between the lights on it. Above the lamp housing extends integrally connected to the housing carrier bridge element. The connection between two housing carriers of adjacent lights can be pre-assembled with the fasteners and finally fixed after aligning the lights.

EP 1 139 008 A2 and US 2002/0036906 A1 each reveal a lighting system in which adjacent lights are coupled to each other on their upper side by a respective connecting element. Furthermore, suspension cables are mounted on the lights in the area of the connecting elements.

Object of the present invention is to provide a fastening system for lights available, which allows the easier installation of lights as a light band or as individual lights.

The object is achieved by a fastening system according to claim 1 or a light band arrangement according to claim 18.

The fastening system for mounting luminaires in a light strip or as a single luminaire comprises at least one luminaire mounting plate and an intermediate element, wherein at least one means for building-side fastening is provided on the lamp mounting plate and / or the intermediate element, at least one means for attaching a lamp is provided on the lamp mounting plate and in each case two of the lamp fastening elements are connectable by means of the intermediate element, so that in luminaires mounted two lights each with one end face adjacent to each other, wherein the lamp mounting plate is a separately formed from the lamp component. Preferably, the edges are aligned with each other at the end faces of the adjoining lamp housing.

The building-side attachment may be configured for direct or indirect attachment of the lamp mounting plate or the intermediate element to a ceiling, a wall inside or outside a building or to any support structure. For example, openings for direct screwing or openings for attaching attachment systems can be provided for this purpose.

In one embodiment, the intermediate element and the lamp mounting plate are separate components. In another embodiment, in each case one luminaire mounting plate can be fixedly connected to an intermediate element, wherein the intermediate element can be connected to a further luminaire mounting plate.

Preferably, the intermediate element and the lamp mounting plate can be connected by a plug connection. For example, the intermediate element may have one or more tongues that can be inserted in a corresponding exception in the lamp mounting plate.

In a preferred embodiment, the intermediate element is connectable on two sides, each with a lamp mounting plate. Preferably, the intermediate element is connectable on opposite sides, each with a lamp mounting plate. In another embodiment, the intermediate elements may be connectable to luminaire mounting plates on two non-opposed or even more than two sides to mount angled, crossed or star-shaped luminaire assemblies or light bands.

In one embodiment of the intermediate element may be provided between the two sides for receiving in each case a lamp mounting plate fastening means for attachment of additional lighting elements, such as speakers, smoke detectors and / or direct radiating additional lights (eg emergency lighting elements). The lighting accessories can be integrated in this way in the light band between the front sides of two adjacent lights. The intermediate elements have to have a length that allows to mount adjacent lights in a light strip at a distance, so that the Insertion of a luminaire attachment element is possible. If intermediate elements are provided without the possibility of fixing additional luminaire elements, their length is, for example, such that two adjacent luminaires in a light band have a distance between 3 and 25 mm. Preferably, a fastening system comprises various intermediate elements of the aforementioned embodiments.

According to one embodiment, at least one of the devices for building-side attachment to the lamp mounting plate is provided, for example in the form of an opening which allows screwing the mounting plate to the ceiling. For mounting the lights on a suspension system, e.g. on ropes, pendulum rods or the like, appropriate recordings for these suspension systems can be provided on the lamp mounting plates. Preferably, both one or more fasteners for ceiling or wall mounting and one or more fasteners for suspension systems are provided on the lamp mounting plate, so that the same fastening system according to the invention can be used for both wall and ceiling lights as well as suspended lights.

The same fastening means as described above may also be provided on the intermediate element. Preferably, the fastening means are arranged on the intermediate element so that they are still accessible when mounted lights, for example by a gap between the two adjacent end faces of the lights. For this purpose, the attachment means for building-side attachment, e.g. arranged on a center line of the intermediate element which extends centrally between the sides of the intermediate element, which are each connectable to a lamp mounting plate. The space between the mounted lights is e.g. between 3 mm and 25 mm wide.

Preferably, the fastening means for building-side attachment of the intermediate elements are provided such that a displacement of the intermediate element relative to the building in a preassembled state is possible, so that in each case two lamp housing are displaceable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal sides of the lamp housing, while the orientation of the end faces laterally limiting edges of the adjoining lamp housing is maintained. This makes a particularly simple installation of light strips possible. First, the luminaire mounting plates can be attached laterally to the intermediate elements, the intermediate elements are screwed to the ceiling and the luminaire housings are mounted from below. Thereafter, the intermediate members may still be displaced in a lateral direction by loosening to align the light band in a straight line, and then finally fixed.

In one embodiment, the means for attaching a lamp housing to the lamp mounting plate comprises a latching connection.

In particular, the device for fastening a lamp housing to the lamp mounting plate may comprise at least one separate retaining element, which can be inserted into the lamp mounting plate and latched into a corresponding receptacle on the lamp housing. In one embodiment of the fastening system, a luminaire housing is mounted in each case with at least two luminaire mounting plates, wherein the two luminaire mounting plates are each arranged at opposite portions of a lamp housing, in particular adjacent to the end sides of the lamp housing. For example, the lamp mounting plates are arranged on the top of the lamp and one edge of the lamp mounting plate is flush with the end face of the attached lamp housing or is set back from this. The reset is for example between 1 and 150 mm.

In a preferred embodiment, the lamp mounting plates can be mounted in two different layers on a portion of the lamp housing. When the lamp mounting plate is mounted in the first layer, a connection is made possible by means of the intermediate piece with a further lamp mounting plate for mounting an adjacent second lamp housing. When the mounting plate is mounted in the second layer, it forms a Termination with the end face of a lamp housing mounted thereon, for example, to form one end of a multi-luminous strip of light, or to mount a single luminaire. The luminaire mounting plates are rotated in the second position relative to the first layer by 180 ° about an axis perpendicular to the lamp mounting plate. In this way, identical mounting plates can be used both for the ends of a light strip or for a single light and for the connection points within a light strip. The number of different components required for the fastening system is thereby reduced.

In the embodiment described above, the luminaire mounting plate may have a smooth edge and an edge opposite the smooth edge, which is designed to receive the intermediate element.

Embodiments are also possible on which the smooth edge and the edge for receiving an intermediate element lie over the corner in order, for example, to mount a non-rectilinear, in particular right-angled, light band.

According to a further independent aspect of the invention, a mounting system for mounting luminaires comprises mounting suspension elements which allow mounting of a luminaire in a lowered mounting position which is displaced downwardly from the position which the luminaire occupies when mounted on a luminaire support. The temporary fixing of the lamp in the mounting position allows easier installation of the electrical connection of the lamp, which can be carried out in this embodiment by a single fitter. In a preferred embodiment, the mounting suspension element comprises a flexible element, in particular a cable. The flexible element folds together when the lamp is brought from the mounting position in the final position to a light carrier or on the lamp mounting plates. In particular, the mounting suspension between the lamp mounting plate and the top of the lamp housing remain at the final mounted light, so that even at a later date, eg repair work, the lamp can be removed again and in the lowered mounting position is held. The use of a flexible element or a cable has the advantage over a rigid element, which pushes in the final mounted state of the lamp in the lamp housing, the advantage that the distance between the mounting position and the final position may be greater than the height of the lamp housing.

In one embodiment, the mounting suspension element has on one side a connecting element, which is connectable to a receptacle on the lamp mounting plate and / or the intermediate element, and on the other side means for connection to the lamp housing.

The invention further includes a light band assembly comprising a plurality of lights mounted with a fastening system as previously described.

Figur 1

zeigt das erfindungsgemäße Befestigungssystem von oben mit zwei daran angebrachten Leuchten.

Figur 2

zeigt eine Leuchtenmontageplatte von der im montierten Zustand zur Leuchte weisenden Seite.

Figur 3

zeigt eine Leuchtenmontageplatte von der im montierten Zustand von der Leuchte abgewandten Seite.

Figur 4

zeigt ein Zwischenelement.

Figur 5

zeigt ein Halteelement zur Befestigung einer Leuchte an der Leuchtenmontageplatte.

Figur 6

zeigt einen Abschnitt von einem Lichtband an der Verbindungsstelle zweier Leuchten von unten.

Figur 7

zeigt ein Montageabhängeelement.

Figur 8

zeigt das Befestigungssystem mit zwei Montageabhängeelementen von der zur Leuchte weisenden Seite.

Figur 9

zeigt das Befestigungssystem mit zwei Montageabhängeelementen von der von den Leuchten abgewandten Seite.

Figur 10

zeigt das Befestigungssystem im demontierten Zustand.

Figur 11

zeigt Abschnitte zweier Leuchten, wobei eine in einer Montageposition fixiert ist und die andere in der endgültigen Position befestigt ist.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1

shows the fastening system according to the invention from above with two attached lights.

FIG. 2

shows a lamp mounting plate from the mounted in the mounted state to the luminaire side.

FIG. 3

shows a lamp mounting plate from the side facing away from the lamp in the mounted state.

FIG. 4

shows an intermediate element.

FIG. 5

shows a retaining element for attaching a lamp to the lamp mounting plate.

FIG. 6

shows a section of a light band at the junction of two lights from below.

FIG. 7

shows a mounting suspension element.

FIG. 8

shows the fastening system with two mounting suspension elements from the side facing the luminaire.

FIG. 9

shows the fastening system with two mounting suspension elements from the side facing away from the lights.

FIG. 10

shows the mounting system in the disassembled state.

FIG. 11

shows sections of two lights, one fixed in one mounting position and the other fixed in the final position.

In the luminaire mounting system of the present invention is a modular system that allows the installation of lights to any length light bands, with individual lights can be attached with this system. In FIG. 1 is a junction of two lights 1 in a light band viewed from above. Two elongate lamps 1 are arranged opposite each other in a light band with one end face 4 each. The elongated lamps 1 are formed in the upper part of a lamp housing 2, which receives, for example, the electrical installations of the lamp, and in the lower part of a lamp pan 3. The mounting system includes lamp mounting plates 6, which are each mounted on the upper side 8 of a lamp housing in the area adjacent to the lamp front side 4. In each case two of the lamp mounting plates, which are attached to the mutually facing end faces of two lights are connected by means of an intermediate element 10. In the in FIG. 1 As shown, the intermediate element 10 is attached to the ceiling by a pendulum rod 12 (not shown). It is, however, too Understand that the fastening system can also be mounted directly on the ceiling, with means are provided to attach either the lamp mounting plate 6 or the intermediate member 10 to the ceiling. Likewise, the suspension with a cable system, which has, for example, a Y-branch to the light, possible.

In the Figures 2 and 3 is the mounting plate as a single component of the pointing to the top of the lamp housing side ( FIG. 2 ) and from the side facing away from the luminaire housing ( FIG. 3 ). In each case two light mounting plates 6 can be connected to an intermediate element 10 by the flat intermediate element 10 is inserted laterally into the lamp mounting plates 6. For this purpose, located on one longitudinal side of the mounting plate 6 in each case two plug receptacles 14, which defines a gap 16 between a tongue 17 and a base side 18. In the gap 16, the flat intermediate element 10 can be inserted. Preferably projections 20 are provided on one side of the intermediate element, which, when the intermediate element is inserted into the plug receptacle 14 of the mounting plate 6, engage behind the tongue 17, as shown in FIG FIG. 9 is shown. In this way, a connection between the lamp mounting plates is set, but which can be solved again at any time after overcoming a mechanical resistance.

A unit comprising two lamp mounting plates 6 and an intermediate member 10 may be mounted in the building in various ways. For example, as in FIG. 1 is shown, the intermediate member 10 are mounted on a pendulum rod 12 which is fixed in an opening 22 of the intermediate member. However, the lamp mounting plates 6 have openings 24 in which pendulum rods can be mounted. Alternatively, the lamp mounting plates 6 and / or an intermediate element 10 can be screwed directly to a ceiling or on the wall. For this purpose, there are various openings 26 and 28 in the lamp mounting plate 6 and the intermediate element 10. The openings for screwing the largely flat intermediate element 10 are located in a survey 30. This is the intermediate element when it is against a wall or on a ceiling mounted is slightly spaced from these, to allow lateral insertion of the lamp mounting plates in this state.

In a Seilabhängesystem for building-side attachment of the lamp mounting plate or the intermediate element, the openings 26 and 28 can be used to attach the cable ends to the lamp mounting plate or the intermediate element. For example, clamping elements (not shown in the figures) are used for this purpose, each of which holds a cable end at one of the openings 26 and 28. Preferably, adjusting the cable length by attaching the clamping element at different heights on the rope end is possible, so as to adjust the height of the lamp or the bank of the lamp.

The lights are on the lamp mounting plates 6 from below with a locking element 32, the in FIG. 5 shown is mounted. For this purpose, located on the lamp mounting plate, in a recess on the side facing the lamp (see. FIG. 2 ) Einsteckschienen 34. In these, the locking element 32 can be inserted with one side 36. A on the plug-in side 36 cut free on three sides and slightly outwardly projecting tongue 38 presses in the inserted state against the lamp mounting plate, thereby preventing accidental slipping out of the locking element from the insertion rail 34.

Between the locking elements 32 and the lamp mounting plate 6 additional seals may be provided (not shown in the figures), which prevent the ingress of moisture or solid bodies. For example, the luminaires can be designed to IP65 protection class.

After the locking element 32 are inserted, the lamp housing 2 can be plugged onto the locking elements. For this purpose, there are corresponding receptacles in the form of openings (not shown) on the upper side 8 of the lamp housing 2, in which the elements 32 engage. A free leg 37 of the locking element engages in the opening of the upper side 8 of the lamp housing 2, so that an inadvertent removal of the lamp from the lamp mounting plate 6 is impossible. However, a removal of the lamp is still possible by applying a suitable tool, for example inside the housing. The receptacle for the locking elements are arranged on the lamp housing such that the lamp mounting plates at the top of the lamp housing, each adjacent in an area on the front side 4 of the lamp housing, can be attached. Preferably, the longitudinal side of the lamp mounting plate, which forms the Einsteckaufnahme 14 for the intermediate element 10, flush with the end face 4 of the lamp housing or is, as shown in the figures, set back slightly.

The arrangement of the locking elements 32 on the lamp mounting plate 6 is mirror-symmetrical, so that the lamp mounting plate 6 can be connected in a rotated by 180 ° about an axis perpendicular to the plate position with the top of the lamp housing. This second mounting position is used when the luminaire mounting plate is used at one end of a light strip or for a single luminaire. In this case, an edge 19 of the lamp mounting plate 6 to the end face 4 of the lamp, which forms the conclusion of the light band. The edge 19 is made smooth and spaced from the locking elements, so that they are flush with the end face 4 or, as in the assembled state FIG. 1 to see, something of this set back. In this way, a flush termination between the luminaire and fastening system according to the invention at the ends of a light band can be achieved. In particular eliminates the turning possibility of the lamp mounting plates, the need for separate mounting elements for attaching a lamp at one end of a light band or for the installation of individual lights.

In the assembled state of the lights remains a narrow gap 38 between the end faces 4 of the adjoining lamp housings (see. FIG. 6 ). In the space 38, a narrow tool, such as a screwdriver or the like, are introduced to solve or fasten fasteners on the intermediate element 10, such as screws. In this way it is possible, even with mounted lights to solve the building-side attachment of the fastening system according to the invention and to move the lights in a direction perpendicular to their longitudinal extent something to align the lights straight in the light strip. The edges, which limit the end faces 4 of the opposing lights, remain aligned. In this type of installation, the lamp mounting plates 6 are not even attached to the building. The Intermediate elements are screwed, for example, to the larger opening 22 of the intermediate element with a corresponding perforated disc, so that a lateral displacement in the preassembled state is possible.

The front side 4 of the lamp is formed by a two-part cover 5 with an upper part to the frontal termination of the lamp housing 2 and a lower part to the frontal closure of the lamp pan 3. The mounted on the lamp housing lamp mounting plate 6 closes with the lamp housing, i. to the depth of the upper part of the cover 5 set back from the front side 4 of the lamp. The depth of the cover 5 is for example 1 to 150 mm. The luminaire housing 2 may also be shorter than the luminaire pan 3 on one or both end faces 4 (not shown in the figures). Preferably, this is the case at the end faces, where the lamp mounting plate is to be mounted in the rotated position by 180 ° with the smooth edge 19 to the outside to attach the end of a light strip or to mount a single luminaire. The latching elements 32 are arranged offset from the center of the lamp mounting plate 6 so that in each case the smooth edge 19 terminates with a shortened light housing and provided for receiving the intermediate member 10 side with the over the entire length of the running lamp housing 2 or set back.

On the luminaire mounting plate a notch 48 is centrally provided on the smooth edge 19 and on the opposite side a notch 48 ', which can serve as a reference mark for rectilinear alignment of a light band, such as a tensioned cable or a laser. The installation of light strips is therefore particularly simple. The previously assembled assemblies of lamp mounting plates 6 and intermediate element 10 can be mounted and aligned with a laser grade. Then the ready mounted lights are simply connected and locked electrically.

In one embodiment of the fastening system according to the invention flexible mounting suspensions 40 are provided, which allow to fix the lamp for electrical connection in a lowered position, before finally on the lamp mounting plates be permanently attached. The mounting suspension 40, as in FIG. 7 shown comprises on one side a hook 42 to connect on one side with the lamp housing, and on the other side a hook 44 to fix the mounting suspension in a corresponding opening 46 in the lamp mounting plate. The mounting suspension is formed between the hooks 42 and 44 as a flexible element 45, for example as a cable, to fold it in the final mounted state of the lamp between the bottom of the Lechten mounting plate and the top of the lamp housing. In this way, the mounting suspension can remain in the final mounted state between the top of the lamp 8 and the lamp mounting plate 6, for example, to serve at a later repair for fixing the lamp in a lowered position. The features of the invention disclosed in the claims, the description and the drawings may be essential both individually and in any combination for the realization of the invention in the various embodiments.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

lamp

2

luminaire housing

3

light cover

4

Lights front end

5

end cover plate

6

Lights mounting plate

8th

Top of a light housing

10

intermediate element

12

pendulum rod

14

plug-in receptacle

16

gap

17

tongue

18

base side

19

smooth edge

20

head Start

22

Opening in the intermediate element

24

Opening in the luminaire mounting plate

26

Opening in the luminaire mounting plate

28

Opening in the intermediate element

30

survey

32

locking element

34

Einsteckschienen

36

insertion side

37

free thigh

38

tongue

39

gap

40

wire suspension

42

connecting element

44

connecting element

45

flexible element

46

admission

48

score

48 '

score

Claims (18)

1. Fastening system for mounting lamps in a light strip or as individual lamps, comprising at least one lamp mounting plate (6) and an intermediate element (10), wherein at least one device for fastening on the building side is provided on the lamp mounting plate (6) and/or on the intermediate element (10), and wherein in each case two of the lamp mounting plates (6) can be connected by means of the intermediate element (10), such that, when lamps (1) are mounted on the lamp mounting plates (6), in each case two lamps (1) adjoin one another with a respective end face (4), characterized in that the lamp mounting plate (6) is a component which is designed to be separate from the lamp (1) and on which at least one device for fastening the lamp (1) is provided.
2. Fastening system according to Claim 1, in which the intermediate element (10) and the lamp mounting plate (6) are separate components.
3. Fastening system according to either of the preceding claims, in which the intermediate element (10) can be connected to at least one lamp mounting plate (6) by a push-in connection.
4. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, in which the intermediate element (10) can be connected to a respective lamp mounting plate (6) on two, in particular opposite, sides.
5. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, in which at least one of the devices for fastening on the building side is provided on the lamp mounting plate (6).
6. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, in which at least one of the devices (22, 28) for fastening on the building side is provided on the intermediate element (10) in such a way that the fastening device (22, 28) is accessible when lamp mounting plates (6) are mounted on the intermediate element (10) on both sides and lamps (1) are attached thereto.
7. Fastening system according to Claim 6, in which the device (22, 28) for fastening on the building side is provided on the intermediate element (10) in such a way that a displacement of the intermediate element (10) relative to the building in a pre-mounted state is made possible in such a way that in each case two lamps (1) can be displaced in a direction essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal sides of the lamp housings while an orientation of the margins, laterally defining the end faces (4), of the two lamps (1) adjoining one another is maintained.
8. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, in which the device for fastening a lamp (1) on the lamp mounting plate (6) comprises a latching connection.
9. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, in which the device for fastening a lamp (1) on the lamp mounting plate (6) comprises at least one separate retaining element (32) which can be pushed into place on the lamp mounting plate (6) and can be latched in place on a lamp (1).
10. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, in which a respective lamp housing can be mounted with at least two respective lamp mounting plates (6), wherein the two lamp mounting plates are in each case arranged on opposite sections of a lamp housing, in particular in such a way as to adjoin the end faces (4) of a lamp housing (2).
11. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, in which in each case a lamp mounting plate (6) can be mounted in a first and a second position on a section of a lamp (1).
12. Fastening system according to Claim 11, in which the lamp mounting plate (6), when it is mounted in the first position, makes possible a connection to a further lamp mounting plate (6) by means of the intermediate element (10) for mounting an adjoining second lamp (1), and in which the lamp mounting plate (6), when it is mounted in the second position, forms a smooth termination with an end face (4) of a lamp housing mounted thereon or is set back from the end face (4), in particular by the depth of a cover (5) forming the end face of the lamp housing (2).
13. Fastening system according to Claim 11 or 12, in which the lamp mounting plate (6), in the second position, is rotated relative to the first position by 180° about an axis perpendicular to the lamp mounting plate (6).
14. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, in which the lamp mounting plate (6) has a smooth edge (19) and an edge which is located opposite the smooth edge and is arranged for accommodating the intermediate element.
15. Fastening system according to one of the preceding claims, which furthermore has a mounting suspension element (40) which enables a lamp to be fastened in a mounting position which, relative to the position which the lamp occupies when it is fastened to the at least one lamp mounting plate (6), is at a distance from the lamp mounting plate.
16. Fastening system according to Claim 15, in which the mounting suspension element (40) comprises a flexible element (45), in particular a cable.
17. Fastening system according to Claim 15 or 16, in which the mounting suspension element (40) has, on one side, a connecting element (44) which can be connected to a receptacle (46) on the lamp mounting plate (6) and/or the intermediate element (10) and, on the other side, has a device for connecting to a lamp housing (2).
18. Light strip arrangement which comprises a plurality of lamps and has a fastening system according to one of the preceding claims for fastening on the building side.

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