EP2767647B1 - Awning comprising lightning means - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a cassette awning with a rotatably mounted in a housing roller tube from which a cloth is unwound, the front end is attached to an extension profile, wherein the awning within the housing has a lighting device.

Such awnings are from the EP 0 916 781 B1 and the EP 0 959 195 B1 known. These are so-called cassette awnings, in which a plurality of light sources in the form of halogen lamps for humidifying the space below the awning are arranged on the housing bottom. Furthermore, it is known to actuate the illumination device by means of a remote control.

By built in the housing bottom of the awning bulbs, it is possible to illuminate the space below the awning. A disadvantage of the known solutions, however, is that these arrangements are not suitable to allow indirect lighting, which may be more pleasant than direct lighting.

The object of the invention is therefore to develop an awning of the type mentioned in such a way that by the lighting device of the awning indirect lighting to achieve a particularly pleasant atmosphere is possible.

This object is achieved by an awning according to claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

Particularly advantageous in the cassette awning with a rotatably mounted in a housing roller tube from which a cloth is unwound, the front end is attached to an extension profile, wherein the awning within the housing has a lighting device, it is that the housing and / or Ausfahrprofil has recesses and / or openings, wherein the recesses and / or openings in the housing and / or Ausfahrprofil are arranged at the points which are not covered by construction elements, in particular articulated arms, with fully retracted Ausfahrprofil, so that an indirect illumination of the environment Awning is also possible with fully retracted Ausfahrprofil by the lighting device within the housing.

The awning according to the invention may in particular be an articulated arm awning in which the extension profile is hinged to the front ends of two or more articulated arms or the awning may be, in particular, a conservatory awning in which the extension profile is movably mounted on guide rails. The invention is not limited to a particular type of awning, but can be used in all known types of awning.

Through the recesses and / or openings in the housing and / or Ausfahrprofil the awning light from the interior of the awning housing through the recesses and / or openings is made possible, whereby an indirect lighting is created, which creates a very pleasant atmosphere. Such indirect lighting, which is made possible by the awning according to the invention, can also be referred to as ambient lighting.

Characterized in that the recesses and / or openings in the housing and / or in the Ausfahrprofil are arranged at those points, which at completely retracted Ausfahrprofil are not covered by construction elements, in particular articulated arms, an indirect lighting is also possible with fully retracted awning.

In the case of an articulated arm awning, the articulated arms are folded together when the extension profile is fully retracted so that two arm sections lie flat on one another. When the awning is fully retracted and the folding arms are folded in, the end sections on the extension profile remain free on the front of the extension profile and in the middle between the articulated arms, ie the inside of the extension profile is not covered by the folded-in articulated arms at these points. By an arrangement of the recesses and / or openings in these areas of the extension profile, it is ensured that an indirect lighting is possible even with fully retracted Ausfahrprofil. At the same time, these recesses and / or openings can serve as ventilation of the awning housing. Such aeration can on the one hand serve to regulate the temperature within the housing and also contribute to the drying, provided moisture such as rainwater has entered the housing.

The openings may have intermediate webs, so that, for example, a grid-like design of the openings is possible in particular as ventilation inlets.

Due to the recesses and / or openings in the housing and / or Ausfahrprofil the awning indirect lighting can be created by arranged within the housing of the awning lighting / en. This means that the lighting device is not arranged on the outside of the awning, as is the case in the known awning with lighting device according to the prior art. Rather, an indirect illumination from the interior of the awning housing through the recesses and / or openings in the housing and / or Ausfahrprofil the awning passes through, optionally with the use of reflectors, lenses, prisms and the like.

The illumination device is preferably light-emitting diodes which emit red light and / or yellow light and / or blue light or a mixture of red, yellow and blue light, in particular white light, as a function of the drive.

Because the illumination device of the awning according to the invention comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes, the arrangement of the illumination device enjoys greater degrees of freedom than is the case with conventional light sources such as incandescent or halogen lamps, since light emitting diodes can be driven alternately with respect to the emitted color, particularly in chronological order, so that any Mixed colors and temporally changing color sequences can be generated.

Another advantage through the use of light emitting diodes is the power consumption compared to conventional bulbs significantly reduced, which is another important advantage over the prior art, since light-emitting diodes have a higher efficiency than conventional bulbs.

In a preferred embodiment, reflectors are arranged within the housing of the awning, in particular, in the housing mirrored films may be glued to the housing inner wall.

By such reflectors, such as mirrors, mirrored films, cat's eyes and the like, the desired lighting effects can be enhanced to produce a desired indirect lighting.

Preferably, in the recesses and / or openings in the housing and / or Ausfahrprofil transparent and / or semi-transparent inserts and / or lenses and / or prisms and / or ventilation grates, in particular plastic inserts or glass inserts are used. In particular, semi-transparent inserts may be partially or completely tinted and / or partially or completely satin finished to desired To create lighting effects. Furthermore, to achieve desired lighting effects scattering discs, prisms and the like may be inserted into the recesses and / or openings. The use of ventilation grilles, which are inserted into the recesses, thereby at the same time aeration of the interior of the housing is allowed, as previously explained.

In a preferred embodiment, construction elements, in particular articulated arms, and / or the cloth have a fluorescent coating. By such a fluorescent coating further light effects can be created for indirect illumination of the space below the awning.

Preferably, the illumination device has one or more light-emitting diodes, and a control device for controlling and energizing the light-emitting diodes is provided, which is set up such that the light-emitting diodes are continuously dimmable by pulse width modulation of the current supply.

In conventional lighting means in which light emitting diodes are used, it is only possible to turn the LEDs on or off. Therefore, it is particularly advantageous that the LEDs are infinitely adjustable in their brightness by a pulse width modulation of the current. This is a particular advantage of the invention over the prior art.

Preferably, the controller is connected to an AC mains, in particular to a 110 volt or 230 volt AC grid, and has an integrated electronic circuit for supplying direct current.

As a result, the connection of the awning to the conventional 110 volt or 230 volt AC mains of the building can be produced easily. By means of the rectifier, the DC current required to energize the LEDs is provided.

Particularly preferably, the control device has an integrated electronic circuit which realizes a pulse width modulation with constant current source with voltage limitation and overload detection.

As a result, both the operation of the light-emitting diodes charged with direct current are guaranteed, as well as damage to the light-emitting diodes avoided, since a voltage limitation and overload detection is integrated and provided by the control device.

In a preferred embodiment, the awning on a control device for driving and energization of the illumination device, in particular light-emitting diodes, wherein the control device to a radio receiver for receiving and processing of radio remote control signals, wherein the control and energization of the illumination device is remote controlled by the control device. In particular, the stepless dimming of the light-emitting diodes can be effected by remote control by the control device.

By arranging such a radio receiver, the control device is adapted to receive and process radio remote control signals. This makes it possible to operate the lighting device by means of a radio remote control, in particular to set the desired brightness and / or color mixing, by also the dimming of the LEDs can be effected by means of the radio remote control by the user.

The signal conversion and the pulse width modulated energization of the LEDs is performed by the control device, which has the radio receiver and corresponding electronics for processing the radio remote control signals and processes the received signals of a radio remote control and implemented accordingly.

In this case, the signal conversion by the control device takes place such that the energization of the LEDs during dimming takes place taking into account the respective characteristic curve. The user expects a uniform increase in brightness across all areas of the dimming. However, the brightness of a light emitting diode is not proportional to the current, but rather rises very early when switching on the current with a small increase in current strength very early, with further increase in the current only smaller increases in brightness are observed. This fact is taken into account by the control device accordingly, in that the increase of the current intensity upon actuation of the operating device by the user does not take place in proportional steps, but a damped signal conversion takes place, so that a uniform increase in the brightness of the activated light-emitting diodes is achieved up to the maximum current intensity , At the beginning very small steps and thus increases in current, which are replaced by further user operation to increase the brightness by increasing increases in the current strength up to the maximum amperage.

The control takes place in such a way that a uniform dimming of the LEDs is made possible by the user.

Preferably, the canvas shaft of the awning is driven by an electric motor, wherein the control and energization of the fabric roller motor is carried out by the control device, in particular carried out by remote control by the control device. The cloth shaft motor is preferably a tubular motor inserted into the cloth shaft.

For this purpose, the control device has corresponding outputs and wirings to the cloth shaft motor, wherein the control of the cloth shaft motor is effected directly by the control device by either the extension of the awning or the retraction of the awning is effected by appropriate circuit of the energization. Preferably, the operation of the cloth shaft motor, that is, the electric drive of the fabric shaft for extending or retracting the awning made by radio remote control by the corresponding radio remote control signals are received by a radio receiver of the control device and further processed by corresponding means for processing the radio remote control signals by the control device and implemented accordingly.

Preferably, an extendable electric motor driven valance is arranged in or on the Ausfahrprofil, wherein the control and energization of the Volantwellenmotors is carried out by the control device, in particular carried out by remote control by the control device.

The operation of the Volantwellenmotors for extending and retracting the valance, which is arranged in or on the Ausfahrprofil, thus carried by the control device by a corresponding energization of the Volantwellenmotors whereby an extension, respectively a retraction of the valance is effected

Preferably, the operation of the Volantwellenmotors done by means of a radio remote control, to which the control device is equipped with a radio receiver for receiving and processing of radio remote control signals to implement the received signals of the radio remote control and to drive the Volantwellenmotor and to operate to extend or retract the valance.

In a preferred embodiment, the awning on a heating device, in particular one or more radiant heater, the control and the energization of the heating device by the control device takes place, in particular remote controlled by the control device and / or in particular steplessly by means of a phase control or by means of a phase control or by means of a zero-crossing control by the control device takes place.

The arrangement of such a heating device, which can be arranged directly or indirectly on the awning, in particular on the housing or on mounting brackets, may be a heating element The space below the awning is possible, so that the terrace area covered with the awning can still be used in cool weather.

The energization of such a heating device is usually carried out by alternating current, wherein the heating power of such a heating device is preferably infinitely adjustable by means of a phase control or phase control or by means of a zero-crossing control to set the desired heat output.

Preferably, the control device is set up such that it has corresponding means for realizing such a phase control or phase control or zero-crossing control in order to adjust the heating power of the heating device continuously. Preferably, the operation of the heating device, in particular the continuous adjustment of the heating power, radio controlled, for which the control device is set up and has a radio receiver and means for processing radio remote control signals and these received radio remote control signals implemented accordingly and controls the heating device accordingly and energized.

Preferably, the control device for controlling and energizing the electrically operated components of the awning as the lighting device and for driving and energizing a canvas shaft drive, in particular for controlling and energizing a Volantwellenantriebs and / or for controlling and energizing a heating device, designed as an integrated unit, which is an integrated electronic circuit for supplying direct current, an integrated electronic circuit for pulse width modulation, a radio receiver for the reception and processing of radio remote control signals and a power supply with terminal connections and / or sockets for connection to an alternating current network and also terminal connections and / or sockets for establishing the connection with the Lighting device and a cloth shaft motor, in particular terminal connections and / or sockets for making the connection with a Volantwellenmotor and / or for establishing the connection with a heating device, and in particular means for implementing a phase control or a phase control section or a zero-crossing control.

In this particularly preferred embodiment, the control device is designed as an integrated unit, which only needs to be connected to the 110 volt or 230 volt AC mains of the building for the production of the power supply. Furthermore, the control device is equipped with a radio receiving module which is suitable for receiving and processing signals of a radio remote control, that is to implement directly by the controller as an integrated unit. On the output side, the control device has a plurality of controlled by the control device itself and energized outputs, to which on the one hand, the lighting device is preferably connected to a plurality of light-emitting diodes, which is acted upon by a pulse width modulated direct current. At the same time, the control device also serves to control the light-emitting diodes in order to produce the desired color or color mixture of the emitted light.

Furthermore, the control device has further outputs, which are also controlled and energized by the control device itself, to which the cloth shaft motor is connected. This connection of the cloth shaft motor is supplied with alternating current and is controlled directly by the control device. Cumulatively can be connected to other outputs of the control device a Volantwellenmotor and / or it can be connected to a heating device or other consumers. These further outputs of the control device are also supplied with alternating current and are controlled directly by the control device. By controlling is meant the switching on of an alternating current phase to the outputs, wherein this alternating current phase can be controlled by means of a phase control or a phase control or by means of a zero crossing control for adjusting the electrical power to the desired level.

The actuation and actuation of all components of the awning is then carried out centrally by the control unit designed as an integrated structural unit, which has all the components required for this purpose. On the input side, only a single connection to the 230 volt AC mains of the building has to be made in order to connect the awning and to put it into operation, since all other components are integrated in the awning. As a result, the connection and commissioning of the awning according to the invention are greatly simplified. On the output side, all the necessary connections for connecting the lighting device and the cloth shaft motor and optionally a Volantwellenmotors and / or a heating device are provided, said wiring is made at the factory. For installation and commissioning of the awning, it only requires the production of a single connection to the 230-volt AC mains.

Preferably, the illumination device has a plurality of light-emitting diode units which emit white light and / or red light and / or yellow light and / or blue light or any mixture of red, yellow and blue light as a function of the control, wherein the light-emitting diode units can be controlled independently of one another.

In this way, the desired color or color mixture as well as a temporal sequence of different colors and color gradients to achieve lighting effects can be generated. To generate temporally variable color gradients, the control device for controlling the LEDs may have corresponding time circuits.

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Eine perspektivische Ansicht einer ersten Ausführungsform einer Markise;

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die Frontansicht der Markise nach Figur 1;

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eine perspektivische Ansicht einer zweiten Ausführungsform einer Markise;

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die Frontansicht der Markise nach Figur 3;

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eine perspektivische Ansicht einer dritten Ausführungsform einer Markise;

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die Frontansicht der Markise nach Figur 5;

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eine perspektivische Ansicht einer fünften Ausführungsform einer Markise;

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die Frontansicht der Markise nach Figur 9.

Several embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the figures and are explained below. Show it:

Fig. 1

A perspective view of a first embodiment of an awning;

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the front view of the awning after FIG. 1 ;

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a perspective view of a second embodiment of an awning;

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the front view of the awning after FIG. 3 ;

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a perspective view of a third embodiment of an awning;

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the front view of the awning after FIG. 5 ;

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a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of an awning;

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the front view of the awning after FIG. 7 ;

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a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of an awning;

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the front view of the awning after FIG. 9 ,

Identical components and assemblies are provided in the figures with identical reference numerals.

In FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an awning shown. FIG. 2 shows a front view of the awning FIG. 1 This is a cassette awning, in which in a housing 1 a rotatably mounted cloth shaft, not shown, is arranged, from which the awning cloth can be unwound. The front end of the awning fabric is attached to the extension profile 2 Fig. 1 shown cassette awning is an articulated arm awning, that is, that the extension profile 2 by means of the articulated arms 3, which in the FIG. 1 are shown in dashed lines in the retracted state is extended. The extension profile 2 is for this purpose at the front ends of the articulated arms 3 articulated attached. The rear end of the articulated arms 3 are hinged in the housing 1 of the cassette awning and stand up during extension.

In retracted state as in FIG. 1 is shown, the sections of the articulated arms 3 lie flat on each other. At the left and right end of the Ausfahrprofils 2 and in the middle between the articulated arms 3 remain free portions that are not covered by the folded joint arms 3. In these areas of the extension profile 2 recesses 10 are arranged.

Within the housing 1, a lighting device in the form of individually controllable light emitting diodes is arranged, which emit red, yellow or blue light or a mixture of red, yellow and blue light depending on the control. The light of these light-emitting diodes can escape through the recesses 10, are inserted into the transparent inserts, from the housing 1 of the cassette awning and thereby create an indirect illumination of the space below and in front of the awning.

Through the recesses 10 with the transparent inserts inserted therein thus ambient lighting is created. By controlling the light emitting diode changing color plays and color gradients can be generated.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of an awning. The front view of this second embodiment is in FIG. 4 displayed.

The basic structure of the in the Figures 3 and 4 shown second embodiment of a cassette awning is identical to that in the FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrated embodiment. In the cassette awning according to Figures 3 and 4 it is also an articulated arm awning with a housing 1 and an extension profile. 2

In the in the Figures 3 and 4 illustrated embodiment, recesses 20 are arranged in the housing 1, which make it possible that through these recesses in the bottom of the housing 1 light emitted from the interior of the housing can escape to the outside.

The recesses 20 extend parallel to the fabric shaft within the housing at the bottom of the housing 1 and are in turn positioned so that they are not covered by the awning of the awning when fully retracted awning.

In the Figures 5 and 6 a third embodiment of the invention is shown. FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the cassette awning according to the third embodiment and FIG. 6 shows the front view of this third embodiment. Is shown in FIG. 5 the perspective view of the housing 1 and the extension profile 2 of the cassette awning in the fully retracted state. The extension profile 2 has recesses 30 extending parallel to the roller tube, which are positioned such that, when fully retracted, they lie below the folded-in articulated arms lying behind the extension profile, so that a light emission from illuminating devices arranged inside the awning housing can escape through the recess 30.

In the FIGS. 7 and 8th a fourth embodiment is shown. FIG. 7 again shows the perspective view while FIG. 8 the front view of this fourth embodiment shows. In this cassette awning, which in turn has a housing 1 and an extension profile 2, 1 recesses 40 are arranged in the bottom of the housing, through which the light emitted from inside the housing arranged illumination means can escape.

In the fifth embodiment of an awning according to the Figures 9 and 10 , in turn, the perspective view of this awning in FIG. 9 and the front view In FIG. 10 shows, recesses 50 are arranged in the Ausfahrprofil, through which the light emitted from inside the housing arranged lighting devices can emerge. In the Embodiment according to the Figures 9 and 10 If lenses are inserted into the recesses 50.

Alternatively, ventilation openings can be inserted into the recesses 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. These cause on the one hand, that the light emitted from inside the awning housing lighting means can escape through the recesses and on the other hand, that through the ventilation grille, an air exchange can take place, so that the awning housing is ventilated to electrical components such as the lighting means or a cloth shaft motor, transformer, radio receiver etc To cool and also to ventilate the interior with a damp cloth and facilitate drying.

Claims (14)

1. Cassette awning having a cloth shaft stored rotatably in a housing (1), from which a cloth is able to be unrolled, the front end of which is fastened to an extension profile (2), wherein the awning has an illumination device inside the housing (1), wherein the housing (1) and/or the extension profile (2) has recesses (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) and/or perforations, wherein the recesses (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) and/or perforations are arranged in the housing (1) and/or extension profile (2) at the points which are not covered by construction elements, in particular articulated arms (3), in the case of a completely retracted extension profile (2), such that an indirect illumination of the surrounding environment of the awning is also enabled by the illumination device inside the housing (1) in the case of a completely retracted extension profile (2).
2. Awning according to claim 1, characterised in that the illumination device is light diodes which emit red light and/or yellow light and/or blue light or a mixture of red, yellow and blue light, in particular white light, depending on the control.
3. Awning according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that reflectors are arranged inside the housing (1), in particular that foils mirrored in the housing (1) are affixed to the housing inner wall and/or the inner side of the extension profile (2),
4. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that transparent and/or semi-transparent inserts and/or diffusing discs and/or ventilation grilles, in particular plastic inserts or glass inserts, are inserted into the recesses (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) and/or perforations in the housing (1) and/or extension profile (2).
5. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the construction elements, in particular the housing (1) and/or the extension profile (2) and/or articulated arms (3), and/or the cloth have a fluorescent coating.
6. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the illumination device has one or more light diodes and the awning has a control device to control and energise the light diodes, wherein the control device is configured in such a way that the light diodes of the illumination device are able to be dimmed in a continuously variable manner by a pulse width modulation of the energisation.
7. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the awning has a control device to control and energise the illumination device, in particular light diodes, wherein the control device is connected to an alternating current network, in particular to a 110 volt alternating current network or a 230 volt alternating current network and has an integrated electronic circuit to supply direct current.
8. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the awning has a control device to control and energise the illumination device, in particular light diodes, wherein the control device has an integrated electronic circuit which implements pulse width modulation with constant current source with voltage limitation and overload recognition.
9. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the awning has a control device to control and energise the illumination device, in particular light diodes, wherein the control device has a radio receiver to receive and to process radio remote control signals, wherein the control and energisation of the illumination device occurs able to be controlled remotely by the control device, in particular a continuously variable dimming of the light diodes occurs able to be controlled remotely by the control device.
10. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cloth shaft is driven by an electric motor wherein the control and energisation of the cloth shaft motor occurs by a control device, in particular occurs able to be controlled remotely by the control device.
11. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that an extendable valance driven by an electric motor is arranged in or on the extension profile (2), wherein the control and energisation of the valance shaft motor occurs by a control device, in particular occurs able to be controlled remotely by the control device.
12. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the awning has a heating device, in particular one or more radiant heaters, wherein the control and energisation of the heating device occurs by a control device, in particular occurs able to be controlled remotely by the control device and/or in particular occurs in a continuously variable manner by means of a leading edge phase control or by means of a trailing edge phase control or by means of a zero crossing control by the control device.
13. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the awning has a control device to control and energise the electrically operated components of the awning, wherein the control device to control and energise the illumination device and a cloth shaft drive, in particular further to control and energise a valance shaft drive and/or a heating device, is implemented as an integrated unit which has an integrated electronic circuit to supply direct current, an integrated electronic circuit for pulse width modulation, a radio receiver to receive and to process radio remote control signals and a network part having terminal connections and/or connector sockets to connect to an alternating current network as well as further terminal connections and/or connector sockets to produce the connection to the illumination device and a cloth shaft motor, in particular further terminal connections and/or connector sockets to produce the connection to a valance shaft motor and/or to a heating device, and in particular an integrated electronic circuit to implement a leading edge phase control or a trailing edge phase control or a zero crossing control.
14. Awning according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the illumination device has several light diode units which emit white light and/or red light and/or yellow light and/or blue light depending on the control, wherein the light diode units are able to be controlled independently of one another.

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