EP3012511B1 - Light with lamp - Google Patents

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EP3012511B1
EP3012511B1 EP15189929.1A EP15189929A EP3012511B1 EP 3012511 B1 EP3012511 B1 EP 3012511B1 EP 15189929 A EP15189929 A EP 15189929A EP 3012511 B1 EP3012511 B1 EP 3012511B1
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Andreas Lebherz
Dirk Mania
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21K—NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21K9/00—Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
    • F21K9/20—Light sources comprising attachment means
    • F21K9/27—Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with two fittings for each light source, e.g. for substitution of fluorescent tubes
    • F21K9/272—Details of end parts, i.e. the parts that connect the light source to a fitting; Arrangement of components within end parts
    • 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
    • H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • H05B45/10—Controlling the intensity of the light
    • 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 present invention relates to a luminaire in which at least one lamp is replaceably inserted, with the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • rod lamps can be used as lamps in such lights.
  • flashlight is understood as a rod-shaped lamp, the flashlight preferably being straight and elongated.
  • tubular lamps are also conceivable.
  • Typical flashlights are designed as fluorescent tubes in which a fluorescent substance, which is usually gaseous, is excited to glow.
  • Modern flashlights can be designed as LED lamps which have a large number of LEDs as lighting elements, where LED stands for light-emitting diode.
  • tubular lamps the same applies in principle to other, non-tubular lamps, in particular to energy-saving lamps and preferably to LED lamps.
  • a luminaire in which at least one lamp, preferably designed as a flashlight, can be inserted, expediently comprises a control device for operating the lamp or flashlight used in each case.
  • Modern lights can be designed for the use of different flashlights, the different flashlights being able to differ from one another in terms of different power requirements and / or voltage requirements. So that the respective control device enables a suitable power supply for the respective flashlight used, an adjustable control device can be used on which the When replacing a flashlight, the user can manually set the appropriate power supply for the newly used flashlight on the control unit.
  • the problem here is that when inserting a flashlight that requires a different power supply, the user must remember to operate the control device accordingly. Otherwise this can easily lead to damage to the flashlight or the control unit.
  • a generic lamp is from the EP 1 411 750 A2 known.
  • the known lamp has a plurality of lamps inserted into the lamp, each of which has a power connection socket for supplying power to the respective lamp.
  • the luminaire also has a control device for operating the lamp used in each case.
  • the luminaire also has a socket for each lamp that can be inserted therein for holding the lamp used, the respective socket being designed as a power connection socket which is electrically connected to the control device and interacts with its power connection base to supply power to the lamp used.
  • the luminaire also has a code socket for each lamp for coupling with an exchangeable code that correlates with an electrical voltage and / or with an electric current for operating the respective lamp, this code socket being electrically connected to the control unit and for generating and / or transmission of a coding signal dependent on the coding to the control device.
  • the control device is designed and / or programmed in such a way that, depending on the coding signal, it selects and implements a power supply specified by the coding with regard to current and / or voltage for operating the respective lamp.
  • the power connection socket and the coding socket are formed in an adapter which contains the coding and via which the lamp is connected to the control unit.
  • the present invention is concerned with the problem of specifying an improved embodiment for such a luminaire which, when a lamp is changed that requires an adaptation of the power supply to the control device, reduces the risk of the lamp used being operated with an unsuitable power supply.
  • the invention is based on the general idea of storing the information about a suitable power supply for the respective lamp in terms of voltage and / or current in a code so that this code correlates with the required or suitable power supply. It is also proposed to equip the luminaire with a code recognition which can be coupled with the respective code and which interacts with the control unit so that when the code is inserted into the luminaire, the code on the control unit automatically selects the ones stored in the code and therefore suitable Power supply is triggered. In this way, a user does not have to determine the correct power supply himself and set it on the control unit when replacing the lamp. All he has to do is insert the coding associated with the lamp into the luminaire. This considerably reduces the risk of mix-ups. The advantages are apparent.
  • a lamp according to the invention is thus equipped with a coding for the power supply of the respective lamp, which when the coding in the lamp is used, interacts with the coding recognition of the lamp.
  • the code recognition identifies or recognizes the code and, depending on this, can control the control device so that it operates the respective lamp with the power supply stored in the code.
  • the control device can be designed in such a way that it provides a suitable voltage and / or a suitable current for the respective lamp.
  • the associated luminaire thus includes such a coding recognition, which can be interchangeably coupled with the respective coding, as well as a control device coupled to it, which enables a variable power supply and is adjustable in particular with regard to the current and / or the voltage with which or with which the respective lamp is to be operated.
  • This coding recognition can be implemented at least partially in software and / or integrated in hardware in the control device.
  • the lamp according to the invention which is in any case equipped with a control device for operating the lamp used in each case, also has at least one socket for each lamp that can be used therein for holding the lamp used, with at least one such socket being designed as a power connection socket which is electrically connected to the control device is connected and is used to power the lamp used.
  • the lamp or its coding recognition for each lamp has a respective coding socket for coupling with an exchangeable coding that correlates with an electrical voltage and / or with an electric current for operating the respective lamp, the coding socket being electrically connected to the control unit and for generating and / or transmitting a coding signal dependent on the coding to the control unit, the control unit being designed and / or programmed in such a way that, depending on the coding signal, a power supply specified by the coding in terms of current and / or voltage is used to operate the respective Lamp selects and executes.
  • the information about the appropriate power supply is integrated into the coding signal, which can be transmitted to the control unit using the coding.
  • the code recognition is formed by the respective code socket and by a component of the control unit.
  • the control device can contain an evaluation unit coupled to the respective coding socket, which evaluates the coding signal and, as a function of this, controls power electronics of the control device that are coupled to the respective power connection socket.
  • the control device can have a coding line which has at least one first conductor and at least one second conductor.
  • the respective coding socket can have a first socket contact electrically connected to the first conductor of the coding line and a second socket contact electrically connected to the second conductor of the coding line.
  • the coding socket can be designed in such a way that the socket contacts are not electrically connected to one another until the coding is coupled to the coding socket. If the coding is missing, the control unit can easily identify an error and e.g. prevent the lamp from being energized, which is immediately apparent.
  • the coding has a coding base which is designed complementary to the coding socket so that it can be used for coupling with the coding socket therein, the coding socket inserted in the coding socket interacting with the coding socket to generate and / or transmit the coding signal to the control unit.
  • a coding base can be designed in a particularly simple manner so that it is light and easy to handle, which simplifies the correct assembly of the coding.
  • the coding base has at least one coding element which is electrically connected to electrical base contacts of the coding base which are electrically connected to electrical socket contacts of the coding socket when the coding socket is inserted into the coding socket, the coding element determining the coding signal that can be generated and / or transmitted.
  • the coding element can be an electrical and / or electronic component, which on the one hand simplifies the generation of an electrical coding signal, while on the other hand a high level of reliability can be achieved.
  • the coding element can be an ohmic resistor.
  • the socket contacts of the coding socket are electrically connected to one another via the socket contacts of the coding socket through the coding element.
  • the socket contacts of the coding socket are not electrically connected to one another when the coding socket is not inserted, so that lines leading to the socket contacts are also not electrically connected to one another. Only when the coding socket is inserted into the coding socket does electrical contacting of the socket contacts take place through the coding socket and thus also through the respective coding element. In this way, the electrical lines leading to the socket contacts are connected to one another, so that an electrical current can flow through these lines or an electrical potential can be tapped.
  • the type of coding element can be used to influence the current or voltage, which enables the desired coding for the power supply of the respective flashlight.
  • resistors with correspondingly different resistance values can be used to generate different coding signals.
  • the different voltages or currents represent individual coding signals that can be evaluated accordingly by the control unit. For example, a predetermined electrical voltage can be applied to the lines leading to the socket contacts be created.
  • a varying current can be determined when the coding base is inserted, the electrical current flowing through the aforementioned lines depending on the resistance, i.e. on the coding element, so that the current intensity can be used as a coding signal in this case.
  • the coding socket has a socket housing, e.g. made of plastic, which has the base contacts and contains the coding element.
  • the two base contacts and the respective coding element are arranged on an insert element which represents a separate component with respect to the base housing and which is inserted into the base housing.
  • Different codings can thus be implemented particularly easily by using the same base housing in conjunction with different insert elements.
  • the insert element is fixed to the base housing by means of a latching connection or clip connection, whereby the assembly of the coding base is particularly simple. Additionally or alternatively, it can be provided that the insert element is fixed on the base housing in an exchangeable manner. This measure also simplifies the adaptation of the coding sockets to different codings.
  • the respective lamp can be designed as an LED lamp which has at least one LED as a light source.
  • the respective lamp can also be designed as a rod lamp which has a rod-shaped lamp body which has at least one illuminant.
  • the respective lamp can preferably be designed as a rod-shaped LED lamp which has several LEDs as lighting means.
  • the power supply can with regard to the required The voltage or the required current vary greatly, depending on the type of LEDs used and the number of LEDs used. The invention presented here is therefore particularly suitable for the use of LED lamps.
  • the coding is attached to the lamp separately from the lamp. This makes it possible, in particular, to find a location that is easily accessible for the user, which simplifies assembly.
  • a releasable coupling between the coding socket and the coding socket is preferably designed in a manner analogous to a coupling between a power connection socket and a power connection socket of a flashlight, so that the coding socket is inserted into the coding socket in one assembly direction and then rotated about the axial direction when inserted e.g. by about 90 ° in order to lock the coding socket in the coding socket. If a distance between the two sockets of the lamp corresponds essentially to a distance between the two bases of the lamp, the aforementioned mounting direction is oriented radially to the lamp's longitudinal axis and thus perpendicular to the axial direction of the respective base.
  • the coding base geometrically identical to a power connection base and also to configure the coding socket to be geometrically identical to a power connection socket.
  • the coding base can be inserted into the coding socket both in the axial direction and in the radial direction, the axis of rotation then running parallel to the axial direction.
  • An embodiment is therefore preferred in which the coding base is releasably coupled to the coding socket by means of a bayonet lock.
  • This can, in particular through a corresponding coordination of the coding socket and the coding base, be designed so that the coding base for coupling with the coding socket is first inserted in the axial direction and / or in the radial direction into the coding socket and then rotated about an axis of rotation parallel to the axial direction, for example by about 90 °.
  • An end rotational position is expediently secured by a type of latching which is formed by an increased torque that is required to turn the coding base into or out of this end rotational position.
  • the lamp is provided for the insertion of at least two lamps.
  • the at least two lamps must be identical in terms of their power supply, so that the control device has a comparatively simple structure;
  • a common driver is provided for the at least two lamps, which driver then supplies the at least two lamps together with the required voltage or with the required current.
  • a common coding socket is sufficient, which can be coupled to a coding base applicable to the at least two lamps.
  • the at least two lamps can differ with regard to their power supply.
  • the control unit of the lamp is then designed or programmed in such a way that it can operate the at least two lamps individually with the appropriate power supply.
  • the control device has a separate driver for each lamp in order to enable the separate and individual power supply.
  • the lamp is provided for coupling at least two codes, which are each assigned to one of the lamps.
  • the lamp designed as a flashlight comprises a rod-shaped lamp body which has at least one lighting means, a power connection base which is arranged at one longitudinal end of the lamp body and for supplying power to the respective lighting means serves, as well as a further base which is arranged at the other longitudinal end of the lamp body and which is either also designed as a power connection base or which is designed as a holding base and therefore only has a holding function, but no power transmission function.
  • a power connection base which is arranged at one longitudinal end of the lamp body and for supplying power to the respective lighting means serves, as well as a further base which is arranged at the other longitudinal end of the lamp body and which is either also designed as a power connection base or which is designed as a holding base and therefore only has a holding function, but no power transmission function.
  • the other socket is designed as a coding socket, which is electrically connected to the control device and is used to generate and / or transmit a coding signal correlated with the inserted flashlight to the control device.
  • the control device is now designed and / or programmed in such a way that it selects a current and / or voltage adapted to the current and / or voltage of a power supply to operate the respective flashlight and executes it when the light is switched on or is switched on.
  • the control unit can have a coding line which has at least one first conductor and at least one second conductor.
  • the respective coding socket has a first socket contact electrically connected to the first conductor of the coding line and a second socket contact electrically connected to the second conductor of the coding line.
  • the socket contacts are only electrically connected to one another through the coding socket when the lamp is inserted. This means that the coding line is open when a flashlight is missing and only closed when the flashlight is inserted. Signal transmission therefore only takes place when the flashlight is inserted into the luminaire. Since the coding is also integrated in the coding base, a coded signal, i.e. the coding signal, is inevitably transmitted when the flashlight is inserted.
  • a lamp exchange set for a luminaire of the type described above comprises a lamp as well as a matching code which contains as coded information the power supply suitable for this lamp with regard to voltage and / or current.
  • a light set 1 comprises a light 2 and at least one lamp 3.
  • the luminaire 2 is provided for the simultaneous use of two lamps 3, which are designed here as flashlights 3 in the preferred case.
  • the light set 1 comprises a light 2 and two flashlights 3.
  • the lamp 2 comprises a control device 4 which is used to operate the flashlight 3 used in each case. This means that the control device 4 supplies the respective flashlight 3 with the required electrical voltage and with the required electrical current when the light 2 is in operation.
  • the luminaire 2 also comprises two sockets 5, 5 'spaced apart from one another for each flashlight 3 that can be inserted therein, which are used to hold the flashlight 3 used in each case on or in a light housing 7, which is shown here only cursory. In said lamp housing 7, the control device 4 is expediently housed.
  • each flashlight 3 at least one of the sockets 5, 5 'is designed as a power connection socket, which is also referred to below with 5.
  • the respective power connection socket 5 is in each case electrically connected to the control device 4 via a power line 8 and is used to supply power to the flashlight 3 used in each case.
  • the power line 8 comprises in the usual way at least one electrical conductor 9 Fig. 1 Both sockets 5 shown above are designed as power connection sockets 5.
  • the flashlight 3 shown below is only the left socket 5 designed as a power connection socket 5, while the right socket 5 'is designed as a holding mount 5', which has a holding function but no power supply function.
  • a coding socket 6 is assigned to each torch 3.
  • the respective coding socket 6 is electrically connected to the control unit 4 via a coding line 10 and is used to generate and / or transmit or forward a coding signal correlated with the inserted flashlight 3 to the control unit 4.
  • the respective coding line 10 comprises two each electrical conductors, namely a first conductor 11 and a second conductor 12.
  • the respective coding socket 6 is arranged separately on the lamp housing 7 with respect to the associated flashlight 3.
  • the control device 4 is now designed or programmed in such a way that it selects a power supply for the respective flashlight 3 in terms of current and / or voltage depending on the aforementioned coding signal, so that the respective flashlight 3 has a power supply adapted to it can be operated.
  • the respective rod lamp 3 has a rod-shaped lamp body 13 which has at least one lamp.
  • the flashlight 3 is designed as a rod-shaped LED lamp which has a plurality of LEDs 31 as lighting means.
  • the rod lamps 3 are each provided with a straight and elongated lamp body 13.
  • the respective tubular lamp 3 can also have a curved lamp body 13.
  • the respective flashlight 3 is equipped at one longitudinal end and at the other longitudinal end with a base 14, 14 'which interact with the sockets 5, 5' to hold the flashlight 3 on or in the lamp housing 7. At least one of these bases 14, 14 'is designed as a power connection socket, which is also referred to below with 14.
  • the power connection socket 14 is used to supply power to the respective lighting means or the flashlight 3 and is designed to complement the power connection socket 5.
  • Both sockets 3 shown above are designed as power connection sockets 14.
  • At the in Fig. 1 Flashlight 3 shown below only the left base is designed as a power connection base 14, while the right base is designed as a holding base 14 ', which interacts with the associated holding socket 5' to hold the flashlight 3, i.e. also fulfills the holding function, but has no power transmission function.
  • the lamp 2 presented here is also equipped with a coding base 15 for each coding socket 6.
  • the respective coding base 15 is designed to be complementary to the respective coding connection 6, so that it can be coupled therewith. Furthermore, the coding base 15, when it is coupled to the coding socket 6, interacts with the associated coding socket 6 for generating and transmitting or forwarding the coding signal. In this respect, the coding base 15 generally forms a coding for the power supply of the respective flashlight 3.
  • the control unit 4 contains according to Figure 1 For example, power electronics 16, each having a driver 17 for each pair of sockets 5, 5 'to which the respective power line 8 is connected. In a simpler embodiment, however, only a single, common driver 17 is provided for both flashlights 3.
  • the power electronics 16 are in turn connected to an external power supply 18, which can be formed, for example, by a building-side power grid.
  • the control device 4 also includes an evaluation device 19, which on the one hand is electrically connected to the coding sockets 6 via the coding lines 10 and on the other hand is connected via a control line 20 is electrically connected to the power electronics 16.
  • the evaluation device 19 can evaluate the incoming coding signals and control the power electronics 16 as a function thereof.
  • the power electronics 16 can then control the drivers 17 individually in such a way that an individual power supply for the lamp 3 with regard to voltage and / or current takes place.
  • the evaluation device 19 can be designed or programmed in such a way that it monitors via the coding whether the flashlights 3 used are coded identically with regard to the required power supply. If so, the driver 17 can be activated to generate the required power supply. If not, the driver 17 can be activated to generate a power supply that is harmless to both flashlights 3 in order to enable quasi emergency lighting and / or to generate a warning signal that signals to the user that the flashlights 3 used are not identical or need different power supplies.
  • the respective coding base 15 can have at least one coding element 21 and two electrical base contacts 22, 23 which are electrically connected to the coding element 21.
  • the associated coding socket 6 has socket contacts 24, 25 which are complementary to the base contacts 22, 23 and which are each connected to one of the lines 11, 12 of the respective coding line 10.
  • the respective coding element 21 determines the coding signal that can be generated or transmitted by the respective coding socket 6 in conjunction with the coding base 15 interacting therewith.
  • the coding element 21 is preferably an electrical or an electronic component. According to a particularly simple and inexpensive embodiment, the coding element 21 can be an ohmic resistor. In detail forms thus the respective coding element 21 of the respective coding base 15 is the coding for the power supply of the respective flashlight 3.
  • the socket contacts 24, 25 are only electrically connected to one another if the coding socket 15 is properly inserted into the coding socket 6 and the socket contacts 22, 23 are electrically connected to the socket contacts 24, 25.
  • the electrical connection of the socket contacts 24, 25 and thus the lines 11, 12 connected to them takes place via the base contacts 22 and 23 and through the respective coding element 21.
  • a loop is quasi closed, which consists of the two lines 11, 12 of the respective coding line 10 and the respective coding element 21.
  • the socket contacts 24, 25 and the base contacts 22, 23 form an electrical interface.
  • the coding element 21 thus defines a coding for the power supply of the respective flashlight 3.
  • the coding socket 6 and the evaluation unit 19 together form a coding recognition that interacts with the control unit 4 or is at least partially integrated therein.
  • the two base contacts 22, 23 of the coding base 15 can be seen.
  • the coding element 21 designed as a resistor can be seen.
  • the two base contacts 22, 23 and the respective coding element 21 are arranged on an insert element 26 which represents a separate component with respect to a base housing 27 and which is inserted into the base housing 27.
  • an in Fig. 4 recognizable latching connection 28 or clip connection between insert element 26 and base housing 27 can be provided in order to fix insert element 26 on base housing 27.
  • the base housing 27 has an insertion opening 29 into which the insert element 26 can be inserted axially.
  • the coding created with the aid of the coding base 15 can be easily connected or coupled to the associated coding socket 6 by inserting the coding base 15 in an in Fig. 6 indicated axial direction 30 is inserted into the associated coding socket 6 and then rotated according to a direction arrow 32 about the axial direction relative to the coding socket 6, expediently by about 90 °.
  • the aforementioned power connection base 14 can also have two electrical connection contacts which interact with complementary contacts of the respective power connection socket 5.
  • an insert element can be provided which carries the connection contacts and which is inserted into a base housing of the power connection base 14 and which in this regard forms a separate component and is therefore in particular latched or clipped.
  • This basically makes it possible to use uniform base housings 27 for realizing the power connection base 14 and the coding base 15. Only the inserted insert elements 26 differ. This measure increases the number of identical parts, which reduces manufacturing costs.
  • the use of such insert elements 26 with the base contacts 22, 23 and the coding element 21 also makes it possible, when using the same base housing 27, to implement differently coded coding bases 15 at low cost.
  • the power connection base 14 and the holding base 14 ′ can be designed so that they cannot be mechanically confused, so that the power connection base 14 can only be inserted into the respective power connection socket 5. This is achieved for example, in that the insert element used in each case has different geometries.
  • the control device 4 can also be configured in such a way that it is suitable for operating two different flashlights 3 at the same time.
  • the two flashlights 3 can differ from one another in terms of a different requirement for current and / or voltage.
  • the control device 4 can automatically recognize in connection with the coding recognition which power requirement or which voltage requirement the respective flashlight 3 has, so that if the coded flashlights 3 are exchanged, the control device 4 in connection with the coding detection automatically selects the correct power supply and for operation the respective torch 3 is used.
  • a simpler variant is preferred in which only the same flashlights 3 can be used.
  • the control unit 4 can use the codes to identify whether or not the same rod lamps 3 are properly used and, depending on this, the rod lamps 3 with the correct voltage and / or with the Operate the correct current if the same flashlights 3 are used, or do not operate the flashlights 3 or only operate them with a reduced power supply and / or generate an error message if different flashlights 3 are used.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Leuchte, in die wenigstens eine Lampe austauschbar eingesetzt ist, mit den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Anspruchs 1.The present invention relates to a luminaire in which at least one lamp is replaceably inserted, with the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Insbesondere bei industriellen und gewerblichen Anwendungen können in derartigen Leuchten als Lampen sogenannte Stablampen zum Einsatz kommen. Im vorliegenden Zusammenhang wird der Begriff "Stablampe" als stabförmige Lampe verstanden, wobei die Stablampe bevorzugt geradlinig und länglich ausgestaltet ist. Grundsätzlich sind jedoch auch gekrümmte, insbesondere kreisbogenförmig oder kreisförmig gekrümmte, Stablampen denkbar. Typische Stablampen sind als Leuchtstoffröhren ausgestaltet, bei denen ein in der Regel gasförmiger Leuchtstoff zum Leuchten angeregt wird. Moderne Stablampen können als LED-Lampen ausgestaltet sein, die als Leuchtelemente eine Vielzahl von LEDs aufweisen, wobei LED für Licht emittierende Diode steht. Obwohl die nachfolgende Beschreibung häufig auf Stablampen Bezug nimmt, gilt grundsätzlich entsprechendes auch für andere, nicht stabförmige Lampen, insbesondere für Energiesparlampen und vorzugsweise für LED-Lampen.In particular in industrial and commercial applications, so-called rod lamps can be used as lamps in such lights. In the present context, the term “flashlight” is understood as a rod-shaped lamp, the flashlight preferably being straight and elongated. In principle, however, curved, in particular arcuately or circularly curved, tubular lamps are also conceivable. Typical flashlights are designed as fluorescent tubes in which a fluorescent substance, which is usually gaseous, is excited to glow. Modern flashlights can be designed as LED lamps which have a large number of LEDs as lighting elements, where LED stands for light-emitting diode. Although the following description frequently refers to tubular lamps, the same applies in principle to other, non-tubular lamps, in particular to energy-saving lamps and preferably to LED lamps.

Eine Leuchte, in die wenigstens eine vorzugsweise als Stablampe ausgestaltete Lampe einsetzbar ist, umfasst zweckmäßig ein Steuergerät zum Betreiben der jeweils eingesetzten Lampe bzw. Stablampe. Moderne Leuchten können dabei zum Einsetzen unterschiedlicher Stablampen ausgestaltet sein, wobei sich die unterschiedlichen Stablampen durch einen unterschiedlichen Strombedarf und/oder Spannungsbedarf voneinander unterscheiden können. Damit das jeweilige Steuergerät für die jeweils eingesetzte Stablampe eine passende Stromversorgung ermöglicht, kann ein einstellbares Steuergerät verwendet werden, an dem der Anwender beim Austauschen einer Stablampe die für die neu eingesetzte Stablampe passende Stromversorgung am Steuergerät manuell einstellen kann.A luminaire, in which at least one lamp, preferably designed as a flashlight, can be inserted, expediently comprises a control device for operating the lamp or flashlight used in each case. Modern lights can be designed for the use of different flashlights, the different flashlights being able to differ from one another in terms of different power requirements and / or voltage requirements. So that the respective control device enables a suitable power supply for the respective flashlight used, an adjustable control device can be used on which the When replacing a flashlight, the user can manually set the appropriate power supply for the newly used flashlight on the control unit.

Problematisch dabei ist, dass der Anwender beim Einsetzen einer Stablampe, die eine andere Stromversorgung benötigt, daran denken muss, dass Steuergerät entsprechend zu betätigen. Andernfalls kann dies leicht zu einer Beschädigung der Stablampe bzw. des Steuergeräts führen.The problem here is that when inserting a flashlight that requires a different power supply, the user must remember to operate the control device accordingly. Otherwise this can easily lead to damage to the flashlight or the control unit.

Eine gattungsgemäße Leuchte ist aus der EP 1 411 750 A2 bekannt. Die bekannte Leuchte weist mehrere in die Leuchte eingesetzte Lampen auf, die jeweils einen Stromanschlusssockel zur Stromversorgung der jeweiligen Lampe aufweisen. Ferner weist die Leuchte ein Steuergerät zum Betreiben der jeweils eingesetzten Lampe auf. Die Leuchte weist außerdem für jede darin einsetzbare Lampe eine Fassung zum Halten der eingesetzten Lampe auf, wobei die jeweilige Fassung als Stromanschlussfassung ausgestaltet ist, die mit dem Steuergerät elektrisch verbunden ist und zur Stromversorgung der eingesetzten Lampe mit deren Stromanschlusssockel zusammenwirkt. Die Leuchte weist des Weiteren für jede Lampe jeweils eine Codierungsfassung zum Koppeln mit einer austauschbaren Codierung auf, die mit einer elektrischen Spannung und/oder mit einem elektrischen Strom zum Betreiben der jeweiligen Lampe korreliert, wobei diese Codierungsfassung mit dem Steuergerät elektrisch verbunden ist und zum Erzeugen und/oder Übertragen eines von der Codierung abhängigen Codierungssignals an das Steuergerät dient. Schließlich ist das Steuergerät so ausgestaltet und/oder programmiert, dass es abhängig vom Codierungssignal eine hinsichtlich Strom und/oder Spannung von der Codierung vorgegebene Stromversorgung zum Betreiben der jeweiligen Lampe auswählt und durchführt. Bei der bekannten Leuchte sind die Stromanschlussfassung und die Codierungsfassung in einem Adapter ausgebildet, der die Codierung enthält und über den die Lampe an das Steuergerät angeschlossen ist.A generic lamp is from the EP 1 411 750 A2 known. The known lamp has a plurality of lamps inserted into the lamp, each of which has a power connection socket for supplying power to the respective lamp. The luminaire also has a control device for operating the lamp used in each case. The luminaire also has a socket for each lamp that can be inserted therein for holding the lamp used, the respective socket being designed as a power connection socket which is electrically connected to the control device and interacts with its power connection base to supply power to the lamp used. The luminaire also has a code socket for each lamp for coupling with an exchangeable code that correlates with an electrical voltage and / or with an electric current for operating the respective lamp, this code socket being electrically connected to the control unit and for generating and / or transmission of a coding signal dependent on the coding to the control device. Finally, the control device is designed and / or programmed in such a way that, depending on the coding signal, it selects and implements a power supply specified by the coding with regard to current and / or voltage for operating the respective lamp. In the known lamp, the power connection socket and the coding socket are formed in an adapter which contains the coding and via which the lamp is connected to the control unit.

Aus der US 2014/0 265 931 A1 ist es bekannt, an einem Steuergerät zum Ansteuern von LED-Lampen eine Codierungsfassung auszubilden, in die eine Codierung austauschbar eingesetzt ist.From the US 2014/0 265 931 A1 it is known to form a code socket on a control device for controlling LED lamps, in which a code is inserted interchangeably.

Die vorliegende Erfindung beschäftigt sich mit dem Problem, für eine derartige Leuchte eine verbesserte Ausführungsform anzugeben, die bei einem Lampenwechsel, der eine Anpassung der Stromversorgung am Steuergerät erfordert, die Gefahr reduziert, dass die jeweils eingesetzte Lampe mit einer unpassenden Stromversorgung betrieben wird.The present invention is concerned with the problem of specifying an improved embodiment for such a luminaire which, when a lamp is changed that requires an adaptation of the power supply to the control device, reduces the risk of the lamp used being operated with an unsuitable power supply.

Dieses Problem wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Gegenstände der unabhängigen Ansprüche gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen sind Gegenstand der abhängigen Ansprüche.According to the invention, this problem is solved by the subjects of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung beruht auf dem allgemeinen Gedanken, die Information über eine für die jeweilige Lampe geeignete Stromversorgung hinsichtlich Spannung und/oder Strom in einer Codierung zu hinterlegen, so dass diese Codierung mit der erforderlichen bzw. passenden Stromversorgung korreliert. Außerdem wird vorgeschlagen, die Leuchte mit einer Codierungserkennung auszustatten, die mit der jeweiligen Codierung gekoppelt werden kann und die mit dem Steuergerät zusammenwirkt, sodass beim Einsetzen der Codierung in die Leuchte automatisch über die Codierung am Steuergerät eine Auswahl der in der Codierung hinterlegten und somit passenden Stromversorgung ausgelöst wird. Auf diese Weise muss ein Anwender beim Lampentausch nicht selbst die richtige Stromversorgung ermitteln und am Steuergerät einstellen. Er muss lediglich die zur Lampe zugehörige Codierung in die Leuchte einsetzen. Die Gefahr von Verwechslungen ist dadurch erheblich reduziert. Die Vorteile liegen auf der Hand.The invention is based on the general idea of storing the information about a suitable power supply for the respective lamp in terms of voltage and / or current in a code so that this code correlates with the required or suitable power supply. It is also proposed to equip the luminaire with a code recognition which can be coupled with the respective code and which interacts with the control unit so that when the code is inserted into the luminaire, the code on the control unit automatically selects the ones stored in the code and therefore suitable Power supply is triggered. In this way, a user does not have to determine the correct power supply himself and set it on the control unit when replacing the lamp. All he has to do is insert the coding associated with the lamp into the luminaire. This considerably reduces the risk of mix-ups. The advantages are apparent.

Eine erfindungsgemäße Leuchte ist somit mit einer Codierung für die Stromversorgung der jeweiligen Lampe ausgestattet, die, wenn die Codierung in die Leuchte eingesetzt ist, mit der Codierungserkennung der Leuchte zusammenwirkt. Die Codierungserkennung identifiziert bzw. erkennt die Codierung und kann abhängig davon das Steuergerät so ansteuern, dass es die jeweilige Lampe mit der in der Codierung hinterlegten Stromversorgung betreibt. Hierzu kann das Steuergerät so ausgestaltet sein, dass es für die jeweilige Lampe eine passende Spannung und/oder einen passenden Strom bereitstellt. Die zugehörige Leuchte umfasst somit eine derartige Codierungserkennung, die austauschbar mit der jeweiligen Codierung gekoppelt werden kann, sowie ein damit gekoppeltes Steuergerät, das eine variable Stromversorgung ermöglicht und insbesondere hinsichtlich des Stroms und/oder der Spannung einstellbar ist, mit dem bzw. mit der die jeweilige Lampe betrieben werden soll. Diese Codierungserkennung kann dabei zumindest teilweise in das Steuergerät softwaremäßig implementiert und/oder hardwaremäßig integriert sein.A lamp according to the invention is thus equipped with a coding for the power supply of the respective lamp, which when the coding in the lamp is used, interacts with the coding recognition of the lamp. The code recognition identifies or recognizes the code and, depending on this, can control the control device so that it operates the respective lamp with the power supply stored in the code. For this purpose, the control device can be designed in such a way that it provides a suitable voltage and / or a suitable current for the respective lamp. The associated luminaire thus includes such a coding recognition, which can be interchangeably coupled with the respective coding, as well as a control device coupled to it, which enables a variable power supply and is adjustable in particular with regard to the current and / or the voltage with which or with which the respective lamp is to be operated. This coding recognition can be implemented at least partially in software and / or integrated in hardware in the control device.

Die erfindungsgemäße Leuchte, die jedenfalls mit einem Steuergerät zum Betreiben der jeweils eingesetzten Lampe ausgestattet ist, weist außerdem für jede darin einsetzbare Lampe zumindest eine Fassung zum Halten der eingesetzten Lampe auf, wobei zumindest eine solche Fassung als Stromanschlussfassung ausgestaltet ist, die mit dem Steuergerät elektrisch verbunden ist und zur Stromversorgung der eingesetzten Lampe dient. Ferner weist die Leuchte bzw. deren Codierungserkennung für jede Leuchte jeweils eine Codierungsfassung zum Koppeln mit einer austauschbaren Codierung auf, die mit einer elektrischen Spannung und/oder mit einem elektrischen Strom zum Betreiben der jeweiligen Lampe korreliert, wobei die Codierungsfassung mit dem Steuergerät elektrisch verbunden ist und zum Erzeugen und/oder Übertragen eines von der Codierung abhängigen Codierungssignals an das Steuergerät dient, wobei das Steuergerät so ausgestaltet und/oder programmiert ist, dass es abhängig vom Codierungssignal eine hinsichtlich Strom und/oder Spannung von der Codierung vorgegebene Stromversorgung zum Betreiben der jeweiligen Lampe auswählt und durchführt. Somit ist die Information über die passende Stromversorgung in das Codierungssignal integriert, das mithilfe der Codierung dem Steuergerät übertragen werden kann. Bei dieser Bauweise ist die Codierungserkennung durch die jeweilige Codierungsfassung und durch einen Bestandteil des Steuergeräts gebildet. Beispielsweise kann das Steuergerät zu diesem Zweck eine mit der jeweiligen Codierungsfassung gekoppelte Auswerteeinheit enthalten, die das Codierungssignal auswertet und in dessen Abhängigkeit eine mit der jeweiligen Stromanschlussfassung gekoppelte Leistungselektronik des Steuergeräts ansteuert.The lamp according to the invention, which is in any case equipped with a control device for operating the lamp used in each case, also has at least one socket for each lamp that can be used therein for holding the lamp used, with at least one such socket being designed as a power connection socket which is electrically connected to the control device is connected and is used to power the lamp used. Furthermore, the lamp or its coding recognition for each lamp has a respective coding socket for coupling with an exchangeable coding that correlates with an electrical voltage and / or with an electric current for operating the respective lamp, the coding socket being electrically connected to the control unit and for generating and / or transmitting a coding signal dependent on the coding to the control unit, the control unit being designed and / or programmed in such a way that, depending on the coding signal, a power supply specified by the coding in terms of current and / or voltage is used to operate the respective Lamp selects and executes. Thus, the information about the appropriate power supply is integrated into the coding signal, which can be transmitted to the control unit using the coding. In this design, the code recognition is formed by the respective code socket and by a component of the control unit. For example, for this purpose the control device can contain an evaluation unit coupled to the respective coding socket, which evaluates the coding signal and, as a function of this, controls power electronics of the control device that are coupled to the respective power connection socket.

Bei einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform kann das Steuergerät eine Codierungsleitung aufweist, die zumindest einen ersten Leiter und mindestens einen zweiten Leiter aufweist. Außerdem kann die jeweilige Codierungsfassung einen mit dem ersten Leiter der Codierungsleitung elektrisch verbundenen ersten Fassungskontakt und einen mit dem zweiten Leiter der Codierungsleitung elektrisch verbundenen zweiten Fassungskontakt aufweisen. Schließlich kann die Codierungsfassung so ausgestaltet sein, dass die Fassungskontakte erst bei mit der Codierungsfassung gekoppelter Codierung elektrisch miteinander verbunden sind. Bei fehlender Codierung kann das Steuergerät somit leicht einen Fehler feststellen und z.B. eine Bestromung der Lampe verhindern, was sofort auffällt.In an advantageous embodiment, the control device can have a coding line which has at least one first conductor and at least one second conductor. In addition, the respective coding socket can have a first socket contact electrically connected to the first conductor of the coding line and a second socket contact electrically connected to the second conductor of the coding line. Finally, the coding socket can be designed in such a way that the socket contacts are not electrically connected to one another until the coding is coupled to the coding socket. If the coding is missing, the control unit can easily identify an error and e.g. prevent the lamp from being energized, which is immediately apparent.

Erfindungsgemäß weist die Codierung einen Codierungssockel auf, der komplementär zur Codierungsfassung ausgestaltet ist, so dass er zum Koppeln mit der Codierungsfassung darin einsetzbar ist, wobei der in die Codierungsfassung eingesetzte Codierungssockel mit der Codierungsfassung zum Erzeugen und/oder Übertragen des Codierungssignals an das Steuergerät zusammenwirkt. Ein derartiger Codierungssockel lässt sich besonders einfach so gestalten, dass er leicht ist und leicht handhabbar ist, was die ordnungsgemäße Montage der Codierung vereinfacht.According to the invention, the coding has a coding base which is designed complementary to the coding socket so that it can be used for coupling with the coding socket therein, the coding socket inserted in the coding socket interacting with the coding socket to generate and / or transmit the coding signal to the control unit. Such a coding base can be designed in a particularly simple manner so that it is light and easy to handle, which simplifies the correct assembly of the coding.

Erfindungsgemäß weist der Codierungssockel wenigstens ein Codierungselement auf, das mit elektrischen Sockelkontakten des Codierungssockels elektrisch verbunden ist, die bei in die Codierungsfassung eingesetztem Codierungssockel elektrisch mit elektrischen Fassungskontakten der Codierungsfassung verbunden sind, wobei das Codierungselement das erzeugbare und/oder übertragbare Codierungssignal bestimmt. Beim Codierungselement kann es sich dabei um ein elektrisches und/oder elektronisches Bauteil handeln, wodurch einerseits die Erzeugung eines elektrischen Codierungssignals vereinfacht ist, während andererseits eine hohe Zuverlässigkeit realisierbar ist. Insbesondere kann es sich beim Codierungselement um einen ohmschen Widerstand handeln.According to the invention, the coding base has at least one coding element which is electrically connected to electrical base contacts of the coding base which are electrically connected to electrical socket contacts of the coding socket when the coding socket is inserted into the coding socket, the coding element determining the coding signal that can be generated and / or transmitted. The coding element can be an electrical and / or electronic component, which on the one hand simplifies the generation of an electrical coding signal, while on the other hand a high level of reliability can be achieved. In particular, the coding element can be an ohmic resistor.

Bei einer anderen Weiterbildung der Leuchte kann vorgesehen sein, dass bei in die Codierungsfassung eingesetztem Codierungssockel die Fassungskontakte der Codierungsfassung über die Sockelkontakte des Codierungssockels durch das Codierungselement hindurch elektrisch miteinander verbunden sind. Mit anderen Worten, die Fassungskontakte der Codierungsfassung sind bei nicht eingesetztem Codierungssockel nicht miteinander elektrisch verbunden, sodass zu den Fassungskontakten führende Leitungen ebenfalls nicht miteinander elektrisch verbunden sind. Erst wenn der Codierungssockel in die Codierungsfassung eingesetzt ist, erfolgt eine elektrische Kontaktierung der Fassungskontakte durch den Codierungssockel hindurch und somit auch durch das jeweilige Codierungselement hindurch. Auf diese Weise sind die zu den Fassungskontakten führenden elektrischen Leitungen miteinander verbunden, sodass durch diese Leitungen ein elektrischer Strom fließen kann bzw. ein elektrisches Potential abgreifbar ist. Durch die Art des Codierungselements lässt sich dabei der Strom bzw. die Spannung beeinflussen, was die gewünschte Codierung für die Stromversorgung der jeweiligen Stablampe ermöglicht. Beispielsweise lassen sich zum Erzeugen verschiedener Codierungssignale Widerstände mit entsprechend unterschiedlichen Widerstandswerten verwenden. Die unterschiedlichen Spannungen bzw. Ströme repräsentieren dabei individuelle Codierungssignale, die vom Steuergerät entsprechend ausgewertet werden können. Beispielsweise kann an die zu den Fassungskontakten führenden Leitungen eine vorbestimmte elektrische Spannung angelegt werden. Abhängig vom ohmschen Widerstand, der das Codierungselement bildet, lässt sich bei eingesetztem Codierungssockel ein variierender Strom ermitteln, wobei der durch die genannten Leitungen fließende elektrische Strom vom Widerstand, also vom Codierungselement abhängt, sodass die Stromstärke in diesem Fall als Codierungssignal genutzt werden kann.In another development of the lamp it can be provided that when the coding socket is inserted into the coding socket, the socket contacts of the coding socket are electrically connected to one another via the socket contacts of the coding socket through the coding element. In other words, the socket contacts of the coding socket are not electrically connected to one another when the coding socket is not inserted, so that lines leading to the socket contacts are also not electrically connected to one another. Only when the coding socket is inserted into the coding socket does electrical contacting of the socket contacts take place through the coding socket and thus also through the respective coding element. In this way, the electrical lines leading to the socket contacts are connected to one another, so that an electrical current can flow through these lines or an electrical potential can be tapped. The type of coding element can be used to influence the current or voltage, which enables the desired coding for the power supply of the respective flashlight. For example, resistors with correspondingly different resistance values can be used to generate different coding signals. The different voltages or currents represent individual coding signals that can be evaluated accordingly by the control unit. For example, a predetermined electrical voltage can be applied to the lines leading to the socket contacts be created. Depending on the ohmic resistance that forms the coding element, a varying current can be determined when the coding base is inserted, the electrical current flowing through the aforementioned lines depending on the resistance, i.e. on the coding element, so that the current intensity can be used as a coding signal in this case.

Eine preiswerte Realisierbarkeit ergibt sich, wenn der Codierungssockel ein Sockelgehäuse, z.B. aus Kunststoff, aufweist, das die Sockelkontakte aufweist und das Codierungselement enthält.An inexpensive realizability results if the coding socket has a socket housing, e.g. made of plastic, which has the base contacts and contains the coding element.

Erfindungsgemäß sind die beiden Sockelkontakte und das jeweilige Codierungselement an einem Einsatzelement angeordnet, das bezüglich des Sockelgehäuses ein separates Bauteil repräsentiert und das in das Sockelgehäuse eingesetzt ist. Somit lassen sich unterschiedliche Codierungen besonders einfach durch die Verwendung gleicher Sockelgehäuse in Verbindung mit unterschiedlichen Einsatzelementen realisieren.According to the invention, the two base contacts and the respective coding element are arranged on an insert element which represents a separate component with respect to the base housing and which is inserted into the base housing. Different codings can thus be implemented particularly easily by using the same base housing in conjunction with different insert elements.

Darüber hinaus kann vorgesehen sein, dass das Einsatzelement mittels einer Rastverbindung oder Clipsverbindung am Sockelgehäuse fixiert ist, wodurch der Zusammenbau des Codierungssockels besonders einfach ist. Zusätzlich oder alternativ kann vorgesehen sein, dass das Einsatzelement austauschbar am Sockelgehäuse fixiert ist. Auch diese Maßnahme vereinfacht die Anpassung der Codierungssockel an unterschiedliche Codierungen.In addition, it can be provided that the insert element is fixed to the base housing by means of a latching connection or clip connection, whereby the assembly of the coding base is particularly simple. Additionally or alternatively, it can be provided that the insert element is fixed on the base housing in an exchangeable manner. This measure also simplifies the adaptation of the coding sockets to different codings.

Die jeweilige Lampe kann als LED-Lampe ausgestaltet sein, die zumindest eine LED als Leuchtmittel aufweist. Ebenso kann die jeweilige Lampe als Stablampe ausgestaltet sein, die einen stabförmigen Lampenkörper aufweist, der wenigstens ein Leuchtmittel aufweist. Bevorzugt kann die jeweilige Lampe als stabförmige LED-Lampe ausgestaltet sein, die mehrere LEDs als Leuchtmittel aufweist. Gerade bei derartigen LED-Lampen kann die Stromversorgung hinsichtlich der benötigten Spannung bzw. hinsichtlich des erforderlichen Stroms stark variieren, je nach Art der verwendeten LEDs und je nach Anzahl der verwendeten LEDs. Somit eignet sich die hier vorgestellte Erfindung in besonderer Weise für die Verwendung von LED-Lampen.The respective lamp can be designed as an LED lamp which has at least one LED as a light source. The respective lamp can also be designed as a rod lamp which has a rod-shaped lamp body which has at least one illuminant. The respective lamp can preferably be designed as a rod-shaped LED lamp which has several LEDs as lighting means. Especially with such LED lamps, the power supply can with regard to the required The voltage or the required current vary greatly, depending on the type of LEDs used and the number of LEDs used. The invention presented here is therefore particularly suitable for the use of LED lamps.

Erfindungsgemäß ist die Codierung separat von der Lampe an der Leuchte angebracht. Hierdurch lässt sich insbesondere ein Ort finden, der für den Anwender leicht zugänglich ist, was die Montage vereinfacht.According to the invention, the coding is attached to the lamp separately from the lamp. This makes it possible, in particular, to find a location that is easily accessible for the user, which simplifies assembly.

Bevorzugt ist eine lösbare Kopplung zwischen der Codierungsfassung und dem Codierungssockel analog zu einer Kopplung zwischen einer Stromanschlussfassung und einem Stromanschlusssockel einer Stablampe ausgestaltet, so dass der Codierungssockel zum Ankoppeln in einer Montagerichtung in die Codierungsfassung eingesteckt wird und anschließend im eingesteckten Zustand um die Axialrichtung gedreht wird, z.B. um etwa 90°, um den Codierungssockel in der Codierungsfassung quasi zu verriegeln. Sofern ein Abstand zwischen den beiden Fassungen der Leuchte im Wesentlichen einem Abstand zwischen den beiden Sockeln der Lampe entspricht, ist die vorstehend genannte Montagerichtung radial zur Lampenlängsachse und somit senkrecht zur Axialrichtung des jeweiligen Sockels orientiert. Insbesondere ist denkbar, den Codierungssockel geometrisch baugleich zu einem Stromanschlusssockel auszugestalten und auch die Codierungsfassung geometrisch baugleich zu einer Stromanschlussfassung auszugestalten. Insbesondere ist in diesem Fall der Codierungssockel sowohl in der Axialrichtung als auch in der Radialrichtung in die Codierungsfassung einsteckbar, wobei die Drehachse dann parallel zur Axialrichtung verläuft.A releasable coupling between the coding socket and the coding socket is preferably designed in a manner analogous to a coupling between a power connection socket and a power connection socket of a flashlight, so that the coding socket is inserted into the coding socket in one assembly direction and then rotated about the axial direction when inserted e.g. by about 90 ° in order to lock the coding socket in the coding socket. If a distance between the two sockets of the lamp corresponds essentially to a distance between the two bases of the lamp, the aforementioned mounting direction is oriented radially to the lamp's longitudinal axis and thus perpendicular to the axial direction of the respective base. In particular, it is conceivable to design the coding base geometrically identical to a power connection base and also to configure the coding socket to be geometrically identical to a power connection socket. In particular, in this case the coding base can be inserted into the coding socket both in the axial direction and in the radial direction, the axis of rotation then running parallel to the axial direction.

Bevorzugt ist daher eine Ausführungsform, bei welcher der Codierungssockel mittels eines Bajonettverschlusses mit der Codierungsfassung lösbar gekoppelt ist. Diese kann, insbesondere durch eine entsprechende Abstimmung von Codierungsfassung und Codierungssockel, so ausgestaltet sein, dass der Codierungssockel zum Koppeln mit der Codierungsfassung zuerst in der Axialrichtung und/oder in der Radialrichtung in die Codierungsfassung eingesteckt wird und anschließend um eine parallel zur Axialrichtung verlaufende Drehachse gedreht wird, z.B. um etwa 90°. Zweckmäßig ist eine Enddrehlage durch eine Art Verrastung gesichert, die durch ein erhöhtes Drehmoment gebildet ist, das erforderlich ist, um den Codierungssockel in diese Enddrehlage hineinzudrehen oder daraus herauszudrehen.An embodiment is therefore preferred in which the coding base is releasably coupled to the coding socket by means of a bayonet lock. This can, in particular through a corresponding coordination of the coding socket and the coding base, be designed so that the coding base for coupling with the coding socket is first inserted in the axial direction and / or in the radial direction into the coding socket and then rotated about an axis of rotation parallel to the axial direction, for example by about 90 °. An end rotational position is expediently secured by a type of latching which is formed by an increased torque that is required to turn the coding base into or out of this end rotational position.

Erfindungsgemäß ist die Leuchte zum Einsetzen von wenigstens zwei Lampen vorgesehen. Bei einer einfachen Ausführungsform müssen die wenigstens zwei Lampen hinsichtlich ihrer Stromversorgung identisch sein, wodurch das Steuergerät einen vergleichsweise einfachen Aufbau besitzt; beispielsweise ist für die wenigstens zwei Lampen ein gemeinsamer Treiber vorgesehen, der die wenigstens zwei Lampen dann gemeinsam mit der erforderlichen Spannung bzw. mit dem erforderlichen Strom versorgt. In diesem einfachen Fall reicht dann eine gemeinsame Codierungsfassung aus, die mit einem für die wenigstens zwei Lampen geltenden Codierungssockel gekoppelt werden kann. Bei einer besonderen Ausführungsform können dagegen die wenigstens zwei Lampen hinsichtlich ihrer Stromversorgung unterschiedlich sein. Das Steuergerät der Leuchte ist dann so ausgestaltet bzw. programmiert, dass es die wenigstens zwei Lampen individuell mit der jeweils passenden Stromversorgung betreiben kann. Insbesondere weist das Steuergerät in diesem Fall für jede Lampe einen separaten Treiber auf, um die separate und individuelle Stromversorgung zu ermöglichen. Erfindungsgemäß ist die Leuchte zum Koppeln von wenigstens zwei Codierungen vorgesehen, die jeweils einer der Lampen zugeordnet sind.According to the invention, the lamp is provided for the insertion of at least two lamps. In a simple embodiment, the at least two lamps must be identical in terms of their power supply, so that the control device has a comparatively simple structure; For example, a common driver is provided for the at least two lamps, which driver then supplies the at least two lamps together with the required voltage or with the required current. In this simple case, a common coding socket is sufficient, which can be coupled to a coding base applicable to the at least two lamps. In a particular embodiment, on the other hand, the at least two lamps can differ with regard to their power supply. The control unit of the lamp is then designed or programmed in such a way that it can operate the at least two lamps individually with the appropriate power supply. In particular, in this case the control device has a separate driver for each lamp in order to enable the separate and individual power supply. According to the invention, the lamp is provided for coupling at least two codes, which are each assigned to one of the lamps.

Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform umfasst die als Stablampe ausgestaltete Lampe einen stabförmigen Lampenkörper, der wenigstens ein Leuchtmittel aufweist, einen Stromanschlusssockel, der an dem einen Längsende des Lampenkörpers angeordnet ist und zur Stromversorgung des jeweiligen Leuchtmittels dient, sowie einen weiteren Sockel, der an dem anderen Längsende des Lampenkörpers angeordnet ist und der entweder ebenfalls als Stromanschlusssockel ausgestaltet ist oder der als Haltesockel ausgestaltet ist und demnach nur eine Haltefunktion aufweist, jedoch keine Stromübertragungsfunktion. Letzteres ergibt sich ein besonders einfacher Aufbau für die Stablampe. Insbesondere lässt sich die Stablampe auf diese Weise vergleichsweise preiswert herstellen.According to an advantageous embodiment, the lamp designed as a flashlight comprises a rod-shaped lamp body which has at least one lighting means, a power connection base which is arranged at one longitudinal end of the lamp body and for supplying power to the respective lighting means serves, as well as a further base which is arranged at the other longitudinal end of the lamp body and which is either also designed as a power connection base or which is designed as a holding base and therefore only has a holding function, but no power transmission function. The latter results in a particularly simple structure for the flashlight. In particular, the flashlight can be produced comparatively inexpensively in this way.

Die andere Fassung ist dagegen als Codierungsfassung ausgestaltet, die mit dem Steuergerät elektrisch verbunden ist und zum Erzeugen und/oder Übertragen eines mit der eingesetzten Stablampe korrelierten Codierungssignals an das Steuergerät dient. Das Steuergerät ist nun so ausgestaltet und/oder programmiert, dass es zum Betreiben der jeweiligen Stablampe abhängig vom Codierungssignal eine hinsichtlich Strom und/oder Spannung an die jeweilige Stablampe angepasste Stromversorgung auswählt und, wenn die Leuchte eingeschaltet wird bzw. ist, durchführt.The other socket, on the other hand, is designed as a coding socket, which is electrically connected to the control device and is used to generate and / or transmit a coding signal correlated with the inserted flashlight to the control device. The control device is now designed and / or programmed in such a way that it selects a current and / or voltage adapted to the current and / or voltage of a power supply to operate the respective flashlight and executes it when the light is switched on or is switched on.

Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform der Leuchte kann das Steuergerät eine Codierungsleitung aufweisen, die zumindest einen ersten Leiter und mindestens einen zweiten Leiter aufweist. Die jeweilige Codierungsfassung besitzt dabei einen mit dem ersten Leiter der Codierungsleitung elektrisch verbundenen ersten Fassungskontakt und einem mit dem zweiten Leiter der Codierungsleitung elektrisch verbundenen zweiten Fassungskontakt. Die Fassungskontakte werden erst bei eingesetzter Stablampe durch den Codierungssockel elektrisch miteinander verbunden. Somit ist die Codierungsleitung bei fehlender Stablampe offen und erst bei eingesetzter Stablampe geschlossen. Somit erfolgt eine Signalübertragung erst dann, wenn die Stablampe in die Leuchte eingesetzt ist. Da außerdem die Codierung in den Codierungssockel integriert ist, erfolgt bei eingesetzter Stablampe zwangsläufig die Übertragung eines codierten Signals, also des Codierungssignals.According to an advantageous embodiment of the lamp, the control unit can have a coding line which has at least one first conductor and at least one second conductor. The respective coding socket has a first socket contact electrically connected to the first conductor of the coding line and a second socket contact electrically connected to the second conductor of the coding line. The socket contacts are only electrically connected to one another through the coding socket when the lamp is inserted. This means that the coding line is open when a flashlight is missing and only closed when the flashlight is inserted. Signal transmission therefore only takes place when the flashlight is inserted into the luminaire. Since the coding is also integrated in the coding base, a coded signal, i.e. the coding signal, is inevitably transmitted when the flashlight is inserted.

Ein Lampenaustauschset für eine Leuchte der vorstehend beschriebenen Art umfasst eine Lampe sowie eine dazu passende Codierung, die als codierte Information die für diese Lampe geeignete Stromversorgung hinsichtlich Spannung und/oder Strom beinhaltet.A lamp exchange set for a luminaire of the type described above comprises a lamp as well as a matching code which contains as coded information the power supply suitable for this lamp with regard to voltage and / or current.

Weitere wichtige Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen, aus den Zeichnungen und aus der zugehörigen Figurenbeschreibung anhand der Zeichnungen.Further important features and advantages of the invention emerge from the subclaims, from the drawings and from the associated description of the figures on the basis of the drawings.

Bevorzugte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung sind in den Zeichnungen dargestellt und werden in der nachfolgenden Beschreibung näher erläutert, wobei sich gleiche Bezugszeichen auf gleiche oder ähnliche oder funktional gleiche Komponenten beziehen.Preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings and are explained in more detail in the following description, with the same reference symbols referring to the same or similar or functionally identical components.

Es zeigen, jeweils schematisch,

Fig. 1
eine stark vereinfachte, schaltplanartige Prinzipdarstellung eine Leuchte,
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eine vergrößerte Ansicht eines Details II aus Figur 1,
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eine Seitenansicht eines Codierungssockels,
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ein Längsschnitt des Codierungssockels entsprechend Schnittlinien IV in Fig. 3,
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eine Frontansicht des Codierungssockels entsprechend einer Blickrichtung V in Fig. 3,
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eine isometrische Ansicht des Codierungssockels mit Sockelgehäuse und darin eingesetztem Einsatzelement,
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eine isometrische Ansicht des Codierungssockels wie in Fig. 6, jedoch bei fehlendem Einsatzelement,
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isometrische Ansichten des Einsatzelements bei unterschiedlichen Blickrichtungen.
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a greatly simplified, circuit diagram-like principle representation of a luminaire,
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an enlarged view of a detail II Figure 1 ,
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a side view of a coding socket,
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a longitudinal section of the coding base according to section lines IV in FIG Fig. 3 ,
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a front view of the coding base corresponding to a viewing direction V in Fig. 3 ,
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an isometric view of the coding socket with socket housing and insert element inserted therein,
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an isometric view of the coding socket as in Fig. 6 , but if the insert element is missing,
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isometric views of the insert element with different viewing directions.

Entsprechend Figur 1 umfasst ein Leuchtenset 1 eine Leuchte 2 und wenigstens eine Lampe 3. Im Beispiel der Figur 1 ist die Leuchte 2 zur gleichzeitigen Verwendung von zwei Lampen 3 vorgesehen, die hier im bevorzugten Fall als Stablampen 3 ausgestaltet sind. Das Leuchtenset 1 umfasst in diesem Fall also eine Leuchte 2 und zwei Stablampen 3.Corresponding Figure 1 A light set 1 comprises a light 2 and at least one lamp 3. In the example of FIG Figure 1 the luminaire 2 is provided for the simultaneous use of two lamps 3, which are designed here as flashlights 3 in the preferred case. In this case, the light set 1 comprises a light 2 and two flashlights 3.

Die Leuchte 2 umfasst ein Steuergerät 4, das zum Betreiben der jeweils eingesetzten Stablampe 3 dient. Das bedeutet, dass das Steuergerät 4 im Betrieb der Leuchte 2 die jeweilige Stablampe 3 mit der erforderlichen elektrischen Spannung und mit dem erforderlichen elektrischen Strom versorgt. Die Leuchte 2 umfasst außerdem für jede darin einsetzbare Stablampe 3 jeweils zwei voneinander beabstandete Fassungen 5, 5', die zum Halten der jeweils eingesetzten Stablampe 3 an bzw. in einem hier nur kursorisch dargestellten Leuchtengehäuse 7 dienen. In besagtem Leuchtengehäuse 7 ist zweckmäßig auch das Steuergerät 4 untergebracht.The lamp 2 comprises a control device 4 which is used to operate the flashlight 3 used in each case. This means that the control device 4 supplies the respective flashlight 3 with the required electrical voltage and with the required electrical current when the light 2 is in operation. The luminaire 2 also comprises two sockets 5, 5 'spaced apart from one another for each flashlight 3 that can be inserted therein, which are used to hold the flashlight 3 used in each case on or in a light housing 7, which is shown here only cursory. In said lamp housing 7, the control device 4 is expediently housed.

Bei jeder Stablampe 3 ist zumindest eine der Fassungen 5, 5' als Stromanschlussfassung ausgestaltet, die im Folgenden ebenfalls mit 5 bezeichnet wird. Die jeweilige Stromanschlussfassung 5 ist jeweils über eine Stromleitung 8 elektrisch mit dem Steuergerät 4 verbunden und dient zur Stromversorgung der jeweils eingesetzten Stablampe 3. Die Stromleitung 8 umfasst dabei in üblicher Weise zumindest einen elektrischen Leiter 9. Bei der in Fig. 1 oben abgebildeten Stablampe 3 sind beide Fassungen 5 als Stromanschlussfassungen 5 ausgestaltet. Bei der in Fig. 1 unten abgebildeten Stablampe 3 ist dagegen nur die linke Fassung 5 als Stromanschlussfassung 5 ausgestaltet, während die rechte Fassung 5' als Haltefassung 5' konzipiert ist, die eine Haltefunktion aber keine Stromversorgungsfunktion besitzt.In the case of each flashlight 3, at least one of the sockets 5, 5 'is designed as a power connection socket, which is also referred to below with 5. The respective power connection socket 5 is in each case electrically connected to the control device 4 via a power line 8 and is used to supply power to the flashlight 3 used in each case. The power line 8 comprises in the usual way at least one electrical conductor 9 Fig. 1 Both sockets 5 shown above are designed as power connection sockets 5. At the in Fig. 1 On the other hand, the flashlight 3 shown below is only the left socket 5 designed as a power connection socket 5, while the right socket 5 'is designed as a holding mount 5', which has a holding function but no power supply function.

Des Weiteren ist jeder Stablampe 3 jeweils eine Codierungsfassung 6 zugeordnet. Die jeweilige Codierungsfassung 6 ist dabei über eine Codierungsleitung 10 elektrisch mit dem Steuergerät 4 verbunden und dient zum Erzeugen und/oder zum Übertragen bzw. zum Weiterleiten eines mit der eingesetzten Stablampe 3 korrelierten Codierungssignals an das Steuergerät 4. Die jeweilige Codierungsleitung 10 umfasst hierbei jeweils zwei elektrische Leiter, nämlich einen ersten Leiter 11 und einen zweiten Leiter 12. Die jeweilige Codierungsfassung 6 ist dabei bezüglich der zugehörigen Stablampe 3 separat am Leuchtengehäuse 7 angeordnet.Furthermore, a coding socket 6 is assigned to each torch 3. The respective coding socket 6 is electrically connected to the control unit 4 via a coding line 10 and is used to generate and / or transmit or forward a coding signal correlated with the inserted flashlight 3 to the control unit 4. The respective coding line 10 comprises two each electrical conductors, namely a first conductor 11 and a second conductor 12. The respective coding socket 6 is arranged separately on the lamp housing 7 with respect to the associated flashlight 3.

Das Steuergerät 4 ist nun so ausgestaltet bzw. programmiert, dass es zum Betreiben der jeweiligen Stablampe 3 eine Stromversorgung für die jeweilige Stablampe 3 hinsichtlich Strom und/oder Spannung abhängig vom zuvor genannten Codierungssignal auswählt, sodass die jeweilige Stablampe 3 jeweils mit einer daran angepassten Stromversorgung betrieben werden kann.The control device 4 is now designed or programmed in such a way that it selects a power supply for the respective flashlight 3 in terms of current and / or voltage depending on the aforementioned coding signal, so that the respective flashlight 3 has a power supply adapted to it can be operated.

Die jeweilige Stablampe 3 besitzt einen stabförmigen Lampenkörper 13, der zumindest ein Leuchtmittel aufweist. Bevorzugt ist dabei eine Ausführungsform, bei welcher die Stablampe 3 als stabförmige LED-Lampe ausgestaltet ist, die mehrere LEDs 31 als Leuchtmittel aufweist. Die Stablampen 3 sind im gezeigten Beispiel jeweils mit einem geradlinigen und länglichen Lampenkörper 13 versehen. Grundsätzlich kann die jeweilige Stablampe 3 auch einen gebogenen Lampenkörper 13 aufweisen. Jedenfalls ist die jeweilige Stablampe 3 an dem einen Längsende und an dem anderen Längsende jeweils mit einem Sockel 14, 14' ausgestattet, die mit den Fassungen 5, 5' zum Halten der Stablampe 3 am oder im Leuchtengehäuse 7 zusammenwirken. Zumindest einer dieser Sockel 14, 14' ist dabei als Stromanschlusssockel ausgestaltet, der im Folgenden ebenfalls mit 14 bezeichnet wird. Der Stromanschlusssockel 14 dient zur Stromversorgung des jeweiligen Leuchtmittels bzw. der Stablampe 3 und ist komplementär zur Stromanschlussfassung 5 ausgestaltet. Bei der in Fig. 1 oben gezeigten Stablampe 3 sind beide Sockel als Stromanschlusssockel 14 ausgestaltet. Bei der in Fig. 1 unten gezeigten Stablampe 3 ist nur der linke Sockel als Stromanschlusssockel 14 ausgestaltet, während der rechte Sockel als Haltesockel 14' ausgestaltet ist, der mit der zugehörigen Haltefassung 5' zum Halten der Stablampe 3 zusammenwirkt, also ebenfalls die Haltefunktion erfüllt, jedoch keine Stromübertragungsfunktion besitzt.The respective rod lamp 3 has a rod-shaped lamp body 13 which has at least one lamp. An embodiment is preferred in which the flashlight 3 is designed as a rod-shaped LED lamp which has a plurality of LEDs 31 as lighting means. In the example shown, the rod lamps 3 are each provided with a straight and elongated lamp body 13. In principle, the respective tubular lamp 3 can also have a curved lamp body 13. In any case, the respective flashlight 3 is equipped at one longitudinal end and at the other longitudinal end with a base 14, 14 'which interact with the sockets 5, 5' to hold the flashlight 3 on or in the lamp housing 7. At least one of these bases 14, 14 'is designed as a power connection socket, which is also referred to below with 14. The power connection socket 14 is used to supply power to the respective lighting means or the flashlight 3 and is designed to complement the power connection socket 5. At the in Fig. 1 Both sockets 3 shown above are designed as power connection sockets 14. At the in Fig. 1 Flashlight 3 shown below, only the left base is designed as a power connection base 14, while the right base is designed as a holding base 14 ', which interacts with the associated holding socket 5' to hold the flashlight 3, i.e. also fulfills the holding function, but has no power transmission function.

Die hier vorgestellte Leuchte 2 ist außerdem für jede Codierungsfassung 6 mit einem Codierungssockel 15 ausgestattet. Der jeweilige Codierungssockel 15 ist komplementär zum jeweiligen Codierungsanschluss 6 ausgestaltet, so dass er damit gekoppelt werden kann. Ferner wirkt der Codierungssockel 15, wenn er mit der Codierungsfassung 6 gekoppelt ist, mit der zugehörigen Codierungsfassung 6 zum Erzeugen und Übertragen bzw. Weiterleiten des Codierungssignals zusammen. Insoweit bildet der Codierungssockel 15 im Allgemeinen eine Codierung für die Stromversorgung der jeweiligen Stablampe 3.The lamp 2 presented here is also equipped with a coding base 15 for each coding socket 6. The respective coding base 15 is designed to be complementary to the respective coding connection 6, so that it can be coupled therewith. Furthermore, the coding base 15, when it is coupled to the coding socket 6, interacts with the associated coding socket 6 for generating and transmitting or forwarding the coding signal. In this respect, the coding base 15 generally forms a coding for the power supply of the respective flashlight 3.

Das Steuergerät 4 enthält gemäß Figur 1 beispielsweise eine Leistungselektronik 16, die für jedes Fassungspaar 5, 5' jeweils einen Treiber 17 aufweist, an den die jeweilige Stromleitung 8 angeschlossen ist. Bei einer einfacheren Ausführungsform ist dagegen nur ein einziger, gemeinsamer Treiber 17 für beide Stablampen 3 vorgesehen. Die Leistungselektronik 16 ist ihrerseits an eine externe Stromversorgung 18 angeschlossen, die beispielsweise durch ein gebäudeseitiges Stromnetz gebildet sein kann. Das Steuergerät 4 umfasst außerdem eine Auswerteeinrichtung 19, die einerseits über die Codierungsleitungen 10 elektrisch mit den Codierungsfassungen 6 verbunden ist und die andererseits über eine Steuerleitung 20 mit der Leistungselektronik 16 elektrisch verbunden ist. Die Auswerteeinrichtung 19 kann die eingehenden Codierungssignale auswerten und abhängig davon die Leistungselektronik 16 ansteuern. Die Leistungselektronik 16 kann dann die Treiber 17 individuell so ansteuern, dass eine individuelle Stromversorgung der Stablampen 3 hinsichtlich Spannung und/oder Strom erfolgt. Bei der vorstehend genannten einfacheren Ausführungsform, die mit einem gemeinsamen Treiber 17 auskommt, kann die Auswerteeinrichtung 19 so ausgestaltet bzw. programmiert sein, dass sie über die Codierung überwacht, ob die eingesetzten Stablampen 3 hinsichtlich der benötigten Stromversorgung gleich codiert sind. Falls ja, kann der Treiber 17 zum Generieren der erforderlichen Stromversorgung angesteuert werden. Falls nicht, kann der Treiber 17 zum Erzeugen einer für beide Stablampen 3 unschädlichen Stromversorgung angesteuert werden, um quasi eine Notbeleuchtung zu ermöglichen, und/oder zum Erzeugen eines Warnsignals angesteuert werden, das dem Anwender signalisiert, dass die eingesetzten Stablampen 3 ungleich sind bzw. unterschiedliche Stromversorgungen benötigen.The control unit 4 contains according to Figure 1 For example, power electronics 16, each having a driver 17 for each pair of sockets 5, 5 'to which the respective power line 8 is connected. In a simpler embodiment, however, only a single, common driver 17 is provided for both flashlights 3. The power electronics 16 are in turn connected to an external power supply 18, which can be formed, for example, by a building-side power grid. The control device 4 also includes an evaluation device 19, which on the one hand is electrically connected to the coding sockets 6 via the coding lines 10 and on the other hand is connected via a control line 20 is electrically connected to the power electronics 16. The evaluation device 19 can evaluate the incoming coding signals and control the power electronics 16 as a function thereof. The power electronics 16 can then control the drivers 17 individually in such a way that an individual power supply for the lamp 3 with regard to voltage and / or current takes place. In the above-mentioned simpler embodiment, which manages with a common driver 17, the evaluation device 19 can be designed or programmed in such a way that it monitors via the coding whether the flashlights 3 used are coded identically with regard to the required power supply. If so, the driver 17 can be activated to generate the required power supply. If not, the driver 17 can be activated to generate a power supply that is harmless to both flashlights 3 in order to enable quasi emergency lighting and / or to generate a warning signal that signals to the user that the flashlights 3 used are not identical or need different power supplies.

Gemäß Figur 2 kann der jeweilige Codierungssockel 15 zumindest ein Codierungselement 21 aufweisen, sowie zwei elektrische Sockelkontakte 22, 23 besitzen, die elektrisch mit dem Codierungselement 21 verbunden sind. Die zugehörige Codierungsfassung 6 weist zu den Sockelkontakten 22, 23 komplementäre Fassungskontakte 24, 25 auf, die jeweils an eine der Leitungen 11, 12 der jeweiligen Codierungsleitung 10 angeschlossen sind. Auf diese Weise bestimmt das jeweilige Codierungselement 21 das von der jeweiligen Codierungsfassung 6 in Verbindung mit dem damit zusammenwirkenden Codierungssockel 15 erzeugbare bzw. übertragbare Codierungssignal. Beim Codierungselement 21 handelt es sich bevorzugt um ein elektrisches bzw. um ein elektronisches Bauteil. Gemäß einer besonders einfachen und preiswerten Ausführungsform kann es sich beim Codierungselement 21 um einen ohmschen Widerstand handeln. Im Einzelnen bildet somit das jeweilige Codierungselement 21 des jeweiligen Codierungssockels 15 die Codierung für die Stromversorgung der jeweiligen Stablampe 3.According to Figure 2 The respective coding base 15 can have at least one coding element 21 and two electrical base contacts 22, 23 which are electrically connected to the coding element 21. The associated coding socket 6 has socket contacts 24, 25 which are complementary to the base contacts 22, 23 and which are each connected to one of the lines 11, 12 of the respective coding line 10. In this way, the respective coding element 21 determines the coding signal that can be generated or transmitted by the respective coding socket 6 in conjunction with the coding base 15 interacting therewith. The coding element 21 is preferably an electrical or an electronic component. According to a particularly simple and inexpensive embodiment, the coding element 21 can be an ohmic resistor. In detail forms thus the respective coding element 21 of the respective coding base 15 is the coding for the power supply of the respective flashlight 3.

Gemäß Figur 2 werden die Fassungskontakte 24, 25 nur dann elektrisch miteinander verbunden, wenn der Codierungssockel 15 in die Codierungsfassung 6 ordnungsgemäß eingesetzt ist und die Sockelkontakte 22, 23 mit den Fassungskontakten 24, 25 elektrisch verbunden sind. Die elektrische Verbindung der Fassungskontakte 24, 25 und somit der damit verbundenen Leitungen 11, 12 erfolgt dabei über die Sockelkontakte 22 und 23 sowie durch das jeweilige Codierungselement 21 hindurch. Durch Einsetzen des Codierungssockels 15 in die Codierungsfassung 6 wird somit quasi eine Schleife geschlossen, die aus den beiden Leitungen 11, 12 der jeweiligen Codierungsleitung 10 und aus dem jeweiligen Codierungselement 21 besteht. Die Fassungskontakte 24, 25 und die Sockelkontakte 22, 23 bilden dabei eine elektrische Schnittstelle. Das Codierungselement 21 definiert damit eine Codierung für die Stromversorgung der jeweiligen Stablampe 3. Die Codierungsfassung 6 und die Auswerteeinheit 19 bilden zusammen eine Codierungserkennung, die mit dem Steuergerät 4 zusammenwirkt bzw. zumindest teilweise darin integriert ist.According to Figure 2 the socket contacts 24, 25 are only electrically connected to one another if the coding socket 15 is properly inserted into the coding socket 6 and the socket contacts 22, 23 are electrically connected to the socket contacts 24, 25. The electrical connection of the socket contacts 24, 25 and thus the lines 11, 12 connected to them takes place via the base contacts 22 and 23 and through the respective coding element 21. By inserting the coding base 15 into the coding socket 6, a loop is quasi closed, which consists of the two lines 11, 12 of the respective coding line 10 and the respective coding element 21. The socket contacts 24, 25 and the base contacts 22, 23 form an electrical interface. The coding element 21 thus defines a coding for the power supply of the respective flashlight 3. The coding socket 6 and the evaluation unit 19 together form a coding recognition that interacts with the control unit 4 or is at least partially integrated therein.

In den Figuren 3 bis 6, 8 und 9 sind die beiden Sockelkontakte 22, 23 des Codierungssockels 15 erkennbar. Ferner ist in den Figuren 4, 8 und 9 das als Widerstand ausgestaltete Codierungselement 21 erkennbar. Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform kann gemäß den Figuren 3 bis 9 vorgesehen sein, die beiden Sockelkontakte 22, 23 und das jeweilige Codierungselement 21 an einem Einsatzelement 26 anzuordnen, das bezüglich eines Sockelgehäuses 27 ein separates Bauteil repräsentiert und das in das Sockelgehäuse 27 eingesetzt ist. Beispielsweise kann hierbei eine in Fig. 4 erkennbare Rastverbindung 28 oder Clipsverbindung zwischen Einsatzelement 26 und Sockelgehäuse 27 vorgesehen sein, um das Einsatzelement 26 am Sockelgehäuse 27 zu fixieren.In the Figures 3 to 6 , 8 and 9 the two base contacts 22, 23 of the coding base 15 can be seen. Furthermore, in the Figures 4 , 8 and 9 the coding element 21 designed as a resistor can be seen. According to an advantageous embodiment, according to the Figures 3 to 9 It can be provided that the two base contacts 22, 23 and the respective coding element 21 are arranged on an insert element 26 which represents a separate component with respect to a base housing 27 and which is inserted into the base housing 27. For example, an in Fig. 4 recognizable latching connection 28 or clip connection between insert element 26 and base housing 27 can be provided in order to fix insert element 26 on base housing 27.

Im gezeigten Beispiel besitzt das Sockelgehäuse 27 eine Einstecköffnung 29, in welche das Einsatzelement 26 axial einsteckbar ist.In the example shown, the base housing 27 has an insertion opening 29 into which the insert element 26 can be inserted axially.

Die mit Hilfe des Codierungssockels 15 geschaffene Codierung kann mit der zugehörigen Codierungsfassung 6 einfach verbunden bzw. gekoppelt werden, indem der Codierungssockel 15 in einer in Fig. 6 angedeuteten Axialrichtung 30 in die zugehörige Codierungsfassung 6 eingesteckt wird und anschließend gemäß einem Drehrichtungspfeil 32 um die Axialrichtung relativ zur Codierungsfassung 6 gedreht wird, zweckmäßig um etwa 90°.The coding created with the aid of the coding base 15 can be easily connected or coupled to the associated coding socket 6 by inserting the coding base 15 in an in Fig. 6 indicated axial direction 30 is inserted into the associated coding socket 6 and then rotated according to a direction arrow 32 about the axial direction relative to the coding socket 6, expediently by about 90 °.

Grundsätzlich kann auch der vorstehend genannte Stromanschlusssockel 14 zwei elektrische Anschlusskontakte aufweisen, die mit dazu komplementären Kontakten der jeweiligen Stromanschlussfassung 5 zusammenwirken. Auch hier kann ein Einsatzelement vorgesehen sein, das die Anschlusskontakte trägt und das in ein Sockelgehäuse des Stromanschlusssockels 14 eingesetzt ist, und das diesbezüglich ein separates Bauteil bildet und damit insbesondere verrastet oder verclipst ist. Hierdurch ist es grundsätzlich möglich, einheitliche Sockelgehäuse 27 zur Realisierung der Stromanschlusssockel 14 und der Codierungssockel 15 zu verwenden. Lediglich die eingesetzten Einsatzelemente 26 unterscheiden sich. Durch diese Maßnahme wird die Anzahl an Gleichteilen erhöht, was die Herstellungskosten reduziert. Die Verwendung derartiger Einsatzelemente 26 mit den Sockelkontakten 22, 23 und dem Codierungselement 21 ermöglicht es ebenso, bei Verwendung der gleichen Sockelgehäuse 27 unterschiedlich codierte Codierungssockel 15 preiswert zu realisieren.In principle, the aforementioned power connection base 14 can also have two electrical connection contacts which interact with complementary contacts of the respective power connection socket 5. Here, too, an insert element can be provided which carries the connection contacts and which is inserted into a base housing of the power connection base 14 and which in this regard forms a separate component and is therefore in particular latched or clipped. This basically makes it possible to use uniform base housings 27 for realizing the power connection base 14 and the coding base 15. Only the inserted insert elements 26 differ. This measure increases the number of identical parts, which reduces manufacturing costs. The use of such insert elements 26 with the base contacts 22, 23 and the coding element 21 also makes it possible, when using the same base housing 27, to implement differently coded coding bases 15 at low cost.

Der Stromanschlusssockel 14 und der Haltesockel 14' können mechanisch verwechslungssicher ausgestaltet sein, sodass der Stromanschlusssockel 14 nur in die jeweilige Stromanschlussfassung 5 eingesetzt werden kann. Erreicht wird dies beispielsweise dadurch, dass das jeweils verwendete Einsatzelement unterschiedliche Geometrien besitzen.The power connection base 14 and the holding base 14 ′ can be designed so that they cannot be mechanically confused, so that the power connection base 14 can only be inserted into the respective power connection socket 5. This is achieved for example, in that the insert element used in each case has different geometries.

Bei der in Figur 1 gezeigten Ausführungsform, bei der wenigstens zwei Stablampen 3 in die Leuchte 2 einsetzbar sind, kann das Steuergerät 4 außerdem so konfiguriert sein, dass es sich dafür eignet, gleichzeitig zwei verschiedene Stablampen 3 zu betreiben. Die beiden Stablampen 3 können sich dabei durch einen unterschiedlichen Bedarf an Strom und/oder Spannung voneinander unterscheiden. Dabei kann das Steuergerät 4 in Verbindung mit der Codierungserkennung selbsttätig erkennen, welchen Strombedarf bzw. welchen Spannungsbedarf die jeweilige Stablampe 3 besitzt, sodass im Falle eines Austausches der codierten Stablampen 3 das Steuergerät 4 in Verbindung mit der Codierungserkennung automatisch die richtige Stromversorgung auswählt und zum Betreiben der jeweiligen Stablampe 3 verwendet. Bevorzugt ist jedoch eine einfachere Variante, bei welcher nur gleiche Stablampen 3 verwendet werden können. Zweckmäßig ist dann auch nur eine gemeinsame Codierung mittels eines gemeinsamen Codierungssockels 15 bzw. mittels einer gemeinsamen Codierungsfassung 6 vorgesehen. Sofern jedoch - wie gezeigt - separate Codierungsfassungen 6 und separate Codierungssockel 15 vorgesehen sind, kann das Steuergerät 4 dabei über die Codierungen erkennen, ob ordnungsgemäß gleiche Stablampen 3 eingesetzt sind oder nicht und abhängig davon die Stablampen 3 mit der richtigen Spannung und/oder mit dem richtigen Strom betreiben, wenn gleiche Stablampen 3 eingesetzt sind, oder die Stablampen 3 nicht oder nur mit reduzierter Stromversorgung betreiben und/oder eine Fehlermeldung generieren, wenn ungleiche Stablampen 3 eingesetzt sind.At the in Figure 1 The embodiment shown, in which at least two flashlights 3 can be inserted into the lamp 2, the control device 4 can also be configured in such a way that it is suitable for operating two different flashlights 3 at the same time. The two flashlights 3 can differ from one another in terms of a different requirement for current and / or voltage. In this case, the control device 4 can automatically recognize in connection with the coding recognition which power requirement or which voltage requirement the respective flashlight 3 has, so that if the coded flashlights 3 are exchanged, the control device 4 in connection with the coding detection automatically selects the correct power supply and for operation the respective torch 3 is used. However, a simpler variant is preferred in which only the same flashlights 3 can be used. Expediently, only a common coding by means of a common coding base 15 or by means of a common coding socket 6 is then provided. However, if - as shown - separate coding sockets 6 and separate coding sockets 15 are provided, the control unit 4 can use the codes to identify whether or not the same rod lamps 3 are properly used and, depending on this, the rod lamps 3 with the correct voltage and / or with the Operate the correct current if the same flashlights 3 are used, or do not operate the flashlights 3 or only operate them with a reduced power supply and / or generate an error message if different flashlights 3 are used.

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  1. Luminaire (2)
    - comprising a plurality of lamps (3) inserted into the luminaire (2),
    - comprising a control device (4) for operating the inserted lamps (3),
    - wherein the respective lamp (3) has at least one power connection socket (14) for supplying power to the respective lamp (3),
    - wherein the luminaire (2) has for each lamp (3) inserted therein at least one holder (5) for holding the inserted lamp (3), wherein at least one such holder is configured as a power connection holder (5) which is electrically connected to the control device (4) and cooperates with the power connection socket (14) of the inserted lamp (3) for supply of power to the latter,
    - wherein for each inserted lamp (3) the luminaire (2) has a respective coding holder (6) for coupling with an exchangeable coding (15, 21) which correlates with an electrical voltage and/or with an electrical current for operating the respective lamp (3),
    - wherein the respective coding holder (6) is electrically connected to the control device (4) and serves for the generation and transmission to the control device (4) of a coding signal dependent on the respective coding (15, 21),
    - wherein the control device (4) is configured and/or programmed in such a way that, depending on the respective coding signal, it selects and executes a power supply specified in terms of current and/or voltage by the respective coding (15, 21), for operating the respective lamp (3),
    characterised in that,
    - the respective coding has a coding socket (15) which is separate with respect to the respective lamp (3), is configured to be complementary to the respective coding holder (6) and can be inserted therein for coupling with the respective coding holder (6),
    - the respective coding holder (6) is separate with respect to the respective power connection holder (5), so that each coding socket (15) can be connected separately from the respective lamp (3) to the respective coding holder (6),
    - the coding socket (15) inserted into the respective coding holder (6) cooperates with the respective coding holder (6) for generation and transmission of the respective coding signal to the control device (4),
    - each coding socket (15) has at least one respective coding element (21) which is electrically connected to electrical socket contacts (22, 23) of the coding socket (15), which are electrically connected to electrical socket contacts (24, 25) of the respective coding holder (6) when the coding socket (15) is inserted into the respective coding holder (6), wherein the respective coding element (21) determines the coding signal that can be generated and transmitted,
    - each coding socket (15) has a socket housing (27) which contains the socket contacts (22, 23) and the respective coding element (21),
    - the two socket contacts (22, 23) and the respective coding element (21) are arranged on an insert element (26) which represents a separate component with respect to the socket housing (27) and which is inserted into the socket housing (27).
  2. Luminaire according to claim 1,
    characterised in that
    - the control device (4) has a respective coding line (10) for each coding socket, which coding line (10) has at least one first conductor (11) and at least one second conductor (12),
    - the respective coding holder (6) has a first socket contact (24) electrically connected to the first conductor (11) of the coding line and a second socket contact (25) electrically connected to the second conductor (12) of the coding line (10),
    - the socket contacts (24, 25) are electrically connected to one another only once the coding (15, 21) is coupled.
  3. Luminaire according to claim 1 or 2 comprising an inserted coding element for each coding holder,
    characterised in that,
    the respective coding element (21) is an electrical and/or electronic component.
  4. Luminaire according to any one of the claims 1 to 3, comprising an inserted coding element for each coding holder,
    characterised in that,
    the respective coding element (21) is an ohmic resistor.
  5. Luminaire according to any one of the claims 1 to 4, comprising an inserted coding element for each coding holder,
    characterised in that,
    when the coding socket (15) is inserted into the respective coding holder (6), the socket contacts (24, 25) of the coding holder (6) are electrically connected to one another through the coding element (21) via the socket contacts (22, 23) of the coding socket (15).
  6. Luminaire according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising an inserted coding element for each coding holder,
    characterised in that,
    the respective insert element (26) is fixed to the socket housing (27) by means of a snap connection (28) or clip connection.
  7. Luminaire according to any of the preceding claims, comprising an inserted coding element for each coding holder,
    characterised in that,
    the respective insert element (26) is fixed exchangeably to the socket housing (27).
  8. Luminaire according to any one of the claims 1 to 7,
    characterised in that,
    the respective lamp (3) is configured as an LED lamp which has at least one LED (31) as light source.
  9. Luminaire according to any one of the claims 1 to 8,
    characterised in that,
    the respective lamp is configured as a rod lamp (3) which has a rod-shaped lamp body (13) with at least one light source (31).
  10. Luminaire according to any one of the claims 1 to 9,
    characterised in that,
    the respective lamp is configured as a rod-shaped LED lamp (3) with a plurality of LEDs (31) as light sources.
  11. Luminaire according to any one of the preceding claims,
    characterised in that,
    the respective coding socket (15) is coupled to the respective coding holder (6) by means of a bayonet fitting.
  12. Luminaire according to any one of the previous claims,
    characterised in that,
    each coding holder (6) and the respective coding socket (15) are matched to one another in such a way that, for coupling with the coding holder (6), the coding socket (15) is first inserted into the coding holder (6) in the axial direction (30) or in the radial direction and is then rotated about an axis of rotation extending parallel to the axial direction (30).
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