EP3244129B1 - Vorrichtung zum ein- und ausschalten von lichtquellen - Google Patents

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EP3244129B1
EP3244129B1 EP17170188.1A EP17170188A EP3244129B1 EP 3244129 B1 EP3244129 B1 EP 3244129B1 EP 17170188 A EP17170188 A EP 17170188A EP 3244129 B1 EP3244129 B1 EP 3244129B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
    • F21V33/0012—Furniture
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0442—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
    • F21V23/0471—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors the sensor detecting the proximity, the presence or the movement of an object or a person
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0442—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
    • F21V23/0492—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors the sensor detecting a change in orientation, a movement or an acceleration of the lighting device, e.g. a tilt switch
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
    • F21V33/0044—Household appliances, e.g. washing machines or vacuum cleaners
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2131/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems not provided for in codes F21W2102/00-F21W2121/00
    • F21W2131/30—Lighting for domestic or personal use
    • F21W2131/301—Lighting for domestic or personal use for furniture

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  • the present invention concerns a device to switch on/off light sources, usable in association with furnishing elements which are defined by a containing structure and a mobile structure, for example a door or panel that opens/closes a compartment.
  • Devices for switching on/off light sources that are installed inside furnishing elements or reverberate inside cabinets, for example, or containers or wall units, having a containing structure that defines a compartment and at least a mobile structure, for example a panel or suchlike, pivoted to the containing structure, or sliding along the containing structure, to determine the closing/opening of the compartment.
  • the light sources are switched on/off by means of devices provided with sensors that send a command signal to the light source according to the position of the mobile structure, if it is closed or open.
  • connection between the switch on/off device and the light source occurs by means of a physical connection, for example a cabling system, which entails a more complex installation, as well as being visible and in some cases bulky and interfering with the correct and complete fruition of the furnishing element.
  • a cabling system which entails a more complex installation, as well as being visible and in some cases bulky and interfering with the correct and complete fruition of the furnishing element.
  • connection systems are also subject to wear, breakage, and in any case require frequent control and maintenance interventions.
  • the switch on/off devices used in known solutions have activation components of the magnetic type, or with an electric switch, in which the sensor activates/deactivates the light when the mobile structure is detached from/in contact with a fixed part.
  • switching off/on devices are the infrared type, that is, a sensor is used which activates the light when it detects the presence or absence of an obstacle that puts itself in front of the sensor itself, that is, if the mobile structure is open or not.
  • the opening/closing of the mobile structure is only detected when the detachment from/contact with the containing structure occurs, and these devices do not detect and are irrelevant in relation to the position, as well as the movement, of the mobile structure itself.
  • switch on/off devices are not able to detect the position of the mobile structure with respect to the fixed structure, and do not detect, for example, a mobile structure that has accidentally remained half-closed and keep the light source unnecessarily switched on.
  • the infrared sensor In the case of the infrared sensor, this is activated only if it detects an obstacle and, therefore, allows activation only in the presence of the user, or another obstacle interposed between the mobile structure and the containing structure.
  • switch on/off devices do not provide a gradual switching-on of the light source, that is, a modulation of the light intensity.
  • document DE 20 2012 102 227 U1 describes a furnishing element provided with a fixed containing structure, inside which there are two light sources, and a mobile structure.
  • the light sources are switched on by detecting the movement of the mobile structure.
  • no modulation of the light intensity is provided.
  • One purpose of the present invention is to obtain a switch on/off device which can be associated with a furnishing element that allows to adjust the light intensity based on the position of the mobile structure with respect to the fixed structure of the furnishing element.
  • Another purpose of the invention is to obtain a switch on/off device that does not require invasive interventions on parts of the furnishing element, that does not negatively affect the aesthetics of the associated furnishing element, and that does not require frequent maintenance and control of its functional parts.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a switch on/off device that allows energy savings.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is to obtain a switch on/off device that is sensitive to the position of the mobile structure with respect to the containing structure.
  • the Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
  • the present invention concerns a device to switch on/off a light source associable with a furnishing element with a containing structure including a compartment, inside which the light source is installed, or in which compartment it reverberates, and a mobile structure with respect to the containing structure and cooperating with it in order to at least partly close the compartment.
  • the switch on/off device comprises a management unit and at least one detection unit.
  • the detection unit comprises at least one detection element configured to detect information correlated at least to the position, and possibly the movement, of the mobile structure with respect to the containing structure, and at least one transmission element to transmit the information to the management unit in order to consequently command the switching on/off as well as the modulation of the light source.
  • the management unit is able to switch on, switch off and/or modulate the intensity of the light emitted by the light source according to the position of the mobile structure with respect to the containing structure, or is able to program the switching on/off of the light source according to the aforesaid position, for example to switch on the light source beyond a limit opening point of the mobile structure, and to switch it off when the mobile structure returns along its travel in the opposite direction.
  • the present invention also concerns a furnishing element, having a compartment inside which a light source is installed or reverberates, and which provides the device to switch on/off the light source.
  • Embodiments described here in figs. 1 to 6 concern a switch on/off device 10 that can be installed in a furnishing element 100 which has a containing structure 110 defining a compartment 112 and associated with a mobile structure 114.
  • the mobile structure 114 can be pivoted by hinges 116 ( fig. 1 ), or slidable along sliding guides ( fig. 2 ), or tilting ( fig. 3 ) with respect to the containing structure 110, or can have another relative movement suitable to open or close the compartment 112 for access to the containing structure 110.
  • an electrically powered light source 12 of a known type is installed inside the compartment 112.
  • the light source 12 is not installed inside the compartment 112 but that the light emitted by it reverberates inside the compartment 112.
  • the switch on/off device 10 comprises a management unit 14 and at least one detection unit 16.
  • the detection unit 16 comprises at least one detection element 17 and at least one transmission element 22.
  • the detection element 17 is configured to detect information correlated to the position of the mobile structure 114 with respect to the containing structure 110.
  • the detection element 17 can be a sensor configured to detect the position of the mobile structure 114.
  • the detection element 17 can advantageously allow to send to the management unit 14 an advance signal to switch off the light source 12, or even to detect if the mobile structure 114 has been accidentally left half-closed, and therefore switch off the light source 12, possibly after a desired time, thus preventing unjustified consumption of electric energy.
  • the switch on/off device 10 can comprise a magnetic element 15 installed in this specific case on the containing structure 110.
  • the magnetic element 15 can be a permanent magnet, or an electromagnet, able to generate a constant magnetic field over time and to influence the behavior of the detection element 17.
  • the detection element 17 can be a magnetometer, or a gyroscope.
  • the detection element 17, interacting with the magnetic element 15, detects information correlated to the position of the mobile structure 114 with respect to the containing structure 110.
  • the detection element 17 is configured to interact directly with the magnetic element 15.
  • the detection element 17 is configured to detect a variation of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic element 15 according to the position of the mobile structure 114 with respect to the containing structure 110.
  • the detection element 17 can for example be selected from a group comprising a magnetic transducer or sensor of the Reed type, or Hall effect.
  • the magnetic element 15 can be installed in correspondence with a peripheral edge 118 of the containing structure 110.
  • peripheral edge 118 defines the opening for access to the compartment 112.
  • the magnetic element 15 is preferably positioned at the same level of height as the detection element 17, in order to allow an optimal detection of the position of the mobile structure 114 with respect to the containing structure 110.
  • the detection unit 16 can be installed on the mobile structure 114 at any point thereon.
  • a position can be sought that accentuates the movement of the mobile structure 112 with respect to the position of the detection unit 16, thus allowing greater detection accuracy and greater speed in the transmission of information.
  • the detection unit 16 can be installed in correspondence with a housing seating 18 made in correspondence with the thickness of the mobile structure 114. In this way, the detection unit 16 is protected against any possible impacts that could damage it and can also be hidden to have a continuous surface of the mobile structure 114.
  • the transmission element 22 is configured to transmit to the management unit 14 information correlated at least to the position and possibly to the movement of the mobile structure 114, obtained by the detection element 17, in order to command, as well as switching on/off, also a modulation of the light source 12.
  • the management unit 14 can be installed inside or outside the compartment 112.
  • the management unit 14 is installed inside the compartment 112.
  • the detection unit 16 can comprise a movement sensor element 20 configured to detect the movement of the mobile structure 114; the movement sensor element 20 can be an accelerometer for example.
  • the transmitter element 22 is also configured to transmit information correlated at least to the position and possibly to the movement of the mobile structure 114 generated by the detection element 17 and by the movement sensor element 20 and to transmit the information to the management unit 14.
  • the management unit 14 comprises at least one receiver element 24 configured to receive information correlated at least to the position and possibly to the movement of the mobile structure 114.
  • the management unit 14 also comprises at least one command element 26 configured to command the light source 12 to switch on/off and/or modulate the light intensity based on the information transmitted by the detection unit 16.
  • the transmitter element 22 and the receiver element 24 can be configured respectively to transmit and receive electrical signals, that is, they can be physically connected by electric cables.
  • the transmitter element 22 and the receiver element 24 are configured to respectively transmit and receive signals of the radiofrequency type, or a signal with a Bluetooth® communication protocol or infrared signal, which allow wireless communication.
  • the command element 26 is configured to provide the adjustable programming of the switching on time and/or the switching off time of the light source 12, for example to obtain a fading effect of the switching on/off of the light source 12.
  • the command element 26 is configured to provide the programming of the switching on of the light source 12 for a particular time interval determined by the information transmitted by the detection unit 16.
  • the command element 26 is configured to provide the programming of differentiated functioning modes of the light source 12.
  • the functioning modes can consist of the timed switching on of the light source 12, or switching on/off commanded by two or more signals by the detection unit 16.
  • the possible magnetic element 15 is installed on the mobile structure 114 and the detection unit 16, and/or the detection element 17 is installed on the containing structure 110.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Ein- und Ausschalten einer Lichtquelle (12), die mit einem Einrichtungselement (100) verbunden werden kann, das eine Behälterstruktur (110), die einen Raum (112) einschließt, in dem die Lichtquelle (12) installiert ist oder in welchen diese zurückstrahlt, und eine Struktur (114), die in Bezug auf die Behälterstruktur (110) beweglich ist und mit der Behälterstruktur (110) zusammenwirkt, um den Raum (112) wenigstens teilweise zu verschließen, aufweist, wobei die Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung eine Steuerungseinheit (14) und mindestens eine Detektionseinheit (16) umfasst, wobei die mindestens eine Detektionseinheit (16) mindestens ein Detektionselement (17) umfasst, das so konfiguriert ist, dass es Information im Zusammenhang mit zumindest der Position der beweglichen Struktur (114) in Bezug auf die Behälterstruktur (110) detektiert, wobei die mindestens eine Detektionseinheit (16) außerdem mindestens ein Übertragungselement (22) umfasst, das so konfiguriert ist, dass es die Information an die Steuerungseinheit (14) überträgt, um nachfolgend nicht nur das Ein- und Ausschalten, sondern auch die Modulation der Lichtquelle (12) anzuordnen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung ein magnetisches Element (15) umfasst, das an der Behälterstruktur (110) installiert ist, und dass das Detektionselement (17) mit dem magnetischen Element (15) zusammenwirkt, um eine Veränderung eines durch das magnetische Element (15) erzeugten Magnetfelds in Abhängigkeit von der Position der beweglichen Struktur (114) in Bezug auf die Behälterstruktur (110) zu detektieren.
  2. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die mindestens eine Detektionseinheit (16) mit der beweglichen Struktur (114) verbunden ist und die Position der beweglichen Struktur (114) detektiert.
  3. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die mindestens eine Detektionseinheit (16) in Entsprechung mit einer Gehäuseaufnahme (18) installiert ist, die in Entsprechung mit der Dicke der beweglichen Struktur (114) ausgeführt ist.
  4. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die mindestens eine Detektionseinheit (16) ein Bewegungssensor-Element (20) umfasst.
  5. Vorrichtung gemäß irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Detektionselement (17) ausgewählt ist aus einer Gruppe umfassend einen Magnetwandler oder -sensor des Reed-Typs oder Hall-Effekt-Typs.
  6. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das magnetische Element (15) ein Permanentmagnet oder ein Elektromagnet ist.
  7. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß irgendeinem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerungseinheit (14) mindestens ein Empfängerelement (24) und mindestens ein Befehlselement (26) umfasst.
  8. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Übertragungselement (22) und das mindestens eine Empfängerelement (24) physisch durch elektrische Kabel verbunden sind.
  9. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Übertragungselement (22) und das mindestens eine Empfängerelement (24) so konfiguriert sind, dass sie drahtlos kommunizieren und Signale des Radiofrequenztyps oder Signale mit einem Bluetooth®-Kommunikationsprotokoll oder Infrarotsignale übertragen.
  10. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Befehlselement (26) so konfiguriert ist, dass es die einstellbare Programmierung der Einschaltzeit und/oder Ausschaltzeit der Lichtquelle (12) bereitstellt.
  11. Ein-/Ausschaltvorrichtung gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine Befehlselement (26) so konfiguriert ist, dass es die Programmierung des Einschaltens der Lichtquelle (12) für ein Zeitintervall, das ausgehend von der durch die mindestens eine Detektionseinheit (16) übermittelten Information bestimmt wurde, bereitstellt.
  12. Einrichtungselement (100) mit einer Behälterstruktur (110), die einen Raum (112) einschließt, in dem eine Lichtquelle (12) installiert ist oder in welchen diese zurückstrahlt, und einer Struktur (114), die in Bezug auf die Behälterstruktur (110) beweglich ist und mit der Behälterstruktur (110) zusammenwirkt, um den Raum (112) wenigstens teilweise zu verschließen, wobei das Einrichtungselement (100) mit einer Vorrichtung (10) zum Ein- und Ausschalten einer Lichtquelle (12), wie in irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11 beansprucht, ausgestattet ist.
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