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EP3260762B1
EP3260762B1 EP17177369.0A EP17177369A EP3260762B1 EP 3260762 B1 EP3260762 B1 EP 3260762B1 EP 17177369 A EP17177369 A EP 17177369A EP 3260762 B1 EP3260762 B1 EP 3260762B1
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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
    • F21V15/00—Protecting lighting devices from damage
    • F21V15/01—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L4/00—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S41/24—Light guides
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S41/29—Attachment thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • 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
    • F21W2131/10—Outdoor lighting

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  • the invention relates to a light diffuser housing, and to a method of using such a housing.
  • the use of a headlamp is less practical because the directional beam of the lamp does not allow to illuminate a large space. Beam focusing is also troublesome when a user is looking at someone because the person is dazzled. To avoid these inconveniences, the headlamp is very often suspended or placed on the ground so as not to dazzle anyone, which is not suitable either because the illuminated area is not the one that users need to see.
  • the Mammut company has marketed a flexible and translucent bag that can be used both as a storage cover and as a light diffuser.
  • the large volume of the bag allows to store not only the lamp, but also other accessories useful for mountain activities.
  • the bag To be used as a light diffuser, the bag must first be emptied and closed. It is necessary to remove the front strap from the lamp, and fix the latter to an external strap of the bag, so that the lighting system emits light towards the inside of the bag.
  • the fact that the bag is translucent makes it possible to obtain a diffused light.
  • Another light diffuser is marketed by the company Mammut. It is a rigid and translucent box with a removable cover at one end, and in place of which a headlamp can be installed.
  • the housing includes a light reflector positioned inside the housing at a second end opposite the first end, so as to face the light beam emitted by the lamp.
  • the role of the light reflector is to reflect the light emitted by the lamp towards the side walls of the housing, so that the housing emits diffuse light.
  • the size and weight of the light diffuser can be inconvenient for the user who must carry his equipment during his mountain activities.
  • Another disadvantage is that the diffuser can only be used in combination with a specific headlamp. Indeed, the rigidity of the material forming the housing does not allow to fix a lamp larger than the housing cover. If the lamp is smaller than the housing cover, it does not hold well and the light beam is not directed at the center of the reflector, which greatly reduces the performance of the light diffuser.
  • a light diffuser box with a light source mounted directly in the box and configured to power the light source when the box is open and turn off the light source when the box is closed.
  • the light source is covered by a material capable of diffracting the light emitted by the light source.
  • US 2013 / 0.308.305 discloses a diffuser housing according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention provides a diffuser housing according to claim 1.
  • the light diffuser can be made of a material chosen from the family of thermoplastic polyurethanes.
  • the housing includes a separator separating the cavity into a first housing configured to house the headlamp, and a second housing separate from the first housing, the separator being made of a translucent or transparent material.
  • the separator can be made of a material chosen from the family of thermoplastic polyurethanes.
  • the light diffuser and the separator can be combined.
  • the separator can be curved so as to form a concave wall in the first housing. It can also be configured to block the movement of the headlamp in the first housing.
  • the envelope of the first housing is made of an elastically deformable material, so as to allow the lamp placed in the housing to be turned on and off. More specifically, the envelope of the first housing can be made of a material chosen from the family of thermoplastic polyurethanes.
  • a housing 2 advantageously comprises an envelope 3 defining a cavity 4.
  • the envelope 3 is provided with a reclosable opening 5, which allows the insertion of the headlamp 1 inside the housing 2
  • the opening 5 can for example be closed by means of a zipper.
  • the edges of the opening 5 can be magnetized or provided with a zipper, for example a zipper®, in order to easily open and close the protective casing 2.
  • the opening 5 can be placed on the lateral part 3a of the envelope 3, as shown in the figures.
  • the casing 3 may include a bottom 3b acting as a base.
  • the opening 5 can then consist of separation means between the bottom 3b and the side part 3a. We can for example imagine that the bottom 3b is screwed onto the lateral part 3a like a cover would be.
  • the housing 2 can be used not only to protect the headlamp 1, but also as a light diffuser (cf. Fig. 2 and 3 ).
  • the protective housing 2 advantageously comprises a light diffuser.
  • the latter is arranged on the one hand to receive a light beam emitted by the lamp 1, and on the other hand to diffuse the beam on the envelope 3 of the housing 2.
  • the light diffuser can for example be brought into contact or placed sufficiently close to the headlamp 1 in order to prevent the latter from moving. This also makes it possible to optimize the diffusion of light towards the envelope 3. For this, notches or protruding portions can be provided inside the envelope to wedge the light diffuser in the housing 2.
  • the light diffuser can also be made integral with the casing 3 by means of a set of elastic bands connecting the ends of the light diffuser to the internal wall of the casing 3. To allow the transmission of light, the diffuser light is made of a transparent or translucent material. The material can be chosen from the family of thermoplastic polyurethanes.
  • the housing 2 comprises a separator 6 advantageously mounted removably in the cavity.
  • the separator 6 can rest on projecting portions of the casing 3, or be inserted in notches provided on the internal wall of the casing 3.
  • the first solution can preferably be chosen when the material of the separator 6 is rigid, while the second solution is preferred when the separator 6 can undergo elastic deformation without being weakened.
  • the separator 6 is arranged such that the cavity is separated into a first housing 7 whose dimensions allow the storage of the headlamp 1, and into a second housing 8 configured to allow the transmission of the light emitted by the headlamp 1 towards the outside of the housing 2 through the second housing 8.
  • the position of the separator 6 in the cavity 4 is adapted so that the separator 6 prevents the movement of the headlamp 1 in the first housing 7. In this way, when the headlamp 1 is correctly positioned in the first housing, the performance of the protective housing 2 as a light diffuser are optimal.
  • part of the casing 3 has sections of identical shape and size, which makes it possible to place the separator 6 in various positions in order to allow the housing 1 headlamps of different sizes. This makes the case particularly versatile.
  • the envelope of the first housing 7 is elastically deformable, to allow the insertion of different forms of headlamps 1.
  • the separator 6 can have a shape adapted to the shape of the headlamp 1 so as not to damage it.
  • the wall of the separator 6 closing the first housing it may be advantageous for the wall of the separator 6 closing the first housing to be concave. This makes it possible to limit the risk of scratching on the optical housing of the lamp 1, which is oriented towards the separator 6.
  • the separator 6 is advantageously made of a translucent or transparent material.
  • the material is chosen from the family of thermoplastic polyurethanes.
  • the light diffuser can be arranged on the one hand to receive a light beam emitted by the lamp 1 from the first housing 7, and on the other hand to diffuse the beam on the envelope of the second housing 8.
  • the light diffuser and the separator 6 can for example be positioned in parallel, and advantageously be one against the other to minimize the decrease in light intensity during the passage of the beam from the first housing 7 to the second housing 8. Notches or protruding portions are then provided inside the envelope to wedge the light diffuser in the housing 2.
  • the separator 6 and the light diffuser can be formed in a single piece made of two different materials.
  • the separator 6 advantageously corresponds to the wall located on the side of the first housing 7, while the light diffuser corresponds to the wall of the second housing 8.
  • the separator 6 and the light diffuser can also be combined, that is to say be made in a single piece formed from a single material.
  • the material is advantageously translucent and preferably diffuses light throughout the second housing 8.
  • the envelope of the second housing 8 is also made of a material which diffuses the light.
  • This can be chosen from the family of thermoplastic polyurethanes.
  • the material can advantageously be treated anti UV.
  • the envelope comprises an elastically deformable zone 9 in the vicinity of the place where the lamp 1 is placed in the cavity 4, so as to allow the latter to be turned on and off.
  • the elastically deformable zone 9 is placed on the envelope of the first housing 7.
  • the zone 9 can for example take the form of a push button. It must then be ensured that the push button of the headlamp 1 is placed opposite zone 9.
  • the entire envelope of the first housing 7 can advantageously be made of an elastically deformable material, so that the headlamp 1 can be placed in any manner in the first housing provided that the lighting zone is directed towards the separator 6 , and therefore towards the second housing 8.
  • the envelope of the first housing 7 can be made of a material chosen from the family of thermoplastic polyurethanes.
  • the material of the first housing 7 can be treated anti UV so that it degrades less quickly in the event of prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light.
  • the housing 2 it is possible to use the same material to form the envelope 3, and the separator 6 which is coincident with the light diffuser.
  • the fact of using only one material makes it possible to simplify the manufacturing process of the housing 2, which can for example be carried out by overmolding.
  • the material must be both translucent, light diffusing and elastically deformable.
  • the housing 2 can advantageously be provided with a strap (not shown) fixed for example on the external wall of the bottom 3b.
  • the strap can also be located on the lateral part 3a of the envelope 3, but this configuration is not optimal since it prevents the diffusion of light in the area where it is hung. Whatever the position of the strap on the housing 2, it can facilitate the attachment of the housing 2 to a bag.
  • the housing 2 can for example be secured to a ventral tightening strap of a backpack.
  • the housing 2 can also include a hook (not shown) on the external face of the envelope 3 to allow its suspension.
  • the box 2 can act as a lantern and illuminate the environment with diffuse light. This is particularly pleasant when several people share this rest time, because if the users wear their headlamps on their heads, they dazzle each other as soon as they look at each other.
  • the protective housing 2 As a light diffuser, you must first insert the headlamp 1 into the cavity 4 and position it so that it emits light towards the envelope 3. The diffuser light is then positioned inside the cavity 4 and held against the headlamp 1. The housing 2 can then be closed, and the headlamp 1 can be turned on by pressing on the elastically deformable zone 9. It then suffices to place or suspend the box 2 at the level of the space which must be lit. When the user no longer needs to be lit, the headlamp 1 can be turned off by pressing area 9 again.
  • the separator 6 can be added to improve the retention of the headlamp 1 in a given area.
  • the separator 6 and the light diffuser can be positioned inside the cavity by wedging them in the notches or on the protruding portions provided for this purpose.
  • housing 2 fulfills several roles at the same time. Not only does housing 2 protect the lamp, but it can also serve as a auxiliary lamp when the user needs a diffused light, for example in bivouac. The user no longer needs to multiply the headlamp accessories, which represents both a saving in weight and space.

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  1. Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2), umfassend:
    • eine Hülle (3), die einen Hohlraum (4) definiert und mit einer wiederverschließbaren Öffnung (5) versehen ist, die eingerichtet ist, um das Einsetzen einer Stirnlampe (1) in das Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) zu ermöglichen,
    • einen Licht-Diffusor, der eingerichtet ist, um:
    ∘ einen Lichtstrahl von der Stirnlampe (1) zu empfangen, und
    ∘ den Strahl auf der Hülle (3) zu verbreiten,
    wobei der Licht-Diffusor aus einem durchscheinenden oder durchsichtigen Material hergestellt ist, um von dem Lichtstrahl durchquert zu werden, wobei die Hülle (3) aus einem durchscheinenden Material hergestellt ist,
    wobei das Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass es einen Separator (6) umfasst, der den Hohlraum (4) in eine erste Aufnahme (7), die eingerichtet ist, um die Stirnlampe (1) aufzunehmen, und eine zweite, von der ersten Aufnahme (7) getrennte Aufnahme (8) trennt, wobei der Separator (6) aus einem durchscheinenden oder durchsichtigen Material hergestellt ist, und dass die Hülle der ersten Aufnahme (7) aus einem elastisch verformbaren Material hergestellt ist, um das Ein- und Ausschalten der in dem Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) angeordneten Stirnlampe (1) zu ermöglichen.
  2. Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der Licht-Diffusor aus einem Material hergestellt ist, das aus der Familie der thermoplastischen Polyurethane ausgewählt ist.
  3. Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 und 2, bei dem der Separator (6) aus einem Material hergestellt ist, das aus der Familie der thermoplastischen Polyurethane ausgewählt ist.
  4. Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei dem der Licht-Diffusor und der Separator (6) zusammenfallen.
  5. Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, bei dem der Separator (6) eine konkave Wand in der ersten Aufnahme (7) umfasst.
  6. Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, bei dem der Separator (6) eingerichtet ist, um die Bewegung der Stirnlampe (1) in der ersten Aufnahme (7) zu blockieren.
  7. Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, bei dem die Hülle der ersten Aufnahme (7) aus einem Material hergestellt ist, das aus der Familie der thermoplastischen Polyurethane ausgewählt ist.
  8. Licht-Diffusorgehäuse (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei dem die Hülle der zweiten Aufnahme (8) aus einem Material hergestellt ist, das aus der Familie der thermoplastischen Polyurethane ausgewählt ist.
  9. Verfahren zur Verwendung eines Licht-Diffusorgehäuses (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, umfassend die folgenden Schritte:
    • Bereitstellen einer Stirnlampe (1),
    • Positionieren der Stirnlampe (1) in dem Hohlraum (3) des Licht-Diffusorgehäuses (2), um den Lichtstrahl zu der Hülle (3) durch den Licht-Diffusor zu lenken,
    • Einschalten der Stirnlampe (1) durch Drücken auf eine elastisch verformbare Zone (9) der Hülle (3).
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