EP3521689A1 - Rotierende leuchte mit mehreren fassungen - Google Patents

Rotierende leuchte mit mehreren fassungen Download PDF

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EP3521689A1
EP3521689A1 EP19154824.7A EP19154824A EP3521689A1 EP 3521689 A1 EP3521689 A1 EP 3521689A1 EP 19154824 A EP19154824 A EP 19154824A EP 3521689 A1 EP3521689 A1 EP 3521689A1
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Khaled A.M.A.A. Al-Khulaifi
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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
    • F21V19/00—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21V19/04—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders with provision for changing light source, e.g. turret
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/02—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters
    • F21S8/026—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling

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  • the disclosure of the present patent application relates to light fixtures, and particularly to a rotating multi-socket light fixture for usage with recessed lighting.
  • a recessed light is a light fixture that is installed within a hollow opening in a ceiling. When installed, it provides light that emanates from the hole in the ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction as a broad floodlight or narrow spotlight. Because the light bulb of the light fixture is not only mounted in the ceiling, but is at least partially recessed within the ceiling panel, changing the light bulb can be extremely difficult. It would obviously be desirable to be able to avoid or minimize the need to climb a ladder or a similar structure in order to change a light bulb of a recessed light. Thus, a rotating multi-socket light fixture solving the aforementioned problems is desired.
  • the rotating multi-socket light fixture may be used in combination with a ceiling panel or the like, allowing for easy and efficient changing of light bulbs for a recessed light, for example.
  • the rotating multi-socket light fixture includes a plurality of light bulb sockets mounted circumferentially on a wheel for respectively removably receiving a plurality of light bulbs.
  • the wheel is mounted on, and rotationally driven by, a rotational drive motor.
  • a hub of the wheel is mounted on an axle of the rotational motor, preferably along a central axis of the hub.
  • the rotational drive motor is mounted on a vertical support such that the rotational drive motor may be vertically adjusted with respect to the vertical support.
  • at least one rail is secured to the vertical support and the rotational drive motor is slidably mounted on the at least one rail.
  • a vertical drive motor may be mounted on an upper end of the vertical support for selectively driving vertical translation of the rotational drive motor with respect to the vertical support.
  • the ceiling panel has opposed upper and lower surfaces, and a lower end of the vertical support is mounted on the upper surface of the ceiling panel, such that the vertical support extends upwardly therefrom.
  • the rotating multi-socket light fixture 10 may be used in combination with a ceiling panel 24 or the like, allowing for easy and efficient changing of light bulbs for a recessed light, for example.
  • the rotating multi-socket light fixture 10 includes a plurality of light bulb sockets 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e mounted circumferentially on a wheel 20 for respectively removably receiving a plurality of light bulbs 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e.
  • the five light bulbs 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, and their corresponding light bulb sockets 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e, are shown for exemplary purposes only, and that any desired number of light bulbs and light bulb sockets may be mounted on wheel 20. Further, it should be understood that light bulbs 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e and light bulb sockets 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e are shown for exemplary purposes only, and that the rotating multi-socket light fixture 10 may be used with any conventional type of light bulbs or other light emitting devices.
  • the wheel 20 is mounted on, and rotationally driven by, a rotational drive motor 18.
  • a hub 40 of the wheel 20 is mounted on an axle 42 of the rotational drive motor 18, preferably along a central axis of the hub 40. It should be understood that any suitable type of motor or the like may be used to selectively drive rotation of wheel 20. Further, it should be understood that wheel 20 and hub 40 are shown for exemplary purposes only.
  • the rotational drive motor 18 is mounted on a vertical support 44 such that the rotational drive motor 18 may be vertically adjusted with respect to the vertical support 44.
  • at least one rail 46 is secured to the vertical support 44 and the rotational drive motor 18 is slidably mounted on the at least one rail 46.
  • a vertical drive motor 16 may be mounted on an upper end 48 of the vertical support 44 for selectively driving vertical translation of the rotational drive motor 18 with respect to the vertical support 44.
  • the ceiling panel 24 has opposed upper and lower surfaces 26, 28, respectively, and a lower end 50 of the vertical support 44 is mounted on the upper surface 26 of the ceiling panel 24, such that the vertical support 44 extends upwardly therefrom.
  • a mounting structure may be provided for securing and stabilizing vertical support 44.
  • a circumferential base 52 is secured to upper surface 26 of ceiling panel 24, and a substantially triangular-shaped support 54 joins vertical support 44 to base 52.
  • the rotational drive motor 18 may be selectively translated by any suitable type of vertical drive system.
  • upper and lower pulleys 58, 60 are respectively mounted on the upper and lower ends 48, 50 of the vertical support 44.
  • a continuous belt 62 extends between, and is rotationally driven by, the upper and lower pulleys 58, 60.
  • the rotational drive motor 18 is secured to the continuous belt 62 such that driven rotation of the continuous belt 62 drives the vertical translation of the rotational drive motor 18 with respect to the vertical support 44.
  • the upper pulley 58 is driven to selectively rotate by the vertical drive motor 16, thus driving rotation of the continuous belt 62 which, in turn, selectively raises and lowers the rotational drive motor 18 with respect to the vertical support 44.
  • an opening 14 is formed through the ceiling panel 24 such that a lowermost one of the plurality of light bulbs (i.e. light bulb 12a in this example) may at least partially project therethrough.
  • the lowermost light bulb 12a is shown in place; i.e., partially projecting through opening 14.
  • vertical drive motor 16 may be actuated to raise rotational drive motor 18 to lift light bulb 12a out of opening 14 (as shown in Fig. 4 ).
  • rotational drive motor 18 is actuated to rotate wheel 20 such adjacent light bulb 12e becomes the new lowermost light bulb (in the exemplary clockwise rotation illustrated in Fig. 4 ).
  • each light bulb 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e may have a different color, for example, allowing the user to select a light bulb of a desired color.
  • a first electrical connector 22 is mounted on the upper surface 26 of the ceiling panel 24.
  • the first electrical connector 22 is in electrical communication with an external power source, such as a standard A.C. electrical supply, for example, via cable 30.
  • a controller 32 is also in electrical communication with the first electrical connector 22, as well as vertical drive motor 16 and rotational drive motor 18. As shown in Figs.
  • a plurality of second electrical connectors 34a, 34b, 34c, 34d, 34e are respectively electrically connected to the plurality of light bulb sockets 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e, such that the lowermost one of the plurality of second electrical connectors, corresponding to the lowermost one of the plurality of light bulbs, releasably electrically contacts the first electrical connector 22 to provide electrical power for the lowermost one of the plurality of light bulbs.
  • second electrical connector 34a corresponding to light bulb socket 36a of lowermost light bulb 12a, is in electrical contact with the first electrical connector 22.
  • Fig. 1 second electrical connector 34a, corresponding to light bulb socket 36a of lowermost light bulb 12a, is in electrical contact with the first electrical connector 22.
  • wheel 12 is raised by vertical drive motor 16, lifting second electrical connector 34a out of contact with first electrical connector 22 and breaking the connection.
  • second electrical connector 34e will make electrical contact with first electrical connector 22.
  • a remote control 56 may be provided to communicate with controller 32 through wireless signals W.
  • Remote control 56 may be used to provide command signals for controller 32 to selectively actuate vertical drive motor 16 and rotational drive motor 18.
  • remote control 56 similar to a conventional remote control, including an emitter 70, which may be an infrared light emitting diode (LED) or the like, a display 72, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and a plurality of buttons 74. It should be understood that remote control 56 may, alternatively, be wired or integrated into a further control system.
  • LED infrared light emitting diode
  • LCD liquid crystal display
  • buttons 74 may be used to select a particular light bulb (of light bulbs 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d and 12e in the example given above). It should be further understood that multiple rotating multi-socket light fixtures 10 may be integrated into a ceiling, thus the user may use the numeric ones of buttons 74 in combination with specialized buttons 76, 78 to select a particular light fixture 10 in a ceiling.
  • button 76 (labeled "X” in Fig. 5 ) corresponds to a lateral coordinate axis
  • button 78 (labeled "Y” in Fig. 5 ) corresponds to a longitudinal coordinate axis.
  • buttons 76, 84, respectively may be provided for controlling vertical translation of rotational drive motor 18, and a "rotate” button 86 may be provided for controlling actuation of rotational drive motor 18.
  • Activation or deactivation of the selected light bulb i.e., the lowermost light bulb at least partially projecting through opening 14
  • rotating multi-socket light fixture are not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but encompass any and all embodiments within the scope of the generic language of the following claims enabled by the embodiments described herein, or otherwise shown in the drawings or described above in terms sufficient to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the claimed subject matter.

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