EP3876364B1 - Rail illumination system - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a track lighting system.
- Track systems for luminaires offer the possibility of selectively positioning and/or aligning illuminants, e.g. according to the special needs of an illuminated space.
- a lighting system typically includes one or more power rails, which each carry one or more lighting units and supply them with electrical energy.
- the busbars thus serve on the one hand for power distribution and on the other hand as mechanical mounting means in order to fasten the lights at variable positions, in particular continuously, along a longitudinal extension of the respective rail.
- the rails can be mounted, for example, on a ceiling, a wall and/or another support.
- the luminaires themselves can be designed differently with regard to their lighting parameters, e.g. with regard to intensity, directivity, beam angle, colour, etc.
- the rails of such systems include mounting slots, which typically have widths of 1 cm or more, for receiving or fastening the lighting means.
- rail lighting systems generally have an electrical supply rail which is attached to a rear or inner end of the respective mounting slot for contacting the light source accommodated.
- a minimum width for the respective mounting slot must be chosen to be correspondingly large in order to be able to ensure the necessary minimum distances between the electrical contacts.
- the lights may be slidable along the rail and/or repositionable relative to the rail.
- the track-mounted lights can also be removed, added, and/or replaced as needed.
- the pamphlets WO 2016/132361 A1 and WO 2018/037396 A1 describe examples of such track lighting systems.
- the pamphlet EP 3 321 569 A1 describes a low profile hanger for a modular lighting system having two track half-shells, each with an electrical supply track on an inner side, a half-shell connector and a lamp adapter which is selectively insertable along a longitudinal extent into an upper or lower mounting slot.
- One of the objects of the invention is to find solutions for track lighting systems that offer greater flexibility with regard to possible mounting points for the individual lights and thus the radiation characteristics of the system.
- a rail lighting system comprises two rail half-shells, each of which has a first plug-in receptacle on a first mounting edge and a second plug-in receptacle on a second mounting edge on an inner side along a longitudinal extent, and also each has an electrical supply rail between the first plug-in receptacle and the second Socket are formed along the longitudinal extent; at least one half-shell connector for connecting the two rail half-shells to form a mounting rail that can be equipped from both sides, the half-shell connector for connecting the two rail half-shells facing each other on the inside for this purpose being designed to be insertable selectively along the longitudinal extent into the first plug-in receptacles or second plug-in receptacles located opposite one another, with the Connection of the two rail half-shells with the half-shell connector a first mounting slot between the first mounting edges and a second mounting slot is defined between the second mounting edges along the length of the rail halves; and at least one lamp adapter, which
- One of the ideas on which the present invention is based is to construct a mounting rail of a rail lighting system from two profile halves which are connected in such a way that adapters with lighting units can be inserted from different sides in order to generate different lighting with the same rail.
- the track lighting system may be mounted to a ceiling with one of the mounting slots oriented toward the ceiling and the other mounting slot oriented toward the floor. Lighting units installed in the upper mounting slot can thus be used for indirect lighting, while lighting units in the lower mounting slot can emit direct light.
- a mounting rail according to the invention is not limited to specific cross sections.
- the rail half-shells can be designed with a rectangular transverse profile to form a rectangular support rail.
- an outer side of the rail half-shells can, in particular, be flat.
- the rail half-shells can have a curved outer side, for example corresponding to an area of a cylinder surface of a cylinder with a circular cross-section.
- the shape of the assembly slots or the shape of the support rail is not restricted along its longitudinal extension.
- the mounting rail can be straight or curved in the longitudinal direction.
- several such support rails can be combined with one another in order to create a more complex rail system.
- the lamp adapter can be designed to be displaceable along the entire length of the mounting rail (at least insofar as none of the half-shell connectors is mounted on this side). For example, two or more half-shell connectors can be installed in one of the mounting slots. If a lamp adapter is now introduced into the other mounting slot, it can be displaced within this mounting slot along the entire longitudinal extension of the mounting rail. When introducing the lamp adapter into the mounting slot in which the half-shell connectors are mounted, it can only be moved between two of the half-shell connectors or between one of the half-shell connectors and one longitudinal end of the mounting rail.
- the half-shell connector After installation in the sockets, the half-shell connector can be fixed in particular in its position.
- the connection of the two rail half-shells via the half-shell connector can in particular (repeatedly) be detachable or non-detachable.
- the lamp adapter can not only be inserted into the mounting slots and designed to be displaceable in them.
- the fastening of the lamp adapter can be designed in such a way that the lamp adapter can also be pulled out of the mounting slots again, i.e. can be uninstalled.
- the rail half-shells can be connected by the half-shell connector in particular purely mechanically, e.g. via a positive and/or non-positive fit.
- further means can be used for the connection closure.
- the half-shell connector can be glued to the rail half-shells in a material connection.
- the half-shell connector can magnetically couple the two rail half-shells to one another.
- the rail half-shells can each be formed symmetrically along a transverse extent that extends from the first mounting edge to the second mounting edge.
- the first plug-in receptacle can be designed mirror-symmetrically to the second plug-in receptacle in relation to the supply rail lying in between.
- a mounting rail can thus result whose mounting slots together with the internal plug-in receptacles are of identical design on both sides of the mounting rail.
- the rail half-shells can be of identical design.
- both rail half-shells can also be designed symmetrically around the transverse axis, resulting in a particularly harmonious and practical mounting rail design in which both rail half-shells are interchangeable and both mounting slots and the adjacent plug-in receptacles are identical.
- the track lighting system is therefore uncomplicated and practical to install and use.
- the half-shell connector can comprise two mutually displaceable clamping elements and an adjusting element, via which the clamping elements can be displaced relative to one another in such a way that the half-shell connector can be clamped in the sockets for mutual fixing of the rail half-shells.
- the adjusting element can have one or more screws or the like or be designed as such, with the screw or screws being able to connect the two clamping elements to one another in an adjustable manner.
- the two clamping elements can be pushed apart in order to achieve a clamping effect of the half-shell connector in an assembly space defined by the plug-in receptacles.
- a reverse rotation of the screw(s) can press the two clamping elements together again, as a result of which the clamping effect is canceled and the half-shell connector can be removed from the installation space of the sockets.
- the adjusting element can thus serve to either push the two clamping elements apart in order to achieve a clamping effect in an assembly space formed by the plug-in receptacles, or to press them together in order to cancel a clamping effect of the half-shell connector.
- At least one of the clamping elements can have joining arms which are designed to complement the joining areas of the plug-in receptacles.
- the joining arms can form teeth with the respective joining areas of the plug-in receptacles in the clamped state.
- Such a toothing and/or undercut can serve to support the clamping connection by holding at least one of the clamping elements via its joining arms in the respective joining areas of the plug-in receptacles.
- the joining arms of one or both clamping elements in the clamped state can each form a (half-sided) dovetail connection with the associated joining areas of the plug-in receptacles. All in all, the connection between the rail half-shells and the half-shell connector can be improved.
- the mounting slots can have a predetermined slot width of less than 7.5 mm.
- the mounting slots can be about 6 mm wide or narrower.
- the lamp adapter may be designed to fit a 6mm or less opening.
- the lamp adapter can thus have an insertion width of 6 mm or less.
- the track lighting system is characterized by a particularly narrow design. In contrast, conventional track lighting systems almost always have significantly wider mounting slots of 10 mm or more.
- track lighting systems usually have an electrical supply rail which is attached to a rear end of the respective mounting slot for the lighting adapter. Not least because a certain minimum distance between the electrical contacts is required (safety standards, etc.), this increases the minimum width of the mounting slot for the adapter. By attaching the supply rails to the sides of the adapter as in the present invention, the minimum slot width can be further reduced.
- the lamp adapter can have latching elements, via which the lamp adapter can be latched into the respective first plug-in receptacles and/or second plug-in receptacles when it is plugged in.
- the latching elements can be designed on an outside of the lamp adapter in such a way that when the lamp adapter is inserted into one of the mounting slots, the latching elements are first pressed into the lamp adapter by the mounting edges of the rail half-shells and then jump out of the lamp adapter into the plug-in receptacles, as a result of which the lamp adapter snaps into place.
- the lamp adapter can have a dismantling device which is designed to adjust the latching elements in order to release the latched lamp adapter from the mounting rail.
- the lamp adapter can be designed with one or more push buttons or the like.
- the latching arms can be adjusted by pressing the pushbuttons, eg retracted from an extended/unfolded latching position, so that the light adapter can be pulled out of the mounting slot and thus removed from the mounting rail.
- the push button or buttons can be provided on an outside of the lamp adapter in such a way that an operator this can also be accessed when the light adapter is mounted, ie plugged in.
- the lamp adapter can be designed to be displaceable along the respective mounting slot in the plugged-in state.
- the lamp adapter can have a sliding element or a sliding arm, along which the lamp adapter can slide in a complementary recess in the respective rail half-shells.
- the luminaire adapter can be held in the mounting rail by latching elements.
- the lamp adapter can be flush with the respective mounting edges of the rail half-shells in the plugged-in state.
- the luminaire adapter thus fits unobtrusively and space-savingly into the mounting rail design.
- the light adapter can also be designed to hold one or more light units or light sources, which can be inserted into the mounted light adapter from outside the mounting slots, so that only the actual light sources are visible on the mounting rail, while the light adapter is more or less in the mounting slots less hidden.
- the electrical supply rails can be designed to supply the lamp adapter with electrical energy and/or with control signals when it is plugged in.
- the lamp adapter can have corresponding electronic components and/or components that provide an electrical supply for the lamp adapter and the lamp units carried by it via the supply rail.
- the lamp adapter can include a printed circuit board in its interior, which is supplied with electrical energy from the supply rail and controls the lamp units.
- Control signals can include signals from a digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) system, for example.
- Lamps are controlled, e.g. with regard to a color, a radiation characteristic, a brightness, a lighting mode, etc.
- the lamp adapter can have one or more electrical contacting elements which, when the lamp adapter is plugged in, establish an electrical contact between the lamp adapter and the supply rail.
- spring contacts and/or collectors can be provided on an outside of the light adapter, via which electronic components inside the light adapter (e.g. a printed circuit board) can be electrically connected to the supply rail.
- the electrical supply rails can each be plugged into a central plug-in socket of the respective rail half-shell between the first plug-in socket and the second plug-in socket.
- the inside of the rail half-shell thus has at least three recesses: the first plug-in receptacle (to accommodate one or more half-shell connectors and/or one or more light adapters), the middle plug-in receptacle (to accommodate the supply rail) and the second plug-in receptacle (again to accommodate one or several half-shell connectors and/or one or more lamp adapters).
- the rail half-shells can be made of a metal material and/or a plastic.
- rail half-shells can essentially be made of metal, a metal alloy and/or a combination of metal materials, e.g. aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
- the heat generated can be dissipated directly via the rail half-shells.
- the rail half-shells can also have a plastic material or be made from this.
- the lamp adapter can carry at least one lighting unit for generating light.
- the light adapter can be designed with one or more receptacles into which individual light units or lights can be inserted can, for example, an LED spotlight or another light source.
- the lighting unit can be electrically connected to the supply rail via the lighting adapter.
- the half-shell connector can terminate flush with the respective assembly edges of the half-rail shells after the two half-rail shells have been connected.
- the half-shell connector can also be discreetly embedded in the mounting rail in order to achieve an attractive and compact design.
- the track lighting system can include at least two half-shell connectors, each of which is designed with a mounting element for suspended mounting of the track lighting system.
- the half-shell connectors can be mounted spatially offset from one another along the longitudinal extent of the mounting rail and thus serve as connection points or sections of the two rail half-shells on the one hand and serve as mounting areas for suspension of the rail lighting system on the other.
- two or more half-shell connectors can be mounted with a relative distance of about 1 m each. In this case, the relative distance and the total number of half-shell connectors can be selected accordingly in order to ensure sufficient mechanical stability of the mounted mounting rail.
- the half-shell connector or connectors can have one or more openings for the suspension of the mounting rail.
- figure 1 10 shows a schematic sectional view of a track lighting system 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.
- the rail lighting system 100 comprises two identical rail half-shells 2, which are each formed on an inner side 20 along a longitudinal extension L with a total of three recesses are.
- a first plug-in receptacle 5a is formed on a first mounting edge 6a of the rail half-shells 2 along the longitudinal extent L (above in 1 ).
- a second plug-in receptacle 5b is formed on a second mounting edge 6b opposite in a transverse extent/transverse direction Q of the rail half-shell 2, the second plug-in receptacle 5b being formed mirror-symmetrically to the first plug-in receptacle 5a.
- a middle socket 8 is formed between the first socket 5a and the second socket 5b.
- the two rail half-shells 2 serve as housing shells or housing halves of a support rail 1 that can be loaded from two sides and can be made, for example, of aluminum or another material with good heat conduction.
- the rail half-shells 2 are formed with a curved outer side 18 which is shaped in accordance with a portion of a cylindrical surface of a circular cylinder. It goes without saying that this specific design of the outside 18 is purely exemplary and that the person skilled in the art can also use rectangular rail half-shells 2 with a flat (not curved) outside 18, for example.
- the first and second plug-in receptacles 5a, 5b serve on the one hand as assembly spaces for the introduction of half-shell connectors 3 for connecting the two rail half-shells 2 to the mounting rail 1, and on the other hand for the attachment of lighting adapters 4 to the mounting rail 1, as will be explained below .
- the central socket 8 serves as a socket for an electrical supply rail 7, which is designed to be pluggable into the central socket 8 and can supply light sources of the attached light adapter 4 with electrical energy and control signals via electrical contacts 14.
- the lamp adapter 4 can have electrical contacting elements 19 , for example spring contacts, which produce the electrical contact 4 with the supply rail 7 .
- the rail half-shells 2 are fixed to one another by one or more half-shell connectors 3 to form the support rail 1 .
- 2 shows a perspective sectional view of such a half-shell connector 3 (cf. also 1 above).
- the respective half-shell connector 3 is placed between the two rail half-shells 2 and inserted into the first plug-in receptacles 5a or second plug-in receptacles 5b.
- the two rail half-shells 2 are arranged facing one another on the inner sides 20, so that the first plug-in receptacles 5a and the second plug-in receptacles 5b are opposite one another.
- the half-shell connector 3 here has a significantly shorter length than the rail half-shells 2 and can thus be selectively inserted along the longitudinal extension L in order to couple the two rail half-shells 2 to one another at different points or longitudinal sections.
- 3 shows an example of a central arrangement of a half-shell connector 3 on a rail half-shell 2.
- the half-shell connector 3 comprises two clamping elements 10a, 10b that can be pushed apart and one or more adjusting elements 11, via which the clamping elements 10a, 10b can be pushed apart in such a way that the half-shell connector 3 can be clamped in the sockets 5a, 5b for mutual fixing of the rail half-shells 2.
- the adjusting element 11 is designed as a screw.
- the clamping elements 10a, 10b can be pushed apart in an adjustment direction V.
- the clamping elements 10a, 10b are drawn together or pressed together again.
- An upper clamping element 10a of the half-shell connector 3 has upper joining arms 12a, which are designed to complement the upper joining areas 17a of the plug-in receptacles 5a, 5b.
- the upper joining arms 12a and the upper joining areas 17a have a stepped shape, which is designed to form a positive clamping connection and can serve as an assembly aid when adjusting the elements.
- a lower clamping element 10b of the half-shell connector 3 has lower joining arms 12b, which are complementary to the lower joining areas 17a of Plug-in receptacles 5a, 5b are formed.
- the lower joining arms 12b and the lower joining areas 17a also form a form-fitting connection after the clamping connection has been formed, with the lower joining areas 17a having an undercut shape, so that in a clamped state a toothing or dovetail connection on one side is formed (cf. 1 above).
- Fixing the two rail half-shells 2 via one or more half-shell connectors 3 defines a first assembly slot 9a between the first assembly edges 6a and a second assembly slot 9b between the second assembly edges 6b along the longitudinal extension L of the rail half-shells 2 .
- an upper mounting slot 9a and an opposite lower mounting slot 9b are formed.
- the mounting slots 9a, 9b can have a slot width B of less than 7.5 mm, for example 6 mm or less.
- the half-shell connector 3 is designed in such a way that, after the two rail half-shells 2 have been connected, it is flush with the respective assembly edges 6a 6b of the rail half-shells 2 .
- the result is a rail arrangement with an approximately circular-cylindrical shape, the cylinder having a mounting slot 9a, 9b in the longitudinal direction on two opposite sides, which is only interrupted at the mounting points of the half-shell connectors 3.
- track lighting system 100 also includes one or more lighting adapters 4, which are designed to be insertable selectively along the longitudinal extension L into the mounting slots 9a, 9b in such a way that the respective lighting adapter 4, when inserted, can be pushed through the respective mounting slot 9a, 9b between the supply rails 7 protrudes and is in electrical contact with the supply rails 7 .
- the lamp adapter 4 can be displaced along the longitudinal extension of the mounting rail 1 (see broad arrows in 3 ).
- the light adapter 4 is equipped with one or more light units 13, eg LED light elements. It goes without saying here that the lamp adapter 4 is designed with corresponding electronic components in order to electrically couple the lamp units 13 to the supply rails 7 so that they can be supplied with electrical energy and with control signals.
- the lamp adapter 4 is designed with a plurality of latching elements 15, via which the lamp adapter 4 can be latched in a plugged-in state in the respective first plug-in receptacles 5a and/or second plug-in receptacles 5b.
- the light adapter 4 can thus be inserted from below into the lower mounting slot 9b and placed between the supply rails 7, with the latching elements 15 snapping into the lower plug-in receptacles 5b, as a result of which the light adapter 4 is held in the mounting rail 1.
- the lighting adapter 4 can be designed in such a way that when it is plugged in it is flush with the respective mounting edges 6a, 6b of the rail half-shells 2, so that only the lighting units 13 protrude from the mounting rail 1. In principle, it is of course also possible for the lamp adapter 4 to still protrude from the respective assembly slot 9a, 9b after assembly. Furthermore, the lamp adapter 4 can be formed with a corresponding insertion width of 7.5 mm or less to fit into the mounting slots 9a, 9b.
- the lamp adapter 4 can have a disassembly device 21, e.g. one or more push buttons, which can be designed to adjust the latching elements 15.
- the dismantling device 21 can be designed to retract the latching elements into the lamp adapter 4 in order to release the latter from the latching and to pull it out of the mounting slot 9a, 9b again and thus to dismantle it from the mounting rail.
- the lamp adapter 4 can, for example, be plugged into the first (upper) mounting slot 9a to generate indirect light and into the second (lower) mounting slot 9b to generate direct light.
- 3 1 shows a track lighting system 100 with two lighting adapters 4, whose lighting units 13 emit light in opposite directions.
- the track lighting system 100 can be mounted with half-shell connectors 3, which are at a certain distance from each other, eg 1 m, in the upper mounting slot 9a are fixed.
- the half-shell connectors 3 can be designed with mounting elements 16 for the suspended mounting of the track lighting system 100, for example mounting openings from which the system 100 can be hung (cf. 3 ).
- One of the lamp adapters 4 can now be introduced into the upper mounting slot 9a and moved there, either between the two half-shell connectors 3 or between one of the half-shell connectors 3 and one end of the mounting rail 1 in the longitudinal direction.
- the other lamp adapter 4 can be adjusted in the lower mounting slot 9b over the entire longitudinal extension L of the mounting rail 1.
- a rail lighting system 100 which offers a high level of flexibility in the arrangement and alignment of light units on a mounting rail 1 and is at the same time easy to install.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Schienenleuchtensystem.The invention relates to a track lighting system.
Schienensysteme für Leuchten bieten die Möglichkeit, Beleuchtungsmittel selektiv zu positionieren und/oder zu auszurichten, z.B. entsprechend zu den besonderen Bedürfnissen eines beleuchteten Raums. Ein derartiges Beleuchtungssystem umfasst typischerweise eine oder mehrere Stromschienen, welche jeweils eine oder mehrere Leuchteinheiten tragen und diese mit elektrischer Energie versorgen. Die Stromschienen dienen somit einerseits der Leistungsverteilung und andererseits als mechanische Montagemittel, um die Leuchten an variablen Positionen, insbesondere kontinuierlich, entlang einer Längenausdehnung der jeweiligen Schiene zu befestigen. Die Schienen können hierzu beispielsweise an einer Decke, einer Wand und/oder einem anderen Träger montiert sein. Die Leuchten selber können hinsichtlich ihrer Beleuchtungsparameter unterschiedlich gestaltet sein, z.B. hinsichtlich Intensität, Richtcharakteristik, Ausstrahlungswinkel, Farbe usw.Track systems for luminaires offer the possibility of selectively positioning and/or aligning illuminants, e.g. according to the special needs of an illuminated space. Such a lighting system typically includes one or more power rails, which each carry one or more lighting units and supply them with electrical energy. The busbars thus serve on the one hand for power distribution and on the other hand as mechanical mounting means in order to fasten the lights at variable positions, in particular continuously, along a longitudinal extension of the respective rail. For this purpose, the rails can be mounted, for example, on a ceiling, a wall and/or another support. The luminaires themselves can be designed differently with regard to their lighting parameters, e.g. with regard to intensity, directivity, beam angle, colour, etc.
Zur Aufnahme bzw. Befestigung der Leuchtmittel umfassen die Schienen derartiger Systeme Montageschlitze, welche typischerweise Breiten von 1 cm oder mehr aufweisen. Zudem weisen Schienenleuchtensysteme in der Regel eine elektrische Versorgungsschiene auf, welche an einem hinteren bzw. inneren Ende von dem jeweiligen Montagschlitz zur Kontaktierung des aufgenommenen Leuchtmittels angebracht ist. Eine Mindestbreite für den jeweiligen Montageschlitz ist hierbei entsprechend groß zu wählen, um notwendige Mindestabstände zwischen den elektrischen Kontakten gewährleisten zu können.The rails of such systems include mounting slots, which typically have widths of 1 cm or more, for receiving or fastening the lighting means. In addition, rail lighting systems generally have an electrical supply rail which is attached to a rear or inner end of the respective mounting slot for contacting the light source accommodated. A minimum width for the respective mounting slot must be chosen to be correspondingly large in order to be able to ensure the necessary minimum distances between the electrical contacts.
Einmal montiert, bieten derartige Schienenleuchtensysteme eine hohe Flexibilität, was das konkrete Arrangement der einzelnen Leuchten angeht. Beispielsweise können die Leuchten entlang der Schiene verschiebbar und/oder relativ zu der Schiene neu ausrichtbar sein. Bei typischen Schienenleuchtensystemen können die an der Schiene befestigten Leuchten des Weiteren je nach Bedarf entfernt, hinzugefügt und/oder ausgetauscht werden.Once installed, such track lighting systems offer a high level of flexibility in terms of the specific arrangement of the individual lights. For example, the lights may be slidable along the rail and/or repositionable relative to the rail. In typical track lighting systems, the track-mounted lights can also be removed, added, and/or replaced as needed.
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Eine der Aufgaben der Erfindung besteht darin, Lösungen für Schienenleuchtensysteme zu finden, welche größere Flexibilität hinsichtlich möglicher Montagepunkte für die einzelnen Leuchten und damit die Abstrahlcharakteristik des Systems bieten.One of the objects of the invention is to find solutions for track lighting systems that offer greater flexibility with regard to possible mounting points for the individual lights and thus the radiation characteristics of the system.
Diese und andere Aufgaben werden durch ein Schienenleuchtensystem mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst.This and other objects are solved by a track lighting system with the features of claim 1.
Gemäß einem ersten Aspekt der Erfindung umfasst ein Schienenleuchtensystem zwei Schienenhalbschalen, welche jeweils an einer Innenseite entlang einer Längserstreckung mit einer ersten Steckaufnahme an einem ersten Montagerand und einer zweiten Steckaufnahme an einem zweiten Montagerand und ferner jeweils mit einer elektrischen Versorgungsschiene zwischen der ersten Steckaufnahme und der zweiten Steckaufnahme entlang der Längserstreckung ausgebildet sind; zumindest einen Halbschalenverbinder für die Verbindung der beiden Schienenhalbschalen zu einer zweiseitig bestückbaren Tragschiene, wobei der Halbschalenverbinder zur Verbindung der beiden hierzu an den Innenseiten einander zugewandten Schienenhalbschalen in die sich dabei gegenüberliegenden ersten Steckaufnahmen oder zweiten Steckaufnahmen selektiv entlang der Längserstreckung einsteckbar ausgebildet ist, wobei durch die Verbindung der beiden Schienenhalbschalen mit dem Halbschalenverbinder ein erster Montageschlitz zwischen den ersten Montagerändern und ein zweiter Montageschlitz zwischen den zweiten Montagerändern entlang der Längserstreckung der Schienenhalbschalen definiert wird; und zumindest einen Leuchtenadapter, welcher selektiv entlang der Längserstreckung in die Montageschlitze derart einsteckbar ausgebildet ist, dass der Leuchtenadapter in einem eingesteckten Zustand durch den jeweiligen Montageschlitz hindurch zwischen die Versorgungsschienen ragt und dabei in elektrischem Kontakt mit den Versorgungsschienen steht.According to a first aspect of the invention, a rail lighting system comprises two rail half-shells, each of which has a first plug-in receptacle on a first mounting edge and a second plug-in receptacle on a second mounting edge on an inner side along a longitudinal extent, and also each has an electrical supply rail between the first plug-in receptacle and the second Socket are formed along the longitudinal extent; at least one half-shell connector for connecting the two rail half-shells to form a mounting rail that can be equipped from both sides, the half-shell connector for connecting the two rail half-shells facing each other on the inside for this purpose being designed to be insertable selectively along the longitudinal extent into the first plug-in receptacles or second plug-in receptacles located opposite one another, with the Connection of the two rail half-shells with the half-shell connector a first mounting slot between the first mounting edges and a second mounting slot is defined between the second mounting edges along the length of the rail halves; and at least one lamp adapter, which is designed to be insertable selectively along the longitudinal extent into the mounting slots in such a way that the lamp adapter when plugged in protrudes through the respective mounting slot between the supply rails and is in electrical contact with the supply rails.
Eine der vorliegenden Erfindung zugrunde liegende Idee besteht darin, eine Tragschiene eines Schienenleuchtensystems aus zwei Profilhälften aufzubauen, die derart verbunden werden, dass Adapter mit Leuchteinheiten von unterschiedlichen Seiten einführbar sind, um damit mit derselben Schiene unterschiedliche Beleuchtungen zu erzeugen. Beispielsweise kann das Schienenleuchtensystem an einer Raumdecke montiert werden, wobei einer der Montagschlitze in Richtung der Decke und der andere Montageschlitz in Bodenrichtung ausgerichtet ist. In dem oberen Montageschlitz installierte Leuchteinheiten können somit für eine indirekte Beleuchtung eingesetzt werden, während Leuchteinheiten in dem unteren Montageschlitz direktes Licht ausstrahlen können.One of the ideas on which the present invention is based is to construct a mounting rail of a rail lighting system from two profile halves which are connected in such a way that adapters with lighting units can be inserted from different sides in order to generate different lighting with the same rail. For example, the track lighting system may be mounted to a ceiling with one of the mounting slots oriented toward the ceiling and the other mounting slot oriented toward the floor. Lighting units installed in the upper mounting slot can thus be used for indirect lighting, while lighting units in the lower mounting slot can emit direct light.
Eine Tragschiene gemäß der Erfindung ist dabei nicht auf bestimmte Querprofile eingeschränkt. Beispielsweise können die Schienenhalbschalen mit einem rechteckigem Querprofil zur Bildung einer rechteckigen Tragschiene ausgebildet sein. Eine Außenseite der Schienenhalbschalen kann in diesem Fall insbesondere flach ausgebildet sein. In einem anderen Beispiel können die Schienenhalbschalen eine gekrümmte Außenseite aufweisen, z.B. entsprechend einem Bereich einer Zylindermantelfläche eines Zylinders mit kreisförmigem Querschnitt. Durch Zusammenstecken zweier halbzylinderförmiger Schienenhalbschalen kann beispielsweise eine Tragschiene geschaffen werden, welche näherungsweise die Außenkontur eines Kreiszylinders aufweist, entlang dessen Mantelfläche auf zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten jeweils in Längsrichtung ein Montageschlitz entlangläuft.A mounting rail according to the invention is not limited to specific cross sections. For example, the rail half-shells can be designed with a rectangular transverse profile to form a rectangular support rail. In this case, an outer side of the rail half-shells can, in particular, be flat. In another example, the rail half-shells can have a curved outer side, for example corresponding to an area of a cylinder surface of a cylinder with a circular cross-section. By plugging together two semi-cylindrical rail half-shells, a mounting rail can be created, for example, which has approximately the outer contour of a circular cylinder, along whose outer surface on two opposite sides a mounting slot runs in the longitudinal direction.
Weiterhin ist die Form der Montagschlitze bzw. die Form der Tragschiene entlang ihrer Längserstreckung nicht beschränkt. So kann die Tragschiene gerade oder gekrümmt in Längsrichtung ausgebildet sein. Weiterhin können mehrere derartiger Tragschienen miteinander kombiniert werden, um ein komplexeres Schienensystem zu schaffen.Furthermore, the shape of the assembly slots or the shape of the support rail is not restricted along its longitudinal extension. Thus, the mounting rail can be straight or curved in the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, several such support rails can be combined with one another in order to create a more complex rail system.
Unabhängig von der konkreten Form der Tragschiene kann der Leuchtenadapter entlang der gesamten Längserstreckung der Tragschiene verschiebbar ausgebildet sein (zumindest insoweit keiner der Halbschalenverbinder auf dieser Seite montiert ist). Beispielsweise können zwei oder mehr Halbschalenverbinder in einem der Montageschlitze installiert sein. Wird nun ein Leuchtenadapter in den anderen Montageschlitz eingebracht, so kann er entlang der gesamten Längsausdehnung der Tragschiene innerhalb dieses Montageschlitzes verschiebbar sein. Bei Einbringung des Leuchtenadapters in den Montageschlitz, in welchem die Halbschalenverbindern montiert sind, kann dieser hingegen jeweils nur zwischen zweien der Halbschalenverbinder bzw. zwischen einem der Halbschalenverbinder und einem Längsende der Tragschiene verschoben werden.Regardless of the specific shape of the mounting rail, the lamp adapter can be designed to be displaceable along the entire length of the mounting rail (at least insofar as none of the half-shell connectors is mounted on this side). For example, two or more half-shell connectors can be installed in one of the mounting slots. If a lamp adapter is now introduced into the other mounting slot, it can be displaced within this mounting slot along the entire longitudinal extension of the mounting rail. When introducing the lamp adapter into the mounting slot in which the half-shell connectors are mounted, it can only be moved between two of the half-shell connectors or between one of the half-shell connectors and one longitudinal end of the mounting rail.
Der Halbschalenverbinder kann nach Installation in den Steckaufnahmen insbesondere in seiner Position fixiert sein. Die Verbindung der beiden Schienenhalbschalen über den Halbschalenverbinder kann insbesondere (wiederholt) lösbar oder unlösbar ausgebildet sein. Der Leuchtenadapter kann nicht nur in die Montageschlitze einführbar und in diesen verschiebbar ausgebildet sein. Weiterhin kann die Befestigung des Leuchtenadapters derart ausgebildet sein, dass der Leuchtenadapter ebenfalls wieder aus den Montageschlitzen herausgezogen werden, d.h. deinstalliert, werden kann.After installation in the sockets, the half-shell connector can be fixed in particular in its position. The connection of the two rail half-shells via the half-shell connector can in particular (repeatedly) be detachable or non-detachable. The lamp adapter can not only be inserted into the mounting slots and designed to be displaceable in them. Furthermore, the fastening of the lamp adapter can be designed in such a way that the lamp adapter can also be pulled out of the mounting slots again, i.e. can be uninstalled.
Die Verbindung der Schienenhalbschalen durch den Halbschalenverbinder kann insbesondere rein mechanisch erfolgen, z.B. über einen Form- und/oder Kraftschluss. Ebenso können alternativ oder zusätzlich weitere Mittel für den Verbindungsschluss eingesetzt werden. Beispielsweise kann der Halbschalenverbinder mit den Schienenhalbschalen in einer stoffschlüssigen Verbindung verklebt werden. In einem weiteren Beispiel kann der Halbschalenverbinder die beiden Schienenhalbschalen magnetisch aneinander koppeln. Dem Fachmann werden sich weitere entsprechende Lösungen unmittelbar auf Basis der vorliegenden Offenbarung und dem Fachwissen erschließen.The rail half-shells can be connected by the half-shell connector in particular purely mechanically, e.g. via a positive and/or non-positive fit. Likewise, alternatively or additionally, further means can be used for the connection closure. For example, the half-shell connector can be glued to the rail half-shells in a material connection. In a further example, the half-shell connector can magnetically couple the two rail half-shells to one another. Further corresponding solutions will immediately become apparent to the person skilled in the art on the basis of the present disclosure and the specialist knowledge.
Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen ergeben sich aus den weiteren Unteransprüchen sowie aus der Beschreibung unter Bezugnahme auf die Figuren.Advantageous refinements and developments result from the further dependent claims and from the description with reference to the figures.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung können die Schienenhalbschalen jeweils symmetrisch entlang einer Quererstreckung ausgebildet sein, welche sich von dem ersten Montagerand zu dem zweiten Montagerand erstreckt.According to a development, the rail half-shells can each be formed symmetrically along a transverse extent that extends from the first mounting edge to the second mounting edge.
Insbesondere kann beispielsweise die erste Steckaufnahme spiegelsymmetrisch zu der zweiten Steckaufnahme in Bezug auf die dazwischenliegende Versorgungsschiene ausgebildet sein. Im Ergebnis kann sich somit eine Tragschiene ergeben, deren Montageschlitze samt der innen liegenden Steckaufnahmen auf beiden Seiten der Tragschiene identisch ausgebildet sind.In particular, for example, the first plug-in receptacle can be designed mirror-symmetrically to the second plug-in receptacle in relation to the supply rail lying in between. As a result, a mounting rail can thus result whose mounting slots together with the internal plug-in receptacles are of identical design on both sides of the mounting rail.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung können die Schienenhalbschalen identisch ausgebildet sein.According to a further development, the rail half-shells can be of identical design.
Auch in dieser Weiterbildung können beide Schienenhalbschalen zudem symmetrisch um die Querachse ausgebildet sein, wodurch sich ein besonders harmonisches und praktisches Tragschienendesign ergibt, bei welchem beide Schienenhalbschalen miteinander austauschbar sind und zudem beide Montageschlitze samt den angrenzenden Steckaufnahmen identisch ausgebildet sind. Das Schienenleuchtensystem ist somit unkompliziert und praktisch in der Montage und Nutzung.In this development, both rail half-shells can also be designed symmetrically around the transverse axis, resulting in a particularly harmonious and practical mounting rail design in which both rail half-shells are interchangeable and both mounting slots and the adjacent plug-in receptacles are identical. The track lighting system is therefore uncomplicated and practical to install and use.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann der Halbschalenverbinder zwei gegeneinander verschiebbare Klemmelemente und ein Verstellelement umfassen, über welches die Klemmelemente derart gegeneinander verschiebbar sind, dass der Halbschalenverbinder in den Steckaufnahmen zur gegenseitigen Fixierung der Schienenhalbschalen festklemmbar ist.According to a development, the half-shell connector can comprise two mutually displaceable clamping elements and an adjusting element, via which the clamping elements can be displaced relative to one another in such a way that the half-shell connector can be clamped in the sockets for mutual fixing of the rail half-shells.
In einem konkreten Beispiel kann das Verstellelement beispielsweise eine oder mehrere Schrauben oder dergleichen aufweisen bzw. als solche ausgebildet sein, wobei die Schraube oder Schrauben die beiden Klemmelemente in verstellbarer Weise miteinander verbinden können. Durch Drehung der einen oder mehreren Schrauben können die beiden Klemmelemente auseinandergedrückt werden, um eine Klemmwirkung des Halbschalenverbinders in einem durch die Steckaufnahmen definierten Montageraum zu erreichen. Entsprechend kann eine umgekehrte Drehung der Schraube(n) die beiden Klemmelemente wieder zusammendrücken, wodurch die Klemmwirkung aufgehoben wird und der Halbschalenverbinder aus dem Montageraum der Steckaufnahmen entfernbar ist.In a specific example, the adjusting element can have one or more screws or the like or be designed as such, with the screw or screws being able to connect the two clamping elements to one another in an adjustable manner. By turning the one or more screws, the two clamping elements can be pushed apart in order to achieve a clamping effect of the half-shell connector in an assembly space defined by the plug-in receptacles. Correspondingly, a reverse rotation of the screw(s) can press the two clamping elements together again, as a result of which the clamping effect is canceled and the half-shell connector can be removed from the installation space of the sockets.
Allgemein gesprochen kann das Verstellelement somit dazu dienen, die beiden Klemmelemente entweder auseinanderzudrücken, um eine Klemmwirkung in einem durch die Steckaufnahmen gebildeten Montageraum zu erzielen, oder diese zusammenzudrücken, um eine Klemmwirkung des Halbschalenverbinders aufzuheben.Generally speaking, the adjusting element can thus serve to either push the two clamping elements apart in order to achieve a clamping effect in an assembly space formed by the plug-in receptacles, or to press them together in order to cancel a clamping effect of the half-shell connector.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann zumindest eines der Klemmelemente Fügearme aufweisen, welche komplementär zu Fügebereichen der Steckaufnahmen ausgebildet sind.According to a further development, at least one of the clamping elements can have joining arms which are designed to complement the joining areas of the plug-in receptacles.
Derart kann insbesondere eine formschlüssige Klemmverbindung zwischen den beiden Schienenhalbschalen geschaffen werden.In this way, in particular, a form-fitting clamping connection can be created between the two rail half-shells.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung können die Fügearme mit den jeweiligen Fügebereichen der Steckaufnahmen in dem festgeklemmten Zustand eine Verzahnung bilden.According to a development, the joining arms can form teeth with the respective joining areas of the plug-in receptacles in the clamped state.
Eine derartige Verzahnung und/oder Hinterschneidung kann dazu dienen, die Klemmverbindung zu unterstützen, indem zumindest eines der Klemmelemente über seine Fügearme in den jeweiligen Fügebereichen der Steckaufnahmen gehalten wird. Beispielsweise können die Fügearme eines oder beider Klemmelemente in dem festgeklemmten Zustand mit den zugehörigen Fügebereichen der Steckaufnahmen jeweils eine (halbseitige) Schwalbenschwanzverbindung bilden. In der Summe kann somit die Verbindung zwischen den Schienenhalbschalen und dem Halbschalenverbinder verbessert werden.Such a toothing and/or undercut can serve to support the clamping connection by holding at least one of the clamping elements via its joining arms in the respective joining areas of the plug-in receptacles. For example, the joining arms of one or both clamping elements in the clamped state can each form a (half-sided) dovetail connection with the associated joining areas of the plug-in receptacles. All in all, the connection between the rail half-shells and the half-shell connector can be improved.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung können die Montageschlitze eine vorgegebene Schlitzbreite von weniger als 7,5 mm aufweisen.According to a development, the mounting slots can have a predetermined slot width of less than 7.5 mm.
In einem konkreten Beispiel können die Montageschlitze etwa 6 mm breit oder schmaler sein. Der Leuchtenadapter kann entsprechend ausgebildet sein, um in eine Öffnung mit 6 mm oder weniger zu passen. Insbesondere kann der Leuchtenadapter somit eine Einsteckbreite von 6 mm oder weniger aufweisen. Es versteht sich, dass der Fachmann andere konkrete Schlitzbreiten nutzen kann, solange die Montageschlitze und damit das Schienenprofil ausreichend schmal bleiben, d.h. schmaler als 7,5 mm. Damit zeichnet sich das Schienenleuchtensystem durch eine besonders schmale Ausgestaltung aus. Dementgegen weisen gewöhnliche Schienenleuchtensysteme praktisch immer deutlich breitere Montageschlitze von 10 mm oder mehr auf.In a specific example, the mounting slots can be about 6 mm wide or narrower. The lamp adapter may be designed to fit a 6mm or less opening. In particular, the lamp adapter can thus have an insertion width of 6 mm or less. It goes without saying that the person skilled in the art can use other specific slot widths as long as the mounting slots and thus the rail profile are sufficiently narrow remain, ie narrower than 7.5 mm. The track lighting system is characterized by a particularly narrow design. In contrast, conventional track lighting systems almost always have significantly wider mounting slots of 10 mm or more.
Zudem weisen Schienenleuchtensysteme in der Regel eine elektrische Versorgungsschiene auf, welche an einem hinteren Ende von dem jeweiligen Montagschlitz für den Leuchtenadapter angebracht ist. Nicht zuletzt weil ein gewisser Mindestabstand zwischen den elektrischen Kontakten erforderlich ist (Sicherheitsstandards, etc.), wird dadurch die Mindestbreite des Montageschlitzes für den Adapter erhöht. Durch Anbringen der Versorgungsschienen an den Seiten des Adapters wie in der vorliegenden Erfindung kann die minimale Schlitzbreite weiter verringert werden.In addition, track lighting systems usually have an electrical supply rail which is attached to a rear end of the respective mounting slot for the lighting adapter. Not least because a certain minimum distance between the electrical contacts is required (safety standards, etc.), this increases the minimum width of the mounting slot for the adapter. By attaching the supply rails to the sides of the adapter as in the present invention, the minimum slot width can be further reduced.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann der Leuchtenadapter Rastelemente aufweisen, über welche der Leuchtenadapter in einem eingesteckten Zustand in den jeweiligen ersten Steckaufnahmen und/oder zweiten Steckaufnahmen einrastbar ist.According to one development, the lamp adapter can have latching elements, via which the lamp adapter can be latched into the respective first plug-in receptacles and/or second plug-in receptacles when it is plugged in.
Beispielsweise können die Rastelemente derart an einer Außenseite des Leuchtenadapters ausgebildet sein, dass die Rastelemente beim Einstecken des Leuchtenadapters in einen der Montageschlitze zunächst von den Montagerändern der Schienenhalbschalen in den Leuchtenadapter hineingedrückt werden und anschließend wieder aus dem Leuchtenadapter in die Steckaufnahmen herausspringen, wodurch der Leuchtenadapter in den Steckaufnahmen einrastet.For example, the latching elements can be designed on an outside of the lamp adapter in such a way that when the lamp adapter is inserted into one of the mounting slots, the latching elements are first pressed into the lamp adapter by the mounting edges of the rail half-shells and then jump out of the lamp adapter into the plug-in receptacles, as a result of which the lamp adapter snaps into place.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann der Leuchtenadapter eine Demontageeinrichtung aufweisen, welche zur Verstellung der Rastelemente ausgebildet ist, um den eingerasteten Leuchtenadapter aus der Tragschiene zu lösen.According to a development, the lamp adapter can have a dismantling device which is designed to adjust the latching elements in order to release the latched lamp adapter from the mounting rail.
Beispielsweise kann der Leuchtenadapter mit einem oder mehreren Druckknöpfen oder dergleichen ausgebildet sein. Die Rastarme können hierbei durch Betätigung der Druckknöpfe verstellt werden, z.B. aus einer ausgefahrenen/ausgeklappten Rastpositionen eingezogen werden, sodass der Leuchtenadapter aus dem Montageschlitz wieder herausgezogen und somit von der Tragschiene demontiert werden kann. Zu diesem Zweck können der oder die Druckknöpfe derart an einer Außenseite des Leuchtenadapters bereitgestellt werden, dass ein Bediener auf diese auch in montiertem, d.h. eingesteckten, Zustand des Leuchtenadapters zugreifen kann.For example, the lamp adapter can be designed with one or more push buttons or the like. The latching arms can be adjusted by pressing the pushbuttons, eg retracted from an extended/unfolded latching position, so that the light adapter can be pulled out of the mounting slot and thus removed from the mounting rail. For this purpose, the push button or buttons can be provided on an outside of the lamp adapter in such a way that an operator this can also be accessed when the light adapter is mounted, ie plugged in.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann der Leuchtenadapter in dem eingesteckten Zustand entlang des jeweiligen Montageschlitzes verschiebbar ausgebildet sein.According to a further development, the lamp adapter can be designed to be displaceable along the respective mounting slot in the plugged-in state.
Beispielsweise kann der Leuchtenadapter ein Gleitelement oder einen Gleitarm aufweisen, entlang dessen der Leuchtenadapter in einer komplementären Aussparung in den jeweiligen Schienenhalbschalen entlanggleiten kann. Dabei kann der Leuchtenadapter von Rastelementen in den Tragschiene gehalten werden.For example, the lamp adapter can have a sliding element or a sliding arm, along which the lamp adapter can slide in a complementary recess in the respective rail half-shells. The luminaire adapter can be held in the mounting rail by latching elements.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann der Leuchtenadapter in dem eingesteckten Zustand bündig mit den jeweiligen Montagerändern der Schienenhalbschalen abschließen.According to a further development, the lamp adapter can be flush with the respective mounting edges of the rail half-shells in the plugged-in state.
Der Leuchtenadapter passt sich somit unauffällig und platzsparend in das Tragschienendesign ein. Beispielsweise kann der Leuchtenadapter hierbei weiterhin zum Halten einer oder mehrerer Leuchteinheiten bzw. Leuchtmittel ausgebildet sein, welche von außerhalb der Montagschlitze in den montieren Leuchtenadapter einsteckbar sein können, sodass lediglich die eigentlichen Leuchtmittel an der Tragschiene sichtbar sind, der Leuchtenadapter hingegen in den Montageschlitzen mehr oder weniger verborgen bleibt.The luminaire adapter thus fits unobtrusively and space-savingly into the mounting rail design. For example, the light adapter can also be designed to hold one or more light units or light sources, which can be inserted into the mounted light adapter from outside the mounting slots, so that only the actual light sources are visible on the mounting rail, while the light adapter is more or less in the mounting slots less hidden.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung können die elektrischen Versorgungsschienen dazu ausgebildet sein, den Leuchtenadapter in dem eingesteckten Zustand mit elektrischer Energie und/oder mit Steuersignalen zu versorgen.According to one development, the electrical supply rails can be designed to supply the lamp adapter with electrical energy and/or with control signals when it is plugged in.
Der Leuchtenadapter kann entsprechende elektronische Komponenten und/oder Bauteile aufweisen, die eine elektrische Versorgung des Leuchtenadapters und der Leuchteinheiten, welche von diesem getragen werden, über die Versorgungsschiene bereitstellen. Beispielsweise kann der Leuchtenadapter eine Leiterplatte in seinem Innern umfassen, die von der Versorgungsschiene mit elektrischer Energie versorgt wird und die Leuchteinheiten steuert. Steuersignale können beispielsweise Signale eines Digital-Addressable-Lighting-Interface (DALI) Systems umfassen. Insbesondere können von dem Leuchtenadapter getragene Leuchtmittel gesteuert werden, z.B. hinsichtlich einer Farbe, einer Abstrahlcharakteristik, einer Helligkeit, einem Leuchtmodus usw.The lamp adapter can have corresponding electronic components and/or components that provide an electrical supply for the lamp adapter and the lamp units carried by it via the supply rail. For example, the lamp adapter can include a printed circuit board in its interior, which is supplied with electrical energy from the supply rail and controls the lamp units. Control signals can include signals from a digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) system, for example. In particular, carried by the lamp adapter Lamps are controlled, e.g. with regard to a color, a radiation characteristic, a brightness, a lighting mode, etc.
Der Leuchtenadapter kann ein oder mehrere elektrische Kontaktierungselemente aufweisen, welche in dem eingesteckten Zustand des Leuchtenadapters einen elektrischen Kontakt zwischen dem Leuchtenadapter und der Versorgungsschiene herstellen. Beispielsweise können Federkontakte und/oder Abnehmer an einer Außenseite des Leuchtenadapters vorgesehen sein, über welche elektronische Komponenten im Innern des Leuchtenadapters (z.B. eine Leiterplatte) mit der Versorgungsschiene elektrisch verbunden werden können.The lamp adapter can have one or more electrical contacting elements which, when the lamp adapter is plugged in, establish an electrical contact between the lamp adapter and the supply rail. For example, spring contacts and/or collectors can be provided on an outside of the light adapter, via which electronic components inside the light adapter (e.g. a printed circuit board) can be electrically connected to the supply rail.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung können die elektrischen Versorgungsschienen jeweils in einer mittleren Steckaufnahme der jeweiligen Schienenhalbschale zwischen der ersten Steckaufnahme und der zweiten Steckaufnahme eingesteckt sein.According to one development, the electrical supply rails can each be plugged into a central plug-in socket of the respective rail half-shell between the first plug-in socket and the second plug-in socket.
Die Innenseite der Schienenhalbschale weist somit insgesamt zumindest drei Aussparungen auf: die erste Steckaufnahme (zur Aufnahme eines oder mehrerer Halbschalenverbinder und/oder eines oder mehrerer Leuchtenadapter), die mittlere Steckaufnahme (zur Aufnahme der Versorgungsschiene) und die zweite Steckaufnahme (wiederum zur Aufnahme eines oder mehrerer Halbschalenverbinder und/oder eines oder mehrerer Leuchtenadapter).The inside of the rail half-shell thus has at least three recesses: the first plug-in receptacle (to accommodate one or more half-shell connectors and/or one or more light adapters), the middle plug-in receptacle (to accommodate the supply rail) and the second plug-in receptacle (again to accommodate one or several half-shell connectors and/or one or more lamp adapters).
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung können die Schienenhalbschalen aus einem Metallmaterial und/oder einem Kunststoff gefertigt sein.According to a development, the rail half-shells can be made of a metal material and/or a plastic.
Beispielsweise können Schienenhalbschalen im Wesentlichen aus Metall, einer Metalllegierung und/oder einer metallischen Materialkombination gefertigt sein, z.B. Aluminium oder einer Aluminiumlegierung. In diesem Fall kann entstehende Wärme direkt über die Schienenhalbschalen abgeleitet werden. Alternativ oder zusätzlich können die Schienenhalbschalen ebenso ein Kunststoffmaterial aufweisen oder aus diesem gefertigt sein.For example, rail half-shells can essentially be made of metal, a metal alloy and/or a combination of metal materials, e.g. aluminum or an aluminum alloy. In this case, the heat generated can be dissipated directly via the rail half-shells. Alternatively or additionally, the rail half-shells can also have a plastic material or be made from this.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann der Leuchtenadapter zumindest eine Leuchteinheit zur Erzeugung von Licht tragen.According to a development, the lamp adapter can carry at least one lighting unit for generating light.
Beispielsweise kann der Leuchtenadapter mit einer oder mehreren Aufnahmen ausgebildet sein, in die einzelne Leuchteinheiten bzw. Leuchten einsteckbar sein können, z.B. ein LED-Strahler oder ein anderes Leuchtmittel. Die Leuchteinheit kann hierbei über den Leuchtenadapter elektrisch an die Versorgungsschiene angebunden sein.For example, the light adapter can be designed with one or more receptacles into which individual light units or lights can be inserted can, for example, an LED spotlight or another light source. In this case, the lighting unit can be electrically connected to the supply rail via the lighting adapter.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann der Halbschalenverbinder nach Verbindung der beiden Schienenhalbschalen bündig mit den jeweiligen Montagerändern der Schienenhalbschalen abschließen.According to a further development, the half-shell connector can terminate flush with the respective assembly edges of the half-rail shells after the two half-rail shells have been connected.
Ebenso wie der Leuchtenadapter kann somit auch der Halbschalenverbinder dezent in die Tragschiene eingebettet werden, um ein ansprechendes Design und kompaktes Design zu erreichen.Like the light adapter, the half-shell connector can also be discreetly embedded in the mounting rail in order to achieve an attractive and compact design.
Gemäß einer Weiterbildung kann das Schienenleuchtensystem mindestens zwei Halbschalenverbinder umfassen, welche jeweils mit einem Montageelement zur abgehängten Montage des Schienenleuchtensystems ausgebildet sind.According to one development, the track lighting system can include at least two half-shell connectors, each of which is designed with a mounting element for suspended mounting of the track lighting system.
Beispielsweise können die Halbschalenverbinder räumlich versetzt zueinander entlang der Längserstreckung der Tragschiene an dieser montiert werden und derart einerseits als Verbindungspunkte bzw. -abschnitte der beiden Schienenhalbschalen dienen und andererseits als Montagebereiche für eine Aufhängung des Schienenleuchtensystems dienen. In einem konkreten Beispiel können zwei oder mehr Halbschalenverbinder mit einem relativen Abstand von jeweils etwa 1 m montiert werden. Hierbei kann der relative Abstand sowie die Gesamtanzahl der Halbschalenverbinder entsprechend gewählt werden, um eine ausreichende mechanische Stabilität der montierten Tragschiene zu gewährleisten.For example, the half-shell connectors can be mounted spatially offset from one another along the longitudinal extent of the mounting rail and thus serve as connection points or sections of the two rail half-shells on the one hand and serve as mounting areas for suspension of the rail lighting system on the other. In a concrete example, two or more half-shell connectors can be mounted with a relative distance of about 1 m each. In this case, the relative distance and the total number of half-shell connectors can be selected accordingly in order to ensure sufficient mechanical stability of the mounted mounting rail.
In einem konkreten Beispiel kann der bzw. können die Halbschalenverbinder eine oder mehrere Öffnungen für die Abhängung der Tragschiene aufweisen.In a specific example, the half-shell connector or connectors can have one or more openings for the suspension of the mounting rail.
Die obigen Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen lassen sich, sofern sinnvoll, beliebig miteinander kombinieren. Weitere mögliche Ausgestaltungen, Weiterbildungen und Implementierungen der Erfindung umfassen auch nicht explizit genannte Kombinationen von zuvor oder im Folgenden bezüglich der Ausführungsbeispiele beschriebenen Merkmale der Erfindung. Insbesondere wird dabei der Fachmann auch Einzelaspekte als Verbesserungen oder Ergänzungen zu der jeweiligen Grundform der vorliegenden Erfindung hinzufügen.The above configurations and developments can be combined with one another as desired, insofar as this makes sense. Further possible configurations, developments and implementations of the invention also include combinations of features of the invention described above or below with regard to the exemplary embodiments that are not explicitly mentioned. In particular, the person skilled in the art will also add individual aspects as improvements or additions to the respective basic form of the present invention.
Die vorliegende Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der in den schematischen Figuren angegebenen Ausführungsbeispiele näher erläutert. Es zeigen dabei:
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3 Figure 12 shows a perspective side view of components of the track lighting system1 .
Die beiliegenden Figuren sollen ein weiteres Verständnis der Ausführungsformen der Erfindung vermitteln. Sie veranschaulichen Ausführungsformen und dienen im Zusammenhang mit der Beschreibung der Erklärung von Prinzipien und Konzepten der Erfindung. Andere Ausführungsformen und viele der genannten Vorteile ergeben sich im Hinblick auf die Zeichnungen. Die Elemente der Zeichnungen sind nicht notwendigerweise maßstabsgetreu zueinander gezeigt. Richtungsangebende Terminologie wie etwa "oben", "unten", "links", "rechts", "über", "unter", "horizontal", "vertikal", "vorne", "hinten" und ähnliche Angaben werden lediglich zu erläuternden Zwecken verwendet und dienen nicht der Beschränkung der Allgemeinheit auf spezifische Ausgestaltungen wie in den Figuren gezeigt.The accompanying figures are intended to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the invention. They illustrate embodiments and, together with the description, serve to explain principles and concepts of the invention. Other embodiments and many of the foregoing advantages will become apparent by reference to the drawings. The elements of the drawings are not necessarily shown to scale with respect to one another. Directional terminology such as "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "above", "below", "horizontal", "vertical", "front", "back" and the like are used for descriptive purposes only purposes and are not intended to limit the generality to specific configurations as shown in the figures.
In den Figuren der Zeichnung sind gleiche, funktionsgleiche und gleich wirkende Elemente, Merkmale und Komponenten - sofern nichts anderes ausgeführt ist - jeweils mit denselben Bezugszeichen versehen.In the figures of the drawing, elements, features and components that are the same, have the same function and have the same effect--unless stated otherwise--are each provided with the same reference symbols.
Das Schienenleuchtensystem 100 umfasst in dieser beispielhaften Ausführung zwei zwei identische Schienenhalbschalen 2, welche jeweils an einer Innenseite 20 entlang einer Längserstreckung L mit insgesamt drei Aussparungen ausgebildet sind. Eine erste Steckaufnahme 5a ist jeweils an einem ersten Montagerand 6a der Schienenhalbschalen 2 entlang der Längserstreckung L ausgebildet (oben in
Die beiden Schienenhalbschalen 2 dienen als Gehäuseschalen bzw. Gehäusehälften einer zweiseitig bestückbaren Tragschiene 1 und können beispielsweise aus Aluminium oder einem anderen Material mit guter Wärmeleitung ausgebildet sein. In der beispielhaften Ausführung der
In dem Schienenleuchtensystem 100 dienen die ersten und zweiten Steckaufnahmen 5a, 5b einerseits als Montageräume für die Einbringung von Halbschalenverbindern 3 zur Verbindung der beiden Schienenhalbschalen 2 zu der Tragschiene 1, andererseits für die Befestigung von Leuchtenadaptern 4 an der Tragschiene 1, wie im Folgenden erläutert wird.In the
Die mittlere Steckaufnahme 8 hingegen dient als Aufnahme für eine elektrische Versorgungsschiene 7, welche in die mittlere Steckaufnahme 8 einsteckbar ausgebildet ist und Leuchtmittel der befestigten Leuchtenadapter 4 mit elektrischer Energie und Steuersignalen über elektrischen Kontakte 14 versorgen kann. Zu diesem Zweck können die Leuchtenadapter 4 elektrische Kontaktierungselemente 19 aufweisen, z.B. Federkontakte, die den elektrischen Kontakt 4 mit der Versorgungsschiene 7 herstellen.The
Wie bereits erwähnt werden die Schienenhalbschalen 2 von einem oder mehreren Halbschalenverbindern 3 miteinander zur Bildung der Tragschiene 1 fixiert.
Der Halbschalenverbinder 3 umfasst in diesem Beispiel zwei auseinanderdrückbare Klemmelemente 10a, 10b und ein oder mehrere Verstellelemente 11, über welche die Klemmelemente 10a, 10b derart auseinanderdrückbar sind, dass der Halbschalenverbinder 3 in den Steckaufnahmen 5a, 5b zur gegenseitigen Fixierung der Schienenhalbschalen 2 festklemmbar ist.In this example, the half-
Zu diesem Zweck ist das Verstellelement 11 als Schraube ausgebildet. Durch Verdrehen der Schraube in eine erste Drehrichtung können die Klemmelemente 10a, 10b in eine Verstellrichtung V auseinandergedrückt werden. Durch entsprechende Drehung in eine zweite Drehrichtung entgegen der ersten Drehrichtung werden die Klemmelemente 10a, 10b wieder zusammengezogen bzw. zusammengedrückt.For this purpose, the adjusting
Ein oberes Klemmelement 10a des Halbschalenverbinders 3 weist obere Fügearme 12a auf, welche komplementär zu oberen Fügebereichen 17a der Steckaufnahmen 5a, 5b ausgebildet sind. Die oberen Fügearme 12a und die oberen Fügebereiche 17a weisen eine abgestufte Form auf, welche zur Bildung einer formschlüssigen Klemmverbindung ausgebildet ist und bei der Justierung der Elemente als Montagehilfe dienen kann.An
Ein unteres Klemmelement 10b des Halbschalenverbinders 3 weist untere Fügearme 12b auf, welche komplementär zu unteren Fügebereichen 17a der Steckaufnahmen 5a, 5b ausgebildet sind. Die unteren Fügearme 12b und die unteren Fügebereiche 17a bilden ebenfalls eine formschlüssige Verbindung nach Ausbildung der Klemmverbindung, wobei die unteren Fügebereiche 17a eine hinterschnittige Form aufweisen, sodass in einem festgeklemmten Zustand eine Verzahnung bzw. halbseitige Schwalbenschwanzverbindung gebildet wird (vgl.
Durch Fixierung der beiden Schienenhalbschalen 2 über einen oder mehrere der Halbschalenverbinder 3 wird ein erster Montageschlitz 9a zwischen den ersten Montagerändern 6a und ein zweiter Montageschlitz 9b zwischen den zweiten Montagerändern 6b entlang der Längserstreckung L der Schienenhalbschalen 2 definiert. In
Um ein möglichst schmales Schienenprofil zu schaffen, können die Montageschlitze 9a, 9b eine Schlitzbreite B von weniger als 7,5 mm aufweisen, z.B. 6 mm oder weniger.In order to create as narrow a rail profile as possible, the mounting
Der Halbschalenverbinder 3 ist derart ausgebildet, dass er nach Verbindung der beiden Schienenhalbschalen 2 bündig mit den jeweiligen Montagerändern 6a 6b der Schienenhalbschalen 2 abschließt. Es ergibt sich nach der Montage der Tragschiene 1 somit eine Schienenanordnung mit näherungsweise kreiszylinderförmiger Gestalt, wobei der Zylinder auf zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten jeweils einen Montageschlitz 9a, 9b in Längsrichtung aufweist, der lediglich an den Montagestellen der Halbschalenverbinder 3 unterbrochen ist.The half-
Wie
Zur Befestigung an der Tragschiene 1 ist der Leuchtenadapter 4 mit mehreren Rastelementen 15 ausgebildet, über welche der Leuchtenadapter 4 in einem eingesteckten Zustand in den jeweiligen ersten Steckaufnahmen 5a und/oder zweiten Steckaufnahmen 5b einrastbar ist. In dem Beispiel der
Zur Demontage kann der Leuchtenadapter 4 eine Demontageeinrichtung 21 aufweisen, z.B. einen oder mehrere Druckknöpfe, die zur Verstellung der Rastelemente 15 ausgebildet sein kann. Beispielsweise kann die Demontageeinrichtung 21 dazu ausgebildet sein, die Rastelemente in den Leuchtenadapter 4 einzufahren, um diesen aus der Verrastung zu lösen und wieder aus dem Montageschlitz 9a, 9b herauszuziehen und somit von der Tragschiene zu demontieren.For disassembly, the
Der Leuchtenadapter 4 kann beispielsweise in den ersten (oberen) Montageschlitz 9a zur Erzeugung von indirektem Licht und in den zweiten (unteren) Montageschlitz 9b zur Erzeugung von direktem Licht einsteckbar sein.
Einer der Leuchtenadapter 4 kann nun in den oberen Montageschlitz 9a eingebracht und dort verschoben werden, entweder zwischen den beiden Halbschalenverbindern 3 oder zwischen einem der Halbschalenverbinder 3 und einem Ende der Tragschiene 1 in Längsrichtung. Der andere Leuchtenadapter 4 kann in dem unteren Montageschlitz 9b über die gesamte Längserstreckung L der Tragschiene 1 verstellt werden.One of the
Im Ergebnis wird somit ein Schienenleuchtensystem 100 geschaffen, welches eine hohe Flexibilität in der Anordnung und Ausrichtung von Lichteinheiten an einer Tragschiene 1 bietet und gleichzeitig einfach zu montieren ist.As a result, a
In der vorangegangenen detaillierten Beschreibung sind verschiedene Merkmale zur Verbesserung der Stringenz der Darstellung in einem oder mehreren Beispielen zusammengefasst worden. Es sollte dabei jedoch klar sein, dass die obige Beschreibung lediglich illustrativer, keinesfalls jedoch beschränkender Natur ist. Sie dient der Abdeckung aller Alternativen, Modifikationen und Äquivalente der verschiedenen Merkmale und Ausführungsbeispiele. Viele andere Beispiele werden dem Fachmann aufgrund seiner fachlichen Kenntnisse in Anbetracht der obigen Beschreibung sofort und unmittelbar klar sein.In the foregoing Detailed Description, various features have been grouped together in one or more examples to improve the rigor of presentation. However, it should be understood that the above description is merely illustrative and in no way restrictive. It is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents of the various features and embodiments. Many other examples will be immediately and immediately apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the above description.
Die Ausführungsbeispiele wurden ausgewählt und beschrieben, um die der Erfindung zugrundeliegenden Prinzipien und ihre Anwendungsmöglichkeiten in der Praxis bestmöglich darstellen zu können. Dadurch können Fachleute die Erfindung und ihre verschiedenen Ausführungsbeispiele in Bezug auf den beabsichtigten Einsatzzweck optimal modifizieren und nutzen. In den Ansprüchen sowie der Beschreibung werden die Begriffe "beinhaltend" und "aufweisend" als neutralsprachliche Begrifflichkeiten für die entsprechenden Begriffe "umfassend" verwendet. Weiterhin soll eine Verwendung der Begriffe "ein", "einer" und "eine" eine Mehrzahl derartig beschriebener Merkmale und Komponenten nicht grundsätzlich ausschließen.The exemplary embodiments were selected and described in order to be able to present the principles on which the invention is based and its possible applications in practice in the best possible way. This enables those skilled in the art to optimally modify and use the invention and its various exemplary embodiments in relation to the intended application. In the claims and the description, the terms "including" and "having" are used as neutral terms for the corresponding terms "comprising". Furthermore, the use of the terms "a", "an" and "an" should not fundamentally exclude a plurality of features and components described in this way.
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- Tragschienemounting rail
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- Schienenhalbschalerail half shell
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- Halbschalenverbinderhalf-shell connector
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- Leuchtenadapterlight adapter
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- elektrische Versorgungsschieneelectrical supply rail
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- Track lighting system (100), mit:two track half-shells (2) which, on an inner side (20) along a longitudinal extension (L), are formed with a first socket (5a) on a first mounting edge (6a) and a second socket (5b) on a second mounting edge (6b) and furthermore are each formed with an electrical supply track (7) between the first socket (5a) and the second socket (5b) along the longitudinal extension (L);at least one half-shell connector (3) to connect the two track half-shells (2) to form a mounting track (1) which can be loaded from both sides, wherein the half-shell connector (3) to connect the two track half-shells (2) facing each other on the inside (20) to the first socket (5a) or second socket (5b) located opposite each other is formed so that it can be equipped selectively along the longitudinal extension (L), wherein the connection of the two track half-shells (2) with the half-shell connector (3) creates a first mounting slot (9a) between the first mounting edges (6a) and a second mounting slot (9b) between the second mounting edges (6b) along the longitudinal extension (L) of the track half-shells (2); andat least one light adapter (4), which is formed so that it can be inserted selectively along the longitudinal extension (L) into the mounting slots (9a, 9b) in such a way that the light adapter (4) protrudes through the respective mounting slot (9a, 9b) between the supply tracks (7) when it is plugged in and is in electrical contact with the supply tracks (7).
- Track lighting system (100) according to Claim 1, wherein the track half-shells (2) are each formed symmetrically along a transverse extension (Q) which extends from the first mounting edge (6a) to the second mounting edge (6b).
- Track lighting system (100) according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the track half-shells (2) are formed identically.
- Track lighting system (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the half-shell connector (3) comprises two clamping elements (10a, 10b) which can be moved relative to each other and an adjusting element (11) which can be used to move the clamping elements (10a, 10b) relative to each other in such a way that the half-shell connector (3) can be clamped into the sockets (5a, 5b) to mutually fix the track half-shells (2).
- Track lighting system (100) according to Claim 4, wherein at least one of the clamping elements (10a, 10b) has joining arms (12a, 12b) which are formed to complement joining areas (17a, 17b) of the sockets (5a, 5b).
- Track lighting system (100) according to Claim 5, in which the joining arm (12b) interlocks with the respective joining area (17b) of the sockets (5a, 5b) in the clamped state.
- Track lighting system (100) according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, wherein the mounting slots (9a, 9b) have a predetermined slot width (B) of less than 7.5 mm.
- Track lighting system (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 7, wherein the light adapter (4) has latching elements (15) which can be used to snap the lighting adapter (4) in a plugged-in state into the respective first socket (5a) and/or second socket (5b).
- Track lighting system (100) according to Claim 8, wherein the light adapter (4) has a dismantling device (21) which is formed to adjust the latching elements (15) in order to release the latched light adapter (4) from the mounting track (1).
- Track lighting system (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 9, wherein the light adapter (4) is formed to be moveable along the respective mounting slot (9a, 9b) in the plugged-in state.
- Track lighting system (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 10, wherein the light adapter (4) in the plugged-in state is flush with the respective mounting edges (6a 6b) of the track half-shells (2).
- Track lighting system (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 11, wherein the electrical supply tracks (7) are formed to supply the light adapter (4) with electrical energy and/or control signals when it is plugged in.
- Track lighting system (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 12, wherein the electrical supply tracks (7) are each plugged into a central socket (8) of the respective rail half-shell (2) between the first socket (5a) and the second socket (5b).
- Track lighting system (100) according to any one of Claims 1 to 13, wherein the track half-shells (2) are made of a metal material and/or a plastic.
- Track lighting system (100) according to any one of Claims 1 to 14, wherein the light adapter (4) carries at least one lighting unit (13) for the generation of light.
- Track lighting system (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 15, wherein the half-shell connector (3) is flush with the respective mounting edges (6a, 6b) of the track half-shells (2) when the two track half-shells (2) are connected.
- Track lighting system (100) according to any one of Claims 1 to 16, wherein the track lighting system (100) is formed with at least two half-shell connectors (3), each with a mounting element (16) for suspended mounting of the track lighting system (100).
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