EP4063729A1 - Cover for a light - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cover (1) for a lamp (6). The cover (1) is at least partially translucent and comprises a holder (4) which is arranged on a first surface (1a) of the cover (1). The cover (1) can be connected to a housing (6a) of the lamp (6) in such a way that light emitted by a light source (6b) of the lamp (6) arranged inside the housing (6a) is emitted through the cover (1) to the outside of the housing (6), and the first surface (1a) faces the inside of the housing (6a) when the cover (1) is connected to the housing (6). The mount (4) is set up to hold a camera module (5) in such a way that the camera module (5) exposes an area surrounding a second surface (1b) of the cover (1) through a transparent camera area (2) of the cover (1). ) faces detected. The invention also relates to a lamp comprising such a cover.

Description

The present invention relates to a cover for a lamp and a lamp comprising such a cover.

In indoor areas (e.g. rooms of a building) or outdoor areas (e.g. an outdoor area of a building or an outdoor parking lot) it is often necessary to install surveillance cameras for security reasons. In order to ensure sufficient lighting at the place of installation of a surveillance camera, which is necessary for detection by the camera, the surveillance camera can be installed near a lamp. The light emitted by the lamp allows sufficient illumination for detection by the camera.

The disadvantage of such an installation is that the camera is visible to a person, which can make the person uncomfortable due to an invasion of their privacy. Furthermore, installing a camera as a self-contained unit on a wall of a room or a facade of a building can spoil the visual impression of the room or the facade. Furthermore, it can be advantageous for security reasons if a camera is not visible to a person. The person then has no reason to manipulate or damage the camera, since the person is not aware of its existence.

Alternatively, the camera can have its own light source. This has the advantage that the camera can be installed more flexibly in one area and does not have to be installed close to a light source (e.g. a lamp) of the room in order to have sufficient light for a detection. The above disadvantages of the visibility of the camera remain despite its own light source. Furthermore, there is a disadvantage that the cost of the camera and the size of the camera increase due to the light source.

In the light of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a device that allows a camera to be installed indoors or outdoors, with sufficient lighting for detection, without the above disadvantages.

These and other objects that may be mentioned or recognized by those skilled in the art upon reading the following description are provided by the subject matter of the independent claims resolved. The dependent claims develop the central idea of the present invention in a particularly advantageous manner.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a cover for a lamp is provided. The cover is at least partially translucent. Optionally, the cover is at least partially translucent and/or at least partially transparent. The cover includes a bracket disposed on a first surface of the cover. The cover is connectable to a housing of the lamp such that light emitted from a light source of the lamp arranged inside the housing is emitted through the cover to the outside of the housing and the first surface faces the interior of the housing when the cover is connected to the housing is. The holder of the cover is set up to hold a camera module in such a way that the camera module detects an environment, which a second surface of the cover faces, through a transparent camera area of the cover. Optionally, the camera area of the cover is translucent or transparent.

In other words, the present invention proposes using a cover for a lamp for installing a camera module inside the housing of the lamp. To this end, the cover comprises a holder for holding or attaching the camera module to the first surface of the cover, the first surface being arranged inside the housing of the lamp when the cover is connected to the housing. Consequently, when held by the bracket, the camera module is located within the housing of the lamp when the cover is connected to the housing. The camera area of the cover allows the camera module to detect the environment that the second surface of the cover faces when the camera module is held by the bracket. Consequently, when the cover is connected to the housing and the camera module is held by the bracket, the camera area of the cover allows detection of the surroundings of the housing of the lamp by the camera module arranged inside the housing.

The present invention thus proposes integrating a camera module by means of the cover according to the invention within a housing of a light, with the camera module being set up by the camera area of the cover to, starting from the interior of the housing, detect an area surrounding the light outside the housing if the Camera module is integrated by means of the cover according to the invention within the housing of the lamp in the lamp.

The proposed integration of the camera module by means of the cover in the housing of the light has the advantage that a component already provided for the light, namely the cover, can be used for this integration. Consequently, no additional components have to be provided on the lamp or on the lamp housing for arranging the camera module within the lamp housing. As a result, costs are saved and the dimensions of the lamp, in particular the lamp housing, are not changed.

Furthermore, because of the cover according to the invention, lights that have space for a camera module inside their housing can be retrofitted with a camera module without adapting the light and consequently inexpensively. For this, the existing cover of the lamp must be replaced with the cover according to the invention.

Furthermore, integration of the camera module by means of the cover according to the invention in the housing of the lamp has the advantage that the camera module is no longer visible to people due to the arrangement inside the housing. A person would only see the lamp, in particular the housing of the lamp. Consequently, the disadvantages described above with regard to a visible installation of a camera as a self-contained unit in an area would be eliminated by the cover according to the invention. Because, as already explained above, the cover according to the invention allows the camera module to be arranged inside the housing of the lamp and thus hidden by the housing from the eyes of a person who would only see the lamp or the lamp housing. A person only associates a lighting function and not the function of a camera module, such as a surveillance camera, with a lamp housing or a lamp. Consequently, the person would not feel uncomfortable due to an invasion of privacy that may be present with a surveillance camera. An optical disturbance caused by the camera module, which is no longer perceived as a separate unit due to its arrangement within the light housing, is remedied by the cover according to the invention, since the cover enables the camera module to be arranged or integrated within the light housing.

Furthermore, the arrangement of the camera module by means of the cover according to the invention in the lamp housing ensures that there is sufficient light for detection by the camera module. Namely, this can be provided by the light source of the luminaire. As a result, the camera module does not need its own lighting device. In addition, the integration of the camera module improves by means of the cover according to the invention in the lamp housing protection of the camera module from environmental influences, such as water, dust and / or vandalism, which is provided by the lamp housing.

Another advantage is that the camera image is better illuminated when integrated into a lamp compared to a camera with an integrated (smaller) light source.

An at least partially translucent cover means that at least part of the cover or the entire cover is translucent. Thus, a partially translucent cover may include at least one opaque region and one or more translucent regions through which light may pass from the first surface of the cover to the second surface of the cover. One such translucent area of the cover is the camera area of the cover. Specifically, the cover includes a translucent light emitting portion formed such that light emitted by the light source of the lamp is emitted through the light emitting portion of the cover to the outside of the lamp body when the cover is connected to the body. The light emission area of the cover is therefore understood to mean the area of the cover through which the light emitted by the light source is emitted to the outside of the housing when the cover is connected to the housing. The above applies correspondingly when the cover is at least partially translucent and/or at least partially transparent. A translucent area is translucent but not transparent (i.e. opaque). An area made of frosted glass is an example of a translucent area. A transparent area is both translucent and transparent.

The phrases "radiate light" and "emit light" can be used interchangeably with the phrase "emit light".

The holder of the cover is preferably arranged outside the light emission area of the cover for the light source of the lamp on the first surface of the cover. In particular, the holder of the cover can be arranged on the first surface of the cover in such a way that light emitted by the light source of the luminaire is not prevented from passing through the holder or, if the camera module is held by the holder, by the holder and the camera module the cover to get outside the housing of the lamp when the cover is connected to the housing. That is, the bracket can be arranged on the first surface of the cover such that Light emitted by the light source of the lamp is not shielded by the bracket or, when the camera module is held by the bracket, by the bracket and the camera module when the cover is connected to the housing.

In other words, the cover is adapted to be connected to the housing of the lamp such that when the cover is connected to the housing, light emitted by the light source of the lamp arranged inside the housing is emitted through the cover to the outside of the housing , and the first surface faces the interior of the housing when the cover is connected to the housing.

Preferably, the first surface is a flat surface. Optionally, the first surface can be substantially planar. The second surface can be a flat surface or a substantially flat surface. The first surface and/or the second surface can each be a smooth surface or a substantially smooth surface.

The cover can be a plate or a disk. The cover, in particular the first and/or second surface of the cover, can optionally be rectangular. The shape of the cover, in particular of the first surface and optionally the second surface, can be adapted to a shape of an opening in the housing through which light is emitted from the light source of the lamp to the outside of the housing. The opening of the housing is an opening into the interior of the housing.

The cover may be connectable to the housing such that when the cover is connected to the housing, the support of the cover located on the first surface of the cover is located within the opening of the housing inside the housing.

The cover can be configured to close, optionally seal, the opening of the housing when the cover is connected to the housing. In other words, the cover can be configured to be connected to the housing at the opening of the housing in order to close, optionally seal, the opening of the housing when the cover is connected to the housing.

The cover can be made of plastic. The cover support may be integral with the cover or a separate device connected to the first surface of the cover. This connection can be material, positive and/or non-positive.

The first surface of the cover may correspond to a surface facing the inside of the housing (inner surface or inside) of the cover and the second surface of the cover may correspond to a surface facing outside of the housing (outside surface or outside) when the cover is connected to the housing connected to the lamp.

The cover can be set up to close, optionally seal, an opening, in particular a light emission opening, or a light emission surface of the housing, when the cover is connected to the housing. The housing of the lamp can be set up in particular to protect the interior of the housing against environmental influences such as water, dust and/or vandalism. The housing of the lamp can be set up to protect the interior of the housing against environmental influences according to the IP protection classes, optionally according to the IP protection class IP65. The abbreviation can stand for "International Protection" or "Ingress Protection". These protection classes are specified in the standard "DIN EN 60529: Degrees of protection provided by housing". The cover can be set up to close the housing of the lamp in such a way that the interior of the housing is protected against environmental influences such as water, dust and/or vandalism when the cover is connected to the housing. In other words, the cover can be set up to seal off the interior of the housing of the lamp from environmental influences when the cover is connected to the housing.

In a simple embodiment, the camera module includes at least one image sensor (can also be referred to as a camera sensor) and a housing in which the at least one image sensor is arranged. The housing is preferably a plastic housing. The at least one image sensor arranged in the housing is set up to detect an environment outside of the housing, in particular to take pictures of this environment. The terms "capture" and "detect" and consequently the terms "sensing area" and "detection area" can be used interchangeably. A detection of the camera module means, in particular, the acquisition of images by the camera, in particular the at least one image sensor of the camera, in the form of image data.

The camera module, in particular the housing of the camera module, optionally does not include any optics. Alternatively, the camera module, in particular the housing of the camera module, can include optics, through which the at least one image sensor is set up to detect the environment outside of the housing. In particular, a detection range of the at least one image sensor and consequently of the camera module can be adjusted by means of the optics will. Such optics can also be referred to as the primary optics of the camera module. The optics can correspond to a lens.

The camera module may include an image sensor configured to detect visible light and/or an image sensor configured to detect infrared radiation. In other words, the camera module can be set up for visible light and/or infrared radiation. In particular, the camera module can include a thermal imaging camera or an infrared camera or correspond to one. If the camera area of the cover is translucent, an infrared camera module can be arranged on the camera area, since the camera area does not have to be transparent for detection of the infrared camera module.

The at least one image sensor can be at least one CCD sensor (“Charged Coupled Device” sensor), for example. Any known image sensor can be used for the camera module. The camera module can correspond to any known camera module type. This means that the present invention is not limited to a specific camera module type or camera type.

The lamp can be designed in any known way or correspond to any known lamp. This means that the present invention is not limited to a specific type of lamp. The lamp may be an indoor lamp (indoor lamp or lamp for an indoor use) such as a pendant lamp, wall lamp, ceiling lamp, floor lamp, etc., or an outdoor lamp (outdoor lamp or lamp for an outdoor use) such as a street light, parking lot light, garden light, etc. In particular, an electrical supply and control of the lamp, in particular the light source of the lamp, can be implemented in any known manner. The light source of the lamp optionally corresponds to one or more light-emitting diodes. The light source can be any known electric light source.

The camera section may include optics. Alternatively, the camera area can include a recess for accommodating separate optics.

In other words, an optical system can be part of the camera area of the cover or integrated in the camera area. This means that the optics can be part of the cover or integrated in the cover. The optics of the camera section may include or correspond to at least one lens. Additionally or alternatively, the Optics include at least one optical filter and / or at least one aperture. The optics are set up to set a detection range of the camera module when the camera module is held by the mount. The optics can be potted in the camera area of the cover.

In particular, the camera area of the cover, on the first surface of the cover, can include the recess for accommodating the separate optics. Consequently, when the camera portion of the cover includes the indentation and the cover is connected to the housing of the lamp, then the indentation faces the interior of the housing of the lamp.

The separate optics can include or correspond to a lens. The separate optics can include or correspond to at least one lens. Additionally or alternatively, the separate optics can include at least one optical filter and/or at least one diaphragm. The depression in the cover is preferably designed to accommodate the separate optics in such a way that a detection range of the camera module is set by the separate optics when the camera module is held by the mount.

Preferably, the mount is configured to hold the camera module on the first surface of the cover in such a way that the separate optics are held or fixed in the recess when the separate optics are received by the recess (i.e. are arranged in the recess) and the camera module is held by the bracket. The depression of the cover is optionally designed in such a way that the separate optics can be fixed or fastened in the depression (i.e. can be fixed or fastened). The recess of the cover can be designed in such a way that the separate optics can be releasably fixed or fastened in the recess. The terms "hold", "attach" and "fix" can be used interchangeably.

The optics or the separate optics can represent secondary optics for the camera module. The optics and the separate optics can be configured in any known manner. This means that the optics and the separate optics are not limited to a specific type of optics or optics arrangement. The separate optics can meet higher quality requirements compared to the optional optics of the camera section of the cover.

The holder preferably has at least one holding element which is designed to fix the camera module on the first surface of the cover in such a way that a Detection area of the camera module is within the camera area of the cover when the at least one holding element fixes the camera module.

The following description with regard to a holding element applies to each holding element of the holder if the holder comprises two or more holding elements.

The at least one retaining element can in particular be a snap-in element, for example a snap-in hook element, which is set up for a snap-in connection with the camera module. In other words, the camera module can be latched at the at least one latching element in order to be fixed by the latching element.

The mount can be set up to hold the camera module by means of a non-positive and/or positive connection. In particular, the at least one holding element can be set up for a non-positive and/or positive connection with the camera module in order to fix the camera module on the first surface. The at least one retaining element can be designed for a click connection, snap-in connection, sliding connection, screw connection and/or plug-in connection for connection to the camera module in order to fix or fasten the camera module on the first surface of the cover. Alternatively or additionally, the at least one holding element can be set up for another known type of connection.

The bracket can be configured such that the at least one holding element of the bracket is (can be) brought into engagement with at least one corresponding element of the camera module in order to hold the camera module. Consequently, the at least one retaining element of the bracket is engaged with the at least one corresponding element of the camera module when the bracket holds the camera module.

The mount is optionally set up to hold the camera module in a detachable manner. The cover can be optionally connected to the housing of the light in a detachable manner.

Consequently, the mount, in particular the at least one holding element of the mount, can be set up for a detachable connection to the camera module. This means that the holder, in particular the at least one holding element, can be set up to be detachably connected to the camera module in order to detachably hold the camera module.

The cover can be set up for a material, non-positive and/or positive connection to the housing of the lamp. The cover can in particular comprise at least one connecting element which is set up to be brought into engagement with a corresponding element of the housing in order to form a non-positive and/or positive connection between the cover and the housing of the lamp. The cover, in particular the at least one connecting element of the cover, can be set up for a click connection, snap-in connection, sliding connection, screw connection, plug-in connection and/or any other known type of connection for connection to the lamp housing. As already explained above, the cover, in particular the at least one connecting element of the cover, is designed to be releasably connected to the housing of the lamp.

The cover can be designed in any known manner for connection to the housing of the lamp or for attachment to the housing of the lamp.

Optionally, the cover includes secondary optics for the light source of the luminaire. The secondary optics are configured such that light emitted from the light source is emitted to the outside of the housing through the secondary optics when the cover is connected to the housing. The secondary optics are preferably transparent secondary optics.

If the cover includes the secondary optics, then the cover can also be referred to as secondary optics.

The secondary optics can be formed on the first surface of the cover. The secondary optics can be at least partially a component of the cover and/or can be arranged on the first surface of the cover. The secondary optics can correspond to the light emission area of the cover. The secondary optics can in particular be encapsulated in the cover. The secondary optics can include one or more lenses. Additionally or alternatively, the secondary optics can include at least one diffuser, at least one reflector, at least one optical filter and/or at least one diaphragm. The secondary optics can be implemented in any known manner.

The secondary optics can comprise a plurality of optics elements for the light source of the luminaire. The plurality of optical elements is formed such that light emitted from the light source is emitted to the outside of the housing through the plurality of optical elements when the cover is connected to the housing.

That is, the optional secondary optics for the lamp can include a plurality of optics elements for the lighting function of the lamp. The secondary optics of the cover, in particular the plurality of optics elements, can be set up to distribute the light emitted by the light source of the lamp, optionally evenly, onto a surface to be illuminated and/or to focus it on one or more points on the surface to be illuminated. when the cover is connected to the body of the lamp.

The plurality of optical elements can be evenly distributed in the light-emitting area of the cover. In other words, the plurality of optical elements can be arranged at equal distances from one another in the light emission area of the cover. The plurality of optical elements is optionally arranged in the form of a matrix or grid in the light emission area of the cover. A plurality of elements, such as optical elements, is to be understood as meaning two or more such elements.

At least one, optionally each, optical element can comprise one or more lenses. Additionally or alternatively, the at least one, optionally each, optical element can comprise at least one diffuser, at least one reflector, at least one optical filter and/or at least one screen. The optics can be implemented in any known manner. The plurality of optics may be formed on the first surface of the cover.

The light source can comprise a plurality of illuminants, for example a plurality of light-emitting diodes, and the plurality of optical elements can be designed in such a way that light emitted by each illuminant of the plurality of illuminants is emitted or reflected outside of the housing through a corresponding optical element of the plurality of optical elements .is radiated when the cover is connected to the housing.

The cover is optionally transparent, it being possible for a translucent layer to be arranged on the second surface of the cover.

In particular, the second surface of the cover can be coated with the translucent layer. The translucent layer can correspond to frosted glass.

The translucent layer may include an opening for the camera portion of the cover. Alternatively or additionally, the translucent layer can have an opening for a Include light emission portion of the cover through which light emitted by the light source of the lamp is emitted to the outside of the housing when the cover is connected to the housing of the lamp.

Optionally, the mount is located outside the light-emitting area of the cover.

In order to achieve the cover according to the invention, the above optional features and embodiments of the cover can be combined with one another as desired.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a lamp is provided. The lamp comprises a housing, a light source arranged within the housing, and an inventive cover according to the aspect of the present invention described above. The cover is arranged on the housing such that the light source is arranged to emit light through the cover to the outside of the housing and the first surface of the cover faces the interior of the housing.

Optionally, the light includes a camera module that is held by the cover's retainer within the housing of the light.

The above description of the cover according to one aspect of the present invention also applies to the lamp according to another aspect of the present invention. In particular, the above description of the cover according to the invention applies to the cover of the lamp according to a further aspect of the present invention. The above description of a lamp and a camera module with regard to the cover according to the invention applies accordingly to the lamp according to a further aspect of the present invention and the optional camera module which is held within the housing of the lamp according to the invention.

The lamp according to the invention achieves the same advantages as the cover according to the invention.

The lamp according to the invention is preferably designed according to the lamp to which the cover described above can be connected according to one aspect of the present invention. In other words, the lamp according to the invention preferably corresponds to the lamp to which the cover according to the invention described above can be connected. The optional camera module of the lamp according to the invention is preferably according to the Camera module formed that can hold the bracket of the cover described above according to an aspect of the present invention. In other words, the optional camera module of the lamp according to the invention preferably corresponds to the camera module that can hold the holder of the cover according to the invention described above.

In order to achieve the lamp according to the invention, the above optional features and embodiments can be combined with one another as desired.

Figur 1

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einen vergrößerten Ausschnitt der in Figur 2 gezeigten bevorzugten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Abdeckung.

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A detailed description of the figures is given below. It shows:

figure 1

a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention and a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of a lamp according to the invention.

figure 2

a schematic plan view of a preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention.

figure 3

an enlarged section of the in figure 2 shown preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention.

figure 4

a schematic sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention.

figure 5

a schematic sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention.

Corresponding elements are provided with the same reference symbols in the figures. The proportions and dimensions of the elements shown in the figures do not represent the cover according to the invention or the light according to the invention true to scale, but are merely selected in order to be able to describe the structure and the function of the cover or light.

figure 1 shows a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention and a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of a luminaire according to the invention.

The above description of the cover according to an aspect of the present invention is for the cover 1 of FIG figure 1 correspondingly applicable. The above description of the lamp according to another aspect of the present invention is for the lamp 6 of FIG figure 1 correspondingly applicable.

In the illustration above figure 1 the state is shown in which the cover 1 is not yet connected to a housing 6a of the lamp 6 and a camera module 5 is also not yet held by a holder 4 of the cover 1. In the illustration below figure 1 1 shows the state in which the cover 1 is connected to the housing 6a of the lamp 6 and the holder 4 of the cover 1 holds the camera module 5. Consequently, in the illustration below figure 1 the cover 1 is part of the lamp 6, which corresponds to an embodiment of the lamp according to the invention.

As in figure 1 As shown, the cover 1 comprises a bracket 4, a light-transmitting camera area 2 and a light-transmitting light-emitting area 3. The remainder of the cover 1 outside of the light-emitting area 3 and the camera area 2 may be opaque, i.e. made of a light-impermeable material such as a metal and / Or be formed opaque plastic. Thus, the cover 1 can be an at least partially translucent cover.

The camera area 2 of the cover 1 can be translucent or transparent. The light emission area 3 can be translucent or transparent. Transparent areas of the cover 1 can be made of a transparent material, such as a transparent plastic. Transparent areas of the cover 1 can be made of acrylic glass, glass, safety glass and/or another transparent material. Translucent areas of the cover can be made of a translucent material such as frosted glass

Optionally, the cover 1 can be transparent and can comprise a translucent layer on a second surface 1b. The translucent layer can have an opening in the area of the light emission area 3 and/or the camera area 2 of the cover 1 .

As in figure 1 As shown, the cover 1 may be formed from a plate or disc. The cover 1 comprises the holder 4, which is arranged on a first surface 1a of the cover 1. The bracket 4 can be an integral part of the cover or a represent a separate device connected to the first surface 1a of the cover 1. FIG. This connection can be material, positive and/or non-positive.

The first surface 1a of the cover 1 may be a flat surface. This can also apply to the second surface 1b of the cover. The first surface 1a and/or the second surface 1b can each be a smooth surface.

The holder 4 of the cover 1 is set up to hold the camera module 5 in such a way that the camera module 5 detects an environment through the translucent camera area 2 of the cover 1, to which the second surface 1b of the cover 1 faces, when the camera module 5 through the bracket 4 is held.

According to the figure 1 the bracket 4 includes two holding elements 4a, which are designed to fix or hold the camera module 5 on the first surface 1a of the cover 1 in such a way that a detection area of the camera module 5 is within the camera area 2 of the cover 1 when the two Holding elements 4a fix or hold the camera module. The invention is not limited to two holding elements 4a, but the holder 4 can comprise only one holding element or more than two holding elements.

In the figure 1 The lamp 6 shown comprises a housing 6a and a light source 6b arranged within the housing 6a. The light source can be arranged within the housing in any known manner. As in figure 1 indicated by dashed lines, the light source 6b is set up to emit light. The light source 6b can include one or more light-emitting diodes. Additionally or alternatively, the light source 6b can include one or more other types of illuminants. The electrical supply and control of the light source 6b is in figure 1 not shown and can be implemented in any known manner.

The cover 1 is adapted to be connected to the housing 6a of the lamp 6 in such a way (or to be attached to the housing 6a of the lamp 6 in such a way) that light emitted by the light source 6a of the lamp 6 arranged within the housing 6a passes through the cover 1, particularly through the light emitting portion 3 of the cover 1, is emitted to the outside of the housing 6a, and the first surface 1a of the cover 1 faces the interior of the housing 6a when the cover 1 is connected to the housing 6a (or attached to the case).

This is shown in the illustration below figure 1 clearly showing the state in which the cover 1 is connected to the housing 6a of the lamp 6. From this illustration it can be seen that the first surface 1a of the cover 1 faces the interior of the housing 6a, in particular is arranged in the interior of the housing 6a when the cover 1 is connected to the lamp housing 6a. Consequently, the camera module 5 held by the bracket 4 is placed inside the housing 6a when the cover 1 is connected to the lamp housing 6a. Furthermore, in the lower representation of the figure 1 It is clear that the light source 6b arranged inside the housing 6a is set up to emit light through the cover 1, in particular through the light-emitting area 3 of the cover 1, to the outside of the housing when the cover 1 is connected to the lamp housing 6a.

Consequently, the cover 1 allows the camera module 5 to be integrated into the housing 6a of the lamp 6, so that the camera module 5 is protected by the housing 6a of the lamp against environmental influences, such as water, dust and/or vandalism, and not as a separate unit closed unit is visible to people when the cover 1 is connected to the lamp housing 6a.

The cover 1 is designed in particular to close, optionally seal, an opening, in particular a light emission opening, or a light emission surface of the housing 6a of the lamp 6, with the opening or the light emission surface of the housing 6a of the lamp 6 being able to emit light from the inside of the housing 6a arranged light source 6b is provided to the outside of the housing 6a. The light-emitting surface of the lamp housing 6a is thus translucent.

The cover 1, in particular the light emission area 3 of the cover 1, can comprise secondary optics for the light source 6b of the lamp 6. An example of such a secondary optic is shown in the following figures.

As in figure 1 can be seen, the cover 1, in particular the holder 4, is set up to arrange the camera module 5 on the first surface 1a of the cover 1 in such a way that the viewing direction or detection direction of the camera module 5 coincides with the light exit direction of the light emitted by the light source 6b of the luminaire 6 corresponds when the cover 1 is connected to the housing 6a of the lamp 6 and the holder 4 holds the camera module 5 on the first surface 1a of the cover. The inclusion of the camera module 5 by means of the cover 1 inside the lamp 6, in particular the Luminaire housing 6a provides a significant gain in aesthetics in an area in which the luminaire 6 is installed over a separate camera module installed in the area.

For a more detailed description of the cover 1 and the lamp 6, reference is made to the above description of the cover according to one aspect of the present invention and to the above description of the lamp according to a further aspect of the present application.

figure 2 shows a schematic plan view of a preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention.

The above description of figure 1 is for the cover 1 of the invention figure 2 correspondingly applicable. Consequently, the main differences as well as additional features of the cover of the figure 2 compared to the coverage of the figure 1 described.

As in figure 2 shown, the cover 1 can also include more than one holder. Consequently, more than just one camera module (in the example the figure 2 two camera modules) can be integrated in a housing of a lamp when the cover 1 is connected to the housing. In this case, the description above and below regarding a bracket is applicable to each of the two brackets.

According to figure 2 the cover 1 comprises two brackets arranged on the first face 1a of the cover 1 respectively. Each of the two holders comprises two holding elements 4a. As already explained above, this number of holding elements 4a is merely an example. Due to the two mounts, the cover 1 comprises two camera areas 2, with each camera area 2 being assigned a corresponding mount of the two mounts. The number of brackets optionally corresponds to the number of camera areas 2. The in figure 2 The number of camera areas 2 shown is only an example and can therefore only correspond to one camera area or more than two camera areas. In the figure 2 The circular shape of the camera area 2 shown is merely an example and can also be different, for example rectangular or elliptical. Each of the mounts is set up to hold a camera module in such a way that the camera module has an environment through a camera area 2 of the cover 1 that corresponds to the respective mount second surface facing the cover 1 is detected when the respective bracket holds the camera module.

The cover 1 of figure 2 comprises secondary optics for the light source arranged within the housing of the lamp, the secondary optics being formed by a plurality of optics elements 7 . The secondary optics can be part of the light emission area of the cover 1 or correspond to it. The shape and arrangement of the optical elements 7 of the cover 1 on the first surface 1a of the cover 1 is only an example. The optical elements 7 can be implemented in any known way.

The secondary optics of the cover 1 comprising the plurality of optics elements 7 can at least partially be a component of the cover 1 and/or be arranged on the first surface 1 of the cover. According to the figure 2 the secondary optics are arranged on the first surface 1a of the cover 1 and optionally at least partially a component of the cover 1. Alternatively, the secondary optics can be a component of the cover 1. In this case, the secondary optics can be encapsulated in the cover, in particular in the light emission area of the cover 1 .

For more information on the coverage of the figure 2 is referred to the above description of the coverage of the figure 1 as well as to the above description of the cover according to one aspect of the present invention.

figure 3 shows an enlarged section of the in figure 2 shown preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention.

The above description of figures 1 and 2 is appropriate for the coverage of the figure 3 applicable.

How out figure 3 As can be seen, the two holding elements 4a of the holder arranged on the first surface 1a of the cover 1 can be snap-in hook elements. These snap-in hook elements 4a are designed to snap into corresponding elements of the camera module in order to hold the camera module or to fix it on the first surface 1a. The design of the holding elements 4a as latching hooks is merely an example. Consequently, the two holding elements 4a can be implemented differently. The above also applies in the case of a holder with only one holding element or more than two holding elements for each holding element.

For more information on the coverage of the figure 3 is referred to the above description of the coverage of the figures 1 and 2 as well as to the above description of the cover according to one aspect of the present invention.

figures 4 and 5 each show a schematic sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a cover according to the invention.

The above description of figures 1 , 2 and 3 is appropriate for the coverage of the figures 4 and 5 applicable. Consequently, only one in the following Figures 1 to 3 not shown, but in figures 4 and 5 shown feature of the cover 1 described.

As in figure 4 As shown, the camera portion 2 of the cover 1 may include optics 2a. In other words, an optical system 2a can be part of the camera area 2 or integrated in the camera area 2 of the cover 1 . The optics 2a of the camera area 2 can comprise at least one lens or correspond to this. In addition or as an alternative, the optics 2a can comprise at least one optical filter and/or at least one diaphragm. The optics 2a are set up to set a detection range of the camera module 5 when the camera module 5 is held by the mount 4 . The optics 2a can be encapsulated in the camera area 2 of the cover 1 in particular.

The cover 1 of figure 5 differs in terms of the camera area 2 from the cover 1 of the figure 4 . According to the embodiment of figure 5 the camera area 2 includes a recess 2b for receiving a separate lens system 8. As in figure 5 shown, the camera area 2 of the cover 1, on the first surface 1a of the cover 1, can include the recess 2b for receiving the separate optics 8. Consequently, if the cover 1 of the figure 5 connected to the housing of the lamp, the recess 2b faces the interior of the housing of the lamp.

The separate optics 8 can include a lens or correspond to it. The separate optics 8 can comprise at least one lens or correspond to it. Additionally or alternatively, the separate optics 8 can include at least one optical filter and/or at least one diaphragm. The depression 2b of the cover 1 is preferably designed to accommodate the separate optics 8 in such a way that a detection range of the camera module 5 is set by the separate optics 8 when the camera module 5 is held by the mount 4 .

The holder 4, in particular the at least one holding element 4a (according to figure 5 the two holding elements 4a) of the holder 4 are set up to hold the camera module 5 on the first surface 1a of the cover 1 in such a way that the separate optics 8 are held or fixed in the recess 2b when the separate optics 8 pass through the recess 2b is accommodated (ie is arranged in the recess 2b) and the camera module 5 is held by the holder 4.

The depression 2b of the cover 1 is optionally designed in such a way that the separate optics 8a can be fixed or fastened in the depression 2b (i.e. can be fixed or fastened). The recess of the cover can be designed in such a way that the separate optics 8 can be releasably fixed or fastened in the recess 2b.

In the figure 4 The optics 2a of the camera area 2 shown and the figure 5 Separate optics 8 shown can each represent a secondary optics for the camera module, which can be held by the holder 4 of the cover 1.

Claims (10)

Cover (1) for a lamp (6), wherein - the cover (1) is at least partially translucent, optionally at least partially translucent and/or at least partially transparent, and - the cover (1) comprises a support (4) arranged on a first surface (1a) of the cover (1); whereby - The cover (1) can be connected to a housing (6a) of the lamp (6) in such a way that - Light emitted by a light source (6b) of the lamp (6) arranged inside the housing (6a) is emitted through the cover (1) to the outside of the housing (6), and - the first surface (1a) faces the interior of the housing (6a),
when the cover (1) is connected to the housing (6), and - The holder (4) is set up to hold a camera module (5) in such a way that the camera module (5) through a light-transmitting, optionally translucent or transparent, camera area (2) of the cover (1) an environment of a second surface (1b) facing the cover (1) is detected. Cover (1) according to claim 1, wherein - the camera area (2) comprises an optical system (2a), or - The camera area (2) includes a recess (2b) for receiving a separate lens system (8). Cover (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein - the holder (4) has at least one holding element (4a) which is set up to fix the camera module (5) on the first surface (1a) of the cover (1) in such a way that a detection area of the camera module (5) is within the Camera area (2) of the cover (1) is when the at least one holding element (4a) fixes the camera module (5). Cover (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein - the holder (4) is set up to hold the camera module (5) in a detachable manner, and/or - The cover (1) can be detachably connected to the housing (6a) of the lamp (6). Cover (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein - the cover (1) comprises secondary optics (3) for the light source (6b) of the lamp (6), and - The secondary optics (3) are designed such that light emitted by the light source (6b) is emitted through the secondary optics (3) to the outside of the housing (6a) when the cover (1) is connected to the housing (6). Cover (1) according to claim 5, wherein - The secondary optics comprises a plurality of optics elements (7) for the light source (6b) of the lamp (6), and - the plurality of optical elements (7) is designed in such a way that light emitted by the light source (6b) is emitted through the plurality of optical elements (7) to the outside of the housing (6a) when the cover (1) is connected to the housing (6 ) connected is. Cover (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein - the cover (1) is transparent, and - A translucent layer is arranged on the second surface (1b) of the cover (1). Cover (1) according to claim 7, wherein the translucent layer - for the camera area (2) of the cover (1), and/or - For a light emission area (3) of the cover (1) through which the light emitted by the light source (6b) of the lamp (6) is emitted to the outside of the housing (6a) when the cover (1) is connected to the housing (6a) connected to the lamp (6), includes an opening. Light (6) comprehensive - a housing (6a), - a light source (6b) arranged within the housing (6a), and - A cover (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, which is arranged on the housing (6a) such that the light source (6b) is arranged for light emission through the cover (1) to the outside of the housing (6a) and the first surface (1a) the cover (1) faces the interior of the housing (6a). Luminaire (6) according to claim 9 comprising - A camera module (5), which is held by the bracket (4) of the cover (1) within the housing (6a) of the lamp (6).

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