RU2591690C1 - Device for decorative illumination - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: lighting.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to fiber optical devices and is intended for decorating human environment, interior design, landscape and aqueous medium design, for example, for decorative illumination of flower bunches, natural flowers, cut flowers. Device for decorative illumination contains light guides, control unit, power supply unit and light radiating source optically coaxially connected to light guide inputs. At least one of light guides is equipped with control unit, power supply unit and light radiating source. Light radiating source is optically coaxially connected to light guide input and its output and inputs of other light guides are optically coaxially connected in additional connector in which reflector is installed.

EFFECT: expanded operating performances, ease of use, optimisation of design and possibility of use in different media.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of lighting, in particular to fiber-optic devices, and is intended for the decoration of the human environment, interior design, landscape and the aquatic environment, for example, for decorative illumination of a bouquet, fresh flowers, cut flowers.

Known transparent vessel, including a power supply, a control unit, a light source, designed to illuminate and color the walls and base of the vessel [RU 2297784 from 04/27/2007 "Transparent vessel and method of illumination"]. In the described device, the walls of the vessel, the base of the vessel and that part of the contents of the vessel that are inside it or in close proximity to it are highlighted. A bouquet of flowers in such a vessel will be highlighted only from below and inside the vessel, the upper most decorative part of the bouquet remains unlit, and there is no possibility to change the volume of the illuminated space.

The closest analogue is a fiber-optic lighting device, which contains optical fibers, a control unit, a power supply, a light source, optically coaxially connected to the inputs of the optical fibers. Fiber-optic lighting device is designed to illuminate indoor and outdoor spaces with the ability to change the volume of the illuminated space and change the direction of lighting due to flexible fiber optic fibers [US 2008002422 A1 of 03.01.2008, Fiber optic withy light device ”].

The disadvantages of the device in question include the limited scope, the inability to use in a liquid medium, the inconvenience of using the device in potted plants, in bouquets in cut.

The technical result of the proposed solution is to expand the functionality, increase ease of use, optimize the design and the possibility of use in different environments. Using the proposed device, there is an expansion of the scope, it becomes possible to place in any natural environment - air, water, earth - and the convenience of moving in space. The device improves the decorativeness of fresh flowers, cut bouquets, flower arrangements, indoor plants and plants in the natural environment by introducing backlighting and expanding the volume of the illuminated space.

The specified technical result is achieved in that the device for decorative illumination contains optical fibers, a control unit, a power supply unit and a light source optically coaxially connected to the inputs of the optical fibers, characterized in that at least one of the optical fibers is secured to a control unit, a power supply and a source light radiation, while the light source is optically coaxially connected to the input of the fiber, and its output and the inputs of other fibers are optically coaxially connected in an additional connector, into The reflector is installed with a hole.

The optical fibers are made in the form of colored and / or colorless fibers of circular and / or decorative cross-section of the end and / or side glow.

The additional connector is hermetically sealed.

The control unit, and / or the power supply, and / or the light radiation source is made in the form of a decorative or geometric three-dimensional figure.

Referring to FIG. 1-4 devices are possible implementations of this device. It should be understood that the options are not limited to these structural details and the location of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The conventions, phraseology and terminology used in the description are for explanation and should not be construed as limiting.

The device is illustrated by drawings.

FIG. 1 - Appearance of a decorative lighting device in a vase with flowers.

FIG. 2 - Appearance of decorative backlight device.

FIG. 3 - Connection diagram of a technical fiber and a lighting device.

FIG. 4 - An example of a decorative embodiment of the connection of a technical fiber and a lighting device.

FIG. 5 - Option 1 execution of an additional connector.

FIG. 6 - Option 2 execution of an additional connector.

A technical fiber is called a fiber, at the input of which a source of light radiation is fixed, and the output of the fiber is in an additional connector. The inputs of the technical fiber and the light source are optically coaxially connected. Decorative fibers are called fibers whose inputs are optically coaxially connected to the output of a technical fiber in an additional connector, and the outputs are located at the required points in space. A lighting device is called a power supply, a control unit and a light source, electrically connected to each other.

FIG. 1 illustrates one of the many applications of the proposed device. The device is installed in a bouquet of flowers and placed in a vase of water. An additional connector 40, optically coaxially connecting the output of the technical light guide 30 with the inputs of the decorative light guides 50, is located in the water. Decorative light guides 50 extend beyond the vase and bouquet, illuminate them from the outside and create an additional decorative optical effect.

In FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the decorative illumination device 10. A power supply, a control unit, and a light source, which are a lighting device 20, are mounted on the technical fiber 30, and the lighting device 20 is optically coaxially connected to the input of the technical fiber 30. The output of the technical fiber 30 and the inputs of the decorative fibers 50 are optically coaxially coupled to an additional optical connector 40 that includes a reflector.

FIG. 3 schematically shows a particular case of the execution of the connection node of the technical fiber 30 and the lighting device 20.

A power supply 21, a control unit 22, a light source 23 are disposed in a common housing called a lighting device 20. A power unit 21, a control unit 22, a light source are each configured in a separate housing. Power supplies 21, control unit 22, light source 23 are electrically connected to each other.

The technical fiber 30 is connected to the lighting device 20, while the input of the technical fiber 30 is connected coaxially with the light source 23 in the optical connector 24. An arrow in FIG. 3 indicates luminous flux. The connector 24 is configured to provide a stable coaxial optical connection between the technical fiber 30 and the light source 23.

Other embodiments of lighting device 20 are possible, for example:

1) blocks 21, 22, 23 are located in the housing of the lighting device 20;

2) each of the blocks 21, 22, 23 has its own housing, which is located in the housing of the lighting device 20;

3) each of the blocks 21, 22, 23 in a separate case is mechanically connected to each other, for example by a threaded connection, forming a lighting device 20;

4) each of the blocks 21, 22, 23 in a separate housing is located separately from each other and connect them electrically, for example wires.

Blocks 22, 23 are preferably placed in a single housing. In any of the described examples of the implementation of the lighting device 20, a prerequisite is the electrical connection of the power supply to other blocks of the lighting device with which it is necessary to form an electrical circuit.

The power supply unit, and / or the control unit, and / or the light source is made in the form of a three-dimensional figure, of a regular or irregular geometric shape, imitating the shape of animals, insects, plants, etc., as shown in FIG. four

FIG. 4 shows an example of a decorative embodiment of the connection of a technical fiber and a lighting device. The power supply unit, the control unit and the light radiation source is a lighting device 20, which is placed in a single housing made in the shape of an insect body. The dots on the body of the insect are the on / off switch of the lighting device. The insect head serves as a connector and provides a reliable mechanical and coaxial optical connection between the lighting device 20 and the technical light guide 30. The technical light guide 30, for example, is made in the form of a plant branch.

Lighting device 20 or its blocks 21, 22, 23 are made of organic and inorganic materials, such as plastic, rubber, glass, wood, fabric, metal, etc.

The lighting device 20 or its blocks 21, 22, 23 are made integral or composite, collapsible or non-separable, color or colorless, sealed or leaky. The lighting device or its blocks are adapted to be attached to surrounding objects, for example, provided with a clothespin, hook, etc., for fixing flowers in a bouquet on stems.

The power supply 21 is autonomous, or stationary, or semi-stationary, and is electrically connected to a light source 23 and a control unit 22. In the case of an autonomous design, disposable batteries are used in the form of mobile sources of electrical energy. In the case of stationary execution, the power supply unit contains a transformer, rectifier or other type of converters, electrically connected to a stationary network. In the case of a semi-stationary version, the power supply unit contains rechargeable batteries and a device for recharging them, for example, from a stationary electric network, solar panels or any other source of electricity.

The control unit 22 is performed in a separate housing or in a common housing with other units of the lighting device 20. The control unit 22 is electrically connected to the power supply 21 and the light source 23. The control unit 22 contains an integrated or external on / off switch and may contain a control circuit, and may also contain an indication unit, for example, a screen reflecting the operating mode of the device.

The switch / switch is intended for the electrical connection of the power supply with a light source, and if there is a control circuit, for its activation or control. The switch / switch is electromechanical, or magnetic, or radio-controlled, or touch, or sound, etc. For example, a switch / switch may include a button, one or more presses of which can lead to the inclusion and / or activation of the glow modes. For example, the on / off switch is in the form of a joystick, the control of which can lead to the inclusion and / or activation of the glow modes.

The control scheme allows you to change the duration, intensity, color and / or sequence of alternating colors of lighting. For example, the user can select the steady or blinking radiation of white or monochrome light, or combinations of monochrome colors or their alternation with a certain interval, set the periods and intensity of the glow, etc.

The light radiation source 23 is performed in a separate housing from the control unit 22 and the power supply 21 or in a common housing with them. The light radiation source is electrically connected to the control unit 22 and the power supply 21. The light radiation source 23 is optically coaxially connected to the optical input of the technical light guide 30. Any known electric light sources, but preferably LEDs, are used as the light source. The light source contains one or more light sources and may be equipped with a light reflector to reduce light loss. Light sources may emit different wavelengths to produce light of different colors and shades, or each of the light sources may emit the same wavelength to produce light of white, monochrome or mixed colors.

The optical connector 24 is designed to mechanically and optically coaxially connect the light source 23 and the input of the technical fiber optic fiber 30. Coaxial optical connection means an optical connection in which the angle of incidence of the light flux from the light source to the fiber input is less than the angle of total internal reflection of the fiber. The inner part of the connector, for example, is made reflective, to reduce the loss of light radiation in the connector.

The technical fiber has an optical input, a middle part and an optical output. A technical light guide is designed to transmit light from a light source to the inputs of decorative light guides through an additional optical connector. The light-transmitting ability of a technical light guide must be proportional to the total light-transmitting ability of decorative light guides.

The decorative illumination device comprises one or more technical light guides, one or more additional connectors.

Technical fiber has a round, geometric or decorative cross-section, imitates the shape of branches and / or leaves of plants. The outer sheath of the fiber is colorless or color. For example, a technical light guide contains an additional outer sheath of green color, in shape and texture resembling a rose branch with spikes, which will not affect the color of the transmitted radiation. The middle part of the technical fiber is adapted to be attached to surrounding objects, for example, provided with a clothespin, hook, etc. for fixing on stems of flowers in a bouquet.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show two of the many possible technical options for additional optical connectors; arrows indicate the luminous flux.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show an additional optical connector 40, consisting of a housing 41, in which the output of the technical fiber 30 is optically coaxially connected to the inputs of the optical fibers 50 using a reflector 42.

An additional optical connector 40 is made of any known form-resistant material. An additional optical connector, for example, is configured to be attached to surrounding objects, provided with a clothespin for attaching to the stems of flowers in a bouquet. An additional optical connector, for example, is wedge-shaped for sticking into the ground, floral foam, etc. An additional optical connector, for example, is sealed.

Reflector 42 (FIG. 5 and FIG. 6) is located in an additional optical connector 40 and is designed for coaxial optical connection and transmission of light radiation from the output of the technical fiber 30 to the inputs of the decorative optical fibers 50. The reflector 42 is made of materials that provide minimal light flux, for example mirrors, mirror foil, polished metal, plastic with a mirror coating, etc.

The reflector is designed to change the direction of the light flux from the output of the technical fiber 30 to the inputs of the decorative optical fibers 50. The shape of the reflectors 42 can be flat (FIG. 6), broken (FIG. 5) curved, concave, etc. and should ensure uniform transmission of light radiation from the output of the technical fiber 30 to the inputs of the decorative light guides 50, ensuring minimal loss of light radiation. The output of the technical fiber and the inputs of the decorative optical fibers are optically coaxially connected to a reflector installed in the connector.

Decorative light guides 50 have an optical input, a middle part and an optical output and are used for diluting light fluxes. Optical inputs of decorative light guides 50, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are located in an additional optical connector 40 and are optically coaxially connected to the output of the technical fiber 30 through a reflector 42 installed in the connector.

The optical fibers are made in the form of colored and / or colorless fibers of circular and / or decorative cross-section of the end and / or side glow. Optical fibers perform the same or different lengths, imitate the color, texture and shape of leaves, branches, flowers, plants, etc. The optical fibers provide the ability to change the shape and volume of the illuminated space due to the possibility of placing the optical fibers outside the illuminated object.

The shape of the outputs of the decorative optical fibers 50 is changed, for example, by mechanical (cutting, scratching, grinding, creasing, crimping, etc.), chemical (etching, etc.), thermal (melting, firing, etc.) exposure to increase areas of light scattering, light reflection or other optical effect from the optical output of the decorative fiber.

The optical outputs of the optical fibers are provided with additional tips and diffusers of various shapes, colors, textures, etc. For example, the tips are made of plastic, crystal, crystals, precious and semiprecious stones and metals, etc. Decorative fibers can be arranged in groups, combined with an outer sheath, equipped with flexible form-resistant material to change the shape of the fiber and orientation in a certain position.

The size of the proposed device depends on the applied technical solution, the current level of technology, the size of the illuminated object and the aesthetic requirements of the consumer. For example, for lighting bouquets, the size of the device is comparable to the size of the bouquet. If necessary, after installing the device in a bouquet, decorative optical fibers are cut, for example, at the request of the consumer, thereby changing the size of the device.

The device provides the ability to decorate household items, interior design, landscape and the aquatic environment, applicable for decorative illumination of a bouquet, fresh flowers, cut flowers due to the possibility of easy movement in space and placement in any natural environment - air, water, earth. The device enhances the decorativeness of objects for which it is used for lighting, such as aquariums, confectioneries and jewelry, clothes, shoes, flowers, cut flowers, flower arrangements, indoor plants.

Claims (4)

1. The device for decorative illumination contains optical fibers, a control unit, a power supply and a light source, optically coaxially connected to the inputs of the optical fibers, characterized in that at least one of the optical fibers is secured to a control unit, a power supply and a light source, the light source is optically coaxially connected to the input of the fiber, and its output and the inputs of other fibers are optically coaxially connected in an additional connector in which the reflector is mounted. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the optical fibers are made in the form of colored and / or colorless fibers of round and / or decorative cross-section of the end and / or side glow. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional connector is sealed. 4. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the control unit, and / or power supply, and / or light source is made in the form of a decorative or geometric three-dimensional figure.

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