EP0352606A2 - Dispositif pour lampe - Google Patents

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EP0352606A2
EP0352606A2 EP89113168A EP89113168A EP0352606A2 EP 0352606 A2 EP0352606 A2 EP 0352606A2 EP 89113168 A EP89113168 A EP 89113168A EP 89113168 A EP89113168 A EP 89113168A EP 0352606 A2 EP0352606 A2 EP 0352606A2
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R35/00Flexible or turnable line connectors, i.e. the rotation angle being limited
    • H01R35/04Turnable line connectors with limited rotation angle with frictional contact members
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/14Adjustable mountings
    • F21V21/30Pivoted housings or frames
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/34Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element
    • F21V21/35Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element

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  • the invention relates to a lamp arrangement of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such lamp arrangements are preferably used in so-called low-voltage lighting systems.
  • the bracket with the lamp mounted thereon can be placed on two freely tensioned, preferably parallel conductors connected to a power source, the bracket simultaneously serving to hold and power the lamp.
  • the spherical joint element and the struts which are freely pivotable on this within wide limits, not only allow a 360 ° swivel in a swivel plane, but also allow the swivel plane to be tilted in a large area, as will be explained in more detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments.
  • the angle by which the swivel plane can be tilted is only limited by the fact that none of the struts may touch both joint element halves at the same time, since this would short-circuit the lighting system.
  • the spherical joint element and the two struts which are pivotably arranged on them represent structurally and assembly-technically very simple components which also have a very aesthetically pleasing appearance.
  • the spherical joint element is preferably divided in an equatorial plane, a disc made of electrically insulating material being arranged in the division plane is.
  • the joint element halves can in each case be glued to the disk or connected in any other way.
  • the washer has a threaded connector on each of the side surfaces facing away from one another, which is screwed into a threaded bore of a joint element half.
  • the threaded connectors are preferably formed in one piece with the washer. Another embodiment is described on the basis of an exemplary embodiment.
  • the ball-like joint element is divided essentially transversely to the longitudinal extension of the bracket in the connection area, each bracket section being fastened in each case in one pole of the joint element; each of the struts has an opening in the region of the ball socket for the passage of the associated bracket section.
  • This opening is preferably designed as a longitudinal slot aligned in the longitudinal direction of the strut and closely fitting laterally on the associated bracket section. This allows the two interconnected struts to be pivoted in the plane containing the longitudinal slots, this pivoting being predetermined by the length of these longitudinal slots, as will be explained in more detail in the description of the exemplary embodiments.
  • the struts can be mechanically connected to each other in an electrically insulated manner.
  • At least one connecting strut made of electrically insulating material is preferably provided, which is designed, for example, as a threaded bolt, which passes through mutually aligned bores in the struts and on whose ends projecting beyond the struts, screw nuts are screwed.
  • Another connection of the two struts is preferably via the Lamp itself, which is attached to the same ends of the two struts.
  • Each strut has means for the mechanical and electrical connection of a lamp pole.
  • the current conduction path in each case runs from one of the current-carrying conductors via the bracket section resting thereon, the joint element half connected thereto and the strut assigned to this to a lamp pole.
  • the invention also allows multiple arrangement of lamps on a bracket assembly.
  • the bracket has a first bracket section, the area facing away from the free end resting on a first current-carrying conductor branches into several branches, each of which is connected to a joint element half of an associated joint element, and that the other joint element halves of each joint element each are connected to a bracket section resting on the second current-carrying conductor.
  • the arrangement shown in Figure 1 comprises a bracket 2, which consists of two interconnected bracket sections 6, 8 which are electrically insulated from one another in the connection region 4 and which are made of electrically conductive material.
  • the arrangement also includes a holding device 10 for holding the lamp 12; the holding device 10 is pivotally mounted on the bracket 2, so that the lamp 12 can be aligned in different directions.
  • the bracket 2 carries in the connection area 4 an essentially spherical joint element 14 which consists of two joint element halves 16, 18 which are electrically insulated from one another and each electrically conductively connected to a bracket section.
  • the insulation consists of a disk 20 made of electrically insulating material, which is glued to the joint element halves 16, 18 or connected in some other way.
  • the holding device 10 comprises two struts 22, 24 arranged at a distance from one another and made of electrically conductive material.
  • a ball socket 23 or 25 (see also FIG. 2) which is complementary to an associated joint element half 16, 18 and which surrounds the associated joint element half is formed.
  • each of the struts 22 and 24 in the region of the ball socket 23 and 25 has an opening 27 and 29 for the passage of the associated bracket section 6 and 8.
  • the openings are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the struts Longitudinal slots, which lie closely on the side of the respective bracket section 6 or 8, so that the entire holding device 10 can be pivoted in the plane containing both longitudinal slots, the possible pivoting angle being limited by the length of the longitudinal slots so that none of the struts 22, 24 which can touch the joint element half assigned to the respective other strut.
  • the two struts 22, 24 are rigidly connected to one another so that they are pivotally but non-detachably mounted on the joint element 14.
  • connection of the two struts 22, 24 takes place, on the one hand, via a threaded bolt 26, which penetrates the mutually aligned bores 28, 30 in the upper ends of the struts 22, 24 in FIG. 1, and spherical screw nuts 32, 34 are screwed onto the projecting ends thereof.
  • the lower ends of the struts 22, 24 in FIG. 1 are provided with receiving bores 36, 38 directed in the longitudinal direction of these struts, which are used to receive the pin-shaped lamp poles 40, 42; the lamp 12 thus simultaneously serves to connect the lower ends of the struts 22, 24 to one another.
  • Figure 2 shows an enlarged view of the strut 22 with its upper end through bore 28 for receiving the threaded bolt 26, with the ball socket 23 formed in the lower region, the opening 29 formed in the region of the ball socket 23 for the passage of the bracket portion 6 and with the Location bore 36 for receiving the lamp pole 40; as can be seen in Figure 2, is transverse to Receiving bore 36 is provided with a threaded bore 44, into which, for example, a grub screw for securing the lamp pole 40 can be screwed into the receiving bore 36, as was not shown in detail.
  • a bore which is the same as the threaded bore 44 is preferably also provided in the second strut 24.
  • the bracket 2 in FIG. 1 has approximately the shape of an arch lying in one plane with two symmetrical arch halves connected to one another in the center of the arch.
  • the bracket 2 has a straight central section 46 in the connecting area 4, to each of which a straight, sloping bracket leg 48, 50, which is inclined to the central section 46, connects to each side, which merges into an opposite end section 52, 54 which is parallel to the central section 46 .
  • thickenings 56, 58 which, in the exemplary embodiment shown, are designed as spherical screw nuts 32, 34, which are screwed onto the end sections 52, 54.
  • the bracket 2 rests with its end sections 52, 54 on a current-carrying conductor 60 and 62, respectively.
  • the current accordingly flows from the conductors 60 and 62 via the bracket sections 6 and 8 connected to them, the joint element halves 16 and 18 and the struts 22 and 24 to the lamp poles 40, 42.
  • the holding device 10 with the lamp 12 can be pivoted through 360 ° about an approximately perpendicular main plane to the central section 46; because of the ball-joint-like mounting of the holding device 10, this can also be pivoted through 360 ° in each case in the planes tilted in the direction of the arrow 64 in relation to the main plane described.
  • FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of a bracket assembly.
  • the bracket 72 is in turn composed of two bracket sections 74, 76.
  • the joint element of the bracket 72 in the connection area of the two bracket sections 74, 76 corresponds to the arrangement described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, so that it does not have to be shown and described again.
  • the bracket 72 is again approximately arch-shaped with two symmetrical arch halves connected to one another in the middle of the arch, but in the connection area it is shaped as an approximately Z-shaped cranked center section 78 with a central leg 80 and two end legs 82, 84 in one plane. Similar to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the end legs each have a straight-line stirrup leg 86 or 88, which is inclined to the plane of the central section 78, and each transition into end sections parallel to the plane of the central section 78, of which only the end section 90 is shown.
  • the main pivoting plane of the holding device 92 carrying the lamp 94 is perpendicular to the central leg 80, it being possible for the holding device 92 to tilt out of the main pivoting plane in the direction of the arrow 96, as has already been described with reference to the exemplary embodiment in FIG.
  • FIG. 4a shows a holding bracket arrangement 100 for a lamp 102 with a bracket 104 and a holding device 106 pivotably mounted thereon.
  • the holding device 106 corresponds to the device described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 and is in the manner also described, but not shown here in detail a spherical joint element is pivotally mounted.
  • the bracket 104 consists of two bracket sections 108, 110, which are connected to one another in an electrically insulating manner via the joint element (not shown).
  • the bracket 104 has a rectilinear center section 114 in the connecting region 112, and is adjoined on both sides by an upwardly directed, concave bracket leg 118, 120.
  • the free ends of each stirrup leg run substantially parallel to the central section 114.
  • With 122,124 are the current-carrying conductors on which the stirrup legs 118,120 rest.
  • Figure 4b shows the same bracket arrangement as Figure 4a, but the two bracket sections 108, 110 are connected to the joint element, not shown, such that the curved bracket legs 118, 120 form a center section 114b, to which the straight sections, which in Figure 4a form the center section 114, are formed have to connect to the outside.
  • both the free ends of the curved stirrup legs 118, 120 and the straight leg are each threaded 126 and 128, respectively see; these two threads 126, 128 are of the same design, so that they can both be screwed into the joint element (not shown) on the one hand and on the other hand can serve to receive the balls 130 each closing the bracket sections 108, 110.
  • FIG. 5 shows a bracket arrangement 132 for two lamps 134, 136.
  • a first bracket section 138 branches in its region 142 facing away from the end resting on the current-carrying conductor 140 into two branches 144, 146, each of which in a manner already described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 with a joint element half of a joint element for the pivotable mounting of the holding device 148 or 150 are connected.
  • the respective other joint element halves are each connected to a bracket section 152 or 154, which rest on the second current-carrying conductor 156. In this way, the two lamps 134 and 136 are connected in parallel to one another.
  • Figure 6a shows an enlarged view of the joint element 14 of Figure 1. It consists of two joint element halves 16, 18, between which a disc 20 is arranged made of insulating material.
  • the disk 20 is provided on its side surfaces facing away from one another with threaded connections 160, 162, which can be screwed into threaded bores 164 and 166 of the joint element halves 16 and 18, respectively.
  • the threaded bores 164 and 166 also serve to screw in the bracket sections 6 and 8, which are each provided with a thread (e.g. 168) at their ends assigned to the joint element.
  • the bracket sections 6 and 8 are each attached to poles of this spherical joint element.
  • this is spherical Joint element 14 is approximately cylindrical in the equatorial area, so that it does not form a perfect sphere. This measure ensures that, even with relatively large swivel angles of the holding device in the direction of arrow 64 (see FIG. 1), the struts 22, 24 do not come into contact with the joint element half 16 or 18 assigned to the other strut.
  • FIG. 6 b shows the joint element 14 in a view in the direction of the arrow 170, wherein in particular the threaded bore 164 for receiving the bracket section 6 can also be seen.
  • FIG. 7 shows another exemplary embodiment of a joint element 200 with two joint element halves 202, 204.
  • the joint element half 204 is provided with a receptacle 206 which is open towards the other joint element half and into which an approximately pot-shaped separating insert (208) made of insulating material is inserted.
  • a plug pin 210 formed on the other half of the joint element engages in the separating insert 208.
  • the fits between the separating insert 208 on the one hand and the joint element halves 202, 204 on the other hand are press-fit fits, so that the joint element 200 can be assembled in a simple manner by plugging them together.
  • a bracket section can be screwed into the threaded bores 212 and 214 of the two joint element halves 202 and 204, respectively. These always remain electrically insulated from one another by the separating insert 208.
  • Figure 8 shows a lamp arrangement according to Figure 1, the is placed on two current-carrying conductors 60, 62.
  • a transformer arranged in a housing 220 serves for the power supply of the two conductors 60, 62, the two current outputs of which are connected to the two bracket sections 222, 224.
  • These bracket sections 222, 224 can be produced from the same basic materials or individual parts as, for example, the bracket sections 118, 120 or the balls 130 in FIG. 4a.
  • the transformer, not shown, in the housing 220 is connected, for example, to normal household electricity.
  • the conductors 60, 62 are in turn made from the same wire material as the bracket sections 222, 224, and are each provided with a ball 226 at their ends (see FIG. 9).
  • a sleeve 228 is threaded onto the conductor 62 such that the ball 226 is located inside the sleeve 228 and the conductor projects outwards through the outlet opening 230 of the sleeve 228, which has a smaller diameter than the ball 226.
  • the sleeve is provided with an internal thread and is screwed onto the external thread 232 of a connection piece 234 which can be fastened to a wall. By screwing on or unscrewing, the voltage of the conductor 62 can be adjusted sensitively.

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