Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • F21V17/00—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
  • F21V17/10—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening
  • F21V17/16—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting
  • F21V17/162—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting the parts being subjected to traction or compression, e.g. coil springs

Definitions

• the invention relates to a searchlight according to the preamble of claim 1.
• a headlamp with a headlamp housing in which a lamp and a reflector and at its front beam outlet opening a housing frame for receiving attachment parts such as front lenses, protective glass panes, grids or the like are arranged.
• a further problem is that the headlight housings associated with the headlamp housing are exposed to considerable mechanical and thermal stresses due to impact and, in particular in the case of powerful headlamps, a strong heat emission of the headlight lamp.
• a lighting headlamp with two front glass screens is known from DE 87 06 820 U, wherein between a front glass pane and a second glass pane of bulletproof glass, a column-shaped air space for heat and pressure insulation is provided.
• the object of the present invention is to connect a headlight device in the form of a protective screen, lens or reflector to the headlight housing in such a way that mechanical and thermal stresses on the headlight device are largely avoided and a self-centering alignment of the headlight device is made possible.
• the solution according to the invention enables a connection of one or more headlamp devices with a headlamp housing without thermal or mechanical loads and their self-centering alignment in and on the headlight housing.
• the arrangement of spring elements between the edge region of the headlamp device and the headlight housing effectively exerts shocks on the headlight housing and thermal stresses between the headlight housing and the headlamp device are avoided.
• the arrangement of several spring elements is also achieved that in cylindrical headlight housings and a circular disk-shaped edge region of the headlight device, a self-centering of the headlight device is ensured with respect to the optical axis of the illumination headlight.
• a connection of the headlamp device is achieved with the headlight housing, the optimal attachment of the headlamp device for protection against shocks or blows and a self-centering, for example, a reflector with respect to the optical axis of the illumination headlamp guaranteed.
• the spring elements can be used for resilient fastening of the headlight device on the headlight housing in the radial direction or in the axial direction of the headlight housing, but preferably in two axes, i. be formed in the radial and axial direction of the headlight housing, resilient.
• a preferred embodiment of the spring elements has a fastening tab connected to the headlight housing, from which are bent away from the two spring arms abutting on the outer edge of the headlight device, from which spring systems abutting against at least one surface of the headlight device.
• This embodiment of the spring element allows in particular the connection of a single, disc-shaped headlamp device with the headlight housing, wherein an annular projection or directed to the headlight inside projection on the headlight housing forms a counter-system to the spring element.
• a spring element For connecting, for example, two axially spaced apart protective disks with the headlight housing, a spring element whose mounting tab is U-shaped with a base and two legs is formed, wherein from each leg two spring arms are angled with protruding from their ends spring devices.
• the spring elements ensure an axially sprung distance between two disc-shaped headlight devices such as protective disks and at the same time a radial springing of the protective disks, which abut in the axial direction of inwardly directed projections or lugs of the headlight housing or an insertable into the headlight housing lens ring.
• the legs of the fastening tab holes for receiving a spring element with the headlight housing connecting fastener which may for example consist of a bolt or a screw connection.
• the spring arms and the spring systems are designed as leaf springs, in particular as flat, bent or bent leaf springs.
• This embodiment of the spring elements allows a simple, cost-effective production while maintaining high temperature resistance and securing the spring-elastic properties.
• the edge regions of the protective disks are circumferentially on the spring arms of a spring element with U-shaped fastening tab, while formed as kinked leaf springs spring systems the axial distance of the two Determine protective disks to each other and abut the edges of the facing surfaces of the protective disks on a respective kink of spring devices formed as a bent leaf springs of the spring elements.
• the protective disks are arranged in a lens ring connected to the headlight housing, and the spring elements arranged between the protective disks press the edge regions of the protective disks against the lens ring.
• the spring elements consist of coil springs, which are arranged between a connected to the headlight housing spring or holding element and the headlamp device and bias the headlamp device in the axial direction of the headlight housing or bias in addition to the spring action of the spring or retaining element.
• the coil springs can be arranged between at least one surface of the headlight device adjoining the side edge of the headlight device and a flange arm of the spring or holding element.
• the coil spring between the mounting arms of two fixed to the headlight housing spring or holding elements are arranged, wherein the supporting arms are bent at the side edge of the headlight device fitting support arms, of which protrude on the surface of at least one headlight device abutting flange, or the coil springs are between the Fastening straps of spring or holding elements are arranged, wherein from the attachment tabs two adjacent to the side edge of the headlamp device supporting arms are angled, of which protrude on the surface of the at least one headlamp device fitting flange arms.
• the headlamp device consists of a reflector or a lens which is arranged at a distance to a light source in the interior of the headlamp housing
• the outer edge of the reflector or the lens preferably rests on the spring arms of the spring elements, while the edge surface of the spring element adjacent to the outer edge Reflector or the lens at a bend of the formed as a bent leaf springs spring systems of the spring elements is applied.
• a single disc-shaped headlight device in the form of a reflector or a lens
• Fig. 1 - a longitudinal section through a lighting headlight with a headlight housing
• FIG. 2 shows a plan view of a section from the edge region of a reflector or a lens with a spring element for the sprung mounting of the reflector;
• Fig. 3 is a side view of the sprung reflector bearing according to Fig. 1;
• FIGS. 2 and 3 shows a schematic plan view of the reflector bearing according to FIGS. 2 and 3;
• FIG. 5 shows a schematic plan view of a reflector fastened to a headlight housing via three spring elements
• FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of two protective disks mounted in a lens ring via spring elements
• FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the area VII according to FIG. 6; FIG.
• FIGS. 6 and 7 shows a side view of a spring element for mounting the protective disks according to FIGS. 6 and 7;
• FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the protective disks mounted in a spring element according to FIG. 8.
• Fig. 10 is a side view of two interconnected and fixed to the headlight housing spring or holding elements between which and the surface of at least one protective disc, a coil spring is arranged and 11 shows a side view of a spring or holding element fastened to the headlight housing, between the armature arm thereof and the surface of a protective pane a spiral spring is arranged.
• Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section through an illumination headlight with a headlight housing 1, the beam exit opening 11 through a lens 10 and / or two arranged in a lens ring 2 protective disks 31, 32 is completed.
• a single protective screen 33 can be arranged and fastened to the headlight housing 1 when a lens 10 is arranged on the radiation outlet opening 11 of the headlight housing 1.
• a reflector 5 is arranged and fixed to the headlight housing 1.
• a lamp 4 is arranged and inserted through the reflector 5.
• the number and configuration of the spring elements depends essentially on the type of headlight device whose support on the headlight housing or connected to the headlight housing device such as a lens ring, the demand for radial and / or axial suspension of the headlight device relative to the headlight housing and the number of The headlamps record on the headlamps.
• the connection of a single headlamp device in the form of a reflector as well as two mutually coupled headlamp devices in the form of two arranged at the beam exit opening of the headlight housing protective glass is described with the headlamp housing to illustrate the invention.
• the spring element 6 shown in different views in FIGS. 2 to 5 for receiving a reflector 5 shown in a section of its edge region or a single protective disk for resilient connection to the headlight housing 1 of a lighting headlamp according to FIG. 1 is intended as an example of the recording serve a single headlamp device.
• the spring element 6 has a fastening tab 60, from the upper edge of which a web 66 projects at right angles. From the web 66 are symmetrical to both sides in the circumferential direction of the reflector 5 two adjacent to the outer edge 50 of the reflector 5 spring arms 61, 62 angled from the ends of spring systems 63, 64 protrude and abut the one surface in the edge region of the reflector 5.
• the opposite surface in the edge region of the reflector For example, 5 abuts against a web 12 of the headlight housing 1, which is circumferential or sectionwise directed into the interior of the illumination headlight.
• the spring arms 61, 62 have at their ends substantially parallel to the web 66 extending end webs 67, 68, from which by renewed Abwinkein the spring systems 63, 64 are formed.
• the spring systems 63, 64 have a kink 69 resting against the surface of the edge region of the reflector 5, so that a punctiform or linear arrangement of the spring systems 63, 64 on the surface of the reflector 5 is provided.
• the spring element 6 can be formed or bent from a strip of a suitable material, so that a simple, cost-effective production is ensured.
• the fastening tab 60 has a bore 65, through which a suitable fastening element 13, for example a screw, a pin or a rivet is inserted and connected to the headlight housing 1.
• a suitable fastening element 13 for example a screw, a pin or a rivet
• the spring element 6 ensures a suspension of the reflector 5 in two axes, namely in the axial and radial directions. This is shown symbolically in FIG. 3 by the arrow Fa for the axial suspension and the arrow Fr for the radial suspension.
• the reflector 5 By arranging three spring elements 6a, 6b, 6c which are offset by approximately 120.degree. On the circumference of the reflector 5, the reflector 5 according to FIG. 5 is uniformly supported so that a self-centering of the reflector 5 and thus an optimal alignment with the optimum axis of the illumination headlamp is ensured.
• the spring elements 7 are distributed over the circumference of the lens ring 2, for example, offset by 120 ° to each other, arranged, and are located with spring arms 71, 71 'and 72, 72' and spring systems 73, 73 'and 74, 74' between the protective disks 31, 32, the outwardly directed surfaces abut in its edge region on the circumferential webs 21, 22 of the lens ring 2.
• the spring elements 7 are formed double-winged and have a U-shaped fastening tab 70, of which the side edge 310, 320 of the protective disks 31, 32 adjacent upper side in each case a web 76, 76 'protrudes at right angles, from which in the circumferential direction of the protective disks 31, 32 on both sides spring arms 71, 71' and 72, 72 'are angled, the end portions 77, 78' in the again right-angled spring assemblies 73, 73 'and 74, 74' pass.
• the spring systems 73, 73 'and 74, 74' have a kink 79, 79 ', the point or line abuts the mutually facing surfaces of the edge region of the protective disks 31, 32.
• the side edges 310, 320 of the protective disks 31, 32 are on the end portions 67, 68 'of the spring arms 71, 71' and 72, 72 'and are thus spring-loaded in the radial direction relative to the headlight housing 1.
• the punctiform or linear arrangement of the spring systems 73, 73 'and 74, 74' ensures an axially sprung support of the protective disks 31, 32, so that the interspace formed between the protective disks 31, 32 is kept constant.
• the spring elements 7 on the lens ring 2 are distributed over the circumference of the LJn senrings 2 arranged bolts 20 which are inserted through aligned holes 75, 75 'of the fastening tab 70 of the spring elements 7.
• a part of the bolts 20 can serve for receiving spring elements 7, while the remaining part of the bolts 20 serves to connect the encircling webs 21, 22 of the lens ring 2.
• the shape of the spring elements 6, 7 shown in FIGS. 2 to 9 and described above is equally limited to the described embodiments as their distributed at the periphery of the headlamps number of spring elements or their connection to the headlamp devices.
• the individual protective screen 33 according to FIG. 1 can be connected to the headlight housing 1 via a spring element 7 with a U-shaped fastening tab 70, by means of inwardly directed spring arms 71, 71 'or 72, 72' and bends 79 , 79 'of the spring assemblies 73, 73' and 74, 74 ', the protective plate 33 between the spring arms 71, 71'; 72, 72 'and spring systems 73, 73'; 74, 74 'is recorded.
• FIGS. 8 and 9 show a side view of a variant of the embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 with two spring or retaining elements 9, 9 ', which are supported via fastening arms 90, 90' on a pin 14 connected to the spotlight housing are resiliently biased against each other by means of a between the mounting arms 90, 90 'arranged coil spring 8 in the axial direction.
• the spring or holding elements 9, 9 ' are substantially analogous to the spring elements described above with reference to FIGS.
• Fig. 10 is a protective disk 31 shown in solid line, while the other protective disk 32 shown in dashed lines is to indicate that the arrangement shown in Fig. 10 can also be provided for a protective glass 31 of a headlamp device.
• the spring or holding elements 9, 9 ' can optionally be rigid and thus designed as exclusive holding elements, so that the spiral spring 8 biases the protective disks 31, 32 resiliently in the axial direction.
• a further modification of the arrangement shown in FIG. 10 in a side view is to use a single spring element 9 with an analogous to the embodiment according to FIG. 8 and 9 formed spring element 7 double-leaf form with a U-shaped fastening tab 90, between which is arranged to support the spring action of the coil spring 8 shown in Fig. 10.
• the U-shaped mounting tab 90 is also connected to the headlight housing.
• a further variant of the solution according to the invention is shown in a side view, in which a substantially the spring element 7 in the embodiment according to FIGS. 8 and 9 formed spring or holding element 9 instead of the provided with a buckling spring systems at least one preferably not bent flange arm 93 has, on which a coil spring 8 is supported and thus the support plate 31 springs in the axial direction.
• the arm opposite the flange arm 93 can likewise be designed as a flat flange arm 93 'or as a spring system 93' with a kink on which a second, not shown, protective disk is supported.
• the spring or retaining element 9 can be designed as a spring element according to the spring element 7 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 and described above, so that the coil springs 8 are provided for spring support of the protective disks in resilient support or as a rigid one Holding elements are formed so that the axial springing is effected exclusively by the coil springs 8.

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