EP1134490B1 - Mounting arrangement for recessed lamp and luminaire using the same - Google Patents

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EP1134490B1
EP1134490B1 EP00105591A EP00105591A EP1134490B1 EP 1134490 B1 EP1134490 B1 EP 1134490B1 EP 00105591 A EP00105591 A EP 00105591A EP 00105591 A EP00105591 A EP 00105591A EP 1134490 B1 EP1134490 B1 EP 1134490B1
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Gottfried Müller
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    • 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
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/02—Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
    • F21V21/04—Recessed bases
    • 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
    • F21V17/164—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 bending, e.g. snap joints
    • 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
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
    • F21V33/0052—Audio or video equipment, e.g. televisions, telephones, cameras or computers; Remote control devices therefor
    • F21V33/0056—Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
    • 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
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0064—Health, life-saving or fire-fighting equipment
    • 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
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0064—Health, life-saving or fire-fighting equipment
    • F21V33/0076—Safety or security signalisation, e.g. smoke or burglar alarms, earthquake detectors; Self-defence devices
    • 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
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0088—Ventilating systems
    • F21V33/0092—Ventilating systems with heating or cooling devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2103/00—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes
    • F21Y2103/30—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes curved
    • F21Y2103/33—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes curved annular

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  • the invention relates to a mounting device for mounting a recessed light in a ceiling or a hollow body and a corresponding recessed light.
  • Ceiling lights are widely used in functional buildings of all kinds, such. B. in office buildings, used.
  • a lamp is arranged in a reflector channel, and these are housed together with other lighting components, such as grid, socket, lamp holder, ballast unit and the like, in a housing which is installed in a suspended ceiling.
  • Other lighting components such as grid, socket, lamp holder, ballast unit and the like
  • An example of this is a circular lamp for a ring lamp (eg T5 ring lamp) with an annular reflector channel, which is open at the bottom and whose lower edge is folded horizontally outwards.
  • the reflector ring is held in a housing or a built-in frame and lies with its lower horizontal edge on the ceiling underside. In the reflector is often a grid used.
  • devices for securing the housing of the recessed ceiling luminaire with relatively simple brackets such as mounting brackets, known, but which can not be installed without tools and appropriate time.
  • devices for mounting recessed ceiling lights which allow a tool-free installation, wherein the fastening device is pre-assembled with its supporting elements on the lamp housing. So revealed the EP-A-0 140 058 a holder with support arms, each of which on a side wall of the lamp housing about an axis of rotation is pivotally mounted, which runs parallel to the side wall of the lamp housing.
  • the EP-A-0 947 765 proposes another way of mounting the housing of a recessed luminaire, in which in the side wall of the mounting housing, a guide slot is provided, which is widened at its upper end and engages in a specially trained holder.
  • the solutions of the prior art all relate to the case where such ceiling luminaires have a luminaire housing or mounting frame is installed in the ceiling with additional fastening devices. That is, first, a housing or rack is preassembled in the ceiling, and then the reflector and other lighting components are used in this.
  • the installation device according to the invention for the ceiling light thus has the advantage that the entire ceiling light can be installed in one step in the ceiling.
  • ceiling lights of the type described are often used in functional buildings in large numbers, it is a more urgent goal to produce such ceiling lights as appropriate and inexpensive and easy to install, preferably without tools.
  • EP 0 840 060 A2 relates to a device for mounting a recessed ceiling light according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a flexible retaining strip is pushed through an opening in a side wall of a lamp housing body from the inside to the outside to a support element against the top of the false ceiling to press.
  • BE 684 033 discloses a mounting device for a recessed ceiling light. Several flexible retaining strips are based on a free end of the ceiling cutout to fix the recessed light. A release of the flexible retaining strip in the installed state of the lamp is not possible.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to produce a recessed light of the type described above with minimal effort and in particular with the lowest possible number of components and to mount as easily as possible.
  • the mounting device With the mounting device according to the invention, it is possible to mount a recessed light in a ceiling or a hollow body in the simplest way by the entire preassembled lamp body, including the structure to which the spring band is attached, is inserted into a section of a suspended ceiling or the hollow body and the free end of the spring band is gripped from the center of the recessed light and pushed outward, so that the support structure and thus the recessed light in the ceiling or the hollow body is clamped.
  • the invention provides a particularly simple, functional and stable way of mounting a recessed ceiling luminaire, with a minimum can be realized on components.
  • the said structure can be set up in particular for holding components of the luminaire.
  • This embodiment has the particular advantage that no separate installation housing or mounting frame is necessary for the installation of the ceiling light. Rather, the reflector itself is used as the actual lamp body, and one or more brackets grip the reflector on its outside, where they are placed on top of the reflector and connected to this.
  • the brackets hold the reflector and simultaneously serve in conjunction with the spring band as a means for bracing the reflector in the ceiling or the hollow body. They thus replace the usual in the prior art luminaire housing or mounting frame with respect to its function of mounting and mounting the reflector and the other components of the lamp.
  • the reflector is preferably attached to the bracket by means of a counter-plate, which bears against the inside of the reflector and is connected to the bracket, for example with screws or rivets.
  • the bracket can also be bolted directly to the reflector, glued or connected in any other way, it being important that the attachment of the bracket to the reflector does not adversely affect the radiation characteristics of the lamp.
  • the structure for supporting the lighting components is a bracket which cooperates with the spring band for mounting the recessed light
  • this structure may also be embodied in a conventional recessed housing or frame for ceiling lights, on which the spring band, such as is described in more detail below, attached.
  • the spring band is moved in the direction of the outside of the structure, so that it bulges outward and thereby increases the scope of the structure to secure it against pulling or falling out of the ceiling or the hollow body.
  • the spring band is pivotally mounted with its one end in a lower portion of the outside of the structure, and the displaceable end of the spring band is guided at the top of the structure, so that the spring band spans the structure over substantially the entire height of its outer side.
  • a particularly convenient and simple way of guiding the spring band at the top of the structure is by means of openings or slots in this structure, through which the spring band can be passed.
  • latching means may be provided for locking the spring band, including the spring band in a particularly simple embodiment, a perforation or depression or elevation, in which a detent locks in place to lock the spring band.
  • This locking lug may for example be formed on a locking spring which presses the latching lug into the perforation or depressions of the spring band or against corresponding elevations.
  • the spring band near the end, which is attached to the outside of the structure, an outwardly facing kink, in order to increase the contact pressure, which exerts the spring band against a ceiling plate.
  • the structure or bracket may be made of metal or plastic
  • the spring band is preferably made of metal to ensure sufficient durability.
  • the invention also provides a recessed luminaire, in particular a recessed ceiling luminaire, with a reflector and at least one mounting device of the type described above.
  • the reflector on an elongated, straight or curved U-profile, which is held by at least two brackets, which engage around the reflector on its outer side and are connected to the reflector. At each of these brackets a spring band is provided to clamp the recessed light in a ceiling or in another hollow body.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for round lights or linear luminaires with two parallel reflector channels, in which the free end of the spring band can be gripped from the center of the luminaire and moved outwards.
  • the reflector is held by preferably three brackets, wherein at the top of each strap out a spring band and is displaceable in the direction of the outside of the reflector ring.
  • the invention provides a particularly simple and convenient way of mounting a recessed light in a ceiling or other hollow body, which can be produced with a minimum of components and material and is particularly easy to use.
  • the invention primarily intended to mount a recessed light in a ceiling or other hollow body, but the mounting device can also serve to pre-assemble the lamp components of a lamp in the structure according to the invention and to clamp with the spring band in a lamp housing. This does not necessarily have to be a recessed ceiling light.
  • FIG. 1 shows a recessed ceiling light according to a first embodiment of the invention, which is designed as a circular lamp for a so-called T5 ring lamp.
  • an annular reflector designated 10.
  • a lamp holder 12 and a ring lamp 14 are arranged.
  • brackets 16 are shown, which are arranged opposite one another on the reflector outside. In practice, depending on the reflector shape, any suitable number of brackets may be provided to stabilize the reflector and install it in the ceiling. In a round light three brackets are preferably arranged with the same distance, while at least two brackets should be provided in a rectilinear reflector lamp.
  • Brackets 16 shown comprise the outside of the reflector 10 from an outer edge of the reflector 10a to an inner edge of the reflector 10b.
  • the bracket 16 are connected in the embodiment shown by means of a counter-plate 18 with the reflector 10.
  • the reflector 10 is clamped, for example, with a screw or rivet connection 20 between the bracket 16 and the counter-plate 18.
  • the counter plate 18 also serves to hold the lamp holder 12.
  • the backplate 18 may be replaced with other means for connecting the yoke 16 to the reflector 10, care being taken that the connecting means does not penetrate the reflector in its lower portion so as not to visibly disturb the lighting technique and render it sufficiently stable and are resilient.
  • the reflector 10 rests with its outer edge 10a on the underside of a suspended ceiling 9, 9 ', wherein the fastening device according to the invention is designed so that it is suitable for ceilings of different wall thickness, as will be explained below.
  • the bracket 16 is connected, for example via a bayonet-type connection 22 with a support ring 24 for a central cover plate 26 which closes the central opening of the annular recessed luminaire in the assembled state.
  • a lamellar grid 28 is further inserted from below.
  • the bracket 16 serve to stabilize and support the reflector 10 and for mounting the entire recessed light in the ceiling.
  • a spring band 30 is provided as an essential element of the mounting device, which extends from the outer edge 10a of the reflector 10 to the upper side of the bracket 16 and in the upper side of the bracket.
  • the spring band 30 is rotatably hooked approximately at the transition from the reflector 10 to the outer edge of the reflector 10a at the outer end of the bracket 16 and is guided in the upper part of the bracket 16 through slots in this bracket, as will be explained below.
  • the spring band 30 in one embodiment has a perforation into which a locking spring 32 engages with a pawl 34 to lock the spring band in a desired position.
  • the locking spring 32 If the locking spring 32 is pressed down, so the spring band 30 is displaceable in the guide of the bracket 16 in both directions, when you release the locking spring 32 presses the pawl 34 against the spring band 30 upwards and locks this when they are in the field of perforations the spring band hits.
  • the pawl 34 acts only on one side, so that the spring band 30 is always displaceable in the direction of the outside of the reflector.
  • the ring 24 is removed with the central cover plate 26, so that the bracket 16 and the fixing mechanism with the spring band 30 and the locking spring 32 are accessible from the central opening of the lamp.
  • the installation in the ceiling 9 takes place in the dissolved, retracted position of the spring band, in FIG. 1 designated 30.
  • the reflector 10 with the straps 16 is inserted into a hole in the ceiling 9, 9 ', so that the reflector edge 10 a rests against the ceiling 9.
  • the free ends of the spring band 30 are gripped and slotted in the stirrups 16 (which are referred to below with reference to Figs FIG. 4 described) are pushed outwardly, so that the spring band bulges outward, as shown at 30 '.
  • the spring band 30 has, in the vicinity of the end, which is hooked into the bracket 16, an outwardly facing bend 36, which increases the contact pressure, especially in thin Dekkenblechen the suspended ceiling 9, 9 '.
  • an outwardly facing bend 36 which increases the contact pressure, especially in thin Dekkenblechen the suspended ceiling 9, 9 '.
  • spring band 30 If the spring band 30 is pushed sufficiently far out to securely fix the recessed light in the ceiling 9, it is locked by means of the locking spring 32 and the pawl 34 in its position. To release the spring band 30, the spring 32 can be pulled down with the pawl 34. Spring band 30 and locking spring 32 are easily accessible via the central opening of the ring light. The same applies, e.g. in a linear luminaire with two parallel, spaced with reflectors.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show the bracket 16, which represents a preferred embodiment of the support structure according to the invention, in plan view and in perspective view, wherein in FIG. 3 also guided in the strap spring band 30 with perforation 31 and the pawl 34 can be seen.
  • the spring band 30 may also be provided with suitable recesses or elevations of another type, in which the pawl 34 engages.
  • the bracket 16 has three openings 38, 40 and 50 through which the spring band 30 is guided at the top of the bracket. At its one end 16 ', which is arranged in the installed state on the outside of the reflector, the bracket has an opening 42 into which the spring band 30 as in FIG. 2 can be hooked shown. Also at the other, opposite end of the bracket preferably has an opening 44, as in the in FIG. 4 shown Embodiment on which the central support ring 24 can be attached for holding the cover plate 26, for example by means of a bayonet closure 22.
  • bracket 16 according to the preferred embodiment, a nose 46 for guiding the spring band 30 and a passage opening 48 for the locking spring 34. At the top of the bracket, this has a recessed portion in which holes 51 are provided, which are used to connect the bracket 16 with the counter plate 18 (FIG. Fig. 1 ) on the inside of the reflector 10, for example by screws or rivets serve.
  • the bracket 16 also serves to support other components of the lamp, such as the lamp holder 12, a lamp holder, a plug-in coupling or a connection to an external ballast unit, which are not all shown in the figures.
  • the ballast itself can be attached to the bracket 16 in the recessed luminaire according to the invention, but other fastening variants are conceivable, as on the central light cover 26, on the ceiling 9 or on the overlying concrete ceiling (not shown) itself.
  • the electrical connection of the lamp takes place either before inserting the lamp in the ceiling 9 or through the central opening after their installation. Since the reflector is not surrounded by a closed housing, not only the installation but also the connection of the lamp is particularly simple.
  • On the cover plate 26 may have other components. As a Zu Kunststoffö Maschinenbau, an exhaust port, a speaker, a fire alarm, an emergency light, a downlight or the like may be provided.
  • the recessed luminaire according to the invention thus need not, as in the prior art, first a mounting ring or a mounting frame are mounted on which a reflector is then mounted, but the bracket are pre-mounted on the reflector and used together with this directly into a ceiling opening.
  • the brackets serve as a supporting structure for supporting the luminaire components of the recessed luminaire and in particular the reflector, the invention provides an extremely simple way of bracing this structure in a ceiling, which has only a spring band and means for locking the spring band in a clamping position.
  • the mounting device is thus both in terms of their structure and their production as well as their handling, less expensive than recessed lights of the prior art.
  • the built-in mechanism described also be used to brace the lighting components of a lamp in a housing, so that the entire "inner workings" of the lamp can be pre-assembled and then introduced in total in the housing.

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The recessed lamp fitting device has a support structure (16) attached to a lamp component (10) and a spring band (30) secured to the outside of the support structure at one end and slid relative to the outside of the support structure at its opposite end, for locking the support structure in a ceiling opening. An Independent claim for a recessed ceiling lamp is also included.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einbauvorrichtung zum Montieren einer Einbauleuchte in einer Decke oder einem Hohlkörper und eine entsprechende Einbauleuchte.The invention relates to a mounting device for mounting a recessed light in a ceiling or a hollow body and a corresponding recessed light.

Einbaudeckenleuchten werden in großen Umfang in Zweckbauten aller Art, so z. B. in Bürobauten, eingesetzt. Bei solchen Leuchten ist eine Lampe in einer Reflektorrinne angeordnet, und diese sind zusammen mit weiteren Leuchtenkomponenten, wie Raster, Fassung, Lampenhalter, Vorschaltgeräteeinheit und dergleichen, in einem Gehäuse untergebracht, das in eine abgehängte Decke eingebaut wird. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist eine Rundleuchte für eine Ringlampe (z. B. T5-Ringlampe) mit einer ringförmigen Reflektorrinne, die nach unten offen ist und deren unterer Rand waagrecht nach außen umgelegt ist. Der Reflektorring ist in einem Gehäuse oder einem Einbaugestell gehalten und liegt mit seinem unteren waagrechten Rand an der Deckenunterseite an. In den Reflektor ist häufig ein Raster eingesetzt.Ceiling lights are widely used in functional buildings of all kinds, such. B. in office buildings, used. In such luminaires, a lamp is arranged in a reflector channel, and these are housed together with other lighting components, such as grid, socket, lamp holder, ballast unit and the like, in a housing which is installed in a suspended ceiling. An example of this is a circular lamp for a ring lamp (eg T5 ring lamp) with an annular reflector channel, which is open at the bottom and whose lower edge is folded horizontally outwards. The reflector ring is held in a housing or a built-in frame and lies with its lower horizontal edge on the ceiling underside. In the reflector is often a grid used.

Eine Art der Befestigung einer Deckeneinbauleuchte ist beispielsweise in der europäischen Patentanmeldung EP-A-0 947 765 beschrieben, die sich auch ausführlich mit der Montage von Deckeneinbauleuchten gemäß dem Stand der Technik befaßt.One way of fixing a ceiling light is, for example, in the European Patent Application EP-A-0 947 765 which also deals in detail with the installation of recessed ceiling luminaires according to the prior art.

Demnach sind Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen des Gehäuses der Deckeneinbauleuchte mit relativ einfachen Halterungen, beispielsweise Montagewinkeln, bekannt, die jedoch nicht ohne Werkzeugeinsatz und entsprechenden Zeitaufwand montiert werden können. Es sind ferner Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen von Deckeneinbauleuchten bekannt, die eine werkzeuglose Montage ermöglichen, wobei die Befestigungsvorrichtung mit ihren tragenden Elementen an dem Leuchtengehäuse vormontiert ist. So offenbart die EP-A-0 140 058 einen Halter mit Tragarmen, von denen jeder an einer Seitenwand des Leuchtengehäuses um eine Drehachse schwenkbar gelagert ist, die parallel zur Seitenwand des Leuchtengehäuses verläuft. Die EP-A-0 947 765 schlägt eine andere Art der Halterung des Gehäuses einer Einbauleuchte vor, bei der in der Seitenwand des Einbaugehäuses ein Führungsschlitz vorgesehen ist, der an seinem oberen Ende verbreitert ist und in den ein speziell ausgebildeter Halter eingreift.Accordingly, devices for securing the housing of the recessed ceiling luminaire with relatively simple brackets, such as mounting brackets, known, but which can not be installed without tools and appropriate time. There are also known devices for mounting recessed ceiling lights, which allow a tool-free installation, wherein the fastening device is pre-assembled with its supporting elements on the lamp housing. So revealed the EP-A-0 140 058 a holder with support arms, each of which on a side wall of the lamp housing about an axis of rotation is pivotally mounted, which runs parallel to the side wall of the lamp housing. The EP-A-0 947 765 proposes another way of mounting the housing of a recessed luminaire, in which in the side wall of the mounting housing, a guide slot is provided, which is widened at its upper end and engages in a specially trained holder.

Während es im Stand der Technik bereits eine Reihe von Vorschlägen gibt, wie Einbauleuchten mit geringem Montageaufwand und vorzugsweise werkzeuglos in einer Decke angebracht werden können, so betreffen die Lösungen des Standes der Technik alle den Fall, daß solche Deckenleuchten ein Leuchtengehäuse oder Einbaugestell aufweisen, das mit zusätzlichen Befestigungsvorrichtungen in die Decke eingebaut wird. Das heißt, zunächst wird ein Gehäuse oder Einbaugestell in der Decke vormontiert, und anschließend werden der Reflektor und andere Leuchtenkomponenten in dieses eingesetzt. Die erfindungsgemäße Einbauvorrichtung für die Deckenleuchte hat somit den Vorteil, daß die gesamte Deckenleuchte in einem Arbeitsschritt in die Decke eingebaut werden kann.While there are already a number of proposals in the prior art on how recessed luminaires can be mounted in a ceiling with little installation effort and preferably without tools, the solutions of the prior art all relate to the case where such ceiling luminaires have a luminaire housing or mounting frame is installed in the ceiling with additional fastening devices. That is, first, a housing or rack is preassembled in the ceiling, and then the reflector and other lighting components are used in this. The installation device according to the invention for the ceiling light thus has the advantage that the entire ceiling light can be installed in one step in the ceiling.

Da Deckenleuchten der beschriebenen Art häufig in Zweckbauten in großen Stückzahlen eingesetzt werden, ist es ein vordringlicheres Ziel, derartige Deckenleuchten möglichst zweckmäßig und kostengünstig herzustellen sowie einfach, vorzugsweise werkzeuglos, montieren zu können.Since ceiling lights of the type described are often used in functional buildings in large numbers, it is a more urgent goal to produce such ceiling lights as appropriate and inexpensive and easy to install, preferably without tools.

EP 0 840 060 A2 betrifft eine Einrichtung zur Montage einer Deckeneinbauleuchte gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1. Zur Befestigung der Deckeneinbauleuchte in einen Ausschnitt einer Zwischendecke wird ein flexibler Haltestreifen durch eine Öffnung in einer Seitenwand eines Leuchtengehäusekörpers von innen nach außen geschoben, um ein Auflageelement gegen die Oberseite der Zwischendecke zu drücken. EP 0 840 060 A2 relates to a device for mounting a recessed ceiling light according to the preamble of claim 1. For mounting the recessed ceiling light in a section of a false ceiling a flexible retaining strip is pushed through an opening in a side wall of a lamp housing body from the inside to the outside to a support element against the top of the false ceiling to press.

BE 684 033 offenbart eine Einbauvorrichtung für eine Deckeneinbauleuchte. Mehrere flexible Haltestreifen stützen sich mit einem freien Ende an dem Deckenausschnitt ab, um die Einbauleuchte zu fixieren. Ein Lösen der flexiblen Haltestreifen im eingebauten Zustand der Leuchte ist nicht möglich. BE 684 033 discloses a mounting device for a recessed ceiling light. Several flexible retaining strips are based on a free end of the ceiling cutout to fix the recessed light. A release of the flexible retaining strip in the installed state of the lamp is not possible.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Einbauleuchte der eingangs beschriebenen Art mit minimalem Aufwand und insbesondere mit einer möglichst geringen Anzahl von Bauteilen herzustellen und möglichst einfach montieren zu können.The invention is therefore based on the object to produce a recessed light of the type described above with minimal effort and in particular with the lowest possible number of components and to mount as easily as possible.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch eine Einbauvorrichtung mit den Merkmalen von Anspruch 1 sowie durch eine Einbauleuchte gemäß Anspruch 12 gelöst.This object is achieved by a mounting device with the features of claim 1 and by a recessed luminaire according to claim 12.

Mit der erfindungsgemäßen Einbauvorrichtung ist es möglich, eine Einbauleuchte in einer Decke oder einem Hohlkörper auf einfachste Weise zu montieren, indem der gesamte vormontierte Leuchtenkörper, einschließlich der Struktur, an der das Federband angebracht ist, in einen Ausschnitt einer abgehängten Decke oder den Hohlkörper eingeschoben wird und das freie Ende des Federbandes von der Mitte der Einbauleuchte her gegriffen und nach außen geschoben wird, so daß die Halterungsstruktur und somit die Einbauleuchte in der Decke oder dem Hohlkörper verspannt wird. Die Erfindung bietet eine besonders einfache, zweckmäßige sowie stabile Möglichkeit der Montage einer Deckeneinbauleuchte, die mit einem Minimum an Bauteilen realisiert werden kann. Die besagte Struktur kann insbesondere zur Halterung Komponenten der Leuchte eingerichtet sein.With the mounting device according to the invention, it is possible to mount a recessed light in a ceiling or a hollow body in the simplest way by the entire preassembled lamp body, including the structure to which the spring band is attached, is inserted into a section of a suspended ceiling or the hollow body and the free end of the spring band is gripped from the center of the recessed light and pushed outward, so that the support structure and thus the recessed light in the ceiling or the hollow body is clamped. The invention provides a particularly simple, functional and stable way of mounting a recessed ceiling luminaire, with a minimum can be realized on components. The said structure can be set up in particular for holding components of the luminaire.

Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung weist die Struktur zur Halterung der Leuchtenkomponenten, und insbesondere eines Reflektors, einen Bügel auf, der den Reflektor zumindest teilweise umgreift, wobei der Bügel als tragendes Element ausgebildet ist. Diese Ausführungsform hat den besonderen Vorteil, daß für die Montage der Deckeneinbauleuchte kein eigenes Einbaugehäuse oder Einbaugestell notwendig ist. Vielmehr wird der Reflektor selbst als eigentlicher Leuchtenkörper verwendet, und ein oder mehrere Bügel greifen den Reflektor an seiner Außenseite, wobei sie von oben auf den Reflektor aufgesetzt und mit diesem verbunden werden. Die Bügel halten den Reflektor und dienen gleichzeitig in Verbindung mit dem Federband als Mittel zum Verspannen des Reflektors in der Decke oder dem Hohlkörper. Sie ersetzen somit das im Stand der Technik übliche Leuchtengehäuse oder Einbaugestell in Bezug auf dessen Funktion der Halterung und Befestigung des Reflektors sowie der anderen Komponenten der Leuchte.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the structure for holding the luminaire components, and in particular a reflector, on a bracket which at least partially surrounds the reflector, wherein the bracket is designed as a supporting element. This embodiment has the particular advantage that no separate installation housing or mounting frame is necessary for the installation of the ceiling light. Rather, the reflector itself is used as the actual lamp body, and one or more brackets grip the reflector on its outside, where they are placed on top of the reflector and connected to this. The brackets hold the reflector and simultaneously serve in conjunction with the spring band as a means for bracing the reflector in the ceiling or the hollow body. They thus replace the usual in the prior art luminaire housing or mounting frame with respect to its function of mounting and mounting the reflector and the other components of the lamp.

Der Reflektor ist an dem Bügel vorzugsweise mittels einer Gegenplatte angebracht, die an der Innenseite des Reflektors anliegt und beispielsweise mit Schrauben oder Nieten mit dem Bügel verbunden wird. Der Bügel kann jedoch auch mit dem Reflektor direkt verschraubt, verklebt oder auf andere Weise verbunden sein, wobei wichtig ist, daß die Befestigung des Bügels an dem Reflektor die Abstrahlcharakteristik der Leuchte nicht negativ beeinflußt.The reflector is preferably attached to the bracket by means of a counter-plate, which bears against the inside of the reflector and is connected to the bracket, for example with screws or rivets. However, the bracket can also be bolted directly to the reflector, glued or connected in any other way, it being important that the attachment of the bracket to the reflector does not adversely affect the radiation characteristics of the lamp.

Während bei der beschriebenen bevorzugten Ausfsührungsform der Erfindung die Struktur zur Halterung der Leuchtenkomponenten ein Bügel ist, der zur Befestigung der Einbauleuchte mit dem Federband zusammenwirkt, kann diese Struktur auch in einem üblichen Einbaugehäuse oder -gestell für Deckenleuchten verkörpert sein, an dem das Federband, wie unten noch näher beschrieben, angebracht ist.While in the described preferred embodiment of the invention, the structure for supporting the lighting components is a bracket which cooperates with the spring band for mounting the recessed light, this structure may also be embodied in a conventional recessed housing or frame for ceiling lights, on which the spring band, such as is described in more detail below, attached.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Einbauvorrichtung wird das Federband in Richtung der Außenseite der Struktur verschoben, so daß es sich nach außen wölbt und dadurch den Umfang der Struktur vergrößert, um diese gegen ein Herausziehen oder Herausfallen aus der Decke oder dem Hohlkörper zu sichern. Vorzugsweise ist das Federband mit seinem einen Ende in einem unteren Bereich der Außenseite der Struktur verschwenkbar angebracht, und das verschiebbare Ende des Federbandes ist an der Oberseite der Struktur geführt, so daß das Federband die Struktur über im wesentlichen der gesamten Höhe ihrer Außenseite umspannt.In the mounting device according to the invention, the spring band is moved in the direction of the outside of the structure, so that it bulges outward and thereby increases the scope of the structure to secure it against pulling or falling out of the ceiling or the hollow body. Preferably, the spring band is pivotally mounted with its one end in a lower portion of the outside of the structure, and the displaceable end of the spring band is guided at the top of the structure, so that the spring band spans the structure over substantially the entire height of its outer side.

Eine besonders zweckmäßige und einfache Art der Führung des Federbands an der Oberseite der Struktur erfolgt mittels Öffnungen oder Schlitzen in dieser Struktur, durch welche das Federband hindurchgeführt sein kann.A particularly convenient and simple way of guiding the spring band at the top of the structure is by means of openings or slots in this structure, through which the spring band can be passed.

Um nach dem Verspannen der Struktur und somit der Einbauleuchte das nach außen gewölbte Federband in seiner Position zu halten, können Rastmittel zur Verriegelung des Federbandes vorgesehen sein, wozu das Federband bei einer besonders einfachen Ausführungsform eine Lochung oder Vertiefung oder Erhöhung aufweist, in die eine Rastnase zur Verriegelung des Federbandes einrastet. Diese Rastnase kann zum Beispiel an einer Sperrfeder ausgebildet sein, welche die Rastnase in die Lochung oder Vertiefungen des Federbandes oder gegen entsprechende Erhöhungen drückt.In order to keep the outwardly curved spring band in its position after the distortion of the structure and thus the downlight, latching means may be provided for locking the spring band, including the spring band in a particularly simple embodiment, a perforation or depression or elevation, in which a detent locks in place to lock the spring band. This locking lug may for example be formed on a locking spring which presses the latching lug into the perforation or depressions of the spring band or against corresponding elevations.

Zusätzlich weist das Federband in der Nähe des Endes, das an der Außenseite der Struktur angebracht ist, einen nach außen weisenden Knick auf, um den Anpreßdruck, die das Federband gegen ein Deckenblech ausübt, zu erhöhen.In addition, the spring band near the end, which is attached to the outside of the structure, an outwardly facing kink, in order to increase the contact pressure, which exerts the spring band against a ceiling plate.

Während die Struktur oder der Bügel aus Metall oder Kunststoff bestehen können, wird das Federband vorzugsweise aus Metall hergestellt, um eine ausreichende Beständigkeit sicherzustellen.While the structure or bracket may be made of metal or plastic, the spring band is preferably made of metal to ensure sufficient durability.

Die Erfindung sieht auch eine Einbauleuchte, insbesondere eine Deckeneinbauleuchte, mit einem Reflektor und wenigstens einer Einbauvorrichtung der oben beschriebenen Art vor. Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung weist der Reflektor ein langgestrecktes, gerades oder gebogenes U-Profil auf, das von wenigstens zwei Bügeln gehalten wird, die den Reflektor an seiner Außenseite umgreifen und mit dem Reflektor verbunden sind. An diesen Bügeln ist jeweils ein Federband vorgesehen, um die Einbauleuchte in einer Decke oder in einem anderen Hohlkörper zu verspannen.The invention also provides a recessed luminaire, in particular a recessed ceiling luminaire, with a reflector and at least one mounting device of the type described above. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the reflector on an elongated, straight or curved U-profile, which is held by at least two brackets, which engage around the reflector on its outer side and are connected to the reflector. At each of these brackets a spring band is provided to clamp the recessed light in a ceiling or in another hollow body.

Die Erfindung eignet sich besonders für Rundleuchten oder Langfeldleuchten mit zwei parallelen Reflektorrinnen, bei denen das freie Ende des Federbandes von der Leuchtenmitte aus gegriffen und nach außen verschoben werden kann. Bei einer Rundleuchte wird der Reflektor von vorzugsweise drei Bügeln gehalten, wobei an der Oberseite jedes Bügels ein Federband geführt und in Richtung der Außenseite des Reflektorrings verschiebbar ist.The invention is particularly suitable for round lights or linear luminaires with two parallel reflector channels, in which the free end of the spring band can be gripped from the center of the luminaire and moved outwards. In a round light, the reflector is held by preferably three brackets, wherein at the top of each strap out a spring band and is displaceable in the direction of the outside of the reflector ring.

Die Erfindung sieht eine besonders einfache und zweckmäßige Art der Montage einer Einbauleuchte in einer Decke oder einem anderen Hohlkörper vor, die mit einem Minimum an Bauteilen und Material hergestellt werden kann und besonders leicht zu bedienen ist. Zwar ist die Erfindung primär dazu vorgesehen, eine Einbauleuchte in einer Decke oder einem anderen Hohlkörper zu montieren, die Einbauvorrichtung kann jedoch auch dazu dienen, die Leuchtenkomponenten einer Leuchte in der erfindungsgemäßen Struktur vorzumontieren und mit dem Federband in einem Leuchtengehäuse zu verspannen. Hierbei muß es sich nicht notwendig um eine Deckeneinbauleuchte handeln.The invention provides a particularly simple and convenient way of mounting a recessed light in a ceiling or other hollow body, which can be produced with a minimum of components and material and is particularly easy to use. Although is the invention primarily intended to mount a recessed light in a ceiling or other hollow body, but the mounting device can also serve to pre-assemble the lamp components of a lamp in the structure according to the invention and to clamp with the spring band in a lamp housing. This does not necessarily have to be a recessed ceiling light.

Die Erfindung ist im folgenden anhand bevorzugter Ausführungsformen mit Bezug auf die Zeichnungen näher erläutert. In den Figuren zeigen:

Figur 1
eine schematische Schnittdarstellung einer Einbau-Ringleuchte gemäß einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung;
Figur 2
eine vergrößerte Darstellung eines Ausschnitts der Einbauleuchte der Figur 1;
Figur 3
eine Draufsicht auf die erfindungsgemäße Befestigungsvorrichtung, wobei der Bügel zusammen mit dem Federband dargestellt ist; und
Figur 4
eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Ausführungsform des Bügels.
The invention is explained below with reference to preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. In the figures show:
FIG. 1
a schematic sectional view of a built-in ring lamp according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2
an enlarged view of a section of the recessed light of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3
a plan view of the fastening device according to the invention, wherein the bracket is shown together with the spring band; and
FIG. 4
a perspective view of an embodiment of the bracket.

Figur 1 zeigt eine Deckeneinbauleuchte gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform der Erfindung, die als Rundleuchte für eine sogenannte T5-Ringlampe ausgebildet ist. In Figur 1 ist ein ringförmiger Reflektor mit 10 bezeichnet. In dem Reflektor sind eine Lampenfassung 12 sowie eine Ringlampe 14 angeordnet. FIG. 1 shows a recessed ceiling light according to a first embodiment of the invention, which is designed as a circular lamp for a so-called T5 ring lamp. In FIG. 1 is an annular reflector designated 10. In the reflector, a lamp holder 12 and a ring lamp 14 are arranged.

In der Schnittdarstellung der Figur 1 sind zwei Bügel 16 dargestellt, die an der Reflektoraußenseite einander gegenüberliegend angeordnet sind. In der Praxis kann abhängig von der Reflektorform jede geeignet Anzahl von Bügel vorgesehen werden, um den Reflektor zu stabilisieren und ihn in der Decke einzubauen. Bei einer Rundleuchte werden vorzugsweise drei Bügel mit gleichem Abstand angeordnet, während bei einer geradlinigen Reflektorleuchte wenigstens zwei Bügel vorgesehen sein sollten.In the sectional view of FIG. 1 two brackets 16 are shown, which are arranged opposite one another on the reflector outside. In practice, depending on the reflector shape, any suitable number of brackets may be provided to stabilize the reflector and install it in the ceiling. In a round light three brackets are preferably arranged with the same distance, while at least two brackets should be provided in a rectilinear reflector lamp.

Die in den Figuren 1 und 2 gezeigten Bügel 16 umfassen die Außenseite des Reflektors 10 von einem äußeren Reflektorrand 10a zu einem inneren Reflektorrand 10b. Die Bügel 16 sind bei der gezeigten Ausführungsform mittels einer Gegenplatte 18 mit dem Reflektor 10 verbunden. Dabei wird der Reflektor 10 beispielsweise mit einer Schrauben- oder Nietverbindung 20 zwischen dem Bügel 16 und der Gegenplatte 18 eingeklemmt. Die Gegenplatte 18 dient gleichzeitig zur Halterung der Lampenfassung 12.The in the FIGS. 1 and 2 Brackets 16 shown comprise the outside of the reflector 10 from an outer edge of the reflector 10a to an inner edge of the reflector 10b. The bracket 16 are connected in the embodiment shown by means of a counter-plate 18 with the reflector 10. In this case, the reflector 10 is clamped, for example, with a screw or rivet connection 20 between the bracket 16 and the counter-plate 18. The counter plate 18 also serves to hold the lamp holder 12.

Die Gegenplatte 18 kann durch andere Mittel zum Verbinden des Bügels 16 mit dem Reflektor 10 ersetzt werden, wobei darauf geachtet werden sollte, daß die Verbindungsmittel den Reflektor nicht in seinem unteren Bereich durchdringen, um nicht die Lichttechnik sichtbar zu stören, und das sie ausreichend stabil und belastbar sind.The backplate 18 may be replaced with other means for connecting the yoke 16 to the reflector 10, care being taken that the connecting means does not penetrate the reflector in its lower portion so as not to visibly disturb the lighting technique and render it sufficiently stable and are resilient.

Der Reflektor 10 liegt mit seinem Außenrand 10a an der Unterseite einer abgehängten Decke 9, 9' an, wobei die erfindungsgemäße Befestigungsvorrichtung so ausgebildet ist, daß sie sich für Decken unterschiedlicher Wandstärke eignet, wie weiter unten noch erläutert ist.The reflector 10 rests with its outer edge 10a on the underside of a suspended ceiling 9, 9 ', wherein the fastening device according to the invention is designed so that it is suitable for ceilings of different wall thickness, as will be explained below.

Am inneren Reflektorrand 10b ist der Bügel 16 beispielsweise über eine bajonettverschlußartige Verbindung 22 mit einem Tragring 24 für eine zentrale Abdeckplatte 26 verbunden, welche die Mittelöffnung der ringförmigen Einbauleuchte im monierten Zustand verschließt.At the inner edge of the reflector 10b, the bracket 16 is connected, for example via a bayonet-type connection 22 with a support ring 24 for a central cover plate 26 which closes the central opening of the annular recessed luminaire in the assembled state.

In den Reflektor ist ferner von unten ein Lamellenraster 28 eingesetzt.In the reflector, a lamellar grid 28 is further inserted from below.

Die Bügel 16 dienen zur Stabilisierung und Halterung des Reflektors 10 sowie zum Montieren der gesamten Einbauleuchte in der Decke 9.The bracket 16 serve to stabilize and support the reflector 10 and for mounting the entire recessed light in the ceiling. 9

Erfindungsgemäß ist als wesentliches Element der Einbauvorrichtung ein Federband 30 vorgesehen, das von dem Außenrand 10a des Reflektors 10 zur Oberseite des Bügels 16 und in der Bügeloberseite geführt verläuft. Das Federband 30 ist etwa bei dem Übergang vom Reflektor 10 zum äußeren Reflektorrand 10a an dem äußeren Ende Bügels 16 drehbar eingehakt und wird im oberen Teil des Bügels 16 durch Schlitze in diesem Bügel geführt, wie weiter unten noch erläutert ist. An seinem freien Ende weist das Federband 30 bei einer Ausführungsform eine Lochung auf, in die eine Sperrfeder 32 mit einer Klinke 34 eingreift, um das Federband in einer gewünschten Position zu verriegeln. Wird die Sperrfeder 32 nach unten gedrückt, so ist das Federband 30 in der Führung des Bügels 16 in beiden Richtungen verschiebbar, beim Loslassen der Sperrfeder 32 drückt die Klinke 34 gegen das Federband 30 nach oben und arretiert dieses, wenn sie im Bereich der Lochungen auf das Federband trifft. Die Sperrklinke 34 wirkt nur einseitig, so daß das Federband 30 in Richtung der Außenseite des Reflektors immer verschiebbar ist.According to the invention, a spring band 30 is provided as an essential element of the mounting device, which extends from the outer edge 10a of the reflector 10 to the upper side of the bracket 16 and in the upper side of the bracket. The spring band 30 is rotatably hooked approximately at the transition from the reflector 10 to the outer edge of the reflector 10a at the outer end of the bracket 16 and is guided in the upper part of the bracket 16 through slots in this bracket, as will be explained below. At its free end, the spring band 30 in one embodiment has a perforation into which a locking spring 32 engages with a pawl 34 to lock the spring band in a desired position. If the locking spring 32 is pressed down, so the spring band 30 is displaceable in the guide of the bracket 16 in both directions, when you release the locking spring 32 presses the pawl 34 against the spring band 30 upwards and locks this when they are in the field of perforations the spring band hits. The pawl 34 acts only on one side, so that the spring band 30 is always displaceable in the direction of the outside of the reflector.

Für den Einbau der in Figur 1 dargestellten Rundeinbauleuchte wird der Ring 24 mit der mittleren Abdeckplatte 26 entfernt, so daß die Bügel 16 und der Befestigungsmechanismus mit dem Federband 30 und der Sperrfeder 32 von der zentralen Öffnung der Leuchte aus zugänglich sind. Der Einbau in die Decke 9 erfolgt in der gelösten, zurückgezogenen Stellung des Federbandes, die in Figur 1 mit 30 bezeichnet ist. Der Reflektor 10 mit den Bügeln 16 wird in ein Loch in der Decke 9, 9' eingesetzt, so daß der Reflektorrand 10a an der Decke 9 anliegt. Durch die Öffnung in der Mitte des Reflektorring 10 ist der Deckenhohlraum zugänglich. Die freien Ende des Federbandes 30 werden gegriffen und durch Schlitze in den Bügeln 16 (die unten mit Bezug auf Figur 4 beschrieben sind) nach außen geschoben, so daß sich das Federband nach außen wölbt, wie bei 30' gezeigt.For the installation of in FIG. 1 Round recessed luminaire shown, the ring 24 is removed with the central cover plate 26, so that the bracket 16 and the fixing mechanism with the spring band 30 and the locking spring 32 are accessible from the central opening of the lamp. The installation in the ceiling 9 takes place in the dissolved, retracted position of the spring band, in FIG. 1 designated 30. The reflector 10 with the straps 16 is inserted into a hole in the ceiling 9, 9 ', so that the reflector edge 10 a rests against the ceiling 9. Through the opening in the center of the reflector ring 10 of the ceiling cavity is accessible. The free ends of the spring band 30 are gripped and slotted in the stirrups 16 (which are referred to below with reference to Figs FIG. 4 described) are pushed outwardly, so that the spring band bulges outward, as shown at 30 '.

Das Federband 30 weist in der Nähe des Endes, das in den Bügel 16 eingehakt wird, einen nach außen weisenden Knick 36 auf, der den Anpressendruck insbesondere bei dünnen Dekkenblechen der abgehängten Decke 9, 9' vergrößert. Beim Verspannen des Federbandes 30 durch Verschieben des Federbandes nach außen drückt dessen Außenfläche gegen die Kante der Decke 9, 9', wobei das Federband 30 abhängig von der Dicke der Deckenplatte 9, 9' und dem Spiel zwischen Decke 9 und Bügel 16 unterschiedlich weit nach außen geschoben wird, um in jedem Fall, einen ausreichenden Verspanndruck vorzusehen. Zwischen Bügel und Dekkenplatte 9 sollte in jedem Fall der erforderliche Raum sein, damit der unterste Teil der Feder 30 an der Deckenplatte 9 in Richtung des Reflektors 10 geschoben wird, um die Verspannung zu optimieren.The spring band 30 has, in the vicinity of the end, which is hooked into the bracket 16, an outwardly facing bend 36, which increases the contact pressure, especially in thin Dekkenblechen the suspended ceiling 9, 9 '. When bracing the spring band 30 by moving the spring band to the outside presses its outer surface against the edge of the ceiling 9, 9 ', wherein the spring band 30 depending on the thickness of the ceiling plate 9, 9' and the game between the ceiling 9 and bracket 16 different far to is pushed outside to provide in any case, a sufficient clamping pressure. Between bracket and cover plate 9 should be the required space in any case, so that the lowest part of the spring 30 is pushed on the ceiling plate 9 in the direction of the reflector 10 in order to optimize the tension.

Wenn das Federband 30 ausreichend weit nach außen geschoben ist, um die Einbauleuchte sicher in der Decke 9 zu fixieren, wird es mittels der Sperrfeder 32 und der Klinke 34 in seiner Position arretiert. Zum Lösen des Federbandes 30 kann die Feder 32 mit der Klinke 34 nach unten gezogen werden. Federband 30 und Sperrfeder 32 sind über die zentrale Öffnung der Ringleuchte leicht zugänglich. Ähnliches gilt z.B. bei einer Langfeldleuchte mit zwei parallelen, mit Zwischenraum angeordneten Reflektoren.If the spring band 30 is pushed sufficiently far out to securely fix the recessed light in the ceiling 9, it is locked by means of the locking spring 32 and the pawl 34 in its position. To release the spring band 30, the spring 32 can be pulled down with the pawl 34. Spring band 30 and locking spring 32 are easily accessible via the central opening of the ring light. The same applies, e.g. in a linear luminaire with two parallel, spaced with reflectors.

Figuren 3 und 4 zeigen den Bügel 16, der eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Halterungsstruktur darstellt, in Draufsicht bzw. in perspektivischer Darstellung, wobei in Figur 3 auch das in dem Bügel geführte Federband 30 mit Lochung 31 und die Sperrklinke 34 zu sehen sind. Anstelle einer Lochung 31 kann das Federband 30 auch mit geeigneten Vertiefungen oder Erhöhungen anderer Art versehen sein, in die die Sperrklinke 34 einrastet. Figures 3 and 4 show the bracket 16, which represents a preferred embodiment of the support structure according to the invention, in plan view and in perspective view, wherein in FIG. 3 also guided in the strap spring band 30 with perforation 31 and the pawl 34 can be seen. Instead of a perforation 31, the spring band 30 may also be provided with suitable recesses or elevations of another type, in which the pawl 34 engages.

Der Bügel 16 weist drei Öffnungen 38, 40 und 50 auf, durch die das Federband 30 an der Oberseite des Bügels geführt ist. An seinem einen Ende 16', das im eingebauten Zustand außen an dem Reflektor angeordnet ist, weist der Bügel eine Öffnung 42 auf, in die das Federband 30 wie in Figur 2 dargestellt eingehakt werden kann. Auch an dem anderen, gegenüberliegenden Ende hat der Bügel vorzugsweise eine Öffnung 44, wie bei der in Figur 4 gezeigten Ausführungsform, an der der zentrale Tragring 24 zur Halterung der Abdeckplatte 26 zum Beispiel mittels einem Bajonettverschluß 22 angebracht werden kann.The bracket 16 has three openings 38, 40 and 50 through which the spring band 30 is guided at the top of the bracket. At its one end 16 ', which is arranged in the installed state on the outside of the reflector, the bracket has an opening 42 into which the spring band 30 as in FIG. 2 can be hooked shown. Also at the other, opposite end of the bracket preferably has an opening 44, as in the in FIG. 4 shown Embodiment on which the central support ring 24 can be attached for holding the cover plate 26, for example by means of a bayonet closure 22.

Ferner weist der Bügel 16 gemäß der bevorzugten Ausführungsform eine Nase 46 zur Führung des Federbandes 30 sowie eine Durchtrittsöffnung 48 für die Sperrfeder 34 auf. An der Oberseite des Bügels weist dieser einen vertieften Abschnitt auf, in dem Bohrungen 51 vorgesehen sind, die zur Verbindung des Bügels 16 mit der Gegenplatte 18 (Fig. 1) an der Innenseite des Reflektors 10, z.B. durch Schrauben oder Nieten, dienen.Further, the bracket 16 according to the preferred embodiment, a nose 46 for guiding the spring band 30 and a passage opening 48 for the locking spring 34. At the top of the bracket, this has a recessed portion in which holes 51 are provided, which are used to connect the bracket 16 with the counter plate 18 (FIG. Fig. 1 ) on the inside of the reflector 10, for example by screws or rivets serve.

Der Bügel 16 dient auch zur Halterung anderer Bauteile der Leuchte, wie der Lampenfassung 12, eines Lampenhalters, einer Steckkupplung oder einer Verbindung zu einer externen Vorschaltgeräteeinheit, die in den Figuren nicht sämtlich dargestellt sind. Auch das Vorschaltgerät selbst kann bei der erfindungsgemäßen Einbauleuchte an dem Bügel 16 befestigt werden, wobei jedoch auch andere Befestigungsvarianten denkbar sind, wie auf der mittleren Leuchtenabdeckung 26, an der Decke 9 oder an der darüberliegenden Betondecke (nicht dargestellt) selbst.The bracket 16 also serves to support other components of the lamp, such as the lamp holder 12, a lamp holder, a plug-in coupling or a connection to an external ballast unit, which are not all shown in the figures. Also, the ballast itself can be attached to the bracket 16 in the recessed luminaire according to the invention, but other fastening variants are conceivable, as on the central light cover 26, on the ceiling 9 or on the overlying concrete ceiling (not shown) itself.

Der elektrische Anschluß der Leuchte erfolgt entweder vor dem Einsetzen der Leuchte in die Decke 9 oder durch die zentrale Öffnung nach deren Einbau. Da der Reflektor nicht von einem geschlossenen Gehäuse umgeben ist, ist nicht nur der Einbau sondern auch das Anschließen der Leuchte besonders einfach.The electrical connection of the lamp takes place either before inserting the lamp in the ceiling 9 or through the central opening after their installation. Since the reflector is not surrounded by a closed housing, not only the installation but also the connection of the lamp is particularly simple.

An der Abdeckplatte 26 können weitere Komponenten. wie eine Zuluftöffnung, eine Abluftöffnung, ein Lautsprecher, ein Feuermelder, ein Notlicht, ein Downlight oder dergleichen, vorgesehen sein.On the cover plate 26 may have other components. as a Zuluftöffnung, an exhaust port, a speaker, a fire alarm, an emergency light, a downlight or the like may be provided.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Einbauleuchte müssen somit nicht, wie beim Stand der Technik, zuerst ein Einbauring oder ein Einbaugestell montiert werden, an denen dann ein Reflektor angebracht wird, sondern die Bügel werden an dem Reflektor vormontiert und zusammen mit diesem direkt in eine Deckenöffnung eingesetzt. Die Bügel dienen als tragende Struktur zur Halterung der Leuchtenkomponenten der Einbauleuchte und insbesondere des Reflektors, wobei die Erfindung eine extrem einfache Art der Verspannung dieser Struktur in einer Decke vorsieht, die lediglich ein Federband sowie Mittel zur Verriegelung des Federbandes in einer Spannposition aufweist. Die Einbauvorrichtung ist somit sowohl was ihren Aufbau und ihre Herstellung als auch was ihre Handhabung betrifft, weniger aufwendig als bei Einbauleuchten des Standes der Technik. Wie bereits erwähnt, kann der beschriebene Einbaumechanismus auch dazu verwendet werden, die Leuchtenkomponenten einer Leuchte in einem Gehäuse zu verspannen, so daß das gesamte "Innenleben" der Leuchte vormontiert und dann insgesamt in das Gehäuse eingebracht werden kann.In the recessed luminaire according to the invention thus need not, as in the prior art, first a mounting ring or a mounting frame are mounted on which a reflector is then mounted, but the bracket are pre-mounted on the reflector and used together with this directly into a ceiling opening. The brackets serve as a supporting structure for supporting the luminaire components of the recessed luminaire and in particular the reflector, the invention provides an extremely simple way of bracing this structure in a ceiling, which has only a spring band and means for locking the spring band in a clamping position. The mounting device is thus both in terms of their structure and their production as well as their handling, less expensive than recessed lights of the prior art. As already mentioned, the built-in mechanism described also be used to brace the lighting components of a lamp in a housing, so that the entire "inner workings" of the lamp can be pre-assembled and then introduced in total in the housing.

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  1. Installation apparatus for fitting a luminaire in a ceiling or a cavity, with a structure (16), which can be connected to a luminaire component (10) and has at least one outer side, and with a spring strip (30), whose one end is fitted to the outer side of the structure (16) and whose other end is held displaceably on the structure (16), the structure being capable of being braced by the ceiling or the cavity by means of displacement of the spring strip (30), the one end of the spring strip (30) being fitted pivotably in a lower region of the outer side of the structure (16), characterized in that the displaceable end of the spring strip (30) is guided on the upper side of the structure (16), the spring strip (30) embracing the structure (16) over substantially the entire height of its outer side.
  2. Installation apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the spring strip (30) is displaceable in the direction of the outer side of the structure (16), with the result that the spring strip (30) bulges outwards on the outer side of the structure (16).
  3. Installation apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring strip (30) is guided through at least one opening (38, 40) in the structure (16).
  4. Installation apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by latching means (34) for locking the spring strip (30) in a bracing position.
  5. Installation apparatus according to Claim 4, characterized in that the spring strip has openings (31), depressions or elevations, into which a latching tab (34) latches for the purpose of locking the spring strip (30).
  6. Installation apparatus according to Claim 5, characterized in that the latching tab (34) protrudes from a locking spring (32).
  7. Installation apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring strip (30) has an outwardly pointing kink in the vicinity of the end which is fitted on the outer side of the structure (16).
  8. Installation apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the structure has a clip (16), which is designed such that it engages at least partially around luminaire components of the recessed luminaire, and in particular around a reflector (10).
  9. Installation apparatus according to Claim 8, characterized in that the clip (16) is in the form of a bearing element.
  10. Installation apparatus according to Claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the clip (16) can be connected to the reflector (10) by means of a mating plate (18), which is to be arranged on the inner side of the reflector (10) and can be connected to the clip (16).
  11. Installation apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring strip (30) is made from metal.
  12. Recessed luminaire, in particular ceiling-mounted recessed luminaire, with a reflector (10) and at least one installation apparatus according to one of the preceding claims.
  13. Recessed luminaire according to Claim 12, characterized in that the reflector (10) has an elongate, straight or bent U profile, which is held by at least two installation apparatuses, the structure in each case having a clip (16), which engages around the reflector (10) on its outer side and is connected to the reflector (10).
  14. Recessed luminaire according to Claim 13, characterized in that the reflector has an annular U profile, which is held by at least three clips (16), in each case one spring strip (30) being guided on the upper side of the clips and being displaceable in the direction of the outer side of the reflector ring (10).
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