EP2375149A2 - Light strip system with retrofit lens - Google Patents

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EP2375149A2
EP2375149A2 EP11161525A EP11161525A EP2375149A2 EP 2375149 A2 EP2375149 A2 EP 2375149A2 EP 11161525 A EP11161525 A EP 11161525A EP 11161525 A EP11161525 A EP 11161525A EP 2375149 A2 EP2375149 A2 EP 2375149A2
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Thomas Rein
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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
    • F21V31/00—Gas-tight or water-tight arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • 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
    • F21V17/08—Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages onto the supporting or suspending arrangements of the lighting device, e.g. power cords, standards
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a lighting system with an elongate support member to which lighting units are attached.
  • the light band system is designed such that the subsequent attachment of add-on elements, which have optical means for influencing the light output, is possible.
  • Lichtbandsysteme are known in different forms. They are widely used, as they offer a high degree of flexibility in the individual planning of lighting structures compared to fixed or built-in luminaires. Since such systems consist of individual elements that are assembled according to the modular principle, the entire arrangement can be easily adapted to the premises to be illuminated.
  • FIG. 1 A well-known lighting system, which, for example, in the DE 100 25 647 A1 the applicant is described in Fig. 1 shown.
  • the basic structure of the known lighting strip system 100 is formed by an elongate support rail 10, which is formed by a U-shaped profile element which is open toward the underside.
  • This support rail 10 can either be attached directly to a ceiling or suspended and serves to hold several lighting units, wherein in Fig. 1 a single lamp unit is shown, which is provided with the reference numeral 30.
  • Fig. 1 only shows a short section of the lighting system 100.
  • the mounting rail 10 is significantly longer than the lamp unit 30 attached thereto, so that usually a plurality of lamp units 30 - in particular flush - are mounted one behind the other on the support rail 10.
  • the lamp unit 30 in turn, initially consists of an elongated cover bar 31, which is attached to the support rail 10 from the underside and fastened. With the help of actuators, which are accessible via openings 35 in the cover 31, can be done both a mechanical attachment to the support rail 10 and an electrical contact within the support rail 10 extending power lines.
  • the illustrated light-band system 100 is characterized in that a free arrangement of the lighting units 30 is made possible on the mounting rail 10, which additionally increases the flexibility of the lighting system 100.
  • there are also known light band systems in which the lighting units can be arranged only at fixed predetermined positions.
  • the lamp unit 30 further has on the two end faces holding elements 32 which serve to hold lamp sockets 33.
  • an elongated light source 34 is used in the form of a fluorescent lamp in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the power supply of the lamp 34 via lamp operating means, which are arranged on the upper side of the cover bar 31 and accordingly arranged after mounting the lamp unit 30 in the receiving space 11 of the support rail 10.
  • the fastening to the mounting rail lamp units can be designed differently and in particular also have reflectors or other optical elements to influence the light output. Not infrequently, however, also lighting units in the in Fig. 1 used form, which have only the light source, but not other elements which surround the light source. The lighting units are usually mounted directly behind one another on the mounting rail, so that no free space between them.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to provide a solution which allows the subsequent attachment of optics or generally of attachments to lighting units of a lighting system, in particular by the attachment of the attachments and the protection of the lamp is to be improved against external influences.
  • the solution according to the invention is based on the idea of providing sealing means on the attachment element to be attached to the lamp unit, which seal means allow a seal between the lamp unit and the attachment element in the mounted state.
  • the sealing means are provided on one of the lamp unit facing investment area.
  • a lighting system with an elongated support member is accordingly proposed, to which at least one lamp unit with an elongated light source is releasably attached, wherein the lamp unit is associated with a surrounding light source attachment element which has optical means for influencing the light output and releasably attached to the Luminaire unit can be fastened, and wherein the attachment according to the invention comprises at its the lamp unit facing contact area sealing means.
  • an attachment for releasable attachment to an elongated lamp of a lighting system which has optical means for influencing the light output, according to the invention, the attachment element has at its the lamp unit facing contact area sealing means.
  • the connection area between the lamp unit and the attachment element or the optics so that in particular the dust cover for the lamp unit is increased.
  • this makes it possible to achieve the aforementioned degree of protection IP50.
  • the attachment element can be latched to the lamp unit.
  • the attachment has a pot-shaped housing with one of the lamp unit facing and for engagement at this particular opening, in which case the sealing means are arranged on the circumference of the opening.
  • the opening may be elongated, wherein the sealing means have two extending along the longitudinal side of the opening seals.
  • the attachment element In order to adequately protect the lamp arranged inside the housing in the mounted state of the attachment element, it is of course necessary for the attachment element to completely surround the lamp. That is, in the present case elongate lamp units end caps or generally end portions are required, which complete the attachment element or the optics frontally.
  • end caps In the present case elongate lamp units end caps or generally end portions are required, which complete the attachment element or the optics frontally.
  • the end caps of the attachment may not take up too much space.
  • the end caps terminate flush with the end regions of the lamp unit.
  • the lamp units each have at least one socket holder for holding a lamp socket, in which case it may be provided in particular that the end caps each receive an end portion of the associated socket holder flush.
  • the lower end of the attachment element is preferably formed by a transparent light exit disc.
  • the light exit plate is releasably secured to the housing of the attachment.
  • sealing means are then preferably provided in order to achieve the desired dust protection.
  • the add-on element may further internally have a luminaire grid for influencing the light output.
  • FIG. 1 shows light band system 100 has already been explained above. It will be added to the DE 100 25 647 A1 in which this system is described in detail.
  • the present invention is a supplement to such a lighting system 100, which makes it possible to subsequently provide the lighting units 30 with an optical system to influence the light output.
  • the optics should at the same time also form a dust cover for the luminaire unit, so that ideally the degree of protection IP50 is achieved, the luminaire is therefore dust-proof.
  • Fig. 7 shows, viewed in isolation, a lighting unit 30, on the underside of which the optics, generally designated by the reference numeral 50, are arranged.
  • FIG Fig. 3 A more detailed view of retrofit optic 50 is shown in FIG Fig. 3 shown. It has an elongated housing 51, which is formed primarily by two side walls 52, which are inclined towards the top - ie in the direction of the lamp unit 30 - inwardly. This results in the upper side of the housing 51, a narrow elongated opening, which is intended to bear against the lamp unit 30.
  • the upper edges 53 of the side walls 52 abut against the elongated cover bar 31 of the lamp unit 30.
  • Further locking means are provided in this region of the side walls 52, which cooperate with the lamp unit 30 in such a way that when attaching the optics 50 at the lamp unit 30 automatically latching and thus attachment is achieved.
  • the underside of the housing 51 of the optics is formed by a plate-shaped Lichtabstrahlelement 55, which has a circumferential frame 56 and therein a transparent Lichtabstrahlspect 57.
  • the light output is effected via this disk 57, wherein an elongate luminous grid 60 consisting of longitudinal reflectors 61 and transverse reflectors 62 is additionally provided for influencing the light within the housing in the illustrated exemplary embodiment.
  • the light output can be limited to a certain angle range, so that the emitted light is blinding.
  • the light-emitting element 55 is detachably attached to the housing 51 in order to be able to be removed, if necessary, for example, for a lamp replacement.
  • the connection between Lichtabstrahlelement 55 and housing 51 is again preferably via suitable locking elements.
  • the desired dust protection for the lamp unit 30 is achieved by various measures, which will be described in more detail below. These measures are intended, in particular, to achieve as close as possible a conclusion between the lamp unit 30 and the optics 50.
  • a first measure consists in the fact that the transition between the upper edges 53 of the side walls 52 of the lens 50 and the cover 31 of the lamp unit 30 is as tight as possible.
  • oblong seals are provided at the edges 53 of the side walls 52, which extend substantially over the entire length of the optical system 50.
  • These seals are in Fig. 7 indicated and provided with the reference numeral 58. They consist of an elastic material, for example. Rubber, which is slightly deformed when locking the lens 50 with the lamp unit 30 and thus seals the transition between the two units.
  • the flexibility and thickness of these seals 58 is selected such that the releasable latching between the optics 50 and the lamp unit 30 is still possible, but at the same time no gaps of the gaps remain over which dust could penetrate into the interior of the housing 51.
  • the attachment element or the optics 50 has end caps 70 for this purpose, which complete the housing 51 at the two opposite ends. It should now be considered that the housing 51, so the side walls 52 together with the end caps 70 should completely enclose the lamp of the lamp unit 30, so in particular should also embrace the lamp sockets 32. However, the end caps 70 may not take up too much space for this, since only a minimal gap remains between the sockets 32 of two adjacent lamp units 30 in the event that a plurality of lamp units 30 are arranged flush with one another on the mounting rail 10. This requires a special embodiment of the end caps 70, which will be explained in more detail below.
  • end caps 70 are in this case designed in a special way, such that the optics 50 can be flush with the end of the lamp unit 30. It should be noted that the respective ends of a lamp unit 30 are formed primarily by the holder holder 32, which closer in the Fig. 2a and 2b are shown.
  • socket holders 32 initially have a first region 36, which forms a mounting plate, which is pushed onto the cover bar 31 of the lamp unit 30 on the front side.
  • a second region 37 Perpendicular to this first region 36, a second region 37 connects, which forms a receptacle for the lamp holder. Like the side view of Fig. 2b can be removed, this second region 37 forms a vertical end wall 37a, wherein at the upper end of the first portion 36 protrudes slightly.
  • the end caps 70 each have a peripheral frame which surrounds a side wall 72, said wall 72 is slightly offset relative to the outer end face of the frame 71 inwardly. Furthermore, a receiving pocket 73 is formed in the upper region of the wall 72, which accommodates the receiving region 37 of the holder holder 32 in the attached state of the optics 50 on the lamp unit 30. This receiving pocket 73 is slightly offset with respect to the upper end of the frame 71, so that further a recess or recess 74 is formed, in which - as in particular Fig.
  • Fig. 5 be taken that at the transition region between the end cap 70 and frame holder 32 most extremely small gaps remain, so that as far as possible the penetration of dust is suppressed. Possibly. it would be conceivable to install additional seals in this transition region.
  • the subsequent assembly of the optical system 50 according to the invention then takes place in that the lamp is first removed from the already mounted lamp unit 30.
  • the optics 50 is then placed on the lamp unit 30 and locked with this.
  • the lamp can be reinserted into the sockets from the underside of the optic 50.
  • the cover 55 must be temporarily removed.
  • suitable seals are again provided between the cover 55 and the housing 51.
  • the solution of the invention opens up the possibility to install in a simple way add-on elements in luminaires of a lighting system, in which case no displacement of the installed lighting units is required. Furthermore, the penetration of dust can be prevented by the novel attachment elements and accordingly the degree of protection of the resulting arrangement can be increased.

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The system has a light unit (30) detachably fastened with an elongated carrier element, and an attachment element (50) for surrounding an elongated light source of the light unit, where the attachment element is detachably attached to the light unit. The attachment element includes an optical unit for influencing output of light of the light source and a sealing unit (58) provided at a contact area that is turned towards the light unit. The sealing unit comprises two seals extending along longitudinal sides.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Lichtbandsystem mit einem länglichen Trägerelement, an dem Leuchteneinheiten befestigt sind. Das Lichtbandsystem ist dabei derart ausgestaltet, dass das nachträgliche Anbringen von Anbauelementen, welche optische Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Lichtabgabe aufweisen, möglich ist.The present invention relates to a lighting system with an elongate support member to which lighting units are attached. The light band system is designed such that the subsequent attachment of add-on elements, which have optical means for influencing the light output, is possible.

Lichtbandsysteme sind in unterschiedlichen Formen bekannt. Sie finden vielfach Verwendung, da sie gegenüber fest installierten oder eingebauten Leuchten eine hohe Flexibilität bei der individuellen Planung von Beleuchtungsstrukturen bieten. Da derartige Systeme aus einzelnen Elementen bestehen, die nach dem Baukasten-Prinzip zusammengesetzt werden, kann die gesamte Anordnung in einfacher Weise an die zu beleuchtenden Räumlichkeiten angepasst werden.Lichtbandsysteme are known in different forms. They are widely used, as they offer a high degree of flexibility in the individual planning of lighting structures compared to fixed or built-in luminaires. Since such systems consist of individual elements that are assembled according to the modular principle, the entire arrangement can be easily adapted to the premises to be illuminated.

Ein bekanntes Lichtbandsystem, welches bspw. in der DE 100 25 647 A1 der Anmelderin beschrieben ist, ist in Fig. 1 dargestellt. Das Grundgerüst des bekannten Lichtbandsystems 100 wird durch eine längliche Tragschiene 10 gebildet, welche durch ein zur Unterseite hin offenes, U-förmiges Profilelement gebildet ist. Diese Tragschiene 10 kann entweder unmittelbar an einer Decke oder abgehängt befestigt werden und dient der Halterung mehrerer Leuchteneinheiten, wobei in Fig. 1 eine einzelne Leuchteneinheit dargestellt ist, welche mit dem Bezugszeichen 30 versehen ist. In diesem Zusammenhang ist darauf hinzuweisen, dass Fig. 1 lediglich einen kurzen Abschnitt des Lichtbandsystems 100 zeigt. Tatsächlich ist die Tragschiene 10 deutlich länger als die daran befestigte Leuchteneinheit 30, so dass in der Regel mehrere Leuchteneinheiten 30 - insbesondere bündig - hintereinander an der Tragschiene 10 befestigt sind.A well-known lighting system, which, for example, in the DE 100 25 647 A1 the applicant is described in Fig. 1 shown. The basic structure of the known lighting strip system 100 is formed by an elongate support rail 10, which is formed by a U-shaped profile element which is open toward the underside. This support rail 10 can either be attached directly to a ceiling or suspended and serves to hold several lighting units, wherein in Fig. 1 a single lamp unit is shown, which is provided with the reference numeral 30. In this context, it should be noted that Fig. 1 only shows a short section of the lighting system 100. In fact, the mounting rail 10 is significantly longer than the lamp unit 30 attached thereto, so that usually a plurality of lamp units 30 - in particular flush - are mounted one behind the other on the support rail 10.

Die Leuchteneinheit 30 wiederum besteht zunächst aus einem länglichen Abdeckbalken 31, welcher von der Unterseite her an die Tragschiene 10 angesetzt und befestigt wird. Mit Hilfe von Betätigungselementen, welche über Öffnungen 35 in dem Abdeckbalken 31 zugängig sind, kann dabei sowohl eine mechanische Befestigung an der Tragschiene 10 als auch eine elektrische Kontaktierung innerhalb der Tragschiene 10 verlaufender Stromleitungen erfolgen. Das dargestellte Lichtbandsystem 100 zeichnet sich dabei dadurch aus, dass eine freie Anordnung der Leuchteneinheiten 30 an der Tragschiene 10 ermöglicht ist, was die Flexibilität des Lichtbandsystems 100 zusätzlich erhöht. Es sind allerdings auch Lichtbandsysteme bekannt, bei denen die Leuchteneinheiten lediglich an fest vorgegebenen Positionen angeordnet werden können.The lamp unit 30, in turn, initially consists of an elongated cover bar 31, which is attached to the support rail 10 from the underside and fastened. With the help of actuators, which are accessible via openings 35 in the cover 31, can be done both a mechanical attachment to the support rail 10 and an electrical contact within the support rail 10 extending power lines. The illustrated light-band system 100 is characterized in that a free arrangement of the lighting units 30 is made possible on the mounting rail 10, which additionally increases the flexibility of the lighting system 100. However, there are also known light band systems in which the lighting units can be arranged only at fixed predetermined positions.

Die Leuchteneinheit 30 weist weiterhin an den beiden Stirnseiten Halteelemente 32 auf, welche der Halterung von Lampenfassungen 33 dienen. In diese Fassungen 33 ist im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel eine längliche Lichtquelle 34 in Form einer Leuchtstofflampe eingesetzt. Die Stromversorgung der Lampe 34 erfolgt über Lampenbetriebsmittel, welche an der Oberseite des Abdeckbalkens 31 angeordnet und dementsprechend nach Montage der Leuchteneinheit 30 in dem Aufnahmeraum 11 der Tragschiene 10 angeordnet sind.The lamp unit 30 further has on the two end faces holding elements 32 which serve to hold lamp sockets 33. In these versions 33, an elongated light source 34 is used in the form of a fluorescent lamp in the illustrated embodiment. The power supply of the lamp 34 via lamp operating means, which are arranged on the upper side of the cover bar 31 and accordingly arranged after mounting the lamp unit 30 in the receiving space 11 of the support rail 10.

Die an der Tragschiene befestigen Leuchteneinheiten können unterschiedlich ausgestaltet sein und insbesondere auch Reflektoren oder andere optische Elemente zur Beeinflussung der Lichtabgabe aufweisen. Nicht selten werden allerdings auch Leuchteneinheiten in der in Fig. 1 dargestellten Form verwendet, welche lediglich die Lichtquelle aufweisen, nicht jedoch weitere Elemente, welche die Lichtquelle umschließen. Dabei werden die Leuchteneinheiten üblicherweise unmittelbar hintereinander an der Tragschiene montiert, so dass keine Freiräume zwischen diesen verbleiben.The fastening to the mounting rail lamp units can be designed differently and in particular also have reflectors or other optical elements to influence the light output. Not infrequently, however, also lighting units in the in Fig. 1 used form, which have only the light source, but not other elements which surround the light source. The lighting units are usually mounted directly behind one another on the mounting rail, so that no free space between them.

Es hat sich nunmehr herausgestellt, dass oftmals das Bedürfnis besteht, bei derartigen Lichtbändern, bei denen die oben beschriebenen einfachen Leuchteneinheiten verwendet werden, nachträglich Anbauelemente anzubringen, welche optische Mittel aufweisen, um die Lichtabgabe in bestimmter Weise zu beeinflussen. Auch aus optischen Gründen wird das Nachrüsten derartiger Anbauelemente oftmals erwünscht, um dem System ein anderes Aussehen zu verleihen. In diesem Zusammenhang ist aus der EP 2 107 293 A1 eine Lösung bekannt, bei der die Lampen der Leuchteneinheiten nachträglich mit einer quaderförmigen, transparenten Abdeckung umgeben werden. Die Abdeckungen sind hierbei derart ausgestaltet, dass sie sich ungehindert in Längsrichtung ausdehnen können, was dadurch erzielt wird, dass sie aus einem im Wesentlichen U-förmig ausgebildeten und an seinen Stirnseiten offenen Profilelement bestehen.It has now been found that there is often the need, in such light bands, in which the simple luminaire units described above are used to subsequently attach attachments, which have optical means to influence the light output in a certain way. Also, for optical reasons, the retrofitting of such attachments is often desirable to give the system a different look. In this context is from the EP 2 107 293 A1 a solution known in which the lamps of the lamp units are subsequently surrounded by a cuboid, transparent cover. The covers are in this case designed such that they can expand unhindered in the longitudinal direction, which is achieved in that they consist of a substantially U-shaped and open at its end profile elements.

Je nach Art des Einsatzgebiets für eine Leuchte bzw. für ein Lichtbandsystem ist es oftmals erwünscht, die Leuchte vor äußeren Einflüssen zu schützen. Insbesondere besteht sehr häufig das Bedürfnis, die Leuchte derart auszubilden, dass sie dem Schutzgrad IP50 entspricht, also staubgeschützt ist. Hierzu es ist erforderlich, die sensiblen Komponenten der Leuchte in geeigneter Weise gegenüber der Umgebung abzuschirmen. Mit den bislang bekannten nachrüstbaren Optiken ist dies allerdings nicht in zufriedenstellender Weise möglich.Depending on the type of field of application for a luminaire or for a lighting system, it is often desirable to protect the luminaire from external influences. In particular, there is often the need to design the luminaire in such a way that it corresponds to the degree of protection IP50, that is to say it is dust-proof. For this it is necessary the shield sensitive components of the luminaire against the environment in a suitable manner. However, this is not possible in a satisfactory manner with the retrofittable optics known hitherto.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt deshalb die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Lösung anzugeben, welche das nachträgliche Anbringen von Optiken bzw. allgemein von Anbauelementen an Leuchteneinheiten eines Lichtbandsystems ermöglicht, wobei durch das Anbringen der Anbauelemente insbesondere auch der Schutz der Leuchte vor äußeren Einflüssen verbessert werden soll.The present invention is therefore based on the object to provide a solution which allows the subsequent attachment of optics or generally of attachments to lighting units of a lighting system, in particular by the attachment of the attachments and the protection of the lamp is to be improved against external influences.

Die Aufgabe wird durch ein Lichtbandsystem mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 sowie durch ein Anbauelement gemäß Anspruch 9 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der abhängigen Ansprüche.The object is achieved by a lighting system with the features of claim 1 and by a mounting element according to claim 9. Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung beruht auf dem Gedanken, an dem an der Leuchteneinheit anzubringenden Anbauelement Dichtungsmittel vorzusehen, welche im montierten Zustand eine Abdichtung zwischen der Leuchteneinheit und dem Anbauelement ermöglichen. Insbesondere sind dabei die Dichtungsmittel an einem der Leuchteneinheit zugewandten Anlagebereich vorgesehen.The solution according to the invention is based on the idea of providing sealing means on the attachment element to be attached to the lamp unit, which seal means allow a seal between the lamp unit and the attachment element in the mounted state. In particular, the sealing means are provided on one of the lamp unit facing investment area.

Gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung wird dementsprechend ein Lichtbandsystem mit einem länglichen Trägerelement vorgeschlagen, an dem mindestens eine Leuchteneinheit mit einer länglichen Lichtquelle lösbar befestigt ist, wobei der Leuchteneinheit ein die Lichtquelle umgebendes Anbauelement zugeordnet ist, welches optische Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Lichtabgabe aufweist und lösbar an der Leuchteneinheit befestigbar ist, und wobei das Anbauelement erfindungsgemäß an seinem der Leuchteneinheit zugewandten Anlagebereich Dichtungsmittel aufweist.According to the present invention, a lighting system with an elongated support member is accordingly proposed, to which at least one lamp unit with an elongated light source is releasably attached, wherein the lamp unit is associated with a surrounding light source attachment element which has optical means for influencing the light output and releasably attached to the Luminaire unit can be fastened, and wherein the attachment according to the invention comprises at its the lamp unit facing contact area sealing means.

Ferner wird ein Anbauelement zur lösbaren Befestigung an einer länglichen Leuchte eines Lichtbandsystems vorgeschlagen, welches optische Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Lichtabgabe aufweist, wobei erfindungsgemäß das Anbauelement an seinem der Leuchteneinheit zugewandten Anlagebereich Dichtungsmittel aufweist.Further, an attachment for releasable attachment to an elongated lamp of a lighting system is proposed, which has optical means for influencing the light output, according to the invention, the attachment element has at its the lamp unit facing contact area sealing means.

Durch das Anbringen der zuvor erwähnten Dichtungsmittel kann dementsprechend der Verbindungsbereich zwischen der Leuchteneinheit und dem Anbauelement bzw. der Optik abgedichtet werden, so dass insbesondere der Staubschutz für die Leuchteneinheit erhöht wird. Insbesondere ist es hierdurch möglich, den zuvor erwähnten Schutzgrad IP50 zu erzielen. Um das nachträgliche Anbringen an der Leuchteneinheit zu erleichtern, ist vorzugsweise vorgesehen, dass das Anbauelement mit der Leuchteneinheit verrastbar ist.By attaching the aforementioned sealing means can accordingly be sealed, the connection area between the lamp unit and the attachment element or the optics, so that in particular the dust cover for the lamp unit is increased. In particular, this makes it possible to achieve the aforementioned degree of protection IP50. To the subsequent attachment to the To facilitate lighting unit, it is preferably provided that the attachment element can be latched to the lamp unit.

Gemäß einem bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiel weist das Anbauelement ein topfartig ausgebildetes Gehäuse mit einer der Leuchteneinheit zugewandten und zur Anlage an dieser bestimmten Öffnung auf, wobei dann die Dichtungsmittel am Umfang der Öffnung angeordnet sind. Insbesondere kann die Öffnung länglich ausgebildet sein, wobei die Dichtungsmittel zwei sich entlang der Längsseite der Öffnung erstreckende Dichtungen aufweisen.According to a preferred embodiment, the attachment has a pot-shaped housing with one of the lamp unit facing and for engagement at this particular opening, in which case the sealing means are arranged on the circumference of the opening. In particular, the opening may be elongated, wherein the sealing means have two extending along the longitudinal side of the opening seals.

Um die im montierten Zustand des Anbauelements innerhalb des Gehäuses angeordnete Lampe ausreichend zu schützen, ist es selbstverständlich erforderlich, dass das Anbauelement die Lampe vollständig umschließt. Das heißt, es sind bei dem vorliegenden Fall langgestreckter Leuchteneinheiten Endkappen bzw. allgemein Endbereiche erforderlich, die das Anbauelement bzw. die Optik stirnseitig abschließen. Hierbei ergibt sich nunmehr allerdings das Problem, dass oftmals die Leuchteneinheiten des Lichtbandsystems bündig aneinander gefügt werden. Soll nachträglich eine Optik abgebracht werden, so sollte die Position der Leuchteneinheiten möglichst unverändert bleiben, da andernfalls das Nachrüsten der Optik mit einem zu hohen Aufwand verbunden sein würde. Dies bedeutet allerdings wiederum, dass die erforderlichen Endkappen des Anbauelements nicht zu viel Platz beanspruchen dürfen. Gemäß einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist deshalb vorgesehen, dass die Endkappen mit den Endbereichen der Leuchteneinheit bündig abschließen. Oftmals weisen die Leuchteneinheiten an ihren Enden jeweils zumindest einen Fassungshalter zum Halten einer Lampenfassung auf, wobei in diesem Fall dann insbesondere vorgesehen sein kann, dass die Endkappen jeweils einen Endbereich des zugehörigen Fassungshalters bündig aufnehmen.In order to adequately protect the lamp arranged inside the housing in the mounted state of the attachment element, it is of course necessary for the attachment element to completely surround the lamp. That is, in the present case elongate lamp units end caps or generally end portions are required, which complete the attachment element or the optics frontally. Here, however, there is the problem that often the lighting units of the lighting system are flush with each other. If subsequently an optic should be removed, the position of the luminaire units should remain as unchanged as possible, since otherwise the retrofitting of the optics would be associated with too much effort. However, this again means that the required end caps of the attachment may not take up too much space. According to a particularly preferred embodiment, it is therefore provided that the end caps terminate flush with the end regions of the lamp unit. Often, the lamp units each have at least one socket holder for holding a lamp socket, in which case it may be provided in particular that the end caps each receive an end portion of the associated socket holder flush.

Der untere Abschluss des Anbauelements wird vorzugsweise durch eine transparente Lichtaustrittsscheibe gebildet. Da allerdings zu Wartungszwecken ein Zugang zu der Lampe erforderlich sein sollte, ist vorzugsweise vorgesehen, dass die Lichtaustrittsscheibe lösbar an dem Gehäuse des Anbauelements befestigt ist. Auch am Übergang zwischen der Lichtaustrittsscheibe und dem Gehäuse des Anbauelements sind dann vorzugsweise Dichtungsmittel vorgesehen, um den gewünschten Staubschutz zu erzielen. Das Anbauelement kann ferner intern ein Leuchtenraster zur Beeinflussung der Lichtabgabe aufweisen.The lower end of the attachment element is preferably formed by a transparent light exit disc. However, since access to the lamp for maintenance purposes should be required, it is preferably provided that the light exit plate is releasably secured to the housing of the attachment. Also at the transition between the light exit plate and the housing of the add-on element sealing means are then preferably provided in order to achieve the desired dust protection. The add-on element may further internally have a luminaire grid for influencing the light output.

Nachfolgend soll die Erfindung anhand der beiliegenden Zeichnung näher erläutert werden. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen Ausschnitt eines aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Lichtbandsystems;
Fig. 2a und 2b
Darstellungen eines bei den Leuchteneinheiten des Lichtbandsystems verwendeten Fassungshalters;
Fig. 3
die Ansicht eines Endbereichs eines erfindungsgemäßen nachrüstbaren Anbauelements;
Fig. 4
die Endkappe des erfindungsgemäßen Anbauelements;
Fig. 5
die Endkappe mit dem darin aufgenommenen Fassungshalter;
Fig. 6
einen Schnitt A-A der Fig. 5 sowie
Fig. 7
eine Leuchteneinheit mit dem daran angeordneten Anbauelement.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:
Fig. 1
a section of a known from the prior art trunking system;
Fig. 2a and 2b
Representations of a holder used in the lighting units of the lighting system;
Fig. 3
the view of an end portion of a retrofit attachment according to the invention;
Fig. 4
the end cap of the attachment element according to the invention;
Fig. 5
the end cap with the socket holder received therein;
Fig. 6
a section AA the Fig. 5 such as
Fig. 7
a lighting unit with the attached thereto attachment.

Das in Fig. 1 dargestellte Lichtbandsystem 100 wurde bereits eingangs erläutert. Es wird ergänzend hierzu auf die DE 100 25 647 A1 verwiesen, in der dieses System detailliert beschrieben ist. Die vorliegende Erfindung stellt eine Ergänzung zu einem derartigen Lichtbandsystem 100 dar, welche es ermöglicht, die Leuchteneinheiten 30 nachträglich mit einer Optik zu versehen, um die Lichtabgabe zu beeinflussen. Die Optik soll gleichzeitig auch einen Staubschutz für die Leuchteneinheit bilden, so dass idealerweise der Schutzgrad IP50 erreicht wird, die Leuchte also staubgeschützt ist. Letztendlich soll sich eine Anordnung ergeben, wie sie beispielhaft in Fig. 7 gezeigt ist. Diese Figur zeigt isoliert betrachtet eine Leuchteneinheit 30, an deren Unterseite die allgemein mit dem Bezugszeichen 50 versehene Optik angeordnet ist.This in Fig. 1 shown light band system 100 has already been explained above. It will be added to the DE 100 25 647 A1 in which this system is described in detail. The present invention is a supplement to such a lighting system 100, which makes it possible to subsequently provide the lighting units 30 with an optical system to influence the light output. The optics should at the same time also form a dust cover for the luminaire unit, so that ideally the degree of protection IP50 is achieved, the luminaire is therefore dust-proof. Ultimately, an arrangement should result, as exemplified in Fig. 7 is shown. This figure shows, viewed in isolation, a lighting unit 30, on the underside of which the optics, generally designated by the reference numeral 50, are arranged.

Eine detailliertere Ansicht der nachrüstbaren Optik 50 ist in Fig. 3 gezeigt. Sie weist ein längliches Gehäuse 51 auf, welches in erster Linie durch zwei Seitenwände 52 gebildet wird, die zur Oberseite hin - also in Richtung der Leuchteneinheit 30 - nach innen geneigt sind. Es ergibt sich hierdurch an der Oberseite des Gehäuses 51 eine schmale längliche Öffnung, welche zur Anlage an der Leuchteneinheit 30 vorgesehen ist. Insbesondere ist vorgesehen, dass im montierten Zustand die Oberkanten 53 der Seitenwände 52 an dem länglichen Abdeckbalken 31 der Leuchteneinheit 30 anliegen. Ferner sind in diesem Bereich der Seitenwände 52 Rastmitteln vorgesehen, welche mit der Leuchteneinheit 30 derart zusammenwirken, dass beim Ansetzen der Optik 50 an die Leuchteneinheit 30 automatisch eine Verrastung und damit Befestigung erzielt wird.A more detailed view of retrofit optic 50 is shown in FIG Fig. 3 shown. It has an elongated housing 51, which is formed primarily by two side walls 52, which are inclined towards the top - ie in the direction of the lamp unit 30 - inwardly. This results in the upper side of the housing 51, a narrow elongated opening, which is intended to bear against the lamp unit 30. In particular, it is provided that in the assembled state, the upper edges 53 of the side walls 52 abut against the elongated cover bar 31 of the lamp unit 30. Further locking means are provided in this region of the side walls 52, which cooperate with the lamp unit 30 in such a way that when attaching the optics 50 at the lamp unit 30 automatically latching and thus attachment is achieved.

Die Unterseite des Gehäuses 51 der Optik wird durch ein plattenförmiges Lichtabstrahlelement 55 gebildet, welches einen umlaufenden Rahmen 56 sowie eine darin befindliche transparente Lichtabstrahlscheibe 57 aufweist. Über diese Scheibe 57 erfolgt dann letztendlich die Lichtabgabe, wobei zur Beeinflussung des Lichts innerhalb des Gehäuses im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel zusätzlich ein längliches Leuchtenraster 60 bestehend aus Längsreflektoren 61 und Querreflektoren 62 vorgesehen ist. Über dieses Raster 60 kann die Lichtabgabe auf einen bestimmten Winkelbereich beschränkt werden, so dass das abgegebene Licht entblendet wird. Alternativ zu der Verwendung des Leuchtenrasters 60 bestünde allerdings selbstverständlich auch die Möglichkeit, innerhalb des Gehäuses 51 der Optik 50 andere Lichtbeeinflussungsmittel anzuordnen. Auch wäre es denkbar, die Lichtaustrittsscheibe 57 mit prismenartigen Strukturen oder dergleichen zu versehen. Das Lichtabstrahlelement 55 ist lösbar an dem Gehäuse 51 befestigt, um im Bedarfsfall, beispielsweise für einen Lampenwechsel abgenommen werden zu können. Die Verbindung zwischen Lichtabstrahlelement 55 und Gehäuse 51 erfolgt wiederum vorzugsweise über geeignete Rastelemente.The underside of the housing 51 of the optics is formed by a plate-shaped Lichtabstrahlelement 55, which has a circumferential frame 56 and therein a transparent Lichtabstrahlscheibe 57. Finally, the light output is effected via this disk 57, wherein an elongate luminous grid 60 consisting of longitudinal reflectors 61 and transverse reflectors 62 is additionally provided for influencing the light within the housing in the illustrated exemplary embodiment. About this grid 60, the light output can be limited to a certain angle range, so that the emitted light is blinding. As an alternative to the use of the light grid 60, however, it would of course also be possible to arrange other light influencing means within the housing 51 of the optic 50. It would also be conceivable to provide the light exit disk 57 with prismatic structures or the like. The light-emitting element 55 is detachably attached to the housing 51 in order to be able to be removed, if necessary, for example, for a lamp replacement. The connection between Lichtabstrahlelement 55 and housing 51 is again preferably via suitable locking elements.

Der gewünschte Staubschutz für die Leuchteneinheit 30 wird durch verschiedene Maßnahmen erreicht, die nachfolgend näher beschrieben werden sollen. Diese Maßnahmen sind insbesondere dazu vorgesehen, einen möglichst dichten Abschluss zwischen der Leuchteneinheit 30 und der Optik 50 zu erzielen.The desired dust protection for the lamp unit 30 is achieved by various measures, which will be described in more detail below. These measures are intended, in particular, to achieve as close as possible a conclusion between the lamp unit 30 and the optics 50.

Eine erste Maßnahme besteht dabei darin, dass der Übergang zwischen den Oberkanten 53 der Seitenwände 52 der Optik 50 und dem Abdeckbalken 31 der Leuchteneinheit 30 möglichst dicht ist. Hierzu sind an den Kanten 53 der Seitenwände 52 längliche Dichtungen vorgesehen, welche sich im Wesentlichen über die gesamte Länge der Optik 50 erstrecken. Diese Dichtungen sind in Fig. 7 angedeutet und mit dem Bezugszeichen 58 versehen. Sie bestehen aus einem elastischen Material, bspw. Gummi, welches beim Verrasten der Optik 50 mit der Leuchteneinheit 30 leicht deformiert wird und so den Übergang zwischen beiden Einheiten abdichtet. Dabei ist die Flexibilität und Dicke dieser Dichtungen 58 derart gewählt, dass nach wie vor das lösbare Verrasten zwischen der Optik 50 und der Leuchteneinheit 30 ermöglicht wird, gleichzeitig allerdings keine Spalte der Lücken verbleiben, über welche Staub in das Innere des Gehäuses 51 eindringen könnte.A first measure consists in the fact that the transition between the upper edges 53 of the side walls 52 of the lens 50 and the cover 31 of the lamp unit 30 is as tight as possible. For this purpose, oblong seals are provided at the edges 53 of the side walls 52, which extend substantially over the entire length of the optical system 50. These seals are in Fig. 7 indicated and provided with the reference numeral 58. They consist of an elastic material, for example. Rubber, which is slightly deformed when locking the lens 50 with the lamp unit 30 and thus seals the transition between the two units. The flexibility and thickness of these seals 58 is selected such that the releasable latching between the optics 50 and the lamp unit 30 is still possible, but at the same time no gaps of the gaps remain over which dust could penetrate into the interior of the housing 51.

Desweiteren muss darauf geachtet werden, dass auch an den Stirnbereichen das Eindringen von Staub weitestgehend verhindert wird. Das Anbauelement bzw. die Optik 50 weist hierzu Endkappen 70 auf, welche das Gehäuse 51 an den beiden gegenüberliegenden Enden vervollständigen. Hierbei ist nun zu berücksichtigen, dass das Gehäuse 51, also die Seitenwände 52 gemeinsam mit den Stirnkappen 70 die Lampe der Leuchteneinheit 30 vollständig umschließen sollten, also insbesondere auch die Lampenfassungen 32 umgreifen sollten. Allerdings dürfen hierzu die Endkappen 70 nicht zu viel Platz beanspruchen, da für den Fall, dass mehrere Leuchteneinheiten 30 bündig hintereinander an der Tragschiene 10 angeordnet sind, zwischen den Fassungen 32 zweier benachbarter Leuchteneinheiten 30 nur ein minimaler Spalt verbleibt. Dies erfordert eine spezielle Ausgestaltung der Endkappen 70, welche nachfolgend näher erläutert werden soll.Furthermore, it must be ensured that the penetration of dust is largely prevented even at the front areas. The attachment element or the optics 50 has end caps 70 for this purpose, which complete the housing 51 at the two opposite ends. It should now be considered that the housing 51, so the side walls 52 together with the end caps 70 should completely enclose the lamp of the lamp unit 30, so in particular should also embrace the lamp sockets 32. However, the end caps 70 may not take up too much space for this, since only a minimal gap remains between the sockets 32 of two adjacent lamp units 30 in the event that a plurality of lamp units 30 are arranged flush with one another on the mounting rail 10. This requires a special embodiment of the end caps 70, which will be explained in more detail below.

Die insbesondere in den Fig. 4 bis 6 dargestellten Endkappen 70 sind hierbei in besonderer Weise ausgestaltet, derart, dass die Optik 50 bündig mit dem Ende der Leuchteneinheit 30 abschließen kann. Dabei ist zu berücksichtigen, dass die jeweiligen Enden einer Leuchteneinheit 30 in erster Linie durch die Fassungshalter 32 gebildet werden, welche näher in den Fig. 2a und 2b dargestellt sind.The particular in the 4 to 6 shown end caps 70 are in this case designed in a special way, such that the optics 50 can be flush with the end of the lamp unit 30. It should be noted that the respective ends of a lamp unit 30 are formed primarily by the holder holder 32, which closer in the Fig. 2a and 2b are shown.

Diese Fassungshalter 32 weisen zunächst einen ersten Bereich 36 auf, der eine Montageplatte bildet, die stirnseitig auf den Abdeckbalken 31 der Leuchteneinheit 30 aufgeschoben wird. Senkrecht an diesen ersten Bereich 36 schließt sich ein zweiter Bereich 37 an, der eine Aufnahme für die Lampenfassung bildet. Wie der Seitenansicht von Fig. 2b entnommen werden kann, bildet dieser zweite Bereich 37 eine vertikale Endwand 37a, wobei am oberen Ende der erste Bereich 36 geringfügig übersteht.These socket holders 32 initially have a first region 36, which forms a mounting plate, which is pushed onto the cover bar 31 of the lamp unit 30 on the front side. Perpendicular to this first region 36, a second region 37 connects, which forms a receptacle for the lamp holder. Like the side view of Fig. 2b can be removed, this second region 37 forms a vertical end wall 37a, wherein at the upper end of the first portion 36 protrudes slightly.

Diese spezielle Ausgestaltung der Fassungshalter 32 muss bei der Gestaltung der Endkappen 70 in geeigneter Weise berücksichtigt werden. Hierzu ist nunmehr vorgesehen, dass die Endkappen 70 jeweils einen umlaufenden Rahmen aufweisen, der eine Seitenwand 72 umschließt, wobei diese Wand 72 gegenüber der äußeren Stirnfläche des Rahmens 71 leicht nach innen versetzt ist. Weiterhin ist im oberen Bereich der Wand 72 eine Aufnahmetasche 73 ausgebildet, welche im aufgesetzten Zustand der Optik 50 an der Leuchteneinheit 30 den Aufnahmebereich 37 des Fassungshalters 32 aufnimmt. Diese Aufnahmetasche 73 ist bezüglich des oberen Endes des Rahmens 71 leicht nach unten versetzt, so dass weiterhin eine Ausnehmung bzw. Aussparung 74 gebildet wird, in welcher - wie insbesondere in Fig. 5 gezeigt ist - der Endbereich des ersten Bereichs 36 des Fassungshalters 32 aufgenommen wird. Es ergibt sich dann die in Fig. 6 im Schnitt dargestellte Anordnung, der entnehmbar ist, dass die Endkappe 70 bündig mit dem Endbereich des Fassungshalters 32 abschließt. Mit anderen Worten, beim Aufsetzen der Optik 50 auf die Leuchteneinheit 30 ergibt sich eine Gesamtanordnung, welche in ihrer Länge im Wesentlichen der Länge der Leuchteneinheit 30 entspricht. Die Endkappen 70 verlängern die resultierende Anordnung nicht bzw. allenfalls unwesentlich, so dass die Optik 5 bei bereits installierten Leuchteneinheiten 30 nachträglich anbringbar ist, ohne dass ein Versetzen der Leuchteneinheiten 30 erforderlich wäre. Dies stellt einen wesentlichen Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Ausgestaltung dar.This particular configuration of the socket holders 32 must be taken into account in the design of the end caps 70 in a suitable manner. For this purpose, it is now provided that the end caps 70 each have a peripheral frame which surrounds a side wall 72, said wall 72 is slightly offset relative to the outer end face of the frame 71 inwardly. Furthermore, a receiving pocket 73 is formed in the upper region of the wall 72, which accommodates the receiving region 37 of the holder holder 32 in the attached state of the optics 50 on the lamp unit 30. This receiving pocket 73 is slightly offset with respect to the upper end of the frame 71, so that further a recess or recess 74 is formed, in which - as in particular Fig. 5 is shown - the end portion of the first portion 36 of the socket holder 32 is received. It then results in the Fig. 6 shown in section arrangement, which can be removed, that the end cap 70 is flush with the end portion of the socket holder 32. In other words, when placing the optics 50 on the lamp unit 30 results in an overall arrangement, which corresponds in length substantially to the length of the lamp unit 30. The end caps 70 do not lengthen the resulting arrangement, or only insignificantly at least, so that the optic 5 can be retrofitted to luminaire units 30 already installed, without it being necessary to displace the luminaire units 30. This represents a significant advantage of the embodiment according to the invention.

Ferner kann der Ansicht von Fig. 5 entnommen werden, dass am Übergangsbereich zwischen Endkappe 70 und Fassungshalter 32 allenfalls äußerst kleine Lücken verbleiben, so dass auch hier weitestgehend das Eindringen von Staub unterdrückt wird. Ggf. wäre es denkbar, in diesem Übergangsbereich zusätzliche Dichtungen anzubringen.Furthermore, the view of Fig. 5 be taken that at the transition region between the end cap 70 and frame holder 32 most extremely small gaps remain, so that as far as possible the penetration of dust is suppressed. Possibly. it would be conceivable to install additional seals in this transition region.

Die nachträgliche Montage der erfindungsgemäßen Optik 50 erfolgt dann dadurch, dass zunächst bei der bereits montierten Leuchteneinheit 30 die Lampe entfernt wird. In einem zweiten Schritt wird dann die Optik 50 auf die Leuchteneinheit 30 aufgesetzt und mit dieser verrastet. Anschließend kann von der Unterseite der Optik 50 her die Lampe wieder in die Fassungen eingesetzt werden. Hierzu muss vorübergehend die Abdeckung 55 entfernt werden. Um auch in diesem Bereich das Eindringen von Staub zu verhindern, sind vorzugsweise zwischen der Abdeckung 55 und dem Gehäuse 51 wiederum geeignete Dichtungen vorgesehen.The subsequent assembly of the optical system 50 according to the invention then takes place in that the lamp is first removed from the already mounted lamp unit 30. In a second step, the optics 50 is then placed on the lamp unit 30 and locked with this. Subsequently, the lamp can be reinserted into the sockets from the underside of the optic 50. For this purpose, the cover 55 must be temporarily removed. In order to prevent the penetration of dust in this area, preferably suitable seals are again provided between the cover 55 and the housing 51.

Letztendlich eröffnet also die erfindungsgemäße Lösung die Möglichkeit, in einfacher Weise nachträglich Anbauelemente bei Leuchten eines Lichtbandsystems anzubringen, wobei hierfür kein Verschieben der installierten Leuchteneinheiten erforderlich ist. Ferner kann durch die neuartigen Anbauelemente das Eindringen von Staub verhindert und dementsprechend der Schutzgrad der resultierenden Anordnung erhöht werden.Ultimately, therefore, the solution of the invention opens up the possibility to install in a simple way add-on elements in luminaires of a lighting system, in which case no displacement of the installed lighting units is required. Furthermore, the penetration of dust can be prevented by the novel attachment elements and accordingly the degree of protection of the resulting arrangement can be increased.

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Lichtbandsystem (100) mit einem länglichen Trägerelement (10), an dem mindestens eine Leuchteneinheit (30) mit einer länglichen Lichtquelle (34) lösbar befestigt ist,
wobei der Leuchteneinheit (30) ein die Lichtquelle (34) umgebendes Anbauelement (50) zugeordnet ist, welches optische Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Lichtabgabe aufweist und lösbar an der Leuchteneinheit (30) befestigbar ist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Anbauelement (50) an seinem der Leuchteneinheit (30) zugewandten Anlagebereich Dichtungsmittel (58) aufweist.Lighting strip system (100) having an elongate support element (10) to which at least one lighting unit (30) is releasably secured by an elongate light source (34),
wherein the lighting unit (30) is associated with a mounting element (50) surrounding the light source (34), which optical means for influencing the light output and is releasably attachable to the lamp unit (30),
characterized,
that the attachment element (50) at its the lamp unit (30) facing abutment area sealing means (58). Lichtbandsystem nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Anbauelement (50) ein topfartig ausgebildetes Gehäuse (51) mit einer der Leuchteneinheit (30) zugewandten und zur Anlage an dieser bestimmten Öffnung aufweist, wobei die Dichtungsmittel (58) am Umfang der Öffnung angeordnet sind.Lighting system according to claim 1,
characterized,
in that the attachment element (50) has a pot-shaped housing (51) with one of the lamp unit (30) facing and for engagement with this particular opening, wherein the sealing means (58) are arranged on the circumference of the opening. Lichtbandsystem nach Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Öffnung länglich ausgebildet ist, wobei die Dichtungsmittel (58) zwei sich entlang der Längsseiten erstreckende Dichtungen aufweisen.Lighting system according to claim 2,
characterized,
that the opening is elongated, wherein the seal means (58) having two longitudinal sides extending along the seals. Lichtbandsystem nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Anbauelement (50) an seinen beiden Enden Endkappen (70) aufweist, welche mit den Endbereichen der Leuchteneinheit (30) bündig abschließen.Trunking system according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
in that the attachment element (50) has end caps (70) at both ends, which terminate flush with the end regions of the lamp unit (30). Lichtbandsystem nach Anspruch 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Leuchteneinheit (30) an ihren Enden jeweils zumindest einen Fassungshalter (32) zum Halten eine Lampenfassung (33) aufweist,
wobei die Endkappen (70) jeweils einen Endbereich des zugehörigen Fassungshalters (32) bündig aufnehmen.Lighting system according to claim 4,
characterized,
that includes the lamp unit (30) at their ends in each case at least one lamp holder (32) for holding a lamp socket (33),
wherein the end caps (70) each receive an end portion of the associated socket holder (32) flush. Lichtbandsystem nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Anbauelement (50) eine Lichtaustrittsscheibe (55) aufweist, welche lösbar ist.Trunking system according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
in that the attachment element (50) has a light exit disc (55) which is detachable. Lichtbandsystem nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Anbauelement (50) mit der Leuchteneinheit (30) verrastbar ist.Trunking system according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that the add-on element (50) with the lamp unit (30) can be latched. Lichtbandsystem nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das die optischen Mittel ein Leuchtenraster (60) aufweisen.Trunking system according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
in that the optical means have a light grid (60). Anbauelement (50) zur lösbaren Befestigung an einer länglichen Leuchteneinheit (30) eines Lichtbandsystems (100), wobei das Anbauelement (50) optische Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Lichtabgabe aufweist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Anbauelement (50) an seinem der Leuchteneinheit (30) zugewandten Anlagebereich Dichtungsmittel aufweist.Mounting element (50) for releasable attachment to an elongate lamp unit (30) of a lighting system (100), wherein the mounting element (50) has optical means for influencing the light output,
characterized,
that the add-on element (50) has sealing means on its contact area which faces the lamp unit (30). Anbauelement nach Anspruch 9,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Anbauelement (50) ein topfartig ausgebildetes Gehäuse (51) mit einer der Leuchteneinheit (30) zugewandten und zur Anlage an dieser bestimmten Öffnung aufweist, wobei die Dichtungsmittel (58) am Umfang der Öffnung angeordnet sind.Attachment according to claim 9,
characterized,
in that the attachment element (50) has a pot-shaped housing (51) with one of the lamp unit (30) facing and for engagement with this particular opening, wherein the sealing means (58) are arranged on the circumference of the opening.
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