GB2243223A - Illuminated device simulating the sky - Google Patents
Illuminated device simulating the sky Download PDFInfo
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- GB2243223A GB2243223A GB9102603A GB9102603A GB2243223A GB 2243223 A GB2243223 A GB 2243223A GB 9102603 A GB9102603 A GB 9102603A GB 9102603 A GB9102603 A GB 9102603A GB 2243223 A GB2243223 A GB 2243223A
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- 238000005034 decoration Methods 0.000 description 2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44F—SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
- B44F1/00—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
- G09F13/04—Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
- G09F13/06—Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia using individual cut-out symbols or cut-out silhouettes, e.g. perforated signs
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
- G09F19/12—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for using special optical effects
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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
- F21V11/00—Screens not covered by groups F21V1/00, F21V3/00, F21V7/00 or F21V9/00
- F21V11/08—Screens not covered by groups F21V1/00, F21V3/00, F21V7/00 or F21V9/00 using diaphragms containing one or more apertures
- F21V11/14—Screens not covered by groups F21V1/00, F21V3/00, F21V7/00 or F21V9/00 using diaphragms containing one or more apertures with many small apertures
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
- F21W2121/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
- F21W2121/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
- F21W2121/008—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00 for simulation of a starry sky or firmament
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- Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
- Testing Of Optical Devices Or Fibers (AREA)
- Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
- Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
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Abstract
An illuminated device which simulates a star-filled sky, including a boxlike housing 1 having a translucent panel 2 extending across a large open side thereof, which translucent panel 2 directly overlies an opaque plate 3 having openings 4 therethrough which simulate the stars. Lights 5 are disposed interiorly of the casing behind the opaque plate, and sidewalls of the casing 1 are also provided with openings 7 for permitting indirect illumination of the surrounding environment. <IMAGE>
Description
ILLUMINATION DEVICE
This invention relates to a device which is illuminated artificially.
More specifically, the invention concerns an illuminated decorative device suitable for installation in places such as elevators, refectories, restaurants, dance halls, etc.
It is known that most of the many systems of illuminated decoration currently in existence suffer from the drawback of disturbing the nervous system of persons frequenting the premises where said systems are installed.
An object of the present invention is to avoid this drawback, and accordingly the present invention generally provides a device which simulates a night sky by means of illumination techniques and which forms an illuminated decoration having an agreeable, relaxing and calming effect.
More particularly the present invention provides a device comprising an illumination system contained in a casing, and a plate at the front of the casing, which plate has, on its front face, a panel of translucent material, wherein the plate is apertured to provide light transmitting holes, and wherein the illumination system and the plate are arranged so that the light which appears through the front of the plate does so only by being projected through the holes, causing in those persons, who are looking at the panel of translucent material from the outside, an effect similar to that afforded by looking at a night sky.
The plate is preferably disposed parallel and close to the above-mentioned panel of translucent material.
The holes are preferably arranged to simulate the curving away of the stellar sphere on a plane with a suitably reduced scale; and the relative sizes of the holes are preferably selected to represent the relative luminosity of the stars, but it is possible for the relative luminosity of stars to be simulated or further simulated by means of the use of conventional filters disposed appropriately in or over various of the holes in the plate.
The illumination system installed behind the rear face of the plate with respect to the translucent panel, preferably consists of lamps arranged alternately with reflectors in order to project a substantial amount of light through the holes in the plate. It is preferable to supply this illumination system via the electric mains of the premises where the device is installed.
Openings are preferably made in the lateral faces of the casing in order to emit laterally directed illumination, e.g. provide the premises with an indirect illumination system.
The invention will be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, wherein FIGURE 1 shows a view in elevation of a device of the invention with a longitudinal section through a vertical plane; and
FIGURE 2 shows a plan view of a plate of the device.
The device comprises a boxlike casing 1 which has at one of its large faces, namely its front, a panel of translucent material 2, preferably of strengthened glass, which is parallel and adjacent (e.g. directly abuts) an inner opaque plate 3 in which stars are represented by aperture holes 4 in positions and relative sizes in a plane with a suitable scale to simulate the curving away of the celestial sphere. Said holes 4 have or are suitable for receiving, conventional filters designed appropriately in order to simulate the relative intensities of light of the stars.An illumination system is disposed in the casing and comprises conventional lamps 5 disposed alternately with wing reflectors 6, in order to project the maximum amount of
light through the apertures 4 in the plate 3. The illumination system is located within the casing 2 to
confront that face of the plate 3 which is remote from
the translucent panel 2.
Openings 7 are provided in the lateral faces e.g.
the sides and/or top and bottom of the casing 1 in order
to provide indirect illumination for the premises where
the device is installed, e.g. by emitting light across
the surface of the wall on which the device is mounted.
The invention is not confined to details of the
foregoing example, and many variations and modifications
are possible within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. For example, in the embodiment
described the plate and panel are of about equal
thickness, but instead either thereof may be thicker,
e.g. many times thicker, than the other, and the thinner
thereof may be supported by or mounted on the thicker
thereof.
The rear face of the panel may be at least partially
textured to provide some diffusion of the light, e.g. to
represent the "Milky Way".
Claims (9)
1. A device comprising an illumination system contained in a casing, and a plate at the front of the casing, which plate has, on its front face, a panel of translucent material, wherein the plate is apertured to provide light transmitting holes, and wherein the illumination system and the plate are arranged so that the light which appears through the front of the plate does so only by being projected through the holes, causing in those persons, who are looking at the panel of the translucent material from the outside, an effect similar to that afforded by looking at a night sky.
2. A device as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the plate is disposed parallel and close to the above-mentioned panel of translucent material.
3. A device as claimed in Claim 1 or 2 wherein the holes are arranged to simulate the curving away of the stellar sphere on a plane with a suitably reduced scale.
4. A device as claimed in Claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the relative sizes of the holes are selected to represent the relative luminosity of the stars.
5. A device as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the relative luminosity of stars is simulated or further simulated by means of filters disposed appropriately in or over various of the holes in the plate.
6. A device as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the illumination system consists of lamps arranged alternately with reflectors in order to project a substantial amount of light through the holes in the plate.
7. A device as claimed in any preceding claim wherein openings are made in the lateral faces of the casing in order to emit laterally directed illumination.
8. A device providing a fixed and artificially -illuminated simulation of a star-studded sky, which device comprises a plate and an illumination system contained in a casing, the casing having on or as one of its large faces, a panel of translucent material; wherein the plate is apertured, is made from a material which is opaque to light and is disposed against or closely parallel to the above translucent panel; wherein, in said plate, the apertures are arranged in positions to simulate the curving away of the stellar sphere on a plane with a suitably reduced scale; wherein said apertures have sizes, or at least some thereof have filters, to simulate the relative intensities of light of stars; and wherein the illumination system is disposed within the casing to illuminate the face of the plate remote from the translucent panel, said illumination system including lamps and reflectors positioned for projecting a substantial amount of light through the apertures in the plate and through further openings in the lateral faces of the casing.
9. A device substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to FIGURE 1 of the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES19909001245U ES1013655Y (en) | 1990-04-17 | 1990-04-17 | DEVICE FOR THE SIMULATION OF A FIXED STARRY SKY WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING. |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB9102603D0 GB9102603D0 (en) | 1991-03-27 |
| GB2243223A true GB2243223A (en) | 1991-10-23 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9102603A Withdrawn GB2243223A (en) | 1990-04-17 | 1991-02-07 | Illuminated device simulating the sky |
Country Status (5)
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| DE (1) | DE4026133A1 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES1013655Y (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2660986B3 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2243223A (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1241593B (en) |
Cited By (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2355299A (en) * | 1999-10-12 | 2001-04-18 | David John Wright | A lampshade with various patterns |
| GB2365108A (en) * | 2000-07-07 | 2002-02-13 | Designed Architectural Lightin | Indirect/direct luminaire |
| EP2039984A1 (en) * | 2007-09-24 | 2009-03-25 | TRUMPF Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG | Lighting device for a medical supply unit |
| US8300293B2 (en) | 2007-01-25 | 2012-10-30 | Ralf Violonchi | Micro-optical beam-forming array for projecting images of a divergent isotropic cloud of light points, primarily for the entertainment sector |
| WO2013011481A3 (en) * | 2011-07-20 | 2013-03-28 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | An optical element, a lighting system and a luminaire for providing a skylight appearance |
| CN103759959A (en) * | 2014-01-03 | 2014-04-30 | 华南理工大学 | Mirror-box-type all-cloudy day simulation device |
| WO2017153252A1 (en) | 2016-03-11 | 2017-09-14 | Philips Lighting Holding B.V. | Lighting device with sparkling effect |
| WO2020053095A1 (en) | 2018-09-13 | 2020-03-19 | Signify Holding B.V. | Dynamic sparkling lighting device |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19714039A1 (en) * | 1997-04-04 | 1998-10-08 | Moewa Warenhandel Gmbh | Illuminated decorative article |
| DE102014107981A1 (en) | 2014-06-05 | 2015-12-17 | Hejtec Gmbh | Device for producing an artificial starry sky |
| CN111623251A (en) * | 2020-05-06 | 2020-09-04 | 苏州大侎光学科技有限公司 | Light source system for simulating moonlight and night sky background light illumination |
| DE102020116602A1 (en) | 2020-06-24 | 2021-12-30 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Disk with a layer structure for a vehicle |
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1990
- 1990-04-17 ES ES19909001245U patent/ES1013655Y/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-08-17 DE DE4026133A patent/DE4026133A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1990-09-25 IT IT67718A patent/IT1241593B/en active IP Right Grant
- 1990-10-01 FR FR909012456A patent/FR2660986B3/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1991
- 1991-02-07 GB GB9102603A patent/GB2243223A/en not_active Withdrawn
Cited By (14)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2355299B (en) * | 1999-10-12 | 2003-11-26 | David John Wright | Lampshade |
| GB2355299A (en) * | 1999-10-12 | 2001-04-18 | David John Wright | A lampshade with various patterns |
| GB2365108A (en) * | 2000-07-07 | 2002-02-13 | Designed Architectural Lightin | Indirect/direct luminaire |
| US8300293B2 (en) | 2007-01-25 | 2012-10-30 | Ralf Violonchi | Micro-optical beam-forming array for projecting images of a divergent isotropic cloud of light points, primarily for the entertainment sector |
| US8752979B2 (en) | 2007-09-24 | 2014-06-17 | Trumpf Medizin Systeme Gmbh + Co. Kg | Illumination device for a medical care unit |
| EP2039984A1 (en) * | 2007-09-24 | 2009-03-25 | TRUMPF Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG | Lighting device for a medical supply unit |
| RU2612393C2 (en) * | 2011-07-20 | 2017-03-09 | Филипс Лайтинг Холдинг Б.В. | Optical element, lighting system and luminaire to provide zenith lamp appearance |
| US9476567B2 (en) | 2011-07-20 | 2016-10-25 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Optical element, a lighting system and a luminaire for providing a skylight appearance |
| WO2013011481A3 (en) * | 2011-07-20 | 2013-03-28 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | An optical element, a lighting system and a luminaire for providing a skylight appearance |
| CN103759959A (en) * | 2014-01-03 | 2014-04-30 | 华南理工大学 | Mirror-box-type all-cloudy day simulation device |
| WO2017153252A1 (en) | 2016-03-11 | 2017-09-14 | Philips Lighting Holding B.V. | Lighting device with sparkling effect |
| US10976026B2 (en) | 2016-03-11 | 2021-04-13 | Signify Holding B.V. | Lighting device with sparkling effect |
| WO2020053095A1 (en) | 2018-09-13 | 2020-03-19 | Signify Holding B.V. | Dynamic sparkling lighting device |
| US11388804B2 (en) | 2018-09-13 | 2022-07-12 | Signify Holding B.V. | Dynamic sparkling lighting device |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| ES1013655U (en) | 1991-01-01 |
| FR2660986B3 (en) | 1992-08-14 |
| IT9067718A0 (en) | 1990-09-25 |
| FR2660986A1 (en) | 1991-10-18 |
| ES1013655Y (en) | 1991-06-16 |
| GB9102603D0 (en) | 1991-03-27 |
| IT9067718A1 (en) | 1992-03-25 |
| DE4026133A1 (en) | 1991-10-24 |
| IT1241593B (en) | 1994-01-19 |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |