Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
  • F21V21/14—Adjustable mountings
  • F21V21/15—Adjustable mountings specially adapted for power operation, e.g. by remote control
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
  • F21S2/00—Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
• • 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
  • F21S8/02—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters
  • F21S8/028—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters being retractable, i.e. having two fixed positions, one recessed, e.g. in a wall, floor or ceiling, and one extended when in use

Definitions

• Present invention relates to a method and arrangement for converting a room and especially to an arrangement according to a preamble of claim 1 in which a room comprises one or more movable furnishing elements.
• An objective of the present invention is to provide a method and arrangement to solve the drawbacks of the prior art.
• the objective of the present invention is achieved with an arrangement according to characterizing part of the first claim wherein the arrangement is characterized in that it comprises:
• At least one control device for changing a location or position of said one or more furnishing elements in the room
• a first aspect of the present invention is an arrangement for changing a room which comprises one or more movable furnishing elements.
• the arrangement is characterized in that it comprises at least one control device for changing a location or position of said one or more furnishing elements in the room; a central processing unit for controlling said at least one control device; and a user terminal for giving control commands to the central processing unit.
• the central processing unit is adapted to form and forward control parameters to a control device in order to perform one or more pre-defined control operations as a response to a control command given with a user terminal in order to change a location or position of one or more furnishing elements according to parameters of the control command given with the user terminal.
• the central processing unit is adapted to form and forward control parameters to a control device for changing locations or positions of two or more furnishing elements as a response to a single control command given with a user terminal.
• the central processing unit comprises a programmable microprocessor, computer, server, or some other programmable logic or electronic circuit.
• the user terminal is a remote controller, mobile telephone, user terminal of a security system, tablet device, laptop computer, computer terminal or control button.
• the furnishing element is a wall, interior wall, curtain, lamp or fixture.
• control device comprises a motor for changing a location or position of said one or more furnishing elements.
• a single control device is adapted to change locations or positions of two or more furnishing elements.
• each furnishing element comprises a dedicated control device.
• control device is adapted to move a furnishing element in a direction that is substantially horizontal, vertical or certain angle, or to rotate the furnishing element around rotating axis.
• control device further comprises a guide or guide bar for guiding a furnishing element during a change of a location or position.
• the arrangement comprises at least one wall or interior wall which location or position is changeable with a control device so that a surface area of a room is dividable into two or more sub-areas with said at least one wall or interior wall.
• the arrangement further comprises a timer for automatically initiating a conversion of a room at a given time.
• a second aspect of the present invention is a method for changing a room which comprises one or more movable furnishing elements and at least one control device.
• the method is characterized in that it comprises steps of giving control commands with a user terminal to a central processing unit; controlling said at least one control device with the central processing unit; and changing a location or position of said one or more furnishing elements in the room with said at least one control device.
• the method further comprises steps of forming and forwarding control parameters by the central processing unit to a control device for performing one or more pre-defined control operations as a response to a control command given with a user terminal for changing a location or position of one or more furnishing elements according to parameters of the control command given with the user terminal.
• the method further comprises steps of forming and forwarding control parameters by the central processing unit to a control device for changing locations or positions of two or more furnishing elements as a response to a single control command given with a user terminal.
• a location or position of a furnishing element is freely choosable along the furnishing element's path from a user terminal.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic presentation of a principle of the present invention.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a principle of an arrangement according to the present invention.
• a space which may be a room, hall or similar interior or limited outdoor space is provided with furnishing elements.
• a furnishing element should be understood to mean an element affecting to physical properties of a space or part of a space. These physical properties of a space or part of a space might be such as size, shape, dividing to different parts, fixture or illumination of a space.
• a furnishing element may be a wall, interior wall, curtain, lamp, glass cabinet, vitrine, shelf or fixture.
• FIG. 1 illustrates a spotlight 14, lamp 16, curtain 20 and interior walls 24, 28 as exemplary movable furnishing elements.
• a furnishing element may also be a wall or curtain which is composed of two or more functionally separate parts whose location or position can be changed independently.
• these functionally separate wall elements may be used to form alternative wall or interior wall arrangements for converting a room, when relative locations or positions of the wall elements are changed.
• the wall elements or interior wall elements may comprise a shelf structure on one side or both sides of the element.
• an arrangement comprises at least one control device 6, 8, 10, 12 to change a location or position of one ore more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 in a space.
• the control device comprises motion means for changing a location or position of a furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28.
• the motion means may comprise a motor for providing operating power for moving a furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28.
• the motor is further operatively connected to a furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 for changing its location or position.
• a lamp is operatively connected to a motor of a control device 8 with a support wire 18 or similar solution.
• curtain 20 is connected to a motor of control device 10 with curtain mechanism 22 and interior walls 24 to a motor of control device 12 with supports members 26.
• a control device 6, 8, 10, 12 may further comprise a guide or guide bar to guide a furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 during a change of its location or position.
• interior walls 24, 28 are connected to a guide bar 30 along which their location can be changed.
• both interior walls 24, 28 comprise their own control device 12 by and through which the interior walls are connected to the guide bar 30. Therefore the interior walls 24, 28 can be moved independently with own control device 12.
• Furnishing elements, especially walls and interior walls may comprise impact protection means for softening unwanted or wanted impacts to other furnishing elements or fixed structures. These impact protection means may be, for example, a resilient protrusion or area in the furnishing element which will receive possible impacts and dampen them without taking permanent damage.
• the interior walls may have a common control device 12 to change a location or position of both of the interior walls.
• support wire 18 may be a guide for lamp 16 and curtain mechanism 22 may be a guide for curtain 20.
• Furnishing element's 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 movement between different locations and positions may be controlled and guided with a guide or guide bar and additionally the guide and guide bar may define different locations and positions for the furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28.
• FIG 1 illustrates an embodiment wherein each furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 has its own control device 6, 8, 10, 12.
• two or more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 may have a common control device 6, 8, 10, 12 wherein one control device 6, 8, 10, 12 is arranged to change locations or positions of two or more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28.
• the furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 which have the common control device 6, 8, 10, 12 may be similar with each other, such as spotlights, or alternatively different with each other so that for example a lamp 16 and curtain 20 may have a common control device.
• the control device 6, 8, 10, 12 may comprise one motor for changing a location or position of one or more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28.
• Control device 6, 8, 10, 12 may be provided for moving a furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 in a direction that is substantially horizontal, vertical or certain angle, or to rotate a furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 around rotating axis or connection point.
• the movement and rotation of the furnishing element can take place simultaneously.
• the furnishing element may rotate while descending or ascending.
• the control device 6 is provided for turning a spotlight 14 around connection point of the spotlight 14 to directions indicated by an arrow A in order to aim light to desired direction.
• a control device 8 is provided for moving a lamp 16 in substantially vertical direction indicated by an arrow B in order to raise or lower the lamp 16.
• control device 10 is provided for moving curtain 20 through curtain mechanism 22 in or to raise or lower curtain 20 as indicated by an arrow C.
• control devices 12 are provided for moving interior walls 24, 28 in substantially horizontal direction along a guide bar 30 and for rotating interior walls 24, 28 around substantially vertical rotating axis to a desired location and position. It is worth noticing that in some cases two or more control devices 6, 8, 10, 12 may be connected to a single furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 if a location or position of the furnishing element 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 can be changed in several different ways such as moving and rotating. Alternatively a single control device 6, 8, 10, 12 may be arranged to perform multiple different controlling movements to change the location or position.
• control devices 6, 8, 10, 12 are controlled with a central processing unit (CPU) 4.
• the CPU 4 may comprise a programmable microprocessor, computer, server or some other programmable logic or electronic circuit which can be used for controlling control devices 6, 8, 10, 12 either together or separately.
• the CPU 4 is connected to control devices 6, 8, 10, 12 in order to form and forward control parameters to control devices 6, 8, 10, 12 to perform control operations to change a location or position of one or more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28.
• CPU 4 may be connected to control devices with electrical cord, signal wire, optical fiber or similar communication means.
• CPU 4 comprises a transmitter or transceiver for forwarding control parameters wirelessly to control devices 6, 8, 10, 12 wherein the control devices correspondingly comprise a receiver or transceiver.
• An arrangement according to the invention further comprises a user terminal 2 which a user may use to send control commands to CPU 4 which forms, defines or calculates control parameters and forwards them to control devices in order to change a location or position of furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28.
• the user terminal 2 may be a remote controller, mobile telephone, user terminal of a security system, tablet device, laptop computer, computer terminal, control button or control panel which a user may use to give control commands.
• the user terminal 2 may be equipped with a programmed control application which a user may use to form and send desired, pre-defined or programmed control commands.
• the user terminal 2 may comprise for example a graphical user interface which makes it easy for a user to control and define control commands.
• the user terminal may be connected to a CPU 4 with electrical cord, signal wire, optical fiber or similar communication means.
• the user terminal 2 comprises a transmitter or transceiver for forwarding control parameters wirelessly to the CPU 4 wherein the CPU 4 correspondingly comprise a receiver or transceiver.
• the wireless communications may be realized with for example wireless local are network, Bluetooth, infrared, radio signals or any other known wireless communication means.
• the communications may be routed via the Internet.
• a CPU 4 may be arranged to form, define or calculate and forward control parameters to a control device 6, 8, 10, 12 to perform one or more pre-defined control operations as a response to a control command given with a user terminal 2 in order to change a location or position of one or more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28.
• the user terminal 2 may be ready provided for two or more different control commands based on which a CPU 4 sends pre-defined control parameters to control devices 6, 8, 10, 12 for changing locations or positions of one or more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 in a predetermined manner or to predetermined locations or positions.
• the CPU 4 may be arranged to change a location or position of one or more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 based on parameters of a control command given with a user terminal 2.
• a user may use the user terminal 2 to control one or more furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 to a desired location or position for example steplessly.
• the CPU 4 may also be arranged to form, define or calculate and forward control parameters to a control device 6, 8, 10, 12 to change a location or position of two or more mutually similar or different furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 as a response to a single control command given with a user terminal 2.
• Additional features for altering characteristics of a space may also be provided in an embodiment according to the present invention. These additional features may comprise, for example, changing luminosity of a lamp, changing color of illumination, changing or arranging music or other background sounds, producing a scent to the space, or arranging other visual effects such as images or videos. Also furnishing elements 14, 16, 20, 24, 28 may comprise additional features such as LED lights, display panels, motion sensors and the like which may also be controlled through a user terminal 2 and a CPU 4.
• An embodiment of the present invention enables conversion of a certain room for different purpose of use. For example, a hotel lobby may be converted into a restaurant and a restaurant into a nightclub.
• These conversions may be preprogrammed and the conversions may be initiated with a timer or timer circuit at a given time.
• the hotel lobby could be set to convert into a restaurant at 21 :00 and the restaurant to convert into a night club at midnight.
• Possibilities are numerous.
• an arrangement of an embodiment of the present invention surface area of a room or division of a room may be changed either in predetermined or desired manner.
• An arrangement of an embodiment comprises at least one wall or interior wall 24, 28 whose location or position may be changed via a control device 10, 12 in such way that a surface area may be divided into two or more sub-areas.
• a hotel lobby desk with accompanying elements can be hid by moving interior walls and correspondingly a bar can be opened to the lobby by exposing the bar by moving interior walls.
• low-level tables of the lobby can be raised to a higher level to fit better in a bar ambience.
• the present invention enables using a room to multiple purposes of use easily and changes in the room are quickly reproducible.

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