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
  • F21V21/32—Flexible tubes
• • 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
  • F21V33/0068—Medical equipment
  • F21V33/0072—Hospital beds
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
  • A47C19/00—Bedsteads
  • A47C19/22—Combinations of bedsteads with other furniture or with accessories, e.g. with bedside cabinets
• • 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
  • F21V33/0012—Furniture
• • 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
  • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
  • F21V23/06—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being coupling devices, e.g. connectors
• • 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
  • F21W2131/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems not provided for in codes F21W2102/00-F21W2121/00
  • F21W2131/30—Lighting for domestic or personal use
  • F21W2131/301—Lighting for domestic or personal use for furniture

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a novel method of arranging bedside lighting for adjustable beds.
• the lighting is attached to the adjustable head end of the adjustable bed.
• the invention also relates to a method of attaching various types of desired lighting fittings and also how these are to look.
• Bedside lighting is at present only available as either lighting devices attachable to a wall (bedside lamps), attachable on a headboard behind the bed, or devices placed on the floor (floor lamps).
• adjustable beds wherein the adjustability resides in that the bed bottoms can be placed at an angle in a few sections, primarily to provide a comfortable position for reading in the bed. This means that one can select a body position by changing the angle of said sections when lying in the bed. As an example, the body position can be changed from a planar bed (normal body position or sleeping position) to an almost upright position (seated body position or reading position).
• Most adjustable beds are provided with an electric motor for stepless regulation of the angle position of the sections.
• a lighting device according to the invention is fixed on the movable part of the bed bottom and thus follows when the head end is angled upwards or downwards. This means that the fitting for the bedside lamp can be designed with a shorter length of the lamp fitting, which is also a great advantage with the invention.
• the present invention solves the above described problems of the prior art by means of the features in the accompanying patent claims. It also solves the problem of enabling the provision of a more aesthetic selection of the design of fittings than the presently available, since the latter require long arms or relocation when the bed is angled.
• the fittings need no longer be adjustable lengthwise or vertically since the fittings due to the adherence to the head end of the bed will retain the same point of illumination over the entire path relative to the head of the user.
• an attachment means for attaching a lamp fitting to an adjustable bed wherein the attachment means is applied at an angle between the underside of the bed bottom at the head end of the bed and a side joining the underside.
• the attachment means is an angle bracket which is adapted to be applied with at least one part attached to the underside of the bed bottom at the head end of the bed and optionally with one part attached to a side of the bed joining the underside.
• the attachment means is provided with a contact arranged to receive the lamp fitting and to electrically connect the lamp fitting to a current source, whereby the contact is arranged at one end of the
• attachment means facing an upper side of the bed bottom.
• a lamp fitting for an adjustable bed provided with a fitting contact arranged to be received and retained by the contact of the attachment means and to electrically connect the lamp fitting to a current source, whereby the attachment means is applied at an angle between the underside of the bed bottom at the head end of the bed and a side joining the underside.
• the lamp fitting is intended for LED light and along the major part of its extension is designed as an flexible arm having at its end a lamp holder provided with one light source directed forwards and one light source directed downwards, preferably LED lamps.
• the bed side lighting by being attached to the movable head end of the bed, will follow the movements of the bed.
• the bedside lamp will be kept in a constant position above the head end, as opposed the presently available alternatives for bed side lighting that must be adjusted according to the movement up or down of the head end.
• Figure 1 shows a schematic overview of the invention.
• Figure 2 shows how the invention is positioned on an adjustable bed.
• Figure 3 shows the design of the angle bracket and where the exchangeable fitting has its attachment/ contact.
• Figure 4 shows the design of the mount/contact of the fitting.
• Figure 5 shows the design of the lamp fitting.
• the invention comprises a device for the application of a fitting for a bedside lamp and the fitting itself.
• Fig. 1 there is shown an embodiment of an attachment means 1 for attaching a lamp fitting 3 to an adjustable bed 5.
• the attachment means is designed in this embodiment as an angle bracket and is applied at an angle between a lower side of the bed bottom at the head end of the bed and a side joining the lower side, either the outer side of the bed board or one of the longitudinally extending sides of the bed bottom.
• the attachment means 1 can further be provided with a contact 2, arranged to receive the lamp fitting 3 and to connect the fitting 3 electrically to a current source 4 via cables 6.
• the contact 2 can be arranged at one end of the attachment means 1 and facing an upper side of the bed bottom.
• adjustable beds 5 beds provided with bed bottoms, subdivided in sections, which can be angled with respect to each other, primarily for the purpose of elevating the head end to provide for a comfortable reading position when lying in the bed. Thereby one can select a body position by changing the angle position of said sections while being in bed 5.
• the body position can e.g. be changed from a planar bed (normal body position or sleeping position) to an almost upright position (seated body position or reading position).
• Most adjustable beds are provided with an electric motor for stepless regulation of the angle position of the sections.
• Fig. 2 shows a further aspect of the invention, which relates to an
• attachment means or holder 1 arranged for attaching a lamp fitting to an adjustable bed 5 or to an adjustable section of the bed 5.
• the attachment means 1 is typically attached to the underside or bed bottom of the bed 5, e.g. between an underside of the bed bottom at the head end of the bed and a side that joins the underside, such as the side facing towards the
• Fig. 3 shows a further embodiment wherein the attachment means 1 is designed as an angle bracket, i.e. it is shaped as a right angle member attached to the bed bottom or to the section at the head end of the
• adjustable bed 5 in one end it is arranged to receive and to electrically connect the lamp fitting 3 via a contact 2.
• This manner of applying a lamp fitting as a bedside lamp causes the lighting to follow the head end when being angled upwards.
• the design in the shape of an angle is intended to impart the option for the device to provide a stable mount for the fitting.
• Fig. 4 shows still another embodiment wherein the attachment means 1 is arranged to receive the lamp fitting through a connecting contact 2a for attachment of the lighting fitting 3.
• the contact 2a both receives and steadily retains the lamp fitting and electrically connects the lamp fitting to a current source 4, e.g. a transformer or a grid connector.
• the lamp fitting 3 is in this embodiment provided with a contact 2b fitting in the contact of the
• the attachment means such that the lamp fitting 3 is received and steadily retained by the contact 2a of the attachment means 1 and electrically connects the lamp fitting 3.
• the contact is designed with a bayonet joint or a screw coupling, which is shown in Fig. 4.
• cables 6 intended for supplying current to the lamp fitting 3 from the current source 4 are inserted in or attached to the attachment means and runs up to the terminal contact 2, 2a.
• the actual fitting part of the lamp fitting 3 can be designed to be
• the angled attachment means must be steadily attached to the bed bottom of the head end.
• the intention is that the attachment for the fitting be attached in such a stable manner at the bed bottom that the fitting is steadily held in place when the head end of the bed 5 is angled.
• the attachment means can e.g. be screwed or glued to the bed bottom,
• the attachment can also be integrated in the bed bottom during manufacture thereof. Due to the angled attachment means being terminated against the lamp fitting by a contact at the upper end, e.g. provided in level with the upper surface of the bed bottom, a lamp fitting 3 of choice having a corresponding contact attachment can be applied there, Fig. 5.
• the lamp fitting i.e. the part of the bedside lamp that is visible above the bed bottom, can thus be easily exchanged according to taste, need and desire. Thereby the invention can be used for lamp fitting having a corresponding attachment for
• the lighting or lamp fitting be connected to the other electrical system of the adjustable bed, e.g. if the bed is electrified and the light of the bedside lamp can then be remotely controlled together with the other electrical control of the bed, e.g. it can be fed with current from a common current source and be controlled by means of a common remote control device.
• the light source of the lamp fitting can e.g. be a light emitting diode, LED, lighting or a traditional weak or power current lighting, such as strip lights or halogen lamps. If the light source is provided as a LED lighting the transformer for it should be installed together with the other electrical equipment of the bed. Cabling and contacts up to the lamp fitting should then be adapted for LED lighting. If the lighting is arranged as a traditional weak or power current lighting, the cabling and contacts should be designed according to the preconditions therefor.
• Fig. 5 shows how the lighting fitting 3 or lamp fitting in certain embodiments comprises a flexible lighting arm 7.
• the lamp fitting is provided with a contact 2b fitting in the contact 2 of the attachment means such that the lamp fitting 3 is received and retained in a stable manner by the contact 2a of the attachment means and electrically connects the lamp fitting 3.
• the arm is terminated with a lighting part, e.g. an LED lighting encased in a small lamp holder 8.
• the light cone in the lamp holder can optionally be directed downwards with one light source or straight forward in the extension of the lighting arm with another light source. The intention with this is that when reading in bed it is desirable not to have the light directed in the direction of the extension of the arm (e.g. towards a book).
• the fitting should be offered in different colours for adapting to the other furnishing in the room.

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