WO2022013636A1 - Modular lighting device - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
- F21V21/08—Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet
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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
- F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
- F21V29/502—Cooling arrangements characterised by the adaptation for cooling of specific components
- F21V29/507—Cooling arrangements characterised by the adaptation for cooling of specific components of means for protecting lighting devices from damage, e.g. housings
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- the present invention relates to a modular lighting device for refrigeration equipment. Particularly, those refrigeration equipment that, according to their aesthetics and design, are also used as product display media.
- the modular lighting device comprises a housing, lighting means and an optical lens that scatters the light waves of the lighting means, and also a removable fixing means to be fixed to the interior of the door frame or interior walls of the equipment. of refrigeration.
- Lighting inside product display refrigeration equipment made its way when business owners and companies realized that illuminating the product contained within such equipment attracts more shoppers and consumers.
- the problem that exists to date is the inexistence of a lighting device that adapts and is easily attached to the interior of the refrigeration equipment or to the interior frame of the door of any display refrigeration equipment.
- a wide variety of lighting devices of different designs and sizes are known that are used in product display refrigeration equipment.
- the diversity of these lighting devices is due to the fact that each manufacturer can use different types and sizes of materials in the manufacture, especially of the doors of the display refrigeration equipment.
- EP1647767 A3 discloses a luminaire assembly including a light source assembly having a light emitting source, a reflector, and a lens assembly.
- a first encoding means has a first encoding means component associated with the light source assembly and a first encoding means second component associated with the reflector that cooperate to assemble the light source assembly and the reflector in a selected orientation to each other.
- a second encoding means has a second component encoding means associated with the reflector and a second component encoding means associated with the lens assembly that cooperate to assemble the reflector and lens assembly in a selected orientation one with the other. respect to the other.
- a fastener secures the light source assembly and lens assembly to each other with the reflector held between them.
- US2010/0157596 Al discloses a light emitting diode (LED) lamp having a base, a cover, a heat dissipation plate, an LED module, a circuit board and a light guide cover.
- the base and the cover respectively form a base opening and a cover opening.
- the base and cover include a gap projection coupling structure therebetween to form an outer water sealing wall and an inner water sealing wall surrounding the cover. base opening and cover opening.
- the light guide cover, circuit board and LED module are arranged inside the inner water sealing wall.
- the base and the cover are fixed together through the recess projection coupling formed between posts and holes to obtain water resistance as well.
- lighting systems have been installed unsuccessfully consisting of a plurality of luminaires that make up a series circuit, which leads to another disadvantage, because if one of the luminaires has a fault, the entire system must be changed. Lighting system.
- each modular lighting device that also has electrical connections that allow at least two modular lighting devices to be connected in series, each modular lighting device comprising an internal configuration that electrically forms a parallel circuit of modular lighting devices and not a series circuit. This results in the advantage of easily identifying and changing one of the modular lighting devices when it suffers some damage in its operation.
- lamps with light diffusers to illuminate the interior of refrigerators, but these do not include housing lighting elements that diffuse the light inside the refrigerator and that comprise fixing elements that work as a base.
- Design records MX 48391B; MX 47388 B and MX 43389 B which comprise three-dimensional shapes that do not fit the fastening requirements.
- the modular lighting device of the present invention uses the least number of components, as well as improves its installation without requiring a considerable number of tools, thus achieving a better performance and performance in its installation or replacement in case of failure.
- the modular lighting device of the present invention requires only a removable fastening means which can be exchanged for another that, according to its structural configuration, is easily attached to the frame structure or corners of the door, as well as in the interior of the desired display refrigeration equipment.
- the modular lighting fixture of the present invention has various structural features that make it completely different from lighting fixtures in the art. As will be described later, the combination of the structural design, as well as the elements that make up the device of the present invention, results in an efficient and safe installation, which means that the modular lighting device does not have to undergo modifications, adaptations of other elements for installation or exchange.
- the objective of the present invention is to provide a modular lighting device for refrigeration equipment which comprises a connection means of input and an output connection means, which allows interconnecting at least two modular lighting devices in series, electrically forming a parallel circuit.
- a second objective of the present invention is to provide a modular lighting device comprising a housing, lighting means and an optical lens to efficiently disperse the light beam inside the refrigeration equipment.
- a third objective of the present invention is to provide removable fastening means that are slidably and/or pressure-coupled to the structure (beading, gutter profile or window frames) of the frame or corners of the door or interior of any display refrigeration equipment. existing in the market.
- a fourth objective of the present invention is to provide a housing comprising a cover which, according to its structure, receives the optical lens.
- a fifth object of the present invention is to provide an optical lens that greatly optimizes the distribution of light to the desired area to be illuminated.
- a sixth objective of the present invention is to comprise removable and interchangeable fastening means to be adapted to different structural configurations of doors and interiors of security equipment. refrigeration.
- a seventh objective of the present invention is to comprise an optical lens at the extended upper end that receives the light from the lighting means where the cover and the base of the housing encapsulate the lighting means, which prevents the infiltration of moisture inside the housing. modular lighting device of the invention.
- An eighth objective of the present invention is to provide a lighting system for refrigeration equipment consisting of at least two interconnectable modular lighting devices that are easy to replace in the event of failure, avoiding the need to replace the entire system.
- One more objective of the present invention is to provide a modular lighting device for refrigeration equipment, which, in accordance with its ergonomics, modularity and interconnectivity, allows refrigerator manufacturers to use the same lighting device for all their equipment, considerably reducing SKUs. or part numbers required for its entire range of equipment.
- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the modular lighting device with its removable fastening means.
- Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the modular lighting device with its fastening means mounted to it.
- Figure 3 shows an exploded perspective view of the modular lighting device.
- Figures 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d show various perspective views of the base of the housing of the modular lighting device.
- Figures 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d show various structural examples related to the fastening means of the modular lighting device of the invention.
- Figures 6 show a sectional side view of the elements of the modular lighting device.
- Figure 7a shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the lighting means of the modular lighting device of the invention.
- Figure 7b shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the lighting means of the modular lighting device of the invention
- Figure 7 shows a modular lighting system.
- the present invention comprises the advantage of using a removable fastening means and a housing cover that encloses an optical lens inside the lighting device in the first embodiment to efficiently illuminate the interiors of refrigeration equipment.
- each refrigeration equipment due to its size or manufacturer, structurally varies the constitution of the perimeter frame of its doors (jonquil, gutter profile or windows).
- the present invention is capable of being coupled to the different types of frames (joncil, gutter profile or window frames) of the perimeter or corners of the door or interior walls of the refrigeration equipment.
- the fastening means adapt slidably and/or pressure to the beading, gutter profile or shuttering of the perimeter or corner of the door or even to the interior walls of the refrigeration equipment.
- the present invention is related to four elements where one is interchangeable depending on the brand, type or size of the refrigeration equipment that you want to illuminate inside.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show a perspective view of the modular lighting device (10) comprising a housing (1) consisting of a housing cover and a base; accommodation (1) receives lighting means (not shown); an optical lens (2) that conducts and projects the light generated by the lighting means towards the outside of the housing, and an optical lens protrudes from the housing cover.
- An input electrical connection means (3) consists of an electrical conductor where one of its ends is connected to the lighting means for its electrical power supply, and at its opposite end it has a male connector for coupling with a connector female from a power source (ballast) or a second modular lighting device.
- an output electrical connection means (4) consists of an electrical conductor where one of its ends is connected to the electrical power supply of the lighting means (6) of the modular device (10). ), achieving a parallel electrical circuit with respect to the lighting means; and at its opposite end it has a female connector for coupling with a male connector coming from a second modular lighting device.
- the type and configuration of the electrical connection means (3) and (4) can vary and is not limited to what is represented by the figures.
- the modular lighting device further comprises a removable fastening means (5) as can be seen in Figure 1.
- said fastening means is mounted on the lower surface of the base of the housing (1) of the modular lighting device (10).
- Figure 3 which shows an exploded perspective view of the modular lighting device (10) where a housing consisting of a housing base (Ib) and a housing cover (la) is shown.
- the upper surface of the housing cover (la) comprises a circular-shaped protrusion, but not limited to said shape, which projects to the outside forming a ring (le) that encloses the optical lens (2) in its center.
- a housing base (Ib) comprises a pair of holes on its inner surface, through which one of the ends of the electrical connection means (3) and (4) are led towards the lighting means (6).
- Said lighting means (6) consist of an arrangement of at least one light-emitting diode or LED mounted on a PCB card (7), voltage regulator means for its electrical power supply provided by the input electrical connection means ( 3) and for its electrical connection in parallel with the output electrical connection means (4).
- the inner surface of the housing base (Ib) also comprises a pair of support means (Id) made up of a pair of cylinders of the same dimension that project into the interior of the housing (1). In this way, the lighting means (6) are coupled on the support means (Id) inside the housing base (Ib).
- the support means in an alternative mode can have a hole in its center through which a screw or pin is attached to hold the lighting means (6) inside the housing.
- Figure 4a shows the housing base (Ib) that has an inner perimeter wall (le) that houses the lighting means (6) inside.
- An outer perimeter wall (lf) projects around the first inner perimeter wall (le) where a perimeter groove (lg) is formed separating said walls.
- the interior of the modular lighting device (10) is hermetic against the humidity generated within the refrigeration equipment, thus protecting the lighting means and preventing the same humidity from deteriorating the optics of the lens (2). .
- the housing base (lh>) comprises a pair of holes (lj) where the ends of the input and output electrical connection means towards the interior of the housing for its electrical connection with the lighting means.
- a pair of coupling means (lh) are projected into the interior of the housing, consisting of grooves which are made up of a pair of grooved ducts that lead from a side wall to the opposite side wall of the housing, as shown in Figures 4c and 5d.
- the shape and dimensions of the coupling means (lh) are not limited to the embodiment shown in the figures.
- figures 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d show various structural examples related to the removable fastening means of the modular lighting device.
- the removable fastening means are made up of a single piece, where their structural configuration differs from each one of them. Said structural configuration depends on the profiles, beading, gutters or gates of the perimeter or corners of the doors or interior walls of the existing refrigeration equipment on the market.
- any of the detachable fastening means of the modular lighting device of the present invention comprise a pair of mounting elements (5a) which consist of a pair of shaped guides or rails. cylindrical that are arranged parallel to each other; and a stop element (5b) arranged at one of the ends of the mounting elements (5a), causing the union of both elements.
- figure 5c shows a removable fastening means which is attached to any of the corners of the structure of a door of a refrigeration equipment.
- the removable fastening means also comprise a pair of fastening elements (5c) that have fastening nails (5d) at their ends that fit any perimeter frame , channel profile or windows) of any refrigeration equipment.
- any of the removable fastening means (5) are coupled to the modular lighting device, where they are inserted into the pair of coupling means that are located under the housing base.
- the insertion of the removable fastening means (5) through one end of the pair of coupling means is carried out in a sliding manner, in such a way that the stop element (5b) prevents said removable fastening member from coming out through from the end opposite its insertion.
- FIG. 6 shows a sectional side view of the elements of the modular lighting device.
- the housing (1) consists of a housing cover (la) that fits and is inserted into the perimeter groove (lg) that make up the exterior perimeter wall (lf) and the interior perimeter wall (le) of the base of accommodation (Ib).
- the housing base (Ib) and the housing cover (la) seal hermetically, thus enclosing the lighting means (6).
- one end of the output electrical connection means (4) is led through the housing base (Ib) through one of the holes for its electrical connection with the PCB (7) of the lighting means (6).
- the optical lens (2) is coupled between the lower surface of the housing cover (la) and the lighting means (6), where the focus of the optical lens (2) protrudes from said housing cover.
- the size and shape of the optical lens depends on the number of LED's in the lighting medium.
- Figure 7a shows a first embodiment of the lighting means (6a) consisting of an arrangement of two light-emitting diodes or LEDs mounted on a PCB card (7a) as well as voltage regulator means for its electrical power supply provided by the input electrical connection means (3a) and for its electrical connection in parallel with the outlet electrical connection means (4a).
- figure 7b shows a second embodiment of the lighting means (6b) comprising an electrical arrangement of six light-emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on a PCB card (7b) as well as voltage regulator means for its electrical power supply provided by the input electrical connection means (3a) and for its electrical connection in parallel with the output electrical connection means (4a).
- the electrical arrangement of light-emitting diodes of the means of lighting is not limited to a specific number of light emitting diodes, the electrical consumption specifications will be the limiting variables for it.
- FIG 8 an exemplary embodiment of a modular lighting system for refrigeration equipment is shown, consisting of three modular lighting devices (10), (20) and (30) connected in series through their means of connection. electrical connection, thus electrically forming a parallel circuit.
- This offers the advantage that, if one of the modular devices has a fault, it is immediately identifiable for replacement and the other modular lighting devices continue to function as usual.
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