Ceiling illumination with mountings for panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9322534-B2
Application number	US-201314097725-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2013
Priority date	Jun 10, 2011
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

An illuminating device for indoor lighting comprising a visible panel, through which light can be transmitted. The visible panel includes a portion having transparent material, and a panel retaining device. The retaining device has a retaining means for retaining the visible panel and a fixing means for mounting the visible panel on a ceiling or on a wall. The retaining device has at least three interconnected retaining arms which are arranged in the shape of a star and which retain at least two visible panel parts at the inner faces of the visible panel parts, the inner faces of the visible panel parts bordering each other such that said visible panel parts together form a substantially continuous visible panel surface. The visible panel parts have free outer faces which are not retained by the retaining arms and which together from the outer circumference of the visible panel.

First claim

I claim:

1. A view panel, comprising:
a translucent view-panel through which light can be transmitted;
a panel retaining device including a retaining means for the retention of the view-panel and a fixing means for mounting the view-panel on a fixed structure;
the retaining means includes at least three interconnected retaining arms which are arranged in the shape of a star;
the retaining means retains at least two view-panel parts at their adjoining inner faces so that the view-panel parts together form a substantially continuous view-panel surface, the view-panel parts have free outer faces, which are not retained by the retaining arms, and
the outer faces together form the outer circumference of the view-panel.

2. The view-panel set forth in claim 1 , wherein the retaining arms are contoured to form two neighbouring retaining arms and a view-panel sector having lateral sector edges contoured in an undercut-free manner to become narrow towards the connection point of the retaining arms.

3. The view-panel set forth in claim 1 , wherein the retaining arms have a generally straight course to create V-shaped view-panel sectors.

4. The view-panel as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the retaining arms have form-locked retaining elements;
the form-locked retaining elements include edges having retaining projections or retaining recesses, the edges attach to respective view-panel parts to form at least two lateral sides, wherein the view-panel parts are detachable from the retaining elements and are interchangeable with each other.

5. The view-panel as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the retaining arms have a hollow cross-section with a nut-shaped periphery, the nut-shaped periphery defines opposing retaining recesses, the opposing retaining recesses enable two view-panel parts lying back-to-back to be inserted into the retaining recesses to hold the retaining arms.

6. The view-panel as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the retaining arms have an H-shaped cross-section.

7. The view-panel as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the retaining arms have a rear side that opposes the view side of the view-panel, the rear side includes a detachable fixing means including a stud bolt fastener means, for the fixing of tie rods.

8. The view panel as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the panel retaining device comprises retaining poles inflexibly connectable to the retaining arms.

9. The view-panel as set forth in claim 1 , wherein each retaining arm has a multitude of arranged fixing means distributed in a grid manner for the fixing of tie rods configured for mounting on a flat surface.

10. A view-panel, comprising:
a view-panel through which light can be transmitted; a panel retaining device, which includes a retaining means for the retention of the view-panel and a fixing means for mounting the view-panel;
the retaining means includes at least three interconnected retaining arms which are arranged in the shape of a star;
the retaining means retains at least two view-panel parts at their adjoining inner faces so that the view-panel parts together form a substantially continuous view-panel surface, the view-panel parts have free outer faces, which are not retained by the retaining arms;
the outer faces together form the outer circumference of the view-panel;
the retaining arms are interconnected by a joint cruciform fastening element;
the retaining arms inflexibly affix to the joint cruciform fastening element, and
wherein the joint cruciform fastening element comprises radially arranged fixing bars, which conform to the retaining arms, to enable the retaining arms to press-fit with the fixing bars.

11. The view-panel as set forth in claim 10 further comprising: point light sources integrated in the retaining arms.

12. The view-panel as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the view-panel parts form V-shaped sector pieces.

13. The view-panel as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the view panel parts have a non-uniform transparency.

14. The view-panel as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the view panel parts have a non-uniform colour scheme.

15. The view-panel as set forth in claim 10 , wherein at least one of the view-panel parts comprises a range of transparency.

16. The view-panel as set forth in claim 10 , wherein at least one of the view-panel parts comprises a range of colour.

17. A view-panel for a gaming machine island, comprising:
light-transmissive view-panels having inner faces;
a panel retaining device for adjoining the inner faces of the view-panels;
the panel retaining device includes at least three interconnected retaining arms and an illumination means including point light sources integrated in the retaining arms;
the panel retaining device retains the view-panels at their adjoining inner faces so that the view-panels together form a substantially continuous view-panel surface;
the view-panels have free outer faces, which are not retained by the retaining arms, and
the outer faces form an outer circumference of the view-panel.

18. The view-panel as set forth in claim 17 further comprising a gaming machine island defining a diameter, wherein the outer circumference of the view-panel defines a diameter sized between 50% and 150% of the size of the gaming machine island diameter.

Assignees

• Novomatic Ag
• Novomatic Ag

Inventors

• Curic Andrija

Classifications

• F21S8/061

  with a non-rigid pendant, i.e. a cable, wire or chain · CPC title

• F21V17/104

  using feather joints, e.g. tongues and grooves, with or without friction · CPC title

• F21V7/0091

  using total internal reflection · CPC title

• F21V21/03 Primary

  Ceiling bases, e.g. ceiling roses (F21V21/04 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21S2/005

  of modular construction · CPC title