Holder element for holding at least one flat surface-light lamp, set of a plurality of lampholders and a plurality of elongate holding bodies and luminaire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9599324-B2
Application number	US-201214347642-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2012
Priority date	Oct 19, 2011
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A holder element for holding at least one flat surface-light lamp includes: an elongate, flat plate body having an upper plate side and a lower plate side arranged opposite the upper plate side, and one or more lampholders, which can be fitted on the plate body, for mechanically holding and making electrical contact with a flat surface-light lamp, wherein an engagement portion is formed on each of the two longitudinal ends of the plate body and is formed by a cutout, which extends, in plan view, from the respective longitudinal end of the plate body over the entire width of the plate body in the direction toward the longitudinal center, such that the plate body can be connected at each of its two longitudinal ends to another, identically formed plate body so as to form a form-fitting connection formed by the engagement portions of the adjacent plate bodies.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A luminaire, comprising:
a plurality of flat surface-light lamps having a respective upper flat side, which comprises a luminous area, and a respective underside, which is arranged opposite the upper flat side,
a plurality of lampholders, wherein each of the plurality of lampholders mechanically holds and electrically contacts respectively a respective one of the plurality of flat surface-light lamps and wherein the respective underside of each flat-surface light lamp is mechanically and electrically connected to the respective lampholder, and
a plurality of integrally formed elongated holding bodies, each of which comprising two longitudinal ends and at least one holding body connection portion at one of the longitudinal ends, wherein the holding body connection portion matches with another holding body connection portion of another holding body, and wherein the plurality of holding bodies are mechanically fixedly interconnected to each other via the matching holding body connection portions, wherein at least one longitudinal end of one of the plurality of elongated holding bodies is stacked on a longitudinal end of another one of the plurality of elongated holding bodies, and the plurality of elongated holding bodies are mechanically fixedly interconnected so as to form a holding structure, wherein the lampholders are fitted at regular distances from one another on a common holding structure side of the holding structure wherein at least one lampholder of the plurality of lampholders is arranged on the one of the plurality of elongated holding bodies and another lampholder of the plurality of lampholders is arranged on the another one of the plurality of elongated holding bodies.

2. The luminaire as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the respective flat surface-light lamp is an illuminant, which comprises:
a plate-like or sheet-like carrier element, which carries a semiconductor luminous element or is part of a semiconductor luminous element, and
an illuminant housing, in which the carrier element is received and which, on its front side, comprises a light exit opening for radiating light and which, on its rear side opposite the front side, comprises an illuminant connection device for establishing a mechanical and electrical connection to the associated lampholder.

3. A set for a luminaire comprising:
a plurality of lampholders, wherein each of the plurality of lampholders is formed for mechanically holding and electrically contacting respectively a respective flat surface-light lamp, and
a plurality of integrally formed elongated holding bodies, each of which comprising two longitudinal ends and at least one holding body connection portion at one of the longitudinal ends, wherein the holding body connection portion matches with another holding body connection portion of another holding body, and wherein the plurality of holding bodies are mechanically fixedly interconnectable or mechanically fixedly interconnected to each other via the matching holding body connection portions formed on the longitudinal ends of the holding bodies, wherein at least one longitudinal end of one of the plurality of elongated holding bodies is stacked or stackable on a longitudinal end of another one of the plurality of elongated holding bodies so as to form a holding structure, wherein the holding structure is composed of the holding bodies and to which the lampholders are fitted at regular distances from one another on a common holding structure side wherein at least one lampholder of the plurality of lampholders is arranged on the one of the plurality of elongated holding bodies and another lampholder of the plurality of lampholders is arranged on the another one of the plurality of elongated holding bodies.

4. The luminaire as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the lampholders are formed as separate components from the holding bodies, which each comprise a lampholder housing,
wherein the respective lampholder housing comprises a connection side, on which a lampholder attachment device is provided, which serves to establish a mechanical and electrical connection to an associated surface-light lamp, and
wherein the respective lampholder housing further comprises a mounting side opposite the connection side for fastening the lampholder to the holding structure.

5. The luminaire as claimed in claim 4 ,
wherein the respective lampholder is formed as a flat component, the two flat sides of which form the connection side and the mounting side.

6. The luminaire as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the elongated holding bodies or at least the longitudinal ends thereof are identical.

7. The luminaire as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the elongated holding bodies are detachably interconnected or can be detachably interconnected at their longitudinal ends.

8. The luminaire as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the elongated holding bodies are interconnected or interconnectable in a form-fitting manner at their longitudinal ends via engagement portions formed in a complementary manner.

9. The luminaire as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein two adjacent holding bodies are connected or connectable in either a linear or right-angled arrangement relative to one another.

10. The luminaire as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the elongated holding bodies are formed as flat plate bodies with a plate underside and a plate upper side.

11. The luminaire as claimed in claim 10 ,
wherein the respective plate underside is formed in a planar manner.

12. The luminaire as claimed in claim 10 ,
wherein one or more holes for fastening a lampholder are formed on the plate underside of one or more or all plate bodies at the two longitudinal ends, and wherein the lampholders are fitted or can be fitted to the plate undersides with use of fastening elements, which extend through corresponding through-holes in the lampholders and into the respective hole on the plate underside.

13. The luminaire as claimed in claim 10 ,
wherein a cutout is formed on the respective plate upper side on the respective longitudinal end and extends over the entire plate width from the respective longitudinal end in the direction of the center of the plate.

14. The luminaire as claimed in claim 13 ,
wherein at least one through-hole is formed in the base of the respective cutout, and wherein two adjacent holding bodies are interconnected or can be interconnected with the bases of their cutouts placed one above the other and with use of a fastening means, which extends through the two aligned through-holes.

15. A holder element for holding at least one flat surface-light lamp, comprising:
an elongated, flat plate body having an upper plate side and a lower plate side arranged opposite the upper plate side, and
one or more lampholders, wherein each lampholder can be fitted or is fitted on the plate body and is formed for mechanically holding and electrically contacting respectively a respective flat surface-light lamp,
wherein an engagement portion is formed on each of the two longitudinal ends of the plate body and is formed by a cutout, which extends, in plan view, from the respective longitudinal end of the plate body over the entire width of the plate body in the direction toward the longitudinal center,
such that the plate body can be connected at each of its two longitudinal ends to another, identically formed plate body so as to form a form-fitting connection formed by the engagement portions of the adjacent plate bodies.

16. The set as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the lampholders are formed as separate components,
which each comprise

Assignees

• Diekmann Karsten
• Gschloessl Stefan
• Osram Oled Gmbh

Inventors

• Diekmann Karsten
• Gschloessl Stefan

Classifications

• F21V19/00

  Fastening of light sources or lamp holders (fastening electric light source solely by the coupling device H01R33/00 {; special means for attaching candle to candle holder F21V35/003}) · CPC title

• F21S2/005

  of modular construction · CPC title

• F21V21/02 Primary

  Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases (F21V21/08 takes precedence; bases for movable standing lamps F21V21/06) · CPC title

• F21Y2105/00

  Planar light sources · CPC title

• F21V21/005

  for several lighting devices in an end-to-end arrangement, i.e. light tracks · CPC title