Method of installing at least one lighting module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9689562-B2
Application number	US-201314093600-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2013
Priority date	Jan 11, 2013
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A lighting module includes a ribbon-like containment body with a web wall having a first and a second face opposite to each other and a pair of side walls extending sidewise of the first face of the web wall to define a channel-like shape of the containment body, a ribbon-like mounting board for mounting light radiation sources, the mounting board being arranged in the channel-like shape of the containment body with a mounting surface facing away from the first face of the web wall of the containment body, and a light radiation source mounted on the mounting surface of the board for projecting light radiation from the channel-like shape of the containment body. The lighting module includes a pair of hook-like profiles protruding from and along the second face of the web wall of the containment body to permit mounting of the lighting module by hooking to a mounting element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of installing at least one lighting module,
the at least one lighting module comprising:
a ribbon-like containment body with a web wall having a first and a second face opposite to each other and a pair of side walls extending sidewise of the first face of the web wall to define a channel-like shape of the containment body;
a ribbon-like mounting board for mounting at least one light radiation source, the mounting board being arranged in the channel-like shape of the containment body with a mounting surface facing away from the first face of the web wall of the containment body; and
the at least one said light radiation source mounted on the mounting surface of the mounting board for projecting light radiation from the channel-like shape of the containment body;
wherein the at least one lighting module includes a pair of flexible hook-like profiles protruding from and along the second face of the web wall of the containment body to permit mounting of the at least one lighting module by hooking to a ribbon-like mounting element, where said mounting element is hung or fixed on a mounting surface or support; and
wherein the pair of flexible hook-like profiles comprises distal portions that are oriented toward the inside of the lighting module, and therefore toward one another, so as to jointly define a hooking formation

the method comprising:
providing the ribbon-like mounting element having a transverse width corresponding to the distance between the hook-like profiles of the at least one lighting module;
mounting the mounting element onto a mounting surface or support; and
coupling the at least one lighting module to the ribbon-like mounting element by hooking the at least one lighting module to the mounting element by means of said hook-like profiles.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting the mounting element as one of:
a support strip;
a strip portion of a support body; and
a plurality of wires coupled into a strip.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting the mounting element as a plurality of wires coupled into a strip along the sides thereof.

4. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein said wires include an electrically conductive material, whereby said wires are adapted to transmit electricity along the lighting module.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising
electrically connecting the wires of a plurality of mounting elements.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 ,
wherein the electrical connection is made by piercing connectors.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pair of flexible hook-like profiles support the weight of the ribbon-like containment body.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pair of flexible hook-like profiles comprise a proximal portion extending away from the web wall of the ribbon-like containment body, and a distal portion extending in a direction substantially parallel to the web wall of the ribbon-like containment body.

9. A method of installing at least one lighting module,
the at least one lighting module comprising:
a ribbon-like containment body with a web wall having a first and a second face opposite to each other and a pair of side walls extending sidewise of the first face of the web wall to define a channel-like shape of the containment body;
a ribbon-like mounting board for mounting at least one light radiation source, the mounting board being arranged in the channel-like shape of the containment body with a mounting surface facing away from the first face of the web wall of the containment body; and
the at least one said light radiation source mounted on the mounting surface of the mounting board for projecting light radiation from the channel-like shape of the containment body;
wherein the at least one lighting module includes a pair of flexible hook-like profiles protruding from and along the second face of the web wall of the containment body to permit mounting of the at least one lighting module by hooking to a ribbon-like mounting element, where said mounting element is hung or fixed on a mounting surface or support;

the method comprising:
providing the ribbon-like mounting element having a transverse width corresponding to the distance between the hook-like profiles of the at least one lighting module;
selecting the mounting element as a plurality of wires coupled into a strip along the sides thereof;
mounting the mounting element onto a mounting surface or support; and
coupling the at least one lighting module to the ribbon-like mounting element by hooking the at least one lighting module to the mounting element by means of said hook-like profiles.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
selecting the mounting element as one of:
a support strip;
a strip portion of a support body; and
a plurality of wires coupled into a strip.

11. The method of claim 10 ,
wherein said wires include an electrically conductive material, whereby said wires are adapted to transmit electricity along the lighting module.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising
electrically connecting the wires of a plurality of mounting elements.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 ,
wherein the electrical connection is made by piercing connectors.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pair of flexible hook-like profiles support the weight of the ribbon-like containment body.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pair of flexible hook-like profiles comprise a proximal portion extending away from the web wall of the ribbon-like containment body, and a distal portion extending in a direction substantially parallel to the web wall of the ribbon-like containment body.

16. A method of installing at least one lighting module,
the at least one lighting module comprising:
a ribbon-like containment body with a web wall having a first and a second face opposite to each other and a pair of side walls extending sidewise of the first face of the web wall to define a channel-like shape of the containment body;
a ribbon-like mounting board for mounting at least one light radiation source, the mounting board being arranged in the channel-like shape of the containment body with a mounting surface facing away from the first face of the web wall of the containment body; and
the at least one said light radiation source mounted on the mounting surface of the mounting board for projecting light radiation from the channel-like shape of the containment body;
wherein the at least one lighting module includes a pair of flexible hook-like profiles protruding from and along the second face of the web wall of the containment body to permit mounting of the at least one lighting module by hooking to a ribbon-like mounting element, where said mounting element is hung or fixed on a mounting surface or support; and
wherein the pair of flexible hook-like profiles support the weight of the ribbon-like containment body from two sides of the second face of the web wall of the containment body

the method comprising:
providing the ribbon-like mounting element having a transverse width corresponding to the distance between the hook-like profiles of the at least one lighting module;
mounting the mounting element onto a mounting surface or support; and
coupling the at least one lighting module to the ribbon-like mounting element by hooking the at least one lighting module to the mounting element by means of said hook-like profiles.

Assignees

• Osram Gmbh

Inventors

• Volpato Luca
• Massaro Simone
• Bobbo Simon

Classifications

• Y10T29/4913

  Assembling to base an electrical component, e.g., capacitor, etc. · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21S4/28

  rigid, e.g. LED bars · CPC title

• F21V21/002

  making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing (F21V21/35 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21S4/22

  flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape · CPC title