Light strip system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9933123-B2
Application number	US-201515128203-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2015
Priority date	Apr 28, 2014
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A light strip system comprises an elongate carrier arrangement formed by mounting rail elements that are open towards the lower face, a shaped part which consists at least partly of a flexible material and forms an accommodation space formed in the carrier arrangement and extending in the longitudinal direction, and a lighting module component arranged in the accommodation space. In order to hold the lighting module component it is arranged so as to push against contact regions of the carrier arrangement, on two opposite sides, each time with the interposition of regions of the shaped part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light strip system comprising:
an elongated carrier arrangement, which is formed by mounting rail elements featuring at least partly a U-shaped cross section with an opening facing downward, the mounting rail elements being joined together end to end to extend in a longitudinal direction, said rail elements including at least one inwardly facing contact area on each side,
a first shaped element which comprises a flexible material in order to form part of an accommodation space within the elongated carrier arrangement, said first shaped element extending in the longitudinal direction,
a second shaped element, which is connected to the first shaped element in order to seal the accommodation space, said second shaped element extending in the longitudinal direction and including a floor area that is translucent or transparent, and
a light module component which is arranged inside the accommodation space,
wherein in order to hold the light module component, the light module component pushes against the contact areas on each side of the rail elements of the carrier arrangement, with respective flexible, intermediate areas of the first shaped element between the light module component and the respective contact area.

2. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the light module component is arranged to be held by clamping onto the first shaped element via a snap-on connection.

3. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the accommodation space is sealed fully tight.

4. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the contacting areas are formed by means of two pairs of ledges of the carrier arrangement that are facing towards each other.

5. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate areas of the shaped element are arranged in such a way that they directly touch the contacting areas of the carrier arrangement.

6. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the first shaped element is attached to the carrier arrangement by means of a snap-on connection.

7. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the first shaped element comprises at first set of ledges that face towards the inside for the mounting of the light module component.

8. The light strip system according to claim 6 , wherein the first shaped element further comprises ledges that face towards the outside for the mounting of the shaped element at the carrier arrangement.

9. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the first shaped element extends as one piece at least essentially across the length of the mounting rail elements.

10. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein
the second shaped element is connected to the first shaped element with a form-fit in order to form and seal the accommodation space.

11. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the first shaped element is configured to be rolled up into a reel.

12. The light strip system according to claim 1 , wherein the light module component is a light module or a cable holder that is bow-shaped in one cross-section.

13. A light strip system according to claim 10 wherein:
at least one of the first and second shaped elements is configured with sufficient flexibility and the accommodation space has sufficient clearance so that, in the case of a temperature-related change of the pressure within the accommodation space, the pressure change can be compensated by an adapting of the shape of the corresponding shaped element.

14. The light strip system according to claim 13 , wherein the accommodation space is sealed in a fully tight manner.

15. The light strip system according to claim 7 , wherein the first shaped element comprises a second set of ledges that face towards the inside for the mounting of a cable holder.

Assignees

• Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh

Inventors

• Ladstätter Gerald

Classifications

• F21V31/005

  Sealing arrangements therefor · CPC title

• F21V21/025 Primary

  Elongated bases having a U-shaped cross section · CPC title

• F21V19/003

  Fastening of light source holders, e.g. of circuit boards or substrates holding light sources · CPC title

• F21V17/10 Primary

  characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening (F21V17/02 - F21V17/08 take precedence) · CPC title

• F21S8/04 Primary

  intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures (F21S8/02 takes precedence; {details of ceiling bases F21V21/03}) · CPC title