Belt tensioning means integrated into illumination device shell part
View Patent ↗The present invention discloses an illumination device comprising a base, a yoke connected to and rotatable relative to the base and a head connected to and rotatable relative to the yoke. The head comprises at least one light source generating light and the yoke comprises at least one yoke shell part and at least one motor connected to a bearing through a belt. The yoke shell part comprises belt tensioning means adapted to tighten the belt upon mounting of said yoke shell part. The present invention discloses further a method of manufacturing such illumination device. The method comprises the steps of arranging at least one motor on the yoke, arranging at least one bearing on the yoke, connecting the motor and the bearing by arranging a belt there between and arranging a yoke shell part on the and tightening the belt using said belt tensioning means.
1. An illumination device comprising:
a base;
a yoke connected to and rotatable relative to said base;
a head connected to and rotatable relative to said yoke, said head comprises at least one light source generating light; said yoke comprises:
at least one yoke shell part;
at least one motor connected to a bearing through a belt, said bearing being connected to said head or said base; and
belt tensioning means tightening said belt, wherein said belt tensioning means is integrated into said yoke shell part such that said belt tensioning means tightens said belt when said yoke shell part is arranged at said yoke.
2. The illumination device according to claim 1 wherein said belt tensioning means comprises bearing guiding means, and in that said bearing guiding means is adapted to displace said bearing in relation to said motor when said yoke shell part is arranged at said yoke.
3. The illumination device according to claim 2 wherein said yoke comprises a metal frame, and said bearing is positioned on top of said metal frame and in that said bearing guiding means is adapted to lift said bearing from said metal frame when said yoke shell part is arranged at said yoke.
4. The illumination device according to claim 2 wherein said bearing guiding means is formed as an arc-shaped flange.
5. The illumination device according to claim 1 wherein said belt tensioning means comprises motor guiding means, and in that said motor guiding means is adapted to displace said motor in relation to said bearing when said yoke shell part is arranged at said yoke.
6. The illumination device according to claim 1 wherein said belt tensioning means comprises belt guiding means, and in that said belt guiding means is adapted to displace at least a part of said belt when said yoke shell part is arranged at said yoke.
7. The illumination device according to claim 1 wherein said bearing is a tilt bearing fixed in relation to said head and rotatable in relation to said yoke and in that said at least one motor is a tilt motor connected to said tilt bearing through a tilt belt connection.
8. The illumination device according to claim 1 wherein said bearing is a pan bearing fixed in relation to said yoke and rotatable in relation to said base, and in that said at least one motor is a pan motor connected to said pan bearing through a pan belt connection.
9. A method of manufacturing an illumination device, said illumination device comprises:
a base;
a yoke connected to and rotatable relative to said base;
a head connected to and rotatable relative to said yoke, said head comprises at least one light source generating light;
said method comprises steps of:
providing said base;
providing said head;
providing said yoke;
said step of providing said yoke comprises the steps of:
arranging at least one motor on said yoke;
arranging at least one bearing on said yoke;
connecting said motor and said bearing by arranging a belt between said motor and said bearing;
arranging at least one yoke shell part on said yoke;
wherein said yoke shell part comprises belt tensioning means and in that said step of arranging said yoke shell part to said yoke comprises the step of:
tightening said belt using said belt tensioning means.
10. The method according to claim 9 wherein said belt tensioning means comprises bearing guiding means and in that said step of tightening said belt comprises the step of:
displacing said bearing in relation to said motor using bearing guiding means.
11. The method according to claim 10 wherein said bearing is a tilt bearing and in that the steps of:
mounting said tilt bearing to said head;
positioning said tilt bearing to a metal frame of said yoke, are performed prior to said step of displacing said bearing in relation to said motor using bearing guiding means.
12. The method according to claim 11 wherein said step of displacing said bearing in relation to said motor comprises the step of:
lifting said tilt bearing from said metal frame.
13. The method according to claim 9 wherein said belt tensioning means comprises motor guiding means and in that said step of tightening said belt comprises the step of:
displacing said motor in relation to said bearing using said motor guiding means.
14. The method according to claim 9 wherein said belt tensioning means comprises belt guiding means and in that said step of tightening said belt comprises the step of:
displacing at least a part of said belt using said belt guiding means.