IP Library Granted Patent US 11,118,763
Granted Patent B2
US 11,118,763 · App. 16/845,680 · Granted Sep 14, 2021

System comprising an illumination component

Inventor: Johannes Langbein (Berlin, DE)
Assignee: DARK MATTER GMBH
F21V17/08F21S8/061F21V21/16F21V23/001F21V23/06
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Patent No.
US 11,118,763
App. No.
16/845,680
Granted
Sep 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a system comprising an illumination component, an electrical apparatus, a cable configured to be mechanically connected to the illumination component, a winch configured to wind and/or unwind the cable, and a connector device comprising a bearing and configured to mechanically connect the illumination component to the cable in such a manner that, in a connected state, at least part of the illumination component is rotationally decoupled from the cable via the bearing. The system is configured to supply power and/or data to the illumination component via the cable.

Claims (34)

1. A system, comprising

an illumination component comprising an electrical apparatus;

a cable configured to be mechanically connected to the illumination component;

a winch configured to wind and/or unwind the cable; and

a connector device comprising a bearing and configured to mechanically connect the illumination component to the cable in such a manner that, in a connected state, at least part of the illumination component is rotationally decoupled from the cable via the bearing,

wherein the system is configured to supply power and/or data to the illumination component via the cable;

wherein the illumination component comprises a first part and a second part, and

wherein the connector device is configured to rotationally decouple the first part and the second part from the cable or to rotationally decouple only the second part from the cable.

2. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein only the second part is decoupled from the cable, and

wherein the second part has a bigger mass and/or moment of inertia than the first part.

3. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cable is attached to a first portion of the connector device and the at least part of the illumination component that is rotationally decoupled from the cable via the bearing is attached to a second portion of the connector device, the first and second portion of the connector device being freely rotatable with respect to each other.

4. The system according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first portion of the connector device is attached to the first part of the illumination component and the second portion of the connector device is connected to the second part of the illumination component.

5. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the illumination component comprises an electrical apparatus and the system is configured to transmit power and/or data from the cable to the electrical apparatus via the connector device.

6. The system according to claim 5 ,

wherein the connector device comprises an electrical contact electrically connecting the first portion and the second portion of the connector device, and/or a contactless transfer interface configured to transfer power and/or data between the first portion and the second portion of the connector device.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination component comprises an electrical apparatus and the first part of the illumination component comprises parts of the electrical apparatus to be supplied with power and/or data via the cable.

8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the parts of the electrical apparatus to be provided with power and/or signals via the cable have an electrical connection, the connection bypassing the connector device.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the electrical connection comprises a direct connection between a wiring of the cable and a wiring of the electrical apparatus.

10. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the illumination component comprises a lighting apparatus, which comprises a light-emitting device and a shell;

wherein the shell at least partially encloses the light-emitting device; and

wherein the first part comprises the light-emitting device and the second part comprises the shell.

11. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the illumination component comprises a lighting apparatus comprising a light-emitting device and a shell, wherein the shell at least partially encloses the light-emitting device;

wherein the connector device is configured to rotationally decouple the shell from the cable; and

wherein the system is configured such that power and/or data are provided from the cable to the light-emitting device via an electrical contact and/or via a contactless transfer interface for transferring power and/or data.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the connector device comprises the electrical contact and/or contactless transfer interface for transferring power and/or data.

13. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination component comprises at least one of a light-reflecting element, a diffusor, a fluorescent element, or a phosphorescent element.

14. The system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the system is assembled and mounted, the winch is mounted to a building.

15. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein, when the system is assembled and mounted, the cable is tensioned, and/or wherein, when the system is assembled and mounted, the illumination component is suspended, via the cable, from the winch.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 2, 2021
From: DARK MATTERS GMBH
To: DARK MATTER GMBH
Reel/Frame 055455/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2020
From: LANGBEIN, JOHANNES
To: DARK MATTERS GMBH
Reel/Frame 052687/0377 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19168645 · Apr 11, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200326055A1 · Oct 15, 2020