IP Library Granted Patent US 11,994,281
Granted Patent B2
US 11,994,281 · App. 17/948,935 · Granted May 28, 2024

Light fixture

Inventor: Niels Joergen Rasmussen (Egaa, DK)
Assignee: Harman Professional Denmark APS
F21V31/005F21V5/04
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Patent No.
US 11,994,281
App. No.
17/948,935
Granted
May 28, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a light fixture which comprises a compartment configured to house at least one light source and a lens movably arranged relative to the light source. The light fixture further comprises a deformable membrane having a tubular shape extending from a first end to a second end and forming an inner cavity. The first end of the membrane is attached to the lens. The second end of the membrane is attached to a sidewall of the compartment. The sidewall is extending circumferentially around the lens.

Claims (18)

1. A light fixture comprising: a first compartment comprising a sidewall extending circumferentially around a lens, wherein the first compartment is configured to house at least one light source emitting light towards an input side of the lens, wherein the lens is movably arranged relative to the at least one light source; and a deformable membrane having a tubular shape extending from a first end to a second end and forming an inner cavity; wherein the first end of the deformable membrane is attached to the lens, wherein the second end of the deformable membrane is attached to the sidewall of the first compartment on an output side of the lens, and wherein the inner cavity formed by the deformable membrane is closed by the lens at the first end and is open at the second end.

2. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the lens is arranged substantially perpendicular to the at least one light source, and wherein movement of the lens relative to the at least one light source is a substantially linear movement in a direction away from the at least one light source or towards the at least one light source.

3. The light fixture according to claim 2 , wherein the sidewall extends in the direction away from the at least one light source or towards the at least one light source.

4. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the membrane extends from the first end to the second end, and wherein the length varies with movement of the lens.

5. The light fixture according to claim 4 , wherein the length varies up to 300 mm with the movement of the lens.

6. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane at the first end comprises an edge portion extending toward the inner cavity and terminating in a free end, and wherein the lens is attached to the membrane along the edge portion.

7. The light fixture according to claim 6 , wherein a plurality of apertures is formed in the edge portion for attachment of the lens.

8. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane at the second end comprises an outwardly projecting wall portion forming a collar circumferentially around the membrane, the projecting wall portion extending outwardly from the tubular shape and terminating in a free edge outside the inner cavity.

9. The light fixture according to claim 8 , wherein an end portion of the sidewall is arranged in the collar to attach the second end to the sidewall.

10. The light fixture according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one motor configured to move the lens, the at least one motor being controlled by input from a computer.

11. The light fixture according to claim 10 , wherein the computer controls movement of the lens in order to ventilate the light fixture when a predetermined temperature is exceeded.

12. The light fixture according to claim 1 further comprising a second compartment, wherein an opening is arranged in a joint between the first compartment and the second compartment to allow at least one of ventilation of or pressure equalization in at least one of the first compartment or the second compartment.

13. The light fixture according to claim 12 , wherein the opening is arranged in a rotational joint between the first compartment and the second compartment, the rotational joint comprising cooperating first and second attachment structures.

14. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane comprises a bellows.

15. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the membrane is between 100 mm and 500 mm.

16. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein a material thickness of the membrane is between 0.5 and 3.0 mm.

17. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane is made from a material selected from a group consisting of rubber, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), an elastomer, silicone, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyoxymethylene (POM), and aluminum.

18. The light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein secondary light sources are attached to the lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2022
From: RASMUSSEN, NIELS JOERGEN
To: HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK APS
Reel/Frame 061325/0161 →
Continuity (1)
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