Reading light assembly and reading light system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A reading light assembly for a vehicle comprising a mounting element and a lamp housing, wherein the mounting element mounts the reading light assembly in a vehicle,wherein the lamp housing includes a light source and is mounted to the mounting element such that the lamp housing is rotatable about a first axis with respect to the mounting element and tiltable about a second axis with respect to the mounting element,wherein the reading light assembly comprises a first actuating device to rotate the lamp housing about the first axis and a second actuating device to tilt the lamp housing about the second axis,wherein the first and second actuating devices are electrically powered;
- wherein the reading light assembly comprises at least one reading light control unit,wherein the reading light control unit controls the first and second actuating devices to rotate the lamp housing about the first axis or tilt the lamp housing about the second axis,wherein the reading light assembly comprises an interface for connecting the reading light assembly to a central control unit of a reading light system for the vehicle, wherein the interface accepts and transmits a reset command, andwherein when the reset command is received by the reading light assembly via the interface, the at least one reading light control unit controls the first and second actuating devices to reset the orientation of the lamp housing to a default position,wherein reading light assembly comprises a sensor, wherein the sensor determines a position of a seat to be lighted by the reading light assembly.
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Abstract
A reading light assembly for a vehicle comprising a mounting element and a lamp housing. The mounting element is adapted to mount the reading light assembly in a vehicle. The lamp housing includes a light source and is mounted to the mounting element such that it can be rotated about a first axis with respect to the mounting element and tilted about a second axis with respect to the mounting element. The reading light assembly further comprises a first actuating device for rotating the lamp housing about the first axis and a second actuating device for tilting the lamp housing about the second axis.
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10 Claims
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1. A reading light assembly for a vehicle comprising a mounting element and a lamp housing, wherein the mounting element mounts the reading light assembly in a vehicle,
wherein the lamp housing includes a light source and is mounted to the mounting element such that the lamp housing is rotatable about a first axis with respect to the mounting element and tiltable about a second axis with respect to the mounting element, wherein the reading light assembly comprises a first actuating device to rotate the lamp housing about the first axis and a second actuating device to tilt the lamp housing about the second axis, wherein the first and second actuating devices are electrically powered; -
wherein the reading light assembly comprises at least one reading light control unit, wherein the reading light control unit controls the first and second actuating devices to rotate the lamp housing about the first axis or tilt the lamp housing about the second axis, wherein the reading light assembly comprises an interface for connecting the reading light assembly to a central control unit of a reading light system for the vehicle, wherein the interface accepts and transmits a reset command, and wherein when the reset command is received by the reading light assembly via the interface, the at least one reading light control unit controls the first and second actuating devices to reset the orientation of the lamp housing to a default position, wherein reading light assembly comprises a sensor, wherein the sensor determines a position of a seat to be lighted by the reading light assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An aircraft comprising a reading light system comprising:
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a plurality of reading light assemblies, each reading light assembly associated with a discrete seat location within the aircraft and comprising a mounting element and a lamp housing, wherein each mounting element mounts each reading light assembly in the aircraft, wherein each lamp housing includes a light source and is mounted to the mounting element such that each lamp housing will rotate about a first axis with respect to the mounting element and will tilt about a second axis with respect to the mounting element, wherein each leading light assembly comprises a first actuating device to rotate the lamp housing about the first axis and a second actuating device to tilt the lamp housing about the second axis, wherein the first and second actuating devices are electrically powered; wherein each reading light assembly comprises a reading light control unit, wherein each reading light control unit controls the first and second actuating devices to rotate the lamp housing about the first axis or tilt the lamp housing about the second axis, a central control unit electronically coupled to each reading light assembly in the plurality of reading light assemblies, wherein each reading light assembly comprises an interface, which connects a corresponding reading light assembly to the central control unit, each interface accepting a reset command from the central control unit and transmitting the reset command to the corresponding reading light assembly such that the central control unit is controls each first and second actuating device of each reading light assembly to rotate the lamp housing of the respective reading light assembly about the first axis or to tilt the lamp housing of the respective reading light assembly about the second axis, and wherein a single reset command initiated at the central control unit is received by each reading light assembly via the interface, causing the first and second actuating devices of each reading light assembly in the plurality of reading light assemblies to respond to the single rest command to reset the orientation of the lamp housing to a default position.
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10. A reading light assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a mounting element and a lamp housing, wherein the mounting element mounts the reading light assembly in a vehicle; wherein the lamp housing includes a light source and is mounted to the mounting element such that the lamp housing is rotatable about a first axis with respect to the mounting element and tiltable about a second axis with respect to the mounting element, wherein the reading light assembly comprises a first actuating device to rotate the lamp housing about the first axis and a second actuating device to tilt the lamp housing about the second axis, wherein the first and second actuating devices are electrically powered; wherein the reading light assembly comprises at least one reading light control unit, wherein the reading light control unit controls the first and second actuating devices to rotate the lamp housing about the first axis or tilt the lamp housing about the second axis, wherein the reading light assembly comprises an interface for connecting the reading light assembly to a central control unit of a reading light system for the vehicle, wherein the interface accepts and transmits a reset command, wherein reading light assembly further comprises a sensor, the sensor determining a position of a seat in the vehicle to be lighted by the reading light assembly and generating a signal to one of the reading light control unit and the central control unit to effect an automated adjustment of the reading light assembly.
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