Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements

• US 20110284516A1
• Filed: 12/22/2009
• Published: 11/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Burda Worldwide Technologies GmbH (Systemair AB)
• Original Assignee: Burda Worldwide Technologies GmbH (Systemair AB)
• Inventors: Burda, Jiri
• Application Number:
  US13/141,147
• Publication Number:
  US 20110284516A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/220
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 17/08 Fountains drinking fountains E03B9/20; wash fountains E03C1/16
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/00 Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/005 of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/30 Pivoted housings or frames
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0435 activated by remote control means
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0471 the sensor detecting the proximity, the presence or the movement of an object or a person
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/30 in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00

Abstract

The invention relates to a modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements. Existing systems require rigid planning and a fixed construction or determine that loose wiring must be used. The invention should avoid this and offer a fixed, yet multifunctional system which can be constructed from standard components. This is achieved according to the invention in that module rows with different function modules are used, which are connected via a supply connection to a module connection on the building side. Starting from here, at least one module row extends by means of a supply assembly, which has the supply lines for supplying all function modules provided in the module row, which lines are parallel to one another, wherein the supply assembly has output interfaces for connecting the function modules.

Claims

1. Modular heating and lighting system with at least one module row which is formed by at least two function modules arranged one behind the other in a row and with a different function from one another, wherein the function modules are selected from the following type list:

heating modules with at least one heat-emitting heat radiator,

lighting modules with at least one light-emitting lighting element,

sound system modules with at least one loud speaker,

display modules with at least one backlit information surface or

multifunction modules with a combination of individual or all functions of the remaining function modules, and

wherein the module row has a central supply connection, and starting from this supply connection, the function modules are fed with the inputs necessary for their function via supply lines, wherein

the supply connection is connected to a module connection and a supply assembly extends along the module row, which has the supply lines for supplying all function modules provided in the module row, which lines are parallel to one another, wherein the supply assembly has output interfaces for connecting the function modules.

2. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein each output interface enables a connection to all supply lines of the supply assembly, so that every type of the function modules can be connected to every output interface.

3. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein the output interfaces have a part interface, arranged next to or above one another, for the connection of the different types of function modules, wherein the function modules in each case have one connection interface which can be plugged into the part interface.

4. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 3, wherein the function modules have a housing, wherein the housing can be connected in a rotationally fixed or articulated manner directly or via a mounting support to a wall or a module row carrier.

5. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein the function modules of a module row are connected one behind the other at least in sections and the supply assembly extends through the function modules, wherein the function modules have a connection interface and an output interface and independently of the type of the function module, all supply lines are looped through the function module from the connection interface to the output interface.

6. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 4, wherein the housing of the function modules has connecting means, formed by plugs and sockets in particular, via which the housing of adjacent function modules can be plugged together.

7. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 6, wherein the connection interfaces and the output interfaces are constructed as a plug/socket pairing, wherein the plug/socket pairing is constructed in such a manner that in the case of the plugging together of two function modules, the respective connection interface and the adjacent output interface are connected.

8. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 7, wherein the connection means are formed by the plug/socket pairing.

9. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 5, wherein the module row has at least two function modules, the connection interface and output interface of which are connected to one another via an additional, in particular flexible bridging line.

10. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein the type list from which the function modules are selected additionally comprises the function modules

water module with at least one water-spraying device and/or

atomising modules with at least one spraying element emitting atomised water and/or

video playback modules with a display for displaying images and/or for playing films or scrolling text and/or

recording modules with at least one device for recording image, film or sound signals.

11. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein the function modules have a switch at least to some extent, by means of which the function of the function module can be switched off without interrupting the supply assembly.

12. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 11, wherein the switch is a movement detector, a heat detector or a switch remotely switchable by remote control.

13. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 12, wherein the supply assembly has a control line which interacts with the switch via an addressing system developed in particular via the TCP/IP network protocol, wherein an external control is provided, which is able to address and to activate or to deactivate the switch via the control line and the addressing system.

14. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein additional straight or curved passive spacers are provided, which can be connected between two or more function elements and in each case have a connection interface and at least one output interface for looping through the supply assembly.

15. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein, for forming a functional branch, at least one function element has two or more output interfaces for the connection of further module rows or individual function elements, wherein the supply assembly is divided in the branch into individual branches and all inputs provided by the supply assembly can be tapped at every output interface.

16. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein the function elements can be changed in terms of length.

17. Modular heating and lighting system for the construction of lighting and heating elements according to claim 1, wherein the passive spacers can be changed in terms of length.