Lighting fixture with tiltable reflector elements

• US 4,007,365 A
• Filed: 04/09/1975
• Issued: 02/08/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Rothe, Werner, Stempfle, Hans
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Jr., George H.
• Application Number:
  US05/566,316
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 240/41.35 F, 240/44.1
• US Class Current: 362/283
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/04 by movement of reflectors in vehicle head lamps F21S41/675
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/005 with an elongated shape to cooperate with linear light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/16 with provision for adjusting the curvature
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/00 Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes

Abstract

In a lighting fixture having a reflector arrangement with at least two opposed lateral reflectors bounding the light egress opening between which a lamp is supported, the lateral reflectors mounted at an angle of inclination which can not be changed relative to the plane of the light egress opening, an additional reflector element is adjustably arranged above each lateral reflector such that it can be tilted toward the lamp making possible a change of the light distribution curve.

Claims

1. In a wide beam lighting fixture having a reflector arrangement in which two opposed bowl shaped lateral reflectors bounding the dowardly directed light egress opening and enclosing a horizontally arranged lamp between them are fixedly mounted on a support with an angle of inclination which can be changed relative to the plane of light egress opening, the improvement comprising means for permitting adjustment of the light distribution curve including an additional reflector element above each lateral reflector supported so that it can be controllably tilted toward the stationary lamp.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the length of each adjustable reflector element is at least equal to the length of the luminous portion of the lamp.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said adjustable reflector elements are hinged to said lateral reflectors.

4. Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein each of said lateral reflectors has a dish-like shape and wherein a cutout, opened toward the top is provided in each lateral reflector with said adjustable reflector elements arranged in said cutout.

5. Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein each of said lateral reflectors are made up of a plurality of plane reflectors and where said reflector elements hinged to said lateral reflectors each comprise at least two plane reflectors arranged so as to enclose an obtuse angle.

6. Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the height of each of said two plane reflectors making up each reflector elements is equal.

7. Apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the heights of each of said plane reflectors is greater than one half the height of said lateral reflector and smaller than the total height of said lateral reflector.

8. A lighting fixture according to claim 5 wherein the angle between said plane reflectors making up said reflector elements is 150°

.

9. A lighting fixture according to claim 8 wherein the angle between the plane of the light egress opening and said lateral reflectors is between 70°

and 85°

.

10. A lighting fixture according to claim 9 wherein said adjustable reflector elements are adjustable between limits corresponding to a first position in which said adjustable reflector elements enclose an obtuse angle with said lateral reflector which is 150°

and position a second wherein said angle is 170°

.