Lighting apparatus

• US 5,951,145 A
• Filed: 03/20/1997
• Issued: 09/14/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Kouji, Takahashi, Keiji, Komai, Ryouichi, Hayashi, Junya, Iwasaki, Fumitsugu, Shimizu, Keiichi
• Primary Examiner(s): CARIASO, ALAN B
• Application Number:
  US08/821,300
• Time in Patent Office: 908 Days
• Field of Search: 316/147, 316/216, 316/221, 316/222, 316/225, 316/226, 316/276, 316/304, 316/305, 316/404, 316/408, 316/440, 316/802, 439/227-229, 439/236, 362/241, 362/247
• US Class Current: 362/216
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/04 intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures F21S8/02 takes precedence; details of ceiling bases F21V21/03
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/06 by suspension
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/001 the elements being electrical wires or cables
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/04 the elements being switches safety devices F21V25/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/33 annular
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2113/20 of different form

Abstract

A lighting apparatus comprises a circular fluorescent lamp having inner and outer circular portions arranged coaxially and having outer diameters different each other, the inner circular portion having an outer meter of 285 mm to 310 mm and comprising a first arc tube having a tube diameter of 15 mm to 21 mm and the outer circular portion having an outer diameter of 360 to 390 mm comprising a second arc tube having a tube diameter of 15 to 21 mm. The lighting apparatus further comprises an apparatus body to which the circular fluorescent lamp is assembled. The apparatus body is provided with light reflection member adapted to reflect a light from the fluorescent lamp means.

Claims

1. A lighting apparatus comprising:

a circular fluorescent lamp unit having inner and outer circular portions arranged coaxially with each other and having outer diameters different from each other, said inner circular portion having an outer diameter of 285 mm to 310 mm and comprising a first arc tube having a tube diameter of 15 mm to 21 mm and said outer circular portion having an outer diameter of 360 mm to 390 mm and comprising a second arc tube having a tube diameter of 15 to 21 mm;

an apparatus body to which said circular fluorescent lamp unit is assembled;

a light reflection member provided for the apparatus body for reflecting a light from the fluorescent lamp unit, said light reflection member including an outer circumferential reflection portion for reflecting a light from the outer circular portion of the fluorescent lamp unit in an outer circumferential direction and an inner central reflection portion for reflecting a light from the inner circular portion of the fluorescent lamp unit in a central downward direction of the apparatus body; and

a holder member for holding the fluorescent lamp unit and wherein said apparatus body is formed with a holder member fitting means for detachably mounting the holder member, said holder member fitting means being formed to said outer circumferential reflection portion.

2. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said inner central reflection portion has a protruded shape having substantially a triangle shape in elevational section thereof.

3. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus body has a suspension type structure.

4. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first and second arc tubes are independent circular arc tubes disposed coaxially.

5. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first and second arc tubes are composed of a circular arc tube unit having coaxially disposed two circular portions which are electrically connected.

6. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first and second circular arc tubes are arranged substantially in a same horizontal plane concentrically.

7. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a holder member which comprises a lamp socket disposed on one end side thereof for electrically connecting and holding the circular fluorescent lamp unit, a lamp holder portion for holding the circular fluorescent lamp unit disposed on another end side thereof, and an interlocking member for holding the lamp socket and the lamp holder portion at an equal distance from a central position thereof.

8. A lighting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said lamp socket has a structure applicable to a general type fluorescent lamp including an arc tube having a tube diameter of approximately 29 mm.

9. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a holder member which includes a lamp holder portion for holding the circular fluorescent lamp unit and said lamp holder portion is formed with a cord pressing member for preventing a cord, through which an electricity is supplied to the circular fluorescent lamp unit, from projecting from the apparatus body.

10. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a shade attached to said apparatus body.

11. A lighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus body is provided with a substrate member to which is mounted a lighting control circuit means which is controlled by a remote control means provided for the apparatus body.