LED operating room light

• US 8,454,197 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2008
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MIZUHO Corporation (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TRILUX Medical GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Hauschulte, Hermann, Jaeger, Guenter
• Primary Examiner(s): Santiago, Mariceli
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZIMMERMAN, GLENN D
• Application Number:
  US12/681,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20100226123A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,721 Days
• Field of Search: 362/33, 362/240, 362/241, 362/239, 362/335, 362/249.03, 362/249.1
• US Class Current: 362/249.03
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/005 of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/02 with provision for adjustment, e.g. for focusing
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/30 Pivoted housings or frames
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/403 for operation or dentist lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/04 of lens shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0091 using total internal reflection
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/205 for operating theatres
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/10 comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A light for operating rooms includes a light housing (2), several LED illumination modules that are adjustable for focusing purposes, and a unit for focusing the illumination modules. In order to prevent the light from being accidentally moved from the center of gravity on a gimbal mount, the illumination modules encompass a swivel plate (32), which is pivotally mounted on the light housing (2) and is provided with an LED array (34) that is arranged thereon.

Claims

1. An operating room light comprising:

a light casing having a central region;

a plurality of arms (6, 8, 10, 12) connected to the central region;

a plurality of LED illumination modules, each module comprising;

a pivotable plate (32) pivotably connected to one separate arm of the plurality of arms; and

an LED arrangement (34) supported by the pivotable plate (32); and

a focusing unit comprising;

a rotary handle (14) having an axis of rotation;

a displaceable element coupled to the rotary handle, the displaceable element displaceable in translation along the axis of rotation of the rotatable handle when the rotary handle rotates; and

at least one pivot bar pivotably mounted in a rocker point (36), the at least one pivot bar having one end operatively coupled to the displaceable element and the other end operatively coupled to the pivotable plate, the at least one pivot bar displacing the pivotable plate when the pivot bar moves in a rocking motion.

2. An operating room light as set forth in claim 1 wherein the pivot plates (32) are mounted on pivot shafts (42).

3. An operating room light as set forth in claim 2 wherein the pivot shafts (42) extend transversely to an axis extending through the center point of the operating room light.

4. An operating room light as set forth in claim 3 wherein the pivot shafts (42) define a right angle with the axis passing through the center point of the operating room light.

5. An operating room light as set forth in claim 1 wherein the at least one pivot bar (30) pivotably mounted to the displaceable element is mounted pivotably in a rocker point for displacement of the pivot plate (32), with the performance of a rocking movement.

6. An operating room light as set forth in claim 5 wherein provided at the rocker point is a mounting block which permits the simultaneous execution of a translatory and a rotational movement.

7. An operating room light as set forth in claim 6 wherein the mounting block includes a ball joint (36) rotatably accommodated in a holding element (38).

8. An operating room light as set forth in claim 1 wherein focusing is effected synchronously by a plurality of pivot plates (32) with LED arrangements (34) arranged thereon.

12. An operating room light as set forth in claim 5 wherein the rocker point is positioned between the one end and the other end of the pivot bar.

9. An operating room light comprising;

a light casing;

a plurality of LED illumination modules displaceable for focusing purposes, the illumination modules including a pivot plate (32) pivotably fixed to the light casing (2) and have an LED arrangement (34) arranged thereon;

a focusing unit for focusing the illumination modules, the focusing unit including a displacement element which is displaceable with respect to height by way of a rotary handle (14) and to which there is pivotably mounted—

at least one pivot bar (30) mounted pivotably in a rocker point for displacement of the pivot plate (32), with the performance of a rocking movement, wherein the displacement element is in the form of a displacement cross member (20).

10. An operating room light comprising:

a light casing;

a plurality of LED illumination modules displaceable for focusing purposes, the illumination modules including a pivot plate (32) pivotably fixed to the light casing (2) and have an LED arrangement (34) arranged thereon;

a focusing unit for focusing the illumination modules; and

a collimator lens, which has the geometry of a circular truncated cone and which has a peripherally extending peripheral surface (58), a light entry surface (60) which is downward in the position of installation and has a recess (62) and a light exit surface (64) which is upward in the position of installation, wherein a radius of curvature of the outer peripheral surface (58), the height of the collimator lens (50), the light entry surface (60), the size and geometrical configuration of the light exit surface (64) and a surface of the light exit surface (64) are matched to each other to avoid blue light in the edge region of the lens by mixing into a central region.

11. An operating room light as set forth in claim 10 wherein the collimator lens is adapted to achieve a light distribution curve which has a half-value angle in the range of between ±

2 and ±

2.5 degrees, and the tenth-value angle has a range of between ±

4.0 and ±

5.0 degrees.