Lamp and reflector arrangements for apparatuses with multiple germicidal lamps
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a support structure comprising an upper base and a lower base vertically spaced from each other; and
first and second elongated germicidal lamps each with opposing ends respectively coupled to the upper and lower bases, wherein;
a longitudinal axis of the first elongated germicidal lamp is at an acute angle greater than 0°
relative to a region of the lower base between the first and second elongated germicidal lamps; and
a longitudinal axis of the second elongated germicidal lamp is at either a right angle or an obtuse angle relative to said region of the lower base.
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Abstract
Germicidal lamp apparatuses are provided with lamps disposed between upper and lower bases of a support structure. In some embodiments, a longitudinal axis of a lamp is at an acute angle greater than 0° relative to a region of the lower base between the lamp and another lamp. In addition, the longitudinal axis of the other lamp is at either a right angle or an obtuse angle relative to said region. Other embodiments of apparatuses include a reflector system disposed between the upper and lower bases which is common to the lamps and which includes a reflector with slanted peripheral edge. Other germicidal lamp apparatuses are provided which include a reflector with multiple sections each contoured to manipulate directionality of light emitted from a subset of lamps. In such cases, the apparatuses are configured to move the reflector and/or collectively move the lamps during illumination of the lamps.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a support structure comprising an upper base and a lower base vertically spaced from each other; and first and second elongated germicidal lamps each with opposing ends respectively coupled to the upper and lower bases, wherein; a longitudinal axis of the first elongated germicidal lamp is at an acute angle greater than 0°
relative to a region of the lower base between the first and second elongated germicidal lamps; anda longitudinal axis of the second elongated germicidal lamp is at either a right angle or an obtuse angle relative to said region of the lower base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of germicidal lamps; and a reflector adjacent the plurality of germicidal lamps, wherein the reflector comprises multiple sections each contoured to manipulate directionality of light emitted from a subset of the plurality of germicidal lamps, and wherein the apparatus is configured to automate movement of the reflector and/or collect movement of the plurality of germicidal lamps during illumination of the plurality of germicidal lamps such that positions of each of the plurality of germicidal lamps relative to the multiple sections of the reflector is altered. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for disinfecting a room, comprising:
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a support structure comprising an upper base and a lower base vertically spaced from each other; a plurality of elongated germicidal lamps each with opposing ends respectively coupled to the upper and lower bases; and a reflector system common to the plurality of elongated germicidal lamps and disposed between the upper and lower bases, wherein the reflector system comprises a reflector with a peripheral edge slanted relative to a horizontal plane of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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