Patents Assigned to Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
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Publication number: 20250116389Abstract: An optical element (1) for influencing light emitted by light sources (7) has at least one pair of optical system elements (10) which are arranged next to one another and integrally formed with one another. A light entrance region (4) and a deflecting surface portion (5) are formed on the back side (2) of each optical system element (10). Each optical system element (10) is designed so that first light rays (L1) from an assigned light source (7) are directly incident on the deflecting surface portion (5) and undergo total-internal reflection at the deflecting surface portion (5), and subsequently leave the optical element (1) via the front-side surface portion (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBHInventors: Andreas Schwaighofer, Thibaut Escourrou, Christian Kohler, Thomas Rein
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Patent number: 12267124Abstract: The communication adaptor (1) comprises a housing configured to be inserted in a profiled track (12) of the light trunking system (11), the housing comprising outer walls, electrical contacts arranged to be exposed onto at least one of the outer walls, the electrical contacts being configured to contact different electrical lines (14) arranged in the profiled track (12), a Power Line Communication interface configured to receive and/or transmit PLC data, the PLC data being conveyed on one or more of the electrical lines (14), an additional interface configured to receive and/or transmit non-PLC data, preferably IP protocol data, and a data converter configured to convert i) PLC data from the Power Line Communication interface into non-PLC data for the additional interface, and/or ii) non-PLC data from the additional interface into PLC data for the Power Line Communication interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventor: Michail Angelov
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Publication number: 20250106962Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (10) or electrical unit which is intended to be supplied with voltage via a DC supply circuit (90) and has means for power consumption (19) from the DC supply circuit (90), a connection element (20) for coupling to the DC supply circuit (90) in order to electrically connect the means for power consumption (19) to the DC supply circuit, and a switching element (30), by means of which the luminaire (10) or the electrical unit can be switched to electrically load-free before the connection element (20) is coupled to the DC supply circuit (90) or before the coupling is released.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Christian Jungen, Sascha Skergeth
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Patent number: 12247726Abstract: A support rail for luminaires or electrical units (60) has a support rail profile (50), which encloses an elongated receiving space, along with at least one busbar (55), arranged in the receiving space, with contactable conductors (58), wherein the support rail (50) further has, on its outside, display means (10) for visually representing the function of the conductors (58).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Gadner, Gerald Ladstätter
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Patent number: 12247727Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting rail (1) for luminaires (100, 150) or electric units, having a mounting rail profile (2) with two lateral walls (4) and a connecting wall (5) which connects the lateral walls (4) to each other, said walls together enclosing an elongated receiving chamber (3), and having at least one busbar (10, 20) which is arranged on one of the two inner faces of the lateral walls (4) of the mounting rail profile (2) and which comprises contactable lines (15, 25). According to the invention, an additional busbar (30) with contactable lines (35) is arranged on the connecting wall (5) of the mounting rail profile (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Andreas Machate, Vamberszky Klaus
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Patent number: 12181131Abstract: The invention relates to an optical system (2) for lighting units (S), having: an optical support (3) which extends linearly along a longitudinal axis (A) between a light inlet opening (LE) and a light outlet opening (LA) and which delimits a receiving area (R) for receiving optical elements (4, 5) between the openings (LE, LE), wherein an inner wall (30) of the optical support (3) facing the receiving area (R) has at least two structural sections (31), which are axially offset to each other with respect to the longitudinal axis (A), for releasably mounting a respective optical element (4, 5) in the receiving area (R).Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventor: Benjamin Hildebrand
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Patent number: 12176662Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier rail (1) for a carrier rail system, comprising: an elongate carrier profile (2); a busbar (4) having at least one electrical conductor (40) for electrically connecting electrical or electronic components (3), wherein the busbar (4) extends along the carrier profile (2); and an adapter element (5) having a first connection (6) and a connecting element (8) and also an adapter housing (9) for carrying the first connection (6) and/or the connecting element (8), wherein the first connection (6) can be coupled electrically and/or by means of signals to the busbar (4) via the connecting element (8), and wherein the first connection (6) is configured for connecting a corresponding second connection (70) of an electrical or electronic component (7) such that the electrical or electronic component (7) can be coupled electrically and/or by means of signals to the busbar (4) via the connecting element (8).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Gerald Ladstätter, Andreas Machate
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Publication number: 20240421547Abstract: The invention relates to a support profile rail element (1) comprising a longitudinal profile rail element (2) and a connection terminal (3). The connection terminal (3) has an insulating material housing (5) and a plurality of spring force clamping connections (6). Each of the spring force clamping connections has: a first conductor clamping point (61) for directly mechanically and electrically coupling at least one electric conductor (103) in a first conductor connection direction (L1) and a second conductor clamping point (62-64) which is electrically connected to the first conductor clamping point (61) of the same force clamping connection (6) in order to directly mechanically and electrically couple at least one external electric conductor for electrically connecting the support profile rail element (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventor: Gerald Ladstätter
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Publication number: 20240410553Abstract: A printed circuit board (1) for an LED module (2) comprises mechanical weaknesses (11) in a substrate of the printed circuit board (1), which weaknesses form at least one at least electrically interruptible substrate bridge (12A, 12B), and a plug connector (13) having four terminals (13.1-13.4) A first LED light source (14) can be connected between a first anode-cathode pair (13.1, 13.4) of the four terminals (13.1-13.4), and a second LED light source (15) can be connected between a second anode-cathode pair (13.2, 13.3) of the four terminals (13.1-13.4) A pair of anodes (13.1,13.2) of the four terminals (13.1-13.4) is galvanically interconnected via a first (12A) of the at least one substrate bridges (12A, 12B) The printed circuit board (1) can be connected using the plug connector (13) to at least one LED driver for the LED module (2) via two or three separate galvanic connections depending on the state of the at least one substrate bridge (12A, 12B).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicants: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH, Thorn Lighting Ltd.Inventors: Peter Archer, Tamrat Desta, Cristian Olariu
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Patent number: 12152766Abstract: The invention relates to a device for connecting a lighting unit driver (3) to a voltage supply, having a plug (1) comprising: an electric connection terminal (12) for a current supply cable; a housing (11) for receiving the electric connection terminal (12); a plug element (14) on one side of the housing (11) for producing a plug connection, wherein the plug element (14) is electrically connected to the electric connection terminal (12); and a corresponding plug element (2) which is formed directly on a housing (4) of the lighting unit driver (3) and corresponds to the plug element (14) in order to allow a form-fitting and electrically conductive plug connection between the plug element (14) of the plug (1) and the corresponding plug element (2).Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Klaus Brandstätter, Ka Yue Anthony Wong, Simone Wagenseil
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Patent number: 12136847Abstract: The invention relates to a central unit (100) for supplying emergency lighting means (101a, 101b) on a DC bus (101), comprising an AC input (103) for receiving an AC supply signal, an AC/DC converter (104) configured to convert the AC supply signal into a DC supply signal, an electrical energy storage (105), in particular a battery, configured to be charged by the DC supply signal, wherein the electrical energy storage (105) is configured to supply electrical power in an emergency situation, and a DC/DC converter (107) configured to convert a DC output signal of the electrical energy storage (105) into a DC bus voltage and to forward the DC bus voltage to the lighting means (101a, 101b) on the DC bus (101) via an output circuit (109), wherein the output circuit (109) is arranged on a modular card (111), and wherein the modular card (111) is detachably connectable to a base body (102) of the central unit (100).Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Thomas Fitz, Christoph Stadler
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Publication number: 20240357725Abstract: The invention relates to a module (1a) for a luminaire. The module (1a) comprises a processing unit (2a) and a transmitter (3a) for wireless communication. The module (1a) may be electrically connected with a bus of the luminaire. In response to an event and/or a command of the luminaire, the processing unit (2a) is configured to control the transmitter (3a) to transmit a data packet (6), when the module (1a) is electrically connected with the bus of the luminaire. The data packet (6) comprises information on the event and/or the command of the luminaire in association with an address of the luminaire and a packet number; wherein the packet number is incremented by a number, optionally by one, each time the processing unit (2a) controls the transmitter (3a) to transmit the data packet (6). The invention relates to a further module, a luminaire and a system comprising the module and the further module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBHInventor: Thomas Steffens
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Patent number: 12100921Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical module (50) for connecting to a mounting rail, comprising a contacting element (10) which is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation (I) such that it can move between an open position in which an insertion and removal of the contacting element (10) from the mounting rail profile (60) is enabled, and a contacting position in which connection contacts contact lines of a bus bar, wherein the contacting element (10) has a main body (15) rotatably accommodated in a carrier element (30) of the electrical module (50) and a contact holder body (20) holding the connection contacts, which is arranged on the main body (15) and rotates with same, and wherein the contact holder body (20) is mounted such that it can be adjusted along the axis of rotation (I) relative to the main body (15) between a blocking position in which a rotation of the contacting element (10) is blocked, and a release position in which a rotation of the contacting element (10) is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventor: Christian Kohler
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Publication number: 20240297466Abstract: A contacting element (10, 40) for connecting a luminaire or an electrical unit to a mounting rail has a contact holding body (15, 41) with a plurality of connecting contacts (201, 202, 301, 302), said contact holding body being adjustable between an open position and a contacting position, wherein at least two connecting contacts (201, 202, 301, 302) are arranged adjustably on the contact holding body (15, 41), and wherein at least two of the adjustable connecting contacts (201, 202, 301, 302) are combined into a group and mounted on the contact holding body (15, 41) in such a way that they are only adjustable with respect to the contact holding body (15, 41) in a fixed relation to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBHInventor: Gerald Ladstätter
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Patent number: 12060986Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (10) comprising illuminants (170) for generating light, and a control unit (110) for controlling the illuminants (170), and at least one further element (140), in particular an operator control element (143) or a sensor (142), for generating control information that influences the operation of the luminaire (10), wherein the control unit (110) is configured in such a way that a self-test is carried out after a supply voltage has been applied to the luminaire (10). Said self-test is carried out automatically and independently in an analysis mode of the luminaire (10), wherein the control unit (110) checks the luminaire (10) for the presence and/or the functionality of the at least one further element (140). Depending on the checking result, and the type of further unit (140) checked, the control unit (110) controls the illuminants (170) such that a temporally variable light emission (171) signals the checking result.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Steffen Block, Andreas Radler, Thomas Steffens
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Publication number: 20240266792Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical module (50) for connecting to a mounting rail, comprising a contacting element (10) which is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation (I) such that it can move between an open position in which an insertion and removal of the contacting element (10) from the mounting rail profile (60) is enabled, and a contacting position in which connection contacts contact lines of a bus bar, wherein the contacting element (10) has a main body (15) rotatably accommodated in a carrier element (30) of the electrical module (50) and a contact holder body (20) holding the connection contacts, which is arranged on the main body (15) and rotates with same, and wherein the contact holder body (20) is mounted such that it can be adjusted along the axis of rotation (I) relative to the main body (15) between a blocking position in which a rotation of the contacting element (10) is blocked, and a release position in which a rotation of the contacting element (10) is enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBHInventor: Christian Kohler
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Publication number: 20240268010Abstract: The invention relates to an emergency luminaire (1) with a housing (2) accommodating a light source (3) and control means (4) configured to control light emission of the light source (3). The housing (2) is configured for attaching an emergency sign unit (5) to the housing (2) such that the light emitted by the light source (3) lights the emergency sign unit (5) when the emergency sign unit is (5) attached. The control means (4) is configured to determine whether the emergency sign unit (5) is attached to the housing (2) or not; and control the light emission of the light source (3) according to a first operation mode when no emergency sign unit (5) is attached to the housing (2), and according to a second operation mode when the emergency sign unit (5) is attached to the housing. The second operation mode is different from the first operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBHInventor: Gregor Mayr
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Patent number: 12007105Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting rail system (100) comprising a mounting rail (1) with an elongate profiled mounting rail (2) which has a longitudinal extent (L), delimits an interior (I) and has an elongate coupling opening (20), and an elongate busbar (4), which extends longitudinally (L) in the interior (I) of the profiled mounting rail (2), wherein the busbar (4) has at least one electrical conductor (40) for electrically connecting electrical or electronic components (30) via the coupling opening (20). The mounting rail system (100) further has a tapping element (10), which is detachably inserted into the interior (I) via the coupling opening (20) and byway of a contact portion (5) is electrically coupled to the busbar (4).Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Gerald Ladstätter, Gregor Mayr
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Patent number: 11990716Abstract: The invention relates to an electric unit for connecting to a DIN rail (50), having means for contacting the lines (70) of a busbar (60), said means comprising a rotatable contacting element (30, 40, 50), the outer circumference of which is equipped with contacts (32, 42, 52, 53, 62, 63). A first group of contacts (32, 52, 62) and a second group of contacts (42, 53, 63) are provided, wherein the contacts of the first group are arranged so that, when the contacting element (30, 40, 50) is rotated they contact contact lines (70) extending in a first place (A1), and the contacts of the second group are arranged so as to contact lines extending in a second plane (B1).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventor: Andreas Machate
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Patent number: 11990953Abstract: The present invention relates to a light trunking system, comprising: at least one trunking rail (6) for fastening components (7 . . . 13) of the light trunking system (1) to the trunking rail (6); electrical lines (L3, L4), which run in the trunking rail (6) and can be contacted by the components (7 . . . 13) in order to supply power to the components (7 . . . 13); a data terminal (D1, D2) for receiving data; and a first adapter (16), which is connected to the electrical lines (L3, L4) and to the data terminal and is designed to transmit data received by the data terminal (D1, D2) to a second adapter (17) via the electrical lines (L3, L4) by means of a modulation method.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbHInventors: Andreas Machate, Gerald Ladstätter