Patents Assigned to Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
  • Publication number: 20250116389
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Schwaighofer, Thibaut Escourrou, Christian Kohler, Thomas Rein
  • Patent number: 12267124
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventor: Michail Angelov
  • Publication number: 20250106962
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Jungen, Sascha Skergeth
  • Patent number: 12247726
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Gadner, Gerald Ladstätter
  • Patent number: 12247727
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Machate, Vamberszky Klaus
  • Patent number: 12181131
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventor: Benjamin Hildebrand
  • Patent number: 12176662
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Ladstätter, Andreas Machate
  • Publication number: 20240421547
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Publication number: 20240410553
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicants: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH, Thorn Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Archer, Tamrat Desta, Cristian Olariu
  • Patent number: 12152766
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Brandstätter, Ka Yue Anthony Wong, Simone Wagenseil
  • Patent number: 12136847
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Fitz, Christoph Stadler
  • Publication number: 20240357725
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Steffens
  • Patent number: 12100921
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Kohler
  • Publication number: 20240297466
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Patent number: 12060986
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Block, Andreas Radler, Thomas Steffens
  • Publication number: 20240266792
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Kohler
  • Publication number: 20240268010
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Gregor Mayr
  • Patent number: 12007105
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Ladstätter, Gregor Mayr
  • Patent number: 11990716
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Machate
  • Patent number: 11990953
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Machate, Gerald Ladstätter