Patents by Inventor Wolfgang BECHTER

Wolfgang BECHTER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11982429
    Abstract: A luminaire system has a support rail comprising an elongated support profile and a current conducting profile arranged therein, as well as a component (electrical or electronic) with a coupling element for electrically and mechanically coupling the component to the support rail via an opening in the support profile. The luminaire system has a component with a coupling member that electrically couples and mechanically couples various components, said coupling member also having a blocking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Claudio Ender, Michael Spiegel, Wolfgang Bechter
  • Publication number: 20230400173
    Abstract: A luminaire system has a support rail comprising an elongated support profile and a current conducting profile arranged therein, as well as a component (electrical or electronic) with a coupling element for electrically and mechanically coupling the component to the support rail via an opening in the support profile. The luminaire system has a component with a coupling member that electrically couples and mechanically couples various components, said coupling member also having a blocking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Claudio Ender, Michael Spiegel, Wolfgang Bechter
  • Patent number: 11761621
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a luminaire (1), which has a trough-shaped luminaire housing (10, 110) having a region (25, 125) for accommodating illuminants, which is surrounded by a seal (40), a cover (70, 80) which spans the region (25, 125) and abuts the seal (40) in a peripherally closed manner, a frame-like holding element (50, 150), which presses the cover (70, 80) into abutment with the seal (40). For the luminaire housing (10 110), the cover (70, 80) and the holding element (50, 150), are each available in at least two different variants, which can be combined in any way, wherein in order to form the luminaire (1) according to desired output properties and/or properties with regard to heat dissipation or moisture resistance, a suitable luminaire housing (10, 110), a cover (70, 80) and a holding element (50, 150) are in each case selected and the selected components are assembled to form the luminaire (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bechter, Michael Spiegel, Claudio Ender
  • Patent number: 11732854
    Abstract: A trough-shaped lamp housing (10) which is integrally produced in a deep-drawing process and has a housing bottom (11) and a housing wall (12) which laterally surrounds the housing bottom (11) and which, together with the housing bottom (11), delimits a lamp chamber, wherein the housing bottom (11) has a planar region (20, 25) for receiving at least one lamp component (120, 130) in a planar manner, wherein the planar region (20, 25) is circumferentially surrounded by a raised and/or recessed annular structure (35) which is integrally formed in a deep-drawing process, and wherein the housing wall (12) discontinues at the circumferential edge thereof that faces away from the housing bottom (11) in a circumferentially closed edge portion (16), which lies in a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bechter, Michael Spiegel, Claudio Ender
  • Publication number: 20230045853
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a luminaire (1), which has a trough-shaped luminaire housing (10, 110) having a region (25, 125) for accommodating illuminants, which is surrounded by a seal (40), a cover (70, 80) which spans the region (25, 125) and abuts the seal (40) in a peripherally closed manner, a frame-like holding element (50, 150), which presses the cover (70, 80) into abutment with the seal (40). For the luminaire housing (10 110), the cover (70, 80) and the holding element (50, 150), are each available in at least two different variants, which can be combined in any way, wherein in order to form the luminaire (1) according to desired output properties and/or properties with regard to heat dissipation or moisture resistance, a suitable luminaire housing (10, 110), a cover (70, 80) and a holding element (50, 150) are in each case selected and the selected components are assembled to form the luminaire (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bechter, Michael Spiegel, Claudio Ender
  • Publication number: 20220316671
    Abstract: A trough-shaped lamp housing (10) which is integrally produced in a deep-drawing process and has a housing bottom (11) and a housing wall (12) which laterally surrounds the housing bottom (11) and which, together with the housing bottom (11), delimits a lamp chamber, wherein the housing bottom (11) has a planar region (20, 25) for receiving at least one lamp component (120, 130) in a planar manner, wherein the planar region (20, 25) is circumferentially surrounded by a raised and/or recessed annular structure (35) which is integrally formed in a deep-drawing process, and wherein the housing wall (12) discontinues at the circumferential edge thereof that faces away from the housing bottom (11) in a circumferentially closed edge portion (16), which lies in a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang BECHTER, Michael SPIEGEL, Claudio ENDER
  • Patent number: 10955126
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting arrangement comprising: a housing (1) extending along a longitudinal axis (L); an LED light source (2) for generating a light, arranged within the housing (1) and extending along the longitudinal axis (L), wherein a lighting outlet opening (3) for the light is delimited by the housing (1); a sensor (4), in particular for detecting a brightness and/or a movement in a vicinity of the lighting arrangement; and a support element (5) for the sensor (4), which is configured to be arranged in the housing (1) in different longitudinal positions relative to the LED light source (2) with respect to the longitudinal axis (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Patent number: 10731806
    Abstract: The invention relates to a strip light system, having an elongated carrier rail (1), which extends along a longitudinal axis (L) and has a U shape in a cross section normal to the longitudinal axis (L) as viewed in a first approximation, so that a first U leg (2), a second U leg (3) and a connecting leg (4), which connects the two U legs (2, 3) to one another, are formed, wherein at least one pass-through opening (5, 5?) is formed in the connecting leg (4), and also having at least one luminaire, which is designed to be connected to the carrier rail (1), wherein at least one cover element (6), which is designed to be mounted on the carrier rail (1) so as to cover the at least one pass-through opening (5, 5?), is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bechter, Martin Bader, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Patent number: 10605442
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting device (1) for mounting holding rails (4a, 4b) for lamp housings to cut-outs (3) of suspended walls or ceilings, comprising a substantially rigid frame (15) and, connected thereto, a first holder (2a) for retaining a first holding rail (4a) and a second holder (2b) for retaining a second holding rail (4b), wherein the holders (2a, 2b) are designed to hold the holding rails (4a, 4b) parallel to and at a defined distance from each other. The invention further relates to a mounting system, comprising a mounting device (1) according to the invention and at least two holding rails (4a, 4b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Patent number: 10487994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover for covering a light outlet opening (4) limited by a support rail (1) of a lighting strip system, the support rail (1) being designed to receive a lamp (2) having a light source (3) for producing light, wherein the cover (5) has a holding device (6) for holding at least one optically active element (7) for influencing the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bechter, Martin Bader, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Patent number: 10330288
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting-means carrier (5) for a strip-lighting luminaire, comprising: at least one lighting-means circuit board (30) having light-emitting diodes (33) that can be arranged thereon; and at least one heat sink (31) thermally connected to the lighting-means circuit board (30). In a central region, the lighting-means circuit board (30) is rigidly connected to the heat sink (31) in such a way that substantially no relative motion between the lighting-means circuit board (30) and the heat sink (31) is possible. In at least two further regions, the lighting-means circuit board (30) is connected to the heat sink (31) in a floating manner, the lighting-means circuit board (30) therefore being arranged on the heat sink (31) in such a way that the lighting-means circuit board can be moved in relation to the heat sink (31) outside of the central region. The invention further relates to a strip-lighting luminaire having at least one lighting-means carrier (5) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Patent number: 10309628
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting means support (10) for a strip light luminaire, comprising: at least one spring element (20) for detachably connecting the lighting means support (10) to a strip light rail (1) of a strip light luminaire; wherein the at least one spring element (20) comprises at least one latching element (22) which can be brought into engagement with a correspondingly formed latching element or a correspondingly formed wall section (2) of the strip light rail (1) in order to latch the lighting means support (10) to the strip light rail (1) in such a way that movement of the lighting means support (10) counter to an insertion direction of the lighting means support (10) into the strip light rail (1) is prevented. The invention further relates to a strip light luminaire having at least one lighting means support (10) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Patent number: 10302288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device carrier (10) for a strip-lighting luminaire, comprising: first lines (14) for forming a first power supply circuit; second lines (14) for forming a second power supply circuit; and at least one converter unit (12) for electrically coupling the first to the second power supply circuit, said converter unit being mounted on the device carrier (10). The first lines (14) are arranged on a rear face of the device carrier (10) so that the first lines (14) are concealed by the device carrier (10) in the mounted state of the strip-lighting luminaire. The invention further relates to a strip-lighting luminaire comprising at least one device carrier (10) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner, Gerald Ladstatter
  • Patent number: 10281121
    Abstract: A mounting system (1) for mounting a light fixture comprises two substantially L-shape designed receiving rails (4a, 4b). The receiving rails (4a, 4b) each have a first leg (5a, 5b) which is designed to be fastened to a front side of a suspended wall or an underside of a suspended ceiling (2) on a respective opposite edge of a recess (3) of the wall or ceiling (2). The receiving rails (4a, 4b) each further comprise a second leg (6a, 6b) which is designed to protrude into the recess (3) and to carry a light fixture housing (10) of the light fixture, but without connecting the light housing (1) rigidly to the first legs (5a, 5b) of the receiving rails (4a, 4b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner, Gerald Ladstatter
  • Publication number: 20190032871
    Abstract: The invention relates to a strip light system, having an elongated carrier rail (1), which extends along a longitudinal axis (L) and has a U shape in a cross section normal to the longitudinal axis (L) as viewed in a first approximation, so that a first U leg (2), a second U leg (3) and a connecting leg (4), which connects the two U legs (2, 3) to one another, are formed, wherein at least one pass-through opening (5, 5?) is formed in the connecting leg (4), and also having at least one luminaire, which is designed to be connected to the carrier rail (1), wherein at least one cover element (6), which is designed to be mounted on the carrier rail (1) so as to cover the at least one pass-through opening (5, 5?), is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bechter, Martin Bader, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Publication number: 20190017690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting arrangement comprising: a housing (1) extending along a longitudinal axis (L); an LED light source (2) for generating a light, arranged within the housing (1) and extending along the longitudinal axis (L), wherein a lighting outlet opening (3) for the light is delimited by the housing (1); a sensor (4), in particular for detecting a brightness and/or a movement in a vicinity of the lighting arrangement; and a support element (5) for the sensor (4), which is configured to be arranged in the housing (1) in different longitudinal positions relative to the LED light source (2) with respect to the longitudinal axis (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin BADER, Wolfgang BECHTER, Wolfgang GADNER
  • Publication number: 20190017665
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover for covering a light outlet opening (4) limited by a support rail (1) of a lighting strip system, the support rail (1) being designed to receive a lamp (2) having a light source (3) for producing light, wherein the cover (5) has a holding device (6) for holding at least one optically active element (7) for influencing the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang BECHTER, Martin BADER, Wolfgang GADNER
  • Publication number: 20180283660
    Abstract: A mounting system (1) for mounting a light fixture comprises two substantially L-shape designed receiving rails (4a, 4b). The receiving rails (4a, 4b) each have a first leg (5a, 5b) which is designed to be fastened to a front side of a suspended wall or an underside of a suspended ceiling (2) on a respective opposite edge of a recess (3) of the wall or ceiling (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner, Gerald Ladstatter
  • Publication number: 20180274764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting means support (10) for a strip light luminaire, comprising: at least one spring element (20) for detachably connecting the lighting means support (10) to a strip light rail (1) of a strip light luminaire; wherein the at least one spring element (20) comprises at least one latching element (22) which can be brought into engagement with a correspondingly formed latching element or a correspondingly formed wall section (2) of the strip light rail (1) in order to latch the lighting means support (10) to the strip light rail (1) in such a way that movement of the lighting means support (10) counter to an insertion direction of the lighting means support (10) into the strip light rail (1) is prevented. The invention further relates to a strip light luminaire having at least one lighting means support (10) according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Publication number: 20180073711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device carrier (10) for a strip-lighting luminaire, comprising: first lines (14) for forming a first power supply circuit; second lines (14) for forming a second power supply circuit; and at least one converter unit (12) for electrically coupling the first to the second power supply circuit, said converter unit being mounted on the device carrier (10). The first lines (14) are arranged on a rear face of the device carrier (10) so that the first lines (14) are concealed by the device carrier (10) in the mounted state of the strip-lighting luminaire. The invention further relates to a strip-lighting luminaire comprising at least one device carrier (10) according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner, Gerald Ladstatter