Osram Gmbh

Inventronics, Inc.

Osram S.p.a. - Societa' Riunite Osram Edison Clerici

Alberto Zanotto

Simon Bobbo

Franco Zanon

Lorenzo Baldo

Valerio Michielan

Alberto Alfier

Lorenzo Roberto Trevisanello

Alessandro Scordino

Felix Franck

Simone Massaro

Roberto Didone′

Dina Pasqualini

Matteo Caldon

Alessio Griffoni

Luca Volpato

Matteo Toscan

Andrea Morra

Martin Reiss

Thomas Rieger

Marco Lamonato

Antonio Stocco

Aleksandar Nastov

Roberto Didone'

Antonio Callegaro

A connector for connecting mutually facing ends of elongate lighting devices is provided. The connector includes a connector body having opposed end regions coupleable to the facing ends of said lighting devices. The connector body includes a light emission region between the opposed end regions.

Connector for lighting devices and corresponding method

An end cap for elongate lighting modules having an exposed end surface and a front light emitting surface may include a body wall which may be brought into abutment against said end surface, and a peripheral wall extending sidewise of and around the body wall, the peripheral wall having a discontinuity therein positionable at the front light emitting surface. The body wall may include at least one sealing mass reception cavity facing towards the peripheral wall.

End cap for lighting devices, corresponding method and device

A lighting module includes a base, at least one electrically powered light radiation source carried by said base, a plurality of lamina electrical contacts connected to said light radiation source, and having respective proximal ends fixed to said base and respective distal ends elastically pressed against one face of said base, wherein the distal ends of said lamina electrical contacts have respective mutually offset contact areas.

Lighting module and lighting system

A lighting device may include an elongated body having at least one light emission surface. The body has at least one longitudinal groove extending along the elongated body. The groove has a tapered cross-section with a restricted mouth portion for receiving and retaining in the groove a complementary coupling element having a restricted stem portion and an enlarged head portion.

Lighting device and corresponding fixing system

A lighting device includes an elongated support member, a plurality of light sources, at least one electrically conductive layer for interconnecting the light sources, and covering layer provided over the light source and conductive layer, the covering layer having discontinuities defining a marker array for cutting to length the lighting device.

Elongated lighting device with marks for cutting to length and method

A lighting device may be produced by providing a protected elongate light emitting module, including a substrate with at least one electrically-powered light radiation source, and at least one sealing mass protecting light radiation source(s), and by coupling to said light emitting module a channel-shaped cover member with a body portion including light permeable material and side portions, with the side portions of the cover member embracing and locking therebetween the light emitting module and with light radiation source(s) facing towards body portion of cover member, whereby the light permeable material provides a propagation path for the light radiation from light radiation source(s).

Method of producing lighting devices and corresponding lighting device

A lighting device may include a strip-like carrier with a first and a second opposed faces with light radiation sources on the first face, and a strip-like profiled member having a pi-shaped cross section, including a channel-like central portion with a bottom wall and side walls. The strip-like carrier is arranged in the profiled member with the first face and the light radiation sources facing outwardly of the central portion and the second face facing the bottom wall of central portion. The pi-shaped profiled member includes two sidewise extensions laterally to the central portion, to provide lateral fixing formations for the lighting device.

Lighting device and corresponding mounting housing, kit and method

A lighting device includes an elongated profiled body with a web wall having first and second opposing faces, and two side walls to the side of the web wall, the latter having longitudinal slots extending therealong. In the profiled body, there may be provided an elongated light radiation source module including a support board with electrically conductive formations facing said longitudinal slots and at least one electrically-powered light radiation source which is in electrical contact with said electrically conductive formations. The light radiation source module is locatable in elongated profiled body extending between both side walls, with support board facing towards the first face of web wall. An electrical contact slider member slidable along the second face of web wall is provided with electrical contact pins adapted to extend into said longitudinal slots. Slider member is displaceable towards support board with pins contacting said electrically conductive formations of support board.

Lighting device and corresponding method utilizing an elongated profiled body with web wall having longitudinal slots and contact slider member with corresponding electrical pins

In various embodiments, a connector for a lighting device is provided. The lighting device has a planar support with at least one electrical contact formation at an edge of the planar support. The connector includes a fork-shaped shell with a notch coupleable with said planar support edge with said planar support edge inserted in said notch, and an electrical contact structure on at least one side of said notch configured to provide electrical contact with an electrical contact formation on said edge inserted in said notch.

Connector for lighting devices, corresponding accessory and method

In various embodiments, a connector for lighting devices including an elongate planar support member having a front surface with electrically conductive lines and at least one electrically-powered light radiation source thereon, is provided. The connector includes a C-shaped body having a web portion and two side portions, said C-shaped body locatable astride said planar support member with said web portion facing said front surface, and electrical contact means extending from said web portion between said side portions configured to contact electrically conductive lines on said front surface of said planar support member.

A device for mounting lighting sources on a substrate includes a channel-like mounting frame provided with fixing formations for fixing on said substrate, said mounting frame defining a cavity for receiving said lighting source with said lighting source resting on said substrate, a slider member which can be positioned in said cavity of said mounting frame to urge said lighting source toward said substrate; said slider member being slidable with respect to said mounting frame between an insertion position and a locking position, wherein said mounting frame and said slider member bear complementary engagement formations cooperating in a ramp-like manner to force said slider member and the lighting source urged thereby toward said substrate when said slider member is advanced from said insertion position toward said locking position.

Mounting device for lighting sources

A mounting device for mounting on a substrate a plate or board-like lighting source may include a frame member for surrounding the plate or board-like lighting source, anchoring formations for anchoring the frame member onto the substrate while permitting movement of the frame member towards and away from the substrate, elastic means for elastically urging the frame member towards the substrate, and one or more locking members mounted on the frame member and radially displaceable with respect to the frame member between: a radially outward position, in which the plate or board-like lighting source can be inserted into the frame member and positioned between the frame member and the substrate, and a radially inward position, in which the locking member(s) abuts/abut against the plate or board-like lighting source located between the frame member and the substrate, elastically urging the plate or board-like lighting source towards the substrate.

Mounting device for lighting sources and associated method

A light fixture may include a plurality of elongate members, each extending between opposed ends and carrying one or more light radiation sources, such as LEDs, and at least one hinge member which mechanically couples one end of one of the elongate members to one end of another of the elongate members. Thus the hinge member allows the orientation of the elongate members between: an open position, wherein the elongate members extend in sequence with each other in a common direction, and a closed position, wherein the elongate members extend side by side.

Light fixture

A method of producing cut-to-length flexible electrical cords includes providing a flexible strip having a plurality of electrically conductive lines extending along the strip, arranging along said strip a plurality of electrical connectors including a plurality of tubular electrical conductors extending in a bridge-like manner between two subsequent portions of one of the conductive lines of said plurality, separating a portion of a given length from said flexible strip by cutting at least one said connector in a transverse plane, thus cutting the plurality of tubular electrical conductors in the cut connector, whereby said portion separated from said flexible strip forms a flexible electrical cord having, at one end at least, a plurality of electrical connection holes or sockets exposed as a result of the cutting of said tubular conductors.

Method of producing flexible electrical cords and connector therefor

A lighting device may include a mounting board with first and second opposed faces and vias extending therethrough, one or more light radiation sources mounted on the first face of the mounting board, drive circuitry for the light radiation source mounted on the second face of the mounting board, with electrically conductive lines between the light radiation source and the drive circuitry passing through said vias, a vat-like holder housing the mounting board with the light radiation source and the drive circuitry mounted thereon. The holder has cavities for receiving therein the drive circuitry with the first face of the mounting board and the light radiation source mounted thereon facing outwardly of the holder. Over the first face of the mounting board at least one sealing layer is applied, which ensures an IP grade protection of device.

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Padua, Italy

Alberto Zanotto