Fachhochschule Aachen

Patrick Hilger

Cristiano Jose Teixeira Boura

Cristiano José Teixeira Boura

The invention relates to an apparatus for reflecting incident light, in particular sunlight, comprising a plurality of reflector units arranged next to one another, in particular next to one another in two directions, each reflector unit comprising at least one reflector surface (), wherein the reflector surfaces () of all of the reflector units are pivotable, wherein each reflector unit () comprises a rod () and comprises a reflector surface () fastened at the upper free end of the rod () and a lower spherical hinge () at the lower end of the rod (), with which hinge the rod () is connected in articulated fashion to a movable coupling element (), which is common to all of the reflector units (), and comprises a spherical hinge () in an intermediate region between the upper end and the lower end of the rod (), said hinge connecting, in articulated fashion, the rod () to a stationary base element () which is common to all of the reflector units () and bearing each reflector unit () movably about a dedicated stationary hinge center point thereof and wherein, owing to the movement of the coupling element () arranged beneath the base element (), the reflector surfaces () of all of the reflector units () are movable simultaneously in the same direction and to the same extent.

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