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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Manfred Scholz, Seitingen-Oberflacht, DE;
Assignee:
Gebrueder Berchtold GmbH & Co., Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21K 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21K 2/700 ;
Abstract
An operating theater luminaire having at least two discharge lamps, which can be switched on and off, can be started and alternatively can be switched on by means of a starting device, and illuminate an operating area via optical means, in particular at least one reflector. A plurality of, in particular two discharge lamps, equipped with individual starting devices, of different powers are provided, as a result of which the intensity of illumination in the operating area can be varied when switching over from one discharge lamp to another.