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US 10,330,289 B2Granted
Cover for the support arrangement of a strip light system and strip light system
AssigneeZumtobel Lighting GmbH
InventorGerald Ladstätter
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cover for a support arrangement of a strip light system, said support system comprising at least two elongate support rail elements which are arranged behind each other in the longitudinal direction. According to the invention, the cover is formed by an elongate shaped part on which several contact elements which are interconnected by means of at least one cable are arranged, and which are described to make contact by means of the light modules of the strip light system.
Claims10
A strip light system comprising:
- a support arrangement comprising at least two elongated, U-shaped support rail elements (1, 2), which are arranged next to each other end to end in a longitudinal direction;
- a cover arranged in an elongated opening formed by the support rail elements (1, 2), wherein the cover comprises an elongated shaped part (3) on which several contact elements (5), interconnected by means of at least one cable (4), are arranged and which are configured to make contact with light modules of the strip light system, wherein the elongated shaped part is made of one or more materials that are more elastic than the support rail elements and the elongated shaped part (3) has openings into which the contact elements (5) are inserted in such a way that they can be contacted with the light modules from a side which, in relation to the elongated shaped part (3), is located opposite to the at least one cable (4) and wherein the contact elements (5) are clamped or snapped into the openings;
- and further wherein each contact element includes a stop element (52) that forms a closed circumference around the contact element (5) and covers the edge of the respective opening in the elongated shaped element (3), and a snap-on element (51) which is configured to be on one side of the elongated shaped element with the stop element (52) on the other side of the elongated shaped element (3) when the contact element (5) is inserted into the respective opening in the elongated shaped element (3).
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