Lamp change system for an automated luminaire

An automated luminaire, comprising a lamp head, the lamp head comprising:

• a lamp access panel, removably mounted to the lamp head and configured to form a portion of a housing of the lamp head when mounted to the lamp head;
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• a lamp mounting mechanism coupled to the lamp head and configured to be accessed by a user when the lamp access panel is removed, the lamp mounting mechanism comprising:
• a lamp mounting plate comprising:
• a feature configured to engage a plurality of flanges of a lamp removably mounted in the lamp mounting mechanism and to align an optical axis of the lamp with a center of the lamp mounting plate;
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• a plurality of threaded holes;
• a lamp retainer coupled to the lamp mounting plate, the lamp retainer comprising;
• a plurality of retaining clips, the number of retaining clips equaling the number of flanges of the lamp;
• the retaining clips being configured to apply forces to corresponding ones of the plurality of flanges of the lamp to maintain the lamp in a fixed position relative to the lamp mounting plate when the flanges of the lamp are positioned between the retaining clips and the feature of the lamp mounting plate,
• the retaining clips being further configured to allow the user to rotate the lamp within the feature of the lamp mounting plate to position the flanges of the lamp in openings between the retaining clips, and
• the openings between the retaining clips being configured to allow the user to remove the lamp from the feature of the lamp mounting plate;
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• a lamp adjustment mechanism comprising a lamp adjustment plate fixedly coupled to the lamp head, the lamp adjustment plate comprising a plurality of adjustment screws, each adjustment screw engaging a corresponding threaded hole of the lamp mounting plate, wherein rotation of any one of the adjustment screws causes the lamp mounting plate to tilt relative to the lamp adjustment plate.