Luminaire
AssigneeWiva Group S.P.A.
InventorsGiuseppe Ranieri, Marco Angioloni, Luigi Trenti, Gianni Bartolini
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus equipped with an assembly and support system based on a chain device which allows obtaining the lighting apparatus in various shapes and sizes. The chain device comprises a plurality of links adapted to be together or separated and put on site in an easy and quick manner. Said links may comprise the external protective elements which may be applied to give the link and the chain device a greater strength when assembled to form the lighting apparatus.
Claims11
A lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a rear cover;
- at least one light emission device;
- a diffuser screen;
- assembly and support means comprising a chain device consisting of a plurality of consecutive mechanically interconnected links, each of said links having a body provided with a hole;
- and
- a clamping means comprising a clamping cable adapted to engage with said hole.
A method for manufacturing a lighting apparatus comprising:
- providing a chain comprising a plurality of links having mutual engagement means adapted to allow said links to mutually engage with one another and means for the engagement with a rear cover and with a screen of the lighting apparatus;
- assembling the rear cover and the screen of the lighting apparatus by means of the chain;
- closing the chain by coupling a first and a last one of the links of the chain by means of said mutual engagement means;
- and
- fastening the links of the chain in position by means of a clamping cable adapted to engage with at least one hole present on each of the links.
A lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a rear cover;
- at least one light emission device;
- a diffuser screen;
- and
- assembly and support means comprising a chain device consisting of a plurality of consecutive mechanically interconnected links,
- each of said links comprising means for the engagement with the rear cover and with the screen, and
- wherein said means for the engagement with the rear cover and with the screen comprise a pair of seats each arranged at one end of a main body of the link, having a height slightly higher with respect to the thickness of the rear cover or to the thickness of the screen and a depth adapted to allow the correct support of the rear cover and of the screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.