Luminaire with reduced height for packaging purposes
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorSerge Lavergne
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Abstract
A luminaire comprising a half shell (1) or roof, a transparent half shell (2) or cover, and a plate (4) which supports inter alia holders (9) for a fluorescent tube. The plate comprises openings through which the holders are passed, and the holders (9) each have two elastic means (11, 12) for snapping them home in the plate at two different levels on the holder, so that the holders can be fixed to the plate with two different heights.
Claims15
A luminaire comprising a housing and a plate, said housing comprising a first half shell roof and a transparent second half shell cover, said plate supporting holders for a fluorescent tube, said holders providing electrical connection to said fluorescent tube, wherein said plate comprises openings through which the holders are passed, and the holders each comprise two elastic means for snapping to the plate at two different levels on the holder so that they can be fixed to the plate with two different heights.
A luminaire comprising a housing and a plate, said housing comprising a first half shell roof with a top and side walls and a transparent second half shell cover, said plate being connected to one or more of said side walls and parallel to said top, said plate supporting holders for a fluorescent tube, said holders providing electrical connection to said fluorescent tube, wherein said plate comprises openings through which the holders are passed, the holders each comprising an upper portion with one or more dimensions greater than said opening, a first elastic connector capable of engaging said holder in said plate at a first position which is at a first distance from said upper portion and a second elastic connector capable of engaging said holder in the plate at a second position which is a second distance from said upper portion.
A luminaire comprising:
- a housing including a roof and a cover;
- a plate having an opening;
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- a holder for holding a bulb, said holder providing electrical connection to said bulb, being located within said opening and having a first boss and a second boss;
- wherein, in cooperation with said plate, said first boss holds said holder in an extended position away from said roof, and said second boss holds said holder in an retracted position toward said roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.