Apparatus for making electrical contact with luminous means in spotlights
AssigneeArnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
InventorErwin Melzner
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Abstract
An apparatus for making electrical contact with luminous means in spotlights, which contain a glass vessel, a luminous means base and contact pins for the power supply is provided. The apparatus comprising a luminous means holder with at least two socket pairs for accommodating the contact pins of different luminous means. The socket pairs are arranged in clamping pieces, whose mutually opposite connecting faces can be removed from one another in order to accommodate the contact pins of the luminous means and can be guided towards one another in order to make electrical contact with the contact pins of the luminous means.
Claims38
A luminous means holder apparatus for making electrical contact with a luminous means in spotlights, said luminous means comprising a glass vessel, a luminous means base and longitudinally extending contact pins for a power supply, each contact pin having a longitudinal axis, the luminous means holder apparatus comprising at least two socket pairs for accommodating the contact pins of different types of luminous means, wherein the socket pairs are formed from opposing socket parts having mutually opposite connecting faces, wherein said mutually opposite connecting faces are separable from each other for receiving the contact pins of the luminous means and said mutually opposite connecting faces can be guided towards one another and transversely to said contact pins' longitudinal axis to make electrical contact with the contact pins of the luminous means.
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