# US 7,746,009 B2 · Operating lamp controls > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,746,009 B2 - Document ID: US7746009B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/459,689 - Filed: 2006-07-25 - Published: 2007-02-08 - Granted: 2010-06-29 - Earliest claimed: 2005-08-06 - Assignees: Trumpf Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG - Inventors: Fred Held; Kamran Tahbazian; Rudolf Marka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7746009B2 ## CPC - F21V 23/04: the elements being switches (safety devices F21V25/00) - F21W 2131/205: for operating theatres - Y10S 362/80: Light emitting diode - Y10S 362/802: Position or condition responsive switch - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS ## Abstract An operating lamp has operator controls that include several operating parameter display fields for displaying adjustable parameters of operating states of the operating lamp, and a control element, such as a manipulable knob, for setting those parameters. The same control element also emits control signals for changing the operating state. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An operating lamp comprising: one or more light modules; operating parameter display fields configured to display adjustable parameters of operating states of the operating lamp, and a manipulable control element configured to allow a user to change the operating state of the operating lamp and, using the same control element, to adjust the adjustable parameters of the selected operating state; wherein the control element emits a control signal configured to adjust the parameters in response to a first type of movement of the control element, and a control signal configured to change the operating state in response to a second type of movement of the control element, wherein the first type of movement is rotation of the control element about a longitudinal axis of the control element, and wherein the second type of movement is axial displacement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The operating lamp of claim 1, wherein the operating states which the control element is manipulable to change include light intensity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The operating lamp of claim 1, wherein the operating states which the control element is manipulable to change include emitted color temperature. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The operating lamp of claim 1, wherein the operating states which the control element is manipulable to change include distribution of light intensity at a light emitting surface of the lamp. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The operating lamp of claim 1, wherein the operating states which the control element is manipulable to change include switched-on and switched-off states. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The operating lamp of claim 1, comprising illuminants or light modules disposed adjacent the operator controls. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The operating lamp of claim 1, wherein the control element is removable. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The operating lamp of claim 1, wherein the control element is sterilizable. ### Claim 9 An operating lamp comprising: one or more light modules; operating parameter display fields configured to display adjustable parameters of operating states of the operating lamp, and a manipulable control element configured to allow a user to change the operating state of the operating lamp and, using the same control element, to adjust the adjustable parameters of the selected operating state; wherein the control element emits a control signal configured to adjust the parameters in response to a first type of movement of the control element, and a control signal configured to change the operating state in response to a second type of movement of the control element, wherein one of the first and second types of movement is axial displacement and the other of the first and second types of movement is rotation of the control element about a longitudinal axis of the control element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The operating lamp of claim 9, comprising illuminants or light modules disposed adjacent the operator controls. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The operating lamp of claim 9, wherein the operating states which the control element is manipulable to change include light intensity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The operating lamp of claim 9, wherein the operating states which the control element is manipulable to change include emitted color temperature. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The operating lamp of claim 9, wherein the operating states which the control element is manipulable to change include distribution of light intensity at a light emitting surface of the lamp. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The operating lamp of claim 9, wherein the operating states which the control element is manipulable to change include switched-on and switched-off states. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The operating lamp of claim 9, wherein the control element is removable. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The operating lamp of claim 9, wherein the control element is sterilizable. ### Claim 17 An operating lamp comprising: one or more light modules; and operator controls in operable communication with the one or more light modules, the operator controls comprising: several operating parameter display fields for displaying adjustable parameters of individual operating states of the operating lamp, and a manipulable knob, wherein the manipulable knob is axially displaceable to switch between the individual operating states of the operating lamp, thereby allowing a user to select one of the individual operating states for adjustment, and wherein the manipulable knob is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the knob to adjust the adjustable parameters of the selected operating state. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The operating lamp of claim 17, wherein the operating states which the manipulable knob is axially displaceable to switch between include light intensity, color temperature, and distribution of emitted light. ### Claim 19 An operating lamp comprising: one or more light modules; and operator controls in operable communication with the one or more light modules, the operator controls comprising: several operating parameter display fields for displaying adjustable parameters of individual operating states of the operating lamp, and a manipulable knob, wherein the manipulable knob is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the knob to switch between the individual operating states of the operating lamp, thereby allowing a user to select one of the individual operating states for adjustment, and wherein the manipulable knob is axially displaceable to adjust the adjustable parameters of the selected operating state. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The operating lamp of claim 19, wherein the operating states which the manipulable knob is axially displaceable to switch between include light intensity, color temperature, and distribution of emitted light.