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EP 0281786 B1 19910626 - INFRARED EMITTER SYSTEM

Title (en)

INFRARED EMITTER SYSTEM

Publication

EP 0281786 B1 19910626 (DE)

Application

EP 88102117 A 19880212

Priority

DE 3706498 A 19870227

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0281786A1] The direction of the radiation of the system can be adjusted using an emitting diode. According to the invention, there is connected downstream of the emitting diode (1) in its beam path (2) a beam-deflecting element (3) with sectors of different deflecting behaviour which can be adjusted to the emitting diode. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F21V 5/02; F21V 17/02

IPC 8 full level

F21V 5/02 (2006.01); F21V 17/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F21V 5/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F21V 17/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0281786 A1 19880914; EP 0281786 B1 19910626; AT E64773 T1 19910715; DE 3706498 A1 19880908; DE 3863369 D1 19910801; ES 2022933 B3 19911216; PT 86833 A 19890228; PT 86833 B 19930831

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88102117 A 19880212; AT 88102117 T 19880212; DE 3706498 A 19870227; DE 3863369 T 19880212; ES 88102117 T 19880212; PT 8683388 A 19880225