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EP 0833100 A2 19980401 - Luminaire

Title (en)

Luminaire

Title (de)

Leuchte

Title (fr)

Luminaire

Publication

EP 0833100 A2 19980401 (EN)

Application

EP 97202136 A 19970711

Priority

EP 97202136 A 19970711
EP 96202716 A 19960930

Abstract (en)

The luminaire has a housing (1) in which a first asymmetric reflector (3) and a second symmetric reflector (6) are disposed. The reflectors (3,6) have a light emission window (2) resp. a light window (7) in a plane P. The first reflector (3) has an auxiliary reflector (5) opposite means (4) for holding a tubular lamp, which extends through the light emission window (2). The luminaire is able to illuminate a wall evenly from the ceiling to which or in which it is mounted. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F21S 3/14; F21V 7/09

IPC 8 full level

F21S 2/00 (2006.01); F21V 7/09 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F21S 2/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F21V 7/09 (2013.01 - EP); F21Y 2103/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

JP H087622 A 19960112 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0833100 A2 19980401; EP 0833100 A3 20000126; EP 0833100 B1 20011114

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97202136 A 19970711