Global Patent Index - EP 2230445 B1

EP 2230445 B1 20120808 - Lighting unit and luminaire for lighting pedestrian crossings

Title (en)

Lighting unit and luminaire for lighting pedestrian crossings

Title (de)

Beleuchtungseinheit und Lampe zur Beleuchtung von Fußgängerkreuzungen

Title (fr)

Unité d'éclairage et luminaire pour l'éclairage de passages piétons

Publication

EP 2230445 B1 20120808 (EN)

Application

EP 09290191 A 20090317

Priority

EP 09290191 A 20090317

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2230445A1] A lighting unit (1) for use in a luminaire, in particular a luminaire for pedestrian crossing lighting, comprises a light source (3) and a reflector unit (5) to control the distribution of the light emitted by said light source (3), wherein said reflector unit (5) comprises a first reflector surface (7) extending in a longitudinal direction of said reflector unit (5) and having a trough profile corresponding approximately to an ellipse and second and third reflector surfaces (8, 9) being arranged at the front and rear end of the first reflector surface (7), respectively, the second reflector surface (8) being tilted by around 45° with respect to an light emanating opening (6) of the reflector unit (5).

IPC 8 full level

F21S 8/08 (2006.01); F21V 7/09 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F21S 8/086 (2013.01); F21V 7/09 (2013.01); F21W 2131/10 (2013.01); F21W 2131/103 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2230445 A1 20100922; EP 2230445 B1 20120808

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09290191 A 20090317