(19)
(11) EP 2 077 416 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/28

(21) Application number: 08170879.4

(22) Date of filing: 05.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F21S 2/00(2006.01)
F21V 21/005(2006.01)
F21V 21/32(2006.01)
 F21S 4/00(2006.01)
F21V 21/14(2006.01)
F21V 21/34(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 20.12.2007 IT MI20070428 U

(71) Applicant: Lumina Italia S.r.l.
20010 Arluno (MI) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Cimini, Ettore
    20010 Arluno (MI) (IT)

(74) Representative: Concone, Emanuele 
Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Via Carducci 8
20123 Milano
20123 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Lighting system with flexible self-supporting structure


(57) A lighting system (1) comprises a plurality of lighting bodies (10) provided with at least one light source (11) and arranged on a structure suitable for supporting and supplying power thereto which consists of a pair of elastically deformable metal strips (2, 3) suitable to form a flexible self-supporting structure, connected at their ends to two end boxes (4, 5) which in turn are pivotally mounted on respective bases (6, 7). Such a lighting system retains the structural simplicity of known systems yet dispensing with the numerous supports of cable systems, with the relevant restraints, and without the rigid shape limitations of rail systems, and can be used as desk or floor lamp. In this way, the user can form a lighting system with great freedom of shape, easy mounting and modification, and possibility of complicated paths that can not be obtained with prior art lighting systems.







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