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EP0496921B1
EP0496921B1 EP91101298A EP91101298A EP0496921B1 EP 0496921 B1 EP0496921 B1 EP 0496921B1 EP 91101298 A EP91101298 A EP 91101298A EP 91101298 A EP91101298 A EP 91101298A EP 0496921 B1 EP0496921 B1 EP 0496921B1
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Eckart Dr. Perizonius
Michael Dipl.-Ing. Rotter
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/02Refractors for light sources of prismatic shape
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21WINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2131/00Use or application of lighting devices or systems not provided for in codes F21W2102/00-F21W2121/00
    • F21W2131/40Lighting for industrial, commercial, recreational or military use
    • F21W2131/402Lighting for industrial, commercial, recreational or military use for working places
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2103/00Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes

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  • the invention relates to a lamp according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Luminaires in particular linear luminaires, such as those used in great variety for the interior lighting of rooms, for example workrooms, are often subject to greater requirements with regard to glare-free lighting. This is expressed in that the glare of the lamp must be practically zero within an angular range between 60 ° and 90 °. This condition can easily be met if the ratio of the height of the axis of the fluorescent lamp above the light exit opening of the housing to the width of the housing opening, taking into account the lamp diameter, exceeds a predetermined value.
  • a ceiling light for a railroad car is known from US-A-2,525,315. Because of this application, special lighting conditions apply. In particular, the light should be emitted against the ceiling of the car and also towards the seats.
  • the known solution teaches to use a lenticular lamp cover glass, the inward surface of which, facing the light source, has longitudinally aligned prismatic elevations both in the lateral edge regions and in the vicinity of the lamp center axis.
  • This design of the luminaire cover glass is intended to scatter light emitted by the light source in the direction of these prismatic surfaces, on the one hand to brighten the ceiling in the luminaire environment by lateral light emission via the edge areas and on the other hand to reduce the luminance in the luminaire center.
  • the invention has for its object, for a lamp of low height of the type described above, in which the housing opening representing the light exit opening is closed with a cover plate made of transparent material, a further solution for a glare-free design of the lamp in the angular range between 60 ° and 90 ° specify the no components with special light-conducting properties within the housing are required.
  • the invention is based on the finding that the light-guiding elements required for the desired glare-freeness of the lamp can be integrated into the cover plate in a simple and advantageous manner in that the cover plate is provided with prismatic profiling edge strips.
  • the prismatic profile consists of a large number of mutually parallel prisms with small opening angles in the limits of 25 ° to 60 °, with which the desired glare-free light in the range between 60 ° and 90 ° is practically without loss of light, ie without significant deterioration the luminaire operating efficiency, can be brought about in an excellent manner.
  • the lamp according to the features of claim 1 is developed in an extremely advantageous manner by the features of claim 4.
  • the additional prismatic profiling of the center area of the cover plate from a few mutually parallel prisms with a large opening angle within the limits of 75 ° to 125 ° enables a deep indentation in the angular range of 0 ° to be achieved, which means that the CRF values (Contrast Rendering Factor) are considerable to improve.
  • the single-lamp linear luminaire according to FIG. 1, shown schematically in cross section, has a housing and mirror symmetry with respect to a plane of symmetry S.
  • the housing G which has a relatively low height, has a housing opening GO on the underside, which is closed with a slightly curved cover plate A made of transparent material.
  • the fluorescent lamp LL with its axis Ax is arranged above the cover plate A in the plane of symmetry S. It has the diameter D and is arranged with its axis Ax at a height H above the cover plate A.
  • the width B of the housing opening GO and therefore also the width of the cover plate A is so great in relation to the height H that the shielding angle ⁇ , which is determined by the tangent beam sT to the fluorescent lamp LL through the lower left edge point of the housing opening GO to the horizontal, is the minimum required for many applications of such lamps Falls below 30 °.
  • the illumination angle ⁇ between the perpendicular and the tangent beam sT is accordingly too large and therefore causes undesirable glare effects from the lamp light passing through the housing opening GO and the cover plate A. As can still be seen in FIG.
  • a channel-shaped reflector arrangement RR with concavely curved side parts is provided within the housing G, also in a mirror-image arrangement to the axis of symmetry S, which increases the light efficiency of the lamp and the light emitting on the sides of the fluorescent lamp LL in the direction reflected on the housing opening GO.
  • the shielding angle ⁇ by the relationship is determined, that is to say, particularly in the case of a low construction with a low height H of the fluorescent lamp LL above the cover plate A, enforcing values which are smaller than the glare limitation to be required permits.
  • the shielding angle ⁇ can also advantageously be increased in the dimensions of the lamp shown in FIG. 1 in that in the lamp shown in FIG. 2, corresponding to the lamp of FIG. 1, the cover plate A1 on both sides on the Has an edge area 1 or 5 with a prismatic profile on the inside.
  • the prismatic profiling of the edge regions 1 and 5 has a larger number of directly adjacent prisms, which extend parallel to the axis Ax of the fluorescent lamp LL and have a small opening angle in the limits from 25 ° to 60 °.
  • the prisms are dimensioned such that their sides facing away from the fluorescent lamp LL are essentially totally reflective for the lamp light, while their sides facing the fluorescent lamp LL are essentially light-refracting.
  • the cover plate A2 can also have a central area 3 with prismatic profile in addition to the edge areas 1 and 5 with prismatic profiling.
  • the prismatic profiling of the central region 3 consists of only a few prisms with large opening angles in the range from 75 ° to 125 °.
  • the prism structure is dimensioned such that the prism sides are essentially refractive for the lamp light.
  • the beam sc striking this central region 3 is now refracted from the center to the side, which means that the luminance of the lamp light emerging downward through the cover plate A2 is reduced in the region of the plane of symmetry S. This results in better CRF values for the room illuminated by the luminaire.
  • Fig. 4 shows first once the cover plate A2, which can either be flat or a slight circular curvature with a radius of curvature R which, in relation to the width B of the housing opening GO, is equal to or greater than 2.8.
  • the cover plate A2 has an equally large intermediate area 2 and 4 between the edge area 1 and the central area 3 on the one hand and the edge area 5 and the central area 3 on the other hand, which has no prismatic profile and allows the lamp light to pass through to the outside essentially uninterrupted.
  • the edge areas 1 and 5 have the same widths l1 and l5.
  • the width l3 of the central area 3 corresponds at least approximately to the widths l1 and l5 of the edge areas 1 and 5.
  • the equally large intermediate areas 2 and 4 with the widths l2 and l4 are approximately half the widths l1 and l5 of the edge areas 1 or l5 and the width l3 of the central region 3. If the central region 3, which has a prismatic profile, is eliminated, the width l0 then results for the intermediate region between the edge regions 1 and 5 which is thereby enlarged.
  • the widths l1 and l5 of the edge regions 1 and 5 and the width l3 of the central region 3 generally have a size based on the width B in the range 0.17 to 0.33.
  • the widths l2 and l4 of the intermediate areas 2 and 4 are then obtained.
  • the prisms with a given thickness hO of the cover plate and a predetermined same height h of the prisms of the edge areas 1 and 5 and the central area 3 are dimensioned in a certain way.
  • edge areas 1 and 5 applies here that the size of the opening angle of the prisms across the width l1 to l5 of an edge area 1 or 5, starting with the Remove the largest opening angle ⁇ 1 + ⁇ 2 prism at the outermost edge of cover plate A1 or A2 with 12 ° / cm. 5 and 6 in two partial sections of the edge region 1, the two side surfaces of a prism that unite in the free prism edge have the inclination angles ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 of different sizes with the plumb L fell from this prism edge.
  • FIG. 5 shows a partial section of the edge area 1 in the vicinity of the edge of the cover plate A1 or A2, while FIG. 6 shows a corresponding partial section of the edge area 1 on the side of the central area of the cover plate.
  • a prism is specifically designated, namely in FIG. 5 the middle prism P4 and in FIG. 6 the prism P3 at the inner edge of the edge region 1.
  • angles of inclination of the prism sides ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 of a prism which together form the opening angle of the Prisms result, are chosen so that the angle of inclination ⁇ 1 of the side of the prisms facing away from the fluorescent lamp LL decreases by 10 ° / cm and the angle of inclination ⁇ 2 of the sides of the prisms facing the fluorescent lamp LL decrease by 2 ° / cm.
  • the opening angles ⁇ 1 + ⁇ 2 of the prisms of an edge region 1 or 5 then decrease from 32 ° to 54 °, starting from the outer edge of this edge region and towards the inner edge.
  • the central region 3 has only three prisms P0, P1 and P2, of which the central prism P0 and the adjoining right prism P1 are shown in FIG. 7.
  • the center prism P0 which is an equilateral prism and whose solder fell from the free prism edge lies in the plane of symmetry S, has an opening angle ⁇ 0 of 90 °.
  • the angles of inclination ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 of the sides of the prism P1 are correspondingly different in size, the angle of inclination ⁇ 1 of the side of the prism P1 and P2 facing the fluorescent lamp LL having the larger value.
  • FIG. 8 the cover plate A2 is shown again and in this case in sections a and b of the right edge area 5 and in section c of the central area 3 prisms P4 or P3 or P1 are marked, which are shown in FIGS Are shown in detail.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates the beam path of the lamp light through the prism P4 or the cover plate A2.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates the prism P3 highlighted in section b in the illustration according to FIG. 8.
  • the three rays of the lamp light are designated here as sb1, sb2 and sb3.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate, the sides of the prisms P4 and P3 which face the fluorescent lamp LL are refractive for the lamp light impinging on them, while their sides facing away from the fluorescent lamp LL are totally reflective for the lamp light.
  • both sides of the prism i.e. both the side facing the fluorescent lamp LL and the side facing away from the fluorescent lamp LL, are refractive for the incident lamp light with the effect that the radiation incident here is deflected away from the plane of symmetry S after passing through the prism.
  • the effect of this deflection is evident in the comparison of the light distribution curves LVK1 and LVK2 according to FIGS. 12 and 13, respectively.
  • the light distribution curve LVK2 receives a strong indentation in the central area by 0 ° due to the central area 3 provided with a prismatic profile.

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Lamps, in particular lamps having elongated fields for illuminating working spaces, must have minimum requirements for glare limitation which is determined by the screening angle ( alpha ). Because of the prescribed lamp dimensions, it is not possible to achieve the required minimum screening angle in modern lamps of this type. In order to achieve a sufficiently large screening angle ( alpha ) with such lamps, it is proposed to provide the cover plate (A1, A2), which seals the light exit opening and is made from transparent material, with rim regions (1, 5) which have a prismatic profiling of suitable dimensioning, by means of which the screening angle ( alpha ) is appropriately enlarged. In a further development, the cover plate (A2) can additionally have on the inside a central region (3) with prismatic profiling of appropriate dimensioning in order to achieve a deep indentation in the light distribution curve (LVK2) in the angular range about 0 DEG . <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Leuchte gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The invention relates to a lamp according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

An Leuchten, insbesondere Langfeldleuchten, wie sie für die Innenbeleuchtung von Räumen, beispielsweise Arbeitsräume, in großer Vielfalt zur Anwendung kommen, werden oftmals größere Anforderungen hinsichtlich Blendfreiheit gestellt. Dies drückt sich dadurch aus, daß innerhalb eines Winkelbereiches zwischen 60° und 90° die Blendwirkung der Leuchte praktisch gleich Null sein muß. Diese Bedingung läßt sich ohne weiteres nur dann einhalten, wenn das Verhältnis von Höhe der Achse der Leuchtstofflampe über der Lichtaustrittsöffnung des Gehäuses zur Breite der Gehäuseöffnung unter Berücksichtigung des Lampendurchmessers einen vorgegebenen Wert überschreitet. Können diese Abmessungen nicht eingehalten werden, beispielsweise weil eine gewünschte Gehäuseform oder aber auch die Einbautiefe einer solchen Langfeldleuchte in eine Decke hierfür nicht ausreichend ist, dann müssen besondere Maßnahmen getroffen werden, um im vorgegebenen Winkelbereich zwischen 60° und 90° keine Blendwirkung zu haben. Aus DE-A1-36 43 369 ist es bekannt, bei solchen Leuchten zu beiden Seiten unterhalb der Leuchtstofflampe ein streifenförmiges Lichtleitelement vorzusehen, das entweder ein Spiegelstreifen oder aber ein streifenförmiges Lichtumlenkelement aus transparentem Werkstoff, beispielsweise in Form einer Prismenplatte, sein kann. Diese Ablenkmaßnahmen sind relativ aufwendig, da sie außer den zusätzliche Bauteile darstellenden Lichtleitelementen auch noch spezielle Halterungen im Gehäuse erforderlich machen.Luminaires, in particular linear luminaires, such as those used in great variety for the interior lighting of rooms, for example workrooms, are often subject to greater requirements with regard to glare-free lighting. This is expressed in that the glare of the lamp must be practically zero within an angular range between 60 ° and 90 °. This condition can easily be met if the ratio of the height of the axis of the fluorescent lamp above the light exit opening of the housing to the width of the housing opening, taking into account the lamp diameter, exceeds a predetermined value. If these dimensions cannot be maintained, for example because a desired housing shape or the installation depth of such a linear luminaire in a ceiling is not sufficient for this, then special measures must be taken to ensure that there is no glare in the specified angle range between 60 ° and 90 °. From DE-A1-36 43 369 it is known to provide a strip-shaped light-guiding element on both sides below the fluorescent lamp in such luminaires, which can either be a mirror strip or a strip-shaped light deflecting element made of transparent material, for example in the form of a prismatic plate. These deflection measures are relatively complex since, in addition to the light-guiding elements which represent additional components, they also require special brackets in the housing.

So ist aus US-A-2,525,315 eine Deckenleuchte für einen Eisenbahnwagen bekannt. Wegen dieses Anwendungsfalles gelten besondere Beleuchtungsbedingungen. So soll das Licht insbesondere gegen die Decke des Wagens und ebenso in Richtung der Sitze abgestrahlt werden. In bezug auf den Erfindungsgegenstand lehrt die bekannte Lösung, ein linsenförmiges Leuchtenabdeckglas zu verwenden, dessen nach innen gerichtete, der Lichtquelle zugewandte Oberfläche sowohl in seitlichen Randbereichen als auch in der Umgebung der Leuchtenmittelachse longitudinal ausgerichtete prismatische Erhebungen aufweist. Diese Ausgestaltung des Leuchtenabdeckglases soll dazu dienen, von der Lichtquelle in Richtung auf diese prismatischen Flächen abgestrahltes Licht zu streuen, um einerseits die Decke in der Leuchtenumgebung durch seitlichen Lichtaustritt über die Randbereiche aufzuhellen und andererseits die Leuchtdichte im Leuchtenzentrum zu verringern.A ceiling light for a railroad car is known from US-A-2,525,315. Because of this application, special lighting conditions apply. In particular, the light should be emitted against the ceiling of the car and also towards the seats. With regard to the subject matter of the invention, the known solution teaches to use a lenticular lamp cover glass, the inward surface of which, facing the light source, has longitudinally aligned prismatic elevations both in the lateral edge regions and in the vicinity of the lamp center axis. This design of the luminaire cover glass is intended to scatter light emitted by the light source in the direction of these prismatic surfaces, on the one hand to brighten the ceiling in the luminaire environment by lateral light emission via the edge areas and on the other hand to reduce the luminance in the luminaire center.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, für eine Leuchte geringer Bauhöhe der einleitend beschriebenen Art, bei der die die Lichtaustrittsöffnung darstellende Gehäuseöffnung mit einer Abdeckplatte aus transparentem Material verschlossen ist, eine weitere Lösung für eine blendfreie Ausführung der Leuchte im Winkelbereich zwischen 60° und 90° anzugeben, die keine spezielle lichtleitende Eigenschaften aufweisende Bauteile innerhalb des Gehäuses benötigt.The invention has for its object, for a lamp of low height of the type described above, in which the housing opening representing the light exit opening is closed with a cover plate made of transparent material, a further solution for a glare-free design of the lamp in the angular range between 60 ° and 90 ° specify the no components with special light-conducting properties within the housing are required.

Bei einer Leuchte der eingangs genannten Art wird diese Aufgabe gemäß der Erfindung durch die im Kennzeichen des Patentanspruches 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst.In a lamp of the type mentioned, this object is achieved according to the invention by the features specified in the characterizing part of claim 1.

Der Erfindung liegt die Erkenntnis zugrunde, daß sich die für die gewünschten Blendfreiheit der Leuchte erforderlichen Lichtleitelemente in einfacher und vorteilhafter Weise dadurch in die Abdeckplatte integrieren lassen, daß diese mit eine prismatische Profilierung aufweisenden Randstreifen versehen wird. Die prismatische Profilierung besteht hierbei aus einer größeren Anzahl von zueinander parallelen Prismen mit kleinen Öffnungswinkeln in den Grenzen von 25° bis 60°, mit der sich die gewünschte Blendfreiheit der Leuchte im Bereich zwischen 60° und 90° praktisch ohne Lichtverluste, d. h. ohne wesentliche Verschlechterung des Leuchtenbetriebswirkungsgrades, in hervorragender Weise herbeifuhren läßt.The invention is based on the finding that the light-guiding elements required for the desired glare-freeness of the lamp can be integrated into the cover plate in a simple and advantageous manner in that the cover plate is provided with prismatic profiling edge strips. The prismatic profile consists of a large number of mutually parallel prisms with small opening angles in the limits of 25 ° to 60 °, with which the desired glare-free light in the range between 60 ° and 90 ° is practically without loss of light, ie without significant deterioration the luminaire operating efficiency, can be brought about in an excellent manner.

Zwar ist es bereits aus US-A-4,667,275 für die indirekte Beleuchtung eines Raumes bekannt, Langfeldleuchten mit einem Gehäuse aus zwei Halbschalen vorzusehen, von denen die eine Halbschale zum Durchtritt des Lampenlichtes aus transparentem Material besteht. Die transparente Halbschale ist dabei auf der Außenseite in den Krümmungsbereichen mit einer prismatischen Profilierung versehen. Diese prismatische Profilierung hat die Aufgabe, die mit dieser Leuchte angestrahlte Decke auch in den Randbereichen gleichmäßig aufzuhellen. Abgesehen davon, daß sich bei einer solchen indirekten Leuchte das Problem unerwünschter Blendwirkungen überhaupt nicht stellt, ist die hier vorgegebene Gestaltung der prismatisch profilierten Bereiche der transparenten Halbschale für eine gewünschte Blendungsbegrenzung völlig ungeeignet.It is already known from US-A-4,667,275 for the indirect lighting of a room to provide linear luminaires with a housing consisting of two half-shells, one half-shell of which consists of transparent material for the passage of the lamp light. The transparent half-shell is provided with a prismatic profile on the outside in the curvature areas. This prismatic profile has the task of evenly brightening the ceiling illuminated with this luminaire in the peripheral areas. Apart from the fact that the problem of undesired glare does not arise in the case of such an indirect luminaire, the design of the prismatically profiled regions of the transparent half-shell specified here is completely unsuitable for a desired glare limitation.

Die Leuchte nach den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 wird in außerordentlich vorteilhafter Weise durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 4 weitergebildet. Durch die zusätzliche prismatische Profilierung des Mittenbereiches der Abdeckplatte aus wenigen zueinander parallelen Prismen mit großem Öffnungswinkel in den Grenzen von 75° bis 125° läßt sich ein tiefer Einzug im Winkelbereich um 0° erreichen, damit sind die CRF-Werte (Contrast Rendition Factor) erheblich zu verbessern.The lamp according to the features of claim 1 is developed in an extremely advantageous manner by the features of claim 4. The additional prismatic profiling of the center area of the cover plate from a few mutually parallel prisms with a large opening angle within the limits of 75 ° to 125 ° enables a deep indentation in the angular range of 0 ° to be achieved, which means that the CRF values (Contrast Rendering Factor) are considerable to improve.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen des Gegenstandes der Erfindung einschließlich seiner Weiterbildung sind in den weiteren Ansprüchen 2, 3, 5 bis 10 angegeben.Advantageous refinements of the subject matter of the invention, including its further development, are specified in the further claims 2, 3, 5 to 10.

Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden im folgenden anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert, dabei zeigen:

Fig. 1
die schematische Darstellung einer einlampigen Langfeldleuchte mit einer die die Lichtaustrittsöffnung darstellende Gehäuseöffnung verschließenden Abdeckplatte,
Fig. 2
die Leuchte nach Fig. 1 mit einer Abdeckplatte, die auf beiden Seiten einen eine prismatische Profilierung aufweisenden Randstreifen hat,
Fig. 3
die Leuchte nach Fig. 2, bei der die Abdeckplatte zusätzlich einen Mittenbereich mit einer prismatischen Profilierung aufweist,
Fig. 4
die Abdeckplatte der Leuchte nach Fig. 3 mit speziellen Maßangaben,
Fig. 5 und 6
Teilausschnitte eines Randbereichs der Abdeckplatte mit prismatischer Profilierung nach den Figuren 2 bis 4,
Fig. 7
einen Teilausschnitt des Mittenbereichs der Abdeckplatte mit prismatischer Profilierung nach den Figuren 3 und 4,
Fig. 8
die Abdeckplatte nach den Fig. 3 und 4 mit verschiedenen hervorgehobene Prismen markierenden Abschnitten,
Fig. 9
das in Fig. 8 im Abschnitt a hervorgehobene Prisma, incl. einiger Strahlverläufe,
Fig.10
das in Fig. 8 im Abschnitt b hervorgehobene Prisma, incl. einiger Strahlverläufe,
Fig.11
das in Fig. 8 im Abschnitt c hervorgehobene Prisma, incl. einiger Strahlverläufe,
Fig.12
die Lichtverteilungskurve in der CO- 180°-Ebene der Leuchte nach Fig. 2 und
Fig.13
die Lichtverteilungskurve in der CO- 180°-Ebene der Leuchte nach Fig. 3.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing, in which:
Fig. 1
1 shows a schematic representation of a single-lamp linear luminaire with a cover plate that closes the housing opening that represents the light exit opening,
Fig. 2
1 with a cover plate which has a prismatic profile edge strip on both sides,
Fig. 3
2, in which the cover plate additionally has a central region with a prismatic profile,
Fig. 4
3 with special dimensions,
5 and 6
Partial cutouts of an edge area of the cover plate with prismatic profiling according to FIGS. 2 to 4,
Fig. 7
3 shows a partial section of the central region of the cover plate with prismatic profiling according to FIGS. 3 and 4,
Fig. 8
3 and 4 with different highlighted sections marking prisms,
Fig. 9
the prism highlighted in FIG. 8 in section a, including some beam paths,
Fig. 10
the prism highlighted in FIG. 8 in section b, including some beam paths,
Fig. 11
the prism highlighted in FIG. 8 in section c, including some beam profiles,
Fig. 12
the light distribution curve in the CO 180 ° plane of the lamp according to Fig. 2 and
Fig. 13
the light distribution curve in the CO 180 ° plane of the lamp according to FIG. 3.

Die schematisch im Querschnitt dargestellte einlampige Langfeldleuchte nach Fig. 1 weist einen zu einer Symmetrieebene S gehäuse- und spiegelsymmetrischen Aufbau auf. Das eine relativ geringe Höhe aufweisende Gehäuse G hat an der Unterseite eine Gehäuseöffnung GO, die mit einer leicht gewölbten Abdeckplatte A aus transparentem Werkstoff verschlossen ist. Oberhalb der Abdeckplatte A ist die Leuchtstofflampe LL mit ihrer Achse Ax in der Symmetrieebene S angeordnet. Sie hat den Durchmesser D und ist mit ihrer Achse Ax in der Höhe H über der Abdeckplatte A angeordnet. Die Breite B der Gehäuseöffnung GO und damit auch die Breite der Abdeckplatte A ist im Verhältnis zur Höhe H so groß, daß der Abschirmwinkel α, der durch den Tangentenstrahl sT an die Leuchtstofflampe LL durch den linken unteren Randpunkt der Gehäuseöffnung GO zur Horizontalen bestimmt ist, den für viele Anwendungen solcher Leuchten zu fordernden minimalen Wert von 30° unterschreitet. Der Ausleuchtwinkel β zwischen der Senkrechten und dem Tangentenstrahl sT ist dementsprechend zu groß und bedingt damit unerwünschte Blendwirkungen des durch die Gehäuseöffnung GO und die Abdeckplatte A hindurchtretenden Lampenlichts. Wie Fig. 1 noch erkennen läßt, ist innerhalb des Gehäuses G, ebenfalls in zur Symmetrieachse S spiegelbildlicher Anordnung, eine rinnenförmige Reflektoranordnung RR mit konkav gekrümmten Seitenteilen vorgesehen, die den Lichtwirkungsgrad der Leuchte erhöht und das an den Seiten abstrahlende Licht der Leuchtstofflampe LL in Richtung auf die Gehäuseöffnung GO reflektiert.The single-lamp linear luminaire according to FIG. 1, shown schematically in cross section, has a housing and mirror symmetry with respect to a plane of symmetry S. The housing G, which has a relatively low height, has a housing opening GO on the underside, which is closed with a slightly curved cover plate A made of transparent material. The fluorescent lamp LL with its axis Ax is arranged above the cover plate A in the plane of symmetry S. It has the diameter D and is arranged with its axis Ax at a height H above the cover plate A. The width B of the housing opening GO and therefore also the width of the cover plate A is so great in relation to the height H that the shielding angle α, which is determined by the tangent beam sT to the fluorescent lamp LL through the lower left edge point of the housing opening GO to the horizontal, is the minimum required for many applications of such lamps Falls below 30 °. The illumination angle β between the perpendicular and the tangent beam sT is accordingly too large and therefore causes undesirable glare effects from the lamp light passing through the housing opening GO and the cover plate A. As can still be seen in FIG. 1, a channel-shaped reflector arrangement RR with concavely curved side parts is provided within the housing G, also in a mirror-image arrangement to the axis of symmetry S, which increases the light efficiency of the lamp and the light emitting on the sides of the fluorescent lamp LL in the direction reflected on the housing opening GO.

Der Abschirmwinkel α, der durch die Beziehung

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bestimmt ist, erzwingt also gerade bei niedriger Bauweise mit geringer Höhe H der Leuchtstofflampe LL über der Abdeckplatte A Werte, die kleiner sind, als dies die zu fordernde Blendungsbegrenzung zuläßt.The shielding angle α by the relationship
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is determined, that is to say, particularly in the case of a low construction with a low height H of the fluorescent lamp LL above the cover plate A, enforcing values which are smaller than the glare limitation to be required permits.

Gemäß der Erfindung läßt sich der Abschirmwinkel α auch bei den Abmessungen der in Fig. 1 dargestellten Leuchte dadurch in vorteilhafter Weise vergrößern, daß bei der in Fig. 2 dargestellten, der Leuchte der Fig. 1 entsprechenden Leuchte die Abdeckplatte A1 zu beiden Seiten auf der Innenseite einen Randbereich 1 bzw. 5 mit einer prismatischen Profilierung aufweist. Die prismatische Profilierung der Randbereiche 1 und 5 weist eine größere Anzahl von unmittelbar aneinander grenzenden, sich parallel zur Achse Ax der Leuchtstofflampe LL erstreckenden Prismen mit kleinem Öffnungswinkel in den Grenzen von 25° bis 60° auf. Die Prismen sind dabei so bemessen, daß ihre der Leuchtstofflampe LL abgewandten Seiten für das Lampenlicht im wesentlichen total reflektierend, während ihre der Leuchtstofflampe LL zugewandten Seiten im wesentlichen lichtbrechend wirksam sind. Wie die von der Lampenachse Ax ausgehenden, auf den linken Randbereich 1 einfallenden Strahlen sa und sb erkennen lassen, werden sie beim Durchgang durch die Abdeckplatte A1 in Richtung nach unten abgelenkt, was zu einem vergrößerten, in Fig. 2 nicht eingezeichneten Abschirmwinkel α führt. Der dritte von der Achse Ax der Leuchtstofflampe LL ausgehende, im Mittenbereich der Abdeckplatte A1 auftreffende Strahl sc tritt praktisch ohne Richtungsänderung durch die Abdeckplatte A1 hindurch nach außen.According to the invention, the shielding angle α can also advantageously be increased in the dimensions of the lamp shown in FIG. 1 in that in the lamp shown in FIG. 2, corresponding to the lamp of FIG. 1, the cover plate A1 on both sides on the Has an edge area 1 or 5 with a prismatic profile on the inside. The prismatic profiling of the edge regions 1 and 5 has a larger number of directly adjacent prisms, which extend parallel to the axis Ax of the fluorescent lamp LL and have a small opening angle in the limits from 25 ° to 60 °. The prisms are dimensioned such that their sides facing away from the fluorescent lamp LL are essentially totally reflective for the lamp light, while their sides facing the fluorescent lamp LL are essentially light-refracting. As the rays sa and sb coming from the lamp axis Ax and incident on the left edge region 1 can be seen, they are deflected downwards as they pass through the cover plate A1, which leads to an enlarged shielding angle α, which is not shown in FIG. 2. The third beam sc emanating from the axis Ax of the fluorescent lamp LL and incident in the central region of the cover plate A1 passes through the cover plate A1 practically without changing the direction.

In Weiterbildung der Erfindung kann, wie die der Leuchte in Figuren 1 und 2 entsprechende Leuchte in Fig. 3 zeigt, die Abdeckplatte A2 neben den Randbereichen 1 und 5 mit prismatischer Profilierung zusätzlich noch einen Mittenbereich 3 mit prismatischer Profilierung aufweisen. Im Unterschied zur prismatischen Profilierung der Randbereiche 1 und 5 besteht die prismatische Profilierung des Mittenbereiches 3 nur aus wenigen Prismen mit großen Öffnungswinkeln in den Grenzen von 75° bis 125°. Die Prismenstruktur ist dabei so bemessen, daß die Prismenseiten für das Lampenlicht im wesentlichen lichtbrechend wirksam sind. Der auf diesem Mittenbereich 3 auftreffende Strahl sc wird nunmehr von der Mitte weg zur Seite gebrochen, was bedeutet, daß die Leuchtendichte des nach unten durch die Abdeckplatte A2 austretenden Lampenlichts im Bereich der Symmetrieebene S reduziert wird. Hierdurch ergeben sich für den mit der Leuchte ausgeleuchteten Raum in wünschenswerter Weise bessere CRF-Werte.In a further development of the invention, as the lamp corresponding to the lamp in FIGS. 1 and 2 shows in FIG. 3, the cover plate A2 can also have a central area 3 with prismatic profile in addition to the edge areas 1 and 5 with prismatic profiling. In contrast to the prismatic profiling of the edge regions 1 and 5, the prismatic profiling of the central region 3 consists of only a few prisms with large opening angles in the range from 75 ° to 125 °. The prism structure is dimensioned such that the prism sides are essentially refractive for the lamp light. The beam sc striking this central region 3 is now refracted from the center to the side, which means that the luminance of the lamp light emerging downward through the cover plate A2 is reduced in the region of the plane of symmetry S. This results in better CRF values for the room illuminated by the luminaire.

Im Zusammenhang mit den Figuren 4 bis 11 soll nunmehr noch näher auf die spezielle Bemessung der prismatischen Profilierung der verschiedenen Bereiche der Abdeckplatte A2 nach Fig. 3 eingegangen werden. Fig. 4 zeigt zunächst noch einmal die Abdeckplatte A2, die entweder eben sein kann oder aber eine leichte kreisförmige Krümmung mit einem Krümmungsradius R der, bezogen auf die Breite B der Gehäuseöffnung GO gleich oder größer 2,8 ist. Außer den beiden Randbereichen 1 und 5 und dem Mittenbereich 3 weist die Abdeckplatte A2 zwischen dem Randbereich 1 und dem Mittenbereich 3 einerseits und dem Randbereich 5 und dem Mittenbereich 3 andererseits jeweils einen gleich großen Zwischenbereich 2 bzw. 4 auf, der keine prismatische Profilierung aufweist und das Lampenlicht im wesentlichen ungebrochen nach außen hindurchtreten läßt.In connection with FIGS. 4 to 11, the special dimensioning of the prismatic profiling of the different areas of the cover plate A2 according to FIG. 3 will now be discussed in more detail. Fig. 4 shows first once the cover plate A2, which can either be flat or a slight circular curvature with a radius of curvature R which, in relation to the width B of the housing opening GO, is equal to or greater than 2.8. In addition to the two edge areas 1 and 5 and the central area 3, the cover plate A2 has an equally large intermediate area 2 and 4 between the edge area 1 and the central area 3 on the one hand and the edge area 5 and the central area 3 on the other hand, which has no prismatic profile and allows the lamp light to pass through to the outside essentially uninterrupted.

Die Randbereiche 1 und 5 haben die gleich großen Breiten l₁ bzw. l₅. Die Breite l₃ des Mittenbereichs 3 entspricht wenigstens in etwa den Breiten l₁ und l₅ der Randbereiche 1 bzw. 5. Die ebenfalls gleich großen Zwischenbereiche 2 und 4 mit den Breiten l₂ bzw. l₄ sind etwa halb so groß wie die Breiten l₁ und l₅ der Randbereiche 1 bzw. l₅ sowie der Breite l₃ des Mittenbereichs 3. Bei Fortfall des eine prismatische Profilierung aufweisenden Mittenbereichs 3 ergibt sich dann für den hierdurch vergrößerten Zwischenbereich zwischen den Randbereichen 1 und 5 die Breite l₀. Die Breiten l₁ und l₅ der Randbereiche 1 bzw. 5 sowie die Breite l₃ des Mittenbereichs 3 weisen im allgemeinen eine auf die Breite B bezogene Größe in den Grenzen 0,17 bis 0,33 auf. Nach Festlegung der Breite dieser mit einer prismatischen Profilierung versehenen Bereiche ergeben sich dann auch die Breiten l₂ und l₄ der Zwischenbereiche 2 bzw. 4. Für eine optimale Gestaltung der Lichtverteilungskurve LVK1 in der CO- 180°-Ebene nach Fig. 12 für eine Leuchte nach Fig. 2 sowie der Lichtverteilungskurve LVK2 in der CO- 180°-Ebene nach Fig. 13 für eine Leuchte nach Fig. 3 ist es bedeutsam, daß die Prismen bei vorgegebener Stärke hO der Abdeckplatte und vorgegebener gleicher Höhe h der Prismen der Randbereiche 1 und 5 und des Mittenbereichs 3 in bestimmter Weise bemessen sind.The edge areas 1 and 5 have the same widths l₁ and l₅. The width l₃ of the central area 3 corresponds at least approximately to the widths l₁ and l₅ of the edge areas 1 and 5. The equally large intermediate areas 2 and 4 with the widths l₂ and l₄ are approximately half the widths l₁ and l₅ of the edge areas 1 or l₅ and the width l₃ of the central region 3. If the central region 3, which has a prismatic profile, is eliminated, the width l₀ then results for the intermediate region between the edge regions 1 and 5 which is thereby enlarged. The widths l₁ and l₅ of the edge regions 1 and 5 and the width l₃ of the central region 3 generally have a size based on the width B in the range 0.17 to 0.33. After determining the width of these areas provided with a prismatic profile, the widths l₂ and l₄ of the intermediate areas 2 and 4 are then obtained. For an optimal design of the light distribution curve LVK1 in the CO 180 ° plane according to FIG. 12 for a luminaire Fig. 2 and the light distribution curve LVK2 in the CO 180 ° plane according to Fig. 13 for a lamp according to Fig. 3, it is important that the prisms with a given thickness hO of the cover plate and a predetermined same height h of the prisms of the edge areas 1 and 5 and the central area 3 are dimensioned in a certain way.

Hinsichtlich der Randbereiche 1 und 5 gilt hierbei, daß die Größe der Öffnungswinkel der Prismen über die Breite l₁ bis l₅ eines Randbereiches 1 bzw. 5 hinweg, beginnend mit dem den größten Öffnungswinkel γ1 + γ2 aufweisenden Prisma jeweils am äußersten Rand der Abdeckplatte A1 bzw. A2 mit 12° / cm abnehmen. Wie die Fig. 5 und 6 in zwei Teilausschnitten des Randbereichs 1 darstellen, haben die beiden, sich in der freien Prismenkante vereinigenden Seitenflächen eines Prismas mit dem von dieser Prismenkante gefällten Lot L unterschiedlich große Neigungswinkel γ1 und γ2.With regard to the edge areas 1 and 5 applies here that the size of the opening angle of the prisms across the width l₁ to l₅ of an edge area 1 or 5, starting with the Remove the largest opening angle γ1 + γ2 prism at the outermost edge of cover plate A1 or A2 with 12 ° / cm. 5 and 6 in two partial sections of the edge region 1, the two side surfaces of a prism that unite in the free prism edge have the inclination angles γ1 and γ2 of different sizes with the plumb L fell from this prism edge.

Fig. 5 zeigt einen Teilausschnitt des Randbereichs 1 in Nähe des Randes der Abdeckplatte A1 bzw. A2 während Fig. 6 einen entsprechenden Teilausschnitt des Randbereichs 1 auf seiten des Mittenbereichs der Abdeckplatte zeigt. In jedem dieser beiden Teilausschnitte ist ein Prisma besonders bezeichnet und zwar in Fig. 5 das mittlere Prisma P4 und in Fig. 6 das Prisma P3 am inneren Rand des Randbereichs 1. Die Neigungswinkel der Prismenseiten γ1 und γ2 eines Prismas, die gemeinsam den Öffnungswinkel des Prismas ergeben, sind so gewählt, daß die Neigungswinkel γ1 der der Leuchtstofflampe LL abgewandten Seite der Prismen mit 10°/cm abnehmen und die Neigungswinkel γ2 der der Leuchtstofflampe LL zugewandten Seiten der Prismen mit 2°/cm abnehmen. Dabei ergibt sich dann eine Abnahme der Öffnungswinkel γ1 + γ2 der Prismen eines Randbereiches 1 bzw. 5, ausgehend vom äußeren Rand dieses Randbereichs hin zum inneren Rand, von 32° bis 54°.5 shows a partial section of the edge area 1 in the vicinity of the edge of the cover plate A1 or A2, while FIG. 6 shows a corresponding partial section of the edge area 1 on the side of the central area of the cover plate. In each of these two partial sections, a prism is specifically designated, namely in FIG. 5 the middle prism P4 and in FIG. 6 the prism P3 at the inner edge of the edge region 1. The angles of inclination of the prism sides γ1 and γ2 of a prism, which together form the opening angle of the Prisms result, are chosen so that the angle of inclination γ1 of the side of the prisms facing away from the fluorescent lamp LL decreases by 10 ° / cm and the angle of inclination γ2 of the sides of the prisms facing the fluorescent lamp LL decrease by 2 ° / cm. The opening angles γ1 + γ2 of the prisms of an edge region 1 or 5 then decrease from 32 ° to 54 °, starting from the outer edge of this edge region and towards the inner edge.

Der Mittenbereich 3 weist lediglich drei Prismen P0, P1 und P2 auf, von denen in Fig. 7 das Mittenprisma P0 und das sich hieran anschließende rechte Prisma P1 dargestellt sind. Das Mittenprisma P0, das ein gleichseitiges Prisma ist und dessen von der freien Prismenkante gefälltes Lot in der Symmetrieebene S liegt, hat einen Öffnungswinkel δ0 von 90°. Das Prisma P1, dem das sich auf der linken Seite an das Mittenprisma P0 anschließende Prisma P2 entspricht, ist ungleichseitig. Die Neigungswinkel δ1 und δ2 der Seiten des Prismas P1 sind entsprechend unterschiedlich groß, wobei der Neigungswinkel δ1 der der Leuchtstofflampe LL zugewandten Seite des Prismas P1 bzw. P2 den größeren Wert aufweist.The central region 3 has only three prisms P0, P1 and P2, of which the central prism P0 and the adjoining right prism P1 are shown in FIG. 7. The center prism P0, which is an equilateral prism and whose solder fell from the free prism edge lies in the plane of symmetry S, has an opening angle δ0 of 90 °. The prism P1, which corresponds to the prism P2 adjoining the center prism P0 on the left, is unequal-sided. The angles of inclination δ1 and δ2 of the sides of the prism P1 are correspondingly different in size, the angle of inclination δ1 of the side of the prism P1 and P2 facing the fluorescent lamp LL having the larger value.

In Fig. 8 ist nochmals die Abdeckplatte A2 dargestellt und hierbei in den Abschnitten a und b des rechten Randbereichs 5 und im Abschnitt c des Mittenbereichs 3 Prismen P4 bzw. P3 bzw. P1 markiert, die in den Figuren 9, 10 bzw. 11 im Detail dargestellt sind.In FIG. 8 the cover plate A2 is shown again and in this case in sections a and b of the right edge area 5 and in section c of the central area 3 prisms P4 or P3 or P1 are marked, which are shown in FIGS Are shown in detail.

Für das Prisma P4 des Abschnitts a der Darstellung nach Fig. 8 sind in Fig. 9 drei Strahlen sa1, sa2 und sa3 angegeben, die den Strahlengang des Lampenlichts durch das Prisma P4 bzw. die Abdeckplatte A2 verdeutlichen. Entsprechendes gilt hinsichtlich Fig. 10, für das im Abschnitt b bei der Darstellung nach Fig. 8 hervorgehobe Prisma P3. Die drei Strahlen des Lampenlichts sind hier mit sb1, sb2 und sb3 bezeichnet. Wie die Figuren 9 und 10 verdeutlichen, sind die Seiten der Prismen P4 und P3, die der Leuchtstofflampe LL zugewandt sind, für das auf sie auftreffende Lampenlicht lichtbrechend, während ihre der Leuchtstofflampe LL abgewandten Seiten für das Lampenlicht total reflektierend sind. Die das hervorgehobene Prisma P1 im Abschnitt c nach Fig. 8 darstellende Fig. 11 verdeutlicht ebenfalls den Strahlengang des auf den Mittenbereich auftreffenden Lampenlichts in Gestalt der Strahlen sc1, sc2 und sc3. Hier sind beide Prismenseiten, also sowohl die der Leuchtstofflampe LL zugewandte, als auch die der Leuchtstofflampe LL abgewandte Seite für das auftreffende Lampenlicht lichtbrechend mit der Wirkung, daß die hier auftreffende Strahlung nach Durchgang durch das Prisma von der Symmetrieebene S weg abgelenkt wird.For the prism P4 of section a of the illustration according to FIG. 8, three beams sa1, sa2 and sa3 are indicated in FIG. 9, which illustrate the beam path of the lamp light through the prism P4 or the cover plate A2. The same applies to FIG. 10, for the prism P3 highlighted in section b in the illustration according to FIG. 8. The three rays of the lamp light are designated here as sb1, sb2 and sb3. As FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate, the sides of the prisms P4 and P3 which face the fluorescent lamp LL are refractive for the lamp light impinging on them, while their sides facing away from the fluorescent lamp LL are totally reflective for the lamp light. FIG. 11, which shows the highlighted prism P1 in section c of FIG. 8, also illustrates the beam path of the lamp light impinging on the central region in the form of the beams sc1, sc2 and sc3. Here both sides of the prism, i.e. both the side facing the fluorescent lamp LL and the side facing away from the fluorescent lamp LL, are refractive for the incident lamp light with the effect that the radiation incident here is deflected away from the plane of symmetry S after passing through the prism.

Die Wirkung dieser Ablenkung wird im Vergleich der Lichtverteilungskurven LVK1 und LVK2 nach den Figuren 12 bzw. 13 deutlich. Die Lichtverteilungskurve LVK2 erhält durch den mit einer prismatischen Profilierung versehenen Mittenbereich 3 einen starken Einzug im Mittenbereich um 0°.The effect of this deflection is evident in the comparison of the light distribution curves LVK1 and LVK2 according to FIGS. 12 and 13, respectively. The light distribution curve LVK2 receives a strong indentation in the central area by 0 ° due to the central area 3 provided with a prismatic profile.

Bei einem verwirklichten Ausführungsbeispiel ergeben sich folgende Bemessungen:
B = 92 mm
H = 41,5 mm
h = 5,5 mm
hO = 2 mm
R = 375 mm
l₁ / l₅ = 23 mm
l₂ / l₄ = 11,5 mm
l₃ = 23 mm
Zahl der Prismen (Randbereich 1/5) = 9
Zahl der Prismen (Mittenbereich 3) = 3
Öffnungswinkel δ0 = 90°
Neigungswinkel γ1 = 20° bis 40°
Neigungswinkel γ2 = 10° bis 14°
Öffnungswinkel γ1 + γ2 = 30° bis 54°
Neigungswinkel δ1 = 60°
Neigungswinkel δ2 = 45°
Öffnungswinkel δ1 + δ2 = 105°
In the case of an exemplary embodiment implemented, the following dimensions result:
W = 92 mm
H = 41.5 mm
h = 5.5 mm
hO = 2 mm
R = 375 mm
l₁ / l₅ = 23 mm
l₂ / l₄ = 11.5 mm
l₃ = 23 mm
Number of prisms (border area 1/5) = 9
Number of prisms (center area 3) = 3
Opening angle δ0 = 90 °
Inclination angle γ1 = 20 ° to 40 °
Inclination angle γ2 = 10 ° to 14 °
Opening angle γ1 + γ2 = 30 ° to 54 °
Inclination angle δ1 = 60 °
Inclination angle δ2 = 45 °
Opening angle δ1 + δ2 = 105 °

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  1. Luminaire having a trough-shaped housing (G), which accommodates inside itself at least one fluorescent lamp (LL), arranged with its axis (Ax) in a symmetry plane (S) of the luminaire, and its socket with a mount including other electrical components, as well as a reflector arrangement (RR) reflecting the light of the lamp in the direction of a housing opening (GO) forming the light emission area of the luminaire, and having a cover plate (A and A1, A2, respectively), made from transparent material and carrying a profile, which is arranged at a predetermined distance (H) from the axis (Ax) of the fluorescent lamp (LL) in a manner covering the housing opening (GO) and with mirror-image symmetry with respect to the symmetry plane (S) and being slightly domed, as well as having on the side (inside) facing the fluorescent lamp (LL) in the direction of the axis (Ax) of the fluorescent lamp (LL) on the two sides a peripheral area (1, 5) with a prismatic profile which runs parallel to the axis (Ax) of the fluorescent lamp (LL), characterized in that for the purpose of enlarging the screening angle (α), predetermined by the distance (H) of the fluorescent lamp (LL) from the cover plate (A1, A2), the width (B) of the light emission area of the luminaire and the diameter (D) of the fluorescent lamp (LL), the prismatic profile of each peripheral area (1, 5) of the cover plate (A1, A2) consists of a relatively large number of prisms (P3, P4) of equal height (h) and having small opening angles (γ1 + γ2) in the limits of 25° - 60° which are arranged next to each other without any intermediate distance, in that the two side surfaces, which unite in the free prism edge, of a prism (P3, P4) and the perpendicular, dropped by this prism edge, enclose inclination angles (γ1, γ2) of different sizes, and in that these inclination angles (γ1, γ2) are selected in such a manner that those sides of the prisms (P3, P4) which face away from the fluorescent lamp (LL) essentially totally reflect the light of the lamp, the sides, however, of those prisms (P3, P4) which face the fluorescent lamp (LL) essentially refract the light of the lamp.
  2. Luminaire according to Claim 1, characterized in that the width (l₁, l₅) of the two peripheral areas (1, 5), having a prismatic profile, of the cover plate (A1, A2) is the same and in that the width of a peripheral area (1, 5) lies, relative to the width (B) of the cover plate (A1, A2), in the limits of 0.17 to 0.33.
  3. Luminaire according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the size of the opening angles (γ1 + γ2) of the prisms (P3, P4), over the width (l₁, l₅) of a peripheral area (1, 5) and starting with that prism at the outermost periphery of the cover plate (A1, A2) which has the largest opening angle (γ1 + γ2), decreases at the rate of 12°/cm and, to be specific, in such a manner that the inclination angles (γ2) of the sides, facing the fluorescent lamp (LL), of the prisms decrease at a rate of 2°/cm and the inclination angles (γ1) of the sides, facing away from the fluorescent lamp (LL), of the prisms decrease at a rate of 10°/cm.
  4. Luminaire according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover plate (A2) has on the inside in the direction of the axis (Ax) of the fluorescent lamp (LL) in addition a central area (3) having a prismatic profile which runs parallel to the axis (Ax) of the fluorescent lamp (LL), in that the prismatic profile, designed to be of mirror-image symmetry with respect to the symmetry plane (S), of said central area comprises a few prisms (P0, P1, P2) of equal height (h), which are arranged next to one another without any intermediate distance, which prisms have large opening angles in the limits of 75° to 125° and whose two side surfaces which unite in the free prism edge essentially refract the light of the lamp.
  5. Luminaire according to Claim 4, characterized in that the width (l₃) of the central area (3) which has a prismatic profile lies, relative to the width (B) of the cover plate (A2), in the limits of 0.17 to 0.33.
  6. Luminaire according to Claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the central area (3), which has a prismatic profile, of the cover plate (A2) comprises an odd number of prisms (P0, P1, P2) of which an equilateral central prism (P0) lies with its free prism edge in the symmetry plane (S) and on both sides, in an arrangement which borders thereon and has mirror-image symmetry with respect to the symmetry plane (S), further prisms (P1, P2) are designed in a scalene manner and such that their side surfaces, facing the central prism (P0), and the perpendicular (L), dropped by their free prism edge, enclose an inclination angle (δ1) which is larger than the inclination angle (δ2) of the side surfaces, facing away from the central prism (P0) of said prisms and that the opening angles (δ1 + δ2) of the further prisms (P1, P2) are larger than the opening angle (δ0) of the central prism (P0).
  7. Luminaire according to one of Claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the central area (3), having a prismatic profile, of the cover plate (A2) comprises three prisms (P0, P1, P2).
  8. Luminaire according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the height (h) of the prisms (P0, P1, P2, P3, P4) lies in the limits of 1 to 12 mm.
  9. Luminaire according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ratio of width (B) of the cover plate (A1, A2) to the distance (H) of the axis (Ax) of the fluorescent lamp (LL) from the cover plate (A1, A2) lies in the limits of 1.5 - 3.0.
  10. Luminaire according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the slight dome of the cover plate (A1, A2) is in its width (B) a circular curve which has a curve radius (R) ≧ 2.8 relative to the width (B).
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