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US4843528A
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Illumination lamp apparatus
Assignee: STARLITE TECHNOLOGY Ltd
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Filing: 1987-09-10
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Granted: 1989-06-27
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Expires: 2007-09-10
Abstract
Abstract An illumination lamp including a frame formed of plastics material support boards (10-12) mounted in parallel relation perpendicular to the main axis of the lamp and spacers (14, 16) spacing said support boards from one another. Mounted on the frame is an illumination source (24), projecting a beam of light therefrom along the main axis of the lamp. A gobo disk (44) rotatable about an axis parallel to the main axis and includes a plurality of shaped apertures (52-57) distributed circumferentially of the gobo disk and selectively positionable in the beam; an iris (40) is mounted forwardly of gobo disk and a lens assembly (36) is mounted forwardly of the iris. The lens assembly (36) is moved so that its focal point is either accurately in the plane of gobo disk (44) or in the plane of the iris (40).
Inventors
- 👤 Peter R. Pearce-Harvey
- 👤 Ernest V. Thomlinson
- 👤 Raymond French
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 14:13
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21S; F21S10/00; F21S10/007; F21W; F21W2131/00; F21W2131/40; F21W2131/406
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
377 words
An illumination lamp apparatus comprising: a frame, an illumination source mounted on said frame, beam producing means mounted on said frame and associated with said source for projecting a beam of light from said illumination source along a main axis of the apparatus, a shutter mounted on said frame and being selectively movable to block said beam of light, a gobo disk mounted on said frame forwardly of said illumination source in the direction of said beam of light and being rotatable about an axis extending parallel to said main axis and including a plurality of shaped apertures distributed circumferentially about said gobo disk, said shaped apertures being selectively positionable in said beam of light, an iris mounted on said frame forwardly of said gobo disk in the direction of said beam of light, said iris extending in a plane at a predetermined spacing from said gobo disk along said main axis of said beam of light, a lens assembly mounted for movement along a lens axis on said frame forwardly of said iris in the direction of said beam of light for creating a focal point of said beam of light, controllable mechanically operable means for moving said lens assembly physically and selectively as a whole from a first position where said focal point of said lens assembly lies on said main axis and in the plane of said gobo disk, and a second position where said focal point of said lens assembly lies on said main axis and in the plane of said iris, said means for moving said lens assembly including: guides extending parallel to said main axis of the apparatus to allow movement of said lens assembly therealong, a ring gear rotatable about the lens axis of said lens assembly, a plurality of circumferentially spaced pinions engaging with and supporting said ring gear for rotation, threaded rods associated one with each of said plurality of circumferentially spaced pinions, and threaded apertures in said lens assembly, each threaded aperture threadingly engaging said threaded rods so that when said ring gear is rotated about the lens axis of said lens assembly, said plurality of circumferentially spaced pinions rotate and said threaded rods rotate to cause said lens assembly to move axially along said main axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
377 words
An illumination lamp apparatus comprising: a frame, an illumination source mounted on said frame, beam producing means mounted on said frame and associated with said source for projecting a beam of light from said illumination source along a main axis of the apparatus, a shutter mounted on said frame and being selectively movable to block said beam of light, a gobo disk mounted on said frame forwardly of said illumination source in the direction of said beam of light and being rotatable about an axis extending parallel to said main axis and including a plurality of shaped apertures distributed circumferentially about said gobo disk, said shaped apertures being selectively positionable in said beam of light, an iris mounted on said frame forwardly of said gobo disk in the direction of said beam of light, said iris extending in a plane at a predetermined spacing from said gobo disk along said main axis of said beam of light, a lens assembly mounted for movement along a lens axis on said frame forwardly of said iris in the direction of said beam of light for creating a focal point of said beam of light, controllable mechanically operable means for moving said lens assembly physically and selectively as a whole from a first position where said focal point of said lens assembly lies on said main axis and in the plane of said gobo disk, and a second position where said focal point of said lens assembly lies on said main axis and in the plane of said iris, said means for moving said lens assembly including: guides extending parallel to said main axis of the apparatus to allow movement of said lens assembly therealong, a ring gear rotatable about the lens axis of said lens assembly, a plurality of circumferentially spaced pinions engaging with and supporting said ring gear for rotation, threaded rods associated one with each of said plurality of circumferentially spaced pinions, and threaded apertures in said lens assembly, each threaded aperture threadingly engaging said threaded rods so that when said ring gear is rotated about the lens axis of said lens assembly, said plurality of circumferentially spaced pinions rotate and said threaded rods rotate to cause said lens assembly to move axially along said main axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said frame comprises at least two rigid plastics sheet material support boards mounted in parallel relation perpendicular to said main axis and means for spacing said support boards from one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said gobo disk and said iris are mounted between said support boards.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, and further comprising at least one color disk mounted on an axis parallel to said main axis , said color disk including a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings thereon, said openings being selectively positionable in said beam, and colored or interference filters received in said openings effective to alter the color of the beam emanating from said lens assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said color disks are mounted between said support boards.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
77 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 4, and further comprising, and mounted on said support boards, motors and controllable potentiometers, connected to said motors, and gearing connected to said iris, said gobo disk, and said shutter and to said color disks, to enable said iris and shutter to be open and shut, and to enable said gobo disk and said color disks to be positioned with a selected one of said apertures or openings aligned with said beam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, and further comprising a motor and a controllable rotary potentiometer and wherein said ring gear is rotated by a further motor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, and further comprising a second ring gear mounted forwardly of said ring gear and another motor and controllable potentiometer, wherein said second ring gear is driven by said another motor and means on said second ring gear to cause opening and shutting of said iris.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising ducting associated with said illumination source, and at least one tangential fan mounted to pass air through ducting to cool said illumination source.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-06-26 | 1992-12-26 | 1993-06-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-06-26 | 1996-12-26 | 1997-06-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-06-26 | 2000-12-26 | 2001-06-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |