Industry Patents

Patent: 11703213

Braking System for an Automated Luminaire

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Patent Number:	11703213
Title:	Braking System for an Automated Luminaire
Abstract:	A luminaire is provided that includes a head, a movement system, and a control system. The movement system rotates the luminaire head around an axis of rotation. The movement system includes a motor and a braking system. The motor moves a luminaire mechanism. The luminaire mechanism may be a gobo wheel, a lens, or other optical device of the luminaire, or it may be the luminaire head or the luminaire yoke. The control system determines whether the motor is rotating and engages the braking system when the motor is not rotating. When the motor is stopped, the control system may store in non-volatile memory a current absolute position of the luminaire mechanism.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Jurik, Vavrik, Valchar
Assignee:	Robe Lighting
Continuation or Divisional of:	10969091
International Classification:	F21V 21/15
US Classification:	F21V 21/15
Issue Date:	07-18-2023
Filing Date:	03-12-2021
Application :	17/200477
Notes:
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	11703213 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	11703213 at Google Patents

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