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Selectable aperture module

US4891738A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 1988
Grant dateJan 2, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21W2131/406
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lighting system aperture mechanism formed by a movable carriage including a frame with openings for aperture means. The frame is moved to position a selected opening around a beam of light, and an aperture means disposed in the selected opening may be rotated as desired to produce special effect patterns in the beam of light.

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