Patent ID: 11940126
Assignee: GSCHOTT VENTURES LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. A light fixture comprising:
a lamp having a light source;
a petal mechanism coupled to the lamp and having a plurality of petals and being moveable between an open position and a closed position;
a petal actuator coupled to the petal mechanism to controllably move the petals of the petal mechanism between the open position and the closed position, wherein the petal actuator comprises a motor, a lead screw coupled to the motor, and a cone coupled to the lead screw that works against a proximal end of each of the petals to move the petals; and
a top Hall effect sensor and a bottom Hall effect sensor to prevent the petal mechanism from traveling too high or too low along the lead screw.