Patent ID: 7867018
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: F21V,H01R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for accommodating and making electrical contact with a luminous means, which includes a glass vessel, a luminous means base and contact pins at the luminous means base for supplying power, in a spotlight, which includes a luminous means holder for accommodating the luminous means base with plug-type sockets for accommodating the contact pins of the luminous means, which luminous means holder has a monitoring device for monitoring or allowing for the monitoring of a connection between the luminous means base and the luminous means holder, said monitoring device being an optical position inspection device with at least one inspection opening, which is arranged on a side wall of the spotlight housing and/or a luminous means housing in a region of the luminous means holder and is aligned with at least one opening or cutout of the luminous means holder for monitoring the relative position of at least one part of the luminous means base in relation to the luminous means holder when the luminous means base is inserted into the luminous means holder.