发明人：
VERHOEVEN, MARK, JOHANNES, ANTONIUS | VAN KOGELENBERG, KENNETH, GILIAN
摘要：
The invention relates to a device having a support (700) for placing the device on a surface. The support (700) comprises a stand (710) with a first end opposite to a second end along an axis of the support (700), and a base (720) arranged to be connected to the first end of the stand (710). The base (720) has three connectors, each having a connector part that is coupled to the base via a resilient element, and that has a connector end for connecting the base (720) to the stand (710) by means of a snap-fit connection (730). Each resilient element is arranged such that, upon application of a force on the respective connector end in a first direction towards the axis of the support, the connector end is displaced over a first distance in the first direction and over a second distance in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the axis of the support, to form a leg (740) extending from the base (720) and away from the stand (710). In a cross section perpendicular to the axis of the support (700), the legs (740) are arranged on the vertices of a triangle By connecting the base (720) to the stand (710), the device is provided with a three-legged support which serves to maintain the stability of the device when placed on a surface.
权利要求：
CLAIMS:
1. A device (100) having a support (200; 700) for placing the device (100) on a surface (900), wherein the support (200; 700) comprises: a stand (300; 710) with a first end (310) opposite to a second end (320) along an axis (210) of the support (200; 700), and a base (400; 500; 720) arranged to be connected to the first end (310) of the stand (300; 710), wherein the base (400; 500; 720) has three connectors (410; 540), each connector (410; 540) having a connector part (412; 542) that is coupled to the base (400; 500; 720) via a resilient element (413; 544), the connector part (412; 542) having a connector end (411; 541) for connecting the base (400; 500; 720) to the stand (300; 710) by means of a snap-fit connection (730), wherein each resilient element (413; 544) is arranged such that, upon application of a force on the respective connector end (411; 541) in a first direction towards the axis (210) of the support (200; 700), the connector end (411; 541) is displaced over a first distance in the first direction and over a second distance in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the axis (210) of the support (200; 700), to form a leg (740) extending from the base (400; 500; 720) and away from the stand (300; 710), and wherein, in a cross section perpendicular to the axis (210) of the support (200), the legs (740) are arranged on the vertices of a triangle.
2. A device (100) according to claim 1, wherein each resilient element (413; 544) has a first part (414) with a first elastic modulus and a second part (415) with a second elastic modulus, the first elastic modulus being higher than the second elastic modulus, the first part (414) and the second part (415) both being connected to the respective connector part (412; 540).
3. A device (100) according to claim 2, wherein the first part (414) of the resilient element (413; 544) is rigid.
4. A device (100) according to claim 2, wherein the base (400; 500; 720) is shaped as a truncated cone having a top side (510) and an opposite bottom side (520), separated from each other by a side wall (530), the top side (510), the bottom side (520), and the side wall (530) together bounding a hollow interior, wherein the top side (510) of the base (400; 500; 720) has a circular surface, and the bottom side (520) of the base (500. 500, 720) has a circular rim, wherein each connector (410; 540) is provided in the side wall (530) of the base (500), interrupting the circular rim of the bottom side (520) of the base (400; 500; 720), wherein the connector part (412; 542) has a slanted side surface (543) between the connector end (411; 541) and the circular surface of the top side (510) of the base (400; 500; 720), wherein each resilient element (413; 544) that couples a respective connector part (412; 542) to the base (400; 500; 720) has two components that are arranged next to each other and on opposite sides of the respective connector part (412; 542), the two components having substantially the same shape, being that of a hollow oblique circular cone, an apex of the cone connecting to the top side (510) of the base (400; 500; 720), and wherein, for each resilient element (413; 544), the first part (414) is adjacent to the top side (510) of the base (400; 500; 720), and the second part (415) is adjacent to the bottom side (520) of the base (400; 500; 720).
5. A device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the legs (740) have substantially the same length.
6. A device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the legs (740) are arranged on the vertices of an equilateral triangle.
7. A device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the stand (300; 710) has a hollow interior, and wherein the base (400; 500; 720) has an entry (721) for allowing a cable (730) to pass into the hollow interior of the stand (300; 710).
8. A device (100) according to claim 7, the device (100) being a luminaire, wherein the luminaire comprises a lampshade, a light source, and the cable (730) for providing power to the light source, the lampshade and the light source being arranged at the second end (320) of the stand (300; 710), and the cable (730) being partly arranged in the hollow interior of the stand (300; 710) and partly extending from the support (200; 700) via the entry (721) of the base (400; 500; 720).
9. A method of manufacturing a device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims by means of fused deposition modelling, wherein the method comprises layer-wise depositing a 3D printable material to create the stand (300; 710) and the base (400; 500; 720) of the support (200).