IMPERIA

Description

A PRECIOUS AND ROBUST OBJECT The Imperia column was created by the designer Patrick Rimoux. This lighting column made of stainless steel flares at the top to provide the perfect support for the optics used to illuminate the road. This luminaire is composed of an acrylic cylinder capped by a crown supported by three steel uprights. The interior of the column is traversed by a light-conducting cylinder made of acrylic. Four longitudinal openings enable the luminous flux to escape. Two reflectors – one upper and one lower – ensure perfect light distribution along the four openings in the column. The foot of the column flares out in a homothetic manner vis-à-vis the shape of the upper crown. The foot completely covers and hides the column’s mounting elements. The manner in which these three elements – the foot of the lighting column, the central column incorporating the light conducting elements and the luminaire – are put together results in a column with an assertive design that blends into any contemporary urban environment. The use of stainless steel once again reinforces the impression that the Imperia is both a valuable and robust object.

BETWEEN STAINLESS STEEL AND LIGHT Composed of two distinct light sources, the Imperia combines direct lighting via the luminaire at the top of the column and indirect lighting via the optical compartment located in the base of the light-conducting cylinder. The luminaire finishes off the column while forming an integral part of its design. These optics efficiently illuminate the road surface and offer optimum vertical illumination with white light for pedestrians. The light-conducting cylinder allows light to escape via the four longitudinal openings which cover a surface of 120° on the central part of the column. While providing light distribution that is sufficient for illuminating the pavement, the light-conducting column also creates a specific ambience. Although the choice of white light for the two light sources provides excellent colour rendition, it is also justified by its harmonious interaction with the principal material making up the Imperia: stainless steel.

Materials
		PRINCIPAL OPTICAL UNIT The crowning element of the Imperia column contains the main optical unit. This luminaire is made up of an acrylic cylinder and a crown which covers the ensemble. The crown is supported by three uprights made of stainless steel, one of which houses the cables. The crown contains the miniaturised µR® (micro-reflector) reflector and the control gear.
		THE LIGHT-CONDUCTING ELEMENT The light-conducting component is an opaline acrylic tube lodged inside the column. The acrylic material used offers superior impact resistance. The two extremities of the cylinder are fitted with a reflector. The light source housed in the part lower of the cylinder is accessible via a hatch.
TWO OPTICAL COMPARTMENTS The optical compartments – one for conducting the light, the other for the luminaire – are made of reflectors built using deep drawn, polished and anodised or vacuum-metallised aluminium.

Characteristics

Optical compartment tightness level: IP 66 Sealsafe® (*) Control gear tightness level: IP 44 (*) Impact resistance (acrylic): IK 08 (**) Nominal voltage: 230 V – 50Hz Electrical class: I (*) (*) according to EN 60598 (**) according to EN 50102

Dimensions

Maintenance
		Access to the optical compartment of the luminaire and the control gear is obtained – without tools – through the crown via a top cover on hinges made of stainless steel. Access to the lamp is by rotating the plug by a quarter turn. The central part of the luminaire is fitted with two hatches. One gives access to the lamp and the control gear of the light-conducting element while the other houses the connection box for hooking-up to the mains.

Installation

MOUNTING BASE

Light distributions

Reflector 1659

Lamps

Lamp type Max. Power Metal Halide / ceramic arc tube 150 W

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