MODULAR LIGHTING UNIT COMPRISING A MAGNETIC FASTENING ARRANGEMENT

摘要

The invention relates to a modular lighting unit (1) comprising a front side (2), a rear side (3) opposite to the front side (2), at least three edge sides (4a, 4b) surrounding the front side (2), light elements (5) disposed on at least the front side (2), and a magnetic fastening arrangement for attachment with a corresponding magnetic fastening arrangement on a neighboring lighting unit (1). The magnetic fastening arrangement comprises sets of magnets (7a, 7b) of different polarities. Since a pair of magnets may be connected to each other only if the polarities are opposite, the magnets of the modular lighting unit (1) are positioned and the polarities of the magnets (7a, 7b) are arranged, such that two adjacent edge sides (4a, 4b) of two similar neighboring lighting units (1) may be attached to each other only if the modular lighting unit (1) is correctly rotated, resulting in that correct alignment of the lighting units (1) is ensured. The magnets (7a, 7b) are covered by a contact spring (8) which is formed such that a lighting unit (1) may easily be inserted or removed from an existing array (15) of lighting units (1).