Luminaire module with multiple light guide elements
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1. A luminaire module comprising:
- a first set of light-emitting elements (LEEs) disposed on one or more substrates and adapted to emit light in a forward direction;
a first light guide shaped to guide light, received from the first set of LEEs at an input end of the first light guide, in the forward direction to an output end of the first light guide and provide first guided light at the output end of the first light guide;
a second set of LEEs disposed on the one or more substrates and adapted to emit light in the forward direction, the second set of LEEs being independently controllable from the first set of LEEs;
a second light guide shaped to guide light, received from the second set of LEEs at an input end of the second light guide, in the forward direction to an output end of the second light guide and provide second guided light at the output end of the first light guide; and
an optical extractor optically coupled with the output end of the first light guide and the output end of the second light guide and adapted to receive the first and second guided light, the optical extractor comprisinga first redirecting surface adapted to reflect at least a portion of the light received at the optical extractor from the first light guide;
a first curved output surface arranged between the first redirecting surface and the first light guide and adapted to transmit, to an environment in a first direction, at least a portion of the light reflected by the first redirecting surface, the first direction having that has a component orthogonal to the forward direction and another component in a backward direction;
a second redirecting surface adapted to reflect at least a portion of the light received at the optical extractor from the second light guide;
a second curved output surface arranged between the second redirecting surface and the second light guide and adapted to transmit, to the environment in a second direction, at least a portion of the light reflected by the second redirecting surface, the second direction having a component antiparallel to the orthogonal component of the first direction and another component in the backward direction; and
a third output surface arranged between the first redirecting surface and the second redirecting surface and adapted to transmit, to the environment in the forward direction, a portion of the light received at the optical extractor from the first light guide and a portion of the light received at the optical extractor from the second light guide.
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Abstract
A variety of luminaire modules are disclosed that are configured to output light provided by multiple light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the luminaire modules feature at least two LEEs disposed on at least one substrate, at least two light guides that receive light from corresponding LEEs of the at least two LEEs, and at least one optical extractor that receives light from corresponding light guides from the at least two light guides.
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1. A luminaire module comprising:
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a first set of light-emitting elements (LEEs) disposed on one or more substrates and adapted to emit light in a forward direction; a first light guide shaped to guide light, received from the first set of LEEs at an input end of the first light guide, in the forward direction to an output end of the first light guide and provide first guided light at the output end of the first light guide; a second set of LEEs disposed on the one or more substrates and adapted to emit light in the forward direction, the second set of LEEs being independently controllable from the first set of LEEs; a second light guide shaped to guide light, received from the second set of LEEs at an input end of the second light guide, in the forward direction to an output end of the second light guide and provide second guided light at the output end of the first light guide; and an optical extractor optically coupled with the output end of the first light guide and the output end of the second light guide and adapted to receive the first and second guided light, the optical extractor comprising a first redirecting surface adapted to reflect at least a portion of the light received at the optical extractor from the first light guide; a first curved output surface arranged between the first redirecting surface and the first light guide and adapted to transmit, to an environment in a first direction, at least a portion of the light reflected by the first redirecting surface, the first direction having that has a component orthogonal to the forward direction and another component in a backward direction; a second redirecting surface adapted to reflect at least a portion of the light received at the optical extractor from the second light guide; a second curved output surface arranged between the second redirecting surface and the second light guide and adapted to transmit, to the environment in a second direction, at least a portion of the light reflected by the second redirecting surface, the second direction having a component antiparallel to the orthogonal component of the first direction and another component in the backward direction; and a third output surface arranged between the first redirecting surface and the second redirecting surface and adapted to transmit, to the environment in the forward direction, a portion of the light received at the optical extractor from the first light guide and a portion of the light received at the optical extractor from the second light guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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