Illumination panel
First Claim
1. An illumination panel comprising a transparent structural core having two opposing surfaces, a matrix of light releasing dots substantially covering both said opposing surfaces, and a protective panel in abutting contact with each of said opposing surfaces whereby the matrix of dots includes a pigment of between 0.5 to 2.0 wt % and is configured as a light transmitting, refracting and reflecting medium as well as an adhesive for bonding the core to the protective panels so that the illumination panel operates as a structural element without a supporting edge frame, and wherein the density or size of the dots increases across the illumination panel in a direction away from an illumination panel edge adjacent a light emitting element.
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Abstract
An illumination panel includes a transparent structural core having two opposing surfaces, a matrix of light releasing dots substantially covering both the opposing surfaces, and a protective panel in abutting contact with each of the opposing surfaces whereby the dots are an adhesive for bonding the core to the protective panels and wherein the density or size of the dots increases across the illumination panel in a direction away from an illumination panel edge adjacent a light emitting element.
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- 1. An illumination panel comprising a transparent structural core having two opposing surfaces, a matrix of light releasing dots substantially covering both said opposing surfaces, and a protective panel in abutting contact with each of said opposing surfaces whereby the matrix of dots includes a pigment of between 0.5 to 2.0 wt % and is configured as a light transmitting, refracting and reflecting medium as well as an adhesive for bonding the core to the protective panels so that the illumination panel operates as a structural element without a supporting edge frame, and wherein the density or size of the dots increases across the illumination panel in a direction away from an illumination panel edge adjacent a light emitting element.
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