Combined lighting device with an integrated dimming control system

• US 10,278,269 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2018
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dolan Designs Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Dolan Designs Incorporated
• Inventors: Dolan, Patrick S.
• Primary Examiner(s): White, Dylan C
• Application Number:
  US15/870,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20180160512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 473 Days
• Field of Search: 315294
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/06 by suspension
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/065 multi-branched, e.g. a chandelier
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/008 Suspending from a cable or suspension line
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 35/00 Electric light sources using a combination of different types of light generation
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light

Abstract

A lighting system that includes a lighting device and a dimming controller. The lighting device has a support structure that supports multiple lighting zones. Each lighting zone including one or more lighting sources. The dimming controller is in communication with multiple dimmers supported by the lighting device. Each of the lighting sources is coupled to a corresponding dimmer from the multiple dimmers. The dimming controller is configured to communicate a controlled setting for one or more of the lighting zones to the multiple dimmers.

Claims

1. A lighting system comprising:

a support structure;

a first lighting zone including one or more upwardly-directed first light sources coupled to the support structure;

a second lighting zone including one or more downwardly-directed second light sources recessed within the support structure; and

a third lighting zone including one or more third light sources coupled to the support structure and configured to provide general area lighting.

2. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein:

the first light sources are recessed within a top end of the support structure;

the second light sources are recessed within a bottom end of the support structure; and

the third light sources extend out from sides of the support structure.

3. The lighting system of claim 1, including:

a fourth lighting zone including one or more downwardly directed fourth light sources located on a different plane of the support structure than the first or second light sources.

4. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the support structure includes a lower cross beam and an upper cross beam.

5. The lighting system of claim 4, wherein:

the first light sources are connected to the upper cross beam; and

the second light sources are connected to the lower cross beam.

6. The lighting system of claim 4, including:

a web interconnecting the lower cross beam to the upper cross beam; and

a fourth lighting zone including fourth light sources configured to provide grazing lighting on a face of the web.

7. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the support structure includes a ceiling base suspending the support structure.

8. The lighting system of claim 7, including one or more downwardly directed lights attached to the ceiling base.

9. The lighting system of claim 7, including a dimming controller in communication with multiple dimmers located in the ceiling base, wherein each of the light sources are coupled to a corresponding dimmer from the multiple dimmers, and the dimming controller is configured to control the multiple dimmers based on inputs from a remote control device.

10. A suspended lighting device comprising:

one or more first light sources configured to provide upward-directed indirect lighting from a first plane of the lighting device;

one or more second light sources configured to provide downward-directed task lighting from a second plane of the lighting device, the second plane not coplanar with the first plane; and

one or more third light sources configured to provide general area lighting from the lighting device.

11. The lighting device of claim 10, including one or more fourth light sources configured to provide accent lighting from the second plane of the lighting device.

12. The lighting device of claim 10, including one or more fourth light sources configured to provide downward-task lighting from a third plane not coplanar with the first plane or the second plane.

13. The lighting device of claim 10, including a ceiling base suspending a main body.

14. The lighting device of claim 13, including one or more downward-directed task lights coupled to the ceiling base.

15. The lighting device of claim 14, wherein the first, second, and third light sources located on the main body.

16. The lighting device of claim 10, including:

an upper cross beam retaining the first light sources; and

a lower cross beam retaining the second light sources and the third light sources.

17. The lighting device of claim 10, including a dimming controller in communication with multiple dimmers supported by the lighting device, in which each of the first, second, and third light sources are coupled to a different corresponding dimmer from the multiple dimmers, and the dimming controller is configured to control the dimmers based inputs from a remote control device.

18. A suspended lighting device comprising:

a support structure configured to suspend a main body from a ceiling;

one or more first light sources coupled to the main body and configured to provide upward indirect lighting from a first plane;

one or more second light sources coupled to the main body configured to provide downward-directed task lighting from a second different plane; and

one or more third light sources coupled to the main body configured to provide accent or grazing lighting.

19. The lighting device of claim 18, including one or more fourth light sources coupled to the main body configured to provide general area lighting.

20. The lighting device of claim 18, wherein the third light sources are directed downward from the second plane.

21. The lighting device of claim 18, wherein the third light sources are coupled to the main body and directed downward from a third plane different from the first and second plane.

22. The lighting device of claim 18, including:

a ceiling base suspending the main body; and

one or more downward-directed task lights coupled to the ceiling base.

23. A chandelier, comprising:

a body;

a plurality of arms extending from the body;

a first set of lights affixed to the plurality of arms to provide general lighting;

a second set of one or more lights attached to the body to provide down lighting; and

a third set of one or more lights providing indirect lighting.

24. The chandelier of claim 23, wherein the second set of lights comprise downwardly directed task lights recessed within the body.

25. The chandelier of claim 23, wherein the third set of lights are located under a center top portion of the body.

26. The chandelier of claim 23, including a fourth set of lights located on the arms providing indirect lighting.

27. The chandelier of claim 23, including:

a canopy configured to attach to a ceiling and suspend the body; and

a fourth set of lights extending down from the canopy.

28. The chandelier of claim 27, including two upper arms extending out from opposite sides of the canopy, wherein the fourth set of lights are located on external ends of the two upper arms.

29. The chandelier of claim 28, including a fifth set of one or more lights attached to the canopy providing indirect lighting.