Methods and apparatus for optic holder design
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1. A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of LED-based light sources;
a plurality of optic holders, each of which is connected to a respective one of said plurality of LED-based light sources and is arranged to hold an optic in a position suitable to modify light emitted by said LED-based light source, each of the plurality of optic holders comprising an upper edge region, wherein said arrangement results in one or more gaps between one or more optic holders; and
a plurality of interstitial spacers connected to the upper edge region of the plurality of optic holders, wherein the plurality of interstitial spacers are arranged to substantially fill the one or more gaps, wherein a size of at least one of said plurality of interstitial spacers is adjustable.
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Abstract
A lighting system (100) including a plurality of LED-based light sources (102), where each of the light sources includes an optic holder (210) with an upper edge region (260). The arrangement of the optic holders within the lighting system results in gaps (220) between neighboring optic holders. The system includes a plurality of interstitial spacers (310) manufactured on or attached to the upper edge region of the optic holders, such that the interstitial spacers are arranged to substantially fill the one or more gaps.
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12 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a plurality of LED-based light sources; a plurality of optic holders, each of which is connected to a respective one of said plurality of LED-based light sources and is arranged to hold an optic in a position suitable to modify light emitted by said LED-based light source, each of the plurality of optic holders comprising an upper edge region, wherein said arrangement results in one or more gaps between one or more optic holders; and a plurality of interstitial spacers connected to the upper edge region of the plurality of optic holders, wherein the plurality of interstitial spacers are arranged to substantially fill the one or more gaps, wherein a size of at least one of said plurality of interstitial spacers is adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An optic holder system, the optic holder comprising:
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an optic; and one or more interstitial spacers connected to an upper edge region of the optic holder, wherein a size of the one or more interstitial spacers is adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for generating a lighting system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a lighting system comprising;
(i) a plurality of LED-based light sources;
(ii) a plurality of optic holders each of which is connected to a respective one of said plurality of LED-based light sources and is arranged to hold an optic in a position suitable to modify light emitted by said LED-based light source, each of the plurality of optic holders comprising an upper edge region, wherein said arrangement results in one or more gaps between one or more optic holders; andproviding a plurality of interstitial spacers connected to the upper edge region of the plurality of optic holders, wherein the plurality of interstitial spacers are arranged to substantially fill the one or more gaps further comprising the step of adjusting one or more of the interstitial spacers to substantially fill the one or more gaps.
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