Downwardly directing spatial lighting system
First Claim
1. A luminaire comprising:
- a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a mount surface;
a light diffuser spaced apart from the plurality of LEDs and including a planar surface facing the plurality of LEDs;
a reflector surrounding a cavity formed between the light diffuser and the plurality of LEDs, the plurality of LEDs emitting light away from the mount surface toward the planar surface of the light diffuser, whereat a first portion of the emitted light transmits through the light diffuser and a second portion reflects off of the planar surface of the light diffuser to the reflector;
a first plurality of lenses disposed on the mount surface, each of the first plurality of lenses having a central surface and an outer surface adjacent to the central surface being configured to convert light emitted from one of the plurality of LEDs into a first light intensity distribution pattern; and
a second plurality of lenses disposed on the mount surface and arranged around a periphery of the first plurality of lenses, each of the second plurality of lenses having a central surface, a first outer surface adjacent to the central surface, and a second outer surface adjacent to the first outer surface being configured to convert light emitted from one of the plurality of LEDs into a second light intensity distribution pattern, the second light intensity distribution pattern being different from the first light intensity distribution pattern.
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Abstract
A luminaire that includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a light diffuser having a planar surface facing the LEDs, and a reflector that surrounds a cavity formed between the light diffuser and the LEDs. Also disclosed is a method of distributing light that involves emitting light towards a light diffuser having a planar surface having a reflective coating, scattering a first portion of the light with the light diffuser, reflecting a second portion of the light with the light diffuser, reflecting the second portion of the light with a first reflective surface back towards the light diffuser, and scattering the second portion of the light with the light diffuser. Further disclosed is another method of distributing light that involves emitting light toward a light diffuser and reflecting a portion of the emitted light toward the light diffuser via a reflector.
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17 Claims
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1. A luminaire comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a mount surface; a light diffuser spaced apart from the plurality of LEDs and including a planar surface facing the plurality of LEDs; a reflector surrounding a cavity formed between the light diffuser and the plurality of LEDs, the plurality of LEDs emitting light away from the mount surface toward the planar surface of the light diffuser, whereat a first portion of the emitted light transmits through the light diffuser and a second portion reflects off of the planar surface of the light diffuser to the reflector; a first plurality of lenses disposed on the mount surface, each of the first plurality of lenses having a central surface and an outer surface adjacent to the central surface being configured to convert light emitted from one of the plurality of LEDs into a first light intensity distribution pattern; and a second plurality of lenses disposed on the mount surface and arranged around a periphery of the first plurality of lenses, each of the second plurality of lenses having a central surface, a first outer surface adjacent to the central surface, and a second outer surface adjacent to the first outer surface being configured to convert light emitted from one of the plurality of LEDs into a second light intensity distribution pattern, the second light intensity distribution pattern being different from the first light intensity distribution pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of distributing light, the method comprising:
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emitting light from a first light source towards an upwardly facing planar surface of a light diffuser in a first light intensity distribution pattern such that the emitted light is directly incident upon the upwardly facing planar surface; emitting light from a second light source towards the upwardly facing planar surface of the light diffuser in a second light intensity distribution pattern different than the first light intensity distribution pattern such that the emitted light is directly incident upon the upwardly facing planar surface, the upwardly facing planar surface comprising a reflective material coating, such that the emitted light from the first light source and second light source that is directly incident upon the upwardly facing planar surface is directly incident upon the reflective material coating of the upwardly facing planar surface; scattering a first portion of the light from the first light source and the second light source with the light diffuser, and reflecting a second portion of the light from the first light source and the second light source with the light diffuser; reflecting the second portion of the light from the first light source and the second light source with a first reflective surface back towards the light diffuser; reflecting the second portion of the light with a second reflective surface prior to reflecting the second portion of the light with the first reflective surface; and scattering the second portion of the light from the first light source and the second light source with the light diffuser. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of distributing light, the method comprising:
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emitting light from a plurality of light sources toward a plurality of lenses, each of the light sources being aligned with a respective one of the plurality of lenses; converting a first portion of the emitted light into a first light intensity distribution pattern via a first portion of the plurality of lenses, the first light intensity distribution pattern directed toward a light diffuser spaced apart from the plurality of lenses, converting a second portion of the emitted light into a second light intensity distribution pattern via a second portion of the plurality of lenses, the second light intensity distribution pattern comprising a first bundle of light rays directed toward the light diffuser and a second bundle of light rays directed toward a reflector surrounding a cavity formed between the light diffuser and the plurality of lenses; reflecting the second bundle of light rays with the reflector, the reflected light rays from the second bundle reflected toward the light diffuser; and scattering, with the light diffuser, at least a portion of each of (i) the light from the first light intensity distribution pattern, (ii) the light from the first bundle of light rays from the second light intensity distribution pattern, and (iii) the reflected light from the second bundle of light rays from the second light intensity distribution pattern. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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