Housing for intelligent lights

• US 20060092638A1
• Filed: 06/16/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ronald P. Harwood
• Original Assignee: Ronald P. Harwood
• Inventors: Harwood, Ronald P.
• Application Number:
  US11/154,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20060092638A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/249.01
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 10/02 changing colors F21S10/002 - F21S10/007, F21S10/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/00 Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/088 with lighting device mounted on top of the standard, e.g. for pedestrian zones
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/08 by movement of the screens or filters
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/15 specially adapted for power operation, e.g. by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/30 Pivoted housings or frames
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0435 activated by remote control means
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0052 Audio or video equipment, e.g. televisions, telephones, cameras or computers; Remote control devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/103 of streets or roads
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/107 of the exterior of buildings
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An intelligent light fixture is shown which allows for hands-free or automatic control of any desired combination of the color of the lighting beam, the focus position of the lighting beam, the movement of the lighting beam and projection of patterns created by the lighting beam. The intelligent light fixture is configured and mounted in such a way that all of the above can be accomplished from a single mounting position on top, or of within, the structure that holds the intelligent light fixture. The intelligent light fixture may be contained within a housing and said housing maybe mounted to a light pole.

Claims

1. A housing for an intelligent light, comprising:

a) a frame member, said frame member of a generally parallelepiped shape;

b) a yoke mounted at the top of said frame member for rotation about a first axis;

c) a luminaire mounted to said yoke for rotation about a second axis which is at a fixed angle with respect to said first axis;

d) a pyramidal reflector mounted to the bottom of said frame member below said luminaire; and

e) a second luminaire mounted inside said pyramidal reflector and pointing downwardly.

2. An intelligent lighting fixture, said intelligent lighting fixture comprising:

a) a light pole of any desired height and shape;

i) at least one speaker mounted to said light pole; and

b) a housing for an intelligent light mounted to said light pole, said housing comprising;

i) a frame member, said frame member of a generally parallelepiped shape;

ii) a yoke mounted at the top of said frame member for rotation about a first axis;

iii) a luminaire mounted to said yoke for rotation about a second axis which is at a fixed angle with respect to said first axis;

iv) a pyramidal reflector mounted to the bottom of said frame member below said luminaire; and

v) a second luminaire mounted inside said pyramidal reflector and pointing downwardly.

3. An intelligent lighting system, said intelligent lighting system including:

a) at least one intelligent lighting fixture, each of said at least one intelligent lighting fixtures comprising;

i) a light pole of any desired height and shape;

(a) at least one speaker mounted to said light pole.

b) a housing for an intelligent light mounted to said light pole, said housing comprising;

i) a frame member, said frame member of a generally parallelepiped shape;

ii) a yoke mounted at the top of said frame member for rotation about a first axis;

iii) a luminaire mounted to said yoke for rotation about a second axis which is at a fixed angle with respect to said first axis;

iv) a pyramidal reflector mounted to the bottom of said frame member below said luminaire; and

v) a second luminaire mounted inside said reflector and pointing downwardly.

c) an audio control device electrically connected each of said speakers to provide audio signals thereto, and to control said audio signals; and

d) a lighting control device electrically connected to at least each of said luminaries to change the color and intensity of the light produced by said luminaire.

4. An intelligent light fixture comprising:

a) a primary reflector;

b) a discharge lamp mounted at least partially in the primary reflector;

c) an aperture downstream of the primary reflector and axially aligned therewith;

d) at least one color filter moveable into, and out of, at least a partial aperture closing position; and

e) a secondary diffuser downstream of the at least one color filter.

5. The light fixture of claim 4 further comprising a lens covering the secondary diffuser.

6. The light fixture of claim 5 further comprising a housing.

7. The light fixture of claim 6, wherein said housing is mounted to a light pole in a manner to permit horizontal and vertical rotation.

22. The intelligent light fixture of claim 4, wherein the secondary diffuser comprises a series of angled or prismatic cuts in a clear material.

8. An intelligent light fixture comprising:

a) a primary reflector; and

b) an LED source mounted to the primary reflector.

9. The intelligent light fixture of claim 8, comprising:

a) a housing, the primary reflector mounted to the housing; and

b) a lens covering the LED source.

10. The intelligent light fixture of claim 9, comprising:

a) a power supply; and

b) a logic supply electrically connected to the power supply, and the LED source electrically connected to the logic supply.

11. The intelligent light fixture of claim 10, wherein the LED source comprises:

a) a flexible material having apertures or cutouts for LEDs; and

b) LEDs mounted in at least some of the cutouts.

12. The intelligent light fixture of claim 10, wherein the LED source is flat.

13. The intelligent light fixture of claim 10, wherein the LED source is of a curvilinear shape.

14. The intelligent light fixture of claim 10, wherein the LED source is cup-shaped.

15. The intelligent light fixture of claim 10, wherein the LED source is of a hemispherical shape.

16. The intelligent light fixture of claim 11, comprising an adjustment means to apply a predetermined amount of pressure to the flexible material, thereby causing the shape of the flexible material to change.

17. The intelligent light fixture of claim 10, wherein the LED source is divided into four quadrants, each of the four quadrants wired for individual control or LED pixel clusters of red or blue or green LEDs, or LEDs that have a variable color.

18. The intelligent light fixture of claim 17, comprising the LED source being electrically connected to a digital controller.

19. The intelligent light fixture of claim 18, comprising the housing being mounted to a light pole for horizontal and vertical rotation.

20. The light fixture of claim 18 comprising:

a) a light pole; and

b) the housing being mounted to the light pole for horizontal and vertical rotation.

21. The intelligent light fixture of claim 8, wherein the LED source is gimbaled to the primary reflector for movement in the X, Y, and Z directions.