Lighting system
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1. A light system for a building, comprising:
- at least one light collector for collecting ambient light; and
a light guide for conveying light from the collector to a room of a building.
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Abstract
A lighting system for a building having rooms (35) is disclosed which includes a plurality of light collectors (12, 14) for collecting ambient light, and a plurality of light guides (16) for conveying the light to a light accumulating vessel (20). The vessel (20) has an internal reflective surface (21). A plurality of second light guides (35) extend from the vessel (20) to the rooms (35) so that light which is collected in the vessel and which reflects in the vessel eventually finds it way to the light guides (34) supply to the rooms (35) to illuminate the rooms.
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19 Claims
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1. A light system for a building, comprising:
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at least one light collector for collecting ambient light; and
a light guide for conveying light from the collector to a room of a building. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lighting system for a building having a plurality of rooms, including:
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a plurality of light collectors for collecting ambient light, each collector comprising a reflector for reflecting light towards a point;
a light guide having a first end located at the point for receiving light from the reflect;
a light accumulating vessel having a reflective internal surface, the vessel being connected to each of the light guides so that light reflected into the light guides is conveyed to the vessel and propagates within the vessel by reflection from the internal surface of the vessel; and
a plurality of second light guides extending from the vessel to rooms of the building for conveying light from the vessel to the rooms of the building to illuminate the rooms. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A lighting system for a building having a plurality of rooms, including:
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a plurality of light collectors for collecting ambient light, each collector comprising a dish reflector for reflecting light towards a focal point and a secondary reflector at the focal point;
a light guide associated with each of the collectors for receiving light reflected by the secondary reflector;
a light accumulating vessel having a reflective internal surface, the vessel being connected to each of the light guides so that light reflected into the light guides from the secondary reflectors is conveyed to the vessel and propagates within the vessel by reflection from the internal surface of the vessel; and
a plurality of second light guides extending from the vessel to rooms of the building for conveying light from the vessel to the rooms of the building to illuminate the rooms. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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