LED-BASED LIGHTING RETROFIT SUBASSEMBLY APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A lighting retrofit apparatus comprising:
- at least one first LED;
at least one controller coupled to the at least one first LED and configured to control at least a first intensity of first radiation generated by the at least one first LED; and
a mechanical support to which at least the at least one first LED is coupled, the mechanical support configured such that the lighting retrofit apparatus constitutes a subassembly that is attachable to a housing of a conventional lighting fixture.
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Abstract
LED-based lighting subassemblies that serve as retrofit apparatus for conventional lighting fixtures, such as fluorescent lighting fixtures. Various retrofit subassemblies need not be configured to resemble and/or directly replace conventional light bulb types. Rather, the retrofit subassemblies may employ a variety of mechanical (and electrical) support configurations to facilitate outfitting a conventional lighting fixture with LED light sources. In some examples, pre-existing conventional lighting fixtures are incorporated as fixed or recessed structures in an architectural environment, and an LED lighting subassembly provides a convenient apparatus for retrofitting such fixtures with light sources having higher energy efficiencies as well as a wider scope of possible light generating capabilities.
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25 Claims
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1. A lighting retrofit apparatus comprising:
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at least one first LED;
at least one controller coupled to the at least one first LED and configured to control at least a first intensity of first radiation generated by the at least one first LED; and
a mechanical support to which at least the at least one first LED is coupled, the mechanical support configured such that the lighting retrofit apparatus constitutes a subassembly that is attachable to a housing of a conventional lighting fixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A lighting fixture, comprising:
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a housing of a conventional fluorescent lighting fixture; and
an LED-based retrofit subassembly coupled to the housing of the conventional fluorescent lighting fixture, wherein the LED-based retrofit subassembly does not engage with one or more conventional fluorescent bulb sockets of the conventional fluorescent lighting fixture. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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