MOULDING WITH EMBEDDED LIGHTING

• US 20110037411A1
• Filed: 12/09/2009
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Norik Bonyadi
• Original Assignee: Norik Bonyadi
• Inventors: BONYADI, Norik
• Application Number:
  US12/634,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20110037411A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/294
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/024 intended to be recessed in a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/026 intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/033 the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/037 for mounting in a corner, i.e. between adjacent walls or wall and ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/04 intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures F21S8/02 takes precedence; details of ceiling bases F21V21/03
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/0045 by tongue and groove connections, e.g. dovetail interlocking means fixed by sliding
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/04 with provision for changing light source, e.g. turret auxiliary devices for cleaning, placing, or removing incandescent lamps H01K3/32, fluorescent lamps H01J9/006
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/00 Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/508
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0012 Furniture hospital beds F21V33/0072
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/008 for simulation of a starry sky or firmament
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/301 for furniture
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/10 comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/33 annular
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A decorative moulding having embedded lighting that is directly visible through a hole in the moulding when viewed from a front surface of the moulding, and a method of making a modular moulding having embedded lighting. The lighting is provided by a light source, preferably a light emitting diode, that is positioned in a light mount. The light mount is fixed to the substrate with the light source in the hole in the moulding. A plurality of light mounts can be positioned in a respective plurality of holes in the substrate at desired spacings with light mounts connected to each adjacent light mount by electrically conductive wires. The decorative moulding can be manufactured as modular pieces and the electrically conductive wires can be connected to wires of adjacent modular pieces.

Claims

1. A moulding having embedded lighting, the moulding comprising a substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, a hole through the front surface to the rear surface, a light mount positioned on the substrate with a light source connected in the light mount and the light source is positioned in the hole so that light is visible from the front surface through the hole to provide direct lighting when the moulding is viewed from the front surface.

2. The moulding of claim 1, wherein the light mount is a plate fixed to the rear surface.

3. The moulding of claim 1, wherein the light source is positioned proximate to a plane of the front surface of the substrate.

4. The moulding of claim 1, wherein the moulding is a decorative moulding selected from the group consisting of crown moulding, baseboard, door casing, window casing, and ceiling medallions.

5. The moulding of claim 1, wherein the light source is a light emitting diode (LED).

6. The moulding of claim 5, wherein the light mount has a first tine receiving aperture and a second tine receiving aperture, and the LED is mounted to a driver board, the driver board has a first electrically conductive tine and a second electrically conductive tine, the first and the second tines are insertable into the first and the second tine receiving apertures to connect the driver board to the light mount.

7. The moulding of claim 6, wherein the driver board has a current intensity controller which controls the amount of current delivered to the LED to control the light intensity of the LED.

8. The moulding of claim 6, wherein the first tine is connected to the second tine by a diode bridge such that a flow of current to the LED in the driver board is always from the first tine to the second tine regardless of whether the first tine is inserted into the first aperture or the second aperture, with the second tine inserted into the other of the first aperture or second aperture.

9. The moulding of claim 5, wherein electricity supplied to the LED is either alternating current or direct current.

10. The moulding of claim 1, wherein the rear surface has a plurality of holes at a desired spacing with a corresponding plurality of light mounts positioned over the holes.

11. The moulding of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of light mounts is electrically connected to adjacent light mounts by electrically conductive wires.

12. The moulding of claim 1, wherein the moulding is a modular unit and wires for connecting to a subsequent modular unit are provided at longitudinal ends of the substrate.

13. The moulding of claim 1, wherein a light cover is positioned at the front surface over the hole.

14. The moulding of claim 13, wherein the light cover is colorless.

15. The moulding of claim 13, wherein the light cover is coloured.

16. A method of making a modular moulding having embedded lighting, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining a moulding having a front surface and a rear surface;

making a one hole in the moulding from the front surface to the rear surface;

fixing a light mount on the rear surface, the light mount having a light source positioned in the hole such that light from the light source can be seen from the front surface through the hole to provide direct lighting.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein a plurality of holes are made in the moulding, and a respective plurality of the light mounts are fixed on the rear surface, and connecting each of the plurality of light mounts to adjacent light mounts with electrically conductive wires.