Light emitting panel assemblies
First Claim
1. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light emitting panel member, a light transition area at one end of said panel member, a slot, cavity or opening in said light transition area, and a light source received within said slot, cavity or opening, said light source and said light transition area including mating elements for locating said light source in said slot, cavity or opening, said light source comprising a plurality of different colored LEDs which are selectively operable to produce a desired light output from said panel member.
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Abstract
Light emitting panel assemblies include light emitting panel members and one or more light sources positioned/embedded in a light transition area, which increases the efficiency of light entering the panel members along the light input area to be emitted from one or more light emitting surfaces along the length of the panel members. Light may be reflected or refracted by a surface which changes the path of a portion of light such that it enters the input area of the panel member at a more acceptable angle. A uniform light output distribution may be produced by utilizing a pattern of light extracting deformities.
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18 Claims
- 1. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light emitting panel member, a light transition area at one end of said panel member, a slot, cavity or opening in said light transition area, and a light source received within said slot, cavity or opening, said light source and said light transition area including mating elements for locating said light source in said slot, cavity or opening, said light source comprising a plurality of different colored LEDs which are selectively operable to produce a desired light output from said panel member.
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18. A light emitting panel assembly comprising a light emitting panel member, a light transition area at one end of said panel member, a slot, cavity or opening in said light transition area, and a light source received within said slot, cavity or opening, said light source and said light transition area including mating elements for locating said light source in said slot, cavity or opening, said mating elements comprising tabs on said light source and correspondingly shaped recesses extending into said light transition area to a depth for locating said light source in said slot, cavity or opening in said light transition area when said tabs are fully seated in said recesses, said light source being embedded, potted or bonded in said slot, cavity or opening in said light transition area so as to eliminate any air interface between said light source and said light transition area.
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