Fluorescent light fixture
First Claim
1. A fluorescent light fixture comprising:
- a housing defining a main well having a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction;
at least two fluorescent bulbs extending in the lengthwise direction between a pair of mounting brackets located adjacent side panels that extend in the widthwise direction;
a specular reflector defining a pair of parallel double-trough reflector shapes, each of the shapes with a local peak extending toward a respective one of the bulbs and a pair of remote maximum trough bottoms extending away from the respective one of the bulbs adjacent the local peak and on each of opposing sides of the local peak and each of the double-trough reflector shapes having trough walls that extend further away from the maximum trough bottoms and around the respective one of the bulbs and that extend in a widthwise direction away from the respective one of the bulbs outwardly from each other, the reflector including a main central peak between each of the two bulbs that isolates each of the two bulbs optically from each other;
wherein each of the double-trough reflector shapes is constructed and arranged so that substantially all light exiting from the surface of the respective one of the bulbs is reflected away from the respective one of the bulbs and outwardly through and opening in the housing; and
a pair of sloped outer sides that extend in the widthwise direction away from the reflector, the sloped outer sides having wall sections that are positioned at an angle so that light transmitted directly from each of the bulbs is directed free of obstruction to outermost widthwise edges of the fixture, and the fixture including a diffuser grate located over substantially the entire opening of the fixture.
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Abstract
A fluorescent fixture having high efficiency and a low profile is provided. The fixture includes a housing having a central well with a pair of tubular fluorescent bulbs mounted therein and extending in a lengthwise direction. Each bulb is surrounded by a double-trough specular reflector with a local peak that extends from the base of the well, toward the bulb. The local peak is positioned generally along a centerline through the bulb. A pair of maximum trough bottoms are positioned on each of opposing sides of the centerline. The reflector configuration reflects a substantial amount of incident light away from the bulb surface and out from the fixture opening where it is needed. The housing includes a pair of sloped outer sides that extend in a widthwise direction away from the reflector outwardly to opposing widthwise edges of the housing to enable light reflected from the reflector to be transmitted toward the widthwise edges of the housing free of obstruction thereto. The fluorescent bulbs can be mounted on brackets that move in a widthwise direction and the reflector is attached to the brackets to flexibly move in response to widthwise movement of the brackets.
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7 Claims
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1. A fluorescent light fixture comprising:
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a housing defining a main well having a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction; at least two fluorescent bulbs extending in the lengthwise direction between a pair of mounting brackets located adjacent side panels that extend in the widthwise direction; a specular reflector defining a pair of parallel double-trough reflector shapes, each of the shapes with a local peak extending toward a respective one of the bulbs and a pair of remote maximum trough bottoms extending away from the respective one of the bulbs adjacent the local peak and on each of opposing sides of the local peak and each of the double-trough reflector shapes having trough walls that extend further away from the maximum trough bottoms and around the respective one of the bulbs and that extend in a widthwise direction away from the respective one of the bulbs outwardly from each other, the reflector including a main central peak between each of the two bulbs that isolates each of the two bulbs optically from each other; wherein each of the double-trough reflector shapes is constructed and arranged so that substantially all light exiting from the surface of the respective one of the bulbs is reflected away from the respective one of the bulbs and outwardly through and opening in the housing; and a pair of sloped outer sides that extend in the widthwise direction away from the reflector, the sloped outer sides having wall sections that are positioned at an angle so that light transmitted directly from each of the bulbs is directed free of obstruction to outermost widthwise edges of the fixture, and the fixture including a diffuser grate located over substantially the entire opening of the fixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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