Lighting array for wall hangings
First Claim
1. A lighting array for uniformly illuminating large objects comprising:
- a) a plurality of illumination sources mounted in an array, said array being positionable so as to illuminate a large object with said array being an unequal distance from all areas of the surface of said object; and
b) means for setting an illumination intensity of each of the illumination sources in said array so as to adjust the array so that each of the surface areas receives a substantially equal distribution of illumination.
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Abstract
A lighting system and exemplary array is particularly adapted for use with large wall-mounted objects, such as paintings, sculptures and other art objects. The lighting system provides a substantially uniform amount of illumination over the entire length and breadth of the art object. A lighting array is mounted directly above the art object and spaced outwardly from the plane of the object by several inches or more. The array consists of a housing containing a plurality of lighting elements. Each lighting element is arrayed linearly so that, with appropriate reflectors, lenses, attenuators, and/or diffusers, each lights a portion of the art object. The desired effect is that all areas of the art object are equally illuminated. Alternately, the lighting elements can be selected for intensity such that the array may have elements of different intensity directed at the different areas of the art object. In a second alternative, a pulse width modulated dimmer device allows adjusting the brightness of any picture light without changing the color temperature of that light. This allows the user to set the brightness of a picture light without changing the color temperature from a pre-set color temperature.
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9 Claims
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1. A lighting array for uniformly illuminating large objects comprising:
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a) a plurality of illumination sources mounted in an array, said array being positionable so as to illuminate a large object with said array being an unequal distance from all areas of the surface of said object; and b) means for setting an illumination intensity of each of the illumination sources in said array so as to adjust the array so that each of the surface areas receives a substantially equal distribution of illumination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lighting array for uniformly illuminating large objects comprising:
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a) a plurality of illumination sources mounted in an array, the illumination sources being positionable within said array so as to illuminate a large object with the array being an unequal distance from all areas of the surface of said object; and b) said illumination sources providing a differing amount of illumination selected so that the sources as a whole illuminate the object uniformly regardless of the distance of the illumination source to the object.
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