Light fixture with textured reflector
First Claim
1. A lighting system comprising:
- a textured, plastic reflector to reflect light, wherein the textured, plastic reflector includes a single surface comprising a substantially flat central region, a smooth transition to two parabolic regions on opposite sides of the relatively flat central region, and a plurality of pyramidal elements; and
a plurality of LEDs to emit light, the plurality of LEDs positioned to face opposite an illumination area of a room so that at least 70% of the light is incident on the textured, plastic reflector and is reflected into the illumination area.
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Abstract
A light fixture with a textured reflector is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide for a lighting system in which LEDs face, and the majority of light form the LED light source is incident on, a textured back reflector while producing minimal glare and minimal imaging of the light source. Such a reflector may be referred to as a retro-reflector. The reflector for the light fixture can be made from a relatively inexpensive material such as polycarbonate, which without texturing has a specular or semi-specular surface. Further, a diffuse white layer to provide color mixing or prevent glare and reflections is not needed. The textured reflector can be textured by way of an imprinted pattern or by roughening, and can be extruded. A prismatic texture may be used. The texturing can also be spatially varied.
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47 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a textured, plastic reflector to reflect light, wherein the textured, plastic reflector includes a single surface comprising a substantially flat central region, a smooth transition to two parabolic regions on opposite sides of the relatively flat central region, and a plurality of pyramidal elements; and a plurality of LEDs to emit light, the plurality of LEDs positioned to face opposite an illumination area of a room so that at least 70% of the light is incident on the textured, plastic reflector and is reflected into the illumination area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of making a light fixture, the method comprising:
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assembling an LED light source comprising a plurality of LEDs; extruding a reflector configured to receive light from the LED light source, the reflector being extruded from plastic and including a single surface comprising a substantially flat central region and a smooth transition to two parabolic regions on opposite sides of the relatively flat central region; applying at least one texture to the reflector, the at least one texture including a plurality of pyramidal elements; and positioning the reflector and the LED light source in a fixture so that the plurality of LEDs face opposite an illumination area of a room and the reflector receives at least 70% of the light from the LED light source and reflects the light into the illumination area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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- 25. A textured reflector configured to receive at least 70% of light from a plurality of LEDs positioned to face opposite an illumination area of a room and reflect the light into the illumination area, the textured reflector further comprising plastic, a single surface including a substantially flat central region making a smooth transition to two parabolic regions on opposite sides of the substantially flat central region, and a plurality of pyramidal elements.
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32. A method of retro-reflecting light into an illumination area, the method comprising:
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energizing a plurality of LEDs facing opposite an illumination area of a room; directing at least 70% of light from the LED light source to be incident on a single surface of a plastic reflector including texturing, a substantially flat central region and a smooth transition to two parabolic regions on opposite sides of the relatively flat central region, wherein the texturing comprises a plurality of pyramidal elements; and reflecting at least a portion of the light incident on the texturing into the illumination area. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A lighting system comprising:
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a pyramidal, plastic, textured retro-reflector to reflect light into an illumination area of a room, the plastic, textured retro-reflector including a single surface comprising a substantially flat central region and a smooth transition to two parabolic regions on opposite sides of the relatively flat central region; and a plurality of LEDs to emit the light, positioned to face opposite the illumination area so that at least 70% of the light is incident on the pyramidal, plastic, textured retro-reflector. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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