Lighting assembly with multiple lighting units
DCFirst Claim
1. A lighting assembly comprising:
- an assembly body;
a first lighting unit attached to the assembly body, the first lighting unit including a first plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a first plurality of optical elements arranged over the first plurality of LEDs such that each optical element overlies only one associated LED, wherein the first lighting unit is configured to illuminate a substantially rectangular area; and
a second lighting unit attached to the assembly body and spaced from the first lighting unit, the second lighting unit including a second plurality of LEDs and a second plurality of optical elements arranged over the plurality of LEDs such that each optical element overlies only one associated LED, wherein the second lighting unit is configured to illuminate the substantially rectangular area so that the lighting assembly can illuminate substantially all of the substantially rectangular area so that the area can be illuminated without additional lighting;
wherein the optical elements are configured so that light emitted from the first and second lighting units illuminates only the substantially rectangular area with a uniformity that achieves at most a 3;
1 ratio of the average illumination to the minimum illumination across the substantially rectangular area regardless of whether all or only some of the LEDs of the first and second pluralities of LEDs are functional.
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Abstract
A lighting assembly includes an assembly body. A first lighting unit is attached to the assembly body. The first lighting unit includes a number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and optical elements arranged over the LEDs such that each optical element overlies only one associated LED. The first lighting unit is configured to illuminate a substantially rectangular region. A second lighting unit is attached to the assembly body and spaced from the first lighting unit. The second lighting unit includes a number of LEDs and optical elements arranged over the plurality of LEDs such that each optical element overlies only one associated LED. The lighting assembly is configured to direct the light toward the substantially rectangular area such that the light illuminates the substantially rectangular area with a uniformity across the substantially rectangular area that achieves at most a 3:1 ratio of the average illumination to the minimum illumination.
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1. A lighting assembly comprising:
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an assembly body; a first lighting unit attached to the assembly body, the first lighting unit including a first plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a first plurality of optical elements arranged over the first plurality of LEDs such that each optical element overlies only one associated LED, wherein the first lighting unit is configured to illuminate a substantially rectangular area; and a second lighting unit attached to the assembly body and spaced from the first lighting unit, the second lighting unit including a second plurality of LEDs and a second plurality of optical elements arranged over the plurality of LEDs such that each optical element overlies only one associated LED, wherein the second lighting unit is configured to illuminate the substantially rectangular area so that the lighting assembly can illuminate substantially all of the substantially rectangular area so that the area can be illuminated without additional lighting; wherein the optical elements are configured so that light emitted from the first and second lighting units illuminates only the substantially rectangular area with a uniformity that achieves at most a 3;
1 ratio of the average illumination to the minimum illumination across the substantially rectangular area regardless of whether all or only some of the LEDs of the first and second pluralities of LEDs are functional. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lighting assembly comprising:
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a first lighting unit that includes a first circuit board, a first plurality of LEDs arranged on the first circuit board, and a first plurality of optical elements; and a second lighting unit that includes a second circuit board, a second plurality of LEDs arranged on the second circuit board, and a second plurality of optical elements; wherein each optical element of the first plurality of optical elements and the second plurality of optical elements overlies a respective one of the LEDs, each optical element being configured to redirect light from the respective one of the LEDs; wherein the lighting assembly is configured to simultaneously direct light from the first lighting unit and the second lighting unit toward only a substantially rectangular area; wherein the lighting assembly is configured to direct the light toward the substantially rectangular area such that the light from the first lighting unit and from the second lighting unit illuminates substantially all of the substantially rectangular area with a uniformity across the substantially rectangular area that achieves at most a 3;
1 ratio of the average illumination to the minimum illumination; andwherein the optical elements are configured so that after failure of one or more LEDs of the lighting assembly, light from the first lighting unit and from the second lighting unit will continue to illuminate substantially all of the substantially rectangular area with a uniformity that achieves at most a 3;
1 ratio of the average illumination to the minimum illumination across the substantially rectangular area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A lighting assembly designed to illuminate a substantially rectangular area, the lighting assembly comprising:
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a first lighting unit that includes a first circuit board, a first plurality of LEDs arranged on the first circuit board, and a first plurality of optical elements; and a second lighting unit that includes a second circuit board, a second plurality of LEDs arranged on the second circuit board, and a second plurality of optical elements; wherein each optical element of the first plurality of optical elements and the second plurality of optical elements overlies a respective one of the LEDs, each optical element being configured to redirect light from the respective one of the LEDs; wherein the lighting assembly is configured to simultaneously direct light from the first lighting unit and the second lighting unit toward the substantially rectangular area; wherein the lighting assembly is configured so that the light from the first lighting unit and the second lighting unit has a substantially rectangular wavefront and illuminates the substantially rectangular area with a uniformity that achieves at most a 3;
1 ratio of the average illumination to the minimum illumination across the substantially rectangular area;wherein the lighting assembly is configured so that if one or more LEDs of the first plurality or the second plurality of LEDs fails, remaining LEDs of the first plurality or the second plurality of LEDs still illuminate the substantially rectangular area with a uniformity that achieves at most a 3;
1 ratio of the average illumination to the minimum illumination; andwherein each optical element of the first plurality and the second plurality of optical elements comprises a first part, a second part, and a third part, wherein the first part comprises a first curved surface, wherein the second part comprises a second curved surface that intersects with the first curved surface at a region between the first part and the second part, wherein the first part and the second part each have a peak that is spaced from the region between the first part and the second part, and wherein the third part extends beyond the region between the first part and the second part in a direction away from the associated LED. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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