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US 10,436,428 B2Granted
Systems and methods for lighting fixtures
AssigneeFluence Bioengineering, Inc.
InventorsDung Duong, Randy Johnson, Nick Klase
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Abstract
Examples of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods for lighting fixtures. More particularly, embodiments disclose lighting fixtures utilizing metal core PCB (MCPCB) for thermal, mechanical, and/or optical controls.
Claims16
A light fixture comprising:
- a first set of panels, each of the panels with the first set of panels having a first end and a second end, wherein each of the panels within the first set of panels includes at least one bend;
- a first bracket extending across the first set of panels in a direction that is orthogonal to each of the first set of panels, the first bracket being configured to couple each of the panels within the first set of panels together, the first bracket being positioned between the first end and the second end of each of the panels within the first set of panels, and the first bracket having a width that is smaller than a distance from the first end to the second end;
- cutouts having a first side positioned on a first side of the first bracket and a second side positioned on a second side of the first bracket, the cutouts being shaped to correspond with the at least one bend of each of the first set of panels, wherein when a corresponding panel is positioned with a first cutout a bottom surface of the corresponding panel is flush with a bottom surface of the first cutout, the corresponding panel extending away from the first side of the first cutout and the second side of the first cutout.
A method for a light fixture comprising:
- coupling a first bracket to a first set of panels in a direction that is orthogonal to each of the first set of panels, each of the panels with the first set of panels having a first end and a second end, the first bracket being positioned between a first end and a second end of each of the panels within the first set of panels, and the first bracket having a width that is smaller than a distance from the first end to the second end;
- creating cutouts within the first bracket, the cutouts having a first side positioned on a first side of the first bracket and a second side positions on a second side of the first bracket the cutouts being shaped to correspond with the at least one bend of each of the first set of panels;
- positioning a first panel within the first cutout, the first being one panel within the first set of panels, wherein when the first panel is positioned with the first cutout a bottom surface of the first panel is flush with a bottom surface of the first cutout, and the first panel extends away from the first side of the first cutout and the second side of the first cutout.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.