Lighting system
AssigneeContemporary Visions, LLC
InventorsRobert A. Sonneman, Christian N. Garnett
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A lighting system may include a plurality of suspenders and a beam configured to provide light in at least one direction. The suspenders may structurally support the beam from a ceiling and may provide electrical power and dimming control signals to the beam. The beam may include a plurality of light engines for emitting light. The light engines may be single sided or dual sided, and may transmit electrical power among each other. The dual sided light engines may emit light upwardly and downwardly from the beam, and the single sided light engines may emit light downwardly.
Claims21
A lighting system, comprising:
- a beam configured to provide illumination;
- a first connector configured to be selectively coupled to a first end of the beam;
- a second connector configured to be selectively coupled to a second end of the beam, opposite to the first end;
- and
- first and second suspenders configured to suspend the beam from a supporting structure, each of the first and second suspenders having a first end configured to be connected to the supporting structure and a second end configured to be connected to a respective one of the first and second connectors,
- wherein at least one of the first and second suspenders is configured to provide electrical power to the beam,
- wherein the beam includes:
- a plurality of light engines including a first light engine and a second light engine, each of the first and second light engines having a first side including a first light source and a second side including a second light source for providing illumination in at least two different directions;
- a first driving circuit configured to drive the first light sources;
- and
- a second driving circuit configured to drive the second light sources.
A lighting system, comprising:
- a first beam including a first set of light sources and a second set of light sources for generating light;
- a second beam configured to generate light;
- a plurality of suspenders configured to suspend the first and second beams from a supporting structure;
- and
- a plurality of connectors connecting the first and second beams with the plurality of suspenders for suspending the first and second beams from the supporting structure, wherein a first connector of the plurality of connectors structurally and electrically connects the first and second beams to each other,
- wherein the first beam further includes:
- a plurality of light engines, each of which configured to provide power to at least one light source from the first set of light sources and at least one light source from the second set of light sources;
- a first driving circuit connected to the plurality of light engines for driving the first set of light sources;
- and
- a second driving circuit connected to the plurality of light engines for driving the second set of light sources.
A lighting system, comprising:
- a plurality of suspenders suspended from a supporting structure, at least one of the suspenders including electrical wiring and in connectivity with a power supply;
- a plurality of beams arranged in a plane, each of the beams including at least one power cable sourced from the electrical wiring of the at least one suspender;
- and
- a plurality of connectors, each of the connectors structurally connecting at least one beam end with the supporting structure through a respective suspender, and at least one of the connectors providing both electrical and structural connectivity between two or more beams,
- wherein at least one of the beams includes dual-sided light engines configured to emit light from different surfaces of the at least one beam, wherein each dual-sided light engine is powered by separate driving circuits.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.