Lighting system family with modular parts and standardized extruded elements
AssigneeNicor, Inc.
InventorsJorge A. Gomez Martinez, David Brown
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Abstract
A family of lighting systems uses a small number of standard parts or extrusions. The extrusions include end elements, spars, and heat sinks. Lightbars and uplights, having heat sinks, LED arrays, and lenses, use heat sinks with the same extrusion profile. The extruded parts can be slid together and then held in place by screws holding side panels to form a housing. Conditioned electrical power can drive the LED arrays. The conditioned power can be produced by power conditioners mounting on the housing. IP65, or better, components can be used to produce a rugged outdoor system.
Claims20
A lighting system comprising:
- at least one spar;
- at least one heat sink element;
- at least one LED assembly comprising at least one LED array and at least one lens;
- at least one light bar;
- two uplight panels, wherein each one of the uplight panels comprises an uplight heat sink and an uplight LED assembly wherein the uplight LED assembly is attached to the uplight heat sink, wherein the uplight heat sink is one of the at least one heat sink elements, and wherein the uplight LED assembly is one the at least one LED assemblies;
- a housing comprising a first end, a second end, and two side panels;
- a cover covering the top of the housing while leaving clear a lens of the uplight panels;
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- a lens frame and a bottom lens, wherein the lens frame holds the bottom lens such that light from the at least one light bar passes through the bottom lens before exiting the lighting system.
A lighting system comprising:
- at least one spar, each comprising a spar extrusion profile that is the same for all the at least one spar;
- two end elements, each comprising an end extrusion profile that is the same for all the end elements;
- a plurality of heat sink elements, each comprising a heat sink extrusion profile that is the same for all of the heat sink elements;
- a plurality of LED assemblies comprising a plurality of LED arrays, and a plurality of bottom lenses;
- a plurality of light bars, wherein each one of the light bars comprises a light bar heat sink and at least one LED array;
- at least one uplight panel, wherein each one of the at least one uplight panel comprises an uplight heat sink and an uplight LED assembly wherein the uplight LED assembly is attached to the uplight heat sink;
- a housing comprising a first end, a second end, a first spar, and two side panels, wherein the first end and the second end are the two end elements, and wherein the first spar is one of the at least one spars;
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- a light engine comprising a first light bar and a second light bar that are two of the plurality of light bars.
A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of spars;
- two end elements;
- a plurality of heat sink elements;
- a plurality of LED assemblies, wherein the plurality of LED assemblies are configured to be attached to the plurality of heat sink elements;
- at least one light bar, wherein each one of the at least one light bars comprises a light bar heat sink and at least one light bar LED assemblies;
- two uplight panels, wherein each one of the two uplight panels comprises an uplight heat sink and an uplight LED assembly wherein the uplight LED assembly is attached to the uplight heat sink, wherein the uplight heat sink is one of the heat sink elements, and wherein the uplight LED assembly is one the LED assemblies;
- a housing comprising a first end, a second end, a first spar, a second spar, and two side panels, wherein the first end and the second end are the two end elements, wherein the first spar and the second spar are two of the spars;
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- a lens frame and a bottom lens wherein the lens frame holds the bottom lens.
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