Sanitizing light fixture for displaying information
AssigneeInsight Lighting, Inc.
InventorsJaxon Patterson, Chris Kreuter, Geoffry Patterson
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Abstract
A light fixture devised to provide illuminated sign panes for displaying information to nearby viewers, but including both white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and UV-C LEDs. The white LEDs are arranged in the fixture so as to illuminate transparent/translucent panes upon which helpful information is displayed, when actuated. The UV-C LEDs also are arranged in the fixture so as to disinfect or sterilize the ambient air near the fixture. The illumination LEDs and the disinfection LEDs are independently switchable “on” and “off,” so that a user can controllably illuminate the informational panes, or disinfect the air, or both.
Claims11
A combination informational and sanitizing light fixture comprising:
- an elongated housing;
- a transparent optical panel extending from the housing;
- at least one translucent support pane, upon which signage is disposed, extending from the housing adjacent and substantially parallel to the transparent optical panel;
- at least one printed circuit board situated in the housing;
- a plurality of visible illumination light emitting diodes arrayed on the printed circuit board;
- a plurality of disinfecting UV-C light emitting diodes arrayed on the printed circuit board;
- a first light aperture in the housing through which pass visually illuminating light rays emanate from within the housing and into the transparent panel;
- a second light aperture in the housing through which disinfecting light rays emanate from within the housing;
- at least one switch for turning on or off the plurality of visible illumination light emitting diodes and the plurality of disinfecting UV-C light emitting diodes independently of each other;
- wherein the fixture is operable to emit only disinfecting light rays, or only visually illuminating light rays, or both disinfecting and visually illuminating light rays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.