Edgelit light fixture with optically transmissive component for improved appearance of lightguide input region

A light fixture comprising;

• A) an optical assembly comprising;
• 1) An optical element comprising;
• a) a bulk light transmissive material further comprising internal or surface light scattering features;
• b) A 3-dimensional shape comprising;
• (i) at least 4 specific faces, namely;
• an input face into which light is received, an opposing face non-adjacent to the input face;
• an inner face adjacent to the input face, an outer face adjacent to the input face, and
• (ii) at least one light emitting output face comprised of at least one outer face or inner face;
• 2) One least one light source which inputs light into the optical element at an input face;
• 3) An optically transmitting component which receives and transmits light from an output face of the optical element wherein a portion of the optically transmitting component is an extension of a main portion that covers an input edge portion of the optical element and diffuses light from the optical element output face prior to reaching the main portion of the optically transmissive component;
• and
• B) a fixture body with internal features which retain and optically align the light source, optical element and optically transmitting component.