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US 12,504,163 B1Granted
Lighting systems incorporating acoustic apertures
AssigneeCooledge Lighting Inc.
InventorsMichael A. Tischler, Paul Palfreyman
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Abstract
In accordance with various embodiments, lighting systems feature one or more panels each having multiple light-emitting elements thereon and one or more acoustic apertures. One or more of the panels may include sound-absorbing material therebelow and the light-emitting elements may be spaced apart to reveal the sound-absorbing material.
Claims28
An acoustic lighting system comprising:
- a luminaire enclosure;
- a first sound-absorbing material disposed within at least a portion of the luminaire enclosure, and having first and second opposing surfaces;
- a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed over at least a portion of the first surface of the first sound-absorbing material within the lighting system enclosure and spaced apart from each other such that the first sound-absorbing material is exposed through gaps between the light-emitting elements;
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- at least one optical diffuser spaced apart from the light-emitting elements,
- wherein the luminaire enclosure has (i) at least one opening over which the at least one optical diffuser is disposed and (ii) at least one acoustic aperture not occluded by the at least one optical diffuser, and
- wherein the at least one acoustic aperture is aligned to prevent a line of sight to the plurality of light-emitting elements from outside the luminaire enclosure.
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