Lighting for insulated glazing assembly
AssigneeODL, Incorporated
InventorsLee Davis, Richard Horner, James Allardyce, Andrew Krochmal, Douglas Hutchings
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Abstract
A lighted insulated glazing assembly including a light source. In a first aspect of the invention, the light source is within the insulated glazing assembly; and power is routed from the light source through the spacer assembly to a battery or wired power source located outside the assembly. In a second aspect of the invention, the light source is outside of the insulated glazing assembly. In both aspects, various light manipulators can be included to manipulate the light in order to create a desired lighting or visual effect.
Claims21
A lighted insulated glazing assembly comprising:
- a pair of glazing panels;
- a spacer assembly adhered to and separating said pair of glazing panels to form a substantially sealed air space between said pair of glazing panels;
- a light source disposed within said air space wherein power for said light source penetrates and is routed through said spacer assembly, such that said substantially sealed air space between said pair of glazing panels is maintained.
A lighted insulated glazing assembly comprising:
- a pair of glazing panels;
- a spacer assembly comprising a plurality of spacers and a plurality of corner keys adhered to and separating said pair of glazing panels to form a sealed air space between said pair of glazing panels;
- a light pipe mounted to said spacer assembly with two ends;
- a cap, wherein said cap is interfit with one of said light pipe ends;
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- a light source mounted within said cap, wherein power for said light source is routed from outside said IG assembly through said corner key and said cap.
A lighted insulated glazing assembly comprising:
- a pair of glazing panels;
- a spacer assembly adhered to and separating said pair of glazing panels to form a sealed air space between said pair of glazing panels;
- an intermediate insert mounted within said sealed air space;
- a light manipulator or light source mounted to said intermediate insert adapted to receive light from said light source.
A lighted insulated glazing assembly comprising:
- a pair of glazing panels;
- a spacer adhered to and separating said pair of glazing panels to form a space between said pair of glazing panels, said spacer defining an opening facing said space;
- a light source within said spacer and adapted to direct light through said opening and into said space.
A lighted insulated glazing assembly comprising:
- a pair of glazing panels;
- a spacer assembly separating said pair of glazing panels to form a space between said pair of glazing panels;
- a light source supported by said spacer assembly;
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- a light pipe within said space, said light pipe having an end optically coupled to said light source.
A lighted insulated glazing assembly comprising:
- a pair of glazing panels;
- a spacer assembly adhered to and separating said pair of glazing panels to form a space between said pair of glazing panels;
- an intermediate panel mounted within said sealed air space;
- a light source mounted to said intermediate panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.