Luminaire having edge-lit light panel with sub-surface optical features
OwnerChristopher Baileyinventor
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Abstract
A luminaire includes a housing, a light diffusion panel, and a light source. The light diffusion panel is positioned in the housing. The light diffusion panel includes a light source aperture defined therein, an edge surface bounding the light source aperture, a plurality of sub-surface optical features disposed within the light diffusion panel, and an emission surface. The emission surface includes an emission surface section. The light source projects light into the light diffusion panel through the edge surface of the light diffusion panel. The light projects into the light diffusion panel to interact with the plurality of sub-surface optical features and exit the light diffusion panel through the emission surface section.
Claims20
A luminaire comprising:
- a housing;
- a light diffusion panel positioned in the housing, the light diffusion panel including
- a light source aperture defined therein;
- an edge surface bounding the light source aperture;
- a plurality of sub-surface optical features disposed within the light diffusion panel;
- and
- an emission surface, the emission surface including an emission surface section;
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- a light source projecting light into the light diffusion panel through the edge surface of the light diffusion panel to interact with the plurality of sub-surface optical features and exit the light diffusion panel through the emission surface section.
A luminaire comprising:
- a housing;
- a light diffusion panel positioned in the housing, the light diffusion panel including
- a plurality of sub-surface optical features disposed therein;
- a panel outer periphery;
- and
- a panel emission surface;
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- at least one light source projecting light into the light diffusion panel through the panel outer periphery, into one or more of the sub-surface optical features, and out of the light diffusion panel through the panel emission surface.
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