Glare control lamp and reflector assembly and method for glare control

A method of selectively controlling light from a luminaire assembly unit which includes a lamp mounted in a reflector having a reflecting surface, for light target areas and surrounding environment having different glare, spill light, and lighting halo problems, while at the same time still permitting effective utilization of said luminaire assembly unit for the production of maximum uniform, quality, composite, wide scale lighting of the selected light target area comprising:

• determining the precise lighting requirements and glare problems including, but not limited to, glare, lighting halo, and lighting spill of a particular light target area;
• determining the desired lighting characteristic of each luminaire assembly so that the lighting for the target area will reduce the precise glare problems by selectively and compositely reducing at least one of glare, lighting halo, and lighting spill, while still directing, reflecting, and redirecting increased amounts of usable light to said target area;
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• adapting the lamp and reflector lighting and reflecting properties of each luminaire assembly unit to produce lighting with the desired lighting characteristics but without undesired significant upwardly directed stray light, glare, or light spill by selectively incorporating, as needed, a reflector visor to extend from the perimeter of said reflector, selectively altering a portion of the reflecting surface of said reflector, utilizing surfaces of varying specularity on the reflector, and additions to the reflector or lamp, to alter and control lighting and reflecting characteristics.

A glare control lighting fixture for producing maximum, non-glare lighting of a light target area, comprising:

• a luminaire assembly unit, having a converging reflector with a perimeter edge and a lamp mounted on said reflector, for providing controlled light to a target area;
• the luminaire assembly unit having at least one of the following to control, diminish, or eliminate selected lighting problems, including, but not limited to, glare, spill light, or halo effects;
• a reflector visor removably positioned on said reflector perimeter edge and extending outwardly from the reflector to block and reflect incident light of said lamp and reflector to the target area;
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• a diverging reflector insert removably positioned generally in the lower hemisphere in said symmetrical reflector below said lamp to cause incident light from said lamp and reflector to be directed divergingly to the target area and to prevent incident light from being reflected outside the target area, portions between stepped portions of the diverging reflector insert being covered with a non-specular surface.

A glare control lighting fixture for producing maximum, non-glare lighting of a light target area, comprising:

• a luminaire assembly unit, having a converging reflector with a perimeter edge and a lamp mounted on said reflector, for providing controlled light to a target area;
• the luminaire assembly unit having at least one of the following to control, diminish, or eliminate selected lighting problems, including, but not limited to, glare, spill light, or halo effects;
• a reflector visor removably positioned on said reflector perimeter edge and extending outwardly from the reflector to block and redirect incident light of said lamp and reflector to the target area;
• a diverging reflector insert removably positioned in said symmetrical reflector below said lamp to cause incident light from said lamp and reflector to be directed divergingly to the target area and to prevent incident light from being reflected outside the target area;
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• a second reflector insert generally positionable at the center of the reflector near the location where the lamp is mounted in the reflector to reflect and redirect incident light in a manner to increase light to the target area, the second reflector insert being generally positioned in the upper hemisphere of the reflector.

A glare control lighting fixture for producing maximum, non-glare lighting of a light target area, comprising:

• a luminaire assembly unit, having a converging reflector with a perimeter edge and a lamp mounted on said reflector, for providing controlled light to a target area;
• the luminaire assembly unit having at least one of the following to control, diminish, or eliminate selected lighting problems, including, but not limited to, glare, spill light, or halo effects;
• a reflector visor removably positioned on said reflector perimeter edge and extending outwardly from the reflector to block and reflect incident light of said lamp and reflector to the target area;
• a second reflector visor extending from the first reflector visor, the second reflector visor being angularly oriented differently than the first reflector visor, and in combination functioning to reflect and redirect light to increase the amount of light to the target area, and to reduce glare;
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• a diverging reflector insert removably positioned in said symmetrical reflector below said lamp to cause incident light from said lamp and reflector to be directed divergingly to the target area and to prevent incident light from being reflected outside the target area.

A glare control lighting fixture for producing maximum, non-glare lighting of a light target area, comprising:

• a luminaire assembly unit, having a converging reflector with a perimeter edge and a lamp mounted on said reflector, for providing controlled light to a target area;
• the luminaire assembly unit having at least one of the following to control, diminish, or eliminate selected lighting problems, including, but not limited to, glare, spill light, or halo effects;
• a reflector visor removably positioned on said reflector perimeter edge and extending outwardly from the reflector to block and reflect incident light of said lamp and reflector to the target area;
• a second reflector visor extending from the first reflector visor;
• an inner visor insert positionable within the second reflector visor;
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• a diverging reflector insert removably positioned in said symmetrical reflector below said lamp to cause incident light from said lamp and reflector to be directed divergingly to the target area and to prevent incident light from being reflected outside the target area.

A glare control lighting fixture for producing maximum, non-glare lighting of a light target area, comprising:

• a luminaire assembly unit, having a converging reflector with a perimeter edge and a lamp mounted on said reflector, for providing controlled light to a target area;
• the luminaire assembly unit having at least one of the following to control, diminish, or eliminate selected lighting problems, including, but not limited to, glare, spill light, or halo effects;
• a reflector visor removably positioned on said reflector perimeter edge and extending outwardly from the reflector to block and reflect incident light of said lamp and reflector to the target area;
• said reflector visor being movably positioned to the reflector perimeter edge by mounting means, said mounting means comprising clip members having first and second legs being joined at one end, and having facing jaw members at the other ends, one of the legs being securable to the reflector visor, the clip means including means for drawing the first and second legs towards one another so as to draw the jaws of the first and second legs together to grip the reflector of the lighting fixture;
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• a diverging reflector insert removably positioned in said symmetrical reflector below said lamp to cause incident light from said lamp and reflector to be directed divergingly to the target area and to prevent incident light from being reflected outside the target area.