Daylight collection and distribution system
AssigneeAndersen Corporation
InventorsDawn DeKeyser, Loren Abraham, David A. Eijadi
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Abstract
An apparatus designed to capture and direct daylight to a target area in a building or other structure. A housing provides an aperture and passive directing structure which directs daylight entering the apertures towards the target area. The passive directing structure can also direct daylight towards reflecting surfaces in the housing which, in turn, direct the daylight towards the target area.
Claims20
An apparatus for directing daylight towards a target area in a building, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a curved aperture in said housing, said aperture arranged to face in at least a first and second direction towards the horizon;
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- c) passive directing structure for:
- 1) directing daylight entering said aperture toward said target area, and 2) increasing the angle of acceptance through which daylight entering said aperture is directed towards said target area, wherein said passive directing structure is located proximate said aperture.
An apparatus for directing daylight towards a target area in a building, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) an aperture in said housing, said aperture having first and second portions respectively arranged to face in first and second directions towards the horizon;
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- c) passive directing structure for:
- 1) directing daylight entering said aperture toward said target area, and 2) increasing the angle of acceptance through which daylight entering said aperture is directed towards said target area, wherein said passive directing structure is located proximate said aperture.
An apparatus for directing daylight towards a target area in a building, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) an aperture in said housing arranged to face in a first direction towards the horizon;
- c) passive directing structure, located proximate said aperture, for:
- 1) directing daylight entering said aperture towards said target area, and 2) increasing the angle of acceptance through which daylight entering said aperture is directed towards said target area;
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- d) a reflecting surface oriented to reflect daylight entering said aperture towards said target area, said reflecting surface having a non-specular reflecting finish and comprising a reflective laminate having a fresnel lens panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.