Edgelit LED blade fixture

A lighting system comprising:

• a heat sink assembly comprising:
• a heat sink base comprising a base and a mounting arm extending away from the base;
• and
• a heat sink cap coupled adjacently to the heat sink base, the heat sink cap comprising a base and a mounting arm extending away from the base of the heat sink cap and facing the mounting arm of the heat sink base, the mounting arms of the heat sink cap and the heat sink base defining a first chamber adjacent the bases of the heat sink cap and the heat sink base and a second chamber adjacent the first chamber and further away from the bases of the heat sink cap and the heat sink base,
• wherein the heat sink base is aligned with the heat sink cap such that an opening formed through one or more fins of the heat sink base is aligned with an opening formed through one or more fins of the heat sink cap, and
• wherein a fastener is positioned in the opening formed through the one or more fins of the heat sink base and the opening formed through the one or more fins of the heat sink cap;
• and
• an LED assembly comprising:
• a lightguide comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a first longitudinal edge disposed between the first and second surfaces;
• and
• one or more LEDs coupled onto at least one substrate, the one or more LEDs emitting light into the first longitudinal edge of the lightguide,
• wherein each substrate is coupled to at least one of the bases of the heat sink cap and the heat sink base and is positioned within the first chamber, and
• wherein the first longitudinal edge of the lightguide is inserted into the second chamber and positioned adjacent the one or more LEDs.

A lighting system comprising:

• a frame comprising:
• a first end plate comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, an internal surface extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a first slot formed into the internal surface and extending from the top edge towards the bottom edge;
• a second end plate comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, an internal surface extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a second slot formed into the internal surface and extending from the top edge towards the bottom edge;
• a lightguide comprising a first surface, a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge positioned opposite the first longitudinal edge, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge positioned opposite the first lateral edge, the first and second lateral edges bordered between an end of the first and second surfaces and an end of the first and second longitudinal edges,
• wherein the first lateral edge is inserted into the first slot of the first end plate and the second lateral edge is inserted into the second slot of the second end plate, and
• wherein the lightguide is oriented such that the first longitudinal edge is located approximately between the top edge of the first end plate and the top edge of the second end plate and the second longitudinal edge is located approximately between the bottom edge of the first end plate and the bottom edge of the second end plate;
• and
• one or more LEDs optically coupled to the lightguide, wherein light emitted by the LEDs enters the waveguide through the first longitudinal edge and is directed towards the second longitudinal edge, wherein the first end plate comprises one or more wireway tabs configured to route electrical wires that are electrically coupled to the LEDs.

A lighting system comprising:

• a frame comprising:
• a first end plate comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, an internal surface extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a first slot formed into the internal surface and extending from the top edge towards the bottom edge;
• and
• a second end plate comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, an internal surface extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a second slot formed into the internal surface and extending from the top edge towards the bottom edge;
• a first side rail comprising an interior surface having a first cavity formed therein and a bottom edge, the first side rail extending from the first end plate to the second end plate;
• and
• a second side rail comprising an interior surface having a second cavity formed therein, the interior surface of the second side rail facing the interior surface of the first side rail, the second side rail further comprising a bottom edge and extending from the first end plate to the second end plate,
• wherein the bottom edges of the first and second side rails and the bottom edges of the first and second end plates are positioned in a same plane;
• a first reflector, a portion of which is positioned within the first cavity;
• a second reflector, a portion of which is positioned within the second cavity;
• a lightguide comprising a first surface, a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge positioned opposite the first longitudinal edge, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge positioned opposite the first lateral edge, the first and second lateral edges bordered between an end of the first and second surfaces and an end of the first and second longitudinal edges,
• wherein the first lateral edge is inserted into the first slot of the first end plate and the second lateral edge is inserted into the second slot of the second end plate, and
• wherein the lightguide is oriented such that the first longitudinal edge is located approximately between the top edge of the first end plate and the top edge of the second end plate and the second longitudinal edge is located approximately between the bottom edge of the first end plate and the bottom edge of the second end plate;
• and
• one or more LEDs optically coupled to the lightguide, wherein light emitted by the LEDs enters the waveguide through the first longitudinal edge and is directed towards the second longitudinal edge.

A lighting system comprising:

• a frame comprising:
• a first end plate comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, an internal surface extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a first slot formed into the internal surface and extending from the top edge towards the bottom edge;
• and
• a second end plate comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, an internal surface extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a second slot formed into the internal surface and extending from the top edge towards the bottom edge;
• wherein each of the first and second end plates further comprises a plurality of snaps configured to secure a side edge of a reflector by snapping the side edge of the reflector into at least one of the plurality of snaps, the plurality of snaps being positioned on each side of the slot formed in each of the first and second end plates,
• wherein each snap comprises:
• a first portion having an upper end and a lower end, the first portion being bent inwardly towards a center of the frame, and
• a second portion that is further bent inwardly towards the center of the frame;
• a lightguide comprising a first surface, a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge positioned opposite the first longitudinal edge, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge positioned opposite the first lateral edge, the first and second lateral edges bordered between an end of the first and second surfaces and an end of the first and second longitudinal edges,
• wherein the first lateral edge is inserted into the first slot of the first end plate and the second lateral edge is inserted into the second slot of the second end plate,
• and wherein the lightguide is oriented such that the first longitudinal edge is located approximately between the top edge of the first end plate and the top edge of the second end plate and the second longitudinal edge is located approximately between the bottom edge of the first end plate and the bottom edge of the second end plate;
• and
• one or more LEDs optically coupled to the lightguide, wherein light emitted by the LEDs enters the waveguide through the first longitudinal edge and is directed towards the second longitudinal edge.