Floor covering system comprising a lighting system
AssigneePhilips Lighting Holding B.V.
InventorsMaarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn
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Abstract
A floor covering system (10) with (a) a PVC-based floor covering (100) and (b) a lighting system (200) arranged to generate light (210). The PVC-based floor covering (100) has a user side (101) and an opposite back side (102). The lighting system (200) is arranged at the back side (102) of the PVC-based floor covering (100). The PVC-based floor covering (100) has a light transmission for light (210) generated by the lighting system (200) in the range of 0.5% to 30%, especially in the range of 1% to 20%.
Claims5
A floor covering system comprising:
- a floor covering layer having a single user side configured to allow transmission of light in the range of 0.5% to 30% and an opposite back side;
- an auxiliary layer comprising a first side and an opposite second side, the first side of the auxiliary layer positioned at the back side of the floor covering layer, wherein the auxiliary layer defines a plurality of openings therethrough;
- a lighting system layer positioned at the second side of the auxiliary layer and configured to generate light emitted via the user side, wherein the lighting system comprises a plurality of light sources affixed to and extending from a support, wherein the support provides power to the plurality of light sources, and wherein each of the plurality of light sources is positioned entirely within a respective one of the openings in the auxiliary layer to provide a substantially flat lighting system;
- a sensor configured to detect an object on or near the floor covering;
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- a controller in communication with the sensor and arranged to control a parameter of the lighting system in response to detection by the sensor of the object;
- wherein the floor covering is chosen from the group consisting of PVC floorings and laminate floorings;
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- wherein the lighting system is not visible through the floor covering when no light is emitted by the lighting system.
A floor tile chosen from the group consisting of PVC flooring tiles and laminate flooring tiles, the floor covering tile comprising:
- a first layer comprising a single user face configured to allow transmission of light in the range of 0.5% to 30%, and an opposite back side face;
- an auxiliary layer comprising a first side and an opposite second side, the first side of the auxiliary layer positioned at the back side of the floor covering layer, wherein the auxiliary layer defines a plurality of openings therethrough;
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- a lighting unit layer positioned at the second side of the auxiliary layer and comprising a plurality of light sources affixed to and extending from a support, wherein the support provides power to the plurality of light sources, and wherein each of the plurality of light sources is positioned entirely within a respective one of the openings in the auxiliary layer to provide a substantially flat lighting system;
- wherein the lighting unit is not visible from the user face when no light is emitted by the lighting unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.