IP Library Granted Patent US 12698889
Granted Patent B2
US 12698889 · App. 19/353,135 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Lighting device and system for emitting ambient light and direct light

Inventor: Pablo Illueca Bel (Valencia, ES)
Assignee: ANTARES ILUMINACION, S.A.U.
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Patent No.
US 12698889
App. No.
19/353,135
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Lighting device for emitting ambient light and direct light, which is a bar-shaped device, includes a longitudinal body having two side walls that on their outer sides have light strips and diffusers that emit ambient light, an upper channel where the components for controlling light emission are housed, and an inverted U-shaped inner housing where luminaires emitting direct light are housed; and a longitudinal covering, which is a closing profile; where the cover is fixed by pressure on the upper part of the body; and a lighting system including a plurality of lighting devices; a plurality of luminaires that are fixed in the inner housing of the device; and where the lighting devices have connector covers at their ends to generate a line of light.

Claims (26)

1 . A lighting device for emitting ambient light and direct light, comprising a longitudinal body and a longitudinal cover; where the longitudinal cover is fixed by pressure on an upper part of the longitudinal body; the lighting device comprising:

a side wall on each side of the longitudinal body, where on an outer face of each side wall is fixed a light strip, which is arranged longitudinally along an entire length of the side wall of the longitudinal body

a first diffuser which is fixed to the outer face of each side wall and is superimposed on the light strip along the entire length of the side wall;

a second diffuser which is fixed to the outer face of each side wall and is superimposed on the first diffuser along the entire length of the side wall;

an open channel arranged in the upper part of the longitudinal body, wherein said open channel comprises a programmable control module and a power supply module comprising an electrical connection with a power source; wherein the control module is connected to the light strips; and wherein the power supply module is connected to the control module and to the light strips; and whereby fixing of the longitudinal cover to the longitudinal body closes the open channel;

an inverted U-shaped inner housing formed by inner faces of the side walls of the longitudinal body, wherein at least one luminaire for emitting direct light is fixable, the inverted U-shaped inner housing comprising:

a longitudinal support plate configured to fit into an upper part of the inverted U-shaped inner housing, wherein the longitudinal support plate is connected to the programmable control module and the power supply module, and which comprises a magnetic medium and a lower face provided with a graphite sheet with at least two longitudinal electrical contact lines extended along a length of the longitudinal support plate;

at least one protective piece of an electrical conductor arranged on an upper part of each inner face, wherein the protective piece fixes a position of the longitudinal support plate; and

an electrical copper conductor arranged in each of the at least one protective pieces, forming an electrical power line on the inner faces of the side walls along the entire longitudinal body.

2 . The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the outer face of each side wall comprises: a longitudinal groove formed by two T-shaped projections, one upper projection and one lower projection; and a set of protrusions, one protrusion above the upper projection and another protrusion below the lower projection.

3 . The lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein the light strip is fixed in the longitudinal groove.

4 . The lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein a section of the first diffuser comprises slits at ends of the first diffuser that fit into the T-shaped projections of at least one of the side walls.

5 . The lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein a section of the second diffuser comprises slots at ends of the second diffuser that fit into the T-shaped protrusions of at least one of the side walls.

6 . The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein a section of the first diffuser is curved and a surface of the first diffuser is smooth.

7 . The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein a section of the second diffuser is curved, and wherein an outer surface of the second diffuser is striated and an inner surface of the second diffuser is smooth.

8 . The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein a section of the second diffuser is C-shaped with straight edges, and wherein an outer surface of the second diffuser is striated and an inner surface of the second diffuser is smooth.

9 . The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the programmable control module comprises an electronic board and a submodule for remote communication with external electronic devices.

10 . The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein on the inner faces of the side walls of the longitudinal body, the inverted U-shaped inner housing comprises a notch in the upper part and a rib comprising a rim, and wherein the notch and the rim form a longitudinal recess wherein the protective piece is fitted.

11 . A lighting system for emitting ambient light and direct light, comprising:

a plurality of lighting devices according to claim 1 ;

a plurality of luminaires that are fixable in the inner housings of the devices, the luminaires that comprising a magnetic connection with the devices, an electronic board in an upper part that remains in contact with the longitudinal support plate, and comprises electrical connection contacts; and

wherein the lighting devices comprise connector covers between the lighting devices to generate a line of light.

12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the connector covers comprise a joint for changing a direction in the line of light.

13 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the electrical contacts of the luminaires are upper electrical contacts on an upper face and remain in contact with the longitudinal electrical contact lines of the longitudinal support plate.

14 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the electrical contacts of the luminaires are lateral electrical contacts that remain in contact with the electrical copper conductors.

15 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the lighting device is hung from a ceiling by hangers, and wherein the electrical connection of the power supply module with a power source is integrated into said hangers.