IP Library Granted Patent US 10,551,015
Granted Patent B2
US 10,551,015 · App. 15/964,153 · Granted Feb 4, 2020

Reduced glare light fixture

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Patent No.
US 10,551,015
App. No.
15/964,153
Granted
Feb 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Reduced glare light fixtures are provided. In one example implementation, a reduced glare light fixture includes a light emitting diode (LED) system. The LED system includes at least one LED module having one or more LED devices. The reduced glare light fixture further includes a bezel physically coupled to the LED system engine. The bezel has one or more glare reduction tubes. At least one of the one or more glare reduction tubes is configured to be approximately coaxial with one LED of the one or more LED devices.

Claims (36)

1. A light engine module, comprising:

at least one light emitting source; and

a bezel comprising at least one glare reduction tube configured to be approximately coaxial with the at least one light emitting source,

wherein a surface of the bezel is positioned between the at least one light emitting source and the at least one glare reduction tube.

2. The light engine module of claim 1 , further comprising an optic configured to optically couple the at least one light emitting source and the at least one glare reduction tube.

3. The light engine module of claim 1 , further comprising a heat sink comprising a plurality of fins.

4. The light engine module of claim 3 , wherein the at least one light emitting source is mounted on a printed circuit board that is positioned between the bezel and the heat sink.

5. A bezel for a reduced glare light fixture comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED) device arranged on a circuit board, the bezel comprising:

a surface comprising an opaque material; and

at least one glare reduction tube extending from the surface,

wherein when the bezel is positioned on the circuit board, the surface is positioned between the at least one LED device and the at least one glare reduction tube.

6. The bezel of claim 5 , wherein the at least one glare reduction tube is comprised of a translucent material or the opaque material.

7. The bezel of claim 6 , wherein:

the at least one glare reduction tube comprises a plurality of glare reduction tubes; and

the surface is positioned over a plurality of light emitting sources such that each glare reduction tube is aligned with one light emitting source of the plurality of light emitting sources.

8. A reduced glare light fixture, comprising:

at least one light emitting diode (LED) module comprising one or more LED devices;

a housing configured to accommodate the at least one LED module; and

a bezel coupled to the at least one LED module, the bezel having at least one glare reduction tube configured to be approximately coaxial with one LED device of the at least one LED module.

9. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 8 , wherein the at least one glare reduction tube is removably coupled to the bezel.

10. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 8 , wherein the bezel and the at least one glare reduction tube are integrally formed as a single monolithic component.

11. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 8 , wherein both the bezel and the at least one glare reduction tube are formed from a translucent material.

12. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 8 , further comprising at least one optic configured to optically couple the at least one glare reduction tube with the one LED device.

13. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 12 , wherein the at least one optic and the one LED device are recessed inside the at least one glare reduction tube such that a beam spread from the one LED device is approximately less than 50 degrees.

14. The reduced glare light fixture of claim 8 , wherein the at least one LED module comprises:

a first LED module having one or more LED devices at a first color temperature; and

a second LED module having one or more LED devices at a second color temperature, wherein the first color temperature is different than the second color temperature.

15. A light engine module, comprising:

a plurality of LED devices mounted on a circuit board;

a bezel comprising a plurality of glare reduction tubes, each of the plurality of glare reduction tubes configured to be approximately coaxial with a corresponding LED device of the plurality of LED devices;

a plurality of optics, each of the plurality of optics configured to optically couple a corresponding LED device and a corresponding glare reduction tube,

wherein a surface of the bezel is positioned between the plurality of glare reduction tubes and the plurality of LED devices.

16. The light engine module of claim 1 , wherein the surface comprises an opaque material or a translucent material.

17. The light engine module of claim 15 , wherein the surface comprises an opaque material or a translucent material.

18. The light engine module of claim 15 , wherein one or more of the plurality of optics comprises a lens.

19. The lighting engine module of claim 15 , wherein one or more of the plurality of glare reduction tubes comprises an opaque material or a translucent material.

Assignments (7)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059034 FRAME: 0469. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066372/0590 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 10841994 TO PATENT NUMBER 11570872 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058982 FRAME 0844. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066355/0455 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059034/0469 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NEETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058982/0844 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
To: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.
Reel/Frame 058838/0162 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: ROMANO, PERRY; CLARK, ADAM J.
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 045651/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: ROMANO, PERRY; CLARK, ADAM J.
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 046034/0379 →