IP Library Granted Patent US 10,901,137
Granted Patent B2
US 10,901,137 · App. 16/400,121 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Lighting fixture

Inventors: Sean M. Hawthorne (Boston, MA); Timothy S. Farrell (Simpsonville, SC); Michael F. Conroy (Attleboro, MA); Rachel L. Sidiropoulos (Middleboro, MA)
Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
G02B6/0055F21S8/026G02B6/005G02B6/0068G02B6/0075F21Y2105/00F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 10,901,137
App. No.
16/400,121
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting fixture can include a first panel and a second panel. The lighting fixture can include a first set of LEDs positioned adjacent to a first edge of the first panel. The lighting fixture can further include a second set of LEDs positioned adjacent to a second edge of the second panel. The lighting fixture can include an illuminated surface positioned to receive light from at least one of the first panel and the second panel.

Claims (47)

1. A lighting fixture defining a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction, the lighting fixture comprising:

at first panel;

a second panel spaced apart from the first panel;

at least one light source positioned adjacent an edge of the first panel to illuminate the first panel;

an illuminated surface positioned to receive light from at least one of the first panel and the second panel,

wherein at least a portion of light emitted from the at least one light source exits the lighting fixture at a location that is different than the first panel, and

wherein the illuminated surface comprises an optic positioned to receive light exiting the first panel, and wherein the light the optic receives from the first panel exits the lighting fixture via the optic.

2. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , further comprising at least one light source positioned adjacent an edge of the second panel to illuminate the second panel.

3. The lighting fixture of claim 2 , wherein the optic is positioned to receive light exiting the second panel, and wherein the light the optic receives from the second panel exits the lighting fixture via the optic.

4. The lighting fixture of claim 3 , wherein the optic comprises a total internal reflection (TIR) lens.

5. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the light exits the first panel via a second edge of the first panel that is different than the edge illuminated by the at least one light source.

6. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein:

the edge is a first edge;

a first portion of the light emitted from the at least one light source exits the lighting fixture from a first surface of the first panel;

a second portion of the light emitted from the at least one light source exits a second edge of the first panel; and

the second portion of the light exits the lighting fixture at a location that is different than the first edge, the second edge, and the first surface of first panel.

7. The lighting fixture of claim 6 , wherein the lighting fixture further comprises:

at least one additional surface configured to redirect the second portion of the light from the second edge to the location that is different than the first edge, the second edge, and the first surface of first panel.

8. The lighting fixture of claim 7 , wherein the lighting fixture further comprises:

a mixing chamber defined, at least in part, by the at least one additional surface, the mixing chamber configured to redirect the second portion of the light exiting the second edge of the first panel.

9. The lighting fixture of claim 8 , wherein the mixing chamber is concave relative to a first plane extending in the lateral direction and the longitudinal direction.

10. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated surface comprises a light reflector configured to reflect light from at least one of the first panel and the second panel.

11. The lighting fixture of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the light reflector is positioned directly above a gap defined between the first panel and the second panel along the lateral direction.

12. A lighting fixture comprising:

a first panel including a plurality of surfaces and a first edge formed therebetween;

a second panel including a plurality of surfaces and a second edge formed therebetween;

a first set of one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) positioned adjacent to the first edge to illuminate the first panel;

a second set of one or more LEDs positioned adjacent to the second edge to illuminate the second panel; and

an illuminated surface positioned to receive light from at least one of the first panel and the second panel.

13. The lighting fixture of claim 12 , wherein the illuminated surface comprises a light reflector configured to reflect light from at least one of the first panel and the second panel.

14. The lighting fixture of claim 13 , wherein the light reflector extends adjacent a first surface of the first panel and a second surface of the second panel.

15. The lighting fixture of claim 12 , wherein the illuminated surface comprises an optic positioned to receive light exiting the first panel.

16. The lighting fixture of claim 15 , wherein the optic is positioned to receive light exiting the second panel.

17. A lighting fixture, comprising:

a first panel including a plurality of surfaces and a first edge formed therebetween;

a second panel including a plurality of surfaces and a second edge formed therebetween;

a first set of one or more light emitting diodes (LED) positioned adjacent to the first edge to illuminate the first panel;

a second set of one or more LED(s) positioned adjacent to the second edge to illuminate the second panel;

a light reflector positioned to reflect light emitted from at least one of the first panel and the second panel; and

a third panel positioned to receive light reflected off of the light reflector.

18. The lighting fixture of claim 17 , wherein the third panel extends along the lateral direction at a height in the vertical direction that is below a highest point of the first panel and a highest point of the second panel.

19. The lighting fixture of claim 18 , wherein:

the first light guide includes a receiving edge and an emitting edge, the receiving edge positioned adjacent the first set of one or more LEDs; and

the second light guide includes a receiving edge and an emitting edge, the receiving edge of the second light guide positioned adjacent the second set of one or more LEDs.

20. The lighting fixture of claim 17 , wherein:

the first panel includes a first light guide; and

the second panel includes a second light guide.

Assignments (6)
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 May 1, 2019
From: HAWTHORNE, SEAN M.; FARRELL, TIMOTHY S.; CONROY, MICHAEL F.; SIDIROPOULOS, RACHEL L.
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 049045/0162 →