IP Library Granted Patent US 10,725,231
Granted Patent B2
US 10,725,231 · App. 16/522,498 · Granted Jul 28, 2020

Suspended pendant lightguide luminaire with sound dampening

Inventors: Alexander James Ross (Aurora, CO); Sohana Arni (Aurora, CO); Travis Boyle (Denver, CO); Christopher Joseph Pahl (Denver, CO)
Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.
G02B6/0073F21V23/002F21V23/004F21V23/023F21S8/04F21S8/06F21S8/061
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Patent No.
US 10,725,231
App. No.
16/522,498
Granted
Jul 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminaire includes a frame having a lightguide and at least one light emitting diode disposed to direct light into an edge of the lightguide. A low voltage power cable delivers power to the at least one light emitting diode. A plurality of suspension cables are attached to the frame for suspending the luminaire. At least one acoustic panel is attached to the frame.

Claims (28)

1. A luminaire comprising:

a frame comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, an outer side wall, an inner side wall, a frame cavity, and at least one light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the inner side wall;

a lightguide disposed within the frame and between the top panel and the bottom panel, the lightguide comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge surface, the edge surface configured to receive LED light from the at least one LED;

a power cable attached to the frame with a strain relief bracket, the power cable configured to deliver power to the at least one LED;

a plurality of suspension cables attached to the frame at first ends of the plurality of suspension cables, each first end of the first ends comprising an anchor wherein each first end of the first ends is configured to fit into a slot of a plurality of slots in the frame thereby securing the anchor in the frame cavity;

at least one bracket, the at least one bracket comprising a lower member and a flange, the lower member coupled to the top panel of the frame; and

at least one acoustic panel coupled to the flange of the at least one bracket.

2. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the frame has a frame shape that is one of a circle or a polygon.

3. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the lightguide has a lightguide shape that is one of a circle or a polygon.

4. The luminaire of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting box, wherein the suspension cables attach to the mounting box at second ends of the plurality of suspension cables.

5. The luminaire of claim 4 , wherein the mounting box comprises a power supply for providing power to the at least one LED via the low voltage power cable.

6. The luminaire of claim 4 , further comprising an intermediate cable collector comprising a plurality of cable apertures and a plurality of set screw apertures, wherein each suspension cable of the plurality of suspension cables passes through a cable aperture of the plurality of cable apertures and are secured to the intermediate cable collector by a set screw located in a set screw aperture of the plurality of set screw apertures.

7. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the at least one acoustic panel comprises one or more of cork, felt, foam, and polyethylene terephthalate.

8. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the at least one acoustic panel comprises a three-dimensional pattern on an outer surface of the acoustic panel.

9. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the at least one acoustic panel comprises a recess for coupling the at least one acoustic panel to the outer side wall of the frame.

10. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the at least one acoustic panel comprises four acoustic panels attached around the frame.

11. The luminaire of claim 10 , wherein the four acoustic panels comprise mitered side edges with magnets, the magnets for adjoining each acoustic panel to an adjacent acoustic panel of the four acoustic panels.

12. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the lightguide emits the LED light from the at least one LED when the at least one LED is powered on and wherein the lightguide transmits ambient light therethrough when the at least one LED is powered off.

13. A luminaire comprising:

a frame comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, an outer side wall, an inner side wall, a frame cavity, and at least one light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the inner side wall;

a lightguide disposed within the frame and between the top panel and the bottom panel, the lightguide comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge surface, the edge surface configured to receive LED light from the at least one LED;

a plurality of suspension cables attached to the frame at first ends of the plurality of suspension cables, each first end of the first ends comprising an anchor wherein each first end of the first ends is configured to fit into a slot of a plurality of slots in the frame thereby securing the anchor in the frame cavity, the plurality of suspension cables comprising a power cable configured to deliver power to the at least one LED;

at least one bracket, the at least one bracket comprising a lower member and a flange, the lower member coupled to the top panel of the frame; and

at least one acoustic panel coupled to the frame flange of the at least one bracket.

14. The luminaire of claim 13 , further comprising a plate coupled to the power cable, the plate comprising a driver for providing power to the at least one LED via the power cable.

15. The luminaire of claim 14 , further comprising at least one upper suspension cable coupled to a top surface of the plate at a distal end of the upper suspension cable.

16. The luminaire of claim 14 , further comprising a power source cable attached to the driver at a distal end of the power source cable, a proximal end of the power source cable configured for attaching to a power source.

17. The luminaire of claim 13 , wherein the at least one acoustic panel comprises one or more of cork, felt, foam, and polyethylene terephthalate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2020
From: ROSS, ALEXANDER JAMES; ARNI, SOHANA; BOYLE, TRAVIS; PAUL, CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH
To: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052671/0713 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2020
From: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
To: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 052633/0158 →