Fixtures and lighting accessories for lighting devices
View Patent ↗According to at least one aspect, a lighting system is provided. The lighting system comprises a strip lighting device including a circuit board, a light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the circuit board, a lens disposed over the LED and configured to receive the light emitted from the LED and change at least one characteristic of the light received from the LED, and an elastomer encapsulating at least part of the circuit board. The lighting system further comprises a fixture configured to receive the strip lighting device and mount to a structure and a lighting accessory configured to removably couple to the fixture over the strip lighting device and change at least one characteristic of the light from the strip lighting device.
1. A lighting system, comprising:
a strip lighting device having a first tray, a circuit board disposed in the first tray, a light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the circuit board, and a potting material encapsulating at least part of the circuit board and being in contact with the first tray;
a mounting fixture configured to receive the strip lighting device, the mounting fixture having a second tray including a surface for receiving the strip lighting device and including a plurality of sidewalls that enclose the strip lighting device within the second tray; and
a lighting accessory configured to removably couple to the mounting fixture enclosing the strip lighting device and configured to change a characteristic of light being emitted from the strip lighting device;
wherein the lighting accessory includes a mirror assembly configured to change a distribution of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device and including a mirror that is configured to rotate about at least one axis to change the distribution of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
2. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the strip lighting device includes a lens assembly disposed over the LED, the lens assembly being configured to removably couple to the strip lighting device, the lens assembly including a lens and being configured to change another characteristic of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
3. The lighting system of claim 2 , wherein the lens assembly further includes, being disposed above the strip lighting device, a reflector or a light scattering element.
4. The lighting system of claim 2 , wherein the first tray includes a notch on an outer lateral surface of the first tray and wherein the lens assembly is configured to removably couple to the strip lighting device using the notch.
5. The lighting system of claim 4 , wherein the lens assembly includes: a top portion including the lens; a sidewall that extends from the top portion and has an inner surface that faces toward the outer lateral surface of the first tray and an outer surface that faces away from the outer lateral surface of the first tray; and a protrusion on the sidewall that is configured to removably engage the notch on the outer lateral surface of the first tray.
6. The lighting system of claim 2 , wherein the lens assembly is configured to change a color temperature, an angular correlated color temperature deviation, or another distribution of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
7. The lighting system of claim 1 , including another lighting accessory configured to removably couple to the mounting fixture enclosing the strip lighting device and configured to change another characteristic of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device, wherein the another lighting accessory includes: a light filter configured to change a color temperature of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device, or a light louver configured to change another distribution of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
8. The lighting system of claim 1 , including another lighting accessory configured to removably couple to the mounting fixture enclosing the strip lighting device and configured to change another characteristic of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device, wherein the another lighting accessory includes comprises a barn door assembly configured to change another distribution of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device and including a plurality of barn doors rotatably coupled to the mounting fixture.
9. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the second tray includes comprises a rail that extends from at least one of the plurality of sidewalls and being configured to removably couple to the lighting accessory.
10. A lighting system, comprising:
a strip lighting device having a first tray, a circuit board disposed in the first tray, a light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the circuit board, a lens assembly including a lens and being disposed over the LED, the lens assembly configured to removably couple to the strip lighting device being and configured to change a at least one characteristic of light being emitted from the strip lighting device, and a potting material encapsulating at least part of the circuit board and being in contact with the first tray; and
a mounting fixture configured to receive the strip lighting device, the mounting fixture having a second tray including a surface for receiving the strip lighting device and including a plurality of sidewalls that enclose the strip lighting device within the second tray; and
a lighting accessory configured to removably couple to the mounting fixture enclosing the strip lighting device and configured to change another characteristic of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
11. The lighting system of claim 10 , wherein the first tray includes a notch on an outer lateral surface of the first tray and wherein the lens assembly is configured to removably couple to the strip lighting device using the notch.
12. The lighting system of claim 11 , wherein the lens assembly includes: a top portion including the lens; a sidewall that extends from the top portion and has an inner surface that faces toward the outer lateral surface of the first tray and an outer surface that faces away from the outer lateral surface of the first tray; and a protrusion on the sidewall that is configured to removably engage the notch on the outer lateral surface of the first tray.
13. The lighting system of claim 10 , wherein the lens assembly further includes, being disposed above the strip lighting device, a reflector or a light scattering element.
14. The lighting system of claim 10 , wherein the lens assembly is configured to change a color temperature, an angular correlated color temperature deviation, or a distribution of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
15. The lighting system of claim 10 , wherein the lighting accessory includes a mirror assembly including a mirror that is configured to rotate about at least one axis to change a distribution of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
16. The lighting system of claim 10 , wherein the lighting accessory includes: a light filter configured to change a color temperature of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device, or a light louver configured to change a distribution of the light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
17. The lighting system of claim 10 , wherein the lighting accessory includes a barn door assembly including a plurality of barn doors rotatably coupled to the mounting fixture configured to change a distribution of light being emitted from the strip lighting device.
18. The lighting system of claim 10 , wherein the second tray includes a rail that extends from at least one of the plurality of sidewalls and being configured to removably couple to the lighting accessory.
19. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the potting material includes an elastomer.
20. The lighting system of claim 10 , wherein the potting material includes an elastomer.