Wall or ceiling covering with lighting system layer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10060137-B2
Application number	US-201615252924-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2016
Priority date	Sep 24, 2009
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

The invention provides a wall or ceiling covering arrangement ( 10 ) comprising a covering material ( 100 ) and a lighting system ( 200 ) arranged to generate light ( 210 ). The covering material ( 100 ) has a user side ( 101 ) and an opposite back side ( 102 ). The lighting system ( 200 ) is arranged at the back side ( 102 ) of the covering material ( 100 ) and the covering material ( 100 ) has a light transmission for light ( 210 ) generated by the lighting system ( 200 ) in the range of 0.5% to 30%, especially in the range of 1% to 20%. The covering material comprises wallpapers.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wall or ceiling covering arrangement comprising:
a covering material having a user side and an opposite back side;
a support layer comprising a printed circuit board; and
a lighting system layer arranged on the printed circuit board to generate light, the lighting system layer located between the covering material and the support layer, wherein the lighting system layer comprises a plurality of spaced lighting units,
wherein the covering material has a light transmission for the light generated by the lighting system layer in the range of 0.5% to 30%,
wherein the covering material comprises wallpapers attached to the lighting system through a transparent adhesive layer, and
wherein the covering material is a light transmission medium for the light and wherein the lighting system layer is primarily and substantially covered by the covering material.

2. The wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the covering material comprises a plaster comprising stone granules and a binder.

3. The wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary layer, arranged between at least part of the lighting system and at least part of the covering material, wherein the auxiliary layer comprises one or more of a levelling layer, a scratch resistance layer, and a liquid-tight layer.

4. The wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the wall or ceiling covering arrangement further comprises a controller arranged to control the lighting system.

5. A lighting system for use in the wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board has one or more recesses arranged to host one or more light sources.

6. Alighting system for use in the wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 , comprising a top side for facing the covering material and a back side for facing the wall or ceiling, the top side having adhesion promoting properties.

7. Alighting system for use in the wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 , comprising a wedge-shaped edge having a first face for being adjacent to the wall or ceiling, and a second face for being adjacent to the covering material, the first face and the second face enclosing an angle .phi. that is smaller than 6 degrees.

8. A lighting system for use in the wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 , comprising one or more light sources provided on the printed circuit board, the lighting system having a top side for facing the covering material, and a back side for facing the wall or ceiling, wherein at the top side the lighting system comprises one or more auxiliary layers chosen from the group consisting of levelling layers and protective layers.

9. The lighting system according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more auxiliary layers comprise a liquid-tight protective layer, and wherein the lighting system further comprises a liquid-transporting layer at the side of the liquid-tight protective layer facing away from the printed circuit board.

10. Use of a wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 for way guiding.

11. A way-guiding system comprising the wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 .

12. The way-guiding system according to claim 11 , being an emergency exit finding system.

13. A method for providing a wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 to a wall or a ceiling comprising:
arranging a lighting system to the wall or ceiling; and
applying covering material over the lighting system.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
providing one or more recesses to the wall or ceiling; and arranging the lighting system in the one or more recesses.

15. The wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the wallpapers comprise at least one of a vinyl wallpaper and a glass fiber wallpaper.

16. A wall or ceiling covering arrangement comprising:
a covering material having a user side and an opposite back side;
a lighting system arranged on the back side of the covering material, and to generate light;
wherein the covering material has a light transmission for the light generated by the lighting system in the range of 0.5% to 30%; and
wherein the covering material comprises wallpapers attached to the lighting system through a transparent adhesive layer, and
wherein the covering material is a light transmission medium for the light and wherein the lighting system is primarily and substantially covered by the covering material.

17. The wall or ceiling covering arrangement according to claim 16 , wherein the wallpapers comprise at least one of a vinyl wallpaper and a glass fiber wallpaper.

Assignees

• Philips Lighting Holding Bv

Inventors

• Van Herpen Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus
• Vermeulen Markus Cornelius

Classifications

• G09F13/00

  Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising (G09F9/00, G09F11/00 take precedence; control of displays in general using static means to present variable information G09G) · CPC title

• F21V23/0485 Primary

  the sensor sensing the physical interaction between a user and certain areas located on the lighting device, e.g. a touch sensor · CPC title

• E04B9/32 Primary

  Translucent ceilings, i.e. permitting both the transmission and diffusion of light ({E04B9/303 and} E04B9/34 takes precedence; lighting F21) · CPC title

• F21S8/024

  intended to be recessed in a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade · CPC title

• F21W2121/00

  Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00 · CPC title