Daylighting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10520151-B2
Application number	US-201515520174-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2015
Priority date	Oct 24, 2014
Publication date	Dec 31, 2019
Grant date	Dec 31, 2019

Abstract

A daylighting apparatus of the present invention includes: a daylighting sheet ( 13 ) that has first and second surfaces opposite to each other and that lets light in through the first surface and lets the light out through the second surface at a predetermined distribution of angles; and a visible light-reflecting sheet ( 15 ) that reflects part of visible light falling on the first surface of the daylighting sheet ( 13 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A daylighting apparatus comprising:
a daylighting member that allows transmittance of external visible light from an incident surface through an emitting surface at a predetermined distribution of angles, the daylighting member comprising:
a first substrate;
a plurality of daylighting portions arrayed, in one direction, on an incident surface of the first substrate; and
a void part provided between the plurality of daylighting portions; and
a reflecting member comprising a predetermined pattern that reflects part of the visible light and transmits another part of the visible light falling on the incident surface of the daylighting member; wherein

the reflecting member is provided to oppose at least part of the incident surface of the daylighting member.

2. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the reflecting member further has a function of transmitting the visible light.

3. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the reflecting member has a reflectance that varies, in one in-plane direction, the reflectance varying in a period which is from 20 mm to 40 mm.

4. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein there is a coincidence between a first direction in which the reflectance varies in the period and a second direction in which the plurality of daylighting portions are arrayed.

5. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the reflecting member includes:
a reflection region that reflects the visible light; and
a transmission region that transmits the visible light.

6. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the reflecting member comprises:
a visible light-transmitting substrate; and
a plurality of reflecting portions provided all over the visible light-transmitting substrate.

7. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of reflecting portions are constituted by reflective ink printed all over the visible light-transmitting substrate.

8. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the reflecting member comprises:
a visible light-reflecting substrate; and
a plurality of transmitting portions provided in the visible light-reflecting substrate.

9. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of transmitting portions are constituted by a plurality of through-holes provided in the visible light-reflecting substrate.

10. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the reflecting member is constituted by a semi-transmissive member that reflects part of the visible light and transmits part of the visible light.

11. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the reflecting member is provided in contact with the incident surface of the daylighting member.

12. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 1 , the daylighting apparatus further comprising:
a frame that houses the daylighting member and the reflecting member.

13. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 1 , the daylighting apparatus further comprising:
a light-diffusing member provided toward the emitting surface of the daylighting member, the light-diffusing member diffusing the light having exited through the emitting surface of the daylighting member.

14. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the void part is provided not only between the plurality of daylighting portions but also between the plurality of daylighting portions and the reflecting member.

15. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the reflecting member comprises a plurality of patterns having different areas such that the observer recognizes the predetermined pattern by reflecting, by the plurality of patterns, the part of the visible light.

16. The daylighting apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein each shape of the plurality of patterns is one of circular or quadrangular.

17. A daylighting apparatus comprising:
a daylighting member that has first and second surfaces opposite to each other and that lets light in through the first surface and lets the light out through the second surface at a predetermined distribution of angles, the daylighting member comprising:
a first substrate having third and fourth surfaces opposite to each other, the third surface being at a side of the first surface, the fourth surface being at a side of the second surface;
a plurality of daylighting portions arrayed, in one direction, on the third surface; and a void part provided between the plurality of daylighting portions; and
a reflecting member that reflects part of visible light so as to be recognized by an observer as a predetermined pattern, and transmits another part of the visible light falling on the first surface, wherein
the reflecting member further has a function of transmitting the visible light, wherein
the reflecting member has a reflectance that varies, in one in-plane direction, the reflectance varying in a period which is from 20 mm to 40 mm, and
there is a coincidence between a first direction in which the reflectance varies in the period and a second direction in which the plurality of daylighting portions are arrayed.

18. A daylighting apparatus comprising:
a daylighting member that has first and second surfaces opposite to each other and that lets light in through the first surface and lets the light out through the second surface at a predetermined distribution of angles, the daylighting member comprising:
a first substrate having third and fourth surfaces opposite to each other, the third surface being at a side of the first surface, the fourth surface being at a side of the second surface;
a plurality of daylighting portions arrayed, in one direction, on the third surface; and a void part provided between the plurality of daylighting portions; and
a reflecting member that reflects part of visible light so as to be recognized by an observer as a predetermined pattern, and transmits another part of the visible light falling on the first surface, wherein
the reflecting member comprises a plurality of patterns having different areas such that the observer recognizes the predetermined pattern by reflecting, by the plurality of patterns, the part of the visible light, wherein
each shape of the plurality of patterns is one of circular or quadrangular.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Ueki Shun
• Nishinaka Shumpei
• Kanno Toru
• Shinozaki Daisuke
• Yui Hideomi
• UEKI Tomoko
• Kamada Tsuyoshi

Classifications

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• E06B2009/2405

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