Integrated ceiling and light system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023392762-A1
Application number	US-202318236876-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 22, 2023
Priority date	Dec 18, 2014
Publication date	Dec 7, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An integrated ceiling and light system that incorporates a light module into a ceiling tile. The system may include an acoustic ceiling tile and a light module magnetically coupled to the acoustic ceiling tile.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An integrated ceiling and light system comprising:
an acoustic ceiling tile comprising:
a front surface;
a rear surface opposite the front surface; and
a recess in the front surface of the ceiling tile, the recess comprising a floor; and
a light module disposed within the recess of the ceiling tile and magnetically coupled to the acoustic ceiling tile.

2 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 1 wherein the light module has a weight per volume that is equal to or less than three times a weight per volume of the acoustic ceiling tile.

3 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 1 further comprising:
the acoustic ceiling tile comprising a passageway extending from the rear surface of the acoustic ceiling tile to the floor of the recess; and
electrical conductors passing through the passageway that are configured to operably couple the light module to a power source.

4 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 1 wherein the lighting module is directly coupled to the acoustic ceiling tile via the magnetic coupling.

5 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 1 further comprising:
a mounting structure coupled to the ceiling tile, at least a portion of the mounting structure positioned within the recess, the portion of the mounting structure comprising a magnet coupling element; and
a light module having a front surface and an opposing rear surface, a second magnetic coupling element on the rear surface of the light module; and
wherein the first and second magnetic coupling elements cooperate to detachably couple the light module to the mounting structure.

6 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 1 further comprising:
the acoustic ceiling tile comprising a passageway extending from an opening in the floor of the recess to an opening in the rear surface of the acoustic ceiling tile; and
the mounting structure comprising a flange portion that abuts the rear surface of the acoustic ceiling, the mounting structure extending through the passageway.

7 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 6 wherein when the light module is coupled to the mounting structure, the front surface of the light module is flush with the front surface of the acoustic ceiling tile.

8 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 1 further comprising:
a grid support system suspended from an overhead building support structure within an interior space; and
the ceiling tile and the light module forming a panel-light assembly, the panel light assembly mounted to the grid support system.

9 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 8 further comprising a plurality of ceiling tiles mounted to the grid support system to form a suspended ceiling.

10 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 1 wherein a light emitting surface of the light module is flush with the front surface of the acoustic ceiling tile.

11 . An integrated ceiling and light system comprising:
an acoustic ceiling tile; and a light module magnetically coupled to the acoustic ceiling tile.

12 . An integrated ceiling and light system comprising:
a vertical panel suspended from a support structure, the vertical panel having a bottom edge that faces an interior space, a top edge opposite the bottom edge, first and second side edges extending between the top and bottom edges, a front surface, and a rear surface opposite the front surface; and a light module mounted to one of the edges of the vertical panel so that a light emitting surface of the light module faces towards the vertical panel such that light emitted by the light module is directed towards and reflects off of at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the vertical panel.

13 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 12 wherein the light module is mounted to the bottom edge of the vertical panel.

14 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 12 wherein the vertical panel has a thickness measured between the front and rear surfaces of the vertical panel and wherein the light module has a width that is greater than the thickness of the vertical panel so that portions of the light module extend beyond the front and rear surfaces of the vertical panel.

15 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 12 further comprising a passageway extending through the vertical panel, electrical wires extending through the passageway and operably coupled to the light module and to a power source.

16 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 12 wherein the light module is mounted to the top edge of the vertical panel.

17 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 12 further comprising a plurality of the vertical panels suspended from the support structure, each of the vertical panels having at least one of the light modules mounted directly thereto.

18 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 17 wherein a first one of the light modules is mounted to the bottom edge of a first one of the vertical panels and wherein a second one of the light modules is mounted to the top edge of a second one of the vertical panels.

19 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 18 wherein a first one of the light modules is mounted to the bottom edge of a first one of the vertical panels so that a light emitting surface of the first one of the light modules faces the first one of the vertical panels, and wherein a second one of the light modules is mounted to the bottom edge of a second one of the vertical panels so that a light emitting surface of the second one of the light modules faces the interior space.

20 . The integrated ceiling and light system of claim 12 wherein the vertical panel is a substantially solid unhollowed acoustic panel.

Assignees

• Armstrong World Ind Inc

Inventors

• Oleske Peter J
• Springer Brian L
• Jaskierski Anthony J
• Bergman Todd M
• Koger Keith A
• Gaydos Christopher D
• Desantis Craig W
• Myers Jere W
• Van Dore Jonathan P
• Vernau G Douglas
• Kehrer Kenneth P
• Hough Paul A
• Deshpande Ravindra

Classifications

• F21S8/04 Primary

  intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures (F21S8/02 takes precedence; {details of ceiling bases F21V21/03}) · CPC title

• E04B9/006

  with means for hanging lighting fixtures or other appliances to the framework of the ceiling · CPC title

• E04B9/0421

  comprising ducts · CPC title

• E04B9/0464

  having irregularities on the faces, e.g. holes, grooves · CPC title

• F21V21/04

  Recessed bases · CPC title