Light-emitting acoustic panel and lighting system comprising a set of such panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9851094-B2
Application number	US-201515306098-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2015
Priority date	Apr 25, 2014
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a set ( 1 ) of panels forming a lighting system, the set comprising a light-emitting panel ( 2 ) and a light-reflecting panel ( 3 ), each panel having two opposing first sides ( 4 ), two opposing second sides ( 5 ) and two opposing main surfaces ( 6 ). Each panel is suspended from a ceiling ( 7 ) with a first side ( 4 ) thereof facing the ceiling. The light-emitting panel ( 2 ) comprises a light source ( 11 ) arranged on a second side ( 5 ) thereof. The second side ( 5 ) of the light-emitting panel ( 2 ) faces a main surface ( 6 ) of the light-reflecting panel ( 3 ) such that the light source ( 11 ) is arranged to illuminate the main surface ( 6 ) of the light-reflecting panel ( 3 ). The invention also relates to a lighting system including such set of panels and an acoustic panel as such.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A set of panels forming a lighting system, the set comprising a light-emitting acoustic panel and a light-reflecting acoustic panel, each panel having two opposing first sides, two opposing second sides and two opposing main surfaces, and each panel being suspended from a ceiling with a first side facing the ceiling, wherein the light-emitting acoustic panel includes a suspending member for suspending the acoustic panel from a ceiling, the suspending member being arranged on one of the first sides such that when the acoustic panel is suspended from the ceiling the two opposing main surfaces are arranged perpendicular to the ceiling, and a light source arranged on one of the second sides such that when the acoustic panel is suspended from the ceiling the light source is arranged to provide illumination in a main direction, the main direction being parallel to the ceiling and perpendicular to the normal of the main surfaces, and wherein at least one of the main surfaces of the light-reflecting panel is a light-reflecting surface, the light source of the light-emitting acoustic panel being arranged to illuminate the light-reflecting surface of the light-reflecting acoustic panel.

2. The set of panels according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting acoustic panel and the light-reflecting acoustic panel are arranged in a staggered pattern in view of each other.

3. The set of panels according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting acoustic panel comprises a light source arranged on both opposing second sides thereof.

4. The set of panels according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the light-emitting acoustic panel and the light-reflecting acoustic panel comprises a light source on one of their opposing first sides.

5. The set of panels according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting acoustic panel in a first set of panels is arranged to constitute a light-reflecting panel in a second set of panels, the second set of panels comprising an light-emitting panel and a light-reflecting panel.

6. The set of panels according to claim 1 , wherein the light-reflecting surface of the light-reflecting panel has light diffusing properties.

7. The set of panels according to claim 1 , wherein the main surface of the light-emitting panel is arranged with an angle (α) of 45 to 90 degrees in view of the main surface of the light-reflecting panel.

8. A lighting system comprising at least a first and a second set of panels according to claim 1 , wherein the panels in the first set of panels and the second set of panels are arranged in a herringbone pattern, in which pattern the light-emitting panel of the first set of panels is arranged to constitute a light-reflecting panel when being illuminated by the light-emitting panel of the second set of panels.

9. A lighting system comprising at least a first and a second set of panels according to claim 1 , wherein the panels in the first set of panels and the second set of panels are arranged in a checkerboard pattern, in which pattern the light-emitting panel of the first set of panels is arranged to illuminate the light-reflecting panel of the first set of panels and the light-reflecting panel of the second set of panels, and wherein the main surface of the light-emitting panel of the first set of panels is arranged essentially in parallel with the main surface of the light-emitting panel of the second set of panels, while the main surface of the light-reflecting panel of the first set of panels is arranged essentially in parallel with the main surface of the light-reflecting panel of the second set of panels.

Assignees

• Philips Lighting Holding Bv

Inventors

• Gommans Hendrikus Hubertus Petrus
• Van Dorp Schuitman Jasper
• Kohlrausch Amin Gerhard
• Aarts Ronaldus Maria

Classifications

• E04B9/345

  consisting of non-parallel slats, e.g. grids · CPC title

• E04B9/34

  {Grid-like or} open-work ceilings, e.g. lattice type {box-like modules, acoustic baffles} (E04B9/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E04B9/366

  the principal plane of the slats being vertical · CPC title

• F21V33/006 Primary

  General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols · CPC title

• F21W2131/402

  for working places · CPC title