Daylight collectors with diffuse and direct light collection
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F21S-011/00
G02B-005/04
G02B-019/00
출원번호
US-0074873
(2016-03-18)
등록번호
US-9816676
(2017-11-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Jaster, Paul August
출원인 / 주소
SOLATUBE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
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초록▼
Lighting devices and methods for providing daylight to the interior of a structure are disclosed. Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a daylighting device including a tube having a sidewall with a reflective interior surface, a light collecting structure, and a light reflector positioned to re
Lighting devices and methods for providing daylight to the interior of a structure are disclosed. Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a daylighting device including a tube having a sidewall with a reflective interior surface, a light collecting structure, and a light reflector positioned to reflect daylight into the light collector. In some embodiments, the light collector is associated with one or more light-turning and/or light reflecting structures configured to increase the amount of light captured by the daylighting device. Optical elements may allow for the absorption and/or selective transmission of infrared light away from an interior of the daylighting device.
대표청구항▼
1. A light-collecting device configured to direct daylight through a collector base aperture and into an interior of a building when the light-collecting device is installed on a roof of the building, the device comprising: a top cover portion;a sidewall portion configured to support the top cover p
1. A light-collecting device configured to direct daylight through a collector base aperture and into an interior of a building when the light-collecting device is installed on a roof of the building, the device comprising: a top cover portion;a sidewall portion configured to support the top cover portion above an upper end of the sidewall portion and to define a collector base aperture at a lower end of the sidewall portion, wherein the sidewall portion has a height that extends between the top cover portion and the collector base aperture;a prismatic element configured to refract at least a portion of light that passes through the top cover portion, wherein the prismatic element comprises a planar surface and a prismatic surface, wherein the prismatic surface is opposite the planar surface, and wherein the prismatic surface is positioned between the planar surface and the collector base aperture; anda reflector configured to turn at least a portion of the refracted light towards the collector base aperture;wherein the light-collecting device is configured to be positioned over an opening in a roof of a building and is configured to direct daylight into the opening in the roof when the light-collecting device is installed as part of a daylighting device installation. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the prismatic element comprises a prismatic film with prisms having a riser angle and a draft angle, and wherein the riser angle is different from the draft angle. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the draft angle is between 25° and 35° and the riser angle is between 65° and 75°. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the reflector has a luminous reflectance greater than or equal to about 0.95 when measured with respect to CIE Illuminant D65. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the reflector comprises a sloped portion comprising one or more segments or curved sections having an angle between 1°-10° from vertical when the light-collecting device is installed on the roof of the building. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein the reflector comprises a vertical portion, wherein the vertical portion is greater than or equal to 50% of the height of the reflector, wherein the vertical portion is between the sloped portion and the collector base aperture. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the sloped portion comprises an upper sloped portion and a lower sloped portion, wherein the lower sloped portion is between the upper sloped portion and vertical portion, and wherein the upper sloped portion is closer to a centroid of the top cover portion than lower sloped portion. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein the prismatic element is configured to maintain a downward trajectory of the light due to negative incident angles at low solar elevations and positive incident angles at higher solar elevations. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the top cover portion is clear, and wherein the top cover potion is substantially flat, angled, or at least partially dome-shaped. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the top cover portion is angled, wherein the angle of the top cover portion is not greater than 30 degrees relative to horizontal. 11. The device of claim 1, wherein the prismatic element is molded into the top cover portion. 12. The device of claim 1, wherein the prismatic element comprises a prismatic film having at least one surface positioned parallel to the top cover portion. 13. The device of claim 1, wherein the prismatic element comprises a plurality of prismatic grooves. 14. The device of claim 1, wherein the top cover portion is positioned between 1-20 degrees from horizontal. 15. The device of claim 1, wherein the height of the sidewall portion is greater than or equal to 75% of a width of the collector base aperture. 16. An at least partially transparent light-collecting device configured to direct daylight through a collector base aperture and into an interior of a building when the light-collecting device is installed on a roof of the building, the device comprising: a top cover portion;a sidewall portion configured to support the top cover portion above an upper end of the sidewall portion and to define a collector base aperture at a lower end of the sidewall portion, wherein the sidewall portion has a height that extends between the top cover portion and the collector base aperture;a prismatic element configured to refract a portion of light that passes through the top cover portion, wherein the prismatic element comprises a planar surface and a prismatic surface, wherein the prismatic surface is opposite the planar surface, and wherein the prismatic surface is positioned between the planar surface and the collector base aperture; andwherein the light-collecting device is configured to be positioned over an opening in a roof of a building and is configured to direct daylight into the opening in the roof when the light-collecting device is installed as part of a daylighting device installation. 17. The device of claim 16, further comprising a second prismatic element configured to refract daylight passing through the sidewall portion. 18. The device of claim 17, wherein the second prismatic element comprises a second planar surface and a second prismatic surface, wherein the second prismatic surface is opposite the second planar surface, and wherein the second prismatic surface is positioned to receive light entering the device before the light passes through the second planar surface. 19. The device of claim 16, wherein an aspect ratio of the height of the sidewall portion to a width of the collector base aperture is greater than or equal to 0.75 to 1. 20. The device of claim 19, wherein the aspect ratio is less than or equal to 2.75 to 1. 21. The device of claim 16, wherein the prismatic element comprises a plurality of prismatic grooves. 22. The device of claim 21, wherein at least a portion of the prismatic grooves are formed in at least one of a radial pattern, a linear pattern, or a curve-linear pattern. 23. The device of claim 21, wherein the prismatic grooves are spaced apart. 24. The device of claim 16, further comprising a reflector configured to turn at least a portion of the refracted light towards the collector base aperture. 25. A method of illuminating an interior of a building, the method comprising: receiving daylight on a sidewall surface;turning the daylight towards an aperture lying in a substantially horizontal plane using a prismatic film disposed within a light-collecting device, the prismatic film comprising a prismatic surface and a planar surface, wherein the prismatic surface is opposite the planar surface, and wherein the prismatic surface is positioned between the planar surface and the aperture; andreflecting at least a portion of the daylight towards the aperture using a reflector.
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