Flexible substrate lighting fixtures

摘要

A lighting fixture can comprise a flexible substrate and an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled to the flexible substrate. In various embodiments, the array of LEDs can be disposed at one region of the flexible substrate, with another area of the flexible substrate free from LEDs. Light emitted from the LED array can be incident upon the area that is free from LEDs, and that area can manage the incident light to achieve a desired effect. Accordingly, the flexible substrate can filter, diffuse, refract, transmit, diffract, imprint information upon, or otherwise purposely manipulate light generated by associated LEDs The flexible substrate may be manipulated into different forms for different lighting fixtures styles and models and for different applications.

主权项

1. A lighting system, comprising:
a substrate comprising an array area and an optic area; and an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to the substrate in the array area, wherein the substrate has sufficient flexibility and the array area and the optic area are disposed with respect to one another such that the substrate can be manipulated to position the optic area in front of the array of light emitting diodes to receive light emitted by the array of light emitting diodes.