OPTIC PANEL, LED LIGHTING SYSTEM, AND LUMINAIRE

摘要

An optic panel, an LED lighting system including the optic panel, and a luminaire including the LED lighting system are described. The optic panel includes an optic disposed within a cut out of a base plate, and one or more supports fixedly couple the optic with the base plate. Each support preferably touches the optic at only a single location. In some aspects, the supports provide sufficient support to the optic such that the entire optic panel can be molded as a single, monolithic mass and the supports do not or only minimally interfere with the desired total internal reflection of the optics because of the minimal engagement with the supports and/or the placement of the engagement with the supports. The optic panel may be incorporated into the LED lighting system, for example, forming a secondary optics for the LED lighting system.

主权项

1. An optic panel, comprising:
a base plate having a cutout; an optic disposed in the cutout and coupled to the base plate, the optic comprising a collector and a light pipe extending upwardly from the collector, wherein the light pipe has a distal end spaced from the collector, and light collected by the collector is focused outwardly by the light pipe; and a plurality of supports, each support extending from the base plate to the light pipe, wherein the supports fix the optic to the base plate; wherein each support engages the light pipe at only a single contact point and a gap is disposed between the support and all other portions of the optic.