Luminaire for indoor horticulture

摘要

A reflector hood for a luminaire having a lamp in an upper portion thereof and first and second air flow ducts formed in first and second opposite sides of said reflector hood for ventilation. First and second secondary reflecting panels are respectively disposed within the hood over and spaced a predetermined distance from each first and second air flow duct such that light emitted by the lamp is reflected from said reflecting panels instead of passing through the first and second air flow ducts.

主权项

1. A ventilated reflector for an indoor luminaire, comprising:
a rectangular exterior shell formed of a first sheet material having downward-inclined first and second sides and first and second ends and a rectangular top opening covered with a top cover assembly hinged at one end thereof to one of said first and second ends; an upper reflector formed of a second sheet material having first and second upward-inclined sides joined at a first included angle and attached to the underside of said top cover assembly, said first angle disposed parallel to and below a first longitudinal centerline of said top cover; a lamp bracket supported beneath said top cover near said hinged end, said bracket supporting a lamp socket oriented along a second centerline parallel with and below said first longitudinal centerline of said top cover; first and second side reflector panels formed of said second sheet material and attached to an underside of each said side of said exterior shell and spaced a predetermined uniform spacing therefrom; first and second duct openings centrally disposed in each of said first and second sides of said exterior shell; a low-iron glass lens secured to the perimeter of said exterior shell with an air-tight seal along corresponding outer edges thereof provided by a vinyl foam tape gasket disposed between said corresponding outer edges of said exterior shell and said glass lens; and a flexible, channel-shaped, metal reinforced PVC edge trim strip disposed over corresponding outer edges of said exterior shell, said glass lens, and said gasket disposed therebetween.