Configurable ceiling lighting system

摘要

A configurable ceiling lighting system for a grid ceiling comprising at least one and preferably a plurality of driver panels having a bottom and a defined perimeter sized to allow the driver panel to be set into and retained within the grid openings of a ceiling grid. The driver panel has at least one and preferably a plurality of electrical connectors accessible from the bottom of the driver panel. At least one and preferably a plurality of light modules are provided having a light source and an electrical connector complimentary to the electrical connectors of the panel drivers. The light modules can be operatively connected to the bottom of the ceiling panel drivers at selected connection points to produced desired arrays of ceiling lighting fixtures to meet particular lighting needs.

主权项

1. A configurable ceiling lighting system for a grid ceiling having a ceiling T-bar grid with grid openings for supporting ceiling tiles, comprising
at least one driver panel having a bottom with an observable bottom surface and a defined perimeter sized to allow the driver panel to be set into and retained within a grid opening of a ceiling grid such that the bottom surface of the driver panel becomes a part of the observable grid ceiling, said driver panel having at least one mechanical connector and associated electrical connection accessible from the bottom thereof and defining a connection point on the bottom of said driver panel, said electrical connection being powered by an electrical power source, and at least one light module having a light source and a mechanical connector complimentary to the mechanical connector of said driver panel, and further having an electrical connection connectable to the electrical connection associated with the mechanical connector on the bottom of said driver panel, wherein, by using the available mechanical connector and electrical connection at the connection point on the bottom of said driver panel, said light module can be operatively connected to the bottom of said driver panel at said connection point so as to be deployed below the driver panel at the connection point thereof, and wherein the light module can be operatively configured below a grid ceiling having more than one of said driver panels or having a driver panel with more than one connection point.