Three-dimensional lighting structure utilizing light active technology

摘要

A structure and method for three-dimensional lighting using light active technology. The structure has one or more sheets of light active material, with each sheet having lighting elements. The structure additionally has one or more folding elements along which the sheets of light active material are foldable to create a three-dimensional lighting structure having a center element located at a back side of the three-dimensional lighting structure. A power supply element can then be used to provide power to the lighting elements. A fastening element fastens together the sheets of light active material at fastening points to retain the three-dimensional lighting structure created by folding the one or more sheets of light active material. The three-dimensional lighting structure may be attached to a surface by attaching the center element directly to the surface or by attaching the center element to a substantially rigid backing that attaches to the surface.

主权项

1. A three-dimensional lighting structure, comprising:
at least one non-rigid, flexible, foldable sheet of light active material, with each sheet of light active material being a sheet of light transmitting material having a plurality of lighting elements that are sandwiched between two or more laminate layers of the each sheet of light active material and that comprise emissive electroluminescent material and having circuitry coupled to the plurality of light elements within; at least one folding element of the at least one sheet of light active material, with a collapsible three-dimensional lighting structure formed of the at least one sheet of light active material and the at least one folding element; a power supply element to provide power to the circuitry coupled to the plurality of lighting elements of the at least one sheet of light active material; a fastening element coupled to the at least one sheet of light active material at at least one fastening point of the at least one sheet of light active material, wherein the collapsible three-dimensional lighting structure is removably retained in a three-dimensional form by the fastening element; and a center element that is a portion of the at least one non-rigid, flexible, foldable sheet of light active material located and coupled at a back side of the three-dimensional lighting structure.