Lighting unit with a container body (10) made by means of extrusion, a series of first light sources (21; 221) and a series of second light sources (22; 222), arranged on at least one printed circuit board (20; 220a, 220b); a power supply (50,51) supplying power to the light sources (21, 22; 221, 222); diffusion optics (30) for diffusion of the light emitted by the first light sources (21; 221); and concentrating and/or directing optics (40) for concentrating and/or directing the light emitted by the second sources (22; 222).

The present disclosure discloses a projection lamp for projecting a nebula and a starry sky comprising a housing, a light source assembly, a laser assembly, a rotating assembly, a control board, a base seat, and a power source port. The light source assembly and the laser assembly are disposed in the housing and penetrate through the housing, and the rotating assembly and the control board are disposed in the housing. The rotating assembly is configured to drive a rotating optical sheet and a diffraction sheet to rotate. The light source assembly comprises a light source board, a light reflecting cup, a fixed optical sheet, the rotating optical sheet, and a lens assembly. The light source board, the light reflecting cup, the fixed optical sheet, the rotating optical sheet, and the lens assembly are successively disposed along a path in which light rays emitted by the light source board move.

A lamp shade or cover that can be readily switched from a translucent-opaque mode to a transparent mode if the shade or cover from a material with transparency properties that can be modulated. A layer of liquid crystals encapsulated between transparent electrodes is included in the shade. Normally, the liquid crystals are randomly oriented and diffuse light so as to create a translucent state. When a direct current voltage is applied across the transparent electrodes, the liquid crystals become oriented and essentially transparent. Application of a pulsed or alternating current voltage can be used to modulate the degree of transparency.

A lamp shade or cover that can be readily switched from a translucent-opaque mode to a transparent mode if the shade or cover from a material with transparency properties that can be modulated. A layer of liquid crystals encapsulated between transparent electrodes is included in the shade. Normally, the liquid crystals are randomly oriented and diffuse light so as to create a translucent state. When a direct current voltage is applied across the transparent electrodes, the liquid crystals become oriented and essentially transparent. Application of a pulsed or alternating current voltage can be used to modulate the degree of transparency.

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing improved lighting components for a lighting element. A lighting element might include a cover. The cover might include a wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The cover might further include one or more voids located between the outer surface and the inner surface of the wall. The cover and voids may be formed via one or more three-dimensional (“3D”) printing processes.

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing improved lighting components for a lighting element. A lighting element might include a cover. The cover might include a wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The cover might further include one or more voids located between the outer surface and the inner surface of the wall. The cover and voids may be formed via one or more three-dimensional (“3D”) printing processes.

The present invention relates generally to tessellated bezel light diffusers which act to disperse penumbral light providing more uniform and even illumination. The present invention also relates to luminaires employing an array of light sources with tessellated bezel light diffusers which act to eliminate edge and transition lighting effects providing more uniform and even illumination between LEDs and at the periphery of illuminated zones. The present invention also relates to luminaires employing LED arrays equipped with tessellated bezel light diffusers that provide very uniform illumination zones with more evenly dispersed transitional edge lighting than conventional luminaires.

The present disclosure is directed to a sun-sky-imitating illumination device (100) for generating natural light similar to that from the sun and the sky, comprising a direct-light generator (10) that comprises a first emitting surface (11) from which a direct light (13) is emitted and a collimated light source (20) configured to generate from a primary light a collimated light (23) which exits an output surface (22) positioned upstream from the first emitting surface (11) with respect to a direct light direction (15), wherein the direct light (13) has a luminance profile (Ldirect(x, y, θ, φ)) which has a first peak in the angular distribution around the direct-light direction (15) and the collimated light (23) exiting the output surface (22) has a luminance profile (Lcoll(x, y, θ, φ)) which has a second peak (14) in the angular distribution around the direct-light direction (15), the second peak being a narrow peak, and a diffused-light generator (50) that is at least partially light-transparent and is positioned downstream of the direct-light generator (10) and comprises a second emitting surface (51) and is configured to cause diffused light (53) at the second emitting surface (51), wherein the sun-sky-imitating illumination device is configured such that the direct-light generator (10) and the diffused-light generator (50) co-operate to form outer light (53,54) at the second emitting surface (51) which comprises a first light component (54) which propagates along directions contained within the narrow peak (14) and a second light component (53) which propagates along directions spaced apart from the narrow peak (14), wherein the first light component (54) has a CCT which is lower than a CCT of the second light component (53), wherein the direct-light generator (10) comprises an optical unit (30) positioned downstream of the output surface (22) of the collimated light source (20) and upstream from the first emitting surface (11) with respect to the direct light direction (15), wherein the optical unit (30) is configured to interact with the collimated light (23) exiting the output surface (22) to generate the direct light (13) emitted from the first emitting surface (11) so that the first peak of the luminance profile (Ldirect(x, y, θ, φ)) of the direct light (13) is larger than the second peak of the luminance profile (Lcoll(x, y, θ, φ)) of the collimated light (

The present disclosure is directed to a sun-sky-imitating illumination device (100) for generating natural light similar to that from the sun and the sky, comprising a direct-light generator (10) that comprises a first emitting surface (11) from which a direct light (13) is emitted and a collimated light source (20) configured to generate from a primary light a collimated light (23) which exits an output surface (22) positioned upstream from the first emitting surface (11) with respect to a direct light direction (15), wherein the direct light (13) has a luminance profile (Ldirect(x, y, θ, φ)) which has a first peak in the angular distribution around the direct-light direction (15) and the collimated light (23) exiting the output surface (22) has a luminance profile (Lcoll(x, y, θ, φ)) which has a second peak (14) in the angular distribution around the direct-light direction (15), the second peak being a narrow peak, and a diffused-light generator (50) that is at least partially light-transparent and is positioned downstream of the direct-light generator (10) and comprises a second emitting surface (51) and is configured to cause diffused light (53) at the second emitting surface (51), wherein the sun-sky-imitating illumination device is configured such that the direct-light generator (10) and the diffused-light generator (50) co-operate to form outer light (53,54) at the second emitting surface (51) which comprises a first light component (54) which propagates along directions contained within the narrow peak (14) and a second light component (53) which propagates along directions spaced apart from the narrow peak (14), wherein the first light component (54) has a CCT which is lower than a CCT of the second light component (53), wherein the direct-light generator (10) comprises an optical unit (30) positioned downstream of the output surface (22) of the collimated light source (20) and upstream from the first emitting surface (11) with respect to the direct light direction (15), wherein the optical unit (30) is configured to interact with the collimated light (23) exiting the output surface (22) to generate the direct light (13) emitted from the first emitting surface (11) so that the first peak of the luminance profile (Ldirect(x, y, θ, φ)) of the direct light (13) is larger than the second peak of the luminance profile (Lcoll(x, y, θ, φ)) of the collimated light (

A lighting apparatus includes a light source, a light passing cover, a back cover and a rim frame. The light source is used for emitting a light. The light passing cover has a first ladder edge. The rim frame has an inner frame and a light source holder. The back cover, the surface rim and the light passing cover define a concealed space. The light source is disposed in the light source holder in the concealed space. The inner frame defines a light opening for the light to escape from the lighting apparatus. The inner frame has a second ladder edge surrounding the light opening. The first ladder edge and the second ladder edge are pressed by the back cover to press to each other. Multiple ladder protrusion surfaces between the first ladder edge and the second ladder edge prevent water to enter the concealed space.