Patent ID: 9714756
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: F21V,F21Y,G02B,H05K

Claim:
1. A device for providing illumination comprising: a panel having at least one rigid layer, the at least one rigid layer having at least one patterned electrical circuit thereon; an array of illuminating units, each unit being formed by at least one rigid element and a portion of the at least one rigid layer, each unit including: the electrical conductor and the optical redirecting element of each unit being dimensioned and arranged within the unit such that the electrical conductor does not materially impede transmission of light generated by the light source from within the unit to out of the unit, light generated by the light source being redirected by the optical redirecting element toward at least one of the plurality of gaps, the redirected light diverging from the optical redirecting element, the diverging light subsequently passing through at least one of the plurality of gaps; the electrical conductor being at least electrically and thermally interconnected with the patterned circuit to transmit electrical energy to the light source and to receive thermal energy from the light source for transmission away from the unit.