Patent ID: 8894239
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A lighting unit comprising a closed body having a substantially continuous, pliable surface, the closed body comprises a plurality of individually controllable closed compartments, a hardware controller and a plurality of light sources, wherein: each of the light sources is arranged to generate a light beam with a respective optical axis, each of the light sources is connected to the pliable surface at a respective surface area of the pliable surface, whereby orientations of the respective surface areas and orientations of the respective optical axes are linked, the pliable surface is configured to assume a plurality of different profiles with corresponding different orientations of at least part of the plurality of surface areas, and the hardware controller is configured to direct the closed body to adjust a shape of the pliable surface and thereby alter illumination characteristics of the lighting unit, wherein the shape of the pliable surface is adjusted by applying a fluid pressure to the plurality of individually controllable closed compartments located inside the closed body.