Patent ID: 7352509
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: E04D,F21S,F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method of attenuating direct light from the sun at a location in the sky into a light tunnel in a sky light to create a direct sun light attenuation through said sky light and to create a sky view through said sky light, comprising the steps of: viewing said sky through an array of N double-sided reflective panels mounted on a rigid frame at a mounting angle and through said light tunnel to create said sky view; and said double-sided reflective panel array interacting with said direct sunlight based upon said rigid frame position to create said direct sun light attenuation, further comprising the step of: said double-sided reflective panel array reflectively directing said direct sunlight away from said light tunnel to create at least part of said direct sun light attenuation while said double-sided reflective panel array directs said sky into said light tunnel to create said sky view; and wherein said N is at least one.