Variable area light reflecting assembly
Abstract
Device for tracking daylight and projecting it into a building. The device tracks the sun and automatically adjusts both the orientation and area of the reflecting surface. The device may be mounted in either a wall or roof of a building. Additionally, multiple devices may be employed in a light shaft in a building, providing daylight to several different floors. The preferred embodiment employs a thin reflective film as the reflecting device. One edge of the reflective film is fixed, and the opposite end is attached to a spring-loaded take-up roller. As the sun moves across the sky, the take-up roller automatically adjusts the angle and surface area of the film. Additionally, louvers may be mounted at the light entrance to the device to reflect incoming daylight in an angle perpendicular to the device to provide maximum reflective capability when daylight enters the device at non-perpendicular angles.
- Inventors:
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- Raleigh, NC
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Synergetics Inc
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866085
- Patent Number(s):
- 4630892
- Assignee:
- Synergetics, Inc. (Raleigh, NC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F21 - LIGHTING F21S - NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83ER80050
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- variable; light; reflecting; assembly; device; tracking; daylight; projecting; building; tracks; sun; automatically; adjusts; orientation; surface; mounted; wall; roof; additionally; multiple; devices; employed; shaft; providing; floors; preferred; embodiment; employs; reflective; film; edge; fixed; opposite; attached; spring-loaded; take-up; roller; moves; sky; angle; louvers; entrance; reflect; incoming; perpendicular; provide; maximum; capability; enters; non-perpendicular; angles; multiple device; assembly device; preferred embodiment; reflecting surface; light reflecting; provide maximum; automatically adjusts; angle perpendicular; embodiment employs; reflective film; take-up roll; /359/
Citation Formats
Howard, Thomas C. Variable area light reflecting assembly. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Howard, Thomas C. Variable area light reflecting assembly. United States.
Howard, Thomas C. Wed .
"Variable area light reflecting assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866085.
@article{osti_866085,
title = {Variable area light reflecting assembly},
author = {Howard, Thomas C},
abstractNote = {Device for tracking daylight and projecting it into a building. The device tracks the sun and automatically adjusts both the orientation and area of the reflecting surface. The device may be mounted in either a wall or roof of a building. Additionally, multiple devices may be employed in a light shaft in a building, providing daylight to several different floors. The preferred embodiment employs a thin reflective film as the reflecting device. One edge of the reflective film is fixed, and the opposite end is attached to a spring-loaded take-up roller. As the sun moves across the sky, the take-up roller automatically adjusts the angle and surface area of the film. Additionally, louvers may be mounted at the light entrance to the device to reflect incoming daylight in an angle perpendicular to the device to provide maximum reflective capability when daylight enters the device at non-perpendicular angles.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
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