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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2015
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Kurt S. Wilcox, Libertyville, IL (US);
Jin Hong Lim, Cary, NC (US);
Andrew Bendtsen, Racine, WI (US);
Mike Walters, Apex, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A sensor module for a lighting fixture includes a light sensor and a sensor cover over the light sensor. The sensor cover includes a front surface and a light focusing surface opposite the front surface. The front surface is configured to face an area of interest that is generally illuminated by the lighting fixture. The light focusing surface is opposite the front surface and includes a number of lens sections, each of which is configured to focus light from a different portion of the area of interest toward the light sensor. By including a number of lens sections each focusing light from a different portion of the area of interest, a relatively large area of interest can be observed while maintaining desirable aesthetics of the sensor module.