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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2013
Philips Lighting Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Rajesh Sreedharanpillai, Velhoven, NL;
Fetze Pijlman, Eindhoven, NL;
Hendrikus Hubertus Petrus Gommans, Eindhoven, NL;
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Disclosed is a lighting strip () comprising an optical waveguide () extending in a length direction of said strip and having a tapered portion tapering from a thin edge () to a thick edge () in a width direction of said strip; at least one solid state lighting element () incorporated in the optical waveguide and arranged to emit light into the optical waveguide in said length direction; and a light scattering pattern () on the thick edge of the tapered portion for redirecting the emitted light to the thin edge of the tapered portion. A lighting system, panel support element () and modular panel system () including such a lighting strip () are also disclosed.