US2004040228A1PendingUtilityA1

Sandwich-like panel element

Priority: Dec 22, 2000Filed: Dec 20, 2001Published: Mar 4, 2004
Est. expiryDec 22, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Y02B10/10G02B 6/0065Y02B20/72F21S 8/022F21V 33/0016G02B 6/0043F21V 2200/20B32B 17/10165G02B 6/0083B32B 2457/12F21S 8/033F21V 23/0442F21S 9/032E06B 3/66F21W 2131/107G02B 6/0095B32B 17/10541F21Y 2115/10F21V 33/006G09F 19/226F21Y 2109/00
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Abstract

The invention relates to a sandwich-like panel element ( 100 ) comprising at least two panels ( 102, 103 ) and a lighting device with at least one lighting means ( 106 ), said light irradiating in the front part of at least one panel ( 102, 103 ), wherein said light is at least partly deflected approximately perpendicular to said direction of irradiation and is projected over the surface of at least one of said panels, which has a transparent configuration, due to the fact that said panel acts as a light diffuser. To this end, said panel is printed, sand-radiated, etched, coated, engraved or stuck at least on one side or has a malstructure inside the panel, wherein the sandwich-like panel element ( 100 ) additionally comprises solar cell elements ( 108 ).

Claims

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1 . A sandwich-like panel element ( 100 ) comprising at least one panel ( 102 , 103 ), as well as a lighting device with at least one lighting means ( 106 ), which irradiates light in the front part into at least one of the panels ( 102 , 103 ), whereby this light is deflected at least partially approximately perpendicular to this direction of radiation and is projected over the surface at least of one of the panels, which has a transparent configuration, whereby this panel has a light-diffusing effect and for this purpose at least on one side is printed, sand-blasted, etched, coated, engraved or stuck, or inside the panel has a fault structure, characterised in that the sandwich-like panel element ( 100 ) also comprises solar cell elements ( 108 ).  
     
     
         2 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in  claim 1 , characterised in that it comprises a second panel ( 103 ) at least partially comprising solar cell elements, or in that solar cell elements ( 108 ) are arranged on a single transparent panel ( 102 ) at least on one side.  
     
     
         3 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in  claim 1  or  2 , characterised in that the panel ( 102 ) configured for flat light projection and the panel ( 103 ) at least partially comprising solar cell elements or single solar cell elements ( 108 ) form a compound panel in particular similar to a compound glass.  
     
     
         4 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  3 , characterised in that solar cell elements ( 108 ) are attached on at least one panel of a simple glass, artificial glass or compound glass.  
     
     
         5 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  4 , characterised in that it is an insulating glass element having at least two spaced-apart panels and solar cell elements ( 108 ) in the cavity between both panels or arranged on at least one of both panels.  
     
     
         6 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  5 , characterised in that it is a compound glass element, whereby panels arranged bonded at least partially accommodate solar cell elements and optionally an additional panel positioned at a distance from the compound glass is provided, so that there is a cavity between the latter and the compound glass, which has an insulating effect.  
     
     
         7 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  6 , characterised in that it has a frame construction ( 104 ), which includes the panels ( 102 ,  103 ) as well as optionally the solar cell elements ( 108 ) at least partially in the edge region.  
     
     
         8 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  7 , characterised in that a number of LED's ( 106 ), SMD's or other light-emitting diodes or the like is provided as lighting means arranged in the front part on the frame construction.  
     
     
         9 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of claims  1  or  8 , characterised in that at least one transparent panel ( 102 ) is printed at least one-sided in a dot matrix ( 107 ), band pattern or similar screen.  
     
     
         10 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  9 , characterised in that the surface of at least one transparent panel at least on one side has a dot matrix, band pattern or other screen for light diffusion created by sandblasting, etching, coating, engraving or adhesion with particles.  
     
     
         11 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  10 , characterised in that the lighting means are attached to a striated arrangement or on a plate.  
     
     
         12 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  11 , characterised in that the lighting means are cast in a transparent extensively transparent synthetic block.  
     
     
         13 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  12 , characterised in that at least one transparent panel comprises glass or artificial glass.  
     
     
         14 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  13 , characterised in that control devices are provided to control the lighting means such that they give off either white or coloured light.  
     
     
         15 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  14 , characterised in that control devices as well as sensors are provided, whose effect is to control the lighting means depending on the incident daylight, depending on an operator being in the vicinity of the sandwich-like panel element or according to any preset program.  
     
     
         16 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in  claim 15 , characterised in that at least one photocell and/or one motion sensor is provided as sensors.  
     
     
         17 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  16 , characterised in that it is configured as a facade component and has fastening means for attaching to a building facade or building wall.  
     
     
         18 . The sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  17 , characterised in that it has storage means such as storage batteries or the like for storing the current generated in the solar cell elements for supplying the lighting means on demand with the stored current, or in that a mains supply of the generated current is provided.  
     
     
         19 . A building facade or building wall, characterised in that it comprises at least one sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  18  as facade component or wall component.  
     
     
         20 . A transparent ceiling of a building, characterised in that it comprises at least one sandwich-like panel element as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  18 , whereby in this sandwich-like panel element the second panel at least partially comprising solar cell elements also has an at least partially transparent configuration.

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