Ceiling panel system with wireless control of connected lighting modules
US11240903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C17/02
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A ceiling panel system includes a panel assembly having a ceiling surface and first and second conductive structures spaced from each other and a first application module configured to engage one of a plurality of locations disposed over the ceiling surface. The first application module includes a wireless receiver, a first contact configured to engage the first conductive structure, and a second contact configured to engage the second conductive structure. The first conductive structure delivers power to the application module. The system also includes a second application module configured to engage a different one of the plurality of locations. The first application module is configured to receive at the wireless receiver wireless commands, and, responsive to receiving wireless commands at the wireless receiver, the first application module transmits the received commands over the first conductive structure to the second application module.
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