Invention Grant
- Patent Title: LED bulb with back-reflecting optic
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Application No.: US14682707Application Date: 2015-04-09
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Publication No.: US10302278B2Publication Date: 2019-05-28
- Inventor: Jin Hong Lim , Troy Trottier , Kurt Wilcox , John Roberts
- Applicant: Cree, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Durham
- Assignee: Cree, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cree, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Durham
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Main IPC: F21V7/05
- IPC: F21V7/05 ; F21V7/09 ; F21V7/00 ; F21V5/04 ; F21K9/232 ; F21K9/69 ; F21V13/02 ; F21Y105/00 ; F21Y115/10

Abstract:
An LED bulb with a down-reflecting optic is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention can provide for an omnidirectional intensity distribution in the vertical plane for a vertically oriented solid-state lamp. In example embodiments, an optically transmissive enclosure is installed on the driver base. A plurality of LEDs are mounted on a mounting surface of the driver base, and an optical arrangement is disposed at least partially in an optical path from the plurality of LEDs to a central area of the optically transmissive enclosure to down-reflect at least some light from the plurality of LEDs. The optical arrangement can include a TIR optic with a spline-driving surface to down-reflect the at least some light from the plurality of LEDs, or a substantially flat mirror. Either may include a central aperture, and the optical arrangement may include a diffuser or diffusive areas.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160298826A1 LED BULB WITH DOWN-REFLECTING OPTIC Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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