Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beam-tilting light source enclosures
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Application No.: US16537086Application Date: 2019-08-09
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Publication No.: US11366246B2Publication Date: 2022-06-21
- Inventor: Michael K. McCord , Mehmet Mutlu , Ryan J. Linderman
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: G01V8/12
- IPC: G01V8/12 ; F21V5/04 ; F21V3/02 ; F21V17/10 ; G01S7/481

Abstract:
An optical module includes a beam-tilting light source enclosure. The enclosure is coupled to a substrate that includes a light emitter connected thereto. The enclosure has a geometry such that the enclosure has a first surface configured to couple substantially flat to the substrate and a second surface tilted with respect to the first surface and configured to couple substantially flat to a component of an electronic device through which the light is to project. The enclosure is optically transmissive and covers the light source when coupled to the substrate. In this way, the enclosure may be assembled and used in the electronic device by coupling the first surface to the substrate and coupling the second surface to the component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200096669A1 Beam-Tilting Light Source Enclosures Public/Granted day:2020-03-26
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