Light-pipe arrangement with reduced fresnel-reflection losses
    1.
    发明授权
    Light-pipe arrangement with reduced fresnel-reflection losses 失效
    光管布置,减少菲涅尔反射损失

    公开(公告)号:US07190863B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-13

    申请号:US10797859

    申请日:2004-03-10

    摘要: A solid light pipe arrangement with reduced Fresnel-reflection losses includes a light pipe with a solid core comprising a polymer. An optically clear substrate has first and second sides with an anti-reflective coating on at least one side. The substrate is adhered to an end-face of the core of the light pipe by adhesive material so as to create an optically clear interface between the substrate and the end-face that passes more than about 96 percent of transmitted light. A preferred method of applying an anti-reflective coating to an end-face of a core of a solid, polymeric light pipe comprises diverting uncrosslinked polymer used for forming a light pipe core, and using the diverted polymer as adhesive material between a substrate with at least one antireflective coating and the end-face of a light pipe having the same polymeric components, in the same proportions, as the diverted polymer.

    摘要翻译: 具有降低的菲涅耳反射损耗的固体光管装置包括具有包含聚合物的固体芯的光管。 光学透明衬底具有在至少一侧上的抗反射涂层的第一和第二侧面。 基板通过粘合材料粘附到光管的芯的端面上,以在基板和端面之间产生通过超过约96%的透射光的光学透明界面。 将抗反射涂层施加到固体聚合物光管的芯的端面的优选方法包括转移用于形成光管芯的未交联的聚合物,并且使用转向的聚合物作为在具有在 至少一个抗反射涂层和具有与转向聚合物相同比例的具有相同聚合物组分的光管的端面。

    Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source
    3.
    发明授权
    Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source 有权
    带有远程光源的照明冷藏展示柜

    公开(公告)号:US07588342B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-15

    申请号:US11379997

    申请日:2006-04-24

    IPC分类号: A47F11/10

    摘要: Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source comprises a closed container with an interior of the container refrigerated to a temperature below 7 C. The container is thermally insulated from ambient, having internal and external walls. A solid fiber optic luminaire is at least partially mounted within the container, having an elongated side-light emitting portion for emitting light from the side of the luminaire onto contents in an interior of the display case. The side-light emitting portion comprises an extractor of light arranged to preferentially extract light from the luminaire and direct the light in at least one radial direction along the length of the side-light emitting portion to at least one target area of said contents along a longitudinal axis of the side-light emitting portion. A light-delivery system provides light to the fiber optic luminaire, having a light source mounted remotely from the interior of the container.

    摘要翻译: 具有远程光源的照明的冷藏展示柜包括密封容器,容器的内部被冷藏至低于7℃。容器与环境隔热,具有内壁和外壁。 固体光纤照明器至少部分地安装在容器内,具有细长的侧光发射部分,用于将光从灯具的侧面发射到显示器壳体内部的内容物上。 所述侧光发射部分包括布置成优先从所述照明器提取光的光提取器,并沿着所述侧光发射部分的长度将光沿至少一个径向方向引导到所述内容物的至少一个目标区域沿着 侧面发光部的纵轴。 光输送系统向光纤照明器提供光,其具有远离容器内部安装的光源。

    Adjustable light pipe fixture
    4.
    发明授权
    Adjustable light pipe fixture 失效
    可调光管夹具

    公开(公告)号:US07163329B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-16

    申请号:US10793049

    申请日:2004-03-04

    IPC分类号: E04D13/00

    摘要: A light pipe fixture with adjustable beam spreads comprises a bayonet assembly having a generally tubular coupling for receiving a light-dispensing end of a light pipe, and a receiver assembly. The receiver assembly has a generally tubular coupling for receiving therewithin the bayonet assembly coupling at adjustable levels of penetration of the bayonet assembly coupling within the receiver assembly coupling. The receiver assembly further comprises an optical lens and a hollow portion for focusing a light beam from the end of the light pipe through the lens. The radial interior surface of the receiver assembly coupling and the radial exterior surface of the bayonet assembly coupling may be configured so the receiver assembly coupling slidably and lockingly receives the bayonet assembly coupling in any of a plurality of positions along the length of the receiver assembly coupling.

    摘要翻译: 具有可调节光束扩展的光管夹具包括具有用于接收光管的光分配端的大致管状联接器的卡口组件和接收器组件。 接收器组件具有大体上的管状联接件,用于在卡接头组件联接器内的卡口组件联接器的可调节穿透水平处接收卡口组件联接件。 接收器组件还包括光学透镜和用于将来自光管的端部的光束聚焦通过透镜的中空部分。 接收器组件联接器的径向内表面和卡口组件联接器的径向外表面可以被配置成使得接收器组件联接器可沿着接收器组件联接件的长度在多个位置中的任一个位置中滑动地并且锁定地接收卡口组件联接 。

    Adjustable-aim light pipe fixture
    5.
    发明授权
    Adjustable-aim light pipe fixture 失效
    可调节瞄准灯管

    公开(公告)号:US07198398B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-03

    申请号:US11172555

    申请日:2005-06-30

    摘要: An adjustable-aim light pipe fixture, comprising a generally spherical eyeball for receiving an end of a light pipe is disclosed. The eyeball has a longitudinal axis coincident with a longitudinal axis of that portion of the light pipe that is received in the eyeball. A socket holds the eyeball. The socket comprises a first retainer ring and a second retainer ring. Each retainer ring has an interior surface with contact points to an outer surface of the eyeball. The first and second retainer rings are oriented with respect to each other so as to hold the eyeball in a fixed position when the first and second rings are pressed towards each other. Clamping structure clamps the first and second rings against each other in such manner as to hold the eyeball in fixed relation to the first retainer ring.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种可调节目标的光管夹具,其包括用于容纳光管的端部的大致球形的眼球。 眼球具有与容纳在眼球中的光管的该部分的纵向轴线重合的纵轴线。 插座保持眼球。 插座包括第一保持环和第二保持环。 每个保持环具有带有与眼球的外表面的接触点的内表面。 第一和第二保持环相对于彼此定向,以便当第一和第二环彼此挤压时将眼球保持在固定位置。 夹持结构将第一和第二环彼此夹紧以将眼球固定在第一保持环上。

    Fiberoptic lighting system with shaped collector for efficiency
    6.
    发明授权
    Fiberoptic lighting system with shaped collector for efficiency 有权
    光纤照明系统具有成形收集器的效率

    公开(公告)号:US06942373B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-13

    申请号:US10794624

    申请日:2004-03-05

    摘要: A fiberoptic lighting system has a light source with a bulbous section and a plurality of plastic light pipes having substantially circular cross sections. A collector has an inlet for receiving light from the light source and an outlet. The collector performs an area-to-angle conversion on light it collects from the light source. A plurality of rods receives light from the collector and passes such light to the plastic light pipes, while thermally isolating the plastic light pipes from the light source. A perimeter of an outlet of the collector has a plurality of shaped portions, each associated with, and each substantially shaped the same as, a substantial portion of an associated perimeter of a respective one of the plurality of rods. The foregoing system delivers a higher percentage of light from a light source into multiple light pipes than in a prior art system.

    摘要翻译: 光纤照明系统具有具有球形部分的光源和具有基本圆形横截面的多个塑料光管。 收集器具有用于接收来自光源和出口的光的入口。 收集器在从光源收集的光线上进行区域到角度的转换。 多个杆从收集器接收光,并将这种光传递到塑料光管,同时将塑料光管与光源隔离。 收集器的出口的周边具有多个成形部分,每个成形部分与多个杆中的相应一个的相关联的周边的大部分相关联,并且每个大致成形为相同周边的大部分。 与现有技术的系统相比,上述系统将来自光源的较高百分比的光量提供给多个光管。

    Plug-and-socket hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light
    7.
    发明授权
    Plug-and-socket hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light 失效
    插头和插座集线器布置,用于安装光管以接收光

    公开(公告)号:US07334945B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-26

    申请号:US10825985

    申请日:2004-04-16

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36 H01H23/00

    CPC分类号: G02B6/4298 G02B6/4292

    摘要: A hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light includes a light pipe hub for mounting at least one light pipe, with a plug-and-socket arrangement. The plug-and-socket arrangement includes (i) a socket in the light pipe hub for receiving a plug, and (ii) a plug for mounting a light pipe end that is to receive light. A fore end of the plug is receivable within the socket. The plug has a channel for receiving the light pipe through an aft end of the plug. The hub arrangement may also include, if desired, a rod hub for mounting at least one thermally isolating, light-collection rod for receiving light from a light source. The hub arrangement allows easy and rapid coupling of light pipe to an illumination source, using a “plug-and-socket” feature. The hub arrangement may incorporate several safety features to prevent premature light pipe failure.

    摘要翻译: 用于安装光管以接收光的轮毂装置包括用于安装至少一个光管的光管轮毂,具有插头和插座装置。 插头插座布置包括(i)用于接收插头的光管毂中的插座,和(ii)用于安装用于接收光的光管端的插头。 插头的前端可在插座内接收。 插头具有用于通过插头的后端接收光管的通道。 如果需要,轮毂装置还可以包括用于安装至少一个热隔离的光收集杆的杆毂,用于接收来自光源的光。 集线器布置允许使用“插头和插座”功能轻松快速地将光管耦合到照明源。 轮毂装置可以包含若干安全特征以防止过早的光管故障。

    Elongated LED lighting arrangement
    8.
    发明授权
    Elongated LED lighting arrangement 有权
    延长的LED照明布置

    公开(公告)号:US08870428B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-28

    申请号:US13528584

    申请日:2012-06-20

    IPC分类号: F21V7/04

    摘要: An elongated LED lighting arrangement comprises an elongated fiberoptic light pipe having an exteriorly facing sidewall between its ends. The light pipe is constructed to promote TIR of light between the ends. A first LED light source is tuned to efficiently provide light within a wavelength range to the pipe. Light-extracting means are applied along the light pipe along the main path of TIR light propagation, and comprise down-converting means tuned to efficiently convert light rays from the LED light source within the wavelength range to lower-energy light rays at respectively longer wavelengths and light-scattering means for extracting from the pipe some light rays within the wavelength range without changing the wavelengths of the foregoing light. The light emitted by the down-converting means and the light-scattering means intermix to produce light, the majority of which has a composite color determined by the foregoing light emitted and the foregoing light extracted.

    摘要翻译: 细长的LED照明装置包括细长的光纤光管,其在其端部之间具有面向外部的侧壁。 光管被构造成促进两端之间的光的TIR。 调整第一LED光源以有效地向管道提供波长范围内的光。 沿着光管沿着TIR光传播的主路径沿着光管施加光提取装置,并且包括被调整以将波长范围内的来自LED光源的光线有效地转换成分别更长波长的较低能量光的下变换装置 以及光散射装置,用于从管道中提取波长范围内的一些光线,而不改变上述光的波长。 由下变换装置和光散射装置发射的光混合产生光,其中大部分具有由所发射的前述光确定的复合色,并提取前述光。

    Elongated LED Lighting Arrangement
    9.
    发明申请
    Elongated LED Lighting Arrangement 有权
    延长LED照明安排

    公开(公告)号:US20130343079A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-26

    申请号:US13528584

    申请日:2012-06-20

    IPC分类号: F21V13/12

    摘要: An elongated LED lighting arrangement comprises an elongated fiberoptic light pipe having an exteriorly facing sidewall between its ends. The light pipe is constructed to promote TIR of light between the ends. A first LED light source is tuned to efficiently provide light within a wavelength range to the pipe. Light-extracting means are applied along the light pipe along the main path of TIR light propagation, and comprise down-converting means tuned to efficiently convert light rays from the LED light source within the wavelength range to lower-energy light rays at respectively longer wavelengths and light-scattering means for extracting from the pipe some light rays within the wavelength range without changing the wavelengths of the foregoing light. The light emitted by the down-converting means and the light-scattering means intermix to produce light, the majority of which has a composite color determined by the foregoing light emitted and the foregoing light extracted.

    摘要翻译: 细长的LED照明装置包括细长的光纤光管,其在其端部之间具有面向外部的侧壁。 光管被构造成促进两端之间的光的TIR。 调整第一LED光源以有效地向波长范围内提供光。 沿着光管沿着TIR光传播的主路径沿着光管施加光提取装置,并且包括被调整以将波长范围内的来自LED光源的光线有效地转换成分别更长波长的较低能量光的下变换装置 以及光散射装置,用于从管道中提取波长范围内的一些光线,而不改变上述光的波长。 由下变换装置和光散射装置发射的光混合产生光,其大部分具有由所发射的前述光确定的复合色,并提取前述光。

    Light collection system converting ultraviolet energy to visible light
    10.
    发明授权
    Light collection system converting ultraviolet energy to visible light 失效
    光收集系统将紫外线能量转换成可见光

    公开(公告)号:US07008071B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-07

    申请号:US10793059

    申请日:2004-03-04

    IPC分类号: F21V9/16

    CPC分类号: G02B6/4298

    摘要: A light collection system comprises a light source with a bulbous section for emitting radiant energy in the direction of first and second portions of the bulbous section. A reflecting surface directs visible light from the light source to the first portion. Another reflecting surface directs UV energy from the light source to the second portion. A first angle-to-area converter receives visible light in the first portion and decreases the angle of the visible light to a desired angle. A second angle-to-area converter receives UV energy in the second portion and decreases the angle of the UV energy to a desired angle. A phosphor layer receives UV energy downstream of the second angle-to-area converter and converts the UV energy to visible light. A third angle-to-area converter receives visible light from the phosphor and reducing the angle of such light to an angle optimized for entering a fiber optic cable.

    摘要翻译: 光收集系统包括具有球形部分的光源,用于沿球形部分的第一和第二部分的方向发射辐射能。 反射表面将来自光源的可见光引导到第一部分。 另一个反射表面将UV能量从光源引导到第二部分。 第一角 - 面转换器接收第一部分中的可见光,并将可见光的角度减小到期望的角度。 第二角度 - 区域转换器在第二部分中接收UV能量并将UV能量的角度减小到期望的角度。 磷光体层在第二角度 - 区域转换器的下游接收UV能量,并将UV能量转换成可见光。 第三角度 - 面积转换器接收来自荧光体的可见光,并将这种光的角度减小到为进入光纤电缆而优化的角度。