Waterproof system for delivering light to a light guide
    1.
    发明授权
    Waterproof system for delivering light to a light guide 失效
    防光系统,用于将光传送到光导

    公开(公告)号:US06302571B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09539652

    申请日:2000-03-30

    IPC分类号: F21V2900

    摘要: A light delivery system includes a light source. A first generally tubular, hollow coupling device with an interior light-reflective surface receives light from the source at an inlet and transmits it to an outlet. The coupling device increases in cross sectional area from inlet to outlet in such manner as to reduce the angle of light reflected from the surface as it passes through the device. A thermal-isolating region has an inlet positioned in proximity to an outlet of the coupling device and has an outlet for passing light to an optical member, the thermal-isolating region comprising one or more members. A waterproof container for the light source and coupling device has an aperture allowing light to pass out of the container. The aperture is sealed in part by a portion of a member of the thermal-isolating region. Advantageously, the system can be buried beneath the surface of the ground. This avoids the problem of people or equipment colliding with the system. The components in the sealed container are protected from intrusion by wildlife or deterioration from dirt and dust. In some embodiments, the container may be free of a fan, reducing the complexity and noise of the system.

    摘要翻译: 光输送系统包括光源。 具有内部光反射表面的第一通常为管状的中空耦合装置在入口处接收来自源的光并将其透射到出口。 耦合装置以从入口到出口的横截面面积增加,以便当其通过装置时减小从表面反射的光的角度。 热隔离区域具有位于联接装置的出口附近的入口,并且具有用于将光通向光学构件的出口,该热隔离区域包括一个或多个构件。 用于光源和耦合装置的防水容器具有允许光从容器中流出的孔。 孔部分地由热隔离区域的部件的一部分密封。 有利地,系统可以埋在地面的下方。 这样可避免人员或设备与系统相撞的问题。 密封容器中的组件可以防止野生动物侵入,也不会因污垢和灰尘而变质。 在一些实施例中,容器可以没有风扇,从而降低了系统的复杂性和噪音。

    Lighting apparatus for illuminating well-defined limited areas
    3.
    发明授权
    Lighting apparatus for illuminating well-defined limited areas 失效
    用于照明明确限定区域的照明装置

    公开(公告)号:US06508579B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-21

    申请号:US09568209

    申请日:2000-05-09

    IPC分类号: G09F1300

    摘要: A lighting apparatus mountable on a support and used for illuminating well-defined limited areas is provided. The apparatus includes a support frame pivotably mounted to the support thereby to allow the support frame to pivot about a predetermined axis, a light-generating system supported by the support frame, the light-generating system having a light source, a light-gathering/directing element, a guide rod and a reflector, the light-generating system generating one or more beams directed toward corresponding target areas, and preferably a shield for blocking non-reflected light.

    摘要翻译: 提供了可安装在支撑件上并用于照明明确限定区域的照明装置。 该装置包括可枢转地安装到支撑件的支撑框架,从而允许支撑框架围绕预定轴线枢转,由支撑框架支撑的发光系统,具有光源的发光系统,聚光/ 引导元件,导杆和反射器,所述光产生系统产生指向相应目标区域的一个或多个光束,并且优选地是用于阻挡未反射光的屏蔽。

    Efficient directional lighting system
    4.
    发明授权
    Efficient directional lighting system 失效
    高效的定向照明系统

    公开(公告)号:US06554456B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-29

    申请号:US09565257

    申请日:2000-05-05

    IPC分类号: F21V700

    摘要: An efficient system for directing light comprises a light source and a generally tubular, hollow coupling device. The coupling device has an interior light-reflective surface for receiving light from the source at an inlet and transmitting it as a generally diverging light beam through an outlet. The device is shaped in accordance with non-imaging optics and increases in cross sectional area from inlet to outlet so as to reduce the angle of light reflected from the surface as it passes through the device. The foregoing system provides a discharge-based directional light source that can be of the size of a directional halogen source (e.g., an MR16 or MR 11 lamp) while substantially preserving the discharge efficiency, light-output capacity and lifetime of discharge-based sources. This results from the coupling device that provides light with good spatial uniformity in light intensity and color. Embodiments of the invention can simply split the light to multiple (e.g., two) destinations with substantially the same efficiency.

    摘要翻译: 用于引导光的有效系统包括光源和大体上管状的中空耦合装置。 耦合装置具有内部光反射表面,用于在入口处接收来自源的光,并将其作为大体上发散的光束通过出口传输。 该装置根据非成像光学元件成形,并且从入口到出口的横截面面积增加,以便在穿过该装置时减小从表面反射的光的角度。 上述系统提供了可以具有定向卤素源(例如MR16或MR11灯)尺寸的基于放电的定向光源,同时基本上保持了放电效率,光输出能力和基于放电源的寿命 。 这是由提供光在光强度和颜色上具有良好的空间均匀性的耦合装置产生的。 本发明的实施例可以以基本上相同的效率简单地将光分离成多个(例如,两个)目的地。

    Efficient fiberoptic directional lighting system
    5.
    发明授权
    Efficient fiberoptic directional lighting system 失效
    高效光纤定向照明系统

    公开(公告)号:US06350050B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-26

    申请号:US09565258

    申请日:2000-05-05

    IPC分类号: F21V800

    CPC分类号: G02B6/0006

    摘要: An efficient downlight system for directing light includes a light source and a generally tubular, hollow coupling device with an interior light-reflective surface for receiving light from the source at an inlet and transmitting it as a generally diverging light beam through an outlet. The coupling device is shaped in accordance with non-imaging optics and increases in cross sectional area from inlet to outlet in such manner as to reduce the angle of light reflected from the surface as it passes through the device. A thermal-isolating region has an inlet positioned in proximity to an outlet of the coupling device and has an outlet for passing light to an optical member. An arrangement for splitting the light from the outlet of the thermal-isolating region comprises a plurality of light guides. Each light guide includes an inlet end for receiving light from the thermal-isolating region and an outlet end for directing light to a remote location. The inlet ends are substantially coplanar with each other and form a substantially solid shape. The coupling device and thermal-isolating region are shaped so as to distribute a respective, substantial (i.e., useful) amount of light to each of the plurality of light guides. Efficiencies of about 30 lumens per watt may be achieved.

    摘要翻译: 用于引导光的高效筒灯系统包括光源和大体上管状的中空耦合装置,其具有用于在入口处接收来自源的光的内部光反射表面,并将其作为大体上发散的光束通过出口传输。 联接装置根据非成像光学元件成形,并且以从入口到出口的横截面积增加的方式减小从表面经过该装置时反射的光的角度。 热隔离区域具有位于联接装置的出口附近的入口,并且具有用于将光通向光学构件的出口。 用于分离来自隔热区域的出口的光的布置包括多个光导。 每个光导包括用于接收来自热隔离区域的光的入口端和用于将光引导到远程位置的出口端。 入口端基本上彼此共面并且形成基本上实心的形状。 联接装置和热隔离区域被成形为将相应的,基本上(即有用的)量的光分配到多个光导中的每一个。 可以实现约30流明/瓦的效率。

    Efficient arrangement for coupling light between light source and light guide
    6.
    发明授权
    Efficient arrangement for coupling light between light source and light guide 失效
    用于光源和光导之间耦合光的有效布置

    公开(公告)号:US06304693B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09454073

    申请日:1999-12-02

    IPC分类号: G02B626

    摘要: An efficient arrangement for coupling light between a light source and at least one light guide comprises a light source having a bulbous region and electrical in-leads extending into the bulbous region. A generally tubular, hollow coupling device with an interior light-reflective surface receives light from the source at an inlet and transmits it to an outlet. The coupling device increases in cross sectional area from inlet to outlet in such manner as to reduce the angle of light reflected from the surface as it passes through the device. A thermal-isolating region has an inlet positioned in proximity to an outlet of the coupling device and has an outlet for passing light to an optical member. The thermal-isolating region comprises one or more members. The foregoing can achieve high efficiency and considerable compactness while using a non-“point-like” light source.

    摘要翻译: 用于在光源和至少一个光导之间耦合光的有效布置包括具有球形区域和延伸到球根区域中的电引线的光源。 具有内部光反射表面的大致管状的中空耦合装置在入口处接收来自源的光并将其传输到出口。 耦合装置以从入口到出口的横截面面积增加,以便当其通过装置时减小从表面反射的光的角度。 热隔离区域具有位于联接装置的出口附近的入口,并且具有用于将光通向光学构件的出口。 隔热区域包括一个或多个构件。 上述可以在使用非“点状”光源时实现高效率和相当小的紧凑性。

    Method of making optical coupling device
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of making optical coupling device 失效
    制造光耦合装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06546752B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-15

    申请号:US09470156

    申请日:1999-12-22

    IPC分类号: C03B9325

    摘要: A method of making an optical device comprises the steps of providing a body of vitreous material that is generally tubular along an axis. A portion of the body is molded with external mold structure for forming a bulbous portion when the interior of the tube is pressurized. An axial portion is cut from the bulbous portion to form a first coupling device with first and second axially oriented openings. This method can produce optical coupling devices with excellent optical quality in an economical manner.

    摘要翻译: 一种制造光学装置的方法包括以下步骤:提供沿轴线大致管状的玻璃质材料体。 当管的内部被加压时,身体的一部分被模制有用于形成球根部分的外部模具结构。 从球形部分切割轴向部分以形成具有第一和第二轴向定向开口的第一联接装置。 该方法可以以经济的方式产生具有优良光学质量的光耦合装置。

    Elongated LED Lighting Arrangement
    8.
    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。

    Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source
    10.
    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。