Abstract:
A light directing, load bearing, thermally protective coupling (26) for connecting a light conduit (16), such as a light pipe, to a light source (10) includes a body member having a first end connected with the light source (10) and a second end connected with the light pipe (16). The body member (26) contains a longitudinal channel (32) which extends from the first end (28) to the second end (30) and includes an inner surface (34) defining the channel (32) which directs light from the light source (10), through the coupling (26), to the light pipe (16). To reduce light loss, the inner surface (34) is provided with a highly reflective finish. The coupling (26) is formed of a thermally conductive metal which dissipates heat from the light source (10) and has a length sufficient to produce a temperature drop which allows the light pipe (16) to be connected with the coupling (26) without damaging the light pipe (16). The first end (28) of the coupling (26) includes a lip portion (26a) which is connected with a gasket (50) provided on a light source reflector cone (12), and the second end (30) of the coupling (26) can include a collar (172) which interlocks with a mating collar (178) provided on an adjacent light pipe (216).
Abstract:
This invention relates to a linear lighting device (1) comprising a light propagation and/or emission conduct (2) including one or more longitudinal light transmissive portions and one or more non-light transmissive portions, characterized in that said light transmissive portions are provided with one or more screens (3; 3') or with a tubular light transmissive structure, said screens being made of a co-extruded plastic material comprised of a first inner layer of transparent plastic material and of a second outer layer of a plastic material, suitably treated in order to make it opalescent, a prismatic scoring being provided in the inner surface of said transparent layer.
Abstract:
A light guide supporting structure (10) has a base portion (20) which is slidingly received and retained by a supporting member (21). The longitudinal edges of a light guide (11) are secured within longitudinal slots formed in the base member. The supporting member is mounted upon a surface. The support structure allows for expansion and contraction of the light guide with temperature variations.
Abstract:
Optical devices according to the present invention include a multilayer optical film in which at least one of the layers comprises an oriented birefringent polymer. The multilayer optical film exhibits low absorptivity and can reflect light approaching at shallow angles as well as normal to the film.
Abstract:
A line light source has a light-emitting element that emits light into an insertion conduit. A light absorber absorbs light that makes greater than a predetermined angle with the axis of the light conduit.
Abstract:
A light collection system for use in buildings consisting of a concave mirror with a convex mirror aligned on the focal axis of the concave mirror (10) inside the focal point of the concave mirror (10). The convex mirror (12) radiates light directed onto it from the concave mirror (10) as a substantially parallel beam of light which passes through a central aperture (20) of the concave mirror (10) and through a cylindrical flange (21) located behind the concave mirror (10). Temperature sensors (32) monitor the position of the substantially parallel beam so that the concave mirror/convex mirror assembly can be controlled to ensure that the parallel beam of light is centred along the focal axis of the concave mirror and along the central axis of a light distribution system connected to the cylindrical flange (21).
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a quantum dot unit having an improved structure for improving color reproducibility, a quantum dot sheet having the same, and a display device having the quantum dot unit or the quantum dot sheet. The display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a light source provided to emit light to the display panel, a light guide plate provided to guide the light emitted from the light source to the display panel, and a quantum dot unit disposed between the light source and the light guide plate to change a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source and having ductility, wherein the quantum dot unit includes a glass fiber having a hollow portion and a quantum dot accommodated in the hollow portion.
Abstract:
Es ist ein Homogenisierer, mit einer Eingangsfläche und einer Ausgangsfläche, vorgesehen die zueinander inkongruent sind, wobei sich zwischen der Eingangsfläche und der Ausgangsfläche mindestens eine Schrägfläche erstreckt. Die Schrägfläche weist eine Riffelung auft. Es ist vorgesehen, dass der Homogenisierer als Hohlkörper ausgebildet ist, der die LED-Chips (14) reflektierend umgibt.
Abstract:
A display panel (400) comprises a display layer (410) including a plurality of pixel arrays (426) offset from each other by spacing regions (435) and a screen layer (415) disposed over the display layer (410) with each of the pixel arrays (426) aligned to project an image portion onto a corresponding portion of the screen layer (415). The screen layer (415) includes a transparent substrate (450), a Fresnel lens layer (455), a diffusing layer (460) and an array of upper spacer supports (440), made of metal, to support the transparent substrate (450) a first fixed distance from the display layer (410). Each of the upper spacer supports (440) is positioned on one of the spacing regions (435). An array of lower space supports (422), aligned with the upper spacer supports (440), is arranged to support the display layer (410) and forms air cavities defining optical pathways (424) which guide light from light sources (421) to the screen layer (415).
Abstract:
The present invention is a device for recycling light emitted from an LED light source having one or more LEDs mounted on a heatsink. The device includes a tapered light pipe being rectangular or circular in shape, having an input end smaller than the output end. The LEDs are coupled to the input end. The output end is coupled to a hollow tunnel with a reflective interior surface with the other end of the hollow tunnel covered by a mirror directed toward the interior surface of the hollow tunnel. The mirror having an output aperture about the middle and a reflective interior surface guiding light emitted from the LEDs toward the output aperture. The mirror reflects part of the light emitted from the LEDs that does not exit the output aperture thereby recycling the light and increasing the brightness of light emitted through the output aperture.