CA2156435A1 - Prism Light Guide Luminaire with Efficient Directional Output - Google Patents
Prism Light Guide Luminaire with Efficient Directional OutputInfo
- Publication number
- CA2156435A1 CA2156435A1 CA2156435A CA2156435A CA2156435A1 CA 2156435 A1 CA2156435 A1 CA 2156435A1 CA 2156435 A CA2156435 A CA 2156435A CA 2156435 A CA2156435 A CA 2156435A CA 2156435 A1 CA2156435 A1 CA 2156435A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- light
- scattering area
- surface portion
- luminaire
- light emitting
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
- F21V5/04—Refractors for light sources of lens shape
- F21V5/045—Refractors for light sources of lens shape the lens having discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lenses
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0096—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the lights guides being of the hollow type
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S385/00—Optical waveguides
- Y10S385/901—Illuminating or display apparatus
Abstract
A prism light guide luminaire (84) has opaque (102) and light emitting (88) surface portions which together form a selected cross-sectional configuration.
The opaque surface portion has a light reflecting characteristic.
The light emitting surface portion is prism light guide material (100) which confines, within the luminaire, light rays which strike the material at angles falling within the material's acceptance angular range.
Within the luminaire, a light scattering area (92, 94) having a predefined shape and location redirects light into angles falling outside the material's acceptance angular range. The luminaire's cross-sectional configuration, the opaque surface portion's light reflecting characteristic, and the shape and location of the light scattering area are selected such that (i) light redirected by the light scattering area which does not pass directly from the scattering area to the light emitting surface portion and escape through that portion is substantially efficiently reflected by the prismatic material directly back onto the scattering area; and, (ii) all paths along which light may pass directly from the scattering area to the light emitting surface portion define a solid angle less than 2.pi..
The opaque surface portion has a light reflecting characteristic.
The light emitting surface portion is prism light guide material (100) which confines, within the luminaire, light rays which strike the material at angles falling within the material's acceptance angular range.
Within the luminaire, a light scattering area (92, 94) having a predefined shape and location redirects light into angles falling outside the material's acceptance angular range. The luminaire's cross-sectional configuration, the opaque surface portion's light reflecting characteristic, and the shape and location of the light scattering area are selected such that (i) light redirected by the light scattering area which does not pass directly from the scattering area to the light emitting surface portion and escape through that portion is substantially efficiently reflected by the prismatic material directly back onto the scattering area; and, (ii) all paths along which light may pass directly from the scattering area to the light emitting surface portion define a solid angle less than 2.pi..
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US08/021,525 US5339382A (en) | 1993-02-23 | 1993-02-23 | Prism light guide luminaire with efficient directional output |
US08/021,525 | 1993-02-23 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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CA2156435A1 true CA2156435A1 (en) | 1994-09-01 |
CA2156435C CA2156435C (en) | 1998-05-12 |
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CA002156435A Expired - Lifetime CA2156435C (en) | 1993-02-23 | 1994-02-22 | Prism light guide luminaire with efficient directional output |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US5339382A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0686247B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2675677B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2156435C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69407273T2 (en) |
NO (1) | NO953289L (en) |
WO (1) | WO1994019643A1 (en) |
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