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Reflector lamp having improved lens

US5199787A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 8, 1992
Grant dateApr 6, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21V7/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reflector lamp having a lens with an annular surface portion which surrounds a central stippled portion. The annular portion includes a plurality of beam forming elements in the form of oblique flutes which extend at an acute angle to respective radius through the optical axis. According to a preferred embodiment, the flutes are also curved in the plane of the lens surface according to an arc of circle.

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