Patent · US Expired

LED array PCB with adhesive rod lens

US6188527A · kind A · utility

52Cited by
5References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1999
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/853
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The inventive lens is formed from an optical adhesive is used to collect light from a LED array. As the adhesive is dispensed, it is formed into the shape of a lens. The adhesive is then cured, and a lens is formed that covers the LED array. The inventive lens collects light that is emitted by the LEDs at extreme angles and directs the light to the scan location.

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