Patent · US Expired

Illumination arrangement

US7058250B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

3References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

OSRAM GmbH · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Bachl · Regensburg, DE
Mario Wanninger · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2000
Grant date	Jun 6, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S385/901
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a lighting device, comprising a light guide (11; 31; 43), a light source (12; 32, 33; 41), which couples the light that is emitted into the light guide, and a support (10; 20, 21; 22, 23; 30, 35, 38; 40, 42) in the form of a shell, consisting of several interconnected sub-shells which enclose the light guide, at least in the area in which the light should be deviated. The invention also relates to a method for producing a lighting device.

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