Optical illumination system producing an asymmetric beam pattern
US8602591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A light fixture, such as for an overhead street light, is disclosed. A light redirection device (1) may have a central axis (CA), a front-back plane (FB) through the central axis (CA) that separates a front volume (FV) from a back volume (BV), and a left-right plane (LR) through the central axis (CA) and perpendicular to the front-back plane (FB). The light redirection device (1) may include a lens (10) for producing output light (9) skewed toward the front volume (FV). The lens (10) may have a recessed inner face (11) facing the hemisphere (3) that is generally symmetric with respect to the left-right plane (LR) and is asymmetric with respect to the front-back plane (FB). The inner face (11) may have a concave central region (CR), a convex peripheral region (PR) and an inflection zone (IZ) between the central region (CR) and the peripheral region (PR). The lens (10) may have an outer face (12) facing away from the hemisphere (3) that is generally symmetric with respect to the left-right plane (LR) and is asymmetric with respect to the front-back plane (FB). The outer face (12) may be convex or flat along the outer face (12) and may have a maximum protrusion at a location (L) later…
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