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US 10,865,961 B1Granted
Lighting systems containing structural optical components
OwnerJerome H. Simoninventor
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Abstract
A lighting device uses a cylindrical lens with LED light sources positioned and adjustable with respect to the cylindrical lens.
Claims20
An optical system that can be employed in lighting products and lighting systems capable of distributing light in multiple directions from a single lens, the lens of having structural space spanning capabilities, comprising:
- at least one rod lens;
- at least one linear light source;
- an electrical continuity and distribution system;
- the at least one rod lens substantially fabricated from clear optical material and shaped in the form of a solid cylinder, the rod lens having an optical axis running central to the cylindrical surface, the function of the rod lens having the power to collect, focus, and project light emanating from the light source as a beam focused in a single degree of freedom, the focus of the beam being parallel to the central optical axis of the rod lens;
- the at least one linear light source containing an LED strip having at least two LEDs mounted to a heat dissipation substrate, each linear light source disposed substantially parallel to the optical axis each linear light source containing an attachment component(s), the attachment component providing a secure attachment of the light source while allowing the light source to be placed at various positions around and along the length the rod lens;
- the electrical continuity and distribution system containing conductive elements and electrically conductive attachment components, the electrical continuity and distribution system being designed to maintain electrical continuity to and between the linear light sources when the angular and linear positioning of the light sources are changed in respect to the rod lens.
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An optical system for maximum light efficacy, light distribution and directional control comprising:
- A single rod lens fabricated from substantially clear material and shaped as a solid cylinder, the rod lens having a central axis running central to the cylindrical surface of the cylinder, the rod lens having the power to focus and project light emanating from a linear light source as planar beam, the planar edge of the beam being parallel to the central axis of the rod lens;
- at least two linear light sources, each light source containing at least one strip of LEDS, each strip containing at least two LEDs, each strip mounted on heat dissipating material, the light sources containing an attachment component for a secure engagement with the rod lens and to maintain the focal distance between the light emanating surface of the LED and the rod lens, each linear light sources positioned at different angles to each other around the rod lens so as to allow at least at least one LED from each of the linear light sources to occupy the same linear portion of along the length the rod lens, allowing the light emanating from the said LEDs to be focused by the same linear portion along the length of the rod lens, the linear light sources at such an angle to each, so as to not to substantially obstruct light emanating from each strip of LEDs as well as the beams exiting the lens.
An optical system the optics of which having the capability of providing two distinct lighting functions simultaneously, comprising:
- a rod lens shaped as a solid cylinder substantially fabricated from clear material such as PMMA or glass, having a central axis;
- at least one linear light source containing an LED strip having at least one LED the LED strip mounted to a heat dissipating substrate, the linear light source disposed along a length of the rod lens, the linear light source containing a an attachment component that clamps the linear light source at a specified distance from the rod lens maintaining the focal distance between the LEDs and the central axis of the rod lens, the clamping force exerted by the attachment component providing a secure angular positioning of the linear light source around, and linear positioning along the length of the rod lens;
- At least one beam projecting light source disposed and positioned to project light into one end of the rod lens, the rod lens functioning as a light guide guiding light through the rod lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.