Ring light guide and light source module
AssigneeQisda Corporation
InventorsChi-Chun Wu, Chiao-Yun Chung
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Abstract
A light source module includes a ring light guide, at least one light source, a reflector, and a diffuser. The ring light guide includes a ring body and at least one light incident portion. The ring light guide has a light exit surface and a bottom surface, which are two opposite ring surfaces of the ring body. The ring body has a plurality of optical structures disposed along the ring body. The at least one light incident portion is disposed on the ring body and protrudes from a lateral side of the ring body. The light incident portion has a light incident surface, wherein a plane where the light incident surface lies crosses a plane where the light exit surface lies.
Claims7
A light source module, comprising:
- a ring light guide comprising:
- a ring body having a light exit surface and a bottom surface, the light-exit surface and the bottom surface being two opposite ring-shaped surfaces of the ring body, the ring body having a plurality of optical structures disposed along the ring body, the ring body comprising two linear portions and two curved portions, wherein the two linear portions are parallel to each other, and the two curved portions are connected between the two linear portions to form a closed ring body;
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- at least one light incident portion disposed on at least one of the two linear portions of the ring body, the light incident portion protruding from a lateral side of the ring body and having a light incident surface, wherein a plane where the light incident surface lies crosses a plane where the light exit surface lies, and wherein the plurality of optical structures disposed on the linear portions are arranged in multiple rows parallel to an extension direction of the linear portion, and a connection line of adjacent optical structures of adjacent rows includes an angle of 60 degrees with the extension direction of the linear portion;
- at least one light source disposed corresponding to the at least one light incident portion, the light source providing a light into the ring light guide from the light incident surface, the plurality of optical structures guiding the light along an extension direction of the ring body to emit out of the ring body from the light exit surface;
- a reflector disposed on the bottom surface of the ring body to reflect the light toward the light exit surface;
- a diffuser disposed on the light exit surface to homogenize the light emitted from the light exit surface;
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- a lens disposed on the diffuser to guide the light emitted from the diffuser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.