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US 2001/0040808 A1Published application
Luminaire
OwnerFranciscus Guillaume Peter Sools, Jean Paul Entropinventors
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Abstract
The luminaire has a molded reflector body (1) comprising a reflective coating (3) with light reflective particles (10) and a binder (11) and having a substrate side (12) and an outer surface (13). The coating (3) has a smooth optical waveguiding surface due to the absence of particles (10) at its outer surface (13) and to the light-transmission properties of the binder (11). Owing to these properties, the coating (3) has a high degree of specular reflection, thereby both increasing the lumen output ratio and improving the light directional properties of the luminaire.
Claims7
A luminaire comprising:
- a reflector body (1) with a reflector portion (2) provided with a coating (3), which coating (3) comprises light-reflecting particles (10), a substrate side (12), and an outer side (13);
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- contact means (5) for electrically connecting a light source (7),
- characterized in that the coating (3) comprises a light-transmitting binder (11) and is substantially free from light-reflecting particles (10) at its outer side (13).
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