# US 2014/0153255 A1 · Luminaire

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- Number: US 2014/0153255 A1
- Document ID: US20140153255A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/171,945
- Filed: 2014-02-04
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2011-09-27
- Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
- Applicants: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
- Inventors: Junichi Kimiya
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153255A1

## CPC

- F21K 9/60: Optical arrangements integrated in the light source, e.g. for improving the colour rendering index or the light extraction
- F21K 9/20: Light sources comprising attachment means
- F21S 8/04: intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures (F21S8/02 takes precedence; {details of ceiling bases F21V21/03})
- F21V 3/02: characterised by the shape
- F21V 7/0091: {using total internal reflection}
- F21V 7/0008: {providing for indirect lighting}
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- F21K: NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED

## Abstract

A luminaire according to an embodiment includes a main body attached to an attachment surface such as the ceiling or the wall of a building. The luminaire includes a light-emitting surface substantially parallel to the attachment surface. A semiconductor light-emitting element is arranged on the light-emitting surface. A cover body having translucency is attached to the main body to cover the light-emitting surface. The inner surface of the cover body includes a refracting surface forming an acute angle with respect to an optical axis of light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element and located in a position further on the inner side than a peripheral edge section of the main body. The outer surface of the cover body includes an outer peripheral surface projecting further to the outer side than a peripheral edge section of the main body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A luminaire comprising:
a main body attached to an attachment surface such as a ceiling or a wall of a building;
a semiconductor light-emission element arranged on a light-emitting surface substantially parallel to the attachment surface; and
a cover body having translucency that is attached to the main body to cover the light-emitting surface, wherein
an inner surface of the cover body includes a refracting surface forming an acute angle with respect to an optical axis of light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element and located further on an inner side than a peripheral edge section of the main body, and an outer surface of the cover body includes an outer peripheral surface projecting further to an outer side than the peripheral edge section of the main body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein thickness from the refracting surface to the outer peripheral surface of the cover body is larger than thickness of a front surface section of the cover body substantially parallel to the light-emitting surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the cover body includes a rear side light emission surface opposed to the attachment surface further on the outer side than the peripheral edge section of the main body.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The luminaire according to claim 3, wherein the rear side light emission surface is present in a position closer to the attachment surface than the light-emitting surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein the refracting surface includes an inclined surface inclined in a direction away from the attachment surface from the outer side toward the inner side of the cover body.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein the refracting surface includes a gently curved inclined surface having a sectional shape, thickness of which gradually increases from the inner side toward the outer side of the cover body.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The luminaire according to claim 5, wherein, when a maximum emission angle with respect to the optical axis of the light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element is represented as r and a refractive index of the cover body is represented as n, an inclination angle θ of the inclined surface with respect to the light-emitting surface is set in a range satisfying r≧θ+arcsin(n*sin(−θ+arcsin(1/n)·180/π)).

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein the cover body has a sectional shape, thickness of which gradually increases from the inner side toward the outer peripheral surface of the cover body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

The luminaire according to claim 2, wherein the outer surface separated from the attachment surface of the cover body close to the peripheral edge section of the front surface section inclines in a direction away from the attachment surface from the inner side toward the outer peripheral surface of the cover body.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein the cover body is manufactured by injection molding using a die.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein a fine uneven surface is formed on at least one of an outer side surface and an inner side surface of the cover body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The luminaire according to claim 1, wherein a material of the cover body contains a material having a different refractive index that irregularly reflects light.