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US 2014/0211504 A1Published application
Optical waveguide assembly and light engine including same
AssigneeCree, Inc.
InventorsZongjie Yuan, Kurt S. Wilcox, Jiayin Ma
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Abstract
An optical waveguide assembly includes a plurality of separate body sections each having a coupling cavity for receiving an LED element and a light extraction feature spaced from the coupling cavity, and a mounting structure surrounding the plurality of body sections that maintains the plurality of body sections in assembled relationship. The waveguide assembly may be incorporated into a light engine.
Claims39
An optical waveguide assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of separate body sections each having a coupling cavity for receiving an LED element and a light extraction feature spaced from the coupling cavity;
- and
- a mounting structure surrounding the plurality of body sections that maintains the plurality of body sections in assembled relationship.
A light engine, comprising:
- an optical waveguide including
- a plurality of body sections each of a wedge-shape and having a recess for receiving at least one LED and a plurality of curved light extraction features surrounding the recess and a mounting structure surrounding the plurality of body sections that maintains the plurality of body sections in assembled relationship;
- a base mounting surface;
- and
- a plurality of LEDs disposed on a circuit board wherein the circuit board, the mounting structure, and assembled body sections are secured relative to the base mounting surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.