Hybrid lens for controlled light distribution
AssigneeCree, Inc.
InventorsEric Tarsa, Kurt Wilcox, Bin Hou, Ted Lowes
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AssigneeCree, Inc.
InventorsEric Tarsa, Kurt Wilcox, Bin Hou, Ted Lowes
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A lens for distribution of light predominantly toward a preferential side from a light emitter having an emitter axis. The lens has a faceted output region, a smooth output surface and at least one reflective surface which reflects light through total-internal-reflection (TIR) toward the faceted output region. The faceted output region is formed by pairs of transverse surfaces each surface of which redirects the received light to provide a composite illuminance pattern. The lens may further have faceted input surfaces at least partially defining a light-input cavity about the emitter axis. The faceted input region are formed by pairs of transverse surfaces each surface of which redirects the received light.
A lens for distribution of light from a light emitter having an emitter axis, the lens comprising:
A lens for distribution of light from a light emitter having an emitter axis, the lens comprising:
An LED light fixture comprising a heat-sink structure having a mounting surface supporting an LED arrangement which comprises plurality of spaced apart LED light sources and a plurality of lenses each optically coupled with a corresponding one of the light sources, the lens comprising an outer light-output surface and an inner light-input surface defining an inner cavity about the emitter axis, the inner surface comprising inner-surface stepwise discontinuities formed by a plurality of transverse inner regions each redirecting light received from the emitter, the outer surface receiving redirected emitter light and comprising outer-surface stepwise discontinuities formed by a plurality of transverse outer regions each redirecting the received light.
A lens for distribution of light from a light emitter having an emitter axis, the lens comprising a faceted output region, a smooth output surface and at least one reflective surface which reflects light through total-internal-reflection (TIR) toward the faceted output region, the faceted output region being formed by pairs of transverse surfaces each surface of which redirects the received light to provide a composite illuminance pattern.
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