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US 2026/0016144 A1Published application
Optic frame
AssigneeABL IP Holding LLC
InventorVincent Adams
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to an optic frame for discrete optics, light modules with such frames, and methods of assembling such light modules such that each discrete optics resides in a cell of the optic frame. The optic frame is designed to prevent or reduce the blockage of light from the light module and to isolate discrete optics from neighboring discrete optics such that the performance of one optic (e.g., thermal expansion) does not negatively impact the performance of neighboring optics.
Claims20
A light module comprising:
- a printed circuit board comprising an array of a plurality of light sources provided on an upper surface of the printed circuit board;
- a plurality of discrete optics, each discrete optic positioned over one of the plurality of light sources in a rotational orientation;
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- a frame secured to the printed circuit board and comprising a plurality of frame cells each having a cell aperture, wherein each cell aperture receives one of the plurality of discrete optics.
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A light module comprising:
- a printed circuit board comprising an array of a plurality of light sources provided on an upper surface of the printed circuit board;
- a plurality of discrete optics, each discrete optic comprising silicone and having a base and an optical portion, wherein each discrete optic is positioned over one of the plurality of light sources;
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- a frame secured to the printed circuit board, the frame formed of a polymeric or metallic material and comprising perimeter walls and a plurality of cell walls that extend between opposing perimeter walls to define a plurality of frame cells each having a cell aperture, wherein each cell aperture receives one of the plurality of discrete optics and wherein the plurality of cell walls are interposed between the plurality of discrete optics such that each discrete optic is separated from all adjacent discrete optics by at least one of the plurality of cell walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.