Collimators assemblies
AssigneeABL IP Holding LLC
InventorsStacy Hoch, Yaser S. Abdelsamed
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Abstract
Collimators and methods of making collimators. According to certain embodiments a collimator may be used with a light source, where the light source emits light along a light source axis. The base of the collimator may be angled such that the collimator refracts the light in a direction that is angled relative to the light source axis. There may also be provided methods for making a collimator. According to one method, a mold is first provided that produces an uncut collimator having an extended portion. The uncut collimator may be cut at an angle to produce a collimator with an angled base. In another method, there may be a mold with a base cavity, and a wedge may be inserted in the base cavity. The wedge forms a collimator with an angled base.
Claims14
An assembly comprising:
- a. a mounting board comprising a top surface;
- b. a light source mounted to the top surface of the mounting board and comprising a source axis;
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- c. a collimator comprising:
- i. a main body that defines a optical axis and comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises a parabolic shape;
- ii. a base adjacent to the main body, the base comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the top surface is adjacent to the second end of the main body, and the top and bottom surfaces of the base define an angle θ1 with respect to each other, wherein θ1 is greater than 0°;
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- iii. an aperture extending into at least a portion of the main body and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the collimator seats over the light source and onto the mounting board such that the bottom surface of the base seats on the mounting board, and wherein the source axis is angled with respect to the optical axis by an angle θ2, and wherein the angle θ1 is approximately equal to the angle θ2.
A collimator comprising:
- a. a main body that defines a optical axis and comprises a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises a parabolic shape;
- b. a base adjacent to the main body, the base comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the top surface is adjacent to the second end of the main body, and the top and bottom surfaces of the base define an angle θ1 with respect to each other, wherein θ1 is greater than 0°;
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- c. an aperture extending into at least a portion of the main body and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end,
- wherein the collimator is adapted to seat over a light source having a source axis and onto a light source mounting board such that the bottom surface of the base seats on the light source mounting board and such that the source axis is angled with respect to the optical axis by an angle θ2 approximately equal to the angle θ1.
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