CA2327699A1 - Coupling system for a light conduit - Google Patents

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CA2327699A1
CA2327699A1 CA002327699A CA2327699A CA2327699A1 CA 2327699 A1 CA2327699 A1 CA 2327699A1 CA 002327699 A CA002327699 A CA 002327699A CA 2327699 A CA2327699 A CA 2327699A CA 2327699 A1 CA2327699 A1 CA 2327699A1
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collar
coupling system
light
conduit
light conduit
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Joseph A. Hoffman
Duwayne C. Radke
Kenneth J. Hagen
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3M Co
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Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
Joseph A. Hoffman
Duwayne C. Radke
Kenneth J. Hagen
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0096—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the lights guides being of the hollow type

Abstract

A coupling system for light conduits in a light distribution system (100) and a light distribution system (100) utilizing the coupling system. The coupling system includes first (30) and second (50) collars.
The first collar (30) has a first opening (29), a first side adapted to couple to an end of the first light conduit (20), and a second side (40) adapted to operatively engage with a second collar (50). The second collar (50) has a second opening (59), a first side adapted to couple to an end of the second light conduit (22), and a second side adapted to operatively engage with the second side of the first collar (30). Registration member (46, 54) maintain rotationally and axially alignment of the first (29) and second (59) openings of the first (30) and second (50) collars at a conduit interface. A retaining mechanism maintains axial engagement of the first collar (30) with the second collar (50).
CA002327699A 1998-04-15 1998-08-26 Coupling system for a light conduit Expired - Fee Related CA2327699C (en)

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US09/060,727 US6130976A (en) 1998-04-15 1998-04-15 Coupling system for a light conduit
US09/060,727 1998-04-15
PCT/US1998/017661 WO1999053239A1 (en) 1998-04-15 1998-08-26 Coupling system for a light conduit

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EP (1) EP1071907B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2002511595A (en)
CN (1) CN1124502C (en)
AU (1) AU9035098A (en)
CA (1) CA2327699C (en)
DE (1) DE69805005T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1999053239A1 (en)

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US6398421B1 (en) 2002-06-04
DE69805005D1 (en) 2002-05-23
EP1071907B1 (en) 2002-04-17
CN1124502C (en) 2003-10-15
AU9035098A (en) 1999-11-01
JP2002511595A (en) 2002-04-16
CN1291270A (en) 2001-04-11
US6130976A (en) 2000-10-10
WO1999053239A1 (en) 1999-10-21
CA2327699C (en) 2006-03-14
EP1071907A1 (en) 2001-01-31

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