DE69209838D1 - Mit grossem flaeche -zu-dicke-verhaeltnis lichtstrahler hoher gleichfoermigkeit und richtwirkung - Google Patents

Mit grossem flaeche -zu-dicke-verhaeltnis lichtstrahler hoher gleichfoermigkeit und richtwirkung

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DE69209838D1
DE69209838D1 DE69209838T DE69209838T DE69209838D1 DE 69209838 D1 DE69209838 D1 DE 69209838D1 DE 69209838 T DE69209838 T DE 69209838T DE 69209838 T DE69209838 T DE 69209838T DE 69209838 D1 DE69209838 D1 DE 69209838D1
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large area
light emitters
thickness ratio
high uniformity
directional effect
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Lorne Whitehead
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3M Co
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Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
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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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235—Light guides
    • F21S43/236—Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide
    • F21S43/237—Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide rod-shaped
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235—Light guides
    • F21S43/242—Light guides characterised by the emission area
    • F21S43/245—Light guides characterised by the emission area emitting light from one or more of its major surfaces
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235—Light guides
    • F21S43/247—Light guides with a single light source being coupled into the light guide
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V13/00—Producing particular characteristics or distribution of the light emitted by means of a combination of elements specified in two or more of main groups F21V1/00 - F21V11/00
    • F21V13/02—Combinations of only two kinds of elements
    • F21V13/04—Combinations of only two kinds of elements the elements being reflectors and refractors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/02—Refractors for light sources of prismatic shape
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V2200/00—Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
    • F21V2200/40—Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems of hollow light guides
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2111/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
    • 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
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
DE69209838T 1991-06-17 1992-05-26 Mit grossem flaeche -zu-dicke-verhaeltnis lichtstrahler hoher gleichfoermigkeit und richtwirkung Expired - Lifetime DE69209838T2 (de)

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US07/716,684 US5243506A (en) 1991-06-17 1991-06-17 High aspect ratio light emitter having high uniformity and directionality
PCT/CA1992/000219 WO1992022768A1 (en) 1991-06-17 1992-05-26 High aspect ratio light emitter having high uniformity and directionality

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DE69209838D1 true DE69209838D1 (de) 1996-05-15
DE69209838T2 DE69209838T2 (de) 1996-11-28

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US (1) US5243506A (de)
EP (1) EP0593499B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2711481B2 (de)
AU (1) AU1785792A (de)
CA (1) CA2111437C (de)
DE (1) DE69209838T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0593499T3 (de)
FI (1) FI935681A (de)
NO (1) NO303990B1 (de)
WO (1) WO1992022768A1 (de)

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FI935681A0 (fi) 1993-12-16
DE69209838T2 (de) 1996-11-28
US5243506A (en) 1993-09-07
JP2711481B2 (ja) 1998-02-10
FI935681A (fi) 1994-02-14
JPH06507996A (ja) 1994-09-08
EP0593499B1 (de) 1996-04-10
AU1785792A (en) 1993-01-12
NO303990B1 (no) 1998-10-05
EP0593499A1 (de) 1994-04-27
CA2111437C (en) 1995-07-18
NO934663D0 (no) 1993-12-16
WO1992022768A1 (en) 1992-12-23
CA2111437A1 (en) 1992-12-23
DK0593499T3 (da) 1996-05-06

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