WO1995025244A1 - Lightning device - Google Patents

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WO1995025244A1
WO1995025244A1 PCT/SE1995/000262 SE9500262W WO9525244A1 WO 1995025244 A1 WO1995025244 A1 WO 1995025244A1 SE 9500262 W SE9500262 W SE 9500262W WO 9525244 A1 WO9525244 A1 WO 9525244A1
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Lars Rosengren
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Itab Industri Ab
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Priority to AT95913467T priority Critical patent/ATE190124T1/en
Priority to AU20893/95A priority patent/AU680754B2/en
Priority to JP7523981A priority patent/JPH09510572A/en
Priority to DE69515293T priority patent/DE69515293T2/en
Priority to EP95913467A priority patent/EP0752081B1/en
Priority to DK95913467T priority patent/DK0752081T3/en
Publication of WO1995025244A1 publication Critical patent/WO1995025244A1/en
Priority to NO963782A priority patent/NO963782L/en
Priority to FI963660A priority patent/FI963660A0/en

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    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
    • G08G1/095—Traffic lights
    • 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
    • F21W2111/02—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00 for roads, paths or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S362/00—Illumination
    • Y10S362/80—Light emitting diode

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  • the present invention is for a lightning device by means of which a controlled light pattern is obtained from a specific light source. Controlled means that the light as projected on a flat surface produces a light pattern of a predetermined intensity and shape.
  • the device according to the invention is primarily intended to be used for traffic light posts.
  • the light from a light source is recognized by individuals or other means primarily when these are at a specific position within a defined area.
  • the effective output required from the light source may be reduced if the light from the light source is concentrated to the desired area.
  • Devices of the kind mentioned above are found both as headlights and lamps for different kinds of vehicles and as traffic signal lights. Especially for the last mentioned application known devices have primarily been intended to give an acceptably concentrated light beam have an essentially circular cross section, whereby a comparatively large border area with diffuse light refraction is obtained.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a lightning device, by means of which a carefully controlled light pattern of predetermined intensity and shape is obtained.
  • the device according to the invention also makes individual variations and adaptions to specific applications possible. This is obtained thereby that the device comprises a light source which emits a number of parallel light beams. A prism is arranged for each light beam which passes through the prism. All of the prisms are integral parts of a common disc.
  • the light source comprises a number of light emitting diodes, each of them emitting one light beam.
  • the light emitting diodes which in one device may be individually different in respect of e. g. luminance, are suitably mounted onto a common flat plate.
  • the common disc of the prims has one preferrably flat surface on the side facing away from the light source.
  • a smooth, flat surfaces brings advantages, e. g. by being dirt repellant and easy to clean if necessary. Also from a production point of view a flat surface is advantageous as compared to e. g. a curved, smooth surface, making it possible to keep down the costs for moulds and tooling. This surface will be one outer side of the lightning device and be turned towards a viewer.
  • Each one of all of the prisms is an integrated part of this common disc, which means that they are parts of the fixed disc construction and in a preferred embodiment the prisms and the disc constitute one piece of homogenous goods. In other embodiments individual prisms may be mounted into holes intended for this purpose in the disc.
  • Disc and prisms may then be made from the same or from different materials. Essentially all of light which is emitted from the device passes through the prisms.Suitably the prisms - at least those parts thereof which protrude from the common disc - are shaped as straight circular cylinders. Each such prism has one end surface which is essentially at right angle to the axis of the cylinder and one end surface which is oblique thereto. The surface which is at right angle to the axis preferrably coincides with the flat surface of the common disc, i. e. its outer surface. The complete device thus has a common flat outer surface. If the common disc e. g.
  • the oblique surface may have a freely variable angle relative to the axis of the cylinder and freely variable direction of its slope whereby the direction of the corresponding light beam is controlled.
  • Figure 1 shows a disc with prisms as seen from the inside of the device.
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section through a part of the disc and corresponding light sources.
  • Figure 3 shows an example of a light pattern.
  • Figure 4 shows some different designs of prisms at the disc.
  • the common disc 2 as shown in figure 1 has a flat outer surface facing downwards in the figure. At the disc and protruding upwards from its surface are several prisms 3 having circular cross sections. The number of prisms and there positions at the disc may vary due to the application.
  • One example of a design is a disc with an outer diameter of about 200 mm. At this disc there are 260 prisms, each having an outer diameter of about 8 mm.
  • the disc and the prisms may be made from the same or different materials. Preferrably they are made as one piece from polycarbonate, which has properties as required in many applications regarding index of refraction, light transmission and mechanical strength.
  • Another possible embodiment is a disc from a freely choosen material having a number of holes which corresponds to the number of prisms and a separate prism inserted into each hole.
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section of a part of the disc with prisms, four of which are shown in the figure, and with light sources connected with the prisms. These are light emitting diodes 1 each of which emits a well concentrated light beam. o The spread of the light beam is often about 2-4 from the centre axis of the diode. The light beam is directed onto the oblique surface 6 of each prism and is refracted by this surface. Thereupon the light beam passes through the prism and is again refracted by the outer surface 5, which may be common with the outer surface 4 of the disc. For the surface which is designated 6a also the outermost light is shown and it is seen that all of the emitted light passes through the prism. Only insignificant quantities of stray light finds itself other paths.
  • the oblique surfaces 6 of each prism may be varied in respect of both the angle at the centre axis of the prism and the direction of the surface.
  • the surfaces 6a and 6d have the same direction but different angles, while the surfaces 6b and 6c have a somewhat different direction.
  • FIG. 3 shows the desired light strength in a vertical plane at a certain distance from the lightning device.
  • Figure 4a-4c shows different designs of the prisms and the corresponding disc.
  • the prisms and the disc are made as one unit by injection molding of polymer, where polycarbonate has turned out to have the most suitable combination of properties.
  • the oblique surface of the prism touches the inner surface of the disc and then protrudes therefrom, so that there is no pit or the like in the unit.
  • the disc and prisms unit may be produced by drilling holes into an all over flat disc whereupon individual prisms are placed in these holes.
  • the prisms may then be of different size as shown in figures 4b and 4c.
  • the last mentioned embodiment will preferrably be used only when a very small number of identical devices shall be produced and the costs for making a mould or adaption of an existing mould for injection moulding are too high.
  • the oblique surfaces of the prisms are formed on the surfaces of small, exchangeable parts of the mould. In this way changes and adaptions are possible easily and at a much lower cost than if the complete mould would have to be replaced.
  • the replaceable details of the mould are controlled in some way, e. g. by means of a flattened surface, so that they can not freely be turned around there axis when they are mounted into the mould. This also applies to individual prisms when these are made as inserts into holes in a common disc.
  • the invention makes it possible to obtain a desired light pattern with much increased precision. Adjustments as desired are easily made and e g left and right designs are easily obtainable.
  • One plate with light emitting diodes may produce different light patterns which may be exchanged and adapted to changing conditions.

Abstract

The present invention is for a lightning device by which a controlled light pattern is obtained from a specific light source. The device comprises a light source which emits several parallel light beams. There is one prism (3) for each light beam (8), which passes through there. All of the prisms are integrated parts of a common disc. Preferrably the light source comprises several light emitting diodes (1) each emitting one light beam. The prisms are suitably made as straight, circular cylinders, at least those parts thereof which protrude from the common disc. The oblique surface may be freely varied at both its angles at the axis of the cylinder and direction whereby the direction of the corresponding light beam may be controlled.

Description

LIGHTNING DEVICE
The present invention is for a lightning device by means of which a controlled light pattern is obtained from a specific light source. Controlled means that the light as projected on a flat surface produces a light pattern of a predetermined intensity and shape. The device according to the invention is primarily intended to be used for traffic light posts.
It is often desirous that the light from a light source is recognized by individuals or other means primarily when these are at a specific position within a defined area. The effective output required from the light source may be reduced if the light from the light source is concentrated to the desired area.
It is known to make use of different kinds of light sources as well as light reflecting och refracting devices in order to obtain a desired light pattern. Thus it is known to have the light from an electric bulb to be reflected by a preferrably parabolic reflector and then pass through a lens or prism setup. This may comprise a single lens or prism but there may also be several of these, functioning together in different ways. In stead of electric bulbs light emitting diods may be used. Different kinds of these are available which emit light as a concentrated, directed beam of specific intensity, spreading angle and wave length span.
Devices of the kind mentioned above are found both as headlights and lamps for different kinds of vehicles and as traffic signal lights. Especially for the last mentioned application known devices have primarily been intended to give an acceptably concentrated light beam have an essentially circular cross section, whereby a comparatively large border area with diffuse light refraction is obtained. The object of the present invention is to provide a lightning device, by means of which a carefully controlled light pattern of predetermined intensity and shape is obtained. The device according to the invention also makes individual variations and adaptions to specific applications possible. This is obtained thereby that the device comprises a light source which emits a number of parallel light beams. A prism is arranged for each light beam which passes through the prism. All of the prisms are integral parts of a common disc. Preferrably the light source comprises a number of light emitting diodes, each of them emitting one light beam. The light emitting diodes, which in one device may be individually different in respect of e. g. luminance, are suitably mounted onto a common flat plate.
The common disc of the prims has one preferrably flat surface on the side facing away from the light source. A smooth, flat surfaces brings advantages, e. g. by being dirt repellant and easy to clean if necessary. Also from a production point of view a flat surface is advantageous as compared to e. g. a curved, smooth surface, making it possible to keep down the costs for moulds and tooling. This surface will be one outer side of the lightning device and be turned towards a viewer. Each one of all of the prisms is an integrated part of this common disc, which means that they are parts of the fixed disc construction and in a preferred embodiment the prisms and the disc constitute one piece of homogenous goods. In other embodiments individual prisms may be mounted into holes intended for this purpose in the disc. Disc and prisms may then be made from the same or from different materials. Essentially all of light which is emitted from the device passes through the prisms.Suitably the prisms - at least those parts thereof which protrude from the common disc - are shaped as straight circular cylinders. Each such prism has one end surface which is essentially at right angle to the axis of the cylinder and one end surface which is oblique thereto. The surface which is at right angle to the axis preferrably coincides with the flat surface of the common disc, i. e. its outer surface. The complete device thus has a common flat outer surface. If the common disc e. g. has a curved outer surface the ends of the prisms which coincide with this surface will not be at exactly right angle to the axis of the cylinder. The oblique surface may have a freely variable angle relative to the axis of the cylinder and freely variable direction of its slope whereby the direction of the corresponding light beam is controlled.
The invention will below be further illustrated by the examples of embodiments thereof which are shown in the enclosed figures.
Figure 1 shows a disc with prisms as seen from the inside of the device.
Figure 2 shows a cross section through a part of the disc and corresponding light sources.
Figure 3 shows an example of a light pattern.
Figure 4 shows some different designs of prisms at the disc.
The common disc 2 as shown in figure 1 has a flat outer surface facing downwards in the figure. At the disc and protruding upwards from its surface are several prisms 3 having circular cross sections. The number of prisms and there positions at the disc may vary due to the application. One example of a design is a disc with an outer diameter of about 200 mm. At this disc there are 260 prisms, each having an outer diameter of about 8 mm.
The disc and the prisms may be made from the same or different materials. Preferrably they are made as one piece from polycarbonate, which has properties as required in many applications regarding index of refraction, light transmission and mechanical strength. Another possible embodiment is a disc from a freely choosen material having a number of holes which corresponds to the number of prisms and a separate prism inserted into each hole.
Figure 2 shows a cross section of a part of the disc with prisms, four of which are shown in the figure, and with light sources connected with the prisms. These are light emitting diodes 1 each of which emits a well concentrated light beam. o The spread of the light beam is often about 2-4 from the centre axis of the diode. The light beam is directed onto the oblique surface 6 of each prism and is refracted by this surface. Thereupon the light beam passes through the prism and is again refracted by the outer surface 5, which may be common with the outer surface 4 of the disc. For the surface which is designated 6a also the outermost light is shown and it is seen that all of the emitted light passes through the prism. Only insignificant quantities of stray light finds itself other paths.
The oblique surfaces 6 of each prism may be varied in respect of both the angle at the centre axis of the prism and the direction of the surface. In the figure the surfaces 6a and 6d have the same direction but different angles, while the surfaces 6b and 6c have a somewhat different direction.
One example of a desired light pattern is shown in figure 3, which in the form of a diagram shows the desired light strength in a vertical plane at a certain distance from the lightning device. The rectangular, full lines indicated the desired values and the broken irregularly shaped lines show the results of a metering of the strength of the light emitted from a device according to the invention.
Figure 4a-4c shows different designs of the prisms and the corresponding disc. Preferrably the prisms and the disc are made as one unit by injection molding of polymer, where polycarbonate has turned out to have the most suitable combination of properties. The oblique surface of the prism touches the inner surface of the disc and then protrudes therefrom, so that there is no pit or the like in the unit. Alternatively the the disc and prisms unit may be produced by drilling holes into an all over flat disc whereupon individual prisms are placed in these holes. The prisms may then be of different size as shown in figures 4b and 4c. The last mentioned embodiment will preferrably be used only when a very small number of identical devices shall be produced and the costs for making a mould or adaption of an existing mould for injection moulding are too high. When making these moulds it is preferred that the oblique surfaces of the prisms are formed on the surfaces of small, exchangeable parts of the mould. In this way changes and adaptions are possible easily and at a much lower cost than if the complete mould would have to be replaced. The replaceable details of the mould are controlled in some way, e. g. by means of a flattened surface, so that they can not freely be turned around there axis when they are mounted into the mould. This also applies to individual prisms when these are made as inserts into holes in a common disc.
The invention makes it possible to obtain a desired light pattern with much increased precision. Adjustments as desired are easily made and e g left and right designs are easily obtainable. One plate with light emitting diodes may produce different light patterns which may be exchanged and adapted to changing conditions.

Claims

1. A device for obtaining a light pattern having predetermined intensity and shape comprising a light source, which emits several parallel light beams, a prism (3) corresponding to each light beam through which the beam passes, all of the prisms being integral parts of a common disc (2) characterized therein that the for all of the prisms (3) common disc (2) has a flat surface (4) over which the prisms are distributed and which also forms one surface of the prisms and that the surfaces (6) of the prisms which are oblique thereto are positioned adjacent the opposite surface of the disc.
2. A device according to claim 1 characterized therein that each prism is a straight circular cylinder having one end surface (5) at right angle to the axis of the cylinder and one end surface (6) oblique to the axis of the cylinder.
3. Device according to claim 1 or 2 characterized therein that each prism is< mounted into a corresponding hole in the common disc (2).
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JP7523981A JPH09510572A (en) 1994-03-16 1995-03-14 Lighting equipment
DE69515293T DE69515293T2 (en) 1994-03-16 1995-03-14 LIGHTING DEVICE
EP95913467A EP0752081B1 (en) 1994-03-16 1995-03-14 Lightning device
DK95913467T DK0752081T3 (en) 1994-03-16 1995-03-14 lighting device
NO963782A NO963782L (en) 1994-03-16 1996-09-10 A lighting apparatus
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