Compound light control lens field

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016018085-A1
Application number	US-201514804060-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 20, 2015
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A light control apparatus comprising a first region, a second region and a connector rotationally coupling the first region to the second region, wherein a cumulative refraction angle is selectable based upon a relative rotation angle of the first region with respect to the second region and wherein a rotation angle with respect to the first and second region and an axis controls a steering of a light beam.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A lamp comprising:
a light source a light control apparatus connected to said lamp and comprising:
a first region;
a second region;
a connector for coupling said first region to said second region, wherein a cumulative refraction angle is selectable based upon a relative configuration of said first region with respect to said second region; and
a coupling element configured to couple said light source to said light control apparatus.

2 . The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein said first region and said second region assume a prismatic geometry.

3 . The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein a compound structure rotation angle of said first and second regions is selectable with respect to an axis.

4 . The lamp according to claim 3 , wherein said connector allows said first and second regions to be rotated together by the compound structure rotation angle around said axis while the relative rotation angle is fixed.

5 . The lamp according to claim 3 , wherein said compound structure rotation angle controls a steering direction.

6 . The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein said cumulative refraction angle is generated from a combination of a first refraction angle generated by said first region and a second refraction angle generated by said second region.

7 . The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein said connector further comprises a first element connector and a second element connector each of the first and second element connectors respectively comprising a base and a cap.

8 . The lamp according to claim 6 , wherein each base associated with said first and second element connectors is composed of a magnetic material.

9 . The lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one angle setting mark, each angle setting mark corresponding to said cumulative refraction angle.

10 . The lamp according to claim 2 , wherein said first region and said second region respectively further comprise a planar surface and a non-planar surface.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said connector rotationally couples said first region to said second region, and wherein said relative configuration is a relative angle rotation.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said coupling element comprises a housing.

13 . A method for controlling a light beam generated by a lamp comprising passing the light beam through a first refractive region and a second refractive region, said first and second refractive regions generating a composite refraction angle for said light beam selectable by a relative rotation of said first refractive region with respect to said second refractive region.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , further comprising selecting a rotational parameter of said first and second refractive regions with respect to an axis, said rotational parameter controlling a steering of the light beam.

15 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein said relative rotation of said first refractive region with respect to said second refractive region is an input parameter generated by a mechanical operation on said first and second refractive regions.

16 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein said first and second refractive regions assume a prismatic geometry.

17 . A light control apparatus for steering light from a lamp having a light source, said light control apparatus comprising:
a first lens element, said first lens element comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein said first and second surfaces generate a first refraction angle for said light from said light source of said lamp; a second lens element, said second lens element comprising a third surface and a fourth surface, wherein said third and fourth surfaces generate a second refraction angle for said light; a connector for selecting a relative rotation between said first lens element and said second lens element such that a cumulative refraction angle for said light is achieved based upon said first refraction angle and said second refraction angle.

18 . The light control apparatus of claim 17 , wherein said connector provides for a selection of a rotation angle of the first lens element and the second lens element with respect to an axis, wherein said relative rotation remains fixed and said rotation angle with respect to said axis controls a steering of the light.

19 . The light control apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said connector further comprises a first element connector and a second element connector each of said first and second element connectors respectively comprising a base and a cap.

20 . The light control apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein each said base associated with said first and second element connectors is composed of a magnetic material.

21 . The light control apparatus according to claim 17 , further comprising at least one angle setting mark, each angle setting mark corresponding to said cumulative light refraction angle.

22 . The light control apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said first and third surfaces are planar and the second and fourth surfaces are non-planar.

Assignees

• Soraa Inc

Inventors

• Van Thiel Ronald Randall
• Li Xuejian

Classifications

• F21V14/06

  by movement of refractors {(in vehicle head lamps F21S41/635)} · CPC title

• F21V5/008

  Combination of two or more successive refractors along an optical axis · CPC title

• F21K9/233

  specially adapted for generating a spot light distribution, e.g. for substitution of reflector lamps · CPC title

• F21V5/045

  the lens having discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lenses · CPC title

• F21V17/105

  using magnets · CPC title