High temperature moldable lens, lighting device comprising lens and method making lighting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9447943-B2
Application number	US-201113877287-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2011
Priority date	Sep 30, 2010
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A lens configured to a lighting device, comprising an optical part ( 1 ) and a mechanical part ( 2 ) surrounding the optical part ( 1 ), wherein, the mechanical part ( 2 ) comprises a blocking protrusion ( 3 ) protruding in a direction parallel to the optical axis ( 4 ) of the lens, surrounding the optical part ( 1 ) and spaced apart from the optical part ( 1 ). This type of lens can effectively prevent the optical part from being damaged, for example, in a low pressure molding process, by a hot liquid glue, improve the yield of the lighting device, and have fine waterproof ability at the same time. Also disclosed is a lighting device having this type of lens, and the lighting device has beautiful appearance and fine waterproof effect. A method configured to make this lighting device is also disclosed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lens configured to a lighting device, comprising;
an optical part; and
a mechanical part,
wherein the mechanical part comprises a blocking protrusion:
protruding so as to at least partially overlap the optical part in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the lens, and
surrounding the optical part and spaced apart from the optical part.

2. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking protrusion is formed in one-piece with the mechanical part.

3. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking protrusion and the mechanical part are formed separately.

4. The lens according to claim 3 , wherein the blocking protrusion is made from a high temperature resistant material.

5. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein in the direction of the optical axis of the lens, the blocking protrusion is lower than the optical part in height.

6. A lighting module comprising: the lens according to claim 1 .

7. A lens configured to a lighting device, comprising:
an optical part; and
a mechanical part surrounding the optical part,
wherein the mechanical part comprises a blocking protrusion protruding in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the lens, surrounding the optical part and spaced apart from the optical part, and
wherein an incident surface of the optical part comprises at its center a rotatably symmetric concave zone, a light emitting assembly of the lighting device is provided in the concave zone, and an exit surface of the optical part comprises a central zone with concave bending and an edge zone with convex bending, and the central zone has a smooth transition towards the edge zone.

8. The lens according to claim 7 , wherein the lens is made from any material of polycarbonate, methyl methacrylate-styrene copolymer (NAS), nylon, ADC plastic, (CR-39), polystyrene, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer or silicon dioxide.

9. A method configured to make a lighting module, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
a) providing a lens, and forming at a mechanical part of the lens a blocking protrusion protruding in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the lens, surrounding the optical part and spaced apart from the optical part;
b) placing a lighting assembly mounted with the lens in a mould, and applying the radial outer side of the blocking protrusion to abut against the edge of an opening of the mould;
c) perfusing a high temperature liquid glue into the mould; and
d) removing the mould after the high temperature liquid glue has been solidified.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in step b), the optical part of the lens is covered via a protective mould.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in step a), the blocking protrusion is formed in one-piece with the mechanical part of the lens.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in step a), the blocking protrusion is separately formed at the mechanical part of the lens.

Assignees

• Feng Yaojun
• Dai Chenglong
• He Yubao
• Luo Yabin
• Osram Gmbh

Inventors

• Feng Yaojun
• Dai Chenglong
• He Yubao
• Luo Yabin

Classifications

• B29L2031/3425

  Printed circuits · CPC title

• G02B3/04

  with continuous faces that are rotationally symmetrical but deviate from a true sphere {, e.g. so called "aspheric" lenses} · CPC title

• G02B19/0061

  the light source comprising a LED · CPC title

• B29C65/542

  by injection · CPC title

• G02B19/0014

  at least one surface having optical power · CPC title