LED module and lens mounted thereon

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9696006-B2
Application number	US-201514700368-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2015
Priority date	Aug 19, 2014
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A lens has a first, second and third optical region. The first, second and third optical region are arranged in sequential order. Space angle defined between each first, second and third optical region, and an optical axis of the lens are different from each other. An LED light module, which has an LED chip and the lens is also provided. The light emitted from the LED chip passes the reflecting surface and refractive surface and radiates from a top of the lens.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lens having a radial center comprising:
an optical axis at the radial center of the lens;
a placing point intersecting with the optical axis and a bottom of the lens;
a first, second and third optical region defined in sequential order;
a first imaginary line defined between the placing point and a point within the first optical region;
a second imaginary line defined between the placing point and a point within the second optical region;
a third imaginary line defined between the placing point and a point within the third optical region;
an angle defined between the optical axis and the second imaginary line is larger than an angle defined between the optical axis and the first imaginary line;
an angle defined between the optical axis and the third imaginary line is larger than an angle defined between the optical axis and the second imaginary line;
wherein the lens includes a main portion, and extending portion protruding from a central portion of a top end of the main portion, and a light concentrating portion protruding from a central portion of a top end of the extending portion, the main portion has a first inclining face and a first top face, the protruding portion has a second inclining face and a second top face, the light concentrating portion has an outer face;
wherein a first cavity and a second cavity are configured along the optical axis and from bottom end to top end of the main portion, a third cavity connects with the second cavity and is configured towards the extending portion;
wherein the first cavity includes a first inner face, the second cavity includes a second inner face, and the third cavity includes a third inner face and a fourth inner face;
wherein the first top face and the second inclining face intersect to form a circular edge shown in diametric cross section of the lens to form first intersection point, the second inner face and the first inner face intersect to form a circular edge shown in diametric cross section of the lens to form second intersections points, the third inner face and the second inner face intersect to form a circular edge shown in diametric cross section of the lens to form third intersection points, the third inner face and the fourth inner face intersect to form a circular edge shown in diametric cross section of the lens to form fourth intersection points;
wherein the fourth intersection points and the placing point cooperatively define an imaginary first line, the first intersection points, the second intersection points and the placing point cooperatively define an imaginary second line;
wherein the imaginary first line projects around the optical axis to form a first conical area, the first conical area located in the lens defines the first optical region, the imaginary second line projects around the optical axis to form a second conical area, the second conical area located except the first optical region in the lens defines the second optical region, the third optical region defines between the second conical area and the bottom end of the lens.

2. The lens of claim 1 , wherein the first top face is parallel with the second top face, a diameter of the second top face is smaller than that of the first top face.

3. The lens of claim 1 , wherein an angle defined between the optical axis and the second inclining face is larger than an angle defined between the optical axis and the first inclining face.

4. The lens of claim 1 , wherein an angle defined between the optical axis and the third inner face is larger than an angle defined between the optical axis and the first inner face.

5. The lens of claim 1 , wherein the outer face is located opposite at the fourth inner face, a focus of the light concentrating portion is posited at the placing point.

6. The lens of claim 1 , wherein the third inner face, the first inner face, the outer face and the fourth inner face refract the light emitted from an LED chip, the second inclining face and the first inclining face reflect the light emitted from the LED chip.

7. The lens of claim 6 , wherein the first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity are through along the optical axis and are rotational symmetric about the optical axis.

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hu Chau-Jin
• Dai Feng-Yuen
• Chen Po-Chou

Classifications

• F21V7/0091

  using total internal reflection · CPC title

• G02B19/0028

  refractive and reflective surfaces, e.g. non-imaging catadioptric systems · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• G02B19/0061

  the light source comprising a LED · CPC title

• G02B19/0071

  adapted to illuminate a complete hemisphere or a plane extending 360 degrees around the source · CPC title