Lens and omnidirectional illumination device including the lens

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9772091-B2
Application number	US-201314375158-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2013
Priority date	Jan 31, 2012
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

Various embodiments relate to a lens for omnidirectional illumination being rotationally symmetrical and including a light incident surface, a first refractive surface, a first reflective surface, a second refractive surface, and a third refractive surface. A first portion of light which passed through the light incident surface is refracted by the first refractive surface to produce first emergent light. A second portion of the light which passed through the light incident surface is reflected by the first reflective surface to the second refractive surface, and then is refracted by the second refractive surface to produce second emergent light. A third portion of the light which passed through the light incident surface is refracted by the third light refractive surface to produce third emergent light, the first emergent light, the second emergent light and the third emergent light jointly achieved omnidirectional illumination.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lens for omnidirectional illumination, the lens being rotationally symmetrical, the lens comprising:
a light incident surface,
a first refractive surface,
a first reflective surface,
a second refractive surface and
a third refractive surface,
each being rotationally symmetrical, respectively,
wherein a first portion of light which passes through the light incident surface is refracted by the first refractive surface to produce first emergent light, a second portion of the light which passes through the light incident surface is reflected by the first reflective surface to the second refractive surface, and then is refracted by the second refractive surface to produce second emergent light, and a third portion of the light which passes through the light incident surface directly to the third light refractive surface is refracted by the third light refractive surface to produce third emergent light, wherein the first emergent light, the second emergent light and the third emergent light jointly achieve omnidirectional illumination.

2. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the lens comprises a bottom surface, a top surface, and side surface connecting the top surface with the bottom surface, the bottom surface is partially curved to form the light incident surface for a light source, the top surface comprises the first refractive surface and the first reflective surface, and the side surface comprises the second refractive surface and the third light refractive surface.

3. The lens according to claim 2 , wherein the top surface comprises the first refractive surface in the center, and the first reflective surface at the edge surrounding the first refractive surface.

4. The lens according to claim 3 , wherein the side surfaces comprise the second refractive surface connected with the first reflective surface, and the third refractive surface connected with the bottom surface.

5. The lens according to claim 4 , wherein the second refractive surface has a profile inclined with respect to and extending towards, starting from the first reflective surface, a symmetrical axis of the lens so as to form an acute angle with the first reflective surface.

6. The lens according to claim 5 , wherein the second refractive surface inclinedly extends towards the symmetrical axis of the lens, in such an extent that all of light rays from the first reflective surface emerge from the second refractive surface.

7. The lens according to claim 4 , wherein the bottom surface comprises the concave light incident surface in the center, and a planar supporting base surface at the edge surrounding the light incident surface.

8. The lens according to claim 7 , wherein the third light refractive surface is connected with the supporting base surface and has a profile inclined with respect to and extending towards, starting from the supporting base, the symmetrical axis of the lens so as to form an acute angle with the supporting base surface.

9. The lens according to claim 8 , wherein the third light refractive surface extends towards the symmetrical axis of the lens, until a boundary of the second portion of the light.

10. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first reflective surface ( 3 ) is a planar surface or an inclined surface.

11. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first refractive surface, the second refractive surface and the third light refractive surface are respectively a spline curve in a cross section.

12. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the light incident surface is an arc surface in a cross section.

13. The lens according to claim 12 , wherein the light incident surface is a semicircular surface in a cross section.

14. An omnidirectional illumination device, comprising:
a directional light source and
a lens,
the lens comprising:
a light incident surface,
a first refractive surface,
a first reflective surface,
a second refractive surface, and
a third refractive surface,
each being rotationally symmetrical, respectively,
wherein a first portion of light which passes through the light incident surface is refracted by the first refractive surface to produce first emergent light, a second portion of the light which passes through the light incident surface is reflected by the first reflective surface to the second refractive surface, and then is refracted by the second refractive surface to produce second emergent light, and a third portion of the light which passes through the light incident surface directly to the third light refractive surface is refracted by the third light refractive surface to produce third emergent light, the first emergent light, the second emergent light and the third emergent light jointly achieve omnidirectional illumination.

15. The omnidirectional illumination device according to claim 14 , wherein the omnidirectional illumination device is a retrofit lamp.

16. A lens for omnidirectional illumination, the lens being rotationally symmetrical, the lens comprising:
a light incident surface,
a first refractive surface,
a first reflective surface,
a second refractive surface and
a third refractive surface,
each being rotationally symmetrical, respectively,
wherein a first portion of light which passes through the light incident surface is refracted by the first refractive surface to produce first emergent light, a second portion of the light which passes through the light incident surface is reflected by the first reflective surface to the second refractive surface, and then is refracted by the second refractive surface to produce second emergent light, and a third portion of the light which passes through the light incident surface is refracted by the third light refractive surface to produce third emergent light, the first emergent light, the second emergent light and the third emergent light jointly achieve omnidirectional illumination,
wherein the lens comprises a bottom surface, a top surface, and side surface connecting the top surface with the bottom surface, the bottom surface is partially curved to form the light incident surface for a light source, the top surface comprises the first refractive surface and the first reflective surface, and the side surface comprises the second refractive surface and the third light refractive surface,
wherein the top surface comprises the first refractive surface in the center, and the first reflective surface at the edge surrounding the first refractive surface,
wherein the side surfaces comprise the second refractive surface connected with the first reflective surface, and the third refractive surface connected with the bottom surface,
wherein the bottom surface comprises the concave light incident surface in the center, and a planar supporting base surface at the edge surrounding the light incident surface, and
wherein the third light refractive surface is connected with the supporting base surface and has a profile inclined with respect to and extending towards, starting from the supporting base, the symmetrical axis of the lens so as to form an acute angle with the supporting base surface.

Assignees

• Osram Gmbh

Inventors

• Lin Xueqin
• Cheng Yingjun

Classifications

• F21K9/60

  Optical arrangements integrated in the light source, e.g. for improving the colour rendering index or the light extraction · CPC title

• F21V29/773

  the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21K9/232

  specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb · CPC title

• F21V7/0091

  using total internal reflection · CPC title