Adjustable light module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9945522-B1
Application number	US-201414580020-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 22, 2014
Priority date	Apr 8, 2014
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

A light module can comprise a light emitting diode that generates light and an optic that manipulates or manages the resulting light. The optic can direct the generated light off axis, resulting in an illumination pattern that is biased towards one side of the light module, for example in a desired direction. Thus, the optic can transform the emission pattern of the light emitting diode to create an illumination pattern that is aimed in a desired direction. The optic can comprise a light-blocking shield to suppress, manage, or redirect light that would otherwise emanate from the light module in an unintended direction, for example opposite the desired direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting system comprising:
a light emitting diode comprising an optical axis;
an optic disposed adjacent the light emitting diode and comprising:
a cavity through which the optical axis extends; and
a prism that juts from the optic opposite the cavity, the prism disposed on one side of the optical axis and configured to receive light from the light emitting diode and to direct the received light across the optical axis; and

a light-blocking shield adjoining the optic, the prism disposed between the optical axis and the light-blocking shield.

2. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the light-blocking shield comprises an indentation sized to receive a user finger.

3. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the light-blocking shield comprises a plurality of indentations, and
wherein the optic is rotatable relative to the light emitting diode by applying rotational force at the plurality of indentations.

4. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the optic comprises a lip that circumscribes the cavity,
wherein the prism comprises a totally internally reflective surface that is configured to receive the light from the light emitting diode and to direct the received light across the optical axis in an aiming direction,
wherein the light-blocking shield is attached to the optic to form a rotatable module, and
wherein a reflective surface of the light-blocking shield extends adjacent the totally internally reflective surface and is oriented to redirect in the aiming direction light that passes through the totally internally reflective surface.

5. The lighting system of claim 4 , further comprising a frame,
wherein the optic is disposed in an aperture of the frame, and
wherein the lip captures the optic in the aperture.

6. The lighting system of claim 5 , further comprising a gasket disposed adjacent the aperture, between the lip and the frame.

7. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the optic comprises a rotatable optic that is sealed to a weatherproof enclosure.

8. A lighting system comprising:
an enclosure comprising an aperture that comprises an edge that extends around the aperture;
an optic that is disposed in the aperture, that rotates about an axis, and that comprises:
a lip that extends radially beyond the edge of the aperture; and
a reflector that directs light across the axis to produce an illumination pattern that is biased relative to the axis, the illumination pattern rotating as the optic rotates;

a light-blocking shield, wherein the reflector is disposed between the light-blocking shield and the axis; and
a gasket disposed between the edge and the lip.

9. The lighting system of claim 8 , wherein the gasket provides an environmental seal.

10. The lighting system of claim 8 , wherein the optic rotates relative to the gasket.

11. The lighting system of claim 8 , further comprising a light emitting diode mounted to a heat sink adjacent the optic,
wherein the optic rotates relative to the light emitting diode and the heat sink,
wherein a thermal path leads from the light emitting diode into the heat sink and extends away from the optic, and
wherein the enclosure comprises the heat sink.

12. The lighting system of claim 8 , wherein the lip is sandwiched between the gasket and a washer.

13. The lighting system of claim 8 , wherein the light-blocking shield comprises a plurality of indentations sized to facilitate hand rotation of the optic.

14. A system comprising:
an enclosure comprising an aperture; and
an optic that is disposed in the aperture, that rotates about a central portion of the aperture, and that comprises:
a reflector that directs light across the central portion of the aperture; and
a light-blocking shield that is disposed adjacent the reflector to block light that bypasses the reflector, the reflector disposed between the light-blocking shield and the central portion of the aperture.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the light-blocking shield comprises a plurality of finger receptacles to facilitate rotation of the optic.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the light-blocking shield comprises opaque material,
wherein the reflector comprises a totally internally reflective surface that directs the light across the central portion of the aperture in an aiming direction,
wherein the light-blocking shield is attached to the optic as a rotatable unit, and
wherein a reflective surface of the light-blocking shield extends adjacent the totally internally reflective surface and is oriented to redirect in the aiming direction light that passes through the totally internally reflective surface.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the optic rotates about an axis that extends through the central portion of the aperture, and
wherein the reflector is disposed between the axis and the light-blocking shield.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the optic comprises a cavity that is configured to receive light from one or more light emitting diodes,
wherein the reflector comprises a totally internally reflective surface,
wherein the totally internally reflective surface protrudes from the optic, and
wherein the enclosure is environmentally sealed.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the aperture has a first diameter,
wherein the optic further comprises a lip having a second diameter,
wherein the second diameter is larger than the first diameter,
wherein the system further comprises a ring disposed adjacent the lip, and
wherein the ring protects the enclosure from moisture incursion.

Assignees

• Bryant Christopher Michael
• Broughton Kevin Charles
• Cooper Technologies Co

Inventors

• Bryant Christopher Michael
• Broughton Kevin Charles

Classifications

• F21S8/03

  of surface-mounted type (F21S8/02, F21S8/04 take precedence; details of wall or floor bases F21V21/02) · CPC title

• F21V14/06

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

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V29/70

  characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks · CPC title

• F21K9/65

  specially adapted for changing the characteristics or the distribution of the light, e.g. by adjustment of parts · CPC title