Luminaire utilizing waveguide

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9952372-B2
Application number	US-201414485609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2014
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

A luminaire includes a housing, an optical waveguide disposed in the housing comprising a plurality of light coupling cavities, and a plurality of LEDs disposed in the housing adjacent the plurality of coupling cavities. A mounting apparatus is adapted to mount the luminaire on a roadway stanchion.

First claim

We claim:

1. A luminaire, comprising:
a housing;
an optical waveguide disposed in the housing, comprising a plurality of light coupling cavities disposed on a surface of the optical waveguide within the housing, and exhibiting a total internal reflectance characteristic;
a plurality of LEDs disposed in the housing adjacent the plurality of light coupling cavities;
wherein the housing comprises a reflective surface disposed within the housing and around the optical waveguide wherein light from the plurality of LEDs enters the optical waveguide through the plurality of light coupling cavities;
wherein the light coupling cavities are aligned in an array on the surface of the optical waveguide;
wherein the optical waveguide comprises first and second sides disposed opposite one another and transverse to the surface;
wherein light is directed out of the luminaire through the first side; and
wherein light exiting the second side is reflected by the reflective surface;
a mounting apparatus adapted to mount the housing on a stanchion; and
a plurality of optical features disposed on the second side of the optical waveguide; and
a plurality of light mixing features disposed on at least one of the plurality of optical features.

2. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the stanchion is a roadway stanchion.

3. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LEDs comprises phosphor-converted LEDs.

4. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LEDs comprises phosphor-converted LEDs and red LEDs.

5. The luminaire of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of light coupling cavities is a first plurality of light coupling cavities comprising second and third pluralities of cavities and wherein blue shifted yellow LEDs are disposed in the second plurality of cavities and red LEDs are disposed in the third plurality of cavities.

6. The luminaire of claim 5 , wherein multiple blue shifted yellow LEDs are disposed in each of the second plurality of cavities and multiple red LEDs are disposed in each of the third plurality of cavities.

7. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the optical waveguide comprises an emission surface and light mixing features on a surface opposite the emission surface.

8. The luminaire of claim 7 , wherein the optical waveguide comprises extraction features disposed between the light coupling cavities and the emission surface.

9. The luminaire of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the extraction features has a linear extent.

10. The luminaire of claim 1 , further comprising a heat transfer member thermally coupled to the plurality of LEDs.

11. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein each coupling cavity is adapted to receive light developed by multiple LEDs, and wherein at least two of the LEDs comprise different spectral emission characteristics.

12. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light mixing features are disposed transverse to the at least one of the plurality of optical features.

13. A luminaire, comprising:
a housing comprising a reflective surface;
an optical waveguide disposed within the reflective surface of the housing comprising first and second pluralities of light coupling cavities disposed along a light entry surface thereof; and
first and second pluralities of LEDs disposed in the housing adjacent the first and second pluralities of light coupling cavities;
wherein the optical waveguide, the reflective surface of the housing, the first and second pluralities of light coupling cavities, and the first and second pluralities of LEDs are disposed within a first end of the luminaire;
wherein the luminaire further comprises a mounting apparatus disposed at a second end of the luminaire and adapted to mount the housing on a stanchion;
wherein the first and second pluralities of LEDs are disposed adjacent the respective first and second pluralities of light coupling cavities; and
wherein the first plurality of LEDs and the second plurality of LEDs comprise different spectral emission characteristics.

14. The luminaire of claim 13 , wherein the first and second plurality of light coupling cavities comprise different shapes.

Assignees

• Cree Inc

Inventors

• Wilcox Kurt S
• Medendorp Jr Nicholas W
• Yuan Zongjie
• Bendtsen Andrew Dan
• Snell Nathan
• Sorenson Jeremy
• Kinnune Brian
• Raleigh Craig D

Classifications

• G02B6/0006 Primary

  Coupling light into the fibre (in general G02B6/4298) · CPC title

• G02B6/32

  having lens focusing means {positioned between opposed fibre ends (with lens being an integral part of the single fibre end G02B6/262)} · CPC title

• G02B6/305

  and having an integrated mode-size expanding section, e.g. tapered waveguide · CPC title

• F21S8/086

  with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways · CPC title

• G02B6/262

  Optical details of coupling light into, or out of, or between fibre ends, e.g. special fibre end shapes or associated optical elements · CPC title