ES2097445T3 - Dispositivos luminosos de capas multiples ahusados. - Google Patents

Dispositivos luminosos de capas multiples ahusados.

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ES2097445T3
ES2097445T3 ES93302159T ES93302159T ES2097445T3 ES 2097445 T3 ES2097445 T3 ES 2097445T3 ES 93302159 T ES93302159 T ES 93302159T ES 93302159 T ES93302159 T ES 93302159T ES 2097445 T3 ES2097445 T3 ES 2097445T3
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Benjamin E Jacobsen
Roland Winston
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3M Co
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    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0045—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide
    • G02B6/0046—Tapered light guide, e.g. wedge-shaped light guide
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/005—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed on the light output side of the light guide
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    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/1336—Illuminating devices
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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    • G09F13/04—Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
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    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/005—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed on the light output side of the light guide
    • G02B6/0053—Prismatic sheet or layer; Brightness enhancement element, sheet or layer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
    • G09F13/04—Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
    • G09F13/0418—Constructional details
    • G09F2013/05—Constructional details indicating exit way or orientation
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
    • G09F13/18—Edge-illuminated signs
    • G09F2013/1804—Achieving homogeneous illumination
    • G09F2013/1827—Prismatic window
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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Discharge-Lamp Control Circuits And Pulse- Feed Circuits (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Planar Illumination Modules (AREA)
  • Image-Pickup Tubes, Image-Amplification Tubes, And Storage Tubes (AREA)
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Abstract

SE DESCRIBE UN DISPOSITIVO (10) OPTICO PARA LA RECOLECCION DE LUZ Y LA PRODUCCION SELECTIVA O CONCENTRACION DE LA LUZ. UNA CAPA (12) TIENE UN INDICE OPTICO DE REFRACCION N1, Y PARTE SUPERIOR (14), FONDO (16) Y SUPERFICIES LATERALES DE INTERSECCION PARA DEFINIR UN ANGULO DE INCLINACION. UNA SUPERFICIE (20) ATRAVIESA LA PARTE SUPERIOR, EL FONDO Y LA SUPERFICIES LATERALES. UNA PRIMERA CAPA (28) ESTA ACOPLADA A LA SUPERFICIE (16) DEL FONDO DE LA CAPA Y DISPONE DE UN INDICE DE REFRACCION N2. EL INDICE N2 DE LA PRIMERA CAPA ORIGINA LA ENTRADA DE LUZ A TRAVES DE LA SUPERFICIE (20) POSTERIOR DE LA CAPA (12) PARA SER PREFERENTEMENTE PRODUCIDA DENTRO DE LA PRIMERA CAPA (28). UNA SEGUNDA CAPA (30) ESTA ACOPLADA AL FONDO DE LA PRIMERA CAPA (28) Y ORIGINA DE FORMA SELECTIVA LA SALIDA DE LA LUZ AL AMBIENTE. LA CAPA PUEDE TENER TAMBIEN UN INDICE VARIABLE DE REFRACCION N (X, Y, Z).
ES93302159T 1992-03-23 1993-03-22 Dispositivos luminosos de capas multiples ahusados. Expired - Lifetime ES2097445T3 (es)

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US07/855,838 US5237641A (en) 1992-03-23 1992-03-23 Tapered multilayer luminaire devices

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