US4545000A
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Projection lamp unit
Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1985-03-25
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Granted: 1985-10-01
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Expires: 2005-03-25
Abstract
Abstract An improved projection lamp unit including a glass reflector having a concave reflecting surface and a tungsten halogen lamp positioned within the concavity of the reflector. The concave reflecting surface of the reflector is provided with alternately disposed radially extending regions including a series of specular stripes in combination with alternately spaced regions of facets. Preferably four or five stripes and an associated four or five facet regions are provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence R. Fraley
- 👤 Arnold E. Westlund, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 06:36
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V7/00; F21V7/04; F21V7/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
In a projection lamp unit including a glass reflector having a concave reflecting surface and an incandescent lamp positioned within said glass reflector and having an envelope located within the concavity of said reflector and including a coiled filament positioned within said envelope and substantiallly centered at the focal point of said reflector, the improvement wherein said concave reflecting suface comprises a plurality of alternately disposed, radially extending surface regions each including a plurality of individual diffusing facets occupying a plurality of radial rows each of a substantially tapered configuration having a maximum width at the periphery of said reflector, said surface regions of diffusing facets alternating respectively with a plurality of substantially equally spaced specular stripes each having a highly polished, mirrorlike finish and also being of a substantially tapered configuration having a maximum width at said periphery of said reflector, the combination of said regions of said diffusing facets and said specular stripes providing optimization of total optical output and beam pattern uniformity regardless of the placement of said coiled filament structure relative to the orientation of said regions of said facets and said stripes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
In a projection lamp unit including a glass reflector having a concave reflecting surface and an incandescent lamp positioned within said glass reflector and having an envelope located within the concavity of said reflector and including a coiled filament positioned within said envelope and substantiallly centered at the focal point of said reflector, the improvement wherein said concave reflecting suface comprises a plurality of alternately disposed, radially extending surface regions each including a plurality of individual diffusing facets occupying a plurality of radial rows each of a substantially tapered configuration having a maximum width at the periphery of said reflector, said surface regions of diffusing facets alternating respectively with a plurality of substantially equally spaced specular stripes each having a highly polished, mirrorlike finish and also being of a substantially tapered configuration having a maximum width at said periphery of said reflector, the combination of said regions of said diffusing facets and said specular stripes providing optimization of total optical output and beam pattern uniformity regardless of the placement of said coiled filament structure relative to the orientation of said regions of said facets and said stripes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improvement according to claim 1 wherein said lamp is a tungsten halogen lamp and said coiled filament structure is a tungsten filament structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The improvement according to claim 2 wherein said tungsten filament structure comprises a coiled coil tungsten filament extending along the optical axis of the reflector and a substantially parallel support wire adjacent said coiled coil filament and spaced therefrom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The improvement according to claim 2 wherein said tungsten filament structure comprises a coiled coil tungsten filament which lies perpendicular to the optical axis of the reflector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement according to claim 1 wherein the width of each of said specular stripes is substantially similar to the width of each of said radial rows of said facets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The combination according to claim 1 wherein the number of said regions of facets and said specular stripes is the same.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The combination according to claim 6 wherein said number is on the order of four or five.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The combination according to claim 1 wherein each of said facets is curved convexly.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The combination according to claim 1 wherein each of said facets is substantially flat.
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