US4577938A
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Conical beam concentrator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-09-17
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Granted: 1986-03-25
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Expires: 2004-09-17
Abstract
Abstract A conical beam concentrator comprising; (a) an upper component lens with a convex conical section (face) which receives a convergent conical incipient beam of diffused sunlight and transmits the beam through the lens to a convex conical section which refracts the beam inward, forming a convergent conical concentrated beam, (b) a lower component lens with a convex conical section which transmits the beam through the lens to a convex conical reflective section which reflects the beam downward to a concave conical section which refracts the beam a second time, forming a concentrated whole beam which is emitted parallel to the vertical optic axis of the concentrator.
Inventors
- 👤 John E. Clegg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:43
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B19/00; G02B19/0004; G02B19/0028; F; F24; F24S; F24S23/00; F24S23/30; G02B13/00; G02B13/18; G02B19/0033; G02B19/0038; G02B19/0042; G02B5/00; G02B5/001; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A conical beam concentrator comprising in general two component lenses which receive a convergent conical incipient beam of diffused sunlight and emit a concentrated whole beam parallel to the optic axis of the lenses, and comprising in particular; an upper component lens RT (1) having a convex conical section (5) which receives and transmits a convergent conical incipient beam (4) of diffused sunlight, and having a convex conical section (6) which refracts and emits incipient beam (4), forming convergent conical concentrated beam (7), and a lower component lens RLT (2) having a convex conical section (8) which transmits concentrated beam (7), having a convex conical reflective section (9) which reflects concentrated beam (7), forming convergent conical beam (10), and having a concave conical section (11) which refracts and emits convergent conical beam (10), forming concentrated whole beam (12) which is emitted parallel to the vertical optic axis of the lenses.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A conical beam concentrator comprising in general two component lenses which receive a convergent conical incipient beam of diffused sunlight and emit a concentrated whole beam parallel to the optic axis of the lenses, and comprising in particular; an upper component lens RT (1) having a convex conical section (5) which receives and transmits a convergent conical incipient beam (4) of diffused sunlight, and having a convex conical section (6) which refracts and emits incipient beam (4), forming convergent conical concentrated beam (7), and a lower component lens RLT (2) having a convex conical section (8) which transmits concentrated beam (7), having a convex conical reflective section (9) which reflects concentrated beam (7), forming convergent conical beam (10), and having a concave conical section (11) which refracts and emits convergent conical beam (10), forming concentrated whole beam (12) which is emitted parallel to the vertical optic axis of the lenses.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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