US6177761B1
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LED with light extractor
Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-12-14
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Granted: 2001-01-23
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Expires: 2018-12-14
Abstract
Abstract In apparatus to extract light from an LED, the combination includes a cylindrical body consisting of light transmitting material, the body having a cylindrical outer wall; a pyramidal body having at least three sides and consisting of light transmitting material, the pyramidal body located longitudinally endwise of the cylindrical body, to expose the three or more sides, the planar sides defining planes which intersect said cylindrical body outer wall at curved edges, the cylindrical outer wall terminating at said curved edges; and an LED located in a spaced relation to the pyramidal body, and oriented to transmit light in the cylindrical body and toward the pyramidal body.
Inventors
- 👤 David G. Pelka
- 👤 Roland Winston
- 👤 William A. Parkyn, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 10:54
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/85; H10H20/855; F; F21; F21K; F21K9/00; F21K9/60; F21K9/68; F21V; F21V5/00; F21V5/04; H10H20/852; H10H20/853; H10H20/856; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
In apparatus to extract light from an LED, the combination comprising a) a cylindrical body consisting of light transmitting material, said body having a cylindrical outer wall, b) a pyramidal body having at least three planar sides and consisting of light transmitting material, said pyramidal body located longitudinally endwise of said cylindrical body, to expose said three or more sides, said planar sides defining planes which intersect said cylindrical body outer wall at curved edges, said cylindrical outer wall terminating at said curved edges, c) LED means located in spaced relation to said pyramidal body, and oriented to transmit light in said cylindrical body and toward said pyramidal body, d) said planes extending upwardly toward an apex that is spaced In a longitudinal direction from the LED means, said planes angled in excess of 45° relative to a lateral plane normal to said longitudinal direction such that essentially all LED light incident on said sides from within the pyramid is extracted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
In apparatus to extract light from an LED, the combination comprising a) a cylindrical body consisting of light transmitting material, said body having a cylindrical outer wall, b) a pyramidal body having at least three planar sides and consisting of light transmitting material, said pyramidal body located longitudinally endwise of said cylindrical body, to expose said three or more sides, said planar sides defining planes which intersect said cylindrical body outer wall at curved edges, said cylindrical outer wall terminating at said curved edges, c) LED means located in spaced relation to said pyramidal body, and oriented to transmit light in said cylindrical body and toward said pyramidal body, d) said planes extending upwardly toward an apex that is spaced In a longitudinal direction from the LED means, said planes angled in excess of 45° relative to a lateral plane normal to said longitudinal direction such that essentially all LED light incident on said sides from within the pyramid is extracted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said LED means is located within reflector means, in alignment with said pyramidal body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein the reflector means has a height H characterized in that extreme rays from the LED means in the reflector means are reflected by a wall or walls associated with a body region or regions, back into the body region or regions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The combination of claim 3 wherein each LED is located in a separate reflector in the form of a cup.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
In apparatus to extract light from multiple LEDs, the combination comprising a) a transparent body having a first cylindrical region in which the LED's are at least partly received, b) said body having a second region in the paths of light transmission from the LEDs, and acting to mix such light transmission, c) said body having a third region in the path of light transmission from the second region, said third region being of reduced volume from which mixed light is transmitted, d) said second region having discontinuous cylindrical surface shape between planar surface areas which are continuations of three planes defined by sides of said third region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
108 words
In apparatus to extract light from multiple LEDs, the combination comprising a) a transparent body having a first cylindrical region in which the LED's are at least partly received, b) said body having a second region in the paths of light transmission from the LEDs, and acting to mix such light transmission, c) said body having a third region in the path of light transmission from the second region, said third region being of reduced volume from which mixed light is transmitted, d) said second region having discontinuous cylindrical surface shape between planar surface areas which are continuations of three planes defined by sides of said third region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The combination of claim 5 wherein said third region has pyramid shape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The combination of claim 5 wherein said third region has pyramid shape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The combination of claim 5 wherein said planes meet at an apex.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The combination of claim 8 wherein said first region has a height L 2 -L 3 and said second and third regions have heights L 3 and L 1 , respectively, and where L 2 >L 1 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The combination of claim 5 wherein there are three of said LEDs, in a cluster.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The combination of claim 10 including cup-shaped reflector means that include three cups which are clustered and open toward said second region, the three LEDs located respectively in said cups.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The combination of claim 5 including means for controlling the relative emissions from the LEDs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination of claim 5 wherein said LEDs are located within reflector means, in alignment with the pyramidal body, and said reflector means and LEDs are both located at least partly within said body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 5 wherein said three LEDs emitting red, green and blue light are located within one reflector in the form of a cup.
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