IP Library Granted Patent US 8,047,676
Granted Patent B2
US 8,047,676 · App. 12/491,238 · Granted Nov 1, 2011

Illuminating device

Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,047,676
App. No.
12/491,238
Granted
Nov 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exemplary illuminating device comprises a light source module, a light reflective module, a lens array and a light transmissive module. The lens array is for expanding a light field of the illuminating device along a first direction and compressing the light field of the illuminating device along a second direction. The light transmissive module comprises a first surface facing towards the lens array and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface has a plurality of microstructures formed thereon thereby expanding the light field of the illuminating device along the first direction.

Claims (27)

1. An illuminating device, comprising a light source module, a light reflective module, a lens array and a light transmissive module, wherein:

the light source module comprises a plurality of solid state light emitting elements arranged in columns and rows;

the light reflective module comprises a plurality of hollow light reflective elements arranged in columns and rows, the light reflective elements aligned with the respective solid state light emitting elements, each of the light reflective elements configured for receiving a corresponding solid state light emitting element therein and reflecting light emitted from the solid state light emitting element to the lens array;

the lens array comprises a plurality of lenses arranged in columns and rows, the lenses aligned with and facing towards the respective light reflective elements, the plurality of lenses configured for enlarging light radiation range in the column direction and reducing light radiation range in the row direction;

the light transmissive module comprises a first surface facing towards the lens array and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface configured for receiving the light emitting from the lens array, and the second surface configured for expanding the light radiation range in the column direction.

2. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the light reflective elements is generally a hollow truncated cone tapering from a wide opening to a narrow opening thereof, the solid state light emitting element is received in the narrow opening, whereby the light emitted from the solid state light emitting elements is reflected to the lens array through the wide openings of the light reflective elements.

3. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of lenses comprises-a light incident surface facing towards the light reflective elements and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface, the light incident surface is a concave curved surface elongated along the row direction, and the light emitting surface is a convex curved surface elongated along the column direction.

4. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface has a plurality of microstructures formed thereon, and the microstructures are a plurality of prism protrusions extending along the row direction.

5. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein at least two of the prism protrusions have different sizes.

6. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface has a plurality of microstructures formed thereon, and the microstructures are semi column shaped protrusions extending along the row direction.

7. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface has a plurality of microstructures formed thereon, and the microstructures comprises prism protrusions extending along the row direction and semi column shaped protrusions extending along the row direction.

8. The illuminating device according to claim 7 , wherein the prism protrusions and the semi column shaped protrusions are alternately arranged along the column direction.

9. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the first surface has a plurality of semi column shaped protrusions thereon, the second surface has a plurality of prism protrusions formed thereon, and the semi column shaped protrusions and prism protrusions extend along the row direction.

10. The illuminating device according to claim 9 , further comprising an anti reflection film formed on the semi column shaped protrusions.

11. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface is a circular cambered surface with an exterior convexity facing away from the lens array.

12. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the first surface is a circular cambered surface with an exterior concavity facing towards the lens array.

13. An illuminating device, comprising a light source module, a light reflective module, a lens array and a light transmissive module, wherein:

the light source module comprises a plurality of solid state light emitting elements arranged in columns and rows;

the light reflective module comprises a plurality of hollow light reflective elements arranged in columns and rows, the light reflective elements aligned with the respective solid state light emitting elements, each of the light reflective elements configured for receiving a corresponding solid state light emitting element therein and reflecting light emitted from the solid state light emitting element to the lens array;

the lens array comprises a plurality of lenses arranged in columns and rows, the lenses aligned with and facing towards the respective light reflective elements, the plurality of lenses configured for enlarging light radiation range in the column direction and reducing light radiation range in the row direction, each of the plurality of lenses comprising a light incident surface facing towards the light reflective elements and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface, the light incident surface being a concave curved surface elongated along the row direction, and the light emitting surface being a convex curved surface elongated along the column direction;

the light transmissive module comprises a first surface facing towards the lens array and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface configured for receiving the light emitting from the lens array, and the second surface has a plurality of microstructures formed thereon for expanding the light radiation range in the column direction.

14. An illuminating device, comprising a light source module, a light reflective module, a lens array and a light transmissive module, wherein:

the light source module comprises a plurality of solid state light emitting elements arranged in columns and rows;

the light reflective module comprises a plurality of hollow light reflective elements arranged in columns and rows, the light reflective elements aligned with the respective solid state light emitting elements, each of the light reflective elements configured for receiving a corresponding solid state light emitting element therein and reflecting light emitted from the solid state light emitting element to the lens array;

the lens array comprises a plurality of lenses arranged in columns and rows, the lenses aligned with and facing towards the respective light reflective elements, the plurality of lenses configured for enlarging light radiation range in the column direction and reducing light radiation range in the row direction;

the light transmissive module comprises a first surface facing towards the lens array and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface configured for receiving the light emitting from the lens array, and the second surface has a plurality of microstructures formed thereon for expanding the light radiation range in the column direction, the first surface comprising a plurality of semi column shaped protrusions thereon, the second surface comprising a plurality of prism protrusions formed thereon, the semi column shaped protrusions and prism protrusions extending along the row direction.

15. The illuminating device according to claim 14 , further comprising an anti reflection film formed on semi column shaped protrusions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2009
From: CHENG, YI-KAI; CHERN, JYH-LONG; LAI, CHIH-MING
To: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 022872/0845 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2008 1 0303756 · Aug 14, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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