LIGHT COVER AND ILLUMINATING APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME
A light cover and an illuminating apparatus applying the same are provided. The illuminating apparatus comprises the light cover and a plurality of light sources. The light cover comprises a substrate provided with a plurality of recesses on a front surface and a plurality of lenses integrated with the substrate and respectively located in the recesses. The lenses are oriented in a same direction. The light sources are disposed corresponding to the lenses. Each of the light sources is adapted to emit a light. Each of the lenses is adapted to receive the light and transform the light into a predefined light output.
1 . An illuminating apparatus, comprising:
a light cover, comprising:
a substrate provided with a plurality of recesses on a front surface; and
a plurality of lenses integrated with the substrate and respectively located in the recesses, the lenses being oriented in a same direction; and
a plurality of light sources disposed corresponding to the lenses, wherein each of the light sources is adapted to emit a light and each of the lenses is adapted to receive the light and transform the light into a light output.
2 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the lens is an asymmetric lens to transform the light into an asymmetric light output.
3 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein each of the asymmetric lenses has a first profile along a first cross-section and a second profile along a second cross-section perpendicular to the first cross-section, the first profile is asymmetric with respect to the second cross-section, and the second profile is symmetric with respect to the first cross-section.
4 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the substrate has a longitudinal axis and the second cross-section of each of the asymmetric lenses is parallel to the longitudinal axis.
5 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the substrate has a longitudinal axis and the second cross-section of each of the asymmetric lenses is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
6 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the lenses are arranged in an array.
7 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the front surface of the substrate is a rough surface.
8 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the lenses has a light incident surface which is concaved for accommodating the corresponding light source and receiving the light emitted from the light source.
9 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the lenses and the substrate are integrally formed as one piece.
10 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the light sources comprises a light emitting diode.
11 . The illuminating apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a printed circuit board carrying the light emitting diodes.
12 . A light cover, comprising:
a substrate provided with a plurality of recesses on a front surface; and
a plurality of lenses integrated with the substrate and respectively located in the recesses, the lenses being oriented in a same direction, wherein each of the lenses is adapted to receive a light and transform the light into a light output.
13 . The light cover according to claim 12 , wherein the lens is an asymmetric lens to transform the light into an asymmetric light output.
14 . The light cover according to claim 13 , wherein each of the asymmetric lenses has a first profile along a first cross-section and a second profile along a second cross-section perpendicular to the first cross-section, the first profile is asymmetric with respect to the second cross-section, and the second profile is symmetric with respect to the first cross-section.
15 . The light cover according to claim 14 , wherein the substrate has a longitudinal axis and the second cross-section of each of the asymmetric lenses is parallel to the longitudinal axis.
16 . The light cover according to claim 14 , wherein the substrate has a longitudinal axis and the second cross-section of each of the asymmetric lenses is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
17 . The light cover according to claim 12 , wherein the lenses are arranged in an array.
18 . The light cover according to claim 12 , wherein the front surface of the substrate is a rough surface.
19 . The light cover according to claim 12 , wherein each of the lenses has a light incident surface which is concaved for accommodating a light source and receiving the light emitted from the light source.
20 . The light cover according to claim 12 , wherein the lenses and the substrate are integrally formed as one piece.