Multi-point to single point optic
View Patent ↗A lighting component having an optic is provided. The optic includes a body formed from a plurality of partial elliptical bodies. Each partial elliptical body is substantially elliptical about a source focal point and a common focal point. Each source focal point for the partial elliptical bodies is disparately located and each common focal point for the plurality of partial elliptical bodies is collocated. The body of the optic has a common outlet proximate the common focal point and a plurality of source inlets where each source inlet of the plurality of source inlets is proximate the source focal point for a corresponding one of the plurality of partial elliptical tubes.
1. A lighting component comprising an optic having a body that is solid throughout and formed from a plurality of partial elliptical bodies, each partial elliptical body of the plurality of the partial elliptical bodies is substantially elliptical about a source focal point and a common focal point such that each source focal point for the partial elliptical bodies is disparately located and each common focal point for the plurality of partial elliptical bodies is collocated, wherein the body has a common outlet proximate the common focal point and a plurality of source inlets where each source inlet of the plurality of source inlets is proximate the source focal point for a corresponding one of the plurality of partial elliptical bodies and characterized by a recess extending into the body.
2. The lighting component of claim 1 , wherein the recess is a concave recess.
3. The lighting component of claim 2 , wherein the common outlet is characterized by a recess extending into the body.
4. The lighting component of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of light sources wherein each light source of the plurality of light sources is provided in a corresponding source inlet at each source focal point of the plurality of elliptical bodies, such that light emitted from each light source is substantially mixed at the common focal point to provide mixed light.
5. The lighting component of claim 4 wherein each light source of the plurality of light sources is a solid-state light source.
6. The lighting component of claim 5 wherein the solid-state light source comprises at least one LED.
7. The lighting component of claim 4 wherein the plurality of light sources comprises at least one light source that emits light of a first color and at least one light source that emits light of a second color that is substantially different from the first color.
8. The lighting component of claim 7 wherein the at least one light source that emits light of the first color comprises at least one LED and at least one light source that emits light of the second color comprises at least one LED.
9. The lighting component of claim 8 wherein the mixed light is white light.
10. The lighting component of claim 4 wherein the mixed light is white light.
11. The lighting component of claim 4 wherein each partial elliptical body has a body axis that that passes through the source focal point and the common focal point for the partial elliptical body and the light source associated with the partial elliptical body emits light such that a central axis associated with the emitted light coincides with the body axis.
12. The lighting component of claim 4 , wherein the optic is scalable based on a size of the light sources.
13. The lighting component of claim 1 , wherein the common outlet has an opening and the lighting component further comprises a lens assembly coupled to the body and covering the common outlet opening.
14. The lighting component of claim 13 further comprising an external reflector coupled to an outside surface of the body and surrounding the common outlet.
15. A lighting component comprising:
a mounting substrate comprising a plurality of solid-state light sources; and
an optic having a body that is formed from a plurality of partial elliptical bodies, each partial elliptical body of the plurality of the partial elliptical bodies is substantially elliptical about a source focal point and a common focal point such that each source focal point for the partial elliptical bodies is disparately located and each common focal point for the plurality of partial elliptical bodies is collocated, wherein:
the body has a common outlet proximate the common focal point and a plurality of source inlets;
each source inlet is proximate the source focal point for a corresponding one of the plurality of partial elliptical bodies; and
each light source of the plurality of light sources is disposed in a corresponding source inlet at each focal point of the plurality of elliptical bodies, such that light emitted from each light source is substantially mixed at the common focal point to provide mixed light.
16. The lighting component of claim 15 , wherein the body is solid throughout.
17. The lighting component of claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of source inlets are characterized by a recess extending into the body.
18. The lighting component of claim 17 , wherein the recess is a concave recess.
19. The lighting component of claim 17 , wherein the common outlet is characterized by a recess extending into the body.
20. The lighting component of claim 15 wherein each light source of the plurality of light sources is a solid-state light source.
21. The lighting component of claim 20 wherein the solid-state light source comprises at least one LED.
22. The lighting component of claim 15 wherein the plurality of light sources comprises at least one light source that emits light of a first color and at least one light source that emits light of a second color that is a substantially different from the first color.
23. The lighting component of claim 22 wherein the at least one light source that emits light of the first color comprises at least one LED and at least one light source that emits light of the second color comprises at least one LED.
24. The lighting component of claim 23 wherein the mixed light is white light.
25. The lighting component of claim 15 wherein the mixed light is white light.
26. The lighting component of claim 15 wherein each partial elliptical body has a body axis that that passes through the source focal point and the common focal point for the partial elliptical body and the light source associated with the partial elliptical body emits light such that a central axis associated with the emitted light coincides with the body axis.
27. The lighting component of claim 1 , further comprising:
a mounting substrate comprising a plurality of solid-state light sources, such that a first area is defined by an area bound by the plurality of solid-state light sources, wherein the
common outlet is substantially opposite the plurality of source inlets and each light source of the plurality of solid-state light sources is disposed in a corresponding source inlet of the plurality of source inlets and the first area is at least two times an area of the common outlet.
28. The lighting component of claim 27 wherein the first area is at least three times the area of the common outlet.
29. The lighting component of claim 27 wherein the first area is at least four times the area of the common outlet.