Rotatable single piece optical array
View Patent ↗A lighting device includes a housing, a light emitting device, and an optical array. The housing has a base and the light emitting device is connected to the base for producing a light output. The optical array includes a lens and removably connects to the base. The optical array is repositionable on the base to modify the light output.
1. A lighting device comprising:
a housing having a base;
a plurality of light emitting devices connected to the base for producing a light output; and
an optical array having a body and a plurality of lenses extending from the body, wherein the body is removably connected to the base, and wherein the optical array produces an asymmetrical light output and is repositionable on the base to modify the light output.
2. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein a single lens corresponds to each light emitter.
3. The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the optical array can be repositioned without movement of the light emitting device.
4. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the optical array can be rotated a predetermined number of degrees, at least one of the lens portions corresponding to a different respective LED after the optical array element is rotated.
5. The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the optical array is rotatable in a minimum of 90 degree increments.
6. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the optical array includes an indexing post and the light emitting device includes an indexing hole for receiving the indexing post.
7. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lenses are unitarily formed with the optical array.
8. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the optical array includes an orientation marker.
9. An optical array for a lighting device comprising:
a body portion; and
a plurality of lenses extending from the body portion, each lens having a cavity for receiving a light emitter,
wherein the plurality of lenses combine to produce an asymmetric light output and the body portion is capable of being rotated to change the direction of the light output.
10. The optical array of claim 9 , wherein the body portion and the lenses are unitarily formed.
11. The optical array of claim 9 , wherein the lenses are connected to the body portion.
12. The optical array of claim 11 , wherein a plug is connected to the body portion.
13. The optical array of claim 12 , wherein the lenses and the plug are sonically welded to the body portion.
14. The optical array of claim 9 , wherein the body includes a clearance portion and an orientation marker.
15. The optical array of claim 9 , wherein the body has a substantially square configuration.
16. The optical array of claim 9 , wherein the lenses are identical.
17. A method for altering the light emission pattern of an LED luminaire comprising:
removing an optical array from a housing of a luminaire having a light emitter with a first LED and a second LED, the optical array having a lens associated with the first LED and an asymmetric light output;
rotating the optical array relative to the first and second LEDs, wherein the first lens aligns with the second LED after the optical array is rotated; and
connecting the optical array to the housing.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising aligning one or more indexing elements disposed on the optical array element with one or more corresponding indexing holes.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the optical array produces an asymmetrical light pattern and rotating the optical array changes the orientation of the light pattern.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the optical array is rotatable in increments of 90 degrees.