IP Library Granted Patent US 10,386,033
Granted Patent B2
US 10,386,033 · App. 15/521,312 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Lighting apparatus

Inventor: Stefan Hadrath (Falkensee, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
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Patent No.
US 10,386,033
App. No.
15/521,312
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting apparatus includes at least one primary light source for emitting primary light, at least one phosphor body arranged at a distance from the primary light source, for converting the wavelength of primary light into secondary light, and at least one at least partly dichroic mirror, which at least partly deflects primary light radiated thereon onto at least one phosphor body and which passes secondary light radiated by the phosphor body. Used light radiated by the lighting apparatus contains the secondary light and primary light radiated by at least one primary light source, and the dichroic mirror includes at least one first and second mirror regions, in such a way that the first mirror region deflects primary light onto at least one phosphor body and passes secondary light incident from the phosphor body, and that the second mirror region deflects primary light in a manner circumventing the phosphor body.

Claims (24)

1. A lighting apparatus comprising

at least one primary light source for emitting primary light,

at least one phosphor body arranged at a distance from the primary light source, for converting the wavelength of primary light into secondary light, and

at least one at least partly dichroic mirror,

which at least partly deflects primary light radiated thereon onto at least one phosphor body and

which passes secondary light radiated by the phosphor body, wherein

used light radiated by the lighting apparatus contains the secondary light and primary light radiated by at least one primary light source, and

wherein

the at least one at least partly dichroic mirror comprises at least one first dichroic mirror region and at least one second mirror region, in such a way that

the at least one first mirror region deflects primary light radiated thereon by at least one primary light source onto at least one phosphor body and passes secondary light incident from the phosphor body, wherein the at least one second mirror region is a non-dichroic mirror region, and that

the at least one second mirror region deflects primary light radiated thereon by at least one primary light source in a manner circumventing the phosphor body.

2. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an area centroid of the second mirror region is arranged within a plane of extent of the first mirror region.

3. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one first mirror region and the at least one second mirror region practically completely fill a radiation cross section of the secondary light.

4. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one first mirror region and the at least one second mirror region are parts of a common mirror.

5. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one first mirror region and the at least one second mirror region are separately produced mirrors.

6. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one first mirror region and/or the at least one second mirror region is a flat mirror region.

7. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one second mirror region is a curved mirror region.

8. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one second mirror region is arranged with angular offset, in relation to the at least one first mirror region.

9. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one second mirror region is arranged in a circumferentially bounded opening.

10. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one microlens field is disposed downstream of the at least one first mirror region and the at least one second mirror region.

11. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one phosphor body is arranged in a reflecting arrangement.

12. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one primary light source comprises at least one semiconductor source.

13. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one second mirror region is arranged with angular offset through 90° in relation to the at least one first mirror region.

14. The lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one second mirror region is arranged in a central opening, and/or in an opening, open on an edge side, of a first mirror region.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2020
From: OSRAM GMBH
To: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053348/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2017
From: HADRATH, STEFAN
To: OSRAM GMBH
Reel/Frame 042132/0908 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 221 668 · Oct 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170307167A1 · Oct 26, 2017