IP Library Granted Patent US 10,119,681
Granted Patent B2
US 10,119,681 · App. 15/566,787 · Granted Nov 6, 2018

Luminaire and arrangement with a plurality of luminaires

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Patent No.
US 10,119,681
App. No.
15/566,787
Granted
Nov 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminaire includes a surface light source that emits light with a plane, effective emission surface E, from which the light generated in the surface light source is radiated, a reflector configured to suppress glare of the surface light source for emission angles above a glare angle a, with 40°≤a≤80°, and a plane, effective radiation surface F, from which light emitted by the surface light source emerges from the luminaire, wherein the emission surface is surrounded on all sides by the reflector and the reflector, starting from the emission surface, extends towards the radiation surface, the reflector, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the emission surface, is formed concave on average so that a width b of the reflector in a direction away from the emission surface is described by a function f (b) and the first derivative f′ (b) thereof increases either strictly monotonically or as an alternative monotonically as well as strictly monotonically in some places in the direction away from the emission surface, it applies with a tolerance of 5% at most: F=E/sin 2 (a) with E≥1 cm 2 , on at least one intersection line parallel to and in the emission surface, it applies for a height H of the reflector in the direction perpendicular to the emission surface with a tolerance of 10% at most: H=tan(90°−a) L, and L is a length of the intersection line from an edge of the emission surface facing away from the reflector to the edge of the facing radiation surface, in a plan view.

Claims (48)

1. A luminaire comprising:

a surface light source that emits light with a plane, effective emission surface E, from which the light generated in the surface light source is radiated,

a reflector configured to suppress glare of the surface light source for emission angles above a glare angle a, with 40°≤a≤80°, and

a plane, effective radiation surface F, from which light emitted by the surface light source emerges from the luminaire,

wherein

the emission surface is surrounded on all sides by the reflector and the reflector, starting from the emission surface, extends towards the radiation surface,

the reflector, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the emission surface, is formed concave on average so that a width b of the reflector in a direction away from the emission surface is described by a function f (b) and the first derivative f′(b) thereof increases either strictly monotonically or as an alternative monotonically as well as strictly monotonically in some places in the direction away from the emission surface,

it applies with a tolerance of 5% at most:

F=E/ sin 2 ( a ) with E≥ 1 cm 2 ,

on at least one intersection line parallel to and in the emission surface, it applies for a height H of the reflector in the direction perpendicular to the emission surface with a tolerance of 10% at most: H=tan(90°−a) L, and

L is a length of the intersection line from an edge of the emission surface facing away from the reflector to the edge of the facing radiation surface, in a plan view.

2. The luminaire according to claim 1 , wherein the surface light source is an organic light-emitting diode.

3. The luminaire according to claim 2 ,

wherein the emission surface is a light exit surface of the organic light-emitting diode, and

the light exit surface is formed plane and planar.

4. The luminaire according to claim 2 ,

wherein a light exit surface of the organic light-emitting diode is formed curved, and

the light exit surface is different from the emission surface.

5. An assembly having a plurality of the luminaires according to claim 2 , wherein the luminaires are arranged laterally next to one another in a common plane.

6. The luminaire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the relation H=tan(90°−a) L applies with a tolerance of at most 10% for each longest intersection line, on all sides around the emission surface, and

the reflector, in a plan view, completely fills a differential surface between the emission surface and the radiation surface and the reflector is restricted to the differential surface here.

7. The luminaire according to claim 1 , wherein the emission surface, in a plan view, is located completely within the radiation surface.

8. The luminaire according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the edge of the radiation surface to the edge of the emission surface is constant on all sides around the entire emission surface, in a plan view.

9. The luminaire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the radiation surface and the emission surface are each circular surfaces, and

the height of the reflector is constant on all sides and the reflector bounds the radiation surface and the emission surface on all sides.

10. The luminaire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the radiation surface and the emission surface are each rectangular surfaces, and

the height of each reflector exhibits a local maximum at corners of the rectangular surfaces.

11. The luminaire according to claim 1 , that satisfies: 55°≤a≤65°.

12. The luminaire according to claim 1 , wherein for an average diameter D of the emission surface and for the height H of the reflector: H/D≤10 for 0.01 m≤D≤0.06 m and H/D≤1.5 for 0.06 m<D≤0.4 m and H/D≤0.3 for D>0.4 m.

13. The luminaire according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the reflector increases strictly monotonically viewed in the cross-section and in the direction away from the emission surface.

14. The luminaire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reflector, in a cross-sectional view, is formed by two straight line portions with different slopes connected to one another by a kink, and

the kink is located 15% to 40% along the height of the reflector and the kink means a change of direction of 3° to 12°.

15. The luminaire according to claim 1 , wherein the reflector reflects in a specular manner and an average reflectivity of the reflector for the light generated in the light-emitting diode is at least 94%.

16. A luminaire comprising:

an organic light-emitting diode that emits light with a plane, effective emission surface E, from which the light generated in the organic light-emitting diode is radiated,

a reflector configured to suppress glare of the light-emitting diode for emission angles above a glare angle a, with 40°≤a≤80°, and

a plane, effective radiation surface F, from which the light emitted by the light-emitting diode emerges from the luminaire,

wherein

the emission surface is surrounded on all sides by the reflector and the reflector, starting from the emission surface, extends towards the radiation surface,

the reflector, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the emission surface, is formed concave on average so that a width b of the reflector in the direction away from the emission surface is described by a function f (b) and the first derivative f′ (b) thereof increases either strictly monotonically or as an alternative monotonically as well as strictly monotonically in some places in the direction away from the emission surface,

it applies with a tolerance of 5% at most:

F=E/ sin 2 ( a ) with E≥ 1 cm 2 ,

on at least one intersection line parallel to and in the emission surface, it applies for a height H of the reflector in the direction perpendicular to the emission surface with a tolerance of 10% at most: H=tan(90°−a) L, and

L is a length of the intersection line from an edge of the emission surface facing away from the reflector to the edge of the facing radiation surface, in a plan view.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: OSRAM OLED GMBH
To: DOLYA HOLDCO 5 LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053464/0374 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 11/658.772 REPLACED 11/658.772 PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 053464 FRAME: 0395. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: DOLYA HOLDCO 5 LIMITED
To: PICTIVA DISPLAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053464/0395 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: WEHLUS, THOMAS
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 044685/0559 →