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US 10,900,651 · App. 15/899,564 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Method for aligning a light spot produced on an optical converter, device comprising a light spot and use thereof, and converter-cooling body assembly with metallic solder connection

Inventors: Hubertus Russert (Jugenheim, DE); Thomas Reichert (Wackernheim, DE); Jürgen Meinl (Hohenstein-Holzhausen, DE); Volker Hagemann (Klein-Winternheim, DE); Michael Kluge (Offenbach am Main, DE); Christian Rakobrandt (Landshut, DE); Alexander Penkert (Eich, DE)
Assignee: SCHOTT AG
F21V29/00F21S41/24G02B6/0008G03B21/2046F21K9/64F21S41/16F21S41/176G02B6/262G03B21/204
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Patent No.
US 10,900,651
App. No.
15/899,564
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and device for aligning a light spot of light exiting from at least one light guide on an optical converter are provided. The device includes a light guide from which light exits and is incident on an optical converter to at least a substantial fraction, thereby forming a light spot thereon, wherein the exit surface of the fiber has an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the fiber which is different from 0°, and the position of the light spot on the converter is aligned by adjusting the angle. A conversion module as a part of a lighting device is also provided that is operated with excitation light of a light source using a fiber-optical light guide.

Claims (21)

1. A method for producing a converter-cooling body assembly, comprising:

directly coating at least parts of a surface of an optical converter with a metal-containing reflective coating, the optical converter at least partially converting light of a first wavelength into light of a second wavelength;

connecting a cooling body to the metal-containing reflective coating so that the metal-containing reflective coating dissipates heat from the optical converter into the cooling body; and

connecting the cooling body and/or the optical converter to a light exit head.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of connecting the cooling body to the metal-containing reflective coating comprises soldering, using a metallic solder the cooling body to the metal-containing reflective coating.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of connecting the cooling body and/or the optical converter to the light exit head comprises soldering, using a further metallic solder the cooling body and/or the optical converter to the metal-containing reflective coating.

4. A converter-cooling body assembly, comprising:

a metal-containing reflective coating;

an optical converter for at least partially converting light of a first wavelength into light of a second wavelength, at least a section of the optical converter is directly coated with the metal-containing reflective coating;

a cooling body connected to the optical converter at the metal-containing reflective coating so that the metal-containing reflective coating dissipates heat from the optical converter into the cooling body; and

a light exit head connected to the cooling body and/or the optical converter.

5. The converter-cooling body assembly of claim 4 , wherein the cooling body is connected to the optical converter at the metal-containing reflective coating through a metallic solder connection.

6. A converter-cooling body assembly, comprising:

a glass and metal-containing coating;

an optical converter for at least partially converting light of a first wavelength into light of a second wavelength, at least a section of the optical converter is directly coated with the glass and metal-containing coating;

a cooling body connected to the optical converter at the glass and metal-containing reflective coating so that the glass and metal-containing coating dissipates heat from the optical converter into the cooling body; and

a light exit head connected to the cooling body and/or the optical converter.

7. The converter-cooling body assembly of claim 6 , wherein the glass and metal-containing reflective coating comprises a glass content of 0.05 wt % to 8 wt %.

8. The converter-cooling body assembly of claim 6 , wherein the glass and metal-containing reflective coating comprises a glass content of 0.2 wt % to 5 wt %.

9. The converter-cooling body assembly of claim 6 , wherein the glass and metal-containing reflective coating comprises a glass selected from a group consisting of a PbO-based glass, a Bi 2 O 3 -based glass, a ZnO-based glass, an SO 3 -based glass, and a silicate-based glass.

10. The converter-cooling body assembly of claim 6 , wherein the glass and metal-containing reflective coating comprises a silicate-based glass with a SiO 2 content of at least 25 wt %.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2018
From: RUSSERT, HUBERTUS; REICHERT, THOMAS; MEINL, JÜRGEN; HAGEMANN, VOLKER; KLUGE, MICHAEL, MR.; RAKOBRANDT, CHRISTIAN; PENKERT, ALEXANDER
To: SCHOTT AG
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Priority Claims (3)
DE 10 2015 113 551 · Aug 17, 2015 · national
DE 10 2015 113 552 · Aug 17, 2015 · national
DE 10 2015 113 562 · Aug 17, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2016069325 · Aug 15, 2016
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