IP Library Granted Patent US 10,539,291
Granted Patent B2
US 10,539,291 · App. 15/979,469 · Granted Jan 21, 2020

Illumination apparatus

Inventor: Kuan-Yu Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED; Lite-On Technology Corporation
F21V5/002F21V7/0066G02B5/0284G02B27/0955G02B27/0977
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Patent No.
US 10,539,291
App. No.
15/979,469
Granted
Jan 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illumination apparatus includes a reflective shell, a front cover, a light-emitting device, and a plurality of optical micro-structures. The front cover is connected to the reflective shell. A containing space is formed between the reflective shell and the front cover. The light-emitting device is disposed in the containing space and is configured to emit a light beam. The optical micro-structures are disposed on at least one of the reflective shell and the front cover. Each of the optical micro-structures is a multilayer stair-structure. The optical micro-structures diffuse the light beam by refraction and reflection.

Claims (35)

1. An illumination apparatus, comprising:

a reflective shell;

a front cover, connected to the reflective shell, wherein a containing space is formed between the reflective shell and the front cover;

a light-emitting device, disposed in the containing space and configured to emit a light beam; and

a plurality of optical micro-structures, disposed on at least one of the reflective shell and the front cover, each of the optical micro-structures being a multilayer stair-structure, the optical micro-structures diffusing the light beam by refraction and reflection.

2. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multilayer stair-structure comprises a plurality of stacked layers, and central axes of the stacked layers coincide with each other.

3. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multilayer stair-structures comprises a plurality of stacked layers, and central axes of some of the stacked layers do not coincide with central axes of other stacked layers.

4. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multilayer stair-structure comprises a plurality of stacked layers disposed on a carrier and stacked from a side near the carrier to a side far from the carrier, the carrier is the at least one of the reflective shell and the front cover, and a distribution range of the stacked layer closer to the carrier is greater than and covers a distribution range of the stacked layer farther from the carrier for any two stacked layers of each of the optical micro-structures.

5. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front cover is flat plate-shaped, convex lens-shaped, concave lens-shaped, or curved plate-shaped with a uniform thickness.

6. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises:

a light-emitting diode, configured for emitting the light beam; and

a secondary lens, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam to increase a divergence angle of the light beam.

7. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reflective shell comprises:

a cover, having an inner surface facing the containing space and an outer surface facing away from the containing space; and

a reflection layer, located on the inner surface.

8. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an included angle between an optical axis of the light-emitting device and a central axis of the front cover ranges from 20 degrees to 80 degrees.

9. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the illumination apparatus is a street light.

10. An illumination apparatus, comprising:

a reflective shell;

a front cover, connected to the reflective shell, wherein a containing space is formed between the reflective shell and the front cover;

a light-emitting device, disposed in the containing space and configured to emit a light beam; and

a plurality of optical micro-structures, disposed on at least one of the reflective shell and the front cover, each of the optical micro-structures comprising a plurality of stacked layers, at least part of side surfaces of the stacked layers being not aligned, and the optical micro-structures diffusing the light beam by refraction and reflection.

11. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the side surfaces of the stacked layers are not aligned with each other.

12. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein central axes of the stacked layers coincide with each other.

13. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein central axes of some of the stacked layers do not coincide with central axes of other stacked layers.

14. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the stacked layers are disposed on a carrier and are stacked from a side near the carrier to a side far from the carrier, the carrier is at least one of the reflective shell and the front cover, and a distribution range of the stacked layer closer to the carrier is greater than and covers a distribution range of the stacked layer farther from the carrier for any two stacked layers of each of the optical micro-structures.

15. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the front cover is flat plate-shaped, convex lens-shaped, concave lens-shaped, or curved plate-shaped with a uniform thickness.

16. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises:

a light-emitting diode, configured for emitting the light beam; and

a secondary lens, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam from the light-emitting diode to increase a divergence angle of the light beam.

17. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the reflective shell comprises:

a cover, having an inner surface facing the containing space and an outer surface facing away from the containing space; and

a reflection layer, located on the inner surface.

18. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein an included angle between an optical axis of the light-emitting device and a central axis of the front cover ranges from 20 degrees to 80 degrees.

19. The illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the illumination apparatus is a street light.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2022
From: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED; LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: LEOTEK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059911/0460 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2018
From: CHEN, KUAN-YU
To: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED; LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045799/0847 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 0153760 · Feb 22, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190257495A1 · Aug 22, 2019
Cited By (1)
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