Customizable 3D-printed lighting device
The invention provides lighting device ( 1000 ) configured to provide a beam of lighting device light ( 1001 ), the lighting device ( 1000 ) comprising: (a) a light transmissive window ( 100 ) having a first window side ( 101 ) and a second window side ( 102 ); (b) a reflector ( 200 ) comprising a reflector cavity ( 210 ), the reflector cavity ( 210 ) comprising a first reflector cavity side ( 201 ), a reflector cavity exit side ( 202 ), a reflector cavity wall ( 205 ) bridging said first reflector cavity side ( 201 ) and said reflector cavity exit side ( 202 ); wherein the reflector cavity wall ( 205 ) comprises a light reflective material ( 206 ), wherein the recavity wall ( 205 ) comprises a 3D-printed cavity wall ( 1205 ); wherein at least part of the first window side ( 101 ) is configured as reflector cavity exit window ( 220 ) at the reflector cavity exit side ( 202 ); (c) a light source ( 10 ) configured at the first reflector cavity side ( 201 ) and configured to provide light source light ( 11 ) within said reflector cavity ( 210 ); and (d) a beam modifying element ( 300 ) configured at the first window side ( 201 ) within the reflector cavity ( 210 ), wherein the beam modifying element ( 300 ) comprises a 3D-printed beam modifying element ( 1300 ).
1. A method of producing a lighting device, the method comprising:
providing a light transmissive window having a first window side and a second window side;
3D printing a reflector cavity comprising a light reflective material to the first window side, to provide a reflector cavity, the reflector cavity comprising a first reflector cavity side, a reflector cavity exit side a reflector cavity wall bridging said first reflector cavity side and said reflector cavity exit side; and 3D printing a beam modifying element at the first window side, to provide said beam modifying element within the reflector cavity; and
providing a light source at the first reflector cavity side, the light source being configured to provide light source light, within said reflector cavity.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising fused deposition modeling 3D printing the reflector cavity wall and fused deposition modeling 3D printing the beam modifying element.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first window side is substantially planar.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first window is a non-3D printed first window, wherein the first window comprises a window material, wherein the reflector cavity wall comprises a reflector cavity wall material, and wherein the window material and the reflector cavity wall material comprise the same polymeric material.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of defining one or more lighting parameters for a space and producing the lighting device in dependence of the one or more lighting parameters.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the beam modifying element comprises a beam shaping element.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the beam modifying element comprises a glare reduction element.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the beam modifying element comprises a luminescent material configured to convert at least part of the light source light into luminescent material light.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a solid state light source.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reflector cavity has equal to or less than one symmetry plane.