IP Library Granted Patent US 11,572,735
Granted Patent B2
US 11,572,735 · App. 17/033,642 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Multistage prism window

Inventor: Takuju Nakamura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI ENERGY SYSTEM CORPORATION
E06B3/67G02B5/04G02B5/12
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Patent No.
US 11,572,735
App. No.
17/033,642
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multistage prism window includes first and second transparent plate materials, a first prism, a reflection member, a second prism, and a heat absorption member. The first prism collects, onto the reflection member, light whose angle with respect to a normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than a first predetermined angle and transmits light whose angle with respect thereto is smaller than the first predetermined angle. The second prism collects, onto the heat absorption member, light whose angle with respect to the normal line is smaller than the first predetermined angle and equal to or greater than a second predetermined angle and transmits light whose angle with respect thereto is smaller than the second predetermined angle.

Claims (54)

1. A multistage prism window comprising:

a first transparent plate material;

a second transparent plate material that is disposed substantially parallel to the first transparent plate material and disposed closer to a room side than the first transparent plate material;

a first prism disposed between the first and second transparent plate materials;

a non-transmissive member that is provided in a state of being in contact with or being separated from a predetermined surface of the first prism and that does not allow sunlight to be transmitted;

a second prism disposed closer to the room side than the first prism between the first and second transparent plate materials; and

a heat absorption member provided in a state of being in contact with or being separated from a predetermined surface of the second prism,

wherein the first prism collects, onto the non-transmissive member, light whose angle with respect to a normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than a first predetermined angle to put an optical path to the room in a blocked state, and transmits light whose angle with respect thereto is smaller than the first predetermined angle, and

the second prism collects, onto the heat absorption member, light whose angle with respect to the normal line is smaller than the first predetermined angle and equal to or greater than a second predetermined angle, and transmits light whose angle with respect thereto is smaller than the second predetermined angle.

2. The multistage prism window according to claim 1 ,

wherein the non-transmissive member is a reflection member that reflects the light, and

the first prism collects, onto the reflection member, the light whose angle with respect to the normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than the first predetermined angle, and retro-reflects the collected light.

3. The multistage prism window according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an image restoration prism installed so as to fill a space where the first prism and the second prism are not provided in a space between the first and second transparent plate materials,

wherein the image restoration prism includes a first image restoration prism provided corresponding to the first prism and a second image restoration prism provided corresponding to the second prism.

4. The multistage prism window according to claim 1 ,

wherein the non-transmissive member is a photoelectric conversion member that generates power by using light energy, and

the first prism collects, onto the photoelectric conversion member, the light whose angle with respect to the normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than the first predetermined angle, and generates power.

5. The multistage prism window according to claim 4 , further comprising:

an image restoration prism installed so as to fill a space where the first prism and the second prism are not provided in a space between the first and second transparent plate materials,

wherein the image restoration prism includes a first image restoration prism provided corresponding to the first prism and a second image restoration prism provided corresponding to the second prism.

6. The multistage prism window according to claim 1 ,

wherein the non-transmissive member is a heat collecting member that heats a heat medium by using solar heat, and

the first prism collects, onto the heat collecting member, the light whose angle with respect to the normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than the first predetermined angle, and heats the heat medium.

7. The multistage prism window according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an image restoration prism installed so as to fill a space where the first prism and the second prism are not provided in a space between the first and second transparent plate materials,

wherein the image restoration prism includes a first image restoration prism provided corresponding to the first prism and a second image restoration prism provided corresponding to the second prism.

8. A multistage prism window comprising:

a first transparent plate material;

a second transparent plate material that is disposed substantially parallel to the first transparent plate material and disposed closer to a room side than the first transparent plate material;

a first prism disposed between the first and second transparent plate materials;

a non-transmissive member that is provided in a state of being in contact with or being separated from a predetermined surface of the first prism and that does not allow sunlight to be transmitted;

a second prism disposed closer to the room side than the first prism between the first and second transparent plate materials; and

a reflection member provided in a state of being in contact with or being separated from a predetermined surface of the second prism,

wherein the first prism collects, onto the non-transmissive member, light whose angle with respect to a normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than a first predetermined angle to put an optical path to the room in a blocked state, and transmits light whose angle with respect thereto is smaller than the first predetermined angle, and

the second prism collects, onto the reflection member, light whose angle with respect to the normal line is smaller than the first predetermined angle and equal to or greater than a second predetermined angle to reflect the collected light to the room side, and transmits light whose angle with respect thereto is smaller than the second predetermined angle.

9. The multistage prism window according to claim 8 ,

wherein the non-transmissive member is a second reflection member that reflects the light, and

the first prism collects, onto the second reflection member, the light whose angle with respect to the normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than the first predetermined angle, and retro-reflects the collected light.

10. The multistage prism window according to claim 9 , further comprising:

an image restoration prism installed so as to fill a space where the first prism and the second prism are not provided in a space between the first and second transparent plate materials,

wherein the image restoration prism includes a first image restoration prism provided corresponding to the first prism and a second image restoration prism provided corresponding to the second prism.

11. The multistage prism window according to claim 8 ,

wherein the non-transmissive member is a photoelectric conversion member that generates power by using light energy, and

the first prism collects, onto the photoelectric conversion member, the light whose angle with respect to the normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than the first predetermined angle, and generates power.

12. The multistage prism window according to claim 11 , further comprising:

an image restoration prism installed so as to fill a space where the first prism and the second prism are not provided in a space between the first and second transparent plate materials,

wherein the image restoration prism includes a first image restoration prism provided corresponding to the first prism and a second image restoration prism provided corresponding to the second prism.

13. The multistage prism window according to claim 8 ,

wherein the non-transmissive member is a heat collecting member that heats a heat medium by using solar heat, and

the first prism collects, onto the heat collecting member, the light whose angle with respect to the normal line of the first and second transparent plate materials is equal to or greater than the first predetermined angle, and heats the heat medium.

14. The multistage prism window according to claim 13 , further comprising:

an image restoration prism installed so as to fill a space where the first prism and the second prism are not provided in a space between the first and second transparent plate materials,

wherein the image restoration prism includes a first image restoration prism provided corresponding to the first prism and a second image restoration prism provided corresponding to the second prism.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI ENERGY SYSTEM CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI ENERGY SYSTEM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0751 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2020
From: NAKAMURA, TAKUJU
To: YAZAKI ENERGY SYSTEM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053893/0865 →