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Granted Patent B2
US 11,543,099 · App. 17/723,961 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Luminaire with tri-radial optic

Inventors: Craig Eugene Marquardt (Covington, GA); Yinan Wu (Dunwoody, GA); Richard H S Bella (Snellville, GA); Melissa Ricketts (Conyers, GA)
Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
F21V5/045F21V5/007F21Y2105/18F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 11,543,099
App. No.
17/723,961
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminaire may include a light engine comprising a plurality of LEDs arranged in one or more annular rows. The luminaire may include an optic. The optic may include an annular optic body having a light entrance side facing the plurality of LEDs and a light exit side opposite the light entrance side. A plurality of annular grooves may be defined within the light exit side, the plurality of annular grooves being coaxial with the optic body. A plurality of arc-shaped grooves may be defined within the light exit side. Each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves may be convex relative to a center of the optic. Each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves may intersect at least one of the plurality of annular grooves. The optic may be configured to produce a Unified Glare Rating of less than 28.

Claims (66)

1. A luminaire, comprising:

a light engine comprising a plurality of light sources arranged in one or more annular rows; and

an optic, comprising:

an annular optic body having a light entrance side facing the plurality of light sources and a light exit side opposite the light entrance side;

a plurality of annular grooves that protrude into the light exit side, the plurality of annular grooves being coaxial with the optic body;

a plurality of arc-shaped grooves that protrude into the light exit side, each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves being convex relative to a center of the optic, wherein:

each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves intersects at least one of the plurality of annular grooves; and

the optic is configured to produce a Unified Glare Rating of less than 28.

2. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of arc-shaped grooves comprises a first plurality of arc-shaped grooves and a second plurality of arc-shaped grooves;

the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves are coaxial with one of a plurality of first central axes that are radially outward of an outer edge of the optic body;

the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves are coaxial with one of a plurality of second central axes that are each substantially aligned with the outer edge of the optic body; and

each of the plurality of first central axes and each of the plurality of second central axes are angularly offset from one another.

3. The luminaire of claim 2 , wherein:

each of the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves intersects at least one of the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves.

4. The luminaire of claim 2 , wherein:

individual ones of the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves have greater radii of arc-shaped grooves than individual ones of the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves that are at similar radial positions of the optic.

5. The luminaire of claim 2 , wherein:

the plurality of first central axes comprise three first central axes spaced apart about a circumference of the optic body; and

the plurality of second central axes comprise three second central axes spaced apart about the circumference of the optic body.

6. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the plurality of annular grooves and each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves comprise a v-groove.

7. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein:

an angle of each of the plurality of annular grooves and an angle of each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves is substantially the same relative to a reference plane that is orthogonal to a depth of each of the plurality of annular grooves.

8. The luminaire of claim 7 , wherein:

the angle of each of the plurality of annular grooves and the angle of each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves is between about 20 degrees and 45 degrees relative to the reference plane.

9. The luminaire of claim 1 , wherein:

at least about 95% of the light exit side is non-planar.

10. An optic, comprising:

an annular optic body having a light entrance side and a light exit side;

a plurality of annular grooves defined within the light exit side, the plurality of annular grooves being coaxial with the optic body;

a plurality of arc-shaped grooves defined within the light exit side, each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves being convex relative to a center of the optic, wherein:

each of the plurality of arc-shaped grooves intersects at least one of the plurality of annular grooves; and

the optic is configured to produce a Unified Glare Rating of less than 28.

11. The optic of claim 10 , wherein:

the plurality of arc-shaped grooves comprises a first plurality of arc-shaped grooves and a second plurality of arc-shaped grooves;

the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves are coaxial with one of a plurality of first central axes that are radially outward of an outer edge of the optic body; and

the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves are coaxial with one of a plurality of second central axes that are each substantially aligned with the outer edge of the optic body.

12. The optic of claim 11 , wherein:

the plurality of first central axes are disposed at 120° intervals about the optic body;

the plurality of second central axes are disposed at 120° intervals about the optic body; and

the plurality of first central axes are offset from the plurality of second axes by 60°.

13. The optic of claim 11 , wherein:

outermost arc-shaped grooves of the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves have greater depths than more inward arc-shaped grooves of the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves; and

outermost arc-shaped grooves of the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves have greater depths than more inward arc-shaped grooves of the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves.

14. The optic of claim 11 , wherein:

the optic body comprises a plurality of arcuate segments; and

each of the plurality of segments defines a subset of the plurality of annular grooves, the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves, and the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves.

15. The optic of claim 14 , wherein:

each of the plurality of second central axes is azimuthally aligned with an intersection between two of the plurality of segments.

16. The optic of claim 11 , wherein:

one or more of the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves intersect one or more of the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves.

17. An optic, comprising:

an arcuate optic body having a light entrance side and a light exit side;

a plurality of annular grooves defined within the light exit side, the plurality of annular grooves being coaxial with the optic body;

a first plurality of arc-shaped grooves defined within the light exit side, wherein each of the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves is coaxial with a first central axis that is radially outward of an outer edge of the optic body; and

a second plurality of arc-shaped grooves defined within the light exit side, wherein each of the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves is coaxial with one of a plurality of second central axes that are each substantially aligned with the outer edge of the optic body, wherein:

each of the plurality of first arc-shaped grooves and each of the plurality of second arc-shaped grooves intersects at least one of the plurality of annular grooves; and

the optic is configured to produce a Unified Glare Rating of less than 28.

18. The optic of claim 17 , wherein:

a depth of at least one of the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves is different from a depth of at least one other of the first plurality of arc-shaped grooves; and

a depth of at least one of the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves is different from a depth of at least one other of the second plurality of arc-shaped grooves.

19. The optic of claim 17 , wherein:

the light entrance side of the optic body is substantially planar.

20. The optic of claim 17 , wherein:

each of the second central axes is substantially aligned with an outer corner of the optic body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2022
From: MARQUARDT, CRAIG EUGENE; WU, YINAN; BELLA, RICHARD H S; RICKETTS, MELISSA
To: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63176587 · Apr 19, 2021
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