Diffusion lens for diffusing LED light
Disclosed herein is a diffusion lens for diffusing LED light. The diffusion lens of the present invention includes a bottom surface, a conic first lens surface, a second lens surface, and a third lens surfaces. According to the present invention, it is easy to manufacture a mold required to manufacture a diffusion lens for diffusing LED light, and to eject the diffusion lens after molding has been performed, and it can uniformly diffuse LED light in the central direction, the diagonal direction and the lateral direction of the lens.
1. A diffusion lens for diffusing Light Emitting Diode (LED) light, comprising:
a bottom surface on which LED light is incident;
a conic first lens surface upwardly protruded along a central axis of the lens, and adapted to totally reflect light, incident through the bottom surface, in a central direction of the lens;
a second lens surface upwardly inclined from an outer end of the conic first lens surface, and adapted to totally reflect light, incident through the bottom surface, in a diagonal direction of the lens; and
a third lens surface extending from an outer end of the second lens surface to the bottom surface, and refracting light, incident through the bottom surface, in a lateral direction of the lens.
2. The diffusion lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens surface and the second lens surface form a V-shaped inclined surface that is depressed toward a lower portion of the lens.
3. The diffusion lens according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the conic first lens surface, which is upwardly protruded, has a curved surface-shaped center portion.
4. The diffusion lens according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the first lens surface is produced to have one of a linear shape and an aspheric shape.
5. The diffusion lens according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the second lens surface is produced to have one of a linear shape and an aspheric shape.
6. The diffusion lens according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the third lens surface is downwardly and outwardly inclined from the outer end of the second lens surface to the bottom surface of the lens.
7. The diffusion lens according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the bottom surface has an LED receiving cavity that is formed to be depressed in parallel to the central axis of the lens and receives an LED.
8. A luminous element assembly, the assembly including a semiconductor luminous element and a diffusion lens for diffusing light emitted from the luminous element, the diffusion lens comprising:
a bottom surface on which light emitted from the semiconductor luminous element is incident;
a conic first lens surface upwardly protruded along a central axis of the lens, and adapted to totally reflect light, incident through the bottom surface, in a central direction of the lens;
a second lens surface upwardly inclined from an outer end of the conic first lens surface, and adapted to totally reflect light, incident through the bottom surface, in a diagonal direction of the lens; and
a third lens surface extending from an outer end of the second lens surface to the bottom surface, and refracting light, incident through the bottom surface, in a lateral direction of the lens.
9. The luminous element assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the first lens surface and the second lens surface form a V-shaped inclined surface that is depressed toward a lower portion of the lens.
10. The luminous element assembly according to claim 8 or 9 , wherein the third lens surface is downwardly and outwardly inclined from the outer end of the second lens surface to the bottom surface of the lens.