US2989620A - Vehicle lamp reflectors - Google Patents

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US2989620A
US2989620A US852775A US85277559A US2989620A US 2989620 A US2989620 A US 2989620A US 852775 A US852775 A US 852775A US 85277559 A US85277559 A US 85277559A US 2989620 A US2989620 A US 2989620A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
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  • This invention relates to reflectors for use in vehicle tail lamps, stop lamps, direction indicator lamps and the like, and has for its object to provide such a reflector in an improved form.
  • a reflector according to the invention is of dished form in which the internal surface of the dished part has eight integral sections such that one pair of opposite sections form portions of a cylinder, another pair of opposite sections form portions of a pair of cylinders struck from parallel spaced axes, and the two pairs of opposite and intervening sections form portions of surfaces approximating to a paraboloid of revolution.
  • FIGURE 1 is a front view illustrating one example of the invention
  • FIG- URES 2, 3 and 4 respectively are sections on the lines 2--2, 3-3, and 4-4 in FIGURE 1.
  • the reflector 5 which may be employed in conjunction with a vehicle tail or stop lamp, or direction indicator lamp is of dished form with a hole at its centre for the reception of the lamp bulb.
  • integral lugs 6 may be provided on the reflector to facilitate the mounting thereof.
  • the internal surface of the dished portion of the reflector is formed with eight integral sections of which adjacent sections have diiierent curvatures.
  • the sections 7 (FIGURE 2) which are to be the upper and lower sections of the reflector are formed as parts of the internal surface of an imaginary cylinder 7a having its horizontal axis 8 intersecting a central horizontal axis 9 through the reflector and on which the filament of the bulb (not shown) is to be located.
  • the side sections 10 (FIGURE 3) of the reflector are formed as parts of the internal surfaces of a pair of additional imaginary cylinders 10a respectively, these two cylinders having their vertical axes 11, 12 parallel and spaced apart in a horizontal plane at opposite sides of the axis 9, and being dispoesd at the same sides of this axis as their respective sections.
  • the intervening two pairs of opposite sections 13 ice (FIGURE 4) of the reflector are formed as parts of a surface which approximates to an imaginary paraboloid of revolution 13a generated about the axis 9 and having its focal point 13b at or close to the position to be occupied by the filament of a bulb in the lamp.
  • a vehicle lamp reflector of dished form having a central hole for the reception of a lamp bulb, and having an internal surface provided with eight integral sections which are disposed in four pairs with the sections constituting each pair situated at diametrically opposite sides of the central axis of the reflector, the sections constituting one pair being shaped to correspond with portions of an imaginary single cylinder having its axis intersecting the central axis of the reflector, the sections constituting another pair being shaped to correspond with portions of a pair of additional imaginary cylinders having spaced and parallel axes situated at opposite sides of the axis of the first mentioned imaginary cylinder, and the sections constituting the remaining pairs being situated between and spaced apart by the sections constituting the other pairs, and being shaped to correspond approximately with an imaginary paraboloid of revolution generated about the central axis of the reflector, and having its focal point in the region of the position to be occupied by the filament of the lamp bulb.

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June 20, 1961 s. GREEN VEHICLE LAMP REFLECTORS Filed NOV. 13. 1959 United States Patent 2,989,620 VEHICLE LAMP REFLECTORS Stanley Green, Smethwick, England, assignor to Joseph Lucas (Industries) Limited, Birmingham, England Filed Nov. 13, 1959, Ser. No. 852,775 Claims priority, application Great Britain Nov. 17, 1958 1 Claim. (Cl. 240-103) This invention relates to reflectors for use in vehicle tail lamps, stop lamps, direction indicator lamps and the like, and has for its object to provide such a reflector in an improved form.
A reflector according to the invention is of dished form in which the internal surface of the dished part has eight integral sections such that one pair of opposite sections form portions of a cylinder, another pair of opposite sections form portions of a pair of cylinders struck from parallel spaced axes, and the two pairs of opposite and intervening sections form portions of surfaces approximating to a paraboloid of revolution.
In the accompanying drawings FIGURE 1 is a front view illustrating one example of the invention, and FIG- URES 2, 3 and 4 respectively are sections on the lines 2--2, 3-3, and 4-4 in FIGURE 1.
Referring to the drawings, the reflector 5, which may be employed in conjunction with a vehicle tail or stop lamp, or direction indicator lamp is of dished form with a hole at its centre for the reception of the lamp bulb. Moreover, integral lugs 6 may be provided on the reflector to facilitate the mounting thereof.
The internal surface of the dished portion of the reflector is formed with eight integral sections of which adjacent sections have diiierent curvatures. The sections 7 (FIGURE 2) which are to be the upper and lower sections of the reflector are formed as parts of the internal surface of an imaginary cylinder 7a having its horizontal axis 8 intersecting a central horizontal axis 9 through the reflector and on which the filament of the bulb (not shown) is to be located.
The side sections 10 (FIGURE 3) of the reflector are formed as parts of the internal surfaces of a pair of additional imaginary cylinders 10a respectively, these two cylinders having their vertical axes 11, 12 parallel and spaced apart in a horizontal plane at opposite sides of the axis 9, and being dispoesd at the same sides of this axis as their respective sections.
The intervening two pairs of opposite sections 13 ice (FIGURE 4) of the reflector are formed as parts of a surface which approximates to an imaginary paraboloid of revolution 13a generated about the axis 9 and having its focal point 13b at or close to the position to be occupied by the filament of a bulb in the lamp.
It will be appreciated that with a lamp incorporating a reflector as above described light will be reflected from the sections 7 and initially converge and then diverge from the axis 9 in a Vertical direction. Similarly light will be reflected from the sections 10 and initially converge before diverging at a greater angle from the axis 9 in a horizontal direction. Moreover, light will be reflected from the sections '13 so as to travel parallel, or at a slight angle to, the axis 9. The combination of the light reflected from the eight sections and light direct from the lamp will thus ensure that the lamp can be seen readily throughout a wide arc in the horizontal plane.
Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
A vehicle lamp reflector of dished form having a central hole for the reception of a lamp bulb, and having an internal surface provided with eight integral sections which are disposed in four pairs with the sections constituting each pair situated at diametrically opposite sides of the central axis of the reflector, the sections constituting one pair being shaped to correspond with portions of an imaginary single cylinder having its axis intersecting the central axis of the reflector, the sections constituting another pair being shaped to correspond with portions of a pair of additional imaginary cylinders having spaced and parallel axes situated at opposite sides of the axis of the first mentioned imaginary cylinder, and the sections constituting the remaining pairs being situated between and spaced apart by the sections constituting the other pairs, and being shaped to correspond approximately with an imaginary paraboloid of revolution generated about the central axis of the reflector, and having its focal point in the region of the position to be occupied by the filament of the lamp bulb.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 247,589 Wheeler Sept. 27, 1881 1,103,252 Benjamin July 14, 1914 2,693,524 Harris Nov. 2, 1954
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US6554456B1 (en) * 2000-05-05 2003-04-29 Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc. Efficient directional lighting system
JP2010072509A (en) * 2008-09-22 2010-04-02 Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp Reflecting mirror and light bulb with reflecting mirror

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US247589A (en) * 1881-09-27 Reflector
US1103252A (en) * 1910-08-23 1914-07-14 Benjamin Electric Mfg Co Reflector-shade.
US2693524A (en) * 1952-03-04 1954-11-02 Harris Rosa Louise Headlight reflector

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US247589A (en) * 1881-09-27 Reflector
US1103252A (en) * 1910-08-23 1914-07-14 Benjamin Electric Mfg Co Reflector-shade.
US2693524A (en) * 1952-03-04 1954-11-02 Harris Rosa Louise Headlight reflector

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6554456B1 (en) * 2000-05-05 2003-04-29 Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc. Efficient directional lighting system
JP2010072509A (en) * 2008-09-22 2010-04-02 Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp Reflecting mirror and light bulb with reflecting mirror

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