WO2003067290A3 - Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides for general lighting luminaire - Google Patents
Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides for general lighting luminaire Download PDFInfo
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- WO2003067290A3 WO2003067290A3 PCT/US2003/003173 US0303173W WO03067290A3 WO 2003067290 A3 WO2003067290 A3 WO 2003067290A3 US 0303173 W US0303173 W US 0303173W WO 03067290 A3 WO03067290 A3 WO 03067290A3
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- light
- luminaire
- panel
- flat panel
- lighting
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
- G02B6/0015—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
- G02B6/0018—Redirecting means on the surface of the light guide
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- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0005—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
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- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
- G02B6/0023—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed between the light guide and the light source, or around the light source
- G02B6/0028—Light guide, e.g. taper
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
- G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
- G02B6/0038—Linear indentations or grooves, e.g. arc-shaped grooves or meandering grooves, extending over the full length or width of the light guide
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
- G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
- G02B6/0045—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide
- G02B6/0046—Tapered light guide, e.g. wedge-shaped light guide
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0066—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form characterised by the light source being coupled to the light guide
- G02B6/0068—Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
- G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
- G02B2006/12035—Materials
- G02B2006/12069—Organic material
- G02B2006/12071—PMMA
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Abstract
Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU2003210819A AU2003210819A1 (en) | 2002-02-02 | 2003-01-31 | Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides for general lighting luminaire |
EP03737594A EP1481269A2 (en) | 2002-02-02 | 2003-01-31 | Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides yielding controlled light extraction for general lighting luminaire |
Applications Claiming Priority (6)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US10/066,010 US20030147259A1 (en) | 2002-02-02 | 2002-02-02 | Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides yielding controlled light extraction for general lighting luminaire |
US10/066,010 | 2002-02-02 | ||
US10/066,476 US20030147232A1 (en) | 2002-02-02 | 2002-02-02 | Remote light source general lighting system |
US10/066,006 | 2002-02-02 | ||
US10/066,476 | 2002-02-02 | ||
US10/066,006 US6796700B2 (en) | 2002-02-02 | 2002-02-02 | Flat panel luminaire with remote light source and hollow light pipe for back lit signage applications |
Publications (3)
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WO2003067290A2 WO2003067290A2 (en) | 2003-08-14 |
WO2003067290A3 true WO2003067290A3 (en) | 2003-12-11 |
WO2003067290B1 WO2003067290B1 (en) | 2004-04-08 |
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PCT/US2003/003173 WO2003067290A2 (en) | 2002-02-02 | 2003-01-31 | Light emitting flat panel with embedded light guides for general lighting luminaire |
Country Status (3)
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EP (1) | EP1481269A2 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2003210819A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2003067290A2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
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CN110418989B (en) * | 2017-02-10 | 2021-03-05 | 赫普塔冈微光有限公司 | Light guide and manufacture of light guide |
Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5005108A (en) * | 1989-02-10 | 1991-04-02 | Lumitex, Inc. | Thin panel illuminator |
EP0534140A1 (en) * | 1991-08-22 | 1993-03-31 | Tosoh Corporation | Backlighting device |
EP0544332A1 (en) * | 1991-11-28 | 1993-06-02 | Enplas Corporation | Surface light source device |
US5695583A (en) * | 1994-03-25 | 1997-12-09 | Novartis Corporation | Light diffuser and process for the manufacturing of a light diffuser |
US5836669A (en) * | 1996-01-17 | 1998-11-17 | Troy Investments, Inc. | Remote illumination and light apportionment in appliances |
WO2001051851A1 (en) * | 2000-01-10 | 2001-07-19 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Light guide illumination device appearing uniform in brightness along its length |
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- 2003-01-31 AU AU2003210819A patent/AU2003210819A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-01-31 EP EP03737594A patent/EP1481269A2/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-01-31 WO PCT/US2003/003173 patent/WO2003067290A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5005108A (en) * | 1989-02-10 | 1991-04-02 | Lumitex, Inc. | Thin panel illuminator |
EP0534140A1 (en) * | 1991-08-22 | 1993-03-31 | Tosoh Corporation | Backlighting device |
EP0544332A1 (en) * | 1991-11-28 | 1993-06-02 | Enplas Corporation | Surface light source device |
US5695583A (en) * | 1994-03-25 | 1997-12-09 | Novartis Corporation | Light diffuser and process for the manufacturing of a light diffuser |
US5836669A (en) * | 1996-01-17 | 1998-11-17 | Troy Investments, Inc. | Remote illumination and light apportionment in appliances |
WO2001051851A1 (en) * | 2000-01-10 | 2001-07-19 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Light guide illumination device appearing uniform in brightness along its length |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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"FIBER-OPTIC PANEL THROWS LIGHT EVENLY", MACHINE DESIGN, PENTON,INC. CLEVELAND, US, vol. 70, no. 7, 16 April 1998 (1998-04-16), pages 62, XP000824104, ISSN: 0024-9114 * |
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WO2003067290A2 (en) | 2003-08-14 |
WO2003067290B1 (en) | 2004-04-08 |
EP1481269A2 (en) | 2004-12-01 |
AU2003210819A1 (en) | 2003-09-02 |
AU2003210819A8 (en) | 2003-09-02 |
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