WO2016086394A1 - Device for transporting light - Google Patents
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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
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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
- G02B6/0008—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 the light being emitted at the end of the fibre
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- the present disclosure relates to light transport, and more particularly relates to a device for transporting light.
- a waveguide is a structure that guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves or sound waves. There are different types of waveguides for each type of wave.
- the corresponding waveguide is an optical waveguide. It is a physical structure that guides electromagnetic waves in the optical spectrum.
- optical waveguides light tubes or light pipes are physical structures used for transporting or distributing natural or artificial light for the purpose of illumination.
- molded plastic light tubes are commonly used in the electronics industry to direct illumination from LEDs (light emitting diode) on a circuit board to indicator symbols or buttons in the front panel. These light tubes typically take on a highly complex shape that either uses gentle curving bends as in an optic fiber or has sharp prismatic folds which reflect off the angled corners. Multiple light tubes are often molded from a single piece of plastic, permitting easy device assembly since the long thin light tubes are all parts of a single rigid component that snaps into place.
- Light tube indicators make electronics cheaper to manufacture since the old way would be to mount or install a tiny lamp into a small socket directly behind the spot to be illuminated. This often requires extensive hand-labor for installation and wiring. Light tubes permit all lights to be mounted on a single flat circuit board, but the illumination can be directed up and away from the board by several inches, wherever it is required.
- connection bridges may cause light leakage and interference between different light pipes to which they connect.
- a device for transporting light comprising at least two light pipes and at least one connection part, the at least two light pipes and the at least one connection part are molded with same material as a single component, wherein each connection part includes a triangular prism having a connection surface for connecting the at least two light pipes and two other surfaces having acute angles with the connection surface.
- Fig. 1 is a diagram showing ideal light transfer path according to prior art
- Fig. 2 is a diagram showing actual light transfer according to prior art
- Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a product according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 4A, 4B and 4C are diagrams showing side views of 3 examples of connection bridges according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 5A, 5B and 5C are diagrams showing front view, top view and right side view of an example of a light guiding device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure
- Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a light guiding device having 4 light pipes according to the embodiment of the present disclosure
- Fig. 7A and 7B are diagrams showing a light guiding device having 2 light pipes with gentle curving bends and two rows of connection bridges according to the embodiment of the present disclosure
- Fig. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing a light guiding device having 2 light pipes with sharp prismatic folds and two rows of connection bridges according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a light guiding device having two connection bridges according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 1 is a diagram showing ideal light transfer path according to prior art.
- 2 light pipes and 2 connection bridges working as a connection part
- a first light pipe is used for transporting a first light (or called first beam of light, or first light beam) from one end to another as indicated by solid line, i. e. from a first LED to an indicator
- a second light pipe is used for transporting a second light (or called second beam of light, or second light beam) emitted by a second LED, as indicated by dash line.
- connection bridges in the shape of rectangular cuboid (right rectangular prism, rectangular parallelepiped, or orthogonal parallelepiped are also used to designate this polyhedron) are used for supporting and holding the light pipes together.
- the first light and the second light shall be transported in their own light pipes.
- Fig. 2 is a diagram showing actual light transfer according to prior art. As can be seen from the Fig. 2, the first light and the second light are leaked through the connection bridges to the light pipes, in which they are not supposed to be transported.
- Fig. 2 is a diagram showing actual light transfer according to prior art. As can be seen from the Fig. 2, the first light and the second light are leaked through the connection bridges to the light pipes, in which they are not supposed to be transported.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a product, in which the light guide including light pipes and connection bridges is used to transport light from several LED emitters to the same number of front panel indicators, in order to indicate the status of the product to the user.
- the light guide including light pipes and connection bridges is used to transport light from several LED emitters to the same number of front panel indicators, in order to indicate the status of the product to the user.
- the corresponding indicator is illuminated.
- the corresponding indicator may be illuminated with a lower level of brightness, which may result in user’s misjudgment of the product status.
- the present disclosure aims to minimize the light leakage and interference. This is achieved by changing physical shape of the connection bridges between light pipes.
- the light pipes and the connection bridges between the light pipes are made of a transparent plastic material by molding into a single non-detachable part. It brings cost reduction for manufacturing and assembling the light guiding device into an apparatus or on the circuit board.
- the shapes of the connection bridges are changed to prevent or block a light coming from a light pipe from passing through the connection bridges by reflecting the leaking light back to the light pipe where it comes or by transmitting the light to the outside of the connection bridges. So it minimizes the amount of light passing through the connection bridge from one light pipe to another.
- Fig. 4A is a diagram showing side view of an example according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the light guiding device includes two straight light pipes with one connection bridge.
- the connection bridge does not take the shape of rectangular cuboid. Instead, the connection bridge includes two constitution parts, the first one is a triangular prism (having two triangular bases and three rectangular surfaces) and the second one is legs.
- the number of legs is the same as that of light pipes, i. e. two legs in this example. For each light pipe, there is a leg connecting the light pipe to the triangular prism.
- the leg is rectangular cuboid in geometric shape.
- the shape of the two bases of the leg it is the overlapped part between the surface of the light pipe (which connects the leg) and the projected area of the surface of the triangular prism (which connects the leg) on the plane of the surface of the light pipe (which connects the leg) . It shall be noted that it is just for the purpose of description in which we take the connection bridge out of the single non-detachable light guiding device and describe it by using two constitution parts.
- FIG. 5A, 5B and 5C are diagrams showing front view, top view and right side view of an example of a light guiding device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the triangular housetop-shaped surfaces block a light coming from a light pipe from passing through the bridge by reflecting the light back to the light pipe or by transmitting the light to the outside of the bridge.
- Fig. 4B is a diagram showing a leg whose bases are smaller than the overlapped part according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. It shall also be noted that the shape of the leg can be cylinder and other polygonal prisms, for example, quadrangular prism (having two 4-sided polygonal bases) , pentangular prism, hexangular prism etc.
- Fig. 4C is a diagram showing a light guiding device that has no leg according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. In the Fig. 4C, the triangular prism traverses all light pipes and connects to them with one surface.
- the shape of light pipe is rectangular cuboid. In a variant example, the shape is cylinder.
- the light pipes have gross surfaces and connection bridges have rough surfaces, i. e. all surfaces of constitution parts are rough surfaces.
- the rough surfaces diffuses a light coming into the bridge as well allows the light to leak to the air instead of transfering to the neighbor pipe.
- the number of light pipes is more than 2.
- a connection bridge having more than 2 legs connects all light pipes.
- Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a light guiding device having 4 light pipes. It shall be noted that the number of connection bridges can be more than 1, for example, 2 connection bridges are used.
- the light pipe is straight in shape.
- the light pipe has a gentle curving bend.
- Fig. 7A and 7B are diagrams showing a light guiding device having 2 light pipes with gentle curving bends and two connection bridges.
- Fig. 7A shows a final product and
- Fig. 7B shows top view, left view, front view, right view and bottom view in a direction from the top to the bottom and from the left to the right.
- the light pipe has a sharp prismatic fold.
- Fig. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing a light guiding device having 2 light pipes with sharp prismatic folds and two connection bridges.
- Fig. 8A shows a final product and
- Fig. 8B shows top view, left view, front view, right view and bottom view in a direction from the top to the bottom and from the left to the right.
- connection bridges can be different in size.
- Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a light guiding device having two connection bridges, one is larger and the other is smaller.
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- A device for transporting light, comprising at least two light pipes and at least one connection part, the at least two light pipes and the at least one connection part being molded with same material as a single component,wherein each of the at least one connection part includes a triangular prism having a connection surface for connecting the at least two light pipes and two other surfaces having acute angles with the connection surface.
- The device of the claim 1, wherein each of the at least one connection part further includes the same number of legs as that of the at least two light pipes, each leg connects to a light pipe at one end and to the connection surface of the connection part at the other end.
- The device of the claim 2, wherein the leg is a polygonal prism or a cylinder in shape.
- The device of the claim 1, wherein surfaces of the at least one connection part are rough surfaces.
- The device of the claim 1, wherein number of the at least one connection part is more than two, and the at least one connection part is different in size.
- The device of the claim 1, wherein the at least two light pipes have a gentle curving bend.
- The device of the claim 1, wherein the at least two light pipes have a sharp prismatic fold.
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