Multi-beam angle spotlight

• US 10,323,829 B1
• Filed: 06/08/2018
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zauhar, Zachary, Passauer, III, Willard, Bucher, Charles, Lowe, Tien S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M
• Application Number:
  US16/003,326
• Time in Patent Office: 375 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/081 of low-built type, e.g. landscape light
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/06 by movement of refractors in vehicle head lamps F21S41/635
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/0824 Ground spikes
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/30 Pivoted housings or frames
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/70 characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods for adjusting and focusing a beam light spread to separate beams spreads of approximately 80 degrees, approximately 60 degrees, approximately 40 degrees and approximately 20 degrees in a spotlight. The spotlight can be used in landscape and pathway spot lights. A disc with three lenses thereon can be positioned in front of an LED (light emitting diode) lights source having a primary lens in front of the light source. The primary lens can adjust the light spread to approximately 80 degrees. Each of the three lenses on the disc can adjust the light spread further to approximately 20 degrees, approximately 40 degrees, and approximately 60 degrees. The spotlight can be mounted on a ground based stake. A mechanically rotatable knob/wheel can be physically rotated by the user to mechanically adjust the single disc to the four different positions in order to change the beam angle to anyone of the four light spread angles. The light can be mounted indoors as well as outdoors.

Claims

1. A spotlight comprising:

a single housing;

a light source in the single housing for emitting a light beam with a light spread therefrom;

a disc rotatably supported within the single housing in front of the light source; and

a plurality of lenses positioned about the disc for allowing light to pass therethrough, each of the plurality of lenses for narrowing the light spread to different narrower light spread angles, the rotatable disc being controlled from outside the housing, wherein rotating the disc to each of the plurality of lenses narrows the light spread to each of the different narrower light spread angles.

2. The spotlight of claim 1, further comprising:

a stake extending below the single housing for supporting the spotlight on a ground surface; and

a pivot member attached between a top of the stake and a bottom of the housing for allowing the housing to pivot up and down relative to the stake.

3. The spotlight of claim 2, further comprising:

a rotatable component for allowing the single housing to rotate in a parallel plane to the stake.

4. The spotlight of claim 1, wherein the light source includes:

an LED (light emitting diode).

5. The spotlight of claim 1, further comprising:

a primary lens fixed in front of the light source for converting the light spread emission from the light source.

6. The spotlight of claim 5, wherein the plurality of lenses on the single disc includes:

three lenses.

7. The spotlight of claim 6, further comprising:

a primary lens fixed in front of the light source for narrowing the light spread to approximately 80 degrees;

a first lens on the rotatable disc for changing the light spread to approximately 20 degrees;

a second lens on the rotatable disc for changing the light spread to approximately 40 degrees; and

a third lens on the rotatable disc for changing the light spread to approximately 60 degrees.

8. The spotlight of claim 1, further comprising:

a heat sink behind the light source.

9. The spotlight of claim 1, further comprising:

a removable lens cap covering an open end of the housing.

10. The spotlight of claim 1, further comprising:

a rotatable knob to rotate the disc.

11. The spotlight of claim 10, further comprising:

a horizontal gear wheel attached to the rotatable knob; and

a vertical gear wheel attached to the rotatable disc, wherein rotating the knob causes the horizontal gear wheel to rotate the vertical gear wheel which rotates the rotatable disc.

12. The spotlight of claim 11, wherein the one or more lens includes:

a first lens on the single disc for changing the light spread to approximately 20 degrees;

a second lens on the single disc for changing the light spread to approximately 40 degrees;

a third lens on the single disc for changing the light spread to approximately 60 degrees; and

a fourth lens on the single disc for changing the light spread to approximately 60 degrees.

13. The spotlight of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one rotatable lens on the rotatable disc having one or more lens for adjusting light spread.

14. A mountable light, comprising:

a cylindrical housing;

a light source in the cylindrical housing for emitting a light beam with a light spread therefrom;

a disc rotatably supported within the cylindrical housing in front of the light source; and

a plurality of lenses positioned about the disc for allowing light to pass therethrough, each of the plurality of lenses for narrowing the light spread to different narrower light spread angles, wherein rotating the disc to each of the plurality of lenses narrows the light spread to each of the different narrower light spread angles.

15. The mountable light of claim 14, further comprising:

a primary lens fixed in front of the light source for converting the light spread emission from the light source.

16. The mountable light of claim 15, wherein the plurality of lenses on the single disc includes:

three lenses.

17. The mountable light of claim 16, further comprising:

a primary lens fixed in front of the light source for narrowing the light spread to approximately 80 degrees;

a first lens on the rotatable disc for changing the light spread to approximately 20 degrees;

a second lens on the rotatable disc for changing the light spread to approximately 40 degrees; and

a third lens on the rotatable disc for changing the light spread to approximately 60 degrees.

18. The mountable light of claim 14, further comprising:

at least one rotatable lens on the rotatable disc having one or more lens for adjusting light spread.

19. The mountable light of claim 18, wherein the one or more lens includes:

a first lens on the single disc for changing the light spread to approximately 20 degrees;

a second lens on the single disc for changing the light spread to approximately 40 degrees;

a third lens on the single disc for changing the light spread to approximately 60 degrees; and

a fourth lens on the single disc for changing the light spread to approximately 60 degrees.

20. The mountable light of claim 14, further comprising:

a rotatable knob to rotate the disc;

a horizontal gear wheel attached to the rotatable knob; and

a vertical gear wheel attached to the rotatable disc, wherein rotating the knob causes the horizontal gear wheel to rotate the vertical gear wheel which rotates the rotatable disc.