Assembly and method for glare elimination

• US 10,334,179 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2017
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLC (f/k/a GE Lighting Solutions, LLC) (American Industrial Partners)
• Original Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLC (f/k/a GE Lighting Solutions, LLC) (American Industrial Partners)
• Inventors: Clynne, Thomas, Saha, Koushik Babi, Meyer, Jonathan Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Raleigh, Donald L
• Application Number:
  US15/705,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20180084172A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/086 with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 11/16 using sheets without apertures, e.g. fixed
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/08 with elliptical curvature
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/54 Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/75 by influencing optical camera components
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/81 for suppressing or minimising disturbance in the image signal generation

Abstract

An assembly is disclosed, which comprises a light fixture comprising a light source thereon; an image capturing device mounted adjacent with the light source; and a housing covering the image capturing device, wherein the housing has a window within a field of view of the image capturing device; wherein at least a portion of the window serving as working optical surface of the image capturing device is located within a shadow of direct light from the light source of the light fixture.

Claims

1. An outdoor light fixture assembly, comprising:

a roadway light fixture comprising an LED light source thereon;

an image capturing device mounted with the assembly; and

a shield of opaque or diffusive material provided between the light source and a working optical surface of the image capturing device for creating a shadow;

the image capturing device being at least partially covered by a housing,

wherein the housing has a window within a field of view of the image capturing device, at least a portion of the window serving as the working optical surface of the image capturing device, and

wherein at least a portion of the window is located within a shadow of direct light from the light source.

2. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein the shield serves as a part of the housing.

3. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 2, comprising a surface extended from the housing for shielding direct light from the light source.

4. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein the shield forms at least one of cylindrical shape, visor, or hood.

5. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein the light source comprises a reflector and a lamp within the reflector.

6. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 5, wherein the reflector comprises an ellipsoidal reflector.

7. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein scattering material is provided on at least a portion of an outer surface of the housing for breaking up light from the light source.

8. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 7, wherein the scattering material is selected from diffuser or light absorbent material.

9. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises absorptive coatings and/or non-specular finishes on at least a portion of an exterior and/or interior surface of the housing at least partially covering the image capturing device, or on interior components inside the housing.

10. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein said shield is a shield of diffusive material provided between the light source and the working optical surface of the image capturing device.

11. An outdoor light fixture assembly, comprising:

a roadway light fixture comprising an LED light source thereon;

a camera mounted with the assembly; and

a housing covering the camera, wherein the housing has a window within a field of view of the camera, the housing comprising a surface extending from the housing for shielding direct light from the light source;

wherein at least a portion of the window serving as working optical surface of the camera is located within a shadow of direct light from the light source of the light fixture.

12. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 11, wherein the light source comprises a reflector and a lamp within the reflector.

13. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 12, wherein the reflector comprises an ellipsoidal reflector.

14. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 11, wherein scattering material is provided on the housing for breaking up light from the light source.

15. The outdoor light fixture assembly of claim 11, wherein the housing comprises absorptive coatings and/or non-specular finishes on at least a portion of an exterior and/or interior surface of the housing at least partially covering the image capturing device, or on interior components inside the housing.

16. An outdoor light fixture assembly, comprising:

a roadway light fixture comprising an LED light source thereon;

an image capturing device mounted with the assembly; and

a shield of diffusive material provided between the light source and a working optical surface of the image capturing device;

the image capturing device being at least partially covered by a housing, wherein the housing has a window within a field of view of the image capturing device, at least a portion of the window serving as the working optical surface of the image capturing device.