Lighting unit with light guidance body

• US 20050135112A1
• Filed: 12/02/2004
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: G.L.I. Global Light Industries GmbH
• Original Assignee: G.L.I. Global Light Industries GmbH
• Inventors: Olkay, Cem, Kamp, Markus
• Application Number:
  US11/002,364
• Publication Number:
  US 20050135112A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/551
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/336 Light guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/336 Light guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/14 lighting through the surface to be illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/66 for distributing light among several lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/0621 Optical fiber light conductor
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/182 Illumination of the symbols or distinguishing marks H01H9/181 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a lighting unit that includes at least one light source and at least one rod-shaped optical waveguide following the light source, wherein each optical waveguide has at least one light emission surface. Each optical waveguide is flexible for this purpose. The present invention has developed a universally applicable, economical lighting unit for illuminating components.

Claims

1. A lighting unit comprising at least one light source and at least one rod-shaped optical waveguide following the light source, wherein each optical waveguide has at least one light emission surface, at least one of said optical waveguides being flexible.

2. The lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one light emission surface is arranged at an end face of said at least one optical waveguide.

3. The lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one light source includes a light-emitting diode.

4. The lighting unit according to claim 3, wherein said at least one optical waveguide is connected to the light source by interlocking and/or frictional means.

5. The lighting unit according to claim 3, wherein said at least one optical waveguide is an integral part of a light-emitting diode.

6. The lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one optical waveguide is removably attached to a component to be illuminated.

7. The lighting unit according to claim 1, further comprising at least two optical waveguides.

8. The lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein the light emission surfaces include at least one optical lens.

9. The lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein the length of the individual optical waveguide is greater than the distance between the light source and the component to be illuminated.