LED PACKAGE WITH COMPOUND CONVERGING OPTICAL ELEMENT
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A light source, comprising:
- an LED die having an emitting surface;
an optical element including a base, an apex, and a converging side joining the base and the apex, wherein the base is optically coupled to the emitting surface;
wherein the optical element comprises a first section including the base and that is composed of a first material;
wherein the optical element comprises a second section including the apex and that is composed of a second material; and
wherein the optical element directs light emitted by the LED die to produce a side emitting pattern.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present application discloses a light source comprising an LED die having an emitting surface and an optical element including a base, an apex, the base, and a converging side joining the base and the apex, wherein the base is optically coupled to the emitting surface. Furthermore, the optical element comprises a first section including the base and that is composed of a first material and a second section including the apex and that is composed of a second material.
-
Citations
28 Claims
-
1. A light source, comprising:
-
an LED die having an emitting surface;
an optical element including a base, an apex, and a converging side joining the base and the apex, wherein the base is optically coupled to the emitting surface;
wherein the optical element comprises a first section including the base and that is composed of a first material;
wherein the optical element comprises a second section including the apex and that is composed of a second material; and
wherein the optical element directs light emitted by the LED die to produce a side emitting pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
-
3. (canceled)
-
12. (canceled)
-
21. A light source, comprising:
-
an LED die having an emitting surface;
an optical element including a base, an apex, and a converging side joining the base and the apex, wherein the base is optically coupled to the emitting surface;
wherein the optical element comprises a first section including the base and that is composed of a first material, wherein the first section has an index of refraction of at least 1.75; and
wherein the optical element comprises a second section including the apex and that is composed of a second material. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
-
-
28. A light source, comprising:
-
an LED die having an emitting surface;
an optical element including a base, an apex, and a converging side joining the base and the apex, wherein the base is optically coupled to the emitting surface, wherein the optical element is bonded to the LED die at the emitting surface;
wherein the optical element comprises a first section including the base and that is composed of a first material; and
wherein the optical element comprises a second section including the apex and that is composed of a second material.
-
Specification