LED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION THEREOF

• US 20120293995A1
• Filed: 05/19/2011
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wybron, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Wybron, Inc.
• Inventors: Sondericker, John H. III
• Application Number:
  US13/111,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20120293995A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/235
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/00 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation F21S9/00, F21S10/00 take precedence; using a string or strip of light sources F21S4/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/406 for theatres, stages or film studios
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/10 on concave supports or substrates, e.g. on the inner side of bowl-shaped supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/0753 the devices being arranged next to each other
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/028 Bending or folding regions of flexible printed circuits H05K1/0283 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/189 characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit H05K3/326 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/052 Branched
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09081 Tongue or tail integrated in planar structure, e.g. obtained by cutting from the planar structure
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10106 Light emitting diode [LED]

Abstract

A light assembly, and an associated method, for illuminating a target. Light energy is generated by a plurality of LED light sources that are mounted on a substrate. Light energy generated by the LED light sources is caused to be projected towards a central focal area. The substrate is folded into a concave-shaped configuration, and the light energy generated by the LED lights is caused to be projected towards the central focal area, permitting focusing of the light energy.

Claims

1. A light assembly comprising:

a concave-configured substrate;

a plurality of LED, light emitting diode, light sources positioned upon said concave-configured substrate, each LED light source positioned at a substrate portion of said concave-configured substrate such that, when powered, light energy generated by each LED light source is projected in a direction that converges at a central focus area.

2. The light assembly of claim 1 wherein each of the substrate portions of said concave-configured substrate comprises a folded portion having planar surface defining a perpendicular extending in a direction towards the central focal area.

3. The light assembly of claim 2 wherein each substrate portion comprises a three-sided geometric shape.

4. The light assembly of claim 3 wherein each substrate portion defines a perpendicular extending at an angle offset from a next-adjacent substrate portion.

5. The light assembly of claim 1 wherein said concave-configured substrate comprises a generally, inner-spherical-configured substrate.

6. The light assembly of claim 5 wherein said generally-inner-spherical-configured substrate conforms to a geodesic pattern.

7. The light assembly of claim 6 wherein each substrate portion comprises a geodesic-pattern piece.

8. The light assembly of claim 1 wherein the plurality of light sources comprises a plurality of colored light sources.

9. The light assembly of claim 8 wherein the plurality of colored light sources comprises a plurality of different-colored light sources.

10. The light assembly of claim 1 wherein the LED light source is offset array comprises multi-colored LED arrays.

11. The light assembly of claim 10 wherein the multi-colored LED arrays comprise tri-colored LED arrays.

12. The light assembly of claim 1 further comprising a gate configured at the focal area.

13. The light assembly of claim 12 wherein said gate comprises a complex-shaped gate.

14. The light assembly of claim 12 further comprising a diffuser positioned prior to the gate.

15. The light assembly of claim 1 further comprising a light diffuser configured to diffuse light energy generated by said plurality of LED light sources to provide diffuse light energy at the central focal area.

16. The light assembly of claim 1 further comprising a lens assembly configured to redirect light energy generated by said plurality of LED light sources subsequent to projection through the focal area.

17. A method for projecting light energy upon a target, said method comprising:

positioning a plurality of LED light sources upon a substrate;

bending the substrate to configure the substrate into a concave configuration; and

powering the LED light sources to cause light energy to be directed towards a central focal area.

18. A method for projecting light energy upon a target, said method comprising:

positioning a plurality of LED light sources upon a substrate; and

causing light energy generated during powering of the LED light sources to be directed towards a focal area.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprises bending the substrate to configure the substrate into the concave configuration.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein said causing the light energy to be directed towards a focal area comprises positioning a parabolic reflector in proximity to the LED light sources such that the light energy generated during the powering of the LED lights is reflected off of the parabolic reflector towards the focal area.