ADJUSTABLE OPTIC AND LIGHTING DEVICE ASSEMBLY

• US 20200132278A1
• Filed: 10/30/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Troy-CSL Lighting Inc
• Original Assignee: Troy-CSL Lighting Inc
• Inventors: Portinga, Joshua
• Granted Patent: US 10,955,112 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 13/04 the elements being reflectors and refractors for vehicle rear lights F21S43/40
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/04 by movement of reflectors in vehicle head lamps F21S41/675
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/06 by movement of refractors in vehicle head lamps F21S41/635
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/01 Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts F21V15/02 takes precedence housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/02 with provision for adjustment F21V17/04 - F21V17/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/30 Pivoted housings or frames
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/001 the elements being electrical wires or cables
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/70 characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/045 the lens having discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lenses
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/04 Optical design

Abstract

A lighting device includes: a light source; an optic device to pass at least some light from the light source; an optic assembly including a holding member having an interior volume to contain the optic device; and a housing member having a first curved surface defining a cavity to receive at least a portion of the holding member. The holding member has an outer surface having a curvature that slideably engages with the first curved surface of the housing member when the optic assembly is pivoted about the light source. The optic device includes a recessed bottom surface facing the light source, one or more reflective elements arranged on the recessed bottom surface to refract light received from the light source at a critical angle, and an emitting surface opposite the recessed bottom surface to internally reflect the light refracted by the one or more reflective elements to be absorbed.

Claims

1. A lighting device comprising:

a light source;

an optic device configured to pass at least some light from the light source, the optic device comprising;

a recessed bottom surface facing the light source;

one or more reflective elements arranged on the recessed bottom surface and configured to refract light received from the light source at a critical angle; and

an emitting surface opposite the recessed bottom surface, the emitting surface configured to internally reflect the light refracted by the one or more reflective elements,

wherein the lighting device is configured to absorb the light that is internally reflected by the emitting surface;

an optic assembly configured to pivot about the light source, the optic assembly including a holding member having an interior volume in which the optic device is contained; and

a housing member having a first curved surface defining a cavity in which at least a portion of the holding member is received,

wherein the holding member has an outer surface having a curvature that is configured to slideably engage with the first curved surface of the housing member when the optic assembly is pivoted about the light source.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the critical angle is 39 degrees or greater with respect to a normal of the emitting surface.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the one or more reflective elements include a material having a refractive index of 1.4 to 1.6.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more reflective elements has an inner annular side surface that is substantially perpendicular to a focal axis of the optic device, and an outer annular side surface that is angled relative to the focal axis of the optic and sloped downward towards the emitting surface and outward towards a periphery of the optic device.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a heat sink having a first end connected to the light source and facing the recessed bottom surface, a second end opposite the first end, and a side surface between the first end and the second end.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein a plurality of channels are formed on the side surface, each of the plurality of channels having an opening along its entire length at the side surface.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of channels has a cross-sectional shape of a portion of a circle with an arc cutout for the opening, a width of the arc cutout being smaller than a diameter of the circle.

8. The device of claim 6, further comprising a frame member attached to the first end of the heat sink with the light source interposed between the first end and the frame member, the frame member configured to electrically connect the light source to a plurality of wires received in at least some of the plurality of channels.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the frame member comprises:

wire contacts connected to the plurality of wires; and

terminal pads configured to align with and contact terminals of the light source when the frame member is attached to the first end of the heat sink with the light source interposed between the first end and the frame member.

10. The device of claim 5, wherein the first end of the heat sink includes a receiving groove configured to hold the light source.

11. A lighting device comprising:

a heat sink having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a side surface between the first end and the second end;

a light source contacting the first end of the heat sink;

a frame member attached to the first end of the heat sink with the light source interposed between the first end and the frame member, the frame member configured to electrically connect the light source to a plurality of wires;

an optic device configured to pass at least some light from the light source;

an optic assembly configured to pivot about the light source, the optic assembly including a holding member having an interior volume in which the optic device is contained; and

a housing member having a first curved surface defining a cavity in which at least a portion of the holding member is received,

wherein the holding member has an outer surface having a curvature that is configured to slideably engage with the first curved surface of the housing member when the optic assembly is pivoted about the light source.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein a plurality of channels are formed on the side surface of the heat sink, each of the plurality of channels having an opening along its entire length at the side surface.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of channels has a cross-sectional shape of a portion of a circle with an arc cutout for the opening, a width of the arc cutout being smaller than a diameter of the circle.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of wires are configured to be inserted in a corresponding one of the plurality of channels from the side surface of the heat sink via the opening.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein some of the plurality of channels do not receive any of the plurality of wires.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the frame member comprises:

wire contacts connected to the plurality of wires; and

terminal pads aligned with terminals of the light source when the frame member is attached to the first end of the heat sink with the light source interposed between the first end and the frame member.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the light source is not attached to the frame member, and the frame member presses against the light source so that the terminal pads of the frame member contact the terminals of the light source when the frame member is attached to the first end of the heat sink.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the frame member is a double-sided aluminum core circuit board.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein the first end of the heat sink includes a receiving groove configured to hold the light source.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the receiving groove has a shape configured to receive various different kinds of light sources having different shapes and/or dimensions.