Combined infrared filter and light focusing apparatus for a mercury vapor lamp
First Claim
1. Apparatus for filtering and focusing light directed from a high intensity light source toward an object comprising areflector partially surrounding the light source on its side opposite to the object, means for filtering infrared radiation from the illumination and simultaneously refracting the illumination towards the object to be illuminated, the means for filtering and refracting including a liquid coolant-filter, hollow, transparent means, including a plurality of transparent, elongated hollow tubes aligned parallel to the length of the light source, interposed between the light source and the object for containing the liquid coolant-filter, and means for circulating the liquid coolant-filter in the hollow, transparent means.
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Abstract
One or more hollow, light transparent elements filled with a liquid coolant-filter are interposed between a high intensity mercury vapor lamp and an object to be illuminated in order to simultaneously filter out infrared radiation and focus the illumination from the lamp. In two embodiments the light transparent elements include two hollow quartz tubes which, in the first embodiment, are parallel to each other and to the lamp and in the second embodiment surround the lamp but are separated from it by an annular air space. In a third embodiment the light transparent elements include a hollow, rectangular, quartz box, for containing the liquid coolant-filter, and a Fresnel lens affixed to the underside of the box for focusing the light.
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17 Claims
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1. Apparatus for filtering and focusing light directed from a high intensity light source toward an object comprising a
reflector partially surrounding the light source on its side opposite to the object, means for filtering infrared radiation from the illumination and simultaneously refracting the illumination towards the object to be illuminated, the means for filtering and refracting including a liquid coolant-filter, hollow, transparent means, including a plurality of transparent, elongated hollow tubes aligned parallel to the length of the light source, interposed between the light source and the object for containing the liquid coolant-filter, and means for circulating the liquid coolant-filter in the hollow, transparent means.
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9. Apparatus for filtering and focusing light directed from a high intensity light source toward an object comprising a
reflector partially surrounding the light source on its side opposite to the object, means for filtering infrared radiation from the illumination and simultaneously refracting the illumination towards the object to be illuminated, the means for filtering and refracting including a liquid coolant-filter, hollow, transparent means interposed between the light source and the object for containing the liquid coolant-filter, the hollow, transparent means including a pair of inner and outer, hollow, transparent tubes, the inner tube surrounding the light source and the outer tube surrounding the inner tube, the inner and outer tubes having internal diameters greater than the diameter of the light source and being spaced apart from the light source so as to define an air containing space therebetween, the internal diameter of the outer tube being greater than the external diameter of the inner tube so as to define an elongated annular space therebetween for containing the liquid coolant-filter, and means for circulating the liquid coolant-filter over the length of the elongated annular space.
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13. Apparatus as recited in cliam 9 wherein the liquid coolant-filter comprises water.
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