Luminaire having a reflector for mixing light from a multi-color array of leds
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1. A light source comprising:
- an array of LEDs arranged in a hexagonal array and comprising at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors for emitting light in each of a plurality of colors, wherein the array of LEds comprises green, red and blue LEDs and the number of green LEDs is greater than the number of red LEDs which is greater than the number of blue LEDs, and a reflecting tube having an entrance aperture, an exit aperture, a reflective circumferential wall extending between said apertures, and an optic axis extending between said apertures centrally of said wall, said array of LEDs being arranged in said entrance aperture, said circumferential wall being arranged to reflect and mix light from said array of LEDs.
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A light source includes an array of LEDs in each of a plurality colors such as red, green, and blue in the entrance aperture of a tubular reflector which preferably has convex walls facing the optic axis and flares outward toward the exit aperture, and preferably has a polygonal cross section such as a square. Mixing of colors is further promoted by utilizing a large number of small LEDs with the LEDs of each color being centered on the optic axis.
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1. A light source comprising:
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an array of LEDs arranged in a hexagonal array and comprising at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors for emitting light in each of a plurality of colors, wherein the array of LEds comprises green, red and blue LEDs and the number of green LEDs is greater than the number of red LEDs which is greater than the number of blue LEDs, and a reflecting tube having an entrance aperture, an exit aperture, a reflective circumferential wall extending between said apertures, and an optic axis extending between said apertures centrally of said wall, said array of LEDs being arranged in said entrance aperture, said circumferential wall being arranged to reflect and mix light from said array of LEDs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A light source comprising:
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an array of LEDs comprising at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors for emitting light in each of a plurality of colors, and a reflecting tube having an entrance aperture, an exit aperture, a reflective circumferental wall extending between said apertures, and an optic axis extending between said apertures centrally of said wall, said array of LEDs being arranged in said entrance aperture, said circumferential wall being arranged to reflect and mix light from said array of LEDs, wherein said circumferential wall has a square cross-section transverse to said optic axis, and wherein the array of LEDs comprises green, red and blue LEDs arranged in a square array and present in the ratio of colors R;
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17. A light source comprising:
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an array of LEDs comprising at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors for emitting light in each of a plurality of colors, and a reflecting tube having an entrance aperture, an exit aperture, a reflective circumferential wall extending between said apertures, and an optic axis extending between said apertures centrally of said wall, said array of LEDs being arranged in said entrance aperture, said circumferential wall being arranged to reflect and mix light from said array of LEDs, wherein said circumferential wall has an octagonal cross-section transverse to said optic axis, and wherein the array of LEDs comprises green, red and blue LEDs arranged in a square array and present in the ratio of colors R;
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18. A light source comprising:
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an array of LEDs comprising at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors for emitting light in each of a plurality of colors, and a reflecting tube having an entrance aperture, an exit aperture, a reflective circumferential wall extending between said apertures, and an optic axis extending between said apertures centrally of said wall, said array of LEDs being arranged in said entrance aperture, said circumferential wall being arranged to reflect and mix light from said array of LEDs, wherein said circumferential wall has a cross section transverse to said optic axis, said cross-section being substantially non-round along at least a part of said optic axis, and wherein said circumferential wall comprises at least two approximately parallel walls adjacent the entrance aperture and which flare outward toward said exit aperture.
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19. A light source comprising:
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an array of LEDs comprising at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors for emitting light in each of a plurality of colors, and a reflecting tube having an entrance aperture, an exit aperture, a reflective circumferental wall extending between said apertures, and an optic axis extending between said apertures centrally of said wall, said array of LEDs being arranged in said entrance aperture, said circumferential wall being arranged to reflect and mix light from said array of LEDs, wherein said circumferential wall has a cross section transverse to said optic axis, said cross-section being substantially non-round along at least a part of said optic axis, and wherein said cross-section is a polygonal along substantially the entire length of the optic axis and said circumferential wall diverges from said entrance aperture to said exit aperture such that the exit aperture is larger than the entrance aperture.
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