Flat panel display light guide
First Claim
1. A luminaire for backlighting a flat panel display, the luminaire comprising:
- a fluorescent lamp having a plurality of lamp sections;
a stack of optical components; and
a light guide positioned between the fluorescent lamp and the stack of optical components, the light guide comprising;
a first section extending across a width of the luminaire separating the plurality of lamp sections from the stack of optical components and adapted to substantially uniformly distribute light from the plurality of lamp sections toward the stack of optical components; and
a plurality of leg sections, wherein each of the plurality of leg sections protrudes from the first section of the light guide to positions between adjacent ones of the plurality of lamp sections or to positions between one of the lamp sections and a side wall, the plurality of leg sections being adapted to redirect light from the leg sections of the fluorescent lamp into the first section of the light guide.
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Abstract
A luminaire for back lighting a flat panel display in accordance with the present invention includes a fluorescent lamp having multiple lamp sections and a stack of optical components. A light guide is positioned between the fluorescent lamp and the stack of optical components. The light guide includes a first section extending across a width of the luminaire which separates the multiple lamp sections from the stack of optical components and which is adapted to substantially uniformly distribute light from the multiple lamp sections toward the stack of optical components. The light guide also includes multiple leg sections each adapted to protrude from the first section of the light guide to positions between adjacent lamp sections or to positions between one of the lamp sections and a side wall. The multiple leg sections of the light guide redirect light from the lamp sections into the first section of the light guide.
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15 Claims
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1. A luminaire for backlighting a flat panel display, the luminaire comprising:
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a fluorescent lamp having a plurality of lamp sections;
a stack of optical components; and
a light guide positioned between the fluorescent lamp and the stack of optical components, the light guide comprising;
a first section extending across a width of the luminaire separating the plurality of lamp sections from the stack of optical components and adapted to substantially uniformly distribute light from the plurality of lamp sections toward the stack of optical components; and
a plurality of leg sections, wherein each of the plurality of leg sections protrudes from the first section of the light guide to positions between adjacent ones of the plurality of lamp sections or to positions between one of the lamp sections and a side wall, the plurality of leg sections being adapted to redirect light from the leg sections of the fluorescent lamp into the first section of the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A light guide for use in a luminaire for back lighting a flat panel display, the luminaire including a fluorescent lamp having a plurality of lamps sections and a stack of optical components, the light guide comprising:
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a first section adapted to extend across a width of the luminaire to separate the plurality of lamps sections of the fluorescent lamp from a stack of optical components and adapted to substantially uniformly distribute light from the plurality of lamp sections toward the stack of optical components; and
a plurality of legs sections, wherein each of the plurality of leg sections is adapted to protrude from the first section of the light guide to positions between adjacent ones of the plurality of lamp sections or to positions between one of the lamp sections and a side wall of the luminaire, the plurality of leg sections being adapted to redirect light from the lamp sections into the first section of the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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