Lens for a lighting fixture

• US 7,463,434 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Issued: 12/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kojima Press Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kojima Press Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Kitou, Yoshimasa
• Primary Examiner(s): HASAN, MOHAMMED A
• Application Number:
  US11/739,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20080084610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 359811-819, 362/74, 362/368, 362135-142, 362/326, 362/332, 362/337, 362/355
• US Class Current: 359/811
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/74 for overall compartment lighting; for overall compartment lighting in combination with specific lighting, e.g. room lamps with reading lamps general lighting mounted on specific fittings B60Q3/20; general lighting for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/43
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/164 the parts being subjected to bending, e.g. snap joints
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/02 of prismatic shape F21V5/04 takes precedence

Abstract

A lens for a lighting fixture equipped with an engaging portion that engages with a counter member. The counter member or the engaging portion has an engaging pawl that engages with the other member. The back surface of the lens is formed with a surface relief to diffuse light, the engaging portion is arranged on the back surface of the lens, and an intermediate surface relief is disposed between the back surface of the lens and a top end surface of the engaging portion.

Claims

1. A lens for a lighting fixture having a back surface and a front surface for optically transmitting light from the back surface through the front surface, the lens comprising:

an engaging portion arranged on the back surface of the lens, the engaging portion having a through hole formed between a top surface of the engaging surface and the back surface of the lens for engaging with a counter member, wherein the back surface of the lens is formed with a surface relief to diffuse light; and

an intermediate surface relief disposed in the through hole between the back surface of the lens and a top end surface of the engaging portion opposite to the back surface of the lens, wherein the intermediate surface relief is configured to optically transmit light from the top end surface of the engaging portion through the front surface of the lens.

2. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 1, wherein at least portions of the top end surface of the engaging portion are formed with a surface relief.

3. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate surface relief is substantially parallel with the back surface of the lens.

4. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate surface relief is substantially parallel with the back surface of the lens.

5. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the engaging portion is set to be substantially equal to a unit length of the surface relief on the back surface of the lens in the direction of thickness thereof.

6. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 2, wherein a thickness of the engaging portion is set to be substantially equal to a unit length of the surface relief on the back surface of the lens in the direction of thickness thereof.

7. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 3, wherein a thickness of the engaging portion is set to be substantially equal to a unit length of the surface relief on the back surface of the lens in the direction of thickness thereof.

8. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 4, wherein a thickness of the engaging portion is set to be substantially equal to a unit length of the surface relief on the back surface of the lens in the direction of thickness thereof.

9. A lens for a lighting fixture comprising:

an engaging portion for engaging with a counter member, wherein the counter member or the engaging portion has an engaging pawl that engages with the other member, the back surface of the lens is formed with a surface relief to diffuse light, the engaging portion is arranged on the back surface of the lens; and

an intermediate surface relief disposed between the back surface of the lens and a top end surface of the engaging portion, wherein a thickness of the engaging portion is set to be substantially equal to a unit length of the surface relief on the back surface of the lens in the direction of thickness thereof.

10. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 9, wherein at least portions of the top end surface of the engaging portion are formed with a surface relief.

11. The lens for a lighting fixture according to claim 9, wherein the intermediate surface is substantially parallel with the back surface of the lens.