Lens assembly
First Claim
1. A lens assembly for use with a light source, the lens assembly comprising:
- an inner lens having an inner light-collecting face and a radial inner light-emitting face, the radial inner light-emitting face including a plurality of collimators, the inner lens being configured to collect light rays from the light source through its light-collecting face and emit at least a portion of the light rays radially through the collimators, wherein the inner light-collecting face defines a pocket formed within the inner lens, the pocket having an open end; and
an outer lens having a plurality of outer light-collecting faces and a plurality of outer light-distributing faces, the light-collecting faces corresponding to the collimators and being configured to collect the light rays emitted from the collimators, the outer lens being further configured to distribute the light rays collected by the outer light-collecting faces through the outer light-distributing faces.
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Abstract
A lens assembly for use with a light source and including an inner lens and a light directing portion. The inner lens collects light rays from the light source through a light-collecting face and emits at least a portion of the light rays radially through a series of collimators. The light directing portion may be an outer lens having light-collecting faces and light-distributing faces. The light-collecting faces correspond with the collimators and distribute the light rays through light-distributing faces. The light direction portion may alternatively be an outer reflector. The reflector has a plurality of light-reflecting surfaces, corresponding to the collimators, and configured to reflect the light rays emitted from the collimators.
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16 Claims
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1. A lens assembly for use with a light source, the lens assembly comprising:
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an inner lens having an inner light-collecting face and a radial inner light-emitting face, the radial inner light-emitting face including a plurality of collimators, the inner lens being configured to collect light rays from the light source through its light-collecting face and emit at least a portion of the light rays radially through the collimators, wherein the inner light-collecting face defines a pocket formed within the inner lens, the pocket having an open end; and an outer lens having a plurality of outer light-collecting faces and a plurality of outer light-distributing faces, the light-collecting faces corresponding to the collimators and being configured to collect the light rays emitted from the collimators, the outer lens being further configured to distribute the light rays collected by the outer light-collecting faces through the outer light-distributing faces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
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6. A lens assembly for use with a light source, the lens assembly comprising:
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an inner lens having an inner light-collecting face and a radial inner light-emitting face, the radial inner light-emitting face including a plurality of collimators, the inner lens being configured to collect light rays from the light source through its light-collecting face and emit at least a portion of the light rays radially through the collimators; and an outer lens having a plurality of outer light-collecting faces and a plurality of outer light-distributing faces, the light-collecting faces corresponding to the collimators and being configured to collect the light rays emitted from the collimators, the outer lens being further configured to distribute the light rays collected by the outer light-collecting faces through the outer light-distributing faces, wherein the outer lens comprises at least one light pipe having a plurality of light-reflecting faces being located along the length the light pipe.
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7. A light distribution assembly for use with a light source, the light distribution assembly comprising:
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a lens having a light-collecting face and a radial light-emitting face, the radial light-emitting face including a plurality of collimators, the lens being configured to collect light rays from the light source through light-collecting face and emit at least a portion of the light rays radially through the collimators; and a reflector having a plurality of light-reflecting faces corresponding to the collimators, the light-reflecting faces configured to reflect the light rays emitted from the collimators. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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