LED lamps including LED work lights
First Claim
1. A light emitting diode work light, comprising:
- a handle section and a head section, and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted in the head section, and means for the plurality of light emitting diodes to receive electrical power, wherein;
each light emitting diode within the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with a lens that is located forward of its associated light emitting diode,the lens associated with each light emitting diode in the plurality of light emitting diodes forms a beam by projecting an image of the forward region of its associated light emitting diode, andwherein all of the said lenses associated with light emitting diodes in the plurality of light emitting diodes form beams that merge together to form a useful combined beam substantially between 40 and 90 degrees, andwherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprise;
one or more red light emitting diodes,one or more green light emitting diodes,one or more white light emitting diodes,and wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes produces light that is mixed to produce a combined light output that has color approximating that of a blackbody radiator and having a correlated color temperature of 3,800 to 5,400 Kelvin, and wherein the photometric output from the one or more green light emitting diodes exceeds the photometric output of the one or more red light emitting diodes.
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Abstract
Work light has LEDs that may require heatsink. Desired radiation pattern achieved by using optical components designed to produce beam or LEDs may have beams in different directions. Radiation pattern of LEDs may be changed by refractive-reflective optics or by convex lenses. Convex lenses may be hemispheres, other planoconvex shapes, concavo-convex shapes, or other shapes. Curved surfaces on any lenses may be spherical or aspheric. Ballast to operate the LEDs from line voltage AC or low voltage DC. Work light may contain batteries. The work light may be mounted on a stand. May have accessory mount. May have charging station. May have a paging transmitter to activate a paging receiver in work light. May have openings for heat transfer from heatsink to ambient air external to light.
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22 Claims
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1. A light emitting diode work light, comprising:
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a handle section and a head section, and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted in the head section, and means for the plurality of light emitting diodes to receive electrical power, wherein; each light emitting diode within the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with a lens that is located forward of its associated light emitting diode, the lens associated with each light emitting diode in the plurality of light emitting diodes forms a beam by projecting an image of the forward region of its associated light emitting diode, and wherein all of the said lenses associated with light emitting diodes in the plurality of light emitting diodes form beams that merge together to form a useful combined beam substantially between 40 and 90 degrees, and wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprise; one or more red light emitting diodes, one or more green light emitting diodes, one or more white light emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes produces light that is mixed to produce a combined light output that has color approximating that of a blackbody radiator and having a correlated color temperature of 3,800 to 5,400 Kelvin, and wherein the photometric output from the one or more green light emitting diodes exceeds the photometric output of the one or more red light emitting diodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of producing an light emitting diode work light, comprising:
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a handle section and a head section, and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted in the head section, and means for the plurality of light emitting diodes to receive electrical power, wherein; each light emitting diode within the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with a lens that is located forward of its associated light emitting diode, the lens associated with each light emitting diode in the plurality of light emitting diodes forms a beam by projecting an image of the forward region of its associated light emitting diode, and wherein all of the said lenses associated with light emitting diodes in the plurality of light emitting diodes form beams that merge together to form a useful combined beam substantially between 40 and 90 degrees, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprise; one or more red light emitting diodes, one or more green light emitting diodes, one or more white light emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes produces light that is mixed to produce a combined light output that has color approximating that of a blackbody radiator and having a correlated color temperature of 3,800 to 5,400 Kelvin, the method comprising; setting the percentage of photometric output contributed by each of the light emitting diode types needed to achieve white light of desirable chromaticity and color rendering properties as determined on the basis of the chromaticity of the light emitting diodes, the chromaticity of the combined white light to be achieved, percentage of photometric content of each light emitting diode type passing through a red filter, and desired percentage of the combined white light passing through a red filter.
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16. A method of producing a light emitting diode work light, comprising:
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a handle section and a head section, and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted in the head section, and means for the plurality of light emitting diodes to receive electrical power, wherein; each light emitting diode within the plurality of light emitting diodes is associated with a lens that is located forward of its associated light emitting diode, the lens associated with each light emitting diode in the plurality of light emitting diodes forms a beam by projecting an image of the forward region of its associated light emitting diode, and wherein all of the said lenses associated with light emitting diodes in the plurality of light emitting diodes form beams that merge together to form a useful combined beam substantially between 40 and 90 degrees, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprise; one or more red light emitting diodes, one or more green light emitting diodes, one or more white light emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes produces light that is mixed to produce a combined light output that has color approximating that of a blackbody radiator and having a correlated color temperature of 3,800 to 5,400, the method comprising; setting the percentage of photometric output from each of the light emitting diode types of the work light to achieve a desirable combined white color and desirable color rendering properties as determined by the percentage of the combined white light passing through a colored filter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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