LED light tube with dual sided light distribution
First Claim
1. A method of distributing light in more than one direction from an LED light for use in a fluorescent light fixture having a reflector comprising:
- emanating light in a first direction from at least one LED positioned on a circuit board facing an illumination area;
emitting a portion of the light emanated in the first direction from a housing at least partially enclosing the circuit board and the at least one LED through a first portion of the housing facing the at least one LED;
deflecting a portion of the light emanated in the first direction in a second direction with the first portion of the housing;
passing the deflected light through apertures in the circuit board that are in communication with a second portion of the housing;
emitting a portion of the passed light from the housing through the second portion of the housing; and
reflecting the portion of the light emitted from the housing through the second portion of the housing back toward the illumination area with the reflector.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of LED-based lights for use in fluorescent fixtures that emanate light in a plurality of directions. One embodiment disclosed herein of an LED light for use in a fluorescent light fixture comprises a housing and a circuit board having a first surface configured to face an illumination area, the circuit board mounted in the housing and defining a plane conceptually dividing the housing into a first portion and a second portion. At least one LED is mounted on the first surface of the circuit board and is configured to emanate light in a first direction. Light distribution means is configured to distribute a portion of the light emanated in the first direction to at least a second direction different than the first direction.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of distributing light in more than one direction from an LED light for use in a fluorescent light fixture having a reflector comprising:
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emanating light in a first direction from at least one LED positioned on a circuit board facing an illumination area; emitting a portion of the light emanated in the first direction from a housing at least partially enclosing the circuit board and the at least one LED through a first portion of the housing facing the at least one LED; deflecting a portion of the light emanated in the first direction in a second direction with the first portion of the housing; passing the deflected light through apertures in the circuit board that are in communication with a second portion of the housing; emitting a portion of the passed light from the housing through the second portion of the housing; and reflecting the portion of the light emitted from the housing through the second portion of the housing back toward the illumination area with the reflector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An LED light for use in a fluorescent light fixture comprising:
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an generally flat elongate circuit board having a first side with a mounting surface and an opposing second side, and defining at least one aperture; at least one LED on the mounting surface, the at least one LED configured to emanate light; a housing for the circuit board, the housing having a tubular cross-sectional profile and laterally divided by the circuit board into a first circumferential portion defining a first lens surface facing the mounting surface and a second circumferential portion defining a second lens surface facing the second side, the first lens surface configured to emit a portion of the emanated light from the housing and deflect a portion of the emanated light to the second lens surface through the at least one aperture defined by the mounting surface, and the second lens surface configured to emit at least a portion of the deflected light from the housing; and at least one connector arranged at an end of the housing, the housing and the connector defining a package adapted for installation in a fluorescent light fixture. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An LED-based replacement light comprising:
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an generally flat circuit board having a first side with a mounting surface and an opposing second side, and defining at least one aperture; at least one LED on the mounting surface, the at least one LED configured to emanate light; a housing for the circuit board and the at least one LED, the housing at least partially enclosing the circuit board and the at least one LED and defining a first lens surface spaced from and facing the mounting surface and a second lens surface spaced from and facing the second side, the first lens surface configured to emit a portion of the emanated light from the housing and deflect a portion of the emanated light to the second lens surface through the at least one aperture defined by the mounting surface, and the second lens surface configured to emit at least a portion of the deflected light from the housing; and at least one connector arranged at an end of the housing, the housing and the connector defining a package adapted for installation in a light fixture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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