Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements
First Claim
1. An illumination device comprising:
- one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs) operatively disposed on one or more substrates and configured to emit light in an emission angular range;
one or more primary optics optically coupled with the one or more LEEs and configured to direct light received from the one or more LEEs at one or more input ends of the one or more primary optics, and provide directed light in a collimated angular range at one or more output ends of the one or more primary optics, a divergence of the collimated angular range being smaller than a divergence of the emission angular range;
a light guide optically coupled at an input end of the light guide with the one or more output ends of the one or more primary optics, the light guide shaped to guide in a forward direction light received from the one or more primary optics to an output end of the light guide and provide guided light in a forward angular range at the output end of the light guide, wherein a prevalent direction of propagation within the forward angular range has a component parallel to the forward direction;
a solid secondary optic optically coupled with the second end of the light guide at an input end of the solid secondary optic to receive light from the light guide, the solid secondary optic having first and second redirecting surfaces and first and second output surfaces, the first and second redirecting surfaces being spaced apart from the input end of the secondary optic,the first redirecting surface being configured to reflect at least a portion of light received at the input end of the solid secondary optic and provide the reflected light in a first backward angular range towards the first output surface, wherein a prevalent direction of propagation within the backward angular range has a component antiparallel to the forward direction, the solid secondary optic being configured to output the light reflected by the first redirecting surface as first output light in a first backward output angular range outside the solid secondary optic,the second redirecting surface being configured to reflect at least a portion of the light received at the input end of the solid secondary optic and provide the reflected light in a second backward angular range towards the second output surface, the solid secondary optic being further configured to output the light reflected by the second redirecting surface as second output light in a second backward output angular range outside the solid secondary optic, andthe solid secondary optic being elongated orthogonally to the forward direction; and
an elongated secondary reflector facing the first output surface, wherein the elongated secondary reflector can be adjustably arranged and configured to reflect at least some of the first output light as third output light, and to provide the third output light in a first forward output angular range.
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Abstract
A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured to manipulate light provided by one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the illumination devices feature one or more optical couplers that redirect illumination from the LEEs to a reflector which then directs the light into a range of angles. In some embodiments, the illumination device includes a second reflector that reflects at least some of the light from the first reflector. In certain embodiments, the illumination device includes a light guide that guides light from the collector to the first reflector. The components of the illumination device can be configured to provide illumination devices that can provide a variety of intensity distributions. Such illumination devices can be configured to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, task lighting, cabinet lighting, garage lighting, wall wash, stack lighting, and downlighting.
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1. An illumination device comprising:
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one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs) operatively disposed on one or more substrates and configured to emit light in an emission angular range; one or more primary optics optically coupled with the one or more LEEs and configured to direct light received from the one or more LEEs at one or more input ends of the one or more primary optics, and provide directed light in a collimated angular range at one or more output ends of the one or more primary optics, a divergence of the collimated angular range being smaller than a divergence of the emission angular range; a light guide optically coupled at an input end of the light guide with the one or more output ends of the one or more primary optics, the light guide shaped to guide in a forward direction light received from the one or more primary optics to an output end of the light guide and provide guided light in a forward angular range at the output end of the light guide, wherein a prevalent direction of propagation within the forward angular range has a component parallel to the forward direction; a solid secondary optic optically coupled with the second end of the light guide at an input end of the solid secondary optic to receive light from the light guide, the solid secondary optic having first and second redirecting surfaces and first and second output surfaces, the first and second redirecting surfaces being spaced apart from the input end of the secondary optic, the first redirecting surface being configured to reflect at least a portion of light received at the input end of the solid secondary optic and provide the reflected light in a first backward angular range towards the first output surface, wherein a prevalent direction of propagation within the backward angular range has a component antiparallel to the forward direction, the solid secondary optic being configured to output the light reflected by the first redirecting surface as first output light in a first backward output angular range outside the solid secondary optic, the second redirecting surface being configured to reflect at least a portion of the light received at the input end of the solid secondary optic and provide the reflected light in a second backward angular range towards the second output surface, the solid secondary optic being further configured to output the light reflected by the second redirecting surface as second output light in a second backward output angular range outside the solid secondary optic, and the solid secondary optic being elongated orthogonally to the forward direction; and an elongated secondary reflector facing the first output surface, wherein the elongated secondary reflector can be adjustably arranged and configured to reflect at least some of the first output light as third output light, and to provide the third output light in a first forward output angular range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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