Color mixing optics for LED illumination device
First Claim
1. An illumination device, comprising an emitter module having an array of emission LEDs mounted onto a substrate and encapsulated within a primary optic, wherein the array of emission LEDs comprises four chains of serially connected LEDs with four LEDs in each chain, wherein each chain is configured to produce a different color of light, and wherein each row, column, and diagonal of the 4×
- 4 array comprises only one LED from each chain.
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Abstract
Illumination devices with improved color mixing optics are disclosed herein for mixing the colors produced by a multi-colored LED emitter module to produce uniform color throughout the entire beam angle of the output light beam, along with smoother edges and improved center beam intensity. Embodiments disclosed herein include a unique arrangement of multi-color LEDs within an emitter module, a unique exit lens with different patterns of lenslets on opposing sides of the lens, and other associated optical features that thoroughly mix the different color components, and as such, provide uniform color across the output beam exiting the illumination device. Additional embodiments disclosed herein include a unique arrangement of photodetectors within the primary optics structure of the LED emitter module that ensure the optical feedback system properly measures the light produced by all similarly colored emission LEDs.
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10 Claims
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1. An illumination device, comprising an emitter module having an array of emission LEDs mounted onto a substrate and encapsulated within a primary optic, wherein the array of emission LEDs comprises four chains of serially connected LEDs with four LEDs in each chain, wherein each chain is configured to produce a different color of light, and wherein each row, column, and diagonal of the 4×
- 4 array comprises only one LED from each chain.
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4. An illumination device comprising an emitter module having a plurality of emission LEDs mounted onto a substrate and encapsulated within a primary optic, wherein the plurality of emission LEDs are spatially divided into N blocks, wherein N is an integer value greater than or equal to 3, wherein each block consists of N LEDs each configured for producing a different color of light, wherein the N LEDs within each block are arranged to form a polygon having N sides, and wherein the N blocks of LEDs are arranged in a pattern on the substrate to form an outer polygon having N sides;
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wherein the N blocks are arranged on the substrate, such that; one LED within each block is located on a different vertex of an inner polygon having N sides, wherein the LEDs located on the vertices of the inner polygon are each configured to produce a different color of light; and remaining LEDs within each block are located along the N sides of the outer polygon, wherein the LEDs located along each side of the outer polygon are each configured to produce a different color of light; wherein if N=4, the four LEDs within each block are arranged to form a square, and wherein the inner polygon is a square, and wherein the outer polygon is a square. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An illumination device, comprising:
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a plurality of emission LEDs mounted onto a substrate and configured to produce illumination for the illumination device, wherein the plurality of emission LEDs are arranged in a pattern on the substrate to form an outer polygon having N sides, wherein N is an integer value greater than or equal to 3; a primary optic encapsulating the plurality of emission LEDs and configured to transmit a majority of the illumination produced by the emission LEDs; and N photodetectors mounted onto the substrate and encapsulated within the primary optic, wherein the N photodetectors are arranged around a periphery of the outer polygon, such that the N photodetectors are placed near a center of the N sides of the outer polygon, and wherein the N photodetectors are electrically connected in parallel to receiver circuitry of the illumination device for detecting a portion of the illumination that is emitted by the emission LEDs and/or reflected by the primary optic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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