Illumination lens for short-throw lighting

• US 9,664,356 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2015
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Parkyn, William A, Pelka, David G
• Primary Examiner(s): Alavi, Ali
• Application Number:
  US14/813,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20150338056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/60 Optical arrangements integrated in the light source, e.g. for improving the colour rendering index or the light extraction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 13/02 Combinations of only two kinds of elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/04 of lens shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/305 for refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/405 for shop-windows or displays
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 27/00 Lighting arrangements in general F21
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 19/0028 refractive and reflective surfaces, e.g. non-imaging catadioptric systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 19/0061 the light source comprising a LED semiconductor devices with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier specially adapted for light emission H01L33/00

Abstract

An illumination lens includes a light incident surface that defines a cavity and has a flat top surface and lateral flanks, the light incident surface configured to receive light from an underlying light emitting element, a light exiting surface having a central indentation and surrounding toroid, and a bottom surface connecting the light incident surface and the light exiting surface. The lateral flank includes a first region extending from the top surface and a second region extended from the first region, the second region is a curved surface, of which the center of the curvature thereof lies on the illumination lens, an intersection of the second region and a horizontal optical axis forms a first point, and the first point is disposed lower than a second point where the bottom surface and the light exiting surface intersect.

Claims

1. An illumination lens, comprising:

a light incident surface that defines a cavity having rotational symmetry with respect to a central axis, the light incident surface configured to receive light from an underlying light emitting element;

a light exiting surface comprising a flat surface intersecting the central axis and a convex surface extended from the flat surface toward a side portion; and

a bottom surface connecting the light incident surface and the light exiting surface, wherein;

an uppermost part of the light exiting surface has an infinite intersecting point with a horizontal axis vertical to the central axis in a cross-sectional view;

a lowermost part of the bottom surface has two intersecting points with the horizontal axis in the cross-sectional view; and

the bottom surface comprises an inclined surface having an angle formed by the bottom surface with respect to the horizontal axis.

2. The illumination lens of claim 1, wherein a first portion disposed between the uppermost part of the light exiting surface and an uppermost part of the light incident surface has two intersecting points with the horizontal axis in the cross-sectional view.

3. The illumination lens of claim 1, wherein a second portion disposed between the uppermost part of the light incident surface and the lowermost part of the bottom surface has four intersecting points with the horizontal axis in the cross-sectional view.

4. The illumination lens of claim 1, wherein the lens at the uppermost part of the light incident surface has three intersecting points with the horizontal axis in the cross-sectional view.

5. The illumination lens of claim 1, wherein the flat surface of the light exiting surface is superposed on a center of the light incident surface.

6. The illumination lens of claim 1, wherein the light incident surface comprises concave surfaces facing each other with respect to the central axis.

7. An illumination lens, comprising:

a light incident surface that defines a cavity having rotational symmetry with respect to a central axis, the light incident surface configured to receive light from an underlying light emitting element;

a light exiting surface comprising a flat surface intersecting the central axis and a convex surface extended from the flat surface toward a side portion;

a bottom surface connecting the light incident surface and the light exiting surface; and

at least one peg disposed on a rim of the bottom surface,

wherein;

an uppermost part of the light exiting surface has an infinite intersecting point with a horizontal axis vertical to the central axis in a cross-sectional view; and

a lowermost part of the bottom surface has two intersecting points with the horizontal axis in the cross-sectional view.

8. A light emitting device, comprising:

a light emitting element disposed on a printed circuit board; and

an illumination lens, comprising;

a light incident surface that defines a cavity having rotational symmetry with respect to a central axis, the light incident surface configured to receive light from the light emitting element;

a light exiting surface comprising a flat surface intersecting the central axis and a convex surface extended from the flat surface toward a side portion; and

a bottom surface connecting the light incident surface and the light exiting surface, wherein;

an uppermost part of the light exiting surface has an infinite intersecting point with a horizontal axis vertical to the central axis in a cross-sectional view; and

a lowermost part of the bottom surface has two intersecting points with the horizontal axis in the cross-sectional view,

wherein an upper surface of the printed circuit board comprises an absorptive material.

9. A light emitting device of claim 8, wherein the absorptive material is black.

10. A light emitting device, comprising:

a light emitting element disposed on a printed circuit board; and

an illumination lens, comprising;

a light incident surface that defines a cavity having rotational symmetry with respect to a central axis, the light incident surface configured to receive light from the light emitting element;

a light exiting surface comprising a flat surface intersecting the central axis and a convex surface extended from the flat surface toward a side portion; and

a bottom surface connecting the light incident surface and the light exiting surface, wherein;

an uppermost part of the light exiting surface has an infinite intersecting point with a horizontal axis vertical to the central axis in a cross-sectional view; and

a lowermost part of the bottom surface has two intersecting points with the horizontal axis in the cross-sectional view; and

an absorptive material disposed between the bottom surface and the printed circuit board.

11. A light emitting device of claim 10, wherein the absorptive material is black.