EP2495489A3 - LED traffic signal and optical element therefor - Google Patents

LED traffic signal and optical element therefor Download PDF

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EP2495489A3
EP2495489A3 EP12157934.6A EP12157934A EP2495489A3 EP 2495489 A3 EP2495489 A3 EP 2495489A3 EP 12157934 A EP12157934 A EP 12157934A EP 2495489 A3 EP2495489 A3 EP 2495489A3
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optical element
traffic signal
lighting device
light source
led traffic
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French (fr)
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EP2495489A2 (en
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Eden Dubuc
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Current Lighting Solutions LLC
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GE Lighting Solutions LLC
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Priority claimed from US13/040,874 external-priority patent/US8668351B2/en
Application filed by GE Lighting Solutions LLC filed Critical GE Lighting Solutions LLC
Priority to EP14196410.6A priority Critical patent/EP2881654A3/en
Publication of EP2495489A2 publication Critical patent/EP2495489A2/en
Publication of EP2495489A3 publication Critical patent/EP2495489A3/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/008—Combination of two or more successive refractors along an optical axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/04—Refractors for light sources of lens shape
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/04—Refractors for light sources of lens shape
    • F21V5/045—Refractors for light sources of lens shape the lens having discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lenses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2111/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
    • F21W2111/02—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00 for roads, paths or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

A lighting device includes a housing (28,68) having an open end and a geometrical axis and at least one light source (12,52) disposed along an optical axis. The lighting device further includes an outer optical element (10,50) having a focal point and closing the open end of the housing, the optical element comprising a converging outer surface and a diverging inner surface that cooperates with the light coming from the inner optical element. Additionally, the lighting device includes an inner optical element between the light source and the outer optical element, the inner optical element redirecting light from a light source that is offset from the focal point toward the outer optical element.
EP12157934.6A 2011-03-04 2012-03-02 LED traffic signal and optical element therefor Withdrawn EP2495489A3 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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EP14196410.6A EP2881654A3 (en) 2011-03-04 2012-03-02 Lighting device

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US13/040,874 US8668351B2 (en) 2008-09-04 2011-03-04 LED traffic signal and optical element therefor

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EP14196410.6A Division EP2881654A3 (en) 2011-03-04 2012-03-02 Lighting device

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EP2495489A2 EP2495489A2 (en) 2012-09-05
EP2495489A3 true EP2495489A3 (en) 2014-06-04

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GB157070A (en) * 1920-01-09 1921-12-22 Mckenzie Holland And Westingho Improvements in light projecting apparatus
DE4329332A1 (en) * 1992-09-01 1994-03-03 Koito Mfg Co Ltd Projection type headlamp that has reduced color edge zones
GB2329011A (en) * 1997-09-04 1999-03-10 Howells Railway Products Limit Light comprising a plurality of LEDs
US20020034081A1 (en) * 2000-09-18 2002-03-21 Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Vehicle lamp
EP1302719A1 (en) * 2001-10-15 2003-04-16 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Projector headlamp
WO2010028239A2 (en) * 2008-09-04 2010-03-11 Lumination Llc Led traffic signal and optical element therefor

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EP2881654A2 (en) 2015-06-10
CN105757469A (en) 2016-07-13
EP2495489A2 (en) 2012-09-05
CN102679207A (en) 2012-09-19

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