WO2003075051A1 - Illumination system combining diffuse homogeneous lighting with direct spot illumination - Google Patents
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
- G02B6/0058—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide varying in density, size, shape or depth along the light guide
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
- G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
- G02B6/0036—2-D arrangement of prisms, protrusions, indentations or roughened surfaces
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
- G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
- G02B6/0038—Linear indentations or grooves, e.g. arc-shaped grooves or meandering grooves, extending over the full length or width of the light guide
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- the invention relates to an illumination system comprising at least one plain or slightly curved, solid light guide made of transparent material, said at least one light guide receiving light from a light source, said at least one light guide being provided with means for extracting light from said light guide.
- the invention is especially of importance for application in the automotive industry, is however not limited thereto.
- functional lighting applications e.g. switch indicators and reading lamps have dominated the car interior, these do not contribute significantly torn its humanization.
- Ambient, orientation and contour lighting applications reveal real value of a car's interior environment.
- the illumination system comprising at least one plain or slightly curved, solid light guide made of transparent material, said at least one light guide receiving light from a light source, said at least one light guide being provided with means for extracting light from said light guide, is characterized in that means of the illumination system for extracting light from said light guide have reflecting surfaces the slopes of which are varied as a function of the position of the extracting means in the light guide as well as the position of a reading plane , so as to direct the light flux to a desired reading plane position.
- the reflecting surfaces with varying slope provide for an excellent reading spot function of restricted area, e.g. an A4 size.
- the illumination system comprises a combination of the solid light guide having reflecting surfaces the slopes of which are varied as a function of the position of the extracting means in the light guide as well as the position of the reading plane, so as to direct the light flux to a desired reading plane position, and at least a solid light guide for diffuse background illumination, said reading plane being at least one restricted area with respect to the background illumination area.
- the means for extracting light from said light guide to a reading place comprise N-shaped grooves in the at least one solid light guide, the slope of the reflecting surfaces of the grooves are varied as a function of the position of the extracting means in the light guide as well as the position of the reading plane , so as to direct the light flux to a desired reading place position.
- a further embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the means for extracting light from said light guide to a reading place comprise laser cuts in the at least one solid light guide, the slope of the reflecting surfaces of the laser cuts are varied as a function of the position of the extracting means in the light guide as well as the position of the reading plane , so as to direct the light flux to a desired reading place position.
- this embodiment may have advantages for very thin light guides.
- the illumination system may have a laminated structure of light guide layers, said layers being formed of a light guide layer for diffuse homogeneous illumination and at least one light guide layer for spot illumination of a reading plane.
- Fig.l shows schematically a light guide for a homogeneous light distribution
- Fig. 2 shows a side view of the light guide of Fig. 1
- Fig. 3 illustrates a perspective view and a side view of a light guide for directed spot illumination
- Fig. 4 illustrates a further embodiment for directed spot illumination
- Fig. 5 Shows an example of a light guide for directed spot illumination, provided with laser cuts
- Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the combination of a light guide for diffuse illumination and a light guide for directed spot illumination.
- Figures 1 and 2 show a light guide 1 that e.g. could be used for automotive application, to be applied to the roof of a car.
- This light guide can be plane or slightly curved.
- the guide is commonly made of a transparent material such as glass, polycarbonate, acryl, etc.
- Light is to be coupled into the guide e.g. at the front, and is kept in side by total internal reflection.
- Preferable the light is coupled in the guide by a compact high performance incandescent lamp and optical fibers, schematically indicated with reference numeral 2.
- the light guide can e.g. be provided with dots of paint 3, preferably regularly divided over the total surface of the light guide.
- a homogeneous diffuse lighting can be obtained, e.g. over large part of the roof of a car, giving a pleasant feeling for driver and passengers. Instead of spots of paint the dots can be matted.
- the thickness of the light guide can be made small, e.g. 3 mm.
- Fig. 3 shows a light guide 4 for directed spot illumination.
- a number of wedges 5 is provided, in V-shape.
- Fig. 4 shows The light pipe 4 for directed illumination with V-shaped grooves 6. These grooves are shown straight, but may also be somewhat rounded.
- the wedges or grooves are acting as extracting means for light so as to direct the light to a desired position, commonly a reading plane position in a car.
- the wedges, or the grooves have reflecting surfaces 7, 8, 9, 10 the slope of which is varied as a function of their position in the guide 4, 5. Due to this varying slope as function of the position in the guide a bright illumination can be obtained in a reading plane of any desired size, e.g. of a A4 size for a passenger in a car.
- Fig. 5 shows a light guide 4 for spot illumination, in which the reflecting surfaces are formed by laser cuts
- Fig. 6 the combination is shown of a light guide 1 for diffuse illumination and a light guide 4 for spot illumination.
- This combination is formed has a laminated structure as a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- the structure may also have more than one guide light layer for spot illumination.
- the layer for diffuse illuminate may be provided at the lower side of the structure.
- the upper surface of the structure is provided with a mirror like coating, so as to prevent loss of light in the upward direction.
- a structure of light guides consisted of two 3 mm thick light guides on top of each other.
- the lower 900 x 600 mm light guide offers a low level ambient or orientation function.
- the upper 300 x 300 mm light guide is illuminated separately from the lower light guide and offers a reading spot function. With an initial flux of 300 lm from the light source it was possible to create a 120 lux spot of a 2 x A4 size.
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