EP0513096A1 - A reflector for a light source. - Google Patents
A reflector for a light source.Info
- Publication number
- EP0513096A1 EP0513096A1 EP91903247A EP91903247A EP0513096A1 EP 0513096 A1 EP0513096 A1 EP 0513096A1 EP 91903247 A EP91903247 A EP 91903247A EP 91903247 A EP91903247 A EP 91903247A EP 0513096 A1 EP0513096 A1 EP 0513096A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- reflector
- panels
- face
- light source
- panel
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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
- F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
- F21V7/04—Optical design
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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
- F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
- F21V7/22—Reflectors for light sources characterised by materials, surface treatments or coatings, e.g. dichroic reflectors
- F21V7/28—Reflectors for light sources characterised by materials, surface treatments or coatings, e.g. dichroic reflectors characterised by coatings
Definitions
- the invention concerns a specular reflector for a light source, composed of a plurality of plane, reflecting panels, in particular such a reflector as is used for guiding the light from the light source.
- the invention has its field of use within the graphic in- dustries, road illumination and for achievement of biolo ⁇ gical effects (solaria, greenhouses) where homogeneous illumination of a face is desired in certain cases, and a . certain deviation from homogeneity is desired in other cases.
- a reflector which is placed about the light source and which reflects part of the light from the light source to the areas of the face where the direct light from the light source is weaker than directly above the light source, so that the face is illuminated more uniformly.
- Such reflectors are known and are frequently composed of a plurality of reflecting faces, typically four, which are arranged symmetrically about the light source. Ideally, each of these faces is curved, but this ideal, curved face is frequently approximated in practice by angularly dis ⁇ posed and contiguous, plane panels since this facilitates the production. In such known reflectors each individual plane panel contributes with reflected light to supplement the illumination in a specific area of the face to be il ⁇ luminated.
- Each individual reflecting, plane panel is dimensioned and angularly disposed so that it reflects light to a specific part of the face to be illuminated. It is known that the bending lines between such panels may be parallel or form acute angels with each other, so that the panels will have the shape of acute-angled triangles.
- each individual reflecting panel is pro ⁇ vided with a coating near the internal edges of the re ⁇ flector, which equalizes differences in illumination to a limited degree, preferably along the diagonals of the illumination face.
- each individual plane, reflecting panel will not contri ⁇ bute homogeneously to illuminate the illumination face, since illumination of a point on the face diminishes with the distance of the point from the reflecting face, i.e. toward the edges and corners of the illumination face.
- the object of the invention is to provide a reflector of the present type where each individual curved reflector sub-face is composed of a relatively small number of plane panels which in combination are a good approximation to the curved sub-face, and where the illumination distribu- tion, in spite of the small number of plane panels is more homogeneous than before and can even be controlled to a certain desired deviation from homogeneity through the aid of the same means.
- This object is achieved by graduating the reflection co ⁇ efficient of the individual plane panels over the panel, as stated in claim 1. This primarily makes it possible to control the illumination contribution of each individual, plane reflecting panel. This also makes it possible to approximate the ideally curved sub-faces of the reflector with a relatively small number of plane panels, while their overlapping illumination of the illumination face can now be controlled by graduating the reflection coeffi- cient.
- Claims 2 and 3 define expedient forms of graduation of the reflection coefficient which can be performed in a simple manner, e.g. by applying a non-reflecting layer or by mat- ting (e.g. by sand blowing or etching) in raster pattern on a punched plate before the plate is bent.
- Such a raster pattern may consist of spots (dot raster) or of streaks (line raster), where the size of the spots and the width of the streak, respectively, and/or the distan ⁇ ces between these may vary.
- This art is known from the photographic industries where it is used for reproducing shades of grey in photographic images for printing.
- fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the reflector of the invention, and figs. 2 and 3 show parts of a reflector according to the invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a bowl-shaped reflector 10 with the opening facing upwardly, and in whose bottom a light source is to be positioned.
- the reflector 10 is composed of four uni ⁇ form sub-faces 11 and thus has a square cross-section in each horizontal plane.
- the reflector 10 might have a rectangular horizontal section or be composed of a larger or smaller number of sub-faces 11.
- Each of the sub-faces 11 is made from a plate by bending along a plu ⁇ rality of bending lines 12, which are parallel in this case, but might form acute angles with each other.
- each of the four bent sub-faces 11 of the reflector con-.
- sists of a plurality of plane panels 15, and the four sub- faces 11 are joined to a bowl-shaped reflector 10 along their edges 13.
- the electrical connections of the light source are passed through openings 18.
- the inner side of the reflector is substantially specu ⁇ larly reflecting, but the panels 15 are provided with a coating, there being applied a non-reflecting layer 14 in certain areas, here shown in black.
- Each of figs. 2 and 3 show a sub-face 11 with bending lines 12, but before the plate is bent. Further, the coated areas are visible.
- Fig. 2 shows schematically a sub-face 11, where each of the plane panels 15a-f show possible examples of how the reflection coefficient may be graduated in practice.
- Panels 15a and 15b have a coating in form of parallel streaks.
- Panel 15c has a coating in a pattern of lines or narrow curves.
- Panel 15d has a coating with curves having varying width and mutual distance.
- Panels 15e and 15f each have a coating constituted of narrow acute angled tri- angles. Furthermore all the panels 15a-f carry a coating in zones near their ends.
- Fig. 3 shows that each panel 15 is formed with a pattern of dots, where each panel 15 is made non-reflecting in a pattern of varying density of dots.
- Both the curve patterns in fig. 2 and the dot pattern in fig. 3 serve to graduate the reflection coefficient over the respective panel 15, such-that the contribution of the panel to the illumination can be controlled individually.
- the patterns in figs. 1 and 2 are curve raster patterns, and the pattern in fig. 3 is a dot raster pattern.
- the re- flection coefficient can be graduated in a simple manner with these patterns, there being various optimization methods for calculating their designs with a view to light control for the task in question.
- the curve patterns of panels 15a-c in fig. 2 are shown with curves or streaks of a constant width, and the graduation of the reflection coefficient has been achieved by varying the distance between the streaks which consti ⁇ tute the pattern. This variation may be replaced by or be supplemented with a variation of the width of the streaks like in panel 15d. Similar considerations apply to the dot pattern in fig. 3, where the size of the dots and their mutual distance and distribution over the panel can be varied.
- each individual curve 16 in fig. 2 may re ⁇ present locations of constant reflection coefficient so that between two arbitrary curves there is throughout a constant difference in reflection coefficient which can vary continuously or stepwise between two curves.
- the reflec ⁇ tion coefficient of each individual sub-face 11 can be calculated preferably by means of computer based methods for each individual sub-face, and it can be decided how the reflection coefficient is to be distributed over the sub-face. It is then a relatively uncomplicated task for the skilled person to transform the distribution thus calculated to e.g. a raster pattern which realizes the desired reflection and light distribution.
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Abstract
Pour obtenir une répartition désirée de la lumière au moyen d'un réflecteur spéculaire composé de plusieurs panneaux réfléchissants plans (15), le coefficient de réflexion est gradué sur chacun des panneaux. A cet effet, les panneaux (4) sont conçus non réfléchissants dans des zones sélectionnées, de préférence selon une structure de trame (17).To obtain a desired distribution of light by means of a specular reflector composed of several planar reflecting panels (15), the reflection coefficient is graduated on each of the panels. For this purpose, the panels (4) are designed non-reflective in selected areas, preferably according to a frame structure (17).
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT91903247T ATE104038T1 (en) | 1990-01-29 | 1991-01-29 | REFLECTOR FOR LIGHT SOURCE. |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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DK231/90 | 1990-01-29 | ||
DK023190A DK164330C (en) | 1990-01-29 | 1990-01-29 | REFLECTOR FOR A LIGHT SOURCE |
PCT/DK1991/000025 WO1991011655A1 (en) | 1990-01-29 | 1991-01-29 | A reflector for a light source |
Publications (2)
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EP0513096A1 true EP0513096A1 (en) | 1992-11-19 |
EP0513096B1 EP0513096B1 (en) | 1994-04-06 |
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EP91903247A Revoked EP0513096B1 (en) | 1990-01-29 | 1991-01-29 | A reflector for a light source |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0513096B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69101635D1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK164330C (en) |
WO (1) | WO1991011655A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2726349B1 (en) * | 1994-10-26 | 1997-01-17 | Thorn Europhane Sa | PUBLIC LIGHTING LANTERN WITH IMPROVED REFLECTOR, ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTING A TRAFFIC LANE |
Family Cites Families (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1253813A (en) * | 1917-05-29 | 1918-01-15 | Robert D Gray | Reflecting-condenser for enlarging photographs. |
GB395017A (en) * | 1932-01-07 | 1933-07-07 | George Norman Higgs | Improvements in and relating to lamp reflectors |
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1990
- 1990-01-29 DK DK023190A patent/DK164330C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1991
- 1991-01-29 DE DE91903247T patent/DE69101635D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-01-29 EP EP91903247A patent/EP0513096B1/en not_active Revoked
- 1991-01-29 WO PCT/DK1991/000025 patent/WO1991011655A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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DK164330B (en) | 1992-06-09 |
DE69101635D1 (en) | 1994-05-11 |
DK164330C (en) | 1992-11-02 |
WO1991011655A1 (en) | 1991-08-08 |
DK23190A (en) | 1991-07-30 |
DK23190D0 (en) | 1990-01-29 |
EP0513096B1 (en) | 1994-04-06 |
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