Abstract: An improved lamp fixture with anti-glare function is disclosed, which comprises: a lamp; a light source; and a light-control unit, composed of a semi-Fresnel microstructure and a light-control microstructure; wherein the light source and the light-control unit are mounted on the lamp; and the semi-Fresnel microstructure is used for diffusing/collimating light of the light source while the light-control microstructure is used for controlling the resulting lighting angle. With the aforesaid lamp fixture, not only glare can be prevented, but also uniformity of the lamp fixture is improved.

Abstract: A condenser lens and a headlamp assembly employing the condenser lens improves control over the beam spread characteristics, while at the same time reduces the package size of the headlamp assembly. The condenser lens is provided for a projector-type headlamp assembly having a light source emitting light which is projected longitudinally downstream in front of a motor vehicle. The condenser lens generally includes a main body of light transmitting material. The main body defines a first surface receiving light from the light source and a second surface emitting the light. The second surface has at least one facet structured to spread the light and provide a predetermined beam pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Light Emitting Diode (LED) light source lens for emitting light in a lateral direction. The LED source lens includes an upper part, an upper part and a central part. The upper part includes an upper part reflecting surface bent symmetrically with respect to the central axis of the lens, and an upper part refracting surface extended from the end of the upper part reflecting surface parallel with the central axis. The central part includes a side surface extended from the lower end of the upper part refracting surface and bend inwards, and refracts or reflects light through the side surface. The lower part accommodates the LED light source, and includes an arch-shaped lower part refracting surface extended outwards from the lower end of the side surface of the central part. The light radiated from the LED light source is emitted perpendicular to the central axis.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus including a first light source, a second light source to emit light of a color different from that of the light emitted from the first light source, a frame configured to cover above the first light source and the second light source, and exit areas formed on the frame to correspond to the first light source and the second light source, respectively, the light emitted from each of the first light source and the second light source being emitted through the corresponding exit areas to the exterior of the frame.

Abstract: A semiconductor device made by mounting a light emitting element on a substrate, where an optically-transparent cover with a flat plate shape is installed on the light emitting element and a groove part for suppressing reflection of light emission of the light emitting element is formed in the cover.

Abstract: A device for shielding outside lights comprising an essentially cylindrical, transparent shield body with a surface which is provided with a zigzag-shaped profile in a vertical direction in order to deflect the radiation from a lighting source incident on the shield body in a desired direction. Triangular projections of the zigzag-shaped profile in a first portion are designed and configured in such a way that the radiation from the lighting source is fully reflected in a desired direction when passing through the first portion of the shield body and triangular projections of the zigzag-shaped profile in a second portion are designed and configured in such a way that the radiation from the lighting source is diffracted in the desired direction when passing through the second portion of the shield body.

Abstract: A light assembly is provided having a lens assembly that splits the function of a near field lens into two components, thereby permitting a manufacturable lens that achieves the desired beam size and intensity. At the same time, increased flexibility and control over the beam spread characteristics is achieved. The first component is an inner lens, while the second component may be a reflector or a second lens.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting unit having at least one light source and at least one light guide following the source and at least partially surrounding it, said light guide including at least one light exit surface facing away from the source and at least approximately located centrally, surrounded by at least one externally located light exit surface. In addition, at least one externally located light exit surface comprises a plurality of surface elements adjacent to each other with or without offset. These surface elements are surface regions of curved solids. With the present invention, a compact lighting unit is developed that makes possible a uniformly high yield in a preassigned target region.

Abstract: A side emitting device, a backlight unit using the same as a light source, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) employing the backlight unit. The side emitting device includes a light-emitting device to emit light, and a side emitter to change the path of at least part of the light emitted from the light-emitting device. The side emitter includes a first reflecting surface reflecting light emitted from the light-emitting device in a first range of angles close to a central axis, a first refracting surface refracting the light reflected by the first reflecting surface obliquely downward from the horizontal axis, and a second refracting surface refracting light emitted from the light-emitting device in a second range of angles complementary to the first range of angles. The backlight unit includes at least an array of side emitting devices, a reflection diffusion plate and a first transmission diffusion plate.

Abstract: In an LED lamp illumination projecting structure, an LED lamp includes a casing, an LED lamp set and a light transmitting lens. The casing has an LED lamp set with a base board mounted in the casing and several LED lamp connected to the base board, and the light transmitting lens is installed in the light projecting direction of the LED lamp set and sealed onto a side of the casing, and several pits arranged with an interval apart and formed on the internal surface at a position corresponding to the projected position of each LED lamp for collecting and emitting the light of each LED lamp through the pit, so as to provide a better directionality of the light of the LED lamp and an evener brightness for a projecting area.

Abstract: A lighting device such as a vehicle lighting device can be configured to be easily adapted to design changes in order to comply with various required or desired luminous intensity distributions. Light emitted from a light source at a large angle with respect to a main optical axis of the light source is more significantly condensed closer to the main optical axis than is the light emitted from the light source at a relatively smaller angle with respect to the main optical axis of the light source. The lighting device can include a lens which has a first lens cut and a second lens cut. The first lens cut can allow light emitted from the light source at a relatively smaller angle with respect to the main optical axis of the light source to pass therethrough. The second lens cut is arranged outside the first lens cut so as to condense light, emitted from the light source at a larger angle, close to the main optical axis of the light source.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus, including: a light fixture having a concave reflector disposed on a rear surface thereof; and at least one LED directed at a concavity of the concave reflector.

Abstract: A full cutoff luminaire having a housing with an open bottom, a vertically mounted lamp centrally located within the housing, a radial reflector surrounding a portion of the lamp and a downwardly extending optic lens having an open top enshrouding a lower portion of the lamp wherein light emitted from the luminaire does not exceed 90° above nadir.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp including a translucent member 14 and a light-emitting element 12 with its front being covered by the translucent member 14; a plurality of lens elements 14s1 and 14s2 being formed on the front surface 14b of the translucent member 14 so that the lens elements are located on a hemispherical surface which is centered upon the light-emitting element 12 and serves as a reference plane B. The front surface 14b of the translucent member 14 is divided in a radial pattern to form a plurality of fan-shaped zones SA and SB, which are further divided into concentric circular shapes to form a plurality of fan-shaped zone bands SA1, SA2, SA3 and SA4, and SB1, SB2 and SB3, respectively, which are provided with the lens elements 14s1 and 14s2 therein.

Abstract: An efficient system and method for zooming the light from a flashlight is disclosed. Multiple refractive lenses are translated in unison to allow zooming of the light while reducing the size and weight of the required lenses. In another aspect, a meniscus lens is used to reduce the amount of light lost from a light-emitting diode (LED). One method includes providing a light source in a housing and translating a lens arrangement substantially along a light path of a light beam generated by the light source. The lens arrangement includes at least two refractive lenses separated by a gap, a size of the gap being maintained during translation of the lens arrangement.

Abstract: This invention consists in a nonimaging device for concentration or collimation of radiation on a receiver or from an emitter (14), depending on the case. The device is made up of the lens (50), which surrounds the receiver and consists of the aspheric surface (21), and the lens (15), whose upper refractive surface (16) may be aspheric, while the lower surface is aspheric (17) in its central portion (between points 18 and 19) and has a structure with discontinuous slope (20) in its external portion, in which the faces (22) fundamentally refract the rays while the faces (23) reflect them by total internal reflection. The design method provides that the device properties of concentration/collimation are noticeably superior to those of the existing inventions. Possible applications of this lens include: radiation sensors, illumination systems with LEDs, wireless optical communications and photovoltaic solar energy.

Abstract: An LCD device has scratch-resistant property without using a protection sheet and can provide enhanced brightness. The LCD device includes a light path regulating member. The member includes a first prism sheet having first prisms of which apex has a round shape. The first prism sheet concentrates light supplied from a lamp to output the concentrated light. An anti-glare polarizing plate uniformly polarizes polarized planes of the concentrated light and provides the polarized light to the lower substrate. The anti-glare polarizing plate is arranged below the lower substrate of an LCD panel, and an uppermost prism sheet of optical sheets is non-matte-treated and has round-treated apexes. In spite of the absence of the protection sheet, the scratch-resistant property of the uppermost prism sheet and the brightness of the LCD panel may be enhanced.

Abstract: A disclosed coprocessor receives a user-defined command during execution of an instruction including the user-defined command, and performs a predetermined function in response to the user-defined command. The user-defined command includes multiple ordered bits having values assigned by a user. In one embodiment, the coprocessor includes logic coupled to receive the user-defined command and a datapath. The logic produces a control value in response to the user-defined command. The datapath receives data and the control value, and performs the predetermined function dependent upon the control value. In one embodiment, the predetermined function is a motion estimation function. Data processing systems are described including a processor coupled to the coprocessor. Another disclosed data processing system includes an arbiter coupled between a processor and multiple coprocessors.

Abstract: The invention concerns a lamp device for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one reflector, a light source producing a set of light signals possibly being reflected by the reflector, an output lens, comprising an input surface, an output surface and a focus, for producing a light beam, and a mask disposed between the reflector and the output lens for implementing a cutoff in the light beam produced. According to the invention, the output lens comprises a set of arrangements implemented in at least one circumferential part of the output surface of the lens, this set being capable of deviating in a given direction some of the light signals encountering this arrangement.

Abstract: An LED or incandescent light source is positioned in a reflector arranged to reflect light from the LED or incandescent light source which is radiated from the LED or incandescent light source in a peripheral forward solid angle as defined by the reflector. A lens is disposed longitudinally forward of the LED or incandescent light source for focusing light into a predetermined pattern which is radiated from the LED or incandescent light source in a central forward solid angle as defined by the lens. The apparatus comprised of the combination projects a beam of light comprised of the light radiated in the central forward solid angle and peripheral forward solid angles.

Abstract: A white light generating portion is comprised of a gas discharge light source and a rotated cylindrical lens. A red light generating portion is comprised of a plurality of light emitting diodes.

Abstract: A light source system, including light emitting diodes with different light emitting colors arranged at a predetermined ratio of quantities of diodes, the ratio of quantities of diodes is determined based on light emitting status for each diode of each color so that a projected light has chromaticity of a desired color, and total quantity of the light emitting diodes is set so as to satisfy the ratio of quantities of diodes.

Abstract: A signal light and rear-view mirror arrangement is constructed to include a circuit board mounted in the back recess of a vehicle rear-view mirror and adapted to control a set of lamps to flash, and a lens covered on the back side of the vehicle rear-view mirror, the lens having a plurality of raised portions protruded from the inner surface and forming a honeycomb-like condensing area adapted to condense and refract light from the lamps, a transparent area surrounding the honeycomb-like condensing area, and a photomask covered on the outer surface of the lens corresponding to the condensing area.

Abstract: The assembly has two lamps, such as fluorescent tubes. A cover is a co-extrusion having a baffle between the lamps and shroud portions outermost of the cover. The baffle blocks at least some of the light output of the lamps from crossing the region between the lamps. This helps reduce glare, which is further reduced by the configuration of the shrouds.

Abstract: A variable intensity illuminator lens may comprise a generally elongate transparent body having a first converging power at a first position on the generally elongate transparent body and a second converging power at a second position on the generally elongate transparent body, the first converging power at the first position on the generally elongate transparent body being different than the second converging power at the second position on the generally elongate transparent body.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp employs a single, high-flux light emitting diode as a light source, and is capable of performing stop, tail, turn and marker functions. The vehicular lamp can satisfy the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108, as well as Society of Automotive Engineers Standards J585 (3/00), J1395 (6/91), J1398 (6/91), and J592 (12/94).

Abstract: A hazard/safety warning device is disclosed which has a lamp member and a base, the lamp member being able to be used with and without the base. The base has a self-righting feature so that when the lamp is in the base, the lamp will rock to the vertical position. The lamp is activated by rotating a fresnel lens about its longitudinal axis relative to the body. A bonnet connection allows the lamp member to be attached to the base. The base is external ribs for stability of operation, and the body of the lamp has at least two handles. The filament of the globe is located at the optical centre of lens, with the lens being designed to have a generally vertical directed beam along the longitudinal axis, and an annular, transverse beam generally horizontal. The remainder of the lens provides a diffused light.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light-condensing device having annular portions of a substantially semi-circular section, formed on a periphery of a convex lens, in which the light-condensing device is disposed in a state that a light-incoming plane of the convex lens and first inner wall surfaces of the annular portions are made to face a light source (lamp). And, lights from the light source falling on the light-condensing device are set to efficiently travel from the light-outgoing plane of the convex lens and second inner wall surfaces of the annular portions toward a small specific area such as a light-incoming end surface of a light-guiding device. Thereby, the lights from the light source can effectively be used for lighting.

Abstract: A cross-shaped beam laser ray device having a housing containing a battery, a laser diode driver circuit, a laser diode, and a convex lens. A transverse columnar faceted lens, respectively, with a cap having an aperture through its center is fastened to the front extremity of the housing. The transverse columnar faceted lens is aligned vertically with the laser rays such that afer laser rays are emitted by the laser diode and converged through the convex tens, the transverse columnar faceted lens refracts them into a cross-shaped beam that is projected through the aperture and appears as cross hairs when directed onto the surface of a targeted object.

Abstract: A light panel that includes a light source and a panel element operatively connected to the light source. The panel element includes a substantially transparent light transmitting material and is operative as a waveguide panel inside which light beams received from the light source propagate with total reflection. A diffractive outcoupling system is arranged on the panel element over a light surface of the panel element and is operative to outcouple the light beams from inside the panel element. The diffractive outcoupling system includes a plurality of local grating elements. The local grating elements have a plurality configurations and are optimized such that a diffraction efficiency is a function of location.

Abstract: The invention proposes an indicator light, in particular for a motor vehicle. The indicator light includes a central optical axis, a light source and a solid optical piece. The solid optical piece includes at least (1) an input face whose generatrix lies in a direction substantially parallel to the optical axis, (2) a rear reflection face whose generatrix lies in a direction substantially inclined towards the front, and (3) a front exit face. The exit face is formed by a series of elementary distribution dioptric elements, each of which is designed to form an elementary light beam whose image, on a screen placed in front of the indicator light, corresponds to the indicating function to be fulfilled.

Abstract: A vertically downward back-light module of the invention comprises a light-guiding panel, a light source, a reflective element, and a base. The light-guiding panel includes a bottom reflecting surface in which is formed a slot having a corrugated diffusing surface and light entry side surfaces. The light-guiding panel includes lateral wings respectively extending at a side of each light entry side surface. Each lateral wing extends in inclination relative to a horizontal plane including the opening of the slot in which is placed the light source. The reflective element covers the bottom reflecting surface and encapsulates the light source in the light-guiding panel. The light-guiding panel with the light source are mounted on the base. The light from the light source partially travels through the corrugated diffusing surface, and partially through the lateral wings. The brightness in proximity of the light source is thereby reduced.

Abstract: A lens comprises a bottom surface, a reflecting surface, a first refracting surface obliquely angled with respect to a central axis of the lens, and a second refracting surface extending as a smooth curve from the bottom surface to the first refracting surface. Light entering the lens through the bottom surface and directly incident on the reflecting surface is reflected from the reflecting surface to the first refracting surface and refracted by the first refracting surface to exit the lens in a direction substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the lens. Light entering the lens through the bottom surface and directly incident on the second refracting surface is refracted by the second refracting surface to exit the lens in a direction substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the lens. The lens may be advantageously employed with LEDs, for example, to provide side-emitting light-emitting devices. A lens cap attachable to a lens is also provided.

Abstract: An ornamental lamp having a colored coarse surface in the periphery of the bulb thereof, the colored coarse surface having a plurality of recessed and protruded ornamental lines extending in different directions and intersecting one another, showing a design.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a semiconductor laser providing light-output in first and second mutually perpendicular axes. The light-output propagates in a direction mutually perpendicular to the first and second axes. An optical system is arranged cooperative with the semiconductor laser to focus the light-output inn the first and second axes at respectively first and second focal points spaced apart in the propagation direction. At a plane intersecting the first focal point perpendicular to the direction of propagation, the focussed diode-laser light-output is formed into a line of light having a width in the first axis and a length in the second axis.

Abstract: This specification discloses an illuminating apparatus having a light source and an optical unit disposed forwardly on the object side of the light source, the optical unit being provided with an incidence surface on which light from the light source is incident, a light emergence surface provided with a Fresnel lens, and a side reflecting surface for totally reflecting the light incident on the incidence surface toward the Fresnel lens, wherein the light totally reflected by the side reflecting surface is refracted by the Fresnel lens and efficiently irradiates the object.

Abstract: An LED (light-emitting diode) signal light comprises a light source composed of a plurality of LEDs mounted on a circuit board and light is cast from a front mantle capable of modulating optically, wherein an external lateral surface of the front mantle is a smooth plane while an internal lateral surface is provided with a plurality of lens cells, which are located oppositely against the LEDs correspondingly. Both the architecture of the cutaway and the cross sections of the lens cell implicate an arcuate curve with an opening oriented a smooth plane. Light cast from an LED will undergo optical modulation of the plurality of lens humps on the lens cell so as to redistribute the light in vertical and horizontal direction and adjust orientation of light to the specified illumination areas.

Abstract: A backlight unit for enhancing brightness of a TFT-LCD device is disclosed. The backlight unit comprises a lamp and a light guide plate. The light guide plate has a top surface and one side. And the lamp is fastened to the side of the light guide plate for illumination. The light is multiple reflected in the light guide plate and emitted from the top surface of the light guide plate. The backlight unit further comprises an optical film and an adhesive layer, wherein the optical film is disposed on the light guide plate to spread the light uniformly, and the adhesive layer is applied to fill gaps between the light guide plate and the optical film. The adhesive layer has a refractive index equal to that of the light guide plate and the optical film for decreasing multiple reflections therebetween.

Abstract: A lighting module that projects various colors, hues and intensities of light, and that can change the divergence and distribution of light. The device includes a light source and a reflector to direct the light along an optic path in a generally parallel direction. The invention does not provide a beam that is parallel or even somewhat parallel. It is intended for applications in which a somewhat diffused beam is required. In addition to the light source, the module comprises a filter assembly with at least one filter therein, and a system diffusion optical element. The filter assembly controls the size and color of the light beam. The system diffusion optical element spreads the light in one or more desired directions so that fewer modules are required to light a given area.

Abstract: A light-accumulating luminous bulb includes a pigment for accumulating light scattered on an inside surface of the bulb. A method of making a light-accumulating luminous bulb includes preparing a mixture comprising from about one to about eight weight percent of nitrocellulose, from about five to about fifteen weight percent of camphor, and an organic solvent; combining the mixture with from about seventy-five to about ninety-five weight percent of a pigment for accumulating light, thereby forming a paint; and spraying the paint on an inside surface of a glass sphere to a thickness from about 0.1 mm to about 0.3 mm. The mixed gas is sprayed successively through three minute pipes having different-sized diameters to form film-like membranes.

Abstract: An LED module that includes an LED (light-emitting diode) and a rotationally symmetrical, bowl-shaped collimator lens is provided.

Abstract: An optical attachment 10 for a light source, in particular for a light-emitting diode 12, exhibits an inner lens area 14 which surrounds an optical axis 13 of the optical attachment 10 for inner light beams 15 emitted from the light source and an outer reflector area 16 for outer light beams 17 of the light source which surrounds the inner lens area 14 in a ring-like manner. Due to this combination of refraction in the inner lens area and reflection in the outer reflector area, the dimensions of the optical attachment can be kept relatively small and, in comparison to a lens or a reflector, more light can be collected and the point-shaped light diode can be imaged on the exiting side as a large area light appearance.

Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device in this invention comprises a light source for supplying light, and plural light scattering devices disposed in front of the light source so as to be opposite to the direction of the light. Each of the light scattering devices comprises at least one striated surface forming plural prisms. The light is scattered by means of the prisms of the light scattering devices. This invention enables a light emitting device to achieve the spread of light with comparatively little light clustering. In particular, the light emitted from a local source can be changed from being directional to being non-directional even in case of use of the LED's source of light which is directional and so on. Therefore, the light emitting device pertaining to this invention is suitably adopted for use in the display of guardrails on the road.

Abstract: A light-guiding plate has an incidence surface, an end surface formed on the side opposed to the incidence surface, and an optical surface having a surface opposed to the emission surface. The optical surface is constituted by a large number of continuous optical elements, each optical element having a curved surface which refracts part of light introduced from the incidence surface toward the end surface at a low angle along a plane parallel to the emission surface, and an inclined surface which refracts part of light refracted by the curved surface toward the emission surface.

Abstract: A surface light source device includes a light guide plate disposed on an upper surface of a liquid crystal panel unit and a linear light source disposed extending in a direction parallel to a side surface of the light guide plate. A plurality of linear prisms are formed on an upper surface of the light guide plate in a manner of extending in a direction oblique to the side surface. A light irradiated from the linear light source to the light guide plate through the side surface is reflected by a reflecting surface formed by each of linear prisms to be irradiated onto the liquid crystal panel unit provided below a lower surface of the plate. A height of the reflecting surface of each of linear prisms is changed in a lengthwise direction thereof.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a semiconductor laser providing light-output in first and second mutually perpendicular axes. The light-output propagates in a direction mutually perpendicular to the first and second axes. An optical system is arranged cooperative with the semiconductor laser to focus the light-output inn the first and second axes at respectively first and second focal points spaced apart in the propagation direction. At a plane intersecting the first focal point perpendicular to the direction of propagation, the focussed diode-laser light-output is formed into a line of light having a width in the first axis and a length in the second axis.

Abstract: A blink lamp is arranged on a comer of a motor vehicle, at a side next to a headlight, and has a housing with a light-transmissive cover panel covering the housing. A prismatic light element is arranged inside the blink lamp on a side adjacent to the headlight and adjacent to the cover panel. The prismatic light element bends beams of light coming directly from the light source toward the cover panel and toward the headlight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a component for a motor-vehicle lighting or indicator device. According to the invention, it consists of a transparent material within which light-diffusion foci consisting of local discontinuities are situated only at predetermined locations in order to diffuse the light emitted by a light source associated with the lighting or indicator device.

Abstract: An LED module that includes an LED (light-emitting diode) and a rotationally symmetrical, bowl-shaped collimator lens is provided.

Abstract: An indicator light comprises a source, an optical plate adapted to straighten out the incident light towards an average direction generally parallel to an optical axis, and a flux-distributing and recuperating cup interposed between the source and the plate in order to distribute the light over the inner surface of the plate. According to the invention, the optical plate has a height and a width of the same order of magnitude and possesses optical configurations having varied coefficients of transmission of the light, and the cup provides a given distribution of the light, both in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction, which takes account of said coefficients. As a result, an illumination is obtained at the exit from said plate which is essentially constant in the horizontal direction as well as in the vertical direction.