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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019

Filed:

May. 19, 2016
Applicant:

Schott Ag, Mainz, DE;

Inventors:

Bernd Wölfing, Mainz, DE;

Andreas Schneider, Neu-Bamberg, DE;

Assignee:

SCHOTT AG, Mainz, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/24 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21Y 113/13 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0016 (2013.01); G02B 6/0028 (2013.01); G02B 6/0031 (2013.01); G02B 6/0046 (2013.01); G02B 6/0075 (2013.01); F21Y 2113/13 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

An optical arrangement is provided that includes a first optical element comprising a light guide that has a bevel face and a second optical element. The first optical element conducts light by total internal reflection at a wall and has a light entry area defined by a non-beveled end face and a light exit area formed by a surface area of the wall at that end proximate the bevel face. The second optical element has a light entry aperture arranged on or facing the light exit area. The light entry area has a width x and the light entry aperture has a height z, which meet the following relationship:≤1.5·[tan(90°−α/2)−tan(90°−(2·[α/2+90°]−[180°−arcsin(1/)]))]. Herein, α denotes the deflection angle of the light at the bevel face and n denotes the refractive index of the material of the first optical element.


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