EP 0814453 A3 19990728 - Illumination apparatus
Title (en)
Illumination apparatus
Title (de)
Beleuchtungsvorrichtung
Title (fr)
Dispositif d'éclairage
Publication
Application
Priority
US 66575496 A 19960618
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0814453A2] A light apparatus having: a) a housing having a back side and a front light opening through which light can pass; b) at least one light source within the housing emitting light in a forward and a rearward direction; c) a lenticular lens sheet positioned behind the light source in the housing, the sheet having a plurality of parallel elongated, laterally convex, lens surfaces extending in a path to form a pattern geometrically following the contour of the light source, and facing the linear light source; and d) a reflecting surface behind the lens surfaces to redirect light emitted from the light source in the rearward direction to the forward direction. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G02B 5/02 (2006.01); F21S 2/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/00 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); G02B 27/22 (2006.01); G03B 21/14 (2006.01); G09F 13/04 (2006.01); G09F 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F21S 8/00 (2013.01 - EP); F21V 7/00 (2013.01 - EP); F21V 13/04 (2013.01 - EP); F21V 13/12 (2013.01 - EP US); G09F 13/0409 (2013.01 - EP); G09F 13/0422 (2021.05 - EP); G09F 13/14 (2013.01 - EP US); F21Y 2103/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G09F 2013/145 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 5282117 A 19940125 - FRITTS ROBERT W [US]
- [A] US 5134553 A 19920728 - HASEGAWA YOSHIHIRO [JP]
- [A] US 5365411 A 19941115 - RYCROFT DAVID J [CA], et al
- [E] GB 2310525 A 19970827 - REVELL RONNIE [GB], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0814453 A2 19971229; EP 0814453 A3 19990728; JP H1082973 A 19980331
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97201731 A 19970607; JP 15980597 A 19970617