Global Patent Index - EP 1005662 A4

EP 1005662 A4 20010214 - MULTIPORT ILLUMINATOR FOR LIGHT GUIDES

Title (en)

MULTIPORT ILLUMINATOR FOR LIGHT GUIDES

Title (de)

MEHRFACH-BELEUCHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR LICHTWELLENLEITER

Title (fr)

SYSTEME D'ECLAIRAGE A ORIFICES MULTIPLES POUR GUIDES DE LUMIERE

Publication

EP 1005662 A4 20010214 (EN)

Application

EP 98911387 A 19980218

Priority

US 9803172 W 19980218

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9942870A1] A light guide illumination system having a metal-halide double-ended illumination source is disclosed. The light guide illumination system includes at least one light guide (42, 28, 28a) and two curved reflectors (14) disposed in proximity to the double-ended illumination source. The two curved reflectors (14) are adapted to reflect the emitted light from the double-ended illumination source (12) into the light guide (42, 28, 28a). The light guide illumination system further includes at least one multi-sector lens (38) adapted to receive light from the light guide and at least one output light guide. The multi-sectored lens (38) is adapted to receive the reflected light from the light guide and to focus the light into the output light guide (40).

IPC 1-7

F21V 8/00

IPC 8 full level

G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G02B 6/4298 (2013.01); G02B 6/2848 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

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)

WO 9942870 A1 19990826; AU 6535498 A 19990906; CA 2294316 A1 19990826; EP 1005662 A1 20000607; EP 1005662 A4 20010214

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9803172 W 19980218; AU 6535498 A 19980218; CA 2294316 A 19980218; EP 98911387 A 19980218