Global Patent Index - EP 1861683 A1

EP 1861683 A1 20071205 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND DETECTING LIGHT EMITTED BY A LIGHTING APPARATUS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND DETECTING LIGHT EMITTED BY A LIGHTING APPARATUS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM SAMMELN UND DETEKTIEREN VON DURCH EINE BELEUCHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG EMITTIERTEM LICHT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE POUR RECUEILLIR ET DETECTER DE LA LUMIERE EMISE PAR UN APPAREIL D'ECLAIRAGE

Publication

EP 1861683 A1 20071205 (EN)

Application

EP 06721691 A 20060323

Priority

  • CA 2006000423 W 20060323
  • US 66417705 P 20050323
  • US 77214306 P 20060210

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006099732A1] The present invention provides a method and apparatus for collecting and detecting light emitted from a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are grouped into two or more clusters of one or more light-emitting elements with the clusters arranged such that a portion of the light emitted from each cluster is directly incident upon a central axis, wherein every point along the central axis is equidistant from each cluster. A light collection means also having a central axis associated therewith is placed such that the central axis of the clusters and the central axis of the collection means coincide. The light collection means collects a substantially equal portion of light from each cluster and propagates the collected light to a detection means comprising an optical sensor for conversion to an electrical signal representative of the light emitted by the clusters. The electrical signal provided by the light detection means may be fed back to a controller for use in controlling the properties of the light emitted by the light-emitting elements.

IPC 8 full level

G01J 1/04 (2006.01); H05B 44/00 (2022.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F21K 9/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F21V 23/0457 (2013.01 - EP); G01J 1/04 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 1/0407 (2013.01 - EP); G01J 1/0422 (2013.01 - EP); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.07 - EP US); G01J 1/0266 (2013.01 - EP); G01R 31/2635 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006099732A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006099732 A1 20060928; CA 2615706 A1 20060928; EP 1861683 A1 20071205

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2006000423 W 20060323; CA 2615706 A 20060323; EP 06721691 A 20060323