(19)
(11) EP 1 258 846 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47

(21) Application number: 02010315.6

(22) Date of filing: 07.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G08B 13/193
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 17.05.2001 IT MI20011024

(71) Applicant: Vimar SpA
36063 Marostica (VI) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Gusi, Piero Camillo
    36063 Marostica (IT)

(74) Representative: Petruzziello, Aldo 
Racheli & C. S p A Viale San Michele del Carso, 4
20144 Milano
20144 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Segmented Fresnel lens


(57) A segmented Fresnel lens with a spherical surface is described, comprising a plurality of Fresnel lens segments able to concentrate the respective detection rays onto an optical sensor (10) disposed in the focal region (11) of the lens, the lens (1) having two bands one above the other (5, 6) on the outside, each with nine plastic segments (S), whilst said Fresnel lens segments or radiation segments are (17) in number, thus distributed from bottom to top on four bands one above the other: three segments in the bottom band (C), five segments in the middle band (B), six segments in the middle band (A) and three segments in the top band (D).







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