发明人:
VISSENBERG, MICHEL, CORNELIS, JOSEPHUS, MARIE | TALGORN, ELISE, CLAUDE, VALENTINE | LUNZ, MANUELA
摘要:
The invention provides a lighting unit (1000) comprising a lighting device (100), wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a light source (10) configured to provide light source light (11) and beam shaping optics (20) configured to shape the light source light into a lighting device beam (101), wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a window (30) comprising an upstream face (31) directed to the light source (10) and a downstream face (32), wherein the lighting unit (1000) further comprises a beam modifier (200) configured adjacent to the window (30) and configured to intercept at least part of said lighting device beam (101), wherein the lighting device (100) and the beam modifier (200) are configured to modify said lighting device beam (101) to provide a lighting unit beam (1001) downstream from said beam modifier (200), wherein the beam modifier (200) comprises a printed beam modifying element (210).
权利要求:
CLAIMS:
1. A lighting unit (1000) comprising a lighting device (100), wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a light source (10) configured to provide light source light (1 1) and beam shaping optics (20) configured to shape the light source light into a lighting device beam (101), wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a window (30) comprising an upstream face (31) directed to the light source (10) and a downstream face (32), wherein the lighting unit (1000) further comprises a beam modifier (200) configured adjacent to the window (30) and configured to intercept at least part of said lighting device beam (101), wherein the lighting device (100) and the beam modifier (200) are configured to modify said lighting device beam (101) to provide a lighting unit beam (1001) downstream from said beam modifier (200), wherein the beam modifier (200) comprises a printed beam modifying element (210), and wherein the beam modifying element is configured to intercept up to 80% of a cross-section of said lighting device beam (101), and
wherein the beam modifier (200) is configured to modify the lighting device beam (101) by one or more of polarization filtering and spectral converting the lighting device beam (101).
2. The lighting unit (1000) according to claim 1, wherein the beam modifier (200) comprises a 3D printed beam modifying element (210) and wherein the beam modifier (200) is configured adjacent to the downstream face (32) and configured to intercept at least part of said lighting device beam (101) downstream from the downstream face (32).
3. The lighting unit (1000) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the beam modifier (200) has a height (hi) in the range of 0.1-10 mm. 4. The lighting unit (1000) according to any one of the preceding claims 1-3, wherein the beam modifier (200) comprises a support (220) with the beam modifying element (210) configured on said support (220), or wherein the printed beam modifying element (210) is configured on said downstream face (32).
5. The lighting unit (1000) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the beam shaping optics (20) comprises one or more of a lens (22), a TIR lens, a Fresnel lens, and a reflector (21). 6. The lighting unit (1000) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the window (30) comprises said beam shaping optics (20).
7. The lighting unit (1000) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the beam shaping optics (20) comprise non-imaging optics.
8. The lighting unit (1000) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a spot light, wherein the beam shaping optics (20) comprises a total internal reflector lens , wherein the light source (10) comprises a solid state light source, and wherein the beam modifying element is configured to intercept 5-50% of a cross-section of said lighting device beam (101).
9. The lighting unit (1000) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lighting device beam (101) has an optical axis (O), wherein beam modifier (200) is configured non-centrosymmetric relative to the optical axis (O).
10. A kit of parts comprising (i) a lighting device (100), wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a light source (10) configured to provide light source light (11) and beam shaping optics (20) configured to shape the light source light into a lighting device beam (101), wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a window (30) comprising an upstream face (31) directed to the light source (10) and a downstream face (32) from which the lighting device beam (101) is configured to emanate in a direction away from the light source (10), and (ii) a plurality of different beam modifiers (200), wherein each beam modifier (200) comprises a printed beam modifying element (210), and wherein each beam modifier (200) can functionally be coupled to the lighting device (100) to intercept at least part of said lighting device beam (101) to modify said lighting device beam (101), wherein the beam modifying element is configured to intercept up to 80% of a cross-section of said lighting device beam (101) and
wherein the beam modifier (200) is configured to modify the lighting device beam (101) by one or more of polarization filtering and spectral converting the lighting device beam (101).
11. A method for late stage adaptation of a lighting device (100), wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a light source (10) configured to provide light source light (11) and beam shaping optics (20) configured to shape the light source light into a lighting device beam (101), wherein the lighting device (100) comprises a window (30) comprising an upstream face (31) directed to the light source (10) and a downstream face (32) from which the lighting device beam (101) is configured to emanate in a direction away from the light source (10), wherein the method comprises (i) capturing an image of the light distribution of the lighting device beam (101) emanating from the window (30), (ii) designing based on the image and a predefined definition for a desired beam a beam modifier (200), comprising a beam modifying element, configured to modify said lighting device beam (101) to provide a desired lighting unit beam (1001), (iii) printing the beam modifying element (210) on the window (30) or printing a beam modifying element (210) on a support (220) and configuring the support (220) adjacent to the window (30),
wherein the method further comprises 3D scanning the window (30) to provide a 3D profile, wherein the beam modifier (200) is designed based on the image, on the 3D profile, and a predefined definition for a desired beam, and wherein printing the beam modifying element (210) comprises 3D printing the beam modifying element (210).
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the lighting device beam (101) has an optical axis (O), wherein the method comprises (i) capturing a plurality of images of the light distribution of the lighting device beam (101) under different angles (θ,φ) with the optical axis (O), and (ii) designing based on the plurality of images and the predefined definition of the desired beam a beam modifier (200), comprising a beam modifying element, configured to modify said lighting device beam (101) to provide the desired lighting unit beam (1001).