Power-free optical product and edge system for generating visible light effects using ambient light in several product families
A passive optical system harnesses ambient light to generate visible effects, addressing energy and space constraints and enhancing creative freedom in diverse products.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SCHMITZ BENJAMIN
- Filing Date
- 2025-11-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-07
AI Technical Summary
Current technologies rely on active light sources like LEDs and OLEDs to generate visible light effects, leading to energy consumption, increased installation space, maintenance risks, and limited creative freedom.
A passive optical system that absorbs and guides ambient light within an optical body to create visible effects without electrical energy, applicable in various geometric designs and materials.
Enables the generation of visible light effects using ambient light, reducing energy consumption, installation space, and maintenance needs, while offering enhanced creative freedom.
Abstract
Description
Technical field
[0001] The invention relates to currentless optical systems for calibration, light guidance and defined light extraction using only ambient light.
[0002] The systems are designed for use in different product families and operate without electrical energy, electronic components or active light sources. Technical problem
[0003] In current technology, visible light, edge or glow effects are generated almost exclusively by active light sources such as LEDs, OLEDs or electroluminescent materials.
[0004] This leads to: • additional energy consumption, • increased installation space, • Maintenance and downtime risks, • as well as limited creative freedom...
[0005] A universally applicable, completely power-free optical system for generating visible light effects is not yet known. Solution to the task
[0006] The task is solved by a currentless optical system that passively absorbs ambient light, guides it within an optical body, and couples it out again at defined points.
[0007] The system can be implemented in different geometric designs, materials and product shapes without requiring electrical energy. Product Families (AE) Product family A - Display and device edges (e.g. smartphones, tablets, monitors, VR devices) Product family B - Vehicle and automotive glass (e.g. door glass, cockpit glass, interior glazing) Product family C - Sanitary and bathroom glass (e.g. shower walls, glass partitions, bathroom windows) Product family D - Furniture and furnishing elements (e.g. table edges, shelves, glass plates, display cases) Product family E - Clothing and wearables (e.g. jackets, bags, shoes, accessories)
[0008] All product families use only ambient light to create visible effects.
Claims
[1] Powerless optical system, characterized by , that it passively absorbs ambient light, guides it within an optical body and couples it out again at defined points to create visible light, edge or glow effects. [2] System according to claim 1, characterized by that it works completely without electrical energy, batteries, LEDs or electronic components. [3] System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that the optical body is transparent, translucent or partially transparent. [4] System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the light extraction occurs through optical structures, microstructures, edge processing or material transitions. [5] System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by that it can be integrated into product families from the areas of displays, vehicles, sanitary glass, furniture or clothing.