Prism Grating Microstructure for LED Light Concentration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current LED light tubes cannot concentrate light on a single target area, leading to increased power consumption when trying to enhance illuminance, as adding a transparent mask results in speckles.

Innovation Solution

A lighting device with a prism grating microstructure that includes a light tube body and a light source board, featuring a light cover with first and second microstructure portions and a light concentrating portion, where the prism steps are arranged to gradually decrease in angle and increase in length, allowing light to be concentrated without increasing input power.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If a transparent mask is added to concentrate light, then light concentration is improved, but speckles are generated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight concentrationVSAvoidspeckles
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical transparent mask with a prism grating microstructure that uses optical refraction and reflection principles to concentrate light. The prism grating structure guides light rays through controlled refraction at multiple interfaces, achieving light concentration without the speckle interference caused by mechanical masks. This substitution of mechanical filtering with optical geometric guidance resolves the contradiction between light concentration and speckle generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Illumination intensity

If power input is increased to enhance light intensity, then illumination intensity is improved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight intensityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and concentrates light rays that would otherwise be dispersed in specific directions toward the target area. By using the prism grating microstructure to redirect and concentrate light rays, the system maximizes the utilization of existing light output, directing energy more efficiently to the intended target rather than allowing uniform dispersion. This extraction and concentration of light rays achieves enhanced illumination intensity at the target without requiring increased power input.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Area of stationary object

If LED light tube illuminates large area, then coverage area is improved, but light concentration on single target is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveillumination coverage areaVSAvoidlight concentration on target
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by creating a specialized prism grating microstructure in the light cover that is specifically designed to concentrate light toward a particular target area. Rather than uniformly distributing light across the entire cover, the microstructure creates localized regions with different optical properties - the prism grating areas that redirect light to the target versus the surrounding areas that maintain normal light transmission. This localized optical modification enables concentrated illumination on the target area while preserving overall coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Effectively reduces power consumption by concentrating light on a single target area, improves lighting efficiency, and eliminates speckles, providing a flexible and comprehensive lighting solution with adjustable direction.

Implementation Method 1

The first microstructure portion has a plurality of first prism steps orderly arranged and the second microstructure portion has a plurality of second prism steps orderly arranged

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefraction: Refraction

Implementation Method 2

The included angels between the first upper planes of the first prism steps and a horizontal reference plane gradually decrease in the direction away from the light source board

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentEP4375562A1Lighting device having prism grating microstructure
Publication Date: 2024.05.29 XIAMEN PVTECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A lighting device (1) having prism grating microstructure includes a light tube body (11) and a light source board (12). The light tube body (11) includes an installation base (111) and a light cover (112) connected to each other to form an accommodating space (CS). The light cover (112) includes a first microstructure portion (1121), a second microstructure portion (1122) and a light concentrating portion (1123). The first microstructure portion (1121) and the second microstructure portion (1122) are disposed at the two sides of the light concentrating portion (1123) respectively, so the first microstructure portion (1121) and the second microstructure portion (1122) are connected to each other via the light concentrating portion (1123). The light source board (12) is disposed on the installation base (111) and in the accommodating space (CS). The first microstructure portion (1121) has a plurality of first prism steps (T1) orderly arranged and the second microstructure portion (1122) has a plurality of second prism steps (T2) orderly arranged. The first microstructure portion (1121) is symmetric to the second microstructure portion (1122).