Title:
LIGHT-OUTPUT DEVICE WITH MOVABLE LIGHT-GUIDE SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/131560
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a light-output device (1; 10; 30) controllable to provide different light-output functions. The light-output device comprises a light-source arrangement (12; 31) configured to emit light; and a light-guiding system (10; 32) arranged to receive the light and configured to guide the light to at least one light-output surface of the light-guiding system. The light-guiding system (10; 32) comprises at least a first light-guide (11b; 37) and a second light-guide (11a; 40, 41); and the light-guiding system (10; 32) is movable relative to the light-source arrangement (12; 31) between at least a first position where light output by the light-source arrangement is guided by the first light-guide (11b; 37) to provide a first light-output function, and a second position where light output by the light- source arrangement is guided by the second light-guide (11a; 40, 41) to provide a second light-output function, different from the first light-output function. The present invention is based on the realization that different light-output functions conveniently and intuitively can be achieved by moving a light-guiding system comprising at least two light-guides relative to a stationary light-source arrangement. Hereby, different light-output functions can be achieved with a single stationary light-source arrangement.
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Inventors:
VISSENBERG MICHEL CORNELIS JOSEPHUS MARIE (NL)
VAN GORKOM RAMON PASCAL (NL)
VERHOEVEN MARK JOHANNES ANTONIUS (NL)
DUIJMELINK ANDREAS ALOYSIUS HENRICUS (NL)
BUKKEMS PETER JOHANNES MARTINUS (NL)
DE WILT MONICA ANTONIA MARIA (NL)
FOEDERER RICHARD JOSEPHUS ARNOLDUS MARIA (NL)
VAN GORKOM RAMON PASCAL (NL)
VERHOEVEN MARK JOHANNES ANTONIUS (NL)
DUIJMELINK ANDREAS ALOYSIUS HENRICUS (NL)
BUKKEMS PETER JOHANNES MARTINUS (NL)
DE WILT MONICA ANTONIA MARIA (NL)
FOEDERER RICHARD JOSEPHUS ARNOLDUS MARIA (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2012/051422
Publication Date:
November 22, 2012
Filing Date:
March 26, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (NL)
VISSENBERG MICHEL CORNELIS JOSEPHUS MARIE (NL)
VAN GORKOM RAMON PASCAL (NL)
VERHOEVEN MARK JOHANNES ANTONIUS (NL)
DUIJMELINK ANDREAS ALOYSIUS HENRICUS (NL)
BUKKEMS PETER JOHANNES MARTINUS (NL)
DE WILT MONICA ANTONIA MARIA (NL)
FOEDERER RICHARD JOSEPHUS ARNOLDUS MARIA (NL)
VISSENBERG MICHEL CORNELIS JOSEPHUS MARIE (NL)
VAN GORKOM RAMON PASCAL (NL)
VERHOEVEN MARK JOHANNES ANTONIUS (NL)
DUIJMELINK ANDREAS ALOYSIUS HENRICUS (NL)
BUKKEMS PETER JOHANNES MARTINUS (NL)
DE WILT MONICA ANTONIA MARIA (NL)
FOEDERER RICHARD JOSEPHUS ARNOLDUS MARIA (NL)
International Classes:
F21V14/00; F21V8/00; G02B6/35
Foreign References:
| US20080232107A1 | 2008-09-25 | |||
| DE4209957A1 | 1993-09-30 | |||
| US20060274549A1 | 2006-12-07 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
VAN EEUWIJK, Alexander, H., W. et al. (AE Eindhoven, NL)
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