HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM HAVING REMOTE LIGHT SOURCE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a more efficient remote lighting system or apparatus utilizing a high intensity light source and plastic optical fibers. SOLUTION: The remote light source lighting system (20) is provided having an illuminator assembly (30) including a housing (32). Held within the housing (32) is a high intensity light source (22) for providing light energy to a fiber optic cable bundle (24) connected to the housing (32) and facing the light source (22). The cable bundle (24) includes the plurality of plastic optical fibers wherein at least one of the terminal ends of the bundle is formed by molding an optical quality resin around an optically transparent ferrule that binds the exposed ends of the optical fibers. The housing (32) further includes a separate air plenum (36) containing a blower (50). The blower (50) produces a high velocity air stream directed precisely at the terminal end of the cable bundle (24) adjacent the light source (22) to cool the terminal end. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT