PERFEZIONAMENTI NEGLI APPARECCHI DI ILLUMINAZIONE.

摘要

The lighting device (1) comprises a light source (2) and an associated hollow reflector (3) of transparent material having an internal surface (4) and an external surface (5) which are close to and far away from the source (2) respectively. The inner surface (4) of the reflector (3) has in cross section at least one transverse plane passing through the source (2) a discontinuous profile forming a plurality of adjacent steps (6) each of which has a first face (6a) through which rays originating from the source (2) can pass and a second face (6b) essentially parallel to the rays originating from the source. The outer surface (5) of the reflector (3) has a profile comprising one or more arcs of curves (5a,5b). The reflector (3) is constructed and positioned in such a way that in the said transverse plane most of the rays emitted by the source (2) are refracted through the first face (6a) of the steps (6) on its inner surface (4) and strike its outer surface (5) undergoing total internal reflection and after passing back through the reflector (3) emerge from it through the second faces (6b) of the steps (6) on its inner surface (4) undergoing a second refraction.