Patent ID: 9702521
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: F21V,F21W,F21Y,G02B

Claim:
1. A luminaire comprising: a chamber delimited by a body defining a light exit surface of the luminaire; and an optical cavity inside the chamber such that the chamber comprises a volume delimited by the body and the optical cavity, wherein the optical cavity is delimited by a first parabolic mirror and a second parabolic mirror facing the first parabolic mirror, the second parabolic mirror comprising an aperture facing the volume, the optical cavity comprising a light source mounted inside said optical cavity; wherein the first parabolic mirror and the second parabolic mirror are shaped to create an image of the light source in the volume; wherein the luminaire further comprising a plurality of solid state lighting elements in said chamber, wherein the solid state lighting elements are arranged to create a luminous distribution under a first range of viewing angles outside said luminaire such that the image can be observed outside said first range.