Patent ID: 8899779
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A47F,F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y

Abstract:
1. An illuminator comprising: an elongate inner housing having a substrate on which there is a linear array of light emitting diodes, wherein the diodes have sufficient power for illuminating objects at a distance of at least 1.5 m, a drive circuit or a connector to a drive circuit, and an outer housing at least partly surrounding the inner housing, wherein the illuminator further comprises a pair of side reflectors extending substantially parallel to an axis of the illuminator, and said reflectors are side walls of the inner housing, wherein the illuminator further comprises a series of reflector baffles extending from a plane of the diodes at intervals along the length of the inner housing, wherein the inner housing is rotatably mounted within the outer housing by a coupler, and wherein a first side wall of the outer housing extends further away from the diodes than the outer side wall, said first side wall lower edge forming a visor to limit lateral glare.