Patent ID: 6481859
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: F24S,Y02E

Abstract:
Radiant energy concentrator which comprises a light beam receiving layer in the form of a set of beam collecting members arranged on a same level, characterized in that:at least one layer is provided under and parallel to said receiving layer, said at least one layer being provided with reflectors; said collecting members of said receiving layer are grouped into a plurality of groups such that each group has a central member and peripheral members located adjacently to one another. and arranged about said central member; said reflectors are arranged such that a beam coming out of outlets of said peripheral collecting members are directed to intermediate reflectors arranged circumferentially around a center of each said group, said intermediate reflectors directing received beams to the outlet which is coincident with an axis of a center of said group; the outlets in each layer are grouped in a similar manner as that of said receiving layer such that peripheral reflectors of each following layer direct the beams coming out of the preceding layer's peripheral outlets to the respective intermediate reflectors which direct the received beams to the outlets coincident with the axis of the group center; and a distance between a group center and group periphery in each following layer exceeds that of each preceding layer.