Patent ID: 8251538

Claim:
A lighting device, comprising: an LED light source mounted on a substrate; a solid wavelength converter for converting light emitted by the light source into a different wavelength; an optical component acting as a reflector collimator and surrounding said LED light source and having a reflective surface for redirecting light emitted by the converter into a desired direction (A) out of the lighting device and preventing light emitted by said converter from passing through said reflector collimator, said reflector collimator of said optical component extends upwards from said substrate above said LED light source to redirect and collimate light in said desired direction (A), said reflector collimator extending above said LED light source around said light source to substantially capture light emitted by said LED light source; said reflector collimator collecting light emitted around said LED and not extending over said converter in said desired direction (A) emitted out of said LED light source; wherein the converter is mechanically carried by said optical component to form a separate, mechanically linked structure with said optical component and wherein said optical component reflector collimator extends above and around said LED light source, said reflector collimator mechanically carrying and supporting said solid wavelength converter and extending above said solid wavelength converter and further in optical alignment with light emitted by said LED light source to reflect light emitted by said LED light source passing through said converter.