Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retroreflector having a curved surface
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Application No.: US16251362Application Date: 2019-01-18
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Publication No.: US11029456B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Simon Weingaertner
- Applicant: IMOS Gubela GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE Renchen
- Assignee: IMOS Gubela GmbH
- Current Assignee: IMOS Gubela GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Renchen
- Agency: Collard & Roe, P.C.
- Priority: DE102018101289.6 20180122
- Main IPC: G02B5/122
- IPC: G02B5/122 ; G02B5/124 ; G02B5/126

Abstract:
A retroreflector has an arrangement of triples, each having three side surfaces that stand essentially perpendicular on one another. The triples are disposed on a curved or domed surface. The geometry of the triple array is adapted to the curved surface, to even out the thresholds, and extend the side surfaces of a triple. The extensions of the side surfaces project into adjacent triples. Due to the extension projecting into adjacent triples, joints are formed there, which even out the uneven area. The joints can assume the form of a protrusion filled with material or a notch in which material is missing. A forming die produces the retroreflector and a method produces the forming die. The retroreflectors have geometries having full cube surfaces, in other words Full Cubes, for curved or domed surfaces or free-form surfaces.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190227206A1 RETROREFLECTOR HAVING A CURVED SURFACE Public/Granted day:2019-07-25
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