Patent Application
20210285620
The present application relates to the technical field of illumination equipment, and in particular, to a cylindrical lighting fixture.
With increasingly high requirements of people on lighting fixtures, the types of lighting fixtures also changed fast, which are no longer limited to pendant lighting fixtures or spotlights. Because of the advantages, such as large illumination area, space saving and the like, the cylindrical lighting fixture has become a popular choice gradually.
The present application provide a cylindrical lighting fixture and a method of manufacturing a cylindrical lighting fixture.
The present disclosure provides a cylindrical lighting fixture. The cylindrical lighting fixture may include a body, a plurality of light source modules and a plurality of diverging lenses. The body may include an axis, the body may include two ends, the two ends may be penetrated by the axis, the plurality of light source modules may be arranged on the body around the axis, each of the light source modules may include a light source plate and a light-emitting unit, the light-emitting unit may be arranged at a side of the light source plate away from the body, each diverging lens may cover one of the light source modules, and the diverging lens may include an inner surface facing the axis and an outer surface away from the axis, the inner surface may be recessed in a direction away from the body to form a cavity, the cavity may extend in a same direction as the axis, and the light-emitting unit may be arranged in the cavity.
The present disclosure also provides cylindrical lighting fixture. The cylindrical lighting fixture may include a body. The body may include two ends and an axis, the two ends may be penetrated by the axis, the body may be provided with a plurality of lens slots, the body may be made of metal, the plurality of lens slots may be arranged around the axis, and the lens slots may extend in a same direction as the axis; and adjoined sides of two adjacent lens slots may be integrated into an adjoined portion, and the adjoined portion may include an outer side surface away from the axis
The present disclosure may further include a method of manufacturing a cylindrical lighting fixture, The method may include providing a body, a plurality of light source modules and a plurality of diverging lenses; providing an axis and two ends to the body; penetrating the two ends by the axis; arranging the plurality of light source modules on the body around the axis; providing a light source plate and a light-emitting unit to each of the light source modules; arranging the light-emitting unit at a side of the light source plate away from the body; covering one of the light source modules by each diverging lens; providing an inner surface facing the axis and an outer surface away from the axis to the diverging lens; recessing the inner surface in a direction away from the body to form a cavity; extending the cavity in a same direction as the axis; and arranging the light-emitting unit in the cavity.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure.
The accompanying drawings described here are used for further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. Schematic examples of the present disclosure and the description thereof are used to explain the present disclosure, and do not constitute an improper limitation to the present disclosure. In the drawings:
The examples will be described in a clearly and fully understandable way in connection with the drawings related to the examples of the disclosure. Apparently, the described examples are just a portion but not all of the examples of the disclosure. Based on the described examples herein, those skilled in the art can obtain other example (s), without any inventive work, which should be within the scope of the disclosure.
It shall be understood that, although the terms “first,” “second,” “third,” and the like may be used herein to describe various information, the information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one category of information from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, first information may be termed as second information; and similarly, second information may also be termed as first information. As used herein, the term “if” may be understood to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to” depending on the context.
Description of numerals in the drawings may include:
1—cylindrical lighting fixture; 10—lighting fixture body; 12—light source module; 14—diverging lens; 16—base; 18—top cover; 102—light source plate slot; 104—lens slot; 106—shading portion; 108—light outgoing notch; 120—light-emitting unit; 122—light source plate; 140—outer surface; 142—inner surface; 144—cavity; 146—side surface; 162—electric plug; 182—hook; 1040—side wall; 1042—second clamping portion; 1044—adjoined portion; 1046—outer side surface; 1460—first clamping portion.
Some cylindrical lighting fixtures utilize directly a plurality of light sources to emit light. In order to realize homogeneous light, a translucent diffusion lamp shade is usually used, which reduces the light emitting amount, and also affects the appearance attractiveness. If the lamp shade made of a transparent material is used, a dark area may appear at a joint of two adjacent light sources, affecting the overall luminous effect.
An example of the present disclosure discloses a cylindrical lighting fixture 1, as shown in
To improve the sealability of the cylindrical lighting fixture 1, the cylindrical lighting fixture 1 may include the top cover 18. The top cover 18 covers one of the two ends of the body 10. In an example, the top cover 18 may be clamped at one end of the body 10 through a mortise-tenon structure.
The cylindrical lighting fixture 1 further includes a plurality of light source modules 12 and diverging lens 14 matched with the light source modules 12, as shown in
The present example adopts a plurality of diverging lenses cooperated with each other, which are used to diverge light emitted from the light source plate corresponding to the diverging lens. Therefore, emergent rays diverged by the adjacent diverging lenses may interfere with each other, so that the rays may be emitted to the periphery at 360°, thereby realizing the technical effect of 360° light emitting and no light emitting dark area.
The diverging lens described in the present example refers to the lens with higher divergence degree of emergent rays than that of the incident rays, and it may be a hyperboloid lens, such as a concavo-convex lens, and it may also be a plano-concave lens, which is not repeated here.
In the present example, the cross-sections, perpendicular to the axis b, of the light source modules 12 and diverging lenses 14 may be designed as axisymmetric structures, so that an outgoing light path is also an axisymmetric structure, thereby improving the light emitting homogeneity of the cylindrical lighting fixture 1.
In the present example, the body 10 may be provided with a plurality of light source plate slots 102. The plurality of light source plate slots 102 are arranged around the axis b and extend in the same direction as the axis b. The light source plates 122 are inserted in the light source plate slots 102, respectively. The light source plates are fixed on the body in an inserting manner, so that, on the premise of guaranteeing the structural stability, the disassembly and maintenance are facilitated.
To improve the heat dissipation efficiency and the structural strength of the body, the body 10 may be made of a metal material. Furthermore, the light source plate slots 102 may be designed as U-shaped slots with an opening direction away from the axis b, so that the area of a contact portion between the light source plates and the body 10 is increased, and the heat dissipation efficiency may be improved.
In the present example, the body 10 may also be provided with a plurality of lens slots 104. The plurality of lens slots 104 are arranged around the axis b and extend in the same direction as the axis b. The diverging lenses 14 are inserted in the lens slots 104. The diverging lenses 14 are fixed on the body 10 in an inserting manner, so that, on the premise of guaranteeing the structural stability, the disassembly and maintenance are facilitated.
When the diverging lenses 14 are fixed in an inserting manner, to make the rays in the light emitting area all emergent from the outer surface 140, to avoid the interference of the rays that are emergent from other positions and to further realize good illumination effect, the body 10 is provided with a plurality of shading portions 106. As shown in
The shading portions 106 may be integrated with the lens slots 104. At the same time, the shading portions 106 prevent the separation of the diverging lenses 14 in the direction away from the axis b, thereby further fixing the diverging lenses.
As shown in
In an example, each diverging lens 14 includes a pair of opposite side surfaces 146 extending in the same direction as the axis b. The inner surface 142 is connected with the outer surface 140 through the side surfaces 146. To enhance the fixation between the diverging lenses 14 and the body 10, the side surfaces 146 are provided with a first clamping portion 1460, respectively, as shown in
To enhance the mechanical strength of the body, as shown in
To enhance the use convenience of the cylindrical lighting fixture, as shown in
The examples of the present disclosure have the beneficial effects: the present disclosure adopts a plurality of diverging lenses to diverge rays emergent from the light source plates corresponding to the lenses. Therefore, the emergent rays diverged by the two adjacent diverging lenses may interfere with each other, so as to eliminate a dark area formed originally due to no light source at the joint of the light source plates, thereby realizing the light emission at 360°, no dark area and good luminous effect.
In conclusion, the cylindrical lighting fixture provided by the examples of the present disclosure can achieve the technical effect of no light emitting dark area.
The above examples of the present disclosure focus on differences among the various examples. As long as different optimization features among the various examples are not contradictory, the examples can be combined to form a better example, which is not repeated here for brevity.
The present disclosure provides a cylindrical lighting fixture, which may include a body, a plurality of light source modules and a plurality of diverging lenses, the body having an axis, the body having two ends, the two ends being penetrated by the axis, the plurality of light source modules being arranged on the body around the axis, each of the light source modules including a light source plate and a light-emitting unit, the light-emitting unit being arranged at a side of the light source plate away from the body, each diverging lens covering one of the light source modules, the diverging lens includes an inner surface facing the axis and an outer surface away from the axis, the inner surface is recessed in a direction away from the body to form a cavity, the cavity extends in a same direction as the axis, and the light-emitting unit is arranged in the cavity.
In an implementation, cross-sections of the light source modules and the diverging lenses perpendicular to the axis are axisymmetric structures.
In an implementation, the light source plate slots are U-shaped slots, directions of openings of the U-shaped slots are away from the axis.
In an implementation, the body is provided with a plurality of lens slots, the plurality of lens slots are arranged around the axis, the lens slots extend in a same direction as the axis, and the diverging lenses are inserted in the lens slots, respectively.
In an implementation, the body is provided with a plurality of shading portions, a side of each lens slot away from the axis has a light outgoing notch, two sides of each light outgoing notch have the shading portions, respectively, and the shading portions respectively extend from each light outgoing notch to cover the edge of the outer surface.
In an implementation, two of the shading portions arranged at adjoined sides of two adjacent lens slots are integrated.
In an implementation, the shading portions and the lens slots are integrated, and the shading portions prevent the separation of the diverging lenses in a direction away from the axis.
In an implementation, each of the diverging lenses includes a pair of opposite side surfaces extending in a same direction as the axis, the inner surface is connected with the outer surface through the side surfaces, the side surfaces are provided with at least one first clamping portion, each of the lens slots includes a pair of opposite side walls extending in a same direction as the axis, the side walls are provided with a second clamping portion matched with the first clamping portion, and the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are cooperated to prevent the separation of the diverging lenses away from the axis.
In an implementation, the adjoined sides of two adjacent lens slots are integrated into an adjoined portion, the adjoined portion includes an outer side surface away from the axis, and the outer side surface is transitioned smoothly to the adjacent outer surface.
In an implementation, an outer contour of a cross-section of the cylindrical lighting fixture perpendicular to the axis is circular.
In an implementation, the cylindrical lighting fixture further comprises a base, and the body is arranged on the base.
In an implementation, the body and/or the base are/is made of metal.
In an implementation, the base is provided with an electric plug, and the electric plug is configured to be inserted in a socket to powers the light source modules.
In an implementation, the cylindrical lighting fixture further comprises a top cover, and the top cover covers one of the two ends.
The present disclosure may provide a method of manufacturing a cylindrical lighting fixture. The method may include providing a body, a plurality of light source modules and a plurality of diverging lenses; providing an axis and two ends to the body; penetrating the two ends by the axis; arranging the plurality of light source modules on the body around the axis; providing a light source plate and a light-emitting unit to each of the light source modules; arranging the light-emitting unit at a side of the light source plate away from the body; covering one of the light source modules by each diverging lens; providing an inner surface facing the axis and an outer surface away from the axis to the diverging lens; recessing the inner surface in a direction away from the body to form a cavity; extending the cavity in a same direction as the axis; and arranging the light-emitting unit in the cavity.
The method may also include providing the body with a plurality of light source plate slots, arranging the plurality of light source plate slots around the axis, extending the light source plate slots in a same direction as the axis, and inserting the light source plates in the light source plate slots.
The method may further include providing the body with a plurality of lens slots, arranging the plurality of lens slots around the axis, extending the lens slots in a same direction as the axis, and inserting the diverging lenses into the lens slots.
The present disclosure may include dedicated hardware implementations such as application specific integrated circuits, programmable logic arrays and other hardware devices. The hardware implementations can be constructed to implement one or more of the methods described herein. Examples that may include the apparatus and systems of various implementations can broadly include a variety of electronic and computing systems. One or more examples described herein may implement functions using two or more specific interconnected hardware modules or devices with related control and data signals that can be communicated between and through the modules, or as portions of an application-specific integrated circuit. Accordingly, the system disclosed may encompass software, firmware, and hardware implementations. The terms “module,” “sub-module,” “circuit,” “sub-circuit,” “circuitry,” “sub-circuitry,” “unit,” or “sub-unit” may include memory (shared, dedicated, or group) that stores code or instructions that can be executed by one or more processors. The module refers herein may include one or more circuit with or without stored code or instructions. The module or circuit may include one or more components that are connected.
The described above are only examples of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, the present disclosure may have various modifications and changes.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201822023168.0 | Dec 2018 | CN | national |
| 201921508808.5 | Sep 2019 | CN | national |
This application is based upon and claims the priority of PCT patent application No. PCT/CN2019/123100 filed on Dec. 4, 2019 which claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 201822023168.0 filed on Dec. 4, 2018 and the Chinese patent application No. 201921508808.5 filed on Sep. 9, 2019, the entire content of both of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | PCT/CN2019/123100 | Dec 2019 | US |
| Child | 17336219 | US |
