1. Field of the Invention
The instant disclosure relates to a light-emitting device and a light-guiding unit thereof, and more particularly to a light-emitting device for generating a specific light pattern and a light-guiding unit thereof.
2. Description of Related Art
The invention of the lamp greatly changed the style of building construction and the lifestyle of human beings, allowing people to work during the night. Traditional lighting devices such as lamps that adopt incandescent bulbs, fluorescent bulbs, or power-saving bulbs have been generally well-developed and used intensively for indoor illumination.
Moreover, compared to the newly developed light-emitting-diode (LED) lamps, these traditional lamps have the disadvantages of quick attenuation, high power consumption, high heat generation, short service life, high fragility, and being not recyclable. Thus, various high-powered LED lamps are created to replace the traditional lighting devices. Among them, tubular LED lamps are gaining popularity for their dimensional resemblance of traditional fluorescent tubes and thus their adoptability to existing lighting devices.
One aspect of the instant disclosure relates to a light-emitting device for generating a specific light pattern and a light-guiding unit thereof.
One of the embodiments of the instant disclosure provides a light-emitting device for generating a specific light pattern, comprising: a heat-dissipating unit, a light-emitting unit, a support unit, and a light-guiding unit. The heat-dissipating unit includes two heat-dissipating structures separated from each other by a predetermined distance. The light-emitting unit includes two light-emitting modules respectively detachably disposed on the two heat-dissipating structures. The support unit includes a bridge support detachably disposed between the two heat-dissipating structures, and the bridge support has a retaining groove disposed on a bottom side thereof. The light-guiding unit is detachably disposed inside the retaining groove of the bridge support. The light-guiding unit includes a light-guiding plate, a reflective layer having a first predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate and the bridge support, a patterned light-guiding microstructure with a predetermined pattern having a second predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate and the reflective layer, and a light uniform microstructure disposed on the light-guiding plate and correspondingly opposite to the patterned light-guiding microstructure, and the first predetermined reflectance of the reflective layer is different from the second predetermined reflectance of the patterned light-guiding microstructure. Therefore, initial light beams generated by the two light-emitting modules are reflected by the patterned light-guiding microstructure to form a projection light source with the specific light pattern passing through the light uniform microstructure.
More precisely, each heat-dissipating structure includes a top heat-dissipating unit, a bottom heat-dissipating unit opposite to the top heat-dissipating unit, an outside heat-dissipating unit connected between the top heat-dissipating unit and the bottom heat-dissipating unit, and an inside heat-dissipating unit opposite to the outside heat-dissipating unit, wherein the top heat-dissipating unit has a plurality of top heat-dissipating fins extended upwardly from the heat-dissipating structure, the bottom heat-dissipating unit has a plurality of bottom heat-dissipating fins extended downwardly from the heat-dissipating structure, the outside heat-dissipating unit has a plurality of outside heat-dissipating fins extended outwardly from the heat-dissipating structure, and the inside heat-dissipating unit has a plurality of inside heat-dissipating fins extended inwardly from the heat-dissipating structure.
More precisely, each heat-dissipating structure has a receiving space among the top heat-dissipating unit, the bottom heat-dissipating unit, the outside heat-dissipating unit, and the inside heat-dissipating unit, and each light-emitting module includes a circuit substrate detachably disposed inside the receiving space to directly contact the corresponding heat-dissipating structure and a plurality of light-emitting diodes disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate.
More precisely, the light-emitting device further comprises a light-shading unit including two light-shading covers respectively disposed on the two heat-dissipating structures to respectively cover the two light-emitting modules, wherein each circuit substrate is positioned on the corresponding heat-dissipating structure through a plurality of first securing members, two opposite end portions of the bridge support are respectively positioned on the two heat-dissipating structures through a plurality of second securing members, and each light-shading cover is positioned on the corresponding heat-dissipating structure through a plurality of third securing members to cover the light-emitting diodes of the corresponding light-emitting module.
More precisely, the light-guiding plate has two light input surfaces respectively facing the two light-emitting modules, a reflective surface connected between the two light input surfaces and facing the bridge support, and a light output surface opposite to the reflective surface, and the patterned light-guiding microstructure has a plurality of microgrooves parallel to the two light input surfaces or a plurality of quadrangular pyramids arranged as a matrix, wherein the bridge support has two hook portions respectively extended downwardly from two opposite long lateral sides thereof, and two opposite long lateral sides of the light-guiding unit are respectively retained inside the two hook portions of the bridge support.
More precisely, the patterned light-guiding microstructure with the predetermined pattern is integrally disposed on the reflective surface of the light-guiding plate, the reflective layer is attached to the reflective surface to cover the patterned light-guiding microstructure, and the light uniform microstructure is disposed on the light output surface of the light-guiding plate.
More precisely, the patterned light-guiding microstructure with the predetermined pattern is prefabricated on an inner surface of the reflective layer, the reflective layer is attached to the reflective surface to cover the patterned light-guiding microstructure, and the light uniform microstructure is disposed on the light output surface of the light-guiding plate.
Another one of the embodiments of the instant disclosure provides a light-guiding unit for generating a specific light pattern, comprising: a heat-dissipating unit, a light-emitting unit, a support unit, and a light-guiding unit. The light-guiding plate has two light input surfaces respectively facing two light-emitting modules, a reflective surface connected between the two light input surfaces, and a light output surface opposite to the reflective surface. The reflective layer is disposed on the reflective surface of the light-guiding plate, wherein the reflective layer has a first predetermined reflectance. The patterned light-guiding microstructure with a predetermined pattern is disposed between the reflective surface of the light-guiding plate and the reflective layer. The patterned light-guiding microstructure has a second predetermined reflectance, and the first predetermined reflectance of the reflective layer is different from the second predetermined reflectance of the patterned light-guiding microstructure. The light uniform microstructure is disposed on the light output surface of the light-guiding plate, and the light uniform microstructure is correspondingly opposite to the patterned light-guiding microstructure. Therefore, initial light beams generated by the two light-emitting modules are reflected by the patterned light-guiding microstructure to form a projection light source with the specific light pattern passing through the light uniform microstructure.
Yet another one of the embodiments of the instant disclosure provides a light-emitting device for generating a specific light pattern, comprising: a heat-dissipating unit, a light-emitting unit, a support unit, and a light-guiding unit. The heat-dissipating unit includes at least one heat-dissipating structure. The light-emitting unit includes at least one light-emitting module detachably disposed on the at least one heat-dissipating structure. The support unit includes a bridge support detachably disposed on the at least one heat-dissipating structure, and the bridge support has a retaining groove. The light-guiding unit is detachably disposed inside the retaining groove of the bridge support. The light-guiding unit includes a light-guiding plate, a reflective layer having a first predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate and the bridge support, a patterned light-guiding microstructure with a predetermined pattern having a second predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate and the reflective layer, and a light uniform microstructure disposed on the light-guiding plate and correspondingly opposite to the patterned light-guiding microstructure, and the first predetermined reflectance of the reflective layer is different from the second predetermined reflectance of the patterned light-guiding microstructure. Therefore, initial light beams generated by the at least one light-emitting module are reflected by the patterned light-guiding microstructure to form a projection light source with the specific light pattern passing through the light uniform microstructure.
More precisely, the light-emitting device further comprises a light-shading unit including at least one light-shading cover disposed on the at least one heat-dissipating structure to cover the at least one light-emitting module.
More precisely, the light-guiding plate includes a light-guiding body, a plurality of reflective microparticles disposed inside the light-guiding body, and a plurality of carrier substances disposed inside the light-guiding body to carry the reflective microparticles to be uniformly diffused inside the light-guiding body.
More precisely, the refractive of the light-guiding body is different from the index refractive index of the reflective microparticle.
More precisely, the viscosity of the carrier substance is smaller than the viscosity of the light-guiding body.
More precisely, the specific light pattern of the projection light source is adjustable according to the number of the reflective microparticles.
More precisely, the flowability of the reflective microparticles inside the light-guiding body is increased through the carrier substances.
Therefore, the initial light beams generated by the light-emitting module can be reflected by the patterned light-guiding microstructure to form a projection light source with the specific light pattern due to the design of “a reflective layer having a first predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate and the bridge support” and “a patterned light-guiding microstructure with a predetermined pattern having a second predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate and the reflective layer”. Thus, the instant disclosure can change the predetermined pattern of the patterned light-guiding microstructure to obtain different light pattern of the projection light source generated by the light-emitting device.
To further understand the techniques, means and effects of the instant disclosure applied for achieving the prescribed objectives, the following detailed descriptions and appended drawings are hereby referred to, such that, and through which, the purposes, features and aspects of the instant disclosure can be thoroughly and concretely appreciated. However, the appended drawings are provided solely for reference and illustration, without any intention to limit the instant disclosure.
The embodiments of “a light-emitting device for generating a specific light pattern and a light-guiding unit thereof” of the instant disclosure are described. Other advantages and objectives of the instant disclosure can be easily understood by one skilled in the art from the disclosure. The instant disclosure can be applied in different embodiments. Various modifications and variations can be made to various details in the description for different applications without departing from the scope of the instant disclosure. The drawings of the instant disclosure are provided only for simple illustrations, but are not drawn to scale and do not reflect the actual relative dimensions. The following embodiments are provided to describe in detail the concept of the instant disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope thereof in any way.
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Moreover, the light-emitting device Z further comprises a light-shading unit 5 including two light-shading covers 50 respectively disposed on the two heat-dissipating structures 10 to respectively partially cover the two light-emitting modules 20. For example, each light-shading cover 50 is positioned on the corresponding heat-dissipating structure 10 through a plurality of third securing members S3 to cover the light-emitting diodes 202 of the corresponding light-emitting module 20.
Therefore, initial light beams L1 generated by the light-emitting diodes 202 of the two light-emitting modules 20 are reflected by the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42 (or by matching the reflective layer 41 and the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42) to form a projection light source L2 with the specific light pattern passing through the light uniform microstructure 43. Thus, the instant disclosure can change the predetermined pattern of the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42 to obtain different light pattern of the projection light source L2 generated by the light-emitting device Z.
More precisely, another embodiment of the instant disclosure provides a light-emitting device Z for generating a specific light pattern, comprising: a light-dissipating unit 1, a light-emitting unit 2, a support unit 3, and a light-guiding unit 4. The heat-dissipating unit 1 includes at least one heat-dissipating structure 10 (without using another heat-dissipating structure 10). The light-emitting unit 2 includes at least one light-emitting module 20 (without using another light-emitting module 20) detachably disposed on the at least one heat-dissipating structure 10. The support unit 3 includes a bridge support 30 detachably disposed on the at least one heat-dissipating structure 10, and the bridge support 30 has a retaining groove 301. The light-guiding unit 4 is detachably disposed inside the retaining groove 301 of the bridge support 30. The light-guiding unit 4 includes a light-guiding plate 40, a reflective layer 41 having a first predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate 40 and the bridge support 30, a patterned light-guiding microstructure 42 with a predetermined pattern having a second predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate 40 and the reflective layer 41, and a light uniform microstructure 43 disposed on the light-guiding plate 40 and correspondingly opposite to the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42, and the first predetermined reflectance of the reflective layer 41 is different from the second predetermined reflectance of the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42.
Moreover, the light-emitting device Z further comprises a light-shading unit 5 including at least one light-shading cover 50 (without using another light-shading cover 50) disposed on the at least one heat-dissipating structure 10 to partially cover the at least one light-emitting module 20. For example, the at least one light-shading cover 50 is positioned on the at least one heat-dissipating structure 10 through a plurality of third securing members S3 to cover the light-emitting diodes 202 of the at least one light-emitting module 20.
Therefore, initial light beams L1 generated by the light-emitting diodes 202 of the at least one light-emitting module 20 are reflected by the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42 (or by matching the reflective layer 41 and the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42) to form a projection light source L2 with the specific light pattern passing through the light uniform microstructure 43. Thus, another embodiment of the instant disclosure can change the predetermined pattern of the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42 to obtain different light pattern of the projection light source L2 generated by the light-emitting device Z.
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In conclusion, the initial light beams L1 generated by the light-emitting module 20 can be reflected by the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42 to form a projection light source L2 with the specific light pattern due to the design of “a reflective layer 41 having a first predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate 40 and the bridge support 30” and “a patterned light-guiding microstructure 42 with a predetermined pattern having a second predetermined reflectance disposed between the light-guiding plate 40 and the reflective layer 41”. Thus, the instant disclosure can change the predetermined pattern of the patterned light-guiding microstructure 42 to obtain different light pattern of the projection light source L2 generated by the light-emitting device Z.
The aforementioned descriptions merely represent the preferred embodiments of the instant disclosure, without any intention to limit the scope of the instant disclosure which is fully described only within the following claims. Various equivalent changes, alterations or modifications based on the claims of the instant disclosure are all, consequently, viewed as being embraced by the scope of the instant disclosure.
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102141749 | Nov 2013 | TW | national |