Patent Application
20150323157
The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0056327 filed on May 12, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to a light emitting module and a lighting apparatus having the same.
Lighting apparatuses may be electric appliances that are used for lighting a specific space. Incandescent lamps, discharge lamps, fluorescent lamps, and the like may be widely used as light sources for the lighting apparatuses. Resistive light sources such as the incandescent lamps may have relatively low efficiency and relatively high heat generation. On the other hand, the discharge lamps may be expensive and have relatively high voltages. Also, the fluorescent lamps may have environmental problems due to use of mercury (Hg).
To solve the above-described limitations in the light sources according to the related art, there is a growing interest in lighting apparatuses using light emitting diodes (LEDs) that have various advantages in efficiency, color diversity, and design autonomy. Thus, various types of LED lighting apparatuses are being released.
An LED is a semiconductor device that emits light when a forward voltage is applied. The LED may have a long life-cycle, low power consumption, and electrical, optical, and physical properties that are adequate for mass production. In recent years, LEDs are being utilized as lighting units that are substituted with the incandescent lamps and the fluorescent lamps.
Also, the LED light sources may be quickly applied to lighting apparatuses such as streetlamps, safety lights, park lights, or security lights.
The lighting apparatuses such as streetlamps or safety lights may be mainly hung on a column member. Also, the lighting apparatuses have to emit light at an optimum angle according to surrounding environments. For example, in the case of the streetlights which are installed at the periphery of agricultural land in which fruit trees or crops are grown, if light is irradiated onto the crops, the light may interfere with the growth of the crops. In addition, sufficient light may not be irradiated onto a road along which pedestrians are walking, thereby causing inconvenience in walking. Thus, it may be preferable that the most light emitted from such a lighting apparatus is irradiated onto the road, and an amount of light irradiated onto the crops is minimized.
Also, in the case of the streetlamps installed in alleys of residential streets, if light is irradiated onto windows of houses, residents living in the corresponding houses may experience interrupted sleep. Thus, it may be preferable that the light of the streetlamps is minimally irradiated onto the windows of the houses, and the light is maximally irradiated onto the alleys.
However, the general lighting apparatuses according to the related art may uniformly irradiate light downward in all directions. Thus, it may be difficult to control light irradiation in a specific direction. Particularly, the light emitted from the lighting apparatus may be irradiated into an unnecessary region to cause above-described problems. In addition, the intensity of illumination may be reduced in a region in which lighting is required, and thus an original aim of the lighting apparatus may not be sufficiently achieved.
The present disclosure is proposed to improve the above-described limitations.
In one embodiment, a light emitting module includes: a board unit; a light source unit mounted on the board unit; a diffusion lens disposed above the light source unit to diffuse light emitted from the light source unit; and a shield member disposed independent from the diffusion lens under the diffusion lens to prevent the light emitted from the light source unit from being irradiated in a specific direction.
In another embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes: a housing; a light emitting module mounted on one surface of the housing; and a control box mounted on one side of the housing, the control box including a control unit for electrically controlling the light emitting module, wherein the light emitting module includes: a board unit; a light source unit mounted on the board unit; a diffusion lens disposed above the light source unit to diffuse light emitted from the light source unit; and a shield member disposed independent from the diffusion lens under the diffusion lens to prevent the light emitted from the light source unit from being irradiated in a specific direction.
A plurality of light emitting modules may be provided, and the plurality of light emitting modules may be arranged adjacent to the housing, and the control unit may independently control on/off operations of the plurality of light emitting modules.
The details of one or more embodiments are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
Hereinafter, a light emitting module and a lighting apparatus including the same according to embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Although a plurality of light emitting devices may be provided as the light emitting modules, and the plurality of light emitting modules are mounted on the lighting apparatus in the current embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. That is, the ideas of the present disclosure may be applied to all lighting apparatuses for irradiating light in a specific direction.
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In detail, the heatsink 21 may be a heat dissipating unit for releasing heat generated from the light source units 24 to the outside. Thus, the heatsink 21 may be formed of an aluminum material having superior heat dissipating properties. Also, a seat unit 211 on which the members including the heat dissipating pad 22, the board unit 23, the light source units 24, the shield member 25, and the cover plate 26 are seated may be stepped at a predetermined depth on one surface of the heatsink 21. A plurality of heat dissipating fins 212 may protrude from the other surface of the heatsink 21. The plurality of fins 212 may be spaced a predetermined distance from each other and exchange heat with air flowing therebetween.
Also, a sealing member 28 may be disposed on an edge of the seat unit 211 to surround the seat unit 211. The sealing member 28 may contact the cover plate 26 to prevent moisture and foreign substances including dust from being introduced into the light source units 24.
Also, the heat dissipating pad 22 may be a heat dissipating plate disposed between the board unit 23 and the seat unit 211. Alternatively, the light emitting module 20 may be utilized without the heat dissipating pad 22.
The cover plate 26 may be a member for covering the light source units 24 and the shield member 25 to protect the light source units 24 and the shield member 25. In detail, a plurality of through holes may be defined inside the cover plate 26, and the diffusion lens 27 may be mounted in each of the through holes. According to another embodiment, the diffusion lens 27 and the cover plate 26 may be integrated as one body and provided as transparent plates formed of the same material.
The diffusion lens 27 may be a diffusion unit for diffusing light emitted from the light source units 24. The diffusion lens 27 may irradiate more light in a specific direction or uniformly irradiate light in all directions according to a geometrical shape thereof.
In detail, the diffusion lens 27 may be injection-molded by using one polymer resin of polyethyeleneterepthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polyepoxy (PE), and polymethylmethacrylate, (PMMA).
Also, the diffusion lens 27 may have a dome shape that is rounded in a convex shape. Alternatively, the diffusion lens 27 may have spherical or aspherical shape according to a design condition that is based on light diffusion properties. Alternatively, the diffusion lens 27 may have a symmetrical or asymmetrical shape with respect to a vertical plane. Also, light emitted from the light source units 24 may be refracted while passing through the diffusion lens 27 to realize a luminous intensity distribution having a specific shape. That is, the diffusion lens 27 may form a light distribution curve so that a relatively large amount of light is irradiated in a specific direction according to the geometrical shape and thickness thereof.
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In detail, the light source unit 24 may include a sub-mount board 241 disposed on a board unit 23, a light emitting device 242 including an LED chip mounted on a top surface of the sub-mount board 241, and an encapsulant 243 covering the light emitting device 242.
In more detail, the light emitting device 242 may be a blue light emitting diode. The encapsulant 243 may have a hemispherical lens shape and be seated on the sub-mount board 241. Also, a yellow phosphor may be applied to an inner circumferential surface of the encapsulant 243 to emit white light from the light source unit 24. Here, the encapsulant 243 may have a hemispherical shape filled with a transparent resin in which a phosphor is mixed.
An air layer is formed between the encapsulant 243 and a bottom surface of the diffusion lens 27. The light emitted from the light emitting device 242 may be primarily refracted while passing through the encapsulant 243, which acts as a lens. Also, the light may be secondarily refracted while passing through the diffusion lens 27. Thus, the encapsulant 23 acts as a primary lens, and the diffusion lens 27 acts as a secondary lens. Then, the light refracted by passing through the diffusion lens 27 may be diffused in multiple directions. Also, more of the light may be refracted and diffused in a specific direction according to the shape of the diffusion lens 27. In addition, the diffusion lens 27 may vary in thickness according to points at which light emitted from the light emitting device 242 collide to change a refraction angle, thereby diffusing more light in a specific direction.
The shield member 25 may absorb or reflect a portion of the light emitted from the light source unit 24 to prevent the light from being diffused in a specific direction. In particular, because the shield member 25 is located between the light source unit 24 and the diffusion lens 27, the shield member 25 blocks light from reaching a portion of the diffusion lens 27. Because the shield member 25 is located between the light source unit 24 and the diffusion lens 27 rather than being located outside of the diffusion lens 27, the shield member 25 can be made smaller for a given amount of light blockage as compared to a shield member located at an outer side of the diffusion lens 27, due to its closer proximity to the light source 24. In addition, because the shield member 25 is located under the diffusion lens 27, the shield member 25 is protected from the elements by the diffusion lens 27.
In detail, the shield member 25 may include a body part 251, a shield part 252 protruding from a side of the body part 251 and having a shield surface 253 on one surface thereof, and a fixed part 254 disposed on the other side of the body part 251.
The shield member 25 may be molded by using engineering plastic having superior heat resistance and including polyacetal (POM), polyamide (PA), polycarbonate (PC), modified polyphenylene ether (m-PPE), or liquid polymer (LCP).
Also, a shield layer 255 for reflecting or absorbing the light emitted from the light source unit 24 may be disposed on the shield surface 253.
In detail, the shield layer 255 may be a reflection layer for reflecting the light emitted from the light source unit in an opposite direction. Also, the reflection layer may include a reflection sheet containing a metal or metal oxide having high reflectivity such as aluminum, silver, nickel, chrome, gold, or titanium dioxide. Also, the reflection layer may be formed by performing a deposition or coating process on the shield surface 253. Alternatively, metal ink may be printed on the shield surface 253 to form the reflection layer.
Also, the deposition method may include a physical vapor deposition (PVD) method or vacuum evaporation method including a thermal evaporation method, an evaporation method, or a sputtering method. The coating or printing method may include a printing method, a gravure coating method, or a silk screen method.
As illustrated in the drawings, the shield surface 253 may have a shape that is rounded at a predetermined curvature along a shape of the encapsulant 243 on the outside of the light source unit 24. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the shield surface 253 may have a polygonal shape in which a plurality of planes each of which has a narrow width are successively connected to each other along the shape of the encapsulant 243.
Also, the reflection layer may include a white reflection sheet (or white reflection film) formed of a white polyethylene-terephthalate having specular reflection and diffuse reflection properties.
Also, the shield member 25 may be formed of engineering plastic using terephthalic acid (TPA) having a white color in itself to reflect the light emitted from the light source unit 24.
The shield layer 255 may be a light absorption layer or optical absorption layer that is capable of absorbing the light emitted from the light source unit 24. For example, the shield layer 255 may include a black film sheet that is attached, printed, or applied to the shield surface 253. Alternatively, the shield layer 255 may be formed by depositing metal chalcogenide light absorption material on the shield surface 253. The shield member 25 may be an engineering plastic member including the light absorption material in itself. For example, the shield member 25 may be an injection-molded product that is molded by using a black resin.
If the shield layer 255 includes the light absorption layer that is capable of absorbing light, luminous efficiency may be reduced when compared to that in a case in which light is reflected in a direction in which lighting is required.
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In detail, the body part 251 may be formed engineering plastic having high heat resistance. The fixed part 254 may be formed of a solderable metal material. For example, the fixed part 254 may include a metal lead frame that is capable of being surface-mounted. Also, the body part 251 and the fixed part 254 may be integrated with each other through double injection molding. Also, the fixed part 254 may be welded to a top surface of the board unit 23 to form a welding part 301 between the fixed part 254 and the board part 23. Thus, since the shield member 25 may also be surface-mounted on a side of the light source unit 24 in the process for surface-mounting the light source unit 24 on the board unit 23, the light source unit 24 and the shield member 25 may be directly attached to the board unit 23 through a single process.
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That is, the third embodiment is different from the foregoing embodiments in that the shield member 25 is not attached to the board unit 23, but is bonded to the sub-mount board 241 by using an adhesive. Also, since the shield member 25 is attached to the sub-mount board 241, a structure of the fixed part 254 may be unnecessary. Thus, a shield surface 253 may be defined on one side surface of a body part 251 of the shield member 25, particularly, on a surface facing the light source unit 24. Also, the shield layer 255 may be disposed on the shield surface 253.
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In detail, when the sub-mount board 241 is manufactured, the shield member 25 may be molded at the same time. That is, a body part 251 may protrude from one side surface of the sub-mount board 241, and a shield surface 253 may be defined on a side surface of the body unit 251 toward an encapsulant 243. Thus, a shield layer 255 may be disposed on the shield surface 253. In the fourth embodiment, the shield member 25 including the body part 251 may constitute a portion of the sub-mount board 241.
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In detail, while the encapsulant 243 is injection-molded, the shield member 25 may be integrated with one side edge of the encapsulant 243. Also, the shield member 25 may include a body part 251 extending upward from an edge of the encapsulant 243, a shield surface 253 disposed on a side surface of the body part 251 toward the encapsulant 243, and a shield layer 255 disposed on the shield surface 253. According to the above-described structure, the encapsulant 243 may perform a proper function of the encapsulant 243 and also perform a function of the shield member 25 for preventing light from being diffused in a specific direction. In the fifth embodiment, the shield member 25 may constitute a portion of the encapsulant 243.
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In detail, the shield layer 255 may be directly disposed on a surface of the encapsulant 243 alone, or in addition to the methods in which the shield member is separately disposed on the side of the light source unit 24 as described in the foregoing embodiments. Thus, light irradiated from a light emitting device 242 toward the shield layer 255 may be absorbed or re-reflected by the shield layer 255.
Also, the shield layer 255 may be a reflection sheet containing a metal or metal oxide including at least one of aluminum, silver, nickel, chrome, gold, or titanium dioxide to specular-reflect the light emitted from the light emitting device 242 as described in the foregoing embodiments.
Alternatively, the shield layer 255 may be a white reflection sheet that is formed of a PET material and specular-reflects and diffusion-reflects the light emitted from the light emitting device 242.
Also, the shield layer 255 may be deposited, applied, or printed on a surface of the encapsulant 243.
The shield layer 255 may be a black film sheet that is attached, printed, or applied to the surface of the encapsulant 243 to absorb the light emitted from the light emitting device 242.
As described above, since the shield layer 255 is directly disposed on the surface of the encapsulant 243, it may be unnecessary to separately install the shield member 25, thereby reducing manufacturing costs.
The light emitting module including the above-described constitutions and the lighting apparatus having the same according to the embodiments may have several beneficial effects.
First, it may prevent the light emitted from the light source from being irradiated in a specific direction to prevent the light from being irradiated in an unnecessary direction.
Second, the light irradiated in a specific direction may be reflected to the necessary region to prevent the light from being irradiated in an unnecessary direction, thereby improving the intensity of illumination in the region in which the lighting is required.
Third, it may be unnecessary to separately install a shield wall in the periphery of the lighting apparatus so as to prevent the light from being irradiated into the region in which the lighting is unnecessary.
Fourth, in the lighting apparatus according to the foregoing embodiments, the shield member for absorbing or reflecting the light emitted from the light source to prevent the light from being irradiated in a specific direction may be directly mounted on the board unit on which the light emitting device is mounted. In addition, the shield member may be mounted while the mounting of the light emitting device is performed.
Thus, since it is unnecessary to separately stack the board including the shield member for preventing the light from being irradiated in a specific direction on the light source, the lighting apparatus may achieve the desired purpose without increasing in total thickness, thereby realizing miniaturization of the lighting apparatus.
Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number of illustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerous other modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled in the art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles of this disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modifications are possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subject combination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawings and the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications in the component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also be apparent to those skilled in the art.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2014-0056327 | May 2014 | KR | national |
