Patent Application
20180283620
The present invention relates to a lighting device, and more particularly to a LED lighting device.
Light-emitting diode (LED) lights are a new lighting source, because of its high luminous efficiency, long life span, energy saving, vandal-resistant, and environmental, it has been gradually used in home, office, public facilities, etc.
LED light bulbs are a new type of energy-saving light to replace traditional incandescent bulbs. The traditional incandescent light bulbs and tungsten filament light bulbs are with high energy consumption and short lifetime. Because of the depletion of natural resources, the traditional incandescent light bulbs and tungsten filament light bulbs have been gradually banned to product by the governments around the world. Followed by compact fluorescent lamps, the compact fluorescent lamps are designed as a replacement for the traditional incandescent light bulbs and tungsten filament light bulbs. Although the compact fluorescent lamps saved energy, the manufacturing process of the compact fluorescent lamps requires a lot of heavy metals which would lead to environmental pollution, and is contrary to the big trend of environmental protection. With the rapid development of LED technology, LED lighting has become a new choice of green lighting. LED is much better than traditional lighting products in the lighting principle, energy saving, and environmental protection. As the incandescent light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps still occupy a very high proportion in people's daily life, in order to reduce waste, LED lighting manufacturers must develop LED lighting products which are in line with the existing interface and the using habit, thus users can use the new LED lighting products without replace the original traditional lighting base and line. Therefore, LED light bulbs are emerged at the right moment. LED light bulbs use the existing interface, that is, screw and socket, and even imitates the shape of the incandescent light bulbs to conform to people's habits.
The current LED light bulbs have met the basic requirements to apply, and the price is also acceptable. However, because of the better appearance or light angle of the LED filament light bulbs and the similar appearance to the traditional incandescent, the LED filament light bulbs have been accepted as the final version of the LED light bulbs. But the LED filament light bulbs are still unable to implement to the market in quantity, by reason of the high prices of the LED filament material. Although mass production or modifying the material specification may reduce the cost of materials, there are still some problems in the current process yield. The current cost of LED filament can't be reduced. And because of the shape of the LED filament itself, it is difficult to dissipate heat, it will not only accelerate the light failure of the LED filament, more seriously affect the life span of LED filament. How to improve heat dissipation capability of the LED filament is an important question in the development of LED lighting device.
Therefore, the present invention proposes a new method for fixing LED filaments, fixing the LED filaments through a simple template, and then installing it in the bulb shell of a high power bulb lighting device, the simple template is of heat dissipation and by changing assembly ways of the template, the lighting type of the bulb can be changed rapidly to enhance the convenience of assembly and reduce the cost of the process.
The embodiment of the present invention includes a high power bulb lighting device, fixing the LED filaments through a simple template, thus the LED filaments installed in the simple template, and the simple template installed in the bulb shell of the high power bulb lighting device. By changing the assembly ways of the template, the lighting type of the bulb can be changed rapidly to enhance the convenience of assembly. Because the LED filament is installed in the simple template which has a large adhesive area, the stability of the LED filaments can be effectively enhanced.
Specifically, the embodiment of the present invention includes a lighting device. The lighting device includes a filament, a filament fixing element, a driving circuit, a lamp holder and a bulb shell.
The filament has a long strip bottom, installed with a plurality of LED modules.
The filament fixing element has a bearing surface and a heat dissipation part. The bearing surface is connected to the long strip bottom of the filament. And the heat dissipation part is connected to the bearing surface to dissipate the heat of the bearing surface through the heat dissipation part.
The driving circuit provides a suitable current to the filament for emitting light. The lamp holder houses the driving circuit and carries the filament fixing element. The bulb shell and the lamp holder constitute an accommodating space for receiving the filament and the filament fixing element. The gas with high thermal conductivity can be filled into the bulb shell, and further increase the heat dissipation.
In one embodiment, the filament fixing element includes a metal plate. The bottom of the metal plate is fixed to the lamp holder. The top surface of the metal plate is provided with the bearing surface. In other words, the filament may be set on the top of the metal plate. By designing the shape and height of the metal plate, it is possible to set the height and the position of the filament in the accommodating space of the bulb shell.
A main portion of the metal plate is used as the heat dissipation part. For example, the metal plate may be entirely or partially made of aluminum, and the heat generated by the filament when lighting can be transferred, to achieve an effect of rapid cooling. In other words, through such a structure design, high-power lighting devices can be produced, such as lighting with a high wattage filament directly.
In another embodiment, the filament fixing element may have two or more metal plates. The top surface of the two or more metal plates is provided with the bearing surface for carrying two or more filaments. In other words, a plurality of metal plates may be provided in the accommodating space of the bulb shell. On the other hand, the two or more metal plates can be connected to each other to form a three-dimensional unfolded structure, so that the two or more filaments are emitted in different directions. Of course, the two metal plates can also be separated, it is not necessary to be connected.
In another embodiment, there is a corresponding card slot between the two or more metal plates for stabilizing the three-dimensional expanded structure of the two or more metal plates. For example, a corresponding card slot may be provided between the two metal plates, and the two metal plates are cross-linked through the card slot to form a cross structure.
In another embodiment, the bearing surface of the filament fixing element includes a groove for arranging the filament.
In another embodiment, the filament fixing element has at least one hollow hole. In other words, in addition to a complete plate, the metal plate can also set up one or more hollow holes with different shapes based on different demands, such as reducing material costs.
In another embodiment, the filament fixing element may be hung or attached with additional sub-light-bar fixing elements. The one or more sub-light-bar fixing elements are connected to the filament fixing element, and the sub-light-bar fixing element is also provided with a filament.
In another embodiment, the filament may be fixed to the filament fixing element by gluing. And, in order to achieve better heat dissipation effect, heat dissipation glue would be selected.
In another embodiment, the driving circuit may also be directly or indirectly thermally connected to the filament fixing element. For example, the substrate of the driving circuit is contacted with the filament fixing element directly or through another heat conducting element indirectly, so that the heat of the driving circuit can also be dissipated through the filament fixing element.
In another embodiment, the lamp holder may be provided with a heat dissipation element such as a cup-like heat dissipation. The heat dissipation element of the lamp holder assists the filament fixing element to dissipate heat.
In another embodiment, the filament is provided with a flexible substrate. And the plurality of LED modules is provided on the flexible substrate. The bearing surface of the filament fixing element is curved such that the long strip bottom of the filament is maintained in bent in a predetermined shape. In another embodiment, the filament fixing element further includes a conductor for directing the current of the driving circuit to the filament. This conductor can be provided by setting a conducting wire on a metal plate or other way. For example, an insulating portion may be provided on the metal plate of the filament fixing element, dividing the metal plate into two conductors, and for connecting the electrical terminals from the driving circuit with the different polarity, respectively.
In another embodiment, the filament fixing element has a clip which fixes the filament in an elastic holding manner and provides the conduction of the filament current. In other words, the filament can be inserted directly into the clip of the filament fixing element. For example, the electrical connection terminals may be provided on either side of the filament. And these electrical connection terminals may be inserted into the clip of the filament fixing element, for example, through a shrapnel or spring to hold and fix the filament, at the same time, to achieve the electrical connection.
In another embodiment, the filament fixing element includes a transparent material such that the filament is visually suspended in the accommodating space of the bulb shell. For example, the filament fixing element may be a transparent plastic with heat dissipation.
In another embodiment, the filament fixing element may be a cross-shaped three-dimensional structure. This structure is easy to assemble and can maintain a stable three-dimensional structure.
In another embodiment, the heat dissipation part of the filament fixing element includes fins or other heat-dissipating structures.
In another embodiment, the heat dissipation part of the filament fixing element may also be a mesh-like metal, it is not necessary to be a support arm or a plate.
In another embodiment, the filament fixing element may have an optical surface for guiding the light emitted by the filament to a predetermined direction. For example, the filament fixing element is a plate, and a reflective coating is provided on its surface for guiding the light for a better light efficiency. In addition, the filament fixing element may be made of a light guide plate or the light guide plate may be attached on the filament fixing element for guiding the light or producing a better predetermined visual effect.
In another view, the high power bulb lighting device includes a lamp holder, a bulb shell and a filament fixing element. There is a driving board installed in the lamp holder. The driving board includes a plurality of driving circuit elements. The bulb shell is a hollow shell, covering the lamp holder. The LED filament is arranged on the surface of the filament fixing element, and the filament fixing element is arranged in the inner space of the bulb shell.
In such a high power bulb lighting device, the filament fixing element may be made entirely of aluminum. However, the filament fixing element may be made partially of aluminum, and the other portion of the filament fixing element may be made of different materials. The filament fixing element may also be selected from copper or other metal material, depending on the different requirements about the heat dissipation, the styling or the appearance, and may also be made of glass. Through this way, the high power bulb lighting device may be of different styles.
The surface of the filament fixing element may be provided with a plurality of convexities or ripples, thus increasing the heat dissipation area and increasing cooling efficiency. The surface of the filament fixing element can also be installed with fins, through the fins to strengthen the heat convection of the air, and to enhance the cooling efficiency.
In such a high power bulb lighting device, the filament fixing element may be a solid plate, or it may be an empty plate, and the empty plate can enhance the richness of the mold and reduce the manufacturing cost and reduce the weight of the bulb.
In such a high power bulb lighting device, the filament fixing element may have one or more groups. When there are two groups of the filament fixing elements, one group is provided with grooves on the surface and the other group is smaller in size, combined with the first group in a cross-staggered manner through said grooves, and the LED filament is disposed on the surface of the filament fixing elements. When there are three groups of filament fixing elements, one group is provided with a plurality of grooves on the surface and the other two groups are combined with the first group in a cross-staggered manner through the grooves, and the LED filament is disposed on the surface of the filament fixing element.
When filament fixing elements are more than one group, the surface of one filament fixing element may have one or more holes, the other groups of are fixed through the holes to form different combinations of filament fixing elements. According to the different designs, different direction of the holes or the grooves, the filament fixing elements would form a plurality of different staggered assembling combination.
In this high power bulb lighting device, the filament fixing element is a flat plate, and the thickness of the flat plate may be selected in a variety of ways. The thickness increasing, the heat dissipation efficiency is higher; the thickness decreasing, the cost is reduced, as a more lightweight high power bulb lighting device formed. Therefore, by changing the thickness of the filament fixing element, it is possible to meet the different requirements, no matter what the requirements of heat dissipation, appearance or cost are.
In this high power bulb lighting device, the LED filament may be set on the side of the filament fixing element or on the plane of the filament fixing element, the number of LED filament may be adjusted according to different demands, the number of LED filaments may be one or more groups, and the installation direction and angle may be different. The LED filament may be adhered to the side or the plane of filament fixing element by gluing, or may be fixed to the side or the plane of filament fixing element by welding. In the other fixing methods of the LED filament fixing element, one or more groups of grooves may be provided on the side or the plane of the filament fixing element, and the LED filament may be fitted in the groove, to fix the LED filament to the side or plane of the filament fixing element.
In this high power bulb lighting device, the filament fixing element may be arranged with a reflecting element which can change the advancing angle of the light, focus the light emitted by the LED filament, or diffuse reflection, so that the high power bulb lighting device has different lighting forms.
In this high power bulb lighting device, the lamp holder may additionally be provided with a heat dissipation element. The heat dissipation element may be a cooling fin, a fan, a loop tube, or a heat dissipation glue, and the heat dissipation efficiency can be effectively enhanced by the heat dissipation element.
In this high power bulb lighting device, the bulb shell may be made of translucent or semi-translucent material. The bulb shell made of translucent material may provide bright light, and the bulb shell made oft semi-translucent material may provide relatively soft light. The transparency degree of the bulb shell can change the light atmosphere. There are many possibilities for the shape of the bub shell, it may be spherical, water-drop, flame, square, cylindrical or other shapes.
The present invention relates to a high power bulb light device, fixing the LED filament through a simple template, the LED filament installed in the simple template, and the simple template installed in the bulb shell of the high power bulb lighting device. By changing the assembly ways of the template, the lighting type of the bulb can be changed rapidly to enhance the convenience of assembly. At present, LED lighting devices often face problem that the LED filament is not easy be fixed, the damage rate of the process is high. In the present invention, the LED filament is set on the template, the LED filament has a large adhesive area, thus it can effectively enhance the stability of the LED filament, improving product yield. The LED lighting device uses the LED filament as a light emitting source, instead of the original LED light bead. The LED filament is formed by encapsulating the chip on an elongated substrate, connecting the chips with gold wires to make conductive, and the surface of the substrate is coated with yellow phosphor. The LED filament can realize full angle light emission, and can be as a three-dimensional light source without adding the lens. Because of the large light emitting area, the problem of glare may be improved. So the LED filament is a good light source, can bring an unprecedented lighting experience.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are given below, which is intended to be illustrative of the invention and should not to be construed as the limiting of the invention.
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The cooling fin in the field of electronic engineering design are classified as passive cooling elements, attached with a metal with high thermal conductivity, light-weight, easy to machine on the hot surface, to dissipate heat in a composite heat exchange mode. The cooling fins do not require additional drive energy to dissipate heat, and are the most typical passive heat dissipate element. In order to enhance the heat dissipation efficiency of the cooling fins, there are generally two methods, one is to apply a thermal paste between the two surfaces, rather than directly contacting the heating surface, and the thermal paste is capable of enhancing the heat transfer efficiency, better than the direct contact of the two metals; the other is to increase the heat dissipation area of the fins, the mothed for increasing heat dissipation area is to design the cooling fins with grooves.
The LED lighting devices, like all electronic parts, generally produce heat and rise temperature during use or operation. If the heat dissipation problem is ignored, the LED lighting device will be burned down due to high temperature. The LED lighting devices are designed to be more complex than traditional lighting devices, including optics, mechanisms, electronics and heat dissipation, where “heat dissipation” is particularly important. Because the current conversion rate of the high power LED lighting device is only 20 percent, it will be converted into light, the remaining 80 percent will be converted to heat. If the heat of the lighting device can't be transmitted out, it will cause serious light failure, and may even damage the lighting device.
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In addition to the above-described embodiments, various modifications may be made, and as long as it is within the spirit of the same invention, the various designs that can be made by those skilled in the art are belong to the scope of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201720340840.1 | Apr 2017 | CN | national |
