EP2390564B1 - Lamp and heat sink thereof - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F21V29/60—Cooling arrangements characterised by the use of a forced flow of gas, e.g. air
- F21V29/67—Cooling arrangements characterised by the use of a forced flow of gas, e.g. air characterised by the arrangement of fans
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
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- F21V29/70—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
- F21V29/83—Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
- F21S8/02—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention generally relates to a lamp and a heat sink thereof and, more particularly, to an embedded lamp utilizing a fan to trigger air flow for ventilation, as well as a heat sink thereof.
- Taiwan Patent Number M330426 discloses a conventional lamp as shown in Fig. 1 .
- the lamp as shown is 180 degree inversed to an assembly direction.
- the lamp has a cooling base 81, a circuit board 82, a light-emitting diode (LED) module 83, a cooling fan 84 and a lamp head 85.
- the cooling base 81 has a concave portion 811 and a receiving portion 812.
- the circuit board 82 and LED module 83 are received in the concave portion 811.
- the cooling fan 84 is received in the receiving portion 812.
- the lamp head 85 is coupled to an outer portion of the receiving portion 812.
- the cooling base 81 includes a plurality of heat-dissipating holes 813 extending into the receiving portion 812.
- the lamp head 85 includes a plurality of vents 851 into which external air is drawn. During operation of the lamp, the external air is drawn into the receiving portion 812 via the vents 851 and then exhausted out of the receiving portion 812 via the heat-dissipating holes 813 to dissipate the heat generated by the lamp head 85.
- the lamp head 85 When in use, the lamp head 85 is coupled to a lamp seat; and the vents 851 and the heat-dissipating holes 813 are in contact with external air so that air inside the receiving portion 812 is allowed to exchange with the external air.
- the vents 851 from where the external air is drawn into the receiving portion 812 are located in a relatively upper portion of the lamp where hot air tends to gather (this is because in thermal convection theory, heat air tends to float around higher areas than cool air).
- the exhausted heat air from the heat-dissipating holes 813 tends to gather around the relatively upper portion of the lamp and is therefore re-drawn into the receiving portion 812 via the vents 851, leading to degradation of cooling efficiency.
- the heat-dissipating holes 813 and the vents 851 are placed right above the plate-type ceiling, and only the LED module 83 and its related portions remain beneath the plate-type ceiling for illumination purpose.
- the area above the plate-type ceiling is an enclosed space with poor air circulation, therefore resulting in poor heat dissipation. As a result, service life of the lamp is shortened.
- Taiwan Patent Number M346745 discloses another conventional lamp as shown in Fig. 2 .
- the lamp includes an upper casing 91, a lower casing 92, a heat-dissipating assembly 93 and a LED assembly 94.
- the upper casing 91 includes a receiving room 911 in which the heat-dissipating assembly 93 and LED assembly 94 may be disposed.
- the upper casing 91 and lower casing 92 together may form a housing of a lamp.
- the upper housing 91 includes a plurality of vents 912 and the lower housing 92 includes a plurality of through-holes 921.
- vents 912 are still located in a relatively upper portion of the lamp where the heat air exhausted from the through-holes 921 tends to gather. As a result, the heat air is re-drawn into the lamp via the vents 912, affecting the cooling efficiency of the lamp.
- the through-holes 921 are in contact with external air when the conventional lamp is inserted into the plate-type ceiling, the cooling efficiency of the lamp is not improved by much since the vents 912 are still located in the enclosed space right above the plate-type ceiling.
- US 2008/212333 A1 discloses a heat sink according to the preamble of claim 1 and a lamp including such heat sink.
- the invention discloses a heat sink with the features of claim 1.
- the invention discloses a lamp with the features of claim 4, comprising the inventive heat sink.
- a lamp comprising a housing 1, a heat sink 2, a fan 3 and a light-emitting element 4 is disclosed according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- the heat sink 2 is disposed between the fan 3 and light-emitting element 4 and covered by the housing 1 when assembling the lamp.
- heat air inside the lamp may flow through the heat sink 2 to exchange with the external air for heat dissipation purpose of the light-emitting element 4.
- the housing 1 includes an opening end 11 on an end thereof, as well as a compartment 12.
- the heat sink 2 is disposed at the opening end 11 of the housing 1 and preferably made of materials with high heat conductivity.
- the heat sink 2 includes a lateral wall 21, a base 22, a plurality of first connection members 23, a plurality of first air channels 24 and at least one second air channel 25.
- the lateral wall 21 may be an annual wall.
- the base 22 is surrounded by and spaced from the lateral wall 21.
- the base 22 is connected to an inner circumferential wall of the lateral wall 21 via the first connection members 23.
- Each first air channel 24 is formed between two adjacent first connection members 23, and includes a first end communicating with the compartment 12 and a second end located around the opening end 11.
- the base 22 includes a first face 221 and a second face 222, with the first face 221 facing the compartment 12 and the second face 222 opposite to the first face 221.
- Each first connection member 23 may be a fin which extends in a radial direction from the inner circumferential wall of the lateral wall 21 towards a center of the lateral wall 21.
- Each first connection member 23 is designed to protrude from the first face 221 to increase the heat exchange area of the first face 221.
- the first face 221 includes a protrusion 223 in a center thereof.
- the at least one second air channel 25 is formed between an outer circumferential wall of the lateral wall 21 and an inner face of the housing 1.
- the outer circumferential wall of the lateral wall 21 includes a second connection member 26 extending outwards therefrom.
- the second connection member 26 may be integrally formed with or connected to the lateral wall 21.
- the second connection member 26 may include a plurality of fins to increase the heat exchange area of the outer circumferential wall of the lateral wall 21, and the number of the at least one second air channel 25 is plural, with adjacent two of the fins having one of the second air channels 25 formed therebetween.
- the at least one second air channel 25 includes a first end communicating with the compartment 12 and a second end located on the opening end 11.
- connection member 26 may be connected to and surrounded by an outer ring portion 27.
- the outer ring portion 27 may be an integrally-formed ring (as shown in Fig. 3 ) or a plurality of linking members circularly arranged in a ring-like route when any two of the linking members are spaced apart.
- the heat sink 2 may be assembled with the housing 1 in a way that allows the lateral wall 21 to protrude from the opening end 11.
- the outer ring portion 27 may be disposed at the opening end 11 of the housing 1.
- the lateral wall 21 includes an upper edge 211 and a lower edge 212 opposite the upper edge 211.
- the upper edge 211 and the first face 221 of the base 22 both face the compartment 12.
- the lower edge 212 preferably protrudes from the outer ring portion 27 along an axial direction away from the housing 1.
- the lower edge 212 may also protrude from the second face 222 of the base 22 along the axial direction, away from the housing 1 so as to separate the second ends of the first air channels 24 from the second end of the at least one second air channel 25.
- the fan 3 is disposed at one side of the heat sink 2 in the compartment 12 and includes two sides 30a and 30b, with the first ends of the first air channels 24 communicating with the side 30b and the first end of the at least one second air channel 25 communicating with the side 30a. Based on this, the fan 3 may guide airflow between the first air channels 24 and the at least one second air channel 25.
- the fan 3 includes a frame 31 having a plurality of assembly portions 32.
- the lateral wall 21 may also include a plurality of fixing portions 213 for fixing the fan 3 on the heat sink 2 via a plurality of fixing members extending into the assembly portions 32 and the fixing portions 213.
- the light-emitting element 4 is disposed at another side of the heat sink 2 and includes a base plate 41 and at least one light-emitting member 42.
- the at least one light-emitting member 42 may preferably be a LED module disposed on one side of the base plate 41.
- the fan 3 and the light-emitting element 4 are disposed on two sides of the heat sink 2, with the fan 3 facing the first face 221 of the base 22 and being supported by the protrusion 223.
- the light-emitting element 4 is coupled to the second face 222 of the base 22 via the base plate 41 thereof.
- the heat sink 2 is disposed at the opening end 11 of the housing 1 via the outer ring portion 27 in order for the fan 3 to be received in the compartment 12 and for the at least one light-emitting member 42 to be exposed outside at the opening end 11.
- the external air may be drawn into the compartment 12 through one of the first air channels 24 and the at least one second air channel 25, and then exhausted out of the compartment 12 through another one, because the first ends of the first air channels 24 communicate with the side 30b and the first end of the at least one second air channel 25 communicates with the side 30a, and the second ends of the first air channels 24 and the at least one second air channel 25 communicate with the external air.
- the drawn-in external air may be separated from the exhausted heat air.
- the housing 1 when in use, the housing 1 is inserted into a plate-type ceiling 5, with the outer ring portion 27 preferably abutting with the plate-type ceiling 5.
- the external air may be drawn into the compartment 12 through the first air channels 24 and the least one second air channel 25, and then dispelled out of the compartment 12 through another one.
- rotation direction of the fan 3 may be changed to control direction of air flow. For example, when the fan 3 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the external air may be drawn into the compartment 12 via the at least one second air channel 25 and then dispelled out of the compartment 12 via the first air channels 24.
- the external air may be drawn into the compartment 12 via the first air channels 24 and then dispelled out of the compartment 12 via the at least one second air channel 25.
- heat generated by the light-emitting element 4 is dispelled.
- the first air channels 24 and the at least one second air channel 25 are arranged in a way that allows contact with the external air beneath the plate-type ceiling 5, thus ensuring better ventilation of the lamp.
- the air drawn into the compartment 12 may be separated from the exhausted heat air to avoid turbulent flow.
- a lamp comprising a housing 1, a heat sink 2, a fan 6 and a light-emitting element 4 is disclosed according to a second embodiment of the invention.
- the fan 6 also includes two sides 60a and 60b, a frame 61 and a plurality of assembly portions 62.
- the frame 61 further includes a separation portion 63 which is an annual plate extending outwards from an outer circumferential wall of the frame 61.
- the separation portion 63 includes an outer periphery preferably covering the upper edge 211 of the lateral wall 21.
- the external air when the fan 6 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the external air may be drawn into the compartment 12 via the at least one second air channel 25 and then expelled from the compartment 12 via the first air channels 24.
- the external air when the fan 6 rotates in a clockwise direction, the external air may be drawn into the compartment 12 via the first air channels 24 and then expelled from the compartment 12 via the at least one second air channel 25.
- the separation portion 63 may guide the air in the first air channels 24 and the at least one second air channel 25 to pass through the fan 6 only through the sides 60a and 60b, preventing the turbulent flow from occurring.
- a lamp comprising a housing 1', a heat sink 7, a fan 6 and a light-emitting element 4 is disclosed according to a third embodiment of the invention.
- the housing 1' also includes an opening end 11' and compartment 12'.
- the heat sink 7 also includes a lateral wall 71, an upper edge 711, a lower edge 712, a fixing portion 713, a base 72, a first face 721, a second face 722, a protrusion 723, a plurality of first connection members 73, a plurality of first air channels 74, at least one second air channel 75, a second connection member 76 and an outer ring portion 77.
- the housing 1' further includes at least one through-hole 13'.
- the housing 1' includes a plurality of through-holes 13'. Based on this, when the air passes through the at least one second air channel 75, the through-holes 13' may allow extra air to flow into or out of the at least one second air channel 75, providing better cooling efficiency and reducing the noise generated by turbulent flow.
- a portion of the lateral wall 71 adjacent to the lower edge 712 is designed to gradually extend away from a center of the lateral wall 71, increasing the air throughput of the first air channels 74.
- the heat generated by the light-emitting element 4 may be rapidly dispelled by facilitating the ventilation of the lamp.
- service life of the lamp is prolonged.
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- The present invention generally relates to a lamp and a heat sink thereof and, more particularly, to an embedded lamp utilizing a fan to trigger air flow for ventilation, as well as a heat sink thereof.
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M330426 Fig. 1 . InFig. 1 , the lamp as shown is 180 degree inversed to an assembly direction. The lamp has acooling base 81, acircuit board 82, a light-emitting diode (LED)module 83, acooling fan 84 and alamp head 85. Thecooling base 81 has aconcave portion 811 and a receivingportion 812. Thecircuit board 82 andLED module 83 are received in theconcave portion 811. Thecooling fan 84 is received in thereceiving portion 812. Thelamp head 85 is coupled to an outer portion of thereceiving portion 812. Thecooling base 81 includes a plurality of heat-dissipatingholes 813 extending into thereceiving portion 812. Thelamp head 85 includes a plurality ofvents 851 into which external air is drawn. During operation of the lamp, the external air is drawn into thereceiving portion 812 via thevents 851 and then exhausted out of thereceiving portion 812 via the heat-dissipatingholes 813 to dissipate the heat generated by thelamp head 85. - When in use, the
lamp head 85 is coupled to a lamp seat; and thevents 851 and the heat-dissipatingholes 813 are in contact with external air so that air inside thereceiving portion 812 is allowed to exchange with the external air. However, thevents 851 from where the external air is drawn into thereceiving portion 812 are located in a relatively upper portion of the lamp where hot air tends to gather (this is because in thermal convection theory, heat air tends to float around higher areas than cool air). Hence, the exhausted heat air from the heat-dissipatingholes 813 tends to gather around the relatively upper portion of the lamp and is therefore re-drawn into the receivingportion 812 via thevents 851, leading to degradation of cooling efficiency. Furthermore, when the lamp is inserted into a "plate-type" ceiling (meaning the ceiling that is assembled from a plurality of square plates) for artistic reasons, the heat-dissipatingholes 813 and thevents 851 are placed right above the plate-type ceiling, and only theLED module 83 and its related portions remain beneath the plate-type ceiling for illumination purpose. However, the area above the plate-type ceiling is an enclosed space with poor air circulation, therefore resulting in poor heat dissipation. As a result, service life of the lamp is shortened. - Taiwan Patent Number
M346745 Fig. 2 . Referring toFig. 2 , the lamp includes anupper casing 91, alower casing 92, a heat-dissipating assembly 93 and aLED assembly 94. Theupper casing 91 includes areceiving room 911 in which the heat-dissipating assembly 93 andLED assembly 94 may be disposed. Theupper casing 91 andlower casing 92 together may form a housing of a lamp. Theupper housing 91 includes a plurality ofvents 912 and thelower housing 92 includes a plurality of through-holes 921. When acooling fan 931 of the heat-dissipating assembly 93 is operated, the external air is drawn into thereceiving room 911 via thevents 912 and then exhausted out of thereceiving room 911 via the through-holes 921 to dissipate the heat generated by theLED assembly 94. - However, the
vents 912 are still located in a relatively upper portion of the lamp where the heat air exhausted from the through-holes 921 tends to gather. As a result, the heat air is re-drawn into the lamp via thevents 912, affecting the cooling efficiency of the lamp. Although the through-holes 921 are in contact with external air when the conventional lamp is inserted into the plate-type ceiling, the cooling efficiency of the lamp is not improved by much since thevents 912 are still located in the enclosed space right above the plate-type ceiling. -
US 2008/212333 A1 discloses a heat sink according to the preamble ofclaim 1 and a lamp including such heat sink. - Therefore, it is desired to improve the conventional lamp.
- It is therefore the primary objective of this invention to provide a lamp and a heat sink thereof so as to improve cooling efficiency of the lamp.
- It is another objective of this invention to provide a lamp and a heat sink thereof so as to prolong service life of the lamp.
- It is another objective of this invention to provide a lamp and a heat sink thereof so as to avoid turbulent flow.
- The invention discloses a heat sink with the features of
claim 1. - Furthermore, the invention discloses a lamp with the features of
claim 4, comprising the inventive heat sink. - The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinafter and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
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Fig. 1 shows a side cross sectional view of a conventional lamp. -
Fig. 2 shows a side cross sectional view of another conventional lamp. -
Fig. 3 shows an exploded diagram of a lamp according to a first embodiment of the invention. -
Fig. 4 shows a top view of a heat sink of the lamp according to the first embodiment of the invention. -
Fig. 5 shows a side cross sectional view of the lamp according to the first embodiment of the invention. -
Fig. 6 shows an exploded diagram of a lamp according to a second embodiment of the invention. -
Fig. 7 shows a side cross sectional view of the lamp according to the second embodiment of the invention. -
Fig. 8 shows a side cross sectional view of a lamp according to a third embodiment of the invention. - In the various figures of the drawings, the same numerals designate the same or similar parts. Furthermore, when the term "first", "second", "third", "fourth", "inner", "outer" "top", "bottom" and similar terms are used hereinafter, it should be understood that these terms refer only to the structure shown in the drawings as it would appear to a person viewing the drawings and are utilized only to facilitate describing the invention.
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Fig. 3 , a lamp comprising ahousing 1, aheat sink 2, afan 3 and a light-emittingelement 4 is disclosed according to a first embodiment of the invention. Theheat sink 2 is disposed between thefan 3 and light-emittingelement 4 and covered by thehousing 1 when assembling the lamp. During operation of thefan 3, heat air inside the lamp may flow through theheat sink 2 to exchange with the external air for heat dissipation purpose of the light-emittingelement 4. - The
housing 1 includes anopening end 11 on an end thereof, as well as acompartment 12. - Referring to
Figs. 3 and4 , theheat sink 2 is disposed at theopening end 11 of thehousing 1 and preferably made of materials with high heat conductivity. Theheat sink 2 includes alateral wall 21, abase 22, a plurality offirst connection members 23, a plurality offirst air channels 24 and at least onesecond air channel 25. - The
lateral wall 21 may be an annual wall. Thebase 22 is surrounded by and spaced from thelateral wall 21. Thebase 22 is connected to an inner circumferential wall of thelateral wall 21 via thefirst connection members 23. Eachfirst air channel 24 is formed between two adjacentfirst connection members 23, and includes a first end communicating with thecompartment 12 and a second end located around theopening end 11. Thebase 22 includes afirst face 221 and asecond face 222, with thefirst face 221 facing thecompartment 12 and thesecond face 222 opposite to thefirst face 221. Eachfirst connection member 23 may be a fin which extends in a radial direction from the inner circumferential wall of thelateral wall 21 towards a center of thelateral wall 21. Eachfirst connection member 23 is designed to protrude from thefirst face 221 to increase the heat exchange area of thefirst face 221. In addition, thefirst face 221 includes aprotrusion 223 in a center thereof. - The at least one
second air channel 25 is formed between an outer circumferential wall of thelateral wall 21 and an inner face of thehousing 1. In the embodiment, the outer circumferential wall of thelateral wall 21 includes asecond connection member 26 extending outwards therefrom. Thesecond connection member 26 may be integrally formed with or connected to thelateral wall 21. Thesecond connection member 26 may include a plurality of fins to increase the heat exchange area of the outer circumferential wall of thelateral wall 21, and the number of the at least onesecond air channel 25 is plural, with adjacent two of the fins having one of thesecond air channels 25 formed therebetween. The at least onesecond air channel 25 includes a first end communicating with thecompartment 12 and a second end located on the openingend 11. In addition, thesecond connection member 26 may be connected to and surrounded by anouter ring portion 27. Theouter ring portion 27 may be an integrally-formed ring (as shown inFig. 3 ) or a plurality of linking members circularly arranged in a ring-like route when any two of the linking members are spaced apart. Through theouter ring portion 27, theheat sink 2 may be assembled with thehousing 1 in a way that allows thelateral wall 21 to protrude from the openingend 11. Theouter ring portion 27 may be disposed at the openingend 11 of thehousing 1. - The
lateral wall 21 includes anupper edge 211 and alower edge 212 opposite theupper edge 211. Theupper edge 211 and thefirst face 221 of the base 22 both face thecompartment 12. Thelower edge 212 preferably protrudes from theouter ring portion 27 along an axial direction away from thehousing 1. Thelower edge 212 may also protrude from thesecond face 222 of thebase 22 along the axial direction, away from thehousing 1 so as to separate the second ends of thefirst air channels 24 from the second end of the at least onesecond air channel 25. - The
fan 3 is disposed at one side of theheat sink 2 in thecompartment 12 and includes twosides first air channels 24 communicating with theside 30b and the first end of the at least onesecond air channel 25 communicating with theside 30a. Based on this, thefan 3 may guide airflow between thefirst air channels 24 and the at least onesecond air channel 25. Thefan 3 includes aframe 31 having a plurality ofassembly portions 32. Thelateral wall 21 may also include a plurality of fixingportions 213 for fixing thefan 3 on theheat sink 2 via a plurality of fixing members extending into theassembly portions 32 and the fixingportions 213. - The light-emitting
element 4 is disposed at another side of theheat sink 2 and includes abase plate 41 and at least one light-emittingmember 42. The at least one light-emittingmember 42 may preferably be a LED module disposed on one side of thebase plate 41. - Referring to
Figs. 3 and5 , after the lamp is assembled, thefan 3 and the light-emittingelement 4 are disposed on two sides of theheat sink 2, with thefan 3 facing thefirst face 221 of thebase 22 and being supported by theprotrusion 223. The light-emittingelement 4 is coupled to thesecond face 222 of thebase 22 via thebase plate 41 thereof. Theheat sink 2 is disposed at the openingend 11 of thehousing 1 via theouter ring portion 27 in order for thefan 3 to be received in thecompartment 12 and for the at least one light-emittingmember 42 to be exposed outside at the openingend 11. Furthermore, the external air may be drawn into thecompartment 12 through one of thefirst air channels 24 and the at least onesecond air channel 25, and then exhausted out of thecompartment 12 through another one, because the first ends of thefirst air channels 24 communicate with theside 30b and the first end of the at least onesecond air channel 25 communicates with theside 30a, and the second ends of thefirst air channels 24 and the at least onesecond air channel 25 communicate with the external air. Note that there exists a difference in axial height between the second ends of thefirst air channels 24 and the second end of the at least onesecond air channel 25. With the difference in axial height, the drawn-in external air may be separated from the exhausted heat air. - Referring to
Fig. 5 , when in use, thehousing 1 is inserted into a plate-type ceiling 5, with theouter ring portion 27 preferably abutting with the plate-type ceiling 5. When thefan 3 is operated, the external air may be drawn into thecompartment 12 through thefirst air channels 24 and the least onesecond air channel 25, and then dispelled out of thecompartment 12 through another one. In addition, rotation direction of thefan 3 may be changed to control direction of air flow. For example, when thefan 3 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the external air may be drawn into thecompartment 12 via the at least onesecond air channel 25 and then dispelled out of thecompartment 12 via thefirst air channels 24. Conversely, when thefan 3 rotates in a clockwise direction, the external air may be drawn into thecompartment 12 via thefirst air channels 24 and then dispelled out of thecompartment 12 via the at least onesecond air channel 25. Thus, heat generated by the light-emittingelement 4 is dispelled. - Regardless of the direction of the air flow, the
first air channels 24 and the at least onesecond air channel 25 are arranged in a way that allows contact with the external air beneath the plate-type ceiling 5, thus ensuring better ventilation of the lamp. In addition, due to the difference in axial height between thefirst air channels 24 and the at least onesecond air channel 25, as well as the separation by thelateral wall 21 of the second ends of thefirst air channels 24 from the second end of the at least onesecond air channel 25, the air drawn into thecompartment 12 may be separated from the exhausted heat air to avoid turbulent flow. Thus, better ventilation and cooling efficiency are achieved. - Referring to
Figs. 6 and7 , a lamp comprising ahousing 1, aheat sink 2, afan 6 and a light-emittingelement 4 is disclosed according to a second embodiment of the invention. Thefan 6 also includes twosides frame 61 and a plurality ofassembly portions 62. - In comparison with the
frame 31 of the first embodiment, theframe 61 further includes aseparation portion 63 which is an annual plate extending outwards from an outer circumferential wall of theframe 61. Theseparation portion 63 includes an outer periphery preferably covering theupper edge 211 of thelateral wall 21. - Based on this, when the
fan 6 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the external air may be drawn into thecompartment 12 via the at least onesecond air channel 25 and then expelled from thecompartment 12 via thefirst air channels 24. To the contrary, when thefan 6 rotates in a clockwise direction, the external air may be drawn into thecompartment 12 via thefirst air channels 24 and then expelled from thecompartment 12 via the at least onesecond air channel 25. - However, regardless of the direction of the air flow, the
separation portion 63 may guide the air in thefirst air channels 24 and the at least onesecond air channel 25 to pass through thefan 6 only through thesides - Referring to
Fig. 8 , a lamp comprising a housing 1', aheat sink 7, afan 6 and a light-emittingelement 4 is disclosed according to a third embodiment of the invention. The housing 1' also includes an opening end 11' and compartment 12'. Theheat sink 7 also includes alateral wall 71, anupper edge 711, alower edge 712, a fixingportion 713, abase 72, afirst face 721, asecond face 722, aprotrusion 723, a plurality offirst connection members 73, a plurality offirst air channels 74, at least onesecond air channel 75, asecond connection member 76 and anouter ring portion 77. - In comparison with the first and second embodiments, the housing 1' further includes at least one through-hole 13'. In the embodiment, the housing 1' includes a plurality of through-holes 13'. Based on this, when the air passes through the at least one
second air channel 75, the through-holes 13' may allow extra air to flow into or out of the at least onesecond air channel 75, providing better cooling efficiency and reducing the noise generated by turbulent flow. Furthermore, a portion of thelateral wall 71 adjacent to thelower edge 712 is designed to gradually extend away from a center of thelateral wall 71, increasing the air throughput of thefirst air channels 74. - Based on the above description, the heat generated by the light-emitting
element 4 may be rapidly dispelled by facilitating the ventilation of the lamp. Thus, service life of the lamp is prolonged. - Although the invention has been described in detail with reference to its presently preferable embodiment, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.
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- A heat sink (2, 7) of a lamp, comprising:a lateral wall (21, 71);a plurality of first connection members (23, 73);a base (22, 72) surrounded by and spaced from the lateral wall (21, 71), and connected to an inner circumferential wall of the lateral wall (21, 71) via the first connection members (23, 73);a plurality of first air channels (24, 74), each being formed between adjacent two of the first connection members (23, 73);a second connection member (26, 76) connected to an outer circumferential wall of the lateral wall (21, 71);wherein the heat sink (2, 7) is characterized in that:the heat sink (2, 7) further includes an outer ring portion (27, 77), wherein the second connection member (26, 76) has a plurality of fins surrounded by the outer ring portion (27, 77), a second air channel (25, 75) is formed between adjacent two of the fins, and the outer ring portion (27, 77) is an integrally-formed ring or a plurality of linking members radially and circularly arranged in a ring-like route.
- The heat sink (2, 7) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the base (22, 72) includes a first face (221, 721) and a second face (222, 722) opposite to the first face (221, 721), the first face (221, 721) includes a protrusion (223, 723), each of the first connection members (23, 73) is a fin extending in a radial direction from the inner circumferential wall of the lateral wall (21, 71) towards a center of the lateral wall (21, 71), and each of the first connection members (23, 73) protrudes from the first face (221, 721) of the base (22, 72).
- The heat sink (2, 7) as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the lateral wall (21, 71) further includes an edge facing the same direction with the second face (222, 722) and protruding from the second face (222, 722) along an axial direction thereof, and a portion of the lateral wall (21, 71) adjacent to the edge gradually extends away from a center of the lateral wall (21,71).
- A lamp, comprising a housing (1, 1'), a fan (3, 6) and a light-emitting element (42), wherein the housing (1, 1') includes an opening end (11, 11') and a compartment (12, 12') communicating with the opening end (11, 11'), and the lamp is characterized in that:the lamp further comprises the heat sink (2, 7) as claimed in claim 1,wherein the heat sink (2, 7) is disposed at the opening end (11, 11'), and the second air channel (25, 75) is formed between the outer circumferential wall of the lateral wall (21, 71) and an inner face of the housing (1, 1'),wherein the fan (3, 6) is disposed at one side of the heat sink (2, 7) in the compartment (12, 12'), and the light-emitting element (42) is disposed at another side of the heat sink (2, 7).
- The lamp as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the fan (3, 6) includes two sides (30a, 30b), each of the first air channels (24, 74) includes a first end communicating with one of the two sides (30a, 30b) and a second end facing the opening end (11, 11'), and the second air channel (25, 75) includes a first end communicating with another one of the two sides (30a, 30b) and a second end facing the opening end (11, 11').
- The lamp as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that a difference in axial height exists between the second ends of the first air channels (24, 74) and the second end of the second air channel (25, 75).
- The lamp as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the first air channels (24, 74) and the second air channel (25, 75) communicate with the two sides of the heat sink (2, 7).
- The lamp as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the second connection member (26, 76) has a plurality of fins and extends outwards from the outer circumferential wall of the lateral wall, the second connection member (26, 76) is connected to and surrounded by the outer ring portion (27, 77) disposed at the opening end (11, 11') of the housing (1, 1').
- The lamp as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the lateral wall (21, 71) includes an upper edge (211, 711) and a lower edge (212, 712) opposite to the upper edge (211, 711), the upper edge (211, 711) faces the compartment (12, 12') and the lower edge (212, 712) extends away from the housing (1, 1') beyond the outer ring portion (27, 77) along an axial direction.
- The lamp as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the base (22, 72) includes a first face (221, 721) and a second face (222, 722) opposite to the first face (221, 721), the first face (221, 721) faces the compartment (12, 12') and includes a protrusion (223, 723), the light-emitting element (42) is coupled to the second face (222, 722) of the base (22, 72) via a base plate (41), each of the first connection members (23, 73) is a fin extending in a radial direction from the inner circumferential wall of the lateral wall (21, 71) towards a center of the lateral wall (21, 71), and each of the first connection members (23, 73) protrudes from the first face (221, 721) of the base (22, 72).
- The lamp as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the lower edge (212, 712) extends away from the housing (1, 1') beyond the second face (222, 722) of the base (22, 72) along the axial direction.
- The lamp as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the fan (6) includes a frame (61) having a separation portion (63), the separation portion (63) includes an outer periphery covering the upper edge (211, 711) of the lateral wall (21, 71).
- The lamp as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that a portion of the lateral wall (71) adjacent to the lower edge (712) gradually extends away from a center of the lateral wall (71).
- The lamp as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the housing (1') includes at least one through-hole (13').
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