EP2687773A1 - Led lamp structure - Google Patents

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EP2687773A1
EP2687773A1 EP12176683.6A EP12176683A EP2687773A1 EP 2687773 A1 EP2687773 A1 EP 2687773A1 EP 12176683 A EP12176683 A EP 12176683A EP 2687773 A1 EP2687773 A1 EP 2687773A1
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led lamp
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Yu-Chin Wang
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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
    • F21V27/00—Cable-stowing arrangements structurally associated with lighting devices, e.g. reels 
    • F21V27/02—Cable inlets
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S4/00—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
    • F21S4/20—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports
    • F21S4/28—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports rigid, e.g. LED bars
    • 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
    • F21V15/00—Protecting lighting devices from damage
    • F21V15/01—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
    • F21V15/013—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts the housing being an extrusion
    • 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
    • F21V15/00—Protecting lighting devices from damage
    • F21V15/01—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
    • F21V15/015—Devices for covering joints between adjacent lighting devices; End coverings
    • 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
    • F21V19/00—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21V19/001—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders the light sources being semiconductors devices, e.g. LEDs
    • F21V19/003—Fastening of light source holders, e.g. of circuit boards or substrates holding light sources
    • F21V19/0045—Fastening of light source holders, e.g. of circuit boards or substrates holding light sources by tongue and groove connections, e.g. dovetail interlocking means fixed by sliding
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2103/00—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes
    • F21Y2103/10—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • the present invention relates LED lighting technology and more particularly, to a LED lamp structure, which allows the use of same component parts to make different lengths and configurations of LED lamps.
  • LEDs can simply give off low-intensity red light.
  • Single-color LEDs were developed a certain period of time after the creation of semiconductor light source.
  • modern designs of LEDs are available across the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelengths, with very high brightness. LEDs are used in applications as aviation lighting, automotive lighting, advertising, general lighting and traffic signals. LEDs prevent many advantages over conventional incandescent light sources, including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, longer durability, smaller size, and faster switching.
  • a housing shall be provided subject to the dimension and length of the circuit board.
  • a specific size of housing simply fits one specific circuit board, i.e., different housings must be prepared to fit different lengths or sizes of LED circuit boards. In consequence, the fabrication of different sizes or configurations of LED lamps will be complicated, increasing the manufacturing cost.
  • the present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is main object of the present invention to provide a LED lamp structure, which allows the use of same component parts to make different lengths and configurations of LED lamps.
  • a LED lamp structure comprises a circuit board carrying multiple spaced LEDs and provided with a power cable, a single-piece housing cut from an integral tubular bar subject to the length of the circuit board and defining therein an accommodation chamber for accommodating the circuit board, two end plugs respectively plugged into the two ends of the accommodation chamber of the single-piece housing, and two end caps respectively capped on the two ends of the single-piece housing for enabling the power cable to extend to the outside of the single-piece housing for connection to an external power source.
  • the single-piece housing comprises two longitudinal locating grooves bilaterally disposed in the accommodation chamber and configured subject to the board thickness of the circuit board for the positioning of the circuit board.
  • each end plug comprises two opposing side flanges respectively fitting the longitudinal locating grooves of the single-piece housing.
  • the single-piece housing comprises at least one step located on the outside wall and extending along the length thereof.
  • each end cap has an inside wall thereof configured to fit the cross section of the opposing front and rear ends of the single-piece housing.
  • the LED lamp structure comprises a circuit board 10 having a plurality of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) 11 mounted thereon by, for example, but not limited to, surface-mount technology; a power cable 12 extended from the circuit board 10 and electrically connectable to an external power source to obtain the necessary working voltage for the LEDs 11 at the circuit board 10; a housing 20, which is made of a transparent material (for example, transparent plastics) and comprises an accommodation chamber 21 extending through opposing front and rear ends thereof and configured to accommodate the circuit board 10 and its LEDs 11, two longitudinal locating grooves 22;23 bilaterally disposed in the accommodation chamber 21 and configured subject to the wall thickness of the circuit board 10 and at least one, for example, two outside steps 24;25 bilaterally located on the outside wall thereof and extending along the length thereof; two end plugs 30;40 respectively plugged into opposing front and rear ends of the accommodation chamber 21, each end plug 30;40 having two opposing side
  • the housing 20 can be each of a number of cut pieces obtained from an integral tubular bar of a transparent material subject to a predetermined length that fits the dimension of the circuit board 10.
  • one of the two end plugs 30;40 provides a through hole for the passing of the power cable 12.
  • the two end caps 50;60 have a cross-sectional configuration fitting the cross section of the housing 20, i.e., each end cap 50;60 defines therein two inside steps in the inside wall thereof to fit the outside steps 24;25 of the housing 20. Further, one of the two end caps 50;60 provides a through hole for the passing of the power cable 12.
  • the housing of the LED lamp structure is a cut piece obtained from an integral tubular bar of a transparent material subject to a predetermined length.
  • the manufacturer can cut each prepared integral tubular bar into multiple pieces subject to different lengths for making different lengths of LED lamps, saving much the manufacturing costs and steps and meeting watertight safety rules.

Abstract

A LED lamp structure includes a circuit board (10) carrying multiple spaced LEDs (11) and provided with a power cable (12), a single-piece housing (20) cut from an integral tubular bar subject to the length of the circuit board (10) and adapted to accommodate the circuit board (10), two end plugs (30;40) respectively plugged into the two ends of the single-piece housing (20), and two end caps (50;60) respectively capped on the two ends of the single-piece housing (20) for enabling the power cable (12) to extend to the outside of the single-piece housing (20) for connection to an external power source.

Description

    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention:
  • The present invention relates LED lighting technology and more particularly, to a LED lamp structure, which allows the use of same component parts to make different lengths and configurations of LED lamps.
    • 2. Description of the Related Art:
  • In the early days since the creation of semiconductor light source, LEDs can simply give off low-intensity red light. Single-color LEDs were developed a certain period of time after the creation of semiconductor light source. Nowadays, modern designs of LEDs are available across the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelengths, with very high brightness. LEDs are used in applications as aviation lighting, automotive lighting, advertising, general lighting and traffic signals. LEDs prevent many advantages over conventional incandescent light sources, including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, longer durability, smaller size, and faster switching.
  • However, for general lighting application, multiple LEDs shall be arranged on the surface of a circuit board, and a housing shall be provided subject to the dimension and length of the circuit board. A specific size of housing simply fits one specific circuit board, i.e., different housings must be prepared to fit different lengths or sizes of LED circuit boards. In consequence, the fabrication of different sizes or configurations of LED lamps will be complicated, increasing the manufacturing cost.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is main object of the present invention to provide a LED lamp structure, which allows the use of same component parts to make different lengths and configurations of LED lamps.
  • It is another object of the present invention to provide a LED lamp structure, which saves the manufacturing costs of different lengths of LED lamps.
  • It is still another object of the present invention to provide a LED lamp structure, which simplifies the manufacturing steps.
  • It is still another object of the present invention to provide a LED lamp structure, which meets watertight safety rules.
  • To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, a LED lamp structure comprises a circuit board carrying multiple spaced LEDs and provided with a power cable, a single-piece housing cut from an integral tubular bar subject to the length of the circuit board and defining therein an accommodation chamber for accommodating the circuit board, two end plugs respectively plugged into the two ends of the accommodation chamber of the single-piece housing, and two end caps respectively capped on the two ends of the single-piece housing for enabling the power cable to extend to the outside of the single-piece housing for connection to an external power source.
  • Further, the single-piece housing comprises two longitudinal locating grooves bilaterally disposed in the accommodation chamber and configured subject to the board thickness of the circuit board for the positioning of the circuit board.
  • Further, each end plug comprises two opposing side flanges respectively fitting the longitudinal locating grooves of the single-piece housing.
  • Further, the single-piece housing comprises at least one step located on the outside wall and extending along the length thereof.
  • Further, each end cap has an inside wall thereof configured to fit the cross section of the opposing front and rear ends of the single-piece housing.
  • Other advantages and features of the present invention will be fully understood by reference to the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference signs denote like components of structure.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    • FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a LED lamp structure in accordance with the present invention.
    • FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of the LED lamp structure in accordance with the present invention.
    • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the LED lamp structure in accordance with the present invention.
    • FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3.
    DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
  • Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a LED lamp structure in accordance with the present invention generally is shown. The LED lamp structure comprises a circuit board 10 having a plurality of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) 11 mounted thereon by, for example, but not limited to, surface-mount technology; a power cable 12 extended from the circuit board 10 and electrically connectable to an external power source to obtain the necessary working voltage for the LEDs 11 at the circuit board 10; a housing 20, which is made of a transparent material (for example, transparent plastics) and comprises an accommodation chamber 21 extending through opposing front and rear ends thereof and configured to accommodate the circuit board 10 and its LEDs 11, two longitudinal locating grooves 22;23 bilaterally disposed in the accommodation chamber 21 and configured subject to the wall thickness of the circuit board 10 and at least one, for example, two outside steps 24;25 bilaterally located on the outside wall thereof and extending along the length thereof; two end plugs 30;40 respectively plugged into opposing front and rear ends of the accommodation chamber 21, each end plug 30;40 having two opposing side flanges 31;32 or 41;42 respectively press-fitted into the longitudinal locating grooves 22;23; and two end caps 50;60 respectively capped on the opposing front and rear ends of the housing 20.
  • Further, the housing 20 can be each of a number of cut pieces obtained from an integral tubular bar of a transparent material subject to a predetermined length that fits the dimension of the circuit board 10. Further, one of the two end plugs 30;40 provides a through hole for the passing of the power cable 12. Further, the two end caps 50;60 have a cross-sectional configuration fitting the cross section of the housing 20, i.e., each end cap 50;60 defines therein two inside steps in the inside wall thereof to fit the outside steps 24;25 of the housing 20. Further, one of the two end caps 50;60 provides a through hole for the passing of the power cable 12.
  • Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, when assembling the LED lamp structure, insert the circuit board 10 into the longitudinal locating grooves 22;23 in the accommodation chamber 21 of the housing 20, and then press-fit the two end plugs 30;40 into the opposing front and rear ends of the accommodation chamber 21 respectively, and then cap the two end caps 50;60 onto the opposing front and rear ends of the housing 20 respectively.
  • According to the present invention, the housing of the LED lamp structure is a cut piece obtained from an integral tubular bar of a transparent material subject to a predetermined length. The manufacturer can cut each prepared integral tubular bar into multiple pieces subject to different lengths for making different lengths of LED lamps, saving much the manufacturing costs and steps and meeting watertight safety rules.
  • Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.

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  1. A LED lamp structure, comprising:
    a circuit board (10) comprising a plurality of spaced light-emitting diodes and a power cable (12) electrically connectable to an external power source;
    a single-piece housing (20) surrounding said circuit board (10), said housing (20) comprising an accommodation chamber (21) extending through opposing front and rear ends thereof for accommodating said circuit board (10) and said light-emitting diodes;
    two end plugs (30;40) respectively plugged into the opposing front and rear ends of said single-piece housing (20), each said end plug (30;40) having a cross section fitting the cross section of said accommodation chamber (21), one said end plug (30;40) defining a through hole for the passing of said power cable (12); and
    two end caps (50;60) respectively capped on the opposing front and rear ends of said single-piece housing (20), one said end cap (50;60) defining a through hole for the passing of said power cable (12).
  2. The LED lamp structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said single-piece housing (20) comprises two longitudinal locating grooves (22;23) bilaterally disposed in said accommodation chamber (21) and configured subject to the board thickness of said circuit board (10) for the positioning of said circuit board (10).
  3. The LED lamp structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein each said end plug (30;40) comprises two opposing side flanges (31;32) or (41;42) respectively fitting said longitudinal locating grooves (22;23) of said single-piece housing (20).
  4. The LED lamp structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said single-piece housing (20) comprises at least one step (24;25) located on an outside wall thereof and extending along the length thereof.
  5. The LED lamp structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein said single-piece housing (20) comprises at least one step (24;25) located on an outside wall thereof and extending along the length thereof.
  6. The LED lamp structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein said single-piece housing (20) comprises at least one step (24;25) located on an outside wall thereof and extending along the length thereof.
  7. The LED lamp structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein each said end cap (50;60) has an inside wall thereof configured to fit the cross section of the opposing front and rear ends of said single-piece housing (20).
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