JP2011238454A - Led lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an LED lighting device capable of easily exchanging an LED.SOLUTION: The LED lighting device includes a case 2 wherein the inside is partitioned into a first space 15 and a second space 16 and an air intake port 7 and an exhaust port 9 penetrating inside and outside the first space 15 are arranged facing to each other, an intake fan 17 arranged on the air intake port 7, an exhaust fan 18 arranged on the exhaust port 9, an LED circuit board 31 stored in the first space 15, a plurality of LEDs 32 mounted on a front surface of the LED circuit board 31, a heat sink 33 mounted on a back surface of the LED circuit board 31, and a power source device 36 of the LED circuit board 31 stored in the second space 16. The LED circuit board 31, the LEDs 32, and the heat sink 33 can be taken out from and taken into the first space 15.

Description

  The present invention relates to an LED lighting device, and more particularly to a large-capacity LED lighting device.

  An example of an LED lighting device is described in Patent Document 1. In this LED lighting device, an aluminum LED circuit board is provided with a heat sink having heat radiation fins and a plurality of air circulation holes for circulating air, and a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) are mounted on the LED circuit board. In this state, the LED circuit board is housed in a housing having a plurality of air circulation holes, and a microfan for ventilating the inside of the housing is provided at the top of the housing.

  The LED lighting device having such a configuration forcibly ventilates the inside of the housing by driving the microfan, and at this time, the heat sink, the air circulation hole of the LED circuit board, and the air circulation hole of the heat sink enclosure are used. By circulating air inside and outside the housing, the heat of the LED can be radiated efficiently, and the wall, ceiling, etc. to which the LED lighting device is attached can be prevented from being deteriorated by the heat of the LED.

  However, when the LED illumination device having the above-described configuration is applied to a high-illumination illumination device using, for example, an LED equivalent to a 1 kW mercury lamp (about 1000 pieces), the above-described microfan, heat sink, air circulation With the holes alone, the heat from the LEDs cannot be efficiently radiated, and there is a risk that the wall, ceiling, etc. to which the LED lighting device is attached will deteriorate due to the heat of the LEDs.

  Also, when replacing the LED with a new one due to its life or failure, disassemble the housing, remove the LED circuit board, replace the target LED on the LED circuit board with a new one, and then again the housing Must be assembled and the LED circuit board must be accommodated inside the housing, which is very laborious.

JP 2009-49010 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides an LED lighting device that can efficiently dissipate the heat of a large-capacity LED and can be easily replaced. Objective.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.
That is, according to the present invention, an interior is partitioned into a first space and a second space, and a housing provided with an intake port and an exhaust port that pass through the inside and outside of the first space are provided facing each other, and the intake port is provided. Intake fan, exhaust fan provided at the exhaust port, LED circuit board accommodated in the first space, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the surface of the LED circuit board, and the back surface of the LED circuit board A heat sink attached to the second space, and a power supply device for the LED circuit board housed in the second space, wherein the LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink are configured to be able to be taken in and out of the first space. It is characterized by being.

  According to the LED lighting device of the present invention, by driving the intake fan and the exhaust fan, air is sucked into the first space from the outside through the intake port, circulates in the first space, and is then discharged from the exhaust port. The LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink are efficiently cooled by the air flow at this time, and the temperature rise due to the heat generation of the LED is suppressed.

  In addition, since the LED circuit board, LED, and heat sink can be inserted and removed from the first space, when replacing the LED with a new one due to its life, failure, etc., the housing is not removed from the wall or ceiling. The LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink are taken out from the first space, and after the replacement of the LED, the LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink can be stored in the first space again, so that the LED can be easily replaced. It can be carried out.

  In the present invention, the casing is provided with a lid that opens and closes a part of the first space, and the LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink are attached to the back surface of the lid, and the lid The LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink may be configured to be able to be taken in and out of the first space by opening and closing.

  According to the LED lighting device of the present invention, the lid is opened and closed, and a part of the first space of the housing is opened and closed. can do.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the casing is provided with a lid that opens and closes a part of the first space, and a rail that supports the LED circuit board so that it can be taken in and out is provided in the first space. The LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink may be inserted and removed through the rail by opening and closing the lid.

  According to the LED lighting device of the present invention, the lid is opened and closed, and a part of the first space is opened and closed, so that the LED circuit board, the LEDs, and the heat sink supported by the rail are taken in and out of the first space. be able to.

  Further, in the present invention, the casing is provided with a gap communicating between the intake port and the surface of the LED circuit board, and a gap communicating between the exhaust port and the surface of the LED circuit board. The air may be configured to be able to flow between the air inlet and the surface of the LED circuit board and between the air outlet and the LED circuit board through these gaps.

  According to the LED lighting device of the present invention, the air sucked from the intake port is guided to the surface side of the LED circuit board through the gap by the driving of the intake fan exhaust fan, and the air on the surface side of the LED circuit board passes through the gap. The LED is led to the exhaust port and discharged from the exhaust port to the outside of the first space, and the air flow directly cools the LED on the surface side of the LED circuit board, thereby preventing heat generation.

As described above, according to the LED lighting device of the present invention, the inside of the housing is partitioned into the first space and the second space, a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface in the first space, and the back surface. The LED circuit board with the heat sink attached is accommodated, and further, air is sucked into the first space from the outside through the intake port by driving the intake fan and the exhaust fan, and then circulated in the first space. Since it was made to discharge outside the 1st space from the mouth, the LED circuit board, LED, and heat sink in the 1st space can be cooled efficiently, and the temperature rise by heat_generation | fever of LED can be suppressed.
Furthermore, since the LED circuit board, LED, and heat sink can be taken in and out of the first space, the LED circuit board, LED, and heat sink can be taken in and out of the first space without removing the housing from the wall or ceiling. By doing so, replacement | exchange work of object LED can be performed easily.
Furthermore, air can be circulated through the gap between the air inlet and the surface side of the LED circuit board, and between the surface side of the LED circuit board and the exhaust port, and this air flow causes the surface of the LED circuit board to flow. The side LED can be directly cooled, and heat generation of the LED can be prevented.

It is the perspective view which showed 1st Embodiment of the LED lighting apparatus by this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the A direction of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which opened the lower cover of FIG. It is a front view of the LED lighting apparatus of 1st Embodiment. FIG. 5 is a left side view of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a right side view of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a bottom view of FIG. 4. It is a top view of a partition plate. It is a top view of a lower lid. It is the perspective view which showed 2nd Embodiment of the LED lighting apparatus by this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the B direction of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the inside of the housing | casing of FIG. 10, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which accommodated the LED circuit board, LED, and heat sink in 1st space. It is explanatory drawing which showed the inside of the housing | casing of FIG. 10, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which took out the LED circuit board, LED, and heat sink from 1st space. It is a front view of the LED lighting apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a left view of FIG. It is a right view of FIG. It is a bottom view of FIG. It is a top view of a rail. It is a front view of FIG. FIG. 20 is a right side view of FIG. 19.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 9 show a first embodiment of an LED lighting device according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the LED lighting device 1 includes a housing 2, an LED circuit board 31 accommodated in the housing 2, and a plurality of LEDs 32 (light emitting devices) mounted on the surface of the LED circuit board 31. A diode), a heat sink 33 attached to the back surface of the LED circuit board 31, and a power supply device 36 of the LED circuit board 31 housed in the housing 2.

  In the present embodiment, about 1000 LEDs 32 are mounted on the surface of an aluminum LED circuit board 31 in order to obtain a high illuminance equivalent to a 1 kW mercury lamp. Further, an aluminum heat sink 33 having a size covering the entire LED circuit board 31 is attached to the back surface of the LED circuit board 31.

  The heat sink 33 is formed, for example, by bending an aluminum strip into a bellows shape, and a plurality of heat radiation fins 34 are arranged at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the LED circuit board 31. The LED circuit board 31 is attached to the back surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the housing 2 has a rectangular box shape including an upper plate 3, a lower plate 4, a left side plate 6, a right side plate 8, a front plate 10, and a rear plate 12, The interior is partitioned into two spaces, a first space 15 and a second space 16, in the vertical direction by the partition plate 13, the LED circuit board 31 is accommodated in the first space 15, and the power supply device 36 is accommodated in the second space 16. The LED circuit board 31 and the power supply device 36 are accommodated and electrically connected via a cable 37 (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 8, the partition plate 13 is provided with a plurality of slits 14, and the first space 15 and the second space 16 are communicated with each other through the slits 14, so that air flows through each other. Is configured to do. As shown in FIG. 3, the slit 14 of the partition plate 13 has a function of inserting a cable 37 that electrically connects the LED circuit board 31 in the first space 15 and the power supply device 36 in the second space 16. Also has.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, a rectangular shape penetrating the inside and outside of the first space 15 is provided at a plurality of locations (four locations in this embodiment) of the left side plate 6 of the housing 2. An intake port 7 is provided, and a right side plate 8 is provided at a plurality of locations (four locations in the present embodiment) such that a rectangular exhaust port 9 penetrating the inside and outside of the first space 15 faces each intake port 7. It has been.

  Each intake port 7 is provided with an intake fan 17, and each exhaust port 9 is provided with an exhaust fan 18. By driving each intake fan 17 and each exhaust fan 18, air is supplied from the outside of the housing 2. Are sucked into the first space 15 through the respective intake ports 9, pass through the first space 15, and then discharged from the respective exhaust ports 9 to the outside of the first space 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the lower plate 4 of the housing 2 is provided with a rectangular opening 5 that penetrates the inside and outside of the first space 15. The opening 5 can be opened and closed under the housing 2. The lower lid 19 is attached to the plate 4, and the LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, and the heat sink 33 can be taken in and out from the first space 15 of the housing 2 by opening and closing the lower lid 19.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 9, the lower lid 19 is formed in a rectangular plate size that can be fitted into the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 of the housing 2, and one end in the width direction is a hinge. 22 is connected to the peripheral edge of the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 of the housing 2 via 22. The opening 5 of the lower plate 4 of the housing 2 is opened and closed by rotating the lower lid 19 in a direction away from or closer to the housing 2 around the hinge 22.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a band plate-like locking claw 21 is integrally provided at the other end in the width direction of the lower lid 19 over the entire length. The lower lid 19 is prevented from entering the first space 15 from the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 by being engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening 5. The lower lid 19 is fixed to the housing 2 by a fixing member 30 such as a screw or a band in a state in which the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 is closed, and the opening of the lower plate 4 is released by releasing the fixing state by the fixing member 30. 5 can be opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, at the four corners of the back surface of the lower lid 19, support bases 23 having a predetermined height and having screw insertion holes 24 at the center are integrally provided, and above the four support bases 23, respectively. An LED circuit board 31 is mounted. Screw insertion holes (not shown) are provided at four corners of the LED circuit board 31, and screws (not shown) are inserted between the screw insertion holes of the LED circuit board 31 and the screw insertion holes 24 of the support base 23. The LED circuit board 31 is fixed to the back surface of the lower lid 19 by tightening with a nut (not shown). A rectangular exposure window 20 is provided at the center of the lower lid 19, and the LEDs 32 on the surface of the LED circuit board 31 fixed to the back side of the lower lid 19 are exposed through the exposure window 20.

  By mounting the LED circuit board 31 on the support table 23 on the back surface of the lower lid 19, a gap corresponding to the height of the support table 23 is formed between the front surface of the LED circuit board 31 and the back surface of the lower cover 19. A part of the air sucked into the first space 15 through the air inlet 7 through this gap is guided to the surface side of the LED circuit board 31, and further, air on the surface side of the LED circuit board 31 is The air is guided to the exhaust port through the gap and discharged from the exhaust port to the outside of the first space, and the LED 32 on the surface side of the LED circuit board 31 is directly cooled by the air flow.

  In addition, said LED lighting apparatus 1 may attach the housing | casing 2 directly to a wall, a ceiling, etc., or attaches a U-shaped attachment member (not shown) to the housing | casing 2, and through this attachment member You may comprise so that it may attach to a wall, a ceiling, etc. When using an attachment member, it becomes possible to adjust the direction of the LED lighting device 1 by attaching the housing 2 to the attachment member so that the attachment angle can be adjusted.

  In the LED lighting device 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, air is sucked into the first space 15 from the outside via the intake ports 7 by driving the intake fans 17 and the exhaust fans 18. After passing through the first space 15, the air is discharged from the exhaust ports 9 to the outside of the first space 15. At this time, in the first space 15, air flows from the intake ports 7 toward the exhaust ports 9 through the gaps 35 between the heat radiating fins 34 adjacent to the heat sink 33, and from the intake ports 7. Air flows toward the exposed window 20 of the lower lid 19 through a gap between the front surface of the LED circuit board 31 and the back surface of the lower lid 19, and the first space 15 and the partition plate 13 are formed from the air inlets 7. After passing through the slit 14 toward the second space 16 and passing through the second space 16, air flows toward the exhaust ports 9 via the slit 14 and the first space 15. On the lower surface side, external air is led from the exposure window 20 of the lower lid 19 to a gap between the back surface of the lower lid 19 and the surface of the LED circuit board 31, and the air flow toward each exhaust port 9 through this gap Occurs.

  Therefore, the LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, the heat sink 33, and the power supply device 36 in the second space 16 in the first space 15 can be efficiently cooled by the air flow as described above. Heat generation of the LED 32 can be suppressed, and deterioration of the wall, ceiling, and the like to which the LED lighting device 1 is attached due to the heat of the large-capacity LED 32 can be prevented.

  Further, the LED circuit board 31 having the plurality of LEDs 32 mounted on the front surface side and the heat sink 33 mounted on the rear surface side is mounted on the back surface of the lower lid 19 that opens and closes the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 of the housing 2. Is replaced with a new one due to its life, failure, etc., by opening and closing the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 of the housing 2 with the lower lid 19, the LED circuit board 31, LED 32, And the heat sink 33 can be taken in and out.

  Accordingly, the LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, and the heat sink 33 are taken in and out of the first space 15 of the housing 2 by opening and closing the lower lid 19 with the housing 2 attached to a wall, ceiling, or the like. Therefore, the target LED 32 can be easily replaced, and the LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, and the heat sink 33 can be easily mounted in the first space after the replacement of the LED 32.

  10 to 20 show a second embodiment of the LED lighting device according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the LED lighting device 1 is provided with a rectangular opening 5 penetrating the inside and outside of the first space 15 in the lower plate 4 of the square box-shaped housing 2. The front plate 10 is provided with a rectangular opening 11 penetrating the inside and outside of the first space 15, and a front lid 25 for opening and closing the opening 11 of the front plate 10 is provided. Furthermore, by providing a pair of rails 26, 26 along the opening 5 at the periphery of the opening 5 on the inner surface side of the lower plate 4, and supporting the LED circuit board 31 by the pair of rails 26, 26, The LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, and the heat sink 33 can be inserted into and removed from the first space 15 through the opening 11 of the front plate 10, and other configurations are the same as those shown in the first embodiment. The same .

  As shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, the rail 26 has an L-shaped support portion 27 integrally connected to the inner surface side of the peripheral edge portion of the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 along the opening 5, and the support portion 27. The lower plate 4 includes an inverted L-shaped rail portion 28 that is integrally connected to the surface on the opening 5 side along the opening 5.

  The support portion 27 and the rail portion 28 of the rail 26 are provided with openings 29 that penetrate the support portion 27 and the rail portion 28 in the width direction of the housing 2 at a plurality of locations at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. A part of the air sucked into the first space 15 from each intake port 7 by driving the air fan 17 is guided to the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 through the opening 29 of the rail 26. Further, by driving each exhaust fan 18, air outside the lower plate 4 of the housing 2 is guided to the opening 29 of the rail 26 through the opening 5 of the lower plate 4, and from the opening 29 to each exhaust port 9. It is guided and discharged from each exhaust port 9 to the outside of the first space 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 10, 11, and 14, the front lid 25 is formed in a rectangular plate size that can be fitted into the opening 11 of the front plate 10, and one end (upper end) in the width direction is the front. The peripheral edge of the opening 11 of the plate 10 is connected via a hinge 22. The opening 11 of the front plate 10 is opened and closed by rotating the front lid 25 in the direction away from or close to the housing 2 around the hinge 22. The front lid 25 is in contact with the end surfaces of the pair of rails 26, 26 in the longitudinal direction, thereby preventing further entry into the first space 15. The front lid 25 is fixed to the housing 2 by a fixing member 30 such as a screw or a band with the opening 11 of the front plate 10 closed, and the front lid 25 is opened and closed by releasing the fixing state by the fixing member 30. Can be made.

  Even in the LED lighting device 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, the heat sink 33, the heat sink 33, the first space 15 in the same manner as that of the first embodiment. Since the power supply device 36 in the second space 16 can be efficiently cooled, heat generation of the large-capacity LED 32 can be suppressed, and the wall, ceiling, etc. for mounting the LED lighting device 1 by the heat of the large-capacity LED 32 Can be prevented from deteriorating.

  In the present embodiment, a part of the air sucked into the first space 15 through each intake port 7 by driving each intake fan 17 is transferred to the lower plate through the opening 29 of the rail 26. 4, a flow leading to the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 can be generated, and air outside the lower plate 4 of the housing 2 is sucked into the first space 15 from the opening 5 of the lower plate 4 by driving each exhaust fan 18. The flow led to each exhaust port 9 through the opening 29 of the rail 26 can be generated, and the LED 32 on the surface side of the LED circuit board 31 can be directly cooled by these air flows.

  In addition, since the LED circuit board 31 is supported by the pair of rails 26, 26 provided on the lower plate 4 of the housing 2, when replacing the LED 32 with a new one due to its life or failure, the front lid 25 By opening and closing the opening 11 of the front plate 10, the LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, and the heat sink 33 can be taken in and out from the first space 15 of the housing 2.

  Accordingly, the LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, and the heat sink 33 are taken in and out of the first space 15 of the housing 2 by opening and closing the front lid 25 with the housing 2 attached to a wall, ceiling, or the like. Therefore, the target LED 32 can be easily replaced, and the LED circuit board 31, the LED 32, and the heat sink 33 can be easily mounted in the first space 15 after the replacement of the LED 32.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 LED lighting apparatus 2 Case 3 Upper plate 4 Lower plate 5 Opening 6 Left side plate 7 Intake port 8 Right side plate 9 Exhaust port 10 Front plate 11 Opening 12 Rear plate 13 Partition plate 14 Slit 15 1st space 16 2nd space 17 Intake Fan 18 Exhaust fan 19 Lower lid 20 Exposed window 21 Locking claw 22 Hinge 23 Support base 24 Screw insertion hole 25 Front lid 26 Rail 27 Support portion 28 Rail portion 29 Opening portion 30 Fixing member 31 LED circuit board 32 LED
33 Heat Sink 34 Radiation Fin 35 Clearance 36 Power Supply 37 Cable

Claims (4)

  An interior is partitioned into a first space and a second space, and a housing provided with an intake port and an exhaust port facing each other through the inside and outside of the first space; an intake fan provided at the intake port; An exhaust fan provided at the exhaust port, an LED circuit board housed in the first space, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the surface of the LED circuit board, a heat sink attached to the back surface of the LED circuit board, A power supply device for the LED circuit board housed in the second space, wherein the LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink are configured to be able to be taken in and out of the first space. LED lighting device.   The casing is provided with a lid that opens and closes a part of the first space, and the LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink are attached to the back surface of the lid, and the lid is opened and closed, The LED lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink are configured to be able to be taken in and out of the first space.   The casing is provided with a lid that opens and closes a part of the first space, and a rail that supports the LED circuit board so that the LED circuit board can be taken in and out is provided in the first space to open and close the lid. Accordingly, the LED circuit board, the LED, and the heat sink are put in and out through the rail.   The casing is provided with a gap that communicates between the air inlet and the surface of the LED circuit board, and a gap that communicates between the exhaust port and the surface of the LED circuit board. The air is configured to be able to flow between the air inlet and the surface of the LED circuit board and between the air outlet and the LED circuit board. LED lighting device.