JP3110114U - Waterproof LED light emitting device - Google Patents

Abstract

A low-cost LED light-emitting device that is excellent in waterproofness and durability, is easy to assemble and has a wide range of use.
A plurality of LED lamps 20 each having a waterproof protective cover 23 attached to an LED 22 are connected to a common power supply line 21 to form a set of LED lamp modules, and the LED lamp modules are connected to the LED lamps 20. The waterproof protective cover 23 formed by attaching to the base plate 10 having a desired shape with a plurality of holes 11 into which the front end portions of the base plate 10 can be fitted is a hollow substantially truncated cone-shaped member made of semi-soft PVC. The LED 22 is inserted from the second opening end 232 having a diameter larger than that of the first opening end 231, and only the tip portion of the LED is configured to protrude outward through the first opening end 231.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an LED light emitting device having a waterproof function, and in particular, a plurality of LED (light emitting diode) lamps are connected to form at least one set of lamp modules, which are attached to a base plate, The present invention relates to a waterproof LED light-emitting device that constitutes an advertising signboard or lighting decoration, has a waterproof function, is not easily damaged, and can be easily assembled.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a traditional advertising billboard. In the sign 1, a lamp 2 such as a fluorescent lamp is provided, and the light source of the lamp 2 is used to cause the sign 1 to emit light as a whole. The lamp 2 usually burns out when used for a certain period of time, and it is not easy to replace the sign 2 depending on the installation location of the signboard. Therefore, it is often seen that a signboard that does not emit light is left as it is. is there. In order to increase the color change and brightness, a lamp in which a tube-shaped tube is filled with an inert gas (rare gas) is also provided, and the tube-shaped lamp can be sintered to form a desired design or character. However, there is a problem that only one color can be generated from one lamp although light is generated when energized, and the luminance is sufficient.

On the other hand, light-emitting LEDs that have been used in many fields in recent years have advantages such as low price, excellent energy-saving effect, long service life, and so on. Etc. have come to be produced.
FIG. 8 shows a state where an advertisement signboard, a shop name signboard, and the like are produced using the light emitting LED 3. In this case, the light emitting LED 3 is soldered on the electric circuit board 4, and the electric circuit board 4 is further assembled in the box 5. A colored lid is provided on the front surface of the box 5 or is used as an advertisement signboard or a shop name signboard without being covered with the lid.
However, the manufacturing process of this kind of advertising signboard or shop name signboard using light emitting LED is very complicated, and in order to respond to the design or character requested by the user, an electric circuit board or light emitting LED is individually provided each time. Since it has to be designed, the production cost must be quite high.

  In addition, advertising billboards or shop name billboards made of light-emitting LEDs generally do not have a waterproof function. Usually, advertising billboards and billboards are placed in conspicuous places outdoors, and if they are not waterproof, they can be taken indoors when it rains, the power is turned off, or roofs that avoid rainwater on the outside. It is necessary to provide a wall or cover with a sheet. Therefore, at present, advertising billboards or shop name billboards using light-emitting LEDs are not so popular.

The inventor has intensively studied to solve the inconveniences and disadvantages of the light-emitting advertisements and signs as described above. As a result, the waterproof LED light-emitting device according to the present invention has been completed.
A first object of the present invention is to provide an LED light emitting device having excellent waterproofness and durability.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost LED light emitting device that is easy to assemble and manufacture.
A third object of the present invention is a LED light-emitting device with a wide range of applications that can be used in various fields such as advertising billboards with various figures, characters, shapes and colors, shop signboards, lamp tubes, lighting fixtures, and lighting decorations. Is to provide.

The above purpose is
An LED light-emitting device comprising a plurality of LEDs arranged in a desired shape on a base plate having a desired shape,
For each LED, an LED lamp is formed by attaching a waterproof protective cover that covers the power supply terminal part and exposes the tip part,
By connecting the plurality of LED lamps to a common power supply line, at least one set of LED lamp modules is formed,
In the base plate, a plurality of holes into which the tip portions of the plurality of LED lamps are fitted are formed along a desired shape,
The at least one set of LED lamp modules is attached to one surface of the base plate in a state where tip portions of the respective LED lamps are fitted into the plurality of holes of the base plate,
It can be achieved by a waterproof LED light emitting device characterized by the following.

  The base plate is any one selected from an advertising billboard, a shop signboard, a strip-shaped object, a character-shaped object, a pattern object, a spherical object, a plate-shaped object, a regular-shaped object, or an irregular-shaped object as necessary. Is possible.

  The waterproof protective cover has a hollow substantially truncated cone shape, and an LED is inserted from a second opening end having a diameter larger than that of the first opening end, and only the tip portion of the LED projects outward through the first opening end. It is recommended to configure.

It is recommended that the waterproof protective cover covers and protects the bottom portion of the LED and the power supply terminal portion.
Note that polyvinyl chloride (hereinafter referred to as “PVC”) can be cited as one of suitable materials for the waterproof protective cover.

  It is also recommended that a reflector be provided behind the base plate and a feeder line be provided between the base plate and the reflector.

In addition, it is also recommended to use a combination of the base plate and the light guide element, and to dispose a feeder line between the base plate and the light guide element.
In that case, it is desirable to use a transparent material as the light guide element.
It is also recommended that the base plate be a light guide plate.

The waterproof protective cover is preferably formed in an arc shape in which the axial cross section of the peripheral wall is recessed inward.
In that case, the diameter of the hole opened in the base plate is preferably larger than the outer diameter of the first opening end of the waterproof protection cover and smaller than the outer diameter of the second opening end.

The structure of the waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention as described above has the following effects.
A waterproof protective cover made of PVC or the like is attached to each of the plurality of LEDs to be used. Therefore, when such an LED lamp is inserted into each hole of the base plate, the outer peripheral surface of the waterproof protective cover is the hole of the base plate. By adhering to the inner peripheral surface and ensuring good sealing properties, an excellent waterproof effect can be obtained.
Further, even when an impact is applied from the outside, the impact is absorbed by the waterproof protective cover, and the LED is prevented from being damaged.

  An LED lamp module comprising a plurality of LED lamps connected to a common power supply line is fabricated in advance, and the LED lamp is fitted into each hole of the base plate to complete the LED light emitting device. It can be carried out easily and quickly, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and an inexpensive LED light emitting device can be provided.

The base plate can be used in various shapes and materials, and the arrangement of holes can be arbitrarily selected, so that it can meet a wide range of needs. The base plate can be, for example, an arbitrary figure, a character-shaped advertising signboard, a shop name signboard, a lighting fixture or a lighting decoration, etc., and a hole can be opened along any figure or character, and various LEDs can be used. Since colors can be arbitrarily selected, it is possible to meet a wide variety of demands.
In addition, since the light source is an LED, it has a higher power saving effect, longer life, and lower cost than conventional neon lamps and fluorescent lamps.

Furthermore, by coupling a reflector that reflects the lamp light to the base plate, the light of the LED lamp can be reflected and further brightened, and by providing a feeder line between the base plate and the reflector, It is also possible to obtain an effect of improving the appearance and saving space.
In addition, the base plate and the light guide element can be combined so that the power supply line can be positioned between the base plate and the light guide element. It is also possible to brighten the screen.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
However, the attached drawings should be used only for reference or explanation for understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the configuration of the present invention described in the claims of utility model registration.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of one LED lamp for use in a waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing a first embodiment of a waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention comprising an LED lamp module formed by connecting a plurality of LED lamps shown in FIG. 1 and a base plate for mounting the LED lamp module. It is a perspective view,
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention,
FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a third embodiment of the waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention,
FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention,
FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention.
In these drawings, 10 is a base plate, 11 is a hole, 12 is a recess, 20 is an LED lamp, 21 is a power supply line, 22 is an LED, 23 is a waterproof protective cover, 231 is a first opening end, and 232 is a first opening. 2 open ends, 233 is a peripheral wall, 30 is a control circuit, and 40 is a reflector.

  FIG. 1 shows a three-dimensional perspective view of a single LED lamp among LED lamp modules manufactured according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a plurality of LED lamps shown in FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a waterproof LED light emitting device of the present invention, which is composed of a connected LED lamp module and a base plate 10 for mounting the LED lamp module.

As shown in FIG. 2, the base plate 10 has a geometric shape, and a plurality of holes 11 are opened on the base plate 10. The base plate 10 can be a transparent material, an opaque material, or a translucent material.
Application examples of the base plate 10 of the present invention include advertisement signs, shop signs, strip objects, character objects, plate objects, regular objects, irregular objects, and the like. These are shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, but they do not limit the scope of the present invention described in the claims of utility model registration.

The plurality of LED lamps 20 are connected to each other by a common single power supply line 21 to form a set of LED lamp modules, and each LED lamp 20 is fitted into each hole 11 on the base plate 10. Fixed. The colors of the plurality of LED lamps 20 in the set of LED lamp modules can be changed by mixing various colors, or all of them can be a single color.
Further, when two or more sets of LED lamp modules are attached to the base plate 10, different colors can be used for each set.
The length of the feeder line 21 can be adjusted as necessary.

As shown in FIG. 1, the LED lamp 20 includes an LED 22 and a waterproof protective cover 23 that wraps the LED 22. The waterproof protective cover 23 covers the bottom of the LED 22 and the power supply line 21, and has a waterproof effect and disconnection. It comes to play a role to prevent.
The waterproof protection cover 23 has a first opening end 231 and a second opening end 232, and the LED 22 is accommodated in close contact with the first opening end 231 side. The front end portion of the LED 22 protrudes outward from the first opening end 231 of the waterproof protection cover 23, so that the brightness of the LED 22 is not reduced by the waterproof protection cover 23.

In order to allow the LED lamp 20 to be easily inserted and fixed in the hole 11 of the base plate 10, it is desirable that the waterproof protective cover 23 be made of a semi-soft PVC material or the like. By doing so, the waterproof protective cover 23 is a semi-soft PVC material and the like, and has a hollow truncated cone shape in which the diameter of the first opening end 231 is smaller than the diameter of the second opening end 232; Further, the axial cross section of the peripheral wall 233 of the waterproof protective cover 23 is an arc shape recessed inward, so that a stable fixed state with respect to the hole 11 is ensured.
With the above configuration, the LED light-emitting device of the present invention has a power saving effect, long life, is not easily damaged, has a waterproof function, is inexpensive, and is easy and quick to assemble compared to a general neon lamp. There are many advantages that can be made, such as rich color changes.

  In addition, after attaching the waterproof protective cover 23 to the LED 22, the plurality of LEDs are connected by the power supply line 21, or the plurality of LEDs 22 are connected by the power supply line 21, and then the waterproof protective cover 23 is attached to each LED. It is free to install or not, considering the work efficiency.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the first embodiment of the LED light emitting device according to the present invention as described above.
In this embodiment, the LED light-emitting device is configured with the base plate 10 as an advertising signboard (or a shop signboard), and a plurality of holes 11 are formed on the signboard, and the holes 11 mean “sun” in English. It is configured to represent the shape of “SUN”. The LED lamps 20 are inserted into the holes 11 and fixed. As described above, the LED lamp 20 is stably fixed in the hole 11 by the elastic action of the waterproof protective cover 23. Since the outer diameter of the first opening end 231 of the waterproof protection cover 23 is smaller than the outer diameter of the second opening end 232, the first opening end 231 of the waterproof protection cover 23 is inserted until it stops in the hole 11 of the base plate 10. . For this reason, the diameter of the hole 11 must be a value between the outer diameter of the first opening end 231 and the outer diameter of the second opening end 232 of the waterproof protection cover 23.

After the assembly is completed, when connected to the power source, the control device 30 controls the plurality of LED lamps 20 to blink intermittently, or to continuously emit light, blink like a running light, or the like.
In this embodiment, the letters “SUN” are represented by a plurality of holes 11 on the base plate 10, but various patterns may be designed instead of letters, or a Chinese character shape, a figure shape, etc. Also good.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the LED light emitting device according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, the strip-shaped base plate 10 is transparent, has a single recess 12, and has a plurality of holes 11 for inserting and fixing the LED lamp 20 at the bottom of the recess 12.
A reflection plate 40 that reflects the lamp light can be coupled to the base plate 10, and the feeder line 21 can be disposed in a space between the base plate 10 and the reflection plate 40. The reflection plate 40 has the same shape as the flat plate or strip-shaped base plate 10 and is configured so that the protruding portion on the connection terminal side of the power supply line 21 and the LED lamp 21 can be stored in the space.
When both ends of the power supply line 21 are connected to the power source, the control device 30 controls the LED lamp 20 to blink intermittently, or to continuously emit light, or blink like a running light, and so on. This makes it possible to further brighten the advertising signboard of the present invention.

As can be seen from this embodiment, by simply drilling holes 11 on the base plate 10 and inserting and fixing the LED lamps 20 of the LED lamp module in these holes, the feeder line 21 is accommodated in the recess 12 and reflected. Since the plate 40 can be easily attached, a quick assembling work is possible.
Further lightening can be achieved by combining the base plate 10 with a light guide element made of a transparent material so that the light guide element transmits the light of the LED lamp 20 to the entire base plate. In order to achieve the same purpose, it is also recommended that the base plate 10 itself be made of a light-guide material within a range not subject to shape restrictions of the base plate.

FIG. 4 shows an external perspective view of a third embodiment of the LED light emitting device according to the present invention.
This embodiment is a plate-like LED light-emitting device, in which a plurality of different colors or the same color LED lamps 20 are mounted on a flat substrate plate 10.
For this reason, it is suitable for use as modeling wall lighting, ceiling lighting, hidden lamps, exhibition lamps, etc., and it is faster to assemble and can respond widely to changes in color compared to wall lighting with ordinary traditional light bulbs. There are advantages.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the LED light-emitting device according to the present invention.
This embodiment is a spherical LED light-emitting device in which a plurality of LED lamps 20 of different colors are mounted on a spherical base plate 10.
Due to its spherical shape, it is suitable for use in dance floor lighting, mood lighting in the home, exhibition lamps, roadside guide lights, etc. There is an advantage that change is also abundant.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the LED light emitting device according to the present invention.
The LED light-emitting device of this embodiment is mainly intended to provide a dynamic display lamp, and is suitable for use by being attached to the outer surface of an automobile, for example. The LED light emitting device is configured such that a dynamic effect is obtained by attaching LED lamps 20 of the same color or different colors on a base plate 10. The plurality of LED lamps 20 can be mounted on the base plate 10 in order, for example, from the large LED lamp 20 to the gradually smaller LED lamp 20 so that it can be used for a wide variety of automobile decoration demands.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes all modified embodiments that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art from the above description within the scope of the purpose and claims of utility model registration. is there.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention is used, it has excellent waterproof performance, power saving effect, longer life, less damage, etc. compared to conventional neon lights, etc. It is excellent in terms of point, easy to assemble, can be provided at low cost, has a great variety of color changes, etc., so many excellent effects can be obtained. It has a possibility.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows one Example of one LED lamp for using with the waterproof LED light-emitting device which concerns on this invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of a waterproof LED light emitting device according to the present invention, which includes an LED lamp module formed by connecting a plurality of LED lamps shown in FIG. 1 and a base plate for mounting the LED lamp module. . It is a disassembled perspective view which shows 2nd Example of the waterproof type LED light-emitting device based on this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows 3rd Example of the waterproof type LED light-emitting device based on this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows 4th Example of the waterproof type LED light-emitting device based on this invention. FIG. 7 is an external perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of a waterproof LED light-emitting device according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the conventionally well-known advertisement signboard which used the fluorescent lamp as a light source. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the conventionally well-known advertisement signboard using LED as a light source.

Explanation of symbols

10 Base plate 11 Hole 12 Recess 20 LED lamp 21 Feed line 22 LED
23 waterproof protective cover 231 first opening end 232 second opening end 233 peripheral wall 30 control circuit 40 reflector

Claims (11)

An LED light emitting device comprising a plurality of LEDs (22) arranged in a desired shape on a base plate (10) having a desired shape,
Each LED (22) is formed with an LED lamp (20) by attaching a waterproof protective cover (23) that covers the power supply terminal portion and exposes the tip portion,
By connecting the plurality of LED lamps (20) to a common feeder (21), at least one set of LED lamp modules is formed,
In the base plate (10), a plurality of holes (11) for fitting the tip portions of the plurality of LED lamps (20) are formed along a desired shape,
The at least one set of LED lamp modules is mounted on one surface of the base plate (10) in a state where the tip portions of the LED lamps (20) are fitted into the plurality of holes (11) of the base plate. Consisting of
Waterproof LED light emitting device characterized by the above.   The base plate (10) is one kind selected from an advertising signboard, a shop signboard, a strip object, a character object, a pattern object, a spherical object, a plate object, a regular object, or an irregular object. The waterproof LED light-emitting device according to claim 1.   The waterproof protective cover (23) has a hollow substantially truncated cone shape, and the LED (22) is inserted from the second opening end (232) having a diameter larger than that of the first opening end (231). 2. The waterproof LED light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein only the front end portion protrudes outward through the first opening end (231).   The waterproof LED light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the waterproof protective cover (23) is configured to cover and protect the bottom portion and the power supply terminal portion of the LED (22).   The waterproof LED light-emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the material of the waterproof protective cover (23) is polyvinyl chloride.   The reflector plate (40) is provided behind the base plate (10), and the feeder (21) is disposed between the base plate (10) and the reflector plate (40). Waterproof LED light emitting device.   The waterproof LED according to claim 1, wherein the base plate (10) and the light guide element are used in combination, and a feeder line (21) is disposed between the base plate (10) and the light guide element. Light emitting device.   The waterproof LED light-emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the light guide element is a transparent material.   The waterproof LED light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the base plate is a light guide plate.   2. The waterproof LED light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein an axial cross section of the peripheral wall (233) of the waterproof protective cover (23) has an arc shape recessed inward.   The diameter of the hole (11) opened in the base plate (10) is larger than the outer diameter of the first opening end (231) of the waterproof protection cover (23) and smaller than the outer diameter of the second opening end (232). The waterproof LED light-emitting device according to claim 10.

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