JP5282953B2 - Lighting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting device having a light emitting unit in which a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements are arranged on a substrate.

In a luminaire having a light emitting section in which a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements are arranged on a substrate, a radiator for dissipating heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting elements is provided. In order to enhance the heat dissipation effect to the radiator, it is necessary to efficiently dissipate the heat from the substrate. There is one that can efficiently dissipate heat from a circuit board on which a semiconductor such as an LED is mounted, and can operate the semiconductor with high reliability over a long period of time (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2008-166406 A

  However, in the thing of patent document 1, since a circuit board is provided on a housing | casing through the sheet | seat which has an adhesion layer or an adhesion layer on both surfaces, the sheet | seat which has an adhesion layer or an adhesion layer is needed. In addition, it takes a lot of man-hours for mounting the substrate on the housing, and once the substrate is mounted on the housing, it cannot be easily removed.

  The objective of this invention is providing the illuminating device which can thermally radiate the heat | fever from the board | substrate with which the semiconductor element was arranged efficiently, and can attach or detach a board | substrate easily.

Lighting apparatus according to a first aspect of the invention, a substrate in which a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements mounted; and said substrate board mounting portion attached; formed substantially the same dimensions as the substrate, leaving a peripheral portion of the substrate The central portion is cut out, and has a convex curved bridge portion that bridges and reinforces the peripheral portion of the substrate, and by tightening the bridge portion with a screw, the spring force of the bridge portion a pressing plate Fit the said substrate on the substrate mounting portion by pressing the periphery of the substrate, a fixture body that houses the lighting control unit that controls lighting of the semiconductor light emitting element of the substrate together with the substrate attachment portion is attached ;
It is provided with.

  In the present invention and the following inventions, definitions of terms and technical meanings are as follows.

  The semiconductor light emitting element includes a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and a light emitting polymer (LEP). The board attachment part to which the board is attached is a member to which the board is attached, and is, for example, a heat radiating plate or a light emitting part main body. “Attaching the substrate to the substrate attachment portion by a spring force” means attaching the substrate by pressing the substrate with a spring force so as to be in close contact with the substrate attachment portion.

  “Around the substrate” refers to an edge of the substrate and refers to a portion where the semiconductor light emitting element is not mounted.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the substrate is attached to the substrate attachment portion by a spring force, the adhesion between the substrate and the substrate attachment portion is improved, and the heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting element on the substrate can be efficiently radiated from the substrate attachment portion. It becomes like this. Thereby, the temperature rise of the substrate can be reduced, and the optical output and the life of the semiconductor light emitting element can be maintained. In addition, since the substrate is attached to the substrate attachment portion by pressing the periphery of the substrate, adhesion to the substrate attachment portion around the substrate is ensured, and the fastening screws between the substrate and the substrate attachment portion can be reduced.

  1 is an exploded perspective view showing Example 1 of the light emitting unit of the lighting device according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an arrow view from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 4 is a view from the direction of arrow C in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the light emitting unit 10 includes a substrate 11, a substrate attachment unit 13, and a pressing plate 14. A plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements 12 are mounted on a substrate 11 formed in a flat plate shape. The substrate 11 on which the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements 12 are mounted is attached to a substrate attaching portion 13 such as a light emitting portion main body or a radiator main body by a pressing plate 14. The holding plate 14 is formed to have substantially the same dimensions as the substrate 11, the central portion is cut away except for the peripheral portion of the substrate 11, and a bridging portion 15 that bridges and reinforces the peripheral portion of the substrate 11 is provided. It has been. The bridging portion 15 is formed of a spring member, and is provided with a screw hole 17 through which the screw 16 is passed. Similarly, screw holes 18 and 19 are provided in the substrate 11 and the substrate mounting portion 13, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bridging portion 15 of the holding plate 14 is curved in a convex shape, and by inserting and tightening the screw 16 into the screw hole 17 of the bridging portion 15, as shown in FIG. 3, The periphery of the substrate 11 is pressed by the peripheral portion of the pressing plate 14, and the substrate 11 is attached to the substrate attachment portion 13 by a spring force. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the bridge portion 15 having a convex curve is tightened with the screw 16, a pressing stress is generated around the pressing plate 14 by the spring force of the bridge portion 15. Thereby, the periphery of the substrate 11 is pressed, and the substrate 11 is brought into close contact with the substrate mounting portion 13.

  As described above, the pressing plate 14 has substantially the same dimensions as the substrate 11, has a cutout hole for avoiding the semiconductor light emitting element 12, and has an edge (peripheral portion) for pressing the substrate 11 and a screw hole 17. A bridge portion 15 curved in a convex shape is provided. And it arrange | positions on the board | substrate 11 which mounted the semiconductor light-emitting device 12, passes the screw | thread 16 through the screw hole 17 of the bridging part 15 of the press board 14, and tightens the screw 16, and the edge part (surrounding part) of the press board 14 is carried out. Applies stress to the periphery of the substrate 11, and the substrate 11 is pressed against the substrate attachment portion 13.

  Thereby, since the board | substrate 11 is closely_contact | adhered and attached to the board | substrate attachment part 13, the heat | fever which generate | occur | produced with the semiconductor light-emitting element 12 can be easily transferred to the board | substrate attachment part 13, and the heat dissipation effect improves.

  5 is an exploded perspective view showing Example 2 of the light emitting unit of the lighting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an arrow view from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a light emitting unit 10 in FIG. It is a side view at the time of an assembly. In the second embodiment, the convex shape of the bridging portion 15 is formed in the opposite direction to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and is provided on the holding plate 14 in place of the screw 16 and the screw holes 17, 18, 19. The substrate 11 is attached to the substrate attachment portion 13 by the engagement holes 21 provided in the engagement pieces 20 and the substrate attachment portion 13.

  In FIG. 5, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements 12 are mounted on a substrate 11 formed in a flat plate shape. The substrate 11 on which the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements 12 are mounted is attached to a substrate attaching part 13 such as a light emitting part main body or a radiator main body by a pressing plate 14 as in the case of FIG.

  The holding plate 14 is formed to have substantially the same dimensions as the substrate 11, the central portion is cut away except for the peripheral portion of the substrate 11, and a bridging portion 15 that bridges and reinforces the peripheral portion of the substrate 11 is provided. It has been. The bridging portion 15 is formed of a spring member, and is formed to be curved in a convex shape on the substrate 11 side. Further, hooking pieces 20 are provided at both ends of the holding spring 14 and are hooked in the hooking holes 21 of the board mounting portion 13.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bridging portion 15 of the pressing plate 14 is curved in a convex shape toward the substrate 11 (lower side in FIG. 6). Then, by sandwiching the substrate 11 between the retainer plate 14 and the substrate attachment portion 13 and inserting the engagement piece 20 of the retainer plate 14 into the engagement hole 21 of the substrate attachment portion 13, as shown in FIG. The substrate 11 is pressed by a spring force with the bridging portion 15 of the pressing plate 14 and attached to the substrate mounting portion 13.

  As described above, the holding plate 14 is formed with substantially the same dimensions as the substrate 11, has a cutout hole for avoiding the semiconductor light emitting element 12, and includes a bridge portion 15 that is curved in a convex shape on the substrate 11 side. .

  And it arrange | positions on the board | substrate 11 which mounted the semiconductor light-emitting element 12, pinched | interposes the board | substrate 11 with the holding plate 14 and the board attaching part 13, and inserts the latching piece 20 of the holding board 14 in the engaging hole 21 of the board attaching part 13. Then hang it. As a result, stress is applied to the substrate 11 by the bridging portion 15 of the pressing plate 14 to press the substrate 11 against the substrate mounting portion 13.

  Thereby, since the board | substrate 11 is closely_contact | adhered and attached to the board | substrate attachment part 13, the heat | fever which generate | occur | produced with the semiconductor light-emitting element 12 can be easily transferred to the board | substrate attachment part 13, and the heat dissipation effect improves.

  In addition, you may make the press plate 14 curve to the board | substrate 11 side between the latching pieces 20 at a protruding item | line. Also in this case, as described above, by inserting the latching piece 20 of the pressing plate 14 into the engaging hole 21 of the substrate mounting portion 13 and latching, the pressing plate 14 itself gives a stress to the substrate 11, thereby It can be pressed against the substrate mounting portion 13.

  FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing Example 3 of the light emitting unit of the lighting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a plan view seen from the end of the light emitting unit of Example 3 shown in FIG. The third embodiment uses a reflector main body that reflects the light of each semiconductor light emitting element 12 mounted on the substrate 11 as the pressing plate 14. Moreover, the board | substrate attachment part 13 has shown the case where it is a light emission part main body.

  The flat substrate 11 on which the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements 12 are mounted is disposed on the bottom surface of the concave portion of the substrate mounting portion 13 which is the light emitting portion main body, and the semiconductor light emitting element 12 of the substrate 11 passes through the notch hole of the holding plate 14. And it protrudes to the front side of the pressing plate 14. Thereby, the pressing plate 14 presses the periphery of each semiconductor light emitting element 12 mounted on the substrate 11 and attaches the substrate 11 to the substrate attachment portion 13.

  That is, the pressing plate 14 includes a pressing plate main body 14 a formed larger than the substrate 11, a cutout hole 14 b that penetrates the semiconductor light emitting element 12, and a protrusion 14 c that engages with a locking groove 22 provided in the substrate mounting portion 13. It consists of. Then, the protrusion 14c of the pressing plate 14 is engaged with the locking groove 22 of the substrate mounting portion 13, and by this engagement, a pressing force that pushes the pressing plate 14 toward the substrate 11 is generated. The semiconductor light emitting element 12 of the substrate 11 passes through the notch hole 14b of the pressing plate 14, protrudes to the front side of the pressing plate 14, and the semiconductor light emitting element 12 mounted on the substrate 11 at a portion other than the notch hole 14b. Press around. Thereby, the board | substrate 11 can be attached to the board | substrate attachment part 13 without a screw | thread, and since the board | substrate 11 is closely attached to the board | substrate attachment part 13, the heat dissipation effect is also improved.

  10 is a perspective view of Example 4 in which the substrate of the light emitting unit of the lighting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is held by the substrate holding unit, and FIG. 11 is from the end of the light emitting unit of Example 4 shown in FIG. FIG. The fourth embodiment is different from the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 in that the substrate 11 is held by the substrate holding portion 23, and the substrate 11 held by the substrate holding portion 23 is held on the substrate mounting portion 13 by the pressing plate 14. It is intended to be attached.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the substrate holding portion 23 includes a mounting portion 23 a for mounting the substrate 11, a cutout hole 23 b that penetrates the semiconductor light emitting element 12, and a support plate 23 c that supports attachment to the substrate attachment portion 13. And have. The substrate 11 is mounted on the mounting portion 23a of the substrate holding portion 23 through the semiconductor light emitting element 12 through the cutout hole 23b of the mounting portion 23a.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the board attachment portion 13 is provided with a fitting groove 24 that fits with the support plate 23 c of the substrate holding portion 23, and the support plate 23 c of the substrate holding portion 23 is provided on the substrate attachment portion 13. The substrate holding part 23 inserted into the fitting groove 24 and holding the substrate 11 is attached to the substrate attaching part 13. The support plate 23c is formed in a letter C shape, and both ends thereof are fitted into the fitting grooves 24 inside the board attachment part 13 formed in a U-shape to support the board holding part 23 on the board attachment part 13. .

  As in the case of the third embodiment, the protrusion 14c of the pressing plate 14 is engaged with the locking groove 22 of the substrate mounting portion 13, and this pressing generates a pressing force that pushes the pressing plate 14 toward the substrate 11. . The semiconductor light emitting element 12 of the substrate 11 passes through the notch hole 14b of the pressing plate 14, protrudes to the front side of the pressing plate 14, and presses the substrate holding portion 23 at a portion other than the notch hole 14b. As a result, the substrate 11 is attached to the substrate attachment portion 13. Thereby, the board | substrate 11 can be attached to the board | substrate attachment part 13 without a screw | thread, and since the board | substrate 11 is closely attached to the board | substrate attachment part 13, the heat dissipation effect is also improved.

  As described above, the light emitting unit 10 of the first to fourth embodiments described above is mounted on the front side of the instrument main body 25 to constitute a lighting device. In this case, a lighting control unit and a power supply unit for controlling lighting of the semiconductor light emitting element of the substrate 11 (not shown) are housed on the back side of the instrument body 25.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, since the substrate 11 is attached to the substrate attachment portion 13 by a spring force, the adhesion between the substrate 11 and the substrate attachment portion 13 is improved, and the heat dissipation characteristics are improved. Further, since the periphery of the substrate 11 is pressed to attach the substrate 11 to the substrate attachment portion 13, adhesion to the substrate attachment portion 13 around the substrate 11 is ensured, and a fastening screw between the substrate 11 and the substrate attachment portion 13 is secured. Can be reduced. Furthermore, since the pressing plate 14 penetrates the semiconductor light emitting element 12 through the notch hole and presses and attaches the periphery of the semiconductor light emitting element 12 of the substrate 11, the heat generation of the semiconductor light emitting element 12 of the substrate 11 is transmitted from the substrate mounting portion 13. Efficient heat dissipation.

The disassembled perspective view which shows Example 1 of the light emission part of the illuminating device concerning embodiment of this invention. The arrow view from the arrow A direction of FIG. The arrow view from the arrow B direction of FIG. The arrow line view from the arrow C direction of FIG. The disassembled perspective view which shows Example 2 of the light emission part of the illuminating device concerning embodiment of this invention. The arrow view from the arrow A direction of FIG. The side view at the time of the assembly of the light emission part of FIG. The block diagram which shows Example 3 of the light emission part of the illuminating device concerning embodiment of this invention. The top view seen from the edge part of the light emission part of Example 3 shown in FIG. The perspective view of Example 4 which hold | maintained the board | substrate of the light emission part of the illuminating device concerning embodiment of this invention with the board | substrate holding part. The top view seen from the edge part of the light emission part of Example 4 shown in FIG. The perspective view of an example of the illuminating device concerning embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Light emission part, 11 ... Board | substrate, 12 ... Semiconductor light-emitting element, 13 ... Board | substrate attachment part, 14 ... Holding plate, 14a ... Holding plate main body, 14b ... Notch hole, 14c ... Projection part, 15 ... Bridge part, 16 ... Screws 17, 18, 19 ... screw holes, 20 ... engaging pieces, 21 ... engaging holes, 22 ... locking grooves, 23 ... substrate holding part, 23a ... mounting part, 23b ... notch hole, 23c ... support plate, 24 ... Fitting groove, 25 ... Instrument body

Claims (1)

A substrate on which a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements are mounted;
A substrate mounting portion to which the substrate is mounted;
The bridge is formed to have substantially the same dimensions as the substrate, the central portion is cut away except for the peripheral portion of the substrate, and has a convex curved bridging portion that bridges and reinforces the peripheral portion of the substrate. by tightening the junction with the screw, the periphery of the substrate holding plate and which presses Fit the said substrate on the substrate mounting portion by the spring force of the bridging portion; the substrate together with the substrate attachment portion is attached An instrument body containing a lighting control unit for controlling lighting of the semiconductor light emitting element of
An illumination device comprising:

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