LED tube lamp

US10021742B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10021742-B2
Application numberUS-201715643034-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 6, 2017
Priority dateSep 28, 2014
Publication dateJul 10, 2018
Grant dateJul 10, 2018

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An LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, a heat shrink sleeve covering on an outer surface of the lamp tube, an LED light strip fixed by an adhesive sheet to an inner circumferential surface of the lamp tube, a plurality of LED light sources on the LED light strip, two end caps respectively coupled to two opposite ends of the lamp tube, and a power supply circuit on the light strip. The LED light strip with the plurality of LED light sources and power supply circuit are in the lamp tube.

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An LED tube lamp, comprising: a lamp tube; a heat shrink sleeve covering on an outer surface of the lamp tube; an LED light strip in the lamp tube; a plurality of LED light sources on the LED light strip; two end caps respectively coupled to two opposite ends of the lamp tube, each of the end caps having two pins for receiving an external driving signal; and a power supply circuit comprising a plurality of electronic components, all of the electronic components of the power supply circuit being on the light strip, the plurality of the electronic components of the power supply circuit comprising: four filtering units, two of the four filtering units being connected in series between the two pins of one of the two end caps, and the other two of the four filtering units being connected in series between the two pins of the other of the two end caps; a first current-limiting capacitor and a second current-limiting capacitor, one end of the first current-limiting capacitor connected to a connection node between the two filtering units connected in series, and one end of the second current-limiting capacitor connected to a connection node between the other two filtering units connected in series; two rectifying circuits coupled to the LED light sources, one of the rectifying circuits connected to another end of the first current-limiting capacitor and the other rectifying circuit connected to another end of the second current-limiting capacitor; and a capacitor connected in parallel with the LED light sources. 2. The LED tube lamp according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the heat shrink sleeve is from 20 um to 200 um and the heat shrink sleeve is substantially transparent with respect to wavelength of light from the plurality of LED light sources. 3. The LED tube lamp according to claim 2 , further comprising a reflective film on an inner circumferential surface of the lamp tube. 4. The LED tube lamp according to claim 3 , wherein a ratio of a circumferential length of the reflective film along the inner circumferential surface of the lamp tube to a circumferential length of the lamp tube is about 0.3 to 0.5. 5. The LED tube lamp according to claim 4 , wherein the reflective film has an opening for accommodating the LED light strip. 6. The LED tube lamp according to claim 5 , further comprising a diffusion film on the inner surface of the lamp tube. 7. The LED tube lamp according to claim 2 , wherein the LED light strip is fixed by an adhesive sheet to an inner circumferential surface of the lamp tube. 8. The LED tube lamp according to claim 7 , wherein the LED light strip has a widened part occupying a circumference area of the inner surface of the lamp tube and a ratio of the length of the LED light strip along the circumferential direction to the circumferential length of the lamp tube is about 0.3 to 0.5. 9. An LED tube lamp, comprising: a lamp tube; an LED light strip in the lamp tube; a plurality of LED light sources on the LED light strip; two end caps respectively coupled to two opposite ends of the lamp tube, each of the end caps having two pins for receiving an external driving signal; and a power supply circuit having a plurality of electronic components, all of the electronic components of the power supply circuit being on the light strip, the plurality of the electronic components of the power supply circuit comprising: four filtering units, two of the four filtering units being connected in series between the two pins of one of the two end caps, and the other two of the four filtering units being connected in series between the two pins of the other of the two end caps; a first current-limiting capacitor and a second current-limiting capacitor, one end of the first current-limiting capacitor connected to a connection node between the two filtering units connected in series, and one end of the second current-limiting capacitor connected to a connection node between the other two filtering units connected in series; two rectifying circuits coupled to the LED light sources, one of the rectifying circuits connected to another end of the first current-limiting capacitor and the other rectifying circuit connected to another end of the second current-limiting capacitor; and a capacitor connected in parallel with the LED light sources; wherein each of the end caps comprises a plurality of openings formed thereon, and the plurality of openings of one of the end caps are symmetric to each other with respect to a plane passing through the middle of a line connecting the two pins and perpendicular to the line connecting the two pins. 10. The LED tube lamp according to claim 9 , further comprising a hot melt adhesive, wherein the end caps are adhered, respectively, to opposite ends of the lamp tube via the hot melt adhesive. 11. The LED tube lamp according to claim 9 , wherein the number of the openings on one of the end caps is two. 12. The LED tube lamp according to claim 9 , wherein the number of the plurality of openings on one of the end caps is three, and the three openings are arranged in a shape of an arc. 13. The LED tube lamp according to claim 12 , wherein the three openings are arranged in a shape of an arc with gradually varying lengths. 14. The LED tube lamp according to claim 9 , wherein the LED light strip is fixed by an adhesive sheet to an inner circumferential surface of the lamp tube. 15. The LED tube lamp according to claim 14 , wherein the LED light strip has a widened part occupying a circumference area of the inner surface of the lamp tube and a ratio of the length of the LED light strip along the circumferential direction to the circumferential length of the lamp tube is about 0.3 to 0.5. 16. An LED tube lamp, comprising: a lamp tube; a heat shrink sleeve covering on an outer surface of the lamp tube; an LED light strip in the lamp tube; a plurality of LED light sources on the LED light strip; two end caps respectively coupled to two opposite ends of the lamp tube, each of the end caps having two pins for receiving an external driving signal; and a power supply circuit on the light strip, the power supply circuit comprising: two rectifying circuits, one of the rectifying circuits connected to the two pins of one of the two end caps, the other rectifying circuit connected to the two pins of the other end cap, and each of the two rectifying circuits configured to rectify the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal; a filtering circuit, connected to the two rectifying circuits and configured to produce a filtered signal; and an LED module having the plurality of LED light sources for emitting light; wherein the power supply circuit further comprises four inductors, two of the four inductors are connected in series between the two pins of one of the two end caps, and the other two of the four inductors are connected in series between the two pins of the other of the two end caps. 17. The LED tube lamp according to claim 16 , wherein one of the two rectifying circuits comprises a current-limiting capacitor and a rectifying unit connected with the current-limiting capacitor, and is connected to a connection node between the two inductors connected in series between the two pins of one of the two end caps; and the filtering circuit comprises a capacitor. 18. The LED tube lamp according to claim 17 , wherein each of the end caps comprises a plurality of openings formed thereon, and the plurality of openings of one of the end caps are symmetric to each other with respec

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Classifications

  • F21V19/003Primary

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What does patent US10021742B2 cover?
An LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, a heat shrink sleeve covering on an outer surface of the lamp tube, an LED light strip fixed by an adhesive sheet to an inner circumferential surface of the lamp tube, a plurality of LED light sources on the LED light strip, two end caps respectively coupled to two opposite ends of the lamp tube, and a power supply circuit on the light strip. The LED light…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F21V19/003. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 10 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 12 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).