Lighting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11041593-B2
Application number	US-202017004580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2020
Priority date	Feb 2, 2017
Publication date	Jun 22, 2021
Grant date	Jun 22, 2021

Abstract

An embodiment provides a lighting device comprising: a conversion unit including an optical layer having a plurality of optical patterns; a light emitting element for emitting light toward the optical patterns; and a circuit board on which the light emitting element is disposed, wherein the plurality of optical patterns are spaced apart from each other in a first direction and extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the optical layer has a curvature in the first direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting device comprising:
a conversion unit including an optical layer having a plurality of optical patterns;
a plurality of a light emitting elements configured to emit light toward the optical patterns; and
a circuit board on which the plurality of the light emitting elements are disposed,
wherein the circuit board comprises an outer shape having a pentagonal shape and an inner groove having the pentagonal shape,
wherein the plurality of the light emitting elements are disposed at least three sides of the circuit board, and
wherein light exit directions of the plurality of the light emitting elements disposed on each of the three sides are different from each other.

2. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of optical patterns are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and extend in a second direction which intersects the first direction, and
wherein the optical layer has a curvature in the first direction.

3. The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein a curvature radius of the optical layer is in a range from 100R to 500R.

4. The lighting device of claim 3 , wherein the conversion unit includes a reflective layer disposed on a lower surface of the optical layer.

5. The lighting device of claim 2 , further comprising a bracket including a first accommodation part in which the conversion unit is disposed and a second accommodation part in which the circuit board is disposed, and
wherein the optical layer is disposed below a lower surface of the circuit board.

6. The lighting device of claim 5 , wherein a separation distance between a horizontal plane and the optical layer increase when the optical layer becomes farther away from the light emitting element.

7. The lighting device of claim 5 , further comprising a cover configured to expose the conversion unit and cover the circuit board.

8. The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein light emitted from the plurality of the light emitting elements is reflected or refracted by the conversion unit to be converted to linear light.

9. The lighting device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of the light emitting elements are inclined toward the optical layer.

10. The lighting device of claim 9 , wherein an angle at which the light emitting element is inclined toward the optical layer based on a horizontal plane is in a range from 1° to 30°.

11. The lighting device of claim 9 , further comprising a first light emitting device disposed on a first side of the conversion unit and a second light emitting device disposed on a second side of the conversion unit, and
wherein an angle at which the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element are inclined is in a range from 120° to 178°.

12. The lighting device of claim 5 , further comprising a block disposed in the first accommodation part and disposed between the bracket and the conversion unit.

13. The lighting device of claim 12 , wherein the block comprises a first surface on which the conversion unit is provided, and
wherein the first surface of the block has a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the optical layer of the conversion unit.

14. The lighting device of claim 13 , wherein the block comprises a second surface opposite to the first surface and the second surface is flat.

15. The lighting device of claim 13 , wherein a shape of the block corresponds to a shape of the conversion unit in a plan view.

16. The lighting device of claim 15 , wherein the circuit board includes an inner groove corresponding to shapes of the block and the conversion unit.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Hyun Duck
• Kim Seong Jin
• Lim Eay Jin
• Park Kwang Ho
• Jang Jae Hyuk
• Choi Young Jae

Classifications

• F21V7/0008 Primary

  providing for indirect lighting · CPC title

• F21S43/14

  Light emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21S43/31

  Optical layout thereof · CPC title

• F21S43/15

  Strips of light sources · CPC title

• F21K9/69

  Details of refractors forming part of the light source · CPC title