Lighting device having integrated end cap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11898708-B1
Application number	US-202318206051-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 5, 2023
Priority date	Jan 16, 2023
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A lighting device includes an end cap, a circuit board, a plurality of first and second connection pins and a tubular housing. The end cap includes a hollow cylindrical portion and a connection portion. The hollow cylindrical portion has an opening and an installation bottom surface, and an accommodating space is formed therebetween. The connection portion includes a plurality of first and second hollow connection tubes connected to the accommodating space. The circuit board is disposed on the installation bottom surface, and includes a plurality of first connection points and a plurality of second connection points. The first connection pins penetrate through the first hollow connection tubes respectively in order to connect to the first connection points. The second connection pins penetrate through the second hollow connection tubes respectively in order to connect to the second connection points. The tubular housing is connected to the end cap.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting device having integrated end cap, comprising:
an end cap comprising a hollow cylindrical portion and a connection portion, wherein the hollow cylindrical portion has an opening and an installation bottom surface, and an accommodating space is formed between the opening and the installation bottom surface, wherein the connection portion comprises a plurality of first hollow connection tubes and a plurality of second hollow connection tubes connected to the accommodating space;
a circuit board disposed on the installation bottom surface, and comprising a plurality of first connection points and a plurality of second connection points;
a plurality of first connection pins penetrating through the first hollow connection tubes respectively in order to connect to the first connection points;
a plurality of second connection pins penetrating through the second hollow connection tubes respectively in order to connect to the second connection points; and
a tubular housing connected to the end cap.

2. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises two curved portions opposite to each other and two straight portions opposite to each other.

3. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circuit board has a plurality of recesses disposed around the circuit board and an inner wall of the hollow cylindrical portion has a plurality of protrusions corresponding to the recesses respectively.

4. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first hollow connection tubes comprises a main connection tube and two assistant connection tubes, wherein the main connection tube has a fixation post disposed on an outer wall thereof and the fixation post extends toward a direction of a central axis of the end cap, wherein each of the assistant connection tubes has a fixation hook disposed on an outer wall thereof and the fixation hook extends toward the direction of the central axis of the end cap.

5. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the main connection tube further has two positioning posts disposed on the outer wall thereof and the fixation post is disposed between the two positioning posts.

6. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each of the second hollow connection tubes has a plurality of limiting posts disposed on an outer wall thereof and a diameter of a circle formed by connecting top surfaces of the limiting posts to each other is less than or equal to an internal diameter of the first hollow connection tubes.

7. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 1 , further comprises a light source board and a flexible board, wherein the light source board is connected to the circuit board via the flexible board.

8. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the flexible board is a flexible circuit board.

9. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the circuit board has an electrical connection groove and the flexible board penetrates through the electrical connection groove in order to be fixed with and electrically connect to the circuit board.

10. The lighting device having integrated end cap as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the circuit board further has a plurality of fixture positioning grooves and the electrical connection groove is disposed between the fixture positioning grooves.

Assignees

• Xiamen Pvtech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Fuxing
• Liu Rongtu
• Luo Huibao
• Dai Zehu

Classifications

• F21K9/272 Primary

  Details of end parts, i.e. the parts that connect the light source to a fitting; Arrangement of components within end parts (F21K9/278 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21K9/275

  Details of bases or housings, i.e. the parts between the light-generating element and the end caps; Arrangement of components within bases or housings (F21K9/278 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21K9/278

  Arrangement or mounting of circuit elements integrated in the light source · CPC title

• F21S4/24

  of ribbon or tape form, e.g. LED tapes · CPC title

• F21V23/06

  the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} · CPC title