Lighting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016169455-A1
Application number	US-201615052609-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 24, 2016
Priority date	Jan 31, 2012
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A lighting device may be provided that includes: a heat sink; a member which has a polygonal pillar shape having at least three sides and is disposed on the heat sink, wherein the sides are inclined at a predetermined angle toward the center of the heat sink; and a light source which is disposed on at least one among the sides of the member, wherein the light source includes: a substrate; at least two light emitting devices which are symmetrically disposed on the substrate with respect to the center of the substrate; and at least two lens units which are disposed on the light emitting devices respectively, and consequently, it is possible to meet U.S. Energy Star and ANSI specifications, to remarkably improve rear light distribution characteristics and to remove a dark portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A lighting device comprising:
a cover including an opening formed in a lower portion with an empty interior; a heat sink including a body and a member, the body including a top surface, an outer circumferential surface and a plurality of fins disposed on the outer circumferential surface, the member extended from the top surface toward the cover, the member having a polygonal pillar shape with at least three sides; and a light source disposed on at least one among the sides of the member, the light source including a substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate and a lens unit disposed on the light emitting devices, the lens unit covering the light emitting devices, a shape of a bottom surface of the lens unit corresponding to a top surface of the substrate, wherein entire portion of the plurality of fins are arranged under the top surface of the heat sink, wherein the fin includes a first point having a maximum height from the outer circumferential surface of the heat sink, and a second point nearest the top surface of the heat sink, wherein an angle between an imaginary line passing through the first point and the second point, and the top surface of the heat sink is less than 135 degrees, and wherein a height of the member is greater than half a height of the cover on the basis of the top surface of the heat sink.

2 . The lighting device of claim 1 ,
wherein a width horizontally measured between an outermost point of the fin and an innermost point of the fin contacting the body increases as the distance between the outermost point and the top surface increases until the outer most point reaches the first point, and wherein the width decreases as the distance between the outermost point and the first point increases until the outermost point converges to the innermost point.

3 . The lighting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the member extends from the top surface of the heat sink into the empty interior of the cover in a first direction, which is perpendicular to the top surface, and wherein the sides comprises a first side and a second side, which are opposing sides separated from each other by a prescribed distance in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the prescribed distance is 35% to 68% of the prescribed diameter.

4 . The lighting device of claim 3 , wherein the heat sink includes a receiver formed in a lower inside to receive a circuitry, the lighting device further comprises a case comprising a non-conductive material to receive the circuitry.

5 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,
wherein the sides comprises a first side and a second side, which are opposing sides separated from each other, each of the first and second sides having a lower end integrally formed with the top surface of the body and a upper end, and wherein a distance between the upper end of the first sides and the upper end of the second sides is less than a distance between the lower end of the first sides and the lower end of the second sides.

6 . The lighting device of claim 4 ,
wherein the light emitting device is an LED chip or a UV LED chip, and wherein the light emitting devices are symmetrically disposed on the substrate of the light source with respect to a center of the substrate of the light source.

7 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the substrate of the light source includes a top surface having a material capable of reflecting the light emitted from the light source.

8 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the lens unit fully covers the light emitting devices.

9 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the member is formed of a metallic material including Al, Ni, Cu, Mg, Ag and Sn or is formed of an alloy of these metallic materials.

10 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the member is formed of a thermally conductive resin material.

11 . The lighting device of claim 4 ,
wherein the cover comprises an upper portion corresponding to the lower portion thereof, and a central portion between the lower portion and the upper portion, wherein a diameter of the opening is equal to or less than that of the top surface of the heat sink, and wherein a diameter of the central portion is larger than that of the top surface of the heat sink.

12 . The lighting device of claim 4 , the cover comprises at least one fluorescent material.

13 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the cover includes a reflective material reflecting at least a part of the light emitted from the light source, and wherein the reflective material reflects at least the part of the light emitted from the light source toward the heat sink.

14 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the cover includes a surface being coated with an diffusing agent.

15 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the bottom surface of the lens unit has a rectangular shape, and wherein the top surface of the substrate has the rectangular shape.

16 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the lens unit comprises an aspheric lens provided over the light emitting devices.

17 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the sides is inclined at an angle from 14 degree to 16 degree relative to an axis perpendicular to the top surface of the heat sink.

18 . The lighting device of claim 4 ,
wherein the sides comprises a first side and a second side, wherein the light source comprises a first light source disposed on the first side and a second source disposed on the second side, and wherein the first and second light sources are provided at a same height on the first and second sides, respectively.

19 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein the top surface of the heat sink has a circular shape of a prescribed diameter.

20 . A lighting device comprising:
a cover including an opening formed in a lower portion with an empty interior; a heat sink including a body and a member, the body including a top surface, an outer circumferential surface and a plurality of fins disposed on the outer circumferential surface, the member extended from the top surface toward the cover, the member having a polygonal pillar shape with at least three sides; and a light source disposed on at least one among the sides of the member, the light source including a substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate and a lens unit disposed on the light emitting devices, the lens unit covering the light emitting devices, a shape of a bottom surface of the lens unit corresponding to a top surface of the substrate, wherein entire portion of the plurality of fins are arranged under the top surface of the heat sink, wherein at least a portion of the fin includes a side having an inclination, wherein the inclination has a range more than 45° on the basis of an imaginary line parallel with the top surface of the heat sink, wherein a height of the member is greater than half a height of the cover on the basis of the top surface of the heat sink.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Ki Hyun
• Kim Eun Hwa
• Kang Bo Hee

Classifications

• F21V3/10

  characterised by coatings · CPC title

• F21V3/062

  the material being plastics · CPC title

• F21V3/08

  the material comprising photoluminescent substances · CPC title

• F21V5/048

  the lens being a simple lens adapted to cooperate with a point-like source for emitting mainly in one direction and having an axis coincident with the main light transmission direction, e.g. convergent or divergent lenses, plano-concave or plano-convex lenses · CPC title

• F21V7/0016

  on lighting devices that also provide for direct lighting, e.g. by means of independent light sources, by splitting of the light beam, by switching between both lighting modes · CPC title