Led tube lamp

US2016255694A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016255694-A1
Application numberUS-201615065895-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 10, 2016
Priority dateSep 28, 2014
Publication dateSep 1, 2016
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The disclosure provides an LED tube lamp, comprising a tube, a terminal adapter circuit, a first rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, an LED lighting module and an anti-flickering circuit. The tube has a first pin and a second pin for receiving an external driving signal. The terminal adapter circuit has two fuses respectively coupled to the first and second pins. The first rectifying circuit is coupled to the first and second pins for rectifying the external driving signal to generate a rectified signal. The filtering circuit is coupled to the first rectifying circuit for filtering the rectified signal to generate a filtered signal. The LED lighting module is coupled to the filtering circuit and the LED lighting module having a LED module, wherein the LED lighting module is configured to receive the filtered signal and generate a driving signal, and the LED module receives the driving signal and lights. The anti-flickering circuit is coupled between the filtering circuit and the LED lighting module, and is configured such that a current higher than a particular anti-flickering current flows through the anti-flickering circuit when a peak value of the filtered signal is higher than a minimum conduction voltage of the LED module.

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What is claimed is: 1 . An LED tube lamp, comprising: a glass tube; two end caps disposed at two ends of the glass tube, each of the end caps having a main body, an actuator configured to move toward and extend away from the glass tube, and an electrically conductive pin; a power supply module, disposed in at least one end cap and having two fuses coupled to the electrically conductive pins of the two end caps; and an LED light strip disposed inside the glass tube with at least one LED light source that is mounted on the LED light strip and electrically connected with the power supply module through the LED light strip; wherein, the glass tube includes a diffusion film to allow the light emitted from the least one light source of the LED tube lamp to pass through the diffusion film and the glass tube surface in sequence. 2 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the diffusion film is in the form of a coating layer covering the inner surface of the glass tube. 3 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the diffusion film is in the form of a coating layer covering a surface of the least one light source inside the glass tube. 4 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the diffusion film is in the form of an optical diffusion coating, which is composed of any one of calcium carbonate, halogen calcium phosphate strontium phosphate, and aluminum oxide, or any combination thereof. 5 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the diffusion film is in the form of a sheet covering the least one light source without touching the light sources. 6 . The LED tube lamp of claim 5 , wherein the sheet is a composite made of mixing diffusion particles into polystyrene (PS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and/or polycarbonate (PC), or any combination thereof. 7 . The LED tube lamp of claim 5 , wherein the glass tube and the end caps are secured by a thermal conductive silicone gel, and the thermal conductivity of the thermal conductive silicone gel is higher than 0.7 w/m·k. 8 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the glass tube is covered by a heat shrink sleeve. 9 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the heat shrink sleeve is an amount in the range of 20 μm to 200 μm. 10 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the diffusion film is an amount in the range of 20 μm to 30 μm. 11 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the diffusion film has a light transmittance of between 92% to 94% with a thickness between 200 μm and 300 μm. 12 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the glass tube further includes a reflective film disposed on part of the inner circumferential surface of the glass tube. 13 . The LED tube lamp of claim 12 , wherein a ratio of a length of the reflective film disposed on the inner surface of the glass tube extending along the circumferential direction of the glass tube to a circumferential length of the glass tube has a value between 0.3 and 0.5. 14 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the power supply module is packaged by a heat shrink sleeve. 15 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the power supply module further comprises: a rectifying circuit, coupled to the electrically conductive pins of the two end caps for rectifying the external driving signal to generate a rectified signal; and a filtering circuit, coupled to the rectifying circuit for filtering the rectified signal to generate a filtered signal; 16 . The LED tube lamp of claim 15 , wherein the power supply module further comprises an anti-flickering circuit, coupled to the filtering circuit, configured such that a current higher than a particular anti-flickering current flows through the anti-flickering circuit when a peak value of the filtered signal is higher than a minimum conduction voltage of the LED module. 17 . The LED tube lamp of claim 16 , wherein the anti-flickering circuit comprises at least one resistor. 18 . The LED tube lamp of claim 15 , wherein the rectifying circuit is a full-wave rectifying circuit. 19 . The LED tube lamp of claim 1 , wherein the power supply module further comprises an over voltage protection circuit, coupled to a first filtering output terminal and a second output terminal of the filtering circuit to detect the filtered signal for clamping a voltage level of the filtered signal when the voltage level of the filtered signal is higher than a particular over voltage value. 20 . The LED tube lamp of claim 19 , wherein the over voltage protection circuit comprises a voltage clamping diode.

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  • characterised by coatings · CPC title

  • responsive to malfunctions or undesirable behaviour of LEDs; responsive to LED life; Protective circuits · CPC title

  • Converter circuits · CPC title

  • 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

  • Point-like light sources · CPC title

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What does patent US2016255694A1 cover?
The disclosure provides an LED tube lamp, comprising a tube, a terminal adapter circuit, a first rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, an LED lighting module and an anti-flickering circuit. The tube has a first pin and a second pin for receiving an external driving signal. The terminal adapter circuit has two fuses respectively coupled to the first and second pins. The first rectifying circu…
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 H05B33/0845. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Sep 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).