Led device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017343204-A1
Application number	US-201715681989-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 21, 2017
Priority date	Sep 6, 2013
Publication date	Nov 30, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An illumination device comprises a holder, a plurality of light emitting elements, a translucent cover and a lamp cap structure. The holder comprises a heat dissipating base body and a carrying unit. The carrying unit is connected to a top portion of the heat dissipating base body and comprises a carrying base body, a circuit pattern and a heat dissipating pattern, the circuit pattern and the heat dissipating pattern are directly formed to a surface of the carrying base body, the circuit pattern has a plurality of mounting positions, the heat dissipating pattern at least extends from a region close to the mounting position to a region where the heat dissipating pattern can contact the heat dissipating base body. The plurality of light emitting elements are respectively provided at the plurality of the mounting positions and establish an electrical connection with the circuit pattern.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A holder, comprising:
a heat dissipating base body with a top portion; and a carrying unit connected to the top portion and comprising a carrying base body, a circuit pattern and a heat dissipating pattern, the carrying unit being formed of a non-electrically conductive material, the circuit pattern and the heat dissipating pattern being directly formed to a surface of the carrying base body, the circuit pattern defining a mounting position where a light emitting element is configured to be mounted to the surface of the carrying base body to establish an electrical connection with the circuit pattern, the heat dissipating pattern at least extending from a region close to the mounting position to a region where the heat dissipating pattern can contact the heat dissipating base body.

2 . The holder of claim 1 , wherein the circuit pattern defines a plurality of mounting positions where respective light emitting elements are configured to be mounted to the surface of the carrying base body to establish an electrical connection with the circuit pattern, the heat dissipating pattern at least extends from regions respectively close to the plurality of mounting positions to regions where the heat dissipating pattern can contact the heat dissipating base body.

3 . The holder of claim 2 , wherein the carrying base body has a plurality of mounting faces which are not parallel to each other, and the plurality of the mounting positions are distributed on the plurality of mounting faces.

4 . The holder of claim 2 , wherein the heat dissipating base body has a surrounding wall and a top platform connected to a top side of the surrounding wall, the carrying base body is assembled to and engaged with the heat dissipating base body and has a bottom face in contact with the top platform.

5 . The holder of claim 4 , wherein at least a part of the heat dissipating pattern extends to the bottom face so as to contact the top platform.

6 . The holder of claim 5 , wherein the carrying base body further has at least a heat dissipating hole, at least a part of the heat dissipating pattern extends through a wall surface defining the heat dissipating hole to the bottom face so as to contact the top platform of the heat dissipating base body.

7 . The holder of claim 2 , wherein the heat dissipating base body is integrally formed with the carrying base body and is hollow.

8 . The holder of claim 7 , wherein a part of the heat dissipating pattern covers a boundary between the carrying base body and the heat dissipating base body.

9 . The holder of claim 8 , wherein the part of the heat dissipating pattern further extends to at least a part of an outer surface of the heat dissipating base body.

10 . The holder of claim 9 , wherein the carrying base body has at least a heat dissipating hole, at least a part of the heat dissipating pattern extends to an inner surface of the carrying base body and an inner surface of the heat dissipating base body via a wall surface defining the heat dissipating hole.

11 . The holder of claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipating base body has a surrounding wall which is formed with a plurality of heat dissipating fins.

12 . The holder of claim 1 , wherein the circuit pattern and the heat dissipating pattern are formed of metallic materials.

13 . An illumination device, comprising:
a holder, comprising:
a heat dissipating base body with a top portion; and
a carrying unit connected to the top portion and comprising a carrying base body, a circuit pattern and a heat dissipating pattern, the carrying unit being formed of a non-electrically conductive material, the circuit pattern and the heat dissipating pattern being directly formed to a surface of the carrying base body, the circuit pattern defining a plurality of mounting positions, the heat dissipating pattern at least extending from a region close to the mounting positions to a region where the heat dissipating pattern can contact the heat dissipating base body;
a plurality of light emitting elements respectively mounted to the surface of the carrying base body at the plurality of the mounting positions, the plurality of light emitting elements electrically connected with the circuit pattern; a translucent cover assembled to the holder and covering the carrying unit and the plurality of light emitting elements; and a lamp cap structure assembled to the heat dissipating base body.

14 . The illumination device of claim 13 , wherein the carrying base body has a plurality of mounting faces which are not parallel to each other, and the plurality of the mounting positions are distributed on the plurality of mounting faces.

15 . The illumination device of claim 13 , wherein the heat dissipating base body has a surrounding wall and a top platform connected to a top side of the surrounding wall, the carrying base body is assembled to and engaged with the heat dissipating base body and has a bottom face in contact with the top platform.

16 . The illumination device of claim 15 , wherein at least a part of the heat dissipating pattern extends to the bottom face so as to contact the top platform.

17 . The illumination device of claim 16 , wherein the carrying base body further has at least a heat dissipating hole, at least a part of the heat dissipating pattern extends through a wall surface defining the heat dissipating hole to the bottom face so as to contact the top platform of the heat dissipating base body.

18 . The illumination device of claim 13 , wherein the heat dissipating base body is integrally formed with the carrying base body and is hollow.

19 . The illumination device of claim 18 , wherein a part of the heat dissipating pattern covers a boundary between the carrying base body and the heat dissipating base body.

20 . The illumination device of claim 19 , wherein the part of the heat dissipating pattern further extends to at least a part of an outer surface of the heat dissipating base body.

21 . The illumination device of claim 20 , wherein the carrying base body has at least a heat dissipating hole, at least a part of the heat dissipating pattern extends to an inner surface of the carrying base body and an inner surface of the heat dissipating base body via a wall surface defining the heat dissipating hole.

22 . The illumination device of claim 13 , wherein the heat dissipating base body has a surrounding wall which is formed with a plurality of heat dissipating fins.

23 . The illumination device of claim 13 , wherein the circuit pattern and the heat dissipating pattern are formed of metallic materials.

Assignees

• Molex Llc

Inventors

• Ho Yi-Tse

Classifications

• H05K3/381

  by special treatment of the substrate · CPC title

• F21K9/232

  specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb · CPC title

• F21V3/00

  Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses (with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506) · CPC title

• H05K2201/09854

  Hole or via having special cross-section, e.g. elliptical · CPC title

• H05K3/182

  characterised by the patterning method · CPC title