IP Library Granted Patent US 7,667,975
Granted Patent B2
US 7,667,975 · App. 10/580,071 · Granted Feb 23, 2010

Lighting device of discharge lamp, illumination apparatus and illumination system

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Patent No.
US 7,667,975
App. No.
10/580,071
Granted
Feb 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting device for a lamp device is provided. The lighting device includes a circuit board and film capacitors packaged on the circuit board by using leadless flow solders. Each film capacitor comprises polypropylene films and lead wires, and a material of the lead wires has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of copper, and terminals and internal materials of the film capacitors are leadless. A diameter of the lead wires is 0.6− (mm) or less, a cross-sectional area is 35 mm 2 or less, and a temperature at a terminal end of the lead wires in the film capacitors during a soldering process is 130° C. or less.

Claims (27)

1. A lighting device for a lamp device, comprising:

a circuit board; and

film capacitors, packaged on the circuit board by using leadless flow solders,

wherein each film capacitor comprises polypropylene films and lead wires, and a material of the lead wires has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of copper, and terminals and internal materials of the film capacitors are leadless;

wherein the film capacitors are constructed by a combination of a polypropylene film and an aluminum foil, or an aluminum-deposited polypropylene film.

2. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the lead wires is 0.6φ (mm) or less.

3. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein a cross-sectional area of the film capacitors is 35 mm 2 or less, and a temperature at a terminal end of the lead wires in the film capacitors during a soldering process is 130° C. or less.

4. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein a length of the lead wires from the circuit board to the film capacitor is 2 mm or more after the film capacitors are packaged onto the circuit board.

5. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein circuit elements set on the circuit board are all leadless.

6. An illumination apparatus, comprising:

a lamp; and

a lighting device for lighting the lamp,

wherein the lighting device comprises a circuit board; and film capacitors packaged on the circuit board by using leadless flow solders, wherein each film capacitor comprises polypropylene films and lead wires, and a material of the lead wires has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of copper, and terminals and internal materials of the film capacitors are leadless;

wherein the film capacitors are constructed by a combination of a polypropylene film and an aluminum foil, or an aluminum-deposited polypropylene film.

7. The illumination apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a diameter of the lead wires is 0.6φ (mm) or less.

8. The illumination apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a cross-sectional area is 35 mm 2 or less, and a temperature at a terminal end of the lead wires in the film capacitors during a soldering process is 130° C. or less.

9. The illumination apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a length of the lead wires from the circuit board to the film capacitor is 2 mm or more after the film capacitors are packaged onto the circuit board.

10. The illumination apparatus of claim 6 , wherein circuit elements set on the circuit board are all leadless.

11. An illumination system, comprising:

lamps; and

at least one lighting device for lighting the lamps;

wherein the lighting device comprises a circuit board; and film capacitors packaged on the circuit board by using leadless flow solders, wherein each film capacitor comprises polypropylene films and lead wires, and a material of the lead wires has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of copper, and terminals and internal materials of the film capacitors are leadless;

wherein the film capacitors are constructed with a combination of a polypropylene film and an aluminum foil, or an aluminum-deposited polypropylene film.

12. The illumination system of claim 11 , wherein a diameter of the lead wires is 0.6φ (mm) or less.

13. The illumination system of claim 11 , wherein a cross-sectional area is 35 mm 2 or less, and a temperature at a terminal end of the lead wires in the film capacitors during a soldering process is 130° C. or less.

14. The illumination system of claim 11 , wherein a length of the lead wires from the circuit board to the film capacitor is 2 mm or more after the film capacitors are packaged onto the circuit board.

15. The illumination apparatus of claim 11 , wherein circuit elements set on the circuit board are all leadless.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 28, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
To: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022206/0574 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2006
From: KAMBARA, YASUSHI; MOTOYAMA, AKIRA; NAKAJIMA, MASAYUKI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 017930/0773 →